Springfield, West Virginia

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Springfield is an unincorporated town in northwestern Hampshire County, West Virginia, USA. According to the 2000 census, the Springfield community has a population of 1,096 [1]. Springfield is located north of Romney along West Virginia Route 28 at its junction with Green Spring Road (West Virginia Secondary Route 1) and Springfield Pike (West Virginia Secondary Route 3). It is currently considering incorporation.

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[edit] History

George Washington first visited the Springfield area in 1748 as a member of a party that surveyed the land holdings of Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron in the South Branch Potomac River Valley. The Town of Springfield was formally established on December 16, 1790.

Today, Springfield is the site of a number of historic private residences dating from the 18th and 19th Centuries.

[edit] Historic sites

  • Ridgedale (George W. Washington Farm), Washington Road (CR 28/3)
  • Shouse-Martin House, Market (WV Route 28) & Fourth Streets
  • Springfield United Methodist Church, Strawberry Alley & Federal Street

[edit] Churches

  • Assembly of God
    • Community Bible Assembly of God Church, Poland Road (CR 28/2)
    • Springfield Assembly of God Church, WV Route 28
  • Methodist
    • Springfield United Methodist Church, Strawberry Alley & Federal Street
  • Pentecostal
    • Emmanuel House of Prayer, WV Route 28
  • Presbyterian
    • Springfield Presbyterian Church, Market (WV Route 28) & Fourth Streets

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Municipalities

Capon Bridge | Romney

Unincorporated communities

Augusta | Barnes Mill | Bloomery | Blues Beach | Bubbling Spring | Capon Lake | Capon Springs | Cold Stream | Creekvale | Davis Ford | Delray | Dillons Run | Donaldson | Forks of Cacapon | Frenchburg | Glebe | Good | Grace | Green Spring | Hainesville | Hanging Rock | Higginsville | High View | Hooks Mills | Hoy | Intermont | Jericho | Junction | Kirby | Lehew | Levels | Little Cacapon | Loom | Mechanicsburg | Millbrook | Millen | Millesons Mill | Neals Run | Nero | North River Mills | Okonoko | Pin Oak | Pleasant Dale | Points | Purgitsville | Rada | Raven Rocks | Ridgedale | Ruckman | Sector | Sedan | Shanks | Shiloh | Slanesville | Springfield | Three Churches | Vance | Vanderlip | Wappocomo | Yellow Spring

Rivers and streams

Bearwallow Creek | Big Run | Cacapon River | Capon Springs Run | Dillons Run | Edwards Run | Grassy Lick Run | Green Spring Run | Little Cacapon River | Mill Branch | Mill Creek | Mill Run | North Branch Potomac River | North River | Potomac River | South Branch Potomac River | Tearcoat Creek

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Communities

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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