Kanawha Spring

Kanawha Spring

Photo by Allison Little

Swiss nobleman Christoph Graffenreid was attracted to the “small lake with many springs” he found at these “enchanted islands in the Potomac River above the falls.” Archeologists have determined that he was referring to Kanawha Spring. The name of the spring and the neighboring village of Canavest were both derived from the Conoy Indian tribe, whose people inhabited Canavest. Learn more.

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Photo by Allison Little

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