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1 day ago · CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. (DC News Now) — West Virginia is overflowing with history and events that helped to shape our republic.Jefferson County, in the state’s eastern panhandle, is the dramatic setting for John Brown’s abolitionist crusade – a challenge to the institution of slavery – and his raid on Harpers Ferry which set the stage for the Civil War.
Apr 18, 2024 · By Erik Anderson, Spirit of Jefferson. CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. — As an unseasonably intense wind surged through the streets of Charles Town last Saturday, a small group of undeterred onlookers gathered in front of the Jefferson County Courthouse to witness the bestowing of a plaque proclaiming the national historical significance of that iconic red brick building with white Doric columns.
3 days ago · Another ten monuments were documented in 1866, and 11 more in 1867 by the time the first post-war Confederate monuments were erected in Romney, Hampshire County, West Virginia and Chester, Chester County, South Carolina in 1867. Blevins' "Forever in Mourning" Chart of Union and Confederate Monuments, 1860–1920
In 1871, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Virginia v. West Virginia,[6] upholding the "secession" of West Virginia, including Berkeley and Jefferson counties, from Virginia.[7] In 2011, West Virginia state delegate Larry Kump sponsored legislation to allow Morgan, Berkeley, and Jefferson counties to rejoin Virginia by popular vote.
Apr 23, 2024 · Charles Town, West Virginia (WV), the seat of Jefferson County, was chartered in 1788 and named for Charles Washington, a brother of George Washington, who settled at 'Happy Retreat,' later renamed 'Mordington.' Nearby, at 'Harewood,' the home of Samuel Washington, a young Dolly Payne Todd married James Madison. Charles Town today may best be known as a center for lodging, gaming, and horse ...
2 days ago · The Washington metropolitan area, also referred to as the DC area, Greater Washington, the National Capital Region, or locally as the DMV (short for District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia ), is the metropolitan area centered around Washington, D.C., the federal capital of the United States. The metropolitan area includes all of Washington ...
Apr 28, 2024 · This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Berkeley County, West Virginia, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map.
