Falling Waters, West Virginia

"Falling Waters" redirects here. For other uses, see Falling Waters (disambiguation).

Census-designated place in West Virginia, United States

Falling Waters, West Virginia

Census-designated place

Location in Berkeley County and the state of West Virginia.

Falling Waters, West Virginia

Location within the state of West Virginia

Coordinates: 39°33′54″N 77°52′47″W﻿ / ﻿39.56500°N 77.87972°W﻿ / 39.56500; -77.87972
Country| United States
State| West Virginia
County| Berkeley
Area

[1]

• Total| 1.245 sq mi (3.22 km2)
• Land| 1.245 sq mi (3.22 km2)
• Water| 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation

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| 443 ft (135 m)
Population

(2020)

• Total| 11,430
Time zone| UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Code|

25419

Area code| 304
GNIS feature ID| 2586801[2]

Falling Waters is a census-designated place (CDP) on the Potomac River in Berkeley County, West Virginia, United States. It is located along Williamsport Pike (US 11) north of Martinsburg. An 1887 Scientific American article claimed that the first U.S. railroad was built in Falling Waters in 1814.[3]

## History

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The community of Falling Waters was established in 1815. Because of its location between Hagerstown and Martinsburg on the Potomac River, Falling Waters is a predominantly residential community with numerous historic residences, some of which are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Recently the community has had a boom in new residential construction as many people use Falling Waters as a bedroom community to commute to cities nearby and as far as Washington, D.C. and Baltimore.

### Civil War Era

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Falling Waters was the site of two battles during the American Civil War:

* The Battle of Hoke's Run -- July 1861
* The Battle of Williamsport -- July 1863 during the Gettysburg Campaign

In the latter engagement on the Maryland side of the river, Confederate general J. Johnston Pettigrew, a key leader of Pickett's Charge, was mortally wounded by Union cavalry under George Armstrong Custer. However, his men helped delay the Union forces long enough for the bulk of the Army of Northern Virginia to escape into West Virginia and then on to Virginia following its defeat at the Battle of Gettysburg.

## Schools

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* Marlowe Elementary School
* Spring Mills Primary
* Potomack Intermediate School
* Spring Mills Middle School
* Spring Mills High School

## Historic sites

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* Edward Colston House, 1598 Tice Road
* Harmony Cemetery, Nestle Quarry Road
* Maidstone-on-the-Potomac, 12 Temple Drive

## Notable people

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* Mike and Heather Martin of FamilyOFive, lived in Falling Waters.[citation needed]

## References

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1. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Falling Waters, West Virginia
3. ^ "First U.S Railroad". Scientific American. May 7, 1887.

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