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Hinton in old photos and postcards

Postcards, papers and photographs of Hinton from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.

16old photos & papers
5historic places
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What stands out about Hinton’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A historic districtHinton Historic District (Boundary Increase) protects 212 historic buildings.A town in old photos16 old photos, postcards and papers, 1898–1981.Old housesHalf of Hinton’s homes were built before 1950.Landmarks on the Register5 places on the National Register.
★ What stands out · On the National Register

5 listings protect 419 historic buildings

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

places listed
5
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
419
each building in a district counts
first listed
1981
Summers County Courthouse
in West Virginia
#31
by listings
Summers County CourthouseHinton Historic DistrictTrump-Lilly FarmsteadHinton Historic District (Boundary Increase)
BuildingsDistrictsSites

Architectural styles listings

Late Victorian2
Classical Revival2
American Four-Square1
Victorian1
Art Deco1
English Gothic Style1
Summers County CourthouseLate Victorian
Hinton Historic DistrictAmerican Four-Square
Trump-Lilly FarmsteadAppalachian Frontier Vernacular
All 5 listings
Hinton Historic District (Boundary Increase)District · listed 2005Hilltop CemeterySite · listed 2021

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

By decade

Hinton, decade by decade

6 decades in the archive, from the 1890s to the 1980s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1890s–1910s6 items
Hinton, From the West, West Virginia1898Hinton, From the West, West Virginia Hinton, W. Va. from west1900Hinton, W. Va. from west Down New River from Hinton, Chesapeake & Ohio Railway, Fayette, W. Va1900Down New River from Hinton, Chesapeake & Ohio Railway… Rev. Frank A. Meade1902Rev. Frank A. Meade Junction of New and Greenbrier rivers1910Junction of New and Greenbrier rivers Hinton and the New River, W. Va1913Hinton and the New River, W. Va
1940s7 items
Before meals campers form in 4 lines each line representing an "Indian Tribe". The tribe with the straightest line... -…1946Before meals campers form in 4 lines each line repres… Dining-hall for campers. Here they are singing one song which is acted out. Koppers Recreation Camps, Inc. Camp... - NA…1946Dining-hall for campers. Here they are singing one so… Interior of cottage for campers. Capacity of cottage is 22 bunks, using double deckers. Ordinarily about 18 to 20 are..…1946Interior of cottage for campers. Capacity of cottage … Interior of one of the cottages used for housing campers. Girls cottages are on one side of the grounds with boy's on..…1946Interior of one of the cottages used for housing camp… Noon day meal at the camp. Meal consisted of macaroni and cheese, raw green vegetable salad, peanut butter, bread... - …1946Noon day meal at the camp. Meal consisted of macaroni… Recreational swim in the Greenbrier river for campers, who are children of miners. Each child must have a "buddy", a...…1946Recreational swim in the Greenbrier river for campers… Some of the cottages for housing campers, who are children of Koppers Coal Divsion miners. Each cottage has a... - NARA…1946Some of the cottages for housing campers, who are chi…
1960s–1980s3 items
HAER WVA,45-HINT,1- (sheet 1 of 1) - Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, Hinton Yards1968HAER WVA,45-HINT,1- (sheet 1 of 1) - Chesapeake and O… HAER WVA,45-HINT,1- (sheet 1 of 1) - Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, Hinton Yards1968HAER WVA,45-HINT,1- (sheet 1 of 1) - Chesapeake and O… C&O Semaphores, looks like it was taken from CW Cabin at the west end of Hinton Yard, WV in October 19811981C&O Semaphores, looks like it was taken from CW Cabin…
1990snothing yet
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Today2 recent
2010 Census Urban Cluster Reference Map for20102010 Census Urban Cluster Reference Map forBook WVMap-doton-Hinton2004WVMap-doton-Hinton
The story so far

Hinton, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Hinton yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Hinton is a city in and the county seat of Summers County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 2,266 at the 2020 census. Hinton was established in 1873 and chartered in 1897. Hinton was named after John "Jack" Hinton, the original owner of the town site. Much of Hinton's downtown was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 2,676 to 2,245 (-16%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Hinton, 1898 to 1981

Woven from the archive, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1898In the archiveHinton, From the West, West Virginia
  3. 20th century
  4. 1900In the archiveHinton, W. Va. from west
  5. 1910In the archiveJunction of New and Greenbrier rivers
  6. 1946In the archiveBefore meals campers form in 4 lines each line representing an "Indian Tribe". The tribe …
  7. 1968In the archiveHAER WVA,45-HINT,1- (sheet 1 of 1) - Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, Hinton Yards
  8. 1981In the archiveC&O Semaphores, looks like it was taken from CW Cabin at the west end of Hinton Yard, WV …
Then & now

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Hinton, From the West, West Virginia
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Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.

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From Wikimedia Commons (14), the Library of Congress (4) and the National Register of Historic Places (5). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.

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