A Look Back

Photo courtesy of the West Virginia University West Virginia Regional History Center. On May 29, 1961, Alderson Muncy, an unemployed...

Photo courtesy of the West Virginia University West Virginia Regional History Center. By William “Skip” Deegans On October 25, 1906,...

By William “Skip” Deegans In 1948, Lewisburg’s Fort Union Motor Sales promoted Willy’s Jeep as being suitable as a farm machine....

By William “Skip” Deegans This past weekend, Lewisburg High School (LHS) alumni, town officials, and others gathered on Lee Street...

By William “Skip” Deegans Photo courtesy of the West Virginia University West Virginia Regional History Center. Shown in the photo...

Photo courtesy of the Greenbrier Historical Society. By William “Skip” Deegans Shown in this 1920s photo is the Crichton graded...

By William “Skip” Deegans Fifty years ago this week, West Virginia native Sara Jane Moore attempted to assassinate President Gerald...

By William “Skip” Deegans Shown in this circa 1909 family photo is young Walter Creigh Preston of Lewisburg. He is...

By William “Skip” Deegans Appearing “in person” on Lewisburg’s Lewis Theatre’s stage in 1950 was Cheeta (Cheetah), one of the...

Photo from the University of Wisconsin Libraries. By William “Skip” Deegans This story begins in 1890 when Mary Becker wed...