We came upon Capon Springs while "leap peeping" in George Washington National Forest near Wardensville, WV. This charming town has been a resort since at least 1850, and was known for its mineral springs long before that.
These pictures are from late October.
A sign on the 1920's spring house tells us "Capon Springs was called by local Indian tribes Cape-Cape-pe-hon (healing waters) rises through 1600 ft of rock the last 300 ft. being sandstone a natural filter."
Capon Springs is on the National Register of Historic Places. We were enchanted by how lovely it was on a fine autumn day and Frank wanted to stay the night. We had not brought any supplies though, and really it was not far from home.
Sharing with Tuesday Treasures
and Through My Lens.
It's a very pretty area and always interesting to see how names often come from a local American Indian tribe. I enjoyed all your photos but really liked the one of the lamp and the flag outside the window.
ReplyDeleteWhat a charming place. Glad you found it. Interesting info.
ReplyDeleteRegarding your comment on my blog: I too found it amazing or interesting how people were identified back then.
MB
Uma localidade muito bonita e interessante, gostei de ver as fotografias.
ReplyDeleteUm abraço e continuação de uma boa semana.
Andarilhar
Dedais de Francisco e Idalisa
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Hello, it is a lovely place. The Autumn trees are gorgeous. Lovely collection of photos. Enjoy your day!
ReplyDelete...another spot to put on my to see list. We visited at a gorgeous time of year. Thanks Linda for sharing, enjoy your week.
ReplyDeleteThese are a great collection of photos from a day of good memories. I wonder about the wheel that you are standing by, while water is coming out of a pipe on your right...can't quite figure out the engineering of it.
ReplyDeleteI think it is an undershot wheel. My mom had a hobby of studying mills and understood those things.
Deleteawwww, so pretty, what a lovely area!! swimming, in late october?? in west virgina?? maybe i missed something!!
ReplyDeletei miss autumn, all of our leaves are on the ground!!
The water was cold. The woman who went in the pool actually asked me to take her picture on her phone so she could show her friends. She came back out immediately!
DeleteBeautiful shots! What a pretty place to explore.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely spot to visit! Pretty fall colors.
ReplyDeletei'll be sure to write this one down ... not ringing any bells?? so great ...with all those fall leaves and great spring (house).
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What beautiful Autumn colour in your photographs, just lovely.
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan
Love it! I'm going to do some research and maybe plan a trip. It reminds me of Berkeley Springs (Bath) also in WVA. I wonder if they're close. http://www.looseleafnotes.com/2017/02/george-washington-was-here-part-ii/
ReplyDeleteIt's not too far from Berkeley Springs, although it would have taken a long time by horse and buggy.
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