1928 - Alderson High School - 1968
Only Yesterday In Alderson - Page3
Tom Dixon
(Click on photos for larger view)
1914,
the
year
of
three
bridges.
The
old
(1881)
iron
bridge
was
used
by
the
contractors
as
a
platform
to
pour
the
arches
of
the
new
bridge
and
to
facilitate
the
movement
of
pedestrians
a
fund
of
96.05
was
raised
among
the
businessmen
to
build
the
footbridge
seen
in
the
foreground.
Vehicular
traffic
used
the
old
ford near the hotel. Lucky the river was low that summer.
Ladies
and
Gentlemen
of
Old
Alderson
take
a
weekend
outing
on
the
Greenbrier
with
the
old
bridge
in
the
background.
The
world
of
rural
America
was
quiet
and
the
pleasures
simple
in
1900
when
J.
W.
McClung
captured
the
spirit
of
the
long
lost
age
in
this
timeless scene.
The
new
bridge
did
get
its
light
fixtures
until
several
months
after
its
completion.
This
photo
shows
the
new
structure
looking
north
from the balcony of J. W. McClung’s studio in 1914.
The
Monroe
Hotel
was
Alderson's
earliest
major
hostelry,
built
in
1872
by
A.
E.
T.
Scruggs.
It
was
eclipsed
by
the
Alderson
House
after
1882
but
operated
well
into
the
20th
century.
Shown
here
just
before
it
was
demolished
to
make
room
for
the
new
Post
Office in 1934. Photo from Mrs. J. N. Alderson.
The
Alderson
House
opened
May
22,
1882
and
was
the
town's
most
popular
hotel.
It
catered
to
traveling
salesmen
and
vacationers
from
the
eastern
cities
who
came
to
Alderson
to
relax
in
the
mountain
air
and
to
fish.
It
closed
in
the
early
1960's.
Its
reputation
was
wide
since
it
was
an
eating
stop
for
the
C&O
through trains before dining cars became universal.