Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Its Register listings are the Hook's Tavern and the Capon Bridge. Below: maps from 1916 on and the census since 1910.
The Capon Bridge post office opened in 1841, the earliest record of the town by name. Wikidata gives 1902.
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Capon Bridge’s history is told.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Capon Bridge. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Capon Bridge.
From Wikipedia’s history of Capon Bridge.
Originally known as "Glencoe", Capon Bridge was incorporated in 1902 by the Hampshire County Circuit Court. It is named because of the construction of the bridge over the Cacapon River at that place, with the name of the river being derived from the Shawnee Cape-cape-de-hon, meaning "river of medicine water".
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Passages that mention Capon Bridge, cut from the printed page as they were published.
Archibald Linthicum was proprietor. Samuel Gard had a tannery at Capon Bridge before 1820. The work of tanning in these old yards was very tedious, but the quality of leather was much better than that produced by modern processes.
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who were driven to camp by the spies were Lieutenant Cole and Lieutenant Freman. It so happened that they were soon aftewards taken prisoner by Captain Sheetz's company and were carried to Capon Bridge. They there saw and recognized Lieutenant Blue, and learned his name. Either by exchange or other means they returned to the
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James W. Horn, a resident of Capon Bridge, and a student in the West Virginia university, has occasionally contributed verses to the columns of the papers. One of his best, "Capon River," is here given: CAPON river.
Text read by machine from the scan; it may contain errors.Scans and text from the Internet Archive. Books published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.
The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.
Between 157 and 420 people in every census since 1910.
12 censuses, 1910–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Capon Bridge’s Wikipedia page.
Nobody well known was born in Capon Bridge itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
The Capon Bridge post office opened in 1841, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records). Wikidata gives 1902.
Two places: the Hook's Tavern (listed 2011) and the Capon Bridge (2026).
What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →
From Wikimedia Commons (3), the National Register of Historic Places (2), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock), the USGS Geographic Names Information System and old county and town histories (Internet Archive). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
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