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The Journal We would like to recognize and thank The Journal for sponsoring our major programs and events! In , 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 ; it grew to be the largest manufacturer of men's hosiery in the world.
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 Baker Hospital in Martinsburg treated thousands of soldiers wounded in the war. In this military hospital became a part of the Veterans Administration VA. Due to restructuring beginning in the late s and continuing through the s, 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. As per MapQuest, Martinsburg is approximately 92 miles km driving distance northwest of Washington, D. Route 11 runs through the center of town, and Interstate 81 passes along the northern side of the town. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 6. As of the census of , there were 17, people, 7, households, and 4, families residing in the city.
The population density was 2, There were 8, housing units at an average density of 1, The racial makeup of the city was Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.
There were 7, households of which The average household size was 2. The median age in the city was 37 years. The gender makeup of the city was As of the census of , there were 14, people, 6, households, and 3, families residing in the city. There were 7, housing units at an average density of 1, Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2. There were 6, households out of which In the city, the population was spread out with The Green Hill Cemetery Historic District is, as its name implies, a district focused upon a historic community burying ground.
Although it includes residential properties, it is primarily centered around a number of rail-related industrial resources. There are also a number of primarily residential districts in Martinsburg. In addition to Boyd's home this district includes other early mansion-scale residences of Martinsburg's nineteenth-century elite. Another residential district in Martinsburg is the Rosemont Historic District. It is most similar to the West Martinsburg Historic District and is located just south of the district by approximately two blocks, being separated by West King Street and the Boomtown Historic District.
The West Martinsburg Historic District reflects primarily middle-class domestic architecture like that of the Rosemont Historic District. The West Martinsburg Historic District is also a reflection of the "small house" movement of the s and s. At the turn of the century, architects were designing landmark period-style houses for the wealthy. Following World War I, however, as technology changed, so did the architecture. Inexpensive techniques were perfected and period-style architecture was repeated over and over in smaller-scale houses throughout neighborhoods such as the West Martinsburg Historic District.
Styles represented include the Craftsman and Bungalow, Tudor Revival , Cape Cod, American Foursquare and a range of vernacular types popular during the first decades of the twentieth century. Unpublished Manuscripts Wood, Don C. Books McAlester, Virginia and Lee. A Field Guide to American Houses.
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