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The Webster House, now known as The Stone House, was built shortly after 1800. Its walls are two feet thick, constructed of flagstones of various shapes and sizes held together by cement and mortar. John Webster, the builder, sold the house to James Martin in 1815, and it remained in the Martin family until 1908 when it was sold to A. J. Ireland. In 1820, the first post office in Ritchie County was located there, and James Martin became the county’s first post master. For many years, as the only house between Clarksburg and the Parkersburg-Marietta area, it served as a stagecoach inn where horses were kept for exchange on the trip.
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