Lewis County History
Old Businesses

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A frame building that once stood in the corner of Alice Lee's front lawn on Second Street. It was in the style of several other old buildings in town and was dubbed by some as the "midwestern" look, distinguished by the high front wall that extended above the rest of the building. The building we show here was generally known as the "Rowley Building".

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J.W. Cox Groceries in 1893.

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A photo from the 1905 souvenir edition of The Sun shows a picture of Carter Millinery with its decorative upper floor gallery. The door to the second floor stairs can be seen on the right hand side close to the side view of the Methodist Church. The building was demolished recently.

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An undated photo of a group in front of the Tannian Livery Stable. Names given on the back of the picture are: left to right, 1. "Red Chilly" Ruark; 2, 3, and 4 unidentified; 5. Clyde Cottingham; 6. Otis Mathewson with bow tie, standing; 7. and 8. unidentified; George Anthony, with mustache; 9. Jack Boyd, on mule; and Eugene Dickerson's uncle, on horse (name not given).

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The Odd Fellows Hall and Tolliver's Store at Sand Hill near Trinity. Note the wooden shutters on the upstairs and outside covering of decorative tin siding. (Photo Submitted by William C. Himes)

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The Citizens Bank, organized in 1903, as it appeared in the 1905 Souvenir Edition of The Sun.

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The Deposit Bank, organized in 1887, as it appeared in the 1905 Souvenir Edition of The Sun.

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Front and side view of Concord's public building. The handsome building has just recently been restored. (Photo by William Florence)

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Historic information given on the sign at Brodrick Tavern. (Photo by William Florence)

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The old Carter House as it appeared about 1891.

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The new Carter House about 1905. Notice the white-washed locust trees and the wrought iron railing.

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The St. Charles Hotel on Second Street destroyed by fire along with  several other buildings on March 2, 1926.

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Vernon Tolle of Mansfield, Ohio, shares this photo of the  "Gus" Voiers' Clothing and Shoe Store (circa 1914).

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Vernon Tolle  provided a glimpse of Vanceburg history withthis photo of the canning factory that stood below the old Salt Lick Bridge, built in 1911.

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Vernon Tolle shares this old photo of the Vanceburg Mills that stood at the corner of Front Street and Main Street.

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The old mill about 1875. On far right, Wm. Birely, owner; man on platform, unknown; on his left, James Gardner; Pete Oliver on his horse; next two unknown; tall man with hands in pocket is Lan Sanders; next to him in white shirt, Thos. G. Ingrim; on his right, Thos. H. Carter. Others in the picture are unknown. (Photo from the W.C. Dugan collection as reprinted in the Vanceburg 175th Birthday Edition of The Lewis County Herald.)

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Bill Tom Clark shares more of his family photos. Here is a view of the principle street in Concord. The house in the foreground is the Seth Parker house, 1850. A note on the back of the photos, notes that it is the Ort House, Mr. Clark's maternal grandparents.

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M.C. Snapp of Crooked Creek is asking for information on this vintage photo of workers at the L.V. Marks Shoe Factory in Vanceburg. It is thought that the photo was taken sometime in the late 1930s. Anyone with information concerning this photo may send it to: Old Photo, c/o Lewis County Herald, 206 Main St., Vanceburg, KY 41179, or e-mail to heraldadvertising@yahoo.com (April 25, 2000)

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