208 20 4487 https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/d67c242144fd0ddef8148d4912db4802.pdf f77e40af280228fb191541faf1d652da PDF Text Text RIDCh. I NG HAM COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #122 - Baugher , M. Number of Acres: 90 Location: Sandy Bottom . s. :b;ntirely within the Park area . Roads: One - half mile diirt road to Spottswo od 'l1ra il , 4 miles to Elkton, nearest shipping point . Soil: Clay loam, slope type , vn th a fair depth of fertilit y . The tillable land is smooth and fairly level, not in a very go od state of cultivat ion . History of Tract and condition of timber: There is no ea. w timber ..in this tract the remainin g stand consists of small oaks and scrub p ine about , 36 cords fuelwood . ·, Improvements: See reverse side for improvem ents . Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 12 @ $5 . 00 $60 . 00 8 @ 15 . 00 120 . 00 69 . @ 30 . 00 2070 . 00 1 @ Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: $2250 . 00 Orchard: -- 75 . 00 90 Minerals: Value of Land : $ 2250 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ 1070 . 00 Value of Orchard : $ 7 5 • 00 1070 . 00 75 . 00 Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ 25 . 00 Value per acre for tract : $ 38 . 00 25 . 00 $3420 ci 00 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ None CLEEK 25 �reverse side: IMPROVEMENTS: OLD DWELLING----Log, 18x27 1, 4 rooms, shingle roof, occupied by owner, poor condition.--- -SUMMER KITCHEN--12xl4xl01, metal roof, poor condition------HEN HOUSE--Log, 10xl2xl0 1, shingle roof, poor conditi on. HEN HOUSE------Frame, 12xl6x8 1 , no roof, poor condition. OLD rn•1 E_LING :--Log, 16x20 1 , 2 rooms, porch 5x16 1 , flue, l½ story, poor condition.---BARN-- --Fra.me, stone ' 17x14xl2 1, shingle roof, poor condition.----GRANERY--Frame, 16xl8xl2 1 , shingle roof, poor condition.---GRANERY----Frame, 12x2lxl0 1, paper roof, fair condition-DWELLI NG-----Frame and log, 17x40 1, 4 rooms, stone flue, shingle roof, fair condition, occupied by 0 1vner. OLD MILL-- --Frame, 18x24xl2 1, shingle roof, poor condition. ----DWELLING-- --Frame, 16x24 1, shingle roof, 3 rooms, fair condition, occupied by owner.----HEN HOUSE--frame, 12xl2xl0 1 , paper roof, poor condition. �Claim of_ ____ C • _D. _:'"'owell _________________________________________________________ _ 1829 . . N o. ____ Roe kinf".hcm . . Court of ___________ ____ , A t Law. I n t h e C1rcmt :_ _______________ County, v·1rgmia, The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. ________ Cc1ssandra Lawson _'.d.kins _£,n 1l _ Others_ 8nd _52561 __________ _ acres . . Def en dan t s. Roe kinPham . _____________ ,________ _______ Coun t y, v·1rgmia, more or 1ess, of 1an d m The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court of_ __J39.9_fJA~P-~ ---------- County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this . • ( ~ as his answer to said petition and to said notice. .lA. C. D. -Powell . My name rn __________ .----- P _ . c'l ______ ,- . --- . _ .-------- · ______________________ ~~ \. My post office address 1s ______ r _JJ-d..y_s. ,_ __ [1rF:.:L.n_1_e_ ___________~- ~~I claim a right, title, estate or interest ir/ atrricf 6r0 i:r~~8of°li nd within the area sought to be condemned, containing about__~.9______________ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements: __Se_e__ clJl im__f _iJ,. ~ .9-__°Qy__QYIJlE:lr_____ ______ _______________ _ This land is located about_ ___________ miles from ____________ _________________ Virginia, in -f d the_:S~_Magiste rial District of said1nCo_p.ntv. en~ ryrocee so_ I claim the following right, title, estate or interest/in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above.) ·~51 .14 with interPst thereon from October 16,1926 until paid _and _-.~3 . 7 5 _costs ------------------------- ------------------------- - - ---------------The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follo,w s: North ________________________ _____________________________________________________ _ South ____________________________________________________ _________________________ _ East __________________ ____________________________________________________________ _ West ______________________________________________________________________ ________ _ I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year _J:9..2..e ___ in the following manner: JudRment docketed December 31 , 1928 in Jud~~ent Lien Docket --14~--pape-1~3~----- ------------------------ ------------------------ -----------~---- I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $----------------· I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon isa*rrbvtr~t ___a_u.t_ ___ • I am the owner of_ _______________ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $------------------· (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds ). ,, Remarks·------------- ------------------------ ------------------------ ------------- :::c ,, ------------------------ -------------------- (Continue remarks if necessary on the_ back). CD ~ c.. day Witness my signature (or my name and mark attached here~ this ___ 0 ,ii ;Ti, ~ -- -Ol:? :::,: ::::;- ..... 3 CD s:,.:, ::::;- a:i c-:,C') <..? =~ O C.,.) £'2 -, :::,: C ~ - CD -s (.n 0 ~g3 CP of_ ___ E~P~§.F)l_ ____ , LJ?'L!.( ___ ___________C::.:./2_·__:;-:~~--- 19~. city } STATE OF VIRGINIA, ~ y OF ____lJar"T.:'.i.s..@bJ_e::f"-r------, To-wit: The undersigned hereby certifies t h a L - - - - - - - ~ - ~ ~ - - - - the above named claimant personally appeared before him and-~--;de-o--;;th-thil the matters and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, this _____ ~ ____________ day of ____ ..Eeb.r:uar~-~~~-j~~ q,__-~ --- ~ Nl¥1'€Js,.•.Pt11(P0 o1if1lPo1f)Sp"'B~i:aJ:Jj¥:v'osM.l~ or Notary Public, ~f.:~ ~t?i<Ye"'< ~~ :tlrec~~- �Claim oL ____ A._ E ._ Wyant_, lien creditor_ of_ M. _ S.Baugher ________________ _ In the Circuit Court oL_.RoaJd.n gham. ___________ County; Virginia, No.J_j _}:_1, At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. ____Qa.s.aandra ..-At.ki.na_ aruL.o_t~-- ------ ------------ ------------ - -----more or less, of land in __ A~ok:lt1g_n.am____ _________ County, Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court oL_Ro.o.ki.ngham. __________ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to said notice. My name is ______ _A_._ E_._ W'y.a_nt ------------ -- ------------ -- ------------ -----My post office address is ______ J3~l_cl.Qr_~_Y_l:rg_.iJ:!iA~--------------------------I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about__JH_____________ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvement s:_ .D.welli.ng_.h.o.uae._ a.ncl __o.u.t_Jrn.i..J..d_:ings_________________ · ___L_____________v·1rg1ma, ·· m El k ton 5 ______ m1·1es f rom ____________ · locat ed a b out _______ · lan d 1s Tl11s theSt _Qils3.Ylall ____ Magistetial District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above. ) A li en creditor of M. S. Ba ugher by virtue of _.?_0, two deeds o_f_j;R1±,§3J_~~~~~~~9-__~.Y-}~! __~!,._-~~~-~e-_e_~--t5o7'\_!!0• __ 0,__0Tr0~~~_e_L!~~-1:11y, {~-,-!~~ respecu~v e 1926, and Sept. 24, 1926, to secure uon~s o~ w· ~· O an~~~~. t--f-rem--d.-a-te.,... h--i-nt-e-re-apaya ble t o -Reine--.N·. --W·yan-t,--an-d:--ass-igued--to--m-e-,--t-o-g et-her--w-i-tThe land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows: North ___________________________________________________________ __________________ _ South ____ ___ _________________________ ______________________ _______________________ _ East ________ ____ _____ ______ _____ ____ ____________ ___________ __________ __ ___________ _ West ____ ____ _____ ___ ___ ___ ___ ______ _______ __________________ ___ ________ ________ ____ I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year_l9_46 ____ in the following manner: S,ee deed_ of_ trust_ duly r ec orded _in _the_ Clerk 1 s_ Off ice _of _Rockingha m County _in Deed_ Book_No. _145.1_ at ..:2a_ge_ 4 63; and_Deed _Book_ 135, _pfa!.ge_ 71. I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvement s thereon is $----------- -----· I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvement s thereon is $--------- -------· I am the owner oL ___ ___ ____ ____ _acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $--------- ---------· (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). Remarks·-- ------------ -- ---- ----- -------- ---------- -- ·------------ ------------ -------------- ----------- - - --------- - ----- ------ - ----------- - - ~----- ------ - - - - ------------ - Cl) u ~ - r.... EE~ 0 >, _rr, ~ ~ Cl) u Cl) CV) C: W) 0 c..::> E t'<:S ..c ..c C: Cl) c.;) +.J :::::s bJ) C: ·-32 u -c Cl) 0 ex: == I.,.. ------------ ------------ ------- ------------ - (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). r--r£l u.J u- of_F:~~=r ~~ ~r:~r~~r 1 my name and ::~-& ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF __ Rocking.h.am..------ ---- -, To-wit: The undersigned hereby certifies that_ ___ .A!._~_!._!~~A ..~---------- ------------- -----the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, ?1 j~~ ~ __.-------:1 :zv:stig~ti! = in .fS}'ancery ::t;!p m the . . this __ _..ir,__ __ __ ______day ofl'ebl:!ua1 'y,_..l92l~ 1 Comm1s s 1on er Circuit Court of Rockingham County, Virg i n i a . rer �County: Rockinr'1r·m , is t r1ct: ston ew::...11 •. noessod Ac r e~5e Claillied: 95 Value Claimed : Locution: !ans: 3 il : s. L. 1 2:~ - ;' 1 8000 . 00 .;a.ndy Bottom. Bau@er _ Deed ?4 . 50 v570 .00 for L2!. and 1680 f? 78 . 00 56 a • .:1eired . · ntirely within the ~ ark oren . ~one lmown . CL y loam, slope typo , \7i th a fair d en, th of fertility . The til] !lblo land :!..s ...nooth ·md fairly level' not in a very sta to 0 of cultiv"'tion. , ,.mile cli::-t ro'td to Spoto··10od n arent shipping pcint . 'rail, 4: 1 ilea to :l?<ton , fil§_,lory: ':'here is no sa.. timber on ' thin tr· .ct, the re, ining otand consist f sm 11 Oaks and scrub oino • bout 3G c s . fuel ·1ood 36 . 00 ~1 .00 nor c<. ------- ------------ ----on 12 . • Imp:t:ovenents : ( ld d 10llinr: lac, 1r.x:~',-, 1 ·oc,ms , shin:::;le roof , - --,,...,oocupicd by ovner, conditi 1 _ o·. --·- - - ----·-- "100 . 00 Summer kite . en, l' xl :t:10, :...:ct·..11 roof, cond. p oox lien poor. hen. 0 r. 01st. no ---- ------ -- - --------~--- ------------, conf. log 1ox12x10. house, ..,._..,________ _____ ...,_ roof , ,. . ________ ..,.shingle ______________ house, frurue, L::x1Gx8, no ro ;f , c nc .i tion 40 . 00 20 . 00 5.oo --------------------orcl 5xlo , ~ roor.13, - -------- -------duellin...... t. log, 1Gx20, flue,-~ story , condition :oor . -------- 30 . 0> . poor frrune 16.~18xl .~, chingle roof, cond . Gr"nory, ------------N--------------------------- 60 . 00 --------~~-- - ------~----- -poor. -~------~--, frame 12x2lxl0, po.J er x-oof, conu·· ·Lion 20 . 00 ~ , fr me 1 ?:::-:l4x12, shir.tlc roof, cona. · tj 0 •.. Grt.1-or:t: ?5.00 - - ----- - --- ------------ ---------- ------fair. ; llin3 , :!'re.me and log, l 7;z4C, ~ roor.s, ::; 8llC fair, occ · ice by ~l ·1e, shingle roof 1 aond.:. tion .,....,..,..., _____________ ___ _ _ 200 ~00 ~O\VDOr _ _ ,______ _ ______________ Cla. mill. frame llb:24xl2, s:.1ngle · oof, cnnd. ?5 . 00 - - ---- --- ---- ------------ -----1oor . - - ----....w lling , fram<V' lox24, 3 roor s, .1 , tr ::_lo r~.,of, condition fair,/oc 0u r iod by owner------ ------ 150 . 00 Hen houso, frm.,e 12xl2xl0, n ... 0-r- r.o~ f, ccma. 15.00 poor . ·~700 . 00 'totr:.l 'aJ.uc V ~ n d b,Y..~.Y.......!?.£: -~-------~-------------------~--------- !I££ ·101,e Tillable Fr . Orchard . oreo.ge J er acr::2_ 12 ,5 . 00 69 30 . 00 10 . 00 50.00 8 1 7fc)- Valua . 60 . 00 20?0 . 00 80 . 00 'if2210 . oo �Total value of land $ 2210 ,. 00 Total value of im.provemen ts $ 990.00 Total value ot orchard 50 . 00 Tote.J. value of timber 36 . 00 Total value of tract Averag e value pe:r acre "\ 3086 . 00 34.29 �hz ________________________ --------------------------------------------- Claim of __ 1 • In the Circuit Court of_ /4 __ ~------------ --------Coun ty, Virginia, No.L .:.c.,j_, At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. _____________________ ~ '-er _+: _________ -_____ . _ l )--.: __________ _ ____________ _____ 1___:> ___________ 117 ___ _ ___ I ______ /} _________ 'l ____________ _____ _ more or less, of land in ______,._____________________ County, Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with _the order of the Circuit Court of_ __ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to said notice. My name is ___________ --~{)~~ _9_- _, -- ~ ___~(' _____________ _ My post office address is--- ~!!"{/=- ---L~------ ----- ______________________ _ I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about_ ___ _£ ___________ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvement s: _________________________________________ " ~- l ___ ·__ '/_ ______ _ t -~---------------- - ,/ _________ - ------------ ------------ ------------ ---------- /J~ --~ / I ------ ~ - ' ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ----This land is located about_ ____ / ___ miles from ___ Virginia, in the ___ '.'.: ____ :_t-.(_ ____Magisterial District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of Ian described above.) ----------- (" ----- 9 ------------ ~--------- --- ----~-~-----------~ I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year _./...if- _ ___ in the following manner: ) I -----~------------------------------ - ------------ -- ,------------ ------------ ---------I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $__e~~P. ..':!_~----· I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvement s thereon is $ _______________ , I am the owner of_ _______________ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park area, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $_____ X___________ , (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). Ren1arks· _______________________ J __________ P ------ ~ .Ji_________ _ 3 ~ _. 0 w ~ (0 C: --' ~ ' - ~ ------------ ' ________________________ efr-- __________ "L . . ------------ ------------ ----- __., < ~ ____ ~ I ~-~--------- ------------- ------~--~-- ------------- ------------- -------- J ____________ ____________ ____________ _ ______ ,t,,,.,d.,o _ !_______ ~ ____________ (:".::.,____ ~--- ----- ------------ ------------ ------------ -------- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). Witness my signature (or my name and mark attached hereto) this ___ i,:_________ day of ____________________ , 193. STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUN'rY OF_ ------------ ------------ -, To-wit: r The undersigned hereby certifies that_ ___ .,_ ___ ----·-------- ------------ ------------ -the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, this __________________ day of_ _______________ --, 19q6. h -------/0 -----------------·-------r----c1erk of the Court, or Specia Investigator or Notary Public, o Justice of the Peace. 12. �Co unt y: Di str ict : Ro cki ngh am Sto new all \ r N I I LEGEND : Ti lla ble Slo pe 20 cha ins Sc ale - 1 11 Fie lds res toc kin g Or cha rd = ./ €G,I � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Alexander, John A - Breeden, Norah Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context baugher-m-s.pdf Title A name given to the resource Baugher, M. S. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Sandy Bottom Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 122 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Baugher https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/00f0b4ed26e912831727d91a9a82e205.pdf b1051a6e4862c278ec1f295ea35cf4fb PDF Text Text -',----- -------- ---------' ._.,,-------COUNTY ROCKINGHA 1. NAME OF ow~w CLAIItIANT #87 - Baugher , Scott 14 Number of Acres: Location: Elk Run . Entirely within the Park area . Roads: One - quarter mile dirt road to Spottswood Trail , 4 miles hard surface to Elkton, neares t shipping point . Soil: Slope , clay and sandy loam with a fair depth of fertility , north exposure . This tract has no timber on it . It Historl of Tract and condition of timber: was c eared many years ago and cultivated, but later abandoned and allowed to grow up . There are some open spots that have a fairly good stand of blue grass . Improvements: N,,ne ~ Acreage and value of types: Types Value per acre Acreage Total Value Ridge: Slope: Cove: • Grazing Land: - - 5 @ $25 . 00 $125 . 00 Fields Restocking: 9 @ 20 . 00 180 . 00 Cultivated Land: 14 $305 . 00 Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land:$ 305 . 00 - - - TOTAL Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood:$ Value per acre for tract: $ 21 • 7 8 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ None - ~ -/@_,n, CLERK 12\ �Claim oL jf _;[ /J;:; ~ ________ ~ _______________________________ _ In the Circuit Court oL_floU__ u~'-;;;:f;._ I~_--::-_C ounty, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law. ;;;;;~5:£{~1:J/£;;:J;;;:~iFf_:L~j~i: more or less, of land in_~~: 1--~--- ---Cou nty, Virginia, Defendant s. The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filill§> of sid~e.ti·on and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court o f _ _ / ~ ~ ___ (!!-_-t._~-- County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petitj9n and to said notice. ~ My name i~---~--- _&--'_~;{:__ My post office address is __________ ~ ~-~_f[;;l&!Y!-:!____ _£_~ ---------- -I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about_L!! /_& __ .::-=-:_ _____ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvem ents: ________ ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- -- /;3_¥ 2'-f-i----------------?A___________ _ ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- --------- ~ ;;; --p ---------- ---------- --------- This 11'~oca ted_ abo~L~ -/ ~-~-mile s :rom __ .LJ2.J (A~~-------- Virginia, in the_ ~ d ~ag1sterial D1str1ct of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above.) fl IJ . ------- ------- ------- ------- --~--~ ~ ---------- ---------- -----::.::nd Ztl/ ::~d atm:;;; ~J'~ ~ar e as South ____J/f_!__t)___ ~ ~, East follows: -~--i-- Jk___f _J_/4~ -~----- -------- - ------~ --L1:-l!t-.i~4-f{~-_y~-;-------------------------- ac;i::~ my righl;i'::-:?::~1!t: ~:! I following manner: :::,~~~t-the-year__________in-the I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvem ents thereon is $_ .:l..._.:l_{tf)_____ , I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parc·e1 of land with the improvem ents thereon is $--------- -------· I am the owner of_~ _______ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying, ou:sidi the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $--------- ---------· (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or informatio n as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). Remarks· - ii[- __ .-d~( ·- 4 trcv,vf ___.-&r _____ r!:=VIC' ------ - ~ ------ 1/'hy,-n__,- a,/ ------ _ F ---J1.--:<-~ _______,:]_'?:_~ - - ---4 h _____ M , ------- ~ ---------- ------ L2:J-eP'::1:.';J---------------------------/ 1-u-<A/1 --- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------- ---- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). Wi~ss my signature (or my name and mark ~tached .hereto) this _____ day of ___ . $ ~~~-- , 1930. -~~~-4 -------------STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF_ ___ ------- _____ , To-wit: J'./_______ --~ ~-~llJft-- d~ the ~oev~~~%~i8~1~i!~netbie~~~~:~~ t:;;~a~~ ~d-m;d e-~~th- th;t-th; -~-itt~~ ; and thing~ 'ppearing in his abo~nsw er are true to the best of his knowzedg e nd belief' this ____ day of __ ~ _: ____ --, 193( /_r-__________ _7/I (4' 3 , )I/I// $/ / fi~ • /t p Cl~;,k- £~~;.t~ -;/tt1 -I~~~;ti~;t~~~~; Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace, �V' . Coun ty: Dist rict: //87 Acref.'rre Claim ed: 106 Rock ingha m Ston e1al l a - Dougher , G. Scot t Asse ssed 106 A. Deed Valu e Clai red: \3300 . 00 1660 . 00 (Thi s inclu . 87) Loca tion: Swif t run. Ent; rely 1ithi n the park area . Incum branc es, c nter claim s or laps : :none know n. It 106 A. 1906 - 31 P. ,600. 00 Soil : :Jandy loam , slope ty e rith fair dent h and fert ility on the north side ; t hin soil on the Sout h side .. Ron.d st One- uart er ,~ile clay road to Spot tsioo d trai l, four mile s to Elkto n, nea rest ship ing poin t Histo ry of trac t nnd cond ition of tiT"be r : Sar t imbe r has been rece ntly 1 ntim •ted to cut 4 cord s of fue l rood per acre on 8 acre s cnt. at ..;,1 . 00 per cord . - - ·,352 . 0 Impr ovem ents: Old drel lin~ , fram e , 17x2 3 • , 6 room s , ceile d, 2 stor ies, kitch en16 x23x 8•, ~ ir cond ition , occu ied by o · ner , ,mte r su..,n ly well . - ~600 . 00 Barn : 28x3 6x16 • with shod 18x2 8 • , fram e, pape r roof , lair cond ition . - - 550 . 00 ~eat hous e I Fro.m e, 12xl 7xl 0', oh:i.n gled roof , fair cond ition . - 60 . 00 New r,ash hous e: Fro.me, 12xl 4xl O', meta l roof , cond ition good .... - 65'. 00 Ol d. corn hous e : Log , ]2x1 6xl 2 ', shin gled roof , poor cond ition . - 20 . 00 !Ien hous e: Fr ane , 14xl4 xl0 ', shin gled roof , poor cond .i. t:!:.on. - - .. Sprin g hous es Frame~ 8x17 x8 •, shin gled roof , poor con- 1 5. 00 ditio n . - New e rage : Fram e , 9xl4x 8• , meta l roof , good cond ition l'). 00 . 40 . 00 Nev, hen hous e: Fram e 10x2 4x •, meta l roof , good conditio n. 35. 00 , J i > l, 400. 00 Orch ard: 11 cher ry trees , age 25 yen.r s, ?8 anpl e tree s, age 30 year s , fair cond ition 10 peac h trees , ase 8 year s, fair cond ition . , (2 acre s value d at ~60 . 00 per acre ) - - 120. 00 Acre ase and value of 1:-ind b;2: tyne s: ~ Slop e (loue r) Graz ing Tilla ble Orch ard Acre age Valu e per A. 21 25. 00 88 7 2 mr- 5.00 25'. 00 60 . 00 Tota l Valu e 440 . 00 525. 00 175. 00 1 ,140 . 00 15 �- 2- County: District: 187 RocJ·ingha.m Stonewall a - Dougher, G. Scott Cont'd. Totnl value of lnnd ~ -. ~ - 1,140 . 00 Total value of im rovements 1,400. 00 Total value of ti~ber - 352. 00 Total value of orchard 1 20 . 00 Total value of tract Average value ~er acre - 3,012. 00 - - JE,C �itOCKL GRAM COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #87 - a Baugher , Scott Number of Acres: 118 Location: Swift Run . Roads: ., One - quarter mile clay noad to Spottswo od rrrail, four miles to Elkton, nearest shi oping point . Soil: Sandy loam , slope type with fair depth and ferti l ity on the north side; t hi n soil on the south side . Entirely within the park area o History of Tract and condition of timber: saw tL.--nber h a s been recently cut . Estimate d to cut 4 cords of fiel wood per acre on 88 acres at $1 . 00 per cord . Improvements: See other siEle . Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 88 @ $5 . 00 $440 . 00 21 @ 25 . 00 525 . 00 Cultivated Land: - - - - 7 @ 25 . 00 175 . 00 Orchard: 2 @ 75 . 00 $1140 . 00 150 . 00 Cove: Grazing Land: - - Fields Restocking: Minerals: V~ueofLa nd: $ 1140 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ 1265 . 00 1265 . 0 0 Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ 350 .oo Value per acre for tract: $ 350 . 00 $2905 . 00 24 . 62 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ None _ ~ /~·_CLERK \22. �IMPROVEMENTS : - OLD D'INELLING--Fr ame , 17x23 1 , 6 rooms, ceiled, 2 stories, kitchen 16x23x8 1 , fair condition , occupied by owne r. Water suppl y well .--- - BARN- -- - 28x36xl6 1 , with shed 18x28 1 , frame, paper roof , fai r condition- - --- -MEAT HOUSE----Frame , 12xl 7xl0 ', shingled roof ., fair condi tion-.-- - - NEN WASH HOUSE - --Frame , 12xl4xl0 1 , metal r oof, good condition--- - - OLD CORN ~OUSE-~-Log, 12xl6xl2 ', shingled roof , poor condition- - --HEN HOUSE- ----Frame , 14xl 4xl0 ', shingled roof , poor condition----SPRING HOUSE----Frame , 8xl7x8 1 , shingled roof , poor condition---- --NE•;i GARAGE---Frame , 9xl4x8 1 , metal roof , good cond:i tion ., NEW HEN HOUSE--- -Frame , 10x24x8 1 , metal roof , good condition 0 �County: Rock ingham Diotriet: Stonewall i'.18? - ~creag~ Claimed: Baugher G. Scott 106 Assosaod :e:.is Deed:truct 14. 106 A~ (2 tracts) not kno i n " $3300. 00 Value Claimed: {This includes #87• a) Elk Fun. Entirely within the Fnrk aroa . Location: 1906 M~ne known., Laps: Soil: rt 31 loo ,3lope , clay nnd ,)andy loam \71 th o. fair depth of rert111 ty, north exposure . Roads : : mile dirt road to Spots •mod trail, 4 miles hard surfr.i.oe to Elkton, nearest sijipping point. History: This tract has no timber on it. It was cleared years ago and oultivated,,b ut la.tor abe.ndoned and alloi7cd to grow ur. There are sor.10 onen n:pots that have a fairl!l Good stand of blue grass . Tr.r r ' vonen ts: None. Value of land by ty, es: ..... cro~s£ 3 11 Total vulue of land Value ;eer acre ,20 . 00 10 . 00 Total Value ._;60 . 0 . ·110 . 00 2'v f rr Iv • 60 ·~l?0 . 00 Total va.lue of improvements Total V'11Ue of timber Total value of tract _, verug":I''- 78.luc ""r a.ere l . ., FI0 . 00 l !~ . 14 '""''· )58 �County: District: Rockingham Stonewall #87a- Bnugher, G.Scott N LEGEND: Slope Grazing Orchard Scale - 1" Tillable = 20 chains �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA THE STATE COMMISSION ON CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE STA'i'E i°F VIRGINIA 11 vs On the Petition of G. Scott Baugher CASSANDRA LAWSON ATKINS et Als, and 52, 561 Acres of Land. This cause came on to be heard this fl 1/ day of February; 1934, upon the papers heretofore read and proceedings had, the ex- 1hibits filed and was argued by Counsel. Upon consideration whereof it appearing to the Court that ·1 ti p. 1 I Scott Baugher is invested with the superior title, right and cla,m 11 ~n and to a tract of land known as No. 87 as set forth on the County I 1 1 ,pwnership Map of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners for Rockingham I ipounty, and that the record of this proceeding does not disclose 'iny denial or adverse claim of any person or persons in interest as ro the title of the tract of land No. 87 fully described, numbered 1 I ,~nd deli &gated on the County Ownership Map of the Board of Appraisa 1 1 bommissioners appointed in said cause for Rockingham County and it I further appearing that all taxes thereon ha~een paid: \ ,\ ii I Upon consideration whereof it ap.pearing to the Court ifhat the State Commission on Conservation and Development has paid \I• &nto the custody of the Court, the sum of $305 .00, the amount of th~ ~ward for the tract of land No. 87 aforesaid, and the Court perceiv~ ing no reason why the said sum should not be paid to the said G. Scott Baugher in accordance with the said judgment, it is further ordered and decreed that the Clerk of this Court be and is hereby II ' " directed to transmit a certified copy of this order to the Treas - ' urer of Virginia, who shall pay the said sum of $305 .00 to G. Scott ! I Baugher, representing the amount of said judgment set out in said condemnation of said tract No. 87, taking from the said G. Scott Baugher a receipt therefor f and certifying such payment to this Court and make an appropriate entry as required by law. 1--lAMMER & 1--lAMMER ATTORNEY S AT LAW '• �J, IN 1 ,I . THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY , VI RGINIA THE STATE COMM I SSION ON OF VI RG I NI A. CONSERVAT ION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE vs CASSANDRA LAWSON ATKINS Et Als, and 52,561 Acres of Land It To the Honorable H. W. Bertram, ~udge of the Circuit .; Court of Rockingham County, Virginia. I The petition of G. Scott Baugher alias Scott Baughe_r, res-: .1 · 1 I pectfully represent s. That on the 24 day of September , 1906, C. B. Hensley and ! 11 " II Sarah Hensley, his wife, conveyed to Petitione r a tract of land, I c. situated near Swift Run in Stonewall District, in Rockingham Count~, I I and adjoining the lands of the N. W. Hensley and others, contain in~ \ 14 acres, be the same more or less, all of which said tract of 14 Ii ' ,, acres lies within the boundary of the revised Park Boundarie s, and II I is ~nown as tract No . 87, as it appears upon the County Ownership !Map of the Park Appraisal Commissio ners of Rockingham County. A ' copy of the deed wherein this land was conveyed to Complaina nt is !1 , here filed marked "Exhibit A" and is prayed to be read as a part !f 1 ' hereof. Your Petitione r would show the Court that all taxes upon \ I t h is land for the years 1932 and 1933 have been paid to M. H. Harr- 1 ison, Treasurer , and that there are no delinquen t taxes, as is sh~ - ~ -<-'-- r ~ A - ·· own "' y the certifica tes of the said officerJ here filed marked I• " "Exhibit B and en and prayed to be read as/ pa~ hereof, Your Petitione r would further show unto the Court that · there are no liens of any descriptio n a ga inst s a id lands and that Petitione r is the owner in fee simple thereof. Your Petitione r shall further represent that in the proceedin gs pending in this Court, entitled the State Commissio n on, ~AMMER & ~AMMER ATTORNEYS AT LA\11 Conservat ion and Developme nt of the State of Virginia vs Cassandra I Lawson Atkins Et Als, and 52,561 acres of land in Hockingham County~ the tract of land known and described on the County Ownership Map filed in said cause as Lot No. 87, and which Petitione r owns, and �... 2 )hereinbef ore referred to, has been condemned to the use of the saidl I State Commissio n on Conservat ion and Developme nt of the State of 1 Virginia, as will be seen from the report of the Board of Appraisal ,,'I Commissio ners appointed in said cause, and that said State Commissio n I on Conservat ion and Developme nt in the State of Virginia becomes ·1 the owner in fee simple of the said tract of land, upon payment by I ithe Commissio n into the custody of the Court, the award thereforf , :1to-wit, $305 .00; that no person , other than Petitione r is interest- ,1 ' ed in said land, and that the said State Commissio n on Conservat ion I and Developme nt etc, has paid unto the custody of the Court, the 11 ' sum of $305 .00 as constituti ng the award for the said tract of land, :l and that your Petitione r is entitled to the said sum arising from ,1 \the said condemnat ion. 11 Wherefore , the undersign ed Petitione r prays that an order , I ,i be entered directing the Treasure of Virginia to pay Petitione r the 1 said sum of $305 .oo, the amount set forth in said judgment 1.n rem, 1 , and cons ti tu ting the award for the fee simple title to tract No. 87 1 as it appears upon said map as afore said, and that such other, fur- I ,1 I\ I :;ther and general relief be given as the nature of the case may re- , I :'. quire or to the Court may ieem proper and Petitione r will ever pray \ i i &c. ,._,.__,. - ______t,_ _ _ _ _ _ __ COUNSEL VIRGINIA CITY OF HARRISONBURG, To-Wit: l,~__,,.- -</2-7:h . ~ , a Notary Public in and for the City of Harris~ rg, State of Virginia, whose Commissio n expires on the ~ day o f ~ l 9 . 3 S - , do hereby certify tha 4 G. Scott Baugher, whose nam~; ~:d on the margin hereof t'or the , purpose of identifica tion, this day personally appeared before me ~ - �3 1 in my said City and made oath that the facts stated in the forego ing petition of his own knowled ge are true and those made upon in - I formation derived fr om others he believes to be true . Given under my hand this 1I l ,I II I, I--IAM M ER & I--I A MM ER ATTOR N EYS AT LAW 1 / 7 7£ ·· day of February,- 1934 . w~ fr] -Q.-&: �r ii : CHAS. B. HENSLEY To G. S. BAUGHER This deed made this 24th day of September 1906 , between ,\ c. 'I B. Hensley and Sarah C. Hensley , his wife , parties of the first part , and G. Scott Bau gher, party of the second part, all of the ,I County of Rockingham in the State of Virginia, ,1 :I WITNESS ETH: That the said parties of the first part, for and in II consideration of the sum of $1,100 . 00 paid and to be paid as foll- \ 'I ows, i $600 . 00 cash in hand, paid , the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, and the assumption of a debt of ~500 . 00 due Miss Alice Cowan which money is secured of Deed of Trust on within 1\ Have bargained sold and do hereby convey with described lands . I, Uenera l 'larranty of title into t he said party of the second part ,I I two tracts or parcels of land lying in East Rockingham~ near Swift! Run and bounded as follows: :; Tract No . one, beginning at a locust , thence Ii " E. 12 3/5 poles to a cherry tree, thence s. 16 3/4 i 1, poles to a hickory tree thence North 79½ thence South 59 1, I JI ½ s. 61 ° 0 East 6 1/3 East 6 poles to a pine East 11½ poles to a stone , thence South 72 0 East 82 poles to pike near a Red Oak and Chestnut, thence North 34-!- 0 East 28 poles to a Red Oak and Chestnut N. W. of Hensley's - , corner and with his North 79 ° West 25 3/5 poles to a stone nea r a Maple and Chestnut Tree , thence South 18½ 0 a gum tree in a branch , thence North 59½ West 22 poles , North 41 o West 37 0 West 82/5 poles to West 18 pol es to a stone in said bra nch , thence South 18 21 o ½ poles to a large Chestnut Oak Stump, thence North 59t O 1 I West 33 poles to a stake in line of School House lot and with same South 18 o West 1 pole to the b eginning containing 14 acres be it 1 1 I-JAMMER & I-JAMM ER ATTO RN EYS AT LAW I the same more or less . 5 �2 I I lj Tract No. Two is bounded as follows: beginning at three large white Oaks, Corner to N. W. Hensly and with his line to 1 School House lot, thence with said lot to W. D. Baugher•s land and with same and Public Road to George L. Criders line and with his 1 I his lines to Joseph W. Baugher s Corner, thence with his line to Ii Elizah Davis' line and with same, Henry A. Hensley and N. W. Hen1 1 1 II sley's to the beginning conte. ining 92 acres, no roods, 31 poles more or less. C. B. Hensley Sarah c. Hensley STATE OF VIRGINIA COUNTY OF ROCKINGHAM I, William B. Hensley, a Notary Public in and for said County and State, do certify that C. B. Hensley and Sarah C. Hen1\ sley, whose names a r e signed to the writing hereto annexed, bearin I, ' date on the 24th day of September, 1906, have acknowledged the 1 same before me in my County aforesaid. Given under my hand this 24th day of September, 1906 W. B. Hensley, N. P. My Commission expires March 21, 1908. 11 Virginia: 1 September 16, 1907. In Clerk's Office of Circuit Court of Rockingham County,! This deed from C. B. Hensley and wife to G. Scott Baugher was this day presented in the office aforesaid, and is, together with the Certificate of acknowledgem ent, annexed, admitted I to record. Teste D. H. Lee Martz, HAMM ER & 1-lAMM ER ATTO RN EYS AT LAW Clerk �' CHAS. B. HENSLEY To I I, G. S. BAUGHER This deed made this 24th day of September 1906, between I 11 ! I C. B. Hensley and Sarah C. Hensley, his wife, parties of the first. 'I , part, and G. Scott Baugher, party of the second part, all of the ,i County of Rockingham in the State of Virginia, ii WITNESS ETH: That the said parties of the first part, for and in consideration of the sum of $1,100.00 paid and to be paid as follOWS, I 600.00 cash in hand, paid, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, and the assumption of a debt of $500.00 due Miss Alice Cowan which money is secured of Deed of Trust on within i described lands. Have bargained sold and do hereby convey with !I General larranty of title into the said party of the second part 1 1 1 t two tracts or parcels of land lying in East Rockingham, near Swift Run and bounded as follows: Ii 'I Tract No . one, beginning at a locust, thence ,·ii 1 E. 12 3/5 poles to a cherry tree, thence 1' poles to a hickory tree thence North 79½ thence South 59 ,, I ½ s. s. 61 ° 0 16 3/4 East 6 1/3 East 6 poles to a pine East 11½ poles to a stone, thence South 72 0 East 82 poles to pike near a Red Oak and Chestnut, thence North I I i! 34t o East 28 poles to a Red Oak and Chestnut N. W. of Hensley's i corner and with his North 79 1 ° West 25 3/5 poles to a stone near , a Maple and Chestnut Tree, thence South 18½ a gum tree in a branch, thence North 59½ 41 ° West 37 0 0 West 82/5 poles to West 22 poles, North I West 18 poles to a stone in said branch, thence South 18½ ½ poles to a 1.arge Chestnut Oak Stump, thence North 59½ 0 1 0 I 1 I-JAMMER & I-JAMMER West 33 poles to a stake in line of School House lot and with same South 18 o West 1 pole to the beginning containing 14 acres be 1t 1 I ATTORNEYS AT LAW the same more or less . �- 2 Tract No. Two is bounded as follows: beginning at three large white Oaks, Corner to N. W. Hensly and with his line to I School House lot, thence with said lot to W. D. Baugher•s land and \ 1 with same and Public Road to George L. Criders line and with his I his lines to Joseph W. Baugher s Corner, thence with his line to I Elizah Davis' line and with same, Henry A. Hensley and N. W. Hen- I sley 's \ 1 to the beginning conta ining 92 acres, no roods, 31 poles more or less. C. B. Hensley Sarah C. Hensley STATE OF VIRGINIA COUNTY OF ROCKINGHAM I, William B. Hensley, a Notary Public in and for said I ,1 i County and State , do certify that C. B. Hensley and Sarah c. Hen- I sley, whose names are signed to the writing hereto annexed, bearin date on the 24th day of September, 1906, have acknowledged the :1 'I same before me in my County aforesaid. Given under my hand this 24th day of September, 1906 'I j, W. B. Hensley, N. P. My Commission expires March 21. 1908. 1Virginia: 1 • In Clerk's Office of Circuit Court of Rockingham County,! September 16, 1907. This deed from a. B. Hensley and wife to G. Scott - Baugher was this day presented in the office aforesaid , and is, together with the Certificate of acknowledgem ent, annexed, admitted to record. Teste D~ H. Lee Martz, 14A MM ER & 1--lAMM ER ATTOR N EYS AT LAW Clerk �M. H. HARRISON TREASURER OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY HARRISONBURG, VIRGINIA To Whom It f.( ay Concern: I hereby certify that the records of my office show that G~ Scott Baugher has paid the taxes for the years 1932 and 1933 on his tract of 105- 3- 5 ncres of land situate in the Blue Ridge Uountains in Stonewall District, Rockingham County . All taxes nrior to that time, if any be unpaid, are o. matter of record in the Clerk's Office of so.id County . ~iven under my hand this 18th day of .January 1934 . l~l �STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF ROC KINGHAM, to-w it: I, J. Rob ert Swi tzer, Cler k of the uit Cou rt of Rock ingh am Coun ty do here by cert ify that the Circ reco in my offi ce do not show any delin quen t taxe s agai nst trhe rds trac t of 105 acre s 3 rood s and 5 pole s of land situ ate in Ston ewa ll Dia tric t, Rock ingh am Coun ty, Va., asse ssed in the name of G. Sco tt Baug her . Give n unde r my hand this 22d day of Febr uary , 1934 . Cle ocki ng- /~ �C!tnmmnumtnlt4 nf l!lirgiutn TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA . JOHN M . PURCELL February 28 , 1934 TREASURER OF VIRGINIA G. Scott Baugher Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia, the sum of$ 305 . 00 , in accordance with an order of the Circuit Court of the county of Rockingham County entered on the 24th day of February 193!_, in• the matter of the State Commission on Conservation and Development v ___ - --~c~a~s~s~a~n~d~r~a-.L~auWuSLlo~n""---"A"*-"t~k~i~nus.,___and others, being full and complete settlement for the tract of land known in said proceeding as #- --=8~7___ Sign original and duplicate and return to the Treasurer of Vi rginia . �QTnmmnuw.enlt{J nf ]Iirgiuttt TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA. JOHN M . PURCELL February 28 , 1934 TREASURER OF VIRGINIA This is to certify that I, J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virg inia have t his 28 day of February in accordance with an order of the circuit court of Ro ckingham County dated 2/24/34 in the cause of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia vs . :pa id to $ 305 . 00 Gassandra Lawso=n~A~ t=k=i=n=s~- -------G. Scott Baugher being in full settlement of tract in the above mentioned cause. # 87 �<ttnmmnumealtlJ nf ]Iirgiuta TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA, JOHN M. PURCELL February 28 , 1934 TREASURER OF VIRGINIA G. Scott Baugher Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia, the sum of$ 305 . 00 , in accordance with an order of the Circuit Court of the county of Rockingham County entered on the 24th day of February 193!__, in• the matter of the State Commission on Conservation and Development v _ __ ___,C~a-s~s~a-n....,.,d-r=a,.__..,L=a=w~s~o~n..__,A........,.t-k_i~n~s'----_and others, being full and complete settlement for the tract of land -'--known in said proceeding as #- -8=7 Sign original and duplicate and return to the Treasurer of Virginia. �atnmmnuwealtq nf 1llirgiuta TREASURER 'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA. JOHN M. PURCELL February 28 , 1934 TREASURER OF VIRGINIA This is to ce r tify that I, J. M. Purcell, Treasurer of Vi rgi n ia h ave th i s 28 d.ay of February in accordan c e wi th an order of th e circuit court of Ro ckingham County d.a t e d 2/24/34 in the cause of the State Commi s si on on Co n servation and Developme nt of the State of Vi r gini a vs . Gassandra Lawso=n~A~t~k=i=n=s~- - - - - - - - - :pai a.. to __ G. Scott Baugher $ 305 . 00 being in f ul l settlemen t of tract # 87 in the ab ove mentio n ed. cause. --- �~~ai:e ~ircui~} :_g _ : : ; ;~ ounty, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law. The State Com · i n Con yati n an~pment of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs,____________________________ ------------------------------------------------ ----------------------~~~ --- -------------------------------------------------more or less, of land i '-'--- _________________ County, Virginia, Defendants. petition of the State Commission on Conservation and DeThe undersigned, in ans r to velopment of the State of Virgmia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the A}ing of sai petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court oP.f./)_~ ------------------ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer, _o _s ~ t ~ a n~ ~ notic~ My name 1s _____ - _ ·- --- • _ ~___':":-"~ ~ ------------ ---------------My post office address is _____ ~ ___ _:-::-_____________________________ _ I claim a right, title, estate or interest ~ ~ parcel of land within the area sought :i~=i=:d:::~;~~~:~-~ ~~~~::_; ~~~-~~:~:_:e_th-~~~'.~:~~~ --~ -------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------- ---~------.---------------- # ~ ----.---------- ~ c ~------------ .--.-.--.This 1a~ the_~ d about_ ___________ m1les from _____________________________ V1rgm1a, m ___________ Magisterial District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or par~ d e ~ e . ) _ ;.5)-._J ~ ::-~:l~~:~~~~~~;~:t~~~~:~~:~~~~;~~:;~~~:~;~:~;:f~~;~~~~ ~::::~d ! ? ~ ~ ~~:::::::::::::::::::::: East __ ~ C < . . . _____ _________ --------- --------------------------- · ________ _ West ___ __ _____ ______ ___ ___ __________ ____________ _______________ ________ __ _________ _ E~~~ resruJ?,o~ ear_d~____ the m_ ________ 1-...., _________ ____ _______________________________________________________________ _ I cla_Fl t h ~ total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $11-~ ____ c ______ , I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or~est, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $.£°~!?---~ ---· I am the owner oL!.~- ~ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be da~ed b~ proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $L~_Q____ e,:.______ • (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description o~ th ra~r ~ o f ~{: met~ ~ d sj2_ Rema ks.L __ ____________ ____ -- ~ ------- ______________ ___ ~ ---- .tf1~ - ---- - ~ .~ --- q_ _~ ---------------~ , ? - < - - -------------------------------- ____________________ ( Continue remarks if necessary on the back). Jgtness my signa (or my name and mark a tacheg hereto) t is __ day oL½ 1 \______ ______ , 1930. -~-0 ~.. L;z~_____ a?., J.4.'.c- STATE tiled in the o'r VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF________ 4 --- -~=1;p;:,_,- ~-/£--, the ;to\~:~~~icf~!~i!~;:~e~~~~:~; t;;;~;;~lb~fo~~-hi~~d~do~thfuat-th~-~-att~;; Clerk£Y16ff1cWgs appearing in his a~e !nswer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, Rockin~ham CouMyp\kL,9--------- _day of~ FEu lJ iL ~'i / · --·----Clerk _---~~'.-~~~ _____________________ Clerk of the Court, or £f)eeial IHvesti~·--r or ~ c , or Justice of the Peac . � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Alexander, John A - Breeden, Norah Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context baugher-scott.pdf Title A name given to the resource Baugher, Scott (G. Scott) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Elk Run Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 87, 87a Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Baugher https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/2a6ab669dfa494e6e4ec71c985cac7ec.pdf 725f04c80433d9668cca410f1d84394b PDF Text Text EOCKE~GHAM COUNTY NAME OF/ 9}io/Jt~}l CLAIMANT #86 - Baugher , . • D. 45 Number of · Acres: Entirely within the park area . Location: Swift Hun . Roads: Spottswood Trail , 4 miles hard surface to Elkton, nearest shipping point . Soil: Sandy loam with a fair depth .of fertility . The Fe. on The grazing has this tract is fairly smooth and level . a very ~ood sod of blue grass , small loose rock over the entire 1,ract . History of Tract and condition of timber: Improvements: None • Acreage and value of types: Acreage Types Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 11 @ $10 . 00 $110 . 00 14 @ 50 . 00 700 . 00 20 @ 50 . 00 1000 . 00 91810 . 00 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: - Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 1810 . 0 0 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ 85 . 00 85 . OO Value of Wood:$ 50 . OO Value per acre for tract: $ _ _E9.!.O_Q___ $1945 . 00 43 . 24 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ None ~-~ _//PpI•. CLERK 12 �count: : 1 0-0 ..~iiV"hut'" Diutrict: 1o.) t•met10.ll 8G Vt lue Clninedt I 14 *! • oeation: 10 , 000 . \ 1rt n ?00 ~ 0 '* 1000 671 . t.5 . . a a: - ;,Oil: ·enl'ly lo 1n ·11th i :fti.ir dc11 th of rert;lit:.l i is o1i-ly level -~nd m,ooth . ,. he gr!r'I.:. , ho.n C1 e1t·1 J~lue ,_·r ss, small 1~ oso roeL. over tho entire t t. on thi a · raot ooa 'Od >f s: a:ro ~ of thi tr. ot ha· e.bout lt?,000 n < . "'t . • f, ') ode,. nr f·ml ·mod oI;. lo of oak ca timb :r tl 00 . 40 • ... er I ..oo • a timb r 12 ooo :tt. 1 1 er co. . 1. 'O oas . ll'uol 100 'I.' ..o ·,oodo Valuo , 1-,u.oo lope r zing 350 . 00 eoo .co 111 bla Total ot, 1 Tot l '}70,,00. luo of land To tal l!??0 . 00 V l u~ ot im_ro emc V 1·1e o t r.tbOl" a 1 a.o .. v· lue ot trnct Aver ge Tot~l ul.ue lue per oro P 00 �In the Circuit Court of____ ____ -~--Coun ty, Virginia, No. _L __ -:_, At Law. ::e:t~:.-~c==~~d~-~~1=--~~~~~:~~,-~~~i~ Th:~~t. ~~~~!;~Stat:C~~;;;i~/~~i~~a,c~:J:::ati!· and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of iq petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court of___ ___ ___________ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said etition and to said notice. My name is ____ ~__5-j~ __ My post office address is ______ --- ~_ I claim a right, title, estate or interes in a tract or parcel of la(d within the area sought to be condemned, containing about_ ____Q_~(P-_ _________ acres, on which there are the following buildin~s, and improvement s: __ j)~-;- L~-1- fr:~cf .-~.~- -- l.3. ___ :~ ------------------------------------ -~ ----/!~ d ~-~~-:1@.., ~,-~a.y.&-~~-~-~~-~ ~ ~ J_M£ 12Zh~-d l - ~ ~ r -Q_~~ ------~ J - i ~ ~ ~r------ mn'es from ____~_fb_d~ ---------- - Virginia, in the __~ a . t . lMagisteria l District of said County. I claim·· the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above.) i _2~~~~ :ULu_, _ltr1L__T ; i _ ~ ~ ~ )-~d.- ~- ~ - .!)_~- ~-~-ij --F-1- ~-~-~ u._::£ .,..J_~ ~~.-tk The land owners ad/acent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follo,ws: North _____ A~/4_7fl.~ _ --------(J. ----7------- ------------ ------------ -South _____ ~ --~-~ -::t_1 _,_ff:_,__~_R~----------------East---- ~ -.:!i_ ~ ~ / ------------ ------------ ------------ -------West _______ -1-~Jf-· ~--------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------I acquired my rigK't, ffitle, estate or interest to this property about the year in the following manner: ~¾; ___ ------------ ---41--~(}A_l__---~ -f,Cc.~-~"/1------------------------- I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvement s thereon is $__l_/J;_.kf1-:::e)______ , I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvement s thereon is $----------- -----· I am the owner oL _______________ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park area, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $----------- -------· (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). Remarks: _____ J _ _ ~ - - ~ - ~ - - ~ - ~ - ~ - - - - - - - - - ______ {UL_ __ /~~- -~--~ --C,~ d--~ r--~- ~-~ ---~* -~ -~ -~ L r-~ --------: 2 - ~--~- ~ --~- - ~ - -~---------;--------- -- f~ -~--~ -L'~/ -!}__ci«;;_ _______ _ ---~-~-- -~------- --------- ------ (Continue remarks if nedessary on the back). Witness my signature (or my name and mark attached hereto) this _____ j_L_ ______ day of _____ ~~L------ --, 1930, ~ -------~ -b-1-~~ -------- ---STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF ~- -~ -~ ~t-"' __ ~ --r : ---=- - - ~ - -, -To-wit: The undersigned hereby certifies thaL .Zfl.. '. AZ:;~~- ------------ ------------ --the above named claimant personally appeared befo him a tl made oath that the matters an_d things ap~ring in his ab~ an;wer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, t,... th1s ____ • ,,(.f._= ----day of__ :~ '-------, 1931. ~ ~ Glork eif the Gonrt, eir 8peeial f · }fotar) Pttblic, -or, Justice of the Peac . - t: or \\ �Olnmmnuwrultq nf llirgiutu TREASU RER'S OFFICE RICHMQ NO. VA , JOHN M . PURCELL Feb r uary 2 8 , 1934 TREASURER OF VIRGINI.\ This is to certify that I, J.M. Purcel l, Treasu rer of Vi rg inia have th i s 28 day of Februa ry wit h an orde r of the circui t court of dated 2/24/3 4 in accord ance Rocking ham County in t h e cause of the State Commi ssion on Conser vation and Develo pment of the State of Virgin i a dra Lawson vs. - - -- -- Cassan ----- - -Atkins - - - - -- - - - ~ - W. D. Baugher _p aid to $ l , 945 . 00 being in full settlem ent of tract #-Sa- i n the ab ove mentio ned cause. of Virgin ia. �<t!nmmnuweultlJ nf llirgiutu TREASU RER'S OFFICE RICHMO ND, VA. JOHN M. PURCELL Februa ry 28 , 1934 TREASURER OF VIRGINIA w. D. Baughe r Receiv ed of J.M. Purcel l, Treasu rer of Virgin ia, the sum of$ 1 1 945 , 00 , in accord ance with an order of the Circui t Court of the county ham Of- -Rocking entere d on the 24th -- - - ~ day - - - -ofFebr uary 193.!_ , in the matter of the State Commis sion on Conser vation and Develo pment v _ __ Cassan dra T~wson Atkin~ nd others , being full and comple te settlem ent for the tract of land known in said procee ding as #_ 8_6_ _ __ Sign ori gina l and dupli cat e an d return to t h e Treasu rer of Virgin ia. �... ...... l _ 1\ I ;' IN THE CIRCU IT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA I I THE STATE COM1AISSIO N ON CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE OF VIRGIN IA vs On the Petiti on of W. D. Baugh er, ·CASSANDRA LAWSON ATKINS Et Als, and 52,561 Acres of Land 11 This cause came on to be heard this $ / I/ day of Febru ary, .1934 , upon the papers hereto fore read and procee dings had , the ex- 1 1 I hibits file d and was argued by Couns el. I t· 11 Upon consid eratio n where of , it appea ring to the Court that : D. Baugh er is invest ed with the super ior and bette r title, righ\ \and claim , __ in and to a tract of land known as No . 86 as~ set forth on the County Owner ship Map of the Board of Appra isal Comm issione rs •1 I\ ; !f or Rockin gham County , and that the record of this procee ding does ~ ot disclo se any denia l or advers e claim of any person or person s 'in intere st as to the title of the tract of land No . 86 fully des ·:cribe d , numbe red and delir:, aated on the County Owner ship Map of the Board of Appra isal Comm issione rs appoin ted in said cause for Rockin g'! ham County and it furthe r appea ring that al 1 taxes thereo n h~ee d paid: i! Upon consid eratio n where of it appea ring to the Court I · that the State Comm ission on Conse rvatio n and Develo pment has paid ~nto the custod y of the Court , the sum of $1945 .00 , the amoun t of . the award for the tract of land No. 86 afores aid , and the Court perceivin g no reason why the s a i d sum should not be paid to the said ·w. D. Baugh er in accord ance with the said judgm ent, it is furthe r ,I ordere d and decree d that the Clerk of this Court be and is hereby direct ed to transm it a certif ied copy of this order to the Treas urer of Virgin ia , who shall pay the said sum of $ 1945 . 00 to W. D. Baugh er, repres enting the amo ,mt of said judgm ent set out in said condem nation of said tract No . 86 , taking from the said w. D. Baugh~ ~AMMER & ~AMMER ATTORNEY S AT LAW er , a receip t theref or ~ and certif ying such payme nt tothis Court and make an appro priate entry as requir ed by law . ~ <lfu/n �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY , VIRGINIA THE STA'I'E COMMISSION ON CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA ,{ vs CASSANDRA LAWSON ATKINS et als , and 52 , 561 Acres of Land To the Hono rable H. W. Bertr am, Judge of the Circu it Court ' of Rocki ngham Count y , Virgi nia . The Petit ion of W. D. Baugh er , respe ctful ly repre sents that 1 by deed dated J anuar y 1, 1906 , James A. Shipp and Julia F . Shipp , his wife , conve yed to your Petit ioner , W. D, Baugh er , a tract of : land conta ining 44 acres more or less , all of which will more • 1 'I appea r from the origi nal deed filed herew ith , marke d rrExh ibit A" and praye d to be read as a part hereo f . Your Petit ioner would furth er repre sent that the defer red ~ . f.c,t;v/ ~ ' • \...vv. <:.... ;.- ~ ({ ~ I paym ent~ menti oned there in have all been paid and diS"ch arge , and ! • ' l ' I <I I I I Petit ioner ,I herew ith exhib its the . origi nal bonds there for . That \ther e are no delin quen t taxes again st the said land , as is shown \by the certi ficat e of the Clerk here filed . Nor are there any other liens of any kind bindi ng the same , that said land is known ii ,, as No . 86 upon the Count y Owne rship M"ap of the Park Appr aisal Com:miss ion~ Rocki ngham Count y and that judgm ent has heret ofore been • ,, ' :: enter ed in the proce eding s of the State Comm ission on Cons ervat ion and Devel opme nt of the State of Virgi nia vs Cassa ndra Lawso n At kins Et Als and 52 , 561 acres of land in Rocki ngham Count y , condemn- I I ' ing to the use of the said Comm ission the f ee simpl e estat e in the :1 afore said tract of land No . 86 ~ fully descr ibed in the repor t I I of the Board of Appr aisal Comm ission ers appoi nted in said cause , and I I shown , numb ered and delie nated on the Count y Owne rship Map , filed ~ /Jr,,there with, upon payme nt into the Custo dy of the Court of the ,,. judg- 1 . ment cons tituti ng the award as afore said , which judgm ent is as folll ows: Award on tract No 86 $1945 ; that no perso n/ other than your I ~ ~ AM MER & ~AMMER ATTOR N E'!'S AT LAW Petit ioner is inter ested in said land, that the s a id State Comm ission on Cons ervat ion and Devel opme nt etc . has paid JJ.nto the custo dy of tije I pourt the sum of $1945 , the amoun t set out in said judgm ent as con stitu ting the award for the fee simpl e estat e in the said tract of �2 land and that your Petitioner is entitled to the proceeds arising I 1' from the condemnation thereof . Wherefore, the undersigned Petitioner prays that an order ' be entered for the distribution of the said sum of $1945 set forth in said judgment in rem, as constituting the award for the fee sim. ple estate in said tract of land condemned as aforesaid and for the I '. payment of $1945 to your petitioner, and that such other, furthe r . and general relief be given as the nature of the case may require Ii I ' or to the Court may seem proper and Petitioner wil l ever pray &c. BY COUNSEL q STATE OF VIRGINIA 1COUNTY OF ROCKINGHAM , To-Wit: I, W. H. NcVei gh , a Notary Public in and for the County 1 : I and State aforesaid, whose commission expires on the :: of ~ _/_.,._?__ day / 1931--' do certify that W. D. Baugher, whose ;: name is signed on the margin hereof for the purpose of identif ica'I tion, this day personally appeared before me in my said city and made oath that the facts stated in the foregoing petition of his ' own knowledge are true and those made upon information derived from J I, ' others, he believes to be true. Given under my hand this __?-...;_~~-_day of February, 1934. I-IAMMER & HAMMER ATTORNEYS AT LAW �• • . STATE OF VIRGINIA COUNTY OF ROCKINGHAM, to-wit: I, J. Robert Switzer, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Rockingham County, State o~ Virginia, do hereby certify that the records in my office do not show any delinquent taxes against the tract of about 44 acres situate in Stonewall District, Rockingham County Virginia, assessed in the name of w. D, Baugher . Given under my hand this 22d day of February 1934. e~~rd 7~ ~ud l!Yv- tJd l~?{CI~ . J) ~-L ~;7 /r?-~ ~c;,L I:l~l-, ~ l~L a-v,o/ /LA-!:/ £17 -; c~ ~ de.eel_ ~~ ,z~ f-,·,~L ~~ t~ ,I y~ ~ zL__ l~ , J- 71~,U L~~ c/_Jµ 11 vifa/.J-, t-~- /,(/tl,Q_ ff ~~ ., �-----;---::----------------e - 9 ---:;=;- - - - - - -, _ _ _L . .._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ' _ ., .,.. I-. q/Jt~t#i~~~ .. Q, ~ ,4'(,,, Lt_ / ~ ~~.- d-c- f/ ~ . . afte1. date ...... 1; 4£~ :n: :~:.:/~ he,cs, executo<e, &c~::::E:'. h~fll'7 ~~~~' v) /«'7,u o ........... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dollars, t~~ for value received, be~;i;~~ i;~t~1:~~~ ~r~: ~~dhereby ~ai~e b~;1efit of t he Homestead Exemption or any other law that is now in force to prevent the coll ection of the same Witness {h,,_/ h"nd and seal ~ ~~~ ~ n._ ~ /,t(,tfv this .. / pl.. d a y o f ~ ~7 tf}: ,_ /Ja~/4<{ r [SEAL.] r ...................................... [SEAL.] j. after date. I I promise and i;1d A, (, /,; , ./ J vv,) 1- . ,J 7..-;7,._,r 7 heirs, executors, &c. , to pay to .. OR ORDER, dl~t ~v~ c4_ ~ ------------ Dollars, for valu~ received, bearing interest from date, and hereby waive the benefit of the Homestead Exemption or a~¥, oth e r law tha_t is now in fprce to prevent the collection of the yame. // ~ k-ruz;( ...,_,,, I ;,vf -p(~'-{{_ ~ J,~ "'-., ,,(, , ~itness hand and seal · this / #'~ dav of rgo f/ 'ju·r., --Z-rAf .,, [SEAL] SPITZER 'S BOOK STORE. [SEAL] I! ~ -" ··· )I~ . afte, date r7" -:1--v/f / ,.J. heirs, •ii.L~r,L di~_,. J;t;.,M-z. ( . _, ?{ pro.m~~e . ;t 1 and ,,~ind ,, .J e x ec ut ors, & c., t o pay to VU :1 vC_l OR ORDER, =~ ~ - - Dollars, f~r value received, bea ring in_te rest fr om date, and he reby wa ive the enefit of the Homestead Exemption 01.-;.~ny .otl}e r la-.y th~t 1s now 111 f'=Je}o preyent the collectiQ.Ji of the sai".(;;.. ,-; I(,.;. '1,--r-,.,-z-{ W1tness 7 AAJ Z, r ~ ,.q/ I ~f ~ fi "':f ~ hand and sea l Vth1s trJ-z._ / -~/ ><- , ~u day of , / ~~ rgo 0, µ> [SEAL] SPITZER'S BOOK STORE. [SEAL] �- • .. �' • !::.< • . . . IDee~. , �The said part .ci:<~ of the first part do ........ grant and convey, with general warranty of title, unto the part,- y ...... of the second part. ........,/4.!.;i,............ heirs and assigns forever all ~ certain lot. ........ or parcel. ....... of land, with all the appurtenances to the said land belonging; situated in the {' u 1·J..J, , 'j '.1.J ' ) /, I ' A '·' ..<'. .' .' ,c: Beginning . JVL "' . .d./~ .. /L .. f(_~.1. . . .//, . / .f. . t .tr.(A1ct1.-'J 7vZtJ /1 ;:11- ;,·;~; l,, { ·(::/ /)/,, ,J'J :I" ' '' t{/,.,~ /, , ,; a -n fi Q.1. . . rl.f..ff . ;f 1~. Jv . . . .f1!. ...l4t:1:!:: . .~ . L . f~.~ . .~~;L, e ,:,,,,,,,- 0 1... , State of Virginia, and d~scribed as f~~lows : f, " 1.'4/ ... 1 1 1if-, (p/li!..--u ;;,,,:; /t'l~ft·l:v ft lz:; ,:,,,{r'~t,,,v/4 ~;zc2;1:A;t,;;, ; J J ; t l l t <-- ?l 4 / , : l l -<--(/lt/ ,J.~.r7~1/..i:. .·. . C..1. .....1 fo. .. ~.. -11.~~!......r.t ......~ . . 1:f1..~~1 .......!T;;i.. 2:..~......~.~ ..~.~.t.~ .·... ~:.. 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'.;!,'/ /4.f' ".:f .the right to convey the said property to the grantee ......... that.. .. i h~f···· ha.'.lddone no act to encumber the same, except as above specified, that the grantee ........ shall have peaceable ·possession of the same, I and that the said first part~ . will execute such further assurances of the same as may be requisite. ........... [Seal.] ... .............. [Seal.] ................................................................................................................ [Seal. J · """ • ,. - • �., -f STATE OF VIRGIN IA, J, ,1 , , "J/,:"j ), ,I/,,"', "/ 7j j~ck;,''J l,_,,, ~ of './f .Y....j-. in the State of Virginia, do certify that .)....U ..!Y:::..J~, .. J' . . 1 1•• c .~ r:-vz <..J day of ....) , 190 .k.. .. , ha ....f. .... acknowledged the same before me in my "'-J.!/. aforesaid. to-wit : ~ .1.:... ... .v.r:ll. whose name .t. ..................... signed to the writing above, bearing date on the .. /4 f Given under my hand this .. /.~C. ./"-t.. J 'l 1 1 7.. 1 ..i~,.. f ,190 ...0... 1/;"1/ J .'. _,. /~:..I NJ/ 1 ,;f-, ,;,> day of . . . fort c~"7/~resald, ,J,:/1,[ ')'//'./ ., (, . I f '.~ MEMO - To be acknowledged before a Ju stice or Notary Public. \ / J(( , f r. 7 / I I J l ,, ' ~ ,' 6 l • --< y f l I 1 ; < -'1 II /p_ j l / 7 / / ·,L / {! ) , VIRGINIA: In the Clerk's office of the Circuit Court of Rockingham County. ">J~f/V····...,._,.···' . ' /.t U.,~177 ~ 7 h . . .. / /,,,,,. was tlzzs day presented z'n the office aforesaz'd, and zs, together w z'th tlze certificate of acknowledgment annexed, admz'tted to record. Teste, ~~-----= . . Form ; 9- Berlin ,Clerk. MEMO,-To be ack n owledged before a Justice or Notary P ublic . ............................ ....................................... ....... ................ . ..........................................................to-wit: In the office of the ........... . .. ......... ..for the said ...................................................... the ............................... day of .... ·-·· ............... , 190.........., this deed was presented, and with the certificate annexed, admitted to record at. ................................. o'clock...................M. Teste : .......... .. .. ....................................................................................... Clerk. �. ;.., - + ,, Lf-0 # ., ,?t ' .1! .li~/ 1;,A }'IDeetl. rn - '- !I I I I, I, , ,\o • v' / ' ,,- ) . </ ~t.:(1:/ Jt '- ,,__, ..... ,. 190 ,............... Presented in Office and with certificate.... . ...... , admitted to record at... ...............-................. o'clock..... ..... M. ol e - of Rocki1J!r Rttiord"n h t',., "h-',~ &r~····· rr········!7· ..,-oQ .D~ed eCOf~ie9 1 -=-"O{ ,0,--zam cour,tv, · :' 1,i . .., ar,g~\,"!~(~ f:..~~, . l,,:,,.~, •..~,:ig ,.. ,,,.,,,, .......... ,,,, .... ,,,.,, .. ,,,, .., -Clerk, News HARR ISON BURG, VA. Ji l[l> i Z--1 2-. 1-i . , • ( --, � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Alexander, John A - Breeden, Norah Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context baugher-w-d.pdf Title A name given to the resource Baugher, W. D. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Swift Run Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 86 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Baugher https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/28269d71edb2763a96b738db78f84174.pdf b8ecc78ee19e03ae0dfa45ff782c1b8d PDF Text Text ~~ai:e ~ircui~} :_g _ : : ; ;~ ounty, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law. The State Com · i n Con yati n an~pment of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs,____________________________ ------------------------------------------------ ----------------------~~~ --- -------------------------------------------------more or less, of land i '-'--- _________________ County, Virginia, Defendants. petition of the State Commission on Conservation and DeThe undersigned, in ans r to velopment of the State of Virgmia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the A}ing of sai petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court oP.f./)_~ ------------------ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer, _o _s ~ t ~ a n~ ~ notic~ My name 1s _____ - _ ·- --- • _ ~___':":-"~ ~ ------------ ---------------My post office address is _____ ~ ___ _:-::-_____________________________ _ I claim a right, title, estate or interest ~ ~ parcel of land within the area sought :i~=i=:d:::~;~~~:~-~ ~~~~::_; ~~~-~~:~:_:e_th-~~~'.~:~~~ --~ -------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------- ---~------.---------------- # ~ ----.---------- ~ c ~------------ .--.-.--.This 1a~ the_~ d about_ ___________ m1les from _____________________________ V1rgm1a, m ___________ Magisterial District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or par~ d e ~ e . ) _ ;.5)-._J ~ ::-~:l~~:~~~~~~;~:t~~~~:~~:~~~~;~~:;~~~:~;~:~;:f~~;~~~~ ~::::~d ! ? ~ ~ ~~:::::::::::::::::::::: East __ ~ C < . . . _____ _________ --------- --------------------------- · ________ _ West ___ __ _____ ______ ___ ___ __________ ____________ _______________ ________ __ _________ _ E~~~ resruJ?,o~ ear_d~____ the m_ ________ 1-...., _________ ____ _______________________________________________________________ _ I cla_Fl t h ~ total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $11-~ ____ c ______ , I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or~est, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $.£°~!?---~ ---· I am the owner oL!.~- ~ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be da~ed b~ proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $L~_Q____ e,:.______ • (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description o~ th ra~r ~ o f ~{: met~ ~ d sj2_ Rema ks.L __ ____________ ____ -- ~ ------- ______________ ___ ~ ---- .tf1~ - ---- - ~ .~ --- q_ _~ ---------------~ , ? - < - - -------------------------------- ____________________ ( Continue remarks if necessary on the back). Jgtness my signa (or my name and mark a tacheg hereto) t is __ day oL½ 1 \______ ______ , 1930. -~-0 ~.. L;z~_____ a?., J.4.'.c- STATE tiled in the o'r VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF________ 4 --- -~=1;p;:,_,- ~-/£--, the ;to\~:~~~icf~!~i!~;:~e~~~~:~; t;;;~;;~lb~fo~~-hi~~d~do~thfuat-th~-~-att~;; Clerk£Y16ff1cWgs appearing in his a~e !nswer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, Rockin~ham CouMyp\kL,9--------- _day of~ FEu lJ iL ~'i / · --·----Clerk _---~~'.-~~~ _____________________ Clerk of the Court, or £f)eeial IHvesti~·--r or ~ c , or Justice of the Peac . � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Alexander, John A - Breeden, Norah Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context baugher-w-e.pdf Title A name given to the resource Baugher, W. E. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Not Specified Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): Not Specified Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Baugher https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/dce6d19db0ec534d8ed2f782b46f22d6.pdf aa622d04b3f8b34a4d8b4fc3ee34fe50 PDF Text Text ROCKINGHAM COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #79 - Baugher , Wesley H. 137 Number of Acre~: Location: -- South of old Spotts-wood Trai 1 near Svrif t Run . Roads: Four miles over Spottswo od Trail to E1kt0n . Soil: Spndy c lay of good depth and fertility , somevThat rocky along the streams with steep to gentle slopes . Northwest and southwest exposures . History of Tract and condition of timber: A large portion of this tract was cleared 'lhe wood d area has been cut many yeo.rs ago and has be en grazed since . stand consists of white Present . past the in times over at different The wooded oak, black oak , chestnut oak , whi te pine , and yellow pine . • . Trai:I Spottswood old the por tion i s along Improvements: See other side . Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: --- 47 @ $3 . 00 $ 141 . 00 86 @ 35 . 00 3010 . 00 4 @ 15 . 00 60 . 00 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: $ 3211 . 00 Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: 350 . 00 Value of Land: $ 3211 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ 3 50 . 0~ 50 . 00 Value of Orchard: $ 50 . 00 Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ 90 . 00 90 . 00 100 . 00 ValueofWood: $ 100 . 00 Value per acre for tract: r $3801 . 00 27 • 7 4 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ f NONE CLEHK \(16 �CONTI NUEDFROM OTHER S].DE--DWELLING-- - -Frame, 12x24 1 , l½ story, shingle roof, IMPROVE}1:ENTS: 4 rooms ceiled, in fair condition, occupied by tenant. ----OLD BARN---Log, 14~40xl2,, shingle roof, very poor condition, MEAT HCUSE--Frame 9xl6x8', shingle roof, fair condition---OLD HOUSE----Log, 12xl2~10', shingle roof, poor condition----HEN HOUSE-----Log, 8xl0x5', shingle roof, poor condition---- CJ nty: Ro ckingham District: Stonevull qu4her, 7esley H. #,79 - Joreage Claimed: 147 ssessed: 66 A. Deed: 137 ~. rchased in 191Z for 5~50 . Value Claimed: " ~1610.00 22., 000 . 00 (This information as taken from the field (This includes J? -a) sheet) Lo cation: ~outh of old Spotswood Trail near Swift. Run. Inoumbranoes, counter cl ims or laps: Soil: Roads : None t:nown. Sandy cl y of good de)th d fertility, some what rocky along the streams 1th steep to gentle slopes. orthwest and southl est exposure. our iles o~er Spots ood rail to ~lkton . istory of tr cc, nd ooniition of timber: A l arge port io n of this tract a& cle red many ye rs a ·o nd has been grazed sine~. 1he wooded area h s been c1t over at different times in th, pust . Present st-nd c nststs of white oak, black oak, chestnut oak, white pine , nd yello pine . The· ooded portion is along the old Spotswood rr 11 'n is esttmdted to out an averat~e of 800 bd. rt. per ~ere &nd 2 cords o u lwood per acre or a total of 15,000 bd. ft . val1cd 6.00 per ! . Th larger trees ure estim, ted t ) cut 7 cords per acre of fuelwood. r he total --208 oas . ~alued o0¢ pr cord-----. 104.00 lJ,000 bd. ft . v lued 6. O -----90.00 -i)I94. oo Imorovements: D elling: .rra. e 12x24 ', l story, shin le rJof, 4 rooms 0~11ed, t ~ fir n1nd1t1on, occupied by tenant. ·300 . 00 Ol b~rn : Log 14x40xl2', s hingle roof, very pojr con it1on, no value -1 rame 9xlox8' , Jea t ~ ouse: sh i. ngle roof, fair c)ndition -.30.00 •)ld h ')Use: · Log 12xl2xl0', shingle roof, poor condition -20 .00 Ien h use: Log 8xl0x5•, shingle roof, poor c r:>ndi tion -o.oo ) aore of orch·,rd v•dued 50.00 per acre, tre s 0 ly -2.:>.00 380.00 Value of land bx t1pes: Value l?er acre ~ ..~creave g 3? 3. JO 86 4 127 28.00 Slope 1' Ji r l ~.00 Total Value ljlll.00 2408.00 48.00 2~67.00 l!i �NAME OF CLAIMANT #79 - a - Baugher , Wesley H. Number of Acres: 80 Location: Swift Run . Entirely within the Park area . Roads: One-quarter mile clay road to Spotswood Trail, 4 miles hard surface to Elkton, nearest shipping point . Soil: Sand and clay loam on the slope type, the tillable land is mm re of a rich cla,1 loau, fairly smooth and level, in a good state of cultivation . History of Tract and condition of timber: IMPROVEr·.rnNTS: - DWELJ...JING Frame 16x34x8 1 , 8 rooms, 6 plastered , 3 ceiled, porch '7x34', "L part 18x24xl6, porch 7x24c! , metal roof , 2 story, brick flues , condition fair , painted , occupied by owner. Carbide lig 11ts . BARN-- - Frame 24x28xl2 1 , shingle roof , condition poor .- - - SPHING HOUSEframe, 9x9x8 1 , shingle roof , condition fair . GHANAElif---Frame, 12xl2xl0 1 , m~.n gle roof , condition poor .--- -HEN HOUSE --Frame , 12±12xl0 1 , shingle mV-eHOOltts:!Xroof, condition uoor . GARAGE - -Frame, 9xl2x8 1 , paper roof, condition fair . STABL1, VJITH SHED- --18x37xl0 1 , shed 8x37 1 , frame , board roof , condition poor . Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: -- 25 @ $5 . 00 @ 60 . 00 $125 . 00 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: -- 55 80 3 3 0 0 ·. 00 $3425 . 00 Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 3425 .oo ' Value of Improvements: $ 2 87 ~ • 00 Value of Orchard: $ 12 5 • 00 125 . 00 Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ 50 • 00 50 . 00 Value of Wood:$ 100 . 00 100 . 00 . Value per acre for tract: $ 82 . 12 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ $6570 . 00 None ~~~· CLIDlK \O~ �Claim of_ll4_ -1i._.J3~.ughe..r ______________________________ ______________________________ _ In the Circuit Court of_ __ _Ro_ckingha m __________ County, Virginia, No, ________ , At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs, __ 'Fl . _IL _B<: ughe.r ________________________________________________________ _ __ JL t~cLt..s.., ___ on.e._.tr.e.a_t_o.f. _.6.fi._ ~ e.a,.._.:t.he_...n.thar_fil ________________________ _ more or less, of land in ____________________________ County, Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court of_ __ fu>_ck.ing__h."1..tfl__________ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to said notice. My name is ______ \FI . _H. _B~ugher____________________________________________ _ My post office address is __S~r.i:f:t__Run,.._ Y~~--------- -- --------- ------------ ----I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about_ __ J..4.7___________ acres, on which there are the following buildings and imgrovement s =--~~~--~!-~Q~--~!--~~-~ 9~~~-•--~!1-~ ! ~-~~g_L !>__~!_l_,__ a:_____ _ g r a n a r y , s n ringhou s e me a t hou s e, henhous e, c ~r s h ed , ~nd s econ -t r'""ct- -of- -6 6- --ac-res-,--dw-e-ll-i-ng-,--s- t~b-l-e-- ~ ~ r y-,--he-nho us-e-,- -smek-e------ --ho.u.s.e.L ------------ --- ---- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ----------. 1an d 1s · 1oca t ed a bou t ____________ Th1s m1·1 es f rom _________ 4 Elk ton t____________________ v·1rg1ma, ·· m · the __S.t_o..ne.Y'lG.lJ..___ Magisterial District of said County. .;..,: I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above. ) I nm sole owner of the whol e of sai:d l i:ind The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follo,ws: 1st . tra____ ct , __J. North _____________ L . Ma iden 2nd t___________ ____________ r a c t , Lester ____________ Me a dows ____________ ___________ _ South ___ lst___ J .olJ.rL...De :vis_, ______________~:ni__ t!'!':.Qj;_t__~-~~:!i~-~- I~~=§.-~! ~-------1 s t _, ____________ 1I. L . I.Ia ____________ ____________ i den , 2nd ____________ ____________ E as t _______ trci ct , Thom" __________ s Hensl _ ey West__1.at.,--R._ .A .. _:.'L illi8JI1~ .. -----------?ri:.<! _j;_~4:9_~.!._!:~~Y-~~--lf~i~~11 -l -9-2C¾I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year __________ in the following manner: _66 Qcres_ from _M. _M. _J '"' r ma.n ,_ 2n d _81 _a cr e s _from __J ._ J. _ Shi pp__________ _ ----;-~l~~:-t~-;t-~~~-;~;;1-~~;~~-;;~~~~-t~-:c~-~~-~~~~~;~-f-;;~~-~~;~-;~~~:;~~f~~~;;~~~~~~ on is $ )~ Z_Q_QQ.,_QQ _____ , I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvement s thereon is $-22000~..0.0-----· I am the owner of_ ____ ___________ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $----------- -------· (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds) . Remarks· __ One_ tra ct _h" s _ 67 _fru it _ trees _And _ the_ other_ 75. __________ _ - ------------ ------------ ------------ ------- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). Witness my signature (or my name and m~:~tta~he d _h_:,:,1~~ ~is ____ :J,._7_~!_1.______ day of_ ____ FebruP~Y , l 9yW30. .r/£/!t_/j.[,l,U/f.l!AZ~--------------------STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF __ JJ9_c_~;i.p_gb.3_m ___________ , To-wit: The undersigned hereby certifies that_ __J_!._A~_l3_~1!-~-~~! ____ ________________________ _ the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters Filed in the Cler~d()ffioi gs appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, .Rockingham Coltl1n1i,~~ -th___________ day oL F_E!l>~_1!'3 ~1l.J -_~~1;;?.30. ~ FEL 18 1 ~ U ·: c1~;.k-1t!= co~rt, or Spe - ai-f~;;stii;{to ~-o~ Notary Public, or Justice f the Peace. ------Clerk \ID • �1ounty: DXstr1c t: #79a- Baugher , Vesley Rockingh am Stone all B• N I / Annie / Laura Baugher I Jno . Davis Henry A. William s & Mary 0 . Lam LEGEND: Til lable Slope Sea.le - l" :. 20 chains 521:, �C m:tr: o:t t(h " :it:r~· '!Oi.~ tone 11 7 a o oloy t . 3SOG·O t~, 1ft nun. io., 7 · .se 1740 . #79) nt r ;ly ,.. i ·t n 1 C 0 ,lO l. ',,ooo url; known. i l l..l _ o l nd. nd lo"'rn .• 1n r ~ur:f'ae o · 10 000 ha . feet t>uol i n C . 00 AQ ._ 4(J .,00 c, i 1 1,. ; oo~ . ___ .,. ___ _,....,_.,..,. 1' �Count y: Rockin gham Distr ict: Stone wall / ?9 - Bgµgh er, 1 vesley H. Cont'd of l nd Total v· lue ·'.)f 1m12rovements: 1 '£otal value or timbe r: 'rotal val:ie of tract .1.vere.cje v l ,.e 12er acre 9 ti6?.00 380.00 194.00 3141.0 0 24.73 �STATE OF VI RGI NIA, COUNTY OF ROCKINGHAM, to-vrit: I, J . Robert Switzer, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Rockingham County do hereby certify that the records of my office do not show any delinquen t taxes against the tract of 66 acres in Stonewall District assessed in the name of w. H. Baugher , nor against the tract of 'l5 acres and 36 poles in Stonewall District assessed r W • Baugher , except for the tax year 1914, when i ten assessed in the name of' M. M. Jarman, and which was sai " trac to $6 . 20 . amount now taxes Given under my hand this 2d day of February 1934 . Cle~ingham County, Vi,rgi:nia (_ �M. H. HA RR ISO N TRE ASU RER OF ROC KIN GH AM CO UN TY HAR RISO NBU RG, VIRG INIA TO WHOM IT :MAY CONCSRN: I her eby of my off ice show tha t the truc es cer tify tha t the rec ord s and 193 3 ass ess ed aga ins t 75- 0-3 for the yea rs 193 1, 193 2 name of Wesl ey H. Baughe r, sit ua te6 acr es of lan d in the Mo unt ain s, Sto new all Di str ict , Roc in the Blu e Rid ge kin gha m Cou nty , are as fol low s: 193 1- tot ali ng unp aid .. · $ 14 . 90 193 2- $ 10 . 25 193 3- 8 . 27 33 . 42 , and tha t the abo ve me ntio ned tax es are All tax es pri or to tha t tim e, if any be unp aid , are a ma tter of rec ord in the Cle rk' s Off ice of sai d Cou nty . Feb rua ry 193 4. Giv en und er my han d thi s 6th day of IP !r t_ ~ Tre asu rer of Roc kin gha m Cou nty . �M. H. HARRISON TREASURER OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY HARRISONBURG, VIRGINIA TO WHOM IT ~AY CONCERN: I hereby certify that the records of my office show that the taxes for the year 1933 assessed against Wesley H. Baugher on his tract of 66 - 0- 0 acres of land situate in the Blue Ridge Mountains, Stonewall District, Rockingham County , amounting to$ 18 . 08 are unpaid . And that the taxes for the years 1931 and 1932 have been paid. All taxes prior to that time, if any be record in the Clerk ' s Office of of matter a are unpaid, said County. February 1934. Given under my hand this 6th day oi / ~~ Treasurer of Rockingham County. �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGH.AM COUNTY, VIRGINIA. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, PETITIONER, v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and 52,561 acres, more or less, of land in Rockingham County, Virginia, l'O THE HON. H. 'I. BERT r, DEFENDANTS . JUDGE OF S ID COURT . Yolll' petitioners, Wesley H. Baugher, Elizabeth a.Miller, and The Bank of Elkton, Incorporated, respectfully represent: That a judgment in rem has heretofore been entered in this proceeding, condemning to the use of The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the state of Virginia the fee simple estate in a tract of land formerly the property of We sley H. Baugher, situate on the Blue Ridge Mountain, in the eastern portion of Stonewall District, Rockiru,-~am County, Virginia , near swift Run, which tract is described in the report of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners a ppointed herein, and shown, numbered, and delineated on the County Ownership Map , filed therewith, as Tract No . 79, at the price of ~3 , 801. 00. Your petitioner Wesley H. Baugher further shows to the Court that the t a xes are as follows : due to M. H. Harrison, Traasurer, zer, ClQrk, the sum urer and from said Clerk , showing the amount of the aforesaid taxes, are herewith filed, marked "Ex. Certifioate No . l," - U' --1(. # r.-..-t-A..A "Ex.Certificate No. 2," respe ctively, .-( LAW OFFI CES GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG. VA. read as part het· eof . ...,.... a the same are prayed to be �/ Ii , ' --2-.- That your petitione rs Wesley H. Baugher and Elizabeth c. Millar respeotfu lly represent that there is due to the said Elizabeth c. Miller as of February 17,1934, the sum of ~1,181.40 , the s~me being the principal and interest of a loan made by the said Elizabeth C. Miller to the said Wesley H. Baugher, which loan is seoured by a deed of trust dated November 24 , 1930, which deed of trust is duly of record in the Clerlc ' s Office of Rookingham County, Virginia, in D. B. 148 , Page 248, wherein the said Wesley H. Bau6her and his wife conveyed said tract of land to Ward swank , Said deed of trust is herewith filed , marked 1tEx. Deed Trustee . of Trust No . l , " and the same is prayed to be read as a pa.rt hereof. That your petitione rs Wesley H. Baugher and The Bank of Elkton, Incorpora ted, respectfu lly represent that there is due to the said Tl1e Banlc of Elkton, I ncorporat ed, the sum of $3,938 . 97, the same being a loan made by said Bank to the said Wesley H. Baugher, which loan is secured by a deed of trust dated February 25, 1933, which deed of trust is duly of record in said Clerk ' s Office in D. B. 154 , Page 196 , wherein the said Wesley H. Baugher and his wife conveyed , among other propertie s, the tract above refer red to, to secure said loan, which deed of trust is filed herewith , marked nEx. Deed of Trust No. 2," and the same i s prayed ~ o e ~ ...., ./ / --.d """'-i-·,..~ 81 • ~~ .,L.,L~ s ,a .p art hereo ~ .,~ ~,,, -;,?,~, .d ~ ~ --=-~ ~., ~~ ?~~- That your petitione r Wesley H. Baugher further represent s that the aforesaid liens constitute all of the liens binding upon the pro~erty condemned in this oause, and that no other person or persons than your petitione r and the aforesaid lienors are entitled to share in the distributi on of said award. ~Vherefore , your petitione rs pray that they may be made LAW OFFICES GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG , VA. parties herein and be allowe d to file their petition in these proceedings; that the fund in this cause may be distribute d upon the liens hereinabo ve set forth in the order in whioh they have been l~\ �, ' --3--- stated• and that your petitioners may have such other and further relief as the nature of the case may requi re. Counsel. ~ - ~ -e- ~c.. _ _, ~ By 1-.-------' - - - - - -- -- -c"'"o-un--s-e.... state of Virginia, City of Har rieonbu:rg , to- wit : This day Wesley H. 3au.gher personally appeared before me , F. Flavia Converse , a Notary Public in and for the City aforesaid , in the State of Virginia, in my City a f oresaid , and , being duly sworn, deposes and says : I am one of the petitioners in the above entitled matter ; the land condemned in these proceedings formerly belonged to me ; I am acquainted with the contents of the above petition , and do hereby state that the matters of fact therein set forth are true , to the best of my knowledge and belief . Subscribed and sworn to before me this Gt(, day of February , 1934 - - - 1'"'-·g-::-:i:~t=--ar........~y,....~~~ c ......AA ____, LAW OFFI CES GEO. S. HARN SBERGER HARRI SONBURG. VA. \lcl �I • ... IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGH.i:iM COUNTY, VIRGINIA• The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia , PETITIONER , v. Cassandra Lawson tkins and others, and 52 , 561 aores, more or less, of land in Rockingham C0 unty, Virginia, On the day of February, 1934 , came Wesley H. / Baugher, Elizabeth DEFENDANTS . c. Miller , and The Bank of Elkton, Incorporated , and, on their motion, leave is given them to file their application for the distribution of the award made in this case to wesley H. Bau.gher, the amount of the award set out in the judgment of condemnation for Tract No . 79,and heretofore paid into court , being $3 , 801. 00. And it appearing from the report of the Board of Al)praisal Commissioner s, heretofore filed in this case, and in the petition for judl!Plent of condemnation , heretofore entered herein, that, in the opinion of the said and Development of the The State Commission on Conservation state of Virginia, Wesley H. Bau.gher was I invested with a superior or better right or claim of title in and to said tract of land designated as No. 79, and that the reoor ~ ! in said condemnation proceeding does not disclose any denial or ! I dispute by MY party or person interested as to the title to said Tract No. 79 or to t he proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof except the lien indebtedness thereon as set out in the : petition hereinabove filed. Upon consideratio n whereof, it is considered and ordered by the Court that the s a id sum of $3 , 801.00 be paid out as follows: LAW OFFICES To J . R. Swit zer, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Rockingham GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG . VA. . /58 �I - - -,..- - - - - ~ -'-=------=-:..:........:-=---==--====;;. ;=-=,.......,,,.= ====~~~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"!!_"""'!!!!_ _ _ _ _ __,._. - --2-- County , the sum of----------------~---~---------~ 6 . 20 To M. H. Harrison , Treasurer of Rockingham County , the sum of - --------------------- -------- $ To Ward Swank , ttorney for Elizabeth 51 . 50 c. .48 ------------------------------$1,18,~.o of Miller , the , Clerk, . R. Switzer To J sum To Geo . S. Harnsberger , , ttornay for The Bank of Elkto~t ~oorporated , the sum of -------$ 2 , 559.9~, .-..... 4'"·~ J ~~~The Clerk of this Court is hereby dir ected to transmit a certified copy of this order to the Treasurer of Virginia, who shall pay out said fund in accordance herewith, taking from the parties to whom the funds are directed to be paid their respective receipts for the sum paid to them and certifying suoh payments to I the Clerk of this Court for appropriate entry thereof , as re- .' quired by law. Enter . 'I Judge. r I I ' LAW OFFICE S GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG . VA. /5y �<nnmmnumrttlt4 nf llirgiuttt TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA, February 9, 1934 JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA This is to certify that I, J.M. Purcell, Treasurer o f Virginia have this 9 d.ay of February in accordance with an order of the circuit court of Rockingham Co,mty dated 2/9/34 in the cause of the State Commi ssion on Conservation and. Development of the State of Virginia vs. Cassandra Lawson ~A~t~k~1~nl...lJ,;1.s_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ paid. to Ward Swank., Attorney for EJ::tzabetb c. M1ller $_1_ ,~1_8~1~.4~0~ ___ being in full settlement of tract# 79 in the above mentioned. cause. �<ttnmmnuwtttlt4 nf 11Iirgiuitt TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA. JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA Ward Swank , Attorney for Elizabeth C, Miller. Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia, the sum of$ 1 , 181 . 40 , in accordance with an order of the Circuit Court of the county of__R c. c. .c._o~c~k~i~n~g~h~am=-'- - - - entered on the of Feb . 7th day 193_!_ , in the matter of the State Commission on Conservation and Development v _ __ _C_a_s_s_a_n_d_r_a_L_a_w_s_o_n_A_t_k_ i_n_s_____ and others, being full and complete settlement for the tract of land known in said proceeding as #_,_7~9,__ _ _ Sign original and duplicate and return t o t he Treasurer of Virginia. �arnmmnntttrnlt4 nf lltrgtutn TREASURER ' S OFFICE R I CHMO N D , VA , JOHN M . PUR C ELL February 9, 1934 TREAS U RE R O F V IRG IN IA This is to certify that I, J.M . Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia have this 9 day of February in accordance with an order of the circuit court of Rockingham County dated 2/7/34 in the cause of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia Cassandra Lawson Atkins - - - - - - - - - - - -- -paid to __ Geo. s. Harnaberger, Attorney for the Bank of Elkton, Inc. vs. $_2_,~5_5_ 9_ . _9 _0_ _ _ being in full settlemen t of tract# 79 in the above mentioned cause . �Q1nmmnuwtaltb nf ]lirgiuia TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA . JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA Georges . Harnsberger, Attorney for the Bank of Elkton, Incorporated . Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia, the sum of $ 2 , 559 . 90 , in accordance with an order of the Circuit Court of the county of __R_o_c_k_i_n~g~h_am _ ____ entered on the 7th day of _ _F_e_b_.__ 1 9 3 _!__ , in the matter of the State Commission on Conservation and Development v _ __ . . .,C<.. :a=s=--=-s=a=n=----=d=r:. .: a=------=L=-a=w.:.:. =.s-=-0-=n=--=-A=--=:b=--=k=-1=-·n=s_____ an d others , b e i ng full and complete settlemen t for the tract of land known in said proceeding as #----=?~9e..____ Sign original and duplicate and return to the Treasurer of Virginia. �_, - QlnmtttnumraltlJ nf lllirgiuta TREASURER 'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA. February 9 1 1934 JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA ,, This is to certify that I, J.M. PurcelJ, Treasurer of Virg inia have this _ 9__ day ofFebruar y in accordanc e with an order of the circuit court of Hockingbam Gm1nty dated 2/7/34 in the cause of the State Commissio n on Conservat ion and Developme nt of the State of Virginia vs. Cassandra Lawson=------.c=-==='--Atkins - - - - -- - - - paid to J • R. Switzer, Clerk $_2_._0_0______ beiog in full settlemen t of tract #!1.S- in the above mentioned cause. z_SS �Q!nmmnuwtaltq nf llirgiuta TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA. JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA J . R. Switzer , Clerk , Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia, the sum of $ __2_._0_0_ _ , in accordance with an order of the Circuit Court of the county of_----=--R=o~c=k=1=·n=-.,g=h=a=m=------- entered on the of 7th day Feb . 193-4_ , in the matter of the State Commission on Conservation and Development v _ __ _C_a_s_s_a_n_d_r_a__L_a_w_s_o_n_A_t_k_i_n_s_____ and others, being full and complete settlement for the tract of land known in said proceeding as # --'-7~9_ __ Sign ori g inal and duplicate and return to the Treasurer of Virginia. �Q!nmwnuttttaltq nf llirgiuta T R EAS U RER 'S OFFICE RICHMOND , VA . February 9, 1934 J OHN M . PURCELL TR EAS URER OF VI RG INIA This is to certify that I, J . M. Purcel1, Treasurer of Virginia have this __9_ day of February in accordanc e with an order of the circuit court of Rockingham County dated 2/7/34 in the cause of the State Commissio n on Conservat ion and Developme nt of the State of Virginia vs. Cassandra Lawson Atkins :paid to J. R. Switzer, Clerk of the Ci:'.' cuit Court of Rockingham County $ 6 . 20 being in full settlemen t of tract #79 in the above mentioned cause. �(!J:nmmnuwtaltb nf llirgiuta • TREASU RER'S OFFICE RICHMO ND, VA. JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA J . R. Switze r , Clerk of the Circui t Court of Rockingham County_._ _ Receiv ed of J.M. Purcel l, Treasu rer of Virgin ia, the sum of $ 6 . 20 , in accord ance with an order of the Circui t Court of the county of_~R=o~c~k=i=n=g~h=am ~ -- - - entere d on the of Feb . 7th day 193_!_ , in the matter of the State Commis sion on Conser vation and Develop ment v _ __ _C _a_ s_s_a_n_d_r_a_L_a_w_s_o_n_A_t_k_i_n_s____ _ and others , being full and comple te settlem ent for the tract of land known in said procee ding as #~ 7~9~- - - Si gn or iginal and dupli cat e and r e t u rn t o t h e Treas ur e r of Vi r ginia . �arnmmnuttttttlt4 nf lllirgiutn TREASURE R ' S OFFICE RICHMON D , VA . Februar y 9, 1934 JOHN M . PURCELL TREASURER OF VI RG INIA This is to certify that I, J . M. Pu r cell, Treasur er of Virginia have this _ 9_ _ d.ay of Februar y in a ccordanc e with an ord.er of the circuit court of Rockingh am County dated 2/7/34 in the cause of t h e State Commiss ion on Conserv ation and. Developm en t of th e Stat e of Virginia Cassandr a Lawson Atkins vs . - -- - - - - -- - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- :pai a. t 0 _!:1. H. Harrison ., Treasur er of Rockingh am Cou.hty $_5_1_ • 5_ 0_ _ _ __ being in full set t l emen t of t ract # 79 in the above mentione d. cause . is, �Q!nmmnuwtalt11 nf Birgiuta TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA . JOHN M. PURCELL 13 TREASURER OF VIRGINIA M. H. Harrison , Treasurer of Rockingham County . Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia, the sum of$ 51 . 50 , in accordance with an order of the Circuit Court of the county o f_--=R_;__;o=-c=k=i-=n"'-ga:::h=--=arn==----- - entered on the __7_t_h_ day of Feb . 193_1__ , in the matter of the State Commission on Conservation and Development v ___ __,.C~a=s~s=a=n=d=r=a,.__,,L=a=w~s=o=n'------=A~t=k=i=n=s____ and others, being full and complete settlement for the tract of land known in said proceeding as #- -7~9___ Sign original and duplicat e and r e turn to the Treasurer of Virginia. • � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Alexander, John A - Breeden, Norah Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context baugher-wesley-h.pdf Title A name given to the resource Baugher, Wesley H. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Old Spotswood Trail; Swift Run Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 79, 79a Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Baugher https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/bb64c854ada2d7ae7baa3ec5d752c40f.pdf 67d66657692a33e3d071c7fd7b55dd87 PDF Text Text ROCKING HAM COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #363 - Beasley ~ J . M. Number of Acres: ? Blue Ridge Mountain . Gap . Location: Three- fourth mile south of swift Run Roads: Three -fourth mile fair mountain road to Swift Run Gap and eight miles hard surface road to Elkton. Soil: Sandy clay of a fair depth and fertility . of the area . Rocky over a part History of Tract and condition of timber: .J:1..ll the saw timber has been removed from this tract . 11 the cleared l~nd except a small new ground has been cleared many years and tias been grazed and cultivated since. Improvements: . NON:Z . Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: Cove: Grazing Land: 7 @ ,;}30 . 00 Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: V~ueofLand: $ 210 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ Total amount ~210 . 00 Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ ValueofWood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ 30 . 00 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NON'E . ~210 . 00 �NoTE--This need not be filed until the record discloses that the awards have been paid into the custody of the Courts. Virginia: In the Circuit Court of Rockingham County The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia .. PETITIONER . V. At Law No. 1829 Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand, Five Hundred and DEFENDANT S. Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of land, more or less . . . . . . . . . . . Comes now the undersigned and shows to the Court : That a judgment in rem has heretofore been entered in this proceeding condemning to the use of the Petitioner the fee simple estate in the tract( s) of land numbered as follows: Tract No. Tract No. ____________ : Tract No. ____________ ; :J'...6_3_____ : and described in the report of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners appointed herein and shown, numbered, and delineated on the County Ownership Map filed therewith, upon payment into the custody of the Court of the sum(s) set out in the said judgment as constituting the award(s) therefor, as follows: Award on Tract N o.2_b__3_ ____ $~_/£2!..!?.?( on Tract No. ____________ $ __________ ; on Tract No. ------------ $----------; That the report of the said Board sets forth that the following named persons claim, or appear to have a claim to an interest in the said tract(s) of land or in the proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof; );#!~-~ ~c/ fcJ~ That the Petitioner has paid into the custody ~f the Court the said sum(s) set out in said judgment as constituting the award(s) for the fee simple estate in the said tract(s) of land; That your undersigned, on the date of the said judgment in rem condemning the said tract(s) of land, owned or was (were) entitled to the following interest in the said tract(s) or in the proceeds ~ arising from the condemnation thereof:- ; /J1!. ~ - ~ ~rc1 0" . That no other person or persons than the undersigned are entitled to share in the distribution of the said award(s) except the following named persons whose interest in said tract(s) or in the proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof on the date of entry of said judgment was as follows: Wherefore, your undersigned pray(s) that [he (they) be made a party (parties) herein under the provisions of Section 21 of the Public Park Condemnation Act, and that] an order be entered for the distribution of said sum(s) set forth in said judgment in rem as constituting the award(s) for the fee simple estate in the said tract(s) condemned as aforesaid, and for the payment to the undersigned of the said award(s) or of as much thereof as the Court may find that the undersigned is (are) entitled to receive, and which the undersigned aver(s) is as follows: Tract No. _;L'?..-3. ____ $~L~:.~.c? Tract No. ____________ $ __________ : Tract No. ------------ $----------; The undersigned further aver(s) that: (Leave this space blank unless there i's some other pertinent matter to be brought specially to the attention of the court) _cdJJ;:_;;~v_/d:__~ &(L~~_)J;_ _dl,_~_Q or Virginia, County of Rockine9J.am, to-wit: State -------------------Thi-tr-da-y--per-scna-ny e:pJreHr-e-d--ue"fore-,n:e·-R;-1t.--:Br eeden and made__o.a.th_tha.t. _.t.ha_s_tat.emen.t..s._c..on ta :ln.e.d.._th_.:t.he__ ~.b.o_ye_J}~_tl_t.;l.Qu,__§9__ far as made on his own informatio n are t11me and so far as made upon informatio n t th or--o"tl'lm-s- -h-e-1re-i-1-eve1,---th-em--to--b-e true--;:- - ~-~er- --h -~~ / -- - d~_..of_...Januars:~--li3~~--------------ce of interested NoTE--A supply of this blank form has been placed in the ClJrk's office for the conve parties. No one is required to use this form, as the form is not prescribed by la , nd claimants can form they may deeither change or modify it as they deem necessary, or present their motions in sire which meets with the approval of the Court. This blank form may not and probably will not cover all cases. It has been printed merely as a suggestion of a form of a motion which may be used, subject to the approval of the court in each case. 2'-11 �County: District: Rockingham Stone all County: District: Greene Stan rdsvill #36 - Besley, J . M. • Rockingham Co. if183 - Be sle;y: 1 J . • - Greene Count:;. Acreage Cl imed: Value Claimed: Assessed: 75 3500. 00 ssessed: 75 400. 00 D ed: 75 Deed: 1 . 00 etc . in 1911. rea: - Rockingham - 68 Ore ne 7 75 Acres . f'.ocation: dge Blu Run Gap. ount 1n. Three-fourth mile south of s 1ft Inoumbrances,. oounter cluims or laps: Rocky over a Soil: Sandy cl y of a fir depth and fertility . part of the re . Roads: Three-fourth mile •air mount in road to s 1ft Run Gap and 16ht miles hard surface road t o Elkton. l l the saw timber h s oved from this tract . All the cleared l nd except new ground has been oleared many years nd has zed and oultivat d extens vely since . rz_o_f__~r--.......=---c....o...n~d~i""'!t~1_o_n.....;.o,i,,f~t..1~m-b_e_,,r~; o... t ... =-s.... Improvements: rooms, porch 7X22' , annex Dwelling: Frame, 22xl8', 10X22', 1 story, shingle and metal roof, briok flues, 1 tory, 2 rooms ce1led 1 fair condition, oocupied by oner, . 300, 00 ter supply-·spring me, 18x27', shingle roof, fir conditB rn: 50. 00 ion --Hen house: Frame, Bxl2', shingle root, fair 10 . 00 condition - - Corn or1b: Log, 10xl4x8•, shingle roor, poor 10. 00 condition-·story, l~ roof, le shi 16xl8', , Log Dwelling: poor condition, occupied byte nt, spring water 75 . 00 · supply, pill r foundation --rn: Log, l4x22xl0', shi le roof, poor 10. 00 condition - -er kitchen: Log, l0xl2x?', shingle roof, good condition.,. __ 20. 00 Corn crib: Log , 6xl2x5', shingle roof, fair 10. 00 condition --$485. 00 (The improvements are in Greene Co . ) (cont'd) �Po.ge 2 ~ Count y: Rockin gham · D1str iot: stonew all County: Greene Dtstr iet: Stana rdsvi lle !363 • Beasl ey, 1 • .M•. - Rockin gham oo. f.183 .... Beasle :t, j . )!. - Green eCoun tz . _ 1 Value of land by ty;ees: ~ Rookln gham Oo •. Acreag e l'gII Total Value Value R.,era cre $140. 00 $20 ~00 7 140. 00 Total value of l and • -• vem'ts 1mpro or Total val ue 00 $140. t:raot or Total value Greene County Value of l and by ty2es: Type Slope · Grazin g #l Grazin g #2 Tillab le F. R. Total Value f &0. 00 Value 5er aore Agreage 2. 50 25. 00 20. 00 10. 00 5. 00 24 4 18 20 2 ' 100. 00 360 . 00 200 . 00 10. 00 f7MO.oo · 68 $730 . 00 va lue ot l and 485.00 Total value of i mprovements 8'7 . 50 Total value of fruit trees .~5"0.-.3-0~2~ Total value of traot Totul Rook1ijfam c~. - - Green~oo. '""" Tota l value of l a nd Total value of improv ement s Total va lue of fru1 t trees f1so.<5o 40 . 00 ... .. . 00 485. 00 8'1 . 50 $140 $1:302 .so · Avera ge value per a cre for entire traat .. ... , Total J870.o'O 486 . 00 87.60 �JOHN S . CHAPMAN ATTORNEY AT LAW STANARDSVILLE, VA. January 22.1934 Dear Mr. Switzer , Clerk of the Circuit Court of rlockingham b y d ear Mr. County Switzer We have prepared an order in the Park suit for Mr. R. A. Breeden and in th is order ·,ve have not directed , that the fee of the clerk be paid ~id not put because did not knoN what ,.,.:,J to fix but we Nish to say that we 'will send ~o1t a che.ck f or your fee as ~ as you 'Nill communicate with us telling us N-,a;/!r it is • Mr. Wyant vill handv"u;, is letter • I\ Very truly yours, . Shenandoah l~ational �In t e C ircul t Court of 1\ock ingh m Coun ty of' Virgi nia • The ~.,tute Gom:niC,(; ion on Con erva tion nd L>evelo .t>men t of the State of Virgi nia ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- --Pe titio ner. v. Co csana ra /4J. un t i s the le1vo is r,ivo the ,son T"'a mid ott1er s ---- ---- ----- ----H espon dcnt~ • .,,.. of J n u · ry 19~4 c~ille nim 1.un of ~210 .00, condo ~nati on <lkins to 'Llc ni the .nna it appea .ring ~63 bette r rignt, or eti ti oner nd th 5 t by any set out ill the judgrn en t of tue c urn] in tne p tition uid .L, . , h Breed en is i11ves te cl elf. im of title in tllld to the recqr d of th is c use or to the proce eds arl~i 1g fore enti tlod to recei ve No, 363. able u on pei rs um for , , tract of R.. • Breed en to tne court t. year 0" court b.l1Y deni...1.l or al.:., .,u.te ~ti~ tind ib there - that all t~xe~ due or pay- sed :md paid in Green e count y 19 3. ·here of it il consi dered 363 be paid to t-no· .. re· uurer of t-' l d sum of the ju·igme11 t 01 conde mnati on den ~ti3 nd order ed by t11e c0urt tha t ~, 10.00 paid into court by petit ione r a£:: just compe n~at ion ro . lh e 11 0. to said tr~ct to . unto h .n.. :Bree den recei pt t her e fo r 11' ..1.or a.,pro 1 l. •te entry Virtz inia '-1:0. 00 ,_; tun rdsvi .1le Va. 01 and the clerk of thit.i court ie direc ted to tr nsmit this order d co1H1 em-- arisi ng f rom the condemna tion of s id have been ap to und inclu ding the the ~ald 1 s~1-.1,er lor or tne said t:Cb.ct of l ml do es not , lsclol >e t 1e pro ceed It furtn er co1u,i de r ,..1tion Urion ii tn ro1n t 1e conde mnati on tnere of , said tr~ct No. ~63 Virgi nia vr judgm ent d Y O f ~ , l9.J6, tn t ill tue Opin- a rty or perso n ln inter est as to tne title tr~ct yment to nim of ~ and heret otore paid into court • tnr ns.tlo n enter ed herei n OD ~ ~or tne und on nis motio n fro ..:.1 t11e revor t of tne BoJ.rd of 1ippr isa.l 00.1,.: 1lusio ners heret oiore f iled in tnit:, c use ion of Breed en u p licut.1 01 .aount of tne ar1ard »o. fur tr a ct ' .1,.\ • .:). • cer ~l~ie d copy of 1no shall 1.nq unto tc. o baid the a.noun t of the u.: rd Let <mt in .for tr .... ct No • .:>6.:, , takin g c n.r ti tying sucn p-.1y-,ne11 t tu there o ... a.id re uire 0 by 1&.N ro.n buid :.. . ,u ree- t lie cl erk uf ti1 h, , • 2},'I �- - -... '-- This deed made and entered into this 15th day of November 1933 bet¥.rwen Jerry M. Beasley and rtebecca :Seasley his wife parties of the first part and R. A. Breeden party of the second part, YJi tnesseth; that for and in consideration of the sum of one dollar (.;~1. 00) and other good and valuable considerations the parties of the first part do assign, transfer, set over and convey unto the party of the second part all the compensation and other allowances made by the Board of Appraisals Cormnissioners appointed by the Circuit 0otlrt of Greene' County in the proceedings in said court pending under the style of State Commission of Conservation and Developement of the State of Virginia petioners vs. Armentrout, C.E. and others etc., in a certain tract of land containing (75) seventy five acres, more or less, lying tn the park area near Svvift Run Gap in Rockingham and Greene counties, but lflor the most #1####1#1.#f#l##rl.### part in Greene, and adjoining the lands of Raleigh Morris , J. T. Heard and others. The amount reconnn.ended by the said Board to be paid to th sa~-u ~e~rv M. Beasley be1ng{$1,940 .00) Ninetwarr hundred and forty dollars. Witmess our hands and seals this 1'7thh day of November 1933. ~.ft~--- ------(Seal) ------------------------------- eal) State of Virginia · County of Greene; B.I.~ickers A Clerk of circuit court I, ~ 1 1 , _ for the County of GDeene State of Virginia do certify that Jerry M. Beasley and nebecca Beasley his wife, whose names are signed to the above writing beardng date of the 15th day of N&v. 1933 have aclmowledged the same before me in my county af,Pj'esaid Giv under my hand this ,~-day of November 1933. q L '"'1A ·aJUA"i,Jiifli[S - -- �VIRGINTA.: In the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court The foreg-oing deed of of Rockingham County. ~ this day presented in the a11' i::i t. ,.,t<,n2-r w:th the ,:0;t,;i1eete ~ , ; i ,g ~~ ~ ~ C'r)' • '<-) .. - ~ ,.Iii 0 i I- • I' :~,._. ~ I ~~ ~ . I I ''t ~ ~~ s.<:'- ~"" w~ 'p - "~ 0 . ~\i tl ~ ~, ~- -- - •: . ' .. ~.,; '• ._ q; (Ii .. -c, GI ,-~~~ ,- ~< 1..5i-. ...:ic. Q ~. ~ '0 ~ >;,O fj .;.., ~o ~4 -~ 0 :J ~~ .., ,. - - ,,,,- �LEMUEL F. R ANDOLPH W . BICKERS SMITH DEPUl JUDGE CIRCUIT COURT . CLERK B. I. BICKERS CLERK OF GREENE COUNTY COURTS STANARDSVILLE, VIRGINIA To Judge Bertram of the Circuit Court of Rockingham County: This is to certify that the more or less lying tract of land of 75 acr e s near Swift Run Gap and belonging to J . M. Beasley has been assessed in Greene County since 1902 under the caption of the Catherine Beasley ~state and in the name of J . M. Beasley since 1912 and that all taxes upon the said tract have been paid . The portion of this tract of land lying in Rockingham County has been assessed in Greene County and ~ ~ . t a x e s have been paid upon the same , in Greene County . Given under our handa thia the 22nd :z:anuary,193 4 . ~ 4 Clerk of the Circuit Court of Greene County. ZJ Attorney-at-law. �- Oireene <!!nunty, lllirginia OFFICE OF COUNTY TREASURER COURTHOUSE STANARDSVILLE, VIRGINIA J . F . EARLY TREASURER To Judge Bertram of the Gircui t cou:tt of Hockinghem uounty: This to certify that J . :1. Beasley has be en asr.;essea. with a tract of land of 75 a cres arid that all taxes for the year 1933 upon the said. tract have been paid . ~iven under my hand this the 22nd day of January , 1933 . reasurer of G eene county,Virgi nia . �RA.NOOLPH '.: ', DEPUTY • • BICK&:RS , 0 RK B. I. BICKERS CLERK OF GREENE COUNTY COURTS STANARDSVILLE, VIRGINIA To whom it may concern ; This is to certify that there is no delinquent taxes,~~iei en trust deeds or any debt of any kind or descriprion on Judgements , liens , the lands of J.M. (Jerry) Beasley lying and being in Greene Gounty , and in ~ational ~ark area . the ~lue nidge Mountain , and within the Shenandmah containing 75 acres more or less . a part of this tract lies in Hockingham ~o . va , Jan . 10th 1934. __ __Q_ tt?t,. ~ ,# Clerk _ - - - = - - , -_ _ of Greene county , virginia . �J JOHN S. CHAPMAN ATTORNEY AT LAW STANARDSVILLE. VA . January 22. 1934 H. W. Wyant Esq , Harrisonburg Va My dear Sir: Mr. award ers R.A. Breeden for tract 363 spoke to you about filing his cl a im for the amount of $210.00. for th We are enclosing the orde · also certificates sho Ning that this property has been assessed in Greene county and that /¢#'f:x.xx~ taxes have been paid, all current and delinquent we also enclose a letter to the clerk concerning b his fee. We have not dated the this order or given the date of judgment of condemnation was entered these blanks We enclose with the Breeden, in your county you will please fill proper figures • also tne petition of R.A. in the prmises. \ e are You wi 11 no ,vhen the Breeden • sending you tnee aoubt papers at the req_uest of l.lr. remember that the greater portion of the- J.M. Beasley tract lies in Greene county, only lies in Rockingham, and it is all assessed int Very and all papers necessarJ t ru.ly yours, d about seven acres of it Greene county. �C!!omwnunttaltq nf llirgiuia TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND. VA. January 29 1 1934 JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA This is to certify that I, J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virg inia have th is 29 d.ay of January in accordance with an order of the circuit court of Rockingham County dated 1/25/34 in the cause of the State Commission on Conservation and. Development of the State of Virginia Cassandra Lawson Atkins - - - - - - -- - - - - - - :paid to __ R. A. Breeden vs • . $_2_1_0_.o_o______ being in full settlement of tract #_M3 in the above mentioned. cause. 't 3 �arnmtunttUttttlt4 nf ]lirgittttt TREASU RER'S OFFICE RICHMO ND, VA. JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA R. A. Breede n , Receiv ed of J.M. Purcel l, Treasu rer of Virgin ia, the sum of$ 210 . 00 , in accord ance with an order of the Circui t Court of the county of Rocking ham entered on the 25th day of Jan . 193__!_ , in the matter of the State Commis sion on Conser vation and Develop ment v _ __ Cassan dra Lawson Adk_i_n_ s ____ and others , being full and comple te settlem ent for the tract of land known in said procee ding as #-3~6~ 3~-- Sign origin al and duplic ate and return to the Treasu rer of Virgin ia. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Alexander, John A - Breeden, Norah Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context beasley-j-m.pdf Title A name given to the resource Beasley, J. M. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Blue Ridge Mountain Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 363 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Beasley https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/fe357d8001161c6aed2c7f01e99c6653.pdf 4969410d2d8b1a7c1752cc1604fed83a PDF Text Text ROCKillGIID.! COUNTY NAME OF"JlW Htl CLl~IFANT #242 - Bego on, 4nni e R. Number of Acres: 120 Location: On top of the Blue Ridg e at Simmons ' Gap , lyin g in both Rock ingh am .and Gree ne Cou nties , and enti rely with in the Park area . Roads : Eigh t mile s over good dirt road to Yanc ey , the near est ship ping poin t . Soil: (See reve rse side for Soil info rmat ion} Histo ry of Tract and condition of timbe r: rhe rrood land has been cut over and ther e 1s no mero ~ant able timb er . Ther e is a fair stan d of hard wood and some whit e pine . numb tte tree s are unde r an DBH and occa sion al tree s up to er14 of 1 .LJBH. Ther e is plen ty of firew o od, but it 1s very inco nven ient to the hous e . Improvements : .,..,. "'-rr;, "-' 0 .u.L:J . Acrea ge and value of types : Types Acrea ge Value per acre Total Value Ridge : 53 ,..5 . 00 6? 39 . 00 Slope: 265 . 00 Cove : Grazi ng Land : Fields Resto cking : 2613 . 00 120 Cultivated Land : Orch ard: Mine rals: Value of Land : ~ 878. 00 Value of Impro veme nts: $ Value of Orch ard: $ Value of Mine rals: $ Value of Fruit : $ Value of Timb er: $ Value of Wocd : $ Value per acre for ~:~ct : ';; 24 . 00 Incidental dama ges arisin g from the takin g of this tract: $~Tc ..--::. ~ -/V:L:l:n '. _ _;;...---"'------z:_:r~~- -- - -CLERK. �SOIL: The woodland is very Sandy loan of fuir depth and fertilit y . class grazing land first The steep and rocky with some cliffs . a small amount of with has a moderat e slope end a good rich soil no brush. The and weeds rock and a fine blue grass turf, a few and a thin turf , brush little second class is steep with more rock , soil . shaley some with rocky The third class is very steep and nexceptio is tract The . patches The blue grass is found only in . watered well ally �. _£~/.¾~ Claim of_);;Jf~;;;~ ~·fl ~:---~-~ ~ £ : ,4-.v:~_!:-__-.:-: _______ In the Circuit Court oL~~-- - ___ ~ --Count~, Virginia, No. ________, At Law. The State Commission on Conservat· n and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. ___ _______ __ ______ ___ _______ _______ _____ ___ ____ _______ _________ _____ _______ __ _ ~~~~i~ ~~~ii!f:~j~~~~~~i~:ii~~~~~~:~~:~e~~~~::~~-~~~ velopment of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the fili~,g of sa·d petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court oL.d.~ ~~Co unty, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said 1 ion and to said not ice. =~ :::eo:;:-address is__:t/!-- _____::-::: ~::::::::::::::::::::: I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about_J_¥ -_~ 0 . ____ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements: _____________________ __________ ___ ______ ____________________ -------- ---------- ------- ---------- ------- --------; -c;:;;:7 :7---------- ----Thi~< :', located about__-L..3- ___ _miles from ___~ -----Virginia, in the _ ~ -Magisteri al District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: fln this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above. ) ,. The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows: North ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ------South ---- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- --East ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- --------West ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- -------1 acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year __________ in the following manner: I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $Lll..~-~ -L~ I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $L~e-~ ! ____. . . I am the owner oL ___::::-__:::-____ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park area, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $__ .:-::-::,._ __ ==-------- · (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or informatio n as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a desc~::::k:~t~c~ ::,~::1_:~-~:d~m-:re:_:~~-~:!~~ML:¥~t-~d ----- ---------- ---------- ---------- --------- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). Witness my signature ( or my name and mark attached hereto ) this _______ _______ day /2 . of ___ ____ _ " - -- -------, 193 ___ . ---------,Ii _,...------.----------------STATE OF VI~GINIA, COUN~Y OF---- - ~ --~----- -- ~ J The undersigned hereby certifies that_ ________ ~_ -/ ~ ~ ~ -·___ ________ the above named claimant personally appeared befor~hi~ va~d~~~;th- th;_tthe matters A :~:-~~,;2~:~~~~~-::yhi:f~~~-::_~~:3~-'.~~t;~~ge and belief, ,Clel"lE ef the Cgu1.1~· Special Investigat or or Notary PQblio, gr J1J~tiGi of the Peace. - �I N 1R3 CIRCUIT COUi:U OF ROCKINGHAM COUN:rY, VIrlG ilUA • • The State Conmiseion on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia vs. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others and 52,561 acres, morevor less, in Rockingham County, irginia . Statelllllnt made by - - ~~JR..J f ~ ---...;and - - - _- -.:.-=.-=.-=.::.-_-_- -___________, pursuant to a decree entared in the above entitled cause on October 25, 1932, in respons to Item No. 1 of the inquiry made in said decree . Your respondents say that the acreage listed in the report of the Appriaisal Board, under its No . __J.-..:;....~-1,....2_ _ _ , is bel e1,~d to be approximately correct, and that they do not desire to make any objections to the acreage as there given. Your respondents further say that it was not the number of acres allowed them to which exce ption was taken, but tht the exceptions he r etofore filed by them we re to the amount allowed your respondents per acre. :::::s J csr4 ) b __eh. s. a,,, zii-e..-if~By .t~AA/IA .IJJ..Q ~ ~~ A Q. ,PA Counsel. __ , -\- LAW OFFICES GEO.S. HAR NSBERGER HARRISON BURG. VA. 'J..'./L �:/..-c _~ ~ Y~ ,. "----------------------- : /,L Claim oL_ _ 7 7 ~ In the Circuit Court oL..,_. & ~ / ~- County, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. ____ ______ ___________________ ___________________ ____________________ _____ ____ _ ~:~~i:~fi~~~.1~~J~~* f.~ittfo~ ~Ci~j~i~i ~i~~~:~~:::;:iifi-:~~-~~: velopment of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance ·with the order of the Circuit Court of..4,_~7_~- County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to said notice. My name is __L~~L /--ff-!r~---e',_: ;7•----,2 __________________ My post office address is ___ ______-/'::-_~~-~L-- ~ ~- ~-~ ----------- --------- -I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about__ L ~-~~==---acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements :_________ _____________ ________ _____ ________ _______ __________ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- ~ ----------------- This land is located about_ __ .L~---miles from _______________ ______ ___ _____ Virginia, in the.1'4-~~~~-Magistetial District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land descriped above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above. ) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows: North ____ _______________ ______ ________ ____ ________ ______ _____________ __________ ___ _ South ____ __________________ ________ _____ ______ ______ _______ ___ ___ ________________ __ East ____ ________ ________ ______ _______ ________ ______________ _________ ______ _________ West __________ ___ ________________ _____ _________ _______ ______ ___ _____ ___________ ___ _ I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year __________ in the following manner : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $...IP---~ -~ ~ I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parc·e1 of land with the improvements thereon is $L~~-~ : ~"?. I am the owner of_ ______ ________ _acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park area, which I claim will be damaged by· the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $-----=--------------· (In the space below should be set out an y additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). Remarks : ___ ~(L__L___,'2_--J..,d__ .1.:~ L~ --=-~-~ -~ -&b, -~-2"¢:-~ A'. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------ (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). Witness my signature (or my name and mark attached here~ s _______________ day oL ________________ ___ , 1930. (b ~") STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF ______ - -------- - -----------, To-wit. ~ The undersigned hereby certifies that_~ ~ ~-~ - -~ ~ ~-,,;J!__ the above named claimant personally appeared before him ~nd made e~.th thfil the matters and things appea~ in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, this ______ ~ ~- - day of../-z- ~ ~' 1~ _ .~ , -~o/£:4-~ ~~~--~;,L__ &_-:____ ~ --- /cL--~~/~ - ~ - --- -~ · L_«--#:~---·------------ GJerk-of the--€ouri;-& Special Investigator 01:...... Notai;.y PHblic, or Justice of the-~eace.. �j.., r Revised report county: Distriot: tlock1nghum Stonewall County: D1striot: Groene Monroe #242 - Begoon, Annie R. - Book1ngham co. #153 - Begoon, Anni e R. - Greene County. X .1t.. 0reage Cl aimed: Assessed: 145! Deed: 148. 9 Value Cl ai med: Assessed: $1488. 00 Deed: $2500 . 00 (1906) Location : On top of the Blue Ridge at Si mmons • Gap, l ying in both Rockingham and Greene oounties, and entirely 1ithin tho Par k ar e&. . Inoumbranoes , counter claims or l aRs: None known. Soil: Sandy loam of fair de pth and ferti lity. The woodl1 nd is very steep and rocky with s03e ol1ffs. The fi r st oluss grazing l and has a moderate slope a nd a good rich soil with a small amount of rook and a f1no bl ue grass turf, u few weeds and no brush. The sooond class ls steep with more rook, littl e brush and a thin turf. The third class is very steep and rooky with some shaley soil. The blue grass is fo und only in patches . The tract 1s exceptionally ,ell watered . Roads: Ei ght n1les over good dirt road to Yancey , the nearest shipping point . History or tra ct and condition ot timber: The woodl ~nd has been cut over and there is no merchantable timber. There 1s n fa ir stand of haruwood and some white pine . A number of the trees a re under 8" DBH and oocasional trees up to 14" DBH. There is pl enty of fi rewood, but it 1s very 1noonven1ent to the house. Improvements: ~enar.t nouse: Log and stone , weathezbourded - 21x21•, L l 2x 21', 5 rooms, 2i story, shi ngl e roof , solid foundation , concrete tloor, good condition - -$500. 00 Bt.rn: Log , 17x23', with shed 9xl?•, s hingle root, poor oond1t1on -75.00 Sprins house: Frame, 8xl5', metal roof , o~ncrete trough, and floor, good oond1tiou 50 . 00 Hen house : ~rame , 10xl 2' , paper r oot , tair condition. 20 . 00 liog pen: Log 8xl 8 ', poor condition. 5 . 00 orohard : ?J apple trees with a few other f r uit trees 20 yea rs old, good condltion - 2 a ore s at ~eo. oo per acre ---1 60.00 eio. oo Value of l and by types: Tlpe S ope Bg I Fg I-a Fg II Fg III Rockingham County Value Aoreage ;eer uore 22 $2. 50 19 60 . 00 6 35. 00 22 20 89 18 .00 12. 00 Total Value $55. oo 1140.00 210. 00 396.00 240 . 00 ,;i2041. 00 �county: Rockins ho.m Distric t: ston~wul l County: Greo ne Distric t: Monroe #242 - Begoon, Annie R. - Rockingh am Co . #153 - Begoon, Annie R. - Greene County. Rockingh am co. t2041. oo $2041. 00 Total v alue of land Total value ot tra ct 22.93 _Average va lue per acre Greene County Value Va lue of l a nd by types: TY;l?8 Fg I Fg II Orcha rd per aore i~cre nse ;40.00 23 16.00 80.00 4 2 29 Tota l Va lue $§20.00 64. 00 $984.00 984.00 Totd l va lue of land Tot ~l value of i mprovem•ts 810.00 1794.00 Tota l va lue o f tra ct Average va lue per acre 61.86 SUMMARY Rockingh am and Groene Countie s Tota l Totul Tota l Total number of a cres 118 3025. 00 va lue of l a nd 810. 00 va lue of improveme nts -0-0-.-3~8~3•5·. ot tra va lue of Average va l ue per a cre x -- $32. 50 This tra ot and the Howurd Eiler tra ct a re subdivis ions of a larger tra ot. Lines A- E were surveyed a nd corner F wa s tied in by our survey of t he udjoining Ziler tra ct. The steepnes s of the ground map account for the error of the olders~u rveys. �IN THZ CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY~VIRGINIA. The state Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia vs. Filed in the Clerk's Office Rockingham County, Va. OCT Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others and 52,501 acres of land in Rockingham County. I 1932 TO THE HON. H. W. BERTRAM ,JUDGE OF SAID COURT. The motion of Annie R. Begoon, praying said Court to disapprove and to decline to accept the finding of the Board of APpraisal commissioners, heretofore appointed by said Court in the above matter, wherein said Board reported, under No. 242 of its findings, as filed in the Clerk's Office of said Court, that the movant was only entitled to the sum of $2 ,878. 00 for 120 acres of her land, whioh is an average of approximately ~24. 00 per acre . The grounds of said motion are as follows: (1 ) That the -price per acre allowed for said land is mani - festly inadequate and confiscatory, because sa id lands are worth at least .~66 . 00 per acre, as is shown by the affidavits a ttached hereto. (2) That the finding of said Board was based upon a mistake of law a s to the nature and effect of the evidence produced before said Board by the above named party. (3) That the finding of said Board is,apparently,from the statements contained in its report, based upon the physical character of the land alone, without taking into consideration,or at least without giving any effect in its final decision to,the income-pr pduoing capacity of said land or to the faot that all such gr ~zing lands in the Blue Ridge Mountains are being taken LAW OFFICE$ GEo. s. HARNSBERGER HARRISON BURG . VA. under these condemnation :proceedings, anu that like grazing lands �IN TH~ CIRCUIT COURT OF ROC¥INGH.A1! COUNTY,VIRGINIA. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the state of Virginia vs. Cassandra Lawson ~tkins and others and 52,501 acres of land in Rockingham County. The affidavit of c.J.Beggoon, to be read in connection with the motiiln filed by ~ie R. Begoon to have the finding of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners disapproved in connection wit its finding No. 242. state of Virginia, City of Harrisonburg, to-wit: ~nis day C.J. 3egoon personally appeared before me, F. Flavia Converse, a Not ary Public in and for the City aforesaid, in the stat e of Virginia, in my City aforesaid, and, being duly sworn , de poses and says: I am the husband of .Annie R.Begoon, who is the owner of 149 acres of land situate on the top of the Blue Ridge Mountains, at Simmons• Gap, 120 acres lying in Rockingham County, and 29 acres in Greene. ca1!' • -- g!je-;ila~m- eti.Q:omiz:lt,~~ -drth In li"ltt::.~.r. ~~~ This land lies on a public road, and all of this land is used together a s a grazing farm. The whole tract 1s exceptionally well watered and well fenced, and has a clean blue grass sod on the greater part thereof, and is generall considered as one of the very best grazing farms upon the moun- This tract of land will graze at least 45 head of cattle LAW OFFICES GEO.S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG, VA. for six months in each and every year, and said cattle vdll put o at least 250 pounds apiece during tha t :period. Their total gain �---2--cannot be purchased for any suoh amount as allowed to the movant. The affidavits attaohed hereto are asked to be read in support of these exceptions. The claim .filed by movant before the Appraisal Board is also asked to be read in connection herewith. ~ 4~~:::!!!"!f::::-«~,;1c111:<:...:::iy~~~o~un~~~:;,;~~=:::.::::.....;;:.._, ~ LAW OFFICIS GEO.S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG. VA. -LL~o/4r �IN 'IDE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY , VIRGINIA. The state Commission on Conservation and Development of the Sta te of Virginia vs . Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others and 52 , 501 acres of land in Rockingham County. The affidavit of read in connection with the motion fi l ed by Annie R. Begoon to hav the finding of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners disapproved in connection with its finding No. 242. State of Virginia , City of 1!:he State of Vi1ginie., in my City aforesaid, and, being duly sworn, deposes and says : I am well acquainted with the 149 acres of land owned by Annie R. Begoon situate on the top of the Blue Ridge Mountains, on the Simmons Gap Road, in Rockingham and Greene Counties . ~~~d I have been upon"' tlie p r o J f e r t ~ : ~ s ~ ~ l e grazed thereon, and, from my experience with,1.grazfng lands~ tho hand lint; of o attle, I belie -ve tlia t 45 head o! cattle can g~azaa tbe:tiQ9ll tHi fep eix months during 11he y&ar, ana 11hat the3 wSl take on at least 240 po'ttftde eaol'tz.__. 1-~elieve that a fair ave1age -tt~},;:T~~, price wo ' f:r~~.aa~:T LAW OFFICES GEO.S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG , VA. 7,fuen -the-eattle;rre taken frem ~ ~~ .lee, ~ land should be worth As tlus land is wel l watered , well fenced, and has a splendid blue grass sod upon the greater portion thereof, I do not believe that the same can be repl aced �- __. ·.....---- _--2, __ would thus be 11,250 pounds, which, at an average price of six cents per pound, would make a profit of J675. 00, which would be the interest on Jll,250.00 . The AJ)praisal Board has only al- lowed an average value for said land of $24.00 per acre, which is not half of its worth, nor is it in accordance with the valuation whioh said Board has placed upon some other lands which are not any better and will not graze any more cattle, or put on any more pounds per steer. Said lands could not be replaced, even if no Park were contemplated, for the amount which has been allowed by the Appraisal Board. Since all of the grazing lands on the Blue Ridge Mountains are being taken under the Park condemn~tion proceeding~ it will be impossible to replace such gr&zing land as is owned by said .Annie R. Bego of Virginia for less than F:JJ:01J to ~ anywhere in the Valley 'i Y4" ..toe' per acre . &c/A~,-v-_, Subscribed and .sworn to before me this (~ f day of September, 1932. I I l LAW OFFICES GEO.S. HARNSBERGER ,., I HARRISONBURG. VA. : '! I ---- - - - - - �--2-for less than the amount above specified,certainly not if all of the grazing lands in the Blue Ridge Moun.tain·s are taken in the Park condemnation proceedings. Independent of the establishment of the contemplated Park, I do not believe that such land as is now being considered could anywhere be acquired for the sum of ~24. 00 per acre , the am.omt allowed by the a.Ppraisal. Board, for any person owning such land would not be willing to sell t he same at any suoh figure as the Appraisal Board has allowed. I, there- fore, do not consider that the amount allowed by the Appraisal Board is anything like the fair value of the property , and to compel the owner to take such a price would be practically confiscating her property. Subscribed and sworn to be~o~ e this l.9 b2 . LAW OFFICES GEO.S. HARNSBERGER HARRISON BURG . VA. ~ day of ~~~, �£,t ' 1, I. Yeo. £aw Office o/ S Jfarnsberyer J(arr/son6wy,l/4. (. - -- ,). ~ �In re J.rbitrat ion .Agreement submitte d to the Governo r, arising in or out of the condemn ation proce edings pending in the Circuit Courts of Vi rginia under author ity of the Shenandoah Na tional Park Aot . State Commissi on on Conserv ation and Developm ent of th e state of Virginia vs. Cassandr a Lawson Atkins and others and 52 ,501 aores of land in Rockingham In re exc eptions of Annie R. Begoon. To the Hon.Phi lip Williams, Chairman of the Park Land A;rbitra tion Board. In reply to the ru.l.es issued by sai d .Arbitra tion Board on .&U8Ust 16, 1933, and in reply to your call therein ma de, t he undersig ne d begs to say: (a) The number of the tract ±a owned b~ excepta nt, as shown on the map filed 1n this proceed ing, is 242 . (b) The aor eage olaimed is 120. (o} Value of l and, eto. Al1 of this tra ct of land except a bout 10 acres is wha t might be general ly termed slope land, but , with the exceptio n aforesai d, is all covered by a fine stand of blue grass, and is all properly rated as grazing land . Slope grazing land, 110 a cres, O $50. 00 per acre, $5.500. 0 About 10 aores of timber land, which land, separate and distinc t from the timber, is worth $10.00 per acre. The timber upon this land i s worth i 5. 00 per acre, 100. 50. -----+ $5, 650. lAW OFFICES GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG , VA . The AI>Praisa l Board erred in reporting that 53 acres of said 110 a cres was simply slope land , which they valued at only �•• 3_.. after the l and is taken as she is now. state of Virginia, City of Harrisonburg, to-wi t: This day Annie R.Begoon personally appeared before me, F.Flavia Converse, a Notary Public in and for the City aforesaid, in the State of Virginia, in my City aforesaid, and, being duly affiraed, deposes and says: I have read the above statement, and believe the statements of f acts contained therein to be true. Subscribed and affirmed to before me this 28th day of August ,1933. LAW OFFICES GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARR ISONBURG . VA. �I I filed !n the Clerk's Offlce Rockingham County, Va. BEG0ON, ANNIE 242 SEP ROCKINGHAM COUNTY f 1933 ~ l '~ ~cterlt IN RE . ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS submitted to the Governor arising in or out of Condemnation Proceedings pending in the Circuit Court of Virginia under authority of the Shenandoah National Park Act . sm.,ti..ARY &TATEMENT OF PErITIONER : EXCEPTANT : Begoon, Annie ORIGINAL CLAIM : Acreage 149½: Value $10 , 000: I nc . Damages,None . VALUE PLACED ON TRACT BY PETITIONER 1 S APPRAISERS : TRACT NO . 242 VALUE INCIDENI'AL DAMAGES $2041 . 00 None BOARD OF APPRAISAL COMMISSI ONERS FINDINGS : MAP NUMBER OF TRACT : 242 VALUE OF TRACT : TRACT NO . 242 VALUE $2878 . 00 INCIDENTAL DAMAGES None �The basic differences between Petitioner and this exceptant are as to the classification and value of the land and timber values. Although we believe the values reported by the Petitioner 1 s appraisers were very liberal and thav the findings of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners as to values are substantially too high, we have accepted and will not seek a lower valuation ~han their findings as shown on the above ~ables in this case . As to the classification of the land and the other elemenvs of value we submit that ~hese mat t ers are correctly set forth in the Work Sheet of the Board with reference to this case, and no~ as set forth in exceptant 1 s statements . This Work Sheet is filed with the record and a copy o~ this Work Sheet is submitted with copy of the record tendered herewith, and additional copies of the Work Sheet in ~his case will be furnished if desired. Subscribed to . and verified before me this too/;t/rday of September 1933. ~ 1Jtt;dlu Emma K. Stokes, otaryPublic. 1 �BEGOON, ANNIE #153 GREENE COUNTY IN RE • .ARBITRNI1ION AGREEMENTS submitte d to the Governo r arising in or out of Conde.m ation Proceed ings pending in the Circuit Court of Virginia under authori ty of the Shenando ah r?ationa l park Act . SUMMARY ST.ATEMEi{T OF PETITION ER : EXCEPT.ANT : Begoon , .Jlllie ORIGINAL CkIM : VALUE .h.creo.ge 155 Value $10 , 000 : rnc . n2"Uages u;one PLACED ON TR!CT BY PETITICN E!PS .APPRAIS ERS: TRACT NO . 153 VALUE $1?94 . 00 LIJCIDEHT.AL DAHA.GES None :30...RD OF ilPPRiuzn L CO"~llS8IOlJERS FrWING S: Miu' NUifil.uR OF T ••CT : 153 VAL~--Z OF 'l~n.CT : TRAC':' NO . 153 V.tU.TJE '2045 .oo INCIDE..'tllT !.L D.AM:tl3-ES None Copies of this statemen t t..-e nvt-.clled to the state::ier .t of Petition er filed in the County in . :.ich t ..e m jor portion of the land lies _nd in h:ic:1 -ch.;. s excep t a .. t h s filed ~.er st te:!;lent . �Ill THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKIRG!IAll COt'NTY, VIRGINI. filed In the Clerk's Offloo Tho Stato ,ommia11on on Oonaervation and DaveloPJlent of the S'tll to ot Virginia Rockinghv,- "L,nty, Va. t• vs. Caeaandra Ln:ison I M I ~2 /~ierk ildn8 and othere and 62 , 561 aoroe . mor6 or less . in Rock1nghwn County , Virginia. S1iatomant made by ~ , << '- L ~ ~and _:::::::::===========-=------• pu.reuant o a. docree ontoziod in the abovo entitled oau.se on Octobor im,1932, ln rosppnae to Itom No. l of the 1nqt11ry made in said deoroe. Your reapomente sa;y that tho nareo.ge lletocl in the report ot tho Appria.ianJ. rd. nndol" its o. ~%- • ic to bo :p;proxtme.tely oor.roat , oud that they do not any ca1ro to aorea al10flo4 them to which oxco»tion axooptione heretoforo fi l od by them ue not the number ot as taken, but tJ:J:t the ero to tho amount allowed y-ou.r .reepondenta per aore. ea , ·- LAW OFFICES HARRISONBURG. VA. make ob~ection to tho 60reaeo as there eivan. Your responllenta f\lrthoi- e:.17 th t it GEO.S. HARNSBERGER ell evod - �I ; :t n 'l> :; • z, 2 z, !! "' 0 STATEMENT OF =0 "0 a, II2'... cm C % A1 II :z 2 OJ Co ) Geo . S . Harnsberger, p . q. -t "' i . ... o R~ < :x-- II < ;' sa.N ':z "' a, X, - 9 .. z, n I\ Oo_ ANNIE R . BEGOON .. z, ; 0 )) .. '( Ill 0 - C _,. 2 :, ., ii~ STATEMEN'T OF COSTS, POSTAGE, ETC . : ,. . •c �ID THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROGKINGH COUh"TY.VIRGilIA. ]he State Oommieaion on .:oneervation and Development ·Jf the Stute of Virginia ve . Jaesandru Laweon tk1na and others , and 52,501 aoros ot land in Rock1.ogham Gounty. To the Hon. il1p 11lliame, Chairman of the Park Land i.rbi tra.t1on Board. In roply to your lottor Wld call of ~usuat 8, 1933, beg o eo.y that copi es of the papers horotofore f1le4 in the above maitor are herewith h nded you, nd a like copy has beon delivere to the st to Oomr.:iiseion on Coneervution and Dovelopmont, with the exooption of a copy of tho olaim ihich ! r.}l! rah of the Commission aaid they did not t.md. Further (1) nswering your cal.ls in their order: !I'he grounds of oxooption a.re fully eet .forth 1n the ex- ceptions til ed. Su.ff1ce it to say hare that to bneis of the ex- , oeption is the extremely inadequate and conf'ieoatory valuo plaood 1pon the lands of oxaeptant; these l nas are not property acgro- 1 Jated as t o qunliiy or vulua. Tho amount llowed por ! j iI ere for ox~ coptant•s l and is not only not the !air value of ea1d land under n ormal conditions 1 u.nde1 which oond1 tion ea.id land mu.et be value , 1 ,ut is grossly inadoquato and eonfiaoutory in view or the f ct thrt it 10 tho l)u.rposo of tho Coneervu.t1on Com.i.1ss1on to take ull euch ~razing lands upon the Blue Ridge l: ountain. (2) The number of this cl 1m on the county Ol'norehip mop file in those proceedings 1s LAW OFFICES GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG. VA. ( ) ,z{(6.,,t_ ut or i y of cou.n el o ot 1n t i ee roe ding i attnohed h oreto. :e.2-9cttw.ly aub itto~ , ~-/~~ - ~ , ~/ �£aw Office o/ Yeo. S Aarnsheryer Xarr/s on6ur y,l/4 . Aug. 12,19 33. To the Hon. Phill ip Willi ams ,chai rrnan of the ParA Land Arbi tratio n Board ; This is to certi ry that I,.Ann ie R. Begoo n,hav e enplo yed repre sent Geo . s .Harn sbcrg er, Attor ney, 01' Harri sonbu rg , v irt,in ia, to lancls in me in all conc.1 .ermat ion proce eding s in conne ction ffit.h my Lhe 8hena mtoah Natio nal Par.n. area. - ~ Is r> ' (/~ · ..:;.._,;.~,;;J / .___."'=--::r--C---rYt - ~ :_.____ �nr THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGH.J.! COUNTY , VIRGINIA. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the state of Yirginia vs . Cassandra Lawson ~tkins and others and 52,501 acres of land in Rockingham County . TO THE HON. H. -:V. BERTfu.J.f,JUDGE OF S.t.i.I D COURT. The motion of Annie R. Begoon, praying said Court to disapprove and to decline to accept the finding of the Board of appraisal Commissioners, heretofore appointed by said Court 1n the above matter , wherein said Board reported , under No . 242 of its findings , as filed in the Clerk ' s Office of said Court, that the movant was only entitled to the sum of $2 ,878 . 00 for 120 acres of her land , which is an average of approximately ~4.00 per acre. The grounds of said motion are as follows: (l) That the prioe per acre allowed for said land is mani- festly inadequate and oonfisoatory , booause said lands are worth at least $66 . 00 per acre , as is shown by the affidavits attached nereto. (2 ) That the finding of said Board was based upon a mistake pf law as to the nature and effeot of the evidence produced bet ore said Board by the above named pa:rty. ( 3) That the finding of said :Soard is, apparently , from the ~tatements contained in its report , based upon the physical char 1cter of the land alone , without taking into c onsideration, or at ~east without giving any effect in its final decision to, the ,.noome- prpduc:ing capacity of said land or to the fact that all ~uoh grazing lanas in the Blue Ridge Mountains are being taken LAW OFFICES GEO.S. HARNSBERG ER under these condemnation proceedings, and that like grazing lands HARRISONBURG. VA. 25b �--2- - cannot be purchased for any suoh amount as allowed to the movant . The affidavits attached hereto are asked to be read in support of these exceptions. The claim filed by movant before the Appraisal Board is also asked to be read in conneotion herewith. Ii I I LAW OFFICES GEO.S. HARNSBERGER HARRISON BURG . VA. I �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCICTNGHiiM COUUTY , VIRGINIA• The State Comcission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia vs . Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others and 52 9 501 aores of land in Rockingham County. TO THE HON. H. W. EERTRA.M. JUDGE OF S.t'..ID COtraT. The affidavit of C.J. Beggoon, to be read in connection with the motion filed by Annie rt• Begoon to have the finding of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners disapproved in connection wi its finding NO• 242 . state of Virginia, City of Harrisonburg, to-wit: This day C. J. Begoon personally appeared before me, F. Flavia Converse , a Notary Pu.blic in and for the City aforesaid, in the state of virginia, in my City aforesaid, and , being duly sworn, deposes and says: I am the husband of A.ID1ie R. Begoon, who is the owner of 149 acres of land situate on the top of the Blue Ridge Mountains, at Si~mons' Gap , 120 acres lying in Rockingham County, and 29 aor s in Greene. The land in the one County is of about the same value as the land in the other . This land lies on a public road , and all of this land is used together as a grazing farm. The whole tract is exceptionally well watered and well fenced, and has a clean blue grass sod on the greater part thereof, and is generall considered as one of the very best grazing farms upon the mountain. LAW OFFICES GEO.S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG . VA. This tract of land will graze at least 45 head of cattle for six months in each and every year, and said cattle will put o �• -.-2 --- at least 250 pounds apiece du.ring that period . Their total gain would t hus be 11 , 250 pounds , which , at an average price of six cents per pound, would make a profit of $675 . 00 , whioh would be the interest on $11 , 250.00. The Appr aisal Board has only al- lowed an average value for said land of ~4. 00 per aore , which is not half of 1 ts ,:or th , nor is 1 t in accordance with the valuation which said Board has placed upon some other lands which are not any better and will not graze any more ca ttle, or put on any more pounds per steer. Said lands could not be replaced , even if No Park were contemplated, for the amount which has been all~ved by the Appraisal Board. Since all of the grazing lands on the Blue Ridge Mountains are being taken under the Park condemnation proc eeding , it will be impossible to replace suoh grazing land as is owned by said ' .Annie R.Begoon anywhere in the Valley of Virginia for less than 1)80.00 to ~100.00 per acre . Subscribed and sworn to before me this LAW OFFICES GEO.S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG . VA • • / /I' day of September, 1932. �COMMONWEA.LTH OF VIRGINIA.., 'ID mE SHERIFF OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, GREETING: You are hereby commanded to aunmon :r o N. Swank, Dave Carpenter~ Will Henkl.e, Lynn Yates, Wilbur Meyerhcetfer,. John Herbert G. Patterson . Sipe,/fo appear be:tore 1he Board of. Arbitrators in the case of State Coimn1as1on on ConserVJi ti.on and Development of the State o:t Virgin.ta Vo Annie R. Besoon, at the Court House of Ro~ingham County on the 2d day of November, 1933, at 10 a. m., to t:estity and the truth to say on behalf of Defendant. And have then and there this. wr.t t. WITNESS, :r • .Robert .. Sw1tzer • C~rk or_ the Cir cu1 t Court o t Ro ck 1nghan: County,• Virginia , at the Court House tm reo t', this 27th~ of October, 1.933, and 1n the 158th year of the Commonwealth. ZJ �THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA: TO 'IBE SHERIFF OF ROCKINGHAll COUUTr, GREETffl G: You are hereby canmancted to summon Charles M. Sellers to appear before the Board of Arbitra tors , at the Court House of Rockingh am County , Virginia , on Thursday , the 2d day of Novan.be r, 1933, at 1 0 a . m., to testify and the truth to say on behalf of the Defenda nt in the condemn ation proceed ings .. of State Commiss ion Conserv ation and Developm ent of the State of Virginia v . Annie R. Begoon . And have then and there this writ . IN wrrNEsS WHEREOF, I hereun 1D set my hand, as too Clerk of theCirc uit Court of Rocki ngham County , V:irgini a, at the Court House thereor , this , the 30th day of October , 1933 , and in the 158th year of the Commonweal th . Re}":>~ (/ 1-- xk~_J,A.ljj"~---.J , Clerk. ~ ~~~ ~, ~,~ �- -.,____ ___ V: ,, ,. e T ) "'I ' I T cr '; r I \ J! • > 1 ~ '! "'\ J .h"' pru fgr:c. Oo ~· 08 zz z0 :~~ ~s 8 gJ~~ ~ ~ • p:; ~ L: .,.'\ uq JJ ..... . ~A> rr O~p:.i ~ . ~z%~~e1~~ ~U)8U) ') T L >: .c • aa · Ot ~ . ~ ~ ~ .. o .. T • :r -1D' ; ) ,.. ... .•e 0 T .,. ,e", . .., ~ "~' . . I " '-' /YSo ellvering a true Uopy of th«i .) - ,. . A • .. t<) t<) 0, C\l ,-f I> • ~ �, oomnY. vma1m • CUI coon C I 1on on DeYeloia nt ot t e •• C ••an r t L t,80n tldn ml OJI.I!. • 0 beGlt • 182 • • •IUDG OF attu.11.y r f D t t ••lop m nt oft e cotmir• » 1ll ot , cond ti; of ot 1 70111" 1n th.ta Ju.d er d 04 41 nt 111 r 1 ,. ..d;:: :2::~ =~ 10 1t1 e , ln nn t i 7 , 1934, Wey th br of not 1 t r 1 of recor d ntry of ho he rop r- • th l purti e th 7 h • to h roe ther , 0 e%,,e . d::f=A- e lro to oppo a it h y 1th h to the QB 01:rcu.1 th OV b.rWl.l'Y. l • dlroc t:ing aq r spondent , roe 1C illO f tor rot :fS• te ao Jieslo n on Oo orv tlon b1m V 11 ND D thora . OU W TlfIO en.torcd. ' ra b1tra t1on ogro eunt 1a. 19 a, an ho now pr e th I he LAW OFFICES GEO.S. HARNSBERGER HARRISON BURG. VA. • of tra.ti on, i 1n to co velop aon ot al• of 1rctn 1 v la.e at the to bltr ,1on, 111 r 0 roposoa cy the Governor t 11 qu 81i1ona lanA I the 1m OYOJND.te m1u1on on Come rv Uon 1 8 to th on l1lJ' u.t te C 0. 0 - V1rg1 n1 • uipro men t, llow 4 nd enter d in t.\l ount towi ,y th u>1>r61 al �M. H. HARRISON TREASURER OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY HARRISONBURG, VIRGINIA TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN : I hereby certify that there has been no assessment on real estate in t his County in the name of Anni e R. Begoon fo r tax purposes . I am advised that the land located in the Park Area in Rockingham County together with the adjacent land located in Green County is assessed in the last named County . day of May 1934. Given under my hand this ?th Treasurer. �- -. IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCFINGJWl COUNTY, VIRGIMIA. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the state of Virginia, Petitioner , vs . Defendants . Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others , TO THE HON. H. W. BERT1UM , JUDG:8 OF SAID COURT. Your petitioner, Annie R. Begoon , respectfully represents : That a judgment in rem has heretofore been eLtered in this proceeding condemning to the use of The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the state of Virginia the fee simple estate in a tract of land formerly the property of your petitioner , which traot is descri bed in the report of the Board of APpraieal Commissioners, appointed here in , and shown , numbered , and delineated on the County Onnership Map, filed therewith, as Traot MO • 242 . That the award allc:r. ed by the Board of APPraisal Com- missioners for Traot No . 242 was $2 , 878. 00 , which amount was increased by the Board of Arbitrators to the sum of :)3 , 280. 00. That the said state Commission on Conservation and Developnent has paid into the custody of the Court the said amount hereinabove set out as constituting the award for the fee simple estate in said tract of lam. That your petitioner, on the date of said judg- ment in rem condemning said tract of land, was the owner of said land in fee simple , and that no other person or persons than the undersigned is entitled to share in the distribution of said award . Your petitioner further show to the Court that there are no taJCes assessed in Rockingham County against suid land , but that said tract of land is assessed along with another tract, wh1cn lies in Greene County, and the taxes on all of said lands have been paid to the Treasu.:r er of Greene County. A certificate of the LAW OFFICES GEO.S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG. VA. Treasurer of Rockingham County is herewith filed , showing th.at I �----2--that portion of your petitioner ' s lands lying in Rockingham cou.nty was not assessed in said County. Said certificate is here - with filed, marked "Ex. Certificate ]!o . l," and prayed to be read as part hereof. Wherefore, your petitioner prays that she may be made a party herein , and be allowed to file her petition in this suit ; and that an order may be entered in this aause for the distribution of said fund , and that your petitioner may have such other and further relief as the nature of the case may require . By Counsel. State of Virginia, City of Harrisonburg , to- wit : Th is day .Annie R. Begoon perxonally appeared before me , F. Fla vi a Converse, a Notary Public in an d for the City aforesa id, in the State of Virginia, in my City aforesaia , and , being duly ~ ~.; ir 'lT. -eadeposes , ~ and says: /\ I have rea d the a bove petition , and state that the matters of fact contained therein are true , to the best of my knowledge and belief. fl~ IL1/J~ v- S11bsor i bed a n d ~ before me this LAW OFFICES GEO.S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG, VA. ?. ,". e/ day of May , l 964, �::N THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHJ,![ COUlrTY, VIRGINL.i.• The state Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virgini~ , Petitioner, vs . Cassandra La~son Atkins and others , :oaf end ants . On this, the PJ,-day of l!iuY , 1934 , came .Annie R. Begoori., by counsel, and, on her motion, leave is given her to file her application for the payment to her of the sum of ~3.280, 00 , the amount awarded her by the Board of Arbitrators, as set out in the judgment of condemnation for Tract No . 242, which t r act for merly stood in her na~e, the amount of said award having been heretofore paid into Court . And it appearing to the Court from the report of the Board of _. .ppraisal Commissioners, heretofore filed in this cause , and in the petition for judgment or condemnation, heretofore entered herein , that , in the opinion of the petitioner, the said .Annie R. Begoon was invested vii th a better right or claim of title in and to said t r act No . 242 than a ny other party or persi ~, and that the record in this cause does not. disclose any denial or dispute by any party or person in i nterest as to the title to said tract of land or to the proc eeds arising from the condemnation thereof, and that the said Annie R.:Begoon i s entitled to receive the proceeds arising f rom the condemnation of said tract of land ; And it further appearing to the Court that all t.ixes against said tra ct have been paid: Upon oon~i1erat1on whereof, it is considered and ordered by the Court that the said sum of w3 , 2BO. OO , the same being the LAW OFFICES GEO.S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG. VA. amount of the award for said tract No . 242, paid into Court by �Qrnmmnnwraltq nf ]Iirginia TREASUER ' S OFFICE RICHMOND . VA . JOHN M . PU R CELL May 28, 1934 TREASURER OF VIRGINIA This i s to certify that I , J . M. Purcel l , Treasurer of Virginia have t his 28 day of May in accordan c e with an order of t he circuit court of Rockin~ham County dat e~~_ 5_/_2_5_/_3_4_ _ i n the cau se of the State Commi ssion on Cons ervat i on and Deve l opment of the State of Virginia Vs • - - - -- Cassandra Lawson .t k ins and=--=oth ers -----'---'-'c;;.c:_:..c...._---' -c___;;;~.;..._....:...:a<.==='--'= - -=:.=..o - ...:,_,.___ _ pai d to Geo. S , Harnsberger, Attorney for sa1d Annje B. Begoon Harris onbu r g , Virg inia $ 3 , 280 . 00 being in full settlement of tract # S 242 in the above mentioned cause . �illnmmnuwtnlt4 nf 1llir9iutn TREASU R E R'S OFFICE R I CHMO N D , VA . J OHN M . PURCE LL May 2; , 1934 TREAS U RER OF VIRGI N IA Geo . s. Har nsb erger, Attor ney for sai d Annie R. Begoon Harr jsonbnr g , Vi r g inia Rece i ved of J . M. Purcell , Treasurer of Virginia, the sum of $ 3 , 280 . 00 , in accordance with an order of the Circuit Court of the county o f ___R_o..c_ .;. k.. ;i=n ; . . g.,_ham . . --'--'-=---- - - en t ered on t he 2 5th day of_ _ !_~a~y~_ l93_i_ , in t he matter of the Stat e Commission on Conservation and Development v _ _ _ Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others , being full and comp l ete settlemen t for the tract o f land known in said proceeding as #--'-2~4~2~- - Sign original and dup l icate and return to the Treasurer of Virginia . � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Alexander, John A - Breeden, Norah Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context begoon-annie-r.pdf Title A name given to the resource Begoon, Annie R. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Simmons' Gap Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 242 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Begoon https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/42d86ab0c3aa3e56f18899934e09899b.pdf 6fb2457dc8224152a0ae02d35ea50c9c PDF Text Text ROCKINGHtU.! COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #203 - ~erry , ll. K. Number of Acres: 13 Location: Two miles east of Isl and Ford. Roads: Two miles to Island Ford over county road . Soil: Slope . Histor of Tract and conditi n of timber: This tract is all woodl and and all mere antab~ e saw timer has been remove d from the timbe red portio n excep t a small cleari ng leavin g nothin g but fuelwo od . The area has been repea tedly burned over. Note - This tract is entire ly within the Park area . Improvements: (See. revers e side for Improv ement inform ation) Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 12 o'l, 60 . 00 @ Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking : Cultiva ted Land: 1 25. 00 T3 25 . 00 ~85 . 00 Orchard : Minera ls: Value of Land: $ 85 . 00 Value of Improv ements: $ 460 . 00 460 . 00 Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minera ls: $ Value of Fruit: $ 50 . 00 $595. 00 Value of Timber : $ Value of Wood: $ 50 . 00 Value per acre for tract: $ 45 . 76 Inciden tal damage s arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE.. ----~~ _;4--~r""!li~ ·- c RIC . ~ �IMPROVID!ENI'S: Frame dwelling 12x25', 2 rooms, pa per roof, brick flues, l story papered, new, _occupied by owner, spring water supply,, pilla r foundation . Frame dwelling: 12x24' , 2 rooms, paper roof, brick flues, ceiled and papered, new, occupied by t hantt spring water supply, pillar foundation . Hen house: 9x7', new . Hen house and store room 8xl5' , new . �~%1~ ,· ------------------------------------.------ Claim of__ In the Circuit Court of__~ ; ;;;lti; ;,.; ;d _______ County, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law. m~ :i?/41~ a~ Q :=e~ta:~Co~ of ; ; ~- more or less, of land in____ __ _ _ ___________ County, Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned, in answer to the pe · ion of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, nd in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the fili g of s,aid B;tition 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 · petition and to said notice. ----s: _______________________ _ _..ff'..~ My name is _____ ~ -------- 7 --~ ------------------------ My post office address is ___ ~ I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought here are th~ followtng to be condemned, containing about_ _______ L~ ______ acre~, on ~ buildings and improvements: __ 'l-,,_i / ~-~ --------~ ~ ------------0--- ------------------------ ------------------------ ------------ ----------------------------------- ------------------------ ---A~-j -----,; ;, ~ IJ ------------------------Virginia, in -~ This !lJr;..d is lo~Jted abo~L-~--~ -~-miles ~rom_ ~ ___ Mag1sterial D1str1ct of said County. the~ I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above.) ______Al.e_,,.~ .----------------------------------------- :_________________ _ The land oy ners adjacent o th above described tract or parcel of land are as follo,w s: _J~ ____ ----------------------------------------------------------- North __ ::::::::: ~7::___~ ----- -~:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: /j./L __ I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year__ fd ~~r_.21:. tl."-~ in the ---------------- ·_________________ _ I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is$--- ~ ! ~ -----· I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $----------------· I am the owner of_ ____ __________ _acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park area, which I claim will be damaged by· the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $------- -----------· (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). Ren1arks·--------- ----- ------------------------ ------------------------ ------------ ------------------------ ------- _____________ (Continue remarks if necessary on th}' back). Witn[Zs-my signature (or my name and mark attached hereto) this ___,t-'7-'M,..____ day ~ -~ ~_[(/;?__ ____ ________________ _ ----, 193. of ____ ~ STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF_d?'~ ~ ---=-A.<To- it: The undersigned hereby certifies thaL __~ ------~--1-1.., _________'":_ _., _______________ the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oatl/ that the matters and things app~~ing in his above ~ e s are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, - --, 193{.~ ? . / / this _____J_7-~____ day of____~ . / ~ ~--7---?- .-.-/.A"'.4 ,6=:::-------- - - ---~-~-------------~~.... Clerk of the Cou-rt;#Special Investig-ator or Notary Publiefor JU"stice of the Peace. IZ �County: lock1.llgll8ID Di trict: errz Acreage Claimed: 13 l e C1eiP1ed: ,6 Loo tion: 2 .ile A sassed . OO ea t or not assessed Deed " Acqt.dred 12. a acres l9lb tor 124.25 eland 1'ord ~: S.Lope L\O 2 ds: History: r lea to I land Ford over county ro d 'l'hi tr ct is 11 ood land ana ll erchant ble s wt ber h s e all clearin been re ov d from th timbered ortion exc ,t re ee.tedly n be ha are lhe od. le vi ~ nothin but fuel burned over. rk e.r 1h1s tr ct is nti ely within the per root. brick tl a, ..Trame d ol ing 12 x 2~, 2 roo e, spered, new, oco~ptod b. owner, watter sup ly l story -- pring, ton ation, ~illars r . d elling 12 x 24, 2 roo , pa er root, brick tllas, ceiled and pnDer d, new, occ~pi d by tenant, w er oupply -- sprin , fo P.H. ti on µille.r Hen ouse 9 x 7 , new 8 x 15, ne nd store r oo lien hous uel wo d, 40 e Tirb r: Value TZE!_ Slope ot l nd by ty".> s: value i 52.00 1;3 value or land value ot improve en t value of ti bor value of trect Aver e v lue ot ere Tot l otal Tot l Total :Z -¢ per od. Total Acroeae 52.00 i!lb.00 'o.oo 497.00 38.2' 150.00 200.00 '10.00 25.00 415.00 30.00 �County: District: Rockingham Stonewall #203 - Berry, M. K. Dr . T. N. Sellers Craw.16.ord r . T . N. Sellers LEGEND: Slope 11 Seale - 1 = 20 chains ,3o � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Alexander, John A - Breeden, Norah Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context berry-m-k.pdf Title A name given to the resource Berry, M. K. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Two miles east of Island Ford Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 203 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Berry https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/3fd704167606d02434b181132cd79971.pdf 55e08b158c2e6ef2c45856f605d99053 PDF Text Text ROCKilfGfu,.: CcuN·ry NAME OF CLAIMANT #2'1 - Breeden, }urrandc. & ·,-:esley Number of Acres: Location: 75 south laked Creek wuters . Roads: Six mil,s e:ood mountain ro&d to ::lkton . Soil: Fertile, bllt ver~' stony; ver~' deep in ~he bot tor.: lc,nd 1v:1ere cultivated . Sloes ~re e roded. History of Tract and condition of timber: Slope burned re )ecitedl r; cove seems to h :.. . v0 escL-ped. i ~1ber on tlle e· st :irn J~rt of -1.;r'"'ct consists of mixe 1 old r -.1 to pi:1.e, hemlodcs, nJ. :::r1. ller he.rd voods . Stc.cnd of merc'".,_"ltL.ble .s 11 ti r 'oer of . . . bout 7 z. to th_j ~ure t..nJ. c;.ddi tion-.1 rrood o:' &bout 4 cords to the · ere . _imber on cove i s mi xed h .... rd·.oods c.1nC:. herilock.s , but sycanores a.nd oG.ks are rominent. (Over) Improvements: Dwelling: Frar:ie, l6x~G•·11ith ell <;Ox3t-.:xl0' ~ und t.. porcl7 6x20' o rooms, shi--:-1.·L~c !'oo::' , 2 story , lo£; ·,;alls, ceiled , f,__._ir con i·~ion , o ,CU":J i ed lJy o mer, -:-::;rinc 1uter suppl~· , _pill:...r fou:::ic:. tior:. Bt..rn : Loe , 1 8x42xl2 ', metal roo::', poor con~i~ on . G~r~ge: ~r ra, 10xl~x8', ) Jar roof, :'air c o ~ "i~ i on . 8::>ri~1 :.ouse : 10xl2x3' , net 1 roo:', i·ood con-1 i'~ion . Gr ;1 rv: Lol, lu.r.33-~10', s:.-iy, led -,,•oo"" , poor con,"ition. ¥3'1 1.ou:.:i 3: 1'3xl.Zx8', .,_1 _,ar ro".'..c, , :: i ., . ·o~ i tic 1 • ..,.:..rn: -:'r_-,3, ~Gx~.53:xl4', 31'i···l~d rco:' , 1'7' s1;.3d, fr. i'r co:"' :li t1on. 2 '1e 1 house : 8xl 02..G ' , poor con,U J.:; ion • .3t-..:.ble : ~og, llxl4:xl0', s~:L: led roo",..,, poor condition . Acreage and value of types : Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 17 _;:5 . 00 .:57 . oo Cove: 17 5 . 00 80 . 00 Grazing Land: 16 20 . 00 330.00 23 35.00 Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: 80.3 . 00 til201.oo 2 G0.00 120 . 00 1226.00 350 . 00 Minerals: Value of Land : $ 12 6? • OO J0 . 00 ~301~ . GU Value of Improvements: $ l 32::;. 0 0 Value of Orchard: $ 130 . 00 Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ 350. 00 Value of Wood: $ 50. 00 Value per acre for tract: $ ,.Q . lo Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ ~~ . : ...: ____·~- -~..,,-..:p.~k~.,.' -.:L -.;::--..L~ • �Corn; ' d. I1iinb~r on th ,rn st erv;. -urt of t ;r~ct co'1.'.:J L ts of' I'lix ~d h'-.rdwoods ..,ml pine , 16 rgel'' 0'.11cs hnd c:1e st nut '.1) to 9" DB:I. J Rat11"r t'1in stand o f about 4 cords p~r 'ere . :~stirr1Jted to cut G3 :.. . fe~ t . .a. llow Z'.)C corus rood for :1G"8 Cv'1S'lr:.._Jtion . Coun t y, Rockingham Distric t : Stonewall #24 - Breeden, ' ies l eY.: & Amanda. Acreap.:e Claimed : Value Claimed: Locution: Assessed ~0000 . 00 tf 74 A. 147 :P . . . oads: Deed 74 A. 147 P. ff $330 . 00 3outh Naked creek ,;rriters . Incumbrnnces, counter claims or laps: Soi l : c. None , Fertile but very otony• very deep in the bottom land where culti ... vnted. 81x ri Slopes are eroded , i l es good mountain road to ""'ilkton • History of t±-act and condition of ti Y"ber1Slo:pe burned repeatedly; cove seems to Eave escaped . TI:mber on the eastern part of traot conslsts of mixed o ld •:1:-i ite ~; inf., hemlocks, a nd smaller hardwoods . S t and of merch~.ntable saw timber o:f ab ,... mt 7 M to the acre and additiona l ,:JO d f about 4 c nrils to the n.cre . Timber on c ove :f s r• ixed trn.rdwoods '1'1d hemlocks but sycamores f''1d oaks are r ominent . Timber on the .1 estern no.rt of t r act c on sists of 1n txed ha.rd-;,rnods a nd nine, largely oaks a nd ci, estnut up to 9" D.BH . Rather t11in stand of e.bout · 4 c ,i rds 1rnr n.cre . lf.. Estj_ffi?,ted t o cut 63 h ft. at . 3 . 00 pe r Allow 200 c ords ,.., .od f c r h ~me ~c nsuraption at Imnrovemonts: D·ellinrz.: 50¢ - - ~n89. oo Frame, 16x26 ' :.rith ell 20x24xl0' a.nd a :_i:)l'.l rch 6x.20', 6 r .~ oma, shinr led r o of, 2 story, log wa.llo, ceiled, f a.. ir condition, occupied by owner, s uring water 100 . 00 i2S9. oo supply, f oundation pillars . - - ... ~700 . 00 Log, 18x42xl 2 ' , metal roof, poor condition . - 50 . 00 GB.rage: Frame, 10xl2x8• , paper roof , f a ir condition , 30 . 00 0pr ina; h ouse: 10xl2x3•, metal roof, good condition . .. .. 50 . 00 Grana.rx: Log, l6x23x10•, shingled roof, :poor condition . 20 . 00 Ren houser 12xl2x8' , paper roof,. fair -0onditi . 1 n 15. 00 Da r nc Frame, 26x32xl 4 ' , shingled roof, 17' ff. zd, fcd r condition. - - ~ - 450 . 00 2 hen houses: 8xl Ox6 •, poor condition . .... ... 10 , 00 3table: Log, llxl 4xl0~ shinpled roof, poor condition . 10 . 00 Barns $1,335. 00 Acreae;c and vHlt' e of land by types: ~ Cove Slope Grazing Tille.ble Orchard Acreac;e 4 30 16 23 2 Value per A, , Total Value 4 . 00 16 . 00 1ir. 00 2. 50 160. 00 10 . 00 30. 00 40 . 00 , 690 . 00 80 , 00 _ ~1 , 0.21 . 00 To tcl.l va. lue of land - - - - 11 ;021. 00 Total value of i ~nrovements 1,335. 00 ·.~o ta.l value of timber - - 289 . 00 lctal value of tract - - -12, 645. 00 .d .verage value per acre .... - ti35', 26. �,J of~~~__(}ff__ v,....,..--c.-c..~,~, Claim In the Circuit Court o f ~~ - ____________ County, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law. The State Commission on Conser ation and Development of the State of Virginia, Peti- ::::r~rv:.~~:-;;~:~~-;~~~ --~--=-----~;~~;;:~i-;:-~i~;~-~:;:~~~~~:------- The undersigned, in answer to the p ~ -State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Vi~jnia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the fi ~ g o said petiti ri and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court oL -~ ____________ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this ,,, as h:ya::: ~ I i _ etiti~:~ My post office address . a~d -~:~~~e~----- ---------------------------~------ i6RfL_______/-~ - ~--./:______________________________ _ I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about_.7-~:f ~ ________ acres, on which there are t~e follp~ng bui!di_ygs and improvement~ ~ /--9 -d ~- ~ -~ ~ ~ --~ ~-t ; : _ _ / _ ~ ~-~ ~ ;2_ __ ~ _.,i_½._~_ !Y--t-.2 ~/'57J~~ -~ ---·--.-7 This l~ad is located about_ __-t?Y-2.... ____ miles fromm ~ ----------------Virginia, in the-~ ~ ~Magisterial District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tracj / ~-a:_c:~-:~-~a~;tct;:t½~~ ~ ~ ~ - · a , , y __ /'47 ~ -~u!-- ~ ~ - ------------------------------- The land owners adjacent to the a~ ribed tract or parcel of land are as follows: North ~ £ ' ~ L - 4 ____ /, ___________ · ------------- --------- ---------South 1 I ______________________ -----------------------------East __ _... _____ · ____ ___ ,'( , L~ ----------------- - - --------- --- ------ ------------- - -- ,Jr 1fL?a--, West- ·~ t2 IR Ir --~ ----------------------------------------------I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year in the ·following manner: _LCr_7___ I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $_b_O~.Q~--- -· I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, 6 UL in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $--~~A _____ __ ___ _ I am the owner oL _________ ____ __ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park area, Which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $------------------· (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practkable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). Remarks· ----- ----------------------------- ------ -------- - --- --------- --------- ---- �IN THE CIRCUIT COlJRT OF ROCKINGLtu.: COUNTY, VIRGilaA State Commission on Conservation and Development of the ~tate of Virginia vs. Cassandra Lawson Atkins, and others On this, the -..,- -day - ~9 of December, 1935, aame .Amanda C. Bre~den and Doctor Breeden, and on their motion, leave is given them to file their petition, and it appearing to the Court that $3012 . 00 is the amount of award set out in the judgment of condemnation for Tract No. 24, heretofore paid into Court; and it appearing from the report of the Board of Appraisal Comrriissioners heretofore filed in this cause, and in the petition for judgment and condemnation heretofore filed herein , that in the opinion of petitioner, the said ~;manda C. Breeden and Doctor Breeden are invested with a superior or better right or claim of title in and to said Tract No . 24; and that the record of this cause does not show any denial or dispute by any party or persons in interest as to the said tract or to the proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof; and it further appearing to the Court that all taxes due or assessable on said Tract Ho . 24 have been paid and there are no liens of record a@:linst said real estate; Upon Consideration i"lliereof, it is adjudged and ordered by the Court that said sum of $3012 . 00 paid into Court as just compensation for said ·r ract Ko . 24 , be paid to the said .Amanda c . Breeden and Doctor Breeden and the Clerk of this Court is directed to transmit a certified copy of this order to the Treasurer of Virginia, \JI/ho shall pay to the said Amanda C. Breeden and Doctor Breeden the sum of $3012 . 00, the amount of award set out in the judgment of condemnation of said tract of land, taking from said Amanda C. Breeden and Doctor Breeden a receipt therefor and certifying such payment to the Clerk of this Court for appropriate entry there of, as required by law. Enter: a . t.'fl f Judge ? ..., �2. and by deed from */esley Breeden and .Amanda C. Breeden to Amanda C. Breeden and Doctor Breeden, dated December 18, 1909, recorded in said Clerk's Office in Deed Book No . 92, at page 252, the original of which said deed is filed herewith, marked Exhtbit Doctor Breeden deed; all of v1hich deeds are prayed to be read as a part hereof . The undersigned aver that the record in this suit does not disclose any denial or dispute by any party or persons in interest as to the title to said Tract No . 24, or to the proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof, and the said statement in petition of condemnation as to the title of the undersigned is true. That all taxes due the County of Rockingham and State of Virginia are paid , as shown by the certificates of the Clerk of the Court and the Treasurer of said County , filed herewith, marked Exhlo:tts Nos . One and Two. That there are no liens of record against said real estate and that the undersigned have title as aforesaid and pray the Court that it will order and direct the payment of said sum of J3012 .oo to the JJ/:n~ers~gned ~n'· - State of Virginia, County of Rpckingham, to-vvi t: I, • E . Wyant, a Notary Public bf. and for +: the County of Rock- ingham, in the Jtate of Vir~inia, do certify that on this the 4 day of December, 1935, personally appeared before me in my said County .umanda C. Breeden and Doctor Breeden and made oath that the statements claimed in the foregoing petition are true. Given under my hand this ~ day of December , 1935 . ,G( ""' l .. NO'fAR ~ 'PbBLIC 4 �COPY 65 25~ Whereas by a decree of the Circuit Gourt of Greene County, Virginia , entered at its June term, 1899, in the Chancery suit therein pending of E . A. r,::cDaniel vs . , esley Breeden , Administrator c. t . a . of R . B. Hensley, dec'd, and others, said Wesley Breeden was appointed a Special Commissioner of said Llourt to make sale of the lands of which said R. B. Eensley died seized and possessed; and Whereas said~Special Commissioner after due advertisement, as required by said decree, did on the ~8th day of August, 1899, make sale at and on the premises to the highest bidder for one-third cash and balance on a credit of one and tvva years, of the s~id 74 acres 3 roods and 29 poles of land of which said tes'tor died seised and possessed , situate in the eastern part of Rockingham County, Virginia, and composed of two tracts bounded as follows: First: Beginning at a Lynnand small chestnut oak at the junction of two creeks, corner of said R. B. Hensley , thence S 30 'W 86 poles to a white oak and red oak, thence S 62 E 60 poles to a chestnut and two chestnut oaks, thence S 23 E 42 poles to Spanish oak on hill, thence N 80 E 33 poles and 16 links to a white walnut and ash , corner of John Hensley tract, then down the branch with John Hensley's line thence N 8 E 20 poles and 16 links to a chestnut oak and walnut , thence N 1/4 W 52 poles to a red oak and hickory, thence N 9 E 34 poles to an ash and red oak in the branch, thence N 24 1/4 Vl 30 poles to a white pine , and chestnut oak, thence N 36 1/2 E 12 poles to a chestnut oak, maple and pine on the bank of South Creed, corner to the John Hensley tract and then down the creek, thence N 62 W 40 poles to a white pine and chestnut oak on the bank of the creek, thence N 33 1/4 W 20 poles to two white oaks in or near the James Hensley line, thence S 30 W 24 1/4 poles to the beginning and the Second : Beginning at a chestnut oak and Lynn corner to the old :Embry and Hensley line on the bank of South Naked Creek, thence N 60 3/4 V/ ~5 poles to two pines on the side of a piny mountain, thence S 34 3/4 W 79 poles to a Spanish oak , thence S 63 E 28 1/2 poles to ' 5-(/ud- f l ) ~ ~ ~r �2. a white oak in a line of said R. B. Hensley and corner the Jonothan Breeding tract, thence with the same N 32 1/2 E 78 1/2 poles to the beginning • .And whereas Amanda Caroline Breeden became the purchaser thereof at the price of ~625 .00 that being the highest bid made for the same, and paid one-third of said purchase money in cash, and executed her two several bonds each for the sum of ~i08.33 1/3 payable at one and two years for the balance. And whereas said Special Commissioner made report to the said Court it its 1--.ovember term, 1899, of said sale, and s&id Court by its decree made and entered at its sa1 d last .1.~ovember term ratified and confirmed said report of sale and to said Amanda Caroline Breeden and provided the she might anticipate the payments of the bonds for the deferred purchase price aforesaid and appointed said ~esley Breeden a Special Cowruissioner of the Court to make to her a deed to said land as soon as she should have paid off the said bonds • .And whereas said Amanda Caroline Breeden bas well and truly paid all the aforesaid bonds and is therefore entitled to a deed to said land. Now, therefore, this deed made this 24th day of January, 1900, by Wesley Breeden Special Commissioner of the Circuit Court of Greene County, Virginia, as aforesaid , of the first part, and Amanda Caroline Breeden of the second part, WI T N E S S E T H : That in consideration of the premises and especially in consideration of the aforesaid sum of ~625 .00 to the party of the first part in hand paid by the party of the second part, the receipt V'hereof is hereby acknowledged and in virtue of the provisions of the decree last aforesaid, he the said ·.1esley Breeden as Special Commissioner doth grant and convey unto her the said .Amanda Caroline Breeden , v.ri th special warranty of title the aforesaid 74 acres 3 roods and 29 poles more or less of land situate in the eastern part of the County of �3. Rockin gham, State of Virgi nia, adjoin ing the lands of ·;:esle y Eppard , Sarah Lam and other s. Vii tness the follow ing signa ture and seal this 24th day of Janua ry, 1900 . his ·;:e sley:x: Bre eden ~1 . 00 stamp 1 mark Seal ii tness State of Virgi nia, County of Rockin gham, to -·tJi t: I, W. J . Runkle , a Notary Public for the County of Rockin gham in the State of Virgi nia, do certif y that ~Vesley Breed en whose name is signed to the v1ri ting hereto annex ed, bearin g date on the 24th day of Janua ry, 1900, has acknow ledged the same before me in my County aforesaid . Given under my hand this 22 day of J.:ay , 1900 . v. J . Runkle , N. P . VIRGIN IA: In the Clerk 's Offic e of the Count y Court of Rockin gham Count y. March 18th, 1901 . THIS DEED from Vesley Breede n , Speci al Comrc .ission er, to Amand a Carol ine Breede n was this day presen ted in the office afores aid and is, togeth er with the certif icate of acknow ledgme nt annexe d admit ted to record . Teste : J . S. Messe rly , Clerk l �COPY 79 309 This deed made this 15 day of }1.,.arch, 1901 , betw een .Amanda ""aro line Bree den part y of the firs t part and V/esl ey Bree den, part y of the seco nd part , both of rlock ineha m Coun ty, Virg inia , WI TN ES SE TH : That in cons ider atio n of $416 . 66 2/3 Doll ars cash in hand paid by the said ".les ley Bree den to the said Amanda Caro line Bree den, the rece ipt wher eof is here by ackn owle dged the said AID.anda Caro line Bree den doth gran t and conv ey with gene ral ,:,ar rant y of titl e unto the said ·wes ley Bree d.en two -thir ds inte rest in the two trac t of land conv eyed to the said Amanda Caro line Bree den by the said 'Hes ley Bree den by deed date d , Janu ary 24th 1900 , said trac ts lyin g in the east ern part of Rock ingh am Coun ty, cont aini ng as a whol e 74 as 3 r and 29 p. and boun ded as follo ws: Firs t: Begi nnin g at a Lynn and smal l ches tnut oak at the junc tion of the two cree ks,c orne r to R. B. Hens ley trac t, then ce S 30 W 86 pole s to a whit e and red oak, then ce S 62 E 60 pole s to a ches tnut and two ches tnut oaks , then ce S 23 E 42 pole s to a Span ish oak on a hill , then ce N 80 E 33 pole s and 16 link s to a whit e waln ut and ash corn er to John Hens ley trac t, then ce down the bran ch vrith John Hens ley l±ne , then ce N 8 E ~0 pole s and 16 link s to a ches tnut oak and 1Naln ut then ce N 1/4 W 52 pole s to a red oak and hick ory, then ce N 9 E 34 pole s to an ash and red oak in a bran ch, then ce N 24 1/4 W 30 pole s to a whit e pine and ches tnut oak, then ce K 36 1/2 E 12 pole s to a ches tnut oak, mapl e and pine on bank of Sout h Cree d corn er to the John Hen sley trac t, then ce dovm the cree k, then ce N 62 W 40 pole s to a 'Nhit e pine and ches tnut oak on the bank of cree k, then ce 1'. 34 1/4 W 20 pole s to two v,hi te oaks in or near Jame s liens ley ' s line then ce S 30 Vl 24 1/4 pole s to the begi nnin g, and Seco nd begi nnin g at a ches tnut oak and Lynn corn er to old Embr y & Hen sley line on the bank of Sout h Nake d Cree k,, then ce N 60 5/4 W 25 pole s to 2 pine s on the side of a piny mou ntain , then ce S 34 3/4 W 79 pole s to a Span ish oak, then ce S 63 E 28 1/G pole s to a whit e oak in a line of R. B. Hen sley trac t and corn er of Jona than Bree den trac t, then ce with the sam e~ 32 1/2 E 78 1/2 pole s to the begi nnin g, the tv.o trac ts cont aini ng as a whol e 74 acre s, ,,5-r~~CJ~ ~r 'd �3 roods and 29 poles , the said 2/3rds interest in said t wo tracts to the said -,lesley Breeden, his heirs and assigns forever . Witness the following signature and seal . her Amanda Caroline x Breed en mark (Seal) Rockingham County, to-wit : I, Wm. B . Hensley , a Notary in and for said County of Rockingham, in the State of Virginia, do certify that Amanda Caroline Breeden whose name is signed to the writing above bearing date on the 15th day of March , 1901, has acknowledged the same before me in my County aforesaid . Given under my hand this 16th day of April , 1901 . Wm. B. Hens ley, N. P . VIRGINIA : In the Clerk's Of fice of the Circuit Court of Rockingham County . March 15, 190? . 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Fonn 59-Berlin. -··\, ~- J _.i· ' ' J_ ~ J :j Q, ~\t 1 ~ J ~ i~· ' ~.l'l.i** M ~ ~ r~ ... f\ ~ 8 l "!I .... ~ i :a -, rx. '00"' .. ~ ~ ~ - ~ . ·" &! :z ::, ,~ ' -.:, : ""M • �THIS IS TO CERTIFY that the taxes for the year 1933 on the 7/- tract of Mountain land, containing in the Park Con0emnation suit as Tract No . acres and designated rf: , situate Rockingham County, Virginia, and assessed in the name of &nt~ {:,,-&L , ~ in -------- f-,_.., have been paid . Given under my hand this t#day of Dec mber, 1935. Treasur r of RockindJ.am County, Vireinia . TO WHOM IT l AY CONCERN: This is to certify that the records in my office do not show any delin~uent taxes aeainst the t~act or Mountain 1and, containing zJ- acres and known and desienated in the Park Condemnation Suit as Jo. -1::..i._, situate in Rockingham County, Virginia, said tract of . land ~ ~ {uJ~l§z~,zJl,,.._ standing in the name of Given under my hand this C ---day of Dec emb er, 19 3 5 . of the Circuit ourt of Rbck ngham County, Virginia . o/fll~~LJ.e. I') � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Alexander, John A - Breeden, Norah Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context breeden-amanda-and-wesley.pdf Title A name given to the resource Breeden, Amanda & Wesley Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: S. Naked Creek Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 24 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Breeden https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/49a44109f9f1dd18ea2656a2db3795bb.pdf 149db16491d84684a8c0bdadb29316fa PDF Text Text :l~W1l>i·~ ~Aqffif #25 - Breed en, Docto r Number of Acres: 1 Location: Mt . Pleasa nt Road ajoini ng Wesley and ..m?nda C. Breed en ' s prope rty on South Naked Creek . Roads: Six miles to Elkton over good mount ain road . Soil: Rocky, shaly loam of good ~erti lity . d and History of Tract and condition of timber: Old schoo l. lot compl etely cleare at least one- half now grown up to oak and other hardwo od brush too small for firewo od. Improvements: None . Acreage and value of types: Types Value per acre Acreage Total Value Ridge: Slope: Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: l @ $ 25 . 00 $ 20 . 00 Orchard: Mineral s: Value of Land : $25 . 0 0 Value of Improv ements: $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Mineral s: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber : $ Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ 25. 00 Inciden tal damage s arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE . . .~~~ -·_CLERK. .,~ . c:::>- -~-fe. -~ 31 �~ - - - - - - - - - -·----- ------- ------- ------- ---Claim of" '-J-4r :ll.:r _____ ~ At Law. In the Circuit Court of~ ~ _____ __ County, Virginia, No. ________ , , PetiThe State Commission on Conserv at n and Development of the State of Virginia ____ _ _______ _______ _ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ tioner, vs. ________________ _______ ------- ------- ------- ----- --,I- - ~------T- --------------------------------------------- ---Coun ty, Virginia, Defend ants. more or less, of land i~ M ~ 5 . -~ Commission on Conservation and DeState the of tion th;-pMf to answer in The undersigned, awarde d velopment of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation Cfrcu~t the of order the published i~ ~c~ordance with upon the ~ ng o~ aid pet~ -- _____ County, V1rgmia, asks leave of the Court to file this Court o:t:1- '~-~ ----as h:ya:s ;;h o : ~ ~::d ~o ::i~ -~:~~~e~----- - - ---- ------- ------- ---------My post office address ia _ ___ -=-=--~ ------- ------- ------- ------- ------I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought g to be condemned, contain ing abo~L8 .:_______________ acres, on/ J hich there are the followin ------- ------- --- ----- -----buildings and improvements :-_ j 3 ? ~--~ C, ;-~;s-~d~~~~~~~~~-~~o~t~~~~~~~~~~~~~-~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~;~~;~~~~,-~~ the--' __ "2LP_,:ZL~..e.,:O fagister ial District of said County. of land deI claim the following r~ght, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel owner, joint or owner sole is he r whethe say should t scribed above: (In this space claiman owner, joint or sole not is t claiman If owners. joint the of names and if joint owner give tract or he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the parcel of land described above.) ed tract or parcel of land are as follows: The land_owners adjacen \ to the ab~ve d~ North ~ ~ ---'- ~¢:;rn-£~ ------- ------- ------- -- - ------- ------- ----- - - --- - - ------- ------ - ------- ------- ------South - \r~k j;-- 1 ~ ~ ------- ------- - - - - ------- ------- East -~ ~ ( _ _ , '" --~ ~ / / La....-c__,=-r ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- - - --'\Vest --- ~ L . ' __;) out the year/j ~{ ___ in the ! acquired m~ right, title, estat~ or interest to this prop£ following -manne ~ .,/J!+,.£,.{ _j,;zs:---1Lo~ ---------------- --------~ I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereinterest , on is $b-lJL~ ------- -· I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is or I am the owner of_ _______________ acres of land adjoinin g the above described tract prothe parcel of land but lying outside the Park area, which I claim will be damage d by ---· posed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $- ------- ------to as tion informa or nts (In the space below should be set out any additional stateme a here insert also should he ble practLca this claim which claiman t desires to make; and if . bounds) and metes by description of the tract or parcel of land -Remar ks·---- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- - ---- ------- ------- $iJ_oL!.~'!_:______ . back). --- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------ ( Continue remark s if necess ary~ the day Witness my signatu re (or my name and m'};}5 attac ed heret~ this-:3/ ___________ --li/2:i, _ _ _ oL~ ~--- ------- , 193/_ _. _ -----, To-wit: __ _ STAT}lJ~6 F VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF_ ------- ------- --The undersi gned hereby certifies that_ _______ --- -------- --~'- ------that the matters oath made and the above named claiman t personally appeare d before him ge and belief, knowled his of best the to and things appeari ng in his abo~ ~s_:er are true ~~d ~ = ----- this ____ _.j'L_ _______ _day 0L~ 7-~ ----, 193_/_. ~ ./ 4 ~._______ v( ete1 k of the Coor\, or s ¢;"a~ vestiga tor or Not &1 y Public, 01 Justice eif Hte Pe&ce. �Coun ty: Dis tric ts Roe d.ngha.m Ston ewal l #22 • Bree den, Dr . 14? l?. Asse ssed , crea 5e Clai med : ,, "' tt Deed l A. Acq uired 1918 for i125 . oo . :;; 60.0 0 Valu e Clai med : :;;GO . 0 Bree den• s Mt . Plea sant road ad~i oinin g ,1eal ey and Amanda. C. Loca tion : prop erty on Sout h Naked cree k. brap ces, coun ter claim s or laps : None. Rock y, shal y loam of good fert ility ,. Soil s Inc Six wile s to Elkt on over g ood mou ntain road . scho ol lot com plete ly clea red Hist ory of trac t and cond ition of timb er, groOld :m up to oak and othe r hard wood and a t leas t one- half now brus h too s mall for fire - wood . Hoad s: Inmr ovem ents: none . Acre age and valu e of l~nd by type s: Valu e per A. age Acre ~ i ~ 5.00 Slop e Tota l valu e of trac t Tota l Valu e 5.00 s,.oo. 53 �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKING Af\f.. COJNTY, VIRGINIA State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia , vs . Caasandra Lawson Atkins, and others On this, the ----day of December, 1935, came Doctor Breeden and on his motion, leave is given him to file his :petition , and it appearing to the Court that ~25 . 00 is the amount of award set out in the judgment of condemnation for Tract No . 25, heretofore paid into Court; and it appearing from the report of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners heretofore filed in this cause, and in the petition for judgment and condemnation heretofore filed herein, that in the opinion of petitioner, the said Doctor . Breeden is invested with a superior or better right or claim of title in and to said Tract No . 25 ; and that the record of this cause does not show any denial or dispute by any party or persons in interest as to the said tract or to the proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof; and it further appearing to the Court that all taxes due or assessable on said Tract No . 25, have been paid and there are no liens of record against said real estate; Upon Uonsideration ,ihereof , it is adjudged and ordered by the Court that said sum of $25 . 00 paid into Court as just compensation for said 'l'ract l'.O . 25 , be paid to the said Doctor .oreeden and the Clerk of this Court is directed to transmit a certified copy of this order to the Treasurer of Virginia, wno shall pay to the said Doctor Br _eden the sum of :;1i25 . 00, the amount of award set out in the judgment of condemnation of said tract of land, tal{ing from said Doctor Breeden a receipt therefor and certifying such payr:ient to the Clerk of this Court for a ·1 propriate entry thereof, as required by law . �I '-../ . -- IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGH.Al\Jl COUNTY, VIRGINIA State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia Petitioner vs. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others Respondents The petitioner, the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the 3tate of Virginia, on the ---day of ,)ecemb er, 1933, having paid into Court the sum of ~25 .00, the amount of award set out in the judgment of condemnation :for, Tract No . 25, the undersigned, Doctor Breeden, hereby applies to the Court, or to the Judge thereof in vacation, for an order of judgment for the distribution of said sum of J25 . 00 to the said Doctor Breeden, on the ground that it appears from- the report of the Board of Appraisal Conunissioner~, heretofore filed, and the said petition for judgment and condemnation, that the undersigned, in the opinion of petitioner, is invested with the superior or better right or claim of title in and to said tract of land No . 25, and, therefore, to the proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof, and is entitled to receive the proceeds arising from the exappropriation of said Tract ~o . 25 . That the said Doctor Breeden, your petitioner, is the sold owner of said tract or parcel of 1 and, si tuete on the western slope of the Blue Ridge Mountains in the eastern part of Stonewall District, Rockingham County, Virginia, vvhic h land he acquired from School Board of Stonewall District, Rockingham County, Virginia, by deed dated June 1, 1918, which deed is duly of record in the Clerk's Office of said County in Deed Book No . 111, at page 276, an office copy of said deed is filed herewith, marked Exhibit Deed, and is prayed to be read as a part hereof . The undersigned avers that the record in this suit does not disclose any denial or dispute by any party or person in interest as to the title to said Tract No . 25, or to the proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof, and the said statement in petition of �- .... ' • -lo 2. condemnation as to the title of the undersigned is true . That all taxes due the County of Rockingham and State of Virginia are paid, as shown by the certificates of the Clerk of the Court and Treasurer of said County . That there are no liens of record against said real estate • .And that the under signed has title in fee simple and prays the Court that it will order and direct the· payment of said sum of $25 . 00 to the undersigned . ' I t State of Virginia, County of Rockingham, to-wit: I, for the County of Rockingham, in the State of Virginia, do certify that on this the ---day of December, 1935, personally appeared before me in my said County, Doctor Breeden, and made oath that the statements claimed in the foregoing petition are true . Given under my hand tbis LI day of December, 1935. { · Notary Public �COPY 111 276 This Deed made this the 1st day of June, 1918 , by and between the School Board of Stone wall District,District No . 1 of the County of Rockingham, Virginia, party of the first part, and Doctor nreeden, of the second part, W ITNESSETH: That for and in consideration of the sum of One Hundred and Twenty-Five Dollars cash in hand paid to the said School Board by the said Doctor Breeden, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowled~ed, the said 3chool Board doth hereby grant a nd convey to the said Doctor Breeden the old k aple 3pr ing s School lot and house; with covenant of g enera l warranty of title, lying and being in the e astern part of the County of Roc k i ngh am, Vir ginia, .::i tone vmll District, a nd bounded a s follo·.vs, to-wit: Be ginning at a stone near the road,, thence N 63 W 16 poles to a Spanish oak, thence N 34 3/4 E 8 poles to a stone near a chestnut, red oak a nd pine, thence S 57 E 17 poles to a s tone, thence S 40 3/4 VI 7 3/4 poles to th e point of beginning, and containing about Zl Roods and 2 7 Poles, an d it bein g that said lot conve y e d to the ~chool Board of Stone wall District by Robert B . Hens ley and wife by d eed of Li ecemb er "' , 1882, and of reco.rd in the Clerk's Of fice of Rockingham County, Virginia, in Deed Book number 23, at page 2 60, reference to v:hich is hereby made for more particular description . Witness the followin g signatures and seals . A. s. Bader Chairman (Seal) Jno •.If . Miller Clerk (.:ieal) I. L . Flory (Seal) Virginia, County of Roc1dngham, to-wit: I, E. P. Line weaver, a Notary Public for the County and State aforesaid do certify that A . .::i . Bader, John F. Miller and I. L. Flory whose names are signed to the v.Ti ting h ereto annexed bearing date on June 1, 1 918; have sig ned and ac kno wledged the same before me in my County :a.fore said . I ·~ '/)___ A). ~'Jf ~~~, -J ' " 35 �• - - .. ., ' ~ - 2. Given under my hand this the 4th day of June, 1918. 1iy commission expires Aug . 13, 1919. E . P. Lineweaver, Notary Public VIRGINIA: In the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of Roc1<ingham County. November 22 , 1918 . THIS DEED from School Board of Stonewall District to Doctor Breeden was this day presented in the office aforesaid and is together with the certificate of acknowledgment annexed, admitted to record. Teste: J. F. Blackburn, Clerk �THIS IS TO CERTIFY that the taxes for the year 1933 on the tract of t.:ountain land, containing 3 ;1;. 1 /" ?'IP. in the Park Con.___emnation suit as Tract No . acres and designated 7§- , situate in Rockingham County, Virginia, and assessed in the name of ~ ~« -------- A--vt----::z have been paid . Given under my hnnd this ?~ of December, 1935 . eroRockinsham County, Virginia. -- - ---- -- --- -- --- -- - --- --- - - ---- - -- -TO VIHOM IT I\~AY CONCERN: This is to certify that the records in my office do not nhow any delin •uent taxes a gainst the t :ract of --ountain land, containinc; .3tf'f ;,7P ~ s and knovm and designated in the Park Condemnation Suit as :r.:}-, r o. situate in Rockingham C!ounty, Virginia, si11d tract of land standing in the name of Given under my hand this ~~ ---day J e >"::-::::2 • of !Jecernb er, 1935 . County, Virgi n ie. 1 ~ ?JI,: 4 ·" -. v'~ r J7 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Alexander, John A - Breeden, Norah Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context breeden-doctor.pdf Title A name given to the resource Breeden, Doctor Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Mt. Pleasant Road Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 25 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Breeden https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/98c32093fe348cffad81270fbfe7c161.pdf 793db7b9852188599dd4954b6426daa3 PDF Text Text ROCKINGHAM COUNTY CLAIMANT #9 - Breeden, Elbert 30½ Number of Acres: Location: Entirely within t,he Park a re a . 7 miles to Elkton over 5 miles of county road and 2 miles macadam . Roads: Soil: Near Thorough Gap . Slope . History of Tract and condition of timber: This entire tract with the exception of about 2 acres is being or can be cultivated . The small wooded portion is valuable for fuelwood . Improvements: None . Acreage and value of types : Types Value per acre Acreage Total Value Ridge: 3½ Slope: @ $4 . 00 $14 . 00 @ 25 . 00 675 . 00 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: 27 $689 . 00 Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 689 . oo Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ 22 . 58 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ 1i;,. None . 4(ftn-_CLERK �- - -----,. __..--...,___ ROCKINGHAM COUNTY ____ ____ __ CLAIMANT NAME OFl ~MW #9-a - Breede n, Elbert Number of Acres: 17 Location: South Naked Creek lying in Rocking ham and Page C0 unties 1 and entire ly within the Park area . 8 miles over good countr y roads with t},e except ion of 2½ Roads:-miles wh:1ch are paved to Elkton , neares t shippin g point: Soil: Sandy loam, fair depth and fertili ty , with nru.ch loose rock . Slopes vary from level to modera te . The tillabl e land is of fair fertil ity and has consid erable loose rock . History of Tract and condition of timber: Tract was cut over for charco al many years ago and for saw timber in 1918 . Fuel wood has been cut since . The timber ed cove ~s an old field which has a dense stand of yellow and · white pine up to 8 DBR. On 4 acres the estima te is 40 cords of wood . Improvements: DWELLING: Frame, 12x24 1 , ell 10x20x 8 ', 5 rooms, l½ story, porch 7x24 1 , 2 rooms ceiled , pillars for founda tion, paper roof, fair condit ion . BARN Frame, 25x26x l0 1 , paper roof, poor condit ion . HEN HOUSE: 6x8x6 1 , paper roof, fair conditi on . CORN HOUSE: Frame, 10xl2x l2 1 , paper roof , fair condit ion. Cow shed: Frame, 8xl0x8 1 , board roof, poor condit ion . (Improv ements added after purcha se . ) Orchar d: 16 apple trees five years old . ------ - -- INCUMBRANCES COUNTER CLAIMS OR LAPS : _____ .... __, Good condit ion. Minera l Rights ·to Aflegh any Ore & Iron Compan y. Acreage and value of types : Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 10 @ $3 . 00 $30 .00 Cove: 2 @ 10.00 20 . 00 5 @ 10.00 50 . 00 $100 . 00 Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: - Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 100 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ 470 . oo 470.00 $570 .00 Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ 25 .oo 25.00 Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ 50 . 00 Value per acre for tract: $ 50 . 00 $645 .00 37, 94 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ None• ___..~~--~CLERK IJ �:::~·r~ above-described tract~or parcel of land are as follows: ------------------------ ------------ - ---- - ------------Eastc i i £ _ Y.lest ~ 4 ~ ------------------------ ------------------------ ------I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year _/$~-~----in the following manner: ~------------------· ---------------------------------------------------------------------- I claim that the total value of this tract .or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $~9 . t1J!t. :. __ ! ___ I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or· parcel of land with the improvements thereon is I am the owner oL _______________ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park area, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $------------------· (In the space below shou~d be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practkable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). . v5~b. ~~-------· Remarks·------------- ------------------------ ------------------------ ------------- • ------------------------ --------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------- -------------------- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). 0 ~~~::~-s~~:~~;t.my name and £:tL:t_{i~~==~~:~ STA~., VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF __________________________ , To-wit: The undersigned hereby certifies that _____________________________________________ ___ the above named claimant personall;y appeared before him and made oath that the matters and thi~s~ pearing in his above"'answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, this __ ,%/_:-:-________ day _J~-- : :_~9-3-~- -~ .__£ ~--2:Z-~-------of _ Sler l. of the Cart, ort ~ ..:N&m1y=pfiunc, or J'ustlce of ~ nvestigator or the Peatt:.___ 1 �f' County : l'!ock.1n hatit ~.i t.d.ct: ---v - ·1b ,rt ..........,~- tI1 O' ,:reooon -~ao . · ecd ic ~u...rcd J_ L5 c--~nntd ·'l'::......u.:m. 30 . 5 ,. 7 n: loo t o .lk o·i1 1vo 11 5 .1les r;-r c unty Tr.'iV.i} (' •ot givon. ·d . _ 01 • 'l 5.tkJ''h r~"': 'l'bi a entire, t:t'"\ , with t'1c o"l'"~ "\Cl"CO is boin· or c n o cultivo. .. cd . 1$ valuable for fuel .ood . poiit.. an ·or a. i,...~ ,.t:)!'G lit~#U-J ~, , ,., e PC!ll\lit~• -t'rtr:·ow ·· ' . 10 . 00 i'o uUl VO.lt~C of' lnnd i t'""l , ,t value or . ll ,., ., ir1. ova - tl ~b ... en lt . 00 of tract 23 �county: J)iatrtct: co.un. y: n1ntriot: #9--a (Itockingbnm) i.l.6 .~ ~ B,£9.egeJh Jll.b,~£~ * 49 ca Paso Sh.enandooh Iron tfork nookiugl'i.:u ~tone 11 50 A, ,2?5 ,.00 • l 00; l • "' aolcl ot:r in 1024 tor 30.,00 ,. Sou tb nu d or et lyllJ6 1 R okit1t.£ham and Pase Coun ti a• e.ml ontl ly t11th1n tho ptll'k area . ....911,, • fair depth end fertility "1th rouoh looso r ok~ e11U.to. 'lho tillable land 1a vol to va:;ry fro fortil1ts, and ha.o oono1dornbl loooo ~ook # ot fair Slopes lU.ght nil n o 1~ g(;od ricrrJ.ntry roc f'le \'Ii t .· the oxception or two o.n lea wh o are pave to '.;J.!:to , n a.root shipping oint. ono• ho.lf !,.iq~rx ,of .~ con9;1tion or t:tm\!gf.,t '£:ro.ot was out ovor to~ eh.ereool many yearo ego ant1 :for aa.w t1niber in 1918. Fuel .Qod MHJ been eut dot oe c rtd ·aino · ,. ;.fh ti '·h~ro oov 1a nn old r1e....d nh1ob haa 4 ,ores t '.10 nt1 n t ine up to on mn. 't'lh of y lJ.o 20. 00 is 40 cor s o:r woo t 00¢. (Faso county) - • t~~ (iookln .hno County} 1 .oll ·= r~e. lfu!;24 • ,. oll lOx:~xa' , 5 ..ooms 11· ~ tox·y . pol' . x • t 2 roo.. a <H:111 d, pi1larD :t"o:r i'oune.11:ltion, pc. er roof. ta1 condition. • - Frati · 25x26xlO• i paper root' , r;ioo~ o <11 t1on. xSXG' • pup~r x-no1· t 1u1r conui"ciott.. !H~es,t, rr , , lOxlB:d~~' • 11$.JL,r rl')of, .:air con• ,.~t·n -J?.'W.. B .~e..n ~* • • d tion., Co~ o ..c • Frame, 8XJ.Ox8'i bo d roof', poor e · !>l"O '"CU' 10¥'1 S Od.deii ft.er r.rurclW.8 ) dit on. Ofe l"dc 16 apple t:t-oeo 1·1v yearn old • (!ood con-. (1 t:t"on • l/2 aor val ·1od n · b0. 00 per oc:r • (nool:1ngh.o.m Oou.nti;) Velu n(lr A . u,. 0 4 . 00 0 Slope Tillable 15.• 00 'L'otal value or lan ...... • .... va.lu o!' re m.1..tl ... • Tot 125. 00 (!~ooltill€'Jlam County) n " 25. 00 To l e.l e or i:nprov 1 n .. o · GOO .oo lu of traot - · - .... ~noo.oo T()tol $44, 12 Avorage vo.lue por .ore - • it in u ' o ,. t• « » " " 600. CO fiO . CO 10.00 zo.oo 10. 00 f•g{jo.,titf 26 . 00 �Cotinty: nietr1oti Oounty: 1i'/i' D:\ trtl•iot: U<ooki.nulam) rt~, 0. ""::, rage Ghtmando!Ah Iron Works, nock-ingha!ll r~tonewo.ll n.i:_~esl0l1.. }~lJlee~, ,A.Ara~~-ss f.\t!:d .v;a,.»q of, ~it\ lli ,tzn~_q, (Page Count,') Value r ffl .o 2.60 v111u · of lan4 ........... ..,11.s.oo Value of ttn.t)t - • .... )135. 00 Value ot t1J!.\be ...., - ... vox-e.ge vnlue pu1· aero County) 20.00, "4 .,35 tt 1f 11 ... n, Total n'tirlbo:r of acres.• 48,. To l volu.o ot troct ... " es.oo ZS �# 7 'ounty: D....---dtrict : #9 - Breeden, Elbert ---- --- - - - · -· --- Emmet A. De~n H . Lam LEGEND: Slope Tiilable Scale _ 111 =20 chains Rockingham Stonewall �N County : Distri ct: Rocking ham Stonew all County : Distri ct : Page Shen . I .Works (Rockin gham Co) #9a - Breede n,Elbe rt ["Page Co .#690) Vada V . Hensle y Allegh any Ore & Iron Co . Geo . N. Conrad LEGEND : Tillab le Slope Cove Seale - 1 11 = 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 Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Alexander, John A - Breeden, Norah Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context breeden-elbert.pdf Title A name given to the resource Breeden, Elbert Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Thorough Gap; South Naked Creek Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 9, 9a Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Breeden https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/4488d34dfad7bb38ecb0374ae88b3129.pdf 3f1fe29245668cb676b21154ed59ba31 PDF Text Text '--- ROCK INGHAM: COUNTY CLAIMANT NAME OF l1XWNEW #12 - Breeden, Henry H. F . Number of Acres: 59¼ Location: On south side of County road near Thoroughfare Gap . Roads: Soil: 7 miles over county road to Elkton . Slope History of Tract and condition of timber: There is no merchantable timber on this tract . The cleared land is rather steep and rocky but is fairly pro ductive . Improvements: D1 ELLING- - Frrune , l 7x22 1 , Ki t07hen 10xl8x8 1 , porch 7xl8 ' porch 6xl9 ', brick flues , 2 story, ceiled, fair condition, oc cupied by owner . Spring water sup ply, pillar foundat i on . BARN : Frame 28x34xl2 1 , shingle and metal roof , --GRANARY Frame, 10xl4x8' , shingle roof and also metal, good condition . foEAT HOUSE Log, 10xl4x6 1 , metal roof , fair condition . HEN HOUSE : Frame, 14xl2x8' metal roof , fair c ondition . HEN HOUSE : Frame-;--8x8x6 ', paper roof , poor condition . S./lALL DWELLING: Frame 12.x20 1 , 3 rooms, porch 6xl6~, uaner roof, brick flues , ceiled, fair condition . Occupied by tenan~. Spring water supply , pillar foundati on . HEN HOUSE: 6x8x6 1 , shingle roof , poor conditio n . Timber: Orchard . 90 cords fuelwood . Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: - - @ $4 . 00 $61.00 @ 25 . 00 1100.00 $1161.00 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: 44 Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 1161 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ 1210 . oo 1210 . 00 Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit : $ 50 • 00 50 . 00 Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood:$ 50 • .--'o 50. 0 0 ~2521 . 00 Value per acre for tract: $ 42 • 52 Incidental damages arising from the taking ·~:h~ ~: $ ~ None :_ __ CLERK 2 �. of)//LL ~ "-~--~- \ Claim In the Circuit Court o f ~ - _______ ___ County, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law. The State Commission on Conserva n and Development of the State of Virginia, . Petitioner, vs. _____________________________________________________________________________ _ ------- _------------- -~ -L ~---~ ----------------. -.- .--------------------1~..L~ - ______________ more or less, of land County, V1rgm1a, Defendan ts. The undersigned, in answer to the -etition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the ~ g ~said p ·on and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court ofc?' k ~ _ __ ____ _____ County, V1rgmia, asks leave of the Court to file this as h~yan: :: : - wr ~c •._____ ---- ----------------------------- 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, containin g about_ __ acres, on which there are the following ~~~-~~- _Q.7-__________ ements: ~-~ 0 ___Q ___ ~ -- _:: __ ~-:-:: ,_= ~~ ::: ::: , -- - - -------- ------·p A £ y --·-------------------------- ,L. ______ This l ~ s located about_ __ miles from.G U'~--- ------- ----- Virginia, in t - a g i s t e r i a l District of said County. I claim the following r~ght, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above.) _,,I _ ---- - --- - - --- -------- ----- ---- - --- ~ ---~ ------- ----- -------- -----adjacent to the ab ve described tract or parcel of land are as follows: North _ .r_Ai,c.-(=_,,... South --...JC-1.cL t . . i : ~ ~1L East _ __ _ _ _ ____ ___ ___ _ - -------- -- --- - - -------- ---- - -------- ---- - - - -vVest -0 ~---- ------ ------ ------ -------- -------- -------- ---I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year /_t~JL ___ in the following manner: &£, I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvem ents there(J'J.J,, dd on is ~--~~j).1 _ _______ _. I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $~1)./lL ~------- · I am the owner oL __ __ _________ __acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park area, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemna:tion of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $------- -- --------- · (In the space below should be set out any additiona l statemen ts or informat ion as this claim which claimant desires to make; and if pract~cable he should also insert here toa description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). Remarks · ----- - ------- - - - ------- -------- -------- --- - - ------- - - -------- --- --- --- - --- -------- -------- - - - - ---- --- -------- - - ------ - (Continue remarks if necessa ry~ the back). of~_::_:~~~a:~:;t.my namean d£ ~~::::::::::~:~ STA~ OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF____________ ________ ___ ___ , To-wit: The undersig ned hereby certifies that _________ _____ ___ _____ _____ __ __ __ ____ ____ ___ ____ the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters ;~~-:~~!f ~ : ~~~-~: yhi;f ~~·:_::_:r;; ~ ~:t 3 of his knowledg~ and belief, �County: :aock1ngbam Oist:ri<st.: Stonewall 50 Va lu~ Qdt:a&m,g; Loo t1on~ Deed Acquired ~9¼ norea 1908 tor <!}4<100. 00 • 100. 00 /, on s o11t1l t\1de ot oounty ro.~d ne r Thor ou.ghf ro Gap. Slope. seven mi la Joadat over o,-:>unty road \lo .::lkton. H1stor ot t :raot ancl con ttlon of timber: There 1e no merob.untablo t imber on tn . s trao • ·.L· e o eared land is rather etoep o.nd rcol(y but 1e fairly prodlottve .. ell i~; lra e l7x 0 2' 1 kitohen 10~l8x8'• poron 7xl8', poroh X.19', briok tlueo, 2 story., oeiled, talr cond 1tlon, oooup1$d by o·.11er, spring, .r'1 llf";. ra 750 .00 ¥~ &rn: It":rmne 38x34xl~ 1 , shingle & metal ro ::1 f , Gron .rz: Frome l0Xl4x8•• ahingle rot a nd olao m tul'.,'" good oo dtt 1on. Me t house: ,os, 10xl4x0', metal roof, t 1.r C HH tl ,n • ..tQn hoase : ..:'rame l4xl2X8' • me ..ni rortf, to1r 400 . 00 40.00 ao.oo o,) 1d ti.. L.-1 n • 20.00 ..len house; Frame axexa' , po per ro lf, foor ()_)t'lq iv l )n .,. a1.1 Awe11,1q,, 1 : .u'l:am ~ax ...o•, a roome, porch 'xlG 1 , puper ro ·;rlc.t t1~1ss. oe1led, 1'a1r o u.Htt )"1 , ooupted by tenant. spr1ng , pt l a-rs. 300.00 r, Hen ho.1..uio: ./'rn.me exaxo', shl ngl 1 e nditt n - l"' )<)f, po ,r .. 10, 00 .... l54t> . OO Timber: 90 cord$ fu,e orfilintd: *"'· :n .~o Val Ul or ls.tid bf tlP'?'! ! f Value Jaer QOl" ·.~iti. Ui3 e 3 ope ot l vo.L1e or orclvn·d Total v lua of land 37.50 l1otal v· lue ot 1mprovemente Total value f timber Tot l val11 or traot .verage value per ore Note·- Th1a tract 1a t 25 . 00 C 127~.oo 1~4.;. 00 4 .oo nttr ly ~!thin tbe park area. .3'\ �County: Dis t riet .: Rockingham Stonewall #12- Breeden, H. H. F . -···- --- N Emmet t . • Dean Elbert Breeden H. Lam L • v~ • Meadows LEGEND.: Slope Sea.le - 1 u Tillable -= 20 chai ns !!::=~--...:..,= ,,,..--=--~~ ~ - - - - - ~ - - - - - ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - ~- - - - - - -- Y73 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Alexander, John A - Breeden, Norah Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context breeden-henry-h-f.pdf Title A name given to the resource Breeden, H. F. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Thoroughfare Gap Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 12 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Breeden https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/87a82bdf30595c05af84c8efac2bc28f.pdf f81fd9794761ff3d07034942b1351786 PDF Text Text ROCKINGHAM CO UN'l1Y \-/ CLAIMANT NAME O F ~ ~ #6 - BREEDEN , NOAH & DANIEL BREEDEN ESTATE Number of Acres: Location: Roads: Soil: 26 Near Maple Spring School . . 7 miles fair dirt road to E1kton . Sandy clay , good depth and fertili ty , steep to gentle slopes, northw est exposu re . History of Tract and condition of timber: Most of tract cl eared many years ago, grazed and cultiva ted since . Wooded area cut over repeate dly in pastused as source of fuel wood supply . Presen t stand consis ts of mixed oaks, yellow pine and some hemloc k scatter ed . Stand is estima ted to cut 5 cords of fuel wood per acre (40 cords) . Improvements: None . Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Rid~e: Slope: Cove: Grazing Land: 18 @ $20 . 00 8 @ 20 . 00 $360 . 00 Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: 160 . 00 -·-··- -- - -$420 . 00 Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 420 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ 16 . 15 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ None • , -~° -/{f o2_ ,. CLERK �/YH ~ Claim oL ______ A- __ a ~ ----------------------------------------In the Circuit Court 0L __ 30.c.king.h.!.uu----------C ounty, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petition~fi l€y-/o~~i el M. Breeden_deceased ------------------------ ----------------more or less, of land in_3.9_c.k_iJ:1=J:u11:n______________ 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 :::._______________________ um Court of __ :=tockingh Count y, v·1rgm1a, · · asks 1eave of th e Court t o fil e t h.1s as his answer to said petition and to said notice. . _______ Nor c1________________________ Breeden My name 1s _____________________________ __ _____ _ 0 My post office address is ____R.....i.~. n ...3.:-3.lk..t.o.n....JZ:8_._ ___________________________ _ I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about_ __ 94-____________ acres, on which there are the following buildings and im.(>rovements :_RY±~J-~t~.!.P..::.~!:3:..·_ !'!:..~=1~?f-~~~~~~-.?-~ _:'"_~~------- ___ __ __ Spr ing-houae and ,<::boutsixty five fruit vrees · 1an d 1s · 1ocat ed ab out ____ ei.o·ht t; _______ m1·1es f rom ________________________ Tl11s 3lkt on Va . _____ v·1rgmia, ·· m · the_-S--toITB\' varl---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.) ___ Life Estate _under will_ of_ my_ f Rther _DA niel 11. Hre eden _dee . _________ _ The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows: Alfred Ep .: :. rd North ________________________ _____________________________________________________ _ South ____ fil-mgn- Er:.p.~-r-d---------------- ------------------------ -----------------East __L1a ry Eppard ____________ ------------------------ ------------------------ -West-- J<lfr-e-d--33-;p-a-r a ------------------------ ------------------------ ----------1 acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property abqut the year __________ in the following manner: Under will of my father :Ja niel 81,pard dee . ------~i1fafli~t}-t~a11rt""t"f~f1n-ct~~~g-"HTI.d--fl _1.,"ki~hmn------------------------- 1 claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $__ .3_QQQ_._QQ___ __ • I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $-~QQQ.!QQ ______ . I am the owner of_ _______________ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by· the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $------------------· (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or 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·-------------- ----------------- - ------------------------ ------------------~ · e s t is :3 life estate only i n the · e ntire tr -:,ct . __ JS.y .illter ------------------------ ------------------------ ------------------------ - ______________________________________ :_ _____ (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). Witness my signature (or my name and mark attached hereto) th~s--~~.,,--:--__::--day of __ hbrttar:<J--l~l.-, ~ STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF__ Ro-ck-i.i:t!!h':',"'B------------ -, To-wit: The undersigned hereby certifies that_ __:r,.9_:r::: __'1?.:r.§l_e_Q-~F::_ ____________________________ _ 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, th"1s--3:-3t-h------------ d ay of __ H'ob rua ry_----A.~u. l 931 1X~ P! .,__...,_ ______ ~ ~--B--~----- . /1 8"/2 '-7 I 0_ C1.;.{{;,!t Court~-~eefatim~est1gat~;-~~ Notary Public, or J w;tice of the Peace. }?.. �county , n1atr t ct: nook ... neru:u:a Stone 11 .Count:,: D1str iot1 Eoold.n gham 11.n.t-1.. Pnse L vUV . A ... ' ...... !ten Aooos o ch . • h 11 ,, .. ~pJ1l::::i ' ,(lJ # 1~ .....~,,p 54 (In Roold:n Qhati Count y ent1.:r ely) Pe'1d M A. • Puroha o~d tor $1.000.. 00, <lBte un- 5000. 00 1ttu,wn . Sandy clay, goo4 depth and te.r tility • ste&J) to gentle slope: , , thwoe t OltPOO u:re .. n as: noven mile$ fill~ d1r1i road to r.;U:ton.• 31112!'.l gr ttao,:t ,~n!l O,OJt,di«¼W nao . p;t1;1z " . ,i: .~! ,~a,.,. £out of tTect cl()&.:red ~iany y&:ro ou trvat d 1nce. ·ooaoo $roa cut over ropea tod• ly 1n past • used a$ uotll"oe of fuel 100d supply . :F-reeent stund bo11a1 ta O'f r.111ze oake , yellow p1ne and ooroo hemlock soa:. ttered . Strut ia estir:n te to out 5 cords of tuel wooli .vor o.er {tt.0 oordo ) vnlu d nt ro; pe?' co:rd.- • • (Fo.ge County} v20 . 00 IS!J'SfV!ItXU\ r:u. (.t·o.ge County) ,I . . ;1~J:.l~~t. Freme • l&xr1"\' with e ki tel on 13%14, • , 2 stor1e o • m.et~ rroor, o rooms plasto l"ett, 1'0.ir condi tion,ltlO oeo p i d b'1 'ffl183." • - .,,. • t\450 . 00 ~ 1ft mo. 26x35 xl4' , shing led roof, fair oontU tion. 00 ~eif~9,31.ve i !~mo • 7x9xt5' ., ahing led root• poor oondi t1on- 250. 10. 00 PnrI~ J~R.t\a~s. 1<·,:-nme1 Gx~XO ' • roard 1"0of . fcd.:r oondi t1on. l .oo ,Gqlr;!! ,hOJ!Q~H Ll:'o.tOS , l. 7xlbx 8' , board roof, poo:r oomu tion. 10. 00 ProhnJ""d: '3/4 acre va.luea at G0. 00 per acre. 'J , ,, t:..5 . 00 ,s. mr· t~; Slop ro Orchard v, lue of land • • • • $21 Vtll.u ot 11,,. :rovcm nte V: luQ of i m er - • • .oo ?75. 00 20 . 00 Value ot ct - - 1 1 011. 00 Avera.ge value por ccr 56. lfl ( Fnge, Coon ty) rt " n " ff lt n tt lb �lo county: District: Rockingham stonewall County: District: Page Shenandoah Iron Works Rockingham Page l650 - Breeden, Norah Cont'd. Acreage and value of land byt types: ~ F G Acreage F C 18 (Rockingham County) Value per A. 20.00 25.00 8 26 Value of land - $560.00 Average value per acre 21.54 To1al Value 360.00 200.00 560.00 (Rockingham County) SUMMA.RY Page and Rockingham Counties Total number of acres 44 Total value of tract $1,5?1.00 Average value per acre $35.oo. Note: Discrepancy in acreage due to very poor original survey. was actually surveyed by Mr. Amiss. This tract 17 �County: District: N County: District: ~~eking~~ Co . )#~- Breeden, Nora~_ (Page Co . #650) Alt'red P • . Eppard Elbert Breeden LEGEND: Slope , Grazing Cove Orchard Scale - 1" = 20 chains Rockingham Stonewall Page Shen. I .Works � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. 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Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Alexander, John A - Breeden, Norah Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context breeden-noah-and-daniel-breeden-estate.pdf Title A name given to the resource Breeden, Noah & Daniel Breeden Estate Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Maple Spring School Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 6 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Breeden https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/344e6405f6a7c9514adfde9e4e16f5e5.pdf 09c7c6b465023f4b5c4e725b87f58905 PDF Text Text t - \ IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGRAM COUNTY , VIRGINIA. State Commission on Conservation and Development of the state of Virginia , Petitioner , vs . Defendants . Cassandra Lawson Atkins, and others , On this , the 16th day of april, 1934, came R. A. Breeden,and , on his motion, leave is given him to file his application for the payment to him of the sum of $?55 . 00 , the amount of the award set out in the judgment of condemnation for Tract No . 364 and heretofore paid into court • ..uid it appears from the report of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners heretofore filed in this cause and in the petition for judgment and condemnation entered herein on the - --day of ___, 1933, that, in the opinion of the petitioner , Elmer Lamb was invested with a superior . or better right or claim of title in and to the said tract of land No . 364 in which his mother , Ada M.Lamb, had a life estate and Elmer Lamb the remainder in fee simple. rt further appears to the Court that the said Ada M. Larnb and Elmer Lamb have conveyed by deed the said tract No . 364 to the petitioner, R. A.Breeden, which deed is filed with the papers in this cause, the same having been admitted to record in the Clerk ' s Office of this Col.lTt . It further ap- pears to the Court that the record of this cause does not disclose any denial or dispute by any party or person in interest as to the title to said tract No. 364 or to the proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof. And it further appears to the Court that all taxes due or taxable upon the said tract of land No . 364 have been paid . tJpon consideration whereof, it is considered and ordere.d by the Court that the said sum of J265. 00,paid into Col.lTt by petitioner as just compensation for tract No . 364,be paid to R. ~.Breeden, and the Clerk of this Court is directed to transmit a certified copy of this order to the Treasurer of Virginia, who shall pay unto the said R•• Breeden of Stanardsville, Virginia,the s aid sum of $265 . 00,takrng from the said R. A.Breeden receipt therefor and certifying such payment to the Clerk of this Gou.rt for appropriate entry thereof as required by law. ~ / "/r;tv,T . If' 1// �Cassm1iira Ja ,::.on .l t.r.:111..., Ii 'l1o the Honorable ud 0Lr1ers ------------------ ------- .,eL.1:J,mdentL . :tJr.' Ber t r am , Judge 01 bald 0oJ..rt . Yo,1r veti tioner .-, o1,. . Breeden res1:,ec;tfa.J. ly rep :e ecentE : That a .~J.rlfment in re111 h c hereto__._ore been enter corn1e,:mi11g to tne use 01 tne pP.titioner tne fee cLnple el::.tate in a tract or parcel of ltmd for.,1erly tr. e p r operty of 31..:rnr ~,ainb ::.i tua.te on the su.nrni t 01 the Blue _,lde!e 11uJ..11 tain lying _purtly 11: Ore ,1 e County m.d .r, rt y i11 !".oc,:lnP-"r1u.11 Co.1.11ty i1" tne o: i::itate Virgi11i . 1'he _r,ortion 0.1. tni..., tr ct o~ 1 nd ying i11: uc;.r.:i1"gna1.1 Com.ty h. descrite,1 ln tne re_f?ort of tne Board v.f .1._ppruiau.1 00,J1.1ibl::iv11 e rb and sno 1•11 , nu,nbere·1 , ;irl'l delineated 011 t11e vOLlilty o LersnlJ., .!lu.f:J ... l.Led o.: tniti cour~ the Clerk's office :.1...., .111 4ract -,o • .:,64 co11tttiuirig l.) u.crei::i c:.4t the ~rice of ~265 . 00 . Your f-etltioner ::.no cm.to tne co.1rt tnut tnis ....,u.id Lr c;t 1 1.d a:::: 0011de'"'1 rn1 in tne 111:..,.rn oi ~1i1er 1 .u ,Jb ou."t l, .a. t Lue 8t. conveye,1 tne ::;aid laud toy ur .l:'etitioi.er .,.i;. , :3reeden haE Deei. <1 l.ly recorded ii. Lr,e .j1er,: 1 County , i11 1::, id tJ:f 01. ~.11.ier .... u,,1b aeea JI .lC[1 o~.ilce 01 t11e c;ircc-1.l t Juv..rt v.L L.reene 1 . b.l,o . 2.2 at pag-e 40.?, rt file-'! as ~xhibit ~ &1.d LLe1 to ue re 1 ub ~ l L o r e o or a e <l l 11 t G e cl er,: 1 c o ~ 1 i c e o i:' t n i s c o u.r t YoJ.r petitioLer ....i.rtr.er ,_,r1v s tU1to tne of a larg-er trac txx b icn o ' 1a 1-.i us o 11ed iiJ ..L.·ee c. ii. ple by ..: a tiler i11e noj tLe tit1e lL tr ced Beasley f nnm bS lollovs : Gatnerin9 .Beasle;y r.ie-'l ii.te ... tate le~vi11g eiFLt Gt.llnrei. u1 Le na.ne ... are ::i • ., I. L :::-0 ... 10 i : l e t t (n ee an1 Jlsn L~jO ,J J ::. ...,.i,rah ( ,t.0 bec ..L11e tne .n. l e y ) '-' ~1.;10 s ,i_·q o i 11 i ai:1 •• o:.. di) • ~ e u L .1. e y , '-' 1 r. e .:. i a _ v rl f e r b i, nee ..) ea L .l e J ) (Lee ~e~~ley) . Your pet i tio1.er 1:-' .... deed rcn-sed ~Ld bee 're1 ...,aid 0atneri110 .ue.tSl9y tIJact or lm.d c0Lt.!li11ing 01-e tu nJ.11dre'l 011e n lj_ .l1.1.d ul 1i1ty tHe e;re ... �ner Going b~c_: to tr..e 3 .,rnr . . . 1nb tit e , tue nel'l by~ of land ,!le L r'ble w.1der deeaL ~ro.J t11e ... O.LH) ~i11 ',, • cnildre1. of Ja tner ine ..... eaLley : b!.1.d i.1. oi baia traut L~~~ ia.:1 •.ouc11 co1iveyed to v ra11 _-::oa.cn ( 1.ee .i..,e Lley J u.I1u Her HUb - <.J ..... 1:es arl>le al.L tHeir '1dlvide d interest ii. a trswt of .1.aLd forne:cly ovned by v utnerine neu....,.Ley H1iui,. dee" iL or recora in tr.e c1err..' s of...'ice o · Greene Jom1ty i11 n,icn iL here Ji tr• .tiled a8 tified coy o s a part hereof ; rean 3r1 .arr Rodp.:ers uouveyed ar.1 intere ... t i1 pnel ia • odf er ( i.ee ....ie sley) nd to tnat cerlain tract of la1.d lil.d yi1,g i,ossett.e1 c:Lll 1l 011 .t1er n:.1...., bu1 d tneir r ignt , tit l e, o: inion tne late J~tn - tol-' ol: tn e ..tH:.ie .\idge 1,icn is nere i tn ... iled tu10 as.reed to : : o nn ta i 11 1) y ·1 e ea , a c er t i f i e 1 c o p y o be re;d as a pirt h9reof ,:u., ...:xr.ibit p . 1:..7 , a (:er - 'xhibi t B and is aL,:ed to ue to Ja.nes · • ,arb.1e all x:n11:ax erine T~easley eied oeized .o . o "C> • .0 • o. J ,nes ·. '.,arble pJ..r011 sed 1ro:1 r:l.'ieo i..a·.1b (1.ee .6e ::.ley) ner intere:....t iu tr.e ..;atneri11e .bea~ley t:caut or <J.id r.er ,..'or t10 l:-a,ne , b.11'1 your ~etitioner aLc 'ile::, nere it11 t,o navi ts of · i t11esses to tr.e fJJ.rc1 :,.be of o~ia iL Lere:;; t atrnen t of tne Jurnes 1 • l-' rchace r,rice , u1.1 the said arble nab re._1 ined in ca.id lm.a for over .i:orty year a.:!.'ter t11e JJUl'cnaLe sr:e never 1..' ... till'1 are t1. ...• rl - e~.1 u.s L1ie 1-' y - adavit..., 1.urtuer 1:-'rove trwt ¥~:xxx»xRX~E: .t'eu:.;euble f,USt;;ec ... ion 01 tne but o ing to tne deutn ,'.11.i'l e a deed to ua111e:;; i • • eEt in sai-i tract 01 _·::.inrL }ne a.f~o.d&vits ~re t'iled D and~ .L ... s~ed to be reua ab 1 0.1.· .!.'lsh ,., 1-10 t:-OOL r0 1 e ~or Der inter ere .itr. u....., _::x11iuitl;;; !Jart nereof . Your p a titio1. . er .t'urt.r,.er 81,O.s unto t11e court tuc1t ..... _,, r y .. aru .L e (nee ~earley ) tne 1ife or Janes ,;. arble did not coLvey ner i11Ler e st in the ...,aid Catheri1.e neai:-;ley lu1.1 to her ntH:,band but a.1ter his de'""'tn s11.e ~:t :oine11 1i tn tne neirs of Ja.neb ..' • .,arole i11 a deed John ...iamb one na1_· of tne :hicn conveyed to 1nole J tr1er i1 e ...,ea~..Ley tL~ac t 01 .i.u11d ; ti::'ie,1 cooy of· nLcn is nere itn Lile'.1 ar:.rl a ,.:e"i to be re-d as a cer - part 1c1 �Your 1.;eti tio11er further shu aevif:3ed tnis pro erty i11 nis la t probate, to llnto !S tr1e co..1rt tnut Joni • .ua.nb ·ill r.111a tes Lau10L t rnicn 1w.::. oee1. in tne ClerK' .... o ·fice o,: tl e circuit court of Greene JoLmty aa ....1• .:.. 1nb nis vi.t'e 1or li e and at ner deu.tn to ni,__ so11 1U.11er :!,ain'u in tee si.nple, anti aske,j certified copy of inion to be read a2 u part nereof , is nerevitn filed s ...:xnibi t G. Your petitio1 er f rtner sno'~'s unto tne C'.Jurt tnat i,.r3a ,a1fb tbe life tern..nt nentioi.e1 in ha E ::iurt:i:Ex aid ·ill i::: ..,till living I.mt that cne uni te"i u.11d .joined in tne d e ed .Lro,n tl ner =..a.no to your _petitioner conveyino- to your peti tio11er tna s id tract of .u:md. Your ~etitioi.er fuxtner Commies ioners in it llege::. tn t tre Board ot re1Jort ..., ta 1,eS tn,.l, t pprti al tne deed cal.LS .L·or '75 acret. ~ore or less out fro~ tie::. obtai1ed it :as foill1d tn t tne tract contained 91 cres in botn cow1tie ..... iollr petitioner iurtner allegeb tna t tne boar,, o · 11.p_praisal Co.Ju~1issio11erE 1ou11d tn t tne portion 01 the s id tract 1yi11g in Gree1ie ...:oui...ty co11t&ined 75 acrei:i the .... ,ne at ClG 70 . 00 and tn t tn e saiu ....,o r,1 'otmri of said tract .Ly inf in :-ocLi11g-nai.1 J ou11 ty c 011 t i11ed the sa~e at Ld vuL1ed tbu.t tne .i.) orti on a.creo mid v 1 ued ~65 . 00 . Your petitioner further snovs unto the court tnut tne ~hol e tract o.:· 75 acreb more or lesb o 11.ed by Zliner La1nb and lying in both Greene ani • oc,cingna,n i..:ow1ties .nas been ai:H:.essed 1or tuxes in Greene an1 t na t all taxes upon tne said _pro 1Jerty nave lie e1.1 paid to and incl '-+d tne ye1::J.r 19;.,3 nd ne t'iles certiricate Treacurer of Cre€'me Cou.1.t;y,Virginia , :.i.lld circuit court of Greene CoUJ.ty,Yir?ini'.i, ~xtibits J a1 a i and the Sli,me are to tni& e ~e~t from J . ' . ~drly ...:rojn J . I. Bicz:ers , c.Ler_: aiiy Lne .nicu certificates· re 1nar.1rnd ez:el to Le read s u part nereof . Yotll' petitioner -LLH'Lner :1lleges tnc1t tnere u.re rnent,deed of trJ.ot , or of O.i 110 .1.ie11::: by ,ju.dg - otner zort or de::..cri1.Jtio1.1 uii.1di11g l:.r..1-i1 land a ...'ore~ai,J co11de,nned in tnis .lJroceeding 1 ,1 tna t 110 .fH..1.rty utner t1lc1.i.1 your fetitio11er i~ entitled to ~n re in tne di:::trio..1tio11 uf ::.aiJ ti,ard . our petitio1.er 1.J.rt.ner sho'lb ~u to tne co..1rt LrLt ne nu.c file d r.iE a..r,pl icution L0r .l?ayment for tne portion of ..,ai•1 tract lyi1.1g- in vreene �:::otmty n1.1 order of tne cot1rt o ... Lu.id co ..mty .r.e na.l> a .L re ... dy 'J..nder o.: receive11 co,n ensation _or tr1 t 1-ortion r erefore your a party herein and a ecrees tw.. t ue 1.H.i.Y ue x:xxxxrl 1,d be ti.llo ed to ... ile nic .l!eti tio11 i1" t11e...,e I,,roceedings tna t tne value x]f be orderer! and eti tio11er pr y .nL., land . or' ...,aVl tr ct o 1 nd ~,O • .:>64 1,•1 <lire-.:ted to be Ji id over to 1.L.1 to - ~it: w2oo . 00 nJ tr.at ....11 orc.1erb nececb ry to t,r.a t ew1 ue e11 t,ered uy t11e ccurt in t£1ic !,!ro - ceerHnf m" j 1.,n 1., s.;-ei.eral relie ... be gr&n ted ll11 to nl1n and c in 'LHy oolma ne :i l ever p1 Y• 1 i r g in i a , Cr e en e ~ o un t y to - , i t : 1 .i.'niE. ,1ay • • ,-1. . Breerlen per or. lly a11i,e red oe .. ore ine Jenn S . Jn!.i.prna11 , a 'ommiesioner in ...,hancery for tr.e Circ-iit Go11rt 01 Greene Co-in:ty , irp-inia , ani bei1 P' to tne be.., in Laid 11et i tion 1re trae £.11 ,1 11a sayt- tt1at the 1lleg tions o.uly S"orn •1epose..., L 01. uiL ~:Low ledge, intor.n<J.ti 11 , 1J e 1 i e f • Suuscribed >:iL'.1 t; or1. to lJe.Lore ill my county ~nd st te 1oreL ... l ,.1e 1. on tc.i~ tne ~ J/: 'l/:jY 0 ...... arcn,.J..~u4 , �Thi.s eed made and entered into this the 21st day o:fl April 1933 by and between Ada M:.Lam lwidow) l!: lmer lamb and J.1amie Lamb his wife parties of the first part and 3.A.Breeden party of the second part; 1 rl# iii !lr'l=lfll1ltl#!f!M JI ;/hereas John J:£ . Lamb departed this life , seized and possessed of a certain tract or parcel of land,sit 11 ate on the Blue Ridge Hou "1tain,adjoining the lands of Jerry Bea~ley and others containing as he thought 75 acres more or less, but by recent survey of the J)ark: Commissioners , it contains 91 acres lying i ·, Greene and _1ockingham Counties, Greene County . 3. greater ?3-rt of the same lying in 'nd by his last will and testament he devised to his wife Ada M. Lamb , all his re,., l estate d1.1ring her natural life or so long as she remained his widow, with remainder to his son .tlmer Lamb said will was duly proba.ted and recorded :im 1Vill Book :Jo . 3 at page 33 of the Clerk's office of Greene county; and Jhereas the said parties of the first part are desirous to convey the said land to R. A. Breeden; Now therefore this deed; That for and in consideration of the sum of $1200 . 00 cash in hand paid by the party of the second part, and the assuming of a trust ·deed $700.00 on said land . They the said parties of the first part, do grant,bargain,sell and convey and have by these presents, witn general warranty of title,granted, bargained,eold and conveyed unto the eaid ~ . A. Breeden all that certain tract or parcel of land heretofore mentioned and described in this deed and being all the land of which the late John .d: . Iamb died seized and possessed on the Blue 1idge Mo•.mtain, containing by recent survey by Park Comrnissioners,91 acres more ')r less. T o have and to hold the said land unto him the s a id ·LA . Breeden unto him and his heirs forever • .Ti · ness the hands and seals of the foL. owing parties • .;da 1~.Lam lS~AL) _~lrner ~ _ l'.amie( I.arn (S.i: :L) _ _ (31£.\L) Virginia, Greene County,to-wit: I, B.I . Blckers, Clerk of the circuit court of the county of Greene in the st<'ite of Virginia,do certify thnt Ada M:. Lam, .r...lmer Lam and l arnie ?.Lam whose names are signed to the foregoing deed bearing date on the 21st day of . pril 1933,huve each acknowledged the same before me in my co11nty and state afores a id. Given under oy hand this the 22nd d :,· y of April 1933. 1 B • I. Bi C ke rs Clerk �Virginia . In the clerk's Office , ~reene County Circuit Court 12th day of July 1333 this deed was this day filed in the office afJ r esaid and with the certific~te annexed admitted to record . Teste R. N.Bickers , deputy for B. I . Bickers , 8 lerk. A copy Teste Deed Book .No . 22 at_£§:_ge 4Q.~ �Tnis deed .na.de t11is trJe [4 c1ay of 1~pri..1. elgnteen 11undre,i and seventy four between· m. ~ . Hoach and Sarah hls vife of the firbt part aLd J a,nes · • : rble of tr. e second part all o.f Creene County state of Vti . "'itnesseth that iL consideration of forty dollars to tnem in hand paid by the said ,,arble the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged the said "r:1 . :,: . Ro'..1ch ana Sarah his wife hereby [rant unto to the said Jas.'l . '.. arble 11 of tneir ,1th feru,ral v,rarranty the .'allowing: r9al estate to - ·vi t: undivided interest in a tract o.r land formerly o:med by •Jati10rine .Be s ley now i1. . the possession o-'-· •.:ilton ...,easley a11d ad.joi11l11g tne lands oi Polly Sh L'let t, .:: • C. Showacre , and :-,obert Gibb 01 s . ,"ltness tr,e follo,i11g signatu::res. his ,;m . 1. . x , noach Hlal,:,. uarah State of Virginia . Creene County, to - wit : ... ersona.Lly a_ppeare· before ine ;,m . L1. Roach and Saran .... oacn his wife and after having- tne above deed read and ex;plai11ed be.1-'arately ar:d apart from eacn otner and acKno.ledged sane to oe tneir acL ~nd deed aLd ~iah not to retract given under 1:1y hand this tne 24 day of .1.-1-,ri.L .L87<± . L. B .:i.1c .:ullan J. • Jn th~ Cl~rk'R ffice o ... Greene Jowity Court O ~~rcG,1875b 1 .a deed from .. rn.r.l.,Z\OO.cn anct aran Roach to Ja,,1e::, ... 1,arl.J.Le 1s Iiled und t:ing ac~nowledfed before L.B.LcEullan a justice of t11e J:lecice ii::, ad,nitted to recorr1 . (;l'l,: . 1'este A copy teste of the orifinal deed file~ in the clerk's of ice of the circuit Jou.rt of Greene County, Virgi11la, along 1ita t11e petition of=::. ,.Breeden conceri..ing Tract _,o . 184 in the conde1nnation J:JI·oceedings styled: fhe :tate Co~nisslon OL conservation aud Development of the ~£? ~ State o, Virpinia V. lrmentrout, c . ~ . ~ > 7 ~ Tnis dee is recorde1 in tne Cle1k ' s office of GreeLe Jou.Lty Circuit Jourt in Deed BooL ~o.6 at page 127 . �This deed made the 15th day of ~pril in the year 1893,between Ophelia 9.ogers and ~dward :lagers her h1sbc1.nd of the county of Rockingham and state of Virginia , parties of the first part and James Y. Warble of the county of Greene and state aforesaid party of the second part dITlf~S-:i-1!:TH that for and in consideration of the sum of ninety doll~rs l~90 . 00) cash in hand paid unto the said partie2 of the first part by the said Jame::: ·;-1. ,/arble the receipt whereof i8 he~eby ackn)wledged the said Ophelia J.ogers and ~a- ward l.ogers her husband do grant and convey unt:> the said James J.\i'arble with general warranty all their right , title , and interest in and to th~t certain tract or parce 1 of land of which the late Catherine 3eas ley died s iezed and possessed lying on or near the top of the Blue ~idge ~ountains near Swift R11n Gap in the counties of Crreene and .1ockingham adjoining the lands of 1:ary C . Shiflett , Robert Gibbons' heirs and others , ./itness the following signatures and seals . her Ophelia .rt: dvmrd X mark his X :1ogers . t S~: L) J.ogers l S~ \L) mark County of ~ ~ckingham , to - wit: I,J .~Hughes a notary public for the county aforesaid in the state of Virginia do certify that Ophelia ~ogers and ~dward Rogers her husband whose nPmes are signed to the writing hereto annexed , bearing date the 15th d~y of .~pril 1893 have acknowledged the same before me in my county aforesaid . Given 11 nder my hand this 15th day of April 18J3 . N . P. Virginia In the clerk's office of Greene County Court 13th day of June 1894. This deed from Ophelia "toge rs and .:.dward :1ogers to James farble was this day filed in the office aforesaid and being duly acknowledged is together ·Nith the certificate therewith admitted to record . A Copy Tes te ~ecorded in Deed Book No . 10 at page 79 . 70 �Virg .:.n.:.a : Greene Co.1.nty , to-Nit: grand du..ignter I , .·,ebecca .ueacley do declare ULder o tL that I a1n of' the 1 te Jb-.rtl.herine :,ea ley and a brotrier in la~ of Ja1nes ..' . .. rble ana 1 ived in tne old hone r10,~se r e· Ja·nes ... _·:arule lived and 1am came to Ja~e~ Vb.S 011 t11e sa,,1e tract o ....· 1.and on ''rnich *i .. eaJ re;neinber distinctly ho J..Se an'1 got ti.rule I mare and her colt vr1lcn l.io purcl1ase vr.ice .:or interest or snc:1-re o Tioch :,am in tr.e Jt:1.th - er lLe Beasley tract of 1.s.nd , I heard James ' • ·.. arb1.e say times trat he gave Tish :;_,a,_11 men ··,i1liarn c1 nu.nber u.~.' a mare and colt for ner .... nare in tue said tract of land , Tnis va6 more tnan forvy years ago and 8ince fibh i an ' ~ death I heard .,lllia,n :.am at Janes 'arble ' s noJ.se tel.l ua,nes ',,arb l e to have t11e deed p:eepared for ·r ls}J Laa1 ' sign lt at any ti.ne . ~ut ,i..1.lla.:1 died dee~ vas never ~ade . Ja~e _po::,seseion of tr1e s interest and ne 1'\lat:. ready to :& snort t !bme a ter tr1u t a11d tne • arble r.as re~ained in q..iiet and peaceab ~ e ai'l land for more tnan forty yea.rs CJ.l tlvatlng arid usiif: tne sa.:1e ,just as peo.1:,le gener lly do .:lt11 t110ir la1ld . Clven under iny hand this tlie 29th d y of Ju.ly 19 0 . '.'i tnesl:. : Job. S.Chapmfan . her :tebecca x Vlrfinia. : ('reene Com:ty , to - vi t : I, John S. Chapm&n , a co,runlssioner in Gnancery ... or t~e circalt court of Greene .; ou.n ty Virginia ao cert l ...'y tr.~ t _ ebecca je1::1..::,~ey :Vnose nane is slfned to the foreroing a ...· ad•_,vi t thi::: day ap.1:-'eured Lefore ,11e in my said co.-mty and rna11e outn in d,1.e J..0ru1 o Law that tt.e stb.te.nents i1: suiri affti.d,'J.Vit cor.tained are tru.e to tne oest vf ner LllO ~edge , information and oelle.L. Give11 under my r.and thi::, tne 2S'tn d y o:!: J;ily Jonn -:> . Uh pinan 7/ �I, Columbia Beasley now o · t11e county o ...· ulbe ..riarle but former.Ly of t1 e county of Greene and state of Virginia cto decl1..1.re under oatn thc.1t I Nas a sister of the late ..•ary ·.. arble and I livea or imny years .rit1 her a11d her husba11d the late Jarnes .. , • ~arble whose d Nelling- vas located in Lcree11e on the sum:ni t of the 3lue I\idge :,.ouut1::.in near tt e ~ 001:ingha ,n .;om. ty line , tnat about forty ye>J.rs ago at tLe house of J . " . arble , I was a vitness to tue sal e i.1 la,:1 :;_,a,,n of tne snare be1.ongin g mail e by my els ter Tish Lam and her husband to tne sai~ list ~am in tne tract of .land w1,lcn belonged to tne late Jath erine Beusley , she i11nerite d one eigntn of tr,at tract 1,icu \11 o ui.divide d and tnis t-:be sold to Ju..nes ·,. ' arble at the price o ... fiLty dol n:: and :me instead of tal~ing .L'ifty dollarc too;c a .n&re and co.it ..1.vr 1,er iLtere .... t in said 1.and , I sa·v i:,er huL bai1d ni.J. l le lain ta.r:::e t ,e ,nare aLd co.l t in to nib pos ees ion and .1eave tne ... ar.n ,i th tLe;, , I l:now tr.at J ,nes .. . in pea.c eable o .... t-: ecsio11 of tne ::.aid land fro ..: tna t date and pr l r t1 ere to up to the date of r,is deatr, , and t1;.at i,e re ide'l his death, and a1 y v""'ro1.e re.!1 i11ed I 01.:. said umd t tue tL:10 o.i.' know iurther th t tne childreL of Ti..,L Lill nave never cl. imed interebt iu said land since the their moti1er sold t1,e Bc:u1e to Jarnev • • ' arble . and James ··• ·arble ani.l tnose claiming urider him nuve been in quiet an~ peaceab le p06be eion o~ tne sai6 land for the 1ast forty yenrs and more ; . Soon a.L·ter ·~1ish T,arn so1r' her interest in the saLd land s11e died vit11out havinf mar.le a deed to the same. I kno 1 t}at sne and ner husba111 intended to 1na1:e James arble a a eec to her ir teres t i1 1 sa. id 1a11d . Given mid er ;ny Lc;l.nd r:er itness: John S . Ch pmac. Col~nbia x murk ~B~e~a~f....._l~A.Y~·- - - - - reene Jaunty , t;O - Jit : I , Joh11 S.Chapma n 1.... co1n,11is. .,ioner ir. vhancery .. or tne circuit uou:et oi :::,igned Greene cum1ty v·rgi1lia do certi1.y tnat Colll..1l.lia .ue~.d:,1.ey rnose na,ne io btate and co,rnt., ,;1y iL ,ne ue..1.ure appeared $ "' d trlo it affadav t0 tie ... uregoin,e true re d contai1.e .._a,ne the 11, a...'ore:::;aia and ma"le oath ti.at t!le ..:;tateme 1.ts to t e best oI: ner inL·or.na tion and belie .... Given under ,ny nand tLis tne 29t1 day o Ju1y l93J . . irfiviin• Jo.m • .:i. Cnu.p111 00,lli.1.J.S...,iOlleI iL ncery. 72 �This deed m~de and entered into this the 18th day of November 1922 , by and between lfary ·trarble , J . ·1 •.J! . 1arb le and Virginia .-Narble his Hife partie2 of the first part , and John .;:t.; . Lam party of the seco1d part all of the co,rnties of :1 ockins;ham and Greene in the state of Virginia .i'ii.1 ##7}##/1///1/f//i/ NI'l'NbSSETH /fJl!fil//:#####/1/1/lf/ That; Jhereas J . Ii . ' v'arble died intestate and possessed of certain real eetate sit~ate in the co rntiee of :ctockingham and Greene, and 1 ..The reas the said J ;v. darb le dece -:1s ed left as his heirs the widow ]tary Warble and three children Viz: J . il • .i1 . \'iarble , Josephi ne 3.ogers t»~ ) (nee .'larble) and Ada l;: . Lam (nee .Varble) and Whereas there has been no partition or division of the said rea.l estate among the said heirs of the said J . Y. Narble deceased , and .7hereas the said J ;l/ .E ;;Varble on the 11th day of September 1920 p 1.lrchased the entire interest of the said Josephine :1ogers in the whole of the real estate of which the said J . N. Narble died seized possesses as shown by deed duly of record in the clerk's office of Rockingham Col.lnty Virginia in Deed Book No . 118 at page 70 , and ·. 1hereas the said 1!.ary .larble and J . i'I . E . 'flarble and Virginia A. Varble his wife have sold unto the said John . . . Lam all their interest in x.k the real estate of which the said John ~. Lam died possessed lying on the Blue Ridge :rountain in the co~nties of Greene and Rockingham and herein after more specifically described and ·,7hereas the said J ary )larble widov1 of the said J;,V . '.Varble owns certain i1terest in said land hereinafter conveyed aside from her dower or as widow of the said J . V. larble , this additional interest being that which she inherited from the Catherine ~easley ~state , and she the said Mary J"rble unites in this deed for the purpose of conveying to the said John ~ . Lam her entire interest of every kind in said real estate; Now theref~re in consideration of One Hundred dollars cash in hand pa id by the party of the second part , and for Nine Hi.lndred dollars to be paid on or before five years after date to this deed as is evi denced by~ certain bond bearing even date with this deed executed by the said John E . Lam and payable to the said J . 'Y .E . :1arble on or before five years after date in the su~ of Nine Hundred dollars with inte:est 1 fro r1 date , and to sec ,. lre the p=1yment of the said nine hundred dollctrs a 7?,, �vendors lien is hereby expressly retained by the said J.N.~.7arble on the lc1.nd herein co iiveyed , the receipt of the c;:..sh payment being here- by acknowledged by the said parties of the firet part, before the sealing and delivery of these presents, the said parties of the first part doth gr':int and convey with special warranty of title 1Jnto the party of the second part all rights titles interest '.)r claim, which is the .mdiJ!Z' 1 vided interest of the said J .w.E • .Varble and Virginia \ • .'hrble in the real est·1te of which the said J • .l. ifarble died seized poesessed, and all interest 'Jf the said rfary 7arble both as heir of the said J.'l:Narble and to incl•1de all other interest of the said 1.;ary ·.1arb le in said land whether acquired by inheritance from Catherine Beasley or others, in ~x ~ arJ.dl t't~~~EJ~ and to deatn j near Swift -~u~~ state left ~ s ~ J . . . · k ~ r ~ t ~ ~ d oining the landct of J.1I.Beasley,Dr.R.B. Pennington , 3 . G. !Jorris ,J. T .Heard , To.vis & James and is supposed to ~ con:\-1_( a pp,,rtenances thereto be longing. .li tness the fo Howing s igna t 11 res and sea ls. .Vitness ll t ·~ tain Seventy -fi ve acres be it the same more or less, together with all H. B. C. Gentry ~r~ her 'Jarble X mark J • .'I •..;.; • N-:... r b 1 e Eary - l S.G 'L) l S..!.,\L) r. tf ~t her Virginia 1\. . x larble l3...:.i / L) mark State of VirJinia , County of Rockingh~m ,to-wit: I, H.B.C.Gentry a notary p11 blic in and for the Cou .t;yi aforesaid wh0se coCJ.,~ ission expires om' the 6th day of January U24, do certify that L:ary Jarble,J.d •.: . 7larble and /ircinia · • .1arble whose names are signed to the foregoing deed bearing date on the 18th day of November 1922, personally appeared before me and acknowledged the same in my county aforesaid. Given under my hand this the 18th day of November 19~2. Vire;inia, In the clerk's office Greene :ounty Circuit Court, the 23rd day of November x:iZi: 1922, this deed was this day filed in the office afore said and with certificates annexed,admitted to re8ord. Teste_ B. I . Bickers 2 _ Clerk A Copy ~est~~~~/+f~ .Jl..~::;;;~~~~,~~~~~ler~ lecorded in Deed Book io . 20 t p8ge 7. The vendor's lien reserved 1n . th'1s d eed has bten duly released . �To the Hon.L emuel F.Sm ith, Judge of the Circu it Court of Green e Coun ty,Vi rgini a, I,~.I. Bick ers,C lerk of the Circu it Court of Green e Coun ty,Vi rgini a, do certi fy that there are no delin quen t • truces on the lands ,desi gnate d in the .Natio nal .l:'ark .area and on the Owne rship Map as Tract No.L K/ 3 VL{ searc hed bach to 1902 on the said tract of land. Given under my hand this the /.s- day of ?yf::J...o(_ ~~ ~ , v ~ ,this was 4j JZ;J..7~ 1934. 11w/~1erk. �- - ----- Gir:e:eu:e <!!nuuty, l!lirgiuia OFFICE OF COUNTY TREASURER COURTHOUSE STANARDSVILLE, VIRGINIA J. F. E ARLY T REASURER To Judge Bertram, Judge of the Circuit Uourt of the county of rtockingham , Virginia. This is to certify that John .c. . Lamb' s Estate lying in Swift Run Gap is assessed for taxes in ~reene ~ounty upon '75 acres and that there are no unpaid taxes upon the said land in my office . Given under my hand t'hi s the 15th day of 1.iarch, 1934 . · eene Uounty,Virginia • • 7( �\;ill of John ; . Lam In the nrune of God,Amen; I ,John ,. Lam, of the county of Greene in the state of lirginia, being of sound mind and knowing the uncertainyy of lif e and the certainty of death make this to be my last will and testament. ( Item first) after my death it is my desire and I • so dir- ect that my executrix hereinafter name d pay all my just d e ots and funerBl expenses ( Item ~econd ) After my just debts and funeral ex,Penses are pa,i d I give to my beloved wife Ada M. Lam, all my estate both r c:al estate and personal property during her .:~life or as long as she remains my widow should she marry she is to have only one-third of my est,Jte . (Item After the death third) of my wife Ada M. Lam, or if she marries,I give to my son ,Js,mes Z. Lara all my esjiate both real estate and personal property but he is to pay to my daughter Hattie KcDanie l one dollar and pay to my daufhter Lizzie UcDeniel one dollar out of my estate • ( It em Fourth) I hereby appoint my wife Ada LL Lam, execu- trix of this my last will and ask the court to allow her to qualify as such without sure ty . Given under my hand and seal this fourth day of ~ay, 19 2f . John E.Lam We John K. Haaey { S,i;AL) and D. C. Deane, Y!i tness e s the above will of John }, .Lam,and signed the sacu e in our joint presence and we witnes s the same in the presence of sa i d John E. Lam and at his request the 4th day of May ,1928. Witness John K. Haney D. C. Deane Virginia: In the Clerk 's Office of Greene County circuit court 7th day of June 1928, in the presence of the clerk thereof; A paper writing purporting to be the last v1ill and testamt;nt of John"- . Lam, deceased, dated the 4th day of Me y,1928, purporting �to be the last will 2nd testam ent of John 3 .L am and proven by the oath of John K.H2ne y and D.C.De ane ~he subscr ibing witnes ses thereto tha.t they in the presenc e of each other and in the presenc e of :tk the testato r and at the reques t of the testato r su·oscr ibed our names as witnes ses thereto and they furthe r testifi ed that at the time of signing said paper writing the testato r was of soundrd mindr and capable of making a will . Whereu pon it is ordered that tbe said paper writing , probate d and recorde d as the last true will and testament of John . . ., . Lam, decease d . Teste. B. I . Bicker s,Clerk . A copy teste Clerk of the Circu it Court ~ Greene County ,Virgin aa. Reco~d ed in the clerk's office in Wi ll Book No .3 at page 33. of �I .:,1,a.te Jo.1.r.iccluL vlJ. Ju1H:.8T t j_ vl.J. i..,i..,__,j 00V ~1 l) i.,,j .. 181. t u.... Lil bt~te 0~ iir~iLib . V ....i. v. othere l'ruct No . 364 The ret~ tio11 01 JOHN :t .... Jreer1e1 S, CHAPMAN ATTORNEY AT LAW STANDARDSVILLE, VA. .J � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Breeden, RA - Dean, RO Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context breeden-r-a.pdf Title A name given to the resource Breeden, R. A. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Swift Run Gap Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 364 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Breeden https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/a98ae7982bde64900aca112746a0c9ee.pdf 90dc2494015b6746136580af73781931 PDF Text Text NAME OF CLAIMANT #302 - Buckner, Virginia Number of Acres: 24 u. s. Location: Madison Run. Entirely within the Park area near Position 222 and 223 . Roads: Two miles via dirt road to Port Republic , the nearest shipping point . Soil: Saddy loam, slope type, level and fairly smooth . The merchantable saw timber has been removed from this tract . The remaining stands consists of small oaks and short leaf pine . History of Tract and condition of timber: Improvements: None . Acreage and value of types : Types Value per acre Acreage Total Value Ridge: 15 @ $5 . 00 $75 . 00 Fields Restocking-: 6 @ 12 . 50 75.00 Cultivated :tanct: 3 25 . 00 ?5 . 00 ~225 . 00 Sl~p~: Cove-: Grazing l.;and·: 24 Orchard:·- Mineral~--: Value of Land: $" 225. 00 50 . 00 $275 . 00 Value-of Improvements: $ Valu.e of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals : $' Value of Fruit:- $' Value of Timber: $ Valu~-0f Wood: ~$·,._50 . 00 Valu~ ~er,acre for tract:. f ".,l .1 . 45 I~~iyent~l ~amages. ~ris,i ~g _(-roiy._J l1.t,.taking: of this tract:. $ NONE • .........._,_~- .. ... - -- ·- ·.:- -_.,, . �Claim of_ ______ V .u: ~ .... 1 ... ___ .t-u.J.L{I"L;;l.!'_ R~ ; _. _ {_ W :- 2t. _ I,t11 .n~r _1qr. ":re J. s) __________ _ In the Circuit Court of_ __ .ho_J.l:;.l..I.gc...:::.m __________ county, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. ______ ;~ ssEnarn _Ls1,, con_ \.[;_ t.KJ ns _et ) ·---------------------------------more or less, of land in ___ _B9_1_t8ng:br,11.1_ __________ County, Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of -condemnation awarded upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court of...B.o..."11< i ngbam _________ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to said notice. My name is _______Vt.a.s.h.1.ng±.on_Bu~k!1er------------------------ -------------My post office address is _______q_~.9_!:!,~~~~1.__'{§~--~ ~!_!.!)_.__ ______ _____ ____ ______ _ I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about_ ____ .2_4 __________ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements: ______________________________________ _____________________ _ ____ _________________ ___011.~ _.9..:( __th_~_Jiei..r. __au~_Jlo.l!i. _.p.o_w.ar.._o.f. _~_t.tc.r_~~--------- - ---------+.o_ 'Jon -er ol ;;lthe_ en::-.,_._I'.e!.:4.a.Jr.e.s .._____________ - ------- -------- --------. lan d 1s . 1ocat e d a b ou t ____________ 3 Po.r_w + __RJ:t!H).J.L m1·1es f rom _____ '''l.l..."-----'-..!'-" V Tlus v·1rg1ma, .. m · n th~;;JJJeYmlJ _____ 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 ____ ..S~.c.t+~..es-t---- - ------------------------------------ - - ------------------South ______ ht: rn er---- ------------------------------- ____________________________ _ East _____ __ __ " ___________________________________________________________________ _ West_ ___ __~- li~o_JJ.cr.r..1..a _anu.. _fu~p.t.I __________________________________ __ ______ _ I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year __,l8_?_b, ___ in the following manner: ___________________________ Unllncwn ______ ____________________________________________ _ I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $_ j _8.Qi_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 $__ j_f~Q_•_________ . I am the owner of_ __~!:'~_-:: _ _______ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or ~ parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $ ____ .:-__-::_:-_________ . (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to his 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). Re marks: ____r_n~ __Q.I£l_~:r _ _t_v1o_Jl;;:..I.X.S_J..;i.y..fi _ .Ul _p_a.__ .._.,,..;l.L.J.EY..fLgJ..Y 211._ ________ _ __ _______ r.1e _povrer _of _attorey _to_ h0r.dle _this _ for _tc._em ___ ____ ______ __ ___ ___ _ ----------- - ----------------- ----- ----- , -- --- -------------------------------------------- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). Witness my signature (or my name and mar,k att he~ hereto _ h~ __ ;;.1. ________ day of_ _____ _FJL_. ___ ]J:J...3~ 193.0.x... _ _/1:~--~ l , _ ~_<.!C]~~~STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF__.110.JlLl.ngn:.rrL ___ ________ , To-wit: y·,..,sh~__ - i1 1- 1~'Jl...>Y' The un ders1•.gned h ereby cert·fi 1 es . tha t ____ ______ _ .,d... en ... ..... - b" -~ -"' ~ - - - - - - - - -/ - - - - - - - - - - - the above named claimant personally appeared befp hipi and made oath that/ the matters and things appearing in his above answer are true t the-best of his knowle{lge and belief, 1 this _______1:tJ._~~------ day oL __.:F...~.L..... __ __l~...il, 1 r- 1/ ..:.L - LJ,. '"'("' · J/1.• 1 C..l~_f:-:!:eb J Lll.id , . lhv -~ - .; ..'Z)~ , ___ __ '_ _______________ {/ ____ ___ _ _ _ ____/_::'__ __ ____ rk of the Court, or'Special Investigator or -otary Public, or Justice of the Peace. " �' County: Rockingham District: Stonewall 1:302 Vircinia Bucknor ·st . - Assessed 24 ADreugc Claimed: 2 480 . 00 Value Claimed: ~-120 . 00 Deed about 24 acre ~; " 1899 ~30 . 00 Location: L'adison Run;· Entirely within the r ark Areu near U. s . position 28 2 and 223 . None known . L.'lES: Soil: Sandy loam, slo: e type, level and fairly smooth Roads: 2 · ileu via dirt road to I ort Rep ublic, the nearest shipp in6 · point . History: The merchantable so..~ timber has been removed from this trac t . The remaining stands consists of small oaks and ~~ott Le~f ~inBA abo~t 4cds of f uel woqd por acre on 18 ,:38 . 00 50¢ per od c s ) .1. ,100 r s. Imnrovements: rone Value of land by tY}es: ill§. slope Tillable F r Value por acre rea 18 3 20 3 6 10 27 'l'otal vo.lue of land rotal Value 54 60 GO 1?4.00 ,,174.00 Total value of improvements Total vo.luc of tin.bar Total value of tract Average U'alue per acre 36 . 00 210 . 00 7,7r I 10 �Colllfilty: " strict: < Rockingham Stonewall I #302- _B~c_kner, Virgil':lia-Estate N LEGEND: Slope Til.lable Fields restocking Scale - 1 11 = 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 Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Breeden, RA - Dean, RO Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context buckner-virginia-estate.pdf Title A name given to the resource Buckner, Virginia Estate Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Madison Run (near U.S. Position 222 and 223) Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 302 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Buckner https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/f94a3406b9ba418f3048fae6af605fc3.pdf 02337f6e26f3c390de68b11023da8563 PDF Text Text NAME OF CLAIMANT #68 - - Burke , B. s. & B. B. Number of Acres: 24 1 On toJ o::' L~in Ri dge unC extend l n£ do •n in the Location: J. i rection, north of the Spot s \rnod r11 rc.i l. Roads: restern One mile of fair dirt ro::1d to Spotswood r.:irail ne8.r Swift Run ; thenc six niles to 3 l kton . Soil: Sa ndy cla:r of € OOcl deptli '--'nd fertility ·_n the c lee.red portion . 3\1ir de p t h ~j_ ::'ert i lit .r in the 1rnoded :;;,ortion, very rock~' , steep to r:ioder~:te s l opes . Northwest c.nd southv..-est exposure . History of Tract and condition of timber: L&rge p o rt':hon of tract cle:;.!.red mo.ny ya~rs a - o , rrazed since • . fuoCed a re~ cut over rap~atedly in t ·1,3 .:_)~st . . _ ·resent sta n d c o nsists of mixed oo.ks , popl ar a nd hickory . .:stim:::ted to cu-: 'lll · ...v3r ~·e of o:1G cord o:.' st~vewood 9er a cre or a to~a l o f 17 - n o rds . Improvements: D.vel l inr· ~-lld shad : 1 6x l n ' , s lli :1 l ,~ r:io f , 2 roons , log flnis:1 , v1i t :1 shed 8·::17:::~8 ', in poor cond i "'~io :: , abe.ndonad . I Jc1t ·1ous., : 5ru· '3 , 1 '3 xl6::1 2 ', .sh L,1.g le ro o f , poor c:onui ti. ori . 01: ..10..Ase : Loi , 14xl4:xl3' , o i 1,;;le r oo f, poor C.: 1)n i ~ion . 0rch~rd : 50 tlpple trees . Acreage and value of types : Types Value per acre Total Value 1 62 5 . 00 ·" 8 1 0 . 00 79 35 . 00 2765 . 00 Acreage Ridge: Slope: Cove: Grazing Land: ~(3575 . 00 Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: 1 00 . 00 50 . 00 Orchard: 4.)7 . 50 Minerals: Value of Land: $ 357 5 . 00 %;DlB ';;4 l ti2 ..9O :f:xoox::irt:mpa:ux:~rn~.ttnz:xx~ Value of Improvements: $ 100 _. oO Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ JO . 00 Value of Timber: $ 4.3? • .)Q Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ 1 7 . 2 7 .Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ �Claim of_ ____ Ecn-/2 ch - a_ r-3 7f14- r/.r-e --------------------------------------------------In the Circuit Court 0LR~~6-J21.<26.::.'2:. ____________ County, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. ____Cas.sandr.a_La.WS.Q.I.LA.t.~_i_I}§__~u..9-__ Qj;.h.fl!'_~_§..!!<! __~~.i.P_~J___~Q!'_~~------more or less, of land in __ ~~-':f~,;z.'26!".!:!. ______________ 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 ~aid petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court oL_l:?~~![1_"1_:!!J_f:!.=1_1.1.1- __________ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to said notice. My name is ____ 8 cn ·h<Y7·d 8_ 847.?'lt:t:? -------------------------------------------' My post office address is ___l{[e_(/f-~z&~'_f--[Y1f{e:._ __ '!i? ______________________________ _ 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_ ____ uj_ _______ I buildings and improvements=------~F-<.:":: ______ ~q ~_tf.__<~_:.z~------------------- . 1oca t ed a bou t ____________ t,, El /r-lo ; 7 v·1rg1ma, ·· m · . 1an d 1s m1·1 es f rom_____________________________ Tl11s .sfo--.;u?'-"'·?11 . t eria · . 1 n·1st. l th e ________ ~L'c..______ Mag1s r1c t of sai"d Coun t y. 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.) r ____________________________ . ___ So l-,e ___ ~ Y\f?1 e7 · ___ w,!h_,l.<>'< S1n11.»le _ 7; lie ________ _ The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follo,w s: North ___ /f-hcys De cil -n ------------------------------------------ ------------------- South- - P e c1 11 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - East ___ ! ( 71,'~/2 le.---,-, --------------------------------------------------------------West ___ A h ers __ D ec'77 7----------------------------- · ----------------------------I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year_~?"!:.f. ___ in the following manner: ___________________ h y p4 re h c>.s <!! ---- 1:/~ J'S c__lo c., _ r-:_ J 7J --------------------------- 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 impr,ovem~nts thereon is $-~~!!i~-"'- -------· · 11110 1r11le.s- h"..,..,.,fl! /!-07-n1 I am the owner oL_!}_~ __________ acres of land adJ.o-i-1-ti:ng the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $..l'.-~-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. -----T / ,e IO s S' - e -fr h ( s __ 'f'rc,-z./ 779_ __ '(J; I { - ve·ry._ 9_re.cf}7(;,:__ ~ t.11?c1,' I ------\ r J) • , / q_,::1 n, n !:l- o/e.r ;;T,,n1r- ,. / nry_ /1c7ne _T.:'7771 _ vv /1, <!/, _ w, t I_ Q.du s~ _ d I" ss _"I-_ 4' Joo" .___ _ 7 -------------------------------------------- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). Witness my signature (or my name and mark attached hereto) this ___ J_~~/.'.:f__ ~ __ day of__ E.~[:j. _____lf~l ___ , 1930. /i!~<I..l..?!...~_&l~~---- STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF ___ R_Q~~r.!.:n~.h<::7-7.11 ________ , To-wit: The undersigned hereby certifies that__~q.::.:t?_':?!:=.':!_.__7§~~4.z::.l:f~----------------------the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters :~~-~~~~~£Zl::~~=-~:;i:f~~~E/;;z;~·-~r~; 3~~ t ~ _ : s t b e l i e f , '7 ; / ~ ~ c-, 7 / A; I./'< 1 1 v 1 Clerk of the Court,'or Special Investigator or Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace. �NOTE-This need not be filed until the record discloses that the awards have been paid into the custody of the Courts. Virginia: In the Circuit Court of Rockingham County The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia .. PETITIONER. V. At Law No. 1829 Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand, Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of land, more or less . . . . . . . . . . . . DEFENDANTS. Comes now the undersigned and shows to the Court: That a judgment in rem has heretofore been entered in this proceeding condemning to the use of the Petitioner the fee simple estate in the tract(s) of land numbered as follows: Tract No. .6..8.. _________ : 1,fcl;i1f/lll-l-JII./-I-JIJf/rp./t/ 1[/>/J.ll/-1-1-II/-I-/,/ and described in the r eport of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners appointed herein and shown, numbered, and delineated on the County Ownership :Map filed therewith, upon payment into the custody of the Court of the sum(s) set out in the said judgment as constituting the award(s) therefor, as follows: Award on Tract No. _6 ------- $_.3../36_~ ~ o/i/JI-IJ'/;i/r/./JJ_/_/j/J././J /$/-///JJ././1;//rl t/r/./t/ ft/4. //j_/.)//j_j//4j///j_J/ll/ That the report of the said Board sets forth th at the following named persons claim, or appear to have a claim to an interest in the said tract(s) of land or in the proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof; S. V. Burke anc B. B. Burke That the Petitioner has paid into the custody of the Court the said sum(s) set out in said judgment as constituting the award(s) for the fee simple estate in the said tract(s) of land; That your undersigned, on the date of the said judgment in rem condemning the said tract(s) of land, owned or was (were) entitled to the following interest in the said tract(s) or in the proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof:F ~ e simple That no other person or persons than the undersigned are entitled to share in the distribution of the said award(s) except the following named persons whose interest in said tract(s) or in the proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof on the date of entry of said judgment was as follows: Sta.te Commission on Corservation and De velopment on account of rig_ht- of .vay ------ ----- - ---- 257 . 00 Wherefore, your undersigned pray(s) that [he (they) be made a party (parties) herein under the provisions of Section 21 of the Public Park Condemnation Act, and that] an order be entered for the distribution of said sum(s) set forth in said judgment in rem as constituting the award(s) for the fee simple estate in the said tract(s) condemned as aforesaid, and for the payment to the undersigned of the said award(s) or of as much thereof as the Court may find that the undersigned is (are) entitled to receive, and which the undersigned aver(s) is as follows: Tract No. __ AB. _______ $_ +:'.fJL..50: 'V~t ~/JI /JI-JfJJJfl # JJJJ.JIJJI. /ilJitl<I.IJJLfJJ.il.lJi lJJJflJJ.J,I The undersigned further aver(s) that: (Leave this space blank unless there is some other pertinent matter to be brought specially to the attention of the court) Tne s.:1.id tract cf land .vas conve'.)ed tc her anc her sister, S . V. Burke by F. F . Burke and life by deed dated Dec . 2, 1 926, recorded in the Clerk ' s Office 0 r Rockirgham County ir D. E. 136 , page 573 ; that S. V. Burke cor veyed her ur,divided one- n~l f irterest ir sdic land to th_ unoersigne~ ty deed dated Veb . 28, 1~29, re ·.1.)rcec ir. saio Clerk's Offics ir. Deed book 14':\ , page 27'2 . ?I Pl ll/IlfJ!-WW _J2~ _a _ ~1_________ _ C at.., c r Gcu rity of 1:1 Rfor-,wio, in tr, _, .:>w.tt; of i a. J.,eareo ti.,,fL.r.;;; ti.e, :.1n0 tei1 petitj orer in tr,s _,.,_10 !.o taq P ubl i c i r_ ar o for tnE> Cou r: t :,, ,; Jersey, oo certify taut t'!:!.rba ra b. h.rk;5 ,u-:-rson::i.lly 0 first oul) s.,orr , oc:.1:-cse c tir.o s ys that she is tr5 m!'...tter , td.t sn-3 is '-4c¼1.;c1.ir.teo 1i ti: tne facts r.ere ir, s -t- f<i rth ar.d that said factc are true u r.o cc,rr·e c t , to tns b - ot oi- her k no ,,l ec,g e u o 'c e li e f. t i-i ,n --,,,,,i mi .- :_:tf'$ c-+-~- . . ._, ~ �' Uo •nty: Di triot: llool;i.ngh ~tone -nll G unty: Oreene Diatx-ict, ir1od: noeoo d; 231 ~ ½ ancrda ille .. ? 1,. + ... 2,t cd: 273-2 od: oeaoce : On to ir J l{..17 i, . lOGO . OOt 'lOl . OO D'ill:D\ 1 ot ii the 1.on, l. ggjf ,eotem one kilo· • f'ortilit in ,tie ole . .,. o4 111 in the ,ood d 1ortion, ol uo. ·orth.1out nnd sos 11 o ood T 11 ne r ift 16*17 • , oh 1r ·lo t, ~! ro o o, 8xl 7J;8', it ,;oor 001 di tion, roo .. , oof • oor 1 .oo t.m .oo 10 . 00 ~a1s, . o 00 . 00 121 �Count : iet~iot~ . • 'I . J •.. Hock1. sl oton ,all • v. }. ( roen 5 .. 0 3 Tot v lue of l nd To 1 v .ue ot tl t C e r2 uoun i 196 V5 ....' vc ue • 2 t.,.r tr t 1 �NOTE-This need not be filed until the record discloses that the awards have been paid into the custody of the ,Courts. Virginia: In the Circuit Court of Rockingham County Petitioner. The State Commission on Conservsation a'Il'd Devel'opment of the State of Virgini:a V. At Law No. 1829 Cassandra Lawson Atkins and or!Jhers, and Fifty-T:wo Th ousand, Five Hundred ·a nd Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of land, more or less Defendants. 1 Gomes now the undersigned and shows to the Court: T:hat a judgment in rem :h as heretofore been entered in this proceeding c·o ndemning to the use of the Petiti·o ner the :fee simple estate in the tra-c t (s) of land numbered as f.ollio,w s: Tract No ..6_ 8________________ : Tra,ct No. ____________________ : Tract No. ____________________ ; and desicribed in the report of the Boarrd of Appraisal Commissfoners •a ppointed therein and sho·wn, number·e d, and d-e lineated on the County Owne;rs·h ip Map filed therewith, upon payment into the custody of the Co•urt of the sum (s) siet •o ut i'Il the said judgment •a s c·o nstituting the award (s) therefor, as follows: Award O'Il Tract No... ________ $-3: _ ..5. _; on Trarc t No .. ____________ _ $----------------; on Tract No, ______________ $----------------; Th'at the report of the said Board sets forth that the foUowing named persions claim, orr appear to 'have a claim to an interrest in the s·a id tract(s) ·of land ,or in the pl'oceeds arising from the condemnation thereof; S. V. and a. B. Burke That rbhe Petitioner has paid into the custody of the Court the said sum (s) set out in s·a id judgment as comtituting the award (s) of the fee simple estate in the said tract(s) o.f land; That your unde~signed, on the date of the said judgment in rem c·o ndemning the sraid tract(s) of l•a nd, :ow,ned or was (were) entitled tio the following interest in the said trpct(s) or in the proceeds arising from the c•o nd·e mnation thereof:- Under the terms of a duly recorded contract and deed conveying the Slcylinc roadbed running through this tract, the o~mer granted and conveyed to the undersigned the right to receive from said proceeds, the sum of c2s1.oo That no otJherr person or persons than the undersigned are entitled to share in the distribution -of the said award (s) exce·p t the foll:owing named persons whose interest in said tr:act(s) or in the proceeds arising from the c-o ndemnation thereof on the date of entry of said judgment wa-s as follows: The above mentioned claimant to the extent that he may be able to establish his claim. Wherefore, your undersigned pray (s) that f li-e~l>-e-made-a-fnuiy- ~i-es-)---h-ei'ein ttnrtl-ef'-t-he-pre-~eHon- 21-of-the Public Paik Condemnation Act;-amt-tlra:tl an order be entered for the· distribution of said sum (s) set forth in said judgment in rem a:s constituting the award (s) :f or the f.ee simple estate in the said tract(s) condemned as aforesaid, and for the payment to the undersi•gneid o:f the said award ('S) or -o f as much thereof as the Oourt may find that the undersigned i's (M"e) entiUed to receive, and whi,ch the undersigned aver(s) is as follows: Tract No,_6 _____ __ ____ $ 7... ____ : Tract No. _____________ ___ $---·····--------: Tract No, _______________ _ $---------- ------; The undersigned further aver(s) that: (Le1a ve this spa,c,e 'blank unless there is some otheT pertinent matter to be brought e·s ped•aHy to the attenti'on ·o f ,t he court) NAME P. 0. ADDR0SS STATE COMMISSION ON CONSERV.ATION AND ·::w~[.&A&lt;.·· · · ·· · · · · · · · · · · · · ·: : : ·: ·: ···: NO'DE-A supply of tihis ·b lank has been placed in the Clerk's office for the convenience of interested parties. No one is required to use this form, as the form is not prescribed ,b y law, and claimants can either change or modify it as they -deem necessary, or present their motions in any form they may desire which meets with the approval of the Court. This ;blank form may not and probaibly will not cover all cases. It has been printed merely as a suggestion of a form of a motion which may be used, subject to the approval of the court in each case. �STATE OF VIRGINIA) COUNTY OF WARREN ) ss Rersonally appeared before me the undersigned Notary Public in my said State and County, E. K. Stokes, who being dul y ,sworn, deposed and said that she is an employee of the State Commission on Conservation and Development in immediate charge of the records of the Shenandoah Nati onal Park Division thereof having to do with claims of the Commission for distributive shares of condemna t ion awards in the Shena.ndoah Na tional Park condemnati on proceedings pending in the Circuit Courts of Virginia, by reason of contracts and a g reements entered into with the owners of lands sought to be condemned in these proceedings, and that the within claim is just and correct . Witness my signature and Notarial Seal t h i s/~ y of December, 1933 . ~yZ'(lt~ Notary Public NOTJlf Y FUBI IC My ComrrLaion . c~" ;i, 8, 1<114 �TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: This is to certify that the taxes for the year 1933 on the tract of mountain land containing _ _ acres and designated in the Park condemnation suit as Tract No. 68, situate in Rockingham County, Virginia, and assessed in the name of Barbara B.Bu.rke, have been paid. Given under my hand this ~ /r.il day of February, 1934. ~-------~-------------------------------------------~--------~----TO W HOM IT MAY CONCERN: This is to certify that the records in my office do not show any delinquent taxes against the tract of mountain land containing aores and known and designated in the Park condemnation suit as No. 68, situate in Rockingham County, Virginia, said tra ct of land standing in the n~~e of Barbara B.Bu.rke. I further certify that the claim filed in my office by the state Commission on Conservation and Development of the state of Virginia on aooount of the Skyline Drive and to be paid out of the award for Tract No. 68 is the sum of Two Htlndred and Fifty-seven Dollars ($257.00). Given under my hand this ;2 / day of February, 1934. ----- �1 I I I - RALPH H. BADER ATTORNEY AT LAW HARRISONBURG ,V IRGIN IA �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY,VIRGINIA. The state Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, v. PETITIONER, At Law,No. 1829. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others. On this, the / day of March, 1934, came Barbara B. Bu.rke, and, on her motion, leave is given her to file her appli- cation for the disbursement of the sum of Thirty-nine Hundred and Sixty-nine Dollars and Fifty Cents ($3,969.50), the amount of the award set out in the judgment . of condemnation for Tract No. 68 and heretofore paid into court: Aad it appearing to the Court that the said Barbara B. Burke is invested with a superior or batter right or claim of title in and to said tract of land No. 68 than any other person or persons, and that the record of this cause does not disclose any denial or dispute by any party or person in interest as to the title to said tract No. 68 or to the proceeds arising from the condemnation of said tract No. 68, .exoept that The state Commission on Conservation and Development of the state of Virginia has filed a olaim herein for the sum of Two Hundred and Fifty-seven Dollars ($257.00), being a refund on account of the payment heretofore made to the said Barbara B.Burke for the Skyline Drive : And it further appearing to the Court that all taxes due on said tract No. 68 have been paid: Upon consideration whereof, it is considered and ordered by the Gou.rt that the said sum of Thirty-nine Hundred and Sixtynine Dollars and Fifty Cents {$3,969.50}, paid into court by petitioner as just compensation for tract No . 68, be disposed of as follows: �--2--That the said sum of Two Hundred and Fifty-seven Dollars ($257.00) be retained by the Treasurer of Virginia subject to the further I order of the Court, and that the sum of Thirty-seven Hundred and TWelve Dollars and Fifty Cents ($3,712.50) be paid unto the said Barbara B.Burke • .And the Clerk of this Court is directed to transmit a certified copy of this order to the Treasurer of Virginia, who shal1 pay unto the said Barbara B.Burke the said sum of Thirtyseven Hundred and Twelve Dollars and Fifty Cents ($3,712.50),taking from the said Barbara B.Burke a receipt therefor and certifying such payment to the Clerk of this Court for appropriate entry thereof, as required by law. Enter. ffts}f/J Ju.dge. --~--'------------------' �QJ:omwnumtalt~ nf 1Jirgiuta T RE A S UR E R' S O FFIC E RICHMOND, V A. March 3~ 1934 JOHN M. P URCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA This is to certify that I, J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virg inia have this _ 3__ day of March in accordance with an order of the circuit court of Rockingham County 3 dated ~/1/34 in the cause of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia vs. Cassandra Laws~o=n~A~t=k=i-n=s_ _ ___________ :paid t o Barb a:rn.B. Burke $_3~•~7_1_2_._5_0____ being in full settlement of tract# 68 in the above mentioned cause. �- ~ , Qtnmmnuwtaltq nf l!Iirgiuia TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA . March 3 , 1934 JOHN M, PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA Barbara B . Burke Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia, the sum of$ 3 , 712 . 50 , in accordance with an order of the Circuit Court of the county of Rockingham of March 193£ entered on the l~t day , in the matter of the State Commission on Conservation and Development v ___ _ _ ___,,Cc-=a=s"-'s=a=n=d=r--==a~L=a=w-'-'s=--o=n =-=A'-"t=k=i=n=s=--_and others, being full and complete settlement for the tract of land known in said proceeding as #__6_8_ __ Sign original and duplicate and return to the Treasurer of Virginia. �VIRG-rPI .. l . DT T".tIE CL=tCl'I T COURT OF ,;{oc l\.INGEd- COUNTY . IN VACATION . The 3 tate Connis sio n on C onservr:ti on & Development of the State of Virginia , Petitioner , v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins, et ls , defendants . In .Re: Proceeds of condemnation of Tract ?Jo . 68 , J . V. and B. B . Burke - l}257 . oo . This day came the 3tate Cor::r:.ission on Conservq tion & Development , by counsel , and moved the 0ourt to enter an order dircting the Treasurer of Virgini9. , to PEY to it, the sum. of ~~257 . 00 , out of the funds held by him , subject to the order of th1 Court , covering jud ment in rem for the ve lue and damae;es of the above :rientioned tract , on the grounds that the sqid S . V . and B . B . Burke, in a certain con veyam e made by them to said Co:mm.iss ion on the l@._ day of June 19 31 , and of record in Deed Book 150 pag, ~ of the v1erk ' s Office of this Court , had agreed to credi on the amount of said judgment in rem , the said rum of ~257 . 00; and it appearing that pursw=mt to the ordar of this Court entered in the e.bove styled :proceeding on L,arch 1st , 19 :}4 , the whole of the proceeds of condemnation have been µlid out tothe parties entitled thereto , except the said sum of :iJi257 . 00 and it further ap'"'earing thl'lt said Comnission is entitled to said sum by virtue of its claim therefor filed herein heretofore , and that no object1 n II has been made , or raised to the allovance and payment thereof , i t is accordingly adjudged and ordered that the Tre~surer of Virginia , do out of the funds in his r.ia.nds to the credit of this Court , pay to the said Jtate Commission on Conservation & Developrrent , the l aforesaid sum of $25 7 :oo . The Cle rx: of the Circuit Court of Roc ki ngh am C ounty, Va., will enter the f~rego i ng orde r up on the Co:rm:non Law Orde r Bo ok of his Coux.t -SS- -a -v:aca tion• order. Given under my hand v8fftion this ~ day of August, 1935. ~j~ 1 !~ Judg e 1 oftheCircui t C aunty, Virginia. \Jo 1rt of tl ock i ngh am �@nmmnuwtaltq nf ]lirgiuia TREASUER'S OFFICE RICHMOND.VA. Augus t 1 6, 1935 TREASURER OF VIRGINIA A. B. Gathright Thi s i s t o c e rtify that I, of Virg inia have thi s 1 6 ~ day o f AuguS t Treasurer in accordance with an order o f the circuit court of Rockingham County dated~_8_/_i_3_/_3_5__ in the cause of the State Commission on Conservation and Devel o:pment o f the State of Virginia Cassandra Lawson Atkins and othe r s V S . -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - :paid t o State Commission on Conservation & Development $ 257 . 00 be ing in f ull s e ttle ment of tract #--6~8= -- in th e a bove menti one d cause. �OJ:nmmnuwtaltl1 nf 1tlirgiuta TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA . August 16 , 1935 TREASURER OF VIRGINIA St '!.te Commission on Conservation & Development A. B. Gathright Received o f ~ , Treasurer of Virg inia, the sum of$ 257 . 00 , in accordance with an order of the Circuit Court of the county of Rockingham of August entered on the _ 1_3_ _ day 1935__ , in the matter of the State Co mmission on Conservation and Development v _ __ _ C_a_s_s_a_n_dr _ a_L_a_w_s_o_n__A_t_k_i_n_s_____ and others, being full and complete settlement for the tract of land known in said proceeding as #- 6=8~ - - - 'i!:/!1::::~~n Conserva tion a nd Developn:ent Sign original and duplicate and return to the Treasurer of Virginia. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Breeden, RA - Dean, RO Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context burke-b-s-and-b-b.pdf Title A name given to the resource Burke, B. S. & B. B. (S. V. & B. B.) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Main Ridge (north of Spotswood Trail) Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 68 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Burke https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/f49dec6a2d720e212766c68242a13704.pdf 66a52e5d6717e6a5c4766a2aec35a8e6 PDF Text Text ROCKINGHl'..M COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #227 - · Burke, . Robert M. Number of Acres: 132 Location: Blue Ridge Mountain at Powells Gap . Entirely within the Park area. Partly in Rockingham and partly in Greene County. Roads: Three and one-half miles to Swift Run; thence four miles over Spots 1ood Trail to lkton. Soil: Deep and fertile sandy clay with very lit t le surface rock on the .cleared portion. Grazing land in Rockingham is better than Greene County portion . History of Tract and condition of timber: Most of the tract was cleared many years ago a ,, a. has been grazed 'lnd c1 1lt.:.. vuted since. 1.11 the merchant- able saw timber has been removed . Improvements: Old barn : Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 34 $5 . 00 ~170 . 00 98 45 . 00 4410 . 00 Cove: Grazing Land: 132 $4580 . 00 Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land:$ 4580 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ 100 • 00 Value of Orchard: $ 50 • 00 100 . 00 Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract : $ 3 5 • 83 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ 50 . 00 ~4700 . 00 �Claim of__""R JI/ BLJ rl<e _7._ 13cn-!cJ c7rc) .B _Burke-------- ---------------- --------In the Circuit Court oL!rf'~!i.!.?.?7!7~~:!____ ______ County, Virginia, N o._..l~?J__, At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs._..C..a..s.sand..ra...--1a.w..so1L.At.kin.~-~-t._s_l§_s3,_)}g___Qf-~_51:>J._f3._<trsi_~------------more or less, of land in __i'fq~{,:_,J~?.ftq,>J.?~----- _______ 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_!!_9~_1s_!.;?.</6-'?..7-7L ________ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to said notice. My name is_ ""R Ill BLJ Tire ---- - --- ---- - ---- ------- ---------------- ------------My post office address is ____,M_(P_G.!:cJ'iz.~y~y_;_lj~__'\tG.. ___________________________ ~_ I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about_fi.(L ____________ acres, on which there are the following , ,. t ' -"::;_ ___'t'f.1.1/2 __q{_'!Y!3J!!.?:1_</._~?.z __½l/-..k.. A...!JL ______ _ buildings and improvements=-; ---~ l?oe/r, n ihc1r11 C. ~ __ t, ,J- A _ 171 Gr--r ___ 77 _ a - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . ____ _ ____ ___ ____ _ • •. m £ / /d o7 7__________________ v·1rgmia, m1·1es f rom ___________ /D . }ocat ed a bout ____________ . }an d 1s Th1s . t of sa1. d Coun t y. · . 1 D.1st r1c . t eria Mag1s I s l o7.!~~-c.1-I-----the ____ I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above. ) 1 c> 717 ..J~ ,'n/ -o w ne7·_ w;7/, _ my .s-;.s/e-,.. v,>"f/, " we,-,·.J'h,'p ds -,Pa /lo w.s; 7?1'/1 Bl-I r lre 'i'.' L ff<- A ___ _ V- _fo I oo t,_f .Z<f_ l. Q, _ .,.. _ TBQr{.i d'r ct _ 75' B u rl(e -- /.S O W ne,· _ ~r /., c1/c777 ,. 0 . / ' S<3; c/ i ~'" ,4 - - - - - - - The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follo,w s: ~:~::-Ira:,~;:,Q~~~- 7"/ ~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~- ~~~~~~~~~ East _ .i[tv'/. FL.I nkho 4;r er ------------- - ---------------- --------------- --------West_ ::rr He. c1rc>/ - -- - -- - -- -- --- --- - ---- - --- - ------ -- ------- - --- --- - - --- --- ---- - I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year-~?.LQ___ in the following manner: ___ By r t.-o· o hc1se, ...._WJ1 I I i) I /y'/t!J 7 "7 Gr- 73Lf r l<e - I'-- L-- Q>7-:rfy.._ ~,s_111/7e nl c-;-n~ e d1 ll-on:z__ _ _ {l_ofll.17?]):J 1c:'J _ :r 734 ,-k. ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- - I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $!_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 $.KL2_Qf>...!.Q_(2 _____ . W 11/-,in t J ' >u.L- 7__ JJ. I am the owner of__~~-;_ _________ acres of land a-djoining the ..above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by the proe:_q_'._ ~_o_________ . posed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $..'.Zl:_ as to information or statements additional (In the space below should be set out any a here insert also should he practicable if and make; to desires this claim which claimant description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). Remarks ·------------- ------------ ----- ------------- -------- - - ---------------- -- --___ 7 /7e / Cl 77 d /<?ken - 1-v_y"th e- - -Pc, •,-fr A 7-eq, I$_ e7i"J,;·e l5 su -i--tc, lo /,,_ Ii, _z.,. c-l"Z-. I ~£ - --- ------/; ' ' !' /he / os:: _ , /;Sc-7 1(cf .<rrc?z..1 77 f _, __ yy_, I I v ery.._ ':jT eciT!;f__ 7cl77 cl<! Cl["' C!/77 d ___ _ CI TI cl _h!j 7-~cl s o11 " Cre d 1 e _CYns,derah -/~ l o s s eCJchyec,J r ;7, 7f.,e ~).ei·c:,)71017 --r>C',, ndu"I· ,,/ny h o n1 e /c,7--,71 Tl?..1&~-~'i!.!:----rzf-_!. f _,,!_t_{~C!.~C_f_z.!..::!!.. ______________ (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). Witness my signature (or my name and mark attached hereto) thi_s ----f~-lb_____ day . .,b:£./~lf:: 'ff.l/t£l~--- - A 2!.:.A 4? of_ __E_e_fyj___ l_'l_.J_ ___ _ _, 1930. / ~ 13. "16'-frlc~ , STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF__ _.R~_c_A!.:n'ji-r~1.:m ___ ______ , To-wit: The undersigned hereby certifies that_ __ "!f.!!.§.!:Lck e___rr-__~~ Jl.':!:r!!.~__q :1.L~r.·_1§.!;!_!§..,.£"!.·!i.._ 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, -J v th'.s~___C_b_!)\_________day of__'::"'.~_}_'l-,L__::~-~930~ ( ~ ~ --------~~ M / ij c3 / Gle-Pk m o m t, 01 Special Investigatur or Notary Public, el' Justice of the Peace: j .. , �County: District: County : District : #2 2? - Burke, \; . J . & .tlobert ti JI H #260 • " Acreose Cla ioed: Assessed: Value Clnir1ed: Loco.t i on : Rockinghan Stonew. 11 Greene Monroe Roe ki • har.1 Go • - Gr eene County Ii 146 Aaa esaod: 1200 . 00 Area: 188 Acre s . Deed : 211 Deed : 2?6? . 00 in 1909 . Blue Ridge :ountain at l'owe lls Gap • .t;ntir ly i.ithin the J:->ark a rea . .P rtly i n .dock inghao and partly in Greene County . Inounbrances 1 counter clo.iu a or l a;gs : None known . §.2.!l: Deep and fertile sandy clay 1th very little surface rock on the cleared portion . urazing und in Rockinghao is better thnn Greene County. porti on . Roads : Three and one- half o il es too\ 1ft Run: thence four oiles over Spots' ood trail to .t;lkton. -------------------------.~ Hiat or condition of tiober : since . Inr>rovenent s: - ·oat of the tra ct wo.s oany years ago and has be n grazed and cultivated Al l the oercha.nt o.ble aa1,1 ti nber lma been reooved . Old barn: Orchard : No value ... 76 apple trees valued 1&11 ··1 . 00 per tree - ·~76 . 00 . Va lue of lnnd by typea : (ttockinghan) ~ bl ope Value Acreage per a cre ·2 . 50 35 . 00 34 Grazing 98 132 Tot, 1 va l ue of land Tota l v lue of inproven'ta Total va lue of tract Average value pr a cre ~3515 . 00 76 . 00 ',3591 . 0 0 i27 . 20 (c ontinued ) 'l'oto.1 Value ~85 .oo 3430 . 00 ~3515 . 00 �Fage t ,o Va lue of l nd by tyz; eo : (<.¾reene Co . ) ·rot· 1 Vt lue £er a.ere Vnlue . 2 . 50 20 . 00 ·20 . 00 960 . 00 ·9ao .oo 56 Tot( l value- of land •••••••.••••• ••• -~9 8 0 . 00 980 . 00 Tota l v l ue of tract ••••••••••••• •• Avera e va l u e ;er a cre ............. ·17 . 50 SUMHARY Tota l vo.lue of nd Tota l value of ioproveoents . Tot 1 value of trr ct ere ge Aver g e vo.luc per acre RockinGho:c Co . Greene Co . s3515 . oo 76 . 00 ·s,ao. oo "4495 . 00 3591. 00 980 . 00 ·4571 . 00 . 56 A. 188 A. ' 27 . 20 17 . 50 A24 . 3l 132 'rot l 76 . 00 �BURlill , C. J . a.nd ROBERT -'1260 GREE:, · C01WTY :.r. ,t r:T ~ -~ . _\.RBITR TIO!T AGID:::E:.IBNTS. sub~i tted to the Governor rising in or out of Conde,-m tion Proceecl..ings pending in the Ci:rcui t court of Virginia under authority or the Shenandoal r; tion 1 pa~k Act . NLi.-t : EXCEPT..J ':CS : Bur:::e , R . ::. and B . B . ORIGIi ~ L CL Ir.,. : V creage - : Value 'i!i - n. .rnages , ::one DE PLl.CED OL TR .C'.l.1 BY PETI'l'IOr~ER 'S APPR ISERS : T \ . V U.,u.B 260 BO : rnc . •,;>980 INCIDEiITAL D Jr .oo G..:.:s None D OF APPR U: I:U' ITniBER F TI-1_CT : 260 V LUC Ol!, IBAC'f : 'l7R CT NO . 260 V_LUE )1344 . 00 Copies of this statenent re r:one tt ched to the st~.te:..1ent of Petitioner i'iled in the County in '.. :uch the major port ion of the lttnd lies and in \7hich this except nt has i'iled his statement . �\ \ \ I flied in the Clerk's Office Rockingham County, Va. BlJRK:8 , C. J . & ROBT . #227 ROCKII;G:Ei.1 ....1 com. 7. w 1 SEP f 1933 ~ ~ork I:T R.LJ • .LJIBI'11R .. 'I'I N .t;.GREE:'J.'.,IJTS submitted to the Governor arising ir1 or out of Condemnation proceedings pending in the Circuit Court of Virginia under authority of the ShencEdoeh 1.e.t ional park Act . EXCEPT.L.N'rS: Burke , R . ::. nd B . B . ORIGih ~ CLl.I -= .. crease 311 : Value plO , 000 . 00 : rnc . Damages , :$7500 VALUE PL .. CED CI TR.,.C':1 BY PETI'l'IO:iER ' S ...PPR ISERS : TR CE :.o. VALUE }3 , 591 . 00 227 BO.. i.RD OF APPR IS 1 Il\CIDErTJ.L Dl:.:'.f GES None CO.t::I0SIOIT.ERS FL.ffiilrGs : ?. .....P NUUBER OF '11R..... CT : 227 V ...LUE OF TR. CT : TRACT NO . 227 VALl'E ,,p4 , 730 . 00 201 �The greater portion of the tract belonging to these claimants lies in Rockingham County. No exception was filed in Rockingham and no statement filed in Rockingham. An exception was filed to the Greene County portion of this tract but since the bulk of the land lies in Rockingham, a statement of the acreage and values as reported by the State's appraisers and the Board of Appraisal Commissioners is submitted for the information of the Board of Arbitration. Subscribed to and verified b efore me this the t'day of 8ept ember, 1933. �J.,,. ,,; r) t:I: I\ ' l> =i • z, !! "' 0 :z STA TEI'ltENT 2 N = 0 n m n C C 0 ffl m 3. N II -4 II CO -t ::z z, ; OF ) Ralph H. Bader, p.d. OR~ < ~- . ;' -t se.N "' C. J. & ROBERT M. BURKE . "' :i ::, < Ill N - g .. X, I\ I\ oo_ - C ,_ :z ::, "I II 0 a, ,c: 1111 -4 0 ii,CO STATEMENT OF COSTS, POSTAGE, ETC.: ' �I I RALPH H . BA DER ATTORNEY AT LAW HARRISONBURG ,V! RG I NIA �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY,VIRGINIA• The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the state of Virginia, v. PETITIONER, At Law No. 1829. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, On this, the q/ -------day _.i-;. DEFEUDANTS. of ~anuary, 1934, oame Bertha B.Burke and R.M.Burke, and, on their motion, leave is given them to file their application for payment to them of the eum of $4 ,730.00, the amount of the award set out in the judgment of condemnation for Tract No. 227, and heretofore paid into court. And it appearing to the Court that Bertha B.Burke is eeised in fee simple and possessed of a¼ interesj{_in said tract of land, and that R.Y. Burke is seised and possessed of a¾ interest in fee simple therein; And it appearing to the Court that the said parties are invested with a superior or better right or claim of title in and to said tract of land No. 227 than any other person or persons, and that the record of this cause does not disclose any denial or dispute by any party or person in interest as to the title to said Tract No. 227 or to the proceeds arising from the condemnation of said Tract No. 227; And it further appearing to the Court that all taxes due on said traot No. 227 have been paid: Upon consideration whereof, it is considered and ordered by the Court that said sum of $4 ,730.00, paid into court by petitioner '. .' .~- as just compensation for Tract No. 227, be disbursed as follows: 1,182.50, 1/4 thereof, to Bertha B.Burke; and $3 ,547.50, 3/4 thereof, to R.M.Burke. And the Clerk of this Court is directed to transmit acertified copy of this order to the Treasurer of Virginia, who shall �--2--pay unto said Bertha B. Burke the said sum of $1 , 182. 50 , and to R. M. Burke the said sum of $3 , 547 . 50 , the amount of the award set out in the judgment of condemnation for Tract No . 227 , taking from the said Bertha B. Burke and R. M. Burke receipts therefor and certi fying such payments to the Clerk of this Court for appropriate entry t hereof, as required by law. Enter . ~(/l ---- -----' --------~--,,--Judge. / �The Stat0 Commission on Cons-rvation and D&velopinent of the State of Virginia , 'TS • Cdss3.r:ora. La.1 sen Atkir.s dnd Gthere iHLL OF .li_PJ':_'i. G. .bURkc.. A certified copy of ~iss Burko's Aiil is nbreto ~ttacned ~no refarence is 1rn,1.d8 to tne follc.,in,:; prevision tnoreof; "I ao oXjJr&ssl.t ti-,robJ 6 iv.$ , a-,vis:;;; .:mo bc 11 ue .... tn d.ll tne reiru.inaer of dll my personal .!-'roi-ert;.1 .:1.no r.;;al :::b"t::1.t;:; tu n• •.~. Bllrk::> c.1.no i'l:;;irs at l::1.1 tnat I mc1.y na.ve anci pos5ess a. t tne time of my O.;;c1.ti1 ." A oevise tc, "A cWCl nis hvi:-s 11 does rivt ia,port ar,.1 prasent ast3.te i n t,1e neirs , but ir,c.icati::s an absoluta ia..;w.to ir; A . 'lne us-:; of tn::: .,<.,ro "ncirs" :::..s c:.. ,,ore of li1nit..1.tion i::, ::,till a fr0,1ucnt occurren-;e , altno'-<t:,h ur,oer tne st..:ltute, it is no long.er a necessc.1.ry ;Yo ro. l ,-io.rriso.-, on v ills, Sec . 201. In the construction of ..:lll ,ritter. instrumer,ts tcchnic:.1.l voros are presun1ec. to be usad in th6ir tectinic::1.l sonse unless tns contru.ry plair.ly appears . King vs . Johnscr, 117 Va . 49 . There is nothin!s ir• ..!.iss Burke ' s .,ill to inoic.:1ta th,.. t she used ths .vo ros "and heirs at lci..i" ir. ct~sr ti1ar: t;1;;, technical sense . Sv.cil being the case trte c:sta ta devised by her to R. ,.f . Burks is a fee simple . �~ B. llo Page 1770 I , M:ary G. Burke , of Penn Laird , Rockingham County , Virginia , being of sound mind and disposing memory , do make this as and for my last wi.11 and testament , hereby revoking any and all wills by me at any time heretofore made . I hereby direct my executor to pay all my just debts of FIRST : every kind and nature , including expenses incident to my last sickness , death and burial , along with a suitable monument , rrtarking my last resting-place . I do expressly hereby give , devise , and bequeath all SZCOND : the remainder of all my personal property and real estate to R. M. Burke and heirs at law that I may have and possess at the time of my death . I hereby appoint R. M. Burke executor of this my last will and testament and of whom no bond shall be required in administration . IN WITNESS W1-IEREOF , I have hereunto writte n my name this the 27th day of August , 1927 0 Mary G. Burke The said testator , i~ary G. Burke, of' Penn Laird , Rockingham county , Virginia , signed this instrument as and for her last will in our presence . And we , at her request and in her presence and in the presence of each other have signed our names as s ubscribing witnesses . A. s. Kemper P . B. F . Good In the Clerk ' s Office of the Circuit Court of Rockingham. Crunty , June 9 , 1928 0 A writing purporting to be the last will and testament of Mary G. Burke , deceased , was this day presented in the office z21 �• • 2o aforesaid, and said writing being fully proved by the oaths of Ao S . Kemper and P. Bo F . Good , the subscribing witnesses thereto , and the tax on same having been paid on an estate estimated at $3600 000, said writing is admitted to record as the true le.st wlll and testament of t:ary G. Burke , deceased o And thereupon , R . I,~. Burke, the Executor named in said will, appeared in said office, and entered into and acknowledged a bond in the penalty of Five Thousand Dollars , ($5 , 000 . 00), conditioned and payable as the law directs , and 1 : thout surety as requested in said will , and the said Executor . having taken the oath nrescribed by law, certificate is granted him for obtaining a probat of said vJi..11 in due form o Atteste:_~J~o~R_o_b_e_r_t_s~w_1·_~_vz_e_r_ _ , Clerko A COPY o �.. ,J I ,. TIL, CI CUI T COURT OF ROC ,.INGlL .,: CC'UNTY , VIRGHTL~. The St te Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virgini , v. PETITI ONER , t Law No . 1829 . seandra Lawson tki ns nd others , Come no -rv the undersigned, R • •, . "&lr1ce , Bertha Gilbert 11 • .Burke, o. ._J • vis R.Burce , R. Benton Burke, Leon Bu!'ke , . 3urke , Mary BU.rke, and Virginia E. Bu.rke , and show · to the Court : That a judgment in rem has heretofore been entered in this proceeding condemning to the use of the petitioner the fee simple estate in the tract of land Yo . 227 and described in the report of the Board of ppraisal Commissioners appointed herein, and shown , numbered , and delineated on the County Ownership lap filed therewith, upon payment into the custody of the Court of the sum set out in the said judgment a ~ constituting the award therefor, as fo l lo1s : ward on Tract ro . 227 , - - - -- ---- - - --- - - -- -- ·,4 , 7 .30. 00 . That , by deed dated September . 18 , 1909 , recorded in the Cler:c ' s Offic e of this Co11rt in D.B . No . 87 , Page 78 , : > . F. Powell conveyed a tract of land lying partly in .,ockingham County and part ly in Greene Co11nty to the undersigned •. ' . 3Url::e and his mother , ,, _;;. Burke , jointly, the part of the said land in Hoc:cingham County beine the said Tract o. 227 condemned herein. That the said G. J . 32.rke departed this life , intestate , in or about the year 1912 , and her one - hal f i nterest in said trot of land descended to her following sons und da ghters , her onl at l ai'i : and R• .• Bu.rJ.re , F . F. Office n• iT . SurJrn , M ry G. Burke , • .., rJ.:e . erth ,..,, r 1::e , v . R. Bur1'" , heirs ~~, :!) • by deed dated H 30 , 1912 , re corded ins id Clerk ' s ..,. ~¥ . 96 , at Page 176 , n . rr.. BUrl:::e and F. F. Burke , their �--2--wives uniting , conveyed a 1/6 interest ins id tract of land to c . H. Burke, S. 7. BU.rke, Eary G. nurJce, and Bertha B.Burke. That, by deed dated December 20 , 1916 , recorded ins .id Clerk's Office in D. 3 . 100 , Pa_::;e 22 , tt.e said . H. riJce , his wife uniting, conveyed his interest in said tract of land to the under signed R. l~. 3urke . That , by c1eed dated February 28 , 1929 , recorded ir. said Clerkts Office in D. '1 . No . 14.3, Paee 279 , s . V."lur . .ce, single , conveyed her interest in said tract of land to the undersigned Bertha B. Burke . That, by her last will and testament, probated June 9 , 1928 , and recorded in said Cler3..:'s Office in lill ooJ<: I.o. 11, Paee 177, the said l,7ary G. Burke devised her intereet in said tract of le.nd to the undersigned R.1..• ~urke with remainder to his heirs at law. That the heirs at l aw of the undersigned R.Y. Bu.:k~) Ji~ h tJ 5 5 sons and daughters, the undersigned Gilbert 1:. r.urke , AVis R.BurJ:e, R. Benton Burke , Leon _... 3urke , .1:. ary o. Burke , and VirginiL.. B. BU.rke . That the ownership of the said tract of land is now vested in the undersigned and in the following roportions : R. f. 1U!'ke 5/8, Bertha B. Burke. 2/8, R.1 . :surke a life estate in 1/8, and rem inder to Gi 1 bert Yary o. r . 3urke , • vis R. 3urke, R. 3enton Burke, Leon • Bur Jee, urke, and Virginia B.Burke. Gilbert That the undersienea _/ 1. • -surke, .t1.Vis R• ....,urke, R. 13enton Burke , Leon • Burke, fary o. )urJrn , und Virginia B. Burke do hereby assign and transfer their interest by remainder to the said R.F. Burke , and request that their said interest be paid to him. That the petitioner has paid into the custody of the Court the sum set out in s id judgment as constituting theavard for the fee simple estate in said tract of land. That no other person or persons than the undersigned are entitled to share in the distri - �---3-bution of the said award . That all taxes assessed against the said tract of land have been puid , as is shown by certificates of the Treasurer of Rockin~ham County and the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Rockingham County , Virginia, filed herewith. Jlerefore , the undersigned pray that they may be made part i es herein , and be llowed to file their petition in these pro- That the award of rorty- seven Hundred and Thirty oll ars { 4 , '7.30 . 00) for said Tract !To. 227 be disbursed as follows : Eleven ceedings . nared and Eighty- two Dollars and Fifty Cents (}l , 182 . 50), one fourth thereof , to the undersigned Bertha B. "9Urke , a.nd Thirty- five Hundred and Forty- seven Dollars and Fifty Cents ( ;3 , 547 . 50 , three fourths thereof , to the undersigned R.V . 1ilrke. That your petitioners may have such other and further relief c;; s tho nature of the case may req_uire . State of irginia , County of Rockingham , to - wit : This day R. l'. lurlce , Gilbert 1!. urke , .a.vis R. Burke , .1. 3enton Bur .. e , Leon .... -gurke , l;ary o. 13urke , and 7irginia B. Burke , personally ... �--4-- 0 a, ~ , appeared before me , a Notary ,blic in and for the Count_y_ a_f_o_r_e_s..:..a_i.....d--,i---n _t_ Te_ e+ -ss_t_a-te_ - o_f.,.__lirginia , and , being f ir st duly sworn, depose and say that they are petitioners in the said matter ; that they are acquainted with the f a cts herein set forth , and that the said facts are true and correct , to the best of their knowledge and velief . Given under my hand this - I~ - ---day of January , 1934. state of New Tersey , ~ ;:J,:.:::::!:.:::!;::::~~~ '#-,..:::.::~ ~ ~ -- ' the County a Notary Public in and for st~te of New Jersey , do certify that Bertha ~- Burke personall y appeared before me , and , being first duly sworn, deposes and say that she is one of the petitioners in the s~id matter ; that she is acquainted with the facts herein set forth, and that t he s a.id facts are true and c or rec t , to the best of her knowledge and belief. Given under my hand and Notarial seal this I l 7 ¼ y of January , 1934. 22~ �To whom it r.-:ay c':>:cerr. : 'fr.is is tc. certify that the ta:xes fo.r ·c!,~ year 1°33 en the t r act of mountair land containi rg 1 46 a c res , situated in Storevall District , Rcckir.gha:n Count:· , Virgi!"ia , 3-r.d aceeessec in t'rie rames of R. 'L ~l:,· 1·<: c.1-c' F . P . fo r ke httve bee.r paid . Giver. undsr my hanf "'0 ''lhc.rr it may cor,cern : Tl1is :.e to certify tna.-c s. cw ci.!1_' th& records :.r: rr.y of+-ice do r.ot 61:;linquent t.:..xes against the trlict of wOuY1tair1 lar,ct assessed ln J-"c,r,F-\'mll DJ..atrbt , -.0~kjrilian Covnty , Vi:(..,ir,ia , as 146 acres, in the ,amd::: of F. . and? . E. B~rke , Civen urcer ns:,- har.d this L/- day of ,farn1c1ry, 1?'~4 . fc. Bi..rke �ornmmnuwtalt~ nf ltfirgiuta TREASURE R'S OFFICE RICHMON D , VA , JOHN M. PURCELL January 29 1 1934 TREASURER OF V IRGI NIA This is to certify that I, J.M. Purcell, Treasur er of Virginia have this 29 day of January with an order of the circuit court of dated 1/26/34 in accordan ce Rockingh am County in the cause of the State Commiss ion on Conserv ation and Developm ent of the State of Virginia vs. Cassandr a L-a~w~s~a~n~- - - - - - - - - - - :paidto __R. M. Burk $ 3,547 .5_Q ____ being in full settleme nt of tract #---22-7 in the above me nti on ed cause. �Q!nmmnttwtalt11 nf lllirgiuta TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA. 9-19 JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA R. M. Burke Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia, the sum of ~ , 547 . 50 , in accordance with an order of the Circuit Court of the county of Rock ingham of Jan. entered on the ___2_6_thd.ay 1 93__!_ , in the matter of the State Commission on Conservation and Development v _ __ __C_a_s_s_a_n_d_r_a_L_a_w~s_o_n_A_4~k~i=n=s___ and others, being full and complete settlement for the tract of land k nown in said proceeding as #__2_2_7_ __ Sign original and duplicate and return to the Treasurer of Virginia. �- .. .., <trommnnmtalt4 nf 111irgiuta TREASURER'S OFFICE R I CHMOND, VA , January 29, 1934 JOHN M. P U RC ELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA This is to certify that I, J . M. Pu r cell, Treasurer of Virginia have this 29 day of January with an order of the circuit court of dated 1/26/34 in accordance Rockingham County in the cause of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia vs. ______C~a_s_s_a_~ n d=r_a~ L~a~w ~s~o~n~~A~t=k=i=n=s~ - - -- - - - - - :p aid t o_~ertha B . Burke $_1__;_ ,1_8_2_ . _5 _0_ _ _ being in full settlement of tract #-22..7 in the above mentioned cause. �Qtnmmnuwralt11 nf lilirgiuta TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA . JOHN M, PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA Bertha B. Burke Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia, the sum of $ 1,182 . 50 , in accordance with an order of the Circuit Court of the county of Rockingham entered on the 26th day J_a_n_ _ l93_!_ , in the matter of the State of _ _ Commi s sion on Conservati on and Development v _ __ an d oth ers , being s ~ C~a=s~s~a=n_d_r~a~ L_a_w_s_o_n_A<t~k_i_n______ full and complete settlement for the tract of land known in said proceeding as #_2_2_7_ _ __ I I I I I I I I I I I I I Sign origi na l a nd dupl i cat e a n d r e t urn to t h e Tre as u r e r of Virginia . � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Breeden, RA - Dean, RO Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context burke-robert-m-and-c-j.pdf Title A name given to the resource Burke, Robert M. (C. J. & Robert) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Blue Ridge Mountain at Powells Gap Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 227 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Burke https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/7c4939ea9eb104fe233adf2662f07586.pdf b8458d04f1fa78dfdedbdec13208331e PDF Text Text CLAIMANT NAMEOF/l~ #173 - Burke , Robt . M. etc . Number of Acres: 100 . Location: Hawksbill Creek and is entirely within the park area . , Roads: 9 miles to Elkton over 5 miles of county road and 4 mi Le s over Spotswood Trail . · Soil: Clay loam of good depth and fertility . History of Tract and condition of timber: being removed from this tract . Timber : The saw timber has been and is now Fuelwood, 200 cords . Improvements: D\!ELLING : Log , 2 2x25 ' , 4 rooms , porch 6x22 1 , metal roof , stone flues, very poor condition, abandoned . Pillar foundation . BARN : Log, 32x36xl2 1 , shingle roof , poor condition . MEAT HaJSE : Log , 10xllx8 1 , shingle roof , poor condition . 8xl0x7 1 , shingle roof , poor condition . HEN.HOUSE : Frame , Acreage and value of types: Types Value per acre Acreage Total Value Ridge: Slope:-- 31 @ $5 . 00 $155 . 00 32 @ 35 . 00 1120 . 00 37 @ 35 . 00 1295 . 00 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land:-- --·--- $2570 . 00 Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 2570 . 00 150 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ 150 . 90 Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals : $ 50 . -00 ---- Value of Fruit: $ 50 • QO $2770 . 00 Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ 27 • 7 0 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ - ~ --- ~ None • !__CLERK �aunty: 0 1 triot: _____. ................. }173 - 1 ed 10 " bil er 1 . • 011: o. oo 1 In h d l 0 A• o.oo rt n on • t rtil • r. (l t 50 -- • • n 100 • .10 roh xz2•. et 1 r or, do , i llar r 60.00 1 1 ro bz t - 15.00 5 .00 -> . 00 ty;p ..:.: e s nt ----- --- ----- 1b �'L rl7.3 - obert I . et - 1 County : Rockingham District : Stonewall N .uydia a:1--;on G. .Lo .. 7 ~ .i • ; • l,. co::.0 · n Slo_p3 - Grazing fillable Sc:.i.le - l'' 20 ch ins . 7&ncey � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Breeden, RA - Dean, RO Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context burke-robert-m-etc.pdf Title A name given to the resource Burke, Robert M. etc. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Hawksbill Creek Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 173 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Burke https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/db25060e287e49b40eee45cb05c90d51.pdf e4e86ce5f9e6a4e89c8f0d9699a9ea87 PDF Text Text • NAME OF CLAIMANT t!-281 - Burrows , "'ink Number of Acres: 31 Location: :i_,Jh.: R1n . Roads: ]our and o'1e- ·nlf r1i.les vi .... _.._irt ro~. t:, ne:.1r3st sl1i)__Ji:1c poi 1t . Soil: Slo)e t,rne to _-ort faJ ... ,ub l ic , 1 ' - ' sand:r l oam , moderate slop s . History of Tract and condition of timber: .... 11 t::e .nero:ic.:.nt:::.olv saH °'ui;'b .,... !1 ... s ':'3::'1 rj ov,~c :'r). t:is tr:....ct . 1r1e ren~.ir:int'." f..t...1.nc o_ sm-..:.11 'ard "'lods hJ.v.J ')een prc..cticL..ll~y , 11 killed b· recen-:; ,l sever, "burn . Improvements: :~one . Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value ~idge: Slope: '31 ,,,.; . 0 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 10 !:5 • "" J· l. o tc l Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ ::i . 00 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ .fone . . 10 5 .. OO �• _~t,£~~ L ~LJt J:": ______ I I Claim oL_ (l _cu---d ,t~ _~-----~----------------------In the Circuit Court oL __ County, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law. The State Commission on Conservat10n and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. _____ jJ f ~ fA& ____ J ,A ---------------------------------------------- more or less, of land in _____ ~~~L,-k..:'::' ________ 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 o id petit' on and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court oL ______ L_______ _________ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said pe ion and to said notice. My name isU~_-o4_-llu,_~_J) ~ 1(tl)/;T~ __ ~<-R___~ My post office a~dress is ____f _ ~ __ '{_~_<i_: __ ~-~-------------------I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about_ ____ acres, on which there are the following J..:._f-. ______ buildings and improvements=------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------~------------------------------------------- -------------------------- · _-----------------------=t° -------------------------------- q_!t_~--~---- This l~d is J.q_s,ated abo~1t__~---~---~-mil~s ~rom ___ Virginia, in the~~---Mag1sterial D1str1ct of said County. ) , I claim the following rlght, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel o-f 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.) ~ _ , ~ ~ dJ,1.-~~r~-~-4-}~ ------- ~ ~ , 5 ~-~-1 J.11-T~.e -!¼_ /.kJ.1;:f. lfN ~T~ ~ _ 1ML~_ (Ji,f_j},.y .J~ce-r_ ~ ~ - l,i_u./~--------The land owners adJacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows: :::: :j)~-:::::::::::::::::~::::::::::::::::::::: ::::::::::::::::::::: :: ~ !~:t -l ~ ----------------------------------------------------------------_Lf.2._f-_in foll= m~r=_~ -- I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year -----------D--<----- ____ l) the _JB----~~---o-,.-d--~---- _[3, ___ ----r---------------------------------------------------- I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements there~ on is $___ j_l!J)__-:.-:_ _____ . I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $ _____ l..([L~----· I am the owner of_ _______________ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park area, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $------------------· (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practi cable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). 1 Remarks:-------------------------------------------------------------------------- :::::::::::~~ ~t-/-dl,.,:~ ~__:::::::::::::--:::::::: (t (C on t·mue remar · k s 1'f necessary on th e b a ck) . -------------------------------------------0 Witness my signature _(or my (1~-nd m ~ t t a c ~ ~ r e t h - ~ a y 11~a.-:-$--l}l-~:_--q~·--1J.~--- oLv:~--------, 193['__ . STirrE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF ___________ z--#:-~------, To- i - '-on-,~ The undersigned hereby certifies t h a t 1 . _ { J _ ~ . . 3 - - - _ -~-----------the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath hat the matters and things appearing in his abov? answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, this _____ d_~--------day of~--------, 193,l!L ~ ,_ /r.::'.: ______ '•-------- 8krlc of the Coart, or pecial Investigator or Not~r~ Pnblie, or Jlu;tfoe of the Pea~e. �THOS. R. NELSON ATTORNEY-AT- LAW ECHOLS BLDG. STAUNTON , VA . ,.. ,- ,_J' : --:87 . J"JT.c F. . C itescarvr:-, :Csq., Att:>r.1ey "''t 111, , Co crt ~ouse Bui . . d.iu, , Sa"'e1, Vir_;i.nir. JE,n:..• Si.:: : 1.:r . 0"rter ".i, I }11=:ive fin""" ::.y beel: ab:e to eBti"t -:·11:~ costs t-iat 1. i l . . be necessary ::''Jr your client , .:r . J . A. F ink, t.o pay before a deed C"n be 1ade to him f-:,r tl.e Burr0 s t:rflct . '.:'·h-:. ite1ized. E:-t; 0 te 1icnt is ris f'1llov.s :. c tioneer ,:...vt-rtis.1.ng Deed &n~ acknowled ·J nts Co . issions . 'J.r. sa::.e P:: :> rri ta sh" re :,f costs in t 11£ E' it, .i'lk ir.L Th ~rt Er ':'o t it . .... ~ r Sf i 1 7.50 c. to-+;·::. of ( c1sts itcJ ir ex 1~in~c rs f'Jllo, ~: :..c(;r:..:r:o "cco· .. tf·.:: 00 •.:.1., .1.r.to ;f 1,' T1"1r:.t .... Ill )t.1 :r 1 ;:i:dk, ':. ~S ":>f' C 0 ~ r( . . nc .1_. r JU:t c:Jl e,. .. 'J'.U: t L •• . . L J 8 . !30 100 . 00 .:.r. \, i1 .icL o·r. "..)e ..,n'~C.L ~ )St8 of "'li Jo:n: A. X • -::: so ,r io= uO '"'l l.;(;tf of e . . e"":al V" 1 leS of t .. e rE., t.'tS r ..,r.. or-:,.,. rties . TLE c > ct 11 e ::ul13c. t:1~t tl.e costs of s it r:l ro "Yl.-.teL, OV(.:.!' t . 1.r~riOUS :1£1 S c.riSi.&.J. frOu tl1 tlt c..if::c::::-er.t o srtiee . ...t:: . c·-:::ter '"l I •. ··.,e n ,..,. _e t, o d-:.t to esti .1 ,,c t.rn _ ount o·: v • t..Be co ts -1_; e"ch f--,1 ::.:.::. 8 :.::.· L e :o~, so ~ at "I w :..elit.Y it ,: ~1::. 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I - f 2-' f ~ /Cit.--J- // f rZ 3 I _f '-/ '{ ' z~ 6 7 J ~ - �J ' Location: 260 . 00 " Value Claimed: !,eek nun . D d 20 ase;..--ise crea.ae Claimed: County: Rockingham District: ~to~ewall " G Pid·o 21 1000.00 tor l00A 1 18 Entir ly Within the :,ar k area. ! nc ·. -rcnces, counter clai.11" or le .s: ~andy loam. None known Soil : Slope type . ' oderete slopes • .o ds : 4 1/2 miles via ·1rt road to Port Republic, the nearest shipni ng point. l the merohsnt be saw ti~ber h t t iI,, oer: Hi tory been removed fro t s trnct. have ~een practically Improvements: -..,he l killed by cro Tctal va 1.1.e !.. . 00 • 63.00 VF.uue Aero, e Slope 2l Tot~l vol e of lr.nu To l Vnl.\lC verage valu tana ot snml.l hardwood burn. recent sev1,r .,one clue of l"nd by tyPes: !w. imaining of tr ct uer ere :l)O,r 63.00 63 . 00 ~.oo �#ZBl _ Bu~ 1;-,s & Fink • County : Rockingha.r1 District : Stone~~ll -N Thos . VI LEGElill Slope 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 Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Breeden, RA - Dean, RO Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context burrows-and-fink.pdf Title A name given to the resource Burrows & Fink Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Neck Run Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 281 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Burrows Fink https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/fb5e9af6a4c4d490028120467964b1d7.pdf f8b62ae36a1a1729b8c8d18511a8999f PDF Text Text NAME OF CLAIMANT rr2....,1c; - Burrows , .n . :r. Number of Acres: 41 Location: ee, Run . Roads: t~3 Soil: ..:.ntirely ,i thin the R"rk area . Three und one- 1 . . l~ :nile s viu C.i rt ro--d to Port Republ.:. c , e~rest shipping oint . ....i~nd:- loam , slope moderute slopes . t: pe of . : . t'1i depth --lH. ferti. i ~,, , History of Tract and condition of timber: I' 'e saw tinber has b 'en rer.1 iVed frc.,,.. t 1"i..:; ~r ,c-:. ::::ev ~r:. 1 r-j r.::., -....'"'·o . _:1e rem2L1inf st- nd consists o~ s~ull oa~s ~nd yello1 ,1ne, h~s been bu- PC over repeutedly . ~; , ut three cords fuel 1ood per ~ere on 44 ucres . 132 cords wood. Improvements: 'T ... 0ne . Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 44 .,,.5 . 00 -~ . 00 ,?220 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 220 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ : • 00 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: _otc.l :220. 00 �RSPORT ON THE ACREAGE of the A. J . BURRO~S TR.aCT #284 Tr~ nt #284 is the residue of a so called 100 acre tract which Mr . Burrows purchased from R. V. Lancaster, Jr . ~ computation of the acreage of this tract from the calls in the deed gives 123 acres instead of the 100 acre s called for . From this tract Mr . Burrows sold the following parcels : To Henry Egger 23 acres To Kelley Reed 20 acres To D. ~ . Clark 18 acres To T. E. Heisley (about) 18 acres Total •••• 79 acres . This 79 acre s subtracted from the 123 acres, the actual area of the original tract, leaves belonging to ./,. . J . Burrows . report . 44 acres This is covered by the State ' s ~ SJ /~ Chief Engineer, Park Service . �•- Claim of___________ A. _.I.._ Burrows -------------------------------------------------In the Circuit Court oL_..liQ.o_kiti£b{lJ]l ___________ County, Virginia, No, ________ , At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs, ___ ____ .Atk1 n a _____________________________________ -______ ----------------- more or less, of land in __ ...l:iO.akingham _____ _______ 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 ________~9_G..:tW..Etl~----- County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to said notice. My name is ____ A._~•- Bu.rro.ws _____________________________________________ _ 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____ _fi:ft¥ _______ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements: ___________________________________________________________ _ This land is located about_ ___ !_ ______ miles from ______ __ __~~~! __________ Virginia, in the __S.t9A~:W-~ll__ _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.) --:~fh~;;!e:,11~~v~~e!. f;~u:~e.:;interest_ ti tle_. __the _other_one- ______ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows: North __ __ _______ ___ _____________________________ _____________________________ ___ ___ South _____ __ ___ ___ ___ ___ __ _______ __ ______________ ______________ ____ ____ ___ _______ __ East ______________________________ ________________________ _____ _______ ___ ____ ____ __ West______________________________________________________________________________ _ _J. acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year __________ in the \afollowing manner: .) J ~ IJ Q I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $____ }:!Q~9_._qQ_. I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $__ !>.9_q_!.9_q_ ______ , I am the owner of ______ __ ___ ____ _acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $------------------· (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). Remarks· -------------- --------- --- ----- - - - - ----- --------------------------- ------- --------'=t.-------CI7l.5.:------------------------------------------------ hF----~ -- ' _____/ _""}· Ci_ _-g__• ~ - ~ MU.. - ;,..._ - - ~ - ()._,._.j -'f----------- -- __ !/.1. ~~ -~----------~ -~ ----------------- --------------------------------------------- ------- -- ----------- (Continue remarks if necessary on t};f back). ~r oL W i ~ : ~ ~ r1~ 3 my name and :•r ~l~~~?~~1: ~ 1 ____________________ To-wit. _.8_-__~~13-£----1- ~ -trr.v'The undersigned hereby certifies that_ __~ . .fJ STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF_____ -a-- - the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that: ihtiliatters an_d things appear-& in his above answ~e true to the best of his knowledge and belief, th1s___________ day oL--- ~ -----~ f , . l ____ -E, _ . (;-- ~p~ Ctetk 6f:1Ii0-~er.: Notary Public, ewe-.hts-tiee-e,f thefeae-e. �.- - - -- - --- - - L aLu..,~ ~ ~! ~- ~~ --- -- --- -/?f t_ ~ , - - - - - - - - - - -·-------- - - - - - - - - ~ ., ~ftt ~ - ~ - f-~-'-_, ____ County, Virginia, ND---------,- At Law. The State Com~issj?n on Conserv~tion and Development of the State of Virginia, Petivs, _____________________________________________________________________________ _ . ~ 11A. d ~$ t 1oner, ~~a:~e ~ireu~ ----------------------- ---V~7- ~------------------------------------------- more or less, of land in_Z~~0----------------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 f i ~ f ~aid peti_tion and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court o L _ ~ ~ - - ~ - - - County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said idetition and to said notice. ,,:Z_.C:::,,_~--------~ ----------------------- My name is _____ My post office address ~ ___ ""?/4 __M._ ____ ---~~~--<f.6.[:./)-4_.fB.:_ I claim a right, title, estate or interest i_n J tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about_ __ ~__'t: ________ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements: _________________ __________________________________________ _ --------------------------L . : . . , . . . . . ~------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------..0------------------------------ q_.!:!:.~-------Virginia, in This la~ is lo~~ted abo~t_-~ __J_:--~-miles ~rom _____ the __.[F-.~___ Mag1sterial D1str1ct of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above.) :::::::~~i~-:~:~~:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows: North _______ _____________ __ __ ________ _________ ________ _____ ____ __ ______ ___________ _ South ______ ____ __ ____ _______ _____ __ _____ ______ ___ _____ ____ ____ _____ ____ ____ _____ ___ East ______________________________________________________________________________ _ West______________________________________________________________________________ _ I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year __ ________ in the <$~n~ ~ ,_j)_f~ · _Jjs, £/JO --------------- --------------- --I claim, t_pat t~ 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 intfil'est, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $---~~ ----=--· I am the owner of ____ __ __________ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $--- ---------------· (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). i'--£ _ ___ ----------------------------------------------------------f'~-----~.,;~lJJ ___tJ_;_~-- 1ro. f-Z ------------------Remark~VA~-tt.J.;z.; _(1"' .tU. __ ~ - - - , - - - - --------------- -------------------------------------------------- -------------------- --------------- ----------------------------- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). Witness my signature (or ~ ame and mark atta~hed he~) this __ ____2f_ _____ day ---------~-=-fe:_!12~Fo~- oL_J l r - ~r- -----, 19~ STAit OF VI:tiGINIA, COUNTY OF ______ 1 ---,---,--.-#_---r-'_ T o - ·~ c:1--~ t : The undersigned hereby certifies that_ __ ..,.7-::.....L'J~ _______ _ the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that t e matters an_d things appearing in his ,. abovr ~~w_:r are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, "9 th1s___A'k.~-------day o ~ J a , ____ - -, l934'.. ~ , :::lf(,fi4_,,_,________ _ €Jerk of the Oomti; or~"f:i~~estigator or No~uFy Public, or J1.:1stiee of the Peace , )I �t I County: RockinghCJll District: 3tonewall 1284 - Acreage Claimed: A . ;r . Burrows Assessed ( not assessed) n Value Claimed: Location: Deep Bun. De ed 88-f3· Residue 'll, 3500 . 00 for 549½ o.ores Entirely within the Fark area . Incumbrances , counter claimo or laps: This is the residue of the larger tract of 54'J-fr ac1·es o ned by • J . Burrows which has been subdivided into several small tracts . Soil: Roads: .. ndy loam, slope typeof a thin depth and fertility , modera to slopes . 3½ miles via dirt road to Fort nepublic, the nearest ohipping point . History of vract and condition oj timber: The saw timber hns boen removvd from this tract several years ago . The rern.aining stand consists of small oaks and yellow pine , has been over repee. tedly. About 3 eds . fuel \mod per acre on i..;4acrco. 132 Cords.wood @ 50¢ per ed . ------- ----------- 66 . 00 Im:1rovemen ts: Value Type Slope or lfone . land bX typos: Aoreae,e 44 Total lue of traot Total luo of improvements Total v~.lue of timber Tot 1 value of tract Average value per acre Value per acre ·3 . 00 Total Value JI32. oo 'iil:32 . 00 66 .,00 198. 00 4 . 50 3'!t; �~ ,J 23'1 - ...,, • J • urro11s . o.inty : • o c :in h .. ,:m District : f:tone.rall N . s ..~ei sley L. R. D:.rncuster ul.ope ...,c· le - 11 = 2G c.1 in::, � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Breeden, RA - Dean, RO Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context burrows-a-j.pdf Title A name given to the resource Burrows, A. J. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Deep Run Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 284 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Burrows