Morgan County



Berkeley Springs

Population 2010 Census: 624
Median Age: 42.9 years

Courthouse: Completed 2011
Architect: Holmboe and Lafferty


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Formed: 1820
Named: In honor of General Daniel Morgan, Revolutionary War
County Seat: Berkeley Springs
Land in Square Miles: 229.07
Population 2010 Census: 17,541
Persons per Square Mile 2010: 76.6

Primary Sources Online
Biographical Sketch of Aaron Bechtol
1960 Presidential Campaign in Morgan County

Civil War
Augusta Guards in Morgan County, 1861
Circulars to the Sheriff, 1861
Fight at Hancock, Virginia, 1862
From Paw Paw, 1862
From Paw Paw, 1862
From Morgan County, 1863
Letter from Morgan County, 1863
From Morgan County, 1864
From Morgan County, 1864
From Morgan County, 1864
Morgan County Union Militia Letters, Folder 16
Morgan County Union Militia Letters, Folder 17
Morgan County Union Militia Letters, Folder 19

Photographs
Photographs of Schools in Morgan County

Secondary Sources Online
List of Morgan County Legislators
"A West Virginia Dilemma: Martin v. Board of Education, 1896," by Douglas C. Smith (West Virginia History)

West Virginia Veterans Memorial Biographies
Glenn W. Moyers
Ray William Stotler



Teacher Resources

West Virginia Archives and History