Kenova’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Kenova. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Founded in 1858, but not incorporated until 1894, the town's early history and development was centered on the railroad industry. It is home to a major Norfolk Southern Ohio River Bridge. CSX Transportation's former Chesapeake and Ohio Kanawha Subdivision travels through the town as well. The city is also near the site of the Southern Airways Flight 932 aviation disaster. In 1970, a plane carrying the Marshall University football team crashed on a hillside on approach to the Tri-State Airport, killing all on board. A movie about the tragedy, We Are Marshall, was released in 2006.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Kenova’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Kenova’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewKenova Railroad Bridge 1912, 1912: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Kenova
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Kenova, decade by decade
1990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Kenova Railroad Bridge 1912 (1912) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.