Gallery: Do you remember? -- Jan. 17, 2011

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Marshall Artists Series founding director Curtis Baxter, far right, along with other dignitaries, welcomes Lily Pons, a famous Metropolitan Opera star, to town in the late 1940s. At left is Eloise Campbell Long (Mrs. Paul Walker Long), who was area chairman for the Metropolitan Opera and arranged the local auditions.

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This coal-washing terminal was built in Ceredo along the Ohio River in the late 1940s for the Truax-Traer Coal Co. This aerial photo is from April 1949. The facility, which has been revamped over the years, is now the Kanawha River Terminals.

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Aerial shot, possibly from April 1949. This is where West Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky meet. The river coming out of the middle left is the Big Sandy, emptying into the Ohio River. The land on the left is Virginia Point in Kenova. South Point, Ohio, is on the bottom of the picture. Catlettsburg, Ky., is on the top. Thanks to Charles Cattrell for the identification.

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Herald-Dispatch photo archive - Dave Gideon (1873-1950), a former publisher of The Herald-Dispatch, in his office over the old Huntington Trust & Savings Bank on 9th Street across the alley from the Cabell County Public Library (the building was more recently Keen's Jewelers. Now, the upper two floors have been remodeled into condos). Thanks to Ken Reffeitt for identifying the photo.

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Herald-Dispatch photo archive - Stacy O. Gill, secretary to the Gideon and Birke families from about 1919-1967 (later secretary-treasurer of the Huntington Herald Co., corporate holding entity of The Herald-Dispatch). She was also executive office secretary at the Huntington Publishing Co. when William D. Birke and his widow, Helen Morse Birke, were Chairman of the Board and Mrs. Edward Harvey Long was President. The photo was taken in David Gideon's office over the old Huntington Trust & Savings Bank on 9th Street across the alley from the Cabell County Public Library (the building was more recently Keen's Jewelers. Now, the upper two floors have been remodeled into condos). Thanks to Ken Reffeitt for identifying the photo.

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Dave Gideon (1873-1950), a former publisher of The Herald-Dispatch, and Stacy O. Gill, secretary to the Gideon and Birke families from about 1919-1967. The photo was taken in Gideon's office over the old Huntington Trust & Savings Bank on 9th Street across the alley from the Cabell County Public Library (the building was more recently Keen's Jewelers. Now, the upper two floors have been remodeled into condos). Thanks to Ken Reffeitt for identifying the photo.

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Dave Gideon (1873-1950), a former publisher of The Herald-Dispatch, in his office over the old Huntington Trust & Savings Bank on 9th Street across the alley from the Cabell County Public Library (the building was more recently Keen's Jewelers. Now, the upper two floors have been remodeled into condos). Thanks to Ken Reffeitt for identifying the photo.

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Aerial shot, possibly from April 1949. This is the Virginia Point part of Kenova where the Marathon Oil tank farm is now. Thanks to Charles Cattrell for the identification.

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Dave Gideon (1873-1950), a former publisher of The Herald-Dispatch, in his office over the old Huntington Trust & Savings Bank on 9th Street across the alley from the Cabell County Public Library (the building was more recently Keen's Jewelers. Now, the upper two floors have been remodeled into condos). Thanks to Ken Reffeitt for identifying the photo.

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The Ricketts House – In the early 1920s, developer John G. Ricketts commissioned Huntington architect Levi J. Dean (the father of Keith Dean) to design a house that would serve as the centerpiece of the new residential neighborhood he was promoting. The house was built in 1924 at a cost of $125,000. Located on the south side of Washington Boulevard at its intersection with Wiltshire Boulevard, the house was a long, low design with a distinctive shingled roof rolled around eaves and curved over dormers to imitate a thatched roof. At 16,000 square feet, the house is massive in size, a fact not obvious when viewed from the street. John Ricketts, owner lived in the house until 1929. He sold the house to Sam Biggs in 1929 due to financial problems created by the depression. Sam Biggs owned and lived in the house until 1946. He sold the house to Dr. Francis Scott in 1947. The Scott family included local Dr. Tom Scott and they lived in the house until 1954. Dr. Richard Stevens and wife Dr. Sarah Stevens bought the house in 1954. The house was placed on the National Register of Historic Places after application of the West Virginia Historical Society in 1994. The present owners are Darrel and Melissa Darby. They have renovated the site and house, which was in great need of repair due to lack of maintenance. Thanks to James Casto and E. Keith Dean for the information.

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Dave Gideon (1873-1950), a former publisher of The Herald-Dispatch, in his office over the old Huntington Trust & Savings Bank on 9th Street across the alley from the Cabell County Public Library (the building was more recently Keen's Jewelers. Now, the upper two floors have been remodeled into condos). Thanks to Ken Reffeitt for identifying the photo.

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The Ricketts House – In the early 1920s, developer John G. Ricketts commissioned Huntington architect Levi J. Dean (the father of Keith Dean) to design a house that would serve as the centerpiece of the new residential neighborhood he was promoting. The house was built in 1924 at a cost of $125,000. Located on the south side of Washington Boulevard at its intersection with Wiltshire Boulevard, the house was a long, low design with a distinctive shingled roof rolled around eaves and curved over dormers to imitate a thatched roof. At 16,000 square feet, the house is massive in size, a fact not obvious when viewed from the street. John Ricketts, owner lived in the house until 1929. He sold the house to Sam Biggs in 1929 due to financial problems created by the depression. Sam Biggs owned and lived in the house until 1946. He sold the house to Dr. Francis Scott in 1947. The Scott family included local Dr. Tom Scott and they lived in the house until 1954. Dr. Richard Stevens and wife Dr. Sarah Stevens bought the house in 1954. The house was placed on the National Register of Historic Places after application of the West Virginia Historical Society in 1994. The present owners are Darrel and Melissa Darby. They have renovated the site and house, which was in great need of repair due to lack of maintenance. Thanks to James Casto and E. Keith Dean for the information.

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The Ricketts House – In the early 1920s, developer John G. Ricketts commissioned Huntington architect Levi J. Dean (the father of Keith Dean) to design a house that would serve as the centerpiece of the new residential neighborhood he was promoting. The house was built in 1924 at a cost of $125,000. Located on the south side of Washington Boulevard at its intersection with Wiltshire Boulevard, the house was a long, low design with a distinctive shingled roof rolled around eaves and curved over dormers to imitate a thatched roof. At 16,000 square feet, the house is massive in size, a fact not obvious when viewed from the street. John Ricketts, owner lived in the house until 1929. He sold the house to Sam Biggs in 1929 due to financial problems created by the depression. Sam Biggs owned and lived in the house until 1946. He sold the house to Dr. Francis Scott in 1947. The Scott family included local Dr. Tom Scott and they lived in the house until 1954. Dr. Richard Stevens and wife Dr. Sarah Stevens bought the house in 1954. The house was placed on the National Register of Historic Places after application of the West Virginia Historical Society in 1994. The present owners are Darrel and Melissa Darby. They have renovated the site and house, which was in great need of repair due to lack of maintenance. Thanks to James Casto and E. Keith Dean for the information.

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A Huntington Publishing Company banquet. Standing far left is Raymond Brewster, editor of The Herald-Dispatch. Fifth from left standing is William D. Birke. Thanks to Ken Reffeitt for identifying the photo.

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The Ricketts House – In the early 1920s, developer John G. Ricketts commissioned Huntington architect Levi J. Dean (the father of Keith Dean) to design a house that would serve as the centerpiece of the new residential neighborhood he was promoting. The house was built in 1924 at a cost of $125,000. Located on the south side of Washington Boulevard at its intersection with Wiltshire Boulevard, the house was a long, low design with a distinctive shingled roof rolled around eaves and curved over dormers to imitate a thatched roof. At 16,000 square feet, the house is massive in size, a fact not obvious when viewed from the street. John Ricketts, owner lived in the house until 1929. He sold the house to Sam Biggs in 1929 due to financial problems created by the depression. Sam Biggs owned and lived in the house until 1946. He sold the house to Dr. Francis Scott in 1947. The Scott family included local Dr. Tom Scott and they lived in the house until 1954. Dr. Richard Stevens and wife Dr. Sarah Stevens bought the house in 1954. The house was placed on the National Register of Historic Places after application of the West Virginia Historical Society in 1994. The present owners are Darrel and Melissa Darby. They have renovated the site and house, which was in great need of repair due to lack of maintenance. Thanks to James Casto and E. Keith Dean for the information.

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The two women are Eloise Long Marshall and Suzanne Long Rogers with their children, Kinsey and Joseph Harvey Marshall and Hallie and Suzanne Rogers. Thanks to Margot Long Brauchli for the information. This photo was taken at the Long Family Home in the Honeysuckle Hill area near Ritter Park. Their father, Paul Walker Long, was the son of Col. Joseph Harvey Long, the first president of the Huntington Publishing Co. in 1927. Paul Walker Long had four daughters -- Eloise (wife of Alexander F. Marshall Jr.), Suzanne (wife of Lawrence H. Rogers II, whose husband was the first manager of WSAZ-TV and later was with Taft Broadcasting in Cincinnati), Phoebe (wife of Norman T. Rogers Jr.) and Margot Maxwell (wife of C.R. Brauchli). He also had two sons, Paul "Bucky" Walker Long Jr. and Robert Dunbar Campbell Long.

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The two women are Suzanne Long Rogers and Eloise Long Marshall with their children, Hallie and Suzanne Rogers and Kinsey and Joseph Harvey Marshall. Thanks to Margot Long Brauchli for the information. This photo was taken at the Long Family Home in the Honeysuckle Hill area near Ritter Park. Their father, Paul Walker Long, was the son of Col. Joseph Harvey Long, the first president of the Huntington Publishing Co. in 1927. Paul Walker Long had four daughters -- Eloise (wife of Alexander F. Marshall Jr.), Suzanne (wife of Lawrence H. Rogers II, whose husband was the first manager of WSAZ-TV and later was with Taft Broadcasting in Cincinnati), Phoebe (wife of Norman T. Rogers Jr.) and Margot Maxwell (wife of C.R. Brauchli). He also had two sons, Paul "Bucky" Walker Long Jr. and Robert Dunbar Campbell Long.

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This photo was taken at the Long Family Home called Honeysuckle Hill near Ritter Park. Paul Walker Long was the son of Col. Joseph Harvey Long, the first president of the Huntington Publishing Co. in 1927. Paul Walker Long had four daughters -- Eloise (wife of Alexander F. Marshall Jr.), Suzanne (wife of Lawrence H. Rogers II, whose husband was the first manager of WSAZ-TV and later was with Taft Broadcasting in Cincinnati), Phoebe (wife of Norman T. Rogers Jr.) and Margot Maxwell (wife of C.R. Brauchli). He also had two sons, Paul "Bucky" Walker Long Jr. and Robert Dunbar Campbell Long.

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Suzanne Long Rogers with her children, Hallie and Suzanne Rogers. Thanks to Margot Long Brauchli for the information. This photo was taken at the Long Family Home in the Honeysuckle Hill area near Ritter Park. Their father, Paul Walker Long, was the son of Col. Joseph Harvey Long, the first president of the Huntington Publishing Co. in 1927. Paul Walker Long had four daughters -- Eloise (wife of Alexander F. Marshall Jr.), Suzanne (wife of Lawrence H. Rogers II, whose husband was the first manager of WSAZ-TV and later was with Taft Broadcasting in Cincinnati), Phoebe (wife of Norman T. Rogers Jr.) and Margot Maxwell (wife of C.R. Brauchli). He also had two sons, Paul "Bucky" Walker Long Jr. and Robert Dunbar Campbell Long.

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Suzanne Rogers, daughter of Suzanne Long Rogers and granddaughter of Advertiser editor Paul Walker Long. Thanks to Margot Long Brauchli for the information. This photo was taken at the Long Family Home in the Honeysuckle Hill area near Ritter Park. Their father, Paul Walker Long, was the son of Col. Joseph Harvey Long, the first president of the Huntington Publishing Co. in 1927. Paul Walker Long had four daughters -- Eloise (wife of Alexander F. Marshall Jr.), Suzanne (wife of Lawrence H. Rogers II, whose husband was the first manager of WSAZ-TV and later was with Taft Broadcasting in Cincinnati), Phoebe (wife of Norman T. Rogers Jr.) and Margot Maxwell (wife of C.R. Brauchli). He also had two sons, Paul "Bucky" Walker Long Jr. and Robert Dunbar Campbell Long.

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Long family cousins Marian Hewitt Mann and William Mann. Thanks to Margot Long Brauchli for the information. This photo was taken at the Long Family Home in the Honeysuckle Hill area near Ritter Park. Their father, Paul Walker Long, was the son of Col. Joseph Harvey Long, the first president of the Huntington Publishing Co. in 1927. Paul Walker Long had four daughters -- Eloise (wife of Alexander F. Marshall Jr.), Suzanne (wife of Lawrence H. Rogers II, whose husband was the first manager of WSAZ-TV and later was with Taft Broadcasting in Cincinnati), Phoebe (wife of Norman T. Rogers Jr.) and Margot Maxwell (wife of C.R. Brauchli). He also had two sons, Paul "Bucky" Walker Long Jr. and Robert Dunbar Campbell Long.

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This photo was taken at the Long Family Home called Honeysuckle Hill near Ritter Park. Paul Walker Long was the son of Col. Joseph Harvey Long, the first president of the Huntington Publishing Co. in 1927. Paul Walker Long had four daughters -- Eloise (wife of Alexander F. Marshall Jr.), Suzanne (wife of Lawrence H. Rogers II, whose husband was the first manager of WSAZ-TV and later was with Taft Broadcasting in Cincinnati), Phoebe (wife of Norman T. Rogers Jr.) and Margot Maxwell (wife of C.R. Brauchli). He also had two sons, Paul "Bucky" Walker Long Jr. and Robert Dunbar Campbell Long.

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Long family cousins Marian Hewitt Man and Ruth Jones. Thanks to Margot Long Brauchli for the information. This photo was taken at the Long Family Home in the Honeysuckle Hill area near Ritter Park. Paul Walker Long was the son of Col. Joseph Harvey Long, the first president of the Huntington Publishing Co. in 1927. Paul Walker Long had four daughters -- Eloise (wife of Alexander F. Marshall Jr.), Suzanne (wife of Lawrence H. Rogers II, whose husband was the first manager of WSAZ-TV and later was with Taft Broadcasting in Cincinnati), Phoebe (wife of Norman T. Rogers Jr.) and Margot Maxwell (wife of C.R. Brauchli). He also had two sons, Paul "Bucky" Walker Long Jr. and Robert Dunbar Campbell Long.

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This photo was taken at the Long Family Home called Honeysuckle Hill near Ritter Park. Paul Walker Long was the son of Col. Joseph Harvey Long, the first president of the Huntington Publishing Co. in 1927. Paul Walker Long had four daughters -- Eloise (wife of Alexander F. Marshall Jr.), Suzanne (wife of Lawrence H. Rogers II, whose husband was the first manager of WSAZ-TV and later was with Taft Broadcasting in Cincinnati), Phoebe (wife of Norman T. Rogers Jr.) and Margot Maxwell (wife of C.R. Brauchli). He also had two sons, Paul "Bucky" Walker Long Jr. and Robert Dunbar Campbell Long.

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This photo was taken at the Long Family Home called Honeysuckle Hill near Ritter Park. Paul Walker Long was the son of Col. Joseph Harvey Long, the first president of the Huntington Publishing Co. in 1927. Paul Walker Long had four daughters -- Eloise (wife of Alexander F. Marshall Jr.), Suzanne (wife of Lawrence H. Rogers II, whose husband was the first manager of WSAZ-TV and later was with Taft Broadcasting in Cincinnati), Phoebe (wife of Norman T. Rogers Jr.) and Margot Maxwell (wife of C.R. Brauchli). He also had two sons, Paul "Bucky" Walker Long Jr. and Robert Dunbar Campbell Long.

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This photo was taken at the Long Family Home called Honeysuckle Hill near Ritter Park. Paul Walker Long was the son of Col. Joseph Harvey Long, the first president of the Huntington Publishing Co. in 1927. Paul Walker Long had four daughters -- Eloise (wife of Alexander F. Marshall Jr.), Suzanne (wife of Lawrence H. Rogers II, whose husband was the first manager of WSAZ-TV and later was with Taft Broadcasting in Cincinnati), Phoebe (wife of Norman T. Rogers Jr.) and Margot Maxwell (wife of C.R. Brauchli). He also had two sons, Paul "Bucky" Walker Long Jr. and Robert Dunbar Campbell Long.

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Eloise Long Marshall and her children, Kinsey and Joseph Harvey Marshall. Thanks to Margot Long Brauchli for the information. This photo was taken at the Long Family Home in the Honeysuckle Hill area near Ritter Park. Their father, Paul Walker Long, was the son of Col. Joseph Harvey Long, the first president of the Huntington Publishing Co. in 1927. Paul Walker Long had four daughters -- Eloise (wife of Alexander F. Marshall Jr.), Suzanne (wife of Lawrence H. Rogers II, whose husband was the first manager of WSAZ-TV and later was with Taft Broadcasting in Cincinnati), Phoebe (wife of Norman T. Rogers Jr.) and Margot Maxwell (wife of C.R. Brauchli). He also had two sons, Paul "Bucky" Walker Long Jr. and Robert Dunbar Campbell Long.

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Suzanne Long Rogers with her children, Hallie and Suzanne Rogers. Thanks to Margot Long Brauchli for the information. This photo was taken at the Long Family Home in the Honeysuckle Hill area near Ritter Park. Their father, Paul Walker Long, was the son of Col. Joseph Harvey Long, the first president of the Huntington Publishing Co. in 1927. Paul Walker Long had four daughters -- Eloise (wife of Alexander F. Marshall Jr.), Suzanne (wife of Lawrence H. Rogers II, whose husband was the first manager of WSAZ-TV and later was with Taft Broadcasting in Cincinnati), Phoebe (wife of Norman T. Rogers Jr.) and Margot Maxwell (wife of C.R. Brauchli). He also had two sons, Paul "Bucky" Walker Long Jr. and Robert Dunbar Campbell Long.

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Eloise Long Marshall and her son, Joseph Harvey Marshall. Thanks to Margot Long Brauchli for the information. This photo was taken at the Long Family Home in the Honeysuckle Hill area near Ritter Park. Their father, Paul Walker Long, was the son of Col. Joseph Harvey Long, the first president of the Huntington Publishing Co. in 1927. Paul Walker Long had four daughters -- Eloise (wife of Alexander F. Marshall Jr.), Suzanne (wife of Lawrence H. Rogers II, whose husband was the first manager of WSAZ-TV and later was with Taft Broadcasting in Cincinnati), Phoebe (wife of Norman T. Rogers Jr.) and Margot Maxwell (wife of C.R. Brauchli). He also had two sons, Paul "Bucky" Walker Long Jr. and Robert Dunbar Campbell Long.

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Eloise Long Marshall and her son, Joseph Harvey Marshall. Thanks to Margot Long Brauchli for the information. This photo was taken at the Long Family Home in the Honeysuckle Hill area near Ritter Park. Their father, Paul Walker Long, was the son of Col. Joseph Harvey Long, the first president of the Huntington Publishing Co. in 1927. Paul Walker Long had four daughters -- Eloise (wife of Alexander F. Marshall Jr.), Suzanne (wife of Lawrence H. Rogers II, whose husband was the first manager of WSAZ-TV and later was with Taft Broadcasting in Cincinnati), Phoebe (wife of Norman T. Rogers Jr.) and Margot Maxwell (wife of C.R. Brauchli). He also had two sons, Paul "Bucky" Walker Long Jr. and Robert Dunbar Campbell Long.

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Eloise Long Marshall and her children, Kinsey and Joseph Harvey Marshall. Thanks to Margot Long Brauchli for the information. This photo was taken at the Long Family Home in the Honeysuckle Hill area near Ritter Park. Their father, Paul Walker Long, was the son of Col. Joseph Harvey Long, the first president of the Huntington Publishing Co. in 1927. Paul Walker Long had four daughters -- Eloise (wife of Alexander F. Marshall Jr.), Suzanne (wife of Lawrence H. Rogers II, whose husband was the first manager of WSAZ-TV and later was with Taft Broadcasting in Cincinnati), Phoebe (wife of Norman T. Rogers Jr.) and Margot Maxwell (wife of C.R. Brauchli). He also had two sons, Paul "Bucky" Walker Long Jr. and Robert Dunbar Campbell Long.

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Suzanne Rogers, daughter of Suzanne Long Rogers and granddaughter of Advertiser editor Paul Walker Long. Thanks to Margot Long Brauchli for the information. This photo was taken at the Long Family Home in the Honeysuckle Hill area near Ritter Park. Their father, Paul Walker Long, was the son of Col. Joseph Harvey Long, the first president of the Huntington Publishing Co. in 1927. Paul Walker Long had four daughters -- Eloise (wife of Alexander F. Marshall Jr.), Suzanne (wife of Lawrence H. Rogers II, whose husband was the first manager of WSAZ-TV and later was with Taft Broadcasting in Cincinnati), Phoebe (wife of Norman T. Rogers Jr.) and Margot Maxwell (wife of C.R. Brauchli). He also had two sons, Paul "Bucky" Walker Long Jr. and Robert Dunbar Campbell Long.

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Dave Gideon (1873-1950), a former publisher of The Herald-Dispatch, in his office over the old Huntington Trust & Savings Bank on 9th Street across the alley from the Cabell County Public Library (the building was more recently Keen's Jewelers. Now, the upper two floors have been remodeled into condos). Thanks to Ken Reffeitt for identifying the photo.

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Dave Gideon (1873-1950), a former publisher of The Herald-Dispatch, in his office over the old Huntington Trust & Savings Bank on 9th Street across the alley from the Cabell County Public Library (the building was more recently Keen's Jewelers. Now, the upper two floors have been remodeled into condos). Thanks to Ken Reffeitt for identifying the photo.

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Dave Gideon (1873-1950), a former publisher of The Herald-Dispatch, in his office over the old Huntington Trust & Savings Bank on 9th Street across the alley from the Cabell County Public Library (the building was more recently Keen's Jewelers. Now, the upper two floors have been remodeled into condos). Thanks to Ken Reffeitt for identifying the photo.

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This coal-washing terminal was built in Ceredo along the Ohio River in the late 1940s for the Truax-Traer Coal Co. This aerial photo is from April 1949. The facility, which has been revamped over the years, is now the Kanawha River Terminals.

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In 1871, rail tycoon Collis P. Huntington founded the town that carries his name.