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  • Progress in That Old Town of Martinsburg (1945)

    Dec 10, 2020

    Reprinted from the Herald of Dec. 6, 1945 That the old town of Martinsburg during the past fifty years has made progress in some ways, but in other ways has almost stood still, might be indicated by a comparison of conditions of that early day with the present. The editor in The Herald fifty years ago pointed out what Martinsburg had and what it did not have. The Herald of today is listing some of the things that the community then had: A good newspaper, a hotel, a bakery, two livery stables, four plumbers, an attorney, two barbers, three...

  • Milton Burgess Writes About the Lemon House (1970)

    Dec 10, 2020

    From the Herald of October 15, 1970 By MILTON BURGESS One of the outstanding features of the Old Portage Railroad National Park near the summit of Cresson Mountain is the beautiful stone residence known as the Lemon House. This structure was once a hotel at the head of Plane 6 on the Portage system and many distinguished guests stopped there in the day when the Portage Railroad and its 10 inclined planes constituted one of the engineering wonders of the world. The interior of this building...