Logan County
West Virginia
Nostalgia
Mountaineers Are Always Free
(State Motto)
This web site is maintained by Dodie E.(Smith) Browning
Monitor, West Virginia -
Bob Compton was the driver in this picture.
Hartman Motor Company, circa 1955
Located at Deskins Addition at the foot of City View. I lived on top of City View Hill from age five until age fourteen. I walked by this dealership everyday on my way to and from school.
Brumfield Motors- 1955
Stollings, West Virginia
Logan Auto Parts, circa 1955
Located at
Ellis Addition. I walked by this building (between Logan and Mt. Gay) when I went to my Girl Scout Meetings once each week.
The car at the right was light blue with a darker blue top. I think it was a 1954 - just like the one that I first learned to drive. The car belonged to George Wright from Grundy, Virginia. I was supposed to teach him to dance in exchange for driving lessons. Wonder if George ever learned to dance? I thought I could learn to dance while he was teaching me to drive. Learning to drive was much easier!
Minton Chevrolet-1955 Oldsmobile
1955
Ron and I had a 1955 Mercury Marquese
that we bought in Michigan in 1958. It was
pale yellow with black interior and a black top.
What a beauty it was!
A black and white snapshot of a (partial) mural in the old Guyan Theater. The background was black and the colors were vivid, with soft "up" lights illuminating the early history of Logan County from an artist's perception. I'm sorry that I do not recall the name of the artist who painted the murals which covered the entire wall on both sides of the theater. I used to find myself studying the paintings on the wall many times rather than watch the movie. If anyone recalls the artist's name, I would like to add it here. This picture was taken from the 1952 Logan Centennial Program.
On Thursday, September 11, 1952, at 7.00 p.m. "The Aracoma Story," a pageant by Thomas M. Patterson was presented at Midelburg Island. That was the beginning of an outdoor drama that continues as an annual event. The drama is now presented at Chief Logan State Park every summer.
Chapmanville High School in the 1950s
Chapmanville School, circa 1910-1915
Photo from The Judi Clark Collection
Judi wrote:
"My dad, William Clark, is standing next to the teacher and his sister,
my Aunt Myrtle Clark-Jeffrey is in the front row, dressed in black,
fourth from the left (long dark hair). Daddy was born in 1906, and appears
to be between 8-12 years old. I called my Aunt Myrtle (now 95 years old)
and she actually remembered the picture. She said [it was] a 2 room school house,
at Chapmanville. She said her teacher was Mrs. Hager. She even recalled that
she (Aunt Myrtle) was on her knees, and her black coat her mother made her from her sister's old coat. (They only had school to the 8th grade in those days.)"
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