Martinsville Fish Dam

For the hydroelectric dam in Martinsville, VA, see Martinsville Dam.

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
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Nearest city	Martinsville, Virginia
Coordinates	36°39′10.29″N 79°52′17.56″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

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Henry County, Virginia

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Loth, Calder, ed. (1999). The Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. p. 231.