CFHS ALL ALUMNI WEEKEND
August 15th, 16th and 17th 2014
See Calendar Page for more information
Clifton Forge High School Alumni Association
CFHS Class of 1964
50th Reunion
August 15th - 17th
Friday, August 15th - The Club Car
Social - 5:30 PM Dinner 6:30-8:30
Join the CFHS Alumni at the CF Art School
Saturday, August 16th - The Club Car
Join CFHS Alumni Activites
Sunday, August 17th - Terry Coffman's Camp
Champaign Brunch
Class members and guests
Contact Mary Jo Andersen or Donna Craft for more information
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.
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.
