From it’s found in the mid-1770s, the Orkney Springs Community has been welcoming visitors. Surrounding it was a plethora of springs that reportedly had healing powers. People from around the country flocked to the area to find a cure to their…
Photograph taken by William Hoyle Garber showing Ira Compton, left on horse, and an unidentified male rider on a horse at a horse show in Orkney Springs Virginia.
Photograph of part of the Orkney Springs Hotel in Orkney Springs, Virginia.
The view includes a wooden walkway that parallels a wing of the hotel and leads to the back entrance of the main building. A shade tree is on the right.