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History · Wellsburg

A history of Wellsburg,
then and now

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

13old images & papers
4historic places
29recent photos
From Wellsburg’s archive · credits on each photo

The story

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The town was laid out in 1790, and its post office was opened on September 1, 1870.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

built from the dates on the items below
1900s7 items · Christ (Episcopal) Church rectory, We…Commons
1930s6 items · High school, Wellsburg, W. Va (84270)Commons
1940–1999Nothing yet. Family albums go here.
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Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.

2 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewChrist (Episcopal) Church rectory…, 1902: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
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By decade

Wellsburg, decade by decade

1900s7 items
Christ (Episcopal) Church rectory, Wellsburg, W.VCommonsChrist (Episcopal) Church rectory, Wellsburg, W.V1902Christ (Episcopal) Church, Wellsburg, W.VCommonsChrist (Episcopal) Church, Wellsburg, W.V1902Rev. Anselan BuchananCommonsRev. Anselan Buchanan1902Rev. Edmund ChristianCommonsRev. Edmund Christian1902Rev. Joshua CowplandCommonsRev. Joshua Cowpland1902Rev. R. Grattan NolandCommonsRev. R. Grattan Noland1902Rev. William L. HylandCommonsRev. William L. Hyland1902
1930s6 items
High school, Wellsburg, W. Va (84270)CommonsHigh school, Wellsburg, W. Va (84270)c. 1930Knights of St. George Home, Wellsburg, W. Va (84267)CommonsKnights of St. George Home, Wellsburg, W. Va (84267)c. 1930Main Street, Wellsburg, W. Va (84269)CommonsMain Street, Wellsburg, W. Va (84269)c. 1930Ohio River at Wellsburg, W. Va (84260)CommonsOhio River at Wellsburg, W. Va (84260)c. 1930Post office, Wellsburg, W. Va (84268)CommonsPost office, Wellsburg, W. Va (84268)c. 1930State highway, entering Wellsburg, W. Va (84271)CommonsState highway, entering Wellsburg, W. Va (84271)c. 1930
1940s–
1990s
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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Today29 photos
Plaque dedicated to Captain Oliver BrownCommonsPlaque dedicated to Captain Oliver Brown2023Capt. Oliver Brown Memorial Brooke Co. CemeteryCommonsCapt. Oliver Brown Memorial Brooke Co. Cemetery2023Destruction of Historic LandmarkCommonsDestruction of Historic Landmark2019Beallmore, also known as the William T. Jr., and June Booher House for two of its later residents, is a historic mansionLOCBeallmore, also known as the William T. Jr., and June Boohe…2015The Wells Log House, built in 1788 by Alexander Wells on Washington Street in Buffaloe, Virginia (now Wellsburg, West V…LOCThe Wells Log House, built in 1788 by Alexander Wells on Wa…2015Buildings in the 800 block of Main StreetLOCBuildings in the 800 block of Main Street2015The Longhorn Steakhouse in an old buildingLOCThe Longhorn Steakhouse in an old building2015The Brooke County Public Library and West Virginia Tourist CenterLOCThe Brooke County Public Library and West Virginia Tourist …2015Law and land office buildingLOCLaw and land office building2015The Wells Log House, built in 1788 by Alexander Wells on Washington Street in Buffaloe, Virginia (nowCommonsThe Wells Log House, built in 1788 by Alexander Wells on Wa…2015The Longhorn Steakhouse in an old building inCommonsThe Longhorn Steakhouse in an old building in2015The Brooke County Public Library and West Virginia Tourist Center inCommonsThe Brooke County Public Library and West Virginia Tourist …2015Law and land office building inCommonsLaw and land office building in2015Buildings in the 800 block of Main Street inCommonsBuildings in the 800 block of Main Street in2015Brooke High School 2014-04-30 19-04CommonsBrooke High School 2014-04-30 19-042014Wellsburg WharfCommonsWellsburg Wharf2011Vancroft in Wellsburg, gatesCommonsVancroft in Wellsburg, gates2011Miller's Tavern inCommonsMiller's Tavern in2011Houses in the Wellsburg Historic DistrictCommonsHouses in the Wellsburg Historic District2011Harry and Louisiana Beall Paull MansionCommonsHarry and Louisiana Beall Paull Mansion2011Gen. I.H. Duval MansionCommonsGen. I.H. Duval Mansion2011Elmhurst inCommonsElmhurst in2011David and Lucy Tarr Fleming Mansion approachCommonsDavid and Lucy Tarr Fleming Mansion approach2011Brooke CemeteryCommonsBrooke Cemetery2011Wellsburg Wharf 2 (Taber Andrew Bain) - FlickrCommonsWellsburg Wharf 2 (Taber Andrew Bain) - Flickr2008Wellsburg Wharf (Taber Andrew Bain) - FlickrCommonsWellsburg Wharf (Taber Andrew Bain) - Flickr2008Wellsburg (Taber Andrew Bain) - FlickrCommonsWellsburg (Taber Andrew Bain) - Flickr2008Ohio River at Wellsburg (Taber Andrew Bain) - FlickrCommonsOhio River at Wellsburg (Taber Andrew Bain) - Flickr2008WVMap-doton-WellsburgCommonsWVMap-doton-Wellsburg2004

Then & now

the same place, years apart
Brooke High School 2014-04-30 19-04High school, Wellsburg, W. Va (84270)⇆ c. 1930 · Commons2014 · Commons
High school, Wellsburg, W. Va (84270), 84 years apartDrag to compare · matched automatically from the two captions

Historic places

National Register · via Wikidata
Wellsburg WharfNational Register
Brooke CemeteryNational Register
Harry and Louisiana Beall Paull MansionNational Register
Pleasant Avenue MRANational Register

From Wikimedia Commons (36), the Library of Congress (6) and the National Register (4). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.

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