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Douthat State Park, in Virginia’s Allegheny Mountains, is one of the six original Virginia state parks and remains notable for its unusually intact Depression-era landscape. Created in the 1930s from land donated by the Douthat Land Company and additional acreage bought with state funds, it opened on 15 June 1936 after major construction by about 600 Civilian Conservation Corps enrollees, who built the lake, cabins, roads, campgrounds, and trails. Recognized as a national historic district in 1986, the park is also known for recreation, including hiking, mountain biking, fishing, boating, swimming, and limited horseback riding. Its history also includes segregation of non-white visitors until 1965.
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