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Staunton River Battlefield State Park is a state park located in Virginia. The park straddles the Staunton River in Halifax and Charlotte counties. [ 1 ] The Roanoke visitor center in Randolph, Virginia is a railroad depot which now holds exhibits on Native Americans and railroad history.
Construction of the park was begun (at the confluence of the Staunton and Dan Rivers) beginning in 1933; Buggs Island Lake was formed in the early 1950s.These two rivers form the Roanoke River basin, and the section of land starting at the park and continuing downstream beside the Roanoke River was known as the Roanoke River valley.
Staunton River State Park: Scottsburg: 2,336 acres (9.45 km 2) 1939 Open Staunton River Battlefield State Park: Randolph: 300 acres (1.2 km 2) 1955 Open Sweet Run State Park: Hillsboro: 884 acres (3.58 km 2) 2016 Open Facilities under development Tabb Monument: Amelia County: 1 acre (0.0040 km 2) 1936 Open Twin Lakes State Park: Green Bay
Fort Hill Trail at Staunton River Battlefield State Park [7 36°52′54″N 78°42′06″W / 36.8817°N 78.7017°W / 36.8817; -78.7017 ( Staunton River Bridge Fortification Randolph
The Wade Archeological Site is a prehistoric archaeological site located at the Staunton River Battlefield State Park in Randolph, Charlotte County, Virginia.It is a Saponi Native American village site from the Late Woodland Period, 270 meters by 70 meters, dating to A.D. 1000 to 1450.
The Civil War Trust's Civil War Discovery Trail is a heritage tourism program that links more than 600 U.S ... Staunton River Battlefield State Park; Stonewall ...
The Battle of Staunton River Bridge was an engagement on June 25, 1864, between Union and Confederate forces during Wilson-Kautz Raid of the American Civil War. The battle took place around the Staunton River Bridge, over the Staunton River , in Halifax and Charlotte counties, Virginia .
It includes a portion of the landmarked Sayler's Creek Battlefield, an area of 1,022 acres (414 ha) that was the site of the April 6, 1865 Battle of Sayler's Creek, one of the last major engagements in the Eastern Theater of the war involving Confederate General-in-Chief Robert E. Lee (1807–1870).