Historical Markers in Kearneysville, West Virginia
Martinsburg is the county seat for Berkeley County
Kearneysville is in Berkeley County
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On Route 9 Bike Path, 0.2 miles south of Short Road (County Road 36/1), on the right when traveling south.
The Shaw Run Wetland Complex is a calcareous fen. A "fen" is defined as low land covered wholly or partly with water. fed by Shaw Spring and Shaw Run, the wetland is a unique type of wetland for West Virginia because of its marl substratum (layer . . . — — Map (db m150612) HM
On Route 9 Bike Path south of Short Road (County Route 9/19), on the right when traveling north.
Stone House Mansion, predominantly Georgian in style, was constructed in 1757, and is one of the oldest stone structures in Berkeley County. The property is listed in the National Register of Historic Places for its association with the Hite vs. . . . — — Map (db m167518) HM
On Kearneysville-Virginia Line Road, 0.5 miles west of Leestown Pike, on the right when traveling west.
Home of General Charles Lee, built on land bought in 1774. Lee, colonel in British army, resigned his commission and joined the colonists after Battle of Lexington. On this estate, the U.S. Government maintains a fish hatchery. — — Map (db m12069) HM
On Kearneysville Rd. at Charles Town Road, on the left when traveling west on Kearneysville Rd..
Home of Gen. Horatio Gates, built on land bought, 1763. Gates, once a British officer, joined the Revolutionary Army, and was the leader of the Continentals in decisive victory over Gen. Burgoyne at Saratoga. (1/2 Mi. S. W.) — — Map (db m12068) HM
On Leetown Road at Paynes Ford Road, on the left when traveling north on Leetown Road.
Three miles west, on Opequon Creek, lived General Adam Stephen, 1754–1772. Original tract, with hunting lodge, was bought in 1750. The present mansion was built by Adam Stephen Dandridge, his grandson, in 1805. — — Map (db m1746) HM
On Middleway Pike (West Virginia Route 51) at Earle Road, on the right when traveling east on Middleway Pike.
Here, August 21, 1864, General Philip H. Sheridan's Federal forces were defeated by General Jubal A. Early. The fighting swept over such fine old estates as Harewood, Sulgrave, Tuscawillow, Cedar Lawn, and Locust Hill, still marked by shot and shell. — — Map (db m157728) HM
On Middleway Pike (West Virginia Route 51) at Earle Road on Middleway Pike.
1˝ mi. S is 1825 home of John T. A. Washington, a great nephew of the 1st president. Land part of "Harewood" plot of Sam’l Washington, a brother of George. Original site of 1780 home "Berry Hill." — — Map (db m159500) HM
On Johnsontown Road just east of Hite Road, on the left when traveling west.
Founded by free African Americans, George W. & Betty Johnson, in 1848 on 12 acres, it was the first free black community in the state. Johnsons and other families built number of homes and a log, one-room graded school, which also served as a . . . — — Map (db m238231) HM
On Route 9 Bike Path, 0.2 miles north of Leetown Road (County Road 1), on the right when traveling north.
Shepherdstown and Smithfield Turnpike Tollhouse/John Fox House
Immediately west of Rellim Farm is a mid-19th century log dwelling, and the only known surviving toll house on the old Shepherdstown and Smithfield Turnpike (previously Leetown . . . — — Map (db m148880) HM
On Route 9 Bike Path, 0.7 miles north of Leetown Road (County Road 1), on the right when traveling south.
Traveller's Rest
Traveller's Rest is the site of a pre-Revolutionary War, 1½-story limestone dwelling and several log, wood frame, and masonry outbuildings. The property is listed in the National Register of Historic Places and . . . — — Map (db m150614) HM
On Route 9 Bike Path, 0.4 miles south of Luther Jones Road (County Road 16/4), on the right when traveling north.
On the east side of WV 9 is one of the oldest standing frame (post and beam) buildings in West Virginia. It was constructed in three sections, with the oldest, 1˝-story eastern section dating between 1751 and 1755. The voids between the studs . . . — — Map (db m207032) HM
On War Admiral Boulevard (West Virginia Route 9) at W. Burr Road, on the right when traveling south on War Admiral Boulevard.
Built in 1751 by Peter Burr, cousin of Aaron Burr, on a grant of 480 acres from Lord Fairfax. The house is one of the state's oldest frame structures. It is a fine example of a mid-18th century Virginia family homestead which traces its origins to . . . — — Map (db m12644) HM
On Queen Street (County Road 1) just north of Grace Street (County Road 1/8), on the right when traveling north.
This property
The Gilbert House
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
— — Map (db m157723) HM
On East Street (County Road 1/8) 0.1 miles north of Grace Street (County Road 1/8), on the left when traveling north.
Middleway, founded in the late 1700s, flourished as a trading center for most of the 1800s. About 1820 the Lutherans and German Reformed congregations joined together to build this church. Some years elapsed before the building was erected and . . . — — Map (db m157726) HM
On Route 9 Bike Path at Charles Town Road (West Virginia Route 115), on the left when traveling north on Route 9 Bike Path.
Tackley Farm, originally known as Valley View, was established in 1777 when Michael Blue leased a portion of the property from original grantee, Colonel Richard Blackburn, who migrated from England and acquired over 2,000 acres in 1754. Both . . . — — Map (db m150420) HM
On Queen Street (County Road 1) just south of County Road 1/16, on the right when traveling south.
After the 1794 death of a stranger at Livingston Farm, mysterious noises & clippings of garments frightened Middleway residents for years. — — Map (db m157722) HM