1 20 350 https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/cb45b7a55e67a3ff35848259ceaedf30.pdf 44a9ac9e615edaf379287120d2cdc0cb PDF Text Text Rappahannock County Hampton District NAME OF OWNER #45 13 Number of Acre*: - . Young, Thos Location : Head of Horseshoe Hollow south side of the Peak, about three miles from Washington, Va . Roads : Two miles over rough unimproved road to the county road, thence one mile to Washington, Va and 19 miles by State Highway from Washington to Front Royal, the nearest shipping point , with some loose rock and large f Sandy loam, good depth and fertility Soil : Eastern . exposure boulders scattered over the tract . . . . History of Tract and condition of timber : The bark was removed from this tract about 30 years ago, and practically all the merchantable timber has been Most of the tract has been cleared and cultivated, but, cut since except fur two small patches on the east side it has grown up to brush and briars Practically all the merchantable timber hasbeen cut and Timber: . . . removeA Improvements : None Acreage and value of types : Types Acreage Slope : 4 Value per acre @ #3.00 Total Value $12.00 Cove : Grazing Land : Cultivated Land : 9 @ 5,00 “" 45.00 $57.00 Orchard : Minerals : Value of Land : $ 5 7 . 0 0 Value of Improvements : $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Timber : $ Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract : $ 4 . 3 8 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ NONE CLERK �-COUNTY: RAPPAHANNOCK DISTRICT: HAMPTON - #45 Acreage Young . f, homas Claimsd: Value Claimed: Head of Horseslioe Hollow on south side of the Peak , Location: , . about three miles from Washington , Va Incumbrances , counter olaims or laps: None known Soil: Sandy loam , good depth and fertile with and large boulders scattered . some loose rock . over the tract Eastern exposure Two miles over rough unimproved road to the county road , Roads: thence one mile to Washington , Va , , and 19 miles by State Highway from Washington to Front Royal , the nearest . shipping point History of tract and condition of timber : The bark was removed from this tract about thirty years ago and practically all the merchantable timber has been ^ W cut r$ \ . since ' V tost of the tract has been cleared and cultivated , but , except for two small patches on the east side it las grown up bush and Timber: Practically all the merchantable timber has been and removed Acreage 5 s: . briars . and value by Tynes: Value Acreage A ope 9 Tillable Total value of tract VAlue per acre $4.38 5.00 cut Total Value I2.66 45.00 rwSRT � 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 Rappahannock County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Description An account of the resource The first series in the Rappahannock County SNP Records collection consists of 350 files related to the court proceedings from The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Clifton Aylor and others, and Thirty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred (37,400) Acres of Land, more or less, in Rappahannock County, Virginia. This was a court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire privately held land located within the boundary of Rappahannock County in the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. Within the boundaries of eight counties, the state of Virginia, in collaboration with the Federal government, used eminent domain 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 to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents in this collection are the legal proceedings for each individual tract of land that made up the one court case. In most cases, the individual case files consist of property surveys, assessments for the value of the land and improvements, and claims by the owner of the property. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Bulk of the collection dates 1930 to 1934 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 Young, Thomas Description An account of the resource Tract: 45; Location: Head of Horeshoe Hollow south side of the Peak; Cost/Acre: $4.38; Estimate Value: $57.00; Number of Acres: 13.0; Monies Awarded: $57.00 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 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 45 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context young-thomas-tract-45 Young https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/fb120bbf9eb6eed31af1de0e869ac72c.pdf 1f11fd95efec7bf4ed11ae63a14b047d PDF Text Text - W. - County: Rappahannock District: Hawthorne ... (Trustee) #202» Yates, C Value Claimed 8 . * $2557.00 Location: Beech Spring Hollow, 2 miles South of Lee Highway Acreage Claimed: 224 A Deed: Assessed: 218 A it n #318.00 Not !) Available . . Incumbrances, counter claims or laps: None known 2 miles of rough mountain road Thence 14 miles t6 Luray over Lee Highway Roads: . History of * Timber: A large portion of this tract Tract and condition of ~ in the past years, but in recent years been cultivated has it has been neglected, and is growing up very badly to brush, Not enough timber on wooded area to consider mer - . chantablo Improvements: *» > -- Dwelling Log 16' x 18* ,100 years old.shingle roof, porch in front with kitchen at end 1# story, 2 rooms#75.00 Old stable and hen house 25.00 Old orchard, approximately 1 acre 40 trees 50.00 —- — . . Sandy loam of average depth and fertility East exposure Soil: . South and Value of land by types: . it it —— Improvements * Tract Average value per acre -- NOTE: 6.00 Total Value #107.50 570.00 $677.50 #677.00 Total value of land n #2.50 43 95 1 Slope P r Orchard - Value Per A Area: Types: 150.00 $527709 #5.95 . Included acreage for two tracts #150.00 �RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY NAME OF #202 88 Number of Acres: Location : Roads: - . Yates, C W •“ Trustee (Claim by Nathan Dodson) . Beech Spring Hollow, 2 miles sOuth of Lee tfj.gh.way 2 miles of rough mountain road; thence 14 miles to Luray over . Highway Sandy loam of average depth and fertility, posure Soil: . -^ee - South and east ex A large portion of this tract has been cultivated in the past years, but in recent years it has been neglected, and is growing up very badly to brush, Not enough timber on wooded area to consider marchantable History of Tract and condition of timber: . . .= Improv me„ 4 orch &l i ^ f k i t Old stable , and hen house acre. -- Old o Jf°ars ry, i i.o!5i?gh.ro °f ’ orchard --- a pro imately one ; Acreage and value of types: Value per acre Acreage Types Total Value Ridge: Slope: Cove : Grazing Land : 87 Fields Restocking: @ $6.00 $532.00 50.00 50.00 $572.00 Cultivated Land : 1 Orchard : Minerals: Value of Land: $ 572.00 Value of Improvements: $ 150.00 150.00 $722.00 Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract: $ 8.20 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ -. Part of tract in Repcr t # 202 a CL �y Claim 'of . In the Circuit Court ofi __ County, Virginia, No.XS /: , At Law. The State Co: ission on Coris&vj£tion and Development of the State of Virginia, Peti^ tioner, vs. 5 ^ — more or less, of land in County, Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned , in answer to the efition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia , and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filin said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court of County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this U- L A C j L A Z Zf as his answer to Saia petition and to said notice. My name is V y < My Post Office Address is I claim a right , title, estate or interest in a fract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned , containing about apres, on which there are the following buddings and I M P R O V E M E N T S O ^C A^ < ^ ' ^ - ^ -Y Y- LOY / ^ ^ ^^ & miles fromS Thii>4and is located about r jf.f Virginia, in t he - 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 ) . . O' ^*-/**"* ' /&U <{ ^ ^^ * _ _ % - tract or parceFof land are as follows : North South East West — _ JLY u _ I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year AZJlF- S. in the following anner: ' C lA ' _ 0A ;his tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereaim that the total value on is . I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, CfCS in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is §- 2-YAA 7- [ 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 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 ). /5*Remarks: AA _ Y —^ remarks if necessary on the back ) . my signature ( or my name and mark attached hereto ) this Witni day yi of . 1930. / ST. OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY , o-wit : Q / thatj The undersigned hereby certifies the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath the matters and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief , ^ day of this 19m ( Continue 7 Ac __ ~ GfeyK of the Court, or Spocicd-Investigator or NotaryJEiiblic, or Justice of the Peace. \ �w ‘ ' _ a__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of TIifi flulpxpex Ha.ti.onaX -3ank af Xlulxiepex --Vs _ tinn ~ Claim 7 * r ^ ^ , At Law. County, Virginia, No In the Circuit Court of iiap.nalianiiQ.ck The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. T2ie jCulpLepax national. Han k o f -Culpenar-^ -Va^,th-e--o-wnex -o-f t-toke.r _ xigh.ta—QEL -QQ acxes-»_ j£iiawrL -afl tlifi. Arnold - Hadnan- Xandy County, Virginia, Defendants. more or less, of land in .-Sappahanpa ck 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 Rar.pahajino Q> County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this Court of as his answer to said petition and to said notice. My name is Tke JIulTiep£X IIatl anal Bank xf aulpep£r ^ Va^ Yixg Lzii a*. .Gulp £ P-£.r My Post Office Address is * ‘ ' iijfa tract or parcel of land within the area sought I claim a right, title, estate or interest acres, on which there are the following to be condemned, containing about -- fLQ Ho. -buildings » - .only. - gxo wing- -timber. buildings and improvements : __ — _ — __ - _ _ dQXjiQXi — — _ _ ___ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ __ _ Sp er ryville Virginia, in miles from This land is located about Magisterial District of said County. the P i ednprrt 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 ) . j3.ut jand X£iaQyj£ ±]ie timker QELjaald -iraat -iif - landL _ five _ - _ __ _ _ - — The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows : L1nds ey Do cl so n North Estate Miller ce Claren South . Hop.t J2QkSQ A East . A C e -Mi-11e r Ss t a t e .QX&7S Westin the I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year 13.2.4 following manner : By d e e d fro rn J Hunt._ Str o th e r e t al s * da t ed Feb 6 , 19 24 *reco rd ed i n .Gl5xkJ a _ Djffijie jif llappabanGokk C.Qunty -Va.^ ArL DAH^ 52.^ riag£. 52A^ ^ ^ " fes tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereI claim that the total Value oF| . I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, on is $ 13QD.«.0XI iEQ QQ is £ n s thereo ement $ improv u the with land of parcel or to this tract in and acres of land adjoining the above described tract or I am the owner of 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 ) . described tract „Remar,ks: I purchased the timber rights on above et ttis--fcy- -deed- -d5ttecHFebj 1924 , r e c o r d e d i n c l e r k ’ s o f f i c e o f Rappahannock C o u n t y , i n DlB o ” ” ~ ~ pag E B 241 My right to cut and remove timber will expire on July " " -2dy -1 35 Hunt tw eir Jv a.ntter* thc pruvi^r onw TT? nr cuntract matte tre 'CHndox . 2h e t imhe r ( 1 x oJdxo S . t tr un J s 23 nX Jit Lit aex Jny vendo r v and Xi ) p r Cgve . back the ) ary on necess 0 0 ks if remar n land this nue Conti 120 worih „ P LfL day ) ( this hereto ed attach mark my name and sign or > ature Witness , 1930. of STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF A t/* &A: The undersigned hereby certifies t h a | the above named claimant personally appeared before hijn and m d oath that the matters and things appearing in^fesHabove answer are true to the best of msKnowledge and belief , / 9J£ , 1930. day of . * this _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ __ _ _ __ __ . _ _ _ ._ _ _ _ _ - „ _ _ ' ' _ — _ " " _ ^ _ — ” —_ _ _ — _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _._ _ _ ^ " " __ . P, , " " _ . __ " " _ „ JL ^ ^^ Clerk of the Court, or Special Investigator or ~ Notary Public, or Justice �< * Remaps continued: ' « There are tuuiuW 150 , 000 ft . of 1, 000 , 000 ( staves 1 $1.00 per LI * & $ 2.00 per M $ $ 1 , 000.00 o * 300.00 $1, 300.00 * • : i . w• ; 4 ’ - *< % > c I r ' . . ?. Xt * * r < �J 4 / / \ o % PILED iN 1 CLERK ’S OFFICE RAPPAHANXOCX COUNTY d* Cierv � 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 Rappahannock County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Description An account of the resource The first series in the Rappahannock County SNP Records collection consists of 350 files related to the court proceedings from The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Clifton Aylor and others, and Thirty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred (37,400) Acres of Land, more or less, in Rappahannock County, Virginia. This was a court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire privately held land located within the boundary of Rappahannock County in the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. Within the boundaries of eight counties, the state of Virginia, in collaboration with the Federal government, used eminent domain 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 to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents in this collection are the legal proceedings for each individual tract of land that made up the one court case. In most cases, the individual case files consist of property surveys, assessments for the value of the land and improvements, and claims by the owner of the property. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Bulk of the collection dates 1930 to 1934 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 Yates, CW Trustee Description An account of the resource Tract: 202; Location: Beech Spring Hollow; Cost/Acre: $2.84; Estimate Value: $370.00; Number of Acres: 130.0; Monies Awarded: $370.00 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 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 202 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context yates-cw-trustee-tract-202 Berry Dodson https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/149de284ecf6736617bf29331c246ebd.pdf c183e093d2c298338fec4c3bcdebb50a PDF Text Text RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY NAME OF #202 88 Number of Acres: Location : Roads: - . Yates, C W •“ Trustee (Claim by Nathan Dodson) . Beech Spring Hollow, 2 miles sOuth of Lee tfj.gh.way 2 miles of rough mountain road; thence 14 miles to Luray over . Highway Sandy loam of average depth and fertility, posure Soil: . -^ee - South and east ex A large portion of this tract has been cultivated in the past years, but in recent years it has been neglected, and is growing up very badly to brush, Not enough timber on wooded area to consider marchantable History of Tract and condition of timber: . . .= Improv me„ 4 orch &l i ^ f k i t Old stable , and hen house acre. -- Old o Jf°ars ry, i i.o!5i?gh.ro °f ’ orchard --- a pro imately one ; Acreage and value of types: Value per acre Acreage Types Total Value Ridge: Slope: Cove : Grazing Land : 87 Fields Restocking: @ $6.00 $532.00 50.00 50.00 $572.00 Cultivated Land : 1 Orchard : Minerals: Value of Land: $ 572.00 Value of Improvements: $ 150.00 150.00 $722.00 Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract: $ 8.20 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ -. Part of tract in Repcr t # 202 a CL �- W. - County: Rappahannock District: Hawthorne ... (Trustee) #202» Yates, C Value Claimed 8 . * $2557.00 Location: Beech Spring Hollow, 2 miles South of Lee Highway Acreage Claimed: 224 A Deed: Assessed: 218 A it n #318.00 Not !) Available . . Incumbrances, counter claims or laps: None known 2 miles of rough mountain road Thence 14 miles t6 Luray over Lee Highway Roads: . History of * Timber: A large portion of this tract Tract and condition of ~ in the past years, but in recent years been cultivated has it has been neglected, and is growing up very badly to brush, Not enough timber on wooded area to consider mer - . chantablo Improvements: *» > -- Dwelling Log 16' x 18* ,100 years old.shingle roof, porch in front with kitchen at end 1# story, 2 rooms#75.00 Old stable and hen house 25.00 Old orchard, approximately 1 acre 40 trees 50.00 —- — . . Sandy loam of average depth and fertility East exposure Soil: . South and Value of land by types: . it it —— Improvements * Tract Average value per acre -- NOTE: 6.00 Total Value #107.50 570.00 $677.50 #677.00 Total value of land n #2.50 43 95 1 Slope P r Orchard - Value Per A Area: Types: 150.00 $527709 #5.95 . Included acreage for two tracts #150.00 �Claim 'of . In the Circuit Court o County, Virginia, N o./S A t Law. jssipn on CpiisA*vj£tion and Development of the State of Virginia , PetiThe State Co: ^ _ - L tioner, vs. 5 r. 7& more or less, of land in County, Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned , in answer to the efition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia , and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the film said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court of County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this Zf as his answer to saia petition and to said notice. My name is V y My Post Office Address I claim a right , title, estate or interest in a fract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned , containing about acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements ^ Thii>4and is located about miles fromJ Virginia, in j AsyiA s L + > / 4 the / 4 .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 ) . / ^ % ra /2 The land owners adjacent North South East West ^ to. the above descrlb tract or parcels land are as follows : C u _ I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year following anner: in the CLA aim that the total value bis 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 $ P JSL 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 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: _ . tA * remarks if necessary on the back ) . my signature ( or my name and mark attached hereto ) this Witn y .day of . 1930. /O ’ ST. OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF o-wit : The undersigned hereby certifies that the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath the matters and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief , this 19M . ( Continue 7 — ‘ Gfeidc of the Court, or Spedcd-I-nvestigator or NntaryJEubliCy or Justice of the Peace. �'w _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of Th£ £iilp.&pex Hat innal .3ank af .Cnlp.epei -Vs • 9- * _ oru rut " T Claim 7 , At Law. County, Virginia, No. In the Circuit Court of JjapnahanriQ-Ck. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. T2ie jCnlp.ep.ex national.-Bank. af -Culpener-^ -Vs-^,ike--owner -&£ t inb er ri £]ita Qa QO acxes^ Jina\irL aa tli£. a.xnold. IiadsQXL -iandr County, Virginia, Defendants. more or less, of land in .-RappahanpQ-ok 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 County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this R&PPabajiG£LGk Court of as his answer to said petition and to said notice. My name is Ilie Jlulpep£X 2atijonal 5.anlnxf „Culpep£X., Y£u. Qulpe p ex * JLixg ixi My Post Office Address is ‘ iij I claim a right, title, estate or interest ?a tract or parcel of land within the area sought acres, on which there are the following to be condemned , containing about - BQ _ . , ; Ho— bni 1 dirig s xinlrz gxaising--timhex~ buildings and improvements : “ _ _ __ _ __ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ i. QQ X&Q — _ _ „ _ _ _ _ „ _ _ _ __ _ vijll e r Spjer five Virginia, in from miles about land is d locate This Magisterial District of said County. the P i ednprit 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 ) . _ )jf lancL _ lijie ixaxt nQy jrai r e a ] xd arL er 2 timlci xiglit „ r ar 4 l a ii L lmYX _ ^ _ _ __ _ __ __ _ _ ^ _ _ __ _ __ _ The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows : L inds ey Do cl so n North Estate ce r Mille Claren South . 3o p t J2o dso n East .Olarj&flGfi.-Li-ller -S s tate Westin the I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year 19.2.4 following manner : , d QOrde G 6 in _ _ 92 F s et dated al . jJJi er unt Stroth e ! feQm 6 bi e ? A A A 1 5Y il 4 * , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ y _ _ _ _ ) page _ Qk 52A*. _ auiity Djffijie .2 ^ B ^ 22 ln 2. nl Kapxia2anno .al£Xk a ^ ^ ^^ fcis tract or parcel of land with the improvements there I claim that the total Value of| . I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, on is $ ison*. GQ Q . is i £ n 2 thereo ements $ improv U the with land of parcel or this tract to in and acres of land adjoining the above described tract or I am the owner of parcel of land but lying outside the Park area, which I claim will be damaged by the pro posed 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 ) . , purchased the timber rights on above described tract I Remarks : q-f-b -F-eb-* d f rop- j--Huirt - rather- ~ei et-ls--by--de -& hannock County , ^in DlB o 1924 , recorded in clerk ’ s office of Rappa ~ ” ~~ ~ " ~ page 5241 My right to cut and r emove timber will e xpi re on July " “ ~“ • “19 - y Hunt tire etr Jv Ire 5 UNDET tk e pruviTri:OTIS Trf TT crmt mctr made 2dy Jit rut Lex my vendo r , and.diis J2Hunt. £Ltx D-thex1sj-vendox . Hh e -timber O n Uks - land worih iJ 3Qe 00 Coy er ) continue remarks if necessary on the back ) . day 13 Witness my sign ature> ( or my name and mark attached hereto ) this 1930. of TY COUN , INIA VIRG STATE OF The undersigned hereby certifies that/ ^A: the above named claimant personally appeared before hijn and m d ogth that the matters and things appearing iri^fesMabove answer are true to the best of msxnowledge and belief , / , 1930. day o f . « this _ __ _ __ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ „ _ _ _ _ _ — - ' ' _ __ on - _ _ ” " ^ _ _ _ " _ __ _ — " . "" "" _ _ __ _ _ _ _._ _ _ _ I — " " " ^ _ — " " " _ . " " " " . P, _ “ _ - - ^^ Clerk of the Court, or Special Investigator or Notary Public, or �c * Remarks continued: There are tuniuW ' f . of 150,300 ft & 3.00 per U ^ 300.00 .. 1,000,000 staves a $1.00 per h $1,000.00 o $1,300.00 r : * £; . * • « <. ^ * * r * c * - t * * “T “ ; ! ' i ; �V / * / / \ c FILED IN CLERK’S OFFICE RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY duJUUj lorl / 11. S Cleu � 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 Rappahannock County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Description An account of the resource The first series in the Rappahannock County SNP Records collection consists of 350 files related to the court proceedings from The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Clifton Aylor and others, and Thirty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred (37,400) Acres of Land, more or less, in Rappahannock County, Virginia. This was a court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire privately held land located within the boundary of Rappahannock County in the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. Within the boundaries of eight counties, the state of Virginia, in collaboration with the Federal government, used eminent domain 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 to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents in this collection are the legal proceedings for each individual tract of land that made up the one court case. In most cases, the individual case files consist of property surveys, assessments for the value of the land and improvements, and claims by the owner of the property. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Bulk of the collection dates 1930 to 1934 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 Yates, CW Trustee Description An account of the resource Tract: 202 - A; Location: Beech Spring Hollow; Cost/Acre: $8.20; Estimate Value: $722.00; Number of Acres: 88.0; Monies Awarded: $722.00 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 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 202 - A Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context yates-cw-trustee-tract-202-a Berry Dodson Yates https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/5a5fa666dd131005070f3f4504c9d284.pdf 7f03b4ba5204deb9c455bb28fee21f7d PDF Text Text ft r • \ PPAHANNOCK COUNTY U NAME OF CLAIMANT #154 - Yancey, Elizabeth Number of Acres: 100 . Lee Highway above Turn Bridge Location : Roads : It is ten miles by the Lee Highway to Luray, the nearest " . shipping point The soil is a sandy loam of good depth and fertility with some The exposure is to small rock, Slopes are steep and moderate the south and east Soil : . . History of Tract and condition of timber : Most of the tract has been cleared up and cultivated and grazed, and some has been allowed to grow back to There is no merchantable timber brush . . House, log,18x201.1 story,5 room, enclosed porch,cellar, Kitchen frame, weatherboarded, painted,metal roof,fair Condition 16x20 »,2 room, composition roof, Stable: frame,29x20 *, composition Stable: Log, 16x20 *, sheds, poor chingle and roof, fair condition: compesition roof — _ Corneribr: Frame,12x14’, composition roof, Hen house: Log, 8xlfr» shingle roof, poor condition, Hen house: Log 8x12 *, shingle roof, fair — Spring house: frame, 8x12 » , shingle roof, fair condition; Garage: frame, 12x14 r, paper roof, new — Shed: frame, 10x14 » paper roof, poor condition The orchard in the northeast corner has 25 old neglected apple The upper orchard has 250 apple trees and 25 or 30 peach trees, The trees 10 12 years old, in ood condition and on a good site lower orchard consists of 50 apple trees, 5 10 years old, well There are 25 cherry and pear taken care of and on a good site a total of 8 acres of orchard > There is trees near the house ^ Improvements : - -- -- - — . - . . . - . ' ! ' Acreage and value of types : Value per acre Acreage Types Total Value Ridge : Slope : ~ 41 @ $3.00 | 123.00 51 @ 12.00 612.00 $735.00 8 @ 75.00 600.00 Cove : Grazing Land : — Fields Restocking : Cultivated Land : Orchard : Minerals: — Value of Land : $ 735.00 Value of Improvements : $ 720.00 Value of Orchard : $ 720.00 §2055.00 600.00 Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit : $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract : $ 20.55 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ . None �/ TV i - b* ? Claim of At Law. County, Virginia, No. / l In the Circuit C irginia, Peti>f the State of Vii The State Commission on Conservation and Development of tioner, vs. ££ County, Virginia, Defendants. more or less, of land in The undersigned , in answer to ‘frra 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, o1) said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this Court of , tea. as his answer to afd patitmn and to said no tic My name is My Post Office AddressMs I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tr; or parcel of land within the area sought acres, on which there are the following to be condemned, containing about / £> C -f buildings and improvements : ^ _ ' _ _ _£^> U ^ JOLL Virginia, in miles from This tend is located about the _ ( _ A c{^if ^? .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 describecLabove ) . j _ / ^ ^ ^ The land owne North South East t to the above described tra or parceLof land are as follows: di , , __ West I acquire jiny right, title, est following manner : or interest to this property about the year ri _ £ fl ^ ^ in the I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements there40 ^ I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, on is in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is acres of land adjoining the above described tract or I am the owner of parcel of land but lying outside the Park area, which I claim will be damaged by the pro posed 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 - remarks if necessary on the back ) . ) this ifeyeto attached and mark my name or e signatur my Witness ( Continue of ^ -f- _ — — ^ OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF. e undersigned hereby certifies the above named claimant personally appeared before him and nw&e oath that t#e matters and things appearing in his abpve answer are true to the best oi his knowledge and belief , , 1930. day of this STA' ^ — — — the Court? or Special Investigator on uPubhe, or Justice of the Peace: of ^ �J i I/ t PILED IN CLERK’S OFF) _ £ Ai ;;> A i:A:SW QGIX cOr . JO Tssie; ^ i ) » r- 1 i �county: Rappahannock istrlct: Piedmont } - Yancey, lllsabeth „'154 . Acreage Claimed: 100 A Assessed: 99.16 n Value Claimed: §5000.00 Location: Lee Highway above Turn bridge J . Deed: 0350.00 . 100 A § not given . . Incumbrances, counter claims or laps: Hone known - Roads: It is ten cii es by the Lee Highway to Luray# the near est shipping point Soil: The soil is a sandy loan of good depth and fertility with some s all rock, Slopes are steep and moderate The exposure is to tho south and east . . . . of tract and condition History of tl ber: Host of the tract Las boon v cleared' up'and cultivate and grazed, and some has been “ ' . allowed to grow back to brush ti ber . There is no icrchanti ble Improvements: Hie improve lents consist of the following: House, log, 10 * x 20 »,| 1 stoiy, 5 room, onclosed porch, cellar, v/eatherbourdod, painted, metal roof, fair condition 0350.00 Kitchen, frame, 16x20,2 room, composition roof 50.00 Stable, frame, 20x20, composition roof, fair condition — 1CK 00 Stable, log,16x20, sheds, poor shingle and com position roof 75.00 Cprncrlb, frame, 12x14, composition joof 35.00 Hen house, log, 8x10,shingle roof, oor condition 10.00 Hen house, log, 8x12,shingle roof, fair 20.00 Spring house,free \o, 3x12, rhingle roof,fair ” 25.00 Garage,fr me,12x14, pa pc? - roof, new — 45.00 Shed 10x14 paper roof, poor condition 10.00 Tota 1 / « 16 The orchard in the northeast corner has 25 old, Orchards: neglected apple trees of lato varieties Tho upper orchard has 250 ap le treos 10 12 years ole’, in good condition and on a good site The lower or chard consists of 250 apple tree:;, 5 10 years old, ell taken care of and on a good site There :re 25 cherry and pear trees near the house There is a total of 0 acres of orchard valued at §75* per acre, a total of - —, COO 00 Acreage and value of land by types: Value Total ypes: : e Acr Per A Value • ' STo 7c ~ 15750 TSOTOO 51 F 8 12.00 612.00 8 Orchard — - - — . - — - -. . -. - . . 99 of land: Total value 11 ti " inprven * ts £ 732.00 > 720.00 600.00 ~ tt Tract , $2Z57 ~ " Average value per acro £:22.45 2 ft ” ”n orchards —- :m - 735.00 �er VIRGINIA : IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY The Utate Commission on Conservation & Development of t h e S t a t e of V i r g i n i a Petitioner vs Answer of Guardian ad Litem C l i f t o n Aylor e t a l s , and 37 , 400 acres of land , more or l e s s The j o i n t and s e p a r a t e Defendant s answer of Elizabeth Yancey , an incompetent person , by h e r g u a r d i a n ad l i t e m and t h e answer of , t h e s a i d g u a r d i a n ad l i t e m f o r trie s a i d incompetent defendant , to a p e t i t i o n a t law e x h i b i t e d a g a i n s t h e r and o t h e r s i n t h e C i r c u i t Court o f Rappahannock County , V i r g i n i a , by the S t a t e Commission on Conservation and DeVeldpment of t h e S t a t e of V i r g i n i a . For answer to t h e s a i d p e t i t i o n or to so much t h e r e o f as she i s advised t h a t i t i s m a t e r i a l t h a t s h e should answer , answers and s a y s ; t h a t she knows n o t h i n g of t h e matters s e t f o r t h i n t h e s a i d p e t i t i o n and by reason of h e r incompetency i s i n c a p a b l e of u n d e r s t a n d i n g or a k i n g care of h e r r i g h t s and i n t e r e s t s ; she t h e r e f o r e , by h e r said g u a r d i a n ad l i t e m , commends h e r s e l f , and h e r r i g h t s and i n t e r e s t s , to t h e p r o t e c t i o n of the Court and p i a y s i t h a t no o r d e r may be e n t e r e d which w i l l t e n d to h e r p r e j u d i c e . The s a i d g u a r d i a n ad l i t e m r e s e r v i n g to himself t h e b e n e f i t of an - j u s t e x c e p t i o n s to s a i d p e t i t i o n , a n s w e r i n g f o r s a i d incom petent defendant , answers and s a y s : That he i s t h e g u a r d i a n ad l i t e m a p p o i n t e d to defend t h e above named i n c o m p e t e n t defendant , who i s t h e owner , or t h e owner of an i n t e r e s t , i i j a t r a c t of land involved i n t h e s e p r o c e e d i n g s , and a l l e g e d t o c o n t a i n about 100 acres , and b e i n g d e s i g n a t e d as . E. W. CHELF ATTORNEY AT LAW WASHINGTON , VA . tract # 154 i n t h e ' e c o r d of t h e s e p r o c e e d i n g s ; b u t t h a t he knows n o t h i n g a s t o t h e t r u t h or f a l s i t y o f t h e state, en t s contained , i n t h e s a i d p e t i t i o n , and he prays f o r t h e f u l l p r o t e c t i o n of t h e . Court f o r s a i d incompetent defendant . �How , having fully answered , these respondents pray to he hence dismissed with their reasonable costs in this behalf expended . r77 1 By ,. ftGuardian ad t ana. Litem . Ya.n cev State of Virginia , County of happahannock, to wit: E. ¥. Chelf, guardian ad litem for Elizabeth Yancey , the incompetent defendant named in the foregoing answer , after being sworn , says that the statements of fact contained therein are true. -JdL day of July , 1933. Given under my hand this 7 g Subscribed and sworn to before me this July , 1933. E. W. CHELF ATTORNEY A T LAW WASHINGTON. VA. • • day of �L5 = > t • & ‘ 5 51- rn 3 rr 1- >< I The u t a t e Commission on Conservation & Development of the State of Virginia ) f i - * 2 H VS C l i f t o n Ay l o r e t a l s , an d 37 , 400 a c r e s o f l a n d , more or l e s s . ' ** . . y-t — p y Answer o f Guard i a n a d L i tem > ~3 FILED IN CLERK’S OFFICE 1 o CO if RAPJPAHANNOCK COUNTY ?C IQ H i * f 0» 4 Clerk % > • H ; i ) V <9 ,-4 4 * 0) to CO 0) % � 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 Rappahannock County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Description An account of the resource The first series in the Rappahannock County SNP Records collection consists of 350 files related to the court proceedings from The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Clifton Aylor and others, and Thirty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred (37,400) Acres of Land, more or less, in Rappahannock County, Virginia. This was a court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire privately held land located within the boundary of Rappahannock County in the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. Within the boundaries of eight counties, the state of Virginia, in collaboration with the Federal government, used eminent domain 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 to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents in this collection are the legal proceedings for each individual tract of land that made up the one court case. In most cases, the individual case files consist of property surveys, assessments for the value of the land and improvements, and claims by the owner of the property. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Bulk of the collection dates 1930 to 1934 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 Yancy, Elizabeth Description An account of the resource Tract: 154; Location: Lee Highway above Turn Bridge; Cost/Acre: $20.55; Estimate Value: $2,055.00; Number of Acres: 100.0; Monies Awarded: $2,055.00 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 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 154 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context yancy-elizabeth-tract-154 Yancey Yancy https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/c755c88ad471f5253fb5780212b2fc5b.pdf 5632ef41bae30af805a15b995b8e99fe PDF Text Text C ity: Rappahannock District: Piedmont NAME OF OWNER #212 - Woodward, .H.-Estate Si- Number of Acre*: - - Two and Dne half miles from Sperryviile and about one half mile south of the Lee Highway, entirely within the Park Area, Location : - It is about one half mile over a very poor dirt road to the Highway. Prom the point of intersection it is approximately two miles to Sperryviile and fourteen miles to Luray Roads : . Lee . ihe soil is a sandy clay loam of medium depth and fertility, The pes are not extremely steep and have an east exposure slopes Most of the tract was smooth enough to be cleared and cultivated many years ago Soil : . . History of Tract and condition of timber : This is the residue of a 25 acre tract on which a family resided for many years. The dwelling was abandoned several years ago, and is now partially failed down Approximately five acres of the tract was formerlv under but is now cultivation rapidly restocking with young pines''and hardwoods There is no mer chantable saw timber on the tract . . . - . One old abandoned house and meat house of not much value Improvements : Acreage and value of types : Value Acreage Types Slope : per acre Total Value 04 @ $3.00 $9.75 5 @ 7.00 35.00 Cove : Grazing Land : $44.75 Cultivated Land : Orchard : Minerals : Value of Land:$ 44 75 # Value of Improvements : $ 10 *00 10 * 00 #54.75 Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Timber : $ Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract : $ 6.11 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ NOME CLERK �county: Re pahannock District: Piedmont #212 - . H. Woodward Estate Acreage Claimed: Acres Assessed: 8*25 Value Claimed: Value - « *Deed <i 50.00 Note: This Is the residue of a larger tract which was acquired about 35 years ago # Location: . - . Two and one half miles from Sperryville and about one half mile south of the Lee Highway, entirely within the Park area . Incumbrances, counter claims or laps: None so far as known .- Roads: It Is about one half mile over a very poor dirt road to From the point of Intersection it the Lee Highway Is approximately two miles to Sperryville and fourt en miles to Luray , Soil: The soil is a sandy clay loam of medium depth and fertil The slopes ore not extremely steep end have an ity Mott of the tract was smooth enough to east exposure cleared and cultivated many years ago . Improvements: . . . The old log dwelling has no value Meat house 10 x 12 frame, shingle roof — - $10.00 History of tract and condition of timber: This is the residue of a 25 acre tract on which a family resided for raany years The dwelling was abandoned several years ago, and is now Approximately five acres of the partially fallen down was formerly under cultivation but Is now rapid tract ly restocking with young pines and hardwoods There is . . - . . no merchantable saw timber on the tract Acreage and value by types; Types: SlopeF r n 7.00 $45.00 w improvements * Tract Value per acre for tract $6.11 - Total Value 4l0.00 35.00 v4B 00 > y Value of land it Value Per A, Acreage: 4 5 10.00 . ’ ‘ � 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 Rappahannock County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Description An account of the resource The first series in the Rappahannock County SNP Records collection consists of 350 files related to the court proceedings from The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Clifton Aylor and others, and Thirty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred (37,400) Acres of Land, more or less, in Rappahannock County, Virginia. This was a court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire privately held land located within the boundary of Rappahannock County in the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. Within the boundaries of eight counties, the state of Virginia, in collaboration with the Federal government, used eminent domain 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 to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents in this collection are the legal proceedings for each individual tract of land that made up the one court case. In most cases, the individual case files consist of property surveys, assessments for the value of the land and improvements, and claims by the owner of the property. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Bulk of the collection dates 1930 to 1934 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 Woodward, WH Description An account of the resource Tract: 212; Location: 2.5 miles from Sperryville; Cost/Acre: $6.11; Estimate Value: $54.75; Number of Acres: 8.3; Monies Awarded: $54.75 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 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 212 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context woodward-wh-tract-212 Woodward https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/c6dbce17e22de2fe59cd52714be17cca.pdf e26a8775186159a32445cdfe243645af PDF Text Text Rappahannock County Hampton District NAME OF CLAIMANT #47 Number of Acres: Location : South - Woodward, Burrell 5 slope - of the Peak at Positions 93 97 . Prom there Washington is three miles distant over rough roads point , 19 shipping , nearest the Royal to Front leads a State Highway distant miles Roads: . . The soil is a deep and fertile sandy loam with little rock slopes are moderate and exposure is to the southeast The Soil: . Most of t he tract has been cleared in open stand of poplar up to 20" DBH, of an with the past and is now covered It is estimated that the tract contains 15 M ft fair height History of Tract and condition of timber: . . Improvements: None Acreage and value of types: Types Value per acre Acreage Total Value Slope : Cove : 5 @ $5.00 $25.00 Grazing Land : Cultivated Land : Orchard : Minerals: Value of Land : $ Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals: $ $100,00 $125.00 Value of Timber : $ 100,00 Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract: $ 25.00 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ RONE CLERK �Claim of In the Circuit Court of The State Co ion on Conseg tioner, vs ( /Sku. m evelopmef ani ^^ Virginia, No.-,/ At Law. of the7 State of Virginia, Peti- Coun LrTi & ___ JA more or less, of County, Virginia, Defendants. d in : The undersigned , in a ftion of the State Commission on Conservation and Deto the velopment of th State o Viygini nd in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the (fifing^3f said petiti and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court of 1 County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this ^ f as his answer to sal ion and to saicUnotictf. /7 / i ) My name is _ zZ - dfc My Post Office Address is I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought d to be condemned, containing about hich ther.efare the following ^ ^ '/V . r improvements Thislahd is the. — about from miles .Virginia, in located - Magisterial District of said County. right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land declaiiiy the following 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 ) . 1 * / / ^ The land ownefsfedjac North South i M East ' West V ^ to thev above d/ £?ibed ti/act or are ) ate fo s: >t }< <V *! Z -WM ' I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this pnoperty about the year _ following manner : V \A \ M - ^ / Z ^ _ _ in the 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, - JLfl in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $ 2> 2 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 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 theUraqn or parcel of k(hd by met ®* and bounds ) . Q I Remarks : S — * L L __ V / ___ t -&Lr- Witness my ^ ' of ^_ y ^ r / - ( Continue remarks if necessary on the back ). ( signature ( or my name)and rk attach day i , ± b -wit : '^ ' 1930. — ST TE) OF VIRGINIA. COUNTY OF v The undersigned hereby certifies that . the above named claimant personally appeared' before him and made oath that' the matters and things appearing in his alcove answer are true to yie best of hi§ knowledge / nd belief , this IQ __ day of AAtULCLL 30. . ourtf /qr Special Investigator or Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace. ( ��oovmrs BISTB IOTS BA FAJ& rrOCK nmm,n Burl . Acreage -- -- - Claimed: Vain© Claiirsed: Location: South slope . at the Peek at Positions * Hone known iaotti' jbranoea Boada: ^ 9? Q over Washington is three miles distant . rough roads From there a State Highway leads to Front Boyal , the . nearest, shipping point, 19 miles distant Si Soil ? Tic mil is a deep sul fertile sandy loam with little rock # The slopes ere nod orate and exposure is to the \ ( X > southeast . if # , . , 43 . / he an cleared In tho part end in - 7 to EO’* WB of fair height* It ia cotimted that the tract contains 15 U feet valued at | 4 per M ! / t I /! now dovareA with an open stand oi poplar up J ; float ol the tract has £ ' Value J&&A r;T CO Sxmi Cove ' 5 Total Value of lend .. .... ........ | Total value of timber ( IS U O ©« per M) Total value of tract # # Average value per acre #20.00 . . $25.00 # Total WIWII $26.00 �CourTcy: Rappahannock District : Hampton A #47-Woodward,Burl N . P W.Wood LEGEND: Cove Slope Ridge Scale Orchard - Grazing Land Tillable Land 1" = 20 Chains � 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 Rappahannock County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Description An account of the resource The first series in the Rappahannock County SNP Records collection consists of 350 files related to the court proceedings from The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Clifton Aylor and others, and Thirty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred (37,400) Acres of Land, more or less, in Rappahannock County, Virginia. This was a court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire privately held land located within the boundary of Rappahannock County in the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. Within the boundaries of eight counties, the state of Virginia, in collaboration with the Federal government, used eminent domain 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 to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents in this collection are the legal proceedings for each individual tract of land that made up the one court case. In most cases, the individual case files consist of property surveys, assessments for the value of the land and improvements, and claims by the owner of the property. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Bulk of the collection dates 1930 to 1934 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. 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Title A name given to the resource Woodward, Burrell Description An account of the resource Tract: 47; Location: South slope of the Peak ; Cost/Acre: $250.00; Estimate Value: $125.00; Number of Acres: 5.0; Monies Awarded: $125.00 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 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 47 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context woodward-burrell-tract-47 Woodward https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/c5f480e4674da0e148c9f43f17875d56.pdf 97fe8fa079b66e19a46a51ace2e08908 PDF Text Text County: Rappahannock District: Piedmont NAME OF OWNER #121 24.3 Number of Acres : Location : - Woodward, Ben . Northern slope of Oven Top Mountain; drainage into Frazier Run About two miles of unimproved county road to Lee Highway, near Turn Bridge thence 12 miles to Lura;f, nearest shipping point Roads : - . Sandy clay, of good depth and fair fertility, Mostly northern exposure with some northeast Soil : . History of Tract and condition of timber : Most of this tract was cleared many years ago. A few trees of an old abandoned orchard are still standing , but reproducti n of Red Oak, Poplar, Hickory and Yellow Pine 15 » to « . . 20 high has taken over the site There are a few patches of grazing land on the southern end of the tract . Improvements : None Acreage and value of types : Types Value Acreage per acre Total Value Slope : Cove : Grazing Land : if ' - In brush 24.3 @ $5.00 $121.50 Cultivated Land : Orchard : Minerals : Value of Land : $ 121 •50 Value of Improvements : $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Timber : $ Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract : $ 5 . 0 0 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ NONE CLERK V" �county: Rappaha nock District: Piedmont . - oodward, Ben #121 Acreage Claimed: Value Claimed: Northern slope of Oven Top Mountain, Drainage into Frazier Run, Location: Incumbrances, counter claims or laps: . None known .. Soil: Sandy clay, of good depth and fair fertility Mostly northern exposure with some northeast Roads: About two miles of unimproved county road to Lee Highvzay near Turn Bridge thence 12 idles to Luray, nearest shipping point .- History of tract and condition of timber: Most of this tract wa 3 cleared many years ago, A few trees of an old abandoned orchard are still standing, but reproduction of Red Oak, Poplar, Hick ory, and Yellow Pine 15 * to 20' high has taken over the site There are a few patches of grazing land on the southern end of the tract - . t . . Improvements: None Value of land by types: Type P r $5.00 * Total value of tract $110.00 — Average value per acre /7 } // / / i l / l A a ;• /1 * rf // . 22 Total value of land / Value Per A Acreage: \ , / K \ 5 I n> $110.00 — 5.00 Total Value $110.00 4 � 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 Rappahannock County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Description An account of the resource The first series in the Rappahannock County SNP Records collection consists of 350 files related to the court proceedings from The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Clifton Aylor and others, and Thirty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred (37,400) Acres of Land, more or less, in Rappahannock County, Virginia. This was a court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire privately held land located within the boundary of Rappahannock County in the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. Within the boundaries of eight counties, the state of Virginia, in collaboration with the Federal government, used eminent domain 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 to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents in this collection are the legal proceedings for each individual tract of land that made up the one court case. In most cases, the individual case files consist of property surveys, assessments for the value of the land and improvements, and claims by the owner of the property. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Bulk of the collection dates 1930 to 1934 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 Woodward, Ben Description An account of the resource Tract: 121; Location: North slope of Oven Top Mountain; Cost/Acre: $5.00; Estimate Value: $121.50; Number of Acres: 24.3; Monies Awarded: $121.50 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 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 121 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context woodward-ben-tract-121 Woodward https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/5b21edffdbd54e49e617bb315ef24ab1.pdf f9e9b3127f945525acd26b20fc00b782 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 Rappahannock County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Description An account of the resource The first series in the Rappahannock County SNP Records collection consists of 350 files related to the court proceedings from The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Clifton Aylor and others, and Thirty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred (37,400) Acres of Land, more or less, in Rappahannock County, Virginia. This was a court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire privately held land located within the boundary of Rappahannock County in the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. Within the boundaries of eight counties, the state of Virginia, in collaboration with the Federal government, used eminent domain 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 to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents in this collection are the legal proceedings for each individual tract of land that made up the one court case. In most cases, the individual case files consist of property surveys, assessments for the value of the land and improvements, and claims by the owner of the property. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Bulk of the collection dates 1930 to 1934 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 Wood, John Walton Description An account of the resource Tract: 37; Location: South and west slopes of the Peak; Cost/Acre: $3.65; Estimate Value: $2,252.00; Number of Acres: 616.0; Monies Awarded: $2,252.00 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 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 37 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context wood-john-walton-tract-37 Keyser Wood https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/54e0555da32746219fcb16b80fd85c31.pdf f9a82c5ddbb9d538461ab32362b006f9 PDF Text Text Rappahannock County Wakefield District NAME OF CLAIMANT #44 - Wood, P.D . • * Est 61SA Number of Acres : On the south and west slopes of the Peak, and part of the tract is outside the Park Area None except an apparent lap of ap Incumbrances," counter claims or laps: ' tract near the crest of the ua rter ± ey proxitiat ely 34 acres on the 5nir P eak except for a small portion Roads:Accessible only over adjoining tracts from k Mountain The tract is nce south of Fodderstac i lint near owner's reside and mgton Vifash at road m macada ed improv two to four miles from an Hill , For the most Soil : The soil is a dry sandy loam of medium fertility in the middle ally especi rocky part the slooes are extremely steep and The fer Peak the of summit the near and on is of the tract which fires which forest seven sbeen very much reduced by th hso ty of | tili over for The tract was closely cutago : Bis?ory o? ract and condition of timber Some saw 30 years about bark tan for over cut y closel was The tract a with tract the of n a portio only g , leavin since timber has been cut le timber. The merchantable timber estimated is found stand of merchantab tract on the southern portion of the on an area of approximately 250 acres steep the on trees e matur ered scatt some are In addition to this there of logging will be pro slooes but the surface is so rocky that the cost hibitive Location : . - ' ' . . - . . lab ^^ ^ ^ . Improvements: - . . - . None Acreage and value of types : Value per acre Total Value @ $1.00 $56.00 Acreage Types Ridge 56 Slope : 532 @ 2.00 S1064.00 Cove : 28 616 © 4.00 112.00 . $1232700 Grazing Land : Cultivated Land : Orchard : Minerals: Value of Land : $ 1232.00 Value of Improvements : $ Value of Orchard : $ 60.00 60.00 Value of Minerals: $ Value of Timber : $ 960.00 960.00 32252.00 Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract : $ 3.65 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ CLERK �Claim of In the Circuit Court of The State Commission omConse tioner, vs. At Law. County, Virginia, No. Peti- County, Virginia, Defendants, more or less, of Tand in The undersigned , in answer to th elation o? the State Commission on Conservation and De velopment of the State of Virgiifta, dnd in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the fili f 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 s, tion a: to said notici My name is My Post Office Address is I claim a right, title, estate or interefef in a tract or l arcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about. acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements - — — JS / & miles from Virginia, in 3 Vfegisterial District of said County. tho 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 owmer, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above ) . This land is locate ' B ^^ abouj ^ - — > Z The land owners adjacent to th above described tract or oarcel of land are as follows: NorthJ - ^ ^^ 54 south I acquiredm y right/title, estate or interest to this property about the year followingmannef ^ in the I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $ that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcej 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 area, which I claim will be damaged by the pro posed 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 fyere a description of the- tra or parcel of land by metqs and bounds ) . < ^ J / . Remarks : _Siclaim - _ ^ ^ LU. " Continue remarks if necessary on the back ) . Witpess my signature or my name and mark attached hereto ) day , 1930. of STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF , ToAvit: The updeysigned hereby certifies that the above ed 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 , 1930, », ^ ^ / __ — ^- Clerk of the Geurt? or Special Investigator * Notary Public,- or Justice- of the P aco.» ^ �F-’ V * > > $> 'I -A •• V \ - V X . r. ,X r0 ^ ' ’" ... V . . . ’ • ^ . ‘ v/ e SJC :S * etont "f rr Y* A 1 • ’ v ' r\ • V A Vis rn 7 V - - - » ( A AA ^ s > • -- ——— — . —: U — - . 4 f ** * “ * 2 $0 * XVJSN * . ,. 1 «s* * ; pJr • / .; ' fgn ^ il , s - j \ A> .. SA * l ^wvov . A . 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' ' ‘ -1 ' • ' . o ' , ’’ • ; . . .. •:, .• -o ; . . Art A A Ato - cm« > .AlfeoaW erf . o eed odi oi euii ois ‘‘ •' ' . Y> ;b / . :' . �Cecity i District ; Rappahannock Wakefield . - #44 ;ood, F,D . Acreage Claimed: .. Assessed: 337 A Deed: 698.43 A Assessed: $4337.00 Not given Un the south and west slopes of the Peak and part of Location: the tract is outside the Park Area None except an apparent lap of Incumbrances, counter claims or laps; approximat ly 34 acres on the Shirley Carter tract near the crest of the Peak * Accessible only over adjoining tracts except for a Roads: snail portion near owner ’s residence south of Fodderstock The tract is from two to four miles from an Mountain improved macadam road at Washington and Flint Hill, The soil is a dry sandy loam of medium fertility For Soil: ' the most part the slopes are extremely steep and rocky especially in the middle of the tract which is on and The fertility of the near the summit of the Peak. soil has been very much reduced by seven forest fires which burned over the tract History of tract and condition of timber: The tract was closely cut over' ‘for tan bark about 30 years ago Some saw timber has been cut since leaving only a portion of tho tract with a stand of merchantable timber, The merchantable timber estimated is found on an arej of approximately 250 acres on the southern portion of the tract In ad dition to this there are some scattered mature trees on the steep slopes but the surface is so rocky that the cost of logging will be prohibitive. Improvements: None, except 1 A of peach trees,(39) valued at $60, " Value C la iraeoL; . " . . . . . Timber: - . The total estimated stand of merchantab e timber is 240 M. feet B.M. of the following : Yellow Poplar, 40% Oak 55% hickory, ash and other , 5% species species } j Acreage and value of tract by types: Value Per A, Acreage ! Types: Slope Cove $2.00 28 Ridge 4.00 1.00 56 5T5 value of peach trees: Total f! tt land n n timber ” 240 M © $5 w of tract tt . — - — .— $60.00 $1232.00 1200.00 $2492.00 — $4 04 Average value per acre for tract: * • Total Value $1064.05 112.00 56.00 $1232.05 � 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 Rappahannock County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Description An account of the resource The first series in the Rappahannock County SNP Records collection consists of 350 files related to the court proceedings from The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Clifton Aylor and others, and Thirty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred (37,400) Acres of Land, more or less, in Rappahannock County, Virginia. This was a court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire privately held land located within the boundary of Rappahannock County in the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. Within the boundaries of eight counties, the state of Virginia, in collaboration with the Federal government, used eminent domain 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 to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents in this collection are the legal proceedings for each individual tract of land that made up the one court case. In most cases, the individual case files consist of property surveys, assessments for the value of the land and improvements, and claims by the owner of the property. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Bulk of the collection dates 1930 to 1934 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 Wood, John Walton Description An account of the resource Tract: 44; Location: South slope of Pignut Mountain; Cost/Acre: $4.93; Estimate Value: $561.00; Number of Acres: 114.0; Monies Awarded: $ (n/a) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 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 44 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context wood-john-walton-tract-44 Wood https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/116070f19e2cde829154da3a8bb9fc25.pdf 82a52bb26d4bf093deb2456e25fda519 PDF Text Text Rappahannock County Piedmont District : OWNER NAME OF OTtWWMT #122 - Willis, B.M. | 69 Number of Acres: Location : . Frazier Hollow Roads: It is approximately one mile by abandoned road to the county Thence it road v/hich is also rough for four miles to the State Highway is 17 miles to Luray the nearest shipping point . . Sandy loam of good depth and fertility and little rock except in extreme v/ est portion. Slopes are gentle and moderate becoming steep on The aspect is east, and north the western boundary Soil: . . History of Tract and condition of timber : Much of the tract has been cleared up, but it is rapidly growing UP to timber again. The merchantable timber has been removed but some nice young poplar is coming on. There has been no fire for several years . House 4 rooms, 2 story-shingle roof,clapboard over logs, but abandoned about 3 years ago — Corn Crib,fair good condition in shape, shingle roof - - - Improvements: . Acreage and value of types : Acreage Types Slope : CK\ . V Value per acre Total Value . 56 @3.00 $16S 50 13 @ 6.00 78.00 247.50 # * Cove : Grazing Land : 3 Cultivated Land : Orchard : 1 Minerals: Value of Land : $ 247.50 200.00 $447.50 Value of Improvements: $ 200.00 Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Timber : $ Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract : $ 6.44 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ NON}:* * CLERK �County: Rap pahannock District * Piedmont .. - 1122 iVlllla, B M Acreage Claimed: Value Claimed: Praaier Hollow vocation: Incumbrances, counter claims or laps: Hone known Dandy loan of goad depth and fertility and little Soil: . rook except in extreme west portion Slopes ere gentle and moderate becoming steep on the westorn . . The aspect is east, and north boundary It is Roads: t ^ pro- imatoly one lie by ab; ndonod road to tho county road jhioh is also rough for four niloB . Thence it is 17 ni3 cs to to the Dtate Highway . Luray tho nearest shipping point History of Tract and condition of timber: kiuch of the tract ‘ as boon cleared up, but it is . rupidly gro v/ing up to timber again - The mer charitable timber has been removed but some nico yrrang . poplar is coning on . There as boon no fire for several years Inproverionto: House, 4 rooms, 2 story,shingle roof, clapboard . over logs In good condition, but abandoned about . . $100 3 years ago 14 x 38 fair shape, shingle roof $ 15 Value p Value of JLand by t os: 3Acreage 5C 5 nope Po — . Corn crib,6 xl2 T5T . 78 13 Pr w n £246• £240.00 of land Total value n Improve '.on18 .115.00 pbCTl 00 of Tract — Total Value . Average value - or i cre £5.23 � 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 Rappahannock County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Description An account of the resource The first series in the Rappahannock County SNP Records collection consists of 350 files related to the court proceedings from The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Clifton Aylor and others, and Thirty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred (37,400) Acres of Land, more or less, in Rappahannock County, Virginia. This was a court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire privately held land located within the boundary of Rappahannock County in the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. Within the boundaries of eight counties, the state of Virginia, in collaboration with the Federal government, used eminent domain 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 to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents in this collection are the legal proceedings for each individual tract of land that made up the one court case. In most cases, the individual case files consist of property surveys, assessments for the value of the land and improvements, and claims by the owner of the property. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Bulk of the collection dates 1930 to 1934 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. 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Title A name given to the resource Willis, BM Description An account of the resource Tract: 122; Location: Frazier Hollow; Cost/Acre: $6.44; Estimate Value: $447.50; Number of Acres: 69.5; Monies Awarded: $447.50 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 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 122 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context willis-bm-tract-122 Willis https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/dff0d10b3d724e0d27da9ee108323670.pdf 9a03d044fabba7f581907423bb6de4d2 PDF Text Text Rsp pahannock County Piedmont District OWNER NAME OF *%&!&&& #122a Willis,3.M. - Number of Acres: 3l 4~ Location : Roads: South slope of Oven Top Mountain along the Lee Highway * . Along Lee Highway . 12 miles to Luray, nearest shipping point - Sandy clay of only fair depth and fertility. Steep slopes rock outcrops and loose surface rock Southwest exposure Soil : . . large History of Tract and condition of timber : This tract has been cut over repeatedly since tanbark was removed, about 30 years ago The most recent cutting was done within the past year At present there are chestnut and red oak saplings ±" to 6 n DBH growing 4m the area Laurel undergrowth . Improvements: . . . . None. Acreage and value of types : Types Value per acre Acreage 3lf Slope : © #3.00 Total Value $95.25 Cove : Grazing Land : Cultivated Land : Orchard : * * Minerals: Value of Land : $ 95.25 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Timber : $ Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract : $ <3 *00 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ NON]; • CLERK * �Comity: Rappahannock District: Piedmont - . #122 a, Willis, l B. K Acreage Claimed: Value Claimed: Location: South slope of Oven Top Mountain along Lee Highway, Hone nown. Incumbrances( , counter claims, or laps: Soil: . Roads: History of tract . Sandy clay of only fair depth and fertility Steep slopes large rock outcrops and loose sur face rock Southwest exposure - . Along Lee Highway, shipping point - 12 miles to Luray, nearest . nd condition of timber: - This tract has been cut over repeatedly since tan berk was removed, about 30 years ago The most recent cutting wa3 done within the past year At present there are chestnut and red oak saplings 1 to 6 D B H growing on the area Laurel undergrowth .. . Improvements: .” ” Hone• Value of land by types: Type: Slope Value Acreage: “ 35 Total value of land Average value per acre — .. Per A ,,io 00 $105.00 $3.00 Total Value I'nrsTTJU ... � 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 Rappahannock County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Description An account of the resource The first series in the Rappahannock County SNP Records collection consists of 350 files related to the court proceedings from The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Clifton Aylor and others, and Thirty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred (37,400) Acres of Land, more or less, in Rappahannock County, Virginia. This was a court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire privately held land located within the boundary of Rappahannock County in the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. Within the boundaries of eight counties, the state of Virginia, in collaboration with the Federal government, used eminent domain 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 to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents in this collection are the legal proceedings for each individual tract of land that made up the one court case. In most cases, the individual case files consist of property surveys, assessments for the value of the land and improvements, and claims by the owner of the property. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Bulk of the collection dates 1930 to 1934 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. 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Title A name given to the resource Willis, BM Description An account of the resource Tract: 122 - A; Location: South slope of Oven Top Mountain; Cost/Acre: $3.00; Estimate Value: $95.25; Number of Acres: 31.8; Monies Awarded: $95.25 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 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 122 - A Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context willis-bm-tract-122-a Willis https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/b4cf5866ec014810a480c929dd5034c1.pdf f8bcf4faaab703fbd8dd933d4b020ce4 PDF Text Text RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY CLAIMANT OWNER OF NAME - Williams, Taylor, #151 50 Number of Acres : Location : Cheatham & Priest , On top of Blue Ridge at J'- hornton Gap Roads: Soil : cleared and cultivated Partially . Recently improved and developed as a until about 5 years ago All merchantable timber present owners, summer resort by the was removed many years ago History of Tract and condition of timber: . . The improvements at Panorama consist of the following: TEA ROOM Located on top of the Blue Ridge mountain on the Lee It has a lobby or tea room, 3 guest rooms, 3 rooms for Highway It is help, a small dining room, a kitchen and small cellar at quarries constructed of stone most of' which was hauled from on pointed he masonry is faced and the foot of the mountain The building is well and substantially constructed either side H with 18" walls, and presents a very attractive appearance has a shingle roof and the interior finish is in rustic style A wing wall with a pier extending from the hotel, with a similar one extending from a stone building which serves as a storehouse for oil, etc • y and a toilet, forms the gateway to the hotel and cottages on the hill about one-fourth mile from the entrance The building is roughly constructed, 39x53 * with an 18x34' addition The founda The wooden superstructure is mounted on a 10' wall and some Terracing grounded solidly been have tion appears to recently done has been nt work other improveme ( See other aide for more in Acreage and value of types : formation on impfments ) Improvements: . . . ^ . . . , . . Value Acreage Types . - . per acre . Total Value Ridge : Slope : - Cove : Grazing Land : Lots #13.- 15 Fields Restocking : Lawn 20 @ $5.00 $100.00 30 @ 60.00 2 @ 100.00 1800.00 SI900.00 200.00 $2100.00 Cultivated Land : Orchard : Minerals: Value of Land : $ 2100 00 # 13400.00 Value of Improvements : $ 13 * 400 * 00 Additional value placed on this tract because of its Value of Orchard : $ $15500.00 $1000.00 . $16500 00 special adaptability for the carrying on of the business of a tourist resort and hotel now being conducted there Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit : $ ' . Value of Timber : $ Value of Wood : $ ^ Value per acre for tract : $ *5 / Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ 4 S' CLERK �V Forward from opposite page IMPROVEMENTS: ( Continued ) TEA ROOM( Continued ) The storage building above referred to is of stone construction 14x30’ with an 18" wail, with wing wall forming the gateway, It has a shingle roof " - . . tral part of the structure is. a building 20x30’, 1§ story, which is 12 ’ to the eaves, with a large 4x8’ fireplace This part of It is flanked on the building is used as a lobby and office SUMMER HOTEL 14 rooms, 2 toilets 4 baths frame The cen . . either side by an L shaped addition. Each part of the L is 12 ’x36 ’, and the' porch extending across the front and either end is 200 ft in length by 8 ft wide . . . The front and ends are covered with bark, with paper over sheathing which is tongue The roof is paper The building inside rooms are electrically lighted by current transmission line . . . and the rear covered and grooved on the rests on posts All obtained from a nearby . WATER AND SEWAGE SYSTEM The water used in summer is carried in pipes laid on The supply for winter use at the Tea Room is top of the ground , pipes The owners of Panorama have leased buried in carried Ridge Land Corporation as there is rights from Blue water the insufficient water on their own land to supply their needs Two heaters supply hot water to the buildings grouped around the summer hotel, and 3 tanks of approximately 5000 gallons capacity The water is piped from a spring furnish a reserve water supply on the adjoining Blue Ridge Land Corporation ’ s land WATER . . . . * . . ^ 1762 ft 1 - gal iron pipe it !! 2122 " 3/4" " t n ! 1896 " 1/2" " 2 galvanized iron tanks 1 boiler tank SEWAGE SYSTEM Sewage disposal is by means of septic tanks of which there are Two are of 600 gal and three are of 250 gal capacity five . . . . KITCHEN & DINING ROOM AND PANTRY This is also of rusticconstruction with bark on front and sides The front and sides are covered with and composition roof, . . - An 8’ porch extends across the front poplar bark The build It is 10 ’ to the eaves, ing is 22x44’ with a 24x33 i annex Attached to the kitchen is an 8x12 t frame pantry with composi tion roof . - . 6 COTTAGE^FOR HELP( Waitresses ) 10x24' - 2 room, frame, composition roof SERVANTS QUARTERS 10x48’, 4 rooms, frame, composition roof . . COTTAGES: - . 24x36 ’ 4 rooms, bath and toilet; big stone chimney Fairview: 1 fireplace, shingled all over . Gahles: 24x36 ’ each way. 5 rooms, 2 baths and 2 toilets; stone _ - one fireplace, shingle roof and sides . chimney ' -. 8- -’ frame, shingle sides, composition shingle roof, Oak Shade: 18-gxl| Beaver board finish within Shov/ er and 2 rooms, 8x12’ porch Stone chimney and fireplace toilet in individual rooms * . ( Continued ) . . �Sheet #2 - #151 Williams, Taylor, Cheatham & Priest IMPROVEMENTS( Continued ) ^ Pine Crest: - 10 x25’ with 10x17 ’ addition and a 6x6 ’ bath room bath stone chimney and fireplace, Composition and Three rooms shingle roof and sides Porch 4x17 ’ #2 Pine floor, #5 Pine ) ( flooring and roof Siding - - - . - 7 rooms ( 2 in basement ) 2 bathrooms, downstairs, 3 pc. upstairs - front and back and . side porch, shingled on sides. Paper shingle roof. Beaver boarded dovmstairs, plaster board upstairs. Stone chimney, one fireplace. Valley View: 32x40’ shower and 1? pc ’ (For Help ) Page County Caretakers Cottages: 3 rooms- hoarded and stripped with T0xT4' L- paper roof; 4x10 ’ and 8x8' porches, brick flue T2X231 ~ ’ . - 6 showers 2 commodes and lavatories Bath house: 10x30 ’ composition roof and equipped with heater and Delco plant sides - . Garage: 19x48' frame shed roof - - open front 12' boarded back . BT sadcTle room- 6x19', composition roof 6x8' Chicken house . Heater House: 7x8' 6” composition roof and sides . Miniature Golf Course: 16 holes and fence 90 x 90’ Tennis Court: Also partly constructed building, 16x28' J . of There is an orchard covering about 1- - A . 50 trees On west side of Lee Highway( now abandoned ) 18x30’ Old Tea House: shingle roof, 11x18' porch It is substantially built with strip lap covered by tar paper, then covered with bark to secure a . . rustic effect ( Behind Tea Room ) 21x28' paper roof, frame, Garage and shower: palhted - boarded up and down, shed roof, shower 5 x9' with hot and cold water ’ . ^ Road: ( Connecting the Tea Room with Hotel ) Approximately 3/8 mile of road connects the Tea Room and the hotel . The improvements above described are in Rappahannock excepting the following, which ere in Page: 1 ) Tea Room 2 ) Caretakers Cottage 3 ) 2 water tanks 4) 80$ of the pipe line ( total 973) 5 ) Golf Course ( Miniature ) 6) Garage and shower ( At Tea Room ) �- Page two #151 - :iiliar is,Baylor,Chouthan & Priest ( con ) • , - The front and ends are covered vita bark,, and the rear cov ered with paper over sheathing which is tongue and grooved oil the i 2.side The roof is paper The building rests on . .All rooms are . posts electrically lighted by current obtained $3500, from a nearby transmission line .. L11L MU) SEWAGE SYSTEM Water:_ The water used in summer is carried in pipes laid on top olr rthe grourd. The supply for winter use at the Tea Room is - pipes ! carried ir The owners of Panorama have leased water rights from the Blue Ride © Land Corporation as there is insufficient water on their own land to supply their needs Two heaters supply hot water to the buildings grouped around the summer hotel, and 3 tanks of approximately 5000 gallons capacity furnish a reserve water supply, The ater is piped from a spring on the adjoining Blue Ridge Lard Corporation't s land The cost of the system is estimated as follows: . . . £" 1762 ft, l 2132 w I5.ii « 1896 . iron pise gal " f ti II R ft ii it $264,00 170,00 114 OC . $548.00 .. 2 galvanised iron tanks @ $75 ( installed ) w 1 boiler tank @ $50 Installation of pipe ( top of ground ) tT of burled pipe line (700 ft at 25 ) Freight and drayage on pip © . — ^ 150.00 50,00 150.00 175.00 100.00 . $1173.00- Sewage System: $1173 Sewage disposal is by means of septic banks of which there are five, Two are of 500 gal, and throe are of 250 gal capacity, The estimated cost of this equip ment Installed is . - 750.00 Kitchen & Dining Room & Pantry This is also of rustic construction with bark on front and sides and composition roof, The front and sides are covered with poplar bark An 8 * porch extends across the front The building is 22’ x 44’ with a 24 * x 33 * annex, It is 10 » to the eaves Attached to the kitchen is an 8 » x 12 » frame pantry with composition roof, $2000.00 Cottage for help: ( V/aitresses ) 10’x24 ’ 2 room frame, com position roof 150.00 ; i0 » x48 » 4 rooms Servants Quarters composition frame roof, ' 250.00 ^ . . . - - --- - - -- - - — - - - �Page four — #151 - , / 11? irns Taylor-, Cheatham 1 Priest Road: (Connecting the Tee Room with Hot! ** ) approximately 3/8 ’• lie of road corrects the Tea Room and the hotel It Is valued at #200, . ' . Cleaning; up Premises Hauling rock, etc 350,00 The improvements above described are in Rn x>aha rock era opting the following, which tire in Page: 1) | 12,000,00 Tea Room Car © takerr Cottage - . • » * «* **» —— > 300,00 . ** -. - -, 3) 2 tat or tanks 4) 80/ of the pipe line ( total 973) 773 00 5) Golf Course ( ;iricture) 200.00 6} Garage and shower (A t Tea toora) 175,00 • *. .. « » » «* * v 150,00 • • SUMMARY OP IHPR 'VJTTCTC : ' /12,000,00 2,500.00 Tea Room • Stone Storage Building Summer Hotel Water & Sewage System kitchen & Dining Room & Pantry . 2 Cottages (For servants) - . - -• 5 Cottages for guests • • •, 1 Cottage for Caretaker Bath House Qt rage . • .. Heater house and. equipment Golf Course (Miniature) - • •• • Tennis Court •Garage & Shower (At Ten Room) .• . Old Tea Room (now abandoned) • Road Cleaning up premises,picking rocks, etc. « *•> > • —— » «•« » • » »» — » " « » »* « >*> 3.500.OC 1,923 *00 2,000,00 400,OC 5,430.00 300,00 * C~* » » M > - «W* 500,00 150,00 *» “ — « » ua* »* .» •» »» <u* M **» »» •* • < « — »« » mm v4 * »» «»» « 75.00 . .» 200,00 100,00 «*» 175.00 200.00 200,00 350.00 * i w - OOJJZZTQU Rappahanr o 1: Total SUMMARY Page . Valuo Land * <nm tf Improvement ft — 4295.00 Value Land - 1- >603.00 . mi mm < imn m , #17898.00 #6380,00 16420.00 22800.00 310,675.00 330,023.00 . 40.698 00 % �Page five fisi - jilliuiria, Tayler, Clioatlnx: 5fe Priest i (con) Vain © of Land: Total Area Page . 26 A Total Area Value Rappa * k Page .- 50 A ~ Value Rap pa fk . Lot #1 00600.00 - 335.00 #2~ £75.00 76 A 05000,00 $7600.00 200.00 500.00 200.00 205.00 335,00 275.00 200,00 300.00 H - n n #3 a #5 ft £ -- - 13 n #15 ft #11 ft 12 # tt //21 £00,00' 300.00 300.00 200.00 205.00 250.00 35.00 250.00 .00 $4295 285.00 50.00 ' 475.00 53ri0.00 y 300.00 475.00 To?7TT70n Sr �' J Countyi - Id strict : - #151 V.illiams, Taylor,Choc tha . ' , ’riest i . - Rappahannock Piedmont: -. Acreage Claimed: Assessed: 75 20/100 A & 10 Lots. Deed: 75 20/100 & 10 Lots Value Claimed: Assessed ; $2125.00 Deed: ^ #10,317.00 . Location: On top of Blue Ridge at Thornton Gap Incumbrances, counter elites or Ians: None so far rs History of tract and condition of timber: . novm -. Partially cleared and culti vated until !about five years ago. Recently improved and developed as a summer resort by the present owners All merchantable timber was removed many years ago . Improvements: " The improvements at Panorama consist of the following: Tea Room: Located on top of the Blue Ridge Mountain on the Lee Highway. It has a lobby or tea room, 3 guest rooms, 3 rooms for help, a small dining room, a kitch ' " . - . - en and small cellar It is constructed of stone most of which was hauled from quarries at the foot of the mountain The masonry is faced and pointed on either side The building is well and substantially construct ed with 18" walls, and presents a very attractive ap pearance It has a shingle i*oof and the Interior finish is in rustic stylo A wing wall with a pier extending from the hotel, with a similar one extending from a stone building v/hich serves as a store house for oil, etc * f and a toilet, forms thegateway to the hotel and cottages on the hill about one fearth mile from tho entrance The building is roughly built,f 53 with an 18x34 adcli cion The , - ooden superstructure 13 mounted on a 10* wall The foundation appears to have been solid ly grounded It has been learned from what Is considered good authority that the architect's fee was based on a construc! t - n cost of #10,000, and that some I extras amounting to #1 2000 were added by the owners, which, by mutual consent, were not included in the cost on which the fee was based, Terracin und some other improvement work has been done recently The value of the building with improvemen s is estimated at $12,000 The storage building above referred to is of Stone construction 14x30 with an 18" wall, with wing wall forming the gateway It has a shingle roof, and with vdng walls Is valued at # 2,500, Summer Hotel: 14 rooms 2 toilets 4 baths frame The central part of the structure Is a building 20’ x 30*, - story, which Is 12’ o the eves, with a large 4 * x8 1 | * fireplace This part of the building is used as a lobby and office It is flanked on either side by an L shaped addition Each part of the L is 12 * x 3G *, and the porch extending across the front and eith er end is 200 ft in length by 8* wide . . . - . .. . - - . . . . ' - . / / Ri . . - - - - - -- - . . . - - �I STATS COMMISSION ON CONSERVATION ANN DEVELOPMENT . V r/ ;/ ANSWER AND OBJECTIONS # NUMBER . A. WILLIAMS » J / £ /- <. .. . . PAUL TAYLOR , R L. CHEATHAM AND A M PRIEST The joint and separate answers . A. Williams, Paul of J . L. Cheatham and A. M. Priest to a Taylor, R petition exhibited against them and others in the Circuit Court of Rappahannock; County, Virginia, by the State Commission on Conservation and Development, petitioner, and the objections of the said .. A M Priest . Williams, Paul J. A . L. Cheatham and Taylor, R to the said petition and the condemnation of land . of the said respondents These respondents reserving to themselves the benefit of all just exceptions to the said petition, for answer thereto, or to so much thereof as they are advised that it is material that they should answer, answer and say, and make their objection to the said petition and the proceedings had thereon as follows: That the postoffice addresses of respondents are as follows: . Williams, Luray, Virginia, R, L. cheathem, Luray, J, A Virginia, Paul Taylor, Luray, Virginia, A. M.Priest, 4419 P . Street, Northwest, Washington, D C. . . Williams, Paul That the said J A . L. Cheatham, Taylor, R . M. Priest are the fee simple owners of a certain tract and A of lana sought to be condemned by said petition, filed by the said \ \ State Commission on Conservation and Development . �> That the said land is situate in the counties of Rappahannock and Page * .it The description of said land and the improvements thereon is as follows: The said Two hundred ( 200 ) land consists of 300 acres acres , cmore or less , of , more or . less said land is situate on the south side of a highway known as the lee Highway , in both of the said counties of Page and Rappahannook , in the MaryTs Blue Ridge Mountains , and designated and known as the " Rock ” tract ; about one hundred (100 ) aores, more or less , of said land is situate on the north side of the said Lee Highway , and said tract is known and designated . as the "Hotel " Of the said tract of one hundred acres , more or less , about 35 acres are situate in Page County , and about 65 acres are tract . situate in Rappahannock County improvements thereon . named panorama are Said tracts of land with the operated as a summer resort and is 111 of said land lies at or near the summit of the Blue Ridge Mountains , and is situate within the . proposed boundaries of the proposed Shenandoah Rational Park The following improvements are on the traot of land , designated as the "Hotel " tract : A building known as the Tea House , situate in Page County , a building used as a filling station with the necessary equ ipment for a filling a a building of sixteen rooms used as/ hotel , eight cottages varying in size from cottage containing two bed rooms , a living room and bath to cottages containing six bed rooms , a station , living room and two baths , a building known as a Dining Hall , . a building used as a kitchen , a garage and a bath house �* f II > -3That the special investigators or appraisal commission ha§ valued of about £00 acres both of the said tracts of land " and about 100 acres, together with the improvements thereon, at only sixteen thousand and five hundred ) dollars ($16,500.00 ) * the said sum of $16,500.00 being the entire mount at which all of said.land consisting of about 300 acres, • . together with the said improvements, was valued . . Williams, Paul That these respondents, J A .. Taylor, B L .. Cheatham and A M Priest aver and allege th*t the fair value of said land consisting of about 300 improvements , is greatly in excess acres, together of the said with the sum of sixteen thousand and five hundred dollars ($16,500.00) • 1 That the said value of $16,500.00 placed upon the said land by the said appraisal commission is a grossly inadequate value and is so inadequate as i . conscience to shock the That it would be inequitable and unoonsionable to deprive these respondents of their land at the price of $16,500.00 WHEREFORE , these respondents pray that if their lands are taken, that they may be allowed an adequate compensation * to ascertain the therefor, that a jury may be impanelled .. quantum of damages, to which the said J A Williams, Paul . . Cheatham and A. M. Priest are Taylor, B 1 general relief* entitled, f and for 1 . .Z . > . v.~ \ I ,-•"3 o - t f . m. t * II &^ 6JL 4 — I �' -4State of Virginia, - Page County, to wit; . A. Williams, J one of the respondents named in the c« foregoing answer, being duly sworn, says that the matters and things therein contained are true to the best of his knowledge and belief * • ' Taken , sworn to and subsdr:ibe *Hi. fore me this 14th day of . July, 1932 Commissioner in ( neery for the Cirouit Court of Ptftfe County, Virginia, a 9 9 * �LI It is furtiier adjudged arid ordered that the abovementioned report of arbitrators be filed with the record of this proceeding: to /lit , a report bearing date February 21, - - • . R. H. Alexander , H. W. uertram and 1934, and signed by J Philip Jilliams ; and suppelemental report bearing date . R. H. Alexander , February 27 , 1934, and signed by J . W Bertram and Philip hilliams; and amended report bearing date March 1, 1934, and signed by j R. H. Alexander , H W. Bertram . . . and Philip Williams \ - tv 9 * f • • -7 J ��o ! VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia Petitioner , V. AT LAW NO. 149 - Clifton Aylor and others and Thirty Seven Thousand Four Hundred (37,400) Acres of land , More or Less , - Defendants . On the TS&h day of March , 1934, came the petitioner in the above stjrled proceeding , and exhibited the record in said proceeding, including the report of the Commissioners therein, Table n and m oard of Appraisal thereof, and the county Ownership Map filed therewith ; and including also the several - exceptions and objections to said report and motions to dis approve and decline to accept the same filed with the record , and the several motions of petitioner praying the dismissal of the said exceptions, objections and motions , under authority of - Section 35 of the Public Park Condemnation Act , on the said ex ceptions , objections and motions , the several answers thereto , - and the supporting affidavits filed with the record ; and in cluding also the order of this Court , setting this proceeding ft for hearing on the 23rd day of February , 1934, and the affidavits . 49 filed in the record , showing the form and manner in which, in compliance with the terms of the said order , copies thereof v/ere - furnished to the several exceptants , objectors and movants men tioned in the table hereinafter I set i out ,jand to their counsel of record ; and including also the orderjof this Court continuing the said hearing , and setting this proceeding for hearing on /u uc , . this the fcSth day of March, 1934 Petitioner further exhibited to the court report of the findings of arbitrators as to certain matters submitted to them under arbitration agreements hereinafter mentioned , which - report petitioner moved the Court to order filed with the . record -1- �c - A And thereupon petitioner showed to the Court that arbitration agreements had been entered into by and between the petitioner and a number of the exceptants to the report of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners herein; that under authority and in pursuance of the said arbitration agreements, r ’ • arbitrators were duly appointed , arbitration hearings were duly had , and that the above mentioned arbitrators ’ report set forth the findings of the said arbitrators acting under authority . of the said arbitration agreements Petitioner further showed to the Court that , inter alia , questions as to the value of the fee simple estate in the numbered tracts of land within the area described in the petition herein, shown in the following table , and described under their respective numbers in the said report of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners herein, and as to incidental damages mitted to the said arbitrators , in pursuance of the said agreewhich will arise upon the condemnation thereof , were duly sub - ments , by the petitioner and some or all of the respective ex ceptants , objectors and movants whose names are set out after each of the said numbered tracts in the said table , which table is as follows: �Thereupon petitioner , by counsel moved the court to amend the findings as to value and damages set forth in Tables - II and III of the said report of the Board of Appraisal Commis sioners to conform with the findings of the said arbitrators; and , thereafter , to overrule and dismiss the several motions • *, -• comthereto , to disapprove the findings of the said Board of Appraisal missioners and the several objections and exceptions submitted by the several exceptants , objectors and movants whose names are set out in the above table , on their several exceptions , objections and motions, the answers thereto , and the supporting affidavits filed with the record , whether or not they or any of them are not lav/fully bound by the findings of the said arbitrators, by reason of their omission or failure - - in fact to execute and enter into the above mentioned arbitra tion agreement , or by reason of any defect in form or of substance « in the execution of said arbitration agreement , or by reason . of any lade of power to execute the said arbitration agreement - Upon consideration of all which it is adjudged and or " dered that the findings as to value and incidental damages as shown in Table II. and Table m of the said report of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners as to the numbered tracts set forth in the above set out table should be and are amended in so far as that may be necessary to make the said findings conform with the findings set forth in the said report of findings by the said arbitrators; end the said amendments having been tions to disapprove the findings of the Board of Appraisal com- made , it is further adjudged and ordered that the several mo missioners , and the several exceptions and objections thereto , - filed by the several exceptants , objectors and movants mention ed in the above set out table should be and are overruled and dismissed , on their several exceptions, objections and motions, the answers thereto, and the supporting affidavits filed with -4 J �' X- * TABLE II - 24, 54, 70 x , For amendments in amounts of value of tractssee order entered 142 , 148, -151, 151 a , 152 , 164, 164 a , 173 , herein March <pf , 1934. - - TRACT NUMBER Jg; 24 54 70 1 142 148 151 151 a 152 164 164 a 173 - * lo 31 */.6 d X'l 3 * , a o ^ / Ao 0 , flc X o o Lf , 7! . 77 . 3 3 37 * A 6 6 A S . a 0' 3 / vT, SIS / L 'S' o c t o0 3 „ / *rco oo X tc o 7, o fi - - 1' ; . V - i> - TABLE III trators , except No findings as to incidental damages by Arbi damages to re .as to Tract #151, as follows: incidental movable furnishings 662.00. 1S 34 See order entered herein March - £ ^ < •. -6- . �V the record, whether they did or did not, in fact , severally exe- cute and enter into the above mentioned arbitration agreements with the petitioner in such form and with such effect that . they were and are lawfully bound by its terms and conditions It is further adjudged and ordered that the above mentioned amendments in the amounts of value and incidental damages set forth in Tables II and HI of the report of the Board of Appraisal commissioners herein, be made to appear by the Clerk of this Court, on the face of the said tables, accompanied with appropriate references to the date of entry of this order , by inserting the amended amounts of value in Table n of said report in red ink by the side of the numbered tract to which they relate, and by inserting with red ink in Table of said report a note setting forth whether dr not m any findings as to the amount of incidental damages was made by the said arbitrators, and if the amount of any such incidental damages was found by the said arbitrators, the amount thereof and the numbered tract out of the condemnation of which such incidental % damages were found to arise ; all in substantially the form and manner and in the exact amounts as shown below: �i' County: Rappahannock District: Piedmont .J i #151 - williams, Taylor, Cheatham & Priest The improvements at Panorama consist of the following IMPROVEMENTSt TEA ROOM Located on top of the Blue Rid&e fountain on the Lee Highway * It has a lobby or tea room, 3 guest rooms, 3 rooms for help, a small dining It is constructed of stone most room, a kitch n and small cellar The of which was lauled from quarries at the foot of the mountain* masonry is faced and pointed on either side, The building is well and substantially constructed with 18” walls, and presents a very It has a shingle roof and the interior finish attractive appearance is in rustic style . - .. A wing wall with a pier extendingf rom the hotel, with a similar one extending from a stone building which serves as a storehouse for 11, etc • 9 and a toilet, forms the gateway to the hotel and cottages on the hill about one fourth mile from the entrance . - . The building is roughly built, 39x53’ with an 18x34* addition The wooden superstructure is mounted on a 10 » wall, The foundation appears to have been solidly grounded , Terracing and some other im provement work has been done recently - . The storage building above referred to is of stone construction 14x30* It has a with an 18” wall, with wing wall forming the gatev/ay . shingle roof SUMMER HOTEL - . - - . 14 rooms 2 toilets 4 baths frame The central part of the structure is a building 20x30*, Ij- story, which Is 12’ to the eaves, with a large 4x8* fireplace, This part of the building is used as It is flanked on either side by an L shaped a lobby and office, Each part of the L 12 12 *x36 *, and the porch extending addition across the front and either end is 200 ft In length by 0 ft wide . . . The front and ends are covered with hark, and the rear covered with paper over sheathing which is tongue and grooved on the inside. The All rooms are elee roof Is paper. The building rests on posts, . -. trically lighted by current obtained from a nearby transmission line ATl'R AND SB.AGE SYSTEM The water used in summer is carried in pipes laid on top of WATER the ground, The supply for winter use at the Tea Room is carried in " . The owners of Panorama have leased water rights from the burled pipes Blue Ridge Land Corporation as there is insufficient water on their Two heaters supply hot water to the own land to supply their needs buildings grouped around the summer hotel, and 3 tanks of approximate ly 5000 gallons capacity furnish a reserve va.ter supply, The ’water is piped from a sprin, on the adjoining Blue Ridge Land Corporation’s . - �Page two #151 - - Williams, Tailor, Cheatham & Priest ( con) . land . nine . iron w « 1762 ft li!? gal « 2122 " 3/4 tt n 1896 " 1/2 * n n 2 galvanized iron tanks 1 boiler tank SF AGE SYSTEM . Sewage disposal is by means of septic tanks of which there ere five and three are of 250 gal capacity . . . Two are of 600 gal KITCT IT & DIKING ROOM & PENTRY This is also of rustic construction with bark on front and sides and composition roof. The front and sides are covered with poplar bark The building is 22x44 * with An 8* arch extends across the front It is 10 * to the eaves a 24x33 * annex Attached to the kitchen is an 8x12 * frame pantry with composition roof, . . X COTTJ hi. FOR HEAP ( Waitresses ) 10x24 * SERVANTS QUARTERS 10x48 * . . - 2 room, frame, composition roof. - 4 rooms - frame, composition roof. COTTAGES Fairvlew ; 24x36 * - 4 room., bath and toilet. Big stone . 1 fire- chimney place, shingled over all x . - 5 rooms, 2 baths and 2 toilets; stone chimney Gables: 24x36 * each way Fireplace one ; shingle roof and sides " shingle sides, - frame board Beaver finish within. 8 -* | - xl| Shade: 18 Oak “ , porch , x : oo 8 : 3 12 ’ 2 in individual rooms ~ . . . composition shingle roof, . Shov;er and toilet Stone chimney and fireplace - Pine Crest: 10§ x 25 * with 10x17 * addition and a 6x6 * bath room three roo s and bath stone chimney and fireplace, composition Porch 4x17 * shingle roof and sides #2 Pine floor,#3 Pine siding (flooring ) and roof ' -- - - . -. . - Valley View: 32x40 * 7 rooms (2 in basement ) 2 bathrooms, shower and 2 pc downstairs, 3 pc upstairs, front and back and side porch, Paper shingle roof shingled on sides, Beaver boarded downstairs, plaster board upstairs Stone chimney, one fireplace . . . . Caretakers Cottage: (For help ) Page Co ? rooms boarded and stripped with 10x14 * L 4x10 * and 8x8 * porches, brick flue 12x23 * - - . - - - paper roof; 6 showers 2 commodes and lavatories Bath House : 10x30 * composition roof and sides witFTieaFei “and Delco plant - . - equipped �#151 - Williams, Taylor, Cheathan and V are three \? / ; - Priest ( eon) open front 121 Boarded back 8 », -roof composition - 19x48 * frame sheu roof Garage: - saddle ' room - 6x19 * -J r Heater House: 7x8*6 M composition roof and sides Miniature Golf Course: Tennis Court: 18 hole and fence y f ,° 1. p r st j P6’ X ) ’ covering about !§ A. of ; „ / * There is an orchard — • - . 50 trees i Old Tea House: On west side of Lee Highway ( now abandoned ) 18x30 * shin Te roof, 11x13 * porch * It is substantially bui t with strip lap covered by tar paoer, then covered with bark to secure a riistitf effect . - Garage and shower: ( Behind Tea Room) 21x28 * paper roof, frame,painted, up and down, 3hed roof, shower 5§x9 * with hot and cold water Boarded ( Connecting the Tea Room with Hotel ) Approximately 3/8 mile of road connects the Tea Room and the hotel Road: . The improvements above described are in Rappahannock excepting the following which are in Page: 1) Tea Room 2) Caretakers Cottage 3) 2 Water Tanks 4) 80£ of the pipe line (total 973) 5) Golf Course (Miniature) 6) Garage and Shower ( At Tea Room ) AREA Page . 26 A Rappahannock . 50 A ��- $151 Page? three - vl-Lilams, Tayior,Cheatham, & Priest (con) COTTAGES - - .- 24’x36’ 4 room bath and. toilet. Big stone chimney 1 fir place; shingled over all. $1150.00 24 x3G ’ each way 5 r oms, 2 baths and Gables: “ S' toilets « ’ Clone chimney 1 fireplace; shingle Falrview: . - roof and sides, . — - - 1350,00 - - shingle sid s, corn Oak Shade. 18jj* x 10p’ frame posilion shingle roof, 2 rooms, 8’xl2’ porch Beaver Board finish Ithin Shower arid toilet in Individual 500.00 rooms Stone chimney end fireplace . . . fine Crest| : 10- -’ x 25 * with 101 x 17 ’ addition and a 6x6’ Isath room 3 rooms and loath stone chimney and fire Porch place. Composition shingle roof and sides 4x17 * #2 flno floor,#3 Pine siding {flooring) and - - - . roof - - 750.00 - Viewi 32x40’ 7 rooms (2 in basement) 2 bathrooms, shower and 2 po,downstairs, 3 pc upstairs, front Paper and back and side porch, shingled on sides, Beaver boarded downstairs, plaster shingle roof, $1700.00 boar d upstairs Stone chimney, one fireplace Valley - . . . - . - Caretakers Cottage; (For help) Page Co 1“£’x2i3’ o rooms boaided and stripped with 10x14 L 300.00 paper roof; 4x10* und 0x8’ porches, brick flue - - . - - - X0* x30’~ 6 showers, 2 commodes and lavatories oqulppe<T with heater and De&co plant composition Bach House; . - roof and aides Gar - — 500.00 - - open front 12’ Boarded tune shed roof e ; 19x48’ x 91 composition roof 150.00 eJc 8’, saddle room~6! Heater House ; 7x8*6'' composition roof and sides Miniature Golf Course Tennis Court: - •" ** * 18 hole and fence — -200.00 100.00 There is an orchard covering about 1 is priced with the lard . A, of 50 trees, which On west side of Lee Highway (nor abandoned) II is substantially bud It: with btrip lap covered by tar paper, then covered It is valued 6? $200,00 with baric to secure a rustic effect Old Tea’ House; , 75.00 . IHfx&O * shingle roof,11x18’ porch . Garage and. Shower; (Behind tea room) 21x28’ paper roof, frame, painted, boarded up and down, shed roof, shower 175.00 5$ x 9 with hot and cold water - � 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 Rappahannock County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Description An account of the resource The first series in the Rappahannock County SNP Records collection consists of 350 files related to the court proceedings from The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Clifton Aylor and others, and Thirty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred (37,400) Acres of Land, more or less, in Rappahannock County, Virginia. This was a court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire privately held land located within the boundary of Rappahannock County in the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. Within the boundaries of eight counties, the state of Virginia, in collaboration with the Federal government, used eminent domain 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 to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents in this collection are the legal proceedings for each individual tract of land that made up the one court case. In most cases, the individual case files consist of property surveys, assessments for the value of the land and improvements, and claims by the owner of the property. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Bulk of the collection dates 1930 to 1934 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 Willams Taylor Cheatham and Priest Description An account of the resource Tract: 151; Location: On top of Blue Ridge at Thorntotn Gap; Cost/Acre: $310.00; Estimate Value: $16,500.00; Number of Acres: 50.0; Monies Awarded: $20,685.00 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 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 151 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context willams-taylor-cheatham-and-priest-tract-151 Heatham Priest Taylor Willams https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/c190ae67f7a46edf5227370879905e72.pdf 7a6aa61d7c7665960271989696a50179 PDF Text Text Liz RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY % s NAME OF OWNER -- #151 a 128 Number of Acres: : .. . Location ana e: peak Roads: Williams, Taylor, Cheatham & Priest 1/2 mile south of Panorama lying in Page and Rappahannock Counties j 1 Park area > and surrounding MaryTs Rock, the high esout ?fWMnoramae ^ . , Nine miles to Ruray over Lee Highway Sandy loam, with numerous rocky bluffs and boulders around Mary's Rock Soil: . History of Tract and condition of timber: A portion of this tract has been badly The timber consists of scrubby trees of inferior quality burned over and no commercial value . . - There is on this tract an old log cabin which has been re paired and is now used by the Appalachian Trail Club as a shelter Improvements: . Acreage and value of types: Types Ridge: Slope : — - Total Value Value per acre Acreage 70 @ $1.00 $70.00 58 @ 3.00 174.00 $244.00 128 Cove : Grazing Land : 75.00 $319.00 * Fields Restocking : Cultivated Land : Orchard : Minerals: Value of Land : $ 244*00 Value of Improvements: $ 75*00 Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract: $ 2*49 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ . mone CLERK �Corrected report County * Peg © & Rappahannock District: Sprin, ;field & Pied . iont -- 11life a 3 Taylor,Cheatham ?z Priest Pago ., 124a) Rappa #151»ft) : C - Oa, ;c - C lainod ; © Value Clair cd: .. . . . DeecUlGO / Bapp Co s 50 A Page Co . ; I: - a Inod bys March, Stonebnrnor & Gilliam vocation * south of Panorama lying &Counties , and entirely in Page & He ppahannock within the Park roe, and surrounding Mary * s bock, the high peak south of Panorama• incumbrances, counter claims or Ians t . Hone mown . Roods s Hino ri es to Luray over Soils Sandy loan, with nu. orous rocky bluffs and boulders around Mary * 3 Lock * Dec Highway History of tract and condition of timber: A of this tract The timber consio a of . trees of Inferior quality and no conner . portion lias boon budTy ‘burned over scrubby cial value Inpro vex rents s . There is on this tract an old log cabin which has been repaired and is now used by the Appalachian Trail Club as a shelter — 078.00 .- — LAP:V -IiAHHOCF CO Acreage *p oo s sFpe and value of land by typos: ~ Value Acroage s " 733 “ Lld&e 70 IS ! Total value of la 4 — To cl value of Improvements * per "* Total value of tracts ' £% Total Value .0 « ;7S7XT 1.00 V174 70.00 244,00 75,00 OTOT V Pi GI CO. BVYs Acreage 'byp os: ' Si po and value of land by typest Acreage: m Total Value of land n 15 Improvements Value Jor A, Tota Value Si54 . oO : SUMMARY v 440.00 .. 75.00 ~ Total value of tract QfcSo bG This tract is supposed to contain 250.5 A but by calculating the area from the Survey description there was sold off to Adkins and Harney a tract of 32 a which would leave 19G only —-- . ' " . �LI It is furtiier adjudged arid ordered that the abovementioned report of arbitrators be filed with the record of this proceeding: to /lit , a report bearing date February 21, - - • . R. H. Alexander , H. W. uertram and 1934, and signed by J Philip Jilliams ; and suppelemental report bearing date . R. H. Alexander , February 27 , 1934, and signed by J . W Bertram and Philip hilliams; and amended report bearing date March 1, 1934, and signed by j R. H. Alexander , H W. Bertram . . . and Philip Williams \ - tv 9 * f • • -7 J ��o ! VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia Petitioner , V. AT LAW NO. 149 - Clifton Aylor and others and Thirty Seven Thousand Four Hundred (37,400) Acres of land , More or Less , - Defendants . On the TS&h day of March , 1934, came the petitioner in the above stjrled proceeding , and exhibited the record in said proceeding, including the report of the Commissioners therein, Table n and m oard of Appraisal thereof, and the county Ownership Map filed therewith ; and including also the several - exceptions and objections to said report and motions to dis approve and decline to accept the same filed with the record , and the several motions of petitioner praying the dismissal of the said exceptions, objections and motions , under authority of - Section 35 of the Public Park Condemnation Act , on the said ex ceptions , objections and motions , the several answers thereto , - and the supporting affidavits filed with the record ; and in cluding also the order of this Court , setting this proceeding ft for hearing on the 23rd day of February , 1934, and the affidavits . 49 filed in the record , showing the form and manner in which, in compliance with the terms of the said order , copies thereof v/ere - furnished to the several exceptants , objectors and movants men tioned in the table hereinafter I set i out ,jand to their counsel of record ; and including also the orderjof this Court continuing the said hearing , and setting this proceeding for hearing on /u uc , . this the fcSth day of March, 1934 Petitioner further exhibited to the court report of the findings of arbitrators as to certain matters submitted to them under arbitration agreements hereinafter mentioned , which - report petitioner moved the Court to order filed with the . record -1- �c - A And thereupon petitioner showed to the Court that arbitration agreements had been entered into by and between the petitioner and a number of the exceptants to the report of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners herein; that under authority and in pursuance of the said arbitration agreements, r ’ • arbitrators were duly appointed , arbitration hearings were duly had , and that the above mentioned arbitrators ’ report set forth the findings of the said arbitrators acting under authority . of the said arbitration agreements Petitioner further showed to the Court that , inter alia , questions as to the value of the fee simple estate in the numbered tracts of land within the area described in the petition herein, shown in the following table , and described under their respective numbers in the said report of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners herein, and as to incidental damages mitted to the said arbitrators , in pursuance of the said agreewhich will arise upon the condemnation thereof , were duly sub - ments , by the petitioner and some or all of the respective ex ceptants , objectors and movants whose names are set out after each of the said numbered tracts in the said table , which table is as follows: �Thereupon petitioner , by counsel moved the court to amend the findings as to value and damages set forth in Tables - II and III of the said report of the Board of Appraisal Commis sioners to conform with the findings of the said arbitrators; and , thereafter , to overrule and dismiss the several motions • *, -• comthereto , to disapprove the findings of the said Board of Appraisal missioners and the several objections and exceptions submitted by the several exceptants , objectors and movants whose names are set out in the above table , on their several exceptions , objections and motions, the answers thereto , and the supporting affidavits filed with the record , whether or not they or any of them are not lav/fully bound by the findings of the said arbitrators, by reason of their omission or failure - - in fact to execute and enter into the above mentioned arbitra tion agreement , or by reason of any defect in form or of substance « in the execution of said arbitration agreement , or by reason . of any lade of power to execute the said arbitration agreement - Upon consideration of all which it is adjudged and or " dered that the findings as to value and incidental damages as shown in Table II. and Table m of the said report of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners as to the numbered tracts set forth in the above set out table should be and are amended in so far as that may be necessary to make the said findings conform with the findings set forth in the said report of findings by the said arbitrators; end the said amendments having been tions to disapprove the findings of the Board of Appraisal com- made , it is further adjudged and ordered that the several mo missioners , and the several exceptions and objections thereto , - filed by the several exceptants , objectors and movants mention ed in the above set out table should be and are overruled and dismissed , on their several exceptions, objections and motions, the answers thereto, and the supporting affidavits filed with -4 J �' X- * TABLE II - 24, 54, 70 x , For amendments in amounts of value of tractssee order entered 142 , 148, -151, 151 a , 152 , 164, 164 a , 173 , herein March <pf , 1934. - - TRACT NUMBER Jg; 24 54 70 1 142 148 151 151 a 152 164 164 a 173 - * lo 31 */.6 d X'l 3 * , a o ^ / Ao 0 , flc X o o Lf , 7! . 77 . 3 3 37 * A 6 6 A S . a 0' 3 / vT, SIS / L 'S' o c t o0 3 „ / *rco oo X tc o 7, o fi - - 1' ; . V - i> - TABLE III trators , except No findings as to incidental damages by Arbi damages to re .as to Tract #151, as follows: incidental movable furnishings 662.00. 1S 34 See order entered herein March - £ ^ < •. -6- . �V the record, whether they did or did not, in fact , severally exe- cute and enter into the above mentioned arbitration agreements with the petitioner in such form and with such effect that . they were and are lawfully bound by its terms and conditions It is further adjudged and ordered that the above mentioned amendments in the amounts of value and incidental damages set forth in Tables II and HI of the report of the Board of Appraisal commissioners herein, be made to appear by the Clerk of this Court, on the face of the said tables, accompanied with appropriate references to the date of entry of this order , by inserting the amended amounts of value in Table n of said report in red ink by the side of the numbered tract to which they relate, and by inserting with red ink in Table of said report a note setting forth whether dr not m any findings as to the amount of incidental damages was made by the said arbitrators, and if the amount of any such incidental damages was found by the said arbitrators, the amount thereof and the numbered tract out of the condemnation of which such incidental % damages were found to arise ; all in substantially the form and manner and in the exact amounts as shown below: � 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 Rappahannock County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Description An account of the resource The first series in the Rappahannock County SNP Records collection consists of 350 files related to the court proceedings from The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Clifton Aylor and others, and Thirty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred (37,400) Acres of Land, more or less, in Rappahannock County, Virginia. This was a court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire privately held land located within the boundary of Rappahannock County in the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. Within the boundaries of eight counties, the state of Virginia, in collaboration with the Federal government, used eminent domain 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 to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents in this collection are the legal proceedings for each individual tract of land that made up the one court case. In most cases, the individual case files consist of property surveys, assessments for the value of the land and improvements, and claims by the owner of the property. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Bulk of the collection dates 1930 to 1934 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 Willams Taylor Cheatham and Priest Description An account of the resource Tract: 151 - A; Location: 1/2 mile south of Panorama lying in Page/Rapp Counties; Cost/Acre: $2.49; Estimate Value: $319.00; Number of Acres: 128.0; Monies Awarded: $315.85 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 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 151 - A Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context willams-taylor-cheatham-and-priest-tract-151-a Heatham Priest Taylor Willams https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/0fb3e9d3787df9430df82cd1aa5de01b.pdf 049a15bc5c4674ee7c8d110d6ca59ca5 PDF Text Text onty: Rappahannock District: Piedmont NAME OF CLAIMANT #194 Number of Acre*: Location : - Wharton, Martha B. 26 - Jenkins Hollow at Positions 540 41 and entirely within the Park Area, It | is l r miles over a rough road to the Lee Highway at &stes 16 miles to Luray, the nearest shipping point thence and Mill Roads: . . The soil is a sandy loam of good depth and fertility hut rocky slopes are steep with a little level land along the stream The The exposure is mostly to the south and to the north, Soil: . The hark and merchantable timber have There has been been removed at various times, the last in 1936 some good stuff white pine there is including The and fire little cleared land is in fairly good condition History of Tract and condition of timber : . . Improvements: . None, Acreage and value of types : Value per acre Total Value Types Acreage Slope: 13 @ $3.00 $39.00 Grazing Land : 3 @ 12.00 36.00 Cultivated Land : 8 @ 12.00 96.00 Orchard : 2 @ 40.00 Cove : 80.00 $251.00 Minerals: Value of Land : $ Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract: $ 9.65 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ NONE �Hr 1 \* . Claim of . Martha B Whorton County, Virginia, No At Law. In the Circuit Court of llapj ha nnock The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. C1if_ton _ Aylor_ _e t a 1s_ and 37400 _ acres ^ _ _ Rappahannoe k County, Virginia, Defendants. more or less, of land in The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on .Conservation and De 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 nnock County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this Court of _ Ra_P p as his answer to said petition and to said notice. My name is Martha B Whorton My Post Office Address is Sp_er rjnri_.lle.f_ _ Ya• I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought 26 to be condemned, containing about acres, on which there are the following None buildings and improvements : ^ - . _? Bperryville This land is located about Virginia, in miles from the _ ?A_e dmon t Magisterial District of said County. 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 ) . _ - Sole owner The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows: Fannie E Jenkins North Atha L Brown South . W East Fannie E Jenkins West. I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year 1?05 in the following manner: _ By _ inher it a nc e _ from_ my_ fathers _ estate _ _l_Henry_ _Jen_kin_s_]_ _ . . . - I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements there on 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 $ 1000.00 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 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 ) . There are _ 100 young _ apple _ trees _ on _ above _ property. Remarks: . , ( Continue remarks if necessary on the back ) , 19th day ereto ) thi Witness my signature ( or . my name and mark a toix 0 August Y , 1930. of // , To wit : STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF--Rappahannock , _ _ _ yhort o n . ag e Mar tha f J enkins o r t undersigned hereby certifies thatRad The 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 , August th 19 day of , 1980. . this c :erk of the Court, ©r-Special Investigator or otary Public, or Justice of the Peace. __ ^ __ _ _ _ _ __ _ �CLAIM OP . WHORTON MARTHA B . ! ! « T> o » . ? t i T'lUBD OFBRK S IN i OFFIO BAPBAHANNOC M * I : ^ cOUNri 19 * . Ttste: * < ! i / .Cier - ' / c ; i1 4 * . ! • ,-r I t l ! : : I • o; * : . . ., " - �I - XEDi : I T DX TRICT: COUHTY: - #3,94 harton ^ liartha PA i ; HA HOCK * . n \QToar& Claimed: Deed 2G A Value Claimed: Location: Jenkins IIoUcm . at Park Area . - ositions 540 41 and entirely in tie . . Inounbranooo counter clal s Ians, etc : . Hone novm It is | l miles over a rourk road to the heads: at ; : tc3 ce ITiglmay to 3 uray , the rin and thence 1C r iles . nearest shipping point oil: soil ion sandy loan of "lie f1 . depth and fertility The slopes arc steer v/ lth n little level but rodky land alonfi the atrear . . the ox osuro is noctly to the south and to the north Ills tor?/ of tract aid c (lit ion of t:l bers The bark and merchantable timber have boon removed at reviouo tines , tie lost in . 1926 There lias been llttlo firo and there is . Good stuff ir.olv.dinG r/hite pine . ' some Ire cleared land ia in fairly Good condition . Improver .onts: If >no orchard: Thero are 100 apple trees 3 years old vrhich arc thrifty , t - uGh . there s some brush, fairly good oroarc arid value of tract Acrc&GO Slop © Grazing 20 3 Tillable Orchard 0 3.50 0.00 12.00 40.00 V an * Total value of land Total value of orcliard Totil value of tract Average value per types: % alue per acre aero Cl90.00 80.00 . $0 10 Total Value 70.00 04.00 00.00 ' he soil is �C ount y: District: hi A . - #194 barton,Martha B . J A.Estes Wm.N.Woodwar Estate /s* t . Fannie E fa Jenkins X A Pc * fcr: / . ^ W Moses Clar LEGEND: Cove Orchard Slope Ridge Scale - Grazing Land .. Tillable Land 1 - 20 chains Rep pahanno ck Piedmont � 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 Rappahannock County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Description An account of the resource The first series in the Rappahannock County SNP Records collection consists of 350 files related to the court proceedings from The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Clifton Aylor and others, and Thirty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred (37,400) Acres of Land, more or less, in Rappahannock County, Virginia. This was a court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire privately held land located within the boundary of Rappahannock County in the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. Within the boundaries of eight counties, the state of Virginia, in collaboration with the Federal government, used eminent domain 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 to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents in this collection are the legal proceedings for each individual tract of land that made up the one court case. In most cases, the individual case files consist of property surveys, assessments for the value of the land and improvements, and claims by the owner of the property. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Bulk of the collection dates 1930 to 1934 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. 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Title A name given to the resource Wharton, Martha Description An account of the resource Tract: 194; Location: Jenkins Hollow; Cost/Acre: $9.65; Estimate Value: $251.00; Number of Acres: 26.0; Monies Awarded: $ (n/a) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 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 194 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context wharton-martha-tract-194 Jenkins Wharton Whorton https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/e2e62979d83007bd6a8d90d2e6f351d2.pdf 64fce0cb63d9b4de47f9bdddb6bb91ff PDF Text Text Y Rappahannock County Wakefield District NAME OF #5 - Q 33B Beatty, Weiton Number of Acres : 55 ^ . miles south of Chester Gap Location : Top of the Blue Ridge about 1 Roads : It is one and half miles to the State Highway, over a rough, rocky road, thence six miles to Front Royal, the nearest shipping point . Soil : . . The soil is a sandy loam covered with small rock are moderate, and the ground is quite smooth . Slopes The bark was removed about 30 years ago, and the tract has been cut over for saw timber,stave wood, handle stock, and pin wood, There are some large red and white oaks left, Repeated fires in the past have dam aged the timber and destroyed much reproduction History of Tract and condition of timber : - . Improvements : a one • t Acreage and value of types : Acreage Types 55 Slope : @ Value per acre Total Value |> 3 * 90 | • 165.00 Cove : Grazing Land : Cultivated Land : Orchard : Minerals : Value of Land : $ 165 # 00 Value of Improvements : $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Timber : $ 255 * 00 8420.00 255 * 00 Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract : $ 7 63 / # Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ NONE . \ 1 *. CLERK �County: Rappahannock ^ District: Wakefield - #5 Welton Beaty Acreage Claimed: Value Claimed: Examined By: Marsh, Stoneburner and Gilliam Location: Top of the Blue Ridge about 1 Chester Gap, & miles Incumbrances, counter claims or laps: Roads: ~ south of . None known It is one and half miles to the State Highway, over a rough, rocky road, thence six miles to Front Royal, the nearest shipping point . Soil: History The soil is a sandy loam covered with small Slopes are moderate, and the ground la rock quite smooth . . of tract, and condition of timber: The barkwas removed about 30 years ago, and the tract has been cut over for saw timber, stave wood, handle stock, and pin wood There are some large red and white oaks left Repeated fires in the past have damaged the timber and destroyed much reproduction . . . . Improvements: X There are none Acreage and value by types: 112*1 55 Slope Value of timber — . . Value Total Per A Value #2.00 #110.00 . Acreage: . 59 M Red Oak, 25 M White Oak, and 1 M Poplar Total 86 M @#3 Total Value Value per A — . . . 255.00 #36 5 .M ' 6.64 � 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 Rappahannock County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Description An account of the resource The first series in the Rappahannock County SNP Records collection consists of 350 files related to the court proceedings from The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Clifton Aylor and others, and Thirty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred (37,400) Acres of Land, more or less, in Rappahannock County, Virginia. This was a court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire privately held land located within the boundary of Rappahannock County in the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. Within the boundaries of eight counties, the state of Virginia, in collaboration with the Federal government, used eminent domain 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 to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents in this collection are the legal proceedings for each individual tract of land that made up the one court case. In most cases, the individual case files consist of property surveys, assessments for the value of the land and improvements, and claims by the owner of the property. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Bulk of the collection dates 1930 to 1934 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 Welton, Beaty Description An account of the resource Tract: 5; Location: 1.5 miles south of Chester Gap; Cost/Acre: $7.63; Estimate Value: $420.00; Number of Acres: 55.0; Monies Awarded: $420.00 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 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 5 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context welton-beaty-tract-5 Welton https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/cfd13c66a2083b6fa94f9d6e6cfe7ab7.pdf 0977aa0dafed7498cf0e9a46d125bc1b PDF Text Text Rappahannock County NAME OF CLAIMANT ’leaver & Hudson #109 1 - - Q Number of Acres : 7 . Hast of North Fork of Thornton River Location : . Lap on Ann p Jolliffe's Heirs . Fountain - foot of Fork Roads : Seven miles of mountain road ; thence seventeen miles to Luray, nearest shipping point " . Soil : That in wooded portion is sandy clay loam of good depth and fertility, y - oderate amount of moisture ; moderately rocky ; southwest exposure T . History of Tract and condition of timber : Merchantable timber removed at various times since tan bark was cut about 30 years ago The present stand consists largely of red oak, chestnut oak and some poplar and hickory, 2" to 10" DBII . . Improvements : Consist of the following: Orchard: This consists of an orchard of 1800 acres, occupying 40 acres There were 2000 They are mostly yorks, about 16 years old , good thrifty trees, but appear to need fertil izing. Part of the orchard has grown up and needs clearing The soil appears to be thin in places on account of its inaccessibility and the condition of the roads leading to L t. House: Frame, 16x24’, with T. 12x12’ , l;j story, ceiled , shingle roof, 5 rooms, 2 small porches, planked and stripped. Heat house: Frame , 10x12 , paper roof. tien house ; Frame , 10x14’ , ' paper roof. House: Trarae, 18x22’, 1 story, boarded and stripped, 2 rooms , small porch , vacant. House: Frame , 18x30', vacant , weatherboarded and stripped , 2 porches, front and side , 2 story , shingled and paper , 7 . . .- rooms. (.:continued Acreage and value of typeS Types Acreage on other side ) Value per acre Total Value Ridge : Slope : 14 $2.50 25 12.00 $35.00V Cove : Grazing Land : 300.00 v335.00 Fields Restocking : Cultivated Land : Orchard : 40 94.16 3766.40 Minerals : Value of Land : $ 335.00 1308.00 $5409.40 Value of Improvements : $ 1308.00 Value of Orchard : $ 3766.40 Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit : $ Value of Timber : $ Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract : $75.12 . Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ Tons CLEM • i. VW A I �-improvements: --- Continued Frame, 15x28', 1g- story , boarded and stripped, louse: metal roof , porch 5x12', ceiled inside, vacant Spring house: 8x10', frame, paper roof Meat house: 8x12’, frame , paper roof , cellar. 8x10', fr me , paper roof , adjoining 9x9', Tien house ; Trame , board roof, hog pen Meat house: 8x12’, frame , paper roof, 10x12’, frame , board roof, :en nouse: Shop: 12x14’, frame , boarded up, board roof, u Corn louse: 6x12x10’, shingle roof , good condition, 16x26 ’ 12x20’ , metal Barn:' 20x20x16 ’ , sheds , 16x20’ roof , good condition. Old log and spray house and shed: barrel shed 12x26 ’ , frame , paper roof. In orchard 16x28', frame , shingle roof. Barrel shed : - -- . * T - �jr o / ^ _ Claim of In the Circuit Court The State Commissic tioner, vs County, Virginia , No. At Law. of the State of Virginia, Peti- _ ^ more or less, of land in c - County, Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned, in answer to tne 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 County, Virginia , asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to aid petition and to said notice. * My name ^" My Post Office Address is _ <> 7/ I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tracl or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned , containing about acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements ^ _ — ^ * - £ 7 This land is located about miles from. Virginia , in theAfc 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 ) . t , The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows : North South East I acquired my fight, title, estate or interest to this property about the year following manner : __ 3 ? / fin the J ^ ^^ I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is S* . I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate m 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 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 ) . /j _C? Remarks : 5T J © _ c _o < ... 2 0 __ * _ vT __ X / ' .a J) JUI fJ / j L i / >«- <* ( . 1 r1 / Xjb Ltdi ^ Continue remarks if necessary on the back ) . Witness my signature ( or my name and mark attached hereto )> this day of , 1930. VL STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF. , To-wit : The undersigned hereby certifies thatthe 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 , day of this- _ - ^1 “1930. Y>H JC . Clerk of th8 Court, -or .Special-In vestigalui or Notary Public, gr Justice- of tho Peacsr( CZ 4 ^ __ - ��County: Rappahannock District: Piedmont -— $109 1 Weaver and Hudson Lap on Ann P Jolliffe’s Heirs Acreage Claimed: . 92.84 A. Assessed: 92.84 Deed: 92.84 Value Claimed: #15,000 Assessed: #1714.00 Deed: #1412 Location: . Fast of North Fork of Thornton River, foot of Fork Mountain Incumbrances, counter claims or laps: This tract lies entirely within that portion of the Overall Survey which was formerly known as share $3 and which was assigned to Ann P Jolliffe’s Heirs in the division of that property, It is understood th t Weaver and Hudson acquired title to this land from another source, and that this report shows a considerable portion of the land is improved grazing land There is no record of any suit having been instituted in the Circuit Court of Rappahannock County, or in the Circuit Court of Page County to contest the title of either Weaver and Hudson or that of the Jolliffe * s Heirs . . . Soil: Roads: That in wooded portion is sandy clay loam of good depth and fertility Moderate amount of moisture ; moderately rock *r southwest exposure . . Seven miles of mountain road ; thence seventeen miles to Luray, . nearest shipping point History of tract and condition of timber: Merchantable timber removed at . various times since tan bark was cut about 30 years ago The present stand consists largely of red ok, chestnut oak and some poplar and hickory, 2” to 10” DBH . Improvements: Consist of the following: This consists of an orchard of 1800 trees, occupy ing 40 acres There were 2000 They are mostly yorks, about 16 years old, good thrifty trees, but appear to need fertil izing Part of the orchard has grown up and needs clearing The soil appears to be thin in places on account of its inaccessibility and the condition of the roads leading to it This orchard is valued at #75.00 per acre #3000,00 House: Frame, 16x24 » , with T 12x12', 1 story, cdiled , shingle roof, 5 rooms, 2 small porches, planked and stripped 7o 00 Meat house: Frame, 10x12', paper roof Hen house: Frame, 10x14* , p per roof House: Frame, 18x22* , 1 story, boarded and stripped , 2 rooms, small porch, vacant .. 70.00 House: Frame, 18x30* , vacant, / oardea and stripped , 2 porches, front and side, 2 story , shingled and paper, 7 raroms, 100.00 House: Frame, 16x28* , 1;V story, boarded and stripped, met < 1 roof, porch 6x12', ceiled inside, vacant 175.00 : oring house: 8x10* , frame, paperroof 10.00 Orchard: . - . .- . . . —^ — ^ -— — . �Page two -- #109 1 Improvements: Weaver and Hudson Lap on n n J H J p l l iffe * s Heirs. - (cont * d) — Meat house: 8x12» , frame, paper roof, cellar Hen house: 8x10’, framo, p per roof, adjoining 9x9 frame, board roof, hog pen /’eat house: 8x12* , frame, paper roof Hen house: 10x12 * , frame, board r o o f Shop: 12x14’, frame, boarded up, board roof Corn house: 6x12x10’, shingle roof , good condition -darn: 20x20x16’, sheds, 16x20*16x26 12x20, metal roof, good condition , < 1Q 11 an I sprav house : rw , s ,;ui: In orchard barrel shed 12x26 * , frame, p per roof Barrell shed: 16x28* , frame, shingle roof — - . —- - - —— — - ,40.00 10.00 15.00 10.00 - - 15.00 2© 00 . 250.00 50.00 50.00 75.00 si;965.00 Acreage and value of tract by types: Value Type Acreage; Slope per $2.50 14 25 40 Fg Orchard 15.00 79 Total value of Total value of Total value of Total value of Total Value 55.00 375.00 v410.00 * land 15.00 orchard 3000.00 impfm’ts 965.00 tract „4380.00 average value per acre Note: acre 45o.44 Origindl purchase price Jacob Dwyer for 41420.80. f2832.80 — 100 acres then sold to �: R2T OUT o:; THh AC.I , ICC o f tile l Weaver & Hudson T r a c t 1 #10S The r e c o r d s i n t h i s case show t h a t weaver & Hudson are t h e owners of two pa. r c e l s of land which a d j o i n an d f o r n t ra c t . /10 Q . One p a r c e l , a c c o r d i n g to t h e d e e d c o n t a i n s 2 - 10 acres , 9 4 poles . . Our c o m p u t a t i o n v e r i f i e s t h i s acreage The o t h e r p a r c e l , a c c o r d i n g to t h e deed , .should he 190 £ acres , r r\ X . l e s s 124 a acres , or 66 <> A . i acres » . -r rzrrr - —- — ano-s Trn .1 &T? ^f m It is the hal r» * 7 ance of a 19 Og a.cre t r a c t a f t e r 124 p acre was s o l d o f i to ' Ja. cob Dwyer . Thus , a c c o r d i n g to the r e c o r d s Hudson should have h u t 66 acres p l u s 2 However , measurements which g r o u n d i n c r e a s e d t h e s i z e of t h e .. . <* * Weaver & . acres. £ jf 68 acres we made on the tract somewhat t ,:e s t a t e ’ s r e p o r t covers 79 ceres . . ) j so t h a t . _ . • 21oan , Chief E n g i n e e r , 1 a r k S e r v i c e « % #7 ,- A. * �County: Rappahannock District: Piedmont _#1 0 9 N W e a v e r _& Hudson A David Kendall // - // 5 \ H \ll . . H.H Hudson o’regard. rg ’ ' . S Jacob Dwyer a o - i i t % S\• «* /Grove & Spitler a rc> 2 X X w LEGEND: Orchard Cove Slope Grazing Land Ridge Tillable Land Scale - ln “ 20 chains �F ' Lva C . Veaver Claim of At Law. County, Virginia, No. In the Circuit Court of JiaPJ2iabaJlGP ck The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia , Peti92.64 acres tioner, vs. _ — _ A. l?19 9A land in _ Ji PJ County, Virginia, Defendants. more or less, of 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 County, Virginia , asks leave of the Court to file this Court of Happahanno ck as his answer to said petition and to said notice. My name is Eva C Weaver My Post Office Address is larr a j Va I claim a right , title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought 92.84 acres, on which there are the following to be condemned, containing about buildings and improvements .3L.room , dwelli. ngj.26 ro om t enaiit.housesJ suinmer kitchen and dining room , large stable ano barn , apple house i n orchard , 2 barrel storage houses Virginia, in miles from H3 p er ryviSLl §. This land is located about - _7. Magisterial District of said County. the.FA§ Pe & _ __ ^^ _ . __ _. ^ __ _ _ — __ __ 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 ) . Undivided one half interest in fee other owner Hartha Y . Hudson - The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows : H H Hudson North n o s d u H H H . South Hudson H H East Jacob Dwyer West § 1 27 in the year the I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about following manner : under will of E . . Weaveri my liusband . . ._ . . _ _ _ I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements there. I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, on is $iA 19k 9 A? in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $ JL5Cp 00 acres of land adjoining the above described tract or I am the owner of . 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 v ( 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 ) . , appie 2000 bearing in l nd a orchard acres this of 50 Remarks: trees 20 years old . This property bought and developed for a co mm er c ia 1 or c ha r d - _ _ _ . _ _ . _ Witness ( Continue _ remarks if necessary on the back ) . . . as agent for Evva C . Te aver my signature ) or my name and mark ttached June , _._ _ _ . . _ _ hereto ) this _ £ r 9 tn . , ^ r£ntr for T wa_ / . clay / -* + , 1930. ~ of . eaver £ Page , To-wit : OF STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY 1 leaver _ \ YYAA £ PH fiATA AP 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 , , e n u J 6 th , 1930. day of this " _ " _ _ _ Special:Investigator or Notary Public, or:Justice of the Pea.Se lotary Public Cterib D& jfA: ' �� 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 Rappahannock County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Description An account of the resource The first series in the Rappahannock County SNP Records collection consists of 350 files related to the court proceedings from The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Clifton Aylor and others, and Thirty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred (37,400) Acres of Land, more or less, in Rappahannock County, Virginia. This was a court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire privately held land located within the boundary of Rappahannock County in the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. Within the boundaries of eight counties, the state of Virginia, in collaboration with the Federal government, used eminent domain 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 to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents in this collection are the legal proceedings for each individual tract of land that made up the one court case. In most cases, the individual case files consist of property surveys, assessments for the value of the land and improvements, and claims by the owner of the property. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Bulk of the collection dates 1930 to 1934 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. 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Title A name given to the resource Weaver and Hudson Description An account of the resource Tract: 109 - I; Location: East of North Fork of the Thornton River; Cost/Acre: $75.12; Estimate Value: $5,409.40; Number of Acres: 79.0; Monies Awarded: $5,409.40 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 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 109 - I Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context weaver-and-hudson-tract-109-i Hudson Weaver https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/5e37ce8231fc2eba6d1c5d432e4aaecf.pdf ed07da5bb252e70c367a633646372ee2 PDF Text Text -itappahannock County Hawthorne District 0wner NAME OF - #210 Weekley, Eva. Number of Acres : Location : 60 Hazel Mountain, and entirely within the Park Area . Roads : It is 3 miles over steep rough roads to the Lee Highway at Beech Spring, and thence 14 miles to Luray, the nearest shipping point . The soil is a sandy loam of good depth and fertility with some The slopes are moderate and gentle Soil : . . rock History of Tract and condition of timber: The bark merchantable timber were re moveda good many years ago but there isand some merchantable second growth on a small portion. The cleared land has been abandoned except for graz ing for several years, and a part is growing Tip to brush, but there is very good sod There has been considerable fire damage on the northwestern oortion. Timber: On 10 acres there is a stand of White Pine and oak up to 16” DBF; Pf Tulr quality. The estimate is 20 M. Improvements : 1 old abandoned log house, hen house and spring house in fair condition. - . "" Acreage and value of types : Value Acreage Types Slope : Total Value per acre 46 @ §2.50 $115.00 12 @ 13.00 156/00 #271.00 2 @ 30.00 Cove : Grazing Land : Cultivated Land : Orchard : 60.00 $331.00 Minerals : Value of Land : $ 271,00 Value of Improvements : $ Value of Orchard : $ 60*00 Value of Minerals : $ Value of Timber : $40•00 40.00 3371.00 Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract : $ / 6.18 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ i jOHE ' CLEM ~ - �County: District t #210 Rappahannock Hawthorne - Weakley, Eva , Acreage Claimed: Assessed: 60 A Deed: Value Claimed: Assessed: $50, Deed: Inherited Location: . Hazel Mountain, and entirely within the Park area Incumbrances, counter claims or laps: Roads: None - nown, - It is 5 miles over steep rough roads to the Lee High way at Beech Spring, and thence 14 miles to Luray, the nearest shipping point . Soil: The soil is a sandy loam of good depth and fertility with some rock The slopes are moderate and gentle . . History of tract and condition of timber: The bark and merchantable HFimber were removed a good many years ago but there is some merchantable second growth on a small portion The cleared land has been abandoned except for grazing for several years, and a part is growing up to brush, but there is very good sod There has been considerable fire damage on the northwestern portion ' " “ ' ' . . Timber: . On 10 acres there is a stand of White Pine and oak up to 16” DBH of fair quality The estimate is 20 M valued at #2.00 per M , a total of #40.00 . . — Improvements: The improvements consist of: House, log, abandoned, Henhouse Spring house - Orchard: No value No value 48 old apple trees which have not been sprayed or pruned, 2 acres valued at #30 per A,or #60, There are . l Value slop ® Grazing Orchard No value / Acreage and value of land by types: Typ es: . Per A* * Acreage: H 12 2 13.00 30.00 i; ' • Total value of land: n M "M timber H tt orchard ! ! ft tract , " - #269.00 n 40.00 60,00 Average value per acre for tract * -—-# 6.53 i Total Value . flOS,OO 156 00 #259.00 �County: Rappahannock District: Hawthorne fi #210 - Weakley, Eva \ . J & H Dodson LEGEND: Orchard Slope Grazing Land Ridge Tillable Land Scale - l” = 20 chains Cove � 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 Rappahannock County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Description An account of the resource The first series in the Rappahannock County SNP Records collection consists of 350 files related to the court proceedings from The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Clifton Aylor and others, and Thirty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred (37,400) Acres of Land, more or less, in Rappahannock County, Virginia. This was a court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire privately held land located within the boundary of Rappahannock County in the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. Within the boundaries of eight counties, the state of Virginia, in collaboration with the Federal government, used eminent domain 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 to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents in this collection are the legal proceedings for each individual tract of land that made up the one court case. In most cases, the individual case files consist of property surveys, assessments for the value of the land and improvements, and claims by the owner of the property. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Bulk of the collection dates 1930 to 1934 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 Weakley, Eva Description An account of the resource Tract: 210; Location: Hazel Mountain; Cost/Acre: $6.18; Estimate Value: $371.00; Number of Acres: 60.0; Monies Awarded: $ (n/a) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 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 210 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context weakley-eva-tract-210 Weakley https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/a5cf5df81a63f1970d1385574538841c.pdf 8b282c81869482acf100dbeb289aa3a7 PDF Text Text RA1PAHAUH0CK G 0U1ITY NAME OF CLAIMANT # 235 Weakley , Amos J . - Number of Acres: 2 2 Location: Roads: Broad Hollow , a d j o i n i n g remainder of tract , which l i e s o u t s i d e of Park area Two a n d one h a l f miles to P T V a l l e y Head ; t h e n c e f o u r m i l e s to S p e r r y v i l l e ; thence seventeen m i l e s to Luray , nearest s h i p p i n g p o i n t . . - Soil: . . Sandy c l a y loam of good depth and f e r t i l i t y ; s o u t h e a s t exposure Ahandance of m o i s t u r e ; comparatively f r e e of rock ; s t e e p to moderate s l o p e s . . . Lost of t h i s t r a c t was c l e a r e d many y e a r s ago C u l t i v a t e d and g r a z e d s i n c e b e i n cleared Good g r a s s g r o w i n g i n g r a z i n g f i e l d , Wooded ^ p o r t i o n cut over f o r tan bark about 30 y e a r s ago Since then o t h e r timber p r o d u c t s nave been removed a t v a r i o u s t i m e s t present t h e r e are some r e d oak , chestnut oak a n d p o p l a r of small s i z e s growing thereon , llerchantable timber c o n s i s t s of an e s t i m a t e d s t a n d of 70 c o r d s of fuelwood History of Tract and condition of timber: . . Improvements: . . . none Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge : 7 h -'i ^ 3.00 321.00 9 y 20.00 180.00 Cultivated Land : oR © 25.00 Orchard : 1 Slope: Cove : Grazing Land : Fields Restocking: 125.00 i 326.00 y 50.00 50.00 35.00 ) 411.00 Minerals: Value of Land : $ oiio * 00 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard: $ 0 Value of Minerals: .$ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ 35 • 0 Value of Wood : $ . Value per acre for tract: $ 15 CL Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ rone . �NTY: RAPPA - 1AY ;0K DISTRICT: HA T 0 .U G #2.3o Acre . r.ic Claimed: ' . Amos - eakley , J . . Bb’iSD: 50 A Assessed e0 50 A - $100.00 Tt Value Claimed: »1000.00 140.00 (1905) rT - Location: Broad Hollow, adjoining remainder of tract , which lies out side of Parx area « Incur; > ranees x cuntfe] cuiiiuo or laps: Nona free of rock. Steep oil: Sandy clay loam of good depth and fertility, fouth e st exp . Comparatively Abundance of moisture erate sl > pes . . Roads: 2\ mlles to F T* Valley Road : theno four miles Thence 17 ml 1 a to Luray, nearest shipping o Lnt to . . sure to mod - . Sporryville - t of this tract as olear ill story of tract nd c - > ndi ti on of t nbnr: d lace being ole red * d many years igo Cul tv ited an2T Lng field, o >ded poi ti n out over Good i tS3 gro in in iujs then ouhe timber products for tan bark about 50 ye rs ago , at various times . t prejsent there ire some re< have been remov oak , chestnut oak and poplar o small sizes growing thereon & Merchantable tirnbei c : isints of m e tiuatei st id '-J .i n nKJ cords of fuel . o d valu u t oQtf per cord ' . . • . . ( Impr jvemeu t s: ’lone. Value of Iond by types: fypos: Acreage FC O FG 9 7 Slope Orchard • 7alue per ac re v 25.00 .00 . 3 00 1 v9 Total value >f 1 nd Total value of timber Tot 1 value ,f orchard Tot 1 v i1 le *f tr et Average value per acre . 3e.O0 „ Oho uQ 50.00 411.00 18.68 4- rpr L w j. 1 -. . / J - V. lue - 1 u• >0 7 C 00 00 .3 ;c.00 - >' ] .< a .• �Ccmnty: Rappahannock District: Hawtho rne A #235 - Weakley, J. Amos . J W.Bennett Estate Culpeper Natl/: . Bank f . ii $ Wayman Dodson f/ g •r . ^ ** W\c Lindsay Jenkins # LEGEND: Cove Orchard Slope Ridge Scale Grazing Land Tillable Land - l" = 20 chains �VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUI 'J COURT OF RAPPAliANNuCi COUNTY The S t a t e Commission on Conservation co- development o f t h e S t a t e of V i r g i n i a -- - -I’ e t i t i o n e r An s we r of Gu & rd i an ad L i t em vs Clifton e t a l s , and 37 , 400 acres of land , more or l e s s Ayl o r The j o i n t and separate defendant s answer of Amos J . Weakley , an i n c o m p e t e n t person , by h i s g u a r d i a n ad l i t e m and t h e answer of t h e s a i d g u a r d i a n ad l i t e m f o r t h e s a i d i n c o m p e t e n t defendant , to a p e t i t i o n a t law e x h i b i t e d a g a i n s t hin and o t h e r s i n t h e Cir c u i t Court of Rappahannock County , V i r g i n i a , by t h e S t a t e Commission on Conservation and development of t h e S t a t e of V i r g i n i a . For answer to t h e s a i d p e t i t i o n or to so much t h e r e o f a s he i s advised t h a t i t i s m a t e r i a l t h a t he should answer , answers ano s a y s ; t h a t . h e knows n o t h i n g o f t h e ratters set forth i n t h e s a i d p e t i t i o n and by reason of h i s incom etency i s incapable of u n d e r s t a n d i n g or aking care of h i s r i g h t s and i n t e r e s t s ; he t h e r e f o r e , by h i s said g u a r d i a n ad l i t e m , commends himself , and , h i s r i g h t s and i n t e r e s t s , to t h e p r o t e c t i o n of t h e Court and prays t h a t no o r d e r may be e n t e r e d which w i l l tena to h i s p r e j u d i c e The s a i d g u a r d i a n ad l i t e m , r e s e r v i n g to himself . the benefit of a l l just exceptions to said petition , answering for s a i d incompetent defendant , answers and says : That he i s t h e g u a r d i a n ad l i t e m a p p o i n t e d to defend t h e above named incompetent defendant , who i s t h e owner , or t h e owner of an i n t e r e s t , i n a tract of land involved i n t h e s e proceed E. W. CHELF A T T O R N E Y AT L A W WASHINGTON , VA . i n g s , and a l l e g e d t c c o n t a i n about 22 - acres , and b e i n g d e s i g n a t e d as t r a c t # 235 i n t h e r e c o r d of t h e s e p r o c e e d i n g s ; b u t t h a t knows n o t h i n g as t o t h e t r u t h or f a l s i t y of the he statements contained � 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 Rappahannock County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Description An account of the resource The first series in the Rappahannock County SNP Records collection consists of 350 files related to the court proceedings from The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Clifton Aylor and others, and Thirty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred (37,400) Acres of Land, more or less, in Rappahannock County, Virginia. This was a court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire privately held land located within the boundary of Rappahannock County in the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. Within the boundaries of eight counties, the state of Virginia, in collaboration with the Federal government, used eminent domain 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 to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents in this collection are the legal proceedings for each individual tract of land that made up the one court case. In most cases, the individual case files consist of property surveys, assessments for the value of the land and improvements, and claims by the owner of the property. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Bulk of the collection dates 1930 to 1934 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 Weakley, Amos Description An account of the resource Tract: 235; Location: West side of Broad Run about 1 mile south of Hazel River; Cost/Acre: $10.00; Estimate Value: $5.00; Number of Acres: 1.0; Monies Awarded: $ (n/a) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 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 235 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context weakley-amos-tract-235 Jenkins https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/a548a44197615951caf0fee98e4ff332.pdf a4fb8367e5e17fa6667f97d55a5def4d PDF Text Text RAFPA1IAIC OGK GOUHTY NAME OF CLAIMANT Veakly , A n o s #235 a - - j . Number of Acres: 1 Roads : On west s i d e o f B r o a d Bun a b o u t 1 n i l e - sou L i of H a z e l R i v e r P a r t l y w i t h i n t h e P a r k area A p p r o x i m a t e l j t h r e e n i l e s o f u n i m p r o v e d d i r t r o a d t o s t a, t e h i g h w a y t h r o u g h L i e F 1’ V a l l e y Soil : 3a n d y l o a n o f g o o d d e p t h a n d n e d i u n Location : . . . . X ertil ity . History of Tract and condition of timber: T h i s i s timbered portion of a A l l o f t h e m e r c h a n t a b l e saw t i m b e r a n d Nothing remains, but an tan bark has been removed .even s t a n d o f f u e l w o o d e s t i m a t e d a t 1 0 c o r d s larger Improvements: None tract . . . . Acreage and value of types : Value per acre Acreage Types Total Value Ridge : Slope : @ JL Cove : 55.00 Grazing Land : Fields Restocking : Cultivated Land : Orchard : Minerals : Value of Land: $ 5.00 Value of Improvements : $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit : $ Value of Timber: $ 5 . 0 0 flO * 0 CT - T o t a l "" Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract : $ 10 * 00 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : 55.00 �COUNTY: Pi.?PATJANNOCK DISTRICT: HA THORN ^- Tr a m og . eakly ' Acres e Claimed: Value Claimed: Examined by: rV D tmv h m.D assessed • ff ’t «? . S. • II ! Locati m : On west side of uroad Run usual 1 mile south of ilasel River Partly within the Park area. , Incumbrances. i oo niter claims or 1 os: oil: Candy loam of 500d depth and None so far DO kne n. . medium fertility Roads: Approximately o miles of unimproved dirt road to st te high ay tnrough the F T Valley . .. _ - - tract and 0 : tdillon pf timber: This is toe timbereo portion large , tx ot. ^11 of ae iiO u:» 1 ; •It »e eaw timuer a .d tan bark has been r moved, Ji» othing renal ;£ id an uneven st na of fuel .oou estimated at 10 cords v 1.10 d pe 3 a History of of a . *a i v» a. T , Impr jveme i t s: - Tone. Va 1ue o f lanci b Type types : ’ Acreage Cove Total value of Tot 1 value of . 1 L j . nd Value acre per To.JO " !w.oo improvements Total value of timber . b 00 Total value of t r e t 10.00 Average value per mrs 10• 00 Total Value b * 00 - �C ounty: Rappahanno ck District: Hawthorn N A #235a - Weakley, Amos . J W.Bennett Estate y7 • s/ i ? ^\kmos ^ J.P.Jenkins Weakley "w w w ww LEGEND: Cove Orchard Grazing Land Slope Ridge Scale - Tillable Land 1" 2 20 chains � 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 Rappahannock County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Description An account of the resource The first series in the Rappahannock County SNP Records collection consists of 350 files related to the court proceedings from The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Clifton Aylor and others, and Thirty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred (37,400) Acres of Land, more or less, in Rappahannock County, Virginia. This was a court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire privately held land located within the boundary of Rappahannock County in the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. Within the boundaries of eight counties, the state of Virginia, in collaboration with the Federal government, used eminent domain 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 to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents in this collection are the legal proceedings for each individual tract of land that made up the one court case. In most cases, the individual case files consist of property surveys, assessments for the value of the land and improvements, and claims by the owner of the property. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Bulk of the collection dates 1930 to 1934 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 Weakley, Amos Description An account of the resource Tract: 235 - A; Location: Broad Hollow; Cost/Acre: $18.68; Estimate Value: $411.00; Number of Acres: 22.0; Monies Awarded: $ (n/a) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 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 235 - A Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context weakley-amos-tract-235-a Weakley https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/d7e006b97cad01a4ddb0a57678a5ab91.pdf 306bdc2c6a31d7e047896810d53831ea PDF Text Text Rappahannock County Piedmont District tj&/CLAIMANT NAME OF #216 Number of Acres : Location : 32 -g - - - Wayland, Lorena,Mrs & Ashby,Claudia,Mrs Between Hazel River and Jenkins Hollow, entirely within Pa.rk Area, Roads : It is two miles over rough roads to the Lee Highway at Estes Mill and thence 16 miles to Luray , the nearest shipping point. . The soil is a sandy loam rich but rocky and the exoosure to the southeast Soil : . The slop s are moderate History of Tract and condition of timber : Some of the best timber has been cut but a good stand remains There has been little fire There is a stand of timber to 24" DBH Timber: . Improvements : . . . None Acreage and value of types : Types Acreage f Value per acre Total Value Slope : 30 @ $ 3.00 $91*50 Cove : 2 @ 5.00 10.00 $101.50 Grazing Land : Cultivated Land : Orchard : Minerals : Value of Land : $ 101 •50 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Timber : $ 136 * 00 . 136.00 . #257 bo Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract : $ 7 . 3 0 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ NONE CLERK �1/4 Claim of In the Circuit C The State Corant issic tioner, vs > ^ ^^ n Conser) j ( n ' _ _ _ Co(mty, Virginia, ai/dy Development of the Sfate At Lafa. of Virginia, Peti- m more or less, of land in County, Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned , in answer to the p jtftjftn of the State Commission on Conservation and De^ / feta in response to the notice of condemnation awarded velopment of the S of Virginia upon the filin saia petition? and “published in accordance with the order of the Circuit •_ Court of County, Virginia, a leave of the .li as his answer to sai tice. 7 said My name is PQ. My Post Office Address is '4. / * I claim a right, title, estate or interest inVaJ;ract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned , containing abautJU -, ,acres, on which there are the owing ^ 1Lid buildings and improvements :• icateWabout ^^ ~ % iC ‘ , ^ _ _ miles from feC Virginia, in J'C&wJVtagisterial District of said County. I claim thefNfo/ lowing right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above : rln 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 / f) * This the ^ The land owners £t ^ __ X _ _X / adj rbpnt to t North. South East West ^ ^ ^ above 'described tyact or parcel of land are as follows : __fe I acquired following light ,ftitle, nner : j estate gp interest) this property about the year _in the / = <5£ 0~! I claim that the otal value of this tract or parcel of land With the improvements thereb- -lL . I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, on is $ in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $ 0 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 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 : tk ^ _____ _ D ( Continue remarks if necessary my signature ( or my name and fitness of - - Wkl 2 . ^ this ^ e back ) , — — day I ST /T£ OF -VIRGINIA COUNTY OF it : V The undersigned hereby certifies that &JL.. ~ the above named claimant personally appeared before him and fjnd.de oath that the matten£ and things wearing in his > ove answer are true to the best /> f his (mo ledge and belief , ^ i this day of 6 ^ ^ ^ Clerlpof the Courtfbr Special InvesjSgator or Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace. �^ OJJu d bWJLQj V FILED IN CLERK’S OFFICIO RAPPAi I- AXNOtil COU:vTV �mrmxcTt c » uHT5r * #216 * PIED? - ciiT P PPAHAHHCOE Lerena Hyland & Claudia Ashby » Acreage Claimed: Assessed Area 32 Area In Deed 32.49 Value Claimed: $640 Location; Between Hazel River and Jenkins Hollow, en * Assessed Value tirely within Park . Incumbrances, counter elalms, laps, etc ; Consideration . Hone known/ It is two miles over rough roads to the Lee Roads: Highway at Estes Mill and thence 16 rlies to . Luray, the nearest shipping point soil: The soil is a sandy loam rich but rocky, The slopes are moderate and the exposure to the . southeast History of tract a nd condition of timber; Some of the best timber has . Thea been at cut but a good stand xs£ remains . has been little fire Timber: There is a stand of ti b r to 24“ . DBH The estimate follows: Species XBP 28 8 1 White Pine Total 37 Oak Poplar #3.00 6.00 4.00 Value $84.00 48.00 4.00 #136.00 . Improvement s: Hone Acreage and value of tract by types; Type Tptal Value per M Acreage Value per acre Total Value Slope 19 #3.00 #57.00 Cove 2 5.00 10.00 #67.00 21 Total value of land Total value of timber Total value of tract #67.00 156.00 203.00 # Average value per acre 9.67 �County: Rappahannock District: Piedmont #216 - Lorena Wayland & Claudia Ashby A/ A Alpheus Clark James Jenkins ST Johannes. Jenkins . s Izza' Rector LEGEND: Cove Orchard Slope Ridge Scale Grazing Land Tillable Land 1" 20 chains - � 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 Rappahannock County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Description An account of the resource The first series in the Rappahannock County SNP Records collection consists of 350 files related to the court proceedings from The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Clifton Aylor and others, and Thirty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred (37,400) Acres of Land, more or less, in Rappahannock County, Virginia. This was a court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire privately held land located within the boundary of Rappahannock County in the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. Within the boundaries of eight counties, the state of Virginia, in collaboration with the Federal government, used eminent domain 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 to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents in this collection are the legal proceedings for each individual tract of land that made up the one court case. In most cases, the individual case files consist of property surveys, assessments for the value of the land and improvements, and claims by the owner of the property. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Bulk of the collection dates 1930 to 1934 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 Wayland and Culpeper Nat'l Bk Description An account of the resource Tract: 216; Location: Between Hazel River and Jenkins Hollow; Cost/Acre: $7.30; Estimate Value: $237.50; Number of Acres: 32.5; Monies Awarded: $ (n/a) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 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 216 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context wayland-and-culpeper-natl-bk-tract-216 Ashby Wayland