Spring Hill, Virginia | |
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Coordinates: 38°15′22″N 79°03′09″W / 38.25611°N 79.05250°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Virginia |
County | Augusta |
Elevation | 1,427 ft (435 m) |
Time zone | UTC−5 ( Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
GNIS feature ID | 1497159 [1] |
Spring Hill is an unincorporated community in Augusta County, Virginia, United States. [1]
The earliest inhabitant was the Irish sea captain James Patton, whose first home was a log cabin he built in 1741 at Spring Hill, on what is still known as the Patton Farm Road. [2] [3]: 17–18 On 25 October 1746, On 15 January 1754, Patton signed a contract with two Augusta County carpenters to construct a new home for him at Spring Hill: "a solidly-made a one-room log house, twenty feet square, to include...a wooden floor, high ceiling, and spacious loft." [4]: 127 [5]: 8
In 1882, Spring Hill was a thriving village with several stores and two churches. [6] It, like other communities in Augusta County, flourished into the early 1900s. Today, all that is left is a Presbyterian church, some houses, and a few abandoned storefronts.[ citation needed] It is part of the Staunton– Waynesboro Micropolitan Statistical Area.