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Morgan Morgan was one of the first white arrivals in West Virginia, blazing a trail into the wilderness from Delaware in 1728. He can lay claim to being the state’s first licensed tavern keeper and builder of its first public road. He acquired a King’s patent of 1,000 acres in 1735 and built the original cabin between 1731 and 1734.
The crude cabin consisted of one room with a loft above. Morgan’s six sons and several grandsons served in the War of Independence. His grandson, James, was home on leave when several Tories captured young Morgan, tied him to the spring house door, and by candlelight, shot 17 musket balls into him in front of his wife and children.
Morgan Cabin was rebuilt in 1976 as a West Virginia and Berkeley County Bicentennial Project, using many of its original logs. The cabin was sided in 1994 to protect the logs. Nearby is the stone and log house built by Zackquill Morgan, son of Morgan Morgan, who later left the area and founded Morgantown, West Virginia.
The cabin and the Zackquill Morgan House, along with 104 acres are owned by the Berkeley County Historic Landmarks Commission.
Location: CR26 - 3.5 miles west of US11
Hours of Operation: Open on Sundays 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm the month of June.
For special tours call 304-229-8707.
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