Martinsville Fish Dam | |
Nearest city | Martinsville, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 36°39′10.29″N 79°52′17.56″W / 36.6528583°N 79.8715444°W |
Area | 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) |
NRHP reference No. | 74002128 [1] |
Added to NRHP | January 21, 1974 |
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]
The dam was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. [1]
Martinsville Fish Dam | |
Nearest city | Martinsville, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 36°39′10.29″N 79°52′17.56″W / 36.6528583°N 79.8715444°W |
Area | 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) |
NRHP reference No. | 74002128 [1] |
Added to NRHP | January 21, 1974 |
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]
The dam was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. [1]