Near Hedgesville in Berkeley County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

Morgan County / Berkeley County

Morgan County Marker Face image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J. J. Prats, April 28, 2007

1. Morgan County Marker Face

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Morgan County. Formed, 1820, from Berkeley and Hampshire. Named for Gen. Daniel Morgan of the Revolutionary Army. Many of his renowned “Riflemen” were from the Eastern Panhandle, where he once lived. Famed Berkeley Springs here.

Berkeley County. Formed from Frederick in 1772. Named for Norborne Berkeley, Baron de Botetourt, governor of Virginia, 1768–1770. Home of many leaders in the Revolution. As early as 1774, George Washington had orchards planted here.

Erected 1978 by West Virginia Department of Culture and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Political Subdivisions • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the West Virginia Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1820.

Location. 39° 35.82′

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N, 78° 4.032′ W. Marker is near Hedgesville, West Virginia, in Berkeley County. Marker is on Martinsburg Road or Hedgesville Road (West Virginia Route 9) west of Rustic Tavern Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 11107 Hedgesville Rd, Hedgesville WV 25427, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 5 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Site of the Snyders Evangelical Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Ernstville Road Bridge (approx. 3.2 miles away in Maryland); Big Pool Junction (approx. 3.3 miles away in Maryland); The National Road (approx. 3.3 miles away in Maryland); Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.3 miles away in Maryland).

Regarding Morgan County / Berkeley County. Berkeley Springs is not in Berkeley County. It is in Morgan County.

Berkeley County Marker Face image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J. J. Prats, April 28, 2007

2. Berkeley County Marker Face

Drizzly Spring Day in the Mountains on Route 9 image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J. J. Prats, April 28, 2007

3. Drizzly Spring Day in the Mountains on Route 9

Daniel Morgan image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Independence NHP

4. Daniel Morgan

Portrait From Life c. 1794 by Charles Willson Peale

The Right Hon'ble Norborne Berkeley,<br>Baron de Bottetourt,<br>Late Governor of Virginia. image. Click for full size.

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5. The Right Hon'ble Norborne Berkeley,
Baron de Bottetourt,
Late Governor of Virginia.

From The Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography edited by Lyon Gardiner Tyler, 1915.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 23, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 9, 2007, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,147 times since then and 101 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 9, 2007, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 4, 5. submitted on October 11, 2020, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.