Watters Smith Memorial State Park

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category = West Virginia State Park
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image_caption = Buildings from the Watters Smith family farm.
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state = West Virginia
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region = Harrison
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established_type = Established
established = 1949
established_note = [ [http://www.watterssmithstatepark.com/history.html Watters Smith Memorial State Park History, accessed April 1, 2008] ]
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owner = West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
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map_caption = Location of Watters Smith Memorial State Park in West Virginia
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website = [http://www.waterssmithstatepark.com Watters Smith Memorial State Park]

Watters Smith Memorial State Park is a convert|532|acre|km2|sing=on historical park with a pioneer homestead and museum located in Harrison County, West Virginia. The homestead, rising above Duck Creek, is a memorial to settler Watters Smith, who was born in Trenton, New Jersey, in 1767, and moved to Harrison County in what was then Virginia, in 1796, with his wife Elizabeth Davisson Smith. A log cabin similar to the original was moved and reconstructed on the park, together with farm buildings typical of early 1800s settlement. The more modern Smith family home (c. 1876) has been restored as a museum, and an additional museum houses many local farm artifacts from earlier eras. Guided tours are offered from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day. In addition, the park features swimming, picnicking, hiking trails, and horseback riding.

ee also

*List of West Virginia state parks

References

External links

* [http://www.watterssmithstatepark.com/ Official site]