| 词条 | Berkeley Springs State Park |
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| name = Berkeley Springs State Park | iucn_category = | photo = BerkeleySpringsSP WestVirginia.jpg | photo_caption = Park buildings | map = West Virginia | map_image = | map_size = | map_caption = Location of Berkeley Springs State Park in West Virginia | relief = | location = Morgan, West Virginia, United States | nearest_city = | nearest_town = | coordinates = {{coord|39|37|36|N|78|13|40|W|display=inline,title}} | coords_ref = | length = | length_mi = | length_km = | width = | width_mi = | width_km = | area_acre = 7 | area_ref = [1] | elevation = {{convert|617|ft|m|abbr=on}} | elevation_avg = | elevation_min = | elevation_max = | dimensions = | designation = | authorized = | created = | designated = | established = July 1, 1970[2] | named_for = | visitation_num = | visitation_year = | visitation_ref = | governing_body = | administrator = | operator = | owner = | website = {{URL|https://wvstateparks.com/park/berkeley-springs-state-park/}} | embedded ={{Infobox NRHP | name = Berkeley Springs State Park | embed = yes | nrhp_type = hd | location= S. Washington and Fairfax Sts., Berkeley Springs, West Virginia | built = 1785 | builder = James Rumsey | added = May 24, 1976 | area = {{convert|5|acre}} | governing_body = State | refnum = 76001943[3] | nocat = yes }} }} Berkeley Springs State Park is situated in the center of Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, USA. The centerpiece of the Park is its historic mineral spa. These waters were celebrated for their medicinal or restorative powers and were generally taken internally for digestive disorders, or bathed in for stress relief. Native peoples visited these springs as did George Washington. Berkeley Springs is the only state-run spa in the United States and is operated by the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources. HistoryThe Park is located on land which has been used as a health resort since the 1750s and which was officially granted to Virginia by Lord Fairfax in 1776. The historic Roman Bathhouse, the oldest public building in Berkeley Springs, was built in Federal-style architecture in 1815 on the site of an earlier bathhouse attributed to James Rumsey. The earlier bathhouse, built in 1784, is described as having had five bathing chambers and dressing rooms. Mineral springsWater flows from natural mineral springs at a constant temperature of 74.3 degrees, emerging from the Oriskany (Ridgeley) sandstone of Warm Springs Ridge. It contains significant amounts of sulfates, nitrates, and carbonates—mostly magnesium carbonates. The discharge varies from {{convert|750|to|2000|USgal|L}} per minute. The water is available for bathing at two park bathhouses and for drinking from a fountain at the 19th century Gentlemen's Spring House — as well as from every tap in town since the springs serve as the source of the municipal water supply. The current bathhouse includes nine separate bathing chambers with tubs capable of holding a total 750 gallons of water heated to 102 degrees. These baths are open to the public daily throughout the year and water is also bottled and sold commercially. MuseumThe Museum of the Berkeley Springs is located on the second floor of the bathhouse. Established in 1984, it exhibits various historical items of natural and cultural significance to the springs and town. Admission is free, and the museum is open at least on weekends from March through December. GallerySee also{{Portal|West Virginia}}
References1. ^West Virginia State Parks Facilities Grid, accessed March 29, 2008 {{webarchive|url=https://www.webcitation.org/5fHBFhmDs?url=http://www.wvstateparks.com/recreation/WVSP_facilities_grid.PDF |date=March 14, 2009 }} 2. ^{{cite book|title=Where People and Nature Meet: A History of the West Virginia State Parks|publisher=Pictorial Histories Publishing Company|location=Charleston, West Virginia|date=April 1988|isbn=0-933126-91-3}} 3. ^{{NRISref|version=2010a}} External links
10 : Bath (Berkeley Springs), West Virginia|Destination spas|Historic districts in Morgan County, West Virginia|History museums in West Virginia|Museums in Morgan County, West Virginia|National Register of Historic Places in Morgan County, West Virginia|Natural history of West Virginia|Parks on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia|Protected areas of Morgan County, West Virginia|State parks of West Virginia |
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