History and Heritage in Martinsburg, WV

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The historic Shepherdstown Museum was founded in 1983 to make preserve artifacts that may otherwise have ...

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Founder of Martinsburg, First Sheriff of Berkeley County, Statesman, Soldier, Surgeon National Register of Historic P...

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Established in 1872 as a branch of the State normal school system. It was an outgrowth of the old Shepherd College. T...

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In December 1862, Union Gen. Benjamin F. Kelley stationed detachments of the 54th Pennsylvania and 1st West Virginia ...

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On the morning of July 2, 1861, Federal troops under Gen. Robert Patterson crossed the Potomac River from Maryland an...

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1917-1918. This memorial is dedicated as an enduring tribute to the patriotism of the citizens of Berkeley County who...

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Born 1848 in Hardy Co. A Civil War vet., Storer College graduate, teacher and principal at local Sumner School. Publi...

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During the French and Indian War, Fort Neally was captured and its garrison massacred, Sept. 17, 1756. Many settlers ...

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Home of Gen. Horatio Gates, built on land bought, 1763. Gates, once a British officer, joined the Revolutionary Army,...

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First Episcopal Church in West Virginia Established 1740 by Col. Morgan Morgan known as Morgan's Chapel Present build...

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125 S. Maple Avenue. Completed 1895. Constructed using the Richardson-Romanesque Style of architecture, this building...

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Col. Drake 1st Va. Cavalry Killed

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The colonial village of Martinsburg was established by law enacted by the General Assemply of the Commonwealth of Vir...

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Jefferson County. Formed, 1801, from Berkeley. Named for Thomas Jefferson. Home of Gens. Gates, Darke, and Charles Le...

Historic Shepherdstown Museum