Gallery: Do you remember? -- Nov. 28, 2011

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Opened in 1926, the old Sixth Street Bridge would be Huntington's only Ohio River bridge until 1968. The old two-lane Ohio River span continued to carry traffic until 1994, when it was replaced by the four-lane Robert C. Byrd Bridge. The old City Market is shown (where the Big Sandy Superstore Arena is now located). Across the Ohio River is Chesapeake, Ohio. Date is unknown, but this might be the fall of 1947, according to Jack Dennis.

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The Huntington Chair Corporation and Carolina Lumber Co. are shown. They were located 20th Street between 2nd Avenue and the Ohio River, according to Ken Reffeitt. Date is unknown.

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The Huntington Chair Corporation and Carolina Lumber Co. are shown. They were located 20th Street between 2nd Avenue and the Ohio River, according to Ken Reffeitt. Date is unknown.

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In August 1949, construction began on the Veterans Memorial Field House at 2590 5th Ave., Huntington. The grand opening ceremony was conducted in 1950. The Field House was home to Marshall University basketball from 1950 until the Cam Henderson Center was built in 1981. The facility also has hosted concerts, boxing events and more.

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The 2500 block of 5th Ave. In August 1949, construction began on the Veterans Memorial Field House at 2590 5th Ave., Huntington (bottom of photo, not shown). The grand opening ceremony was conducted in 1950. The Field House was home to Marshall University basketball from 1950 until the Cam Henderson Center was built in 1981. The facility also has hosted concerts, boxing events and more.

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This is downtown Milton, according to Ralph Turner, Richard McCoy and Ken Reffeitt. In the far background is a funeral home, according to Turner. "I think that three- or four-story building was a department store," he wrote. "I think there was a fire in that building several years ago. The building still stands, but I don't believe the fire damage was ever repaired." Date is unknown. Reffeitt thinks this is the old north side of Main Street. "That would be the old train station on the right of the photo," he wrote. "It was in the middle of Main Street (Rt. 60) before it was widened. The building at the end of the street was the forerunner of the Heck Funeral Home, as it was in the building next door until it took over the corner building as it is now." McCoy said the original route of the C&O Railway split the town in half, thus a North and South Main with the tracks in-between. "Plagued by frequent flooding from the Mud River, the C&O relocated to its current location along the hillside to the south of town," he wrote. Date is unknown.

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This is downtown Milton, according to Ralph Turner, Richard McCoy and Ken Reffeitt. In the far background is a funeral home, according to Turner. "I think that three- or four-story building was a department store," he wrote. "I think there was a fire in that building several years ago. The building still stands, but I don't believe the fire damage was ever repaired." Date is unknown. Reffeitt thinks this is the old north side of Main Street. "That would be the old train station on the right of the photo," he wrote. "It was in the middle of Main Street (Rt. 60) before it was widened. The building at the end of the street was the forerunner of the Heck Funeral Home, as it was in the building next door until it took over the corner building as it is now." McCoy said the original route of the C&O Railway split the town in half, thus a North and South Main with the tracks in-between. "Plagued by frequent flooding from the Mud River, the C&O relocated to its current location along the hillside to the south of town," he wrote. Date is unknown.

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This is downtown Milton, according to Ralph Turner, Richard McCoy and Ken Reffeitt. Date is unknown.

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Barker Ridge United Baptist Church in Milton. Date is unknown.

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Milton Baptist Church, on the northwest corner of Pike and Church streets, was organized July 28, 1878, with a membership of 17 people, according to Jim Mitchell. "The church was quickly erected and remained in service until 1955, when it was razed to make room for the current brick building," he said. "Milton Baptist Church has occupied the same site for more 132 years." Date is unknown.

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Milton Baptist Church, on the northwest corner of Pike and Church streets, was organized July 28, 1878, with a membership of 17 people, according to Jim Mitchell. "The church was quickly erected and remained in service until 1955, when it was razed to make room for the current brick building," he said. "Milton Baptist Church has occupied the same site for more 132 years." Date is unknown.

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Milton Baptist Church, on the northwest corner of Pike and Church streets, was organized July 28, 1878, with a membership of 17 people, according to Jim Mitchell. "The church was quickly erected and remained in service until 1955, when it was razed to make room for the current brick building," he said. "Milton Baptist Church has occupied the same site for more 132 years." Date is unknown.

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Riverboat Capt. Ellis Mace was born in Lawrence County, Ohio, in 1862. He wrote "River Steamboats and Steamboat Men: A History from my Scrap Book" in 1944. He died Aug. 25, 1955, at St. Mary's Hospital. He is buried in the Rome-Proctorville Cemetery in Proctorville, Ohio. Date is unknown.

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Riverboat Capt. Ellis Mace was born in Lawrence County, Ohio, in 1862. He wrote "River Steamboats and Steamboat Men: A History from my Scrap Book" in 1944. He died Aug. 25, 1955, at St. Mary's Hospital. He is buried in the Rome-Proctorville Cemetery in Proctorville, Ohio. Date is unknown.

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Ray Lambert was a circulation employee of the Huntington Publishing Company. Date is unknown.

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Ray Lambert was a circulation employee of the Huntington Publishing Company. Date is unknown.

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Mrs. John E. Graham, according to the photo negative. Date is unknown.

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Joan Bradford Dourif Campbell, is the wife of Huntington insurance executive and internationally known golfer William C. Campbell. Her son is actor Brad Dourif, whose roles include the sinister Grima Wormtongue in "The Lord of the Rings," the voice of the serial killing doll Chucky in the "Child's Play" series and his Oscar-nominated performance as mental patient Billy Bibbit in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest." Date is unknown.

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Joan Bradford Dourif Campbell, is the wife of Huntington insurance executive and internationally known golfer William C. Campbell. Her son is actor Brad Dourif, whose roles include the sinister Grima Wormtongue in "The Lord of the Rings," the voice of the serial killing doll Chucky in the "Child's Play" series and his Oscar-nominated performance as mental patient Billy Bibbit in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest." Date is unknown.

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Joan Bradford Dourif Campbell, is the wife of Huntington insurance executive and internationally known golfer William C. Campbell. Her son is actor Brad Dourif, whose roles include the sinister Grima Wormtongue in "The Lord of the Rings," the voice of the serial killing doll Chucky in the "Child's Play" series and his Oscar-nominated performance as mental patient Billy Bibbit in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest." Date is unknown.

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D.H. White, according to the photo negative. Date is unknown.

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Arnold Browning was a golf professional at the Guyan Golf and Country Club, according to Jack Dennis. He is standing in front of The Herald-Dispatch offices at 946 5th Ave., Huntington. Date is unknown.

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Gas pipe stacks, according to the box. Date and location are unknown.

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Gas pipe stacks, according to the box. Date and location are unknown.

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Gas pipe stacks, according to the box. Date and location are unknown.

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According to Marc Williams, this is the Huntington Locomotive Shops, currently owned by CSX. During the time that the photo was taken, it was owned by the C&O Railway. Unfortunately, this negative has been damaged. Date is unknown.

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Military personnel do a gun salute at Spring Hill Cemetery on Memorial Day. Year is unknown.

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Military personnel do a gun salute at Spring Hill Cemetery on Memorial Day. Year is unknown.

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The International Nickel Co. opened in 1922. It became Huntington Alloys in the 1950s, Inco Alloys in the 1980s and Special Metals in the late 1990s, before filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2002. Precision Castparts Corp., based in Oregon, acquired Special Metals in 2006, paying off its debt. Date is unknown. The mouth of the Guyandotte River is in the background. Thanks to James Casto and Richard McCoy for the identification.