Berkeley Springs in West Virginia has been used for medicinal or relaxation bathing for centuries, first by Native Americans and then by colonial Americans, including George Washington and Lord Fairfax. Washington helped found the town (originally known as Bath) and he and his family bathed in its waters over many years. Although identified as George Washington's Bathtub, this is in fact a reconstruction of the primitive conditions prior to 1784 where early bathers, including Washington and his family, soaked in spring-fed pools hollowed out from the sandy hillside.