1 20 364 https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/3cb277a026727b77474f4fde3b331469.pdf 7a1b5c14c717d9acb2825485722f0acc PDF Text Text ROCKilJGHl~: COUNTY \ l. . NAME O F ~CIJ~IMANT f/326- a - -- - Alexander , John L. • Number of Acres: 74 Location: Located north of the Hadison Run Road, adjoining on the north the lands of ./illinm Harper ...,state , on the east the lands of Frank Littell ; on the south T . ~ . Crawford , and on the west lilli a m :Iarper state and John . urper ~stute . Roads: Soil: History of Tract and condition of timber: __ Improvements: None. Acreage and value of types : Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 71 @ .,)3 . 00 213 . 00 20 . 00 60 . 00 '.r273 . 00 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: 3 74 Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land:$ 273 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber : $ Value of Wocd : $ Value per acre for t r~d : S 3 . 70 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ N0 1' ""' • �ROCKINGHAM COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #326- I -- Number of Acres: 111 Alexa nder , John A . Lap on nnie H. Morr is . Location: Mile Run . Roads: Three miles over count y road to Islan d Ford . Soil: Slope . This tract is entir ely withi n the Park area . History of Tract and condition of timber: Th e c 1 eare d 1 an d on thi s t rac t appea rs .to have been badly manag ed and is in a rathe r non-p roduc tive cond ition . Improvements: Log dwell ing: 14xl4 ', kitch en 18xl8 ' , shing le and roof, l½ story , occup ied by tenan tt, water suppl y - paper sprin g . Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 88 $3 . 00 264.0 0 23 15 . 00 345 . 00 .;609 . 00 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: 111 Cultivated Land: Orchard: 50 . 00 Minerals: Value of Land: $6 09 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ 50 . 00 Value of Orchard: $15. 00 Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ 6 • 0 7 fociden tal damag es arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE . 15 . 00 w674 . 00 �ROCKINGHAM COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #326- II - .Alexan der , John A. Lap on A . L. & W. A . Shaver . Number of Acres: 25 Location: Big Run. Roads: Four miles over county road to Island Ford . Soil: Slope . Entire ly within the Park area . History of Tract and condition of timber: This tract has been comple tely cut over and burned over repeate dly . Improvements: Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 25 3 . 00 'rt'?5 . 00 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking : Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $75 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ 3 . 0 0 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE. - - - ~ ~ -A~~~ ~~~~,___CLERK. ':>Ct> �ROCKI NGHAM COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT # 326- III - J . A. Alexander Lap on J . w. Hinkle Number of Acres: 71 Location: Roads: Soil: History of Tract and condition of timber: Improvements: Acreage and value of types: Types Value per acre Acreage Total Value Ridge: Slope: -- 55 @ $3 .00 $165 . 00 16 @ 30 . 00 480 . 00 $645 . 00 Cove: Grazing Land: -- 71 Fields Restocking : Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 645 .oo Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: sf~J7' Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ ~ . ';/,uJ ~ -- CLERK �co'unty: Hoc ingha. Di trict: '· 2G-l t creape C eimed: tion: lexender ed As esa d d: LOC John A. " Mile Run. Thi ..,tone nll " tract is entirely within the P rk ar i.aps: ....o· 1: Slope ado: mile.., over county roau to Is11 nd .ord. History: The cle rea and on tis tr ct ap)ear and ia in 6 to h,ve been ua rather :en- reductive condition. y ann ed .n.d poper Impr cwements: lli 14 X 1 , rttchen 18 X 18, ~hi!!{ l /J·oo_, l l/2 stori;, <,cc pies by t n t. t r s 1pp y--oprin • Lo 1.JW rchard Vel e of land by ty es: V6lue ~ • er (B rned) sloe por acre ,e 1.50 15.00 88 - 2·· Tillable Total value of orchard •rot val ue of tr ct verage value per acre ,p .oo 3d.5. 00 467 . 00 111 Totnl V ue of l d ... o t 1 value of i.i;>rovc on t ...'otol V l11e 46'7 100 l5 582 5 . "4 100 . 00 100. 00 lb. 00 �County: Flookingham Distric t: ;tonewal l Ifo.hn on A . L . fl . & Ale:uand er rl . A . · Shaver} Assessed Deed Value Clairned : Location : !I Big Run . }:,ans: Lap on A. L. - Slope Soil: Roads: IUstorz: & :Entirely ,11 thin the w. r ark area A. Shaver 4 miles over county road to I sland JPord. This tra.ot hes been complet ely cut over and bu,:ned over :re:peated ly. Iml?rove m~nts:_ Value of land Mone . bz t:c:ues: Total value ~~:51"'. 25 To t al value ot land: t 3l . 25 Total value ot tmprovemen ts; Total value o.f timber Total value of tr n.ct: Average value per acr e 31 . 25 1. ms \So �l~Q,•, <).,. l ·. , . b l ,Ni. ;';:~r1Qta "!~. - )tj ,. Qoun ! AU£!UOtn Dio.trict: ~lddlo JUveJr -/)1 & l • G ,,..,, ~"l!,"'lrt ,\) Uou11ty : Us20-a D1ct:f1ct : Ho Old.nghP r.a Stonowall Uounty: ,a1,m:.uirle 1H.utt 1ut ; t~hi t.; Hall <;aunty: #136 AlA:'~~inue1" .dr-'8 1 Ii!! 1'r•lr ,.a- OlP!Wi ,t;;;;;,~~ .~ re "i """"O I.. 14 111i• . V :fit Lll~t J l"'ln. l)iO'tl?iO 4 : Oroone onron l• . 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I F_·a .:. t o'-"- uu ::ctate LEG:::~.J : Slope 1 Fields Cul ti va te SC L~ : nch= 20 Ch ins -1 �REPORI' ON THE ACREA.GE of the JOIDT .d.• ALE7.,::J,.HDER TRACT In ROCKINGILi\lJ , AUGUSTA , ALBEI-&A.RLE & GREENE COUNTIES The last surv ey of this trac t befo re the surv ey made by stat e a nd fede ral offi cers for the Shen ando ah Park , was made by J.M . Irvi ne, Depu ty Surv eyor of .Aug usta Coun ty, for some of the part ies inte rest ed in the trac t. Irvi ne repo rted 22,3 80 acre s as the net acre age Mr . of the trac t. Ther e are seve ral dedu ction s to be made from this in orde r that it may repr esen t the land repo rted upon by the stat e as the John A. Alex ande r Trac t . 1st. Ther e are seve ral sma ll parc els outs ide the park boun dari es, tota li ng 31 acre s 2nd. The John H. Mace trac t #312 -b was not exce pted by Irvi ne 3rd. 84 acre s A grou p of trac ts near Simmon 's Gap lie insi de the Irvi ne surv ey, but were not exce pted by him, tota ling 540 acre s Tbls 65~ acre s, dedu cted from the 22,3 80 repo rted by Irvi ne, leav es 21,7 25 acre s, as Irvi nes acre age of the trac t repo rted upon by the stat e as Alex ande r land . �The Stat e's repo rts cove r land as follo ws: Rock ineha m Coun ty #326 , 326- I, 326 -II, 326- a -Aug usta Coun ty #1, 1-a lbem arle Coun ty #219 763 68 Gree ne Coun ty #136 , 136- a 645 Tota l •••• •••• ••• Ther e i"" 1976 4 diff eren ce betw een this and 2124 0 Irvi nes acre age of 485 acre s . The boun dari es of the trac t were laid down on the map prep ared by the stat e in acco rdan ce with Irvi nes' surv ey, exce ptin g only such mod ifica tion s as were made nece ssar y by actu al ties made by the u. S . G. s. surv eys in runn ing the park boun dary . The diff eren ce, whic h amou nts to appr oxim ately 2,; is easi ly acco unte d for by the more exac t meas urem ents resu lting from a tran sit surv ey, such as th~t made by the U. s. G. s. T!1e comp uted acre age, resu lting from all obta ina ble data , is 2124 0 acre s in the four cou ntl'" · 'k'J1.\:).I i7. ~ - Slon n, Chie f Engi nP•1 · , . Pa r.!\. -.:<~r·v Lue. '-' 'f:J/JA/\._. - - ~ ~ - - - l'IB �ROADS: The Brown's Gap road extends through the southern part of the tract from Brown's Cove in albemarle County to Grottoes , a station on the Norfolk and Western Railway in Rockingham County which is about two miles from the western boundary of the tract . Other stations on the Norfolk and 17estern Railway near the western boundary are Lewia and Island Ford . Numerous old woods roads used in cooling and logging operations extend into the tract . SOIL: Ridge type : This covers the tops and a large slopes of the spur ridges . It is steep with many of the surface is covered with large loose rock . and dry . Most of this area is covered by growth The result of repeated fires. portion of the cliffs, and much The soil is thin of scrub oak. Slope type varies greatly from a deep and fertile sandy loam with little rock and very little slope on.lower edges to a thin and poor sandy loam which is very steep and rocky . A portion has not been burned recently, but some of it has been severely burned in the last two years . Cove type is a sandy loam of a good depth and fertility; few rocks , gentle slopes . Tillable land on Madison Run is of fair depth and fertility with some loose sdattering rock. On Hawksbill Creek a few acres has been cleared and is in cultivation. It is steep with considerable rocks and only fair fertility . HISTORY OF TRACT .AND C01IDITION OF TD.ffiER: This tract was worked for iron ore at one time, but has not been operated for a great many years. The date available indicates that any mineral value assigned to the property would be purely speculative . The more · aecessible parts of th~s tract were cut over many years ago , 1865 to 1879, to provide charcoal for an iron furnace located on Madison Run . On this portion of the tract practically no timber was left . About 1900 the chestnut oak timber was cut for bark. Since the bulk of the stand was comprised of chestnut oak , the bark operations remov·ed the greater part of the remaining timbelE' . Small portable mills have operated periodically over the tract for many years removing any timber which could be reached without too great difficulty . The unauthorized removal of little patches of bark, locust posts and other products have helped to clean up anything which might have been over looked in previous operations . Repeated incendiary fires have run over the tract destroying the reproduction, and injuring the immature and the old timber remaining . In many pl?ces, even the soil itself has been burned · with the result tnat extensive portions have been rendered non. productive, and almost worthless . Rockingham County {l} On Swamp Run there is a thin stand of yellow pine with some mixed oak, scattered over an area of approximately 1500 acres which runs about 1 M. feet per acre . (2) On Madison Run there is an open mixed stand of oak and·pine , · short, scrubby and of poor quality ranging in size from 10" to 20" DBH on an area of about 1600 acres. (3) On De~p Run there is an open stand of oak and pine with oak ' predominating, ranging in size from 10H to 20" DBH on an area of 200 acres . (4) On Lewis Run there is a stand of scattered oak and pine ranging i ' in size from 10" to 22" DBH, of fair quality on an area of about 1000 acres. (5) On Big Run and its tributary Rocky Mountain branch on an area of . about 750 acres there is an open stand of white and yellor: pine, _popl:ir, oak, l1ickory , and other species of good length and quality. The bullt of this timber lies in the hollow or on the :b.ower slopes near the head of the stream, und only about one mile from the top of the Blue Ridge . It is the largest and most desira le block of timber remaining on the tract . (Continued) 1 �.L Continued fr om first sheet --- History of tract and condition of timber : (6) On Iile Run there is a scattered stand of pine and oak . (7) On Two Mile Run there is a sc a ttered stand of pine and oak. IMPROV~AENTS : 'rhere ar .) the following improveme nts on the property : Very old log dwellirc : 17x50 ', paper and board roof , 2 brick chimneys , ~ story , walls · re o g , poor condition , occupied by tenant , pillar foundation . New fr ame barn: 18x20xl6' , p,1 p0r r oof, good condition . Frame hen house : 10xl4 ', paper r oof, fair condit i on . Frame hog pen : 6xl0', pa per roof, fair condition . New frame stable: 8xl0 ', paper roof , good condition . Log dwelling : 14x20 ', 2 ro ,1ms with frane k i tchen 14xl 6 ' , 1 r:Jom , shingle and pa per r oof, 1 story, fair condition , occupied by tenant , water supply is well . · Log harn : 12xl6 ', boa rd r oof, poor condition . Frame meat house: 9x9 ' , pa per r oof, LOOd condition . Frame hen houses : 8xl0 ' and lOxlO', paper roof, fair condition . Log corn house: 15 yea rs old, fair condition . . . _ _ _ _ ~ - - - - : - - - - - - - ~ ~~ 3~ ---- �TELEl~HONE RANDOLPH 680 . 0FFIGES 501 - 2 - 3 - 4 LAW BUILDING GEORGE B. WHITE ATTORNEY AND Coc-NSELOR AT LAw RJGI-IMO.ND , VIRGINIA March 9 , 1931 Mr . J. Robert Switzer , C1erk, Harrison burg, Virginia . Dear Mr . Switzer : I will appreci ate it if you will file in case No . 1829 At Law, which is proceedi ng by State Commiss ion on Conserv ation and Developm ent of the State of Virg inia, the within closed answer of Wallace c. Saunder s . Thanking you for your courtesy , I am GBW :RS 151 �CASE NO . 1829 AT LAW VJRGINIA : IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia., vs . Cassandra. Lawson Atkins et a.ls and 52 561 acres , more or less, of land in Rockingham County, Virginia , Claim of Wallace The undersigned, Wallace c. Saunders c. Saunders, in answer to the petition filed in this court by the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of said petition and publication thereon, asks leave of the court to file this his 7 answer to said petition and publication of notice . Respondent's name is Wallace c. Saunders , whose post office address i s 330 We st Leigh Street, Richmond, Virginia. Respondent states that he has a right , i nterest and judicially determined lien in, to and upon that certain tract of land lying and being in Rockingham County, Virginia, within the area sought to be condemned, and known as the Mount Vernon tract , containing about twenty- one thousand acres ; that the record legal title to said land stands in the name of John A. Alexander; that said John A. Alexander is the record title owner of the mineral rights in fifteen hundred acres of land adjoining and considered a part of said Mount Vernon tract, on all of which respondent has a lien for the sum of $11,500 . 00 with interest thereon at six per centum per annum from September 8th, 1924 . �Respondent states that the metes and bounds of said land are shown by plat of survey of said Mount Vernon tract in the possession of petitioner; that petitioner has in its possession full information of the true lines of said land and the acreage therein contained. Respondent states that he is advised and believes that the total value of said land and mineral right is in excess of I $125,000.00; that there are other valid liens against said land for large sums of money-, to-wit, $75,000.00 and that the value of said land and mineral rights sought to be condemned and taken by petitioner is a sum in excess of all valid liens against the same. Your respondent, under the provisions of Chapter 410, Section 12, of the Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Virginia, approved March 23rd, 1928, demands that the value of said land and all interest in and rights proposed to be condemned and taken by petitioner be submitted to and ascertained by a jury under instructions of the court upon the law and upon the relevancy and the legal effects of evidence, in the same manner as is usual and customary in jury trials in cases at law, without the necessity of a view of the premises by the jury. Respectfully submitted this 9th day of March, 1931. --fra,t.~.u.'- -4. / ~ .By Couneel ,g,,,_,~ 501 Law Building, Richmond, Virginia, Counsel for Wallace c. Saunders. 32. �State of Virgi nia, City of Richm ond, to-wi t: The under signed hereby certif ies that Walla ce C. Saund ers, the above named claim ant, perso nally appea red before him and made oath that the matte rs and things appea ring in his above answe r are true to the best of his knowl edge and belie f . Given under my hand this 9th day of March , 1931 . �CASE NO. 1829 AT LAW VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY The State Connnission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, vs. Cassandra Lawson Atkins et als and 52 561 acres, more or less, of land in Rockingham County, Virginia. { ! •' ; �VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY The State Comm ission on Cons ervat ion and Devel opme nt of the State of Virg inia, Petit ioner , vs . Cassa ndra Lawson Atkin s et als and 52 561 acres , more or less, of land in Rocki ngham Count y, Virgi nia, Defen dant. CASE NO . 1829 AT LAW This day ca.me Walla ce c. Saund ers, by coun sel, and on e motio n, the court doth adjud ge, order and decre e that Wallac c. Saund ers be, and he is hereb y~ allow ed until March 18, 1931, to file his answe r to the petit ion in this matte r . �CASE NO. 1829 AT LAW VIRG INIA: IN THE CIRC UIT COURT OF ROOKINGHAM COUNTY Tlle Stat e Comm ission on Cons ervat ion and Deve lopm ent or the Stat e or Virg inia vs. Cass andra Lawson Atki ns et als and 52 561 acre s, more or less , or land in Rock ingha m Coun ty, Virg inia. �DIVISION COUNSEL B. & 0. R. R . CO. LOCAL COUNSEL VALLEY R. R. CO. RUDOLPH BUMGARDNER ATTORNEY AT LAW ROOMS 9 AND 11 MASONIC TEMPLE SUCCESSOR TO BUMGARDNER 8: BUMGARDNER STAUNTON, VA. W~rch 11th, 1931 . Mr. J . Frank Blackburn, Clerk, H rrisonburg, Viginia . Condemnation John A. Alexander Lands 1.fount Vernon Dear Sir:• I am her~nith enclosing answer of John A. Alexander in the above proceeding, in pursucmce of leave of court to file same on or before March 18th. Will you please note same as duly filed. · Very truly yours, ,~~ RUDOLPH BUMG/1RDlillR. Copy to George B. White, 501-4 Law Building, Ricrunond, Virginia. · Jfi.1'. RB/HFL 'Sn closure I~ �· Claim of John A. Alexander. IT THB CIRCUIT COURT OF _ROCKINGHA M: comrTY, VIRGINIA, The State Commission on Conserva tion and Development of the State of Virginia no. 1829 at Law PETIT I OlH!..*R vs Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty Two Thousand Five Hundred Sixty One r(52,561) Acres, more or less, of land in Rockingham County, Virginia . . D3FBNDA1 TS The undersi 5 ned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in res ponse to t h e notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of said petition and pu1)lished in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court of Rockingham County,· Virginia, and by special leave of said court, in its order rend ered on the 18th of February, 1931 , asks leave to file this his ansTTer to said petition and to said notice. The name of the Petitioner is John A. Alexander, care Rudolph Bumgardner, Staunton, Virginia, (Rudolph :Bumgardner, 1sq., St a unton, Virgin i a , agent and attorney). The undersigned is the owner in fee of the following tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, which is improved with several buildings of more or less value, viz, (1) The f ee in a parcel of land described in the deed as 22,700 acres, more or less,shown by the recent Park survey to con- tain 20,704 acres; which lands a r e underla id with valuable minerals , conta in va luable timber, and considera ble areas of which are fitted for agriculture . (2) . The min era l rights in 1500 acres contiguous or a d- joining. Your petition acquired said tra ct and mineral rights in the ·year 1914, by deed -::o f: .J•,:. E. Johnson, Trustee , to John .A. Alexa nder, da ted .August 22 , 1914, of record in the Cl erk's Office of Rockingham County in Deed Book 118 pag e 4~ , said deed being als o - l - �- 2 - of record in the Clerk's Offices of the Counties of Augusta, Green and Albemarle , wherein s~all portions of said tract are located. By virtue of certain suits, confirmatory deeds, etc., the title to said lands has been completely cleared up, quieted and settled. Your Petitioner claims that the total value of the tract of 22,700 acres (20,704 according to the Connnission's figures) of which he owns the fee simple title, including the timber and underlying minerals, is $5 .00 an acre or $103 ,520 .00, the value of the estate in the underlying minerals and minine rights in 1500 acres of which other T1arties own the surface and timber, is ~3000 .00. There is no provision, s o far as Petitioner is advised in the Park Act, as in the Act controlling the acauisition of 1~nds by the Federal Government for forestry reserve, for the retention of minera,H and future mining of same under the regulati ons prescribed by the Government; so that the condemnation for Park purposes means destruction of the mineral values as respects the land owner. The Commission !'lad has/its surveys and plots made of the above mentioned land and is fully informed as to all details respecting metes and bounds, contiguous owners, etc. Petitioner represents that, while he is the owner in fee of the land and mineral rights above mentioned, by reason of encumbrance s and a subsisting decree of sale your Petitioner's rights are nominal as respects the actual disposition of the proceeds, other than his interest to see that the land yields its full value for a pplication up on the outstanding liens, and consequent reduction of personal liability upon fBtiti oner. In the chancery causes heard together and now depending in the Circuit Court of Rockineham County, under the short court styles of Wallace Saunder~ et als. vs. John A. Alexander; Home Building and Loan Association vs. same; and Commonwealth of Virginia vs. same, the liens have been as certained , and by decree of sale entered in said causes on t~e 25th day of July, 1930, as modified \_ 2 __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _l_v~ �r - 3 - by later decrees, the following have been appointed Commissioners of the Court for the purpose and directed to make sale of said lands, viz Rudolph :3umgardner, J. Frank Blackburn, :Tallace A. Williams, George B. White, F. S. Taverner Jr., George A. Walker and Herbert J. Taylor. The liens, which will consume the proceeds of the land, are as follows: (1) Commonwealth of Virginia for taxes. (2) Home Ruilding and Loan Association, pf Staunton, Va. (3.:a )E. W. Feuchtenberger, of Charlottesville, Va., b. State and City Bank and Trust Company of Richmond. c. Wallace C. Saunders of Richmond, Virginia. After the liens had been settled and agreed upon, the Kanawha lational Bank of Charleston, Charleston, ~est Virginia, intervened by petition asserting a lien which was rejected. An appeal has been granted from the decree rejectin~ said lien, and said cause, under the short court style of Kanawha National Bank of Charleston vs. John A. Alexander et als, is pending on appeal in the Supreme Court of Appecls of Virginia at Staunton . .ihese lienors, , represented by court cormnissioners, are the substantial owners of the land, wh c"' e rights are directly affected in said condemnation proceedings and who should be permitted to intervene and protect their respective rights and interest. So f r as respects your Fetitioner, ever since the Park project was set on foot, he has been anxious and desirous±» of negot i ating and effecting a sale of said lands to the Park Commission and is willing and desir ous to effect such a sale at any reasonable and fair price; the title is g ood, e.nd the:ue has never been a tirne at which e. sale could not be accomplished 011 rec sonable terms; and your Petitioner is at a loss to unde~stand the necessity for condeni..nation proceeding·s H' the public euthori ties Hre willing to allow and agree to a fair and com:pensetory price for the land they desire to acquire. - 3 - \02. �- 4 - Your Petitioner's sole requirement in the case is that the court will protect his rights as land owner, and the rights of the lienors, whose property is being reruisitioned without effort to negotiate or treat in respect to the value or terms of a aale . Your petitioner reserves ell rights guar~nteed to him by the conde~~2tion statute, and reserves the right to demand a jury to be impanelled for ultimate deternination of the value of said land and nineral rights in the event that a fair allowance be not made by the eommission or by the Board appointed to view the land and make an award . Witness my signature this / /~ day of ~ , 1931 . State of Virginia, County of Augusta, to - wit : The undersigned hereby certifies that Rudolph Bumgardner, Agent and Attorney for the :?,bove ne.med claimant, perE~onally appee.r ed before her and mede oath thct the matters and things aprearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief . This //M. day of 'March, 193m . )JJJ. ~ Notar~ Filed in the Clerk's Office Rockingham County, Va, MAR I v1 93'1 --f:Jf-~ ~ ~ / - - - - -,Clerk r • �-;r Case No. 1829 at Law 2 The ., St2 te Commision on Conaerva"bion and Developr1ent of the of Virgj_nia - Petitioner Sh\te .J vs . :.Ansvrer of John P. • Alexander Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty two Thousand Five Hundred Sixty One (52,561) Acres, more or less, of land in Rocklng11gn County, Virginia . Def end;;mts ====-----$!:&:~ .444 U S: QI -~~... - - : .• ~ RUDOLHI J3UM:G.4RDNJTIR, ;_ TTOR1T.EY �I / 1' .... . r , i ', ' v- . : - ,• -:,. . , / .z; ·, _ . J ,- r h '- J->.::; y \ I 1' �s . Lj.. '- .1/z.. ., J./. t:::: p I { S. u..9 I I r 1,p - . .' - ( I I N. .&-2. 3/4 w_.co,- To NCly/01 · '(; p - e �The Comm onwea lth of Virginia, ~oanok e To the Sheriff of ~~l:lsta : County, Greetin g : You are hereby commanded to summon J . A. Finke the ...... to appear before the Circuit Court of Augusta County, at the Court House thereof, on ·- ~·~·~1-:: .. .. . . _.... . . . . . . . . . . . _ he should of not be requir ed to pay t he sum of $187 . 50 on the purch ase of the tract 11 ased land in Rockinghal"!l county , Virgi nia , known as 11 The Burrow s Tract , purch A. Alexa nder et al., by him in the cause of John J. . Alexa nder• s Truste es vs John suit pendin g in s a id court, and the estima ted propo rtiona te share of costs of failur e his/to and sale charge d again st said tract, and truste es comm issions ; or upon costs . do s o why the sai d tract of land should not be re-sol d at his risk and day oL..:..... . 9.9..~Q}:l.f?.J.'.'. .. J~?.'!.. And have then and there this writ. .. . , to show cause, if any ..... ...... P.:~ ... ... can, why Witness HARRY BURNETT, Clerk of our said Court, at the Court House, the . . .. . . . . . ~?..~P.:. . . . . . . . . . . . day of .................-................9.<?.~.9..?..~.!.. . . . . . . . !.~.?.!.. . . .. :. . , in the .}. ?.:?..!1.~........ year of the Commonwealth . .dr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Clerk. II I �I I rhis deed n:ade anl entered into this 1 5th dey of January,1920 , by and between R•V.Lancast er,Jr., and Nell Bonner Lancaster,hi s wife, parties of the first part and .A.J.Burrows, party of the second part, WI T N That fo.t. ~ S S ~ TH nd in consideration of the sum of Thirty five Hundred Dollars{;ul350 0.00) paid and to be paid as follows, to-wit: Nineteen Hundred ana. Eighty-seven Dollars and Fifty Cents($1987.5 0) ,cash in hand paid by said party of the second i:e,rt to said parties of the fix st part, tlB receipt of 'Which is hereby acknowledged ,Five Hundred and Twelve Dollars ani Fifty Oents,($512.5 0) is paid by the assumption by said party of tbe second i:e,rt of the payment of a certain bond in the principal sum of Five Hundred Dollars($500 .00) with interest thereon form 4\ugust 2lst,1919,exe cuted by R.V .Lancaster Jr.,and. Nell Bonner Lancaster to Ward Swank, and secured by deed of .trust to J.R. Switzer, 'JJrustee, over the property hereinafter convey ed., recorded in Deed Book 108 at page 297, in the U1erk' s Office of Rockingham County,Virg:i. nia; payment of v.hich said bond and the interest thereon from August 2lst,1919,sa id party of the second part h3reby expressly assumes;and the residue of the purchase price,to-wit : One Thousand Dollars($100 0.00),is to be paid on the 15th day of January,192l; wb.ich said deferred payment last mentioned is evidenced by a certain bond in the sum of One Thousand ollars($1000 .00) of even date herewith,exe cuted by A.J.Bu:rrows to R.V.Lanc aster ,Jr.,bearing interest ,r:eyable annually at 6% per annum from date,ani to secure the payment of which said bond said party of the second IS rt has this da~ executed to Wm•d Swank, Trustee , a deed of trust over tbe f"f'operty hereinafter conveyed;--- --in consideration of which said cash i::ayment , assumption of debt,and execution of bond said parties of the first p:i.rt hereby bargain, sell ,grant and convey, with General Warranty of title unt-0 said party of the second part all of those two certain tracts or parcels of l.and,situate in Stonewall Magis terial District,Rock ingham C0 unty , Yirg:i.nia,con tainin g in the aggregate �549½ acres , though the srum is sold and hereby conveyed in gross ard not by the acre , a.nd bounded as follows . TRACT # l : Beginnin g at a stake near some taJ.l pine.s corner t o D. P . Shulor and R. V.Lanca ster,and runming with the latter s . 22 ! w. 132 poles to a small pine , S.40 E. 20. 85 ples to a stake near several small pines , N. 44 E 100. 6 poles to a .. stake on ridge above Deep ,o r Stillhou se,Run, N. 39½ E. 82 pol es to a s take on ridge , corner to Jno . M.Alexan der , and with him N. 28 poles to a stake on outside line of survey, S 49 w. w. 268 16 . 2 poles to a s t ake and pile of stones corner to Henry Raines, and with him, s. 74 W. 30 poles to a small white oak near the creek , corner to the said Raines and D. P . ~ hulor , thence leaving Jiaines and running with Shuler up the various courses of the creek s. 28 E 180 poles to a stake the beginnin g. Contain ing 100 acres . TRACT # s. 23½ a stake on ridge N. 8½ W. 3~4 poles to 55 poles to 2 : Beginnin g at a stake corner to Jno . M• .Alexand er , along base of mountain N. 39 El. ,.,,.. w. a stake N. 230 poles to 67 E. 100 , 6 poles to a stake on top of bank on North side of Upper Lewis Run , S 52 E 30 poles to a stake , thence leaving said Run snd running with the mountain N. 57 E. 180 poles to a stake N. 17 W. 185 poles to a stake on line of Mrs . Walker,a nd with same S 43½ w. 174 . 2 poles to a stakes . 84 W. 105 . 5 poles to a stake , S 45 W 49 .75 poles to a stake S 9 W 138 poles to a stake,in a bunch of srm.11 pines on benk above road , S 43 W 38 poles! to a stake,N 52 W 42 pol es to a stake on bank above a small dra~, ~ 18 .ID 40 p o\es to a stake in edge of Richard Morris ' s field , and c orner to same,the nce with Morris N. 72 W 80 poles to a Black Oak , corner to Sam Lewis end Il~o . Wheat and with tbe latter S 52½ 72. 2pol es to a stake corner to John Shiffle tt and with him s. 29 , El 80 *** poles-" to the beginnin g . Contein ing 465 acres . Exceptin g , however , from the above metes and bounds a certain tract of 15½ acres heretofo re conveyed by these granters to John Shiffle t by deed dated October 24th , 1916,du ly of record in the Clerk 1 s Office of Rockingh am County , Virginia , i:n Deed Book 106 at page 156;whi ch said Shiffle tt tract *** S 52½W 20 poles to a stake on Jno . JI. Alexand er~ line , and with him S 28 E 176 poles - - ~ - - - - - ~ - - - - - - -'' �is inc lud ed wit hin the n:et es and bou nds giv en but is exc lud ed from the :pre sen t con vey anc e. The land ber eby con vey ed is the sam e lan d con vey ed to R.V .La nca ster ,Jr. by A.E .Jo hns on, fru stee ,by dee d dat ed Ap ril 14t h,1 914 , rec ord ed in Dee d Boo k 102 at. pag e 510 ,in the 9le rk's Off ice of Roc king ham Cou nty .Vi rgin ia,e xee ptin g the t.ra .ct of 1~ a.or es her eto for e con vey ed in Joh n ::ll .iff lett and abo ve ref err edt o. +\e fere nce to a11 o:f the a esa id dee d is her e n:ad e. A roa d way is her eby res erv ed for the Cou nty Roa d alo ng the pre sen t loc atio n,o r oth er loc atio n tha t may be agr eed upo n. Wit nes s the follo'Wi.. ng sig nat ure s am sea ls. - $3. 00 in R.V .La nce ster ,Jr. ( SEAL) Nel l Bon ner Lan ces ter (SEAL) Stap rns Sta te of Vir gin ia,C i ty ofS uff olk , to -wi t: I,Py m Wil son ,a Not ary Pub lic in and for the Uou .nty and Sta te afo res aid ,wh ose term of off ice exp ires on the 3rd day of Mar ch ,19 23, her eby cer tify the R.V .La nc~ ster ,Jr. ,an d Nel l Bon ner Lan cas ter, his wif e,w hos e nam es are sig ned to the fore goi ng dee d bea ring dat e of Jan uar y 15t h,1 920 ,ha ve per son ally app eare d bef ore Im in my said Cou nty and ack now le~g ed the sam e. Giv en und er my han d thi s 17t h day of Jan uar y,1 920 Pym Wil son , N.P . Vir gin ia: In the C1e rk's Off ice of the Cir cui t C0 urt of Roc king ham Cou nty, file :for ego ing dee d of barg t:d.n and sal e was thi s day pr ese nte d in the off ice afo res aid ,an d is,t oge the r -wit h the cer tifi cat e of ack now ledg men t ann exe d,ad mit ted to rec ord thi s 28 day of Jan uar y,1 920 . Tes t e: J .F. Bla ckb urn , Cle rk A Cop y: Testa:,~ ~ ,:?-'F · Cle rk. ll'-1 �This deed made the 14th day of October , 1918 , between Charlton A. Alexander and Helen S.Alexancler , husband and wife , and J ames .A.Alexander ani Mildred T.Alexa:nder , husband and vr.ife , all parties of the first part and A. J. Burrows and J. A. Finke , trading as Burr ov.,: s & Company , par ti es of the second pa:rt , WITNESS ~TH: That for and in consideration of One Thousa.rrl Dollars ( $1000 . oo ) of which $200 . 00 is paid in cash,and the balance is evidenced by the five ( 5) not es of the farties of the second part for $160 ~00 each , of even date herewith, and due respectively one each year for five(5) years after date , and bearing interest at the rate of 6% per minum , payable annually, receipt of e ll of mich cons:ideration is hereby acknovvledged , the ss.id Charlton A• .Alexanier , Helen S.Alexa:nder , James A.Alexander and Mildred T• .Alexander , parties of the first part , do grant , sell and convey vvi th coveand J • .A.Finke , trading as nants of general warranty unto A. J. Burrows A Burrows & Compsny,parties of the seconi part , all 01 a certain tract or parcel of land situated in H'ockingllam County , State of Virginia,known as a part of the Mt . Vernon Tract of land , and being a fart of the same land conveyed to A.E. Johnson, Trustee , by Jae ob Yost, Trustee et al , by deed dated the 17th day of May ,1913 , and duly recorded. in deed book 137 at page 338 of the Circuit C0 urt Clerk 1 s Office of Augusta County ,Virginia , and bounded as follows: viz: Beginning at a stone cornaT to Wheat S- 49 - W 32.2 poles to a stake corner to R.V.Lancaster,Jr ., ani vdth him S- 28-268 poles to a stake,M . 39½ E. 65 poles to a stake on side of ridge,~T- 28 i . 256 poles to a stake on eat ' s line , and vdth the same S- 52½- W. 27½ poles to the be- ginning , containing 100 _acres , more or less . A roadway is hereby reserved for the Gounty road el.ong the :.;iresent location or other location that might be agreed are siezed in upon . The parties of the fir st part covenant that they fee simple of said land,and have the right to convey the same ; that they have done no act to encumber the same ; that the grantees shall have quiet and peaceful possession , free from all encumbrances ; �and that they will make such furth er assur ances of title as may be requ isite . A vendo r ' s lien is hereb y spec ifica lly retai ned to secur e the promp t payme nt of the princ ipal and inter est of the said notes accor ding to th ir tenor am e:t'fe ct;it being under stood and agree d , in and for the said consi derat ion , that if defau lt is made in the pa .ent of any of the said not es or int er est there on, that the holde r there of rmy declE .re all of the remai ning notes due and at once rayab le . V:i. tness the follow ing signa tux es and seals this • Octob er 14,19 18 . Charl ton A.Ale xande r Hcl. en ( 1 . 00. in stamp s) s. exarn ler {SJ:lAL) James A.Ale xande r ( S.u.AL) Mildr ed T.Ale xande r ( eal) tate of Miss issip pi Coun ty of Hinds City of J ackso n I , the under signe d Notar y Publi c in and for the above named city , count y and state ,cert ify that Charl ton A..Ale xe.nde r,Hele :n s. A exand er,Jam es .A.Al exand er and Mildr ed T.Ale xmrle r,who se nm1es are signe d ~o the writi ng he-r-e in , bear-i ng- d.at <:lf 9e-t-obe 14th , 1918 , have this day aclmo wled.g ed the same befor e me, a.s their ov.n. act am deed, in my said oount y . 1itne ss my h?lld and seal this Octob er 21st 1918 . (; .,,, ! \ \ _(.)"':""") ) ~ '-- - .,,.r •/ L.Ba rrett Jones Notar y Publi c My comm issio·n - --0-~i res Dec . 20 , 1918 . _ _ _ Ill, �Vi:rginia: In the Clerk • s Office of the Circuit Cour t of Rockingham '.Db.is Deed from Oha rlton A. Alexander &c to A.J.Burrows &c was this County , Oct . 29 , 1918.Aday presented in the office aforesaid , and is together with the cer t ificate of acknowledgem ent a.nnexed admitted to :record. Teste : J . F.Blackbum Clerk Relea se The f i ve ( 5) notes for $1 60 each,mentione d and described in tbe annexed deed , and secured by lien therein retained,were ... assigned tn J ohn M. Alexander , and have now been fully paid to him p as such assignee , a.nd I hereby release the said lien as to said five notes this 17th day of May 1921. J . M• .Alexand er by Teste : J . Robert Switzer ,D.c. Ward Swank , Atty . A COPY: Teste: · ~ ~, ~ Cl ark . "l �C OP Y IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF AUGUSTA COUNTY, VIRGINIA : Alexa nder, J. A. 's Trust ees, v. DECREE Alexa nder, J. A. , et als . This cause came on this day to be heard upon the paper s forme rly read and the reryo rt of the Trust ees of the sale of the offic e build ing, nerso nal prope rty there in conta ined, and the Burro ws tract in Rockingham Count y, and was argue d by couns el. And it appea ring to the Court from the said repor t of the Trust ees that the price s obtai ned are fair and adequ ate, the sales there in repor ted on:The offic e build ing for $4201 0 .00 to the Board of Super visor s of Augu sta Count y. 1. 2. The Offic e equip ment for $225 .79, and 3. The A.H. Burro ws tract in Rocki ngham Count y for (2000 .00 to J. A. Fink. And it furth er appea ring that the purch asers have complied with the terms of sale, excep t that the Board of Supe rviso rs have elect ed to nay cash for the offic e build ing purch ased by them, it is adjud ged order ed and decre ed the t the sales to the ?foren amed purch asers .be, and the same are hereb y confi rmed . And it furth er appea ring to this Court that J. A. Fink bough t in the Burro ws tract in Rocki ngham Count y for the sum of $2000 .00 to nrote ct a debt owed to him on the prope rty and secur ed by a vend or's lien on the said prope rty, it is adjud ged order ed and decre ed that J. A. Fink do pay into the hands of the Trust ees the sum of ;~187. 50 for his estim ated prono rtion ate share of the court JI~ �--2-- costs which was charged against the Burrows tract, and the Trustees • commissions and the costs of the sale of that property . It is further adjudged ordered and decreed that the Trustees, Curry Carter and Thos . R. Nelson, do forthwith proceed , according to the report of the Jaster Commissioner in this cause, to disburse the funds they now have in hand arising from the sale of the McComb o~chard, the office building, the personal property sale of the office equipment of J. A. Alexander, the timber sold to J. c. Robertson heretofore reported in this cause, and the apple crop sold off the Hancock place, heretofore reported . And it is further adjudged ordered and decreed that the said Curry Carter and Thos . R. Nelson, Trustees, do make deed to the Board of Supervisors of Augusta County, and upon the payment of the costs of sale and costs of suit and Trustees 1 commissions, that they do execute a deed to J. A. Fink for the Burrows tract in Rockingham County, and for the drv awing and executing of the above deeds they are to receiveihe sum of $7 . 50 for each deed drawn . It is furt her adjudged ordered and decreed tbat this cause be referred back to the !{aster Commissioner to deteraine the pronortion of the costs incurred int is suit that ought to be charged against the various funds qrising from the sale of the prouerties heretofore sold. I~ �VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY The State Commissio n on Conservat ion and Developme nt of the ~tate or Virginia, Petitione r, vs. Cassandra ~awson Atkins et als and 52 561 acres, more or less, o.f land in Rockingham County, Virginia, De.fendant . CASE NO. 1829 AT LAW This day came George B. White, one of the Special Connnissio ners appointed by this court in the consolida ted causes of Saunders vs. Alexander , etc., and on his motion, the court doth adjudge, order and decree that the said Commissioner s be, and they are hereby• allowed until March 18, 1931, to file their answer to the petition in this matter. �C.&SE NO. 1829 AT I.AW VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY -,i The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia vs. Cassandra Lawson Atkins et als and 52 561 acres, more or less, of land in Rockingham County, Virginia. �~ IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY , VIRG INIA , No . 1829 at Law he Stat e Com miss ion on Con serv atio n nd Dev elop men t of the Stat e of Virg inia PETITIONER vs assa ndra Law son~ tkin s and othe rs , and i fty two Thou sand Five Hun dred Six ty 52 , 561 ) Acr es , more or less , of la .~d One in ocki ngha m Cou11ty, Virg inia . The und ersi gned , in answ er to the peti tion of the Stat e omm issio n on Con serv atio n and Dev elop men t of the Stat e of Virg inia nd in resr onse to the noti ce of cond emn atio n awa rded upon the fil ng of said pet itio n and pub lish ed in acco rdan ce with ti1 0 orde r of he Circ uit Cou rt of Rock ingh am Cou nty, Virg inia , and by spec ial eave of said cou rt , in its orde r rend er ea on the 18th day of Febuary , 1931 , asks leav e to file this his answ er to said pet itio n not :~ ~ ~ / ' - ~ ~ ~ ~ name of the Pet itio ner is Kanar Nat iona l Bank of harl esto n , Wes t Virg inia , in care - of F . s . Tav enne r, agen t and ttor ney for said ba nk, with a ddre ss at Wood stoc k, Virg inia . The und ersi gned resp ectf ully st a t es that it has a r i ght wz- ~~~ "4-'-"-"'-::T~he nter es t and judi cia , determ i ned lien , to and upon tha t certa in ra0t of land l ying and bei ng in Roc king ham Cou nty , Virg inia , withn the area soug ht to be cond ~mned and known as the l!ioun t Vern on rac t , con tain i ng abou t Twe nty Two Thou sand Seve n Hun dred (22 , 700) ores , more or less , in f ee , and th e min eral righ t s in Fift een und red ( 1500 ) acre s , con tigu ous to , or adja cen t the l, ount Vern on ract of real esta te . The und ers i gned stat es th at the met e s and boun ds of aid l and are show n by pl at of surv ey of said ,1ount Vern on t:mact n the poss essi on of pe titi one r ; tha t peti tion er has in its p ossssio n full info rm at ion of the tru e line s of said land and the crs age ther e in son tain ed o �- -2-- The unders igned states th&t he is advised and believe s total value of said land and ,.miner al righ~ is in. e~cess ->-flU I ~ ~ 4 ,. . 4 and E!El:id ~ a liens vali oth a~e thoPo f $125,0 00.00; that k4o•'1· 0f/ and that the value of -<4.~z_ (._ ~~ .- aid land and minerd l rights sought to be condem neu and taken by is a sum in excess of all valid liens ag ~inst the same . The unuers igned reserve s all rights given to it by the ondemn ation Statut e, and reserve s the right to demand a jury to e impane lled for ultima te determ ination of the value of said land nd minera l rights . Given this i8th day of November , 1931 . he State of Virgin ia, ounty of Rocking ham , to-wit: The unders igned her by certif ies th ~t F . s. Tavern ner , f Woods tock, Virgin ia , agent and attorne y for above mentio ned laiman t , person ally apr ea:eed before her and made oath that the atters and things in the above answer , are true to the best of his nowled ge and belief . Given this 18th day of November , 1931 . �Filecl in the Clerk's Office Rockingharn County, \/a. NO\J ?1' 1SS \ ~~er~ IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM co · ,fflGINrA , No .1829 at Law The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virg inia PETITIONER vs Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty Two Thousand Five Hundred Sixty One (52,561) Acres , more or less , of land in Rockingham County, Virginia . DEFENDANTS The undersigned , Special Commissioner s, a ppointed by the Circuit Court of Rockingham County , Virg inia, by decree ent ered in said caus e, on the 25th day of July , 1930 , and subsequent decrees in the causes of the Home Building and Loan Assoca tion, a corporation, vs. John A. Alexander and others ; Wallace c. Saunders vs. John A. Alexander and others ; Commonwealth of Virginia vs . John A• .Alexander and others , in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State Commission of Virginia and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of said petition and published in ace ordanc e with the order of the Circuit Court of Rockingham County Virginia , and by special leave of said court , in its order rendered on the 18th da y of February , 1931, as ks leave to file this their answer to said petition and to said notice . The undersigned respectfully sta te as special commissioner s they have certain rights in that certain tract of Jand lying and being in Rockingham County Virginia , within the ar.-ea n sought to be condemned and know.,..as the Mount Vernon Tract , containing about Twenty Two Thousand Seven Hundred ( 22 ,700) acres , more or less , in fee, a nd the mineral rights in Fifteen Hundr ed {1500) acres , contiguous to , or adjacent the Mount Vernon tract of real estate . y �-- 2-- The undersigned state that the metes and bounds of said land are shown by plat and survey of said Mount Vernon tract filed in these proceed ings , which plat and survey gives information of the true lines of said land and the acreage therein contained. The undersigned states that they are advised and believe that the total value of said land and mineral right is in excess of $125,000.00; that there are valid biens against said land for large sums of money: app roximately $90 , 000 . 00, and that the value of said land and mi neral ri g hts sought to be condemned ar:d t aken by petitioner is a sum in excess of all valid liens against the same o Given this 18th day of November , 1931 0 I The State of Virginia , ~ of ~ '--· to - wit: ,.-~--~ e-~ ~ rsigned hereby certifies that F o f er Jr.,,George E. Walker , White , Special my e~ Walter s. Tavernn • Williams Jr., and George B. Commissioners , personally appeared before me in y afores aid , and made oath that the ma tters and things in the above answer , are true to the best of their knowledg e and belief . Given this [ 1 ~a y of November , 1931 . �L..o.w OrnoEs FRAl'..'l{ s. TAVENN ER, JR. WOODSTO OK. VIRO:fNIA Nov . 20 , 19 31 . hr . J . Rober t Switz er , Clerk , Harris onbur g , Virgi nia. Dear Bob : I obtain ed from the Clerk ' s Office for use in the condem nation procee ding the claim filed in behal f of John A. Alexa nder in law case 1829 , as well as the claim of Wallace C. Saund ers . Hhenth e Comm ission adjour ned yester day aftern oon , the Clerk 's Office was closed . I am , theref ore , forwar ding to you these two claim s . I am likew ise inclos ing claims to be filed in the said cause by ~tate Plante rs Bank & Trust Company and the Comm issione rs of the Court in the Alexan der case . 'lill you please mark these two latter claims filed? 'N i th kinde st regard s , I am Yours very tru( / 9. f 1 / ~~ Inc . 4 FSTJr : G I u_ �IN TIE CIRCUIT COURT OF .ROCKINGHAM COUNTY , VIRtnif I ·kin Wk·· · a w _ \m~, 'ft, NOVo?/ §s1 The State Commission on Conservation and uevelopment of the 0 tate of Virginia Bf ~I T TIONER vs Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty 'I'wo Thous a nd Five Hundred .Sixty One (52 , 561) Acre3, more or Le os, of Land in Rockingham County , Virginia . DEFEND NTS The undersigned , in answer to the petition of the State on Conservation and Development of the State of Commission Virginia, and in re s onse to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of said petition and the order of the Circuit Court ,ublished in accordance with of Rockingham County, Virginia, and by special leave of said court, in its order rend ered on the 18th de.y of February, 1931 , asks leave to file this their answer to said petition and to said notice . The name of the Pettitioners are The National Bank and Trust Company of Charlottesvi lle , Virginia , and Ida Irene Feuchten berger , representativ es of the estate of E. W. Feuchtenberg er, in care of George E. Walker; attorney for said re1,resentativ es, whose address is Charlottesvi lle, Virginia . The undersigned respectfully state . that they have a right , inter t.:st and judicial determined lien of .,;10 , 500 . UO, with interest thereon, from September 8 , 1 924 , to and u1~ on that certai tract of ·land lying and being in Rockingham County, Virginia , with in the area sought to be condemned and known as the Mount Vernon tract , containing about Twenty Two Thousand Seven Hundred (22 , 700} acres, more or le Gs, in fee, and the mineral rights in Fifteen Hundred (1500 ) acres , contiguous to , or adjacent the Mount Vernon tract of real estate . '-11 �-2 - The un de rsi gn ed sta t es th at the me tes an d bo un ds of sa id lan d are sho wn by pl at an d su rv ey of sa id Mo unt Ve rno n tra ct in the po sse ssi on of pe tit io ne r, an d now fil ed in the se pr oc ee din gs wh ich giv es inf or ma tio n of the tru e lin es of s a id l an d an d the ac rea ge th er ein co nta ine d. The un de rsi gn ed sta te s th at the y ar e ad vis ed an d be lie ve th at the to ta l v alu e of sa id lan d an d mi ne ra l rig ht is in ex ce ss of ~9 0,0 00 .00 ; th at the re are va lid lie ns ag ain st sa id lan d fo r l a rg e sums of mo ney , ap pr ox im ate ly .;ii 90 ,00 .00 , an d the va lue of sa id ian d an d mi ne ral rig ht s so ug ht to be con dem ned an d tak en by pe tit i on er in ex ce ss of al l va lid lie ns ag ain st sam e. Gi ve n th is 19 th. da y of No ve mb er, 19 31 . At tor ne y fo r Na tio na l Ba of Ch ar lo tte sv ill e, Vi rgnk an d Tr us t Co. Fe uc hte nb erg er, Re pr es enin ia an d Id a Ire ne of E. w. Fe uc hte nb erg er, tat ive s of ~ sta te . de ce as ed . Su bs cri be d an d sw orn to be fo re me th is io ~d ay of No ve mb er, 19 31 . No tar y Pu bli c fo r Al be ma rle Co un ty My co mm iss ion ex pi re s on the ~ da y of '¾fad. , 19 ~. �Fi ea in the Clerl<'S umcc ; Rockingham Coun~y, Va. NOV ,j1!1 1S:;1 ~ lerk IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY , VIRGINIA , Nol829 at Law The State Commissio n on Conservat ion and Developme nt of the State of Virginia. PETITIONER vs Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and 1.P ifty Two Thousand Five Hundred Sixty One (52 , 561} acres, more or less, of land in Rockingham County, Virginia . DEFENDi!..NTS The undersigne d , in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservat ion and Developme nt of the S tate of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnat ion awarde upon the filing of said petition and published in accordam e with the order of the Circuit Court of Rockingham County, Virginia , and by special loove of said court, in its order rendered on the 18th day of February , 1931 , asks leuve to file this its answer to said pe tition and to said notice . The name of the Petitione r is , State-Pla nt ers Bank and Trust Cmmpany, of Ricbmond Virginia , in care of Walter • Williams Jr ., attorney for said bank , with address, 1101 East Iv.1a.in Street , Richmond Virginia . The undersign ed respectfu lly states that it has a right, interest and judicially determined lien of t l3 , 000 . 00 , with interest thereon, from September 8 , 1924 , to and upon thut certain tract of land lying and being in Rockingham County , Virginia , within the area sought to be condemned and knovm as the Mount Vernon tract , containing about Twenty Two Thousand Seven Hundred (22,700) acres , more or l ess , in fee , and the mineral ri gh ts in Fifteen Hundred (1500) acres , contiguou s to, or adjacent the Mount Vernon tract of real estate . 5) �- - 2- The undersigned st,Ates that the metes and bounds of said land are shown by plat of survey of said ount Vernon tract in the possession of petitioner : tha t petitioner has in its possession full information of the true line s of said land and the acreage therein contained . The undersigned states that it is advised and believ s that the total value of said land and mineral right is in excess o~ $125 , 000 . 00 : tbat there are valid lien s agninst said land for large sums of money: approxima tely $90 , 000 . 00 , and tha t the va lue of said land and mineral ri gh ts sought to be condemned and taken by petitioner is in excess of all valid liens against the same . Given this 18th of November , 1931 0 The State of Virginia , ~ of ~~~~;t,·7 to-wit : The undersigned here by certifies that Walter~ . Will iams Jr ., of Richmond Virginia , attorney for above mentiomed claimant, personally appeared before me and made oath that the matters a nd things in the above answer , are true to the best of his knowledge and belief . Given this lf_;/;(J_ay of November, 1 931 . 52. �lN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKIN~HAM COUNTYi VIRGINIA. The state Commission on c onservati on am Development of theState of Vi r ginia Petitioner v. AT LAW no . 1829 Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others and .h'ifty-two 'J.'housand and Five Hundred Sixtyone (52 , 661) Acres of land , more or less , in Rockingham county , Virginia Defendants 0 R D E R /Yv CUJ,/{ rit) ,' ~. ~ -')fp _,[Ja ••I ,,, JI~ fiw . f WR.»tu ~ ,~··. f- ~. ~~ ~.L,~ ""v~ 4Y,,vi,L �IMIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUUTY, lIRG ~~ t The Stat e Commission on Con serv atio n and Dev el op~e1:1 onftf in ed the Bl@Ph's Office of the Stat e of Virg inia - - - - - - - - - - Pe ti ti v. Rockingham County, Va. AT LAW NO. 1829 NOV 'J-11933 usTho o y-tw Fift and rs othe and ins Atk son Cas sand ra Law 661 ) Acre s of Lan d,nt P~J :..+ :--- ~ and and Five Hunnred Sixt y-O ne (52, ..-=' -'-~ ler k a,,,.MU.,.,.. more or 1es s, in Rockingham Cou nty, Def end a~ts . Virg inia - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To the Hon orab le H. w. Bert ram , Judg e of the said Cou rt: you r HonYour peti ti one rs resp ectf ully · repr esen t unto Cou rt of Rockingham or tnat ther e is now depe ndin g in the Uir cuit ain caus es uude r the County on the chan cery side ther e o:r thre e cert on beh alf of nim self name and styl e of Wal lace c. Sau nder s, suin g A. Alex ande r et als. , and all othe r cred itor s, Com plai nant , v. John , Com plai nant , v. John Def enda nts, Home Bui ldin g and Loan Ass ocia tion of Virg inia , ComA. Alex ande r et a1s ., Def enda nts , Commonwealth nts, whic h sa.id chan plai nan t, v. John A. Alex ande r et als. , Def enda bein g near d toge ther . cery caus es by prop er decr ee of the cou rt are CommisYour peti tion ers furt her show that the Sta te e of Virg inia ins tision on Con serv atio n and Dev elop men t of the Stat of condemning the tute d cond emn atio n proc eedi ngs for the purp ose Your peti tion ers are said real esta te ror Nat iona l Park purp oses . judg men t in rem was now info rme d that an orde r in the natu re of a emn ation proc eedi ngs, this day ente red by this cou rt in the said cond on Con serv atio n and condemning to the use of the Stat e Commission a trac t of 19,b 54 acre s, Dev elop men t of the Stat e or Vir gini a, in fee, men tion ed, known as a par t or the land in tfle bill and proc eedi ngs rmin ed the valu e of the Mount Vernon Tra ct, and asce rtai ned and dete of the inci den tal damthe ree simp le esta te toge ther with the amount .to be For ty-f ive Thousages r esu ltin g fran the cond emn atio n ther eof t so condemned bein g and Seve n Hundred Dol lars ($45 ,700 .00) , the trac . desi gna ted in the said orde r as trac t No. 326 �- 2- any Your peti tion ers aver that thos e who appe ar to have to any of the land s claim of righ t , title , esta te or inte rest in or ing out of the concondemned as Trac t No . 326 or to the proc eeds aris ing from such condemna ti on ther eor or to the inci dent al d2Jnages aris by spec ial inve sti dem natio n as set fort h in the said repo rt file d appo inted here in , afgato rs ane1. the Boar d of Apprais·::1.l Commis S10ne rs , out in said repo rt , ter dili gen t sear ch ma.de for such pers ons as set ies set out in tne have been judi cial ly dete rmin ed to be thps e part olid ated caus es and repo rt of Lair d L. Conr ad file d in the said cons , as amended and mod ified by / 9..? 3 date d ~ /..{-# .? ain of the part ies agre emen t and supp leme ntal agre emen t betw een cert ber , 1931 , and the to the· said caus e bear ing date the 26th day of Octo and aire cted to be 3rd day of November , 1931 , resp ecti vely , appr oved of Virg inia enconf irme d by orde r of tlle Supreme uour t of App eals tere d ther ein on the 12th day of November, 1931 . this Your peti tion ers furt her aver that the reco rd in by any part y or proc eedi ng does not disc lose any deni al or disp ute or char ges as are pers on in iute rest of such aver men ts , state men ts set rort h in this peti tion . ies Whe reror e , your peti tion ers aver that the said part ad as amended and judi cial ly dete rmin ed by the repo rt of Lair d L. Conr as here inab ove set mod ified by agre emen t and supp leme ntal agre emen t righ t , title , esta te fort h , to be the only pers ons havi ng any claim of esta te condemned or inte rest in the proc eeds of the sale or the real the awar d of here in as trac t ~o. 326 , are enti tled to rece ive proc eeai ng for $45 , 700 . 00 adju dged to be paid in this cond emn ation ld be forth with paid said trac t No . 326 , and that the said awar d shou Uirc ui t Cour t of by the Trea sure r o!'. the Stat e of Virg inia to the of tne cour t in Rockingham Coun ty, Va ., and plac ed to tne cred it ted by the Cler k of said cons olid ated caus es to be paid and dist ribu said cons olid ated said cour t unde r the ru ture orde r or the c oort in cons olid ated caus es , but befo re dist ribu tion is ma.de in the said te desi gnat ed as caus es , all taxe s due and unpa id on said real esta �-3- as ~ract ~o. 326, shall be paid. 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Ol OJ ,;- IQ Q) +:> Q) oao Pi �IN TH ' CIRCU IT C U T OF ROCKilWH COUNTY , VIRGI IA : The State Commission on Conse rvatio n and Develo pment of the State of Virgi nia - - - - - - - - - Petiti oner ORDER A LA l • 1829 v. Cassa ndra Lawson Atkin s and others and Fifty- two Tnou sand and Five Huildr ed Sixty- One ( 52 , 661 ) Acres of Land , more or less , in Rockingham Couuty , Virgi nia - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Defen dants '} I g-J.6-t Thisft IJ,'8ij/ I; >t ~ I,._ H ~ 1 came Home Build ing & Loan Assoc iation , Kanawha Nation al Bank of Charl e ston , ,est Virgin ia, the ~ation al Bank of Charl ·ottes ville , and Ida I . Feuch tenber ger , Execu tors of E. w. Feuch tenber ger , deceas ed , state- Plant ers Barut and Trust Company and Wallace c. Saund ers , by couns el , and by leave of court filed their petition herein , dated the 2nd day of Novanber , 1933 . Upon consi derati on where of , it appea ring to the court that a judgm ent was entere d in this procee ding on the 2nd day of November_,_ 1933 , condemning to the use of the State comm ission on uonse rvatio n and Development of the State o~ Virgin ia, in fee, a tract of 19 , 654 acres , known as the Mount Vernon Tract , and designated in the order of judgm ent as Tract ~o. 326, it being a part of the land descri bed in the bilJ. and procee dings herein after mentioned , which ascert ained a.nu det E:rmine d value of the fee simple estate , togeth er with the amount of the incide ntal damages r esulti ng from the condem nation thereo f, was . 45 , 700 . 00. And it furthe r appear ing fr an the petiti on and the record that those who have any claim of right , title , est2.te or intere st in or to any of the l a nds condemned, as Tract No. 326 , or out of the to the procee ds arisin g :tx.1smuoccoc)I condem nation thereo f or to the 1ncid ental damages arisin g from such condem nation e re those partie s includ ed among the partie s to the conso lidate d causes , under the name and style of Walla ce c. Saund ers , suing on behal f of himse lf' and all other credit ors , Compl ainant , v . John A. Alexa nder et als ., �-2- Defendants, Home Building & Loan Association, Complainant, v. John A. Alexander et a.ls., Defendants, uornmonwealtb of Virginie, uomplainant, v. John A. Alexander et als. , Defendants, and whose claims are audited and reported by L. L. Conrad , Gorr.missioner in his report dated the / .;SJ;# day of ~ , 19-<1~, and filed in said consolidat- ed causes, as amended and modified by agreement and supplemental agreement between certain of the parties of the s aid causes bearing date the 26th dey of October, 1931, and the 3rd day of November , 1931, respectively, approved and directed to be confirmed by or- der o - the Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia, entered therein on the 12th day of November , 1931, it is accordingly so adjudged, ordered and decreed. And it further appearing to the court that the record in this proceeding does not disclose any deniai or dispute by any party or person in interest as to the title to said Tract JJo. 326 or to the proceeds arising fran the condemnation thereof; and that it is proper to make payment of the said award of ~45,700 . 00 to the Circuit uourt of Rockingham County , Virginia , to be placed to the credit of said crurt in the said consolidated causes for administration and distribution under the order of the said court to be made in sai d consolidated causes , it is therefore fur t her adjudged , ordered and decreed that the said award of $45 , 700 . 00 be paid by the Treasurer of the S t e,te of Vi rginia to the Ui rcui tuourt of Rockingham county, Vi rginia , and placed to the credit of thesaid vourt in sai d consolidated causes , to be distributed by the ulerk of the said uour t under the future order of the court in said o-onsolida t ed causes, but before distribution of said award of ~45 , 700 . 00 is made by order of the court i ns id consolidated causes , all taxes due and unpaid on the said tract .1:10 . 326 shall be pai'!, ~...:..., ~vr-~ ~ ;c11 ~ 47 ~ 4 ~ e£vv1c. ~ ~ · ~r £; J:t. L t:>-v~ ~ ~~e~d ~ t' ~ ~\~· ~~r~~ -z;~,' y~. ~ ~ --i: . �,I CASE NO. 1829 A'l' LAW / VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, VS• Cassandra Lawson Atkins et als and 52,561 acres, more or less, of land in Rockingham County, Virginia, Defendant . Exceptions of Wallace C. Saunders to the report of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners and Special Investigators filed in this proceeding in the Clerk's Office of this cou~t on the 2nd day of August, 1932. Exceptions taken by the defendant, Wallace C. Saunders, who has a right, interest and judicially determined lien in, to and upon that certa i n tract of land lying and being in Rockingham County, Virginia, within tre area sought to be condemned and known as the Mount Vernon tract, containing about 21,000 acres, to the report of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners and Special Investigators , which was filed in this proceeding in the Clerk's Office of this court on the 2nd day of August, 1932, which said report sets out, among other things, the finding s of the said Board of Appraisal Commissioners of the facts of value of the various parts of land of divers ownerships within the area sought to be condemned. J The said defendant Aexceptant, ·.vallace C. Saunders, excepts to the said report of the ~oard of Appraisal Commissioners and Special Investig ators, filed in this cause, upon the following grounds : �1st. That under the provisions of Chapter 410, Section 12 of the Act of the General Assembly of the State of Virginia, approved March 23, 1928, this defendant and exceptant, who, being entitled to be heard, had the right to demand, and he did demand that the value of said land and all interest in and right proposed to be condemned and taken by petitioner be submitted to and ascertamed by a jury under instructions of the court, upon the law and upon the relevancy and the legal effects of evidence, in the same manner as is usual and customary in jury trials in cases at law, without the necessity of ti view of the premises by the jury. 2nd. That the findings of the said Board of Appraisal Commissioners of the facts of value of the said parcel of land wherein this defendant and exceptant had interest, were based upon proceedings, testimony, hearings and acts, wh1ch this defendant and exceptant states although not intended as actual fraud and partiality, constituted in law and fact fraud, partiality and gross error. 3rd. That the proceedings, hearings and testimony authcr ized and directed to be found under the said Act of the General Assembly of Virginia of 1928, ~ n 410, are con- trary to the rights of this defendant and exceptant under the provisions of the Constitution of the State of Virginia and of the United States . Wherefore this defendant and exceptant prays that the cou~t decline to accept, disapprove and set aside all finding or findings of fact or facts relating to and concerning the land or lands in and to which this defendant and exceptant has rights and interests, as contained in the said report the Board of Appraisal Commissioners and Spe cial Investigators, and �VIRGINIA : IN TEE . C:mcu l'l' COURT OF' ROCKINGHAM COUNTY CASE NO . 1829 AT LAW c....,. s::1-;1 The 0tate Commissioner on Conse2vation and Development of the State of Virginia C<! s:: ::s p, (l) 1-'- ::s p:, ::s p.. ct0 1-;1 vs . ct- :::t (l) ci" ~ (l) [/.) Cassandra Lawson Atkins et als and 52 , 561 acres, more or less , of land in Rockingham county, Virginia . 'D 1-;1 I-'• I-' CD 0 ::sCD 0 H;i Cf.l CD \ Exceptions of Walla ce c. Saunders to the report of the Board of Appraisal Commissioner s and Special Investigator s filed in this proceeding in the Clerk ' s Office of this court on the 2nd day of August, 1932 • 0 ct1-'· 0 \ (l) p, I-'• p, :i:,. 0 c-t • ...c ~ o' CD (/) { p, ::sp.. ::s 1--j CD (/) Cl.I g. !:l c-t CD 0 I-'• H;i (l) :::t ...... ctCT CT (/) p, ::sp, p, [/.) 0 Cl.I ~ CT CD p.. ct~ ()q I-'• CT 0 0 1-;1 1-'- p, ::s ::s H;i c-t :::t (D p.. I-' N \~ t~ I-'• p, I-'• c-t p, 0 ~ c-t :::t p, CD 1-;1 CT p, . I-'• ::s (l) p.. CD H;, CD ::s § p.. c-t p, ::s p.. CD X p, 0 4 'D c-t p, p:, 8- CD ~ �" CASE NO. 1829 ,AT LAW VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner,, vs. Cassandr~ Lawson Atkins et als and 52,561 acres, more or less, of land in Rockingham County, Virginia, This day came Wallace c. Defendant . Saunders, by his attorney, and prayed leave to withdraw the exceptions of Wallace c. Saunders to the report of the Board of Appraisal Commissi oners and Special Investigators, filed in this proceeding in the Clerk's Office of this court on the 2nd day of August, 1932, which leave is granted and the said exceptions are accordingly withdrawn. �VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia vs. Cassandra Lawson Atkins et als and 52,561 acres, more or less, of land in Rockingham County, Virginia. CASE NO. 1829 AT LAW Order permitting withdrawal of exceptions of Wallace C. Saunders ;;p~~-z =,~~ -- r~ - ~ �f / I H.J THE CIRCUIT COURT OF R~CKH,GHAM COUl\TY, VIRGINIA The Sta tE; Commission on Conservation ano Development of the State of Virginia VS . Casscindra Las:son Atkins ana others, and 52 , 561 acres, more or less, of land in Fo ckingham County, Virginic1. . Upon tne motion of Annie Laurie Baugher, by counsel, leave is hereby given her to withdraw the exceptions filec by her to the report of the Board of App~aisa l Co.r::imi ssioners and the same is accordingly done. Enter; Ju c.ge �WALKER & TIM.BP.BLAKE ATTORNEYS AT LAW GEO.E .WALKER 0HA.BLOTTESVILLE ,VIRGINIA L . CAPERTON BEIBNE,JB. OHAB.I.DTrESVILLE , VA. . S.D. TIMBEB.Lt.XE,JB.. December 19, 1933 STA.UNTON , VA. . Judge tt . ~1 . be rtram Harr isonburg Virg inia Vear Judge: I am hereni t l. enclosing you an order to be entered in the case o State Commission on Conzerv~tion , etc . , v . Atkins , etc . , along TTith copy of letter from Mr . George .!3 . dhite, of Ric~1t.ond , Va ., which is self explanatory. l have --,ritten to 1Lessrs . Taylor and .t'eyton, of Staunton, Va ., and also Mr . "'rank ,; . 1 :.vve1:ner J1 of ,,oodstocl-:, Va. , askin:; t '""'t +-t,t:.,y ir'..1!"..ediately communicate l \vith you and give their approval . ;Ji th regards , I am Very trJly yours , lto (.~~ GE·a- c- .'L P . s. ·ron ' t you please insert in the order the name of the bank in 1 ·1hich the money is to be deposited. G• 1. 7. 1 �Decernb0r 16, 1933 Mr . George~- Wal~er Charl o ttesville , Va. Dear George: Mr . Walter ''!illiams and l had a talk with Mr . John Purcell, State Treasurer , and Major Gibson and IJir . vollins Denny, assistants to the Attorney- General, about the order entered in the park cases .Nover.1ber 21, 1933, directing that the award of J45,700.00 be forthwith paid by the treasurer of the State of Virginia to theCircui t Court of Rockingham Gounty, Virginia, and placed to the credit of said Court in said consolida ted causes. ln view of the language of the order, Major G-ibson and JJ1r . Collins Denny thought that this order should be amended or su.pQlemen ted by a further order directing in what place or bank the award should be deposited . This is in effect my suggestion made in a letter to you sometime ago that vre should have a further order enter~d in this cause. You will note that the order provides: "lt is therefore further adjudged , ordered and decreed that the said award of ~45,700.00 be forthwith Jaid by the Treasurer of the state of virgini~ to the t,;ircuit Court of 1.reckinr;hE.nl Gounty, virginia,a nd ?laced to the credit of the said Gourt in said consolida ted c2.uses - - -··. This language is construed as requiring the Treasurer to place the fund to the credit of the Court in said causes, but does not direct where or in what bank. When the order rms drawn, this was not an oversight 011 our part , but vre were ignorant as to whether the fund would be set up in the Treasurer t s office to the credit of the Court in said causes. As soon as v1e can get award to the credit of the c.ourt in said causes, a check uill be forthvrith drawn and deposited as directed . I f you and lVir . Tavenner think proper, you mi 6 r; t sen d a copy of my lett~r to Judge Hertram ~nd, no doubt, he would enter a nunc pro tune order t whatever that is J which would cover the suggestion s of the assistants of the Atton ey-Uenera l. When Major G-ioson first took the matter up with me, he was under the impression that until the r.i.oney ·,vas distribute d to the parties entitled thereto, there might be some q~estion of liability on the ~tate in the event all or any part of the fund was lost, and suggested that said fund should be well secured . Mr . Gibson and Mr. Denny have waived raising any question as to insuring the fund , but, of course, it is to our material inter~st to see that �-2- the fund is placed in some good solvent bank, prefer ,tbly a l'Jat ion al .oa.nk. I am ready to co operate vri th you and lv1r. 'i'avenner at any time in preparing an order ~n the Alexander cases ordering distribution of the fund. With best wishes , l. am Yours truly, GEO. B. WHI':::'E �lN THE.. ClnCDI 1i 1 COUR111 01'' ROCKI.NGH- M COU.N'lY , VlRGl:NlA: 'l'he ~tate Commission on Conservation and Development - Petitioner of the State of Virginia - - - - - vs . A'l' LAVI NO . 182\:J Cassandra Lawson tkins and others and l<'11·ty- two Thousand and Five Hund.red ~ixty- One (52 , 561) Acres of Land , more or less , in Roc kingham County, -De:rendants Virginia - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 'l'his cause came on this day to be again heard upon the papers formerly read, and was argued by counsel . lt appearing to the court that on the petition or Home Building and Loan Association, Kanawha National Bank, 01' Charleston, West Virginia , the National Bank of' Gharlottesville and Ida I . Feuchtenberger , Executors of B. ~; . Feuchtenberger , deceased , State - Planters Bank and 'l'rust Company and Wallace C. oaunders , dated the 2nd day of' November , 1933 , and filed by Jeave of court under order entered in this cause on November 21 , 1V33, in which said order entered on N0 vember 21 , 1933 , the court did adjudge , order and decree that the award 01· $45,700 . oo be forthwith paid by the r1 •reasurer of the Sta. te of Virginia , to the Circuit Court of Rockingham County , Virginia, and placed to the credit of said court , in said consolidated causes , to be distributed by the Clerk of the said court under the further order of the court in said consolidated causes . And it further appearing to the court from statement of counsel that the Treasurer 01· Virginia interprets the said order as being mandatory on him, and it appearing that the said order does not designate where the said award of $45 , 700 . 00 �-. shall be placed or deposited to the credit of the said court in said consolidated. causes, :it is adjudged, ordered and decreed that said award. of' $45,700.00 be forthwith paid by the Treasurer 01' the State of Virginia. to the Circuit Court of Rockingham ~ ' J -..i,>..::'}??-:_a.ced in ~:/2,~ /.J ~ "% to the credit of said court in said consolidated. causes, under the name and style of Wallace C. /::launders, suing on behal1' of himse11· and all other creditors, Complainant, v. John A. lexander et als., D/·endants, Home Building & Loan Association, Complainant v. John A. Alexander et als ., Det'endan -cs, Commonwealth of Virginia, Complainant, v. John • lexander et als., De1·endants, to be dis- tr1buted by the Clerk of the Uircuit Gou.rt under the 1·uture order 01' the court, to be l entered in said consolidated causes. t is 1·urther ordered. that the Glerk of this court do forthwith mail a certified copy of this order to the Treasurer of Virginia, at Richmond, Virginia. �VlH.GH-llA: lN 'I'HB CifWU l'l' C OU.RT O:B' 1 RUGKlNGHAM COUiU'-Y 1 rhe State Commission on Conservation and Deve lopment of the btate of Virginia 1 vs . NJ: Lfl]!i NO . 1829 Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, etc . ORD:t.R ~ttM<.fw~ ~ . .~ , % ~ ~- ~~ , ~ / ~ - !'-1 _, , _f,...t.;, I.I' "';) 0--.. J /I ,Ir/,¥5f dt ;:. ,,4C~r- �Q!nmwnumralt4 nf ]lirgiuta TREASU RER'S OFFICE RICH MONO, VA , Decemb er 22 , 1933 JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA This is to ce r tify that I, J, M. Purcel l, Treasu rer of Virg inia h ave t h is 22 day of Decemb er in accord ance with a n order of the circui t court of dated 12/21/3 3 Rocking ham County in the cause of the State Commi ssion on Conser vation a n d Develo pment of the State of Virgi n ia Cassan dra Lawson Atkins Circui t Court of Rocking ham County in consol idated causes of p aid to Wallace C. Saunde rs etc . v . John A, Alexan der et als, Home Build ing and Loan As soc iation v John A. Alex ander Connnon wealth $_4_5~,~7_0_0_ . _0_0_ _ _ b ei ng in fu ll s ett l ement of tract fl32n_ of Virg inia V John A. der Alexan cause. ned mentio in the above et als vs. 'tl5 A �Qtnmwnuwtaltq nf llirgiuta TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA . De cember 22, 1933 JOHN M . PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA Circuit Court of Rockingham County in consolidated causes of Wallace c. Saunders etc. v . John A. Alexander et als; Home Building and Loan Association v . John A. Alexander ; Connnonwealth of Virginia v . John A. Al exander e..:t. _a_l_s-~- - liarr:Jsonhurg ., V1rg:Jn i s Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia, the sum of$ 45 1 700. 00 , in accordance with an order of the Circuit Court of the county of_~R~a~o~k~i-n~g~b~a~ m.___...C~c~•._- entered on the 21st day of November 1 933_ , in the matter of the State Commission on Conservation and Development v the - ~a=b~o~v~e~n~am=e~d~c~o~u=r~t~______ and others, being full and complete settlement for the tract of land k nown in said proceeding as #__,3~2~5...__ _ Frni at'IU~ . . Sign orjginal and dup li cat e and return to the Treasur e r of Virgini a . �Qrnmmnnwtaltq nf Birgiuia TREASUER ' S OFFICE RI C H M O N D , VA , JOHN M . PURCELL August 11, 1934 T REASU R ER O F VIRG I N I A This is to certify that I , J . M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia have this ll day of Augu st in accordance with an order of the circuit court of dated 8/7/34 Rockingham County in the cause of the State Commissio n on Conservat ion and Develo:pme nt of the State of Virginia Lawson andothers vs . - - - - - - -Cassandra ------~ - - ~ ~Atkins -~~~ ~ ' - = - -:paid to Geo . $ 645 - 00 s. liarnsberg er , Attorney for J . w. -- H1nkle being in full settlemen t of tract #326- 111 in the above mentioned cause . �Q!nmtttnuwtaltlf nf llirgiuta TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA . JOHN M. PURCELL August 1 , 1934 TREASURER OF VIRGINIA Geo . s. Harnsberger , Attorney for J . w. Hinkle Received of J. M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia, the sum of$ 64b . OO , in acc or da nc e with an order of the Circuit Court of the county of Rockingham of August entered on the 7th day 1 93!_, in th e matter of the State Commission on Conservation and Development v _ __ _ ___C_a_s_s_a_n_d_r_a__L_a_w_s_o_n_ A_t_k_i_n_s_ _ and others, being full and complete settlement fo r the t ra ct of land known in said proceeding as# 326-111 Sign orjginal and duplicate and return to the Treasurer of Virginia. �VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY THE STATE COMMISSION ON CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE STA~'E OF VIRGINIA, - - - - - - - PETITIONER vs . ORDER CASSANDRA LAWSQU,.,.JTKI NS E'T ALS, AND FIFTY-TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED Amr'ONE (52, E>Gl) ACRES MORE OR LESS OF LAND IN ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA, - - DEFENDANTS On the 2nd day of January, 1934, came the petitioner by Counsel and exhibited to the Court the record of the above entitled proceeding, and showed to the Court that the County Ownership Map, filed with and made a part of the report of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners herein, did not set out or have delineated thereon the tract No . 326- III described in the said report and therein referred to as being shown and delineated on the said County Ownership Map; that prior to the filing of said report and map the said Board directed s. H. Marsh, by whom the map was originally prepared, to cut off from Tract No . 244 as shown on said map a portion thereof, as to which there appeared to have arisen conflicting claims of ownership, and to give to the said portion of said tract the separate Tract nwnber 326-III, under which number it was referred to and described in said report; and that by inadvertance the saids . H. Marsh failed to comply with the said instructions of the said Board. Whereupon the Petitioner moved the Court to authorize a nd direct the said S . H. Marsh to insert upon the said map the necessary lines , words and figures so as to show thereon the said amendments and corrections as directed by the said Board. Upon consideration whereof, subject to the exception or objection of any interested party to this proceeding interposed prior to the proposed condemnati on of the said Tracts LAW OFFICES WEAVER & ARMSTRONG FRONT ROYAL. VA. No. 244 a nd 326- III as shown on said map either before or after IS\ �its amend ment as praye d by the Petit ioner , it is order ed that the said amend ments and corre ction s be made by the said s. H. Marsh ; and, in obedi ence to the above order this day appeare d said s. H. Marsh in open court , and made the said correcti ons and amend ments on said map, and.o n the marg in of said map, and conne cted with said tract s by a line of refer ence, inserte d the follow ing expl9 .nator y note of refer ence 11 See order of. 11 It is furth er order ed that the Clerk of this Court forth with inser t, imme diatel y after the said margi nal note, the date of the entry of this orde r. LAW OFFICES WEAVER & ARMSTR ONG FRONT ROYAL, VA. ,02.. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Alexander, John A - Breeden, Norah Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context alexander-john-a.pdf Title A name given to the resource Alexander, John A. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Blue Ridge Mountain; Madison Run; Mile Run; Big Run Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 326, 326a, 326 I, 326 II Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Alexander https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/7426e70c6009682cb3ebd33ebb0f3927.pdf 78476399ef2f5f7ee36cbe2546ff7988 PDF Text Text R ..,omr..:iy co ·ntr· r " to ~lkton . I Number of Acres: 3 Location: Roads: F" ~- ti Soil: V .. rv 'So -;::rtil lo ).:L rock. ,n .vll ,~.ter- L1. so:.l , 1 mt History of Tract and condition of timber: ".i rec. h ..... b i t' .., ...... t , '~ 1t ·.,, r c n ~ • rs . h rd10J s~ nd o so~tt r~d tr•es U) to .ilicll L, b mu 'lt r proluc ~ion -cotal ine 0 Improvements: ~ 111 of little -11Y ohe . Acreage and value of types : Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: Cove: ,.,J. 00 3 lj.QQ Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 1 - • 00 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ 5• o Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ 'tT "'"r;", \.,. s L r1 10' D H, ~ 6 cords . id �~·- y NAME OF (J/11/'ffi-"R/ C:L.. r:~1.~"I' Number of Acres: 4 Location: ---- Sou th r~ked. reek, lying in \ock inghLm :...nd p ..... ge counties , and entirely · ; i thin the ~'a rk area . Roads: Seven miles ov er good country roads with t he exception of t,o a~~ ~ne h~lfmiles lie'. c-1.re p .. ved to .:lkto'1 , :nec..rest shipping point ~ Soil: ~y lo~n of ~ood de~th ~nc f rtility ith :on~iderL.ble roc~c. Slo)~s 're 1oder-te to stee "" ,.it:. north nd .. est ex os1ra. History of Tract and condition of timber: ..:'r--ct 1 ..... .., been c,1t ov-,.., •· or vc..rio ;:, rouuci:;s c..nd sor1e "ir -. o - i"' rio v bei n (! l.J.. . ·· er ~ i s ::, o 3 y 11 o pi :i n o --k to 8 Eu.. ~J Improvements: Acreage and value of types : Types Acreage Value per acre Ridge: Slope: 4 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ F'. 01 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ 3• 0 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ Total Value �ROCKINGHA.11 COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #18-b - Alleghany Ore and Iron Company Number of Acres: 16 Location: South Naked Creek, lying in Page a nd Rockingham Counties, and entirely within the Park area. Roads: Seven miles over good country roads to a paved road , and thence two and one-half to Elkton , nearest shipping point . Soil: Slopes Sandy loam of fair depth and fertility and much rock . are steep. History of Tract and condition of timber: Tract has been cut over many times for There is no merchantable ti mber . various products . severely burned in t he spring of 1930. Improvements: It w~s None. Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: {Burned ) 16 $1 . 50 $ 24 . 00 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking : Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 24. 00 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ 1.50 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE. CLERK. �tyc Co ri Ro t I!"on Co. l) ,r "• To ll. H1 one I u otal r 1 0 oto.l er t I ti ber tr. G lu - .n 0 nor Aaae oed ·n t er ,1 "'00 • 0 1, , 00 "unty d • 'let-.; 0 aoil, bu 4' l1 of' ttl l 0 �County: Rockingham District: s;onewall County: Page District: Shenandoah Iron ~orks . 18 a It /I52~--d _ {Rockingham County) Alleghany ore & Iron co . _,(....,P_a....,3...,e_ C___ ou....n_t_y"""_)_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ ;.oreage Cluimed :,Included with large, tract . Assessed Value Claimed: Included with large tract. Deed Included with large tract. " Location: South Naked creek, lying in Rockingham and Page counties, and entirely Vii thin t .1 e park area . Incumbranoes , counter claims or laps: Soil: None known . Sandy loam of good depth and fertility with considerable rook. Slopes are moderate to steep with north a ·1d wast exposures. Roads: Seven ml les over · good country roads vii th the exception of two and one-half miles wh.ich are paved to Blkton, nearest shippir1t;; po1nt. Historr of tract and oond1t1on of timber: Tract has been cut over many times f or vari n1s produot.s and some fire- wood is now being cut. There is some yellow Jine and oak to 8'' DBH. None . Improvements : Acreage and value o:r land by tyee s: ~ Slope Slope (Burned) (Page County) Value Acreage Total Value Rer acre 93 36 129 23,~. 00 2 .50 1.50 j4.00 287.00 Value of l and $ 287.00 (Pa ge County} Value of mineral (Nominal} 32 .00 (Page County) (Estimated at 25¢ per acre) Value of' tract, 319 .00 " " Average per acre 2.47 ft Acreage and value of land b y t;t:pes t ~ Slope Acrea5e ' 4 Value of land -·---------~- -~10 .00 Value of mineral (Nominal) 1. 00 Value of tract ----------.. ---11.00 ff {Rockingham County) Value per acre 2.50 ff " " Estimated at 25¢ per aore SUlvlMA.RY Pa5e and Rockingham o ,unties Total value of tract $330 ,00 Average v .. lue per acre 2.48 10.06 (Rockingham County) Average per acre -·- ·.. --------- 2. 75 Number of acres 133 Total Value �Co nty: oc 1 1strio t : Stone Co nty: istr ct: ndou Oro .ased out k d 001nt1 e , it D ft lyl. wn • one 011: fert11 1tl 0 ntry rod d o e- .alt to point . 0 lttton . n n b h r 1 d tn t I ne . ( y) V lue 93 . 00 lo . uO 108. oO _......... -----. 7o er 'o nty) ( " ... o nt ) h, l) Ot.1 ---------------r or ---ot l .ver roe • ood c r ot l Includ d 1th ot er tr ct • l I p r .. ly .. - e 1 r .oo .. .oo 2 • 0 • 10 1:3.i. l . ?o C .unty) ( ( ft t ft 1. 7 0 ? or Iron Co . other tr· ts . " 1 m: rnol G Iron f gha • unt e • . d t over nt· a, r n, of �County: ~District: _#~8- All , ghany Ore & Iron Co . N LBGEND: Co"lre Scale - l" = 20 chains Rockingham Stonewall �N County: District: County: District: Rockingham Stonewall Page Shen.I. Works #18-a-- (Rockingham County) _ #529-d-(fag_e__Q_ounty) Alleg_hany o.& Iron Works Vada v. Hensley Elbert Breeden _f'I\ <fl: C •· ,fO 1//(1 't1e-t111 ~ c-:: LEnEND: Sloptt Scale - 1 = 20 chains 'i � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Alexander, John A - Breeden, Norah Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context alleghany-ore-iron-company.pdf Title A name given to the resource Alleghaney Ore & Iron Co Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: S. Naked Creek Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 18, 18a, 18b Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Alleghany Ore & Iron Co. https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/fc3a24249a1436299d3f1e2155b7786c.pdf cf70c03fc4eb72451e2062d2f85dcdc6 PDF Text Text ���������� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Armstrong, J.C. Description An account of the resource Location: On top of the Blue Ridge and in both Rockingham and Green County Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Alexander, John A - Breeden, Norah Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context armstrong-j-c.pdf Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 237 Armstrong https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/7b7c783daab987147769b52cb26c0d03.pdf cedd0ab653267b5933558b2f4c4b5c2d PDF Text Text NAME OF CLAIMANT 1:o Number of Acres: 221. Location: ..K. L. ~- .ti... :::3u. iley . Roads: .,::..rt outsid Lelis .. un . rk ro· • U. S. Positions 1'79-180 . Four miles via ·irt ro~d to io~t republic . Soil: ~---1ly lo m. 'lope ty~e , of c f~ir de~th ~nd f rtility . History of Tract and condition of timber: ..ost of tlB i.1erchc..nt(.;...,1 su., tinb r L~.:i bqe::1 i'Y::ovc.J. fr," ~,.1is tr:...ct . i';1t: r.31u.-i..'1i1~ stu.nd co· ,s::. ~ts of second gro 1tl . o' ks :::.nd short let f i,ine • .... bout t·vo cords of uood per &ere . 8 _ d . ft. s..,. ti 1b "r. 4.~2 cords o ii., ---.e • Improvements: Hone . Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 281 ",j/5 . 00 :,110;:3 . 00 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: 250 . 00 Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 110::3 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ 2.:30 . 00 Value of Wood: $ 2. 0 . 00 Value per acre for tract: $ G. 63 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ 110 . 00 nlltl65 . 0C �Claim of __R......_L~--&-.n~_A.~-.B.~il.ey__________________________________________________ _ . . N o. ________ , At L aw. Rockino-hnm I n th e c·1rcm·t Court of ----------=-- ------------- Count y, v·1rgm1a, The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Peti- a.__1. __:E~.i.l~Y--~n_q,_ __o_~-A--Bfl-i~------------------------------- ---- tioner, vs. _____ 300 acres more or less, of land in_Ro_ckingh.~______________ County, Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court oL_RQ.QtJ:.11g_lr;~----------- County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to said notice. My name is_R.__.L_~_.B.qLl_e.y_Rnd.._C__.__A~_J3!JileY----------------------------My post office address is __ }lcGJJ.JleY-S.Vllle___ Yirg.ini.f:1_______________________ _ I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about_ ___~9_Q __________ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements: _____________ ll,_O_~?_________________________________________ _ ----------------------------------------------- --- ·------------------~-----------------This land is located about__j;_VfQ ______ miles from_e~.at __o_f_.k'ln-W.QQ.d..._ _______ Virginia, in . t of sai"d Count y. · · 1 D"1st r1c · t eria Stonewcll '=! ______ Mag1s th e __________ I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land de.scribed above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above.) __ ..R~-..L~_.BoileY-_end._.C....._A_.__B~_il.ey_j_Qint __o_~e------------------------~----The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follo,w s; North __ Gibson_ and Cunn ----------------------------------------------- --------South __ Mrs ._ E ._ B ._ Hopkins ___________________________________________________ _ East ____ ? ________________________________________________ ________________________ _ West_ ____ Bort _Re -public_ Ro 3 d ----------------------------------------------- -1 acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year__1.9.2.g___ in the following manner: By deed f~om Willi~m H~ B.., iley I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $--'L_p_QQ~QQ __ __ . I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $__'l~..5D.0~..00 ____ , I am the owner oLl.2_9. ___________ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $--..12..9..0~0Q. ______ . (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). Remarks: _..The_..l8nd._DL.sµ_s.c..apti.bl.a:...o.f._inmro.Yem.ent__~y_iJ~1:Lb_:L.~--fQJ:'_____ _ fruit g rO\ving. trucking And f ~ rming . Rnd h'"' s on it '3 de-po ~it of min- eral -anu- 8 growth or-young -tlmoer • -------------------------------------------------- - --1rr-sat-ti:ement- fur--t-hi-s-l~d---antl--d~~ge---µ-J:e~e--cen-.f-er--"Wi4;h---- H.. _J3 .. __c .. _.Gen.t.ry__Qf_..Elk.tQn..__Y.?.. .. ,__wh.o__,y_:lll_X~P.-:ce1:1_~~j;__1J?_.__ _______ ___ ____ __ -------------------------------------------- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). of__1~::~~;~_:i~:~~~~ ac.·~~~~d~:i_Qt~--~~~~~~·~ my STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF__.Ro~;g-_:_·____ _____ , To-w1~ The undersigned hereby certifies that__R_.__Ii~__ :..A~.-.9_~--~-.._-~_3 the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, ,CJ .-i.--this ____ Z_Qth. ________ day of __ J_'!.~!1A~Y-L1~~-J,,J1930. _!~-~~-~L __________ .n_j)__~._ - --- ---~£ __________ _ Clerk of the Court, o Special Investigator or Notary Public, or J tice of the Peace. �County: •ockingh District: Stonewall. # 300 er a: Ro·dn : - ~ ese sad " ?500. 00 Value Clai etl : Loc.tion : iley 26~ wis lun. ·eoo.oo ' rt outside park The • Fink tract lap 4 mile vi Deed 424. 48 on th1 rea. 4,, 6 ,000 for 424A u. s. nos1tions l? -180 tr ct. dirt road to ort nepublic Slope type. f d fertility. Soil: dy loom. History: t il'lber h been r IDV d f'rom thi t r act. o t of th 1, er hMt ble s The r ining stand con its ot eoond growth 01:iKS o. cohort let pine. ·bot 2 cd . · ooi per acr,. ~ 252.00 8 bd . ft. s w ti ber ~.00 e~ 110.!)0 .-42 c • ooc\ ?5~ • er ed. fair deptl :55• .. 50 V lue of land b ypes: · V le ge per acTe_ · 3 . 00 tot of l nd ot ti ber nt tr"lct 663.00 362.50 1025. 50 4 - 64 ·.' ' .,,, ,"$. �Coun ty: Distr 1et: ../ Rock1l'.1Gham Stone wall 17 '{ - /Ko _ _ , - - - - N h . B.Hopkins s ------ ;r. A· f,Yl \<, I / . Laf· ', ' ' '" J , I I LIDEUD: S~op o Scale - 1 = 20 cha.in s 373 �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKIKGHAM COUNTY ~tate Com.mission on Conservation and Development vs IBTITION OF THE }IB\"l YORK LIFE INSURANcr" COMPAPY Cassandra Lawson Adkins, etc. The petition of The New York Life Insurance Company, of New York, N. Y., respectfully represents that there is pending in the Circuit Court of Rockingham County, Virginia, condemnation proceedings involving the acquisition for purposes of a National Turk of a large body of land situated in the County of Rocking- ham, among others a portion of some 250 acres of land lately belonging to Robert L. Bailey and Clarance A. Bailey. This parcel of land, as appears by deeds of record, was conveyed by Villiam H. Bai!ey to George H. Bailey, Clarence A. Bailey, and Nettie K. Rosen by deed dated March 10, 1924, Deed Book 129 page 1. By a deed of trust bearing date on the ?th day of April, 1924, Deed Book 129 p:3.ge 3, said George H. Bailey and others conveyed same to Andrew L. Todd, Trustee, in trust to secure a loan from the New York Life Insurance Company of which f-35,000.00 was principal. Later, by proper motion, order was entered by the Circuit court of Rockingham County appointing Rudolph Bumgardner as Trustee in the room and stead of the said Andrew L. Todd, resigned, which is of record in said Clerk's Office in Deed Book 144 page 55. J<oY-£,.,d~t.'f' 1-1. w1- ~- By a deed of conveyance, d a t e d ~ . Deed Book 131 page 2t''1 said George H. Bailey and others reconveyed said /Property to said William H. Bailey, who assumed the lien of said \ \ 1) "'I/ deed of trust, (\ \ By deed dated July 31, 1929, Deed Book 144 page 501, V/illie.m H. B~ iley conveyed said lands to R. L. Bailey a.nd Clarence A. Bailey, who assumed said lien in favor of the New York Life Insurance Company. Default was made in the payment of the debt secured in �- 2 - said deed of trust and, on the 16th day of July, 1932, said Rudolph Bumgardne r, as Substitute d Trustee in said deed of trust securing the debt due the New York Life Insurance Company, after due advertisement and in accordanc e with the terms of said deed of trust, offered for sale at public auction the said property, including all rights accruing to the owners in said condemnat ion proceeding s as respects any pe.yments made for land acl"!uired, a.nd sub f ect to the deduction of any lands so acquired, at which sale the property and rights aforesaid were knocked down to petitione r, the Hew York Life Insurance Company, who duly complied with the terms of its purchase, and to whoM conveyance has been made by said Bumgardne r, Substitute d Trustee. On the map filed in said condemnat ion proceeding s the portion of the Bailey tract to be l ondernned is duly delineated as standing in the name of William H. Bailey. However, beine; shortly thereafte r acquired by Robert L. Bailey and Clarence A. Bailey the matter has proceeded in their names and they have filed an answer,wh ich is among the court papers, in which they claim 1';7500.00 as the value of the lands proposed to be acquired for Park purposes. Your petitione r is advised that the Commission has made its examinatio n of the lands, had its hearings, and will shortly file its report fixing the values. £ Your petitione r prays that leave may be given it to file this its petition in said proceeding s showing its successor ship to the title and rights respective ly of said William H. Bailey and said Robert L. Bailey and Clarence A. Bailey I to the end that any monies paid in said condemnat ion proceeding s for the acquisitio n of said Bailey lands, or any part thereof, may be duly paid to your petitione r as the rightful owner of said lands and all rights therein, including any and all rights in said condemnation proceedin gs. 70 �- 3 - And as in duty bound your petitioner will ever pray. Tlm NEW YORK LIFE IN SURANCE C01fl?AlIT By Counsel . 71 �DI VI S I O N C OU NS EL B. & 0. R. R . C O . LOC A L COUN SEL VALLEY R . R . CO . RUDOLPH BUMGARDNER ATTORNEY AT LAW ROO M S 9 ANO 11 MA S O NIC TEMPLE S U CCESSO R TO BUM G AR D NE R & BU MG A RDN E R STAUNTON, VA . July 27th , 1932 . File 4555 -F - Hr . Peigler il.rr .J.Robert ~ Switzer , Clerk Circuit Court Rockingh am County , Harrison burg, Virginia . Dear qir:- Loan F-17470 Bailey, Rockingh am County, Va . I am herewith enclosin g petition of the New York Life Insuranc e Company which I will ask you please to mark as duly filed in the condemn ation proceed ings of the Commiss ion on Conserv ation and Developm ent of Virginia vs . Cassandr a Lewson Adkins and others . \7ill you be so good , when court meets , to enter a formal order filing the petition . In recent foreclos ure proceedi ngs the New York Life Insuranc e Company has become the owner of the Bailey land, a part of which is under condemn ation , which entitl e s them to any monies to be paid for this land and subjects theri to deductio n from their acreage as being the successo rs in title and all rights of the Baileys . Very truly yours , ~~ RUDOLPH B1TI.[GARDNER eb/hfl Copy to ?.fr. Harry H. :Sottome , General Counsel , N. Y . Life Ins . Co . , 51 Uadison Avenue, Hew York , N. Y. _ _ _ (7J �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY , VIRGJNIA. state corn.mission on 6onservation and nevelopment of the State of Virginia v. #1829 cassandra Lawson Atkins, etc . petitioner At Law Defendants On motion of '1'he New York Life Insurance Company, of New York , N. y., leave is given it to file its petition herein, which is accordingly filed . Enter: �--------------------- .----------------- -_/------------------. --..---------------------more or less, of land mA ~ ' ; l " - ~ - - C o u n t y , Virgmia, Defendants, The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the fil~g of ; aid ~etition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court o f ~ ~ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as h:ya::: : : _ ~ ~ ~ d ~:tice. -------~~~-~------------ ~:i.::: ;:~:, :~:::::~:~-:~-in~~~~t 1~~~t~i~-;~~-;;~~-::ught to be condemned, containing about__~r~ ________ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements: ___________________________________________________________ _ ---------------------------------------------------------------- -:;..;, A / / miles f r o m _ ~ - - - - - - - - - Virginia, in This la¥ is located about_ __ the~~Magisterial District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or ~ t /7 . ~ar~l of land des~ribed above.) _ h - ~ - - ~ - / ~ -~ - - - ~ ~ ~~L -¥-______ /~,A dP~ - ~ - ~~ ~ -_,/--;J!!l!_!_~--~~-1.1~--=--~-~-~ The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follo,w s: North _____________________________________________________________________________ _ South _____________________________________________________________________________ _ East ______________________________________________________________________________ _ West----------------------------~ ~~~ ___________________________ _ I acquired my right, title, estate or interest toAthis property about the year_ Lll_/._in the J ~~ following manner: - ~1 '-14-, -~ ~ a_-A_/_~X, 4-LL~L- -~ <>zf{~ L. . -{f'- -~;j;;; / 7 ~,._~f:2~t:t'v~"-----c aim tfiatt e to al value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $----------------· I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $----------------· I am the owner of_ _______________ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $------------------· (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). . Remarks: ~ ~:"Y-~ -,.;:;_~---- .....___ ~_&t.......,..,t'__~--------~ e""""'-~-----~-~.Q -ft;_~-~~~~:: ::::~ I;; -~~: Clerl< of the Court, or S ecial Investigator or Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace. \u l �Filed in the Clerk's Office Rockingham County, Va, FEB 193'1 - - - - - --Clerk / ~- '·,: "' � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Alexander, John A - Breeden, Norah Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context bailey-w-h.pdf Title A name given to the resource Bailey, W. H. (R .L. & G. A Bailey) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Lewis Run (U.S. Positions 179-180) Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 264 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Bailey https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/548e61560cb989ce18d910c7a9edd827.pdf 77e8724f0d6c65ab7854ccc19d719c7c PDF Text Text --------------------- .----------------- -_/------------------. --..---------------------more or less, of land mA ~ ' ; l " - ~ - - C o u n t y , Virgmia, Defendants, The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the fil~g of ; aid ~etition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court o f ~ ~ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as h:ya::: : : _ ~ ~ ~ d ~:tice. -------~~~-~------------ ~:i.::: ;:~:, :~:::::~:~-:~-in~~~~t 1~~~t~i~-;~~-;;~~-::ught to be condemned, containing about__~r~ ________ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements: ___________________________________________________________ _ ---------------------------------------------------------------- -:;..;, A / / miles f r o m _ ~ - - - - - - - - - Virginia, in This la¥ is located about_ __ the~~Magisterial District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or ~ t /7 . ~ar~l of land des~ribed above.) _ h - ~ - - ~ - / ~ -~ - - - ~ ~ ~~L -¥-______ /~,A dP~ - ~ - ~~ ~ -_,/--;J!!l!_!_~--~~-1.1~--=--~-~-~ The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follo,w s: North _____________________________________________________________________________ _ South _____________________________________________________________________________ _ East ______________________________________________________________________________ _ West----------------------------~ ~~~ ___________________________ _ I acquired my right, title, estate or interest toAthis property about the year_ Lll_/._in the J ~~ following manner: - ~1 '-14-, -~ ~ a_-A_/_~X, 4-LL~L- -~ <>zf{~ L. . -{f'- -~;j;;; / 7 ~,._~f:2~t:t'v~"-----c aim tfiatt e to al value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $----------------· I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $----------------· I am the owner of_ _______________ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $------------------· (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). . Remarks: ~ ~:"Y-~ -,.;:;_~---- .....___ ~_&t.......,..,t'__~--------~ e""""'-~-----~-~.Q -ft;_~-~~~~:: ::::~ I;; -~~: Clerl< of the Court, or S ecial Investigator or Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace. \u l �Filed in the Clerk's Office Rockingham County, Va, FEB 193'1 - - - - - --Clerk / ~- '·,: "' � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Alexander, John A - Breeden, Norah Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context bank-of-elkton.pdf Title A name given to the resource Bank of Elkton Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Not Specified Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): Not Specified Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Bank of Elkton https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/779e44eb81fb04a98d6e64d29e0cd990.pdf 69b81fe6926bc618e4de91ab4a5c8937 PDF Text Text ROCK I NGHAM COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #127 - Baugher , A. J . 44 Number of Acres: Sandy Bottom. Location: Entirely within the Park area. Roads: One and one- fourth miles dirt road to Spotts,o of Trail , 4 miles hard surface to Elkton, n earest shipping point . Soil: The tillable on this tract has been Sandy loam, slope type . burned and is roc~y in places . History of Tract and condition of timber: This tract has about 5000 bd . ft . 84 cords of fuelwood . of saw timber on 21 acres , and about D'.~ELLING---Frame , 16x32 1 , 4 rooms ceiled, front porch, IMPROVEMENTS : 8x24 ', back p orch, 7xl2 1 , 2 story, brick flues, fair con dition-by ovm.er - ----BARN ---Frame 18x42xl6 ' Spring water supoly . Occupied shingI·e roof , fair conditio n- - -- CORN .HO SE- - - Log , 12xJ.4.x.L~ 1 , smngle '1 ~mmm t.sxKKK roof , poor conditio ~----- SPRING HOUSE~- -Frame , 6x8x5 , shingle roof , poor conditio n---- HEN HOUSE-- -Frame , 1Jxl4x8 1 , board roof , poor conditio n ~ Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: $105 . 00 $5 . 00 21 @ 7 @ 15 . 00 105 . 00 16 44 @ 25 . 00 400 . 00 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking : Cultivated Land: $510 .00- Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 610 . oo 775 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ 77 5 . 00 75 . 00 Value of Orchard: $ 7 5 • 00 Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ 20 . 00 Value of Timber: $ 20 . 00 50 . 00 $1530 . 00 Value of Wood: $ 50 . oo Value per acre for tract: $ 34 • 77 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE ~- / V.&z: c.7 CLEIIK �County: Distric t: Rockingh a.n Stone all //127 • A. J . Baugh r creaRe Claired : Aase sad : Deed : To lf!:l • hifflet t . 9 A • .:;>Old sa.ae, no ABB eed : . 350 .00 record . 57 . 40 1916 Not given. ,ntirely 11th nth .Park area . • 3 , 000 . d: Location : 40 an Botton. Incunbre ncea, c ountor ala.ins or laps: 40 .136 ne ·lo n . oil: ~andy lo 1, olope type . he till ble l nd on thia troct ho.s b n burned nd is rocky in places . Ron.do : On d one•fou rt oilea dirt ro~d to Spot ood T 11 .. four r.1iles hard surf ce to 1' lkton, nearest ah i pin JO · n ·• H o.cr a er , • -- • 50 p r ed . -- _I_n...P....=.o. __o_e_n_t_o: 20 . 00 42 . 00 62 . 00 ~ 11·nr;: r· e, l6x32', 4 root1a, cciled , front porch, 8x24', back porch, 7 12', 2 story, brick lues, f i. conditi on--· 750 . 00 ("II>ring ·re. er up ly, oc up b ·m r .. :Barn : Fr 1e, 18x42xl 6', shingle roof, f ~ir oonditio n ......... 150 . 00 Corn house: I.c • 12xl4xl 0', shingle roof , oor conditi on-·--- S rin - houoe: Frar.1e, 6x8x5', shin·le roof , poor con it on -lI l ouoc: F n , l0xl-x8 ', bo r roof, poor conditi on---- 10. 00 10 . 00 15. 00 1<935 . 00 Value of land by types: Value 12er a cre 5 . 00 1 20 . 00 10 . 00 Tot 1 v lue of l d Total v lue of ir.lprove nents 'l'ot 1 value of 30 fruit trees Total alue of tinber Tot l vrlu oftrnct Average r • Tot 1 Value 105 . 00 320 . 00 70 . 00 .95 . 00 495 . 00 935 . 00 30 . 00 62 . 00 1522. 00 34 . .,. ~ �Claim of_ _____ .. __:_.__ .,. _r_ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ __ _ - -,,_, At Law. ______ ____ County, Virgin ia, No. ________ , In the Circui t Court of_ __ 2 ).J:L[ • of Virgin ia, PetiThe State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State _ l:..nd ________ _ tioner, vs. ______~.__J ,.__ ..,. 11,_her __ f')r _ conc1 e.nnat ion __of 40 acres 3 roods ____________ County, Virginia, Defend ants. cl:i ,... more or less, of land in __ Conservation and DeThe undersigned, in answer to the petitio n of the State Commissionofoncondem nation awarde d notice velopment of the State of Virgin ia, and in respon se to the of the Circui t order the with ance accord upon the filing of said petitio n and published in Court to file this Court of__~ Gtinn:.h::l.ta--- ------ --- County, Virgin ia, asks leave of the as his answe r to said petitio n and to said notice. ~T ------ ---My name is ____ A._ J . _ 3auz_ her ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ -----_______ _ My post office addres s is ______':!.y_.r_i_:t:!;_]1 @...L._J_i_:r:_gj.__:qj!).__________________ area sought I claim a right, title, estate or interes t in a tract or parcel of land within the , r Jad~s, on which there are the following to be condemned, contain ing about_4Q__ Cl"-e.s .. _.:__ _:ln.;.s__ ~~--- -buildings and improv ements :_____Q,lJJ3_l:lJ._:t1c...__l>~-~:n.. __'2:ther__QllJ;_Q'JJJ,.(l o rch::.r d . . ., m 'lkton ------- ------- ------- - v·1rgmia Ve ____ m1·1 es f rom __ ~----. loca t ed a b ou t _-!:"i ______ Tl. us lan d 1s theit n · ll. ____ Magist erial Distric t of said County. parcel of land deI claim the following right, title, estate or interes t in the tract or owner or joint owner, scribed above: (In this space claima nt should say whethe r he is sole or joint owner, not is and if joint owner give names of the joint owners . If claima nthe has insole to the tract or or t interes or he should set out exactly what right, title, estate parcel of land described above.) - -iG --lS--:fr.o.e- .£...;r; ~- :n.G-Ur. -l'_..s_ _l.a _ ·m r__ . _::; _i._c.._.trn..c..: - c:Ll~ _ _I_ I nce------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ --------land are as follows: The land owners adjace nt to the above described tract or parcel of ------ ---- North_ JulL _ _. _J_o • r ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------------------South __ J...t.Ql _ ~ - -T~~ .•( ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ------ -----East __ 0 ideon _.I ._ 3, ur- 1er ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ----------- ---West__ :-_.l '.1 Y.L :: aws )ll ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ -----~ lli ___ in the I acquired my right, title, estate ·or interes t to this proper ty about the yearfollowing manne r : e _··, . _Baug her_______ _ ___ ""3 _ Derti tion of the _esta te _of _my _fath er ,_ C:-corg ements thereI claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improv estate or interes t, on is $_~_,_QQ_9_._Q_9_____ . I claim that the total value of my right, title, $_ ~ .. ..Q.QQ_._QQ_____ • in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improv ements thereo n is ed tract or I am the owner of_ ___ Q_Q_ _________ acres of land adjoin ing the above describ the proby· ed damag be will claim I parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which ------- ------· posed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $----ation as to (In the space below should be set out any additional statem ents or inform here a insert also this claim which claima nt desires to make; and if practicable he should ). description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds ------ --- ----Rema rks·-- ------- ------- ------- ------ - ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ary on the back). ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ -- (Continue remark s if necess oL~~::~~ ~~-:~~:~~,1~3~r~ A~~~:~~~ -~~~~~~~~~~:~ - - - - - - - - - - - , To-wit : STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF __ ~ c . c-,, ------ ------ ------ ------ ----The unders igned hereby certifies thaL_ .:. .. - ...J .. -- i~be-l? made oath that the matter s and lhm before ed appear ally person nt claima the above named his knowledge and belief, of best the and things appear ing in his above answe r are true to this____ _· _________ day of__J n: a.J:¥.,- .l ..;.l, 1930. _~- ~~~ ~~~ ---- --_gg Clerk of the Court, or Spe al Invest igator or Notary Public, or Justice f the Peace. \11 �County: '--...,- District: Rockingham Stonewall _#~27 - Baugher , A. J . N . H (:fl (I) •r-1 r-l r-l \ 0 0 . \ '' i:::i / / Wm. C. Shifflett LEGEND: Slope Ti l lable Fields restocking Scale - l" : 20 chai ns � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Alexander, John A - Breeden, Norah Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context baugher-a-j.pdf Title A name given to the resource Baugher, A. J. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Sandy Bottom Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 127 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Baugher https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/021e11a7f291074d573f79c4b5c5c111.pdf c7185fb7c436b0824951cd4a4ce1d6e7 PDF Text Text , I ROCKINGHAM CCU NTY ; NAME OF CLAIMANT #70 - Baughe r , Annie L . 821 Number of Acres: At positio ns #83 and #84 and a small portion lies outside of the Park ar e a . Location: Three miles to Elkton , the neares t shippin g point . wood Trail runs close to the east border . Roads: The Spots - where it Soil: - Sandy loam of good depth and fertili ty , except on rid1?es ioose ro c k . is thin and rocky . There are some outcrop ~ and consid erable large a quite is there end north the On . steep The slopes are gentle to very are sides west and south The . slopes gentle and smootfi with area r ~ckv ancL stcep with nigh cliffs . History ot -Tract and condition of timber· other produc ts , The tract has been cut over mahy years for firewoo d and now being cu-c ; is d firewoo and 1930 in bark oak ut chestn the of cut some ragged stand a now is There . years l there has been no fire for severa of 6 to 8 " DBH oak with oc c asiona l larger trees and some yellow pine 11. to On the extreme west end there is a stand of short yellow pine from 4 1 2" DBE . Improvements: None . Acreage and value of types: Types Ridge: Slope: Value per acre Acreage -- Total Value 207 @ $1 . 00 $207 . 00 614 821 @ 3 . 50 2149 . 00 $2356 . 00 Cove: Gr~zing Land: Fields Restocki ng : Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals : 75 . 00 V~ueofL and: $ 2356 . 00 300 . 00 $2731 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit: $ VaJne of; Timber: S rz 5 • oo stave - vfooo.. Value of Wood: $ 300 .oo Value per acre for tract: $ 3 • 32 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ �REPORT O~f THE .H.CREb.GE of the nnie L. Bau 6 her ~ract #?O . To obtain the acreage of this tract I secured from the owner a copy of a map of the tract made by P. B. F. Goo~urveyor of Rocldngho.m County, in 1925 . Computing the acreage from _.!r . Good's mp, I get 877 acres in the tract . to George From this l~ss Baugher sold s. Lo.wson a tract suppo.sed to contain about 1ft acres, but ·1hich really contains about 5 acres . This deducted from the 87? leaves 872 acros in the tract . his is covered by the follows: A. tate's reports as nnie L. B~ugher j70 821 acres. L. Baugher Lap on :rarnsberger Heirs 770-I 1 51 acres. ~=s=7=2- ac res. U/ld0/4~ Sloan , ., v,l~ri: Chief 3:ngineer, Parle Service. �ROClC INGHAM COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT Number of Acres: #70 - I - Baugher, Annie L . (Lap on Harnsberger Heirs) 51 Location: Posi tions #84 and #89 - and partly outside of the Park area . Roads: Two miles over Spotsv/Ood Trail to Elkton, the nearest ~ht pping point . Soil: - Sandy loam of good depth and fertility with a clay subsoil . There is a slight amount of small loose rock . The slopes are gentle and to the north . There is one - half an acre in the northwest corner v1hich has been cultivated, but is now grown up . History of Tract and condition of timber: The tract has been cut over at various times for saw timber and other products . The fuelwocd is n~m being cut and there is no merchantable timber remaining . This was severely burned in 1927 . A fair stand of "hardwoods , and yellow pine up to 1 11 DBH . with occasional trees to 8" DBH is now found on the land . Improvements: None . Acreage and value of types: Types Value per acre Acreage Total Value Ridge: Slope: Cove: 51 @ p8 . 60 $408 . 00 Grazing Land: Fields Restocking : Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 408 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ 8 • 00 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE ~- /r(.in_____· _CLERK �o nt y: ooki D is tr ic t: :3 to nenghum a ll • nn1e L . er e t~a Clo.imed: l u J.. se ss ed •n S l. n d - 1000 •oo oo at 1o n : '\.t po 1 tt o n s ou ta td e o r 19 0. 00 in c ra l • •n ee d 1000 f.. . (1 9~ 3) n l0;.>0 . 00 83 t-ind ,,,84 an d e sm al l po rt 1 n e li es ·. rk ar ea . Inou..,,brano es I oo qn t r c la1t1s o r l p : ol io1 e la p on he !r a . 3a rn r S o il ; s nd y loo.m o t 80 he ro t t is th in'lc l de r> th on d to rt 111 ty , ox oe pt uno. ro ok y . T he re oa co n ld - o da : nr e ome ou to ,.. ,,Aid er f. \b le lo o e ro ck .- c;~.t . '.i: 'lte & lo :_ ·~ n th " no rt h en t·e g~ nt .k l to ot ee th er e 1 p. q,1 1 te a ln rs ur en an d n tl e sl op es . '!'he 1t h sm::,oth so ut h an d ,e t ro ck y n at ee 1dt3S n r ve v ,1 tl h1 or "'' hr eo 1:11lea to G po ts :~ od r 11 r1kt on , tli o ne r· st h1 pp 1 ·~ _ ot nt ta cl on e to th e oa ot bo rd er • . . Th e tr n o t d oo nd 1t m ny y ar ro r1ofin n f tl be r: The tr <..t ha b en th o oa tn ut oa k r ood 'ntl o th r pr od uc t I ou t cu t ov r bu:rlA in so oe o f 01 t , nd t· .o re ha s be n n l 30 n f re d 1 no bc ln -r tr e to r se ve r : ia • er y ro. ye l rg er ,r ee s end st nd of 0" to a•• DDll oa k 1? i r • The:t.~e t oo o si o y el lo pi ne . Th co rd o t te l o ao st im o. te is 40 0 d ·11ttst 50 0 . 00 . On th d t a1· sh tl? 't ye ll ow :> e ox :rem~ to l '' DBH. on 1 lne fr ' m 4 33 or-em w od 1 . 00 - -- ~- ~7 .oth G e · .. tm ut e 1a ?o oo rd s o st vo o o o d . o fu 1, oo d 1 ed 76~ -- - - - 30 0. 00 ! , 5. tSb - T ot al 1 v~ lu to d 25 ¢ .,er no re or V o. lu e 01 4 3Jb . 66 ,m y T ot l v lu e o t l• nd io ta l v lu e or lm . r tu l v lu e o f m±nba er · l T ot l vo lu e o t tr ct e v lu e pe r gi ve o ·1 por or e ~0 7 --- 1 la nd by ty , es : .o eu5e ot • ry t,h 0_ 1r rs . T e m tn e V 14,Et r er e lO lt . 00 23 ti6 . 00 37 . • oo 20~ .oo U5§!o . 6b . 58 co ..·u t t1 on or. re o· on ly 87 or a. Th e t ai rv ey mad by th e co un ty ur ve l p on th e W r ns bo rg er s l p ts b yo r l A. �ham co un ty : Hooking al l D is tr ic t: S to ne ~ . H ar ns be rg er H ei rs on p La L. ie ,, nn #7 0- J, - B au gh er , De ed N ot m in er al ,~ ss es se d - As : av ai la b le . A 00 10 nd : la ed im la A or ea g C H ar ns be rg er : B au gh er ; 2 0 ~ , - (2 ) 10 0 . 00 : -ea . (l } -- $4 90 . 00 ts V al ue C la im ed : id e o f th e p· rk ar ou y tl ar p d an 89 ,1 P os ti on s f/84 nd ~ ca ti o n : ur ns be rg er H ei rs . H on p La : ps la r te r ol ai m s o In cw nb ra nc es , co un olF.l.y su bs oi l. h it w y it il rt .e .: d pt h an e sl op es lo am o f go od deou lo os e ro ok . Th n l nd al Sa sm f o nt a c re in : il o am f S t re is ont- hE.,.l bu t is now he T T he re is a sl ig h h. rt no e th to at ed , ar e ge nt le an d co ch ha s be e 1 cu lt iv hi er rn t es hw th e no rt ng gr ow n 1p . th e ne ar es t sn ip pi , on kt ,,l to il ra ot sw o' )d T Two m il es ov 0r Sp R oa ds : po 1n ·t. s be en ou t ov er~oat ha t ac tr e Th cx:1 r: it io n o f ti m be an d ot he r pr od uc to . The fuel ni nd co d an t . ac tr r f H is to ry o fo r saw ti m be e ti m be r re m ai d,ng bl ta an ch er d m an no vu ri ou s ti m es ou ,nd th er e 1s an d of ha rd w oo is no v be in g re tly bu rn ed 1n 19 27 . A fa ir stee to 8" D13H is T hi s was se ve to l" DBH w i tl l oo ca si on ai tr s ye ll ow pi 1e up e la nd . now fo un d on th ho le s . a few ol d pr oj ec t e ar re he T : ts en Im pr ov em ty pe s: V al e o f la nd by ao re ag e ~ .:>l Cove V al ue pe r ac re ··e .oo T ot al V al ue J30o .OO 30 6 .00 V al ue o f lu nd al 13 . 00 V al e o f m in er 19 .0 0 ~3 V al ue o f tr ac t pe r ac re ...,e.20 A ve ra ge va lu e 12"- �Claim of ______________________________________________ . ---------- ---------- ---------- -In the Circuit Court oL __________________________ County, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs, ______ A-, .. ,-.. .. ~ _L C?Ju" ·ct T:lc.1~9/-, e '7" __________ __________ __________ _______ _ more or less, of land in _____ } ~_·":".'~!.'.."!~ ~~~------ County, Virginia, Defendant s. The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court oL_lr..~ ~~---::~ -~---- County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to said notice. My name is __ ~ - . ; / ' ~____13¥,,~- -------- -------- -------- --My post office address is ___~ ___ !_ ~ ~ - - - Jf-_~__/i~_t__ ____ ~-------- --------- ----I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about__..L~~~~--- _______ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improve ments:_~ ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ------------ ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- - 21,7.----- ---------- ---------- ------Thi~and is located about__ ~______ miles from __ !=_ __ L~--~ --(~~J -- Virginia, in the __ ~.!!#_____ Magiste:rial District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the 5oint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or , parcel of land described above.) , 4 ~ -Ra., .. -(,? ________________________ _ ~/~ __ 1_ fi--edlF ~~/._ ___ The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follo,ws: North __ C W It~ ? ~ ~ __ E ~/ ~,_ ~ ---------- ---------- ---------- -------South ~ _ r1 _________________________ _ East __ :Pj ~ ,_ ~ .,.........____ ... ~ _..__ /1(~4 ? ~;Jf__L.-=-=--... _______________________ ----------------------------- West_ i Y ~ _£~fl------------------------------ - _______________________ _ I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year_l91- ~ __ in, the following manner : ___ f;_._<;,_lJt.~~--~/1.d&.-, _____:,.. __~__ § _~ -~-§"'" ~~-;- 6:C. ~ -~-.s__ ~.t:3~-a ~ ~------ ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- -------- I~laim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $-l~_"'qRL?_.________ . I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $_, .i -opn ________ , I am the owner oL/~,.:..~_____ ____ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $--~--- -------· (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or informatio n as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a . description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). .--:: ~:~; -Lfa J~-7 :~"= pt:J }:~~ =~~ :..~~--~ _ 9--~-7 --~_t; .__~~ ~~-~- ~-- ----"'~ - ~ - ~- --~ljV7,-A ~ _....:c, _ ~_$ _:p-..;~~ :{_s~~- 1-~n't.<.I 7• /'f.. b u,., qe,c_ ,S' ('l,e-,• ._..L __ (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). Witness my signature (or my name and mark att~chedlh ;reto) this __ ~.J_<:L~z~_-__day ---------- ---------- ---------- --t------- ----- __ { / j ~ --~-~--- ;;._~ sTtTE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF ---~~ ~!~~.,_7-c,{7_~_7:1:L:.. ______ , To-wit: oLJ~'-- ---L9~L __ , 1930. The undersigne d hereby certifies that__-~.A.7Li.u.~..:.f,.<::t_~.!.::~---~~-~.9-.~~-!:.-----------the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters : j!_~~~~~~:~e~:~~=-~:;i;f~~~~::~: :;~;_'.r~;3~: best of ht:,o~:r~; Clerk of the Court, or S:p0e:ial Inv0stigato:r or Notary Public o:r .Justice of the Peace _,. 112 �' �~ ~a~:e ~rc~:f/ !P~~~ Y, Virginia,~:,<1 _;.<~-, At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs._< - x . i . f - = ~ ~ ~- ~ -- _____ ---------~ L : ~-- ---------------------::;.:./'. ---------- ~ ----------- --------------------- ---more or less, of land in~4!..L~----~ __________ County, Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court of _ ~~~-- County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to said notice. / ~-$ ~ ~--------------------- My name is ___ My post office address is ___ __ ~ _ ______ .,,,__ _ __ _____ __ __ _____ ___ _ I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about_ ___ ~______ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements:___________ ____,, __ ___ -~ - - ------ --- - - ------------------- This l~n..s!,-- is located ab?ut_ __ _g:_ _____ miles from __,..~ th~ - --~ Magisterial District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above. ) ----- - - ---- . - ~~~~ ,&..J_J _~ - ~- 1-+> . - - --~ . - - ' - Y __ £ _____ A~~ AL____ £.......i . ~~ .. ~ _ -- ~ -'- The land owners adjacent to the above desc~ibed tract or parcel of land are as follows :' North ___~ ~ __ -~--- ~ ~ -~ ----- --- - - --- - - ----------------- - - ------ / South ___ ~ ~ -- ~ --- L ~ ~-~ ----------- -------------- East ----·· ~ ~ --- . . . / ~ ------------------------ --------West ____ CZ-_£4 __________________ ~ -- ~----------- - ---------------- ----- I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year _,LL':e~_in the following manner: d ~ z=~~~~is-:r-=~~~~~=::-i'~::::: :~:: - : - - - e ¥ ~ '-,..c....(.. r,-3.J ~ . <,( 4- 16--c ~~y on is $.?.&ZL4"~ -· I claim that tile" total value oL my right, r·tfti'e,estate or interest; /...-rt-1:?~4 L,J. ~ 4-4.««-e~--" . A . ~ in and to this t~ast or ari el of .j,@d with the improvements there lJ, iS ~.2".c -~%---- - --· ~a.- ~ ? "'-> c... ,I < "I am the owne~ of_ _~ ~ ~----acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but 1ying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $--------- ---------· (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds) . ~ Remarks:.___ __L:,_~ _&,,, _<,&L_~ &/~ a z _------ -~ "-'•-•-~--z:;=~~-''°'-- ~ ~ ~,,: , , ,. ----- ~ & 1 - ·:;,/!'~- ---.-------- d--J-1. __ __ _____ __ __ -:,? /4.u~ ---71-;r~-- -~ - ___________ ____-td_~ ~ ~-~ ----- ~ _ _ _ _ .-,....::.._ 1 -4-J...te -L~· . /- ---------- Y-'~ ·---------- __/4 ____ __1'f__ #.________________ (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). Wit~ss my signature (or my name and~ ark ttached hereto) this ___ _,L.q______ day oLf i-~ '-------, 19:w.° '2:-~ __ __'.LS__~ _c!. ,_M _ ~ ~ STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF__ ___ _ ~ ~ ' To-wit: The undersigned hereby certifies that_ ~ . 4 - ' . : ~ ,L -t.. ~ L,::4._~ ~the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath thanhe matters and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, this ___ day /&_ ~ ~/JP ,.b... ~~ ,L7_________ 0L_4 ~ ¼-,,(9 //4 L.-4-1--r/-4 ,e.,0,• ~ ~ . ~ € 1e - -t ~urt, ~~fu;;;,;tf- ator o Notar..,__,_,tlic, Justic of the Peace... _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Z~5 ��}70- I - ~ .......J'-4 ,,... U ' ·l1 ., ... , .LI1nie L. - Lllp on jI rnsber( ,3r _:ei rs • County : :,o ct:incll m .Ji strict : Stonei:all C / ,,/ / ,._J I / Cove Slope - I "1 l' ~o chc..ins �I~ IM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGH . The state Commiss ion on Conserv ation and Developm ent of the state of Virginia cou:rn.,y' VIRGI!;L . Flied in the Ci k's Office er R k' oc mgham County~ Va. S , i 1932 vs . Cassand ra Lawson 1.tkins and others and 52 ,501 acres of land in Rockingh am County. To the Hon. Ir. '. 3ertram , Judge of said Court . The motion of J . O. Earnsbe rger , .... L. Rarnsbe rger , Hannie T. Harnsbe rger , Clinton T. Rar sberger, Kate i . Snapp , J . C. ishop, • c. navis, and . Florence Forrer , vho file thiB motion upon be- half of themselv es and the other heirs at law and distribu tees of Charles i . R~rnsbe rger, deceased , praying said Court to disapprove and to decline · ta accept the findings of the card of p- praisal Commiss ioners heretofo re appointe d by said Court in the above matter , wherein said Boara. reported , under 1 ts ro . 70-I of its findings as filed in the Clerk's Office of said Court, that the 51 acres therein re£erred to is listed as the property of Annie L. 3au.gher and is a lap on the land of the Harnsbe rger heirs and that said property was only valued at 8. 00 per acre. The grounds of said motion are as follows : (1) That the Apprais al Board erred in reportin g said bl acres of land as the property of Annie L. Baugher covered by a lap on the lands of the heirs of the late Charles ·r. Hdrnsbe rger. The said 51 ores is a part of a 264 acre tract of land which has belonged to the estate of the s&id Charles J . Harnsbe rger, to him and his predece ssors in title for the last fifty years or more, and over said land the said Charles .'l. Harnsbe rger and his heirs have exercise d absolute control and dominion . LAW OFFI CES GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRI SO N B URG, VA. { 2) That the .rl.pprais al Board erred in not making any allow- ance for the mangane se ore known to exist upon said land. This �- - 2-- tract of 264, acres is a por,tion of the land lying south of Elkton, which has been developed as manganese ore-bearing land . There is no question about this tra ct of 51 a cres being rich in such ore . (3) That the price of Js. oo per acre allowed for sai d lands i inadequate and confiscatory , said lands being worth many times this sum on account of the manganese known to exist therein. (4) That the findings of said Board were based upon a mis- talrn of law as to the na ture and effect of the evidence produced before said Board by moveants . Th e affidavits attached hereto are asked to be rea d in support of the above exception. Th e claim heretofore filed by the moveants is asked to be read in connection with this motion. By Counsel . Counsel . LAW OFFICES GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARR I SONBURG . VA . 31"1 �IN THE CIRCUIT com OF ROGKIImm COUHTY ' VL GINI • The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia vs . I others The a ffi davit of J . O. H rnsberger , to be read in connection with the motion filed by him and the other heirs at law of Charles 1, . Ha rnsberger to have the findings of the Board of Appraisal Com- mi ssioners disapproved in connection with i ts finding ?0- I . State of Virginia , County of Rockingham , to-wit : J . O. H~rnsbe r ger this day personally appeared before me, ~~ , a Notary Tu.blio 1n and for the County aforesaid , in the state of Virginia, in my County aforesaid , and , being duly sworn , deposes and says : I am one of the heirs at law of the late Charles l . Ha rns berg er , and am v1ell acquain t ed with the 264 a cres of 1.8.nd situate just south of Elkton , of which 51 acres lying at the eastern end of the 264 a cre tra ct has been reported by the Board of APprais 1 commissioner s in the above entitled matter as belonging to umie L. ::saugher and as a lap on the lands of the heirs at law of Charles , . Harnsberger . The entire 2 acre tract of land has be n recognized as the land of the esta te of Charles :r. Harnsberger for the past forty years or more , and t h e s a id esta te has had control of, and has paid the taxes on , said land duri ng all of this perio . This entire tract of land lies within the manganese ore - bearing belt on the western slope of the Blue Ridge !ountains, and the western portion of said tract has been developed by actual mining LAW OFFICES thereon , and the entire traot · is believed to be ore-bearing in GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG . VA . commercial quantities . In view o1 these facts , the value of pB. O �--2-per acre placed on said 51 acre tract by the Board of ppraisal Commissioners is absolutely inadequ· ate and confiscatory. believed that the rt is ppraisal Board erred in reporting this land as the property of Annie L.Baugher , and also erred in not making a substantial allowance for the manganese ore known to exist therein. Subs cribed and sworn to me this ~ day of September, 1932 . -,_...~ 4 ro-~c..Y .~~ ~.....-.1-0 . _ _ _, LAW OFFICES GEO . S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG . VA. 321 �fil H1" r,1 ,rl,' :f\i'a Roe'. ingh;;.m C Jnty Va. State C:>1.1.1ic:si ,n on 0011.:iervation nd .Develo.:.')i.ant of th,3 0tate of Virbinia '# -1 • 'l V : s. Cc esandra .ua.Hson .,.t: ins and oth..:rs, a. ....d iL,, bJl s.cres of land in RockiTh___;han vou..>1ty, • l.otion to :_:i_n'a.isal CorLS ., vO et 8.Sid.e a.:1d. d.i< . . ;1au SS J. on ers . 110''v th cla.i ant , Anr..ie L&urie .!38.u_;her , u.ni asl;:.., a:m1 re~uests the Jourt to et aside, lecline to acceL t and Qis~p,rove tlJ.e report of the Board. of ea use \Ii th rove uhv re)01't Of ul...e .dOcu. cl Of ci. 1 1 re "ere nee to t:1iE · _1rai8al 80..1:1.i.s iore rs :.'iled in thic d ;;:'endant in Tract No . 70 , , hi c.½. S'"' i cl tract contains about 821 acres and is ri~~ate near Jlkton, in ~ tone·mll District , Rockingham Ja1unty , Jir~inia; ~or the f,,llo• i n.; reasons : ( 1) .t3ecc.use the v--l.1e ph.. ced 11pon the Sa. i d. h .. nd by the .Bo rd of .<i._pprai :::al ComL i s i oncrs is ..,ros·s ly im. . de1._._u& te an~ eon r is ;a tory . ~ ' (~) Becaus the find in~ or findi ~__,s in ly inade-iuate v hen considered to~ether Court , as to ju.... tify a f indirlc; trlD. t ue..., ti on '--'re ~o manifest- ith the evidence b :ore the in ma1:in;:; E uch f ind.in0 or fi!lc in.ss the 3oard of nPJraisal 0ommis~ionBrs or some o~ them ~~re af2ected or influen-Jed oy somv mi £take of laN as to t. e la ture and .:Jf .i.'ect of th~ t;ViJ.ence , with r·eference to \. hi Jh ~her-fo ~e , the said 11.11.:. ... ie ~ uch findin~ or f ind.in.__:s .erer:.ad.e . L..:.urie Ba.Jt;her prays the 0ou.rt that an order may be entered sev~in0 aside , ucclininJ to accept , and disapprov in..; the report of the Board of ppraisal Co ..uniss ioners in so far as it· relates to or affects the said. lands owned and claimed by the said nnie Laurie Baugher . Sa i d Annie ~aur i e Bau~her further moves the Go trt to e~clude her said lands !rom the .t>ark area and to release her Sa.id lands from �·) ?:. • Your movant herev'i th fil e s affidavit s as to the v a lue of the s a id land . ANNIE LAURI E BAUGHER By counse 1 Couns el �IN THE 8IRCUIT COURT OF 1OCKINGHAH JOUNTY , VIRGII'"IA State Jornmiss ion on Conserv ation and Developm ent of the utate of Virginia vs . Cassand ra awson __,_ tkins and ot .10rs, and 52,501 acres of land in . . oc:dn0 ham _;ounty, virginia . _'i,f.Z-idavit to be read in connect ion ,;ith motion filed by Annie Laurie Bau 6 her to have the finding of the Bo8.rd of c1.p r,raisal Comiais.: :ioners disappro ved in aonnecti on with its firn'.l~ing No . 70 . tate of Virginia , County of . . oc:b:ingham , to - wit : This .J.ay persona lly appeared before me P . B. F. Good., a Uotary _>ublic in and for the County of itockingh am and 0tate of VLginia , 1ll. ::f-~ ~~ 3. -\;;....- Gent , who after bei!l£ duly s worn, deposes and says as follows : Th' t he is wel1 acq_uain ted Hith the tract of land belongin g to Annie ~aurie Baugher , containi ng about 821 acres, s ituate near Elkton, in Jtonewa ll .Distric t , ockingha m County, Virgini a, known as Tract No . 70, in the report of the Board of .d.ppra isal Jorn.mis [ ioners and that the amount allov,ed by said vommiss ioners for said. land is grossly inade uate , the saicl land, includin g timber and wood thereon, bein~ well w rth 5 . 00 :per &ere, or v4 , 105 . 00 . 3ubscri bed and s wo.rn to before me this 29th day of .::ieptemb er, 1932 . ~ ~ .t'ublic �- - - = = = = = = = = == - = = = - - - -- - - - - = - - - - - , . IN 'l'HE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKI NGHA!-I COUNTY , VIRGI NIA State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia vs . Cassandra Lawson AtLins and others, and 52 , 501 acres of land in .ockin~ham County, Virginia • .Affidavit to be read in ::onnection with motion filed by An:2ie Lauri e Ba ~her to have the -f ind.ing of the Board. of Appraisal Commissioners disapproved in connection with its find.ing No . 70 . S tate of vi~ginia , County of Hockin,_:;}1arn, to - wit : This d.ay personally appeared. before me P. B. F . Good, a Notary Public in and for the County of liockingham and State of Vlr_,;inia, George Lawson, who after being first duly sworn, d.e:poses and says as follows : nhat he is well acquainted with the tract of land belol16ing to Annie Laurie Baugher, containing 821 acres , situate near Elkton in Stonewall District , .t ockingham County,· Virginia, known as Tract No. 70, in the report of the Board. of App raisal Com.11i S8i oners; that he has from time to time cut timber and wood on said land; that it is his belief that there is at present on said land at least 60 , 000 feet of :pine and saw timber and that he believes there is on ~ said land at least fifteen two - horse loads of \mod pe r acre; that the amount allowed by said Commissioners for said land is ~rossly inadey_uate, the same , including timber , bei:r1£ vrnll \\Orth $5 . 00 per acre , or w4 ,105 . 00 . i)'µ,W;J\ ~~ Subscribed and sworn to before me this 29th day o i' September, l':i 32 . ~ - - - f1¥ rr: �IN Tit£ JiitJUIT JOUrlT OF .ROGh.INGHru. JOUNTY , 7InGilH Jtate Commissio n on Jonservat ion and Developue nt of the ,Hate of Virginia vs . "Cassandra Lawson .a.tkins and others, and 52 ,::501 c:;_cres of L:1nd in . . oc""cin6 ham County, Virginia • ..affidavit to be read in con.:).ectio n Hith motion l'il..;d by Annie :Laur ie Bau.sher to have the _inlin~ c,_ ~1e .3oard. of Al})raisal Commissio ners disapprov ed in conn~ction uith its finc.ing .ro . 70 . State of Virginia, Cou..."VJ.ty of Ro0ki nc;ham, to - wit : Thi ~ Qay personally aJpeared before Le Ralph H• .Bader, a Notary Public in and. for the County of Rockin h'.m and .State of Vi::-.__;inia, 0 P. B. F . Good , who a fter being duly sworn, iieposes and. says as follo.,s : That he is well acq_uainte d vith the tract of land belongint; to Annie Laurie Bau6 her, containil1€ about 821 acres, 0 ituate near Elkton , in Stonew~l l District, Rockingham Jounty, Virginia, known as ·rract No . 70, in the report of the Board of Appraisal Commissio ners and th8.t the amount allo.ved by said Jommissio ners for said. land is 6 rossly inade ua te, the s~id. land, incl-J.dint_: tirJ.ber and wood thereon, beins well worth 'ii'5 . 00 per acre, or ~4, 105 . 00 . 0~~ Subscribe d and sworn to before re this 29th day of September , 19~~ . blic �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia. filed in the C\erk's Office Rockingham County, Va.. vs. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and. others, am 52,561 acres, more or less, of land in Rockingham County, Virginia. f'lCW 5' 1932 jfli!,kJ,. k;t;,/,M In compliance with the order entered in the above entitled. case on the 25th day of October, 1932, and in response thereto, your defendant respectfully states that the tract or parcel of land. within the area sought to be condemned, ownership of which is claimed by her, and with reference to which she has filed her ob Jections, is the same tra ct or parcel which was found by t ,he Appraisal Commissioner s to be land owned by her; being Tract No. 70, as shown and delineated on the map filed with the report, and exhibit sheets thereto at tached, made by said Commissioner s. ANNIE LAURIE BA'UGHER By Counsel 'i2. �IN THE CIRCU IT C .URT O. fWC 'GNillI C •UNTY, VIRGI I ~ The State 1Q ~mis 1 on n Con er vation ·- n d Dovelo m nt of t O 'it :. t , of irein i vs. Cte, ,dra L ,o : n +k · na tnd other s, and 52 , 501 aoroe of l aud in Rockingham Gounty . I n re cxoep tione 01/,£),~_,_ ,4.-ql 4 -&I// e, To the Hon. Philip Willic;:1.ms, Chai r ma n of the J·ark La nd .,.,r i t r a tion ourd. In re ply t o your l et t ,r a nd os.ll of i.. O llgU.S t 8, 1933 , beg say: Th·t oopies of th '3 p per a hereto f or e f iled in the a bove matt o:r 0.2•e h ~r·-with h n e d you> .... nd a ll ke copy h a s alrea dy beon delive red to the St ute Comm1~s1on on C0nse .vatio n of th e t nd t a te of V:i.1 g 1nL , wi t h the excep tion of a c o:py 1 evelol) EAnt f the cl i , whi ch ~r. M reh, of tho Co1 r iss1on , s aid was not needed . urther answer ing your ca lls in t heir order : (1) The gr ounds of exo0pt i on t ion~ fi l ed. ... o .t'u.lly set f orth in t h e exo op.. su.ffi oe 1 t her e Lo a· y ~hat tho basi ri of .,_ e exc ep- t i on ia tho f .1iluxo of tho p:pr isu.l ; O' r ct o iillo\i, ::...ny oom:pc nsati n f or the proven ma;nga.ne e miner al or es on the land. of excep tunt . ( 2) The numbe r of th. i . l u ir.1 on ·tne c o11nty ownor sh i ·p mup f ile d in these proo,] edings ia ( 3) The auth or i ty of cou.ns el to a o t i n these 1.>r ooeed ing s is a - t oh d hel' et o. LAW OFFI CES GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONB URG. VA. �~.r~-f\ ..v ~ :i):i:rec~or s :'::.eac: 1,-'·~e- s .~-- J! __ r--s c.L s '·y :cor • ··.. - . p :r :• ce �• IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGH.AM COUNTY,VIRGINIA• The State Commission on Conser vation and Development of the Sta te of Virginia vs. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others and 52,501 acres of land in Rockingham county. To the Hon.H. W.Be.rtram, Judge of said Court. The motion of J.O.Harnsberger, A.L.Harnsbe rge.r, Nannie T.Harnsberger, Clinton T.Harnsberger, Kate w.snapp, J.C.Bishop, A.C.Davis, and A.Florence Forrer, who file this motion upon behalf of themselves and the other heirs at law and distributees of Charles w.Ha rnsberge.r , deceased, praying sa id Court to disapprove and to decline to accept the findings of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners heretofore appointed by said Court in the above ma tter, wherein said Board reported, under its No. 70-I of its findings as filed in the Clerk's Office of sa id Court, that the 51 a cres therein referred to is listed a s the prope rty of .Annie L. Baugher a nd is a lap on the land of the Harnsberge.r heirs, and that s a id property was only valued at $8.00 per acre. The grounds of said motion are as follows: (1) That the Appraisal Board erred in reporting s a id 51 acres of land as the property of .Annie L.Baugher covered by a l a p on the lands of the hei.rs of the late Charles ·11.Harnsbe.rger. The said 51 acres is a part of a 264 acre tract of land which has belonged to the estate of the said Charles ".'!.Harnsberger, to him, and his predecessors in title for the last fift y years or more, and over said land the said Charles ~.Ha rnsberger and his heirs have exercised absolut e control and dominion. LA'fY OFFICES GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG . VA . (2) That the Appraisal Board erred in not making a:ny allow- ance for the manganese ore known to exist upon said land. This 1YC �--2-tract of 264 acres is a portion of the land lying south of Elkton, which has been developed as manganese ore-bearing land. There is no question about this tract of 51 acres being rich in such ore. (3) That the prioe of $8.00 per acre allowed for said lands is totally inadequate and oonfiscatory, said lands being worth many times this sum on account of the manganese known to exist therein. (4) That the findings of said Board were based upon a mistake of law as to the nature and effect of the evidence produced before said Board by moveants. The affidavits attached hereto are asked to be read in support of the above exception. The claim heretofore filed by the movean.ts is asked to be read in connection with this motion. By Counsel. LAW OFFICES GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG . VA. 21-il �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHJ.:M COUNTY,VIRGINIA. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia vs. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others and 52 , 501 a cres of land in Rockingham County. The affid avit of J . O.Harnsberger, to be read in conneatio with the motion filed by him and the other heirs at law of Charle w. Harnsberger to have the findings of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners disapproved in connection with its finding 70- I . state of Virginia, County of Rockingham, to-wit: J . O.Harnsberger this day personally appeared before me, , a Notary Public in and for the -------------County aforesaid, in the State of Virginia, in my County aforesaid , and, being duly sworn, deposes and says: I am one of the heirs at law of the late Charles w. Harnsberger, and am well acquainted with the 264 acres of land situate just south of Elkton, of which 51 acres lying at the eastern end of the 264 acre tract has been reported by the Board of Appraisal Commissioners in the above entitled matter as belonging to Annie L. Baugher and as a lap on the lands of the heirs at law of Charles '.'l.Harnsberger . The entire 2,64 acre tract of land has been recognized as the land of the estate of Charles w. Harnsberger for the past forty years or more, and the said estate has bad control of, and has paid the taxes on, said land during all of this perio. This entire tract of land lies within the manganese ore-bearing belt on the western slope of the Blue Ridge Mountains, and the western portion of said tract has been developed by aotual mining LAW OFFICES GEO.S. HARNSBERGER thereon, and the entire tract is believed to be ore-bearing in HARRISONBURG . VA . aommercial quantities. In view of these facts , the value of iB .O �--2--per acre placed on said 51 acre tract by the Board of appraisal Commiss ioners is absolutely inadequate and confiscatory. rt is believed that the Appraisal Board erred in reporting this land as the property of Annie L. Baugher , and also erred in not making a substantial allowance for the manganese ore known to exist therein. Subscribed and sworn to before me this -----day of September , 1932 . Notary Publ ic . LAW OFFICES GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG. VA. �In the Cirelli t 1.1ourt of Rockingham County, Virginia. The State ~ommiasion on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia. v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others and 52,561 ~ores, more or leas, in Rockingham ~ounty, Va. Statement made by J.O.Harnsbe r ger, A.L.Harnsberger,Na nnie T.Harnsbe r ger, '-' linton 11.1:!arn~sbe rger, Kate W•Snapp, J • C•.bishop, A.C.Davia and A.Florence Jl'orrer pu.rsu.ant to a decree in the above entitled cau.se dated October 25, 1932, in response to Item No. 2 of the inquiry made in said decree. Your respondents say that the 51 acres of land listed in the report of the Appraisal Board unde r its No. 70-I as the Annie L.Baugher Lap on the lands of the Chaa.W.Krnsberge r is erroneous in that said 51 acres is in fact the property of your respondents and said property should have been listed as the property of your respondents. The 51 acres in dispu.te lies at the east end of the plat showing the lands of the late Cha s.W.Harnsberger and is clear y included within the boundary of respondents' title to their lands. Sa i d plat is marked "Ex.Plat" andis prayed t o be read as a part hereof. LAW OFFICES GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG . VA . ihe amount allowed for said lands was also con fiscatory. �In the Circuit Court of Rockingham County,Virginia. The State ~ommission on ~onservation and Development of the State of Virginia. Filed in the Clerk's Offlc Rockingham County, Va.. r:e: . J/ V'. Cassandra Lawson At~ins and others anct 52,!561 acres,more or less,in Rockingham uounty,Va. jtfkW ~ 1932 Clerk statement made by J .S. Harnsberger ,A.L.Harnsberger, Nannie T.Harnsberger,Clinton T.Harnsberger, ~ate w.snapp,J.C.Bishop,A.C. Davis and A.Florence Forrer pursuant to a decree in the above entitled cause dated October 25,1932,in response to Item No.2 of the inquiry made in said decree. Your respondents say that the 51 acres of land listed in the report of the Appraisal Board uncter its No. 70-I as the Annie L.Baugher Lap on the lands o:f the Chas . 1'1 .Harnsberger is erroneous in that said 51 acres is in fact the property of your respondenss and said property should have been listed as the property of your respondents. The !51 acres in dispute lies at the east enct. of the plat showing the lands of the late Chas. W.Harnsberger and is clear y included within· the boundary of respondents' title to their ladds said plat iR marked "Ex.Plat" anctis prayed to be read as a pant hereof'. The amount allovrnd for Geo.S.Harnsberger Gounsel. !! HARRISONBURG . VA. ��7 STATEMENT OF ) Geo. S. Harnsberger, p. q. ~. O. HARNSBERGER and others I STATEMENT OF C03'IS, POSTAGE, ETC.: I 'If ' �\ In re .Arbitration Agreement submitted to the Governor,arising in or out of the condemnation proceedings pending in the Circuit Courts of Virginia under authority of the Shenandoah National Park ct. State Commission on Conservation and Development of the state of Virginia filed in the Clerk's Office Rockingham County, Va vs. AUG .t_t 1933 Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others and 52,501 aores of land in Rockingham County. Q~er tf In re exceptions of J.O.Harnsberger and others. To the Hon.Philip \lillia.ms , Chairman of the Park Land .Arbitration Board. In reply to the rules issued by said .Arbitration Board on ~ugust 16, 1933, and in reply to your call therein made, the undersigned beg to say: (a) The number of the tract owned by exceptants, as shown on the map filed in this proceeding, is 70-r. (b) The acreage claimed is 51. (c) As the claim now under consideration is based primarily ~pon the mineral rights therein asserted, the requirements in this section do not in their entirety apply. Suffice it to say here: (1) The appraisal Board did not make proper allowance ~or the land of exceptants, exclusive of the mineral rights, the ~aid property being worth at least ~15.00 per acre imtead of the eight allowed by the ppraisal Board. ·mile it is true that this t~act is listed as an overlap of Annie L.Baugher on the Harnsberger lands, and while the validity of suoh a lien is usually to be deLA W O FF ICES GEO . S. HARNSB ERGER termined in the proper court procedure and not before this Board, ret as .Annie L.Baugher has not agreed to submit her claims to arbi- HARRI SONB U RG. VA . - ~ ~ - - - - - - - - - - - ~ - - - - - - ~ ~ - - - - - - - - - ·-.!'.!L �--.-.2--- tra tian, exoeptants ask that their ri ghts may be protected in this proceeding. The said 51 aores is a part of a 264 acre tra ct of land which has belonged to the estate of Charles w.Rarnsberge r and his prede cessors in title for more than fifty years. (2) That the Appraisal Board erred in not making any al- lowance for manganese ores known to exist on said land. This is a part of the same manganese ore property that has been developed near Elkton, and from which large tonnage has been removed. There can be no question about this land being ore-bearing in commercial quantities, and, as said lands have been developed, it is believed that a very conservative and fair royalty to be asked would be $10,000.00. St ate of Virfi;::-.n';"'i:"a ,_, UA .n ~ Jd-~V~I\.AJ\,\AJ '/ I Cott.a~ of R:eelci 1ig:l1a1!fl::;,-.. to-wit• . This day J.O.Harnsber ger personally appeared before me 1i-;:~~-'"~~-==~·~..:::l,i~~~::::::::..::____, a Notary Public in and for th: afores aid, in the St ate of Virginia, in my ~ afores aid, being duly sworn, de poses and says: I have read the a bove statement, and beli eve the LAW OFFICE S GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG . VA . sta tements of facts contained therein to be t rue. /J f / ~me: > - < ubsori be d and s·worn to before this '?- j _: £~ ~ day of a ugust,1933. ,N.P. �F'iled. B _m the Clerk's Office HARNSBERGER, J. o. 70- I ROCKINGHAM COUNTY f iekmgham County, Va. SEP f 1933 IN RE . ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS submitt ed to the Go vernor arising in or out of Cond emnation Proceed ings pending in the Circuit Court of Virginia under authori ty of the Shenand oah Nationa l Park Act . SUMMARY STATEMENT OF PETITIONER : EXCEPTANT : Harnsbe rger , J . ORIGINAL CLAIM : Acreage o. --- : Value$ ---- : Inc . Damages , Nane VALUE PLACED ON TRACT BY PETITIONER ' S APPRAISERS : TRACT NO . 70- I VALUE INCIDENT 1\.L DAMAGES None $319 . 00 BOARD OF APPRAISAL COMMISSIONERS FINDINGS : MAP NUMBER OF TRACT : 70-I VALUE OF TRACT : TRACT NO . 70- I VALUE $408 . 00 INCIDENTAL DAMAGES none l'i3 �The basic differences "oetrrnen Petitioner and this exceptant are as to the classific· tion .;,nd VL.lue of the land ,nd mineral rights o 1 ~ ..lthough we believe the values reported by the petitioner r s appraisers were very liber 1 and that the findings of the Board of ..ppraisal Commissioner s as to values are sub st· ntL.. lly too high , we huve accepted and uill not seek a lower valuation then their findings as shown on the above tables in this case . ~s to the classific tion of the land ,nd the other ele.ents of value we submit that these matters ,- re correctly set forth in the fork Sheet of the Board with reference to this case , end not a.s set forth in exceptant ' s state.ients o This vrork sheet is filed r1i th the record and · copy of this fork sheet is submitted 1.1i th copy of the record tendered herewith , nd ad.ui tional copies of the 'Jork Sheet in this c se uill be furnished if desired . Subscribed to &nd verified before me this the r day of september , 1933 . 1.C l'1'-\ �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGH.. ~ COUNTY, VIRGINIA. The state Commiss ion on Conserv ation and Developm ent of the state of Virginia , v. PETITI ONER. At Law No . 1 829. Cassand ra Laws on On this , the DEFENDANTS. tkins and others , :2 b day of December , 1933 , came Annie -......:--""-- - L. Baugher , and , on her motion, leave is given her to file her petition for payment to her of the sum of $2 , 731 . 00 , the amount of the award set out in the judgmen t of condemn ation for Tract No. 70 and heretofo re paid into court • .And it appearin g to the Cour t that the said Annie L. Baugher is invested 1th a superio r or better right or olaim ot title in and to the said tr.act of 1and No . 70 than any other person or persons , and that the record of this oause does not disclose any denial or dispute by any party or person in interest as to the title to said Tract No . 70 , or to the proceeds arising from the condemn ation of said Tract No . 70 , and it further appearing to the Court that al l taxes due on said Tract No . 70 have been paid ; upon conside ration whereof , it is consider ed and Ordered by the Court that the said sum of )2 , 731. 00 , paid into oourt by petition er as just compens ation for Tract No. 70, be paid unto said .Annie L. Baugher , and the Clerk of this Court is directed to transmi t a certifie d oopy of this order to the Treasure r of Virginia , who:h.al l pay unto the said Annie L. Baugher the said sum of ~2 , 731. 00 , the amount of the award set out in ~he judgment of condemn ation for Tract No . 70 , taking from the said Annie L. Baugher a receipt therefor and certifyi ng such payment to the Clerk of this Court for appropr iate entry thereof , as required by law. Enter . Judge . �In the Circuit Court of Rockingham County,Virgi nia. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the state of Virginia, v. PETITIONER. t Law No.1829. Cassandr Lawson and others, Come tkins DEF.JND.aNTS • now the undersigned and shows to the Court : Th ta judgment in rem ha heretofore been entered in this proceeding condemning to the use of the petitioner the fee simple estate in the tract of land No. 70, and described in the report of the Board of ppraisal Commissioner s appointed herein, and shown, numbered , and delineated on the County Ownership ap filed therewith, upon payment into the custody of the Court of t he sum set out in the said judgment as conEtituting the award therefor , as follows : .t..ward on Tract No . 70 , J.2 . 731 . oo • That the report of the said Board sets forth that the undersigned is the only person who claims or appears to have a olaim to an interest in the said tract of land or in the proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof ; Th.a .·~ the pet '. f~:i:one:r has paid into the custody of the Co\ll't t. the said sum set out in said judgment as constituting the award for the fee simple estate in said tract of land ; That your undersigned , on the date of the said judgment in rem condemning the said traot of land , owned or was entitled to a fee simple interest in said tract , or in the proceeds arising from the oondemnation thereof :That no other person or persons than the undersigned are entitled to share in the distribution of the said award . That the undersigned acquired title to the said tract of land by deed from ~dw . C.Martz , Special Commissioner of the �--2-Circuit Court of Rockingham Cou.nty, dated February 28 , 19~ , and recorded in the Clerlc' s Office of this Court in D• .B.125 , at Page 383. Wherefore , your undersigned prays that she be made a party herein , under the provisions of section 21 of the Public Park Condemnation ct , and that an order be entered for t he dis - tribution of said sum set forth in said judgment in rem as constituting the award for the fee simple estate in the said traot condemned as aforesaid , and for the payment to the undersigned of the said award, or of as much thereof as the Court may find that the undersigned is entitled to receive, which the undersigned avers is as follows : Tract No . 70 , $2 , 731 . 00 . ~~ - fl~ ~J$~~ state of Virginia , County of Roolcingham , to - wit : .A,nnie L. Baugher , the person whose name is signed to the foregoing petition , having been first duly sworn , on her oath deposes and says that the facts given in said petition are true and correct, to the best of her knowledge and belief . Given under my hand this ,2..) $/-- day of December , 1933. I 3/b �To ho It Thia 1 one thou.sa_n • e rtif tfio reoord din in th . onca at.re o a of 1 t e- e ain.st th r ..... Un uont d tr ct cf land ontaini i ie n • ughe • D ted thi bout ea ed a y of Decem bor,. 1933. om I ay Concern: o oe:rtify t a.t the t xee tor th This 1 1933 land containill'" District, Rook1 e Dea bout one thousand am Co er ores and ty. Virgini , c{Jd-£,. i-'k7iD s 1932 and er ug inet t .c tr ct of of .Annie e.: ed in the y .• v 19 i u.a. e in tone iall en paid. a. Tr ~ ~ount;y , ' rginia.. �THIS DEED made this 28th day of .l!'elruary 1923, between c. :Martz, Special Commissioner of 1he Circuit Court of Rocldngham County in tre Chancery Cause of Osceola c. Liskey v. Edward J • .J:S • .t:Saugher, party of the first P3-rt, end Annie .L • .tlallgher, party of the second part: :: W ITNESSE TJ:i THAT WHEREAS, by a decree of the Circuit Court of Roc.ki.ngham uount y in 1he cllancer.v cause aforesaid of Osceola Liskey v. Edward c. J • .t:S.Baugher, enteredontl:e c. 19th day of October 1921, Martz and E.~. uraw:for-d were appointed Speaisl Commis- sioners of 1he Court for tre purp-ooe of selling the real estate hereinafter mentioned anl descri red; and WHEREAS, subsequnetly , said Special Commissioner s, after due advertisemen t of tile time , te:rm s and place of sale, as by said decree directed, on tre 17th day of January 1922, offered for sale at public auction, in front o:f the county Court .tiouse in tre Uity of liarri s:, nbur g, vir gi nia, t re real estate hereina.fter described, at whioh time anl place t:te same was k1:01r :tnocked down to Annie L. ~augher, at the gross price of $1050.00, she re ing the highest bidder therefor; and WHEREAS, tbe said purcha ser has complied with tbe ad- vertised terrrs of sale, aril sai~ sale was by decree entered in said cause on t le 23rd dS¥ of .teb mary 1922,, conf irre d and approved, and Edward c. !1Lartz was appointed a Special uommissioner to convey said land to said purchaser v.henever sre should have paid t b9 whole of said purchase money due by her; and W.tiEREA::,, said purchaser has fully paid all af the purchase money due on said land, ani is now entitled to a. deed for tle sane : ~ ~ - - - - - - - -?>If �11 I - 2 - NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of 1:he premises hereinabove recited, as well as the sum of one .Dollar cash in hand paid, tr:e receipt of which is hereby aoknowle dged, t re said IR tty of tle first part doth grant and oonvey, with special warranty of 1,,#-'IP ~ I - ~ 117 ~ ,5'~ ; , / - ~ I title, ,._all that certain tract or parcel of mountain land, containing approximately 1000 acres, situated south of the Tovn of Elkton, in Stonewall District, HO ck ingharn County , on Hanse 's Mountain, adjoining the lands of .tlarnsberger . am others, and being the sane tract or :parce 1 of land of v1h6ch A. J • .Baugh.er died seized an:1 possessed, and which was conveyed to Cl" cz:t---, J.,. CT Baugher ,...by D.O.Dechert, Special Commissioner, by deed of date .November 10th, 1914,which deed is duly of record in t1:e vlerk: 1 s office of 1<ockingham County, and to which deed reference is here made far a more particular description of said land. The lands mrein e:onveyed are ing t o a Ild s tan di n g in t he na ne of Ella s . .erugh er, the lands formerly belong- I.¾ • .ti.. ~a~ he r , J • .B. Baugher , Mary .McDaniel, Annie L. Ba:u.@l.er and L. G. Dickson. WITNESS tre following signature and seal. (SEAL) ~ Specia COmrnissioner &,-<.?~~L. ~£/~ .. '----------.....~ VIRGIIUA: ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, to-Wit: I, Lucy M. Coffman, a lllotary Public in and for t le County and state aforesaid, do certify that Edward c. Martz, Special Commissioner, whose name is signed to the foregoing deed, bearing date tm 28th day of .l!'ebruary 1923, personally appeared befClt'e me in my County aforesaid and ackncm1edged the same. (riven under my ha:dd 1his 28th day of Februaiy 1923. My commission expires the 19th day of July 1925. 31 �J ::t1 " \ \S / -c -.,...i, V, t 1-) ... ..:,,C -i CN C, t- \ ~ ~ ;,, ) 2 ~ - i] J.. ~ ~~ -- ~ 0 co •r-1 H 1-i ro ti:; ' ~ �QtnmmnuwtaltlJ nf ]ltrgtuta TREA SURE R'S OFFIC E RICH MOND , VA. Dece mb er 2 9 , 1 933 JOHN M. PURCEL L TREASUR ER OF VIRGINIA sure r This is to cert ify that I, J.M . Purc ell, Trea rdan ce of Virg inia have this 29 day of De c emb er in acco ra Coun ty with an orde r of the circ uit cour t of Rock i ngha in the caus e of the Stat e Com miss ion date d 12/2 8/33 Virg inia on Con serv ation and Deve lopm ent of the Stat e of Atki Cass andr a Laws on ~~---------~ns ~~ vs . p aid to Ann i e L. Baug her t $_ 2~1_7_3_1_._0_0_ _ _ bein g in full settl eme nt of trac #-3..D in the abov e men tione d caus e. zSI �3 Receiv ed of the Treasu .rer of Virgin ia t he sum of TW O Thousand , seven Hundred and Thirty- one Dolla rs ($2 , 731 . 00) , being the amount awarded me in the oa.use of the State Commission on conse rvatio n and Development of the State of Virgin ia va . Cassa ndra Lawson tkins and others , as oompe nsatio n for Tract No . 70, condemned in said cause . � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. 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Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Alexander, John A - Breeden, Norah Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context baugher-annie-l.pdf Title A name given to the resource Baugher, Annie L. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Positions 83 and 84 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 70, 70-I Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Baugher https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/59b3cfe69521400df4eb97dc91b2cd67.pdf 083ebf83a39db66f968a35f1b3e6e204 PDF Text Text ._., ROCKINGHAM COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT Number of Acres: 62 #185 - Baugher , Blsie B . Location: --South of the Spotswood Trail in Swift Run Gap . Roads: Soil: 7 miles over Spotswood Trail to E1kton . Sandy clay of good depth and fertility ; mo d erately rocky with gentle slopes on northeast and southeast exposure . History of Tract and condition of timber: Most of this tract was cleared many years ago , and has been grazed and cultivated since . 1fhe wood · d area has been cut over repeatedly in the past . It is estimated to cut an average of 6 cords of fuelwood per acre, or a total of 78 cords . Improvements: DWELLING-- --Log and frame 16x21 ', kitchen 12x20xl0 1 , ceiled, porch 6xl8 1 , l½ story, paper roof , 4 rooms , log finish, stone flues, fair condition-- occupied by owner - ---- - BARN-- --Log and frame, 32x43xl2 1 , shingle roof , fair condi tion- --HEN HOUSE- -- - F'rame, 10xl2x8' , shingle roof , fair condition- --GRANARY- - - ~'rame , 10xl8xl2 1 , shingle roof , fair condition-----HEN HOUSE-- ---Log , 8xl2' , shingle roof, poor condi tion-- - --SPRING HOUSE--- --Frame , 8x8x6 ', shingle roof , fair condition, STAVE SHED-- - - --Frame , 30x40xl2 ', shingle roof , poor condition, STAVE SHED- --- - F'rame , 5 0x36xl0 ', shingle roof , fair condition-- - ORCHARD---- 1 acre Acreage and value of types : Types Value per acre Acreage Total Value Ridge: 7 @ ~5 . 00 $35 . 00 6 @ 15 . 00 90 . 00 Grazing Land: 28 @ 35 . 00 989. 00 Fields Restocking: - - 10 @ 15 . 00 150 . 00 Cultivated Land: 11 @ 35 . 00 385 . 00 $1640 . 00 Slope: Cove: -- Orchard: Minerals: V~ue of Land: $ 1640 . 00 Value of Improvements : $ 480 • 00 Value of Orchard: $ 489 . 00 50 . 00 50 . 00 Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber : $ Value of Wood: $ 50 . oo Value per acre for tract: $ 35 . 80 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: 50 . 00 $2220 . 00 �On Friday , Sept . 18th, 1931 , a c companied by Hr . Gideon Baugher , I proceeded to survey the lands of Hrs . Elsie Baugher , lying in Swift Run Gap, in Rockingham County, near Fern Post Office, Greene Co, I was assisted by two experienced chain carriers, Messrs . Va . Ed. :-Ianey and Fountain Frazier, and m&de a careful survey by horizontal measurements from the true l .eridian, v1h1ch is shovm by the accor.1p&nying map , •rhicn is made a part of this report . A careful calcul1.:i.tion of the surveyed tract showed it to contain 65 acres . 11.'his, however, is subject to a deduc"':ion of the land occu- pied by the State Highvrny (Spottswood Trail } which runs thru f rom .. to B, a disti-nce of 7 chains, ,ntt1 a of a chain, making ( 7 x . 76 = 5 . 32 •idth of 50 feet , the tract or .76 sq . chains ) or . 53 of an acre . This deducted from entire survey of 65 acres, leaves ( 65 - . 53 = 64 . 47) ac::·es net of the Elsie Baugher tract . Submitted by Fred T . Jniss , County Surveyor of Page Co . Va . September 19 , 1931 �SURVEY OF ELSIE BAUGHER ~.ND ng tbru Begin ning at an iron pin in the olct origi nal road , runni r of the ol,.l Swift Run Gap; thenc e N 15 .J , 0 . 65 chain s to the cente thenc e N 15 V turnp ike, which repla ced the afore said old origi nal road; the Spotts v10od 2 . 63 chain s to the c enter of the new turnp ike , calle d tight rocks ; Trail ; thenc e N 15 J, 6 . 73 chain s to a stui:1p among some , on i 1 i, 3 . 44 cna ins to a b each t ree at t;'.le forks of a roacl thenc e N 78-;,f 54 ch . to cente r the east side of Spott swoo d Trail ; thenc e S 9½ E., 1 . fras stump 10 of said Trail ; thenc e S 9½ E, 2 . 65 ch . to a large sassa maple and mahog e,ny; f t . east of a road ; thenc e S 24 B, 1 . 57 ch . to a e w __ th sar.1.e thenc e S 83 W, 1 . 44 ch . to cente r of old turn_ oike; thenc N 20 i, 6 ch; N 55 \, 6 . 8 ch; thenc e S 37½ \!, 5 ch ; S 45 ,i , 15 ch; 9 . 2 ch . to a large S 55 U, 6 ch; S 37½ ',J, 4 ch; S 10 .. , 5 . 4 ch ; S 53 E, -,Naln ut tree, dead chest nut ; thenc e S 64 E 5 . 34 ch . to near a white . 5 ch; N 85 E, corne r to L . N. Shif flett ; thenc e vii th same N 35 E, 9 nal old road ; 1 . 25; N 28 E, 1 . 85 ch . to an iron pin, cente r of origi od; thenc e N 60 'v , thenc e v1ith same N 41 '.!, 1 . 72 chain s to a snall dogwo acres , accor dinc to 1 . 13 chain s to the begin ning, cont~ ining net 64 . 47 a surve y made Sept . 18, 1931, by Fred ':' . r.-iis s, Count y Surv . of Page Co . Va . �Claim of_ __ _El.s.ie_.Ii._..R~ugh.ex. _____________________________________________________ _ In the Circuit Court oL_R,o.ctingh...am.. ___________ County, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. __ .E.l.s.i.e_ B .__ B'"' ug_her ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ------- 90________________________________________________________________________________ _ more or 1ess, of 1and m_· __________ · Ro ckingh __________ m ______ Count y, v·1rgmia, · · Def endant s. The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court oL_~o..ck ingb.BJn __________ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to said notice. My name is ___ Elsi e _B. _B..,ug_her __ · ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------My post office address is ___ '!':~!__________________________________ _ 0 ?_~~!l--~~-1:~1 __ I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about__J_ ~------ _______ acres, on which there ate the following · · . . · . dwelling , b Qrn , g r ~n-ry,& me,,tnou se , b;Ild~~: hodu~~1:rohi¥Ieitii:i-se~-no_g _fre:n~--76-"'frutt--tr8'B's--snd--vines--;--B------~.B.t~-- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- -------- . 1an d 1s . 1ocat ed ab ou t ---1------Tl11s ,., --m1·1es f rom __________ Elkton ,. __________________ v·1rg1ma, .. m · the-.St.o.ne~L3.ll ___ Magisteria l District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above.) -I- •1n1-.s.o.l.a_m:,m.er of th~_~ bove _lo.nd ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follo,w s: N orth __John..JC J ""lley______________________ ---------- ---------- ---------- ------South_?.?_~~~-~~-~:y_ ~~------- ---------- ---------- ---- ---- ------ ---------- --------East ___ N. _L . _Shiffle t_ ':lld _J"mes ___________________________________________ _ E . Smith W es------t Q . ------------------- -------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year ___ J__~QJ __ in the following manner: ___By _dfill.d._.f.~om_J emes _I._ Be f' ~le_,v ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ------I claim .that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvem ents thereon is $___5 ...JiQD_.._QQ__ _. I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvem ents thereon is $--~!.§_~g!_<?_~----· I am the owner oL ___ ____________ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by· the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $----- ---------- ---· (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or informatio n as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). Ren1ark s·-------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ------ · ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). Witness my signature (or my name and mark attached hereto) this _________~J-~!_l._day filed in the Clerk's ,_!_El1?!_~'.::El.! __~~~-~ 1930. - ~ - ~ - ~ - - - - - - - - -----:X.\E OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF____ ...Ro.c.kingbP.m _________ , To-wit: un Y, a. . . Elsie B . Bqugher 1 FEt I~ i ~.21 the ~oev~:~~~! J~!~i!:~etb~e~~~~~~; t;~ei~eib ~f~;;-11'{~;-;a-~;ae- ~;th-th;_t- the-~-;tte~s and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, r---- ----0Je~----i.7_t~_________ day oL_~~~!._}:_~£3}:_ __ --, 1930. ~ Rockingham Co t -.{rft:--_/4_~ ~~Clerk of k5~--------- the Court, or ecial Investigat or or Notary Public, or Jusfce of the Peace. �County ; Distri ct: r oeldng ham s one:a ll n;l8$ - Bough er , q;1s1e B. Acreag e Cla imed: ssesse d: 96 Value Claim ed: Locat ion: ,..1160 . 00 ..i00. 00 Deed: 95 A- 4½ P. ..ot given {l ?8) " South of the Spots ood '..: rail in S 1ft Run G P• - •ncum br~nce s 1 o~ nter oleims or laps: None known . .§2.ll: S ndy olay of good d pth and fertil ity; moder ately rocky .1th gentle slopes on north east and scathe t exnos ure . Poads: veven miles o~er Spotsw ood Trail to ilkton . Histo ry of tract and condi tion of timbe r: Most ot this tract was cleare d ooded area has been o~t over repea tedly in the past. It The estim ated to cut an averag e of 6 cords of fuel ood per acreis or a total of ?8 cords valued b0¢ --~-39 .00 rnany years a o nd ha bee~1 grazed and oultiv ~ted since . Ioprov ement s: Dwell in5: Lo~ a ... fr'"·mo 16:z:21 ', -1 tchen 12x2O x1O', , porch 6xl8', 1 story, paper roof , 4 rooms , log finishceiled , stone flues, f,ir condi ti on , occup ied by o nar -3b0 .00 Darn: Log o.nd frane 32x43 xl2' 1 sh l ~1gle 17oof , t· 1 r ~tti on -- . 00 rren h.o,1se: t'r me 10xl2 x8', shing le r..:>of, fair cmdit ion- 258 ·~o.oo Gra ..l.ry: ..,r me 1Oxl8 Xl2', shin{!. le roof, f i r " 50 . 00 :ie house : Log 6xl2', s 1ngle roof, poor h)use: Jr ime 8x8x6 ', shing le roo f , fuir Orohq rd: l acre v~l~od per acre , trees only ..,tavo shed: Frame 30x40 xl2', shing le roof, poor Stave shed: ~rame 3 x36xl 0', shing le 00 .1. , fair S 1.lrin, Value ~e Slope F g 1' 0 i! r o.oo ,, " lo.00 1' 10.00 60 . 00 11 20.00 785.00 types: Ve.lue ,.·er acre Acreag e 6 '6 . 00 7 28 4.00 20 .00 3b.OO 11 s.oo 2 54 Total val~e of land Tot 1 v·lue Jf tmprov ments Total vale of timbe r Total value )f tract a verage va l.1e per aore '.Poto.l V·lue ',f36.60 28.00 560.00 38 • .1 0 16 . 00 1025.Go · 1025. 00 785 . 00 39 . 00 1849.0 0 34 . 24 Note -- .'1-n old deed ., icu c mtain s .1. survey of this tract called for 91 ~·~-16 P This tr ct ha3 be n survey ed dur·ng the 0)urse of exami nation ald 1s fJund ta conta in only b4 acres . '12- � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Alexander, John A - Breeden, Norah Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context baugher-elsie-b.pdf Title A name given to the resource Baugher, Elsie B. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Swift Run Gap Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 185 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Baugher https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/b12fb0242b18e6ee7f77d138ba7ac0eb.pdf 50d12c6b29564e7fcbcb48b1a1c42365 PDF Text Text RJ KLYCFu-1.: NAME OF CLAIMANT //-151 - Bu.u 0 'ier, G or,e .! . Number of Acres: 980 Location: H wksbill Creel( . Roads: Soil: ( ae r verse side) History of Tract and condition of timber: }orthe~st coiner cut ov1r re.e-~ dlw , l .... st t i : bo ..... t 1926. 1 o fire 1 tel~. 0.J n Stu.no. of yello _ n1' 1hit., yiYJe, c".a.8 tJ111t,o }:, redo\: r.., ,it3 o'""""'- ..l;o lG' ·t/1 oc..,~.- ion l 1 " · In":' nort'11 est co~'n1r ~l -~ i o ,J lot_;u.0t i.l-'-J L u. roc1 •l: hol o; . o 1e ire.va ')" no. bui ·,r.. cut . o· , _._rk c;.i, i -i 1: JO. 348 '=.creu ~-. ,:.. 1 i.3 L:.;0 : • 70.: yello.1 ~ i e - lC; \, 1i te lmprov..ein.ents: - 3)0 c"s. ~)i 18 .JtOVv ,0 d - 2u0 CG.d. fu lmo<J..-1< 0 loc• t c,~lling : lox0xt, L. ?~x~4', 8 rooms, _ore. ?x~S' , brick u.nd f.' ..18s, 2 s+n:---, 7C.. ~s be'lVGt' bn .,..d, .~c, -1 con0i-;;io'1, SJ'i 1 oU_>_ly, ve1l _. i.ntaJ, 20 i "01.nc. tion, cell 1 r , built 191~. b rn: 84.A.40:x:20', ri.'"": 6x~·i', s-':;n..... , s·, d, met~l roa:, oocl co-'t!;'1, uil~ 1914. Lo~ st le: 14x ·:::lv', s!1i'1~ ,, .oo:r co:1Ji"';ion. Fr...;.:::ne hoe ..,>en: Gxl2xG r, r:iet~ 1 roo ~. --;•r_,.,.13 11en '1ouse: 10x24x8' , .1Jtcl roo:i", fair co:-i 1 i'tion . :Tr:, 1e wash J1ouse : 1'2x l 4x8' , s',~_ric l e roof, poor condition • .,:,'r -ie gran1:1ry. 24x24xl2' 1i t'1 10x24' s1·eu , chi.:-i;;·le roe'-" , .:'..iir co·1ilii.·t fo-1. - - Fr:.....n,J c·. . . r . . . cu : 12:x:16:x:8', neta.l ro f, rocd co>-i11i tion . l''r, ·r ..... :1u.r~·: 16::,.30-~l.:', et -.1 1·00:' , "" r cun 1 ·~ ... io • :'I-."e ::,)ri"'- h,)1s::a : Rxl0x8' , Atc..l roo"", ,.,.,cd c,n'' .... ion • .. _-c hine sl10 i t 1 · ·, aJ 2Jx20:x:12', r- -i.r G0'1di tion. Acreage and value of types : Acreage Types Ridge: •,yl. uo Slope: 2 . 00 Cove: Total Value Value per acre (35 . 00 1518.00 7 10.00 7 4 10 . 00 50 . 00 • 00 Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: 100 ,3.j . 00 ·,,0...,7 ' . 00 Orchard: Minerals: 4000 . 00 Value of Land: 10). 0 Value of Improvements: $ ,jQO . 0 Value of Orchard : $ 10 0 • u 0 ;j Value of Minerals: $ Value of Timber: $ 500 . 00 Value of Wood: $ • C'O ~99~;.00 Value of Fruit: $ j'.). 0 Value per acre for tract: $ 1 v • 1 3 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ :. v;r: . ~-/~0 OS~~ �REPORT ON THE ACREAGE of the GEO. W. BAUGHER TRACT #151 It apparently. being impossible to map Mr. Baugher 1 s land entirely from the Jncomplete descriptions contained in his deeds, Mr. F. T. Amiss was sent into the field to make a survey. Mr. Amiss ran a base line from the Park boundary up Hawksbill Creek, entirely across the tract. From this base line he tied in many corners of the tract, and these ties, together with descriptions of adjoining tracts, enabled us to make a complete plat of the Geo. w. Baugher hold- ings. From this plat I compute the area to be 980 Acres, and this is covered by the Stat§;i:/J;f~ W. N. ;ro¥n( ~ Chief Engineer, Park Service • 'f7 �ROCKINGHAM COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #151-a - Baughe r , George 7. Number of Acres: 25 Location: Near Powell ' s Gap . Roads: Three and one-ha lf miles of fair dirt road to Spotsw ood Trail near S 1ft Run; thence four miles to Elkton . Soil: Sandy clay of fair depth and fertili ty; quite rocky with steep to modera te slopes and northe ast exposu re . History of Tract and condition of timber: portion o f t h e trac t was c 1 eare d many years ago , grazed and cultiva ted since . The wooded area has been out over repeate dly in the past . A A Improvements: (See reverse side) Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Valoe per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: l? @ $5 . 00 $80 . 00 6 @ 25 . 00 150 . 00 25 . 00 50.00 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: 2 Cultivated Land: 25 (285 . 00 Orchard: Minerals : 340 . 00 Value of Land: $285 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ 340 . 00 Value of Orchard: $ 100 . 00 Value of Minerals : $ 100 . 00 50 . 00 !;;??5 . 00 Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ 50 . 00 Value per acre for tract: $ 31 . 00 Incidenta l damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ CL ~RK. �IMPROVEMENTS• ft_e]Ji¥g' Frame 16x24', l½ story, metal roof, 4 rooms, ·ce led, ir condition, occupied by tenant. Barn: Frame, 16xa4x8', shingle roof, fair condition. New corn house: Frame, 8xllx6', no roof, poor conditioh. Hen house: Frame, 6xl4x8', poor condition. Corn house: Log, 6x8x6 ', shingle roof , poor condition. �Xt, _/2 Claim of_ ___ ~ _ 24<;?i--CJ L ------------------------ ------------------------ In the Circuit Court of_ _____ ~k..Lt.d_(~d~__ County, Virginia, N o..L.A:"~_9--_, At Law. The State Commission on Conservation f nd Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. _ _ g ~ __azt?t--¼ ~ ------------------------ ----------- more or less, of land in ___ . / i ~ p ~------ -County, Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the orde:r'eP-the Circuit Court of_ __ t f _ ~ c ; ; , d ! b____ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said" petition and to said notice. My name is __ ../[j~-ft!-L _____ ________________________________ M t ffi dd r .' . ~ z.t.--;,~ ;.,... • . . y pos o ce a ress . ~ ~-Y/2__ /,' .¢-.. IS---- ~ · -- ---- - - - -r.l/_-~~!::-:1-- ~ - - --- --- - - -- - I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about ____ _s_-_~ ________ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements=---~ -~ ~7 ~..k--~-9d'e,- ~ _ _. / ] ~ o /-H-d ~~ --------------------------------- .--------------- This land is located about_ ____ ~ _____ miles from ___ U ~----------------Virginia, in thed r ~__ Magisterial District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above. ) ------------- d.£1-½____ ~ -------------------------------------------------The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows: N orth __ m._,#. /t/J:flf f-- _ _ l ~ /]~---------- _________________________ _ South_~ _.a_t:._£ ~ _ A t c t d ,__~_.,:f»-_~ 1 -__ f_,:;u.t.d__________ --,r ~t:- -~ M ~- ---------------,",:., ------;,--- -------_,, East ,J .. WesL ~ - - __ ___ - ---- - -,-Ctd,uf..._~~1,_v_ld!:-.t-1,,-L'-;}e_C.fi.:. -~-J...M&-.£/..~j._~- -- -lie ./ ;;, v· I acquired my rig t, title, estate or interest to this property about the year __..l.f.<Z.iLin the following manner: ---1:-:;f-,k -~ -~.i~'ff--~ 1t-#_._ ]d__(L _c;;y__~~t:Z.1. _L~~~zY 1...dd.,L_ ____ _ __ _ _ _ _ __ ________ ____ _ _ __ _ __ _ __________ _ ______ _ ______ __ ___ _ ____ __ _______ _ I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $_/_~f:'_i:_~-------· I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $ .1.£J7 p_~f!____ ___ __ , I am the owner of_ ___ __ _;(____ ____ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $----~---------- --· (In the space below should be set out an y additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds) . Remarks · -- - ------------------ - --- - ----- - - ------------------------ ------ ------------ --"-t::~ - ~- ~ - - ~ 1 - L L ~ - ~ - - ~ - - L[J_czz!:·£&.l,,J__ . _ { I ~ ~- -~ -~-11--Af_y}.-,~__ Ji.f:..~1c'1:z:u~-__t-~ - ~<.d.d&l.,Lf-- ~ f ; : ~ ~lZ.~ - ~ - k k t ~ ~ - ~ - . - ~=~~1~~~1i-~-~- ~ d - ~ - ~ ~ ~-<C~ oL:i~nefs my_:i~:~~r1: 3;r my name and ~ ~r emarKs -ff necessary on tlie back). ::~1,~cw.:~1~~--~~~~~~~~~:~ TZ, STA~ NIA, COUNTY OF__ __ e.,~-----, The undersigned hereby certifies thaL_~ _ ... .~.a..&.-~-- ----------------- - the above named claimant per sonally appeared before him an6 made oath that the matters and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, fk. __ FLJ_..fd~~-~~~-~~~-----~ £ '!,~ ,.,:--_yj;,_};,_ _;2_______ this _______ L~-:.. ________ day oL __ Clerk of the Court~~~iial Investigator or Not ary Public, or Justice of the Peace. �. County: _~strict: N Alex E . Wyant B. P . Yancey LEGEND: Grazing Slope Tillable 20 chains Scale - 1 11 = Rockingham Stonevrall �Co ,)i fl: George 151 A sess d " ,10 , 000 .. " ,t 1 B '-!@;er I 150 ed 151,, 42, " 2020 .. 00 280 250 ." 1 . 00 h C l.902 nd "00 in bond 1250.00 1905 red in fl n·u:i er of l nd as urveyed e, acr u ~ ~ueas d too low. Loo tion: -.-,s: ark are. H 'one kno'lll ,.,otl: e ~o , • ide on st 1.?o s: Hi p banks 5 mil es ( 4 :r.E. to -lkt ave C :lrlle!' C 0 ·f?J l 2..... No fire 1 e ebo hito pine, c ~c1 ,. t -J, , OAK , rd t -n the N. ion 1 l6". h ho - lo. o. i e fir 1 • ood Corner ow 4.00 00 150 t.'50 0 1205 Improv ents: bric dw 111 and atone 2 :;4, f!f4 1e, 2 story, s, :porch 7 x 26 ~~lla b. ver bo rd, ,ood wnt.er s,. vly , well a1nted, sol· d found x 2 • 8 ro f co di tion, '\prin tion, c .11~r b, lt 1914 2400 24 a raw sh d, ot l 800 e, X ~4 , .... wa h house, 12 x l~ r· n ry, 21 ·:x 2· e, poor eond. etnl root t l root, tair ccnd. in l 12 roof', )oor- eond. 10 - 24 bO 0 1. 0 50 hod, shingle :f'e.ir conditlon x H. rn tal roof', good cond. ge , 12 x g rnnary, 16 x 30 x 14, , t 1 roof, ' i r cond . .:ram sprig house, 3 x 10 x O, metal root, good cond. aehi ea .op with ·hed 20 x 20 x 12, f i r condition ge b1ch -pparent of 125 75 150 75 100 &:185.00 �Count y: Distr ict: Rookingho..o Stone wall #151 - Bau~h or, Gc~-u . {cont 'd) Inprov cnentq : (cont' d) 60 apple trees, fair condi tion , 2 . 00 per tree- 120 . 00 Value of land b;i tYJ,iOO: r T;iJ2e . Cove Slope crea~e 2 . 3.idge Tillab le Field restoc king 7?4 95 105 ~ 980 Value Jt8r ncre a.5 . 00 1 . 50 1 . 00 30 . 00 15. 00 Toi..al value of land 44?6 . 00 Total v 3685 . 00 -:.ie of ioprov eoenta Total value of tir1be r 1205 . 00 Total value of orclw. rd 120 . 00 Total val C of troot Averag e value per o.cre . 8686 . 00 :i,8 . 85 Total Value $10 . 00 1161 . 00 95 . 00 3150 . 00 60 . 00 2q41e . oo • �. ,ount ' oe 1n h riot: Stona 11 r, 25. Oeo1:,se ed 26 • '3625 . 00 ' 1 ) r i w l •s • o.o oil: tr 11 I :-iprove 25 ton n. ..,th Ui r r 111 YI q11te r cky wtt.1 1d rte t x oaur . to r P• or la~s: lone - ro.hu C$n 1 • trt rod to ,lkton . ry • t nt ....... 0 pot 11 00 ro or, f tr oar1 n t no roo poor • oonc.1t1on -00 nor condi ' per tre tion - 1 . 00 - -- p t 0 :., ~ 1led .oo .o 10 . 0 5.00 .oo ent 5 �County : Distr ict: Rockin ghao Stone rall t115l • Bauch er, Gcci., \ • {cont ' d) Inpr9v cnent$ : (cont• d) 00 apple trees, :fair c-,ndi tion Vo,luo of lo.nd b;l I 2 . 00 per tree - ~120 . 0O t;y:ve O: T;t~e Cove Slope idge Tillab le Field restoc king crea~e 2 774 95 105 -1 980 Value :ier n.cre 5 . 00 1 . 50 1 . 00 30 . 00 15 . 00 Total value of lo.nd 4'176 . 00 Total val ~e of ioprov eoent a 3885 . 00 Total value of tir.1be r 1205 . 00 Total value of orchc, rd 120 . 00 Total value of tract Averag e value per o.cre 8686 . 00 8 . 86 Total Value ~10 . 00 1161. 00 95 . 00 3150 . 00 60 . 00 :i<44'1e . oo �.,ount : oc '"in h m riot: Stone 25 e d 26 • .1 625 .. 00 l " ed : • 11 iurcl a d 86 .. , . te Ctn 1der nkno,,n. o.oo ton r ap. _I___ ___ ___ ___ ___ _1__s: Jon kn n • 4 - 1 y or r 1 er te lo, So1lt to n : & t'o:ri •,th on n rth t on rt ,un; r r tr 11 111 ty; quite r oky wit t ep expoa ur. irt rod o Spot to ~11cton . 00 .. r 11 of rn prov ry, o. r ot, nt ---, f tr con 0 no roo, poor r-0 o 1led .oo ti n t - onnd1 t1on -0 condlt 1on • nor 1 . 00 per tree -- -- ~5 . 0 10. 00 5.00 .oo Value 10. 00 l:~ . of l nd a ot 1· rov of timbe r ent r t or pr 5 �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY COUNTY, VIRGINIA. THE STATE CCMMISSION ON CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA v. #1829 At Law CASSANDRA IAWSON ATKim, ET ALS, ETC. On this, the l?ETITIONER :Z,tJ DEFENDANIB day o:r Dece.ni!:Der~ 1933, came G. W. Baug)ler, and on his motion leave is given him to file his application for the payment to him oJr the sum of' 9,923.00, the amount of' the award set out in the award of' condemnation for Tract No. 151, m retof'O?!'e paid into Court . And it appearing frcm the re port of the Board o-.f' Appfisal Commissioners heretofore filed in this cause, and in the petition for judgment and condemnation entered herein on the -- day of November, 1933, that in the opinion of petitioner, the said G. w. Baugher is in vested with a superior or better right or claim ot' title in and to the said Tract of land No. 151, and that the record of this cause does not disclose any denial or dispute by any party or person in interest as to the title to the said Tract No. 151, or to the proceeds arising fran the condemnation thereof, and that the said G'. W. Baugher is entitled to receive the proceeds arising fran. the condemnation c£ said Tract No. 151, Sl!ll.d it further appearing to the Court that all taxes due or- taxaqle upon said tract number 151 have been paid: Upon consideration whereof, it is considered and ordered by the Court that the said sum of $9 ,923.00 paid into Court by petitioner as just compensation fer- Tract No. 151 be paid unto the said G. w. Baugher; and the Clerk or this Court is directed to transmit a certified copy of this order to the Treasurer of Virginia , who shall pay unto the said G. w. Baugher the said rum of $9 ,923.00, the annunt of the awa:ir.d set out in the judgment of condemnation for Tract No. 151, taking frcm the said G. W. Baugher a receipt tlB reforand certifying such payment to the Clerk of' this Court far ap.propr iate entry thereof as required by law. Eh1ter : (/ft,U-(')J 'lo �.,..., - ,._ M. H. HARRISON TREASURER OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY HARRISONBURG, VIRGINIA TO WHOM IT 1~AY CONCERN : I hereby certify that the records of my office show that Geo . W. Ba~gher has paid the taxes on his tract of land containing 420 - 0- 0 acres situate in the Blue Ridge ]hountains, Stonewall District, Rockingham County , for the years 1932 and 1933 . All taxes prior to that date, , if any be due , are a matter of record in the Clerk's Office of said County . Given under my hand this 18th day of December 1933 . N. H. Harrison, Treas By.w2?2 ~~ ~ vouiiy. Treasurer of Rocingham ~10 �NoTE--This need not be filed until the record discloses that the awards have been paid into the custody of the Courts. Virginia: In the Circuit Court of Rockingham County The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia .. PETITIONER. V. At Law No. 1829 Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand, Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of land, more or less . . . . . . . . . . . DEFENDANTS. Comes now the undersigned and shows to the Court: That a judgment in rem has heretofore been entered in this proceeding condemning to the use of the Petitioner the fee simple estate in the tract(s) of land numbered as follows: Tract No. ...__ _L::;-:'L____ : Tract No. ____________ : Tract No. ------------; and described in the report of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners appointed herein and shown, numbered, and delineated on the County Ownership Map filed therewith, upon payment into the custody of the Court of the sum(s) set out in the said judgment as constituting the award(s) therefor, as follows: r-" __ $_L..L.",b 04' -:3~ Award on Tract No. _-1..a._l ____ ; on Tract No. ____________ $ __________ ; on Tract No. ------------ $----------; . That the report of the said Board sets forth that the following named persons claim, or appear to have a claim to an interest in the said tract(s) of land or in the proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof; That the Petitioner has paid into the custody of the Court the said sum(s) set out in said judgment as constituting the award(s) for the fee simple estate in the said tract(s) of land; That your undersigned, on the date of the said judgment in rem condemning the said tract(s) of land, owned or was (were) entitled to the following interest in the said tract(s) or in the proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof:- That no other person or persons than the undersigned are entitled to share in the distribution of the said award(s) except the following named persons whose interest in said tract(s) or in the proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof on the date of entry of said judgment was as follows: Wherefore, your undersigned pray(s) that [he (they) be made a party (parties) herein under the provisions of Section 21 of the Public Park Condemnation Act, and that] an order be entered for the distribution of said sum(s) set forth in said judgment in rem as constituting the award(s) for the fee simple estate in the said tract(s) condemned as aforesaid, and for the payment to the undersigned of the said award(s) or of as much thereof as the Court may find that the undersigned is (are) entitled to receive, and which the undersigned aver(s) is as follows: Tract No.~E£.L_ ______ ·- $!/!/..2-___ ~ ::--:: Tract No. ____________ $ __________ : Tract No. ____________ $ _________ _ ; The undersigned further aver(s) that: (Leave this space blank unless there is some other pertinent matter to be brought specially to the attention of the court) ----~+&[B~~------- ~-- -------------------------- ----------------STATE OF VIBGINIA. COUNTY OF ROCKINGHAM, to-wit: This day--p-ersokarry--appearea--faefo-re- me, me-o~---w-:-Baugh-er-,--ifna-m-a:a-e-oa.1~I1 that the stateme nt-s--o.enta-in-ed--in-.:t-he--abe-ve--p.eti-tionr--s~-fa.r--a-s--m&d.e-~n--hi-S-.own-.i.Il.fo:rmation are true, and ro far as made upon information of oth he be ie s t.J.H--!,A;;l--1,,L,:U'e• Given un4f~r-my-liana-tliis--retli-aaj"-of' De c~---r9~3-;,~-- , N. P. NOTE-A supply of this blank form has been placed in the ~lerk's o parties. No one is required to use this form, as the form is not escribed by law, and either change or modify it as they deem necessary, or present their motions in any for sire which meets with the approval of the Court. This blank form may not and probabl all cases. It has been printed merely as a suggestion of a form of a motion which may to the approval of the court in each case. s ts can h may de· 1 not cover used, subject �STATE OF VIRGINIA , COUNTY OF ROCKINGHAM , to- wit : I , J . Robert Switzer, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Rockingham County do hereby certify that the records in my office do not show any delinquent taxes against the tract of 420 acres in Stonewall District , assessed in the name of George W. Baugher . Given under my hand this 18th day of December, 1933 . �arnmmnuwtalt4 nf llirgiuta TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA. December 27 , 1933 JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA This is to certify that I, J.M. PurcelJ, Treasurer of Virgi nia h ave this 27 day of De cember in accordan c e with an order of the circuit court of Rockingham County dated 12/20/33_ _ in the cause of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia vs. paid to G. Cassandra Laws_o_n_A_t_k_i_·n_s_,_________ Vv . Baugher , Swift Run , Virginia $~9~·~9_2~3~·~0~0~___ being in full settlement of tract in the above mentioned cause. #--1.fil. �<t!nmmnuwtalt11 of llirgiuta TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA. December 27 , 1933 JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA G. w. Baugher Swift Run , Virginia Received of J.M. P urcell, Trea s urer of Virg inia, the sum of $ 9 , 923 . 00 , in accordan c e with an order of the Circuit Court of the county of Rockingham of December 1 93 L entered on the 20th day , in t h e matter of the State Commission on Conservati on and Development v~~~- Cassandra Lawson Atkins ___________ _______ a nd ot h ers , being full and complete settleme n t f o r the tract of land k nown i n said proceeding a s # _ _1_5~1_ _ _ Sign original and dup li c ate a n d r e turn to the Treasurer of Virginia. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Alexander, John A - Breeden, Norah Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context baugher-george-w.pdf Title A name given to the resource Baugher, George W. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Powell's Gap Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 151, 151a Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Baugher https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/344d231063c328ceb9fe1d4662237a20.pdf f3bce386ac49da2e1774e0b24f173a49 PDF Text Text ROCKIUGH:,.M COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #128 - Baugher, Gideon · Number of Acres: 45 Location: Sandy Bottom , entirely within the Park area . Roads: Two 1:iilcs of dirt roads, four miles via the Spottswoo d ,..,rail ta .ullcton , the neurest shipping point . Soil: Sandy loam , slope type, and is of a fair depth of fertility . 'he wooded arei is steep and some rock ledges. ~he tillable land is steep, but fairly smooth. History of Tract and condition of timber· · The merchanta ble saw-timbe r has been removed from this tract; the remaining stand consists of small scrubhy oaks and some hickory . Log , 15x20 ', 4 rooms, 1 ~ story, kitchen 8xl4x8', porch 7x20', poor condition , occupied by tenant . Sprinc water •rame, 15x25xl0' , shin,·le roof , poor condition . supply . 3_. . RN: :Trame, 8xl0x6 ' , shi:1. le roof, poor condition . H:J:!T ROUS'!:: Improvements: Dwelling: Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 18 !iii~ . 00 ',(90 . 00 6 15.00 90 . 00 31 25 . 00 525 . 00 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking : Cultivated Land: ..,,705 . 00 45 Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 705 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ 270 . 00 Value of Orchard: $ 270 . 00 25 . 00 25 . OO Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit: $ 50 . 00 $1050.00 Value of Timber: $ ValueofWoo d: $ 5o ~·oo Value per acre for tract: $..1J ,? Y Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ _ --- no JT : • _.~~ .J ~: _cL::RX . .SI �of the GIDEO~T 1.UG;-IZR ,'J.1•)s c:., • li T~1e deed convey ing this lund to Gideon Baughe r contain s an indefi nite descri ption, calling for some natura l object s und sever~ l ad j oining O\mers , but giving no bearing s or di stance s . The deed pi.lI'por ts to convey 50 acres . The record s contain survey s of all of the adjoin ing tracts , howeve r, und a co~put ation of the ~creag e fron the calls o~ 45 acres . a#Ji tJtg=:__ l . _ • Sl oan, Chief 1ngine er , P2rk Servic e . 32. �Claim of ___ __ _ -- -- - ---------- ------- ---------- ----- ---------- ---------- ---------- -----. . N o. ________ , At Law. ockingha_t: ____________ Coun t y, v·1rgmia, . ·t Court of __:. __________ I n the C1rcm The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petiti_o ner2 vs. ___Gi_deon _'.I . B2ugher____________ ____________________________ _____________ _ Fift,y "'cre ·more or less, of land in __.R_o_ck.in,_ h'-tlD_____________ County, Virginia, Defendant s. The undersigne d, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court 0L_~.9_Qkl-J1..£.fl_[!.~------- ---- County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to said notice. My name is __ .CLi deon \: .. Baugher --- ------ - ------ - ------- --- ------- ---- -----My post office address is ___ _].1~t1.- -H-il.J...-V:i..x--£:i.ni~L---- -- - ---------- ---------- I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about_ __:?i-f-t ___ __ __ __ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvem ents: __ _J)¥J_e_:!,J._i.11g~-~t..::-_l.2lstJJ..s311}].gA~sl..... __ ____ _____ __ ___ _____ __ About fifteen fruit tree s nnd fenci ng . .. m • __ ____ ___ ____ v·1rgm1a, Elkton ve "'i _____ _____Vo . 1ocat ed ab ou t __.:· m1·1es f rom______ . 1an d 1s _________ Tlus · t of sa1"d Count y. · 1 D"1st r1c · t etia ll____ Mag1s st •newa _____ the_______ I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above. ) I <:im S Jl e owner The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follo.ws: North ___ .J ~J_...c.gme.r _______ ____________ ________ ___________________________________ _ ---*6{i-:~*~~~l=1-ett_____________________________________________________ _ South East __ ___ _____ _____ ___ __________ ____ ____ ____________________ ___ ___ __ __ ______ ______ _ West ____ _ --- • J. B"l!gher ---------- -- - ---- ---------- ---------- --- - ---------- -------I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year--~~Q~ ___ in the following manner: __ Purch~ sed __ from _Geo . __C. _ B'"'ugher _ & ___i_~~----- ---------- ---------- ----- ------ I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the impr ovements thereon is $_?JiQQ...!'_QQ_______ I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvem ents thereon is $-~§_0.Q__QQ______ _ I am the owner of_ _____ _____ ______ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $--------- --- ------· (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or informatio n as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds) . Remarks· - ---------- ---------- ------- ---------- ---------- ---- ---------- ----- ------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- --------- ~-- - ---------- ---------- ---------- - ----- - - - ---- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). Witness my signature (or my name and mark ~ttached hereto) t~!__ _l_7j;~ : --~-- -day f ' ~ ~ - -{J/j(}. JJ~-------of_ __ Feb. _1931-_____ , 1930. STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF______~~~-~!!1-_~ti,~-~--------, To-wit: The undersigne d hereby certifies that_ ___~J.A.~~~-y_l_.__ 13..:_~gh~~---------------------the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters C1e~s1 effl'cis appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, ~ /; r,r 193 930• 4 ~ 17th _tlu _---------&L .S -- - --, ----day Of --Febru- Filed in the . Cuurrfy,-V-a.--------Rockingham ; ---- . .. FE0 IB 1L:.;;1 ------- ,Cler k . _1//_J~.L~--~~h- ~-- ___ .Ltpft___ _ Clerk of the Court, or Spe 1 Investigat or or Notary Public, or Justice f the Peace. �county: Rock:i:ngho. ,1 District: ...,tonewall ff Assessed 50 Acreage Claimed: 50 Value Claimed: Gideon Bau5her 128 - ,,2500 . 00 ,600.00 ft 50 more of leso Deed 1012 ~,100. 00 Loco.tion: Sandy Bottom, entirely within the Jnrk area . Soil: Roads: Sandy loam, slope type and is ~f n. fair depth of ferti ~.ity. The wooded area is steep and some rook ledge r; . land is steo,. but fairly smooth. The tillable 2 miles of dirt r-0ads, 4 mileo Via tho Spotsvood Trail to Elkton, the nearest shipp ing p int. History: The mercho.n table sa, timber h s been reino ed f:t>om this tract the remaining stand consists of sniall scrubby oaks and some hickory 54 eds. of fuel 100d on 18 uores 50¢ per er. ~27.00 Improvemon ts: Dwelling log 1 5:x:!20, 4 ro 1:::.s , l l.; story ,ki tel en 8x1,1- x8, porch ?x20, condition poor , ooc :~ ied b· ten~n t, '250.00 spr i ng water condition poor n ti condi roof, Barn fro.me U>x};5xl0, shingle poor , 100.00 condit :'. . on poor 10.00 '360.00 Hen house frame 8xl0:;d,, shingle roof, Value of lo.nd T~e :Jlope 'J.'illablo Fr. Tot, l V"' lU b;l tzr es: .~01·,euge . 18 21 ' s Value n er acre 5.ocrJ20.oo 10 .00. Total V'i:..lUe '90 .oo ,1420.00 60 .00 '·"45 of land ' 570 .oo Total vo.luo of improveme nts 360 . 00 Total vo.lue of timber ~7 . 00 r:l'otal v:: lue of 6 fr· ': 1 t treen 12.00 Tota l value of tract Average value per ucre D69. OO 21.53 • Deed for t his tr~ct cnlls for 50 acres , but descrip tion is very vague and it is evi ont that no sur vey had be 1n made , and therefore , the oreage must have been gucosed o.t . 34 �County : District : "- #128-_ Baugh!3rL Gide~, Rockingham Stonew!Hl N H (l) • s0 0 "" C:P~e-<: -:5) . e,"'>- ,.;fe;"'> ~0- ~·~- +:> .µ (l) r-1 " '-' "$ .-:5 • } -<p_e"0-s e1 r::: 0 4--i 4--i •rl .c: s (/) 0 r-1 0 OJ LEGEND : - --- Ti llable Slope ields F S ca 1 e - 1 11 restocking -- 20 chains 567 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Alexander, John A - Breeden, Norah Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context baugher-gideon-w.pdf Title A name given to the resource Baugher, Gideon W. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Sandy Bottom Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 128 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Baugher https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/b196dc50f5bc480fb222ae8ab9d7bea8.pdf 61034ed26bce11c4a390fc9dc02a88e5 PDF Text Text ROCKINGH.All COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #142 - Baugher , J . Fox Number of Acres: 16 8½ Location: Near Baldor . Roads: One and one- half miles of fair dirt road to Spotswood Trai l near Swift Run; thence four miles to Elkton. Soil: Sandy clay of good depth and fertility . In cultivated portions the land is of g ood depth and fair fertility; in grazed portions and wooded portions there are moderate to gentle slopes ith northwest and so~thwest exposure . History of Tract and condition of timber: large portion of the tract was cleared many years ago . part of this is stil l grazed and cult yated . The remainder of the original cleared land has been neglected in the past 10 or 15 years and is now grown up into a dense stand of yellow pine . The wooded area has been cut over rein the past . (See reverse side) l mprovemelt1nteatedly s: (See reverse side} Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Total Value Value per acre Ridge: Slope: 701 3 . 00 $211 . 50 Cove: Grazing Land: 30 20 . 00 600 . 00 Fields Restocking: 48 10 . 00 480 . 00 Cultivated Land: 20 30 . 00 600 . 00 1891 . 50 168½ Orchard: Minerals : 950. 00 Value of Land: $ 1891. 00 Value of Improvements : $ 9 50 . 00 150 . 00 Value of Orchard: $ 150 . 00 Value of Minerals :· $ 100 . 00 Value of Fruit: $ ------ 50 . 00 3141 . 50 Value of Timber : $100 . 00 Value of Wood: $50 . 00 Value per acre for tract: $ 18. 65 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE . ~, ~ ._rCLERK. �IMPROVEMENrs: Dwelling: Log, l9x30', L 14x26xl0', porch 6x8', dwelling, both one a nd two story, 6 rooms, 2 of which are oeiled, poor condit ion, occupied by tenant . Barnt Frame, 20x40xl6', metal roof, fair condition. Hen house: Frame, 10x30xl0', metal roof, fair condition. Old log house: Log , l6x20xl2', s hingle roof, poor condition, vacant. Spring house: Log, 6xl0x5', metal roof, poor condition. �Claim of ____~---~.!-~Y.Y~JltJ __Li_Etn __Q:r~il.it.9_:r_.o_t_.J.~_f_~_Ba-ug_n~r___________________ _ In the Circuit Court of_ __ RQ.Qlc_i_I]gh.~Ill___________ County, Virginia, No._.l8.2..9._, At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. __Qa.SJ3.arulra...A.t.k.in.a_and_..a...th..fil!s~--for.._..the_...c..ond.emnat.i.on..-0-t-------- 5z561 acres · ___________ more or 1ess, of 1an d m Rookin.o-ham o ________________ Coun t y, v·1rgmia, · · D ef end ans. t The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court of_ __~~-~~~Ag!i_~l!_l __________ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to said notice. My name is ______ ~ • _~ • -·~~~:g.j:;________ :__ ______________________________________ _ My post office address is _______ ~-~!~-~!.'i __~!!'.&!!lJ.~---------------------------1 claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about_ __ J,Ji6__l/2______ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements :__J)w..e.lling_J1.0..11Se~_b.ar.n.....an.d._ou.tbui.ld.i.llg-S---------- This land is located about_ ____~ ______ miles from ___ ~.l.~t.o_n __________________ Virginia, in the.S.ton..e.w~ ____ Magistetial District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above.) A lien creditor of J. F . Baugher, by virtue of deed of trust, ex ecuted by J. F . Baugher to H. \'I . vlyant, Trustee, J anuary 3, 1931, to secure--tw-o-1nrnds--or-$2oo~--oo--e-acn~-1fay'ao1e--to--rr.iEf;-t-oge--cli°Efr;--w:rtli--fnfere-st from January --Z., - 19.31 .. --------------- v ___________________________________________________ · --- ----The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follo,w s: North ____ G. W. Baugher--------------------------------------- -----------------South ____ E~ _Ele.rring_ ___________________________________________________________ _ East _____ E . Herr ipg_and Amos_ Hensley ------------------------------------West_ ___ W. P •__ Shiffle t t _and_ others _______________________________________ _ I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year-~5)-~;!._ ___ in the following manner: See_deed of_ trust_duly_recorded_in_the_Clerk's Office_of Rockingham County,_ Virg_inia 1-- in_ Deed _Book jo. _14_8 • __at __]_ag_EL ________ • ______________ _ I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $---- ------------· I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $----------------· I am the owner of_ _______________ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $------------------· (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). Ren1arks· ------------------------------------------------ -------------------------- -------------------------------------------- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). Witness my signature (or my name and mark attache hereto) this ____l §:lih. ______ day of_:[~_~:r~~:rY-1-1:~~l __ , ~ ____ _ Af_ --~-~..,__-: _ ________________ _ STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF_Jig_~~~!_l&_@!_I!_ __ ___,__ __ ___ _, To-wit: The undersigned hereby certifies that_A~-~ ~- ~~;y~p._1 ______ __ ____ ________ _____ ___ ___ _ the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, this ___ l&~h---------day of_E.~!>KW,.!'J,J..~~ft:tc~ S~ n;e,tigator-or ~otary Public, or Justice of the Peace. ommissioner in Chancery for the Circuit Court of Rockingham County, Virg inia. �County~ Rocki ngham District: St onewall ;/142 - Baughe r, J. Fox creage Claimed: 1G8 Va l ue Claimed: Location: Assessed: 168i A. o.o 1880.00 " Deed: Purchased 168½ 1897 for 1350.00 Near Beldor. [noumbrances , counter c l aims or laps: None Known. - Soil: Sandr ola r of good depth and f erti l ity. In cultiva ted portions t he land is of g ood de pth and f a ir ferti l ity; in gr azed portions and wooded portions there are moderate to gentle slopes with northwest and southwest exposure. Roads: One and one-half miles of f air dirt road to Spotswood Trail nea r Swift Run; thence fo ur miles to 3lkton. History of tract and condit i on of timber: A l a rge portion of t he tra ct was clea red many years ago. ' part of this 1s still grazed and cultivated. The remainder of the original olea red l a nd has been negleoted i n t he past 10 or 15 years a nd is now gr o, n up into a dense st ind of yellow pine. The wooded area has been out over repeatedly in the past. i-----T hat portion of the wooded ar~a s outh of t he road is estimated to cut a n average of 10 cords of fuelwood per acre ·:tnd t hat portion north of t he creek is e stimated t o out 25,000 bd. ft. of saw timber va lued ") $4.00 per g .- $100 .00 350 cords of fuelwood va lued u 25¢ ----87.5G • Total---- ~18?.~o ~proveme nt s : Dve lli ng: Log 19x30', L 14x26xl0', porch 6x8', dwel ' i ~g , both one a nd t wo story, 6 roons, 2 of which are oeiled, poor condition occupied b y tenant----._,450.00 Barn: Fr ame 20x40xl6', metal r oof, fa ir condition -350.00 Hen house: Fr ame 10x30xl0', metal r oof, fair " 75.00 Old log house: Log 16x20xl2', sh i ngle roof, poor"-vacant -40.00 Sprins house: Log 6xlOx5', meta l roof, poor condition -- 10.00 orcha rd: 86 fruit tree s va lued o 1. 50 per tree -129.00 'i?1no4-.oo Va J:ue of land bi tz~es: ~ Slope Fg Fo Fr Acrease 58 30 20 Va lue Eer acre 3. 00 20.00 35.00 8.oo ....!§_ 158 (Cont'd) Tota l Va lue vl?4.00 600 .00 700.00 384.00 1858.00 �County: Rockingham Distric t: Stonewa ll 1fl42 - B ugher 1 J. Fox Cont'd Total vulue of land Total value of improvements Total val ue of timber Total value of tract verage v alue per acre $1858.00 1054.00 187.50 3099.50 19.61 �Claim of_ ____ J ._ F ._Baugher-------------------------------------------------------In the Circuit Court oL_Ro.okingham... ___________ County, Virginia, No, ________ , At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs, __ Q.a_fiean(l.r_a__A_t.t.i.ne __ang,__Q:t;Jrnr.s________________________________________ _ more or less, of land in ____ Ji.o..o..ki.ngb.rurL _________ County, Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court oLJtq_g~j._l'.]g.fil!.ID___________ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to said notice. My name is _____ J • _.b' •_ Baugher --------------------------------------------My post office address is ___~Q?__~--~~!'_8_~~~--~P-~r!'_~\Y~--~~-i-~~__.__l~I~_:r_:~}-_~~_g.___ _ I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about_ __l6J3__ l.}_2_ ______ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements:_ D.w.~lJJ,:pg__b._Q.\1.S~_ ... _.PJ;l.!'A ... _!Il_a Q.b._:l.n.~- _§!1:i_~Q._ 1:\J1Q.________ _ ____ oJlt_ b.ui_l.di.ngs__________________________________________________________________ _ This land is located abouL ___6 _______ miles from ___ _Elkton _________________ Virginia, in the_S.:tfrUID2:all ___ Magisterial District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above.) Sole owner The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows: North _____GJ_ WJ_ Baugh.er_ __________________ ------------------------------------South _____ E~ _Herring ___________________________________________________________ _ East _____ Amos_ Hensley _________ ------------------------------------------- ____ _ West_ ____ VI ._ P ._ Shifflett----------------------------------------------------I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year __ l-9_3Q___ in the following manner: ____ D..aed.._a.f..Jiar.gain_and_...asla_:f.rorn__R_.___Vj_.Jcyant.., __TrJlSt..e.e __________________ _ I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $__4_01]{L_______ , I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $----------------· I am the owner oL _______________ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $------------------· (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which cla' ant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the t ct or parcel of land b~etes and bounds).~ Remarks·___ _____ ~ - - - /00 0 ~ ---------~ __ 'o3 OooJt: __ _ JI �County : Distri c t: Rockingham Stonewall _ #142 - Baugher , J . Fox E. Geo . · • ,. . p . Icyphine Hensley Edward Herring J . Amos Hensley LEGEND: Slope Grazing Tillable Fields restocking Scale - l" = 20 chains 511J Hockingham County,-V~~" FEB JC'..' ·j '-' V -·--------------------------Clerk � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Alexander, John A - Breeden, Norah Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context baugher-j-fox.pdf Title A name given to the resource Baugher, J. Fox Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Beldor Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 142 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Baugher https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/47dd7a6a635631e58189368df1da835f.pdf 488d8a588c91904b1b8d0e051bfc04d8 PDF Text Text .._ ROCKINGHAM COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #83 - Baugher , J .'I . Number of Acres: Location: Roads: Soil: 7½ Swift Run, and entirely yfi thin park area . Spottswood Trail , hard surface , four Bnd one - ·quai'>t:er miles to Elkton, nearest shipping point . Clay loam of good depth and fertility, and scattered loose rock. History of Tract and condition of timber: All cleared . Improvements: -- See other side-- Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: Cove: Grazing Land: 5 @ $100 . 00 ~i5oo . oo 21,. 2 @ 100.00 250 . 00 Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: - - ~~7 50 . oo Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 7 50 • 00 Value of Improvements: $ 1135 . oo 1135 . 00 Value of Orchard: $ 50 • 00 50 . 00 - -$1935 . 00 Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ 258 . oo Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ _ -~ None -~CLERK \ \~ �D,vELLING-- Frame , 16x24 1 , ell 14xl7x8 t, porch IMPROVELENTS--6x2i ' , 6 rooms , ceiled, shin led and metal roof , brick flues , fair condition, oc cu_)ied by owner . Spring water sup:9ly- solid foundation . BARN-- -Frame, 22x45x l2 1 , metal roof , fair condition, 10x35 1 shed--- APPLE HOUSE---Frame, 8xl0x8 1 , paper roof , fair condi tion---- -HEN HOUSE---Frame , 9x7x4 1 , board roof , fair condition--- HOG PEN- - --Log and frame , 7xl4 1 , paper roof , fair condition- --SPRING HOUSE----Frame , 6xl6x6 t, paper roof , good condition-- -HEN HOUSE- --Frame , 14xl4x8 ', shingled roof , fair condition-- GRANARY----Log , 10xl8xl0 1 , metal roof , fair condition- -BLACKSMITH SHOP- - - Frame , 17x3 lxl0 1 , paper roof , fair condition- - - �Rockin gham btonen 11 Count y: Distr iota #83 ... a.ughe r, Acreag e Claim edt Value Cla1m edi J. asesee d 19 8 A. 1906 - Consi derati on unknow n. 300,00 0. : Tift run, nd entire ly ·r i thin park areo.. Clay lo roe~. to None kno-wn. of guod depth and fertil ity and scatte red loose Spo ts 100d Tr<'.il . Histo ry of tract Improv eT"lent.:!.:. Deed II Incum brance s I crnunt er claims of lapa :. Roads : 7 A-, " x Locat ion: Soila ,. Ha.rd surfac e, four and one- qn1rte r ilea l~ton , neare ut sip ing point . d condi ti rn of tLber : ..1 1 cle red. E'rame , 16x24 ' 7ith ell 14x.17 ' 8 •, -porch 6x24' , D rnllin g ,-ceil cd, shin~ lcd and metal r 0of , brick flues , f ir c 1 d ti ,n , or::c· n i3d by o ;mer, s or:i.n"; . ate_ s •p ly, ·600.0 0 fo nd".tio n . . . olid, - - - - - - - . - - confnir 1 roof, ra~e. ?2x4S 12 , metul Barn: 275. 0 aition , l0X3? 1 ~hed. - - - f~ir , o r ~nner Apnle h usei F aFJ, xl0x8 •, 20.00 condi tion. - - - conr i f He~ h ouser Jra~e , 9x7x4 ', bo~rd r oof, altion ... - - - .. Hog-n en: Lo and fl"!'lme, 7xl4 1 , p~..per r of, f a ir 0cndjt ·on • • - - - Sprin€ h ot,se: Frame , 6xl6~..6', paper r uo.1 , goou 10.00 Hen ouae: Frame , l4xl4x 8•, shin,l cd r oo.f, fc:,ir condi tion. - - - - - ~nar y: Log, 10xl8 xl0 '~ metal roof, f e ir con- 2'5.00 condi ion ... - - - ti on . - .... Black sJ'l"i th shop.1 Fr(,;~c , l 7J:2lx l •,pape r roof, f a ir ond.'t ion . - .. 20 e..:pple trees tr.:.rty -r i ve y ~aro old in f ~ ir cone it ion '\""o.lucd at 1.50 .....-..ch (1/2 u1.n·e) - ,.. Aereag e and value of land by t y-peo: Value per A. vl00.0 0 ~ Grazin g Tillab le x - Thia includ e 1 00.00 50 .00 40.00 go.oo 30.00 Tot .. l Value _,5'00.0 0 2 7 o.oo o.oo 183-a JS/ �- 2 - County : Dist~i ott f83 - Baughe r, 1. Rockin gh Stone~ all w. Cont•a . "/ 'l'otal value of land - - Total value of orchar d Tota.l value of i rove Total value of tra.et Averag e value per acre -... - 7'50. 00 30. O nts$107 5. oo -. - -- 1855.00 247.33 152 �--- --------~------------- ------- Qinmmnuwealtq nf lltrgiuta TREASURER ' S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA, February 5 , 1934 JOHN M . PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRG INIA This is to certify that I , J. M. Pur ce l l, Tre asurer of Virg inia have thisJL_ day of February in accordance with an order of t h e c i r cuit court of Rockingham County dated 2/2/34 in the c au se of the St a t e Commission on Conservation and Devel opment of t h e St at e of Virginia vs . Cassandra Lawson- Atkins -------------- paid to __~ · W. Baugher $_ 1_3_4_._1_5_ _ _ _ beiog in full se t tl emen t of tract #_N in the above mentioned cause . �Qlnmmnuwralt4 nf 1ttirgiuta TREAS URER' S OFFIC E RICHM OND, VA. JOHN M, PURCELL TREASURE R OF VIRGINIA Febru ary 5, 1934 G. w. Baugher Recei ved of J.M. Pur cell, Treas urer of Virgi nia, the sum of$ 134.1 5 , in accor dance with an order of the Circu it Court of the count y of Rocki ngham enter ed on the 2nd day of Feb r uar y 193-1._ , in the matte r of the State Comm ission on Cons ervat i on and Devel opme nt v _ __ _ _C_a_s_s_a_n_d_r_a_L_a_w_s_o~n__A_t_k~i~n_s'------__ _ and other s, being full and comp lete settle ment for the tract of land known in said proce eding as #_8_3____ j Sign origi nal and dupli cate and retur n to the Treas urer of Virgi nia. C )1/, !l, i h �ROCKINGHAM COUNTY --.../ NAME OF CLAIMANT #e l-a - Bau ghe r , J . .J . Number of Acres: 11 Location: Roads: Soil: Sw ift Run , En tire ly wi thi n the Par lI are a . Spo ttsw ood Tr ail , sur fac e 3½ mi les to Elk ton , nea res t shi ppi ng poi nt . Slo pe typ e , san dy loa m, s moo th gen tle slo pes , nor thw ,, st exp osu re som e loo se roc k , no out cro ps . History of Tract and condition of timb er: The me rch ant abl e saw rem ove d f r om t his tra c t . The rem ain ing sta nd e on sis ts tim ber has bee n of scr ubb y oak s, and yel low pin e . Improvements: Non e . Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 11 @ $5 . 00 $55 . 00 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: Val ueo fLa nd: $ 55 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Val ueo fWo od: $ 50 . 00 - -50 -. 00 - - ·- Value per acre for tract: $ 10 . 00 $11 0 . 00 Incidental damages arising from the taki ng of this tract: $ Non e - -~ _ : ~ :_C LE RK 115 �county: :1ockinghru: 1 Dis ..ric t: 0tOLO ·mll _&_8_3_u____J_._:J... Acreage Claimeg: 19 Halue Claimed: Location: X Baugher_ Assoo~ed ~~o .oo 300.000? Swift :nun. Deed Not known " Bntirely within the rark area. La]).§: }T~ne known. Soil! Slope typo, sandy: loam, smooth gontlc slopes, N• .f . exposure, some loose rock , no outoror ~. Roads: Spetswood Trail, surface 3·} mi les to Elkton , nearer; t Shipping 1 .0L1t. History; The merchanta ble sa J timber ..o.o ocn renovN from -'chis tra.c~. . i:he :remaininc; st ' nd oonsiat::; of oorubby O""kt and Yellow pine. 4 eds. fuel wood per A, on 11 • ;! • '> p er ed. ;-,44. 00 . Improveme nts: Value of l ~nd by~~: ~ . .,,>8.00 :..,lop e Total value of land Total Value .r-ier a.ere Tot 1 Valuo J S .OO " 88 . 00 lue of i r1provemen tLJ Total value of timber Tota l value of trac t vornge valuo per acre 44.00 ~132.00 12.00 x - This includes /83 . 53 �'L____________________ _ }~:.t ' /J 6-AA. f Claim o f _ _ ~ - ~ L At Law. In the Circ · ourt of_ __ ~~ ---~- -co/n ty, Virgini a, No. l i'J,,,_q_ __ , and De~lo p~» t of the State of Virgini a, Petimission on Conservati The State !ioyr, vs._fp_d 4~b _df f~- ~-t fr~-~- ~11 r-~ ---- ----n~ ~da :Vir ':::: t_~C 4!~7 t:;:L ;._f ;.:;; ~~i gned, in answer to the p ~ - S t a t e Commission on Conservation and De- The undersi awarde d velopment of the State of Virginia, and in respons e to the notice of condemnation Circuit the of upon the fil~ of ~id .p:~n and published in accordance with the order file this Court oLl ~~t io~ -- County, Virgini a, asks leave of the Court to as h:/:•:: :_:a~~-~~~7%~£4~7'--------------- ~:ia;:• : ~:~:, ~=t~ ~-~~ -i-!~ :c~-~ ~-~~;~ ;l-~;-1- :f~;;;i~-;~~-~;;~ -s~ught g to be condemned, containing a b ~ c r es, on which there are the followin -~-J J!~ -----~ _----~a ~l f; ;_1___!:j ~r * yt .r____ _ ~~ buildings and im roveme nts:~- - ~ 1 i ; , _ - ; - ~ ~ . / - fl _ ~-5___; ____ -- ----- ------- -- -- ------- ---7 - - ~ - ~ tinia, in This land is located about_ __ ::=-:__miles from ___~~~ --~-- ------ ---Vii · _ t h e ~_M agisteri al District of said County. of land deI claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel owner, joint or owner sole is he r whethe say should t scribed above: (In this space claiman owner, joint or sole not is t claiman If owners. joint the of and if joint owner give names or tract the to or in he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has t! parcel of land described above.) --A ~__ L __&a~ f/-~------ -H~ -~ -~L ~-~ --.~ l {l ~.~ JC/T'-' /nJi ~::t~~~ 0 ~ ::::1ft: ~tj~!~~ ~-f:;}; _:~!: 1 _ £ : : : : _~:~ abo~:~ y,~~r: a~~~-~~'--t-- t~e,,._ ~~ • f f South , ~ 1-,{f 1J:_'7yJJ______':___ ___~·-- East ___ ~ _ ,_ _____~::!.-1. __ _ _r_r_c~it_~~/_1!!!~-z:;:_-,. u ~_-"' ?I{, ~ ~,<I ___ , __--- ------ n,-; _____ ,,f!lj_ . West_4 ~ . 1 t ~ -- #Jt t~ -- --- ---- ~1!~-~ IJ_r-- ----- --- ---- - ----- -- in the I acquire d my right, title, estate or interest to this propert y about the year__________ folio ~ k:i~P F& u-f lt«,v~ n-,. f l ~ ---------- I claim that the total value of this tract or~ o f land with the i~~r2,:"E;,,IIJ,~~ thereto'ta.l value o./;!;y 'tf~ titfe:esrat eorYrrt 'erest, on is ---· in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improve ments thereon is $-d-~ ~---or I am the owner of_ ___ _d-~ _____ acres of land adjoinin g the above described tractprothe by· d damage parcel of land but lying outside the Park area, which I claim will be ~. posed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $- - -~~<:: :-::-.,;, Las to (In the space below should be set out any additional stateme nts or informa tionhere a insert also should he ble practica if and make; to this claim which claiman t desires description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds) . z; }'2-1.,u:-._ u,..-;,,. t,,,, _a-d _~ , --l t. _ 1 ,.u _ { ~ Remar ks·- ~ ~ : ~ $.'.3_I~~~ ~ ~~trr1iat'th! rr~ - ~q::?: ,t,7&:- ,_~_L" ~w_ -~ ~--i ~J&~ _ / 1 t ~ ~ ~ ~ . : _, .. U-L~ ./Z,,__./l. i,~ : ftLd r4 ~/ ~~2: -t..LU L-e, ~~~- ._/P.ri_ __ ~ __/pL-lJ /}u ~ ~ :_1~z! :f::f1 ~ ~; T~ ::!~ ~~r; ~:/~ !::~ ~i1 me oaCKJ. ssary ir.:trnce sk r a ~ ~ ,-lf . -# ~ ~ .:,,~ ::I!1_q,~ 011· _day Witness 1 my s1gnatufe (or my name and mark attache d hereto) this ___./_fj_______ ~ of___ ~ ~ ----, 193)'.I. ~.k :f- t c~ , 4o-wit; STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF_/_~ ------ -The undersi gned hereby certifies that_ __ ~ / ~.i:},_c:-1--t.:!_9 _-u.~ matters the that oath made and him ~ e ld-b~f~? appea:v. lly persona t the above named claiman belief, and ge knowled and things appeari ng in his above answer are true to the best of his -~ -~tJ,4i~- ~ ~1_______________ ;Ed ~::'._~~~-- ~+~ -~ _.iL~------- this _____ .)_¥',_-----~-day of___ '>{ 119,,(7) I 7~ q ?-j'/ Clerk of the Court · or Specihl Investig ator or Notary Public, or ustice of the Peace. \O �Count y: Distr ict: #83a- Baugh er, Rockingham Stonew a)'l J.w. oo Baugh er Legend S .,I :-s 1 lope" ca e - ~ _ - 20 chain s 511 �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY , VIRGINIA The State Commission on Conser vation and Development of the State of Virginia Petitioner vs . Respondents Cassandra Lawson Atkins , &c . On this, the !() day of February, 1934, came Joseph v. Baugher and Sarah£ . Baugher and on their motion , leave is given them to file their petition and the answer of G. W. Baugher to said petition, which answer is accordingly filed . And it appearing unto the Court that $1935 . 00 is the amount of award set out in the judgment of condemnation for Tract No . 83, heretofore paid into Court, and it appearing from the report of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners heretofore filed in this cause and in the petition for judgment and condemnation heretofore filed herein , that in the opinion of petitioners , the said Joseph vi . Baugher and Sarah E. Baugher are invested with a superior or better right or claim of title in and to said Tract No . 83, and that the record of this cause does not show any denial or dispute by any party or person in interest as to the said Tract or to the proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof , except as to the lien for $134 . 15 due G. W. Baugher , as fully set out in his answer ; and it further appearing unto the Court that all taxes due or taxable on said Tract No . 83 , have been paid ; Upon Con !ideration Whereof, it is considered and ordered by the Court that of said sum of $1935 . 00, paid into Court as just compensation for said Tract No . 83, $1800 . 85 be paid to Joseph W. Baugher and Sarah E. Baugher, and $134 . 15 the residue thereof be paid to G. w. Baugher, and the Clerk of this Court is directed to transmit a certified copy of this order to the Treasurer of Virginia who shall pay unto said Joseph w. Baugher and Sarah E. Baugher $1800 . 85 , and pay unto said G. W. Baugher $134 . 15, the amount of award set out in the judgment of condemnation of said Tract of land �2. taking from said Joseph vl . Baugher, Sarah E • .Baugher and G. if . Baugher , a receipt therefor and certifying such payment t.o the Clerk of this Court for appropriate entry thereof as required by law . Ent er : Jrf"i ufJ Judge ' �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY , VIRGINIA The State Commissi on on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia Pe t itioner vs . Cassandra Lawson Atki ns, &c Respondents The petitioner , the State Commission onConservation and Development of the State of Virginia , on the day of December, 1933, having paid into Court the sum of $1935 . 00, the amount of award set out in the judgment of· condemnation for Tract No . 83 , the undersigned , Joseph w. Baugher and Sarah E . Baugher , hereby apply to the Court, or to the Judge thereof in vacation , for an order of judgment for the distribution of said sum of $1935 . 00. to the said Joseph W. Baugher and Sarah E . Baugher, on the ground that it appears from the report of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners heretofore filed, and the said petition for judgment and condemnation , that the undersigned, in the opinion of petitioner, are invested with a superior or better right or claim of title in and to the said tract of land No . 83 , and, therefore , to the proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof, and are entitled to receive the proceeds from the ex- appropriation of said Tract No . 83 . That there is a lien resting on said land in the sum of 1$125 . 00 , together with $9 . 15 interest in favor of G. Wo Baugher . The undersigned avers that the record in this suit does not disclose any denial or dispute by any party or person in interest as to the title to said Tract No . 83 , or to the proceeds arising fro~ the ~ondemnation thereof, except as above stated, nd the said statements in the petition of condemnation as to the title of the undersigned are true, and that the undersigned, Joseph W. Baugher and Sarah E. Ballgher, have tit le in fee simple, ncumbered only to the extent of $134 . 15, in said Tract No . 83 , HERBERT W. WYANT ATTORNEY AT LAW HARRISONBURG , VA . nd are entitled to be paid the sum of $1935 . 00, less the lien �2. indebtedn ess of ,ipl34 . 15 due G. vl . Baugher, and pray the Court that it will order and direct the µi.yment of t he sum of $1800 . 85 a part t iereof to Joseph ,l . Baugher and Sarah E . Baugher, your petitione rs, and the remaining '134 . 15 to G. l . Baugher . Copies of the title deeds to Tract No . 83, to ether with the original deed of trust, securing the lien thereon, are filed herewith and made a part hereof . ~P IJO M~ 3k4 -x ['_a t~ State of Virginia, County of Rockingham , to-wit: I, ~ · , a Notary Public of and. for the County of Rockingham , in the State of Virginia, do 1 I certify that on this the 1st day of February, 1934, personall y I appeared I before me in my said County Joseph I . Baugher nnd Sarah 11!, • Baugher and made o·ath tha t the statement s claimed in the fore! going petition are true . Given under my hand this 1st day of February, 1934 . My commissio n exp ires the .J - day of I HERBERT W. WYANT ATTORNEY AT LAW HARRISONBURG, VA. I __ ~'---.,.:... • �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY , VIRGINIA . The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State o f Virginia Petitioner vs . Cassandra Iawson Atkins , &c Respondents The answer of G. W. Baugher to a petition filed in this cause in the Circuit Court of Rockingham County , by Joseph w. Baugher and Sarah E . Baugher . This respondent for answer to said petition or to so much thereof as he is advised it is material for him to answer , answers and says that it is true as stated by petitioners that the undersi gned has a lien securing $125 . 00 and $9 . 15 interest , ma king a total of $ 134 . 15, on the land known and designa tea. on the Map of Park lands as No . 83, as shown by t he deed of trust filed by petitioners . And that your said respondent answers am says that he is entitled to t he sa id sum of $ 134 . 15 . Your respondent joins in the prayer of said petitioners f or the distribution of said fund as set out therein , and he will ever pray , &c. State of Virg inia , County of Rockingham, to - wit : I, _ _ d_.U-_ _L _~-·----·--------' a Notary Public of and for the County of Rocki ng ham , in t~e State of Virginia , do certify tha t on this t he 1st day of February , 1934, personally appeared before me in my said County G. W. Baugher , and made oath that the statements claimed in the forego i ng answer are true . �2. Given under my hand this 1st day of February, 1934 . I. My commission expires the j day of -- n < -tt-l--£_ 7 - (/- -;- - 193 ( • ��~~~~~--4d~~~~ 1-~ ~) ~ ~~ a.:t. -~ ¥ -z,~ ztu__. ~;,_,e__ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~~~1~~~~ I ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ,t;&_ ~ ~°l~- CZ t t d - t L u _ ~ ~ ~ ,~~~ h ~ 1 ~~ ~aud-- ~ ~ -4~ ~~ a1 ~ ~t2ucL ~~ ~ zl_uz_ ' /_/l, /~<..--C.--<---V'-'C../V.V 1 1-duk ~~~ ~~~ ~ ~~~~7 ~~ ~~ C / J - ~ ~ - - d c e _ ~ ;f'cdk_ .d:- ~pf~~ t Z J z k ~!f ±1k ~;,,t_, ,$,,A h ~ ~ lfj1orv, --d.,e ,#L"U d,~ jg k I ~ ~ ~ f f i _ e _ ~ ~ fl~~~ Al~ ~ - i u - , Z ~ ~ ~ 7 • ~ ~~~~~~ &e~ d h,A /J~p r~~ ~ - ' ? ~~~W-e_,~~~7~~ ~ F~~~~~~ ~~~ /7--~ -/z~L a~~ ~~a-K ~ ~ I 7 ~'../'--t:.-A--' ~~~?~ l~ ~ ~ i t J vYL ~ ~·r,L~ ~- aeu, ~ ~~ ~ ~L/ I ~ pfu_ ~ ~ a w L f a , , , h ffe-L d _ _ ~ ~ ~ - ~ , ~ fl!~.' ~ ~ ~ IJ/JL~g-Lt, J~f ±JJ ~ 19/A ~ �'t ~ 4 '. ~ l~ \ )11:1! 0 j 0 ~I ~ J ~ ,. : I-. I I • '.!14 I l cQ ~ I '. \ d) : t1\~\.~t;~ I I .. I '5- ~1 > ~ ~ I tll) 00 •o I p,l I ,~: : ;:l 0 C) I ~-~L~': s:: "O ':'), ~ (~ , -J 0 (l) ta 'D ,,-, I S,., I-. 0 I-• 0 (I) - er.; I I I I C ' : I ~ i 0 I �COPY 78 "2"24 This Deed , mad.e and. entered into 'chis 1 day of May, 1906, between B. F . Baugher, party of the first part, and Jos. w. Baugher, Jr . and. Sarah E. Baugher, his wife, parties of the second part, all parties of Rockingham County and State of Virginia . Witnesset h : That for and in considera tion of the sum of Dollars cash in hand paid to the said party of the first part by the said. parties of the second part, the Receipt whereof is hereby acknowledg ed., the said. party of the first part bargain, sell, convey and. release unto the said Jos . ·~. Baugher, Jr . , ar:d his wife, furah E. Baugher, with General 1larranty of title, all his right, . title . interest and. expectanc y in and to all the real estate of which G. J . Baugher, father of the said B. F. Baugher died seized. the said tracts of land described as follows: Tract No . 1 Lying in the eastern part of said County on the Rockingham Turnpike, near Swift Run, adjoing the lands of H. A. Williams, J . L . Maiden, J. A. Shipp and. others, and bounded. as follows; Beginning at a stone on south side of said pike, near the House, corner to Shipp's land, thence S 39 E 38 1/2 poles with said pike to the U. B. Church lot, thence with same S 30 1/2° W 17 1/2 poles passing a walnut to middle of Swift Run Creek, thence with said Creek N 60 3/4° W 7 1/2 poles, thence N 87° W 18 1/2 poles, thence N 33 3/4° W 10 poles, thence N 72° W 9 1/4 poles to a large Poplar on North Bank of said Creek, and corner to the said Shi pp 's land, thence with said Shipp's line N 40 1/2° E 43 1/4 poles to the beginning , containing 8 acres more or less . Tract No . 2 . Lying in the eastern part of said county Pike, adjoining the lands of c. on B. Hensley, Elijah Davis, and said �2. others, bounded as follows: Beginning at a stone on south side of said Pike on the bank of Creek , thence N 44 1/4° E 30 poles to two chestnuts, corner to Davis and with his line, N 89° E 62 poles to a white oak, in or near said line, and corner to c. B. Hensley, thence with C. B. Hensley's line South 90 poles to a stone, corner to G. L. Crider, thence with his line, N 43° W 96 poles t o a Stone, thence S 56 1/2° W 15 2/5 poles on north side of said Pike, ani with same N 50° W 15 2/3 poles to ~he beginning , containing 30 A more or less . To have and to hold the said tracts of land with the appurtenances thereto belonging to the said J . w. Baugher , Jr ., and Sarah E . Baugher, his wife, their heirs and assigns forever . Witness the following signature and seal the day and.date first above written . B. F . Baugher ( Seal) Virg inia, Rockingham County , to-wit : I, A. E . lyant, a Notary public in and for the County afore said in the State of Virginia do certify that B. F . Baugher whose name is s i gned to the writing hereto annexed bearing date on the li day of May, 1906, has acknowledg ed the same before me in my said County . Given under my hand this 19 day of May, 1906 . A. E. vyant, N. P . My Goin . Expires Oct . 23, 1907 . Virginia: County . Jos. w. In the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of Rockingham Sept . 26 , 1906 , This Deed from B. F. Baugher to Baugher, Jr . a nd Sarah E. his wife was this day presented in the office aforesaid, and is, tog ether with the certificate of acknowledgment annexed, admitted to record . Teste , D. H. Lee Martz, Clerk �COPY 71 "30"5 This Deed made and entered into this 11th day of March 1902 by and between v. J . Baugher , Sarah C. Hensley and c. B. Hensley , her husband. , Wm. D. Baugher and M. A. Kate Baugher , his wife , G. S. Baugher and Bettie L. Baugher, his wife, Mary E. Monger and W. T. Monger her husband, Fannie M. Davis and Samuel .8 . Davis her Husband , Party of the first part and Jos . W. Baugher and Sarah E . Baugher his wife Party of the second part all of the County of Rockingh am and State of Virgini a Witness eth: That for and in conside ration of the Sum of Six Hundred Dollars ($600;00 ) Cash in hand the receipt whereof is hereby acknowle dged The partys of the first part each bargain , Sell and by these presents do convey with general warranty of title unto the said Jos . N . Baugher , all the right title and interes t of each party to this Deed in the Real .1!:state of G. w'/ . Baugher dee, Said Real Esta t e being describe d as follows, Tract No . (1) Containing Eight Acres more or less lying on Rockingham Pike near Swift Run and bounded as follows . Beginnin g at a Stone on South side of Pike Near House corner to J • • Shipp t hence with Pike S 31° E 38 1/2 Poles in Pike and Corner to u. B. Church Lot thence with smme S 30 1/2° W 17 1/2 poles passing a walnut to middle of Creek, thence with said Creek N 60 3/ 4 V 7 1/2 poles thence N 87? W 18 1/2 poles, thence N 33 3/4 W 10 pole s thence N 72° W 9 1/4 poles to a l a r g e Poplar on North Bank of said Creek and corner to the said J . A. Shipp, t hence with his line N 40 1/2 E 43 1/4 poles Tract No . (2) lying on said Pike and to the beginnin g . near said Run and is bounded as follows Beginnin g at a stone on South side of Pike on the Bank of Creek thence N 44 1/4° E 30 poles to two Chestnu ts corner to Wm . ~ . Baug her and with his line thence N 89° E 62 poles to a white oak , in or near said line and �2. Corne r to C. B . Hensle y thence with C. B . Hensle y ' s l ine South 90 poles to a stone Corne r to G. L. Crider and with his line thence N 43° W 96 poles to a stone , thence S 56 1/2° W 15 2/5 poles on North side of said Pike and with same N 50° W 15 2/3 poles to the beginn ing, Conta ining 30 a . be it the same more or less To have and to hold the said lands with the appur tenanc es thereu nto pertai ning to the said J . w. Baugh er and Sarah E. Baugh er, his wife, their heirs and assign s foreve r . Witne ss the follow ing signa tur e s and seals this 11th day of March 1902 . V. her X J . Baugh er mark ( Seal) Sarah C. Hensle y ( Seal ) c. ( Seal) B. Hensl ey Wm . D. Baugh er ( Seal ) M. A. Kate Baugh er ( Seal) G. s. Baugh er ( Seal) Bettie L. Baugh er ( Seal ) Mary E. Monger (Seal ) Wm . T. Monger ( Seal) Fannie M. Davis (Seal) Samue l E. Davis ( Seal) Rockin gham Count y, State of Virgi nia , to - Wit : I Wm . B. Hensle y a Notary Public in and for said County of Rockin gham in the State of Virgin ia do certif y that V. J . Baugh er Sarah c. Hensl ey, Baugh er, G. c. B. Hensl ey. Wm . D. Baugh er. M. A. Kat e s. Baugh er, Bettie L . Baugh er, Mary E. Monge r, Wm . T Monge r, Fannie M. Davis , and Samue l E. Davis whose names are signed to the above writin g bearin g da t e on the 11th day of March 197 �3. 1902, have acknowledged the same before me in my County aforesaid . Given und er my hand this 11th Day of March 1902 . Wm . B. Hensley, N. P . Virginia: ham County . In the Clerk's Office of the December 5, 1903 . County Court of Rocking- This Deed from v. J . Baugher and others to Jos. W. Baug her and Sarah E . Baugher was this day persented in the offi c e aforesaid, and is, tog ether with the certificate of acknowledgment anne,xed, admitted to record. Teste , J. s. Messerley, Clerk. �M. H. HARRISON TREASURER OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY HARRISONBURG, VIRGINIA TO '7HOK IT }l Y CONC 'jRN : I hereby certify that the records of my office show that JOS . vi . Baugher Jr . has paid the taxes on hi s two trac t s of land c ontaining 15- 3- 22 and 7- 0- 0 acre s for the years 1932 and 1 933 . The land being situated in Stonewall District , Rockinrham County . All taxes prior to that t i me ere a matter of record in the Clerk's Office of said County . February 1934 . Given under my hand this 1st day of �STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF ROCKINGHAM, to-w it : of I, J . R9be rt Switz er, Clerk of the Circu it Court e offic my in ds Rockingha:n Count y do hereb y certi fy that the Eecor in Stone wall do not show any delin quen t taxes again st any land , Jr. and Sarah Dist rict , asses sed in the name of Jos . W. Baugh er E. Baugh er . Given under my hand this 2d day of Febru ary 1934 . 1~3 �<trnmmnuwettlt4 nf ]ltrgiuttt TRE ASU RER 'S OFF ICE RIC HMO ND, VA. JOHN M. PURC ELL TREAS URER OF VIRGIN IA. Feb rua ry 5, 193 4 Thi s is to cer tify tha t I, J.M . Pur cel 1, Tre asu rer of Vir gin ia hav e thi s 5 day of Feb rua ry in acc ord anc e wit h an ord er of the cir cui t cou rt of Roc kin gha m Cou nty dat ed_ ~ ~ ·/~3~4~ __ in the cau se of the Sta te Com mis sion on Co nse rva tion and Dev elo pm ent of the Sta te of Vir gin ia dra Law son vs. - -- --Cas Atk ins - -san - ----- - - - - - - -- - - pai d to Jos eph w. Bau ghe r and Sar ah E. Bau ghe r $_1~,8 _0_0_ .8 _5_ __ _ bei ng in ful l set tlem ent of tra ct #______BZJ_ in the abo ve me ntio ned cau se. '2'i2. �Q.tommnuwraltb nf ]Jirgiuta TREA SUR ER'S OFF ICE RICH MON D, VA. Feb ruar y 5, 193 4 JOHN M. PURCE LL TREASU RER OF VIRGIN IA r Jose ph W. Bau ghe r and Sar ah E. Bau ghe Rec eive d of J.M . Pur cell , Tre asu rer of ord anc e Vir gin ia, the sum of$ 1,80 0.85 , in acc the cou nty wit h an ord er of the Cir cui t Cou rt of ente red on the _2_n_d_ _ day of Roc king ham of Feb ruar y 1934_ , in the mat ter of the Sta te men t v _ __ Com miss ion on Con serv atio n and Dev elop oth ers, bein g -~C~a~s~s~a~n~d~r-a~I~,a~w~s~o-n~~A~t=k~i~n~s~_ _ _ and t of land ful l and com plet e sett lem ent for the trac _ k nown in said pro cee ding as #_8_3__ __ . L , / Sign orig ina l and dup lica te and retu rn to the Tre asu rer of Vir gin ia. 1'f3 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Alexander, John A - Breeden, Norah Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context baugher-j-w.pdf Title A name given to the resource Baugher, J. W. (Joseph) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Swift Run Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 83, 83a Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Baugher https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/5c9f6c50a8b48f70c32ff786b4b67709.pdf b4e15d7679bcd64d40e10d5a9f93f92d PDF Text Text .Ll."-.JVJ.l....L.l.11U-l..l..J..A.J.,L V V VJ:'t.:.L J.. NAME OF CLAIMANT #90 - Baugher, M. A. E . Number of Acres: 12 -. Location: swift Run, and entirely vii thin the Park area . Roads: Soil: Spottswood Trail , hard surface , four mil es to Elkton, nearest ship)ing point. Deep fertile clay loaw, practically level . History of Tract and condition of timber: Tra ct is a ll cl eared . Improvements: See other side . Acreage and value of types : Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: Cove: 3 @ $90 . 00 Cultivated Land: 6 @ 90 . 00 Orchard: - 3 @ 150 . 00 Grazing Land: -Fields Restocking: - ~810 -540 ----. 00 - . 00 450 . 00 12 Minerals: Value of Land: $ 810 .oo Value of Improvements: $ 3040 • 00 Value of Orchard: $ 450 . oo 3040 . 00 $4300 . 00 Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ 358 . 33 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ None ~ CLERK ,_ �IMPROVEMENTS : DWELLING---- -Frame, 1 6x32 t k it chen 1 , _,.)o rc h 6x23 ,' 6 rooms 2 c e i led and 4 3~23~10,' por ch 7x23 '' and back f l ue s, 2 story, s oli d f'oundation - - ---P as ered, me tal roof , brick metal roof , good condi L. ion .---- - - Shop ,~~~tNG fOUSE ---Fr ane , llx20xlo r ce lar----12xl4 xl2 1, frame , metal roof , fai·r condi t ion---- ·~; me t al r oof , fair c-:ndi.tion---- --HEN HO~~iT HOUSE--- --Fr ame , 1 6xl6xl01, roof , fa i :c c ondition---- - BARN----Fram e : - : ---Fr~e , 10xl6xl0 1 , metal condition, shed attached 10x22 '-- GRANA~;48xl8 , metal roof, fair met~l roof , fair c ondition.- -- -- -HOG PEN--:::;:~: :e 1 2 x 2 0x~~J , 6xl2x6 , metal r oof , ,sood condition-- - - BLACKSi.." TH SHOP ·----F 14x25xl2 ,, paper , 7e l ram . roof , fair c o ndi tion-- - ---- TOOL HOUSE--~F X36x8 ', metal ro of , r ame , poor c ~ndition .. ,-- County District :.. -nft .t-oo ·>"; • ~ug.h e r, ,.r i- L crec.ge Clni ned : Value Claimed: Location: 56 Assessed 10. 000 . " A ~'1. • K• 11 A. I Ro ck in ,ha.m vtone·.mll 95 P. 470.00 Deed n 11 A. Acq for uwift run, and entirely 1i t hin park area. ~J"1brancos , c ~,unter claims or la.ns: 95 P. red in 1897 130.00 None known. Coil. Deep fertile clay loc.m, nr.c t j cally l evel-. Roads: Sp ottswood Trai l, ho.rd s u rfn.cet four ... iles to Bl :ton , nenrost s¾ipping point~ F.ra M.e , l6x3~', 1r ·t ohen l3x;,3•.x10•, nor ch 7x23', 6x23 1 t o roor1s; 2 ce i led ~ nd 4 pl ~ stercd; · ·porch : ; d13· and -netn.l r )Of, brick flue s, 2 s t or y , no lid f · 1;nd<..'. t ion .a5'00.oo D:ellinl7: Snrine; house : l!,rn.we , llx20 xlO', metal T ') Of , ~ood c o ndition . - - - - - - ~ • - Shop .: ith cellar: 12xlt1~::d2 1 , fr·--irr!.c, netal r oof , fai r cona· t ion . - - - Hon house : l!"'r nme, 16x 16:xlO t , metal r nof • f a i r condi t!on. - - - - • - - - 120.00 lOJ.00 60.00 Hen house: Fr "lme, lOxltxlO t , met .1 r oof, fair condition . - - - - Barn : Frnme , 2 5x48x1 8 ', metal r oof, f ~:. ir condi tj_ o n , shed atta,hed lOx? ?- ',. ... - Gr;:-, rw.ry t ..~:ct'.mt ,. l2x20xq ', :r:etc~l r oof t f ,· ir c r,n di~ion. - - - - - Ho~ pen : Fr r,me , 6.,:12x6 t , .t a l roof, go od con- a· ·ion. - - - - Orchard: ~ - - 3 o.cres v.... lued at -ri l 25 .oo per a cre. Acren re nnd v a lue of ln.nd by types: !:lE.£ Grn zing Ti l lable Orch rd ~ V· J.tAe crcn.ge per • ~25 . 00 ~ ;,;,4.o.oo 125.00 3 12 Totnl vc.lue of l,nd - - - - ,.. 31, .00 T0 t.'"!.l value " f t r. p ·ovon ents ?405. 00 .. _ Tot'l.1 VO.ll e o f C.I'r!l-' n Totn. l V l l' e of t'l:"D:etrd_ ~~vcro.gc Y:-!.lue per a.ere 350.00 80 . 00 15.00 14x25'xl2', paper roof, Blac-lcs .. ,i th shop: Frame t fair condi tion. - - Tool h c-use : Frame, 17x36x8 ' • met· l r -, of , p r- or cond tion. - 40 .00 & 3~~;:6 ·257. 91 Total Value ~75'.oo "5240 .00 131~.oo 1 00 . 00 40.00 ,;i2, 405. oo 375.00 �County: District: #90- Baugher, ~. A.K. Rocki:np)lam Stone;all LIDEND: Grazi:r_ig Tillable Orchard Scale - l" = 20 chains 531 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Alexander, John A - Breeden, Norah Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context baugher-mak.pdf Title A name given to the resource Baugher, M. A. K. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Swift Run Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 90 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Baugher https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/d67c242144fd0ddef8148d4912db4802.pdf f77e40af280228fb191541faf1d652da PDF Text Text RIDCh. I NG HAM COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #122 - Baugher , M. Number of Acres: 90 Location: Sandy Bottom . s. :b;ntirely within the Park area . Roads: One - half mile diirt road to Spottswo od 'l1ra il , 4 miles to Elkton, nearest shipping point . Soil: Clay loam, slope type , vn th a fair depth of fertilit y . The tillable land is smooth and fairly level, not in a very go od state of cultivat ion . History of Tract and condition of timber: There is no ea. w timber ..in this tract the remainin g stand consists of small oaks and scrub p ine about , 36 cords fuelwood . ·, Improvements: See reverse side for improvem ents . Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 12 @ $5 . 00 $60 . 00 8 @ 15 . 00 120 . 00 69 . @ 30 . 00 2070 . 00 1 @ Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: $2250 . 00 Orchard: -- 75 . 00 90 Minerals: Value of Land : $ 2250 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ 1070 . 00 Value of Orchard : $ 7 5 • 00 1070 . 00 75 . 00 Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ 25 . 00 Value per acre for tract : $ 38 . 00 25 . 00 $3420 ci 00 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ None CLEEK 25 �reverse side: IMPROVEMENTS: OLD DWELLING----Log, 18x27 1, 4 rooms, shingle roof, occupied by owner, poor condition.--- -SUMMER KITCHEN--12xl4xl01, metal roof, poor condition------HEN HOUSE--Log, 10xl2xl0 1, shingle roof, poor conditi on. HEN HOUSE------Frame, 12xl6x8 1 , no roof, poor condition. OLD rn•1 E_LING :--Log, 16x20 1 , 2 rooms, porch 5x16 1 , flue, l½ story, poor condition.---BARN-- --Fra.me, stone ' 17x14xl2 1, shingle roof, poor condition.----GRANERY--Frame, 16xl8xl2 1 , shingle roof, poor condition.---GRANERY----Frame, 12x2lxl0 1, paper roof, fair condition-DWELLI NG-----Frame and log, 17x40 1, 4 rooms, stone flue, shingle roof, fair condition, occupied by 0 1vner. OLD MILL-- --Frame, 18x24xl2 1, shingle roof, poor condition. ----DWELLING-- --Frame, 16x24 1, shingle roof, 3 rooms, fair condition, occupied by owner.----HEN HOUSE--frame, 12xl2xl0 1 , paper roof, poor condition. �Claim of_ ____ C • _D. _:'"'owell _________________________________________________________ _ 1829 . . N o. ____ Roe kinf".hcm . . Court of ___________ ____ , A t Law. I n t h e C1rcmt :_ _______________ County, v·1rgmia, The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. ________ Cc1ssandra Lawson _'.d.kins _£,n 1l _ Others_ 8nd _52561 __________ _ acres . . Def en dan t s. Roe kinPham . _____________ ,________ _______ Coun t y, v·1rgmia, more or 1ess, of 1an d m The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court of_ __J39.9_fJA~P-~ ---------- County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this . • ( ~ as his answer to said petition and to said notice. .lA. C. D. -Powell . My name rn __________ .----- P _ . c'l ______ ,- . --- . _ .-------- · ______________________ ~~ \. My post office address 1s ______ r _JJ-d..y_s. ,_ __ [1rF:.:L.n_1_e_ ___________~- ~~I claim a right, title, estate or interest ir/ atrricf 6r0 i:r~~8of°li nd within the area sought to be condemned, containing about__~.9______________ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements: __Se_e__ clJl im__f _iJ,. ~ .9-__°Qy__QYIJlE:lr_____ ______ _______________ _ This land is located about_ ___________ miles from ____________ _________________ Virginia, in -f d the_:S~_Magiste rial District of said1nCo_p.ntv. en~ ryrocee so_ I claim the following right, title, estate or interest/in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above.) ·~51 .14 with interPst thereon from October 16,1926 until paid _and _-.~3 . 7 5 _costs ------------------------- ------------------------- - - ---------------The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follo,w s: North ________________________ _____________________________________________________ _ South ____________________________________________________ _________________________ _ East __________________ ____________________________________________________________ _ West ______________________________________________________________________ ________ _ I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year _J:9..2..e ___ in the following manner: JudRment docketed December 31 , 1928 in Jud~~ent Lien Docket --14~--pape-1~3~----- ------------------------ ------------------------ -----------~---- I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $----------------· I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon isa*rrbvtr~t ___a_u.t_ ___ • I am the owner of_ _______________ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $------------------· (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds ). ,, Remarks·------------- ------------------------ ------------------------ ------------- :::c ,, ------------------------ -------------------- (Continue remarks if necessary on the_ back). CD ~ c.. day Witness my signature (or my name and mark attached here~ this ___ 0 ,ii ;Ti, ~ -- -Ol:? :::,: ::::;- ..... 3 CD s:,.:, ::::;- a:i c-:,C') <..? =~ O C.,.) £'2 -, :::,: C ~ - CD -s (.n 0 ~g3 CP of_ ___ E~P~§.F)l_ ____ , LJ?'L!.( ___ ___________C::.:./2_·__:;-:~~--- 19~. city } STATE OF VIRGINIA, ~ y OF ____lJar"T.:'.i.s..@bJ_e::f"-r------, To-wit: The undersigned hereby certifies t h a L - - - - - - - ~ - ~ ~ - - - - the above named claimant personally appeared before him and-~--;de-o--;;th-thil the matters and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, this _____ ~ ____________ day of ____ ..Eeb.r:uar~-~~~-j~~ q,__-~ --- ~ Nl¥1'€Js,.•.Pt11(P0 o1if1lPo1f)Sp"'B~i:aJ:Jj¥:v'osM.l~ or Notary Public, ~f.:~ ~t?i<Ye"'< ~~ :tlrec~~- �Claim oL ____ A._ E ._ Wyant_, lien creditor_ of_ M. _ S.Baugher ________________ _ In the Circuit Court oL_.RoaJd.n gham. ___________ County; Virginia, No.J_j _}:_1, At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. ____Qa.s.aandra ..-At.ki.na_ aruL.o_t~-- ------ ------------ ------------ - -----more or less, of land in __ A~ok:lt1g_n.am____ _________ County, Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court oL_Ro.o.ki.ngham. __________ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to said notice. My name is ______ _A_._ E_._ W'y.a_nt ------------ -- ------------ -- ------------ -----My post office address is ______ J3~l_cl.Qr_~_Y_l:rg_.iJ:!iA~--------------------------I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about__JH_____________ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvement s:_ .D.welli.ng_.h.o.uae._ a.ncl __o.u.t_Jrn.i..J..d_:ings_________________ · ___L_____________v·1rg1ma, ·· m El k ton 5 ______ m1·1es f rom ____________ · locat ed a b out _______ · lan d 1s Tl11s theSt _Qils3.Ylall ____ Magistetial District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above. ) A li en creditor of M. S. Ba ugher by virtue of _.?_0, two deeds o_f_j;R1±,§3J_~~~~~~~9-__~.Y-}~! __~!,._-~~~-~e-_e_~--t5o7'\_!!0• __ 0,__0Tr0~~~_e_L!~~-1:11y, {~-,-!~~ respecu~v e 1926, and Sept. 24, 1926, to secure uon~s o~ w· ~· O an~~~~. t--f-rem--d.-a-te.,... h--i-nt-e-re-apaya ble t o -Reine--.N·. --W·yan-t,--an-d:--ass-igued--to--m-e-,--t-o-g et-her--w-i-tThe land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows: North ___________________________________________________________ __________________ _ South ____ ___ _________________________ ______________________ _______________________ _ East ________ ____ _____ ______ _____ ____ ____________ ___________ __________ __ ___________ _ West ____ ____ _____ ___ ___ ___ ___ ______ _______ __________________ ___ ________ ________ ____ I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year_l9_46 ____ in the following manner: S,ee deed_ of_ trust_ duly r ec orded _in _the_ Clerk 1 s_ Off ice _of _Rockingha m County _in Deed_ Book_No. _145.1_ at ..:2a_ge_ 4 63; and_Deed _Book_ 135, _pfa!.ge_ 71. I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvement s thereon is $----------- -----· I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvement s thereon is $--------- -------· I am the owner oL ___ ___ ____ ____ _acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $--------- ---------· (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). Remarks·-- ------------ -- ---- ----- -------- ---------- -- ·------------ ------------ -------------- ----------- - - --------- - ----- ------ - ----------- - - ~----- ------ - - - - ------------ - Cl) u ~ - r.... EE~ 0 >, _rr, ~ ~ Cl) u Cl) CV) C: W) 0 c..::> E t'<:S ..c ..c C: Cl) c.;) +.J :::::s bJ) C: ·-32 u -c Cl) 0 ex: == I.,.. ------------ ------------ ------- ------------ - (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). r--r£l u.J u- of_F:~~=r ~~ ~r:~r~~r 1 my name and ::~-& ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF __ Rocking.h.am..------ ---- -, To-wit: The undersigned hereby certifies that_ ___ .A!._~_!._!~~A ..~---------- ------------- -----the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, ?1 j~~ ~ __.-------:1 :zv:stig~ti! = in .fS}'ancery ::t;!p m the . . this __ _..ir,__ __ __ ______day ofl'ebl:!ua1 'y,_..l92l~ 1 Comm1s s 1on er Circuit Court of Rockingham County, Virg i n i a . rer �County: Rockinr'1r·m , is t r1ct: ston ew::...11 •. noessod Ac r e~5e Claillied: 95 Value Claimed : Locution: !ans: 3 il : s. L. 1 2:~ - ;' 1 8000 . 00 .;a.ndy Bottom. Bau@er _ Deed ?4 . 50 v570 .00 for L2!. and 1680 f? 78 . 00 56 a • .:1eired . · ntirely within the ~ ark oren . ~one lmown . CL y loam, slope typo , \7i th a fair d en, th of fertility . The til] !lblo land :!..s ...nooth ·md fairly level' not in a very sta to 0 of cultiv"'tion. , ,.mile cli::-t ro'td to Spoto··10od n arent shipping pcint . 'rail, 4: 1 ilea to :l?<ton , fil§_,lory: ':'here is no sa.. timber on ' thin tr· .ct, the re, ining otand consist f sm 11 Oaks and scrub oino • bout 3G c s . fuel ·1ood 36 . 00 ~1 .00 nor c<. ------- ------------ ----on 12 . • Imp:t:ovenents : ( ld d 10llinr: lac, 1r.x:~',-, 1 ·oc,ms , shin:::;le roof , - --,,...,oocupicd by ovner, conditi 1 _ o·. --·- - - ----·-- "100 . 00 Summer kite . en, l' xl :t:10, :...:ct·..11 roof, cond. p oox lien poor. hen. 0 r. 01st. no ---- ------ -- - --------~--- ------------, conf. log 1ox12x10. house, ..,._..,________ _____ ...,_ roof , ,. . ________ ..,.shingle ______________ house, frurue, L::x1Gx8, no ro ;f , c nc .i tion 40 . 00 20 . 00 5.oo --------------------orcl 5xlo , ~ roor.13, - -------- -------duellin...... t. log, 1Gx20, flue,-~ story , condition :oor . -------- 30 . 0> . poor frrune 16.~18xl .~, chingle roof, cond . Gr"nory, ------------N--------------------------- 60 . 00 --------~~-- - ------~----- -poor. -~------~--, frame 12x2lxl0, po.J er x-oof, conu·· ·Lion 20 . 00 ~ , fr me 1 ?:::-:l4x12, shir.tlc roof, cona. · tj 0 •.. Grt.1-or:t: ?5.00 - - ----- - --- ------------ ---------- ------fair. ; llin3 , :!'re.me and log, l 7;z4C, ~ roor.s, ::; 8llC fair, occ · ice by ~l ·1e, shingle roof 1 aond.:. tion .,....,..,..., _____________ ___ _ _ 200 ~00 ~O\VDOr _ _ ,______ _ ______________ Cla. mill. frame llb:24xl2, s:.1ngle · oof, cnnd. ?5 . 00 - - ---- --- ---- ------------ -----1oor . - - ----....w lling , fram<V' lox24, 3 roor s, .1 , tr ::_lo r~.,of, condition fair,/oc 0u r iod by owner------ ------ 150 . 00 Hen houso, frm.,e 12xl2xl0, n ... 0-r- r.o~ f, ccma. 15.00 poor . ·~700 . 00 'totr:.l 'aJ.uc V ~ n d b,Y..~.Y.......!?.£: -~-------~-------------------~--------- !I££ ·101,e Tillable Fr . Orchard . oreo.ge J er acr::2_ 12 ,5 . 00 69 30 . 00 10 . 00 50.00 8 1 7fc)- Valua . 60 . 00 20?0 . 00 80 . 00 'if2210 . oo �Total value of land $ 2210 ,. 00 Total value of im.provemen ts $ 990.00 Total value ot orchard 50 . 00 Tote.J. value of timber 36 . 00 Total value of tract Averag e value pe:r acre "\ 3086 . 00 34.29 �hz ________________________ --------------------------------------------- Claim of __ 1 • In the Circuit Court of_ /4 __ ~------------ --------Coun ty, Virginia, No.L .:.c.,j_, At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. _____________________ ~ '-er _+: _________ -_____ . _ l )--.: __________ _ ____________ _____ 1___:> ___________ 117 ___ _ ___ I ______ /} _________ 'l ____________ _____ _ more or less, of land in ______,._____________________ County, Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with _the order of the Circuit Court of_ __ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to said notice. My name is ___________ --~{)~~ _9_- _, -- ~ ___~(' _____________ _ My post office address is--- ~!!"{/=- ---L~------ ----- ______________________ _ I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about_ ___ _£ ___________ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvement s: _________________________________________ " ~- l ___ ·__ '/_ ______ _ t -~---------------- - ,/ _________ - ------------ ------------ ------------ ---------- /J~ --~ / I ------ ~ - ' ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ----This land is located about_ ____ / ___ miles from ___ Virginia, in the ___ '.'.: ____ :_t-.(_ ____Magisterial District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of Ian described above.) ----------- (" ----- 9 ------------ ~--------- --- ----~-~-----------~ I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year _./...if- _ ___ in the following manner: ) I -----~------------------------------ - ------------ -- ,------------ ------------ ---------I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $__e~~P. ..':!_~----· I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvement s thereon is $ _______________ , I am the owner of_ _______________ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park area, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $_____ X___________ , (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). Ren1arks· _______________________ J __________ P ------ ~ .Ji_________ _ 3 ~ _. 0 w ~ (0 C: --' ~ ' - ~ ------------ ' ________________________ efr-- __________ "L . . ------------ ------------ ----- __., < ~ ____ ~ I ~-~--------- ------------- ------~--~-- ------------- ------------- -------- J ____________ ____________ ____________ _ ______ ,t,,,.,d.,o _ !_______ ~ ____________ (:".::.,____ ~--- ----- ------------ ------------ ------------ -------- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). Witness my signature (or my name and mark attached hereto) this ___ i,:_________ day of ____________________ , 193. STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUN'rY OF_ ------------ ------------ -, To-wit: r The undersigned hereby certifies that_ ___ .,_ ___ ----·-------- ------------ ------------ -the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, this __________________ day of_ _______________ --, 19q6. h -------/0 -----------------·-------r----c1erk of the Court, or Specia Investigator or Notary Public, o Justice of the Peace. 12. �Co unt y: Di str ict : Ro cki ngh am Sto new all \ r N I I LEGEND : Ti lla ble Slo pe 20 cha ins Sc ale - 1 11 Fie lds res toc kin g Or cha rd = ./ €G,I � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Alexander, John A - Breeden, Norah Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context baugher-m-s.pdf Title A name given to the resource Baugher, M. S. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Sandy Bottom Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 122 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Baugher https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/00f0b4ed26e912831727d91a9a82e205.pdf b1051a6e4862c278ec1f295ea35cf4fb PDF Text Text -',----- -------- ---------' ._.,,-------COUNTY ROCKINGHA 1. NAME OF ow~w CLAIItIANT #87 - Baugher , Scott 14 Number of Acres: Location: Elk Run . Entirely within the Park area . Roads: One - quarter mile dirt road to Spottswood Trail , 4 miles hard surface to Elkton, neares t shipping point . Soil: Slope , clay and sandy loam with a fair depth of fertility , north exposure . This tract has no timber on it . It Historl of Tract and condition of timber: was c eared many years ago and cultivated, but later abandoned and allowed to grow up . There are some open spots that have a fairly good stand of blue grass . Improvements: N,,ne ~ Acreage and value of types: Types Value per acre Acreage Total Value Ridge: Slope: Cove: • Grazing Land: - - 5 @ $25 . 00 $125 . 00 Fields Restocking: 9 @ 20 . 00 180 . 00 Cultivated Land: 14 $305 . 00 Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land:$ 305 . 00 - - - TOTAL Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood:$ Value per acre for tract: $ 21 • 7 8 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ None - ~ -/@_,n, CLERK 12\ �Claim oL jf _;[ /J;:; ~ ________ ~ _______________________________ _ In the Circuit Court oL_floU__ u~'-;;;:f;._ I~_--::-_C ounty, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law. ;;;;;~5:£{~1:J/£;;:J;;;:~iFf_:L~j~i: more or less, of land in_~~: 1--~--- ---Cou nty, Virginia, Defendant s. The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filill§> of sid~e.ti·on and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court o f _ _ / ~ ~ ___ (!!-_-t._~-- County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petitj9n and to said notice. ~ My name i~---~--- _&--'_~;{:__ My post office address is __________ ~ ~-~_f[;;l&!Y!-:!____ _£_~ ---------- -I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about_L!! /_& __ .::-=-:_ _____ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvem ents: ________ ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- -- /;3_¥ 2'-f-i----------------?A___________ _ ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- --------- ~ ;;; --p ---------- ---------- --------- This 11'~oca ted_ abo~L~ -/ ~-~-mile s :rom __ .LJ2.J (A~~-------- Virginia, in the_ ~ d ~ag1sterial D1str1ct of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above.) fl IJ . ------- ------- ------- ------- --~--~ ~ ---------- ---------- -----::.::nd Ztl/ ::~d atm:;;; ~J'~ ~ar e as South ____J/f_!__t)___ ~ ~, East follows: -~--i-- Jk___f _J_/4~ -~----- -------- - ------~ --L1:-l!t-.i~4-f{~-_y~-;-------------------------- ac;i::~ my righl;i'::-:?::~1!t: ~:! I following manner: :::,~~~t-the-year__________in-the I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvem ents thereon is $_ .:l..._.:l_{tf)_____ , I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parc·e1 of land with the improvem ents thereon is $--------- -------· I am the owner of_~ _______ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying, ou:sidi the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $--------- ---------· (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or informatio n as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). Remarks· - ii[- __ .-d~( ·- 4 trcv,vf ___.-&r _____ r!:=VIC' ------ - ~ ------ 1/'hy,-n__,- a,/ ------ _ F ---J1.--:<-~ _______,:]_'?:_~ - - ---4 h _____ M , ------- ~ ---------- ------ L2:J-eP'::1:.';J---------------------------/ 1-u-<A/1 --- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------- ---- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). Wi~ss my signature (or my name and mark ~tached .hereto) this _____ day of ___ . $ ~~~-- , 1930. -~~~-4 -------------STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF_ ___ ------- _____ , To-wit: J'./_______ --~ ~-~llJft-- d~ the ~oev~~~%~i8~1~i!~netbie~~~~:~~ t:;;~a~~ ~d-m;d e-~~th- th;t-th; -~-itt~~ ; and thing~ 'ppearing in his abo~nsw er are true to the best of his knowzedg e nd belief' this ____ day of __ ~ _: ____ --, 193( /_r-__________ _7/I (4' 3 , )I/I// $/ / fi~ • /t p Cl~;,k- £~~;.t~ -;/tt1 -I~~~;ti~;t~~~~; Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace, �V' . Coun ty: Dist rict: //87 Acref.'rre Claim ed: 106 Rock ingha m Ston e1al l a - Dougher , G. Scot t Asse ssed 106 A. Deed Valu e Clai red: \3300 . 00 1660 . 00 (Thi s inclu . 87) Loca tion: Swif t run. Ent; rely 1ithi n the park area . Incum branc es, c nter claim s or laps : :none know n. It 106 A. 1906 - 31 P. ,600. 00 Soil : :Jandy loam , slope ty e rith fair dent h and fert ility on the north side ; t hin soil on the Sout h side .. Ron.d st One- uart er ,~ile clay road to Spot tsioo d trai l, four mile s to Elkto n, nea rest ship ing poin t Histo ry of trac t nnd cond ition of tiT"be r : Sar t imbe r has been rece ntly 1 ntim •ted to cut 4 cord s of fue l rood per acre on 8 acre s cnt. at ..;,1 . 00 per cord . - - ·,352 . 0 Impr ovem ents: Old drel lin~ , fram e , 17x2 3 • , 6 room s , ceile d, 2 stor ies, kitch en16 x23x 8•, ~ ir cond ition , occu ied by o · ner , ,mte r su..,n ly well . - ~600 . 00 Barn : 28x3 6x16 • with shod 18x2 8 • , fram e, pape r roof , lair cond ition . - - 550 . 00 ~eat hous e I Fro.m e, 12xl 7xl 0', oh:i.n gled roof , fair cond ition . - 60 . 00 New r,ash hous e: Fro.me, 12xl 4xl O', meta l roof , cond ition good .... - 65'. 00 Ol d. corn hous e : Log , ]2x1 6xl 2 ', shin gled roof , poor cond ition . - 20 . 00 !Ien hous e: Fr ane , 14xl4 xl0 ', shin gled roof , poor cond .i. t:!:.on. - - .. Sprin g hous es Frame~ 8x17 x8 •, shin gled roof , poor con- 1 5. 00 ditio n . - New e rage : Fram e , 9xl4x 8• , meta l roof , good cond ition l'). 00 . 40 . 00 Nev, hen hous e: Fram e 10x2 4x •, meta l roof , good conditio n. 35. 00 , J i > l, 400. 00 Orch ard: 11 cher ry trees , age 25 yen.r s, ?8 anpl e tree s, age 30 year s , fair cond ition 10 peac h trees , ase 8 year s, fair cond ition . , (2 acre s value d at ~60 . 00 per acre ) - - 120. 00 Acre ase and value of 1:-ind b;2: tyne s: ~ Slop e (loue r) Graz ing Tilla ble Orch ard Acre age Valu e per A. 21 25. 00 88 7 2 mr- 5.00 25'. 00 60 . 00 Tota l Valu e 440 . 00 525. 00 175. 00 1 ,140 . 00 15 �- 2- County: District: 187 RocJ·ingha.m Stonewall a - Dougher, G. Scott Cont'd. Totnl value of lnnd ~ -. ~ - 1,140 . 00 Total value of im rovements 1,400. 00 Total value of ti~ber - 352. 00 Total value of orchard 1 20 . 00 Total value of tract Average value ~er acre - 3,012. 00 - - JE,C �itOCKL GRAM COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #87 - a Baugher , Scott Number of Acres: 118 Location: Swift Run . Roads: ., One - quarter mile clay noad to Spottswo od rrrail, four miles to Elkton, nearest shi oping point . Soil: Sandy loam , slope type with fair depth and ferti l ity on the north side; t hi n soil on the south side . Entirely within the park area o History of Tract and condition of timber: saw tL.--nber h a s been recently cut . Estimate d to cut 4 cords of fiel wood per acre on 88 acres at $1 . 00 per cord . Improvements: See other siEle . Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 88 @ $5 . 00 $440 . 00 21 @ 25 . 00 525 . 00 Cultivated Land: - - - - 7 @ 25 . 00 175 . 00 Orchard: 2 @ 75 . 00 $1140 . 00 150 . 00 Cove: Grazing Land: - - Fields Restocking: Minerals: V~ueofLa nd: $ 1140 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ 1265 . 00 1265 . 0 0 Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ 350 .oo Value per acre for tract: $ 350 . 00 $2905 . 00 24 . 62 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ None _ ~ /~·_CLERK \22. �IMPROVEMENTS : - OLD D'INELLING--Fr ame , 17x23 1 , 6 rooms, ceiled, 2 stories, kitchen 16x23x8 1 , fair condition , occupied by owne r. Water suppl y well .--- - BARN- -- - 28x36xl6 1 , with shed 18x28 1 , frame, paper roof , fai r condition- - --- -MEAT HOUSE----Frame , 12xl 7xl0 ', shingled roof ., fair condi tion-.-- - - NEN WASH HOUSE - --Frame , 12xl4xl0 1 , metal r oof, good condition--- - - OLD CORN ~OUSE-~-Log, 12xl6xl2 ', shingled roof , poor condition- - --HEN HOUSE- ----Frame , 14xl 4xl0 ', shingled roof , poor condition----SPRING HOUSE----Frame , 8xl7x8 1 , shingled roof , poor condition---- --NE•;i GARAGE---Frame , 9xl4x8 1 , metal roof , good cond:i tion ., NEW HEN HOUSE--- -Frame , 10x24x8 1 , metal roof , good condition 0 �County: Rock ingham Diotriet: Stonewall i'.18? - ~creag~ Claimed: Baugher G. Scott 106 Assosaod :e:.is Deed:truct 14. 106 A~ (2 tracts) not kno i n " $3300. 00 Value Claimed: {This includes #87• a) Elk Fun. Entirely within the Fnrk aroa . Location: 1906 M~ne known., Laps: Soil: rt 31 loo ,3lope , clay nnd ,)andy loam \71 th o. fair depth of rert111 ty, north exposure . Roads : : mile dirt road to Spots •mod trail, 4 miles hard surfr.i.oe to Elkton, nearest sijipping point. History: This tract has no timber on it. It was cleared years ago and oultivated,,b ut la.tor abe.ndoned and alloi7cd to grow ur. There are sor.10 onen n:pots that have a fairl!l Good stand of blue grass . Tr.r r ' vonen ts: None. Value of land by ty, es: ..... cro~s£ 3 11 Total vulue of land Value ;eer acre ,20 . 00 10 . 00 Total Value ._;60 . 0 . ·110 . 00 2'v f rr Iv • 60 ·~l?0 . 00 Total va.lue of improvements Total V'11Ue of timber Total value of tract _, verug":I''- 78.luc ""r a.ere l . ., FI0 . 00 l !~ . 14 '""''· )58 �County: District: Rockingham Stonewall #87a- Bnugher, G.Scott N LEGEND: Slope Grazing Orchard Scale - 1" Tillable = 20 chains �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA THE STATE COMMISSION ON CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE STA'i'E i°F VIRGINIA 11 vs On the Petition of G. Scott Baugher CASSANDRA LAWSON ATKINS et Als, and 52, 561 Acres of Land. This cause came on to be heard this fl 1/ day of February; 1934, upon the papers heretofore read and proceedings had, the ex- 1hibits filed and was argued by Counsel. Upon consideration whereof it appearing to the Court that ·1 ti p. 1 I Scott Baugher is invested with the superior title, right and cla,m 11 ~n and to a tract of land known as No. 87 as set forth on the County I 1 1 ,pwnership Map of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners for Rockingham I ipounty, and that the record of this proceeding does not disclose 'iny denial or adverse claim of any person or persons in interest as ro the title of the tract of land No. 87 fully described, numbered 1 I ,~nd deli &gated on the County Ownership Map of the Board of Appraisa 1 1 bommissioners appointed in said cause for Rockingham County and it I further appearing that all taxes thereon ha~een paid: \ ,\ ii I Upon consideration whereof it ap.pearing to the Court ifhat the State Commission on Conservation and Development has paid \I• &nto the custody of the Court, the sum of $305 .00, the amount of th~ ~ward for the tract of land No. 87 aforesaid, and the Court perceiv~ ing no reason why the said sum should not be paid to the said G. Scott Baugher in accordance with the said judgment, it is further ordered and decreed that the Clerk of this Court be and is hereby II ' " directed to transmit a certified copy of this order to the Treas - ' urer of Virginia, who shall pay the said sum of $305 .00 to G. Scott ! I Baugher, representing the amount of said judgment set out in said condemnation of said tract No. 87, taking from the said G. Scott Baugher a receipt therefor f and certifying such payment to this Court and make an appropriate entry as required by law. 1--lAMMER & 1--lAMMER ATTORNEY S AT LAW '• �J, IN 1 ,I . THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY , VI RGINIA THE STATE COMM I SSION ON OF VI RG I NI A. CONSERVAT ION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE vs CASSANDRA LAWSON ATKINS Et Als, and 52,561 Acres of Land It To the Honorable H. W. Bertram, ~udge of the Circuit .; Court of Rockingham County, Virginia. I The petition of G. Scott Baugher alias Scott Baughe_r, res-: .1 · 1 I pectfully represent s. That on the 24 day of September , 1906, C. B. Hensley and ! 11 " II Sarah Hensley, his wife, conveyed to Petitione r a tract of land, I c. situated near Swift Run in Stonewall District, in Rockingham Count~, I I and adjoining the lands of the N. W. Hensley and others, contain in~ \ 14 acres, be the same more or less, all of which said tract of 14 Ii ' ,, acres lies within the boundary of the revised Park Boundarie s, and II I is ~nown as tract No . 87, as it appears upon the County Ownership !Map of the Park Appraisal Commissio ners of Rockingham County. A ' copy of the deed wherein this land was conveyed to Complaina nt is !1 , here filed marked "Exhibit A" and is prayed to be read as a part !f 1 ' hereof. Your Petitione r would show the Court that all taxes upon \ I t h is land for the years 1932 and 1933 have been paid to M. H. Harr- 1 ison, Treasurer , and that there are no delinquen t taxes, as is sh~ - ~ -<-'-- r ~ A - ·· own "' y the certifica tes of the said officerJ here filed marked I• " "Exhibit B and en and prayed to be read as/ pa~ hereof, Your Petitione r would further show unto the Court that · there are no liens of any descriptio n a ga inst s a id lands and that Petitione r is the owner in fee simple thereof. Your Petitione r shall further represent that in the proceedin gs pending in this Court, entitled the State Commissio n on, ~AMMER & ~AMMER ATTORNEYS AT LA\11 Conservat ion and Developme nt of the State of Virginia vs Cassandra I Lawson Atkins Et Als, and 52,561 acres of land in Hockingham County~ the tract of land known and described on the County Ownership Map filed in said cause as Lot No. 87, and which Petitione r owns, and �... 2 )hereinbef ore referred to, has been condemned to the use of the saidl I State Commissio n on Conservat ion and Developme nt of the State of 1 Virginia, as will be seen from the report of the Board of Appraisal ,,'I Commissio ners appointed in said cause, and that said State Commissio n I on Conservat ion and Developme nt in the State of Virginia becomes ·1 the owner in fee simple of the said tract of land, upon payment by I ithe Commissio n into the custody of the Court, the award thereforf , :1to-wit, $305 .00; that no person , other than Petitione r is interest- ,1 ' ed in said land, and that the said State Commissio n on Conservat ion I and Developme nt etc, has paid unto the custody of the Court, the 11 ' sum of $305 .00 as constituti ng the award for the said tract of land, :l and that your Petitione r is entitled to the said sum arising from ,1 \the said condemnat ion. 11 Wherefore , the undersign ed Petitione r prays that an order , I ,i be entered directing the Treasure of Virginia to pay Petitione r the 1 said sum of $305 .oo, the amount set forth in said judgment 1.n rem, 1 , and cons ti tu ting the award for the fee simple title to tract No. 87 1 as it appears upon said map as afore said, and that such other, fur- I ,1 I\ I :;ther and general relief be given as the nature of the case may re- , I :'. quire or to the Court may ieem proper and Petitione r will ever pray \ i i &c. ,._,.__,. - ______t,_ _ _ _ _ _ __ COUNSEL VIRGINIA CITY OF HARRISONBURG, To-Wit: l,~__,,.- -</2-7:h . ~ , a Notary Public in and for the City of Harris~ rg, State of Virginia, whose Commissio n expires on the ~ day o f ~ l 9 . 3 S - , do hereby certify tha 4 G. Scott Baugher, whose nam~; ~:d on the margin hereof t'or the , purpose of identifica tion, this day personally appeared before me ~ - �3 1 in my said City and made oath that the facts stated in the forego ing petition of his own knowled ge are true and those made upon in - I formation derived fr om others he believes to be true . Given under my hand this 1I l ,I II I, I--IAM M ER & I--I A MM ER ATTOR N EYS AT LAW 1 / 7 7£ ·· day of February,- 1934 . w~ fr] -Q.-&: �r ii : CHAS. B. HENSLEY To G. S. BAUGHER This deed made this 24th day of September 1906 , between ,\ c. 'I B. Hensley and Sarah C. Hensley , his wife , parties of the first part , and G. Scott Bau gher, party of the second part, all of the ,I County of Rockingham in the State of Virginia, ,1 :I WITNESS ETH: That the said parties of the first part, for and in II consideration of the sum of $1,100 . 00 paid and to be paid as foll- \ 'I ows, i $600 . 00 cash in hand, paid , the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, and the assumption of a debt of ~500 . 00 due Miss Alice Cowan which money is secured of Deed of Trust on within 1\ Have bargained sold and do hereby convey with described lands . I, Uenera l 'larranty of title into t he said party of the second part ,I I two tracts or parcels of land lying in East Rockingham~ near Swift! Run and bounded as follows: :; Tract No . one, beginning at a locust , thence Ii " E. 12 3/5 poles to a cherry tree, thence s. 16 3/4 i 1, poles to a hickory tree thence North 79½ thence South 59 1, I JI ½ s. 61 ° 0 East 6 1/3 East 6 poles to a pine East 11½ poles to a stone , thence South 72 0 East 82 poles to pike near a Red Oak and Chestnut, thence North 34-!- 0 East 28 poles to a Red Oak and Chestnut N. W. of Hensley's - , corner and with his North 79 ° West 25 3/5 poles to a stone nea r a Maple and Chestnut Tree , thence South 18½ 0 a gum tree in a branch , thence North 59½ West 22 poles , North 41 o West 37 0 West 82/5 poles to West 18 pol es to a stone in said bra nch , thence South 18 21 o ½ poles to a large Chestnut Oak Stump, thence North 59t O 1 I West 33 poles to a stake in line of School House lot and with same South 18 o West 1 pole to the b eginning containing 14 acres be it 1 1 I-JAMMER & I-JAMM ER ATTO RN EYS AT LAW I the same more or less . 5 �2 I I lj Tract No. Two is bounded as follows: beginning at three large white Oaks, Corner to N. W. Hensly and with his line to 1 School House lot, thence with said lot to W. D. Baugher•s land and with same and Public Road to George L. Criders line and with his 1 I his lines to Joseph W. Baugher s Corner, thence with his line to Ii Elizah Davis' line and with same, Henry A. Hensley and N. W. Hen1 1 1 II sley's to the beginning conte. ining 92 acres, no roods, 31 poles more or less. C. B. Hensley Sarah c. Hensley STATE OF VIRGINIA COUNTY OF ROCKINGHAM I, William B. Hensley, a Notary Public in and for said County and State, do certify that C. B. Hensley and Sarah C. Hen1\ sley, whose names a r e signed to the writing hereto annexed, bearin I, ' date on the 24th day of September, 1906, have acknowledged the 1 same before me in my County aforesaid. Given under my hand this 24th day of September, 1906 W. B. Hensley, N. P. My Commission expires March 21, 1908. 11 Virginia: 1 September 16, 1907. In Clerk's Office of Circuit Court of Rockingham County,! This deed from C. B. Hensley and wife to G. Scott Baugher was this day presented in the office aforesaid, and is, together with the Certificate of acknowledgem ent, annexed, admitted I to record. Teste D. H. Lee Martz, HAMM ER & 1-lAMM ER ATTO RN EYS AT LAW Clerk �' CHAS. B. HENSLEY To I I, G. S. BAUGHER This deed made this 24th day of September 1906, between I 11 ! I C. B. Hensley and Sarah C. Hensley, his wife, parties of the first. 'I , part, and G. Scott Baugher, party of the second part, all of the ,i County of Rockingham in the State of Virginia, ii WITNESS ETH: That the said parties of the first part, for and in consideration of the sum of $1,100.00 paid and to be paid as follOWS, I 600.00 cash in hand, paid, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, and the assumption of a debt of $500.00 due Miss Alice Cowan which money is secured of Deed of Trust on within i described lands. Have bargained sold and do hereby convey with !I General larranty of title into the said party of the second part 1 1 1 t two tracts or parcels of land lying in East Rockingham, near Swift Run and bounded as follows: Ii 'I Tract No . one, beginning at a locust, thence ,·ii 1 E. 12 3/5 poles to a cherry tree, thence 1' poles to a hickory tree thence North 79½ thence South 59 ,, I ½ s. s. 61 ° 0 16 3/4 East 6 1/3 East 6 poles to a pine East 11½ poles to a stone, thence South 72 0 East 82 poles to pike near a Red Oak and Chestnut, thence North I I i! 34t o East 28 poles to a Red Oak and Chestnut N. W. of Hensley's i corner and with his North 79 1 ° West 25 3/5 poles to a stone near , a Maple and Chestnut Tree, thence South 18½ a gum tree in a branch, thence North 59½ 41 ° West 37 0 0 West 82/5 poles to West 22 poles, North I West 18 poles to a stone in said branch, thence South 18½ ½ poles to a 1.arge Chestnut Oak Stump, thence North 59½ 0 1 0 I 1 I-JAMMER & I-JAMMER West 33 poles to a stake in line of School House lot and with same South 18 o West 1 pole to the beginning containing 14 acres be 1t 1 I ATTORNEYS AT LAW the same more or less . �- 2 Tract No. Two is bounded as follows: beginning at three large white Oaks, Corner to N. W. Hensly and with his line to I School House lot, thence with said lot to W. D. Baugher•s land and \ 1 with same and Public Road to George L. Criders line and with his I his lines to Joseph W. Baugher s Corner, thence with his line to I Elizah Davis' line and with same, Henry A. Hensley and N. W. Hen- I sley 's \ 1 to the beginning conta ining 92 acres, no roods, 31 poles more or less. C. B. Hensley Sarah C. Hensley STATE OF VIRGINIA COUNTY OF ROCKINGHAM I, William B. Hensley, a Notary Public in and for said I ,1 i County and State , do certify that C. B. Hensley and Sarah c. Hen- I sley, whose names are signed to the writing hereto annexed, bearin date on the 24th day of September, 1906, have acknowledged the :1 'I same before me in my County aforesaid. Given under my hand this 24th day of September, 1906 'I j, W. B. Hensley, N. P. My Commission expires March 21. 1908. 1Virginia: 1 • In Clerk's Office of Circuit Court of Rockingham County,! September 16, 1907. This deed from a. B. Hensley and wife to G. Scott - Baugher was this day presented in the office aforesaid , and is, together with the Certificate of acknowledgem ent, annexed, admitted to record. Teste D~ H. Lee Martz, 14A MM ER & 1--lAMM ER ATTOR N EYS AT LAW Clerk �M. H. HARRISON TREASURER OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY HARRISONBURG, VIRGINIA To Whom It f.( ay Concern: I hereby certify that the records of my office show that G~ Scott Baugher has paid the taxes for the years 1932 and 1933 on his tract of 105- 3- 5 ncres of land situate in the Blue Ridge Uountains in Stonewall District, Rockingham County . All taxes nrior to that time, if any be unpaid, are o. matter of record in the Clerk's Office of so.id County . ~iven under my hand this 18th day of .January 1934 . l~l �STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF ROC KINGHAM, to-w it: I, J. Rob ert Swi tzer, Cler k of the uit Cou rt of Rock ingh am Coun ty do here by cert ify that the Circ reco in my offi ce do not show any delin quen t taxe s agai nst trhe rds trac t of 105 acre s 3 rood s and 5 pole s of land situ ate in Ston ewa ll Dia tric t, Rock ingh am Coun ty, Va., asse ssed in the name of G. Sco tt Baug her . Give n unde r my hand this 22d day of Febr uary , 1934 . Cle ocki ng- /~ �C!tnmmnumtnlt4 nf l!lirgiutn TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA . JOHN M . PURCELL February 28 , 1934 TREASURER OF VIRGINIA G. Scott Baugher Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia, the sum of$ 305 . 00 , in accordance with an order of the Circuit Court of the county of Rockingham County entered on the 24th day of February 193!_, in• the matter of the State Commission on Conservation and Development v ___ - --~c~a~s~s~a~n~d~r~a-.L~auWuSLlo~n""---"A"*-"t~k~i~nus.,___and others, being full and complete settlement for the tract of land known in said proceeding as #- --=8~7___ Sign original and duplicate and return to the Treasurer of Vi rginia . �QTnmmnuw.enlt{J nf ]Iirgiuttt TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA. JOHN M . PURCELL February 28 , 1934 TREASURER OF VIRGINIA This is to certify that I, J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virg inia have t his 28 day of February in accordance with an order of the circuit court of Ro ckingham County dated 2/24/34 in the cause of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia vs . :pa id to $ 305 . 00 Gassandra Lawso=n~A~ t=k=i=n=s~- -------G. Scott Baugher being in full settlement of tract in the above mentioned cause. # 87 �<ttnmmnumealtlJ nf ]Iirgiuta TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA, JOHN M. PURCELL February 28 , 1934 TREASURER OF VIRGINIA G. Scott Baugher Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia, the sum of$ 305 . 00 , in accordance with an order of the Circuit Court of the county of Rockingham County entered on the 24th day of February 193!__, in• the matter of the State Commission on Conservation and Development v _ __ ___,C~a-s~s~a-n....,.,d-r=a,.__..,L=a=w~s~o~n..__,A........,.t-k_i~n~s'----_and others, being full and complete settlement for the tract of land -'--known in said proceeding as #- -8=7 Sign original and duplicate and return to the Treasurer of Virginia. �atnmmnuwealtq nf 1llirgiuta TREASURER 'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA. JOHN M. PURCELL February 28 , 1934 TREASURER OF VIRGINIA This is to ce r tify that I, J. M. Purcell, Treasurer of Vi rgi n ia h ave th i s 28 d.ay of February in accordan c e wi th an order of th e circuit court of Ro ckingham County d.a t e d 2/24/34 in the cause of the State Commi s si on on Co n servation and Developme nt of the State of Vi r gini a vs . Gassandra Lawso=n~A~t~k=i=n=s~- - - - - - - - - :pai a.. to __ G. Scott Baugher $ 305 . 00 being in f ul l settlemen t of tract # 87 in the ab ove mentio n ed. cause. --- �~~ai:e ~ircui~} :_g _ : : ; ;~ ounty, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law. The State Com · i n Con yati n an~pment of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs,____________________________ ------------------------------------------------ ----------------------~~~ --- -------------------------------------------------more or less, of land i '-'--- _________________ County, Virginia, Defendants. petition of the State Commission on Conservation and DeThe undersigned, in ans r to velopment of the State of Virgmia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the A}ing of sai petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court oP.f./)_~ ------------------ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer, _o _s ~ t ~ a n~ ~ notic~ My name 1s _____ - _ ·- --- • _ ~___':":-"~ ~ ------------ ---------------My post office address is _____ ~ ___ _:-::-_____________________________ _ I claim a right, title, estate or interest ~ ~ parcel of land within the area sought :i~=i=:d:::~;~~~:~-~ ~~~~::_; ~~~-~~:~:_:e_th-~~~'.~:~~~ --~ -------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------- ---~------.---------------- # ~ ----.---------- ~ c ~------------ .--.-.--.This 1a~ the_~ d about_ ___________ m1les from _____________________________ V1rgm1a, m ___________ Magisterial District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or par~ d e ~ e . ) _ ;.5)-._J ~ ::-~:l~~:~~~~~~;~:t~~~~:~~:~~~~;~~:;~~~:~;~:~;:f~~;~~~~ ~::::~d ! ? ~ ~ ~~:::::::::::::::::::::: East __ ~ C < . . . _____ _________ --------- --------------------------- · ________ _ West ___ __ _____ ______ ___ ___ __________ ____________ _______________ ________ __ _________ _ E~~~ resruJ?,o~ ear_d~____ the m_ ________ 1-...., _________ ____ _______________________________________________________________ _ I cla_Fl t h ~ total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $11-~ ____ c ______ , I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or~est, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $.£°~!?---~ ---· I am the owner oL!.~- ~ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be da~ed b~ proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $L~_Q____ e,:.______ • (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description o~ th ra~r ~ o f ~{: met~ ~ d sj2_ Rema ks.L __ ____________ ____ -- ~ ------- ______________ ___ ~ ---- .tf1~ - ---- - ~ .~ --- q_ _~ ---------------~ , ? - < - - -------------------------------- ____________________ ( Continue remarks if necessary on the back). Jgtness my signa (or my name and mark a tacheg hereto) t is __ day oL½ 1 \______ ______ , 1930. -~-0 ~.. L;z~_____ a?., J.4.'.c- STATE tiled in the o'r VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF________ 4 --- -~=1;p;:,_,- ~-/£--, the ;to\~:~~~icf~!~i!~;:~e~~~~:~; t;;;~;;~lb~fo~~-hi~~d~do~thfuat-th~-~-att~;; Clerk£Y16ff1cWgs appearing in his a~e !nswer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, Rockin~ham CouMyp\kL,9--------- _day of~ FEu lJ iL ~'i / · --·----Clerk _---~~'.-~~~ _____________________ Clerk of the Court, or £f)eeial IHvesti~·--r or ~ c , or Justice of the Peac . � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Alexander, John A - Breeden, Norah Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context baugher-scott.pdf Title A name given to the resource Baugher, Scott (G. Scott) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Elk Run Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 87, 87a Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Baugher https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/2a6ab669dfa494e6e4ec71c985cac7ec.pdf 725f04c80433d9668cca410f1d84394b PDF Text Text EOCKE~GHAM COUNTY NAME OF/ 9}io/Jt~}l CLAIMANT #86 - Baugher , . • D. 45 Number of · Acres: Entirely within the park area . Location: Swift Hun . Roads: Spottswood Trail , 4 miles hard surface to Elkton, nearest shipping point . Soil: Sandy loam with a fair depth .of fertility . The Fe. on The grazing has this tract is fairly smooth and level . a very ~ood sod of blue grass , small loose rock over the entire 1,ract . History of Tract and condition of timber: Improvements: None • Acreage and value of types: Acreage Types Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 11 @ $10 . 00 $110 . 00 14 @ 50 . 00 700 . 00 20 @ 50 . 00 1000 . 00 91810 . 00 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: - Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 1810 . 0 0 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ 85 . 00 85 . OO Value of Wood:$ 50 . OO Value per acre for tract: $ _ _E9.!.O_Q___ $1945 . 00 43 . 24 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ None ~-~ _//PpI•. CLERK 12 �count: : 1 0-0 ..~iiV"hut'" Diutrict: 1o.) t•met10.ll 8G Vt lue Clninedt I 14 *! • oeation: 10 , 000 . \ 1rt n ?00 ~ 0 '* 1000 671 . t.5 . . a a: - ;,Oil: ·enl'ly lo 1n ·11th i :fti.ir dc11 th of rert;lit:.l i is o1i-ly level -~nd m,ooth . ,. he gr!r'I.:. , ho.n C1 e1t·1 J~lue ,_·r ss, small 1~ oso roeL. over tho entire t t. on thi a · raot ooa 'Od >f s: a:ro ~ of thi tr. ot ha· e.bout lt?,000 n < . "'t . • f, ') ode,. nr f·ml ·mod oI;. lo of oak ca timb :r tl 00 . 40 • ... er I ..oo • a timb r 12 ooo :tt. 1 1 er co. . 1. 'O oas . ll'uol 100 'I.' ..o ·,oodo Valuo , 1-,u.oo lope r zing 350 . 00 eoo .co 111 bla Total ot, 1 Tot l '}70,,00. luo of land To tal l!??0 . 00 V l u~ ot im_ro emc V 1·1e o t r.tbOl" a 1 a.o .. v· lue ot trnct Aver ge Tot~l ul.ue lue per oro P 00 �In the Circuit Court of____ ____ -~--Coun ty, Virginia, No. _L __ -:_, At Law. ::e:t~:.-~c==~~d~-~~1=--~~~~~:~~,-~~~i~ Th:~~t. ~~~~!;~Stat:C~~;;;i~/~~i~~a,c~:J:::ati!· and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of iq petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court of___ ___ ___________ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said etition and to said notice. My name is ____ ~__5-j~ __ My post office address is ______ --- ~_ I claim a right, title, estate or interes in a tract or parcel of la(d within the area sought to be condemned, containing about_ ____Q_~(P-_ _________ acres, on which there are the following buildin~s, and improvement s: __ j)~-;- L~-1- fr:~cf .-~.~- -- l.3. ___ :~ ------------------------------------ -~ ----/!~ d ~-~~-:1@.., ~,-~a.y.&-~~-~-~~-~ ~ ~ J_M£ 12Zh~-d l - ~ ~ r -Q_~~ ------~ J - i ~ ~ ~r------ mn'es from ____~_fb_d~ ---------- - Virginia, in the __~ a . t . lMagisteria l District of said County. I claim·· the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above.) i _2~~~~ :ULu_, _ltr1L__T ; i _ ~ ~ ~ )-~d.- ~- ~ - .!)_~- ~-~-ij --F-1- ~-~-~ u._::£ .,..J_~ ~~.-tk The land owners ad/acent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follo,ws: North _____ A~/4_7fl.~ _ --------(J. ----7------- ------------ ------------ -South _____ ~ --~-~ -::t_1 _,_ff:_,__~_R~----------------East---- ~ -.:!i_ ~ ~ / ------------ ------------ ------------ -------West _______ -1-~Jf-· ~--------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------I acquired my rigK't, ffitle, estate or interest to this property about the year in the following manner: ~¾; ___ ------------ ---41--~(}A_l__---~ -f,Cc.~-~"/1------------------------- I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvement s thereon is $__l_/J;_.kf1-:::e)______ , I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvement s thereon is $----------- -----· I am the owner oL _______________ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park area, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $----------- -------· (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). Remarks: _____ J _ _ ~ - - ~ - ~ - - ~ - ~ - ~ - - - - - - - - - ______ {UL_ __ /~~- -~--~ --C,~ d--~ r--~- ~-~ ---~* -~ -~ -~ L r-~ --------: 2 - ~--~- ~ --~- - ~ - -~---------;--------- -- f~ -~--~ -L'~/ -!}__ci«;;_ _______ _ ---~-~-- -~------- --------- ------ (Continue remarks if nedessary on the back). Witness my signature (or my name and mark attached hereto) this _____ j_L_ ______ day of _____ ~~L------ --, 1930, ~ -------~ -b-1-~~ -------- ---STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF ~- -~ -~ ~t-"' __ ~ --r : ---=- - - ~ - -, -To-wit: The undersigned hereby certifies thaL .Zfl.. '. AZ:;~~- ------------ ------------ --the above named claimant personally appeared befo him a tl made oath that the matters an_d things ap~ring in his ab~ an;wer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, t,... th1s ____ • ,,(.f._= ----day of__ :~ '-------, 1931. ~ ~ Glork eif the Gonrt, eir 8peeial f · }fotar) Pttblic, -or, Justice of the Peac . - t: or \\ �Olnmmnuwrultq nf llirgiutu TREASU RER'S OFFICE RICHMQ NO. VA , JOHN M . PURCELL Feb r uary 2 8 , 1934 TREASURER OF VIRGINI.\ This is to certify that I, J.M. Purcel l, Treasu rer of Vi rg inia have th i s 28 day of Februa ry wit h an orde r of the circui t court of dated 2/24/3 4 in accord ance Rocking ham County in t h e cause of the State Commi ssion on Conser vation and Develo pment of the State of Virgin i a dra Lawson vs. - - -- -- Cassan ----- - -Atkins - - - - -- - - - ~ - W. D. Baugher _p aid to $ l , 945 . 00 being in full settlem ent of tract #-Sa- i n the ab ove mentio ned cause. of Virgin ia. �<t!nmmnuweultlJ nf llirgiutu TREASU RER'S OFFICE RICHMO ND, VA. JOHN M. PURCELL Februa ry 28 , 1934 TREASURER OF VIRGINIA w. D. Baughe r Receiv ed of J.M. Purcel l, Treasu rer of Virgin ia, the sum of$ 1 1 945 , 00 , in accord ance with an order of the Circui t Court of the county ham Of- -Rocking entere d on the 24th -- - - ~ day - - - -ofFebr uary 193.!_ , in the matter of the State Commis sion on Conser vation and Develo pment v _ __ Cassan dra T~wson Atkin~ nd others , being full and comple te settlem ent for the tract of land known in said procee ding as #_ 8_6_ _ __ Sign ori gina l and dupli cat e an d return to t h e Treasu rer of Virgin ia. �... ...... l _ 1\ I ;' IN THE CIRCU IT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA I I THE STATE COM1AISSIO N ON CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE OF VIRGIN IA vs On the Petiti on of W. D. Baugh er, ·CASSANDRA LAWSON ATKINS Et Als, and 52,561 Acres of Land 11 This cause came on to be heard this $ / I/ day of Febru ary, .1934 , upon the papers hereto fore read and procee dings had , the ex- 1 1 I hibits file d and was argued by Couns el. I t· 11 Upon consid eratio n where of , it appea ring to the Court that : D. Baugh er is invest ed with the super ior and bette r title, righ\ \and claim , __ in and to a tract of land known as No . 86 as~ set forth on the County Owner ship Map of the Board of Appra isal Comm issione rs •1 I\ ; !f or Rockin gham County , and that the record of this procee ding does ~ ot disclo se any denia l or advers e claim of any person or person s 'in intere st as to the title of the tract of land No . 86 fully des ·:cribe d , numbe red and delir:, aated on the County Owner ship Map of the Board of Appra isal Comm issione rs appoin ted in said cause for Rockin g'! ham County and it furthe r appea ring that al 1 taxes thereo n h~ee d paid: i! Upon consid eratio n where of it appea ring to the Court I · that the State Comm ission on Conse rvatio n and Develo pment has paid ~nto the custod y of the Court , the sum of $1945 .00 , the amoun t of . the award for the tract of land No. 86 afores aid , and the Court perceivin g no reason why the s a i d sum should not be paid to the said ·w. D. Baugh er in accord ance with the said judgm ent, it is furthe r ,I ordere d and decree d that the Clerk of this Court be and is hereby direct ed to transm it a certif ied copy of this order to the Treas urer of Virgin ia , who shall pay the said sum of $ 1945 . 00 to W. D. Baugh er, repres enting the amo ,mt of said judgm ent set out in said condem nation of said tract No . 86 , taking from the said w. D. Baugh~ ~AMMER & ~AMMER ATTORNEY S AT LAW er , a receip t theref or ~ and certif ying such payme nt tothis Court and make an appro priate entry as requir ed by law . ~ <lfu/n �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY , VIRGINIA THE STA'I'E COMMISSION ON CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA ,{ vs CASSANDRA LAWSON ATKINS et als , and 52 , 561 Acres of Land To the Hono rable H. W. Bertr am, Judge of the Circu it Court ' of Rocki ngham Count y , Virgi nia . The Petit ion of W. D. Baugh er , respe ctful ly repre sents that 1 by deed dated J anuar y 1, 1906 , James A. Shipp and Julia F . Shipp , his wife , conve yed to your Petit ioner , W. D, Baugh er , a tract of : land conta ining 44 acres more or less , all of which will more • 1 'I appea r from the origi nal deed filed herew ith , marke d rrExh ibit A" and praye d to be read as a part hereo f . Your Petit ioner would furth er repre sent that the defer red ~ . f.c,t;v/ ~ ' • \...vv. <:.... ;.- ~ ({ ~ I paym ent~ menti oned there in have all been paid and diS"ch arge , and ! • ' l ' I <I I I I Petit ioner ,I herew ith exhib its the . origi nal bonds there for . That \ther e are no delin quen t taxes again st the said land , as is shown \by the certi ficat e of the Clerk here filed . Nor are there any other liens of any kind bindi ng the same , that said land is known ii ,, as No . 86 upon the Count y Owne rship M"ap of the Park Appr aisal Com:miss ion~ Rocki ngham Count y and that judgm ent has heret ofore been • ,, ' :: enter ed in the proce eding s of the State Comm ission on Cons ervat ion and Devel opme nt of the State of Virgi nia vs Cassa ndra Lawso n At kins Et Als and 52 , 561 acres of land in Rocki ngham Count y , condemn- I I ' ing to the use of the said Comm ission the f ee simpl e estat e in the :1 afore said tract of land No . 86 ~ fully descr ibed in the repor t I I of the Board of Appr aisal Comm ission ers appoi nted in said cause , and I I shown , numb ered and delie nated on the Count y Owne rship Map , filed ~ /Jr,,there with, upon payme nt into the Custo dy of the Court of the ,,. judg- 1 . ment cons tituti ng the award as afore said , which judgm ent is as folll ows: Award on tract No 86 $1945 ; that no perso n/ other than your I ~ ~ AM MER & ~AMMER ATTOR N E'!'S AT LAW Petit ioner is inter ested in said land, that the s a id State Comm ission on Cons ervat ion and Devel opme nt etc . has paid JJ.nto the custo dy of tije I pourt the sum of $1945 , the amoun t set out in said judgm ent as con stitu ting the award for the fee simpl e estat e in the said tract of �2 land and that your Petitioner is entitled to the proceeds arising I 1' from the condemnation thereof . Wherefore, the undersigned Petitioner prays that an order ' be entered for the distribution of the said sum of $1945 set forth in said judgment in rem, as constituting the award for the fee sim. ple estate in said tract of land condemned as aforesaid and for the I '. payment of $1945 to your petitioner, and that such other, furthe r . and general relief be given as the nature of the case may require Ii I ' or to the Court may seem proper and Petitioner wil l ever pray &c. BY COUNSEL q STATE OF VIRGINIA 1COUNTY OF ROCKINGHAM , To-Wit: I, W. H. NcVei gh , a Notary Public in and for the County 1 : I and State aforesaid, whose commission expires on the :: of ~ _/_.,._?__ day / 1931--' do certify that W. D. Baugher, whose ;: name is signed on the margin hereof for the purpose of identif ica'I tion, this day personally appeared before me in my said city and made oath that the facts stated in the foregoing petition of his ' own knowledge are true and those made upon information derived from J I, ' others, he believes to be true. Given under my hand this __?-...;_~~-_day of February, 1934. I-IAMMER & HAMMER ATTORNEYS AT LAW �• • . STATE OF VIRGINIA COUNTY OF ROCKINGHAM, to-wit: I, J. Robert Switzer, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Rockingham County, State o~ Virginia, do hereby certify that the records in my office do not show any delinquent taxes against the tract of about 44 acres situate in Stonewall District, Rockingham County Virginia, assessed in the name of w. D, Baugher . Given under my hand this 22d day of February 1934. e~~rd 7~ ~ud l!Yv- tJd l~?{CI~ . J) ~-L ~;7 /r?-~ ~c;,L I:l~l-, ~ l~L a-v,o/ /LA-!:/ £17 -; c~ ~ de.eel_ ~~ ,z~ f-,·,~L ~~ t~ ,I y~ ~ zL__ l~ , J- 71~,U L~~ c/_Jµ 11 vifa/.J-, t-~- /,(/tl,Q_ ff ~~ ., �-----;---::----------------e - 9 ---:;=;- - - - - - -, _ _ _L . .._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ' _ ., .,.. I-. q/Jt~t#i~~~ .. Q, ~ ,4'(,,, Lt_ / ~ ~~.- d-c- f/ ~ . . afte1. date ...... 1; 4£~ :n: :~:.:/~ he,cs, executo<e, &c~::::E:'. h~fll'7 ~~~~' v) /«'7,u o ........... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dollars, t~~ for value received, be~;i;~~ i;~t~1:~~~ ~r~: ~~dhereby ~ai~e b~;1efit of t he Homestead Exemption or any other law that is now in force to prevent the coll ection of the same Witness {h,,_/ h"nd and seal ~ ~~~ ~ n._ ~ /,t(,tfv this .. / pl.. d a y o f ~ ~7 tf}: ,_ /Ja~/4<{ r [SEAL.] r ...................................... [SEAL.] j. after date. I I promise and i;1d A, (, /,; , ./ J vv,) 1- . ,J 7..-;7,._,r 7 heirs, executors, &c. , to pay to .. OR ORDER, dl~t ~v~ c4_ ~ ------------ Dollars, for valu~ received, bearing interest from date, and hereby waive the benefit of the Homestead Exemption or a~¥, oth e r law tha_t is now in fprce to prevent the collection of the yame. // ~ k-ruz;( ...,_,,, I ;,vf -p(~'-{{_ ~ J,~ "'-., ,,(, , ~itness hand and seal · this / #'~ dav of rgo f/ 'ju·r., --Z-rAf .,, [SEAL] SPITZER 'S BOOK STORE. [SEAL] I! ~ -" ··· )I~ . afte, date r7" -:1--v/f / ,.J. heirs, •ii.L~r,L di~_,. J;t;.,M-z. ( . _, ?{ pro.m~~e . ;t 1 and ,,~ind ,, .J e x ec ut ors, & c., t o pay to VU :1 vC_l OR ORDER, =~ ~ - - Dollars, f~r value received, bea ring in_te rest fr om date, and he reby wa ive the enefit of the Homestead Exemption 01.-;.~ny .otl}e r la-.y th~t 1s now 111 f'=Je}o preyent the collectiQ.Ji of the sai".(;;.. ,-; I(,.;. '1,--r-,.,-z-{ W1tness 7 AAJ Z, r ~ ,.q/ I ~f ~ fi "':f ~ hand and sea l Vth1s trJ-z._ / -~/ ><- , ~u day of , / ~~ rgo 0, µ> [SEAL] SPITZER'S BOOK STORE. [SEAL] �- • .. �' • !::.< • . . . IDee~. , �The said part .ci:<~ of the first part do ........ grant and convey, with general warranty of title, unto the part,- y ...... of the second part. ........,/4.!.;i,............ heirs and assigns forever all ~ certain lot. ........ or parcel. ....... of land, with all the appurtenances to the said land belonging; situated in the {' u 1·J..J, , 'j '.1.J ' ) /, I ' A '·' ..<'. .' .' ,c: Beginning . JVL "' . .d./~ .. /L .. f(_~.1. . . .//, . / .f. . t .tr.(A1ct1.-'J 7vZtJ /1 ;:11- ;,·;~; l,, { ·(::/ /)/,, ,J'J :I" ' '' t{/,.,~ /, , ,; a -n fi Q.1. . . rl.f..ff . ;f 1~. Jv . . . .f1!. ...l4t:1:!:: . .~ . L . f~.~ . .~~;L, e ,:,,,,,,,- 0 1... , State of Virginia, and d~scribed as f~~lows : f, " 1.'4/ ... 1 1 1if-, (p/li!..--u ;;,,,:; /t'l~ft·l:v ft lz:; ,:,,,{r'~t,,,v/4 ~;zc2;1:A;t,;;, ; J J ; t l l t <-- ?l 4 / , : l l -<--(/lt/ ,J.~.r7~1/..i:. .·. . C..1. .....1 fo. .. ~.. -11.~~!......r.t ......~ . . 1:f1..~~1 .......!T;;i.. 2:..~......~.~ ..~.~.t.~ .·... ~:.. 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'.;!,'/ /4.f' ".:f .the right to convey the said property to the grantee ......... that.. .. i h~f···· ha.'.lddone no act to encumber the same, except as above specified, that the grantee ........ shall have peaceable ·possession of the same, I and that the said first part~ . will execute such further assurances of the same as may be requisite. ........... [Seal.] ... .............. [Seal.] ................................................................................................................ [Seal. J · """ • ,. - • �., -f STATE OF VIRGIN IA, J, ,1 , , "J/,:"j ), ,I/,,"', "/ 7j j~ck;,''J l,_,,, ~ of './f .Y....j-. in the State of Virginia, do certify that .)....U ..!Y:::..J~, .. J' . . 1 1•• c .~ r:-vz <..J day of ....) , 190 .k.. .. , ha ....f. .... acknowledged the same before me in my "'-J.!/. aforesaid. to-wit : ~ .1.:... ... .v.r:ll. whose name .t. ..................... signed to the writing above, bearing date on the .. /4 f Given under my hand this .. /.~C. ./"-t.. J 'l 1 1 7.. 1 ..i~,.. f ,190 ...0... 1/;"1/ J .'. _,. /~:..I NJ/ 1 ,;f-, ,;,> day of . . . fort c~"7/~resald, ,J,:/1,[ ')'//'./ ., (, . I f '.~ MEMO - To be acknowledged before a Ju stice or Notary Public. \ / J(( , f r. 7 / I I J l ,, ' ~ ,' 6 l • --< y f l I 1 ; < -'1 II /p_ j l / 7 / / ·,L / {! ) , VIRGINIA: In the Clerk's office of the Circuit Court of Rockingham County. ">J~f/V····...,._,.···' . ' /.t U.,~177 ~ 7 h . . .. / /,,,,,. was tlzzs day presented z'n the office aforesaz'd, and zs, together w z'th tlze certificate of acknowledgment annexed, admz'tted to record. Teste, ~~-----= . . Form ; 9- Berlin ,Clerk. MEMO,-To be ack n owledged before a Justice or Notary P ublic . ............................ ....................................... ....... ................ . ..........................................................to-wit: In the office of the ........... . .. ......... ..for the said ...................................................... the ............................... day of .... ·-·· ............... , 190.........., this deed was presented, and with the certificate annexed, admitted to record at. ................................. o'clock...................M. Teste : .......... .. .. ....................................................................................... Clerk. �. ;.., - + ,, Lf-0 # ., ,?t ' .1! .li~/ 1;,A }'IDeetl. rn - '- !I I I I, I, , ,\o • v' / ' ,,- ) . </ ~t.:(1:/ Jt '- ,,__, ..... ,. 190 ,............... Presented in Office and with certificate.... . ...... , admitted to record at... ...............-................. o'clock..... ..... M. ol e - of Rocki1J!r Rttiord"n h t',., "h-',~ &r~····· rr········!7· ..,-oQ .D~ed eCOf~ie9 1 -=-"O{ ,0,--zam cour,tv, · :' 1,i . .., ar,g~\,"!~(~ f:..~~, . l,,:,,.~, •..~,:ig ,.. ,,,.,,,, .......... ,,,, .... ,,,.,, .. ,,,, .., -Clerk, News HARR ISON BURG, VA. Ji l[l> i Z--1 2-. 1-i . , • ( --, � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Alexander, John A - Breeden, Norah Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context baugher-w-d.pdf Title A name given to the resource Baugher, W. D. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Swift Run Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 86 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Baugher https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/28269d71edb2763a96b738db78f84174.pdf b8ecc78ee19e03ae0dfa45ff782c1b8d PDF Text Text ~~ai:e ~ircui~} :_g _ : : ; ;~ ounty, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law. The State Com · i n Con yati n an~pment of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs,____________________________ ------------------------------------------------ ----------------------~~~ --- -------------------------------------------------more or less, of land i '-'--- _________________ County, Virginia, Defendants. petition of the State Commission on Conservation and DeThe undersigned, in ans r to velopment of the State of Virgmia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the A}ing of sai petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court oP.f./)_~ ------------------ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer, _o _s ~ t ~ a n~ ~ notic~ My name 1s _____ - _ ·- --- • _ ~___':":-"~ ~ ------------ ---------------My post office address is _____ ~ ___ _:-::-_____________________________ _ I claim a right, title, estate or interest ~ ~ parcel of land within the area sought :i~=i=:d:::~;~~~:~-~ ~~~~::_; ~~~-~~:~:_:e_th-~~~'.~:~~~ --~ -------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------- ---~------.---------------- # ~ ----.---------- ~ c ~------------ .--.-.--.This 1a~ the_~ d about_ ___________ m1les from _____________________________ V1rgm1a, m ___________ Magisterial District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or par~ d e ~ e . ) _ ;.5)-._J ~ ::-~:l~~:~~~~~~;~:t~~~~:~~:~~~~;~~:;~~~:~;~:~;:f~~;~~~~ ~::::~d ! ? ~ ~ ~~:::::::::::::::::::::: East __ ~ C < . . . _____ _________ --------- --------------------------- · ________ _ West ___ __ _____ ______ ___ ___ __________ ____________ _______________ ________ __ _________ _ E~~~ resruJ?,o~ ear_d~____ the m_ ________ 1-...., _________ ____ _______________________________________________________________ _ I cla_Fl t h ~ total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $11-~ ____ c ______ , I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or~est, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $.£°~!?---~ ---· I am the owner oL!.~- ~ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be da~ed b~ proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $L~_Q____ e,:.______ • (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description o~ th ra~r ~ o f ~{: met~ ~ d sj2_ Rema ks.L __ ____________ ____ -- ~ ------- ______________ ___ ~ ---- .tf1~ - ---- - ~ .~ --- q_ _~ ---------------~ , ? - < - - -------------------------------- ____________________ ( Continue remarks if necessary on the back). Jgtness my signa (or my name and mark a tacheg hereto) t is __ day oL½ 1 \______ ______ , 1930. -~-0 ~.. L;z~_____ a?., J.4.'.c- STATE tiled in the o'r VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF________ 4 --- -~=1;p;:,_,- ~-/£--, the ;to\~:~~~icf~!~i!~;:~e~~~~:~; t;;;~;;~lb~fo~~-hi~~d~do~thfuat-th~-~-att~;; Clerk£Y16ff1cWgs appearing in his a~e !nswer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, Rockin~ham CouMyp\kL,9--------- _day of~ FEu lJ iL ~'i / · --·----Clerk _---~~'.-~~~ _____________________ Clerk of the Court, or £f)eeial IHvesti~·--r or ~ c , or Justice of the Peac . � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Alexander, John A - Breeden, Norah Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context baugher-w-e.pdf Title A name given to the resource Baugher, W. E. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Not Specified Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): Not Specified Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Baugher https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/dce6d19db0ec534d8ed2f782b46f22d6.pdf aa622d04b3f8b34a4d8b4fc3ee34fe50 PDF Text Text ROCKINGHAM COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #79 - Baugher , Wesley H. 137 Number of Acre~: Location: -- South of old Spotts-wood Trai 1 near Svrif t Run . Roads: Four miles over Spottswo od Trail to E1kt0n . Soil: Spndy c lay of good depth and fertility , somevThat rocky along the streams with steep to gentle slopes . Northwest and southwest exposures . History of Tract and condition of timber: A large portion of this tract was cleared 'lhe wood d area has been cut many yeo.rs ago and has be en grazed since . stand consists of white Present . past the in times over at different The wooded oak, black oak , chestnut oak , whi te pine , and yellow pine . • . Trai:I Spottswood old the por tion i s along Improvements: See other side . Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: --- 47 @ $3 . 00 $ 141 . 00 86 @ 35 . 00 3010 . 00 4 @ 15 . 00 60 . 00 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: $ 3211 . 00 Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: 350 . 00 Value of Land: $ 3211 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ 3 50 . 0~ 50 . 00 Value of Orchard: $ 50 . 00 Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ 90 . 00 90 . 00 100 . 00 ValueofWood: $ 100 . 00 Value per acre for tract: r $3801 . 00 27 • 7 4 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ f NONE CLEHK \(16 �CONTI NUEDFROM OTHER S].DE--DWELLING-- - -Frame, 12x24 1 , l½ story, shingle roof, IMPROVE}1:ENTS: 4 rooms ceiled, in fair condition, occupied by tenant. ----OLD BARN---Log, 14~40xl2,, shingle roof, very poor condition, MEAT HCUSE--Frame 9xl6x8', shingle roof, fair condition---OLD HOUSE----Log, 12xl2~10', shingle roof, poor condition----HEN HOUSE-----Log, 8xl0x5', shingle roof, poor condition---- CJ nty: Ro ckingham District: Stonevull qu4her, 7esley H. #,79 - Joreage Claimed: 147 ssessed: 66 A. Deed: 137 ~. rchased in 191Z for 5~50 . Value Claimed: " ~1610.00 22., 000 . 00 (This information as taken from the field (This includes J? -a) sheet) Lo cation: ~outh of old Spotswood Trail near Swift. Run. Inoumbranoes, counter cl ims or laps: Soil: Roads : None t:nown. Sandy cl y of good de)th d fertility, some what rocky along the streams 1th steep to gentle slopes. orthwest and southl est exposure. our iles o~er Spots ood rail to ~lkton . istory of tr cc, nd ooniition of timber: A l arge port io n of this tract a& cle red many ye rs a ·o nd has been grazed sine~. 1he wooded area h s been c1t over at different times in th, pust . Present st-nd c nststs of white oak, black oak, chestnut oak, white pine , nd yello pine . The· ooded portion is along the old Spotswood rr 11 'n is esttmdted to out an averat~e of 800 bd. rt. per ~ere &nd 2 cords o u lwood per acre or a total of 15,000 bd. ft . val1cd 6.00 per ! . Th larger trees ure estim, ted t ) cut 7 cords per acre of fuelwood. r he total --208 oas . ~alued o0¢ pr cord-----. 104.00 lJ,000 bd. ft . v lued 6. O -----90.00 -i)I94. oo Imorovements: D elling: .rra. e 12x24 ', l story, shin le rJof, 4 rooms 0~11ed, t ~ fir n1nd1t1on, occupied by tenant. ·300 . 00 Ol b~rn : Log 14x40xl2', s hingle roof, very pojr con it1on, no value -1 rame 9xlox8' , Jea t ~ ouse: sh i. ngle roof, fair c)ndition -.30.00 •)ld h ')Use: · Log 12xl2xl0', shingle roof, poor condition -20 .00 Ien h use: Log 8xl0x5•, shingle roof, poor c r:>ndi tion -o.oo ) aore of orch·,rd v•dued 50.00 per acre, tre s 0 ly -2.:>.00 380.00 Value of land bx t1pes: Value l?er acre ~ ..~creave g 3? 3. JO 86 4 127 28.00 Slope 1' Ji r l ~.00 Total Value ljlll.00 2408.00 48.00 2~67.00 l!i �NAME OF CLAIMANT #79 - a - Baugher , Wesley H. Number of Acres: 80 Location: Swift Run . Entirely within the Park area . Roads: One-quarter mile clay road to Spotswood Trail, 4 miles hard surface to Elkton, nearest shipping point . Soil: Sand and clay loam on the slope type, the tillable land is mm re of a rich cla,1 loau, fairly smooth and level, in a good state of cultivation . History of Tract and condition of timber: IMPROVEr·.rnNTS: - DWELJ...JING Frame 16x34x8 1 , 8 rooms, 6 plastered , 3 ceiled, porch '7x34', "L part 18x24xl6, porch 7x24c! , metal roof , 2 story, brick flues , condition fair , painted , occupied by owner. Carbide lig 11ts . BARN-- - Frame 24x28xl2 1 , shingle roof , condition poor .- - - SPHING HOUSEframe, 9x9x8 1 , shingle roof , condition fair . GHANAElif---Frame, 12xl2xl0 1 , m~.n gle roof , condition poor .--- -HEN HOUSE --Frame , 12±12xl0 1 , shingle mV-eHOOltts:!Xroof, condition uoor . GARAGE - -Frame, 9xl2x8 1 , paper roof, condition fair . STABL1, VJITH SHED- --18x37xl0 1 , shed 8x37 1 , frame , board roof , condition poor . Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: -- 25 @ $5 . 00 @ 60 . 00 $125 . 00 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: -- 55 80 3 3 0 0 ·. 00 $3425 . 00 Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 3425 .oo ' Value of Improvements: $ 2 87 ~ • 00 Value of Orchard: $ 12 5 • 00 125 . 00 Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ 50 • 00 50 . 00 Value of Wood:$ 100 . 00 100 . 00 . Value per acre for tract: $ 82 . 12 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ $6570 . 00 None ~~~· CLIDlK \O~ �Claim of_ll4_ -1i._.J3~.ughe..r ______________________________ ______________________________ _ In the Circuit Court of_ __ _Ro_ckingha m __________ County, Virginia, No, ________ , At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs, __ 'Fl . _IL _B<: ughe.r ________________________________________________________ _ __ JL t~cLt..s.., ___ on.e._.tr.e.a_t_o.f. _.6.fi._ ~ e.a,.._.:t.he_...n.thar_fil ________________________ _ more or less, of land in ____________________________ County, Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court of_ __ fu>_ck.ing__h."1..tfl__________ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to said notice. My name is ______ \FI . _H. _B~ugher____________________________________________ _ My post office address is __S~r.i:f:t__Run,.._ Y~~--------- -- --------- ------------ ----I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about_ __ J..4.7___________ acres, on which there are the following buildings and imgrovement s =--~~~--~!-~Q~--~!--~~-~ 9~~~-•--~!1-~ ! ~-~~g_L !>__~!_l_,__ a:_____ _ g r a n a r y , s n ringhou s e me a t hou s e, henhous e, c ~r s h ed , ~nd s econ -t r'""ct- -of- -6 6- --ac-res-,--dw-e-ll-i-ng-,--s- t~b-l-e-- ~ ~ r y-,--he-nho us-e-,- -smek-e------ --ho.u.s.e.L ------------ --- ---- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ----------. 1an d 1s · 1oca t ed a bou t ____________ Th1s m1·1 es f rom _________ 4 Elk ton t____________________ v·1rg1ma, ·· m · the __S.t_o..ne.Y'lG.lJ..___ Magisterial District of said County. .;..,: I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above. ) I nm sole owner of the whol e of sai:d l i:ind The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follo,ws: 1st . tra____ ct , __J. North _____________ L . Ma iden 2nd t___________ ____________ r a c t , Lester ____________ Me a dows ____________ ___________ _ South ___ lst___ J .olJ.rL...De :vis_, ______________~:ni__ t!'!':.Qj;_t__~-~~:!i~-~- I~~=§.-~! ~-------1 s t _, ____________ 1I. L . I.Ia ____________ ____________ i den , 2nd ____________ ____________ E as t _______ trci ct , Thom" __________ s Hensl _ ey West__1.at.,--R._ .A .. _:.'L illi8JI1~ .. -----------?ri:.<! _j;_~4:9_~.!._!:~~Y-~~--lf~i~~11 -l -9-2C¾I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year __________ in the following manner: _66 Qcres_ from _M. _M. _J '"' r ma.n ,_ 2n d _81 _a cr e s _from __J ._ J. _ Shi pp__________ _ ----;-~l~~:-t~-;t-~~~-;~;;1-~~;~~-;;~~~~-t~-:c~-~~-~~~~~;~-f-;;~~-~~;~-;~~~:;~~f~~~;;~~~~~~ on is $ )~ Z_Q_QQ.,_QQ _____ , I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvement s thereon is $-22000~..0.0-----· I am the owner of_ ____ ___________ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $----------- -------· (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds) . Remarks· __ One_ tra ct _h" s _ 67 _fru it _ trees _And _ the_ other_ 75. __________ _ - ------------ ------------ ------------ ------- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). Witness my signature (or my name and m~:~tta~he d _h_:,:,1~~ ~is ____ :J,._7_~!_1.______ day of_ ____ FebruP~Y , l 9yW30. .r/£/!t_/j.[,l,U/f.l!AZ~--------------------STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF __ JJ9_c_~;i.p_gb.3_m ___________ , To-wit: The undersigned hereby certifies that_ __J_!._A~_l3_~1!-~-~~! ____ ________________________ _ the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters Filed in the Cler~d()ffioi gs appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, .Rockingham Coltl1n1i,~~ -th___________ day oL F_E!l>~_1!'3 ~1l.J -_~~1;;?.30. ~ FEL 18 1 ~ U ·: c1~;.k-1t!= co~rt, or Spe - ai-f~;;stii;{to ~-o~ Notary Public, or Justice f the Peace. ------Clerk \ID • �1ounty: DXstr1c t: #79a- Baugher , Vesley Rockingh am Stone all B• N I / Annie / Laura Baugher I Jno . Davis Henry A. William s & Mary 0 . Lam LEGEND: Til lable Slope Sea.le - l" :. 20 chains 521:, �C m:tr: o:t t(h " :it:r~· '!Oi.~ tone 11 7 a o oloy t . 3SOG·O t~, 1ft nun. io., 7 · .se 1740 . #79) nt r ;ly ,.. i ·t n 1 C 0 ,lO l. ',,ooo url; known. i l l..l _ o l nd. nd lo"'rn .• 1n r ~ur:f'ae o · 10 000 ha . feet t>uol i n C . 00 AQ ._ 4(J .,00 c, i 1 1,. ; oo~ . ___ .,. ___ _,....,_.,..,. 1' �Count y: Rockin gham Distr ict: Stone wall / ?9 - Bgµgh er, 1 vesley H. Cont'd of l nd Total v· lue ·'.)f 1m12rovements: 1 '£otal value or timbe r: 'rotal val:ie of tract .1.vere.cje v l ,.e 12er acre 9 ti6?.00 380.00 194.00 3141.0 0 24.73 �STATE OF VI RGI NIA, COUNTY OF ROCKINGHAM, to-vrit: I, J . Robert Switzer, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Rockingham County do hereby certify that the records of my office do not show any delinquen t taxes against the tract of 66 acres in Stonewall District assessed in the name of w. H. Baugher , nor against the tract of 'l5 acres and 36 poles in Stonewall District assessed r W • Baugher , except for the tax year 1914, when i ten assessed in the name of' M. M. Jarman, and which was sai " trac to $6 . 20 . amount now taxes Given under my hand this 2d day of February 1934 . Cle~ingham County, Vi,rgi:nia (_ �M. H. HA RR ISO N TRE ASU RER OF ROC KIN GH AM CO UN TY HAR RISO NBU RG, VIRG INIA TO WHOM IT :MAY CONCSRN: I her eby of my off ice show tha t the truc es cer tify tha t the rec ord s and 193 3 ass ess ed aga ins t 75- 0-3 for the yea rs 193 1, 193 2 name of Wesl ey H. Baughe r, sit ua te6 acr es of lan d in the Mo unt ain s, Sto new all Di str ict , Roc in the Blu e Rid ge kin gha m Cou nty , are as fol low s: 193 1- tot ali ng unp aid .. · $ 14 . 90 193 2- $ 10 . 25 193 3- 8 . 27 33 . 42 , and tha t the abo ve me ntio ned tax es are All tax es pri or to tha t tim e, if any be unp aid , are a ma tter of rec ord in the Cle rk' s Off ice of sai d Cou nty . Feb rua ry 193 4. Giv en und er my han d thi s 6th day of IP !r t_ ~ Tre asu rer of Roc kin gha m Cou nty . �M. H. HARRISON TREASURER OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY HARRISONBURG, VIRGINIA TO WHOM IT ~AY CONCERN: I hereby certify that the records of my office show that the taxes for the year 1933 assessed against Wesley H. Baugher on his tract of 66 - 0- 0 acres of land situate in the Blue Ridge Mountains, Stonewall District, Rockingham County , amounting to$ 18 . 08 are unpaid . And that the taxes for the years 1931 and 1932 have been paid. All taxes prior to that time, if any be record in the Clerk ' s Office of of matter a are unpaid, said County. February 1934. Given under my hand this 6th day oi / ~~ Treasurer of Rockingham County. �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGH.AM COUNTY, VIRGINIA. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, PETITIONER, v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and 52,561 acres, more or less, of land in Rockingham County, Virginia, l'O THE HON. H. 'I. BERT r, DEFENDANTS . JUDGE OF S ID COURT . Yolll' petitioners, Wesley H. Baugher, Elizabeth a.Miller, and The Bank of Elkton, Incorporated, respectfully represent: That a judgment in rem has heretofore been entered in this proceeding, condemning to the use of The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the state of Virginia the fee simple estate in a tract of land formerly the property of We sley H. Baugher, situate on the Blue Ridge Mountain, in the eastern portion of Stonewall District, Rockiru,-~am County, Virginia , near swift Run, which tract is described in the report of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners a ppointed herein, and shown, numbered, and delineated on the County Ownership Map , filed therewith, as Tract No . 79, at the price of ~3 , 801. 00. Your petitioner Wesley H. Baugher further shows to the Court that the t a xes are as follows : due to M. H. Harrison, Traasurer, zer, ClQrk, the sum urer and from said Clerk , showing the amount of the aforesaid taxes, are herewith filed, marked "Ex. Certifioate No . l," - U' --1(. # r.-..-t-A..A "Ex.Certificate No. 2," respe ctively, .-( LAW OFFI CES GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG. VA. read as part het· eof . ...,.... a the same are prayed to be �/ Ii , ' --2-.- That your petitione rs Wesley H. Baugher and Elizabeth c. Millar respeotfu lly represent that there is due to the said Elizabeth c. Miller as of February 17,1934, the sum of ~1,181.40 , the s~me being the principal and interest of a loan made by the said Elizabeth C. Miller to the said Wesley H. Baugher, which loan is seoured by a deed of trust dated November 24 , 1930, which deed of trust is duly of record in the Clerlc ' s Office of Rookingham County, Virginia, in D. B. 148 , Page 248, wherein the said Wesley H. Bau6her and his wife conveyed said tract of land to Ward swank , Said deed of trust is herewith filed , marked 1tEx. Deed Trustee . of Trust No . l , " and the same is prayed to be read as a pa.rt hereof. That your petitione rs Wesley H. Baugher and The Bank of Elkton, Incorpora ted, respectfu lly represent that there is due to the said Tl1e Banlc of Elkton, I ncorporat ed, the sum of $3,938 . 97, the same being a loan made by said Bank to the said Wesley H. Baugher, which loan is secured by a deed of trust dated February 25, 1933, which deed of trust is duly of record in said Clerk ' s Office in D. B. 154 , Page 196 , wherein the said Wesley H. Baugher and his wife conveyed , among other propertie s, the tract above refer red to, to secure said loan, which deed of trust is filed herewith , marked nEx. Deed of Trust No. 2," and the same i s prayed ~ o e ~ ...., ./ / --.d """'-i-·,..~ 81 • ~~ .,L.,L~ s ,a .p art hereo ~ .,~ ~,,, -;,?,~, .d ~ ~ --=-~ ~., ~~ ?~~- That your petitione r Wesley H. Baugher further represent s that the aforesaid liens constitute all of the liens binding upon the pro~erty condemned in this oause, and that no other person or persons than your petitione r and the aforesaid lienors are entitled to share in the distributi on of said award. ~Vherefore , your petitione rs pray that they may be made LAW OFFICES GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG , VA. parties herein and be allowe d to file their petition in these proceedings; that the fund in this cause may be distribute d upon the liens hereinabo ve set forth in the order in whioh they have been l~\ �, ' --3--- stated• and that your petitioners may have such other and further relief as the nature of the case may requi re. Counsel. ~ - ~ -e- ~c.. _ _, ~ By 1-.-------' - - - - - -- -- -c"'"o-un--s-e.... state of Virginia, City of Har rieonbu:rg , to- wit : This day Wesley H. 3au.gher personally appeared before me , F. Flavia Converse , a Notary Public in and for the City aforesaid , in the State of Virginia, in my City a f oresaid , and , being duly sworn, deposes and says : I am one of the petitioners in the above entitled matter ; the land condemned in these proceedings formerly belonged to me ; I am acquainted with the contents of the above petition , and do hereby state that the matters of fact therein set forth are true , to the best of my knowledge and belief . Subscribed and sworn to before me this Gt(, day of February , 1934 - - - 1'"'-·g-::-:i:~t=--ar........~y,....~~~ c ......AA ____, LAW OFFI CES GEO. S. HARN SBERGER HARRI SONBURG. VA. \lcl �I • ... IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGH.i:iM COUNTY, VIRGINIA• The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia , PETITIONER , v. Cassandra Lawson tkins and others, and 52 , 561 aores, more or less, of land in Rockingham C0 unty, Virginia, On the day of February, 1934 , came Wesley H. / Baugher, Elizabeth DEFENDANTS . c. Miller , and The Bank of Elkton, Incorporated , and, on their motion, leave is given them to file their application for the distribution of the award made in this case to wesley H. Bau.gher, the amount of the award set out in the judgment of condemnation for Tract No . 79,and heretofore paid into court , being $3 , 801. 00. And it appearing from the report of the Board of Al)praisal Commissioner s, heretofore filed in this case, and in the petition for judl!Plent of condemnation , heretofore entered herein, that, in the opinion of the said and Development of the The State Commission on Conservation state of Virginia, Wesley H. Bau.gher was I invested with a superior or better right or claim of title in and to said tract of land designated as No. 79, and that the reoor ~ ! in said condemnation proceeding does not disclose any denial or ! I dispute by MY party or person interested as to the title to said Tract No. 79 or to t he proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof except the lien indebtedness thereon as set out in the : petition hereinabove filed. Upon consideratio n whereof, it is considered and ordered by the Court that the s a id sum of $3 , 801.00 be paid out as follows: LAW OFFICES To J . R. Swit zer, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Rockingham GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG . VA. . /58 �I - - -,..- - - - - ~ -'-=------=-:..:........:-=---==--====;;. ;=-=,.......,,,.= ====~~~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"!!_"""'!!!!_ _ _ _ _ __,._. - --2-- County , the sum of----------------~---~---------~ 6 . 20 To M. H. Harrison , Treasurer of Rockingham County , the sum of - --------------------- -------- $ To Ward Swank , ttorney for Elizabeth 51 . 50 c. .48 ------------------------------$1,18,~.o of Miller , the , Clerk, . R. Switzer To J sum To Geo . S. Harnsberger , , ttornay for The Bank of Elkto~t ~oorporated , the sum of -------$ 2 , 559.9~, .-..... 4'"·~ J ~~~The Clerk of this Court is hereby dir ected to transmit a certified copy of this order to the Treasurer of Virginia, who shall pay out said fund in accordance herewith, taking from the parties to whom the funds are directed to be paid their respective receipts for the sum paid to them and certifying suoh payments to I the Clerk of this Court for appropriate entry thereof , as re- .' quired by law. Enter . 'I Judge. r I I ' LAW OFFICE S GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG . VA. /5y �<nnmmnumrttlt4 nf llirgiuttt TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA, February 9, 1934 JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA This is to certify that I, J.M. Purcell, Treasurer o f Virginia have this 9 d.ay of February in accordance with an order of the circuit court of Rockingham Co,mty dated 2/9/34 in the cause of the State Commi ssion on Conservation and. Development of the State of Virginia vs. Cassandra Lawson ~A~t~k~1~nl...lJ,;1.s_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ paid. to Ward Swank., Attorney for EJ::tzabetb c. M1ller $_1_ ,~1_8~1~.4~0~ ___ being in full settlement of tract# 79 in the above mentioned. cause. �<ttnmmnuwtttlt4 nf 11Iirgiuitt TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA. JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA Ward Swank , Attorney for Elizabeth C, Miller. Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia, the sum of$ 1 , 181 . 40 , in accordance with an order of the Circuit Court of the county of__R c. c. .c._o~c~k~i~n~g~h~am=-'- - - - entered on the of Feb . 7th day 193_!_ , in the matter of the State Commission on Conservation and Development v _ __ _C_a_s_s_a_n_d_r_a_L_a_w_s_o_n_A_t_k_ i_n_s_____ and others, being full and complete settlement for the tract of land known in said proceeding as #_,_7~9,__ _ _ Sign original and duplicate and return t o t he Treasurer of Virginia. �arnmmnntttrnlt4 nf lltrgtutn TREASURER ' S OFFICE R I CHMO N D , VA , JOHN M . PUR C ELL February 9, 1934 TREAS U RE R O F V IRG IN IA This is to certify that I, J.M . Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia have this 9 day of February in accordance with an order of the circuit court of Rockingham County dated 2/7/34 in the cause of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia Cassandra Lawson Atkins - - - - - - - - - - - -- -paid to __ Geo. s. Harnaberger, Attorney for the Bank of Elkton, Inc. vs. $_2_,~5_5_ 9_ . _9 _0_ _ _ being in full settlemen t of tract# 79 in the above mentioned cause . �Q1nmmnuwtaltb nf ]lirgiuia TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA . JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA Georges . Harnsberger, Attorney for the Bank of Elkton, Incorporated . Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia, the sum of $ 2 , 559 . 90 , in accordance with an order of the Circuit Court of the county of __R_o_c_k_i_n~g~h_am _ ____ entered on the 7th day of _ _F_e_b_.__ 1 9 3 _!__ , in the matter of the State Commission on Conservation and Development v _ __ . . .,C<.. :a=s=--=-s=a=n=----=d=r:. .: a=------=L=-a=w.:.:. =.s-=-0-=n=--=-A=--=:b=--=k=-1=-·n=s_____ an d others , b e i ng full and complete settlemen t for the tract of land known in said proceeding as #----=?~9e..____ Sign original and duplicate and return to the Treasurer of Virginia. �_, - QlnmtttnumraltlJ nf lllirgiuta TREASURER 'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA. February 9 1 1934 JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA ,, This is to certify that I, J.M. PurcelJ, Treasurer of Virg inia have this _ 9__ day ofFebruar y in accordanc e with an order of the circuit court of Hockingbam Gm1nty dated 2/7/34 in the cause of the State Commissio n on Conservat ion and Developme nt of the State of Virginia vs. Cassandra Lawson=------.c=-==='--Atkins - - - - -- - - - paid to J • R. Switzer, Clerk $_2_._0_0______ beiog in full settlemen t of tract #!1.S- in the above mentioned cause. z_SS �Q!nmmnuwtaltq nf llirgiuta TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA. JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA J . R. Switzer , Clerk , Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia, the sum of $ __2_._0_0_ _ , in accordance with an order of the Circuit Court of the county of_----=--R=o~c=k=1=·n=-.,g=h=a=m=------- entered on the of 7th day Feb . 193-4_ , in the matter of the State Commission on Conservation and Development v _ __ _C_a_s_s_a_n_d_r_a__L_a_w_s_o_n_A_t_k_i_n_s_____ and others, being full and complete settlement for the tract of land known in said proceeding as # --'-7~9_ __ Sign ori g inal and duplicate and return to the Treasurer of Virginia. �Q!nmwnuttttaltq nf llirgiuta T R EAS U RER 'S OFFICE RICHMOND , VA . February 9, 1934 J OHN M . PURCELL TR EAS URER OF VI RG INIA This is to certify that I, J . M. Purcel1, Treasurer of Virginia have this __9_ day of February in accordanc e with an order of the circuit court of Rockingham County dated 2/7/34 in the cause of the State Commissio n on Conservat ion and Developme nt of the State of Virginia vs. Cassandra Lawson Atkins :paid to J. R. Switzer, Clerk of the Ci:'.' cuit Court of Rockingham County $ 6 . 20 being in full settlemen t of tract #79 in the above mentioned cause. �(!J:nmmnuwtaltb nf llirgiuta • TREASU RER'S OFFICE RICHMO ND, VA. JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA J . R. Switze r , Clerk of the Circui t Court of Rockingham County_._ _ Receiv ed of J.M. Purcel l, Treasu rer of Virgin ia, the sum of $ 6 . 20 , in accord ance with an order of the Circui t Court of the county of_~R=o~c~k=i=n=g~h=am ~ -- - - entere d on the of Feb . 7th day 193_!_ , in the matter of the State Commis sion on Conser vation and Develop ment v _ __ _C _a_ s_s_a_n_d_r_a_L_a_w_s_o_n_A_t_k_i_n_s____ _ and others , being full and comple te settlem ent for the tract of land known in said procee ding as #~ 7~9~- - - Si gn or iginal and dupli cat e and r e t u rn t o t h e Treas ur e r of Vi r ginia . �arnmmnuttttttlt4 nf lllirgiutn TREASURE R ' S OFFICE RICHMON D , VA . Februar y 9, 1934 JOHN M . PURCELL TREASURER OF VI RG INIA This is to certify that I, J . M. Pu r cell, Treasur er of Virginia have this _ 9_ _ d.ay of Februar y in a ccordanc e with an ord.er of the circuit court of Rockingh am County dated 2/7/34 in the cause of t h e State Commiss ion on Conserv ation and. Developm en t of th e Stat e of Virginia Cassandr a Lawson Atkins vs . - -- - - - - -- - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- :pai a. t 0 _!:1. H. Harrison ., Treasur er of Rockingh am Cou.hty $_5_1_ • 5_ 0_ _ _ __ being in full set t l emen t of t ract # 79 in the above mentione d. cause . is, �Q!nmmnuwtalt11 nf Birgiuta TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA . JOHN M. PURCELL 13 TREASURER OF VIRGINIA M. H. Harrison , Treasurer of Rockingham County . Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia, the sum of$ 51 . 50 , in accordance with an order of the Circuit Court of the county o f_--=R_;__;o=-c=k=i-=n"'-ga:::h=--=arn==----- - entered on the __7_t_h_ day of Feb . 193_1__ , in the matter of the State Commission on Conservation and Development v ___ __,.C~a=s~s=a=n=d=r=a,.__,,L=a=w~s=o=n'------=A~t=k=i=n=s____ and others, being full and complete settlement for the tract of land known in said proceeding as #- -7~9___ Sign original and duplicat e and r e turn to the Treasurer of Virginia. • � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. 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Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Old Spotswood Trail; Swift Run Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 79, 79a Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Baugher https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/bb64c854ada2d7ae7baa3ec5d752c40f.pdf 67d66657692a33e3d071c7fd7b55dd87 PDF Text Text ROCKING HAM COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #363 - Beasley ~ J . M. Number of Acres: ? Blue Ridge Mountain . Gap . Location: Three- fourth mile south of swift Run Roads: Three -fourth mile fair mountain road to Swift Run Gap and eight miles hard surface road to Elkton. Soil: Sandy clay of a fair depth and fertility . of the area . Rocky over a part History of Tract and condition of timber: .J:1..ll the saw timber has been removed from this tract . 11 the cleared l~nd except a small new ground has been cleared many years and tias been grazed and cultivated since. Improvements: . NON:Z . Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: Cove: Grazing Land: 7 @ ,;}30 . 00 Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: V~ueofLand: $ 210 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ Total amount ~210 . 00 Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ ValueofWood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ 30 . 00 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NON'E . ~210 . 00 �NoTE--This need not be filed until the record discloses that the awards have been paid into the custody of the Courts. Virginia: In the Circuit Court of Rockingham County The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia .. PETITIONER . V. At Law No. 1829 Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand, Five Hundred and DEFENDANT S. Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of land, more or less . . . . . . . . . . . Comes now the undersigned and shows to the Court : That a judgment in rem has heretofore been entered in this proceeding condemning to the use of the Petitioner the fee simple estate in the tract( s) of land numbered as follows: Tract No. Tract No. ____________ : Tract No. ____________ ; :J'...6_3_____ : and described in the report of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners appointed herein and shown, numbered, and delineated on the County Ownership Map filed therewith, upon payment into the custody of the Court of the sum(s) set out in the said judgment as constituting the award(s) therefor, as follows: Award on Tract N o.2_b__3_ ____ $~_/£2!..!?.?( on Tract No. ____________ $ __________ ; on Tract No. ------------ $----------; That the report of the said Board sets forth that the following named persons claim, or appear to have a claim to an interest in the said tract(s) of land or in the proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof; );#!~-~ ~c/ fcJ~ That the Petitioner has paid into the custody ~f the Court the said sum(s) set out in said judgment as constituting the award(s) for the fee simple estate in the said tract(s) of land; That your undersigned, on the date of the said judgment in rem condemning the said tract(s) of land, owned or was (were) entitled to the following interest in the said tract(s) or in the proceeds ~ arising from the condemnation thereof:- ; /J1!. ~ - ~ ~rc1 0" . That no other person or persons than the undersigned are entitled to share in the distribution of the said award(s) except the following named persons whose interest in said tract(s) or in the proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof on the date of entry of said judgment was as follows: Wherefore, your undersigned pray(s) that [he (they) be made a party (parties) herein under the provisions of Section 21 of the Public Park Condemnation Act, and that] an order be entered for the distribution of said sum(s) set forth in said judgment in rem as constituting the award(s) for the fee simple estate in the said tract(s) condemned as aforesaid, and for the payment to the undersigned of the said award(s) or of as much thereof as the Court may find that the undersigned is (are) entitled to receive, and which the undersigned aver(s) is as follows: Tract No. _;L'?..-3. ____ $~L~:.~.c? Tract No. ____________ $ __________ : Tract No. ------------ $----------; The undersigned further aver(s) that: (Leave this space blank unless there i's some other pertinent matter to be brought specially to the attention of the court) _cdJJ;:_;;~v_/d:__~ &(L~~_)J;_ _dl,_~_Q or Virginia, County of Rockine9J.am, to-wit: State -------------------Thi-tr-da-y--per-scna-ny e:pJreHr-e-d--ue"fore-,n:e·-R;-1t.--:Br eeden and made__o.a.th_tha.t. _.t.ha_s_tat.emen.t..s._c..on ta :ln.e.d.._th_.:t.he__ ~.b.o_ye_J}~_tl_t.;l.Qu,__§9__ far as made on his own informatio n are t11me and so far as made upon informatio n t th or--o"tl'lm-s- -h-e-1re-i-1-eve1,---th-em--to--b-e true--;:- - ~-~er- --h -~~ / -- - d~_..of_...Januars:~--li3~~--------------ce of interested NoTE--A supply of this blank form has been placed in the ClJrk's office for the conve parties. No one is required to use this form, as the form is not prescribed by la , nd claimants can form they may deeither change or modify it as they deem necessary, or present their motions in sire which meets with the approval of the Court. This blank form may not and probably will not cover all cases. It has been printed merely as a suggestion of a form of a motion which may be used, subject to the approval of the court in each case. 2'-11 �County: District: Rockingham Stone all County: District: Greene Stan rdsvill #36 - Besley, J . M. • Rockingham Co. if183 - Be sle;y: 1 J . • - Greene Count:;. Acreage Cl imed: Value Claimed: Assessed: 75 3500. 00 ssessed: 75 400. 00 D ed: 75 Deed: 1 . 00 etc . in 1911. rea: - Rockingham - 68 Ore ne 7 75 Acres . f'.ocation: dge Blu Run Gap. ount 1n. Three-fourth mile south of s 1ft Inoumbrances,. oounter cluims or laps: Rocky over a Soil: Sandy cl y of a fir depth and fertility . part of the re . Roads: Three-fourth mile •air mount in road to s 1ft Run Gap and 16ht miles hard surface road t o Elkton. l l the saw timber h s oved from this tract . All the cleared l nd except new ground has been oleared many years nd has zed and oultivat d extens vely since . rz_o_f__~r--.......=---c....o...n~d~i""'!t~1_o_n.....;.o,i,,f~t..1~m-b_e_,,r~; o... t ... =-s.... Improvements: rooms, porch 7X22' , annex Dwelling: Frame, 22xl8', 10X22', 1 story, shingle and metal roof, briok flues, 1 tory, 2 rooms ce1led 1 fair condition, oocupied by oner, . 300, 00 ter supply-·spring me, 18x27', shingle roof, fir conditB rn: 50. 00 ion --Hen house: Frame, Bxl2', shingle root, fair 10 . 00 condition - - Corn or1b: Log, 10xl4x8•, shingle roor, poor 10. 00 condition-·story, l~ roof, le shi 16xl8', , Log Dwelling: poor condition, occupied byte nt, spring water 75 . 00 · supply, pill r foundation --rn: Log, l4x22xl0', shi le roof, poor 10. 00 condition - -er kitchen: Log, l0xl2x?', shingle roof, good condition.,. __ 20. 00 Corn crib: Log , 6xl2x5', shingle roof, fair 10. 00 condition --$485. 00 (The improvements are in Greene Co . ) (cont'd) �Po.ge 2 ~ Count y: Rockin gham · D1str iot: stonew all County: Greene Dtstr iet: Stana rdsvi lle !363 • Beasl ey, 1 • .M•. - Rockin gham oo. f.183 .... Beasle :t, j . )!. - Green eCoun tz . _ 1 Value of land by ty;ees: ~ Rookln gham Oo •. Acreag e l'gII Total Value Value R.,era cre $140. 00 $20 ~00 7 140. 00 Total value of l and • -• vem'ts 1mpro or Total val ue 00 $140. t:raot or Total value Greene County Value of l and by ty2es: Type Slope · Grazin g #l Grazin g #2 Tillab le F. R. Total Value f &0. 00 Value 5er aore Agreage 2. 50 25. 00 20. 00 10. 00 5. 00 24 4 18 20 2 ' 100. 00 360 . 00 200 . 00 10. 00 f7MO.oo · 68 $730 . 00 va lue ot l and 485.00 Total value of i mprovements 8'7 . 50 Total value of fruit trees .~5"0.-.3-0~2~ Total value of traot Totul Rook1ijfam c~. - - Green~oo. '""" Tota l value of l a nd Total value of improv ement s Total va lue of fru1 t trees f1so.<5o 40 . 00 ... .. . 00 485. 00 8'1 . 50 $140 $1:302 .so · Avera ge value per a cre for entire traat .. ... , Total J870.o'O 486 . 00 87.60 �JOHN S . CHAPMAN ATTORNEY AT LAW STANARDSVILLE, VA. January 22.1934 Dear Mr. Switzer , Clerk of the Circuit Court of rlockingham b y d ear Mr. County Switzer We have prepared an order in the Park suit for Mr. R. A. Breeden and in th is order ·,ve have not directed , that the fee of the clerk be paid ~id not put because did not knoN what ,.,.:,J to fix but we Nish to say that we 'will send ~o1t a che.ck f or your fee as ~ as you 'Nill communicate with us telling us N-,a;/!r it is • Mr. Wyant vill handv"u;, is letter • I\ Very truly yours, . Shenandoah l~ational �In t e C ircul t Court of 1\ock ingh m Coun ty of' Virgi nia • The ~.,tute Gom:niC,(; ion on Con erva tion nd L>evelo .t>men t of the State of Virgi nia ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- --Pe titio ner. v. Co csana ra /4J. un t i s the le1vo is r,ivo the ,son T"'a mid ott1er s ---- ---- ----- ----H espon dcnt~ • .,,.. of J n u · ry 19~4 c~ille nim 1.un of ~210 .00, condo ~nati on <lkins to 'Llc ni the .nna it appea .ring ~63 bette r rignt, or eti ti oner nd th 5 t by any set out ill the judgrn en t of tue c urn] in tne p tition uid .L, . , h Breed en is i11ves te cl elf. im of title in tllld to the recqr d of th is c use or to the proce eds arl~i 1g fore enti tlod to recei ve No, 363. able u on pei rs um for , , tract of R.. • Breed en to tne court t. year 0" court b.l1Y deni...1.l or al.:., .,u.te ~ti~ tind ib there - that all t~xe~ due or pay- sed :md paid in Green e count y 19 3. ·here of it il consi dered 363 be paid to t-no· .. re· uurer of t-' l d sum of the ju·igme11 t 01 conde mnati on den ~ti3 nd order ed by t11e c0urt tha t ~, 10.00 paid into court by petit ione r a£:: just compe n~at ion ro . lh e 11 0. to said tr~ct to . unto h .n.. :Bree den recei pt t her e fo r 11' ..1.or a.,pro 1 l. •te entry Virtz inia '-1:0. 00 ,_; tun rdsvi .1le Va. 01 and the clerk of thit.i court ie direc ted to tr nsmit this order d co1H1 em-- arisi ng f rom the condemna tion of s id have been ap to und inclu ding the the ~ald 1 s~1-.1,er lor or tne said t:Cb.ct of l ml do es not , lsclol >e t 1e pro ceed It furtn er co1u,i de r ,..1tion Urion ii tn ro1n t 1e conde mnati on tnere of , said tr~ct No. ~63 Virgi nia vr judgm ent d Y O f ~ , l9.J6, tn t ill tue Opin- a rty or perso n ln inter est as to tne title tr~ct yment to nim of ~ and heret otore paid into court • tnr ns.tlo n enter ed herei n OD ~ ~or tne und on nis motio n fro ..:.1 t11e revor t of tne BoJ.rd of 1ippr isa.l 00.1,.: 1lusio ners heret oiore f iled in tnit:, c use ion of Breed en u p licut.1 01 .aount of tne ar1ard »o. fur tr a ct ' .1,.\ • .:). • cer ~l~ie d copy of 1no shall 1.nq unto tc. o baid the a.noun t of the u.: rd Let <mt in .for tr .... ct No • .:>6.:, , takin g c n.r ti tying sucn p-.1y-,ne11 t tu there o ... a.id re uire 0 by 1&.N ro.n buid :.. . ,u ree- t lie cl erk uf ti1 h, , • 2},'I �- - -... '-- This deed made and entered into this 15th day of November 1933 bet¥.rwen Jerry M. Beasley and rtebecca :Seasley his wife parties of the first part and R. A. Breeden party of the second part, YJi tnesseth; that for and in consideration of the sum of one dollar (.;~1. 00) and other good and valuable considerations the parties of the first part do assign, transfer, set over and convey unto the party of the second part all the compensation and other allowances made by the Board of Appraisals Cormnissioners appointed by the Circuit 0otlrt of Greene' County in the proceedings in said court pending under the style of State Commission of Conservation and Developement of the State of Virginia petioners vs. Armentrout, C.E. and others etc., in a certain tract of land containing (75) seventy five acres, more or less, lying tn the park area near Svvift Run Gap in Rockingham and Greene counties, but lflor the most #1####1#1.#f#l##rl.### part in Greene, and adjoining the lands of Raleigh Morris , J. T. Heard and others. The amount reconnn.ended by the said Board to be paid to th sa~-u ~e~rv M. Beasley be1ng{$1,940 .00) Ninetwarr hundred and forty dollars. Witmess our hands and seals this 1'7thh day of November 1933. ~.ft~--- ------(Seal) ------------------------------- eal) State of Virginia · County of Greene; B.I.~ickers A Clerk of circuit court I, ~ 1 1 , _ for the County of GDeene State of Virginia do certify that Jerry M. Beasley and nebecca Beasley his wife, whose names are signed to the above writing beardng date of the 15th day of N&v. 1933 have aclmowledged the same before me in my county af,Pj'esaid Giv under my hand this ,~-day of November 1933. q L '"'1A ·aJUA"i,Jiifli[S - -- �VIRGINTA.: In the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court The foreg-oing deed of of Rockingham County. ~ this day presented in the a11' i::i t. ,.,t<,n2-r w:th the ,:0;t,;i1eete ~ , ; i ,g ~~ ~ ~ C'r)' • '<-) .. - ~ ,.Iii 0 i I- • I' :~,._. ~ I ~~ ~ . I I ''t ~ ~~ s.<:'- ~"" w~ 'p - "~ 0 . ~\i tl ~ ~, ~- -- - •: . ' .. ~.,; '• ._ q; (Ii .. -c, GI ,-~~~ ,- ~< 1..5i-. ...:ic. Q ~. ~ '0 ~ >;,O fj .;.., ~o ~4 -~ 0 :J ~~ .., ,. - - ,,,,- �LEMUEL F. R ANDOLPH W . BICKERS SMITH DEPUl JUDGE CIRCUIT COURT . CLERK B. I. BICKERS CLERK OF GREENE COUNTY COURTS STANARDSVILLE, VIRGINIA To Judge Bertram of the Circuit Court of Rockingham County: This is to certify that the more or less lying tract of land of 75 acr e s near Swift Run Gap and belonging to J . M. Beasley has been assessed in Greene County since 1902 under the caption of the Catherine Beasley ~state and in the name of J . M. Beasley since 1912 and that all taxes upon the said tract have been paid . The portion of this tract of land lying in Rockingham County has been assessed in Greene County and ~ ~ . t a x e s have been paid upon the same , in Greene County . Given under our handa thia the 22nd :z:anuary,193 4 . ~ 4 Clerk of the Circuit Court of Greene County. ZJ Attorney-at-law. �- Oireene <!!nunty, lllirginia OFFICE OF COUNTY TREASURER COURTHOUSE STANARDSVILLE, VIRGINIA J . F . EARLY TREASURER To Judge Bertram of the Gircui t cou:tt of Hockinghem uounty: This to certify that J . :1. Beasley has be en asr.;essea. with a tract of land of 75 a cres arid that all taxes for the year 1933 upon the said. tract have been paid . ~iven under my hand this the 22nd day of January , 1933 . reasurer of G eene county,Virgi nia . �RA.NOOLPH '.: ', DEPUTY • • BICK&:RS , 0 RK B. I. BICKERS CLERK OF GREENE COUNTY COURTS STANARDSVILLE, VIRGINIA To whom it may concern ; This is to certify that there is no delinquent taxes,~~iei en trust deeds or any debt of any kind or descriprion on Judgements , liens , the lands of J.M. (Jerry) Beasley lying and being in Greene Gounty , and in ~ational ~ark area . the ~lue nidge Mountain , and within the Shenandmah containing 75 acres more or less . a part of this tract lies in Hockingham ~o . va , Jan . 10th 1934. __ __Q_ tt?t,. ~ ,# Clerk _ - - - = - - , -_ _ of Greene county , virginia . �J JOHN S. CHAPMAN ATTORNEY AT LAW STANARDSVILLE. VA . January 22. 1934 H. W. Wyant Esq , Harrisonburg Va My dear Sir: Mr. award ers R.A. Breeden for tract 363 spoke to you about filing his cl a im for the amount of $210.00. for th We are enclosing the orde · also certificates sho Ning that this property has been assessed in Greene county and that /¢#'f:x.xx~ taxes have been paid, all current and delinquent we also enclose a letter to the clerk concerning b his fee. We have not dated the this order or given the date of judgment of condemnation was entered these blanks We enclose with the Breeden, in your county you will please fill proper figures • also tne petition of R.A. in the prmises. \ e are You wi 11 no ,vhen the Breeden • sending you tnee aoubt papers at the req_uest of l.lr. remember that the greater portion of the- J.M. Beasley tract lies in Greene county, only lies in Rockingham, and it is all assessed int Very and all papers necessarJ t ru.ly yours, d about seven acres of it Greene county. �C!!omwnunttaltq nf llirgiuia TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND. VA. January 29 1 1934 JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA This is to certify that I, J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virg inia have th is 29 d.ay of January in accordance with an order of the circuit court of Rockingham County dated 1/25/34 in the cause of the State Commission on Conservation and. Development of the State of Virginia Cassandra Lawson Atkins - - - - - - -- - - - - - - :paid to __ R. A. Breeden vs • . $_2_1_0_.o_o______ being in full settlement of tract #_M3 in the above mentioned. cause. 't 3 �arnmtunttUttttlt4 nf ]lirgittttt TREASU RER'S OFFICE RICHMO ND, VA. JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA R. A. Breede n , Receiv ed of J.M. Purcel l, Treasu rer of Virgin ia, the sum of$ 210 . 00 , in accord ance with an order of the Circui t Court of the county of Rocking ham entered on the 25th day of Jan . 193__!_ , in the matter of the State Commis sion on Conser vation and Develop ment v _ __ Cassan dra Lawson Adk_i_n_ s ____ and others , being full and comple te settlem ent for the tract of land known in said procee ding as #-3~6~ 3~-- Sign origin al and duplic ate and return to the Treasu rer of Virgin ia. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Alexander, John A - Breeden, Norah Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context beasley-j-m.pdf Title A name given to the resource Beasley, J. M. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Blue Ridge Mountain Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 363 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Beasley https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/fe357d8001161c6aed2c7f01e99c6653.pdf 4969410d2d8b1a7c1752cc1604fed83a PDF Text Text ROCKillGIID.! COUNTY NAME OF"JlW Htl CLl~IFANT #242 - Bego on, 4nni e R. Number of Acres: 120 Location: On top of the Blue Ridg e at Simmons ' Gap , lyin g in both Rock ingh am .and Gree ne Cou nties , and enti rely with in the Park area . Roads : Eigh t mile s over good dirt road to Yanc ey , the near est ship ping poin t . Soil: (See reve rse side for Soil info rmat ion} Histo ry of Tract and condition of timbe r: rhe rrood land has been cut over and ther e 1s no mero ~ant able timb er . Ther e is a fair stan d of hard wood and some whit e pine . numb tte tree s are unde r an DBH and occa sion al tree s up to er14 of 1 .LJBH. Ther e is plen ty of firew o od, but it 1s very inco nven ient to the hous e . Improvements : .,..,. "'-rr;, "-' 0 .u.L:J . Acrea ge and value of types : Types Acrea ge Value per acre Total Value Ridge : 53 ,..5 . 00 6? 39 . 00 Slope: 265 . 00 Cove : Grazi ng Land : Fields Resto cking : 2613 . 00 120 Cultivated Land : Orch ard: Mine rals: Value of Land : ~ 878. 00 Value of Impro veme nts: $ Value of Orch ard: $ Value of Mine rals: $ Value of Fruit : $ Value of Timb er: $ Value of Wocd : $ Value per acre for ~:~ct : ';; 24 . 00 Incidental dama ges arisin g from the takin g of this tract: $~Tc ..--::. ~ -/V:L:l:n '. _ _;;...---"'------z:_:r~~- -- - -CLERK. �SOIL: The woodland is very Sandy loan of fuir depth and fertilit y . class grazing land first The steep and rocky with some cliffs . a small amount of with has a moderat e slope end a good rich soil no brush. The and weeds rock and a fine blue grass turf, a few and a thin turf , brush little second class is steep with more rock , soil . shaley some with rocky The third class is very steep and nexceptio is tract The . patches The blue grass is found only in . watered well ally �. _£~/.¾~ Claim of_);;Jf~;;;~ ~·fl ~:---~-~ ~ £ : ,4-.v:~_!:-__-.:-: _______ In the Circuit Court oL~~-- - ___ ~ --Count~, Virginia, No. ________, At Law. The State Commission on Conservat· n and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. ___ _______ __ ______ ___ _______ _______ _____ ___ ____ _______ _________ _____ _______ __ _ ~~~~i~ ~~~ii!f:~j~~~~~~i~:ii~~~~~~:~~:~e~~~~::~~-~~~ velopment of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the fili~,g of sa·d petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court oL.d.~ ~~Co unty, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said 1 ion and to said not ice. =~ :::eo:;:-address is__:t/!-- _____::-::: ~::::::::::::::::::::: I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about_J_¥ -_~ 0 . ____ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements: _____________________ __________ ___ ______ ____________________ -------- ---------- ------- ---------- ------- --------; -c;:;;:7 :7---------- ----Thi~< :', located about__-L..3- ___ _miles from ___~ -----Virginia, in the _ ~ -Magisteri al District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: fln this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above. ) ,. The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows: North ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ------South ---- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- --East ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- --------West ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- -------1 acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year __________ in the following manner: I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $Lll..~-~ -L~ I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $L~e-~ ! ____. . . I am the owner oL ___::::-__:::-____ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park area, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $__ .:-::-::,._ __ ==-------- · (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or informatio n as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a desc~::::k:~t~c~ ::,~::1_:~-~:d~m-:re:_:~~-~:!~~ML:¥~t-~d ----- ---------- ---------- ---------- --------- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). Witness my signature ( or my name and mark attached hereto ) this _______ _______ day /2 . of ___ ____ _ " - -- -------, 193 ___ . ---------,Ii _,...------.----------------STATE OF VI~GINIA, COUN~Y OF---- - ~ --~----- -- ~ J The undersigned hereby certifies that_ ________ ~_ -/ ~ ~ ~ -·___ ________ the above named claimant personally appeared befor~hi~ va~d~~~;th- th;_tthe matters A :~:-~~,;2~:~~~~~-::yhi:f~~~-::_~~:3~-'.~~t;~~ge and belief, ,Clel"lE ef the Cgu1.1~· Special Investigat or or Notary PQblio, gr J1J~tiGi of the Peace. - �I N 1R3 CIRCUIT COUi:U OF ROCKINGHAM COUN:rY, VIrlG ilUA • • The State Conmiseion on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia vs. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others and 52,561 acres, morevor less, in Rockingham County, irginia . Statelllllnt made by - - ~~JR..J f ~ ---...;and - - - _- -.:.-=.-=.-=.::.-_-_- -___________, pursuant to a decree entared in the above entitled cause on October 25, 1932, in respons to Item No. 1 of the inquiry made in said decree . Your respondents say that the acreage listed in the report of the Appriaisal Board, under its No . __J.-..:;....~-1,....2_ _ _ , is bel e1,~d to be approximately correct, and that they do not desire to make any objections to the acreage as there given. Your respondents further say that it was not the number of acres allowed them to which exce ption was taken, but tht the exceptions he r etofore filed by them we re to the amount allowed your respondents per acre. :::::s J csr4 ) b __eh. s. a,,, zii-e..-if~By .t~AA/IA .IJJ..Q ~ ~~ A Q. ,PA Counsel. __ , -\- LAW OFFICES GEO.S. HAR NSBERGER HARRISON BURG. VA. 'J..'./L �:/..-c _~ ~ Y~ ,. "----------------------- : /,L Claim oL_ _ 7 7 ~ In the Circuit Court oL..,_. & ~ / ~- County, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. ____ ______ ___________________ ___________________ ____________________ _____ ____ _ ~:~~i:~fi~~~.1~~J~~* f.~ittfo~ ~Ci~j~i~i ~i~~~:~~:::;:iifi-:~~-~~: velopment of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance ·with the order of the Circuit Court of..4,_~7_~- County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to said notice. My name is __L~~L /--ff-!r~---e',_: ;7•----,2 __________________ My post office address is ___ ______-/'::-_~~-~L-- ~ ~- ~-~ ----------- --------- -I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about__ L ~-~~==---acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements :_________ _____________ ________ _____ ________ _______ __________ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- ~ ----------------- This land is located about_ __ .L~---miles from _______________ ______ ___ _____ Virginia, in the.1'4-~~~~-Magistetial District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land descriped above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above. ) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows: North ____ _______________ ______ ________ ____ ________ ______ _____________ __________ ___ _ South ____ __________________ ________ _____ ______ ______ _______ ___ ___ ________________ __ East ____ ________ ________ ______ _______ ________ ______________ _________ ______ _________ West __________ ___ ________________ _____ _________ _______ ______ ___ _____ ___________ ___ _ I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year __________ in the following manner : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $...IP---~ -~ ~ I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parc·e1 of land with the improvements thereon is $L~~-~ : ~"?. I am the owner of_ ______ ________ _acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park area, which I claim will be damaged by· the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $-----=--------------· (In the space below should be set out an y additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). Remarks : ___ ~(L__L___,'2_--J..,d__ .1.:~ L~ --=-~-~ -~ -&b, -~-2"¢:-~ A'. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------ (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). Witness my signature (or my name and mark attached here~ s _______________ day oL ________________ ___ , 1930. (b ~") STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF ______ - -------- - -----------, To-wit. ~ The undersigned hereby certifies that_~ ~ ~-~ - -~ ~ ~-,,;J!__ the above named claimant personally appeared before him ~nd made e~.th thfil the matters and things appea~ in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, this ______ ~ ~- - day of../-z- ~ ~' 1~ _ .~ , -~o/£:4-~ ~~~--~;,L__ &_-:____ ~ --- /cL--~~/~ - ~ - --- -~ · L_«--#:~---·------------ GJerk-of the--€ouri;-& Special Investigator 01:...... Notai;.y PHblic, or Justice of the-~eace.. �j.., r Revised report county: Distriot: tlock1nghum Stonewall County: D1striot: Groene Monroe #242 - Begoon, Annie R. - Book1ngham co. #153 - Begoon, Anni e R. - Greene County. X .1t.. 0reage Cl aimed: Assessed: 145! Deed: 148. 9 Value Cl ai med: Assessed: $1488. 00 Deed: $2500 . 00 (1906) Location : On top of the Blue Ridge at Si mmons • Gap, l ying in both Rockingham and Greene oounties, and entirely 1ithin tho Par k ar e&. . Inoumbranoes , counter claims or l aRs: None known. Soil: Sandy loam of fair de pth and ferti lity. The woodl1 nd is very steep and rocky with s03e ol1ffs. The fi r st oluss grazing l and has a moderate slope a nd a good rich soil with a small amount of rook and a f1no bl ue grass turf, u few weeds and no brush. The sooond class ls steep with more rook, littl e brush and a thin turf. The third class is very steep and rooky with some shaley soil. The blue grass is fo und only in patches . The tract 1s exceptionally ,ell watered . Roads: Ei ght n1les over good dirt road to Yancey , the nearest shipping point . History or tra ct and condition ot timber: The woodl ~nd has been cut over and there is no merchantable timber. There 1s n fa ir stand of haruwood and some white pine . A number of the trees a re under 8" DBH and oocasional trees up to 14" DBH. There is pl enty of fi rewood, but it 1s very 1noonven1ent to the house. Improvements: ~enar.t nouse: Log and stone , weathezbourded - 21x21•, L l 2x 21', 5 rooms, 2i story, shi ngl e roof , solid foundation , concrete tloor, good condition - -$500. 00 Bt.rn: Log , 17x23', with shed 9xl?•, s hingle root, poor oond1t1on -75.00 Sprins house: Frame, 8xl5', metal roof , o~ncrete trough, and floor, good oond1tiou 50 . 00 Hen house : ~rame , 10xl 2' , paper r oot , tair condition. 20 . 00 liog pen: Log 8xl 8 ', poor condition. 5 . 00 orohard : ?J apple trees with a few other f r uit trees 20 yea rs old, good condltion - 2 a ore s at ~eo. oo per acre ---1 60.00 eio. oo Value of l and by types: Tlpe S ope Bg I Fg I-a Fg II Fg III Rockingham County Value Aoreage ;eer uore 22 $2. 50 19 60 . 00 6 35. 00 22 20 89 18 .00 12. 00 Total Value $55. oo 1140.00 210. 00 396.00 240 . 00 ,;i2041. 00 �county: Rockins ho.m Distric t: ston~wul l County: Greo ne Distric t: Monroe #242 - Begoon, Annie R. - Rockingh am Co . #153 - Begoon, Annie R. - Greene County. Rockingh am co. t2041. oo $2041. 00 Total v alue of land Total value ot tra ct 22.93 _Average va lue per acre Greene County Value Va lue of l a nd by types: TY;l?8 Fg I Fg II Orcha rd per aore i~cre nse ;40.00 23 16.00 80.00 4 2 29 Tota l Va lue $§20.00 64. 00 $984.00 984.00 Totd l va lue of land Tot ~l value of i mprovem•ts 810.00 1794.00 Tota l va lue o f tra ct Average va lue per acre 61.86 SUMMARY Rockingh am and Groene Countie s Tota l Totul Tota l Total number of a cres 118 3025. 00 va lue of l a nd 810. 00 va lue of improveme nts -0-0-.-3~8~3•5·. ot tra va lue of Average va l ue per a cre x -- $32. 50 This tra ot and the Howurd Eiler tra ct a re subdivis ions of a larger tra ot. Lines A- E were surveyed a nd corner F wa s tied in by our survey of t he udjoining Ziler tra ct. The steepnes s of the ground map account for the error of the olders~u rveys. �IN THZ CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY~VIRGINIA. The state Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia vs. Filed in the Clerk's Office Rockingham County, Va. OCT Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others and 52,501 acres of land in Rockingham County. I 1932 TO THE HON. H. W. BERTRAM ,JUDGE OF SAID COURT. The motion of Annie R. Begoon, praying said Court to disapprove and to decline to accept the finding of the Board of APpraisal commissioners, heretofore appointed by said Court in the above matter, wherein said Board reported, under No. 242 of its findings, as filed in the Clerk's Office of said Court, that the movant was only entitled to the sum of $2 ,878. 00 for 120 acres of her land, whioh is an average of approximately ~24. 00 per acre . The grounds of said motion are as follows: (1 ) That the -price per acre allowed for said land is mani - festly inadequate and confiscatory, because sa id lands are worth at least .~66 . 00 per acre, as is shown by the affidavits a ttached hereto. (2) That the finding of said Board was based upon a mistake of law a s to the nature and effect of the evidence produced before said Board by the above named party. (3) That the finding of said Board is,apparently,from the statements contained in its report, based upon the physical character of the land alone, without taking into consideration,or at least without giving any effect in its final decision to,the income-pr pduoing capacity of said land or to the faot that all such gr ~zing lands in the Blue Ridge Mountains are being taken LAW OFFICE$ GEo. s. HARNSBERGER HARRISON BURG . VA. under these condemnation :proceedings, anu that like grazing lands �IN TH~ CIRCUIT COURT OF ROC¥INGH.A1! COUNTY,VIRGINIA. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the state of Virginia vs. Cassandra Lawson ~tkins and others and 52,501 acres of land in Rockingham County. The affidavit of c.J.Beggoon, to be read in connection with the motiiln filed by ~ie R. Begoon to have the finding of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners disapproved in connection wit its finding No. 242. state of Virginia, City of Harrisonburg, to-wit: ~nis day C.J. 3egoon personally appeared before me, F. Flavia Converse, a Not ary Public in and for the City aforesaid, in the stat e of Virginia, in my City aforesaid, and, being duly sworn , de poses and says: I am the husband of .Annie R.Begoon, who is the owner of 149 acres of land situate on the top of the Blue Ridge Mountains, at Simmons• Gap, 120 acres lying in Rockingham County, and 29 acres in Greene. ca1!' • -- g!je-;ila~m- eti.Q:omiz:lt,~~ -drth In li"ltt::.~.r. ~~~ This land lies on a public road, and all of this land is used together a s a grazing farm. The whole tract 1s exceptionally well watered and well fenced, and has a clean blue grass sod on the greater part thereof, and is generall considered as one of the very best grazing farms upon the moun- This tract of land will graze at least 45 head of cattle LAW OFFICES GEO.S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG, VA. for six months in each and every year, and said cattle vdll put o at least 250 pounds apiece during tha t :period. Their total gain �---2--cannot be purchased for any suoh amount as allowed to the movant. The affidavits attaohed hereto are asked to be read in support of these exceptions. The claim .filed by movant before the Appraisal Board is also asked to be read in connection herewith. ~ 4~~:::!!!"!f::::-«~,;1c111:<:...:::iy~~~o~un~~~:;,;~~=:::.::::.....;;:.._, ~ LAW OFFICIS GEO.S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG. VA. -LL~o/4r �IN 'IDE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY , VIRGINIA. The state Commission on Conservation and Development of the Sta te of Virginia vs . Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others and 52 , 501 acres of land in Rockingham County. The affidavit of read in connection with the motion fi l ed by Annie R. Begoon to hav the finding of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners disapproved in connection with its finding No. 242. State of Virginia , City of 1!:he State of Vi1ginie., in my City aforesaid, and, being duly sworn, deposes and says : I am well acquainted with the 149 acres of land owned by Annie R. Begoon situate on the top of the Blue Ridge Mountains, on the Simmons Gap Road, in Rockingham and Greene Counties . ~~~d I have been upon"' tlie p r o J f e r t ~ : ~ s ~ ~ l e grazed thereon, and, from my experience with,1.grazfng lands~ tho hand lint; of o attle, I belie -ve tlia t 45 head o! cattle can g~azaa tbe:tiQ9ll tHi fep eix months during 11he y&ar, ana 11hat the3 wSl take on at least 240 po'ttftde eaol'tz.__. 1-~elieve that a fair ave1age -tt~},;:T~~, price wo ' f:r~~.aa~:T LAW OFFICES GEO.S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG , VA. 7,fuen -the-eattle;rre taken frem ~ ~~ .lee, ~ land should be worth As tlus land is wel l watered , well fenced, and has a splendid blue grass sod upon the greater portion thereof, I do not believe that the same can be repl aced �- __. ·.....---- _--2, __ would thus be 11,250 pounds, which, at an average price of six cents per pound, would make a profit of J675. 00, which would be the interest on Jll,250.00 . The AJ)praisal Board has only al- lowed an average value for said land of $24.00 per acre, which is not half of its worth, nor is it in accordance with the valuation whioh said Board has placed upon some other lands which are not any better and will not graze any more cattle, or put on any more pounds per steer. Said lands could not be replaced, even if no Park were contemplated, for the amount which has been allowed by the Appraisal Board. Since all of the grazing lands on the Blue Ridge Mountains are being taken under the Park condemn~tion proceeding~ it will be impossible to replace such gr&zing land as is owned by said .Annie R. Bego of Virginia for less than F:JJ:01J to ~ anywhere in the Valley 'i Y4" ..toe' per acre . &c/A~,-v-_, Subscribed and .sworn to before me this (~ f day of September, 1932. I I l LAW OFFICES GEO.S. HARNSBERGER ,., I HARRISONBURG. VA. : '! I ---- - - - - - �--2-for less than the amount above specified,certainly not if all of the grazing lands in the Blue Ridge Moun.tain·s are taken in the Park condemnation proceedings. Independent of the establishment of the contemplated Park, I do not believe that such land as is now being considered could anywhere be acquired for the sum of ~24. 00 per acre , the am.omt allowed by the a.Ppraisal. Board, for any person owning such land would not be willing to sell t he same at any suoh figure as the Appraisal Board has allowed. I, there- fore, do not consider that the amount allowed by the Appraisal Board is anything like the fair value of the property , and to compel the owner to take such a price would be practically confiscating her property. Subscribed and sworn to be~o~ e this l.9 b2 . LAW OFFICES GEO.S. HARNSBERGER HARRISON BURG . VA. ~ day of ~~~, �£,t ' 1, I. Yeo. £aw Office o/ S Jfarnsberyer J(arr/son6wy,l/4. (. - -- ,). ~ �In re J.rbitrat ion .Agreement submitte d to the Governo r, arising in or out of the condemn ation proce edings pending in the Circuit Courts of Vi rginia under author ity of the Shenandoah Na tional Park Aot . State Commissi on on Conserv ation and Developm ent of th e state of Virginia vs. Cassandr a Lawson Atkins and others and 52 ,501 aores of land in Rockingham In re exc eptions of Annie R. Begoon. To the Hon.Phi lip Williams, Chairman of the Park Land A;rbitra tion Board. In reply to the ru.l.es issued by sai d .Arbitra tion Board on .&U8Ust 16, 1933, and in reply to your call therein ma de, t he undersig ne d begs to say: (a) The number of the tract ±a owned b~ excepta nt, as shown on the map filed 1n this proceed ing, is 242 . (b) The aor eage olaimed is 120. (o} Value of l and, eto. Al1 of this tra ct of land except a bout 10 acres is wha t might be general ly termed slope land, but , with the exceptio n aforesai d, is all covered by a fine stand of blue grass, and is all properly rated as grazing land . Slope grazing land, 110 a cres, O $50. 00 per acre, $5.500. 0 About 10 aores of timber land, which land, separate and distinc t from the timber, is worth $10.00 per acre. The timber upon this land i s worth i 5. 00 per acre, 100. 50. -----+ $5, 650. lAW OFFICES GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG , VA . The AI>Praisa l Board erred in reporting that 53 acres of said 110 a cres was simply slope land , which they valued at only �•• 3_.. after the l and is taken as she is now. state of Virginia, City of Harrisonburg, to-wi t: This day Annie R.Begoon personally appeared before me, F.Flavia Converse, a Notary Public in and for the City aforesaid, in the State of Virginia, in my City aforesaid, and, being duly affiraed, deposes and says: I have read the above statement, and believe the statements of f acts contained therein to be true. Subscribed and affirmed to before me this 28th day of August ,1933. LAW OFFICES GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARR ISONBURG . VA. �I I filed !n the Clerk's Offlce Rockingham County, Va. BEG0ON, ANNIE 242 SEP ROCKINGHAM COUNTY f 1933 ~ l '~ ~cterlt IN RE . ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS submitted to the Governor arising in or out of Condemnation Proceedings pending in the Circuit Court of Virginia under authority of the Shenandoah National Park Act . sm.,ti..ARY &TATEMENT OF PErITIONER : EXCEPTANT : Begoon, Annie ORIGINAL CLAIM : Acreage 149½: Value $10 , 000: I nc . Damages,None . VALUE PLACED ON TRACT BY PETITIONER 1 S APPRAISERS : TRACT NO . 242 VALUE INCIDENI'AL DAMAGES $2041 . 00 None BOARD OF APPRAISAL COMMISSI ONERS FINDINGS : MAP NUMBER OF TRACT : 242 VALUE OF TRACT : TRACT NO . 242 VALUE $2878 . 00 INCIDENTAL DAMAGES None �The basic differences between Petitioner and this exceptant are as to the classification and value of the land and timber values. Although we believe the values reported by the Petitioner 1 s appraisers were very liberal and thav the findings of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners as to values are substantially too high, we have accepted and will not seek a lower valuation ~han their findings as shown on the above ~ables in this case . As to the classification of the land and the other elemenvs of value we submit that ~hese mat t ers are correctly set forth in the Work Sheet of the Board with reference to this case, and no~ as set forth in exceptant 1 s statements . This Work Sheet is filed with the record and a copy o~ this Work Sheet is submitted with copy of the record tendered herewith, and additional copies of the Work Sheet in ~his case will be furnished if desired. Subscribed to . and verified before me this too/;t/rday of September 1933. ~ 1Jtt;dlu Emma K. Stokes, otaryPublic. 1 �BEGOON, ANNIE #153 GREENE COUNTY IN RE • .ARBITRNI1ION AGREEMENTS submitte d to the Governo r arising in or out of Conde.m ation Proceed ings pending in the Circuit Court of Virginia under authori ty of the Shenando ah r?ationa l park Act . SUMMARY ST.ATEMEi{T OF PETITION ER : EXCEPT.ANT : Begoon , .Jlllie ORIGINAL CkIM : VALUE .h.creo.ge 155 Value $10 , 000 : rnc . n2"Uages u;one PLACED ON TR!CT BY PETITICN E!PS .APPRAIS ERS: TRACT NO . 153 VALUE $1?94 . 00 LIJCIDEHT.AL DAHA.GES None :30...RD OF ilPPRiuzn L CO"~llS8IOlJERS FrWING S: Miu' NUifil.uR OF T ••CT : 153 VAL~--Z OF 'l~n.CT : TRAC':' NO . 153 V.tU.TJE '2045 .oo INCIDE..'tllT !.L D.AM:tl3-ES None Copies of this statemen t t..-e nvt-.clled to the state::ier .t of Petition er filed in the County in . :.ich t ..e m jor portion of the land lies _nd in h:ic:1 -ch.;. s excep t a .. t h s filed ~.er st te:!;lent . �Ill THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKIRG!IAll COt'NTY, VIRGINI. filed In the Clerk's Offloo Tho Stato ,ommia11on on Oonaervation and DaveloPJlent of the S'tll to ot Virginia Rockinghv,- "L,nty, Va. t• vs. Caeaandra Ln:ison I M I ~2 /~ierk ildn8 and othere and 62 , 561 aoroe . mor6 or less . in Rock1nghwn County , Virginia. S1iatomant made by ~ , << '- L ~ ~and _:::::::::===========-=------• pu.reuant o a. docree ontoziod in the abovo entitled oau.se on Octobor im,1932, ln rosppnae to Itom No. l of the 1nqt11ry made in said deoroe. Your reapomente sa;y that tho nareo.ge lletocl in the report ot tho Appria.ianJ. rd. nndol" its o. ~%- • ic to bo :p;proxtme.tely oor.roat , oud that they do not any ca1ro to aorea al10flo4 them to which oxco»tion axooptione heretoforo fi l od by them ue not the number ot as taken, but tJ:J:t the ero to tho amount allowed y-ou.r .reepondenta per aore. ea , ·- LAW OFFICES HARRISONBURG. VA. make ob~ection to tho 60reaeo as there eivan. Your responllenta f\lrthoi- e:.17 th t it GEO.S. HARNSBERGER ell evod - �I ; :t n 'l> :; • z, 2 z, !! "' 0 STATEMENT OF =0 "0 a, II2'... cm C % A1 II :z 2 OJ Co ) Geo . S . Harnsberger, p . q. -t "' i . ... o R~ < :x-- II < ;' sa.N ':z "' a, X, - 9 .. z, n I\ Oo_ ANNIE R . BEGOON .. z, ; 0 )) .. '( Ill 0 - C _,. 2 :, ., ii~ STATEMEN'T OF COSTS, POSTAGE, ETC . : ,. . •c �ID THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROGKINGH COUh"TY.VIRGilIA. ]he State Oommieaion on .:oneervation and Development ·Jf the Stute of Virginia ve . Jaesandru Laweon tk1na and others , and 52,501 aoros ot land in Rock1.ogham Gounty. To the Hon. il1p 11lliame, Chairman of the Park Land i.rbi tra.t1on Board. In roply to your lottor Wld call of ~usuat 8, 1933, beg o eo.y that copi es of the papers horotofore f1le4 in the above maitor are herewith h nded you, nd a like copy has beon delivere to the st to Oomr.:iiseion on Coneervution and Dovelopmont, with the exooption of a copy of tho olaim ihich ! r.}l! rah of the Commission aaid they did not t.md. Further (1) nswering your cal.ls in their order: !I'he grounds of oxooption a.re fully eet .forth 1n the ex- ceptions til ed. Su.ff1ce it to say hare that to bneis of the ex- , oeption is the extremely inadequate and conf'ieoatory valuo plaood 1pon the lands of oxaeptant; these l nas are not property acgro- 1 Jated as t o qunliiy or vulua. Tho amount llowed por ! j iI ere for ox~ coptant•s l and is not only not the !air value of ea1d land under n ormal conditions 1 u.nde1 which oond1 tion ea.id land mu.et be value , 1 ,ut is grossly inadoquato and eonfiaoutory in view or the f ct thrt it 10 tho l)u.rposo of tho Coneervu.t1on Com.i.1ss1on to take ull euch ~razing lands upon the Blue Ridge l: ountain. (2) The number of this cl 1m on the county Ol'norehip mop file in those proceedings 1s LAW OFFICES GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG. VA. ( ) ,z{(6.,,t_ ut or i y of cou.n el o ot 1n t i ee roe ding i attnohed h oreto. :e.2-9cttw.ly aub itto~ , ~-/~~ - ~ , ~/ �£aw Office o/ Yeo. S Aarnsheryer Xarr/s on6ur y,l/4 . Aug. 12,19 33. To the Hon. Phill ip Willi ams ,chai rrnan of the ParA Land Arbi tratio n Board ; This is to certi ry that I,.Ann ie R. Begoo n,hav e enplo yed repre sent Geo . s .Harn sbcrg er, Attor ney, 01' Harri sonbu rg , v irt,in ia, to lancls in me in all conc.1 .ermat ion proce eding s in conne ction ffit.h my Lhe 8hena mtoah Natio nal Par.n. area. - ~ Is r> ' (/~ · ..:;.._,;.~,;;J / .___."'=--::r--C---rYt - ~ :_.____ �nr THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGH.J.! COUNTY , VIRGINIA. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the state of Yirginia vs . Cassandra Lawson ~tkins and others and 52,501 acres of land in Rockingham County . TO THE HON. H. -:V. BERTfu.J.f,JUDGE OF S.t.i.I D COURT. The motion of Annie R. Begoon, praying said Court to disapprove and to decline to accept the finding of the Board of appraisal Commissioners, heretofore appointed by said Court 1n the above matter , wherein said Board reported , under No . 242 of its findings , as filed in the Clerk ' s Office of said Court, that the movant was only entitled to the sum of $2 ,878 . 00 for 120 acres of her land , which is an average of approximately ~4.00 per acre. The grounds of said motion are as follows: (l) That the prioe per acre allowed for said land is mani- festly inadequate and oonfisoatory , booause said lands are worth at least $66 . 00 per acre , as is shown by the affidavits attached nereto. (2 ) That the finding of said Board was based upon a mistake pf law as to the nature and effeot of the evidence produced bet ore said Board by the above named pa:rty. ( 3) That the finding of said :Soard is, apparently , from the ~tatements contained in its report , based upon the physical char 1cter of the land alone , without taking into c onsideration, or at ~east without giving any effect in its final decision to, the ,.noome- prpduc:ing capacity of said land or to the fact that all ~uoh grazing lanas in the Blue Ridge Mountains are being taken LAW OFFICES GEO.S. HARNSBERG ER under these condemnation proceedings, and that like grazing lands HARRISONBURG. VA. 25b �--2- - cannot be purchased for any suoh amount as allowed to the movant . The affidavits attached hereto are asked to be read in support of these exceptions. The claim filed by movant before the Appraisal Board is also asked to be read in conneotion herewith. Ii I I LAW OFFICES GEO.S. HARNSBERGER HARRISON BURG . VA. I �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCICTNGHiiM COUUTY , VIRGINIA• The State Comcission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia vs . Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others and 52 9 501 aores of land in Rockingham County. TO THE HON. H. W. EERTRA.M. JUDGE OF S.t'..ID COtraT. The affidavit of C.J. Beggoon, to be read in connection with the motion filed by Annie rt• Begoon to have the finding of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners disapproved in connection wi its finding NO• 242 . state of Virginia, City of Harrisonburg, to-wit: This day C. J. Begoon personally appeared before me, F. Flavia Converse , a Notary Pu.blic in and for the City aforesaid, in the state of virginia, in my City aforesaid, and , being duly sworn, deposes and says: I am the husband of A.ID1ie R. Begoon, who is the owner of 149 acres of land situate on the top of the Blue Ridge Mountains, at Si~mons' Gap , 120 acres lying in Rockingham County, and 29 aor s in Greene. The land in the one County is of about the same value as the land in the other . This land lies on a public road , and all of this land is used together as a grazing farm. The whole tract is exceptionally well watered and well fenced, and has a clean blue grass sod on the greater part thereof, and is generall considered as one of the very best grazing farms upon the mountain. LAW OFFICES GEO.S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG . VA. This tract of land will graze at least 45 head of cattle for six months in each and every year, and said cattle will put o �• -.-2 --- at least 250 pounds apiece du.ring that period . Their total gain would t hus be 11 , 250 pounds , which , at an average price of six cents per pound, would make a profit of $675 . 00 , whioh would be the interest on $11 , 250.00. The Appr aisal Board has only al- lowed an average value for said land of ~4. 00 per aore , which is not half of 1 ts ,:or th , nor is 1 t in accordance with the valuation which said Board has placed upon some other lands which are not any better and will not graze any more ca ttle, or put on any more pounds per steer. Said lands could not be replaced , even if No Park were contemplated, for the amount which has been all~ved by the Appraisal Board. Since all of the grazing lands on the Blue Ridge Mountains are being taken under the Park condemnation proc eeding , it will be impossible to replace suoh grazing land as is owned by said ' .Annie R.Begoon anywhere in the Valley of Virginia for less than 1)80.00 to ~100.00 per acre . Subscribed and sworn to before me this LAW OFFICES GEO.S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG . VA • • / /I' day of September, 1932. �COMMONWEA.LTH OF VIRGINIA.., 'ID mE SHERIFF OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, GREETING: You are hereby commanded to aunmon :r o N. Swank, Dave Carpenter~ Will Henkl.e, Lynn Yates, Wilbur Meyerhcetfer,. John Herbert G. Patterson . Sipe,/fo appear be:tore 1he Board of. Arbitrators in the case of State Coimn1as1on on ConserVJi ti.on and Development of the State o:t Virgin.ta Vo Annie R. Besoon, at the Court House of Ro~ingham County on the 2d day of November, 1933, at 10 a. m., to t:estity and the truth to say on behalf of Defendant. And have then and there this. wr.t t. WITNESS, :r • .Robert .. Sw1tzer • C~rk or_ the Cir cu1 t Court o t Ro ck 1nghan: County,• Virginia , at the Court House tm reo t', this 27th~ of October, 1.933, and 1n the 158th year of the Commonwealth. ZJ �THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA: TO 'IBE SHERIFF OF ROCKINGHAll COUUTr, GREETffl G: You are hereby canmancted to summon Charles M. Sellers to appear before the Board of Arbitra tors , at the Court House of Rockingh am County , Virginia , on Thursday , the 2d day of Novan.be r, 1933, at 1 0 a . m., to testify and the truth to say on behalf of the Defenda nt in the condemn ation proceed ings .. of State Commiss ion Conserv ation and Developm ent of the State of Virginia v . Annie R. Begoon . And have then and there this writ . IN wrrNEsS WHEREOF, I hereun 1D set my hand, as too Clerk of theCirc uit Court of Rocki ngham County , V:irgini a, at the Court House thereor , this , the 30th day of October , 1933 , and in the 158th year of the Commonweal th . Re}":>~ (/ 1-- xk~_J,A.ljj"~---.J , Clerk. ~ ~~~ ~, ~,~ �- -.,____ ___ V: ,, ,. e T ) "'I ' I T cr '; r I \ J! • > 1 ~ '! "'\ J .h"' pru fgr:c. Oo ~· 08 zz z0 :~~ ~s 8 gJ~~ ~ ~ • p:; ~ L: .,.'\ uq JJ ..... . ~A> rr O~p:.i ~ . ~z%~~e1~~ ~U)8U) ') T L >: .c • aa · Ot ~ . ~ ~ ~ .. o .. T • :r -1D' ; ) ,.. ... .•e 0 T .,. ,e", . .., ~ "~' . . I " '-' /YSo ellvering a true Uopy of th«i .) - ,. . A • .. t<) t<) 0, C\l ,-f I> • ~ �, oomnY. vma1m • CUI coon C I 1on on DeYeloia nt ot t e •• C ••an r t L t,80n tldn ml OJI.I!. • 0 beGlt • 182 • • •IUDG OF attu.11.y r f D t t ••lop m nt oft e cotmir• » 1ll ot , cond ti; of ot 1 70111" 1n th.ta Ju.d er d 04 41 nt 111 r 1 ,. ..d;:: :2::~ =~ 10 1t1 e , ln nn t i 7 , 1934, Wey th br of not 1 t r 1 of recor d ntry of ho he rop r- • th l purti e th 7 h • to h roe ther , 0 e%,,e . d::f=A- e lro to oppo a it h y 1th h to the QB 01:rcu.1 th OV b.rWl.l'Y. l • dlroc t:ing aq r spondent , roe 1C illO f tor rot :fS• te ao Jieslo n on Oo orv tlon b1m V 11 ND D thora . OU W TlfIO en.torcd. ' ra b1tra t1on ogro eunt 1a. 19 a, an ho now pr e th I he LAW OFFICES GEO.S. HARNSBERGER HARRISON BURG. VA. • of tra.ti on, i 1n to co velop aon ot al• of 1rctn 1 v la.e at the to bltr ,1on, 111 r 0 roposoa cy the Governor t 11 qu 81i1ona lanA I the 1m OYOJND.te m1u1on on Come rv Uon 1 8 to th on l1lJ' u.t te C 0. 0 - V1rg1 n1 • uipro men t, llow 4 nd enter d in t.\l ount towi ,y th u>1>r61 al �M. H. HARRISON TREASURER OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY HARRISONBURG, VIRGINIA TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN : I hereby certify that there has been no assessment on real estate in t his County in the name of Anni e R. Begoon fo r tax purposes . I am advised that the land located in the Park Area in Rockingham County together with the adjacent land located in Green County is assessed in the last named County . day of May 1934. Given under my hand this ?th Treasurer. �- -. IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCFINGJWl COUNTY, VIRGIMIA. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the state of Virginia, Petitioner , vs . Defendants . Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others , TO THE HON. H. W. BERT1UM , JUDG:8 OF SAID COURT. Your petitioner, Annie R. Begoon , respectfully represents : That a judgment in rem has heretofore been eLtered in this proceeding condemning to the use of The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the state of Virginia the fee simple estate in a tract of land formerly the property of your petitioner , which traot is descri bed in the report of the Board of APpraieal Commissioners, appointed here in , and shown , numbered , and delineated on the County Onnership Map, filed therewith, as Traot MO • 242 . That the award allc:r. ed by the Board of APPraisal Com- missioners for Traot No . 242 was $2 , 878. 00 , which amount was increased by the Board of Arbitrators to the sum of :)3 , 280. 00. That the said state Commission on Conservation and Developnent has paid into the custody of the Court the said amount hereinabove set out as constituting the award for the fee simple estate in said tract of lam. That your petitioner, on the date of said judg- ment in rem condemning said tract of land, was the owner of said land in fee simple , and that no other person or persons than the undersigned is entitled to share in the distribution of said award . Your petitioner further show to the Court that there are no taJCes assessed in Rockingham County against suid land , but that said tract of land is assessed along with another tract, wh1cn lies in Greene County, and the taxes on all of said lands have been paid to the Treasu.:r er of Greene County. A certificate of the LAW OFFICES GEO.S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG. VA. Treasurer of Rockingham County is herewith filed , showing th.at I �----2--that portion of your petitioner ' s lands lying in Rockingham cou.nty was not assessed in said County. Said certificate is here - with filed, marked "Ex. Certificate ]!o . l," and prayed to be read as part hereof. Wherefore, your petitioner prays that she may be made a party herein , and be allowed to file her petition in this suit ; and that an order may be entered in this aause for the distribution of said fund , and that your petitioner may have such other and further relief as the nature of the case may require . By Counsel. State of Virginia, City of Harrisonburg , to- wit : Th is day .Annie R. Begoon perxonally appeared before me , F. Fla vi a Converse, a Notary Public in an d for the City aforesa id, in the State of Virginia, in my City aforesaia , and , being duly ~ ~.; ir 'lT. -eadeposes , ~ and says: /\ I have rea d the a bove petition , and state that the matters of fact contained therein are true , to the best of my knowledge and belief. fl~ IL1/J~ v- S11bsor i bed a n d ~ before me this LAW OFFICES GEO.S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG, VA. ?. ,". e/ day of May , l 964, �::N THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHJ,![ COUlrTY, VIRGINL.i.• The state Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virgini~ , Petitioner, vs . Cassandra La~son Atkins and others , :oaf end ants . On this, the PJ,-day of l!iuY , 1934 , came .Annie R. Begoori., by counsel, and, on her motion, leave is given her to file her application for the payment to her of the sum of ~3.280, 00 , the amount awarded her by the Board of Arbitrators, as set out in the judgment of condemnation for Tract No . 242, which t r act for merly stood in her na~e, the amount of said award having been heretofore paid into Court . And it appearing to the Court from the report of the Board of _. .ppraisal Commissioners, heretofore filed in this cause , and in the petition for judgment or condemnation, heretofore entered herein , that , in the opinion of the petitioner, the said .Annie R. Begoon was invested vii th a better right or claim of title in and to said t r act No . 242 than a ny other party or persi ~, and that the record in this cause does not. disclose any denial or dispute by any party or person in i nterest as to the title to said tract of land or to the proc eeds arising from the condemnation thereof, and that the said Annie R.:Begoon i s entitled to receive the proceeds arising f rom the condemnation of said tract of land ; And it further appearing to the Court that all t.ixes against said tra ct have been paid: Upon oon~i1erat1on whereof, it is considered and ordered by the Court that the said sum of w3 , 2BO. OO , the same being the LAW OFFICES GEO.S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG. VA. amount of the award for said tract No . 242, paid into Court by �Qrnmmnnwraltq nf ]Iirginia TREASUER ' S OFFICE RICHMOND . VA . JOHN M . PU R CELL May 28, 1934 TREASURER OF VIRGINIA This i s to certify that I , J . M. Purcel l , Treasurer of Virginia have t his 28 day of May in accordan c e with an order of t he circuit court of Rockin~ham County dat e~~_ 5_/_2_5_/_3_4_ _ i n the cau se of the State Commi ssion on Cons ervat i on and Deve l opment of the State of Virginia Vs • - - - -- Cassandra Lawson .t k ins and=--=oth ers -----'---'-'c;;.c:_:..c...._---' -c___;;;~.;..._....:...:a<.==='--'= - -=:.=..o - ...:,_,.___ _ pai d to Geo. S , Harnsberger, Attorney for sa1d Annje B. Begoon Harris onbu r g , Virg inia $ 3 , 280 . 00 being in full settlement of tract # S 242 in the above mentioned cause . �illnmmnuwtnlt4 nf 1llir9iutn TREASU R E R'S OFFICE R I CHMO N D , VA . J OHN M . PURCE LL May 2; , 1934 TREAS U RER OF VIRGI N IA Geo . s. Har nsb erger, Attor ney for sai d Annie R. Begoon Harr jsonbnr g , Vi r g inia Rece i ved of J . M. Purcell , Treasurer of Virginia, the sum of $ 3 , 280 . 00 , in accordance with an order of the Circuit Court of the county o f ___R_o..c_ .;. k.. ;i=n ; . . g.,_ham . . --'--'-=---- - - en t ered on t he 2 5th day of_ _ !_~a~y~_ l93_i_ , in t he matter of the Stat e Commission on Conservation and Development v _ _ _ Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others , being full and comp l ete settlemen t for the tract o f land known in said proceeding as #--'-2~4~2~- - Sign original and dup l icate and return to the Treasurer of Virginia . � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Alexander, John A - Breeden, Norah Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context begoon-annie-r.pdf Title A name given to the resource Begoon, Annie R. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Simmons' Gap Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 242 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Begoon