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Richwood,


Nicholas County,
West Virginia
New Photos
McClung Hospital - Click image to see the enlarged version
2004 / 2008
The Hills and Hollows of Richwood

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Guestbook

New Photos 2008

  • Walnut Street School ----- Submitted by:    ( Lonnie Ward )
              (1)  First grade, 1952 - 1953

  • Richwood’s Birth ----- Submitted by:    ( Millie Hammonds Stinnett )
              (1)  Interesting Tidbits (newspaper excerpts)

  • Wildlife ----- Submitted by:    ( Ariel Waller )
              (1)  Muskrat

  • Wildlife ----- Submitted by:    ( Lauren Elizabeth )
              (1)  Nutria

  • Richwood 1907 Postcard ----- Submitted by:    ( Renay Brown )
              (1)  1907 Postcard of Richwood Main Street

  • Wildlife ----- Submitted by:    ( Lauren Cox )
              (1)  Red-bellied Woodpecker

  • Wildlife ----- Submitted by:    ( Roger Moses Farmer )
              (1)  Ruffed Grouse

  • Mushrooms ----- Submitted by:    ( Debbie Bond )
              (1)  Mushrooms at Summit Lake

  • Family ----- Submitted by:    ( Debbie Bond )
              (1)  The Gainers

  • Rivers ----- Submitted by:    ( Debbie Bond )
              (1)  The Cherry River

  • City Hall and Library ----- Submitted by:    ( Judy and Bill )
              (1)  Richwood City Hall and Library Photo July 1999

  • REGISTERED NURSES 1911 - 1933 ----- Submitted by:    ( Anna Marie Ignatius )
              (1)  This page is dedicated to all pioneer nurses of Richwood.

  • Tannery Elementary ----- Submitted by:    ( David Ragland )
              (1)  1973-1974 Grade 6 photo.
              (2)  1974-1975 Grade 7 photo.

  • Wildlife ----- Submitted by:    ( Lauren Elizabeth )
              (1)  Lauren Elizabeth Bats Page
              (2)  Flying Squirrels

  • Wildlife ----- Submitted by:    ( Roger Moses Farmer )
              (1)  Copperhead

  • Richwooders ----- Submitted by:    ( DeeDee Thomas )
              (1)  Betty McCroskey, grew up in Richwood

  • Tannery Elementary ----- Submitted by:    ( Debra Hitt Mack )
              (1)  Tannery Elementary 8th Grade 1973 -1974

    New Photos 2007

  • Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park ----- Submitted by:    ( Bill Gardner )
              (1)  Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park

  • Birthplace of Pearl S. Buck ----- Submitted by:    ( Bill Gardner )
              (1)  Birthplace of Pearl S. Buck

  • Summit Lake ----- Submitted by:    ( Bill Gardner )
              (1)  Summit Lake - Autumn colors (October 2007)

  • R.H.S. Band ----- Submitted by:    ( Millie Hammonds Stinnett )
              (1)  In Luray Caverns ( May 1960 )

  • Tannery Elementary School ----- Submitted by:    ( Marilyn Brewster )
              (1)  7th grade class (1954-1955)
               (2)  8th grade class (1955-1956)

  • Fenwick Elementary School ----- Submitted by:    ( Lena Shoulders Crain )
               (1)  6th and 7th grade class (1951-1952)

  • Nancy Hart ----- Submitted by:    ( Nellie Bell )
               (1)  Feedbacks and Comments page

  • Wildlife ----- Submitted by:   ( Roger Moses Farmer )
              (1)  Blue Jays.

  • A Scan Report Card ----- Submitted by:   ( James Whitney )
              (1)  Southside First Grade and a picture of WWII "hut" and the "The Littlest Mountaineer".

  • Tannery Grade School ----- Submitted by:   ( Barbara Holliday Blake )
              (1)  Tannery Grade School ( Sixth Grade 1951 - 1952 )
              (2)  Tannery Grade School ( Eighth Grade 1953 - 1954)

  • Reprint of old newspaper article ----- Submitted by:    ( Lowell Blake )
               (1)  CITY 0F RICHWOOD

  • South Side Grade School ----- Submitted by:    ( Barbara Jean Cooper Magee )
               (1)  First Grade,1946 - 1947

  • Dain School ----- Submitted by:    ( Sally Mullens )
               (1)  Grades first and second (1962 - 1963)

  • Wildlife ----- Submitted by:    ( K. Ignatius )
               (1)  Northern Mockingbirds

    Photos 2006

  • Tannery Grade School ----- Submitted by:    ( Karen Kessler Cottrill )
               (1)  First Grade, 1951 - 1952.
               (2)  Second Grade, 1952 - 1953.
               (3)  Third Grade, 1953 - 1954.
               (4)  Grades 4 and 5, 1954 - 1955.
               (5)  5th. Grade, 1955 - 1956.
               (6)  6th. Grade, 1956 - 1957.
               (7)  8th. Grade, 1958 - 1959.

  • Wildlife ----- Submitted by:    ( )
               (1)  American black bear
               (2)  Mountain Lion sightings

  • A little of the history of other Richwooders ----- Submitted by:    ( Debbie Bond )
               (1)  Bayless Boys, Overbaugh Boys and Family

  • Aerial Photographs ----- Submitted by:    ( Mike Tyler )
               (1)  South Fork
               (2)  Valley Aerial Photo (taken on October) 02, 2006
               (3)  City of Richwood Aerial photo (taken on October ) 02, 2006
              

  • Holcomb ----- Submitted by:    ( Evelyn Nethken Davis )
               (1)  Photo of First Aid Team at Mt. Hope Coal Company

  • Postcard ----- Submitted by:    ( Judy Johnson )
               (1)  Richwood Banking & Trust Co.

  • Earlier flood Photos ----- Submitted by:    ( Judy Johnson )
               (1)  Richwood

  • Industry ----- Submitted by:    ( Janet Collins )
               (1)  Paper and Pulp Mill

  • Nancy Hart ----- Submitted by:    ( Nellie Bell )
               (1)  Nancy Hart Confederate Spy

  • Falls of Hills Creek ----- Submitted by:    ( Becky Blessing )
               (1)  Upper Falls
               (2)  Lower Falls

  • Aerial Photographs ----- Submitted by:    ( Mike Tyler )
               (1)  Richwood (2006)

  • Cougar tracks Photograph ----- Submitted by:    ( John A. Lutz )
               (1)  Click for Cougar tracks

  • Late 1930's Photograph ----- Submitted by:    ( Marlene Hanna Bennett )
               (1)  Spud and Splinter Festival

  • Cranberry Glades----- Submitted by:    ( Becky Blessing )
               (1)  A Picture of a boardwalk that leads through Cranberry Glades! (Summer, 2004)

  • Water Snake ----- Submitted by:    ( Becky Blessing )
               (1)  Picture was taken at Rudolph Falls, Richwood! (Summer, 2004)

  • Milltown School ----- Submitted by:    ( Sandy)
               (1)  Milltown's 7th. grade class. (1952 - 1953)

  • Drum Bugle Corps ----- Submitted by:    ( Sunnie Rae Collins )
               (1)  Richwood W. Va.    (1950) American Legion Post 97 Drum Bugle Corps

  • Fenwick ----- Submitted by:    ( Sunnie Rae Collins )
               (1)  Crossing guard policeman 1950

  • Wildlife ----- Submitted by:    ( Bobbie Lauren Driskell )
               (1)  Opossum
              (2)  Hummingbirds

  • Postcards ----- Submitted by:    ( Barbara Alderman )
              (1)  Postcard of the old Paper Mill
              (2)  Postcard of the Methodist Church
              (3)  Postcard of the City of Richwood
  • Wildlife ----- Submitted by:    ( Keith Frazer Lancaster )
              (1)  Red Tailed Hawk
  • Hominy Falls ----- Submitted by:    ( Bill Gardner )
              (1)  Hominy Falls mine flood (May 1968)
  • McClung Hospital ----- Submitted by:    ( Barbara Alderman)
              (1)  McClung Hospital, RICHWOOD, W. VA.! 1914, Oakford Aveune, RICHWOOD, W. VA.
  • Military Police Company ----- Submitted by:    ( Bill Gardner )
              (1)  Detachment-1 157th. Military Police Company (June 1968)
  • South Side School Pictures 1952-1955! ----- Submitted by:    ( Steve Sparks )
              (1)  First Grade - 1952 - 1953
              (2)  Second Grade - 1953 - 1954
              (3)  Second and third grade class (1954-1955)
  • Richwood WV. 1930's! ----- Submitted by:   Michael Tyler -- photo provide by (Donna Greene Shiflet)
              (1)  Kincaid Chevrolet on Oakford Ave.
  • In Memoriam!----- Submitted by:   Fellow Marine
              (1)  William B. Ignatious

  • Photos 2005

  • Early 1910's Pic!----- Submitted by:   Bill Gardner
              (1)  East Cranberry Street, Richwood W. VA.
  • Fenwick School!----- Submitted by: Ed Roach
              (1)  Third and Fourth Grades (1956 and 1957)
              (2)  Sixth and Seventh Grades (1959 and 1960)
              (3)  Fourth and Fifth Grades ( 1959 and 1960)
              (4)  First Grade (1959 and 1960)
              (5)  2nd. and 3rd. Grades (1956 and 1957)
  • Carnifex Ferry!----- Submitted by:   Bill Gardner
              (1)  Re-enactment of 1861 Battle of Carnifex Ferry
  • Hurricane Katrina Pictures!-----
              (1)  Louisiana, Mississippi, West Virginia, and Texas Pictures
  • Cherry River Festival----- Submitted by:   Bill Gardner
              (1)  Pictures of the Cherry River Festival Parade, August 13, 2005
  • Deer Hunter's Photo Album----- Submitted by:   Roger Buck
              (1)  Photograph of white-tailed deer
  • Tannery School Picture!----- Submitted by:   Bob & Carol
              (1)  Tannery Elem. Grade 7 1952-1953
  • Cardinals!----- Submitted by:   Keith Frazer Lancaster
              (1)  The West Virginia State Bird........
  • Richwood, Peggy Ann Friend!----- Submitted by:   Pam Delong
              (1)  Keeping Up With Former Richwooders
  • South Side School----- Submitted by:   Paul Greathouse
              (1)  A picture of South Side School Grade 6 -7 (52 - 53)Picture belongs to Edna Shaver Cooper
  • Wild life----- Submitted by:   Bobbie Lauren Driskell
              (1)  Squirrels
              (2)  Yellow Crowned Night Heron
              (3)  Bald Eagles
              (4)  Ringtail Cat
  • Postcard----- Submitted by:   Marlene Hanna Bennett
              (1)  An old postcard view of Marlinton Road
  • Richwood locomotives, trains and railbuses------   Submitted by:   Betsy Maisel
              (1)  Lumber Train
              (2)  No. 7 Train
              (3)  Train and Crews
              (4)  Railbus
  • Richwood Palace Restaurant-------Submitted by:   Betsy Maisel
              (1)  SIXTIES (pep rally)
  • Dairy farmer in Richwood ----- Submitted by:   Larry Ward
              (1)  The old timers will remember them for sure
  • Southside Grade School----- Submitted by:   F. Ford
              (1)   First Grade ( 53/54 )
  • Wild life----- Submitted by:   Bobbie Lauren Driskell
              (1)   Red Foxes
              (2)   Great Egret
              (3)   Woodchuck or Groundhog
              (4)   Raccoon
              (5)   Turkey
              (6)   Black Vulture
  • Flood of 1932----- Submitted by:   Stanley Smith (Stanley mother, Mildred Edwards Smith was from Richwood.)
              (1)    This is a postcard of the 1932 Flood.
              (2)   1932 Richwood flood, different view.
  • Barnett Girls (1912)----- Submitted by:   Stanley Smith
              (1)    (Mery Ellen and Stella Marie)
  • Wildlife----- Submitted by:   Bobbie Lauren Driskell
              (1)   Buffalo
              (2)   Bobcats or Lynxes
              (3)   Deer
  • Star Theater ----- Submitted by:   Bill Gardner
              (1)   Star Theater...probably 1950's
  • Wildlife----- Submitted by:   Bobbie Lauren Driskell
              Wildlife Index
                        (1)   Mountain Lion or Cougar
                        (2)   Owls
                        (3)   River otter
                        (4)   Wild Boar or Feral Pig
                        (5)   Timber Rattlesnake
                        (6)   chipmunk
  • South School----- Submitted by:   Paul Greathouse
              (1)    Here are three pictues from a Souvenir booklet of the South Richwood School. (1925)
  • Class Reunion----- Submitted by:
              (1)   Class of 1964 40th Class Reunion Pictures.
  • A policeman in Richwood in the 50's ----- Submitted by:   Larry Ward
              (1)   Taken in 1954 or 1955 in front of the Hobby Shop on West Main Street.
  • Fenwick School----- Submitted by:   Bill Gardner
              (1)   Fenwick School ( First Grade 1955 - 1956)
  • Walnut School----- Submitted by:   Bill Gardner
              (1)   Walnut Street School
              (2)   Walnut Street School 5th grade ( 1954 - 1955 )
  • Clothespin Plant----- Submitted by:   Marlene Hanna Bennett
              (1)   Richwood Clothespin Factory
  • Sports----- Submitted by:   Larry Ward
              (1)   1959 or 1960 Richwood Eight Grade Basketball Picture
  • Postcard----- Submitted by:   Marti Cagle
              (1)   Old postcard of the Richwood Baptist Church
  • Tannery School ----- Submitted by:   Janet Collins
              (1)   Tannery Grade School - Grade 6th 1954 - 1955
  • McClungs Drug Store----- Submitted by:   Marti Cagle
              (1)   Note the chains on the Model T (A?) and you can kind of see snow on the street.
  • Cranberry Backcountry----- Submitted by:   Jeff Sias
              (1)   Photo taken Oct. 13, 2004 in the Cranberry Backcountry.          ( Fall Colors )
  • VFW style show 1949 ----- Submitted by:   Marilyn Seitz
              (1)   VFW style show 1949
  • Drum & Bugle Corp----- Submitted by:   Marilyn Seitz
              (1)   Drum & Bugle Corp Adds City Spirit to the City of Richwood
  • Milltown School----- Submitted by:   Janet Collins
              (1)   Photos of Milltown Grade School First Grade, 1948 - 1949
  • Milltown School ----- Submitted by:   Marilyn Seitz
              (1)   Photos of Milltown Elementary School Fourth grade, 1948 - 1949, Richwood West Virginia
              (2)   Photos of Milltown Elementary School Fifth grade,1949 - 1950, Richwood
              (3)   Photos of Milltown Elementary School Sixth grade, 50 - 51, Richwood WV
              (4)   Photos of Richwood - Milltown Elementary School Seventh grade, 1951 - 1952
  • Walnut St School 3rd Grade 47- 48----- Submitted by:   Marilyn Seitz
              (1)   Photos of Walnut Street School, third grade 1947 - 1948
  • Doodle Bug (1940's and early 1950's)----- Submitted by:   Bill Gardner
              (1)   The Doodle Bug is a rail bus that carried passengers between Richwood and Marybill.
  • Walnut St School 1st Grade 1954----- Submitted by:   Larry Ward
              (1)   Walnut St School 1st Grade 1954
  • Summit Lake----- Submitted by:   Bill Gardner
              (1)   Summit Lake - Fall colors
  • Early Admirals ----- Submitted by:   Bernie Dean
              (1)   Early Admirals - Red Fouty, Gilbert (Pug) Dean, Jake Neal and etc.
  • New Hope Grade School----- Submitted by:   BL Kesterson
              (1)   New Hope Grade School 1949 now Fenwick Mountain, WV.
  • Richwood Grade School ----- Submitted by:   Bill Gardner
              (1)   Richwood Grade School, 8th grade, 1960-1961
  • Fenwick School----- Submitted by:   BL Kesterson
              (1)   Fenwick Elem. Grade School picture 6th and 7th grade, 1951 - 1952
  • Dain School ----- Submitted by:   Diana Wilson
              (1)   Dain Elem School picture '48-'49 5th/6th grade
  • Parades ----- Submitted by:   Bill Gardner
              (1)   Cherry River Festival Parade, Oakford Avenue, August 14, 2004
              (2)   Fireman's Parade, Main Street,Richwood Friday, August 13, 2004
  • Milltown ----- Submitted by:   John and Reva (Cool) Sparks
              (1)   Milltown Elementary School First Grade 1950 - 1951, Richwood WV
              (2)   Milltown Elementary School Second Grade 1951 - 1952, Richwood WV
              (3)   Milltown Elementary School Third Grade 1952 - 1953, Richwood WV
              (4)   Milltown Elementary School Fourth Grade 1953 - 1954, Richwood WV
  • Walnut----- Submitted by:   John and Reva (Cool) Sparks
              (1)   Walnut Elementary School Fourth Grade 1952 - 1953, Richwood WV
              (2)   Walnut Elementary School Fifth Grade 1953 - 1954, Richwood WV
  • Tannery ----- Submitted by:   John and Reva (Cool) Sparks
              (1)   Tannery Grade School First Grade 1949 - 1950,Richwood WV
              (2)   Tannery Grade School Second Grade 1950 - 1951,Richwood WV
  • Rigsby, Peyton, Loudermilk! Late 1800's to the mid 30's----- Submitted by:   Kara Bullock Faucette

  • (Bill Hammonds) and (Raymond Fletcher) June 1937----- Submitted by:   Bill Gardner

  • The CCC camp at Woodbine ----- Submitted by:   JANET COLLINS

  • Little Laurel Nazarene Church----- Submitted by:   BARBARA SHUSHOK (NEWSOME)

  • Richwood Grade School ----- Submitted by:   LANA TURNER SYMES
              (1)   Richwood Grade School Second & Third Grade 1958 - 1959,Richwood WV
              (2)   Richwood Grade School Third Grade 1959 - 1960,Richwood WV
              (3)   Richwood Grade School Fifth Grade 1961 - 1962,Richwood WV
              (4)   Richwood Grade School Sixth Grade 1962 - 1963, Richwood WV
              (5)   Richwood Grade School Seventh Grade 1963 - 1964, Richwood WV
              (6)   Richwood Grade School Eighth Grade 1964 - 1965, Richwood WV
  • Tannery ----- Submitted by:   Lucena Hinkle Overbaugh
              (1)   Tannery Grade School fourth Grade 1966 - 1967,Richwood WV
              (2)   Tannery Grade School Fifth Grade 1967 - 1968,Richwood WV
  • Pictures of Summit Lake 02/28/04.....ice fishing ----- Submitted by:   Bill Gardner
  • 3rd grade class Milltown school. 1946-1947 ----- Submitted by:   Robert
  • Richwood Grade School ----- Submitted by:   Jean and Mark Church
              (1)   Richwood Grade School Second Grade 1958 - 1959,Richwood WV
              (2)   Richwood Grade School Fourth Grade 1960 - 1961,Richwood WV
              (3)   Richwood Grade School Fifth Grade 1961 - 1962, Richwood WV
  • Richwood ESSO Park Place Filling Station ----- Submitted by:   Betsy Maisel
  • Early nineteen hundreds Photo of the Justice Hotel in Richwood ----- Submitted by:   Betsy Maisel
  • Early nineteen hundreds Photo of Richwood Main Street and Oakford Avenue ----- Submitted by:   Betsy Maisel
  • Tannery Grade School Forth grade,1974 - 1975,Richwood WV ----- Submitted by:   Mary Jane Smallman
  • The bridge at Holcomb ( 1954 Flood)----- Submitted by:    Robert Raulerson
  • Blue Hole Little Laurel, WV ( 1951 ) ----- Submitted by:   Mary Jane Smallman
  • Little Laurel School - Richwood WV ( 19?? ) ----- Submitted by:   Mary Jane Smallman
  • Richwood High School (early 20's) ----- Submitted by:   Bill Gardner
  • RHS Football Team (early 20's) ----- Submitted by:   Bill Gardner
  • Necklace with painted clothespins ----- Submitted by:   Paul Greathouse










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