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Hot Springs, VA 24445
Phone: 540-862-8100
Email: Douthat@dcr.virginia.gov
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About Falling Spring Falls
According to the book, “Historical Sketches of the Alleghany Highlands” by Gay Arritt, 82 acres of land including, the Falling Spring Falls was granted by King George III of Great Britain to Gabriel Jones in August 1771. In 1780 Thomas Jefferson, as Governor of Virginia, granted the property to Major Thomas Massie. The site was once visited by Jefferson to survey the falls, and he mentions it in his manuscript “Notes on the State of Virginia” written in 1781. “The only remarkable cascade in this country is that of the Falling Spring in Augusta,” wrote Jefferson, “...it falls over a rock 200 feet into the valley below.” From 1914 to 1926 a producer of travertine material, Ohio C. Barber Fertilizer Company, mined fertilizer in Barber, Virginia, now called Falling Spring. In 1927 Falling Spring Lime Company assumed operations until 1941. Mining operations necessitated the relocation of the falls where it now plunges only 80 feet.
On November 28, 2004, Mead Westvaco donated the Falling Spring Falls and approximately 19 surrounding acres to the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation. Douthat State Park maintains the area.
Guests have a short walk from the parking area to the overlook to view the falls. The walk from the parking area to overlook is paved. There are also picnic areas. No trespassing is allowed beyond the overlook, and it is strictly enforced.
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