Born in 1825, the Wirgman Building found its early stomping grounds in Romney, lodging the Bank of Valley, Virginia. By 1847, it had swapped out its cufflinks for a fedora, becoming the Hampshire Review's office and print shop. The ground floor started hosting swanky retail and offices, while the second floor became the belle of the ball – the era's penthouse. But the roof-topper was saving its best moves for the American Civil War, when it found itself right in the middle of a hairy prison scenario. That's when the debonair Lieutenant John Blue decided to spin a web of deception.
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