Fairfax Stone Historical Monument State Park
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Fairfax Stone Historical Monument State Park is a small West Virginia state park preserving the historic boundary marker that once defined the western extent of colonial land grants and the source of the North Branch of the Potomac River.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
protected area
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state park → tourist attraction → |
| area | less than 1 acre → |
| category |
Historic surveying monuments in the United States
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Monuments and memorials in West Virginia → Protected areas of Grant County, West Virginia → State parks of West Virginia → |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form: "United States"
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| elevation | approximately 3,000 feet → |
| hasAccess | automobile access → |
| hasActivity |
historical tourism
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picnicking → sightseeing → |
| hasCoordinateRegion | source area of the North Branch Potomac River → |
| hasHeritageStatus | listed on the National Register of Historic Places → |
| hasPart |
Fairfax Stone
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surface form: "Fairfax Stone monument"
interpretive signage → parking area → picnic tables → |
| hasView | surrounding Appalachian highlands → |
| heritageDesignation | West Virginia state historic site → |
| inception | 1957 → |
| locatedIn |
Allegheny Mountains
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Appalachia →
surface form: "Appalachian region"
Grant County, West Virginia → West Virginia → |
| locatedNear |
Maryland–West Virginia boundary (traditional)
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surface form: "Maryland–West Virginia border"
headwaters of the Potomac River → |
| locatedOnWaterbody |
North Branch Potomac River
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surface form: "North Branch Potomac River headwaters"
|
| namedAfter | Fairfax Stone → |
| nearestCity |
Davis, West Virginia
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Thomas, West Virginia → |
| NRHPType | historic site → |
| openToPublic | yes → |
| operator |
West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
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West Virginia State Parks → |
| primaryWatercourse | North Branch Potomac River → |
| protects | Fairfax Stone → |
| purpose |
historical interpretation
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preservation of historic boundary marker → public recreation → |
| roadAccess | West Virginia Route 90 vicinity → |
| significantEvent |
marking of the western boundary of the Northern Neck Proprietary
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surveying of colonial land grants in the 18th century → |
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this entity surface form: "Fairfax Stone State Park"
this entity surface form: "Fairfax Stone State Park"