Fairy Stone State Park Historic District
National Register of Historic Places

Fairy Stone State Park Historic District

Stuart, Henry County, Virginia
Listed
April 9, 2007
Type
District
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
07000338

About this property

Fairy Stone State Park, located in Patrick County, Virginia, is the largest of the original Virginia six state parks that opened on June 15, 1936, and is named for the cross-shaped "fairy stones" (staurolite) commonly found in the vicinity of the park. The park's land was donated in 1933 by Junius B. Fishburn, former president of the Southwest Virginia Trust Co. and former owner of the Roanoke Times. The park is 4,741 acres (19.19 km2), making it the largest of the six original parks and the second largest today after Pocahontas State Park. Some of the park's features, including its lake and many structures still in use, were built by the Civilian Conservation Corps.

Location

967 Fairystone Lake Dr.
Stuart, Henry County, Virginia
36.78913, -80.09347

Categories

ARCHITECTUREENTERTAINMENT/RECREATIONLANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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When was Fairy Stone State Park Historic District listed on the National Register?

Fairy Stone State Park Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 9, 2007.

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Fairy Stone State Park Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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