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

Apollo Theater

128 East Martin Street

— Built 1912 —

 
 
Apollo Theater Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 29, 2019
1. Apollo Theater Marker
Inscription. This theater was designed by Reginald Geare, architect for the well-known Knickerbocker Theater of Washington, D.C.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: ArchitectureArts, Letters, MusicEntertainment. In addition, it is included in the West Virginia, Martinsburg Historic Properties series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1912.
 
Location. 39° 27.507′ N, 77° 57.728′ W. Marker is in Martinsburg, West Virginia, in Berkeley County. It is on East Martin Street just west of North Spring Street, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 128 East Martin Street, Martinsburg WV 25401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Eastern Panhandle. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Antebellum
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named Berkeley Hotel (about 400 feet away); Roundhouses and Shops / Railroad Strike of 1877 (about 400 feet away); Harry Flood Byrd (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named Belle Boyd House (about 500 feet away); Girlhood Home of Belle Boyd (about 500 feet away); a different marker also named Belle Boyd House (about 500 feet away); Armed Forces Memorial (about 500 feet away); Market House (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Martinsburg.
 
Other markers no longer nearby. Berkeley Hotel (was about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Belle Boyd House (was about 400 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
 
Apollo Theater image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 29, 2019
2. Apollo Theater
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on December 29, 2019. It was originally submitted on December 29, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 475 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on December 29, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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