West Virginia 9
—Charles Town to Martinsburg —
The Hockensmith Apple Storage Building, constructed circa 1900-1910, is one of the few remaining commercial buildings in the area reflecting the Eastern Panhandle's significant orchard industry. The area's underlying limestone bedrock forms a red clay topsoil conductive to the growth of apples, pears, peaches, and cherries, and provided the incentive for area farmers to begin pursuing small-scale fruit production after the Civil War. Prior to 1890, orchard production was very limited with only about 3 to 6 acres devoted to orchards. Jefferson County focused on apples and, to a lesser extent, sour cherries while Berkeley County specialized in apples and peaches.HM Number | HM2FSK |
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Placed By | West Virginia Department of Transportation, Division of Highways |
Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Wednesday, April 17th, 2019 at 8:02pm PDT -07:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18S E 253192 N 4360838 |
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Decimal Degrees | 39.36176667, -77.86465000 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 39° 21.706', W 77° 51.879' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 39° 21' 42.36" N, 77° 51' 52.74" W |
Driving Directions | Google Maps |
Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling South |
Closest Postal Address | At or near , , |
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