Berkeley Springs, Spa resort town in Morgan County, West Virginia.
Berkeley Springs State Park contains natural warm springs that flow at a constant temperature of 74.3 degrees Fahrenheit throughout the year.
George Washington first visited the springs in 1748 while working as a surveyor for Thomas Fairfax, who later granted the lands to Virginia colony.
The mineral waters have drawn visitors seeking therapeutic treatments since Native American times through the colonial period to the present day.
The Old Roman and Main bathhouses provide spa services including mineral baths, massages, and saunas from spring through winter seasons.
James Rumsey demonstrated his early steamboat prototype to George Washington and other witnesses in Berkeley Springs during 1784.
Location: Morgan County
Inception: December 1776
Elevation above the sea: 185 m
Website: http://www.berkeleysprings.com/
Website: http://berkeleysprings.com
GPS coordinates: 39.62556,-78.22694
Latest update: May 27, 2025 07:09
West Virginia combines natural areas with historic sites. The state features waterfalls, mountain peaks, caves and old railroad tracks. Visitors find national forests, historic battlefields and mineral springs. The region displays geological formations, abandoned mining towns and astronomical observatories.
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