Warm Springs in Bath County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Waterwheel Restaurant Building

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 8, 2021

1. Waterwheel Restaurant Building Marker

Inscription. There has been a mill on this site continuously since 1771. The present mill building was erected in 1900 and now is the home of the Waterwheel Restaurant.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Colonial Era • Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1771.

Location. 38° 2.884′ N, 79° 47.402′ W. Marker is in Warm Springs, Virginia, in Bath County. It is on Old Mill Road (Virginia Route 645) just south of Old Germantown Road ( Route 692), on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 124 Old Mill Rd, Warm Springs VA 24484, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley,

in the Alleghany Highlands,

and specifically in the Potomac Highlands.

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

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the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Overshoot Wheel (here, next to this marker); The Dinwiddie Mantle (within shouting distance of this marker); Confederate Memorial (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Bath County Courthouses (about 800 feet away); The County Seat of Bath (approx. 0.2 miles away); In Memory of Our Fallen Comrades (approx. 0.2 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Bath County Historical Society Building (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Warm Springs.

Waterwheel Restaurant Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 8, 2021

2. Waterwheel Restaurant Building

Virginia Historic Landmark plaque for the mill image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 8, 2021

3. Virginia Historic Landmark plaque for the mill

Credits. This page was last revised on May 9, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 9, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 369 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 9, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.