Things To Do in Yellow Spring, West Virginia

'Capon Springs', also known as 'Frye's Springs' and 'Watson Town', is a 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 ... More on Wikipedia

'Captain David Pugh House' is a historic 19th century Federal style residence on the Cacapon River in the unincorporated community of Hooks Mills in Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States. It is also known by its past name, ... More on Wikipedia

'Hanging Rock' is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Hanging Rock is named for the "Hanging Rock" outcrop that hangs over the Northwestern Turnpike (U.S. Route 50). It should not be ... More on Wikipedia

'Frye's Inn' is an early 19th-century stagecoach inn and tavern near the "Capon Bridge" that crosses the Cacapon ... More on Wikipedia

Inscription. Frederick County. Area 485 Square Miles. Formed in 1738 from Orange, and named for Frederick, Prince of Wales, Father of King George III. Several battles were fought in the vicinity of Winchester, 1862–1864. Shenandoah ... More on HMDB

Inscription. During the Civil War, most of Wardensville's two hundred residents supported the Confederacy. Southern guerrillas found friends here. On May 7, 1862, Union Col. Stephen W. Downey arrived here with a mixed force of infantry ... More on HMDB

Inscription. The population center of the United State was in present West Virginia four times as it moved westward across the nation: near Wardensville in 1820; at Smoke Hole in 1830; west of Buckhannon in 1840; near Burning Springs ... More on HMDB

The Fort Edwards visitor center offers insight into the history of the fort and its role in the French and Indian War. In addition, the site is now home to several archaeological digs. The Fort Edw... More on Heritage

Inscription. Troops from this fort under Captain Mercer were ambushed in 1756 and many were killed. The French and Indians later attacked the fort but the garrison, aided by Daniel Morgan and other... More on HMDB

Inscription. George Washington laid off land here for William Wallace Warden, Nov. 11, 1749. Warden built a stockade fort, near which members of his family were killed by Indians, 1758, and the fort burned. Scene of skirmishes in ... More on HMDB

Inscription. The massive sandstone forming the cliff is the Oriskany of the driller, and the geologist. The "Oriskany Sand", an important gas sand, has produced in excess of a trillion cubic feet of gas in West Virginia. , Erected ... More on HMDB