Martinsburg is a city in Berkeley County, West Virginia, United States, and its

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. The population was 18,773 at the 2020 census, making Martinsburg the largest city in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia and the sixth-most populous city in the state. It is a principal city of the Hagerstown–Martinsburg metropolitan area extending into

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, which had 293,844 residents in 2020.

History

Martinsburg was established by an act of the Virginia General Assembly that was adopted in December 1778 during the American Revolutionary War. Founder Major General

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named the gateway town to the

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along Tuscarora Creek in honor of Colonel Thomas Bryan Martin, a nephew of Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron. Aspen Hall, a Georgian mansion, is the oldest house in the city. Part was built in 1745 by Edward Beeson, Sr. Aspen Hall, and its wealthy residents had key roles in the agricultural, religious, transportation, and political history of the region. Significant events related to the

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, the Revolution, and the Civil War took place on the property. Three original buildings are still standing, including the rare blockhouse of Mendenhall's Fort. The first United States post office in what is now West Virginia was established at Martinsburg in 1792. At that time, Martinsburg and the larger territory were still part of

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. The

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(B&O) reached Martinsburg in 1842. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Martinsburg Shops were constructed in 1849 and rebuilt after the American Civil War. According to William Still, "The Father of the

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" and its historian: Mr Robert Brown, alias Thomas Jones, escaped from slavery in Martinsburg on Christmas night in 1856. He rode a horse and had it swim across the freezing Potomac River. After riding forty miles, he walked in cold wet clothes for two days, to

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. He received assistance there from the Underground Railroad and traveled by train to

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, and the office of William Still with the Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society. Brown's wife and four children had been sold; he sought help to find them. He had a likeness of his wife, and locks of hair from each of them.

Civil war

In 1854, ten-year-old Isabelle Boyd, known as "Belle" and later a noted spy for the Confederacy, moved to Martinsburg with her family, where her father Benjamin operated a general merchandise store. After the Civil War began, Benjamin joined the Second Virginia Infantry, which was part of the Stonewall Brigade. His wife Mary was thus in charge of the Boyd home when Union forces under General Robert Patterson took Martinsburg. When a group of Patterson's men tried to raise a Union flag over the Boyd home, Mary refused. One of the soldiers, Frederick Martin, threatened Mary, and Belle shot him. She was acquitted. She soon became involved in espionage, sending information to Confederate generals

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and J.E.B. "Jeb" Stuart. Often she was helped by Eliza Corsey, a Boyd family slave whom Belle had taught to read and write. In 1863, Belle was arrested in Martinsburg by the Union Army and imprisoned. Boyd's Greek Revival home, which he had built in 1853 and sold in 1855, had numerous owners over the decades. In 1992 it was purchased by the Berkeley County Historical Society. The historical society renovated the building and now operates it as the Berkeley County Museum. It is also known as the Belle Boyd House.

Reconstruction

Residents of West Virginia were split in their allegiance during the war, with half of its soldiers serving in the Confederate army. The vote to create a new state in western Virginia was very low, but statehood was approved by Congress and President Lincoln, and the new state was admitted to the Union on June 20, 1863. The city of Martinsburg was incorporated by an act of the new

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on March 30, 1868. Harpers 8 11 1877 Blockade of Engines at Martinsburg W VA

Martinsburg became a center of the railroad industry and its workers. The

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began July 14, 1877, in this city at the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Martinsburg Shops. After several unsuccessful attempts to quell the protests, Governor Henry M. Mathews called for federal troops. By the time these troops had restored order, the protest of the rail company had spread across the country. Telephone service was established in Martinsburg in 1883. In 1889, electricity began to be furnished to Martinsburg as part of a franchise granted to the United Edison Manufacturing Company of New York. The Interwoven Mills began operations in Martinsburg in 1891. Construction of the Apollo Civic Theatre was completed in 1913.

World War I and beyond

Over one thousand (1,039) men from Berkeley County participated in World War I. Of these, forty-one were killed, and twenty-one were wounded in battle. A monument to those who fell in battle was erected in Martinsburg in 1925. During World War II, the Newton D. Baker Hospital in Martinsburg treated thousands of soldiers wounded in the war. In 1946 this military hospital became a part of the

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(VA). The VA Medical Center in Martinsburg still provides care to United States veterans. Due to restructuring beginning in the late 1940s and continuing through the 1970s, many of the mills and factories operating in Martinsburg shut down and went out of business, dealing a major blow to the local economy. Jobs were moved to the Deep South and later offshore.

Geography

Location and topography

Martinsburg is approximately southwest of Hagerstown, west of

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, northwest of

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, and east of Morgantown. U.S. Route 11 runs through the center of town, and

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passes along the northern side of the town. Martinsburg is distant from the state capital of Charleston. However, it is closer to no less than five other state capitals: Harrisburg PA - , Annapolis MD - , Dover DE - , Richmond VA - , and Trenton NJ - . According to the

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, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water.

Climate

Martinsburg lies in the transitional area between

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(

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''Cfa'') and humid continental climatic zones (Köppen ''Dfa''), with four distinct seasons. Winters are cool to cold, with a January daily mean temperature of and an average annual snowfall of , while summers are hot and humid with a July daily mean temperature of and 27 days of + readings annually. Precipitation is moderate, with winter being the driest period and May thru July the wettest. Extreme temperatures at Eastern West Virginia Regional Airport range from on January 21, 1994, up to on July 11, 1936; an even colder was recorded in the city on January 14, 1912.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the

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of 2020, there were 18,777 people residing in the city, living in 7,179 total households. The

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was 2,591.7 inhabitants per square mile. The racial makeup of the city was 79.9%

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, 13.9%

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, 0.1% Native American, 1.3% Asian, 0.0%

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, and 3.1% two or more races.

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or Latino of any race was 4.8% of the population. The median household income (in 2019 dollars) was $42,835. The per capita income was $24,970. 29.5% of the population is recorded as being in poverty. 88.5% of households had a computer, with 77.9% having access to broadband internet.

2010 census

As of the

of 2010, there were 17,227 people, 7,293 households, and 4,106 families residing in the city. The

was . There were 8,408 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 77.5%

, 14.9%

, 0.4% Native American, 1.2% Asian, 0.1%

, 2.3% from other races, and 3.7% from two or more races.

or Latino of any race were 6.2% of the population. There were 7,293 households, of which 29.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.3% were

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living together, 15.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 43.7% were non-families. Of all households, 35.4% were made up of individuals, and 12.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 3.00. The median age in the city was 37 years. 23.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 28.3% were from 25 to 44; 26.3% were from 45 to 64; and 13.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.8% male and 51.2% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 14,972 people, 6,684 households, and 3,689 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 7,432 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 83.9%

, 11.6%

, 0.4% Native American, 0.9% Asian, 0%

, 1.3%% from other races, and 2.2% from two or more races.

or Latino of any race were 2.9% of the population. There were 6,684 households, out of which 24.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.7% were

living together, 13.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.8% were non-families. 37.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.92. In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.1% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.6 males. The median income for a household in the city was $29,495, and the median income for a family was $36,954. Males had a median income of $29,697 versus $22,212 for females. The

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for the city was $16,314. About 14.7% of families and 20.0% of the population were below the

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, including 28.8% of those under age 18 and 15.1% of those age 65 or over.

Economy

Major private employers in and around Martinsburg include Quad/Graphics, Ecolab, Orgill,

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, and

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. In February 2015, it was announced that

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planned to build a $500 million facility near the city. The city also has numerous federal government employers, including the

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(IRS), U.S. Coast Guard C5ISC-Kearneysville, U.S. Coast Guard National Maritime Center, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, and the Martinsburg VA Medical Center. The Martinsburg IRS Facility, one of the two Enterprise Computing Centers of the

(the other is in

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), processes most of the country's electronically filed tax documents from

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es, and about one-third of electronically filed

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s. The area is also home to the 167th Airlift Wing of the West Virginia Air National Guard, based in Eastern WV Regional Airport. Martinsburg had its own automobile company from 1912 to 1922, called Norwalk, which assembled the longest-made known cars to be built in the state of West Virginia.

Sports

Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Hack Wilson began his storied professional career in his adopted hometown with the Martinsburg Blue Sox, a low-level minor-league baseball team. Wilson would go on to set the yet-to-be-broken major league record for RBI in a season (191) with the

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in 1930. After his playing career ended in 1935, Hack went back home to Martinsburg, played some ball with the town's semipro team and opened a recreation and pool hall in town with a partner. He later moved to Baltimore in 1941 where he later died November 23, 1948. Originally scheduled to be interred in Baltimore, Wilson was buried — in a donated plot — in Martinsburg,

Education

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Elementary and intermediate schools

* Rocky Knoll Adventist School * Back Creek Valley Elementary * Bedington Elementary * Berkeley Heights Elementary * Bunker Hill Elementary * Burke Street Elementary * Gerrardstown Elementary * Hedgesville Elementary * Inwood Elementary * Marlowe Elementary * Opequon Elementary * Rosemont Elementary * Spring Mills Elementary * Tuscarora Elementary * Valley View Elementary * Winchester Avenue Elementary * Mountain Ridge Intermediate * Potomac Intermediate * Orchard View Intermediate * Mill Creek Intermediate * Eagle School Intermediate * Tomahawk Intermediate * St. Joseph Catholic School

Middle schools

* North Middle * South Middle * Spring Mills Middle * Hedgesville Middle * Mountain Ridge Middle * Musselman Middle

High schools

* Martinsburg High School * Musselman High School * Hedgesville High School * Spring Mills High School

Colleges and universities

* Blue Ridge Community and Technical College, Martinsburg * James Rumsey Technical Institute, Martinsburg *

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-Martinsburg * Valley College of Technology, Martinsburg Campus

Media

Print

Martinsburg has one daily community newspaper, ''The Journal'' and also is regionally covered by '' The Herald-Mail'' out of

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. Martinsburg has a bi-monthly magazine, ''Around the Panhandle'' magazine.

Radio

The city is home to WEPM/1340 AM, WRNR/740 AM, WICL/95.9 FM, WLTF/97.5 FM, and WVEP/88.9 FM radio stations.

Television

Martinsburg is home to W08EE-D Channel 8 ( West Virginia Public Broadcasting) and WWPX 60 ( ION), all part of the Hagerstown sub-market that is further grouped under the Nielsen-designated Washington, D.C.-Hagerstown, Md. market, the ninth largest market in the nation. Martinsburg was the setting of the '' X-Files'' episode " Small Potatoes" (Season 4, episode 20). However, the filming did not take place in the vicinity. Martinsburg was also the setting for the

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series '' Gypsy Sisters'' on ''

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''.

Transportation

Roads and highways

Martinsburg is served by several significant highways. The most prominent of these is

, which is the main north–south highway through the region. I-81 connects northward to Hagerstown and

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, and continues southward to

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and Roanoke. U.S. Route 11, the former primary regional north–south highway, now serves as a local service road to I-81, and travels through downtown Martinsburg. The main highway serving regional east–west travel is West Virginia Route 9. From Martinsburg eastwards, WV 9 follows an expressway, connecting the city to Charles Town and Leesburg. WV 9 follows US 11 through downtown Martinsburg. To the west, WV 9 continues to Berkeley Springs and Paw Paw. West Virginia Route 45 is the other state highway serving Martinsburg. WV 45 extends westward into rural areas of western Berkeley County, and continues eastward to Shepherdstown.

Mass transportation

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provides service to Martinsburg on its Washington-Chicago '' Capitol Limited'' route. The city's passenger rail station is located downtown at 229 East Martin Street. MARC, Maryland's commuter rail system, operates trains on weekdays on its which terminates in Martinsburg. Service is provided to

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Eastern Panhandle Transit Authority (EPTA) operates public bus transit routes in Martinsburg, surrounding Berkeley County, and neighboring

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. Eastern WV Regional Airport, south of the city, handles general aviation and Shepherd Field Air National Guard Base is located at this airport. The closest airport with commercial air service is Hagerstown Regional Airport, that is about driving distance north. The closest international airport is Washington Dulles International Airport near D.C., which is about driving distance east.

Healthcare

Martinsburg is home to two hospitals, namely the Berkeley Medical Center and the Martinsburg Veterans Affairs Medical Center.

Notable people

* Tyson Bagent — quarterback for the

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* Newton D. Baker — Secretary of War and

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* Charles R. Beard (1879–1965) — minister, politician; represented Berkeley County in the

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* Harold H. Bender (1882–1951) — professor of philology at

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* Charles Boarman (1828–1880) — physician * Belle Boyd (1844–1900) — Confederate spy in the

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* Scott Bullett — former

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for the

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* Vicky Bullett — Olympic gold medalist in women's basketball * Kathe Burkhart — artist, writer, feminist * Summers Burkhart (1859–1932) — attorney * Harry Flood Byrd — Sr., U.S. Senator and

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* Danny Casolaro — allegedly committed suicide in Martinsburg *

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— Grammy-winning singer/songwriter * J.R. Clifford (1848-1933) — first African-American attorney in West Virginia * Charles James Faulkner — U.S. Senator from West Virginia *

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— former D.C. insider, relocated to the Martinsburg area in the 1970s * Corey Hill — UFC fighter * Michael Hite (born 1966) - state delegate * Joseph Howard Hodges (1911–1985) — fifth Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wheeling * Charles Porterfield Krauth (1823–1883) — Lutheran theologian"Ensign Frazer, Hugh Carroll". Congressional Medal of Honor Society. Retrieved 2014-August-23 * Edward F. McClain — member of the

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* Virginia Faulkner McSherry (1845-1916) - President-General of the United Daughters of the Confederacy *

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— author * John Quincy Adams Nadenbousch — colonel in

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* Mary Elizabeth Price (1877–1965) — impressionist painter * Ronald Radosh — author * Absalom Willis Robertson — U.S. Senator from Virginia * Christian Rose — racing driver * Anthony Senecal — butler of

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(1934–2008) — writer, editor, librarian * David Hunter Strother (aka Porte Crayon) — artist * Fulton Walker — former football player for the

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* Trevon Wesco — tight end for the

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* Garland Wilson (1909–1954) — jazz pianist * Hack Wilson — Hall of Fame baseball player

References

External links

*
Official website

Martinsburg-Berkeley County Chamber of Commerce

Martinsburg, Virginia, During the Civil War in ''Encyclopedia Virginia''
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