147 20 4487 https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/49bcbb8ab16935995a9ac0e6f68df5e0.pdf 46088a5d6ec2b9e4d50d5713484c4cbf PDF Text Text Rappahannock County District: Wakefield - #170a Rutherford, W.J. NAME OF CLAIMANT 40 Number of Acres: ^ On the south side of the South Fork of Jordan iver, about one mile east of the Shirley Carter orchards, almost entirely within the Park Area , Location : Four miles unimproved dirt road to Flint Hill, thence 13 miles macadam road to Front Royal, Roads : The soil is a thin sandy loam, more or less rocky with a north and Soil: History of Tract and condition of timber : are moderately steep and ^heeast exposure . slopes This seems to have been a typical small . The smoother portions of the tract mountain homestead for many years soil had been were cleared cultivated until the natural fertility of the exhausted,and then abandoned, and are now covered with a dense growth of . . including All merchantable forest products being cultivated this year The remaining poplar stave wood have been removed from this tract timber is either small or defective and unfit for use except as fuel for Improvements : which there appears to be no market One 2 room abandoned log house in poor condition . # . Acreage and value of types : Acreage Types Slope : Value per acre Total Value 24 @ $3.00 $72.00 15 @ 6.00 90.00 1 @ 10.00 Cove: Grazing Land : Cultivated Land : _ 10.00 $172.00 Orchard : Minerals: Value of Land : $ 172,00 128.00 Value of Improvements : $ 128 * 00 $300.00 Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract : $ 7.50 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ NONE CLERK �/7 Claim of _ _ _ yi.44 iara - Jac-ks- oa--Kutoe - fox-d - And- -Caro line.Hutlier£ard-*. ^ In the Circuit Court of Happdharmgc k County, Virginia, No._ _149- , At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petiand 37 _ _ t 400 acres tioner, vs. Cli fton Ay lor _ e t a1 . s _ _ , . _ _ more or less, of land inJiappahanfioak 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 Rappahannock County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to said notice. My name is J[i Hiam Ja_Q.ks_Q.n_ Rutherford. and _ Car o li n e Ru t her ford and . JLaur el Mi_l l_s_ t _ Va • My Post Office Address is paxryYi l le, Va _ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ __ I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought _4 Q to be condemned , containing about acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements : jilt _ Jtt kLt _ • 3. This land is located about miles from Virginia, in the yak.efJLeld 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 subject to parcel of land described above ) . the life estate of jVilljl am Jackson Rutherford , remainder _ . _ __ Ca_r 0 l_i ne__Ru£herf ord The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows : Buck Bradford North A W Dearing , _de c • South East A J A* Pear ing dec • West lh Qma s 3_ett_lej et al_s_ ._ .. _ _ _ __ __ . _ _ I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year _ l$Q § following manner : 3y pe ed _ _ _ _ ._ in the I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements there_ ! ? ? on is . I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, • in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $ 800.00 I am the owner of . acres of land adjoining the above described tract or 0. 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 $ Q ( In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make ; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds ) . Remarks : _ — ___ _ Continue remarks if necessary on the back ). Witness my signature ( or my name and mark attached hereto ) thh is £ L' — r -day of . 1930. STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF , To-wit : The undersigned hereby certifies that. HIlia HL _Ja£ k 3.Q n Riitf ord* 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 , »» 2 this day of .Ju_nej , 1930. ( ___ _ . _ __ _ /of the Court, er Special Invcotigator -or ClerJ No tapy Publie,- or Justice of - the . - Peace ��County: Rappahannock District: Wakefield -a -Rutherford, £170 Acreage Claimed: . 40 A . J. . Assessed: 9.70 A Deed w n -40-30.3= . 9.70 A Value Claimed: $800.00 Locati n: On the south 3 ide of the South Pork of Jordan River about one mile east of the Shirley Carter orchards, almost entirely within the Park area $ not given . Incumbrances, counter claims or laps None 30 . far as known Roads: Four idles unimproved dirt road to Flint Ilill, thence 13 miles macadam road to Front Royal Soil: The soil is a thin sandy loam The slopes are moder ately steep and more or less rocky with a north and east exposure . . - . History of tract and condition of timber: This seems to have been a typical shell mountain Homestead for many years The smoother portionsof the tract were cleared, cultivated until the natural fertility of the soil had been ex hausted, and then abandoned, and are now covered with a dense growth of brush and briars, There is approx imately one acre of cleared land recently used for garden and truck patch that is fairly fertile, but is . ’ - - . not being cultivated this year All merchantable forest products Including poplar 3tave wood have been removed from this tract, The remaining timber is either small or defective and unfit for use except as fuel for which there appears to be no market There are about 50 old apple trees on the tract, but they have received no care for so many years that it is extremely difficult to find the - or account of the young timber which is frequently higher than the apple trees They may have a nominal value of $25 as a family orchard . . Improvements . . There is on the tract an abandoned 14,xl6'| l- story 2 room log house with .part shingle and part com position roof, and an old log henhouse, both of which arc in such poor state of repair that they are considered worthless - - . _ Acreage and value by type sj 'Type: Acreage: Slope 18 F r F c Value Per A • 5 3.00 8.00 24 Value of land n orchard n n ” tract $78.00 25.00 $105.00 Value per acre for tract: $4.58 Total Value -71F.00 15.00 8.00 “ 713700 �nty : District: C N A #170 a Rappahannock Wakefield - Rutherford ,W.J * I I« .. - M R Brad ford ^ — n u , V N \ s $ . Dearing Est <5? V Johnson & Wimsatt LEGEND : Orchard Cove Slope Ridge Scale Grazing Land - Tillable Land Fields restocking IS * 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 Rutherford, WJ Description An account of the resource Tract: 170 - A; Location: Beech Spring Hollow one mile S of Lee Highway; Cost/Acre: $5.41; Estimate Value: $1,738.25; Number of Acres: 321.0; Monies Awarded: $1,738.25 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 170 - A Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context rutherford-wj-tract-170-a Rutherford https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/4cb438e1ac0a9fbe68e9cec99f3cdc86.pdf d76fae5dce8ebe0d03533083f881a760 PDF Text Text Country 1 Rappahannock District: Piedmont NAME OF CLAIMANT . - #170 Rutherford, Wm J. 321 3/100 - Number of Acres: . Beech Spring Hollo?/ one mile south of Lee Highway Location : Roads: One mile to Lee Highway; thence 19 miles over Lee Highway to Luray, the nearest shipping point Soil: Sandy clay loam of good depth and fertility Scattered outcrop of rocks . . . . expo sure North, east and west History of Tract and condition of timber: This tract has been culled or cut over many years ago, and at the present time there remains a very good stand of small young timber, consisting principally of Red Oak, white pine, This tract is estimated to cut 986 bd ft. per acre poplar and basswood or a total of 96,628 bd.ft on 98 acres . * . . Improvements: . One 4 room shingle roof log house , stone foundation, log stable, shingle roof, all in air condition . Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Slope : 261 3/100 - Value per acre Total Value @ $2/50 $653.25 Cove : Grazing Land : 42 @ 6.00 252.00 Cultivated Land : 18 @ 3-0.00 180.00 $1085.25 Orchard : Minerals: Value of Land : $ 1085.25 Value of Improvements: $ 265.00 265.00 Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Timber : $ -• 388.00 ^ §1738.25 Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract: $ 5.41 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ NONE CLIKK �_ _ — Claim of JfltL lllam. Ja_o_ksun Rutiie.r£ur &. In the Circuit Court of Rappahannock County, Virginia, No. _L4i? , At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petiand _ _3 7 j_ 4 0 Q_ _ acr e_s tioner, vs._ _Cl ift o_n Ay lor _ e t _ als _ _ _ _ _ __ _ more or less, of land in Ha.Piiahanno ck 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 BAPPAHANNQCK County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to said notice. My name is JtiIJAam Ja.aks Q.o Aui.ii.arf QrR«_ Mv Post Office Address i s Y ir gijli a « I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned , containing about —322 acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements : Dweiling House % S t a b C o r n_ H o u s e _a n d_ __ _ __ _ _ _ — _ __ . , other out b u i l d i n g s _ __ _ _ _ — This land is located about A miles from Virginia , in the PA© dmo n t Magisterial District of said County. I claim the following right , title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above : ( In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or .- joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title , estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above L S o l e Owner in fee s i m p l e . The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows : North JacRAtkins «_ F let c he r _ e t a1s South _ Ja s East . J ona s_ _Atk i ns West .MIS _ Li ndsajr _ P_o ds o n —_ _ _ . _ _ _ _ _._ ._ __ . I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year 122.d in the following manner : Pr om jY M _Pletcher Jc rd t C ommi s s i on er s , i_n the _ sa1e_ o f the es:ta t^. _ oX A j[ C1a rk * I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is 644£UQ.Q. . 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 $_ h.44C 0 D ^ I am the owner of . D. acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park area, which I claim will be damaged by the pro posed condemnation of lands within the Park area , to the extent of Q ( In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make ; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds ) . _ ___ _ _ . _. _ _. ._ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ __ _ __ _ _ - Remarks : ( Continue remarks if necessary on the back ) . Witness my signature ( or my name and mark attached hereto this _ _ 2-!* day , June of , 1930. STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF- J To-wit : paha cicThe undersigned hereby certifies that ‘A A J A 4 the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief , June this- AA day of , 1930. ^ ^ — — XXX XX.A ��- Rutherford, . J. #170 ^Acreage Claimed: . 322A County: Rappahannock District: Piedmont Assessed: 321.35A it Deed:349.6 A Value Claimed: #6440.00 Location: Beech Spring Hollow one mile south of Lee Highway ” v643.00 $300.00 . Incumbrances, counter claims or laps: Hone . known Roads: One mile to Lee Highway; th nee 19 miles over Lee Highway to Luray, the nearest shi ning point Soil: Sandy clay loam of good depth and fertility, North, east and west exposure Scattered outcrop of rocks . . History of tract and condi ion of . imter : ' Thi 3 tract has been culled or present time there remains a very good stand of small young timber, con sisting principally of Red Oak, White Pine, Poplar and Basswood This tract is estimated to cut 986 bd, ft per acre or a total of 96,628 bd ft rounded off to 97,000 bd ft ) on 98 acres cut over many years ago, and at the " - . . . . . - Improvements: .. Dwelling Log, construction, 16 ’ x 36 ’l-£ story, ~ room T shingle 4 roof, stone wall and chimney Spring water occupied by owner. $200 . - . - Log meathouse, 10’ x 14’ shingle roof . . 10.00 Log stable 12’ x 14 *, shingle roof, only fair condition — 15.00 . Farm land fenced with rails and some logs Value of land by types: Acreage: Slope ” 00 F c 18 F g 11 F r 31 Types: " ' . Value Per A, Tottil n n it .. - . . tract value per acre — $5.09 It Average H " It ! ! improvements timber 97,000 bd ft ©$4 per M ’ ’ value ;Bl2.rO Turner 10.00 5.00 3.00 180.00 55.00 93.00 Z&XJT&S " Total value of land . 22B 00 ; V $940.50 225.00 388.00 1553.50 . Clark land . *Note: This tract comprizes lot #6 & 7 of the A. W , The variation in acreage i 3 believed to be due to the difference between horizont 1 and surface measurement � 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 Rutherford, WJ Description An account of the resource Tract: 170; Location: South side of South Fork of Jordan River; Cost/Acre: $7.50; Estimate Value: $300.00; Number of Acres: 40.0; 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 170 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context rutherford-wj-tract-170 Rutherford https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/ada4377dc2b06a11d1a33e917448fc4e.pdf 3d377315ae804e32bda32919494ef146 PDF Text Text / RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY / CLAIMANT 1 NAME OF ©SKMER #20 a Settle, Julia M - . - Number of Acres: 148 . On top of tile Blue Ridge about l/2 mile south of Jenkins Gap Location : Roads : The old mountain road extending from Rappahannock County to . Browntown in Warren County passes through Jenkins Gap It is five miles via this road to Browntown, thence by poor state road eight miles to steep and rough and badly in need of Front oyal The old road is very route to the R R practicable most the affords but SSifjcrepairs ^- . .. . No Soil Approximately 103 acres of this tract has The sod varies from been, and is now being used as a grazing farm , has been heavily culled , however area , The timbered excellent to medium over and severely burned The timber remaining on the tract is scattered, of inferior TIMBER: quality, and it is impractical to operate it History of Tract and condition of timber : . . . ORCHARDS There is an orchard of 400 trees approximately four acres, on the tract, The trees are 20 to 25 years of age and in a thrifty condition. T ees need pruning badly Improvements: . Acreage and value of types : Value per acre Acreage Types Total Value Ridge : Fence Slopes @ $55.00 $5.00 & @ 40*00 5580.00 12-1- @ 80.00 1000.00 $6385.00 1 Cove : Grazing Land : 134 Fields Restocking : Cultivated Land : Orchard : Minerals: Value of Land : $ 6385 *00 Value of Improvements : $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit : $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract : $ 43 *15 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ > * None * /7* CLERK �_ _. Claim of . SETTLE , JULIA M RAPPAHANNOCK At Law. County, Virginia, No.2A3 . In the Circuit Court of The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petian d 3 7 1400 a cres tioner, vs. _ iiiifton Axlo r § t _a I s _ __ _ __ . _ _ _ __ — __ __ County, Virginia, Defe j nts. more or less, of land in Rap.paharinQ 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 Jteii£aharmo okas his answer to said petition and to said notice. Julia M Set tie My name is , Virginia Flint Hill Mv Post Office Address . is I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought acres, on which there are the following to be condemned, containing about 150.10 buildings and improvements : __ ^^ * . . %/ __ _ __ _ miles from Pl int Hi ll about _ __§. This land is located Virginia, in ld kef ie ' Magisterial District of said County. the I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above : fin this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above ) . _ ^ _3OLE _ OWNER The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows : North H T & G T Miller 1 s heirs J J Miller E s t of _ South . .. _ _ ._ _ East _ West _ .. . _. _ er . of J . J .Miller ’ s heirs 1 iiist __ _ I acquired my right, title* estate or interest to this property about the year 1923. in the following manner : in the partition of the estate of J J Miller dec ’ d , my father .. . . I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon -is $ 211,.0.00 * .00. . I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $ ? P_JLQ 00. 00 . acres of land adjoining the above described tract or I am the owner of none 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 ) . t proper e on orchard nt .y _ There _ _ _ excelle an aboy own I Remarks : i 600 apple trees about 20 years of age This is also are about o rie- uf ~ ~ tire ~ iresir grazing- -farms ~ -on --the--3Itre -Ridge mourrta in -and _I :value _ ihe _land _ at i-7.5 Q.U jier_ _a cue 4 _ .malting. _a _ _t.Q i&l __of $11, 257.50 I value land and orchard at . 20 000.00 I much __ . __ _ _ “" _ _ _ . " “ _ _ ._ _ _ " _ __ __ __ _. _ . — __ . , ^ pro . ___ 5 th day Witness my signature ( or my name and mark attached hereto ) this , 1930. J y June of , To-wit : .han. niLC.k Ra.p STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF Ju_lia oe t t l_e * .•? e t t lj i _ £igt i pj The undersigned hereby certifies that Jaj=L •!! 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 , Ma3&c 5 " day of . June this ^ __ _ _ __ _ . _ _ _ ^ __ __ Cler Wthe Court, ^ __ ^ _ __ _ ��f (2 &n #20a Acreage Claimed: < County! Rsppahannock District: Wakefield i *” - Settle, Julia M. 150 Acres Value Claimed: On top of the Blue Ridge about 1/2 mile south of Jen ins Gap, Location: Incumbrances, counter claims or laps: Roads: . Hone known The old mountain road extending from Rappahannock TTounty to Browntown in Warren County passes through Jenkins Cap, It is five miles via this road to Brovratown, thence by poor state road eight miles to Front Royal, The old road is very steep and rough and badly in need of repairs but affords the most practicable route to the R R, . History of tract and condition of timber: Approximately 103 acres of this tract has been, and Is now being used as a grazing farm, The sod varies from excellent to medium The timbered area, however, has been heavily culled and severely burned over " . . Improvements and orchards: Orchards: There is an orchard of 400 trees approximately four acres,in the tract, The trees are 20 to 25 years of age and in a thrifty condition, Trees need pruning badly, The orchard is valued at fifty dollars per acre . t The timber remaining on the tract is scattered, of inferior quality, and it is impractical to op erate it Timber: - . Acreage and value by types: es: Ifgpe Acreage; Field Grazing Orchard 143 4 X Value of lands n " orchard n Value Per A, ” tract — 52.00 35.00 50.00 $50055.00 200.00 $5207 UO . — Average value per acre for tract: #42.00 Total Value $5005 loo C007.0C | � 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 Settle, Julia Description An account of the resource Tract: 20 - A; Location: On the drains of Burgess River; Cost/Acre: $22.68; Estimate Value: $658.00; Number of Acres: 29.0; Monies Awarded: $658.00 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 20 - A Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context settle-julia-tract-20-a Settle https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/445a9ce209b93ff5cd4519565824643b.pdf 76e1f93ce9f21a2e301cda4a38454135 PDF Text Text RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #20 Number of Acres : Location : - Settle, . «j 29 . On the drains of Burgess River _ Roads :. A lane extends,from the county road on Burgess river to this is about.ik mile to the county road which is rough and unim tract — , It thence 12 miles 10 T-front noyal, the nearest shipping point, or proved 1 mile to Flint Hill Soil : The soil is fertile sandy loam, of good depth, and fertility along the creek bottom , h is fairly smooth and level in the bottom with steep slopes on either side On those slopes the soil is only average . - ' - - 1 . -- ' . . : the tract has be en leared condition of timber half Tractatand About, it present ae some time. At th is growing up to Drush ex ana larmea cept about 10 A around the house , Only a small garden patch is being cultivated History of . Improvements : - . 5 room log and frame house, shingle roof, and log barn, All in poor condition . shingle roof . Acreage and value of types : Acreage Types Value per acre Total Value Ridge : 11 @ 13.00 §33.00 -- 18 @ 12.50 225.00 Fields Restocking : 29 Slope : Cove : " Grazing Land : §258.00 Cultivated Land : Orchard : Minerals : Value of Land : $ 258.00 * Value of Improvements : $ 400.00 Value of Orchard : $ 400.00 §658.00 Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit : $ Value of Timber : $ Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract : $ 22.68 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ NONE CLERK �SETTLE , JULIA M 2 “ . o Claim of . In the Circuit Court of » At Law. -County, Virginia, No.J i? The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia , Peti, , , , ACRES 37 400 3 AND AL ST CLIFTON AYLOR tioner, vs. __ _- . more or less, of land in RAPPAHANNOCK 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 RAPi AHANNOCK County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to said notice. Julia M Settle My name is Eli n t Hi l1j_ V ir g i ni a My Post Office Address is I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought & less or more 33 to be condemned , containing about acres/ on which there are the following buildings and improvements : Dwe l 1ing an d barn . _ __ _ _ _ _. _ __ Flint Hill This land is located about 4 miles f r o m Virginia, in ie Id V akef the Magisterial District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above : ( In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above ) . SOLE OWNER _ . The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows: T H Settle & Jos Reid, Jr North South. J E •Robinson & Harry K e r n J E R o b i n s o n & Harry K e r n East West. T H S e t t l e I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year 1926 in the following manner : By de e d f rom T H 3e 111e . . .. _. _ .. .. _ _ _ __ _ _._ _._ I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $ 1000.00 . I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $ 1 0 0 0 . 0 0 I am the owner of n o n e 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 bQunds ). Remarks : remarks if necessary on the back ) Witness n>y signature ( or my name and mark attached hereto ) this day i93o. ^ STATE OF7 VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF- j*ajqeaHannock , To-wit : The undersigned hereby certifies that Jas M 3et t le , ag t for J u l i a o e t t l e the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters and things appearing in his above are true to the best of his knowledge and belief , this day of _ IE _ T im rLy Clef K of the Court, or Special Invoctigator or Notary-Public or Justico of thtr Peare. ( Continue __ _. _ _ answer ^ . _ _ __ _ ^ ^^ �State Conservation and development Commission of Virginia. VS: CLAIM OF JULIA \ gBTTLB, . JULIA M ( • I SETTLE . . Aylor , Clifton et als , and 57,400 acres more or less in Aappanannock County FITTED IN CLERK’S OFFICE RA AHANJSOCK COHN' IY ^ tzit: i <b - ..19 " ) 2* Clerk i i �DIE ICT; WAKEFIELD COUNTY: RA FABANNOCK //20 Settle, Julia Acreage Clained: 38 A Assessed 38 A Value claimed: $1000*00 Assessed $176.00 Location: On the drains or Deed 38 A Deed $500*00 Burgess River* . . None known Incumbrances, counter claims Ians, etc *: A land extends from the county road on Burgess tin Roads: mile to river to this tract It is about •Qie county road which is rough and unimproved, thence 12 miles to Front Roydl, the nearest shipping point, or 1 mile to Flint Hill . & . The soil is fertile sandy loam, of good depth, and fertility along the creek bottom It is . Soil: fairly smooth and level in the bottom with On those slopes steep slopes on either side the soil is only average .. History of of the tract has tract and condition of timber: About half At the boerToloared and farmed at some time about except present it HFFLB growpwup to brush garden X>A around the house Only a small . . . patch is being cultivated - Improvements: value $75.00; Acreage and vlaue of tract These consist chiefly of a 2 story house, 5 rooms, 16 x 30, log and frame with 12 xa18 lean to , s; ingle roof, value $250.00; 27* x 30* poorly constructed bam, shingle roof, value $75.00 Timber: All the timber on the tract has been cut . . by types: Value per Acreage Type Grazing Grazing $3.00 11 10 Slope (restocking) 10.00 10.00 8 “ S 2 Total value of land Total value of improvements Total va ue of tract Average value per acre ^ acre Total Value $33.00 100.00 80*00 $213.01!) $213.00 325.00 ' $548.60 $18.89 e Is a desorepancy of 9 A in the area for which 'atfojf'mcHhe west line,in the s error there is no bearing and dist nee There are also description given in the deed will be noted that * Note:of It the deed and fo ifayfr -> .. �County: Rappahannock District: Wakefield ! N A #20 - Settle, Julia M. $ .. Thos H Settle Reid & Early $ s *A > •• F\ :a . Thos H Settle # Cove LEGEND: Orchard Slope Ridge Scale Grazing Land Tillable Land Fields restocking - 1" - 20 chains �\ REPORT Oil H i; ACREAGE on 'I IIZU . SETTLE TRACT . LIA M # 20 . . RAPPAEAK1T0CK. COUNTY The d e e d f o r t h i s t r a c t c o n t a i n s a d e s c r i p t i o n so i m p e r f e c t a s t o h e a l m o s t no d e s c r i p t i o n . However , t h e r e a r e g o o d d e s c r i p t i o n s f o r a l l adjoining tracts . . Also , we l o c o t e d on t h e g r o u n d t h r e e of the four corners of the tract . A computation of the acreage from these t i e s , and descriptions of adjoining tracts g i v e s 29 acres . u . N. t d l o a n , Chief Engineer, Park 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 Settle, Julia Description An account of the resource Tract: 20 ; Location: On top of Blue Ridge about 1/2 mile south of Jenkins Gap; Cost/Acre: $43.16; Estimate Value: $6,385.00; Number of Acres: 148.0; Monies Awarded: $6,385.00 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 20 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context settle-julia-tract-20- Settle https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/c27f33674cb56373a00fa9a02ed66711.pdf 9c848a8e9db702776b8d69f3b7bc73c7 PDF Text Text Rappahannock County Wakefield District NAME OF CLAIMANT #12 Settle, Thos. H. - Number of 1100 Acres : Head of Burgess Run Location : From the east side of the tract it is about 5 miles over rough the State Highway; thence it is 12 miles to Front Royal, the to roads nearest shipping point The northeast Soil : The soil is a sandy loam of good depth and fertility. flat topped and benches wide with slopes moderate and gentle portion has and south west Further rock little ively spur ridges. There is: comparat poorer soil the and is rock .The^, more is there slopes steeper are the of the land has average slopes ana is covered with portion extreme south History of Tract and condition of timber : / some rock * / thirty years ago,and there has been cutting at The bark was removed about Repeated fires have products including stavewood various other times for Red t and south portions done much damage, especially on the northwes por timbered the over d are scattere quality of fair DBH 32 10 from oaks ” chest small some and poplars a few also There are tion of 917 acres ed merchantable tirnper on this tract is 680 M. ft. nut oaks, The estimat timber, nocust timber is not considered merchantaole on account of saw improvements : of the small stand per acre None * Roads : . . . . ' . - . . - - . Acreage and value of types : Types Acreage Slope : 1030 Cove : 70 Value @ per acre #2.50 5.00 Total Value #2575.00 _ 350.00 $2925.00 1100 Grazing Land : Cultivated Land : Orchard : Minerals : Value of Land : $ 2925.00 Value of Improvements : $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals : $ $1500.00 Value of Timber : $ 1500.00 $4425.00 Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract : $ 4.02 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ NONE . Stave mill had been working on property CLERK �Claim of In the Circuit Court of _ Zkf County, Virginia, No./5 ., At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Peti} Cud < _ _r tioner, vs. J L _ ^ ^ _ more or less, of land 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 .County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to said notice. My name is 3 / My Post Office Address is. JA I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned , containing about . /.ZOijb acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements : . ^ ^ _ _ _ This land is located about 5 f ?r _ miles f r o m r Virginia, in the.?£r i .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 ) . . 1 _ ^ _ The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows: North _ ih- r P,_sS _ Sou th East . West. _ ^ t _e__ /< r ^ ^ ?*3. A=4<JU _ __ I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year./ ?_ ( L in the following manner : r* n ~ ^^ _ ~r i I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $ J- 5tO. C. A £-6^~ I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is I am the owner of acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park area, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $ ( In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make ; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds ). /tJt'O t v, Remarks : + . ^ . -- ±Lc+>Sd t*AjL _= . 'L- - - necessary on the back ) . Witness my signature ( or my name and mark attachecHiereto ) this. .lday of , 1930. STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY , To-wit : The undersigned hereby certifies that the above named claimant personally appeared before him oath that the matters and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief , this day of. 1930. ( Continue remarks if ^ 3 ^ Cler the Court, or -Special - Investigator or ^ -Public, or Juetke Notary of the-Pgace. �COUNTY: RA PAHA NOCK DISTRICT: WAKEFIELD - . #12 Settle , Thos. E Acreage Claimed: Value Claimed: Examined by: Marsh , Gilliam and Stoneburner Location: Head of Burgess Run Incumbrances, counter claims or laps: None known Roads: From the east side of the tract it is about five miles over rough roads to the State Highway; thence . it is 12 miles to Front Royal, the nearest shippint pt Soil: The soil is a sandy loam of good depth and fertility The northeast portion has gentle and moderate slopes with wide benches and flat topped spur ridges There is comparatively little rock Further west and south the slopes are steeper; there is more rock and the soil is.poorer The extreme south portion of the land has average slopes and is covered with some rock . . . History of . Tract and condition of timber: The bark was removed about thirty years ago, and there has been cutting at other times for various products including stavewood Repeated fires have done much damage, especially on the northwest and south portions Red oaks from 10 82" DBH of fair quality are scattered over the timbered portion of 917 acres There are also a few poplars and some small chestnut oaks The estimated merchantable stand on the timbered portion of this tract is 680 M feet of saw timber, with an appraised 3tumpage value of $2.00 peril or $1560.00 Locust timber is not considered merchantable on account of the small stand per acre . . . Timber: - . . Acreage and Types: Slope Cove Total value by typed: Acreag e Y075 70 1145 Value of land Value of timber Total Value A Total . 2.00 per Value " $2150.6(J 4.00 ' $2430.00 1360.00 Hr Average value per acre for tract $3.31 280.00 2430.00 � 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 Settle, Thomas Description An account of the resource Tract: 12; Location: Head of Burgess Run; Cost/Acre: $4.02; Estimate Value: $4,425.00; Number of Acres: 1,100.0; Monies Awarded: $4,425.00 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 12 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context settle-thomas-tract-12 Settle https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/d4db53ff058bc02e3e716e9f17b37c66.pdf 010b83d9c16f72aae1a56a1b64d87761 PDF Text Text County: Raopahannock District • Piedmont NAME OF OWNER #117- Sisk,Newton Number of Acre*: 18 . Location : On waters of Thornton River, six miles from Sperryville Roads: 23 miles from Luray over 6 miles of rough country road and 17 miles of macadam road . Soil : . Southwest exposure Sandy clay loam, thin soil and outcrops of rock on portion of tract Fairly level to rolling . . This tract is composed of orchard and field cultivated The orchard consists of 90 old apple trees in very poor shape, badly cut up and wormy History of Tract and condition of timber : . . One 5 room frame, shingle roof house, 2 sheds, meat house and hen house, all shingle roof, and in fair condition Improvements: . Acreage and value of types : Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Slope : Cove : Grazing Land : 14 @ $10.00 $140.00 4 @ 22.50 90.00 Cultivated Land : Orchard : $230.00 Minerals: Value of Land : $ 140.00 Value of Improvements: $ 300.00 300.00 $530.00 Value of Orchard : $ 90.00 Value of Minerals: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract: $ 29.44 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE \ CLERK �-^ounty: Rappahannock District: Piedmont - #117 Slsk, Newton Acreage Claimed: Value Claimed: Location: On waters of Thornton River, six miles from Sperryville Soil: Southwest exposure Sandy Clay loan, thin soil and outcrops of rock on portion of tract Fairly level to rolling . . . . Roads: 23 miles from Luray over 6 miles of rough country road and 17 miles of macadam road . History of tract and condition of timber: This tract is composed of orchard and field cultivated The orchard con 3iats of 90 old apple trees in very poor shape, badly cut up and wormy, Sisk claims to have paid $700 for this property . . . Improvements: The house is 14 x 20 with 10 x 12 ft, kitchen two story, five room, shingle roof value - $200.00 Meat House, 12 x 14 shingle roof 50.00 Chicken House, 10 x 14 shingle roof 25.00 Two sheds, 10 x 12 20.00 & 72 5.0O - - Acreage and value by types: Fc Orchard 14 4 13 H ” Average value per $220.00 295.00 -— acrB: $10.00 $140.00 30.00 $220 00 . " Improvements T0tal Value of Tract Total Value 20.00 Total Value of Land it Value Per A . Acreage Types $28.61 �County: Rappahannock District: Piedmont - #117 Sisk,Newton . Dwyer Nina B . Bowen Heirs Anna V LEGEND: Cove Orchard Slope Grazing Land Ridge Tillable Land 20 chain Scale 1" - = � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rappahannock County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Description An account of the resource The first series in the Rappahannock County SNP Records collection consists of 350 files related to the court proceedings from The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Clifton Aylor and others, and Thirty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred (37,400) Acres of Land, more or less, in Rappahannock County, Virginia. This was a court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire privately held land located within the boundary of Rappahannock County in the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. Within the boundaries of eight counties, the state of Virginia, in collaboration with the Federal government, used eminent domain condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents in this collection are the legal proceedings for each individual tract of land that made up the one court case. In most cases, the individual case files consist of property surveys, assessments for the value of the land and improvements, and claims by the owner of the property. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Bulk of the collection dates 1930 to 1934 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Sisk, Newton Description An account of the resource Tract: 117; Location: On waters of Thornton River, 6 miles from Sperryville; Cost/Acre: $29.44; Estimate Value: $530.00; Number of Acres: 18.0; 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 117 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context sisk-newton-tract-117 Sisk https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/8c521a88bfc606b5524d9682af6bdffb.pdf 130a5cca25815f4eea1be7acf153d214 PDF Text Text ; RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY Wakefield District NAME OF CLAIMANT #17 - SlaughterW.P. and Mary D. _ Number of Acres: 128 Location : Roads: Indian Creek Two miles to Wakefield Manor otfer rough , unimproved roads , thence ten miles to Front Royal , Sandy loam and clay , some l&ose stone scattered over part of the Northern slope , steep southeastern slope , level or rolling Soil: area . . - - History of Tract and condition of timber . Area was cut over about thirty years ago for tan bark , all the remaining timber has been cut more recently The chestnut timber i s all dead , and the young timber has been damaged very badly by repeated fires . . Improvements: None . Acreage and value of types : Types Acreage Slope : 128 Value per acre a $3.00 Total Value $384.00 Cove : Grazing Land : Cultivated Land: Orchard : Minerals: Value of Land : $ 384 00 % Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Timber : $ Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract: $ 3 * 00 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE CLERK �\ /7 Claim of County, Virgi At Law. In the Circuit Court of The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Peti_ _*£. " TTL tioner, VS. £b -t - ^ ? , — * */c. County, Virginia, Defendants. more or less, of land in The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this Court as his answer to said petition and to said notice. A* $J rAn ^My name\ C -wM* Post Office Address is I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought acres, on which there are the following to be condemned, containing about. buildings and improvements : ^ _ ^ ^^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^^ Virginia, in ..This land is located about. miles from. r ** ./ hrr the ?ll 4 * i L_ 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 wThat right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above ) . _ _ ^ ^ * ' . __ The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows : North _ rr Jfcti J§>_*?*+£*> South <C.Jfcv? East i rs- A. A -_ West. ?=4c I rA,?> t ^ r in the I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year A J_7following manner : * z** A ifz. 5 _ __ _ _ ^ — _ ^ __ - ^^ * ^ . I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $ _2r J&J&a+ jcxf . acres of land adjoining the above described tract or I am the owner of i2 T 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 : _ __ _ =^^ ' { remarks if necessary on the back ) . day Witness my signature ( or my name and mark attached hereto ) this _ ^V? 1930. of . STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF - - > To-wit : The undersigned hereby certifies that. the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the maxters and things appearing in his alcove answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief , , 1' day of 51 this ( Continue 2 _ __ ^ 5 Lerk of the Court, or SpeeraHEnvestfgater-or 1 . tary L eaee Justiee the of PubMcrur ^ ^ ��County: Rappahannock District: Wakefield - $17 Slaughter, WJ« Mp # Acreage Claimed; Value Claimed: . Engrained by: Harsh# 01111am and Stoneburnor Location: Indian Creek# Incumbrances, counter claims and laps: Kono known # - Roods: Two nil© a to Wa - ©field Manor over rough, unim proved roods, thence ten miles to Front Royal * Soil: Sandy loam and clay, some loose stone scattered over part of the area# northern slope, steep - Southeastern slope, level or rolling# . History of . tract and condition of timber: Area was cut over about - thirty years ago for tan bark, all the remain v. inn timber hea been cut more recently The # chestnut timber is all dead, and the young timber has been damaged very badly by repeated fires# Improvements t There are no improvements on the tract Ho tirfcer, cut clean# Timber: Acreage and # value by Types: Type: Acreages Value Per A # Total Slope 108 $3*00 $384.00 — Value per acre #3.00 / I AV \ \ \ ? • ' • f . Value �County: Rappahannock District: Wakefield, A/ A - #17 Slaughter, . P. . -p m ctf W CQ J. .Wood Cove LEGE ND: Orchard Land Slopes Ridge Scale - Grazing Land Tillable Land 1 20 Chains ” �VIRGIN IA: Hi THE CIRCUI T COURT OR RAPPA HAUHO CK CGUHT Y: THE STATE COMMI SSION OH CONSE RVATI ON and DEVEL OPMEN T Petition er TS CLIETG N AYLOR , et ala , and 57 , 400 acres of land , more or less At Lav/ No - Defend ants 149 . P. Slaughter and Mary D. Slaughter , Your respond ents , ¥ in obedien ce to an order entered in these proceed ings on the 30 th day of August , 1932 , come and say that knowled ge , informa tion and belief the within the area sought 7 to the best of their \ tract or parcel of land , to be condemn ed , owned by them and with > -i referenc e to which they have heretofo re filed their objectio ns to the report of the Board of Apprais al Commis sioners , is the same tract or parcel of land which was found by the said Appraisa l Commis sioners to be the land owned by them , and which is shown and delinea ted on the map returned with the report of the Board of Apprais al Commis sioners , read together with the said report and the exhibits thereto attached , the said tract of land being describe d as containi ng 128 designat ed in said report as Tract acres , more or less , and being . 17. Ho Respect fully , P Mary Slaughte r . Slaughter D By Counsel . 4 E. W. C H E L F ATTORNEY AT LAW WASHINGT ON . VA . . Counsel •. �r ? f The S t a t e Commission on Conservation & Development ? « * \ S VS C l i f t o n Aylor , e t a l s , & 37 , 400 acres o f land , more or l e s s £ ' f -. . Written statement of . I & Mary B S l a u g h t e r a s to ownership of Tract # 17 . ' \ J 1 1 « FTIDED IN CLERK’S OFFICE RAPPABLANISrOCK tut-. GOTXNT \ / > i * • * Teste: i / / / Clerk * J, �VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT 0? RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY , VIRGINIA: THE STATE COMMISSION ON CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT , Petitioner . vs Answer and Exceptions of U P Slaughter and Mary D Slaughter. . .. CLINTON AYLOR, et als, and 37,400 acres of land , more or less, Defendants. .. . Slaughter, Your respondents, N P Slaughter and Mary B except to the Commissioners report filed in the Clerk ’s office of the Circuit Court of Rappahannock County , Virginia, on the 18th day of May , 1932, in the above styled cause , for the following reasons: (1) - only That said Commissioners/allowed your respondents the sum of 4384.00 for said land , (2) (3} That said sum is absolutely inadequate, unfair and unjust, That said Commissioners failed to allow your respondents anything for the timber on said land , (4) That said Commissioners absolutely disregarded the damage caused to the adjacent land XXXHXX by the taking of . this ti’act Your respondents would show unto the Court that they have heretofore filed their claim in this cause, asking that they be allowed the sum of 'J?2560.00 for the tract of land proposed to be taken , and ^ 3520.00 for damages to the adjacent land ; that the tract proposed to be taken is adjacent to another tract of grazing and farming land contemning 352 acres ; that the tract proposed to be taken was purchased for the special use of the timber thereon for the use and upkeep of the other part, and that if the tract of 128 acres is condemned it will damage the adjacent tract of 352 acres to the extent of at least &3520.00. Your respondents would show that the tract of land proposed to be condemned in this proceeding will be found in �Record No. 14S, tract 17 . Therefore , your respondents and exceptants pray that they he not deprived of their said property without just compensation, and that they he allowed at least the sum of $2560.00 for their land and the sum of $3520.00 for damages caused to the adjacent land ; and your respondents further paay that the Court appoint other disinterested appraisers to appraise their property, or that they he granted a jury trial, and they will ever pray , etc/, Respectfully submitted , yt£ Z & u L r\u m By Counsel Counsel ^ Subscribed and sworn to before me this AJ day of July, . 1932 �TKE STAKE CCMIISSION Oil CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT , Petitioner * ' t * vs CLIPTON AYLGR , et als , and. 37 , 400 acres of land , more or less , Defendants * * * Answer and Exceptions of W * P Slaughter and Mary D Slaughter . . . * / ft FUJKT ) IN CLERK’S OFFICE! . NNOCK COUNTY I ( t f �. VIRGINIA IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE COUNTY OF Rappahannock on Conservation The State Commission & Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, . v Clifton Aylor ami others, and thirty-seven thousand, four hundred (37,400) acres of land, more or less, Defendants . To the Clerk of the Circuit Court in which the above styled . proceeding is pending The undersigned desires to withdraw, and hereby withdraws, all objections or exceptions to the findings of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners in this proceeding, and all motions to set aside said findings, which have been filed with the record herein, by ex' on behalf of the undersigned* and specifically the exception dated, subscribed and sworn to July 15, 1932. . Please file withdrawal with the record . MAPI D SLAUGHTER, in her own rigt and as~IXS5dutrisr and sole beneficiary under the Will of W P Slaughter, dec’d .. . . W. Settle, Counsel By Geo m * �f’ jV" V If t+i f * 1' i k 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. 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Title A name given to the resource Slaughter, WP Description An account of the resource Tract: 17; Location: Indian Creek; Cost/Acre: $3.00; Estimate Value: $364.00; Number of Acres: 128.0; 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 17 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context slaughter-wp-tract-17 Slaughter https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/5008a38766ec3b871fcf3a2c1d5d45a3.pdf 4c176b60adb2ade47de19dd33efbb885 PDF Text Text C mtj'* District: Rappahannock NAME OF OWNER #265 - . Smith, Towsen E 11 Number of Acres: Between the South Pork of Jordan River and the public road leading from Flint Hill to the Shirley Carter orchards near the head of said river The area described in this report is a very small portion of a much larger tract the remainder of which is outside the Park area Location : . . The public road mentioned above is improved and forms the north boundary of this tract It is about | 3 r miles to Flint Hill thence 13 miles to Front Royal, the nearest shipping point Roads: . . . The soil is a sandy clay loam The slopes are very gentle, with a slight southeast exposure, but the surface is somewhat rocRy Soil : . and condition of timber: This tract is a narrow strip of timbered Tract along the east side of the South Fork of Jordan River. On ac land lying count of the rocky nature of this particular area and the location of the public road, it was impractical to enclose it or clear it for grazing and cultivation. Considerable cutting has been done on this tract but there remains a scattered stand of hardwoods estimated at 5 M. ft. B.M. History of - . for a 1 species and products Improvements : Acreage and value of types: Value per acre Acreage Types Total Value Slope : 11 Cove: @ $5.00 $55.00 Grazing Land : Cultivated Land : Orchard : Minerals: Value of Land : $ 55 00 # Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Timber: $ 20 « 00 20.00 $75700 Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract : $ 6.82 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ NONE �oonty: ^ ct: Distri #265 - Suit , Tow ' Acreage Claimed: *A - 3 on £. -;:-Deed A 3303SOd Value Claimed: - * Note A tt This is a small portion of a much larger tract which was ac quired and is assessed as a whole . Location: - Between the South Pork of Jordan River and the public road leading from Flint Hill to the Shirley Carter orchards near the head of said river, The area des cribed in this report is a very small portion of a much larger tract the remainder of which is outside of the Park Area, - Incunbrances, counter claims or lav)s: Roads: None so far as nown. The public road mentioned above is improved and forms the north boundary of this tract It is about | 3r miles to Flint Hill thence 13 dies to Front Royal , the nearest shipping point . . . Soil: The soil is a sandy clay loam The slopes are very gentlest with a slight southeast exposure, but the sur face is somewhat rocky - . History of tract and condition of timber: This tract is a narrow strip of timbered land lying along the east side of the South Fork of Jordan River, On account of the rocky nature of this particular area and the location of the public road it was Impractical to enclose It or clear it for grazing and cultivation, C nsiderable cutting has been done on this tract but there remains a scat tered stand of hardwoods estimated at 5 M ft, BM for all species and products worth $4.00 per M. Feet - .. Acreage ard value by types: Type: Cove Acreage: Value Per A 11 $5.00 Value of land tt tt timber tt ” tract Value per acre for the tract . $55.00 20.00 - $6.82 Total Value . $55 i 0 �C ount y: Rappahannock District: Af #265 4 - Smith, Towson E• i Sc - o> W.J.Rutherford UtfJ LEGEND: Orchard Slope Grazing Land Ridge Ti liable Land Scale 1" = 20 chains Cove - � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rappahannock County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Description An account of the resource The first series in the Rappahannock County SNP Records collection consists of 350 files related to the court proceedings from The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Clifton Aylor and others, and Thirty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred (37,400) Acres of Land, more or less, in Rappahannock County, Virginia. This was a court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire privately held land located within the boundary of Rappahannock County in the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. Within the boundaries of eight counties, the state of Virginia, in collaboration with the Federal government, used eminent domain condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents in this collection are the legal proceedings for each individual tract of land that made up the one court case. In most cases, the individual case files consist of property surveys, assessments for the value of the land and improvements, and claims by the owner of the property. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Bulk of the collection dates 1930 to 1934 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Smith, Towson Description An account of the resource Tract: 265; Location: Between south Fork of Jordan River near the head of the river; Cost/Acre: $6.82; Estimate Value: $75.00; Number of Acres: 11.0; 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 265 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context smith-towson-tract-265 Smith https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/3a23e9ec606b6bb3eb23b7059ee03022.pdf 5ad56967ee8d72b0a764d8d2f18b2536 PDF Text Text RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT -- #52 1 2 Number of Acres : On Devil Stairs Run. Location : Roads : Soil : .. . Manuel Smith, Virginia A Lap on Robt E A fair dirt road extends from this tract to Washington, the County Seat, a distance of approximately 6 miles . . Clay loam with rocky surface 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 History of Tract and condition of timber : . Improvements : . . None Acreage and value of types : Types Value per acre Acreage Total Value Ridge : Slope : 2 @ $4.00 $8.00 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 : S 4.00 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : S . NONE CLERK �V w County: Rap >ahannock District: - - #52 1 . Smith Lap Virginia A on Robert E. Manuel Acreage Claimed: Assessed: Value Claimed: Assessed: Deed: . Deed: AREA: 2 A Examined by: Location: . On Devil Stairs Run Incumbrances, counter claims or laps: This is an apparent lap of the Virginia A Smith tract on the Robert E anuel tract . . . . Soil: Clay loam with rocky surface Roads: A fair dirt road extends from this tract to Washington, the County Seat, a distance of approximately 3lx miles . History of tract and condition of timber: This area has been completely cut over for sawtimber and bark, The young growth No part of this area has is valued with the soil, ever been cultivated or planted to fruit or grass . Improvements: None, Acreage and value of land by types: Type: Acreage: Value Per acre Total Value Slope 2 $4.00 $8.00 $8.00 $8.00 Total value of land: Total value of tract: Average value per acre: $4.00 � 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 Smith, Virginia Description An account of the resource Tract: 52 - I; Location: West side of Rush River near head of Harris Hollow; Cost/Acre: $15.34; Estimate Value: $439.00; Number of Acres: 154.0; Monies Awarded: $2,383.00 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 52 - I Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context smith-virginia-tract-52-i Smith https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/716cf0878659f2bc497c48b540598617.pdf 5ad56967ee8d72b0a764d8d2f18b2536 PDF Text Text RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT -- #52 1 2 Number of Acres : On Devil Stairs Run. Location : Roads : Soil : .. . Manuel Smith, Virginia A Lap on Robt E A fair dirt road extends from this tract to Washington, the County Seat, a distance of approximately 6 miles . . Clay loam with rocky surface 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 History of Tract and condition of timber : . Improvements : . . None Acreage and value of types : Types Value per acre Acreage Total Value Ridge : Slope : 2 @ $4.00 $8.00 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 : S 4.00 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : S . NONE CLERK �V w County: Rap >ahannock District: - - #52 1 . Smith Lap Virginia A on Robert E. Manuel Acreage Claimed: Assessed: Value Claimed: Assessed: Deed: . Deed: AREA: 2 A Examined by: Location: . On Devil Stairs Run Incumbrances, counter claims or laps: This is an apparent lap of the Virginia A Smith tract on the Robert E anuel tract . . . . Soil: Clay loam with rocky surface Roads: A fair dirt road extends from this tract to Washington, the County Seat, a distance of approximately 3lx miles . History of tract and condition of timber: This area has been completely cut over for sawtimber and bark, The young growth No part of this area has is valued with the soil, ever been cultivated or planted to fruit or grass . Improvements: None, Acreage and value of land by types: Type: Acreage: Value Per acre Total Value Slope 2 $4.00 $8.00 $8.00 $8.00 Total value of land: Total value of tract: Average value per acre: $4.00 � 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 Smith, Virginia Description An account of the resource Tract: 52; Location: On Devil Stairs Run; 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 52 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context smith-virginia-tract-52 Manuel Smith https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/74cbdfd7cdc305bf2c8abcbc779c3c54.pdf 68b8d55b9a55c6cebb7944407c91b8fc PDF Text Text Rappahannock County Hampton District NAME OF CLAIMANT #50 136. Number of Acres: - Smoot, Ernest . Marshall. Location : Head of Rush River on south slopes of Mt Incumbrances, counter claims or laps: timber right is outstanding. None so far as known, except Roads: Approximately four miles of unimproved county road to Washington and 19 miles of macadam road to Front Royal, the nearest shipping point . , . Sandy clay loam with steep slopes and southern exposure fairly smooth with rock slides along drainage lines Soil: . Surface local use Culled for chestnut oak bark and lumber for Repeated fires have injured standing timber and reproduction Improvements: None History of Tract and condition of timber: . . . Acreage and value of types: Value per acre Total Value Types Acreage Slope: 74 @ $2.50 $185.00 Cove : 48 @ 4.00 192.00 Grazing Land : 13 @ 10.00 130 *00 “' $507.00 Cultivated Land : Orchard : 1 @ 50.00 ... 66 *66 Minerals: Value of Land : $ 50V *00 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard : $50*00 Value of Minerals: $ Value of Timber : $ 1200 *00 $1200.00 $1757.00 Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract: $ 12 *92 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ N0ICE CLERK �7 *- “ Claim . ^^ ., At Law. County, Virginia, No 7 Nervation and Development of the State of Virginia, Peti- In the The State Co tioner, vs ! __ _ more or less, of land in f £ _ County, Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned, in answer to me' 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 o pd 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 s fdrtfetition and to said notice. ^^ ^ ??i- * i ^ _ is My name Address is Mv Post 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 buildings and improvements: */ H in , ia Virgin . from miles This id .is located about ^ the£5£ * i .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 ) L^ f ^ - The land owners adjacent tp the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows : North South _ East West. I acquired my right, title, estate or following manner : ini&est to this property about the year , ^ J / in the I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereI claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, on is in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or I am the owner of parcel of land but lying outside the Park area, which I claim will be damaged by the pro posed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $ ( In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make ; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the trader parcel of land by metes and bounds ) . Remarks: - CztL< : C(J <L^cf ^ — _ . ( Continue remarks if necessary on the back ) _ _ day ) ( this hereto ed Witness? my signature or my name and mask attach of To wit : STATE! F VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF - The undersigned hereby certifies th; rs matte the that oath made and him before ared ally person a ant claim d name | above the ^er are true to the best of his knowledge and belief , answ his abyve and things appearing in day of this /- kC Zk - __ ' Clerk of the Court, or-Spocial Investigator or Njytey Publiernr Juoticc of the Peace. �. FTT F.D IN ’S CLERK OFFICE RA1JPAHANXOCK COUNTY f z, if /y �C _ nt-y: Rappahannock District: Wakefield . - #27 Snoot, Janes Acreage Claimed: Value Claimed: Examined by: On the drains of Jordan River, between Park boundary © orders 52 and 53 Locations . Incumbrances, counter claims or lap3 s . None so far as known unimproved county road to Flint Hill, thence 13 .- Ales of macadam road to Front Royal, the nearest shipping point Pour miles of Roads: . The soil is a sandy clay loam of fair depth &nd Slopes are gentle to moderately steep, fertility The principal exposure is and uniformly smooth toward the north and east Soil: . History of ~ . . of timber: All but 31 acres of this tract Tract and condition ' ' . has ’Ll een cult ivat ecT or grazed for i any years Approximately 20 acres of the area once cultivated has been abandoned and is now growing up to brush and briars The chestnut oak timber was cut for bark about 30 years ago, and the saw mill now lo cated on the western part of the tract is now cutting what timber is left from former logging operation . - . Improvementa: These consist of the following: House- log, » room,18x24,met roof,fair Barn,log,16x20,paper roof,16x20 shed, . - shape y250.00 - dtlapidated x 2-paper roof Corn crib,8! Chicken house,8x12 paper roof - Total Acreage and Types : " Value by Types: 51 Tillable Land Fields restocking Old Orchard M 24 15 3 Young Total . . J Sereage Slope Value pei A 3 OO 15.00 5.00 75.00 30.00 5 W . Value of land( ex orchards ) M ”a Improvements tt Orchard 0588.00 520.00 375.00 01283.00 Value per acre for tract —— $13.09 50.00 10.0© 10.00 326.06 Total Value ~ " $i53.60 360.00 75.00 225.00 150.00 �bounty: Rappahannock District: Wakefield #27-Smoot,James N A JH 1» <D ft Cd <D IH w I w « •• . s / V * • ^ vT s « KS \^ * *\\» fe W C.Gentry / ft R.A.Jonevs pq• tr | •H i rj * k J *"* vf <5 W.C.Gentry i^ vT LEGEND: Cove Orchard Slope Grazing Land Ridge Tillable Land Scale 1" 20 Chains - �Rappahannock County Wakefield District NAME OF CLAIMANT Number of Acres Location : _J #27 - Smoot, . Jas. H ' On the drains of Jordan River, between Park boundary corners . 52 and 53 . milVs o/SS&lolS ?hS°g§a£lsf &g??e 15 p . The soil is a sandy clay loam of fair depth and fertility Slopes are gentle to moderately steep, and uniformly smooth, The principal exposure is toward the north and east Soil: . History of Tract and condition of timber : All but 31 acres of this tract has been cultivated or grazed for many years, Approximately 20 acres of the area once cultivated has been abandoned and is now growing up to brush and briars The chestnut oak timber was cut for bark about 30 years ago, and the saw mill now located on the western part of the tract is now cutting what timber is left from former logging operation. > . - 1 6 room log frame dwelling,metal roof, in fair conditinn, 1 barn, paper roof, corn house and hen house with paper roof, in fair condition Improvements: . Acreage and value of types : Types Acreage Slope : 49 Value per acre @ Total Value $3.00 $147.00 $5.00 75.00 Cove : Grazing Land : 15 Cultivated Land : 24 @ 10.00 240.00 9 @ 50.00 450.00 Orchard : 97 Minerals: Value of Land : $ Value of Improvements : $ 400.00 Value of Orchard : $ 450.00 400.00 $1312.00 Value of Minerals: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract: $13.52 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE CLERK �-7 ' < Claim . i ^ ^ ., At Law. County, Virginia, No nservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Peti/r#c/ In the The State Co tioner, vs f < 37 __ _ land in f £ County, Virginia, Defendants. -?T- -’ more or less, of The undersigned, in answer to merpetition 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 ojyftpd 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 s fdrrfetition and to said notice. My name is My Post Address is I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought acres,, on which there are the following to be condemned , containing about buildings and improvements ^^ _^ H in , ia Virgin from miles id .is located about thePK 4 i .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 ) This L^ ^ f - The land owners adjacent tp the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows : North / South _ z. qz. East West. I acquired my right, title, estate or following manner : me,rest to this property about the year/ ^ in the J I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereI claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, on is in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or I am the owner of . parcel of land but lying outside the Park area, which I claim will be damaged by the pro posed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $ ( In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make ; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tractor parcel of land by metes and bounds ) . Remarks: - Witness? ___ . ( Continue remarks if necessary on the back ) day my signature ( or my name and mask attached l ereto ) this > 1930. of To wit : STATE? F VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF The undersigned hereby certifies th; rs matte the that oath made and him before fored ally person a ant claim d name | above the ^er are true to the best of his knowledge and belief , answ his abyve and things appearing in day of this /- - __ ' Clerjt of the Court, or-Spocial Investigator or Npfey Pubhernr Justice of the Peace. �. FTT F.n IN ’ CLERK S OFFICE- RAI’l’AIIAXXOCK COUNTY �C Jity: Rappahannock District: Wakefield - #27 Snoot, Janes Acreage Claimed: Value Claimed: Examined by: On the drains of Jordan River, between Park boundary conlers 52 and 53 Location: . . Incumbrances, counter claims or laps: None so far as known unimproved county road to Flint Hill, thence 13 miles of macadam road to Front Royal, the nearest shipping point Pour miles of Roads: . The soil is a sandy clay loam of fair depth £nd Slopes are gentle to moderately steep, fertility The principal exposure is and uniformly smooth toward the north and east Soil: . . . History of Tract and condition of timber: All but 31 acres of this tract grazed for i any years Approximately 20 acres of the area once cultivated has been abandoned and is now growing up to brush and briars The chestnut oak timber v/a 3 cut for bark about 30 years ago, and the saw mill now lo cated on the restora part of the tract is now cutting what timber is left from former logging operation . has been cultivated or . - . improvement a: These consist of the following: House log, £• room,18x24,met roof,fair Barn,log,16x20,paper roof,16x20 shed, . - - 250.00 shape y - dilapidated x 2-paper roof Corn crib,8! Chicken House,8x12 paper roof - Total Acreage and /pes: Slope gl Value Tillable Land Fields restocking Old Orchard Young Total by Types: . Acreage Value pei A $3.00 15.00 5.00 75.00 30.00 24 15 3 5 98 . Value of land( ex orchards ) n " Improvements 11 " Orchard $588.00 520.00 375.00 $1263,00 $13.09 Value per acre for tract 50.00 10.09 10.00 . 320.60 Total Value $163.00 360.00 75.00 225.00 150.00 �V Dounty: Rappahannock District: Wakefield ^ - 27 Smoot,James ^ N A M o . p * d . R A.Jonas w / « I sT/ \ • H * r % I rH •H H * v:h s/' ** A\ . . • • • Nv..• •; < < .. W C Gentry i * .' « .• * * r > .. W C Gentry I 'M LEGEND: Cove Orchard 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 Smoot, Ernest Description An account of the resource Tract: 50; Location: Head of Rush River on S slope of Mt. Marshall; Cost/Acre: $12.92; Estimate Value: $1,757.00; Number of Acres: 136.0; Monies Awarded: $1,757.00 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 50 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context smoot-ernest-tract-50 Smoot https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/038e2600e5bc3699fa1f4d0592698991.pdf 6c412551d167ffeb6211dfa0efad10d7 PDF Text Text Rappahannock County Wakefield District NAME OF CLAIMANT #27 Number of Acres - . H. Smoot, Jas On the drains of Jordan River, between Park boundary corners and 52 53 Location : . sssa?6ie?oiS 'g1P?saieSofi’fft?hSo | aJi3i1igipii ’ p5tes? e 13 ^ o/ . The soil is a sandy clay loam of fair depth and fertility Slopes are gentle to moderately steep, and uniformly smooth, The principal exposure is toward the north and east Soil : . History of Tract and condition of timber : All but 31 acres O f this tract has been cultivated or grazed for many years Approximately 20 acres of the area once cultivated has been abandoned and is now growing up to brush and briars The chestnut oak timber was cut for bark about 30 years ago, and the saw mill now located on the western part of the tract is now cutting what timber is left from former logging operation. . . . - 1 6 room log frame dwelling,metal roof, in fair conditinn, 1 barn, paper roof, corn house and hen house with paper roof, in fair condition Improvements : . Acreage and value of types : Value Total Value Types Acreage Slope: 49 @ §3.00 $147.00 Grazing Land : 15 @ $5.00 75.00 Cultivated Land : 24 @ 10.00 240.00 Orchard : 9 97 @ 50.00 450.00 per acre Cove : Minerals : Value of Land : $ Value of Improvements : $ 400.00 Value of Orchard : $ 450.00 400.00 $1312.00 Value of Minerals : $ Value of Timber : $ Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract : $13.52 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ NONE CLERK �7 *- “ Claim . ^^ ., At Law. County, Virginia, No 7 Nervation and Development of the State of Virginia, Peti- In the The State Co tioner, vs ! __ _ more or less, of land in f £ _ County, Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned, in answer to me' 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 o pd 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 s fdrtfetition and to said notice. ^^ ^ ??i- * i ^ _ is My name Address is Mv Post 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 buildings and improvements: */ H in , ia Virgin . from miles This id .is located about ^ the£5£ * i .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 ) L^ f ^ - The land owners adjacent tp the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows : North South _ East West. I acquired my right, title, estate or following manner : ini&est to this property about the year , ^ J / in the I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereI claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, on is in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or I am the owner of parcel of land but lying outside the Park area, which I claim will be damaged by the pro posed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $ ( In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make ; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the trader parcel of land by metes and bounds ) . Remarks: - CztL< : C(J <L^cf ^ — _ . ( Continue remarks if necessary on the back ) _ _ day ) ( this hereto ed Witness? my signature or my name and mask attach of To wit : STATE! F VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF - The undersigned hereby certifies th; rs matte the that oath made and him before ared ally person a ant claim d name | above the ^er are true to the best of his knowledge and belief , answ his abyve and things appearing in day of this /- kC Zk - __ ' Clerk of the Court, or-Spocial Investigator or Njytey Publiernr Juoticc of the Peace. �. FTT F.D IN ’S CLERK OFFICE RA1JPAHANXOCK COUNTY f z, if /y �C _ nt-y: Rappahannock District: Wakefield . - #27 Snoot, Janes Acreage Claimed: Value Claimed: Examined by: On the drains of Jordan River, between Park boundary © orders 52 and 53 Locations . Incumbrances, counter claims or lap3 s . None so far as known unimproved county road to Flint Hill, thence 13 .- Ales of macadam road to Front Royal, the nearest shipping point Pour miles of Roads: . The soil is a sandy clay loam of fair depth &nd Slopes are gentle to moderately steep, fertility The principal exposure is and uniformly smooth toward the north and east Soil: . History of ~ . . of timber: All but 31 acres of this tract Tract and condition ' ' . has ’Ll een cult ivat ecT or grazed for i any years Approximately 20 acres of the area once cultivated has been abandoned and is now growing up to brush and briars The chestnut oak timber was cut for bark about 30 years ago, and the saw mill now lo cated on the western part of the tract is now cutting what timber is left from former logging operation . - . Improvementa: These consist of the following: House- log, » room,18x24,met roof,fair Barn,log,16x20,paper roof,16x20 shed, . - shape y250.00 - dtlapidated x 2-paper roof Corn crib,8! Chicken house,8x12 paper roof - Total Acreage and Types : " Value by Types: 51 Tillable Land Fields restocking Old Orchard M 24 15 3 Young Total . . J Sereage Slope Value pei A 3 OO 15.00 5.00 75.00 30.00 5 W . Value of land( ex orchards ) M ”a Improvements tt Orchard 0588.00 520.00 375.00 01283.00 Value per acre for tract —— $13.09 50.00 10.0© 10.00 326.06 Total Value ~ " $i53.60 360.00 75.00 225.00 150.00 �bounty: Rappahannock District: Wakefield #27-Smoot,James N A JH 1» <D ft Cd <D IH w I w « •• . s / V * • ^ vT s « KS \^ * *\\» fe W C.Gentry / ft R.A.Jonevs pq• tr | •H i rj * k J *"* vf <5 W.C.Gentry i^ vT LEGEND: Cove Orchard 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 Smoot, James Description An account of the resource Tract: 27; Location: On the drains of Jordan River between Park boundary corners 52 & 53; Cost/Acre: $13.52; Estimate Value: $1,312.00; Number of Acres: 97.0; 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 27 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context smoot-james-tract-27 Smoot https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/241bd8aa85e157b517a6d49fb23c10d6.pdf ced1db54470f681f4b521b604d8cfa94 PDF Text Text Rappahannock County Wakefield District NAME OF CLAIMANT #15 Number of Acres: | 27 r Location : Indian Run - Sothoron, H & M 7 , . Thence 10 miles ! § miles by rough woods road to State road point by State road to Front Royal, the nearest shipping Roads: . . Southern exposure Sandy loair crops on upper portion Soil: . . - Moderate slopes. Rock out . - Chestnut oak cut about 25 30 years ago culled heavily There are a few white been has timber the of The rest The area has been repeatedly oak left of medium size and quality , and much of the reproducti damaged timber the mature in the past, and of the locust and poplar is now being cut for pmwood Some destroyed 2- acres has been cleared and is under cultivation or | and stave wood History of Tract and condition of timber: . . . pastured. Improvements: . . Log cabin, one room and attic, chicken house, etc Acreage and value of types : Types Acreage Slope : 21| Cove : 4 Value per acre Total Value @ $3.00 $64.50 © 5 00 20 * 00 7.00 14.00 $98.50 # Grazing Land : Cultivated Land : 2 @ Orchard : Minerals: Value of Land : $ 98.50 100.00 Value of Improvements: $ 100.00 Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals: $ 50.00 $248.50 Value of Timber: $ 50.00 Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract : $ 9.03 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ NONE CLERK �__ of \ Claim In the Circuit Court of The State Commission j tioner, vs. Cc 2 Z Cons ' ^ _ 4 , At Law. County, Virginia, No. ioruand Development of the State of Virginia, Peti- 1 more or less, of land in County, Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned , in answer to th ition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the tate of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the fili fjhid 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 etition am)?tq id tice. r. My name is 1 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 a b o u t. .a c r e s, on which the e are the following buildings and improvements ^ ^ ISud z: ^ This land is located about 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 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 parcelxfi land described above ) . i / _ , a dd ^ The land ownenS adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows : North... South East West CPsJZJ--- I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year following manner A in the * - CXSIA I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $ Z2 .f r 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 $ .IT. ( 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 ) . _ 2 — Remarks : ( Continue remarks if necessary on the back ). Of Witness my signature ( or my name and U'lsOW* 1930. - mi ttached hereto ) this - day ' OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF , To-wit : The undersigned hereby certifies the above named claimant personally appeared before him and madeoath that the matters and things appearing in his aboy answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief , 5' day of . this . 30 ' ST. ^ Xerk of the Court, or Special- Investigator er Notary Public, or Justiee- of the- Peace* . ��County * District * • Rappahanno Wak efleld, - PIG aothoroa, H h Si C la toed 8 Artreago Value Claimed * Marsh, Stoneburner end Ollllaa by; Examined Indian Run Location * Xncunfcranocs, counter claims or laps * Bono known* . Ig- miles by rough wooda road to State road Thence 10 miles by State road to Front Royal Roads * . the nearest shipping point . . Sandy loan Southern exposure• floderate slopes Rook outcrops on upper portion Soil * . ; Chestnut oak cut about of tract and condition of ' timber~ 26«$5 years ago, ~The rest of the timber has been culled heavily Tv* ©re are a few shite left oak of medium else and quality The area has boon repeatedly burned In the oast, and the nature timber damaged, and much of the reproduction destroyed, Lome of the locust and poplar Is mw being cut for pinwood and | stave wood 2 acres has been cleared and is under cultivation or pastured History ' " . . . Consist of the following * lG x 16 * log cabin with paper roof, one room and a loft, valued at §100 A log pig shed valued at $5, and a log chicken house valued at #6 The house Is occupied by . ' Improvements * . a tenant Acreage . and value by typos * Acreage * . fifEL Hope m4 Cov© . 5.00 53— tiSberfSM. ... . ****** ** @4 ) ft B M| Value of Value of Improvements -— — Total - Value per A, Value Per A 4,00 2 Tillable Lend . » #8.13 74.00 60.00 110.00 t3RPKOT Total Value 10,00 10,00 �County: Rappahannock District: - #15» Sothoron, H & M. V N \ . North Jos P.B.Eastham 2X $ / / *7 N O X3 V ?4 V Y.P.Slaughter • * * 2 S ' V LEGEND: Orchard Land Cove Slope Grazing Land Tillable Land Ridge 1” “ 20 Chains Scale - Wakefield � 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 Sothoron, HM Description An account of the resource Tract: 15; Location: Indian Run; Cost/Acre: $9.03; Estimate Value: $248.50; Number of Acres: 27.5; Monies Awarded: $ (n/a) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract 15 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context sothoron-hm-tract-15 Sothoron https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/ee21aabfa93de36cbdd02fa4f287e71b.pdf f59fe4b580bfb4927c62912ef68c8e98 PDF Text Text RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #199-111 128 Number of Acres : . .- . Spitler, C.N & Huffman, J W Lap on Miller & Taylor . xop of the lue idge adjoining Page and Madison Counties, and entirely within the Park area Roads:30 miles, mostly over rough roads to Culpeper, the nearest shipping point ^ Location : ^ . . Soil : Sandy loam of fair depth and fertility with considerable rock Slopes gentle to steep with a southern in the wooded portion exposure . . History of Tract and condition of timber : - - traet has been cut over at various xhe open land has been merchantable timber, no there is , times and a but sod has , fine many years grazed for 'i'he . . None Improvements: Incumbrances, counter claims or laps: . Laps on Miller and Taylor Acreage and value of types: Ridge : Slope : Value Acreage Types - Total Value per acre 68 @ $2.00 $136.00 55 @ 10.00 550.00 5 @ 50.00 250.00 Cove : Grazing Land : — 3936.00 Fields Restocking : Cultivated Land : Orchard : Minerals: Value of Land : $ 936.00 Value of Improvements : $ v Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit : $ Value of Timber : $ Value of Wood : $ . Value per acre for tract : $ 7 31 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ None . % CLERK �•W | . — ^1 o ount y: Rappahannock District: Hawthorne y •+* - - #199 111 .. . Huffman, J W Spitler, C N*, Lap on Miller & Taylor Acreage Claimed: Assessed: In Madison Co, Deed: In 2 Counties Value Claimed: Assessed: Deed: Top of the Blue Ridge adjoining Page and Location: - ^adison Coun ties, and entirely within the Park Area, Incumbrances, counter claims or laps: Laps on Miller & Taylor - Sandy loam of fair depth and fertility with consider able rock in the wooded portion, Slopes gentle to steep with a southern exposure Soil: . Thirty miles, mostly over rough roads, to Culpeper, Roads: History of £he nearest shipping . point tract and condition of timber: The tract has been cut over af various times, and there is no merchantable timber The open land has been grazed for many years, but has a fine sod . . Improvements: . A few old apple trees of no value Acreage and value of land by types: T ypes: Value Per A • Acreage: $3.00 " slope Ridge Grazing Total value of land: Total Value of tract 1.00 20.00 68 5 t 128 0333.00 §333.00 Average value per acre for tract: §2.60 Totd Value ’ " 00 016 S. , ' ' 68 00 100,00 " &333 W ” . � 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 Spitler and Huffman Description An account of the resource Tract: 199 - III; Location: At Page/Madison County Line; Cost/Acre: $7.31; Estimate Value: $936.00; Number of Acres: 128.0; Monies Awarded: $876.00 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 199 - III Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context spitler-and-huffman-tract-199-iii Hoffman Miller Nicholson Spitler https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/e7e98b10cb8e169b27f74222e7eae968.pdf eea605d723882ab8923250cff197380c PDF Text Text — Rappahannock County Wakefield District NAME OF CLAIMANT #5 - Stokes, B.H. .. Shryock, Geo H Number of Acres: 17 Location : On top of Blue Ridge about one half mile south of the State Highway, and lying in both Warren a nd Rappahannock Counties• Roads: About one half mile by poor dirt road to the State road, thence 6 miles to Front Royal, the nearest ship ping point, Soil: Sandy loam of fair depth and fertility, Fairly level and comparatively free from rock - - - . History of Tract and condition of timber: The portion of the tract in Rappahannock County has been cleared, farmed for many years, and abandoned. Repeated fires have destroyed the reproduc tion of the more valuable species - . Improvements: None. Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Slope : 17 @ Value per acre Total Value #5.00 #51.00 Cove: Grazing Land : Cultivated Land : Orchard : Minerals: Value of Land : $ 51 * 00 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract : $ 3 * 00 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ ]\fQNE Claim filed in Rappahannock County, CLERK * �* 3 f _ _ _ i _ _ _ .__ _ H & ck an Geo sjtokes _ § • • > . Ji 9 of Claim In the Circuit Court of .Bapp&k&;&31QQ.k. County, Virginia , No. i4? At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. C1if tonAylojr _ am d _ other s .and T2iir YJEII HHIQUS and r _ Enur--Hundred (J37 4 OH ). _ acr.es ^ more or less, of land in -Rappahannock. 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 _ __BPP.PPlLnnn.qck County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to said notice. E Ii Stokes My name is Fron t __Royal , Vir gi nia My Post Office Address is I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought 63 to be condemned, containing about acres, on which there are the following No _ jjyp rpYPnerrt s buildings and improvements : _ __ _ _ __ _ . . _ _ __ 5 This land is located about miles from Plint.mi. Virginia, in the.Wakef ield 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 _ _ The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows: North •_ Jl • ?n t y and. Tom Williams South . _Sppn t_y _ road_ _ ( 0 the r prope rt y o_ f _ claimants _)_ Luthe r _ North. East West- L i _ L.ucy JB &EfcM... I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year 1925 in the following manner: By_ _deed _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , _ I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $ 756 # 00 . 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 $ 378JQ 0 I am the owner of —' acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park area, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of ( In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make ; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds ). Thi s property was _ acquired by _ two __deed s 1 one Remarks: trac t con taini ng. 9_5 acr es .from.Jibi cJb A6 Herns ms HQld Jto _ Lu t lLer N o r_t h , 1eav i ng _4 9 a c r es j t he Q.tbeJi c OJQ twining JL4 HQr_e.s A jpaldng.-a-.to tal H3 HG rjas^ ( Continue remarks if necessary on the back ). Witness my signature ( or my name and msH ayrached hei to ) this 18th day June , 1930. of . STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF. , To-wit : The undersigned hereby certifies that -Stokes. 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 , 18 th June this. day of . , 1930. _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ _ ^ ) \ Warren _ _ _ __ _ _ , _ _ _ -^ - - - - -/ ' Notary Public, or drrstice of the Peracer 7 ��-wounfcy: Rappahannock District: Wakefield - #3 Stokes, E,H > Acreage Claimed * Value Claimed # Examined by; Harsh, 01111am and Stonebumer Locations on - top of Blue Ridge about one half mile south of the State Highway, and lying in both barren and Rappahannock Counties * Bone known Incuribrcnoei, counter claim end laps? . About one half mile by poor dirt road to the Roads{ State Road, thence 6 miles to Front Royal, the nearest shipping point # Sandy loam of fair depth sad fertility # Soil! Fairly level and comparatively free from rock # History of Traot and condition of timberi The portion of the tract in Rappahannock County has been cleared, farmed for many years, and abandoned # Repeated fires have destroyed the reproduction of the more valuable species # Hone Improvements * » Acreage and value by types! Types 17 Slope — #51*00 Value per acre 3.00 Total value Value Per A # Total Value #3.00 #51*00 n 5 * �w /V A • County: Rappahannock District: Wakefield . - #5 Stokes, E.H .*p/ E.H.Stokes S' ,\ # ‘ # Luther North LEGEND: Cove Slope Ridge Scale - Orchard Land Grazing Land .Tillable Land 20 Chains 1" � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rappahannock County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Description An account of the resource The first series in the Rappahannock County SNP Records collection consists of 350 files related to the court proceedings from The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Clifton Aylor and others, and Thirty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred (37,400) Acres of Land, more or less, in Rappahannock County, Virginia. This was a court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire privately held land located within the boundary of Rappahannock County in the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. Within the boundaries of eight counties, the state of Virginia, in collaboration with the Federal government, used eminent domain condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents in this collection are the legal proceedings for each individual tract of land that made up the one court case. In most cases, the individual case files consist of property surveys, assessments for the value of the land and improvements, and claims by the owner of the property. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Bulk of the collection dates 1930 to 1934 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Stokes, EH Description An account of the resource Tract: 3; Location: 1/2 mile south of Lee Highway; Cost/Acre: $3.00; Estimate Value: $51.00; Number of Acres: 17.0; 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 3 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context stokes-eh-tract-3 Shryock Stokes https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/ba8164277c8ad0f19c2f0da2eec20a48.pdf 9c47d88d58e5db9204140b16de27e38c PDF Text Text Rappahannock County Hampton District NAME OF CLAIMANT - #46 Stuart, W. M. 13 Number of Acres: Location : South slopes of the Peak, Positions 88 to 90, It is about 3 miles over rough roads to Washington on the State Highway; thence 19 miles to Front Royal, the nearest shipping point Roads : . .. The soil is a fertile sandy loam covered with small rocks The exposure is south and the slopes are gentle and moderate Soil : About 30 years ago the bark was removed, and the tract has been cut over at various times for other products The History of Tract and condition of timber : . , lp*pntgaia 6SH?oTSirssgsiaib!i iihsteSuhtioes ?iiido?gsisr is!e?5eife trees or small size car the tract"where tnere are some good . These amount to 2000 ft. of red oak,600 ft. of poplar and 400 ft. of chestnut oak. There is also 1.4 cords of locust. aggregating 3 M. h ^ , None Improvements : Acreage and value of types : Value Acreage Types per acre Total Value Slope : 12 @ $3.00 36.00 Cove : 1 @ 4.00 4.00 #40.00 Grazing Land : Cultivated Land : Orchard : Minerals : Value of Land : $ 40.00 Value of Improvements : $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Timber : $ 40.00 40.00 * Value of Wood : $ $80.00 Value per acre for tract : $ 6.15 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ NONE CLERK �Claim of .County, Virginia , No.-/. In the Circuit Court of c , At Law. The State Co. i sion on Con§dW# tion and Development of the State of Virginia, Peti*4 tioner, vs. _ d£ ^^ ^ ^ _ County, Virginia, Defendants. more or less, of land in _ The undersigned , in answer tb thb petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to4' said petition and to said notice. My name is 6 - L --<Lx ._ _ ^ My Post Office Address is I claim a right, title, estate or interest a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about acres, on which there are the following /-3buildings and improvements : ___ ci _ /2 ^ ^ _ __ ^^ _ -Virginia, in This laml is located about 2- a miles from C the Magisterial District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above : ( In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above ) . # The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows : North C South * East : West I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year /_#/k£ * in the following manner : _ _ _ _— r 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 , <r & 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 prooo / _ posed condemnation of lands within the Park area , to the extent of % -i Q Oorzi ( 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 : U ^ ( Continue remarks if necessary on the back ) . ( or my name and mark attached hereto,) this my signature day Witness of 1930. STATR/OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OFA/ > To-wit : The undersigned hereby certifies that the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters and things appearing in his ab$ve answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief , day of this , 1980. — , 7 _ the Court, or Special Investigator or gftary Public, or-Juatice-of -the Peace. ejk of �w COUNTY ; RAPPAHANNOCK DISTRICT: HAMPTON . #46~Stuart , W » M Acreage Claimed ; Value Claim© d ; Examined By: location ; South slopes of the Peak , Positions 88 Incumbrances , counter claims or Ians; to 90 None known It is about three miles over rough roads to Roads ; on the State Washington Highway ; thence 19 miles Front Royal , the nearest shipping point to . The soil is a fertile sandy loam covered with small Soil ; . rooks The exposure is south and the slopes are . gentle and moderate History of tract and conditiion of timber ; About thirty years ago the bark was removed , and the tract has been cut over at various times for other The eastern part has no merchantable produots # timber , but there is considerable chestnut oak . up to 10 ” DBH The merchantable timber is confined to the western end of the tract where there are some good . trees of small size These amount to E000 feet of red oak , 600 feet of poplar , and 400 ft of chestnut oak , aggregating 5 M valued at $5.00 per M There is also 1.4 cords of locust valued at $2.00 per . cord , making a total value of $10.00 Acreage and value by Types ; Value Per A 3 00 ' 5.00 . Acreage IS 1 Cove Total Value of land Total value of timber ~n TR 41.00 $59.00 ' Total Value 5.00 � 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 Stuart, William Description An account of the resource Tract: 46; Location: South slope of the Peak ; Cost/Acre: $6.15; Estimate Value: $40.00; Number of Acres: 13.0; Monies Awarded: $80.00 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 46 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context stuart-william-tract-46 Stuart https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/3a32da11f174538f6d817102b9b92c77.pdf 694d3438e53018580192b65dff785d7e PDF Text Text anty: Rappahannock District : Piedmont w NAME OF CLAIMANT #169a Number of Acres: Location : - . L.P. Swindler, Mrs 5 . South slope of Oven Top Mountain, near Position #556 One mile from Lee Highway, thence 12 miles to Luray, nearest shipping point Roads: . . Very little loose surface rock c Sandy clay fertility. South and east exposure Soil: . History of Tract and condition of timber : Of fair depth and . Cleared several decades ago Evidently Nnw growing UP to cultivated for several years, then neglected chestnut and red oak, dogwood, and sassafras, 10" to 15! nigh Improvements: . . . None Acreage and value of types : Types Value per acre Acreage Total Value Slope : Cove : Grazing Land : 5 @ #5.00 #25.00 Cultivated Land : Orchard : Minerals : Value of Land : $ 25.00 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Timber : $ Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract : $ 5.00 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ NONE CLERK �- 2? / L Claim of . County, Virginia, No. , At Law. In the Circuit Court of The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Peti tioner, VS. £. ' ^^ 33 2J/_ (d.<ui _ SL _ - vS more or less, of land in County, Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing) of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court of County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this r. as his answer te id petition and ,to said noticp. My name is ~ ~ Ty 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 /. 2 acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements : __ _jr ^ xZ __ 2 This lind is located about miles from Virginia, in theJlCfl .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 ) . ^ ^^ # _ _3l_ : The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows : <1 L4 , North )L -L i tlLjA South J LAJ- . JJLL East J S- - - West j z. _ 2 - -- — _ A ^2 /_ 2- * I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year following manner: (^A3A_ /AT- J L ^ ill £ _ /_ _ 22?_ /_ in the . I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, oo in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $ 22 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 tend by metes and bounds ) . t J Remarks : — ' _2_ _ . _ _ 2_ ( Continue remarks if necessary on the back ) day and mark attached hereto ) this r 2_ Witness my signature ( or my name 2 of , 1930. ' STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OYjZiA To-wit : The undersigned hereby certifies that QJ the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief , this .& day of L 1930. E - V V 3 Clerk of the Court, or Special Investigator or Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace. �\ . . 11 ' j , / • .f i ,.v . ; jrr . . :i •r « . ' T«- . . . K •• • . -* T s !n PI Li y a r . rv r H M >L> n ' * 0 o > * - ^ ^ i ,1911 -70 ' 3 f f r?\ r > s J as 3H A :i? t 9ltt *5 4 Jn 10 J . n ; t; ) rfi ml T* Sr SJIttf R ;U ; . :n> ri 19.1 . . . ’ �County: Rappahannock District: Piedmont #169a«*Swindlorttlra > L, P, Acreage Claimedt Value Claimed: Location: South Slope of Oven Sop Mountain, near Position #556 . Incumbrances, counter claims, or laps: None nown . Soil: . Very little loose surface rock Of fair depth and fertility, South and Past ex Sandy clay . posure Roads: - One all© from Lee Highway Thence 12 nilor, to . Luruy, nearest shipping point History of tract and condition of timbers . Cleared several decades Evidently cultivated for several years, then ago . neglected Now growing up to chestnut and red oaks, ckgwood, and sassafras, 10 * to 16 * high* Improvement 8: Non©, Value of land by types; Type; P r Ar>rea 6 Total value of land .525.00 Total value of tract /26,00 - — Aver ge value per acre #6,00 Value Per A, Total $6,00 $25.00 . Value �- Sr County: Rappahannock District: Piedmont ... #169a ~Swindler,Mrs L P N /IN John Majors LEGEND: " Cove Orchard Slope Grazing Land Ridge Tillable Land Fields restocking ( | 2 0 chains Scale - 1 - � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rappahannock County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Description An account of the resource The first series in the Rappahannock County SNP Records collection consists of 350 files related to the court proceedings from The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Clifton Aylor and others, and Thirty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred (37,400) Acres of Land, more or less, in Rappahannock County, Virginia. This was a court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire privately held land located within the boundary of Rappahannock County in the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. Within the boundaries of eight counties, the state of Virginia, in collaboration with the Federal government, used eminent domain condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents in this collection are the legal proceedings for each individual tract of land that made up the one court case. In most cases, the individual case files consist of property surveys, assessments for the value of the land and improvements, and claims by the owner of the property. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Bulk of the collection dates 1930 to 1934 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Swindler, Mrs. LF Description An account of the resource Tract: 169 - A; Location: Buck Hollow Run, 1/2 mile south of Lee Highway; Cost/Acre: $5.63; Estimate Value: $853.00; Number of Acres: 240.2; Monies Awarded: $853.00 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 169 - A Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context swindler-mrs-lf-tract-169-a Swindler https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/dde761b1d5e0da9be255e6f5a383a665.pdf e6f14246280d565ec56b6413cf7e795c PDF Text Text County: Rappahsn nock District: Piedmont I # . . I NAME OF CLAIMANT % * #169 Number of Acres : - Swindler, Mrs. L.P. - 240 2/100 - Buck Hollow Run, one half mile south of Lee Highway,thence four miles to Sperryville Location : . - One half mile of rough mountain road; thence 13 miles to nearest shipping point over Lee Highway Roads : . . - L-iipay ^ outcrops of Sandy loam: north east and west exposure to Numerous steep The slopes are moderate rocks ana boulders Soil : . History of Tract and condition of timber : . . Tan bark,acid wood and locust WOOd is now being removed to cut 1080 bd.ft. of mer Timber: This tract is estimated CnaiYtatrle lumber per acre or a total of 111,000 bd ft. for entire ' . . slooe timbered area Improvements : - . None Acreage and value of types : Value per acre Acreage Types @ 46 Ridge - 194 2/100 Slope : @ 75/ 2•50 Total Value $34.50 485.50 $520.00 Cove : Grazing Land : Cultivated Land : Orchard : Minerals : Value of Land : $520 *00 Value of Improvements : $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Timber : $ 333•00 333.00 1853.00 ' Value of Wood : $ / Value * per acre for tract : $ 5.63 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ NONE CLERK �. ^ 45 ^ 2 / ' v / / d e* Claim of . In the Circuit Court of County, Virginia, N o A t Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Peti tioner, vs. J - _ more or less, of land Virginia, Defendants, The undersigned , in answer to 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 filipg of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court of // / /t2 &(k.££Z+dd \ / - -County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his to said petition , and tp said notice. My name is */ My Post Office Address is :* I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a ;ract or parcel of land within the area sought ? to be condemned, containing about. acres, on which there are the following /_ £?_{2:_‘ buildings and improvements : -/ _ pp answer ^ ____ Z __ 3 This kind is located about miles from. .Virginia, in ther & Z iZLi agisterial District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described. above : ( In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. 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 ow North South East rs adjacent to the above, described tract or parcel of land are as follows : _ West. £Ls2L d _ I acquired my right title, estate or interest to this property about the year.y/y? xX - _in the following manner: r l Z I i ? ( ., <? / . I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is . I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is I am the owner of acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcej of land but lying outside the Park area, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $ ( In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to . this claim which claimant desires to make ; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds ) . x Remarks : / ZZC u -.3 A .C.£ ^__ _ _ Znyiii 3/ ^ < _ d_C ^ _ _ li i d c /c & Z ku _ — __ £ 3L JLi- A. JddAA-- _ 331 f.- /.A. - _ 33.A- _ A.23.333L.33.A-333333321 A._ • Tf ' _ __ _ _ /__ ( Continue remarks if necessary on the back ). v Witness my signature ( or my name and mark attached hereto ) this ? day _ £JCL 33— of , 1930. . .. 2 STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF. , To wit: The undersigned hereby certifies that £33. the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief , this day of . &.L. , 1930i diSj i / 2A ^ _ - - Guc / . 22 -Clerk ^ ^ of the Court, or Special Investigator or + Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace. �T I * % i ( - I I J ,K D I N ’S CLERK PPAIIANNOCK <y , Teste; — COL S — AtM olA. Z 171 .- . OFFICE ^ L 19'=2k_ Ct. _ Oerk 0 . * !• ; 1 A �County: Raupah&nnock District: Piedmont #169 * Acreage Claimed: Value Claimed: Location: - Swindler, Mra. L. F, Assessed: 240.2 A Assessed: $480.GG - A DeSd: f>( Nct given) & &o Buck Hollow Run, one half mile south of Lee Highway, thence four m l e s to Sperryvllle Incumbrances, counter claims or lacs: Roads: Deed: 240.2 . . Hone ’mown - One half mile of rough mountain road; thence 13 miles to Luray, nearest shipping point over Lee Highway . History of tract and condition of timber: Tan bark, acid wood and locust' v/ood Is now being removed . . Improvements: None Ti ber: . This tract is estimated to cut 1080 Bd ft, of merchantable per acre or a total of 111,000 Bd ft for entire slope timbered area , lumber . .. Sandy loam; north, east and west exposure, Humorous outcrops of rocks and builders, The slopes are moder Soil: - . ate to steop Acreage and value of land by tyres: Types: Value Per A Slope 160 Ridge 46 Total Value . Acre, ge: $2.50 $400.00 .76 StJo — -. — of land -Total value $434.50 It n 000 Bd ft ”@ $timber perlllM,~ 333.00 3.00 ff n it tract Average value per acre for tract - . * Note: This was Lot No 8 in 54,«30 134•50 ^ ^ .. • #3.73 .. the division of the A 7 Clark land where it appears that the acreage was computed too high in each case . �I Virginia ; In the Circuit Court of Rappahannock County , The State Commission on Conservation ana lieveiopiaent of the Stete of Virginia, . vs . Clifton Aylor , et als • * etc Your respondent , in obedience to the 3 0 these proceedings an order entered in d a y of August , 1952 , says that ^ on tne tract of land - same tract of land found by the Ap prus ial Commiesioners to be owned by htdf, as shown and de owned by hJ&t is the fc # * > lineated on the map returned with tneir report , and the same tract of land described in the Exceptions filed to . said report by your respondent ^ By Counsel , p ,d 1 / T ' — ^ . — CJZ -— tst i/ 1 * y ' - �D F7 ^ s % £ r»r % y 7^ 4 / *4 **7 ' t t * m * FILED IN CLERK’S OFFICE . KAPPAHANNOCK COI7XTY « / Tesite: Mf. t 9- 19 Air Clerk i \ y* I �Virginia ! In the Circuit Court of Rappahannock County. The State Commission , Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia . . Plaintiff / Exceptions and Answer *, . . Clifton -Aylor , et als , etc Defendants . To the Honorable J.R H.Alexander, Judge of said Court; Your respondent and exceptant, L.F.Swindler, excepts to rc the report of Appraisers filed in the Clerks Office of this i id • Court on the 18" day of May, 1932, in the above entitled cause , > i A m l for the W 1st That said appraisers only allowed your respondent and : * zs \ exceptant i? I 1 - following reasons , to wit; . 001 for the the sum of $853 242.2 acres of land proposed to he taken in this cause; T : 2 inadequate , unfair and unjust That sum said is absolutely nd £ I tC V | I mm? ^ and that said land is of far greater value than the amount so 1 . J ' m lI - allowed by said Appraisers, and that said respondent and ex ceptant can and will show by proper evidence that said sum so allowed for said land as aforesaid is inadequate , unfair and unjst ; Respondent and exceptant shows that the tract of land proposed to be taken as aforesaid , will be found described in * . 169, filed Record 149, Tract HO in said Clerks Office; Therefore , respondent and exceptant prays that she be not deprived of her said property without just compensation, and that said Appraisers be required to correct their find - ings and allow respondent and exceptant the true value of her said property, jor that other appraisers be appointed to re appraise her said property, and she . - ill ever pray, etc 22 - ^ . Subscribed and *sworn to before me this/ */ day of July, 1932 Cjf- cj ?" ft - y* ~ �� 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 Swindler, Mrs. LF Description An account of the resource Tract: 169; Location: South slope of Oven Top Mountain; Cost/Acre: $5.00; Estimate Value: $25.00; Number of Acres: 5.0; 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 169 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context swindler-mrs-lf-tract-169 Swindler https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/20d2e00a11236a7440f0c78033137072.pdf 9f11be6959a8f50f36b05a02da377935 PDF Text Text Rappahannock County OWNER NAME OF #258 Number of Acres : Location : . Lot No. 14 - mmm Taylor, Dolly At Panorama, near toj> pf the Blue Ridge, designated as .Lot #14 Roads : Prom Panorama over the Lee Highway to Luray it is approximately . nine miles . The soil is a sandy clay, loam mixed with considerable gravel The surface is comparatively smooth and almost level Soil : . History of Tract and condition of timber : This lot, like the others surrounding it, was originally cleared and used for agricultural purposes until the improve ment of the Lee Highway warranted the development of the summer resort known Later that particular tract was siibdivided and sold at public as Panorama auction for building lots - . Improvements : . . None Acreage and value of types : Acreage Types Value per acre Total Value $150.00 $150.00 Slope : Cove : One lot at Grazing Land : Cultivated Land : Orchard : Minerals : Value of Land : $ /50 * & 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 CLERK �County: District: - #258 Taylor, Dolly, Acreage Claimed 8 Assessed: Value Claimed: Assessed: $ Location: - Rappahannock Lot 14 > 1.44 A Deed: 1.44 . . . f # 00 ~ Consideration ! pred title (Her in pd $120.00 At Panorama, near the top of the Blue Ridge, designated . as Lot #14 Incurabranccs, counter claims or laps: Roads: None so far as known * - Prom Panorama over the Lee Highway to Luray it is approxi roately nine miles * Soil: The soil is a sandy clay loam mixed with considerable . gravel The surface is comparatively smooth and almost . level History of tract and condition of timber: This lot, Mke the others - surrounding it, was originally cleared and used for ag - ricultural purposes until the improvement of the Lee High way warranted the development of the summer resort kno?m . as Panorama Later that particular tract was subdivided . and sold at public auction for building lots . Improvements: This lot is unenclosed and without buildings Value: The lot contains 59 square feet, and is $200.00 valued at � 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 Taylor, Dolly Description An account of the resource Tract: 258; Location: At Panorama, near top of Blue Ridge; Cost/Acre: $ (n/a); Estimate Value: $150.00; Number of Acres: (n/a); Monies Awarded: $150.00 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract 258 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context taylor-dolly-tract-258 Taylor https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/bfe021868c2aea1bc60bc559b472a4f1.pdf f6fc8f0687df8e1c6b4bb7f30fc732ae PDF Text Text Rappahannock County Hampton District NAME OF W4WW 7 O TNER #29 Turner, W.L. ' - 25 Number of Acres: - On the drains of Bear Wallow Creek adjacent to the Park bound ary corner #54 and #55 Location : . Approximately 5 miles over rough county road to State Highway Roads: near Flint Hill, thence 12 miles to Front Royal the nearest shipping . point . Slopes The soil is a moist clay loam of fair depth and fertility are steep but reasonably free from loose rocks and cliffs, with a north exposure Soil: . The tract was cut over for tan bark about History of Tract and condition of timber : later for saw timber, There is now on the tract an ex 30 years a o and cellent st nd of young hardwoods with some scattered immature trees large enough for saw timber - . . Improvements: None Acreage and value of types : Types Acreage Slope : 25 Value per acre @ Total Value 75.00 $3.00 Cove : Grazing Land : Cultivated Land: Orchard : Minerals: Value of Land : $ 75.00 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Timber: $ 52.00 127.00 # 52.00 Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract: $ 5.08 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE CLERK �w # 29 Acreage - Turner , W COUNTY: RAPPAHANNOCK DISTRICT: EAMPTON . Lauck Claimed: Yal ue C la i me dV" ' Location: On the drains of Bear Wallow Creek adjacent boundary corner #54 and 55 to the Park . Incumbrances , counter claims or laps: None so far as known Roads: Approximately 3 miles over rough county road to State Highway near Flint Hill , thence 12 miles to Front Royal the nearest shipping po nt Soil: The soil is a moist clay loam of fair depth and fertility Slopes are steep hut reasonable free from loose rock and cliffs with a north exposure . . , History of tract and condition of timber : The tract was cut over for . i . tan bark about thirty years ago and later for saw timber There is now on the tract an excellent stand of young hardwoods with some scattered immature trees large enough . for saw timber It is estimated that the total stand of saw timber now on Timber ; the tract , . . which has a stumpage value is 13 000 feet B M of §4.00 per M feet or §52.00 Improvements : Acreage None and value by types : Value Per Acre r- Acreage 26 Value per acre for land §3.00 Value of land Value of timber Value of tract Value per acre for tract §5.00 §78.00 52.00 . §130 oo “ Total Value §70.00 �-^.cru t y: Rappahanno ck District: Hampton ^ - //29 . Turner, Lauck N r / 4 Wif** ^ co CD > cd {H to co CD JH PH 'd JH o % cd SH f I I 5H -I — F H LEGEND: Orchard Slope Grazing Land Ridge Tillahle Land Scale - 1" - 20 Chains Cove � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rappahannock County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Description An account of the resource The first series in the Rappahannock County SNP Records collection consists of 350 files related to the court proceedings from The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Clifton Aylor and others, and Thirty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred (37,400) Acres of Land, more or less, in Rappahannock County, Virginia. This was a court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire privately held land located within the boundary of Rappahannock County in the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. Within the boundaries of eight counties, the state of Virginia, in collaboration with the Federal government, used eminent domain condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents in this collection are the legal proceedings for each individual tract of land that made up the one court case. In most cases, the individual case files consist of property surveys, assessments for the value of the land and improvements, and claims by the owner of the property. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Bulk of the collection dates 1930 to 1934 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Turner, W Lauck Description An account of the resource Tract: 29; Location: On drains of Bear Wallow Creek ; Cost/Acre: $5.08; Estimate Value: $127.00; Number of Acres: 25.0; Monies Awarded: $127.00 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 29 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context turner-w-lauck-tract-29 Turner