215 20 4487 https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/160ead67de0488e5e38fabea0edf5fdc.pdf 4b66188cbb6dc05718e9b0f1588a4e2f PDF Text Text R0CK!IrGHJJ: C00N'I' Y NAME OF CLAIMANT J240 - Herring , ~llie 38 Number of Acres: Location: Hawksbill Creek , ne a r Simmons Gni) , and is entirely u ith:n the Park area . NarE : Roads: Soil: This tract was found . -as completely surveyed and this acreage ~leven miles to Elkton over seven niles of county ro~d and four miles over Spotswood Trail . Sandy loam. History of Tract and condition of timber: mhere is no sau timber on the Hooded area and ubout half of the grazing land is badly growing up t o brush . Improvements: (See reverse side for Improvement information) Acreage and value of types: Types Total Value Acreage Value per acre 5 ,r5 . 00 25 . 00 14 25 . 00 350 . 00 19 35 . 00 665 . 00 ,,;1040 . 00 Ridge: Slope: Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: 38 Orchard: Minerals: ValueofLand: $ 1040 . 00 104,3 . 00 Valueoflmprove ments: $ 1045 . 00 Value of Orchard: $150 . 0 0 150 . 00 Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ . 50 . 00 ii?2285 . 00 Value of Wood: $ 50 . 00 Value per acre for tract: $6() / J Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ Hu .1. ...:; • ~ ~ CLE.i.K. Yi ~ -/J(fi ~ --'"'-''---=---.. . .- - --~u----~--- ------ �IMPROVJJ·; 1 NTS : nwellin& : _rame , 14xl6', 4 rooms , porch Gxl4' , met&l roof , stone flues, 1 ~ story, fuir condi t; ion~ occup'ed .by 0'. 1ner , solid foundati on . Barn: Log a nd frame, 14xl6xl 2', metal roof , with sheds, fair conditio n. GRn.N:.RY : Fr m e, 16xl6x l2', met a l roof, f a ir conditio n. Leat house: Fra•1e, 8xl0xl0 ' , metal roof, fair conditio n . Old stable : Log , 12xl2xl0 ', shing le roof, poor conditio n . REPORr ON ':'HE .t1.CR GE of the ELLIE HERRING TRI~CT #240 . There is no descrip tion of this tract, by bearings and distance s, on record . The deed calls for 45 acres . However , we made a complete field survey of t his tract, a nd from this survey I compute the area of this tract to be 38 a cres . The state report calls for 36 a cres. ~ . / o.fn~ Chief Enginee r, P'<lrk service. �oun : ck1W\l_~-- Di tri~t: Stone 1me4: d 45 ed: o. ff ' .. r 0 p d ls ct nd 1 V f1 r tc. ' n y d 0 oil: .. d: • 1 hi nd • • to ov r t O t l s of o unty ro d ti b r d 1 b oro , lpi d b 1th roo r, · t 1 r co , it1 r o , r tr n le . rol)r , p r u0¢ ---- re n r ......... ____ ._ ............ 50. 0 730.00 770.00 ............ 1ti5b.o6 - 43.0 l xl4•, · ()0 t l roo , 19 1 ... n t 1 o. vo 100.00 - �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROC KI NGHAM COUNTY , VIRGINIA ihe State Commis s ion on Conse rvatio n and Develo pment of the State of Virgin ia vs . Cassan dra Lawso n Atkins and others On this, the ~ -day ....:::.- of~ 934, came Ellie Herrin g, and on her motio n, l eave is g iven her to file her petiti on and it a ppear ing to the Court that $2285 . 00 is the amoun t of the award set out in the judgm ent of condemnation for Tract No . 240, hereto fore \ paid into the Court; and it appea ring from the repor t of the Board of Appra isal Comm issione rs hereto fore filed in this cause and in the petiti on for judgm ent and condem nation hereto fore filed herein that in the opinio n of petiti oner the said Ellie Herrin g is invest ed with a super ior or better right or claim of title in and to said Tract No . 240; and that the record of this cause does not show any denia l or dispu te by any party or person s in intere st as to the said tract or to the procee ds arisin g from the condem nation thereo f; and it furthe r a ppeari ng to the Court that all taxes due or taxab le upon said Tract No . 240 have been paid; Upon Consi derati on Where of, it is adjudg ed and ordere d by the Court that t h e said sum of $2285 . 00 paid into Court as just compe nsatio n for said 'l ract No . 240, be paid to s a id. Ellie Herrin g, and the Glerk of this Gour t is direct ed to transm it a certif ied 1 co py of this order to the Trea surer of Virgi nia, who shall pay unto the said Ellie Herrin g the said sum of $2285 . 00, t h e amoun t of award set out in the judgm ent of condem nation of said. tract of land, taking from said Ellie Herrin g a receip t theref or, and certif ying such payme nt to the Clerk of thi s Court for a pprop riate entry thereo as re i uired by law . Enter : /;ft,V)1 Jua_ge f �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNrry , VIRGINIA. State Commission onConservation and evelopment of the State of Virginia Petitioner vs . Cassandra Lawson Atkins, and others Respondent s The petitioner, the 0tate Commi ssion on Conservation and evelopment of the 3tate of Virg inia, on the ---day of .Jecembe r , 1933, having paid into Court the sum of <tP2285 . 00, the amount of award set out in the judgment of condemnation for tract Mo . 240 , the unclersiened, Ellie Herring, hereby applies to the Court, or to the Jud 0 e thereof in vacation, for an order of judgment for the distribution of said sum of ~2285 . 00 to the said Ellie Herring , on the ground that it appears from the report of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners, 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 . 240 , and, ther efore , to the proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof, and is entitled to receive the proceeds arising from the exapnropriation of said Tract No . 240 . That the said ~llie Herring, your p etitioner, is the sole owner of raid tract or parcel of land, situate on the western slope of the Blue Ridge Mountains i n the eastern part of Stonewall . District , hockingham 0ounty , Virginia , which land she acQuired from N. C. Herring, by deed dated December 1 , 1926 , which deed is duly of record in the Clerk ' s Office of said County in Deed Book No . 136 , at page 584 , the original of said deed is filed herewith , marked 11 Exhibit Deed 11 , and is prayed to be read as a part hereof . The undersig ned avers that the record in this suit does HERBERT W. WYANT ATTORNEY AT LAW HARRISON BURG , VA . not disclose any denial or dispute by any party or person in �2. ·nterest as to the title to said Tract No . 240, or to the proceeds rising from the condemnation thereof, and the said statement in etition of condemnation as to the title of the undersigned is rue; That all taxes due the County of Rockingham and State of 1 irginia are paid, as shown by the certificates of the Clerk of -he Court and the Treasurer of said County . And that the undersigned has title in fee simple and rays the Court that it will order and direct the payment of said ~um of $2285 .00 to the undersigned . State of Virginia, County of E ockingham, to-wit: I, ~ ~ ' - a Notary Public of and for the County of Rockingham, in the State of Virginia, do certify that on this the 28th day of May , 19.34, personally appeared before me in my said County, Ellie Herring, and made oath that the statements claimed in the foregoing petition are true. Given under my hand this 28th day of May , 1934 . HERBERT W. WYANT ATTORNEY AT LAW HARRISONBURG . VA. �,,e,'/t.¼1 Q"~ ~ -dd!,1 7 ~ ~ / ? , t . G , 7 ~ ,. ~ '.iv, , ~ / I ~ 1'~ ~ ~ =z. ~/k~/~7-zk~dk · [~ J.~ ~ 1-~=' CcrH? flt~ cf~.,.. tf~ j- ,' ///21:t- d.e_Ja,J_, ~j(zk. (t'u:c'~ fn ~ ;,,L) . , C- . ' 1~~~~~~ ' fM_ :d,.e, .kud ~ . ~ flu~ ~ Cld ,nl.1i, - ~ ~ ~ ~ z£.e. ~ ~ ,, c.a,;.&,. 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HARR ISON TREASU RER OF ROCKING HAM COUNTY HARRISON BURG, VIRGINIA TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: I hereby certify that the the tract of 45-0- 0 against assessed taxes 1933 acres of land in the name of Ellie Herring , situate in the Park Area in stonewa ll Distric t, this county, has been paid . Given under my hand this 28th day of May ib934 . - - - ---~~-~ --..w... .~-=--- -------= - �STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF IDCKINGHAM, to-wit: I, J. Robert Switzer, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Rockingham county, do hereby certify that the records in my office do not show any delinquent taxes against the tract of 45 acres situate in Simmons Gap in Stonewall District, assessed in the name of Ellie Herring. Given under my hand this 28th day of May, 1934. �... ; ;; I f'1 :I ~ > ;o ;u ~ m ::! iii ~ "' [Dw(~ a f'1 ~lo;u;a ~ z ~ -I C l> • ., ~ ;u -t Cil r ~ C • ~ )> < ~ '!" -< )> z -I 1,567.5 O 5 2 3.7 5 5 17. 7 5 1,855. 8 8 1,025. 41 * �... QJ:nmmnuwraltq nf lllirgiuia TREASU ER ' S OFFICE RICH MON D , VA , JOHN M . PURCELL June 5 , 1934 TRE ASURER OF VIRGIN IA This is t o certify that I , J . M. Purcel l, Treasu rer cJ of Vi rgini a have this_~5~ day of__ un ==e__ in accorda nce with an order of the c i rcuit court of Rocki ngham County dated~- -6~/~2=/~3~4~ __ in the cause of the Stat e Commis sion on Conser vation and Develop ment of the State of Virgin ia vs • ____ ___,C....a.....s.......... s .... a.....n""'d.....r. .a. . . . . .L .=a....v.....¥.....s.....oc.n. ...........A "'-t.....k"-1....n,.......,s__...a....n.....d..........a....t.....b........e'-'-r....s.....__ _ paid t o El lie Herrin g $ 2 , 285 . 00 being in full set tlemen t of tract i n the above ment i oned cause. / �'1tnmmnuttttalt4 of 1llirgiuta TREAS URER' S OFFIC E RICHM OND, VA. JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURE R OF VIRGINIA June 5, 1934 Ellie Herri ng Recei ved of J.M. Purc ell, Treas urer of Virgi nia, the sum of $_2-'-,_2_8_5_•_o_o_, in accor dance with an order of the Circu it Court of the count y of Rocki ngham enter ed on the 2nd day of June 193_±_ , in the matte r of the State Comm ission on Cons ervat ion and Devel opme nt v _ __ Cassa ndra Lawso n Atkin s and other s, being full and comp lete settle ment for the tract of land known in said proce eding as #~2~4~0~ - - Sign origi nal and dupli cat e and retur n to the Treas urer of Virgi nia. 'l7 � 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 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.  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. 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. In 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> 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> <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a> <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 Fultz, Vernon - Hinckle, J.W. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context herring-ellie.pdf Title A name given to the resource Herring, Ellie Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Hawksbill Creek, near 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): 240 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. (<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 Herring https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/bd7bd59bd0b389c7d96eab2a1e3f2f01.pdf fe677cd7b75d3ade38ec94b0881e26bc PDF Text Text NAME OF CLAIMANT / 171 - Herring , J . R. Number of Acres: 43 Location: Ha'lksbill Creek and li s entirely .:i thin the ...<. . r.c s.r-.,u . Roads: ix :-"iles t J "'lkto·: o rer three niles of :·ounty ro~cl and three miles of StuteHighway . Soil: Sundy cl~y loum of eood depth Lnd fertility . History of Tract and condition of timber: · The C;le&red lr....nd. on this trc:.ct is fertile &nd level ~ TL1ber : 90 uords o fuelwood . Improvements: None . · Acreage .and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: g .;1'4 . 00 ~~ .;. . :m . 00 34 3J . OO 1190 . 00 Slope: Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: yl226 . UO Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 1 226 • 00 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ 28 . 51 !_ Incidental damages arising fr.om the taking of this trac~ ~ Tone ·/ ~ · ~ �~~·~:. ~J;:!~our~ __ Virginia, No.JJ'.;.;L, At L~: The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the 'State of Virginia, Peti--- L ' ~~ ~ __ 4--- ri-44-M tioner, vs._4 a . . k i ~ ~ f7_ ~ ½,, _-c - -"'----County, -Lt,r ---------------------------------------------- --- -rf-----S~~,i* I ------------- ~ Virginia, Defendants. more or less, of land on Conservation and DeCommission State the ~;-of -t~-th~-p;tiii answer in The undersigned, 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__~ ~---- -- County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his ans;;~-t~-s- aid~tition and to said notice. in ___ ~ 8 - - - - ~_____ County, My name is_;,&- ~ ' ] % . My post office address is ____ ~ ~ ------------ ------------ - ------ ---------- _f;;:z___ ___ _______________________ _______ _ I claim a r ight, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, cont aining about __ _L~_f. _________ _acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvement s:_ ~ ~ . , ~ ~-- - -/~~~~~~-,¥-~~ ------------ ---- - ------------ ------- ------------ ------ - ------------ ------------- ~ ------------ -----Virginia, in This land is located about_ ____ 2 _____ miles from __~ _Magistetial District of said County. the~ I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above. ) _d_ ~ 7 - ---~ ~ ~-~~ - ~T-- ~ :z:4-4 ~ +--~~: ;~~~t ~ ~-~ -~ J . ~ ~ :~::~}~ =~~~':;~E ;-~:-: :~~1-o~-~a~~-a~~-~-~~'.~~~:: SouthU A ~ ~-< £ ~ ~ ~- ~ 1 ac::~ ------------ ----- - -- ~ ~n: : :~ ~ =earw;/J/L in the 9-; _____.fud,,__L ~-~--~ ~ ~-£- """-~~1t:,.tL __ following manner: -~ 7---------~ --::::z_~_h _ ~--+ ~------- ------------ ---------- 1 claim that .the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $11-s,-~E-~- ~.Q____ . I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, , ~/-,1,;. parcel of land with the improvement s thereon is $U.,P-~"~~~ .~~--~or ~ tract his in an~to ~ v ' --1... /J!Jk<-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 practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds ). Remarks: 6 a2--te ~_bi__~tf-m4 _~~-~ ~-' 2 ' ~ ~ < B z ~ -. ~t4 -__ ~-- ±~ rft= - lw.~ . ~ ~ ~ -~ ~-~---L"-----~-~ f t L __________ _ ----------------r ~ / ~ ~ L ~-~ _J_~~ ~ . : 6 ~ - j ~ z ~ r - K ~ ~-t2uA .~~ (Con~sW necessa ry ~~ ~tness my signature (or my name and mark attache~:re ;ol th~s: --_!-L ________ day ~--' 4 ; ~ ~ ~ ; ; ; : , l~i~NTY OF_JL!f;__-!A~=~'=!:L__ ________ _ The undersigned hereby certifies that__ l J2,. ._d ~ -------------------------the above named claimant personally app~d before him aptrmade oath that the matters and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, () / 193~. this ____ __./_f-_________ day of_ ____ ~ ?--, -------~ J/ / :;-j '3 I T_;tt:_ ----- - __b...~-------- Clerk of the Court or Special Investigator or Notary Public, or ustice of the Peace. I ~ �County: Rockingham District: Stine all ¥171 -- _1e rring 1 J. R. X ~creage Cla1 ed: 169 X Value Claimed: Loe tion: -140 P. ssessed ·1 680.00 n 10,000. -"',..., Ha1ksbi ll creek Park area . 1d lies entirely • /1 7. within the ed - 7b 1 -1919 33 .....-1919- 3 oo.o 1913 16 ~-140 ... 10 .. -15 A-- 1.00 etc. one kno n. §2.!1: Sandy clay lonm of good depth and fertility . Roads: Six miles to ~lkton over t 1ree three miles of s t at e high ay . iles of county road and History of tract a '1d c ndi tion of timber: The cle,.red land on this tract is fertile and level. bOt per C) rd -- ..,45.00 Timber: 90 cords of fuel ood v' lued Improvements: 1lone known. Value of land by tyoes: ~ J; Slope Fo ere e 9 J3 . 00 34 30;00 -43 Total value To t a l value Total va l ~e verage v 1 ..,1 047.00 of 1 nd of timber of t ract e per a cre J . '• & J l l i Total Va l ue ...,.27 .00 1030 .00 Value per acre 1047.00 45. )0 1092.00 25.39 l -- 7J •• ~.,..es {7._) x- Acr go nd value cl imcd inclu.c:. 235 & '2'7, SJ ot ta J. tee. m ·er l) �,o·mty : •. oe: .. i·-~ .J.CT istrict: Jtone"a ll N .J cob Yost J . h . (' Ju_ia uerring errin • ·y nt . Lydiu ill·~ le 0 c· ::.-1 ins e _c - 1 ' - _ _ _ _ _5B&. � 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 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.  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. 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. In 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> 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> <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a> <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 Fultz, Vernon - Hinckle, J.W. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context herring-j-r.pdf Title A name given to the resource Herring, J. R. 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): 171 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. (<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 Herring https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/e8da383fd20646ab0ecb875aa0daeda5.pdf 7cdc9901c921c4a3bf16dfe040951abb PDF Text Text NAME OF CLAIMANT t 2j5 - Herr ing , J. R. & Ju lia Number of Acres: 1 28 Location: Ha wksb i ll Jreek Roads: c. nd i s entire l y ui thin the Pa r k .:.,.re • Six 1:i l es to ~ l lcton over three ni l es of count:' road u. n d t hree ~i l es ov er dpotsioo d ~rai l. Soil: "' lope . History of Tract and condition of timber: '.:." 1e c l eared l t nc i s in a verv roo d stute o~ 1..-'1 l tiv.t1o·n . ·r:1e ·1ooc.l'md has c.. v .ry l i~ited un - s0:.. -'ct ere anm.. nt o ~ yello. )ine on it estir-:t, ted t o cut 23 , 0JO bJ . ft . Tir1ber : 2.3 , 000 bd . ft . -- 5 0 uords o f fuP l \lood . Improvements: .J'.1ellin r : :"r-.2'le , 1Gx30 ', 8 roo:-1s, r1et·,J. .,..oof , L ,:.:1rt I 4xl9x IG' , a oub le porc:1 Gxl9 ' , brick f l u- s , 2 story , C'3i l ed , 4 .91• stered , good Cln·" ·.-'- i J :, OCCU -ir" l ,u O rB r, well, Folid ~o~~~ tion . FL.rri : Ciz8 38x64x20 ' . : .eAt :-,ouse: 7r .T',e , 9~{12x8 ', sl:in.c le r00" , f'1...ir c-o-r' ·tic,n • .a ) l,:' :10use : :::-'r·' .e, s-:1,1::8', -::1-:.~--: le 1 "of, f i r co''~itio n .Jrd.ne, l:x:1·zx8 ' , s~.-~' ,.,...,_ r oof' , ir G:.. nd "_,·ion 'oise : Frw e , 8x6x7 ', board r of, f_ir co~ditio n . ~-~--,=-- u n e , l 0zl0x8 ' , s.1~1- :,, roof , 4 Acreage and value of types : Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 11 7 ~3 . JO ';351 . 00 3 20 . 00 60 . 00 40 . 00 320 . 00 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: ,J470 . 00 Value of Land: $ 7 3 1 . 0 0 Value of Improvements: $ 3,170 . 00 100 . C Value of Orchard: $ 100 . 00 Value of Minerals : $ 75 . 00 Value of Fruit: $ G0 . 00 Value of Timber: $ 75 • 00 44G6 . 00 Value of Wood: $ 00 . 00 Value per acre for tract: $ 3t... . J 7 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ Jo~ie .. �Count y : hooki ngham Distri ct: Gtone 11 erring , J • .R. ·~5 - lc9 Vale Clai med: ocatio n: Julia ssesse d 75 a . • 10,00 0. Ila wksbi l er ·n k and is entire ly Inomn br noes , count er ola1 s or laps: - 80 . 00 Deed cq ired 7 - 15 • 1919 for 3500. 00 rea : 1 27 • "' 38 1th1n the P rk are . one kno n. Soil: Slope . Roads : Six miles to lkton ov r t . ree mils of county road and three iles ov r Spots ood rail . Histor y of tract and condi t1on of t i ber: he ol.., red la d is in a v ry 300d stute of ult1v ~tion . ~he oodlan d has a very 11~1 ted nd sc· ttered am unt f y l o, ,1no on it estim ted t~ cut 9 5 , 0 bd. tt. imber: 2 ,000 bd . ft. val ued 3. er • 7o . Jo u) cords of f~el od valued er· cord :~o . 00 $200 . 00 Impro vemen ts: ell i ng: rame 1 x30' , 8 rooms , et -1 roof, L part 14xl9x doubl p1rch oxl9' , brick flues, 2 -story~ c 11 , 4 plaste redlo' , good oondi tion , occ pied by o jner, lJ. ,. solid found ation- 2400 Barn: S1z 32x54 x20', 450 , eat ouse: £ram.a Jxl~x8 ' shingl e roof , fair o ndi tion 25 ~pple nouse : Frame 8xl4x a 1 , shing le roof, fair , 35 • en house : Fr e llxl xa•, shing l e roof , r ir ft 20 S Jri g house : . ra e 8x6x7 ', bo· r d ro >f , r 1r 20 " shop: ·rame 10xl3x 8 ' , shing or of, 2 . LJ.ue of 1 nd ~ l:>pe Fe r br tl.12es: ~ Value crease pr acre 116 8 ''2. 00 35 . 00 10. 00 3 "'"1:27 Total value of orchar d Tot al value of land Total value of improv ement s Tot l value or timbe r Total v lue of tra ct ver&ge v l1e per acre Tot l Val ue 232. 00 280 . 00 30 . 00 . 542. 00 264. 00 542 .00 · 2975 .00 200 . 00 1 3981. 00 31 . 34 1SI �trlr:,•.J .. , o - -- ,..1:_:-_111 _._,_0,.. • ...,. •_u._0_~ ''U~l_r<_ __ C~Unty : ,OC~inu~UTI District : Jtone.:ull s J ..... co Yost .. le::,: sl.ifflett ~ .rri o 1 '"'.1i:'f::.ett S.,__Jpb - 'ill ble Rot to<Jl.:1ng Sc lt, - l'' - ~J cl::.~i1s � 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 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.  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. 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. In 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> 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> <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a> <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 Fultz, Vernon - Hinckle, J.W. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context herring-j-r-and-julia.pdf Title A name given to the resource Herring, J. R. & Julia 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): 235 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. (<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 Herring https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/c6c16c7d18b4cdb6d818de4d513d85eb.pdf 45dadba88018664c87b6e22e744f3312 PDF Text Text ROGKI :Jo:lfu . COU:L'Y NAME OF CLAIMANT ;f 234 - Herri ng , Ju li e. Number of Acres: 33 ,nti~ el 1:i th.:n the P::irk are::.i. . Location.: Hm1ks b i l l Creek und is Roads: t.ina Six mi l es to ~lkto n ove tllree mi le s of count y r rod . ch.my thr e miles of Stttte Ei Soil: s~ndy c l ~~ l o-no : very Good deptl History of Tract and condition of timber: und erti l i y . i o~t all of this tract i s c l e~red nd is beinf kept c l eo.n b~r e;r<..,Zinf . r.7he field resto cking is be i. :c." )re.ze d 'nd is ·oo so i l . Improvements: !one . Acreage and value of types : Types Value per acre Acreage Total Value Ridge: Slope: Cove: Grazing Land: 23 Fields Restocking: 10 - :: 33'. '0 20 . 00 300 . 00 .rl 00:3 . 00 Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: :30 . 00 Value of Land: $ l OOJ . 00 ~1 055 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard: $ JO • 0 0 Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ 3 .3 . n O Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ Hore . - / -.~,a. ., :::;..._'.___ CI~-~-v~-~ - - -~- - - ~I �un y: r1 t: 'ZM - d• X X 33 s 169 A. 00. 00 10.000. 11 r d i e ir ..,;Q. d .. " :--e he t 1 0 r fi 33 re • d . n• In - D • n· r r 111ty. 1: o unty r 11 of t 1.... zt • oil. ot ot x-- Acreago nd val uo claimed 90 . 00 90. 0 30. 00 1171 d r. 23 d nd 9 t �County : ~ocki~ ham District : Stonev:c1ll N :r . -· · . . erri T rd..., if ~ett L"':G J:TD Restocki ng - Gra s ing Jc le - l' - 30 ch ins 351 � 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 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.  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. 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. In 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> 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> <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a> <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 Fultz, Vernon - Hinckle, J.W. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context herring-julia.pdf Title A name given to the resource Herring, Julia 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): 234 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. (<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 Herring https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/84a98af201080779b8957eadf9df2cbc.pdf d54bd1bf6763fc83bf4195825c91cc2e PDF Text Text ROCKINGHA.h COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #196 - Hickle , Ella - Now Ashby ~.:orris Number of Acres : 41 Location: Two miles east of Island Ford and near Yancey . Roads: Two miles to Island Ford over county road . Soil: Slope . History of Tract and condition of timber: .11 merchantable timber has been removed from this tract leaving nothing more than fuelwood . Improvements; Dwellitl: Frame, 14x20' , 2 rooms , 2 kitchens, one 10xl4' , the other lOx 2', shi n; le r oof, 1 story , oc cupied by tenant, spring, solid foundation . : Hen house: Frame , 6xl0' , shing le ro of, poor condition . W1DD2~ Acreage and value of types: Types Value per acre Acreage Total Value Ridge: Slope: 40 @ $3 . 00 $120 . 00 1 41 @ 25 . 00 25 . 00 $145 . 00 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking : Cultivated Land: 230 . 00 Orchard: 10 . 00 Minerals: 100 . 00 $485 . 00 ValueofLand: $145.00 Value of Improvements: $ 230 . 00 Value of Orchard: $10. 00 Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ ValueofWood: $100 . 00 Value per acre for tract: $ 11., 83 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE • 95 � 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 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.  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. 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. In 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> 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> <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a> <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 Fultz, Vernon - Hinckle, J.W. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context hickle-ella-ashby-morris.pdf Title A name given to the resource Hickle, Ella (Ashby Morris) 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 and near Yancey 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): 196 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. (<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 Hickle https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/ddb06051451cf95dd10ffe81316a4af0.pdf bde15636a3a72dcc1c2d835160e71f74 PDF Text Text ROCKINGHA.M COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #196- a - Hickle , Ella Number of Acres: ( ~JOW Ralph Bade ) 98 Entirely within the Park area . Location: Head of Hawksbill Creek, Roads: Seven miles of good dirt road to Yancey , the nearest shipping point . Soil: ( See reverse side for soil information) History of Tract and condition of timber: The timber land has been cut over at various t:mes and t here is no merchantable timber left . There is a few basswoods , yellow poplur and white pine up to 16'' DBH. Much of the material on the tract was severely burned about 1927 . Improvements: (See reverse side for improvements ) Acreage and value of types: Types Value per acre Acreage Total Value Ridge: Slope: 69 @ $3 . 00 v 207 . 00 28 @ 30 . 00 840 . 00 @ 30 . 00 30 . 00 $1077 . 00 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: l 98 Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 1077 . 00 240 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ 240 . 00 Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ 50 . 00 Value per acre for tract: $ 13 . 9~ Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NON'~ . 50 . 00 $1367 . 00 �SOIL: Sandy loam of fair depth and fertilit y; somewha t shaley and there are some cliffs and few outcrops . The wooded area has much large loose rocks . On the cleared land the slopes are gentle and moderat e but steep on the wooded land;w ith west exposure . The first class grazing land has thin blue grass sod with conside rable sheep sod and there is some moss in the sod . The third class grazing land has much rock and weeds and little sod . IMPROVEMENTS : _renant house: Log, 14x2O', 2 rooms , 1~ story,, not ceiled, solid foundati on, shing le roof, fair conditio n . Barn: Log , 12xl4', shingle roof , poor conditio n . Corn crib: Log, 6xl2', s h ingle roof, good conditio n. Hen house: Frame, 8xlO', shingle roof, good conditio n . ' �~ir~~ ~~a:~e ;~{~_County, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law. The State ~ommission on Conserva n and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, v s . - ~ ~ - ~ - ~ - { 1 . 4 - ~ - ~ ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~ A:t~~~--~------------------------------------- more or less, of land in _________ ~ ___________ County, Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned, in answer to the petitic@'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 petit~ublished in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court oLfi;,~._\5:~!-~~-------- County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as h~Y~s::: s ~ ~ : ~ ~ - - - - - - - - - · ;r------------------- J_\Jil2r_-Jt#'--------- My post office address 1s ___ ~ - - - - - - ------~•___ 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 f-t__________ buildings and improvem~nts :_k,. ~Jl4-·_4_~_-:i~/~------- -f- 0 . , 4-l ~ ., ~ - ~ ~ ~ ~ - J - - - - - - - - - from_<}-~.:[~ ---- ;his nd is located d ~ l e s Virginia, in r~=~- ~~IW'l.agistetial 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. h - ~- ~~. ~.IA:l..~-~-!1, ._@_, • I _(1._J~t~<4_ - ~~~; ~e North_~-~---- ~ ~ - ~ L . ~ • · u~~-----South_t'~CJ_ __ ---------------------------------------------------- E a s t _ b _ ~--¥M...sc,.c1.,,,l!I.,. ___________________________________________ _ West_~ __ ------------------------------------------------------I acquired my r· ·ht, title, esta or interest to this property about the yearJJ..~~---_in the ... follo,w ing man er: ---------------:::a~~-~-~-~~ I claim that t1:Jotal value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereI claim that the total value of~ight, title, estate or interest, on is in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $-~Li~-~-~-· I am the owner of_ __?_.$_ ________ 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 a~ 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· _ ] w-e.LL _____ ~ $_i/-L_f~-~- kt_.~'J.--~-.tP- ~ , ___ _a__~_-:w,__~__Q A _ ~ - - ~ - ---;/J-~-~-~--tt-- ~ - - - ~--------- --~ --f.lw-e-~--~--t~,1,...;:!-~ ~ t«:1ll._~--~ -it,_~-~-~-/¥"_, _____ (Continuij r rc~-----, Witness my signature (0¥--m:'f arks if nec_essary on_~hz ack). »ame- a-I:i.dm~.rkatt~ere~~ th1s ___.J_c:2_~ ___ day of_ ___ 19~. - ~ .- ~ ~ - ~ - J ~ ----------:, STAT OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF__ __ _ ___ ----------, ',ro-wit: The undersigned hereby certifies that_ _______ ~ ~-- '-~--~ - = - ----------the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, this______ ,t.,t~____ day oLz;, '-~ /- ~ ~ '___. - 1 ~_~_. ~ - ~.--~----CHe:r"k v ... "H"' ' - ' ~ a t 8 P or Notary Publi , o~w.:..w·~~~~~~k �~ ________________________________________________ _ ___ _, of_{~Jic- Claim o L , ~ L ~dR_ µ In the Circuit Court ~e State ~ ~ i o n on C~nservatio ..~ tioner, vs.___ ~ tJ,,.._County, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law. and Development of the St.ate of Virginia, Peti- 1 _~ , l. u __a.. . ~ .lL.__~--- :-IJ~f~~-d~~-------~~;~-~~~-~ , ~t;~yj;~~i~ on Conservation and De- The undersigned, in answer to the petiti of the State Commission response to the notice of condemnation awarded velopment of the State of Virginia, and upon the fi)ylg of_ sa}d petit ion and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court oL A~ ~ ~ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to sa~ "'peijtion and to said notice. My name i•---~ ~ ~ - ------ ------; f------------------ - ~Jj~-'- ~ -""-----'-1:t_~-N.!f----- My post office· address is ___ ___ I claim a right, title, estate or interest i?,r tract or parcel of land within the area sought to _be_ condemn~d, containing about__J!f.._Z 1--!___ fJ _acres, on wh~ h th1re are the following - ~ ----~ --~ bmldmgs .and 1mprovements=-- --~ -- --- -- -- - - - -- --- ----- --- --- --- ---- -- - - - - ~ . Q . _ ~ - ~- ~ -;l~~s-~~~~-~~-l~~~~~~-~~~~t-_-_-_-_----~~--~~l~~-~~~:~g~~£;;L~~~~~~~~~,-~~ agisterial District of said County. the~ I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel. of la\ d described above. ) --Jf:;:4-- ~•---~ -~~~,- ~J.. ~ ~~.M_:_~_g4. - -;;he l~~~~;~:-~~~e.~=-~~~-~-f~~;;~~; ~:: ~=~fl:c-._J-~L_-.5..~- -_ =-=,-- :I.ctt---- =============================== East ___ - ---~-West_ _J_-X!.:f,LLL--~ -~---I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year _l_'f__b_ _</,_in the ========== ; ~~o=~~;=~~~;;~==~~~=J ~-=~ I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $-l~'l~-~ -· I claim that the total value of~right, title, estate or interest, -· in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $_LJ_1_()__~ I am the owner oL_l k_'L_?!__ __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 $__1_~.D__'=-_ _--::-_ __ . (In the space below should be set out any additional st atements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a ---e1u._ description of the tw ~t or :garcel of land by metes and bounds). --!fl-l 'µc:P_~-~-;~-'-~-~-------.----J~ -1« <(.-'=~ -----1-~--tt._j_ rlk._ - ---- -b~0=: . ,. ~ - ~-~ -Remarks : __ __/ H J - ~ - ~--LA- - -- ! - - ~ - - ~ ~-1'}-lk 1/l, _JLc..U-d_~~~r~ -a..J.- ~--t :::i-~ -~ ,-- (C tinue remarks if nece sary o ~ back). ---la, ____ _ -~ -~ Witness my signature (or ;my a:;n:ue and m ~ h e d hereto) this ___j~_________day ---, of_ ____ ~ -~ 1931- ,~ ~ ~---------- - - --- ~ _ -- - - -----½~wit:£ / STATtfOF_ VI~GINIA, COUN~Y OF__ -- ~ ~- - - - - - __, __ ~ Tlie undersigned her eby 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, #~--,193/ ~ Lf~ __ day of__ _ this ___ ____ Gluk-ef ~ Notary Public, -. :_. ~ ~--- .,,..,....~ r or oo.. · �County: Rockingham District: Stone all # 1 96 ... J:ickle 1 :"lla F . Acreage Cla i med: Value Claimed: Location: Deed: Assessed: 13.0. 00 u " AREA: 41 A. Two miles east of Island Ford and near Yancey . Inoumbran ces, counter claims or laps: None known . Soil: '31ope . Hoads: Tiio miles to Island Ford over county road . History of tract and condition of timber: All inerchun tabl e ti:m.b er. , has been ren.ovod from this tract leaving no thins more than fuelwood . Improveme nts: Dwel ling: Frame l4x20', 2 rooms, 2 ki tohens, -:. one 10::x:14', the other l0xl2', shi ngle roof, 1 story, occupied , 100 . 00 by tenant, spring, solid foundation -Hen house: Frame 6xl0', shin0lo roof, poor :J . 00 condition -:)lOb . 00 50¢ -- 140 . 00 Fuelwood: 280 cord valued V L' 9 of land bi t:mos: ~ Acreage F C 1 Slope 40 TI otal Value 12er acre ~;3 . 00 20 . 00 Valuc- .. f, 120 00 20 . 00 ·- .ir-• • • - .' Total value of land 1 40 . 00 Total va l ue o f i mprovemen ts 105 .00 Total value of timber 140 . 00 Total value of tract 385 . 00 Averago v lue per acr 0 . 39 Note ... - This tract is entirely within thQ park area. : 'I': -. & .. 140. . 00 . �county: Rockingham District: Stonewall . ./ 1, 196- a Acreage Olail:1ed: - 1 iokle 1 98 A . Value Clairmd: ,,4190 . 00 Location: Head of Assessed: 106 A.-140 ! • " Roads: $320 . 00 e.wksbill Creei . Inoumbranoes, counter claims -Soil: 'lla F . - rstate or laRs: Deed: Inherited . tt Entirely within the Park a.rea . None known . Sandy loam of fair enth and fortili ty; sorneYvhat shaley and there are some ~,~ffs and.few outorons . The wooded area has much large loose rocks . On the-cleared land the slopes are gentle and moderate, but steep on tho wooded land, with west exposure . The first class -razing land has thin blue grasa sod uith considerable sheep sod and there is some moss in the sod. The third clas s grazing land has much rook and weeds and little sod . Seven miles of good dirt road to Yancey, the nearest shipping point . History of tract and condition of timber: Tho timber land has been cut over at various tines and there is no merchantable timber left . There is a few basewoods, yellow poplar and whito pine up to 16" DBH . Much of the material on the tract was sevorely burned about 1927 . The estimated runount is 280 cords of fuelwood valued at 25¢ -- $70 . 00 . Improvements: Tenant house: Log 14x20 ' , 2 rooms, ltr story, not coiled, .,200 . 00 Barn: Log l2xl4', shingle roof, poor .n 20 . 00 Corii crib: Log Bxl2', sh ingle roof; good" 25 . 00 Hon house: Frame 8xl 0', shingle roof, good " 5. 00 Orchard: 10 assorted fruit trees - 15 years old, fair condition 20 . 00 solid foundation, shingle roof, fair condition - 270 . 60 Value of land by t:ypes :_ ~ Slope Fg I Fg III Fe Acreage Val ue por a.ere 69 22 ,, 2 . 00 6 12 . 00 25 . 00 1 tis 35 . 00 Total. Value :.,138 . 00 ??0 . 00 ?2 . 00 25 . 00 1005 . 00 Total value of land ~1005 . 00 Total value of improvements 270 . 00 Total value of timber , 70 . 00 Total value of traot 1345 . 00 Average value per acre 13 . 72 - ~ ~ - - - - - ~ ~ ~ ~ - - - - - ~'!:'! �, 196 - Hickle , -;:11a -,-_,. /:. ounty: rtockingham Di strict: Stone\mll N f • l. Sellers ("'lo:r>e - rillable Scale - 1 11 - ~o c .8.ins boo �WHEREAS, pursua nt to the terms and directi ons of a decre of sale entere d by the Circui t Court of Rocking hara County , V irginia on the 20th day of July, 1931, in the chance ry cause there in pendin g under the style of The Federa l Land Bank of Baltim ore v. Ella F. Hickle 1 s Admin istrato r and others , I. p. Whiteh ead and Ward Swank, Specia l Commi ssioner s of sale thereby appoin ted, did on the 22nd day of August , 1931, sell at public auction at the front door of the County Courth ouse in Harriso nburg, Vir- ginia, after having first duly advert ised the time, terms and place of sale as require d by said decree of sale, to Ralph H. Bader for the price of ~ight Hundre d Dollar s ($800.0 0), the real estate herein after describ ed; WHEREAS, said sale having been duly reporte d to the Court was therea fter by a certain decree entere d in said cause on the 11th day of Septem ber, 1931, ratifie d, approv ed and confirmed ; said decree furthe r directi ng that upon the full paymen t of the purcha se price Ward Swank, thereby appoin ted a Specia l Commi ssioner of the Court for the purpos e, should execut e and delive r a deed of convey ance, with Covena nt of Specia l arranty for said proper ty; WHEREAS, said purcha ser has now paid to said Specia l UolllI!li ssioner the full amount of said purcha se price, to-wit , the sum of Eight Hundre d Dollar s ($800.0 0); NCW THEREFORE,-THIS DEED made this 14th day of Septem ber, 1931, by and bwtwee n Ward Swank, Specia l Commi ssioner of the Circui t Court of Rocking ham County , Virgin ia, in the chance ry cause therein pending under the style of The Federa l Land Bank of Baltim ore . v. Ella F. Hickle 's Admin istrato r et als, party of the ~irst part and Ralph H. Bader, party of the second part, WARD SWANK ATTORNEY AT LAW HARRISONBURG, VA. �I T NE S SE T H : That in consid eratio n of the premi ses and in furthe r con sidera tion of the sum of Eight Hundr ed Doll~ rs ($800 . 00) cash in hand paid by said party of the second part to said party of tre first part at and before the execu tion and delive ry of this deed, the receip t of whicN sum is hereby acknow ledged , he, said party of the first part, doth hereby grant and convey with Coven ant of Speci al Warra nty, unto said Ralph H. Bader , party of the second part herein , all that certai n lot or parce l of land conta ining 98 acres , 1 rood and 29 poles , more or less, togeth er with all rights and privil eges thereu nto belon ging,o r in anywi se apper tain situat e on the Blue Ridge Moun tains, near Simmons Gap, in Stonew a Distr idt , Rockin gham Count y, Virgi nia, and bound ed accord ing to surv,-y of P. B. F . Good, Surve yor, as follow s : J. s. "Begi nning at a large plante d stone , corne r to lands of Moore ' s estate ; thence with line of latter ~ N~ 9" 3/4 E. 252 poles to a stake in Hawks Bill Creek ; thence follow ing the meand erings of said Creek , s . 48 w. 48 poles to a stake in Creek ; thence S . 30 W. 88 poles to anoth er stake in Creek:; thence S. 62 w. 34 poles to anoth er stake in Creek ; thence s. 34 w. 77 poles to a stake in Creek ; thence S . 35 in Creek ; thence leavin g Creek , s. E. 71 poles to a stake 89 1/4 E . 59 poles to the begin ning, conta: 1ning 98 a cres, 1 rood and 19 poles . " Said land is a part of the land assign ed to the late Ella F . Hickl e in a certai n partit ion deed bearin g date on the 25th day of Octob er , 1893, and re corded in the Clerk ' s Office of Rockin gham Count y, in Deed Book 47 , at page 471; said land is als a part of the real estate of which the said Ella F. Hickl e died seized , posse ssed and intest ate in the year 1927 . A plat of the land hereby convey ed is attach ed hereto WARD SWANK ATTORNEY AT LAW HARRISONBURG, VA. and made a part hereo f . �Reference is here made to the pla t above mentioned and to the chancery papers in the aforesaid proceeding for a more particular description of the real estate hereby conveyed. Vl ii) P41 k J'f 3 I T(1-1( ~ 14 ~ ~ -J ~ Witness the following signature and seal. _ +~ ~ J ~ 2 : ~~ Special Corn.missioner . State of Virginia, City of Harrisonburg , to - wit : in and for the eity I, Janet Sprinkel, a Notary Public, and ~tate aforesaid, whose term of office expires on the 19th day of September, 1934, hereby cert·.± fy that Ward Swank, Special Commis sioner of the Circuit Court of Rock ngham County, Virginia, in the chancery cause therein pending under the style of The Federal Land Bank of Baltimore v . Ella F . Hickle 1 s Administnato r et als, has personally appeared before me in my city this ; t(Ya.a y of September, 1931, and acknowledged the same. Given under my hand this f:i.-.¾ay of September, 1931. N.P. VIRGINIA: In the Clerk's Offloe of tbe Circuit Court o1 Rockingham County. -/3-~. V: .~ The foregoing (10f'.~ f:>t was this day p resented i:1 • ,a offloe aforesaid and is t og,:;ther w :th the cv ::,!~ : ~ of acknowledgment anJ..r.uX·<>d, admitted to l'tK;0rd 0 ., thisf.-2-~y of ...~~................. 1~ Tes~-- _ WARD SWANK ATTORNEY AT LAW HARRISONBURG , VA. . !:. )!.,.~<!.~. , . ~ : Olork �it ,··~RD SWANK, SPECIAL COMMTS;.. SIONER, T 0 I I RALPH H. BPDER I 98 Acres, 1 Rood and 19 Po, ,11 .., in Stonewa ll Distric t, Roe' inr}, ~l1'l Vi .,..,...i C,-1y1t~r I DEED 11., n.• B & S. ... . Tax $ ...~ - £,_ FNS $. /., •. Z,ft!__ Tnmsfer $/-~Total$ .. 3~ 7c:J Admind SttP V, ~.oqf v:wuW~- 7 ( ,3 d ' X /_ - _/~;S ~~ ~ !\':";'\JR]]) ! ~ r;_,; ~'V\..,..N~ t;,._ .,_, .&!'IV '"'.<>1:r'tZ'{':-~ .i ~ .,._a._"!1 __L_._~">~' .f lllIAJRlRllS01 '~URO, VA. THE N AT I O NAL B ANK BUILDING f I I �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 DEFENDANTS. 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(/) of land numbered as follows: Tract No. /!/k;.£1.J ____ : Tl'aet Ne. ----·-------: Traet N o. __________ ; 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 No. Lff;_()..L __ $l,.3k.Z..d:O; on Tract __ $_ No. _ _ ; en TPaet 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( f) of land or in the proceeds arising from the condemnation <R_c.0U O,.__ t::f, ~ thereof; a:i . ;-~--1 ~'~ i; /iX;: ~ ~ ~ tn. ~ CAA e?a-vJ 1J .e,fa._ t. /./-<~, cl,. ~ . That the P etitioner has paid into the custody of the Court the said sumC's.) set out in said judgment as constituting the award ('il) for the fee simple estate in the said tract(\) of land; That your undersigned, on the date of the said judgment in rem condemning the said tract~ of land, owned or was (were) entitled to the following interest in the said tract(\) or in the proceeds . arising from the condemnation thereof:- F~ That no other person or persons than the under signed are entitled to share in the distribution of the said awardN except the following named persons whose interest in said tract(~ or in the proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof on the date of entry of said judgment was as follows : 1/t~ 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('&) for the fee simple estate in the said tract()i condemned as aforesaid, and for the payment to the undersigned of the said award~ or of as much thereof as the Court may find that the undersigned is (-ttrej entitled to receive, and which the undersigned aver(s) is as follows: Tract No. L't/a.(AJ______ $ ';3.fi2.'/,_ta)_; -Praet- , Ne. ----=- _______ $ - - --- - -- . 'f'rnct No. __ _ ______ $ ___ ______ a;. The undersigned further aver (s) that: (be8:ve this spe:ee hlaak vuless there io some other pe1tt. . J;.. S LL,O~·J h tteftt--matt0r te be btottght 8peeially to the attention ef the eatIPt). O , r--.o. ~ 'J "-__::t. /Jt(J , I '16.Cl- ~ <? .,,.....,. ~ Z:0 ~ "'--\ Ura-t. ") 3 ~ ~ "f..Lb-t~ .t'~ ~ ~ ~ ~ d.l,.•~~ ~~ ~ ~ ct.-.. rC &_d.M.-t.iAA\ (?~ "'tt,.......U+tt.. ~ ,1 - S ~ I C,B t,· ~ o . ~ ~ lla.-- ·~ . ~ , ¥ & ~~ .~ ~~. ~ ~ ~ ~ -<K. ru__J._ ~ a. -i4 r ~ '° P. 0. ADDRESS NAME =----~ v' ' . ------------- --~t;J;-;t-·~ Z1,-w-r-e-_.----. -~ ~='j_,__(!_~f-~-~~----- CJ ---------------- ,--------------------~ 7.J -~-k-~- li4-~·~ ~~-t(;;:j:~}~= . /~~~~~~~~~ --:'7~~ <.An,I--~--13~ ence of interested parties. No one is required to use this form, as the form is not prescribed by I , 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 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. ~drE--A supply of this blank form has been placed in the Clerk1"' C:ic·e for the conv �Claim of RaLph H. Bader. IN THE CIRCUIT. COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia vs. Petitioner No. 1829, at Law Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred Sixty-One (52,561) acres, more or less, of land in Iiiockingham 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 Rockingham County, Virginia, and by special leave of said Court, in its order rendered on the 23rd day of Deoember, 1931, asks leave to file this,his answer, to said petition and to said notice. The name of your petitioner is Ralph H. Bader, owner and attorney, Harrisonburg, Virginia. The undersigned is the owner in fee of the followingtract or parcel of land, with improvements thereon, within the area sought to be condemned, viz, That certain tract of land, containing 98 acres, 1 rood, 19 poles, situate in Stonewall District, Rockingham County, Virginia, which was conveyed to you:r petitioner by Ward Swank, Special Commissioner by deed dated September 14, 1931, and recorded in the Clerk's Office of Rockingham County, Virginia, in Deed Book No. 100, at page 180; An office copy of said deed is filed with this petition marked nExhibit Deedn. '. Y Your petitioner further alleges that there are no liens resting against said real estate. Jy~ Ii \ \O'\ 'Y Your petitioner claims that the total value of: the tract or �2. parcel of land of which he owns the fee simple title, is $1,500.00. Your petitioner's sole requirement in the case is that the Court will protect his rights as the owner. Your petitioner further reserves all rights guaranteed to him by the Condemnation Statute and reserves the right to demand a jury to be impanelled for ultimate determination of the value of said land in the event that a fair allowance be not made by the Commission or Board appointed to view the land and make an award. Witness my signature this 23rd day of December, 1931. State of Virginia, County of Rockingham, to-wit: The undersigned hereby certifies that Ralph H. Bader, claimant, personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters and things appearing ln his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief. This ,J. J day of December, 1931. - - - - ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~~5 �I . TH.l!; CIRCUIT COULT OF hOCKid•• A,\ CO~r Ti , Vlh\JI!{IA The Sb.ta Comnission on Coriservation and De v ~l opment vs . Cassc.J1dra La.-,son Atkins und Othe r s On this , tne 1/;t/;; of December , 1933 , Ca.'ne alph H. B9.dar nd on hjs motion leave is bive:n him to file :iis application for pay ant to hiin of the sum of 1 , 367 . 00 , the amount of t.1e a,m.rci set c.;.t in the >dgment o.: cor:damnation for Tract No . 195a nd heretofore ~~id into Court . And it aJpearinc:., to t,1s Court tm.t Ceor 6 e Iv . ::ickle , irnest Hickle :J.nd Lulu Jickle , as heirs at la.1 cf .t!,lld. C. HickL, , ueceased , filed ar: ans.v-er in this cause laJir.. 0 clu.im to t· o said r.:1.ct 1'C . 196a; tn-.4t s ... bse'iuent to the filing of said ar:s.,er tDe said i'rc..ct 1961;1 .1cts .,oln in tha ciu.ncery 1~0 . c of Balti,nore vs . Ella F . Hickle et al. to th3 sct.id .ral h use of Federal L9.no . . . ,:n.;-. • Bader and that ,,ard S.vu.nk , 5l'ecial Com:ni.ssioner, convc.1 ec suid Tr""ct No. 196u to Sd.io lp:'1 ,{ . Bid.31' by deea cate ... Septamber 14 , 1931 , tt1a.t 1 it t:1.J,Jt;oarin 6 to t:'le Court , t,"ie said Rdl)h ii . Bade1is inv.;;sted .,i th a 3uperior or bett r rii:>ht or claim of title in and to t e said tract of lan o io . 195a than any otnar person or ersons dnd that tne record this cause aoec not disclose -r;y der,ial or dispute by an, party er psrson iD interest s to tte titls to saia tract No . 195a or to the proceads drising fro~ t1e conde.nnaticn of sd.ia tract 1-Jo . 196a , and it further a.9pearin 6 to the C0urt tnt ..... 11 taxes :::1ue on said tr~ct ~o . 195a have been paid , upon consideration Nhsreof it is considered and ordered b:,r the Court that s::...id su,. o+- l , 3'S7 . OO paid irto Court by petitioner ~s just compens~tion for tract Ro . 195~ be paid unto said Ralph H. P~der an:::1 tl- e Clerk of this Ooud is directed to transmit to the Tre3.surer of Vir 0 inia 1 • 3. no shall f,1:iY unto s:1J.ci certifisct copy of this order alph f. Bad r t:,e ss.id sum of ,1 , 367 . 00, the .,uount of the a .. ard set cut in the jud .ent cf ccr:deirination fer tract ~o . 196a , takinJ from t~e s~id ,al.h fyiri~ suci1 .t':.:i. . B~dar ~ rJceipt tnerefcr, !l.nd certi- rn6nt tc tne Clerk vf t;1is Court fe,r .:lf,i,rO,t-1ri te Gr1try thereof ro4uired by la .. . ""nter: s �To uhom it may concerr. : This is to certif tn:1.t the taxes fer ths years 1932 and 1933 on the tract of h.nd cont.iininb 9o acres , 1 rood and 19 oles, situated in Stone.vall District , hockin 6 h::..rn County , Vir 6 inia , and assessed ir, tae name of F.alph H. Eader, have teen ;i1ici . Ci ven und c;r "Y hand this 14th day of D e ~ ~ - Tre-surer of Rockic5hu" County, Vir 6 inia . To ,,hom it ma.y concern: ':'1:i:, is tc cer-:.:.fy t,1 .... t t, e r;:;:cords ir. .n:,r office do not show any delinqt;.ent taxes .-.. 0 ::1.inst t.ie trdct of mounhin lane d.Ssessed in Stone.:3.ll District , Rockin 6 h::i.m, County , Virginia , ::1s £8 acre::: , 1 roco .:1no 19 pol.3s 1 in th~ rJ!:Ulle of 1\ci.l],,h H. B1;;1,ae:c or i!.lla 1. rlickle. '.iivsn ur.der :ny h .... ne1 tni::; 14tn dc1,y of Decsmber , 1933. Clerk �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 . ..19.6...a ____ : Tract No. ____________ : Tract No. ____________ ; 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 No. lJ16~ a ___ $_ .1.3.fi.'Z...._Q~ 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; George w. Hickle Lula A. Hickle Ernest D. Hickle Ralph Bader Ella F Etckle E~tate That the Petitioner nas 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:- By reason of ' contrmbuti on pledge, obligating the owner, Ella F. Hickle Estate, to give 2 acres of its land within the Park Area to the Park Project. "• ,, That no other person or persons than the undersigned are entitled to share in the distribution of the sai d award(s) except the following named persons whose interest in said tract(s) or in the proceeds aris'ing 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 pr'ovisions 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. _J...9_&,....a,____ $--4...0Q __ : Tract No. ------------ $ ----------: Tract No. ------------ $ __________ ; 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) NAME P. 0. ADDRESS ST ATE COifJVlISSION ON CONSEHVATI ON NoTE--A supply of this blank form 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 by 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 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. �STATE OF VIRGINIA ) COUN'l'Y OF \ i ARREN ) SS Personally appeared befor'e me the undersigned Notary Public in mys aid State and County, E. K. Stokes , who being duly 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 NatLi na·l Park Division thereof having to do with claims of the Commission for dis tributive shares of condemnation awards in the Shenandoah National Park condenination proceedings pending in the Circuit Courts of Virginia , by reason of contracts and agreements en- . tered into vii th the owners of lands sought to be condemned in these proceedings, and that the within claim is just and correct . Witness my signa t ure �<nnmmnuwtaltlJ nf lllirgiuia TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA. JOHN M . PURCELL December 18, 1 9 33 TREASURER OF VIRGINIA This is to cer t ify that I, of Virgini a h a ve thi s 18 J.M. Purcel1, Treasurer day of December in accordance wit h a n o rder o f t he circuit court of Rockingham Crnmt:y dat e d 12/14/33 in the cause of the State Commi s sion o n Con servation and Development of the State of Virginia vs. pa id t o $ 1,367.00 Cassandra ],aws o_,,n. . .__....A.....t..k....i....n....s ~ - - - - - - - - - Ralph H. Bader , Harrj sonb11rg, Virginia b ei ng in full settlement of tract# 196 -a in t h e abo v e me nti on ed cause. 378 �TREASURER 'S OFFICE RICHMOND , VA . .JOHN M . PURCELL December 18, 1933 TREAS URER OF V I RGINIA Mr. Ralph H. Bader Harrisonburg, Virginia Received of J. M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia check in the sum of $1,367 . 00 in accordance with an order of the Circuit Court of Rockingham County entered on the 14th day of December 1933 and given in the cause of the State Connnission on Conser¥ation & Development vs. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, being full and complete settlement for tract of land known in the said proceedings as number 196-a. �VIDRGINL • IN 'IBE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHA .l COUNTY . The ...:>tate Comnissio n on Conservat ion &, Deve lopre nt of the .3tate of Virginia , I etit i oner , v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins , et als , defendant s . In . .te : Distributi on of proceeds of condemnat ion for :brac t l,o . 1 96-a. 'l1his day came the 0tate Connissio n on Jonservat ion & Develo pment, by counsel , and moved t.rie l.)ourt to enter an order directing the ·rreasurer of the dtate of Virtjnia , to pay to it , out of the proceeds of c ondemna ti on of tract No . 196- a , the sum. of 'il'4 . 00 represent ing the amount of a certain pledge made by :!11a J? . I-Iickle , ,vho claimed to be the ov1ner of said tract , to said Jt te ~omnissio n on Conservat ion & Develo:prr.e nt , as the establishm ent o f ...,hene.ndoa h .l '.:t contribut i on for ational - ark , and in sur, ort of its said motion , the said Co:nm i ssion exhibi ted tote Crn..irt , i ts motion in ,vriting setting forth all the facts in relation thereto , ·w hich has been heretofm~e filed herein . Upon considera tion where of , it apneFtring totrie :::: our t that the claim of s~ id com1iss ion is not b"" sed upon any lien , ei t mr on the land condemned , or m the proceeds of condernnat· on and tha ft said Comnissio n has failed to obtain the consent of the parties entitled to the rroceeds of condemnat ion, to the Iayment of its claim , it is according ly adjude;ed and ordered the.t t.rie notion of t:te Co~issio n for the rayment of said claim out of the proceeds of condemnat ion !Jor said tract be and the sw1e is hereby denied . � 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 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.  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. 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. In 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> 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> <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a> <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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Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context hickle-ella-ralph-baden.pdf Title A name given to the resource Hickle, Ella (Ralph Baden) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Head of 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): 196-a 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. (<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 Hickle https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/0818013d7f95666b76be6c41cef2bf4c.pdf 54526e4075c5d9f71a0b335ae8ddb9df PDF Text Text ROCKINGHAM COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #244 - Hinkle , J . Number of Acres: w. 5 Location !I'OP of the Blue Ridge, lying in both Rocking ham and Greene counti es, and entire ly within the Park area . Roads: Nine mi~es over fair dirt road to Yancey , the neares t shipping point . Soil: See other side for soil inform ation. History of Tract and condition of timber: The wooded area has been cut over at variou s times and there is no mercha ntable timber . Most of the stand is under 8" DBH . with occasi onal trees up to 12" DBH . The southe rn part was severe ly burned in the of 1930 and the balanc e has been burned in the pa.st year.spring Improvements: None . Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: -- @ 5 $3 . 00 $15 . 00 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking : Cultivate d Land: Orchard : Minerals : Value of Land: $ 15 .oo Value of Improve ments: $ Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals : $ Vahie of Fruit : $ Value of Timber : $ Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ff. ti /J Incidenta l damages arising from the taking of this tract :~~ n// ~ c> : ·cLERK �~irc1 ~t ~7:~~';-4-~------County, ~~a:~. Virginia, N oLt_N/--, At Law. The State Commission on Conse¼ tion and Devet lM't qf the State of Virgini a, Petitioner, vs, ___ /!..a,ua -n.d,,-' « ___ .,_ ~ ~ ________r~ __ /--< ---- t--- ----------- ,--1.. ----------------------------------------------- -- .f' :;l. .L r{,_/ _ ~u...,,,- ------- -- t ~more or less, of land in_ lf!_t;p_~ !.~i-- ~ -------C ounty, Virgini a, Defend ants. The undersi gned, in answer to the pefition of the State Commission on Conserv ation velopm ent of the State of Virginia , and in respons e to the notice of condemnation and Deupon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of theawarde d Circuit Court oL_..!!.oc..kin:;.ri ___________ County, Virgini a, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to said notice. My name is ________ ,T ..__ -· .._ __ ·i nkJ e ______________ ________ _____________________ _ My post office address is ______ ~cG__lJ.f',Y__ yj__],__1,~_1-_:Y_i_:-f.:_r_i_I}i_?_~-- ------- ------- --I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, contain ing about ______l.4_1. ________ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improv ements: _______".;ro__ru.i_ & n.!! ------- ------- ------- ------------- -Tr,e prore rty enclo" "'- ' y ~ ' r re fence - ------- ------- ------- -------ia ------- ------- ------- ------- --vi ------ ------- ------- ------- --. 1an d 1s · 1ocat e d a b out ____ JJl"'I Th1s 1.L ____ m1·1es f rom ___ · C_? ,... c..h-__""'v ·~-- __ i ,1~ ___ 1,. v·1rgmia, ·· m · "tone1V '-lll _ Mag1s the _______ _: _______ ·teria · ·1n· 1s t·t r1c of sa1·dcount y. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claiman t should say whethe r he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners . If claiman t is not sole joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or or to the tract or parcel of land described above.) c:,ole own,.r !, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ The land owners adjacen t to the above describe d tract or parcel of land are as follows: North _______ ' r . _____ • _______ "arv _______ ?ic.l(l _________________________________________________ _ e i~_______ ~urvey South _______ ____ __________________________ __ _____ _____________________ · _____ _ East ________:r .- r . - Am tron~ ------- ------- ------- ------- · ------- ------- ------West ____ ______ _ i ;:_ rve y ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -----I acquire d my right, title, estate or interest to this propert y about the year__ J_91_J __ in the following manner : nu.rch .... e fro~.1 ernard ihiff l"tt and. wife ------- ------- -------...,v -~--· ------------- ------- ,u ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------ I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improve ments thereon is $--~I~..20_._~0_____ . I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest , in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improve ments thereon is $_4.3~ ... D _Q______ • I am the owner of_ __ lQD~_________ acres of land adjoinin g the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damage d by the proposed condem nation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $ __ __:'~ n e. _______ ___ , (In the space below should be set out any addition al stateme nts or informa tion this claim which claiman t desires to make; and if practica ble he should also insert as to here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). Remark s· _____________ T _ar _~e _fror' _ 25_ to _ 48 __ t"er __ on the __ ai i })r~z _L,...~1.,__e :.c.b _.y..a ..:z:.~_L_eat.i ~t.e__ !L Y~J:..· J~ _ /!__ch..~e__:r_ _.9_L.3_2 _.:-_t.t_-x.:J __.yb.j;_Qh r_:!- ,.1 d rre_ 200 _l _ -. _for_ e ~ch __ t e.-r _...,.r. i"' e c~ on_ n. e__ ·aid_1-.n d, __ n d fur- _ then:.o r,. , I e"1 timat e that the ai -4 yi el-:i · i 11 ~floun t in doll Tie P ------- -~----- ------- ------- ------- --~---- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ---------g~_n_t~- -~~Qt? __p_~r__1 ________4~_Q_ t.O.P________ (Continue remark s if necessa ry on the back). Witness my signatu re (cfr''my name ·aha ~marJat ~-~_!ied here;o) this_.l_~tb_________ day oL ___ ,L Dll. ,._,,._ ~ t~ --{n,"?'£.lL ~ ----- ------------- STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF __ EQ.9_¥_ _D_~ll~rri__ __ ____ ____ , To-wit: The undersi gned hereby certifies that_ ______ ...-_... ___ .._ __ Li.n.,t.j_e _____________________ ___ _ the above named claiman t persona lly appeare d before him and made oath t : !the at atters and things appeari ng in his above answer are true to the best of hi.,,,-irnu-u, edge f a d elief, this ____ J_~ ___________ day oLJ~A'\J __:ry__l_tg)..__ , ~ NP, . ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------' Clerk of the Court, or Special Investig ator or Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace. 1} �County: Distri t: Rockingham Stone ll #,244 * --------V lue Claimed: Deed:: 141 Assessed: 141 141 4230.00 Assesse: 2?0. 00 AREA : 5 Locationt Deed: soo.oo 1913 • South of Simmons Gap on top of the Blue Ridge . Entire tract lies partly Incumbro.nces. edunter claims or laP!: in Gr3ene nd artly . in Rockingham Counties. The area covered by this report is that art or the tract lying n Rockingham County hich 1 not lapped by the larg John • lElzAndel" tract . of fa1 r depth and fertil ity. Soil: Sandy lo Road: Nine miles over fair dirt road to Yancey, tho neart hipping point • Tho wooded area been cut over at various times and there is no mer... ost of the stand is under 8 6 ehantable timber . 1th occasional trees up to 12" DBH. DBH. Improvements: Value of land None EI tne :_ Slope Value per acr 2.50 5 Total v lue of land: 12 . 50 Total value of tract: · 12 ..50 A * erage value per o.ere: .. 50 Includes entire tract. t Continued f Total Value 12.50 1n �~ # 244 ~326-III . - J. W. Hinkle - - - fRockingham County) J . \~. Hinkl e - Lap on J . A. 110 er - (Rockingham County) -------~-------- Hinkle - - - - - (Greene County) J. • Hinkl p o~ , J . A. Alexander (Greene County) #151 . :f/136-I J. - SUMMARY BY C0U JTIFB Total Total. Aroa Value 76 452. 00 65 141 403 . 00 Rockingham G · el 855 . 00 • - - ... 855 . 00 -- 855 . 00 SUMMARY BY PARCELS -- #326-III .• Rockingham: Rockingham: #151 #136-I Gren Green #244 Type •• Slope Slope(burned) Fg , I Fg II Fg II c. -- -- -... ----- •• •• - e: Acree. Total value of land: Area: Value 5 wl2 . 50 439 . 50 71 as.so 9 56 319 . 50 141 $855. 00 - BY TYPES• -SUMMARY - Value Total g_er a.ore 32 '18 11 10 valu .2 .so ·so.oo l . 50 ll.7 . 00 330 . 00 150 . 00 ro.oo 15 . 00 153 . 00 25 . 00 17 . 00 1 141 26. 00 \1855 . 00 - • - • - - - - Total number of ac Average value per acre for entire tract: 855 . 00 141 A. 6 .06 -- 855.00 �~ County1 Roekingham Dtstr1ett ~ //!326-Ill ' • J. w.. 1:Iinkl.e Stonewal1 · Lap on J'olln A . Alexander Assessed.1. * Value Claimed1 -------·$4230 . 00 Aase-sse:d 141 : $270. 00 Deed: 141 Deed: tsoo. in 1915 ARE.A: 71 A. South ot Simmona Gap on top of' the Blue Ridge . Location: InmlIItbrancefl" ' counter e.laims or laps:_ Entire tract lie.s partly 1n Greene and partly in Ro.ckingham County. The area eover«J. by t his report is that part or the entire tract ~mi.eh is a pparently lapped b,- the large. Jobn A. Alexander tract. So11: Roads: Sandy :loam of fair depth and :fertility on top of' the ridge, but the slopes are thin end poor. A smalJ. amount of' the broken rock is found on top, but it is abundant on the sides . The sloi;e s are gentle on top and on the easte rn portcion of the grazing land, . but the balance is steepJI o£ ,mieh is fine blue grass t'Ul'.f', ,rith littl.e rock, few w.eeds and no brush. The s.econd class has patch.ea or good sod, but the soil is poor and there is much bare soil . The third eJ.ass has little turf'~ much rock, some brush and eonaiderabl.e mullein. There i very little water on the tract. Nine miles: over tai:r dirt x-oad to Yaneey, the nearest shipping point • ._l,!lstocr _of tract f1!1d, condition of tin;ber: The wooded area has been eut over at var i ous times and the re is no merchantable timber . Most of t h e stand is under au DBH. with occasional trees up to 1..2" DBH . The southern part was severely burned in tho spring of 1930 and the balance has been burned i n the paot yoar • Imp1"ovements: Value of land Tzpes: Slope l " llf Slope(Bu:rned ) Fg. I Fg. II None . bz types: Va.lue AREA: .! ! ,r a.ere gr/ $2 . 50 1 . 50 28 so.oo s 10 15 . 00 71 1l'otal value of land! Tot.al value of tract:. $439 . 50 Average v&l.ue per acre $6.19 * Inc1udes entire tract. $439 .. 50 T-otal value -$67 . 50 42 . 00 100 . 00 150. 00 �r /1244 - J. ~ #326•III./1161 - #136•:t w. Hinkle - - - - (Rockingham) J . \ • Hinkle .. Lap on J. A. Alexander J. \' . Hinkl - - - - ( Greene) w. Hinkle - Lap on J. A. Alexander - - (Green) - J. ., SUMMARY BY COUNT Total. Tota.J. Area Value Rock1nghmn 76 452. 00 Gree 65 403.00 141 S #244 J - ... (Rockingham) - Rocking - Green •• #136-I - Green •• Are •• 5 -- -- ... -- 71 Slope Slope(burned) _!ereage: 32 319 . 50 66 141 855.oo - - - •• V u per acre 2.50 l.50 30.00 78 Fg.I Fg.II Fg.II Fe. 439.50 9 SUMMARY BY TYP TzPe~: 11 10 Tota1 valu ao.oo 117.00 330.00 15.00 100.00 9 17.00 1 141 25.00 153. 00 25 . 00 855. 00 Total value of land: -------- ... Total n J..mber of - ... .. - - .. - - - - ere : 855. 00 ARY BY .?ARCELS - ...... •• #326-III .- Rockingham; #151 $855.00 .. - - - -- Aver ge value per acre for entire tr ct: • - - - 855.oo 141 A. 6 .06 855 . 00 �HI!TI:LE , :r . l. rr-151 - I GREE::-3 COUNTY DJ ~• •:JIBITR :'ION .tJ.CREE.IJE~JTS ~ubni tted to t!10 _:.overr:or r1s1n5 in or o'.lt of Conderm ti on Proceedir:,:: s :pendir:.u in t: . . e Circuit court of Virgi .ia under u·~hori ty of the s!~enandow.h national P .:...rl: ~.ct . EJ C.... PT T: Hinkl~ , J" . .! o ORIGJN_.1,L CL uM: Ve:.lue ,14 , 250 . 00 : rnc . n.__m .~es , None V),.LUE PLI...CED ON TR.CT BY PETI IONER'S -~PR~ISERS: V i.Lt1E TR.LOT NO. "'403 . 00 151-I 0 RD OF Ji.PPR rs_i.L MAP NUMBER OF TR CT: V~ LTJE None 151- I o:f TR .CT: TB. CT ~!O . nJCIDE~IT-~ Dalt Ct:3S 151- I 480 . 00 None Copies of tl is st!::l.tem~nt .:.re . . . tt .c:_ed to the staten0nt of Peti tior. er land lies iled i1 t . . e County in 1.1hich the major :portion of the nd in ·1 l1ich this exceptant hc.,s filed · .1is statement • . . �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNI1Y,VIRGINIA. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia vs. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others and 52,501 acres in Rockingham. The affidavit of ___ !..fu_ jf . (ff&iikfg , to be read in connection with the motion filed by J. W.Hinkle to have the findings of the .Board of Appraisal Commissioners disapproved in connection with its finding No. 244. State of Vi Iginia, c~ &r? ~ t This day -wat: -·---~fj 41.;!/J W44Je __po-rsonally ap- peared before me, ~. ~ ~i;rla Converse, a Notary Pt1blic in and for the City aforesaid, in the State of Virginia, and, being dnly sworn, deposes and says: I am well acquainted with the grazing farm of J.W.Hinkle sitnate on the Bllle Ridge Monntaina in Rockingham and G1·eene Connties, and have often been upon the same. I have seen the cattle grazing upon the lands, and have seen them after they we r e taken the r efrom in the fall of the year. From the knowledge and experience th.at I have had in connection with grazing and handling of cattle, I am certain that said grazing lands will graze 35 head of cattle each and every year, and that these cattle will each put on an average of 200 pollllds or more per year. I con- sider the value of approximately $8.00 per a~ r e placed on these lands by the Board of Appraisal Commissioners to be insignificant, and not at all in line with. the real val u.e of said property. LAW OFFICES GEO. S. HARNSBERGER --· 2-1'--I �In the Circuit Court of Rockingham County, Virginia. The State 0ommission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia. v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others and 52,561 acres, more or less, in Rockingham County, iirginia. Statement made by J.W•Hinkle pursuant to a decree entered in the above entitled cause on October 25, 1932, in responsa to Item No. 2 of the inquiry made in said decree. Your respondent says that the 71 acres listed in the report of the Appraisal Board under its No.326-III as the J.A.Alexander Lap on J•W.Hinkle is erroneous in that said 71 acres is in fact the property of your respondent and said prope :c ty should have been listed under Respondent's No.244. A plat showing the entire tract of land is herewith filed, marked " Ex.Plat", and the same is pray d to be read as a part hereof J ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~~M)~~ cs~---___By!§_Counsel. __~ cJ --...:. ---- Geo .S.Harnsbe r ger, Counsel. LAW OFFICE S GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG . VA . 2..15 �... Claim of a ___________________________________________ _ ~ z/4--~ .., In the Circuit Court oL~ ~ ~ -County, Virginia, No..t'L~, At Law. ~::e:,t~:_commissi~ ~~~ ~ ~:=~o~~ :~:-~:~ ~-;d~~::~~'--~~:i~ __ _,d-.,,.L,,_~ 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 fili~ o! , id ?eti_;Jon and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit ___ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this Court of__ as his answer to said petition and to said notice. L _~ ,_ -- My name is ______ My post office " -ss 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_ ____ .L½/____ acres, on which there are the following ________________ _ --- ~ ~.., L ~ ~ buildings and improvements:______ -~ ~~~5__ ~/4µ -~--- ----------4 ---- ----- This ~ay d is located about_ __ _L~ ___ miles from_ ~ ~ _ , d ~ / . Y_lf'&_Virginia, in th~ ~--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.) -----------------~ ~ __ #:, _~ k ------------------------------ --~ ~--- I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $~.t: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 $~x~<E.!_ ____ . 2-] �/ �nock ingham I .. R I J.=tl#./t##v#f 01! {, v G:t,I • vf va. Cas sandra Lawson Atkins and oth ers and 52,;01 Acres in Rockingham County,Va. ?f_/\1 B4 r It e t ti ... ~ l V " to e . V h. d din o 1 norr p 0 __ , '1ndi .. ~...........,.;.:....:.:: --irt":""7.~ Thi ,4 "lr1LI/. TS LJ ?"'~ I ....._ _~ e::- ., S d, 1n th f!! po o : ~:n-~: , to- P8f:~#o ~ :c v:a Jo............. _:go , • < t Virg ni , o k 0 ·» f .. er fr ?l 1 C "" Q.va th 1ore nd of " h ndl1 Q. 1'1 le oaah I ·,h nd every y oh put on en l? 80 l l g:r. r'. '"5 tt o 111 m r. C n- c don nro •.1n t to b, in 1 ,n.tf. l in tine ..,1 .. n HARRISONBURG. VA. th cert in th t a tle, I C l. a LAW OFFICES .. Hinl:le • t.:. c_ GEO. S. HARNSBERGER of J ~een of J . orn, ul u 0 l ;. .1 • r.,r zi ; t J ~ou.nt1os , J for th ln o _p · r .. d onnl s ii : I u o ~ lr1111hctJ 171 .. orn o ;.l ... nt . . op r ,y ·------ �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGII.AM COUNTY,VIRGINIA. The state Commissio n on Conservat ion and Developme nt of the state of Virginia vs. Cass ndr La son tin and others and 52,501 acres in Rooki The a ffidavit of co ham. C/1 c/.r J-J. &t;1·.ke , to be re d in eotion with the motion filed by J.W.Hinkl e to have the find- ings of the Board of ppraisal Commissio ners disa roved in connectio n with its finding State of Virginia, co11nly I I- 'fi>tJo.lf111 vh0-,1, c~ 9f na:rriee1sw.;pg, to-wit: This day ChaJs --------- ----- personally ap- otary Pu.blio in and for the City afores· id, in the State of Virgini~, and, being duly sworn, deposes and says: I am well a cquainted iith the grazing farm of J. W. Hinkle ituat on the Blue Ridge Mountains in Roe' ngham and Greene Counties, and have often been upon the s me. I have seen t he o' tle grazing u on the l ands , and have seen the t aken therefrom in the fall of the year. " after they were From the kno ledge and experience that I have had in connectio n ~ith grazing of cattle, I am certain thats id gruzing l ds will nd handlin raze 35 head of cattle eaoh and every year, and that these cattle will eaoh put on an average of 200 pounds or more per year. proximate ly lands by the Board e.oo LAW OFFICES GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG . VA . Subscribed and sworn to before me this '%. z.,,.A aay of September , l9b2. _ per acre placed on these ppraisal Co. i sioners to and not at all in line ___,;._ · (J__,;. .:)·~~ -ro''~-----~ :--,; ~ ~-=------· Notary J?ublio. I con- e insignifi cant �,.. . - - •· Zl ' I1f THE CI}CUIT COURT OF ROCY.:INGHJ .! COUUTY, VIRGn:rA. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the state of Virginia fifed I h R n t e Clerk's Offl ockJngham County, V~e vs. Cassandra Lawson tkins and others and 52,501 acres in Rockingham County. S£p}1 ~ 1932 - . <J/E.fl : - ,-r2~'fn.r_, . V TO THE HOJ: . H. ~· . BERT . , -,/~ 1~ , JUDGE OF S1'...ID COURT . The motion of J. '7.Hinkle, praying said Court to disa:pprov9 and to decline to accept the findings of the Board of ppraisal Commissioner s, heretofore appointed by said Court in the above matter , wherein the said Board reported, under ~o . 244 of its findings as filed in the Clerk's Office of said Court, that movean~ i is only entitled to five acres of land in Rockingham County , and that this five acres is appraised at ~3 . 00 an acre, or \15.00 . The grounds of said motion are as follows: (1) That the Board of ' ' ppraisal Commissioner s erred in not reporting as the property of moveant the 71 acres of land listed under their No. 326-III entitled J . a . Alexander Lap on J . W. Hinkle. (2) That the price per acre allowed for said five acres of land and also the price for the 71 acres of land are extremely inadequate and confiscatory , as more fully appears from the affidavits attached hereto . (b) That the findings of said Board were based upon a mistake of law as to the nature and effect of the evidence produced before said Board by moveant. (4) That the finding of said Board is, apparently, from t h e statements contained in its report, based upon the physical character of the land alone , without taking into consideratio n, or at LAW OFFICES GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG , VA. least without giving any effect in its final decision to, the income - producing character of said land or to the fact that all ' �_ .. 2 .. - such grazing lands on the Blue Ridge Mountains are being taken under these condemnation proceedings , and that like grazing lands cannot be purchased now for any such amount as allov,ed to the said moveant , all of which will more readily appear from the affidavits attached hereto . ill of said affidavi ts are asked to be read in support of these exceptions . 6z./~ vounse . LAW OFFICES GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG. VA. �-IN TH~ CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGH.. -1,. ' ' COUNTY , VIRGINIA. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia vs . Cassandra Lawson tlrins and others and 52 , 501 acres of land in Rockinghar:1 County. The affidavit of J . V. Hinkle , to be read in connection with the motion filed by him to have the finding of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners disapproved in connection with i ts finding No . 244. State of Virginia , City of Harrisonburg , to-wit: J . ·i. Hinkle this day personally a ppeared before me , F. Flavia Converse , a .i:iotary Public 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 owner of 141 acres of grazing land situate upon the crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains in the Counties of Rockinghan and Greene , on the head-waters of One Mile Run and Two Mile Run, about l¼ miles south of Simmons Gap Road , 76 acres of which land lies in the County of Rockingham and 65 acres in the County of Greene , which lands , together, constitute one grazing farm , and are used as suoh. The 141 acres of land above referred to will graze 35 head of cattle for six months during each and every year , and thesi ~ 35 cattle will put on an average of at least 200 pounds , each , during that period . would be 7,000. A The aggregate number of pounds thus put on very conservative average price would be six cents per pound , which would make the income from the grazing each year ~420. 00. This amount is equivalent to the inoooe at six per LAW OFFICES GEO. s. HARNSBERGER cent. on ~7 , 000 . 00 . The average worth per acre would thus be ap- HARRISONBURG , VA. ljOO �--2--- .. proximately ~49 .00, as against an average of about ~8.00 per acre allowed by the Commission on all of the lands here involved. The land above referred to has actually grazed the number of cattle above specified, and I know that the cattle will put on , year in and year out, at least the weight above specified , and have put on more. That portion of the above tract of 141 acres situate in Rockingham is of approximately the same v~lue as that in Greene, as the character and value of the ls.nds, so far as grazing is concerned, are about the same in both Counties. I am the owner of three farms situate in stonewall District, Rockingham County, one containing 150 acres, another containing 97 acres , and another containing 90 acres. The grazing lands above referred to, or some other grazing lands equally as good, are absolutely indispensable to me in the operation of my farms, because it is absolutely necessary in the proper operation of said farms to supply extra grazing lands where the cattle can be kept du.ring the summer, in order that I may have cattle to consume the rougness on the farms during the winter. These farms have to be cultivated, and are not , technically, grazing lands, and are of too fertile a nature to be used for that purpose. Now, due to the fact that these condemnation proceedings contemplate the taking of all grazing lands of any value on the Blue Ridge Yountains, it will not be possible for me to acquire further grazing lands in the vicinity of the above described mountain property or accessible to my farms. The grazing lands in question cannot be replaced anywhere in this section of Virginia for the sum above stated , that is, '49. 00 per acre. \/hen I filed my claim in this matter, I attempted to value these lands at what I would be willi~· to take for them, provided I could replace these properties with other grazing lands, and felt that ~30.00 an acre would be a fair price for the properties under such conditions, but, as I now find that all such grazing lands in this section are being taken in LAW OFFICES GEO. S. HARNSBERGER these proceedings, I think I should have a higher price in order HARRISONBURG. VA. _ 401 �I- ' ----3-- that I might be in a better position to replace these properties. The Board of ppraisal Commissioners erred in listing 71 acres of this land under their finding no. 326-III as belonging to J •• Alexander. This land has been in my possession and under f e nce for about twenty years, and there has been no dispute over any boundary line, nor have I ever heard of any dispute over any boundary line between ny predecessors and any one else. s the aforesaid land being condemned in this cause is indispensable to the profitable operation of my other farms, the same is not for sale, and I hereby ask that this land be omitted from the contemplated Park aren, and that in the establishment of said Park proper provision be made for the exclusion of these lands, and that there be provided a right of way thereto over such adjacent lands as the Commission may see fit to condemn. 11 of the foregoing information was given the Board of ~~ppraisal Comrnissione~s, but, if I am to judge by their findings, it was not considered. %l~hk nrJ Subscribed and~-~· before me this \qtl day of September, 1962. _ _J;_.f_~__,......,...01-:----------,,r~ ~ - - - - - - - ' ~iotary :..--u. 61ic. ' 1; LAW OFFICES GEO.S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG . VA. �IN TIIE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCYINGH..i " COU:N"TY, VIRGHTIA. The State Commission on Cons erva tion and Deve lopm ent of the State of Vi rgin ia vs . Cass andra Lawson Atki ns and othe rs and 52 , 501 acre s in Rockingham. The affid avit of ,2., J, ¥, u , to be read in conn ectio n with the moti on filed by J . ;.Hin kle to have the find ings of the Board of ppra isal Comm ission ers disap prov ed in aonn eatio n vi th its findi ng :ro. 244. Stete of Virg inia, ~~~~ City of :m l"l!i:a 0n'ba rg, to-w it: This day peare d befo re me , ~ ~ z = ,. pera onal ly ap- --s e, a ;otar y Publ ic in and for the :G4-ty afore said , in the State of Virg inia , and , being duly ~ swor n, depo ses and says : I am well acqu ainte d with the graz ing farm of J . "I. Hink le situa te on the 3lue Ridg e Moun tains in Rockingham and Green e Coun ties , and have often been upon the same. I have seen t he cattl e graz ing upon the land s , and have seen them afte r they were t aken there from in the fall of the year . From the know ledge and expe rienc e that I have had in conn ectio n with craz ing and hand li of catt le, I am certa in that said graz ing land s will graz e 35 head of catt le each and every year , and that these catt le will each put on an avera ge of 200 pounds or more per year . I conside r the value of appr oxim ately ,8 . 00 per acre place d on these land s by the Board of Appr aisal Comm ission ers to be insig nific ant and not at all in line with the rea l value of said prop erty. Sube oribe d and swor n to befo re LAW OFFI CES GE0. 5. HARNSBERGER HARRISON BURG , VA. (13 me this ~"""----,._a ay of Septe mber , 19J2 . ,.µ,;~ �In the Circuit vourt of nccKingham County,Virginia. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia. Filed in the Clerk's Office Rockingham County, Va. v. 1: ~assandra Lawson Atkins anct others ana 52,661 acres,more or less,in Rockingham County,Virginia. Jf !932 F ~lerk statement made by J. W.HinKle pursuant to a dec,,,,ee entered in the above entitled cause on October 2~,1932,in response to Item No.2 of the inquiry made in said decree. Your respondent says that the 71 acres listed in the report of the Appraisal Board unr:ler its No. :12'1-III as the ,T .A.Alexander Lap on J. w.Hirude is erroneous in that said 71 ac1"es is in f'act the property or your respondent anrl said property should have been listed under Respondent's No.2-1-1:. A plat showirg the entiee tract of land is herewith filed,marked " Ex.Plat" ,am'l the same is prafed t beza¼. ~~t ::/4,,o;y;;::£!ft~;22·i';3•: iA By Counse • Geo.s.Harnsberger, Counsel. LAW OFFICES GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG . VA. �I L- ,i o· v· 'L ... r. lr ~ .. ' ~., r. 1 !QTT~... T <ku y .r t: T , i ,, R a: V" rC i .i . /l ill <lo () ~ ,( ' ~ 'o ~ s 111 ,.. t .. , c:, ~~ ;),. 0 ' S 8 77:;,. W /G.O 'F' 1J1avey, , Cr IA t • �COU? Y,VIRGINIA. INT J CIRCUIT COURT O ROCKINGH 1he state Commission on evelopment Conservation an of the st te of Virgin! va . cassandr Lawson tkin and other , and 52,501 aore~ o! 1 nd in ockingham County. In re exoeption To the Hon. -hi lip 11111 a, Chairm Park Land 1.rbi tration Boa.rd. of the In rely to your letter -ncl o 11 o! . u.gu t 8 , 193, beg to ay that oopiee of the p pers heretofore filed in the· bove matter are he re iith h~nded you, and a like copy has been delivered nd Development, ~ith the iseion on Con ervation to the St te Co exception of a copy of the claim 111ch r . ..arsh of the Commission aid ~hey did not .tmd. nswering your oall urther (l) The ground oept1on is the extremely inadequa te a ted d et forth in the ex- of e ·oeption are fully S.llff1oe it to say here that t e ba is of the ex- aept1one filed. upon the 1 in their order: d oonfi ec atory value placed of oxooptant ; these lands a to qua11iy or v· lu, Tho re not property aegre- ount · llo ed per ~or e !or ex- ce:ptant's land is not only not the fir v lue of s id land under hich con itions normal conditions, und r aid 1 nd mus t be valued but 1 gr ossly in de u ta and oonfisa atory in viev oft e faot tha it 1 the purpose ot the Conservation Co~mis ion to take ull s uch grazing lands upon the (2) The number ot thi in thee prooeeding (3) The HARRISONBURG , VA . att ohed her eto. ountain. cl 1m on the county owner hip m·p filed ia uthority of oo lAW OFFICES GEO. S. HARNSBERGER lue Ridge el to ·c t in these proceedings 1 �o/ Yeo. S Aarnsberyer £aw Office J{arnson6,.u y,l/a. Aug.12,1933. To The Hon.Philip Williams, lihairman of the Park Land Arbitration Board; This is co certify that I,J.w.Hi1mle ,have emploJted Geo. s.uarnsberge r,Attorney,o r Harrisonburg ,virginia,to represent me in all condemnation proceedings in connection with my lands in the Shenandoah NaLional ParK area. �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHJM COUNTY, VIRGINIA. The state Commission on Conse r vation and Development of the State of Vi rginia vs . Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others and 52 , 501 acres in Rockingham County. TO THE HON. H. '.'f• BER TR.Alf , JUDGE OF SAID COURT. The motion of J . W. Hinkle, praying said Court to disapprove and to decline to accept the findings of the Board of Appraisal commissioners, heretofore appointed by said Court in the above matter, wherein the said Board reported, under No . 244 of its findings as filed in the Clerk's Office of said Cou.rt, that movean is only entitled to five acres of land in Rooldngham County, and that this five acres is appraised at $3. 00 an acre, or $15.00. Th e grounds of said motion are as follows: (1) That the Board of .AJ)praisal Commissioners erred in not reporting as the property of moveant the 71 acres of land listed under their No . 326-III entitled J •• Alexa nder Lap on J . W.Hinkle. (2) That the price per acre allowed for said five acres of land and also the price for the 71 acres of land are extremely inadequate and confiscatory, a s more fully appears f rom the affidavits attached hereto . (3) That the findings of said Board wer e based u pon a mistake of law as to the nature and effect of the evidenc e produced before said Board by moveant . (4) That the find i ng of sa id Board is, apparently, from t h e sta tements contained in its report, based upon the physical charLAW OFFICES GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRI SO NBURG, VA. acter of the land alone, with out t aking into c onsideration, or at Ccl �----2-least without giving any effect in its final decision to, the income-pr oducing eharaoter of said land or to the fact that all suah grazing lands on the Blue Ridge Mountains are being taken under these condemnat ion proceeding s , and that like grazing lands cannot be purchased now for any such amount as allowed to the said moveant, all of which will more readily appear from the affidavit s attached hereto . 11 of said affidavit s are asked to be read in support of these exception s. Q' 1w. j~ ( l ·o ./\,~ ) ....,cf ' ~ 1 3 y Counsel. (~·o ._., ~ . U/1., ._,orl LAW OFFICE S GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG . VA. S. ~ ounse �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY,VIRGINIA. The state Commission on Conserv ation and Development of the State of Virginia vs. Cassand ra L1wson Atkins and others and 52,501 acres in Rockingham. The affidav it of <F. S~JC ~ , to be read in connect ion with the motion filed by J.VI.Hin kle to have the findings of the Board of AppJSi.sal Commiss ioners disappro ved in connect ion with its finding No. 244. ~ iw~ ~fJ to-wit: nbarg, City of Ha??iee This day QJ, £, J ' ~ A . persona lly ap- r; , k:, peared before me, F,Fl.a.Yi a Ge.rr-,1erse, a Notary Public in and for the ~fore a~id, in the State of Virginia , and, being du.ly sworn, deposes and says: I am well acquaint ed with the grazing farm of J.W.Hinkle situate on the Blue Ridge Mountai ns in Rockingham a.nd Greene Countie s, and have often been upon the same. I have seen the cattle grazing upon the lands, and have seen them after they were taken therefro m in the fall of the year. From the knowledg e and experien ce that I have had in oonneot ion with grazing and handling of ca ttle, I am certain that said grazing land a will graze 35 h ead of ca ttle each and every year, and that these cattle will each put on an average of 200 pounds or mor e ~er year. I consider the value of approxim ately $8. 00 per acre placed on these lands by the Board of Al)prais al Commiss ioners to be insignif icant, and not at all in line with the real value of s a id property . LAW OFFICE S GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRI SO NBURG. VA. S11baorib ed and sworn to beforJS '..i.p.wf ) 'J O day of September, 1932. me this e. w~cvdcr6·~ J o. Notary Puolio. 1 , CfJ S'~ �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGH.A:M COUNTY,VIRGINIA. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia vs. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others and 52,501 acres of land in Rockingham County. The affidavit of J.W.Hinkle, to be read in connection with the motion filed by him to have the finding of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners disapproved in connection with its finding No. 244. State of Virginia, City of Karrisonbu.rg, to-wit: J.W.Hinkle this day 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 sworn, deposes and says: I am the owner of 141 acres of grazing land situate upon the crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains in the CoWltiee of Roakingh and Greene, on the head-waters of One Mile RWl and Two Mile Run, about l¼ miles south of Simmons Gap Road, 76 acres of which land lies in the County of Rockingham and 65 acres in the CoWlty of Greene, which lands, together, constitute one grazing farm, and are used as such. The 141 acres of land above referred to will graze 35 head of cattle for six months during eaoh and every year, and thes 35 cattle will put on an average of at least 200 pounds, each, du.ring that period. The aggregate number of pounds thus put on A very conservative average prioe would be six cents per pound, which would make the income from the grazing eaoh would be 7,0oo.oo. LA W OFFICES year $420.00. This amount is equivalent to the inoome at six per GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARR I SONBU RG . VA. cent. on $7 ,000.00. The average worth per acre would thus be ap2.10 �--2-proximately $49.00, as BBainst an average of about $8.00 per acre allowed by the Commission on all of the lands here involved. The land above referred to has actually grazed the number of cattle above specified, and I know that the cattle will put on, year in and year out, at least the weight above specified, and have put on more. That portion of the above tract of 141 acres situate in Rockingham is of approximately the same value as that in Greene, as the character and value of the lands, so far as grazing is concerned, are about the same in both Counties. I am the owner of three farms situate in stonewall District, Rockingham County, one containing 150 acres, another containing 97 aores, and another containing 90 acres. The grazing lands above referred to, or some other grazing lands equally as good, are absolutely indispensable to me in the operation of my farms, because it is absolutely necessary in the proper operation of said farms to supply extra grazing lands where the cattle oan be kept during the summer, in order that I may have cattle to consume the roughness on the farms during the winter. These farms have to be cultivated, and are not, technically, grazing lands, and are of too fertile a nature to be used for that purpose. Now, due to the fact that these condemnation proceedings contemplate the taking of all grazing lands of any value on the Blue Ridge Mountains , it will not be possible for me to acquire further grazing lands in the vicinity of the above described mountain property or accessible to my farms. 'rhe grazing lands in question cannot be replaced anywhere in this section of Virginia for the sun above stated, that is, $49. 00 per acre . When I filed my claim in this matter, I attempted to value these lands at what I would be willin to take for them, provided I oould replace these properties with other grazing lands, and felt that $30.00 an aore would be a fair price for the properties under such conditions, but, as I now find LAW OFFICE S GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG . VA. that all such grazing lands in this section are being taken in 2.11 �---3-these procmdings, I think I should have a higher prioe in order that I might be in a better position to replace these properties. The Board of Appraisal Commissioners erred in listing 71 acres of this land under their finding No. 326-III as belonging to J.A..Alexander. This land has been in my possession and under fence for about twenty years, and there has been no dispute over any boundary line, nor have I ever heard of any dispute over any boundary line between my predecessors and any one else. As the afore~aid land being condemned in this cause is indispensable to the profitable operation of my other farms, the same is not f .o r sale, and I hereby ask that this land be omitted from the contemplated Park area, and that in the establishment of said Park proper provision be made for the exclusion of these lands, and that there be provided a right of way thereto over such adjacent lands as the Commission may see fit to condemn. All of the foregoing information was given the Board of Appraisal Commissioners, but, if I am to judge by their findings, it was not considered. Sub$Cri bed and ~ before me this -ft! if.. 1932 • day of September, ......4"'"'d.-..Jl.._ _, ta_r;___Pu~~,........o---..... ( . .,_£_~,..._..___._}_f.....,.~~-~ LAW OF FI CES GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG. VA. �Rocwham COUNTY, VI GIN IA. IN THE CIRCUI'11 COURT OFjffl · The State ~ommiasion on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia vs. Cassandra Lawson At~ina and others and 52 ,501 Acres in Ro ak:ingham County, Va. 1-r.SwAPment-J;!oat &fl:d: e th.era and: ·5 4r;i:£·9-- agre-e, mor e or-± eas, i--n-G-re-ene -Ce-QQty~ \4.3'!-g-i--&i-th-. The affidavit of __ __{g_J l l ~--· to be read in connection with the motion filed by J. W.Hinkle to have the findings of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners disapproved in connection with its finding No. ffi#ff# 244 State of Virginia Co1..1."h t ~ o-f' 'l'ocki--rqha.'h-> l~~v----<:tt'--...Jilu::J:1-1::18-!le-ae~, to-wit: This de! ~f -~r,,.,e ,t. e, ~ urf ~ ·~ lo, t k :;e • · personally app~red , a Notary Public in and for the mi.esaid, in the State of Virginia, and, being duly sworn, deposes and says: I am well acqa11in ted with the grazing farm of J .w.Hinkle situ.ate on the blue Ridg e Mountains in Rock inghan and Gr eene Co unties, and have often been u.pon the same. I have seen the cattle grazing upon t h e lands, an d have seen them after they were taken the r efrcm in the fall of the year. From the knowledge and experience that I have had in connection with grazing and handling of cattle, I am certain t h a t said g raxing lands wi 11 graze 35 head of cattle e a ch and eve r y year, and tbs. t these cattle wi 11 each put on an average of 200 pounds or more per yea r . I con- sider the value of approxi mately $8.00 per ac r e placed on these lands \)y the Board of Appraisal Commissioners to be insignificant, and not a t all in line wi 'th the real value of said property. Subsori bed and swo r n to LAW OFFICES GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG . VA , (f# ,.)1- .J.,W;..:.-~_,--:J~r:E.~wtJ..'li,W,__g, ----·- - -- before me this --2J.d..day of Septembe r , 1932. c~·ff° ool ) G°QU h (pt1_____ wTary Public. �~:: (~ ~1J./ 9 :t ~ - Lur :c STATEMENT Q ~ Z, C i. ;,t IJ !! "' 0 :z ffl = 0 n mm 0 C ...m C a,1XJ m CO -I :z a, ; "' i OF ) Geo . s. Harnsberger, p . q . - ... . i.N -:z J . W. HINKLE . OR~ < :,r rn < llt IJ - 3 • z, n t'\ II 0 Ji, '( Ill -I 0 Oo- ::, C ., "' :z ;q~ STATEMENT OF COSTS , POSTAGE , ETC . : , 2. 2.. �In re Arbitration ..Agreements submitted to the Governor, arising in or out of the condemnation proceedings pending in the Circuit Courts of Virginia under authority of the Shenandoah Nation:.il. Park Act. State Commission on Conservation and Development of. the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson atkins and others and 52,501 acres of land in Rockingham County. f i\ed in the C\erk's Office Rockin~harn County, \/a. . .. AUG ,1,f\933 ~\erk In re exceptions of J.W.Hinkle. To the Hon.Philip Williams, Chairman of the Park Land .Arbitration Board. In reply to the rules issued by said Arbitration Board on .August 16, 1933, and in reply to your call. therein made, the undersigned begs to say: (a) As Your Honors have decided that the aases will be heard in the County where the greater portion of. the land lies~ this case will be heard in Rockingham, rather than in Greene, and thus the numbers for the several tracts of land in both Counties will be given. The number of the five acre tract in Rockingham County, listed in the name of the undersigned, is 244. The number of a 71 acre tract in Rockingham County, listed as an overlap on the lands of the undersigned by the lands of J.A..Alexander, is 326-III. The number of the 65 acre tract in Greene County, listed in the name of the undersigned, is 511-I. The undersigned is informed by Mr.Marsh of the Conservation Commission that those interested in the ~.A.Alexander land are not claiming any overlap on the land of the undersigned, and that, therefore, no question from that angle in regard to the titlE I· of the undersigned will be raised. (b) The ao.reage claimed in the entire tra ct of land located in LAW OFFICE S GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG . VA . 12-3 �---2.--both Rockingham and Greene is 141. (o) This tract of land, for the purposes of valuation, accord- ing to the rules laid down by Your Ifonors, should be segregated as follows: 60 . acres of grazing land @ $40.00 per acre, $2 ,400.00 40-l acres of slope land @ $5. 00 per acre, rt tt It tt ft ft n @ $3.00 per acre, 202.50 121.50 2,724.00 The .Appraisal Board erred in reporting 110 acres of said land as slope land, and also erred in reporting the value of the slope land, namely, 60 acres@ $3.00, and 50 acres @ $2.00. That said AJ?praisal Board further erred in only listing 31 acres of said land as grazing land. above set forth • rt should have listed 60 acres,as .And Appraisal Board further erred in placing an average value of about $28 .00 per acre on the 31 acres, when it should have placed a value of at least $40.00 per acre thereon. rt is believed and averred by the undersigned that the evidenoe will show that the above statement, as made by the undersigned, is in accord with the facts both as to the character of the land aad as to its value. In addition to the value of the land, as above determined, exaeptant claims that an additional sum should be allowed him because he needs said grazing lands in the farming operations in whioh he is engaged; that said lands are not for sale; and because the Conservation Commission in these proceedings is endeavoring to take, and is asking that it be allowed to take, all o! th grazing lands on the Blue Ridge Mountains, and such lands could not be replaced for the value of the land as hereinabove determined. LAW OFFI CES GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG, VA . Exceptant believes and avers that this land could not be replaced for less than $25.00 per acre in addition to the above valuation, and he is very doubtful whether it oan be replaced at �--3-- that figure, because the grazing lands of the character now under consideration are very scarce and hard to acquire outside of the Blue Ridge area. Exoeptant believes and avers that he is entitled as a matter of just compensation, to the fair. full, and exact equivalent of the land that is being taken from him, and that he should be left in as good a financial condition after the land is taken as he is now. State of Virginia, City of Harrisonburg, to-wit: This day J.W.Hinkle personally appeared before me, F.Flavi Converse, a Notary Public in. and for the City aforesaid, in the State of Virginia, in my City aforesaid, and, being duly affirmed, deposes and says: F have read the above statement, and believe the statements of facts contained therein to be true. t affirmed Subsori bed and sw1u0a to before me this .J d- R(h, day of .August ,1933. ___j_N.,. _~~.. ,.ar~;-J?u .........~~o...........=--------• LAW OFFICE S GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG . VA. �f\\ d in the C\er~'i )ffice ock1ngham Couoty ak HINKLE, J . W. 244, 326- III ROCKINGHAM COUNTY SEP 1 \933 ·- ~ ~ \ e k (/ 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 . SUMMARY STATEMENT OF PETITIONER : EXCEPTANT: Hinkle , J . V. ORIGINAL CLAIM: Acreage 141: Value $4230: Inc. Damages, None. VALUE PLACED ON TRACT BY PETITIONER ' S .aPPRAISERS: TRACT NO . VALUE INCIDENTAL DAMAGES 244 $12 . 50 None 326-III 439 . 50 None BOARD OF APPRAISAL COMM!:> ::HONERS FINDINGS : MAP NUMBER OF TRACT: 244, 326- III . VALUE OF TRACT: TRACT NO . VALUE INCIDENTAL DAMAGES 244 $15 . 00 None 326-III 645 . 00 None �he basic differences between petitioner are a s to the cl~ssific e tion nd this exceptant nd value of the 1 nd • . .lthougl He believe the vc lues reported by the petitioner , s apprr.isers were very libera l "':ppraisal Commissioner s nd tha t the findings of the Board of s to vo.lues ::.-re subste,ntially too high , we have &ccepted end ~~11 not seek loTier va lu tion thr n their finaings o.. s shoun on the a ove t ables in this ca se . As to the clE.,,ssific c.. tion of t he l end " nd the other elements of va lue ue submit that these matters re correctly set forth in the lork Sheets of the Boc_rd r:-i th reference to this cc.se, and not a s set forth in exceptant' s sta tements . vri th the record a nd o. These ,fork Sheets are filed copy of these :Jork · sheets t.re submitted with copy of the record tendered herewith , and additional copies of the Jork Sheets in t his c se will be furnished if desired . Subscribed to and verified before me this the ~ d ,y of september , 1933. �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA• The state Commission on Conservation and Development of the tate of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and 52,561. acres of land, more or le as, in Rockingham C~unty, Virginia, 7~a.y On this, the by counsel, and on hi Defendants. of August, 1934 , came .r.W.Hinkle, motion leave 1e given him to fil.e his ap- plication for the payment to him of the folio ing sums: The sum of (1) by the 15.00 , the same being the amount awarded him Board of Apprai al Commi sioners, as set out in the Judg- ment of condemnation of Tract No. 244, which tract fo erly stood in the name of .r.w.Hinkl.e, the amount th reo:t having been heretofore paid into court; (2) by The sum of $645.00, the same being th the Board of amount awarded hi ppraiaal Commissioner s, as set out in the judg- ment of condemnation of Tract No. 326-III, which tract formerly stood in the name of J.W.Hinkle, the amount thereof having been here~ofore paid into court • .And it appearing to the Court from the report of the Board of Appraisal Commissioner s, heretofore filed in this cause, and in the petition for Judgment of oondemnation heretofore entered herein, that, 1n th opinion o~ the petition r, the said Hinkle w s invested with a better right or claim of titl J.w. in and io the said Traot No. 244 than any other person, and that the record in this cause does not disclose any denial or dispute by any pal'ty or person in interest as to ihe title io said Tract No. 244 or to the proceeds ari ing from the condemnation thereof, and that the ea.id J.W.Hinkl.e is entitled to reoe1ve the proceeds LAW OFFICES GEO. s . HARNsBERGER HARRISONBURG. VA. arising from the condemnation of said Traot No. 244, and it furtb.e �_ .. z_..... appearing to the Court fro the report of the Board of A,ppra.is l Commie ionera, heretofore filed in this cause, and in the petition for judgment of condemnation heretofore entered herein, that, in the opinion of the petitioner the land of the aid J.W.Hinkle listed as Tract No. 326-III waa an overlap on the J.A.Al.exander or Mount Vernon tract of land, and that the title o~ the aid J.W.Hink1e toe id tract of land or to the proceeds ari ing there- from was thereby clouded; And it further appearing to the Court from the petition of J w.Ri.nkle and aocompanying exhibits filed in this cause that J.W.Hinkle has procured the waiver of any claim that th judgment creditors of J.A.Alexander might hav severa1 against the said Tract No. 326-III, and that the said J. 1'T.Hinkle i now entitled to the amount awarded by the Board of A,ppraisal Commi aioners for said Tract No. 326- II, and that no oth r p rson or persons are entitled thereto; And it further appearing to the Court that all taxes against said tracts have been paid: Upon consideration whereof, it i by the oonaidered and ordered court that the said sum of $15.00 for said Traot No. 244 and the said sum of 645.00 for s id Traot No.326-III, the ea.me being the amounts a arded J.W.Hinkle by the Board of 11.Ppraiaa.l Oommi sioners for said Traot No. 244 ands id Traot No. 326-III, paid into court b7 the petitioner as Just oollU,)ensation for said tracts, be paid to Geo.S.Harnsberger, attorney for said J.W.Hinkle and the Clerk of thi Court is directed to transmit a certified copy of this order to the Treasurer of Virginia, who shall pay unto the said Geo.s.Harnsberger, attorney for J.W.Hinkle, the said sum of $15 .00 for Tract No. 244 and the said um of $645 .00 for Tract No. 326-III, the amount of the said awards set out in the LAW OFFICES GEO. s. HARNsBERGER Judgment of condemnation :for said tracts of land above de ignated, HARRISONBURG. VA. \58 �.... 3 .... takil!B from the said George s.Harnsberger, attorney for s id J.w. Hinkle , reoeipts therefor and oertifN-1,ng such payment to the Clerk of this Court for appropriate entry thereof, as required by law. LAW OFFICES GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG, VA. �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUliTY,VIRGINIA• The State Commis ion on Conserv tion and Development of the state of Virgini, Petitioner, t Law No. l.829. vs. Gassa,ndra Lawson Atkins a,nd others, and 52,561. aores of l.and, more or less, in Rockingham County, .Virginia, Defendants. TO THE HON.R.W.BERTRAM, JUDGE OF SAID COURT. Your petitioner, J.W.Rinkle, re~pectfully represents that a judgment in rem has heretofore been entered in this proceeding oondemning toihe use or The State Commission on Conservation and Development ot the State of Virginia the fee simple e tate into tracts of land formerly the property of your petition- er. One tract is described in the report of the Board of AJ)praiaa Commissioners appointed herein, and shown, numbered, and delineate on the County Ownership Map, fil.ed therewith, as Tract No. 244, th award of the Board of A,ppraisal Commissioners for said ~act No. 244 being 15.00. tile Board of The other traot is described in the report of ppra1sal Commissioner ppointed herein, and shown, numbered, and delineated on the County Ownership Map, filed therewith, as Tract No. 326-III, the~ ard of the Boa.rd of Appraisal Commissioners for said Tract No. 326-III being 645. 00. ~at the said st te Commission on Con ervation and Development has paid into the oustody of the Court both of s id awards, namely, ·15.00 for Traot No. 244, and $645.00 for Tract No.326-III as constituting the awards for the fee simple estate in said traots of land. '.I.hat your petitioner, on the date of said judgment in re LAW OFFICES fee condemning s id tracts of land, was the owner of said land in imple, and that no o er person or persons than the under- GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG. VA. signed are entitled to share in the distribution of id award. �--2-That the Board of Appraisal Commie ioner , in their r port concerning Traot No. 326-III, listed said tract as an overlap on the Alexander Mount Vernon or Big Survey Traot. report o! the Board of .AI>praisal Commissioner Since said has been filed, yo petitioner, J.W.Hinkle, has procured the waiver o! any alai hat the sever 1 Judgment creditors of J •• .Alexander might have against the eaid Tract No. 326-III. creditors is shown This action upon the part of said "EX•No.l," "Ex.No.2," and mEx.No.3, with filed and prayed to be read as part here- h reof. Your peti tio er further shows to the Court that all taxes again t said p~operty hav o te been paid, as is shown by the oertifi- of the Treasurer of Rockingham County and of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Rookingiaam County, which certificate are here 1th filed, marked nEx.Certifioate No. 1,n and "Ex.Certificate No.2, tt and prayed to be read aa parts here f. Wherefore,your petitioner prays that he may be made a part7herein and be allowed to file his patit1on in this suit, and that an ord r may be entered in thie uit for the di tribution of said funds, and that your petitioner may have such other and i'urlher relief as the nature of the oase may require. state ot Virginia, City of Harrisonburg, to-wit: Thi day J.W.Hinkle per onally appeared before me, F. F1avia Conver e, a Notary PU.blio in and for the City afores id, in the state of Virginia, in my City aforesaid, and, being duly affirmed, deposes and says: I have read the above petition, LAW OFFICES GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG. VA. and stat that the matter of faot contained �---3-therein are true , to the beat of my knowledge and belief. subscribed and affirmed to before me this 4th day ot p.gust, l. 934. LAW OFFICES GEO.S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG. VA. \&1 �L . .\.W FRANK OFFICES S. TAVENNER, JR. WOODSTOOK, VIROINLA. June 25, 1934. Mr. Georges. Harnsberg er, Attorney, Harrisonb urg, Virginia. In Re: Tract No. 326•III Dear Mr. Harnsberg er: This 1s to inform you that so far as the undersign ed are concerned , they do not desire to set up any claim against the J. w. Hinkle tract, the same being designate d on the County Ownership map as Tract No. 326-III. Yours very truly, Attorney for Kanawa filo~rBa nk Ck. C ~JCI.LKh Attorney torte Estate of E. Feuchtenb erger. II (°_.,. ~ - ~-/ / ~ w. �OFFI CES 501 2 3 4 LAW B U ILDING GEORGE B . ,¥HITE ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW RICHMOND , VIRGINIA July 3 , 1934 Mr . Georges . Harnsberger , Harrisonburg , Virginia . Dear Mr . Harnsberger : I have referring to overlap of tne the lands of J . W. Hinkle . and lv~r . 1N a lker have advised overlap as follows : your letter of June 29, 1934 , John A. Alexander land upon You state that Mr . Tavenner yon in ref·erence to the said "Th is is to inform y ou that so far as the un dersigned are concerned, they do not desire to set up any claim against the J . W. Hinkle tract , the same being designated on the County Ownership map as tract No . 326- IIr . » As counsel for Wall ace C. Saunders, I unite in the position taken by Mr . Tavenner and Mr . Walker as above set out in reference to said overlap. I am sending this letter along with your letter to Mr . "; alter A . Williams , requesting that he unite in my letter to you if he sees fit so t o do and forward the s ame to you. /I <° ,)--y , ~-,2, GBW:R S // Yours truly, �1~.e.tlterl 3J . wu:·y-1.tr:r.!..l:hr:r:rreir--ru.-fil'tt.ttr $1mxttton:. llrir:,g:i::rt:itt ROOMS 3 & .C. ECHOLS BUILDING July 30,1934 Mr.Geo .S.Harn sberger , Atty.fo r J.W.Hi nk e , Harriso n urg , Ve.. Dear Si This is to inform you that ,, the claim 01· the Home Bui d- Md Loen AsRoci ation agains t the Alexan der-Mo unt V rnon tract has ee 1 pe.i d in full in so far a and we ma e no furthe r clai land. said tract of land is affecte d; agains t the overlap on the J.W • .Hi:ale An~ the award for that tract ay be pad to him. Tot.trs oan .hSSO , �M. H. HARRIS ON TREASURE R OF ROCKINGH AM COUNTY HARRISONBU RG, VIRGINIA To Whom It May Concern: I hereby certify that the records of th is off ice show that the 1933 taxes have been paid on a tract of 141-0-0 acres of land assessed in the name of J . w. Hinkle , situate in the Park Area in Stonewall District . All taxes prior to that date, if any be unpaid, are a matter of record in the Clerk's Office of this County . of August 1934 . Given under my hand this 4th day Treasa.rer . �STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF ROCKINGHAM, to-wit: I, J. Robert Switzer , C1erk of the Circuit Court of Rockingh am County do hereby certify that the records in my office do not show any delinque nt taxes against the tract of 141 acres in Stonewa ll distric t, assessed in the name of J. W. Hinkle. Given under my hand this 4th day of August, 1934. ~ ~ r k , Attorney '"1 �#244 Under Exception 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. _?_11:_______: Tract No. ____________ : Tract No. ____________ ; and described in the report of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners appointed herein and shown, numbered, and delineated on the County Ownership :M:ap 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. ______ ____ $ __________ ; 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; J . W. Hinkle 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:- By reason of Contribution pledge obl igating the owner, J . w. Hinkle , to give 5 acres of his land within the Park Ar ea to the Park Project . (J.W . Hinkle donated 17 Acres , only 5 inside Park Boundary) 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: ··,,., ~ --Wl_ierefore, 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. __ __2.4.4 _____ $ __ 12.. _5.0_: Tract No. ______ ______ $ _____ _____ : Tract No. ------- ----- $ __ ____ ____ ; 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) NAME ST ATE P. 0. ADDRESS _Q.9Ji]~t~~~!Q!:l°__(2~__9_~~-~¥-~~~~ ON NOTE--A supply of this blank form 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 by 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 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. �STATE OF VIRGINIA) COUNTY OF '1 TJ\.RREN ) SS Personally 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 CO IT'J:r: .ission on Conservat io n 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 dis tributive shares of condemnat i on awards in the Shenandoah Nati onal Park condemnation proceedings pending in the Circuit Courts of Virginia , by reason of contracts and qgreements entered into with the owners of lands sought to be condemned in these proceedings, and that the within claim is just 9.nd correct . Witness my signa t ure this 8th 2~~ ~;)--_ NOTARY M:Y Commis .in LIC u.pi es Sep Notary Public 'H = = �...____ ... 1 ty on the ..a.~,""j';,....... .w.t 1 _,..,,..;,....,.__.;;i,...,.. 0 • r • ,t1 ... i,}-~OCU'Jt?H\1 o. AO el.It- , y 0 e t1 0 t th t£l e ~r~1 1 • • r \1n ill · LAW OFFICES GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG. VA. • ··C of 1n e t pr 1 ul �Oinmmnuwraltq nf 1!Jir9iuia TREASUER ' S OFFICE RI C H M O N D . VA . J O H N M . PURCELL August 11., 1934 T REASU R ER OF V I RG I NIA This is to certify that I , J . M. Purcell , Treasurer of Virginia have this 11 day of August in accordance Rockingham with an order of the circuit court of ~ County daten~_ 8_/_7 _/_3_4___ in the cause of the State Commission on Conservation and Develo:pment of the State of Virginia vs . _ _ _ ____::Cc...::a=s::..=sa=n=dr=-=a=---:.L:c...,a=w::.:..-=so=n~A...,t=k=---i....n......._s......,.,a......n.,,.dk........>o.,_t.,.h ....e......_r.....s _ _ _ _ _ :paid to Geo . $ 15 . 00 s. Garnsberger , Attorney for J . w. Hinkle being in full settlement of tract# 244 in the above mentioned cause . 102 �Qtommnuwralt4 of ]Iirgiuta TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND , VA. JOHN M. PURCELL August 1, , 1934 TREASURER OF VIRGINIA Geo . s . Harnsberger, Attorney for J. w. Hinkl e Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia, the sum of$ 15 . 00 , in accordance with an order of the Circuit Court of the county of Rockingham of August entered on the 7th day 193.!_ , in the matter of the State Commission on Conservation and Development v _ _ _ - -- ~C~a~s_s_an ~ dr ~ a- ~L_a_w_s_o~n_ A _tk ~ i _n~s__ and others, being full and complete settlement for the tract of land k nown in said proceeding as #~2~4_4~--- Sign original and duplicate and return to the Treasurer of Virginia. 103 � 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/. 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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.  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. 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Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Top of Blue Ridge 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): 244 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. (<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 Hinckle https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/caeb86ddc59655207af3b2a4858127df.pdf f9c35855b91aac485d35a58dcc342168 PDF Text Text NAME OF CLAIMANT .,f26j - EopkL1s, 2. B. - .... s ';_ te Number of Acres: .56 Location: Roads: - Soil: U. ..... osition 180-181-182 . P-rtlv o'J.ts.i.de -t:1e £u.rk ret.. . _nree miles Vid ~irt ro~d to Isl-na Ford , t~i 1~urest ....10 . .)e -t:;~r ...,e o' : . . f&ir de +;11 .... !1.J f ,rti:ity . .... re sc~tt~ri~· loose ro0k , ~ut no outcrops. ...... ndy cl· y loum. History of Tract and condition of timber: : 1 '1e r.1erc'..:....nta.bL., su, ti=.ber , -s renoved fro,: t·11s ~rL0t sever 1 ye rs J.ro .· }' 3 r3r'.ls.ininc; st~:1·1 co--1.;:;ists o _ .:;,. ·-, 1 scrub')y oa'-cs 'nd so'"'.'le .-::i1ort· le' f :9ine, ~ bQ.dly dn·~a 6 ed . y u recent severe burn . Improvements: Hone. Acreage and value of types : Types Acreage Value per acre 6G ,l'J . 00 Total Value Ridge: Slope: Cove: 280 . 00 J ~ Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 280 . 00 100 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ lCO . 00 Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ -; • 7 B Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ l? �County: District: Rockingham Stonewall .Jf:?:..._6_5- lfopki_nsL E. B.-Estate N Chas . Curry 5 . • H. Bailey ' . • H. Bai 1 ey LEGE:ND: Slope Scale - 1 11 = 20 chains �~ ~~ -/3 #rp~---------------------------------- Claim of_ __ 6 In the Circuit Court of__~ . . . , . ~----County, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law. -~=:~~ ::.:.~:-~:c~:n ~~~-~A£:~~,~~-;~ ..r -~/4------ " ~ .fl~ _....-krk 4u,_~ ---~u• more or le~~-;f-«nct in __ --,,(,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 t h e ~ of, ~aid p~on and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court of=,IJ ~ ~ ~ - - - County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this ~ , as his answer to said p e ~ and to said notice. ~ My name is_____ f L~-;,;,_~ - A JV-?:f:;,--~----~f)--- ·_ ,,1 My post office address 1s ______ _J(jtM..e.,_~ ~ -------~ . M ~_f o k ~ ~ I claim a right, title, estate ~terest in a tracf or parcel of land within the area sought to _be_ co.ndemn~d, containing _abou1__ Q(_q_-3~a::es, °l1 )V~ich1th[~ ~:~ ~h1,ollowing ~z:,::ttprove~en:i!:/J:::t~·:_~cd~-::::1£~~-- ~-~:::±.eft1t~-:~:~~~ -'l::-'k.4,i This ~ abo~t_-~_/L2:--~-miles :rom _____________________________ Virginia, in th#~------------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, t~e, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or ~ parcel of land described above.) ¼ ----------------------------------- / ·- - - - - - - - ~ - - - ~ - - - ~ - - - ��Oounl : hockinehnm Dia trict: ,,tonewall AcreeRe Claimed: Val:.rn Cla1me:d: l.ocation.:.. La Ea: Soil: 293 A. 26-000 . A ses ed " Deed 125 l~0.00 ti. S. :.>osi tion lU0-181·- 82. " 123.00 9500.00 AREAS 56 Partly outside tlto .,.Hdt .n eu. 1906 A. fone known :::Andy cl y loi..m. SloT)e type of a fair deryth and fertility. scattering loose rock but no outcrops. :::,ome ~ : 3 wiles vin dirt rood t o lslond :f ord, tho nearest ahipninr point. Histo:ry: '.-ho morchunt ble Ml timber aG re1i.1oved frolll. this tract several years ego. --he rarnninin,, stand consistin5 of 11!'.l' 11 scrubby oe.ks ·rnu some shor leai' pi nc, was badly 1nrringe b; 1 • recent sevore urn. Po tirnier value. None v~1ue of land by type: Value pe:r Slope ?.3.00 Total value of lnnd Tot .l vnlu of trect Avernge v lue per .1.otol V1'1ue ore c~ .1 "'-loS.00 l6U.OO 3.00 o.oo �... Iii THE CIRCUIT COUHT OF :1UCFDTl}.t-iAM COUNTY, VI GI.TIA 'l'he btate Commission on Conservation and Development of the Sto.te of Virginia , Petitioner At La\"1 l~ o . 1829 vs . Cassandra Lawson Atki~s and others , On th is , the Defendants ·- /6 ~ came· Amie B. · Hopkins , and , on her> motion , leave is given her to file her appli'\ c ation for the disbursement of the sum of -, 353 . 50 , the amount of the award set out in the judgment of co,1demna tio for Tract .no . 328 and heretofore pa.id into the Court . And it appearing to the Court that the said Annie B . nopl..:ins is invested wit'"l a su:9erior or better right or clo.im of ti ~le in and. to the said tract of land rio . 328 than any other person or persons , and that the record of t:i.is cause does not disclose any denial or dispute by any party o,:• person in i nterest as to the title to said r!_!::,-,ac t No . 328 or to the -om ceeds aris in0 f rot1 the condemnation of said Tr~ct ~o . 328 1 Ana it further appeari:1g to the Court that all taxes due on said Tract .110 . 328 have been raid: Upon consider" t ion whe~of, it is con side red and ordered by the Court ~1at the said sum of )353 . 50 , paid into Court by petitioner as just co1 ensati on for Tract no . 328, be paid to the said Annie B. Hopkins . And t h e Clerk of this Court is direct ed to transmit ace!'tified copy of t.t1is order to the 'l'reasurer of Virginia , who shall pay unto said Annie B. ttopki~s tnc said sum of ,353 . 50, being the �- 2 - amount of the awa ·d set out i;1 the judgnent of condemnation for ·rract 1'Jo . 328 , taking fro rr. seid _ nnie B . Hopkins a receipt therefor , and certifying such payment to the Clerk of this Court for appropPi ate entr•y thereof , as requi!'ed by law . Enter: Judge �r l11I"<; CIRCUI'C 1 couwr OF ROCKIP:i±i 'Jil COUNTY, VIRGI , . . .A 'l'he State Comm· ss ion on Conservu.·'.:;irn and Development of the 0ta te of Vi:rr,inia , Petitioner At J,aw Jfo . 1829 vs . Cassandra .Lawson Atki:1s am ot:;l: ers, Defe. dan ts Cor-:e s now the undersigned and shows to the Court that a judgment in :rem has her etof ore been entered in t:!::. is p:roceedinc, condemning to tbe use of the :~titioner the fee simple estate in the tract of ~and numbered as 328 and described in the report of the Board of ppraisal Commissioners appointed ner ein , and sho·m , numbered , and del·ineated on the Co rnty ownership Map filed therewith , upon pa~rment into the custody of tf1e court of t..l-J.e sum set out in said judgment as cor.stituting t..rie award therefor as fol101vs: .ward on Tract No . 328 y---- --------- 0353 . 5O That said 'l'ract of land No . 328 is the same tr<?.ct of 1 and which was conveyed to the J.ate Ed,,lin B. Hopkins by ttenry Frn.n 1~ 0ipe and wife by deed dated January 23 , :}.9 07 , and duly of record in the Cle :rk 1 s uffic e of Rockingham County , Virgin '..a , in Deed page 381 . 0 ook 7 9 at S·1id t1. . e.. c t of land havirig passed to t.1e unoersigned under the last will and testament of said ::..;dwln B. Hopki"1s , probated June 30 , 19t 9 , and duly of re c ord in said Clerk ' s Office in Will Book 9 at page 325 . T!rnt your unde:rsie;ned , on the date of the said judgment in rem condemninc the said tract of land , owned or was entitled to the fee simple interest in the said t:cac t or i;1 t'...1.e proceeds arising from -che condemnatiorl t.'1.ereof . 'l'hat no other person or persm s than the undersigned are entitled to share in -che distribution of the said a1·1ard , and t hat all truces on said trac t of land hav1 been dul:y paid . ffnerefore , your undersigned prays ti-1at she be made a party he:ee in under the provisions of Section 21 of the ./:\,1.bli c Park Condem - �• - 2 ... nat i on Act , and t hat an order be entered for the distribut i on of said sum set forth in said judgment in rem as constitutins the award for the fee simple estate in said tr ct condemned as afore said and for the payment to the undersigned of -che said award , artl which the undersigned avers is as fo l lows: Tract No . 328 ,------$ 353 . 50. ;::;ta te of Virginia , Cit;,T of Richmond , to - wit : . nn,i e B. Hopkins , t'he person whos e .~ame is signed to tl1.e foregoL1g instrument , this day personally apneared before r.1e , the under signed, a Notar:r Public in and fol" t he City aforesaid in the State of Virgin5-a , and , bcine fir s t duly sworn , deposes and sa~~s that tl1e facts given in tre foregoing petiticn are t1.,ue and correct to the beCJt of her knov1ledge and belief . lo?l~~~-My Commission Expir~s January 7th, 1938 �Tu "'HOI rr HAY - . •• core ERW: rhis is to c ertify that the re c ords i::1 my offi ce do not 1 show any delinquent truces agai ::it the tract of mountain land con taining 68 a c res , 2 roods and 23 poles , heretofo:ce assessed in Stone fl t wall District , Rockingham County , Virgin .~a, in i:h e name of A~ B. Hopki'.1s . Given under my hand this J ~~ day of January, 103'7 . �� 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 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.  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. 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. In 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> 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> <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a> <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 Hopkins, EB - Lam, EE & EC Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context hopkins-e-b-estate.pdf Title A name given to the resource Hopkins, E. B. Estate Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: U.S. Position 180-181-182 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): 265 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. (<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 Hopkins https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/81067949ba9ac6d1101668bf2148f1b8.pdf 713c478529a99e837d1e5528ce9f36be PDF Text Text NAME OF CLAIMANT Number of Acres: .J3 Location: - ~ ~rt outside t' e ~rk area . to Port · k,;_JU l i c , ~.le ne&rest Roads: ~ . u. ~osi~ion s ~10- 211 . i r".:; i'O :'hr·0e 1iL., s vi~ s·11 _, _,inr,- p o int . Soil: u u nd _,. d s L.le s l o9e tyrie , ·1oc1 er, te slor>es . of fu i r depth ~nd fvrtilit y . ; . ,. e &o:;.l i s History of Tract and condition of timber: Tlnr,~ is :..''lout 1 -9 p . bd . i't . o!' merch,.ntu.Thl<c; ..,:J.,f t i ::.::>;:ir on t 1 is tract co 1sL,ti 1 ~ o~~ mi:~ed o:.i.ks • 1d 'J 1t 1 co rel o ~ ., rn 1 ·ood • -3r ~.ere . 1 8 ~ • bJ . ft . s ..... i tir'1 '3r - G3 corc.. s -r- tel rood . 1 Improvements: :To 18 • Acreage and value of types : Types Acreage Value per acre 63 5 . 00 Total Value Ridge: Slope: Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: lG0 . 00 Value of Land: $ :.:1.5 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals: $ Ju . oo ,,,525 . 00 Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ :::.." 0 . 00 Value of Wood: $ .30 . · 0 Value per acre for tract: $ 8 . 33 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ - T ..., • ~ - - ~ -/(# n_' vL...~_.. .. ,. �Claim of_ ____ Nora _V. Hudlow-- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- - __ - ___ _ In the Circuit Court of_ ___ .RQ_c_k1p,g_b.§!1!. _________ County, Virginia, No. __18..2.~L, At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. ___ .Qa.s.aa.ndxa_.La.WJiQR_A:tk.ittJJ_,.._.§_t_ __a_::l§....__~A<l._p_~,_p_Q.:J,_~_Q±'.9J~------~--- ·· · D ef end ant s. am --- _______ Coun t y, v·1rgm1a, Rockinuh · ----=---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_ __ .R.Q.9.ki !f@~----- ---- County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to said notice. My name is _____ Nora _V ._ Hudlow- ---------- ---------- -------- ---------- ----My post office address is __________ R.Q!'j;_ -~~.]_~p_:1=_!~...1__J_i_:;:~ _r.!!~---- ----------I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about_ ____ ~ _Q _________ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvem ents: _______ ____ ___ ________________________ _____________________ _ This land is located about_ __ ~-~-----m iles from ___ f!::!::t ._~---- ---- Virginia, in ~---Mag isterial District of said County. the __U ~ 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 __ ,,Lu. '13~ -9u ~ --------------------------------------------------------- !~::_~ ~ :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :::::: I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year _/ _ ~_in the , .,___,___ following manner : -~ b-- Af ~ ·- LA-L-:i£__ ~ -- ~ --r;;~im:-::::::::e ~ 1s - ~ -~ -- ~ a r ~ : : d with the improvements thereon is $_L_t__{}_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 improvem ents thereon is $_L f._t!__~_,_-f!:.::.~---· I am the owner of_ __ 2-::...3_________ 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 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· __ . ..or ~ _tv-,.. / _ ~~ _ ,,LJ..L, _ d . . L . L d . . ~ ~ __ ___ - - __ _ ~ 11-v' ---- ----___;;, _/XE. j 3- t) ~ .31 f - -lt.u-1~ -~ .J- JdPL>-L-k /A---i- -- --------------------------~ -/HL>-£?J-~ -~~ ------------------------- - - ------ -------- ------ --____________________ __________ __________{/_~------ -------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---- (Continue remarks if necessary on ~ack). Witness my signature (or my name and mark attached hereto) this ___L_~ ___-=-::-::_ __ day of___(}_!±:__-:_________ , 193/. ,,,0. -~ !:-!!_~ ------------- . STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF_f~--. :!-f-'~~- --------- , To wit. The undersigne d hereby certifies that_ ___ A:_~~ -.2._- ~----- -----------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_ ____ _tfd:.. _____ --, 1930. :2 / 1u/ 3 / ,,,{ · ~ c~~/ ~;;;; s~;" ~; Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace. 2 �Ooun ty: Hocki ngham District: Btonewall # 200 Assessed Acreage Claimed: 60 Value Claimed: Location: u. s. " ~: Sand nd sh fertilit y e Slope type. " 000.00 -~ .i. Positions 210-211. fone known Deed 82.l 2 82.102 i. 1000. .Laps I hoads: rs. Jlora Hudlow ,. .1246.u026 Part Outside the ?ark area ~!oderate slopes. The soil is of ~ir And 3 miles via di rt road to ?ort Hepublic. the nearest shippinc point. 'l'here is about 18M hd. ft. of merchnnta ble saw timber on this tract o nsisting or nixed o a nd about l cord of t,el ,ood per acre • .,.72.00 .4 .00 per 4 d.rt. saw tiraber 18 31.60 ed. per 50¢ od tuel 63 eds. 10' .50 Improvem ents: Ione History: Value of land b.r '..l~e slope tzy Value . cree.6e &3 Total Vfllue of l nd 'otel v lue of timbe::- Total v Ill ue ot tract Average valu er ecre pe r oc:re A 3.00 189.00 103.50 292.50 4.64 Total v lue 189.00 �udlo.1 Cou 1 .;_ : ... ,-:,c~ ir. 1 m Dis rict : ut ne,ull Q 'r( ' . , 1 ........ er . s. • IL.nee.is ter .:'':G~ -n Slope Sc- .LC - 1G � 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 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.  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. 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. In 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> 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> <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a> <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 Hopkins, EB - Lam, EE & EC Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context hudlow-nora.pdf Title A name given to the resource Hudlow, Nora Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: U.S. Positions 210-211 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): 290 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. (<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 Hudlow https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/776387ff2d141a7d5326fa37abd96e36.pdf f6bd4c2defd3fbecb53db142ab62559e PDF Text Text ROCKINGHAM COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #93 - - Hughes , J . E . F . Number of Acres: 6 Location: On Spotswood Trail , four miles southeast of Elkton, Virginia . Entirely within the Park area . Roads: Spotswood Trail; hard surface . est shipping point . Soil: Clay loam with good depth, fair f ertili t-y History of Tract and condition of timber: Improvements: Four miles to Elkton , near - .All cleared . see other side . Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: --- 5 @ $125 . 00 ~625 . 00 '" Orchard: 1 6 @ 200 . 00 200 . 00 Minerals: Value of Land: $ 625 . oo 4295 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ 42 9 5 • 00 Value of Orchard: $ 200 .oo Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ 853 . 33 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ None �Claim oL_J /_, /?-c f."- ::.£ (~ __- ________________________ .------ In the Ctf,~i ~rt oL~~ ?;~;i =-~C ount y, Virginia, ::e:,ta:s ._ NO------ ---, At Law. ~e ~V~ z= ~~ io£ LU ~m # ly-~-<7~,.5t/~_ Peti- ,J-_ d~~ - ~ ~ - - f ~/4 -- ~ moie or less, of land in __ J_~e u,,.L __ :a.u_~_County, Virginia, Defendan ts. ion on Conservation and DeCommiss State the of petitio th€ to answer in The undersigned, velopment of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the !.if.pg ofpsajd _Pepion and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court o f J r ~ ~ t ~ - - County, Virgini , asks leave of the Court to file this as h:t::::£::d -p:tit:~- ~ ~ ::ic_e~~ ~ ---~ -------- -------- -- ' I claim a right, :%7.sta te or intersst i a tract or Parcel ~f land within the area sought to be condemned, containin g about__~ ~U'-- --acr ~~M there are the following b u i ~and impr ovem ents :_~f -l~~ff_L!!_'f_!_~-~~-t?_t!_'_'l!_~_-(?'~ jlf ______, _I ~ x2- 0 x1~f. 2 ~! ,:Z,{?tnr,______ 1<i' f f3wr,,c.._ ~;L'fr X Jl 'iJ h ~ /fof f -~ $- 1_JJ~ J . 11,y:. ri- P-~y~y.,;- /0 f: :ZO y1<z-#iz~i..cffic«~fre;t !~ ~ocat ed about_ _6--~~-miles from __ wAAq _~----- -------- - Virginia, in _ ____ _ _Magisterial District of said County. deI claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land owner, joint or owner sole is he whether say should claimant space this scribed above: (In 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 o! land ~scribed above.) This the_ - - - - - - ~ - - . £ } A ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -------- - - -------- ~ ~ r~ ~§de!f~~7r/4~as 7Vl West____ ____ _________ ____ ~-x _ ___ /4)_ ____ . ------ follows: -------- ---- - - - ------ - -------- --- - -- ! acquired my right, titl5 tere st to th· p operty about the year__________ in the f~o/Peb ~t =J '~ d~ ~~ 4, W I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvem ents there.r.-~-- - · I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, on is in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvem ents thereon is $_p£jj_~--~ ~---· 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 $------- -------- -- -· as to (In the space below should be set out any additiona l statemen ts or informat ion a here insert also should he le practicab if and make; to this claim which claimant desires $-1' _____ ~~J;~~a~:~;;i~~~~-~<.)7 X :Z I - / ¥" - ~ -::L lo)(t~ ~--lfu--r-- : I ~ L ~ _y g- - - ------ ~ A .l 2- j y-_x;/{, £ / 1-__- / ~.JL4. ~j~~~ desc~~~ ~:k:~ '/~_ - ~~~-g~ ~ ~-- L --~ .___,p~ _ _;.rt;- :i--J-r ~- ~- -~ r~ . --------- --- - -------- ----- (Contmue remarks 1f necessar y on, oLJ:k m~-:~~ :~~1~ 3~r my name and ~::~ 7 if t/J ~ __ 1}Je back). at~~~~~~~~~~:y t. STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF_ _ _ _ ___ ~ - -----~ '-------- -------- -------- The undersig ned hereby certifies that _ -.- __ --r - -- ~ e oath that the matters ancYmad him before red ap ly personal the above named claimant knowledge and belief, his of best the to true are wer abo~ns his in g appearin and things this______-'.~ ________day f.J./J _ oLd- d,~-----~~~~~~~6!St{g~ Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace. �County: Rook1ngham District: Stonewall ~93 ... Hu5hes 1 J. E. F. Consideration $136.25 {1901) rrotals - ;ip860,00 - sold o . 36 k. to state Highway. en Spotswood Trail, four miles southeast of Elkton, Virginia. Entirely within the park area . "Land- $ 200 . 00 Buildin,~s- f600.00 Value Claimed: Location: Deed: 6 A .-3 R .. Assessed; 6-.§Q, .c.Crease Cla imed: n Incumbranoes. counter claims or la12s; Clay loam with go od depth of fair fertility . :Roads: Spotswo od Trail; hard surface. F·) Ur miles to ~Ukton, nearest shipping point .• History of tra ct ::l nd oondi t ion of timber: Improveme nts: .All cleared. house; Frame, 22:x:37, 4 rooms, porch ?xl8', metal ro o!.', flue s , oeiled, good oondttion, occupied by owner, · $1200.00 foundati on--------ware h o use; (a.ttaohed) frame l l.x26xl0', metal good condition-------- 110 ..ises : Frame 4x8x8' , .Metal roof, fair chicken 2 10.00 oond l tion ----------Dwelling: Frame 16x28', ki tohen 13xl5xl6', L part l6:x:20Xl6', 8 rooms, porch 7:x.16', metal ro ) f' , 2 st o ry, good cond ition, occupied b y owner, soli d f ounda ti on - 2200.00 Barn with shed: 9xl6', f:rarne, 16x26xl6', metal roof, 1 25.00 fatr condition --------s2r1ng house: I?rame llx20xl0', s hingle roof, fai r Store brick solid Store roof, conditi on---------- Value of land by types: ~ Value per acre Acreage TITlable Orchard ;100 . 00 5 200.00 l 6 Total value of land Total va l ue of improvements Total va l ue of orchard Total value of tract Average per acre $ 760 . 00 3760.00 200 . 00 4710.00 ?85.00 80.00 75.00 20.00 t Hen house: Frame 12x30x8', metal roof, fair co 11d i t 1 onHog 12en: .F rame 8xl6x8', s l1ingle roof·, fair Ga.rage: .i"ra.me l2Xl4xl0'; metal ro of, :fair Total Value ou.0-0 3760.Do ~r750. 00 �County: _,./ District: Ro ckingham Stonewall #93- Hughes ,J. E. F . LEGEND: Tillable Orchard Scale - l" • 20 chains 5 33 � 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 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.  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. 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. In 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> 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> <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a> <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 Hopkins, EB - Lam, EE & EC Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context hughes-j-e-f.pdf Title A name given to the resource Hughes, J. E. F. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: 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): 93 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. (<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 Hughes https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/55c6f6344b035510ef1ee23390bef13c.pdf 5f85a3651433f8a8ba4a6cf99580a413 PDF Text Text ROCKINGHAM COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #320 - Hughes , Rev . F . H. Number of Acres: 10 Location : Millers Run. Entirely within the Park area . U. s. Positions 245 and 246. Richland Heights Roads: Three miles via dirt road to Grottoe s, t l1e nea rest s h ipping point . Soil: Sandy loam, slope t ype, fairly level and is of a f a ir depth of fertility, covered '.vi th loose rocks . The merchantable saw timber has been removed from this tract . The remaining stands consist of small oaks and some short leaf pine . History of Tract and condition of timber: Improvements: None . Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Total Value Value per acre Ridge: Slope: 10 '1(5 . 00 $50 . 00 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking : Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: .,;l Value of Land: $ 50 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ 50 . 00 Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ 10 . 00 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE. soo.,oo 00 �_______________ _ Claim of__ Rev ._ F.H • .fUGllES __ an::I._ Lenor a A-Hug_hes i._W1 fe _, ______ ________ , At Law. In the Circui t Court 0L ___.ful1~.i .ngbz.m ._ ___ ______ County, Virginia, No. of Virginia, PetiThe State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State ______________ _ tioner, vs. ________ j_{l ___ -4,J:L -~ : __~ ___ J//d:z.!. .L;z,________ ·_______ . . , D ef en d an t s. Ro .,"'.Kin ------ ----- Coun t y, v·1rgmia · ___________ ____ =00 ham more or Iess, of Ian d m Conservation and DeThe undersigned, in answer to the petitio n of the State Commission oncondem nation awarde d of velopment of the State of Virginia, and in respon se to the notice the order of the Circui t with ance upon the filing of said petitio n and published in accord Court to file this Court of_ ___~9_1_~J:p_gb-.?Jl1 _________ County, Virginia, asks leave of the as his answer to said petitio n and to said notice. ____ _ My name is __ E ..t.H!. Hugru ts _.an:l._Len_Qra.__A _. R.u~e.a--#_Vi1l'.5l.1. ___ ___ _______ ------ My post office addres s is _______Qr9,.ft.9JhWs3_~!,__yj_._r_gj_.n_l~~ ------- ------area sought I claim a right, title, estate or interes t in a tract or parcel of land within the are the following to be condemned, contain ing about ____ J_.2 _f._~~DJ____ acres, on which there ------ ------ --buildings and improv ements : __________ Q.Q!1_~~ ------ ------ ------ -- -- -----' · · ·, m ______ ______ v·1rg1ma s te_p ______ Gro t__ ':> ______ m1·1 es f rom _______ · I oca t ed a b ou t ____,.,2 · I an d 1s Tl11s the_S..t.o.n.eiv.all ___ Magiste:rial Distric t of said County. parcel of land deI claim the following right, title, estate or interes t in the tract or or joint owner, owner sole is he r whethe say should nt scribed above: (In this space claima joint owner, or not sole and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claima nt ishas the tract or to or in he t he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interes parcel of land described above.) u~e rs .________________ _ ______________ F. H. Hu_ghes _and. _ Lenor a A . Hughe s, sole _ as follows: The land owners adjace nt to the above described tract or parcel of land are ------ -----North ______ __ Mr Id . _ L_ya.i e _La _Baurne ------ ----- --- ------ ------ -----__ _____ _ South ________ _Kar.le .. ..Fr.Lt z+ Mahle .. _$ .:ti_y ~ _..and.__Jchn _S.m- r ..:~ _______ ------ ---- East _________ .....;;1.1...c..al.=.r. _:B.ra.t. .>ie -~ ------ ------ - - ------ ------ ------ ------ _______ _ ______ West ________ E.A.:Sy_;i;:_on._ _________________________ __________________ __ j~t~___ in the I acquired my right, title, estate or interes t to this proper ty about the year following manne r: Furch aaei of Ly:lia H. La Baum ,of Roano ke va. ------ ------ ------ ------ --------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------co --------------------.. _______________________ _ emt loi?em De-V~ e Hegpt ____ tb.r:au gh_.th~L.R1.c.hlan:i _ ements thereI claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improv estate or interes t, on is $5-8Q_._QO________ . I claim that the total value of my right, title, $.5_QQL (,U ________ . in and to this tract or parc·e1. of land with the improvements thereo n is ed tract or I am the owner oL ______ p_o_n_e____ acres of land adjoini ng the above describby the proed parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damag ------- ------· posed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $----ation as to inform or ents statem nal additio (In the space below should be set out any here a insert also should he able practic if and make; this claim which claima nt desires to description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bound~). _____ _____ _ Remar ks· __ _ Thie _ ten. acres of lani _is _:lesi_ g_nate :i as_ tract _Grot tllsJ _____ _ ____ No. 6'( of the _Rc1hla.n:i _ Hei_g_hta _Deve lope ment _Co • .1near 'i- 'r' _______ _ ____ Jla . ______ Thia _tract _of _land. _ has coat _ us _j_ust rj-11--f, (t£L, -~ 4-~ --~..f_ _ll_6 e~:t.:!_~-------------- ~-----------------back). if necessary on the __________________ _Q_ ________________________ (Continue remark s Witnes s my signatu re (or my name and mark attach ~ ~ / 13 ~~~. ~ t~NT Y OF__ e eto this __ #_g_:-_____ day c---~--~----~-~:~-, To-~t__ ___cL-e~ ff------______ ____ _ __ i --:: -_______ ....-.:?_ The unders igned hereby certifies tha& ___ --~ '"~~de oath that the matter s hir£1a before e appear the above named claima nt personally dge and belief, and things appear ing in his above answe r are true to the best of his knowle this _____ l,___K________ day of__J-= ----?l:!L& _LL /~(-:-- ------Glerk of the Cou:rt, or Special I~ig ator or Notary Public, & Justice of the Peaee. �Cm.mty: f"oo1:~.nch~""l 'f'l1nt.rin t: Oton(,,;,::111 10 taoo. 1,:1110:r:a :~un. li:nti1"' 1~l!t •:;l tliin t..~e p~lr!, ~e .... , :,:1,olll.• .. tld Ueightu , u. .~ . "' ooi t10;1t> 245 and :'34Ch - . n::- s: l: one is;;nown, J2!.!: ~ nr;,t'Y j.mun* n101 e tyt 0 ; tnirly l nvol and ia n<f> e de1 th a£ !'ortili t! • c :ve:tofl wi t:1 lo ao rocks . Hnnd/,: ,1:'l"'i...,.,, 1 3 r i l e;: via· dirt rood t o o:rotbtlu .., point• " tn ti"" l'.' air ~eo t r-,hirx1ing ' .... 'l'ho ~,ex-anant.nbl,e eat, t 1nbo:- hao boon rer .ov1Z:t!, :rrorL t hie tr 1e t.. ~'he :t."(~•.a.1111~ st:1n.(1~1 oo:.i.Piot i' urnl.t CMtl-:o u.nd a»'}m~ short l.o~ir 'f":i11e1 a ,out lO c<k ~ of f'ml wood r Ul" Pu ~ 50" ~}::."' <:Jd -. ,:t,,O . OO · 'th .l:u tmQi•1s to be n.n error 1.n tho em:test:;:.~rir.1 t a::, to lnJ.i~dineo 11 rm b\dldJ.nc;~1 en thlt: t:r'Hlt r.. 1 ·a1ue r e1".' c,.¢;t•e ~ '1'o t o.l vali::, of land ?otal value o.f timber 11.otiJl \r!',l'JG of rt;~C t so.on ·--~2>.i,o �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. }_~Q ________ : 'tlffrt/1:lr/.//J../-/.//JJ__/.Jltiir/t~/,/ LI/J_Jj/JJJI,/ 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 No. _J_Z.Q _____ $-1! Q..,y_Q__ ;/r/i./i-/a!Ji#J/_j_i/JJ_j_j/jj /pfj/JL/JJJ,/Jllr/r£/t/~. ------------------------~1 ---------------i 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; F. H. Hughes 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:- 'ree simple interest by virtue 0 r deed frr,m L:•ciu JJ. La Faurre, cated August r-, 1<?18, recorded ir +.he Clerk's Of+-ice o~ F.ockingharr Cour:ty, Virginia, in Leed Poch o . 110, pare 533, tc ur1dersigred F. E. Hughes and Lenora A. Hughes. 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: ,Ji. H. darriscn, Tre:J.surer--------- - - ---- ·2 . 76 fer 193.1 taxes 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. __ --3.::: ------------ $_1 11... C__ : Tract No. ------------------------ $ --------------------: Tract No. ------------------------ $--------------------; The undersigned further aver(s) that: (Leave this space blank unless ther~ is some other pertinent matter to be brought specially to the attention of the court) :::::::::::: D, teri tai s lOt h day: of:February, ------------------------------------------- Statb of Jest Virgiri~ , $J;0( ?2 :: : : : : : ------~ ~ ~ 1Zo �our.t: o . . ayet e: , o- .n F . 1. ,1u 6 he::, cJ..na Ler.cra A. dug,hec , ·1Dcse r.arr,es are sigr.ec to the above pe:tibon do.tee tr:e lOtn oay e:f •ebruary, 1'·34, ha'lir.CJ" been first ouly sworn, on their oaths did de:pose ar,o sa:,· tn'it the facts ttatecl ir. said petitior, are true and corrsct to tns best of their kro , l ecge arc belief. Giver under my hunc and seul this _ _ aay of �TO NHOM IT MAY CONCERN: 1 This is to certify that the taxes for the year 1933 on the tract of mountain landcon taining ten acres and designat ed in the Park condemn ation suit as Tract No. 320, situate in Rocking ham County, Virginia , and assessed in the name of F.H.Hu.ghes, have not been paid, the same, with penalty , amountin g to the sum of TWo Dol- lars and Seventy -six Cents ($2.76). Given under my hand this~/41 --- day of February , 1934. ....=--c ,-o-un~t- y-,---' ...........am ----=T,.....r_e_a"'.:'"s~u-":':t-:'e....r"":-'.....o.._..'=R....o"""clft-'~ng Virginia . -------~------------~~--------~-----------------------------------TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: This is to certify that the records in my office do not show any delinque nt taxes against the tract of mountai n land containi ng ten acres and known and designat ed in the Park condemn ation suit as No. 320, situate in Rockingham County, Virginia , sa id tract of land standing in the name of F.H.Hug hes. Given under my hand this ;?- / day of February , 1934. ~,....~.._o"'""u....,.,,..,....,,._o.,,.ur.._,.,.._o-:ir--R:""."o~c'l"-ki.,..ng~h~~ ~......,..e~..... ~.....o"rir-' --0-1-effe.c_,_ ~:? --UotiJ:'-t Virgini County, l'Z. f �RALP H H . BADER ATTORNEY AT LAW HARRISONBURG, VI RGI NIA �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGiliM COUNTY, VIRGINIA• The State Commission on Conservation and Development o.t the stat e of Virginia ,. v. PETITIONER , At Law No . 1829. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others , On this, the ;t..<£" d_ay DEFENDANTS . of Febru.ary, 1934 , came F. H. Hu.ghes and ·:I:.enora .A.. Hu.ghes , and, on their mo_tion, leave is given them to file their application for the disbursement of the sum of One Hu.ndred Dollars " ($100. 00), the amou.nt of the award set out in the judgment of condemna tion for Tract No . 320 and heretofore paid into And it appe aring to the Court that the said F. H. HU.ghes and Lenora A..HUghes are invested with a superior or better right or claim of title in and to the said tract of land No . 320 than any II other personvor 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 . 320 or to the proceeds arising from the condemnation of said Tract No . 320: And it further appearing to the Cou.rt that all taxes du.a on said Tract No . 320 have been paid except the taxes for the year 1933, amounting to Two Dollars and Seventy- six Cents ($2. 76), , which are du.e and payable to M. H. Harrison, Treasu.rer of Rooldngham County : Upon consideration whereof , it is considered and ordered by the Court that the said sum of One Hundred Dollars ($100. 00}, paid into oourt by petitioner as just compensation for Tract No . 320, be disbursed as follows : That $97 . 24 be paid u.nto said F.H. Hu.ghes and Lenora A. Rughes, jointly, and $2 . 76 be paid unto M.H. Ha:rrison, Treasu.rer • .And the Clerk of this Court is directed to transmit a oertified copy of this order to the Treasurer of Virginia , who shall �--2- .. pay unto said F. H. HUghes and Lenora A. HUghes,Jointly , the said sum of Ninety- seven Dollars and Twenty- four Cents ($97 . 24), and unto M. H.Harrison, Treasurer , the said sum of Two Dollars and Seventysix Cents ($2. 76) , said sums amounting to One HU.ndred Dollars ($100. 00), being the amount of the award set out in the judgment of condemnation for Tract No. 320 • taking from said F. H. Hughes and Lenora A. Hughes and M. H. Harrison,Treasurer , receipts for the amounts paid them and certifying suoh payments to the Clark of this Cou.rt for appropriate entry thereof , as required by law. Enter . ~ Judge-. --------' - ---------..~- \\' �QtnmmnnnttaltlJ nf ]Jtrgtnia TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA, JOHN M. PURCELL March 3 , 1934 TREASURER OF VIRGINIA This is to certify that I, J.M. Purcel1, Treasurer of Virg i n ia have t h i s 3 day of March in accordan c e with an order of the circuit court of Rockingham County dated 2/28/34 in the cause of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virg in ia vs. Cassandra Lawso--n._____,,..A~t~k~i~n~ s...__ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ :p a id to __ F . H . Hughes and Lenora A. Hughes $ 97 . 24 b eing i n f ul l s ettlement of tract #3fill- in the ab ove men ti oned cause. �<!tnmmnuwtaltlJ nf lllirgiuia TREASURER'S· OFFICE RICHMOND, VA , March 3 , 1934 JOHN M . PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA F . H. Hughes and Lenora A. Hughes Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia, the sum of$ 97 . 24 , in accordance with an order of the Circuit Court of the county of Rockingham entered on the 28th day of February 193!__ , in the matter of the State Commission on Conservation and Development v _ __ ---~G-a~s~s=a-n~d~r~a-~L-a~w~s~o~n....__,A........,_tk .......i~n~s,___and others, being full and complete settlement for the tract of land known in said proceedin Sign original and duplicate and return to the Treasurer of Virginia. 41\ �Qlnmmnuwraltq nf ]ltrgtuta TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA, March 3., 1934 JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA This is to certify that I, J.M. Purcell, Treasurer March in accordance i'sba::wx day of of Virginia have this 3 with an order of the circuit court of Rockingham County dated 2/28/34 in the cause of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia Atkins Cassandra Lawson - - - - - - -- - -- - - - :paid to _M . H. Harrison, Treasurer vs. being in full settlement of tract#~ in the above mentioned cause. / �Q!nmmnuwtttlt4 nf llfirgiuttt TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA. March 3 , 1934 JOHN M . PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA M. H. Harrison , Treasurer Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of 7_6___ , in accordance Virginia, the sum of $_2~•with an order of the Circuit Court of the county of Rockingham County entered on the 28th day of February 1934_ , in the matter of the State Commission on Conservation and Development v ___ _ __C_a_s_s_a~n'-'---=dr-=-a---'CL~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# 320 . • 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 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.  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. 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. In 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> 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> <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a> <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 Hopkins, EB - Lam, EE & EC Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context hughe-rev-f-h.pdf Title A name given to the resource Hughes, Rev F.H. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Millers 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): 320 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. (<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 Hughes https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/c6c4a1c5867ac60ab2c15f67a35ddb5b.pdf 22252c4847b2255fcf1d97ed77d6cb6b PDF Text Text ROCKINGHAM COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #130 - Jaripa.n , M. M. Number of Acres: 65 ( I Location: In Roach Gap . Roads: Two miles of fair dirt road to Spotswood Trail near Swift Run;. thence four miles to Elkton . Soil: Sandy clay of good depth and poor fertility , somewhat rocky , with steep slopes and northwest exposure . History of Tract and condition of timber: A large portion of this tract was cleared many years ago , grazed and cultivated since . Wooded area has been cut over repeatedly in the past . Present stand consists of mixed oaks with some poplar along the stream. The central portion of t his tract near Robert Roach's l acre tract is in very poor condi ~ion. Several portions of the lmponaxmmt: field has been neglected in recent years and is now grown up into brush. Improvements: (See reverse side) Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 16 @ 5 . 00 $80 . 00 41 @ 25.00 1025.00 7 @ 15 . 00 105.00 @ 20 . 00 200 . 00 $1410 . 00 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: 435 . 00 Minerals: Value of Land: $1410 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ 435 . 00 Value of Orchard: $ ? 5 . 00 Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ 29 . 54 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE • ?5 . 00 $ 1920 . 00 �Log, 16x20', 4 rooms, porch 6xl2', metal roof, IMPROVEMENTS: Dwelling: stone flues, 1~ story, ceiled, fair condition, occupied by tenant, pillars. Log, 16xl6xl2', shingle roof, poor condition. Barn: Corn house: Frame, 16xl9xl0', shing+e roof, fair condition. Log, 8xl0x6', shingle roof, poor condition. Hen house: Corn house: Log, 10xl6x8', shingle roof, poor condition. Log, 14xl6', 3 rooms, shingle roof, stone Old dwelling: finish , poor condition, abandoned. log story, 1¼ flues, Log, l6xl5xl2', no roof, in poor condition. Barn: �Claim of_ __ {p) ~u k '1,M. ~ ____________ /:t !/C ~ ~ _tUlJ '7,._ ~ _ J-u In the Circuit Court of_~~~--------County, Virginia, No.L~-~-, At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs._~t14-.t-A--l-,(_/4,t_ __;(_~_re.__-____ ~ ________________________ _ .!,--.').. S& ~ I --------~---------------------- ~ r ---------------------------------------- --------- more or less, of land in __@_~--- ---~-- _______ County, Virginia, Defendants. 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 filing of said p~tition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court o f _ ~ ~ ~ - - - - - - County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as h~ya::: ~: saiVee~io~~aid _notice. ______________________________ _____ _ My post office address is-----~~--'f.:-~---- ----------- ---- --------------'.2I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract.sor parcePof land within the area sought to be condemned, containing abouL---~-~---:::-_______ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements: __ ; __~ ·__-:______________________________________ _ m~------------ Virginia, in This latd is located about_ ___ ~ ______ miles from _____ the __~~---Magisterial District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above.) A -h ~7,J.. ~ - r --/-f§:J:;~--~fw ~~~-hM:y -- :jt:u<.. __ Tl,,~_ UL"-"<,__ ~-'--«,_ ~, ~-~~ J.. ---- ,_d~ -~, M.r)~ The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follo,w s: North ________ _____ J..u_ __d.-L.._,_~ -- ~~- - ~ - //-'--Z: ______ _ South ____________ ~ - ~ --------------------------------------East ___ __ ___ ---------------------------------------------- --- -------------------- following manner: tt_k //;J J _~~ - _,l!W._ I _31 / ' ~ -:r_3 ..S~-f----~ )ltirt J. _fl+,v--d___ _____ ftt:3' ,_ 3 7 ~--I J_(I- __________________ _ __ 3 LJ ?- ,j __ I I claim that thJ_J9tal value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $_.1_~_l_-:.q ___,____ I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, L) L) in anq 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 p{lrcel of land by metes and bounds). Remarks· ___ 4~ ~ .I~ ,..e --- ------------------ ------------------------- -------------------------------------------- (Continue remarks if necessary on tEz._ back). Witness my signature (or my name and mark attached hereto) this ____ L~_______ day of_ ___t;f-_&-_:_ ________ _, 193,ff. ~ ~_,'2_!?!_~-~-~/IL¥-~-'!1 ~ t/iJ,, ;,,,1.,,~ ,',,,I .A-~- ' .d..-o T . . ~ STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF_t~;~_...7-~-:-------, --, o-w1t. '% The undersigned hereby certifies thaL _f ~_~ ___ the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters and things app~ing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, f ..:_~--------------------- ? thi, _____ 1.2__::._____ day oL __ ;J:~_: _____ >jI -;,j 3 / J- fl =b~~;::,;InveZ? = or Public, or Justice of the Peace. ' '° �,7 '-- Count Y: ~ocki ngh·m Distr ict: , onew all • Jarma n Acrea ge Claim ed: ·a1ue Claim ed: 65 A. ~ssee sed: 65 A- 65 P. w3250 . 00 Loe tion: " ,w570 .00 In Roa.oh Gap. , br1:1.n..,es, o unter claim s or l· pt>: - Soil: Deed: • rchas ed 3j - • 5~ P . (1926 ) for 1 000 . PUrch ased 30 or 40 • by est. ( 1924) for :moo1 00 None kno n. 3 ndy ol~y o good depth and poor ferti lity, soma hat rocky , with steep slope s and north west expos ure. wo mile" ' o fair dirt road to Spots wood Trail near Swift Run; thenc e 4 iles to lkton . "isto ry I or e-:ien ts: nd cond ition of timbe r: ~ large porti on of this trac t, as olear d m: ny y ars go, graze l and culti vated sic • .ooded area has be cut over repea tedly in the past. Prese nt stand cons ists o f nixed o ks with some p pl r alon~ stroa n It is estl, at d t o c~t an avera e o 2 cords per acret h ve led 5 ¢ per cord or a total of 32 cords 50¢ -0. Th centr al porti on of this tract near Lobe rt ~16.0 oach• s l acre raot 1s in viary poor 001d lti n • • evera l porti ons th ... field h s been negle cted 1 recen t Y~ rs a~d is now o:!' gro n up 1 to brush • .uv llin<5 : Log lox20 ' , 4 rooms , porch 6xl2' , metal roo f , s one f' ues, l -r story , ceile d. fair co11di tion, occup ied by tanun t, pilla rs--- · 400 . 00 B rn: Log 16xl6 xl~, shtng l roo "' , poor c nd l tion30 . 00 ,orn house : oond1 ,ion - - ~r- mo l6xl9 xl0', shing le roof, fair 100 . 00 .. e'.'l ho S'l; Log 8xl0: x6', sh 1gle roof, poor C ,Il(.. i ti 01'1 .,._ ~orn house : Log l1xl6 x8•, shing le roo_, poor oonJ.i11ion -123 fruit tre as (appl es n, cherr ies) value d per tree - - 5 . 00 20 . 00 50¢ Old d ellln g: Log 14xl6 ' • 3 rooms , s.ing le roo f , st na fl...ta.J, l story r log ~1n1s h, poor oond i tion, ab doned .!1.l:!l= Log l6xl5 Xl2', no roof, 1n noor oond ition -Vu 1e of lnnrl ~ Slope F g "" 0 " r by 10.00 10 . 00 036 . 50 tzryes : _.crea ge 16 61.oO Value ~er acre 3 . 00 41 1~.00 10 7 18. 00 iotal val1e of land ,755 . 00 rotal vale of imJ rovem ents 636 . 50 Tot 1 v lue of timbe r 16.00 Total value of tract 1407 . 50 verag e value per acre 19 . 02 5 . 00 Total Value , 48.00 49" . 00 180.0 0 35 . 00 1sb.oo �LI' .. ,, IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY. VIRGINIA: The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia •• • • • • • • • • • • • •• PETITIONER v. At Law No . 1829 Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fiftr-Two Thousand, Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52 , 561) acres of land, more or less • • • • • • • • • • •• • • • • DEFENDANTS. Dn this / 5"'lie.. day of December , 1933, came T. Miller JarmaIJ , F . Graham Jarman , Mary H. Logan, M. B. Jarman, R. N. Jarman, Robert L . Jarman, Lizzie Miller Anderson, Helen A. Stipes , Mary E. Wenger, J. N. Swank, Mrs. J . K. Ruebush, Mary E. King, Harriet E . Biler, Ward Swank, Trustee and G. s. Harnsberger, Special Com- missioner , and Ward Swank, Special Commissioner and Receiver in the chancery cause pending in this Court under the style of M. M. Jarman's Heirs v . M. M. Jarman's Heirs , and on their motion, leave is given them to file their application for the payment to Ward Swank, Special Commissioner and Receiver in said chancery cause of the sum of Nineteen Hundred Twenty Dollars ($1920 . 00), the same to be distributed by said S~cial Receiver in accordance with orders of the Court in said chancery cause, said sum being the amount of the award set out in the judgment of condemnation for tract number 130 heretofore paid into Court . And it appearine from the report of the Board of Appraisal Commissioner s heretofore filed in this cause, and in the petition for judgment and condemnation heretofore filed herein, that in the opinion of petitioner the heirs at law of M. M. Jarman are invested with a superior or better right or claim of title in and to said tract of land number 130; and it further appearing th9.t Ma ry E. Wenger, J. N. Swank, Mrs . J . K. Ruebush, Mary E. Ki ng and Harriet E. EileI I are the holders of a first and only lien on said tract number 130, by virtue of e certain deed of trust to 1Nard Swank, Trustee, bearWA RD S WANK ATTO RNEY AT LAW HARRISONB URG, VA, ing date on the 5th day of November , 1931, recorded in Deed Book �.. --2-150, at page 543, the amount of which said lien is the prin, sum of Seven Thousand Doll ars ($7,000 . 00); and it further appt. ing that said tract number 130 is a part of the land of-which the said M. M. Jarman died seized,posse ssed and intestate, and a part of the real estate also, the sale of which was directed by a certain decree of sale entered by this Court on the 5th day of Q,ctober, 1933, in the chancery cause pending herein under the style of M. M. Jarman 1 s Heirs v. M. M. Barman's Heirs, said decree of sale further appointmng Georges . Harnsberger and Ward Swank, Special Commissioner s of sale; and it further appearing that the said ~~ ~ .£4.u,.....t,,CJ A., -, _,. f / v"'t:'.loo01d.--Q ~ - , .#1--- ~ - ~ (J.q,..._,Jl ...___ ~ ~ ~ Ward Swank is the bonded Commissioner in said chancery caus~ and i,. that said Commissioner s of sale have not in said proceeding sold said tract number 130; and it further appearing that all of the said heirs at law of M. M. Jarman, deceased, and all of the holders of the said Seven Thousand Dollars ($7000.00) deedof trust debt, and all of whmch heirs and leinors are parties to the said pending chancery cause of M. M. Jarm.an's Heirs v. M. M. Jarman 1 s Heirs, have filed their application and petition herein praying that the said award of Nineteen Hundred Twenty Dollars ($1920~00) be paid to Ward Svmnk, bonded Receiver, in said chancery cause of M. M. Jarman's Heir s v. M. M. Jarman's Heirs, to be by him therein distributed among the parties entitled thereto according to their respective rights and as shall be determined by orders of the Court therein entered; and it further appearing that the recor•d of this cause does not disclose any denial or dispute by any party or person in interest, other than that thereinbefore specified, as to the title to said Tract Number 130, or to the proceeds arising from condemnation of said tract; and it still further appearing to ~ /~~ fu-,, l'f.J :i.., ~--1.....;..£. ~ f.s:!-,, 4-..7~ fer,,, ;fa~ t11t, .. ,.. .....t[ 4> I(:, 2:.,~ ~ ' i l . , , . c ] J J . ~ ttpon sa ·Id .-;pao:t; nt'.fflt'eer the Court that A ~ fi'--/J~ a-.Jc.i"'~ a..1~f Q-..,; e~,,,(~ ~,~~~.,~ » ~ k is considered ~~f it whereof, l ~ ~ P ps:JA; upon consideration \~ ...4 .,,... ~=4?1-- and ordered by the Court that said sum of Nineteen Hundred Twenty WARD SWANK Dollars ($1920 . 00) paid into Court by petitioner as just compensa- ATTORNEY AT LAW HARRISONBURG, VA. tion for said tract number 130, be paid to Ward Swank, Special '1' �. ... --3-Receiver in the chancery cause aforesaid , and for the purpose before specified , 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 said Ward Swank, Special Receiver as aforesaid , the said sum of Nineteen Hundred Twenty Dollars ($1920.00 ), the amount of the award set out in the judgment of condemnat ion for said tract number 130, taking from said Ward Swank, Special Receiver a receipt therefor, and certifying such payment to the Clerk of this Court for appropria te entry thereof as required by law. ENTER : rt~ WARD SWANK ATTORNEY AT LAW HARRISONBURG, VA. �VIRGINIA ; IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKI NGHAM COUNTY. nt The State Comm ission on Conse rve.ti on and Devel opme• • PETITIONER . • • • • • • • • • . • of the State of Vir gini a . . v. At Law No . 1829 Cassa ndra Lawson Atkin s and other s , and Fifty- Two Thous and, Five Hund red and Sixty -One ( 52 , 561) Acrds • ::OEFENDANTS . of' land, more or l e ss • • • . • . • • • • • • . . • Come now the under signe d, T. Mille r Jarma n , F . Graham . Jarma n, Mary H. Logan , M. B. Jarma n, R. N. Jarma n , Rober t L of the Jarma n, Lizzi e Mille r Ande rson , He len A. Stipe s , being all E. heirs at law of M. M. Jarm~ n , decea sed, by Coun sel , and Mary iet E. Weng er, J . N. Swank , Mrs . J . K. Ruebu sh, Mary E . King, Harr berge r , Eiler and Ward Swank , Trust ee, by Coun sel , and G. S . Harns ,i..-- and ReSpec ial Comm ission er and Ward Svrn.nk , Spec ial Comm ission er the ceive r , in the chanc ery cause pendi ng in this Court under , et als , style of M. M. Jarma n ' s Heirs again st M. M. Jarma n ' s Heirs by Coun sel , and show unto the Court : That a judgm ent in rem has heret ofore been enter ed i n this the fee proce eding conde mning to the use of the petit ioner herei n thirt y simpl e estat e in the tract of land numb ered one hundr ed and aisal Com{130 ), and des cribe d in the repor t of the Board of Appr• on missi oners appoi nted herei n and shown , ny;:rnbered and descr ibed the the Count y Owne rship Map, :iled herew ith, upon payme nt into as custo dy of the Court of the sum set ou.t in the said judgm ent cons tituti ng the award there for , to "w1t , the sum of Ninet een Hund red Twent y Dolla rs and no cents ($192 0 . 00) . That the repor t of said Board sets forth that the follow est ing named perso ns claim , or appea r to have a claim to an inter the in the said tract of land, or in the proce eds arisi ng from conde mnati on there of , to - wit , 11 M. M. Jarma n ' s Heirs . " WARD SWANK ATTORNEY AT LAW HARRISONBURG, VA. I �---2-.- That the petitioner has paid into the custody of the Court the said sum of Nineteen Hundred Twenty Dollars ($1920 . 00), set out in said judgment as constituting the award for the fee simple estate in the said tract of land. That each of the following of your undersigned, on the date of the said judgment in rem condemning the said tract of land, owned or was entitled to a one - eighth (1/8) undivided interest in said tract of land, or in the proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof , to- wit: T. Miller Jarman, F . Graham Jarman , Mary F. Logan, M. B. Jarman, R. N. Jarman, Robert L. Jarman , Lizzie Miller Anderson , and Helen A. Stipes . That no person or persons other than the undersigned are entitled to share in the distribution of the said award, except the following named persons , whose interests in said tract , or in the proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof on the date of entry of said judgment were as follows : Ward Swank, the bonded Special Commissioner and Receiver in the chancery cause pending in this Court under the style of M. M. Jarman 1 s Heirs against M. M. Jarman 1 s Heirs , and appointed as such by a decree therein entered on the 5th day of October , 1933; said decree authorizing and directing said Ward Swank and George S. Harnsberger , Special Commissioners of the Court to sell the real estate mentioned. and described in the bill filed therein, the same being the real estate of which the said M. M. Jarman diec seized and possessed, and the same including, as a part thereof, the aforesaid tract , which in this procee.ding is numbered 130, and which tract is the same land described in the said bill as Parcel Number Three (3) , or mountain land, of said M. M. Jarman, decea sed,the same being there f further described a s comprising two W A RD SWANK ATTORNEY AT LAW HARRI SONBURG, VA. adjoining parcels , containing, respectively , 30 acres and 35 acref , �--3-and aggreg ating 65 acres, and known as the "Roach 65 acre tract." That the said Ward Swank as such Commi ssioner has execJ.t ed the bond in the penalty of Fifteen Thousa nd Dollar s ($15,0 00.00) , required by said decree of Octobe r 5th, afores aid. That on accoun t of the presen t pendin g condem na tion procee ding, said Specia l Commissio ners did not sell the said 65 acre tract of mounta in land, herein number ed tract 130. Mary E. anger, J. N. Swank, Mrs. J. K. Ruebus h, Mary E. King and Harrie t E. Eiler, are the holder s of the first lien on said tract number 130, by virtue of a certain deed of trust to Ward Swank, Truste e, bearin g date on the 5th day of Novemb er, 1931~ record ed in the Clerk' s Office of Rocking ham County , in Deed Book 150, at page 543; said trust deed, which include s also the M. M. Jarman Home Farm, secure s a debt of Seven Thousa nd Dollar s ($7000. PO) eviden ced by ten (10) bonds, all of which are owned and held by the afores aid five leinor s. That said deed of trust is more fully describ ed in the bill filed in the afores aid chance ry suit, and to which suit all of said leinor s are partie s. Wheref ore, your unders igned pray that they be made partie s herein under the provis ions of Sectio n 21 of the Public Park Condemnat ion Act, and that an order be entere d for the distrib ution of said sum of Ninete en Hundre d Twenty Dollar s ($1920 .00) set fortn in said judgme nt in r3n as consti tuting the award for the fee simple estate in the said tract number 130, condem ned as aforesaid, and for the paymen t to Ward Swank, Specia 1 Commi ssioner and Receiv er in the afores aid chance ry ca.use of M. M. Jarman 's Heirs v. M. M. Jarman 's Heirs, to be by him disbur sed in accorda nce with Ii orders of the Court therein entere d, of the said awar d of Ninetee n Hundre d Twenty Dollar s ($1920. (>0), or of as much thereo f as the Court may find that the unders i gned a re entitle d to receiv e, and WARD SWANK ATTORNEY AT LAW which the unders igned aver is : Tract Number 130, $1920.0 0o HARRISONBUR G, VA . Yl,i _ �--4-- I By Co~S {o~~~ ham Jarman, Mary H. Logan, M. B. Jarman , R.N . Jarman , Robert L. Jarman, Lizzie Miller Anderson and Helen A. spip s . By W v-vv~-.... Counsel for Mary E. Wenger, J . N. Swank, Mrs . J. K. Ruebush , Mary E. XiLg and Harriet E. Eiler . Tnustee un er deed o trust, ate November 5, 1931, E. B. 150, pp . 543 . a, Jarman' :s. WARD SWANK ATTORNEY AT LAW HARRISONBURG , VA . �" ,. . - .. .. --5--- State of Virginia, City of Harrisonburg , to-wit : I , Janet Sprinkel, a Notary Public , in and for the City and State aforesaid, whose ~erm of office expires on the 19th day of September, 1934, do hereby certify that G. s. Harnsberger and Ward Swank, w~ose names are signed to the foregoing petition have personally appeared before me in my said City and having been dul: sworn made oath that the facts therein stated are true. Given under my hand this Li" ~ day of December, 1933. / Notary Publtc. WARD SWANK ATTORNEY AT LAW HARRI SON BURG, VA, �Q1nmmnuwtult11 nf llfirgiuiu TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA. JOHN M. PURCELL December 22, 1933 TREASURER OF VIRGINIA This is to cer t ify that I , J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virgi nia h ave th is ..:c:2:..::2::..___day of December with an order of the circuit court of . da t ed_J_2/18/33 ~ in accordance Rockingham Crn1nty in the cause of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia vs • :paid to $ 1 1 920 . 00 Ca s s an ara Law s.uo..wnc..-c:A,.__.t. . . ,k,.___1.wnw..s..,__ · _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Mr . Ward Swank., Special Receiver, Harrisonburg, Va . being in full settlement of tract #~ in the above mentioned cause. l'fl �Qtnmmnumtttltq nf llirgiuttt TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA . JOHN M. PURCELL December 22, 1933 TREAS U RER OF VIRGINIA Mr. Ward Swank, Special Receiver Harrisonburg , Virginia Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia, the sum of$ 1 , 920 . 00 , in accordance with an order of the Circuit Court of the county of Rockingham ofDecember entered on the 18th day 193L , in the matter of the State Commission on Conservation and Development v Ca ssSl.ndra Lawson and others and fifty- two thousand,five hundred sixty- one a cres of land, more or less and others, being full and complete settlement for the tract of land k nown in said proceeding as #- J~3~Q..,__ __ Si gn origi nal and dup li cat e and r e turn to the Treasurer of Vi r gi nia. l'\2 �---------------- --------- :P --_- 7 --: -· ;:/4------------ ---------------- -------------- more or less, of land in_..,Q"~ ~ --~~~j_County, Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned, in answer to the petiti6n of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filin~ of sa_w petitio;t and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court of_d ~ - ~ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as h:ya::: :_sai~--e,·tio~-:~~ ?~ -4~-~-------------- My post office address is ______~ ~-~ -------------I claim a right, title, estate or interestJ_n ~tr.,yt or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about_ ___ ~ ___ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements =----~ - _ - : z________ ____ __ ___ _________ _ ___ _ _ ::.: t::=f~;=~;~;s~~;;;:~·:1~0~;~: ~-- - Virginia, in I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole 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_,9-bove;) ,,,; /J ~ ~ /,/'.; ----/k ~ ZX-J._~ '-. .4. ~ _______________ _ ___L-,___-. _ - - --------------------------------------- The land ovmers 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__________ in the following manner: < ~~ - . ~ 1 ... Z::;~ / y f ~ ---------------- ------I claim that the total value of this,ftf'aet or p ~ h the improvements- there- ~ 6ft is $/~....~~-'"--~- I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is$~~ -~- ~ . I am the owner of______ _ ___ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park area, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $- - ----- - ----------· (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract, or parcel of land by metes and bounds). . Remarks· ~ -~~ ~~~ -~ ---------------- ----- ------------ - --- ~r- -- 7 ~-2-~ - ~ --~ ~fa _eV..¢...2 ~<,-t-~ --~ ~------------------~ ~ - ~ -~ -~ ~ ( Continue remarks if necessary on the back). ,;~ ~zt~rl~;; of my name and ~#~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~z------ ---, STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF____ -;?1-?:J,- 7 To-wit: The undersigned hereby certifies that_~.__Z.:.L~ _ ___ _ '12f_,___________________ _ the above named claimant personally appeared before him and ade oath that the matters an_d things appearing in his above )'~sye;r are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, th1s __ ____2-_J________ day of__~ L ____ --, 193W. _'2h ,/v. /7~#.__________ _ · Oierlc of the El@urt, or ~;jal Investigator rQJ'.'...... Natacy Publi~·"-if usffi!e of tll"8--Peace. �IN i!.tl.E 1.,IRCUIT COURT OF _tlOGKINGH.AM COUNTY, VIRGINIA . The State Commission of Conservation and Development of the State of Vi :rginia vs. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others and 52,561 acres, more or less, in Rockingham County, Virginia . Statement made by c . ~ . Harnsberger pursuant to a decree entered in the above entitled cause on Octobe r 29,1932, in response to Item No . 2 of the inquiry made in said decree. Your respondent says that his interest in ce r tain mineral lands situate on tluckleberry Mountain in the eastern portion of Rockingham ~ounty, Virginia, was not reported at all in the report made by the Board of Appraisal ~ommissioners, as has been fully set forth in his objection to the confirmation of said report, heretofore filed in this cause. A plat showing the lands in which your respondent has certain mineral interests is filed with his claim in this matter . Your respondent does not deem it necessary for an accurate survey to be made of the exact amount of mineral lands within the Park area, for he is not e xcepting to the acreage but to the fact that no mineral interest whatever was allowed him. ( SAJ</li!dJ_S ~ --() -- - )_»...e..~.!..S.:. . .:~_!U ;a)~A f/\_:_____ _ y;~~~ff_:_;: LA W OFFICES GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRI SONB URG. VA. (l k-~ Dy 1,;;ounsel. ---- �- / '' l of~d'~r=~~-~ -.q~-fa: Claim In the Circuit Court oL~ ~ ____ County, Virginia, No../A __ ::e:,ta::._~~~ ~ ~o~ ~-~~~ t -, At Law. -o~t~~~~~-~~-~-~~~:~~'--~~~i~ more-or less, of land in __. d _ ~ ~ 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~~~A~~ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as hi:Yan::: :_:~~ -:_i~~----------~ -------------- My post office address is __ ~~ t!!l? _,. l ______________ _________ _ 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___ _ 4 ____ buildings and improvements=-------~=--" _ --~ ----- ------------ - --------------- - ---- -~ , ; -~~- ~~ ·--------------------------------This lana. is located about_ __~ ____ miles from ____ .£:: _ -~ ~------------------------ Virginia, in th~ ~agisterial District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or . ~ parcel of land described above. ) _______ a. _~Z---: - L.A.. -'----6 ~~~ - <';_~ _/.J... --------------- The land mvners 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 __________ in the following manner: --------------------- - - - ------------------ .e. . ~- ~- L - .tilt./ ~..;.,:y;7/ ·--- - ------ I claim that the total value of this ~ r parcel of-lana with t· ~ovement ther~ {H}. is $-L~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 $~~-~~!..- ~ . 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: - ~ ~- ~ -- -- ~ /4_ --~ ------ - ~ ~- L ~--~ ~~-- ~- ~ ~ ----,.,~-~ ~ - ---- Z~/'--- -~ -~ t/4_ --- - ---~ ~ -- ~ ~--<c...__..c ___ -- ~ ------- ~ -- -- - - ---- ----- ~ l l ~ ~ --- ~ ~--- ---- ____ ______ _ --~ -~ _ (iJo~ m~ marks if necessary on the back). Witness my signature (or my name and ma~ tta<jled hereto) this ___ ~______ day of~ ~ 19W Y . ' ~ ------~-2-__# _ ~ d _ ~ ~ k STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF_____ ---"" --z --?,~;r-----, To-wit: --~ -~ 4___ _ ! L ~-The undersigned hereby certifies thaL-~ the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath tha-<the-matters and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, ~:..t'A ___ this____g J______ da~ ~ --JE:'.'~~~~---------- ----G erk oHhe-'eour , . Special Investigator -o N otary Publie, or Justice o the Peace.- �n THF, CIRCUIT COURT OF RGCKINGH..JJ COillTTY , VIRGDTIA• The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia vs. Cassandra Lawson tkins and others and 42 , 501 acres of land in Rockingham County. The affidavit of C. G. Harnsberger , to be read in connection with the motion filed by him excepting to the report of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners , because said report did not allow any compens tion for the taking of the mineral interests hereinafter described. State of Virginia, City of Harrisonburg. This day c . G.Harnsberger personally appeared before me, F. Flavia Converse, a rotary Pu olic in and for the City aforesaid, in the State of Virginia, in my City afore2aid , and , being duly sworn , deposes and says: I am the owner , along with the heil~s at law of r . Jir. Jarman, deceased, of a mineral interest in approximately 236 acres of land situate upon the western slope of Huckle berry Hountain, a spur of the Blue Ridge l'ountains , about three miles east of the Town of Elkton, 7irginia. This land is located in whe~t is generally recognized as the manganese ore - bearing belt on the western slope of the Blue Ridge J{ountains. The land in question is about three miles north-east of the Harnsberger mines at Elkton, and the same has been partially prospected, and a good grade of manganese ore has been found to exist therein. The chief difficulty in the development of said property in the past has been the difficulty in transporting the ore to the NorLAW OFFICES folk and ."lestern Railroad. This difficulty has now largely been GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG. VA. removed on account of the good roads and the development of 3110_ �-I,' --2 .... This land is believed to contain manganese ore of riotor trucks. 11 u high grade and in commercial quantities . ffiant presented his claim before the Board of ppraisal Commissioners and along with said claim a :plat showing the land in which this mineral interest exists. The Board of .p:praisal Comrriissi oners made an investigation of said land. sai'-l. Board lthough s shown the ore-pits and the ore taken theiefrom~ ~nd although there was no denial of the fact that said lands were re-bearing, the said Board has refused to make any allowance whatsoever the ref or. .b,.f fiant askfs that his rights and the rights of the heirs at law of M.M.Jarman, deceased, be protected, and that they be ~~lowed just compensation for said mineral interest, and ne asks that his claim for compensation be read in connection nerewith. \, Subscribed and sworn to before "",e this ~~ I., day of Sept ember, 1932. ' LAW OFFICES GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG. VA. 311 ��If · GI GUI~ CCURT COUNTY,VI GI 1 . Q;, V • C s Ddra of others, n 1 nd in ~oo .o th Ion. 1111 me, Ch irman of the L nd ..ll"' i t ration oard. k i ip In reply to you.r le ter usuet 8 , 193, nd o 11 ot o say: m tter re here,ith h n ea you, anO aelivarod ·to the dta.t (1) n~ orine your o ll ' ho gro md tions filed. or 1th the oxo,ption of t',xooption or to lllo the !ailu.r3 of tho forte roven m·ng nae · nor 1 o~e~ on the 1 b r on h The n ent tle cl 1r et .forth in tho oxoep .. tiou 1 (2) copy vf Su!f1oe it he e to -·Y ht tho b s1 pr is,l ovelo order: in tie1 re :fu ly lroa y b .n a Commission on Conae.rv·. tion of the 't too' Virgin.t , ther li a oopy h s of t h oxocp- any aom oneati s of cxae t nt . t ohoci hel"o ·to. l s a t fully tb 1t t d , /. _ ~./.,,~ ~.LV LAW OFFICES GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG . VA. 7 1 �£aw Office ~eo. o/ S Aarnsberyer J{arrtson6wy.l/a. Aug.11,1933. To the Hon.Philip Williams,Chairman or the ParK Lanu Arnitration Board: This is to certi.f'y that I, the unclersigned,have employed Geo.s.Harnsber~er,Attorney,of Harrisonburg,Vireinia,to represent me in all condenmation proceedings in connection with my lands in the Shenanuoah National Barl\. area. .. r- '212.. �• IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGH.il1 COUNTY, VIRGINIA. The State Commission on Conservation and Development or the state of Virginia vs. Cassandra Lawson tkins and others and 52,501 acres of land in Rockingham County. To the Hon.H. W.Bertram, Judge of said Court. The motion of C.G.H~rnsberger , who, with the heirs at law of M. M. Jarman, deceased, owns the mineral rights hereinafter referred to, excepting to the report of the Board of Appraisal commissioners, heretofore appointed by said Court, in the above matter, which ~eport was heretofore filed in this matter. The ground of said motion is as follows: Said Appraisal Board failed to make any allowance to the s ~id moveant on account of the mineral rights in the 235 acres of land situate on the western slope of HucJdeberry :Mountain, a spur of the Blue Ridge Mountains, about three miles east of the Town of Elkton , which mineral interests exist in the lands on which J.T.Heard, Henry Hensley, and others own the surface. A claim of these mineral rights, together with a plat showing the lands in which they exist, was duly filed by moveant before the appraisal Board, as required by law, and the eame is asked to be read in connection herewith. The affidavit attached hereto is asked to be read in support of this exception. LAW OFFICES GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG, VA. ]1?, �•• IN THE CIRCuIT COURT OF ROCKINGH.'!M COUNTY,VIRGINIA• The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the state of Virginia vs. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others and 42 , 501 acres of land in Rockingham County. The affidavit of C.G.Harnsberger, to be read in connection with the motion filed by him excepting to the report of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners , because said report did not allow any compensation for the taking off the mineral interests hereinafter described . State of Virginia , City of Harrisonbu.rg . Th.is day C.G. Harnsberger 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 sworn, deposes and says: I am the owner, along with the heirs at law of M. M. J9.rma11, deoeased, of a mineral interest in approximately 236 acres of land situate upon the western slope of Huckleberry Mountain, a spur of the Blue Ridge Mountains, about three miles east of the Town of Elkton, Virginia. This land is located in what is generally recognized as the manganese ore-bearing belt on the western slope of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The land in question is about three miles north-east of the Rarnsberger mines at Elkton, and the same has been pa:rtially prospected, and a good grade of manganese ore has been found to exist therein. The chief difficulty in the development of said property in the past has been the difficulty in transporting the ore to the NorLAW OFFICES folk and Western Railroad. This difficulty has now largely been GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG , VA. removed on account of the good roads and the development of 21'\ �--2--motor trucks. This land is believed to contain manganese ore of a high grade and in oommeroial quantities. Affiant presented his claim before the Board of Appraisal Commissioners and along with said claim a plat showing the land in whioh this mineral interest exists. The Board of Appraisal Commissioners made an investigation of said land. ~lthough said Board was shown the ore-pits and the ore taken therefrom, and although there was no denial of the fact that said lands were ore-bearing, the said Board has refused to make any allowance whatsoever therefor. of ~ffiant askes that his rights and the rights the heirs at law of M.M. Jarman, deoeas ed, be pro tee ted, and that they be allowed just compensation for said mineral interest, and he asks that his claim for compensation be read in connection herewith. Subscribed and sworn to before me this LAW OFFICE S GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG, VA . day of September, 1932. / ----- � 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 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.  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. 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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 Hopkins, EB - Lam, EE & EC Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context jarman-m-m-heirs.pdf Title A name given to the resource Jarman, M. M. Heirs Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Roach 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): 130 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. (<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 Jarman https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/c1c5363061dc3f309a307f09fee6b22a.pdf e636b9789c07e4c6cfb8a27e2416305d PDF Text Text J: ('1Tr -.. •~ . ..,_ J -'--'-- . U i .l.ll..--J. NAME OF CLAIMANT t'V/ l, 11 ~ - -r .::.cL..t,..,81 , , .1.>.• r v• Number of Acres: 5.3 D.Jep Run . ~ntirely 1-1i thi.n t_1; Pb.Ik area. . Location: ':.1hree ~nd one-Ls.l' "lile::, 7i·i .:i:l~t ro'~c: to ~ort Republic , Roads: t:1: nei...r Jct s' i)Ji n poi::t . S~ndy lo&n , slope -',·/ ,e of a f .... ir de:;?th 1:ucl fcrtili t~.r, Soil: oaer'- te slopes . ... 11 s:....,1 tinb -r hG. s ')een removed History of Tract and condition of timber: f~~c-_ t:~i ... -:;r._c1, . J.a,-__,_Liing st··n-1 co,sists of cbout tLrco C)rds df :1sl,ood ,ar <lcre on 19 ures . 147 cord:s ,ooll . Improvements: Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 53 I 'ir3C5 . )0 'il'j . 00 Cove: Grazing Land: I Fields Restocking: I Cultivated Land: Orchard: 50 . 00 Minerals: Value of Land: $ !263 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ JU . 00 Value per acre for tract: $ G • :: o Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ e. - ~-/~kt: - ---c:::>- �Claim of__J;) ., .. A_ S __I <e 77-r..J_o e , - ---------------- --------- - ---------------- ----In the Circuit Court oL_R<!.~_{rL-,_?..~{?. 9l?n. ____ County, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. ____________________ __ ____ _____________ __________________ ____________________ _ more or less, of land in ___~ ~ i._!t__tn_9_{7_ql_ J:?L ___ 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__!(~_e_~~1_·:·1_7_9 _l ?.. ~L?..1-'?. . ___ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to said notice. My name is __ A_ S _/ <e -,71 /,:, e 7· - ------------ - ---------------- - -----------My post office address is_7;,__ y._?.?._7_J_W_~ E_q__ _________ 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=~ --- _______ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements ;____ N,_9__/_q_~i_ / 51/_i-u.!j'_.S:. _____________ _____________________ _ ½ L___________________ _ . .. m 7 7 77 wo e:>c/------- v·1rg1ma, L V 2 . 1oca t ed a b ou t ____________ . 1an d 1s o"--------------m1·1es f rom ______ Tl11s . t of sa1. d Coun t y. . 1 D.1st r1c · t etia n e ~ c.1 1 I Mag1s ..sIii ______________ th e___ I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tr·a ct 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.) 717J " le_1 ; t/4 ____________________ _ _______ L _a 111 S..J) l e _ a w 11 e ..., v,, ,7/J_ le-e_~, v _ The land owners asfjacent to the above ?escribed tract or parcel of land are as follows: L __S 1..1_-J e ·--------- ------ ---------------- --------L ----. . .. · ~ .., • ______ -· J#llr..? North_ ~~-'* South_ ~:! ~ ; ';« , SI '!.:"f____GJ_<; ___§ _':f_7_-_y_~-::J ------- - ----- - -- - ---------------- --,, T7 · e /-__________________ _ ::J c 1a k.. s D'1 ., __ I :,icI______ East_ 7=~, A- 1z• ,cI rn 7, "_ ?CZ "" , t, ~. ,, WesL 'L CJ 77 ~ cl ,;J.:e ,-"T1· c1 e. /-'' ---------------- -------- - ---------------- ------I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year _(~2 ,:,3 __ in the following manner: -, - c /7 c 1 s e ___ / 7-c n-i ___ ~ f7J.. _ S / 7q /e.. 1-__ I-le ; -,- ,s- ______ _ ______________ '/Yy +"'-' I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $:..l_J,J_-_eL ______ __. I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, thereon is $~L';J_-!:f9-.,_______ . in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements ne c:11, · I am the owner oL __i _~p_________ acres of lanQ,\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· ____ I cle s ; "1·~- 1; 7· 4ft $' ~ -,-v e _,·11 1 /1 .._ _co 7 7'\f ~¥ c , n ce ____ _____ _ c1 I I_7n In e.,. 7- c J I , i'J hls- c l 71 c-J - / sn vos l" -e.e I f>: _<:'1 11 c / J 17 76 ,:.._ e ven J- f C1 111 n ul· _J_o e -,- 777 dTe. d 1'o l10 Id ,n- _l1_o lc/_ll1c,I· 1 n y n1o1 Ir~_ -6'C.>1 1 7771, 11 ~ ?· c:-1I / !1'>' 0 SJ ~e cl '7'cse. 7-Vc>7, 'o7 .,....z.7/re ·n ___ _ Is- C'/7· e w u -7/-. _le 177e fl ~ 0J:-0~--- 2u esdc:l:1,·.n_ l~ q/~ 0 v~_ ~, .... , • ..,.,,/2_ ______ (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). of£:~;s_~~~1~:t~r~ ~r name ::~~~~~~~~~·~~~~~~~:~ 9_.;._/_,_1:.'!'! !!}I_V!J;;;_-:-:~4~~~~;~-- and 3 my STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF ____fs The undersigned hereby certifies thaL __ A..!!~._!.r.::~.1:1.11-~~-?..: _____________________ ___ 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 h · k wledge and belief, I this __ JJJ!-,_ ___________ day oL_E~!?_y__,_1_9_~ I-, ~~ ,Ju(i; l< - f( 217 �• County: Itookingham District: otone.all IJ 276 Acreage Claimed: 5~ A. - " Entirely Location: Deep Run . s. As sessed 1350. Value Claimed: A. Ke;mper 53 .128 ,.60 . 00 Deod 85 A. less 11.32 residue 53 .128 less net ·o ost 195.00 35 . 00 160 . 66 ithin ther art area 4 is tract is nssesDed and Incumbrances 1 couter claims or laes: deeded for more acres than as fo und after sevorul tics ere made from Fa.rk boundary o.nd A. Coner est!lblished by Irwin on J. A. Alexander and A. J . Burrowo line . Soil: Sandy loam, slope type of a fair depth and fertility , modernto slopes . Roads: 3} miles via dirt roud to Fort Republic , the near est shipping point . History of tro.ct a.nd condition o-f timber : All sav, timber has been removed from this tra ct . Remaining stand consis t s of nbout 3 eds fuel ood per acre on~ 49 acres . 50¢ per ed .---------- ----------- -- ?3 . 50 147 eds. wood Improvements: None. Value of land by types: Acre-ge 'l'ype 49 Slope Total value of 1 d Value per acre fl.3 .00 ,147 .oo Total value of Improvements Total va lue of timber Total l ue of trac , verage value per acre ?3.50 220 . 50 4 . 50 Total Value '147.00 �Co mty: .,oc.i:.:in .1.;;J.rr, is,.,rict: utone~r~l N 'JS . ,U is_eJr 1 t - ~ ) Ch& i nS �In the Circuit court of Hockingham county, va. The State Conmlission on conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v.) '-·· l tlu.1 RO'·kir, Condemnation r . v,' 1 I Cassandra Lawson Atkins, &c. Now comes the undersigned defendant, A. s. Kemper, and moves the court to decline to accept the report of the board of appraisal commissioners heretofore filed in this proceeding, with respect to claim f276, and to disapprove the findings of fact therein contained, on the following ground: That the allowance or award made for the land of the undersigned, to-wit, the sum of i316.00, is grossly inadequate - so inadequate as to indicate that said board was affected or influenced by some error, mistake or misapprehension of facts as to the identity of said land, or some mistake of law as to the nature and effect of the evidence considered. The undersigned would prefer for his land to be excluded from the park area sought to be condemned in this proceeding. -- A.~~ Byl~atty. • lfto �Virginia, City of Harrisonburg, to-wit; ~ s d a y ~ · F. Good personally appeared before me,'7~~ -6'-il----- ~~ , a notary public. in and for the City of Harrison~, in the State of Virginia, and after being first duly sworn on his oath says: that he is the county Surveyor for Rocking- ham County, Virginia; that he is familiar with the 53 acre tract of s. land owned by A. Kemper, situate in said county and lying within the area now sought to be condemned for a public parK; that in his opinion the wood on said premises will average from six to seven cords to the acre, and at the current low price of 75¢ per cord, should yield an average of $5.00 per acre, or an aggregate of $265.00; and that the land itself should be worth at least $10.00 per acre, making a total value of $795.00, which affiant believes is a conservative estimate of the gross value of said property, without taking into consideration any of the minerals which are alleged to be present in said land. Affiant further says that the soil on said land is particularly adaptable to fruit growing and trucking; and that said land is situate less than two miles from Lynwood, Va., a shipping point on the N. & W. Ry. Given under my hand this ..b_ day of October, 1932. " �/ :::c n i. :I:> :; • S %J 0 - -m a, STATEMENT ZJ - "' n 0 0 2 C ffl OF ) m :l iO Hamilton Haas , p.q . C 9. II II -4 C ZI -I :z :i . ZJ "' "' CR~ < :II'- . •N ;- ... A . S . KEMPER < ~ ffl at %J - 3 • ZJ n n II 0 J> IC Ill -4 0 Co- ., - :, C "' ~ J> i ~ STATEMENT OF COSTS, POSTAGE, ETC.: ' /If �filed in the Clerkts Office RQCkingham County, Va AUG J-f 1933 f&41L4;&:1erk IN RE: Arbitration of Shenandoah National Park Condemnation Case - The undersigned A. s. Kemper, an exceptant to the report filed by the Board of Appraisal Commissioners in the Shenandoah National Park Condemnation case, pending in the Circuit Court of Rockingham County, respectfully shows as follows: (a) That the tract claimed by said exceptant is shown on the map filed in said proceeding as tract #276. (b) That the acreage claimed by said exceptant in said tract is 53 acres and that exceptant is the fee simple owner thereof. (c) 53 acres ( d) That exceptant values said land as follows: Slope $ 530.00 @$10.00 That the timber on said land is val- ued on the basis of 6.5 cords of wood to the acre, yielding ~5.00 per acre 265.00 Total $ 795.00 And in addition to the above, exceptant is informed and believes that there are valuable deposits of iron and manganese in said land, on which no value can be definitely placed at this time. Given this 28th day of August, 1933. State of Virginia City of Harrisonburg, to-wit; This day Hamilton Haas personally appeared before me, the undersigned notary public in and for the City of Harrisonburg, in the State of Virginia, and after being first duly sworn, on his oath says that he is the attorney for the above named A. s. Kemper, and tha t the matters and things set forth in the foregoing writing were received by him from reliable sources of information and that he believes the same to be true and cforrect. Given under my hand this 28th day of August, 1933. ":$c+-?kM My term of office expires ~ 1;: LP# • N. P. �KEMP~R , ... . S. 276 R OCKii;GIW.! COUN'l1Y tr..e Governor arising in or out of Conderrmation Proceedi ngs pending in the Circuit court of Virgini~ under authority of the Shenandoah l';G. tional par};:: Act . Ir RE . ~JDITRATI0N AGREE :E!'-.1TS submitted to EXCEPT}~T : Kemper , A • s. Acreage 54 : Vt.lue ~1, 350 . 00 : r nc. Dom.ages .,111 000 0RIGii.AL CLALI : Vi.LUE PL....CED ON TRACT BY PETITI01'"ER ' S i,.PPRAISERS : :'R _cT no . V.:...LlJE J ,,;,76 ,.. r:rnrn ::T L D.::J~G~S j o. 50 C0!1MISSI Ol'~RS •.1! NUMBER OF 1RLC'r : 276 V LUE OF TRACT : TR C'.I1 i.;0 . V .LUE 276 $315 . 00 Il CIDE:Jr_ L DJ'J t~GES IW �ne basic differences aetTieen petitioner· nd this except nt are as to the classii'ic· tion and value of the land , ti::nber Vc.lues and mineral ri ;hts . 1 though we believe the values reported ·oy the petitioner , s appraisers irere very liberal and that the findin 0 s of the Board of .....ppraisal Co:rrnnissioners ,s to values 8.re substantially too high , vie have accepted and \Jill not seek a lmrnr valuation thc.n their findings as ,hmm on the above tables in this case . s to the classification of the 1 nd end the other eler1ents of value '\.le sub.nit that these m .tters the .fork Sheet of the Board 1.11 th reference to this case , '-nd not as set forth in exceptant ' s statements . ui th the record re correctly set forth in This ,fork Sheet is filed nd a copy of this lo:!..'k Sheet is sub~a.i tted rri th copy of the record tendered herewit~ , end additional copies of the ilork Sheet in this case uill be furnished if desired . i, a--n 9 orney 7 J Subscribed to and verified before me this the ~ d a y of September , 1933 . ,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 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.  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. 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. In 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> 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> <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a> <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 Hopkins, EB - Lam, EE & EC Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context kemper-a-s.pdf Title A name given to the resource Kemper, A. S. 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): 276 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. (<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 Kemper https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/d6e7e1cba17572d76b4ac2d8eab84d2c.pdf a8cdf44bc2d741c2e08f16fccdcaa354 PDF Text Text T NAME OF CLAIMANT ,249 - King , J • .: .. 1 Number of Acres: ?O Location: Roads: Soil: ::0tueen 1 'i le Rnn c..n'' 10 :1 le l·.m ne :t rock - . . . r . This trQ.Ct i..., . :--t lTr i -:si . , nd rt ly out uidc o·" the r ....:::: re T T ,!o mi 1 ... f, ovo ~ conn t;v ro, c to Is 1 ntl .,,ord.• Slope . History of Tract and condition of timber: ._ll merchc..nt ....1.ble tin r :!'L.:: be .,., Improvements: Acreage and value of types : Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: 70 Slope: _;,0 . 00 3:30 . 00 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 350. 00 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ ValueofWood: $ ~G').oc Value per acre for tract: $ 8. 7 4 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ rone. �Claim of_ _____ J. Jr• _King_ __________________________________________________________ _ In the Circuit Court of_ ___:(t.9_~j. A~__________ County, Virginia, No. __ .l_~?-~, At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. ____aana.m.:;r.a__La_w:s.on_A..tJ.ti.n§_,___41t_Jil.a.. _, __a.n.d._5.2..,-.5.6..l_a..o.:r.e.a. ______ _ more or less, of land in _____ R_Q.Qkl? l~~------- ---County , 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 filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court of_ __ J t9£~~@ ~-------- - County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to said notice. My name is __ __ J '-- W. _I:Cin_g ________________ ______ ____ ___ _________ ___ ·_______ _ My post office address is __ __ Elkt_on~ __va~_,.._R~i f:_.. ________ _______________ _____ I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about__~p.. : c. .~:t'. 5-Q ______ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvem ents: ___ ______________ _____ ______ __ ________ ___ ___ ______ _________ _ This land is located abouL..Se.YJ~n_ ___ miles from _____ .Elk_ton +--------- -----Virginia, in thei...t..on~~a.l_l. ____ Magisteria 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.) sole owner. ------------------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------------- ---------- ---------- --------------------- ---------- ---------- ---------- -------- The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows: North ______ 0. _ D. _ Sellers ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---South ______ Raina: s and _Shiffle tt-------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ------East ____ ___M. _H. _Harriso n ______________________________ ______________________ _ West_ ___ ___ Raim s_ and _Shiffle tt-------- --------- ----- ---------- ---------- --I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year __ l_~if>___in the following manner: _ by _deed _from:i. Jno ._ VI._ Morrison _, __Speoial._ Commi ss ioner...,__{or _Trustee ) I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvem ents thereon is $J~,5..0.Q..,_QQ _____ . 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 $--~~_p_QQ_._QQ____ . I am the owner oL45__or__50_____ 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 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: ___ tl1-~-~_Q.QY_fl_l.a.11g.__to__b.~__t§..kErn._.i.s __ftXUtlos_e_d _Jl;t:_w_ir.e._fs,..no..ing, $_j,!~.g.~~--ii~... ) _which_I should _like_ to_remov e, _presum ing _that _the_ f encing_ would_n ot be of any use to the park area. ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). <; oL::;~ ~~:~:~ ~r1: 3 my name and :~:~-:~~!J'~:~:·~) -~~'.---~~Ut~~~~~~~~:~ STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF__ _Ro_Gkin.gb .~~~~--- --, To-wit. The undersigne d hereby cert!fles that_ ___ _c!..!_Jr_! __Ig.n_g____ _____ ___________ _________ _ 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____ ;l._'1'.~)l_____ ____ day oL]~")>:F_'!J]._T;i[__ J;{;3<i'to . ~~~].E ~: ---4< _~ 21~ �..___,,I county: Rook:ingha:m District: vtonewall ( '1249 J. King 1. Acreage Claimed: 45 or60 .ssesoed 116.90 acres Value Claimed: Location: Lars: Soil : -- 2500. ~3010.00 Deed (no fiold sheet) " : Arec. 70 A . Betueon :rile Run ,and two rnile Run near Rook Bar. r:! his tract is partly insido and partly outnide of the park area . 1 .3lo... o. Roads: 2 miles over county roud to island Ford . His tory: 11 merchnntablo timber hn.o been rcmov ~d fror:i this trnot• Imnrovements: Timber: :i-one . Fuel wood 350 ods. ?5¢ per ed. ---- - ----- ~262 . 50 Value of land by typos: ~ •.1 lope Value · per acre oreaae. ?O Total vclue of land 4. oo 280 . 00 Total v___ lue of improveir.ent Total value of timber 20~ .oo Total va ue of tract 542.50 .verage value per o.ore ?.?5 Total Value i/l'280 . 00 �County: District: #249- King, J. N w. Joseph b . Car r i ckhoff Howard' Raines .. • h . ; . LEGEND: Slope Sea.le - l":: 20 cha.ins Rockingham Stonowall � 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 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.  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. 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. In 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> 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> <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a> <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 Hopkins, EB - Lam, EE & EC Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context king-j-w.pdf Title A name given to the resource King, J. W. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Between Mile Run and Two Mile Run near Rock Bar 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): 249 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. (<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 King https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/5406ee62ed850cdee6451f926754288a.pdf 3432d32cd301c47d693fbaf4596342b8 PDF Text Text ,. -• ROCKINGHAM COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #372 - Kite, G. Luther Number· of Acres : 264 Location: Dean Mountain. This tract is entirely within the Park area . Roads: S even mi· 1 es t o Elkt on over f 1ve · .1. d t wo mil es o f count y roa d an miles of macadam. Soil: Slope. History of Tract and condition of timber: This tract has been culled and cut over reasonably close . Basswood and second growth red e aks are the predominating species left on this tract . - -DWELLING-- Frame, 14x20t, 2 rooms, no porch; no flues, just rough paper, poor condition, :iccupied by tenant . Spring water supply . No cellar. STABLE- - Dilapidated concrete No value. STEAM CHEST - -Formerly used in connection with a stave mill. TIMBER---- - 300,000 bd . ft . Improvements: Acreage and value of types : Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 263 @ $3.00 $789.00 1 @ 25.00 25.00 $814.00 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard : Minerals: Value of Land: $ 814 .oo 175.00 Value of Improvements: $ 17 5 • 00 Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber : $ 450. 00 450 . 00 $1439.00 Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ 5 • 45 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ None %,./~1 1/.J _CLERK �ROCKINGHAM COUJ\TTY ./ NAME OF CLAIMANT Number of Acres: # 372-I - Kite, G. Luther(Lap on Sallie A.Kite) 60 Location: On the upper west slope of the Blue Ridge North of Cucumber Spring. Roads: A steep mountain road leads from this tract to Maple Spring School House. About half the remaini~ distance to Elkton is over an unimproved dirt road befor e reaching a ma~adam read. . . Soil: Clay loam of medium depth and fertility. All merchantable timber has been About half the tract was cleared years ago for removed. grazing ~utmost of it is now too brushy to be considered sod land. History of Tract and condition of timber: Improvements: None . I Acreage and value of types : Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: -- 30 @ $3 .00 $90 .00 -- 3 @ 15.00 45.00 Fields Restocking: 27 @ s.oo Cultivated Land: 60 135.00 $270.00 Cove: Grazing Land: Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 270.00 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard : $ xxxx~xxxxxxxxxxxocxxx Value of Minerals: $ xxxxxxxx Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ 4. 50 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ None ~-/{An' CLERK 7 �3 ~cr.ers 1~otor Comnany Claim of ____________ _____ ____________ _ · ____________________ ___________________________ _ In the Circuit Court of_ ____~<2g.kt!!-.:.'-:J.!§.!!!_ _________ County, Virginia, N o.l.82 ---, At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Peti. r; ____________ Si?tndra T,awson t1oner, ..:.a_kins vs. _____ c:..nd Others ____________ Pnc.__________ 52561 ecres ____________ ____________ __ ___ ____ _____ _ more or 1ess, of 1an d m . _______ Ro C .'dnP"ham ________ .______ _______ Coun t y, v·1rgmia, . . Def en dan t 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 filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit 8 P1 R.oc.irinP'h Court of -----------· · as ks 1eave of th e Court to fil e t h.1s ------------- Coun ty, v·1rgmia, as his answer to said petition and to said notice. . ____ _.W.J...C.. 'D • k e.rs_..:.,.._Qt __o.r __r.!...Ql!l.D.any____ My name 1s . __ ______________________________ • ~ My post office address is_s.tanax.ds.v.il..Jttru,-- -m--ee-e-aa--s-- --G.rJH~Il-e__ _o_QlJ.rt_U ..,_v;.'"iI claim a right, title, estate or interest in /a tract or parcel of land within the area sough:J :i~:i~:d::.t;!p::::::t~ :~~:~~:::~~::::::~~~~~~~::~ :~-~~i-c~ t~:~:-~re_t~-•-fo~lo=~~~ - - ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ----------- - ~ ----- ·____________________________; --------· ------------ ------------ ------------ --- - - - ~ Thhis ~;~~:/:~a~edMabo~tt--~-l-;;:-t-~-tmilfes ~~omC ___ t__________________________ Virginia,,t e ________ _] ______ agis e1w -e-Ji rwr 3 cJ~ks 81¥1 y:1 I claim the following right, title,· estate or interesJcfn 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.) 'Ll32 . 76 with inter e st thereon from Aup;:ust 10, 1926, until - J)8 ta. &nd ·;ni. ro-cOst S • ------------ ------- - ------------ ------------ -- - ------ - ---- t The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows: North _____________________________________________________________________________ _ South ________________________________________________________________ _____________ _ East __________ ___ ___ _________ _____________________________________________________ _ West ___________________ in-th-e- -nr-o-c-e-e- s-- -o-f--------- ------------ ------------ ----I acquired my right, title, estate or interes.t::tc;,: this property about the year -1 .?....6 ____ in the following mann~c overed -- r 'T.:;_drmentt f ___ ~ r. .A~~utsit,r-~8!- _1926 ,l?fd~y _docketed Yay _ 31, _1929 _in ___ _ ,u~rmen Lfbn uOCAe ~ R~ nape =~ I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the impr6vements thereon is $----------- -----· I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and t~ this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is , ~--~~_j,- -~~~----· c1boye 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·- - ---------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ --- - ---------- ----------,- -----------::o, :, :;-_~_ ~ f ___ .Eeb~ua~- -----, 193fil.. t -------~ -~-~ ~~ ~ -?"1 V . r ~I' ~ ~ STATE OF VIRGIN IA,~~ OF ____}J~=UJ-: .e~----,.......___--,~ To-wit: I · g- The undersigned hereby certifies that_ ___ Cwa ¢") c-,the above named claimant personally appeared before him and m de !ath-that the matters ~ ~ and thing_s appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, <.o C: ~ l'8th , c,, ~ thiB __ ________________ day oL_E.<al!J'_l;~!'L -ri f ------------ ------------ ------------ -------- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). ~ Witness my signature (or my name and mark attached hereto) this __ JJ~tb________ day '§. 3 ~~==~--- __ ---~ ------------- ! :::~ I~~ ---~ -- ~ fit' ~J{J61f)tliilP Go1iJ~Jof~~ lilf~ffiga'.ffi¥ or Notary Public, ~:r<:~it"'iee"<of filfe'C~~ �,, �C 11 ;yt D1"'tr1cti 372-1 p t G. : In edi .• County Or D •• Location: : of idg 'l'h1 r no o.r 1 on i tr ct cl cd • . it • Soil: 0£ C d ' th d t111ty. •• ll lf th 0 - ·n~nt blot b r tr ct c rd 1 ost ~ it 1 t •• Slo o • 5.00 10.00 T t l lu of l Total v ue of t Aver e •• ta too brl1sh7 �rt County• D1 tr1.ct: f/12 - Kite - Roe 1ngham Stono all G. e Claimed •• : Valu • S1 oils 'J:hls r ct 1 i t int.., P • to k~on ovor r1 of • Rod : or il -- t~ t H1 to count rolld be n cul le oe~nd lof't on no porch~ no f'lu ~ 0 U •• • 1 d by Dil 1so.oo Io • in eo 11 • T ' S1o r .- .ao .oo a 15. 1 64 v; u of l .. 4 .00 • ot l v lue of 1 Tot l ue or tmb 150. 00 r: Tot l value of' t , ct: Av- 1. 50 • ft . •• ~ 1ot 300,000 t rngc l.u ro ..oo .oo • 1"t,,t"'U'tftt , �,I' y 'lli---::; 3TiTi: :::o-.L1I3)10_f OJ ]02L3.JRV.~Tro:J 11-;;]) .J.!'.JV...:JLOP.\Ilf'.i' EJ llli 3'1'.ATS OF VIrtGIUU V.3 . v4.:3.3A.i:Dru~ .ATKLB liJD Oi'h3..:d , A.1.ili FIF'.l.1 Y TWO THOU3li:JD I!1 IV~ HUIID.RSD A' SIXTY OJ'E ( 5~ , 561 ) .AJBES Qj1 LAHD IN .. OC£LJGH.A1,1 JOU1l~1Y • .. c:, E:-~ '=- --:; '):" 1= -. - To the Honorable H. N ('I".) O') v. Ber tram , Judge of the Circuit Court of Rockingham Cou .1 ty . C, <.' "' (.) "-= ..! ~ ..JJ --; ~ c.;) =-- a:: v:. The Petition of G. Luther Lite respe~tfully represents : TH'iT he is the o.mer in fee sinple of three tlracts of land; ~ one z.:nown as the .uan Eppard tract , the other "the :Sluford La,n tract , and the other ~manual Dean tra.Jt of land , lying dlld being the _jlue Ridge in ::,tonewall District of .ttockingham Uot:mty and Jon ta ining Three Hundred and 'l'wenty .&·ive Acres , being tracts :Jo . f.znd a2 they appear upon the plat filed in tee GlerK's Office of RoJkingha.n .:ou.aty of the land proposed to be ta1::en for Pari-c pur_pose • Your Petitioner excepts to the said report of the. pyreisal Board and objects thereto upon the grounds that the Co~aissioner s o failed to allow ~xceptEnt one - third ot the value of the roperty they propose to taice . 'l'he land is of a nature to take one hundred and fifty ac.ces out of three hundred and wenty five is rnrth Thirty Do.Ll,'; rs per acre . It will co st , and etitioner will undertai-ce to clear it for b'ive Dollars an acre eaviag"8. net value of this piece of land, Three 7-housand jeven undred and ~·ifty Dollsrs . One hundred and seventy- five acres , the ema inaer , t a t is worth at the lowest '1'en Dollars per acre , ma .ting valu2tion of One Thousand jeven Hund·red and l!'ifty Dollars , a tota l! of the property to Jomplainant of .tive '.l'housand :._:1 ive Hund ollars . Comnissioner s sstinated the . The Board of . 1ppraisal · ,nprove.nents at One -1undred and Seventy J:.'ive Dollars and the wood on · he land at .!!our Hundred and .!fifty , and with these allowan0es for th mprovements and the timber on the land , they only allowed Petitione d �I ·- I I -- 2 - I One Thousand .!!'our Hundred and Thirty :Tine I)oll.~rs whi0h as herein- I before stated is less than one - third of its V8lue . A:JD in support of this Jxception, ~xceptant refers to the amouht allowed drs . Victoria ~eadows which is three tines the amount per ~ ~~ acre allowed Petitioner andA....a djoinj his land and isAthe sa,ne generatL character of land . Your Petitioner declines to accept the amo1.E1t allowed hi:n and I asks the Court to give hi~ a hearing before a Jury or the court to the end that justi0e be done him . To taKe the land t their valuation really amounts to a confisaation of his property anu he most seriously objects thereto. Petitioner therefore prays that he be peru1itted to file his I Exception to the report of the Board of Appraisal 8om.nissioners and be granted the privilege to lay his casG before the Jury or Court , I and will ever pray , etc . ~k,c~ I Counsel • VIRGI!HA , JIS'.'Y 0 1!, P..AR3I3©NBURG , To - wit: I , Bessie J . Jooke , a Jotary ~ ublic in end for the city of Harrisonburg in the ;jt.ate of Virginid , do Jertify that G. 11iuther Kilte whose name is signed on the marg·in hereof for the purpose of ident 1 .. fication , this day personally appeared before me and made oath tha t the facts stated in the foregoing Petition or ~xception are true . Given under my hand th i s 30th day of ;jBptemoer , 1932 . ~ 2:Jc·.~ o-£ '-Ill �.................. ti I !1 �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGH.:~ COUNTY , VIRGI1TIA• The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the state of Virginia , PETITIONER , t Law, No. 1829. vs . Cassandra Lawson DEF'.cND.d.NTSe tkins and others , TO THE HON. H. 7f. BERTR.AM , JUDGE OF SAID COURT. Your respondent respectfully represents that a notice has been given him by The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the state of Virginia that it will .move the Circuit CoW'.'t of Rockingham County on the -!If day of February , 1934 , for the entry of a judgment in rem , condemning , among others , the ty of your respondent , and directing any and all parties of rec ord in this proceeding , if they desire to oppose the entry of said judgment in rem , to show cause, if any they have , in writing, file with the record of this proceeding not later than five days prior to the ~ ~ day of February, 1934 , why the said judgment i rem should not ·oe entered . That your respondent has no objection to the condemnation of said Tract to the value found therefor by the Board of A,ppraisal Commissione s . That he has heretofore submitted to arbitration, pursuant to the arbitration agreement proposed by the Governor of Virginia on July 18 , 1933 , all questions as to damages and value of the land and the improvements sought to be oondemned by the state Com mission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia , and he now prays that the value of said land and improvements , · as asaertained by said arbitration , be allowed and entered in said j~dgment in rem in the place of the amount found by the Board. LAW OFFICES GEO.S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG , VA . ppraisal �"' .. THE Cct.mONWEALTH OF vmGINIA : TO THE SHERIFF OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTYijl GREETINGt You are hereby conunan.ded to sumnon Wade H. Rhodes• .rohn Mouse, Bud Liacey, aal Turner, ;r. G! }!e~, c. c. l'- 71-?7!.-.tl.L.~ . . Clineclinst, Bluford Lam, and Cal Breeden, to appear bet.ere IJ tm Board or. Arbitrators, at the Court House or Rock:1.ngtum. . County, Virginia, on Tuesday, tre- 9th day of .ranuary, l.9~ at 10\ a. m., to tesHt)' end the truth t:o say on. bebal.t 1ul t.)i o-r the Defendant in the condemnation proceedin©3 or C11111»m•- State Com- miss ion on Conservation and Devel.opmen t of the State cie V:f.r g[n:ia v. G. Luther Kite. And have then and tmre this wr:tt. m WITIDSS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand, as Clerk of the Circuit Court of Rockingham. County, Virginia, at; the Court House thereof, thiq~ the 6th de_r of .ranuary, ire 4, and in the 158th year of the Commonweal th.. Clerk. C:V-,C cxeculed _ _ _ _......,._oy oe11ver1ng a true Cc,pv of t.u, _ in .. n<rnnn •• F• ? , �on rr::on • .. ... _ --- .-. .....J ·' . ....."T.,.. ·A ,. "'I'. • ~ ... •·~ - . · :. .. ~ - :"rr.c:r . . ., rce::-on -0"''1" :~JJ ,.. , .,..n .. ;:rm:; n -~I" . _, .r: 6 ~ tJ 'I } .. i. T .- ...,{:.['~i . ,l:,j J 1. C 1HJ T ~ " :J ";J 1 ".) ..r., & .., + .. o .... .." n• 'I· ,-. ~co . . ":"D'. .., O"I IJ . ~ ['f t o··· ' f [', C . . I...,.,. i' rn: .... {' . n,.,. Tl .. ' GCT..:VJJ. ~ ' .' +! - ,.., -i' T C' ... . , con . f' .' " ' .,. ~(!: ""' I. . ,. iJO -,· • , ,.... • • �• VIRGINIA, IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNI'Y. THB.: STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION ON CONSERVATION A.ND DEV3LOPMENT OF THE ST.\TE OF VIRGINIA Filed in the Clerk's Office Rockingham County, Va, v. NG\ CASSANDRA LAWSON ATKINS and others, and 53,561 acres, more or loss, or land in Rockingham County, Virginia. / 7 1932 ~;U:et-k~lerk Statement made this 8th day of November, 1932, by G. Luther Kite, in response to an order entered in the above entitled cause on October 25, 1932. Your respondent says that be is the owner or three tracts of land ag~./~ ~ gregating 325 acras, ·uhich stand on the records in the na'lle of liaa i-;p:peAi., Bluford Lam aw@JJJ1&G'awl Pe•", and are known as Tracts Nos.87>- /:0.•. L ~ ,~ • " _ 1',o + . . , ,4 - 72..J and • Your petitioner prays that his except ions be sustained and refers specifically to the plat filed by the Board of Appraisal Commissioners and the except ions filed by excoptant for a. more particular description of the land harain conveyed. Said lands adjoin the lands of Sallie A. Kite and others, and lie near the Greene County line about seven or eight miles east of Elkton, in Rockinghrun County. And having fully answered, respondent prays that his except ions to the report of the said commission be su tained, and he will ever pray, etc. CJ!, k ~ Counsel ' By Counsel �. ··: • ~- I •T ,,.,,.,.. .....L.i..1 7 - TLa ·tate Cou .1iesio.1 o S t t e uf Vi 1.\., ia j a • ii I . flied In the Clerk~s Offi~ . ,., ., ~r- ., .. ,. - CvT• 1 , ·-r· R~~_kin;1amCou~ty, Va. VJ.. JAN b >.. IC3'1 ~ · IJ - - l.1-h .L ' " --'-'~·· ous rvu:.tion , ..d D vs . aw on t"'cLis 11d 2 , 501 caesundr in .. oc,;:L.16 ha.n vo:.mty , Virt,"illia . ut te:i ·1t of G. o~ th ~:it , uthe to th- allowa..r ce for, tr cts er s of L- .1d , .,Jore or 1 s , .1..t il0d 1ith his excop tio '12 and 372- 1 , for th 1~ info.c1,1ation ur itr to~~ . aa to tho v.1uatio1 of the l nds ulai wd ·y . eJ<.c.ep t':...11 t , and. i te,., s -wnich go to . a~~o up t ht1 valu t ion ,hich he places upon h"e 1 1u . 'I :1 pp.ca.it;ers csti nated that the.re .vas.. upon th,.,ce two The tracts of lru d 300 , 000 feet of lu h r , Hhi<Jh is not far wrong . J.1 he vulu ti.on of the timber , i..10asu.red I I is on1y1 1 . 50 p r thousand, uttorly i ·.t10ring the wood for fuol I, II pur oses upon tha l I d. Your e xcept mt, who is .1, av 3 y the lu1 bor, 0'-'tiri1ate practicc.o.l aaw . ill dl1d ~tt..ve thc..t 100 , 000 f ,rnt of th" tLnoo.c is wortn c...t t! n5 . 00 per th us nd, , s it Hill o.L L, ct lirat ul ::.s staves selling t 'ii'45 . 00 pe1.~ thousw d sto.v e . ho other 200 , 000 feet of Sc-.;;,W tinber is I. as exc ,pta11t u..rtl ~tuLl.P , Oll I ~ ad~ltlon t l ereto , I • I th-re is ~t l st ~00 , 00 cor s of wuou worth ~l . 00 Al.So ther.J id at 1..., .... t 1000 .Locust postB \/O.L·th .iot 3 uoru . ach . The yo.mc.: g owth of l Dcu .... t 0.1 tho la.110 1ill 1Lcoduco ann ually 500 locust post;:. , t.nd it wil.L _pas"ture 1.00 head of two - y each of vhichvlill t-'" The on during th r cattle , seal:lon, arou1d 200 pounds . and is v ., ry f~:ctile for true ::ing 1rnrJ)os s. It b.,ing !-!AMMER & !-!AMMER ATTO RN EY S AT LAW exc ptionally adoptod to grouine- ca.bbag . and potatoes. On the lands juet across th8 J.ir..e exc ptunt hai::l r a ised c b b ge at the 1 �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY , VIRGINIA THE STATE COMMISSION ON CONSERVATION AND D5VELOPMI:,NT OF THE STATE O?' VIRGINIA vs . CASSANDRA LA·:sON ATKINS Et Als , and 52 , 561 Acres of LAND MORE OR LESS IN ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA To the Honorable H. W. Bertram, Judge of the Circuit Court of Rockingham County , Virginia . The petition of G. L. Kite respectfully represents: That he is the owner in fee simple, subject to certai liens thereon, of three tracts of land which have been condemned in the above entitled cause, numbered , described and delineated upon the County Ownership Map of Rockingham County, filed in said caus as tracts 372 , 372 - 1 and of 58 acres , omitte~ additional, which sai lands have been condemned by a judgment in rem entered in the said ~ Court for $2433 . 00 , on the report of the Board o f ~ Commis ioners composed of Judges Williams , Bertram, Turner , Glasgow and Smith , and that $1989 . 00 Dollars , part thereof , is for tract No . 372.; that $270 . 00 another part of said judgment is for tract No . 372 - 1; and there was an additional allowance for 58 acres omitted by the Board of Appraisal Commissioners , and allowed by the Board of Arbitrators of $174 . 00 . Your petitioner represents that the taxes upon the said lands for the years 1931 , 1932 , and 1933, are unpaid, and must be paid from the funds in the hands of the Court , and that these taxes are as follows: for the year , 1931, taxes, penalties and in terest $23 . 23 ; for the year 1932 , Taxes , penalties and interest $16 . 10 \ and for the year 1933 , taxes and penalties $12 . 67 making a total due for taxes of $52 . 00 , all of which will more fully appear from the Certificate of M. H. Harrison , Treasurer of Rockingham County, attached hereto and prayed to be read as a part hereof . HAMM ER 8c HAMM E R ATT ORNEYS AT LAW HARRISONBURG , VA. Your Petitioner further represents that your Petition er agreed to give to the State Commission on Conservation and Deve opment of the State of Virginia , 25 acres of land when the Solicit �l • 2• ors were at work, and that this 25 acres were valued at $ 75.00 whic~ must be deducted from the award above, and that there must -also be deducted from the said award the sum of $ 586.24, paid your Petitiorer as compensation for the right-of-way throu gh a portion of said lands, for the Scenic Hi ghway, commonly known as the Skyland Tria- which passes through a portion of this land. Your petitioner still further represents _:that there a...., ~ ~ ~ .. J., .r is a judgment of the Bickers Motor Company,I \.for the sum of $132.76 with interest thereon, from August 10, 1926, and ~15.70 costs, which jud8ment is represented by E. D. Ott, Attorney, and the prin cipal of which with interest and costs, amount as of this date, to $ 210.57. Your Petitioner would still further represent.J that on May 28, 1934, your petitioner as s igned to J.P. Hockman, the sum of $547.50 another part of said sum, to pay in full a note executed by Petitioner to Hockman on September 19, 1931, and which said amount should be paid to J.P. Hockman or to his attorney, W. V. Ford. Your petitioner a-lso represents that Petitioner has this day assi gned unto R. s. Moyers, out of the funds coming to him in the said cause, the sum of $122.24, which said sum represents a balance due on a note executed by Petitioner to R. S. Moyers for 4k450.oo on February 12, 1930, t he balance due thereon, b eing as of this date, $ 122.24, which said sum should be paid to R. S. Moyers or Charles A. Hammer, his attorney. Your petitioner further represents that after the payment of the $ 547.50 to Hockman, $ 52.00 Taxes, the $ 75.00 for the 25 acres of land contri buted to t he Park, the J 586.24 received on account of the ticenic Highway, $210. 57 to the Bi ckers ·Motor Company Is judgment; and the ~122.24 t o R. S. Moyers, and $ 2.00 to J. HAMMER & HAMMER ATTORNEYS AT LAW HARRISONBURG, VA. R, Switzer, Clerk,~ the remain'r-'due ~ sa id judgment t o Petit~ 4. loner-the sum of ~837.45 1 which should be paid unto Petitioner, or to his Attorney, Charles A. Hammer. Your Petitioner would further show unto the Court �- - 3 . ' ! ' that he has the superior right and t itle to the said lands, that n person other then Petitioner have any interest therein; that the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia has paid unto the State Treasurer, in satisfaction of the judgment aforesaid, the sum of ~2433 .00, which said Petitioner pres may be disbursed as follows: to M. H. Harrison, Treasurer of Rock ingham County, f52.00 for taxes, $75 .00 for the 25 acres of land contributed to the State Commission on Conservation and Developmen, $586 .24 received on account of the right-of-way for the construct- ion of the Scenic Highway , $547.50 to J.P. Hockman, $210.57 to th 1Bickers Motor Company, Incorporatei, $122.24 to R. S. Moyers , $2 .0 to J. R. Switzer , Clerk, and the remaining $837 .45 to your petitioner; the payment of the said several sums constitute and will ab sorb the total award for the fee simple title to the said tracts o land. Wherefore , Petitioner prays that an order be entered for the disbursement of the said ~2433 .00, directing the Treasurer of Virginia, to pay unto the said several parties the sums due the, as hereinbefore set forth; and that such other, further and al relief be given as the nature of the case may require, or Court may seem proper. rl~ J~ COUNSEL Notary Public , in and for the City of Harrisonburg, in the State of Vir ginia , do certif y that G. L. Kite , whose name is signed ~ th~ mapgjg ~QPQ@f, for the purpose of identification, this day personally appeared before me in my sad HAMMER a HAMMER ATTORNEYS A T LAW City and made oath that the matters stated in the fore oing petit - HARRI SO NBURG, VA . ion are true. J L~~-- (T~ //~ day of ~ ' 1934. Given under my hand this ~ �M. H. HARRISON TREASURER OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY HARRISONBURG, VIRGINIA TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: I hereby oertity that the reoords in this office show that the following taxes assessed in the name of G. L. Kite on 382 acres of land situate in the Park .A:rea in stonewall Distriot, this County: 1931- ------- - -Penalties -2-5% $ 18.90 1.93 2.40 23.23 ---- --- - -Penal -2-5% ties 13.80 1.40 .90 16.10 Interest 1932- Interest -- -- -- -1-5% - - -Penalty Total- - - - - - - - - - - - 1933- 12.07 .60 $ 12.67 52.00 All taxes prior to this time, if any be due, are a matter of record in the Clerk's Offioe of said County. Given under my hand this 26th day of May 1934. Treasurer �IN ':'HE CIRCJIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY , VIRGINIA STATE COMMISSION ON CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF OF VIRGINIA '!'HE 'l'HE STA'rE vs . CA~SANDRA LAWSON ATKINS Et Als , and 52,561 Acres of Land MORE GR LESS IN ROCK INGHAM COUNTY , Vr::G INIA This Cause came on to be arain heard this day of June, 1934 , upon the papers formerly read and proceedings formerly had, the letter of John M.. Purcel l, Treasurer of Virginia t o J.RobertSwitzer , Clerk , Dated June 21 , 1934 , and was argued by Counsel . Upon consideration whereof , it appearinq to the Court that in the order entered in this cause on the 18th day of June , 1934 , the Treasurer of Virginia was directed to pay to sundr persons, from the funds allotted for tracts No . 372 and 372 - 1 , the sum of $2433 . 00 , when there has only been certified to the Treasur er of Virginia by the Honorable Wm . E . Carson , Chairman of the State Commission on Conservation and Development $2160 . 00 for trac No . 372 and $227 . 00 for tract No . 372 - 1 , and that the amount order ed paid exceed~ the amounts certified by the said Carson ~y ~46 . 00; and it further appearing that the difference arises from a defic iency in the quanity of la nd due to the establishment of the Sky land Trail , it is accordingly adjudged and ordered that the order I entered on the 18th day of June , 1934, ·)e amended and that there b~ I paid to G. L. Kite or to Charles A. Hammer , his Attorney, the sum of ;$791 . 45 , and that the Treasurer do disburse e_ said ~;2387 . 00 as directed in the order of June 18th , 1934 , as ~amended . i 11 HAMMER & HAMMER AT TORN,YS ANO COUNSflOAS A.T ~"RRISONBURG. VA. Ii \.A.W I I ,' ,1 ,i i i �IN THE CIRCUI'r COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY , VIRGINIA THE STATE COMMI SS IO N ON CONS '-::RVAT I N AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE STA'I:E OF VIRGINIA vs . CASSANDRA LAWSON ATKINS et Als, and 52 , 561 Acres of LAND MORE OR LESS IN ROCKINGHAM COUNTY , VIRGINIA On the motion of G. L. Kite, leave is given him to file his petition in the above entitled cause , for the payment of the sum of $ 2433 . 00 , the amount of the award set out in the judg ment , in the condemnation of tracts 3 7 2 , 372 - 1 , and of 58 acres additional omitted land , in accordance with the findings of the Board of Arbitrators , and heretofore paid into the custody of the ~ Court , and the said petition and application i::8 accordingly filed: And this Petition came on to be heard this /~ day of June, 1934 , and it appearing to the Court that of the sumo~ $24 33 . 00 , there is due M. H. Harrison , Treasurer of Rockingham Co- unty $52 . 00 for taxes, $ 75 . 00 due the State Commission on Conserva~ ion and Development for 25 acres of land donated for the park pur ~ poses; $586 . 24 due the State Commission on Conservation and DeveloJ ment in payment of the right - of - way for the construction of the Scenic Highway , and heretofore paid G. L. Kite; $547 . 50 to J . P. Hockman , being the amount of his assignment of a part of sai d fund ; $210 . 57 in payment of the judgment , interest and costs of the Bick - ers Motor Company against G. L. Kite ; $122 . 24 the amount of the assignment of G. L. Kite to R. s. Moyers ; ·2 . 00 to J . R. Switzer , Clerk fees , and $ 837 . 45 the remainder due to G. L. Kite . And it further appearing to the Court that said G. L. Kite is invested with the superior and better ri sht , title and claim in and to the sai o. tracts of land numb ered 372,372 - 1 , / and 58 acres of additional land referred to in the judgment in rem~ tha tt any person or persons, and that the records in this proceeding HAMMER 8c HAMMER ATTORNE Y S AT LAW HARRISONBURG , VA , do not disclose any denial or adverse claim, or dis uute by any person or pe r sons in interest as to the title of the said Kite to the said lands , or to the proceeds arising from the condemnation 181 �2 thereof; it is accordingly ordered and decreed that the Treasurer of Virginia do disburse the sum in his hands as follows: to M. H. Harrison , Treasurer of Rockingham County $52 . 00 for taxes ; to The State Commission on Conservation and Development $75 . 00 for the 25 acres of land contributed by the Petitioner to the said Commission on Conservation and Development ; to .the State Commission on Conservation and Developme-nt $586 . 24 , the amount of money heretofore re - ceived on account of the right -of - way through a portion of the land for the construction of the Scenic Hi t,c,, NfAJ , ' l J . ~ / . . _ ; ~ way ~ to J . P . Hockman , assig ( <:"~f. ~ . / I ~ ~ nee 'A the sum of :W547 . 50 ! to A,the Bickers tuotor Company or te El . B-• • ~-_.•1111a11iiiiii~~~ , the sum of $210 . 57 being principal, interest and costs of the judgment of the said Bickers kotor Company against the said G. L. Kite ; to R. s. Moyers, assignee , or to Charles A. Ham- mer, his Attorney , the sum of ·i22 . 24 being the amount of ment by G. L. Kite to the said Moyers \ to J . R. Switzer, Clerk $2 . 0, and to G. L. Kite or to Charles A. Hammer, his Attorney , the remain ing $837 . 45 , taking from the said several parties receipts therefor and certifying such payment to the Cour·t for appropriate entry as required by law . HAMMER & HAMMER ATTOR N EYS A T L AW HA R RI S ONBURG , VA , �I hereby assign to J.P. Hockman, Shenandoah, Page County, Virginia, out of the sum or sums of money which have been awarded to me by the Board of Appraisal Commissioners and Special Investigators in the condemnation proceedings of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia vs. Cassandra Lawson Atkins, &c., as compensation and damages for my lands sought to be taken and condemned for the purposes of establishing the Shenandoah National Park, said award having been corrected and raised by the Board of Arbitrators heretofore appointed in said condemnation case, and whose arbitration award has been duly returned and filed in the Clerk's Office of Rockingham County, my said tracts being known and designated as Tract No. 372 and 372-I and 58 acres of additional land added to the above two tracts, such sum or sums of money as shall be necessary and sufficient to pay in full the following described negotiable note, together with the accrued interest thereon, to-wit: A note bearing date on the 19th day of September, 1931, executed by G. Luther Kite, and payable to the said J.P. Hockman f'or the sum of Five Hundred Forty-Seven Dollars and Fifty Cents (~547.50), which said note is now past due, together with interest on said note from the said 19th day of September, 1931. Given under my hand this 28th day of May, 1934. '!3 �LAW OFFICes OF 1-lAMMER & 1-lAMMER ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS AT LAW 204•_, ,.IAST NATIONAL aANK &LOO. MARRISONliURO, VA. �2 ' 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 DEFENDANTS. 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. __ -372 _____ : Tract No. ____________ : Tract No. ------------; and described in the report of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners appointed herein and shown, numbered, and delineated on the ,C ounty 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. ---------- $ __________ ; 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; Luther Kite Bickers Motor Co . , E. D. Ott , Atty~ 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:- By reason of contribution pledge, obligating the owner, Luther Kite , to give 25 acres of his land within the Park Area to the Project . ··""..· fark .. That -no other person or persons than the undersigned are entitled to share in the distribution of the saidC ward(s) except the following named persons whose interest in said tract(s) or in the proceeds , rising fron;r 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. ___ .3.172_ ____ $ __ .7.5...._Q_Q_ : Tract No. ____________ $ ----------: Tract No. ------------ $----------; The undersigned further aver(s) that: (Leave this space blank unless there is some other pertinent matter to be brought specially to the attention of the court) NAME P. 0. ADDRESS S.T.~.QM!YJ.$_Q:rn.l'L _QN_ _Q_QNQ.ERYA':rJ_ON IJ,,. -~0-EllfEN:1!----;:J!lj _____________ _ ~:,dtkitl;:1 1~ NOTE--A supply of this blank form 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 by 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 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. (p 1 �STATE OF VIRGINIA ) SS COUNTY OF WARhEN ) Personally appeared before me the undersigned Notary Public in mys aid State and County, E . K. Stokes , who being duly sworn, aposed and said that she is an employee of the State Commission on Conservation and Development in immediate charge of the records of the Shenandoah National Park Divisio n thereof having to do with claims of the Commission for dis tributive sh':1.res of aondemna tio n awards .in the Shenandoah Nati onal Park condemnation proceedings pending in the Circuit Courts of Virginia, by reason of contracts ~nd 4greements entered into with the owners of lands sought to be condemned in tnese proceedings , and that the within claim is just 4nd correct . Witness my signa t ure this 8 t h ~o!~~~~! 1 ~ C.orr: NO, 'lY l'tul.., V o ~ b l i ss on hi:·• • e E. ' \ I _"' _ _ • �\ STATE OF VIRGINIA) SS ) CO u NTY OP '1vARREN Personally appeared before me the undersigned Notary Public in my said State and County, E. K. Stokes, who being duly sworn, deposed and said that she is an employee of the State Commission on Conservation and Development ~n immediate charge of the records .of the Shenandoah National Park Division thereof ha,v ing to do with claims of the Commission for distributive shares of condemnation awards in the Shenandoah National Park condemnation proceedings pending in ., ,. . the Circuit Courts of Virginia , by reason of contracts and agreements entered into with the owners of lands sought to be condemned in these proceedings , and that the within claim is just a. nd correct. Given under my hand' this (,\ · �NOTE-This need not lbe filed until the r-e cord discloses that the ·a wards -have been ,Courts. Virginia: f'L} ,1 ,·L,;.. r'-- . paid mto tl}e. cwitP..<m o RocKlO~n"m • ·,,,., ty, 'Ja,. I In the Circuit Court of Rockingham County The State Conimi:ssion on Cons•e rvation and Devel'opment of the State of Virgi -·, V. At Law No. 1829 Cassandr:a Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Th ousand, Five Hun Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of land, more or less 1 Comes now the undersigned and shows to the Court: T'hat a judgment in rem has heretofore been entered in this proceeding c'Ondemning to the use of the Petitioner the fee simple estate in the tra-c t (s) ·o f land numbered as f.olltows: Tra.ct v' No ..~.7.?.............. : Tract Nto.57.2::-:-I.......... : Tract No ..................... ; and desicribed in the report of the Bo·aTd of Appraisal Gommis•s ioners •a ppointed the-r ein and sho·wn, number·e d, and delineated on the County Owne;rs·hip Map filed therewith, upon payment into the -c ustody of the Oourt of the sum (s) set out in the said judgment •a s c·onstituting the · award (s) therefor, as f.oll:ows: Award on Tract No.512........ $ ..2.l.6.Q.•.Q~ on Tra,c t No ..3.7.2..7.I .. . $..22.'Z ...OO; on Trad No ............... $................ ; That the report of the said Board sets forth that the f oUowing named persons claim, o:r appear to have a cl-aim to an intell'est in the said tract(s) •o f land or in the pr:oceeds arising from the condemnation thereof; Luther Kite Bickers Motor Company, by E. D. Ott, Attorney. That 1Jhe Petitioner has paid into the custody of the Court the said sum (s) set out in s1a id judgment a,s cnmstituting the award (s) of the fee simple e-s,tate in the said tract(s) of land; That your undersigned, on the date of the sa·i d judgment in rem c·ondemning the s,aid tract(s) ·o f l•a nd, ·owned or was (were) entitled ,t o the following interest in the said tract(s) or in the proceeds arising from the c1ond·e mnation there-o f:- Under the terms of a duly recorded contract and deed conveyecf the Skyline roadbed running through tis tract, the owner granted apr ~orveyed t0 the undersigned the right to receive from said proceeds, the sum of $586 . 24 . That no otJhe·r person or persons than the undersigned are -e ntitled to ·slhare in the distribution •o f the said award (s) except the fioll:owing named personis whose interest in said tr.act (s) or in the pro·ceeds arising fr.om the condemnation thereiof -o n the date of entry of said judgment was as follows: The above mentioned claimants to the extent that they may be able to establish their claims . Wherefore, your undersigned pray (s) that l'he--(·tittey-)--&e--made--a -party.- ~ ~- her.ein tffi"~ ~ - i•on---2-i-~-th-e-P1:1hlie-P-fH'k- G~mna.tio:a- Ad,- and.- th:atj an order be entered f.or the distribution of said sum (s) set forth in said judgment in rem ais con·s tituting bn 8 award(s) for the f.ee simple estate in the said tract(s) condemned as aforesaid, and for the payment to the undersi<gneid of the said award (·s ) or -o f as much thereof as the Oourt may find that the undersign-e ~ is ·(M'e) entitled to receive, and whi<c'h the undersigned aver(s) is as follows: .,.,r a ct No.i'l-2.&.~~.~ $ ~.8..6 ...2.4.. : Tract No,.--····- ····· $ .......•. .-•.... : Tract No ................. $................ ; The undersigned further aver(s ) that: (Le,a ve thi•s space Mank unless there is some other pertinent matter to be brought e·s ~edally to the attenti'on of the court) NAME P. 0. ADDRESS .STATF.. r.O.~"ISSION.. mr.. CONSERV.1-'TION . Afm.. DEVW ~,-&f:····...··· · & ··~ f ·•· · ·.· ·.· ·.·.·.· .· ·.·.· .· ·. ·········· ·.·.·.·..· .· .· ·. ·. ·. .· ·.·.· ··:·· ·· l!L.......................... v -Jl v LJ ................L'f. . g}J NO'DE-A supply of this blank has been placed in the Clerk's office for the convenience of interested parties. No one .i s required to use this form, as the form is not prescribed ,by law, and claimants can either change or modify it as they deem necessary, or present their motions in any f·o rm they may d-e sire which meets with the approval of the Court. This iblank form may not and probaibly will not cover all cases. It has b een 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. �Q!nmmnuwrnltq nf llirgiuin TREASUER'S OFFICE RI C H M O N D , VA . July 3 , 1934 JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA This is to certify that I, J. M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia have this 3 day of July in accordance with an order of the circuit court of rlockine;ham County dated 6 / 18/ 34 in the cause of the State Commission on Conservation and Develo:pment of the State of Virginia vs. :paid to $ 791 .45 Cassand -r>a Lawson Atkins G. L. Kite or to Charles A. Hammer , his attor nev being in full settlement of tract# 372 , 372 - 1 in the above mentioned cause. 11) �C!!nmmnumtaltI, nf 1tTirgiuta TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA . JOHN M . PURCELL ~• July 3, 1934 TREASURER OF VIRGINIA G. L. Kite or to Charles A. Hrumner, his attorney Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia, the sum of$ 791 . 45 , in accordance with an order of the Circuit Court of the county of of Bock:inc-;bam June entered on the 18th 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_\_vs_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# 372, 372- Sign original and duplicate and return to the Treasurer of Virginia. 111. �Qinmmnnwtaltlf nf llirginia TREASUER ' S OFFICE RI C H M O N D . VA . J O H N M. PU RCELL July 3, 1934 TREASURER OF VI RGI NIA This is t o certify that I , J . M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia have this 3 day of July in accordance with an order of the circuit court of Hockinrrham County datea~~ 6~/~~~8~/_3_4__ in the cause of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia vs. _ ___ ___ n...,,d""'...,r a""-----'L =a.w .,_,_..sc.-._¢n-'---"A C:.t=k,.:.a=n=s,________ _ .C .,_._. a _.... s .... s""' a...... :paid to J. R. Svlitzer, Clerk $_2_._0_0_ _ _b e ing in full settlement of tract # in the abo ve mentioned cause. 372 , 372 - 1 �Q.tnmmnuwtaltf1 nf llirgiuta TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA. JOHN M. PURCELL July 3 11 1934 TREASURER OF VIRGINIA J . R. Switzer , Cler k Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virg inia, the sum of$ 2 . 00 , in acco rdance with an order of the Circuit Court of the c ounty -=-_o~c_k~i~n~q-_h_am o f _ _R of June 1 93L - -- entered on the 18th day , in the matter of the State Commission on Conservati on a nd Development v _ __ s ____ and ot h ers , being __C_a_s_s_a_n_ d_r_a_ L_a_v_1s_o_n_A_t_k_i_n___ full and c omplete settlemen t f or the tra ct of land known i n said pro c e eding as# Sign original an d dup l icat e and return t o t he Treasurer of Virginia . 372 :, 372-~ �C!rnmmnnnttaltq nf ]lirgiuia TREASU ER'S OFFICE RI C H M O N D , VA , JOHN M. PURCELL July 3, 1934 TREASURER OF VIRGINIA This i s to certify that I, J.M. Purcel l, Treasu rer of Virgin ia have thi s_3__ day of July in accorda nce with an order of the circui t court of Roclring ham County dated 6/18/34 in the cause of the State Commis sion on Conser vation and Develo: pment of the State of Virgin ia dra v s · - - - - - -Cassan ---- -Lawson - - - -Atkins ------------:paid to R. $ 122.24 s . Hoyers , As signee , or to Cha r l e s A. Hannne r his atty . being in full settlem ent of tract in the above menti oned causB. # 372., 372-1 �Qtnmmnuwralt4 nf lllirgiuta TREA SURE R'S OFFI CE RICH MON D, VA , JOHN M. PURCE LL July 3 , 1934 TREASU RER OF VIRGINI A R. s. Moy ers, Ass igne e, or to Cha rles A. Hammer his atto rney I Rec eive d of J.M . Pur cell , Tre asur er of Virg inia , the sum of$ 122 . 24 , in acco rdan ce with an orde r of the Circ uit Cou rt of the coun ty o f_--=R =o"""'c=k=i=nec..;g=h=a=m =-- --- ente red on the 18th day of June 193_i__ , in the mat ter of the Stat e Com miss ion on Con serv atio n and Dev elop men t v _ __ ___ _C _a~s_s~a=n~d=r~a;_c_L_a_w~s_o~n-"--A _t_kc....=i~n=s__ and othe rs, bein g full and com plet e sett lem ent for the trac t of land known in said proc eedi ng as# Sign orj g inal and dup li cate and r e turn to the Tre asur er of Vir gini a. 372, 372~ 1 �Qlnmmnunttaltq nf ]lirgiuia TREASUER'S OFFICE RICHMOND.VA , JOHN M, PURCELL July 3 , 1934 TREASURER OF VIRGINIA This is to certify that I, J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia have this 3 day of July in accordance with an order of the circuit court of Rockingham County datAd 6/18/34 in the cause of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia Lawson Atkins Cassandra -'--='C-'-'---=C.=-=c=------c...-----=-c==-- - - - - - - vs. - - - - - ----=.c==-===--==--.ccc......c:paid to ,J. P . Hackman, Assignee ar ·1v . V. 'fi'arrl., his At torney $ 547.50 being in full settlement of tract in the above mentioned cause. # 37~ .,372- 1 �- ~ - QJ:ommnumralt4 nf ]lirgiuta TREASURER 'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA. JOHN M. PURCELL July 3, 1934 TREASURER OF VIRGINIA J . P . Hockman, Llssignee or 11. V. Ford, his Attorney Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia, the sum of$ 547 . 50 , in accordanc e with an order of the Circuit Court of the county of Rockingham 18th day entered on the of June 193!_ , in the matter of the State Commissio n on Conservat ion and Developme nt v _ __ __C~a=s~s=a=n=d=r~ac=.......=L=a=w~s~o=n~A=t=k=i-D~S_ _ _ and others, being full and complete settlemen t for the tract of land k nown in said proceedin g as# 372,372- l J . P . Hockman, # s s ignee his Attorney . Sign original and duplicate and return to the Treasurer of Virginia. • V. Ford , �- ...... Oinmmnuwealtq nf 1ilirgiuia - - ~ . TREASUER 'S OFFICE RI CH MO N D , VA . July 3 , 1934 JOHN M . PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA This is to certify that I, J . M. Purce l l, Treasur er of Virginia have this_ 3__ day of July in accorda n ce with an order of the circuit court of Rockinpham County date~a__6_/_l_S_/_3_4__ in the cau se of the State Commiss i on on Conservat ion and Develo:pme nt of the State of Vi r ginia Cassandra - - ' - ~ ~ - - - - - - - - -- ~ - - -Atkins - - ~ - - -Lawson vs · - - - - :Paid t o E . D. Ott., Attorney f m ., Bi ckP.1"' S ·Matar Cam ,m,.~r $ 210 .57 being in full se t tlement of tract # 372, 3 72- 1 in the above mentioned cause . �Qlnmwnuwraltq nf llirgiuta TREASU RER'S OFFICE RICHMO ND, VA , JOHN M, PURCELL July 2., 1934 TREASURER OF VIRGINIA E. D. Ott, Attorn ey for Bicke rs Motor Compan y Receiv ed of J.M. Purce ll, Treas urer of Virgi nia, the sum of $ 210 . 57 , in accord ance with an order of the Circu it Court of the county Rockin Of- - -i;;·ham entere d on the 18th day - '--------'------- of June 193__1__ , in the matte r of the State Comm ission on Conse rvatio n and Develo pment v _ __ Cassan dra Lawson Atkins and others being ~ full and compl ete settle ment f o ~ r a c t "of ,,, -r- ~ k nown in said proce eding as# 372, 372-l 1/43 ; ~ ] ~ ~ '-----v M tti r Sign or i ginal and duplic at e and return to the Treas urer of Virgi nia. �Q!nmmnuwraltq nf l!Jirgiuia TREASUER'S OFFICE RI C H M O N D , VA , JOHN M. PURCELL July 3 , 1934 TREASURER OF VIRGINIA This is to certify that I, J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia have this_~3..._day of Jul y with an order of the circuit court of in accordance Rockin~hrun County dated~-6~,-/_J~B~/-3~4_ _ in the cause of the State Commission on Conservation and Develol)ment of the State of Virginia Cassan dr a Lawson Atkins vs. :Paid t $ O 5 2 . 00 M. H. Harrison , Treasurer of 1i-ockinghrun County being in full settlement of tract# in the above mentioned cause. 372 , 372- 1 �C!tnmtnnunttalt11 nf llirgiuta - - ~ - TREASURER'S OFFICE RICH MONO, VA. JOHN M . PURCELL July 3, 1934 TREASURER OF VIRG I NIA M. H. Harrison, Treasurer of Rockingham County Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virg inia, the sum of$ 52 . 00 , in accordance with an order of the Circuit Court of the county of Rockingham entered on the 18th day of _ _J_u_n_e__ l93L , in the matter of the State Commission on Conservation and Devel9prnent 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 settleme n t for the tract of land known in said proceeding as# 372- 372-l Sign original and duplicate and return to the Treasurer of Virginia. If, l . � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 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 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.  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. 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. In 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> 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> <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a> <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 Hopkins, EB - Lam, EE & EC Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context kite-g-luther.pdf Title A name given to the resource Kite, G. Luther Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Dean Mtn; Cucumber Spring 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): 372, 372-I 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. (<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 Kite https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/c62abc77bc651498527c7d8cb2237491.pdf aa176bc1b65f419709a820bdf5dc94ac PDF Text Text ROCKINGHAM COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #3 - Kite~ Sallie A. 24 Number of Acres: Location: On the upper west slope of the Blue Ridge n '.)rth of. Cucumber Spring • Roads: A steep mountain road leads from this tract to .Maple Spring School House . About half the remaining distance to Elkton is over an unimproved dirt road becore r eaching a macadam road . Soil: Clay loam of medium depth and fertility . Al l merchantable timber has been removed . About half the tract was cleared y ears ago for grazing but most of it is now too brushy to be considered sod land . History of Tract and condition of timber: Improvements: None. Acreage and value of types: Types Total Value Acreage Value per acre 14 $3 . 00 $42 . 00 2 15 . 00 30 . 00 5 . 00 40 . 00 Ridge: Slope: -- Cove: Grazing Land: -- Fields Restocking: - - -248--- Total $112 . 00 Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 112 .oo Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $J,l.i & Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ None - -~ ~ CIE.ERK �. ,r L?~- / .A:;~ . ~~a::e ~ r c u i ~ ~ ~ - ~ - - C o u n t y , Virginia,-No. ________ , At Law. The State Commission on Conservatifand Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. _____________________________________________________________________________ _ more or less, of land in _____________________________ County, Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court oL __________________________ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this ~:_:/4~~~~.L~:~-------------------------------------- as h~Ya:s;:: My post office address is ___ ~_c.__~------- ----------------- -----I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about_ __ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements: _________ . _________________ ------------------------ --------- . J ~_____ ----------------- --------------------- ----------.: 7 :7" -------------------- This land is located about_ ___ t-3-___ miles from __ ~ - - - - - - - - - -Virginia, in the~~.LMagiste rial District of said County. I claim the following ri.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.) ~ -- ~jid. ~-- ----------~- ~~------ -The land o~ers_a~jace~ 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 _L,Z~in the following manner: , - - - - ~ ~ ~ _r ------------------------ ------------------------ - 1 claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $i.1..2{,(-.~-~-~ 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 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 !:E:~~~-~~t~:~~:~: e~~, ~:1 ------------------------ -------------------- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). of ,;~!- si_z;:3~r-my name and ~~~~-~~~~:~:::~:: S T ~ I N I A , COUNTY QF _____f_7/-_---7J"--·x.7.x_·To-w1t. The undersigned hereby certifies t h a t ~ '__ te_...__/~-~---------- -----------the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters ;~:-~~~~~-~~:~~n~-~:yhi:f~~~-::_:r:: 3'.;_~~~ #Ze and belief, O Clerk g:f the Ce:art;- or Special Investigator or .l>JetaPy Public, or Jugtiee of the PeacP.. I ~c �- - C unty: District: : D Cln1 · d: UC : .• a es.s ---------·F.A: 24 Ac cation: lo n the f cue oft e .• oes, co oili C y lo !: 0th i lu 1dge nort Ione so f r nd ;:,; kmt111. ortility. Rot:.d: • rchantablo ttnb r t clo r it 1 no , too b... y All l.f tl o t at 0£ - --:u T : •• Slop 14 • • s.oo - Fg. Tot l 10.00 lue of land: ot A "'r Value A.er e oi' ~ v 1.02. 00 at-: ue per c 10 : .oo 'l'otnl. ue- - �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGH.UJ COCNTY,VIRGINIA. The State Commission on Conserv ation and Development of the State of Virginia vs. Cassapd ra Lawson Atkins and others and 52,501 acres of land in Rockingham County. Filed in th fiockin"'h e C!erk1s Off! srro am Gou,,,y,t v~ct - /7 1932 Cler., TO HON. H.V!.BERTR.A.M, JUDGE OF SAID COURT. The motion of Sallie A. Kite, praying said Court to disapprove and to decline to accept the finding of the Board of ppraisal Commiss ioners heretofo re appointe d by said Court in said matter, wherein said Board reported , under No. b of its finding s, as filed in the Clerk's Office of said Court, that moveant only owns in Rockingham County 24 acres of land on the upper west slope of the Blue Ridge Mountai ns, north of Cucumber Spring, and that th said 24 acres has only an average value of ~4.66 per acre. The grounds of said motion are as follows: (l) That the acreage allowed to Sallie .Kite is erroneo us, in that she is entitled to at least 60 acres mor~ than the amount allowed her, the said 60 aores being reported , hov,ever , in the name of G. Luther Kite in the report of the Apprais al Board under its No. 372-I. That the priae pr aor;,:l ~ed for · t~e 24 aarea of said land by the Apprais al Board is ina e q ~ ~ ~ ~ n g worth at least ; 10.00 per acre, as is shown by the amount of charge made (2) by the Apprais al Board of Greene County for the 10 acres of land which they have taken for the Sky Line Trail. (3) LAW OFFICES GEO.S. HARNSBERGER That the finding of said Board was based upon a mistake of law as to the nature and effect of the evidence produced be- HARRISONBURG. VA. 41 �, --2-i fore said Board by said Sallie A. Kite . The affidavits attached hereto are asked to be read in support of these exceptions . LAW OFFICES GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG . VA. ,; �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY,VIRGINI. The State Commission on Conservation end Developnent of the state of Virginia vs. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others and 52,501 acres of land in Rockingham County. TO THE HON. H. '.V. BERTi ! , JUDGE OF Si.ID COURT. The affidavit of S llie A.Kite, to be read in connection with the motion filed by her to have the findings of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners disapproved in connection with its finding No. 3. State of Virginia, • City of Harrisonburg, to-wit: Sallie A. Kite this day 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 owner of 750 acres of land situate on the crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains, at and near the Cucumber Spring, on the head-waters of Pocosan Run, about ten miles east of Elkton, Virginia, which land lies partly in Rockingham County and partly in Greene. It is believed that approximately 84 acres lies in Rockingham County, and the balance in Greene County. The 60 acres listed by the Board of ippraisal Commissioners in the name of G. Luther Kite, under its Ho. 372-I, is the property of your affiant. That the value placed upon said land by the Board of AJ)praisal Commissioners of an average of $4.66 per acre is entirely inadequate. The true value of said land, even in its present conditio , is not leas than $15.00 per acre. LAW OFFICES GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRI SON B0RG, VA. The Board of Appraisal Com- missioners of Greene County charged your affiant J l0.00 per acre for twelve acres and a half said to be taken for the Sky Line �·- ··- ·~ - ---2--- I :: Trail, which land so taken is of no more value than the 24 acres 1, for which you arriant is only allowed J4.66 per acre<, 11 Ii cl~ d2 ~ 1, subscribed and sworn to I• ,2-d before me this d y of "'eptember, 1932. ~ - :-h C· • j?~ ~ ~ ·-o tary J:U. bli c. ' I ' ~. 1,· Ir I I LAW OFFICES GEO.S. HARNSBERGER l HARRISONBURG, VA. l-Jl5 �In the Circuit uourt of RocKingham county,Virginia. The state Commission on conservation and Development of the State of Flied In the Clerk's Offic Virginia. Va. Rockingha:11 County, v. f\ f 1932 Cassandra Lawson Atl{ins and others and 52,~61 acrea,more or less, in noc.-ingham County, Virginia. ~rk statement made b y ~ Sallie A.Vite pursuant to a decree in the above entitled cause dated 0ct.25,1932,in response to Item No.2 of the inquiry made in said decree. Your respondent says that the - Board of Appraisal commissioners erred trhen in its finding No. 3 it only reported that your respondent only mvned 24 acres of land in ROC.idngham County on the upper slope of the Blue Ridge mountains,no-rth of cucumber spring,and that the 2-1: acres has only a value of $-1.66 per acre,and also erred in reporting 60 acres of land adjacent to your responueuts lands as belonging to G.Luther Kite uncter its No.372I. That this 60 acre tract is the property of your respondent. That the price allowed for said 60 acres is also c: 2catory. _/#!- ~ By Couiise. Geo.s.Harnsberger, counsel. LAW OFFICES GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG . VA. ' �-/ :z O :i> ~ Z, C OF } Geo . ff . Harnsberger , p . q . ~ "' 0 / ~ AJ =0 II "" 0 m l'I :z C ffl Cz, -4 ml. AJ Ci,-f 2 i a, JJ "' SALLIE A. KITE CR~ ,r - . ; -t ro.N < :, DI N - "' 3 • l'I" :z :::, ., . < l'I tll I> I( Ill -4 0 a, Co- A ·<::::;,/1' , -l...L,L C "' ii~ STATEMENT OF COSTS , POSTAGE , ETC . : '"I �• ' ( In re Arbitration ..lgreement submitted to the Governor, ~rising in or out of the condemnation proceedings pending in the Circuit Courts of Virginia under authority of the Shenandoah National Park Act . State Commission on Conservation and Development of the state of Virginia vs . Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others and 52 , 501 acres of land in Rockingham County. IS: ~- L·, filed in the Clerk's Office Rockingham County, Va. _. AUGJ-.b 1933 ~~erk In re exceptions of Sallie A. Kite . ,' '! ,-, ,,., Is To the Hon. Philip Williams, Chairman of the Park Land Arbitration Board. r, In reply to your letter of Augu.st 16 , 1933 , aooompanying the rules that day issued , beg to say : That exceptant owns approximatel y 734 acres of land in the Counties of Roclcingham and Greene , as fol.lows : In Rockingham County , Tract Mo . 3 , 84 acres . While Tract No . 3 only calls for 24 acres , there is an. overlap of 60-:J acres adjacent thereto which is believed to be the property of exceptant and not that of G. Luther Kite . In Greene County, Tract No. 20 , about 650 acres . Respectfully submitted , / _ ~- //~~ -et? fM/7". L A W OF F I CES GEO. S. HARNSB ERGER HARRI SONBURG, VA. .1,2 �KI 'l'i?: , SALLIE 1. . 3 , 372- I R CKI:i: GHAM C CitJNTY IN RE . ARBITR.LTION .AGREE!'.ilil\TS submitted to the Governor arising in or out of Conde·nnation proceedin 6 s pendi11r; in the Circuit court of Virginie. under authority of the Shen- ndoah 1:ational p . . . rk ..... c t . SU:_.1i.RY ST. 'i'E:IBNT OF PE'I1ITIOlf.ER : EXCEP':i.1.A}-iT : Ki t e, Sallie • • CRIGI-JAL CLPLf : Acreage - : Value ~5 ,420 . 00 : r nc . Dc.mages - VALUE PL CED 01- .i. _ CT BY PETITIONER ' S ,. ACT i"0 . 7: LUE 3 $ 1 02 . 00 Ylil.P iWI.3LR OF ..FPHAISERS : n:cIDJ:;l~AL D ~ :.GES None ft 255 . 00 372 - I 'J.1R.ACT : None 3 , 372 - I VALUE OF 'l'R!~CT : TRACT NO . YALlf.rl: ~~r.~L D.~lAGES None 3 372 - I I! CIDE 270 . 00 " II �Copies of this statement will be attached to ~he statement of Petitioner filed in the County in which the major portion of the land lies and in which exceptant has filed her statement. Subscribed to and verified before me this the£_day of September, 1933. /) r~ �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGIL.11 COUNTY , VIRGINI~. The state Commission on Conservation and D3velopment of the State of Virginia , v. At Law No . 1829. Cassandra Lawson -~tkins and others , On this PE TI TI ON.!!1R , j.. ')- DE.FEIIDANTS • day of February, 19.34 , aarne Sallie A• Kite, and, on her motion, leave is given her to file her application for the distribution of the award made in th:ii..s case to her, the amount of the award set out in the judgment of condemnation for Tract designated as No. 3 and heretofore paid into Court being ;112. 00. 4\.nd it appearing from the report of the Board of -Ppraisal Commissioner s , heretofore filed in t h is suit , and in the petition for judgment of condemnation , heretofore ent ered herein, that, in the opi nion of the said The state Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Sallie~,.{1 te was invested with a superior or better ri ght or claim of title in and to said tra ct of land designated as No. 3,and that the record in said condemnation proceedings does not disclose any denial or dispute by any party or person interested as to the title to said Tract design a ted us :No. 3 or to the proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof. Upon consid eration whereof , it is considered and ordered by the Court that the said sum of ~112.00 be paid out as follows: To J. t• Switzer, Clerk, the sum of To Geo.S.Harnsb er : er, .ttorney for Sallie A• Kite, the sum of 110.00 The Clerk of this Court i s her e by dir ect ed to transmit LAW OFFICES GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRI SONBURG. VA. a certified copy of this order to the Treasurer of Virginia,who �__J . ..... 2 - .. shall pay out s id fund in accordance therewith, ta1 :in0 from the parties to whom the fund is directed to be paid their respective receipts for the sums paid to them and certifying such payment to the Clerk of t h is Court for appropriate entry thereof , as re qui.r ed by law. -Snter. tft4.Al1 ---,J=-u-a-g-e. LAW OFFICES GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRI SONBURG. VA. ____ , �I IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCYINGHAM 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 , D3FENDANTS . TO THE HON. H. W. BERTR.AM , JUDGE OF SAID COURT. Your petitioner , Sallie A. Kite , respectfully represents: 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 Sallie A• Kite, situate on the Blue Ridge Mountain, in the eastern por- tion of Stonewall District, RocYingham County, Virginia, about eight miles east of Elkton, which tract is described in the report of the Board of Appraisal Commissioner s appointed herein, and shown, numbered , and delineated on the County Ownership Map, filed therewith, as Tract No . 3, at the price of 112 . 00. Your petitioner further shows to the Court that this is a portion of a much larger tract of land, the major portion of which land is situate in Greene County, Virginia; that all of said tract of land was assessed as one body, or as a whole, for taxes; that all of said taxes have been paid, and that there are no liens or claims of any kind existing on or against s a id property, and that no other person or persons than your petitioner are entitled to share in the distribution of said award . Wherefore, your petitioner prays that she may be made a party herein and be allowed to file her petition in this proceeding; that the fund in t his cause may be paid to her, or to LAW OFFICES GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG, VA. her attorney of record; that an order may be entered in these �• • --2-proceedings for the distribution of said fund, and that your petitioner mey have such other and further relief as the nature of the case malf require. state o! V~ inia, County of / o ~ r t f : i , to-wit: This day Sallie A. Kite personally appeared before me, - - - ' a riot ary Public in and for the ~::.::=-==-·~ ~-<' ~"" ~°""""'--'~ -'"--~:;..;;;...=-· ;,.:;.. J. .~ ""~ County aforesaid, in the state of Jirginia, in my County aforesaid, and, being duly sworn, deposes and says: I am the petitioner in the above entitled matter. land condemned in this proceeding formerly belonged to me. The I have read the above petition, and do hereby state that the matter of fact therein set forth are true, to the best of my knowledge and belief. , Subscribed and sworn to before me this 1934. LAW OFFICE S GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG. VA. /~ day of February , �Qinmmnuwtaltq nf litrgtuirt TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA, JOHN M. PURCELL February 26 , 1934 TREASURER OF VIRGINIA This is to certify that I, J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virg inia have this 26 day of __F_e_b_._ _ inaccordance with an order of the circuit court of __R_o_c_k_i_n~g_h_am ____ dated _ _ 2/~2_2/~3_4_ _ in the cause of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v s . Cassandra Lawson tkins et als pa id to __ Geor~e s . Harnsberger At t y. for Sallie JJ. . Kite , Harrisonburg , Virginia . $ 110 . 00 being in full settlement of tract #_2,__ in the above mentioned cause. 212 �Q!ommnuwtalt-11 of 11ttrgtuta TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA. JOHN M. PURCELL February 26, 1934. TREASURER OF VIRGINIA Geo . s . Harnsberger , Attorney for Sallie • Kite , Harrisonburg, Virginia . Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia, the sum of$ 110 .00 , in accordance with an order of the Circuit Court of the county of of Rockingham Feb. entered on the 22nd 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 #__3 _ _ __ Sign original and duplicate and return to the Treasurer of Virginia. �Qinmmnunttaltq nf Birgiuta TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA. JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA February 26 , 1934 . This is to certify that I, J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia have this 26 day of Feb . in accordance with an order of the circuit court of -= R~o~c=k=i=n=g_h=a=m ~ -dated __2~/_2_2~/_3_4_ _ in the cause of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v s . Cassandra Lawson Atkins e~t~-q=l=s_ ____ _______ paid to J . R. Switzer , Cle $ _ _2_._0_0_ _ _ _ _ being in full settlement of tract#~ in the above mentioned cause. �Qtnmmnuwtaltq nf ]lirgiuta TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA, JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA February 26 , 1934 . J . R. Swi tzer , Clerk , Harrisonburg , Virginia-·- - Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia, the sum of$ 2 . 00 , in accordance with an order of the Circuit Court of the county o f_~R ~o~c~k=i-=nc.gL.=h=a=m=-- - - entered on the of Feb . 193L 22nd day , 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 #- 3~- - - - Sign ori g inal and dup licate and return to the Treasurer of Virg inia. � 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 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.  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. 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. In 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> 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> <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a> <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 Hopkins, EB - Lam, EE & EC Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context kite-sallie-a.pdf Title A name given to the resource Kite, Sallie A. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Blue Ridge 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): 3 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. (<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 Kite https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/c0a30417379ac442ca21da8f22bb77a9.pdf 790a9c22382624fef6eaf93f5b8941db PDF Text Text NAME OF CLAIMANT #52 - - Knif hting, Hrs . John Number of Acres: 52 Location: 1lest slope of Uain Ri dge, n ortheast of Sv1i ft Run Gap . Roads: T\,O Soil: St..ndy clay of fair depth ·.. nd fertility ; very r ocky in wooded portion ·.ii th moderate to steep slopes and northv1est exposure . miles of fair Lart road to Spot s wood Trai l near Swift Run G..:1p ; thence seven ailes to :Slkton . History of Tract and condition of timber: wrge portion c let..red up many years ago and he.s been c·1ltivated ::'or some tine . It hu.s been neglected for the pa st fifteen or t,venty ye:J.rs . It ha.s reverted back to slope type, excepting six ~ores ne~r the house which is still cultiv':lted . ':l:'he wooded area has been cut over repea.tedl ,, in t:rn p~st. Present stand consists of 'nixed o-:::ks, so""' po~L.r und hickory . r··: is estir:-:e.teci to c·rt :ilmpxoo:em~ 8.11 r,ver~;~e o~ five cords o.'.' fueLrn -_ cJ. per acre. ".::1otL.l o::' 230 cords. Improvaments; Dvelling : Log, 16x21', kitchen 12xl6x8', l½ story , Shi~ led, 4 rooms, ceiled, :dir co,:ition. Jtable: Loe uh,' fr:_..., e, 1·3xl8x0', shing l ed , f air cond.i -:ion . Hen house: Frone , 12xl6xl2' , shincled, ~&ir con·i'ion . 6..5 apple trees - 10 .,.,ec.rs 01(·., f~ir, G..) :;?euci-1 trees, 7 ye~rs olC , fair con ition. Acreage and value of types : Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 138 . 00 ;~3 . 00 46 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: 180 . 00 6 318 . 00 Orchard: 533 . 00 100 . 00 50 . 00 Minerals: Value of Land: $ 318. 00 1003 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ 53.:i . CO ~-~1:JI Value of Orchard: $ 100 . 00 Value of Minerals: $ 50 . 00 ,; 10 5 3 • 0 0 ~ux:r:mxrixlElfXXXX~~xxxhH $i§Mi~ix Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ ..50 . CO ValueofWood: $ .50.00 Value per acre for tract: $ lc3. 32 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ -'"G!C. {i; ·/ ~ . --~-=--___:...,C?'____,~ ~~;;;..._-- 'L~ •.::. 72,. �tioner, vs. _____________________________________________________________________________ _ ____ County, Virginia, Defendants. more or less, of land in_ Commission on Conservation and DeState the of ion pe the to The undersigned, in answer 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_ _________________________ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to sa· petition and to s · notice. .!:'!: ____ _ _' My name is_ 0 _7 ___________________________ _ _£ My post office ess is_ _ • '--~--L~A!__ _______________________ _ I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought whic~here are the following to _be_ condemn~d, containing about__-'1:.4_:-._ __ bmldmgs and i m p r o v e m e n t s : ~ r ~ r - - ~ - ~ - - ~ - - - - -7r7~r,t?- ________________________ ______/ ___________________ z--~------------- ---------- This l ~ s locaJ~d abo~L-~~--:--~-miles ~rom __ ~--~----------- --Virginia, in t h e ~__ Magisterrnl 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 ~~~~}~;~u--~--L~-~------------------- ~r=-------------------------------------------------------------------------------as follows: to the above described tract or parcel of land are cent · ~ da d The l a owner _ __ _____ ------------------------ ------------------------ --------North_ ------------------------ ------------------------ ------_ ___ _ _ _ South East_~~ -~------------------ -------------------- ---------------West_~-~~------- -------------------- -------------------- -------in the 1 acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year following manner: ./.P'.£.__ --./3:y ~ ------------------------------_--------------------------------------- I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $Jad'./2.,_~~-----· 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 $LRQ..<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 practicable he should also insert here a d~?1f~ ~~~:2~ -------- --- �- I - • ,. /;2 ... I �• • county: Roclringhrun intriot• .Jtono m.11 rs . John 61 A.•10 :r., d: _.........,...__,-__ t.001,tiO!V oat clop o ~ F. o d: 61 A• 0 a:!n Bi •• so.oo ·e, 11.01~the i (1918) ~so.oo nrtl/ 1nh 1ted . st 01' £.h 1ft un Cv.p. , 1 rt one :nown • q: J.l... .,.;.;;;;--~~.,;;..;;;.;;..i-.....;;;..;;;;;;;........,......,.0.1..,.p_i_r:_s....,...o.;;,r_,,.::.:l..!'.... ,011: roo :y in t'1andy oln: r fatr depth flud :r ...·til i ty; v ooded 1,orti n _ t '1 ~dera. te to steep olopeo nnd nortl wost ex oo ro. r, ir Cti rt rond to Cpotowoo, m1loc or Run C' i thonco ncvon 11 ,s to ll:ton . oodo: !..l~tor_J; Tt10 r 1 rail n nx • 1ft or t,p ot . s tol"Y, n \. nc). < 500 . 00 i l" . lb . 00 o.oo .oo 6 - aluo c:r- note •w27"o- 30. 00 ~otal valt of ltut" , ot 1 v luo or i~rcrvo!'-'onts Total val o or t1 bo1~ Total v 1, of trot ve:r gr va lue ·pol' net· 295 . 00 420 . 00 115 . 00 �NOTE--'This need not be filed until the reeord 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 Conservation and Development of the State of Virgini1a V. At Law No. 1829 Cassandm Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Th ousand, Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Ac.res of land, more or less Defendants. 1 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 Petiti,o ner the fee simple estate in the tract (s) of land numbered as foUo,w s: Tract 1 No ..52 ............... : Tract No ..................... : Tract No ..................... ; and des,c ribed in the report of the Boarrd of Appraisal Commis,s ioners ,a ppointed therein and shO'wn, numberr·e d, and delineated on the County OwnecrS'hip Map filed therewith, upon payment into the ,c ustody of the Court orf the sum (s) s et ,o ut in the s·a id judgment •a s constituting the . ; on Tra,c t No ............... award (s) therefor, as f.oUows: Award on Tract No ... 2........ $.l 1 $ ................ ; on Tract No ............... $ ................ ; That the report of the said Board sets forth that the foHowing named persO'ns claim, o:r appear to 'have a ·c laim to an interest in the said tract(s) of land or in the proceeds arising fr.om the condemnation thereof; Lizzie Knighting Heorge L. Hransberger, Guardian ad litem for ilson Knifhting (infant) J essi e Knighting (infant , Pearl Knighting (infant , Hazel Knighting (infant ) John Knighting Estate That ithe Petitioner has paid into the custody of the Court the said sum (s) set Qut in said judgment a·s constituting the award (s) of 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 s,a id tract(s) of l·a nd, ·o wned or was (were) entitled fo the following interest in the said tract(s) or in the proceeds arising from the c ond·e mnation there,o f : 1 Under the terms of a duly recorded contract and deed conveying the Skyline roadbed running through his tract , the owner granted and conveyed to the undersigned, the right to receive from sai d proceeds , the sum of $116.00 That no other person or persons than the undersigned are ,e ntitled to slhare in the distribution ,o f the said award (s) except the foll:owing named persons whose interest in said tr:act(s) or in the proceeds arising from the condemnation there of on the date of entry of said judgment was as follows: 1 The above menti oned claimants to the extent that they may be able to establish their claims. Wherefore, your undersigned pray (s) that fhe--{theyt-&e-m'ft..«-e a party f't}arlies-)--heretn 1:tH'&eP-th-e- : r t r e - v i ~ e i i f f l ' t " " 2 - i - ~ eomtemna:tion At:.t, a-mt- tlratj an order be entered for the distribution of said sum (s) set fiorth in said judgment in rem as: constituting the award(.s) for the f.ee s:imple estate in the sai d tract(s) condemned as afore,s aid, and for the payment to the undersi'g ned of the said award (s ) or .o f as much thereof as the Court may find that the unders'igned i's (are) entiUed to receive, and whiic1h the undersigned aver( s ) is as follo,w s: Tract No .. .5.2. .......... $11.6.•...... : Tract No................. $ ................ : Tract N 0 •.•......... ••.. • $ ................ ; The undersigned further aver(s) that: (Le,a ve thi,s space bl,a nk unless there is some othe·r pertinent matter to be brought e·s pedaHy to the attention of the court) NAM'E P. 0. ADD1RESS .,..,..,.,.~.!"'m~lfflSSION_.ON.. CO.!SERVATION . AfH) ' :.~x..W ~~·L.~,ifz'Y:·. . ... .. . . . . . .. . ..... . . .... . . . . . NO'DE-A supply of this blank has been placed in the Clerk's office for the convenience of interested parties. No one is required to use this form, as the f,o rm is not prescribed ,b y law, and claimants can either change or modify it as they deem necessary, or present their motions in any for~ they may desire which meets with the approval of the Court. This tb lank form may not and probaibly will not co'Ver all cases. It has been printed merely aa 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) SS COUNTY OF ARREN ) ~I Personally appeared before me the undersigned Not4ry Public in my said State and County, E. K. Stokes, who being duiy sworn, deposed and said that she is an employee of the State Cormnission on Conservation and Development in immediate charge of the records of the Shenandoah National Park Division thereof having to do with claims of the Commission for distributive shares of condemnation awards in . ' the Shenandoah National Park condemnation p roceedings pending in the Circuit Courts of Virginia, by reason of contracts and agreements 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 this/ ~ay of December, 1933. ~~~ Notary Public - - · NOTAIW PLIBllC (; �• . • C!tltrk's @ffi.et QLirruit QLourt of Jorkingqam ClLount}l HON. H. W. BERTRAM 111f'arrisonhurg, Jlirginia JUDGE J. ROBERT SWITZER CLERK DEPUTIES W . EDGAR SIPE MARG IE BOWERS MARGARET BRANUM STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF ROCKINGHAM, to-wit: I, J . Robert Switzer, Clerk of: the Circuit Court of Rockingham County, State of Virginia, do hereby certify that the records in my office show that the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State at' Virginia have filed a cla:i.m for $116 . 00 against tract No . 52 , listed in the name of Mrs . John Knighten~ the same being the amount of the refund due on the Skyline Urive . Given under my hand this 9th day of February, 1934. �.. I .. LAW OFFICES E . DULA.NEY OTT HARRISONBUBO, VA. FIRST NATIONAL BANK BUILDING 2(.,o �<!tlttk' 5 ®ffi!t <!tirruit <!tnurt nf Jnrkingq:am <!tnunt11 HON . H. W. BERTRAM JUDGE J . ROBERT SWITZER 1£,arrisonhurg, ltirginia CLERK DEPUTIES W . EDGAR SIPE MARGIE BOWERS MARGARET BRANUM STATE OF VIRGINIA , COUNTY OF RO CKIN CEAM , to-w it : I, J . Robert Switzer , Cler k of the Circuit Court of Rockingham County do hereby certify that the re cords in my office do not show any delinquent taxe s against the tract of 51 acres 2 roods and 24 poles situate at Swift Run in Stonewall District, assessed in the name of s . Monroe Knighten , EXCEPT for the tax year 1918 , which tax now amounts to $3 . 90 . Given under my hand this 9th day of February, 1934 . 251 �.. M. H. HARRISON TREASURE R OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY HARRISONBURG, VIRGINIA TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: I hereby certify that the records of my office show that John E. Knighten has paid the taxes for the years 1932 and 1933 on his tract of 51-2- 29 acre s of land situate in the Park Area in Stonewall District , Rockingham County . All taxes prior to that time, if any be unpaid , are a matter of record in the Clerk(s Office of said County . February 1934 . Given Under my hand this 9th day of Treasurer of Rockinghruµ County \...\ 9· �- - IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, VS• ) PETITIONER At Law, No. 1829. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others. On this, the Defendants. ~6 __.. day of May, 1934, came Lizzie J. Knighten, Beatrice K. Smith, Henry Knighten and Harvey Knighten, and on their motion, by counsel, leave is given them to file their petition and application for the distribution of said award made in this case to John E. Knighten's heirs, the amount of the award set out in the judgment of condemnation for Tract No. 52 being $10-M.00. On motion of Georges. Harnsberger, Guardian ad Litem heretofore appointed in the above entitled condemnation proceedings for the infant defendants, Wilson Knighten, Jessie Knighten, Pearl Knighten and Ha~el Knighten, leave is hereby given him to file his answer to the petition of Lizzie J. Knighten, Beatrice K. Smith, Henry Knighten and Harvey Knighten, and the same is accordingly filed, to which answer the petitioners reply generally. And it appearing to the Court from the report of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners heretofore filed in this suit, and in the petition for ju.d8fflent of condemnation, heretofore entered herein, that in the opinion of the said The State Commission on Conservation and Development of The State of Virginia, John E. Knighten's heirs were invested with a superior or better right or claim of title in and to said tract of land designated as No. 52 than any other person or persohs, and that the record in said condemnation proceedings �1: ' -2- does not diso1ose any denial or dispute by any party or person interested as to the title to said tract designated as No. 52, or to the proceeds arising fran the condemnation thereof, except the taxes and the refund hereinafter provided for; And it further appearing to the Court that Beatrice K. Smith, ~ Henry Knighten and Harvey Knighten, three of the petitioners in this matter, desire and request that their respective shares in said cause be paid to the i r mother, Lizzie J. Knighten; Upon consideration whereof, it is ordered by the Court that the shares of Beatrice K. Smith, Henry Knighten and Harvey Knighten, to-wit: the sum of $131.74 each, or the aggregate sum of $395.22 be paid to E. D. Ott, Attorney for Lizzie J. Knighten; and it further appearing to the Court that the infant defendants are of the following ages: Wilson Knighten, twenty years of age, Jessie Knighten, eighteen years of age, Pearl Knighten, sixteen years of age,Jfazel Knighten, fourteen years of age; and it appearing further to the Court that the said Wilson Knighten, Jessie Knighten and Pearl Knighten are of su.fficient age and discretion to use the :f'U.nd coming to them in this proceeding judiciously, it is ordered that their shares of the fund to-wit: $131.74,each, be paid to each of them; but that Hazel Knighten being an infant of tender years and residing with her mother, it is ordered that her share of the f'u.nd to-wit: $131.74 be paid to Lizzie J. Knighte;, her mother, for her maintenance, education and support; and it is ordered that the balance of said fund, to-wit: $121.90 be paid out as follows: (l) To J. Robert Switzer, Clerk, the sum of $3.90; (2) To J. Robert Switzer, Clerk, the sum of $2:00; and (3) To the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, the sum of $116.00. The Clerk of this Court is hereby directed to transmit a certified copy of this order to the Treasurer of Virginia, �' -3- who shall pay out said ~und in accord .anee herew ith, taking from the partie s to who• the funds are direct ed to be paid their respe ctive receip ts for the su.m paid to them and certif ying suoh payme nts to the Clerk of this Court for appro priate entry thereo f, as requir ed by law. Enter �' IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROVKINGHJJ\1: COUNTY , VIRGDTIA . The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia , PETITIONER , v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others . DEFENDANTS . TO THE HON . H. W. BERTRAM, JUDG:2 OF SAID COURT . Your petitioners , Lizzie J . (Mrs . John E. ) Knighten , whose name is sometimes spelled Knighting , Beatrice K. Smith {nee F.-nighten) , Henry Knighten and Harvey Knighten respectfully represent: That John E. F nighten , whose name is sometimes written Y.nighting, died intestate in 191.i_, while seised and possessed of a tract of 51 acres , 2 roods and 39 poles of land , situate on the western slope of the Blue Ridge Iiountain in the eastern portion of Stonewall District , Rockingham County , Virginia , near the Fern Hill Postoffice , ~hich land he acquired from z. J . Knighting by deed dated November 25 , 1918, and which deed is duly of record in the Clerk ' s Office of Rockingham County , Virginia , in Deed Book 111 , page 320; That the said John E. Knighten left him surviving his widow , Lizzie J. Knighten , and seven children , namely , Beatrice K. Smith (nee Knighten) , Henry Knighten , Harvey Y.nighten , ~ilson Knighten , Jessie Knighten , Pearl Knighten and Hazel Knighten , the last four named children being infants ; the said Wilson Knighten being twenty years of age; the said Jessie Knighten being eighteen years of age; the said Pearl Knighten being sixteen years of age; and the said Hazel Knighten being fourteen years of I age; that all of said children , with the exception of Beatrice K. Smith, make their home with and are partially supported 1s1 �- 2- by the said Lizzie J . Y..nighten , their mother, the aforesaid infants being especially dependent upon her . That the said Lizzie J . Knighten is entitled to dower in said 51 acres , 2 roods and 29 poles of land , of which the said John E. Knighten died seised and possessed , the remainder interest in said property being vested in the said children of the said John E. and Lizzie J . Knighten . That a judgment in rem has heretofore been entered in the above entitled proceeding , condemning to the use of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia , the fee simple estate in said tract of land , formerly the property of John E. Knighten , situate in the Blue Ridge l:ountains as aforesaid , which tract is described in the report of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners appointed herein , and shown , numbered, and delineated on the C ounty Ownership Kap filed. therewith , as Tract No . 52 , at the price of Jl044 . 00 . Your petitioners further show to the Court that all of the taxes on said property have been paid , except for the year 1918 , for which year said property was returned delinquent , and subsequently in 1920 the same was sold to the Commonwealth, that the amount necessary to redeem said property from the Commonwealth is the sum of ~3.90, as shown by a certificate made by J. Rob_ert Switzer, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Rockingham County. This certificate is herewith filed , marked trEx . Certificate No . l" , and prayed to be read as a part hereof; that there is also filed herewith a certificate fr.om i: . H. Harrison , Treasurer of Rockingham County, showing that the taxes for the years 1932 and 1933 have been paid. This certificate is also filed herewith , marked "Ex . Certificate No . 2" , and prayed to be read as a part hereof . �-3- Your p et i tioner s further represent that there is due to the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia the sum of ~pll6 . 00 to be paid. out of the .,pl044 .00 her einabove mentioned, the said 't!ill6 . 00 being the amount of the refund due on account of the advancement made by said State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia to the estate of John E. Knighten on account of the Skyline Drive . A certificate from J . Robert Switzer, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Rockingham County setting forth the fact in connection with this matter is herewith filed , marked "EX . Certificate No . 3" , and prayed to be read as a part hereof . That your petitioners further represent that the aforesaid lien for taxes and the amount of said refund constitute the only liens binding upon the property condemned in this cause , and that no other person or persons than your petitioners and the a foresaid lienors are entitled to share in the distribution of said award , except the costs incident to this pr oceeding , namely the sum of ~2 . 00 payable to J . Robert Switzer , Clerk of said Court. Your petitioners , Beatrice K. Smith , Henry Knight en and Harvey Knighten , the adult children of the said John E. Knighten and Lizzie J . Knighten , desire and reques t that their respective shares in the award for said property be paid to their mother , Lizzie J . Knighten . Where f ore, your petitioners pray that they may be made parties herein and be allowed to file t he i r petition in these proceedings; that Wilson Y...nigh ten , Jessie Knighten , Pearl Knighten and Hazel Knighten be made parties defendants hereto , anQ be required to answer this petition by a Guardian ad Litem appointed by the Court for them; that the fund in �• \ -4- this cause be distributed first to tne p~yment of the taxes hereinebove set forth; then to the payment of the refund of ~116.00 to the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia; then the sum of ~2 . 00 to J . Robert Switzer , Clerk of said Court for fees in this matter; then the shares of Beatrice K. Smith, Henry Xnighten and Harvey Y..nighten be paid to Lizzie J. Knighten, or her attorney of record , in fee simple , and that the shares of Wilson Knighten , Jessie Knighten, Pearl Knighten and Hazel Knighten be paid to the said Lizzie J . Knighten to be used by her for their edueation, maintenance and support; that an order may be entered in these proceedings for the distribution of said. fund.; and. that your petitioners may have such other and further relief as the nature of this ease may require. State of Virginia , County of Rockingham , to-wit : This day Lizzie J , ~ t e q ayHenry Knighten :personally appeared before me , ~-1;t· :e . a Notary Public in and for the County aforesaid , in the State of 'Virginia , in my County aforesaid. , and bein,g duly sworn , depose and. say: We are two of the petitio:-iers in the above entitled matter; the land condemned in these proceedings �-5- formerly belonged to John E. Knighten , the late husband of Lizzie J. Knighten, end the father of the other petitioners to these proceedings ; we are acquainted with the contents of the above petition, and do hereby state that the matters of fact therein set forth are true. Subscribed and sworn to before me this It d.ay of ~ Y , 1934 , 1% �infan ts of tend er year s, Guar dian ad Lit em , to and othe rs, in the said Cour t, by .....;::Jc:::;.d~~;:2::.t::::i~-=;;t!... ...:._,~~~;.e.~~::::::::i~"" Resp onde nt a._. answ ering by the Com plain ant~ /2 A ..t-,, Guar dian ad Litem to so much of Bilili as mate rial for and say that noth ing of the truth of the matt ers of fact the Com plain ant Bill and neith er admi t nor deny the same ; but call for full proo f. That they ~ infan t cf tend er year s, and ask r::::::: the aid 0£ the Cour t in the prot~ ction of inte rests . Havi ng fully answ eredr pr&y in cluty bound will ever pray , etc. / ;-·,orn to befo re me this �Q!nmmnuwraltq nf l!Iirgiuia TREASUER'S OFFICE RI C H M O N D , VA , JOHN M . PURCELL May 28., 1934 T REASURER O F VIRGI N IA This is to certify that I , J.M . Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia have this 28 day of MU i n accordance with an order of the circuit court of Rockingham County dated~- -5~/_2_5~/_3_4_ _ in the cause of the State Commiss i on on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others vs . :Paid t O $ 131 . 72 \Vilson .:i llighten being in full settlement of tract #- -5_2_ _ in the above mentioned cause. �QTnmmnttnttalt4 nf liirgiuta TREASURER 'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA. May 28 , 1934 JOHN M . PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA Wilson Knighten Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia, the sum of$ 131 . 72 , in accordanc e with an order of the Circuit Court of the county of Rockingham entered on the 25th day of __M _1_ay~_ _ l93_i_ , in the matter of the State Commissio n on Conservat ion and Developme nt v _ __ Cassandrd . Lawson Atkins and others, being full and complete settlemen t for the tract of land known in said proceedin g as #~ 5_2~- - - Sign original and duplicate and return to the Treasurer of Virginia. 45 �01nmmnuwtaltq nf llirgiuia TREASUER 'S OFFICE RI C H M O N D , VA , JOHN M . PURCELL May 28 1 1934 TREASURER OF VIRGINIA This is t o certify that I, J . M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia have this 28 day of May in accordance with an order of the circuit court of Rock ingham County in the cause of the State Commissio n on Conservat ion and Develo:pme nt of the State of Virginia vs . - - - - - - ~C=a-s~s-a~:n~cJ~r~a-T-,a-1-v~s~o~n~A ~t~l~rj....n.........s___.,..a...,n....d. . . . . .o..,..t-b.......,.e...r....s~ - :p aid to $ 1 31 . 72 Pearl Knighten being in full settlemen t of tract # 2 52 in the above menti oned cause . 0 �., Q!nmmnuwralt11 nf lilirgiuta TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND , VA , JOHN M. PURCELL May 28, 1934 TREASURER OF VIRGINIA Pead. Knighten Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia, the sum of$ 131 . 72 , in accordance with an order of the Cir cui t Court of the county Rockingham Of- -- - - -- - - - - entered on the 25th day of _ _ _M_a~y. 1 93_j_ , in the matter of the State Commission on Conservati on a nd Dev e lopment 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 f or the tract of land known in said proceeding as #- ~5-2~ - - Si gn or jgina l an d dupli cate an d r e t urn to t h e Treasure r of Vi r ginia . 41 �cnnmmnuwraltq nf lllirgiuia T R E A S U E R ' S OFFI C E RICHMON D • VA . May 28, 1 934 JOHN M , PURCELL TREA SURER OF VIR G I N I A This is to certify that I, J . M. Purcell, Treasur er of Virginia have this 28 day of May in accordan ce with an order of the circuit court of Rockingh am County datea 5/25/ 34 in the cause of the State Commiss ion on Conserv ation and Developm ent of the State of Virginia ..........s~oc.,..n........,.A.....,t.,....k"""j..._n.......,s__..a......_n.....,d,__,o.,_t.u..bJ..J..l..le..L.r....::s.___ _ . . d.,.r"""a.. . ___,L=a..._w ._ .n..,. s..s.,..a ""'a""-""vs • - - - - - --'C paid to J e ssie Kni~ht en $ 1 31 . 72 being in full settleme nt of tract in the above mentione d cause. # 52 �--------------------- --O!nmmnnmralt4 of llirgiuta TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA , May 28, 1934 JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA Jessie Knighten Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia, the sum of$ J 3 J.72 , in accordance with an order of the Circuit Court of the county 0 f Rockingham entered on the 25th day of _ _M_ay-=-_193_!_ , in the matter of the State Commission on Conservation and Developme nt v _ __ {1_·n_ s ___ and othe r s , being _a_s_s_a_n_d_r_a_ L_a_~_i_s_o_n_ A_t_l_ ___C ·, full and complete settlement for the tract of land known in said proceeding as #- =5=2'----- Sign origi n a l and dup licat e a nd r e turn to the Tr e asurer o f Vi r gi nia. �<nnmmnumraltq nf llirgiuia TREASUER ' S OFFICE RI C H M O N D , VA , May 28 , 1 934 JOHN M , PURCELL TREASURER O F VI RG INI A This is to certify that I, J . M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia have this 28 day of May in accordanc e with an order of the circuit court of Rockingham CaJlnty datea 5/25/34 in the cause of the State Commissio n on Conservat ion and DeveloJ_)ment of the State of Virginia vs . Cassan dr a Lawson At k ins an d oth e r s J)aid to E . D. Ott , Attorney for Lizzie J . Knight en $ 395 . 22 being in full settlemen t of tract #·~ 5~2'--_ in the above mentioned cause. % �,. C!tnmmnuwraltq nf llirgiuta TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA. May 2 6 , 1934 JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA E. D. Ott, Attorney for Lizzie J . Knighten Received of J.M. Purc e ll, Treasurer of Virg inia, the sum of $ 395 . 22 , in accor d.an c e wi t h an order of the Circuit Court of the county o f _ _;cR,.,,,o=c,.,,k.,_.i.._.n""'g;;:,,h=run=--- of _ _=M=ay.;-_.1 934_ entered on the 25th day , in the matter of the State Commission on Conservati on a nd Deve lopment v ___ --~C~a=s=s=a=n=d=r~a=-=L=a~w=-s~o=n'----"-A~t~k=,i=n=s___ and ot he r s , b e ing full and complete settlement f or the tra ct of land k nown i n sai d proce e ding as # - 5.. . C2. C._ _ __ Sign original an d duplicate and return t o the Treasure r of Virginia . �arnmmnuwraltq nf llirgiuia TREASUER'S OFFICE RI C H M O N D , VA , JOHN M, PURCELL Ma y 2 8 , 1 934 TREASURER OF VIRGINIA This is to certify that I, J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia have this 2 8 day of May with an order of the circuit court of dated 5 /25/ 34 in accordance Nockingham County in the cause of the State Commission on Conservation and Develo:pment of the Stat e of Virginia others and n s- Laws a-~---~ -~ - -Atki - -on ---vs · - - - - - - -Ca-ssandr :paid toLizzie J . Kni gh ten, for tbe sJJpport of Hazel Kn i ghten $ ]3].72 b e ing in f ull settl ement of tract #·_.,5~2.,___ in the abov e mentioned cause. �<nntttmnumralt11 of ]lirgiuta TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA . May 28, 1934 JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA Lizzie J. Knighte14-for the support of Hazel Knighten Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virg inia, the sum of$ 131 . 72 , in accordance with an order of the Circu it Court of the c ounty of Rockingham entered on the 25th day M=a=y_ _ l93L , in the matter of the State of _ _= Commission on Conservati on 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 #- 5=2=-- - - Si gn or ig in a l an d dup li cat e and re t urn t o t h e Tr e a s u r er of Vi r ginia . �Qlnmmnuwraltq nf lllirgiuia TREASUER ' S OFFICE RICHMOND . VA , May 28, 1934 JOHN M, PURCELL 'TREAS URER O F VIRGINIA This is to certify that I , J . M. Purcell, Treasurer of Vi rginia have this 28 day of_t_ [ a~y~ _ _ in accorda nce with an order of the circuit court of dated 5/25/34 Rockingham County in the cause of the State Commiss i on on Conservation and Develo:pment of the State of Virg i nia _a=v1=1-=s-=o=n"----"A.:...t=k,-=-i=n=s--=a=n.. .,d=---o><->e.tl.,. 1,=e-r....s~ "-'a=s==s=a=n=d=r'--'a"---L vs • ----------- 'C :P a i d to ,J. Robert Switzer, CJ erk $_,.3~·=9~0~_ _ being in full settlement of tract # ---5-2~ in the above mentioned cause . / 3G, �atnmmnnwtalt4 nf 1Iirginta TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA. JOHN M. PURCELL May 28, 1934 TREASURER OF VIRGINIA J . Robert Switzer, Clerk Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virg inia, the sum of $ 3 . 90 , in accordance with an order of the Circuit Court of the county of __~R~o~c=k=i~n-g9 h,,,,__,,,am~--- entered on the 25th day of_~M=a-y_ 1 93_A_ , 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 k nown in said proceeding as #-5=2~--- Sign original and dupli cate a n d return to the Treasurer of Virginia. 31 �cnnmmnnwraltlJ nf llirginia TREASUER'S OFFICE RICHMOND.VA , May 28, 1934 JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA This is to certify that I , J.M. Purce l l, Treasurer of Virginia have this 28 day of May wi th an order of the circuit court of dat ed 5/25/34 in accordanc e Rockingham County in the cause of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of t he State of Virginia others ::c--Atkins and Cassandra Lawson _:;_;;~==~~"--~=.=::.... ::::....C.-'--_;;_;_~~'--__ vs . _______;c_;;_:_::;_.::....:..:.=-" :paid to J . Rob ert Swi tzer~,_C_l_e_r_k_______ _____ $,_2_._0_0___being in full settlement of tract# in the above mentioned cause . 52 �Q.tommnuwrttltq of ]Iirgiuitt TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA. JOHN M. PURCELL May 28, 1934 TREASURER OF VIRGINIA J. Robert 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=·=i=n~g=h=a=m~-- entered on the of _ _=M=a~y___ l934_ 25th day , 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 #-~5=2_ _ _ Sign original and duplicate and return to the Treasurer of Virginia. 35 �Qlnmmnuwraltq nf lllirgiuia TREASUER'S OFFICE RI C H M 0 N D , VA . May 28 , 1934 JOHN M. PURCELL TREASUR E R OF VIRG I NIA This i s t o c e rtify that I , J . M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virg inia have this 2 8 day of May in accordance with an order of the c i rcuit court of Ro ckingham County dat ea 5/25/34 in the cause of the State Commission on Conservation and Develo:pment of the State of Virginia s _ __ . .... e. . . r.......a. . . . . . . .a..wt u. d a..w ._,. A. . t. .....k....i.__.n'"'"s....__.... a,n_..... .......d....r.,.a.__,.L..,,a....v.._¥s.......... ....n "'"'a . ....s.....s vs • ________,,C. . a 1 __.., J: })aid t o St a te Connni ssion on Cons e r v "' t ion & ne veJ anm ent of the S tate of Virg inia b e ing in full settlement of tract #·~5-2~ $ 116 . 00 in the ab ov e mentioned cause . �0Inmmnuwralt11 nf Birgiuta TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA. May 28, 1934 JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA State Commission on Conservation & Development of t he State of Virginia Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia, the sum of $ 116.00 , in accordance with an order of the Circuit Court of the county of ___R~o~c_k~i~n~g~ham ____ of ____M_a-y 1934_ entered on the 25th day , 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 #_ _5_2_ _ __ &~ef~~ Secretary, Shenandoah National Park Division - State Commission on Conservation and Development Sign original and duplicate and return to the Treasurer of Virginia. 33 � 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 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.  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. 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. In 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> 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> <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a> <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 Hopkins, EB - Lam, EE & EC Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context knighting-mrs-john.pdf Title A name given to the resource Knighting, Mrs. John Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Main Ridge 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): 52 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. (<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 Knighting https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/d2db53b5546423a4d81f248bcc2c2270.pdf dd01e25ab00658909ac577fd1b0d9b53 PDF Text Text ROCKINGHAM COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #319 - Labaume , Lydia H. Number of Acres: 57 Location: Richland Heights . Part outside the Park area . Roads: Three miles via dirt road to Grottoes , the nearest shipping point . Soil: Sandy loam, slope type , ·fairly level ; this entire area is covered with loose rock . History of Tract and condition of timber: This tract was cut over in 1926 . The remainin g stands consists of small second growth yellow pine . Improvements: None . Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 57 ., 5 . 00 t~ 285 . 00 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking : Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 28ti . 00 87 . 00 ~372 . 00 Value of Improvem ents: $ Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ 87 . 00 Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ 6 • 5 2 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE • '--- --- -~- ~ ~ ~ C _LE_ RK . _ 2 _~ �- - - -- -ROCKIN --GHAM-~===== ============---=-~= COUNrY NAME OF CLAIMANT #319- a - Labaume , Lydia H. Number of Acres: 2 Location: Richland Heights , pa rt outside the Park area . Roads: Three miles via dirt road to Grotto e s , the neare s t shipping point . Soil: Sandy loam , slope type , fairly level , scattering small rocks . History of Tract and condition of timber: Cut over six yea rs a go , some sma ll second g rowth, s hort lea f pine . Improvements: None . Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 2 @ ,;;i5 .oo ~10 . 00 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: 2 . 00 Value of Land:$ 10 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ 2 . 00 Value per acre for tract: $ 6 . 00 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NON .... . - ~ -'-·. rc-·~/r. ___f;-41P~~ .__i_ . cLERK . 25 �~~~:. ~~~~;-c~-- 2 "-! ~~;~~~~~~~::::::::,-~;~~ ~e State Commis ion op Con~rva on and Development of the State of Virginia, Petit10nw, V~------- _ _.a,.( J/l_~ -.- --~- ~-:9 --:- -----z,--L"- , c~ ~ h ~- f::~--1 {)__~_ 1:-=---- _:: -tt~-2 __ _r__J_ ___~ JZ. ~J~- " - ~ more S!-1:,or less, of land m_ _________ ______________ County, V1rgmia, Defendant s. I: The undersigned, in answer to the pe tion 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 and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Co~f__ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this q t t ~;:: _. : VO c &______ :______________ as Mya~:: :: sai ~io nX. ~§~ ------------------------------ My post office a dress is_rlif"±±~~1.ft.~__ ,.i_f2-_~ -t.aL~ - I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing abouL_6..:f--1/-1i..--:--__ acres, on which there are the following T buildings and.. improve~e nts=--- ~ ~ -~ ~ ___ -~ -;;_-~ -~ ~ - ---------- ---------- ----- ---------- - ---------- ---------- -------- - --. ------.--- ---------- ---------- -----.---- --- - ----"1}; J _______ ~ ---------~- -~-~--~- Tlus land 1s located abouL __ mlles from ___· ~---------- V1rgmia, m the..St.o.naw..all_ ___ Magisteria 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 qf 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 ~~r~~ d•i4 · ~ qL__ ~ --------------------------- The land owners adjacent to the above described tract pr parcel of land are as follo,ws: North _______ J..o.hn..._A. _---Al..exa,nci~x... ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- -------South __________ " ___ " _______ " ______ an.d._ _Jo.hu_.sme..r..t _____________________________ _ East ______ __J onn _,,_. Al:ex....an~:l'!X _________________________________________________ _ West ________!_l_a_-y:~--:ir~J{~ij.ugbr...a _snJ_.o..t h.e.r.s____________________________________ _ I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year __{_'l.13-_in the following manner: _jE__~ -~ -~ _ f ) .-kuL _JJ---J_;i71_J b ~ _fk=_ ~ L-d-~ -~ -~ d d J . k-(/..LtLdA&} __~ -~ -- t<e I claim tha/ ~he t;t;j value of this tract or parcel of land with improvements_thereon is $--------- ----- --· I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or · interest, in and to this tract or p~rcel of la~d 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 informatio n as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract ~r parcel of land by metes and bounds). /) ,~:~=:-~-~~~--~ - -1-:~~-~ ~ £ h~ --~~~ -- -- -- ----- --~ / ~ - --::-~ -± -~ ~-.LUl..-~ --~ -~ --~ ---~ -~-------- ------ ---------- --- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). . ~ess my signature (or my name and mao/ttac ~ed hereto) ~!]is ____<t_~ _____ day o d . j ~,-, 193', --fi~- _1-/dJ Z,___ ,-J_ ~- Q~__ STATE OF ~COU NTY OF __ t:S)0An._--p-, To-wit: The undersigne d hereby certifies thaL~~ -~ -- ¼~c.<?i_3,.,__Q~~ - - - - the above named claimant personally appear efore him and made oath that the matters and thinAs appearing in his ~ answer ar rue to the best of his knowledge and belief, thiB ____ rfa;;t/ J /< / ' I / / .,:;) n tf' , v ~/ n ,_J - - ::-;L0. _______ day of ~~er· 193', ?.{~--'" Q _ ~ Clerk of the biourt, or Speeial Investigato i',or Notary Public, o~ Justice of the PeacQ. NO • Y i-u LlC!J • f•r r ,. r i:, • ., n;~..-n. Shtt' of C:1lff&rR- My Commission Expires April 17, 1932 ----2? -1 �0 1914 ln:l.Ino<t: loile ..-.:,, ., Ft .._,andy l t')fHl" tt c n rest obiJ1pit g .st n< o ,it ovor 1n 1~, ·10... the ro: . inin Th1o tr .ot , nl,out ino eon" iato or -rn:: ll ccoo. d sro h Yollo l~O ; OOO - u1rt :ron.u to t :ro 1 oint. , 1nto:ry: i;po • f 1.:ly level . t 10 cntil( .or() n .. 1th lo.so oak. ·s: 3 mil· u v: J or JJi'!' · , nlcn rt ~ 3 . oo .; '1 •.oo or 1:. rove i~Oll ts: 'lone .. lane lue of Tot na 'l?l • .,() ot l ~nl ot 11. rove onto Tot 1 ~ lu of t11~b t ot'll valuo or VO * .,G ,ll 0 1~ Cl 8? .00 "!58. 00 41. 0 Includes Tract #319-a. 131 �county: Rockingham District : Gtonewall f319 a - * Acreo.re Claimed: Lydia H. Labaumc G-3/5 A. Assessed 103. 64 Value Claimed: Location : n ~1150 . 00 Deed n 759 . 64 1914 ,110 ,ooo Ri chland Heights , part outside the Jark area. Laps : None known . Soi l : Roads: Sandy l oam , slope t ype, fairly level, sca ttering small rooks . 3 miles via dirt road to Grottoes, the near es t shipping, point . History: Cut over six years ago, some small second erowth, short leaf piru,, about six ods. ,if f uel wood on 2 A. ~0 . 50 per od . $3 . 00 Improvements: none . Value of land bi: t:n:es: TIEe Slope ~ Value ner acre Acrense 2~3. 00 2 Total vo.lue of land '"'5 . 00 Total value of i mprovoments Total value of timber 3 . 00 Total value of tract g.oo verage value r er a ero * Includes Tract #519 4 . 50 Tota l Value ',, 6 . 00 �M ....... ~ L I VERS .......c•P COMMON.WEA LTH OF VIRGINIA No . .......... _,, .......... PERSONAL PROPERTY .................GROITOES................................, Virginia To M. H. HARRISON, Treasurer Rockingham County, Harrisonburg , Virginia STATE TAXES AND LOCAL LEVIES-19 32 FOR STATE TAXATION ONLY I I State Rate on $100 Value State Capitation Tax. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............... . ...... $ 1.50 Bonda, Notes and Other Evidences of Debt, ................... .... . . $ - - - - - - - - I .50 I State Taxes $'-----1 :i°oTAL STATE TAXES ..... ...... ................... .. . . .. .. Real Estate and Tangible Per· Machinery Merchant'• sonal Property and Tools Capital County Levy ...... . $ .37 $ .37 County School Levy.. .83 .83 .56 Pa11,e__________Llne___________ LAND Pa!l,e. T otal. ... . ..... FOR LOCAL TAXATION ONLY $1.20 I $ 1.20 Real Estate .... _ _ _ __,,_ Real Estate .... _ _ _ __,,_ I$ Local Levies $ 1.20 Merchanta' Capital ... . .. ........ . 10-Q-Q .\cres I Local Rate on $100 Value Tangible Personal Property ........ $ Real Eatate .... .~" DISTRICT LOCAL RATES: Machinery and Tools ............ . Money ................... ........ , - - - - - - - - - , .20 Moneyed Capital in Competition with National Banks ................. 1 - - - - - - - - - 1 1.00 Capital Not Otherwise Taxed .....•. ,_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , .75 Income: li% on first $3,000; 2½% on !1~$2,000;3% onexcesaover$ 5,0001--------- 11{~ Pa11,e.•.••____Line__···-·-INCOME STONEWALL ,55 50- 1.20 ,---,.60 - 1.20 1.20 Real Estate .... _ _ _ __,,_ 1.20 Real Estate ... . 1.20 CREDITS Date Account Amount $ - RECEIVED PAYMENT: .. !t ------ $ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___.9___ :.. ~. M. H. HARRISONfTr .easurer ·J !t By_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ 1------1.........._ 5% Penalty June 16, 1933 ................... ................... .. 1 - - - - - - I Total Taxes, Levies and Penalties to June 16, 1933 .................. $,_ _ _ _ _ __ 1 ..2... LJ.. 6% Interest from June 16, 1933, to date of payment ...••............ 1_ _ _ _ _ _ 1 Total Taxes, Levies, Penalties and Interest ....... . ......... .. ..... . $ �'- -COMMO NWEALT H OF VIRGINI A M ...LI.V.ERS.....C.,.8.9........... ....__.,,, .................................. No . ............ . PERSONAL PROPERTY .....J~RQTIQ~S.......................................... , Virgini a PaQ.e......•• .- Llne•.••••...INCOME To M. H. HARRIS ON, Treasur er Rocking ham County , Harriso nburg, Virginia STATE TAXE S AND LOCAL LEVIE S--193 3 FOR STATE TAXATION ONLY I Value I I State R.,,te Ion $100 State Capitation Tax .. ........... ... .. .. .... .. .. . ... .. ... $ 1.50 Bonda, Notes and Other Evidencea of Debt . . .. ... . . . . .. .. . .. ... . .... $,_ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ , .50 1 State Taxes Account T otal. .. . FOR LOCAL TAX ATION ONLY $_ __ __ _ I$.........-.................. I $1.05 IonLocal Rate I Value $100 Tangible Personal P roperty . .. . . ... $. _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ $ 1.05 Machinery and Tools ........... . · Merchants' 1- - ---- --- 1.05 so- 1.06 Cf6~~0 ...... . Real Estate .. . . - - - - ~Acres-··- - - - - - - - -R eal E atate . . . . - - - - --=•,cres1_ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ Amount - -- - ---- -- --1$----- -·---·-·- - -- - - --------- - -------- - - -- --1 .s __ _ _ _ _ __ - ·- - - - - --t , _ _____ __ 1.05 1.05 Real Estate . . . . 1.05 1.06 T OTAL LOCAL LEVIES ... . . .. ...... ....;;...:;..;;.=...;;. .;;..;;;;;.;;.;;....;;.;;;..;... .. . $,_ ;;=;...;.;..;..;..;...;.;.."""'-'-'-.;..;..;...;.;.....;.;..'-',.;..;..;...;.;.....;.;..'-',1 . . . .... . .. .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . .. . .. . . "" ...._,. .... ----- ----- ---·'·- BY- -- - - - - - - - - - · - i3_ • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 1 - - - - - - 1~ ;,; • • • • •• • • • ' ' ' ' ' ' ' '. ·, ''.' ' •' .. ' . . .. . .,'!"? '.'. -~ - .. ' . ' .' . .. ' . . . ' . . . · 1 • t ~ - - - - 1 - -- - - li'jl' ijj 6% Penalty Docember 6, 1933 .. .. " , .. . . .. . .... . .......... ... .... i----- -1--- ?9 / .... .... ... ...... .1,~.__ __ T otal Taxes, Leviea and Penalty, .. ......... J M. H. HARRISO N, Treasure r 5.~ ___ State Taxes Brought Porward .. . ......... . .... . ... . ........... ... T otal State and Local Le'{ies . . .. ..... . . . .. ... . . .. .. . . . .. ... . ..... $ _ _ _ _ _•1___ ,~ 6% Penalty June 16, 1984 ....... . .. . , ........... . ...... .... ..... RECEIVED PAYMENT : $. .50 Real Estate . . .. - - - -~Acres,- - - - - - - · -Real Estate . ... • cres - ·---- ·- - - - - Acres Local Levies 1----- -1--- CREDITS Date Real Estate and Tangible Per- Machinery Merchant', sonal Property and T oola Capital CoWlty Levy ... .. . . $ .35 $ .35 $ CoWlty School Levy.. .70 .70 .50 LOCAL RATES : Pa~e. ~ _ .........Line.... ........... 1----- ---- -1 TOTAL STATE TAXES .... .. ... . ........... ..... . ...... . . . .. DISTRICT PaQ,e ....•...- Line..... . .....LAND Money .. .. ...... . .... . . . ... ..... . .20 M oneyed Capital in Competition wit h National BankB . . .... . . . .... . ... - - - - · - - -- - - 1.00 Capital Not Otherwise Taxed . . ... . · l- - - - - - - - - -1 .75 lncome: Jl% on firet $3,000; 2t% on next $2,000; 3% onexcessove r $5,0001_ _ __ _ __ _ _ - · · - - - · · · - - -I- •, STONE;wALL "·""~ __ 1_ i----- -1--- T otal Taxes, Levies and Penalties~ to JUlle 16, 1934 . . .. .. . .. .. .. ... .. $·- - - - , - -· I- 6% Interest from JWle 16, 1934 , t o date of payment .. . .. . . . . . . .. ... . 1-----1--Total Taxes, Levies, Penalties and Interest .. .. . . .. . . .. . .. . ... . . . .. . $ �Ir Tl ", ... -, ..u ril.,._rti' - C :r:wr r2 COU~"t'.i: O.::.' .L~ :wc::L.,GI-L.: J'.2 ,~TE CCL. L:5ICLf O:~ CO:l3E?.v. . S:ICH D2-'VE-.JO~I. "!11.T CJ '.::iE 3T ~TE 01!1 V IffiI TIA COUL,'lY ) vs. C 33 .. ED_ '\. L:· ...-3 0U 'l zn: 3 , AND C::I:H= 3 , and. FIFTY- T'.'/0 'l'HCU nrn , PIV~ HUllD:'.1ED '..l!D ) :Petition er ) ) ) ) ) l, o . 1 &29 ) ~ef end Jnts ) ) 3I'.G:Y- OllE ( 52 , 561) :~CR..~.3 O? 1/ff' , i.101·e or less , Come nm-; the unde:rsl:; neC , 1 d.L.1 H • .i../ :Bnume , o:Z Pacif ic Be a ch , Californ iE, , and Ct.c...cles B. Live::..·s, of Cna.::c loLtesv ille , Vi.r_:;inio . , c.ud. st.o·.-,, to the Cour t : ·..:11at c.v judgm ent in 1·em hdS he ·eto::ore neen en'ce ...·ecl in j this p1·ocee aing condemn ing to the use of tho 1Jetitione 1· the f ee I !I sirn-..1)10 eJtt.,te in two tl'c1cts of la.1c:.. , numoe:ced c.s fo llm7s : ·.L1:i.' &ct ,o . 619 , c ont6 i n in; 57 ~cres , ~nd ~r&ct Llo . 319- a , contain in; 2 ..ce p o.ct of the i.c1·ez; and ce.3 c:1· ibe6.. i n the/boo.1· d of ., pp1·~isa. l Comr:..is sioners .:..p-, ointe c"'.. he1· eic. e.no.. shm·m , t1U..L1bered. <-.no. cte l iriee-,ted on the CountJ O-.mer s.r:.ip ,1ap , ::..:i led. the :coHi th , upon :payu:e n t i nto .,(;he cus tod~ of the Oou1· t of the sum set out i n "the saic. judgmen t ad condtitu ting the c1.r,a1•a therefo r as follo':-:.3 : ,,., a ,l.,' ::: ' - 0 1' 1 ~ r a ct l'o -,3 •~r2· ,:,..00 ,· , • •31c .; , ~~ 'Y"a·· .L d •O. ,,. - or· J. 1 ~· "" .,_ .J. ct -c, o • .._,'"1°.) " Ck ' -------~/ ~112 . 00 ; '.i:h9,t the :c· epo:ct of t1:. e s:... ic Eo::.,.co_ sets fo£tn tb.::.1t n o pe1·- sons cle,im. or a,n ea.,_ to have ts of ltt1·nc he:r-eof L.nd or i r::.. cl 2. in to an inte:l.'es t i·1 v1;.e ;3,:-.10. the ~'Jroceeus a ..c izin;:; f 1· or:1 the concte,;m a.tion ; thr. t ·c11e ,-,e titior_e1 · h;.s u:_id into t{1e custod.;T ot -i:;rie Cou.c t11e s,_iid sums set out in .:::aid jud_gmen t as constit1 1tin3 tho aw~1·cl li for t he fee simple cstc1t e in S?id t:c'.::.c\;s of l a nd. ; thut :ou:c unc.e..c - in ...·er1 , j 1ea. 00 der..:nin;_; -clLe s t:. ict t:cs.c t 1\0 • .31 9 , she owned 01• ·:r""'d e 1ti t - tot.Le :feEi simp le inte :l' e3t in 4 7 u, cres t:he-:reof , s,nL thb.-t Chs:.s . B • .:iive.i:s o. ·ned or 1:2.s entitled to 10 °'cre.:3 thel:eof in i:ee t:no. tlE 1tLe -.:::i· o uec(.s ~1·is .i.nG 1:;:oe; the condem:: :ation the:i:eof , to - wit : the �-=-= - - - - - - --~ - - - - -- - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -----,--.7 \, fee sirri~ lo 0;3ta.~ce , tho unc1..ersigned L;;d.i"" :::--.:. La Beuri1e , i;::, entitlec. ·to ._;.:512.00 t.nd L1.t1e said. Cht:.s. B. Live:..·s , to the SUJ:1 of y60 . 00. '. th&.t of suio.. ire.ct i.,o. 319 ;;,rou _ undersigned. L;ydia H. :..v B.... ume, CL,-...3 • 1 1 on the 7th di.W of .:>epter:be_c , 1 t 18, conve;re d to the St-.id Liv ors , ten 1:..cres thel'eof , wl1ich Sc..id deed i.3 cluly of .J..J. :.:·ec.:o..:-d. in t}:e Jlerk's Office of .: iockingho.r.1 C;ounty , in Deed Book •j 1···13 , L.t 'Je,ge 484 thel'eof . Tl:e original deed is ::'.:iled herev1ith as 1 I _ part he:::.· e of • 11:brit no ot1:e1· person or rie-· sons than the uno.e1·sig~ed c..,r·e entitled to sh~re i n t~e distribution of s~idma rd or in the pro ceeds crising from the con demnat ion thereof on the date oJ the entr:T of said j ud gf;le nt ; the unc._er· sign eel , I~1d.i.a E. Li::, BarnJ1e , being entitled. to the rroceec1s of '..:ract ~:o. 319 - a , to - \7it : .,12.00 ; to the ::roceeds from 47 acres of ti·,1ct ilo. 31 , to - ;"lit : 312 . 00; and triJ_,t the undorsignec.. , , has . B. =.iive1·s , is e,:.titled to the v1rocecd.s from 10 a c~es of tra6t ~o. 319 , to-~it : J60 .00. pc:;.:cties . '.1 01.'ein under the T)l'ovisions of 1ection 21 of the ..?ul)lic ?d.l'l~ Conder;,nutior~ .ct , Etno. t::;.11t 2-n order oe entered for the d.istri bution of Sc.ic.. S JL.o set forth in ,38.id. jua_gment in 1·em a.3 constit:iut 1 ing Gile s,;::tN:cd f o:i.: the fee simple estate in the SE.id trc::~cts con- I a.ernnecl L.3 uforesvid. , c.. Cc for t.trn pc.yment to the und.e1'si 0 ned of saiu. ti::.rs. ·d. , ·rrhi c h the und.er~i;;ned avers is as follows : ~o Lydia H • .:..ia Baume , '.2rsct l, o . 319 , •312 . 00; tract Eo . 319 - a , ~12 . 00; To Chas . B. Livers , 10 acres of Tract Llo . 319 , 060 . 00 . P1cific Beach , caliafornia Cr.:.arlottesville , �STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF ROCKINGHAM, to-wit: I, J. Robert Switzer, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Rockingham County do hereby certify that the records in my office do not show any delinquent taxes against the tract of 10 acres of land in Stonewall District, assessed in the name of c. B. Livers. Given under my hand this 30th day of January , 1934. 153 �M. H. HARRISON TREASURER OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY HARRISONBURG, VIRGINIA TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN : I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE RECORDS OF lv:Y OFFICE SHOW THAT C . B . LIVERS HAS PAID THE TAXES FOR THE YEARS 1932 & 1933 ON HIS TRACT OF 1 0 - 0 - 0 ACRES OF LAND SITUATE IN THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS IN STONEWALL DISTRICT, ROCKINGHAM COUNTY . ALL TAXES PRIOR TO THAT TIME , IF ANY BE DUE, ARE A MATTER OF R.CORD IN THE CLERK ' S OFFICE OF SAID COUNTY. GIVEN UNDER Ii.CT HAND THIS 23rd DAY OF JANUARY 1934 . Iv:. H. HARRISON- TRK\ SURER Deputy . �atltrk's ®ffitt HON , H. W , BERTRAM JUDGE J , ROBERT SWITZER Qtirruit <!tnurt nf Jnrkingqam <!tnunt11 1tfarrisonhurgt lltirginia CLERK DEPUTIES W. EDGAR S IPE MARGIE BOWERS MARGARET BRANUM STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF ROCKINGHAM, to-wit; I, J . Robert Switzer, Clerk of the Circuit County do hereby certify that the recRockingham of Court not show any delinquent taxes against do office my in ords the tract of 103 acres l rood and 29 poles of land in Stonewall District, assessed in the name of Lydia H. LaBaume, EXCEPT for the tax years 1930, 1931 and 1932 and which taxes amount to $2?.82, $29.21 and $16 . 47 respectively . Given under my hand this ?th day of February, 1934. Rock- C 0. K. ~ 10,v~ c::.~~YC ~ Attorney ~ �M. H. HAR RISO N TREA SURE R OF ROCK INGH AM COUN TY HARRI SONBU RG, VIRGIN IA Febru ary ?th,1 934 To Whom It May Conc ern:This is to certi fy that the tax for 1933 of Lydia H. Labaume on ibne hundr ed three , acres ~l rood and 29 poles has not been paid. This tract of land is situa ted in stone wall Dist rict, Coun ty of Rocki ngham , State of Virg inia; The amoun t of tax due is $12.2 3~ Resp ectfu lly; ~~ asure r. Tre 150 �3'1./.:...,j CCL. .:I:,3J C; o~; CCi.J.., VA'..:IClf :--.:;;r::i1op:_rr1 T C~ '.::rT:S S~A~E CF VIR.xil fIA vs . Petiti oner ro . 1829 On this <( day of )ebru ary , 1934, came L: dia FI. La BB1J111e , of Pccif ic Bec.c.h , Califo 1•nia , and Cl1·?s. E. ~,ive::_·s , of Jho.rlo tto:::; ville , VLcgi nia , by ...:dwar d C. 1.:artz , of Har1·is onbt.n· g , Vir:·i nis , their •.i. tto :me y , anci on th eir r.1oti on, le s,ve is given t.ner.1 to file t11e L· a FJ." licati on f o:r 1,ayr::en t to them of the ::mm of •i,,354 . 00 , t he ar:10un t of the awa:::a. set out in the judgm ent of condem nation of r.2ract s Jos . 319 and 319- a, r.nd ha-eto fore :9aid into Court . 1. nd it 2-p::._-:,e2.1·ing to the Oom•t that t11e saio_ Cha:rl es J3 . ::.iiver s , of Cr..erl ottez ville, 01· ir 0 iniE- , is inv e sted 1•,ith super ior bette1· right or cla .im of tit le in an6 to ten acres of s~. Hl ,t1·::.ct of land .Jo . 319 than anJr other ~erson or }?Sr':3ons &nd the record in this pro ceedi rg does not disclo se any denia l or dis~;u te b;r any pe1·so n or y:e1•so ns in intere st f='S to 1:is title to said "'ven a cres of acid ..:rt-.ct L:o . 319 , or the p1·ocee cs arisin from the con 0 deom_; .tion thereo f ; £ nd it ::urt:i.1.er t"!.p::_iear ing to the Jou1·t tri,.,t c.11 t2.xes due on sr"id ten a cres of s:.:- id. tn,.,ct of land i.,o . 319 , ~- elonc.:ing to sf' ia. Live:e s have been ::iaid ; s.ncl that s:id L;'i. dia H • .1.1 c1- BauL.e , of Pacifi c Beach , C~lifo rnia , is invea ted ~ith su~er ior or 1ette r ;1· i_;ht or claim of title in and to the ·cesidu e of sFid t-.re.ct O:i land I -~o. 319 , to - v.ri t: 47 acres thereo f , encl that she is invest ed with "'nr)e1 ·ior 01· be--cte r 1· i-sht or claim o=? title in ani to said t_·a.ct of l :.--1d Lo . 31S- a t:~sx1 [;.DY other pe1· son l!l Oi' ~J ersons , ['nd tJ:,.at the 1·eco::..· -- ·c -is procce cUn0 doe.J not cli 'close e,nJ, c:tenia l ne:cson 01· y,e_·son d in ..:..1te1·e st a.J 00 Ol' dispu te b~r an;r lle1· tiJjle to saic 'er ct o=: lm'!cc o . 319 ( s..::'.ter deduc ting the1·ef 1·om the l..:Zo:.·e. .,&id ten ec!'es of sc:.id. �'I t::1;..ct , oelongin..:i to .-..,t:..id 'Jhas . B. Liv el' s) or to S.'3.id tn.,,ct i:o . 319- c , or tl:.e -~-·oce els of lnncL ,rising from the condemnation of S/:..id truct ... n: it fu::i.·ther appear i ng to the Court th t the1·e is clue by tl:e ,.,e.id Lydie JI . ::..,2, 3au11e to the omr..on·.-,ealth of Vi· r;iriia the follo·:1in:; clelinq_1.·ent t'-_::;;:es , fo:c the yot:n·s 1S30 , ,)27 . 82; 1931 , ,r29.21 1932 , ,,;16 . 47 , and the.t there is elso <.lue b::,, s.__.ic Lydia n . •.,a, Bo,ume the sum of ,rl2 . 23 , t1:.:~es .Zo:.: the reer 1933 . ::'Jon con'-'idora.tion -;1he1· eo·,., , the Cov.:::t cotL rd,~ 1c1~·e , orde·· rnd decree that the sum of .,1372 . 00 ·riaiC:. into Court :· _,etitione1' c:.s ,ju..3t cor1pensation fo1· 3i.ic -:;1•act l:o. 31~ , bo :::bicl a3 follo,,s: (1) To ::::;a_-,7:::,rd C • . 02.· tz , of E/:_::.::i.· ~·io onhc..·12 , • • --. (""' • '1 la, V l.L,_lt C' , J ~:.v J.Ji-vers , of the sum of (2) 1 t Ol.•• t1e ,, ..LO ...1 "\"T -~ , \ - v ,. "'I. LC.-:,, -. ·r.:arlo..,te.:.ville , ·ra. . . . . • . . · , 60 . 00 S:o Clerk of the Cil·cuit Com·t of Doci•1 nr·~,-~m !Joun+.r Vi-- l'..,.l cie ... ... ' ,U.Lii ' b . lll."' t linq_uent t::.:-::es io1· ;·e.:.,rs 1S3 1 , 1~31 ~~d 1932 . • . . • . • • • J.~J - (,...y U' I., 1 (3) ....'o ..::::-ec,s1·. of .:1ockin[;ham Count:,, , taxes ( 4) 73 . 50 ::01· 1933 . • • . • • • . . 12 . 23 '.20 ..;.iC:.um:d L.artz , of Harrisonburg , Vi1'gin ia , _,.ttorney fol' Lydia -· .:Sa Bavme , of Pacific each , ()alif . 226.27 J . . net it is further ord.ered tbat the sum of ,jl2 " . oo 3 '/ 'l.- m1id - into Court by petitioner as just cornnensation for tract ~o . ~19-e be ~id to scio. .Jd·::ar· d C. ,iartz , __ ttorne.," for !{7 6.ia H . La 130,ume . _. . na_ it is further ordered that the Clerk of this Gou:::t b and 1:.e is he:::eby c1ire cted to tnrnsn1it a certified copy of this ore.er to the 1i'r eB,snrer of V ir,;ini a , ;-,ho shE: 11 ay to SLid .:..ad1.-;:.:..~·d C. L.ar tz, ..:.ttorney for Cbns. B . !Jivers , the sum of ;Go. oo , beinc; tho amount of tb.e a·,72.ra.... 01• ten cc res of sc,id. tract Lo. 319 , set out in sLi6. ,juo.3nent OJ. condemnr::.tion , tn:':in- -.::rom said. i,c;,:ctz , :~ tto rnc y , a 1·ece ipt therefor nno.. cer tif yins such ~~-.,yment to this ' ou:2:t for f'lrnl'oririate entry thereof G-S req_lu'ed br JB.w·. nd it is fv.:cther orctered tl~at the '.i:ro:.~sul'er of Vir~inia sn:::·,11 pa; unto s::..ic1 .2dv:c.rd. C. I.:artz; , ..·lttol' ne:1 for L~·dia H. 2:ic.t. Bamn , �)226.27 , to the Clerx o... the 'i1·cuit vom·t o:;: --oc:in;har.1 'ounty , .;?73.50 , the ar.1ount of said. delinnr..ent tr~.;:es , and to the .2re:surer of _ ockin~bam Count;y , ,.;12. 23 , the te::z:es due for the year 1933 ; and saic1 .i:reasurer o Vir~inia shall ulso pay to st..id_ 1-artz , .1.tto:cney fo:: sG.id L~-C ia h. Lu :3aume , the sum of ,)12 . 00 , 1.,eir::; the amount of the c. .. ,;:;.,rd for trc:,ct Ho. 319- a •et out in S£tid. jud.g:nen t of c.:oncemnation , t~:iting from said Lartz , .:1.ttorney , ['~nd from sc:id. '...'l'eflsur er c.nc Gle-.ck of ~ o ckingham Count-· , receipts for said l)Uy- oents ~nd certif' ing the sar.E to this Cour t for appropriate entry tr...er e of :: s r- equ i ... ed by le. v, . Bn t er : JUI\1:;J �THIS DEED , Made this the Seventh (7th) day of September 1918, between Lydia H. LaBaume (widow) of Roanoke Virginia, party of the first part and C. B. Livers , of Grottoes Virginia , party of the second part: l IT N E S S E T H: That for and in consideration of the sum of TVJO HUNDR ·D AND FIFTY DOLLARS (~250 . 00) cash in hand paid , the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged , the party of the first part does hereby grant and convey , • with covenants of General \arranty, unto the party of the second part , TEN (10) ACRES of land near Grottoes, in Rockingham County , Virginia, being designated as Tract Number SIXTY-IHHE ( 69) of the Richland Height3 Development Company , as shd>wn bp: map on file in the Clerk's Office of ~ockingham County , Virginia . The party of the first part covenants that she is seized in fee simple and has the right to convey the said land; that she has done no act to encumber the same ; that the grantee shall have peaceful possession free from all encumbrances , and that she will make such further assurances of title as may be requisite . WITNESS the following signature and seal : ----- ----- ---if~-1(~ ~ c:::::: (SEAL) STAYE OF VIRGHHA TO-''HT CITY OF I _.::.~~~~~". ./i::J.~~~~~~ ~a~Notary Public in and for the city and that Lydia H. LaBaume (widow) whose aforesaid , do s sigmed to the foregoing deed bearing date on the 7th day of September 1918, has acknowledged the same before me in Given under my hand this the ,9~aJ of my city aforesaid. Septemb~ 1918. /1 I My Commission e~pires : / }uw-.-y/9'-<&_:,.' ;~. ~ { ' 157 �Cce of the Circuit Cm:. :'t VIRGINIA: In the Clerk's C~ ~· ~:e fo re go in g deed of o1 Jto ck ingha m So un ty . in .the t3 t bis da y pr es en ted _,:h ~ ~ ~ ~ ::·~r wi th the certific.ata o~i~e aforesaid, an d is, i o:,;·c:: to reco~~ 1 :~a c ~ : t ~ ~, a:~:t~ Clerk.J ~este: ;I., :Z::: ' Z ~ ~ (0 ~ !- I~~ cf'- ..,' , .,.,.. "!) ::, -f-f 0.. = en .,- ' ~ 1 /~. " ~ o : o I r~- -%~·1 ~ I,c,1 f ~ en I __J y~ ~ l .; \. ,. 1 . f. ' t--'lr C /7 ....~- ...... ~ i t ;, r '- ' L i t ~ ~ ~~~ g- :ii-- iS \\~ i:J ~ 3-· ~ H~; t ; ::,:, • ~ > . ~ . - �C!tnmmnuwealtq nf 1!1irgiuta TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA. February 12, 1934 JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA This is to certify that I, J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia have this 12 d.ay of February in accordance with an order of the circuit court ofRockingham County dated_ 2_/_s_/_3_4_ _ _ in the cause of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia vs. Cassandra Lawson~ Atkins ~ = = -- - - - - - - - - - paid to Clerk of the Circuit Court of Rockingham County $_7_ 3_ .5_0_____ _ being in full settlement of tract #_fil.9 in the abov e menti oned. cause. 'li b �Qtnmmnuwtttlt11 nf llirgiutu TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA . JOHN M, PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA Clerk of the Circuit Court of Rockingham County . Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia , the sum of $ __7~3=--=-·~5~0'--_, in accordance with an order of the Circuit Court of the county of__R ____c_ o~c_k~i~n~g=h~am=----- entered on the of Feb • 8th day 193__!_ , in the matt er 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 #~3~1~9_ _ _ Sign original and duplicat e and return to the Treasurer of Virginia. �<trommnuttttaltI, of ]lirgiuia TREASURER 'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA, JOHN M. PURCELL February 12, 1934 TREASURER OF VIRGINIA This is to certify that I, J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia have this 12 clay of February in accordanc e with an order of the circuit court of dated 2/8/34 Rockingham County in the cause of the State Commissio n on Conservat ion and. Developme nt of the State of Virginia vs. Atkins - -- - - - -- - Cassandra Lawson"----==--===- :paid. to Treasurer of Rockingham County $_ 1_2_ .2_3_____ being in full settlemen t of tract #__M9 in the above mentioned. cause. �,_ - Qlnmmnuwtalt4 nf 1!1irgiuta TREASU RER'S OFFICE RICHMO ND, VA, JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA E Treasu rer of Rocking ham County . Receiv ed of J.M. Purcel l, Treasu rer of Virgin ia, the sum of $ -1.2 . 23- _ , in accorda nce with an order of the Circui t Court of the county o f_~R~o'-c~k~i_n.,_g'--h---'____ -am _ entered on the of Feb . 8th day 193--1__ , in the matter of the State Commis sion on Conser vation and Develop ment v ___ __,.Q=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 #--3=1 =9~-- Sign origin al and duplic ate and return to the Treasu rer of Virgin ia. �Qlnmmnuwraltq nf 1liirgiuia TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA. February 12, 1934 JOHN M . PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA This is to certify that I, J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virg inia have t his 12 d.ay of February in accordance with an ord.er of t he circuit court of Rockingham County d.ated 2/8/34 in the cause of the State Commission on Conservation and. Development of the State of Virginia vs. :paid.to $ 226.27 At kins Cassandra Lawson ~ - - - - - -- - - - - - Edward c. Ibn Martz, Attorney for Lydia H. Labaume being in full settlement of tract #319 in the above me nti on ed. cause. 410 �(!1nmmnuwtalt11 nf liirgiuta TREAS URER' S OFFIC E RICHM OND, VA . .JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURE R OF VIRGINIA Edwar d C. Martz , Attor ney for Lydia H. LaBaurne Recei ved of J.M. Purc ell, Treas urer of Virg inia, the sum of$ 226 . 27 , in accor dance with an order of the Circu it Court of the count y of__ R_o_c_k_i_n~g~h_a_m____ enter ed on the 8th day of Feb . 193_±__ , in the matte r of the State Comm ission on Cons ervat ion and Devel opme nt v _ _ _ _ C _ a_s_s_a_n_d_r_a__L_a_w_s_o_n_--'-t~k=i~n~sc_____ and other s, being full and comp lete settle ment for the tract of land · known in said proce eding as # 319 Si gn ori g inal and dupli cat e and retur n to the Treas urer of Virgi nia. �QtnmwnnmtaltlJ nf lllirginta TREAS URER' S OFFIC E RICHM OND, VA, JOHN M. PURCELL Febru ary 12, 1934 TREASURE R OF VIRGINIA This is to certi fy that I, J.M. Purc ell, Treas urer of Virg inia have this 12 day of Febru ary in accor dance with an order of the circu it court ofRoc kingham Count y dated 2/8/3 4 in the cause of the State Comm ission on Cons ervat ion and Devel opme nt of the State of Virgi nia Cassa s -- - vs. - - - - - - -ndra -- -Lawso -- -n-Atkin - -- -----paid to Edward C. Martz , Attor ney for Chas. B. Liver s $ 60.00 being in full settle ment of trac t# 319 in the above menti oned cause . �O!nmwnttwtnlt11 nf llirgiutn TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA. JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA Edward c. Martz , Attorney for Chas . B. Livers . Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia, the sum of$ 60 . 00 , in accordance with an order of the Circuit Court of the county of of Rockingham Feb . entered on the 8th day 193_!_ , in the matter of the State Commission on Conservation and Development v _ __ ~ a_s_s_a_n_d_r_a__L_a_w_s_o_n_A_t_k_i_n_s_____ and others, being _C full and complete settlement for the tract of land known in said proceeding as # -~3=1=9_ __ Sign original and duplicate and return to the Treasurer of Virginia. �C!tnmmnumtultq nf llirgiutu TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA. February 12., 1934 JOHN M . PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA This is to certify that I, J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Vi rgi nia have this 12 day of_E__ebruary in a cc ordance with an order of the circuit court of Rockingham Cmmty dated-2L8L= 3~ 4 ___ in the cause of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virgi nia vs . Cassandra Lawson ~A~t~k~1-n. . . s. . _______ ___ _ paid to Edward c. Martz., At torney for said Lydia H. Labaume $_1=2~ .0 ~ 0~ _ _ _ _ b eing in full settlement of tract #..3J..9.-a in the above mentioned cause . �Q.tnmmntt1tttaltl1 nf llirgiuta TRE ASU RER 'S OFF ICE RIC HMO ND, VA. JOHN M. PURC ELL TREAS URER OF VIRGIN IA Edw ard C. Mar tz , tto rne y for s a id Lyd ia H. LaBaume \ ':, '' Vir rer of Rec eiv ed of J.M . Pu rce ll, Tre asu , in acc ord anc e gin ia, the sum of $ 12 . 00 rt of the cou nty wit h an ord er of the Cir cui t Cou 8th day en~ ere d on the of Roc kin gha m 193 __1_ , in the ma tter of the Sta te elo pm ent v _ __ Com mis sion on Co nse rva tion and Dev , ~t=k=i=n=s'----_ __ and oth ers , bei ng ~a=s=s=a=n~d=r~a"'--------'L=a~w=s=o=n=-------.A _ C the tra ct of lan d ful l and com ple te set tlem ent for of Feb . -a known in sai d pro cee din g as# 319 Sig n ori gin al and dup lica te and ret urn to the Tre asu rer of Vir gin 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 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.  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. 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. In 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> 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> <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a> <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 Hopkins, EB - Lam, EE & EC Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context labaume-lydia-h.pdf Title A name given to the resource Labaume, Lydia H. / Livers, Charles B. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Richland Heights 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): 319, 319-a 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. (<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 Labaume Livers https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/91276d45580a54c8f9c20732b047a612.pdf 3a25b4e57fc3b87dd0c6b6281bab06f2 PDF Text Text ROCKINGHAr. COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT Lafay ette , Ellsw orth Number of Acres: 10 Location: Near Mile Ruh , and entire ly within the Park area . Roads: Three miles over county road to Island Ford . Soil: Slope . All saw timbe r has been remove d from this tract and the place is abando ned . History of Tract and condition of timber: Frame , 14x24 1 , 1 room, shing le , 2 story , poor condi tion , abando ned . Improvements: Dwell ing : Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 10 J5.• 00 $50 . 00 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking : Cultivated Land: Orchard: 50 . 00 Minerals: Valueo fLand: $ 50 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ 50 . OO Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals: $ Value -of Fruit: $ Value of Timber : $ Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ 1 0 . 00 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE . GO �County: itoordn,;llMri Pi ft'trict: at onowsll .\aaeaa d ApJ*r«m~ly not •aeesao4 ;;,,011! I cmds: '. UO ~ ta1lo liistou: 1 ovor, eounty ll • \ ber h bnn<1on d • !'O ~ d to I land Ford been :ror,•ov~d t1'an t his trao .., elli,,a--· .. l"f'\t,e, l.4 :.&. nn.d the pl.no• l, ,hingle, 2 stor,1, poor 24. roo cond1t1on, Bbandonud t mber-- 1el mod. b'> ode l ' 10.00 25.00 O;t ""otnl. Vt:lue !lP..! Slope lO 'total value of land Tot l vol ue ot improve: ant Tot l value ot ti ~b .r Total v uo ot tre.ot 70.00 7.00 �Cc ty: '=1.stnct: #354 - J Rockingham Stonewall Ellswort~ Lafayette N E . Hedrick , . Alexander LEGEND: SlOPff Scale - 1 1 = 20 chains 0 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 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 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.  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. 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. In 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> 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> <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a> <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 Hopkins, EB - Lam, EE & EC Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context lafayette-ellsworth.pdf Title A name given to the resource Lafayette, Ellsworth Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Mile 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): 354 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. (<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 Lafayette https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/a395f5e8eb891d8c19fc35b343dce273.pdf f044695632a438cfa7a7850ea161c4d8 PDF Text Text ROCK INGHAM COUNTY CLAI MANT NAME O F ~ # 4- a - Lam, Dltiford Number of Acres: Location: Adjoining Hensley School and Church lots . Roads: 7 miles over county road to Elkton . Soil: --- - --- History of Tract and condition of timber: This lot of land was purchased for a g arage site and is no w being used for such . Improvements: Garage : 9xl4x8 1 • Acreage and value of types : Value per acre Acreage Types Total Value Ridge: Slope: Lot Cove: 14x90 1 $10 . 00 Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 10 . oo Value of Improvements: $ 50 • 00 Total Value of Orchard: $ - - - 50-·. 00-- $60 . 00 Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ Incide~t~;~ damages arising from the taking of this tract ~ . . . None . - ~ ' ~L~ �ROCKINGHAM COUNTY CLAIMANT NAME OF (;l)BHk!~ #4-- Lam, Bluford Number of Acres: 9 6 Location: 2 miles east of Thoroughfare Gap . Entirely within Park area . This tract was carefully surveyed and falls shor t in acreage claimed . Roads: 8 miles over county road to Elkton . Soil: North slope . History of Tract and condition of timber : The timbered area has been cut over . The cleared land is very good and is well fenced . Timber: Fu.elwood, 160 cords . Improvements: F.H..AME AND LOG DWELLING : 20x27 1 , new k itchen, 12xl8x8 1 , Porch 6xs 1--;--5 rooms, paper roof , brick flues , l½ s t ory, ceile~ malls , fair condition, occup ied by owner , water supply is spring, c e llar 10xl4' . LOG AND FRAME BARN : (2/3 new) 34x44xl2 1 • Shingle and paper roof , fair condition . FRAME HEN HOUSE : 7xl8x8 1 , paper roof , fair condition., FRAME HOG Pl::N: 6xl2x8 1 , paper roo f , fair condition . F MME SPR ING_ HOUSE : 10xl0x8 1 , pap er r oof, f a ir condition . FR1,;:1IE MEAT HOUSE : WI TH SHED: 14x23x8 1 , shingle roof , fair condition. Orchard Acreage and value of types: Types Value per acre Acreage Total Value Ridge: Slope: 36 @ $ 5 . 00 60 @ 40 . 00 $180. 00 Cove: Grazing Land:Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: 2400 . 00 - ·- - $ 2580 . 00 Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 2580 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ 995 . oo 905 . 00 Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ 250 . 0 0 250 . 00 Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ 50 .oo Value per acre for tract: $ 50 . 00 $ 3785 . 00 3 9 • 42 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ ~ .~ None . - ~ -CLERK J �Claim of_____B_•. Ii. L-=im _____________________________________________________________ _ In the Circuit Court of_.Ra.ck.inghsm.. ____________ County, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. __B._JI._.Lsm. _______________________________________________________________ _ ------ 96 __------------------------ ------------------------ ------------------------ ----more or less, of land in_~o..akingh~llL ____________ 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_ ___ Ro.ckilliiha.m.. ________ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said...,petition and to said notice. My name is ___ .B. .. _.R.._ __Lpm_ ____________ ------------------------ ---------------My post office address is _____E.1.kt.Qn..__V.B_t._ .. ._ __i _.__D-'-_3______________________ _ I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about_ ____gs_ __ _; _______ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements: _____ctw.e..ll.i_ng_. __o.a.rn .. __grtmar.:1[._.henhQU..S..e smokehouse, hog p en, about 50 apple trees. 100 peach trees. ------------------------ ------------------------ ------------------------ ---- -----------7 or 8 9hexry trees. g r apes & ulums . 1 __________ _ This land is located abouL_a ______ ...-_miles from ___]I!,.ktQJL _________________ Virginia, in · t of sa1·d Count y. · · 1 D.1st r1c · t errn Stonewa ll Mag1s 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.) ___ r__ m... RQle _owner .__ the_ deed_howeverLis_in _na me _of Bluford_Lam, ___ _ representing the first initial in my n~me The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follo,w s: North_11"L~Y ;Ep.:psrd _____________________________________________________________ _ South _____ Hr:rnsberg~r _lR..nd ------------------------ ------------------------ --East __ G....._L...-_Kite ------------------------ ------------------------ --------------West ____________ _Breeden _______________________________________________________ _ I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year__ _,1_~rJ__5_ __ in the following manner: __ by_deed_from c._A._ Rsmmer, _special commi,...sioner ______________________ _ I claim ·that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $__ Ji . . 9_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 improvements thereon is $_?_t..Q9_q_!.9_q_ ____ . I am the owner of_ _____ ~_9________ 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 $ __ __(2g____________ . (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). Remarks·--------- ------------------------ ------------------------ ----------------- ------------------------ -------------------- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). Witness my signature (or my name and mark attached hereto) this _____ 7.:tJL _____ day ----&~X~-f~~---------------------- of_!~~.£~?.!_~!±-_~~±---, 1930. sTATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF_____ Ro_ckingb.P.c.m.. __ _____ _, To-wit: The undersigned hereby certifies thaL _.B.t._H.... _1_~m___________ ___ ____________ __ ____ __ 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 ___ J_t_:t}___________ day of_f_ttQr.:s,__r.x ... J,/ II/ 3 I ~,~~;(f$:_f~~ _______%_{,!_ _________ Clerk of the Court, or S ecial Investigator or Notary Public, or Jusf e of the Peace. �Filed in the Clerk's Office Rockingham County, Va, FEB 1931 - - - ----Clerk �Revise d repor t . county : Distr ict: Rockingham Stone wall #4 - IAm. 1 Blufo rd Acreag e Claim ed: Value Claim ed: 96 A. Asses sed: 5000 Asses sed: Area: Locat ion: 96 A. 590.00 90 Acres Deed: oquire d 191996 acres :ror 1400.0 0 Two miles eas t ot Thore: rare Gap. Entire ly within Park area. This traot as ca refull y survey ed and falls short in acreag e claimed. Incum branoe s, counte r claims or l ps: Soil: North slope . None known. Roads : Eight miles over county road to Elkton . Hi story of tra ct a nd oondi tion of timbe r: The timber ed area has been cut over. The clea red l and 1s very good and in well fenced . Improv ements: Frame and log dwell i ng; 20x27 ', ne kitche n 12xl8x 8•, porch 6x8', 5 rooms, p- per roof, brick flues, l ½ story, ceiled walls , f air condi tion, occup ied by owner, water supply 1s spring , cella r 10xl4 ' -. 450.00 Log and frame ba rn: ( 2/3 new ) 34x44 xl2 ' , s hi ngle and paper roof , t a ir condit ion. 300.00 Frame hen house : 7xl8x 8', pa per ·r oof, tair condi tion 20.00 Frame hog pen: 6xl2x 8', paper roof, tair condi ti on -10.00 Frame spring house : lOxlO x8•, .paper roof, f a ir condi tion -15.00 Frame mea t house ith shed: 14x23 x8', s hi ngle root, f a ir condi tion -50.00 Timbe r: or"ba rd: Fuel ood - 160 cords cord. 50¢ per $845.0 0 eo.oo 150.00 Value ot land by types: Type Slope Fe Orchar d Value Acreag e 33.5 per acre $5.50 54 22.00 2.5 Tota l Value 117.25 1188.0 0 1305.2 5 (conti nued) /0 �Paget o #4 - IJJ.m, Blurord Total va lue of land •• • • • •• • • • • • • .,1305.25 Total va l ue of orchard •••••••• ••••• 150.00 Total value of improvem ents •••••••• •• Total value of timber • •• •••••••• ••• 845. 00 80. 00 Total value of tract • •• • •• • •• • • • • 2380.25 Average va lue per acre ••••••••• ••••• 26.44 �of the BLDFO D L..:J1 T i.CT fi4. This trac t was surve yed by F . T • .tunis s unde r my dire ction . A co!'lp utatio n of the acrea ge by t h is surve y give s 90 acre s in the c l aimed . Chi ef Ene;i neer, Park ervic e . �·, County: Roeklngb.am Distric t: Stonewa ll #4-a. Acreage Claimed: * Value Claimed : Location : - Bluford TI . Lam 96 A. 5000. Assesse d If Deed " Adjoinin g Hensley School & Chruch lots . Incumbr anoes, counter claims or laps:-- ----Soil: Roads: .. .-..... ----- 7 miles over ootmty road to Elkton . History of trnct and conditio n of timber : This lot of land was purcha sed for u garage site and is now being used for such. Improvem ents: Gar · ge 9xl4x8 , -------- -------- -------- --- ~,50 . 00 Value of land by types: '£Ypo Value per acre Acreage Garage lot (l(.'X96 ' } -- Total value of land Total value 0-f _i mprovemen t s -------- Toto.l Value ' '10 . 00 $10 .. 00 50 . 00 To tal value of timber Total l ue or trac t 60 . 00 Average v·.;.lue per a cre * I ncludeo Tr act #4 /3 �C ou nt y: . .,__ D is tr ic t: B lu f' or e ..if..4-LBJ.n N D an ie l en E st . ed re S R up er t E pp ar d c. E lb er t Fe 8 H. H. F . B re ed en G. L ut he r K it e L G1 1 D : S lo·)e Sc ie ·- T il la bl e 20 c~ in s l' = Rockingham .. to n ., 11 �r14 " - ...A _J .I' or d :1 . L an . G ar uc c le C oJ .n t ., cr :i n ·h , m D is tr ic t; "'t on e. 1c ... ll 1., ec -l e - l" - 10 0 .:t . • � 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 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.  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. 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. In 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> 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> <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a> <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 Hopkins, EB - Lam, EE & EC Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context lam-bluford.pdf Title A name given to the resource Lam, Buford Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Two miles east of Thorofare 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): 4, 4-a 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. (<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 Lam