20117 S SENECA TRL TRAIL
UNION, WV 24983

24 Acres of land with wonderful Indian Creek flowing through the tract. Old Covered Bridge Farm is located adjoining a WV Landmark, the historic Indian Creek Covered Bridge. This property has so much to offer for recreation and potential building sites. The property is an overgrown farm/land tract with two teardown buildings. The property has a drilled well and likely a septic, which both are unknown as to being usable. About 1000 feet of Indian Creek does flow through the property (both sides of the creek). The property is located near historic Salt Sulphur Springs and is only a few minutes from the county seat of government in Union, WV. The property taxes for 2023 were $465.00 for the year. Monroe County does not currently have county-wide zoning. The area is home to a vast selection of wildlife including trophy whitetail deer, black bear, wild turkeys, and all sorts of smaller game. INDIAN CREEK Indian Creek takes its name from a Native American trail that crossed the Appalachians from the Ohio River valley to the Great Valley of Virginia. "It was the interstate of the Indian world." Indian Creek is a tributary of the New River. It is one of Monroe County's main drainage basins. Indian Creek begins its journey near Salt Sulphur Springs and drains tens of thousands of acres on its winding 30-mile-long trip through pastoral farms, steep mountain canyons, wide bottomland forests, wetlands, and marshes before ending its trip close to Crumps Bottom, where it enters New River. From there, the New River flows to the Kanawha, onto the Ohio, then the Mississippi, and terminating in the Gulf of Mexico. It is said that the waters of Indian Creek will arrive in the Gulf of Mexico 3 to 4 days after entering the New River. SALT SULPHUR SPRINGS Salt Sulphur Spring near Union is a popular wedding venue and is the scene of select community events. The area is well known for the healing waters of the numerous "Sulphur Springs." During the 1800s and early 1900s, several "Sulphur Springs Resorts" flourished in the area. White Sulphur Springs, Warm Springs, and Hot Springs are most notably and still in existence. Others included Sweet Springs, Blue Sulphur Springs, Red Sulphur Springs, Green Sulphur Springs, Pence Springs, and Sweet Chalybeate Springs. During the height of wealthy families' summer treks to the Virginia Springs resortsfrom roughly 1800 until the Civil Warone popular circuit encompassed "the fountains most strongly impregnated with minerals, heat, fashion, and fame," according to one chronicler. For those arriving from eastern Virginia and points northeast, the circuit started at Warm Springs northeast of Lewisburg in the Allegheny Mountains. From there, it ran south and west to the Hot, the White Sulphur, the Sweet, the Salt Sulphur, and the Red Sulphur, then back in the opposite direction. The "Old Salt" was famed for its three springs: sweet, salt sulphur, and iodine, curative especially for "chronic diseases of the brain" such as headaches. The main hotel building dates to about 1820. Salt Sulphur Springs Historic District holds one of the largest groupings of pre-Civil War native stone buildings in West Virginia. HIGHLIGHTS Located on the waters of beloved Indian Creek 24 Acres by deed Approximately 1000 feet of Indian Creek on the property Approximately 1600 feet of frontage on US Route 219 Excellent hunting and wildlife viewing Adjoins the property of the historic Indian Creek Covered Bridge owned by the Monroe County Historical Society Tremendous opportunity for cabins, dream homes, or commercial buildings Easy direct access from US Route 219 ATV, UTV the property Historic Union is only a 10-minute drive No deed restrictions Low property taxes LOCATION Google Coordinates: 37.547293°(N), -80.575018°(W) Address: 20117 Seneca Trail South, Union, WV 24983 Elevation Range: 1761 ft. to 1937 ft. +/- Towns: Alderson: 40 minutes Athens and Concord University: 1 hour Blacksburg, VA and Virginia Tech: 1 hour Lewisburg and Osteopathic School of Medicine: 40 minutes Peterstown: 25 minutes Princeton: 45 minutes Union: 10 minutes Airport: Greenbrier Valley Airport, Lewisburg: 45 minutes Recreation: Bluestone Lake Dam, Hinton: 50 minutes Bluestone Lake Marina: 50 minutes Bluestone State Park: 50 minutes Camp Creek State Park & Forest: 1 hour Fountain Springs Golf Course: 25 minutes Mill Creek Nature Park Trails, Narrows, VA: 40 minutes Pipestem Resort State Park, Pipestem: 55 minutes State Fair of West Virginia, Fairlea: 35 minutes Winterplace Ski Resort, Ghent: 1 hour WILDLIFE Years of progressive wildlife management practice in the area have created the ideal wildlife preserve. Early on, management goals promoted overall wildlife health, facilitated the harvest of game, developed wildlife viewing areas, increased carrying capacity, and increased species diversity. Beloved Indian Creek both fosters aquatic plant life and creates a water-supported community with a wide variety of wildlife. The plant life associated with the creek area includes rushes, sedges, cattails, duckweed, and algae. Many animals live year-round and at other times in the water and around the edges of the creek, including raccoons, opossums, blue herons, Canadian geese, wood ducks, mallards, minnows, native fish, turtles, salamanders, newts, crayfish, muskrats, bullfrogs, eagles, hawks, and redwing blackbirds. The microscopic world includes butterflies, dragonflies, pond skaters, beetles, damselflies, tadpoles, and insect larvae. The diverse tree species and abundant water supply from the pond and nearby streams create the perfect wildlife habitat. The "edge effect" created between farm fields, hollows, and ridges benefits all the resident wildlife. Bald eagles, red-tail hawks, whitetail deer, black bears, wild turkeys, squirrels, rabbits, raccoons, foxes, and many species of songbirds, owls, and raptors make up the resident wildlife population. The local hardwood forests in the area provide an essential nutrient source and produce hard mast, including acorns, hickory nuts, beech nuts, and black walnuts. Soft mast includes stag horn sumac, black cherry, tulip poplar seeds, maple seeds, autumn olive berries, and blackberries. WATER Indian Creek, a blue line stream, runs on the property for about 2/10 mile. It should have regular water flow, particularly during periods of rainfall and snow melt BOUNDARIES AND SURVEY The property is being sold by the boundary and not by the acre. MINERAL RESOURCES West Virginia is one of the states in the US that has two ownership titles, those being SURFACE RIGHTS and MINERAL RIGHTS. A title search for mineral rights ownership has not been conducted. All rights the owner has will convey with the property. A mineral title search could be conducted by a title attorney at the same time when the surface title search is being conducted. UTILITIES Water: Indian Creek, and a drilled well (unknown well condition) Sewer: A septic might have been installed, however knowledge is limited Electricity: Crosses the property Telephone: Frontier Communications should be available Internet: Starlink and Hughes Net Cellphone Coverage: Fair ACCESS/FRONTAGE The eastern boundary of the property is US 219, giving the property direct frontage on the public road system. ZONING There is currently no county zoning in Monroe County. All prospective purchasers are encouraged to contact the Monroe County Health Department for answers regarding installation of septic systems and water wells. Further information on county zoning may be answered by contacting the Monroe County Commission. PROPERTY TYPE/USE SUMMARY The property consists of the old homestead, areas of formerly active fields, and forestland. (This summary is an estimation of current property use as determined from aerial photography. It is made subject to the estimation of property boundaries and any errors in the interpretation of land use type from the aerial photography utilized.) DEED AND TAX INFORMATION Deed Information: DB 307 Pg. 161 Monroe County, West Virginia Acreage: 24 acres +/- Real Estate Tax ID/Acreage/Taxes: Monroe County (32), West Virginia Union District (7) Tax Map 19 Parcel 11.2; Class 2 2023 Real Estate Taxes: $465.02 PUBLIC SCHOOLS Monroe County School District Public Elementary School: Mountain View Elementary School Public Middle School: Mountain View Middle School Public High School: James Monroe High School Higher Education: Monroe County Vocational Center

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