Berkeley Springs, West Virginia WV Hotels/Motels/Lodging

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Bath is a town in Morgan County, West Virginia. It is incorporated as Bath, but is referred to by the name of its post office, Berkeley Springs. The population was 663 at the 2000 census.

The town was a popular resort area during the early years of the United States. The mineral springs drew many visitors from metropolitan areas. Notable visitors to the area included George Washington and James Rumsey. Berkeley Springs is a sister city to Bath, Somerset, England and features an authentic British castle that overlooks the town known as "Berkeley Castle".

Bath later became known as Berkeley Springs, primarily because the town's post office took that name (combining Governor Norborne Berkeley's last name with the warm springs found there) to avoid confusion with another post office, located in southeastern Virginia, which was already called Bath. Because the mail was sent to and from Berkeley Springs, that name slowly took precedence.

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