Cumberland_State_Forest

Cumberland State Forest

Cumberland State Forest

State forest in Virginia, United States

For the state forest in New South Wales, Australia, see Cumberland State Forest (New South Wales).

Cumberland State Forest is a Virginia state forest located in the piedmont of the state, in Cumberland and Buckingham counties. The 16,169-acre (65.43 km2) forest borders the Willis River. Within its confines may be found Bear Creek Lake State Park and a small family cemetery containing the grave of Charles Irving Thornton; the grave marker, with its inscription by Charles Dickens, is on the National Register of Historic Places.

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