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Jenning's Store
Parker Brothers
Athens Market

Happenings
Updates
Recognitions

Bluefield Daily Telegraph Article
Princeton Times Article

Feature: The Athens Theater

History

Early Mercer County
Concord Church
Civil War Period
Courthouse Controversy
Athens Named
Athens Becomes Incorporated
The 20th Century

Census of Athens, 1910-40
1953 Telegraph Article Town Typical of Campus Life

Reflections
Feature: Athens and Education

Community

Early Residents

Pioneers and First Settlers
Following Generations

Churches

Concord United Methodist Church

Concord United Methodist Church History (Continued)
1975 Homecoming Photographs
1977 Homecoming Photographs
Bulletin and Sermon Following the Assassination of President Kennedy
Gallery of Photographs

Mt. Jackson Regular Baptist Church
Athens Baptist Church

Athens Baptist Church History (Continued)
1975 Homecoming Photographs
75th Anniversary Publication
100th Anniversary Publication
Gallery of Photographs
125th Anniversary Video (10:30 minutes)

Christian Church
Feature: Country Churches

Commerce

Services

Athens Police Department
Athens Power Company
Athens Telephone Company
Athens Voluneer Fire Department
Bank of Athens

Historical Perspective
100th Year Anniversary

Mercer Electric Railway Company
Postal Service

Lodging

Mountain House
Athens Hotel
Massie Hotel
Mercer Healing Springs Hotel
Mountain Lion Motel

Dining

Loafer's Joy
Sweet Shop
Athenian Restaurant
Athens Drive-In Restaurant

Grocery Stores

Athens Market
Scott's Cash Store
Pettrey's
Hill and Goode
Lockhart & Oxley
Mick or Mack

Sundries

Jennings'
Bradley's

Specialty

Athens Pet Shop
Concord Jewelery
The Deli-Mart

General Merchandise

Shumate Brothers
P. W. Massie's Store
Alec Bolin's Star Market
R. G. Meador's General Merchandise
J. M. Cooke's East End Store
Tom Bone's Athens Department Store

Other Businesses

Lytton's Barber Shop
Llewellyn's Beauty Shoppe
Beckett Brothers Maytag Store
College Cleaners

Feature: Advertisements

Street Scenes

Feature: Athens' Doctors

Feature: Concord Lodge No. 48 A.F.&A.M.

Houses

Pioneer Days

The Fanning House
The Vermillion House
The French House

Late 19th and Early 20th Century Houses

South State Street
North State Street
West Caldwell Street
East Concord Street
Old Hinton Road
Vermillion Street
Historical Significance and Trivia

Contemporary Houses

Post Modern Homes
Renovations and Restorations

Neighborhood Tour

Caperton, South State and Vermillion Streets in 1997
East Broadway, Birch, and East Vermillion Streets in 2011
Faculty Hill: Plymouth Street, 1st & 2nd Avenues, and Witherspoon Drive in 2013
Cooper, Center, Weaver and Narrow Streets in 2013
North State Street in 2013

Feature: The Holroyd Homes

Schools

Concord Training School

Kathryn Gibson's Fourth Grade Class, 1952-53 School Year
Billie M. Tanner's Second Grade Class, 1953-54 School Year

Athens High School

Early History

Principals of Athens High School
Recent Tour of the Former Athens High School
Class of 1926 50th Reunion Publication

Faculty and Staff
Co-Curricular

Athletics

Basketball
Football

Awards and Recognitions

West Virginia Club

Golden Horseshoe Award Winners in 1960
Golden Horseshoe Award Winners in 1961

Scores of Awards Given at Athens, 1963 Article by Evelyn Ryan

Band

Clubs

Publications

Handbooks, Yearbooks, and Programs

AHS Student Handbook
Trojan Yearbooks

CTS Treasure Chest - 1951 (Slide Show)
CTS Treasure Chest - 1951 (PDF File)

CTS Concord Trojan - 1952 (Slide Show)
CTS Concord Trojan - 1952 (PDF File)

Athens High School Trojan - 1953 (Slide Show)
Athens High School Trojan - 1953 (PDF File)

Athens High School Trojan - 1954 (Slide Show)
Athens High School Trojan - 1954 (PDF File)

Athens High School Trojan - 1955 (Slide Show)
Athens High School Trojan - 1955 (PDF File)

Athens High School Trojan - 1956 (Slide Show)
Athens High School Trojan - 1956 (PDF File)

Athens High School Trojan - 1957 (Slide Show)
Athens High School Trojan - 1957 (PDF File)

Athens High School Trojan - 1958 (Slide Show)
Athens High School Trojan - 1958 (PDF File)

Athens High School Trojan - 1959 (Slide Show)
Athens High School Trojan - 1959 (PDF File)

No Trojan Published in 1960

Athens High School 1961 Senior Class Photo

Athens High School Trojan - 1962 (Slide Show)
Athens High School Trojan - 1962 (PDF File)

Athens High School Trojan - 1963 (Slide Show)
Athens High School Trojan - 1963 (PDF File)

Athens High School Trojan - 1964 (Slide Show)
Athens High School Trojan - 1964 (PDF File)

Athens High School Trojan - 1965 (Slide Show)
Athens High School Trojan - 1965 (PDF File)

Athens High School Trojan - 1966 (Slide Show)
Athens High School Trojan - 1966 (PDF File)

Athens High School Trojan - 1967 (Slide Show)
Athens High School Trojan - 1967 (PDF File)

Athens High School Trojan - 1968 (Slide Show)
Athens High School Trojan - 1968 (PDF File)

Athens High School Trojan - 1969 (Slide Show)
Athens High School Trojan - 1969 (PDF File)

Commencement Programs

1961 Commencement
1963 Commencement
1964 Commencement
1965 Commencement

Prom and Special Event Programs

1964 Junior - Senior Prom
1965 Junior - Senior Prom

Newspaper Articles and Clippings

Class of 1964 Congratulations Clipping
Students Honored at 1963 Assembly
Athens Chooses Six for 1963 Halloween Queen Race

Collectibles and School Artifacts

Letterman Jacket (Photo)
Basketball Letter and Certificate (Photo)
Athens Trojan Banner and Pin (Photo)
License Plate (Photo)
Number One Trojan Button (Photo)

Feature: Proms, Sock Hops, and Special Events

Concord University

Early History
Administration

The Beasley Years 1985 - 2008

Physical Plant (in order of construction)

First Concord State Normal School Building - 1875
Second Concord State Normal School Building - 1887
First Dormitory for Women - 1891
Third Concord State Normal School Building - 1899
Old Main - 1912
Auditorium - 1916
McComas Hall - 1922
First Dormitory for Men (Former Women's Dormitory) - 1922
Gymnasium - 1924
Sam Holroyd Hall - 1926
President's Home - 1932
Third Athletic Field - 1932
Administrative Officers Housing on First Avenue - 1935
Faculty Housing on Plymouth Street - 1936
Natatorium - 1936
Laura Ann Sarvay Hall for Women - 1937
John Baker White Hall - 1939
Joseph Franklin Marsh Library - 1941
Barracks and Trailers - 1946
Quonset Huts - 1947
Music Building - 1947
Home Management Building - 1948
Science Hall - 1951
Fourth Athletic Field (Callaghan Stadium) - 1956
College Courts - 1958
Wooddell Hall - 1962
Wilson Hall - 1962
College Center - 1963
Alexander Fine Arts Center - 1969
Twin Towers - 1969
Witherspoon Park - 1970
Centennial Hall - 1972
Marsh Memorial Carillon and Tower - 1997
University Point - 2010

Campus Scenes
Activities

Homecoming
May Day Festivals
Intramurals
Commencement

Organizations

Alumni Association
He-Men's Association
Mountain Lions Club

Athletics

Campus Life

Feature: Your Years at Concord

Educators

Remembering School Holidays

Our Years

Families

Contemporaries Who Influenced the Athens We Knew

Austin, Lowell and Otella
Baxter, Charles "Bo," Margaret (Vermillion) family
Bowling, James "Boney," Elizabeth "Liz" (Thornton) family
Cooper, Fred Vermillion family (Another photo here)
Friedl, Joseph, Sallie (Harlan) family
Oxley, Albert Harvey "Doc" family
Robertson, William B., Elizabeth "Betty" (Steinbugler) family
Thornton, L. C., Bergie family
Wooddell, William Sterl "Woody" and Jacque (Martin)

Photo Albums

Elmore, Garland (Sr.), Helen (Sutherland) and family
Lilly, James (Bob) and family

Reflections on Parents, Siblings, Relatives and Friends

Ball, Homer K. by Jeff Harvey
Butler, Clark and Ailene (Bailey) family by Jeff Harvey
Bowling, James Mason and Elizabeth (Thornton) family by Nan (Bowling) Kelemen
Hill, John Edward, Rosetta Mae (Blevins) family by Linda (Hill) Mann
Thompson, David Lee and Mary Francis (Crawford) family by David Green
Thornton, L.C., Bergie family by Rose (Thornton) Kessinger

Friends

Athens High School Seniors

Class of 1951
Class of 1952
Class of 1953
Class of 1954
Class of 1955
Class of 1956
Class of 1957
Class of 1958
Class of 1959
Class of 1960
Class of 1961
Class of 1962
Class of 1963
Class of 1964
Class of 1965
Class of 1966
Class of 1967
Class of 1968
Class of 1969

Reunions and Socials

Athens High School Class of 1964 Fiftieth Reunion Group Photos
Athens High School Class of 1964 Fiftieth Reunion Photos
Athens High School Class of 1964 Picnic Photos
2013 Reunion of the Class of 1964 (Slideshow)
2012 Get-Together of Friends of the Class of 1964 (Slideshow)
2011 Ad Hoc Gathering of Friends from the Classes of 1964 and 1965 (Slideshow)
2005 Reunion of the Class of 1965 (Group Photos)
2000 Impromptu Gathering of Guys from the Class of 1964 (Slideshow)

Friend Photo Albums

Life on Center Street
Your Friend Slideshow Here

Activities

Ground Observer Corps Dinner at the Methodist Church, Wings and Poster
Summer 1959 Baseball Program
Boy Scouts National Jamboree 1960 and Jamboree Patch

Memories

Favorite Memories

Visiting the Bowling Farm
Your Story Here

Recollections and Impressions

Childhood in Athens
Athens from a Distance
Cars and Their People
Pets and Their People
Poems of Athens

Memorabilia

Roy Rogers Riders Club Member Card
E. H. Jennings Scrip
Boy Scouts of America Member Card

Our Years in Media

Billboard Charts of Top Songs 1951-1969

Popular Songs of 1951
Popular Songs of 1952
Popular Songs of 1953
Popular Songs of 1954
Popular Songs of 1955
Popular Songs of 1956
Popular Songs of 1957
Popular Songs of 1958
Popular Songs of 1959
Popular Songs of 1960
Popular Songs of 1961
Popular Songs of 1962
Popular Songs of 1963
Popular Songs of 1964
Popular Songs of 1965
Popular Songs of 1966
Popular Songs of 1967
Popular Songs of 1968
Popular Songs of 1969

Top Television Shows 1951-1969

Popular Television Shows of 1951
Popular Television Shows of 1952
Popular Television Shows of 1953
Popular Television Shows of 1954
Popular Television Shows of 1955
Popular Television Shows of 1956
Popular Television Shows of 1957
Popular Television Shows of 1958
Popular Television Shows of 1959
Popular Television Shows of 1960
Popular Television Shows of 1961
Popular Television Shows of 1962
Popular Television Shows of 1963
Popular Television Shows of 1964
Popular Television Shows of 1965
Popular Television Shows of 1966
Popular Television Shows of 1967
Popular Television Shows of 1968
Popular Television Shows of 1969

Feature: Destinations in the Extended Community

Restaurants

Brock's

Brock's Restaurant Article
Brock's Restaurant Photograph

Jimmie's

Jimmie's Restaurant Photographs
Jimmie's Restaurant Progress

Ferrell's
Green Tree
Walnut Room
Frankie's Lasulta

Drive-In Restaurants

Mooney's Bar-B-Que Drive-In
Smiley Boys (later Tilt Tavern)
Bill's
Thurstan's
Kenny Burger

Movie Theaters

Mercer
Lavon
Colonial
Granada
Skyway

Parks and Recreation

Lake Shawnee

Visits by Karen Stuebing
Advertisements from the Raleigh Register

Pipestem Resort State Park
Bluestone State Park

Shops and Groceries

Llyod's Pastry Shop
Skeen's
G. C. Murphy

Feature: Coming Home to Athens

Change

Changing Faces

Bank of Athens
William Holroyd House
E. H. Jennings Store
Beckett Home
Old Massie Hotel
Beckett's Gulf Station
Old Hotel Athens
Parker Brothers Store
South State Street
Athens Theater
Lockhart & Oxley Store
Athens Market
Familiar Store Fronts

Evolving Campus

Natatorium
McComas Hall
Gymnasium
Sam Holroyd Hall
Auditorium
Uriah Vermillion Home
Vermillion Homeplace
White Hall

Practicality

Second Water Tower
Cushman Property Becomes Park
School Consolidation

Perspectives

Feature: Early Days

Feature: The Surrounding Area

Gallery

Karen Stuebing
Andrew S. Turnbull
Garland C. Elmore

Featured Photographer

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