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Near Berkeley Springs in Morgan County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)
 

Welcome to Cacapon State Park

 
 
Welcome to Cacapon State Park Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 6, 2020
1. Welcome to Cacapon State Park Marker
Inscription.
An original Civilian Conservation Corps Park
Camp Morgan, Company 1523, SP-4
Est. July 1, 1937

 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public WorkParks & Recreational Areas. In addition, it is included in the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) series list. A significant historical date for this entry is July 1, 1937.
 
Location. 39° 30.022′ N, 78° 17.597′ W. Marker is near Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, in Morgan County. It is on Cacapon Lodge Drive just west of Valley Road (U.S. 522), on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9520 Valley Rd, Berkeley Springs WV 25411, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Eastern Panhandle. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern 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
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are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Cacapon State Park Picnic Grills (approx. 0.3 miles away); Oriskany Sand (approx. 0.3 miles away); Cacapon State Park Playground Equipment (approx. 0.3 miles away); Cacapon State Park (approx. 0.4 miles away); Ridge Fish Hatchery (approx. 2.8 miles away); Cacapon Mountain Overlook (approx. 3.4 miles away); Overlook at Cacapon State Park (approx. 3.4 miles away); West Virginia (Morgan County) / Virginia (approx. 3.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Berkeley Springs.
 
Welcome to Cacapon State Park Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 6, 2020
2. Welcome to Cacapon State Park Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on December 11, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 7, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 275 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on November 7, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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