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Preservation Alliance Of WV Designates Middleway Historic District As Endangered

February 7, 2025 Tagged With: Historic Landmarks Commission, historic preservation, In Print 2025 Feb-Mar, Jefferson County Planning Commission, Middleway, Mountain Pure, Sidewinder, Water Bottling

cemetery lane in Middleway

The Preservation Alliance of West Virginia (PAWV) has added the Middleway Historic District to its West Virginia Endangered Properties List.  Read the Full Story >>

Shepherdstown’s Wild Goose Farm: a Symbol of Jefferson County’s Captivating History

February 26, 2018 Tagged With: farming, Historic Landmarks Commission, Wild Goose Farm

One of the county’s most unusual historic farms will soon be added to the National Register of Historic Places: Wild Goose Farm. Built for Rezin Davis (R.D.) Shepherd in the mid-1840s, the Greek Revival-style farmhouse was remodeled in the Colonial Revival c.1911 and stylistically demonstrates Shepherd’s ties to New Orleans. Read the Full Story >>

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