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11. Pleasant View (Samuel Cunningham House) (On Rt. 9, 1.5 miles NW of Rt. 1 and 9 intersection) Samuel Cunningham, son of Hugh, built the stone section of the house in 1820. Samuel's son, William, built the back wing of the house in 1840 as slave quarters. |
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12. Hedgesville Historic District (On Rt. 9, West of Martinsburg) In 1832 Josiah Hedges laid out the town of Hedgesville at a heavily-traveled gap in North Mountain. The town spring provided water for the entire village. Many town structures are built of log. The Mount Zion Episcopal Church was built in 1818. |
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13. Snodgrass Tavern (On Rt. 9, 1.4 miles West of Hedgesville) This is one of the oldest buildings in the state; portions of the log house and nearby out-buildings date to the 1740s. During its operation as a tavern for over 100 years, many famous people, including George Washington and Henry Clay, visited here. An early slave cemetery is located just west of the house. In the early 1800s Robert Snodgrass operated a ferry just south of the present Rt. 9 highway bridge over Back Creek. |
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14. Parks Gap Bridge (On Rt. 6 at intersection with Rt. 9/9) The 1892 bridge, spanning Back Creek on Parks Gap Road, is a one-of-a-kind bridge constructed of railroad rails by a Charles Town firm. John Park, after whom the gap is named, received a land grant from Lord Fairfax in 1756 for nearby property at the eastern foot of North Mountain. |
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15. Rural Hill (Edward Tabb House) (On Rt. 4, 1.4 miles N of Rt. 13, Dry Run Road) The Tabbs, originally from England, moved here from Virginia's Tidewater area and built this house in 1778. Beautiful Adam style terracotta inlays decorate the home's interior and make this one of Berkeley County's most architecturally significant houses. On the hillside nearby is a walk-in burial vault. |
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