Kabletown, West Virginia
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Kabletown is an unincorporated town in Jefferson County
, West Virginia
, USA. The town lies along a spring-fed stream called Bullskin Run near the Shenandoah River
on Kabletown Road (County Route
25). Kabletown's population was 10,073 in 2000. http://www.city-data.com/city/Kabletown-district-West-Virginia.html
Kabletown is located on land that was purchased by Daniel Kable in 1814 and was named in his honor. The land was acquired from Daniel Musselman who originally purchased it from Fernando Fairfax, a nephew of Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron
.
Over the years, several different types of mills were constructed along Bullskin Run, including a gristmill known as Gaunt's Mill, owned by Daniel Kable. This mill burned down in 1900. In 1841, a woolen mill built at the mouth of Bullskin Run employed fifty men. This mill was washed away in the flood of 1889.
The town was the site of an American Civil War
skirmish on November 18, 1864, when Confederate
partisans
under Colonel
John S. Mosby
defeated Blazer's Scouts
, inflicting 42 casualties, almost half of the Union
force.
Wood from the Kabletown area provided the lumber to rebuild the Court House after it burned down during the Civil War.
The first church in Kabletown was built of logs. It was used until it was replaced by the old stone church in 1850. This church served as a hospital during the Civil War. In 1920, the Methodist congregation built a new brick church, Kabletown Methodist, in another location and abandoned the old stone church.
The Bloomery-Kabletown Turnpike was built in 1871 connecting Kabletown to what is now known as Route 9. The Charles Town-Bloomery leg was completed in 1872. A tollgate operated on the road until about 1910.
In 1885, a one-room school was built in the village opposite the old stone church. This building served until 1915 when a new two-room brick school was built to serve both Kabletown and the adjoining village of Myerstown. Kabletown also had a school for black students back then.
In 1912, a bridge was constructed over the Bullskin Run. Prior to that, it was necessary to ford the stream at Kabletown. In 1915, a cold storage plant for apples was built by the Rouss Brothers on the site of the old Gaunt Mill. It was used until 1975.
Jefferson County, West Virginia
Jefferson County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of 2010, the population was 53,498. Its county seat is Charles Town...
, 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...
, USA. The town lies along a spring-fed stream called Bullskin Run near the Shenandoah River
Shenandoah River
The Shenandoah River is a tributary of the Potomac River, long with two forks approximately long each, in the U.S. states of Virginia and West Virginia...
on Kabletown Road (County Route
County highway
A county highway is a road in the United States and in the Canadian province of Ontario that is designated and/or maintained by the county highway department...
25). Kabletown's population was 10,073 in 2000. http://www.city-data.com/city/Kabletown-district-West-Virginia.html
Kabletown is located on land that was purchased by Daniel Kable in 1814 and was named in his honor. The land was acquired from Daniel Musselman who originally purchased it from Fernando Fairfax, a nephew of Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron
Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron
Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron was the son of Thomas Fairfax, 5th Lord Fairfax of Cameron and of Catherine, daughter of Thomas Culpeper, 2nd Baron Culpeper of Thoresway....
.
Over the years, several different types of mills were constructed along Bullskin Run, including a gristmill known as Gaunt's Mill, owned by Daniel Kable. This mill burned down in 1900. In 1841, a woolen mill built at the mouth of Bullskin Run employed fifty men. This mill was washed away in the flood of 1889.
The town was the site of an American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
skirmish on November 18, 1864, when Confederate
Confederate States Army
The Confederate States Army was the army of the Confederate States of America while the Confederacy existed during the American Civil War. On February 8, 1861, delegates from the seven Deep South states which had already declared their secession from the United States of America adopted the...
partisans
Partisan (military)
A partisan is a member of an irregular military force formed to oppose control of an area by a foreign power or by an army of occupation by some kind of insurgent activity...
under Colonel
Colonel (United States)
In the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, colonel is a senior field grade military officer rank just above the rank of lieutenant colonel and just below the rank of brigadier general...
John S. Mosby
John S. Mosby
John Singleton Mosby , nicknamed the "Gray Ghost", was a Confederate cavalry battalion commander in the American Civil War...
defeated Blazer's Scouts
Blazer's Scouts
Blazer's Scouts was the name for a military company aligned with the Union Army during the second half of the American Civil War. They were particularly active in tracking down and confronting Confederate partisans and guerrillas in West Virginia and Virginia, particularly those of Colonel John S....
, inflicting 42 casualties, almost half of the Union
Union Army
The Union Army was the land force that fought for the Union during the American Civil War. It was also known as the Federal Army, the U.S. Army, the Northern Army and the National Army...
force.
Wood from the Kabletown area provided the lumber to rebuild the Court House after it burned down during the Civil War.
The first church in Kabletown was built of logs. It was used until it was replaced by the old stone church in 1850. This church served as a hospital during the Civil War. In 1920, the Methodist congregation built a new brick church, Kabletown Methodist, in another location and abandoned the old stone church.
The Bloomery-Kabletown Turnpike was built in 1871 connecting Kabletown to what is now known as Route 9. The Charles Town-Bloomery leg was completed in 1872. A tollgate operated on the road until about 1910.
In 1885, a one-room school was built in the village opposite the old stone church. This building served until 1915 when a new two-room brick school was built to serve both Kabletown and the adjoining village of Myerstown. Kabletown also had a school for black students back then.
In 1912, a bridge was constructed over the Bullskin Run. Prior to that, it was necessary to ford the stream at Kabletown. In 1915, a cold storage plant for apples was built by the Rouss Brothers on the site of the old Gaunt Mill. It was used until 1975.