Interestingly, we are also surrounded by warm springs. Here is info about two of them. Berkeley Springs is about 25-30 miles north of us:

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Berkeley Springs, a fountainhead of warm mineral waters frequented by Native Americans long before Europeans arrived in the New World, are at the heart of a mountain spa community in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle. First noted as Medicine Springs in 1747 on a map drawn by Thomas Jefferson's father, the waters for many centuries have drawn visitors seeking health and relief from the stress of everyday life.

In 1776, George Washington's family and friends drew up a plat of 134 lots, named the streets, and incorporated The Town of Bath, invoking the muses of the renowned English spa. Yet the magic of the springs prevailed, and the town and surrounding area are known by their name -- Berkeley Springs.

The waters flow at a constant 74�F from the base of Warm Springs Ridge. You may still drink freely and fill your jugs at Lord Fairfax's public tap, and wade in the ancient stone pools in the nation's smallest state park. The town has endured cycles of notoriety, fashion, war and modern progress, but remains the Country's First Spa, a quiet, friendly haven surrounded by West Virginia's splendid outdoors.
Interestingly, we've got another warm spring about 10 miles south of us. The "medicinal qualities" of the springs are due to lithium in the water. The owners of the property allow people to take water from the springs. I know one guy who tried the lithium water in his goldfish tank, hoping they would get happier. They all died.

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The Capon Spring is one of eight known warm springs in West Virginia. It rises at the base of a huge vertical outcropping of Oriskany sandstone. The Spring located in Virginia until the state of West Virginia was formed in 1863, was one of the most popular springs in the Valley of Virginia and was believed to have health restoring powers. Its name is thought to be of Shawnee in origin, with spellings recorded as Cape-cape-pe-hon, Cacaphon, and Ca-ca-pa-on, meaning, �healing waters,� �medicine waters,� or �waters that heal.�
Ken

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