Historical Markers and War Memorials in Warm Springs, Virginia
Warm Springs is the county seat for Bath County
Warm Springs is in Bath County
Bath County(36) ► ADJACENT TO BATH COUNTY Alleghany County(22) ► Augusta County(70) ► Highland County(55) ► Rockbridge County(49) ► Greenbrier County, West Virginia(77) ► Pocahontas County, West Virginia(62) ►
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On Courthouse Hill Road (Virginia Route 619) 0.1 miles east of Old Mill Road (Route 645), on the left when traveling east.
This 1875 law office of John W. Stephenson was moved to this site in 1907 and became the headquarters of the Bath County Historical Society in 1982 by a gift from Elaine W. Madlener. — — Map (db m172840) HM
Bath County was formed in 1790 from parts of Augusta, Botetourt, and Greenbrier counties. The county court first met here on 10 May 1791 at the house of John Lewis's widow Margaret, who donated two acres opposite the mineral baths for public use. . . . — — Map (db m21754) HM
On Courthouse Hill Road (Virginia Route 619) 0.1 miles east of Old Mill Road (Route 645), on the right when traveling west.
World War I
Harvey K. Keyser •
Charles A. Coleman •
Otis V. Long •
Frank B. Law •
Wilbur R. Payne •
★ Unknown
World War II
Mark M. Gillispie •
Elmer B. Izzard •
Frank P. Johnson •
Glen P. Hevener •
Louis O. . . . — — Map (db m172838) WM
On Sam Snead Highway (U.S. 220) at Three Hills Lane, on the left when traveling south on Sam Snead Highway.
Mary Johnston, a novelist, historian, playwright, suffragist, and social advocate, lived here at Three Hills. Born in Botetourt County, Johnston published 23 novels between 1898 and 1936 and became the first woman to top best-seller lists in the . . . — — Map (db m69596) HM
On Old Mill Road (Virginia Route 645) south of Old Germantown Road (Virginia Route 692), on the left when traveling south.
This waterwheel is known as an overshoot wheel. It is driven by the buckets at the top of the wheel.
Manufactured by the Fitz Waterwheel Co. Hanover Pa. — — Map (db m172841) HM
Nearby is the site of Terrill Hill, home of the Terrill brothers of Bath County. Brig. Gen. William R. Terrill, a graduate of West Point commanded a Union brigade and was killed in the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky, on 8 Oct. 1862. His brother, . . . — — Map (db m21755) HM
On County Route 619 west of U.S. 220, on the right when traveling west.
After 112 years in buildings near the Warm
Springs mineral baths a mile northeast, the
Bath County Court moved to this site in 1908.
The architect, Frank P. Milburn, predicted the
new courthouse would be “an honor and ornament
to Bath . . . — — Map (db m30491) HM
On U.S. 220 at Virginia Route 39, on the right when traveling north on U.S. 220.
Born in Waynesboro to former slaves, William H. Sheppard became a Presbyterian missionary to the Belgian colony of Congo Free State in 1890. He and others opposed King Leopold II of Belgium, who encouraged such atrocities as the amputation of . . . — — Map (db m5607) HM
On Sam Snead Highway (U.S. 220) at Courthouse Hill Road (County Route 614), on the right when traveling south on Sam Snead Highway.
The courthouse town of Warm Springs reflects more
than 200 years of settlement in the Warm Springs
Valley. Located near the center of Bath County,
this community encompasses a small village core
and its surrounding rural landscape. The . . . — — Map (db m208531) HM
On Sam Snead Highway (U.S. 220) just south of Mountain Valley Road eastbound (Virginia Route 39), on the right when traveling south.
The Warm Springs Baths, an example of 19th-century
medicinal resort architecture, formed the centerpiece
of a small village that served as the seat of
Bath County from 1791 until 1908. Thomas Lewis
and his son John developed a resort around . . . — — Map (db m208529) HM
On Old Mill Road (Virginia Route 645) just south of Old Germantown Road (Virginia Route 692), on the left when traveling south.
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. — — Map (db m172842) HM
