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This page is dedicated to the community of Berkeley Springs.

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I enjoy taking amateur photos. I have chosen a few pictures that I feel are interesting and show why I moved to this location of the U.S. when I retired.

BERKELEY CASTLE
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BERKELEY CASTLE

Colonel Samuel Taylor Suit built an imposing stone strcuture in the fashionable spa of Berkeley Springs as a summer cottage for his young bride, Rosa Pelham. Construction began in 1885.

Perched on Warm Springs Ridge overlooking the famed springs, Suit,s cottage was the most extravagant example of the town,s Victorian building boom. Although it always looked like a castle, it was not until the tall, blue-eyed, attractive widow returned in 1891 that the cottage became known as the Castle. She was Queen Rosa, famous for sophisticated friends and gala parties.

Built of local stone, the castle has 13 rooms plus a basement dungeon, which was popular during ghost tours. The Great Hall has a high ceiling, hardwood floor and stone fireplaces at each end. A pine-paneled dining room on the main floor also has a fireplace. A wide stairway curves up to second floor bedrooms and a paneled library. A narrow staircase leads to the turretted rooftop trimmed with battlements and offering a fabulous view of the town. Three crosses are sunk into the stone walls of the turret.
LOOKING DOWN ON THE POTOMAC RIVER
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Berkeley Springs is located five miles south of the Potomac River, which borders the Maryland and West virginia state line. Taking Hwy. 522 south, you will come into the town of Bath. It is now known as Berkeley Springs because of the local post office. Berkeley Springs is famous for it's sparkling clear spring water that runs through the heart of town.

LOOKING IN TOWN AT THE CLOCK TOWER
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As you drive into town, you will see a variety of antique shops where tourist come to buy one-of-a-kind merchandise. In the middle of town is a state park. There you will find the clear running springs that have made this community popular. In the park there is the bath house and one can take a fresh bath fed directly from the natural spring water. A gazebo is located in the middle of the park. One can listen to live music any summer evening on the weekends.





OUR HOME ON HARRISON AVE
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On the northeast side of town, my wife, Maxine, and I have our happy home. It is located on a slope of a hill and from the back yard you can see Cacapon Mountin. We are located in the Shenandoah Valley of West Virginia.

OLD DESERTED HOUSE ON RT 9 EAST OF B.S.
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We love to tell our friends that this is our home and that it's the normal West Virginian home. We support ourselves with selling moonshine too :)!

OLD GAS STATION MUSIUM ON RT 9
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Driving on route 9 to Martinsburgh, there is an old time antique gas station. Inside is a museum displaying many of the items found or sold in old filling stations such as this one.

FALL COLOR IN A PEACEFUL VALLEY
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Driving just south of Berkeley Springs you can find yourself on top of a hill overlooking a valley toward town. Maxine and I love to take rides just for the beautiful views of the country side. When choosing a place to retire, I must admit, that my wife and I have chosen the right place that reflects how we feel inside. This truly is God's country.





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For more information about Berkeley springs, WV., Check out these web sites

TOWN OF BERKELEY SPRINGS

FACTS ABOUT BERKELEY SPRINGS

HOTELS IN BERKELEY SPRINGS

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