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 city | Martinsville, Virginia |
|---|---|
| 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 dam was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Loth, Calder, ed. (1999). The Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. p. 231.