1928 - Alderson High School - 1968
Causby Tour - Page 1
Causby Parker - August , 2013
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On the left, the "old" Johnson & Gwinn Hardware store, (not housing any business at
present.)
John Alderson's store, now operated by John M. and Betty Alderson & Daughter
Sarah.
Beside the train track at the end of the Memorial Bridge is Alderson Alumni Park. A
beautiful little gazebo adorns the property with a walkway paved of memorial bricks
purchased by our residents in memory of their loved ones.
The Old First National Bank building on the corner of Main St. There are no
businesses in it at present.
Lobban
Funeral
Home,
in
operation
since
1901,
still
owned
by
the
Lobban
Family,
now owned by Karen Lobban & operated by Sarah & Charles Lobban III.
Next
to
the
Bank
building
is
Alderson
Family
Medical,
(More
information
on
this
later).
Next,
the
Drug
Store,
that
was,
up
until
recently
owned
&
operated
by
Jim
Coleman
and
was
bought
out
by
Fritz's
Pharmacy,
who
also
has
a
Pharmacy
in
Fairlea,
WV.
Next, with the beautiful blooming tree is of course an empty lot, which is owned by the
Fire Station.
The
Alderson
Vol.
Fire
Dept.
and
then
the
Alderson
Post
Office.
(See
photo
about
85
years ago of Main street, and the
building
that was there before the Post Office.)
The
tall
red
brick
building
is
where
the
Alderson
National
Bank
was
housed
in
1911.
In
the
same
building
was
the
L.
O.
McClung
Clothing
and
Shoe
Store.
It
was
last
operated
by
Ralph
McClung
and
has
had
many
occupants.
It
is
now
vacant,
but
advertised For Rent.
The
old
Gulf
Station
which,
"back
in
"the
day"
was
owned
and
operated
by
Harry
Meredith,
and
later
by
Jim
Highlander.
It
is
now
the
Alderson
Information
Center
and
on
Saturdays
in
the
summer,
The
Alderson
Community
Food
Hub
sets
up
market
stands
for
local
residents
to
sell,
fruit,
vegetables,
homemade
breads,
cakes,
&
cookies,
hand-made
crafts
etc.
(
even
chickens,
still
on
foot
).
They
also
feature
live
music by local artists.
The
"old"
Ashland
Station,
once
run
by
Jim
Jackson,
Larry
&
Jerry
Smith,
which
is
now
the
home
of
the
Alderson
City
Police
Station.
Correction:
The
Police
have
returned
to
the City Hall Building. The town maintenance crew now uses the building.
Welcome
to
The
Causby
Photo
Tours.
Causby
Parker
has
set
out
to
photograph
places
and
buildings
in
Alderson
and
give
some
information
about
them.
Some
are
the
way
we
have
always
remembered,
while
some
are
not.
There
are
links
at
the
bottom
of
the
page
will
take
you
to
the
previous
tour
and
the
next
one.
Please
take
time
to
comment.
Causby is doing this out of passion for our little town. We hope you enjoy the Causby Photo Tours.