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Martinsburg Civil War Heritage and Apple Industry Ties
Surrounding the Market House Martinsburg once moved with Union troops while Belle Loyd, a Confederate spy, was imprisoned nearby. The old courthouse stored her messages, and troops used local religious and civic buildings. The city boomed as a trading center with Interwoven Mills and Berkeley Weaten Co. apple production powering West Virginia growth, Washington Elm at Berkeley Springs marking revolutionary roots.
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Martinsburg
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Martineburg
Gen. Lee
Stonewall
Jackson
Sheridan
Valley Turnpike
Winchester
Panhandle
Dunn Woolen Co
Berkeley Weaten Co
Berkeley County
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