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Great Cacapon, West Virginia

Coordinates: 39°36′52″N 78°17′09″W / 39.61444°N 78.28583°W / 39.61444; -78.28583
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Great Cacapon
WV 9 through Great Cacapon
WV 9 through Great Cacapon
Location in Morgan County and the state of West Virginia.
Location in Morgan County and the state of West Virginia.
Coordinates: 39°36′52″N 78°17′09″W / 39.61444°N 78.28583°W / 39.61444; -78.28583
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyMorgan
Area
 • Total0.857 sq mi (2.22 km2)
 • Land0.857 sq mi (2.22 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation532 ft (162 m)
Population
 • Total386
 • Density450/sq mi (170/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID2586817[2]

Great Cacapon (/kəˈkpən/ kə-KAY-pən) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Morgan County in the U.S. state of West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle. As of the 2010 census, its population was 386.[3]

Great Cacapon takes its name from the Cacapon River (from the Native American meaning "medicine water") which empties into the Potomac River to the town's east. It was originally known as Cacapon Depot on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad mainline when a post office was established here in 1848. In 1876, its name was changed to Great Cacapon to differentiate it from Little Cacapon which was also on the B&O mainline. It lies four miles down Cacapon Mountain from the Panorama Overlook along Cacapon Road (West Virginia Route 9) west of Berkeley Springs.

A CSX freight crosses the river at Great Cacapon

References

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  1. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Great Cacapon, West Virginia
  3. ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
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