Sissonville’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 4 old photos of Sissonville. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Sissonville is located in Kanawha County, West Virginia. It was named after an early settler by the name of John Sisson. History shows the first known settler north of Fort Lee (now known as Charleston) was a man named Johnson who built a log cabin near the mouth of Tuppers Creek in 1802 and later built a grist mill in the area. The community was named for John Sisson, who owned the original townsite.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Sissonville’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Sissonville’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewThe "home" of S.R. Reed, They hav…, 1921: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Sissonville, decade by decade
![Frank Burditt and family. They rent this dilapidated shank [i.e., shack] and are trying to make a living off the meagre…](https://images.towntapestry.org/story/47879/b30303817af43780f22c-s.jpg)
1990s
Nothing in Sissonville is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Sissonville has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Faber Double-Crib Barn in Sissonville, 8.6 miles away.
Sissonville and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as The "home" of S.R. Reed, They have rented here for several years. Oct. 11, 1921. Location: Sissonville, West Virginia (1921) and it appears here side by side.
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nearby towns’ historyFrom the Library of Congress (4). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.