Early settlers began to arrive in 1770 in the area that is now Clarksburg. The first known permanent settlers were Andrew and Samuel Cottrill, 1772. John Nutter, who built Nutters Fort, and Daniel Davisson were the next settlers to arrive around 1774. Clarksburg was officially chartered by the Commonwealth of Virginia in 1785; it was named for General George Rogers Clark.
The building of great turnpikes in the early part of 1800 accelerated the growth of the city. The Baltimore and Ohio Railway reached this area in 1856. This also greatly facilitated growth. Clarksburg is the birthplace of Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson (1824-1863). He was born at 324 W. Main Street; he grew up here and at nearby Jackson's Mill. Jackson was Commandant at West Point during the 1850's. He rose to the rank of Lieutenant General in the Confederate Army. He was next to Robert E. Lee who considered him "my right arm".
During the "Boom Years", Clarksburg experienced unprecedented growth. The "Boom Years" were the late 1800's and early 1900's. Coal mining brought Irish, Italians and Greeks to this area.
The Clarksburg Downtown Historic District, which is on the National Register of Historic Places has a wide variety of architectural styles. Because Clarksburg experienced a boom during the late 1890's, the historic district is predominately composed of Late Victorian architecture with Italianate and Renaissance designs leading.
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