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In 1891 W.H. Crawford established the Crawford Woolen Company which employed fifteen workers and produced around seven hundred yards of cloth a week. In less than fifteen years Crawford's textile plant failed due to the old age of the operating machines and low capital. During the same time a number of modern electric powered mills moved to Martinsburg, turning it into an important textile center. Published by W.E. Holfheins & Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

41797. Crawford Woolen Mill; Martinsburg, W. Va.

See original for correspondence. Published by Louis Kaufmann & Sons. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

41798. Limestone Quarry, Owned and Worked by the Security Limestone and Cement Co.; Martinsburg, W. Va.

See original for correspondence. Published by Fred H. Baker. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

41799. Old Mill at Bedington, Martinsburg, W. Va.

Caption on postcard reads: "A million bushels of apples at Martinsburg, West Virginia, the apple center of the Eastern panhandle of West Virginia. This area is the apple basket of the world with large canning and vinegar plants processing the fruit, even utilizing the core and the seeds for stock feed." Published by Naturecraft. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

41800. One Million Bushels of Apples; Martinsburg, W. Va.

Published by Louis Kaufmann & Sons. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

41801. Dam Number Four, Power Plant; Martinsburg, W. Va.

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

41802. Johnson's Mill Dam; Berkeley Springs, W. Va.

Bridge washed away in 1936 flood. Published by Fred H. Baker. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

41803. Schoppert Ford Bridge Over Opequon Creek; Martinsburg, W. Va

Founded in 1840, Bethany College is the oldest institution of higher learning in West Virginia. See original for correspondence. Published by John R. Elson. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

41804. Bethany College; Bethany, W. Va.

Caption on postcard reads: "This Veterans Hospital, which is located about five miles from Martinsburg, West Virginia is one of the many hospitals operated by the Veterans Administration in the United States. Approximately 1,400 beds are available for veterans' use. Published by Marken & Bielfield Incorporated. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

41805. Newton D. Baker Veterans Administration Hospital; Martinsburg, W. Va.

Caption on postcard reads: "This beautiful home was built in 1812 by Elisha Boyd. It still remains in the family and is owned by Charles J. Faulkner, Jr., grandson of the builder. It is noted for its gorgeous interior workmanship. Inset is the marker on the Boydville Estate erected to General Adam Stephen, Revolutionary War commander, legislator and founder of the city. The monument was erected by The Daughters of the American Revolution." Published by Marken & Bielfeld Inc. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

41806. Historic Boydville; Martinsburg, W. Va.

Charles Faulkner was born in Martinsburg, West Virginia in 1806. He was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1829 to 1834 and served as a commissioner of Virginia in handling the disputed boundaries of Virginia and Maryland. From 1851 to 1859 he served as a Whig and Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives. In 1860 Faulkner was appointed by President James Buchanan as Minister to France. While serving he was arrested in 1861 on charges of negotiating arms sales to the Confederate army. Later that year he was released and enlisted with the Confederate Army as an assistant General under Stonewall Jackson. After the war he returned to work within the West Virginia state government until 1877 when he retired to Boydville to continue practicing law.  Published by Louis Kaufmann & Sons. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

41807. Boydville, Residence of Ex Senator Chas. Faulkner; 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.)

41808. Berkeley Co. Court House; Martinsburg, W. Va.