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

The Omni Homestead

Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, October 31, 2025

1. The Omni Homestead Marker

Inscription. The Omni Homestead
250 Years
Founded 1766
Anerica's first resort

Erected 2016 by Omni Homestead Resort.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 1766.

Location. 37° 59.782′ N, 79° 49.756′ W. Marker is in Hot Springs, Virginia, in Bath County. It is on Homestead Drive, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7696 Sam Snead Highway, Hot Springs VA 24445, 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 the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Homestead (within shouting distance of this marker); The Hot Springs Conference (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Hot Sulphur Spring (about 500 feet away); Boiler Spring (about 500 feet away); The Virginia Bar Association (about 600 feet away); The Southern Surgical Association (about 600 feet away); Virginia Cemetery Association (about 600 feet away); American Gynecological Society (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hot Springs.

More about this marker. The Marker is located on the grounds of the Omni Homestead Resort.

Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, October 31, 2025

2. The Omni Homestead Marker

Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, October 31, 2025

3. The Omni Homestead Marker

The Omni Homestead Resort image. Click for full size.

Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, October 31, 2025

4. The Omni Homestead Resort

As seen from the Marker

Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, October 31, 2025

5. The Omni Homestead Resort

Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, October 31, 2025

6. The Omni Homestead Resort

Credits. This page was last revised on November 24, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 31, 2025, by C. Ryan Dodson of Danville, Virginia. This page has been viewed 46 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on October 31, 2025, by C. Ryan Dodson of Danville, Virginia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.