Octonia Stone
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Octonia Stone | |
| File:Octonia stone 2020.jpg Octonia Stone, 2020 | |
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| Location | Off VA 637 north of Stanardsville, Virginia |
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| Area | 9.9 acres (4.0 ha) |
| Built | 1721 |
| NRHP reference No. | 70000800[1] |
| VLR No. | 039-0003 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | September 15, 1970 |
| Designated VLR | June 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]
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