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Near Stevensville in King and Queen County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
 

State Fish Hatchery

 
 
State Fish Hatchery Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, April 9, 2009
1. State Fish Hatchery Marker
Inscription. Half a mile north. This fish cultural station was established in 1937 for hatching and rearing largemouth bass and other species of sunfish for the stocking of the public waters of Virginia.
 
Erected 1947 by Virginia Conservation Commission. (Marker Number OB-4.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: AnimalsNatural Resources. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1937.
 
Location. 37° 43.995′ N, 76° 56.094′ W. Marker is near Stevensville, Virginia, in King and Queen County. Marker is at the intersection of The Trail (Virginia Route 14) and Fish Hatchery Road, on the left when traveling south on The Trail. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Stevensville VA 23161, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Death of Col. Dahlgren (approx. 1.7 miles away); Mattapony Church (approx. 2.9 miles away); Hillsboro (approx. 3.4 miles away); Bruington Church (approx. 4.4 miles away); Newington (approx. 4˝ miles away); James Horace Carter Lynched (approx. 5.3 miles away); King William County Colonial Court House
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(approx. 5.3 miles away); Henry Fox (approx. 5.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Stevensville.
 
Also see . . .  King & Queen Fish Hatchery. Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (Submitted on April 10, 2009.) 
 
Fish Hatchery Road image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, April 9, 2009
2. Fish Hatchery Road
State Fish Hatchery Entrance image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, April 9, 2009
3. State Fish Hatchery Entrance
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 9, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 10, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,389 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on April 10, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.

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