| The Bank of Spencer Building
Posted by: LindaCottrellLiss (See more photos from LindaCottrellLiss)  Historical Plaque Project 2011/2/9 22:20
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Built in about 1896, the Bank of Spencer building is located at 314 Market Street. It has served as office space over the last several years, but still has the original walk-in safe in the lower area.
It is #9 on the Walking Tour brochure. |
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| The B & O Railroad Depot
Posted by: LindaCottrellLiss (See more photos from LindaCottrellLiss) Historical Plaque Project 2011/2/9 22:19
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The B & O Railroad Depot located at Church Street and Heritage Park in Spencer dates to 1893.
The depot is now used as Spencer's Heritage Park Museum and is owned by the City of Spencer.
#1 on the Walking Tour brochure |
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| The Arnott House
Posted by: LindaCottrellLiss (See more photos from LindaCottrellLiss) Historical Plaque Project 2011/2/9 21:35
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The Victorian style Arnott home is located at 103 Locust Avenue in Spencer and was built in 1905 by the Henry M. Arnott family. This historic home now serves the community as the Arnott House Bed and Breakfast Inn.
Greg and Dilya Sutton are current owners and the house is #4 on the Walking Tour brochure. |
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| The Anderson Building
Posted by: LindaCottrellLiss (See more photos from LindaCottrellLiss) Historical Plaque Project 2011/2/9 22:13
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The Anderson Building, built about 1900, is located at (227 Main St) the corner of Main & Market Streets in downtown Spencer & is #8 on the walking tour.
The building was once the location of a grocery store, a clothing/department store and is currently owned and occupied as the optometry office of Dr. Harry Anderson. |
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| Susan Tucker - 2014 History Hero
Posted by: LindaCottrellLiss (See more photos from LindaCottrellLiss) Misc 2014/4/11 0:05
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SUSAN TUCKER, RCHS MEMBER, RECOGNIZED AS 2014 "HISTORY HERO"
Nominated by the Roane County Historical Society, Inc., member Susan Tucker, was recognized among thirty-five other history & preservation-minded WV citizens during WV History Day 13 February 2014, sponsored by WV Division of Culture & History. Susan was recognized for her work in spearheading and preserving the society's printed materials to CD form and digitization of historic Roane County newspapers formerly on microfilm. She is the current Recording Secretary for the society.
Congratulations, Susan!
Photo: Rick Greathouse, RCHS President, presents Susan with 2014 History Hero pin & certificate during our March 27th society meeting. |
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| Spencer, WV - Unidentified
Posted by: LindaCottrellLiss (See more photos from LindaCottrellLiss) Unidentified 2013/11/5 15:15
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Do you recognize the Spencer, WV building? May be part of the old Spencer State Hospital complex...
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| Spencer State Hospital Cemetery, Rte 36, Spencer, WV
Posted by: LindaCottrellLiss (See more photos from LindaCottrellLiss) Places 2014/8/30 1:01
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| 29 August 2014 Spencer State Hospital Cemetery 1 mile off Route 119, on St. Rte 36 beside Spencer Elementary School. |
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| Sidney T. & Howard M. Brisendine
Posted by: LindaCottrellLiss (See more photos from LindaCottrellLiss) People 2014/4/3 14:56
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| Sidney Thomas Brisendine 1910-1983 and brother Howard M. Brisendine 1913-1998 both born in Roane Co. to Grover Cleveland and Arvilla Lee Brisendine. The Brisendine's are buried on Ambler Ridge near Walton. (From Ralph Gray Lowry photo collection] |
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| Robey Theatre
Posted by: LindaCottrellLiss (See more photos from LindaCottrellLiss) Historical Plaque Project 2011/2/9 21:29
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Founded in 1907, the Robey Theatre at 318 Main Street was a vaudeville/opera house before it began showing silent films in 1908. Hamond H. Robey's theatre immediately became a popular attraction in town. Today, Robey Theatre is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Theater continues to operate as a movie house, noted as the oldest continuously operated movie theater in the Unite States.
A special plaque created by the U.S. Dept. of Interior and purchased by the R.C.H.S. notes its place in U. S. and Spencer's history.
#3 on the Walking Tour brochure. |
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| Rick Greathouse - 2016 History Hero
Posted by: LindaCottrellLiss (See more photos from LindaCottrellLiss) People 2016/3/29 20:02
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| Left to right: Harold Forbes, Chairman Archives & History Commission, Rick Greathouse, 2016 History Hero recipient, Rick Atkinson, 11th Dist. House of Delegates and Ms. Kay Goodwin, Cabinet Secretary, Dept. of Education & the Arts. |
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