Martinsburg, West Virginia

Martinsburg is a city located in Berkeley County, West Virginia. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 14,972. It is the county seat of Berkeley County{{GR|6}}. Martinsburg was founded in 1778 by General Adam Stephen who named it in honor of Colonel Thomas Bryan Martin, a nephew of Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron. It was incorporated by an act of the West Virginia Legislature March 30, 1868.

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Berkeley County, West Virginia - 2000 - County seat - 1778 - Thomas Bryan Martin - Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron - West Virginia Legislature - March 30 - 1868

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