1745Military
Part was built in 1745 by Edward Beeson Sr.
1778Military
== History ==
Martinsburg was established by an act of the Virginia General Assembly that was adopted in December 1778 during the American Revolutionary War.
1792Government
The first United States post office in what is now West Virginia was established at Martinsburg in 1792.
1796Government
Gallaher (1796–1877) – Virginia state legislator and newspaperman
Karl Hess — former D.C.
1842Culture
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) reached Martinsburg in 1842.
1848History
Clifford (1848–1933) — first African-American attorney in West Virginia
Charles James Faulkner — U.S.
1849Military
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Martinsburg Shops were constructed in 1849 and rebuilt after the American Civil War.
1853Architecture
Boyd's Greek Revival home, which he had built in 1853 and sold in 1855, had numerous owners over the decades.
1854Military
=== Civil war ===
In 1854, ten-year-old Isabelle Boyd, known as "Belle" and later a noted spy for the Confederacy, moved to Martinsburg with her family, where her father Benjam...
1856Culture
According to William Still, "The Father of the Underground Railroad" and its historian: Mr Robert Brown, alias Thomas Jones, escaped from slavery in Martinsburg on Christmas ni...
1863Crime
In 1863, Belle was arrested in Martinsburg by the Union Army and imprisoned.
1868Civil Rights
The city of Martinsburg was incorporated by an act of the new West Virginia Legislature on March 30, 1868.
1877Culture
The Great Railroad Strike of 1877 began July 14, 1877, in this city at the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Martinsburg Shops.
1879History
Beard (1879–1965) — minister, politician; represented Berkeley County in the West Virginia House of Delegates
Harold H.
1883Government
Telephone service was established in Martinsburg in 1883.
1889Government
In 1889, electricity began to be furnished to Martinsburg as part of a franchise granted to the United Edison Manufacturing Company of New York.
1891Culture
The Interwoven Mills began operations in Martinsburg in 1891.
1912Architecture
Martinsburg had its own automobile company from 1912 to 1922, called Norwalk, which assembled the longest-made known cars to be built in the state of West Virginia.
1913Architecture
Construction of the Apollo Civic Theatre was completed in 1913.
1925Military
A monument to those who fell in battle was erected in Martinsburg in 1925.
1930History
Wilson would go on to set the yet-to-be-broken major league record for RBI in a season (191) with the Chicago Cubs in 1930.
1935Architecture
After his playing career ended in 1935, Hack went back home to Martinsburg, played some ball with the town's semipro team and opened a recreation and pool hall in town with a pa...
1941History
He later moved to Baltimore in 1941 where he later died November 23, 1948.
1946Military
In 1946 this military hospital became a part of the Veterans Administration (VA).
1991Architecture
In 1991 the Martinsburg Mall opened along Interstate 81 bringing many stores to the area with Walmart, Hess's, JCPenney and, Sears as its anchors.
1992History
In 1992 it was purchased by the Berkeley County Historical Society.
1994Infrastructure
Extreme temperatures at Eastern West Virginia Regional Airport range from −18 °F (−28 °C) on January 21, 1994, up to 112 °F (44 °C) on July 11, 1936; an even colder −19 °F (−28 ...
2000History
=== 2000 census ===
As of the census of 2000, there were 14,972 people, 6,684 households, and 3,689 families residing in the city.
2010History
=== 2010 census ===
As of the census of 2010, there were 17,227 people, 7,293 households, and 4,106 families residing in the city.
2011History
Sears was closed in 2011 and demolished in 2014.
2015Economy
In February 2015, it was announced that Procter & Gamble planned to build a $500 million facility near the city.
2016Culture
On November 1, 2016, the interior part of the mall closed leaving the anchor stores to stay open.
2017History
JCPenney closed on July 31, 2017 and is now a Hobby Lobby.
2019History
The median household income (in 2019 dollars) was $42,835.
2020Culture
It is a principal city of the Hagerstown–Martinsburg metropolitan area extending into Maryland, which had 293,844 residents in 2020.
2024Architecture
Onelife Fitness opened on April 8, 2024.