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1. Drinking Room at Berkeley Springs, W. Va.

IDNO:: 014072
Title:: Drinking Room at Berkeley Springs, W. Va.
Date:: 1922/06

Berkeley Springs, W. Va. was officially established as a Health Resort Oct., 1776 by an Act of the Virginia Assembly. George Washington mentioned, when surveying the northern neck for Lord Fairfax in 1748, in his surveying notes the famed Warm Springs. A town site having been made there in 1776. The lots were sold at auction in 1777. Among purchasers were Gen. Washington, Gen. Gates, and other Revolutionary War officers. Berkeley Springs' first name was Bath. The Indians used these springs before the white man came.

2. Bath Houses in Berkeley Springs, Morgan County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 014106
Title:: Bath Houses in Berkeley Springs, Morgan County, W. Va.
Description:: Berkeley Springs, W. Va. was officially established as a Health Resort Oct., 1776 by an Act of the Virginia Assembly. George Washington mentioned, when surveying the northern neck for Lord Fairfax in 1748, in his surveying notes the famed Warm Springs. A town site having been made there in 1776. The lots were sold at auction in 1777. Among purchasers were Gen. Washington, Gen. Gates, and other Revolutionary War officers. Berkeley Springs' first name was Bath. The Indians used these springs before the white man came.

3. Drinking Room, Spring and Reading Room, Berkeley Springs, Morgan County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 014110
Title:: Drinking Room, Spring and Reading Room, Berkeley Springs, Morgan County, W. Va.

'Warm Spring Range, looking South. Mount Wesley and High Schools are present.'

4. Warm Spring Range, Morgan County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 014111
Title:: Warm Spring Range, Morgan County, W. Va.
Description:: 'Warm Spring Range, looking South. Mount Wesley and High Schools are present.'

5. Warm Spring Range, Looking North, Berkeley Springs, Morgan County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 014119
Title:: Warm Spring Range, Looking North, Berkeley Springs, Morgan County, W. Va.

6. Fairfax Spring at Berkeley Springs, Morgan County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 014121
Title:: Fairfax Spring at Berkeley Springs, Morgan County, W. Va.

'Hancock, Md. in the distance.'

7. View of Lovers Leap, Near Berkeley Springs, W. Va.

IDNO:: 014123
Title:: View of Lovers Leap, Near Berkeley Springs, W. Va.
Description:: 'Hancock, Md. in the distance.'

People are swimming in the indoor swimming pool.

8. Indoor Swimming Pool, Berkeley Springs, Morgan County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 014124
Title:: Indoor Swimming Pool, Berkeley Springs, Morgan County, W. Va.
Description:: People are swimming in the indoor swimming pool.

9. Bath House, Berkeley Springs, Morgan County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 014128
Title:: Bath House, Berkeley Springs, Morgan County, W. Va.

10. Cacapon View, Berkeley Springs, Morgan County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 014129
Title:: Cacapon View, Berkeley Springs, Morgan County, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1920

11. Drinking Room, Spring and Hot Bath at Berkeley Springs, Morgan County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 014132
Title:: Drinking Room, Spring and Hot Bath at Berkeley Springs, Morgan County, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1939

12. Warm Springs Run in the Park at Berkeley Springs, Morgan County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 014136
Title:: Warm Springs Run in the Park at Berkeley Springs, Morgan County, W. Va.

'George Washington loved to vacation in Berkeley Springs because of its naturally warm springs, which gave the town its original name of Bath. The three principal springs and the bathhouses built around them today are part of Berkeley Springs State Park.'

13. Berkeley Springs State Park, Berkeley Springs, Morgan County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 014146
Title:: Berkeley Springs State Park, Berkeley Springs, Morgan County, W. Va.
Date:: 1925
Description:: 'George Washington loved to vacation in Berkeley Springs because of its naturally warm springs, which gave the town its original name of Bath. The three principal springs and the bathhouses built around them today are part of Berkeley Springs State Park.'

14. Man Stands Under Tree Grove Near Building, Berkeley Springs, W. Va.

IDNO:: 046789
Title:: Man Stands Under Tree Grove Near Building, Berkeley Springs, W. Va.
Date:: Undated

15. View of Buildings in Berkeley Springs on Eastern Panhandle of W. Va.

IDNO:: 046796
Title:: View of Buildings in Berkeley Springs on Eastern Panhandle of W. Va.
Date:: Undated

16. Two Children Play on Lawn, Possibly in Berkeley Springs on Eastern Panhandle of W. Va.

IDNO:: 046797
Title:: Two Children Play on Lawn, Possibly in Berkeley Springs on Eastern Panhandle of W. Va.
Date:: Undated

17. Cannery of I.N. Spielman, Berkeley Springs, W. Va.

IDNO:: 048116
Title:: Cannery of I.N. Spielman, Berkeley Springs, W. Va.
Date:: Undated

18. Canning Factory of J.P. Hawvermale, Berkeley Springs, W. Va.

IDNO:: 048120
Title:: Canning Factory of J.P. Hawvermale, Berkeley Springs, W. Va.
Date:: 1909

19. Canning Factory of P.W. Atkinson, Berkeley Springs, W. Va.

IDNO:: 048246
Title:: Canning Factory of P.W. Atkinson, Berkeley Springs, W. Va.
Date:: Undated

Kids in front row hold up apples.

20. Large Group of Canners at Canning Factory of P.W. Atkinson, Berkeley Springs, W. Va.

IDNO:: 048326
Title:: Large Group of Canners at Canning Factory of P.W. Atkinson, Berkeley Springs, W. Va.
Date:: Undated
Description:: Kids in front row hold up apples.

21. Unloading Canned Goods From Wagon at Rockwell Canning Industry, Berkeley Springs, W. Va.

IDNO:: 048327
Title:: Unloading Canned Goods From Wagon at Rockwell Canning Industry, Berkeley Springs, W. Va.
Date:: 1918/09/07

The Roman Catholic church was established on July 21, 1789.

22. St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, Berkeley Springs, Morgan County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 051087
Title:: St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, Berkeley Springs, Morgan County, W. Va.
Date:: undated
Description:: The Roman Catholic church was established on July 21, 1789.

The church was established prior to August of 1855. By the 1960's, it held the largest congregation in all of Berkeley Springs.

23. First Evangelical United Brethren Church, Berkeley Springs, Morgan County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 051089
Title:: First Evangelical United Brethren Church, Berkeley Springs, Morgan County, W. Va.
Date:: undated
Description:: The church was established prior to August of 1855. By the 1960's, it held the largest congregation in all of Berkeley Springs.

The photo of the church was printed on the front page of the morning worship service pamphlet, where on the back serves as an itinerary and hymnal guide.The church was established prior to August of 1855. By the 1960's, it held the largest congregation in all of Berkeley Springs.

24. First Evangelical United Brethren Church Morning Worship Service Pamphlet, Berkeley Springs, Morgan County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 051091
Title:: First Evangelical United Brethren Church Morning Worship Service Pamphlet, Berkeley Springs, Morgan County, W. Va.
Date:: 1954/08/15
Description:: The photo of the church was printed on the front page of the morning worship service pamphlet, where on the back serves as an itinerary and hymnal guide.The church was established prior to August of 1855. By the 1960's, it held the largest congregation in all of Berkeley Springs.