The Little Cacapon viewed north from Okonoko-Little Cacapon Road (CR 2/7) Bridge.

The Little Cacapon River is a free-flowing tributary of the Potomac River in the center of Hampshire County, West Virginia which empties into the Atlantic Ocean via the Chesapeake Bay. The Little Cacapon enters the Potomac at an elevation of 499 feet near the community of its namesake, Little Cacapon. The Devil's Nose (1037 feet) stands at the southeastern rung of the Little Cacapon's mouth into the Potomac. While the Little Cacapon is a river by name, it is for the majority of its course a shallow non-navigable stream. It has been historically referred to as both Little Cacapehon and Little Capecaphon. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1536x2048, 1291 KB) Summary View north of the Little Cacapon River from the Okonoko-Little Cacapon Road (CR 2/7) one-lane bridge between Little Cacapon and Neals Run. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1536x2048, 1291 KB) Summary View north of the Little Cacapon River from the Okonoko-Little Cacapon Road (CR 2/7) one-lane bridge between Little Cacapon and Neals Run. ... The Potomac River at Great Falls, MD from Olmstead Island, water relatively low The Potomac River flows into Chesapeake Bay, located along the mid-Atlantic coast of the United States (USA). ... Hampshire County is a county located in the state of West Virginia. ... State nickname: Mountain State Other U.S. States Capital Charleston Largest city Charleston Governor Joe Manchin (D) Official languages English Area 62,809 km² (41st)  - Land 62,436 km²  - Water 376 km² (0. ... Chesapeake Bay - Landsat photo The Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the United States. ... Little Cacapon is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County, West Virginia. ... Running Stream The primary meaning of stream is a body of water, confined within a bed and banks and having a detectable current. ...

Little Cacapon History

Fort Cox

On April 4, 1765, a settler by the name of Balzar Stoker received a land grant of 232 acres from Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron along the Little Cacapon River and its mouth on the Potomac. Prior to receiving his land grant from Lord Fairfax, Stoker had also purchased 30 acres from John Cox. Located on these these lands at the Little Cacapon's mouth was "Coxes Ferry," which crossed the Potomac to Maryland. It was at the river's mouth (referred to as "Ferry Field") that a relative of John Cox, Friend Cox, had constructed a stockade. Cox's Fort was erected prior to 1750 for the purposes of protecting and defending both the Potomac River and the Little Cacapon valley. George Washington had previously surveyed a tract of 240 acres of land at the Little Cacapon's mouth for Friend Cox on April 25, 1750. Cox's fort and ferry later served as a means of transportation for General Edward Braddock and his soldiers en route to Cumberland from Winchester during the French and Indian War. April 4 is the 94th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (95th in leap years). ... 1765 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron, the friend and patron of George Washingtons early life, born in Leeds Castle, Kent, England, 1692; died at his seat at Greenway Court, Clarke County, Virginia, December 12, 1781; son of Thomas Fairfax, 5th Lord Fairfax of Cameron, and of Catharine, daughter... State nickname: Old Line State; Free State Other U.S. States Capital Annapolis Largest city Baltimore Governor Robert L. Ehrlich (R) Official languages English Area 32,160 km² (42nd)  - Land 25,338 km²  - Water 6,968 km² (21%) Population (2000)  - Population 5,296,486 (19th)  - Density 165 /km² (5th) Admission... Events March 2 - Small earthquake in London April 4 - Small earthquake in Warrington, England August 23 - Small earthquake in Spalding, England September 30 - Small earthquake in Northampton, England November 16 – Westminster Bridge officially opened Jonas Hanway is the first Englishman to use an umbrella James Gray reveals her sex to... George Washington (February 22, 1732–December 14, 1799) was an American planter, political figure, and military leader. ... April 25 is the 115th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (116th in leap years). ... Events March 2 - Small earthquake in London April 4 - Small earthquake in Warrington, England August 23 - Small earthquake in Spalding, England September 30 - Small earthquake in Northampton, England November 16 – Westminster Bridge officially opened Jonas Hanway is the first Englishman to use an umbrella James Gray reveals her sex to... General Edward Braddock General Edward Braddock (1695? – July 13, 1755) was a British soldier and commander-in-chief for North America during the actions at the start of the French and Indian War. ... Cumberland is a city located in Allegany County, Maryland. ... Winchester is a city located in the state of Virginia. ... The French and Indian War is the American name for the decisive nine-year conflict (1754-1763) in North America between Great Britain and France, which was one of the theatres of the Seven Years War. ...

Civil War Skirmishes

By 1842, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad had been completed from Baltimore to Cumberland along the Potomac River through Green Spring, Okonoko, and Little Cacapon. With the outbreak of the American Civil War in 1861, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad became a contested mode of transporation between the Union and the Confederacy. Once again, the mouth of the Little Cacapon became a vital location of defense of both the railroad and the Little Cacapon valley. On November 30, 1861, a skirmish occurred near the river in defense of the Little Cacapon railroad bridge that resulted in the wounding of three Union soldiers. The 54th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment's Company K, under the leadership of Captain Edmond R. Newhard, was assigned to guard duty at the Baltimore and Ohio's railroad bridge over the Little Cacapon until January 1863. On October 4, 1862, a skirmish between Company K and Confederate soldiers under the command of General John D. Imboden resulted in the capture of 54 Company K men (including Captain Newhard and Lieutenant Wagner). 1842 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Motto: BELIEVE (formerly The City That Reads) Nickname: Charm City Mob Town Location in Maryland Founded  -Incorporated 30 July 1729 1797  County Independent city Mayor Martin J. OMalley (Dem) Area  - Total  - Water 349. ... Green Spring is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County, West Virginia. ... Okonoko, West Virginia, is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. ... Little Cacapon is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County, West Virginia. ... The American Civil War was fought in North America from 1861 until 1865 between the United States of America – forces coming mostly from the 23 northern states of the Union – and the newly-formed Confederate States of America, which consisted of 11 southern states that had declared their secession. ... 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Union states are shaded blue; light blue states allowed slavery to continue during the War During the American Civil War, the Union was a name used to refer to the United States, the northern states that did not secede. ... Motto: Deo Vindice (Latin: Under God our Vindicator) Anthem: God Save the South (unofficial) Dixie (popular) Capital Montgomery, Alabama February 4, 1861–May 29, 1861 Richmond, Virginia May 29, 1861–April 9, 1865 Danville, Virginia April 3–April 10, 1865 Largest city New Orleans February 4, 1861 until captured May... November 30 is the 334th day (335th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 31 days remaining, as the final day of November. ... 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ... January is the first month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1863 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... October 4 is the 277th day of the year (278th in Leap years). ... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... John D. Imboden John Daniel Imboden (February 16, 1823 – August 15, 1895) was a lawyer, teacher, Virginia legislator, coal mine operator, and a Confederate cavalry general and partisan fighter in the American Civil War. ...

Little Cacapon River

The watershed of the Little Cacapon River.

The Little Cacapon is formed at the confluence of two small streams, the North Fork Little Cacapon and the South Fork Little Cacapon, shortly after they both pass north under the Northwestern Turnpike (US 50) at Frenchburg. From Frenchburg, the Little Cacapon flows north between Town Hill (1329 feet) to its west and Little Cacapon Mountain (1575 feet) to its east. Flowing from a hollow in Town Hill, Shawan Run feeds into the Little Cacapon at Barnes Mill. Two miles north, Three Churches Run also feeds into the river from Town Hill. At Higginsville on Slanesville Pike (County Route 3) near the old Vinita School, the river is fed by Crooked Run at Queens Ridge (1322 feet). From Higginsville, the Little Cacapon continues northeast along Town Hill with Noland Ridge (1161 feet) bounding it to the east. Also in the vicinity of Higginsville, Little Cacapon-Levels Road (County Route 3/3) intersects with Slanesville Pike, and as its name suggests, the road follows the Little Cacapon north until it diverges northwest to Levels via Hoffman Hollow. It is within this stretch of the stream that the Little Cacapon meanders by the community of Creekvale. At the entrance of Neals Run, the Little Cacapon is met to its east by Spring Gap Mountain (2215 feet) and then veers northwest towards the Devil's Nose where it flows beneath the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad and empties into the Potomac. Image File history File links Watershed of the Little Cacapon River in central Hampshire County. ... Image File history File links Watershed of the Little Cacapon River in central Hampshire County. ... Elevation cross-section of US 50 between Romney and Gormania, WV US 50 follows the Northwestern Turnpikes path. ... United States Highway 50 is an east-west United States highway. ... Frenchburg, West Virginia, is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. ... Barnes Mill, West Virginia, is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. ... Higginsville, West Virginia, is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. ... Levels, West Virginia, is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. ... Creekvale is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County, West Virginia. ... The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad or B&O was a 19th century railroad which operated in the east coast of the United States and was the first railroad to offer commercial transportation of both people and freight. ...

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