Capon Chapel, also historically known as Capon Baptist Chapel and Capon Chapel Church, is a mid-19th century United Methodist church located near to the town of Capon Bridge, West Virginia, in the United States. Capon Chapel is one of the oldest existing log churches in Hampshire County, along with Mount Bethel Church and Old Pine Church.
North and west sides of Capon Chapel viewed from the northwest lawn
The wooden historical marker located near the west side. While it claims that construction occurred in the 1750s, existing documentation supports a construction date of around 1852.
South and east sides viewed from the southwest lawn
North and east sides viewed from the gravel driveway to the northwest
Capon Bridge, West Virginia
Capon Bridge is a town in eastern Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States, along the Northwestern Turnpike, approximately 20 miles (32 km) west of Winchester, Virginia. The population was 418 at the 2020 census. 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, the name of the river being derived from the Shawnee Cape-cape-de-hon, meaning "river of medicine water".
Northwestern Pike (US 50) in Capon Bridge
US 50 westbound at CR 15 in Capon Bridge
3121 Northwestern Pike
