Hungry Mother State park - Wikipedia Hungry Mother State park Hungry Mother State Park Historic District U.S. National Register of Historic Places U.S. Historic district Virginia Landmarks Register A lake in the Park. Show map of Virginia Show map of the US Show all Location of Hungry Mother State Park Nearest city Marion, Virginia Coordinates 36 ° 52 ′ 52 '' N 81 ° 32 ′ 05 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 36.88111 ° N 81.53472 ° W ﻿ / 36.88111 ; - 81.53472 Coordinates : 36 ° 52 ′ 52 '' N 81 ° 32 ′ 05 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 36.88111 ° N 81.53472 ° W ﻿ / 36.88111 ; - 81.53472 Area 2,215 acres ( 896 ha ) Built 1933 Architect Myers, E.L. ; et al. Architectural style Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Modern Movement NRHP reference # 07000303 VLR # 086 - 0015 Significant dates Added to NRHP April 12, 2007 Designated VLR June 8, 2006 Hungry Mother State Park in southwestern Virginia is noted for its woodlands and lake. Easily accessible from Interstate 81, this park has folklore and history, swimming, camping, cabin rentals, boat rentals, hiking and the park system 's first conference center, Hemlock Haven. Much of the land for Hungry Mother State Park was donated by local landowners to develop a new state park in Smyth County on Hungry Mother Creek. The park is one of the six original CCC parks that opened in June 1936. The park was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. The legend of Hungry Mother It has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names. A legend states that when the Native Americans destroyed several settlements on the New River south of the park, Molly Marley and her small child were among the survivors taken to the raiders ' base north of the park. They eventually escaped, wandering through the wilderness eating berries. Molly finally collapsed, and her child wandered down a creek. Upon finding help, the only words the child could utter were `` Hungry Mother. '' When the search party arrived at the foot of the mountain where Molly had collapsed, they found the child 's mother dead. Today, that mountain is Molly 's Knob ( 3,270 feet ), and the stream is Hungry Mother Creek. References Jump up ^ National Park Service ( 2009 - 03 - 13 ). `` National Register Information System ''. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Jump up ^ `` Virginia Landmarks Register ''. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013. Jump up ^ Parker, Quentin ( 2010 ). Welcome to Horneytown, North Carolina, Population : 15 : An insider 's guide to 201 of the world 's weirdest and wildest places. Adams Media. pp. x. ISBN 9781440507397. Jump up ^ `` National Register of Historical Places - Hungry Mother State Park Historical District '' ( PDF ). National Park Service. 2007 - 02 - 26. 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Question: where did hungry mother state park get its name
Answer: A legend states[4] that when the Native Americans destroyed several settlements on the New River south of the park, Molly Marley and her small child were among the survivors taken to the raiders’ base north of the park. They eventually escaped, wandering through the wilderness eating berries. Molly finally collapsed, and her child wandered down a creek. Upon finding help, the only words the child could utter were "Hungry Mother." When the search party arrived at the foot of the mountain where Molly had collapsed, they found the child's mother dead. Today, that mountain is Molly’s Knob (3,270 feet), and the stream is Hungry Mother Creek.