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Great Cacapon
WV 9 through Great Cacapon
WV 9 through Great Cacapon
Location in Morgan County and the state of West Virginia.
Location in Morgan County and the state of West Virginia.
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Morgan
Area
 • Total 0.857 sq mi (2.22 km2)
 • Land 0.857 sq mi (2.22 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
532 ft (162 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 386
 • Density 450.4/sq mi (173.9/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID 2586817

Great Cacapon (/kəˈkpən/ kə-KAY-pən) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Morgan County in the U.S. state of West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle. As of the 2010 census, its population was 386.

Great Cacapon takes its name from the Cacapon River (from the Native American meaning "medicine water") which empties into the Potomac River to the town's east. It was originally known as Cacapon Depot on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad mainline when a post office was established here in 1848. In 1876, its name was changed to Great Cacapon to differentiate it from Little Cacapon which was also on the B&O mainline. It lies four miles down Cacapon Mountain from the Panorama Overlook along Cacapon Road (West Virginia Route 9) west of Berkeley Springs.

Great Cacapon Bridge (5239844260)
A CSX freight crosses the river at Great Cacapon

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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Great Cacapon (Virginia Occidental) para niños

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