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Sweet Springs Sanitarium
Gap Mills, West Virginia


Location Details:

We investigated Sweet Springs on June 7th, 2020 because we feel a special connection to this place...

Among famous names associated with this property, like Franklin Pierce and Millard Fillmore, is none other than Raleigh’s own Moses Mordecai, the longtime owner of the Mordecai House which is now the cornerstone of the Mordecai Historic Park. Moses visited the springs while trying to recover from the mysterious ailment that would eventually claim his life a few weeks later.

Unfortunately, the building where Moses died in 1824 is no longer there, but we are interested to learn more about what is still on the property.
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Sometimes referred to as “Old Sweet,” these expansive grounds have a long and diverse history. William B. Phillips, who worked with Thomas Jefferson on the University of Virginia campus, is credited with designing the brick Jefferson-style building seen there today. In fact, Thomas Jefferson mentions Sweet Springs in a letter to Mr. Fulwar Skipwith on May 6, 1791. President Jefferson wrote, “I shall be happy to hear that Mrs. Skipwith’s stay at Richmond has bettered her health, & that the trip to the Sweet Springs shall do it still more. I am sure her friends at Monticello will be made happy by seeing her there.”

Our Investigations at this location:

  • Saturday, June 7th, 2020

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Sources:
NCPedia: Moses Mordecai
Geni: Moses Mordecai, II
The Architecture of Jefferson County
West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History
University of Virginia
Martha Jefferson Randolph, Daughter of Monticello: Her Life and Times

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  • Homebase
  • About Us
    • Our Members
    • Join Our Team
  • Active Partnerships
    • Theatre in the Park
    • Mordecai Historic Park
    • Historic Salisbury Foundation
  • Reviews
  • Schedules
    • Public Investigations
    • 2022
    • 2021
    • 2020
    • 2019
    • 2018
    • 2017
    • 2016
  • Locations
    • Commercial (2) >
      • Salisbury Ice House
      • Wallace Annex
    • Confinement (5) >
      • Brushy Mountain Penitentiary
      • West Virginia Penitentiary
      • Ohio State Reformatory
      • Old Chester County Jail
      • Old Wikes County Jail
    • Dormatories (2) >
      • Borden Building
      • École des Abrissaux
    • Entertainment (4) >
      • Bobby Mackey's
      • Carolina Theater
      • Lincoln Cultural Center
      • Temple Theatre
      • Theatre in the Park
    • Estates (5) >
      • Andrew-Murphy
      • Clarke House
      • G. S. Tucker
      • N. B. McCanless
      • Vincent Allen
    • Hospitality & Tourism (4) >
      • Country Squire
      • Empire Hotel
      • Grand Old Lady
      • Salisbury Depot
    • Landmarks (1) >
      • Castle Mont Rouge
    • Medical (6) >
      • Old South Pittsburg
      • St. Albans
      • Sweet Springs
      • Trans-Allegheny
      • Trivette Clinic
      • Waverly Hills
    • Military (2) >
      • Fort Mifflin
      • USS North Carolina
    • Museums (9) >
      • Bellamy Mansion
      • Brunswick Museum
      • Burgwin-Wright
      • Ferry Plantation
      • Hall House
      • NC Museum of History
      • Mordecai Park
      • Poplar Grove
      • Robert Cleveland
  • History Speaks
  • Presentations
  • FAQs
  • Contact Us