Early Roanoke Scenes

taken from "Roanoke Centennial History"

Roanoke Baseball Team 1890's

L to R: Tim Collins, Harvey Weaver, Dr. Hoopman

Middle: Fred Darling, Willis McCord, Henry Sand, Jake Sand, and ? Gish

Front: ? Gish, ? Fisher, Dan Steffen, John Grey, ? Gish

Roanoke Basketball Team 1907-08

Roanoke Junior Basketball Team

Left to right: DeWilde, Gish, Upton, Brown, Yeck, Collins, Small, Mur

Luis Sand, Harvey Clark, John Mitchel, Dan Steffan, Jake Sand, Willis McCord, Clarence Heppard, Joe Steffan, Orie Fisher

Roanoke Supply Co.

Baseball Team (year unknown)

Eli Bucher Plowing Party - October 14, 1910

11 Plows, 35 Horses, (unable to read the rest)

Corner of Main and Route 116

Labor Day Celebration, September 4, 1911

Andrew Rientz family in their first car

Unknown couple sitting on running board with unknown gentleman sitting inside

John McCawley home built by Christian Gish in 1851

Painting the Tim Duggan House (mine owner) located where IGA is now

John Uden settled in 1853 one mile north, one mile east, one-half mile north of Roanoke. Jake and John Maninga, John Uden

J. B. Tauzer house built in 1884. It is 2m east of Roanoke.
L>R: Charles &, Fred Wolfe, Anna &, Blance Wolfe, J. B. Tawzer, Eva, Helen (Anderson) & Will Tauzer, & Charles E. Wolfe (Freds brother). 

John McCauley farmstead, oldest remaining house in township. Oast for Centennial threshing were cut on this farm

P. A. Fisher, Zetta Fisher Fanning, Jennie Small Full, and Mrs. Fisher

Grandma Full house, Schuler place. Barr's live there now

Henry Altorfer home. Now Dr. Davies residence

Delaney Robinson residence. Charlie Thompson's home

William Beer residence

Dr. C. W. & Mrs. Ada Hubbell at home on E. Front St. He was Roanoke's dentist from 1908-1932. This picture was taken in 1920

Chepp Children

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