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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1LO0_the-greenbrier-clinic-and-project-greek-island_White-Sulphur-Springs-WV.html
The West Virginia Wind atop Copeland's Hill was built in the early 1960's to provide more hotel rooms and a new location for the Greenbrier Clinic. The Clinic had opened in 1948 offering personalized diagnostic medical care in a resort setting. Th…
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Built in 1834-1835by Stephen HendersonFirst Summer White HouseOccupied byMartin Van BurenJohn TylerMillard FillmoreFranklin PierceJames Buchanan
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KWJ_alleghany-county-va-west-virginia_White-Sulphur-Springs-WV.html
Alleghany County Va. Area 458 square miles. Formed in 182, from Bath, Botetourt and Monroe, and named for the Alleghany Mountains. At Fort Mann a battle took place between settlers and Indians led by Cornstalk, 1763. West Virginia. West Virgini…
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Greenbrier County. Formed, 1778, from Botetourt and Montgomery. Named for the river which drains it. This county had many pioneer forts and saw many bloody Indian battles. Here are the world-famed White Sulphur and other mineral springs. Virgin…
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Was fought on this site August 26th and 27th 1863. The Confederates, some of Major General Sam Jones' forces were commanded by Colonel George S. Patton and the Federal by Brigadier General William W. Averell. About 4000 troops were engaged. Genera…
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A two-day encounter, Aug. 26-27, 1863, between Gen. Sam Jones' Confederates and Gen. W. W. Averell's Federals. Action is also known as Howard's Creek, White Sulphur Springs and Rocky Gap. Losses: 350.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1FE4_tennis-and-the-outdoor-swimming-pool_White-Sulphur-Springs-WV.html
When the Golf Clubhouse was built in 1915 clay tennis courts were added in front of the building. The most famous tennis tournaments at The Greenbrier were the Mason and Dixon Championships held each April from 1921 to 1937. One of the final round…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1FDR_the-springhouse_White-Sulphur-Springs-WV.html
Early European settlers in this Allegheny Mountain valley learned from Shawnee Indian hunters about this sulphur water spring. Health-seekers soon started arriving to bathe in the waters to relieve the aches of rheumatism. By the 1830's the resort…
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- symbol of The Greenbrier since 1835 because it sits atop the White Sulphur Spring. "Taking the waters" - either by bathing or by drinking for medicinal purposes - was the foundation of this resort. Earliest recorded use of the mineral water was …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13I6_camp-northwest_White-Sulphur-Springs-WV.html
Huntersville (three miles northwest of here) in January 1862. Camp Northwest became Confederate Col. William L. Jackson's headquarters and a supply depot for the outposts under Jackson's command. Called the Huntersville line, it stretched from the…
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