Bunker Hill, West Virginia
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Bunker Hill is an unincorporated town in Berkeley County
, West Virginia
, United States
located on Winchester Pike (U.S. Route 11
) at its junction with West Virginia Secondary Route 26 south of Martinsburg
. It is the site of the confluence
of Torytown Run and Mill Creek
, a tributary
of Opequon Creek
. According to the 2000 census
, the Bunker Hill community has a population of 5,319.
founded the first permanent settlement of record in Western Virginia
. In commemoration of this event, the state of West Virginia has erected a monument in Bunker Hill State Park, and has placed a marker at the grave of Morgan Morgan, which is in a cemetery near the park. The first Episcopal
church (Morgan Chapel and Graveyard
, also known as Christ Church) in what is now West Virginia was erected at Bunker Hill by Morgan Morgan in 1740. The church is located next to a restored woolen mill that is the current home of Bunker Hill Antiques, a 35000 square feet (3,251.6 m²) antiques and collectibles mall. Morgan Morgan built his cabin between 1731 and 1734. The cabin was restored as a Bicentennial
project in 1976, using many of its original logs. Located along West Virginia Secondary Route 26 west of Bunker Hill, it is a historically furnished museum and is the home of the Morgan Cabin Committee.
Bunker Hill's Mill Creek Historic District
is the site of the Bunker Hill Mill, a gristmill
that contains 19th and 20th centuries milling equipment, still in operating condition. The mill was constructed in 1738 and rebuilt in 1890 and serves as the only mill in the state featuring dual water wheels. One of the three churches in the historic district, Bunker Hill Presbyterian Church, was built in 1854.
Because of its central location between Martinsburg and Winchester
, Virginia along Interstate 81
and U.S. Highway 11, Bunker Hill has experienced a period of residential growth beginning in the 1980s and continuing into the 21st century.
Bunker Hill has its own post office operating under the ZIP code
of 25413.
Berkeley County, West Virginia
Berkeley County is a county located in the Eastern Panhandle region of the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of 2010, the population is 104,169, making it the second-most populous county in West Virginia, behind Kanawha...
, West Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
located on Winchester Pike (U.S. Route 11
U.S. Route 11 in West Virginia
In the U.S. state of West Virginia, U.S. Route 11 spans across the Eastern Panhandle region. US 11 enters the state near Ridgeway, and crosses into Maryland just south of Williamsport...
) at its junction with West Virginia Secondary Route 26 south of Martinsburg
Martinsburg, West Virginia
Martinsburg is a city in the Eastern Panhandle region of West Virginia, United States. The city's population was 14,972 at the 2000 census; according to a 2009 Census Bureau estimate, Martinsburg's population was 17,117, making it the largest city in the Eastern Panhandle and the eighth largest...
. It is the site of the confluence
Confluence
Confluence, in geography, describes the meeting of two or more bodies of water.Confluence may also refer to:* Confluence , a property of term rewriting systems...
of Torytown Run and Mill Creek
Mill Creek (Opequon Creek)
Mill Creek is a tributary of Opequon Creek, belonging to the Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay watersheds, located in Berkeley County in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle...
, a tributary
Tributary
A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...
of Opequon Creek
Opequon Creek
Opequon Creek is a tributary stream of the Potomac River. It flows into the Potomac northeast of Martinsburg in Berkeley County, West Virginia, and its source lies northwest of the community of Opequon at the foot of Great North Mountain in Frederick County, Virginia...
. According to the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
, the Bunker Hill community has a population of 5,319.
History
At Bunker Hill in 1726, Colonel Morgan MorganMorgan Morgan
Colonel Morgan Morgan is traditionally believed to have founded the first permanent white settlement in present day West Virginia at Cool Spring Farm, and he is credited with founding the first church in what is now West Virginia.-Early life:Little direct evidence of Morgan's early life and...
founded the first permanent settlement of record in Western Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
. In commemoration of this event, the state of West Virginia has erected a monument in Bunker Hill State Park, and has placed a marker at the grave of Morgan Morgan, which is in a cemetery near the park. The first Episcopal
Episcopal Church (United States)
The Episcopal Church is a mainline Anglican Christian church found mainly in the United States , but also in Honduras, Taiwan, Colombia, Ecuador, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, the British Virgin Islands and parts of Europe...
church (Morgan Chapel and Graveyard
Morgan Chapel and Graveyard
Morgan Chapel and Graveyard, also known as Christ Episcopal Church-Bunker Hill, is a historic church in Bunker Hill, Berkeley County, West Virginia. It is the oldest Episcopal church congregation in West Virginia....
, also known as Christ Church) in what is now West Virginia was erected at Bunker Hill by Morgan Morgan in 1740. The church is located next to a restored woolen mill that is the current home of Bunker Hill Antiques, a 35000 square feet (3,251.6 m²) antiques and collectibles mall. Morgan Morgan built his cabin between 1731 and 1734. The cabin was restored as a Bicentennial
United States Bicentennial
The United States Bicentennial was a series of celebrations and observances during the mid-1970s that paid tribute to the historical events leading up to the creation of the United States as an independent republic...
project in 1976, using many of its original logs. Located along West Virginia Secondary Route 26 west of Bunker Hill, it is a historically furnished museum and is the home of the Morgan Cabin Committee.
Bunker Hill's Mill Creek Historic District
Mill Creek Historic District (Bunker Hill, West Virginia)
Mill Creek Historic District is a national historic district located at Bunker Hill, Berkeley County, West Virginia. It encompasses nine contributing buildings, eight contributing sites, and three contributing objects that relate to an early industrial-commercial center in the county. They...
is the site of the Bunker Hill Mill, a gristmill
Gristmill
The terms gristmill or grist mill can refer either to a building in which grain is ground into flour, or to the grinding mechanism itself.- Early history :...
that contains 19th and 20th centuries milling equipment, still in operating condition. The mill was constructed in 1738 and rebuilt in 1890 and serves as the only mill in the state featuring dual water wheels. One of the three churches in the historic district, Bunker Hill Presbyterian Church, was built in 1854.
Because of its central location between Martinsburg and Winchester
Winchester, Virginia
Winchester is an independent city located in the northwestern portion of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the USA. The city's population was 26,203 according to the 2010 Census...
, Virginia along Interstate 81
Interstate 81
Interstate 81 is an Interstate Highway in the eastern part of the United States. Its southern terminus is at Interstate 40 in Dandridge, Tennessee; its northern terminus is on Wellesley Island at the Canadian border, where the Thousand Islands Bridge connects it to Highway 401, the main freeway...
and U.S. Highway 11, Bunker Hill has experienced a period of residential growth beginning in the 1980s and continuing into the 21st century.
Bunker Hill has its own post office operating under the ZIP code
ZIP Code
ZIP codes are a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service since 1963. The term ZIP, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, is properly written in capital letters and was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently, and therefore more quickly, when senders use the...
of 25413.
Notable residents
- Corey Smith, kicker for West Virginia University.
- Jerry Hildenbrand, writer for AndroidCentral.com