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Fairy Stone State Park in Patrick and Henry counties was developed between 1933 and 1940, through the construction labor of 600 Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) workers. Its hilly and mountainous terrain on 4,750 acres, primarily in Patrick County and near the Blue Ridge Parkway, made it an ideal location for the park. Fairy Stone’s name was derived from staurolite crystals, cross-shaped mineral crystals made during the formation of the Appalachian Mountains, commonly found within the park. Called “Fairy Stones” in local legend, they are considered to bring a person good luck.
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Abbreviations:
VLR: Virginia Landmarks Register
NPS: National Park Service
NRHP: National Register of Historic Places
NHL: National Historic Landmark
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DHR has secured permanent legal protection for over 700 historic places - including 15,000 acres of battlefield lands
DHR has erected 2,532 highway markers in every county and city across Virginia
DHR has registered more than 3,317 individual resources and 613 historic districts
DHR has engaged over 450 students in 3 highway marker contests
DHR has stimulated more than $4.2 billion dollars in private investments related to historic tax credit incentives, revitalizing communities of all sizes throughout Virginia
