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Harmony Cemetery A pre-Civil War meeting house was built at this site in 1830, and was taken over by the Methodist Church. |
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Decatur Hedges House This house, built in 1875, is an excellent example of vernacular Victorian Gothic architecture. It is "L" shaped with central hall plan and the "L" is two rooms deep. The main entrance porch is Victorian in design. |
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"Fort Hedges" - Hedges-Leman House Built in 1748 by Joshua Hedges, Fort Hill is a two-story stone dwelling originally surrounded by a stockade. Fort Hill became a stopping place for travelers. George and Martha Washington and Patsy Custis lodged with Joshua Hedges on August 5, 1769, and again on the return from the Springs in Berkeley Springs on September 9, 1769. This is one of the only two existing houses in Berkeley County that Washington referred to in his diaries. |
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Mount Zion Baptist Church This church is significant for its type of architecture. Built 1836-38, of slab limestone carefully shaped and laid, resembling brick coursing, different from other stone work in the County. Organized June 23, 1835, this was the New Baptist Church. |
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"Allen Dale" This lovely plaster-over-stone Greek Revival mansion was built about 1785 by Jacob VanDoren, Sr., of Somerset County, New Jersey. He inherited the land from his grandfather, Jacob Vandeveer of Somerset County, New Jersey. In 1822, Jacob VanDoren, Sr., sold "Allen Dale" to his son, Jacob, Jr. During the ownership of Jacob, Jr., "Union School" was organized at the plantation. |
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