Sweet Springs is an unincorporated community in Monroe County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Sweet Springs lies at the intersection of West Virginia Route 3 and West Virginia Route 311.

Sweet Springs
Unincorporated community
Main building at Sweet Springs Resort, designed by Thomas Jefferson.
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Coordinates: 37°37′42″N 80°14′29″W
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Monroe
Elevation	2,034 ft (620 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	24941
Area code(s)	304 & 681
GNIS feature ID	1553162[1]

The community is known for its Sweet Springs Resort and spa, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Its developer, William Lewis, attempted unsuccessfully to create a town named Fontville at the location in 1790.[2] There was a Sweet Springs Post Office in the community from 1795 until 1997.[3][4]

References

External links

• Old Sweet Springs VT Underground
• Sweet Springs Resort at Abandoned
• Sweet Springs at Traveling 219 project
• Sweet Springs Resort National Register of Historic Places Listing
• "Taking the Waters: 19th Century Mineral Springs: Sweet Springs." Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, University of Virginia
• Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. WV-55, "Sweet Springs, General View, State Route 311, Sweet Springs, Monroe County, WV"
• HABS No. WV-56, "Sweet Springs Bath House"
• HABS No. WV-57, "Sweet Springs Cottages"
• HABS No. WV-58, "Sweet Springs Hotel"

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