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Octonia Stone

Coordinates: 38°19′59″N 78°27′14″W / 38.33306°N 78.45389°W / 38.33306; -78.45389
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Octonia Stone
Octonia Stone, 2020
Octonia Stone is located in Virginia
Octonia Stone
Octonia Stone is located in the United States
Octonia Stone
LocationOff VA 637 north of Stanardsville, Virginia
Coordinates38°19′59″N 78°27′14″W / 38.33306°N 78.45389°W / 38.33306; -78.45389
Area9.9 acres (4.0 ha)
Built1721 (1721)
NRHP reference No.70000800[1]
VLR No.039-0003
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 15, 1970
Designated VLRJune 2, 1970[2]

The Octonia Stone, also known as Octoney, Octeny, Octona, and Octuna Stone, is a historic boundary marker located near Stanardsville, Greene County, Virginia. The stone marks the terminus of the westernmost boundary line of the 24,000-acre Octonia Grant. It is a granite-type rock which is part of a natural outcropping in a hayfield. The stone is engraved with a figure 8, composed of two, nearly perfect circles, with a cross touching the top of the 8.[3]

Correct coordinates are: (38.3337176, -78.4536142) - msw 11Nov2021

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (March 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Octonia Stone" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo