Fairfax Stone
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Fairfax Stone is a historic boundary marker in West Virginia that denotes the traditional source of the North Branch of the Potomac River and once defined colonial land grants.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fairfax Stone canonical | 9 |
| Fairfax Stone monument | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
boundary marker
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ landmark ⓘ |
| access | public ⓘ |
| category |
Colonial-era boundary markers in the United States
ⓘ
Historic sites in West Virginia ⓘ Potomac River ⓘ
surface form:
Potomac River watershed
|
| coordinateSystem | boundary between Maryland and West Virginia ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Grant County, West Virginia ⓘ |
| dateOfEstablishment | 1746 ⓘ |
| defines | headwaters of the Potomac River (traditional) ⓘ |
| denotes | traditional source of the North Branch Potomac River ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 2,700 feet above sea level ⓘ |
| function |
boundary marker
ⓘ
survey reference point ⓘ |
| governingBody | West Virginia Division of Natural Resources ⓘ |
| hasNearbySettlement |
Bayard, West Virginia
ⓘ
Thomas, West Virginia ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | West Virginia state historic site ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
defined limits of the Northern Neck Proprietary land grant
ⓘ
defined western boundary of colonial Maryland (disputed) ⓘ |
| inception | 1746 ⓘ |
| inscriptionLanguage | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Fairfax Stone Historical Monument State Park
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
West Virginia ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | Fairfax Stone Historical Monument State Park ⓘ |
| locatedOnWatercourse | North Branch Potomac River ⓘ |
| markerType | inscribed stone monument ⓘ |
| material | sandstone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron ⓘ |
| nearBorder |
Maryland–West Virginia boundary (traditional)
ⓘ
surface form:
Maryland–West Virginia state line
|
| owner |
West Virginia
ⓘ
surface form:
State of West Virginia
|
| partOf | Fairfax Stone Historical Monument State Park ⓘ |
| placedBy | surveyors for Lord Fairfax ⓘ |
| region | Appalachian Mountains ⓘ |
| replacedBy | later boundary survey markers ⓘ |
| riverBasin |
Chesapeake Bay
ⓘ
surface form:
Chesapeake Bay watershed
|
| significance |
early example of colonial boundary surveying in North America
ⓘ
reference point in legal disputes over Maryland–Virginia–West Virginia boundaries ⓘ |
| startPointOf |
Fairfax Line
ⓘ
Maryland–West Virginia boundary (traditional) ⓘ former Maryland–Virginia boundary ⓘ |
| state | West Virginia ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Fairfax Stone monument