Shady Spring in Raleigh County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

Shady Spring

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel

1. Shady Spring Marker

Inscription. Situated along a road originally cut by frontiersman Francis Farley during the late 18th century, the community was named for the nearby spring that served area residents and passersby with a continuous water source. Business activity in the area dates to 1832. During the Civil War, the turnpikes that met here proved crucial to campaigns into and around the Kanawha Valley.

Erected 2019 by Shady Springs High and Raleigh Co. Historical Society, West Virginia Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the West Virginia Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1832.

Location. 37° 42.542′ N, 81° 5.923′ W. Marker is in Shady Spring, West Virginia, in Raleigh County. It is at the intersection of Ritter Drive (U.S. 19) and Meador Lane, on the right when traveling south on Ritter Drive. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Shady Spring WV 25918, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker

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is in West Virginia’s New River Gorge.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Glade Creek Reservoir (approx. 2.9 miles away); Big Beaver Creek Ancient Fortification (approx. 4 miles away); Camp Jones (approx. 4.3 miles away); Skidders and Boomboats (approx. 4½ miles away); Glade Creek Timber (approx. 4½ miles away); Boom, Bust & Rebirth (approx. 4½ miles away); Casa Loma (approx. 5 miles away); Colonel Ernest E. Chilson (approx. 5.2 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Grandview Park (was approx. 1.3 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . Shady Spring West Virginia. (Submitted on December 1, 2019, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel

2. Shady Spring Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 19, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 1, 2019, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,090 times since then and 77 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 1, 2019, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.