Editing Charles Town, West Virginia (section)

===20th century===
[[File:Charles Town City Hall WV1.jpg|thumb|Charles Town City Hall, part of the [[Downtown Charles Town Historic District]]]]
In 1922, [[Bill Blizzard]], a leader of striking coal miners during the [[Battle of Blair Mountain]], was charged with [[treason]] and murder for engaging in warfare against state and federal troops in [[Mingo County, West Virginia|Mingo]] and [[Logan County, West Virginia|Logan]] Counties. He was tried in the Jefferson County courthouse in Charles Town and was found not guilty.

The [[Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races|Charles Town Race Track]] first opened in 1933. It was built on land purchased from the Charles Town Horse Show Association. In 1999, the Charles Town Race Track underwent major renovation which included a large addition to house video slot machines. It was renamed Charles Town Races & Slots. It became the Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races on July 2, 2010.

In 1975, the Jefferson Memorial Hospital in neighboring [[Ranson, West Virginia|Ranson]] opened, replacing Charles Town General Hospital. It became part of the [[West Virginia University Health System]] and was renamed Jefferson Medical Center in 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wvumedicine.org/jefferson/ |title=Jefferson Medical Center |date=May 10, 2016 |publisher=[[West Virginia University Health System]] |access-date=April 26, 2023 }}</ref>