Duffields, West Virginia
Duffields, West Virginia | |
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Good Shepherd Episcopal Church | |
Duffields Duffields | |
| Coordinates: 39°21′45″N 77°49′39″W / 39.36250°N 77.82750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Jefferson |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1554333[1] |
Duffields is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County's Shepherdstown district in West Virginia and the United States. Duffields appears on the United States Geological Survey map for Charles Town.[2] The community has highway markers and fourteen sites with historical significance.[3]
Duffields is served by Duffields station located on Flowing Springs Rd.[4] MARC operates the Brunswick Line to the station which provides service to and from Washington, D.C. on weekdays.[5]
History
Early history
Duffields was settled by the Shawnee, Catawba, and Delaware people; thus, in 1707, it was said that when German immigrants tried to settle in the town in a fort, Catherine Byerle, (a member delivering water to the fort) was shot and killed. Byerle was buried near William Darke; who was a veteran from the French and Indian War. Darke had property east of Duffields; his house and his extent slave quarters.[3]
Duffields Depot
Built in Duffields in 1839, Duffields Depot is the second oldest surviving B&O depot, named for the pre-Civil War landowner who constructed it (Richard Duffield).[6]: 13 Due the B&O, the town developed into a rural commercial hub for farmers and their crops in the 1840s.[3] During the American Civil War, a Confederate infantry company (Company H of the 2nd Virginia Infantry) was recruited from the area. The depot became a strategic target, most famous for its capture by Confederate Capt. John S. Mosby on June 29, 1864, as well as a raid his Rangers made on a Union army pay train on October 14, 1864 (the "Greenback raid").[3][6]: 15
The depot was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[7][6]: 13–14 No longer in railroad use, it is expected to become a museum.[8]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Duffields, West Virginia
- ^ "Duffields Populated Place Profile / Jefferson County, West Virginia Data". westvirginia.hometownlocator.com. June 2, 2026. Retrieved June 2, 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b c d Spirit of Jefferson Farmer's Advocate. Vol. 13. Spirit of Jefferson Farmer's Advocate. December 23, 1999. p. 4.
- ^ "MARC Station Information | Maryland Transit Administration". www.mta.maryland.gov. Retrieved May 17, 2026.
- ^ "Brunswick Line MARC Train" (PDF). s3.amazonaws.com. July 14, 2025. Retrieved May 17, 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b c Restiano, John; Gentry, Anthony F. (February 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Duffields Depot" (PDF). National Park Service.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "Duffields Depot on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad" (PDF). Jefferson County Historic Landmarks Commission. 2023.