Clifton Forge High School Alumni Association
Arcadia Book published about the history of Clifton Forge
The book was coauthored by Josephine Dellinger and Rick Tabb on behalf of the Clifton Forge Woman's Club and the C&O Historical Society and is a pictorial history of Clifton Forge. These would make a great Christmas or Birthday gift for someone from Clifton Forge. If you are interested in ordering a book, use the contact page to send a message and let us know.
New Additions to Web site
Scenic, busy, friendly--Clifton Forge has greeted visitors with this motto for over 60 years.
It was originally named Williamson after the founding family who settled here as pioneers in the early 1800s. For a time, it was the center of the iron ore industry in Virginia. By 1857, the railroad had found its way here, and when the village became a town in 1884, it adopted the name Clifton Forge from a nearby iron furnace. It was a strategic location on the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, which developed a large railroad yard and locomotive and repair shops.
It was a classic railroad boomtown and was a thriving community until the shops closed in the late 1980s. Today, Clifton Forge remains a strong community of proud citizens and is undergoing renewal and revitalization that focuses on its rich natural beauty and railroad and architectural heritage.
New Additions to Web site
CFHS Alumni Association Athletic Hall of Fame
There is still time for members of the CFHSAA are invited to nominate candidates for the 2011 Athletic Hall of Fame. Additional information is on the Alumni News page and includes a nomination form which can be submitted.
GUESTBOOK - Please sign the guestbook.
CFHS Class of '61 50th Reunion
Clifton Forge High School Class of '61 will hold a 50th Class Reunion on October 15, 2011. This will be the Saturday during the Annual Shriner's Fall Festival. The reunion will be held at the Best Western Mountain View Motel (former Holiday Inn) in Covington. For more information, please contact Terrie Staton Wright at tsw@ntelos.net or phone 540-863-5081.
Clifton Forge High School Class of '61 will hold a 50th Class Reunion on October 15, 2011. This will be the Saturday during the Annual Shriner's Fall Festival. The reunion will be held at the Best Western Mountain View Motel (former Holiday Inn) in Covington. For more information, please contact Terrie Staton Wright at tsw@ntelos.net or phone 540-863-5081.
We are looking for several of our classmates. If anyone has any information on Robert F. Harrah or Lucy Massie Graham, please let us know.
October 14 & 15th
Class of '54 Annual Reunion
Creasy Lodge - Douthat State Park
Contact Jane Craft Putnam or Nancy Critzer Dobbs for more information
