Monday, September 14, 2009

Standing Stone State Park


This is the stone bridge/dam that you cross to get to the
main part of the park. Standing Stone holds so many great
childhood memories for me! My family would vacation there
often. It's one of my favorite Tennessee state parks!

The park takes its name from the "Standing Stone," an 8 ft.
tall rock standing upright on a sandstone ledge, which was
supposedly used as a boundary line between two separate
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 Monterey, Tennessee.


Standing Stone Lake


This picture was taken from the other side of the dam.


Mill Creek.

I'll be posting many more pictures from Standing Stone Park
in the next few days. Hope you enjoy them!

4 comments:

Kay R. said...

Love these pictures. Haven't been there since our kids were little. Lots of great memories of our family times there when we were growing up. It's a beautiful park. You got some great shots.

Ann S. said...

Thanks! I have more that I'll be posting.

Jane said...

Lots of great memories there! Thanks for sharing your pics!

Kelly said...

Looks so peaceful!!! :o) Very pretty!