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Charles Town
Chartered in 1832.
Population 2010 Census: 5,259
Median Age: 35.5 years
Courthouse: Completed 1836; remodeled and enlarged 1872; wing added 1916
Architect: S. N. Lackland, T. N. Douglas & Andrew Kennedy; Phillips & Cockrill (remodel)
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Formed: 1801
Named: For Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence and 3rd President
County Seat: Charles Town
Land in Square Miles: 209.64
Population 2010 Census: 53,498
Persons per Square Mile 2010: 255.2
Primary Sources Online
John Brown Papers held by the Jefferson County Circuit Clerk's Office
"His Soul Goes Marching On": The Life and Legacy of John Brown, Online Exhibit
John Brown/Boyd B. Stutler Collection Database
William Lyne Wilson
Execution of John Yates Beall
Transfer of Berkeley and Jefferson Counties to West Virginia
First Meeting of Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia in Charles Town
Niagara Movement Meeting at Harpers Ferry
Bill Blizzard Trial in Charles Town
Announcement of Federal Fish Hatchery
Opening of Race Track in Charles Town
Strike at Perfection Garment Company plants in Martinsburg and Ranson
1960 Presidential Campaign in Jefferson County
Civil War
Meeting of Citizens of Harpers Ferry and Bolivar, 1861
Destruction of Buildings and Property at Harpers Ferry, 1861
Letter from Harpers Ferry, 1861
Affairs at Harpers Ferry, 1861
Letter from Harpers Ferry, 1861
Invasion of Charles Town, 1861
Affair in Jefferson County, 1861
Skirmish at Harpers Ferry, 1861
Letter from Shepherdstown, 1861
Skirmish at Prichard's Mill, 1861
Raid on Harpers Ferry, 1861
Battle Near Harpers Ferry, 1861
Another Lincoln Outrage in Jefferson County, 1861
Burning of Harpers Ferry, 1862
Harpers Ferry as It Now Is, 1862
Fight at Harpers Ferry, 1862
Surrender of Harpers Ferry, 1862
Surrender of Harpers Ferry, 1862
News from Harpers Ferry, 1862
Reconnaissance from Shepherdstown, 1862
Fight Near Shepherdstown, 1862
Occupation of Charles Town, 1862
Reconnaissance, 1862
Report of Brig. Gen. John W. Geary, 1862
Skirmishes Near Smithfield and Charles Town, 1863
Reports of Skirmish Near Harpers Ferry, 1863
Raid on the Baltimore and Ohio, 1864
Skirmishes Near Charles Town and Kabletown, 1864
Skirmishes at Charles Town and Duffield's Station, 1864
Instituting Proceedings for the Removal of John W. Kennedy, 1865
Legislation Moving County Seat, 1865
Execution of John Yates Beall, 1865
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