Near Wardensville in Hardy County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

Lost and Found

Photographed by J. J. Prats, June 16, 2014

1. Lost and Found Marker

Inscription. Here the Lost River disappears under Sandy Ridge. Two miles away on the other side of the mountain the stream is “found” again as the headwaters of the Cacapon River. This stream has the Indian name for “Medicine Waters.”

Erected 2012 by West Virginia Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Natural Features • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the West Virginia Archives and History series list.

Location. 39° 3.943′ N, 78° 39.291′ W. Marker is near Wardensville, West Virginia, in Hardy County. It is on Old West Virginia Route 55 just east of Pinnacle Drive. It is at the bridge over the Lost River Sink. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Wardensville WV 26851, 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

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Son of Man (approx. 3.2 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.4 miles away); Wardensville (approx. 3½ miles away); a different marker

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also named Wardensville (approx. 3½ miles away); Oriskany Sand (approx. 3.9 miles away); West Virginia (Hardy County) / Virginia (approx. 7.7 miles away); Capon Springs (approx. 9.1 miles away); Capon Lake Whipple Truss Bridge (approx. 9.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wardensville.

Other markers no longer nearby. Wardensville (was approx. 3½ miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Population Center (was approx. 3½ miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . Wikipedia Entry for the Cacapon River. “The Cacapon River emerges from underground in a gap in Sandy Ridge (1683 feet/513 m) west of Wardensville. It is actually the reemergence of the Lost River, which sinks into an underground channel east of McCauley near the entrance to Camp Pinnacle. From its emergence, the Cacapon River creates a horseshoe bend shaped

Photographed by J. J. Prats, June 16, 2014

2. Lost and Found Marker

gap through Sandy Ridge and flows east paralleling West Virginia Old Route 55 then northeast paralleling West Virginia Route 259.” (Submitted on June 16, 2014.)

The Sinks of the Lost River image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, June 16, 2014

3. The Sinks of the Lost River

View from the nearby Route 55 highway bridge over the Lost River.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 18, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 16, 2014, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 3,995 times since then and 146 times this year. It was the Marker of the Week June 22, 2014. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 16, 2014, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.