144 20 4487 https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/b194abf982e32cb953307daee6291bc2.pdf 89106390f680e7201ece3e92bac55b9c PDF Text Text County: Rappahannock District: Piedmont NAME OF CLAIMANT #180 Number of Acres : Location : - . ( C 'or* c/ J Major, John T 0 48 Southeastern slope of Oven Top Mountain . About one mile of unimproved dirt road to Lee Highv’/ay miles to Luray, nearest shipping point Roads : Soil - . Sandy clay loam. Thence 14 depth and Northern part of tract has soil of ood vated fields Hit oose surface Wooded area cut over for tan bark about 30 removed at various times since, Trails products timber Other ago years of the merchantable timber vms removed last the that and stumps indicate E History of Tract and condition of timber : . 2i S??hf£ &8sp! a min §ea?faago ed clear few years. That portion of the ^ orchard within the Park Boundary consists to 30 years old in good condition 25 trees sixty of approximately ' Improvements : . . None Acreage and value of types : Types Value per acre Acreage Total Value 40 © $3.00 | 120.00 Grazing Land : 3 @ 10.00 30.00 Cultivated Land : 3 © 15.00 45.00 195.00 $ Orchard : 2 @ 75.00 Slope : Cove : Minerals : Value of Land : $ '-95.00 Value of Improvements : $ Value of Orchard : $ 150 # 00 Value of Minerals : $ Value of Timber : $ Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract : $ # 20 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ 100 « 00 “ 150.00 $345.00 �^ tlO. Claim of County, Virginia, No.-145. , At Law. In the Circi JyCourt of Ji§P .ahanAo The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Peti em A er s_,_ and _ Thir_tYr_s_even tioner, vs. Thousand * J our HundrjwLMms 4 more or less, of land in County, Virginia, Defendants. ? PP kanno_ck The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this Court of Rapjia 3mnnp_ak as his answer to said petition and to said notice. My name is £kn> My Post Office A I claim a right, title, estate act or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned , containing about- V--, ere are the following buildings andi improvements _ ^ ^ ^ _ ^ ^ __ _ - _ ___ ” _V _: _£/>_ _ „ vA Thij tajmjl i located about ' Virginia, m miles from the _ _ l$i £ - Magisterial District of said County. claim I 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, ti le, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above ) , r-^v ( i ^J ^ ^ The land .owners adjacent to e above scribed tract or parcel of land are as follows : rhjj North South East \ West I acquired my right, title, estate or intere to this property about the y e a r _/ in the following manner : / 1 JJ \ A _ __ I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements there) jQ jLP 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 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 as to information this claim which claimant desires to make ; and if practicable h QshouJd als(/ in ert here a description of th tra p or parcel of lancbby metes bounds ). __ ^ ^ SltP-Q-JQL ( Continue my signature ( or my name and mark at \AA , 1930. VIRGINIA, ^ l_ & w remarks if necessary on the back ) . Q day hed hereto ) this - __ COUNTY OF— The undersigned hereby certifies thatthe above named claimant personally appeared before him and and things appearing in his above\ .aF i true to the best day of c 4930A this STATE OF ^ ^ — ck . _, To-wit : • JltfL del oath that the matters dfjii wledge and belief , __ : AAZ of the Court, or Special Investigat otary Public, or Justice of the Peace. (erk ��County; Rappahannock District: Piedmont #180» MaJort John Acreage Claimed: Value Claimed: . Southeastern Slope of Oven Top Mountain Location: . Incumbrances, counter claims or laps: Hone known Sandy clay loam, Northern part of tract has soil of good depth and fertility as indicated by Soil in cultivated fields is herbaceous growth, also of good depth and fertility, with an abun dance of loose surface rock, SIopes are steep South and eastern exposure Soil: .- . - About one mile of unimproved dirt road to Lee High way, Thence 14 miles to Luray, nearest shipping point, Roads: History of tract and condition of timber: Wooded area cut over for tain bark about thirty years ago Other timber . . . products removed at various times since Trails and stumps Indicate that the last of the merchantable timber was removed within the past year That portion of the tract now used for grazing was cleared many years ago Cultivated portions were cleared That portion of the within the past few years . . orchard within the Park Boundary consists of approximately sixty trees 25 to 30 years old in good condition . Improvements: Orchard,( part of large orchard ) 25 to 30 years old ,3100.00 Value of land by types: Typ es: Slope F c P g Orchard Value Per A . Acreage: 40 15.00 3 4 1 ( Listed above ) W ---- Total value of land Total value of improvements Total value of tract Average value per acre 10.00 Total Value $120.00 45.00 40.00 Q205.00 5205.00 100.00 ' 5305.00 $6.35 � 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 Major, John Description An account of the resource Tract: 180; Location: South east slope of Oven Top Mountain; Cost/Acre: $7.20; Estimate Value: $345.00; Number of Acres: 48.0; Monies Awarded: $445.00 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 180 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context major-john-tract-180 Major https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/cd6364b3cf853f2b2471702e7b61b003.pdf c10efbd01515c43bb9f7760e0370817c PDF Text Text Rappahannock County Wakefield District NAME OF CLAIMANT #11-1 Number of Acres : 51 - . Marlowe , J. K Lap onA. . G . Bailey- Top of Blue Ridge north and south of Jenkins Gap/ This area of approximately 51 acres Incumbrances , counter claims or laps: anpears to be an overlap of the A . G .Bailey tract No 55 on the J . K . Marlow Tract No . 11 . No other l ncumbrances are known . Location : . Roads : Rour miles of rough mountain road to Browntown , thence eight miies of fair macadam road to Front Royal . There is a sandy loam of medium depth and fertility where the land is cleared , but the soil is dry , shallow and less fertile on the timbered portion of the tract . Completely cut over of bark and saw timber History of Tract and condition of timber : about 25 years ago . The tract has been grazed regularly for many years without much attention being given to timber values . There is no mer chantable timber on this part of the tract claimed by J.K Marlowe Soil : . . Improvements : Acreage and value of types : Types Acreage Slope : 30 Value per acre Total Value / X $ 2.50 $75.00 Cove : Grazing Land : i & 21 525.00 25.00 §600.00 Cultivated Land : Orchard : * JJ Minerals : Value of Land : $ 600.00 Value of Improvements : $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Timber : $ Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract : $ 11 « 76 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ NONE * CLERK �� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 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 Marlow, JK Description An account of the resource Tract: 11-1; Location: Top of Blue Ridge at head of Burgess Run; Cost/Acre: $14.29; Estimate Value: $1,472.00; Number of Acres: 103.0; Monies Awarded: $1,472.00 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 11-1 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context marlow-jk-tract-11-1 Marlow https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/23c16e45c16578736f4d23fd27eb4270.pdf a17209f3ab76748300cab7a607d7ec67 PDF Text Text \ Rappahannock County v. V Wakefield District NAME OF CLAIMANT #11 - Marlowe, J.K . 103 Number of Acres: . Top of Blue Ridge at head of Burgess Bun Incumbrances, counter claims or laps: An apparent overlap of approximately 51 acres exists between this tract and the A.G Bailey tracjb which is assessed for taxes in Warren County, but which the owner claims extends into Rappahannock County Roads : From the south end of the tract a rough road leads to Browntown, five miles distant; thence it is eight miles over a state highway to rront Royal, the nearest shipping point Location : . . . . Slopes are The soil is a sandy loam of good depth and fertility steep except along the top of the Blue Ridge where they are moderate The surface is fairly smooth except on the north end which is rocky Soil : .. History of Tract and condition of timber: The hark was removed about thirty years The north ago and there is no merchantable timber on the south portion fields have oak and white Three of a trees red part scattered has ern few good There are sod a fairly purposes have , grazing up and for been cleared improvements no . . . - . Improvements : JJQ -Q 0% Acreage and value of types : Value Acreage Types Slope : per acre Total Value 50 « $ 2.50 $125.00 52 Q 25.00 1300.00 1 Q 25.00 25.00 Cove : Grazing Land : Cultivated Land : Orchard : 11450.00 Minerals : Value of Land : $ 1425.00 Value of Improvements : $ Value of Orchard : $ 25.00 Value of Minerals : $ Value of Timber : $ 22.00 Value of Wood : $ 2 2 . 0 0 v1472700 Value per acre for tract : $ 1 4 . 2 9 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ N JNE ' CLERK \ < �Claim of County, Virgi In the Circ ft Court of > At Law. The State Commission on C! observation and Development of the State of Virginia, Peticx <. JL tioner, vs. _ ^__ ^ 3_7/ _4/_4 A _ — __ ^land^ CM= — . County, Virginia, Defendants. more or less, of in The undersigned, in answer to thfe 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 Mi)g 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 said nfctition ai to said notice. My name is _ _ My Post Offic 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 : - ^ _ __ ^ ? ^ 7 Virginia, in This land is located about . miles from the J 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 : v3 North South East West I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year _ _ v following manner : ^ ^— , £> - in the - 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 % 4j-Cszr-. 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 ). Remarks : J OutAJU j CLu, & aAtJL QLOAA . _ cyL _ A _ yrp __ <x. t vu, SJk OJl ^ Q _^ __ £ 6= L STA’ ^ ^ _ 5 TT X - if necessary on the back ) , 5 day . hediiereto ) this __ ( Continue remarks Witless of ^ k my signature ( or my name and mark at , 1930. i -- _ OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF ^ _ _ hereby certifies that _ — _ _ ^^ j , To-wit : The undersigned the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters -" d things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief , 1930. yfi. the Court, (Mi-Spectal-Invosti-gator^or •y PublTcy or ~Justi8e 'Of -4he -Peace. < ' /\ �CGGHTYl HMIAIIA'1JCCE DISTRICT * mmsmw #ll~Mar low © # . J K, Top of Blue Rid 06 at head of Burgess Run V>ceti .. As apparent overlap of approxi A m tely SI acres exists between this tract and the A G Bailey tract whiok la assessed for taxes In Warren county, hut finch the owner claims extends into Rappahannock county* From the south ©ad of the tract a rough road leads to Roads * Browntown, five miles distant } thence it is eight miles over a state Highway to Front pol$t « £o -i* The soil is a sandy loan of Slopes are steep except shore they - ercei 1 are , the nearest chipping good depth and fertility * along the . moderate Royal top of the Blue Ridge The surface is fairly smooth on the north end which is rocky * History of tract end c i The hark ms re eved about thirty years ago and there is no merchantable turner on the south portion The northern part has a few scattered trees of red and whit© oak Three fields have been cleared v® for gracing purposes, and have a fairly good sod * There are no improvements . . . m.9sea. J&MJ%L3%ZM ± Value A P Types ; Slop© ' ""” Grazing land Total 26 Value of timber 22 U C5 Total value of tract Value per acre 20.00 Total Value ' - T Oft 520 *00 w 01*00 22.00 a. $8.04 � 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 Marlow, JK Description An account of the resource Tract: 11; Location: Top of Blue Ridge north and south of Jenkins Gap; Cost/Acre: $9.41; Estimate Value: $480.00; Number of Acres: 51.0; Monies Awarded: $600.00 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 11 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context marlow-jk-tract-11 Bailey Marlow https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/64255acb8169cd7eadab25de30ffc24a.pdf 16700b644860d155752fb327c2c7aefa PDF Text Text ! / County: Rappahannock District: Piedmont I NAME OF CLAIMANT #148 Number of Acres : Location : - Menefee, Alberta V. 691- Lee Highway at Turn Bridge. - Lee Highway 12 miles to Luray, nearest shipping point. Roads : That in wooded portio north of Highway is thin, rocky and of only fair fertility Steep slope. South and west exposures. Soil : . . History of Tract and condition of timber : All merchantable timber removed Now removing some dead chestnut. few years. ithin past House , log and frame , part 2 story, and part 1 story, tin roof , six rooms, three ceiled , poor floors , 3 chimneys, Corn and meat house paper roof Hen house , frame , clapboard roof, hen house , frame po condition, hen house , frame, paper roof , barn , frame, very poor ,cond r trkQ Improvements : . 9" ! Acreagi ^V&lue of types: Value per acre Acreage Types - (See attached sheet ) Slope : Total Value Q $3.00 $127.50 lo Q 20.00 300.00 . 9 CS 20.00 Cove : Grazing Land : Cultivated Land : 180.00 607.oO Orchard : 3 69Jr <3 . 3o 00 105.00 Minerals : Value of Land:$ •50 690.00 Value of Improvements : $690.00 . Value of Orchard : $10o 00 Value of Minerals : $ Value of Timber : $ Value of Wood : $ L J J •00 100.00 1503.50 Value per acre for tract : $34.00 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ NONE CLERK �. _ _Io ft 3ifii8 yioiijr/ raanoD no ill . -bobifiv * \\ • \ .av . ; bn 9 9G ,Bimg*iiV (v, jnucO. 7*193noO no noia?JmmoO ai8 erfi Io noi ifasfr' erfi ’oii9wanB ni T!9bn09 Ic bon erfi oi aanoqan ni bnjr 6 inig'riV lo sls nsb'iooas ni berfaifduq bne to nebio 9ffj i j r f j 9q bi a ^ , j 3 : JfUTIJ . . fi9noij - S= *Q .PJ sd bn iiuoD i'xooj ^ 1*9 9rii | . noup > bengieisbmr 9ifl .orfi Io inornqote ^ &^ & A3 rroqu 1L- lo j mo J noiii * ) ff » 3 OJ 19 wane > i err ’ ; 829*lbbA 99fft 0 :) JBJ 39 t Tfigh . 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' V. i VfD ‘ jrnii /: rrt :>'« C £ •i l i r T f r rll bmj terf b9nlH 9 8 i y nilB9Cf (T£ f TAT' erfi �Claim of In the Circuit Court of The State Co tioner, vs > more or less, of land in The undersigned , in answer to the jie tion of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of thej tate of jVirginiaf and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filinffof said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court of County, Virginia, a ks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to saidirietition to( said noUce. /, D My name is Z- -/-ubq My Post Office Address is _ _ I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a , t?a < or parcel 0 land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about _ _ _y 2 acres, on which there are the following buildings and imp: ements : < , ^ ' ^ ^ n _ _ JL M- o p . r ~ — ! is located about miles from LD - / ^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 ) . Thi • / ^ Jxti / * Xx The land o\yi rs adjacent, for the afroy dqsjzHbed tract or parcel of land are as follows : North L South 1 ^ East West ^ , UA c (y~ I acquired my rights title, estate or interest property about the year ~ to this following mafmer ) ( 'X- — . 11 ^ ( _U kiAi ^ X iXXXQAzin the I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $ kfc V 1 . 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 parcqj 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 shoujd also insert here a description of the tract or parcel ofdand by metes and bounds ) . _ _ __ — ^ . 2 o n Remafrks : _ h LOL J . JfizA — remarks if necessary on the back ). my signature ( or my name and mark attached hereto ) this day r hi of _ ILJ- XX , 1930. rfL * STATE FJ GINIA\. COUNTY. 0F-7& o-witr: 0 . The undersigned hereby certifies that... -UUZ et the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oatb. thit the matters and things appearing in his aboye nswer are true to the best of his kiiowledge and belief , fy y / / day of this 30 . i ' / ( Continue ^ _ a ^ < m -OIKe Clerk of the Coippt, or Special Investigator or Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace. �Comity; District ; - Rappahannock edmont . #148 Mcnefee, Alherta V Acreage Plained: Value Cle.Incd: . Lee Highway at Turn Bridge Location; Incumbrances, count r plains . or laps ; Hone novrn That in wooded portion north of Highway is thin, rocky and of only fair fertility. Steep slope South and west Soil; . . exposures - Lee Highway 12 miles to Lur&y, nearest shipping Roads; History of tract and condition of timber ; moved within past few years . . chestnut . point - All urchantuble timber re Now removing some dead - House log & frame,25x38 »,part 2 story,and pert tin roof, six rooms,three ceiled, ' ooor floors, 3 chimneys 400.00 Corn and Heat house, 12\ x 10-J- ’ x 8 * paper roof — 20.00 Hen house, Frame, 6-*- x 8-g x S c l a p b o a r d roof 10.00 Hen House Frame, 8 x 10 *. Poor condition 5.00 Hen house Frame, 8l x 10 |x 6 *, paper roof 15.00 3am,F~ame very poor condition 15.00 Barn,Log, very poor condition 10.00 Orchards 60 trees, 16 yrs old, poor condition, grown up, 1! 20 old trees, scattered 2 A @ $50 * 100.00 Log House, | 1 story, 3 rooms, shingled planked occupied by Ben Pullen 100.00 Meat mid corn house,10x14' Frame,Paper roof, Improvements; 1 story - - . . - - good shape J \ Stable, log and slab,14x27’Paper & Board roof,poor Hen house,Frame,8 x 10x8 * paper roof,( New ) Peach orchard, 50 trees, 2 years old - Value of land by types ; _ _ Typos: ’ Slope F g F c ( Value given above ) Total value of land ft "Improvements t ! n ! $io oo 15.00 15 9 1 65 Orchard tt Value Per A, Acreage: 40 Tract - $405.00 795.00 , virile / x eO Oo * -- Average value per acre: ' $18.38 - 25.00 25.00 20.00 50.00 Total Value $120.W 150.00 135.00 �\ /* * Virginia; In the Circuit Court of Rappahannock County; The State Commission, Conservation and . Plaintiff Development of the State of Virginia . . Atkins. Vs/ Petition H C -Defendants. Clifton Aylor, et als., etc . ... To the Honorable J R H Alexander , Judge of said Court . Your undersigned petitioner , H.C Atkins, respect - - fully shows unto your Honor the following facts , to wit; 1st; That the Appraisers filed ther report in the Clerk ’s Office of this Court , in the above entitled cause , on the 18” day of May , 1932; 2nd ; - That in said report they appraised 69 1/2 acres of land owned by Alberta Menefee at the sum of $1502.50; 3rd ; - That since said appraisment (but before said -. report was filed) your petitioner purchased from the said Alberta Menefee 85 acres of said land so appraised as aforesaid at the price of $150.00, and the said Alberta Menefee executed to him a deed for said land ; 4th; - That since his purchase of said land he has impro * <r ved the same by building thereon a Pilling Station and other buildings; 5th; That said land so purchased and now owned by him is of far greater value now than at the time said appraisers valued the same ; in fact, said .85 acres of land and the improvements‘thereon is of far greater value than the amount allowed to the said Alberta Menefee for the whole - of said 69 1/2 acre tract; Petitioner , therefore , prays that he may be made a party defendant to the above action or cause ; that said ( �* -r- -- • - ~ « appraisers be required and directed to re appraise his said - " land so purchased as aforesaid ; that said 69 1/2 acres of - land so appraised as aforesaid , will be found in Record 149, " . 148; HO that he he allowed to file this his petition in the above entitled cause , and that he may have all such other and further relief, both general and special as he may be in - titled to in the premises, and he will ever pray etc• 7 , sz / /L ~ , % 7 By Counsel. ^ > Washington , 1 * • • �s V ' County: Rappahannock District : Piedmont ,- 148 - . Menefee , Alberta y ( continued ) Improvements: Cont'd Hen house: Frame, paper roof; Barn, frame, very poor condition ; Barn, log , very poor condition ; Orchards, 60 trees , 16 years old, poor condition, grown up, 20 old trees, scattered 2 A; Log house , l §- story, 3 rooms , shingled , planked , occupied by Ben Pullen ; Meat and corn house frame , paper roof, good shape ; Stable, log and slab , paper & board roof, poor condition; Hen house, frame, paper roof, ( new ); Peach orchard, oO trees , 2 years old - . � 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 Menefee Estate Description An account of the resource Tract: 148; Location: Head of Frazier Hollow; Cost/Acre: $8.19; Estimate Value: $1,597.00; Number of Acres: 195.0; Monies Awarded: $1,597.00 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 148 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context menefee-estate-tract-148 Menefee https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/3c770a18cb6dc5ebfaf48bf14466e3ce.pdf 78229852b7f7a494f44bc5bad92c80c3 PDF Text Text / RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY / / NAME OF CLAIMANT Number of Acres : Location : #123 195 - - Ben Estate — Menefee . Head of Frazier noil w, entirely within the Park area Roads : It is IT? miles by rough steep roads to the State Highway at Turnbridge and thence 11 miles to ‘• 'uray, the nearest shipping point . Soil : The soil is a rich sandy loam of pood deoth in most parts, Some Slopes vary portions are rocky, but others are very free from rock the exposure is mostly to the north from steep to gentle . . . _ History of Tract and condition of timber : The bark was removed many years ago add Th re has been little fire been repeated cuttings for timber there have and very good young timber is growing on all the wooded area The cleared land has been abandoned and is rapidly grov/ing up to brush The tim There is an open stand of trees from 10 to 24" DBH TIMBER Jne half is Red Oak and the balance ber is of fairly erood quality On 69 A the estimate is 131 M White Pine and Poplar . . ‘ . . - . . . - . . Improvements : vacant house, in fair condition one 5 room shingle,roof fruit cellar Granary, Spring house, all vacant, One barn and sheds and in fair condition . Acreage and value of types : Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge : Slope : • Cove : Grazing Land : — 123 @ §3.00 §369.00 V 37 @ 4.00 148.00 33 @ 8.70 287.00 | 804.00 2 195 @ 35.00 Fields Restocking : Cultivated Land : Orchard : 70.00 874.00 • Minerals : Value of Land : $804.00 Value of Improvements : $ 330,00 Value of Orchard : $ 330,00 70.00 Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit : $ 595.00 81597.00 Value of Timber : $ 393.00 Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract : $8.19 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ JJQNE CLERK �_ tv, Virginia, No. / tioner, At Law. irginia, Peti- velopmqnt of the State of _ vs. J 0 * _ County, Virginia, Defendants. more or less, of lafld in _ The undersignecL-irr nswer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Developmei\L- tfie State of Virginia , *4ira in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of ?4id pet fon and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit ,ve of the Court to file this County, Virginia, asks Court of as his answer to sa(idi and toQ id My name is Jbfcec n My Post Office Address is 7 I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the. area sought to beocondemned , containing a \..acres, on which there i 0e following builamgs land \ im| ] rovejnents / ^ ^ K ^ j titij ^^ ^ ^ __ the _ j ifi. . . 3L h ' U notice . L— / 0- & is located ] about Jmiles from Magisterial District of said County. Virginia, in I claim the ^ollbwing 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 owt exactly whajt right, itle , estate or ( interest he has in or to t]j$ tract jpr parcel o£ land described ab ^ 1 ’T • ^ adjacent t i he land North follows ^ South. / East _ _ A West.. I acquired my right, title, e£ta following manner : VUQU 1 3 or interest ^ ^ year.Afc.rS-. An. the his property about/ I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $ ?. 1 I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, (P- -#2) 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 damage y the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $ J ( 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 : 2 d Witness _ it ( Continue remarks if necessary on the back ) . te day my signature ( or my name and mark attach ere to ) this & 1930. 21- &1 ^ To-wil : STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF_ 7 ’ . Un/ky. The undersigned hereby certifies that.. the above named clain ant personally appeared before him and made oath that th£ matters d belief and things appearing in his abpve answer are true to the best of his knowled J day of this Q /1930. — ^ ___ ‘ m Clerk of the Cour r Special Investigator or Notary Public, or Jifstice of the Peace. ��At Law. tioner, vs. l __ -y SLOXAU- ndants. County, Virginia, J J 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 thqjiling cd s id petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit County, Virginia , asks leave of the Court to file this \A Court of ce. tion andlto sai as his answer to sad / My name is My Post Office Address is - 12 & / ' st intere in a tjaqt or parcel of land within the area sought I claim a right, title, estate or ich there are the following acres, o to be condemned , containing about. \ . 2 L / buildings and improvements :_L ^ - _ 1 ^^ s J 1 iCL a\ 2^| Virginia, in from the !l£iCA_ Vl u .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, xes tate or injerest he ha>s in or to the tract or parcel of land described above ) . ~ _ c Z C ' r 'LD/lA x^-A 2 /-= ve described tract or parcel of land are as follows : djac The land p yfe Tljirlan i locate L about.' __ North South .miles “7 ^ ^ ± — ^ JL _ East _ JAU West ^ n M is property about the year P acquired my ritfft following manner : lJL .A.i. — I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements there, st intere ) , or ) Qi estate , right title my of value total the that I 3 claim A on is $ - -0- ) . 2 is n thereo nts veme impro in and to this tract or parcel of land with the 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 proD 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 alsafinserf 1here a / description of the tra t or parcel of land by metes and bounds ). fa -6— vL. Remarks : _w iaA'-UL^ - AAJL-J . . U )- -Q . A/tAJLa. L _ __ / _^ _ — _ _ _ A AA & D CLsiAJLia - - — Continue remarks if necessary on the back ) . day signature ( or my name and mark ttached hereto ) this Witness ' 1930. of -wit : STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF. 1... The undersigned hereby certifies that. J+JL. oa th that the matters the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made " ’ and things appearing in his abovq answer are true to the best of day of this ( _ ^ Clerk of the Court, 'or Special Investigate 'hr T- jNotary Public, or Justice of the Peace. ' * ' ��County: Rappahannock District: Piedmont ^ - jl23 -- :s Acreage claii ledm Den Leneiec Estate, . 203 A Assessed: 203 A, Deed 203 A, Value Claimed: $6000,00 Location: Head of Frazier Hollow, entirely within Park area I ! ” $608.00 $ Rot given . . Incumbrances, counter claims or laps: None known - is 1 miles by rough steep roads to the State High It | way at Turnbridge and thence 11 ni2be3 to Luray, the Roads: . nearest shipping point Soil: The soil is a rich sandy loan of good depth in ost parts, Some portions are rocky, but others are very freo from rock, Slopes vary from steep to gentle The exposure is mostly to the north . . History of tract and condition of timber: The bark was removed many years ago and there have Been repeated cuttings for timber There has been little fire and very good yean timber is growing on all the wooded area The cleared land has been abandoned and is rapidly growing up to brush Timber: There is an open stand of trees from 10 to 24" DBK The timber is of fairly good uality One half is Red Oak and the balance White Pine and loplar. On 69 A the estimate is 131 K valued at $3 per M , a total of $393, ttNote: From the boundary description of this and adjoining tracts it seems clear that no overlap exists, but it was necessary to short en one or two of the lines of this tract in order to make a com plete map of the entire area . .. . . . . . - . - - . Improvements: The improvements consist of the following: » ,l story,with House, log, weatherboarded,17x24 | 10x14 f a m e kitchen, porch, shingle roof,fair con dition Vacant House, log, old, dilapidated No value Barn, log, 14x14x14, io * sheds all around,shingle roof ..eat house, frame 11 x 11, shingle roof Granary, frame, 15 x 16, shingle roof Applc cellar, 10x10, shingle roof, Spring house, frene SxlO,shingle roof - — -- - - Orchard: - - -- . . --- - . 10 00 50.00 10.00 15.00 10.00 10.00 “ Total 195.0U Grave yard The orchard consists of 70 apple trees, 20to30 years old, neglected and in poor condition There ore 2 acres valued at ,35 per acre 70.00 {Forward) �Page two #125 - Ben ilenefee Estate Acreage and value of land by typesj; Types Slope Cove F r F g 105 37 27 $5.00 6 15.00 35.00 Orchard 5.00 8.00 2 T7B ' - tl ” tract —— Average value per acre Total Value v309.00 185.00 216.00 90.00 . $00 00 Total value of land ft n timber ! ff » Improvements It ft orchard t ! Value Per- A . Acreage: continued $800.00 393.00 195.00 70.00 $1453.00 ,, 3 •3o v ’ �N County: Rappahannock District: Piedmont A #125 - Ben Menefee Estate _ David Dwyer .Pra2ier r Oklahoma Bowen Ellis Miller . Clark Andrew J Cove LEGEND: Orchard Slope Grazing Land Ridge Tillable Land Scale 1” Fields restocking 20 chains = �4 t y r ' A \ RBI ORT 01 TEE ACREAGE “ of tlie Sen Llenefee Estate ‘ Tract #123. The deed conveying this land to Benjamin P. , Henefee . describes it by bearings and distances These . bearings and distances , when plotted , close nicely The deed calls for 203 acres , but a c reful computation of the acreage by the calls in trie deed . gives only 195 acres m The State ’s report calls for 175 acres. The remaining discrepancy maybe accounted for by the difference in surface and horizontal measure - nen4u- • o 1 oan , . 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 Menefee, Ben Estate Description An account of the resource Tract: 123; Location: Lee Highway at Turn Bridge; Cost/Acre: $24.00; Estimate Value: $1,502.50; Number of Acres: 69.5; Monies Awarded: $3,337.77 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 123 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context menefee-ben-estate-tract-123 Menefee https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/1f35fcdb4e326faf24b3ac44df25d755.pdf 70ae3894c5535d11d613c9c9cb5224d8 PDF Text Text RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #56 Number of Acres : 355 - Miller Heirs Location : Southwest slopes of the Peak on both sides of the Thoroughfare road north of Position 108 : Roads A rough road for about l r miles leads to the county road in Harris | Hollow ; thence . it is 4 miles to Washington. From there it is 19 miles by the State Highway to Front uoyal, the nearest shipping point . ' . . Rock of all Soil : The soil is a sandy loam of fair depth and fertility Slopes are steep sizes is plentiful and there are some outcrops though there are some moderate ones on the southern oortion The streams of the exposures are south and west History of Tract and condition of timber : The bark was removed about 30 years ago, Repeated fires have and there has been cutting for other products both and timber soil amaged greatly timber is rather scattered and varies greatly merchantable TIMBER: Thequality • ‘•here is some nice poplar and red oak, butiauch of in size and hr There is 225 M of red oak, 183 M poplar, 73 m . white it is ordinary oak, 45 M. hickory,, 38 M chestnut oak, and one M white pine, giving a There are also 85 cords of locust of , 565 M Ttotal Improvements : NONE . — . . .. . . . . . . . .. . Acreage and value of types : Value per acre Acreage Types Total Value Ridge : Slope : - Cove : Grazing Land : 332 @ #2.50 | 830.00 23 @ 4.00 92.00 400 | 922.00 Fields Restocking : Cultivated Land : Orchard : Minerals : Value of Land : $ 922.00 Value of Improvements : $ 1260.00 #2182.00 Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit : $ Value of Timber : $ 1260.00 Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract : $ 6.14 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ PUERK �_ _ _ J3DJX10 * & 1 Mi lie IU _an& ___ __ of Mi ller 3mR .. . I && . .* Claim Rappahannock _ County , , Virginia . No Court Circuit of the In L40 9 At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. Clif_tcm _ Ay_lo r_ _ et ai_s_* _ and_ _37_,_ _ 400 acres —— _ _ County, Virginia, Defendants. more or less, of land in Pmio c_k 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 Rappahanno ck County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this Court of as his answer to said petition and to said notice. t l i My name is lLer_*_ _ C * 3. Miller _ ancL 21* __. . 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 -400 buildings and improvements : _ _ Virginia, in This land is located about miles from i/aahlngi an. 4 the IIaj£P tQn Magisterial District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described abovei ( 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 ) . Joint owners _ _ . The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows : gii _ Siii r_l_ey_ _G ar_ter_ _e t_ Is. . North _ _ South - J? •P.LOYP-OJL _e t _ als_ East - H # M •P_e Ja r n e t t et als J A Mi ller et als West _ __ .. ._ _ _ _ _ . . _. . — ^ I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the yearJ J L following manner : Ijib.erit a nee from Jphn J Mill erJ de c _ __ . _ _ _ __ _ . in the - 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 $ 2000.00 in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $ &6£U.66 aer-__ _. 000 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 $ _ natiilug ( 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 ) . da; 30" Witness my signature ( or my name and mark attached hereto ) ^ tjii , 1930. iiay: of , To-wit : STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF-Ra ppalmnm The undersigned hereby certifies t h a t -a g e n tthe above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that tne matters and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief , May _ , 1930. day of this 30 " ( Continue remarks if - . ^ — _. he Court, or Special Investigator or Nr + *^v /Public Justice of the Peace. Clerk ��V COUNTY: RAPPAHANNOCK DISTRICT: HAMPTON #56 ~ Miller Heirs Acreage Claimed: Value Claimed: Location: Southwest slopes of the Peak on both sides of the Thoroughfare road north of Position 108 . . Incumbrances, oounte: cl .ims or laps: None kno n .- Roa s: A rough road for about a mile and a half leads to the county road in Harris Hollow ; thence it is four milet to Washington From there it is 19 mile, by the State Highway to Front Royal, the nearest shipping po nt . Soil: .. The soil is a sandy loam of fair depth and fertility Rock of all sizes is plentiful and there are some outcrops Slopes are steep though there are some moderate ones on the Southern portion The streams of the exposures are south and west . . truct and conditi n of timber: The bark was removed about thirty years ago and there "has been cu ting for other products Repeated fires have greatly damaged both timber and soil History of . . Timber: The mercha table timber is rather scattered and varies greatly in siz and uality There is some nice poplar and red oak, but much of it is ordinary There is 235 M of red oak, 183 M poplar, 73 M white oak, 45 M hickory, 38 M ohestnut oak, and one M white pine , giving a total of 565 M valued at 14.00 per M There is also 85 cords of locust valued at $1.00 per cord This gives a total timber value of $2345 . . . . Acreage . and value by types: Type Slope Cove . . Acr - age Value per acre 332 12.00 23 4.00 5oo $664.00 92.00 $ 756.00 Total value of land #756.00 Total value of timber 2o4o 00 Total value of tract 3101.00 Average value per acre Total Value . 8.74 �- N miicm ci: ACREAGE of t h e K i l l e r H e i r s ; ’ r ct , / 56 . ( Happahannock County ) A survey of t h i s t r a c t has never b e e n made . I t i s d e s c r i b e d i n t h e d i v i s i o n of t h e H i l l e r Hatate as f o l l o w s : '’" file t r a c t of woodland oa t h e s o u t h and vest s i d e s of Peak Mountain irahioh i s very rough a n d steep and ( of no value except to a f f o r d f u e l , c o n t a i n i n g approximately 4 0 0 a c r e s , T o u t , h i e h was not s u r v e y e d . i * We do have , however , surveys f o r a l l of t h e adjoining tracts .. Also many t i e s were made on t h e g r o u n d to p r o p e r l y t i e t o g e t h e r t h e s e a d j o i n i n g t r a c t s . C oruput i n g t h e acteage of t h e K i l l e r H e i r s Tract from t h e c a l l s of t h e s e a d j o i n i n g t r a c t s , I get 359 acres , Of t h i s f o u r acres l i e s o u t s i d e the Park b o u n d a r y , l e a v i n g 35 o acres b e i n g a c q u i r e d by t h e s t a t e State * s report . . This i s t h e acreage covered by t h e » Chief Engineer , Park Service . - V; « * � 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 Miller Heirs Description An account of the resource Tract: 56; Location: Headwaters of Spruce Branch near top of Blue Ridge, S of Jenkins Gap; Cost/Acre: $14.60; Estimate Value: $5,974.30; Number of Acres: 338.6; Monies Awarded: $6,374.00 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 56 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context miller-heirs-tract-56 Miller https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/d6a5d2f6cd2f6db6ae80fcfd7fa997a3.pdf 739e216e4052726fd61565f1f0e95e9c PDF Text Text Rappahannock County Wakefield District NAME OF CLAIMANT #49 Number of Acres : - Miller, B.F. 95 Harris Hollow on south side of the Peak, about four miles from Washington, Va • f and 23 miles to Front Royal, the nearest shipping point Location : There is a fair county road within one mile of this tract , rough unimproved road through fields, extends to the orchards. Roads : A Sandy loam of good depth and fertility. Upper slopes steep with The lower slopes are loose rock and boulders scattered over this area moderate and smooth Soil : . . History of Tract and condition of timber : . About fifty The bark was removed from this tract about 30 years ago acres has been cleared,but practically covered with a thick growth of young timber, including locust and hickory The tract has been repeatedly burned over and much of the timber has been severely damaged . Improvements : The improvements are . poor condition — . One small abandoned house, in Acreage and value of types : Value per acre Total Value @ $3.00 $234.00 7 @ 4.00 28.00 4 @ 15.00 Types Acreage Slope : 78 Cove : Grazing Land : 60.00 $322.00 Cultivated Land : 6 Orchard : @ 60.00 360.00 Minerals : Value of Land : $ 522.00 Value of Improvements : $ 50 * 00 Value of Orchard : $ 50.00 360.00 Value of Minerals : $ Value of Timber : $ 40.00 Value of Wood : $ _ 40.00 1772.00 Value per acre for tract : $8.12 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ NONE CLERK �Claim of . ., At Law. County, Virginia, No. In the Circuit Court of The State Commission on £onsen/tioj and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs ^ _.County, Virginia, Defendants. __ land in more or less, of The undersigned , in answer to the patitionf of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia /and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of said petition/and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this Court of as his answer to saftd pi My name is My Post Office Address is I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parce/of land within the area sought which there are the following acres, to be condemned, containing about buildings and improvements: Zl ^ Jl Sfirginia, in miles from. This land is located nit ^ the gisterial District of said County. parcel of land deI claim the fallowing right, title, estate or interest in the tract scribed above : rln this space claimant should say whether he is sole-6wner 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 above described tract or parcel of land are as follows : The land owners North, 5 Southcjj East West ^ ( — W £ _ <Z y right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year _ ^/ I acquire! following'-manner iris _ v A? ¥ ^ ! j2ij in the 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 $ 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 ) . ~ rrt /&& Remarks : , _ ' yTfISgr ( Continue remarks if ^ necessary; on the back ) . — day Witnes my signature ( or my name and nwk attached hereto ) this JJTL , 1930. of To-wit : VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF STATE , „ ^ The undersigned hereby certifies thaty /..CL. the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters and things appearing in his ove answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief , day of this ^ __ J& ^ — V i 1931 — Clerk /oithe Court, or Special Investigator or Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace. * «£ 5 V �\ i xf. / M <./. /< t r \ ru.Ki) IN / CIvi: ? -; K 'S o FFICT3 ^ ^ —Z_ / Tests /PULUZ/ KA AilANNOCK COU.VVV : .• « c • J: uck Clerk / • i ' �COUNTY: RAPFAHAHHOC K DISTRICT: mKEFIELD Ho Acreage - Hiller , B . F. Clalined : Value Claimed : Harris Hollow on south side of the Peak , about four miles from TJashington Va , and 23 miles to Front Royal the nearest shipping point Location: . , . . Incumbrances , counter claims or laps: None known . Soil: Upper slopes Sandy loan of good depth and fertility steep with loose rock and boulders scattered over The lower slopes are moderate and smooth this area Roads : There is a fair county road within one mile of A rough unimproved road through fields this tract extends to the orchards History of . . . . tract and condition of tj; bert tliis tract about thirtyy acres has been cleared , a thick growth of young , The bark was removed from years ago About fifty . but practically covered with timber , including locust The tract has been repeatedly burned and hickory and much of the timber has been severely damaged . . . The Improvements consist of a email abandoned On this tract there frame house with board roof are two small orchards of six acres containing about 130 trees ,from 20 to 40 years old in fair condition , but neglected and in need of pruning and cultivation Improvements : . -. The re This tract has been repeatedly cut over 10 under timber maining stand oonsists of young larger tree inches in diameter with an occasional Timber: , acreage and value by Types: Types: Value Per A P. 4.00 Acreage Slope 5Q 7B 7 4 6 Cove Grazing Orchard 20.00 60.00 9? Total value of land C-excT 1P Total value of improvements Orchard Value per ^ - OA u .urd acre $8.33 . ) $381.00 50.00 360.00 §791.00 Total Value $273.00 28.00 80.00 360,00 $741.00 . �County: Rappahannock District: Wakefield - #49 Mlller, B.P. C.B.Miller LEGEND: Cove Orchard Slopes Grazing Land Ridge Tillable Land Scale 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 Miller, BF Description An account of the resource Tract: 49; Location: South west slopes of the Peak ; Cost/Acre: $6.14; Estimate Value: $2,182.00; Number of Acres: 355.0; Monies Awarded: $2,182.00 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 49 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context miller-bf-tract-49 Miller https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/85948778363e9b68f3871408b1e71a34.pdf 873911fd274460d69bf3062fae8d8498 PDF Text Text Rappahannock County Wakefield District NAME OF CLAIMANT #48 70 Number of Acres: - Miller, C.B. Harris Hollow about 4 miles to Washington, Va • > and 23 miles to Front Royal, the nearest shipping point Location : . . A fair county road extends to within one mile of this tract From the county road it is one mile over steep unimproved road to the orchard Roads: . Sandy loam of good depth and fertility, with loose rock scattered over the tract Slopes steep with southwest exposure Soil: . . History of Tract and condition of timber: The bark was removed about thirty years ago and the other timber has been cut over at various times About 31 acres has an open stand of poplar,hickory and red oak Repeated fires have done . . . much damage . Improvements: None Acreage and value of types : Total Value Value per acre Acreage Types Slope: 52 @ $3.00 $156.00 Cove : 2 @ 4.00 8.00 Grazing Land : 2 @ 10.00 20.00 184.00 14 @ 75.00 1050.00 Cultivated Land : Orchard : Minerals: Value of Land : $ 184.00 Value of Improvements: $ 1050.00 Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Timber : $ 84.00 ~" Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract: $ 84.00 $T318700 18.83 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE 0 LERK �&. d . Claim of . In the Circuit Court of County, Virginia, NO. , At Law. The State Commission on Con n&tiom and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. r_ _ A1 _ ^ _ — ^ ^ _ more or less, of land in L/ I- 2yL/l<£f* County, Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned , in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of jfchsi State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filfimoj) said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court of County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this 7 cl - 2 as his answer to said petition and to said notice. ^ My name is ' . My Post Office Address is I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract o arcel of land within the area sought to be condemned , containing about acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements : ^ \ p L fP \ — ^^ ^ ____ _£ _ __ _ / ^ ^ ut ^^. ^ 7 r 7o This land is located about l miles from _ _<=Virginia, in th Magisterial District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above : ( In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above ) . ^ < The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of , land North ^ South /r / /( East arenas follows : v i. S I 1 __ West _ ^ I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year _/ ' following manner: y * ^ _? — in the j I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is § -. JLJ2-fVJ-3_CLsz- . I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, OO _£L . 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 tracer parcel of land by metes and bounds ) . Remarks : _ /21. ~ _ — CJ/UL OL _ $ /12_ 3_ $A > „ -r i si _ _ _ . fixxx - _ /] O 1—: 1 ( Continue remarks if necessary on the back ) Wijajess my signature ( or my name and markj ttachg hereto ) this^ _ £? ^ of — ^4 , 1930. S' OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY To-wit : ^ ^ _ . day - The undersigned hereby certifies that the above named claimant personally appeared be’fore h >m and made oath that the matters and things appearing in his / abjwe answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief , this day of ^ _ 2 t duzzzn J * Jourt, -SpeeiaI--IttTestig* op er -dustice -of -fehe-Peaee.' tTr ' �COUNTY: RAPPAHANNOCK DISTRICT * WAKEFIELD #48 Acreage - Miller , C , B , Claimed: .. Value Claimed: , and Harris Hollow about four miles to Washington , Va point g 23 miles to Front Royal the nearest shippin location: , Incumbrances * counter claims or . None known laps } . , with loose rook Slopes steep with southwest Soil: Sandy loam of good depth and fertility Roads: this A fair county road extends to within one mile of steep over mile one is it county road the tract From unimproved road to the orchard scattered over the tract exposure, . . conditi' on of tirber: The bark was removed about thirty years ago , and the other timber has been cut over an open at various times About thirty one acres has d Repeate fires have stand of poplar , hickory and red oak done much damage Improvements : There is an orchard of 14 acres , containing about 426 n Badly trees 20 to 25 years old , in very poor conditio It was damaged by stock eating off the lower branches burned over this year to clean off the bush end briars The upper part is very steep trees There is a fair stand of timber on this tract5with Timber: and M oak Mj Red 9 Hickory ; M 13 ; Poplar 20" D B H chestnut oak 1 M History of Trapt and . . . , . Aoreage and value by types: Types : Sove 2 3.00 10.00 52 2 Slope Grazing —w 60.00 14 Orchard Value of land Orchard Timber 28 M at §3 . Value per acre Note: Value Per acre 47O§ Acreage . . , Total Value Off 156.00 20.00 840.00 §184.00 M 840.00 84.00 §1108.06 §15.83 . . Mr Cather * s estimate is 10 A @ 90 difference of §60.00 for the orchard §900.00 making a . �Coutrcy: Rappahannock District: Wakefield #48 Miller, C.B. - Miller Heirs B.P.Miller M LEGEND: Cove m Orchard Slope Ridge Scale Grazing Land Tillable Land 1" 20 Chains - = � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rappahannock County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Description An account of the resource The first series in the Rappahannock County SNP Records collection consists of 350 files related to the court proceedings from The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Clifton Aylor and others, and Thirty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred (37,400) Acres of Land, more or less, in Rappahannock County, Virginia. This was a court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire privately held land located within the boundary of Rappahannock County in the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. Within the boundaries of eight counties, the state of Virginia, in collaboration with the Federal government, used eminent domain condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents in this collection are the legal proceedings for each individual tract of land that made up the one court case. In most cases, the individual case files consist of property surveys, assessments for the value of the land and improvements, and claims by the owner of the property. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Bulk of the collection dates 1930 to 1934 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Miller, CB Description An account of the resource Tract: 48; Location: Harris Hollow on south side of the Peak; Cost/Acre: $8.12; Estimate Value: $772.09; Number of Acres: 95.0; Monies Awarded: $772.00 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract 48 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context miller-cb-tract-48 Booth Miller https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/427880275ffaa6a34034588fdb364dc1.pdf e695e1d0b1c4dab1179385a759f7a261 PDF Text Text Rappahannock County Wakefield District NAME OF CLAIMANT #40 44 Number of Acres: Location: - . Miller, Chas & Warner Extreme east end of Nixon's Arm. Three miles of ordinary country road to Flint Hill, and 13 miles of macadam road to Front Royal, the nearest shipping point. Roads: The soil is a deep sandy loam with a few scattered rocks which are more numerous on the western part, Slopes are gentle with a south and east exposure Soil: . i:ll chestnut oak timber was cut for bark about 30 years ago and timber of other species has been cut at intervals All but four acres of the tract supports a scatter since for local use ed stand of immature yellow poplars with an occasional mature white oak The reproduction is thrifty and has and some small red ana black oaks not been severely injured b : forest fires History of Tract and condition of timber: . Improvements: ^ . - . . None Acreage and value of types : Value per acre Acreage Types Total Value #66.00 Slope: 22 @ 3.00 | Cove : 18 @ 5.00 90.00 4 @ 10.00 40.00 Grazing Land : #196700 Cultivated Land: Orchard : Minerals: Value of Land:$ 196 # 00 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Timber : $ 116 *00 116.00 S3T27UU ' Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract: $ 7.09 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: 5 ^ // CLERK �\ Claim of . A In the Circuit Court of County, Virginia, NO.-7 J - , At Law. The State Co fSl ' on Co: :r and /Development of the State of Virginia, Petiy cxTj / 77 tioner, vs L IKJ - — 5 ^_ ^^ ' more or less, of land in County, Virginia, Defendants. / The undersigned , in answer to the po$#bn of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of theSta of Virginia / and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon th jiliftg'oTsaid: pentioip4nd 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 ition and to id tic My name is My Post Office Address is ! I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or Imjrcel of land within the area sought ^ to be condemned , containing about A 4 _ i acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements : ^ ^ ^ o ?^ ^ 7 ^ _-v_3 land is lc ated about. . miles from.., Virginia in , ^ .Magisterial District of said County. I clainjf 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 wThat right/ title , estate or interest he has irk or to the tract or parcel of land described ab /ve ) . ^ _ 7 Y V ^ Mil The land owners adjacent: North — South - e above described tract or parcel of land are as follows : ^ yk£ 9 C East — 'lfk West I acquired my right, title, estate or interest following manner : tty this property he.fyear= _ ^^ 1 . — ^^^ _ in the 1 447? . 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, V 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 procy 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 alse insert here a description of the tra,ct or pprce of lanc by Jnetes /and bound$. [/ // ^ emarks : _ JZjCuZit . 1 _^ ^ AS- necessary on the back ) . 3 > signature ( or my name and mayk attache & hereto ) this? day ( Continue remarks if Witness, - T — i of ? 1930. A STATE OF VIRG IA, COUNTY / The undersigned hereby certifies that J the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters and things appearing in his V; swer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief , this ..day of . 30. OYZlSa m of the Court/ br Special Investiga ot&ry Public, or Justice of the Peace. ��. w COURT!: BAmnumOQK DISTRICT ; mmvmw ^ c gfeaite, ^ : . Vi p jrJMLas f . Extreme east end of Hixom * s Arm Inounbrace ©a « oouater M&L known th© soli is a deep sandy loam with a few seatt ©red rock© which are more nuinerous on the western part # gentle .loads ; Slopes are . with a south md east exp osare Three alia ® of ordinary county road to flint Hill , and 13 miles of moadam road to Front Koyal , the newest shipping point * All chestnut oak timber \ was out for bark about 30 years age and timber of other species has been cut at Internal © since for local use . All but four acres of the tract supports a scattered stand of liana tore yellow poplars with an occasional mature white oak and mm small red and black oaks * The reproduction! is thrifty and ha © not been severely injured by forest fires* Hone > tom. Mmca Cove 18 22 4 slope Field restocking Value £§L.M£M #3, 00 4.00 10.00 VV Value of land Value of timber 29 U ft c? #4.00 . #218.00 W Value per acre for tract # 7 , 59 »ot©l JEate — 130,00 86,00 ” �C nty: Rappahannock District: Wakefield - #40 Miller, Warner & Charles N A 6 . J R.Moore l Putney Estate « i , T C ~71 7/ .er r 4f 7o LEGEND: Cove Slopes* Ridge Scale - Orchard Grazing Land Tillable Land 1" 20 Chains - � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rappahannock County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Description An account of the resource The first series in the Rappahannock County SNP Records collection consists of 350 files related to the court proceedings from The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Clifton Aylor and others, and Thirty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred (37,400) Acres of Land, more or less, in Rappahannock County, Virginia. This was a court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire privately held land located within the boundary of Rappahannock County in the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. Within the boundaries of eight counties, the state of Virginia, in collaboration with the Federal government, used eminent domain condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents in this collection are the legal proceedings for each individual tract of land that made up the one court case. In most cases, the individual case files consist of property surveys, assessments for the value of the land and improvements, and claims by the owner of the property. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Bulk of the collection dates 1930 to 1934 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource Miller, Charles and Warner Description An account of the resource Tract: 40; Location: Harris Hollow; Cost/Acre: $18.83; Estimate Value: $1,318.00; Number of Acres: 70.0; Monies Awarded: $1,318.00 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 40 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context miller-charles-and-warner-tract-40 Miller https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/c5d8375c1df64469d6dd479535e801ab.pdf 08a7e25aa6cf23cde3f40776af779ff3 PDF Text Text *w OL RAPPA^NNOCK COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #199 Roads: . Miller, C.J ^ Number of Acres: Location: - 927 . Broad Hollow and Hannah Run Pour miles rough mountain road; thence 13 miles to Luray, . nearest shi pping point . The soil is a sandy clay loam of good depth and fertility Slopes are steep. and boulders numerous Rocks Chestnut acid wood, locust and was tract cut over several years ago The A oak being on the timber this remaining tract is in inaccessible of portion However, much of this timber can be got out at a reasonable cost to roads already on this tract chestnut large places owing Soil: . History of Tract and condition of timber : . removed. . . Log dwelling: 1 - story 16x16 ’ with board kitchen. Annex 10x16' good shingle roof. Log summer kitchen 12x14' one story, Log stable: 16x16', shingle roof and boara shea OTd house: abandoned, 18x18', log, shingle. ^ Improvements: - . — Incumbrances, counter claims or laps: There are 2 laps on this tract, one of 40 A claimed by Lizzie Nicholson, and one of 9 A claimed by Newton Nicholson, which are reported on separately as 199 1 and 1S9 II . . - - . Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Ridge : 192 I Slope: .p Ki J s Value per acre Total Value @ .75 | 144.00 689- @ 2.50 1723.75 Cove: 20 @ 4.00 80.00 Grazing Land : 26 @ 12.00 312.00 J- 927i Fields Restocking : #2259.75 Cultivated Land : Orchard : r j NT Minerals: 2259*75 IS Value of Land:$ * Value of Improvements: $ 235*00 235.00 Value of Orchard : $ o V 1 Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ 600 * 00 600.00 $3094.75 Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract: $ 3 * 33 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ None * CLERK �—- Claim of L In the Circuit The State Coi* tioner, At Law. ission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Peti- ^ more or less, of land in County, Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned , in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing) f said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit jL* Court of _ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this , as his answer tc s id petition and to sai(Lnotice. My name ^ My Post Office Address is t I claim a right , title, estate or interest in a tra <y c or parcel of land within the area sought '.acres, on which there are the following to be condemned , containing aboutbuildings and improvements : _C/ ^^ ^ __ _ IK This5 land is located about miles from Virginia, in the.1 <fc**iv Magisterial District of said Cotmty. 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 ) . _ _ cr . 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 /S- dA following manner : . in the A £Ly_ _ £ OA/_ _ I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is rrr. I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, o o 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 : - _ iL _C ( Continue remarks if necessarv on the back ) . rejbtfl is/giS— W ness my signature ( or my name and marls ttaph ' day of 1930. ST. OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF o-wit : The undersigned hereby certifies that V* the above named claimant personally appeared/h£fore him and made oath that the matters and things appearing in his }> ove answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief , this day of _ , 1930. __ ^ ^ — ^ LO - _ ^ x- Clef : /of the Court, or-SpeciakTnvestigator- or :y Public^ nr- Justice of -the Peace. �\ X PILED IN CLERK’S OFFICE RAfPAHANNOCK 6? Teste: 4A / i 4 ^ COUNTY 19 Clerk �Revised eport Count7s Ra r>x hannock Districts . Hawthorne #199 •: flier, ot als* C, J - 927i Acreage Claimed * Assessed * 927i Deeds 927$ Assessed: $938.00 Deed: inherited * Vt.Inn Claimed: $9275*09 . Location* Broad Holl ,w and Hannah Run Roadss Four miles rough mountain road j thence 13 nilen to Luray, nearest shipping point . Incumbrances, counter claims or laps: There are 2 laps on this tract, one oll 40 - , cTeirod. by hissin Hinholoon, and one of 9 A olai ed by Hewton ilicholsen, which - re reported on separately as 199 1 and 199*11 ’ ' . # . . tract and condition of timbers Chestnut wood, lo ust ~ r bark being removed, acid 3 3 The tract was * cut over several yearsego .n of the A large port ! ti her remaining on this tract is in inaccessible places, however, ranch of this timber can be got out at a reasonable cost owing to roads already or. this tract ' ’’ . . Improvements i . Log dwellings 1;- V story 16x161 with board kitchen -100.00 ArmeV 16x3.0 » good shingle roof Lor ; summer kitchen 12x14 V, one story * 25.00 — - £oq stable g VG *, shingle roof and board 613 house tabu ndonedj 10x18*, log,shingle ' 'yI6 " — shod76.00 55.00 TSITOBB Acrogge and value of land by tgooes Typos s Slope” Ridge Covo F £ . The soil is a sand clay loan of good d pth and fertility Rocks and boulders numerous Slopes ere steep Soils History of - , Value Acreage: 7W per foe 75 * 119 30 26 • Average value per acre * 4.00 12.00 Total value of land: Total value of tinbor (300,000 bc],ft e >3 per IS) Total value of improvements Tot 1 value of tract . .- acre i 1961,25 . GOO 00 235.00 g27os;gy - - 03.09 Total value ftmZto 09.25 80.00 512.00 ,xTOT �} I '* / 1 t STATE COMMISSION ON CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT WILLIAM E. CARSON, COLEMAN WORTHAM, CHAIRMAN, RIVERTON VICE CHAIRMAN , RICHMOND RICHMOND, VA. BUREAUS OF THE COMMISSION GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER RESOURCES AND POWER FOREST SERVICE PARKS AND LANDSCAPE ENGINEERING ARCHAEOLOGY AND HISTORY STATE PUBLICITY JUNIUS P. FISHBURN, ROANOKE E. GRIFFITH DODSON, NORFOLK RUFUS G. ROBERTS, CULPEPER THOMAS L FARRAR , CHARLOTTESVILLE LEE LONG DANTE . . R. A . GILLIAM EXECUTIVE SECRETARY AND TREASURER Shenandoah National Park Division S. H. MARSH, SUPERVISOR PHONE 84 , FRONT ROYAL ADDRESS YOUR REPLY TO FRONT ROYAL, VA. December 18, 1933 Mr, James M. Settle Clerk of the Circuit Court of Rappahannock County Washington, Virginia Dear Sir: We hand you herewith for file with the record of the Shenandoah National Park Condemnation proceedings in Rappahannock County, a number of claims to a distributive share in the proceeds arising out of the condemnation of the tracts listed in attached Table under the number under which they are set forth and condemned in the judgment entered November 13, 1933, in the proceedings now pending in your Court under the title "VIRGINIA IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OP RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY, THE STATE COM* MISSION ON CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT OP THE STATE OP VIRGINIA, PETITIONER, V CLIFTON AYLOR AND OTHERS, AND THIRTY SEVEN THOUSAND, POUR HUNDRED (37,400) ACRES OP LAND, MORE OR LESS, DEPENDANTS " - . . We request that these claims be filed with the record of the above mentioned proceedings in order that we may be entitled to be heard, and to submit evidence in support of our claim if they should be contested, as and when the Court may have under consideration the distribution of the Awards , Yours very truly A. C. Carson Of Counsel for Petitioner . Enclosure• �RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY . TRACT NO CLAIM OP COMMISSION 162 $45.00 199 51.18 CLAIMANTS TO TRACT . Nina H Clark . C. J Miller Louise M. Price,et als ' �Cta ^1 / l * f a* - ; “ T /6 ^ + f f ? X \ £ V * V Iff ' «~ / t * FIFTCD IN GLERK’S OFFICE "« . ... RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY & I I Teste: 3Z iq as . yp/. - Xlerk 7 % \ i *• i � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 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 Miller, CJ Description An account of the resource Tract: 199; Location: Extreme east side of Nixon's Arm; Cost/Acre: $7.09; Estimate Value: $312.00; Number of Acres: 44.0; 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 199 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context miller-cj-tract-199 Miller https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/73964be399dfc5a6257d07931e88cc61.pdf 68ae8a2f8f5127a4924006c85c281e7f PDF Text Text V «r •* ' *'•* * * < v «**» f r v# •' t - . - -- j » RappahaniiooK County •* *+ A ** -HP +*+ : J »V* *r Piedmontf District NAME OF CLAIMANT #124 177i Number of Acres: Location : Roads : - Miller , Ellis L. West side of Frazier Hollow . It is 2 miles over a rough road to the State Highway at Thornton Gap , and thence 8 miles to Luray , the nearest shipping point . - The soil is a sandy loam of good depth and fertility n t h con siderable humus It is rocky , and there are occasional large outcrops Exposure is to the east Slopes are steep rock Soil : .. . . The bark was removed many years ago and mos t The locust is bein of the timber , except red oak was cut several years ago taken at present There has been no fire recently . . History of Tract and condition of timber : . Improvements : None Acreage and value of types : Types Acreage Slope : 169i 8 Cove : | 177 Value per acre Total Value Q $3.00 $ 508.00 <Q 4.00 32.00 540.00 $ Grazing Land : Cultivated Land : Orchard : Minerals : Value of Land : $ 540 * 00 Value of Improvements : $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals: $ 994.00 | 1535.00 Value of Timber : $ 994.50 Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract : $ 8.65 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ NONE CLERK �_ _ _ _ _ zj. Claim of tc ' In the Circuit Court The State Cojnnjission on Conservatip tioner, vs. 4r r __ - ^^ ^ County, Virginia, No. . . At Law. and Development of the State of Virginia, Peti- C more or less, of land in _ _ County, Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned , in answer to thevpetition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filkig 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 sdfd tition and to/said notice. . My name is t 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 : LZ - H This Jand is located about 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 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 aboveL 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 following manner : in the I claim that the otal 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 ainLboundsl . Remarks : ^ _ Continue remarks if necessary on the back ) . 6>" Witness my signature ( or my name and ma; attached he: this day _ , 1930. of : STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY ? -wit : The undersigned hereby certifies that the above named claimant personally appear lefore him ahd>maae oath that the matters and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief , this day of , A930. ( OFitl __ 4" / & 4± A-1^£. Clerk of the Court, o^ Special Investigator-or 3feta4 Pubhcrrrr Instice of--the-P^aeei- ^ ^ ^ �I * PILED I N CLERK’S OFFICE Tl j/ ^ AJIAMOCIC COUNT V 19 S* .Clerk * �Couni, : District: Rappahannock Piedmont - #124 Killer,Ellis Acreage Clcined ; Value Claimed; Location: 0 West side of Frazier Hollow, . Incumbrances, counter claims or laps: Roads: Hone known It is 2 miles over a rough road to the State Highway at Thornton Gap, and thence 8 miles to Luray, the nearest shipping point # The soil is a sandy loam of good depth and fertility It is rocky, and there are with considerable humus Slopes are steep occasional large rock outcrops Exposure Is to the east Soil; o . . . . History of tract and condition of timber: The bark was removed many years ago and most of the timber, except red oak was cut several years ago ’ . There .been The locust is being taken at present no fire recently . has ! There is some very good red oak up to 32' DEH in an open stand with considerable smaller poplar and white pine, On 171 acres the estimate is red oak, 236 M• i Poplar 37 M, White Pine, 25 M• 9 Mis celltneous, 10M, a total of 308 M 9 valued at $3.00 per M , or ;924,00 Timber: - . Improvements: o o . Hone Acreage and value of land by types: Types: #3.00 169 8 Slope Cove 5.00 ITT value of land Total It tt ! T Value Per A , Acreage: tf " " - $547.00 timber tract Average value per acre 924.00 9 $8.31 Total Value . #507.00 40.00 #547.00 �U . S. DEPARTMENT Form 1001 . ( Revised Sept , 1916) OF AGRICULTURE Per cent estimate FOREST SERVICE Acres estimated , forest Location * yt uJ Chains Forest / f ,4 Open Course _ c^ / f. l ^^ ryp\. K f / Type Tract Z- T Tallied by Chain tally , fdrest . D B.H. t 7TK z o f # 4 o 0 r LO6 20 ! CL U n fl. £ t t . . I i Sheet No . 2. . . »F 10 16J . Date *i 12: Width strip y ' [ 4 C( , om b o ZJ, k o 22 JTZJAUI 24 *9 *,>JZ » ft " 26 28 1 32 34 36 38 40 Chain tally , open V £U r Si per cent ocular Method of measuring diameters GOVERNMENT HUNTING OFFICE : 8 — 1875 £ Offsets �Forest types Age classes Condition of timber Thrifty per cent , Mature per cent, Decadent per cent. Fire killed per cent ; damaged , per cent , Insect killed per cent ; damaged, per cent Other killed per cent ; damaged , per cent. , Name of disease Species affected Quality of timber (give by log grade ; percentage of tall, medium, or short clear boles ; or number of clear logs of stated minimum length and diameter) : Logging factors: Undergrowth ; light-medium-dense, — Windfall ; light-medium-dense, Bowlders and broken rock ; numerous ; occasional ; absent, Other factors, Replacement : Species . Per cent . No replacement, Ground one-third stocked, _ Ground two-thirds stocked, Ground fully stocked, Additional Notes: 8 —1875 � 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 Miller, Ellis Description An account of the resource Tract: 124; Location: Broad Hollow and Hannah Run; Cost/Acre: $3.33; Estimate Value: $3,094.75; Number of Acres: 927.5; Monies Awarded: $3,060.25 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract 124 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context miller-ellis-tract-124 Miller Price https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/cd4211903efb094cfb05c107702e8a7c.pdf 426b5d2a66efe2b53a3a75b8931fd532 PDF Text Text t RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY i j CLAIMANT WKER OF © NAME #24 1-n Number of Acres: - Miller, E.T.-& G.Tyler Miller 338.6 On headwaters of Spruce Branch near top of Blue nidge and south of Jenkins Gap Roads: 10 miles to Bentonville ( nearest K R.point ) over 4 miles of mountain road and 6 miles of macadam * Location: Soil: . Sandy clay loam * . Gently rolling slopes to the east * Approximately 120 acres of the timbered area has been completely cut and repeatedly burned over * History of Tract and condition of timber: — Approximately 96 A * of this tract has a light scattering This cannot be operated at a scand aggregating about 20 M * ft * profit * TIMBER: Improvements: Used as camp for apple pickers * Acreage and value of types: Value per acre Acreage Types Total Value Ridge: Slope: 170.6 @ $3.00 $511.80 150 @ 22 * 25 3337.50 18 @ 108.67 Cove : Grazing Land : Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land : Orchard : 1950 *00 $5799.30 Minerals: Value of Land : $ 5799.30 Value of Improvements: $ 175.00 175.00 .30 ' $5974 Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract: $ 14 * 69 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ None * • CLERK �/ * * > \ _ Claim of _ _ Xi • Tyler Mi Her and- Mrs - John - J -Mi ller * _ _ County, Virginia, No. 149-- At Law. In the Circuit Court of Raippahannock The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs.__ Clift on. Aylor- _and _ others, and _ Ihi r_ty-s eyen _ Thousand _ _ lour - Hundred 4 37 ^-400) -acres _ County, Virginia, Defendants. more or less, of land in Baj£pahaiin C]£_ - - -- - - - - » - . - - . . . - -- - . - .G. . The undersigned , in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia , and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this Court of __ as his answer to said petition and to said notice. Miller . My name is .Tyler . My Post Office Address is _ J£rMt Hoyal, Virginia 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 : -One -four—room- dwell ing - ya lued- -at- 4200•OO __ _ _ ,— _ .trees- 425--yr-sppr 0 aly 70 a with oximat in acres orchard -- - * old ) valued.-at.Jjl£_,.6£.7«0.Q --about- , —This land is located about _ _ Flint Hill , — miles from Virginia, in 4J-' the.Jfakefield_ .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 ) . Jbint.owner. th.Mrs J ohn J_* Mi Her _ _ __ The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows : North ?. 9I s_ _SeJrtle South.._J # _ _J # _:Miller_ Estate East — Thomas .Settle West...Mr s_^ _ Julia. JJL .Settle I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year _ _19 6 in the following manner: 3y _ .deed _ freerXtr-#..EL T^. Mi Her —^ ^ . . . ^ ... . I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $22 772 .*0X1 . 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 :.The valuations .are _ distributedt _ a s follows * liQ ac_r e s _ _ _of--grazing- -land - ( jfcppmxiioaiely-) -$5000*00- f -18-aexes- of - -orchard - - ( 70Q-trees -25- -yrs-* - o-ld-)- -in -good- -oondition- - - $16 , -6£ 7-»-00- 4- 7- -acres- _ _ - ( approximaiel-y -burned*orer orchard landdL $25 « Q0- -per -acre- -$125 00 ; * Phecessary on the back ) . . SSntfiWe 0 ne ‘ day \\ Smss n psignature or my name and mark attached hereto ) this 31st_ 1930. of...July , To-wit : STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF Rappahannocjr _ Miller The undersigned hereby certifies that _?_•Tyle r. 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 , July 31st , 1930 this day of . — --• _ _ , ___ __ _ . ^ ^ ? emarSs ^ ^ 9 _ „ , Crerjf of the Court, qsog gaml Investigator or Nffrary Public, orJuirticcoftho Feaeo, - ^ �. N G . Tyl^r Filler * and Mrs * John J . Filler Claim of Rappahannock. County, Virginia, No..149., In the Circuit Court of At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Peti Clif ton Aylo.r an d p.ther s .and Thir tyr.s even.Thousand tioner, vs. ^ Zour Hundr e A { 32 10Q ) a cxes. County, Virginia, Defendants. more or less, of land in Jl hann.o.ck 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 PfaM annock as his answer to said petition and to said notice. G .Tyler..Mill or My name is Front Royal L Va 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 198 acres, on which there are the following One._ f our _ _rq oin.dv/ ell i ng_.valued at y 200 * 00. buildings and improvements : £&opt HQ a.c re.s.in.or char d_ w i t.h appi.o x iraa tely .1000 tr e es i 2 5_ yr s * nldJ yaluad a.tQ£5.* p.er trfLe ^H5 ^QQIL Flint Hill This land is located about miles from Virginia, in * | Rr § § the i- l i§ld 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 ) . Joint owner with Mrs John J Filler . _ _ _ _ — _ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ __ ^ __ _ - ^ ._ _ __ . _ _ _ — _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ * _ - _ _ # . . The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows: J .K .Marlpwe_,_ _ Jas . Settle North . M . South._ _Ias * LL .Settle. East . J M Settle West. J,.- J_* Fi ll e.r.Estate I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year.19§6 in the following manner: Hy .deed fro m L?r T , .Filler _._ ._ _ _ __ _ . . __ _ _ . ._ _ ._ _ _ _ __ - I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements there on is $! v .36 0 I my . , , , claim of right estate or the total value title that interest * JLj.§80 » 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 : T il valuati ons are distributed as fo1.lows 50 acres of graz irig land a t 25 o | 1250.00 ; 50 acres grazing land ( / 75 $5 , 750 * )560 ; 8 acres burned over orchard land 70 acres tiriber F )8 $75 * f»600 * j..20.a ere s oreha r.d _ j10 Op. trees_)_ 25..ye.ars. o l.d ]. in.snlen. di d.co_n d.i • tiori , _225 # a tree _ _ f 25 t 000 • one ( Continue remarks if necessary on the back ). dwelling T200 OTJ Witness my signature ( or my name and mark attached hereto ) this. 7 th day June , 1930. . of —. Warren , To-wit : STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF. Q * Tyiler Fi.il ex 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 , Jujie 7 - th day of . this _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ . ~ -_ . - _ ._ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _^_ _ __ - J _ __ __ ." A e. - 3, / 9 SS . Clerk of the -Oourt, or Spocial Investigator or Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace. ^ ��^ ' countys #24 Acreage Claimed: Rappahannock District: Wakefield - .. B T & .T.Miller - 408 Acres Q 198 Acres Value Claimed: . Location: On headwaters of Spruce Branch near top of Blue Ridge and south of Jenkins Gap Incumbrances, counter claims or laps: None known, .. Roads: 10 miles to Bentomrllle (nearest R R point ) over 4 miles of mountain road and 6 miles of macadam * Soil: Sandy clay loam . History of . Gently rolling slopes to the east tract and condition of timber: Approximately 120 aores of cut and repeatedly the timbered area has been completely burned over . - Improvements: House: Used as camp for apple pickers •* • Timber: « * «1« £175,00 . Acreage and value of land by types: Acreage: *: Type 184 61 120 22 11 Slope F g F g Orchard Orchard Value Per A, Total £2.00 25.00 15.00 58,00* £1276 50.00* 550 0368.00 Value .. vTS2?r. £3693.00 value of land: Total f n improvements «1 f ! W " orchard 22 A © 58, £1276 11 A 6 50 550 175.00 1826.00 — . — . .— £ 826:Y0O l 05694.00 Value of Tract Average value per acre for tract - WW « Approximately 96 A, of this tract has a light sca'tering stand aggregating about 20 ft This ca not be operated at a profit . «• « . £10.00 80 0 « Noto: 15 A at| 7 A at per A, per A, — * * £14.33 C1200.00 70.00 01270.00 ' -£ 58.00 1525.00 . 1300.00 V1 �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY The State Commission on Conservation and Development, ) ) v. . . Condemnation proceedings . Miller, G. Tyler Mrs E. T Miller ) ) TO THE JUDGE OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY: Your petitioners Mrs. E. T. Miller and George Tyler Miller respectfully show: . That 1st they are seized in fee simple of a certain tract of land in Rappahannock County consisting of about twenty acres. This tract is set in orchard and contains one thousand trees of the best varieties of apples, twenty five years old in the very best of condition. From this tract petitioners each year for a series of years have received substantial returns and a profitable income. Petitioners value said tract at $160CQ.00. The average annual net income from the same has been and should . be $1000.00 . Under gnd chapter 410, Acts 1928, the State Commission on Conservation and Development has herein instituted proceedings to condemn said tract. In these proceedings the Court appointed . Price, M. Lohr M. L - Capper and ueorge H. Levi special investi gators and special appraisers and said special investigators and - special appraisers were to ascertain among other matters the com pensation to be paid petitioners for their fee simple interest in said tract. 3rd. Said special investigators and appraisers have reported to the court as compensation for said tract the sum of nineteen hundred end fifty dollars, not quite the net income from . said property for two years 4th. The sain compensation is so grossly and mani - festly inadequate - as to show that the said special investigators and appraisers were influenced by gross partiality and by gross % �error or misapprehension of the facts and ignorance and mistake ss to the nature and effect of the evidence with reference to which such finding or findings were made. . Under 5th authority of sections 8 and 28 of said Act - said special investigators and special appraisers considered in formation derived by them from sources wholly unjudicial in character and frequently denounced by the Supreme Court of Appeals - of Virginia as so unjudicial in character as to deprive the find ings of any board of probative value. By virtue of section 8 and section 28 said boards, either collectively or individually, are authorized to "hear any statement or expression of opinion made under oath or not under oath, by any person, whether such person is or is not interested in the fact or facts they are seeking to ascertain and determine,” and the widest range of investigation, wholly judicial in - character, is vested in these boards, and by section 33 the find ings of such a board, based on such an investigation is made, within narrow limits, conclusive on the court. Such a legislative enactment is an unauthorized invasion upon the province of the . courts . Petitioners 6th are not giv n their day in court. When before the special investigators and special appraisers, they act unjudicially in their investigation, and, when, before the - court, the court is denied the right to hear the claims of petition - be deprived of their prop ers fully, so that petitioners . erty without due process of law Petitioners claim the guarantees secured to them by the Bill of Bights of Virginia and by the 14th Amendment of the Constitution of the United States. . Petitioners move 7th the court that the report of the said special investigators and special appraisers be set aside as to their valuation on said property, and that the court * summon a jury and hear the claim of petitioners. n v (n ^ �' *\ SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO BEFORE MS THIS . OF JULY, 1932 5th DAY • jy' * Commissioner in1 Chancery . for the Circuit Court of Rappahannock County, Virginia, - • * ;y * . : . • ;, " . ocnwq to fpesr pi fpe - IJ BT iiT ; 04, * -J AltkiVT'* Pi fP® J*$ p * * , • U v c j; ... 1 cy r , f rc 1 . rc .. . t . ‘ . *TfP7 - - ppoi, j s©g juAeraj • : :. - T ; 7 yp .. . . c , : * .. c - . .i , ,, c . . c rr t ’ «*f j- gsr -p;o 8#qjJA . ,* spvS STQf ©! I* y: A6 & C - . 39 >C . ~ / a- 1 fcC - -c . c. ] ] , l . ' " ©T ^p © . C juqjATgncsrjjJi * * • . sffjq Bbecj& j TJJA © a? r ,i . , c L ,T* " * o w n wiig s&@ ©f » j vchi. r:; ; ccr ,_ 1 ; . ' - �T <) f . k / * I I \ - * * STATS COMMISSION ON CONSER VATION & I'EVEIOPIIENT OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA , i VS ) NO . 149 CLIFTON AYLOR , ST AL FILED IN * \ CLERK’S OFFICE RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY 'tfis 9 % ^.Clerk » �LI It is furtiier adjudged arid ordered that the abovementioned report of arbitrators be filed with the record of this proceeding: to /lit , a report bearing date February 21, - - • . R. H. Alexander , H. W. uertram and 1934, and signed by J Philip Jilliams ; and suppelemental report bearing date . R. H. Alexander , February 27 , 1934, and signed by J . W Bertram and Philip hilliams; and amended report bearing date March 1, 1934, and signed by j R. H. Alexander , H W. Bertram . . . and Philip Williams \ - tv 9 * f • • -7 J ��o ! VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia Petitioner , V. AT LAW NO. 149 - Clifton Aylor and others and Thirty Seven Thousand Four Hundred (37,400) Acres of land , More or Less , - Defendants . On the TS&h day of March , 1934, came the petitioner in the above stjrled proceeding , and exhibited the record in said proceeding, including the report of the Commissioners therein, Table n and m oard of Appraisal thereof, and the county Ownership Map filed therewith ; and including also the several - exceptions and objections to said report and motions to dis approve and decline to accept the same filed with the record , and the several motions of petitioner praying the dismissal of the said exceptions, objections and motions , under authority of - Section 35 of the Public Park Condemnation Act , on the said ex ceptions , objections and motions , the several answers thereto , - and the supporting affidavits filed with the record ; and in cluding also the order of this Court , setting this proceeding ft for hearing on the 23rd day of February , 1934, and the affidavits . 49 filed in the record , showing the form and manner in which, in compliance with the terms of the said order , copies thereof v/ere - furnished to the several exceptants , objectors and movants men tioned in the table hereinafter I set i out ,jand to their counsel of record ; and including also the orderjof this Court continuing the said hearing , and setting this proceeding for hearing on /u uc , . this the fcSth day of March, 1934 Petitioner further exhibited to the court report of the findings of arbitrators as to certain matters submitted to them under arbitration agreements hereinafter mentioned , which - report petitioner moved the Court to order filed with the . record -1- �c - A And thereupon petitioner showed to the Court that arbitration agreements had been entered into by and between the petitioner and a number of the exceptants to the report of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners herein; that under authority and in pursuance of the said arbitration agreements, r ’ • arbitrators were duly appointed , arbitration hearings were duly had , and that the above mentioned arbitrators ’ report set forth the findings of the said arbitrators acting under authority . of the said arbitration agreements Petitioner further showed to the Court that , inter alia , questions as to the value of the fee simple estate in the numbered tracts of land within the area described in the petition herein, shown in the following table , and described under their respective numbers in the said report of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners herein, and as to incidental damages mitted to the said arbitrators , in pursuance of the said agreewhich will arise upon the condemnation thereof , were duly sub - ments , by the petitioner and some or all of the respective ex ceptants , objectors and movants whose names are set out after each of the said numbered tracts in the said table , which table is as follows: �Thereupon petitioner , by counsel moved the court to amend the findings as to value and damages set forth in Tables - II and III of the said report of the Board of Appraisal Commis sioners to conform with the findings of the said arbitrators; and , thereafter , to overrule and dismiss the several motions • *, -• comthereto , to disapprove the findings of the said Board of Appraisal missioners and the several objections and exceptions submitted by the several exceptants , objectors and movants whose names are set out in the above table , on their several exceptions , objections and motions, the answers thereto , and the supporting affidavits filed with the record , whether or not they or any of them are not lav/fully bound by the findings of the said arbitrators, by reason of their omission or failure - - in fact to execute and enter into the above mentioned arbitra tion agreement , or by reason of any defect in form or of substance « in the execution of said arbitration agreement , or by reason . of any lade of power to execute the said arbitration agreement - Upon consideration of all which it is adjudged and or " dered that the findings as to value and incidental damages as shown in Table II. and Table m of the said report of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners as to the numbered tracts set forth in the above set out table should be and are amended in so far as that may be necessary to make the said findings conform with the findings set forth in the said report of findings by the said arbitrators; end the said amendments having been tions to disapprove the findings of the Board of Appraisal com- made , it is further adjudged and ordered that the several mo missioners , and the several exceptions and objections thereto , - filed by the several exceptants , objectors and movants mention ed in the above set out table should be and are overruled and dismissed , on their several exceptions, objections and motions, the answers thereto, and the supporting affidavits filed with -4 J �' X- * TABLE II - 24, 54, 70 x , For amendments in amounts of value of tractssee order entered 142 , 148, -151, 151 a , 152 , 164, 164 a , 173 , herein March <pf , 1934. - - TRACT NUMBER Jg; 24 54 70 1 142 148 151 151 a 152 164 164 a 173 - * lo 31 */.6 d X'l 3 * , a o ^ / Ao 0 , flc X o o Lf , 7! . 77 . 3 3 37 * A 6 6 A S . a 0' 3 / vT, SIS / L 'S' o c t o0 3 „ / *rco oo X tc o 7, o fi - - 1' ; . V - i> - TABLE III trators , except No findings as to incidental damages by Arbi damages to re .as to Tract #151, as follows: incidental movable furnishings 662.00. 1S 34 See order entered herein March - £ ^ < •. -6- . �V the record, whether they did or did not, in fact , severally exe- cute and enter into the above mentioned arbitration agreements with the petitioner in such form and with such effect that . they were and are lawfully bound by its terms and conditions It is further adjudged and ordered that the above mentioned amendments in the amounts of value and incidental damages set forth in Tables II and HI of the report of the Board of Appraisal commissioners herein, be made to appear by the Clerk of this Court, on the face of the said tables, accompanied with appropriate references to the date of entry of this order , by inserting the amended amounts of value in Table n of said report in red ink by the side of the numbered tract to which they relate, and by inserting with red ink in Table of said report a note setting forth whether dr not m any findings as to the amount of incidental damages was made by the said arbitrators, and if the amount of any such incidental damages was found by the said arbitrators, the amount thereof and the numbered tract out of the condemnation of which such incidental % damages were found to arise ; all in substantially the form and manner and in the exact amounts as shown below: � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rappahannock County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Description An account of the resource The first series in the Rappahannock County SNP Records collection consists of 350 files related to the court proceedings from The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Clifton Aylor and others, and Thirty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred (37,400) Acres of Land, more or less, in Rappahannock County, Virginia. This was a court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire privately held land located within the boundary of Rappahannock County in the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. Within the boundaries of eight counties, the state of Virginia, in collaboration with the Federal government, used eminent domain condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents in this collection are the legal proceedings for each individual tract of land that made up the one court case. In most cases, the individual case files consist of property surveys, assessments for the value of the land and improvements, and claims by the owner of the property. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Bulk of the collection dates 1930 to 1934 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Miller, ET and GT Description An account of the resource Tract: 24; Location: West side of Frazier Hollow; Cost/Acre: $8.65; Estimate Value: $1,535.00; Number of Acres: 177.5; Monies Awarded: $1,535.00 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 24 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context miller-et-and-gt-tract-24 Miller https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/0228fe0fd690a35e9fb9964e825dc5e2.pdf d5c48e0ce22b5c1284f926bfb8cc2b9a PDF Text Text ' C nty: Rappahannock District: Piedmont NAME OF OWNER - #77 Millar, H.R. Number of Acre*: 93 Ridge near Hog Back Mountain Topof Blue Location : Seven miles over poor road to Browntown, thence eight mi es to ^ Front Royal, nearest shipping point Roads: . . Poor, thin, sandy Soil : . Large rock outcrops History of Tract and condition of timber : Part of large tract located in Y/arren Larger portion of tract has been cut over repeatedly, Tanbark County removed thirty years ago The portion in Rappahannock County has never been touched, due to the fact that the trees growing thereon are very short and scrubby . . . Improvements: None• Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Ridge 93 Value per acre Total Value ^ $ 69.75 75 Slope : Cove: Grazing Land : Cultivated Land : Orchard : Minerals: Value of Land: $ •9•7o Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Timber : $ Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract: $ # 75 ^ Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ NONE CLERK �Revised report County : #77 Acreage - District : . . . Billar H Piedmont R Claimed: Value Claimed : Location : Rappahannock Top of Blue Ridge Assessed: Deed: Assessed: Deed: near . Hog Back Hountain Incumbrances , counter claims or laps: Hone known * . Soil: Boor, thin , sandy * Roads: Seven miles over poor road to Browntown ; thence eight mile 8 History of to Front Large rock outcrope Royal , nearest tract and condition of timber : located in warren County * . rt of large Larger portion of has been cut over repeatedly years ago & shipping point . . tract tract Tanbark removed thirty The portion in Rappahannock County has never been touched due to the fact that the trees growing ther on Improvements : Hone . . are very short and scrubby Value of land by types ; Type Ridge Acreage Total value of land Total value of tract Average value per acre Value Total 773 $35775 per acre 1 Value #69.75 . 6y 7 5 . 75 � 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 Miller, HR Description An account of the resource Tract: 77; Location: Top of Blue Ridge near Hog Back Mountain; Cost/Acre: $.75; Estimate Value: $69.75; Number of Acres: 93.0; Monies Awarded: $69.75 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract 77 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context miller-hr-tract-77 Miller https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/cf163194b1cfcdcbbe35d1e1a6ab1505.pdf 7556a50c96158a0bc5ecb420fad3c431 PDF Text Text RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT - #54 11 Number of Acres : g Location : J -Estate - MillerLap, Jnoon.Robt E. Manuel , , . On Devil Stairs Roads : A fair dirt road extends from this tract to Washington, the County Seat, a distance of approximately six miles # Soil : . Clay loam with rocky surface History of Tract and condition of timber : This area has been completely cut over for sawtimber and bark The young growth is valued with the soil No part of this area has ever been cultivated or planted to fruit or . . grass• Improvements : . None Acreage and value of types : Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge : Slope : 2 @ $4.00 $8 . 0 0 Cove : Grazing Land : Fields Restocking : Cultivated Land : Orchard : Minerals : Value of Land : $ 8.00 Value of Improvements : $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit : $ Value of Timber : $ Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract : $ 4.00 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ None L CLERK �w County: Rappahannock District: Hampton - - #54 11 John J , Miller Estate Lap on . Manuel Robert E Acreage Claimed: Assessed: Deed: Value Claimed: Assessed: Deed: Area: 2 Examined By: V Location: . On Devil Stairs Run Incumbrances, counter claims or laps: This is an apparent lap of the John J. Miller Estate tract on the Robert E Manuel Tract . . . Soil: Clay loam with rocky surface Roads: A fair dirt road extends from this tract to Wash ing on, the County Seat, a distance of approximately six mi es - . - This area has een com History of tract and condition of timber: pletely cut over for sawtimber and bark The young , part growth is valued with the soil of this No area has ever been cultivated or planted to fruit or grass . . Acreage and value of land by types: Type: Acreage: Slope 2 Value Per acre $4.00 Total value of land: $8.00 Total value of tract: #8.00 Average value per acre: #4.00 Total Value $8.00 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rappahannock County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Description An account of the resource The first series in the Rappahannock County SNP Records collection consists of 350 files related to the court proceedings from The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Clifton Aylor and others, and Thirty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred (37,400) Acres of Land, more or less, in Rappahannock County, Virginia. This was a court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire privately held land located within the boundary of Rappahannock County in the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. Within the boundaries of eight counties, the state of Virginia, in collaboration with the Federal government, used eminent domain condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents in this collection are the legal proceedings for each individual tract of land that made up the one court case. In most cases, the individual case files consist of property surveys, assessments for the value of the land and improvements, and claims by the owner of the property. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Bulk of the collection dates 1930 to 1934 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Miller, JJ Estate Description An account of the resource Tract: 54 - II; Location: On Devil Stairs; Cost/Acre: $4.00; Estimate Value: $8.00; Number of Acres: 2.0; Monies Awarded: $8.00 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 54 - II Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context miller-jj-estate-tract-54-ii Booth Miller Settle https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/19f4fc147eccde816090063e65694e7e.pdf ef573a56c44bf4ad8fd06d5febdf65ff PDF Text Text V County: . Rappahannock District: HAmpton .- — #54-1 Estate Miller, J • J Lap on Mary ^nn Roy Heirs, LCt/ er* /(J X Acreage Claimed: Value Claimed: 3590 Assessed: 3590 $103,856 Assessed: $6297.00 .rea: Deed: 3590 - Deed: Con sideration not available 104 . . ore8 On east side of Little Devil Stairs Run near top of the Blue Ridge Location: . counter claims or laps: .land olai ed by J. J. Inoumbranoes This is that part of the Miller Estate which lies within share #6 of the Overall Survey which was assigned to . Mary Ann Roy . Soil; A portion of this tract is a steep rocky gorge Roads: This is the most accessible portion of the entire Miller tract It is not touched by any usuable wagon road although old hauling roads reach several of the adjoining tracts at lower elevations It is seven miles over poor dirt roads to Lee High way near Sperryville, from which point it is seventeen miles to Luray, the nearest railroad station . . - . History of tract and condition 6t timber: All of the accessible chestnut oak timber on this area was removed about 30 40 years ago The soil is so thin and rooky that timber of other species do not reach merchantable - . Improvements: Value of land . . None byttypes: Value Type per Acreage Slope $2.00 104 Total value of land $208.00 Total value of tract $208.00 Average value per acre X — acre $2.00 . Includes area of tract #54 • P Total Value $208.00 �RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT - # 54 1 . . Est . Miller , J J Roy Heirs ) Number of Acres : 104 Location : ( Lap on Mary Ann On east side of Little Devil Stairs *hin and near top of Blue Ridge ( See roads information below ) . Roads : — Soil : A portion of this tract is a steep rocky gorge . . - History of Tract and condition of timber : All of the accessible chestnut oak tim ber on this area was removed about 30 40 years ago The soil i s so thin and rocky that timber of other species do not reach merchantable . - Improvements : None . . This is the most accessible portion of the entire Miller -is not touched by any useable wagon road although old ROADS It tract . hauling roads reach several of the adjoining tracts at lower elevations I t i s seven miles over poor dirt roads to Lee Highway near Sperryville , from which point i t i s seventeen miles to Luray, the nearest railroad . station Acreage and value of types : Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge : 104 Slope : @ #2.50 #260.00 Cove : Grazing Land : Fields Restocking : Cultivated Land : Orchard : Minerals : Value of Land : $ 260.00 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 0 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ NONE J CLERK . �1 -/ Ac claim County, Virginia, No.-14.9 , At Law. In the Circuit Coun; of J?§G The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, PetiCli£to n AxlQX and DJthsJi s_,_ _an_d TMr _iiy .s_eY.eii _ TtioiiaarLd tioner, vs EQIHL Hundred. __1&37_ .4QH )__ £LQr£LS * more or less, of land in RapjoahannQQk 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 _ il8EP .&0?Lnp ck County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to saishpetition and to said notice. My name is -T My Post Office Address I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land witlffin the area sought to be condemned, containing about acres, on which there are the following 10.0.0 _J s C l L X _ buildings and improvements: A L —_ _ _ __ _ _ _ - _ ^ “ __ ' (Os This land is located aifout _- - JcjfirOud JL - _ _ miles from A ^ JUi Virginia, in rv/ theJ?lfc*vw -t5^ 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, es tate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above ) . ^ B jLt ;. The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows : North _ _£ A _* £ _ South. /3_ Jr* _ L _ East West _ - —- /2 JA. *A j _ _ £_3c£_ _in the I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year _ V following manner : cC r • f * - I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements there O o ' on is § -rhQTM£Q - I7L . I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, m 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 : — " of Witness my signature ( or my name , 1980. _ Iw^ . ( Continue remarks if necessary on the back ) and mark at ched hereto ) tlys day v /_ _ ^ To-wit : lie . 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 of , 193 this ' -6Ieik of iliti CdUi' l, ur 3p6cial Notary Public, or Juoticc of thc-Peace. 1 Ac . / � 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. 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Title A name given to the resource Miller, JJ Estate Description An account of the resource Tract: 54 - I; Location: East side of Little Devil Stairs Run near top of Blue Ridge; Cost/Acre: $4.03; Estimate Value: $14,276.00; Number of Acres: 3,534.0; Monies Awarded: $22,349.00 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 54 - I Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context miller-jj-estate-tract-54-i Booth Grannis Iles Miller Settle https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/b5725f10035bac56b828b2f6fb8dc39a.pdf 8188dde87110196106a78531fe3cb01e PDF Text Text i Rappahannock County Hampton District NAME OF CLAIMANT $* ~ .. Manuel, R E 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 Slope : Cove : Grazing Land: Cultivated Land : Orchard : Minerals: Value of Land : $ 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 : $ NONE This is covered in the J. J. Miller estate report and is satisfactory to Mr, Manuel . CLERK �1 ^ - •T / RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY NAME OF ^ ^ lies, Alfred B . Number of Acres: Location: ~ Mining lease on 1000 acre tract • Roads: Soil: History of Tract and condition of timber : Improvements: Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Total Value Value per acre 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 : $ There is no evidence before us as We have given to any potential value, Mr, lies every opportunity to procure some evidence of mineral value, but has failed to do so Geo, H Levi, Clerk Appraisal Commfrs, . . - Value per acre for tract: $ Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NO HE CLERK �RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY # 54 Number of Acres: Location: - — . - NAME OF Miller , J . J . -E s t CLAIMANT ( ) 3534 ( 330 reverse side for information on location ) l Roads: Soil: ti tt !t tf It It 1 »1 tt tt tt 1» tt tt ' •t tt tt •? tt . tt History of Tract and condition of timber: limber: Improvements: t None Acreage and value of types: - Ridge: Slope: Value per acre Acreage Types Cove: 682 @ .75 2791 56 @ 2.50 @ 5.00 6977.50 280.00 5 @ 12.00 60.00 . ... « —— Total Value Grazing Land : Fields Restocking: $511.50 $7829 •00 Cultivated Land : Orchard : Minerals: Value of Land : $ 7829 00 • Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit : $ Value of Timber: $ 6447.00 6447.00 $14276.00 Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract: $ 4.03 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ Timber right claimed by Wm . H. NONE Grannis CLERK �c o f; T) • 0» �1 -/ Ac claim County, Virginia, No.-14.9 , At Law. In the Circuit Coun; of J?§G The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, PetiCli£to n AxlQX and DJthsJi s_,_ _an_d TMr _iiy .s_eY.eii _ TtioiiaarLd tioner, vs EQIHL Hundred. __1&37_ .4QH )__ £LQr£LS * more or less, of land in RapjoahannQQk 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 _ il8EP .&0?Lnp ck County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to saishpetition and to said notice. My name is -T My Post Office Address I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land witlffin the area sought to be condemned, containing about acres, on which there are the following 10.0.0 _J s C l L X _ buildings and improvements: A L —_ _ _ __ _ _ _ - _ ^ “ __ ' (Os This land is located aifout _- - JcjfirOud JL - _ _ miles from A ^ JUi Virginia, in rv/ theJ?lfc*vw -t5^ 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, es tate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above ) . ^ B jLt ;. The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows : North _ _£ A _* £ _ South. /3_ Jr* _ L _ East West _ - —- /2 JA. *A j _ _ £_3c£_ _in the I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year _ V following manner : cC r • f * - I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements there O o ' on is § -rhQTM£Q - I7L . I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, m 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 : — " of Witness my signature ( or my name , 1980. _ Iw^ . ( Continue remarks if necessary on the back ) and mark at ched hereto ) tlys day v /_ _ ^ To-wit : lie . 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 of , 193 this ' -6Ieik of iliti CdUi' l, ur 3p6cial Notary Public, or Juoticc of thc-Peace. 1 Ac . / �Com 3 ' ” uw #54 Acreage Claimed:1 - Districts Wakefield Hampton .. J J Miller Estate 5690 A J By ownors survey 3690 A 3690 A Assessed f s Rappahannock ^ *- r $6297*00 Consideration! Not * VT ' Value Claimed: H $103,866.00 Available Location: This tract lies along the top and on the high east slopes of the Blue Ridge* It extends from a point near Jenkins Gap on the north to the Little Devil s Stairs Run on the south* a distunce of approximately five lies It varies in width from 2 miles at the mile at some points on the southern north end to part of the tract It is a part of a larger tract * the residue of which lies on the opposite side of the All of the tract situated mountain in Warren Camty in either county is entirely within the Park area* ' . & & . . Incumbrances* counter claims and laps: A claim has been filed with the lerk of the Court by Alfred B Ileer for $20*000 representing the value of a mineral lease on 1000 acres of this tract It is understood also* that R E* Manuel purchased 60 acres of this traot on the west side of Big Devil Stairs Run adjoining his other land outside the Park area and says that he has no deed but states that the J J Miller heirs have agreed to pay and he has agreed to accept whatever may be awarded as the price per acre for the J J Miller tract* So far as known there are no disputed boundary lines on any part of this tract* . ^ . . .. .. Soil: -- At the lower ele The character of the soil varies* vation it is a sandy loam of fair depth and fertility with many rock outcroppings There are some exten sive areas* notabl,. those along the Devils Stairs and Little Devil's Stairs Rune which are steep rocky gorges, covered with loose rocks and boulders, The soil along the top of the Blue Ridge is thin and rocky and between this and the lower edge of the tract are many gradations The small area of cove type is accounted for by the fact that this type does not extend up on the mountains a sufficient distance*to reach this tract at more than one point and then only to a limited ex tent* . . - Roads: Two old roods n a fairly niform grade* now only very little used, cross the tract in a general north and south direction* The western most is the Gravel Spring Road and the one on the east side of the tract Both roads were used ex is the Jenkins Gap Road * tensively for hauling the bark from this tract to Browntown about 30 years ago More recently the , i l 1B8ad < #? ? 05eii8 hgit ¥ '> i at the same point* Numerous old haul roads may be found throughout the tract, Lands of adjoining owners must be crossed in most cases to reach county road in order to haul timber products from this tract* s ^. ?. . no SfiiU tSreRi^ a * ^^ ^ - �V Page two — #54 ,Tistory of tract - J.J.Miller Estate and condition of timber; This tract originally had oh it a heavy stand of r hestnut oak tir .ber which was out 30 to 40 years ago* Repeated forest fires have interfered with the young timber growth which started on the cut over areas, The present stand Is composed of the tir.ber from which the chestnut oak was culled * At the higher elevations where the percentage of chest nut oak was large the stand is very light * At the low er elevations the percentage of chestnut oak was lower and the remaining stand is correspondingly heavier * -- .. In 1922 the owner, the late J J Miller, s. ld the remaining merchantable timber on this tract to H W * Grannis It is understood that the consideration was $10*00 per acre for all irorchuntable timber products and tixat the timber rights expire May 3, 1932* Logging operations were started at the east end of the tract in some of the rsost accessible timber and conducted lose than a year * . . Some prospecting for copper ore has been done west of Ihoroughfare Gap but no actual mining operations have ever been undertaken* A 25 year mineral lease on an area of 1000 acres was executed last year and it is for the rights under this leuse that the lessee has filed a claim of $20,000* - A careful estimate of the merchantable timber shows a total stand of 2,965 M feet B K of aaw timber of which 1,741 M feet are considered accessible and can be operated without financial loss to the operator * The proportion by species is Poplar and Basswood 40£, White,Red and Black Oak 40% and Hickory and other species 20%, The accessible timber is appraised at $2*90 per ii * feet on the stump * The Inaccessible has been assigned a nominal stunpage of $1* per M Timber s . . .. . Acreage and value of land by Types: Acreagei Value Per A, Slope 2716 Cove Fields grazing 56 5 3459 2.00 5.00 Types: - -gar— Kiage 7F * 12.00 — $1*82 . — X < 511.50 5432.00 2d0 00 60*00 * 56283.59 Average value per acre for land Value of land $6283.00 n 1741 M *0 timber© ($2.90 5048.00 (1224 U O0l * 1224.00 w mineral n tract 12659.00 Value per acre for tract -- — Total Value -. Includes are of lap *54 1 $3*58 �Location: This jract lies along the t p p a n a on the highw east slopes of the Blue Ridge, it extends from a point near Jenkins Gap on the north to the Little Devil Stairs Run on the south, a distance of approximately live dies. It varies in width from 2 miles at the north end to $ mile at some points on the southern part of the tract , It is a part of a larger tmict , the'residue of which lies on the opposite side of the mountain in ,/arren County, ,kll of the tract situated in either county is entirely within the Park area . ^ . Soil: The character of the soil varies. At the lower elevation it is a sandy loam of fair depth and fertility with many rock outcroppings There are some extensive areas, notably those along the .Devil Stairs and Little Devil Stairs Run which are steep rocky gorges, covered with loose rocks and boulders. The soil along the top of the 31ue Ridge is thin and rocky and between this and the lower edge of the tract are many gradations. The small area of cove type is accounted for by the fact that this type does not extend up on the aountains a sufficient distance to reach this traot at more than one point and then only to a limited extent. . Roads: Two old roads on a fairly uniform grade , now only very little used, cross the tract in a general north and south direction. The western most is the Gravel Spring Road and the one on the east side of the tract is the Jenkins Gap Road Both roads were used extensively for hauling the bark from this tract to Browntown about 30 years ago Kore recently the Jenkins Gup road has been used to transport apples from the Julia Settle orchard to the macadam road at the - le point Numerous old haul roads nay be found throughout the tract Lands of adjoining owners must be crossed in most cases to reach county road in order to haul tiifiber products from this tract. . . ' . . History of tract and; condition of timber: This tract originally had on it a heavy stand of chestnut oak timber which war cut 30 to Repeated forest fires have interfered with the 40 years ago young timber growth which started on the cut over areas The present stand is composed of the timber from which the chestnut oak was culled At the higher elevations where the percentage of chestnut oak was large the stand is very light .n.t the lower elevations the percentage of chestnut oak was lower and the remaining staid is correspondingly heavier. . . . . In 1922 the owner, the late J. J. Liller, sold the remaining merchantable ti ber on this tract to ii. 7. Grannis It is understood that the consideration was ’10,00 per acre ’ . for all merchantable timber products end that the timber rights expire May 3, 1932 Logging operations were started at the east, end of the tract in some of the most accessible timber and conducted less than a year . . Some prospecting for copper ore has been done west of thoroughfare Gap , but on actual raining operations have ever been undertaken 35 year mineral lease on an area of 1000 acres was executed last year and it is for th rights under this lease that the lessee has filed a claim of .£20,000 . Timber: - . . careful estimate of the merchantable timber daows a total stand of 2,965 feet B. Id. of saw timber of which 1,741 1 1. . arc feet considered accessible and can be operated with • out financial lo/ss to the operator ‘ The proportion by species is poplar and basswood 4Q,j, white , red and black oak 40 and hickory and other species ?©> . - . . j �n NAME OF OWNER Number of Acres: Location : Roads: Soil: History of Tract and condition of timber: Improvements: Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre 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: $ Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ Total Value �1 -/ Ac claim County, Virginia, No.-14.9 , At Law. In the Circuit Coun; of J?§G The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, PetiCli£to n AxlQX and DJthsJi s_,_ _an_d TMr _iiy .s_eY.eii _ TtioiiaarLd tioner, vs EQIHL Hundred. __1&37_ .4QH )__ £LQr£LS * more or less, of land in RapjoahannQQk 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 _ il8EP .&0?Lnp ck County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to saishpetition and to said notice. My name is -T My Post Office Address I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land witlffin the area sought to be condemned, containing about acres, on which there are the following 10.0.0 _J s C l L X _ buildings and improvements: A L —_ _ _ __ _ _ _ - _ ^ “ __ ' (Os This land is located aifout _- - JcjfirOud JL - _ _ miles from A ^ JUi Virginia, in rv/ theJ?lfc*vw -t5^ 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, es tate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above ) . ^ B jLt ;. The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows : North _ _£ A _* £ _ South. /3_ Jr* _ L _ East West _ - —- /2 JA. *A j _ _ £_3c£_ _in the I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year _ V following manner : cC r • f * - I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements there O o ' on is § -rhQTM£Q - I7L . I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, m 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 : — " of Witness my signature ( or my name , 1980. _ Iw^ . ( Continue remarks if necessary on the back ) and mark at ched hereto ) tlys day v /_ _ ^ To-wit : lie . 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 of , 193 this ' -6Ieik of iliti CdUi' l, ur 3p6cial Notary Public, or Juoticc of thc-Peace. 1 Ac . / �r - IN THF CIRCUIT COURT 01 RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY State Commission on Conservation and Development, . v . . Evelyn Tyler iller, Julia M Settle, ff H * Booth, C B « Miller, oeorge Tylor "iller, Henry T Miller, William Arthur Miller, B F, Miller tire . . . . . TO THE CIRCUIT COURT 01 RArPAHANNOCE COUNIY: The abov naned petitioners represent: lot: Mrs, Evelyn Tyler Miller is the widow of John J, Miller, deceased, and your other petiti nors are his heirs at law and as ouch hold in common and undivided right a tract of land lying in Warren and Ra-npahannock Co nties, consisting of 1 six thousand one hundred and sixty three acres, of which two thousand five hundred and twenty three acres lie in Warren County . and throe thousand six hundred and forty acres lie in Rappahannock The land, however, is one traot and in proceedings in Rappahannock for the partition of the John J, Miller Estate was by the order of the court held in common and undivisable as necessary to - pro . tect the best interests of said successor in title 2nd: By proceedings had in this court alleged to • be under the authority of chapter 410, Acts 1928, the - ission ^tate Com- on Conservation and Development is seeking to take by condemnation that portion of said tract as is in the County of A a /*/» * h e, v AjecA By orders of this court M L< hr Capper, M L Price and A < fl* . ugbrge . .. H, Levi are appointed special investigators and a board of appraisal commissioners to ascertain all faots pertinent to said tract and the compensation to be paid to your petitioners, 3rd: Under Section 8 and Section 29 said special investigators gmd boards of appraisal, acting individually or as a board, nay resort to any source of information which they may deem proper and "hear any statement or expreneion of opinion - ade 9 under oath or not under oath, by any person, whether such person is r is not interested in the fact or facto they are seeking to aso rtain and determine," �notwithstanding th© courts of Virginia have condemned such ' © thods this statute sets such decisions at naught and dohien to your petitioners in the protection of their property rights the equal protection of the law and the guaranties of tho Hill of Rights of Virginia and of the 14th / mondnent of the Constitution . of the United States - 4tht The said special investigators and special an prai ero 1 ave nude th'ir report in which contrary to any otherwise legal evidence before then thoy have grossly wiede cribed said tract and have undertaken to ascertain the compensation to which petitioners are entitled so grossly im equate as to show that said board or son© of then were influenced by partiality or gross " iotolre ’ of low as to tho nature and effect of tho evidence with . Your reference to which ouch finding or filings were node - petitioners charge that such findings were b sod on hearsay rtate nont, rumors and exaggerations fron unJmcwn parties authorized by this statute and not upon legal ovi’once ouch ao . Judicial boards can only act upon 5thi Tho truot of land is valuable for its timber, for its rlnoral deposits and in addition thereto r*uc) of the tract . is fine > luo grass gruzing land ?th: mately $461 ( 00 . — GrY *.-» 7i Lj - William II +*« rr, w> o owes petitioners approxi , 1922 for the with interest fron the 3rd day of May timber rights alone is now prosecuting in the United States District Court for tho western District his claim to the timber righto, * 7tttt Petitioner* have filed their olein in th* record, which fairly states the amount the are entitled to recover . as compensation for their property 8thi Petitioners pray that this court will wholly disregard said rQrort of raid special Investigators end soeeial appraisers, (1) Insofur as the statute proscribes the weight to - be attached thereto it io on invasion by the legislature of t o province of the court; . 2 �s 7 (2) That petitioners are not afforded a day in court for the proper consideration of their righto, when before the special investigators or boards of appraisers the statute author - izes and directs the consideration of wholly Improper and pre - judicial evidence, and, when they come into this court, the statute binds the court by the weight it directs to be attached to the report of such a board ; (5) The compensation to petitioners is confiscatory as fixed by these sp cial investigutors and appraisers; (4) retitioners rely upon the guaranties of the Bill of Rights of Virginia °onotitutior, and of the 14th Amendment of . the Constitution of the United States; (6) Petitioners pray that the oourt. will summon a . jury to ascertain the compensation due petitioners 2 c ) oC /> / - A . + . /A ro * ' a ' " /) /> M/ , , / ' . % SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO BEFORE ME THIS • 5TH DAY OF JULY, 1932. <y L* Zh dsTTfsCircuit " Commissi one in Chancery for the of Rappahannock County, Virginia. CouA �f MU ^ \ S ICLZA^ ( CcfUrt w frl</ t un\ (/\ TyiMujfc U *r*t ^^ t JL. bh/] y, ~ ^ £ZCJ VZ % (Vo l 1+ tj ' 1/ 5 CX UZ. hytvr- ^ FILED IN CLERK’S OFFICE RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY QyC \ A$ ^L s f Te6te : / r n ML / c& 27it' / + // f / 1 &L rm Clerk CAW OFFICES HARRISON & HARRISON WINCHESTER, VIRGINIA * _ �S *£ . ^ y . Claim of it « A_ Mi lieT_y_ _ et_ _a Is In the Circuit Court of Sa.ppahaimoiHi County, Virginia, No. JL 4.9 , At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Peti, acres 37 400 als and Aylor et Clifton > • tioner, vs. ___ _ _ __ __ more or less, of land i n 9 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 Rappahannock Court of County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to said notice. Henry T . _ My Post Office Address is _ _.gashington , Virginia I claim a right , title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned , containing about .3 j 5? 0 _40. acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements : _. _ «°he it This land is l09at miles from Virginia, in ngfeone the Ha.mp t o_n & Magisterial District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above : ( In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above ) . J -Qi,n t_ _Q wjie r_ _wi _th _ a_b Qy_e _ ms nijLQns d _ _par_t_i _ _ _ _ . _ . The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows : North . J-ahn XM _ J £ar Lo w_ _ ei_ _als_ „ Earnes t_ _3mo o t __e t__a l s South . F D Wood et a l s East _ _ _ _ _.__ .. . J_. J •Mi1l_e r _ _e t s_._ _ in _ War ren _ West __ t a ls_ _ « . I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year following manner : Miller, dec .Inheritance f r o m John J . in the . I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $103856.00 . I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate pr. 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 -00 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 $ .nothing. ( 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 ) . _ po_r t i_on_ _of _ _thi s land a _ val.ua p l_a .. Remarks ikore is _ lp_cat_ed _ u.po_n Qo P P.e r_ JD eJD_O s i_t 4 t h e s ame _ be i ng _ va lued _a t _ _t he_ s urn _ of _ $ 50_X) Q a 0 0 * whi_c h_ _i s_ _i n c_ldd_e d _ 1n _ _t he_ a bp v jn e n t i pjied _ SHIU _ &£. IP 3556. t Oft )_ 5.00 per a c r e There_f or_e_ _ the _ land a n d _ t_imber _ p ein .g _ valued__at _ _t h e__sum of §! • - _ ___ - _ _ of _ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ . __ _ _ _ _ _ _ ( Continue remarks if necessary on the back ) . _ _ _ day or my name and marl$ attached heret< this __ _3D_'!_ Witness my signature ( JJay_ 1930. ^ ^ , To-witl The undersigned hereby certifies that JH^AMl.ll - xn. - wm--£-iglit --a-nd-a §- g-en t ^ made oath that the malters ^ the above named claimant personally appeared before^him and and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief , STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF- ^ __ this X 30 " day of . _M&y_ _ ppafeannook- : ; « ( o. Clerk of the Court, or Special Investigator or ^Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace. �'0 - .. V Claim of County, At Law. In the Circuit Coui#7>f gmia ;ioh on / Conservaj The State Com, f and j5eyfelopment\ the ,te of ' Virginia, Peti72.0 . 2 .7L j kl2 tioner, vs *\AAJ2P. County, Virginia, Defendants. more or less, of land in The undersigned , in answer to th p ion of the State Commission on Conservation and De velopment of t of Virgiyfih,‘find in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the rfig of said J>etitionJmd published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court of ' County, Virginia, asks leafre of the Court to file this oip 2(hFD to sai ’ as his answer k/sam t ice. My name is My Post Office Address is I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or within the area sought to be condemned , containing abou e reAhefollowing . buwdings/and improvements : __ / '2 . ^ 1.32 ^ - ^ W 4 x 7 7 ^ This la/id is .miles from —, Virginia, in about the VM?l44 2 / <i Magisterial District of said County. clain/ 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 k not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or inter kt her has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above ) , ' // _ located _ _ ^ ^ ^ The land wqerpjmjacenfrtp the boyje, described tract or parcel of land are as follows : North South. jjL ^ ^ East -- / X West - 2 I acquire mV right, title, estate or Merest f/ following : / \J/ ^ ^ ^ manner this property about thevear _ _ /_ 2 _? in the ^ 7 I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is % - JA-&JA.-3A/UL I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is % l-O-i.CCU. I am the owner of acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcqj 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 o insert here a description of the, tra$t or parcel of land by metes nd bounds ) . ^ _ Remarks : x^ ,A r- . _ — & i kst& L — __ -^ V y Tj . ( Continue remarks if necessary on the back ) day and mark attached hereto ) this Witness my signature ( or my name , 1930. of , To-wit : STATE OF VIRGINIAT)COUNTY OF_ LQAdstA The undersigned hereby certifies that , the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath S at the matters * edge and belief , and things appearing in his ab r are true to the/best of his _ — this he Co Special Investi lie, or Justice of the Peace. ��tm ��f I ! 5 Th4 State Commission on Conservation and Develope ment Commission , of the State of Virginia , Petitioner . - vs Clifton Ayler and others, and or less of adi Rappahannock in land JtatxxKitxSLaaixkiKst , County , Va . Defendants . TIGTIO 3L , Circuit Court for Rappahannock County , Virginia , lotice of Condemnation { 37.400 acres , mere TO In the In law h o . 149 . ' 1 i , JTJDGt 0 ^ TH d Tho I 1 ;io M J t T: Jr ' . * - n Ph,i 3 ' 1 • . Pennsylvania , v spectfully shows unto your Honor : That he ha s an i 1it e re ? ; fc • standing on the land oiRappahannock or the . John J yi 3 - nd to cte tr.vn ti l her * ^ j ^ . ; >1 Katate in that part County now bein ' - conde nod for the purposes of a public park * 2 . float it liar ,iust co ne to bis knowledge of the in tention of the State of Virginia to take over this timber for pa: tc purposes , and he desire ^ to intervene ns one of tho •< - to riIt . his ansvnr in i l l s Jir. ncrcbl nts ant Order of i b)lic 9 Jlon , -j h. . 0 - on r 4 defdud - ir the « d to do . oner therefore rospsotfully prays your vill pass an Order granting leave to hi . to file his answer 3 * foai * pet Ko .icr to the claim of the plaintiffs in this Cause proceed as he ir advised L • 4- i " Ae ^ should do . - nd as in duty bound ho will ion to / - - 51ome ye I or i - -- v r pray . \ rev, — - * • •*» * on S J W o i e t .. 11onor one ^ * S' iii: OF P mKrzixsinu* CITY OF PFILi D iLPl IA ’ • . I hereby certify that on thi , fore me the Subscriber , a Notarv Public of in and for tho City of ’ • ’f to of PhiladelT la , personally a ope 0 , be 1 Pcnnsvlvnnia r> ed illlam H* Hrannl 3 , the above petitioner and made oath in due form of that the matter and fa ts as set forth aoove are true . . #* In witness whereof I have signed ’ . otarial Seal NOTARY PUBLIC r March y ccfe il a 8 1 iy vs me and a fixed y irnTn I jyjuJLuxAjn f . - / ' aw �T } r ffidavit *, it is ORv. On the aforegoing Petition and toy the Circuit Court of Rappahamg&ctet$ 4*i law that leave la hereby granted Uliana . ° Ge ^ nnis , the Petitioner , to file his answer in this C . Use rr.d that • e be aado a party defendant and proceed as he feels Ms best interest 0. \1) . Rf5D this Jay of ' ' 11 . ^ ved • iept ember , 1930 i % » 9 9 9 C �I Claim of WILLIAM H. GRANNIS In the Circuit Court of Rappahannock County, Virginia, No. 149, . At Lav/ !Ehe State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, Vs. Clifton Aylor and others and Thirty seven Thousand, Four Hundred acres of Land in Rappahannock County, Virginia, more or less, of land in Rappahannock County, Virginia, Defendants The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commis sion 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 Rappahannock County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court tol file this as his answer to said petition to said notice• My name is William H. Grannis. . Lexington St., Baltimore, Maryland, My Post Office Address is 110 E Room 402 . I claim a right , title, estate or interest in a tract of ti growing on tne land within the area sought to be condemned, taining about 3590.50 acres, on which are the following: This timber is located abotft three miles from Flint Hill, Virginia, Magisterial District of said County in the . I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract of timber on the land described above: I am the sole owner, subject to certain Credits due to the Executors or heirs of John Miller's Estate . The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows: ^ North South o > East .<r. West -v , JUC LAJL/Js- ( aJ? y . r /9 ~a^eJ£ . * 9 4L > • I I acquired ' the right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year 1922 in the following manner: by purchase from John J. Miller, now deceased I claim that the total value of this tract of timber with the improvements thereon is $ /&3 oo I claim that the total * ° or interest value of its right, title, estate , in and to tract of timber with the improvements thereon is $ / 33. this oo . . I am the owner of 3206 acres of timber on land adjoining the To this Petition is attached a complete description of the tim ber by metes and bounds as described in the Deed of purchase by me and John J. Miller, recorded in the Land Records of Rappahan nock County, Virginia,, and the same is set out In the Order of Publication as published in the Blue Ridge Guide as Nos. 98, 99 100, 101, 102, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108 - . - �- 1 . . W i t n e s s my s i g n a t u r e t h i s STATE OF ^ , 1930 . day A , DUNTY OF The u n d e r s i g n e d h e r e b y certified t o wi t : . t h a t William H Grannis, p e r s o n a l l y a p p e a r e d b e f o r e him a n d made o a t h t h a t t h e matters and f a c t s a p p e a r i n g i n h i s a b o v e answer knowledge a n d b e l i e f , t h i s 1 r e t rue t o t h e b e s t o f h i s , 1930 . day of V YY) . r k o f tSre-Wnttrb , e r / Notary Public or Ju o t i o c Uj X - PUBLIC 5 V*ire *' 3* March » 03} �I > 1 ’ATTAKTIOCK A I D T I Bin A D LATID BEI'IO ST THAT ID IN IA RIDQE , BLTTK THB OP " COUNT? OH 7 IT ' TO / , S 0 PEoCW i B ”iD HS T O - . Beginning nt a stone comer between a hickory and ch < i 3 tnut oak to a spring Tinder a large fast rock ) . . ( 8u chain 100 corner to 'Thornton , thence with his lint s . S 32 , l /4 1 17.25 Chains to a black oak and a stone rile . N 82 , 3/4 7 7.00 Chains to a popular , ( crossing Turkey rim ) N 57 , 3/4 7 20.20 Chains to a oile of stones near 2 Elns . 11 2 , l/8 E 4.50 Chains to a stone pile on a clift . N 20, 1/8 E 5.50 Chains to a stone pile on another cliff N 18 , 7 11.00 Chains to a stone rile nt a white oak strrap, old comer N 1 , l/8 2 16.50 Chains a ch < stnut oak str ip 2 iaples 1 birch , ( at 9.25 chains cut oad on this line leading to saw dll N 69 , 7 /8 / 8.56 Chains to 2 Chestnut Oaks str ips at the head of the " Big Stairs " a corner to R . i , Harris thence down t> ie channel of the " Big Stairs " it being the line of said Harris N 84 , 1/4 .7 1.79 Chains . A < . . . 33 , l/2 .7 S S S S S S S S .7 4.15 5.35 Chains . . Chains 48 , 27 , .7 5.63 Chains 8 , E 1.50 Chains 7 , 3/ 4 i'll 3.53 Chains 25 , 1/2 V 2.83 Chains 12 . V7 4.36 Chains 33 , 7 2.71 Chains South 2.80 Chains S 15 .7 7.25 C>mins nt the head of the large falls , thence over the falls , S 20 77 4 o8 Chains , to a point in the channel thence stillwith the channel , S 6 E 2.72 Chains S 8 , 1/2 ,7 3.46 Chains . S 4 . 7 2.61 Chains S 6 , l/2 .7 3.90 Chains . -- S 13 .7 4.00 Chains S 10 E 2.23 Chains S 18 E 1.34 Chains S 3 , l /2 .7 4.81 Chains to a ooint below the "Devil ' s House " in the chan nel , still with the channel S 14 , 1/4 E 2.87 Chains S 10 E 9.07 Chains to a stone pile in a locust strnjp a corner to obert . . . . . . . . . . . — . . . . . - �anuel , thence with his lines of a mrked hickory N 63 IV 6 , 00 Chains to a pile of stones 6 links a comer to John A , 11,88 chains to a white oak and ash S 82 , l/2 Keyser , thence with his lines ,' oaks , one double and N It W 36 , 75 chains to a pile of stones 2 white 2 pines nrked as pointers , line a road ) to a hickory , N 81, l/2 7 39 , 50 chains , ( 9 chains on this on Graverly Spring branch , ( so le call this the Star Branch ) thence down the Channel to said branch , S 23 E 3 , 60 Chains , S 34 , l /4 E 5 , 19 Chains , S 30 , 1/2 E 6 , 90 Chains , S 19 , l/ 2 Iff 2 , 15 Chains , part of ravine , S 30 V 1, 64 chains in the deepest S 1 .7 3 , 28 Chains head of upper falls , d falls , S 14 , l/4 .V 3 , 37 chains to head of secon of the 3rd falls , S 26 , l/4 V 2 , 11 chains to the head foot of falls a beautiful piece S 9 , 1/2 . 7 1, 62 chains to a poplar at of scenery , ( South ) S , 2 , 80 Chains , S 26 , l/2 .7 1 , 75 Chains , S 29 - 7 1 , 42 Chains , S 17 7 1.36 Chains , S 15 / 5 , 4 6 Chains , S 3 W 1.33 Chains , S 16 , l /2 W 4 , 40 Chains , S 33 vV , 73 Chain , S 22 , 3/ 4 7 2 , 30 Chains , S 27 / 1.79 Chains , S 5 iV 1.82 Chain , chestnut oak stump, 47 links from J S 58 E ( 1 3 Chains a point at a ) Yeysers Poplar Corner of Partlow land , A , chains Distance of line 2.00 land , thence with the line of eysers Part low 35 feet of the ’ullen spring , stones of pile a to S 80 .7 4.56 chains oak on Graverlv turn called thence N 28 *7 40.50 chains , to a chestnut for now a stump , hickory on a la ge rock called the S 69 , l/4 .7 77 , 59 chains to a Norman Corner , edge of road , ( 1.72 chains road , 12.27 with road , 19 chains h Branc . 32 chains big branch 3 0 me c a l l it Cades le flat , spine on spring below 48 chains to a point leading to Gmverly Spring , 68 cha ins to a point in the road h leading from Round Knob. 74.31 chains to a branc as described above , 76.72 chains to sa e toroad y m ked ( old arks ) at a spring near hickor a S 54 . / 26.36 chains an old house , on another branch called S 54 W . 31.90 chnins to a pile of stones Devil Stair Branch , h, thence up the channel of said branc , N 23 , 1/ 2 .7 1.71 chain N 11 , 1/2 .7 1.22 chain , N 3 W 2.11 chain , N 6 E 2.25 chains , N 1 , 1/2 7 3.25 chains , N 31 7 1 12 chain N 15 , 1/2 vV 1.65 chain an iron wood near a soruice pine a corner 2.80 N 3 , 1/2 E 2 80 chains , to 100 Bailey , 3 old by Boyle &• bovs to to the Bailey land formerly enifee land h thence with his line , leaving branc top of the ridge a corner to Dr on oak sh N 5 E 170 polos to a Spani with the water shed as near as Kelley , thence along the top of the it could be gotten on an average , . . . ’ .- . . . . 1 �» 9.53 chains a chestnut oak, , l/ 2 E 21, 25 chains a Spanish oak, , l/2 E 21, 36 chains a stone pile , ( at 12 ,68 chains to a point in a road , ) , l/2 3 24 , 66 chains , a stone pile on a S 83 E N 70 S 34 N 61 . large rock ( at 15 , 00 chain out road ) N 27 , E 14 , 36 chains to a stone pile on a large round rock, N 65 , l /2 3 17 ,00 chains to a pile of stone at a snail chestnut oak, S 41, 1/ 2 3 6 ,17 chains , to a pile of stones on a flat between 2 white oaks N 62 , 1/2 E 4 , 69 chains to a birch near a bunch of chestnuts , S 81 , 1/ 2 E 10,98 chains to a chestnut ( on this line crossed road several times , ) N 25 E 9 , 32 chains to a pile of stones near a double Spanish oak ( crossed the same oad again . ) N 43 , l/4 E 29.56 chains to a pile of stones on the oad leading to browntown N 69 , l/2 E 14 , 44 chains to a white oak at a large flat rock, N 88 , l/2 E 8, 33 chains to a pile of stones on a flat , N 82 , l/4 E 25.33 chains to a Spanish oak, with rock piled around it on the South end of the little " Bluff " N 24 E 6 o9 chains to forked white oak above " iaven Hock", N 62 E 18.33 chains , to a bunch of Iron woods on the N side of water shed , S 34 , l/2 E 2.12 chains to a pile of stones , N 76 , l/2 E 26 , 09 chains , to a Spanish oak and chestnut , S 64 , l/2 E 16 , 63 chains to a pile of stones on "‘'/arm Knob" N 42 , l/2 E 4.84 chains to a white oak, N 66 , l/2 E 12.95 chains to a pile of stones on a cliff , N 75 E 2.73 chains to a point on the top of the "Signal Point " sai ’.e line continued to the distance of 18.12 chains to a birch on a cliff , ( this is a very high point ) N 21 E 12 , 36 a 3 panish oak, N 70 , 3/4 E 7.33 chains to a white oak, N 31 E 6.80 chains stone pile near "Hog wollow spring " this is a very fine spring to be so near top of :nt water enough to run an engine to saw with , N 71, l/4 3 6.07 a Spanish oak, N 6 , 3/4 E 16 ,72 chains a stone pile , N 27 E 21.43 chains a Spanish oak , N 74 , l/2 E 6.18 chains a hickory, S 86 , l/2 E 4.76 chains a forked white oak, N 57 , l/2 E 12.41 chains to a stone pile between a chestnut white oak and hickory near cleared land , thence leaving the top of the mountain , S 46 , 1/ 2 E 2.00 chains to a stone pile near a Spanish oak , S 56 E 11.04 chains a Spanish oak, S 28 , l/2 E 9.85 chains a small chestnut growing from an old stump S 63 E 12.29 chains to a point on the "Bprice Pine branch, same line continued to the distance of 13.57 chains to a walnut on the 8 . / side of branch , . . . . . . ' thence down the branch , N 78 E 10.15 chains to a point in branch , S 61 E 4.95 chains to a ooint in branch , S 61 E 2.66 chains to a bunch of Butterwoods on the lower side of the Browntown road S 29 , l/2 E 1.01 chains to a point in the said road , S 53 E 0.43 chains to a pile of stones , S 25 , l/2 E 3,37 chains to a pile of stones on oad a comer to the arshall lands of Geo U Fletcher , ( now Garter , orchard Go ) or ( t orcTiard Co land ) thence with the line of said road , S 17 l/2 E 3,86 Chains, . / . . . . i �S 4 E 4 ,26 S 22 , 1/4 E 4 ,71 chains , S 8 J 4 ,38 chains , SHE 4 ,95 chains , S 23 IV 3,82 chains, S 7 7 3, u7 chains, S 8 , l 2 E 3,35 chains , S 15 7 3,53 chains , S 38 7 4 ,85 chain , S 57 , 3/ 4 7 3, 90 chains , S 63 / 2 , 6 5 chains, S 37 7 4 ,14 chains , S 49 7 6 ,50 chains , S 44 7 4 ,17 chains , chains , 4 - / VEST 4 , 37 chains , S 34 , l/2 .7 4 , 34 chains on this line crossed a branch , S 37 E 2, 45 chains , S 10 , 3/ 4 E 6 ,53 chains , SI , l/2 7 3, 52 chains to the forks of road leading to the place where they were lining , S 16 IV 2.36 chains , , 1/2 S 29 W 7 , 35 chains crossed a branch, S 39 i¥ 2 , 42 chains , S 8, l/ 2 7 4 ,05 chains , S 41, 1/ 2 V 2 , 78 chains S 21, 1/2 7 6 ,24 chains to a large rock on the lower side of the road thence leaving the road and the line of bhe Orchard Co , Land , S 53 , l 4 V 2 ,30 chains ~ o a doable poplar on i /hnt is known as the Coate 3 road at the Thonrongh Fare Orchard thence with said road , S 53 7 3.64 chains , S 50 , 1/2 7 3,60 Chains , S 77 , 1/2 7 4.08 Chains , S 59 > 7 5, 36 chains to a stone pile a large rock S 49 V 4.90 chains , S 60 , 3/ 4 7 2 , 68 chains , S 52 , l/4 7 3.51 ctiains , S 50 , l/4 7 3.69 chains , to a hickory on the lower side of the road , S 84 «V 3.12 Chains to a spring in a fine p ace for a saw Hill and plenty of water S 58 , l/2 7 2.85 chains , S 40 , 3/4 IV 3.69 chains , , S 85 , 1/2 7 5 jj4 chains to a pile of stones above the road of the side on the lower S 25 , 3/ 4 IV 7.91 chains to a stone pile , to Coates by iller sold large rock a corner of the land road near thence with his line Still with the said road also, 7 4.16 Chains , S 60 4 ,65 ciiains to a point in said road , thence leaving road , W 44 S N 82 7 6.68' chains to a pile of stones in a rocky hollow , Acres S 81 , 1/ 4 V 29 , 95 Chains to the Beginning Containing , 3590 50 . I / , , , ^ . . .V �• » - -- . tJtct jur-L udk W CtH4 '.» • THENCE N. 80 43' W., 538 ft. to Pos. No. *o Angle in park line on prpperty of Miller Estate at cast side of old apple orchard . Locust stake. Ref . inks.: 8 ft. northwest to nail in blazed apple tree ; 14 ft. northeast to nail in blazed locust. THENCE S. 67 “ 00' W., 575 ft to Pos. No. 99. Angle in park line on property of Miller Estate at south side of old orchard and about 80 ft. north of rail fence. Locust stake. Ref mks. : 4.4 ft. east to nail in blazed locust stump ; 2 ft south by west to nail in blazed sapling. THENCE N. 53 r 45' VV., 916 ft. to Pos. No. 100. Angle in park line on property of Miller Estate 70 ft. north of rail fence and at east side of orchard. Locust stake Ref. mks.: 27 ft. southeast to nail in apple tree ; 10 ft northwest to nadl in apple tree. THENCE N. 88 08 ' W., 918 ft. to Pos. No. 101. Angle in park line on property of the Miller Estate, on south side of slope overlooking orchard , and about 70 ft. south of edge of timber Locust stake. Ref . mks : 10.9 ft. west to nail in blazed bush ; 8.4 ft. southeast to nail in blazed bush. THENCE N. 46 ° 37' W., 593 ft. to Pos. No. 102. Angle in park line on property of Miller Estate in clearing 15 ft. east of rail fence and orchard. Locust stake. Ref mks. : 19.9 ft southwest to nail in rail fence ; 15.7 ft. northwest to nail in walnut tree in fence line THENCE N. 2 ° 43' W., 825 ft to Pos. No. 104. Angle in park line on property of Miller Estate near the northeast corner of old apple orchard. Locust stake. Ref . mks.: 30.9 ft. northeast to nail in locust hub ; 10.9 ft. northwest to nail in apple tree. THENCE N. 24 ° 10 ' W., 988 ft. to Pos. No. 105. Angle in park line on property of Miller Estate in clearing about 200 ft. south of old road and at west side of rock pile. Locust stake. Ref . mks.: 15 ft. northwest to nail in blaze i hickory 4.5 ft. southeast to nail in blazed sycamore sapling. THENCE N. 9 ° 05' E., 170 ft. to Pos. No. 106. Angle in park line on property of Miller Estate in clearing about 60 ft . south of old road . Locust stake. Ref . mks.: 30.1 ft. south by east to nail in blazed sapling ; 20.5 ft. east by south to . . . . . % . . . •> . .. . . . nail in saplinge. TlffcNCE N. 21 18' E., 566 ft. to Pos. No. 107. Angle in park line on property of Miller Estate, 10 ft. west and 3 ft north of center of old road at draw-bar gate. Stake. Ref . mks. : 13.9 ft. northwest to nail in blazed hickory ; 20.5 ft. southwest to nail in blazed sapling. THENCE N. 58 ° 37 ' E., 1157 ft. to Pos. No. 108. Angle in park line on property of Miller Estate, center of wood road , 3 in. underground . Locust stake. Ref . mks.: 7.6 ft. south to nail in blazed locust tree. 12.6 ft. north to nail in blazed sassafras tree. » .. n <•*. XT ~ i — 1 l\ 1 Tl �F TSW i .. - c r ~ y' 'V tr tf i V N4 - -/Zhutscf . H t < t 3K 1 r UUX .J t - * ,X s/ - 4- i 4 * •f <y QJJ^ - S££7V (SA , . fiovfxas* (LU*L QM ¥ tjfi / tz ulyMvt ^^ . ' k « p tcl - ^ ¥ ' A / • Vh 1 J / ^ ^ . ^ 6UM* ^ r S »/r - V <> ru AAU \\ -C y ^^ -XO- /? 30 . p ^ *V. tcf-e Zmk? C 4 i <M ,n* A as , i A <>f \ > l ' i . \\ I I - / k WILLIAM THOMAS LARKIN ATTORNEY AT LAW 1310 CONTINENTAL TRUST BUILDING BALTIMORE, MD, i FILED /V s �. GRANNIS In Circuit Court ^ At Law. Claim of WILLIAM H , ppahanno ck County Virginia , Ho of the . 149, The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia , Petitioner , Ve Clifton Aylor and others and . , Pour Hundred acres -,seven Thousand , , more or Thirty County Virginia Virginia , Defendants . of Land in Rappahannock of land in Rappahannock County , less 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 Rappahannock County , Virginia , asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition to said notice . My name Is William H Grannis . . . Lexington St • . My Post Office Address is 110 E Maryland Room 402 , » Baltimore , I claim a right , title , estate or interest in a tract of timber growing on the land within the area sought to be condemned , con taining about 3590.50 acres , on whioh are the following * 3563a - This timber is located about three miles from Flint Hill , Magisterial District of said County Virginia , in the . , I claim the following right , title estate or interest in the tract of timber on the land described above * I am the sole owner, subject to certain credits due to the Exeoutors or heirs of John Miller ' s Estate . The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or are as follows * parcel of land . North John K Marlowe et al South Ernest Smoot et al Bast F D Wood et al .. .. West J J Miller et al I acquired the right , title , estate or interest to this property about the year 1922 in the following manner * by purchase from John J Miller now deceased . . , I claim that the total value of this tract of timber with I claim that the the improvements thereon is $133 « 000.00 , or interest , in and to right estate title its of total value this tract of timber with the improvements thereon is $133 » 000 » 00 * , • . . I am the owner of 310 acres of timber on land adjoining the above timber tract in Warren County Virginia ° �RECORD - Petition Piled April 7 » 1930 * . R. H. ALEXANDER, JUDGE OP THE CIRCUIT COURT OF RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY, VIRGINIA. TO THE HONORABLE J Your petitioner, the State Commission on Conservation and development of the State of Virginia, alleges and shows * . 1 That it was created as an agency of the Commonwealth of Virginia by an Act of General Assembly of Virginia, approved 1«larch 17, 1926 (Acts of 1926, page 307) which said Act was amended and re enacted by the Act of Assembly of Virginia, - approved **arch 26, 1928 ( Acts of . 1928, page 1154-); 2 That by the provisions of said Acts and an Act of General Assembly of Virginia, approved March 22, short title of which is "National 1928, the Park Act", petitioner is vested with the power of eminent domain to condemn for a public - park or for public park purposes, land and other property, in cluding dwelling houses, outbuildings, orchards, yards and gardens within the Blue Ridge Mountains area of the State of Virginia; . 3 That, acting under the power and authority conferred upon petitioner by the aforesaid Acts, petitioner purposes and - desires to acquire for a public park and for public park pur poses, under the provisions of said Acts and under the provi - sions of an Act of the General Assembly of Virginia, approved 4 March 23, 1928, the short title of which is Condemnation Act" ( Acts of 1928, page "Public Park 1036), an area within the said Blue Ridge Mountain area of the State of Virginia,which said area and the approximate limits and boundaries thereof appear and are shown on a map thereof, which is herewith tehdered and marked for identification "Petitioner's Exhibit . No 1", and prayed to be filed and read as a part of this petition; �. 4 That a portion of said area, which petitioner purposes and desires to acquire for the aforesaid purposes, lies within County of Rappahannock, State of Virginia, and within the area Rational ?ark Act, and described in the 0, claim filed by William H Grannie in this cause on Sept * 22,19) designated in said . as followst . bounded on the north by John K Marlow, et ala • * .. on the south by Srnest Smoot, et als• 1 on the east by F D Wood, et als• » and on the west by J * J *Uiller, et als• > and containing 3590* 50 acres, more or less * The foregoing is a copy of so much of the Petition filed by The State Commission on Conservation and Development of - of the State of Virginia , in the Circuit Court of Rappa hannock County, Virginia, on April 7, 1932, or so much thereof . . as requested to be made by Villiam T Larkin, attorney for . the claimant, .Villiam H Grannis. 1 / thfo.frZ o&TJjJe . ,Clerk. / * » �Witness my signature this 9 day of Sept, 1930 » . William H Grannis - Stats of Pennsylvania, County of Philadelphia, to wit * The undersigned hereby certified that William H Grannis, . \ personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters and facts appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, this 9 . 1930 day of Sept . * . Belle K Tomlinson, Notary Public (Notarial Seal ) My commission expires March - TESTS* 5 » 1933• A / A COPY / x// Original Claim filed in the Clerk * s Office of Rappahannock County, Virginia, on Sept 22, 1930 . . v * » II �I . NAME OF CLAIMANT . . .I - #54. Miller, J J Bat i 4 3534 Number of Acres 1 Location V - ( See reverse aide for information on location ) H N II N • I II N » II N 11 M History of Tract and condition of timber * II II N n m II Roada Soil Timber t Improvements * None Acer&ge and value of types * Value per acre Types Acerage Ridge 682 Slope 2791 © 56 e Cove Grazing Land .75 . 5 Value of Land * 7829.00 Value of Timber 6447.00 511* 50 6977.50 2.50 5.00 . 280.00 . „ 60.00 $ 7829.00 12*00 > * Total Value 1 . 6447 00 I427 ^ t00 ^ * v * * Value per acre for tract * $4-^02 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract * .. j Timber right claimed by WM H Grannie . .. Geo *H Leri , Clerk "3 Continued on reverse side V • » . > * . « None �Locations This Tract lies along the top and on the high east elopes of the Blue Ridge It extends from a point near Jenkins Gap on the north to the Little Devil Stairs Run on the south, a distance of approximately five miles It varies in width from 2 jt miles at the north end to -£ mile at some points on the southern part of the tract It is a part of a larger tract, the residue of which lies on the opposite side of the mountain in Warren County All of the tract situated in either county is entirely within the Park Area . - . . . . . The character of the siol varies At the lower elevation it is a sandy loam of fair depth and fertility with many rock outcroppings There are some extensive areas, notably those along the Devil Stairs and Little Devil Stairs Run which are steep rocky gorges, covered with loose rocks and boulders The soil along the top of the Blue Ridge is thin and rocky and between this and the lower edge of the tract are many graduations The small area of cove type is accounted for by the fact that this type does not extend up on the mountains a sufficient distance to reach this tract at more than one point and then only to a limited extent Soils . . . . su , old roads on a fairly uniform grade, now only very little used cross the tract in a general north and south direction The western most is the Gravel Spring Road and the one on the east aide of the tract is the Jenkins Gap Road Both roads were used extensively for hauling the bark from this tract to Browntown about 30 years ago More recently the Jenkins Gap road has been used to transport apples from the Julia M • Settle orchard to the macadam road at the same point, tfumberous old haul roads may be found throughout the tract •Lands of adjoining owners must be crossed in most cases to reacy county roads in order to haul timber products from this Roads 1 . . . . . . tract History of tract and condition pf timbers This tract originally had on •it a heavy stand of chestnut oak timber which was cut 30 to 40 years ago/ Repeated forest fires have interfered with the young timber growth which started on the cut over areas The present stand is composed of * the timber from which the chestnut oak was cftlled At the higher elevations where the percentage of chestnut oak was large and stand is very light •At the lower elevations the percentage of chestnut oak was .. lower and the remaining stand is correspondingly heavier . . • . . In 1922 the owner, the late J.J.Miller, sold the remaining merchantable timber on this tract to V.H.Grannie. It is understood that the consideration was $10.00 per acre for all merchantable timber products and that the timber rights expire May 3, 1932. Logging operations were started at the east end of the tract in some of the most accessible . timber and conducted less that a year • # Some prospecting for copper ore has been done west of Thoroughfare Gap, but on actual mining operations have ever been undertaken A 25 year mineral lease on an area of 1000 acres was executed last year and it is for the rights under this lease that the lessee has filed a claim of $20,000 . Timbers - A careful estimate of the merchantable timber shows a total stand of 2, 9 5 M » feet B M of saw timber of which 1, 741 M feet are considered accessible and can be operated with out financial loss to the operator The proportion by species is poplar and basswood A0% t white, red and black oak 40j£ and hickory and other species 20%, . .. ^ - . - - A Copy Testes .. ,Clerk Rappahannock County, Va �In the The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner* Circuit Court : of Rappahannock Co * vs Clifton Aylor et al and 37000 Acres more or less of land in Rappahannock County, Defendants • Virginia * . At Virginia . 149 No t Law * To the Plaintiff and Messrs Weaver and Armstrong its . Attorneys Please take notice that on the 15" day of June 1932 at . 10 A M ••» we will file in the Clerics Office of the Circuit Court of Rappahannock County at Washington, Virginia a petition a copy of which is hereto attached, in which petition it is prayed . that this suit insofar as it relates to the claim of William H Orannis he removed to the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia; and that at the same time we will file also therewith a bond with sufficient surety, a copy of which is hereto attached; and that at said time or as soon thereafter as Counsel can be heard, we shall request the Court's approval of said bond and the granting of the removal as prayed in said petition, and also ask for such other and further relief as justice of the cause may require * . William T Larkin Attorney for William H Grannis,Claimant . Service of the 00py of the above notice and petition admitted this 14" day of June 1932 » but such admission of service to be of no effect other than if said copy was served on me by an officer authorized to serve notices . . . .Petitioner W C Armstrong, Atty for above named ' Filed June 15 » 1932» . �KNOW ALL MSN BY TE3SE PRESENTS; . Grannis That William H of the city of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania , as principal and the United ‘•’tates Fidelity & Guaranty Co. as surety, are held and firmly bound unto the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, in the penalty of five hundred dollars for the payment of which well and truly to be made to the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, its successors, we bind ourselves, our successors and assigns, jointly and severally and firmly by these . presents . Upon condition nevertheless that wheras the said William H Grannis Rappahannock has filed his petition in the Circuit Court for .X3CXXXI C ounty of Virginia for the removal of a certain cause therein pending in which the said The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the . Grannis State of Virginia iS the plaintiff, and William H as a claimant and one of the defendants , to the District Court of the United States . for the Western District of Virginia . Grannis Now if the said William H shall enter in the District Court for the United States for the Western District of Virginia within thirty days from the date of the filing the said petition for removal a copy of the record in said suit and shall well and truly pay all costs that may be awarded by said District Court of the United States, if said Court shall hold that 3aid suit was wrongfully or improperly removed thereto , then this obligation shall be void ; otherwise it shall remain in . full force and effect IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the said ..illiarn H. Grannis has signed his name and affixed his 3 eal also the signature and seal of the said The United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co, by The Rappahannock County , by its proper proper officer, this 26 Realty Cor At tv in fant y . . William H Grannis Witness * linson * in fact , un N P County Realty Co, Atty Co r Po /TAt e My commission sxpiras March •j,19 • day of May ft s/fci 1932 SOIKMHL ..^. ^ 3£«UJ ( SEAL ) ' �. Tho it -to ;omnission on ;onsorv, tion .and development of the t^to of /Virginia . - tition'r in tho Circuit Court of Rappahanno ck xixxx County Virginia VO . 14-9 Clifton Aylor et al and 37,000 acres,more or less of land in Rappahannock County, Virginia ..t Law Ho defendants, i'otition for the roraovul to the Inited > tates iutriot Court for tho District of Virginia . HOVORnUL ?!» JU XV 0? 7H "*0 ' fho potition of . VID J JR7 . illiarn JI Crannis,of tho city of . Thilndo]phi. , >tate of Pennsylvania, by f parkin his ^ttornoy respectively submits; . 1 That the action above entitlod hue boon brought in Circuit Rappahannock Court for xXJbim sounty of Virginia, and that s d action is atill , . ponding therein H• That said aotion is of u cival nature and that tho matter and amount in dispute exceeds the sura of throe thousand dollars! 3 00.00) ^ exclusive of all interest and coots , ac will appear from the claim . 9 filed in this cause . 3 That the controversy herein iu botwoen oitisons of different tates ; that the plaintiff vas at the tine of the oomraonoerrant of this ' suit and otill 1 ; , a oitisen fo tho % ‘ ^ tato fo Virgini roSiding in said . tato, and that your potitionor iLliam II GroJinis was at the time of the oommenoomont of this suit anti now Pennsylvania, snd ij a resident of tho Jtato of —- or* nr id & fce, ro ',idin ~ in tho City of . Philadelphia and oitizon of said City at this time . 4 ‘ o May day of xxrgc, That said not : on is returnable to the loth and your potitionor hn3 GO days from said Cate to file exceptions to . the report of the appraisal Commission, whioh time has not yot oxpired . 5 ' That your petitioner desires to remove this suit insofar ^s it relates to his olaim filed in this cause before trial thereof into the United States istriot Court for the o tom . iatrict of Virxinia �. 6 That your petitioner offers herewith surety for its enterin ' into the a tond with rood and ouffioient iutrict wourt of th > Jnited .tateo for the District of Virginia within thirty dayo from tho filing of this petition, a oortifiod oopy v hioh nay he all costa ' of the record in thi ; suit and for the paying - warded by the ’ • id Oiotriot Court if said Court . hull hold thut thia action was wrongfully or improperly removed thereto * nd your Petitioner thoroforo prays that thio Jourt accept and approve this petition n* 'aid hand end surety • nd that thio Jourt pass jn - iorder approving and directing tho removal of thiu suit into the Jnited District Joui't for the oat * m tatut,' of t; e Jnited ? tateu Patriot of Virginia, pors lant to tho - tatou, and th t no further pleading* or proaoodingu may be had in thio Court in oonnootion with the uL.im of tho sc. id illiam . Irannis filed in this cause - , nd . your petitioner will over pray etc attorney for i1linn . Crannif • ^ . Petitioner / tute of Ponnsylv nii , i3 Cl ty of hi1 del phi • - - I hereby a rtiry mo personally oarao illf m . Granni on thia25"Pay t>f , tie y 1932, Laforo ore petitioner, and r.i do oath due form of law thut the muttero and thin u petition are tree to the boat of hi* knowledge k i ^nd et out in the ; ovo . belief In witnouo hereof I have hereto subscribed my name . en affixef ray official seal thio day at ovo ment oned - . Bella M Tomlinson . hotary Public (Notarial Seal) My commission expires Marcs 5*1933• �// 0? J J IT ORO upon up lication of Nila Cau JO ooming on for u hcurin . illian H Orunnia, olaiiruoit in th.a this oauuo to tho :ourt of tho Jnited at .tes for tho istriot storn , and it apoearlng to tho ^ourt that the District of Virginia at <air . irinnio hao given written notice to tho Counsel of reoord ill lain II said for an order removing Oi.uuo for the plaintiff, together 'ith copi a of his petition and bond for - removal aa io re Hired by 1 w, and it farther appe aring that the claimant has filed HIJ petition for a ich removal, duly conditioned ^ith good and auffioient ourcty aa provided by law, and it up earing farther to tho Court that thia is a proper a u o for removal to thG Jnited t t s d .strict Court j HO ” ”1 T ' : v':r :? I ' Rappahannock W 'H CIRCUIT COJUT JD ' rrrfi? ^ Of ’ / xxxxxxi Virginia thia 0- ljffch Day of June 19 2, that thia oauao insofar ao it relateo to tho claim of illiom Jnited ^ . Irannia, 1 i heroby romovod to tho District Court of the tatos for tho Western District of Virginia and the Clerk of thia Court ia hereby dirodted to nuke up a certified copy of the accord of thia .nit aa to the claim of . illiara 1 Grannie some to the District Court of tho Jnited . Virginia at Harrisonburg and tronafor tho tatoa for tho eatom istriot on or before thirty daya from the date of this petition filed in thia Court, and it ia further orderod that tho aid petition and the bond tendered thorowith bo and they are hereby accepted and up roved and that all further proceedings in thia Court . be stayed J R H Alexander Judge Circuit Court Rappahannock County . VIRGINIA * Clerk's Office of Rappahannock Circuit Court, June 15th, 1932 The foregoing vacation order was this day received in the said office and entered upon the Common Law Order Book of said Court as by law provided . . Taste * Jas.M.Settle, Clerk . �« • * . The S tate Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of V irginia , P e t i t i o n e r . v - Clifton Aylor and ot h e r s and Th i r t y Seven Thousand , Four Hundred ( 37 » 4- 00 ) Acres , more or l e s s , of land in Rappahannock County , Virginia ........ Defendants . In the Clark ' s Office of the Circuit Court of Rappahannock County , Virginia 1» . .. - Jas M S e t t l e , Clerk of the Circuit Court of Rappa hannock County , V i r g i n i a , do hereby c e r t i f y t h a t t h e foregoing i s a true and correct copy of the record and evidence in the foregoing s u i t as r e l a t e s . to the claim of William H Grannis f i l e d i n said s u i t , and so much thereof as requested to be .. . c ertified by me by W T Larkin , attorney f o r William H Grannis Given under my hand t h i s $th da y of ly . . , 1932 ( Clerk C r c u i t Court Rappahannock County , Virginia ^^ . * �* I « 4 i �In the i STATE CCIXSSIOi; on CONSEAVATIOE and LEVELOPELESNT of the STATS . PE Of VII; IiriA .YS { Eistrict Court of the United State for the 5 Western Eistrict of CLISTON AYLOR and others and Virginia , at Harrison thirty seven thousand B&RrBbLL .EE acres } burg , Virginia more or less of land in Rappahannock At law County of Virginia - ' . . » - . To the honorable, John Paul, Judge of the said Court, ho- comes William . H Grannis , one of the claimants to .. an estate in certain timber growing on the land of the J J liiller estate lying and being within :- idge Mountains it bart o ^ of Virginia,and situated ip Rappahannock County now being condemned - by the petitioner acting under the act or acts of the G neral As sembly of Virginia, approved March 23rd 1928,short title of which . IT 1 Public Park Condemnation ” acts"( Acts o 1928 pa. ;e 1C 6 ) and . acepts to the findings of facts as to his claim,the said Villiam H Grannis as filed in this cause ,and to the value thereof,and for h ' . his reasons for said exceptions;says; - . ared tc That the findings are so manifestly inadequate when coll er with the competent evidence Produced by tl e excep - tant before the Board of Appraisal Commissioners as to give rise to to the inference that the said Boa: d of Appraisal Commissioners or - were effected or influenced by fraud,corruption, parti ality or some error, mistake or misapprehention of facts as to the identity of the timber and land with reference to which such find some of : i - - ere made or some mistake of lav .as to the nature and effect of the evidence , wit reference to hich such findings were made ; and ings . That the findings were not responsive to the questions of fact or fafcts of the value of the land or lands or timber grow ing on the lands or estate or the interest of the exceptant V illiam 3 - . . m H Grannis therein or incidental damages which . said Board of Apprailers .re submitted to �- V STATE COMMISSION ON CONSERVATION I In the * AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE OF| District Court of the . . VIRGINIA | Unites States for the PETITIONER | District of Virginia vs . 37.40Qf at Harrisonburg, Va Clifton Ayler acres more or less of land in Rap- { . pa; annock Count .- In lav. • of Virginia To the Honorable, John ]eul, . Judge of the said Court The claimant and one of the defendants in the above entitled cause prays a jury trial on quantum of damages . or compensation . Attorney for Claimant t �K *~G fip • h £--JLa A < ^ M -jud*** JLcSir In the Dis rict Court, of tlfle United States for the hestJr n ' Q / . . District of Virginia 71S2>. A 3 “ .* ;? / / O \ State. Commission on Conse] vation and developenent c f the State of Vir inia . VS - TX rffottVT Clifton Ayler and others 37.4C0 acres more or less land in Rappahannock Countfy ircinia. « ." II Receptions to the report c f tl e apprailal commission etc. $ , ; i > 1 > I . Clerk:- i hr Please file etc. ^ h Afty. for Claiojmt Grannis. 24* t o * / hf C>* ^ 1 - }v ‘ . 1 t/<. \ f - 3 l £ ' i .. INC.. BALTIMORE LUCAS BROS i �. IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OP RAFPAHANNOCK COURT?. VIRGINIA The State Camraission on Conservation &Development , of the State of Virginia , Petitioner , . v - Clifton Ayler and others , and thirty seven thousand , four hundred ( 37 , 400 ) acres , of land more or less , in Rappahannock County , Va defendants . . . . . Miller , Henry These claimants , Evelyn T Miller , B E . . - . T Miller , George Tyler ? Miller , William A Miller , C . Booth, in response to an Settle and Nannie M . Miller , Julia U. B . R. . order of His Honor , J H Alexander , Judge of the Circuit Court of Rappahamock County , entered in the above matter on , 19. day of , for answer say: . 1 That the undersigned are the claimants mentioned in said order: . 2 That the several tracts or parcels of land within the area sought to be condemned , ownership of which is claimed by them, or in which they claim an interest , and with reference to which they have severally filed their objections , are the same tracts or parcels which were found by the Appraisal Commissioners to be the lands severally owned by them or in which they claim or appear to have an interest , as shown and delineated on said map , read . together with said reports in exhibit sheets Miller , . B. F. Miller , T. Miller , Miller , William . Miller , C. B. Miller , Julia M. Settle , Evelyn T Henry George Tyler A . . Nannie M Booth r . Counsel LAW OFFICES WEAVER & ARMSTRONG FRONT ROYAL , VA . �The State Commission on Conservation & Development of the State of Virginia , Petitioner , % % 9 9 V# % . defendants. Clifton Ayler , et als, etc •©rder t . #• l 1 # / * k - r 7i ' v » 4 4 f " ' — -- ~E« I ' *- • i 4 k _ , FITTED IN • CLERK'S OFFICE % R APPAHANNOCK * COUNTY ^ 19 J * % % T - * * •• * * k �I* . IN THY CIRCUIT VIRGINIA . COURT FOR RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY State Commission on Conservation & ) v ) ) Lira Fvelyh Tyler Miller , Julia M C B Miller , George Tyler Miller , B F Miller , . . Development , Petitioner Condemnation Proceedings . SettleT,.H. M. Booth, Miller and .. ... Qrder Henry , Defendants . and Objectors This day came the parties by their attorneys, before . . . Alexander , the Honorable J R H Court Judge of the Circuit for Rappahannock County in chambers , at Leesburg , Virginia , pursuant to due and timely notice to petitioner: Defendants and objectors filed their additional grounds of objection to the proceedings herein and to the report of the special investigators and appraisers in so far as sane applies to the real estate , - in which they hold an interest in the words and figures following , to wit: . 1 The proceedings herein are without authority as the State Commission on Conservation and Development has never by corporate . act taken the real estate herein sought to be condemned . 2 There has never been a bona fide attempt to real estate by treaty as required by section 4363 of the . 3 as to a Defendants and objectors . secure said code are denied a Judicial hearing just compensation of 1heir property condemned herein : ( A) The special investigators and appraisers are not a judicial body , being authorized as individuals or as a body in the absence of defendants and objectors to hear the evidence of interested parties, unsworn , incompetent , giving opinion evidence , or irrelevant evidence , receive documentary evidence unknown to defendants, make inspections without . any restrictions and found their report therecu ( B ) The statute removes ajl restrictions on their conduct which the decisions of the Virginia . values in condemnation proceedings LAW OFFICES WEAVER 8e ARMSTRONG . . FRONT ROYAL VA Courts imposed on officers ascertaining �( C ) Their conduct throughout their investigations was wholly at . variance with that of officers charged with judicial duties - ( D ) The finding of the value of defendan ts * property - was wholly inad equate, plainly reflecting the influence of petitioners agents with whom they in were constant association during the period of liieir investigation . ( E ) When these defendants secure a hearing in Court they are net with affidavits taken without notice and without an opportunit y to see the conduct of the witnesses and test their intelligence cross or honesty by - examination, and have the burden not Qf showing a just value of their property but a value such - Fourth . as will convict the investigators of misconduct The real estate of these objectors is divided by County lines subjecting them to the oppression of duplicating their defense in different Judicial districts and denying them a fair opportunity of showing the reflected . value of the different portions on each other And these defendants and objectors now move the court under section 6175 of the Code to remove these proceedings into the Circuit Court of Warren County to be there consolidated with the proceedings now in progress t of hearing looking to the condemnation of the portion of the tract located in said County of Warren, and they file the affidavit of George Tyler . .. of the deed of John J Miller to W Milder , the certified copy H Grannis , a copy of the report of partition commissioners, and copies of affidavits filed in said proceedings; which said motion was resisted by counsel for petitioner and the same was thereupon argued .1 #• by counsel for both defendants and objectors, as well as by counsel for petitioner ; WHEREUPON , the Judge being of opinion that the Public Park Condemn a - tion Act dearly contemplates and provides for the maintenance of condemnation proceedings , for so much of the lands of the defendants and of objectors as lie in the Counties of Warren and Rappahannock respectively , in the respective Circuit ^ Courts of said Count and that good cause has not been shown for the removal ., of these proceedings from this Court to the Circuit Court of Warren County , Va doth deny the aforesaid motion to remove this proceed ing from this Court to . JXKJ. «1*. I tC1XGL n~. frVs / AJL ^ Q LSJ-OO.U.U-*^ J * { LAW OFFICES WEAVER Be ARMSTRON G FRONT ROYAL, VA . ' - 1 �r the seme might be signed sealed and enrolled as a part of the record , which . is accordingly done And defendants and objectors herein now moved the Court to set a day for the final trial and hearing of the several matters of defence , but the Court now now consider thereof . being ready to nan a convenient day takes time to * Virginia , will of Rappahannock County , Court The Clerk of the Circuit enter the foregoing upon the C cramon Law Order Book of his Court as a vacation order. % Given under my hand in vacation , at chambers , in Leesburg , Virginia , this the day of t , . . 1933 / L i i v . ri Judge of the Circuit County , Virginia » Court of Rappahannock * VIRGINIA: Clerk ’ s Office of Rappahannock C ircuit Court , July 3r d , 1933 « The f o r e g o i n g v a c a t i o n o r d e r was t h i s day r eceived i n t h e s a i d o f f i c e and entered a s t h e r e i n d i r e c t e d Teste * LAW OFFICES WEAVER & ARMSTRONG F R O N T R O Y A L, V A . A . T s , Clerk. �State Commission on Conservation & Development , . •• V t 1 • % \I . . . Mrs IVelyn T Miller, et als . Order * a f ( * w 7 % « »• /• % �LAW OFFICES . A R T H U R E COOK SUITE 327 SOUTHERN BUILDING WASHINGTON. D C . TELEPHONE NATIONAL 8 5 5® July 25, 1933 . . Mr James M Settle , Clerk of the Circuit Court . of Rappahannock County, Vh Washington, Virginia . . Dear Mr Settle; . Enclosed ie affidavit of .Alfred B lies which we desire to file with the other papers in The State Conmission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, versus Clifton jylor, - and Others, and Thirty Seven Thousand , Ibur Bund red ( 37, 400 ) Acres . of Land , More or Less, in Rappahannock County . Will you kindly file this affidavit accordingly Sincerely yours, �1 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT 0? RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY THE STATE COMMISSION ON CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT CP THE STATE OP VIRGINIA, PETITIONER - . V . - CLIFTON AYLOR AND OTHERS, AND THIRTY SEVEN THOUSAND POUR HUNDRED (37,400) ACRES OP LAUD, MORE OR LESS , IN RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY, DEPENDANTS AFFIDAVIT IN RE: CLAIM ALFRED B. ILES. 0 # . �AFFIDAVIT. The claimant, Alfred B. lies, Being sworn, deposes and says that he is a mining engineer and is duly qualified to testify as to the commercial value of the mineral deposits situate on the J. J Miller tract of land , Mount Marshall , Virginia; that he prospected in the San Juan and Leadville districts of Colorado from 1877 to 1898; that he was superintendent of the Vuljmre mine at Leadville, operator of the Star o \ the West mine at Silverton; in 1899 as manager of the A$o mines in Arizona and discoverer of the disseminated copper ores of that district a large portion of v/hich presents just such an occurence as appear on the aforesaid tract of land on Mt. Marshall, viz; intrusions of quart zite and porphyry in the basaltic rocks of that region > that the said - # deposits constitute the entire copper resources of the New Cornelia AJ Copper company, the greatest copper mine in that state; that the surface showings of the Ajo deposits consists of small bunches stained rock with little on no live mineral ; that affiant sunk five shafts to a depfK of over one hundred feet each before he uncovered the wealth of copper that underlies their surface covering of malapai ; these Ajo deposits al so prove that it is not necessary for the adjacent country to covered with mineral in order to make a mine, for theie is not another mineral occurence within twenty miles of the J\jos ; that affiant was examining engineer for the late J B. Haggin, travelling engineer for a New York syndicate ,beaded by R £ Lounsbury, Isaac Untermyer , V/illard f • Ward , Anton Filers and Henry R Y/olcott, to examine the copper deposits of the White and Copper rivers in Alaska; he was also commissioned to ex amine the Bonanza mine of the Kennicott group , which has produced no no less than $20,000,000 in copper and silver from secondary ores only, and there are no primary ores so far discovered in the district ; that this also shows that there are' large mines of secondary ores and as wel\ as sulphides; in 1904-5 he was consulting engineer for the Alaska Treasure mines on Douglas Island ; consulting engineer for the Alaska i er severance , operator of the Humboldt under lease , v/hich is now theAlaska- Juneau ; manager of the Alaska Copper Co. on the Kuskulina river in AlaskaManager of the Virginia Gold Mining Co.,in Orange county, Va. Manager of the Ariadne Corporation at Silverton ; president and manager; of the Blue Ridge Copper comp any, and his application for a certificate from the Board of State Examiners of Virginia was passed upon Sett. 16 , 1926 ; that he for several years made a close study on the ground of the ores concentrated on the Miller tract of land before any active attempt u/tw to mine the ores in a commercial manner ; that his investigations re vealed that operations had been conducted previously to develop the- de posits but had failed , not because of a lack of confidence in the prop erty, but on account of -insufficient capital , the difficulty of trans porting - the ore to market and jihe low price then prevalent of the nonferros m e t a l s t h a t cavities or caves exist on that particular tract that ixdt he did not find elsewhere in the vicinity which allowed an£ examination of the formation to a depth of thirty to sixty feet , and in each cave which he explored he found the surrounding rocks were impregn nated with the copper minerals, native copper predominating, and nugget of copper weighing one to five ounces were frequent ; that should the min eral impregnation only exist to the depth and width that is there in dicated , there would be a vast tonnage available of commercial ore; up on the surface there are sizable bluffs or ledges plainly showing their mineral content, while gjeat boulders containing the oxides as v/ ell as native copper abound ;and bear mute testimony to the geat size of the mineral zone ; affiant further states that to make a statement that ther«. is not sufficiently large deposits to make a commercial possibility, is misleading, for the number of mines in this country that found their ore already mined on the top of the ground can be counted on the fingers of one hand and it has been his experience to learn that no one can see beyond the point of his pick ; Affiant states that the croppings on the 1,000 acres are indicative of the presxence of ores below , and from a miner's standpoint no better showing is needed to induce him to go th , limit of his resource s in their development ; he says that he obtained < a 2$“-year Lease of 1 ,000 acres of the J J Miller tract with a view to opening a mine, he had built eight miles of v/ agon road , had opened the ore body by a cut fifty feet- wide and a face fifteen feet high, in whicK he found ore for the entire width and face, some very rich, and from this working two hundred tons of ore were extracted , a trial shipmen t to the American Metals Company showed a content of 6.40 copper , show - . - . . . . - - . ^ ' .. ^ �( 2) ing an ideal grade of milling ore > and owing to present day methods of treatment, proximity of markets and improved processes of ore reduction this ore would pay a reasonable profit on its production; Affiant furth er states that his expenditures amounted to $10,900 in building s for blacksmith shop , machine shop and accommodations for the miners, the construction of the road and the costs of mining ; that he was compelled to abandon the project in the month of September, 1929 , on being notifi ed that condemnation proceedings had been instituted - - . . 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VIRGINIA: III THE CIRCUIT COURT OP RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY THE STATE COMMISSION ON CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT PETITIONER OP THE STATE OP VIRGINIA, . V .- CLIPTON AYLOR , AND OTHERS, AND THIRTY SEVEN THOUSAND, POUR HUNDRED (37,400) ACRES OP LAND MORE OR LESS, DEFENDANTS* IN RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY, AFFIDAVIT. COUNTY OP RAPPAHANNOCK ) SS: ) STATE OF VIRGINIA . R. E Manual, being duly sworn, deposes and says that he has had experience in metalic ore mining: that on August 25, 1930 he appeared before the Board of Appraisal Commissioners at ’Washington Virginia in the above styled cause, on behalf of Alfred B lies, . and at a hearing shceduled that date, testified in reference to the claim of Alfred 3 lies in substance as follows: . That he was employed in 1929 and early 1930 by Mr* Alfred B * lies as foreman of operations in opening a mine on Mount Marshall on the J J Miller estate, and the construction of roads on tfie . . property to make possible hauling of ore to Front Royal, Virginia ; that the mine was opened so as to expose a ledge of copper ore twenty feet wide , and to 0 depth of ten feet; that during the said employment he personally assisted in tracing the lode through Mount Marshall for a distance of one mile ; that the ore taken showed,in addition to oxides of copper, native copper in abundance, some of the rock being held together by threads of native copper that seemed to impregnate the whole of it; That he assisted in the reconstruction of about eight miles of Wagon road to the mine ; that employment in the mine and in connection therewith for Mr. Alfred B * lies continued until notice of condemnation proceedings to take the land for public purposes , when further work of development was discontinued for #• that reason; l t �-2 That he submitted to the Board of Appraisal Commissioners one bushel of ore taken by him at random from the mine on Mount Marshall under development by Mr lies on the J j. Miller estate . . . Subscribed and sworn to before me this / XJY x day of . , 1933 f Q V s ^ 7 4 - ^ rx \ * C L 9 / ^ * % 9 9 9 # �<\ 'N - n« VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OP RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY THE STATE COMMISSION ON CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT PETITIONER OP THE STATE OP VIRGINIA, . V -- CLIFTON AYLOR , AND OTHERS, AND THIRTY SEVEN THOUSAND, POUR HUNDRED (37,400) ACRES OP LAND, MORE OR LESS DEPENDANTS IN RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY, . . APPIDAVIT /pe ClAtwv A L F R F P 3 / L E S DISTRICT OP COLUMBIA: SS: . Arthur E Cook being duly sworn, deposes and says that he is attorney in fact for Alfred B. lies; that pursuant to instructions of said Alfred B » lies he did on August 25, 1930, appear before the Board of Appraisal commissions for Rappahannock County, Virginia, in his behalf , and did present to said Board the affidavit of Alfred 3« lies , sworn to on the 20th day of July, 1930, and reading as follows: "The claimant, Alfred B » lies , deposes and says: "That he is the owner of a lease extending five ( 25) years of one thousand (1000) twenty for the of Miller Tract, situated near Washington, acres Virginia: That the said one thousand acres is min eral land, bearing copper and other minerals.* That the country rock is basalt through whichbearing immense intrusions of quartzite, the copper rock occur in irregular zones ; That the ore occurs as cuprite, red oxide, copper glance and native copper in abundance: That he has opened one of the deposits by excavating an open cut fifty (5(J> ) feet in width, from which several carloads of copper ore have been extracted: That the average samplesto of this ore have been sent for testing purposes the American Metals Company, smelters and refiners and Ladoux & Co assayers of New York, with the resultant assay* of 6.00 copper per ton: That after deducting the freight charges and treatment ; there would be a considerable profit on the mining and shipping of this ore; but that if the ore was treated on the ground by the process which has recently been perfected the profits resulting therefrom would be much greater ; that the ore bodies with reasonable development will maintain a tonnage of at least a hundred (100) tons per day - - . - ^ �-2-- which can be mined and treated for not exceeding six dollars ($6.00) a ton, having a daily profit of one hundred six eight dollars (§168.00) at the present depressed price of the copper metal ; that should the price of copper never rise above eleven (11) cents per pound , the profit for the remaining twenty four (24) years of this lease would amount to $1,361,200 less the royalty of lOf ! paid to the lessors; that the affiant has repaired and built for hauling ore and supplies eight miles of wagon road to the mines ; has erected a mine building for general purposes and expended about eleven thousand dollars ($11,000) for labor , equipments and improvements upon said property - - . Vs / . ILES ALFRED B "Subscribed and sworn to before me this 30th day of July, A D 1930. .. "/s/ Rotary Public." Subscribed and sworn to before me this s \> D* 1933* 110TARY PUBLIC \ �t �TELEPHONE ^PPerville 66 J . K . S POE CONTRACTOR & BUILDER UPPERVILLE. VA . July 24 , 1983 . Valuations of buildings at Panorama Resort , Luray , Va , as follows: Tea House , #16,168.30 Pilling station, entrance , toilets and oonerete , 2, 603.98 Macadam in front of buildings •• a • • 2 , 500 oo Old Tea Room , 496.00 Oarage #1 and toilet , 310 oo Valley View Cottage , 1, 677.00 Pairview Cottage , 1, 007.68 "» Gable s Cottage , 1, 009.20 Heater House , 45.00 Bath House , 682.00 Pine Crest Cottage , 1, 300 oo Garage # 2 , 300 oo Caretaker ' s Cottage , 450 oo 1, 200 oo > Oak Grove Cottage , Dining room and kitchen , 2, 577.60 Servants ' quarters , 490 oo Waitresses ' Cottage 400 oo Hotel , 6.003 62 Total , • • • 338 , 204.16 . / // , , . . - ... . .. ^ . State of Virginia , County of Pauquier , to wit : - . . I , K S Poe , Contractor and Builder , do solemnly swear that the above valuation of buildings at panorama Resort is true to the best of my knowledge and belief . / S July , . Subscribed and sworn to before me this 24 th day of 1933 (LtULX-A. / •SL—I nrv */* / „ w 5) r PUBLIC . �s r % i * f * # * A r * �V THE STATE CONSERVATION AMD DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION OP VIRGINIA . VS . AND 37400 CLIPTON AYLOR ET ALS It appearing to the Court . CRES OP LAND, MORE OR LESS ^ tnat there are pending negotiations . on motion of John J. Miller's for the compromise of these cases heirs it is ordered tnat all exceptants oe granted an extension of ten days from the date fixed in the last ordered heretofore entered herein for the filing of affidavits in support of their . several exceptions �n / * The State Conservation <2: Development of the State of Va, VS; Order Clifton A$lor, et als &C 1 « * K t ft l % % Sntered July 17 » Order Book 1933 * "HM ,page 114 | �\ t OFFICE: OF COUNTY CLERK OF RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY WASHINGTON , VIRGINIA H O N J. R . H. A L E X A N D E R, J U D G E . JAS M SETTLE CLERK . ELIZABETH H DE BEROH DEP CLERK . April 13th, 1933 Judge J R H Alexander, Leesburg, Virginia . My dear Judges I am herewith enclosing letter this day received from William D Medley and Arthur E Cook, attorneys for Alfred B Isles, together with motion for extension of time and exceptions to report of Appraisal Com missioners for Shenandoah Rational Park . . . .- I am sending you these papers for such action as you may deem necessary . Sincerely yours, JII3/s �A S S O C I A T E S— GLENN WILLETT C H A S K E R S H E N B A U M. C P A A R T H U R E. C O O K G E O. W A L T E R S M I T H HUGH M FRAMPTON WILLIAM D MEDLEY LAW OFFICES S U I T E 3 2 7, S O U T H E R N B U I L D I N G W A S H I N G T O N . D C. METROPOLITAN 4042 Airil 12, 1933 . James M Settle, Clerk, Circuit Court of Rappahannock County, Washington, Virginia Dear Sir: We are enclosing a Motion for Extension of Time in which to file exceptions to the Report of the Appraisal Commission ers in the matter of the claim of Alfred B « lies in the cause of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the state of Virginia vs. Clifton Aylor and others, and thirty seven thousand four hundred (37,400) acres of land more or less. We are also enclosing the exceptions to be filed in the event that the Court grants the motion for extension of time - - . in which they may be filed Since our reasons for making this motion ere fully set out in the motion itsrlf we feel that it is possible for you, as Clerk of the Court , to present the matter to the Court for its consideration, If you will do this we will greatly appre ciate your kindness as it will thus relieve us of the necessity of coming quite some distance - . Thankihg you for your courtesy in this matter we ere, Yours very truly, 3 ATTORNEYS EOR ALFRED B. IISS WDM/b Encs. 3 . �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY, VIRGINIA THE STATE COMMISSION OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT, OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA, Petitioner, - ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) CLIFTON AYLOR AND OTHERS, end thirty seven thousand four hundred (37,400) ) acres of land more or 1*88, ) . Defendants ) ) EXCEPTIONS TO REPORT OF APPRAISAL COMMISSION BY ALFRED B ILES, DEFENDANT. . . 1 This cause came on to be heard before the Board of Appraisal Commissioners, and pursuant to hearing scheduled August 25, 1930, at Washington, Virginia, testimony was taken . R. Manuel, to the effect that from witness R he was foreman of . lies, in mining operations operations for defendant, Alfred B under a certain mining lease the subject of these proceedings; - that said operations were ceased upon the commencement of pro ceedings by the petitioner to condemn the land under authority of The Public Park Condemnation Aet; that & lode of mineral ore had at that time been opened to approximately twenty feet in width and more than ten feet in height ; that said lode had been definitely located to extend through Mount Marshall, on the - land lease of this defendant, for a distance of exceeding one mile; that mine buildings for general purposes, and roadways had been partially constructed to facilitate removal of said ore; that the project was abandoned solely because of commencement of said condemnation; that there was submitted approximately one hundred pounds of copper ore , which it was testified by the said . R * E Manuel had been taken from the property, and representative of the lode uncovered ; and affidavit stating expenditures upon . the property, the result of assays maae by assayers and smelters �-St and estimated content of said lode upon the leased land was submitted by defendant* £• Hotelthe tending that hearing was held , testimony taken, and evidence of mineral submitted, the said Board of Appraisal Commissioners rendered the following report, which not only negatives any value in oaid lease, but even infere that defendant never presented any evidence, or was heard, in any manner whatsoever; f - . 64 1 ITeme of Claimant, lies, Alfred B "Location; Mining lease on 1000 acre tract* "There is no evidence before ua as to any potential value, we have given Hr lies every opportunity to procure some evidence of mineral value, but has failed to do so . . .. "Geo H Levi, Clerk - . Appraisal Comm'rs "Incidental dmagee arising from taking of this traot $ none " - . 3 . . The defendant Alfred B lies excepts to the above report in its entirety for the reasons Btated in paragraph 1, hereof, that the report does not set forth the facts of evidence sub - mitted , and for the further reason that the Board of Appraisal Commissioners ie required not only to determine "potential value", but is required to make a finding in relation to the value of existing property right, at the time of commencement of the proceedings, including the value of improvements renasred useless to the defendant by the foot that the said condemnation deprived him of his right to use the property in accordance with his then vested right therein; that no Judicial, nor queai Judicial authority has the right arbitrarily to state that a leasehold is of no value whatsoever, and thus lightly take private property . without any compensation therefor . �- 3- . Wherefore the Defendant, Alfred » Ilea, exoepts to the entire report, and prays that It be set aside, and a determ 4 . - ination of the ralae of hie leasehold right In the said property be made as of the time of the commencement of the condemnation . proceedings . WILLIAM D MEDLEY ARTHUR E . COOK ATTORNEYS FOR DEFEJTDAHT , ALFRED B ILES * . . WILLIAM D MEDLEY and ARTHUR 8 COOK 3 £ 7 Southern Building , Washington , D « C » ATTORREY2 FOR DEFEHDART ALFRED B . II • . �m H mm JAS. M . SETTLE CLERK O F T H E CIRCUIT COURT . FOR RAPPAHANNOCK CO. . WASHINGTON . VIRGINIA * ft Judge J R H Alexander Leesburg, Virginia. \ �. % t : III THE CIRCUIT COURT C? RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY, VIRGINIA % - - . ISSION ON CONSER THE STATE COLS' VATION AND DEVELOP: STATE OP VIRGINIA . C, OR THE Petitioner, -VS- « 9 CLIFTON aYLOE AND OTHERS, and thirty seven thousand four hundred (37,400) acres of land more or less - k . Lefendanta. EXCEPTIONS TO RETORT OP APPRAISAL C0X1ISSI0N 4 WILL IA.? D. MEDLEY and ARTHUR R COOH . 327 Southern Building, Washington, D C , c . ATTORNEYS FOR DEPENDANT, ALFRED 3. ILES . 0 4 �• IH THE CIRCUIT COURT 0? RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY, VIRGINIA THE STATE COMMISSION ON CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT, OP THE STATE OP VIRGINIA, ) ) ) ) ) Petitioner, ) vs ) ) CLIPTON AYLOR AND OTHERS, and thirty ) 3 even thousand four hundred ( 37,400 ) ) acres of land more or less, ; ) ) Defendants -- - . EXCEPTIONS TO REPORT 0? APPRAISAL COMMISSION BY ALPRED B ILES, DEPENDANT . . . 1 This cause came on to be heard before the Board of Appraisal Commissioners, and pursuant to hearing scheduled August 25, 1930, et Washington, Virginia, testimony was taken . E. Manuel, to the effect that he was foreman of from witness R . lies , in mining operations for defendant, Alfred B operations under a certain mining lease the subject of these proceedings ; - that said operations were ceased upon the commencement of pro ceedings by the petitioner to condemn the land under authority of The public Park Condemnation Act ; that a lode of mineral ore had at that time been opened to approximately twenty feet in width and more than ten feet in heieht ; that said lode had been definifely located to extend through Mount Marshall, on the - land lease of this defendant, for a distance of exceeding one mile ; that mine buildings for general purposes, and roadways had been partially constructed to facilitate removal of said ore; that the project was abandoned solely because of commencement of said condemnation; that there was submitted approximately one hundred pounds of copper ore, which it was testified by the said R E Manuel had been taken from the property, and representative of the lode uncovered ; and affidavit stating expenditures upon . . the property, the result of assays made by assayers and smelters, ii iS �- 4.- and estimated content of said lode upon the leased land was . submitted by defendant * £• Notwithstending that hearing was held, testimony taken, and evidence of mineral submitted , the said Board of Appraisal Commissioners rendered the following report, which not only negatives any value in said lease, but even infers that defendant never presented any evidence, or was heard , in any manner whatsoever ; -Jr - 64 1 . Name of Claimant, lies , Alfred B "Location; Mining lease on 1000 acre tract. "There is no evidence before us as to any potential value We have given Hr lies every opportunity to procure some evidence of mineral value, but has failed to do so . "Geo. H« Levi, Clerk . - . Appraisal Comm'rs. "Incidental dmages arising from taking of this tract £ none " - . 3 . The defendant Alfred B » lies excepts to the above report in its entirety for the reasons stated in paragraph 1, hereof, that the report does not set forth the facts of evidence sub - - mitted , and for the further reason that the Board of Appraisal Commissioners is required not only to determine "potential value", but is required to make a finding in relation to the value of existing property right , at the time of commencement of the proceedings , including the value of improvements rendered useless to the defendant by the faot that the said condemnation deprived him of his right to use the property in accordance with his then vested right therein; that no judicial , nor quasi judicial authority has the right arbitrarily to state that » a leasehold is of no value whatsoever, and thus lightly take . private property, without any compensation therefor �-3- . Wherefore the Defendant, Alfred B » lies, excepts to the entire report, and prays that it be set aside , and a determ 4 - ination of the value of his leasehold right in the said property be made as of the time of the commencement of the condemnation proceedings* A. WILLIAM D» MEDLEY 'A/\ ^ . A ARTHUR E COOK ATTORN::LYS FOR DEFENDANT, ALFRED B ILES . . WILLIAM D MEDLEY and ARTHUR E. COOK 327 Southern Building, Washington, D C * . ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT ALFRED B ILES . . . �IK THE CIRCUIT COURT OF RAPPAHANNOCK COUK1Y . VIRGINIA STATE COMMISSION ON CONSER VATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA , TtJS . Pet itionert - vs « CLIFTON AYLOR AND OTHERS , and thirty seven thousand four hundred ( ? 7 , 4 QQ ) acres of land more or less - . Defendants . EXCEPTIONS TO REPORT OF APPRAISAL COMMISSION .. C $ - / ?33' WILLIAM E MEDLEY and ARTHUR E COOK , 3 £ 7 southern Building , Washington , D C « ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT , ALFRED B ILES . . . �Vb III THE CIRUCIT COURT OP RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY, VIRGINIA THE STATE COMMISSION ON CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT OP TEE STATE OF VIRGINIA , ) ) ) ) ) ) Petitioner, -vs — ) - CLIFTON AYLOR AND OTHERS, and thirty seven thousand four hundred (37,400) aores of land more or less . . Defendants J ) ) ) ) ) NOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME . lies, by Now comes Alfred B his attorneys, William D » Medley . and Arthur E Cook, and moves this honorable Court for extension of time to ten days from the hearing hereon in which to file exceptions to the Report of the Appraisal Commissioners , filed in this Court on the eighteenth day of May, 1932, and gives as reasons therefor; . That no notice of the filing of said report was received by this defendant or his attorneys , notwithstanding that diligent efforts to obtain Information concerning the same were made by this defendant and his attorney, Arthur E» Cook ; that the Board of Appraisal Commissioners was advised in July 24, . Ilea from 1930, of the removal of Mr . C., to Washington, D Colorado Springs, Colorado; that subsequently correspondence with the Clerk of said board was with defendant's attorney, Arthur E. Cook, who represented the defendant at a hearing con ^ ducted pursuant to order of this Court; that said attorney was - advised that he Would be advised of the filing of said report, but notwithstanding several inquiries in regard thereto neither #• * . defendant nor his attorney has received notice thereof �-2- Your petitioner has ready for filing in this cause exceptions to the said report, and therefore prays that the same may be . accepted and considered herein Attorneys for ALFRED B. ILES, defendant. WILLIAM D. MEDLEY, ARTHUR E. COOK, 327 Southern Building, Washington, D C . . * » # �Il * o IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY VIRGINIA # . % - THE STATE COMMISSION ON CONSER VATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA . Petitioner , •V S « t - CLIFTON AYLOR AND OTHERS , end thirty seven thousand four hu hundred (37,400) acres of land more or less , - Defendants. MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME « 6< - / ? 33. . MEDLEY 7IIL1 A.- TJ . and ARTHUR E COON. o Ti'tLl southern Building , Washington, D « C . ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT, X a-. VC. • ALFRED B. TT * �IN TH3 CIRCUIT COURT OF RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY, VIRGINIA, . MONDAY, MAY 8th, 1933 . Thi.3 day came Alfred B Isles, by counsel, and moved the Court for leave to file exceptions to report of Appraisal Commissioners filed on May 18, 1932 in the condemnation proceedings of State Commission on Conservation and development of the State of . Clifton Aylor, et al • Virginia vs 3 y which motion the Court doth grant, subject however to such exceptions as may be made and filed thereto ; . whereupon said exceptions were filed - A C0PY T3STS: . Clerk * » �£> tate Glammifiaimt mt (Emtamiatimt nnb Dmlnpmpttt RICHMOND. VA. WILLIAM E . CARSON , CHAIRMAN , RIVERTON COLEMAN WORTHAM , VICE CHAIRMAN, RICHMOND JUNIUS P FISHBURN , ROANOKE E GRIFFITH DODSON NORFOLK RUFUS G ROBERTS CULPEPER THOMAS L FARRAR CHARLOTTESVILLE LEE LONG DANTE . . . . . GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER RESOURCES AND POWER FOREST SERVICE PARKS ARCHAEOLOGY AND HISTORY STATE PUBLICITY . . . . ELMER O FIPPIN , EXECUTIVE SECRETARY BUREAUS O F THE COMMISSION AND TREASURER the meeting of the State Commission on Conservation and Development , held in Richmond, December 21, 1928, the following motion was made by Mr V/ortham, seconded by Mr Pishburn , and carried: . . "For the purposes contemplated in Section twenty four 124 ) of the Public Park Condemnation Act , William E Carson, chairman of the State Com mission on Conservation and Development , is hereby designated and appointed in writing the representa tive, agent , and attorney of the said Commission , through whom the Commission desires to act in the institution and maintenance of proceedings looking to the acquirement , by condemnation proceedings or otherwise , of title to lands and other property, for a public park or for public park purposes under authority of the Rational Park Act , and the Executive Secretary of the Commission is hereby authorized and directed to furnish to the said William E. Carson, Chairman of the State Commission on Conservation and Development , such properly certified copies of this resolution for file with the record of any such con demnation proceedings which may be instituted under authority of said Public Park Condemnation Act ” - . - - - . Subscribed and sworn to before me this 28th day of October , 1929 . yv . Notary Public 6 My commission expires October 16, 1932. ��wf -Tip ' . t % I - . * ' • PETITIuN w ? TME STATE CON SEDATION ANJ DEVELOPMENT oF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA , FOR THE CON DUCTION OF LANDS IN COUNTY * - « P E T I T I O N Sua- a/i 7 ho * i t m - • ' ?* Vv * « & LAW OFFICES WEAVER & ARMSTRONG FRONT ROYAL, VA. :) r * � 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 Miller, JJ Estate Description An account of the resource Tract: 54; Location: East side of Little Devil Stairs Run near top of Blue Ridge; Cost/Acre: $9.50; Estimate Value: $260.00; Number of Acres: 104.0; Monies Awarded: $260.00 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 54 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context miller-jj-estate-tract-54 Booth Grannis Iles Miller Roy Settle https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/d5110d9bb7f228ad638b7076d78d9c23.pdf 5285068d875fe7180de4bb8bd1d7bcfb 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 Moore, JR Description An account of the resource Tract: 38; Location: North slope and E end of Nixon's Arm; Cost/Acre: $11.93; Estimate Value: $521.00; Number of Acres: 70.0; 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 38 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context moore-jr-tract-38 Moore https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/88b67bf72afbccbff5173da39b485c69.pdf f885d7e3f8ec31bf9af673bae01f6bc9 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 Mt. Olive Church Description An account of the resource Tract: 255; Location: Crossroads on Hazel Mountain; Cost/Acre: $ (n/a); Estimate Value: $350.00; Number of Acres: (n/a); 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 255 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mt-olive-church-tract-255 https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/c5ba7d6fa8aa644018dd25738303cdb6.pdf 56067015baf111fdfa492803db4aaa66 PDF Text Text County: Rappahannock District: Piedmont NAME OF OWNER . - #128 Mundy, Chas Number of AcresiJ? - Frazier Run just above Frazier Hollow Location : Roads: Five miles over rough county road to State Highway, thence 17 miles to Luray, the nearest shipping point Soil : . . Sandy loam, very rocky; level History of Tract and condition of timber: . The land has been cultivated and is worn out Improvements: One old abandoned house of no value- some little fruit . Acreage and value of types : Types Value per acre Acreage Total Value Slope : Cove: Grazing Land : 2 Cultivated Land : @ $10.00 $20.0Q Orchard : Minerals: Value of Land : $ 20.00 Value of Improvements: $ 10.00 10 * 00 $30.00 Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract: $ 15.00 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE CLERK �county: Rappahannock District: Piedmont - . #128 Munday, Charles, ( Col ) Acreage Claimed: Value Claimed: Location: Frazier Run just above Frazier Incumbrances, counter claims or laps: Hollow. Hone known . . Soil: Sandy loam, very rocky Roads: Five miles over rough county road to State High Level - - way, thence 17 miles to Luray, the nearest ship . ping point History of Tract and condition of Timber: The land has been cultivated and is worn out • . Abandoned house, which has only a wrecking value Improvements: Value of Land by types: Type : . 2 Fg tt tt "M $5.00 . CIO 00 Improvements 10.00 Total value of land tt tt Value Per A Acreage timber - — $20.00 acre #10.00 Total value of tract Average value per -- - - Total Value $10.00 �- C nty » Rappahannock Diswict: Piedmont . - #128 Lunday, Charles,( Col ) N A Anna V. Bowen’* Heirs #116 / Frank Jenkins #129 Lee Frazier #135 LEGEND: Cove Orchard Slope Grazing Land Ridge Tillable " Scale 20 chains l" - = � 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 Mundy, Charles Description An account of the resource Tract: 128; Location: Frazier Run just above Frazier Hollow; Cost/Acre: $15.00; Estimate Value: $30.00; Number of Acres: 2.0; 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 128 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mundy-charles-tract-128 Munday https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/957524a8f93f88edaf37df1ddc90d42e.pdf cdf5b71e59164737dc1d92a09aafae2f PDF Text Text CLAIMANT :x NAME OF County: Rappahannock District: Hampton - #89 Mundy, Hilary 6 Number of Acres: - . Location : Eastern slope of Pignut Mountain, one half mile north of B.P Miller's home, Gid Brown Hollow, - Roads: One and one half miles of fair dirt road to Lee thence IS miles to Luray, nearest shipping point * Highway; Sandy clay loam, fair depth and fertility, Comparatively free of loose surface rock. Eastern exposure Soil: . . . History of Tract and condition of timber: Tan hark removed about 30 years ago Other timber products removed at various - times Pine removed by Frank Compton a year or so ago Small scattered chestnut oak over the area . . . None Improvements: Acreage and value of types : Value per acre Acreage Types Total Value Slope : 6 Cove : @ $4.00 $24.00 Grazing Land : Cultivated Land : Orchard : Minerals: Value of Land : $ 24.00 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Timber : $ Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract : $ 4.00 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ NONE CLERK �county: Rappahannock District: Piedmont - . #128 Munday, Charles, ( Col ) Acreage Claimed: Value Claimed: Location: Frazier Run just above Frazier Incumbrances, counter claims or laps: Hollow. Hone known . . Soil: Sandy loam, very rocky Roads: Five miles over rough county road to State High Level - - way, thence 17 miles to Luray, the nearest ship . ping point History of Tract and condition of Timber: The land has been cultivated and is worn out • . Abandoned house, which has only a wrecking value Improvements: Value of Land by types: Type : . 2 Fg tt tt "M $5.00 . CIO 00 Improvements 10.00 Total value of land tt tt Value Per A Acreage timber - — $20.00 acre #10.00 Total value of tract Average value per -- - - Total Value $10.00 �- C nty » Rappahannock Diswict: Piedmont . - #128 Lunday, Charles,( Col ) N A Anna V. Bowen’* Heirs #116 / Frank Jenkins #129 Lee Frazier #135 LEGEND: Cove Orchard Slope Grazing Land Ridge Tillable " Scale 20 chains l" - = �County: Rappahannock District: Piedmont NAME OF OWNER . - #128 Mundy, Chas Number of Acre*:,* - Frazier Run just above Frazier Hollow Location : Roads: Five miles over rough county road to State Highway, thence 17 miles to Luray, the nearest shipping point Soil : . . Sandy loam, very rocky; level History of Tract and condition of timber: . The land has been cultivated and is worn out Improvements: One old abandoned house of no value- some little fruit , Acreage and value of types : Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Slope : Cove : Grazing Land : 2 Cultivated Land : @ $10.00 #20.0Q Orchard : Minerals: Value of Land : $ 20,00 Value of Improvements: $ 10,00 10,00 :;30 oo . Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract: $ 15,00 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ NONE CLERK J �-^ounty: Rappahannock District: Piedmont . - #128 ?£unday, Charles, ( Col ) Acreage Claimed: Value Claimed: Location: Frazier Run just above Frazier Incumbrances, counter claims or laps: Hollow. None known . . Soil: Sandy loam, very rocky Roads: Five miles over rough county road to State High Level - - way, thence 17 miles to Luray, the nearest ship . ping point History of Tract and condition of Timber: The land has been cultivated and is worn . out . Abandoned house, which has only a wrecking value Improvements: Value of Land by types: $5.00 $10.00 Total value of land n . 2 Fg n Value Per A Acreage Type: n n "w Improvements 10.00 timber -- -- $20.00 Average value per acre $10.00 Total value of tract Total Value $10.00 �C nty » Rappahannock Diswict: Piedmont * W //128 ?:unday, - Charles,( Col ) « N Anna V. Bowen *' Heirs #116 / Prank Jenkins #129 Cove Lee Frazier #133 LEGEND: Orchard Slope Ridge Scale Grazing Land Tillable - 1" = 20 chains II �Claim of In the Circuit Court of Z The State tioner, vs. _ a _ County, Virginia, No.Z JZ , At Law. ion and Develomment of the State of Virginia, Peti ^ - County, Virginia, Defendants. more or less, of land in The undersigned, in answer 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 o f .C o u n t y, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this , as his answer o said petition and to said notice* My name is My Post Office Address is T I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of laiftl within the area sought to be condemned, containing about acres, on which there, are the following buildings and improvements : _ ^ . _ 7 __ This land is located about miles from Virginia, in 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 ) _ - A ' SgyJlc The land owners adjacentjo the above described tract or /parcel of land are as follows : North South ! ( t i i i r East West I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year in the following manner: j . _ ___ _ -A *? - 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 in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is T I am the owner of -Z - ZsL acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcgl 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: merest _ - ^^ - ( Continue remarks if necessary _ on the back ). —^ ^ —^ J ( ) my my signature or name and hereto this mark f -^-day Witless attached of 1930. , To-wit : STAJTJE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF The undersigned hereby certifies that the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath That the matters and things appearing in his atypve answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief , this , 1930, JS--. day of —' _ ^ _ erjZof the Court, oret r -Public, or-Justtee ijf the-Peace. - ^ ‘ �JLJ k RAPIJAHAKNOCA * & yt ' �COUNTY: R .PPAHANNOCK DISTRICT; HAMPTON #89 , Acreage Claimed: - Hilary Mundy . oA DEED Assessed Value Claimed: rt ft Location ; Eastern slope of Pignut Mountain, one half mile north of B F Miller’s home Gid Brown Hollow, .. . . Incumbrances, counter claims or laps; None known .. Soil: Sandy clay loam, fair depth and fertility Comparatively free of loos ; Surface rock Eastern exposure . Roads ; One and one half miles of fair dirt road to Dee High ay; thence 19 miles to Luray, nearest shipping p int . tract and condition of timber ; Tan bark removed bbout 30 years ago 'O'the’r timber products removed at various times Pine removed by Frank Compton a year or so ago Small scattered chestnut oak over the area History of . . . . . Improvements: None Value of land by types: Value Types Slope Acre;i ;e 6 per acre $4 Ob . " Total v lue of land Total value of improvements Total value of timber Total value of tr ct Average value per acre 24,00 4.00 Total Value $ 24 bo . �County: Rappahannock District: Hampton * - #89_ Mundy, Hilary _ \^ 4/ / Frli!nk \ ^^ ID Compton MauriceClark «• . B Butler / / IS - \ H4 \ \ LEGEND* Orchard Cove Slope Grazing Land Ridge Tillable Land Scale 1” = 20 chains - �Claim of In the Circuit Court of Z The State tioner, vs. _ a _ County, Virginia, No.Z JZ , At Law. ion and Develomment of the State of Virginia, Peti ^ - County, Virginia, Defendants. more or less, of land in The undersigned, in answer 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 o f .C o u n t y, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this , as his answer o said petition and to said notice* My name is My Post Office Address is T I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of laiftl within the area sought to be condemned, containing about acres, on which there, are the following buildings and improvements : _ ^ . _ 7 __ This land is located about miles from Virginia, in 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 ) _ - A ' SgyJlc The land owners adjacentjo the above described tract or /parcel of land are as follows : North South ! ( t i i i r East West I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year in the following manner: j . _ ___ _ -A *? - 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 in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is T I am the owner of -Z - ZsL acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcgl 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: merest _ - ^^ - ( Continue remarks if necessary _ on the back ). —^ ^ —^ J ( ) my my signature or name and hereto this mark f -^-day Witless attached of 1930. , To-wit : STAJTJE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF The undersigned hereby certifies that the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath That the matters and things appearing in his atypve answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief , this , 1930, JS--. day of —' _ ^ _ erjZof the Court, oret r -Public, or-Justtee ijf the-Peace. - ^ ‘ �JLJ k RAPIJAHAKNOCA * & yt ' �COUNTY: R .PPAHANNOCK DISTRICT; HAMPTON #89 , Acreage Claimed: - Hilary Mundy . oA DEED Assessed Value Claimed: rt ft Location ; Eastern slope of Pignut Mountain, one half mile north of B F Miller’s home Gid Brown Hollow, .. . . Incumbrances, counter claims or laps; None known .. Soil: Sandy clay loam, fair depth and fertility Comparatively free of loos ; Surface rock Eastern exposure . Roads ; One and one half miles of fair dirt road to Dee High ay; thence 19 miles to Luray, nearest shipping p int . tract and condition of timber ; Tan bark removed bbout 30 years ago 'O'the’r timber products removed at various times Pine removed by Frank Compton a year or so ago Small scattered chestnut oak over the area History of . . . . . Improvements: None Value of land by types: Value Types Slope Acre;i ;e 6 per acre $4 Ob . " Total v lue of land Total value of improvements Total value of timber Total value of tr ct Average value per acre 24,00 4.00 Total Value $ 24 bo . �County: Rappahannock District: Hampton * - #89_ Mundy, Hilary _ \^ 4/ / Frli!nk \ ^^ ID Compton MauriceClark «• . B Butler / / IS - \ H4 \ \ LEGEND* Orchard Cove Slope Grazing Land Ridge Tillable Land Scale 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 Mundy, Hilary Description An account of the resource Tract: 89; Location: East slope of Pignut Mountain, 1/2 mile north of BP Miller's home - Gid Brown Hollow; Cost/Acre: $4.00; Estimate Value: $24.00; Number of Acres: 6.0; 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 89 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mundy-hilary-tract-89 Mundy