Duffields, West Virginia
Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
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Duffields is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States. The community has fourteen sites with historical significance.[2]
Duffields, West Virginia | |
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Good Shepherd Episcopal Church | |
  Duffields Location within West Virginia  Duffields Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 39°21′45″N 77°49′39″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Jefferson |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1554333[1] |
Duffields is served by Duffields station located on Flowing Springs Rd.[3] MARC operates the Brunswick Line to the station, providing commuter rail service to and from Washington, D.C. on weekdays.[4]
History
Early history
The area was settled by the Shawnee, Catawba, and Delaware people.[2]
William Darke; who was a veteran from the French and Indian War, had property east of Duffields; his house and his extant slave quarters.[2]
Duffields Depot
Built in Duffields in 1839, Duffields Depot is the second oldest surviving B&O depot, named for the pre-Civil War landowner who constructed it (Richard Duffield).[5] Duffields developed in the 1840s as a result of the B&O, becoming a local center for commerce.[2] During the American Civil War, a Confederate infantry company (Company H of the 2nd Virginia Infantry) was recruited from the area. The depot became a strategic target, most famous for its capture by Confederate Capt. John S. Mosby on June 29, 1864, as well as a raid his Rangers made on a Union army pay train on October 14, 1864 (the "Greenback raid").[5]: 15
The depot was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[6][5]: 13–14 No longer in railroad use, it is expected to become a museum.[7]
