Morgan County / Berkeley County
Morgan County. Formed, 1820, from Berkeley and Hampshire. Named for Gen. Daniel Morgan of the Revolutionary Army. Many of his renowned “Riflemen” were from the Eastern Panhandle, where he once lived. Famed Berkeley Springs here.
Berkeley County. Formed from Frederick in 1772. Named for Norborne Berkeley, Baron de Botetourt, governor of Virginia, 1768–1770. Home of many leaders in the Revolution. As early as 1774, George Washington had orchards planted here.
Marker is on Martinsburg Road or Hedgesville Road (West Virginia Route 9) west of Rustic Tavern Road, on the right when traveling west.
Courtesy hmdb.org
