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Fairfax Stone Historical Monument, part of a four-acre West Virginia state park, is six miles north of Thomas, West Virginia. The site is sparsely developed, lacking any buildings or restroom facilities. History The North Branch Potomac River emerging from under the Fairfax Stone
- 4 acres (1.6 ha)
- 1957
- 3,169 ft (966 m)
- West Virginia, United States
The Fairfax Stone marks the western boundary of land granted to Lord Fairfax by the King of England in the 1700s. Two centuries later, the stone was used to determine the boundary between West Virginia and Maryland. Over the years, the stone has been changed out for various reasons.
Fairfax Stone Historical Monument State Park is a West Virginia state park commemorating the Fairfax Stone, a surveyor's marker and boundary stone at the source of the North Branch of the Potomac River.
Fairfax Stone State Park is comprised of four acres and named after the Fairfax Stone, a surveyor’s marker and boundary stone used in the 1700s to settle a dispute over land in the English colonies of Maryland and Virginia. One of the oldest markers in the United States, the stone rests at the junction of Tucker, Grant and Preston counties ...
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- William, 26716, West Virginia
27 de nov. de 2023 · The Fairfax Stone, which originally marked the western extent of the Fairfax estate, is an important West Virginia landmark. The estate, one of Virginia’s largest colonial land grants, included most of the present Eastern Panhandle .
Fairfax Stone State Park. At the source of the North Branch of the Potomac River, the Fairfax Stone marked the western extent of land granted Lord Fairfax of Cameron by the King of England in the 1780s.
Fairfax Stone State Park, a 4-acre West Virginia State park, is located just off of Route 219 about four miles north of Thomas, WV. In 1681, King Charles II of England gave Lord Hopton a 6-million-acre tract of land lying between the Rappahannock and Potomac Rivers.