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

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.

3. 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.

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

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

'Hancock, Md. in the distance.'

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

People are swimming in the indoor swimming pool.

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

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

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

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

12. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kids in front row hold up apples.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.