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The best history of Alderson
is by Tomas Dixon, Jr. To my knowledge Tom Dixon published two books on
Alderson. These pictures are from "Only Yesterday in Alderson,
West Virginia", published in 1977. I think these pictures are also in his book,
"The Rise and Fall of Alderson, West Virginia". The latter
publication is not in print at the moment, which is a shame. Maybe some
day this book will
become available again. For the moment we have these pictures,
with some commentary. I wish to thank Tom for his permission
to reprint the photos in The Aldersonian. I also thank Bobby
Black for his efforts in securing the pictures.
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A picture of Main
Street,1907, taken by J. W. McClung. The First
National Bank is on the corner. On the second floor, a dry goods
store was operated by E. I. Bare. Only two doors down was the
Greenbrier National Bank. Alderson must have had a booming
economy to have two banks located so close together. |
