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Staunton River Battlefield State Park is a
state park State parks are parks or other protected areas managed at the sub-national level within those nations which use "state" as a political subdivision. State parks are typically established by a state to preserve a location on account of its natural ...
located in
Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth ar ...
. The park straddles the
Staunton River The Roanoke River ( ) runs long through southern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina in the United States. A major river of the southeastern United States, it drains a largely rural area of the coastal plain from the eastern edge of the App ...
in Halifax and
Charlotte Charlotte ( ) is the List of municipalities in North Carolina, most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located in the Piedmont (United States), Piedmont region, it is the county seat of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, Meckl ...
counties. The Roanoke visitor center in
Randolph, Virginia Randolph, formerly called Roanoke and Talcott, is a small unincorporated community in Charlotte County, Virginia, United States, near the Staunton River. Its elevation is 354 feet (108 m). The community is the home of Staunton River Battlefield ...
is a railroad depot which now holds exhibits on Native Americans and railroad history. The Clover visitor center has exhibits on the
American Civil War The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by states th ...
and the battle which took place on this site. It also includes information about the production of electric energy. The park also includes the Mulberry Hill plantation, given to the state in 1999. Located in the park is the Wade Archeological Site. It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
in 2003. The Confederate fortifications at the bridge were listed in 2014.


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National Register of Historic Places listings in Halifax County, Virginia __NOTOC__ This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Halifax County, Virginia. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Halifax County, Vir ...
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List of Virginia state parks This is a list of state parks and reserves in the Virginia state park system. Virginia opened its entire state park system on as a six-park system. The six original state parks were Seashore State Park (now First Landing State Park), Westmo ...
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List of Virginia state forests The Virginia state forest system includes 26 state-managed forests covering a total of . They are managed by the Virginia Department of Forestry. The system was created to manage and maintain forests for wildlife, timber production, recreation, ...


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Park websiteHistoric Staunton River Foundation
State parks of Virginia Railroad museums in Virginia Museums in Charlotte County, Virginia Native American museums in Virginia American Civil War museums in Virginia Museums in Halifax County, Virginia Industry museums in Virginia Parks in Charlotte County, Virginia Archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia National Register of Historic Places in Charlotte County, Virginia {{CharlotteCountyVA-geo-stub