Martinsville Fish Dam

The Martinsville Fish Dam is a Native American weir in the Smith River near Martinsville, Virginia. The weir is a rough wall of piled rocks in a V shape with the point of the V downstream. At an opening in that point a basket could be used to catch fish that were funneled to that point by the walls of the weir.[2]

Martinsville Fish Dam
Nearest cityMartinsville, Virginia
Coordinates36°39′10.29″N 79°52′17.56″W
Area1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
NRHP reference No.74002128[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 21, 1974

The dam was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]

See also

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Loth, Calder (ed) (1999). The Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. p. 231.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)


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