Talk:Fairfax Stone Historical Monument State Park

Direction of Fairfax Line
This page states that the Fairfax Line runs due south from the Fairfax Stone to the headwaters of the Rappahannock River; but that river lies EAST of the Blue Ridge in present-day Virginia, not in West Virginia. A line due south from the stone crosses the headwaters of the North Branch of the Potomac River which is now recognized as the boundary between Maryland and West Virginia. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.57.108.194 (talk) 19:12, 30 August 2008 (UTC)


 * Agree - the source "History of the Fairfax Line" says "South-east", which agrees with the map in Rappahannock River Tedickey (talk) 19:37, 30 August 2008 (UTC)

Distinction between Park and Stone itself
Prior to some recent changes by Bmpowell, this article was called Fairfax Stone but had an infobox that described the state park that enclosed the Stone. It was moved to Fairfax Stone Historical Monument State Park but no details about the park were added. I put in a placeholder for the standard subsections used by many of the articles in the list of West Virginia state parks. 72.244.204.23 (talk) 09:47, 27 March 2009 (UTC).

Plaque wording
Does anyone have a clear picture of the plaque itself, or of what is written on the plaque? I think that the text of the plaque on the stone is an important addition to this article. Akuvar (talk) 17:33, 15 December 2011 (UTC)

The text reads

"Fairfax Stone"

"This monument, at the headspring of the Potomac River, Marks one of the historic spots of America. Its name is derived from Thomas Lord Fairfax who owned all the land lying between the Potomac and Rappahannock Rivers. The first Fairfax Stone, marked “FX”, was set in 1746 by Thomas Lewis, a surveyor employed by Lord Fairfax. This is the base  point for the western dividing line between Maryland and West Virginia."

You can see a picture at http://www.flickr.com/photos/auvet/1061214673/in/set-72157622584426856/

As this is no doubt original research someone else is welcome to figure out how or if to incorporate into the article. 70.231.225.147 (talk) 02:37, 29 May 2012 (UTC)


 * It's not original research - the words are right there in the picture - so go ahead and add it. If you took the photo yourself, perhaps you should consider uploading it to Wikipedia and adding it to the article - it would add to the quality.  RossPatterson (talk) 11:06, 29 May 2012 (UTC)