Waverly in Sussex County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Coppahaunk Springs
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, September 18, 2010
1. Coppahaunk Springs Marker
Inscription.
Coppahaunk Springs. . A Nottoway Indian town was located two miles south at the springs when the English settlement was established at Jamestown in 1607. The Nottoways gave the three springs the name, Coppahaunk, meaning "good health or healing waters." About 1825, Coppahaunk Tavern was built; a post office opened in 1835. Before the Civil War, a spa resort operated here. Afterward, a private boys academy opened in the former tavern, and girls were later admitted. From the turn of the century until the Great Depression, spring water was bottled and sold, and during the late 1920s the water was used in the production of ginger ale.
A Nottoway Indian town was located two miles south at the springs when the English settlement was established at Jamestown in 1607. The Nottoways gave the three springs the name, Coppahaunk, meaning "good health or healing waters." About 1825, Coppahaunk Tavern was built; a post office opened in 1835. Before the Civil War, a spa resort operated here. Afterward, a private boys academy opened in the former tavern, and girls were later admitted. From the turn of the century until the Great Depression, spring water was bottled and sold, and during the late 1920s the water was used in the production of ginger ale.
Erected 1999 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number K-309.)
Location. 37° 2.089′ N, 77° 5.838′ W. Marker is in Waverly, Virginia, in Sussex County. It is on Coppahaunk Avenue (County Route T-1028) 0.1 miles south of West Main Street (Virginia Route 40), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Waverly VA 23890, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Coastal Virginia. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Tidewater. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, 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.
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, September 18, 2010
2. Coppahaunk Ave (facing north)
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, September 18, 2010
3. Coppahaunk Ave (facing south)
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 20, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,924 times since then and 65 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on September 20, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.
