Staunton River State Park - Scottsburg, Va.
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fatcat161
N 36° 41.764 W 078° 41.115
17S E 706790 N 4063653
The park lies between the Dan and Staunton Rivers at the threshold of Buggs Island Lake (also known as Kerr Reservoir).
Waymark Code: WMCBKW
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 08/19/2011
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Many structures in the park, including the cabins, pool-house and picnic shelters, are little changed from when they were built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the early 1930s.
In 1933, Virginia's Commission of Conservation and Development bought 1,766 acres of farmland bordering the river from several owners. From 1933 to 1935, a unit of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) built most of the buildings and facilities that are still seen today at the park. The CCC barracks were near what is today a nature trail in the park. The park opened June 15, 1936. Buggs Island Lake was formed with the construction of the Kerr Dam in 1952. Although creation of Virginia's largest lake was an asset to the park, more than 150 acres of the original park lands were flooded.
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