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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YBZ_lock-graveyard-memorial_Charles-Town-WV.html
Lock Graveyard relocated by
W.V.D.O.H. from the Flynn Farm
on the north side of Harper's
Ferry Pike, east of Charles
Town, W.V.
February 27, 1989
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YBY_major-james-gibson_Charles-Town-WV.html
Major James Gibson
Son of Andrew Gibson and Sarah Hopkins,
was born August 10, 1776, at
Lancaster, Penna. Came to
Winchester, Virginia with
his parents in 1779.
Commissioned by
Governor Cabell in 1807
Captain of Hampshire County
Light I…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YBE_the-confederate-dead-a-war-memorial_Charles-Town-WV.html
Erected
to the memory of the
Confederate Dead
April 26, 1871
by the
Lee Memorial Association
of Jefferson County
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There's grandeur in graves, there's glory in gloom
For out of the gloom, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YBC_veterans-memorial-a-war-memorial_Charles-Town-WV.html
In Memoriam
Dedicated to the memory
of men and women who
served in the Armed Forces
of our country.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YAV_the-trial-of-john-brown_Charles-Town-WV.html
One of the most famous trials in American history was held in this building in 1859, when John Brown and his followers faced charges of treason against Virginia, inciting slaves to rebel, and murder. Judge Richard Parker presided.
The trial began…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VJ5_casualty-of-war-historical_Charles-Town-WV.html
German immigrant Frederick Roeder was a prosperous baker, the father of seven children, and a recent widower. Roeder was also about to die. The Fourth of July was normally a day of celebration, but not this year - not 1861. In March Roeder buried …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14GV_iron-furnaces_Charles-Town-WV.html
Thomas Mayberry agreed in 1742 to erect iron furnaces on the property of William Vestal. Here ore was mined and iron produced for the first time west of the Blue Ridge. Washington visited the iron furnaces here in 1760.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13Z8_locust-hill_Charles-Town-WV.html
When George Washington surveyed his brother Samuel's Berkeley County land in preparation for the building of Harwood, the property included a sizable portion which has since been separated from the Harwood Estate. Dr. Samuel Washington, Colonel Sa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13SH_hollis-pump_Charles-Town-WV.html
Famous watering site for the Union Soldiers and Horses during War between the States.
Restored 1967 by Charles Town Women's Club
Restored 1987 b Charles Town Women's Club, City Council & Bicentennial Committee
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13OJ_nobles-emigrant-trail_Charles-Town-CA.html
Pioneered by William Nobles, this trail linked the Applegate Trail in Nevada to the Northern Sacramento Valley. During the 1850s and 60s, several thousand emigrants used this trail in their migration from the eastern United States.