European settlers took note of the various warm and hot springs located throughout Appalachia, especially along the Virginia/West Virginia border. Some of these gave rise to resorts: The Greenbrier in West Virginia and the Homestead in Virginia both were built near hot springs thought to have restorative properties. Then there’s Gunpowder Springs, located west of Blacksburg, Virginia, which gave rise to the town of Eggleston, which visitors accessed by train. Beginning in 1926, Pyne’s General Store supplied town residents with necessary goods such as dishes, shoes, clothes and fresh produce,…
