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Hot Springs has several historic resorts, for the springs helped develop Bath County. Since at least the mid 18th century, travelers came to use the springs. [[Thomas Bullitt]] built the first inn to accommodate them in 1766 and Dr. [[Thomas Goode (physician)|Thomas Goode]] expanded it. The most prominent modern resort, [[The Homestead (Hot Springs, Virginia)|The Homestead]], traces its origin to this inn. [[Mustoe House]], [[The Yard (Hot Springs, Virginia)|The Yard]], [[Barton Lodge]], [[Switchback School]], and [[Garth Newel]] are also listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref><ref name="nps">{{cite web|url=http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/listings/20130628.htm|title=National Register of Historic Places Listings|date=2013-06-28|work=Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 6/17/13 through 6/21/13 |publisher=National Park Service}}</ref><ref name="nps1">{{cite web|url=http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/listings/20140103.htm|title=National Register of Historic Places Listings|date=2014-01-03|work=Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 12/23/13 through 12/27/13|publisher=National Park Service}}</ref> |
Hot Springs has several historic resorts, for the springs helped develop Bath County. Since at least the mid 18th century, travelers came to use the springs. [[Thomas Bullitt]] built the first inn to accommodate them in 1766 and Dr. [[Thomas Goode (physician)|Thomas Goode]] expanded it. The most prominent modern resort, [[The Homestead (Hot Springs, Virginia)|The Homestead]], traces its origin to this inn. [[Mustoe House]], [[The Yard (Hot Springs, Virginia)|The Yard]], [[Barton Lodge]], [[Switchback School]], and [[Garth Newel]] are also listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref><ref name="nps">{{cite web|url=http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/listings/20130628.htm|title=National Register of Historic Places Listings|date=2013-06-28|work=Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 6/17/13 through 6/21/13 |publisher=National Park Service}}</ref><ref name="nps1">{{cite web|url=http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/listings/20140103.htm|title=National Register of Historic Places Listings|date=2014-01-03|work=Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 12/23/13 through 12/27/13|publisher=National Park Service}}</ref> |
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==March 2009 shooting== |
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[[File:Hot Springs downtown 2016.jpg|thumb|left|Downtown Hot Springs from above]] |
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On March 21, 2009, two employees of [[The Omni Homestead Resort|The Homestead]] were shot and killed in the hotel kitchen;<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/23/us/23hotel.html?ref=us| title=2 Workers Shot to Death at a Virginia Resort| publisher=The New York Times| date=2009-03-22|accessdate=2009-03-23}}</ref> the community of Hot Springs was briefly locked down under code red procedures as a security precaution.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wdbj.images.worldnow.com/images/incoming/Bathco.pdf |title=News Release |publisher=Bath Co. Sheriff's Office |date=2009-03-21 |accessdate=2009-03-23 }}{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Authorities identified fellow employee [[Beacher Ferrel Hackney]] as a suspect in the killings.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wdbj7.com/Global/story.asp?S=10048707 |title=Search continues for Bath County shooter |publisher=[[WDBJ]] |date=2009-03-23 |accessdate=2009-03-23 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090324101527/http://www.wdbj7.com/Global/story.asp?S=10048707 |archivedate=2009-03-24 |df= }}</ref> The slayings were the first homicides in [[Bath County, Virginia|Bath County]] since 1983.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/22/AR2009032200560.html?hpid=topnews| title=Man Sought in Slayings of Homestead Resort Supervisors in Bath County, Virginia| publisher=The Washington Post| page=B01| date=2009-03-23| accessdate=2009-03-23| last=Kunkle| first=Frederick}}</ref> Beacher Hackney was a fugitive until his remains were later found in a wooded area near the Cascades Golf Course. The [[Virginia State Police]] crime lab confirmed that it was indeed Hackney's remains, closing the case.<ref>{{cite news| last=Oxendine| first=Margo| title=Hackney's remains positively identified| url=http://www.therecorderonline.com/news/2012-09-13/Top_News/Hackneys_remains_positively_identified.html| accessdate=25 May 2013| newspaper=The Recorder| date=13 September 2012}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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Revision as of 18:57, 13 September 2017
Hot Springs | |
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Census-designated place (CDP) | |
 Downtown Hot Springs | |
  Hot Springs Location within the state of Virginia | |
| Coordinates: 38°2′46″N 79°47′26″W / 38.04611°N 79.79056°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Bath |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 738 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 24445 |
Hot Springs is a census-designated place (CDP) in Bath County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2010 Census was 738.[1] It is located about 5 miles (8 km) southwest of Warm Springs on U.S. Route 220.
Hot Springs has several historic resorts, for the springs helped develop Bath County. Since at least the mid 18th century, travelers came to use the springs. Thomas Bullitt built the first inn to accommodate them in 1766 and Dr. Thomas Goode expanded it. The most prominent modern resort, The Homestead, traces its origin to this inn. Mustoe House, The Yard, Barton Lodge, Switchback School, and Garth Newel are also listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[2][3][4]
References
- ^ Virginia Trend Report 2: State and Complete Places (Sub-state 2010 Census Data). Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed 2011-06-08.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 6/17/13 through 6/21/13. National Park Service. 2013-06-28.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 12/23/13 through 12/27/13. National Park Service. 2014-01-03.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hot Springs, Virginia.
- The Homestead Spa at Hot Springs
- Vine Cottage Inn at Hot Springs
- "Taking the Waters: 19th Century Medicinal Springs: Hot Springs." Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, University of Virginia
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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