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(Photo provided by Del Norte, Calif., Historical Society)
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Confederate spy Belle Boyd is seen in an undated photo provided by the Berkeley County, W.V., Historical Society. Boyd used her feminine charms to spy on Union soldiers for the Confederacy.
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The Belle Boyd House in Martinsburg, W.V. is seen in an undated photo provided by the Berkeley County, W.V., Historical Society. The Appalachian Regional Commission is betting tourists will want to visit the Martinsburg, W.Va., home of the notorious "siren of the South" who used her feminine charms to spy on Union soldiers for the Confederacy. The Belle Boyd House in the Eastern Panhandle is one of 150 lesser-known Civil War destinations the commission is highlighting on a new 13-state map that was released Thursday, April 21, 2011. (AP Photo/Berkeley County, W.V., Historical Society)
