Fairfax Stone Historical Monument State Park

The Fairfax Stone denotes the western limit of land allowed to Lord Fairfax by the King of England in the 1700s. After two centuries, the stone was utilized to decide the limit between West Virginia and Maryland. Throughout the years, the stone has been changed out for different reasons. The current Fairfax Stone, the fifth, was devoted as a state noteworthy landmark and turned out to be a piece of the West Virginia State Park framework in 1957 when the Western Maryland Railroad gave four sections of land of land encompassing the stone to the state.

In 1970, the stone was recorded on the National Register of Historic Places. Come straddle the outskirt amongst Maryland and West Virginia! A six-ton shake with a chronicled plaque enumerating the Fairfax Stone's importance is this little stop's principle fascination.