Falling Waters, West Virginia

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Falling Waters is an unincorporated town on the Potomac River in Berkeley County, West Virginia. It is located along Williamsport Pike (US 11) north of Martinsburg. According to the 2000 census, Falling Waters has a population of 7,043 [1].

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.

Falling Waters was the site of two battles during the American Civil War—one in 1862 and another in 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.

[edit] Historic sites

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

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	Berkeley County, West Virginia
Municipalities	Hedgesville \| Martinsburg
Unincorporated communities	Allensville \| Arden \| Baker Heights \| Baxter \| Bedington \| Berkeley \| Bessemer \| Blairton \| Bunker Hill \| Darkesville \| Douglas Grove \| Falling Waters \| Files Crossroad \| Ganotown \| Georgetown \| Gerrardstown \| Glengary \| Greensburg \| Grubbs Corner \| Hainesville \| Inwood \| Johnsontown \| Jones Springs \| Little Georgetown \| Marlowe \| Nipetown \| Nollville \| North Mountain \| Pikeside \| Ridgeway \| Scrabble \| Shanghai \| Spring Mills \| Swan Pond \| Tablers Station \| Tarico Heights \| Tomahawk \| Union Corner \| Van Clevesville \| Vanville \| Winebrenners Crossroad \| Wynkoop Spring
Natural areas and features	Back Creek \| Cherry Run \| Meadow Branch \| Middle Creek \| Mill Creek \| North Mountain \| Opequon Creek \| Potomac River \| Sleepy Creek Lake \| Sleepy Creek Mountain \| Third Hill Mountain \| Tilhance Creek \| Tuscarora Creek

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