The Sweet Springs Turnpike Trailhead is located on one of the most Historical Landmarks in the United States - The Sweet Springs Resort Park, formally known as "Old Sweet".
Recorded in Deed book 28 page 378 - Botetourt County Circuit Court - sent to Sweet Springs Park by L. Caldwell, Genealogy Researcher of Botetourt County Circuit Court....... " Whereas the General Assembly of VA, did in the month of Feb 1830 (possibly 1836 - hard to tell with handwriting of the day) pass a law authorizing the construction of a Road to be called THE PRICE MOUNTAIN AND SWEET SPRING TURNPIKE .... '
L to R .... Roseanna Sacco - Research, Assistant Design, Clearing .... Jerry Richmond (clearing trail), O.Ashby Berkley - Project Manager Sweet Springs Park .... Cynthia Tilley - signs for trail .... Zen Clements - Designer, Developer, Professional Mountain Biker, Hiker ..... Randy DuPre - signs, clearing, machine operator, maintenance .... Dale McCucheon - Designer, Trail Expert, Historian, Hiker, Trail Law .... Doug Wood - Allegheny Trail Designer, Trails Expert, Allegheny Trail Committee, Hiker, Historian, and Trail Law .... Brian Hirt - Former President of Allegheny Trail. Not Shown here: Mark Mengeley - Historian, Allegheny Trail.
L to R ... O. Ashby Berkley - Arietta DuPre
Randall DuPre - Jerry Richmond
