Concord College’s 1872 beginnings tied to courthouse dispute
The history traces Concord College from its 1872 start as a branch normal school born from Mer cer County courthouse battles. Land donations by Col Henderson French and William Harvey Martin propelled construction, with residents raising funds and a 1874 corner stone laid for the first building, despite rudimentary facilities.
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Henderson French
Concord Church
Col. French
French
Princeton
Concord State College Gains Big Expansion and New Buildings
Concord State College in West Virginia announces a major expansion with two new dormitories, a fine arts building, and a plan to raise campus capacity to 1,433 housing spots. The project group includes a $5 million expansion budget and 272 staff, with a 1969 fall term expecting near 1,900 students and a replacement value near $22 million.
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Concord State College
West Virginia
Concord
Athens WV Town Profile Highlights Concord College Ties
Athens a college town near Concord College with 1 100 residents plus 1 700 students. Mayor Bondurant plans to step down after six years. The town runs a 15000 annual budget supported by state taxes and fees from refuse and meters. Utilities include a municipal water system funded by state grants and FHA loans with a 40 year payoff.
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Athens
Concord State College
West Virginia
W. M. Bondurant
Princeton
Bondurant
Plymouth
Laurel Creek
Water Resources of the State Department
Date Confusion On Concord Church To Athens Change
The town of Athens began as Concord Church in 1837 with conflicting records on when it officially became Athens. WV files cite 1873 1891 or 1896 as the transition year. Athens sits at 2600 feet and Concord State College is dubbed the highest learning center in the East.
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Concord
Athen
Athens
Concord Church
State of West Virginia
Concord State College
Holroyds
Barbers
Pritchards
Martins
Vermillions
Fannings
Pisgah
Bethel
Col
Henderson French
Thomas Pritchard
Rehoboth Church
Union
Monroe County
Our Grand Area Yesterday and Today in Wilderness County
W L Currence outlines early Mercer County settlement in Wilderness County with Crumps Bottom Clover Bottom Flat Top Mountain Beaver Pond Concord Church and Princeton. He recounts homesteading growth camps churches Concord Church named by Sarah Holroyd, post office in the 1870s, and county seat struggles between Princeton and Concord Church.
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Princeton
Virginia
East River Mountain
Flat Top Mountain
Grand Area
W. L
Stubby
Currence
Daily Telegraph
Wilderness County
Crumps Bottom
New River
Clover Bottom
Lake Shawnee
Beaver Pond
Bluefield
Athens
East River
Frenchville
Oakvale
Pipestem
Gladesville
Johnston Town
Henderson French
James Killey
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William Holroyd
Parker Brothers
James T. Vermillion
Fanning
William Martin
Post Office
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Callaghan
Jim Callaghan
The
Mountain Lions
Concord College
William Harvey Martin
Martha
Athens High School
Normal School
J. Frank Marsh
Joseph F. Marsh Jr
James H. French
Marsh
Joseph Marsh
J. Otto McKinney
Dale E. Geiger
J. Therin Rogers
Miss Dam
Aris O. Wilson
James F. Davidson
Milton C. Edge
Joe Parker
Lions Club
Derk Alvis
Paul Butler
4-H Club
H. F. Thomasson
Joe Friedl
Keith Thompson
George Keatley
John Peck
Bill Hartman
Everett White
Jim Gore
Oakey Logan Alexander
Ethel Witherspoon Alexander
WVUI
Elemen
J. F. Thomason
John I. Scott
Ted Kessinger
G. A. Gillian
Ernie McKenzie
Oscar Farley
Andy Fudge
Wilderness Country
Holroyd
Sarah
Harmony
Sweet Fellowship
John Bailey
Bank of Athens
Mountain House
Fred W. Cooper
L. C. Thornton
G. M. Bird
John Scott
C. R. Butler
Ira Blankenship
Wilmer Ferguson
Ralph Cunningham
Bob Beckett
Home Demonstration Club
Edna Step
Hens
White Pine Garden Club
Dorothy Grimm
Athens Women’s Club
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!