Octonia Stone

Octonia Stone
Location N of Stanardsville, off VA 637, near Stanardsville, Virginia
Coordinates 38°19′59″N 78°27′14″W / 38.33306°N 78.45389°W / 38.33306; -78.45389Coordinates: 38°19′59″N 78°27′14″W / 38.33306°N 78.45389°W / 38.33306; -78.45389
Area 9.9 acres (4.0 ha)
Built 1721 (1721)
NRHP Reference # 70000800[1]
VLR # 039-0003
Significant dates
Added to NRHP September 15, 1970
Designated VLR June 2, 1970[2]

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]

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

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  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


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