Rock Enon Springs is an
unincorporated community in
Frederick County,
Virginia. United States. Rock Enon Springs is located 18 miles west of
Winchester
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on Rock Enon Springs Road (VA 683) off Back Creek Road (VA 704) south of
Gore. The community was known for its Rock Enon Springs Resort, which was sold in 1945 and is now owned by the
Boy Scouts
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as
Camp Rock Enon. Rock Enon Springs had a station along the
Winchester and Western Railroad until the 1930s, when the
railroad was shortened to Gore.
Rock Enon Springs Resort
Rock Enon Springs Resort was built up around a mineral water
spring and was originally called Capper Springs after an early settler, John Capper. In 1856, William Marker bought the property and built a hotel to accommodate guests at the springs.
The resort contained six types of springs on the of property. During the mid 19th century, it became very popular as a place for people to heal various ailments by soaking in the spring's "medicine" waters. The resort survived the
American Civil War and continued to draw Virginia's elite.
In 1917 the
Winchester and Western Railroad connected Rock Enon Springs with
Winchester
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, moving both vacationers and supplies with far greater speed.
[Report of the Secretary of the Commonwealth to the Governor and General Assembly of Virginia. (1918).] It changed owners several times until, in 1919, it was purchased by Fred Glaize, Sr. and Lee Herrellin who tore down several buildings and the original wing of the hotel. The resort continued to lose business until 1944 when the Glaize Family sold the resort to the
Shenandoah Area Council, Boy Scouts of America who now use it as their year-round camp,
Camp Rock Enon.
References
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Unincorporated communities in Frederick County, Virginia
Unincorporated communities in Virginia
Spa towns in the United States
Populated places established in 1856