National Register of Historic Places

Smith, Watters, Farm on Duck Creek

Lost Creek, Harrison County, West Virginia
Listed
May 15, 1974
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
74002003

About this property

Watters Smith Memorial State Park is a 532-acre (2.15 km2) historical park and national historic district with a pioneer homestead and museum located in Harrison County, West Virginia. The homestead, rising above Duck Creek, is a memorial to settler Watters Smith, who was born in Trenton, New Jersey, in 1767, and moved to Harrison County, in what was then Virginia, in 1796, with his wife, Elizabeth Davisson Smith. A log cabin similar to the original was moved and reconstructed in the park, together with farm buildings typical of early 19th-century settlements. The more modern Smith family home (c. 1876) has been restored as a museum, and an additional museum houses many local farm artifacts from earlier eras. Guided tours are offered from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day. In addition, the park features swimming, picnicking, hiking trails, and horseback riding. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974 as the Watters Smith Farm on Duck Creek.

Location

Lost Creek, Harrison County, West Virginia
39.17001, -80.41026

Categories

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Sources

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When was Smith, Watters, Farm on Duck Creek listed on the National Register?

Smith, Watters, Farm on Duck Creek was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 15, 1974.

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Smith, Watters, Farm on Duck Creek is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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