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Article: Mozier Energizes Berkeley Springs
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- The State Journal
- Article date:
- May 2, 2008
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CopyrightCopyright State Journal Corporation May 2, 2008. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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BERKELEY SPRINGS - Jeanne Mozier's accomplishments since her arrival here in 1977 include making a
Depression-era movie theater into a weekend gathering spot, fostering the Apple Butter Festival into an event that draws thousands each October and helping to create an award-winning arts council that's become a state and national role model.
As many downtowns have become all but ghost towns in recent decades, Berkeley Springs continues to flourish, which generates an interesting question: How different would the town look today if Mozier had brought her ideas and energy to some other town?
"It's very hard to imagine Berkeley Springs without Jeanne Mozier," says Beth Peters Curtain, who ...