Shady Spring, West Virginia
From West Virginia (WV) Cyclopedia
Shady Spring, WV (map (http://www.wvamaps.com/index.php/?place=Shady%20Spring&state=wv&lat=37.7056&lon=-81.0986&elev=2696&pop=2078)) -- 10 miles southeast of Beckley, WV -- is a community in southeastern Raleigh County named for a spring that bubbled beneath the shade of a White Pine through the 1800s and early 1900s. The pine and spring stood near the present-day intersection of U.S. 19 (US-10) and W.Va. 3 (WV-3). Shady Spring is a popular residential and vacation destination community.
Population: 2,078
Elevation: 2,696 feet
The Shady Spring community is sometimes called "Shady Springs" and lends its name to the surrounding county district, which also includes the communities of Ghent, WV, Daniels, WV, Cool Ridge, WV, Beaver, WV, and Grandview, WV.
The Shady Spring region is a particularly desirable residential area, a bedroom community of Beckley that still enjoys a rural atmosphere. Glade Springs Resort is located just south of Shady Spring. Four golf courses, a state park, and parts of the New River Gorge National River are located within the greater Shady Spring area. Winterplace Ski Resort is located about six miles south at of Shady Spring at Ghent.
Shady Spring has historically and prehistorically served as a crossroads. Prior to European settlement, Native Americans encamped at the spring, which rose along a busy north-south path, part of the Paint Creek Trail. Two important Virginian era turnpikes joined at the spring in the mid-1800s, shadowing today's WV-3 and US-19. The West Virginia Turnpike (I-77) was completed through the area in the 1950s, and I-64 expressway, to the north in the 1980s. The Raleigh County Memorial Airport is located about five miles north of Shady Spring.
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Real Estate
Real estate in and near Shady Spring is much in demand and highly valuable. Find our more about Shady Spring land for sale at Glade Springs, WV, Real Estate (http://www.newriverwv.com/Real_Estate_Glade_Springs_WV.php)
Historic Sites
Lack of forsight has led to a loss of many historic sites in the Shady Spring area, including the site of the Shady Spring itself. The Raleigh County Historical Landmarks Commission (http://www.raleighcountylandmarks.org/gallery/Shady-Spring) maintains a list of historic sites for Shady Spring.
Maps: map (http://www.wvamaps.com/index.php/?place=Shady%20Spring&state=wv&lat=37.7056&lon=-81.0986&elev=2696&pop=2078) : Topo Maps (http://www.raleighcountylandmarks.org/gallery/Shady-Spring-Maps) : Aerial Photo (http://terraserver-usa.com/image.aspx?S=12&T=1&lat=37.70556&lon=-81.09861)
