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History of Hot Springs, (Bath County) VirginiaOur database does not include an historic photo for Hot Springs, (Bath County) Virginia, do you have one you would like to contribute? Contact Us! 15% - 35% off all Products ยป The Ready Store Biographies:The Biography of Dennis M. Hurley Dennis M. Hurley, representative, was born in Limerick, Ireland, March 14, 1843. He immigrated to America in 1850 and settled in Brooklyn, N.Y., where he was educated in the public school. He became a carpenter and contractor, and was an unsuccessful candidate for the state assembly, 1881 and 1882. He was a Republican representative from the second district of New York in the 55th and 56th congresses, 1897-99. He died at Hot Springs, Va., Feb. 26, 1899. |
Virginia Facts: Additional Local History Notes: The 1854 Gazetteer of the United States by Thomas Baldwin shows: HOT SPRINGS, a post-village of Bath county, Virginia, 175 miles W. N. W. from Richmond. This place is situated in a narrow valley, and surrounded by a mountainous region which is remarkable for the salubrity of its climate and for the charming character of its scenery. There are several springs here, which vary in temperature from 98? to 106?, and are considered efficacious in the cure of dyspepsia, rheumatism, affections of the liver, etc. The water contains the sulphates of lime and of magnesia, the carbonates of lime and of magnesia, and sulphate of soda. A spring of extremely cold water rises in close proximity to one at 98?, Several bathing houses and other buildings have been erected here. Hot Springs is situated 681 meters above sea level. |