South Quay State Forest
| South Quay State Forest | |
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| Location | Suffolk, Virginia |
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| Area | 266 acres (108 ha) |
| Governing body | Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation |
South Quay State Forest[a] is a state forest in Suffolk, Virginia, in the South Quay Sandhills Natural Area Preserve. The forest is not open to the public. [1] In 2013, the property was purchased by the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation from International Paper for preservation.[2] The forest is home to the only longleaf pine sandhill community in Virginia. [3]
History
[edit | edit source]South Quay is named after a wharf in the nearby Blackwater River. The forest's first depiction dates back to a map made by Theodore de Bry in 1590, depicting the Blackwater and Nottoway rivers flowing into the Chowan river. The forest gained notoriety in the Revolutionary War as a port and shipyard. Two vessels were built at South Quay under Patrick Henry to defend North Carolina. The port was of a few left open for use when most ports were under blockade by the British. Thomas Jefferson was keen on keeping the port open for its remoteness.[1]
See also
[edit | edit source]References
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- ^ Quay is pronounced as "Key".