Cacapon Resort State Park 2017

This 6,000 acre State Park features a lodge, cabins, a lake, all in the shadows of Cacapon Mountain, the highest peak in the eastern portion of West Virginia at 2,300 feet. The mountain divides the landscape, with the Park on the eastern slope and the Cacapon River winding along the base of the western slope. The Cacapon Mountain Overlook, within the Park, provides an impressive view of the valley. Cacapon is a derivative of a Shawnee Indian word meaning “medicine waters,” a reference to the area’s mineral waters that have been renowned through history for their healing powers. These waters come to the surface about 10 miles from Cacapon at nearby Berkeley Springs State Park, where we will also visit during this workshop. George Washington first visited the springs at age 16, as a member of a survey party in 1748. Washington visited the springs regularly, and as a result of his efforts, its fame as a health spa grew throughout the colonies. The General Assembly of Virginia formed the town of Bath on this location in 1776. James Rumsey, who later invented the first successful steamboat, was then contracted to construct five bathhouses and several other public buildings. This officially established the springs as a resort facility.

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