Morgan County/Maryland
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Formed, 1820, from Berkeley and Hampshire. Named for Gen. Daniel Morgan of the Revolutionary Army. Many of his renowned "Riflemen" were from the Eastern Panhandle, where he once lived. Famed Berkeley Springs here.
[Reverse]
Named for Queen Henrietta Maria, the wife of Charles I, who gave a royal charter to Cecil Calvert, second Lord Baltimore, 1632. First settled at Saint Mary's City in 1634. It is one of the thirteen original colonies.
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More markers in Morgan
Paw Paw
Paw Paw, WV
Important concentration point of the Union Army from 1861 to 1865.
Berkeley Springs/James Rumsey
Berkeley Springs, WV
Washington first came here, 1748.
"Stonewall" Jackson Hill
From this point, "Stonewall" Jackson shelled Hancock, Md.
Sir John's Run
Sir John's Run was named for Sir John Sinclair, the quartermaster for General Braddock on expedition in 1755 against the French at Fort...
West Virginia (Morgan County)/Virginia
"The Mountain State"--western part of the Commonwealth of Virginia until June 20, 1863.