218 20 4487 https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/e80494eff3d9a74e930aa90558dd503e.pdf c5ceb11c6b231a850d6440d2101f106f PDF Text Text R0CKil!G m' " C0illEY NAME OF CLAIMANT #325 - Miller , R. T. Number of Acres: 507 Location: Black Rock Spring s j ust under Hain Blue Ri ~ce . Eostly in Rocking ham and partly in ~~ugu s to. . Pu ines un near Black Rock Gap . Includ es hollow betwee n Frayfo ot Mountain and Albemu rle County line . Roads: Eight to nine miles rough mounta in road to Grotto es . Soil: History of Tract and condition of timber: Improvements: (See reverse side cBor history inform ation) (See reverse side for improve ment inform ation) Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Ridge: 130 Slope: 377 Value per acre ~ Total Value 1 . 00 ~130 . 00 2. 00 754 . 0 0 v884 . 00 507 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking : Cultivated Land: 3 810 . 00 Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 884 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ 3810 . 00 50 . 00 ~~4'744 . 00 Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals : $ Valueof Fruit: $ ;j0 . 00 Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ 9 . 3 5 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE . ~ - ~ ~ '. CLERK. 3\ �HISTORY OF T CT AND CONDITION F TIMBER : Because of mineral mter sprL1cs , used for many years as a health resort . Buildings burned three times, present set dating from 1910- 1912 . 11 · merchantable timber removed not many years ago . g_ich fire damage , but not during recent years . Oak - pine type . Crooked , defective trees up to 16" DBH. t:ostly oaks and yellow pine left from former stand scattered ,iidely as single trees and in groups . ...fost of these trees are defective chestnut oak on excessive l y hard ground to log . The onl y value of timber is for firewood at t}?.e resort and uill not average one- half cord per acre . n ROV.&vIBNTS : Hotel building : 25x62' , 2 story , with front porch 10x42', anu attached spring house in the rear , 10xl0 ', uncovered platform, beyond porch 8x20 ' , frame, unfinished inside except as to floors and room height partitions , outside covered with one- half rough boards la :iped, s'1in'sle roof, one pipe flue , spring water supply, posts and pillar foundation except where on rock, fair condi tio.1.1 , dining room, kitchen, pantry , office , 12 bedrooms . one stairway to second story outside and one in • .Amusement building ; 96 ' long, 20' wide in the rear of bowling alleys , 40 ' wide in front . One story over all . Second story over front part 40x25 ' Front porch 8A40' . Outside stairway to second story . On posts with underframe hidden by l attice . All rough and unfinished inside except as to floors , pa rtitions , shelves and counter . Outside rough½" boards lapped on studding . On first floor , two rooms , one anteroom and one store , each about 10x25' , and one large room for bovfling alleys and lounging . Two bowling alleys . Second floor comprises one dance hall 40x25', 1;i th rough benches around wall . 3uingle roof , fDame, fair condition. Cottage : Frame , 16x26 ', with porch 7x26' , 4 rooms, metal ro()f , I ~ story and basement , ·2 rooms, ceiled , poor r ~Jof, spring water , post foundation, fair condition . Helps cabin : One r'.)om , rou,~ h boards and battens , frame 14xl4' , snin le roof , post f oundation , fair condition . 0 Chicken coop : Outhouse : 6xl0' , frame, shingle roof , fair condition. Frame, ?x8 ' , 2 rooms, shins le roof , good condition . Springs . There are five springs on the property near the bu ildings . Of these four are in use . Two of these have been analyzed and foun · to contain minerals with medicinal properties and also an a l ga e vith radio active properties . T .is water and the precipitate from it are believed to possess valuable curative properties , especially in the healing of sores . �Count : iatI".to : Ooun oo·in;l»it1 a o \all : August£,. Dieti"ict 1 · r1d.dlc 4 A,. 400 . 00 ;OC .tions .11.-1ck nook s11ri, o j st un r t i Dluo id 10. 1 rtly in u,;uota . .1:n.ln !ock O p . I 1 rnludee bollo i t ,cen F Ovltit lite . Hon . il; oc .. to kn ,t n. 'Rook outc ... o riode to _tco t uu ·a) i ver ed 5 o-oa A. �Claim oL_ Robert_ T ~- Mil.ler . ------------------------ ------------------------ -----In the Circuit Court oL.Ro.c.kingham ____________ County, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. ___B.oher.:t.. _T ...... _Mille.r. _____ ~----------------------- ------------------------ more or less, of land in_Rockingham _____________ 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 oLRockingham ___·________ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to said notice. My name is ___"R.o.be:c..t_..T.a_.Mille:r___________ ~----------------------- --------My post office address is ___ G.r..ott..oe.ar-V.a~-~--~ -------------------------- ----1 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 improvements: ___ 2._ _V:alua.hle_.Min.e.ra.l_ S.prings__tha _wat.er_________ _ _con.taining _Radi_o_~li..~it~,,__.Als_o__Ho_te1--40__x _ _ao _~t .. __tw..o._st..orie.s~------ Al so Ball Roam and Store Room 25 x 40 ft .• two stories, with Bow Iln - -A'"Ile · - c onneei: t fng witn - same -20 x - 6 -· 1't .--[ See -back) -----------This Ian~ is located about_ __ 8________ miles from ___Gr..o.~t..o.e.s_ _______________ Virginia, in theS_iQRft~all ____ Magisterial District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above.) The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows: North __ .Abho.tt.. _lr..on_C.ompany__________________________________________________ _ South __ J3lac.k.. .Rock-Company- --- ____ .! __ -- - - -- -- -- -- -- ---- ___ - -- -- -- -- - - -- -- -- -- East ___ Jirawn_E.st.ate ___________________________________________________________ _ WesL __ .Abbot1- -lr.on-C.Ompapy ------------------------ ------------------------ -1 acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year __ .I.89Q __ in the following manner: --------~-deed _from John_Mille_r 'JLh.e.ir..s.a ___________________________________ _ I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $_7_5 .. .0.0.0_JlQ ____ , 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-f)-.-0-00-.-G0----· 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· __ The _plot _ of _ the_ land _ is _ in _the _hands_ of _ the _ Park _______ _ -Eng.in.e-sF-s-,------ ------------------------- ------------------------- ------------------ �AlaoTenant House 16 X 2?, with porches and basement. Ti\tso cabin for cook IO x 14. There are two additional cottages on this land not described belonging to other parties. The land on which these cottages are located belongs to Robert T. Millero Also I lot 30 ft. x 200 ft. bought from I. B. Kagey at a cost of $45.00 • . �Qlnmmnnwealtq nf lltrginia TREASUER'S OFFICE RICHMOND . VA. JOHN M . PURCELL May 21, 1934 T REASURER OF VIRG I NIA This is to certify that I , J . M. Purcell , Treasurer of Virginia have this 21 day of May in accordan c e with an order of the circui t court of Rocking ham County dated 5/16/34 in the cause of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia vs . :paid to $ 2.00 Cassandra Laws on Atk ins and oth ers J. R. Switzer, Clerk being in full settlement of tract # 325 in the above mentioned cause . II~ �Q.tommnuwralt11 nf 11Iir9iuta TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA. JOHN M. PURCELL May 21, 1934. TREASURER OF VIRGINIA J.B. Switzer, 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 of Rockingham of May entered on the 16th day 193£, in the matter of the State Commission on Conservation and Development v _ __ s_s~a-n=d=r~a~L_a=w~s~o=n~A_t=k=i=·n=s___ _ and others, being _ C~a_ full and complete settlement for the tract of land known in said proceeding as# 325 Sign original and duplicate and return to the Treasurer of Virginia. 115 �arnmmnuwraltq nf l!lirgiuia TREASUER'S OFFICE RI C H M O N D , VA , May 21 , 1934 JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA This i s t o c e rtify that I , J . M. Purcell, Treasur~r of Virg inia hav e th i s 21 day of May in accordance with a n order of the c i rcuit c ourt of Rockingham County dat e a~- -5~/_1_6~/_3_4__ in the caus e of the Stat e Comm ission on Conservati on a nd Developme nt of th e Stat e of Vi r g i nia vs • _______,,C _.u.a....s. . . s. . ..... an ....,.,d....r ....a.....-=L=a=v'ills -'-~o.....n'----"-'A..t,.,, ., k.,_i,"'"n'=s=--=an = d::.. . . .o!"-t=h=e-=-=r -=s- - - :P ai d t o Ward Swank , Atty. for Frank Whitesel adl!nr . of Hettie P . $ 736 , 60 Whitesel and for Edith Hayner be i ng in f ull settl eme nt of tract # in th e above menti on ed caus e . 325 �- .- C!tnmmnuwealtq nf ]Iirgiuta TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND , VA . JOHN M . PURCELL May 21 , 1934 TREASURER OF VIRGINIA Wa r d Swank, Atty . for Frank Whitesel, Admr . of Hettie P. Whitesel and for Edith Hayner, · Harrisonburg , Virginia Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia, the sum of $_'.?~6 ~60 __, in accordance with an order of the Circuit Court of the county of Rockingham entered on the 16th day of_~M=a_y_ _ l93 _1_ , in the matter of the State Commission on Conservation and Development v _ __ ~G~a~s~s~an __ d_r-a,_,,,,L=a~w~s=o=n""----"A~t=k=in=s'-____ and others, being full and complete settlement for the tract of land known in said proceeding as #--~3_2~5_ _ LP~&~ ar;/cW 17-?-4'.---k ~ x::/dd ~ ~(~ F.>? > - ~ ~ ~ Sign original and duplicate and return to the Treasurer of Virginia. r clu~ / ~ G ' ~ d~ - - �Q.tnmmnnwraltq nf lllirginia TREASUER'S OFFICE RI C H M O N D , VA , JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA May 21, 1934 • This i s t o certify that I, J. M. Purce ll, Treasurer of Virginia have this 21 day of May in accordance with an order of the circuit court of Rockingham County . . datea 5/16/34 in the cause of the Stat e Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia vs • - - - - - - ~ C....a....... s.... s.....a....n.....d....r.....a.,____I~,..... ai;~:v:....sw.. o,__n..........A ~t.....1.r~1..... n.....s~a~n~d~o~t..... b=e~r~sL..____ paid to George P. Grattan , III Attorney for J . s . Pirkry Hinton and Frances R. Grat tan $ 4462 . 40 being in full settlement of tract # 325 s . E. in the above mentioned cause . 120 �Q!nmmnuwtalt11 nf llirgiuta TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA. JOHN M. PURCELL May 21, 1934 TREASURER oF VIRGINIA George G. Grattan 111 Atty for J . s. Pirkey, S. E. Hinton , and Frances R. Grattan, Harrisonburg , Virginia . Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia, the sum of$ 4,462.40 , in accordance with an order of the Circuit Court of the county of Rockjngham of May entered on the 16th day 193L, 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....,t...k....i....n""'s. . ______ an d others, being full and complete settlement for the tract of land k nown in said proceeding as #__3_2_5_ __ Sign original and duplicate and return to the Treasurer of Virginia. 121 �C!lo1nmnu111taltq of ]Itrgiuia TREASUER'S OFFICE RI C HMOND.VA , JOHN M. PURCELL May 21, 1934 TR EASUR E R OF VIR GI N IA This is to certify ~hat I , J . M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia have th:s 21 day of May in accordance with an order of t~e circuit court of Rockingham County datea~- -5~/ _1_6~/_3_4__ in the cause of the State Commission on Conservation and Je7elo:pment of the State of Virginia vs . - -- - -- -~~a=s~s~a~n~d-r~a~I-1a- i:=Y~s~o~n~ ~A....t=k.....:i.....u.....s.,__________ :paid t o Hamilton Haas, Attorneys $ 125 . 00 fees bei~g in full settlement of tract # in the above menti J ned cause . 325 �Q!nmtunuwtaltq nf Birgiuta TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA. JOHN M. PURCELL May 21, 1934. TREASURER OF VIRGINIA Hamilton Haas ( Attorney's fee) Harrisonburg, Virginia. Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia, the sum of$ 125.00 , in accordance with an order of the Circuit Court of the county of Rockingham of May entered on the 16th day 193____4_, in the matter of the State Commission on Conservation and Development v ___ ~G~a.......,_s~s-a~n~d~r~a.._,L=a-1~N~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 #---=3~2=5,,.__ __ Sign original and duplicate and return to the Treasurer of Virginia . Ill �0 ty: 1otr1ot: l .oo • 0 o. tt no , f t , -r 11~ I .. o.o 10.0 7x8', t f l'O l t 6 10' • oh.in· roof', fir C Il 0 - r•.5 .00 () 0 0 ~ lu r or e.72 Co ty) (oo ' 13'-I �king ,tono 1 11 co.) us ( 'l'o To ,m n a •••••• Tot a 1 0 r 0. • Rook1 u r t o v !lu r-•7 -- - .._ -- b C ·······-~··· er o ••••••••••••• ••• l ·a. ll:. �IN r_rli:ill CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUU'.rY , vIRGI!HA OF THE STAT~ uF VIRGINIA v. CAS.:,ANDR.A LA\i,")OIJ ATKINS, &C On the joint and several petition of Hobert r. fuiller , Frank \fuitesel , Admr . of Hettie P. \iliitesel , deceased , ~dith hayner, J , S. Pirkey , s. ~- Hinton , and Frances R. Grattan , this day filed by leave of court in the above styled proceeding , seeking the dis bursement of the arbitration award of ~5326 . 00 heretofore paid into tne custody of this court for the condemnation of ~ract #325 owned by the said .rlobert ..r . Miller ; and it appearing that , at the time of the ente r ing of the order herein condemning said tract of lE:nd , the said Robert T, Miller wao the fee simple owner of said tract free from any adverse claim, save for the lien indebtedness thereon as set out in said petition; and jt appearing further that there are no delinquent taxes a gainst said land , it is ordered and adjudged that said sum of ~?5326 . 00 be paid out as follows : io J . H. Switzer , Clerk $ To Hamilton Haa£ , atty's fee 2 . 00 125 . 00 '.ro Ward Swank, a tty . for 1!1 rank ,'hi tesel , Admr . of Hettie 1'. 'ihi tesel , and for ~dith Hayner 736 . 60 ro George~ . Grattan III, atty. for J . s. R. 1.xrattan Pirkey, S • ..:!J . Hinton, and .!!'ranees 4462 . 40 '1?5326 . 00 /7 �.i:he Clerk of this Court is hereby directed to transmit a certified copy of this order to the Treasurer of virgi nia , who shall pay out said fund in accordance here~ith , taking from the sever al parties their receipt for the sums so paid and certifying such payments to the Clerk of this Court for avpropriate entry thereof as required by law • .cln t er : Jr/-1., u-{3 )3 �STATE OF VI HGINIA , COUNTY OF R OCEIN GHAf.~ , to - wit : I , J . Robert Switzer , Clerk of the Circuit Court of Rockingham County do hereby certify th Gt the records in my office do not show any delinque nt taxes a gainst the tracts of 15 acres and 384 acres of land si t uat e in Stonewa ll Distric t, assessed in the name of Robert T . Miller . Given under my hand this 8th day of March, 1934 . ockingha m _o_._K_·-C -¥--~-'......______,,___.f ---.-.------,'--' Attorney /9 �M. H. HARRISON TREASURER OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY HARRISONBURG, VIRGINIA TO WHOM IT MAY CON~RN : I hereby certify that the records of this office show that R. T. Miller has paid the taxes for the ye ar 1933 on his tra cts of 15 - 0- 0 and 384- 0- 0 acres of land si t uate in the Park Area in Stonewall Dis·trict, Rockingham County. All taxes prior to that time , if any be due , are a matter of record in the Clerk ' s Office of s a id County . March 1934. Given under my hand t his 8th day of M. H. Harrison, Treasurer By C: a,JAf 4-v Deputy. 2o �TH.& STA1l'E COMMIS ::HON on CONS.SRVATION AND DEV1.J:LOPiv8NT OF 1rIU STATE 0]1 vIRG-HHA v. CASSANDRA LA\/SON ATKINS, &C To the Honorable H. W. Bertram , Judge of the Circuit Court of Rockingham County, Virginia: The joint and several petition of Hobert T. Ydller, ~dith Jhitesel, deceased, J. Hayner, .l:!1rank :fuitesel, Admr . of Hettie r . Pirkey, s. ~. Hinton , and ~ranees H. Grattan , respectfully repre- s. sents as follows: That an order has been heretofore entered in the above styled proce edi ng , pending in your honor's court, whereby there was condemned to the use of The State Commission on conservation and Development , the petitioner in said proce edi ng , t he fee simple estate in the tract of land numbered and designated in the papers in said proceeding as T' ract //=325 , upon the payment into the custody of your honor's court of the sum of 4j]5326 .00, being the award made 1:·or said tract of land by the board of arbitration , pursuant to an arbitration agreement heretofore entered into. Your petitioner Hobert T. £.Ifi ll er avers and repr esent s that , at the time of the entering of said order of condemnation, he was the fee simple owner of said tract of l and , as is shown by the report of the Board of Appraisal Co mmissioners heretofore filed, save forcertain lien indebtedness against said land as hereinafter set out. By deed of trust executed under da t e of October 24 , 1916, recorded in the County Clerk's Office of Rockingham County, in Deed 2\ �Book 106 at page 157, your petitioner Robert 1' . Miller and Minnie A. , his wife, conveyed to George G. Grattan, Jr ., trustee, along with certain other real estate, fifteen (15) acres of said tract J325 , to secure the payment of seven certain bonds, as follows: $3000 .00 to .Annie Johnson, ~895 . 42 to Linnie A. Bateman, ~169 .57 to Maggie C. Roudabush, ,;;l400 . 00 to H. F . Burkholder, -}400 . 00 to Fannie c. Bear, ~?212 . 00 to John P. Bateman , and ,?157.84 to ]trances R. Grattan, aggregating J5234 . 83 . Four of the aforesaid bonds , the one for ~P3000 . 00 made payable to ~nnie E. Johnson, the one for J895 . 42 to Linnie A . Bateman , the one for :;p400.00 to ]1annie c. Bear , and the one for J212 . 00 to John l!' . Bateman, are all now owned and held by your petitioner J . s. Pirkey, assignee thereof; two of said bonds, the one for ;?169. 57 to Maggie C. Roudabush and the one for ~400 . 00 to H. 1!1 • Burkholder, are now owned and held by your petitioner S. E. Hinton, assignee thereof; and the remaining bond for ;157 . 84 is still held and owned by your petitioner Frances R. Grattan . petitioners J . s. Pirkey, s. Your E. Hinton , and Frances R. Grattan, further aver th t no payment has been made on the principal of any of said bonds and that considerable interest has accrued thereon , and that the amount due on said bonds with interest to the several bondholders aforesaid as of May 20 , 1934, is as follows : To J . Pir ey $6199 . 14, to s. s. E. Hinton ~691 . 39, and to Frances R. Grattan ~163 . 18, aggregating ~7053 . 71 in all , as of May 20 , 1934 . By deed of trust of November 24 , 1924 , recorded in said Clerk's Office in Deed Book 130 at page 481, your peititoner Robert T. Miller and hi8 wife conveyed to :ard Swank, trustee, three hundred eighty four acres of said tract j325 , other than that covered by the Grattan de ed of trust aforesaid , to se cure the payment of tTIO certain bonds, one in the amount of ~500 . 00 , made payable to Hettie P . -,'hitesel , �and the other in the amount of ~i1so . oo made payable to E . 1:I. S\1ank . Your peti tio .1er Frank /hi tesel avers th2.t the :::3aid Hettie r. llii tesel has departed this life and on the 3 rd of July , 1933 , he qualified as administrator of her estate before the clerk of your honor's court and that, as such administrator, he is the p resent holder of the said 9500 . 00 bond ; that there is now due on said bond the whole of the principal thereof with interest from Hovember 20, 1929 , amounting in all to ~p635 . 00 as of May 20, 1934. Your petitioner Edith Hayner avers that she is the a s signee and present holder of the JB0 . 00 bond afores&id , and that there is now due on said bond the entire principal the1·eof 1,~ith interest from November 20, 1929, amounting in all to '!Pl0l . 60 , making ~?736 . 60 the gross amount due under the Swank deed of tru.:lt as of May 20, 1934 . Your petitioner rlobert T. Miller, as the owner of the land aforesaid, verifies the correctne bs of the s ev eral amounts due to the remaining pei tioners U!1der -c;he two deeds of trust as hereinbefore set out. Therefore your undertiigned petitioners pray that they may be allowed to file this their petition in said condemnation proceeding; that an orde r may be entered in said proceeding for the proper disbursement among the aforesaid bondholders, after allowing a reasonabl e fee to Hamilton Haas, attorney for the said rlobert T. filler, for his services in this connection . And your petiti uners will ever pray , &c. 2 �l!1rank IJhi t eael, .admr . , of Hettie P. ,bit esel , deceased . Edith Hayner By p J/4.--V/(_ , their attorney. J . S. Pirkey s. ~- Hinton .!!'ranees .ti. . Grattan their attorney . Virgi nia, J{Ockingham County, towit; This day Robert '1. . I.'filler, personally appeared before me, a notary public in and for the County and State aforesaid , and after being first duly sworn on his oath says that he is one of the foregoing named petitioners and that the allegations of said petition are true and correct to the best of his knowledge and belief . d Given under my hand this i.£:, day of I.:ay , 1934 . ( My commission expires~ 7/:f-JJ.;> i �--------- --- j. ,. ..1.·he State commission on Conservet iJn and Develop~e nt of The State of Virgi ~ia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins , &c. Petition of Hobert .r. M:ille and others lIAA.s AND LA.w IlA..As OFFICES HARRISONBUR G ,V.A.. NA:rlONAL BANK BUILDING r 1. I 'J. ...Ii _L. �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. __ ..32.5 _____ : 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. ---------- $ _______ ___ ; 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; Robert T . Miller 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 , Robert T. Miller , to give 50 acres of his 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 s,aid award(s) except the following named persons whose interest in said tract(s) or in the proceeds ri ising from the condemnation thereof on the date of entry of said judgment was as follows: ., Whe.i-efore, 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 1listribution 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. __32_5 ______ No. __________ __ $ __________ : Tract No. ____ __ ______ $ ________ __ ; $_31.a..5.0__: Tract 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 OMTu1ISSION ON CONSERVATION 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 ) couwry OF WARREN ) ss 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 Com:rnission on Conservati in . 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 Jational Park condemnation proceedings pending in the Circuit Courts of Virginia, by reason of contracts and ?greements en- . tered into with the owners of lands sought to be condemned in these pro ceedings , and that the within claim is just and correct. Witness my signature this 8th d':;J!~ ~er~ NOTARY PUBLIC Notary Pub:ic Iii~ Commission Expires Sep. 8, f934 �J; In the Circuit court of Rockingham uounty, va. The state commission on conservation and Development of the State of Virginia Filed in. \h~ C\erk's Office ~.q~~~~ham County, Va. v.} uondemnation Cassandra Lawson Atkins, &v. ~-~r; 9 ,s32 ~~ Now comes the undersigned defendant Robert T. 1vliller 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 #325, and to disapprove the findings of fact therein contained, on the following grounds: That the allowance or award made for the land of the said Robert T. Miller, to-wit the sum of $4744.00, ts grossly inadequate - so inadequate as to indicate that said board was affected or influenced by some e r ror, 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 evidenc e considered. That the findings of said report are too indefinite and uncertain to serve any useful purpose in the adjudication of this proceeding, no specific allowance having been made for the valuable mineral healing springs on said property. The said Robert T. Miller places a value of $25,000.00 mn said property; and rather than accept a lesser sum, he would prefer for his land to be excluded from the park area sought to be condemned in this proceeding. The affidavit of the undersigned is filed herewith in support of this motion. September 29, 1932. , Atty. 'i·-17 �Virginia, City of Harrisonburg, to-wit; ~ h i s day Robert T. Miller personally appeared before m e ~ ~~ ,a notary public in and for the City of Harrison- burg, in the state of virginia, and after being first duly sworn on his oath says that he is the owner of the property situate mainly in Rockingham and partly in Augusta county, known as the Black Rook Springs property, containing approximately 600 acres; that in the ~ear 1910, at a cost of approximately $10,000.00, affiant erected a hotel building and other improvements on said property, where he conducted and operated until two years ago a summer resort with a capacity of 25 guests; that there are four mineral springs on said property, two of which have been analyzed and found to contain extremely valuable healing qualities, particularly beneficial to skin diseases; that one of said analyzed springs has a flow of 3500 gallons every 24 hours, and the other of 500 gallons; that affiant has for a number of years marketed and sold great quantities of the water from the said two springs, shipping same all over the United States, at the price of 20¢ per gallon; that, while in recent years the sale of said water has been considerably curtailed, your affiant has in times past sold as much as 17,500 gallons in one year, at the rate of 20¢ per gallon, yielding a return of ~3500.00. In the year 1920, affiant refused an offer of $30,000.00 for said property. Given under my hand this 23d day of September, 1932. �If. /1/ A. C. Dr. r r - G /"'o-l/o e Jl wr 1 ) ,!_.oJ -- . G O eo, vi. 0 I a ra -1-J- ~ I r~ k 'J'---4 f?. .1. ~I -~, ,_, , ,I_ _,,/ _)!lgv , + 1 I / S j , :zl- r I O : o O a .rl-1, �:c n • :a> :; 'z, STATEMENT !! "' 0 :z a 2' = 0 n m 0 C lD m -4 ffl C a,~ x, lD CO -t :z OF ) Hamil ton Haas , p .q .. z, ; i "' .,. o R~ . ;'~-N ~ rci. R. T . MILLER < ::, m m x, - 3 • z, n n Oo:! J> STATEMENT OF COSTS, POSTAGE. ETC.: C ::J i II\ ., ~ < II C, J> \( VI -4 0 �filed in the Clerk's Office Rockingham County, Va, IN RE: AUG ;rf 1933 Arbitratio n of Shenandoa h National Park Condemnat io~ C l e r k . I The undersign ed R. T. Miller, an exceptant to the report filed by the Board of Appraisal Commissio ners in the Shenandoa h National Park condemnation case, pending in the Circuit Court of Rockingham county, respectfully shows as follows: (a) That the tract claimed by said exceptant i .s shovm on the map filed in said proceedin g as tract #325. (b) That the acreage claimed by said exceptant in said tract is 507 acres and that exceptant is the owner of the fee simple title there- to, subject to existing liens. (c) That exceptant values said land as follows: 130 acres Ridge @ $ 1~ $ /:fo,cJO 377 acres Slope @ $ $ 7-f'ioo ( d) ' OCJ ')- ~?/., () 0 That the buildings , timber, mineral water, and other improveme nts on said land are valued as follows: Hotel buildings and other impr.oveme nts ~Sooo. oo Four mineral springs, one with a flow of 3500 gallons every 24 hours and one with a flow of 500 gallons every 24 hours, containing valuable healing qualities ~Sooo. oo Fruit trees Timber I 3D, /3"eJ. 'ci' i f ! 0 0 , 00 Aggregate value Given this ~ ,,r:; ~I Q ocJ 11- . C)CJ day of August, 1933. \... &- ?-~ Sworn to and subscribed before me, a notary public in and for the ~ of --~~'e'!'f:t ffi~, in the State of Virginia, this ~z ~ay of August, 1933. , N. P. M 0mmiss10 Ex ir Jul 7, 19 1 81 �\ MILLER . R. T. 325 ROCKINGHAM COUNTY IN RE . ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS submitted to the Governor arising in or out of Condemnation proceedings pending in the Circuit Court of Virgmnia under authority of the Shenandoah National Park Act . SUMMARY STATEMENT OF PETITIONER: EXCEPTANT: Miller , R. T. ORIGINAL CLAIM : Acreage Value $75,000 : Inc . Damages 600: VALUE ,tJLACED ON TRACT BY PETI'l IONER IS 1-1.PPRAISERS : 1 TRACT NO . VALUE 325 $4433 . 00 INCIDENTAL DAMAGES None BOARD OF APPRAISAL COMMISSIONERS 1''INDINGS: MAP NUMBER OF TRACT: 325 VALUE OF TRACT: TRACT NO . 325 INCIDENTAL DAMAGES VALUE None $4744 . 00 / �The basic differences between petitioner 1:.nd this exceptant re s to the cla ssificc.tion and value of the land c.nd i:::1provements , buildin~s , timber values ~nd nineral rights • .t.1.lthough ue believe the ve..lues reported by the petitioner t s appraisers were very l i beral and that the findings of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners as to values are substentially too high , we have accepted and \Jill not seek a louer valuation than their find ings as shmm on the above table e s in this case . Ls to the classification of the land and the other elements of value ue submit th&t these matters are correctly set forth in the Tork Sheet of the oard ui th refer·ence to this cc...se , c;,nd not as set forth in exceptant's stat~ ents . This ,~rk heet is filed i.7i th the record and u copy of this .Torl<: Sheet is submitted -rri th copy of the record tendered herevri th , L.nd ddition2l copies of the ,!ork Sheet in this c-se will be furnisned if desired . Subscribed to 1933 . o{ II c nd verified before me this the _O _ _d y of september , �MILLER, R. T. 2 AUGUSTA COUN'l'Y IN RE . ARBITRA'l'ION AGREEMEN·rs submitted to the Governor arising in or out of Condemnat ion Proceedin gs pending in the Circuit Court of Virginia under authority of the Shenandoa h National Park Act . SUMMARY STA'l'EivlEN'l' OF PETI TIONER: EXCEPTANT: Miller, R. T e ORIGINAL CLAJM : Acreage 600 : Value $75, ooo . oo: Inc. Damages VALUE PLACED ON TRACT BY PETITIONER ' S APPRAISERS: TRACT NO. VALUE 2 $161 . 50 INC • DAMAGES None BOARD OF APPRAISAL COMMISSIONERS FINDINGS: MAP NUMBER OF TRACT: 2 VALUE OF TRACT: TRACT NO . 2 VALUE $175 . 00 INC • DAMAGES None Copies of this statement are attached to the statement of Petitione r filed in the County in which the major portion of the land lies , and in which this exceptant has filed his statement . �VIRGINIA . IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY . The State Commiss ion on Cons er vat ion & Developm ent , of the State of Virg inia , Petiti orer , v. Cassand ra Lawson Atkins , et al s , defendan ts . In Re : Distribu trr:mof proceed s of condemn ation for :bract No . 325 . This day came the State Commiss ion on Conserva tinn & Developm ent, by crunsel , and moved the Court tD enter an order directin g the Treasur er of the St a te of Virginia , to pay to it , out of the proceeds of condemn ation of Tract No . 325 , the sum of ~37 . 50 , represen ting the amount of a certain p ledge :n:e.de by R . T. Miller , who claimed to be the owner of said tract, tD sr-dd State Commiss ion on Conserv ation & Developm ent, e.s a contribu tion for the establish ment of .Shenand oah Nationa l Pa rk , and in support of its said mot:i,on the said Cornmiss ion exhibite d to the Court, its motion in v,Titing setting forth all the facts in relation thereto, which has been heretofo re filed herein . Uporm. conside ration where of, it appearin g to the Court th'3.t the claim of said Commiss ion is not based upon any lien , l either on the land condemn ed or on the proceeds of conde mnation , an that said Commiss ion has failed to obtain the consent of the partie entitled to the proceeds of condemn ation to the payment of its clai , it is accordin gly adjudged , and ordered that the rr.otion of the Comission for hhe payment of said cl a im out of the proceeds of condemnatio n for said tract, be and the sarae is hereby denied. :,,. _, , J./'\ / • J / / J \ � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of 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 Meadows, JW - Mundy, Margaret Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context miller-r-t.pdf Title A name given to the resource Miller, R. T. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Black Rock Springs 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): 325 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 Miller https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/a92d44c7a4efaba7f7fe30fe0887ea28.pdf 262c91345deefbe0a4b43e2ccfc60131 PDF Text Text NAME OF CLAIMANT d-287 - Hiller , Victori& .! . Number of Acres: 106 Location: Roads: eep Run . • u. Positions 20:5-20G- 207-208-209 . • rt outside tha P(.,rk i....rea . ~ :o mi es vi'- lirt ro' ds to ort Re_publi c , the nec...rest shipping point . Soil: Sc. :1dy cl..... y loan oi' cood de:::,t~1 und fertility . tyJe , moderate slops . Cove c.nd ol o pe History of Tract and condition of timber: . . . 11 sa. { 4:;inb 1r has be ~n T'8 oved ro . this tr· ct . rnhe remuinin,; stl....nc. consists of bo• t 500 cords of fu_,l ,ood the gre" ter p' rt oJ' ,r'1ic:1 is mna 11 oaks of c. ood ua l i..,y . Improvements: Fone . Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: 00 Slope: 24 ~re lt e) Cove: 82 10 . 00 • 120 . 00 ~9{0 . 00 Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ £ 10 • 00 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard: $ 260 . 00 Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ 2j0 . 00 Value per acre for tract: $ 1 • 38 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ :·o'1e . ~ , / / ~ - -- ~--'---"c__--=--c:;::-----....~-=--- V~-~~103. �~~·::e ~ircuit ~~~i{,_~::;_,;;_ ___ County, Virginia, No. ________, At Law. The State Commission on Conserv;to:~:t D~velopment 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 and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit d upon the fili~g of s ~ ietition ___________ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this Court of_ __ Q(~ · as his answer to s · petition and to sai,_sl/1!0 tice. ~ 2---7,-,,1. / #1/1/ . M y name IS _____________________ (7 My post office address is __________ ~ - -ff-~-~:-==_----------------------I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about_ ___/__t.i-=: _______ acr~s, on which there are the following ~---n-:!;~~~----------------------- ~~~!dings and_ improvements =--------o~------- - - -:-- -:- - -:- This land is located about-Li _______ miles f r o m _ ~ - ~: ________ Virginia, in t h ~ __ 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. fl} ,., - - -------------------------~ ~ ------------------------------------ ~and are as follo,w s: 0~ :::nd o~~'),,;;:~:tove described tract-or parc~el South_ ('5_a:L_~~ _ ___ 7T~~ru;;,-~-~-~~ £. -~-2-'~~ - , ~ ~ - i __ _ -R~- East - ~ ~7 u;_ ~ I ac;i::: ! ~ ! ~ s c : : : : ~ ! : l a b o u g h e year __ff_lL_in the -.._ following manner: --~:-.i'_-~-~~ -----1h::,,.,,.~--~ k-Z~. - ~ ~' a.te ' ----------------~ ~-~--# fllf_~ I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $~t2.~-------· 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 $--22-~--------· I am the owner of ___ _f.O_________ 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: ---~-~-IJ,...-:.i::!:=_,.:__~--rt--~-~----- ----------rr.c-11dt£.__wµ_ -~ ~--~~L;-~~#,-----:---~(,__~-~--= ~-Ac-----,,1. 1.-v.:::t=J.~,~-- ::::_-~~j=L~nti~~; r~f ;;;e~~~~;~~-~~~)~ of___ ~t~~s-s-my sign~~~r1~ 3~r my name ~;F~'.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ E OF VIRG IA, COUNTY OF_U[~~~----~, l'o-w1t. The undersigned hereby certifies that__Z/_,;_~____7.J:: __~-------------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, 0 ' D this ______ ~ _________ day oL~r--~]9~f. ST t/ My Cor,missiort Expffui A~ra f - ~ _LC.~_ m~ _IQ~tD=-L._ ___(] _!_l__ Clerk of the Court, or Special Investigator or Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace. �County: Rockingham Distr:!.ot: 8tonewa.ll l/ ff 287 Victor w. Miller Aoreoge Claimed: Value Claimed: Location: ~: Asaeeaed 115 "2~00. 00 l'f 203 Deed 203 » ~2500.00 "2100.00 Deep Run. u. s. ~oaitions 205--206•207•208-209. the Park area. 1926 art outside Hone known Sandy clay loam of good depth and tertili ty. ~: Covo and slope type. moderate slopes. Roads: History: 2 miles Via dirt roads to '.Port Republic, the nearest shipping point. Ul saw t1 1 ber has been :removed from this tract. 'l'he remaining stand cons ists ot about 500 cords of t -1el wood the greater p rt of which is smoll oaks of g ood quality. 500 cords wood ) 50, , 250.00 IJl!Provernents: None Value of land by t;ro s: !zrut creaPie Cove VPlue ~.oo _,M l0t3 Total ' Value of land 'lotal value or timber Total value of tract Averege,. per aore Total 4.00 82 s lope Value per acre . 328.00 72.00 400.00 400.00 250.00 650.00 6.13 I I I 3'13 �,f287 - li c_tor iller County : Ro ckingham Distric t: Stonewa ll Samuel, . . Le 1is l. I3.& J . Li l ler . . ~eirs L. 8ipe 1£1nca st er ' L Xl- ~"Tl) Cove wne Jcnle - 1 1 - ~J cha ins ,., � 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 Meadows, JW - Mundy, Margaret Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context miller-victoria-w.pdf Title A name given to the resource Miller, Victoria W 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): 287 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 Miller https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/fa22ac3a6e143a49e6fb43599563dacf.pdf 39d6bef7b1e5a21dcdfebe3923472df8 PDF Text Text NAME OF CLAIMANT 7/289 - I!il ler .r. 3. ( nou ) C. •• C},·1l er . Number of Acres: 4 8 Location: Roads: Soil: Dea Run . D. u. osi tions 209 a nd 210, -rt outside the P-r'c ~r :... • _'lo mi l es vis. dirt roud to _ ort R ..,11')11 c , th n,3arest s'1i ..Jping point . s~·11· slopes cl.y 10~m of a cood deJt~ · n n~ ~airly smoo~h . fertility , ~oderate History of Tract and condition of timber: ...,:En---·e is ~bout 5 11 • bu . i't . of rLrCLlunt - able s tim "'r on t' is tr:....ct . 'i'he re, :...1·~1ng stL..nd coYJ.siLts o .. ·.i.' out 3 coris o::' :::'uel woocl • '3r L..Cre . 5 • • d . i't. o.J.." su t L'1DJr . 144 cords ocd . Improvements: Ho:1e . Acreage and value of types : Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: ?,7 Cove: '-21 'trj . loti . oo GO 8 . ')0 1 08 . 00 - -,60~3 . 00 Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: 30 . 00 Value of Land: $ '.)03 . 00 7U . 00 Value of Improvements: $ -;393 . 00 Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ .2 'j . 00 Value of Wood: $ ,.,0 . 00 Value per acre for tract: $ 8 . 1 8 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ ·;c. .J.: . ~- ~ . CLS"h" lo~ �Claim of_ ___ W. _ B. _ Mille r and_ YI . _S. Mill er----- ------- ------- ------- --------In the Circuit Court of__.R_Qg.k1D.Zb~JJL __________ County, Virgini a, No. ________ , At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia , Petitioner, vs. ____ W. _B •__and _VI. _S. _Mille r------ ------- ------- ------- ------- --------· Rockin. more or 1ess, of 1an d m----(l"ham. ------= · · D ef en d an t s. ------- ------- - Coun t y, v·1rgmia, The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in respons e to the notice of condemnation upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of theawarde d Circuit Court of_ ____ F.9_q_tJ_I!gA.~11l-------- County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to said notice. ~~jdl~lis~-~~-----!~!.-~!.-~!!~}..-~!'--~~~-J!.! __~.! __¥!1_~~ ~------ -------- ------ ~ post office address is _______~~~~Y -~r.!.L _y~-·-- -------- -------- -------- ------- Weclaim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, contain ing about_ _____Q.Q__________ acres, on which there are the followin g buildings and improve ments: ________:tf.9_1 1~----- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------- This land is located about_ __l½_ ______ miles from ___:e.or_t_Re.pu..Qli_c.~--------Virginia , in the ____A~!_l~l _______ Magiste rial District of said County. Wf 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.) W. B.------Mille r and W. S. Mille r joint owner s ------- ------------- ------- ------- -----~- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ---The land owners adjacen t to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows: North ___________ County road _________________________________________________ __ _ South ___________ Park_ area-- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- --------East ____________ Victo r Mille r _______________ . ------- ------- ------- ------- ----West ____________ Shule rs ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------Weacquired0:dij right, title, estate or interest to this propert y about the year __ J_~~~---in the following manner : _ ____________ By _purch ase _and_ inheri tance- ------- ------- ------- ------------- ---- Wt claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improve ments thereon is $--~t9_q_g~_q_~----· Wp claim that the total value of ~rrigh t, title, estate or interest , in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improve ments thereon is $-~i.9Q:!..!9_Q ____ . W~ diTue owner of_ _____49________ acres of land adjoinin g the above describe d tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park area, which'V'leclaim will be damage d by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $ __ 9QQ.!_9_Q ________ . (In the space below should be set out any additional stateme nts or informa tion as to this claim which claiman t desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). Remar ks·---- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------~ ------- ------- ------- -- (Continue remark s if necessa ry on the back). Witness my signatu re (or my name and mark attache d hereto) this _____!P-fA'.____ day -i:;;/~ ~ ~ - ~ e,o-~ . ------ -----of __Z:::: ~r-= ---, 1931. _______ ffi~------ ----STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF __ -c:r} tr_= -£-~ To-w it: ,AlllrLJ.lil'f}u ' / # ~ The undersi gned hereby certifies that_ ____ .}t_il .!'.!"~ --'=-~ --- - --~----the above named claimantspersonally appeare d before him and made oath hat the matters and things appeari ng in his above answer are true to the best of his knowled ge and belief, this _____ _LQ_~_____ day o L ~ : ~ - ~ ~ ~ - - - rJ Ii/J· / . "/-E Clerk of the Court, or Spec· Investig ator or Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace. " rm s1on c.xp1re uec, L~, 1:16 I f\ �I c ount~-: Roc·;:inehs.m District: s tonewall? .. 1__~_~_;'_ ' • _B_._&....~_ :, ._f_>•_____ti.... _ t-_2_8_9____ Acreage Claimed: Value Claimed: Location: 60 .ssessed u. s. ·ositions 209 and 210, patt outside the None known • Incumbranees , oount -.r claims or laps: Roads: ..,3500,00 aren. . park .QQ.!.!: Deed 99 - 1 - 33 01290.00 ft 5000.00 Deep Run. 99-1-33 l:IL~ ~ Sandy oluy loam of a good depth and fertility, moderate elopes and fairly smooth. 2 miles via dirt road to Fort Republic , the nearest shipping point . History of traot and condition of ti.mber: There is about 5 M. Bd. ft. of merchantable sau timber on this tract. The remaining stand consists of about 3 eds, of fuel ood per acre. $4,. 00 per M. ----------- "' 20.00 5 • Bd . ft. of so.w timber ?2.00 144 Odo. wood O 50¢ per od. --------•--- ------------ -- ~92.00 Iwrovements : ----- Value of taAd by types: Type Cove Slope 21 27 ~ Total vol ue of land ; 213 .00 Total value of improvements Total value of ti•ber Total vaU.ue of tract Average value per acre Value Total Value ~5 .00 " 105.00 4.00 108.00 ~;213.00 ner a.ore Acreage 92.00 305 .00 J 6.35 1 �,r289 - iller . County : tOC ... in{ h&m District : St newull Vic4:;or ·r . i i ller .. rs . Toru -Udlo,1 .... ry .L.nn ........ nc ... ster I -=:G----:"m Covo - 5:'...o"'ie Cc le - l" - . . v ch ins � 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 Meadows, JW - Mundy, Margaret Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context miller-w-b.pdf Title A name given to the resource Miller, W. B. 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): 289 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 Miller https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/009fb8125816bb73c96d01af63470079.pdf 5786f9b88b77365949313f9b4efb068f PDF Text Text ROCKD GHt .:T COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #352 - l.Iishalleny , Salem Number of Acres: 2 Location: Richland Heights , part outside the Park area . Roads: Three miles via dirt road to Grottoes , the ne rest shipping point . Soil: Sandy loam, slope type , thin soil covered with small loose rock . History of Tract and condition of timber: Improvements: Bush land , no timber . None . Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 10 . 00 2 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 10 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ 5. 00 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE . �II . 35:1 .... $ .. t 1ohl nd u· s: 1 , th .·n ol po , no ti . ... ... • O:t; 01~ t 'ot· l ot l lu ,t l v lue o t ,.v tz o!' 1 ot' il l 0 &. d -,!'< .. ;;, t ' ,$ • n 1~ 0 O 1m. r trro · d,: e .oo . <.O 11 o.rvm.~ , m: ll lo ,;e cl �a!nmwnunttttlt11 nf llirgiuta TREASURER ' S OFFICE RICHMOND , VA . Janu ary 18, 1934 JOHN M. PURCELL TR EAS U RER O F VIRG IN IA This is to certify that I, J . M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia have this 18 day of January in accordanc e with an order of the circuit court of Rockingham County dated 1/15/34 in the cause of t he State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia vs . - - - -- ~C~a=s~ s~a=n=dr=--"a-'---L_a_w ----'-s--o_ -'- n_ A_t_k_i_n _s _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ____ paid to Sale:mm Mishalany and Josephine Mishalany, Grottoes,Va. $ 10.00 being in full settlement of tract #352 in the above mentioned cause . 43S" �·- QtnmmnuwtaltI, nf llirgiuta TREASURE R'S OFFICE RICHMOND , VA. January 1 8 , 1 934 JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA Saleem Mishalany and Josephin e Mishalany -~Gr_o-t toes, Virgini a Received of J.M. Purcell , Treasur er of Virginia , the sum of$ Jo.oo , in accordan ce with an order of the Circuit Court of the county Of- - Ro ckingham entered on the 15h day -- ---""'----- ------ of JanuarYJ._93_! , in the matter of the State Commiss ion on Conserv ati on and Dev elopmen t 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 settleme nt for the tract of land known in said proceed ing as # _ 3_5 _2 _ __ Sign or ig inal and duplica t e and r e turn to the Treasur er of Vi r g ini a . Y3b �IN THE C mcurT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VIRGil{IA. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of' Virginia v. Petitioner #1829 Cassandra Lawson Atkins,et als, etc. On this, the / Defendants day of .Tanuary, 1934, came Saleem Mishalany and .Tosephine Mishalany, and on their motion leave is given them to file their application for the payment to them of' the sum of' $10.00, the amount of the award set out in the a.ward of conde.IllIR tion :for Tract No. 352, heretofore paid into Court. And it appearing fran. the report of the Board o-.r Appraisal Commissioners heretofore filed in this ca use, and in the petition for judgment and condemnation entered herein on t h e _ day of' Nowember, 1933, that in the opinion of petitioner, the said Saleem Mishalany and .Tosephine Mishalany a.re in vested with a superior-- or better right or claim or title in and to the said Tract of land No. 352, and that the record of' this cause doas not disclose any denial or dispute by any party or person in interest as to the title to the said Tract No. 352, or to the proceeds arising frcm the condemnation thereof, and that the said Saleem Mishalany and .Tosephine Mishalany are entitled to receive the proceeds arising from the condemnation of said Tract Ho. 352, and it further appearing to t.he Court that all taxes due or taxable upon said Tract No . 352 have been .raid: Up.o n c onsidera.tion whereof, it is considered and ordered by the Court that the said sumo~ $10.00 paid into Court by petitioner as just can.pensation for Tract No. 352 be paid unto the said Saleem Misha1-any and .Tosephine Mishalany; and the Clerk of this Court is directed to -transm.1 t a certified copy of' this order to the Treasurer of' Virginia, who shall pay unt,o the said Saleem Mi s halany ar:d .Tosephine Mishalany the said sum of $10. 00, the amount of the award set out in the judgment of condemnation for Tract No. 352, taking from the said Saleem Mishalany and .Josephine Mishalany receipt tl:e refor ard certifying such payment to the Clerk of this Court for appropr:ia.. te en try thereof as required by law. /5 Z... �STATE OF_VIR GIN IA, COUNTY OF ROCKINGHAM, to-w:i t: I, J. :Eb ber t Sw Roc kin gha m Cou nty do her eby ceritze r, Cle rk of the Cir cui t Cou rt of do not sho w any del inq uen t tax estify tha t the rec ord s in my off ice sto new all Di str ict , ass ess ed in aga ins t the tra c~ of 10 acr es in the nam e of Sal eem b~ iesepai:::r:i:e:_ ~ . Mi sha lan y. Giv en und er my han d thi s 13t h day of ~an ua:r y, · 193 4. - Ro cki ngh am �M. H. HARRISO N TREASURE R OF ROCKINGH AM COUNTY HARRISONBU RG, VIRGINIA To Whrn:1 It May Concern : I herebv certify that the records of my office show that the taxes for the years 1932 and 1933 on a tract of 10- 0 - 0 acres of land assessed in the name of S . I\:ishala:r_y , situate in the :9lue Ridge f~ountajns in btonewall District, Rockingham County, has been paid . ~11 taxes prior to that time , if any be unpaid, are a matter of record in the Clerk's Office of said County . January 1934 . Given llnder my hand this 13th day of �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. _,_::2_ __~ 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 N o.3_£~-- $ . / - ~ - ~ n Tract No. __ __________ $ __________ ; on Tract No. ------------ $----------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 th&~~-7 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 a,ising from the eondemnat~ ~ - - ~~ cJ ·/J# ,#1~-/~f /c-o-o - ,,/ 1 ·;~, '. ~ 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: I 1 ;ur-~-1 l- 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. _:J_..f?.--:;2__ $L-'2~: 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 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. 7 'r ,,... ~ ,._,t._. r- / �State of Virginia, County of Rockingiam, to-wit: This day personally.~peared before me Saleem Mishalany and Josephine H. Mishai.any, and made oath that the statements contained in the above petition so far as made on their own information are true and so far as made upon information of others they believe them to be true. Given under my hand this 13th day of January, 1934. ~ ,notary public. � 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 Meadows, JW - Mundy, Margaret Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mishalleny-salem.pdf Title A name given to the resource Mishalleny, Salem 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): 352 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 Mishalleny https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/4f81d8fc66d38671632bc9b24252369e.pdf 78b4e71027a11e100247f6e5414aec48 PDF Text Text ROCKINGHAM COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #243 - Moore , Minnie Number of Acres: 98 Location: Head of Hawk sbill Creek , and entir ely withi n the Roads: . Seven miles of good dirt road to Yance y , the neare st shipp ing point . Soil: (See rever se side for Soil infor matio n) ark area . History of Tract and cond ition of timber: The tract has been cut over at vario us times in the past, and there is no merch antab le timbe r . There is a fair stand of some oak and hicko ry ~1th a few yello w popla rs and white pine up to 16" DBI-I. Improvements: N one . Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 56 ~5 . 00 280 . 00 30 . 00 1260 . 00 i1540 . 00 Cove: Grazing Land: 42 , ' 98 Fields Restocking : Cultiva ted Land: Orchard: Minera ls : Value of Land: $ 1540 . 00 Value of Improv ements : $ 50 . 00 ~1590 . 00 Value of Orchar d : $ Value of Minera ls: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value ofTim ber: $ 50 . 00 Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $16 . 22 Inciden tal damag es arising from the taking of this tract: $ NON~ . ~ -~ : CLEP.K . S3 �~~- Claim of___ ___ Z__.~- -------- -------- -------- -------- --In the Circuit Court of___ -~.------ --------C ounty, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law. The State Commission on onservatio n and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. _____________________________________________________________________________ _ --------------------- .---~--- - ---------- ---------- -------. --..---------- ---------- -- more or less, of land m__ _ _ _ ___________ ounty, V1rgmia, Defendant s. The undersigned, in answer o the pet" on of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, a d in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon t h e fig ! of aid petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court of_ _ _ __ ___ _ _______ ty, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his ans er to said etition and to said notice. My name is ____ 1,--~---- ---------My post office address is_~~ -____ ________ (_ __,_ ______· ___________ _ I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tr ct or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about__£_ %_-l'f=-= ____ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvem ents: ___________________________________________________________ _ ~ ---Z~ _---, ___ ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- · _____; ;j ;I~ A----... ---------- --------This land is locate aboutJ~_!'.k,_,(Z.~-miles from ______ ~ - - - - - - - -Virginia , in th _ _ 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 ~:~c:e;:~~:l~~~:~:~~~::f::~:=t:~:~ :ett_~~a,:~;J~~~-tr:~_o: ~:~~] ~~-~]~:~ s th_.lJ-- c-~_r-c ... ---------- ------· ~---- ------ ------ ---st __________________________________________________ ____________________________ _ est_____________________________ _________________________________________________ _ I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year_J-f- .//_in the following man~er: ~ ~ :::~a!~~::]:~~~~~=:~ t:rov~:e~ on is $.;l..j. '.io~~ 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 $--------- -------· 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 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). Remar ks· _________________________________________________________________ -----·- __ _ ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). Witness my signature (or my name and mark attached hereto) this ___ /_:3________ day oL_~~- =------- -, 19'?/. ~~~~--------STfTE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF ___ To-wit: The undersigne d 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, ClJ- ~ _ --~--, this ____ J-~---- ----day of__d -~~ ~~~~ Special -- ' estigator-or Notary Public, or Justice of e Peace. �t · 1:ockineh Di~i¥¥ci; Stonewall Q243 -= ·oorc ! f.i_crease Gla i m,ed : 9 2 • " 1 • in.1io ... . Assessed : 88 A --60 Vnluo CJ.o.hmd: "'2300 .oo Loco. tion: :ead of Deed : 98 A- 69 P • tt, .a.v, sb 111 Greek: an,1 entirely Ir4c'Qr.lbran c es, counter olai1 s or l ans: .. __ i i . ~ · • 11 1000 . oo tl 911) i thin the Pe.rk area . 1.one kno m . Dundy loar; of good ao-c uh a.nd fertility except for few shaley spots. 11.'here iG a small amount 01"' loose rocks an few outcrops "'ound on tl-ie slope. 'l'he wood9d portio is steep 1th ,;7 ! [ -., ,xpor-i ::..·<-. The first class grazing land h s gentle to moderate slopes 1 i th eood 'blue grass turf, f'ev weeds and no brush. The second class has poor soil with many rocks and woads., Tl' e third class 1s stoop o.nc L s r,ot been cleared vo~y long. Tho turf io i:::-l :patc,hos with considera ble loes, ·la.okberr- iee. roolrn~ brusn and bare soil. There is not mu~h ,a te1· ,1n t i e tract. Roads : ,1even 1 ilos of g od dirt :to1d to Yancey, t· e nearest sr 1.ppin point. ~1istory of tract and crnnd~-~ion of tlmbe : frhe tract las been c ut over at various times in tho psst; e..nd Jr or is no m.erchant ... ble tirrber, ~'hero io o. fair s vand of some oru: and hickory with a fe~, yellow po_plors a n d 1llite pine up to l6f' BBH . 4 Improvements! None . Val1:e of land by; t;l]2 c ~: Tyne Slope i-g 1 Fg II Fg III ri.c:r;eage 46 v·a.1 ·10 ~ ac..?:'~ .;:1:00 20 4:5.00 8 18.00 14 88 Total value of lanc1 Total value of tract Average value per acre 14. 0C 1·otal VaJ.,10 ' '131'3.00 900.00 144 •.00 196 . 00 ""1'3i"/e.cm .,..1378 . 00 13r1e.oo 15 . 66 zecz �NOTE-This need not be filed until the record discloses that the awards have been paid into the custody of the Courts. Virginia: In the Circuit Court of Rockingham County The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia .. PETITIONER . V. At Law No. 1829 Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand, Five Hundred and DEFENDANT S. Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of land, more or less . . . . . . . . . . . Comes now the undersigned and shows to the Court : That a judgment in rem has heretofore beerr 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. __ 243- _____ : 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. __2i..3 ____ $_J.g_~ Q-'-0 9on 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; Minnie E. Moore 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 contribut ion pledge , obligating the owner, Minnie E . Moore , to give 5 acres of her ls.nd 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 - said .q.ward(s) except the following named persons whose interest in said tract(s) or in the proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof on the date of entry of said judgment was as follows: Wherefore, your undersigned pray(s) that [he (they) be made a party (parties) herein under the provisions of Section 21 of the Public Park Condemnation Act, and that] an order be entered for the distribution of said sum(s) set forth in said judgment in rem as constituting the award(s) for the fee simple estate in the said tract(s) condemned as aforesaid, and for the payment to the undersigned of the said award(s) or of as much thereof as the Court may find that the undersigned is (are) entitled to receive, and which the undersigned aver(s) is as follows: Tract No. __g_1,A_ ______ $-~.9_! 9_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 ~~~= =--------------------- ------------------------------------------~ .________.----- ::_:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ~--~ ~ -----B~~: STATE COivfolISSION ON CONSERVAT ION &- 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. 75 �ST ATE OF VIRGI NIA ) COUI'r.I1Y OF WARREN ) SS Persona lly appeared befor-e me the undersig ned 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 Co mmiss ion on Conserv ation and Developm ent in immedia te charge of the records of the Shenand oah Nati onal Park Division thereof having to do with claims of the Commiss i on for dis tribu t ive sha res of condemna tion awards in the Shenando ah Nationa l Park condemn ation proceedi ngs pending in the Circuit .Courts of Virginia , by·reaso n of contrac ts and agreeme nts ent ered into with the owners of lands'so ught to be condemned in these proceed ings , and that the v1i thin claim is just and cn:r-rect . Witness my signatur e this 8th ~~w3~~ " ________,___h- ~ - · Notary rubJ:tc NOTARY PUBLIC !il)l Commi!r.ion Expires Sep. 8~ 1934 �OLnmmnuwraltq nf lliirgiuia TREASUER'S OFFICE RI C H M O N D , VA , May 28 , 1934 JOHN M , PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA This is to certify that I , J . M. Purcell , Treasurer of Virginia have this ~2~8~_day of May i n accordance with an order of the circuit court of B.ockini:rharn County in the cause of the State Commission on Conservation and Develo:pment of the State of Virginia vs • _______..,C=a=s=s=-a=n=d=rc..a=~ L =a=wc-=s'-'o=-=n=------cA =-=t-=k=i=-=n=s= - - - - - - - - - - :p aid to Minnie E . JJoore $ 1, 590 . 00 being in ful l settlement of tract # 243 in the above mentioned cause . ,oo �Q!ommnuwtaltq of 1ilirgiuta TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA. May 28 , 1934 JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA Minnie E. Moore Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia, the sum of$ 1 1 590.00 , in accordance with an order of the Circuit Court of the county of___~R~a~c-~-1~n~g~h~run-..._ _ entered on the 25th day of __M~ay.,__ _ 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 k nown in said proceeding as# 2~4=3,c___ _ Sign original and duplicate and return to the Treasurer of Virg inia. 101 �IN THE CIRCUIT COUR'I.1 OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY , VIRGINIA The State Commission on Conservation and Development vs . Cassandra Lawson Atkins, and others . On this, the :;? .,·--- day of May, 1934, came Minnie E . Moore and on her motion leave is given her to file her ap p li cation for the disbursement of the sum of $1 , 590 . 00, the amount of the award set out in the judgment of condemnation for Tract No . 243, and heretofore paid into Court . And likewise came Effie C. Hilbert , John R. Moore, Mabel C. Longley , Earl E. Moore and Claude T. Moore, 1ivho asked permission to file their answer to said application , which is accordingly filed . And it appearing to the Court that the said Effie C. Hilbert, John R. Moore, J\fi.able C. Longley, Earl E . Mo ore and Claude T. Moore have assigned and transferred any interest they may have in the said fund arising from the condemnation of Minnie E. Moore; '11ract No . 243, to the said that the said Minnie E. Moore is invested with a superior or better right or claim of title in and to the said tract of land No . 243 than any other person or persons and that the record in this cause does not disclose any denial or dispute by any party in interest as to the title to said Tract No . 243 , or to the proceeds arising from the condmenation of said Tract No . 243, and it further appearing to the Court that all taxes due on said Tract No . 243, have been paid, upon consideration whereof it is considered and ordered by the Court that the said sum of $1 , 590 . 00 paid into Court by petitioner as just compensation fu~ Tract No . 243 be paid unto said MinnieE . Moore 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 Minnie E . Moore the said sum of $1 , 590 . 00, the amount of theaward set out in the judgment of condemnation for Tract No . 243, taking from the said Minnie E. Moore a receipt therefor, and certifying such payment to the Clerk of this Court for appropriate entry 23~ �2. thereof as re ~uired by law . Enter : _f/~ 1.t ...;.. 1~,1.;;.y;!J;__ ~ ___ Judg e �H-i T.Li. Cli,Cul1 C01..iiiT CF r..OCKLG. COU,Tr , VL,Cir IA A11 The S ti te Commission en Conserv::i. ticn u.nd Lev;:;l _,pmen t vs. · h" :Aoo r ~ nswe r of Effio C. ailbert , John R . 1/ioo ra, .~ablo C. Lon 6 ley , --d.rl : . und Clc1.uc.e T . itoo re to J?&ti tion filed in t.1e Circuit Court cf Ro ckin,)1am County by :'lli,.nie .., • Jtcor., for t11::: distribu ticn of tne $U,Ti cf 1 , 590 . CO , beinl t 1e a·.'lard for fr ct No . ~43 . s,.1.id r,ctition , or tc so wuch t,.-,r-,of, s tr:eJ fl.re u.avisveo it is a,<-1.tcri..tl fer t. w to r.s.,er, ans,ter 'i."1at it is true ~Lc:..t t:lc} d.rv tr,o cr,l:, sor:s ci.l'i 0. u.r10 S<iY: oau 0 hh,r·s of th::; le1. te J . "\oor-o u.r,c ti-mt the:>, u.rE; all c.1.Love trio ci.!:,C of 21 :; ,;;u.r b; ti1u. t t[J6 th ..;i r intc.r.,s ~s iz, Suid hv . ~43 r ... ct C, 11,1.no u ... tior, td_,n,of, to tnt>ir 1uot1,er , ... ira·ic entire fund to her . And ther Jill sv er ~r~r , etc . b , I C, s. dSSibr, ar,d tro.r s fs r ir tt,e fur.c arisir, 6 frcn, the cor:0011- ,1oure , ... no re¼u st t.i;;; Court t o f-"-Y tne �I l\ THE CIBCUI T C0Uh1' OJ. F,OCKI:NGHA,,, CC1U 1'J')' , VHGIJH A 'i'ne Stcite Cummiesi or 0r Conservation ctnc Develu ment of the Stu te o: Vi r j.nia Peti tior er At Law ~o . 1629 vs . trier ~ Cc:tssancira Lawson Atkir..s ::..r.e, Tc the bcn . l-! . 1, . u;fu,dar.ts bcirtrarr. , Judge e,f Sdia Covr Your p6ti tic.r_er , 111.nr.ie .c., . tJtuur_, , rsspect:fully r_,vrcsents tw~.t u. jucigmer.t eret0fore r,een enterec, in this f,roce--aing, , cor,oen,rnng tc t,:~ us:; of in rFm h1s tr:tct 0f lar:o oitu ... teo on tt.;:; ...-lue I-.id 6 e tr.e peti tier.er tne foe sin,i:,le estdte ir: .1our.tair_ , L; ir t16 6tl.St.::m pcrticn c,f StonE;N;;i.11 Distri.;t , Rockir.gba1:. Cour_ty , Vi:--gi i:1 , which tract is dc;scri beo iri tr.:;; r,,_p<..rt c- f tnij Apprc:iiS.:l.l Cc.mini :.;sic.r, rs shewn , rumbered ar.c oelireb.ted en the County lio . 243 , at the price of 1 :rsir , and .m&rship J,ap , filed Uererit:h , as Tnct 1 , 590 . 00 , t,is l::ein 6 a 1,art of tr.<, tract of lar.d 1'1ich v1as ccr,vey,.,o t0 tt;e iate J . S. ,,:oore , nus 'c;,no e,f pstiti0rsr , b;' A. S . P,:ider , by dssd d""teo 10verber G2 , FlC , ,:H1 u reccrcu:;;o ir. t,1e Cl::,r}'s Offics <J t:1is Court ir, De-,d Eook lo . £11, ___ t page 271 , the S<iici J . S. -1:0::re bcivin!., ceparted this ljfs in tr:e :-e_r 1r11 , the sc:;,id tr1ct cf lHr.; p:.tssec tc your petitiorer ar;c ..,f''ie C. hilbert , Joern R. ,oore , '.,able C. Longl-.:v , .c,a.rl ar.o -t;IiS ::!; . toor_, r.o CL.1."'c~ '- · ,,\oor::; , childr6n of pstit.ior.er Stio J. S. ,;10ore , uroer tnc; lt:t::;t .. ill or o.do J • • .t.ocra .,nich is recoraeo }l::tr,e 394 . A cof,y cf saio :ill in tne Clerk ' s vffice cf tnis Court ir, ,ill Book i,o . ~ m:...rksd 11.i!,xnibi t 11ill" , is nr::,r3tc tc be r ead tt.... cneu .1nd r:1: 0' art h ..n-ec f . s Ycur p ti ticnsr f1-,rt_,er sLo.,s tc tm, Cuurt that dll taxes have bser. p ... io tt, "'no ir.ducing tr.3 y-,ar 193~ . dnC sne r,e re·:itb fil -s C-:,rtific~tes to th"' t e feet fron. _,1. lf . L"'rrisLr!, i'r.;a.s1.,srer cf :?.ockir:ghc::1.m Coul'!ty, cl.rid J . E . Svitzer, Certific-tt-s .. us . 1 ~no:-:. , r-,spec'tivelL uno _f,rayeo to ce r_,J.a '""s '4 part herecf. Your peti tie:r...,r furtuer snys t l::'..t the said r,rc,pert: is urincu,,1berec a.no tha t ro person ether tnan nerself ~no ner .~forus~ic chiloren is ertitled to share i~ ths dietributio~ of the SdiC aware . Your patitiorer , tnerefcr·e , pr-:s thc:tt st.(:; be !illc.,eo to f:ile her petitior it thJse procei:c'inp,s; t,1dt th"' sa.io t'..arl l:!. . ,/ioor-e ana Clauc.3 'l . ,1:0 re ff-it, C. rlilbEfft , John h . 'oo re , Mlblc C. Longls~, r" m---d:: defer.d,u, tu her.:,ir ~nct requireo tc. ans.ver , but r.ct under cath; t a t an order ua}' b0 �entered ·L this f r cceediL 6 for the distributi~n of s~ict petitioner m·y hkv3 such other and furt er relief rd , ~nd that } Our e the nat~re of the cause may require . --- --------------------------------- ---- 0, -~ ~a2/4 ~---i;;:::e1. State of Vir gir:ia. , Count~ cf Fockirgnam, tc - . it : This Od:, •.\ir.nil.3 E. core , the petitioner in tne ci.b ove :r::.1tt"'r , ai,,;::-ed befcre m• ,~ - ~ _ , •Not n erscn1lly Public _,- ar.d for ,, County of.._, fc,res id ar;a b..;ine, first ciul~· s. orn, oeposes and sa}S th.:it sh e is tie petitivner ir. the abovs named mc:.tter, th..1.t she is acqu~ir.ted .lith the f act s t ',ereir, set for-th , and tnat tne sa.io facts are tnue ... r.o c.orrect tc the best cf �fill Book 8 I, J . S. Moore , beir:t of sound mind a rd ais~osin~ memo r . do nake -.r,d publish this n. 1 1 st :,ill c..no tesfarr.ar.t , hereb:,, r evoking, (1) 11 fo r me r I direct uy executix tc ~a) a ll my just detts of ever y kind ard r, ture. (2) :ta.te l C . I tequeath to my children , Effie C. Hilbert , John R. Yoore , ,oo re , E 4rl E • .ioore ur.c Clu.ude T • .J1oore th e rrcceeds of a life jns~rArce ~olic:· cf five Thousand Doll~rs , ind t te· tc receive el:.ch tr.e r~fnom One Thousand Dollars . (3) I cevise rj llrequeath tom :, .1ife M"r.nie E . ,Foore all the resid ve of my pro1,erty , both persor: 1 and re:..:..l a.r.d the si.:..rr.e to be held nd used by her for her comfort &nd support as ·1 ell as fer the care , suJ:port nd educ:::.ticn of 'r,d 1,rOf,Br : ID} children in such .1u.ys as she ma:, deem rig,h t rr,d I rl so direct th"'-t at her Cie::ith that all m: prcpe r ty of every kina and natt..re , remainir:t:, ir, her nands shall ass tc my childn,n, c..rd they to r&ceive Shu.re .JJd si:iare o..like tr.erecf . ( 4) I r.er::/t:~ l-'!Jcint .1y .,ife ,Hu-de E . ,io ore, the execLtr-ix cf this my last ,,ill ctnci test..ur.sr, t ara cf .mom r.o bend sl. .... 11 bo re'-1;..iired ir. t..dn,ir.istn,tion . In .dtr.5f..S ,,ner-,cf 1 nave he reunto ,ritter.m) name opposite my se· 1 this the 1 :.-,tn d y of .A.u 6 ust, 1911 . J . S . :f.oore (SEAL) The s,iid test· tcr , J . S . Joore , signed this i n tn:ment , ard declared the s.:1me as 1:1.r.d fer his L:..st ,>'ill ar.a testament in our t're serce , ar.d Ne at his re'iuest ~rd in his l-reser,c , :u:d in the r,reser.ce of eac.a other , ha.vsnereL,r,to s uc scribed our ni:<llleo a.S ?:.1.ttestirg :1i tressss . P . E . F . :,; ood C.L.i rer,ce J .... ck s~ n �----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ---)1_,a, t I hereb~ certif) that there are ~o aeliquent taxes ir my office gair.st saici. tr.;1.c t c;f 8e- l-29 ere s of Lu.d assessed in the name cf !,.ir.nie E . dtt ore , Sa.id ld.r.d tdr·g, situ... ted in the fark area in Stonewall District, Rockingham Count:·, Virginia. Giver, vrd er rri: 1 h.u,cl this 11th du:, of .by 1934. Clerk of the Circd t Court of ,ock ir. 1.)1arr. Ccunt) , Vir 6 inia �M. H. HARRISON TREASURER OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: I hereby certify that the records in this office show that the 1933 taxes have been pa.id on a certain tract of 88-1- 29 acres of land assessed in the name of Minnie E. Moore situate in the Park Area in Stonewall District, Rockingham County . All taxes pr~or to that time, if any be due, are a matter of record in the Clerk's Office of said County . Given under my hand this 10th day of May 1934. Treasurer �r Ji .. ~~ 131.7 4 131.7 4 131.7 4 I I 3 9 5 .2 l '.3 1.7 131.7 131.7 1'.31.7 2 i} 2 2 2 2 5 2 6.8 8 * ~ 3.90 2.00 116.0 0 I I 2 4 3.8 0 -3} '.3 95.2 2 5 26 .8 8 2 4 3 .8 0 1,165.90 -3} J RALPH H . BADER A TT O RNE Y A T L AW HARRISONBURG , V IR GIN IA I ~ I, I LJ ~ l' d 1.1.\i � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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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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Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Meadows, JW - Mundy, Margaret Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context moore-minnie.pdf Title A name given to the resource Moore, Minnie 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): 243 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 Moore https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/293bab50fbf9b13cc06aea9fc0b3c8be.pdf ed94efd6701e05e80a0bd73aeb6c1d66 PDF Text Text NAME OF CLAIMANT 'l If ·.,.. vJ-.....,-~ :·o,~.::.a, . . . . . . . ie II. L 1 Yo.·t, .T~ L _rustee Number of Acres: 1 ~ Location: ] il Roads: ~hr a Soil: ..., 1 o e . ntirel. ;-: n . ,i,.hin tl e ileu ov ·r co 1nt rk 2..r -... • ro-.d to L ... l nd ~ord . History of Tract and condition of timber: ..... 1 1' Improvements: ;·., tr ct ~s be n rr, mere' .. ,nt .blc; ti ,'.)er hus ' · t Jl· ')urne ov ,r . ~n r ,. ov d !~on, . Acreage and value of types : Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: ~.oo lZ Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 2'1 . ')Q Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ J . OO Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ ~ , u~,-r . . ..J. ft, / /_/..a. :. ,.. ~ ..1/Y. ~ '--'--=-----"-'---,,c:_:;;----5-....... v ~ ........ . �,r . Claim of ___ .ur ci __ t•i•..L "' _-'lCJ ... , .._ c ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---In the Circuit Court of_ ___ i~rd ~-....,.__J_,.: ... : ..: ... _________ County, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law. The State Commission on Conservati on and Developme nt of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. ______ - ______ - ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---· ---------- -------more or less, of land in ___,.L _L.....,_.__, _,_r-t------ ------Cou nty, Virginia, Defendant s. The undersigne d, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservati on and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnat ion awarded upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court oL_ AQ;!i l¼,:_:neu ________ .:__ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to said notice. My name is . ________ ... e..Q_J ~ ..... e--....er-_ .i- 9-- ----------- ---------- ---------- ------My post office address is ________ ..Y{~ ~u P.1..Q !,)_ _Va~ ---------- ---------- --------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 improvem ents :__!_,~~i~-~~ tL9.f. ___i_1; ~).-~ __g_QQ~_!. _9~~- ~J!.l~A ~ ---------- -or ::Jht.:t u. 40 or br, aJ:r~s oleared. remaind er 1 1·. brusn ni.:: ------------- ~--------- ---------- ---------- - - ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- -- --~our~;- ~~mber _____________________________________________________________________ _ · Ian d 1s · Ioca t e d a b ou t __________ Tl11s 2 __ m1·1 es f rom ___I ~AeL ~ .... :.d__________ Ford __________ v·1rgmia, ·· m · ___ ,.._y_______ th e __S_ _y+-01·1ew l.&. "" Mag1s · t errn · · 1 D"1st r1c · t of sai"d Coun t y. 0 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.) S ol e The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follo,w s: North _______ JJ .Al. xa d..er; ---------- ---------- -------- - ---------- ---------- ---South ________ Jledx.~~.,k. ___________________________________________________________ _ East ____________1... 1 • Eer r i s c,n '- ---- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- -----West _______________ S a l .lei e _____________________________________________________ _ I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year ___i _'~j._ l ___ in the following manner: _________________________1'cugh t _of _:.lir s . --- ~E~ ~--~ ~_!'~r~--------- ---------- ---------- I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvem ents thereon is $----'N9. !.Qk ____ , 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 $--~.E.~!-~ -------· 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 condemnat ion 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· ____ I _mn_a. w.id cw n ..d unable _t c _lo ok after_ th.Ls _l. a nd ______ _ - --the.r e:f.o -=:!- -e X-4- -r:r-l. .:!.in _...,i .t..--1.U--.my- 4-~-Ur._--:g,~t..l. C.,; ~ - • _..~y.J~J- ..n t - ~:.h- - - - - - - - - - - - _____ p:a:,i se _ i i ven ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). Witness my signature (or my name and mark attached hereto) this ______~~-~ -----day of_ __ A_~g..'."____________ , 193~. ~ -.. . . __ __.:_ ___ ' _0 __ ~----- ---------.., STATE OF VIRGINIA , COUNTY OF ___ ~;;..ngh anL ---------- , To-wit: The undersigne d hereby certifies that_Mr_a ,. _..Auru.. ._..u1o '.1.'.. s-----~ __----------- ---the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made th at the matters and things appearing in his above answer ar~-- tr.ue to the best of his/ nowledge and belief, .~ . this ___ "'~1 -~~ --------da y _of__ L ~~ ._ _______ -~ Il _.... ./ J.i._ ~ omnu. ,,. ... .l.On. e.~~1.:re~ 1. !J .,ti ::.. . • OJ. v, " ('" f, Jun . .J..132 - __ £ __________ :_ ~__________ __________ ____ _ · ~ ~ e,~ r, 6r ~lc"f~l''ffilt tflator or N ofaryPubl ic,YafY.Tti's'free'f>fYt~YP'Ja"(e. ~~ �QtnmmnuwrultlJ nf lllirgiutu TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA. January 13, 1934 JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA This is to certify that I, J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia have this 13 d.ay of January in accordance with an ord.er of the circuit court of Rockingham County dated 1/11/34 in the cause of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia vs. Cassandra Lawson At k ins ¾ gus ta National Bank -o~f~i:~>' t_a_u_n~t_o_n-, ~v=i~.r-g-. ~i-n~i-a~-,~T =ru s tee paid to Staunton, Virg inia $_ 2_4_._0_0_ __ __ being in full settlement of tract# 165-a-l in the above mentioned cause. 33b �Q!nmmnuwraltlJ nf llirgiuta TREASURER 'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA. January 13, 1934 JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA Augusta National Bank of Staunton , Virginia , Trustee Staunton, Virginia Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virg i n ia, the sum of $ 24 . 00 , in acc ordance wi th an order of the Ci rcuit Court of the c oun t y of_~R=o~ck=i=n~g=h=am~--- entered on the 2nd day of January 193__!_ , in the matter of the State Commi s sion on Conservat ion 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 others , be i ng full and complete settlemen t fo r the tra ct of land k nown in s aid proc e eding as# 165- A- l JAN 1 5 1934 AUGUSTA NATI ONAL BANK OF ST UNTON , VIRGINIA, TRUSTEB ST UN~ O N BY-0 -+. GD:4. ~ I' ~;;s ~ l f u US'J. 1 Sign original an d dupl i cat e and re t u r n t o t he Treasure r of Virginia . OFFleER . �VIRG INIA . IN THE CIRC UIT COURT OF ROCKINGID Jl COUNTY. The 3tat e Com miss ion on Con serv ation & Deve loprr B nt of the Stat e of Virg inia , peti tion er , v. Cass an dra Law sin Atki ns , et e.ls, defe ndan ts . In Re : Dis~ ribu tion of proc eeds of cond emn ation for 'T ract #,243 . This day came the Stat e i~ omn issio n on Com eratio n & Deve lopm ent, by coun sel , and move d the Cou rt to e..ntB r an rder dire ctin g the 'Trea sure r of the 3tat e of Virg inia , to pay to t , out of the proc eeds of Cond emna tion of 1 'l ractH o . 243 , the sullml f wl5 . OO repr esen ting the amou nt of a cert ain pled ge made by anni e Moor e , who claim ed to be the ovme r of said trac t , to said tate Com miss ion on Cons s rvat ion & Deve lopm ent , as a cont ribu tion or the esta blish men t of .:3he nand oah Nati onal Park , and in supp ort o ts said moti on , the s a id Com miss ion exhi bite d to the Cou rt , its otio n in writ ing sett ing fort h all the fact s in rela tion ther eto, v hich has been here tofo re file d here in . Upon cons ider a tion vm.e reof, it appe arin g tJ e Cou rt , that the clai m of said Corr miss ion is not base d on the lan ndem ned or on the proc eeds of conde mn.a tion and that sa id Com:n.iss io s faile d to obta in the cons ent of the part ies enti tled to the proC'Ond emna tion , to the paym ent of its claim , itis acco rdin gly and orde red that ihe mo tion of the Com miss ion for the paym en o said cl aim out of the proc eeds of cond emns tion for said trac t , b and the same is here by deni ed . ~~ f . f ' #'J \ I r J �tioner, 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 fi~ of id petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court of_fr(;/-------- - - - - ~ n t y , Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as h!Ya::: :;_:~~~ e'. ____ --n- ------zZ-:-;------------~~_y_q__t'-f- -~~--~--.S:~-- My post office address is ____ -I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about_ ___ J-'_Q_________ acres, on which there are the following ~~~~-~~:-~~~-=~~~~:~::v:-;;~::::----i ~ ; ~ ; s ~ ; ; ; : ~ e : a ! ~ o ~ ~ ~ ~ ; ~ - - - - - - - -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 above.) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~ ~ ------------------------ ---------------------:~~nd ownHc~'~-de scribed tract-or parcel of land are as follows: South ______ _l_ ____ ------- ------------------------ ---------------East__________ A.r,.....-A.,,, ),/,~~~~:141~-------- ------------------------ ---------West ___________ 1 acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year __________ in the following manner: ---lJJ::. ________ ------------------------------------------ :::::::::::::::::::~--o/-_~__:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: I claim that the t<;_~al value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $--J-.6-C-t2-f!J!_. I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $----------------· I am the owner of_ _______________ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park area, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $---------------- --· (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). Remarks·------------- ------------------------ ------------------------ ------------- ------------------------ -------------------- (Continue remarks if necessary on th~ck). Witness my signature (or my name and mark attached hereto) this ____~ ____ day --~-/4~ ------- of ___ ~ - ~ - - - - - , 193/1. STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF- ------- ~-_---~-----11-------, To-"7it: The undersigned hereby certifies that__~-_____ - - - ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - the above named claimant personally appeared bef e him and made oath that the matters and things appearing in his above answer are tru to the best of his knowledge and belief, th is-------~------day oL_?,-~--- ~~~~~ci___ nves~tor or Notary Public, or Justice the Peace. �-~~#-r=SG., -~~ -------------------------------- Claim oL __ In the Circuit Court of~t'~---~Q~--~--County, Virginia, No. ________, At Law. The State Co ission on Conserva ion and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs.__________ _ __ ------------------------ ------------------- ' ~;~~de~~iin~~. l~~~.ft~()~Cc~~ ;;;i~/~~i~~a,C~ :::;v~~?! and De- velopment of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the fip- of sai petitionzd published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court oL_L_______________ --~ounty, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer ~o sai etiti and to id notice. f --p;.~ My name 1s________ __ _L_, ,C.""'1-'!1,!-~-...,j-:,..-,-r.t--z My post office address is _____'.'.'.'LL ____._. 7 111 ~ ¼ ~--------------.__ __ _:-_...._ I claim a right, title, estate or inter~t in a 'tract or parcel of land within the area sought to _be_ condemn~d, containing _ab~---~--acr es, on which ther,e are the following bmldmgs and 1mpro~ents · - - - - ~ - - - ~ - - _ __ _ _ , ~~-~ ~::::=~-=---~-~~::~;~~/;:;;:;_::~.-;~ theJ~~1~~iste tial 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.) :~~~~~~he ~ d tract-or parcel of}~~d are as follows: ~:t Zr--K. ~ s- ~ v ~-~:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: West ~--~-~~-~------ ------------------ ------------------ --I acquired&6y right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year_f L~ ___ in the following manner: ~ ,. _ f e,L., ::::::::::::::::::::::::~~~~:Jk,.._~:::~-:T:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements there,,,t:Io on is $____ ,.;__.P-_Q_.,_ ___ . I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, ,,,t;'6 in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $__ i::J __~_t__!______ . I am the owner of_ _______________ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $------------------· (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). Remarks·------------- ------------------------ ------------------------ ------------- ------------------------ -------------------- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). W~s my signature (or my name and m~~ attached hereto) t~is _____ ~~----day ;~~;;~-:t~~~;;~, l~~~NTY OF _@_--~---f~:;Ji!~ )-~ The undersigned hereby certifies that~~L-.. ________ __________ _ the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters and things appearing in his abo3 answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, this ____ J __ ~ ________ day of___ ~ - - - - - - - , 193,~. (\ ' (J 0 .., I I I 'i 3 I 7 _2f-d-L_7Y]_!__ l;:;l~_')-J~_ ~lr 6f the Ceurt, or Special IavestigatoF'or Notary Public, o ~ . J � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of 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 Meadows, JW - Mundy, Margaret Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context morris-annie.pdf Title A name given to the resource Morris, Annie H. 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): 165-a-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 Morris https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/8c1e4b8f07501a1e0610f40e4457d8a5.pdf ac0c796cdf38a60361229a13d00e6d80 PDF Text Text tioner, 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 fi~ of id petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court of_fr(;/-------- - - - - ~ n t y , Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as h!Ya::: :;_:~~~ e'. ____ --n- ------zZ-:-;------------~~_y_q__t'-f- -~~--~--.S:~-- My post office address is ____ -I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about_ ___ J-'_Q_________ acres, on which there are the following ~~~~-~~:-~~~-=~~~~:~::v:-;;~::::----i ~ ; ~ ; s ~ ; ; ; : ~ e : a ! ~ o ~ ~ ~ ~ ; ~ - - - - - - - -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 above.) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~ ~ ------------------------ ---------------------:~~nd ownHc~'~-de scribed tract-or parcel of land are as follows: South ______ _l_ ____ ------- ------------------------ ---------------East__________ A.r,.....-A.,,, ),/,~~~~:141~-------- ------------------------ ---------West ___________ 1 acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year __________ in the following manner: ---lJJ::. ________ ------------------------------------------ :::::::::::::::::::~--o/-_~__:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: I claim that the t<;_~al value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $--J-.6-C-t2-f!J!_. I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $----------------· I am the owner of_ _______________ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park area, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $---------------- --· (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). Remarks·------------- ------------------------ ------------------------ ------------- ------------------------ -------------------- (Continue remarks if necessary on th~ck). Witness my signature (or my name and mark attached hereto) this ____~ ____ day --~-/4~ ------- of ___ ~ - ~ - - - - - , 193/1. STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF- ------- ~-_---~-----11-------, To-"7it: The undersigned hereby certifies that__~-_____ - - - ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - the above named claimant personally appeared bef e him and made oath that the matters and things appearing in his above answer are tru to the best of his knowledge and belief, th is-------~------day oL_?,-~--- ~~~~~ci___ nves~tor or Notary Public, or Justice the Peace. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 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 Meadows, JW - Mundy, Margaret Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context morris-ashby.pdf Title A name given to the resource Morris, Ashby Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Not Specified Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): Not Specified Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. (<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 Morris https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/760ca47b16426127d65500a3747a3278.pdf ccc2f61a624e70ae5dc82bf48aa87efe PDF Text Text -~~#-r=SG., -~~ -------------------------------- Claim oL __ In the Circuit Court of~t'~---~Q~--~--County, Virginia, No. ________, At Law. The State Co ission on Conserva ion and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs.__________ _ __ ------------------------ ------------------- ' ~;~~de~~iin~~. l~~~.ft~()~Cc~~ ;;;i~/~~i~~a,C~ :::;v~~?! and De- velopment of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the fip- of sai petitionzd published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court oL_L_______________ --~ounty, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer ~o sai etiti and to id notice. f --p;.~ My name 1s________ __ _L_, ,C.""'1-'!1,!-~-...,j-:,..-,-r.t--z My post office address is _____'.'.'.'LL ____._. 7 111 ~ ¼ ~--------------.__ __ _:-_...._ I claim a right, title, estate or inter~t in a 'tract or parcel of land within the area sought to _be_ condemn~d, containing _ab~---~--acr es, on which ther,e are the following bmldmgs and 1mpro~ents · - - - - ~ - - - ~ - - _ __ _ _ , ~~-~ ~::::=~-=---~-~~::~;~~/;:;;:;_::~.-;~ theJ~~1~~iste tial 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.) :~~~~~~he ~ d tract-or parcel of}~~d are as follows: ~:t Zr--K. ~ s- ~ v ~-~:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: West ~--~-~~-~------ ------------------ ------------------ --I acquired&6y right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year_f L~ ___ in the following manner: ~ ,. _ f e,L., ::::::::::::::::::::::::~~~~:Jk,.._~:::~-:T:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements there,,,t:Io on is $____ ,.;__.P-_Q_.,_ ___ . I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, ,,,t;'6 in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $__ i::J __~_t__!______ . I am the owner of_ _______________ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $------------------· (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). Remarks·------------- ------------------------ ------------------------ ------------- ------------------------ -------------------- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). W~s my signature (or my name and m~~ attached hereto) t~is _____ ~~----day ;~~;;~-:t~~~;;~, l~~~NTY OF _@_--~---f~:;Ji!~ )-~ The undersigned hereby certifies that~~L-.. ________ __________ _ the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters and things appearing in his abo3 answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, this ____ J __ ~ ________ day of___ ~ - - - - - - - , 193,~. (\ ' (J 0 .., I I I 'i 3 I 7 _2f-d-L_7Y]_!__ l;:;l~_')-J~_ ~lr 6f the Ceurt, or Special IavestigatoF'or Notary Public, o ~ . J � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of 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 Meadows, JW - Mundy, Margaret Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context morris-george-e.pdf Title A name given to the resource Morris, George E. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Not Specified Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): Not Specified Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. (<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 Morris https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/79728c663c20d44d864e1bc364f8e8c6.pdf 6c0633a8ebb21a817de295fe793e1729 PDF Text Text ROCKINGHhL-' COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #343 - Horris , J . H. Number of Acres: 7 Location: Deep Run. Roads: Three miles via dirt road to Port Republic , the nearest shipping point . Soil: Slope types . ~ntirely within the Park area . Sandy loam of u fair depth and fertility . History of Tract and condition of timber: ... 11 the merchantable saw timber has been · removed from this tract . The remaining stand consists of small oaks and S ) .e small scrubby short leaf pine . Improvements: N one . Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 7 5 . 00 ¢3:5 . 00 Cove: Grazing Land : Fields Restocking : Cultivated Land: Orchard: 50 . 00 .;85 . 00 Minerals: Value of Land:$ 30 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood : $ 50 . 00 Value per acre for tract : $ 1 2 . 14 Ir.cidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ NO NE . . ~~: CLERK. ~ �, --J Ootu1ty.: ::,1:ttrtot.: Hoc d tlt$b8ffi !1tc.:m@,lall toed l0. 24 110a n.oo lSll.4 1(12'1 7 .. 84 lt)0,. 00 '" no tlol.d ohot.tt loqa tion: - Soil : Slop e typ(t th : ll th : ond:y loePl ot a tnir do1r h ,uid tortU .1ty. ,,.ero h~ntc blt? 1•u,w tit bar hRa been :"t3niovod f'rorl'I thia tN.lt :t. 'dr reoo iniru t at.one! cone tat~ o;,· tu1s ll ouu 1.nd nmn.e f\M.U. 601" ~bby tJhu1•t lent i,')ine . Ab1'.lut fl oori. n t'u,il wood :~c.r nu,'ch ·12 eds., rtiel wood ·t 00¢ pa:: , rn.• oo '/£,,lue 2El' ucra •1 Velu e ot lrmd " " t1m er " •• t.rac' \ Avcr ug$ per aoru ~. 00 f.'lotal V· lue -m::o o ,e1,.oo 21 .. 00 4.?.00 a.oo 171 �,-t34 ,). . - rr. - . ·orris , 7ohn o 1 1't· ]ockingh · m Vis trict : 3tone-m ll N r..: .G :~T) .:_, 0~·0 i...lC .. 1 , - l ' = · ~O dL '._ s � 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 Meadows, JW - Mundy, Margaret Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context morris-j-h.pdf Title A name given to the resource Morris, J. H. 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): 343 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 Morris https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/6421e5673883194676cab95f1db7185a.pdf f8b5bf7c456634007515c920bc90d07b PDF Text Text ROCKINGHA.L COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #346 - Morr is , Jake Number of Acres: 9 Entir ely withi n the Park area . Location: Deep Run. Roads: Two and one- half miles via dirt road to Port Repu blic , the neare st shipp ing point . Soil: Sandy , clay loam. Slope type; rocky and thin . saw timbe r has been History of Tract and condition of timber: Lll the merch &ntab le remov ed from this tract . The remai ning stand cons ists of small oaks and yello w pine . oms , frame kitch en , Impro veme nts; Dwel ling: Lof , l6x20 ', with 2, ro rooo ceile d , fair 1 story 1 , roof 10xl2 ' , 1 room, paper cond ition , vacan t . cond ition . lmj lGJ ~tab le: Frame , 10xl2 ', paper roof , fair cond ition . fair , roof paper , . _ ~en house : Log , 6x8', ition . cond fair , roodi' paper , Hen house : Log, 8xl0' Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 8 $.5 . 00 440 . 00 1 30 . 00 30 . 00 $70 . 00 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: 9 Orchard: Minerals: 235 . 00 Value of Land: $ 70 . 00 Value of Improvements: $235 . 00 15 . 00 Value of Orchard: $ lj . 00 50 . 00 Value of Minerals : $ ~370 . 00 Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Valueo fWood : $ 50 . 00 Value per acre for tract: $11 . 11 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NOHE . ~ - -- - ~ - ~ - - . . # -CLERK. --- SZ- �,· • County: "--/Rookinghan District: Stonewall #346 • Morris, Jacob Ac rea.g e Cle. it.ied: 9 A. •24 P. Aeseaaed: 9-0•24 Value Clained: 180 . 00 Aasessed: Area: Location: Deep Run~ Roads: 50 . 00 9 Acres . Entirely within the Park are..1.. Incunbranoes, counter olains or laR~: Soil: DE D;9•0 - 24 ( 1918) Deed: 45 . 00 oandy. clay loan. None known. Slope type . ocky and thin . Two and one-1.alf ciles via. dirt road to Poatt Republic, the neo.rest shipping point . All the r:1ercha.ntable saw tinbor has been renoved froo this tract . Hiotor1 of tract and condition of tinber: The rer.iaining stand conaista of sml l oaks a.nd About four cordo of f uelwood per yellow pirie . acre . 34 cord.a fuelwood ® 751 ·-- , 24 . 00 Inprovenenta: Dwellin~: Log, 16x20' 1 with 2 roona, frace kitchen, 0xl2 • , 1 root1, p..'1.yer roof, 1 story, l roon ceiled, fair condition, vacant --- 100 . 00 Frace. 10xl2', paper roof , fair stable: 15. 00 oondit!on - .. -Hen house: Log, 8x8', paper roof , fair condit Ion -·-· Hen house: Log, 8xl0', paper roof, fair oondi tion ---- Value of land by tnea: T"rpe Value ier acre Slope Tillable 15. 00 -- 3.60 5 . 00 ~128:88 Total Value 24.oo 15 . 00 $39 . 0d Total value of l ~nd Total value of ioprovec.ents Total value of t inbor Total val uc of tract Average value per acre ' �Claim of Qad-e, d'~ --------------------------------------------- In the Ci~ourt of_ _____________ ----~-County, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law. The State C<5:1~i~s~o~on Conservat· n, and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs._~f.r'--~----- ------------------ ------------------ ------ ___ -------------------- 0------ - ·----y-------- ------------------------ -----------more or less, of land in_V£1L _______ ~ C o u n t y , Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned, in answer to the petiti of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, an in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the ~ of s ·d petiti~ and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court of_L/tp____ ______ _Z...~County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as h:ya;:: :~~~~~------- --------------- ------------~;.~:·: ::~t, ::t~:,e::~:~-~~~s; in a tr:ct-o~-~~~c~l-~;-1~~-;~t~i~-;~~-~~-.~~ght t;e~ollowing to _be_ condemn~d, containing about ___ ia,_.2. ft'-d.~ bu~~1~provemen ts: __ . .,Q~-------_ -_-__ --------_-__ -------------- ------------------------ -----· I/,---------------~--- ---------------------- -------Th~ l~located abo~L-!-L~~-miles :rom____ ~ - - - V i r g i n i a , in the~Mag1ster 1al D1str1ct of said Coun . 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 lan~°'vner adjacen~o t~ abov,.e described tract or parcel of land are as follo,w s: _ __ (!:. _L~-------------- ------------------- ----------North__ South _____ ~~ __ b:,__ / 2 J ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - East ___ 1 ___,___..,.._J£.,..L.....__.i_~- ----------·-------------- ---------------------- West ___ ll:,_...,.......,.;.-41,-~...__..,~---f-T-1 __ ~---------------- -----------------I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year _J__jl'il_in the ~ following manner: -~ ::::::::::::::::::::::~ -~-: ___:__ :::: __::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $____ j__f _~-----· 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 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·------------- ------------------------ ------------------------ ------------- $----~~~~:__. ------------------------ -------------------- (Continue remarks if necessary on !e back). 1:3~r of_ (J~nes_s-~y-s~gna'.~r my name and rk__'.~~=~~:!:::::::d~~ S ~ ~ ' COUNTY OF____ -----r--------------, To;w1t. The undersigned hereby certifies that__ - ~-- - ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . the above named claimant personally app e before him and made oath that the matters and things appearing in his~ve answ are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, )JL/ · . 0) · this _____):_k ________ day of ~ . J9~?· <J.r ,-f-~-Lh_ __ _ u ~ Clerk of the Court, or Special Investigator or Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace. ~ ~- ~~ ~-/~//,~~ �-- ~340 - aco ---------- ---------:----------- --...,, orris VQ'll1t is le N -~H U1 H 0 Victor j C') .,.; ,...., (') ':>·-! _j H 1 . 0 0 D --': o e - i l la· l c le - 1 1 = ~o chains � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of 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 Meadows, JW - Mundy, Margaret Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context morris-jake.pdf Title A name given to the resource Morris, Jake 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): 346 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 Morris https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/c2a43a5d3d689ebf45becca87ac5110d.pdf 60a637fbec114691f7692badc314f61a PDF Text Text ROCKINGHL ,1 COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT f/.350 - Morris, Ealinda Number of Acres: 1 Location: Madison Run . Entirely within the Park area . 222 . u. s. Position Roads: Two miles vi& dirt road to Port Republic , the nearest shipping point . Soil: S ndy lo of fair depth and fertility . History of Tract and condition of timber: 11 cleared and in cultivation. Improvements: Frame dwelling: 13xl8', with 3 rooms, two side rooms , 10xl2 & lOxll' , 6xl2' porch, paper roof, 1 ~ story, occupied by 00ner, board roof, poor condition. Frhme hen house :9x6x7', poor condition . :xlmpr:n:~"'U! lrame meat house: 9x6x7', poor condition. Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value . oo ,p25 . 00 Ridge: Slope: Cove: Grazing Land : Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: 1 2 Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 25 . 00 225 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ 225 . 00 Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals : $ 15 . 00 ~265 . 00 Value of Fruit: $ 15 • 00 Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ 26.5 . 00 focidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ HOl ~ . �• -.<" County: Rocki ngham Distr ict: Stone wall #350 Malin da A. Morris Asses sed 1 A. Value Cl·e.imed Locat ion: $500 .oo Madis on Run. " 2 A Deed $100. 00 " l ~l. 00 AREAi 1 A Entir ely withi n the ?dr! armr. tA s. Posit ion 222 Laps: None known S.2!!.L Sandy loarn ot tair depth ond t'erti li ty Roads : 2 r'l1lea vii dirt roftd to "ort Repub lic, the neare st shipp ing point . Risto n: ~ll cleare d mid in oultiV ation . Improvements: Frllf.le dwell ing, 13 x 18ft. with ~ roorna. Two aide rooms , 10 a 12 & lO x 11 ft. 6 x 12ft. :>oreh. Pa.per roof. 1 l/2 atory . Occupied by owner. 'oor cond. ~ 150.0 0 Frame .meat bousa 9 x 10 x att. Board roof. ?oor cond. 20.00 Frame hen house g x G x 1ft. Poor oond1 t1on. 10.00 Total bldgo . 180.0 0 Value of land by tues : 11.22. Tilla ble VP>1, ::: Ac.rea5~ per acre l $30.0 0 Total value 01· la:nd 'fotal.. value of lrnpro vemen ts Toto.l Value tSoo.oo !"30.0 0 160.(ID Total value of tract 210.0 0 Average value per sore 210.0 0 17& �/300 - , orris , 1 L~ l1ndt County: ockineham District: Jtonewall ~- Cllanie rtobinson 2:st . -:::::::~ ,.,,.,;; ~st. T "";G~FD .:'il lable .Scale- 1" ·~o che '-fill � 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 Meadows, JW - Mundy, Margaret Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context morris-malinda.pdf Title A name given to the resource Morris, Malinda Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Madison 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): 350 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 Morris https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/2fe472bd5535c6e042897e014081658f.pdf ac901bbeccd6300a02cad7e4385078c8 PDF Text Text ROCKI NG HAM COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #344 - Morris , Myrtle G. Number of Acres: o½ Location: Deep Run. Roads: Three miles via dirt road to Port Republic , the nearest shipping point . Soil: Sandy loam of fair depth and fertilit y . Entirely within the Park area . History of Tract and condition of timber: .,,.11 the merchan table saw timber has been removed from this tract . The remainin g stand conaists of small oaks and some scrubby short leaf pine . Improvem ents : Frame dwelling : 14x22' , with kitchen 12xl4', and porch 6xl4', 5 rooms, shingle and paper roof , 1- 1/2 story , all rooms e eiled . 1 m p ~ 1:2,g_sta ble: 18xl4', paper roof , good conditio n . Frame meat house: 7x9', shingle roof , fair conditio n . Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 5 tjl5 . 00 $25 . 00 1- 1/2 30 . 00 45 . 00 ~70 . 00 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking : Cultivated Land: 6-l/2 Orchard: Minerals: ValueofLa nd: $ 70 . 00 Value of Improvements : $ 415 . 00 415 . 00 Value of Orchard: $25 . 00 Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit: '$ Value of Timber: $ l}IJ ValueofW ood: $~-Sc. - 25 . 00 Value per acre for tract: $ 82 . 30 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NON:!: • 25 . 00 $53b . OO %: e~ : CLERIC ~ �~~a::. ~irc~~~~-~ .County, Virginia, No.........,At C;;;;~ Law. The State Commission on and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. ___ ~ ~ - - ~ · - - ~ ------------- ------------- ------------- - ¥,i:';~~de~si"gn~~,1f:~;~;f}?~~~t:C~~~i;;/~~~~a,C~;::~v<l,.~Jc:;;· and De- velopment of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the ~~f s id petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court oL_V_[~------~--- - ~ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to sai~e ition and to said ~ice. , . ~~ • ~ J ~:ia;;~·£~·:~~:,·:::~:~~~;~Ej:=~:~;~~:s:o~ght b~~'.~~~~.:~.~~~:.o.~e~~~.~~::~~::~:::~1:~::::::::::~ to be condemned, containing abg,ii-;--~-;_-~:1::-:_ _____ acres, on whic~ there a ~ fzwing ----------- ----------- -------/.--- ----------- -~--------- ----------- ----------- ---This . ~ s located about__L_Z:2.,,,.___ miles f r o m - 4 - J ~ - - - - Virginia, in the~~M agisteri al District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above.) The land oww adj3:rent t? the above described tract or parcel of land are as follo,w s: North_j', _____ , --~------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----South __ Y,: ,21-, -~------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---- ::t: :~· ~ ·:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year-..1~$-~2in the follo wing ~~~. ~ ..0 ~.. ~........ I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvement s thereon is $__d_~!'-'--~~-- --· 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 improvement s thereon is $_}_~~-~L-~--· I am the owner of_ _______________ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park area, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $----------- -------· (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). Ren1arks·-- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ -------- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). ·tness my signature (or my name and mark a ~ ~et,b) this--.----~ ------day oL TE -;;F VIR ·~;, 1~:~NTY OF.(]3 :Jlj_f~z:.=.__~············· The undersigned hereby certifies t h a L ~------------ - - - ----------- - ------- the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters ~n_d things ~earing in his r = b answer o are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, t-his __________________ day of__ _ ------~ 1~3f{. O · ~ ')JL __ Clerk of the Court, or Special Investigator or 'My Conimlssion Expires Apr, 16, 1~ Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace. A /_ _7JJ _,_~__ P. J__ _ �Oc;u:mty: Hock1D.6hmn Utut~iot: tt Stonewall o.oo hoadet lliatoq: i'•ll the r:terchmitablc s w tUaber has been 1'dOVed from tllis tr11et . '...ho rel'l!a1n1n~ atand oooois.ta Qt ar.i«-J.l on :s end not o a( "'"Ubby <:iho:rt luet pino.. 1 bout 4 oaru o: 1'1ml -wood per a •re on 6 e.c,• tt.. ood · 'lfV ncr ed.. £0 oth .. 4 15.. 00 ft'llffle d~allin~ 14 x ij! ,t. •tth kitchen 12 x 14 rt nrut 14 !'t v-0rch. ~ .r001\lliJ. Db1r.gl~ ,ma ::;aper :root. l. l'J/ w-tory. ~·11 room; eeH.ed.. l>' i:r o,:;nd. t;coupiurt by owr:.er1t. a ~.. a :a 10-rt .. cu.:..iur :..or utribltt 10 x l4ft. ""11per root. r·ood con.d. •.ir:·J'ra 1 ef¼t houuo 'I A: 9tt. iihin ·lo ::..•oor. 11,ir, oond. 1.lE!L e,loµf> . . u.J. le '!'otal Vll )!$ . fl 11 e 7 ea,1e 5 l -0 ,. or ,ff land '*~, tupro;~rr.ente !" 'M VGJ.ue ,,e.r nore ii /r_i 1/'i lb . 00 20,.00 .200.00 f'otnl v~l.ue ·'""1~·:00 lb ~00 2:.>,. i}() ;)?.bO 0 on . ~ ;-·:'· A.52 .. bO 260,.00 ttHbor 15. 00 trnct ~U7 .. 00 Avc:rtge ' f' oo:re ~imo.oo :;o.z? I •u;1:t �- /044 - :orris , rtle G. Cci"'.lnty : ltO eki ng11ar,1 District : .Stone,,all Victor 1 il er . r orris 1 ~a..,:m Slo );-_:---;q-11~ Jle Sctle- l" - 3u c~ i s '1'11 � 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 Meadows, JW - Mundy, Margaret Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context morris-myrtle.pdf Title A name given to the resource Morris, Myrtle G. 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): 344 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 Morris https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/85c792ecdfbf43c78e818599d48069f6.pdf ef70b05ad0c27221ada222c6b7f6d909 PDF Text Text - -..,_____ ROCKINGHAM COUN!1Y NAME OF CLAIMANT II 348 - Merri s , Nora Number of Acres: 2-1/2 Entirely within the Park area . Location: Deep Run . Roads: Three miles via dirt road to Port Republic , the nearest shipping point . Soil: Sandy loam of a good depth and fertility . History of Tract and condition of timber: All the merchantable sav; timber has been ren oved from this tract . lox20' , frame kitchen 14xl6', 4 rooms in Improvements: ·Log dwelling: house, paper roof, l} story, log walls, poor condition, abandoned Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Total Value Value per acre Ridge: Slope: 1- 1/2 w5 . 00 $7 . 50 1 35 . 00 35 . 00 ;42 . 50 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: 2-1/2 Minerals: Value of Land: $ 42. 50 165 . 00 Value of Improvements: $165. 00 Value of Orchard: $ 50 . 00 50.00 Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ 10 . 00 .;26'7 . 50 Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $10. 00 Value per acre for tract: $ 10'7 . 00 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NO!{E . �~~a::. ~ r c u ! E : ~ ~ - C o r m t y , Virginia, No, ________ , At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. _____ - /'hrra_ __ £, __'l?z ~--------------------------------------- more-or less, of land i n _ r f > ~ - ~ C o u n t y , Virginia, -Defendants.-------The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the ~ . ~f o/d petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court oLLd"'~-~~C ounty, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this ::_:"7,z:;_:t;~~-----------~----------------- as h~ya~:: My post office address 1s ___ ~ - ~ - - - - - - - ---L--------------I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to _be_ condemn~d, containing abou\_:Z,_}'.'2,.. ________ acrlon which there are the following bmldmgs and improvements ;___ . f : J _ ~ - - - - - - ~ - - - ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - ------------------------ ------------------------ -1---------------------- ---------------- ~E~;:;~~;~~;~~:~~~~~~~=~~~~~~.-;~ 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 h~ 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~Nne s adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follo,w s: ~ N o r t h ~ - - - - " - - - - - - - - - - ~ ~ ,----------------------- ---- . e. ~~::::'&..-<a~:::::===:::::=:=::=:=:::::::::::::::::::::::::: I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year __ j_f_-!:_'1:_in the following manner: I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $--~~-~-"---~~--- I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $----~t_:._~----· I am the owner of_ ____ .2')_c _____ 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 $------------------· (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). Ren1arks·------------- ------------------------- ------------------------- ----------- a .. ------------------------ -------------------- ( Continue remarks if necessary on the back). " ,:ness my signature (or my name and mark attached hereto) this ________ ---,day 'Z ;~~;~~~.l~~~NTY OF_{J?!;e ~- -~-;~~~t~------ --- The undersigned hereby certifies that__~~-_._[ ... _~--'---------- ---the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters and things appearing in his a ve answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, this ________ day of_,c_,,_-~ _'1.1939. n ,. 7-________ ?1_.E___ _ _/_{'~_.22;_!. _lY~,---J-___ IV1y (,., l'YJiss ion Expires /.\pr. 16, 1 Clerk of the Court, or Special Investigator or Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace. 2'17 �~ ,J County: Dt1tri et: .tlooklnghcm ntonewall #348 "lore Mol"ria 2ft .\crea{ie, O,l.oit.ted: Aoeea,.usd 2 l/11 lt>0 .. 00 "70. 00 ~: ·iono ktwwn. -sou. :Jttnd:t lom ot n ttootl de'ith r-,nd 1."'cruu. ty. Hieto~: 1025 11 the rn1roh!mt-11;bla s " t1Nbor hoa he!2tn r$nov~d t:roro thi:s tJ:-eet. ''.1lero 18 aboirt lO cord, o:t' tuel. 1.tOOd on the woodod tU"tla ()O?uitattng ~5. 00 lC o its. wooa : 60¢' ot mn l l osks. Log duelling 15 1r ~Ort rmd f1'6rice k1 tchen l·i x lO rt~ 4 rOO!i}S 1n houoe. Voµe:r l"oot. l l/8 rH.o:ry . J,,o.c wnlls '\l00.,00 ...,oor eonil 1 tton. .10,an1loned 1~. 00 13 fr,11t trees 1.00 pe tree ll!}.O() v,,.iue aer .!D.!. Slope &ON ~~-00 i:·otnl vi1lue 4. .. 00 25 . 00 'l'illlt:ibla :l9.tl0 " 1ttprovrm.ents '' t11r,ber It "' t.raet 11i,.oo 5.QU 141. 00 09.00 lltc, �'/:348 - : orris , 7ora . --./ ~ounty: .~ckinrham ...1is:rict: ,tonewall r:' . ...... 1 ,..\ . \'0-" SloJe -. }ill ble :Jcu le - 1 ' - 3 elm ins --~--- -----~ -----~ ~----- --~~-- ----~~~s � 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 Meadows, JW - Mundy, Margaret Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context morris-nora.pdf Title A name given to the resource Morris, Nora 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): 348 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 Morris https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/f50c75a0175878847bf4101aa1607a17.pdf b1aa2e5b6c1611a8591a538d6e7ede79 PDF Text Text ROCKING F '. COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT r2ffi - _1 orris , R leigh Number of Acres: 32 Location: Near Roads: Three miles over fair dirt road to s~dft Run; thence four miles to .ulkton . Soil: Sandy clay of good depth nd fair fertilj_ty . The slopes are modera te -to steep with sout est exposure; quite rocky. owell' s Gap. History of Tract and condition of timber: Improvements: ( ee reverse side of -r1story information) (See reverse side for Improvement information} Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 22 "110 . 00 5 . 00 Cove: Grazing Land: 6 20 . 00 1"0 . 00 2 15 . 00 30 . 00 2 32 20 . 00 40. ')0 t;300 . 00 Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 300 . 00 310 . 00 Value of Improvements:$ 310 . 00 Value of Orchard: $ 50 . 00 Value of Minerals: $ 50 . 00 Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ ValueofWood: $ 50 . 00 50 . 00 710 . 00 Value per acre for tract: $ 22 . 19 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ N N'E . ~- -«L , , _ __,;::;,__:::;.__:;_'---"'" __~~-~;..-.- - - -CLE. ,33 -- �HISTORY OFT CT A.ND CONDITIO OF TIMBER : a portion of the tr ct was cleared many years ago , .grazed and cultivat ed since , except for several portions . rt has been neglecte d and has now grown up The woodland has been cut over repeated ly in the to brush , etc . pa?t • . . The present stand consists of mixed oaks which have been The first class grazing land is in poor conditio n. burnt over . Log 18x24' , 4 rooms , ,l~ story , log finish , Dwelling : IMPROVEMENTS: poor conditio n, occupied by tenant . Log , 14xl8x1 2' , shingle roof , shed 1h18' , Stable: Log 12xl2xl 0 ', shingle roof , fair conditio n. Corn house : Frame 14xl4x8 •, shingle roof , poor conditio n. Hen house : �ROCKING .,. COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT · #228-a - !torris , Raleigh Number of Acres: 5 Location: Blue Ridge Mountain. Gap . Roads: One- half mile fair mountain road to Swift Run Gap and eight miles hard surface road to Elkton. Soil: Sandy clay of a fair depth and fertility . Slopes are moderate to steep . Rocky over most of the area . One-half mile south of Swift Run ....11 saw timber has been removed from the wooded arec1. of this tract . Cleared land has be'en cleared many years and has been grazed and cultivated extensively since . History of Tract and condition of timber: Improvements: NO!~. Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: Cove: Grazing Land: 5 '35 . 00 ~175 . 00 Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $175 . 00 Value of Improvements: $. Value of Orchard: $ 20 . 00 Value of Minerals: $ 20 . 00 0195 . 00 Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ 39 . 00 Incidental damages arising from the ~aking of this tract: $ NONE. ~ --_/~ --. . .c:>-----. dn:--CIBBK. �Qtnmwnuwealt11 nf Birgiuta TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA , January 6, 1934 JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA This is to certify that I, J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia have this _ 6__ day of January in accordance with an order of the circuit court of Rock ingham County dated 1/4/34 in the cause of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia vs. Cassandra Lawson- ~ At k= ins = ~ - - - - - - - - -R. A. Breeden and N. S . Collier, c/o R. A. Breeden paid to _ Stanardsvj J J e , Vjrg nia $ 710.00 b eing in full settlement of tract #---228 in the above mentioned cause. V /"'--,,.___,,...__~ Treasure~ of Virginia. �<!rnmmnuwtaltl1 nf liirgiuta TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA, January 6 , 1934 JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA R. A. Breeden and N. s . Colli er c/o R. A. Br eeden Stanardsville , Virgin ,= i= a_ __ Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virg inia, the sum of$ 710 . 00 , in accordance wi th an order of the Circu it Court of the county of__R ~o~o~k~i~n~g~h_run _____ entered on the of Januar y 19~_ 4th day , in the matt e r of t h e State Commission on Conservati on and 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 others , being full and complete settlement for the tract of land k nown in said proceeding as #--------2~2~8.,_____ Si gn or iginal an d dup li cat e and re turn to t h e Tr eas u re r of Vi r ginia . �O!nmmnunttaltq nf 1lirgiutn TREASURER 'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA. January 6 , 1934 JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA This is to certify that I, J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia have this ~6__ day of January in accordanc e with an order of the c i.rcui t court of Rockingham County dated 1/4/34 in the cause of the State Commissio n on Conservat ion and Developme nt of the State of Virginia Cassandra Lawson~A=-=:t=k=i=n~s::.______ _____ R. A. Breeden 8Vd N. S . Collier, c/o R. A. Breeden :paid to _--Stanard sville, irginis being in full settlemen t of tract# 228-a $ 195 . oo vs. in the above mentioned cause. Q_ I �Qtommnumtalt11 of ]lirgiuta TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA . January 6 , 1934 JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA s . Collier c/o R. A. Breeden Stanardsville , Virginia R. A. Breeden and N. Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia, the sum of $ 195 . 00 , in accordance with an order of the Circuit Court of the county of Rockingham of January entered on the 4th day 193_1_ , in the matter of the State Commission on Conservation and Development v _ __ -~C=a~s~s~a~n~d~r..._._.a.__.._L=a~w~s=o~n....______A"""---"'t~k~i~n~s.,___ _ _ and others, being full and complete settlement for the tract of land known in said proceeding as# 228- a Sign original and duplicate and return to the Treasurer of Virginia. �"'o n y: i ll61 m D1str1o : wtonetall d 12 o • U~2 " oar o l ' a: , one 1eo.oo, 0 or 5 o.oo. i 1920 no n. d pth nd air 1th south. t oil: Ro ~oo.oo a . s or la12s : - ror r rtt11ty. rh ur ; qui t XJ?O Thr . 11 ov r t1ir dirt rod t mt es i-o .lkton • 1ft . u : alo s are rocky. enc f'o\.1.r . rtsto:q ot _I_m.ur ...o...v.....,.= ........: ... ll\n~ t tory , l 8 fin1.sh , 150 . 00 t1:1bl : •..os 14::ttlSxl·H , shi le roof • shed llxl8' ,. 50 . 00 , rn .) a : · l:2xl lO ', e 1 sle r o., \tr 50 . 00 1 1 >1 ---.oo r l4Xl4x8 ' • h i l root, log l8x2 • , 4 room • l ,oor oonuition, oocup1 d by tn nt - --- 1 . 00 s: VaJJ.1 r ore . uO 7.oo l..;i . 00 3. 00 Total 1.'ot l me ts of land of improve- ot ·l v,l~e or o rdwood Tot l vi l f trot v r ge v lue pr or 133. 0 �nevia ed r,eo rt coun ty. Dietr 1.CJt i Coun ty; Di tr1c t: 228· 1a2 WW - 11 .· - Morr l • ... jorri-ps;I .. r • . Gre n c-t n rdsv 1lle am co. J FIi 4: d: J ed: No roco rd. od: sad . edt Ruoktngham - Greene Locu tion: Incuu 1br @lit . • Soi : Rod i Blu Rig · 1 • on ount aln. Bun o,p. s, coun ter o C' ndy moderat lt ;; or a fair dopt n 1nd t :rt111 y . to teep . Roo'y v r most Slop e t Ghe 1rea . are 0ne- h1lf m:l.le t 11· mm1 ntain road to SWtt t Run Oup and ai ht h·rd surf o m1lo road to lkton . u nd and culti vate d J.m12rovoll\ .nt • (~ll 1 provo ent re in Gree n C unty ) 111!)6: Loa, l4x2 0' , 3 room . poro1 i~olo se4, l¼ story , Fair cond ition , aprin ater sup,P ly, s.11, to 1ndu t1on. ';fl. 5.oo B rn: Log, l ~x2v xlO • , nd ed lOX,;;,0:X8 • 1 sh1n gl r of' , Q 00 .~d 1 t .t O • 3J. 0 Oor'l ori b : Frt no, ._, l 0x:B ' 1 hi ·le roof , r 1r oond ition . 20. 00 .Dw - Ir1S. oo • ltle ot 1,1nd . y t;(.Q . a Tot l V ' lo of l nd v r .ge v l ie _per , or t12 2 .oo .oo (Ore ne Oo nty) V.lu Tz.pe "'ot l Vt lye Slop Tillu ble u.oo ltrn.oo g Or z1ng 90. 00 287. 00 Tota l volu of land Tott 1 v l1i of ir pr(>VO Tot l vale ot r11t tr e Tot l v la ot too t var g v lue per ore nt 287 . 00 1ao. oo lo.00 4 2. 50 20.oa ( con . . 'ti) I �coun ty: Dis tric t: Rook1ngh m ston evu ll qo rris , Rale igh - Rockingham co . " " - Gree ne Cou nty . SUmm.ary of acre age and valu e s by ooun ttes . Gree ne Co . Co . Tot al v lue of l und 287 . 00 Tot al va l ue of 1mprovem nts 180 . 00 Tota l valu e of frui t tree s 15. 00 Tot l valu e of tr ct c/' • 8:. . . 00 vera ge va l te pr a cre for enti re tro t - - Tot al 412 . 00 180 . 00 15. 00 60? . 00 �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF R0CKlliGHAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA. The State Com.missio n on Conservat ion and Developme nt of the State of Virginia v. Petitione r # 1829 Cassandra Laws an Atkins, et a ls , etc o On this, the and N. /t Defendant s day of January, 1934,dane R. A. Breeden s .. Collier, and on their motion leave is given thEDI to file their applicatio n for the payment to them of the sum of $710.00, the amount of the award set out in the award of condemn.a tion for Tract No . 228, and of the sum of $195 .00, the amount of the a.ward set out in the award of condemnat ion for Tract No. 228-a, heretofore paid into Court to the credit of Raleigh Morris . And it appearing to the Court that R. A . Breede:im and N. s. Collier succeeded to the title of the said Raleigh Morris in the above two mentioned tracts by deed dated July 5, 1933, recorded in the Clerk's Off iee of Rockingham County in Deed Book deed 155, at page 59, a copy of which/rs filed with the said pe.ti tion, and that therefore th-e said R. A . Breeden and N. s. Collier are entitled to receive the award for the said Tracts Nos . 228 and 228-a, and that the said Raleigh MoITis {now R. A. Breeden and N. s .. Collier by vii,tue of the deed aforesaid ) is mnnsted wmth a superior or better right or cla :I.m of title in and to the said Tracts of land Nos. 228 and 228-a, or to the proceeds arising fran the condemnat ion thereof, and that the said R. A. Breeden and N. s. Collier are entitled to receive the proceeds arising from the condemnat ion of said Tracts Nos. 228 and 228-a, as successors in title to the said Raleigh Morris, and it further appearing to the Court that all taxes due or· taxable upon said Tracts Nos.. 228 and 228-a have been paid: Upon considera tion whereof, it is considered and ordered by the Court that the sa. id sumso-f 1710 •.00 and $195.00, paid into Court by petitione r as just compensat ion for Tltacts Nos. 228 and 228-a, respectiv ely, be paid unto the said R. A. Breeden and N. s. �----2--Collier; and the Clerk af this Court is directed to transmit a ,// certified copy o~ this order to the Treasurerof Virginia, who shall pay unto the said R. A. Breeden and N. s . Coll:ier tb:3 said sum of $710 . 00 , the an.ount of the award set out in the judgment of condemnation for Tract No . 228, and the said sum of $195 . 00 , the amount of the award set out in the award of condemna- tion for Tract No . 228-a , taking from the said R. A. Breeden and N. s. Collier receipts therefor, and cert fying such payment to the Clerk of this Court for appropriate entr.r thereof' as required by law. �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. Tract No. ~--2:_L: :J:._l_Y-_J}-:: 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. Z_1=_r $_'7-/..t2j_/l€f on Tract No. 1::_'J::_'C;f.:-__ $ __L_z_..f,-1..t2.t/ on Tract No. ------------ $----------; That the report of the said Board sets forth that the following named persons claim, or appear to ~~~in~~t~~~f; 3 ~ ~ =~t~~ ~Jc-~ ~ ~ ( - { ?_fl, , / 5 ~ ~ i t 0"c1ec:~ _ r - ~ . 4 - ~ ./~s-9 ~ ~ 1 ~ ~~~ 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 ~ ~ a,ising from th, e-0ndemnatio~ That no other person or persons than the undersigned are entitled to share in the distribution of the said award(s) except the following named persons whose interest in said tract(s) or in the proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof on the date of entry of said judgment was as follows: Wherefore, your undersigned pray(s) that [he (they) be made a party (parties) herein under the provisions of Section 21 of the Public Park Condemnation Act, and that] an order be entered for the distribution of said sum(s) set forth in said judgment in rem as constituting the award(s) for the fee simple estate in the said tract(s) condemned as aforesaid, and for the payment to the undersigned of the said award(s) or of as much thereof as the Court may find that the undersigned is (are) entitled to receive, and which the undersigned aver(s) is as follows: Tract No. g __2,_~-- $.LL?'!:~P. Tract _'J:__'J::_8':"Jt $ L20:~ 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) No. _______________ _( For _acknowledgment, see _other _side l_ __ ____________________ _ • < . ' ------------------------------------------- N0TE--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 ROCKINGHAM , to-wit: I, J . Robert Switzer , Clerk of the Circui~ Court of Rockingham County, do hereby certify that the records in my office do not show any delinqent taxes against the tract of twenty acres in Stonewall District , assessed in the name of Rollie w. Morris, except for the tax year 1932, but which taxes by statement of M. H. Harrison , County Treasurer , shown herewith , have been paid in the County Treasurer 1 s office , since said tract was r,eturned delinquent to my office . · Given under my hand this 2d day of January , 1934. Cle oc ingham · v~6T 'A~BnUB£ JO ABP ~G s1qi PUBq Ail ~epun U8A1D • en~i eq oi meqi eAe11eq aaqi s~e~io Jo UOl~liIII~OJUl uodn epam ~s ~BJ OS pUB en~~ e~B UOll'8t!I.IOJUl UM.O.:q~tf.l.UO apBm SB ~BJ OS uo1i1iad aAoqB aqi u1 peu1siuoo s~uemaiBis eqi iaqi qiBo epBm pua ~e11100 ·s · N puB uapea~a ·v · Ham a~oJaq pe~Bedda a11auos~ad aBp s1q~ : i1M-oi ' nret@u1~00H Jo a~unoo ' VI.NIDHIA go :iLLVJS �M. H. HARRI SON TREASU RER OF ROCKING HAM COUNTY HARRISON BURG, VIRGINIA To Jhom It May Concern : I hereby certify thet the records of my office show that Rollie W. rorris has paid the taxes for the years 1932 and 1933 on the tract of 20 - 0- 0 acres of land situate in the Blue rlid@'e 1, ountains in Stonewa ll Distric t, Rockingh am County . All taxes prior to that time, if any be unpaid , are a mat t e r of record in the Clerk's Office of said County . Given under my hana this 2nd day o f January 1934 . Treasur er Count y. �STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF ROCKINGR~M, to-w it : I , J . Rob ert Swi t~er , Cle rk of the Cir cui t Cou rt of Roc king ham Cou nty do here by cer tify tha t the reco rds in my off ice do not show any deli nqu ent taxe s aga inst the trac t of 12 acr es in Sto new all Dis tric t , asse ssed in the nam e of Ral eigh Mo rris , exc ept for the tax yea r 193 2, but whi ch taxe s by stat eme nt of M. H. Har riso n , Cou nty Tre asu rer , shown in the Cou nty Tre asu rer' s off ice , sinc e here with , hav e been paid said trac t was retu rne d deli nqu ent to my offi ce . Giv en und er ~Y hand this 2d day of Jan uary , 193 4 0 �0 M. H. HARRI SON TREASU RER OF ROCKING HAM COUNTY HARRISON BURG, VIRGINIA To Whom It ray Concern : I hereby certify that the records of my office show that Raleigh Tu.orris has pa.id the taxes for the years 1932 and 19~3 on his tract of 12- 0- 0 acres of land situate in the Blue,. idge foountain s in Stonewa ll Distric t, Rockingh em County . unpaid , ar3 County. Q January 1934 . All taxes prior to that time, if any be m tter of record in the Clerk's Office of said Given under my hend this 2nd day of Treasue er of Rockingh aln County . 2-Y,, �Deed Book 155, Page 59 This deed made and entered into this the 5th day of July w. MoITis and Laura MoITis his wife, parties of the first part; and R. A. Breeden and N . s . Collier 1933 by and between Raleigh parties of the second part; That for and in considera- WITNESSETH: tion of the sum of seven hu.ndred ($700 . 00) dollars cash in hand paid , receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged by the party of the first part, they the said parties of the first part do grant bargain sell and convey and have by these presents with general warranty of title granted, bargained sold and conveyed unto the sa,jL d Parties of the second part, all those two certain tracts or parcels of land lying and being in Rockingham County Virginia, adjoining the lands of sol . Hensley Ashby Collier and others and being situate on the Blue Ridge Mountain in said County of Rockingham, and both tracts adjacent to one an other . Tract contains twenty (20) acres more or less, First; and is the same tract conveyed to said Raleigh Morris by MaFY J . Lam and H. A. Williams by deed dated the 12th day of October 1920, and reeorded in D. B. 118 at page 340 of the Clerk's Office of the County of Rockingham in the state of Virginia . and Second; Tract, contains 12 acres more or less, and is the same tract conveyed to sa:itil; Raleigh W. Morris by Ashby J . Collier and wife by deed dated the 2nd day of March 1925, and recorded in D. B. 133 at page 86 of the Clerk' s Officr:e of Rockingham County, Virginia, and to which description of said deed et sex is hereby made for a complete two tracts of land . Unto them the said R . A . Breeden and N . Witness the hands and Collier unto them and their heirs forever . seals of the following parties . Raleigh Witness: B. I . Bickers $1 . 00 in stamps w. His X MoITis Mark Her Laura X Mark s. Morris (SEAL} (SEAL) �--2-- Virginia , Greene county , to- wit : I , B. I . Bickers , Clerk of the circuit court of the County of Greene, in the state of Virginia do certify that Raleigh w. Morris and Laur a Morris his wife whose names are signed to the foregoing deed bear ing dat e on the 5th day o~ July 1933 , have each acknowledged the same before me in my county and state aforesaid. Given under my hand this the 5th day of July 1933 . Bo I . Bickers , Clerk. VIBGINIA : ham County. In the Clerk ' s Office of the Circuit Court of RockingThe foregoing deed of Bargain & Sale was this day pr e~ sented in th e office aforesaid and is together with the certificate of acknowledgment annexed, admitted to record this 5th day of July 1933 , 2 : 30 P . M. Teste : J . Robert Switzer , Clerk. A COPY , 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. __ 22a _____ : 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 ou! in the said judgment as constituting the award(s) therefor, as follows: Award on Tract No. __22.fi ____ $_.1.l-.Q~9_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; Raleigh Morris 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, Raleigh Morris, to give 2 acres of his land within the Park Area 4 o the Park Project . ' '.fhat - o 'other person or persons than the undersigned are entitled to share in the distribution of the - said award:CCs) except the following named persons whose interest in said tract(s) or in the proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof on the date of entry of said judgment was as follows: Wherefore, your undersigned pray(s) that [he (they) be made a party (parties) herein under the provisions of Section 21 of the Public Park Condemnation Act, and that] an order be entered for the distribution of said sum(s) set forth in said judgment in rem as constituting the award(s) for the fee simple estate in the said tract(s) condemned as aforesaid, and for the payment to the undersigned of the said award(s) or of as much thereof as the Court may find that the undersigned is (are) entitled to receive, and which the undersigned aver(s) is as follows: Tract No. __ _22.8_____ $ __ 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 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. . 7<a �ST~TE OF VIRGlNIA ) COTJN'l'Y OF WA.RREN ) ss Personally appeared before me the undersigned Notar y Public in my said St te and County, E. K. Stokes , who being duly sworn, deposed and said that she is 9.n employee of the State Co 1nission on Conservatj on e.nd DevJ.opment in im."'ledfa.te charge of the records of the Shenandoah National PB.rk Division thereof having to do with claims of the Co1mnission for dis tributive shares of condemnation awards in the Shen~ndoah National Park condemnat:LOn proceedings pendipg in the Circuit Courts of Virginia , by reason of contracts and ~greements entered into vri th the owners of lands sought to be condemned in these proceedings , and that the within claim is just and correct . Witness my signature this 8th ~L~~ L-·__ NOTARY PUBLIC Notary Publi= M:, Com 'ssion Expires Sep, 8, 1934 �VIRGINIA . IN '11HE CL-(C lJIT S OURT OF ROJ1: INGIL '.I COUNTY. The .3tate Corm:ais sion on Conservati o n & Development of the State ar Virginia , Petitioner , v. Cassandra Lawson tkins, et als, defendants . In 11e : Distribution of proceeds of condennation for Tract lJo . 228 . This day came the State Corrn.::ission onConservation & Development by counsel , and moved the Jourt to enter an order directing the Treasurer of the State of Vir s;;inia , to pay to it , out of the proceeds of condemnatio n of Tract r~o . 228 , the sum of ,,p5 . 00 , repr esenting the amount of a certain pledP,;e mad e by Haleigh ,_orris , who claimed to be the owner of said tract , to sai tate Cormnission on Conservation & Develqprrent , as a con tri but ion !Bor the establishment of 3henandoah 1-. ational Pe.rk, and in SU"? l"'Ort of its said motion the said Commi ssion exhibited to the Gourt its motion in writin g setting forth all the facts in relation thereto , whi.ch has been heretofore filed herein . Up on consi deration whe reof , i t appearing to the Court that the claim of State Gommiss ion is not basedupon any · lien , either on the land condemned or on the proceeds of condemna tion , and that s a id Commission has f a iled to obtain the consent of the parties entitled to the proceeds of condemnation to the payrrent of its claim , it is accordingly adjudged and orde red that the IID tion of the Commission for the payment of s a id cl aim out of the proceeds of condemnation for said tract be and the sane is hereby denied . 1 j u 107 � 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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Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Meadows, JW - Mundy, Margaret Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context morris-raleigh.pdf Title A name given to the resource Morris, Raleigh Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Near Powell's 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): 228, 228-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 Morris https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/70eebd1e982239b6cd822683c5890ed2.pdf 477320678f05f326d527c2e06f6f86a1 PDF Text Text :flOCKINGH.AM COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #341 - l,1:orri s , Richard Number of Acres :.i.5 Location: Neck R:1n. Roads: Three and one- fou rth miles via dirt road to Port Republic , the nearest shipping point . Soil: Sandy loam of a good depth and fertilit y . Fairly smooth. Some scatteri ng loose rock over the entire area . Entirely within the Park area . History of Tract and condition of timber: 11 the merchan table saw timber has been removed from this tract . The remainin g stand consists of small hardwoo ds and some small short leaf pine . Improvements: {See reverse side for Improvem ent . informa tion.) Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 4 ~~20 . 00 Cove: Grazing Land: 8 @ 35 . 00 280 . 00 55. 00 105 . 00 '11'405 . 00 Fields Restocking : Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 40b . 00 895 . 00 Value of Improvem ents: $ 895 . 00 Value of Orchard: $ 150 . 00 150 . 00 Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit: $ 50 . 00 $1500 . 00 Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ 5 0 . 0 0 Value per acre for tract : $ 10 0 . 06 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE. �Il'JPROVEMENTS: Frame dwelling: 14x22', 6 rooms with 14x20', kitchen, metal roof, brick flues, ll story, 6 rooms ceiled, good condition, occupied by owner, water supply is a well, solid foundation, 8xl0x6' concrete cellar. Log barn: 20x25', shingle and metal roof, poor condition. Frame meat house: 12xl4', shingle and metal roof, fair condition. Frame hen house: 8x32', metal roof, fair condition. Frame hog pen: Board roof, poor condition. Frame granary: 4x20x8', metal roof, fair condition. �ockingham <"!tono all County: 1'iinr1ct: . 341 Loe tion: 15-l-O Asses ed 31 Value Clairn d: licha:rd ! orris 7500. 00 scatterin.· loo ~ l/4 15 . 26 c:re3 es vio dirt road to ~'ort Rep.1blic, tho nefl.rast shipping point • 1:'li , ll the mere hantable saw tir.ibcer ha~ been removed rro .. ~hia t .. acit. .tti storJ: remaining tend conai ts or ~all herdnoods nnd some acre on 4 A. ine. 'bout 2 coda. fuel wood n 4.00 ed. er 50t wood 8 eds fo.ir condition. "air cond. ft l roof. condition. 1r ~o roo... ho pen. no rd rJr nnry " x 20 x a ·.et, l root. F ir cond. nre 1 5 e. le, 9 pea.ch, ? d8Illsens trees, ond 4 r.rn~e value nt 1.50 ere raroo hen house Ox '2 lt .Jr ne 1 raJ11e '"here vines V l'!_~ of land bl tzyes: Acrea e ~ ~loee 3 .5 ... f G:.r zi Tillable 8 Value aera 1)8 Tot 1 value of 1 nd ,, II A,rere tt " " "tt " improv mant timber tr ct e per l\cre 7b0 . 00 ;;0.00 40.00 f)0.00 5.00 25.0G 18?.bO 1107.50 Total vnlue 3.00 ~)0.00 10.uo 30.00 240. 00 340.50 14.5 ':.ne all short leaf ell hlC lA x 22 ft. 6 rooms ii th l x ..,O :t't. l:i tohen. •r e etal roof. ',rick !'11 ws. l 1/2 ·"tory in height. 6 ro ma ceiled. Good conn tion. Occupied by owner. ·~ator s ipply ia A e 1 • . olid foun<ifltion 8 x 10 x u concre e cell r Lo• .,. . rn 20 x 2!:> :ft. ,t·.1n lo and metnl- rooi". oor conn. lrr ne ~oat lio · e 12 x 14 ... t. !3h1 ,:le and r,eto.l roof'. Improv 1910 good depth nd tertiltty. •airly rock over the entire erea. Sandy loru of Ro. s: 15.40 rea rk ~ : 'lhP J. A• .Fink tr ct 1 ps on about 1/2 ro11: tt 380.00 " Entirely Within the •eek R~n. Deed 90.00 :540.50 1107.b I 4 . 00 1462.00 100 •.u '", �------ ------ ------ ------ Claim of___________ P_i haI _______~i ------ ------ ------ -----ia, N o.L ~-, At Law. In the Circu it Court of_ ___·___ , ~!E.._~!1!~---- ______ County, Virgin s~~~o~~ r;in ~ti:;e:, ta:: _co:z .~n ~ d ~ ~ ~ v e l ~ e ~ f t~ ia, Defen dants. more or less, of land in _____ r..o.c .in~ha rr __________ County, Virginon Conservation and Deission Comm The undersigned, in answe r to the petitio n of the State of condemnation award ed velopment of the State of Virgin ia, and in respon se to the notice the order of the Circu it upon the filing of said petitio n and published in accordance with of the Court to file this Court of_ ____ f.9_G.f1-J:.£"£l_c!.ll ________ County, Virgin ia, asks leave . as his answe r to said petitio n and to said. noticep· . d , h ______ ______ _ My name is _____ - -"-=-----1... _ - -+"""----:,:.a_ .__ 1 c _a r ~ _ .o rr1 l!I ______ ______________ _ My .post office addres s is ________________ l.YJ"'_mv__~.di.. _Yj_:rgJ_Ili.?_!_ within the area sough t I claim a right, title, estate or intere st _in a tract or parcel of land there are the following to be condemned, contai ning about_ _____~~--- _______ acres, on which t_~ __c_~;!._1_~!'__(g5)_~9!_~~~j, buildings and impro vemen ts :______ j ___Q?!~_eJj._p_e_l3J:}I __l1-___~J_ g in all 7 room and one 10 Y. 12 ; ·re :hou <-- ha..., and ell 20 ... 13 , cont ainin - corn nou - e -g- _ -1-z, - en--nr, 10-x d .,;eel ing 22 - • -le --wit h- 4 - roorr' - , - Srnok.-- nou -e-l-2.--~ --18--- ------ ------ ---e-d; hou e 30 1L i-O-, --"!.t~-1e--1-P.r--:X-- -l+-- -tl-fld---O- -!'TT-B-1'-i f>-- ·i-th-· · ·a, m d ___________ v·1rg1m ______o______ . 1 • -----m1·1es f rom_____L rnnno . 1ocat ed a b out __ ..ml--" . 1an d 1s Tlus · t of sai.d Count y. · . 1 n·1st ric · t eria Mag1s 1. ______ wal ______ qtone th e_____ tract or parcel of land deI claim the following right, title, estate or intere st in the sole owner or joint owner, is he er scribed above: (In this space claim ant should say wheth not sole or joint owner, is ant claim If s. and if joint owner give names of the joint owner has in or to the tract or he should set out exactl y what right, title, estate or intere st he parcel of land described above.) , f'lcph rona F. - orri , and ve hold T an sole owne r alone : with my wife ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ --------- ------ ------ ------ ---~-- ------ ------ertr the nrou to -----' itnle -----a fe~-------------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ title----------of land are as follo,w s: The land owners adjace nt to the above described tract or parcel ________________ _ North ______ ~ · __-· _i4'w· __________________________________________ ------ \ _________ _ South _________ '' _FT 'L Su rv~y "----- ------ ------ ------ ------ -----___________________ _ East ______________.T. _T . fl ea ri ______________________________ __________________ _ West _____ _________ A. _.J •__.... inti. ___ ______________________________ 1 the year__ ]._~Q.9___ in the I acquir ed my right, title, estate or intere st to this prope rty about following mann er: -----------______________fg~g't_l_~_~_f__ f_~~~~--~~.E~ ------------------------------------ impro vemen ts thereI claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the title, estate or intere st, on is $___ 7_fi_QQ_._QQ____ • I claim that the total value of my right, n is $ __7.5.QQ _..Q! -----· in and to this tract or parcel of land with the impro vemen ts thereo above described tract or I am the owner of ___ l{ ri_e_ _______ acres of land adjoin ing the be damag ed by the proparcel of land but lying outsid e the Park are a, which I claim will t of $-~T_q_!}~- ------ -----· posed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the exten or inform ation as to ents (In the space below should be set out any additi onal statem also insert here a should he cable this claim which claim ant desires to make; and if practibounds). and description of the tract or parcel of land by metes _yea r __ 450 . 00 __ _ Rema rks· ___________ 1'hi ::._ trac t _of _ 19.n .i _yi el d. r:.e__each that I eh ul d I hold and ______ Pc L ______ ~- --le ·1vo0 tat ---~veqe ______ ______ _ __ ____ _ ____ _ n frui c-rai--~-in ---------------------t J---------, woul d yiel d I. e rece ive an amou nt for -aid prer i ·es, if i:riv ected . annu ally at 6 ,erc~ nt tt" ear!" lings of the rrer .i ..,l"S if necess ary on the back). ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ -- ( Continue remar ks this ____!?_________ day Witne ss my signat ure (or my name and mark attach ed hereto ) of ___ _~~,, ~ __lSf_l_ ~---, 1930. , To-wi t: STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF____ _p.'.).C kingh. ar._ ___ ______ L _________________ __ The under signed hereb y certifies that_ __________ BJ-_<fn~_:r_d__ ~QJ'X made oath that the matte rs the above named claim ant Dersonally appea red before him and of r,now ledg e an elief, best the to true an_d thin~s appea ring in h · ·_-above :nsw~ r., are ~~y__!~-._~! -=--, 1930 th1s ____!_?_~Q _________ day JA. .~~ --- --- --- --- --- - �___ ,t .541 - , i c~ _r__ ~~~is )aunty : ··ockin huri ,iot:::.•ict: .... toneu tll N ' ...) . 'ink ... ~J. ,_-rn 1 ; .. r.:..zin, 'il u 1~ ...,c .le _ 1, _ rn c~mi u1.. 1s � 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 Meadows, JW - Mundy, Margaret Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context morris-richard.pdf Title A name given to the resource Morris, Richard Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Neck Run Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 341 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 Morris https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/5e56ea8077e6b8ce8ea7a84cd22ac38e.pdf 121c8042bfe88101961442454d8ceb5f PDF Text Text ROCKINGHAM COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #154 - Morris , Richa rd C. Number of Acres: 52 Location: 'l!hree miles south of Elkton . Entire ly within the Park area . Roads: Three miles over county road to Elkton . Soil: Sandy loam with a numero us out crop of rocks . History of Tract and condition of timber: rhe wooded area has been cut over leavin g 1 not hing but fuelwood . , Improvements: Dwell ing: Frame , 14x24 ', 5 rooms , with L attach ed 15x20 ', 1 front porch (concr ete} 6xl8', 1 concr ete back porch 6x20 ' , metal ro of~ brick fl~es, 2 story , 9eited , fair condit ion , occup ied bi tenan t. tsee revers e side Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 30 @ $ 3.00 $ 90 . 00 20 25.00 500 . 00 $ 590 . 00 2 50. 00 100 . 00 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: 52 Minerals: V~ueof Land: $590 . 00 790.00 Value of Improvements: $ 790. 00 Value of Orchard: $ 100. 00 50 . 00 Value of Minerals: $ $ 1530 . 00 Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ 50 . 00 Value per acre for tract: $ 2 9 . 42 Inciden tal damage s arising from the taking of this tract : $ NONE . 1ie. /r! k v- 4 CLERK Si �more or 1ess, of 1and ig ~----- ----===============c-;~ ~~;:vi;;i~i~~-n~f~~-a;~~s ~-------The undersigned, in answer to t e petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the ~ ng of said 1Jetition and published in accordance with the order of the _Circuit ounty, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this Court of_ ________ -~ as h~ya::: :... ·d.p: ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ .hwz_~ =······· ~ --------------------------------------------My post office address is ___,-g__ 1 claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought ich there ,.pe the following ----7 _______ acres, c to be condemned, containing about~ buildings and W;provements ,.j } ~····~ ~/ ~ .(} ~~~.. r---- / ~ ~ ~ ~ L t ~--SC'J-r ~ . :r! 7 <!f.' .,..4 ·~,........ ···· . • 7 ...... . _;..o _t;,,.~ __ D ... ...__r ,.7 / J ' ~ .~ miles from ___ ~ ~-~--1)-~ ------- Virginia, in This l~ d is locate~ ~ L . ~ theU ~_Magisterial District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land de~ scribed above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, e, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or he should set out exactly what right,r pa/ t ,~ ~: ~ ; ; · ~ ·· 9' .~¥ .JJ.. ~.. hw o/ . .. --------------------~--- ------------------------ ------------------------ ---------------- total value of this tract or parcel of 1 d with the improvements therecla· tha~ rest, on is $ _I}!!! __ ~I claim that the total value o my right, title, estate or ~ ---------· in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $~ I am the owner of_ ___ _2_~ ______ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or roparcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by~ ~--~-~ posed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $~ to as information or (In the space below should be set out any additional statements this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a •,SF: l~~~ ds)~ · : : ::::: : : p:;el ' �county: ~ock1nghan ~lstrlct: ~tonenall 164 - •... I . c. , :orris ,- Riobard nor~ase 'lo1m94: M Vn l c.1e Cla tmoa_ 1 Deed: 4G• l21 (1908) t\2000 • " $400 . 00 'i'hree milos s mtb or ~lkton . Inaumbranqes • . a;)unt~r .. ~+.~!!US o:r ln;i_!>_-t None .::undy loam with with Roadn: rrhree mile& ovar oo nty roud to "'lkton., tauv·tns nr>tbing l:>..1t, ot 210 cords vnLued (1917) 23'7 . 50 known. Gotl: , m.unerous out orony of rooks • tl of truot and oond ;;ton of - ~ire Znt1rely , t'th1n tl1e park areu . .,... H eto Inher . 5-'5', (1899) !:20 . 20 1mlar: Tho wooded areu b s been out over ~ u.elwood wll1ob. 1a esti:nu.tect to cut an average 75 ¢ pdr cord muklnf u tl)tal o:r $1~'1 . 50,. lrr.ipro~ament~: Dwel 1,ru4: 1:rame 14X24' • b rooms , 1tth L nttuonect lox:20' 1 l front porofi (oonorete} Ox18', l o morete back porch 6X30' , mat..i roof, br1ok tliea, 2 story, cotled , r.tr o>ndltlon, oaoupied by tenant -400 . 00 ''1(3 eegt !)xl0 1 , - ti . 00 q 1"'ll(,e 'n,,ut3~: ·:rama l0xl4' • metal Toot, good oond1 tton ... 50 . 00 lood shed: ·:rr:n1e metal root loXlu', good '' 40 ,. 00 Gr.'lin unct tool shed Ch:>!lb1ned t ..:'rane l2xltl', meta 1. r,,ot , ,ioo'ct oond t t1on -- ' . ' 50 . 00 ~~e;Qle :,af\q .h~n house c ,mb1qed i :'.":r,·une 8X'14 1 , mate l roof, r~ir oond1tt,n - oronst-d: 2 acres valued Value ~ J?Or &Ol'A "';3. ou "Slope "' C 20 . 00 Orchard Total value of land Total v, luo 40 . 00 per aore _ .. 0.,, tm;,1roveiaents Totol ve.~ue ol" timber Total val.18 ot tra.et ...veruge v·~ l 1e i;e:r o.ore Total VaJ.ue +-:tn,. m, 400. 00 490.0-0 ,t490. oo ()j0 . )0 1~7 . 0 'irl29'1 . b0 24. 95 57 �fLYt. - orris , county : LocLin.;~ ,n: Distr-ic t : Stone,,c 11 N C a 6 h,· ff lat I: s Slope - ~illuble Or01 c...rd uC&le - 1 1 - Su C ~ins �v ~~ ,,,s /??4 Claim of_ . / \..r~ __ j / ~ ------------------------ ----------------In the Circuit Court of.£bb __-( _~ - ~Y-"{= ____ 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.,: .:P.eL_.L~?...k(~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 ~}Y1g ,?f said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court --~SY- -;,-(~:... - ___ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said pet~ion and to said notice. ovW ~_g_,,_ff-'-~f f ~ My name is.:::-J__ 7 ---------------------------------My post office address is_ .:. __ "*rt < : : : ~ --------------- - -------------------I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to _be_ condemn~d, containing about__ ~ -----;,1------acres, on which there are the following bmldmgs and 1mprovements:_~ -~ . a l~ -----------------~------ ------- --------------------------------------------------- 9 / -------------------- This land 4 is located about__/f 1=-_____ miles from~ : ~-----------Virgin ia, in the ,.,....,·~ ~ ~Magisterial District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above.) 'I('. The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows: North ____ ~----------------------- ------------------------ ------------------------ -South _____________________________________________________________________________ _ East ______________________________________________________________________________ _ West ______________________________________________________________________________ _ I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year.Ltj'_() ____ in the following manner: / ~ '// -----------------7~ ;,/-~;;z,:_ 1 -- / ~ / - r;:L?d ---------------------------------- I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $)_$21~-!_:________ I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $----------------· I am the owner of_ _______________ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park area, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $------------------· (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). Ren1arks· ------------------------ ------------------------ ------------------------ -- ------------------------- -------=------------ (Continue r~marks if necessary1 ?P~ Witness my signature (or my name and mar lj_-_/_L oL=--=-=-/ r----------, 193f. ___ e back). tta~hed hereto) this...2-::r_':_ _____ day ~· ~ _____ ---~ -- ________________ _ STATif"OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF ______ ---------------------, To-wit: The undersigned hereby certifies that_ ______________________________________________ _ the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters and things appearing in his abo nswer are true to th~ t of his knowledg.e and belief, this ___ / ~/i'::______ day of- ~ -------, 1931Y. - ~ -- ll,A/L ,.____ _ eterk--of-the-Got1.rt;"" or _ecial Investigator or N:@tar~ J?ua+ie, er Justiee ef the--PE?aCii.. � 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 Meadows, JW - Mundy, Margaret Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context morris-richard-c.pdf Title A name given to the resource Morris, Richard C. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Three miles south of Elkton 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): 154 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 Morris https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/a75665f7cfaa946aada078e98e862a87.pdf 6508be6daaad986c689fae4b4cacde35 PDF Text Text ROCKINGHAH COUl\TTY NAME OF QLOO~ .. OT7NER #189 - fuorris , S. G. Number of Acres: 168 Location: xtending from Sandy Bottom to High Top I'ountc..in. T,,,o acres sol d to Jesse ![orris and translation of deed to take pl&ce at death of S. G. Horris . Roads: T rn miles of fair dirt roacl to Spotswood thence four miles to :lkton. 'rai 1 ,near .;, ift Run:J. Soil: Soil of fair dept_1 and fertility; some of it is very rocky with steep to moderate slopes, and northwest and southvrnst exposure . History of Tract and condition of timber: large portion of this tract was cleL<red many years ago a.nu. has been cru.zed and cultivated since ith the exce11tion of sever:11 portions which have been neglected and is now r, rown up into brush . The wooded area has been c~t over repeatedly in the past . The present stand consi ts of mixed oaks und some dead chestnut present . The wooded area is estim-ted to cut an average of 8 cords per acre, or a lmp:l'.a.venrents :total of 216 acres . .1. Improveme nts :( See reverse side for Improvement information) Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 25 ,p3 . 00 ~75 . 00 Cove: 1 10 . 00 10 . 00 Grazing Land: 69 20 . 00 1~380 . 00 Fields Restocking: 27 10 . 00 270 . 00 Cultivated Land: 44 25 . 00 168 11 o.oo v'-'835 . 00 Value of Land: $ 2835 . 00 175 . 00 @ Orchard: Minerals : Value of Improvements: $ 1525 . 00 1525 . 00 Value of Orchard:$ 1 75 . 00 Value of Minerals: $ 50 . 00 A585 . 00 Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ ValueofWood: $ 50 . 00 Value per acre for tract: Jesse !'o... ris has upon dee.th off ther a v&lue of \645.00 for home in 1,hich he lives. tJ J. :If Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $NONE . ~- /~ fio_ ,L~..K. ~ ?,~ �REPORr ON THE ACREAGE of the S. G. MORRIS TR CT #189. '£his land was conveyed to in eight separate parcels . s . G. Morris The total of the acreages purported to be contained in these eight parcels is 222 . Only five of the eight tracts have descriptio ns which can be platted, and the ~creages of the other three must, therefore , have been mere guesses . Our field parties did sufficien t work on this truct, in running boundary lines and tie lines, to locate every corner of the tract which was not located by u closed survey contuined in a deed . From these ties and closed surveys I have mapped the s. G. Morris tract, and find it to contain 168 acres, which is covered by the State ' s report . /2/7/J f) ,J z:o~ - vt/,//. ~ VI . 1l;. Sloan , Chief 3ngineer, Park Service . �a; l 89 - Vulu Locui.ion: . orris, F\ ount y : 1ocki n ham !s tric t : Stone a ll • G. · s sessed: 196 A - 140 P. Deed -7· -- 1890 '1 180.00 20 \ -- 1918 " 07- 1~0 21906 1.1 tend i ng from s andy bottom to igh Top 13 A 1904 1910 o ntatn . ..wo er s sold to J esse •orri s 50 A o. tra sla io o deed to ta e place at 6 ~ 1904 d ... th of S. G. orr is . ~1 appar nt--1 96 A. ly so l d b • 1 0 p •. ~oil f fui r depth and fert i l i ty ; s ome of it i s ve r y ro cky ~th steep to moderate slop s , a d orthwest and s ,1th est expo s ur e . Soi : oads : istory - ~110 . 00 100 .00 - 400 .00 - 100 .00 372 . 00 - 1·~.00 1 9 07.0 J To mi l es of fa i r dirt road to Spot o ood T~ail near S,ift Run ; t h ~nee f tl r miles t-:> :lkton. or tract ad co1d1t1on 04 ti~ ber: large portion of this tr ct as c l arod m~ ny y,..ars a..;o no. ao bHen gr azed nc o lt1vated sinc e ith tie exc ~pt i on of several porti ns Jicl h ve bee n neglected ana is ,, rown pinto brush . & me nev ground has bee n clca ed 1 vhe pat fe year s . he ,ooded are i h s been c4t over rope tedly 1 th pust . ' he pr es nt st n consists of mixed aks ads me dead ches t nut pr esent. The ooded are is en ti t d to c~t an avera e of 8 oorJs per acre v~lued 50¢ or a tot • of 216 cas . v lued 108. 00 . ~I_m_p_r_o_v_e__e_n_t_s......: elling: l og l9x20', l story , 3 rooms , ceiled , occupi ed Ly 100.00 ten 1nt -· r n: g 12Xl 6xl2 ', sn i ~ ly roof , poor c nd i t i on , 20. 00 ...,prl n -r 10 s e : Fr e 8xl Ox6 ', shi o- l e roof , poo r ' 10.00 J ell i n8 : ~r a1e lox28 ', paper r oof , 1 , story , 3 r oms , 2 f .,hi ch ure oe i led , f ir c nuition , occupied by 3b0.00 ena t -Bar n : Log 14x l 4xl2 ', boar d roof, f a i r condit i on , 40 .00 C r n tl.:> s e : Log 10xl 9 x7', s tingle roof , f i r " , 20 .00 en hoas : Log 8x10x8 ' , s i gl e roof , f• ir n , l ..> .00 D e lli n.g : Fr me 1 2x 24 ', l t st) r y , pore 6xl2 ', . i tcne n lOxl~ ', brooms, 4 o. 1h i ch a r e ce iled , poor condi t i on , 250 .00 o ocupi ed y o,nar -,.; rn : Log 1 2x 24xl0 ', shingler of , poor co,. di t i on , 7o.OO rufng ho se: _ ame 6x8x6', shin>le roof , poor" , 10.00 treat' house : -rame lOxlOxlO' , s hingle r oof , poor " , 20. 00 ~en house: Fr ame 7xl2x8 ', s.i ngl ro f , poor ", l b . 00 · l e house: g 10xl3x6 ', no r of , poor ", 5 .00 IAwe lling : Log 17x 3 ', L 10xl8x 8 ', 1 story , porch , 6x9', 4 r ooms, ceiled , poo r cond i t i on , occup i ed b y l..;0.00 t n nt 20 . 00 St b le: Log 14xl x8 ', bourd roof , poo r condi i on ·en house : 6x8x5 ', s i n >l e roof , poor co d1 t 10n 10.00 Orc 1urd: 2 a cr s v- l ued 60 .00 per ere ~er t r ees 1 20.00 only -3 1230.00 Cl\\, �Q.tnmmnnnttnlt4 nf lltrgtntn T R E ASURER ' S O FF ICE R IC HMON D, VA . January 15 , 1934 J OHN M. PU RCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA This is to certify that I, J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virg inia have t his 15 day of January in accordan c e with an order of the circuit court of Rockingham County dated 1/12/34 in the cause of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia vs. Atkins Cassandra Lawson -- - - - - - - - - - - -- paid to __ s . G. Morris , 5_8_5_._0_0_ _ _ being in full settlement of tract# 189 $_4~ in the above menti oned cause. • ISS �Q!ommnuwtalt11 nf 11Iirgiuta TREASURE R'S OFFICE RICHMOND , VA . January 15 , 1934 JOHN M . PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA s. G. Morris Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasur er of Virginia , the sum of$ 4 , 585 . 00 , in accordan ce with an order of the Circuit Court of the county of Rockingh am of January entered on the 12th day 193 34 , in the matter of the State Commiss ion on Conserv ation and Developm ent 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 settleme nt for the tract of land known in said proceed ing as # _1_8_9_ _ __ Sign origina l and duplica te and return to the Treasur er of Virginia . J8t> �Count : Di t let: t • 'd .. "17 �IN THE CIRUUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA. The state Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia . v. Petitioner #1829 Cassandra Lawson Atkins, et als, etc. Defendants On this, the .........__ day of January, 1934, came~. G. Morris and Jesse Mo rris, and on their motion leave is giwen them to file their application for the payment · to than:. of' the sum of' $4,585 .00, the amount of the award set out in the award o-r condemnation for Tract No. 189, heretofore paid into Court. And it appearing from the report of' the Boo.rd of' Appraisal Commissioners heretofore filed in this cause, amd in the petition for judgment and condemnation entered herein on the _ day of November, 1933, that in the opinion of petitioner, the saids. G. !orris and Jesse Morris are invested with a superior er better right or claim of title in and to the said Tract of lan.d No. 189, and that the record of this cause does not disclose any denial ~ or disµite by any party or person/\interest as to the title to the said Tract No. 189, or to the proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof, except that upon the award there is a notation that "Jesse Morris has upon the death of father a value af $645.00 for home in which he liv·es," the said home refe4red to being included in Tract No. 189; and it appearing tmt the said Jesse Morris has joined in the petition with the saids. G. Morri.s and has requested the payment of the en.tire award for said Tract No. 189 to the saids. G. Morris , and it f'urther appearing that therefcre the said s. G. Morris is entitled to receive the proceeds arising fran the condemnation o-r said Tract No. 180; and it also :rurther appearing that all taxes due or taxable upon said Tract No. 189 have been paid: Upon consideration whereof, it is considered am ordered by the Court that the said sum of $4,585.00, paid into Court by petitioner as just compensation for Tract No. 189 be paid unto the 170 �---2-said s. G. Morris; and the Clerk of this Court is directed to transnit a certif'ied copy of' this order to the Trearurer of Virginia, who sball pay unto the said s. G. Morris the said sum of $ 4 , 585 . 00, the am::>unt of the award set out, in the judgment of condemnat ion for Tract No . 189 , taking from the saids . G. Morris a receipt therefor and certifyin g such paymentto the Clerk of this Court for appropria te entry there of' as ret1uir ed by law . Enter: 171 �In the Circuit Court of 7ockinzham County, Virginia. The State Commissio n on Conservat ion and Developme nt of the State of Virginia . vs PETITIONERS At Law No . 1829 Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, DEFENDANT Comes now the undersign ed and shows to the Court: That a judgment in rem has heretofor e been entered in this proceedin g condenmin g to the use of the petitione r the fee simple estate in the tract of land No . 189 and described in the report of the Board of Appraisal Commissio ners Qppointed herein , and shown, numbered and delineated on the County Ownership 1Iap filed herewith, upon payment into the custody of the Court of the sum set out in the said judgment as consti tut .i ng the award therefor, as follows: Award on Tract No . 189 t4 ,585 .00 That the report of the s a id Board sets forth that the underaign ed is the only person who claims or appears to have a claim to an interest in the said tract of land , or in the proceeds arising from the condmenat ion thereof: That the petitione rs have paid into the custody of the Court, the said sum set out in said judgment as constituti ng the award for the fee simple estate in said tract of land: That your undersign ed, on the date of s a id judgment in rem condemnin g the said tract of l and, owned or wus entitled to a fee simple interest in said tract , or in the proceeds arising from the condemnat ion thereof: That no other person than the undersign ed is entitled to share in the distributi on of the s aid award . That the undersign ed acquired title to the said tract of land by deeds as follows. ~IRST . Deed from Obed Shifflet and wife to Smith G. 1'1orris , dated September 6, 1890, recorded in Deed. Book 39 at page 286 , containin g 75 acres. �Si!.COND. Deed from Cassa ·i illiams and others of date 1Iay 15, 1902, recorded in Deed Book No. 110 at page 65, containin g all of their interests in the Layton Shifflet tract of land, adjoining Amos Hensley and Arch Roach. THIRD . Deed from Archy A. Roach and others, dated June 21, 1904, recorded in Deed Book 76 at ::i;age 278, conveying 13 acres . ]OURTH. Deed dated June 21, 1904, recorded in Deed Book 76 at page 279 from Smith Roach and wife, conveying 6 acres . JIFTH . Deed dated August 27, 1906, executed by Amos J. Hensley and others, and recorded in Deed Book No . 80 at page 283, conveying 57 acres , 3 roods and 30 poles . SIXTH. Deed dated July 27, 1910, from W. D. Smith and wife, re- corded in Deed Book 91, page 407, conveying 50 acres. SEVENTH . Deed dated June 30, 19l6, recorded in Deed Book 110 at page 64 from Barbara Shifflet and husband, conveying a one-eight h interest in the Layton and Uahalia Shifflet tract. EIGHTH. Deed dated July 26, 1918, from L. N. Shifflet and others recorded in Deed Book 118 at page 344, conveying 20 acres . All of the aforesaid grants were ms.de to the saids. ~. l'Iorris , who is also known as Smith G. •Iorris , The several foregoing tracts of land herein described and held in fee simple by the S. G. :1orris , are included as a whole in No . 189 as shown and delineate d on the County Ownership }nap referred to in the report of the special investiga tors and Board of Appraisal Commissio ns referred to in this petition: none of which , or any part thereof , has been conveyed by deed or otherwise by the saids. G. tlorris to any person or persons, except two acres more or less, which has been conveyed to Jesse I.Torris by the said S. G. Liorris and wife , by deed dated September 8 , 1928 , to become effective on the date of the death of the s aids. G. l.Ior ris, which said deed is recorded in s aid clerk's office of J1 �3ockingham county, Virginia, in Deed Book Ho . 144 at page 116, it being covenanted and agreed by and between the ,said s . G. Hor- ris and the said Jesse Horris, that the sum total of '.''4 ,585.00 as named by the Board of Apprisal in this cause, be paid to the saids. G. Morris in toto, the said Jesse ~orris has united in this petition for the purpose of, and does hereby request the petitioner in this cause, to pay the said sum of $4 ,585.00 to the s. said G. Morris, and when so paid,. the mid Jesse !1orris does jorever release said petitioner fro~ any and all liability for damage, or for the sum of 4~645 .00 allowed the said Jesse 11orris by the Board of Appraisal Commission named and referred to in this cause, to be paid to the said Jesse Morris up6n the death of s . G. Horris , for his home erected upon the said two acres of land conveyed to the said Jesse Morris by his father s . G. 1rorthe said ris, which said two acres is included in the tract No . 189, be- s. longing to G. Morris, and the said Jesse Iciorris hereby waives any and all right of action at law or otrerwise to recover any further sum or amount by ~eason of the condemnation proceedings herein referned to . .Jherefore, your undersigned prii;ys that they be made 1 parties hereinunder the provision: of Section 21 of the Public Park Condemnation Act, and that an order be tendered for the distribution of said sum set forth in said judgment in rem as constituting the ward for the fee simple estate in the said tract condemned as aforess.id. and for the payment to the said S. G. Horris of the said uward or as much thereof as the court ma,y find that he is entitled to receive, which the undersigned avers is as follows. Tract No . 189, ~our Thous~nd, five hundred and eighty-five (J4,585.00) dollars. ~~ k/49, ,tr!;_/_/~~ ~ ~)'ib,;; I] �STATE OF VIRGINIA COUI TY OF ROCKINGHAU to-wit: s. G. IJorris , and Jesse Ferris the persons whose names are signed to the foregoin g petition , having been first duly sworn , on his oath, deposes and says that the facts given ins aid petition are true and correct to the best of their knowledg ed and belief. Uiven under my hand this the 6th day of January , 1934. I - -- ~ - - -115 �M. H. HARRISON TREASURER OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY HARRISONBURG, VIRGINIA To Whom It ~.ay Concern: I hereby certify that the records of my office show that Smith G. 1..orris has paid the taxes for the years 1932 and 1903 on his tract of 194-3-20 acres of land situate in the Blue Ridge r ountains in Stonewall DiPtrict, Rockingham County. All taxes prior to that time, if a~y be tmpai d, are e. matter of re cord in the Clerk's Office of said County . January 1934. Given under my hand this th day of /mf v ' ~ rrecsur"e r 1of ·-Ro.ckingham County � 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 Meadows, JW - Mundy, Margaret Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context morris-s-g.pdf Title A name given to the resource Morris, S. G. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Sandy Bottom Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 189 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 Morris https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/c24509f8ffd76fa32841a0181af6c917.pdf d59f5b6ac4d0eb36762c289e5d60ac59 PDF Text Text v ~~ ,,,s /??4 Claim of_ . / \..r~ __ j / ~ ------------------------ ----------------In the Circuit Court of.£bb __-( _~ - ~Y-"{= ____ 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.,: .:P.eL_.L~?...k(~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 ~}Y1g ,?f said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court --~SY- -;,-(~:... - ___ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said pet~ion and to said notice. ovW ~_g_,,_ff-'-~f f ~ My name is.:::-J__ 7 ---------------------------------My post office address is_ .:. __ "*rt < : : : ~ --------------- - -------------------I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to _be_ condemn~d, containing about__ ~ -----;,1------acres, on which there are the following bmldmgs and 1mprovements:_~ -~ . a l~ -----------------~------ ------- --------------------------------------------------- 9 / -------------------- This land 4 is located about__/f 1=-_____ miles from~ : ~-----------Virgin ia, in the ,.,....,·~ ~ ~Magisterial District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above.) 'I('. The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows: North ____ ~----------------------- ------------------------ ------------------------ -South _____________________________________________________________________________ _ East ______________________________________________________________________________ _ West ______________________________________________________________________________ _ I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year.Ltj'_() ____ in the following manner: / ~ '// -----------------7~ ;,/-~;;z,:_ 1 -- / ~ / - r;:L?d ---------------------------------- I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $)_$21~-!_:________ I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $----------------· I am the owner of_ _______________ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park area, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $------------------· (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). Ren1arks· ------------------------ ------------------------ ------------------------ -- ------------------------- -------=------------ (Continue r~marks if necessary1 ?P~ Witness my signature (or my name and mar lj_-_/_L oL=--=-=-/ r----------, 193f. ___ e back). tta~hed hereto) this...2-::r_':_ _____ day ~· ~ _____ ---~ -- ________________ _ STATif"OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF ______ ---------------------, To-wit: The undersigned hereby certifies that_ ______________________________________________ _ the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters and things appearing in his abo nswer are true to th~ t of his knowledg.e and belief, this ___ / ~/i'::______ day of- ~ -------, 1931Y. - ~ -- ll,A/L ,.____ _ eterk--of-the-Got1.rt;"" or _ecial Investigator or N:@tar~ J?ua+ie, er Justiee ef the--PE?aCii.. � 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 Meadows, JW - Mundy, Margaret Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context morris-sallie-b.pdf Title A name given to the resource Morris, Sallie B. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Not Specified Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): Not Specified Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. (<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 Morris https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/a09221e8d5c623b4fdfd8e31d3ea7b99.pdf ffe5ed2448f60b5619b524cb3bcfb3f4 PDF Text Text ROCKIUGHAM COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #221 - Morris, Sam Number of Acres: 22 Location: Near Sandy Bottom. 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 fertility in the fields near the house and only fair depth over rest of the tract, very rocky in the wooded portion with steep slopes and northwest and south. f T . of bm . ber:west exposure . H1story o ract an d con d.It10n J.. large portion of this tract was cleared many years ago and ~ been cut over repeatedly . Present stand consists of mixed oaks. Improvements: Dwelling: Log l6x20', 3 rooms, porch 8x8 •, paper roof, ll story, log finish, fair condition, occupied by owner . Barn: Log, 14xl6xl2', shingle ro of with shed 10xl6', fair 1mpr.o ixmenc condition. Granary 1 18xl2x?', log, shingle roof,. fair condition . Hen house: Log 10xl2x8', shingle roof, fair condition . Acreage and value of types: Types Value per acre Acreage Total Value Ridge: Slope: 8 @ ' 3 . 00 p24.00 20 . 00 180.00 20 . 00 100 . 00 Cove: Grazing Land: 9 Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: @ w304 . 00 Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 304.00 595.00 Value of Improvements: $ 595.00 25.00 Value of Orchard: $ 25. 00 Value of Minerals: $ 50 . 00 $974 .00 Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ ValueofWood: $ 50.00 Value per acre for tract: $ 44 . 2? Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE . CI;EBK. �r- ;;. · , '"',am }2'31 - ;,~orris Co'mty : -'-"ocl:inrrh'--'m Jistrict : wton~ .all John , . Hoach Jun i e l ..-nif ...,lett :..--:G ,PD Cloi)e - }r&:z:inc; ~' i 1 ~c..tb le cnle _ l' - ~c ch2ins 3'il �\ ,,_r/'1 ---~;;a;:rt;::y {-------------·-. ___ .______________________ _ Claim o~ __ . -----County, Virgmia, No. ________ , At Law. ' In the Circmt Court of_ __________ '";-:---~ The State Commission on Conseryation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. ___________________________________________________ __________________________ _ ------------------------ riJ. ___ ..,t~_______ / ------------------------ ---------------------· . Def end ants. County, v·irgmia., " --t' ~ y,-e,,/{,_ v<. ?'-L-------------· ____________ more or 1ess, of l an d m1 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 /29-g of said peti~; n and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Coui:t of,,.-~ ~ . t '-~ ; , : ~ ~--Cou?ty, \:irginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said pet1t10n and to aid notice. ~MIi!----------------------------------------- My name is ____ Vo-d'(_ -~ .:~ ~iy post office address is ___-. ,/ ~ _f--_~L __________________________________ _ • p1 I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to _be_ condemn~d, containin .a~ut_~~-- - -:_------- - - acres, on which there are the following an. mprovem ntsi- . / c ! - f ~_f f ~ --~ ~-----bmldi .:/K~.2 -~ ~:y~ - - -~ ~ f;~ -: This },1'd is l~cated abo~L-! --~--~-miles ~ro __ L'._'--/ 4 ~----------- ---Virginia, in the~ ~ ~ -Magisterial District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or / 1 parcel of land described above. ) ------- ------------ --- ---------------- ~ ~---~ ~ -- - - - - - --------- ------ners adjacent to the abov3/6.escr~d tra ' tor parcel of land are as follows: The Ian~ /?-,-: _"l" --------------------------------/f:__~",2,,-z f--------t 1//L. "-~- North '-- /. ~ l l ~ South !::t ti ----;/tu, ~-r~ ------- - - ------ - - -- --- --- - --- - - ----- N '7-- ------------_, _' ____ _' I - ------------- - ----- - -- - - ------ - - -- - - - --- dfl'..J./-__in the I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year TTfollowing manner: I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $/J_/)_~~-~-------· I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $/J_t)./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 practLcable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). Remarks· --- ------------- ---------------- - - ------------ - - - --- ---------------------- - - -------------------- --- ------------------- ( Continue remarks if necessary ~n,d_he back). W~tness my signature (or my name and mark attached hereto) thi --f---------day ____ ___ j_.il. _,!_t,,__)__L~P:::: ___________ _ 193/--· oL£LtL(_s__ STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF____ __ __ _________ _____ ___ _, To:wit: The undersigned hereby certifies that__ ___ ______ __ ____ _______________ ____ ______ ___ __ _ the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, and things appearing in his ab.?, L_ __ _____ _ , this ____ __ ~ fr_.,_ _____day of.~ ::~er --------, 193L ,~ . ./ " { ' £~,_ .•________ _ Slerk=Gf ~he Oo1n e, ,o.._,c'~~~vestigator or ~ - I r e , g:r;:;:Just:icQ of iihe P0800-i. 13~ �county: Ro ckingham District: St0newall . !I ?21 ,.orea -.e Claimed: 22 .Assessed: 10 1300.GO Val 1e Cl imed: Location: orris, s m e ~ ..,ao. oo " eed:20 "(1981) Gons1derat1ons i;p47 .oo r .Sandy Bott m. Incumbrences 1 c:,.inter clains or le..12s: one kno n. Sandy- clay of ood de th and fertility in t ho fields near the house 1nd only fair deptn over rest )f the tract, very rocky 1 the wooded portion with steep slopes and northwest and s uthest exposure . §.ill: Roads: wo miles of air dirt road to ,;.; otswood t . enoe four miles to ,lkton. rail near wift P.un; J.1storz of tre.ot nd oondi tion of timber: a large ;iortion of this tract was cleared many yea.rs go · nd has been gna z;ed and cultivated since. The ooded ar a has been cut over repeatedly. Pres at st nd oonsists of ,nixed oa<:s . It io es t imated t-:> o t an average of 3 cords per acre va l~ed ti0¢ or a total of 39 eds. valued @ 50¢ ---- ' l ) .oO. I provem nts: .J\eliins: Log l6x2O', 3 rooms, porch 8x8', paper roof. l l st ,) ry, log ftnlsh, fair c >ndit1o , oooupied by owner,,450 .00 ~ : Log l4xl6xl2', shingle roof 1th shod 10xl6', fair 0)ndition -120.00 Granarx: 18xl2x7', lor.; , shingle roof, f a. tr c )ndt t ion20. )0 Ie ~ ousc: Log 10xl2x8', shi ngle roof, fair 2 ) .00 " 610.00 Value ~ Slope F g F o or lan .. bz tx~es: .aorease Value ,12er acre Total V, lue g "'3. 00 ,,Jg.oo 10. 00 5 90.00 20.00 100.00 13 27 '~ota.l valu e o f land ot l V lu of improv ments ot a l V l1e of timber 'i'ot 1 va lue of tract ~ ver e value per acre 229 . 00 239.00 610 . 00 19 .oO 863. do 31.98 No te -- L1he im:provements ims been added s1· n e e the l~nd was purchased . � 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 Meadows, JW - Mundy, Margaret Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context morris-sam.pdf Title A name given to the resource Morris, Sam Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Near Sandy Bottom Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 221 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 Morris https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/769415e1a0e06a7ec59686afbd066d18.pdf 48a937404572d78f5d53091e7bb85979 PDF Text Text ROCKINGHAM COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT §340 - :Morris , Sophronia Number of Acres: 12 Location: Neck Run . Roads: Three and one-fourt h miles via dirt road to Port Republic , the nearest shipping point . Soil: Sandy loam of a fair depth and fertility . the entire area . Entirely within the Park area . History of Tract and condition of timber: removed from this tract . oaks and scrubby pine . Some loose rock over 11 the merchantable saw timber has been The rema ~ning st c1 nd consists of small Log dwelling 16x24', with 3 rooms, brick f lues, paper roof, log wells, fair condi t ion, occupied by tenant . Improvements: Acreage and value of types: Types Value per acre Acreage Total Value Ridge: Slope: 3 ~;5 . 00 15 . 00 3~5. 00 315 . 00 j330 . 00 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: 9 ·~ 12 Orchard: Minerals : Valoe of Land : $ 3 30 • OO 215 . 00 '1?545 . 00 Value of Improvements : $ 215 . 0 0 Value of Orchard: $ Valoe of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit: $ Valoe of Timber: $ Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract: $ 45 . 41 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NO NE . �!oc County; !)1etr1a't: 8 •eok Lpa: soil: y n.. t1rely w1 tb1 o or t 1:r the rk d t :rttli y. looo 1·e :rea ook t l/4 f•11Gs • ho 2 co 3. 0 !3 roolllS. ooupi d by l 1 { er n t 9 <1l ".. •• V lU of l• nd •• tte .., r tr· ct ere I " I r l. val e . / .. l.O.LO 'i70.00 ~ f.O.!>O !2172 0 h et 1918 1a on rctl • Fnl· .h 1 • e, . ;o ~1 . it •t 60.00 eso.oo o.oo ~~-00 _......,_,~ 4.., .oo ~2.U /fJb �}340 - L ____,._;:_ _is , __ . . . ophronia _,_ .,__.,., _,Q 111t: Rockingham District : .Jton 11 N '-137 � 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 Meadows, JW - Mundy, Margaret Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context morris-sophronia.pdf Title A name given to the resource Morris, Sophronia Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Neck Run Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 340 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 Morris