Near Forks of Cacapon in Hampshire County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)
“Caudy’s Castle”
Erected 1974 by West Virginia Department of Archives and History.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, French and Indian. In addition, it is included in the West Virginia Archives and History series list.
Location. 39° 24.201′ N, 78° 24.948′ W. Marker is near Forks of Cacapon, West Virginia, in Hampshire County. Marker is on Bloomery Pike (West Virginia Route 127) east of Owl Hollow, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bloomery WV 26817, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Bloomery Iron Furnace / Bloomery Gap Skirmish (approx. 0.8 miles away); Fight at Bloomery Gap (approx. 2˝ miles away); Pinoak Fountain (approx. 3.1 miles away); Hampshire County / Virginia (approx. 4.2 miles away); Overlook at Cacapon State Park (approx. 6 miles away); Cacapon Mountain Overlook (approx. 6.1 miles away); Hampshire County / Morgan County (approx. 6.3 miles away); West Virginia (Morgan County) / Virginia (approx. 6˝ miles away).
More about this marker. Caudy’s Castle Rock is southwest of this marker on the west bank of the Cacapon River just south of where the North River joins the Cacapon.
Also see . . . Caudy’s Castle Rock. “"About two miles above the forks of this river is situated "Caudy's Castle," a most stupendous work of nature. It is said by tradition that in the time of the wars between the white and red people, a man by the name of James Caudy more than once took shelter on the rock from the pursuit of the Indians, from whence its name. It consists of a fragment of the mountains, separated from and independent of the neighboring mountains, forming, as it were, a half cone, and surrounded with a yawning chasm. Its eastern base, washed by the Capon River, rises to the majestic height of four hundred and fifty to five hundred feet, while its eastern side is a solid mass of granite, directly perpendicular. A line drawn 'round its base probably would not exceed one thousand or twelve hundred yards.” (Submitted on July 15, 2009.)
Credits. This page was last revised on July 6, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 15, 2009, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,843 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 15, 2009, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.