State Game Farm

State Game Farm is a Virginia historical marker in New Kent County, dedicated 2005.

Rte. 60, 2.8 miles southeast of Providence Forge.

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The Department of Game and Inland Fisheries established the first Virginia State Game Farm nearby in 1920. The state initially raised quail in captivity there to restock the birds throughout Virginia. The game farm was one of the earliest state facilities to breed quail in large numbers. Virginia's program attracted the attention of other states' game departments. In subsequent years the farm also bred wild turkeys for restocking. The site included a building for hatching eggs. In 1946 the farm's activities were transferred to the Cumberland Game Farm at the Cumberland State Forest in Cumberland County.

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Historical maps covering this location

1889 · Virginia and West Virginia (eastern portion). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1891 · (Virginia, N. Carolina) Railroad Map of the United States. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1895 · White House-Harrison's Landing. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1917 · Toano, Virginia (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)
1918 · Toano, Virginia (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)

(Virginia, N. Carolina) Railroad Map of the United States, 1891, covering the location of State Game Farm, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — (Virginia, N. Carolina) Railroad Map of the United States, 1891, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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