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<!-- EDIT BELOW THIS LINE SWEET SPRINGS RESORT PARK FOUNDATION, INC. - considered one of the most historic places in the United States has been bought by Mr. O. Ashby Berkley and turned into a 501C Non-profit community park. The history of this magnificent Historic Landmark property is remarkable. Before fashionable visitors ventured into this area, the Trans-Allegany Indians used the warm bathing spa (water stays 72 degrees year round) and the sweet pure drinking waters (just tested as one of the purest waters in the world) as a sacred medicinal and birthing location. During the 1740's a colonial survey party discovered the area - then in 1760 James Moss built the very first cabin in the area. To Moss' dismay, William Lewis was granted a deed to the property, building the first hotel on the grounds in 1792, made of stone & log with 72 rooms, each having its own fireplace. During the 1790's Anne Newport and her mother was employed by William Royal - a wealthy American Revolution Major freemason and deist. William, having an interest in Anne, arranged for her to receive a proper education. In 1797 William and Anne married and lived on the property until William's death in 1812. After years of fighting with his family, Anne finally lost everything becoming penniless. As her life continued, Anne became a newspaper editor, travel writer, and the first professional woman journalist in the US. She was friends with John Quincy Adams & his wife, and upon her death she was buried in the Congressional Cemetery in Washington DC. The foundation of the homestead is still located on the property. During the years of 1795 - 1807 the District Courthouse was located on the property until moved to Lewisburg …. The stone walled jail - still on the property - is the oldest west of the Alleghenies. The current brick hotel, designed by Thomas Jefferson, opened its doors in 1833 and welcomed such guests as: 7 of the first 9 Presidents; James & Dolly Madison; Millard Fillmore; Martin Van Buren; Patrick Henry; Franklin Pierce; Robert E. Lee; the Marquis de Lafayette, and Jerome Bonaparte (Napoleon's brother). George & Martha Washington spent an entire season here at the magnificent resort. After the railroad bypassed the resort, Sweet Springs never regained its place held pre-Civil Way popularity and began to decline. During the history it became a TB Sanitarium, and in 1942 the State of West Virginia purchased the property and opened the Andrew S. Rowan Memorial Home. In 1991 the state closed the home, and throughout the years was bought and sold several times. In 2015 Mr. O. Ashby Berkley purchased the property and created the Sweet Springs Resort Park Foundation Inc., - a 501C Non-profit. It is in the plans to restore this wonderful property to its original glory. Mr. Berkley is looking for a hotel or other entity to open a conference center inside the grand old building; locals to open a pub, restaurant, Chocolatier; Arts & Crafts Vendor; Wine Shop; and more. Also located on the property is "The Lewis House" - the oldest stick built home west of Alleghanies, and is available to rent (1 room or the full house which is 6 rooms). Currently, fund raisers for the project is held on site, and part of the property is open for rental to include - family reunions, meetings, school reunions, special events, and more. Please follow our Facebook page - Sweet Springs Resort Park Email: sweetspringsresortpark@yahoo.com

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