| Rock Enon Springs, Virginia |
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ROCK ENON SPRINGS RESORT Rock Enon Springs Resort was built up around a mineral water Spring and was originally called Capper Springs after an early settler, John Capper. In 1856 , William Marker bought the property and built a hotel to accommodate guests at the springs. The resort contained six types of springs on the 942 acres (3.8 km&2) of property. During the mid 19th Century , it became very popular as a place for people to heal various ailments by soaking in the spring's "medicine" waters. The resort survived the American Civil War and continued to draw Virginia's elite. It changed owners several times until, in 1919 , it was purchased by Fred Glaize, Sr. and Lee Herrellin who tore down several buildings and the original wing of the hotel. The resort continued to lose business until 1945 when the Glaize Family sold the resort to the Boy Scouts who now use it as their summer camp, Camp Rock Enon. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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