Standing Stone State Park in Hilham Tennessee
Standing Stone State Park is located in Standing Stone State Forest on the Cumberland Plateau. The park takes its name from the Standing Stone, a 12-foot-tall rock standing upright on a sandstone ledge, which was supposedly used as a boundary line between two Indian nations. When the rock fell, the Indians placed a portion of it upon an improvised monument to preserve it. The stone is still preserved in nearby Monterey, Tenn. In the 1930s, Standing Stone was an area plagued with soil erosion and sub-marginal lands. With the assistance of the Civilian Conservation Corps, the Work Projects Administration (WPA), the Resettlement Administration and U.S. Forest Service, the area was made productive again. They were able to relocate area farmers to better land, stop soil erosion, reforest and develop recreational opportunities. The site became a Tennessee State Park in 1939. We visited the park in October of 2018. It is located at 1674 Standing Stone Park Hwy, Hilham, TN 38568.
Read MoreStanding Stone State Park in Hilham Tennessee
Captured October 25, 2018
Standing Stone State Park in Hilham Tennessee
Captured October 25, 2018
Standing Stone State Park in Hilham Tennessee
Captured October 25, 2018
Standing Stone State Park in Hilham Tennessee
Captured October 25, 2018
Standing Stone State Park in Hilham Tennessee
Captured October 25, 2018
Standing Stone State Park in Hilham Tennessee
Captured October 25, 2018
Standing Stone State Park in Hilham Tennessee
Captured October 25, 2018