Martinsburg, West Virginia

Martinsburg is a city in West Virginia. It is the county seat of Berkeley County and with a 2020 population of 18,777, it is the seventh largest city in West Virginia as ranked by population.

History

Martinsburg was founded in 1778, by General Adam Stephen and named in honor of Colonel Thomas Bryan Martin. It was incorporated by the West Virginia legislature on March 30, 1868.

Commerce

Major employers in Martinsburg include Quad/Graphics, Ecolab, Orgill, Sino-Swearingin, FedEx, and Quebecor World. Government employers include the Internal Revenue Service, the 167th Airlift Wing of the Air National Guard, and the BATF. The now defunct Norwalk car company was located in Martinsburg.

Notable Natives and Residents

Newton D. Baker, Secretary of War
Belle Boyd, Confederate Spy
Vicky Bullett, Olympic gold medalist in women's basketball
Harry F. Byrd, United States Senator and Governor of Virginia
Robert Lee Castleman,Grammy-winning singer/songwriter
Charles James Faulkner, United States Representative from Virginia
Shannon Larkin, drummer for Godsmack
Walter Dean Myers, author
John Quincy Adams Nadenbousch, colonel in the Confederate States Army
Cecil B. Perkins, former pitcher for the New York Yankees
Absalom Willis Robertson, United States Senator from Virginia
David Hunter Strother aka Porte Crayon, artist
Hack Wilson, Hall of Fame baseball player
Fulton Walker, former football player for the Miami Dolphins

References

Category:Cities in West Virginia
Category:County seats in West Virginia
Category:1778 establishments in the United States
Category:18th-century establishments in Virginia