WV-001 Berkeley County

Marker text: BERKELEY COUNTY

Formed from Frederick in 1772. Named for Norborne Berkeley, Baron Botetourt, governor of Virginia, 1768-1770. Home of many leaders in the Revolution. As early as 1774, George Washington had orchards planted here.

West Virginia Department of Archives and History, 1974.

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