Turner's Tidbits

Turner’s Tidbits

Turner’s Tidbits

This is a photo of the Tannery of Parsons. The card was printed in Germany sometime before 1915. Notice that the plant is fenced in, and the railroad tracks run into the plant. The tannery suffered damage during the Big Flood of October 1954. At the time there were 85...

Turner’s Tidbits

Turner’s Tidbits

This is a sawmill of unknown origins. It could be in Tucker County or the Horton, Whitmer area of Randolph County. There was 164 feet in this poplar board.  It was sawed March 9, 1954. That is a large board, and the tree must have been very old and huge....

Turner’s Tidbits

Turner’s Tidbits

This is a photo of Parsons High School (previously known as Black Fork District High School). This building was opened to high school students on January 5, 1914. Prior to moving into this building, the high school and grade school occupied the school on Water Street. The grade school on...

Turner’s Tidbits

Turner’s Tidbits

This is letterhead for Floyd McDonald (1873-1938), Justice of the Peace, Harman, Randolph County. He ordered office supplies on December 2, 1898, from The Globe Printing and Bindery of Clarksburg, WV.  Floyd was the son of Peter and Mary Helmick McDonald: he was married to Jemima Cooper.  Jemima was the...

Turner’s Tidbits

Turner’s Tidbits

This is a Davis and Elkins College Program from Saturday, October 16, 1948. The game was played at Wimer Stadium against West Virginia Tech. As mentioned before, some guys from Tucker County could be found on the football roster. The representative from Tucker County for this year is Denver Close...

Turner’s Tidbits

Turner’s Tidbits

This is the home of Henry Gassaway Davis, located in Elkins. He donated property to build Davis and Elkins College. Davis along with his brothers, Thomas and William began purchasing land between 1871 and 1873 in what is now Fairfax and Davis Districts of Tucker County. By that time, they...

Turner’s Tidbits

Turner’s Tidbits

This is a photo of Douglas Falls, North Fork of Blackwater Falls near Douglas, WV. The Falls were full at the time of this photo. These Falls became very popular during the time of the Pandemic and afterwards. There were so many visitors to the Falls that vehicles were backed...

Turner’s Tidbits

Turner’s Tidbits

This is a photo of the Thomas Public School published by Naturecraft of Davis. The back of the card reads Tucker County’s most beautiful high school. It was a Six Year High School (grades 6-12). The school was accredited by The North Central Association and a Model 6 Year Elementary...

Turner’s Tidbits

Turner’s Tidbits

This is a CB card for Cooper’s Restaurant which was in Davis. The late Martin “Red” Cooper was the owner and operator of the establishment. Red Cooper served as mayor for the town of Davis, was a contractor and a Christmas Tree Farmer. Many folks used C B Radios and...

Turner’s Tidbits

Turner’s Tidbits

This is a photo of the Dry Fork Lumber Company’s mill and dam in Lanesville, WV. Visible is the dam with the logs backed up behind it. There are several large two-story homes visible around the hill sides. Other photos of Lanesville showed it to be a nice sized town....

Turner’s Tidbits

Turner’s Tidbits

This bucket and contents are familiar to several folks. The Red Cross provided these buckets and contents to help with cleaning up from the horrible flood of November 5, 1985. The Flood upset and ruined many lives. Many merchants in the Parsons Area were just not able to come back...

Turner’s Tidbits

Turner’s Tidbits

This is a photo of the National Bank of Davis erected in 1892. This photo was taken before 1915 because the west wing was added that year. The building is made of native stone and 50,000 feet of maple flooring was secured from Canaan Valley from the farm of W....

Turner’s Tidbits

Turner’s Tidbits

This is a railroad bridge across the river at Jenningston. In the middle of the picture in view behind the train engine is the Jenningston School. The school was a two-story building with a bell. Jenningston was a nice-sized town until the floods ravished the area. Ideas, comments, suggestions, or...

Turner’s Tidbits

Turner’s Tidbits

This is the Bava Family-Gospel Singers. John Bava and his wife, Lucy and daughters Janet and Juanita. They were noted entertainers of Gospel and Religious Music. John was a coal miner and earned recognition as a song writer, music publisher, and owner of the Cozy Records Label. The Bava Family...

Turner’s Tidbits

This is an announcement of the opening of the Ours and Barb Auto Repair Shop of Parsons. Beginning February 27, 1933, John Ours and Riley Barb will be in the Swartz Garage Building in East Parsons. The business can do any mechanical, paint or welding job. They also boast of...

Turner’s Tidbits

Turner’s Tidbits

This is a bulletin from the Victoria Theatre of Parsons. The movie was based on the book To The Last Man written by Zane Gray. The movie was produced under the personal direction of the author in Tonto Basin, the exact location of the book. Stamped on the back of...

Turner’s Tidbits

Turner’s Tidbits

According to Fansler, the first licensed druggist in Parsons was J. W. Kogelschatz. He moved into a room of the Tucker County Bank Building in February 1904, and the same premises were used for a drug store for a long time. He was followed by Kent White Scott and in...

Turner’s Tidbits: GEORGE ACADEMY HOMECOMING

Turner’s Tidbits: GEORGE ACADEMY HOMECOMING

Did you, your children or grandchildren attend St. George Academy School or maybe you taught there? Join us, your old school mates, their families and maybe some teachers at the school for an old fashion homecoming social. The school is on the National Register of Historic Places and now operates...

Turner’s Tidbits

Turner’s Tidbits

This is a photo of the Keystone Company’s Kindling-Wood Factory of Hambleton taken March 1910. Homer Fansler had this to say about the factory: The company built a kindling wood plant at the Hambleton end of the bridge over Black Fork River in 1901. They cut and baled the waste...

Turner’s Tidbits

Turner’s Tidbits

This is the Number 142 Shay built for F. Thompson Lumber Company in Island Run, Pennsylvania. The Shay is shown here in Davis operating for the Blackwater Lumber Company in 1900. Ideas, suggestions, comments, or items to share contact Tim Turner (304) 478-3389.

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