The Middleway Historic District comprises sixty major buildings from the late 18th century and early 19th century in

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. Middleway was a crossroads town on the Shepherdstown- Berryville road and the Charles Town turnpike. The town was established by John Smith, Sr. and Jr., along with son and brother Rees Smith, who had established

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and hemp mills by 1734 along Turkey Run. The town was not, however, officially established until 1798. The town never followed up on its original growth, allowing the older stone, brick and log houses to be preserved.

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