Martinsburg is the county seat for Berkeley County
Bunker Hill is in Berkeley County
Berkeley County(107) ► ADJACENT TO BERKELEY COUNTY Jefferson County(349) ► Morgan County(109) ► Washington County, Maryland(875) ► Clarke County, Virginia(75) ► Frederick County, Virginia(231) ►
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On Winchester Pike (U.S. 11) north of Old Mill Road, on the right when traveling north. Reported missing.
Two miles west is the site of the first house in present West Virginia. It was built by Col. Morgan Morgan who came from Delaware in 1726. It was destroyed and the one now there was built in 1800 by another Morgan. — — Map (db m57717) HM
On Runnymeade Road (County Route 26) at Soldier Drive, on the right when traveling west on Runnymeade Road.
300 yards west is one of the oldest Episcopal churches in West Virginia. Built in 1740 by Morgan Morgan. Five Revolutionary soldiers buried in church yard. Used as a barracks during war between the states. — — Map (db m134064) HM
On Winchester Pike (U.S. 11) just north of Old Mill Road, on the right when traveling north.
Nov. 1, 1688 — Nov. 17, 1766. Erected by the State of West Virginia. In commemoration of the first settlement within the present boundaries of said State, which was made by Col. Morgan Morgan, a native of Wales, and Catherine Garretson, his . . . — — Map (db m1169) HM
On the northbound Welcome Center and Rest Stop (Interstate 81) north of the state line, on the right when traveling north.
After stunning victories at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, Virginia, early in May 1863, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee carried the war through Maryland, across the Mason and Dixon Line and into Pennsylvania. His infantry marched north through . . . — — Map (db m1975) HM
Due west of this tablet, 650 feet, is the Boyd House in which died, July 17, 1863, Brig.-Gen. James Johnston Pettigrew, of North Carolina, C. S. A. At Gettysburg he commanded and led Heth’s Division in the assault on Cemetery Ridge, July 3; and . . . — — Map (db m2615) HM
On Runneymead Road, 0.5 miles west of Goldmiller Road, on the right when traveling east.
Originally built 1731-34 as second home of Morgan Morgan-first white settler in West Virginia. Rebuilt with some of original logs in 1976 as a State and County Bicentennial project. It was here during the Revolution that James Morgan, the grandson . . . — — Map (db m12798) HM
On Runnymeade Road (County Route 26) at Soldier Drive, on the right when traveling west on Runnymeade Road.
At Bunker Hill in 1726, Colonel Morgan Morgan founded the first permanent settlement of record in what is now West Virginia. In commemoration of this event, the state of West Virginia has erected a monument in Bunker Hill State Park, and has . . . — — Map (db m134056) HM
On Winchester Pike (U.S. 11) north of Old Mill Road, on the right when traveling north. Reported missing.
Morgan Morgan, a native of Wales, established his home at Bunker Hill before 1732, and was leader in Eastern Panhandle’s early development. His sons gave name to Morgantown, and fought in Indian and Revolutionary Wars. — — Map (db m1176) HM
On Washington Heritage Trail (West Virginia Route 51) near the Opequon Creek Bridge, on the right when traveling east. Reported missing.
Jefferson County. Formed, 1801, from Berkeley. Named for Thomas Jefferson. Home of Gens. Gates, Darke, and Charles Lee. Here four companies of Washington’s men organized. Shepherdstown was strongly urged as the seat of the National Capitol.
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