Fairfax Stone Historical Monument State Park
| Fairfax Stone Historical Monument State Park | |
|---|---|
Fairfax Stone | |
| Location | West Virginia, United States |
| Coordinates | 39°11′42″N 79°29′15″W / 39.19500°N 79.48750°W |
| Area | 4 acres (1.6 ha) |
| Elevation | 3,169 ft (966 m) |
| Established | 1957 |
| Named for | Fairfax Stone |
| Governing body | West Virginia Division of Natural Resources |
| Website | wvstateparks |
Fairfax Stone Histotical Monument | |
| Location | near Thomas, West Virginia |
| Built | 1746 |
| NRHP reference No. | 70000653 |
| Added to NRHP | January 26, 1970 |
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. The original stone was placed on October 23, 1746 to settle a boundary dispute between Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron and the Privy Council of Great Britain concerning the Northern Neck of Virginia. It determined the proprietorship and boundaries of a large tract of mostly unsurveyed land in the British colonies of Maryland and Virginia.