Several people noticed that this year’s Pioneer Days Badge – in addition to being larger than normal – has the 58th Annual Pioneer Days on it.
Last year’s badge also had 58th Annual Pioneer Days on it.
So, what is the story?
To begin, there was no Pioneer Days celebration in 2020 due to COVID, but people wanted a badge so the committee obliged and had one produced.
Therefore, there have been 58 celebrations and 59 badges.
As for the repeat of the 58 annual – it was a printing fluke.
Once it was discovered, it was too late to change it without paying a hefty fee for a rush order.
So, consider this larger than normal – and second 58th Annual badge – to be a collector’s item.
Badges through the years
1967 – 1st – Pioneer Wagon
1968 – 2nd – Panther and Pioneer Hunter
1969 – 3rd – Pearl of the Alleghenies
1970 – 4th – Birthplace of Rivers
1971 – 5th – Pocahontas Sesquicentennial
1972 – 6th – Pearl S. Buck Birthplace
1973 – 7th – The Pocahontas Times
1974 – 8th – Hamlin Chapel
1975 – 9th – George Washington – Give me but a banner…
1976 – 10th – Pocahontas County- Our Homeland
1977 – 11th – Pioneer Families
1978 – 12th – Cass Train
1979 – 13th – Locust Creek Bridge
1980 – 14th – Travelers Repose
1981 – 15th – McNeel Mill
1982 – 16th – White Pole Meeting House, Hillsboro
1983 – 17th – CCC
1984 – 18th – Marlinton Railroad Depot
1985 – 19th – Boy Scouts Diamond Jubilee
1986 – 20th – Helping Hands
1987 – 21st – Girl Scouts 75th Anniversary
1988 – 22nd – Oak Grove Presbyterian Church
1989 – 23rd – National Radio Astronomy Observatory
1990 – 24th – No “G” in Marlinton
1991 – 25th – 25 Years Pioneer Days
1992 – 26th – Pocahontas Memorial Hospital
1993 – 27th – The Opera House
1994 – 28th – Pocahontas County Courthouse 100 Years
1995 – 29th – First National Bank
1996 – 30th – Homecoming ‘96
1997 – 31st – Marlinton High School
1998 – 32nd – Hillsboro School
1999 – 33rd – Green Bank School
2000 – 34th – Town of Cass
2001 – 35th – C.J. Richardson Hardware
2002 – 36th – 100 Years 4-H
2003 – 37th – St. John’s Episcopal Church
2004 – 38th – Snowshoe Mountain Resort
2005 – 39th – Liberty Presbyterian Church
2006 – 40th – Marlinton Fire Department
2007 – 41st – Edray Trout Hatchery
2008 – 42nd – Marvin Chapel United Methodist Church
2009 – 43rd – Huntersville School
2010 – 44th – Marlinton High School 1967 State Championship Football Team
2011 – 45th – Pocahontas County Historical Society
2012 – 46th – Hunters-ville United Methodist Church
2013 – 47th – Battle of Droop Mountain
2014 – 48th – Clark Hotel-Old Clark Inn
2015 – 49th – Pocahontas County Veterans Honor Corps
2016 – 50th – Memories of then and now… a 50-year tradition
2017 – 51st – Cranberry Mountain Nature Center 50th Anniversary
2018 – 52nd – Camp Minnehaha
2019 – 53rd – Barlow and Moore Store
2020 – 54th – McGlaughlin House
2021 – 55th – WVMR-Allegheny Mountain Radio
2022 – 56th – Pocahontas County Bicentennial
2023 – 57th – Huntersville Presbyterian Church
2024 – 58th – Allegheny Trail
2025 – 59th – Denmar Hospital
