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Warm Springs is a census-designated place (CDP) in and the county seat of Bath County, Virginia, United States. [1] The population as of the 2020 census was 121. [2] It lies along U.S. Route 220 near the center of the county. Warm Springs includes the historical mill town called Germantown. To the west lies West Warm Springs.
The district encompasses seven contributing buildings. The complex consists of the Main Barn with its attached tile double silos, a Bottling Building, Milking Barn, Calving Barn, Ham House, Herdsman's Cottage, and Bull Barn. The complex was built by the Virginia Hot Springs Company in 1928 to support the operations of the nearby Homestead resort.
In 1982 a one-story, frame Sunday School addition, clad in vinyl siding was built by volunteers and added to the southeast elevation. The church represents the lone built representation of the first decades of the African-American settlement at West Warm Springs. [3] [4] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2013. [1]
Bath's county seat is Warm Springs, [2] while the largest community is Hot Springs. Established in 1790, Bath County was named for the natural hot springs found in the region. The county is known for its mountainous terrain and picturesque landscapes, including the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests .
The show consisted of a 3.5 mile drive through Hartwood Acres Park. [3] Over the 20 year life of the show, it generated $3.7 million for charity. [2] In 1991, the 28 displays had 250,000 lights; by 2011 it had grown to 2,000,000 lights. [1] [4] The Oglebay Winter Festival of Lights is a similar event at Oglebay Park in Wheeling, West Virginia. [5]
A grand illumination is an outdoor ceremony involving the simultaneous activation of lights. The most common form of the ceremony involves turning on Christmas lights.. One of the older of such community events began at Colonial Williamsburg, the restored Historic District of the former Virginia capital city of Williamsburg in 1935.
West Warm Springs is an unincorporated community in Bath County, Virginia, in the United States. In 2021, the Virginia Department of Historic Resources dedicated a commemorative plaque recognizing West Warm Springs as a significant place in the history of African Americans in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Garth Newel Music Center is a 501c3 not-for-profit educational institute located on a 114-acre mountainside property near Hot Springs in Bath County, Virginia.Recipient of the 2012 CMAcclaim Award from Chamber Music America for their contributions to the field of chamber music, Garth Newel Music Center celebrated its 40th anniversary in the summer of 2013.