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Title: No. 3 - Presbyterian Church Martinsburg West Virginia (WV), Post Card (Undivided Back) unused		Title: First Church United Brethren In Christ Martinsburg West Virginia (WV), Linen PM 1945 Description: A few blocks north of the City Square, just above the subway and directly on Route U. S. 1, this edifice houses one of the leading Churches of this denomination.

Title: Administration Building Newton D. Baker General Hospital Martinsburg West Virginia (WV), Linen PM 1946		Title: Beauty In Apple Blossoms Martinsburg West Virginia (WV), Linen PM 1946 Description: Martinsburg is the heart of one of the largest and most productive apple sections in America. Thousands of carloads of the finest varieties of fruit are handled here each year, both of domestic consumption and exporting.

Title: Potomac River, Harpers Ferry Martinsburg West Virginia (WV), Linen PM 1946 Description: Along U. S. 340 below Harper's Ferry		Title: Stephen Monument Martinsburg West Virginia (WV), Linen Description: This memorial to Major-General Adam Stephen, founder of Martinsburg, stands on the west side of South Queen Street. In October, 1773, Stephen laid out Martinsburg on a plot of 130 acres, and was to have named his town Stephensburg. However, the word "Stephen" had been used in naming other Virginia towns, so he called his town Martinsburg for his friend, Col. Thomas Bryan Martin. Stephen commanded a division in the Revolution, voted for the adoption of the Federal Constitution while in the Virginia Assembly, and was the first Sheriff of Berkeley county.


Title: Berkeley County Court House Martinsburg West Virginia (WV), Linen unused Description: Erected before the Civil War, prior to the creation of the State of West Virginia, the cornerstone of this building indicates it as the county court house of "Berkeley County, Virginia."		Title: Berkeley Hotel Martinsburg West Virginia (WV), Divided Back PM 1914 Jun-30

Title: North King Street Martinsburg West Virginia (WV), Linen PM 1946 Description: Looking North from Public Square. This scene is evidence that Martinsburg is a busy city. It is at the northern end of the Shenandoah Valley and is the first place of any consequence below the Potomac River going south on U. S. 11		Title: Catholic School Martinsburg West Virginia (WV), Linen PM 1942

Title: Aerial View Of Martinsburg Martinsburg West Virginia (WV), Linen unused Description: Martinsburg is an important manufacturing, railroad and highway center. It is the heart of the greatest apple and peach producing center in the East. The buildings in the foreground show the plant of the interwoven Stocking Company, largest manufacturer of men's hose in the world.

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