Dedication Ceremonies of the Fairfax Stone, Tucker County, W. Va.

Identifier:

015788

Title:

Dedication Ceremonies of the Fairfax Stone, Tucker County, W. Va.

Date:

1957/10/05

Description:

Mr. Zarfoss Speaking. Fairfax Stone, Tucker County, West Virginia. Gulley leading from the stone is head spring of the Potomac. The stone is located at the corner of the West Virginia/Maryland boundary 3 miles off U. S. Route 219 between Thomas, West Virginia and Red House, Maryland. The inscription of the bronze plaque embedded in stone written by Dr. D.D. Lambert. State Conservation replaced Fairfax Stone with approximately $2,000.00 appropriated by 1955-1957 legislature. $1,500.00 was from 1955 while $500.00 was from 1957.

Subjects:

Monuments--West Virginia--Tucker County., Counties--Tucker.

Personal Names:

Zarfoss, C. R.

Geographic:

Fairfax Stone Historical Landmark (W. Va.)

Acquisition Source:

Mr. Kermit McKeever, Conservation Comission, Charleston, W. Va., gift

Acquisition Method:

Acquired

Medium:

print

Projects:

West Virginia History OnView