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Caption on postcard reads: "This view of Martinsburg's main business artery looks north and was taken a little north of the public square. The street was named for Queen Charlotte, wife of George III, King of England at the time Martinsburg was laid out in 1773. At the public square Queen Street intersects King Street. The town as originally surveyed comprised 130 acres, divided into 279 lots. This land was owned by General Adam Stephen, founder of the town. When the Revolution began in 1775 Martinsburg had but 150 inhabitants, one percent of the present population approximately 15,000." Published by Shenandoah Publishing House. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

1. Queen Street; Martinsburg, W. Va.

Caption on postcard reads: "Berkeley County was named for Norbonne Berkeley, Baron de Botetourt, Virginia's most popular colonial governor. The county was set off from Frederick County in 1772 and the first court held in a private log house. The original court house was built of stone 1773-75. In 1801 Berkeley, which extended from the Blue Ridge to the Alleghanies, was divided and the eastern half organized as Jefferson County. In 1863 Berkeley and jefferson were placed in West Virginia due to the influence of the B. & O. Railroad. This attractive court house was built in 1809." Published by Shenandoah Publishing House. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

2. Berkeley Co. Court House; Martinsburg, W. Va.

Caption on postcard reads: "When Martinsburg was laid out at the outset of the Revolution, provision was made for a public square at the intersection of King and Queen streets by taking a quarter of each of the four contiguous blocks. Down through the years the public square has played an important role in the life of first the village, then the town, and now the city. Above is shown Comrey's Concert Band giving a concert prior to the annual Berkeley County Fair parade. The large building in the picture is the home of the Old National Bank, the oldest banking institution in the city, organized in 1865. See original for correspondence. Published by Shenandoah Publishing House. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

3. Public Square; Martinsburg, W. Va.

Caption on postcard reads: "This Roman Catholic educational institution was started as early as January 1, 1838, but suspended operations on November 4, 1841. However, the school was reopened on September 4, 1883, and has been in continuous operation since. In 1905 a four year high school course was introduced and in 1913 the modernly equipped eight room building shown above was erected on South Queen street. It serves 250 pupils from St. Joseph's parish, who support the school by paid tuitions, and the school is ably conducted by seven Sisters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul." Published by Shenandoah Publishing House. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

4. St. Joseph's Parochial School; Martinsburg, W. Va.

Call the "Tourists' Headquarters",the view includes the inside balconies of the Waldo Hotel in Clarksburg, West Virginia. Published by Curt Teich & Co. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

5. Interior View of Lobby in Waldo Hotel; Clarksburg, W. Va.

The view includes the state hospital. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

6. Bird's Eye View of Weston, W. Va.

See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

7. State 4H Camp; Weston, W. Va.

See original for correspondence. Published by I. Robbins and Son. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

8. Bank of Morgantown; Morgantown, W. Va.

See original for correspondence. Published by Geo. R. Klein News Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

9. Bird's Eye View from Bridgeport of Wheeling, W. Va.

Published by I. Robbins and Son. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

10. High School, Grafton, W. Va.

Published by I. Robbins and Son. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

11. Baltimore and Ohio Station and Willard Hotel, Grafton, W. Va.

(From postcard collection legacy system.)

12. Remnants of Fire on 3rd Ann. Street, Parkersburg, W. Va.