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MILLER TOWER DESTROYED BY FIRE: The former CSX (x-B&O) Miller Tower, which had served the railroad at Cherry Run, W.Va., until it closed in Sept. 2000, was destroyed by a suspicious fire on the grounds of the Martinsburg Roundhouse late April 17, 2026. Following its closure by the railroad, the building was acquired by the Berkeley County Roundhouse Authority, and was dismantled and moved in February 2001 to Martinsburg with the intention that it become an interpretive exhibit along with its original machinery, open to the public. [See Bull Sheet, March 2001] Eventually it was moved several hundred feet from the roundhouse compound, reassembled, and given a new roof, but it never reopened for the purpose that had been intended. [various reports, 4-18-26]

 

Miller Tower was reassembled November 20, 2005

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MILLER TOWER NEEDS YOUR HELP !

Here is YOUR opportunity to participate in the restoration of Miller Tower. It is to be restored to its mid-1950's configuration and adorned in the B&O "Indian Red" paint scheme. The interlocking plant (a Saxby & Farmer machine installed in 1952) will be fully functional and used for educational programs. The Martinsburg Roundhouse Authority has a campaign to raise money toward the project's cost. All contributions are tax-deductible. Checks should be made payable to the Martinsburg Roundhouse Authority, designated to the "Miller Tower Project," and sent to:

MARTINSBURG ROUNDHOUSE AUTHORITY
P.O. BOX 3084
MARTINSBURG, WV 25402-3084
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Donations to the Miller Tower Project have been made by the following:

List of contributors represents $27,438.71 in donations. Stand up and be counted.... Add YOUR name to this list... All contributions are tax-deductible.

(As of July 1, 2006, $21,805.16 has been spent toward the project. The tower was reassembled November 20, 2005.)

 

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For features from the Bull Sheet about Miller Tower, go to: