Great Cacapon, West Virginia

Great Cacapon is an unincorporated hamlet in Morgan County in the U.S. state of West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle. According to the 2000 census, the Great Cacapon community has a population of 1,379 [1].

Great Cacapon takes its name from the Cacapon River which empties into the Potomac River to the town's east. It was originally known as Cacapon Depot on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad mainline when a post office was established here in 1848. In 1876, its name was changed to Great Cacapon to differentiate it from Little Cacapon which was also on the B&O mainline. It lies four miles down Cacapon Mountain from the Panorama Overlook along Cacapon Road (West Virginia Route 9) west of Berkeley Springs.

[edit] External links

	Morgan County, West Virginia
Municipalities	Berkeley Springs \| Paw Paw
Unincorporated communities	Berryville \| Burnt Factory \| Campbells \| Cherry Run \| Doe Gully \| Duckwall \| Great Cacapon \| Green Ridge \| Greenwood \| Hancock \| Hansrote \| Holton \| Jerome \| Jimtown \| Johnsons Mill \| Largent \| Lineburg \| Magnolia \| Mount Trimble \| New Hope \| North Berkeley \| Oakland \| Omps \| Orleans Cross Roads \| Redrock Crossing \| Ridersville \| Ridge \| Rock Gap \| Sir Johns Run \| Sleepy Creek \| Smith Crossroads \| Stohrs Crossroads \| Stotlers Crossroads \| Unger \| Woodmont \| Woodrow
Rivers and streams	Cacapon River \| Cherry Run \| Meadow Branch \| Potomac River \| Sir Johns Run \| Sleepy Creek \| Warm Spring Run

	The Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia
Counties	Berkeley \| Grant \| Hampshire \| Hardy \| Jefferson \| Mineral \| Morgan \| Pendleton
Communities	Bayard \| Berkeley Springs \| Bolivar \| Capon Bridge \| Carpendale \| Charles Town \| Elk Garden \| Franklin \| Harpers Ferry \| Hedgesville \| Keyser \| Martinsburg \| Moorefield \| Paw Paw \| Petersburg \| Piedmont \| Ridgeley \| Romney \| Shepherdstown \| Wardensville
Attractions	Appalachian National Scenic Trail \| Berkeley Springs State Park \| Cacapon Resort State Park \| Cacapon River \| Capon Springs \| Charles Town Races & Slots \| Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park \| Fort Ashby \| Fort Mill Ridge Civil War Trenches \| George Washington National Forest \| Harpers Ferry National Historical Park \| Indian Mound Cemetery \| Jennings Randolph Lake \| Lost River \| Lost River State Park \| Monongahela National Forest \| Mount Storm Lake \| Northwestern Turnpike \| Potomac River \| Potomac State College \| Seneca Rocks \| Shenandoah River \| Shepherdstown National Historic District \| Shepherd University \| Sleepy Creek Lake \| Smoke Hole Caverns \| South Branch Potomac River \| Spruce Knob \| Summit Point Motorsports Park \| The Trough \| Trout Pond \| Tuscarora Trail \| Washington Heritage Trail