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21. Zackquill Morgan House and Morgan Cabin (On Rt. 26, 3.5 miles West of Rt. 11) The cabin was reconstructed in 1976 as a Berkeley County and WV State bicentennial project. Some logs from the original cabin, built in 1731-1734 on part of Morgan's 1000-acre King's Patent, were used for the reconstruction. The cabin was sided in 1994 to protect the logs. The cabin is open to the public weekends May through October. Nearby is the stone and log house built in 1761 by Zackquill Morgan, who later left the area and founded Morgantown, West Virginia. |
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22. Morgan Chapel (Christ Episcopal Church) (On Rt. 26, 0.2 miles West of Rt. 11) This is the site of West Virginia's first Episcopal Anglican Church, started in 1740 by Colonel Morgan Morgan, Dr. John Briscoe and Jacob Hite. The present building, built in 1851, is the third church on the site. Colonel Morgan Morgan and many other early settlers are buried in the churchyard. |
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23. Bunker Hill Historic District (Rt. 11 and 26 intersection) General Elisha Boyd of Martinsburg's Boydville estate had a 2000-acre village here in the 1820s with two mills, a brick plant and a cooper's shop. Two original church buildings, badly damaged during the Civil War, stand here today. The Mt. Tabor Church was built in 1907-08. Many Civil War engagements took place gere. |
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24. Edgewood (John Boyd House) (On Rt. 11, 0.3 miles South of Rt. 26 and 11 intersection) General Elisha Boyd built the brick mansion house in 1839 for his son, John Boyd Sr. The house was the scene of much activity during the Civil War. John Boyd Jr., captured here by the Yankees, was charged as a spy and sentenced to hang. General Stonewall Jackson camped on Edgewood's lawn. A monument to Gen. Pettigrew, CSA, erected by the United Daughters of the Confederacy of North Carolina, is at the Rt. 11 entrance. On the retreat from Gettysburg, Gen. Pettigrew was mortally wounded as he prepared to cross the Potomac River while engaged in a rear-guard action near Falling Waters. He died here while in transport to Winchester for treatment. A graduate of the University of North Carolina, many of his academic achievements there remain unsurpassed. |
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25. Mill Creek Historic District and Bunker Hill Mill (On Rt. 26, 0.8 miles East of Rt. 11) Many historic buildings and sites are located along Mill Creek, where at least ten mills once operated. Bunker Hill Mill was in operation in 1738 when Thomas Anderson sold the property to his son, Colbert Anderson. The present building, dating to 1800, contains 19th and 20th centuries milling equipment. |
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26. Darkesville Historic District (Route 11, South of Martinsburg) The village of Darkesville was laid out in 1790 by James Buckles and called Bucklestown. Later, when General Darke of Revolutionary War fame had his headquarters here, the village was renamed Darkesville. Many Civil War engagements took place here. Several original buildings from 1790 to 1850 remain. |
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27. Rauch House (On Rt. 9/13, 1.1 miles South of Rt. 9) This two-story brick Victorian Gothic-styled house was built in 1898 by Edmund Rauch, a prominent farmer and builder. He built the outstanding Rauch row houses in Martinsburg. |
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