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Site Name Belle Boyd House/ Civil War Museum of the Lower Shenandoah Valley Street Address 126 East Race Street City / State / Zip Martinsburg WV, 25401 Phone number 304-267-4713 Web Page www.bchs.org   Admission Fee Free. Hours Mon.-Sat. 10:00 A.M.-4:00 P.M., closed Wednesday, Sundays, and major holidays; Belle Boyd house is closed Christmas-April 15; tours available by appointment. Visitor services Gift shop, information, museum, research archives, rest rooms, handicapped access. Regular Events Second Saturday in May, Heritage Day; first weekend in September following Labor Day, fall historic house tour; three weekends following Thanksgiving, Christmas open house.     Directions From I-81 take Route 9 east into Martinsburg (Route 9 turns into Queen Street). Go under the railroad bridge and make the first left onto Commerce about 2 blocks, and you will be facing the Belle Boyd House.
Site Description
Belle Boyd, West Virginia's best-known Civil War spy, lived in this house. Belle endorsed the Confederate cause, even shooting a Yankee soldier. She supplied information to Stonewall Jackson about enemy activities and was imprisoned twice. Also on-site is the Civil War Museum of the Lower Shenandoah Valley and the Berkeley County Museum. The Archives and Research Center offers facilities to research the local Berkeley, Jefferson, and Morgan areas.

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