Capon Springs, West Virginia
Encyclopedia
Capon Springs is an unincorporated hamlet in Hampshire County
, West Virginia
, USA. According to the 2000 census
, the Capon Springs community has a population of 95.
It is located on Capon Springs Road (West Virginia Secondary Route 16) along Capon Springs Run
. Originally known as Frye's Springs after its discoverer Henry Frye, and later established as the Town of Watson on December 12, 1787, the town was renamed for its medicinal spring. The springs were believed to carry such healing power that half an acre sold for $900 in gold in the late 18th century. After West Virginia seceded from Virginia
in 1863, it had to pay Virginia for the loss of the springs during Reconstruction. The historic Capon Springs & Farms
resort is located here and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places
.
Herman Guy Kump
(1877–1962), 19th Governor of West Virginia, was born in Capon Springs.
Hampshire County, West Virginia
Hampshire County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of 2010, the population was 23,964. Its county seat is Romney, West Virginia's oldest town . Hampshire County was created by the Virginia General Assembly on December 13, 1753, from parts of Frederick and Augusta counties ...
, West Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...
, USA. According to the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
, the Capon Springs community has a population of 95.
It is located on Capon Springs Road (West Virginia Secondary Route 16) along Capon Springs Run
Capon Springs Run
Capon Springs Run is a tributary stream of the Cacapon River in Hampshire County of West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle. Capon Springs Run is a shallow, stony, non-navigable stream fed by the famous "Capon Springs" at its source on the flanks of Great North Mountain east of the hamlet of Capon Springs...
. Originally known as Frye's Springs after its discoverer Henry Frye, and later established as the Town of Watson on December 12, 1787, the town was renamed for its medicinal spring. The springs were believed to carry such healing power that half an acre sold for $900 in gold in the late 18th century. After West Virginia seceded from Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
in 1863, it had to pay Virginia for the loss of the springs during Reconstruction. The historic Capon Springs & Farms
Capon Springs Resort
Capon Springs, also known as Frye's Springs and Watson Town, is a national historic district in Capon Springs, West Virginia that includes a number of resort buildings ranging in age from the mid-nineteenth century to the early twentieth century...
resort is located here and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
.
Herman Guy Kump
Herman G. Kump
Herman Guy Kump was the Democratic Governor of West Virginia from 1933 to 1937. In 1907, he married Edna Hall Scott. He served as the 19th Governor of West Virginia during the Great Depression.-Early years:...
(1877–1962), 19th Governor of West Virginia, was born in Capon Springs.
Historical names
Capon Springs and its post office have been known by several varying names throughout its history, which include:
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Historic sites
- Capon Springs, Capon Springs Road (CR 16)
- Octagon House, Capon Springs Road (CR 16)
- Old Red Store, Capon Springs Road (CR 16) & McIlwee Road (CR 16/1)