Gallery: Do you remember? -- June 27, 2011

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The original roller coaster at Camden Park was named "The New Sensation." It was built around 1912, according to Paul Fulks. "In 1916, Eustace Via bought the park and ran it until the end of the Second World War," he said. "By 1957, the new owners decided the old coaster was less than safe. One of owners, Harry Nudd (who also was the man in charge of maintaining the park), purchased coaster plans from a Dayton, Ohio, amusement ride company and in seven weeks between the 1957 and 1958 park season built what is now known as the Big Dipper. This coaster is one a only a few of the all-wood coasters left in the United States." Camden Park, started as a picnic by the Camden Interstate Railway Co. in 1902 to generate patronage for its streetcars, still operates today. Date is unknown.

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The original roller coaster at Camden Park was named "The New Sensation." It was built around 1912, according to Paul Fulks. "In 1916, Eustace Via bought the park and ran it until the end of the Second World War," he said. "By 1957, the new owners decided the old coaster was less than safe. One of owners, Harry Nudd (who also was the man in charge of maintaining the park), purchased coaster plans from a Dayton, Ohio, amusement ride company and in seven weeks between the 1957 and 1958 park season built what is now known as the Big Dipper. This coaster is one a only a few of the all-wood coasters left in the United States." Camden Park, started as a picnic by the Camden Interstate Railway Co. in 1902 to generate patronage for its streetcars, still operates today. Date is unknown.

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The original roller coaster at Camden Park was named "The New Sensation." It was built around 1912, according to Paul Fulks. "In 1916, Eustace Via bought the park and ran it until the end of the Second World War," he said. "By 1957, the new owners decided the old coaster was less than safe. One of owners, Harry Nudd (who also was the man in charge of maintaining the park), purchased coaster plans from a Dayton, Ohio, amusement ride company and in seven weeks between the 1957 and 1958 park season built what is now known as the Big Dipper. This coaster is one a only a few of the all-wood coasters left in the United States." Camden Park, started as a picnic by the Camden Interstate Railway Co. in 1902 to generate patronage for its streetcars, still operates today. Date is unknown.

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Camden Park, started as a picnic spot by the Camden Interstate Railway Co. in 1902 to generate patronage for its streetcars, still operates today. Date is unknown. Date is unknown.

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Camden Park, started as a picnic spot by the Camden Interstate Railway Co. in 1902 to generate patronage for its streetcars, still operates today. Date is unknown. Date is unknown.

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Camden Park, started as a picnic spot by the Camden Interstate Railway Co. in 1902 to generate patronage for its streetcars, still operates today. Date is unknown. Date is unknown.

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Camden Park, started as a picnic spot by the Camden Interstate Railway Co. in 1902 to generate patronage for its streetcars, still operates today. Date is unknown. Date is unknown.

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According to its website, Cabwaylingo State Forest is located on 8,123 heavily forested acres in the heart of Southern West Virginia in Wayne County. Built in the 1930s, the forest gets its name from its four surrounding counties: CABell, WAYne, LINcoln and MinGO. Date is unknown.

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According to its website, Cabwaylingo State Forest is located on 8,123 heavily forested acres in the heart of Southern West Virginia in Wayne County. Built in the 1930s, the forest gets its name from its four surrounding counties: CABell, WAYne, LINcoln and MinGO. Date is unknown.

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According to its website, Cabwaylingo State Forest is located on 8,123 heavily forested acres in the heart of Southern West Virginia in Wayne County. Built in the 1930s, the forest gets its name from its four surrounding counties: CABell, WAYne, LINcoln and MinGO. Date is unknown.

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According to its website, Cabwaylingo State Forest is located on 8,123 heavily forested acres in the heart of Southern West Virginia in Wayne County. Built in the 1930s, the forest gets its name from its four surrounding counties: CABell, WAYne, LINcoln and MinGO. Date is unknown.

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According to its website, Cabwaylingo State Forest is located on 8,123 heavily forested acres in the heart of Southern West Virginia in Wayne County. Built in the 1930s, the forest gets its name from its four surrounding counties: CABell, WAYne, LINcoln and MinGO. Date is unknown.

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The Jenkins house at 8814 Ohio River Road was built in 1835 for William Jenkins, father of Confederate Gen. Albert Gallatin Jenkins (1830-1864). General Jenkins inherited the house and 1,465 acres of land at Greenbottom from his father in 1859. He served in the U.S. Congress and the Confederate States Congress and became a general in the Confederate army. He died as a result of wounds received at the Battle of Cloyd's Mountain, Va., in 1864. Date is unknown.

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The Jenkins house at 8814 Ohio River Road was built in 1835 for William Jenkins, father of Confederate Gen. Albert Gallatin Jenkins (1830-1864). General Jenkins inherited the house and 1,465 acres of land at Greenbottom from his father in 1859. He served in the U.S. Congress and the Confederate States Congress and became a general in the Confederate army. He died as a result of wounds received at the Battle of Cloyd's Mountain, Va., in 1864. Date is unknown.

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The Jenkins house at 8814 Ohio River Road was built in 1835 for William Jenkins, father of Confederate Gen. Albert Gallatin Jenkins (1830-1864). General Jenkins inherited the house and 1,465 acres of land at Greenbottom from his father in 1859. He served in the U.S. Congress and the Confederate States Congress and became a general in the Confederate army. He died as a result of wounds received at the Battle of Cloyd's Mountain, Va., in 1864. Date is unknown.

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The Jenkins house at 8814 Ohio River Road was built in 1835 for William Jenkins, father of Confederate Gen. Albert Gallatin Jenkins (1830-1864). General Jenkins inherited the house and 1,465 acres of land at Greenbottom from his father in 1859. He served in the U.S. Congress and the Confederate States Congress and became a general in the Confederate army. He died as a result of wounds received at the Battle of Cloyd's Mountain, Va., in 1864. Date is unknown.

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The Jenkins house at 8814 Ohio River Road was built in 1835 for William Jenkins, father of Confederate Gen. Albert Gallatin Jenkins (1830-1864). General Jenkins inherited the house and 1,465 acres of land at Greenbottom from his father in 1859. He served in the U.S. Congress and the Confederate States Congress and became a general in the Confederate army. He died as a result of wounds received at the Battle of Cloyd's Mountain, Va., in 1864. Date is unknown.

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The Jenkins house at 8814 Ohio River Road was built in 1835 for William Jenkins, father of Confederate Gen. Albert Gallatin Jenkins (1830-1864). General Jenkins inherited the house and 1,465 acres of land at Greenbottom from his father in 1859. He served in the U.S. Congress and the Confederate States Congress and became a general in the Confederate army. He died as a result of wounds received at the Battle of Cloyd's Mountain, Va., in 1864. Date is unknown.

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The Cabell County 4-H Camp. Date is unknown.

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The Cabell County 4-H Camp. Date is unknown.

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The Cabell County 4-H Camp. Date is unknown.

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Kiwanivista Park was located along Route 60 in Ona. In 1947, the Cabell County Court, as the commission was known then, bought the Kiwanivista parcel. Part of it was developed by the State Road Commission — later the West Virginia Division of Highways — and the Kiwanis Club of Huntington as a roadside park. Later, the Greater Huntington Park and Recreation District took over the park's maintenance. In August 2003, the Cabell County Commission sold Kiwanivista Park to American Trust Inc. in submitted a bid of $385,000 for the 86-acre parcel. The company planned to turn the property into retail space and upscale homes. The property was leveled, but no development has happened yet, according to Eric Vititoe. Several readers identified the photo, including Ken Reffeitt, Marsha Owens, Robert Grant, George Smith and Ralph Turner. Date is unknown.

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Possibly the Mud River. Date is unknown.

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Possibly the Mud River. Date is unknown.

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Possibly the Mud River. Date is unknown.

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Possibly the Mud River. Date is unknown.

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Possibly the Mud River. Date is unknown.

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The Mud River falls, which is close to the old Kiwanivista Park, was a popular swimming hole in the 1940s and ’50s, according to Steve Perry. Date is unknown.

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The old home of Horace Martin near Proctorville, Ohio, was sold in 1952 to W.E. Hatten of Huntington. The home was built around 1833 on a 68-acre farm near Proctorville, Ohio, according to a story published Aug. 28, 1952, in the Huntington Advertiser. The original owner, who built the eight-room brick home and barn, was John Buffington, whose family were early settlers of Huntington. The home is still standing. Thanks to Deanna Lafon and Ed Zimmerman for the identification.

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The old home of Horace Martin near Proctorville, Ohio, was sold in 1952 to W.E. Hatten of Huntington. The home was built around 1833 on a 68-acre farm near Proctorville, Ohio, according to a story published Aug. 28, 1952, in the Huntington Advertiser. The original owner, who built the eight-room brick home and barn, was John Buffington, whose family were early settlers of Huntington. The home is still standing. Thanks to Deanna Lafon and Ed Zimmerman for the identification.

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The old home of Horace Martin near Proctorville, Ohio, was sold in 1952 to W.E. Hatten of Huntington. The home was built around 1833 on a 68-acre farm near Proctorville, Ohio, according to a story published Aug. 28, 1952, in the Huntington Advertiser. The original owner, who built the eight-room brick home and barn, was John Buffington, whose family were early settlers of Huntington. The home is still standing. Thanks to Deanna Lafon and Ed Zimmerman for the identification.

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The old home of Horace Martin near Proctorville, Ohio, was sold in 1952 to W.E. Hatten of Huntington. The home was built around 1833 on a 68-acre farm near Proctorville, Ohio, according to a story published Aug. 28, 1952, in the Huntington Advertiser. The original owner, who built the eight-room brick home and barn, was John Buffington, whose family were early settlers of Huntington. The home is still standing. Thanks to Deanna Lafon and Ed Zimmerman for the identification.

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Initials are carved into the stone foundation of the barn, which was built before the Martin home near Proctorville, Ohio. In several of the blocks are the initials of members of the Buffington family, who built the home and lived there. The initials include AJB 1851; JWB LMB 1863; JOM 1880; and JM. The old home of Horace Martin near Proctorville, Ohio, was sold in 1952 to W.E. Hatten of Huntington. The home was built around 1833 on a 68-acre farm near Proctorville, Ohio, according to a story published Aug. 28, 1952, in the Huntington Advertiser. The original owner, who built the eight-room brick home and barn, was John Buffington, whose family were early settlers of Huntington. The home is still standing. Thanks to Deanna Lafon and Ed Zimmerman for the identification.

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The old home of Horace Martin near Proctorville, Ohio, was sold in 1952 to W.E. Hatten of Huntington (right). At left is Hatten's son-in-law Otis Zimmerman. The home was built around 1833 on a 68-acre farm near Proctorville, Ohio, according to a story published Aug. 28, 1952, in the Huntington Advertiser. The original owner, who built the eight-room brick home and barn, was John Buffington, whose family were early settlers of Huntington. The home is still standing. Thanks to Deanna Lafon and Ed Zimmerman for the identification.

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Advertiser society writer Catherine Bliss Enslow examines a Civil War sword and muzzle loading rifle found at the Martin home. The old home of Horace Martin near Proctorville, Ohio, was sold in 1952 to W.E. Hatten of Huntington. The home was built around 1833 on a 68-acre farm near Proctorville, Ohio, according to a story published Aug. 28, 1952, in the Huntington Advertiser. The original owner, who built the eight-room brick home and barn, was John Buffington, whose family were early settlers of Huntington. The home is still standing. Thanks to Deanna Lafon, Ed Zimmerman, Ken Reffeitt, Ralph Turner, Larry Legge and Richard McCoy for the identification.

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Horace Martin, 80, sits in a chair outside his home for 76 years. The Martin home, near Proctorville, Ohio, was sold in 1952 to W.E. Hatten of Huntington. The home was built around 1833 on a 68-acre farm near Proctorville, Ohio, according to a story published Aug. 28, 1952, in the Huntington Advertiser. The original owner, who built the eight-room brick home and barn, was John Buffington, whose family were early settlers of Huntington. The home is still standing. Thanks to Deanna Lafon and Ed Zimmerman for the identification.

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This Ohio Roadside Park was built in 1938 along Route 7 in Crown City, Ohio. Thanks to Mike Ramey for the identification. Date is unknown.

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This Ohio Roadside Park was built in 1938 along Route 7 in Crown City, Ohio. Thanks to Mike Ramey for the identification. Date is unknown.

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This Ohio Roadside Park was built in 1938 along Route 7 in Crown City, Ohio. Thanks to Mike Ramey for the identification. Date is unknown.

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This Ohio Roadside Park was built in 1938 along Route 7 in Crown City, Ohio. Thanks to Mike Ramey for the identification. Date is unknown.

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This Ohio Roadside Park was built in 1938 along Route 7 in Crown City, Ohio. Thanks to Mike Ramey for the identification. Date is unknown.

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The wading pool at St. Cloud Commons, 1135 West 17th St. According to Fred Charles, "My sister, Barbra Charles Haptonstall, and I would go there when we were little kids and lived on Madison Avenue. That would be around 1945 to 1948. Our mother would take us." Rosey Stewart said she remembers attending several picnics there through the late 1950s and early 1960s at the close of Kellogg Holliness Church's Vacation Bible School. Thanks also to Richard McCoy and Nicholas Lavender for identifying the photo. Date is unknown.

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The wading pool at St. Cloud Commons, 1135 West 17th St. According to Fred Charles, "My sister, Barbra Charles Haptonstall, and I would go there when we were little kids and lived on Madison Avenue. That would be around 1945 to 1948. Our mother would take us." Rosey Stewart said she remembers attending several picnics there through the late 1950s and early 1960s at the close of Kellogg Holliness Church's Vacation Bible School. Thanks also to Richard McCoy and Nicholas Lavender for identifying the photo. Date is unknown.

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The wading pool at St. Cloud Commons, 1135 West 17th St. According to Fred Charles, "My sister, Barbra Charles Haptonstall, and I would go there when we were little kids and lived on Madison Avenue. That would be around 1945 to 1948. Our mother would take us." Rosey Stewart said she remembers attending several picnics there through the late 1950s and early 1960s at the close of Kellogg Holliness Church's Vacation Bible School. Thanks also to Richard McCoy and Nicholas Lavender for identifying the photo. Date is unknown.

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This smoke stack is the remains of the Buffington Mill, located on what is now 101 Buffington St., Guyandotte, according to Larry L. Legge. It was demolished when an apartment complex was built there several decades ago. It was constructed in 1856 and burned by Union forces on Nov. 11, 1861. A co-owner of the mill was Thomas Jefferson Jenkins of Greenbottom, a brother of Albert Gallatin Jenkins. Huntington resident Joe Geiger Jr. in his book "Civil War in Cabell County, West Virginia 1861-1865," describes the mill as being the largest mill on the Ohio River between Pittsburgh and Cincinnati. He writes "Wheat was unloaded from steamboats and converted to flour. The flour was then placed in barrels and usually shipped south. The mill was a three-story building with an overhead runway which ran over Front Street and down to the Ohio River."

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This smoke stack is the remains of the Buffington Mill, located on what is now 101 Buffington St., Guyandotte, according to Larry L. Legge. It was demolished when an apartment complex was built there several decades ago. It was constructed in 1856 and burned by Union forces on Nov. 11, 1861. A co-owner of the mill was Thomas Jefferson Jenkins of Greenbottom, a brother of Albert Gallatin Jenkins. Huntington resident Joe Geiger Jr. in his book "Civil War in Cabell County, West Virginia 1861-1865," describes the mill as being the largest mill on the Ohio River between Pittsburgh and Cincinnati. He writes "Wheat was unloaded from steamboats and converted to flour. The flour was then placed in barrels and usually shipped south. The mill was a three-story building with an overhead runway which ran over Front Street and down to the Ohio River."

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Ceredo native Lt. Commander David G. Webb Jr. is a veteran of World War II and the Korean War. In 1955, he spent five months in the Antarctic with a U.S. Naval Task Force. He served as Rear Admiral Richard Byrd's press officer. The trip was made to prepare for the International Geophysical survey that was done in 1957-1958. In 1966, he was promoted from the Navy Department to the U.S. Office of Education in Washington, D.C., as area program director in the division of program operations. Date is unknown.

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Dick Deutch, left, and John Brickels. Dick Deutch was a sports promoter in West Virginia for 20 years during the 1940s and 50s, writes Jack Dennis. "He brought everything to Huntington from boxing, wrestling, big bands, etc. -- anything that would draw a crowd and make money. He later bought Arena Gardens (at 1st Street and 7th Avenue), and he had EVERYTHING appear there from Marshall basketball to local high school games to ice skating. " Paul Fulks said Deutch was the manager of the Arena Gardens in the early 1940s. "When the Gardens burnt down in 1945, he successfully managed the Vanity Fair (Radio Center) on 4th Avenue in downtown Huntington." John Brickels, a native of Newark, Ohio, and a graduate of Wittenberg University, was head coach of all sports at Huntington High School from 1939 through 1944. His Huntington teams were in the state high school basketball tournament four of his six years, made it to the finals twice and won the state championship in 1944. He also had a state championship track team at Huntington. Brickels was West Virginia University basketball coach for one season, 1945, when the Mountaineers had a 12-6 record. From 1945 until 1949, he was a former assistant to Paul Brown, when Brown was organizing and coaching the Cleveland Browns football team. Brickels is credited with signing most of the original Browns. Brickels served as backfield coach and scout for Brown until he left to become basketball and assistant football coach at Miami University in 1949. From 1950 until his death in 1964, Brickels also served as athletic director at Miami. He helped the Mid-American Conference gain "major" recognition in football by scheduling Big 10 teams for Miami to play. Thanks to George Smith for the identification. Date is unknown.

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The Rev. Norman I. Bromley was the leader of the First Congregrational Church at 5th Avenue and 7th Street for many years. Date is unknown.

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Crowd at a fight. Date and subject are unknown.

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Pilot Irene I. Crum of Huntington set an altitude record for women. Her flight at Gallipolis, Ohio, on Aug. 23, 1936, set a new altitude record of 19,426 feet for light land planes weighing less than 441 pounds empty, according to the National Aeronautic Association. Thanks to Bill Martin for the identification. Date is unknown.

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This sailor is a Radioman First Class and has more than four years service in the Navy, according to Larry L. Legge. Date and subject are unknown.

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Leonard Samworth was a former president of the Ohio Valley Bus Co. and a civic leader. He was a founder and served as director of the Huntington Galleries, now the Huntington Museum of Art, and the Boys Club of Huntington. He also served as a past president of the Huntington Symphony Association, among other groups. In 1964, Samworth, a former president of the MU Alumni Association, suggested Marshall University's nickname be the Rams with "Sam the Ram" as a mascot. In 1965, the student body overwhelmingly chose the Thundering Herd as the nickname, above the Rams and the Big Green. Date is unknown.

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Leonard Samworth was a former president of the Ohio Valley Bus Co. and a civic leader. He was a founder and served as director of the Huntington Galleries, now the Huntington Museum of Art, and the Boys Club of Huntington. He also served as a past president of the Huntington Symphony Association, among other groups. In 1964, Samworth, a former president of the MU Alumni Association, suggested Marshall University's nickname be the Rams with "Sam the Ram" as a mascot. In 1965, the student body overwhelmingly chose the Thundering Herd as the nickname, above the Rams and the Big Green. Date is unknown.

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James Rodgers Haworth is a past editorial page editor of The Huntington Advertiser, according to Ken Reffeitt. "He was the son of Dr. Clarence Everett Haworth, who was a professor of English and vice president of Marshall College," he said. "Dr. Haworth wrote the Marshall alma mater. Jim Haworth married Marguerite Whitaker of the well-known Huntington 'Earlier Settlers Club' family. Dr. Haworth and his son were choir directors at Trinity Episcopal Church ,and Jim wrote the history of the church in 1964." Date is unknown.

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Retired Air Force Lt. Col. Naseeb Tweel was a Huntington broadcaster described as the local "Father of Country Music." He owned WNST, the first FM country music station in the Huntington market. He also was the first station manager of WSAZ-TV. He also was a former office manager for the Cabell County Prosecuting Attorney and one of the founders of the Orthodox Church of the Holy Spirit. He died June 5, 1983, at age 61. Date is unknown.

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Clyde Wellman was a retired editor of the Huntington Advertiser. He died Nov. 27, 1959, at age 69. Date is unknown.

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Clyde Wellman was a retired editor of the Huntington Advertiser. He died Nov. 27, 1959, at age 69. Date is unknown.

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"Tank car rescue" is written on the box. Date and subject are unknown.

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This church at 7th Avenue and 20th Street was completed around 1908. It was originally the Seventh Avenue Methodist Church, according to Ken Reffeitt. After Emmanuel Church consolidate with them, the name was changed to St. Luke. It later merged with what was originally a United Brethren Church, Otterbein U.M.C., at 5th Avenue and 21st Street. Now their congregation is one of three former churches which make up the reorganized Community of Grace U.M.C. at 3rd Avenue and 28th Street (formerly Highlawn U.M.C.). Marshall University acquired the building in the late 1990s and named it Cabell Hall. Mountwest Community and Technical College (formerly the Marshall Community and Technical College) conducts classes there. Date and subject are unknown.

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The Iceland Arena was built at 1st Street and 7th Avenue in 1938. It featured games with a local team called the Huntington Stars. The rink closed in 1941 and reopened under new management as a multipurpose venue named Arena Gardens. It played host to Marshall College basketball games until it burned in April 1945. Date is unknown.

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The Western Auto Store was located on the southwest corner of 9th Street and 3rd Avenue in Huntington, according to Jack Dennis. The photo is possibly from September of 1943.

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The Western Auto Store was located on the southwest corner of 9th Street and 3rd Avenue in Huntington, according to Jack Dennis. The photo is possibly from September of 1943.

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Woodmere Abbey at Woodmere Memorial Park 2701 Washington Blvd., Huntington. According to the Woodmere site, the Abbey contains 432 crypts, two private rooms and 36 columbariums for cremations that was the first of its kind in the area. Date is unknown.