Fairy Stone State Park

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Fairy Stone State Park
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
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The park's visitor center
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Location of Fairy Stone State Park
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Fairy Stone State Park (the United States)
Location Patrick County, Virginia, USA
Coordinates 36°47′5″N80°5′46″W / 36.78472°N 80.09611°W / 36.78472; -80.09611
Area4,741 acres (1,919 ha) [1]
Established1936 [2]
Governing body Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
Fairy Stone State Park Historic District
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A cabin in the park in winter
Location967 Fairystone Lake Dr., Stuart, Virginia
Area4,868.6 acres (1,970.3 ha)
Built1933 (1933)
ArchitectMyers, E.L. Jr.; et al.
Architectural styleLate 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Modern Movement
NRHP reference No. 07000338 [3]
VLR No.070-0057
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 10, 2007
Designated VLRJune 8, 2006 [4]

Fairy Stone State Park, located in Patrick County, Virginia, is the largest of the original 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.

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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), [1] making it the largest of the six original parks and one of the largest to this day.[ citation needed ] Some of the park's features, including its lake and many structures still in use, were built by the Civilian Conservation Corps. [5] [ additional citation(s) needed ]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Fairy Stone State Park". www.dcr.virginia.gov. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
  2. "History of Virginia State Parks". www.dcr.virginia.gov. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
  3. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  4. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  5. "University of Fairystone Painted". 1389 Speaks. Vol. 1, no. 2. November 22, 1938. Retrieved September 19, 2023 via virginiachronicle, Library of Virginia.