Watters Smith Memorial State Park

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Coordinates: 39°10′16″N 80°24′29″W / 39.17111°N 80.40806°W

Watters Smith Memorial State Park
West Virginia State Park
Buildings from the Watters Smith family farm.
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Harrison

Elevation	1,033 ft (314.9 m)
Coordinates	39°10′16″N 80°24′29″W / 39.17111°N 80.40806°W / 39.17111; -80.40806

Area	532 acres (215.3 ha)

Established	1949 ^[1]
Owner	West Virginia Division of Natural Resources

Nearest city	Lost Creek, West Virginia

Location of Watters Smith Memorial State Park in West Virginia
Website: Watters Smith Memorial State Park

Watters Smith Memorial State Park is a 532-acre (2.15 km²) historical park and national historic district with a pioneer homestead and museum located in Harrison County, West Virginia. The homestead, rising above Duck Creek, is a memorial to settler Watters Smith, who was born in Trenton, New Jersey, in 1767, and moved to Harrison County in what was then Virginia, in 1796, with his wife Elizabeth Davisson Smith.^[2] A log cabin similar to the original was moved and reconstructed on the park, together with farm buildings typical of early 19th century settlement. The more modern Smith family home (c. 1876) has been restored as a museum, and an additional museum houses many local farm artifacts from earlier eras. Guided tours are offered from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day. In addition, the park features swimming, picnicking, hiking trails, and horseback riding.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974 as the Watters Smith Farm on Duck Creek.^[3]

[edit] See also

West Virginia portal

[edit] References

^ Watters Smith Memorial State Park History, accessed April 1, 2008
^ Ann Post (September 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Watters Smith Farm on Duck Creek". State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. http://www.wvculture.org/shpo/nr/pdf/harrison/74002003.pdf. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.

[edit] External links

Watters Smith State Park web site

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