134 20 4487 https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/ff2e2526f08e9e67cdea3a78bc91c804.pdf a6b0b4798bfffa6f819b1c46f73e836c PDF Text Text Cour ’j. Rappahannock District: NAME OF CLAIMANT #166 Number of Acres: - Blue Ridge Land Corporation 14 Lewis Willis . Location: Thornton Gap . Panorama,entirely within Park area . Roads: Lee Highway Soil : Sandy clay loam, average fertility with northern exposure . History of Tract and condition of timber : ing land for many years, which lies in Page County . - This land appears to have been graz It is a part of the larger tract most of " Improvements Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value 14 #75.00 #1050.00 Ridge: Slope : Cove: Grazing Land : Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land : Orchard : Minerals: Value of Land : $ Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber : $ Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract: $ 75 #00 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ CLERK v �DISTRICT: C CUNT : * fiL #166 mills* Lewis J £C«A £? *. Acreate claimed ^Assessed Value clained : 228 A Deed Assessed mmt **$2 * 50 Deed < * Examined ——- «22 BA Not given Marsh, Stoneburner and Gilliam by ; Doc at ion : Iterator? Park Incumbrances , R A PPAHANN OC K poi rea nter claims, etc , : None Hoads : . panorama , entirely 'within Gap . . known Lee Highway * Sandy clay Irani Soil : . average fertility with northern exposure Histcry of tract and condition of ti ber : Tliia land appears to have been grazing land for many years . It is a part cf a larger tract most of which . lies in Page County . Improvements : Acreage None and value of land b; types: Type Acreage ?0 14 Total value of lend Note : acre £50.00 Total Value $700.00 £700, 00 £700.00 Total value of tract Average value per Value per acre tf tract £50.00 . Practically all of this tract lies in page county from which records the assessed values were taken � 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 Blue Ridge Land Corp Description An account of the resource Tract: 166; Location: Thornton Gap - Panorama; Cost/Acre: $75.00; Estimate Value: $1,050.00; Number of Acres: 14.0; Monies Awarded: $825.00 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract 166 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context blue-ridge-land-corp-tract-166 Willis https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/6af8662286ae0b084f27b6ddca2b8fc0.pdf 7fccbed857ecca66dbc12b915a600750 PDF Text Text RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY NAME OF #69 ^ CLAIMANT - Bolen, J.B. 665 Number of Acres: . East of Piney River, northwest of Pignut Mountain 5 miles of fair dirt road to Lee Highway near Sperryvilie ; thence Roads : 17 miles to Miray, nearest shipping point Location : . s2$ freeno? . .ess ibie 1t northern and southern portions is also of good depth and fertility rock surface has more History of Tract and condition of timber : 7TIMBER , LANDS: Tap barfc, was re ? about 30 years ago from all forested. portions , iviost of the mere from the and portions northern been removed southern has timber These sections now support a stand of chestnut oak, red oak and some The timber on the western portion has been leased poplar 4” to 8" DBH. , operator Some of it has been cut by the mill which is to a sawmill now on the tract (See other side for remainder of History) Improvements: Orchards near house ; 530 trees, 30 40 years old 30 peach trees, 9 years old 440 trees, 6 8 years “did Orchard near sawmill ; Originally contained 5 or 6 acres, but is now grown up to brush and only 45 trees have survived Upper orchard near old house: This orchard is if miles above the Bolen dwelling adjoining grazing land, 40 trees, 25 years old ~ ~ House: 14x40 * , witW TWx 2 CT, dll, Trame, metal roof, eight rooms, four of which are plastered. Acetylin lighting system in fair condition, two house: 3 years old, frame and Spring porches, house is 40 years old ~ roof, good condition ram shingled f , x 12 12 house : ; 57 concrete Meat ' “ house: 10x12', shingled paper roof , : 21 XOxI Lamb House Chicken Cellar and corn house: 10x18', shed 10x18', Shedr~18x24', shingled Blacksmith Shop: Barn: Coneretrs SCHSTTrarne 20x3TTr FaTr shape Goat shed: 12x14', Sheep shed: 14x36' Tenant house: No roof Log, abandoned sETngle roof, usMTTf Teed house, di1dpidatecT~ Frame, shingled, 10x12'. Old Tenant Rouse: Binder house: Log, 12xlS 1 , shingled, 4 rooms, dilapidated, (and "old orchard) Stable: Old dwelling. 16x24', abandoned Cow barn at house: Corn house: Hen house . ^ • - . - ~ " " . ' . . . ^ ' — " - —. 1 ' .. . . - " . . - - — --- " ' . " . — Acreage and value of types: Value per acre Acreage Types Total Value Ridge : Slope : 417 @ $5.00 $2085.00 Cove : 16 @ 119 @ 6.00 25.00 96.00 2975.00 66 @ 8.00 528.00 17 @ 30.00 60.00 $6194.00 Grazing Land : Fields Restocking : - Cultivated Land : 30 Orchard : @ 510.00 1800.00 Minerals: Value of Land : $ 6194.00 5000.00 Value of Improvements : $ 3000.00 Value of Orchard : $ $10994.00 1800.00 Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit : $ Value of Timber: $ 9/ Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract: ^ Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ NONE CLERK �4 Forward from front page History of tract and condition of timber ( continued ) ^ Part of the fields have been somewhat neglected, conse - Grazing: quently small clumps of sassafras, locust and sumach are now growing thereon On the whole, the grazing fields are in fair condition 'there is plenty of water for the stock Most of the field has southern exposure _Cultivated Fields: Cleared many years ago Very little J eep and fertile surface rockT soil, in good condition . . . . -^ .. ” * * 1* » •> * * i * 1 �Countyi Rappahannock District: Piedmont . #69 - Bolen, Bernard Aoreage Claimed: Assessed Value Cla tried: Location; ft ft . 3ast of Piney River, northwest of Pignut Mountain Incumbrances, counter claims or laps: Soil; Deed . None known . Sandy clay That in the central portion of the tract is comparatively free of rock and is of good depth and fertility While th t In the northern and southern portion is also of good depth and fertility It has more surface . . . rock Roads: Five miles of fair dirt road to Lee Highway near Sperryville ; * o Luray, nearest shipping point thence seventeen miles : Timber lands lstory of traot and condition of timber:/ Tan bark ' was removed .bout #0 years ago from ail forested portions Most of the merchantable timber has been removed from the northern and southern portions These sections now support a stand of chestnut oak, red oak and some poplar 4” to 8" DBH The timber on the western portion has been leased to a sawmill operator Some of it has been cut by the mill which is now on the tract Grazing: Part of the fields have been somewhat neglected, consequently small dumps of sassafras, locust and sumach are now growing thereon, on the whole the grazing fields are in fair condition There is plenty of water for the stock Most of the field has southern exposure Cultivated fields: Cleared many years Deep and fertile soil, Very little surface rock ago i good condition i . . . . . . . . . . . . Improvements: Orchards near house: 530 tree's',' "30 40 years old 12 AC 60 440 trees, 6 8 years old 10 AC 40 30 peach tre s 9 years old 1 AC 30 -- Orchard near sawmill; -- . $720.00 400.00 30.00 no Originally contained a or 6 A , but is now grown up to brush and only 45 trees have survived 40.00 . Upper orchard near old house ; This orchard is! § miles above the Bolen dwelling adjoining grazing land 40 trees, 25 years old, 1 AC 7a 00 . . 1265 OU �— | 69 3** Bolen, Bernard ( continued ) ' # Bulidl s ; douse ; 14x40’, with 16x20’ ell, frame, metal roof, eight rooms, four of which are plastered, Acefrylin lighting system in fair e ‘lo0 00 condition, two porches, house is 40 years old Spring house: 3 years old, frame and concrete 100.00 Meat ‘house '12x12’ frame,shingled roof, good condition, oO OO paper roof, , House Lamb 40.00 10 12 : x ’ lu 00 cKi'c¥en House; 10x12 * , shingled, Shed: 18x 24’ shingled 100.00 Cellar and corn house: 10x18 * , shed 10x18’, fair shape, 125,00 Sarri': "Conorel;e ' and frame 20x36 ’, ( Cost about #1000.00 } 600.00 liaoksmlth" ' shop; No roof 10.00 Goat shed!: 11x14’, 10.00 Sheep shed: 14x36’, 20.00 Tenant house: Log, abandoned, shingle roof, used for feed, 10.00 house, dilapidated Binder house: Frame, shingled 10x12 * , 10.00 Old tenant House: ( Log , 12x18’ ) s tingled, 4 rooms, dilapid 7o 00 ated , and old orchard Cow" “barn at house : 100.00 Old dwell ling:'l'6xl4’, abandoned, 100.00 Stable : 10.00 ile'ri house: 10.00 Corn house: 10.00 389o 00 ^ . — — . . . . . .. . . - . . Acreage and value of land by types: Value Type Slope Cove F c F g F r Acreage per acre 415 16 17 119 66 02.00 5.00 20.00 15.00 10.00 653 Total value of land Total value of improvements Total value of orchard at #52.71 av Total value of tract average value per acre . #3695.00 2895.00 1265.00 7855 Q:. 13.39 . Total Value o7uu :w80.00 340.00 1785.00 660.00 3695.00' �COUNTY: RAPPAHANNOCK DISTRICT: PIEDI ONT SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT #69 the R t * . - BO J EN . BERNARD Th© timber rights on this tract are owned by L, Cooper Estate * * A part of the tiraber has been operated * stand remaining on ths property , The and the mlue of the stumpage , Is estimated as follows: 142 y Red Oak White Oak 26 " Chest Oak 16 " Poplar 26 " ••• White Pine m M Q $3.00 per M * $1575*00 �* — Claim of In the Circuit County, Virginia, No more or less, of land i County, Virginia, Defendants At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. ., . 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 sajfl petition apd published in accordance with the order of the Circuit County, Virginia , asks leave of the Court to file this as Court of / his answer fo aid petition and to said notice. My name is 1 My post office address is, ^ ^ / ~ J Z?/ - . I claim a right, title, estate or interest fn a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned , containing about.. ? 3 acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements : i ^ ^ This I d is located about the miles from.^c< 3 Magisterial District of saia County. Virginia , in ^^^ 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 owner or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of • land described above.) . _ ^ The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows: North y South- East. West ^ ^ I acquir dmy right, title , estate or interest to this property about the year....,/.2 following manner ^ ?. ^ * 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 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 ) . Remarks: ( Continue remarks if necessary on the back ) . Witness my signature ( or my name and mark attached hereto ) this day J of , 193/ ... STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY , To- wit : 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 , day this.... . , 193 . . / Notary Public, or Justice of the Pea«e. �<p : c c x< c �RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY NAME OF #69 Miller, D D - . .- CLAIMANT . Timber Right on J B.Bolen Tract of 331 acres Number of Acres: Location : Roads: Soil : History of Tract and condition of timber: Improvements: Acreage and value of types: Acreage Types Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: Cove: Grazing Land : Fields Restocking : Cultivated Land: Orchard : Minerals: Value of Land : $ Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ 1600 *00 n 400.00 Bark Value of Wood: $ " $1600.00 400 *00 $200(5705 , Value per acre for tract : $ Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ NONE CLERK �is Claim of In the CircuiVCourt of _ _ The State C .1: o on Conservation and Develo tioner, vs. . _ A County, Virginia, Defendants. more or less, of land in The undersigned , in answer jx the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the _§tate of irginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the rHnSTof §)iid 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 sai tition and to £aid rrMic& My name is > h My Post Office ss is / I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a trdcNor parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about _ _ i _ _ iz r 6acres, on whifoh there are the QUOWING buildings and improvements!) JJ— n b-\A yQ _ Zs<? XUhM r. ^ ^ & ^ ^^ * % - . tvuL N iS_ l:_ ___ out i- g _> ' Ty&d#n 4 it locate / miles from Virginia, in < ^ the 1 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 ) . __ ^ ^ r The land owners djaeenr o the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows : je o North South _ o East _L^ l CtA _ ^ __ ^ _ West I ^^ I acquired my right, title, estate or following manner : _ \ ^ __ itfEfefest to this property about the year 7m in the , ( / ‘ I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $ c2 . 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 Q- *. I am the owner of acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parc§J 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 $ 0 ( 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 hefshq also insert here a description of the tract or parcel o dand by metes and bounds ) . J \ J. LdJ- J2 Affiemarks: Jd A <ZC£LLJ_ -0- _ ^ ^ 9M — — ( Continue remarks if necessary on the back ) . day WitiresAmy signature ( or my name and mark attached h of , 1930. STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF To-wit : The undersigned hereby certifies that 5v the above named claimant personally appeaifeP before him and made oath that the matters to /the .best of his knowledge and belief , and things appearing in his abov day of . this r7r y __ — __ __ \ ^ ' L ____J _ _ the Cour # $r Special Investigator or ary Public, or Justice of the Peace. ;k tof ��* �/ '/7 __ of jLX -uk r ?/ M S '7 *' f? $ I I yj oVi, / J Claim In the Circuit Court of The State Commission on nnse: ion and Development of the State of X _ _ tioner, vs.- IILLc ^v v . Uac aA . .4it..&AA J x ^ ^ — ^ x, X Z — _ — * At Law. —— - irginia, Peti . is more or less, of land in _ _ _\ County, Virginia, Defendants. x¥ X The undersigned , in answer to thevpbtition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit _\ Court of County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to sfcid petition and to said notice. My name is My Post Office Address is __ I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a trApt parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about acres, on which there are the following _ buildings and improvements : * _ Wjb - ^ _ r* This land is located about iix miles from.JjS. .Virginia, in the v 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 ) . ^ __ ^=s=^T_ if ^ i 3A The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows: North South East West I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year /J in the Z // following manner : _ _ ^ -jA I claim tharrhe total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $. . I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is . I am the owner of acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park 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: — ___ — necessary on the back ) . Witness my signature ( or my name and mark attached hereto ) this day a of . , 1930. STATE VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF The undersigned hereby certifies that .V the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oatKVhat the matters and things appearing in his above answer/ are true to tjjfc bqgt of Jiis kno edge/ d belief , day of this 2^J. ( Continue remarks if __ __ ^ ^ ^ of the Court, or pecial Investigator or tary Public, or Justice of the Peace. �� 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 Bolen, Bernard Description An account of the resource Tract: 69; Location: East of Piney River - NW Pignut Mtn; Cost/Acre: $16.53; Estimate Value: $10,994.00; Number of Acres: 665.0; Monies Awarded: $12,994.00 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 69 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context bolen-bernard-tract-69 Bolen Cooper Miller https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/c709c1d8bf35a8032a3b84b7e486ce50.pdf 9970c2558f38752af82ff8386b88a65f 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 Bolen, Ruby Description An account of the resource Tract: 130; Location: Frazier Hollow north of Favorite Mountain; Cost/Acre: $5.15; Estimate Value: $716.00; Number of Acres: 139.0; 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 130 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context bolen-ruby-tract-130 Bolen https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/34dee0ce65730a9c954a311467de74e9.pdf f1f1e5853962185c1dd49a38d19bf2a9 PDF Text Text RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY CLAIMANT NAME #116 Number of Acres: - Bowen, Anna V.-Estate 156 On waters of Thornton River # Location : 23 miies to ray, (nearest shipping point,) over 6 miles of rough road and 17 miles of macadam road # ^ Roads :, . . Sandy loam and sandy clay loam Cleared land gentle to rolling opes and comparatively free of rocks Soil of timbered area is of a thin, sandy composition with numerous outcrops of rocks Soil: . . The timbered portion of this tract is very rough and steep and burned over, The small amount of timber re maining on it is scattered , fhe cleared land is being neglected and is beginning to grow up, TIMBER: On 29 acres there is estimated to be 19 M of white pine and T3f M of Poplar, a total of §3 M History of Tract and condition of timber : . . - . " The house is frame, 2 story, 14x30', with 14x24' L, 8 room, 2 large porches, metal roof, weatherboarded, plastered and paint ed, well built and in good condition Barn frame, 40x44' shingle one side, metal on the other Summer kitchen 12x24 ’, metal roof, Meat house apple cellar 12x12', metal roof, Ice House 14x18' , shingle roof Chicken house 12x14', shingle roof, spring house 8x10', shingle roof, Corn house 6x20' and granary connected by 8' buggy house 8x12', shingle roof drive Improvements: . . -- - — - -- — - .^ The orchards containing 400 trees, are in very bad shape here are almost as many dead trees as live ones, and all are full of caterpillars There are 18 acres included within the orchard fences, but there are only Around the house and barn are sufficient trees to cover 11 acres 65 old trees not cared for . . . Acreage and value of types : Value per acre Acreage Types Total Value Ridge : 40 Slope : - Cove : Grazing Land : @ $2.50 3 5.00 #100.00 15.00 18 10.00 180.00 77 15 «0§ 1155.00 18 50#00 Fields Restocking : Cultivated Land : Orchard : — 900#00 2350 00 | # Minerals: Value of Land : $ 1450*00 1680*00 Value of Improvements : $ 1680 #00 Value of Orchard : $ 900*00 83.00 Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit : $ Value of Timber : $ 83 *00 | 4113.00 Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract : $ 26 *17 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ None # /2‘ ' CLERK �Acre - ge Claimed: Value Claimed: Location: Coiu_« y: Rappahannock District: Piedmont . - #116 Bowen, Anna V On waters of Thornton River. . . and comparatively free Tncumbranees, counter claims or laps: None known Sandy ""loam arid sandy clay loam Cleared land Soil: gentle to rolling slopes Soil of timbered area is of a thin, of rocks sandy composition with numerous outcrops of fcocks . 23 miles to Luray,( nearest shipping point )over 6 mi es of rough road and 17 miles of macadam road Roads: History . . of tract and condition" of timber: The timbered portion of this tract is very rough and steep and burned over The small amount of timber remaining on it is scattered, The cleared land is being neg lected and is beginning to grow up ’ " . - . Timber: Improvements: . . 83. On 29 acres there is estimated to be 19 M of White Pine and 14 M of Poplar,a total of 33M valued at $4.00 per Id giving a total value of .. ,, The house is frame,two -story,14x30 *, with 14x24’L, 8 room,two large porches,metal roof,weather boarded,plastered and painted,well built and in good condition $1000 Barn,frame,40x44’,shingle one side,metal on the other 400 Summer kitchen,12x24’,metal roof,applecellar 75 Meat House,12x12 *,metal roof . 40 Ice House,14x18 shingle roof,$50,chicken house,12x14’ shingle $30 ,spring house,8x10’, shingle roof,$25 105 Corn house,6x20' and granary,6x20’,connected by 8’ drive,$50 bug y house,8x12 ’ shingle roof $10 60 The orchards,containing 400 trees, are in very bad shape There are almost as many dead trees as live ones and all are full of caterpillars There are 18 acres included within the orchard fences, but there are only sufficient trees to cover 11 acres Around the house and barn are old trees not cared for. The two orchards 65 are valued at $20 per acre,(fdr, JJEI A) $360. Total value for both orchards Total value for all improvements is , $2Q40.00 - . . . . . .. ' . . . . . . . . . of land by types: Value ' Acreage: TypeY Slope Cove 4.00 8.00 15.00 3 18 77 18 F C Orchard \ . gSTOTT 40 P 6 Toital Total Total Total Value Per A value of value of value of value of 150 land $2391.00 Improvem 2040.00 timber 132.00 tract $4B63T0C — ” “ ‘ 20.00 8 * / 66 . .. Total Value “ Jao . 60 12.00 ’ 144.00 1155.00 . $2391.00 Average value per acre- 29.25 �IIL Claim --U In the Circuit Court of _ V. _ VX_ovvV v County, Virginia, N o A t Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia , Peti_W iW^.- .. tioner, vs. -CJ CYT - GJt-- ^_ _ ^^ _ —% more or less, of land in County, Virginia, Defendants. MCS The undersigned , in answer to the edition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court of County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to said notice. My name is .WVxA My Post Office Address is.-.k -t i^ ^* I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a trac;fc )r parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about acres, on which there are the following V A. buildings and improvements . ^ ^ . A r _ _ .Virginia, in This land is located about. _V &— miles fromJLxH the A A dUjjUaA _ 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 ) . ^ kr _ ! —_ 1 . SL The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows : North South East West I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year ...in the following manner : d 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, Arrr. in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $ _ _<2 _£L _£ _rTrri _ . I am the owner of acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcej 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 : — ^ . remarks if necessary on the back ) . Witness my signature ( or my name and mark attachedAiereto ) this day of . , 1930. STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF , To-wit : The undersigned hereby certifies that __ \ 3rffete § /rYYU ^ the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made patty that the matters and things appearing in his above answer are true to best of hi ndwledsre a &lief , »30. this ___ L day of _ _ ( Continue __ ^ ^ C^ IJ ; * the Court, or Special e/k of Mary Public, or = Investigate -* > Justice of the Peace. ��County: Rappahannock District: Piedmont N A .V - #116 Bowen, Anna V / . Dwye Nina B X X 4 , - # / **j . C,H Bowen ' if !I / or d ‘ • vS r ^ it' d ( - «=•-* * • £ ur $ * Newton Risk V: vS V Fo * Wv / S te * t? /- »’reba- Lee Frazier \V ^L Frank Jenkiiilt . Chas Lundy LEGEND: Cove Orchard Grazing Land Slope Ridge Scale - 1" Tillable Land = 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 Bowen, Anna Heirs Description An account of the resource Tract: 116; Location: On waters of the Thornton River; Cost/Acre: $26.17; Estimate Value: $4,113.00; Number of Acres: 156.0; 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 116 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context bowen-anna-heirs-tract-116 Bowen https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/49572919a89f29fdb5aa46a63cabd0f6.pdf 2e6553e180fe1ef717f5e8f7b64027c9 PDF Text Text \ RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY NAME OF #102 Number of Acres: Location : on 436 - CLAIMANT . Bowen, Chas. H the headwater of Piney River and Thornton Roads : River. 22 miles from Luray,(nearest shipping point) over 5 miles of rough road and 17 miles of macadam road South side of divide is burned . . over Soil : SEE REVERSE SIDE FOR SOIL INFORMATION. Little merchantable timber remains in History of Tract and condition of timber : the hollow, but the best timber such as chestnut and chestnut oak was removed many years ago TIMBER Timbered area is 189 acres with average stand of 1350 feet B.M per acre, making a total merchantable . . . stand of 255 M. ft -- - Improvements: DWELLING now occupied by tenant Frame, 30x36 ’, 2 story, 9 room, shingke roof, stripped, poor and dilapidated condition 12x12’, shingle roof, fair dondition WASH HOUSE SPRING HOUSE 10x24’, paper roof, good condition CORN ,:0USE;;; 6x12’, shingle roof, good condition MEAT HOUSE 12x12x10’ shingle roof SHOP 10x12’ paper roof, , Log STORAGE Log poor condition BARN 16x46 ’ shingle roof poor , 20 14 x paper GARAGE x , 18 20 SHED roof ’ ’ —. — -— — ——- — — — — GARAGE 10x16 ’ shingle roof TENANT HOUSE Frame, 14x26', 4 room, metal roof MEAT HOUSE 10x12' HEN HOUSE 10x12' STORAGE SHED 20x40’, shingle roof (in orchard) Acreage and value of types : Value per acre Acreage Types Total Value Ridge : Slope: Cove : - Grazing Land : — 256 @ $3.00 $768,00 13 @ 4.00 52.00 82 @ 15.00 .. 1230.00 $2050.06 Fields Restocking : Cultivated Land : 85 Orchard : @ 105 * 09 8933.00 Minerals: Value of Land : $ 2050.00 Value of Improvements : $ 1000 * 00 Value of Orchard : 1000.00 33.&& Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit : $ . Value of Timber: $ 1020 00 1020 * 00 IX30037UU Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract : $ Incidental Since an the 9 room shi g from the taking of this tract : $ damages arisinthis tract in Aug.1930 NONE / been destroyed by lire * (continued) J �/ Continued from other side . Southwest and northeast exposure Soil on the northeast side SOIL: of the divide between the two rivers is good average slope clay loam and sandy clay loam type of medium depth and fertility, relative ly free from large rocks and boulders, while the soil on the southwest slope is composed of a thin sandy or sandy clay loam of a poor produc ing quality except the hollows - - . \ r r •v - V �/0% Claim of County, In the Circuit Court of _ _( on Conservation aid Development The State Co tioner, vs fcU l _ At Law. , ginia . No P / the State off Virginia, Peti’ County, Virginia, Defendants. more or less, of land in The undersigned , in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of State <of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit upon the fili County, Virginia , asks leave of the Court to file this Court of as his answer to s4ifl] petition and to said / inotice. . My name is _ &AJJA ^ |Cwy-Arz £vjoU L My Post Office Address is I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought acres, on which there are the following to be condemned, containing about JLL- JoiLkfV n _CW _ y buildings and improvements i jL _ Ji ___ QJL _ L_ stSA _ jet&EH _ 1_ _ _ _4%£V &-<JL,_ __ _ Jldc _> _ JiMjLlteL Virginia, in miles from k This land is located about the - Magisterial District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above : ( In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners.. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above ) . _ ^ tohJUxL The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows: 1 °L CkA A± " O. North ^ £ . South1 _ A&2W. East - Ajb*g+ ds. J t West A- in the right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year. I acquired following manner: _ _ £ __ _ _S ^ UJ fi ___tL _ _ _ _ _ Ul — ^ " — JL & ^ \AA I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereI claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, on is $ _4 rQ _Q _Q _() S= in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is jJiQtO-Q -O-J* acres of land adjoining the above described tract or I am the owner of parcej 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 ) . _ A^dJA. 3 a. o AIAML Remarks: t 3 D AATIUSACLVZ O h — ! _ o^ > h iu. _ _ __ _ _ MT _ _ JAUL-' ® m if necessary on e back ). t . ^ ( ) day Z this attacheclhereto Wjfness my signature or my name and mark Of , > 1930. , To-wit : STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF. The undersigned hereby certifies that the above named claimant personally appeared befofe him and made oath that the matters and things appearing in his above ^ajisjver are true toAthe best of his IfUowledge and belief , 9301/ day of this ( Continue remarks _ 7 — ih of the Court, * or Special Investigator or ;ary Public, or Justice of the Peace. 7k « �w* •* ' l - XOl iT /C; „ CL rise .. cawrn " IT: IT . LLITIOCK: :i : r' < . .tore age Hal ed : . . owituvm Liver. Value 13.0,1 oil: i® the waters of imy P.iirer a - r ’ Hoo¥ Ion: Tfinf Tm cer- » eo ait - r elaiis or l- v s : ! one known ' ' . ' . . . Soil : southwest : 1 nor ihoa e/ e:;x o cur c oil on the northeast side of toe 6 ivido he twee t e brn Ivors to rp l . vor e slope clay lonn m candy clay loon type of medium do- tli and fertility relatively free from large rooks ant’ boulders , while tlx coil on the southwest slope is conpo&cC of a thin: sanely or sandy clay lours of . .. r or p:: odnoinr quality exor t tho hollows: . ' • • • • , Loads: . . ::Is ton; - a - . rue r x l conli U « : of nor aims ir she s.r. ’ chestnut o : five riles .outb side . over 22 miles from Luray ( nearest chi sinypoint ) rou/p : road end IV miles of meadc. , road divide is burned crx r of i ber : ii her: Little more! antallc i ber rat ' fee 1)0 d tlr .bcr ouch as chestnut followV has beer no over may yenrs ' Timbered area is IP . B l , per acre seel * v .Ih . . . , of ' making " ^ ores wits • .verupc stand o :; 13; >0 feet a total Merchantable stand of B i r s L $4.00 . . * . . , ' . : , • ling non ocou ice by tenant , frame 30x56 txo story 9 room , single rrxf , ;: t ipr ‘ poor and fillpidated hr condition * * * « M * M M ^ “ ' o * « » a « o a « « e * « * « ach house 12x12 * shingle roof , fair condition •• * » • 1. . *0 ; : , spring Louse 1., x; . ... , good rooi eons it ice * * * • * » er 61 Corn house 6x12|2ihingle roof , fro - condition , 0 : ’ oat house 12x1:1x10 sllr/ 3. . roof « t « CD « M M * .0 hop 10xl£ , pup c: roo f 15 ,0 torage , log , poor condition •• « -» e t e e * e » * e « e « » « 10.00 - »* * , *, P arav log 16 x46 shingle roof * 150 *00 Led , 14x20 poor 25 , er imp 10 20 x roof 1 carace ora. yc ,10x16 , shin ;- Is roof , rv i o: Ten a t ho :;so , fro* o , 14x36 , 6 roos , netxl - oof o e s- i hr .re * 10x1: 1 , Lx - so - GO , 10x3.2 1. xtorsxe shed 20x40 , shingle roof cxcb 4 » 2 « « ^ Isot x Total ’* T Y . T o o l Value * - - M , * i* # i , # # # # ... # a o # . » , 1 . , , , , . • ..... ' y - L Acreage ' " .8 ! o r .c . - 52 30 13 85 hr O IQ ' Orchard 600 Total val. ue of IsncT erxrssrvio Tot 1 v ine o i Total value of if - bar * . . /? 1/ vhi / / > ^ /9 ...... * M « i 9 tt .... .. ..... . ................. or , y e f t e e . .. 4» o O v? - Value ’ TtkVfO . * , 0 1061 .0 6.00 . 1 5. 4 75.00 . . $23.87 . . .: ISLC $§375, QQ $1956 .00 OO IlSSO 1020.00 . .. . # 4 B ; ........... • SO IP slope * . SX �County: Rappahannock District: Piedmont A #102 - Bowen, Charles H. Ambrose Bailey Alfred Dwyer Nina B, H . Bowen Ann V Heirs to .VN • B UVh - S' 7, . * .. Lee Frazier Mrs S Herrell LEGEND: Orchard Slope Grazing Land Ridge Tillable " Scale 1" s 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 Bowen, Charles Description An account of the resource Tract: 102; Location: Headwater of Piney and Thornton River; Cost/Acre: $3.34; Estimate Value: $13,003.00; Number of Acres: 436.0; Monies Awarded: $13,003.00 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 102 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context bowen-charles-tract-102 Bowen https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/d82bbe64c42fa0cc0609d1d8b58d8f18.pdf 9ca51149627273dda0d907150e80460d PDF Text Text RAPP AH AH HOC# COUNTY i NAME OF OWNER #14-0 Number of Acres: Location: - Oklahoma Bowen 80 . Buttonwood Branch, south side of Favoiite Mountain 2 miles over a steep rough road to the state highway, and thence 11 miles to Miray , the nearest shipping poi t * Roads: ^ soil is a sandy loam of good depth and fertility and moderate amount of rock, except on the north which is rocky moderate to steep with a strip of nearly level land along the The exposure is south, except for the small part on the north ' ‘ he Soil: • . only a Slopes are branch side of mtn . History of Tract and condition of timber: The timber has been removed and most of the tract cleared up and then allowed to grow back to timber and brush . . One old abandoned house of no value Improvements: . Some little fruit Acreage and value of types: Ridge: Slope: Value per acre Acreage Types _ Total Value 69 @ $2.50 ,5172.50 7 @ 5.00 35.00 4 @ 10.00 40.00 fg47.50 Cove: Grazing Land : Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard : Minerals: Value of Land : $ 247.50 Value of Improvements: $ 12.50 $260.00 12.50 Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit : $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract: $ 3.25 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NOME CLERK . �— Claim of .-QKIeJIQrA.B.CrJM In the Circuit Court of _ Bci pp£dl& ruiQ County, Virginia, No.-14 9 , At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Peti tioner, vs. 5Jli £lLQrL -4yXQr Qt -alfi and 37 AQ0 acr es ^ ^ _ _ _ __ __ _ _ __ _ - _ more or less, of land in RappnteilSPilk County, Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court of _ B£uppaharjiQdc County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to said notice. My name is OKLAHOMA 3.QWMMy Post Office Address is SpierryiYiJLLe -Yirglni & ^ I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned , containing about 8T. .E acres, on which there are the following ;i02ife buildings and improvements : _ Q _ This land is located about 4 miles from _ f >perryyJJLl.e. Virginia, in the i Q.dLonnt Magisterial District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land de scribed . a.bove : fin 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 ) . __ _ _ - _ _ e sol _ Qvmer The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows : c y X*- G Dimw e.ll Nor th ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ ajsi T JSr South &X als East ___J os eph _ S_ _ _ Bod son _ West- jggTOjWMS _ Andrew J * _ Clark 0 . ___ , I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year l ? £4 in the following manner: _ By__d e_ed 4 _ JLi lli _e JDodson _ et__al_s to Oklah oma _ Bowen _ & e ed__dat ed_ * il. 19 24.,- 3P.c.Qr ded Febjruary 151h * 1932• I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $ 500 ft QQ. I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $.5X10 ^ 0.0 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 : _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ , __ . ( Continue remarks if necessary on the back ) and mark attachediiereto ) thi§ day ___ Witness my signature ( or my name 111 of , 193&. STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OFJJ O-Wlt . The undersigned hereby certifies that Lj> the above named claimant personally appeared before’ him and made oath that the matters and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief , this , 193& 2^ --- day of - X _ 1 ^ Serk-of the Court, Notary FubMeyor -Jufflce ^ HbSu cw . ct . 9- aUfaYes tigatuFDr -the-Feace. pCLi ��#140 - Bowen, Oklahoma CC HETTY: RAPPAHAIT1T0CK DISTRICT: riSDEDHT Acreage Claimed: alue Calimed: " . Buttonwood Branch., south side of Favorite Mtn Location: Incumbrances, counter claims or la s: Hone known* Two miles overaa steep rough road to the state high- roads: way and thence 11 miles to Luray, the nearest ship - ping point * Soil: The soil is a sandy loam of good Pepth and fertility and only a moderate amount of rock, except on the . north end which is rocky Slopes are noderate to steep with a strip of nearly level land along the . branch The exposure is south except for the sanll . part on the north side of the mountain History of tract and condition _of timber: The t irk or has been removed . and most of the tract cleared up and then allowed to . grow back to timber and brush Improvements: There is an abandoned house of no value and a few . apple trees Acreage and Trues: value of land by Types: Acreage Value Total Per Acre Value 69 $2.50 $173.00 FR 7 5.00 35.00 FC 4 GO 10.00 Slope Total value of land: Total value of tract: Average value per acre: $248.00 248.00 3.10 40.00 . iSai Ct �#140 - Bowen, Oklahoma County: Rappahannock District: Piedmont N A Lee Frazier Ben Menefee Est • xT ffoe Darnell . * * '* .. Jos 4 H' * « % iLfi n LEGEND: ' Orchard Cove Slope Ridge Scale - Grazing Land Tillable Land Fields restocking 1" * 20 chains �VIRGINIA: IET THE CIRCUIT COURT OF RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY: THE STATE COMMISSION OH CONSERVATION and DEVELOPMENT, Petitioner vs Answer and exceptions of Oklahoma Bowen CLIFTON AYLOR , et als , and 57,400 acres of land , more or less, Defendants . Your respondent, Oklahoma Bowen, excepts to the Commissioners report filed in the Clerk’s office of the Circuit Court of Rappahannock County, Virginia , on the 18th day of Kay , 1932, in the above styled cause, for the following reasons: ( 1) That said Commissioners only allowed .the sum of $260.00 to your respondent for said land, ( 2) That said sum is absolutely inadequate, unfair and unjust, (3) That said Commissioners made a mistake in calculating the acreage of said land ; allowing your respondent for only 80 acres , when the said tract of land really consists of approxi mately 100 acres. - Your respondent would show unto the Court that the said . land was conveyed to him by John W Bowen, Ruby Bolen, Nina Bowen Dwyer , and Clement Bowen, by a deed of record in the Clerk’s office of Rappahannock County , Virginia, in Deed Book ”32", at . page 111 That your respondent formerly owned an undivided interest in this land , together with the aforesaid Ruby Bolen , Nina Bowen Dwyer , and Clement Bowen. That your respondent paid - the other three co tenants the sum of $900.00 for their shares, . That your thereby placing a value of $1200.00 on the land respondent has improved said land and although land values have depreciated in the last few years , your respondent believes E. W. CHELF ATTORNEY AT LAW - that with the improvments the tract is worth at least the WASHINGTON. VA. sum of $1200.00 at Your respondent / ' . this time T/ould further show that the aforementioned �deed describes the land as containing S9 acres, and that the said tract of land has been shown on the land hooks of the " County of Rappahannock as containing 100 acres; that even though your respondent is unable to find a survey of said lend , he believes that it actually contains more than the acreage which the Commissioners allowed . Your respondent would show that the tract of land proposed to be taken in this prodeeding will be found in . 149, tract 140. Record No Therefore, your respondent and exceptant prays that he be not deprived of his said property without just compensation , and that he be allowed at least the sum of $1200.00, which is the true value of his said property ; and your respondent further prays that the Court appoint other disinterested appraisers to appraise his said property , or that he be allowed a jury trial in this matter, and he will ever pray etc• * Respectfully, e me this 5th day of S E. W. CHELF ATTORNEY A T LAW WASHINGTON. VA . �VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCU IT COURT OR RAPPA HANN OCK COUNT Y: THE STATE COMM ISSION ON CONSE RVATI ON and DEVEL OPMEN T Petitioner vs CL I ETON AYLOR , e t a l s , and 37400 of land , more or l e s s ^ acres Defend ants At Law No * 149 Your r e s p o n d e n t , Oklaho ma Bowen , i n obedien ce to an o r d e r e n t e r e d i n t h e s e p r o c e e d i n g s on t h e 30 t h d a y of A u g u s t , 1932 , comes and s a y s t h a t to t h e b e s t of h i s knowle dge , inform ation and b e l i e f t h e t r a c t or p a r c e l of l a n d , w i t h i n t h e area s o u g h t to b e condem ned , owned b y him and w i t h r e f e r e n c e to which he h a s h e r e t o f o r e f i l e d h i s o b j e c t i o n s to t h e r e p o r t of t h e Board of A p p r a i s a l Commi ssioner s , i s , w i t h t h e e x c e p t i o n of t h e number o f acres g i v e n , t h e same t r a c t or p a r c e l o f l a n d which was found b y t h e s a i d A p p r a i s a l Comm issione rs to b e t h e l a n d owned b y him , and which i s shown and d e l i n e a t e d on t h e map r e t u r n e d w i t h the r e p o r t of t h e Board o f A p p r a i s a l Commi ssioner s , r e a d t o g e t h e r w i t h t h e s a i d r e p o r t and t h e e x h i b i t s t h e r e t o a t t a c h e d , the said t r a c t of l a n d b e i n g d e s c r i b e d as c o n t a i n i n g 80 acres , more or l e s s , and b e i n g d e s i g n a t e d i n t h e s a i d r e p o r t as Tract No 140 * Respectfully , Oklaho ma Bowen By Counse l O Counse l E. W. CHELF ATTORNEY AT LAW WASHING TON . VA . • • . �9 \ i State Commission on Conservation & Levelopment The r t « TS * Clifton Aylor , e t a l s , & 27400 acres o f land , more or l e s s ; * * W r i t t e n statement of Oklahoma Bowen as to ownership of Tract r,. - 140 o k * t FILED IN CLERK’S OFFICE RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY ^ ]9 r Clerk .< 7 4 f W' .* > �; HBEQRT Oi; T'H J ACREAGE OP THE . OKLAHOMA BOWEH T IACT #140 There is no definite description of this tract . of record A computation of the acreage from the calls of adj oining - - acts 4 v* U JL gives 80 . acres . The acreage assessed for taxes , as shown by tax receipts furnished us by the owner , is 61 acres and 20 poles. W. Sloan, . Chief Engineer * lark Service � 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 Bowen, Oklahoma Description An account of the resource Tract: 140; Location: Buttonwood Branch, south side of Favorite Mountain; Cost/Acre: $3.25; Estimate Value: $260.00; Number of Acres: 80.0; 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 140 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context bowen-oklahoma-tract-140 Bowen https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/dedb67c1649dd0a2a0b47a4fcbad0a7f.pdf db826e154c6ad9b1ce3c154fd4d86f11 PDF Text Text Rappahannock County Wakefield District NAME OF CLAIMANT #22 20 Number of Acres : - . Bowling, Geo. W Location : Roads : . Soil : . Clay loam Timber slopes steep Principal exposure is east . . Soil deep, moderately rocky Cut over for tan bark about 30 years ago Other timber products removed at various times Remaining stand consists of scattered trees History of Tract and condition of timber : . . . . None Improvements : Acreage and value of types : Value Acreage Types 20 Slope : @ per acre $ 3.00 Total Value $60.00 Cove : Grazing Land : Cultivated Land : Orchard : Minerals : Value of Land : $ Value of Improvements : $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Timber : $ 250.00 $250.00 $310.00 Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract: $ 15.50 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ NONE �12 Claim of . In the Circuit Court of The State Comrnisi on tioner, vs. ^ County, Virginia, No -» At Law. ment of the State of Virginia, Peti- __ daiL^L ... more or less, of land in County, Virginia, Defendants, The undersigned , in answer tq^the ion of the State Commission on Conservation and De velopment of the of Virginia, ^hnd in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon he filing qfsaM petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court of County, Vif &inia, asks leave of the Court to file this j as his answer to s titio and t aid notice/ My name is My Post Office Address is / I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing abpjit J 3 which there are thaHfollowing improvements : -40. ^ - ^ ^^ __ ^ ^. /_ r— Qsi 0 X 6 crv ^ (JZtuc miles from .Virginia, in the 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 ) . about _ LO . - # ^ * The land owners adjacent to th abo/ xjescribe UL iJ North South East - _ _ _ West ^ % , or parcel of landjane as follows: V £ I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year following manner: 1T _ _/_?_/_6 in the I f I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements there_ on is $ 3AA claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract orj cel of land witli the n provements thereon is $ I am the owner of L 4 i_2iL 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 $ OO ( 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 : ^ ^^ ^ ^^ __ . necessary on the back ) . ( signature my or my name and mark attached hereto ) this day Witpess of Zl/lA — 1930. '-?STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF JV The undersigned hereby certifies that the above named claimant personally appeared, before him and made oath/fhat the matters and things app ring in his abp S answer true to the tjest of his kijf &wledgejmd belief , this I day of i ( Continue remarks if _ j ^ ^ ry Qlerk of the Court/ or Special Investigator or / Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace. / - �w County: Rappahannock District: Wakefield . $22^Bowling,G.W Acreage Claimed: Value Claimed: Examined By; Location; . Incumbrances, counter claims, or laps: None known Roads: . Cla;$r loam, Timber slopes steep Soil deep, Principal exposure is East moderately rocky Soil: . History of . Tract and condition of timber: Cut over for tan bark about thirty years ago. Oilier timber products removed at various times, scattered trees Remaining stand consists of . Improvements: None in Park Area, Timber: 20 acres estimated to cut 2150 Bd Pt per acre, or a total of 43,000 Bd ft for the tract, 37$ of which is oak, 62$ poplar, and 1% other species .. . . . Acreage and value by Types: Types ; Slope Value Per A ' . &.0C Acreage; 20 Value of land Value of Timber 43,000 @ $5 .- $ $40.00 215.00 — Value per acre: $12.75 Total Value �C ntyi Rappahannock District: Wakefield A .. - #22 Bowling, G V' /Roberfeon Sc Kern 5 * 10 . Thos H.Settle b 4i fv? 14 Edith Harper ST \ \ ** 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. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bowling, GW Description An account of the resource Tract: 22; Location: Wakefield District; Cost/Acre: $15.50; Estimate Value: $310.00; Number of Acres: 20.0; Monies Awarded: $310.00 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 22 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context bowling-gw-tract-22 Bowling https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/abcbfb1c875ebda04a0e297fb08f75e9.pdf 8cd8d78ac7de82da87a8ccca72bcabea PDF Text Text C OUNTT: RA2 IAHANHOC K DISTRICT : WAKSiaD - #9 Acreage Boyer . IT. E. ( tf -JuA'GJL***-d ^ & £sVC U\JL Claimed: 0 Value Claimed: Location: Heaa of Indian River Incumbrances , counter claims or Ians: . Old roads are found over the tract and one leads from Compton Gap north to the Browntown road It is three miles by a rough road to the State Highway at Chester Gap; thence it is six miles to Front Royal The timber would have to come out via Indian River 3& miles to the State Highway thence ten miles to Front Royal , the nearest shipping point Roads : , Soil: None known . . The soil is a sandy loam of good depth and fertility with considerable rock on the east side The west portion is very smooth eith gentle slopes , but the east has steep slopes . History of . tract and condition of timber : The bark was removed about iMriy years ago and most of the saw timber has been cut but there are scattered large red oak and poplar with a few smaller trees of rh ito oak , chestnut oak , and bass .the - . Repeated fires have damaged both the large timber reproduction and The cleared land has been tended for years , and now has a thin stand of grass with scattered clumps of sassafras , locust and blackberry Fences are all down now wood . . Timber : The merchantable stand of timber is estimated as follows: - 69 , 600 Cove 24 acres 2900 feet per A ft ft Slope 236 acres 800 " An average stumpage price of $ 2150 per thousand feet is considered a fair price far this timber since the cost of manufacture will be relatively high beoause of the scattered stand and the rocky slopes . The improvements , which are in a dilapidated condition , oonsist of the following: Improvement a: - . 1 house abandoned several years ago 20x45 with an 18 * x2t addition , partly log and partly frame construction Leaky roof of shingle and composition Valued at $200.00 . 1 stable and corn crib combined 20 ,x42 f of frame construction and shingle roof $50.00 . �- 7 , 4 I \ KAPPnHAriNOCK -COUNTY i t NAME OF CLAIMANT #9 - Boyer, H. E. Number of Acres : 459 Head of Indian River, Location : Roads : SEE REVERSE SIDE FOR ROADS INFORMATION — - Soil : The soil is a sandy loam of good depth and fertility with con siderable rock on the east side The v/ est portion is very smooth with gentle slopes, but the east has steep slopes . . History of Tract and condition of timber : The bark was removed about 30 ears cut but there are scattered iarge and most of the sawtimber has beentrees .hite oak, chestnut oak, of v' red oak and poolar with a few smaller and • nd basswood “eoreated fires have damaged both the large timber The cleared land has been tended for years, and now the reproduction has a thin stand of grass with scat ered clumps of sassafras, locust and stand of timber blackberry fences are all down now The merchantable 69.600 ft 24 acres 2900 ft per A Cove is estimated as follows total , 800 188 per ft A 800 acres ImgrOYCtnenty Slope 236 : x The cost of manufacture will be relatively high because 258,400 ft of the scattered stand and the rocky slopes o akO . . ~ . . IMPROVEMEU . -- — —- . —. . Abandoned frame house and barn- >: .— . . ' - _ \ '5 V i i X 4 Acreage and value of types : Types NL Acreage Value per acre Total Value 1077.00 Ridge : \ 4 Slope : 359 @ .,3.00 1 Cove : 24 @ 5.00 @ 20.00 < Grazing Land : . - 126 ^ 120.00 2520.00 3717700 “ s Fields Restocking : Cultivated Land : Orchard : Minerals : Value of Land : $ 3717.00 340.00 Value of Improvements : $ 340.00 Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit : $ 646.00 Value of Timber : $ 646.00 . 4703.00 ^ ' Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract : $ 9.43 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ . bone CLERK �* ~~ Forward frjin ~ opposite s^de: Old roads are found over the tract and one leads from road Compton Gap north to the Browntown noad. ' t is o miles by a rough x to ront s is 6 mix t . Gap it ster Ch nee at ; to the State Hlghwe The timber would have to come out via Indian River 3w- miles to Hoyal the otate Highway, thence 10 miles to Front Royal, the nearest shipping HOADS: . - , . ' . point * % % 9 9 T 0 » » t * »1 » t * # # % 1 �JBoyer Claim of _ 49 1 , At Law. , . No Virginia County , In the Circuit Court of ?P£PAhaiinock The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Peti _ _ _ QTILERS Aylor Thirty exert.-Thousand and Clifton and . tioner, vs ^ Hundred (371400 ) a ere s X __ __ _ _ __ _ _ - _ _ ^ ^ r m o ck County, Virginia, Defendants. more or less, of land i n 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 County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this Court of Rappahannock as his answer to said petition and to said notice. Hiram Edward I_QY.cr My name is XXH.4.**5. My Post Office Address is SUBimi Pointy Y* I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought acres, on which there are the following to be condemned, containing about _ e _ Corn Ho us* — doubl and ® ® ® . PA JSfll H 4 buildings and improvements : - __ ^ _ — _ _ __ . _ pike at June Virginia, in miles from Tliis land is located about — 'arren & Hupp V Magisterial District of said County. the I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above : ( In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above ) . I _ _am _ s o l * _ owner _ in _ fee _ simple . . The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows : Si liman North H «_ _ T_ _ £omp_t o n South. East _ C_he_ate_r Gap Or chard Co & _Mr_ _ North others West Hickerson R u d a c i l l ® I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year. AS9A in the following manner : $y p u r c h a s e . _. _ . _ I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereI claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, on is $ _18 * P_0Q_# Q.Q , 000.00 18 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 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 ). _ _ ’ ipn t _ Gpmbi na pf a 8 3 pj un. tract oi SBAscA JLamI TMs Remarks: UBU§1 condi_ti ons _ _of _ materi &1 _ value _ which _ can _ be _ u tiliz ed _ _ _ _ _ _ making topa apjby » { Al _ c a t n , _ o i r tlx . 1 A$A APca _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ par daxtlfipad JEPJLQ AQURAEJS s y a t c i t and o l l a Golf e b l l a . . ld u C . a . . . PT ( Continue remarks if necessary on the back ) . a_t _1i t tie a t_«_ nd 2 ) day this hereto ( attached and mark my name signature or Witness my , 1930. of __ _ June ~ Cl arke k:, To-wit : STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF. SPYer fi* 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 , June 2 nd . day of this My Commissi on Expires Hay 3 » 1931 or Court, or Spadalxtiwcestig; Notary Public, or J6&&&c&£:the Peace. _ ___ __ _ _ — _ . _ _. _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ . _ ^ . - �REPORT ON THE ACREAGE OF THE H. E. BOYER TRACT, #9 RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY Mr. Boyer's deed for this tract of land contains a good , . description by bearings and distance . of acres; but computes only 695 A The deed calls for 718 . was which 196 A reported . in Warren This leaves 499 acres only to be reported in Rappahannock . County . N. Sioan, W . Chief Engineer, Park Service �V Over 5GQ acres is in thrifty hard wood timber and other is fine . grazing land also ideal orchard land It is very productive land for crops also: having raised fine Corn, Rye , Potatoes, Cabbage ,etc highest yields I ever saw * (2) This property is an ideal place for Sanatorium , or summer resort , with magnifficent view , its super fine spring water which is so cold to drink it just will make teeth ache * I have saw mill there and lumber stacked for years which I would have used ere this , but for the agitation of proposed Park and for same reason I could not assure a good man a permanent job or partnership in stock and running of lumber business * However this property is paying a good annual per cent in growth of timber and pasture on price I name * It can be made to pay in several other ways also * Orchards, Sanatorium , Summer Resorts, Mining etc * I believe I have valuable mineral• Therefore I much prefer not to sell this property and will give a road bed through it free of charge: but if that will not be acceptable I will price it for Park use at Twenty Dollars per acre , minnium * I would not price it to a private individual at Thirty Dollars per acre for I know what it is worth now and what can be done with it that is all above the surface so certain * I am a native - as to mineral I cannot be Virginian and live in Old Virginia, .. P 0 . Rural delivery as stated L- wish to be notified and have privilege to accompany Appraisers• i ^ *8 0 £ og Ha £ H^ g o a c CD o J° jo y X LS ^ & dMg a tc % H H <1 fc M 3 OJ � 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 Boyer, HE Description An account of the resource Tract: 9; Location: No information; Cost/Acre: $5.66; Estimate Value: $2,628.00; Number of Acres: 464.0; 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 9 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context boyer-he-tract-9 Boyer https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/973dd82bc459a22cc010f24f1303e625.pdf 24df4c4d563323674df4118398c6bb3c PDF Text Text #9 fZ . E. Boyer , E Acreage mid value by Types: Types: Cove Slope Grazing Acreage 34 314 126 464 Value per acre for land Total Value 4.00 2.00 §96.00 628.00 1008.00 1732.00 8.00 §3.73 Value of land Value of timber Value of improvements Value per acre for tract l Value Per A §1732.00 646.00 250.00" 3SD20O §5.66 � 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 Boyer, HE Description An account of the resource Tract: 2; Location: Head of Indian River; Cost/Acre: $9.43; Estimate Value: $4,703.00; Number of Acres: 499.0; Monies Awarded: $4,703.00 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 2 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context boyer-he-tract-2 Boyer https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/ecadce83a98fb7085ef5ef7ce94df9f7.pdf 26e853f3905c79b4804951177969daf5 PDF Text Text \ \ RAPPAHANNOCK l \ \ \ COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT - Bradford, M. R. #32 Number of Acres : 85 . within the Park area Location : Head of Jordan River, entirely road, 3 miles by poor county road to the Stateest Roads : It is approximatelymiles near , the l by highway to Front Roya at Flint Hill , thence 13 R R. Point along , rolling depth and fertility a sandy loam of fairpart The soil isstee the on g lyin t trac the of that on es p slop creek, with mountain . - . ^!Me . - under cultiva , : '- he Eleared land has been History of Tract and condition of timberer ered portions has been cut and the timb , timb he r ‘ tion for many years j -- 1 severely burned. has been repeatedly and , s of of the tracton tree 300 ists cons road of the h sout One the tract. ed orchards been have They . old s year 100 are 10 15 200 are about 30 years old,ard lying north of the road consists of 120t orch r othe The d neglecte ' trac timber on the hantyable is no merc s old ,. . here saw of t 30 year . . ft B L . trees abou 5 atel oxim appr is e Ther , River south of Jordan the orchard on the norih side ' . alcove Iitip - - . ' . - . - — bad condition. One Barn One 3 room house, metal roof, Meat house, in good condition metal roof, - — . Acreage and value of types : Total Value Value per acre Acreage Types Ridge : Slope : — 33 @ $3.00 #99.00 42 @ 6.00 252.00 8351.00 10 @ 40.00 400.00 Cove : Grazing Land : — Fields Restocking : Cultivated Land : Orchard : Minerals : 350.00 Value of Land : $ 351.00 Value of Improvements : $ 350.00 #1101.00 - Value of Orchard : $ 400.00 Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit : $ Value of Timber : $ Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract : $ 12.95 : $ Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract . NONE CLERK �r I * FILED IN OFFICE ! RK CLE COUNTY AHANNOCK ' ’S- 6 V « 19 �2 3 - __ Claim of In the Circuit Court of _ _ _C The State Commission on C tioner, ^ ^^ _ ^ County, Virginia , No. _ , At Law. . arvafion and Development of the State of Virginia , Peti- more or less, of land in _ i L County, Virginia , Defendants. The undersigned, in answer to e 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 p s)iid petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court of County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said My name is ~ My Post Office Address is I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned , containing about J Q Q. acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements Jl ^ ^ . . This land is Jocated about miles from Virginia, in thefjjk Magisterial District of said County. I clair# 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 ) The land owners adjacent? to the abovedeacribedtftract or parcel of land are as follows : North - 1 South _ _ __ East West __ _ I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year in the 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 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 trq t or parcel of land by metes and bounds ). Remarks : ^ Continue remarks if necessary on the back ) . Witness my signature ( or my name and mark attached hereto ) this day of 1930. OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF ST. •To-wit : The undersigned hereby certifies the above named claimant personally appeared before him and ^made oath that the matters and things appearing in his abp e answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief , yt this day of , 193a ( ^ ^ Clerk of the Court, or-ffpecral-Tnvesti gator-or Nafary-Pubfic, or Justice of tho Poacc. �County: Rappahannock District: Wakefield #32 * - Bradford, M R. , Acreage Claimed; it Value Claimed: Location: . Assessed: 100 A A Deed $1050.00 Consideration . Head of Jordan River, entirely within the Park area . Incumbrances, counter claims, or laps: None known Roads: It is approximately three miles by poor county road to the State road at Flint Hill, thence 13 miles by highway to Front Royal, the nearest R, R, point . The soil 1 s a sandy loam of fair depth and fertility, rolling along the creek, with steep Soil: slopes . on that part of the tract lying on the mountain History of tract aid condition of timber: The cleared land has been 'under cultivation For many years The timber lias been cut and the timbered portions of the tract . . . has been repeatedly and severely burned There are two neglected orchards on the tract One south of the road, consists of about 300 trees, 200 are about 30 years old, 100 are 10 15 years old They haee been neglected The other orchard lying north of the road consists of 120 trees about 30 years old There 13 no merchantable timber on the tract south of Jordan River There is approximately 5 M ft, B M of saw timber above the orchard on the north side, worth $3.00 per M ft or $15.00 . - . . . . .. . . . Improvements: The improvements consist of the following: 1 - -- 3 room dwelling 16'x20* with 12’xl5' kitchen, weather boarded with metal roof $150 1 barn, 22 * x36 * board siding,metal roof « 125 meat house, paper roof 1 10 .. - .. - s?2S5 Acreage and value by types: Types : Slope Value of Land n # Timber M ' 42 12 — - . $3.00 per 31 Fields rest * g Orchard ft if Value Aereage: A 5.00 - Improveraents 0rchard 12A($25* - — Total value v93.00 210.00 . $303.00 15.00 285.00 300.00 $903.00 $10.62 Value per acre for tract Note: No survey description could be found for this tract but the boundaries of the surrounding tracts are described by metes and bounds This tract is also enclosed with fences which appear to be on the property lines - . . �#32 N A - Bradford, M. R , I . R Presgraves $ Sc [d r -:: f? 6/ // // ' // 4 « > * : /' ' / » ' //, V .J.^therford « h n v V i n S7 I A 0 £ li Fv * // Shirley Carter w County: Rappahannock District: Wakefield ohnson & 5 Wixnsatt th Cove LEGEND: T5rchard Slope Ridge Scale Grazing Land - Tillable Land Fields restocking 1* s 20 chains �•r - k . . RL IORT OEL: TIX :.C:I AG-I J . a. M OP THE » BRADFORD TRACT #32 . RATI AHA1T XCK COUUTY \ /e a r e a b l e to f i n d on t h e r e c o r d s , no d e s c r i p t i o n o f t h i s t r a c t e x c e p t a s f o l l o w s :" Bounded. bp the lands of Thoms w . RileJ > jii i r ley Ca r t e r a n d othe rs . ' ' However , t h e r e a r e on t h e r e c o r d s g o o d . d e s c r i p t i o n s of a l l o f t h e a d j o i n i n g t r a c t s Iso , we c h e c k e d on t h e g r o u n d , t h e l o c a t i o n o f t h e s e l i n e s; as described in descriptions of adjoining tracts . B r o n t h e s e a d j o i n i n g d e s c r i p t i o n s , . n d our t i e s on t h e g r o u n d , I h a v e c o m p u t e d t h e a c r e a g e of t h i s . — —- tract to be 85 - C h i e f .E n g i n e e r , P a r k s e r v i c e ' . I 1 � 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 Bradford, MR Description An account of the resource Tract: 32; Location: Head of Jordan River; Cost/Acre: $12.95; Estimate Value: $1,101.00; Number of Acres: 85.0; Monies Awarded: $1,101.00 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 32 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context bradford-mr-tract-32 Bradford https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/905006f77929506e377a886e70f16306.pdf 0a0f5f47ec60bad5e9d23d10c4cf6de2 PDF Text Text - RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY CLAIMANT * NAME OF AHfcbtfc * - - # 206 a 54 Number of Acre*: .. Brown , H A , head of Broad Hollow run , east of Rolling Road , and en ~ tirely within the Pari: area , Ronds: 5 miles of rough dirt road to Lee Highway near Beech Spring , thence 14 niles to .ouray nearest shipping point * Location : Hazel Slcpe , sand clay oi fair depth and fertility ii. odcra te rock . "he upper pert of the tract has north and west W - surface slooe , , ' j . amount expo . sure and moderate Cove , sandy loa *ti, - deep and fertile , south exposure Hiilurv of Tract and condition nf timber : This tract has been cut clear of merchantable timber with the exception of soma limby hemlocks in the cove along the creek * Scute hemlock was cut for tan bark several decades ago * On the rest of the area there Is et present a stand of young chea burnt and red oaka 211 to Q" LBH * Heavy Laurel also coming in on the slope laurel undergwowth along the creek The 8 acres of cove will cut 3400 ft * per A , of hemlock or £7, QOQ ft ImpT <3vnmcnlfl-1 t (.: F th.0 S a CT H -3 , , . .. " Tie improvementsP Acrener and iralut of types : Acreage Type® Total Value Value per acre Ridge: —— Slope : 55 £ 2 * 50 1140.00 Cove: a 4.00 32.00 $172 , 00 Grazing Land ; * Fields Keatocking : Cultivated Landt Orchard t Minerals: Value of Land : $ 172 * 00 Value of Improvements ; $ Value of Orchardt $ Value of Mineraljt $ Value of Fruit : $ 54 ,00 Value of Timber: $ 5 - 4 * DO $226.00 Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract i $ 5 . 6 3 Incidental damages arising: from the taking of thi* tract ; $ . None CLERK / �RAPPAH / iNHOCK COUNTY CLAIMANT N A M E O F 0WNER> ' # 206 Number of Acreii - Brown, . Henry A 374 , entirely -within the Park area. * 2 miles of rough mountain roadj thence 14 miles to Lursy , near Road*: est shipping point over Lee Highway Location : hoj.lt>w Ruck Spring . - Saiwl and sand clay loam , varying from avorags depth arsd fertility to iiorthj south east and west exposure * soil of good depth and fertility * Soil : portion of the timbered area of this tract ia very rough and steep and has numerous outcrops of rock nsnd boulder and very littla scattered merchantable timber , while the remaining area EhQ area found by examination is ap has been vary heavily cut ever * proximstely correct ; although no actual survey waa made on the ground , yet the location w & 3 checked , and it was found that the boundaries are definitely fixed by certain roads and streams and the boundary of ad [n 3Wfi5?WtVrac t » * Hillary of Tiacl and condition of timber ; A , - - 16x 40 T with 9 * shed roof annex , log construction , A eathor Dwell! ; ; p crch in front , enclosed at one end , 9 rooms ; stone and brick boar Corn Crib : water " Barn : frame , 36x36 * , shingle roof , Spring flues , poor 1 , roof frame board : house 13 16 x shingle ? IIen frame ra T BxSO 7 ’ * , , 16 x ; Bpring shingle Sxlo old barn house frame 1 14 * condition : ' 01d abandoned log barn, 16x 40 , ahingle roof , 14xl81 roof * 1 old barn Old abandoned anet, 12x14 ' —- ' . - — — ---- --- ' Acreage and value of - ~ ’ typed Acreage Type* Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 261 @ $2 , 50 $652.50 104 m 20,00 2080,00 9 @ 30 , 00 270.00 Cove: Grazing Land : ~ Field * Restocking ; Cultivated Land : Orchard : Minerals: Value of Land : $ 2732.50 Value of Improvements ; $ 615,00 615.00 Value of Orchard : $ 270.00 — Value of Minerals ; £ Value of Fruit : $ Value of Timber : $ Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for Iracti $ 0.61 Incidental damages arising from the taking of thin tract: f None , Timber on this true * sold to Culpeper Ne- tiontil Bunk \ CLERK -T �2 _ _/ j _ 2 * X Claim In the Circuit Court OT The State Commission onn Conservation a tinner, vs, IT L- _ ^ County, Virginia, No, / 4/j£ At Law. Development of the State of Virginia* Peti - JLIAJCZI County* Virginia* Defendants. more or less, of land The undersigned, in answer to'ttrf ? 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 County,. Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this Court as his answer.'to daid petition and to said notice. - My name is Mv Post Office Address . I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought , acre on which there are the following to he condemned , containing about ? J buildings and improvements <£2TI1 _ Z2 _ __ JC Acl — ^^ ^ __ _ ^ — -- Virginia, in This land is located about miles 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 ) .. _ ri The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land arc as follows : £ A/ZCXX rJs North. South. 2 -- East West-- - c^ t - ^ 2U LJ I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the y e a r P. following manner: - £c L ll / j t L s — -X in the — i I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereC i/ on i.s % JAJlPSis z. . 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 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 i 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 metefc and bounds ), Rem arks: = , - _ - OL. J&T( Continue remarks if necessary on the back ). £ Witness my signnture lor my name and mark attached hereto 1 this.. f , 1930. ofi . ROTATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF.. i day To-wit: r The undersigned hereby certifies that Zr*f&$£ - Ci-1 the above named claimant personally appeared befor / him and made oath that the matters and things appearing in his abpve answer are trv&Ao the best of his knowledge and belief , ! , day ? this of 1 ^ y * Jjl .. 2 22:: - Clerk of the Court, or Special Investigator or / Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace, — - Ad dd < ' - �} _ _ _ pw 2atLosal ^ank - — Ctaim — In the Circuit Court of SaM0JiaOIia.Sk The State Commission on Conservation and _ __ _ tioner, vs. 5h Onlpeper _imo .as -±Iie_ _o 5 _ _r of Him - iulp& ., - — - caspagati-oa ^ At Law County, Virginia, No Development of the State of Virginia PetiQf Ctalpfqier. .-Viu ita.Jimfir nf * Qf gulgLefiex . § a Ya . . _ __ _A _ -Bulk^ ft -land ulas*. + Jm JEigfcii XL. QQ, £LCi £fl.h * County, Virginia, Defendants R&ppi&hAJanQ sk. more or less, of land in 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 api- LajiDOLClt Court of ^ as his answer to said petition and to said notice _ lpepfix , ~Va* JB ank L flulgfipfX . ItfiA ian My name is My Post Office Address is CuiEfiXL r^.Virginia T claim a right, title, estate or interesting tra?fo parcel of land within the area sought acres, on which there are the following to he condemned, containing about SHD J2Q -bull dlnga .nr ly gm’iing.±in!ber, buildings and improvements: ^ . . ^ ^ ^ _ __ —_ * _ -- Virginia, in 3cuacrxville. miles from This land is located about Magisterial District of said County, the. 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 ) . J Q z.jaa id t. r a r.t . Ve ta..£Ut, janl -T£LQ 2L£ i S I -unt i1 July gj AJULS&AL unae r a 4§ed fro jft.JL JltX&lbAX AJt.alfi The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows: HAjefeftl _aM _Dp _d North South. JBaxr L&QZI jJfiokins East *JLY£ . » - _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ — _^ _ _ _ __ _ ^ , .- _ _ __ , title, estate or interest to this property about the year 19£4 my I following manner : _ _ __ _ _ __ ?z 4 e ±-.3± ±lier e ± ala - Pn — 132A* West. acquired § right d fXQiLjIaHto jiatM . . > xQ ^ in the -Jn , jcftcarded — clerk * a office of Rapoahannock qguntyJLTa.J_ L in EUgf SSL SJU * Ky timber r £gIFESMon I claim that the total %Talue of ' this tract or parcel of land with the improvements there, , estate interest or , title right my value of total the claim . no . that I on is sA+mo^ in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is 1 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 boundsK 1 purchased the ticioer rlcrhte on above described tract Remarks: & f rera e d: tbrrtEer - fttr -s i t e--f c y eunty- r is-IWSi-iWix aoxdfiul- i n.ciar kls-of f-Uie. o fijUu pht to _ cut j ud remove tlgtMHf, JSl3JL,, Bgai * an July 80 r i page 534* ' Hy * > ^" ’ ‘ “ "" T9T5F , f tEe proyiaio5i: 5? a contract aade between J * Hunt Strother do® , - -a? -d--M-& -\-J- ? rb^st St -r-crt rJ-ft } - -vencr©r - - --Thr~ttrfbrr “0TT“ttrl 3 ( Continue remarks if necessary on the back ) . aQGLJ}0 fixes l&fflL JTO tlL 1 ! ^ day Witness my signature ' or my name and m rk a t t a c h e d r etot this - £L , -- _^ " __ unae * __ of __ " ^ _ — ^ - ^ — ' "" 4 ^ ^ , 1930. STATE OE VIRGINIA, COUNTY - --TTo^wbt : ^ i -^ izhkz -r4dti4 The undersigned hereby certifies tha ii ^ made - path that the matters before and him the above named claimant personally appeared and things appearing irTw^above answerere true to the best ofm& Tchowledge and belief , , 1930, LJiXtL day of this ^ ^ ^ - -4.Zl&r&HsLClerk of the Court, or Special Investigator or Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace. , ? & 3 VUx ^ / . f/ / - V �? RemgErTce Continued: , 1 OOC , OGO ft , . of rt L —— . here are -t ( usi+^h Itroilsar 9 3 * 000 000 ft * of staves a 3i-C#Q per Jl , iii 00 jex . * # . * i3 , 000.00 is ,oc 0.00 | %1000*00 y f + X * < * -I t • I 4 t r. t T ( I r A r Ci �V 806 - t-. anty: F. n ahannoafc itftriot: Hawthorn .. * Droyrn Ao .-eased 650 A A -In. JJ n , dl 0000 05 - In $ £ ’ ' uc j- Jl1. . rrinr ollovr , entirely Tilth in the ark nrca , brnnees , gjunter glalrfl or la g : Hone ' norm , S E rliofj of rou TT mountain road ; thence 14 milefl to Luruy , nearest elit TV; point over Lee EUtflimy S;0ll± . SonO and Mud cloy loom , vniyinr fran (vrer .fe dc th and far ility to noil of coo a depth anfl fertility, rorth * south , cant and veot exposure * rja ' _ HiatOiry of ' r . ^ tract A portion of tjr.o ti bereft oondillp = : of tl: hors aron or tM fl tract l.a very much and nteop and hits nu nc roue outcrops of rook and bou flora and y^ ry li ttlc scatters merchant bio timber , Yikile the remini c ocr very heavily cat ever , arrei hne . ho nr a found by CQKVninaticm la apt - oxlrintely correct ; although no actual survey v ac nadc on the fprounr\ yet tel cation TJBS eft coke , and it iron found thnt t ; e bonne nrlcn arc definitely fixe by certain roadc and stmane and the boundary of ndj ninc tract and r " 1 - - . --- ^ - ’ . , 13 x40 * Hryellinc with (i * ciiefl roof annex ,lo£ construef ion catherboarded "porch in Trout enclos ed at one cm , 0 ro na * stono and brick flues ;prlnf ; eater LOG 00 Ti -.rn , flnEie £& ' x30 ’ nhinclc roaf 800.00 Coin crlb G’xEGf :- -ane ’ n Inf 1c ro f 30 0 Eien house ,!; - TxlGr fKune- board ro f , oor oond *n-10.00 prlnr houoe- rj *x!0 * * fr no 10 , 01 1 old bam - I4 * xl6 \ ahinclo roof 10.00 I H 14 xlO1 10 00 " Old ah mloned lor hr -.171,3 G * x 40 1 shingle roof . . * '. G iTg) joVt> nmtg : - ld abandonod sh «x 1.1* xl4 * no value 0 Value er * E LO 10 00 . Acreage: EGl 104 - 0 374 —- , —— - .* Total value nf land "r inprovc: lento fp | - - 14 value _ - suh+oti _ Tptal V; .2ue \:>0 Q “ 7ET 5 1040 ~1£ L 0 & 109 E 50 015 00 tlrtrer 300 000 Bd ,ft, L, : or 1000 ,00 i : # h» II ire . and value br tel «3 : F Q rohard ATos' -. . . - ' . - " ; ' .crpnr ^ ¥ Tract , - ]>4 or acre L ; y. ^ ' ' L J �Cou Rappahannock ji District: Hawthorne fJ £06 - Brown, Ii.A • Nathan Jenkins iL ,i \ Jack &. Hunter . C B * Dodson Dodson Nathan y :Ins Jen) ? *r A \V Thosi Nicholson Cove LEGEND: Orchard Slope Ridge Scale Orating Land - viliable Land 1" - 30 chains tthNioholson �rLA PPAH A NNOCK COUNTY r J CLAIMANT NAME OF OWNER Culpeper National Bank - - Tract of R . A * BroY.TL, ( 206 ) Number of Acres ; 374 HoilowT entirely within the Park area, Location t Buck Spring Roads: 2 miles of rou£h mountain roadj thence 14 miles to nearest shipping point over Lee Highway , Soilt Hand and a and clay loam * varying f 2*0521 average depth and fertility to soil of good depth and fertility , iiorth, south, . esat and west exposure * juuray * History of Tract and condition of limber: Timber rights only are claimed . Improvements: Acreage and value of types: Acreage Types Value per acre Total Value Ridge : Slope : Cove : Grazing Land : - Fields Restocking : Cultivated Land : Orchard : Minerals: Value of Land : $ Value of Improvements :- $ Value of Orchard : ¥ Value of Minerals: ¥ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: ¥ lUOQ $1000,00 * 00 Value of Wood ? $ Value per acre for tract : ¥ Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : ¥ NONE CLERK * �u>_ — /4 I Claim of In. the Circuit Court o f C o u n t y, Virginia, No,, At Law The State Commission on longervatlon and Development of tne State of Virginia, Petif u yd. J3 2J£V? tioner, vs. . _ _ ^ —_—_ _ ^ J?l . more or less, of land County, Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned , in answer to tne 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 thjHfijijJg of aaitj petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court AL£ A4/L Countv, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his ans My name is . Mv Post Office Address is I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements: s S j d g&t t s+t s, 2 ^ __ ^^ ^ _ S — __ .. -- - — miles Virginia, in T H E A G L A T E R I A L District of said County I claim the following right title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above : (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, ^ and if joint owner give names of the joint owners If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above ) , ^ jkeidbd J &* y & y±±L J/zt j& i t £ 4 * The land owners adjacent tothe above described tract or parcel of land are as follows : North ! This land is located about . . -- - t ^ _ £ H p - ft <5L*A*A East. West r acquired my rights title, estate ^ _ <2_ if gy... - jR _ 2 2_ &- J Z _ interest to this property about the year. _*TLin the __ I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements there’ on is S _o2 £ _*L4 JiiI 4? , I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest &£L± PQ 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 hut lying outside the Park area, which I claim will he 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: _ _ -- .. . — — - . remarks if necessary on the back ). Witness my signature ( or my name and mark attached hereto ) this A day JCL ( Continue — .. , 1930, &L& of ’ ? STATE! OP VIRGINIA, COUNTY , To'Wit: The undersigned hereby certifies that .ULii . ¥ -8 ^ the above named claimant personally ap d 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 , 1930. / this — - OFi ^— &L M SLLA P r Clerk j/l the Court,-or-Specral investigator -er Wmy Fnhflfcji mp fliialk« of Uie Peace. - �u>_ — /4 I Claim of In. the Circuit Court o f C o u n t y, Virginia, No,, At Law The State Commission on longervatlon and Development of tne State of Virginia, Petif u yd. J3 2J£V? tioner, vs. . _ _ ^ —_—_ _ ^ J?l . more or less, of land County, Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned , in answer to tne 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 thjHfijijJg of aaitj petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court AL£ A4/L Countv, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his ans My name is . Mv Post Office Address is I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements: s S j d g&t t s+t s, 2 ^ __ ^^ ^ _ S — __ .. -- - — miles Virginia, in T H E A G L A T E R I A L District of said County I claim the following right title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above : (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, ^ and if joint owner give names of the joint owners If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above ) , ^ jkeidbd J &* y & y±±L J/zt j& i t £ 4 * The land owners adjacent tothe above described tract or parcel of land are as follows : North ! This land is located about . . -- - t ^ _ £ H p - ft <5L*A*A East. West r acquired my rights title, estate ^ _ <2_ if gy... - jR _ 2 2_ &- J Z _ interest to this property about the year. _*TLin the __ I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements there’ on is S _o2 £ _*L4 JiiI 4? , I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest &£L± PQ 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 hut lying outside the Park area, which I claim will he 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: _ _ -- .. . — — - . remarks if necessary on the back ). Witness my signature ( or my name and mark attached hereto ) this A day JCL ( Continue — .. , 1930, &L& of ’ ? STATE! OP VIRGINIA, COUNTY , To'Wit: The undersigned hereby certifies that .ULii . ¥ -8 ^ the above named claimant personally ap d 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 , 1930. / this — - OFi ^— &L M SLLA P r Clerk j/l the Court,-or-Specral investigator -er Wmy Fnhflfcji mp fliialk« of Uie Peace. - �OOUN'ITl R.J- . AHAlKOCK hiIT: I CIO ! lAIZEFISLD ' 1 . and A. frle Dulin, J. M - Acreage claimed: VrilnL Cli.ij^Gd; haxEih , Gilliam Location: and i- tone burner * On Indian Rivor n short distance above Park boundary. Incumbrances * counter claims or loss: None so far as known Ponds; Throe mlleo to ff&keflelfl honor over rocky county road , thence ten milea by improved EELCudan road to Front Royal * the nearest chipping point. Boil: Sandy clay loam The cleared land in TModemtoly steep with the exception of several acres of young timber which is nearly flat Principal exposure is toward the east . . History of . Tract and condition of timber: The cleared land has been cultivated for emy yeara, The chestnut oil: was cut for bark about thirty years ego, and Other spec loo Including locust were cut later, &ew timber has been cut recently along the eastern side of the tract " ' . Improvements: The tract is partly fenced,* Buildings consist of two snail frame and log dwellings, a stable, hen house ahd smoko house in bad repair, Approximately 75 fruit trees are scattered over the tract . Timber: It Is estimated that there is now a total of FJO ,COO feet of merchantable saw timber on the tract worth £3 * 00 per 1? feet on the stump, A-orea e and Value by ^ : ^ Acreage Type: Ty Eo Cove 60 lope Value Per A 4,00 a - 2 0 7,50 Crazing OroharA sa.do 120,00 19b,UJ *351,00 Value per acre for 1 nd $3,65 (347,00 of improvement a 175,00 of timber 240,00 50,00 of Orchard 812,00 * Value per acre for tract $0,45 Value Value Value Value Total Value '' of land - �o unty: ’ ’ ' L^strictt .. - . #16 Dulin, J M & A N Nish NSrth Jno. . ood " 4 r .. P B Ea 3 them : .. othcron . ’H R.Reld 1 LEGENDi Cove Orchard Slope Grazing Land Ridge Tillable 11 20 Chains l" Scale - Rappahannock Wakefield �Rappahannock County Jakex ield District ' NAME OF CLAIMANT #16 Number of Acre*: - Dulin, tV , A . Estate 100 On Indian River a short distance above Park Boundary Locution : . Three miles to ftaksfield fcanor over rocky county road , thence ten irdlea by improved macadam road to Front Royal , the nearest shipping noint * Rond*; . The cleared land la moderately steep v; ith the Sandy clay loam SCHIT exception of several acres of . dung timber which is neurly flat Principal exposure is toward the east , . Hiitory of Tract and condition of limber ; The cleared land has been cultivated for and many years , The chestnut oak was cut for bark about 30 years ago " other species including locust were cut later , Saw timber has been cut reeentlv along the eastern side of the tract , , . Improvement*: . 0 log houses, log stablfijhen house, all old and in bad condition AcrcajJC "d value of 5 type* : Type* Acreage Value per acre Total Value Slope: 64 @ #3.00 #192.00 Cove : 8 § 5.00 40.00 26 6 7 , 00 182.00 # 414 ,00 2 © 35 , 00 70.00 Grazing Land : Cultivated Laud : Orchard : #70.00 Mineral*: Value of Land : $ 414 . 0 150 , 00 Value of improvements : $ 150.00 Value of Orchard ; $ Value of Minerals: $ 150 ,00 $784.00 Value of Timber : $ 150.00 Value of Wood : f Value per acre for tract ; $ 7 , 3 4 Incidental damage* arising From Ike taking of this tract : $ IlOI'f ' CLERK �r RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY NAME OF OWNER > 201 / - ^odson, W*B . — ( Arnold ) , 8y Number of Acre*: ^ follow entirely within the Park srsa * Location ; Beech aprin Road at 2 miles rough mountain road * thence 14 miles shippins point . Soil ; Sandy loam and sand clay loam of good depth and fertility . East and southeast exposure comparatively free of rocks * to Luray, nearest has been Hiatorr of Tract and condition of timber: rractically all merchantable timber ( . area the The of third timbered acid one approximately from removed omev«r # wood , locust and chestnut oak has recently bean removed. * ) there remains a nice stand of merchantable hemlock and poplar on an area of approximately 10 acres ne. r the county road * Improvements: None * Acre Age and value of types : Types Total Value Acreage Value per acre 58 $4 . oo $152.00 6.00 306 * 00 $458 * 00 Ridge : Slope : Cove: Grazing Land : Fields Restocking i 51 @ Cultivated Land : Orchard: Mineral *! Value of Landi $ 458.00 Value of Improvement*:: $ Value ot Orchard : $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit : $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract : $ 5.13 Incidental damage* arising from the taking of this tract : $ �/ v CCOWTTJ #201 dtcreflge e - i \ RApPAflANKfCK pcdscn , ff , Glaired : Value Claimed : Location : . ^ - prlng Beech Incu brancei Hcllcw entirely vithin the . ..rea park 15 one knc counter jclaljaa _l_flJ> V etc * ; ^ ROede : 2 t ,. ilea rough mountain road , thence 14 miles 1 . u *~ oy * to G EflWTHiHME DISTRICT ! oil : Sperry vl lie , usare at shipping point * Sandy lom/. and s nd clay Inert of good depth . end fertility free of fid . pftratively cf tract and condition Of timber ? Eiefc end southeast exposure rockg . Practical It all merchantable timber hat been removed fro:i e -' prr calretely rne third Of the timbered area , { The acid wood locust and chestnut enk hse recently been O rei : eved ) * However there remains a nice stand cf merchantable hemlock and popular on an area of approximately 10 near the county rood * improvementa : o Apr ears ; ; nd value cf tnefct ty types 3 Type per Acreage Slope Cove £2* 00 4 , 00 43 49 SI m 3.00 Total v ^ iTie of land £435.00 TCtal value of tir. ber £1 000 ; id Ft * {-' £4 * 00 per M iA* 00 Total Value of tract £519.00 , Average value ’ er acre ) tie acre _ fl3.6B Total Vulifl £66 * 00 1.6 00 lt3.00 . ^ 4- .: 5.00 eeres �m r & § 5 1 fr I J - �r -1 0" % y ± -.A \ _ <?VU S>vw J7 * - <5 " jro -- llA . ^r c AX£ *K ^ Jty/ Q ^ ^ r; . * ^ - £U Ur^- ^- ^ ^ A &aj A * ^U y\ or iter W / V £AA +jCKm ^MlZi 4 > : * JZJ^ OJZJL - y a/ " CL 1 * G - £ jjjusu &L — oucX- „ OVL iZC ttur ^ l ^^ ^^ . 3) — £/ 75X 4 flfii. rri*~ r ^ ^- Xr £ { $n / j j ttt , fiZXJL A^LAJL — i«.*«fic ^ y / " 5 LIHLA C — **Z£ X .«s«- JW +IJ££ 4 ctA <? 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T ^ $LJL^ ^' cjtTcr/' z7 - U J 9 c _ 7 j ^^v«-£ U'l / £ jjr JL — *** >r> ov^e {Jllj cw. t oC - -.-CLJ CL J ^ / o, / / 3 / - �J �t -- Claim of -County, Virginia, N\\J ±f- 9- 1 At Law. i In the Circuit Court of irginia, Peti The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Vii tioner, VS JTTO L __ ^^ . County, Virginia, Defendants, more or less, of land inj The undersigned , in answer terthe 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 i n accordance with the order of the Circuit County, Virginia , asks leave of the Court to file this Court as his answer tp/£aid petition and to said notice. My name is - ti My Post Office Address is... I claim a right, title, estate or interest In a tract or parcel of land within the area sought acres, on which there are the following to be condemned* containing aboutbuildings and improvements : ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ 4— --- s ti - ^- -- Virginia, in miles from 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 ) , Tliis land is located about ^ ^ , The land owners adjacent to the., above described tract or parcel of land are as follows : North £J Souths East j j. pt ? :? TLzb West i ! * 4 _ _ i n the I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the y e a r followini manner ; , ^ _ = 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 in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is S 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 iIn 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 i . Remarks: . ( Continue remarks if necessary on the back ) . ritness my signature ior my name and mark attached hereto i this _ . 1930 * of ' u - day __ To-wit ; VIRGINIA, COUNTY G F _ .... 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 lies! of his knowledge and heliefj day of _ Jr o. this -l brTATE OF , r 7/ _ „ Oerk of the Court, or Special Investigator or Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace. - ... �- f ’ * iS06a - umaiGTi COUNT i _ Brcwr- t H * RJ . fti n HAtriKo j Aj fteraore Claimed * jgliV lalmfli Ex . : f ngd bp i __ Jrr.es , St meburner , and h sly , HsBle , head of Breed HollPw Pun , east of entirely within the Helling ftfad , Location ; pari' wee . Roads: Five mil OB of rcugh dirt rocd to lee Highway near Beech Spring thence 14 silles tc turay nearest shipping mint * soil : L 1cae ± sncdy ol «y of fair depth and cder te etfount of ser fertility fme rock* The tapper pert of the tract fc£ s :nqrth end west expcsure rd rtflM - . . sxxasx slope Cove, sandy loaf , BCOITTA exposure Hiflt. nrva; of tract and condition of . deep and fertile - This tract has been cut clear timber with tue ex or u of acme llbfry hemlocks in the ceuti' ewe £XK alcr:f7 the creek, E ft'* bemloek vas cut for tan bark several decades tki the rest of the area there is fi£ C . c£ yOLJig bhestnut at nre sent a at end M t o 6 W UBP Herty 2 and red oaks e sreek a f laurel undergrowth lorn * Laurel E l s e coding in cm the slope The B acres of cove will cut 3400 ft . per A , of hemlock or £ Y O0C ft , for the S B , 0O per V or $54, 00 seres Value| timberi uperehantable . , . Acreore and v ^ lua of lard hr types : Acreage Typos 56 Elope a Owe 64 Tot .1 valute of IPIUI Total V 'l ue of ti . bar Total value of ferset AVer £(£ 0 value per sere * $172 , 00 54.00 226 , 0 ^&.55^ ' V , Velue per acre $2 , 50 4 , 00 — . , TOtf -l Vclufi 140 , 00 32 , 00 $172.00 • �County; Rappahannock M District: Hawthorns - - Brown, H.A. #2Q6 a Johnny Dodson fl 1 1 James A * Bitrko * i B M B• 5- Boot Dodson 1 r > >II b m It j Thoa, Nicholson /1 * M, t Nicholson f. I ! ' LEGEND: T5rchard Slope Grazing Land Ridge Tillable Land Scale 1" a 20 chains Cove - �- h � 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 Brown, HA Description An account of the resource Tract: 206 - A; Location: Head of Broad Hollow Run E of Rolling Road; Cost/Acre: $3.53; Estimate Value: $226.00; Number of Acres: 64.0; 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 206 - A Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context brown-ha-tract-206-a Brown https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/c1df09e07577808dcd1577cdd09e999c.pdf b97fae3759a34a8bd775fb405d11e523 PDF Text Text RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY f j NAME OF CLAIMANT >WNER * . A. Brown.( 206) Culpeper National Bank — Tract of H Number of Acres: 374 . Location: Buck Spring Hollow, entirely within the Park area Roads: 2 miles of rough mountain road; thence 14 miles to nearest shipping point over Lee Highway Soil: Sand and sand clay loam, varying from average depth and fertility to soil of good depth and fertility North, south,. east and west exposure . , i/uray . . History of Tract and condition of timber: . Timber rights only are claimed Improvements: Acreage and value of types: Acreage Types Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard : Minerals: Value of Land : $ Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ . $1000.00 Value of Timber: $ 1000 00 Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE CLERK 4 �/ /4 u> - Claim of . In the Circuit Court The State Commission on tioner, vs. Conservation _ 5fJ ^ ^ County, Virginia, No. . ., At Law. and Development of the State of Virginia, Peti - more or less, of land County, Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned , in answer W ;ne petition of the State Commission on Conservation and De velopment oi the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon thp dfli g of sai$ petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his ansvte/'to said pe£Ltioj} a My name is 5 My Post Office Address is I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned , containing about. acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements - - ^ _ irix. ^ ^ 6 _ ? ^^^ ^ This land is located about ? miles from <* <?L^< 5r Virginia, in the Magisterial District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above : ( In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above ) . -^^^ ^^ 6 B ^ J S> - __ _ AvLcLlJ t ^ ^ _ _ _ jUidde j j/z*- . ' The land owners adjacent t o t h e above described tract or parcel of land are as follows: North South /? <7 East West I acquired my right, title, estate fe/ interest to this property about the year _/ . Z 2^ 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, 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 parcej 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: _ ( Continue remarks if necessary on the back ) . Witness my signature ( or my name and mark attached hereto ) this /day „ of . , 1930. STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF , To-wit : The undersigned hereby certifies that 4/i2£y y? 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 , ^ day of this • _ ^5 ^^ _ £_ ^ , QJC C£L>. ^ Clerk 0i the Court, -or-Special fnvestigatcnr-oy :.JBiibli%-or--Justice ofi ther Reace. ' �/ /4 u> - Claim of . In the Circuit Court The State Commission on tioner, vs. Conservation _ 5fJ ^ ^ County, Virginia, No. . ., At Law. and Development of the State of Virginia, Peti - more or less, of land County, Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned , in answer W ;ne petition of the State Commission on Conservation and De velopment oi the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon thp dfli g of sai$ petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his ansvte/'to said pe£Ltioj} a My name is 5 My Post Office Address is I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned , containing about. acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements - - ^ _ irix. ^ ^ 6 _ ? ^^^ ^ This land is located about ? miles from <* <?L^< 5r Virginia, in the Magisterial District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above : ( In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above ) . -^^^ ^^ 6 B ^ J S> - __ _ AvLcLlJ t ^ ^ _ _ _ jUidde j j/z*- . ' The land owners adjacent t o t h e above described tract or parcel of land are as follows: North South /? <7 East West I acquired my right, title, estate fe/ interest to this property about the year _/ . Z 2^ 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, 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 parcej 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: _ ( Continue remarks if necessary on the back ) . Witness my signature ( or my name and mark attached hereto ) this /day „ of . , 1930. STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF , To-wit : The undersigned hereby certifies that 4/i2£y y? 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 , ^ day of this • _ ^5 ^^ _ £_ ^ , QJC C£L>. ^ Clerk 0i the Court, -or-Special fnvestigatcnr-oy :.JBiibli%-or--Justice ofi ther Reace. ' �^ . COUNTY: RAPIAHANNOCK DISTRICT: WAKEFIELD . - //16 Dulin, J. M Qnd . A Acreage Claimed: Value Claimed: . Examined by; Marsh, Gilliam and Stoneburner Location: . On Indian River a short distance above Park boundary Incumbrances , counter claims or laps: None so far as known Three miles to Wakefield Manor over rocky county road , thence ten mile3 by improved macadam road to Front Royal, the nearest shipping point Roads: . . Soil: Sandy clay loam The cleared land is moderately steep with the exception of several acres of young timber which is nearly flat Principal exposure is toward the east . History . of Tract and condition of timber: The cleared land has been cultivated for many years The chestnut oak was cut for bark about thirty years ago, and other species including locust were cut later Saw timber has been cut recently along the eastern side of the tract . . . . Improvements: The tract is partly fenced Buildings consist of two small frame and log dwellings, a stable, hen house ahd smoke house in bad repair, Approximately 75 fruit trees are scattered over the tract . Timber: It is estimated that there is now a total of 80,000 feet of merchantable saw timber on the tract worth $3.00 per M feet on the stump . Acreage and Value by Types: Type: Value Per A Acreage (Jove eo Slope 3 4.00 2.00 7.50 Grazing Orchard Value per acre for land Value Value Value Value of of of of land $3.65 $347,00 175.00 240.00 Orchard 50.00 #812.00 Value per acre for tract $8.45 improvements timber Total Value 3 £ o6 120,00 19b 00 " A . . 351.00 �’ounty: ’ L^stricti Wakefield . - #16 Dulin, J.M. & A /V * Nish Ngrth . Jno ’ J.Wood s r • * ;. « ^- .• * . W P.Slaughter P \ .. P B Eastham V- r> ' V , . v Fr " • H.Sothoron / «« 1 s. [**7 6* % .R.Reid iM LEGEND: Cove Slope Ridge Scale Orchard Grazing Land - Rappahannock Tillable " 20 Chains l" �Rappahannock County Wakefield District NAME OF CLAIMANT #16 Number of Acre*: - Dulin, W.A. Estate 100 . On Indian River a short distance above Park Boundary Location : Three miles to Wakefield Manor over rocky county road, thence ten miles by improved macadam road to Front Royal, the nearest shipping ooint Roads: . . The cleared land is moderately steep with the Sandy clay loam exception of several acres of noting timber which is nearly flat Principal exposure is tov/ard the east Soil: . . The cleared land has been cultivated for The chestnut oak was cut for bark about 30 years ago, and many years Saw timber has been cut other species, including locust were cut later recently along the eastern side of the tract History of Tract and condition of timber : . .. 2 log houses, log stable,hen house, all old and in bad Improvements: . condition Acreage and value of types : Types Acreage Slope : Cove : Grazing Land : Value per acre Total Value 64 @ $3.00 $192.00 8 @ 5.00 40.00 26 @ 7.00 182.00 $414.00 2 © 35.00 70.00 Cultivated Land : Orchard : $70.00 Minerals: Value of Land : $ 414 • 00 Value of Improvements: $ 150 * 00 150 * 00 Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Timber: $ 150 * 00 Value of Wood : $ 150 * 00 $784.00 Value per acre for tract: $ 7.84 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE CLERK t �r RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY NAME OF OWNER #201 - 89 Number of Acres: — ^odson, W.B. (Arnold) . Location: Beech Spring follow entirely within the Park area Roads: 2 miles rough mountain road, thence 14 miles . to Luray, nearest shipping point Soil: . Sandy loam and sand clay loam of good depth and fertility East and southeast exposure comparatively free of rocks . rractically all merchantable timber has been one third of the timbered area ( The acid approximately from removed wood, locust and chestnut oak has recently been removed ) , there remains a nice stand of merchantable hemlock and poplar on an area of approximately 10 acres netr the county road History of Tract and condition of timber: - . . nowever . Improvements: None. Acreage and value of types: Types Value per acre Acreage Total Value Ridge : Slope: Cove: 38 @ $4 oo 51 @ 6.00 # Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: 306.00 $458.00 Cultivated Land : Orchard : Minerals: Value of Land : $ 458.00 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit : $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract: $ ^152.00 5.13 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ �/ V. ' #201 Acreage o DISTRICT * HAWTH ( RNE COUNTY: RAPPAHANNOCK V Claimed ; - . DQdscnf W « B Value Claimed : Location : Beech Spring Hollow entirely within the Park Area * . Incumbrances* counter claims* laps, etc * : None known 2 i lies rough mountain road, thence 14 miles Roads : L- U 'r ay ' o to goil : mm HI i Sperry vl lie , nearest shipping . point Sandy loam and stnd clay loam of good depth ** and fertility . East and southeast exposure . comparatively free of rocks History of tract and ctndltion of timber ; Practicallt all merchantable timber has been removed frcm approximately . rne third of the timbered area ( The acid wood looust end chestnut oak has recently . been removed ) o However there remains a nice stand of merchantable hemlock end popular on an area near the county of approximately 10 . road Impr ovement s ; o Acreage 2L22. and value of tnett by types ; - Acreage Slope Cove 43 49 51 PR per acre Total Valle $2 * 00 086.00 5* 00 153.00 4.00 Total value of land $435.00 Total value of timber 21 000 J4.00 Bd Ft 6 44.00 per M 519.00 Total value of tract . Average value per acre , ^ $3.68 li 6.00 0455.00 acres �v RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY CLAIMANT NAME OF 0WNERX #206 Number of Acres: Location: Roads: est - Brown, Henry . A 374 . - Buck Spring hollow, entirely within the Park area 2 miles of rough mountain road; thence 14 miles to Luray, near shipping point over Lee Highway . - Sand and sand clay loam, varying from average depth and fertility to North, south east and west exposure soil of good depth and fertility Soil: . . A portion of the timbered area of this tract is very rough and steep and has numerous outcrops of rock and bouldei and very little scattered merchantable timber, while the remaining area The area found by examination is ap has been very heavily cut over proximately correct; although no actual survey was made on the ground, yet the location was checked, and it was found that the boundaries are definitely fixed by certain roads and streams and the boundary of ad History of Tract and condition of timber: . - - ^ . I WPR¥Rflt pacts ^ - Dwelling: 16x40’ with 8' shed roof annex, log construction. Weather boarded porch in front,enclosed at one end, 9 rooms; stone and brick Corn Crib: Barn: frame, 26x36',shingle roof, Spring v/ater flues , frame , , poor 12 board roof : house 16 , x ’ Hen 8x20' frame shingle rooT Spring 0 x frame , old barn 8 16 , 1 14 ' shingle house: xl ' condition: Old abandoned log barn, 16x40', shingle roof, 14x18’ 1 old barn roof Old abandoned sned 12x14 -- . — —^ -- . ' Acreage and value of types: Value per acre Acreage Types Total Value Ridge: Slope : 261 @ #2.50 #652.50 104 @ 20.00 2080.00 #2732.50 9 @ 30.00 270.00 Cove: Grazing Land : “ * " Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land : Orchard : Minerals: Value of Land : $ 27 o2.50 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard : $ 615.00 615.00 270.00 Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit : $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ 9.61 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ . None Timber on this tract sold to Culpeper Nations . Bank CLERK f �Claim of In the Circuit Court 6i _ The State Commission on ' u tioner, vs. I! _ County, Virginia, No./A ^ „ ^ & (c . ervation and Development of> f the State ^ ^_ r _: of , At Law. ^Virginia, Peti- ^ y ^^ County, Virginia, Defendants. more or less, of land in K _fe petition of the State Commission on Conservation and DeThe undersigned , in answer to 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 County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this ? Court of / as his answer /fo aid petition and to said notice My name is sj My Post Office Address is I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought acres, on which there are the following to be condemned, containing about _ 3LTLSI JCAA^J. buildings and improvements : _ 2 £4kC ^ ^ _ 4- ^ _ tel - .Virginia, in This land is located about._ A miles from Lo 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 ) . — ^ ^ The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows : North- _/J SOUTH East jfZZ.Pl West LAJ r I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year ^/_? ?r following manner : - riV_J _ JLC LL r- _ _ /&£A ^ __ — ' ^ _ — _ _ _- _ ^ in the I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements therecu . I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, on is A rr 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 parcej 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 : — _ __ r: remarks if necessary on the back ). day Witness my signature ( or my name and mark attached hereto ) this , 1930. of . ' / To-wit : TATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF j The undersigned hereby certifies that the above named claimant personally appeared bef p him and made oath that the matters o the best of his knowledge and belief , ve answer are tr and things appearing in his day of this — > 1930. /£ ( Continue __ < ? J 21 'rk of the Court, or Special Investigator or otary Public, or Justice of the Peace. �} — — Claim of -.The-Culpe-p g- &tiQnal -Bank-af - Xlnlp.efiex., Ysu-rsu -CQjfiQxati-on ^ Sap Dahannqck , At Law. County, Virginia, No. In the Circuit Court of The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. Th e Qu1oep e r ILaiJjaaal Hank. of .Gulps.p.e r *. Ysu.* ±k e jxvnBX.- n£ jLlgker.jri ht QD..5QQ-.£igXfifi.>-]aiQjm-afl-t}ie-«Iafi Bnrke-land ^ County, Virginia, Defendants. RappakaruiQnk. 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 Rappahajino-ck 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 T2i£-ftulp&p£X-national.-Bank- nf -Culpeper Vau ^ CulpSMIl,-.Virginia* My Post Office Address is * I claim a right, title, estate or interest In /k tracf of parcel of land within the area sought acres, on which there are the following to be condemned, containing about 500 J£ Q _ Jauil dings.,. mil y -graving--tinher„ buildings and improvements : ^ ____ _ __ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .— ^ ^ __ _ — - — _ _ _ _ _ Virginia, in This land is located about miles from Magisterial District of said County. the ? i e d.rnon t 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 ) . __ .Sp erry.ville. five __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ jlyiZ 20 *1S 35 under a de ed fro rn J Hunt St rat&SJC _ at _ als The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows: _ _ __ _ _ _ John and O o d son Ni Janes chol son North _ _ _ r te Hun South & £L -Jack HqdfcOO _ East Harr jjaoiL j£nkins _ _ West Th&aas 111chn1s.nn __ in the I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year l£ 24 JL . i . . , Q . . L _ following manner : gY deejl- from tIaEUnt StXQ Jier et ala. - Xlatad - Fab^ 6., 192.4 -y-racnrdad-in ^ clerk s office of Rappahannock County , Va . in D B , 3 . 3 j pag e 3Ziuk. r. y tTraber rfgifts on I claim that the total value oi/ 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 $-4 ^ D.QO^O.Q in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $ 4 * 000,00 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 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 ) . I purchased the tinoer rights on above described tract Remarks : -e-f - -land--frora -dvHun-t --9-t roth-er - trtr ~ adrs- doy Pte art -dirt ed- Fetr ~ 6 , 19.2 4 > XJic oJid&dL in clar k-Ls of fiLc e of --Ea ~ -pahanno-Gk--Sount-y-D--B page 524 Ly ri£ht jto cut an d r e i nber t will e xpir.e pji Jiily 20 ~~ I9T35, under the proyisi ohs of a contract made between J Hunt Strother niy--v-endrO-r - j--ai d--hi-s-- - TJ- HU-R % ST -ro- t -ft r- -S T - V efKior-; -07i ttrirs--The t beT iT ^ ^ ^ ( Continue remarks if necessary on the back ). l.and woxth i 4 00^.00. CPX?? ). day Witness my signature ( or my name and mark attached «hereto ) this. uL0i93o. of. n , ^ o-wft : STATE OS’ VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF. _ __ _ . ___ __ """ __ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _—_moxe _ _ __ __ _ _ -^ ’ ' ' ' " __ ” " . _ _ __ _, __ ' ' . _ ' :OiZfLA--, — Phtel - jdrfddkMjjL The undersigned hereby certifies thatUJ/uL the above named claimants personally appeared before him ana made , oath that the matters o &i Khowledge and belief , and things appearing iifiii^above answerf ^are true to the best of day of / ! 4A. this -, 1930, __ _ jr ^ 2. A _ Clerk of the Court, or Special Investigator or Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace. , / ? ~7\AA ^ - �y i * There are Remarks continued: 1, 000 ,000 ; r 3 , CsUsUSU f t . of <s . lOiJorf 2 ,000 ,000 f t c tttmber $2.00 per LI 9' noc rr > uinisiiV #1.00 per L of staves ^ ^ * rj , i $2,000.00 $2,000.00 '1 ' $4,000.00 t * » t < r ; » i t b r fi * t * t * * r £ - c' gnir �chanty: V aoc .all oA± : Soil: - nrov n. . . / 650 A iaed: Assessed #8000.00 , _ Ban ahnnnock Pintriot: Hawthorne pring Buok I Holloir , entirely A ft . within the lark area * oo , counter o In Ira or lap : Bone novm 2 Tlon of rough cun tain road ; thenoe 14 miles to Luray , near eat shi ng point over Lee Highway Sand and Bond clay loan , varyinr from nver .ge depth and for llity to ooll of Good depth and fertility* Forth , couth , oaot and west exposure, and condition of timber: A portion of tho ti bored arca of this tract is very rouch and oteop and hao nu merous outoropo of rock and haul dors and very little * • . - scattered merchantable tinber , while the remining area has been very heavily cut ovor The area found by examination is approximately corroct ; although no actual urvey was made bn tho ground , yet . , ti e 1 cation wan cheolrel and it wao found that tho bound arioo are definitely fixe ’ by certain rondo and atreans and the boundary of adjvnlng tract • - 16 ,x40 * with 8* ahed roof annex , log construction, eatherboorded porch in front enclos ed at one end , 9 rooms; stono and brick fluec Improvements: Dwelling -- - water Spring .C . n- . 200.00 Barn, fmmo 26 * x3G * ahingle roof 200.00 Corn orib O’xaO * #rane shingle roof 50 CO Hen house ,12 * xl6 * fname board roof ,poor oond * 10.00 Spring house 8*xl0 f fr me 10.00 1 old bam 14*xl6 * , shingle roof 10.00 •» 1 » I4 * xl0 * 10.00 " Old abmndonod log bam ,16 * x40 * shingle roof 25.00' ’ G15 . 0 Old abandoned oher 12* xl4 v no value - -- --- - - Aorcage and value by tyres: __ Value Acreage: Typo o: slope L$r • 2.15 261 r a ) 104 Crohard 10.00 9 574 —. - ' .. ft n improvements tf ft ft ft * tirfcor 500 000 Pd ft #2 per : —— a ore mm» —— lTTosToo N Average value per Total Value •_ 6. 2.50 1040.00 "' Total value of land " Tract . , - . to 04 1092.50 G15) 00 1000.00 5507.50 " JAX SD**+*- A �Cou /: Rappahannock District : # 206 - Hawthorne Brown , H. A , Nathan Jenkins Jack & Hunter / Dodson C .B . Dodson Na than Jenkins . M . Nicholson ^ Johnny Dodson . Thos Nicholson LEGEND: Cove Orchard Grazing Land Slope Ridge Tillable Land Scale 20 chains 1” - - - �» 7I\ hs ft �—— - / ya -oo -y -» ^ I^VMJUV VTVlp y^ v*V3/ ] o sep- -vv? g/ ^— v >v>'vnrt ' 0 -vrwvv (fe ) -v y> <~ vonqoopf yr10 "^ 7*7 —^ (rrt, _ / ^J2r^v4^ - ro Iftm £ /^ ~ry ~>n rr *r~ 7 VtL ^ ^ ^ ^ yo yr K* ry __r* rvp — VWWT * S — 1 y^-WD o , - ^ " /, y v ^A / mw>V l -^v-o ^ — y r - • — mrvp - ^.P o 0 -norvon ? — o o nrjpM> 07V * wsrrv — '7<r^no "E/ eoi1 — ~ 0h -- w^r o pp ** ~ _- ,' 7Prn t7c vV 'YYlr - wrvdJl ~* y C ^ v v/ rrv>9 £ 0>: '> ) > - -J~ v*i yy * ^ yy >yj / # • • - wxA/Tl -vyyj t 4w ^crffx> o 'Wl > ^>» fyyww nrvvmJLy 00mm vvyyp * /- in? 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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 Brown, HA Description An account of the resource Tract: 206; Location: Buck Spring Hollow; Cost/Acre: $9.61; Estimate Value: $3,617.50; Number of Acres: 374.0; 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 206 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context brown-ha-tract-206 Brown https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/37365017e2babc65e497b74386b94b0f.pdf a6fb5c69a13f04b4e3485dc9331fedb9 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 Brown, WW estate Description An account of the resource Tract: 226; Location: Hazel River; Cost/Acre: $5.95; Estimate Value: $1,876.00; Number of Acres: 315.0; 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 226 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context brown-ww-estate-tract-226 Brown Nethers https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/88f15a691c4c62adbce1615cdf0fa7a1.pdf 6658a93e122aff894ad0c8666e559c4f PDF Text Text Coi ;y: Rappahannock District: Piedmont NAME OF OWNER #260 . 18 Lot No Number of Acres: - . Broy, E.C On the north side of the Lee Highway just east of the Blue Ridge, and designated as lot No. 18 Location : . This lot was originally a part of a larger tract that was formerly used for agricultural purposes, until the improvement of the Lee Highway warranted the development of the summer resort known as Panorama. Later that particular tract was subdivided into building Soil : lots, and sold at public auction Roads : • . History of Tract and condition of timber: . None Improvements : Acreage and value of types : Acreage Types Value per acre Slope : Cove : Grazing Land : Cultivated Land : Orchard : Minerals : Value of Land : $ 150.00 Value of Improvements : $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Timber : $ Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract : $ Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ NONL Total Value �> DISTRICT: Piedmont COUNTY: Rappahannock #360 Acreage - Claimed: Value claimed: Location: . C. Broy, C . Assessed:9o/100 A n $30.00 Deed: 95/100 A * ft #180.00 On the north side of the Lee Highway just east of . the Blue Ridge, and designated as lot 18 . . Incumbrances, counter claims, laps, etc : None so far as known Roads: This lot was originally a part of a larger tract that was formerly used for agricultural purposes, until the improvement of the Lee Highway - warranted the de . velopment of the summer resort known as Panorama Later that particular tract was subdivided into building lot s, and sold at public auction . Improvements: There are no improvements on this lot other than a . Value: substantial wire fence with which it is enclosed Value of lot #18 is #200.00 �/ VIRGINIA : I N THE CIRCUIT COURT OF RAPPAHA NNOCK COUNTY The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the otate of Virginia , Petitioners , vs C l i f t o n Ay l o r e t a l s and 37 ,400 a c r e s o f l a n d , more o r l e s s , Defendants , O n t h e 1 3 t h d a y o f N o v e m b e r came he P e t i t i o n e r by Counsel , - and exhibited the record of the above entitled proceeding , in eluding the order setting the same for hearing on said date , and moved the Court t o overrule and dismiss the written objection f i l e d with the record on Nov . 6 , 1933 by Charles C . Broy e t als t o the condemnation of a certain parcel of land shown to the C o u r t t o b e T r a c t ," 2 6 0 a s d e s c r i b e d a n d n u m b e r e d i n t h e r e p o r t of the Appraisal Commissioners therein; dismiss the exceptions of S . • ft and to overrule and Hudson to the findings of value i n the report of the said Board of appraisal Commissioners as to Tract #147 , f i l e d i n t h e C l e r k ’ s O f f i c e N o v e m b e r 2 , 1 9 3 3: and further to strike from the table of tracts included in the motion for judgment i n rem heretofore f i l e d by the Petitioner , Tract ^ #166 a s t o w h i c h some q u e s t i o n h a d b e e n r a i s e d w h e t e r o r n o t . a l l questions as to the value thereof had been submitted to arbitration . W h e r e u p o n , i t was o r d e r e d t h a t t h e s a i d o b j e c t i o n o f t h e said Charles C \ . Broy e t a l s be overruled and dismissed , no suf ficient ground therefor appearing in the record or having been s h o w n t o t h e C o u n t a t t h e h e a r i n g ; a n d i t was f u r t h e r o r d e r ed that the said exceptions of the said 3 V - . K. Hudson be overruled �and dismissed , it appearing that said exceptions had not been filed with in the time prescribed by law , and the said S. U. ' Hudson , by Counsel , having withdrawn objection to the dismissal of said exceptions and stipulated in open Court with Counsel for the Petitioner , that an effort would be made by Counsel to agree upon the amount and value of any improvements placed in good faith on said tract of land and the buildings thereon by the said 5. . Hudson, M since the date of the filing of the report of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners appointed herein , and that upon failure of Counsel to reach an agreement the question would ( - be submitted extra judicially for summary determination by the Hon. J. R. H. Alexander , Judge , v.hose decision thereon would be accepted as final by both parties , and the value of said improvements thus determined paid by the Petitioner to the said $. Hudson ; and it was further ordered on the motion of th9 Petitioner , that Tract #166 be stricken from the table of tracts included - in the motion for judgment heretofore filed herein by the Petit ioner. On motion it was further ordered that all matters and things not disposed of at the hearing on the 13th day of November , 933 , . be continued to the first day of the next term of the Court , being the second Monday of January , 1934 , and that this proceeding be set for hearing on said date. 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Broy , 18 Cavendish. Square , London, \7.1, England. % « The Clerk of the Circuit Court of Rappahannock County Y/ashington , Rappahannock County VIRGINIA. % . U.S A. 5 4 > I S.S, tf y- ^ * 9 3 �* « « * � 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 Broy, EC Description An account of the resource Tract: 260; Location: North side of Lee Highway ; Cost/Acre: $ (n/a); Estimate Value: $150.00; Number of Acres: 1.0; Monies Awarded: $150.00 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 260 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context broy-ec-tract-260 Broy https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/be58162c7c5ea9b5d518c0af567a2052.pdf 9dcc3fb22021211c5778f710b83c7599 PDF Text Text C ’n t y : District: Raopahannock Piedmont NAME OF CLAIMANT %4>9 '; On .. B r o y, J E 30 Number of Acre*: Location : - e a s t e n d o f Oven T o p Mountain . A p p r o x i m a t e l y two m 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 t h e Lee High way ; t h e n c e 1 4 m i l e s t o .ouray , t h e n e a r e s t s h i p p i n g p o i n t Roads: . - S a n d y c l a y l o a m , d e e p a n d f e r t i l e , w i t h m o d e r a t e amount o f s u r f a c e r o c k i n t h e hollows , b u t o f o n l y medium f e r t i l i t y on t h e s l o p e s a n d r i d g e , The e x p o s u r e i s t o w a r d t h e s o u t n a n d e a s t Soil: . Some t i m b e r p r o d u c t s h a v e b e e n r e m o v e d s i n c e t h e t r a c t was c u t over f o r t a n b a r k s a b ? u t 30 y e a r s ago , some c u t t i n g The p r e s e n t s t a n d o d n s i s t s o f r e d oak, c h e s t n u t has been done recently o a k , b a s s w o o d , a n d p o p l a r , a n d i s e s t i m a t e d a t 500 b o a r d f e e t B M f o r t h e History of Tract and condition of timber : . entire tract . Improvements: None .. . Acreage and value of types : Value per acre Acreage Types 30 Slope : @ $3 . 0 0 Total Value $90.00 Cove : Grazing Land : Cultivated Land : Orchard : Minerals: Value of Land : $ 90.00 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Timber: $ 60.00 60.00 $1 5 0 . 0 0- Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract: $ 5 . 0 0 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE CLERK �*” . CO JNTY : R TPAHANN CK DI "" PICT: PI 1 .V NT try - Bro -c. •• D A 8 t. es ed : Clu mad| * r, D: '" tt V Lae Olai iad : on liust end of Oven Top Mountain Locati > n : ' None :< ; • nter cV i n s , or l a : a : I no lmbrunc ' s , . , n. _ L L : Sandy c l . y loam, d8«p .na f a r t11a 1t h nodarste oaomt o f £ U ! ace rock i n the h l l o a ut of n l y medium f e r t i l i t y j. n d i e r l ' es rnd r i d e The exposure i t to a r d t h e so .t h and e a s t . . to . . . J : a p p r o x i m a t e l y two ml i e . o i r i proved d i r t road t o t h e to Lnray, t h e n e t re . t s h i p p i n g Lee i n n ., ; thence 14 i . pi t• . llstory t tr . and condition . ' . cc o t 3 0 y e rc n o b rks y n1 « he praa nt . :. . p r U - rC , n ' • * | > # . - foot or Imp - ; ' >f - . . . ~ Acre i x : -4 lope JO value of 1 nd vo / rents valie f i ) value f ‘ .’ ’ bar valuo > f t r a c t ^ / V verane v l a ? per a re - , o n. a n . 1 ll oy t / - . es : )0 Total ot . i Tot i otal t ' v menta : - one Vaiue L 1 >a j n t v t .cl *0 cut over f o r ra c u t t i n h a s eon d n e f red o k , chsrtn- it c d tl: 1 J /30 bo rd tat , , . i it i it H 00 >ar !• antlra tract 60.00 of value t tn ’ h a / e b e e n i v* J v e - Value oerara . 3 .0 9 , 6 0.00 00 $ •00 ISO . 4 / Total Vo lue -96.150 �C 'n t y : Raopahannock District: Piedmont NAME OF CLAIMANT %i9 On .. B r o y, J E 30 Number of Acres: Location : - e a s t e n d o f Oven T o p Mountain . A p p r o x i m a t e l y two m 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 t h e Lee High way ; t h e n c e 1 4 m i l e s t o uuray , t h e n e a r e s t s h i p p i n g p o i n t Roads: . - Sandy c l a y l o a m , d e e p a n d f e r t i l e , w i t h m o d e r a t e amount o f s u r f a c e r o c k i n t h e hollows , b u t o f o n l y medium f e r t i l i t y on t h e s l o p e s a n d r i d g e , The e x p o s u r e i s t o w a r d t h e s o u th a n d e a s t Soil: . Some t i m b e r p r o d u c t s h a v e b e e n r e m o v e d s i n c e t h e t r a c t was c u t over f o r t a n b a r k s a b o u t 30 y e a r s ago , some c u t t i n g The p r e s e n t s t a n d o d n s i s t s o f r e d oak, c h e s t n u t has been done recently o a k , b a s s w o o d , a n d p o p l a r , a n d i s e s t i m a t e d a t 500 b o a r d f e e t B M f o r t h e History of Tract and condition of timber : . entire tract . Improvements: None . . . Acreage and value of types : 30 Slope : Total Value Value per acre Acreage Types @ $3 . 0 0 $90.00 Cove : Grazing Land : Cultivated Land : Orchard : Minerals: Value of Land : $ 90.00 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Timber: $ 60.00 Value of Wood: $ — 60.00 $150.00- - Value per acre for tract: $ 6 . 0 0 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ ' N0NE CLERK �*” . CO JNTY : R TPAHANN CK DI "" PICT: PI 1 .V NT try - Bro -c. •• D A 8 t. es ed : Clu mad| * r, D: '" tt V Lae Olai iad : on liust end of Oven Top Mountain Locati > n : ' None :< ; • nter cV i n s , or l a : a : I no lmbrunc ' s , . , n. _ L L : Sandy c l . y loam, d8«p .na f a r t11a 1t h nodarste oaomt o f £ U ! ace rock i n the h l l o a ut of n l y medium f e r t i l i t y j. n d i e r l ' es rnd r i d e The exposure i t to a r d t h e so .t h and e a s t . . to . . . J : a p p r o x i m a t e l y two ml i e . o i r i proved d i r t road t o t h e to Lnray, t h e n e t re . t s h i p p i n g Lee i n n ., ; thence 14 i . pi t• . llstory t tr . and condition . ' . cc o t 3 0 y e rc n o b rks y n1 « he praa nt . :. . p r U - rC , n ' • * | > # . - foot or Imp - ; ' >f - . . . ~ Acre i x : -4 lope JO value of 1 nd vo / rents valie f i ) value f ‘ .’ ’ bar valuo > f t r a c t ^ / V verane v l a ? per a re - , o n. a n . 1 ll oy t / - . es : )0 Total ot . i Tot i otal t ' v menta : - one Vaiue L 1 >a j n t v t .cl *0 cut over f o r ra c u t t i n h a s eon d n e f red o k , chsrtn- it c d tl: 1 J /30 bo rd tat , , . i it i it H 00 >ar !• antlra tract 60.00 of value t tn ’ h a / e b e e n i v* J v e - Value oerara . 3 .0 9 , 6 0.00 00 $ •00 ISO . 4 / Total Vo lue -96.150 �. CO ; NTY : R PPTHAHN OK DI T -. ICT : PI zb9 # ±1? Ac r • Bny Inc iAi - T A .IC On TTT * / • ~ P D: tf rl V La* Olaimad : Looati » nt * Ab ^ e ^ ed : * Clairaad : t Jas . ' Xust ond of Oven Top Mountain . Hone kno n . s , counter c l . i n s , or L , s : Ith aodar t e : mo . at I3O 1 I : Sandy c l ;/ 3 * i , deep * no i e r t i . nly medium f e r t i l i t y of a ut . o l l h of s u i a c e rook i n the .: to . ard the south 1 exposure . The ridre on d i e f l o t' 8 end • and east io . <) • . : approxima tely two mi l e Lee Highway ; thence 14 p i t• History , oi i u i p r o v e d d i r t r o a d t o the I m l shipping am , r pi i o f t r o > , i : o c u n i m ' A t h e r .- S o . f i r .. ^ n r er : cut t v t ; e r t . cc * * J \ * h: . / e been r e d no eon has . n i t cut i n o ye . , re ut 50 u ilea r , chestnut red k ' f s t o l s c . t d pro nt y he . : font bo rd eat , yoOO : i pi p tlaatod la r ad Ufai K par A . oo i . , . i i t t i c a r t . . t antira . 60.00 e u l f a o v t t d f e e t or - ' - C | • Imp ; v ments : Vaiue rf .pe ) f 1 vl one . ?y types: Value Acre rv v) » -> 0 value of 1 nd vul ia of la nber value if value if tract . ^ v l u : per a r e 7 V veraye Total Total Tot 1 'otal per a re « • i .i t s ' ‘ A 1.7 . 90 GO 60 . 0 0 l £0 . 0 0 £ 00 . « 7 Total Value ~ 96.15O �C ’n t y : District: Raopahannock Piedmont NAME OF CLAIMANT %4>9 '; On .. B r o y, J E 30 Number of Acre*: Location : - e a s t e n d o f Oven T o p Mountain . A p p r o x i m a t e l y two m 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 t h e Lee High way ; t h e n c e 1 4 m i l e s t o .ouray , t h e n e a r e s t s h i p p i n g p o i n t Roads: . - S a n d y c l a y l o a m , d e e p a n d f e r t i l e , w i t h m o d e r a t e amount o f s u r f a c e r o c k i n t h e hollows , b u t o f o n l y medium f e r t i l i t y on t h e s l o p e s a n d r i d g e , The e x p o s u r e i s t o w a r d t h e s o u t n a n d e a s t Soil: . Some t i m b e r p r o d u c t s h a v e b e e n r e m o v e d s i n c e t h e t r a c t was c u t over f o r t a n b a r k s a b ? u t 30 y e a r s ago , some c u t t i n g The p r e s e n t s t a n d o d n s i s t s o f r e d oak, c h e s t n u t has been done recently o a k , b a s s w o o d , a n d p o p l a r , a n d i s e s t i m a t e d a t 500 b o a r d f e e t B M f o r t h e History of Tract and condition of timber : . entire tract . Improvements: None .. . Acreage and value of types : Value per acre Acreage Types 30 Slope : @ $3 . 0 0 Total Value $90.00 Cove : Grazing Land : Cultivated Land : Orchard : Minerals: Value of Land : $ 90.00 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Timber: $ 60.00 60.00 $1 5 0 . 0 0- Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract: $ 5 . 0 0 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE CLERK �*” . CO JNTY : R TPAHANN CK DI "" PICT: PI 1 .V NT try - Bro -c. •• D A 8 t. es ed : Clu mad| * r, D: '" tt V Lae Olai iad : on liust end of Oven Top Mountain Locati > n : ' None :< ; • nter cV i n s , or l a : a : I no lmbrunc ' s , . , n. _ L L : Sandy c l . y loam, d8«p .na f a r t11a 1t h nodarste oaomt o f £ U ! ace rock i n the h l l o a ut of n l y medium f e r t i l i t y j. n d i e r l ' es rnd r i d e The exposure i t to a r d t h e so .t h and e a s t . . to . . . J : a p p r o x i m a t e l y two ml i e . o i r i proved d i r t road t o t h e to Lnray, t h e n e t re . t s h i p p i n g Lee i n n ., ; thence 14 i . pi t• . llstory t tr . and condition . ' . cc o t 3 0 y e rc n o b rks y n1 « he praa nt . :. . p r U - rC , n ' • * | > # . - foot or Imp - ; ' >f - . . . ~ Acre i x : -4 lope JO value of 1 nd vo / rents valie f i ) value f ‘ .’ ’ bar valuo > f t r a c t ^ / V verane v l a ? per a re - , o n. a n . 1 ll oy t / - . es : )0 Total ot . i Tot i otal t ' v menta : - one Vaiue L 1 >a j n t v t .cl *0 cut over f o r ra c u t t i n h a s eon d n e f red o k , chsrtn- it c d tl: 1 J /30 bo rd tat , , . i it i it H 00 >ar !• antlra tract 60.00 of value t tn ’ h a / e b e e n i v* J v e - Value oerara . 3 .0 9 , 6 0.00 00 $ •00 ISO . 4 / Total Vo lue -96.150 � 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 Broy, James E Description An account of the resource Tract: 269; Location: East end of Oven Top Mountain; Cost/Acre: $5.00; Estimate Value: $150.00; Number of Acres: 30.0; Monies Awarded: $150.00 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 269 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context broy-james-e-tract-269 Broy https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/e4fbbe57d04c6b0b7851a6ef69aa8f2f.pdf 02f2bd289318d4b17a5e3d1289ad8088 PDF Text Text - County district: Rap p n h a n n c ek Piedmont NAME OF CLAIMANT - 3r o y, # 179 Number of Acre* : Approxins t e l y Road *: thence 14 Trustee L10 On e a s t e n d o f Location: . .- J E . ilea Oven t' f i o Top . Mountain niles of unimproved d i r t . r ^ fid to Lee Hi t o L u r a y, t h e nearest s h i p p i n g u o i n t ^hvray ; , S a n d y c l a y l o a n , d e e p a n d f e r t i l e i n t h e cove with & m o d e r a t e , d e p t h b u t medium o f only rock and fertility in the aipovint Soil : History QF Traci and condition of timber : Some t i m b e r p r o d u c t s have been r e m o v e d aro Some c u t t i n g s i n c e t h e t r a c t was cut o y e r f jorre s teannt b u r k a b o u t 3 0 ea The „ s t a n d cons i s , t f r e d o a k , c h e s t n u t hfts been done recentlv o a k * b a s s ,'food ana o o p l & r , a n d i s e s t i m a t e d to cut 5 0 bt f t . : e r acre o r a t o t a l o f 5 5 I, f t , None Improvements: . B .E , f o r t h e _ entire tract, -- . . . . ACHB(4 and value of typ«: Value Acreage Types Total Value per acre Slope : 8G © $3.00 $264.00 Cove: 22 © 4.00 88 ,00 $352.00 Grazing Land : Cultivated Land: Orchard : Minerals: Value of Land! ? $ SS 2 * UQ Value of ImprovtimfifttiE $ Value of Ore hard! : $ Value of Mbwrtlt ^ $ . - per acre for tract :: $ Va!ue of Timber 2 $ 22 U " Value of Wood: $ Value * 220.00 f 572.00 -0 ', . Incidental damages ariaing from the taking of this tract : $ i .' i b Me dam&gaa a l l o w e d a s we f o u n d p l e n t y o f t i m b e r a n d wood l e f t f o r home consumption . CLERK �*” . CO JNTY : R TPAHANN CK DI "" PICT: PI 1 .V NT try - Bro -c. •• D A 8 t. es ed : Clu mad| * r, D: '" tt V Lae Olai iad : on liust end of Oven Top Mountain Locati > n : ' None :< ; • nter cV i n s , or l a : a : I no lmbrunc ' s , . , n. _ L L : Sandy c l . y loam, d8«p .na f a r t11a 1t h nodarste oaomt o f £ U ! ace rock i n the h l l o a ut of n l y medium f e r t i l i t y j. n d i e r l ' es rnd r i d e The exposure i t to a r d t h e so .t h and e a s t . . to . . . J : a p p r o x i m a t e l y two ml i e . o i r i proved d i r t road t o t h e to Lnray, t h e n e t re . t s h i p p i n g Lee i n n ., ; thence 14 i . pi t• . llstory t tr . and condition . ' . cc o t 3 0 y e rc n o b rks y n1 « he praa nt . :. . p r U - rC , n ' • * | > # . - foot or Imp - ; ' >f - . . . ~ Acre i x : -4 lope JO value of 1 nd vo / rents valie f i ) value f ‘ .’ ’ bar valuo > f t r a c t ^ / V verane v l a ? per a re - , o n. a n . 1 ll oy t / - . es : )0 Total ot . i Tot i otal t ' v menta : - one Vaiue L 1 >a j n t v t .cl *0 cut over f o r ra c u t t i n h a s eon d n e f red o k , chsrtn- it c d tl: 1 J /30 bo rd tat , , . i it i it H 00 >ar !• antlra tract 60.00 of value t tn ’ h a / e b e e n i v* J v e - Value oerara . 3 .0 9 , 6 0.00 00 $ •00 ISO . 4 / Total Vo lue -96.150 �C Ids ’ nty : ict : ^ Ha i- cahnn^ock ? ied;nc> nt NAME OF CLAIMANT ^ 0 30 Number of Acre* : wnyj rock yhe Broyj J iSt Mountain. - t . , o n i l e c of uniriprovad d i r t rosd t o the l e e difrh point t h e n c e 14 . Liles t o kurAy , t h e nearest 3h i A p p r o!d i t t s l y . - Sandy clay loam , Sail: - On eest end of Oven Top Location j Raadii 9 m t h e hollows- * exposure _ deep hut o l a t o ..a r d t h e and fertile * with modefats amount of surface ly medium; lertllity on the slopos and ridrre crl sou thand east . - . eve b e e n removed Some timber p r o d u c t s s i n c e the t r a c t w & s cut over f o r tanharhs a b i t 30 years a o , aome c u t t i n g The p r e s e n t stand c o n s i s t s cf red oaVj chestrait has been d o n e l e c e n t l y b a s a ..-ood * and poplar and I s e & titncted a t tOO ooard f e e t ’ W * f o r t h e ak ^ n t i r e tract e ' History of Trml and condition of timber : . - . . Improvements E , ^ . None * Acreage and value of types : Value per acre A crease Type* 30 Slope : @ $3.00 Total Value .-J SO ,00 Cove : Grazing Land : Cultivated Lands Orchard = Minerals- ? Value of La-nd: $ 90.00 Value of Improvement* s $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals ? $ 60.00 -JISO OO Value of Timbers $ 60.00 Value of Wood: $ J Value per acre for tract: $ . ’ = . UO Incidental damage * arising from the taking of this tract : I NOME CLERK �o T CO " TTY : R^ TPAHAT .'K JK ’ DISTRICT : PISDMONT z b? rf TT' ^ - Broy Tao • • D ~n; As . . ea ed : Cla ) . Y l u* C l a i m e d : rt on ;ust ond of t? Oven Top Mountain - I - i o mor ? nc s , o inter o l ' Ims , or l a a : . . n. Rone l_L a n d j alay 1 im, d sp . no f t r t i i l 1 . no . or e aonnt o f su : aco rock i n tile h e l l o s ut o f n i y mcdfcum f e r t i l i t y on d i e p i n os ond r i d - e The exposure 1 .- to . ard the sooth m d eaot * , . - ho . d . : approximately two mi i. e o l Lee ilgtarty ; thence 14 a i i e pi t . _i I \ proved d i r t rood t o the in , the Minit shipping :u c r u i t i > ti t bor : Sc o i . er products cc t . e tr t . w * e \ * • . e or c n ?n ;' ve hn / e o i m D O ut 30 ye rr t o , s o n c u t t i iL- has een d no f rad r Jc , chert -r i t lie pr« i i t t nd c rd N t , J 900 til od no p . . r n i U fZ l u d t 4.00 per M . • f o r the e n t i r e t r a c t . I t \i D t t ; ' veiue o f 60.00 . f o r t >r co t tr " ? ‘been ' . . • - ' . . . " l a p? ; v ments : Vaoae LhO -lope >f . . | one . 1 l i oy ty e s: Aoreu - - 00 * Total value o f 1 nd | . L Vni 13 > f i Tot I value of l - her o t a l^v- i i o > f t r a c t veru ; e v l u : por a re Value per a re a• 0 90.00 6 0.00 l £0.00 £ .00 4 * Total Vrlue Sd .UO “ �C 'nty: DiSin.*ict : Racahannock Piedmont NAME OF CLAIMANT 30 Number of Acre« : Location : - .. Broy, J E On east end of Oven Top fountain . - Approximately two miles of unimproved dirt road to the Lee High way ; thence 14 miles to ^ uray , the nearest shipping point . Road *: Sandy clay loam , deep and fertile , with moderate amount of surface roclc in the hollcws , out of only medium fertility on the slopes and ridge The exposure is tov a rd the soutnand east Soil: . . - Some timber products ove been removed since the tract was cut over for tanbarks about 30 years ago , some cutting The present stand ofinsists of red oak, chestnut has been done recently oak basswood , and poplar , ana is estimated at 500 board feet 3 M for the HUtory of Tract and condition of timber : . . entire tract . Improvements : Hone .. . Acreage and value of types : Value per acre Acreage Types 30 Slope: @ $3.00 Total Value $90.00 Cove : Grazing Land : Cultivated Land: Orchard : Minerals: Value of Land: $ 90.00 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals: $ 60.00—-$150.00 Value of Timber: $ 60.00 Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract : $ • •' !0 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ N0NE * V/j' CLERK �*” . CO JNTY : R TPAHANN CK DI "" PICT: PI 1 .V NT try - Bro -c. •• D A 8 t. es ed : Clu mad| * r, D: '" tt V Lae Olai iad : on liust end of Oven Top Mountain Locati > n : ' None :< ; • nter cV i n s , or l a : a : I no lmbrunc ' s , . , n. _ L L : Sandy c l . y loam, d8«p .na f a r t11a 1t h nodarste oaomt o f £ U ! ace rock i n the h l l o a ut of n l y medium f e r t i l i t y j. n d i e r l ' es rnd r i d e The exposure i t to a r d t h e so .t h and e a s t . . to . . . J : a p p r o x i m a t e l y two ml i e . o i r i proved d i r t road t o t h e to Lnray, t h e n e t re . t s h i p p i n g Lee i n n ., ; thence 14 i . pi t• . llstory t tr . and condition . ' . cc o t 3 0 y e rc n o b rks y n1 « he praa nt . :. . p r U - rC , n ' • * | > # . - foot or Imp - ; ' >f - . . . ~ Acre i x : -4 lope JO value of 1 nd vo / rents valie f i ) value f ‘ .’ ’ bar valuo > f t r a c t ^ / V verane v l a ? per a re - , o n. a n . 1 ll oy t / - . es : )0 Total ot . i Tot i otal t ' v menta : - one Vaiue L 1 >a j n t v t .cl *0 cut over f o r ra c u t t i n h a s eon d n e f red o k , chsrtn- it c d tl: 1 J /30 bo rd tat , , . i it i it H 00 >ar !• antlra tract 60.00 of value t tn ’ h a / e b e e n i v* J v e - Value oerara . 3 .0 9 , 6 0.00 00 $ •00 ISO . 4 / Total Vo lue -96.150 �. CO ; NTY : R PPTHAHN OK DI T -. ICT : PI zb9 # ±1? Ac r • Bny Inc iAi - T A .IC On TTT * / • ~ P D: tf rl V La* Olaimad : Looati » nt * Ab ^ e ^ ed : * Clairaad : t Jas . ' Xust ond of Oven Top Mountain . Hone kno n . s , counter c l . i n s , or L , s : Ith aodar t e : mo . at I3O 1 I : Sandy c l ;/ 3 * i , deep * no i e r t i . nly medium f e r t i l i t y of a ut . o l l h of s u i a c e rook i n the .: to . ard the south 1 exposure . The ridre on d i e f l o t' 8 end • and east io . <) • . : approxima tely two mi l e Lee Highway ; thence 14 p i t• History , oi i u i p r o v e d d i r t r o a d t o the I m l shipping am , r pi i o f t r o > , i : o c u n i m ' A t h e r .- S o . f i r .. ^ n r er : cut t v t ; e r t . cc * * J \ * h: . / e been r e d no eon has . n i t cut i n o ye . , re ut 50 u ilea r , chestnut red k ' f s t o l s c . t d pro nt y he . : font bo rd eat , yoOO : i pi p tlaatod la r ad Ufai K par A . oo i . , . i i t t i c a r t . . t antira . 60.00 e u l f a o v t t d f e e t or - ' - C | • Imp ; v ments : Vaiue rf .pe ) f 1 vl one . ?y types: Value Acre rv v) » -> 0 value of 1 nd vul ia of la nber value if value if tract . ^ v l u : per a r e 7 V veraye Total Total Tot 1 'otal per a re « • i .i t s ' ‘ A 1.7 . 90 GO 60 . 0 0 l £0 . 0 0 £ 00 . « 7 Total Value ~ 96.15O �C nnty : ict : Bis ^ Hu raahannoct ? led;ncmt NAME OF CLAIMANT ^ 2 30 Number of Acre*: On eest end Location : w n y j t h e n c e 14 noth yhe - . . Broy, J E ot Oven . Top f - buntain . tv .' o nilec of uni^provAd dirt road to the Lee di hL i l e s to- Lur&y , the nearest shi > p i n £ point . Appro!dittEly Roadt: Sail: 9 - ^ Sandy clay loam , deep and fertile * with nodebate amount of surface hut oi orlly medium lertllity on the slopoa and ridrre . 1 a to :.&rd the sou tr.i-. nd east . m the hollows * exposure Some timber products have been removed cutting for tanbarhs about 30 years a o , some has been Pone recently * The present stand consists cf rod I'flh c’- estnut 3 nk . baaswood, and poplar t ana is ettim^ ted at 500 noard feet 3 . II , for the History L > f Trml and condition of timber : since the tract wad cut over entire ^ tract . Improvement *: Nans * Acreage and value of type* ; Value per acre Acreage Type* 30 Slope : @ $3.00 Total Value . .-JSQ 00 Cove: Grazing Land : Cultivated Laud : Orchard : Minerals: Value of Land: $ 90.00 Value of Improvement*: $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals: $ 60.00 Value of Timber t $ GO 00 3130.00- Value of Wcud : $ J Value per acre for tract: $ = IUO Incidental damage* arising from the taking of thi* tract : I NOME CLERK �*” . CO JNTY : R TPAHANN CK DI "" PICT: PI 1 .V NT try - Bro -c. •• D A 8 t. es ed : Clu mad| * r, D: '" tt V Lae Olai iad : on liust end of Oven Top Mountain Locati > n : ' None :< ; • nter cV i n s , or l a : a : I no lmbrunc ' s , . , n. _ L L : Sandy c l . y loam, d8«p .na f a r t11a 1t h nodarste oaomt o f £ U ! ace rock i n the h l l o a ut of n l y medium f e r t i l i t y j. n d i e r l ' es rnd r i d e The exposure i t to a r d t h e so .t h and e a s t . . to . . . J : a p p r o x i m a t e l y two ml i e . o i r i proved d i r t road t o t h e to Lnray, t h e n e t re . t s h i p p i n g Lee i n n ., ; thence 14 i . pi t• . llstory t tr . and condition . ' . cc o t 3 0 y e rc n o b rks y n1 « he praa nt . :. . p r U - rC , n ' • * | > # . - foot or Imp - ; ' >f - . . . ~ Acre i x : -4 lope JO value of 1 nd vo / rents valie f i ) value f ‘ .’ ’ bar valuo > f t r a c t ^ / V verane v l a ? per a re - , o n. a n . 1 ll oy t / - . es : )0 Total ot . i Tot i otal t ' v menta : - one Vaiue L 1 >a j n t v t .cl *0 cut over f o r ra c u t t i n h a s eon d n e f red o k , chsrtn- it c d tl: 1 J /30 bo rd tat , , . i it i it H 00 >ar !• antlra tract 60.00 of value t tn ’ h a / e b e e n i v* J v e - Value oerara . 3 .0 9 , 6 0.00 00 $ •00 ISO . 4 / Total Vo lue -96.150 �C 'nty: DiSin.*ict : Racahannock Piedmont NAME OF CLAIMANT 30 Number of Acre« : Location : - .. Broy, J E On east end of Oven Top fountain . - Approximately two miles of unimproved dirt road to the Lee High way ; thence 14 miles to ^ uray , the nearest shipping point . Road *: Sandy clay loam , deep and fertile , with moderate amount of surface roclc in the hollcws , out of only medium fertility on the slopes and ridge The exposure is tov a rd the soutnand east Soil: . . - Some timber products ove been removed since the tract was cut over for tanbarks about 30 years ago , some cutting The present stand ofinsists of red oak, chestnut has been done recently oak basswood , and poplar , ana is estimated at 500 board feet 3 M for the HUtory of Tract and condition of timber : . . entire tract . Improvements : Hone .. . Acreage and value of types : Value per acre Acreage Types 30 Slope: @ $3.00 Total Value $90.00 Cove : Grazing Land : Cultivated Land: Orchard : Minerals: Value of Land: $ 90.00 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals: $ 60.00—-$150.00 Value of Timber: $ 60.00 Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract : $ • •' !0 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ N0NE * V/j' CLERK �*” . CO JNTY : R TPAHANN CK DI "" PICT: PI 1 .V NT try - Bro -c. •• D A 8 t. es ed : Clu mad| * r, D: '" tt V Lae Olai iad : on liust end of Oven Top Mountain Locati > n : ' None :< ; • nter cV i n s , or l a : a : I no lmbrunc ' s , . , n. _ L L : Sandy c l . y loam, d8«p .na f a r t11a 1t h nodarste oaomt o f £ U ! ace rock i n the h l l o a ut of n l y medium f e r t i l i t y j. n d i e r l ' es rnd r i d e The exposure i t to a r d t h e so .t h and e a s t . . to . . . J : a p p r o x i m a t e l y two ml i e . o i r i proved d i r t road t o t h e to Lnray, t h e n e t re . t s h i p p i n g Lee i n n ., ; thence 14 i . pi t• . llstory t tr . and condition . ' . cc o t 3 0 y e rc n o b rks y n1 « he praa nt . :. . p r U - rC , n ' • * | > # . - foot or Imp - ; ' >f - . . . ~ Acre i x : -4 lope JO value of 1 nd vo / rents valie f i ) value f ‘ .’ ’ bar valuo > f t r a c t ^ / V verane v l a ? per a re - , o n. a n . 1 ll oy t / - . es : )0 Total ot . i Tot i otal t ' v menta : - one Vaiue L 1 >a j n t v t .cl *0 cut over f o r ra c u t t i n h a s eon d n e f red o k , chsrtn- it c d tl: 1 J /30 bo rd tat , , . i it i it H 00 >ar !• antlra tract 60.00 of value t tn ’ h a / e b e e n i v* J v e - Value oerara . 3 .0 9 , 6 0.00 00 $ •00 ISO . 4 / Total Vo lue -96.150 �*" . CO ; NTY: R PPTHATIN OK DI THICT: PI V. NT ' & Z 9 iW ~ Any .Taa . ' Acr • t V Lu* LooaM ,n ; ~D: I> Ab^e^ ed: * Clairaad: i'lai • • t? nad: . On :iu& t ond of Oven Top Mountain - . Inourabrancos. eo < nter cl lms or la pa: Mono < : n. :.ol l: Sandy cl ;/ 3 * i, daep nc fertile 1th mode; to : mo .at of am aco rook in lie h.llo a ut of nly medium fertility - • ' - * . s end ridge The exposure i .: to nrd the so rth on die fl.i and east t> . ha J .- ; approximately two mile, oi u i proved dirt road to the Unity the BMIflt s .lipping Lee .it lir ay ; thence 14 i pi t• - , . ' x tr co > :u c luiti 'U "r. x t hoi : :5o e i sr :roductn -11story have .. cut aver f ar - n boon re .ve i, { - c6 i. a tr tT .. b rka a .- v Ut 50 ye r: a o, s. r.i cattin, hus eon d no ; Scf chestnut he prei it st nd a n1 eat , ) K n pi i tl Is p no J 0 bo rd wood Ufai K . A r 0 i . i i It . tract t entire . . ' ' V . ’ | •• Imp ments: ;v Vaiue ri >>epe ) • t - te! val . M of foot or ' . 60.00 - - one. ' f 1 vl ay tynes: Acre — « • ->0 Total value of 1 nd ovoipants ratal vul la tf i ' nber Tot . 1 value if otal .value » f tract ^ V verave v li: per a re / i Value per a v) * . 90 GO 60.00 l£0.00 £.00 4 $ Total Value -96.150 �C nnty : ict : Bis ^ Hu raahannoct ? led;ncmt NAME OF CLAIMANT ^ 2 30 Number of Acre*: On eest end Location : w n y j t h e n c e 14 noth yhe - . . Broy, J E ot Oven . Top f - buntain . tv .' o nilec of uni^provAd dirt road to the Lee di hL i l e s to- Lur&y , the nearest shi > p i n £ point . Appro!dittEly Roadt: Sail: 9 - ^ Sandy clay loam , deep and fertile * with nodebate amount of surface hut oi orlly medium lertllity on the slopoa and ridrre . 1 a to :.&rd the sou tr.i-. nd east . m the hollows * exposure Some timber products have been removed cutting for tanbarhs about 30 years a o , some has been Pone recently * The present stand consists cf rod I'flh c’- estnut 3 nk . baaswood, and poplar t ana is ettim^ ted at 500 noard feet 3 . II , for the History L > f Trml and condition of timber : since the tract wad cut over entire ^ tract . Improvement *: Nans * Acreage and value of type* ; Value per acre Acreage Type* 30 Slope : @ $3.00 Total Value . .-JSQ 00 Cove: Grazing Land : Cultivated Laud : Orchard : Minerals: Value of Land: $ 90.00 Value of Improvement*: $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals: $ 60.00 Value of Timber t $ GO 00 3130.00- Value of Wcud : $ J Value per acre for tract: $ = IUO Incidental damage* arising from the taking of thi* tract : I NOME CLERK �*” . CO JNTY : R TPAHANN CK DI "" PICT: PI 1 .V NT try - Bro -c. •• D A 8 t. es ed : Clu mad| * r, D: '" tt V Lae Olai iad : on liust end of Oven Top Mountain Locati > n : ' None :< ; • nter cV i n s , or l a : a : I no lmbrunc ' s , . , n. _ L L : Sandy c l . y loam, d8«p .na f a r t11a 1t h nodarste oaomt o f £ U ! ace rock i n the h l l o a ut of n l y medium f e r t i l i t y j. n d i e r l ' es rnd r i d e The exposure i t to a r d t h e so .t h and e a s t . . to . . . J : a p p r o x i m a t e l y two ml i e . o i r i proved d i r t road t o t h e to Lnray, t h e n e t re . t s h i p p i n g Lee i n n ., ; thence 14 i . pi t• . llstory t tr . and condition . ' . cc o t 3 0 y e rc n o b rks y n1 « he praa nt . :. . p r U - rC , n ' • * | > # . - foot or Imp - ; ' >f - . . . ~ Acre i x : -4 lope JO value of 1 nd vo / rents valie f i ) value f ‘ .’ ’ bar valuo > f t r a c t ^ / V verane v l a ? per a re - , o n. a n . 1 ll oy t / - . es : )0 Total ot . i Tot i otal t ' v menta : - one Vaiue L 1 >a j n t v t .cl *0 cut over f o r ra c u t t i n h a s eon d n e f red o k , chsrtn- it c d tl: 1 J /30 bo rd tat , , . i it i it H 00 >ar !• antlra tract 60.00 of value t tn ’ h a / e b e e n i v* J v e - Value oerara . 3 .0 9 , 6 0.00 00 $ •00 ISO . 4 / Total Vo lue -96.150 �,-1 r RAJ \ DI . . Broy l J>k~ Ja 3 Ac a ' Valu - Claimed : UNNOCK : J; . Idru. tee Assessed : lalmed: 3 ' : D *? > . . ft . Jones. I. B lad by: . Location: On ea . t e d of Oven Top Mountain [ noun r oc 51 oo n to cl alms or laps: N ne as far nt . kn o n oandy cl y .loam, deep nd fertile in the cover ith a . r te Mount of car? oe rook bat of only medium depth and fertility 1 . the lope ^ nd rid . oil: , ^* pproxir; tely t .o vile > f uni - s Lee 1 Aiv.uy ; thence 1- mile to p int oad - n « v » . . lstnr y of tr . c .. 1 . - ove iirt roods t uray, the no rest a .ip _na_ _ ._ diti n f ^ L: o r : timber products been ran ve<f i > cu 'the tr - ct 13 out V 3T for t JU yo rk . te culti c mtly The present et >1 eonsiats a k, o lestnut oak, >od, a d > iai nd i - eetla ed fc > c (t 50 rd fa it .r r , p the entire total of 5o . > tr at It. ii v .ed t 4.00 per . . feet , or . tot 1 v lue o f 110.00 7e i . . r ; 1 r tve/mnts: Typo Cave lope -- - . . Value . ! ' 7 land b t . e .i y pea : Acreage _ onw 88 J Value ere 4 OS3.00 per " . 'otal Value rgg ' • .- Total value of land Value of imprivennnta Total value of t i m b e r Total value J tr ct veraye^ v lue per ere . 3a ?. 00 ??0.00 072.00 u.oO ^ ,, 0 - -.00 \J '.’otal int; " �/ ___ Claim of Tn the Circuit Court of The Stat CouanfSlsskniion v \ ' IjL , At irgimat JRo. of Virginia* usET gTP - &JLX&LL .J :-iu its . — aJcdJLy .. £V County, Virginia, Defendants. more or less, of land in . The undersigned , injmswer to f he pe.titibn of the State Commission on Conservation and Development ofjhe ta of Virginia , and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the ffiffig of said potitiqjLand published in accordance with the order of the Circuit ( bounty, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this Court of as his answer to sai iid petition and to said >rij7tice. My name i s „ ^ ~ y± My Post Office'' Address is I claim a right, title, estate or Interest in tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned , containing abou the , following usings and im:) nenis:. ^ ^ ' — _ 5 .. ^ ^^ 4 - / _ L&. fcjtld . — pUA nAA — I | , Virginia miles from in . ULZM iailoca . i eo ibout --l -- / ~ ~ 7 1 UU J-lU.fci agisterial District of said Count} I claim the following right-, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above ; iln 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 on interest he Ij fe in of to the tract or parcel of land described above L , ’ v g ' J v fM ! This the W _ _ ^ * , ^ e land owners adjacent ti ie ? LVH OLMM North SouU .Uutt- . East __ _ _ West \ ? E iiy above described tract or parcel of land are as follows : ?L „ . i :dL ; right, title, estate or interest to this property about the? year. I acquired following manner : ACU — / s/A li&ct or parcel of land with the improvements thereon 7s $ the total value of my right* titJei staie fra iufte /esL with the improvements thereomasV in and to this tract or parcel „ - acres of land adjoining the above descri I am the owner of parcej of land but lying outside the Park area, which I claim will be damag 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/ jf prapft&able he should also inaejrtThere a description of the tract or parcel of land hy me Remarks :.JL( A- Sjzyy AU'l'-U - _ ^ .. o ' T- ZA^ tU ^ .M- 3^L 4_ uU- - . £/.0£ Jl Jj 5 ruj£ M - - . . . WJLrt remarks if necessary on the back ) , J s my signature tor my name and mark attached hereto J this Wi (XU 1980, £ STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OPThe undersigned hereby certifies that JS ' awl. made oath that the matters him personally above claimant d named the appear before and things appearing in his abLW*hansircr e true to the be4t of his4movlet|ge and belief , IQ J . this day of 1 Continue _3 - . ^ - jL ii * Investigator or CtepSJof the Oourt /W Special Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace. �cXcu /G 18 P 1 * - i 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. 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Title A name given to the resource Broy, JE Description An account of the resource Tract: 179; Location: East side of Oven Top Mountain; Cost/Acre: $5.20; Estimate Value: $572.00; Number of Acres: 110.0; Monies Awarded: $572.00 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 179 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context broy-je-tract-179 Broy https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/532599c25cc6efa3c5af62110b415d30.pdf 293f2c6c470906d42f3f3a6fc397290a PDF Text Text Rappahannock County NAME OF CLAIMANT - #70 1 Number of Acres : 84 Location : Roads : - 9^ rumback, 2. - Lap on Julia C. Overall Heirs. R / « Hast of 21k Wallow Gap on the headwaters ITorth Branch of Thornton River, partly in page County andofpartly in Rappa hannock County * Pool trail, seven miles to Lee I Tighway near Bperryville; thence seventeen miles to Luray - . . Soil : Sandy clay loam of fair depth and f. ertility; good grazing land Soil in timbered portion is fairly i good ; compar atively free of surface rock. History of Tract and condition of timber:Tan bark removed about thirty years years ago Other timber products removed at various times , since fields have been grazed since being cleared several decades ago Timbered portion will cut about 365 bd . ft. or 21,000 bd ft for the tract . - . . . . Improvements : . Hone. Acreage and value of types : Types Acreage Value per acre 57 $5.00 $285.00 30.00 810.00 1095.00 $ Total Value Ridge : Slope : Cove : Grazing Land : 27 w Fields Restocking : Cultivated Land : Orchard : Minerals : Value of Land : $ 1095.00 Value of Improvements : $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit : $ Value of Timber : $ Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract : $ 13.03 _ Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ Part in Page County None » CLERK. �___ of < Claim , In the Circuit Court of The State Co ion / on Co: tioner, vs 1 unty, /Virginia, No.- X * d Development / of the State of » ition - IIO'- ^ L At Law. ginia, Peti - 1 / County, Virginia, Defendants. more or less, of land in The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the St£fe )of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the fQing of aid^petitiop^ and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit County, Virginia, asks /i£ ave of the Court to file this Court of as his answer to sai etitkjn and to? said notice.// / My name is x My Post Office Address is & 1 I claim a right, title, estate or interesUin ract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing ab ut acres, on which there are the ) following buildings and imprjewementgr:_ _ - ^ Ji " ^ ^ __ _ miles from / / / _ ^ his land /s ocatedfyhbout Lh. -Virginia, in the / AfkJ 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, e te or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above ) . CT / / _ ^ ^ ^^ f The land own North. jL .J South.IkjLAA _ b to the above describi ady or parcel of land are as follows : 1 V % SFO I acquired my right, title, estate or i following manner: the I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is I am the owner of acres of land adjoining the above described tract or D 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 claimai ; desire to make ; and if practicable hq should insert re a /^ description of the ti/act parcel 1 'emarks: o ^ _ ^ l f re ks if necessary on ess my ^gid iature ( or my name and mark attached hereto ) this of t , /- x ( Continue -L ^ , 1930. STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF __ /X- back ) . day To-wit : The undersigned hereby certifies that-J/ efore him and made oath that the matters the above named claimant personally appear ' fkfypwledge , answervaij ) true to best and belief of t 1g in his and things a re £ Jii afyoye » 30 . this -day ^ nti V/ « k of the Couft, or Special Investigator or * ' tary Public or Justice of the Peace. / ��The S t a t e Commission on Conservation and Development of the S t a t e of V i r g i n i a , vs ' etitioner, . P149 , . ( At Law No Clifton Ay l o r a n d others , i . and 37 400 . acres , Defendants / i . G. Answer of E . 70-1, Brumback , No * Filed i n t h e Clerk ' s Office of . t h e C i r c u i t Court of Rappahannock County , V i r g i n i a , t h i s //< t h , day of November , 1932 . Teste : J A. �County: Rappahannock District: - — #70 1 .. Brumback, E G Lap on Julia C Overall’s Heirs . Claimed: Acreage Value CLalmed: Location: . Assessed: Deed: Assessed: Deed: East of Elk Wallow Gap on the headwaters of North Branch of Thornton River, partly in Page County and partly in Rappahannock County . L // Incu&brances counter claims or lau> s: . within that This tract lies entirely portion of the overall Survey which was formerly known as share #3 and which was assigned to / . . Julia C Overall in the division of that property It is understood that S G Brumback acquired title to this land from another source, and that this report shows a considerable portion of the land is improved .. . grazing land Ther ? is no record of any suit having been instituted in the Circuit Court of Rappahannock County, or in the Circait Court of Page County to contest the title of either Mr Brumback * s or that of the Overall / / . . Sandy clay loam of fair depth and fertility; good grazing land. Soil in timbered portion is fairly good ; comparatively free of surfaoe rock. Heirs Soil: i Poor trail, seven miles to Lee Highway near Sperryville; thence seventeen miles to Luray Roads: . // ? History , / S .. .. . thirty years ago Other timber products removed at Fields have been grazed since being various ti ;es since Timbered portion will cut cleared several decades ago about 265 bd ft per §cre, or 21,000 Ed ft for the 21 M 1 3.00 tract $63.00 i * f . r:l . 1 I Improvements: ? . . — Type Value per Acreage 78 27 105 ! ‘it ' I ; t / ! j acre $2.50 20.00 ' / / . . None Vaj |ie of land by types: Slope Fg h Tan bark removed about of tract and condition of timber: ( contfd ) Total Value SJ 193.00 540.00 ^ 735.00 �Page two V Total value of land Total value of timber Total value of tract Average value per acre - #70 1 — .. Brumback, g G Lap on Julia C Overall’s Heirs . #735.00 65.00 #798.00 #7.60 i '! V ' /. / 7 / < t ‘ & / - t , i t 1 i !. .. ‘ is ; // / 7 / -i; / . .< : i i / / . i t / / • ? / / : / / f . �I n The C i r c u i t Court of Rappahannoc k County , V i r g i n i a . The S t a t e Commission on Conservati on & Development of the S t a t e of P e t i t i oner , Virginia , . 149. . ) At Law No vs Clifton Aylor and o t h e r s , and 37 , 400 acres of land , more or l e s s , ( E G Brumback No 70 1 ) Def endants . -. . . . . E G . Brumback , Luray, V i r g i n i a , one of t h e defendants i n t h e above e n t i t l e d condemnation p r o c e e d i n g s, f i l e s t h e f o l l o w i n g and answer e x c e p t i o n s t o the report of the Appraisal Commissione rs / , which was f i l e d i n t h e Clerk ' s Office of t h e C i r c u i t Court of Rappahannoc k County , Va ., on May 18 , 1932: (1) That the amount of compensation allowed him by s a i d Appraisal Commissione rs f o r h i s land i s not a j u s t compensation f o r h i s l a n d proposed t o be t a k e n i n t h e s e proceedings , t h a t s a i d compensation i s not a f a i r value f o r h i s land , and t h a t s a i d amount of compensati i s g r o s s l y inadequate ; ed ( 2 ) That t h e Appraisal Commissione rs a s c e r t a i n/h i s acreage t o be only 84 acres of land , when h i s deed c a l l s f o r 93 acres , more or l e s s , and t h a t they have estimated h i s holdings a t l e s s acreage than he owns i n t h i s tract , which i s w i t h i n t h e proposed park area within I t h e County of Rappahannoc k , V i r g i n i a ; ( 3) That'h i s s a i d mountain land i s a grazing farm and i s a valuable g r a z i n g farm , and maintains a number of c a t t l e , and has good grass on i t ; t h a t p r a c t i c a l l y every acre of i t i s g r a z i n g land ; t h a t the s a i d Appraisal Commissione rs classed 57 acres of the 84 acres t h e y determined b i s acreage t o be as " Slope ” and only allowed him $ 5.00 per acre f o r same , and t h a t t h e y classed only 27 acres of s a i d 84 acres as " g r a z i n g land " and allowed him $ 30.00 per acre for same ; and t h a t they should have allowed him about $50.00 per acre f o r h i s e n t i r e s a i d tract of 93 acres , more or l e s s ; �. 2. E. G. No . Exceptions. Brumback , Luray , Va ( 4 ) That the Appraisal Commissioners vieinsd his said tract of 93 acres of land , more or less , at a very inopportune time , during the summer of 1930 , or the fall of 1930 , when this county and section of the State of Virginia had experienced a very severe drought and they could not view this said mountain grazing tract of land to any advantage and get an idea of its true value and worth ; By way of answer your said defendant says sum of $ 2500.00 , cash , that in 1917 he paid the for said tract of mountain grazing land , which was a fair price for same ; that said tract of land is ^ ?htf * ve^ blaims was in 1930 worth at least $ 2500.00/ said tract of 93 now and title to all of acres , more or less , that his title is older and superior to any title than . or claim of title of the heirs of Julia C XHXSdtetXXXR Overall ; that he and his predecessors in title have had/ XRXKHXXXX, ^ actual , adverse , notorious , continuous and exclusive possession of said tract or parcel of 93 acres , more or less , of said mountain grazing land , for over 100 years and . that there is or any one else , " . no lap on same as to said Julia C and that he owns the entire tract proceeds derived from the condemnation thereof Your defendant prays for the appointment Overall Heirs and all the . of commissioners to view his said tract of land and make report to the Court , as provided . for in the condemnation law , Acts of Assembly , 1928, for such cases All of which is respectfully submitted this 14 th day of July , . 1932 . Counsel �y 70-1 is 1/ % The State Conimission on I Conservation & Development of the State of Virginia , . 149. vs * ( At Law No Clifton Ay lor and others , and * « . 37 , 400 acres of land , more or less t . . Exceptions and answer of E Brumback , Luray , Va ., G to report of Appraisal Commissioners . . 1 4 * TV 0 Filed July 15 , .1932 e Clerk’ s 0£fi Court Teste : ON & BROTHER ATTORNEYS AT LAW L U R A Y, V I R G I N I A •f �In the Circuit Court of Rappahannock County , Virginia : The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State >f Virginia , . vs ( Petitioner , . At Law No 449 , Clifton Aylor and others , and 37 , 400 acres of land , Defendants . No . G. Brumback. - . 70 1, E In compliance with an order entered by the Judge of the above Court , in Vacation , on the 1st * day of November , 1932 , your respondent , E . G. Brumbaek , respondent , by Counsel , comes and says that on the 14 th day of September , 1932 , he filed his amended answer in the Clerk ' s Office of the Circuit Court of Rappahannock County , Virginia , in pursuance of the ordered entered by the said Court on the 30 th day of August , 1932 , but through the inadvetrence of the representatives of your petitioner , the said The State Commission Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia , the said amended answer of your said respondent was overlooked , and your said respondent says that he is advised that he has fully complied . day of August , 1932 with the said order entered on the said 30 th Respectfully , C ,t x/ jr -- / g Respondent , By Counsel , Counsel * WALTON & BROTHER ATTORNEYS AT LAW . LURAY, VA , Q 1 on �I n The C i r c u i t Court of Rappahannock County , V i r g i n i a on Conservation & Development of t h e State The S t a t e Commission of V i r g i n i a , vs . . Petitioner, . 149. ( At Law No C l i f t o n Ay l o r and o t h e r s and 37 , 400 acres of land , more or l e s s . Defendants . 70-1 E. G. Brumback , Luray , V i r g i n i a No . E. G. The answer of Dr . Brumback , Luray , V i r g i n i a , t o t h e p e t i t i o n f i l e d a g a i n s t him and o t h e r s i n t h e C i r c u i t Court of Rappahannock County , V i r g i n i a , by The S t a t e Commission on Conservation of t h e S t a t e of V i r g i n i a , c omplainant as above e n t i t l e d and Development . This respondent r e s e r v i n g t o himself t h e b e n e f i t of a l l j u s t e x c e p t i o n s to t h e s a i d p e t i t i o n and proceedings f o r condemnation , f o r answer t h e r e t o or t o so much t h e r e o f as he i s advised t h a t i t i s material he should answer , answers and says : That he owns a t r a c t or p a r c e l of land , c o n t a i n i n g approximately one hundred acres , lying p a r t l y M t h i n t h e County of Rappahannock and fjartly within t h e Qounty of Page , about e i g h t y f o u r acres of which s a i d one-hundredc &ere t r a c t are within t h e boundry l i n e s set out i n t h e p e t i t i o n i n t h e s a i d County of Rappahannock , and t h e other s i x t e e n acres l of said one hundred - County and acre t r a c t are within t h e boundary l i n e s of page are set out i n t h e p e t i t i o n f i l e d i n Page County f o r t h e condemnation of p a r k land i n t h a t county ; That he claimathe p r o c e e d s thereof upon i t s condemnation ; Said one hundred acres t r a c t or p a r c e l of . land , e i g h t y-f o u r acres of which being within t h e boundary l i n e s s e t out i n t h e p e t i t i o n f i l e d i n t h e Clerk ’ s Office of t h e C i r c u i t Court of Rappahannock County , Va i s described as follows , i n t h e deed of ( ^ ^. . . SSXXKxWd bcJHdc between J 3 Brumback and wife , p a r t i e s of t h e f i r s t part , a n d R . of . t h e second part , which s a i d deed i s dated 'March 22, 1904 , and i s T Brumback , party recorded i n t h e Clerk s ’ Office of the Circuit C our t of R a pp ahann o ck / ., �. County , V i r g i n i a , i n Deed Book No l i n e S 16 ° ° - follows , tv w i t : c h e s t n u t stump , formerly a c h e s t n u t "Beginning at a stone i n an old t r e e , near t h e Great Elk Waller , ' thence N 84 , as page and a corner of t h e e n t i r e t r a c t ; E 8 3 poles t o two dogwood s a p l i n g s ; t h e n c e t h e d i v i s i o n E 198 p o l e s t o a stone p i l e on a h i l l s i d e i n a l i n e of the e n t i r e t r a c t , a l s o a l i n e of William Bowen ' s h e i r s ; thence S 75 ° W 72 o l e s t o t h e corner of a fence on a h i l l , a l s o a corner t o t h e e n t i r e t r a c t , formerly two c h e s t n u t oak trees ; thence w i t h a l i n e of t h e e n t i r e t r a c t and John Kendall ' s l i n e N 17 ° W 186 poles t o the beginning , - containing n i n e t y seven acres , more or l e s s " And s a i d t r a c t i s d e s c r i b e d i n t h e deed from G aid | 4d E . G. . W. Sedwick and wife t o Brumback , which s a i d deed i s d a t e d A p r i l 6 , 1917 , and i s record i n t h e Clerk ' s Office of t h e C i r c u i t Court of Rappahannock County , V i r g i n i a , i n Deed Book , , as page follows : A l l t h a t c e r t a i n t r a c t or p a r c e l of land lying a n d being s i t u a t e i n he County of Rappahannock lrn own , Va . c o n t a i n i n g 100 acres , more or l e s s , and as t h e mountain farm which formerly belonged t o R and a l s p known as t h e " Elk Wallow " or " Bowen . T. Brumback , Farm " nd being the same ^ . V. Sedwick t r a c t or p a r c e l of land which was conveyed t o the s a i d Geo and Ilollie E . Sedwick by R . T. Brumback by deed dated August 15 , 1913 , and r e c o r d e d i n t h e Clerk ' s Office of Page C i r c u i t Court i n Deed Book 39 , page 22' and 23 , and a l s o recorded i n t h e Clerk ' s O f f i c e of t h e • j 1 C i r c u i t Court of Rappahannock Countjr , V i r g i n i a , i n Deed Book 27 , page lOOjjThat t h e above described |ame land which was conveyed r ., t r a c t or p a r c e l of land i s a part of t h e by Willis Browning a n d w i f e t o William Bowen , by deed d a t e d t h e &t h day of February 1854 , and of r e c o r d i n the Clerk ' s Office i n t h e County of Rappahannock , V i r g i n i a , i n Deed Book "I " page 470 , and t h a t t h e s a i d E . G. Brumback and h i s p r e d e c e s s o r s i n - t i t l e have had and t o o k a c t u a l , a d v e r s e , n o t o r i o u s , continuous , and exclusive p o s s e s s i o n and c o n t r o l of t h e whole of t h e s a i d t r a c t or r p a r c e l of land as conveyed t o him , and t h a t s i n c e t h a t time he has .3 �continued to e x e r c i s e such p o s s e s s i o n and c o n t r o l of s a i d t r a c t or p a r c e l . conveyed t o him ; That t h e h e i r s of J u l i a C . O v e r a l l have no r i g h t , t i t l e claim i n t e r e s t i n t h i s s a i d t r a c t of land or t h e p r o c e e d s t h e r e o f or upon i t s condemnation ; That t h e above mentioned t r a c t of land and t h e t r a c t of land by t h e h e i r s of J Brumback and R . B. . T. now owned Brumback , deceased , were formerly owned by J . B. Brumback j o i n t l y , a n d t h e y divided s a i d t r a c t x i n t o two separate t r a c t s and each conveyed t o t h e other h i s undivided onehalf i n t e r e s t i n t h e same , so t h a t t h e y could hold t h e i r land i n s e v e r a l t y , and t h e s a i d R » T . Brumback , a f t e r t h e d i v i s i o n l i n e was run dividing s a i d tract i n t o two t r a c t s , t o o k h i s p i c k , and h i s t r a c t i s now . G. owned by s a i d E Brumback , a n d i s valued f o r t h e e i g h t y f o u r - . acres within t h e park boundary i n Rappahannock County , Va , f i f t y-seven acres as s l o p e land at £ 5.00 per acre , - 285.00 , and twenty seven acres as g r a z i n g land a t £ 30.00 per acre , or a t o t a l value on s a i d e i g h t y f o u r acres 1095.00 , and .s a i d Appraisal Commissioners allowed him of ' 30.00 per acre f o r s i x t e e n acres as g r a z i n g land i n Page County p a r k area , or “‘ 480.00 . hundred , which makes a g r a n d t o t a l of $1575.00 f o r h i -s e n t i r e one acre t r a c t , while s a i d Appraisal Commissioners allowed to J . 7 1-1, Brumback estate , No . B. - i n Rappahannock Count;/ , V i r g i n i a , f o r f o r t y f o u r acres of l a n d , which i s a p a r t of t h e one hundred acre t r a c t or p a r c e l of land , i n which R . T. Brumback and wife conveyed t o s a i d J . B. - Brumback , h i s one half undivided i n t e r e s t b y deed d a t e d Parch 22 , 1904 , which i s r e c o r d e d i n b o t h Rappahannock and Page County , thirty a t £3 0 . 0 0 per acre as g r a z i n g land , $ 900.00 , and 14 acres a t per acre as f i e l d s r e s t o c k i n g , £ 210.00 alowed s a i d J . B. or a t o t a l - of , acres 15.00 1110.00 , and they Brumback 1 s Estate f o r f i f t y s i x acres of s a i d 100 acre - t r a c t , which i s within t h e p a r k boundary i n the County of Page , nineteep * acres a t £ 5.00 per acre , as slope , 3 ; . 95.00 , and 37 acres a t $ 30.00 per �acre as g r a z i n g l a n d , $1110.00 , or $1205.00 f o r s a i d land i n Page Count 5 , ' and a t o t a l of f o r s a i d l o o acre t r a c t i n Page and Rappahannock $ 2315.00 C o u n t i e s , within t h e proposed park boundary , . G. That the s a i d E Brumback t r a c t of land i s as valuable , i f not more valuable t h a t t h e s a i d o . Brumback Estate t r a c t ; • B . . Brumback That t h e s a i d t r a c t of land of t h e s a i d E G i s a valuable g r a z i n g farm and t h a t h e grazes a number of c a t t l e on said farm each year ; t h a t s a i d c a t t e l do well on s a i d t r a c t of land ; That t h e amount of compensation a l l o y e d s a i d E s a i d 84 acres , of s a i d 100 . acre tract , which are . B. Brumback f o r t h e w i t h i n t h e proposed p a r k boundary l i n e s set out i n t h e p e t i t i o n i n t h e Circuit Court of is Rappahannock County , V i r g i n i a , snos /g r o s s l y inadequate , i s not a j u s t compensation f o r h i s s a i d 84 acres of land and t h a t s a i d amount of not a f a i r compensation allowed him by s a i d Appraisal Gommissoners i s value f o r h i s s a i d land ; That i t would be i n e q u i t a b l e and unconscionable not t o allow him . more compensation $1, 000.00 , t o $ 2, 000 f o r h i s s a i d t r a c t of land ; That he h a s a s u b s t a n t i a l and m a t e r i a l defense t o make i n t h i s pr oceeding ; That he prays t h a t he may be allowed a j u r y t r i a l , and a l s o a s k s f o r t h e appointment of commissioners by t h e Court , as provided by law , and f o r g e n e r a l r e l i e f ; That h i s name and a d d r e s s are Luray , Fage County , V i r g i n i a That s a i d ttract as follows : Dr . E. G. Brumback , . - of e i g h t y f o u r acres of land w i t h i n t h e area sought t o be condemned , ownership of which i s claimed by t h e s a i d E . C. Brumback , and with r e f e r e n c e t o which he has f i l e d h i s objectionSj i s valued and the same t r a c t or p a r c e l of land which was /found by t h e Appraisal . Commissioners t o be t h e land owned by him + - as shown and d e l i n e a t e d on . s a i d map , r e a d t o g e t h e r with s a i d report and e x h i b i t s h e e t s 4 . �R e s p e c t f u l l y submitted , Respondent , . Counse 1 S t a t e of V i r g i n i a y County of Page TT JU " , - t o wit : G , Brumback , t h e r e s p o n d e n t named i n t h e foregoing answer being duljT- sworn , says t h a t t h e f a c t s a n d a l l e g a t i o n s t h e r e i n contained are t r u e , except s o f a r as t h e y are t h e r e i n s t a t e d t o be on information , anc . t h a t so f a r as t h e y are t h e r e i n s t a t e d t o be upon information he . believds them t o be t r u e Re spondent . y . L. Taken , sworn t o and subscribed before me , 3 Walton , a commissioner i n chancery i n and f o r t h e C i r c u i t Court f o r the County a f o r e s a i d , i n - :he S t a t e of V i r g i n i a , i n my county a f o r e s a i d , t h i s l o t h day of September , Q (A 6.932 . Commissioner i n Chancery* » • y �' 3 « 9 % V % The I \ State Commission on V / Conservation & Development of the State of Virginia, . Vs Clifton Aylor and others and I * . 149. ( At Law No 37 * 400 acres of land, more or less. 1 . . i.. rv • >» - ; *& * 4 . G. Brumback, Answer of S No 70 1 . - - . pir i' .n 1 v CLERK’S OFFICE RAJPPAH AN1STOCK COUNTY 1 $^ Clerk WALTON 6c BROTHER ATTORNEYS AT LAW L U R A Y, V I R G I N I A i �In the Circuit Court of Rappahannock County, Virginia The State Commission Virginia vs . on , . Conservation and Development of the State of Petitioner , . . ( At Law No 149 , acres Clifton Aylor and others and 37 400 of land , more or less, . Defendants . No -, 70 1 . . Brumback, G E . Luray , Virginia State of Virginia , County of Page .. W This day T , - to wit : Brumback , of Rileyville , , Virginia Page County , personally appeared before me , the undersigned Commissioner in Chancery for the Qircuit Qourt for the said County of Page Virginia , , in the State of and made oath before me that he is personally acquainted with the one hundred acre tract of land , now owned . . by said E Brumback , G lying partly within the County of Rappahannock and partly within the County of Page , Virginia , - about eighty four acres of which said tract are within the boundary lines of the proposed park in said County of Rappahannock County , and the balance of said tract is within the boundary yin Page County lines of said park/ j as shown on the plat or map of said park and as , indicated* in the Park Appraisal Commissioners ' report , filed with the papers in this proceedings ; that he has personally known this tract of 100 acre land for about thirty years, and also the /tract now owned by the J B . . Brumback estate . . E G , Brumback , which is adjacent to this said 100 acre tract of said . . that his father , R T . . Brumback owned the E G Brumback tract , after it was partitioned and divided, and before that time it was jointly said 100 . . E G . . owned by J acre tract now . T. Brumback, owned by said J. B. Brumback estate , B Brumback and R together with the Brumback KSiafca 100 acre tract of land, being the land mentioned , is a very valuable mountain grazing farmjand is new that the said hereinabove worth and �was worth in 1930, and at the time that said Park Appraisal Comraissoners , , appraised said tract of land at the very least the sum of $ 2 500.00 that in his judgment and opinion the sum of $1575.00 , which said Commissioners allowed the said E . . Brumback for the entire tract G situate in Rappahannock and Page Counties , is grossly , inadeifuate and not a fair and just consideration for said mountain grazing farm ; that said E . . Brumback 100 acre tract of land is G grazing farm as valuable and as good a mountain . . Brumback as the 100 acre tract of land, now owned by J B estate , lying partly within the County of Rappahannock and partly within the County of Page , Virginia , being within the proposed boundary of said . B. Brumback estate tract proposed park , and for which said J of land the said Commissioners allowed the sum of $ 2315.00, that as stated above these . . two 100 acre tracts of said E G . . Brumback and J B Brumback Estate were all in one tract at one time and were partitioned and divided so that the said J . B. Brumback and R. T. Brumback should hold their land as an entire separate tract , and same were divided up equally according to quality and quantity and R . T. Brumback . . now owned by the said E G Brumback , took his pick , which is the tract that one of these tracts is just as as many good a mountain grazing farm as the other " and one will pasture cattle or other live stock as the other and the stock will do as well on one tract the J ^as on j the other . B. Brumback Estate and actual, adverse , . . , and that the said E G Brumback and their predecessors in title have had and took notorious , continuous , and exclusive possession and control of the whole of said two tracts of land , and of said tract of 200 acres . of land , before it . . 26 th , 1878 , when Wm Feb F was partitioned and divided between them , . T. , D. H. , conveyed said tract of land to R deed , . Bowen, , . B. Brumback, and J sold and by their which is of record in the clerk ' s office of Rappahannock County Virginia , in Deed Book "C ", . page 381 Given under my hand this 26 th day of July F.?£' his wife Bowen and Lucy M , . 1933 , �. Commissioner in Chancery Taken , sworn to and subscribed before me , S . L. Walton , a Commissioner in Chancery in and for the Circuit Court of Page County , Virginia , by said T day of July , 1933 . W. Brumback , in ny county aforesaid this 26th . . 4 Commissioner in Chancery . * * . Page 3 • j 1 �In the Circuit Court of Rappahannock County , . Virginia The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia , . Petitioner , . . vs ( At Law No 149 Clifton Aylor and others and 37 , 400 acres of land, more or less , . No . G. Brumback, - 70 1, E . Defendants Luray , . Virginia State of Virginia, County of Page , to wit : - . G. Brumbackj/^o/ ’Luray, Page County, This day E Virginia , personally appeared before me , the undersigned Commissioner in Chancery for the Circuit Court of Page County , Virginia , and made oath before me in my said county that he is personally acquainted with the one . G. hundred acre tract of land , now owned by E Brumback, lying partly within the County of R ppahannock and partly within the county of Page , Virginia , within the proposed Rational park area, as set out in the above mentioned proceedings , and designated in these proeeedings as indicated above , about eighty four - of which said acres tract are within the boundary lines of said proposed park in said County of Rappahannock and the balance of said tract of 100 acres is within the boundary lines of said proposed park in Page County , Virginia , as shown on the plat or map of said park and as indicated in the Park Appraisal Commissioners report , filed with ’ the papers in this proceeding ; that he has personally known this . . tract of 100 acres of land of said E acre tract now of land f ourteen years , . . owned by the J . adjacent to this said E G G B . Brumback 100 Brumback , and also the 100 Brumback estate acre tract , . G. Brumback, that his father , E , which is for about has owned this 100 acre tract since 1917 , and that his father paid the sura of $ 2500.00 for said 100 acre tract of land , that SOme years ago both �of these said bne hundred . . . B . were sold and conveyed of land Bowen , his wife , to R F « Bowen and Lucy M by Wm J acre tracts . Brumback, by their deed dated Feb 26th , . T., D. . , H and 1878 , which said deed was duly recorded in the clerk ' s office of the Circuit Court of D , Rappahannock County , Virginia , in Deed Book “ C 2, page 381 that . H. . B. Brumback, and that Bruraback later sold his undivided interest to J J . . B Brumback and R . . T Brumback then owned the said 200 acre tract as a whole, that they then divided same , so as to hold their interests and in severalty, and divided same equally as to quality and gunatity value , and that R conveyed . . Brumback T took his pich , same to his daughter , Mollie Sedwick , and later sold and and said Mollie Sedwick and husband sold and conveyed said tract of 100 acres to . . said E G Brumback, for $ 2500.00 , in 1917 , and the other 100 acre . B. tract is owned now by the J Brumback estate , that he has worked for his father for years and has often been on and over the said . . E G Brumback and the said J that the said E . . G . . B Brumback estate 100 acre tracts, Brumback 100 acre tract of land, being the land hereinabove mentioned, is a very valuable mountain grazing farm and said is now worth and was worth in 1930, and at the time that the Park Appraisal commissioners appraised said tract of land , at the very least the sum of $ 2 , 500.00 , that in his judgment and opinion the sum of $1, 095 00 allowed him for the said 84 acres of said 100 acres , tract , situated -in Rappahannock county, Virginia , and the sum of $ 480.00, for 16 acres of said 100 acres tract of land situated in Page County , Virginia , aggregating him the sum of $1, 575.00 for his entire tract of 100 acres , which said Board of Appraisal Commission era alowed the said E . G. Brumback for his entire 100 . is grossly inadequate and not the fair and just compensation for said mountain grazing farm ; that said E Brumback 100 acre tract of . G. . Pag acre tract , land is as valuable and as good a mountain grazing farm as the 100 2 acre tract of land , now owned by said J . . Brumback estate, B lying �within the proposed park Rappahannock County , partly areaAn Virginia , 44 Page County and partly within . . acres of said J B Brumback being in Rappahannock County, Virginia , and having been allowed the sum of $1110* 00 for same , and 54 acres being in Page County Virginia , , and the same Park Appraisal Commissioners haveing allowed 1, 205.00 $ for said 54 acres , making a total for said J B Brumback 100 acre tract , lying in both of said Counties , in part and being in said proposed . . , park area , the total sum of $ 2 ,515.00 , said 44 acres of said J Brumback estate tract in Rappahannock County , . . B Virginia , being designat - ed in said plat or map and in said Report of said Board of Appraisal - Commissioners as *71 1" , " Brumback , . B. Estate. " , J . . of Appraisal Commissioners allowed the said E G that said Board Brumback for his said 84 acres in said Rappahannock County , Virginia , the average acre, while they allowed the said J price of $13* 03 per . B. Brumback estate the average price of $ 25.23 per acer for the 44 acres of said J . B. Brumback estate tract . . County , Virginia ; that the said E G in said Rappahannock Brumback 100 acre tract of land , and the part of said tract in Rappahannock County, is as good as the Brumback part of said 100 acre tract in said Rappahannock . B. J County and will graze as many cattle or other live stock ; that said , Board of Appraisal Commissioners should have classed all of said . . E G ' Brumback * s 84 acres of said 100 aore tract of land in Rappahannock County as grazing land , and not have only classed 27 _ 84 ac es as grazing land and the balance of said 84 57 acres "Slope ", of said land as acres of said - acres , to wit , at a cheaper rate than grazing land ; . G. Brumback and his predecessors in title have had that the said E and took actual , adverse , notorious , continuous , and exclusive m possession and control of the whole of said 100 acre tract of said J B Brumback and J B Brumback s estate and their predecessors ' in title have had like title to said J B Brumback estate since two said 100 acre tracts were divided betxveen J B Brumback page 3 and R T . . , . .. . . . . , . . �. F. Bowen and Lucy M. Bowen, his Brumback, since the deed from Wm . T., D. H., and J. B. Brumback, bearing date wife, to R . on Feb 26, . 1888, which said deed was duly recorded in Rappahannock County, Va , . in Deed Book " C", page, 381 . Given under my hand this 3/1 th day of July, 1933 • —) Commissioner in Chancery # 4 9 9 . » �// In the Circuit Court of Rappahannock County on Conservation The State Commission State of Virginia , Clifton Ay lor and others and 37 , 400 . Petri tioner , ( At Law No vs No Virginia * and Development of the . 149. . , acres of land , more or less, Defendants -, 70 1 E . . Brumback, Luray, . . Va G State of Virginia , - County of Page , to wit : . 0. Baker , This day 0 efore me , of Luray , Virginia , personally appeared the undersigfaed Commissioner in Chancery for the Circuit ourt of Page County , Virginia , and made oath before me in my said county that he is personally acquainted with the 100 acre tract of mountain land , now owned by E . . G Brumback , lying partly within the County of Rappahannock and partly within the County of Page , Virginia and within the proposed National Park proceedings in Rappahannock County , , area, as set out in the above Virginia , and the 84 acre of said 100 acre tract in Rappahannock county , Virginia, is designated on the map or plat of said proposed park and also in the report of said Board of Appraisal Commissioners filed in said proceedings E . . G , County , ., Luray, Va Brumback in Page B and the balance of said 100 - as "70 l, acres is Virginia , and that he has known this land xxftxfemDuooKBic - years , ±k f or . B. Brumback estate 100 acre tract of land which is land, that the said adjacent to this 100 acre E. G. Brumback tract also knows the J of E . . Brumback' s G 84 acres of said 100 acre tract , which are in Rappahannock County and the 16 acres of said 100 acre tract in Page County , Virginia , in the proposed park area and are worth just *. as . . live stock as the J which much and will pasture B Brumback 100 , , which are are just as valuabl as many cattle or other acre tract of land , 44 are located in Rappahannock County , Virginia , and 56 acres of acres of �which said 100 acre tract of J . . B Brumback are in Page County, 100 acre tract Virginia ; that all of said/E classed as . . Brumback land should have been G land " by said Board of Appraisal Commissioners , "grazing acres and they should have classed all of said 100 "grazing the said E Brumback 100 acre tract of land G . B. Brumback land " ; that in his judgment and opinion estate land as . . of J was in 1930 , is now , and was at the time the Board of Appraisal Commissioners appraised it worth at the very least the sum of $ 2500 * 00 Brumback paid for same in 1917 ; that the sum Commissioners allowed to the said E ., in Rappahannock County, Va of . . which said E $1095* 00 the said G and the sum of $480 * 00 they allowed , aggregating the . . Brumback entire 100 acre $1575.00 for said E G . . Brumback for the 84 acres him for the 16 acres of land in Page County of , G sum tract , is not a fair and just compensation therefor , and is a grossly inadequate price for said land , and as compared with the $1110.00 allowed by said Commissioners for 44 acre of said J . B. Brumback estate of 100 tract in Rappahannock County and $1205* 00 allowed by said . B. Brumback estate for 56 acres Commissioners to said J of said 100 acre tract of land in Page County , Virginia , or $ 2315.00 for . B. Brumback entire 100 acre tract in both of said counties his predecessors is very inequitable ; that said E. G. Brumback said J and in title have had and took actual , adverse , notorious , continuous , and exclusive possession and control of the whole of said 100 acre tract of land , and have had same for over thirty years , and that . G. Brumback is entitled the said E to the whole of the proceeds . derived from the condemnation of said 100 acre of land Given under my hand this 37 1, Commissioner in Chancery O fit . th day of July, 1933 . 1 �1 1 % t o « \ . In the Circuit Court of Rappahannock County , Virginia . The State Commission on « t « Conservation & Development of the State of Virginia , * . vs Petitioner , . 149. * ( At Law No Clifton Ay lor and others and . 37 , 400 acres of land , Defendants . No - , . G. 70 1 E Brumback , 4 . Luray , Virginia . AFFIDAVITS < C FTLHD IN CLERK’S OFFICE RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY -- 19 M r ALTON 6c BROTHER ATTORNEYS AT LAW L U R A Y, V I R G I N I A �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. 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Title A name given to the resource Brumback, EG Description An account of the resource Tract: 70 - I ; Location: East of Elk Wallow Gap at headwaters of N branch of the Thornton; Cost/Acre: $13.03; Estimate Value: $1,095.00; Number of Acres: 84.0; Monies Awarded: $1,200.00 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 70 - I Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context brumback-eg-tract-70-i- Brumback Overall https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/e4d872962aa583296283b639cc68f98f.pdf ba03d9c03ff0bffa45a1a590176cc1d5 PDF Text Text Rappahannock County NAME OF CLAIMANT # 71- 1 — Brumback , J. Lap on .Julia Q -• ±J . Overall Heirs. C Number of Acres : 44 - Elk Wallow Gap southeastern exposure ; parti;/ in Page County and partly in Rappahannock County Seven miles of very poor dirt road to Lee Highway near Sperryville ; thence seventeen miles to Luray, the nearest shipping point Location : Roads : . . Sandy clay of good depth and fertility ; free of surface rock ; good mountain grazing land Soil : . History of Tract and condition of timber : That portion of tract near divide has been . okept clear of brush and supports a fair stand of -bile that in southern part - has been grass neglected and is now growing up to sassafras briers , young oak and locust . A * i 4» > . Improvements : one. " Acreage and value of types : Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge : Slope : Cove : Grazing Land : 30 130.00 Fields Restocking : 14 15.00 A ?900.00 •i " Cultivated Land : Orchard : Minerals : Value of Land : $ 1110.00 Value of Improvements : $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit : $ Value of Timber : $ Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract : $ 2 5 . 2 3 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ Part in Page County Hone 210.00 1110.00 �^ I t 7 __ Claim of In the Circuit Court of The State Co* issiqn on Co: tioner, vs._ _ L; grr ' JLV County, Virginia, No. DeMopmeivt of the State of _ _ ^ fi ^^ u JZAA£S3-- j£ __ more or less, of land in 7r Z - 2LA UJ2 ( _r / At Law. irginia, Peti - County, Virginia, Defendants. L' The undersigned, in answer totthe fcltion of the State Commission on Conservation and De velopment of the Stat£ of Virgimafand in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit T fCourt of County,/!Virginia, asks leave of the Ccurt to file this f as his answer to( s letition d to said tice. My name is My Post Offii Address is a -r I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tractor parcel of land 'within the area sought ,cres, on which t to be condemned, containing about L owm buildi: ;s ancwmprove: :s : _ , 7 - __ __ ^ * 7 -^ o ' -Fh TG miles from Virginia, in Lf 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 mint owners. If claimant is not sole or j,oint owner, he should set out exactly what right,( title, estate or interest he he/tract or _ located about ^ - The land owners /ail j Nor th . 'L. Soutit_ : D UJXJL t to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows : 4 CUL _ _ I acquired my right, ti£le, estate /6t ifSbrest to this property about the year / S the 2 in ^ V following manner: [ 7 < / / / ^ / -ftp . ' * * _* * / I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is i <? (? I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, ~ in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is 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 here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds ). Remarks: _ __ n - £k ) . day ( Continue remarks if necessary on 'attach ecLhereto ) this 12. )Vf £hbp m jskmature ( or my name and m / j, 193 \ U, STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF AlXTorwit : ' The undersigned hereby certifies that JL-v ± . the above named claimant personally app afed before him and made tir that matters ' and things g pearing in his abov answer re true to ttie best of his ( knowledge aijil belief , this MiaL.T ay o f . 4)9 3 0. (J c^ ^ ^ m ^ -° ^ _— _^ ^ ^ i _ ^ — Zi / *• ( _ MJJ \ jJ] ^ Clerksof the County or Special Inves gatj^ or Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace. ��County: District: - — #71 1 Rappahannock . B. Brumback, J Lap on . Overall Heirs. Julia C Acreage Claimed: Assessed: Deed: Value Claimed: Assessed: Deed: - Location: Elk Wallow Gap southeastern exposure; partly in Page County and partly in Rappahannock County . 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 Julia C Overall in the division of that property It is understood that J B Brumback acquired title to this land from another source, and that t is report shows a co siderable 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 Mr Brumback * s or that of the Overall Heirs . . .. . . . Sofc.1: Sandy clay of good depth and fertility; free of surface rock; good mountain grazing land Roads: Seven miles of very poor dirt road to Lee Highway near Sperryville; thence seventeen miles to Luray, the nearest shipping point . . History of tract and condition of timber: That portion of tract near divide has been kept clear of brush and supports a fair . . stand of grass While that in southern part has been neglected and is now growing up to sassafras, briers, young oak and locust Improvements: . None Value of land by types: Type Fg Fr Value Acreage 30 14 44 Total value of la d Total value of tract 712.00 712.00 Average value per acre $16.18 per acre $20.00 8.00 Total Value 600.00 ^112.00 ^ 1 12.66 t �In the Circuit Court of Rappahannock County, Virginia , The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia , . Petitioner, . 149 . vs ( At Law No Clifton Aylor and others and 37 , 400 acres of land , more or less, . - No 71 1, Brumback , . . B J . Defendants . Estate State of Virginia , - County of Page , to wit : . . Brumback, ., This day E G , Jr of Luray Virginia, personally appeared before me , the undersigned Commissioner in Chancery for the Circuit Court for Page County , Virginia , and made oath before me in my said county that he is personally acquainted with the 100 . . acre tract of J B Brumback estate , 44 acres of which are located in Rappahannock County, Virginia , and the balance of 56 acres are located in Page county , all of which said 100 acre tract is within the proposed National Park area , and the part . of said tract in Rappahannock County , Va , is designated by the Board in their report of Appraisal Commissioners /Gnd in the plat or map of said park land as . -, "No . . Brumback estate J . B. Estate " , 71 1 Brumback, J B and that he has khown this said 100 acre tract of land for about 14 years , and . B. Brumback was his that the said J J . . Brumback estate, the said . . B J grand father B , and that said Brumback and his predecessors in title have had and took actual , adverse , notorious, continuous , and exclusive possession and control of the whole of said 100 tract , J and have had the same for over thirty years, . B. Brumback estate is entitled to all the condemnation of said 100 acre tract . Page C ounty iven / derjny hand this . a 'V , ^ acre and that the said of the proceeds derived from whether in Rappahannock or . th day of July , 1933 # (AS «JCCES . . Commissioner in Chancery 9 �In The C i r c u i t Court Of Rappahannock County , V i r g i n i a . The State Commission on Conservation & Development of t h e S t a t e of Virginia , vs Petitioner, . 149. . ) At Law No , 7 1-1. ) C l i f t o n Aylor and o t h e r s , and 37 400 acres of land , feiore or l e s s , ( J . B. . . Brumback^ J. F. E of J . Bruraback , E s t a t e , No : G . B. . Defendants Brumback , two of t h e h e i r s at law of t h e e s t a t e ' Brumback , d e c e a s e d , defendants i n t h e above e n t i t l e d condemnation proceedings , f i l e the following exceptions and answer t o t h e report of t h e Appraisal Commissioners , which was f i l e d i n t h e Clerk s Office of ’ t h e Circuit Court of Rappahannock County , V i r g i n i a (1) That t h e amount of compensation allowed J , . B. on May 18 , 1932 : Brumback , E s t a t e , i n which t h e y have undivided i n t e r e s t s , by s a i d Appraisal Commis - s i o n e r s f o r h i s land i n not a j u s t compensation f o r h i s l a n d proposed to be taken i n t h e s e proceedings ; t h a t s a i d compensation i i s not a f a i r value f o r h i s land ; t h a t s a i d amount of compensation i s g r o s s l y inadequate ; ( 2 ) That t h e Appraisal Commissioners a s c e r t a i n e d h i s acreage t o be only 44 acres, of land , when h i s deed c a l l s f o r 93 acres , more or l e s s , h i s s a i d t r a c t being one-half of a t r a c t of 194 acres , more or lesis , which was divided by t h e owners and a surveyor made t h e d i v i s i o n l i n e between t h i s t r a c t and t h e tract which E . G. Brumback now owns , and t h a t t h e y have estimated h i s holdings a t l e s s acreage than he ( or" h i s estate ) owns i n s a i d tract , which i s w i t h i n t h e proposed • • park area withinthe County of Rappahannock , Virginia ; ( 3 ) That h i s s a i d mountain land i s a g r a z i n g farm and i s a valuable grazing farm , and provides good pasture f o r a number of c a t t l e , and has good grasson ’ i t ; t h a t p r a c t i c a l l y every acre of i t i s good g r a z i n g land ; t h a t s a i d Appraisal Commissioners c l a s s e d 30 acres of t h e 44 acres and allowed him t h e y determined h i s acreage t o be . $30 QO per "grazing land " acre f o r same , and t h a t t h e y c l a s s e d �. 2. J. B. Brumback, Estate No , . Exceptions. Luray , Va acres of said land as " fields 14 restocking " that they should have allowed him at least at $15.00 per acre ; and $ 50.00 per acre for the entire tract of 93 acres , more or less ; ( 4 ) That the Appraisal Commissioners viewed his said tract of 93 acres of land , 9 ore or less , at a very inoppertune time , during the summer or fall of 1930, when this county and section of the State of Virginia was experiencing a very severe drought and that they could not view this said mountain grazing tract idea of its true value and worth ; ( 5) By way of answer your said defendants say that in 1878 R land , adjacent two tracts . H. Brumback purchased ( aggregating 194 acres , more or of and D other in Rappahannock County for , . F. Virginia , from Wm . B. Brumback’ s estate is now $ 900.00 ; that J of this tract , and that E . G. and get aiji of land to any advantage . T. , J . B. to each less , Bowen and wife , / - of one half owner Brumback is the owner of the other one- half of said tract of 194 acres , he having purchased same in 1917 for J $ 2500 * , cash , as your land records will . B. Brumback is show ; that said tract of . G. Brumback , as much as the said tract of E ?/ orth . B. Brumback, or more ; that they , the heirs of said J deceased , claim • * said tract of 93 acres , more or less , that his title title to all of is older &han and superior to any claim or title of the heirsof Julia C . and or they Overall ; that he/ and his predecessors and their predecessors in title have had actual , advers , notorious , continuous and exclusive possession of said tract or parcel of 93 acres , more or less , of said mountain grazing land since before 1878 ; and that there is same as to said Julia . B. heirs of said J . C no lap on Overall Heirs or any one else , and that the ’Brumback , deceased , own the entire tract and all of the proceeds derived from the condemnation thereof . �' V f * « The State Commission on % Conservation & Development of the State of Virginia , vs . ( At Law No AjEfciaatx . 149 » Clifton Aylor and others and it * f 37, 400 acres . of land , more or less . FIT.KD m CLERK’S OFFICE ' ' 4 RABSAHANISrOCK COUNTY ~ . oQl/ZZo Teste: / * a V: . . Answer of 3 G 3 — two of the * heirs at law of J 3state , >W ‘ 7 / Clerk Brumback and . . Brumback, J .. — . B. Brumback /; : 1 f WALTON & BROTHER ATTORNEYS AT LAW L U R A Y, V I R G I N I A I �In the Circuit Court of Rappahannock County , Virginia , The State Commission on Conservation State of Virginia , and Development of the Petitioner , . . ( At Law No* 149 vs Clifton Aylor and others and 37 , 400 acres of land, more or less , . Defendants . B. Estate. - . 71 1, Brumback , J No State of Virginia , - County of Page , to wit : . . This day 0 appeared before 0 Baker pt Luray , Page County, Virginia , personally me , the undersigned Commissioner in Chancery for the Circuit Court of Page County , Virginia , and made oath before me in my said county that he is personally acquainted with the 100 acre tract . B. Brumback estate , of J , County, County Virginia , and the balance of 56 , acres are located in Page Virginia , all of which loo acre tract of land is within the proposed National Park County acres of which are located in Rappahannock 44 Virginia , area , and thetaart of said tract in Rappahannock is designated by the Board of Appraisal Commissioners in their report and in the plat or plan of said park land as - . . ., 71 1, Brumback, 3 B Bstate " said J . B. ^ Brumback EQCate . "No and that he has known this land — 100 acre tract of land for about thirty . B. years , and has been on and over same , and that the said J Brumback estate , the said J . B. Brumback and his predecessors in title have had and took actual, adverse , notorious , continuous , and exclusive possession and control of the whole of said 100 acre » track, and have had the same for over thirty years prior to this time , . B. Brumback estate and that the said J is entitled to the whole of the proceeds derived from the condemnation of said 100 acre tract , m and / or is entitled to the full amount of compensation allowed and damages assessed for the said 100 acre Board of Appraisal Commissioners , tract of land by the said or what court or arbitrators may �. finally make the award for said land in this proceeding '’Given day of July under my hand this JL , i Commissioner in Chancery • % » * • . 1933 �% % * In the Circuit Court of . Rappahannock County, Virginia The State Commission on * * I Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia . ( At Law No VS , . 149, Petitioner I Clifton Aylor and others and . 37 , 400 acres of land , Defendants 4 . 71-1, . B. Estate. Brumback, J No . AFFIDAVITS / o FILED nsr CLERK’S OFFICE RAPPAHANNOCK COUN TY 19 / I /U ) . / WALTON 8c BROTHER ATTORNEYS AT LAW L U R A Y, V I R G I N I A Clerk i �V* . 3.J. 3. Brumback, Estate , Page No . Luray, Va Your defendants pray for the appointment of commissione rs to view said tract of land and make report to the Court , as provided for in the condemnatio n law , Acts ofl Assembly , 1928 , for such cases . . All of which is respectfully submitted this 14 th day of July , 1932 , -- J . X, „ IS . } » •- ) . Defendants , By Counsel Counsel 0 . 9 * �T; r LS / 7/-/ A % The State Commission Conservation & Development of the ' « on State of Virginia , vs . . ( At Lav/ No 11 . 149 Clifton Aylor and others , and I I 37 , 400 acres of land , more or less . 4 Exceotions and Brumback and J . F. answer Bruraback , two -at-law of the heirs . G. of E of J . 3. • . i Brumback , deceased , to report of • . » .. Appraisal Commissioners o ) . Filed July 15 , 1932, ti the Clerk ’ s Q&fic/e of-th? /Oircuit c Court Teste IPVIJ . JSJ N ATTORNEYS AT LAW * ft J L U R A Y, V I R G I N I A I �r In the Circiit Court of Rappahannock Cdunty , Virginia : The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia , . vs Petiti oner , . . ( At Law No 149 Clifton Ay lor and others and 37 , 400 acres of land , Defendants .- . te. . No 71 1, E Esta . . Brumback, . . Brumback , - Bj umback and J G . ( J F B In compliance with an order entered by the Judge of the above . day of November , 1932 , your Court , in Vacation , on the 1st respondents . . Brumback , E G . B. Brumback Estate , of J day of September , 1932 , and J . F. Brumback , two of the heirs by Counsel , come and say that on the 14 tl|i they filed their amended answer in the * % Clerk ' s Office of the Circuit Court of Rappahannokk County , Virginia , in pursuance of the order entered by the said Court on the 30th day of August , 1932, but through the inadvetrence of the representatives of your petitioner , The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia , the said amended answer of your said respondents was overlooked , and your said respondents say that they are advised that they have fully complied with the said order entered on the said 30 th day of . August , 1932 Respectfully , r 73 V? , i i r Respondents , . Counsel WALTON & BROTHER ATTORNEYS AT LAW LURAY, VA .' t ''i . < _ 1 — •Aw By Counsel, �% The 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 vs Petitioner, * ( At Law No 149 . . . C l i f t o n Aylor and o t h e r s , and t 37 , 400 acres , Defendants , % % t 9 . G. Answer of E J » . F. Brumback , . ^ *T. B. ^ Brumback and ** No 7 1 Brumback E s t a t e! 4 Filed i n t h e Clerk’ s Office of t h e C i r c u i t Court of Rappahannock County , V i r g i n i a , t h , day of November , this 1932 « . Teste : l 7 i 6L4b ) J �In The C i r c u i t Court of Rappahannock County , V i r g i n i a . The S t a t e Commission on C o n s e r v a t i o n & Development of t h e S t a t e of F e t i t i oner , Virgi ni a , vs . . ( At Law No . 149 Clifton Aylor and o t h e r s and 37 , 400 acres of land , more or l e s s , Defendants . No - . . 71 1 . E. . . F. Brumback, two of t h e h e i r s at law and next of k i n of t h e estate of J . B. Brumback , deceased , t o the p e t i t i o n f i l e d a g a i n s t s a i d estate of J . B. Brumba-c k and o t h e r s i n t h e The answer of Dr G Brumback , J C i r c u i t Court of Rappahannock County , V i r g i n i a , by The S t a t e Commission and Development of t h e S t a t e of V i r g i n i a , as above on Conservation e n t i t l e d , Complainant . These r e s p o n d e n t s r e s e r v i n g t o themselves t h e b e n e f i t of a l l j u s t e x c e p t i o n s t o t h e s a i d p e t i t i o n and proceedings f o r condemnation , f o r or t o s o much thereof as t h e y are advised t h a t i t i s answer t h e r e t o necessary and mat e r i a l ' t h e y should answer , answer a n d say : That t h e y own an u n d i v i d e d one -sixth i n t e r e s t each i n t h e h e r e i n a f t e r described t r a c t or p a r c e l of land , of which t h e i r f a t h e r , the s a i d J . B. Brumback - died s e i z e d and p o s s e s s e d , containing approximate - l y one- hundred acres , f o r t y f o u r acres of which s a i d tract , are l o c a t e d within t h e area sought t o be condemned i n s a i d County of Rappahannock , and t h e o t h e r 56 acres of s a i d t r a c t are l o c a t e d w i t h i n t h e area sought to be condemned i n the County of Page , by t h e above p e t i t i o n e r ; and are w i t h i n t h e boundary l i n e s s e t out i n t h e p e t i t i o n i n t h e County of Rappahannock ; . . That t h e h e i r b a t law and next of k i n of the s a i d J B Brumback , land h e r e i n mentioned , • who now own t h e s a i d f o r t y f o u r acres of s: w o l l o f as , are s e s s e r d d a present deceased , /with t h e i r - Dr . E. G. - •- Brumback , Luray , V i r g i n i a , . J. F. Brumback , % ° Mr * D‘ K«nny Co • 9 Knoxville, Tenn. �Mrs. Madge Brumback, Luray , Virginia, Mrs. Kate Oliver , Fairfax, Virginia, . Annie Mrs Houser, LosAngeles, Calif, . Mr s. Gertrude Bagley, Portland, Oregon That they claim their undivided interests in the proceeds thereof upon its condemnation; Said one hundred acres tract or parcel of land, forty four acres Of which being within the boundary lines set out in the petition filed in the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of Rappahannock County, Virginia partition is described as follows in the deed of/SsaSfiaiUxftft xgSbt etwwen R T , . . ^ ^ Brumback, party of the first part , and J. B. Brumback, party of the second part , by deed dated March 22, 1904, T/hich said deed is recorded in said County in Deed Book No.. “Beginning , as follows , to-wit: page at a stone pile on a hill side in a line of the entire tract, also a line of William Bowen ’ s heirs, thence N 75 E 88 poles to a ° chestnut and chestnut oak trees, on the West side of a road near the Hellebone Spring ; thence with a line of Joseph R. Keyser, N. 70 E 89 poles to a White Oak and Gum at the head of Hog Camp Branch and between o two Springs ; thence N 50 E 55 poles to two chestnut saplings and one o " white oak near a large stationary rock ; thence N 30 W 68 poles to a hickory and two Spanish oak saplings ; thence S 370 W 50 poles to a ° white oak tree ; thence S 17 W 56 poles to a chestnut oak and hickory ; o thence S 89 W 56 poles to some hickory bushes ; thence N 17o W 64 poles to a white oak near th’e head waters of Jeremys Run ; thence S 84° W 41 poles to two dogwood . saplings ; thence the division line S 16 o E 198 poles to the beginning, containing 97 acres , more or less". That the above described. tract or parcel of land is a part of the samfe * « land which was conveyed by Willis Browning and wife to William Bowen, No. 2. �Sr ., by deed d a t ed the 8 t h day of February ' ^ 1854 , and of r e c o r d i n t h e Clerk ' s Office i n t h e County of Rappahann ock , V i r g i n i a , i n Deed Book page 470 , and t h a t t h e s a i d h e i r s at law and next of k i n of t h e s a i d "I " , J . B. Brumbaek , deceased , and t h e i r p r e d e c e s s o r s i n t i t l e have had and took a c t u a l , a d v e r s e , n o t o r i o u s , continuous , and exclusive possession ar . d c o n t r o l of t h e whole of t h e s a i d t r a c t or parcel of land as conveyed t o said J . B. Brumbaek , and t h a t s i n c e t h a t time t h e y have X&d continued t o e x e r c i s e such possession and c o n t r o l of S a i d t r a c t or p a r c e l of land . B. Brumbaek ; conveyed t o s a i d J . That t h e heirs of J u l i a C Overall have no r i g h t , t i t l e , claim or # i n t e r e s t i n s a i d tract of land or any part thereof or t h e proceeds thereof upon i t s condemnat ion ; That t h e above mentioned t r a c t or p a r c e l of land and t h e t r a c t of l a: d nomr owned R . T. Brumbaek were formerly owned by J . B. Brumbaek and Brumbaek j o i n t l y , and t h e y divided s a i d t r a c t i n t o two separate tracts and the . G. by E e a c h conveyed t o t h e o t h e r h i s undivided one-half i n t e r e s t i n same , t o t h e o t h e r , so t h a t t h e y could hold t h e i r land i n s e v e r a l t y , and t h e y divided t h e land so as t o give each other one half according to value , quality and quantity , s a i d t r a c t of 44 of t h e land , acres which i s within the park boundary i n Rappahann ock County , V i r g i n i a , i s valued and c l a s s i f i e d as follows : 30 and 14 acres grazing land at . 30.00 per acre , ,yS 00.0 < . acres F i e l d s r e s t o c k i n g at 315.00 per acre , 0210.00 , or $1110 OC , - as t h e t o t a l f o r s a i d 4 4 acres of land , and s a i d Appraisal Commissi oner s $ 95.00 , . 0 allowed s a i d estate ; 5.00 per acre f o r 19 acres as slope land , and 050 C per acre f o r 37 acres as g r a z i n g land , or . OHIO 00 , a t o t a l of 01205.0 0, * f o r t h e part of s a i d t r c t i n Page County , V i r g i n i a , a g r a n d t o t a l of f o r t h e land i n Page and Rappahann ock Counties i n p a r k c area ; That s a i d t r a c t of land i s a valuable mountain g r a z i n g farm and t h a t thejr graze a number of c a t t l e on said farm eac.h year , a n d t h a t s a i d c a t t l e do well on s a i d tract of land ; . 3. No 2315 �That the amount of compensa tion allowed t o s a i d J s a i d 44 acres . B. Brumbac k for of s a i d 100 acre tract , which are within t h e proposed p a r k boundary l i n e s s e t out i n t h e p e t i t i o n i n t h e C i r c u i t Court of Rappah annock County , V i r g i n i a , i s g r o s s l y inadequa te , i s not a j u s t compensa tion f o r s a i d 44 acres of land and t h a t s a i d amount of compens a t i o n allowed them by s a i d Appraisa l Commiss ioners i s not a f a i r value f o r t h e i r s a i d land ; That i t would be unequita ble and unconsci enable not t o allow them much more compensa tion f o r t h e i r said t r a c t of land ; That they have a s u b s t a n t i a l and material defense t o make i n t h i s proceedin g ; That they ask t h a t t h e Court r e f u s e t o accept disapprov e s u c h f i n d i n g s of f a c t as t o t h e value or t h a t t h e Court of s a i d land by s a i d Appraisa l Commiss ioner ? That they pray t h a t t h e y may be allowed a jury t r i a l , and a l s o ask t h t a t h e Court appoint commiss ioners , as provided by law , and f o r g e n e r a l relief j - Tha t s a i d t r a c t of 44 acres of land w i t h i n t h e condemne d , ownershi p of which i s claimed by s a i d J 1 area sought to be . B. Brumback * s h e i r s and w i t h reference t o whichthe yhave f i l e d t h e i r objection s i s the same tract or p a r c e l of land which was valued and found by t h e Appraisa l Commiss ioners t o be t h e land owned b3r them , as shown and d e l i n e a t e d on s a i d map , r e a d t o g e t h e r with s a i d r e p o r t and e x h i b i t s h e e t s - Respectf ully submitted , • . Counsel , By Counsel , • S t a t e of V i r g i n i a , County of Page , t o wit : - 4. ^Responde nt ^ - , Responde nt �— T?J * G . Brumback , t h e r e s p o n d e n t named i n t h e foregoing answer being dul.3 sworn , says t h a t t h e f a c t s and a l l e g a t i o n s t h e r e i n contained are true t o t h e b e s t of h i s know ledge a n d belief . Respondent . . Taken , sv^ orn t o and subscribed before me , S . Walton , a commissi cner L i n chancery i n and f o r t h e C i r c u i t Court of Page County , l&CKgxxxxpcin . the State a f o r e s a i d , t h i s 13t h day of September , 1932 . Commissioner i n Chancery S t a t e of V i r g i n i a , County of Page , to- wit : . L. S Walton , Attorney f o r J named i n t h e foregoing . F . Brumback , one of t h e above respondents , being duly sworn , says t h a t t h e f a c t s and answer , a l l e g a t i o n s t h e r e i n contained are true , t o t h e b e s t of h i s knowledge and . belief are true f or J . F . Brumback , one of respondents . Attorney Taken , sworn to and subscribed before me , xxxxxock ^fcBKpcs *» a Notary Public f o r t h e County a f o r e s a i d , i n t h e S t a t e of V i r g i n i a , , TSt- . t h i s / % d a y of September , 1932 . Notary Public �/ c X . 141 :t A * ! - \ » .& i I CL\\ j - IM\ . fatfLC 4rt- sHuAxzi uLei w~ - - ' / / f- / *U4 v :l££ 75 < / ^( (2 KtL L\l <X < . /Sfri bi tk -6n ^ I AXXH did i ULUL, CKtfvwU X 4 l L A AAUX u 1 i J jr&:%SJL$ v 7 £4 / t i / f \/ *7 . 4 P 2Wfc;, y 7 | r: *~ * - *; jt . • i / xr |l » p •: / � 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 Brumback, JB Description An account of the resource Tract: 71 - I ; Location: Elk Wallow Gap; Cost/Acre: $25.23; Estimate Value: $1,110.00; Number of Acres: 44.0; Monies Awarded: $1,110.00 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 71 - I Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context brumback-jb-tract-71-i- Brumback Overall https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/6290c9e03ac93280aa8f4ef95d2025ae.pdf 0d784bf580e2b41a7fde0a0a077a6843 PDF Text Text .iPPAHANNOCK COUNTY CLAIMANT NAME OF 2© #230 Number of Acres: - f f JL v .. Buckner, A H 176 West of Piedmont Church, adjoining other lands outside of Park area Roads: 2 miles of good dirt road to P.T.Valley Pike, thence twenty miles to ' Luray, nearest shipping podmt Location: . . Lower portion of tract has a sandy clay loam of good depth and Upper part of tract sandy clay, Slopes moderate to steep fertility South and east exposure rocky, of only fair depth and fertility Soil : . . . . History of Tract and condition of timber : Small portion of this tract was cleared many years ago and has been grazed . . Cultivated field was cleared in recent years since Tanbark removed sbout thirty years ago, other timber products removed at various times Small areas of poplar near the fields, ^est of the tract supsince ports some large red oak, chestnut oak and white pine, with an average stand of 1030 bd.ft per acre, or 168,000 bd.ft in all . . . . Improvements: . None Acreage and value of types : Total Value Value per acre Acreage Types Ridge : Slope : Cove : 141 @ §3.00 $423.00 22 @ 4.00 88.00 7 @ 15.00 105.00 6 @ 15.00 Grazing Land Fields Restocking : Cultivated Land : 90.00 $706.00 Orchard : Minerals : Value of Land : $ 7 0 6 . 0 0 Value of Improvements: $ 672.00 $1378.00 Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit : $ Value of Timber : $ 672.00 Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract : $ 7 . 8 3 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ . None CLERK ��a !| P ilil Is Lr jj i ! II * j! LI -J : . 1 ! L 1 L r |¥ a i ? Tfi J : 1 I J 1 ± L L ! \ 3 1 1 i3 I W i 13 ' t ' fi « a | i • hi J M l:' HJ. j:? l il j ]. jjt - J ! i J & J 1 i Ii l fU I * 1i ! 111 i E t Nimiiiiiii ] « �T i �Claim of In the Circuit Court- of The State Comirfissim on C ions' . , \J ____ of ion rind Develo Virginia, Reti - xlV— . , SLfc . £ AJU & ^ County, Virginia, Defendants. more or less, of land in £9 -' : The undersigned in answer to pie petition of the State Commission on Conservation and DeCt/ LJ£ . , velopment oUth^^Sfatfe of Virginia , and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing D said petitioi £nd published in accordance with the order of the Circuit County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this Court of L tic as his answer to sal iition and i said My name is .AtMy Post Office/ Address is I claim a right, title, estate or interest in tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about _r L ch there are tne , following huildings and mproyaments : _CA _ H/t - £ ^ j ^^ OU This the _ ^ ^ . _ _ hd isulocaiiecL/abou t J - / ^ ___ miles from _ _ ! _ L^ ill/U- Virginia, in ^ agisterial 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, claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title/ pstate or/ interest he m o the tract or parcel of land described above ) . / f, MXAJL4- ' W(M9_ K The land owners North- advent e above described tract or parcel of land are as follows : t £J2k south-. East West * : E Y — ^ . right, title, estate or interest to this property about the? year following manner: I acquired — e j IM— this tract or parcel of land with the improvements there* claim that the total value of my right, titlei state 61) injteifesty on i s in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereofl^ is fry. I am the owner of acres of land adjoining the above described tract or iZ parcej 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 $ il ( In the space below should be set out any additional statements or as to information ere a should also i: this claim which claimant desires to make ; ancbdf practicable description of the ikact or parcel of land hy me s and jopunds ). / al ^ . Remgfrks O _ £/ X\ J A A j- 2 _ ^ 5 t . /: & necessary on the back ). « s my signature ( or my name and mark attached hereto ) this Wi 1930. of LT STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY The undersigned hereby certifies that :> the above named claimant personally appeared before hii anfi made oath that the matters and things appearing in his above ans er ^are true to tfye bast of hi knoYlec ge and belief ^ j^ 10. day of this ( Continue remarks if __ _ lfr ___ ^ ^ t& ^ _aL __ ^ MMM ^ ^^ Investigator or Cl£r?t 7of the Court / 04 Special Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace. �� 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 Bucker, AH Description An account of the resource Tract: 230; Location: West of Piedmont Church; Cost/Acre: $7.83; Estimate Value: $1,378.00; Number of Acres: 176.0; 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 230 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context bucker-ah-tract-230 Buckner https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/7b2b3600588d8ff12a13fd69711f4775.pdf b4207affe4f9621bc401d1d92cedfe78 PDF Text Text County: Rappahannock District: Hawthorne NAME OF CLAIMANT Burke , James A ,/241 . - - Number of Acres : 66 2/3 near head waters of Bro'd Hollow Run. Entirely within the Park area. Location : Hazle , Road. last of Rolling Roads : 'Pwo miles of rough steep poor road to graded county road ; thence two and one haIf miles to F. T. Valley road ; thence 21 miles to Luray - . via Sperryville Soil : Sandy clay of good depth and fertility , moderate slopes. rock. South and east exposure over most of tract. Very little Small portion of this rract cleared many ago. Row grown up to young red and chestnut oaks 3” to 10” DBM. Tan barx removed from tract about 30 years ago. Other timber products removed at various times since. Tan bark peeled this year on northern portion of tract , ^t present t is tract is estimated to cut an average of 10/o bd ft. per acre . This is co posed of white pine , red oak and white oak , which are now standing. History of Tract and condition of timber : years Improvements : i house not completed of not much value. Acreage and value of types : Types Value per acre Acreage Slope : - 62 2/3 V Total Value $2.50 5156.87 • Cove : Grazing Land : 4 5.00 20.00 176.87 Cultivated Land : Orchard : Minerals : Value of Land:$176.87 Value of Improvements: $ o u . 0 0 50.00 Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Timber : $ 216.00 c°: Value of Wood : $ 216.00 442.87 Value per acre for tract : $6.65 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ NONE CLERK �rv ?4 .. m A:\ -orcaro ' flail .od: GO acres - : v fc -v c: ..Cl . . aton and • J mos liable — ncrr hr d ro of r »d o 1cm min not of olliuf Road 3 . - «** : . xur-l nod b J Mb n 400 .0 • Locatlc gu . - .* . • !H — Vlauo alit adi «W1 T ICT: *• ; ; • ’ . « . . * . # entirely within the . Incietemct - t, count - . nrk area . clni.a, etc : I lone knov/n . oadai Two riles of roUif; steep poor road to omdofl county ro d he co tvo no if niioe to * f* Talley rood henoe 21 ilea to i.nray via . . Jperryville# aady clay of good depth end fertility modi rato slopes Von- little roc • o < th nl oast o oour ?' over nost of tr ot . " tutor?/ . In of . - 0 pry.-Utlo . . -t 1 lie l. i .. tr o c iv - red : > years c- t > « c.T grown up to young rod and elcotnut oolce rt- berk ro .oved 3" to 1 * r o ron tract ab >ut 30 years AGO# t rr timber roduots roaoved at v riotie dines t i ce Tan b elefi this \ ' - • • • ... . . year on northorn ortion of tr ot t present this tract in ecti ated to out an average of 10 id ft or ore This- liT OOK: " red o white inet red oak and 11tb n*a , wrick nro nor- at Ir./ 00 acres J 900 Ofl ft re; - aero 720 •C >a ft alee ,oo per U B4 Ft, Total value ffelC jO , . . " . . &:1jrovenontc:. loroaro f' :f . . — Kouoe not * v lucp if. ty - on: . Typesi Tcroaro alope 00 m 4 04 Value rcr ore • $2.00 .- 5 0 Total value of land 180.00 Total value of .. : roveooats 25 JD0 Total v 1\%G of to bt r Total value of tract Average value per acre of tract $5.01 < - . . 3 ctod. 15.uO . lotal V- luc $160.00 > . . 00 ;G $±du uu . �County: Rajgpahannock District: Hawthorn - #241 Burke, James A, N A . H A.Bro W ' Johnny Dodso •• 5 : . J M.Nicholson .. H A Brown . obt Burke . J M.Nicholso LEGEND: Cove Orchard Slope Grazing Land Tillable Land Fields Restocking Ridge Scale - ltt • 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 Burke, James Description An account of the resource Tract: 241; Location: Hazel, near head waters of Broad Hollow Run; Cost/Acre: $6.63; Estimate Value: $442.87; Number of Acres: 66.7; 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 241 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context burke-james-tract-241 Burke