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Nearby resorts such as White Sulphur Springs (better known as the Greenbrier) and Hot Springs thrived in this period with ready access to railroads. [7] After Sweet Springs ceased to operate as a resort, the buildings were purchased by the state of West Virginia in 1945 and rehabilitated for the Andrew S. Rowan Memorial Home for the aged. When ...
Off WV 480 southeast of its junction with Warm Springs Rd. 39°23′48″N 77°51′45″W / 39.3967°N 77.8625°W / 39.3967; -77.8625 ( Rose Hill Shepherdstown
Sweet Springs is an unincorporated community in Monroe County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Sweet Springs lies at the intersection of West Virginia Route 3 and West Virginia Route 311 . The community is known for its Sweet Springs Resort and spa, listed on the National Register of Historic Places .
Sweet Springs Resort; W. White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia This page was last edited on 22 February 2022, at 03:19 (UTC). ...
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.
White Sulphur Springs is located along Howard Creek and is served by I-64 and US Route 60. [12]According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.98 square miles (5.13 km 2), of which 1.95 sq mi (5.05 km 2) is land and 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km 2) is water. [13]
Initially developed as a state forest in 1926. One of West Virginia's first CCC camps was established here in 1933. The largest of West Virginia's state parks, it contains the 11-acre (4 ha) Watoga Lake. A historic district containing the park's 103 CCC resources is listed on the NRHP. [124] [196] [198] [199] Watters Smith Memorial
Kah-Nee-Ta Resort was started by a non-Indigenous doctor who owned land around the hot springs of the Warm Springs River. In 1961, the Tribes purchased the land back and started to rebuild the spa. The great flood of 1964 damaged the spa and the bridge accessing it. In 1964–1965, the Tribes built an Olympic-sized swimming pool, cottages ...