223 20 4487 https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/669180830f5b18c50afe03648345f646.pdf 267dceebcf61c864631cc51ab4c374a2 PDF Text Text ROCKI NGHAt. C OUN'l'Y . NAME OF CLAIMANT #94 - ShiJp, Baisy M. 4 Number of Acres: Swift Run and entirely ';Iithin the Park area. Location: Roads: Soil: Spottswood Trail, hard surface, four miles to Elkton, nearest shiJOing point . Sandy loam of good depth and fertility . History of Tract and condition of timber: Improvements: All cleared . See other side . Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking : Cultivated Land: 3 @ ,;pl50 . 00 $450 . 00 Orchard: 1 @ 200 . 00 200 . 00 4 Minerals: Value of Land: $ 450 . 00 Valueoflmprove ments: $ 3235 . 00 3235 . 00 $3885 . 00 Value of Orchard: $ 2 50 • 00 Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ 971 . 25 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ None . ~- / ~ . _CU}!K 12. 9 �IMPROVEMENTS~---- • rnJELLING --Frame, lE:ix32 - ell 16xl6xl6 1 , porches 7xl4 1 , and 7x27', metal roof, 6 rooms, 3 ceiled, and 3 plastered , brick flues, good condition Solid foundatio n, water supply "Tel J. . occupied by owner. BARN------ Fra.me, 12x40xl2' , shingled and metal roof, fair condition --MEAT HOUSE---Fr ame, 10xl5x8 1 , paper roof, fair condition . GARAGE-- --Frame, 10xl4A9 1 , paper roof, good condition . HOG PEN-----F'rarne , 10xl4x6 1 , metal roof, good condition . �y, Virginia, No,--------, At :!1-ttt: ~~~:e ~ircui!lcf::tur ::-:a~~---Count cc:;;;;;~;;·- Law. PetiVirginia, of State the of Development The State Commission on ~-~-~~~--~_}!;_/!£,,, tioner, vs.-~ ~-~~ - ;- -- - --~=~-(£ 2,_r-~-L i_L)_~_r /___ _ _ :.~-~Ciunty, Virginia, Defendants. ____ _ more or less, of land in_ The undersigned, in answer to the pet" on of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the fiiin of ~id petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court of__ _ ______ _ _______ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answ r to said tition and to sa· My name is _____ ].3 ___ ' 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 ____ jit-:z2 _________ acres, on which there are the following buildings and imyrovement s: ~ I'-- ~ -~ --~ -,-: : - ~ ~---~-~r~~~-~~-~-~ ~~~:z·=:i~-~ -~~:;_===========~~~;~;~.-;~ 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 ~~~~~~~~---~LEt-4~ The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows: __ 2J_,_ } ; : L ~-----------------~ _ __ North_~_ .J --------------~ ,__0 _,_l:J1-~ South_ J./,_J__2,J,,~ ~ ~~--~ ~ East ---~ --da.---A -'i-=- .lJ/P,L_l_ ~__,_"llj._ / J f ~-r--~ ~ r-~ WesL{)_~-11fL I acquire8~ y ri , tit , estate or interest to this property about the year_/ __f~___ in the following md nn;#: __ &,.;_~-~17 -.-~ ~-~ ~ ~ ~lz ~ c ~~rc:;!~ fu-;~~ "r~~~n:;:;;~~~~~ ------· I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, on is $-L~-~ ------· in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvement s thereon is $--4~ 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 ). Jt u :fL-~ --~--~ ~~-~ ~~ -~ ::: -z ~~ ~--U-~ -~ -r -~ -~--------------~ ~ --~ Remarks: ------------ ------------ ------------ -------- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). oL~ti my signat~r1~3~r my name and ~::~::c~ed ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~:~ STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF __~ ~-----,----, To-wit: the ~oev~~da~~ J~!~i!~;;~e~ ~~~~fi; t ~ ; ; ~ ~ - h i ~ ;-- - ade-~~th-th ~t-th;-~;tt~; ; :~-:~~~L7:::~~g-~::i:f:~o~~::_~r~;3~ . kz ;;_ ~:lief, Clerk of the Court, ~Cial Investigator or Notary Public, or J us ice of the Peace. �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 nof w,nd described above. ) - - - ~ ~ / / J : 7 4 ~---------------------- ------------------------ -------------- The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows: North } ·/ /2'2c__ , ,,___ ________ ------------------------ ------------------ · ~ /TXr---------------------------------------------------- a( South __ ~ -.3{-- ~- - ----------. ------------------------ --------------East _ ~ West_ j L ZK-~ I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year./....f...L.f_ ___ in the following manner: ___e f i ~ -~ ~JJ/c -------------------------------- --J-f·-~-X'-1--~-~~ "--- I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $--1-frfi-.tf.:72. _____ . I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parc·e1 of land with the improvements thereon is $----------------· 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 , ;J a.4.. description o~ the tract or parcel of Ian? by ~etes and ~ounds). Remarks. J--~ ~ - - - ---- - ~u.&Z- - ~ --~ --Q=-? e£-,r- - -- - ~ ~ -~-n-~ --~--1- --, --~--~ -~- ~ ~±--o/- --71~-~ -~---f~~----------------- ct) ~ - Q L. FE~ 0 en ~ >, C,.) +-' C'f) (_;) C,.) C,.) r- L. CD CD ..s::: +-' C: ::J 0 E Cl::S ..s::: b.,() .!= .!= -0 CD ~ c.., 0 G: ex:: ----------- ----------------- --- ------------- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). CD r.D t.:..J LJ_ of. ~1· my si~:t~rl~;.r my name ~(~~~~~~~~~:~ :d?;?_-~:~z~::el _-_-_!__~-~~---~------ To-wit. STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF__ ' ~~ ---------------___ The undersigned hereby certifies thatL!:~-- - - ~ the above named claimant personally appeared before him a d mad o th that the matters and things appearing in his above~wer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, this__________ j_;z____day of_ _____ _~ - ~- --, 19~_,;;_,v l 2/Y______ Clerk of the Court, ;;special Investigator or Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace. �Count y: Di strict : 'I 94 - ShiPE, $\lift run and 4 A. 23 J? . De ed s350. oo ft Value Claimed: Location: Daisy M• Assesoed Acreai;:e Claimed: Rocking am Stonev,all ft 4 A. a.cquircd in 1919 fo r 380. 13. entirel y ·d. t hin park area . Incum'brances, counter cln.ims or laps: None knovm . good Sandy loam of/dept h and fertili t y . Goil: oads: Spotswood Trai l, har d surface , f our Historl of tract and conditi n of ti ber: I~""Jrovements: iiles to :!lkton, oint . nearest ship in 11 cleared li'rn.me, 16x32 ', ell 16x16xl6 ' , porches 7x14- ' and rnetal roof, 6 ro"'ms, 3 ceilcd a nd 3 plf'stered, brick flues, ROOd cond ~tion, occ,pied by o:ner, solid f undation , 2300 . 00 water aup)ly -:rell - ... - .. ra.me, 12x40xl2•, shingled and l!let·) l roof, 1"""'"":Barns f· ir condition . - - v reo.t houne; lframe, l0xl5°x8 ' , paper roof, fair 40 . 00 · condit · on. - - congood roof, per yGaraqet Fr·rne, 10xl4x9' , 60 . 00 dit·on . .. - .. conr;ood roof, metal , • v !l2£._pcn: 7r?.me, 10xl4::c6 v' Q2.£..11.:Ef~: 7x27•, dition. - - - - L'"3 o.uplc trees t·nAnty- five years old in fair condi t ion and 5 ear trees (1 acre) valued at - - '2 Acre:1.r;e and value of lo.nd by tynes : J\crcaee m~able Orchard Total value of l'-"nd ... 3 1 4 - - - $4,o. co Total val ·e of improvement s 2565. 0 - ... 200 . 00 321, . 00 Total value of tract - Average ~a1ue per acr e - - "803.7,. Total value of 0rchard Totnl Value 0450 . 00 o. oo �ea: Orchard Total Total Total Total v luo 13 27 1.5 2160 .00 ,;;>2614 . 00 value value value value of of of of $2614 . 00 land: 1 imp nents 3470 . 00 32 . 00 timber 112 . 50 orchard iE,228 . 50 Average per acre: ~~126 .03 �- county : hocki n~hs,.r1 District : Stonem.. 11 orcll&rd: = '~v (.;llU ins. 53'1 �------------ ::. STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF ROCKINGHAM:, to-wit: I, J. Robert Switzer, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Rockingham County do hereby certify that the records in my office donot show any delinquent taxes against the tract of 100 acres in Stonewall District, assessed in the nam.e. of Daisy· and_Samuel 1~. Shipp and Jessie J. Naylor. Given under my hand this 10th day of January, 1934. Cl ing- 2o �M. H. HARRISON TREASURER OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY HARRISONBURG, VIRGINIA Jan 3rd , 1934 To Who11 It May Concern :I hereby certify that the record of my show that Daisy and ~amuel M. Shipp and Jessie J . Naylor have paid the taxes for the years 1932 & 1933 on their tract of 100 - 0- 0 acres of land situate in the Blue Ridge Moun ta.ins in Stonewall Di E'trict, Rockingham County . All taxes prior to that time, if any be unpaid, are a me.tter of record in the Clerk ' s 0tfice of said County . Given under my hand this 3rd day of Jr n uc.ry 1934. Trec...surer of ~ockinghrun County �I. -· . I I I ,1 71B 3TAT3 COMivHS SIO?J ON OF VIRGI:TIA co:r.3...,:RV;;.TIO:I ;cm D_:V_:10PI.f.JJT OF 1 ill 3Ta ,:3 1 On Petition of Daisy Shipp and Others CA.:33.1LIDRA LA~/30.l.; .n.TKilL:l, -~ t Als and 52., 561 AC~.3 OF ~ l ID, l.lOEL OR L . . . ;:3.:) t Iii BOC.KIIfGRAM ::mu:i:JTY t VI RG LH .d. This cause came on to be again heard this ' ,2 7 day of January, 1934, upon the papars formerly r oad and proceedings 1' had, the answer of 3. L. Devi e r Guardian Ad Litem for Janet E . ,! Naylor , infant, with general replicati on here to, by petitioners , 'l ,I :i the Exhibit filed and was argued by Counsel . 'I Upon consideration whereof, it appearing to the court \1 I I that Daisy Shipp, Jessie :laylor and Janet .-:;,. . . :raylor are inve sted i\ with the superior and be tter title, ri g ht and claim in and to said tra(!t of land :lo. 85 than any other person or p~rsons, and 1 1 :\ that the racord in this proceeding does not disclose any denial or adv e rse claim or dis.9ute by any parson or peroons in interest i as 11 to th e title to the said tract of land k.uown as :re. 85 or to the proceeds arising .from th e condemnation thareof, and it further ,' appearing that all taxes have been paid. U_pon consideration whereof tno Court doth adjudge , order 'I ,, and decree that th e said sum of ~6, 314.00 paid into the Court by I the p e titioner, ttThe 3ta-ce Corwni:::is.ion on Conservat ion and Develop ' ment 0. tha state of Virginia', as ju.:3t co111pensation for tract No . ' 85 be pa id to the .:; aid peti ti one rs. as follows: to-wit. one-half I : to Daisy Shipp $3,157.50, to Je ssie E . Naylor one-fourth $1,578 .50 I II ,ana. to Janet E . naylor, infant, one-fourth $1,578.50 but the I payment of the latter sum for Janet :J . Uaylor shall be paid to Laird 1. Conrad , General Receiver of' the Circuit c ourt of Rooking- , ham County, Virgin ia, to be by him safely investe d and k ep t for said infant, p aying the interest thereon t ~ :JQ.l\.-tt duri ag her minorit-:,- . . ., ...._..•••• MMER & 1"AMMER ATTORNEY S AT LAW ~ ~ ~~ (h~~ �- 2 - And it is further ordered that the vlerk of this Jourt be I and is hereby directed to trans,uit a certified copy of this order 'I to the Treasurei: of Virginia, who shall pay to the ~aid Daisy hipp 11 I I .3,157 . 5~ to Je.:3sia ~ ••Jaylor $1,57b . 50 , a.no. to L. L. Conraa.~ - General Raciever of the Cir.Juit Court of Ro ,.Hcingham County for , ~ the i.u.fant, Janet ' • :raylor, the su.n of $1,578 . 50 to b e ~ as ~ '1 a fo r esaid, the.<..i:rnm so paid being $6 , 314 . 001 tha amount of the ;1 award set out in s a id judgment of condemnation for the said tract I , :ro . 85; taking from the said Daisy Shipp , Jessie Naylor and 1 . L. onrad, Gen,3ral Receiv e r, rec.0ipts the refor.¢ and certifying such payments to this Courttri-appropriate en try as r e ~ d by 11 11 1, ll Ii ,' II 11 1' ,I 1, I 1--lAMMER & 1--lAMMER ATTORNEY S AT LAW Jaw . I �I I I TH~ 3TAT:: 00MML3..)IOH OF COUSJRVli.TIOU OF VI RGLHA ..;.:;:rn D:ZV=:;LOP:i,UHT OF THE ST,1T.C :I vs i I 0ASSA1IDRA LAW301r ATKLrs' Bt Als and 52., 561 . ORES Ot1 LAND, ,.mR:.; OR LtS.::i, Iii IDCKINGHAM COUiJTY, VIRGIIHA on the motion of Daisy ' hipp, Jessie Naylor, and Janet E, Naylor, an infant who pe titions by he r mother and next friend 1 Jessie Naylor, leave is granted them to file thai r pe tition and 11 I a pp lication for payment to them of the sum of $6 ,314.00, the amount of the award set out in the judgment of condemnation of ,, ;\ tract No. 65 and heretofore paid into the custody of the court, 1 I 1 and said p ·3 ti tion and application is accordingly filed. and upon ;, .notion, Jes s ie Naylor, mo th 3r and next fri end of Janet ::::: . nuy lor, ;1 Sheffy 1. Devier is appointed Guardian Ad Litem to defend the interes ts of said infant, and is directed to file his answer here- ; 1 in. I 1, I 1-lAMMER & I-JAMMER ATTORNEYS AT LAW I I Zt>I I 1 �The answer of ~ £ _ ~ ------ infant f o f tender y€ars, Guardio.n ad Liter:i, to a · - exhibit ed ago.inst ant,others , :n the said Court, by o~ Respondent n~ answering by ~ ~ ~ ~ Guardian ad Litem to so much of the G o i s p ~ a s -material for ,,-0~ ~ :::::<:::::::;, · advised. it :.s to answer unto, answer--<L and say--;i--- that know/.L__D.othing of the truth of the matters of fact alleged in the f r . o m ) ? ~ l and neither admi ~ nor a.e ~ he ~ same; but call for full proof . That th.a7 ~ ~ infant cf tender years, and ask A - the aid. of' the Court in the protect ion of ~ interests. Having fully answered, prcy,4.--to be hence dismissed with bound will ever pray , etc . ~ ~ costs, and as in clut;f �) -~_;-.., I ,~ I ii IN THE UIRJUIT COURT OF ROJKnmHAM COUNTY t VIRGINIA Ii THE ;:;TAT: J07IMIS OF VI fililHA I VS nmr ON ]0NS3 RVATIO!T AND DEVELOP .r~NT IN THE STATE 1· I 'I !I C.ASJANDRA LAWSON ATKINS .cJT To the Honorable H. 11 ALS, 3T-C. w. Bertram, Judge of the aircuit ,) Court of Rockingham., County, Virginia. The petition of Daisy Shipp, Jeaaie Naylor and Janet E. Naylor, the latter an i n fru.t, whc petit1o.ns by Jess.ie E. Naylor, her mother and next friend, respectful.ly represents: 1 That by deed dated January lat, 1906, which is of record j I i'I in the Clerk's Off ice of Rockingham County in Deed book 76 at page I 007 James. A. Shipp conveyed to his wife , Julia F. Shipp, petition- ' er's mother, 140 acres, 2 roods and 25 poles of land situated at Swift run in Iibckingham County, Virginia 11 That by deed dated December 21st, 1924 recorded in the I :! Clerk's Office of Rockingham County, in Deed Book 131., at page 259 j ' Julia F. Shipp conveyed 18 acres more or less of said lru1d to ~the1 :: C. Shipp. ;1 I That by deed dated August 18th, 1920, recorded in the 'I ,i Clerk's Offi~e of Rockingham County in Deed Book 117 at page 494, the said Julia F. Shipp conveyed 20 acras more or less of said land to Roy D. Shipp, which land is now owned by 1{aude Shipp. That the lands undisposed in the two deeds above refarr1 I ed to were disposed of by Julia F. Shipp , as follows: That by deed dated August 3rd, 1920 Julia F. Shipp I conveyed by deed to M. A. IC. Baugher, J. J. Shipp, M. Daisy Shipp, and Jessie J. Naylor a_ tract of 100 acres inore or less. of said land which deed is of record in Deed Book 131 at page 60 in the . Clerk's Office of Rockingham County. I-IAMMER & I-IAMMER The original of this deod is here filed marked "Exhibit 1 ATTORNEYS AT LAW IA" and is prayed to be read as a part hereof �'J - 2 - I ~hat by deed dated August 3.rd, 1.920, M. A. IC. Baugher and husband conveyed to Ii1. Daisy Shipp, her one-fourth undivided ! I ' interest in the said 100 acres, thus investing M. Daisy Shipp with a one-half undivided interest therein. 1\ II The original of this deed which is of record in Deed 'I dBook 1.31 at page 61. in the Clerk's OffL.:e aforesaid 8llliM1. is here I filed marked \fExhibi t B)1 and is prayed to be read as a pt1.rt hereof/ That by deed dated August 3rd, 1920, James J. Shipp I i and wife conveyed to Samuel M'. Naylor his undivided one-fourth in- ·: terest in said tra.Jt of land. all of whioh will more fully appear from the original de e d and filed herewith which ia of reuord in Deed Book 131 paga 62 and ia here mar.1Ced. ".Exhibit C" and prayed to be read as a part hereof. 1 That by deed dated Ootober 18th, l932, Samuel M. Naylor conveyed his said one-fourth interest in said l~d to Janet E. Nay- 1 1 ' ' lort the infant daughter of the said Samuel M. Naylor and Jes s ie i I I Naylor. all of which will more fully appear from the original de e d, • ,I ,1I recorded in said Clerk's Office on January 5th. 1933, and filed ,I ::herewith, marked "Exhibit D" and is prayed to be read as a part " ihereof. That as will be Se 8n from the foregoing, the complete ,title to said lands is now vested as follows: Daisy M. Shipp one- ' ,: half, Jessie Naylor one-fourth, and Janet E. Naylor one-fourth. I• That your pati tioner Jes ~ie Naylor has a continge11t I' I right of dower in a nd to the one-fourth interest, in her husband's interest, in said lands which her husband Samuel M. Naylor conveyed ,to their infant daughter, Janet E. Naylor. but that she waives such claims and requests that the en~ire fund coming to their infant daughter be paid into the hands of the Gen eral 1«3ceiver of the !-!AMMER & !-!AMMER ATTORNEYS AT LAW Cir.;;r ni t C-ourt of Ibakingham to be held and invested by him under the orders of the Court. I I I. I �I '\ - 3 - I Your peti ti one rs. further represent that the re a.re no l.iens! Ii i: by De,3d of Trust, Judgement, Meahanic' or Vendor's liens of any other kind against the interost of Daisy M. Shipp, Jessie l{aylor I or Janet E. Naylor or their predecessors in title to said lands ·I bat that Petitioners are possessed of the better and superior right : and olaim of title to all of that oertain tract of land herein be- ; :I fore described and which is known and described as tract no . 85, as, ii I :r it appears., numbered and delineated on the County ownership Map Ii filed therewith. Your petitioners further represent that there are no !\ delinquent taxes against the said tract of land assessed in the name of yoar petitioners or either of them, or their pradecesaor , in title. A certificat e of the Clerk of the Cliruuit court, to that 1 effect is here fil.ed marked ''Ex.hi bit E" and is prayed . to be read aa a part hereof: iiI Petitioners further represent that al.l taxea on said 100 ,, ' a 0-rea of land , parcel or tract k nown and des.Jri bed on the said ii:'. County ownership Map as No . 85 have been paid, as is here shown by I ,i the certificate of M. H. Harrison, County Treasure, here filed Marked "Exhibit F" and is prayed to be read as a part hereof That a judgement in rem has heretofore been entered in ~ ;, the ]Ni19~G8 of the State Comrnisclion on Conservation and Develol). ment of the State of Virginia 1 vs Cass andra Lawson Atkins et als and 52,561 acres of land , more or l.ess, in Rockingham County, condemning to the use of the said Commission the fee simple estate in I the aforesaid tract of land numbered 85, and des-.Jri bed in the report of the Board of Appraisal ColllilliS:Jiorrs- 1:1ppe .mte'd 1 • in said cenuse , , and shown, numbered and delineated on ~he County ownership Map filed therewit~ upon paymen t into the custody of the Court the I-JAM MER & I-JAMMER ATTOR NEYS AT LAW ' amount of the judgement as constituting the award therefore, as ' follows: I 2cs �I • j I I - 4 - ,!Ward on tract No. 85. $6, 3::L4.00. I i That petitioners aver that no persons other than your petitioners have any interest in said lauds and that they own said i 1 ,I lands in fee simple with no liens, thereon. 1 That the said Commission has paid into the custody of the I i Court 1 $6,314.00, the amount of money set out in said judgement as I constituting the award for the fee simple estate in the said tract i I j ! I of land and that your petitioners are entitled to the said prooeedsI :1 I I a.rising from the condemnation thereof. 1\ :i I Where§~he undersigned Petitioners pray that an order I be entered for the distribution of the said sum of $6,314.00, set 1 forth in said judgement in rem as constituting the award for the fee simple estate in said tract of land condemned as aforesaid and for the payment of $3.157.50, a part thereof to Daisy 1i1. Shipp, 11 and$1,578.50 to Jes.si e E. Naylor and $:L,578.50 to Janet E. Naylor, infant, the latter sum to be paid to L. L. Conrad, General Receiver of the Circuit Court of Rockingham County, to be safely investe~ and kept by him for the use of the said infant, and that such othe~ I and further relief be given as. the nature of the case may require ,i ', or to the Court may seem proper, and petitioners will ever pray, ' etc. I-JAMMER & I-JAMMER ATT OR NEY S AT LAW 'i I �' I I ,I - 6 - 1 ;:jTATE OF VIRGBHA CITY OF HARRISONBURG, 1 i :! I to-wit: .'.z;:t., . ,_;,. /1A .<:f,,...,,£a Notary Pablio in and for ' the City of Harrisonb urg in the Sta ta of Vi zginia, whose Cor.amissio.ril. '11 , expires. on the ~ pf - _day of....:::..,,4.J6:::::ia==.._,l9 JS--, do certify 'I -----y ~ , that Daisy M. Shipp 'A Jes s ie Na names are signed on the , margin hereof for the purpose of identifica tion. this day b, per~ sonally appea~ before me in my said city and made oath that~ ~facts stated in the foregoing petitjon of their own knowledge are true, ;I and those made up on informatio n dtJLUfed from others1hj believei :I to be true. 11 11 "'I Ii I !-!AMMER & !-!AMMER ATTORMEY S AT LAW cJ.-J~ Given under my hand this ~ day of January 19~4. �This deed made and entered into this 3rd day of August 1020 , by and "!Jet,ven James J . Shipp and Rebecca J . Shipp his wife party of the firAt part , and Samuel ~. Naylor party of the second part,all of Swift Run Virginia: -: WIT N ~SSE TH : That; Whereas Julia A. Shipp twidow of James A. Shipp dec~, and mother of the said James J . Shipp is dividi11g her entire real estate by deed betwen her six children,and in making said division or partition among her Raid children she the said Julia F . Shipp has this day conveyed by deed to four of her children Viz: M. A.K.Baugher(nee Shipp) James J.Shipp,M.Dai8y Shipp and Je~se J . Naylor(nee Shipp)jointly a certain tract or parcel of land situate at Swift Run in Rockingham coun~y State of Virginia containing by estimation about one hundred acres in which each of the aforesaid children now own a one fourth undivided interest,and Whereas the said James J.Shipp has this day sold his entire one fourth undivided interest in said one hu,~dred acres of land to the said Samuel~ . Naylor : Now; Therefore in consideration_ of the sum of One thousand(~l000 . 80) dollars cash in hand paid by the said Samuel M. Naylor to the said James J . Shipp,the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged before the sealing and delivery of these presents,the said James J . Shipp and Reoecca J . Shipp hf£ ~ wife doth g-ant and convey with general warranty of title unto t ~ e Raid Samuel M. Naylor all right title interest or claim of every kind,it being a one fourth undivided interest in the following described tract of land situate at Swift Run in the County of Roclringham State of Virginia and above refered to and bounded as follows: Beginning in the midddle of the Rockingharn Pike known as the Swift Run Gap road corner to ILA . Kate Baugher; thence with her line to a stone corner to W. D. Baugher; then6e with the line of the said W. D. Baugher to the line of G.S . Baugher , thence with his line to the middle of said Rockingham Pike,and continuing with the line of the said G. S.Baugher to a bend in said Pike just below the residence of Thomas B. Hensley and connecting with the line of the said Thomas B.Hensley at this point,and with his line continuing I up said Pike to the line of Wesley H. Baugher , thence with the line of the said . Wesley H. Baugher to the l ~ne of '1 . 0 . Brill , thence with said Brill 's line back to the middle of said Pike , thence continuing with said Brill's line to a 21u �2 corner to W.H.Shiflett,thence with said Shiflett's line a short diAtance to the middle of said pike again,thence with said pike to the beginning, said tra c t is supposed to contain one hundred acres as a whole,and the part herein conveyed is the entire undivided interest of the said party • of the first part and no more. Witness the following signatures and seals. State of Virginia County of Rockingham,to-wit: I,H.3.C.Gentry a Notary Public in and for said county,do certify that James J.Shipp and Rebecca J.Shipp whose names are signed to the foregoing deed bearing date on the 3rd day of August 1920,personally appeared before me and acknowledged the same in my county aforesaid. Given under my hand ~his 4th day of August 19~0. My commission expires January 6th 1924. cJ3,~~ ~ :) / - - -~~- I' 2 )1 �l~tiv .1~; . t:V,~ ~ h i~,<Jp--J < ./:-~ JI/:_ ~ /~ ,, ., -;z._e) lax S~L ' -;-yt,13 t ? l'r~·~fer r ~o A(frrittd . :>-0 ?~ ' . DEC 3 1 1924 -fl~~;;,:.~~f•rl - C' �- • This deed made and entered into this 3rd day of August 1980,by and betwen U.A • .l(.Baugher and W.D.Baugher her husband,party of the first uart and M.Daisy Shipp party of the second part,all of Swift Run Virginia: -: WIT NBS SETH:That; Whereas Julia A.Shipp (widow of James A.Shipp de~,and mother of the said M.A.K.Baugher is dividing her entire real estate by deeds betwen her six children,and in making said division or partition among her said children she the said Julia F.Shipp has this day conveyed by deed to four of her said children Viz: M.A.K.Baugr~er (nee Shipp)James J .Shipp, M.Daisy Shipp,and Jesse J.Naylor (nee Shipp)jointly a certain tract or parcel of land situate at Swift Run in Rockingham county State of Virginia,containin g by estimation about one hundred acres,in which each of the aforesaid children now own a one fourth undivided interest,and Whereas the said M.A.~.Baugher has this day sold her entire one fourth undivided interest in said tract of one hundred acres of land to the said _J.Daisy Shipp: Now; Therefore i~ consideration of One thousand (jl000.00) dollars cash in hand paid by the said M.Daiay Shipp to the said M.A.K.Baugher the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged before the sealing and delivery of these presents,the said :,11.A.K.Baugher and W.D.Baughcr her husband doth grant and convey with general warranty of title unto the said ~.Daisy Shipp all right title interest or claim of every kind,it being a one fourth undivided interest in the following described tract of land situate at Swift Run in the county of Rockingham State of Virginia and above refered to and bounded as follows: Beginning in the middle of the Rockingham Pil{e knovm as the Swift Run Gap road corner of the said M.A.K.Baugher,then ce with the line of her home tract which was conveyed to her by her father the late James A.Shipp,to a stone corner to W.D.Baugher,thence with hi~ line to the line of G.S.Baugher and with the line of G.S.Baugher to the middle of said Rockingham Pike,and continuing with the line of said G.S.Baugher to a bend in said pikejti.stt below the residence of Thomas B.Hensley &nd coDnecting with the line of the said Thomas B.Hensley at this point,and with his line continuing up the pike to tho line of Wesley H.Baugher,thence with the line of the said �Wesley H.Baugher to the line of W. O. Brill,thence with said Brill's line back to the middle of said Pike , thence continuing ·:Ii th said Brill' s 1 ine to a corner to W.H.Shiflett,thence with said Shiflett's line a short dist~nce to the middle of said pike again,thence with said pike to the place of beginning,said tract is supposed to contain one hundred acres as a whole,and the part herein conveyed is the entire undivided interest of the said party of the first part and no more . Witnessz the following signatures and seals. State of Virginia County of Rockingham,to-wit: I,H.B.O.Gentry a Notary Public in and for the county aforesaid,do certify that M. A.K.Baugher and W.D.Baugher her husband whose names are signed to the foregoing deed bearing date on the 3rd day of August 1980,personally appeared before me and ackn6wledged the same in my county aforesaid . Given under my hand this 4th day of August 1920. Notary Publii' My commission expires January 6th 1924 • • lJ �itz_,:1.1£. 1J tuv; ~ t :;I& 1~ ..lwt,,,,z, l?iri fli.-+ j [lltu~ J-'I r~ l_ 6 ?- 0 -0 i I/ -7""!1!1) fees ~ Trr.1sf8r ,/,- Tetal $..,...1_,- Tn: $ L ' ~ D Admlttr.<i DEC 3 1 1924 - cf.;J ld/tJ a.,/J, ~ t ,.1' i Cler~ 9ockin~L:.m C.Junty, Va, onburg, /)1?~- 3/ ., c2;_1/ ..~ 7 IR I .- �. ' This deed made and entered into this 3rd day o:f August 1920,by and betwen Julia F.Shipp,viidow o:f James A.Shipp dee, party o:f the first part and M.A.K. " Baugher,J.J.Shipp,. J. Daisy Shipp and Jess~ J.Naylor children of the said Julia F.Shipp parties o:f the second part,all o:f Swi:ft Run Virginia; WITNESS ETH: That for and in consideration of the love and a:f:fection which the said Julia F.Shipp has for the said parties o:f the second part,as well as :for the sum o:f One dollar cash in hand paid by the parties o:f the second 9a~t to tbe party of the first part,the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged before ' the sealing and delivery o:f these presents,the said Julia F.Shipp does here~y grant and convey with general warranty of title unto tne said partied o:f the second part,jointly,th, t i s to say that each shall share eqmally or a one :fourth interest in the land hereina:fter conveyed,the said interest being undivided interests in all of the land now owned by the said Julia F.Shipp being the remainder o:f the tract conveyed to the said Julia FiShipp by deed from her husband the late James A.Shipp after deducting certain conveyances made one to Roy D.Shipp o:f date July 29th 1920 conveying about twenty acres and one to Ethel C.Shipp o:f this date conveying about eighteen acres and any other which may appear to have been conveyed prior to this deed by the said Julia F.Shipp,the said deed from James A.shipp dee, to the said Julia F. Shipp is of record in the Clerks 0:ffice o:f said Rockingha'Il County Virginia in Deed' Book No.76 at Page 307 and to which ~eference is hereby made for a more complete description of said land which is bounded as follows: Beginning in the middle of the Rockingham Pike corner to M.A.Kate Baugher thence with her line to a stone corner to W.D.Baugher,thence with same to the line of G.S.Baugher,thence with same middle of said ?ike,thence continuing with the line o:f said G.S.Baugher to a bend in said Pike to line of Thomas B. Hensle¥,thence continuing with said Pike and the li~e of said Tho~as B.Henseey to the line of Wesley H.Baugher,thence with the line of said Baugher to the line of W.O.Brill,thence with said Brill's line back to middle of said Pike, thence continuing with said Brill's line to corner of W.H.Shiflett's line, thence with same a short distance to middle of said Pike again,thence with said Pike to the beginning corner,supposea to contain about one hundred acres be it the same more or less. It is covenanted by and betwen the parties �_,,, 2 hereto that: Whereas the said. Julia F.Shipp is making a division or partition of her reiestate betwen her children ,it is agreed by and betwen the parties herto that that the land herein convey0d shall constitute the entire interest of the whole of the parties of the second part in the real estate of the said Julia F.Shipp,and the said parties of the second part each hereby in accepting thi~ deed relinquish all claim or interest in the entire real estate of the. . \ J•,!' ~ai . ~, . Julia F.Shipp notwithstanding the said Julia F.Shipp might or should depa~½khis lif{;e. prior to the conveyance of other real estate iDtended for rN--!- o t_her ...9 ~trf~ Uff-/i~4/nU4,7tU--L~~~ ~~/vo/"'l-4~~ CvUL-, }{er. c i lg.ren. ()1, A~ . ~ l t n . . ~ /.i(4 ~ ~ ~ q,~,::L ~~ i1v-- 'Vl-tJ!hf-~Z ~ ./ 4~ \fitness the following signature and1 eal. / i+J~ vn-1~~~ ~-r -/~ EAL State of Virginia County of Hockingham,to-vrit: ~,h.B.C.Gentry a Notary Public in and for said county,do certify that Julia F.Shipp whose name is signed to the foregoing deed bearing date on the 3rd day of August 1920 personally appeared before me and acknowledged the sa~e in my county aforesaid. Given under my hand this 3rd day of August 1920. My commission expires January 6th 1924. II ,,. 1,·_ ---- fY �J~a- j iLjf\c :Ji, { ,{taL ?fl.If 1;!3;;~,,,~~ Jr,.. 1["0 s-o feet~-1-' ~ o o JO ;r,.·Aer $.L, Total$ J TR;.;$ L/-, .A.1hitt, ·1 DEC 3 11924 _ i).,J. Iv ~ J , ~ Cieri< f I ~. <:ne-tmYl C@unty, Va, ~ �• • • • !"'I .,- L"1.I3 D..,ED , 1Iade th is lbth day of October , 19j2 , betv, een sarnue M, Naylor , party of the first part a.nd Janet .u • 'Taylor, party of the second part , ,vITlB.3S_;TH : ' '., h. WHEREAS , Samuel 1.1. Uaylor has heretofore giv JU unto his daughter , Janet E . Uaylor , one - fourth interest in the tract of land I situated at swift 1:-:un in ,:;tonewall Djstrict , in ..t:-:ockingh m uounty , Virginia , and NE3RE.~S , the said samuel Naylor desires to invest said daughte · with title to the said lot, now therefore; b'OP ~q-:m IN X)53ID..!.irtATIO:T OF one dollar, 0ash in hBnd paid and for his love and affection for his daid daughter the said ssinuel 1 M. :Taylor doth grant and convey with general warranty of title unto Janet J!; . Naylor , all his undivided interest in Hild to that said tract or parcel of land situated near ;::;wift ./:iun in jtonewall District , in .t(00.ieinghaJn -.; ou nty , vir 6 il1ia , &11d being the same tract or interest in land conveyed to ;:;a ..mel. .1 . Naylor by J. J . Jhipp and wife by deed dated August 3 , 1920 , which deed is of record in the uierk's Office in .ttockingbsm aounty in JJ . B. 161 at Page 62 and is here referred to for greater certainty of description of ih e real estate conveyed herein; it being the intent and purpose to invest Janet~. Naylor with precisely the same title in F"fid to s£>id land that the granter , Samuel u. Naylor, received from J. J • .1hipp . wIT2J3SS the following signature and seal. ST.ATE 01? ILL PTO 13, 80U~-TTY 0:70:.c, ~o-'~ ~~otf'~a "Jotary Public in sn<i for the County of Gook , in the dtate of Illnois , do certify that Jarnuel sl • Usylor whose na ,ne is signed to the foregoing deed this day personally ppeared before .ne in .ny said uounty anu a0.,cnowleJged the same . 4.1 �:.ry Comnission expires on the -,,"/ day of Given under my hand 2nd 1932 . 2 17 �. ~'1,t' t~· % ~- /. , 1"- ¥"/ I A:. ~1/f7/4L_ ? \ ,,,_ . .. ... 18 lf'dt ' I ' . '----- {hif_ 13 y ' I\.W/ . f):_~F11q~ _ ~ 6~ l ran sftr $ ~ l otal $ ..JLZ_f Ad~itted JAN - 5 1933 / : I .671-11/ . /. ____ {) fees $ ............ -- Tax $ _j_. ~ ' ... • Clerk , ~~µ m,,rruo~oarg, lecord.ea. in r :2z· ~-=• 1~ ~ !-- 3 3 _ _ Book -jff~/ ~ :)d0=~J,erk, l9, • nty, Va, Rockingham ~ � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Shifflett, Alex - Shuler, James Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context shipp-daisy-m.pdf Title A name given to the resource Shipp, Daisy M. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Swift Run Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 94 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Shipp https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/3a1d515e53578ba68942a3039a9a20b7.pdf 8bbaf1f118ff543d22e50e7347858dd4 PDF Text Text ROCKINGHAM COUNTY \ NAME OF CLAIMANT #85 - SHIPP ESTATE Number of Acres: 80 E~tirely within the Park area . Location: Swift Run . Roads: Spottswood Trail . shipping point . Soil: Dark clay loam, s lope type , and has a good depth of fertility . ' 4½ miles hard surface to Elkton, nearest History of Tract and condition of timber: The wooded area of this tract was cut over about 5 years ago . The remaining stand consists of second growth poplar and oaks , no recent burns . Improvements: See other side . Acreage and value of types : Types Acreage Valoe per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: -- 28 @ $10 . 00 $280 . 00 17 @ 50 . 00 850 . 00 13 @ 20 . 00 260 . 00 22 @ 100 . 00 2200 . 00 $3590 . 00 Cove: Grazing Land: -Fields Restocking: -- Cultivated Land: -Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 3590 . oo Value of Improvements: $ 2 4 7 0 • 00 2470 . 00 Value of Orchard: $ 50 .oo 50 . 00 Value of Minerals: $ 92 . 00 Valoe of Fruit: $ 112.00 -----~ $6314 . 00 Value of Timber: $ 92 . 00 Value of Wood: $ 112 . oo Value per acre for tract: $ 7 8 . 92 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ _ None ~ - / ~ : : _ _ __CLERK 117 �IMPROVEMENTS : - D'.. ELLING---()ilid brick 20x40 1 , 6 rooms, 2 story, plastered--ell 18xl8xl6 1 , brick kitchen, 12x26xl2 1, Po r ch 6x40 1 , metal roof , fair condition-- oc cupied by tenant, Mr . DP-an-Solid foundation, spring water supply--- - B.ARN - -- - Frame 37x37xl4 1 , met al roof, fair condition-- ---MEAT HOUSE-- ---Frame , 12xl4x8 1, metalroof HEN HOUSE- ---Frame, 10a20x8 1 , paper roof , condition fair - - - - HOG PEN- - - -Frame, 8x20x6 1 , paper roof , fair condition . SPRING HOUSE-10x20xl0 1, Frane, 11etal roof, condition fair .- -- --GA AGE--- - - 10xl4x8 1 metal roof , fair condition .• CORN HOOSE-- -Log , 10xl6xl ) 1 paper roof , fair condition . �~~-~~-- J--21-~---------- --------------Claim of ____ co£ty, ;irginia, No. ________ , At Law. ________ j ~ L o Court Circuit In the :~e!t~:--~~=mi::~on o~ ~on: e~~ a t i ~ - - ~ t : : : 2 - ~ : ~ } ~ ~-~,~~~-~ ~;;:;:;,,~ The undersigned, in answer to the petif n 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 i? petiti and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit _____ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this Court 0Li4J1:. __ ______ as his answer to said p tion and to said notice. -- -- L f - ~--------------------'--~ My name is ___ ~ ' · ___ { ! j ! ~-f---' i/__.,h-~r..------- My post office address is___ _ I claim a right, title, estate or interes in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to _he_ condemn~d, containing about__~ ___f_d:t}_______ ac~es, on "Which there are the following ------~ -" ' ~ ~1-~ bmldmgs and 1mprovements:_~ --~ - l lf-- ~ - -~ -~ -~ f / Ur-~ ~t- ~ ~~--~~--~&~-~-~ Virginia, in _miles from ___ ~ A . )____________ This land is located about_ ~ 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 ~-~~ ---- d~¼~ ?:lf,_~4-~ ~~:t~~~-2~h~~:~_;z;~E:~-~~-~~~-~-~~~~~~:: ·_ ~ --------------__ _ South_ Jd;_,_,Ji_J_~ - ~ ~--Y.:: _fL _V-L__ 2ll-_ -----------------------------------------------East __ .....)'.:~_L -(--2 _ --~ -m -~Jca:4_ U -l l ~_._&._~,-~ L~. ~ ~ L~~ West_J . . I acquire!~ y rig , 1 , ~state or interest to this property about the year __ /_'J_U _in the following manne : ---~ --~ --~ -~ ~~ ~il'_..a;,.i/-'-·-- I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $- / -2.Jr.D..Q.iJ. __ __ . 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 $-~r ./2.QQ______ . 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 ). Ren1arks·------------- ------------------------- ----------- -------------------- - - --- ('d > ~ en ..... '- (1) (1) C: ::::, 0 Ll ~ ..... ...c C: -- -c = (1) b.O i= ~ u 0 u- ex: .:L I- M C,") r-. CD c3 -------------------- - ---------- ------------- (Continue remarks if necessary on~e back). Witness my signature (or my name and mark attached hereto) this ____i~ ________ day r:J~~--------, 193~. - ~ --2~---..d '.2~---------- . _kii - - ~ t . : ,. _ ~ ~~----.:. S4'A'PE OF VIRGHHA, COUNTY OP - ~ of____ co w.J U- the ~;v~:~%~cf~!~i!~tb;e~ ~~~~~; t~;;;;~~i- f o;;~-;}~~de-g~th_t_ t-th;-~-;tt;;; and things a!,earing in- ~ b~e ~nswer are rue to the best of1Mlk:nowle ge and belief, this ____lB_.=______ _day of- ~-,,J,-~'.-~9~~- - - ~ - ~ ~ - - - ~~:~~;fP~bli~8 =tJ=i~ .~ . o¥ �On rihu:c-sday, 0ept. 17, 1931, acc:onpa.nied by :!r . James Shipp, I at Swift Run proceeded to survey the lands of' the Shipp Este.te, lying Post Office in Rockinghan County, Virginia . I was assisted by two experienced chain carriers, I. essrs Ed • .t1aney and Fountain Prazier , and made a careful survey by horizo·-ital measurements from the true meridian, which is shown by the accompanying map which is made a part of this report . careful calc·1lat:i..on of the surveyed. tract showed it to contain 82 . 93 acres . rrhis , however, is subject to a deduction of the land occupied by the State highvray ( Spotswood Trail ) which runs through the tract from A to B, a distance of 12 . 75 cha.ins , and from Y to Z, a distance of 19 . 50 chains , making a total distance of 32 . 25 _chains ~ '.1'he Ylidth of the highway VGries fror:i 50 feet on grade to 70 feet in I found the &verage viidth on t'·,::.s section to be cuts . • 909 of a chain . Length, 32 . 25 chains multi plied by avere.ge widU.1., . 909 chains, gives 2 . 93 ~cres of land land 60 feAt or inside of the Shipp Estate take::i up by the State higtmay, leaving net 80 acres belongir g to t~e Shipp Estate land . Submitted September 19, 1931 Sy Fred rr . .rriiss, County Surveyior of Page County, Virginia . 0 �Surve~ of Shipp bState Land Beginning at a double cherry tree near a spring; thence .N 49 W. 19 . 56 chains to a stone in the r.1iddle of a lane; thence S 36 W, 12 . 7i cha ~ns to a station in the niddle of the old ~urnpike; thence with sa ne S 47tE, 19 . 32 chains to a turn in said ~urnpike; thence continu ing with sane S 27± .I:!:, 9 . 36 chains to a station in center of said Turnpike; thence .N 59 4i chains to the cente:t" of new Spottswood jj;, Trail; th e nce with sane .N 28 .I:!: , 4.08 cha ins; t h ence chains; thence leaving said ~pottswood Trail S 77 l!i, 55 J!.t, 3 . 90 .N 18 . 60 chains; thence N 6 .I:!: , 6 . 75 cha ins to center of old ·.i:urn:pik e ; thence with saz:1 e chains to center of o J.d turnpike; t.½.e nc e with s aoe chain; 1~ 10 .I:!: , 6 chains; N 12t N 44 J!i, 6 chains; .N 18 .t!i, 4 . 65 chains; \¥, .l'I 17 l!i, 4 chains~ due north l chain; 31 w. l 111 4 . 0 chains ; 1~ 26 ..t5 , 3 chains to point in new ·rurnpilce or Spottswood 'l'rai.l ; thence with sar.1e 63 w, 2. 5 chains to point in Spottswood 1'rail; thence leaving sane~ 74 v, 10 S 80 'iJ, l cha i n; S 34 w, 2 . 3 chains; S 24 W, 3.4 chains; ~ cha ins to a large Spanish oak; thence S 26 W, 13 . ?5 chains to a point in Spottswood 1'rail; thence with sane S 26 stunp east of new pik\V, due west <.J w, 3 chains, to a chestnut chains to t h e beginning, contain - ing 8 0 acres , exclusive of land occupied b y new roadway, Spottswood Trail . Surveyed Septenber 17, 1931 b y .B'rederick 'J.'.. Aniss Surveyor of ~age Uounty, •irginia Assisted by .!:!id Haney and .1:fountain .Jfrazier. \\j - �• Connty: Rockingham District: Stoneiall ; 85 oreage Claimed: Value Claimed: Location: ,>hipp ""'sto.tc - Deed "' esessod 100 A. 100 " 12 , 000. 00 1240 . 00 " C Wol<nown . II n 1.; nti1el y within the 1 rk a rea . wift Run . ~one : nown. Incumbrah ces, counter clains or laEs: a.rlc clay loam , slope type, und lm:3 a good depth of forti J i ty . , oil: Roads: Spotslood Trail . ship ing point. 4~ miles -hard surface to ,lkton , nenrest History of tract and condition of timber: 'l'he v·ooded a rea of this tract has been out over about 5 yeurc ago . The remaining ot:1nds consiot of necond growth poplar and oaks, no recent burns . There is about 23 , 000 Bd . J T. of snu timber on 28 acres --------- --------- --------- --- .92 . 00 --------. 4 . 00 per . r . 1 . 00 per ed . ----- - -- -- -- - ----112 . 00 112 eds . fuel wood ,,, 204 . 00 Improveme nts and rcht..rds: Pwelli~ , ld bri ck 20x40 , 6 rooms , 2 story , IJlastered , 1 18xl0xl6 , Brick Ai tchen , l2x26xl2 , . 'oroh 6:x:40 , metal roof, condition fair , oocu""' ied by tenant, 1:r . Dean, foundation solid , spring wnter supply.- - --------- --------- ------- - 1500 . 00 , ~ro.me 3?x3'7xl4 , metal roof , Cordi tion fair - - --- - 350 . 0 3arn ./ 40 . 00 V LeruE hou.;;c , :Pra.me l2xl4x8 , metal roof, cond. fair -----30 . 00 IIen nouso, 1r tJ11e l0x20x8 , paper roof, cond . fair - - -- - 10 . 0 0 Y hog ven, .L"rrune 8: 20:J3 , po.per roof, condi t1on fai r - ----60 . 00 Spring :r:ouse , lOx20xlO , Frame , netal x·oo.1' cond. f air. -11" 35 . 0G -oaxaae. , ~rame 10xl4x8 , meta l roof , cond . fair . -----25 . 00 ---- - ~ Corn house, ~og 10xl6xl0 , paper roof, oond . ~ . ir ~ ~· 2650 . 00 Value of land by tyres: ope ~ Grazing Tillable Field Restockin g Value per ac~ . oreaae ·a.oo 28 50 . 00 75 . 00 l? 22 13 80 10 . 00 r ""ote.l Value ~~ 224.00 850.00 16 S0 . 00 130 . 00 ,2?54 . 00 155 �Tot~l value of land Total value of improvements Total value of timber Value of 25 fruit trees Total value of tract ver3ge value per acre \1'2?54 . 00 2050 . 00 204 . 00 50 . 00 5058 . 00 63.22 ) ' �Qlnmmnumralt11 nf 1!Itrgtuia TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA. February 5, 1934 JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA This is to certify that I, J. M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia have this 5 d.ay of February in accordance with an ord.er of the circuit court of ~ockingham County d.a t e d 1/27 /34 in the cause of the State Commission on Conservation and. Development of the State of Virginia vs. Cassandra Lawson Atkins --------'---=---'------=-=--c....::.._--------- _paid. to __Jeesie E. Naylor, Swift Run, Virginia $ l,578.50____ being in full settlement of tract #85 in the above mentioned. cause. �C!tommnuw.ealt4 nf l!Iirgiuta TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA. February 5 , 1934 JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA Jessie E. Naylor Swift Run , Virginia • Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia, the sum of$ 1, 578 . 50 , in accordance with an order of the Circuit Court of the county of_~R~o~c~k_1_·n~geh=run ~ -- -- entered on the of January 27th day _193_4_ , in the matter of the State Commission on Conservation and Development v _ __ ___C_a_s_s_a_n_d_r_a_L_a_w_s_o_n_A_t_k_i_n_s___ and others, being full and complete settlement for . the tract of land known in said proceeding as #_8_5_ _ __ Sign original and duplicate and return to the Treasurer of Virginia. �-- .. Qtommnuwralt4 nf ]Iirgiuta TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA, February 5, 1934 JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA This is to certify that I, J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virg inia have t his 5 day of February in accordance with an order of the circuit court of Rockingham County dated 1/27 /34 in the cause of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia Atkins Cassandra Lawson -~ ~ -- -- - - - - - -- vs. p aid t O Daisy Shipp , Swift Run, Virginia $ 3,157 .oo b eing in full settlement of tract in the above mentioned cause. #!dfL �Q!ommnuwtalti1 nf 11Iirgiuta TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA. February 5 , 1934 JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA Daisy Shipp ~wi.f.t. ~Run , Virginia Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia, the sum of$ 3 1 157 .0JL, in accordance with an order of the Circuit Court of the county Of- Rockingham - - -- - ----"-'-'------- of January entered on the 27th day 193_!_ , in the matter of the State Commission on Conservation and Development v _ __ _ __C~a=s=s=a=n=d=r~a~1-a~]=¥-s~o~n~A~t~k~i~·u..........s_ _ and others, being full and complete settlement for the tract of land known in said proceeding as #_ 8_5_ ~ - - Sign original and duplicate and return to the Treasurer of Virginia. �O!nmmnuwtalt4 nf 11Iir9iuta TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA. JOHN M . PURCELL February 5, 1934 TREASURER OF VIRGINIA This is to certify that I, J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia have this 5 day of February in accordance with an order of the circuit court of dated 1/27/34 Rockingham County in the cause of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia Cassandra Lam,on Atkins --------------L. L. Conrad, General Redeiver of the Circuit Court of :paid to.R-0ck1ngbaro County for the jnfant Janet E. Naylor Harrisonburg, Virginia $ J,57~.50 being in full settlement of tract #____J35 vs. in the above mentioned cause. 8&0 �Qlnmmnuwralt11 nf ]lirgiuta TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA. February 5 , 1934 JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA L. L. Conrad , General Receiver of the Circuit Court of Rockingham County for the infant , Janet E. Naylor Harrisonburg , Vir ginia Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia, the sum of$ 1 1 578 .5.o_, in accordance with an order of the Circu it Court of the county entered on the 27th day of Rockingham of January 193--1._ , in the matter of the State Commission on Conservation and Dev elopment v _ __ - -~G~a~s-s-a~n~d-r~a..____L=a~v=¥-s~o~n~A~t=k~in~s~ __ and others, being full and complete settlement for the tract of land known in said proceeding a s #_ 8_5_ _ __ Si gn ori g inal and duplicat e an d r e turn to the Treasurer of Virginia. '2.0 1 Ill � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Shifflett, Alex - Shuler, James Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context shipp-estate.pdf Title A name given to the resource Shipp, Estate Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Swift Run Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 85 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Shipp https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/a8bec55d24cd8840e47e255e5c7ff19c.pdf 86a5b96d12b3f13572503c3fa9342656 PDF Text Text ROCI INGHAM COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #92 - SHirP , Ethel c. Number of Acres: 16½ Location: Swift Run . Roads: Soil: Entirely within the Park area . Spotswood Trail , hard surface , 4 miles to Elkton, nearest shipping point . Clay loam, ,, th a good depth and ferti , i ty . 'rhis land is practically level and is in a good stat e of cultivation . History of Tract and condition of timber: This tract is all cleared . Improvements: None • Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking : Cultivated Land: 1 6½ @ $125 . 00 $2262 . 50 Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 2262 . 50 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ 12 5 • 00 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ None ~~_' CLFJlK 127 �~~a~:e ~~cui~ rt o f _ ~ - . - ! t i t ___ County, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law. The State Commission on Conservatfo;:;;;d Development o ~ of Virgi,J'ia, Peti- ------~ L------ ----~-~#~~ ,v} ----v~~JL_________ --- ___,_ - ~~ ~-¥ :-~- ~ ti~r, more or less, of land in_ _ _ - ~ ____________ County, Virginia, Defendant s. The undersigned, in answer to the peti on of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded .....o:/aid p ~ and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit upon the fi~ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this Court of__l_l~'(;'t[U-{;;------~-- sa;t~o,i;JI, ~ ,ij ______ ,A ---------- My post office address is _____ ~ _____ __ ~~:~~____p __ '::,___________ _ as h:y-:s: : : _a i ~ ~ tract or parcel of land within the area sought I claim a right, title, estate or inter~st i to _be_ condemn~d, containing about __ _i ___-~__: !'______ acres, on which there are ~e ~llowing bud ngs ~d-~4-~~~-~~ ---~ ~ . _a? "~-~ -~- ~--F ~ --------- This lvn~ 1g[ated abo~L-! ~~-mile s ~rom _____ ~-~~- ------- --Virginia, in the_~¼ ~agist e:rial 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.) ~::t~~m .Vll:~~ "Z: ~~e-~~ :~::g_ ~~o~~l- o f - ~ a n d - ~ South _,,z~_ a,,_zP -~-£,d__ EasL J"/ . '/,J _ :_-,w- /I{µ, _.J. 7>f. oJH,_Qc;l_-jff;,________ _ 7!:1t-!p ,d&~ ;J~------------- I ac;i::~ . right, title, esta:~r ~t~;:zt ;:;:;~:u :r.-;::~ /_r_:l, _O_in the ,}4 / y-.ded-J-r=---~-~----Z-~£ ~~~l-0-~~~~-=~A!---------------~~------------------------------------------------------------ I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $-~~-4- -------· 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 area, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $-~--- -----· (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or informatio n as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). Remarks: ____ -----J ---r-~- £L4 :J~ ~~d.--~ --~cl -e:£__~ - ~ 4 J f = - ---~7 -u4-- ~-~_ -d-- ~-~ ~-~ ~-4 A-L LtJ !!__ _ ---¥ -+~ -- a.. -~ ~ _/4 _-2f:~. u:.~1 (1) ~ s- - u tf=~ 0 en ~ Lo- ~ >, ..... c:: :::l 0 c.., c.., E Cl) Cl:S ..... b.J:) M (.;1 ....- r- ..c ..c: r:o c:: c:: Li..l ·- 32 -0 c.;, 0 = 0:: <l) \..L- (1) .,--_ kr.JdJJ_l(Jf _e:(L .. ___ - - -- --- -~ ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----~Continue remarks if necessary o~e back). c3 of, n ; ; : : - :i~~~~1~3(.r my name and =~::;rtt:Jff:J;/:!-~~~~=-::_d~~ -To-wit: STATE OF VIR:NIA , COUNTY OF__ ~ ~ - - ---, _____________________ _ _ ' ______ The undersigne d hereby certifies t h a L ~ - ~de oath that the matters the above named claimant personally appeared before liim an knowledo /nd belief, his of best and things appearing in his abo~nsw er are true to the ~~ _ - -~ this _____ _L::;L _____ day oL_~- ~------ , 19~ /;c p L.i.. Clerk of the Court, o r ~ Investigat or or Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace. 31 �county: Lookingha.m District: s tonewall Shipp Ethel C. Acreage Claimed: 18 Value Claimed: ,ocation: soes ..., ed l? A . ( 1-r A. sold to) 1 3600. 00 .::.>Wift Run . ~·, 200 .oo ArGa : (Highway (1920) 16 . 5 (1,1 . 00 Entirely within the Fark area. 1 one known . lncumbrar.ces I counter claims or l ap_~..:.. - Deed 18 A . Soil: Clay loamt with u good depth, and fertility . ~h is land is ~raotically level and in in a good state of... oultiv tlon • Roads: Spotswood Trail, hnrd surface, 4 miles to ~lkton, nenreut ship- 1ing , aiut . ]Iistor;y: - 2J. tract nd conditionof timber: Imp,rovemen ts: Iione • Yalue of land by types: ~ -irITlable Grazing Tllis tract is all cleared . Value per acre .1.oreage - 13 : 106 .oo 100.00 3-]t i6} 'i'otal value of lund . vl650.00 Total value of improvements Total value of timber Total value of tract Average value per aero '· 1650 . 00 100 . 00 otal Value 1300 . 00 350. 00 1650 . 00 ) �,/92 - S.1i ,J ~t . . 1e - 0. Count~/ : ocki 11 · mm District : .Jtone ;c.,11 . .... , '' J. iden f. il uCu.le - 1 11 - (/) razing iJ c:u 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 <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Shifflett, Alex - Shuler, James Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context shipp-ethel-c.pdf Title A name given to the resource Shipp, Ethel G. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Swift Run Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 92 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Shipp https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/b5141fb7f0c72693601f716daded4909.pdf fbc014bd4bae19bdcaa66007c52b6638 PDF Text Text NAME OF CLAIMANT Number of Acres: #84 - Shippe , Maude 20 Location: Swift Hun . Roads: Spottsvrood Trail , 4 miles hard surface to Elkton, nearest shipping point . Soil: Entirely within the Parlr area . Clay loam, smooth and level ; some small loo s e rock . History of Tract and condition of timber: The grazing land on this tract has a scattering stand of nice young locust , not large enough for ps sts saw timber or wood . IIviPROVELBNTS : - rnrnu:.,ING--Frame and log, 18x23', 3 rooms , ceiled, porch 7xl8 1 , paper roof , condition fair , oc cupied by owner, spring water SY&Kilrim::J ~~idc~~~fifgiin¥a1~ :~!:M~fT - HbD~~~-¾~~~;1 r ~i1i~~~r , rp~iir roof , good condition-- cellar 12xl4 ' i- - -HEN HOUSE--- Frame 1 12x2lxl0 1 paper roof , good condition.----HOG lEN- ---- Frame , 10xl2x~ , good condi tio:g.- ---NE,v GARAGE-- - - Frame , 12xl6x8 1 , paper roof , good condi t1 on . Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: 20 Cultivated Land: @ $75 . 00 $1500 . oo Orchard: Minerals: ValueofLand: $ 1500 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ 7 50 . 00 Value of Orchard: $ 750 . 00 50 . 00 50 . 00 $2300 . 00 Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ 115 • 00 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ None - -~-'--~·_.CLERK \\lo �___ Claim of___ ~ · - - - :2J/. 4 # ______ ·___ '____________ _____ County, Virgini a, No.LJ:..g,_:l__, At Law. In the Circuit Court of_ ·rPeti·nia, and Development of the State of vtlt: The State Commission on Conservati __ tioner, v s . _ ~~ ~ - ~ - ~ - - ~ - - · --k ~~ ~ . ~-(f~ ~ZI) _~-- ----- ---- _____ _ ______ County,. V~rginia, Defenda1:ts. ~--- :more or le~s, o1 l~nd in__c/(c; _ State Commission on Conservation and Dethe of The undersi gned, m answer to the pe 10n e to the notice of condemnation awarde d respons in and a, velopment of the State of Virgini Circuit upon the filing of said petit·on and published in accordance with the order of the _ ___ County, Virgini a, asks leave of the Court to file this Court oL_£ ,:r..£-~..as his ans~;- ;;;--;~· r; etition and to said notice. ------- ------- ------- ------- ---My name is __ ~ ~-.=Trb..___ r?3_~ My post office address I claim a right, title, estate or intelest. in a tract or parcel Jf. land within the area sought g to be condemned, contain ing a b o u t ~ _ - f -__ acres, on which there are the followin -~ ~ ~,-- ~ 7 -~ buildings and improve ments is_ ~IJ ?-J;J;;;_7 l ~_,._ _________ _ :_..B ___ · _ - --- -- ~-~ -4 ~ --~ -~ - - --- -~ ---~ ~'- -------- --~- --~----~--~ __________Virginia, in _______ This land is located about __~_ miles from __ ,&_______ t h ~ a g i s t e t i a l District of said County. of land deI claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel owner, joint or owner sole is he r whethe say scribed above: (In this space claiman t should owner, joint or sole not is t claiman If owners. joint and if joint owner give names of the or tract the to or in has he interest or estate title, right, what he should set out exactly _ ~-~5±~~ L<£2h _P_~l ,_'7 _11,_Jl4¥-.~---The land owners adjacen t to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows: ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -_(}~- ~ North_ ~ ------- ------- ------- ------- --, _______ _________ _ South /;':;_-c __f!L_~ H - ~-·-~ ~-/ /~ - ~~ 2 / - ~-- East ____ West __ _ operty about the year__L_f_,Z.,2.in the I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to thi * following manner : ~ _fiti_.J. Jt~------- ----- ----------------------------------------~ "-tf-'o/_l;J__~ ----~ ~--~ -·----- I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improve ments thereinterest , on is $-½:-6.::-~------· I claim that the total value of my right, tit$, estate or --· in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improve ments thereon is $_6-(.,.._~~---or I am the owner of __ __ ____________ acres of land adjoinin g the above described tractprothe are a, which I claim will be damage d by parcel of land but lying outside the Parkt('l:JW.11\\., ---· posed condemnation of lands within the .P~'r k area, to the extent of $- ------- ------to as tion informa or nts stateme al (In the space below should be set out any addition a here insert also should he ble practica if this claim which claiman t desires to make; and . bounds) and metes by land description of the tract or parcel of ~ ~ . · ,· 2 --~ -~,-~' ~A : Y : 1 _ ~ ___ __ -~ .~ -fu~ at- -k[r- ~ ----a~ -~ Remark s: _<:)1dt.:.{l~~l.71 -~ _J k - ~ _.__Cl_A--~ --:;r_._1;3.~~-- ~ -~------- - -- ~ - ~- - L - ~ - ~ - - ~ - ~ --~ ~ ~ -ct: : 1: L--r -«--~- :r=- - (Continue remark s if necessary on the back). ~ ~ --~ u - fr--1 ~-xf ~ oL:;f-_~ , STATE OF VIRGff eIA, COUNTY OF ____ __ - ------- ------- ------, To-wit: _________ _ _mlt_ ___ ______ ~ The undersi gned hereby certifies thaL.1 /J/ matters the above named claiman t personally appeare d before him and made oath t e gethe belief, and know his of best the to true are answer above and things a p p ~ in his ~ day Witness my signatu re (or my name Mid mark attache d hereto) this_L_z ~____ !v{~~L--------- ms(. this __ __ __J_L________day oL/ ~:= ---, 1~ ~ ~--- nvestig ator or Clet{~ f'the Court, or Speci the Peace. Notary Public, or Justice �- c ounty: Rockingham Dintrict: 0toneno.ll !~nude !.l. Shipp '1. creage ClaimC'd: Value Claimed: Location: 19 ,, 4500.00 Swift Run. Deed 19.152 Assessed 19.152 310.00 (1922 ) oonsidcru tions not given. ~re~: 10 A. EntiEely within the J a.rk area. None known • 1ncumpr-..1 nces I counter claims or laps: .§.ill.: clay iboam, smooth and level, some smaJ.l loose roclrn. Roads: Spotswood Trail, 4mil cs ho.rd surface to Elkton, nearo~t shipp ing point . Eistory <ll,__~~ and condition od timber: The 7g. on this tract has a acattering stand of nice youne loouot, not large enouch for posts, so timber or wood. Imnroveme nts : Dwelling, Frame & log, 18x23, 3 roo~s, ceiled, porch ?xl8, paper roof, condition f a ir, ooc~ ied by owner, s p ring tva tm: supply, foundo. tion solid, Value--- ~-------- ---~---~- ----~---- ---------- -- $300.00 St able, Fro.me 12xl8xl2, paper roof, conditi on --------- --------- ------fair. ----~--- --------12xl4xl2, paper roof, cond. 50.00 :Meat house. Fraiie good, cellar 12xl4, ---------- ---------- ---------- 120.00 Hen house , Frame 12x2lxl0, paper roof condition 60.00 ·-·------------------------------good 20 . vO __ ..,__ tion goodv cond1 l0x12x8, lt ran.e---Iiog. pen, cond, roof, paper 12xl6x8, new Garage, Fatame 40 .00 good . ~--~----- ----~-~-- --------~- ---~-- -------- 590 .00 Value of land by types: Ty',e Ti llable To tal To tal Value Total value value of 12 value Value per of land of improveme nts fruit trees of tract Average ~o.lue per acre acre 75.00 Totul Value r."1425. 00 *;,1425.00 590.00 24 .00 '203D.OO 10?.33 15'-/ �'f I 'l'H_.., .::iTA T.J JO!l I I.:3 .J ro:; 0:l _; OJ :L~..'.\/ OF v IF.:;. LnJ , PBT Ii' 10) ..:::R vs . c·ss_,GrnPJl ATKI:J:3 ..1:J:i) C'.i.'H...,.u:,j , .AJD ~L.'l'Y '.i.' .. 0 ~J.-~~~iJ.m,-~:I~ ~52,o-O/) 11]1·..].:3 , .:IG ..u u_, .L....;..;-> , lu 1.l~,.lJ LI .rtOOL:I1rnh .,1 UOu.~T'.l' , /I..::-,IJLL~ ~ l) ....i.J _.:,_, l) ,.) J..; '.J..' s • To the .tionora. ble H. 'l . Bertram , Judge of the uircu it Gou rt of RocKingham County , Virginia . The petition of .~ude ~ . ~hipp respectfully represents : TH.AT she objects to the allovrnnces and ea:cepts to the report filed in the Jir~uit Court of noc~ingham County by the Joard of .Appraisal Oom.nissioners of her land lyiag wl thin the Pari[ Area of Roe.Kingham uoul1ty , in that the appra isment of petitioners land which lies on both sides of the macadam road at Swift Jun and along~ide the :road from ,:;wift Ru.1 to Beldor in said county is erroneous and that the arno unt s allowed theraf or a re inade q_uat e and unjust . JS stated Petitioners lands Ere divided by the JpottsrrJod Trail. .:3he owns Twenty .Acres , whi....Jh land is i.::iproved oy a three roo.ii residencE , and a sleeping porch . The sleeping porch is cov;:ired with :netal LS. are the Hog Pen and the 1-Ienhouse,,. anci J.ce splendid new builuings . Exceptant refused One Hundred ana. Twe!1ty live Do.llars per acre for this land before there were any impxove,nents pl.a.cal thereon and since she has owned it she has constructed L1prove,aents ~ta cost cf not less than One Thousand llollars . Exceptant would sho.v u.1to Court that her land is worth at lea~ t One Hundred 'l\venty Five Della rs per aure , rnal:.ing on allowance for land alone of 'l'WO Thousand clix Hundred and '.J:wenty Five Dollars and the buildings thereon are worth at least One ~housand Dollars , making a total of Three Thousand Six Hundred and '.l'wenty .111 ive Doll.a. s . Petitioner ·.vill ask the Court to gra:1t her a hearing on this exception before a Jury or before the court and she is .,illing to abide by their judgment . R~spe c tfu lly sub,nw/}d ,, . ~ .w.~ ~ ~ 5of �~ , - . , 2 VIRGIN I CITY OF H.aRRI30~BU3G , To-wit : I , Bessie .J . Cooke , a .:.rotary Pub.Lie in and for the City of arrisonburg and jtate of VirgL1ia , do certify that jJaude 1.1 . Shipp whose name is sigfled on .t~e mars._in hereof , tll:n.is l~y personally \,µ.. UJf .., ~ ~ appeared before me and ,nade oath that the facts stated in the fore - "/\/ gojng petition are true . Given under my hand this 29th day of Septernber , 1932 . �• - • �rllod In the Clerk'~ Office s-upp ' Rockingham County, Va. LUDE A . SEP 'f 1933 84 CKI TG.':I.Af I COU1rTY ;~j~lerk IL RE . .. RBI1:..1R. .~TI L ..GRB.!E._l.r:1S submitted to the G-Overnor 'risi11t i _ or out of Condemnc.tion Proceedi1.cs pendin.:::; in the Circuit Court of Virginia under authority of the S-'1enundoah ::l...tion~-1 par ct. SU:. EXCEPT ·T : Shipp , :1aude ::. ORIGil ..AL CL.AI!.!: Acreage 19 : Value $4 , 500 . 00 : Inc.Damages , none VU, JE PL ,.CED OJ:J TRACT BY PEI'I'l' I ONER 'S APPRAISERS : 'i1R... CT 1-JO • 84 Vi.LUE '1?2 , 039 .00 Il CIDE:rTAL DAHAGES None BO.Urn OF APPRAISAL COtrr.ITSSI CYERS FINDINGS : MAP NUMBER OF 'IRA.CT : 84 VALUE OF TRACT: TRACT NO. 84 V..\LUE $2 , 300 . 00 INCIDENTAL D.AL1A.GES None �The basic differences betueen petitioner are nd t is excepti.nt s to the cl ssific'""tion und value of the lend , improve ents, and buildings • •~l though i e believe the v lue s reported by the petitioner , s ppraisers were very liberal ppraisal Cot~ issioners we h .. ve accepted findings 0 nd th&t the findings of the s to VL.lnes the .Tork nd .fill not seek c.. louer valuation than their s sh01.11n on the above tables in this case . .78 subilli t thut these matters heet of t. e Board .Tit with the record and'- copy of tnis .orl~ ~ ecord tendered here ri th , nd the other elem.en ts re c.orrectly set fort 1 in nd not reference to tl is case , s set forth in excepts.nt ' s statements . of the igh , :-e stbst L.tially too As to the cl ssific& tion of t:1e land of v lue oard of This .,ork Sheet is filed i.ieet is submitted .ith copy nd add it iori.ul co)ies of t:ie fork Sheet in tnis case Jill be furnisned if desired . Subscribed to and verified before me t· is the 1 33 . r_d[,y of epte. ber , �~ I\ ' - l> :; • xi 2 20 STATEMfil..iT !! =0 D "'02 "cm 0 m ... II OF Chas . A. Hammer , p . q . MA UDE M. SHIPP m :!. JJ C D X, X, " ' ..<i C !!, -I :z "R~ ::ir". :i ... ':::,'°' N ffl < 11t JJ - 3 • xi" n Co-2 II 0 Jo '( Ill -t 0 C "' :, ., ;q~ STATEMENT OF COSTS, POSTAGE , ETC . : Yt �CHAS. A. HAMMER ATTORNEY AT LAW HARRISONBURG , VA. August 25/1933 To The Hon. Phillip Williams , Chairman of the Land Tract Arbitration Board. I , Maude M. Shipp , have employed Messrs . Hamner&. Hammer of Harrisonburg , va. , to represent me in all condElll!lation proceedings in connection with rrry land tract #8&, as shown upon the map filed in Rockingham County Clerk' s Office . Given under my hand this 25th day of August, 1933 . 7Jlru.&-dJ, tf1?J ., ~~·/kjJ i' �..' t ~ Tira CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKDJGHAM COUNT?l, VIRGINIA THE STATE COMMISSION ON CONSERVATION AND DEVELOP!i!ENT OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA, Vs. CASANDRA LAWSON ADKINS, et als., and 52,561 Acres of Land in Rockingham County, Vao filed in the Clerk'~ Office ;R~ck.ingharn County, Va, AUG% 1933 TO THE HON. H.W.BERTRAM, Judge o:f the Said Court: (1) L7 / L t7 .:.j-tfl..0.~ ---vie· , .___,I ' I. The motion o:f Maude M. Shipp praying the said Court to disapprove and to decline to accept the findings o:f the Board of Appraisal Conmissioners heretofore appointed by the said Court in the above matter, wherein the said Board reported under #84 of its findings, as filed in the Clerk 1 s Office of Rockingham County, stated that oove~ is only entitled to TWENTY THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($2 ,300.00) for the tract of (20) acres of land with the improvements thereon situated at Swift Run, through which the Spottswood Trail passes, which land was conveyed to rri.oveilui by Roy Shipp by deed now duly of record. Move,dDJ( owns the land in fee simple with the improvements thereon. (2) The amount allowed for the land with the improvements thereon by the said appraisers is wholly inadequate and unjust, and amounts to a taking of the property vii thout just compensation, as guaranteed by the Consti tutiono The land is a clay loam, very :fertile, and as stated, lies on both sides o:f the Spottswood Trail, and for which land unimproved the moveant was offered 125000 per acre, which she declined to accept, and has actually sold off since this proceeding has been pending (l) acre at the price of ~125 .00, leaving this moveant owning (19) acres of land. This land lies right at stores, postoffice, schools and churches, and is in a splendid neighborhood. (3) The property is improved by a good three-room composi- tion-roofed dwelling, 18 x 20 feet, sealed, with metal-roofed sleeping porch 7 x 18 feet - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Composition-roofed stable 12 x 18 x 12 :feet- Composition-roofed cement eellar 12 x 16 feet- $ 000.00 75.00 -------- 250.00 Metal-roofed henhouse 12 x 21 x 10 feet- - - - - - - - 150.00 Metal-roofed hogpen 10 x 12 x 8 feet - - - - - - - - 100.00 �- 2 {' .' ------------ New composition-roofed garage 12 x 16 x 8 feet - - - - - - - - - $ Total value of all buildings- - - - - - - - - - - - - - $ 1,275.00 Around (9) acres of splendid blue grass sod worth ~150 .00 per acre~ $ l,350000 100.00 Ten (10) acres of clay loam soil worth without the improvements thereon, at its location, $125 ~00 per acre - - - - - - - - - - - - - $ 1,250000 The property is watered by a never-failing creek running through it, and a nevel'-failing spring supplies the home and garden. In addition thereto there are (18} 10-year old bearing fruit trees worth at the lowest ~;10 .00 per tree 180000 $ Moveant with her six children and ill husband have lived upon and made their living off this land for years. (4} The said land is all fenced in with good fences. The total value of this land to moveant is FOUR THOUSAND AND FIFTY FIVE OOLLA.RS ($4,055000, for which she asks judgment, and prays a trial by juryo Given under my hand this 25th day o-r August , 1933 o \ i£ ~ r-1~ •"I\ Hammer & Hammer , Counsel - ~ .) VIRGINIA, CITY OF HARRISONBURG; TO-WIT : I, Geo.L.Dovel, a notary public in and for the City of Harrisonburg, do hereby certify that Maude M. Shipp , whose name is signed on the margin hereof for the purpose of identification, this day personally appeared before me in my said City and made oath that the facts stated in the foregoing petition o-r her own knowledge are true, and those made upon information derived from others, · she believes to be true. Given under my hand and seal this 25th day of August , 1933. /fu.PC/JvJ Notary Public. •-,q �"'- IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA ,, THE STATE COMMISSION ON CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE ;· OF VIRGINIA ,,1, vs. Petition filed by Maude M. Shipp ,: i CASSANDRA LAWSON ATKINS Et Als, and 52,561 acres of Land MORE OR i LESS IN ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA ,, ' To the Honorable H. W. Bertram, Judge of the Cir Ii cui t Court of Rockingham County, Virginia. The Petition of Maude M. Shipp respectfully re~resents: That by deed dated the 22 day of July, 1922, Roy D. Shipp conveyed to Petitioner, Maude M. Shipp, a certain tract or parcel of land, adjoining the lands of Joseph W. Baugher, J. L. Maiden and others, and situated near Swift Run in Stonewall Dis trict of Rockingham County, lying wholly within the outside limits of the Shenandoah National Park. That by deed dated April 4, 1933, your Petition er conveyed 1 acre more or less of land to Arthur N. Dean, upon which the said Dean constructed a new dwelling, and the necessary outbuildings, that all of this was done after the Board of Appraisl al Commissioners had appraised Petitioners land, and a'.1-1. of this fact was subsequently reported to the Board of Arbitrators, composed of Judges Bertram, Williams, Glasgow, Alexander and Smith, and that a judgment in rem was entered in the above entitled cause l awarding to Arthur N. Dean, the sum of $693 .22, and to Petitioner ! the sum of $2300 .00, a total allowance for said tract No. 84, as it appears upon the report of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners of $2993. 22. , 1 The original deeds above referred to are filed herewith and prayed to be read as parts hereof. That there are no liens, Vendors, Mechanics or ti :I deeds of trust upon said lands, and that all taxes thereon have ~AMMER & ~AMMER :1 "'0·::;R~:::0::::L~:/ruw!; been paid, as will be seen by certificates from the Treasurer of I Rockingham County, and the Clerk of the Court, which certificates are prayed to be read as parts hereof. �2 Your Petitioner would further represent that a judgmen ii in rem has been entered in the cause of the State Commission on 1 Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia 1 vs. Cass- 1' q andra Lawson Atkins Et Als, and 52,561 acres of Land more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, condemning to the said Commission, the fee simple title to the afor·esaid tract of land numbered and described as Tract No. 84, in accordance with the findings of the Arbitrators, J"udges Bertram, Glasgow, Williams, Alexander and Smith, upon the payment into the custody of the Court of the amoun of the award to-wit, tract No. 84, $2993.22. Your Petitioner would further represent that of the said sum of $2993 .22, she is entitled to the sum of $2300.00 for that portion of the land which she retained, and that Arthur N. Dean is entitled to the sum of $693 .22 for that portion of the land conveyed to him by Petitioner, and upon which he erected his residence and outbuildings. Petitioner avers that she and the said Arthur N. Dean have the superior right and title to the said lands and that no person other than A. N. Dean and Petitioner have any interest therein; that she and the said Arthur N. Dean are th owners in fee simple of the entire tract known as No. 84, that Deaf owns about 1 acre of the land with the buildings thereon, and that I Petitioner is the owner of the remainder with the buildings occup- 1 led by her; that the State Commission on Conservation and Develop ! ment of the State of Virginia, has paid to the Treasurer of Virginia, in satisfaction of said judgment, the sum of $ 2993.22, $230~ of which belongs to your Petitioner, and $693 .22 belongs to Arthur : N. Dean, and_that the total of the said two sums constitute the a- 1 I ward for the fee simple title to the said tract of land. Wherefore, Petitioner prays that an order be enter- i I ,I ed for the distribution of said sum o:f $2993 .22, directing the I -: Treasurer of Virginia to pay unto Petitioner the sum of $2300 .00 I HAMMER fs HAMMER ,no••moo,ou•mo•rnLAw HARRISONBURG, VA. I' I • her portion of said awa-rd, and to Arthur N. Dean, the remaining 11 i $693.22, the two payments to be in full of said award, and that I I I I I ·i I 31 �... .' 3 ) ·,1 1; such other, futher and general relief be given as the nature of the case may require or to the Court may seem proper and Petitioner will ever pray &c. f\ ;f~ ~ ~ COUNSEL A =i~y_a_~~I__-_-____ , A ___0 r, ______r" .... Notary Public, in and for the<!.~'rof ~Oc..=-s;t::::'4=~~;__.=~l.-...i,_4 -N--e>-=::;==--' State of Virgini , do certify that Maude M. Shipp, whose name is signed on the margin hereof for the purpose of identification, this day personally /' !- appeared before me in my said City and made oath that the matters stated in the foregoing Petition are true. ____ , r Given under my hand this day of / 1934. L,.... r I NOTARY PUBLIC ,1 I 11 11 I ,I ,, 11 1,4AMMER fs l,4AMMER ' II "TTO~N!TS ANO COUNSflORS AT U.W !, HARRISONBURG , VA . 1 I: �r .... ,, I " I IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY , VIRGINIA ' ii ' 1 I' THE STATE COMMISSION ON CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA Ii vs . Petition filed by Arthur N. Dean CASSANDRA LAWSON ATKINS Et Als, and 52 , 561 Acres OF LAND MORE OR LESS IN ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA To the Honorable H. W. Bertram, Judge of the Circuit Court of Rockingham County , Virginia . The Petition of Arthur N. Dean respectfully rep resents:That by deed dated the 22 day of July, 1922 , Roy D. Shipp conveyed unto Maude M. Shipp a certain tract or parcel of land situate near Swift Run, in Stonewall District , adjoining the lands of Joseph W. Baugher, J . L. Maiden , and others , and that the said tract of land owned by Maude M. Shipp , lies wholly within the out side limits of the Shenandoah National Park . That by deed dated the 4th day of April , 1933 , Maude M~ Shipp, conveyed one acre more or less of said land to you Petitioner , and upon the said 1 acre, your Petitioner constructed a new dwelling and the necessary outhouses. ~ That all of this was done after the Board of Appraisal Commissioners· had ap praised the lands to Maude M. Shipp . !hat this situation was sub- sequently reported to the Board of Arbitrators composed of Judges, ! Bertram, Williams, Alexander, Glasgow and Smith, and that a judg' ment was entered in the above entitled cause awarding to Maude M. I ii Shipp, the sum of $2300 . 00 , and awarding your Petitioner the sum I. :; of $693 . 22, a total of $2993 . 22 . The original deeds herein referred are filed ii 1, herewith and prayed to be reat as parts hereof . That there are no liens, vendors, mechanics , ~ deeds of trust, upon said land, and that all taxes thereon have I HAMM ER&HAM MER I ATTORNfTS ANO COUN SE LORS AT 1.A.W ! 1 been fully paid, as will be seen from certificates of the Treasurer "ARRI SONBURG. VA . of Rockingham County and the Clerk of the Court , which certificat - ' es are prayed to be read as parts hereof . 11 �• 2 i i Your Petitioner would further represent that a judgment 1: in rem has heretofore been entered in the Cause of the State Com- i' mission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia !l !iii vs. Cassandra Lawson Atkins, and others, and 52,561 acres of land ,' more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, condemning to the I' I' !i said Commission, the fee simple title to the aforesaid tract of l II land No. 84 in accordance with the findings of the Arbitrators, ll l Judges Phillip Williams, H. W. Bertram, Joseph A. Glaogow, Lemuel I F. Smith and J. H. Alexander, upon the payment into the custody of the Court of the amount of the award therefor, to-wit: tract No. 84, $2993 .22. Your Petitioner would further represent that of the sai I i $2993.22, he is entitled to the sum of $693 .22 for his portion of 1 I said tract with the buildings thereon, by him constructed, and tha Maude M. Shipp, the original owner of Tract No. 84,is due the sum of $2300 .00, the remainder thereof. Petitioner avers that no per on other than Maude M~ Shipp and Petitioner, have any interest in said land, and that your Petitioner is the owner in fee simple of one acre thereof, with the buildings thereon, and that Maude M. Shipp is the owner of about 20 acres thereof, with the buildings thereon; that the Commission on Conservatiqn and Development of ~ (/' GN./' I the State of Virginia, ha~forwarded li!fle,to the Treasurer of Virginia, in satisfaction of said judgment, the sum of $2993 .22, $2300 .00 of I which is for Maude M. Shipp and $693 .22 for your Petitioner, and rrf~ that the total~two sums 1 set out in said judgment, constitute the award for the fee simple estate in the said tract of land which was conveyed to Maude M. Shipp on July 22, 192-Z, by Roy D. Shipp, and It rQportion di which was subsequently conveyed by Deed from Maude \! M. Shipp to your Petitioner on April 4, 1933, and that as herein- '1 before stated Maude M. Shipp is entitled to $2300 .00 of said award~ I , and your Petitioner to $693 . 2-2. HAMMER & HAMMER II Wherefore, Petitioner prays that an order be entered ,no••"• ••• ,ou•• ..o••., ...w1 : 1 MARRISONSURG. VA. " ;1 I for the distribution of the said sum of $2993.22, directing the ,I Treasurer of Virginia, to pay unto Petitioner the sum of $693 .22 �., 3 J. i' his portion of said award, and to Maude M. Shipp the remaining $2300.00, the two payments to be in full of said award, and that i, I, ;: such other, further and general relief may be given as the nature I! of the case may require, or to the Court may seem proper, and I 1Petitloner will ever pray &c~ 11 IJ i BY COUNSEL i ! . R ~ ~ "~ COUNSEL IVLRGINIA 'CITY OF HARRISONBURG, to-wit: I, Bessie M. Cooke, a Notary Public, in and for th City of Harrisonburg, State of Virginia , do certify that Arthur No Dean, whose name ls signed on the margin hereof for the purpose of identification, this day personally appeared before me in my said I City and made oath that the matters stated in the foregoing Petit ion are true. Given under my hand this 12th day of March, 1934. I 1 Lz<3 ~. \_/Vl.. <U. t7 "' ~ .g NOTARY PUBLIC ) ' i,, I I ,j HAMMER fs HAMMER TTORMfYS A.t,0 COUNSELORS AT U.W Ii'i l! ~ARRISONBURG, VI<. ,! I I• 1 .... 6 �Qtltrk's ®ffi.cc Qtirruit Qtnurt nf Jnrking4ctm C!tnunt}l HON . H . W . BERTRAM DEPUTIES 11fa:r:risonhu:rg, Ui:rginia J UDGE J . ROBERT SWITZER W . EDG AR S I PE MARG I E BO W E R S MARGARET B R A NUM CLERK STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF ROCKINGHAM, to-wit: I, J. Robert Switzer, Clerk of the Circuit court of Rockingham County do hereby certify that the records in my office do not show any delinquent taxes against the tract of 19 acres 3 roods and 32 poles of land in Stonewall District, assessed in the name of Maude M. Shipp . Given under my ha.nd this 15th day of May, 1934. Clerk of the Circ ingham County, v· _ _ _ _..,...,._,__ _ _ _ _ __ 0. K. Attorney of Rock- �M. H. HARRISON TREASURER OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY HARRISONBURG, VIRGINIA TO WHOM rr MAY CONCERN: I hereby certify that the records in this office show that the 1933 taxes have been paid on a certain tract of 19-3-32 acres of land ass essed in the name of Maude M. Shipp situate in the Park Area in s tonewall District, this County. All taxes prior th that time, if Any be due, are a matter of record in the Clerk's Office of said county. Given under my hand this 15th day of May 1934. Treasurer. �, 1 ., THE STATE COMMISSION ON CONSERVATION A.ND DEVELOPMENT OF THB STATE OF VIRGINIA vs. ' CASSANDRA LAWSON ATKINS Et Als, and 52,561 Acres of LAND MORE OR LESS IN ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA 1: ,. I On the motion of Maude M. Shipp and upon the like ,, J; motion of Arthur N. Dean, leave is given them to file their petit!1 i• ji :i ions in the above entitled cause for the payment of the sum of 'i 1 I $2993 .22, the amount of the award set out in the judgment in the I condemnation of tract No. 84 in accordance with the findings of the ! ! !Board of Arbitrators, and heretofore paid _into the custody of the I Court, and the said Petitions and Applications are a?cordingly fil- : ed, and these Petitions came on to be heard together, and it appearI ing to the Court that of the said sum of $2993 .22, $2300 .00 ~-:: --~ a part thereof, is due to Maude M. Shipp for her portion of tract No. 84, and that $693 .22 is due to Arthur N. Dean, the re~ainder , or his portion of the funds arising from the condemnation of the said lands. / And it further appearing to the Court that the i said Maude M. Shipp and Arthur N. Dean are invested with the superior and better right, title and claim in and to the said tract No. /84, th~n any person or persons, and that the records in this proceer- ing does not disclose any denial or adverse claim or dispute by anyl person or persons in interest as to the title of said tract of land, ! I !known as tract No. 84, or to the proceeds arising from the condem- i nation thereof, and it further appearing that there are no liens upon the said land and that all taxes have been paid. I Uport consideration whereof, the Court doth accord~ ingly adjudge, order and decree that the said sum of $2993.22 , paid into the Court by tlMe ~fl1i.. the State Commission on Conser- 1 : I vat ion and Development in the State of Virginia, as just compensat- , :I 1-1AMMER&1-1AMMER AHORNfYS ANO COUNSl:LORS Al MARRisoNsuRG, vA. :; ion for tract No. 84,be paid to the Petitioners as follows, to-wit: U.W l11 to Maude M. Shipp the sum of $2300. 00, and to Arthur N. Dean the · i sum of $693 .22. ! : �- 2 ' •. "II And it 1s further ordered that the Clerk of this : Court,be and is hereby directed to transmit a certified copy of I ! this order to the State Treasurer, who shall pay to the said Maude M. Shi pp the sum of $2300. 00, and to Arthur N. Dean the sum of 1, I $693.22. the total of said sums so paid being $2993.22, the amount of the award set out in said judgment of condemnation for the said !1 11 I· tract No. 84, taking from Maude M. Shipp a receipt for the said 1· i,, $2300.00, and from Arthur N. Dean a receipt for $693.22, and cer- 11 11 tifying such payment to this Court for appropriate entry as re- i quired I I! ! ' I iI I! I-IAMMER & I-IAMMER A 1'TORN!YS ANO COUHSeLORS Al U.W ! llARRISONBURG , VA. , by law. - �: OUtrk•s ®ffitt QLirruit aLnurt of Jntltingqam aLnunt}l HON . H . W. BERTRAM DEPUTIES 1J!rax-x-isonhux-g, Bix-ginia JU DGE J . ROBERT SWITZER W , EDGAR SIPE M ARGIE BOWERS M A R GARET BRANU M CLERK STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF ROCKINGHAM, to-wit: I , J . Robert Switzer , Clerk Court of Rockingham County do hereby records in my office do not show any atainst a tract of land in Stonewall in the name of Arthur N. Dean. 1934. Given under my hand of the Circuit certify that the delinquent taxes District, assessed this 15th day of May, Clerk of the Ci Rockingham Co Court of , Virginia . u ---------- , 0 . K. Attorney 27 �,., Qinmmnuwraltq nf lllirginia TREASUER ' S OFFICE RICHMOND . VA , JOHN M. PURCELL May 21., 1934 T R EASU R ER OF VI RGIN IA This is to certify that I , J . M. Purcell, Treasurer in accordance May Rockingham with an order of the circuit court of:M:a:rit:bam County of Virginia have this 21 datP.d 5/16/34 day of in the cause of the State Commission on Conservation and Develo:pment of the State of Virginia . ...Lr"'"'a...,._I.....,'61an'lw...,s;-;.o,Hn-±--,l' "'".·tb-1~{,±i-fini+sl---fa.±in'+ldt+-HO-'fit.+h1-r0Hr"-!'s-vs • _____ ___Jo........C~a....s.....s....a.....n. . a :p aid to Arthur N. Dean $ 693 . 22 being in full settlement of tract #-------8=4--- in the above mentioned cause . / 7o �C!tnmmnuwtalt11 of ]Jirgiuta TREASURER 'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA . JOHN M. PURCELL May 21, 1934. TREASURER OF VIRGINIA Arthur N. Dean • Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia, the sum of$ 693.22 , in accordanc e with an order of the Circuit Court of the county of Rockingham entered on the 16th day of _ _ M_a~y..___ _193L, in the matter of the State Commissio n on Conservat ion and Developme nt v _ __ ~C=a~s~s~a~u. . . .d~r~a..______. .. T~,a=W ...___,;,_Sua~n-LAut".k~,~·nu..;,.s_ _ _ __ and others, being full and complete settlemen t for the tract of land known in said proceedin g as #- -~8~4_ _ _ Sign original and duplicate and return to the Treasurer of Virginia. 11 �Ctrnmmnnwtaltq nf lllirginia TREASU ER'S OFFICE RICHMO ND.VA , JOHN M. PURCELL May 21, 1934 TREASURER OF VIRGINIA This is to certify that I, J . M. Purce ll, Treasu rer of Virgin ia have this 21 day of May wi t h an order of the circuit court of da tea 5/16/3 4 i n accord a n c e Rockingharn County in the cause of the Stat e Commi ss i on on Conser vation and Develo: pment of the State of Virgin ia dra Lawson Atkins and others v s . - - - - - -Cassan ------------------:paid to Maude M. Shipn $2 , 300 . 00 being in full set tlemen t of t ract #-~ 8~4in the above mentio ned cause . of Virgi n i a . wet.. �- ' ... O!nmmnuwraltq nf ]lirgiuta TREASURE R'S OFFICE RICHMOND , VA. JOHN M. PURCELL May 21 , 1934 . TREASURER OF VIRGINIA Maude M. Shipp , Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasur er of Virginia , the sum of$ 2300 .00 , in accordan ce with an order of the Circuit Court of the county of Rockingham o f ___ M--"-a'-"-y_ entered on the 16th day _193--1_, in the matter of the State Commiss ion on Conserv ation and Developm ent v _ __ C~A_ S-SAN-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 k nown in said proceed ing as #___8_4_ _ _ Sign origina l and duplica te and return to the Treasur er of Virginia . � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Shifflett, Alex - Shuler, James Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context shippe-maude.pdf Title A name given to the resource Shippe, Maude Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Swift Run Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 84 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Shippe https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/6b049d9af2be2005a364e107112495f4.pdf 71c5205093412915cac24fa2007bd10a PDF Text Text NAME OF CLAIMANT ,r '.394 - Number of Acres: lC "C" . Location: l,J. s:mler , C. .:. ... ~.rt outside t.1.e ?..:...rk area . Positio'1 313 . ;:,,o .1d on.,- ho..l ...~ niles Yic. ai..rt ro::::( to :.?ort ,.,e ublic , Roads: 4 +' vi , ~- ,~ ~,l clJy lo~n. Soil: ~. :.oderL.t3 ..::lo_:1es , cove · nj slo ~,c ,e of .... f...i.ir d ,pt: l,...,d ... ertili ty . History of Tract and condition of timber: _, er is L..bout 30 ' . bd. ft . o:' r.ierch .nt'1:->le so.w ti·-' )r 0n J.;'1L, tr&ct co:1S1stii, · of w:li te, r l d:n-.: u s..,,:...11 r41 2-:.111-t o :' c':estnut 08.lc or. ~he ...:ove t~·'..)e un(1 ·.... _,o-~t 0 corJ5 o,., ;'J.!31 ooc ,;:>er a.ere . 30 ·•• bd . ft . ss.. t'_"':ber - ;.so corns ~uel\1ooc.L Improvements: ~one . Acreage and value of types : Acreage Types Total Value Value per acre Ridge: Slope: ') ,.., Cove: ~J . uc 1 0 . 00 8 80 . 00 v 90 . 00 Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: 1 20 . 00 Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 9 J . 00 :~O . 00 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ l.~o . 00 Value of Wood: $ ~O . JO Value per acre for tract: $ :J . vO Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ 1r • _a _// - ~LK~"l/--L,£~ CLl~u.~. 101 �~ .<JI _e__________ ----------------------------------------------- Claim of__MP4 In the Circuit Court oLfl-~-~-~ --~------County, Virginia, N o.l_~~, At Law. The State czmission on Conserva o~e':_elopment of ¼~ State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. _____ ~ A..A--L-d-r A. _____·_______ c..-J,,-t...:L--(,_ ___ ~~ ___ d-- ______________ _ ~ J,~ Su I --------------------------------------------------1-----------------------------------more or less, of land i n _ ~ ~ d ~ ___ County, Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the fi~ o~ sa~tition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court of_/~~--~------ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to saia ,,pe}i tion and xo, said notice. . ___________________________________________________________________ _ My name 1s .-&ft..~71~ My post office address is ___f?.~-~---2,[_~------------------ ---I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about_ ____ _L_~ ________ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements=--~----------------------------- ---------------------------- - - - - ~ J ~ p t - ·----------------------------------------------- -------------- ~~~~:=~~~~~t7~;;;;~:~~~~~~~~~;~:::::~~~~;~.-;~ 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 p a r e ~ d e ~ e . ) ________________________________________________________ _ The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows: North ________________________________________________________________________ ·____ _ ~ !:~~-,~~~~ ~~:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: West ____ . , t , , u ~ ~ - ~ --------------------------------------------I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year _(f.~__ in the ~ ~ following manner: - - - ~ dL--L,.P(__ ~---~-------------------------------- ----------------I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements there(J t.J / on is $____tf...J)__Q.!. __~ . I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, ,:)0 in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $--~-8":~_7::::, __ . I am the owner of_ __ .9-'...f'__. ._ ______ 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 t h ~ or parcel of land by metes and bounds). Ren1arks·------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- (Continue remarks if necessary on t~~ back). of__ ~!ts m~-:~~~~~1: 3/r my name and ::~~~~~:~~~~~~~~~~~ J , · _ _ ~ ---,To-wit: STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF_ ~ :._ __________ ----------------------The undersigned hereby certifies tha the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, this _____ .Ls.'_________ day of_ ____ l-:!:±_.:_____ --, 1 3 . ' ~ L -•;a;~/~---~~ k-of the Court, or Special Investigator or otary Public, or Justice of the Peace. �' , Acree.go c aimed: ' '----' County: itock1ngham District: Ston~wall 294 C. H. ~huler As sesaed 16 A. Value Claimed: 18. 94 tt 20. i,0 480.00 " 13,937.76 tor thi., und lot 1.1 I ot ll. H Shuler l nds t.ooetion: ..1.,aps: IJ. s. 'osl.tion 212. ~ t !'art o.1tside EA # 10 E.. • €i Fark er~a None known Soil : .;;.;,;:;;.;.;:;d~s: Sand and clay loam. ·aoderate slopes, cove and s lope type ot a f air <iepth And tertili ty . 2 l/2 miles via dirt road to ' ort Republic, the nearest shipping point. History: 'l'hcro io abo1t 30~ bd.tt. of rnerohento.ble s aw tiI:'bor on this tract, consisting of white, r e d nnd a all ru'10unt ot chestnut oak on t he cove t yPe anJ P.bout 3 cords ot fuel wood '.,er ncro. 30 bd . ft . saw tt, ber • 4 . Ga per M. 120. 00 30 cords 1'11el wood Improve1 en1ts: Value of l nnd 60¢ ,er ed. 15.00 135.00 one bz t;l'.;ees: Value Acreage Tz.Ee cove per aero 8 2 t; - s.J.ooe 5.00 3.00 10 Total 'fnlue of lnnd " " Aver age ",, tin er tract value per acre To-;al value "' .;.o. oo 6 . 00 46.00 ' 4o. OO 1~5 .00 181.00 18.10 �if ?.04 - C . • • ..::i mler . Co1nty : k ucin·h~m listricL : ~~one:all N rL . rora U:G :-TJ Cov - ...;~ope ~Cle - l" : ~JU li~3 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Shifflett, Alex - Shuler, James Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context shuler-c-h.pdf Title A name given to the resource Shuler, C. H. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: U.S. Positions 212 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): 294 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Shuler https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/5991ab0af3099fe833217cad25e51319.pdf 8bdf280ebcfb09e2db06ca489704438b PDF Text Text NAME OF CLAIMANT if.391 - Number of Acres: J: . . .1leL , Jc.mes --:; . 18 Location.: 1~L.diso~1 R..1n . Roads: T 10 'tll1l ons- :1c... l f niles vi.... i '~t roud to ?ort Re_publ.:.e , the, ne:...rest s:1i..;1)in.r;; point . Soil: .::ntirel:· ri t .in T>· r;: are • ...:~,:1(: u "lC: J 1 y lo· .n. f~irly sr:1oot 1. History of Tract and condition of timber: ,.,., ,.13r3 is •bout 7.3 ·• t . ... t . or sc...1 t i T.ber 01 t "1is ~r-~ct conJistin"' of · itt:J o:...;c , c:1estn"..1t o-...k ~n · rel o-:~s nd - ·1out 3 cord..3 op ·::-·1el mod per -ere . 72 :· . bd . ft .....,-... l t i :-1 er ncl 5.'... corJs -" 4el ,c ')CJ. . Improvements,: ne . Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: Cove: 16 ''r7 r • v'0 .:,l:JG . 00 Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land : $ 1 3u • Gn Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ ,... 00 . 00 Value of Wood: $ .3r;, . 0rl Value per acre for tract: $ -:;,_· • ~O Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ : • 288 . 00 27 . 00 "-{41 . 00 �Claim of_ __ J. _E. _Shuler-------, ---------------------------------------------------In the Circuit Court oL_fif!._~:~j-.1:_~ ______ County, Virginia, No.J.e.2.~--, At Law. The State Commission on Conservat10n and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. __ QA~~!l_l.!Q.R-~-~!!'~_Q.I_!__A"!;!cJ.I.!~4--~-t-~_1=.fJ., __~:Q.~-~.2.,_l)6_l_~re.s.,_ _________ _ more or less, of land in ___________ .Rookingha.IIL __ County, Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court oL _____ R._o_~j._I}gham, _______ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as h~Ya~::: s~~tit~~-:t~~ice._ .------------- 1 __________________ _ My post office a~ress 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_.L.l-:J_.::__~_?::-___ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements =----~--~~--~----J-~~--~___&__________ _ e_~r-~- Thii~s located about_ __ _k_~_miles from __ Virginia, in the ____ ~-~---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.) ---------------------~--~ ------------------------------------------------- The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows: /4,.J :;t-~ ----------------------------------------------------------/2,---;;::....,IN orth ____ ______ South _______ _fr~-.....--------------------------------------------------------East _________ "1,..,... ~-----------------------------------------------------------West __________ ~----------------------------------------------------------I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year _!)~~ _s___ in the following manner: ______ ?~~ F.t--L~- ~ _.-L--/ ~ 7 A. ~ - ~ ----------------- _______ µ - - ~ ----------------------------------------------------------------I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $----------------· I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $----------------· I am the owner 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·-------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). oLl~-=~-:~~:~~r d.r '-\..'-f ::;;a;u~~~~~~~~~~~~:~ COUNTY OF __ [!p_d_l_ __ 3/;. __t~-----, To-wit: 1: 3 STATE OF VIRGINIA, . my name and The undersigned hereby certifies thaL~'--~-----------------------the above named claimant personally appe~dbefore him and made oath that the matters and things ap~ing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, this _______ ?:: _________ day of_ ___ if~~---- --, 19:3p. . . ~ f21wr~r ; ~ t i g a ~ ~[:rifPublic, or Justice of the Peace. �County: i'IQckingham District: Stonewall P 29l Acreage Claimed: Assessed Value Clail"l.ed: " Laps: None known Q2.!1: Sand losds : ')eed 17.112 ,. 30.00 Uot given nd clay lo~n. Cove type. vf tnir depth und fertility. Fairly smooth 2 1/2 niles via dirt road to ~ort Republie, the nearest sh1ppinN point. Th re i:!'I abont 72 M bd.tt. or aaw timbo:r on this tract consisting or white oa--., cheot a'· & r d oakB and nbout 3cds of fuel wood por sere. 200.00 7Z. bd. rt. aaw t 1:m.ber @ '"4.00 per H 27.00 54 eds. f1el ,ood@ 50¢ per ed. History: 315.00 Improvements: Value cf land by typE:s: Acreage '.f.n.! Value per acre ·, 5.00 18 cov Total value ot lend "timber " " 'f 17.112 18 A. AREA: e"'1P"1eMe......,....;....;;.....;...;;.... En ti rely 1 ii thin nark ... Madison Run. Loee. tion: J ~ 1es ~. 8huler " " tract Ave ·age value per acre 90.00 315.00 405.00 22.50 'l'otal value ' 90.00 �f :, 91 ' ':::;--- T -..I. 110 s ", ' . Co . .uity : ockin b,j.fil listrict: ~-~one m 1 o~· 1! HJ.lo ' 'ove Sc :e - I ~ ..,_ 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 <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Shifflett, Alex - Shuler, James Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context shuler-james-e.pdf Title A name given to the resource Shuler, James 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): 291 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Shuler https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/87eca798ea5561b6772983cc6b4ab805.pdf f9421b878d6f70e87359c463322fcb1d PDF Text Text R0CKIHGHAM CotmTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #349 - Sipe , Ed Number of Acres: Location: 6 ~ntire ly within the Park area . Deep Run . Roads: Soil: kS&ndy loam of a fair depth and fertil ity . The field restoc ~. od hardwo of uction reprod ing on this tract has a very good r has been History of Tract and condition of timber:. c.ll the merch antubl e saw timbe The remain ing stand consi sts of small remove d from this tract. for fuelwo od . enough oaks and pine not large Improvements: 34 fruit trees. Acreage and value of types: Types Value per acre Acreage Total Value Ridge: Slope: 2 J5 .00 $10 .00 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking : 3 '=- 30 . 00 90 . 00 Cultivated Land: 1 u 10.00 10.00 $110.0 0 6 Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 110. 00 25 . 00 Value of Improvements: $25 . 00 Value of Orchard: $ 50. 00 Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber : $ Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract : $ 30 • 83 Irrcidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONI!. 50 . 00 ,;,il85.0 0 �~·::. ~~r£~ --{ ~~-_-________ !Coun:, Virginia, No./fJ:j , At Law. The State C mmission on Conservatio and Development of the State of Virginia, Peti--------- ---- tionyr, vs.___ ___________________ __ tz_J:, __q_~ _-_t ? t r £ ~- __ --- ----- - 7 - - - - - - - - - - - ---~------ !_ _ _ _ more or less, of land in _ ___________ County, Virginia, Defendants. of the State Commission on Conservation and DeThe undersigned, in answer to the peti velopment of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court oL./?J~_l1Jt f_f_h .!f/yj_ ____ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition to said notice. My is_,_ ft c~ ___ ~ _M ___ name 1 h-:/J4. ____ -,,-;f-___ 70___________________ _ My post office addiess is~--------f_}f._~ _L:1-f__n.________ J_~ ----------------I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract orf arcelf f land within the area sought to be c~ndemned, containing abouL i!.Al}il'"S_~!/_acr~s,~ n ' hich there are the following buildings and improvements:_~ ~ Y-½:--J.LlL ~_r__~~ff{_L________ _ ;l~;s-~~~~-~~-l~~~~~~-~~~~;_-_-{l~----~---_-_:~1~~-~~~:~~~;~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~,-~~ theU - - - - - ~_Magisterial District of said County. 1 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 l:1M~d:r~ t:t£hm_2. ~ ktt-~_'&T/wC-Lp _if will ~ --~~ t- ~ -~ -f f1 T/wJ, ~~K~---------------- The land owners adj~cent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follo,w s: North __________ ____ __ ____ __ _______ ______ ____ _______ ____________ __________________ __ South _____ __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ______ ___ __ ___ ____ ____ ____ ______ ____ ___ _______ __ ___ ____ _ East ------------ - - - -- - ----- - - ---- - --- --- --- · -------- ---- --------------------------West _____________________ ·--------------------------------------------------------! acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year __________ in the following manner: ~ . 1 ~ --1'~ ~>V'L -ln~...._'"'/__________ " _in_n ~ l - I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements there on is $f_Qj2. Q ________ _. I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $1f_ P_l}__ ________ . 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 b[ nds) . O Remarks: __A_JA~-:1.J~.L fk~ ll--~~ -MY{-1_-:J_J_ _p/-y:JJ_~ , _~ -- _f:!11~ L - .ac:_ l-l~v£~__ _£_g__~ ___ _kn 77j ·-1'-f _h -n ~ __ 1 q;-z,!f-_ __:n_fu_~_1;__J-£.-~ -~~~--~ ·~- MLaJ,_v7fv~_,___________ _ J?il·lf-~ -~ ~ ~ ~-~ ---- _£~~-R/lb;,~ -___ }c ____~ ___ct]'.'.l __________ _ i(co~dut remar if hecessary on the back). ~ Witness my signature (or j ___ _ _ __ m7 y~m: and mark attached )7 ___re ereto) this ___ J __________ day _____' ---------.-~-------------- of_ __ ~ STATE O ~ U N T Y OF _____ _____ __ - ~ - --, To-wit. The undersigned hereby certifies that_ ___r ,/~.A--:: '_ ----------------------the above named claimant personally appeared~;hrm- and ma e oath that the matters and things apP_eayng in his abov~ h: ~~~rue to the best of his knowledge and belief, ~ ~ J, l9pt. this____ __,3-~_____ day of_ __ /4c~'.-l~3'~ ~ Clerk of the Court, or Special Investigator or Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace. NOTARY PUBLIC My Commi~qlnn rv - • -r 7, 1931 �'- County: 1str1ct: # lU Claimed: Location: " 1000. Deep Ihm. T'.ntirely 6 - 0 -24 Deed "'G0.00 " Non --2..U:.: S 1dy lonm of a fair de th and fertility. av ry aood r&produotion or hardwoods. ~h rchantable aw ti her has been removod from this troct. ll the remaining tend conoists of small oaks and ryine not large enough for fuel ood. :A fru1 t tr et'l ~e Slope TU.lable Field reatock1ne "'b0.00 Value 8 "' acre Total 3.00 6.00 25.00 6.00 18.00 5 Total Talue " " 1921 ~- H. on t his traot hes Value ot land by tY,p " 750.00 known Imrirovements: " . '6.24 1th1n the Park area.. Laps: "Ristory: Stonewall :d 11pe G A.24pAssessed Acreage Cleirned: V 349 Hockinghom :9.00 or lend 49.00 " Improve ants 50.00 " verage per ere tract Vnlue 99.00 16.50 �V '--County: .Jocl:inch rn District: Stone ,all N Slope - il able estoc·:L1 Sc· le - l" - ~ ch·1ins � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Sipe, Ed - Williams, HE Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context sipe-ed.pdf Title A name given to the resource Sipe, Ed 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): 349 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Sipe https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/eeba76e3995b9689eb64f97d604cdadb.pdf c59b9e9f1396844649892ba60c15c945 PDF Text Text ROCKINGHAM COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #328 - Sipe , Frank Number of Acr~s: 65 Location: Big Run. Six miles south of Island Ford , neares t shippin g point . intirel y within Park area a nd bounde d on all sides by J • • Alexan der tract . Roads: Four and one- half miles very rough road down Big Run to County road , one and one-ha lf miles rough county road to Island Ford . Soil: Shallow in slope and ridge, good depth of fertili ty in cove type and tillabl e land . 1 few rock outcro ps in slope and ridge tillabl e land rocky in places ; tillabl e land and cove type History of Tract and condition of timber: (Over) Part of tract cut over years ago ~ Thick stand of young timber 20 to 35 years old on this area . Part of tract burned over in 1930 and timber on part of slope and ridge 1·1as badly damaged . Tinber of goo~ quality in cove and part of slope - young stand of timber is of good quality . Improvements: None. Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Ridge: 6 Value per acre Total Value $1. 00 $6 .00 44 @ 3 . 00 132 . 00 Cove: 9 @ 7 . 00 63 . 00 Grazing Land: 6 Slope: 90 . 00 15. 00 ,.201. 00 65 Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals : 62 . 50 "'p353 . 50 Value of Land: $291 . 00 Value of Improve ments: $ Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ 62 . 50 Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ 5 . 43 Incidenta l damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE . fie _/~: ----- -. ---""-'-----=-..---"------ CLERK. �Con t'd . l, mod erat e slop es in slop e and ridg e type , no rt hSOIL : alm ost leveh0e st exp ssur e. east and nort r.ou nty: I oclri 1 r·ham D. stri ct: ,> ·t._me -1al l Sj.pe,. Frank . '3.,!8 140~ 00 ;Ini:mc.cl : Vnlu o--......... ,eed (no fioe d sheo t) ~s oess ea. G8 ".. cre'.1GC Clo.j.mcd : .,,. " res t Dig 'm. 6 n ile n oou th of J.:::l..,nd ::"ord nc· ~ nnd area shi 1 ing poin tt ent irel y with in parknde r trac t. boun ded on all oide s by J. :_ . lcxu Lav s: Non e known . th of f'crt-111 ty §.2l l: Sha llow in slop e and ridg e, good. do • fci'1 rock outc ro n in cov er type and till abl e lt.,nd 1 plo. ins, in slop e and ridg e, till abl e lo.nd roc ~y l in crt- to rn.od , till able lo.nd nd cove typ e alm ont leve rth·n and st slo .es in slc. e c..nd ridg e type , notl e , wes t expo sure ,ig Run t o co.m ty roc..tl , :Roa.dn: 4' nile c vory rouc h r o·,.d c1mm :: ~. l ;_, :mil er.; roug h co· nt1r :road t o I3lc tnd :.ror .c: cf .rounG orto f trr ct cut over year s a.go , thic! -: ::;t:-:· I istory: of urt 1 . timb er 20 to 35 J'eL rs old on this area of :.ourt on trac t burn ed ove r in 1930 and timb er bor of slo: o o.nd rid.g o was bad ly dam aged • '.1,im g youn e, good qua lity in cove and pa: t of nlop . Ft . Bd O ,o 25 stan d pf t1. 1bo:r i:, of good qual :i:ty , t 62 . 50 . ~ ,2 . 50 4 I1n,rov0r 1ent s: Valu e of land Tvri e r""z ing l and Cove c1 opo Ri r;c bx t?ll;e S : Valu e Eer a.ere ...cron 5e ,:\.15 . 00 e 9 44 4.00 3:00 ' 6 _.oo 65 rrotC:i.l vnlu e of land ·' 264 . 00 Tot l v· lue of timb er 62 . 50 Tot al valu e of tr·:o t 526 . 50 vera ge valu e per acre 5 . 02 Tota l Valu e * ~)0.0 0 36 . 00 6.00 204. 00 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Sipe, Ed - Williams, HE Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context sipe-frank.pdf Title A name given to the resource Sipe, Frank Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Big 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): 328 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Sipe https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/ed8a4c9ec6fc40066ca015cc04c36ff5.pdf 030455ee6e86ae1be538765a28584bcc PDF Text Text ROCKINGHAI.: C01JNrY NAME OF tt:l.JlDhtNat O 7NER °· , J • H ,,-~215 - .::)l.pe .1. • Number of Acres: 1 Location: One mile east of Yancey on Summer Gap Run. Roads: Two miles over county road to Island Ford . Soil: Slope . This tract has a small amount of fue.}.wood on it and the fuelwood has been valued with the land. History of Tract and condition of timber: Note This is a po:rrtion of a larger tract moGt of which lies outside the P~rk area . Improvements: NONE . Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 1 5 . 00 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 5 . 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: $ NO IB. ... ~.00 �ROCKING ,,. COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT J215Number of Acres: - Sipe , J . H. 3 Location: One mile east of Yance y. This tract is partl y withi n and partl y witho ut the Park area . Roads: Two miles to Islan d Ford over count y road . Soil: Slope . History of Tract and condition of timber: .i..11 merch antab le timbe r has been removed from this tract , leavi ng nothi ng excep t a small amoun t of fuelw ood . Improvements: NON . Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 3 c: 5 . 00 15.00 Cove: Grazin g Land: Fields Restoc king: Cultiva ted Land: Orchar d: Minera ls: Value of Land: $ 15 . 00 Value of Improv ements : $ Value of Orchar d: $ Value of Minera ls: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timbe r: $ Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ 5 . 00 Inciden tal damag es arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE . 2\ �11 C ... aaaa (td ,:5,.1. 1• n 11 ... o.ot oi Y n, y IC ( .. M o.o n tar!! () i l , l(j ff er , e-.. .p • s: - fl! '. lo : 0 .il ! f;., r oo ~ d • 0 I ...l i Ql,:" .,d . h-'-' fu l r ( .. r l'U • l-u . .. lue V ..., . • 'f: "· l? l -0 0 u.o t 0 t 0 't tho .:01 l,_ ... I J �county: Rockingham District: 3tone all #214-a ... oroage Clu.1med: V lue Claimed: Location: - Yancey 2 Bernard P • Assessed 159 ,,, _,13,50C .. 00 Deed " 1 REA : 144 A• . :eud o f 0 .1.e pro g of Hawksbill creek and is entirely i thin t1ie _ r i: are • Note ... This tract was completely surveyed nd his acre g Ino'l!!lbrances I counter ola,imu or 1a12s: found . none i-:nown. .§2.ll: Sandy o ay lo m of medium dept Roads: ?l even miles to 7 lkton ovor seven miles of county road and for miles over Spotsfoo<l ':'rail . .1d fertility • History ot tract nd condition of timber: The oleo.red land on this traot las b en used :t'or grazing purposes for many years. The sa timber i~s being reooved nt the time of the ex1m n tion and ·t us learned that a mil l us goi ng to bo moved on this pr opert y . to sa the lumber at an early dat. ~uelwood -- 300 cords va_ued 25a per cord - w?o.oo. Improvements: Dwellin~: Log, 14x22', 2 rooms, shingle roof, l sto7y, log finis, poor condition, abtlndoned, pillar found~tionno va lue---Summer oamp: ~rame, 12xl8xl0', shingle roof, fair condi tion, no va lue --Dwellil: g and frame l?x26', ~ rooms, kitchen 10xl2x8•, porch x:26', meta roof, 1~ story, log finish, poor condition, occupied byte nt, s J ring, solid foundation, basement size l8x26' ----._,250.00 Old barn: Loe, and frame 17x38:x:12', shingle roof, poor condition ---50 . 00 1foat house: ...,r ame 10xl2x8', shingle roof, poor oonlb.00 dition ---_f n house: ...'rame, 6xl0x8' , shingle roof• poor .oo " Stuble : .LOg, 12xl5xl0', shingl e roof, fair 40.00 " -- 360.00 Value of l and by t ypes: ~ Slope Fg .t...Orea13e 41 103 144 Totul vale of orchard otal v lue of l a nd Total v lue of improvements Total value of timber T tal value of tr ct Average value per acre V lue per ucre otul Value 1 83 .00 3 . 00 40.00 3606.-00 'i,3728. 00 ;; j"c./, ...... ~)( ~ 0(.; e,C) • 0 • ,.s.-. () ~ cf7.J ").. eG -J~-<t b 1 t./1 z._o _ ~ �ccunt~n i100!·1nt~llali t(1no uall n1 r t:r io ti H .:.:!¥.t Jlo<1 ,?fJ ! r::0to:n. ein4 r:i~11ai~r. Th.1~} truct 1a partly ~1 t11in ~at of' Yo.ntHl'"• one :mil.e g a\ and par t,,.r.Y ,'lf! th ..-.ut the r~l"L iu:·ae. • ...~1¼.1\?~?r!l.98~ I S~"ql\1re~ o..l~1t•.a Ot" .• ;su:.!: Loe'l.tl.on : .....(H, ... ,, - .. , @I f!~oto:a: 11 ·-.. ~ I 2 r.i.U.1.m to I nland :fora cvti.t ent1:nty ·r,11a.. ~: •• ; • \ll merohant~:ble tu,.l.10:r nnn been i"etnOVe<1 t:ron1 thia traat, 1savins notllins oxoar;t ~ ~1.ll ru,iount of sl \1tood. Tir1be:r1 tuol wood :u.1 odo. ~/"101,,'1 l'!:GW od. ...,....,,. __ ,,._ ... ,...,. '11.20 Am:Q~v~,r;t.g: nQna" 'J'otal. value t}t ~J'OV~~irn irotal ve1lue ot t:bnb,e r �r==============--=====~==================--=---=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=~:::7.., ui )8 , vounty : ~.ockin__;hun ::)istrict : Ctone.m ll , , , , ~ L . Yan cey ,,, ,~o riaz J .ifi'lett L ~G""'::m Slo pe cu.le - l" - ~ d1· ins �County : oc ,:inghc1l:.! :)istrict: 3-conem:i.ll N orri rd Y ncey l. Yost _.,:CG~lID Glo _1e ... cc.:.le - 1' ~ 20 c~, 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 <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Sipe, Ed - Williams, HE Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context sipe-j-h.pdf Title A name given to the resource Sipe, J. H. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: One mile east of Yancey on Summer Gap 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): 215, 215-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.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Sipe https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/fba5f54fd19b5eab902d30035d9864c5.pdf e1b8942ddf95af280670435d9c38aac1 PDF Text Text RCCKI:TGHlJT COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #275 - Sipe , L. L. Number of Acres: 11 Location: Deep Run and entirely uithin the Pc.rk area . Roads: Three miles via dirt road to shipping point . Soil: Cove and slope type . ort Republic, the nearest Sandy loam of a fair depth and fertility . History of Tract and condition of timber : Improvements: None . Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 7 .,;5 . 00 35 . 00 Cove: 4 10 . 00 40 . 00 :ri75 . 00 Grazing Land: Fields Restocking : Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land : $ 7 5 • OO Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard: $ 20 . 00 Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ 20 . 00 30 . 00 $125 . 00 Value of Wood: $ 30 . OO Value per acre for tract: $ 11 . 36 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ ~-~- CL~RK. �Claim of_ ____ L , L · S ,'r;,e ------------------------------------------------------------In the Circuit Court oLRP_~j_r~{._11_Jl7_~!1:?L ____ 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_R~<::!1!~1-2:-9.b_q _z_-z.1. ______ County, Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of s_aid petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court oL_!'!_0_~HL 7J.;J.h _gZ. n :J_____ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to said notice. My name is __ L LI //,e7 - _ L _s/_;~ 0 -------------------------------------------My post offi.ce address is _____ _!~_o__J_-_L_ _ _rr_~,t:;;,_.y_(~ L.~-~----~ --------------I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about_ ____ j)_ _________ _acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements: ________ !]_~_7-zf'_______________________ _____________________ _ This land is located about_ ___ £::. _____ miles from ___ .!:-_:j.J_7_7._7_w_!?__q_c;:l_ ________ Virginia, in the~.J.v_,_~w.C!ZU ___ 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 Cl 777 7/u~ _ .SC) le O y.n ?'tl, - _ v- /7cJve _ d /!e-e __ / 77] J-v_l--e ,~r4e _________ _ The land owners adja~ent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows: N orth ____ v V\I , - j,./( I/le I • - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - South ____ D7 ·__ A, S:, ;r:e, 7T1 Jv e ________________________________________________ __ _ East ___ J--le 77 7 · y Rc1 / 7,es-__________________________________________ _________ _ L cl 77 e es Te,· t W es----------------------------------------------· ------------------------------- I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year __ L.?_~_c.,_ __ in the following manner: _ f-rc, 711 __ D ,· __ A. S: / -re,77 )- 0 e 7 - -------------------------------------------------- I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $.b'.rQ'. _ 9_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 $J:.r::.Q-_q_fl________ . 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·------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). Witness my signature (or my name and mark attached hereto) thiJp-_,;_l_j,~~-----day ____ fl~~-.7---L~----oL_ E:!!-_ _-...;; ___ L:l?!_/_ ___ , 1930. STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF __ { p_~fGJJ _ ft<2.2??.. _______ , To-wit: The undersigned hereby certifies that_ __½_~[1~_7_-:.__h ___ the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, __J._ J ~ this _____ ~~ _l~ ________ day oL .!._C:_!"?.j__ l:i_:J.j_ __ , 1930. " 1 ~L/~.§'__________________________ _ • ----------- J '- . ~- - - - - - - - . - - - - - - - - • ..-.,,---cA _ _ _ _ _ .,.! _ _ _ _ _ _ Clerk of the- Court, 01...--Special Investigator or Notary Public, or, fust-ice of the Peace. �Count : l oo i nghut:i trio : · on all 1 D l a.i r:ied t Cl a.i ned : Honda : 3u It 280- 00 .tt . o~l,: aed l ...'.) 00 11 A. n i tbi l t er hi lo in in .. poin • G rt l"OC. to d 11 fl. . 32 rl'" l :..a "-• 00 ,. .oo • '-" r lo· :1, ,OV Thr.. c -. r.. • e td ·r ot rt 1 )U lie . t 1e o. out 5 J.i . t ...... 0 '1 l of 0 ,, of ct --- nd • out 6 tt . () • �#275 - Sipe , L. L. County : Rockingban District : Stonewall, N Reed LEGEND Cove - Slo pe Se a le - 1 11 -=~ 20 chains · � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Sipe, Ed - Williams, HE Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context sipe-l-l.pdf Title A name given to the resource Sipe, L. L. 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): 275 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Sipe https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/5e2d92117533e93609d242708913934f.pdf 69006ca2a3989d5c3add4e1cf5ffad6a PDF Text Text ROCKINGR.'i.U COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT # 323 - Smart , John & Catherine Number of Acres: 5 Location: Richland Heights, Millers Run . area . Roads: Three miles vi~ dirt road to Grottoes, the nearest shipping point . Soil: Sandy loam , level and fairly smooth, some scattering loose rock . Entirely within the Park The merchantable savv timber was removed from this tract about six years ago . The remaining stands consists of small second growth yellow pine and a small amount of oaks . History of Tract and condition of timber: Improvements: None . Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: 5 Slope: © $5 . 00 :"'85 . 00 Cove: Grazing Lan~: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 2G . OO 5 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ 'tt130 . 00 Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ 5 . 00 . Value per acre for tract: $ 6 . 00 kcidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE. %. /~-:_ CL3RK . 2~ �Claim of ______________________________________________________________________________ _ In the Circuit Court of_ __________________________ 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 ____________________________ 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 fili1;Zj,f s id petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court oL __ .L!fd __ -~-- ~ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said e 1 ion and~o s~ice. My name is____ ________ _s;t_~--~---- ~--~-h~L-A-X L~{U?-) My post office dress is ___ &,,k0::1,-_q_~--Zf--~-------------------------I claim a right, title, estate or interest in~q_ tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about__~-~------ac res, on which there are the following · ~ b m mgs an d improvements=--------------------------------- -----.- -------------------- 1a· ----------------------- --------/;,------------ -----/, ;;...;t- ------------------- This land is located abouL-~,L.,t. ___ miles from ___ ~ , , , - - - - - - - -Virginia, in the _________________ Magisterial District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or ~-~~l_a_~h~ ~~ed_~a&d__ ~_&_g{ _~~---- The Jan§e::::=.~~:: :e~a~ = ~_di_:d/.7~------------~ North_/i;,~- -~~--~__(&__ South ____ ~ ___ ~ ~v ------------v-------- --------East {i_g{_~~-~- ~--~xL_~ -,~+ a~ _uZ~__ West __ ?J1~-~ I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year _/_.f_!_Z_in the following mann~: 0 ------------------------------------------- J l3P:J±/Ui:x f--<!ccd!:.# Jl~~)-£o_~- ~~_Pk-~ ~-ef-------d(_'Z_/f)-ef1/4_~_:f/_ ~£.f&_.i)~ -~J I claim that th5:ktal value of this tract or parcel of land with the imp~vements thereon is $--~~_.l__Lf':12_. I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $----------------· I am the owner oL _______________ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $------------------· . (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). Remarks·------------- ------------------------ ------------------------ ------------- ~~~jZ~~~:~;iif~;-~~e-a~ct-i::t:t:~~~;~.:~iE!~~~~~~ ST,i\'.TE OF ~ ' COUNTY O - -¥ ~ ~ o ~ ; , t . , f~ . The undersigned hereby certifies at___,_,~---- ~_1__,(_~~-- -------the above named claimanwpersonally apP, red before him and made oath that the matters and things"agpearing in his ab~ve-;:;tw are try~}9 the best o~knowledge and belief, this __ jQ4_________ day of_/JJ~_____ ~O. _ I_ /) ~ -. II .J_ ____ - - , _&~~~_u_ _______ v ____________ _ Cict k "tff the Oelit t, 01 ~pMi-81 hrne.&t~gatar or Notary Public, (ff Ju...tiee ef the :Peace. /( ; ~ 0 ~ . , j ~ ~ . 3 0 - l?.31 3S7 �Oo 1., r10~ : 5 . 35 A. . a 267 . 50 3 ~00 ..;.;;;.:;;.;,....;....,;;..:::;:,_;::.;;;;;;;..;;,;..;':.. · t , n .,.- l ,· rr ol • l v l 11 nd f' ...1rly to ir V n 1 l .J• u l 'l ·,,1t 1n t o .J ro to t .. 1':"() l l 0 15 . 00 l .. 0 • :,o.o ~.., ue v•lu "f Avcrn: 1., lu of value per t n 1 oro 0 4 . 00 ''" �VIRGINIA, IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY• THE STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION ON CONSERVATION AND DEV]LOPMii:NT OF THE STATE OF VIRGIN!~ filed in the Clerk's Office Rockingham County, Va, v. CASSANDRA LAWSON ATKINS and others, and 53,561 acres, more or less, of land in Rockingham County, Virgini a. Nn 1: 'I 1932 ~ ~ ~/erk Stateme nt ma.de this 8th day of November, l93Z, by Maude M. Shipp pursuan t to a decree entered inthe above entitled cause. Your responde nt says that she is the owner of a tract of twenty acres more or lass of land mantioned and describe d in the report of the Apprais al Commission ers in the above entitled cause; that thia twenty acres of land is a part a.nd parcel of the old Shipp farm at Swift Run, Virgini a, and lies on both sides of the Spotswood Trail at Hughes' Store, and contain s twenty acres, and is improved by a three room residenc e and sleeping porch, and other outbuild ings. That this land is known as Tract No. hare referrad to, as ~¥ on the plat of said raport, which is a part heraot, and that exceptan t prays that her excep- tions to said report heretofo re filed, be sustaine d, and she specific ally refers to her exceptio ns for a more particu lar descrip tion of said land. And havine fully answere d, responde nt prays that her exceptio ns to the report of the said commission be sustaine d, and she will ever pray, etc. -~ Counsel ~~w ~ Coun;i By �Qlnmmnuwtalt4 nf l!lirgiuia TREASUER'S OFFICE RI C H M O N D . VA . May 17, 1935 J ~ TREASURER OF VIRGINIA A. B. Gathrig ht This is to certify that I, ~ ~ l l , Treasurer of Virginia have this 17tha_ay of May with an order of the circuit court of datea 5/9/35 in accordance Rockingham in the cause of the Stat e Commission on Conservation and Develo:pment of the State of Virginia vs • -----~0~a~3~$~8.-D~d~r ~a,_L~a~W~$~0~D~~A~t~k~1.....D ~ S ~ - - - - - - - - :p aid to Geo . $ 28 . 00 s. Harnsberger, Attorney for John Smart Catherine E . Smart, Harrisonburg, Virginia being in full settlement of tract# 323 and in the abov e mentioned cause . !Cb �Q!nm1unuwtaltl1 nf 1tiirgiutu TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA . May 17, 1935 TREASURER OF VIRGINIA Geo . s. Harnsberger, Attorney for John Smart and Catherine E . Smart Harrisonburg, Virginia A! B_. G§.thrigllt Received o f ~ , Treasurer of Virg inia, the sum of $ 28.00 , in accordance with an order of the Cir cu it Court of the county of Back i ngbarn of_~M=a-y.,____ 1935_ entered on the 9 th day , in the matter of the State Commi s sion on Co n servati on · and Dev elopment v _ __ --~C~a=s=s~a=n~d=r~a"----'L=a=~~'=s=o=n'--"-'A~t=k=i=n=s,c_____ _ and others, being full and complete settlement for the tract of land known in said proceeding a s # 323 Si gn or ig inal and dup li cat e a nd r e t u rn t o t h e Treasure r of Virginia. fOl �<nnmmnuwraltq nf llirgiuia TREASUER'S OFFICE RI C H M O N D . VA . May 17, 1935 TREASURER OF VIRGINIA A. B. Gathrigh t This is to certify that I , ~ o c f i, Treasurer of Virginia have this J7 day of May i n accordance with an order of the circuit court of Rack1ngbam County dated 5/9/35 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=r~a~ L =a=Vi=1=s.~o=n~ A ~t=k~in_s~ a-n~d_ _o-th~e_r_s~- - - -- - Jlai d to J. R . Switzer , Clerk of the Circuit Court of Rockingham County, Harrisonburg, Virginia $ 2 . 00 being in full settlement of tract # 323 in the above mentioned cause . ID8 �Qtnmmnuwtaltq nf llirgiuta TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA . May 17, 1935 Jo«il,.~ TREASURER OF VIRGINIA J . B . Switzer, Cl erk of the Circuit Court of Rocking ham County Harrisonburg , Virginia A. B . Gathright Received of ii:xxMx.xJcNXKRix, Treasurer of Virginia, the sum of$ 2.00 , in accordance with an order of the Circuit Court of the county of__~B-o~c=k=i~n~g~rh=am=~--- entered on the 9th of May day 193___5_ , 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 Sign original and duplicate and r e turn to the Tr~asurer of Virginia . # 323 �IN TH' CIRCUIT COURT OF OC~INGHAM COUNIT ~VIRGITI • The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia , P~TITIOBER , At Law no . 1829 . vs . Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others , On this Catherine ----- ay DEFENDAN of May , 1935 , oame John s. mart and . smart, and , on their motion, leave is given them to file their application for distribution of the award in this case , which award was in their favor and the amount of the award, ~s set out in the judgment of condemnation for Tract No . 323, was And it appearing from the report of the BoBrd of Appraisal Commissioners heretofore filed in this suit and in the petition for judgment of condemnation heretofore entered herein ,that,in the 09inion of the said The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, John Smart and Catherine E. Smart were invested with a superior or better right or claim of title in a.nd to said tract of land de ignated as No . 323 , and that the record in said condemnation proceeding does not disclose any denial or dispute by any party or person interested as to the title to said tract designated as No . 323 or to the proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof: Upon consideration whereof , it is considered and ordered by the Court that the said sum of $30 . 00 be paid out as follows : To J .R. Switzer , Clerk of the Circuit Court of Roo~ingham County , $ 2 . 00 To Geo . S .Harnsberger , Attorney for John Smart and Catherine . smart , 28 . 00 Tne Clerk of this Court is directed to transmit acerLAW OFFICES GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG. VA. tified copy of this order to the Treasurer of VirginiR , who shall �--.2.-..- pay out said fund in accordance therewith , taking from the parties to whom the fund ia directed to be paid their respective receipts for the sums paid to them and certifying such payment to the Clerk of thi Court for appropriete entry thereof , as required by law . 'nter . __._ /fW? _ tJ----=--------· Judge . LAW OFFICES GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG . VA. �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT F ROCKINGH. U COUNTY , VIRGINIA. . State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia , t Law vs . Cassandra Law on others, PlTITIONiR, o . 1829 . t kins and DEFENDANTS . TO THE HON .:a .w. BE1{TnAJJ:, JUDGt O SAID COURT• Your petitioners, John Smar t and Catherine i . smert, respectfully represent: That a judgment in rem has heretofore been entered in this proceeding, condemning to the use of The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the St ate of Virgini a the Tee simple est a te in a tract of land formerly the property of your petitioners, situate in what is known as the Richl ~nds Heights Development, a bout three miles ea st of Grottoes, in the eastern portion of Stonewall District, Roc 1dngha.m County, Virginia , which tract is described in the report of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners, appointed herein, and shown, numbered, and delineated on the County Ownership Ma p, filed therewith , as Tra ct No . 323, at the price of 30 . 00 . Your petitioners f urther show t o the Court that all of the taxes on s a id property have been paid, and that there are no liens or cla ims of any kind existing on or ag inst said property, and tha t no other person or persons than your petitioners a re entitled to share in the distribution of s a id award. Certi f icates of the Treasurer of rlock ingham County and of the Clerk of this Co rt a re herewith filed, marked ".l!:x . certificnte No . l" and "Ex . Certific • te No . 2" respe ctively, and the same are prayed to be rad as LAW OFFICES GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG . VA. parts thereof . �---2-Wherefore, your petitioners pray th~t they may be made pa rties herein and be allowed to f ile their petition in this proceeding; that the fund in this cause may be pa id to them or to t heir a ttorney of record; tha t an order may be entered in these proceedings for the distribution of said fund, and that your petitioners may h a ve such other urther relief a s the nature of the c a se may require. State of Pennsylvania, County of , to-wit : , -~ " This d'iY John Sm::.J rt and Ca therine E-Smart personally appeared before me !J<t-4«f-:' 1 ~ , . - -.....o , a ! ota ry Public for the County aforesaid in the State of Pennsylvania, in my County aforesaid, and, being duly sworn, depose and say : We a re the petitioners in the above entitled ma tter; the land condemned in this proceeding formerly belonged to us. We have read the above petition, have signed the same, and do hereby state that the matters of fact therein set forth a re true , to the best of our knowledge and belief . ~J~ ~ ~ ea?~a?~Subscribed and sworn to bef ore me this ,ft~ da y of May, 1935. In test imony where of , I hereunto a ffix my Notaria l sea l. LAW OFFICES GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG. VA. 47. �STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF ROCKINGHAM, To-wit: I Hereby certify that the records of my office do not show any delinquent taxes against the tract of 5.25 acres in Stonewall District, Richland Heights Development, assessed in the name of John and Catherine E. Smart, • Given under my hand this 1st day of May, 1935. 48 �M. H. HARRISON TREASURER OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY r,.:s y 1 s t, 19 34 HARRISONBURG, VIRGINIA To . horn It ~gv Concern: This is to certifr thRt there Are no unp .,l id t xes :1 ssesedin the n me of John and C:J therine ;smn rt 5 . 25 ncres, RichlAnd Heigts Developmen t, s tonewall Dist rti.ct , County of Rock ingham , s tate of Virginia . Res!)e c tfully , F ·. 1£ . H. Harrison , Tre asurer, By tf.. {l.,.F,i, Deputy Y't � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Sipe, Ed - Williams, HE Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context smart-john-and-catherine.pdf Title A name given to the resource Smart, John & Catherine 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): 323 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Smart https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/c7ff641cb74f054bfbe43c3535f597a5.pdf 9f5c5b8826c60d6e75178875aa1ade88 PDF Text Text ROCKINGHi ,I COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #324 - Smart , Wm. B. & Ida . Number of Acres: 10 Location: Richland Heights . Entirely within the Park area . Roads: Three miles via dirt road to Grottoes , the nearest shipping · point . Soil: Sandy loam, slope tyJe , fairly level , some scattering loose rock . History of Tract and condition of timber: This tract wns cut over _six years ago , the rem·1 ining sta11ds consist of a smo.11 an ount of second growth yellow pine and oaks . Improvements: Hone . Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 10 'ii',.) . 00 )J0 . 00 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: V~ueofLand: $ GO . CO 10 . 00 ~.i,65 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ 15 . 00 Value per acre for tract: $ 6 . jQ Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NC.)L..: • CL~ 1 ~- 30 �Claim In the Circuit Court of_ _ ____ _ ___ ounty, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law. ::.:.tav~~~:,t~~~~~~~~:ti~ ------~----~----~-~~lt--~------------------ _________ County, Virginia, Defendants. more or less, of land in__ _ __ _ ______ The undersigned, in answer to the petit· of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, an in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit -------~-- _ _ _____ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this Court of -,t-/ as his answer to said tition and to said notice. __ /3-_~-~--C.-~------~ nameSisQtz?°_ _.!_ ~ ---!'1-J post office address is ___: ~1 _____ r__ __ _ _---~ ::fcfaim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of Ian within the area sought to be condemned, containing about_/-J-:!"-,&'u _______ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements: ___________________________________________________________ _ ------------------------------7 ---------------- g ~ ------------------ ~ ~--------Virginia, in This land is located about~-4 _____ miles from_/ the _________________ Magisterial District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above.) Eas WesL~~.t:C-~~kmy right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year _Lf_J.,j_ ___ in the 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 $----------------· 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 ,,,7- • a_., description o~ t]:e /tJact or parcel of land b_Y metes and bounds). _ R e m a r k s . ~ ~ ~ - ~ - ~ ~ ~ - - - - - - . c::::ic ~ ~~-~-tZ~~-~-~-~ ~~--~--'in~-. ~~-~~<------7 ~~--~· . -~ ~ ~-- --~ - ~ _(S_,[}.L~------ ~---------------------- (Continue oL~e~s-~y s~~a: 'Ji name 1~ r and --~k remarks if nece ary ~ e back). :t~~p~:~ ~ To-witi· _ / 2 / ~ GINIA, COUNT~---~-. STATE OF ~--P./ · ,1 v / _~-/ £-, o a. . ', ~ .,.....,_.._ -- . ----~--~- ----The undersigned hereby certifies that____ ~ ~ - the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath t at the matters and things (J~ng in his a b o ~ ~ e true to e best of his knowledge and belief, this_____ _J_~--=~~=::f:-:----o~~-193; c~ftJ- ;Vew;};:f.~I ' the pect;;1-r;;;~ tr( Ntt::lq:of~~ �t o e lO~ • ,~, I 50 . 0 •I :t h lop oone - 1l . d.;: 1 ') oint .. 1 r y e, f .11"1.,· l to o "JJ to V • :J., ~o , t t rt o ... t ol 1n Inc e. 1 l a ....ot '!' J.. 1t ot 1 To l To+ 4'\ 1n _ :. V'. - lb . 00 1 lU(- q • r e Gu vn ue 'D t r .,.,l'O 45..,0 .,!:."iO • 131 �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCI:INGH<\M COUNTY , VIRGINI • The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia , PETITIONER, At Law fo . 1829 . vs . Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others . On this day f' --------- of :May , 1935 . oame Ida. C. mart and "Jilliam B• mart, and , on their motion, leave is giv n them to file their application for istribution of the award in this case, which award was in their favor and the amount of the award as set out in the judgment of oondemnation for Tract No . 324 as 65 .oo. ard of Appraisal And it appearing from the report of th Commissioners heretofore filed in this suit and in the petition for judgment of condemnation heretofore entered herein,that,in the opinion of the said The State ·co,:unis ion on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia,Ida a.smart and Smart were invested illiam B· ith a superior or better right or claim of title in and to said tract of land designated as o . 324 , and that the record in said condemnation proceeding does not disclose any denj(ial or dispute uy any party or person interested as to the title to said tract designated as 10 . 324 or to the prooeeds arising from the condemnation thereof . Upon consideration whereof, it is considered ~nd ordered by the Court that the said sum of .~65 .oo oa paid out as follows : ~o J .R. witzer, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Rockingham County, To Geo . s .Harnsberger, attorney for Ida Smart and tilliam B-Smart . c. ·2 . 00 63 . 00 The C1er 1r of this Court is directed to transmit a cerLAW OFFICES GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG, VA . tifi ed copy of this order to the Treasurer of Virginia, who shall 56 �--2-pay out said fund in accordance therewith , ta 1:ing from the p~r ties t hom the fund is directed to be paid their respective r ceipt for the sums pain to them and certifying such payment to the Cler~ of this Court for appropriate entry thereof , as re quired by law . J~nter . -...<.,f~f (_ u~ r t=----=----· Judge . LAW OFFICES GEO.S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG . VA. 51 �IN THE CI_CUIT COURT OF 30C~INGHAJ1 CCITNTY ,VI4GINI~ . The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia , PETITIONER , At Law No . 1829 . vs . Cassandr~ Lawson Atkins and others , DEFEND NTS . TO THE HON.H • •BERT ~M,JUDGE OF SAID COURT , Your petitioners, Ida c.and William B. Smart, ~., re spectfully represent : That a judgment in rem has heretofore been entered in this proceeding, condemning to the use of ~he State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia the fee simple estate in a tract of l a nd formerly the property of your petitioners, situate in what is known as the ~ichl8nds Heights Development, about three miles east of Grottoes, in the ea.stern portion of Stonewall District , Rockingham County , Virginia , which tract is described in the report of the Board of ~ppraiaal Commissioners, appointed herein , and shown, numbered , and delineated on the County Ownership Mey , filed therewith , as Tract No . 324, at the price of 65 .oo . Your petitioners further show to the Court that all of the taxe on said property have been paid , and that there are no liens or claims of any kind existing on or against said property, and that no other person or persons th~n your petitioners are entitled to share in the distribution of said award. Certificates of the Treasurer of nockingham County and of the Clerk of this Court are herewith filed, marked "Ex-Certificate No . l" and "Ex . Certificate o . 2" respectively , and the same are pr1yed to be read as parts hereof . LAW OFFICES GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG. VA. 52 �..... 2 ..... Wherefore. your petitioners pray that they may be ma.de parties herein and be allowed to =ile their petition in this proceeding; that the fund in this cause may be paid to them or to their a ttorney of record; that an order may be entered in these proceedings for the distribution of said fund, and that your petitioners may have such other and further relief as the nature of the case may required . State of Pennsylvania, County of .:z:d,..,..a "'- , to-wit: This day da c. ~-Smart, Jr., perso- nally appeared before me, for the County aforesaid, Pennsylvania, in my County aforesaid, and, being duly sworn, depose and say: We are the petitioners in the above entitled matter; the land condemned in this proceeding formerly belonged to us. We ha e re~d the above petition. have signed the same, and do hereby state th .t the matters of fact therein set i orth are true, to the best of our knowledge and belief, dJ;L 1935. e, k ~ Subscribed and sworn to before me this .£ ~ In testimony whereof, I hereunto affix my day of May, Notarial seal. LAW OFFICES GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG. VA. 53 �STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF ROCKINGHAM, To-w it: I hereb y cert ify that the reco rds of my offic e do 9 acre s, not show any delin quen t taxe s agai nst the trac t of 10.2 name in Ston ewal l Dist rict, Richmond Heig hts, asse ssed in the of Ida C. and Wm. B. Smar t. Give n unde r my hand this 1st day of May, 1935 . uit Cour t ,, ount y, Va. �M. H. HARRIS ON TREASURE R OF ROCKINGH AM COUNTY HARRISONBU RG, VIRGINIA }tay lst,1935 To · hom It Ma Y Concern : This is to certify that thereare no unpaid taxes assessed in the name of Ida c. & Wm. B. Smart 10. 29 acres, Richlard Hei ghts Devlopmen t , Stone,':o. 11 Distri ct, County of Rockingham , Stctte of Virginia . Respectfu lly , M. H. Ha ITison, Treasurer , By. ~ a . r eputy . .. 55 �Q.tnmmnuwraltq nf llirgtuta TREASUER ' S OFFICE RI C H M O N D , VA , J~ ; ) e ) f . ~ May 17, 1935 TR E ASURER OF VIRGINIA A. B. Gathright This i s to certify that I , of Virginia have this 17 . x x ~, Treasurer day o f May in accordance with an order of the circuit court of Rock ingham County datea 5/9 / 3 5 in the cause of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia vs. _ _ _ _ __,_C.....a.. ,s. . . s. . . .a....n.....d .......... r . a. . ...........I-,a.....w~s. . . o.....n ,._.__...cA....,t,..,k~i.....n...s~.... a~n....d. . . . .a. .....t....b.....e.....r.........s _ _ __ paid t o Geo. s . Harn sber ge r, Attorney f o r Ida C. Smar t and Will i am B. Smar t, Harris onbur g , Virgini a $ 63 . 00 b e ing in f ull settlement of tract # 324 in the abo ve menti oned cause . 110 �Q!ommnuwraltlJ of 1tlirgiuta TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND , VA. May 17, 1935 TREASURER OF VIRGINIA Geo . Ida s. c. Harnsberger , Attorney for Smart and William B . Smart Harrisonburg , Virginia A. B. Gathright Received of x:xxMxx ~E~XEX'5q.: Treasurer of Virginia, the sum of$ 63 . 00 , in accordance with an order of the Circuit Court of the county of _ _~R=o~ck=i=n-g=h~a~m~-- entered on the of_~M=a-y,____ 1 93>_ 9th day , in the matter of the State Commission on Conservation and Development v _ __ Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, being full and complete settlement for the tract of land known in said proceeding as #__3_2_4_ __ Sign original and duplicate and return to the Treasurer of Virginia. l II �Q!nmmnuwraltlf nf llirgiuia TREASUER ' S OFFICE RICH M OND . VA , May 17, 1935 ~:xlXdEKL TREA S UR ER O F VIRGI N IA A. B . Gathright This is to certify that I , of Virginia have this ~ 17 day of May Treasurer in accordance with an order of the circuit court of Rockingham County datea 5/9/35 in the cause of the State Commission on Conservation and Develo:pment of the State of Virginia Atkins and others vs. - - - - - - - -Cassandra - - - - - ~Lawson ~~~= ~ ~~=~ ~=-=-=-- - :paid to Switzer, Clerk of the Circuit Court af Rockingham County, Harrisonburg, Virg inia J. R, $_ 2_._0_0___being in full settlement of tract# 324 in the above mentioned cause . /1'2.. �ornmwnumraltf1 nf 1llirgiuta TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA , May 17 , 1935 TREASURER OF VIRGINIA J. R, Switzer , Clerk of the Circuit Court of Rockingham County Harrisonburg, Virginia A. B. Gathright Received of .i.xx: M x ~ , Treasurer of Virginia, the sum of $ __2_._0_0_ _ , in accordance with an order of the Circuit Court of the county of___R_o_c_k_i_n ~g_h_a_m___ entered on the 9th day of _ _M _a-y_ _ 193_§_ , in the matter of the State Commission on Conservation and Development v _ __ --~C=a=s~s~a=n=d=r~a~L=a~w~s~o~n~A~t_k~i~n_s___ and others, being full and complete settlement for the tract of land known in said proceeding as# 324 Sign original and duplicate and return to the Treasurer of Virginia. \13 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Sipe, Ed - Williams, HE Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context smart-wm-b-and-ida.pdf Title A name given to the resource Smart, Wm. B. & Ida 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): 324 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Smart https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/926c8ce19d70467f83dccdc74b6fbccc.pdf bda458e9185457f996e83e17d7b9aece PDF Text Text ROCKINGHAM COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #20 - Smith , c. w. Number of Acres: #3 to #4 in Page and Rockingham Counties and a small · portion outside Park area . Location· At Positions Five miles over good country roads of which two and one- half are paved to Elkton , nearest shipping point . Roads: Soil: Sandy loam of fair depth and fertility , but very rocky. There are cliffs and outcrops on the southeast portion . The fields have been cultivated for sometime and are wornout . They are poor and uitte sdandyd~t· Thfe _grazing has n~sg!u~ef~~~~ iPgetittle other grass f qTr .t HIS ory o ac an con I Ion o timber: (See reverse side) Improvements: None . Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: Cove: 4 $ao. oo t;4o.oo lb . 00 30.00 $70.00 Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: 2 @ Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land:$ ?0 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ 11. 66 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE. �SOIL: and some brush. Restocking is grown up to yellow pine with some white pine and oak, and has a small amount of grass. The fields are leyel. Cove has gentle slopes and the slope type is steep. The general exposure is to the west • . History of tract and condition of timber: There is no farm dependant on this tract for firewood, but the owners cut some for their personal use. Tract has been cut over many times for charcoal and for farn1 use. Some firewood is still being cut . There is some nice white oak from 4 to 10 inches DBH and some red oak, yellow pine and white pine. �-- Claim of________________ ) ____________________________________ -____________________ _ l'7) - In the Circuit Court of ___ __r_ _-:_ _,_ _ _:!-_~f----~--- __ County, Virginia, No.Lt ~--, At Law. The State Commission on Oonservatio'n and Development of the State of V{rginia, Peti_,________________________ __ _ _ f'I,{ -- __ ~ ll _ __ a......-____ ~ tioner, vs. __ 'ia ___ more or less, of land in _____, ,t _____ .! __ ~ ___ ..!' _ __ _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 fl.I* of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court of__ (.,,K!:::'-..~~ -~ - L - ~ ---- County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to said no ice. 1 ___ • 1 ____ · ________________________ _____ _ My name is ______ 11A ___ -~ ___ r-~__8-t___ ] ____~ ------------ My post office address is _____________________ I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about_ ______, _____ ___ __ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements: _______________{ ____ ------------------------ ------------- ~-=: ____ u.__£!;;;;._________________Virginia, in miles from __ _ This land is located about_ ____ the _______ __:'. -1 _______ 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.) __ (/ r: J IJ h~ a. . h'\A.cl__ ~ __ -' _____ ./ r;;: ________________________ ~ t .L V - - - - - - - - - - - - . ____ 1 ___________ _ The land o,\rners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows: North _____ ___ ___ 1 _ _ " " - ~ • ?,.... . . _____G,. < ~ ; - ~ '- -- ------- - - -- - - -- -- - - -South _________ __ _______ /} _______ __ r. _ --- -------- ----------------- --- ----- ---- --- . . ~ ~a::t_ ______'"tv'T1 -------·_·__14.c, ----------- l - - , - ,.. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year ______ ____ in the following manner: :::::: ;_l: ~ :::_+ -t,,...f...,- d,~ .·::::::: <: : : I- i> ' : : :: : '// ' : __ • -{,J:: __ l> - ' ::: I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $____/ _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 $----------------· the ownersof _____ _3 _________ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or Wc. a '(. ~ parcel of land but lying outside the Park area, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $-- ---- - - -------- --· (In the space below should be set out an y additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tra~t 1 or parcel of land by metes and bounds). ~ I / --- 0 0 J~ _ o-----~ -----------------~ ____(_ ______________ Remarks · ------------~---~- ______ £_ ______ _ -- tZ__ }'\ __________f'L-'---1- -Iv?: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -------------- -------- ---------------------- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). "jitness my signature (or my name and mark at tached hereto_Llhis ___ "'--~--------day __ of ______ _____ ___ __ _J __ , 193;. To- it: STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF ___ The undersigned hereby certifies that_ ________ _f.:'.'_':_ ____ ___ _ ____ _ -----------------the above named claimant per sonally appeared before him and ade oath that the matters and things appearing in his abov.e answer are true to the best of his k~ wl, e and .belief, 7b this ___ ____'7c_a ______ day '2---/ r / / 3/ J f d..tf-~ -------------- ---- -----#)-~ r------, O 193', ~ / z:t_/i!_ ___ _ ial Investigator or Clerk of the Court, o;~ Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace. 31 �::µ Z.o Joef. ('2.3 f7-e '>, ~ ~ i_V, ----,1 ·---- Claim of_ _____ _ In the Circuit Court of_ ___________________________ County, Virginia, N o. __7--____, At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Peti-- ~ ~L/-- / -~,,. ~--tioner, vs. _____ /; ------- ~-/.; _______ a~-~ -~ j ___ ~c --- ------------------------- /1)------------------------------------------------------- more or less, of land in _______v_:-_~t,-~ ____________ 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 said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court of_ _________ -~ ----------- County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to said notice. My name is _______ ___ }(eu..£__{f{µjf4:t:#! -------------------------------My post office address is _____ _,_,.,_._c._ _____ _•__ _f-"i.____ /3__ --~ -~ ------------I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about_ ____ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements: ___________________________________________________________ _ ?:,_,_________ iL_J _= ----------------- This land is located about_ ___ ~ -----miles from __ Virginia, in the_i _.f'_,_~ ~---Magisterial District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or par 1 of land described above.) ____ -----------~-------1,,v-c- __ ~ ~ --1- t-P___ .n _ _ . _______ _ --V h __ __a. ___ ._ J- __.....P ---- n _______ · ~ ----------- --' -----------------------------------------The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follo,w s: r T __ n __ d --------------------------------------------------- North ______@ _ l South_ ________________ East ___________ . _ ,.. / West_ ____ ~) _ r - ~ - - - , - -f2____ __________--::-__ ~--~----· _____________________ _ "1,J. _tl>c~ '.J •__________ 7 ---------------------------------.I. ___ ,.~ _ ____ u r- .,,/_. _"' ________________________ I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year __________ in the following manner: I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $__ J_~_,r ..-<L~ --- I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $----------------· I am the owner 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 parce of land by metes and bounds). Remarks· ___ }tf _____________ -.,-& ___ a&u.-~~,1 ---------------------------------- ______ g___: ~ ~_::°':-__....... ~ ,.,, --3,2J2~::i-f _ · --1 :: ::: __ --::::--:::: -------------------------------------------- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). w·tness my signature (or my name and mark attached heret~ this ___ _b.A _______ day £~-~ ~-------------- of___ ----------, -----, 193,. __ STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF____li_~!._ _____70 _ ~+-, - -To-wit: --~L:-..___ ·_ ________________ _ The undersigned hereby certifies that-1~ the above named claimant personally appeared before him and de oath that the matters and things appearing in his FabJZ~s:er are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, ~ _______day ofz ;r this ___ __ , -- ---- --- ~~~::3~ t e Court, or et..£~i~r-or Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace. �Countya District : count y: District ; c. w. Acrease Cla imed: Value Cla imed: Location: • Assessed x 71 A. 142 P« ~ 1630.00 At Poai tione 6,o.oo (land only) Page Shenandoah I r on llorks Rockingham Stone ra.11 / Heirs Deed Not available u ' /13 to 4 in Page and Rockin ham counties a.nd a small portion outalde ark area . Ineumbrance~, c unter claims or laps; None kno n. Soil: Sandy loam of f~ir depth and fertility but very rocky. There are cliffs nnd outcrops on the southe~st portion . The fields have been cultivated for sometime and are •tornout . '!'hey are poor and quite sandy. The grazin. has no blue-grass and little other grass and some brush. Restoc{ing is grown up t o yello~ pine 11th some hite pine and oak, and has a small a.mount of grass . The fields are level . Cove has gentle sloDea ~..nd tie slope type iG steep. The general exp sure ie to t he west. Roads: Five miles over good country roads of 1hicL tio undone- half are paved to Elkton, nearest shipping point . History of tract and condition of timbers There is no farm dep~ndent on this tract for fire- iood, but the o~ners cut com for their ucrsonal use . Tra.ot p.e.s been cut over many 1-mee for chnrco4l and for farm use. Some fire - wood is still b~tnr ~ut. There is some nice white oak from 4 to 10 inch es DBR and some red oak, yello pine and 7hite ' pine. On 28 acres in Page t he e oti~ate 1e 150 cords · 112 . 00 fuel 100d t 7,t. - - On 4 acres in Rockingham the estirr..ate is 20 cords of fuel wood 15. 00 at 75¢. - - ~J I fupro vements: None . Acreage and va lue of l end by tyPess ~ Cove Slope Grazing Acreage · 12 1, 2 2'9 (Page County) Value · per A. 5.00 2 . 50 9 . 00 Total value of land . - - ~116 . 00 (Page County) " Total value of tir.ber - - ... 112 . 00 " Tota l value of tract ~ - i228. 00 7. 86. Average value per acre - - Total Value 60 . 00 38. 00 18. 00 i!6.oo �County: Page District: Shenandoah Iron 1orks -2- County, District: tO C i ngham County) Pae Count Smith AcreaRe and value of land by ·types:. Acreage ~ Cove Res tocking 4 T Total value of Total value of Total value of Average v lue Heira ( Rockingham County) Value Total r A Value .oo 2 c. w. Ro ckingham Stonewall -20:o'o 16. 00 $36 .. 00 36. 00 l end - tiPber ~ tr~ct er a cre 1,.00 5'1.00 8. 50 SU] y Page ~nd Rocking1am counties, 3;. Total number of acres Total v~lue of tract ~279. 00 Average value per acre 7.97. xnote: Includes other lands. '17 �___, ounty: District: County: N #20~(Rock ingh Rocking Stonewall Page Distx-1ct: Shen. I .Works Sm1th,G .W.Heirs, Count~) (t623(P86e County) & J .W. Davis LEGEND: Slope C8ve Scale• 1 Grazing : 20 chains '18 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Sipe, Ed - Williams, HE Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context smith-c-w.pdf Title A name given to the resource Smith, C.W. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Positions 3 to 4 in Page and Rockingham Counties 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): 20 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Smith https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/7200fef0b6fd103a2c90af000d60d4da.pdf 0e00d1d6372cd22e0ad2340755ef2272 PDF Text Text ROCKINGHAM COUNTY NAME OF <;,1/¥),t'~;r--oWNER #126 - Smith, Jos . l Number of Acres: s. Location:South Naked Creek at Positions #2 and #3, lying in Rockingham and Page counties , and mostly outside the Park area . Roads: Five miles , two and one-half of which are paved, to Elkton, nearest shipping point . Sandy loam of good depth and fair fertility . There is considerable small loose ro ck . The tract is mostly level except for moderate slopes along the east boundary. One - tenth of an acre in Rockingham County was cultivated in 1930 . There will be very little woodland left on the History of Tract and condition of timber: home place • Tract has been cut over many times for charcoal and other products , and some firewpod is now being cut . In Page C0 unty there is an open stand of nice young white and red oak to 10 11 DBH . Soil: Improvements: None . Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value $10 . 00 $10 . 00 Ridge: Slope: Cove: --- 1 @ Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 10 .oo Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber : $ Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ 10 . 00 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ None CLERK �County) Smith Acrea£r,e Claimed : Assessed x 43 Value Claimed : Location : u • County: Distric t: Page Shenando ah Iron Works County: Distric t: Roekingh am Stoneva ll Jose h 85 s. P. Deed ~640.00 (land only) Not a.va.ilab le ff South Naked c reek at Poo i ti ons # 2 to fl 3, l y ing in Ro ckingham and Page countie s, and mostly outside the park area. Incurnbr anccs 2 c untGr claims OY' laps:. None known. Soils Sandy lo'""m of ~G od d pth and fair fertilit y. There is conside rable small loose rock. The tract is Mos tl, l evel except for modera te slopes alone the east b oundary. One .. tenth of an acre in Ro ck ingham c ounty as cultivat ed in 1 930. There will be very little 1oodland left on the home p lace. Roads: Five miles, ti1o and one-hal f of 1hi ch a re paved, to Elkton, ne'1.rest shipping :ooint. History of trac~ Jl[ld conditio n of ti mber: Tract has been out over many tirries for charcoa l and other products , and some fire-woo d is now being cut. In Pa ge coanty t h e r e is an oven stand of ni ce y ~ung 1hite and red oak to 10" DBH. On 7 a.ores in Pa e t h e estimate is 35' cords of fuel wood a t . 1. 00. - - - ~35.00 Improvem ents : None. Ac1·e!"lge '1nd value of land by types: ~yp= ~Jlope Value Val ue Value Value per A. Acreaf£e 4 + ---- of land of timber of tract per a cre --.. - -..- ' 6. 00 4.oo Cove Total Value 24.00 1 2 .00 i 36.00 36.00 (1,age County) 35. 00 " " .71.00 , 10.14 II II tJ ft Acreage and va lue of land by tynesi ~ (Page County) Value Acreae;e i (Roe k in ham County) Va lue Total per i\.. Value 6.oo 6.oo Value of land - ~~6. 00 (Rockingha.l"l. County) U ff tract • 6.00 II U Ave rage pe r a cre 6.oo SU?.:l"ARY Page and Rockingh am c nunt iea. Total number of acres ~~:oo Total value of tra ct 1~vero.ge vo..1,.ue per aare 9• 63 • 3 �Rockingham Co . Map ¥ County: District: #126-(Rockingham. County) Josephs . Smith #596-Page Co) Rockingham Stonewall County: Page District: Shen. I.Works .J, R.i s .v.f. 0 .-..vis LEGEND: (Rockinghru;i) Cove Scale - 1 11 = 20 chains � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Sipe, Ed - Williams, HE Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context smith-jos-s.pdf Title A name given to the resource Smith, Jos S. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Naked Creek Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 126 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Smith https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/4cb0bef268060efe12f549ca6e3528be.pdf d56e09a5a87c542dac4f2105bc31edcc PDF Text Text ROCKINGHAU COUNTY ___, NAME OF CLAIMANT #77 - Smith, Q. E. Number of Acres: - - - 309 A. I Location: Both s :ti es of old and new Spottsvrn-o d Trail near Swift Run Gap . Seven miles over Spotswood Trail to E1 kton . Roads: Soil: Sandy clay of different depth and fertility; on an average it is a good depth, somewhat rocky along the stream . It is north of the new Spottswood Trail and has moderate slopes with northwest and southwest exposure . History of Tract and condition of timber: Most of the tra ct was cleared many years ago and has been grazed and cultivated since . Vii th the e~ception of several smail portions which have been neglected in recent years it has grown into pines and locust . The wooded area has been cut over repeatedly in the past . The present stand consists of mixe oaks , poplar , ap.d hickory along the stream and some yellow pine on the slopes . Improvements: See other side . Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: Cove: 65 @ $5 . 00 $325 . 00 8 @ 10 . 00 80 . 00 218 @ 42 . 00 9156 . 00 12 @ 20 . 00 240 . 00 6 @ 30 . 00 -- Grazing Land: -Fields Restocking: -Cultivated Land: -- 180 . 00 $9 , 981 . 00 309 Orchard: Minerals : Value of Land:$ 9981 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ 1435 . 00 l _, 435 . 00 Value of Orchard: $ 150 .oo 150 . 00 Value of Minerals: $ 50 . 00 Value of Fruit: $ $11 , 616 . 00 Value of Timber: $ ValueofWood: $ 50 . 00 Value per acre for tract: $ 37 • 58 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE - ~ - 4 f / , n '. _CLERK �CONTINUED FROM REVERSE SIDE Improvements : DWELLING-- - - Log , 14x20 1 , shingle roof , 3 rooms , log finish--poor condition, abandoned----- OLD BARN - -- -Log 16x42xl6 1 , shingle roof , fair condition----SU1111.IER KITCHEN ----Log , 12xl4xl0 1 , s hingle roof , poor condition- - -- -STABLE- - - - - Log , 10xl2xl0 1 , shingle roof , poor condition-----DHELLING-- -Log and frame 25x36 ', metal roof , 4 rooms , ceiled, abandoned , poor condition, 2 story----ROAD CAMP BUILDING-- - -Frame - 10x40xl0 1, paper roof , fair condition---- SHEEP bHED - - - Frame 18x26xl2 1 , with shed , 18x36xl6' (attached) poor condition---STABLE- - -Frame , 10xl2xl0 1 , shingle roof , poor condition-- - -- GRANARY & SHHD--Frame , 2Qx25xl2 1 , metal roof , fair condition-- - - -GAHAGE AND SHED---Frame , 18x24xl0 1 , metal roof , fair condi tion----rnJELL ING- -- - -Log , 24x20 t with annex 20xl6x8 1 , 2 story, 5 rooms , log finish , poor condi t ion, oc cupied owner- - - --BARN-----Log and frame , 36x46xl2 1 , metal roof , fair condition---- -SPJ.'-t ING HOUSE--- --Frame 9xl4x8 1 , shingle roof , poor condition----HEN HOUSE- -- - Frame, 22x24xl0 1 , shingle roof , poor condition-HEN HOUSE -----Frame , 10xl8x5 1 , metal roof , fair condition- =- ---ROAD SHAlrey__ Frame , 8xl4x8 1 , paper roof , fair condition .-~- • �Claim of___ Q...-_E....-_S.m.ith_____________________________________________________________ In the Circuit Court oL~_9_q_}sj._I};gh_'!_~_____________ County, Virginia, No,________ , At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. _____g •- E •___ Smith ________________________________________________________ _ 304 · Ro ckinD'ha m · · Def endant s. more or 1ess, of land m-----------=--=-----_______ count 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 response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court oL_RP_o.k.i_ngb._~w.___________ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to said notice. My name is _______ Q._ E._ Smith --------------------------------------------My post office address is ___~J_1:..!~--~~~~-Y-~~----------------------------------I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to _be condemned, containing about_ __ ~.9_i ___________ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements: _____ 3__dll\/_e.lJ...in~-.J i._J__ 9j;_t;1l>J.Jz§....._JJ.sl_@.9A§s}__._ __________ _ granary , 2 corn cr ibs , 1 cow barn, hog pen, 2 shanties and 140 furit trees This land is located about_ __ 6________ miles from ___ Jllkt.o.n., ________________ Virginia, in Stone rall Mag1s · t etia · 1 n·1st r1c · t of sa1·d Count y. th 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 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 am sole. owner The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follo,w s: North __ -:J2._ B.-..Eensl.e-;;:--------------------------------- ------------------------South _____ Ba rrie _J "mes _______________________________________________________ _ East __ Elsie B._ Ba ugher----------------------------------------- -------------West ____'i!J....--H-, -B-~gher ------------------------------------------------ --------I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year __l9l8 ___ in the following manner: By _deeds fro m_.Andrew Hensle_x.,__ J . _ M._ Dean.,__ T ._ B._ Hensley _.,nd_Ed.-____ _ NP.rd Herring I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $_;!.._Q_QQQ!.QQ ____ , I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or ,interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $-l-5A00;;-00----· 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: ..2.5Q_,.."Jcx.es......o.f__thi.s-~n.d-i.a_in.-so.d._and-.u.se.d..-f.o.r.-.g.J:~.7,.ing.. __ _ purposes --------- --------~----------------- --------- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). Witness my signature (or my name and maA attached heretoLj}is_-14-th ________ day of_:.ir~R~~.?-~;yJ__!J_~!-, 1930. --~-t-A~-------------------- STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF__ Ro.cllng.h~m------------, To-wit: The undersigned hereby certifies that_ __ Q..._E......J;il!l.:it.h. _____ _______ _____ __________ __ _ the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, this ___l4Jh _________ :_day oL~'?P_~~~-~i~-~~~1., J~30. J ~,/ ~ ,. _ ,, __/ ----1 I 1_ A __.fj_'._f}__~ ____7...,1*2, - -- -~---------~ I p.n vY'/ Clerk of the Court, or S ecial Investigator or Notary Public, or J ustic of the Peace. 7 �County. Rockingham District: Jtonowall • ,{77 .. Sm1 th 1 Q. .,\or~a.ge Clai1nad: V9.lue Clai'med: Looat1on: 304 A. ' re. 1.ssessed 309 ~; . ... is,100 . n $3020 .00 Deed: 0 (102 A -1919 for l5ooo/oo - ol A.-1909 for !1200.00 -148 A.-191? for ,t;2920 .00 Both sides of old and new Spotswood Trail near Swift Run Gap. Inoumhranoes , , c ~· Jnter cla:i,ms or la2s: Pone • -- Sr~nd: clay of different depth and fert1 1. i ty ,.on an a verar,e 1 t is good depth, some what rocky alone: the stream. It is north of Roads: Seven miles over Spotswood :'rail to Elkton . Soil: the new Spo'tswood Trail and has moderate slopes with northwest and southwest exposure. IUstorz or tract and c:)ndi t on of timber: lfost of the tract was cleared many 'y ,:mrs ugo an, 1 fias been grazed nd cultivated since. '11th the azo . J;;tion . of several small portions whioh have been neglected in recent years it has grown up into pines and locust. The 1ooded urea has bee'.': cut over r::pea tedly in tiie past. ':'he presnn1 stand oonetsts of mixed oaks, poplar ind hickory along the stream ·1.nd some yell w pine one the slopes. The wooded area is , estlm;1ted to out an :.1ver·ige of o cords of fueLiood per acre or a total of 390 cords va~ued 50¢ pe~ cord-~ ~195.00 Im;pr?vements: DwelliilJili: J....og 14x20' 1 sh lngle roof, 3 rooms, log finish, poor o,)ndi ti·)n, abandoned __ _.. 10.00 .Q.ld. bar..!ll. .Log 16x42xld ', shingle roof, fuir cnnditim-i60 ,00 ~ummer lei tohen: Log 12xl4xl0 •, shingle roof, poor " ti. 00 1 Stab!e: Log iox12x10•, shingle roof , poor condition orchard: 3 aores valued - J4o.oo per acre for trees only --D\velllng: Log and framE- 25x58', metal roof, 4 rooms, cetled, abandoned, poor condition, 2 story, ~<t camp build\u.s,: 1rrame 10:x40xl0', peper roo:f, fe.ir a:mdition ...... Shea shed: Frame 18x26xl2', with shed l8x36xl6', attached poor condition -- 10.00 120.00 100.00 50.00 60.00 '::;tabla: Frame l0xl2xl0', shingle roof, poor condition- 15.00 dranfil_ and shed: Frame 20x25xl2 • , metal roof, fatt "-125. 00 G!lrage and s~1ed: Frame 18x24xl0', metal roof, f'air ,,... 50. 00 Dwelting : Log 24x20' ,dth annex 20xl6 'x8', 2 story, 5 rooms, log fL1 ish, poor condition; occupied :;y owner-350 .00 Barn : Log and frame 36x46xl2', rJlet ~1 roof, f,,tir 250.00 O)nd ition -Spr1ne house: Frame 9:xl4x8', shingle roo.t', poor c ·md ition -26.00 Hen house: Frame 22x24xlO', shingle r oof, poor oondt tion -50 .00 Hen house: Frame 10xl8x5', metal roof* fair cond1 tion- 20 .• 00 Roa d shanty: :F'rame 8xl4x8', paper roof, fuir condition- 15.00 &, 1!90.00 �Coun ty: rlookingbam Distr ict: Stone wall #? '1 .. Sm.1th , ,0,. ~. Cont' d Value of land b~ types : T;nze Cove ~ Slope F g I F g II F o Value oreag e . 65a 6 12 s.oo 195.0 0 !li', 40.00 30.00 20.00 4380. 00 35,.00 210.0 0 ? 2.00 6,00 309 'total value of lend '!tota l Value ,s.oo 146 72 Fr !!er ,acre 1440. 00 $tS33?.oo .i6337 . 00 'I'o tal va.lu J of impro veme nts 1290. 00 i'otal vul ue of timbe r Tot ... l vlue of truot :.vera ge vulue per acre Note : 195.0 0 ?822, 00 26.51 ,.lhe grazi n,: hind north of ";h-·· now Spt ow ood Trail is poore r than that on ·th :i rest of the tract . Due to the preso noe of brier s, su.mach and loose surfa ce r ()ok 1 there f re 1 t has t,een gi van 1 lower value . l'fo �Virgil.nia: In the Circuit Court of Roc kingham County. The state Commission on Conservat ion and Development of the sta te of Virginia, v. PETITIONER , At Law No. 1829. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others , and Fifty- ~vo Thousand, Five Hundred and Sixty- One (52 , 561) Aore~ of land , more or less , Q r DEFENDANTS. f _____day of ~ On this, the _ Q:: /! (.,< f.d t(. ~ r , 1'133,< came Q. E. smith, and, on his motion , leave is given him to file his application for the payment of the sum of $11 , 616. 00 , the amount of the award set out in the judgment of condemnat ion for Tract No. 77 and heretofore paid into the court, and thereupon Myrtie A.Long , The Bank of Elkton, Incorpora ted, Annie c. Moore, Ralph H. Bader , Executor of A. S. Bader, and Hirsch Brothers tendered their respective answers to said petition , which answers are hereby aooord ingly fiJed , and it appearing from the report of t he Board of· Appraisal Commissio ners, heretofor e filed in this cause, and in the petition for judgment and condemnat ion entered herein on the 2d day of November, 1933, that, in the opinion of the petitione r,the said Q. E. Smith is invested with a superior or better right or claim of title in and to the said tra ct of land No . 77, or to the proceeds arising from the condemnat ion thereof exaept as hereinafter provided, and it further appearing to the Court that all taxes due or taxable upon said Tract No. 77 have been paid ; upon considera tion whereof, it is considere d and ordered by the Court that the said sum of ~11 , 616 . 00, paid into Cou.rt aa ju.st compensation for said rraot No . 77, be paid out and distr i buted as fol lows : (1) To D. W. Earman, Attorney for Myrtie A. Long, the sum o:f $517 . 00 ; LAW OFFICES GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG. VA . ( 2) To G:B.BDl:Dt:amrbnga:q: The Bank of Elkton, Incorpora ted , the sum of ~2 , 300. 00; 251 , �--2-(3) To '"• c.Eoore, ttorney for lulnie c.~,,-oore, the sum of .;a , 016. oo ; (~) To Ralph H. Bader, ~xeoutor of A. S.Bader, the sum of Jl , 016. 00 ; (5) To H. i·. 1yant , ttorney for Hirsch Brothers , the sum of ;711. 20 ; ( 6) To Q• .J!j. Smi tr.1. , the sum of ;5 , 805. 80. (7) A.nd the Clerk of this Court is directed to retain the sum of ,_p250. 0 0, the same to be held by him subject to the future order of the Court in this matter. Said sum of -.'250 . 00 is being held on account of the claim of the heirs of Sarah J . Dean, formerly Sarah J . llen , to eight acres of lam described in the deed from llen P. Lam and others to Clarissa All en and Sarah J . ..h.llen , date d July 10 , 1880, which deed is duly of record in the Clerk ' s Office of this Court in D. B. 18, Page 275 • .And the Clerk of this Court is directed to transmit a certified copy of this order to the Treasurer of Virginia , who shall pay out said fund as above provided , the items above set forth aggregating the award set out in the judgment of condemnation for Tract uo . 77 , taking from said part i es to whom the fund is payable as aforesaid receipts therefor , and ce ~tifying such payment to the Clerk of this Court for appropriate entry thereof , as provided by law. "nter. Judge . LAW OFFICES GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG . VA. �IN THE CIRCUIT COURr OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA. 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. The separate answer of Myrtie A. Long to a petition filed in this cause in the Circuit Court of Rockingham County by Q. E. Smith. This respondent for answer to said petition, or to so much thereof as she is advised it is material for her to answer, answers and says: That it is true that petitioner and his wife conveyed the real estate described in said petition situate on the Blue Ridge Mountain in Rockingham County, Virginia, known and designated on the map of the park lands as Tract No. 77 to D. w. Earman, Trustee by deed dated May 30, 1932 recorded in the Clerk's Office of this Court in Deed Book 152, page 312, to secure the payment of the principal sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), as evidenced by a certain Homestead Waiver bond of even date with said deed made by Q. E. Smith and wife, said bond being payable to your respondent, Myrtie A. Long two years after date, which said bond in the sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00} with interest from May 30, 1933, is now held and owned by your respondent. Respondent joins in the prayer of said petition for the distribution of said fund as set out therein. And she will ever pray, etc. ~ t �IN T-IE J IR.CUI T OOURT OF ROCKINGHA.1 COUNTY , VIRGI NIA The 3tate Comm ission on Cons ervat ion and Devel opme nt of the State of Virgi nia vs . Jassa nd.ra Iawso n Atkin s and other s The joint and separ ate answe rs of Annie C . core , Ralph H. Bad.er , Execu tor of • S . Bad.er , decea sed. , and Hirsc h Broth ers , to a petit i on f iled i n this cause in the Circu it Court of Rocki ngham Count y , Virgi nia, by • E . Snith . These respo ndent s for answe r to said petit ion or to so much there of as they are advis ed it is mate rial for them to anm·rn r, ansvv er and say that it is true tbat 1L ti tione r and. his wife conve yed three adjac ent tract s or parce ls of land , situa te on the Blue Ridge Moun tains in oc ..t\.ingh am Count y , Virgi nia , known and. desig - nated . on the map of the Park lands as Tract Ho . 77 , to K. c. :Moore and Ralph a . Bad.e r, Trust ees , by d.eed. da tea. November 19 , 19 32 , recor ded. in the Clerk ' s Offic e of this Court , in eed. Book No . 153, at page 392 , to secur e the payme nt of the princ ipal sum of Two Thousand. ~even Hund.red. Dolla rs (~2 , 700 . 00 ) as evide nced by three bonds beari ng even date vrith said deed, made by ,., . E. Smith and. wife , all of which bonds are payab le to beare r four month s after date , two in the sum of One Thousand. Dolla rs ($1 , 000 . 00) , each , and one in the sum of Seven Hund red Dolla rs ( '700 . 00 ); bond No . One for One Thous and Dolla rs (~1 , 000 . 00 ) be i ng now held by your respo ndent , nnie C . Moore ; Bond No . Two for One Thous and Dolla rs (qpl , 000 . 00) being now held by your respo ndent , Ralph H. Bader , Execu tor of • S . Bader , decea sed; and Bond No . Thre e for Seven Hund red Dolla rs ($700 . 00) being now held by your respo ndent , Hirsc h Broth ers . Respo ndent s furth er say that it is true that inter est has been paid on said bonds to the 19th day of S~fpte mber , 1933 , Z.5'1 �2. Your respondents join in the prayer of said :petition for the distribution of said fund as set out therein and that they will ever pray, etc . Annie C . Moor e • Moore Ralph H. Bader, Executor of A. s . Bader, dec'd Hirsch Brothers By counse l l.55 �7 Virginia: In the Circuit Court of Roc kingham Count y. The state Commission on Conservat ion and Developme nt of the state of Virginia , Upon Petition of Q. E.Smith. vs. Cassandra Lawson atkins and others . The answer of The Bank of Elkton, Incorpora ted , to the petition filed by Q. E.Smith in the above entitled proceeding . For answer to s a id petition, or to so much thereof as responden t is advised it is proper for it to answer , your respondent answers and says: That it is true , as allsged in the petition that your respondent isthe holder of a negotiabl e 1 homestea d waiver note ex- ecuted by the said Q. E. Smith and his wife , and secured by a deed of trust as in said petition alleged, which note is in the principal sum of ~~2 , 300. 00, and is now carried by your responden t in that amount . That it is further true, as alleged in said petition, that sai d note is seaured by deed of trust upon the lanCBof the said Q. E.Smith whioh have been condemned in the above proceeding s and for which the said E. Smith was awarded t he sum of ~~11, 616 , oo. Your responden t avers that J.j; i s entitled to be paid the sum of ~2,300 . 00 out of saidaYard of Jll , 616 . 00, and prays that his interest and right in this matter may be protected . And now, having fully answered, yo ur responden t prays to be hence dismissed , with its costs in this behalf expended . LAW OFFICES GEO.S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG . VA . �In the Circuit Court of Rockingham County. Virginia: The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the state of Virginia, v. PETITIONER, ~t Law No. 1829 Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others and Fifty-two Thousand, Five HU.ndred and Sixty-One (52,561) ores of land, more or less, DEFEND.ANTS. TO THE HON.H.W.BERTR.A?.1:, JUDG.!!.i OF SAID COURT. Your petitioner, Q,.E.Smith, respectfully represents: That a judgment in rem has heretofore been entered in this proceeding, condemning to the use of the petitioner the fee simple estate in a tract of land formerly the property of your petitionvB, situate on the Blue Ridge Mountain, in the eastern portion of stonewall District, Rockingham County, Virginia, which tract is described in the report of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners appointed herein,and shown, numbered, and delineated on the county ownership map, filed herewith,a.s Tract No. 77 ,at the price of $11,616.00. Your petitioner further show to the Court that all taxes against said property have been paid to and inolu.ding the year 1933, and he herewith files certificates to that effect from M.H. Harrison, Treasurer of Rockingham County, and J.Robart Switzer, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Rockingham County, which certificates are marked respectively , am 11 Ex. Certificate No. l" and "Ex. Certificate No. 2" the same are prayed to be read as a part hereof. Your petitioner further shows to the Court that the liens as hereinafter sat forth are the only liens binding the property heretofore condemened in this proceeding. These liens are as fol- lows: {l) LAW OFFI CES GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG . VA . .A deed of trust lien to secure the payman.t of a bond for �--2-- $500.00, dated May 30 , 1932, made by Q. ~. Smith and his wife, with interest from date , interest payable annually, \Jhioh said bond is payable to :MYI'ti e . Long, or order , two years after date . terest has been paid upon this bond to May 30 , 1933. In- The balance due , therefore,, is the sum of .)500. 00 , with interest from May 30 , 1933. This bond is secured by a deed of trust of even date with said bond, made by the said Q. E.Smith and his wife, conveying the property heretofore condemned in this matter to D.W. Earman , Trustee, which deed of trust was duly recorded in D.B.152,Page 312,in the Clerk's Office of Rockingham County. attested copy of said deed of trust is herewith filed , marked "Ex.Deed of Trust No . l, n and the same is prayed to be read as a pa.rt hereof. deed of trust lien to secure the payment of a nego- (2) tiable note in the sum of ,$2 , 300. 00 , dated October 11 , 1932 , made by Q. E.Smith and his wife , and payable 120 days after date to The Bank of Elkton, Incorporated, which note has been :renewed from time to time, and isnow held by the said Bank. This note is se- cured by a deed of trust of even date with_ said note, made by Q. E.Smith and his wife , conveying the property heretofore condemn d in this matter to Geo.S. Harnsber 6 er , Trustee , wh ich said deed of trust was duly recorded in said Clerk' s Office, in D.B. 158,Page 253. An attested copy of said deed of trust is herewith filed , marked n.Ex . Deed of Trust No . 2 , " and prayed to be read as a part hereof . {3} A deed of trust lien to seou.xe the payment of the sum of )2 , 700 . 00 evidenced by three bonds dated November 19 , 1932, made by Q. E. Smith and his wife, all of which bonds are payable to bearer four months after date , two in the sum of ~1 , 000. 00 each , and one in the sum of ~700 . 00. is now held by Annie LAW OFFICES GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG . VA. ••Moore. One of the bonds fo:r $1 , 000. 00 The other bond for ~1 , 000. 00 is now held by Ralph H. B3.der, Executor of A. s. J700. 00 is now held by Hirsch Brothers . Bader, and the bond for Interest on all of said l �.....3-- bonds hhs been paid to September 19 , 1933. The balance , therefore due under this deed of trust, is the principal amount hereinabove set forth with interest from September 19 , 193B. That no other person or persons than your petitioner and the parties holding said obli gations above referred to , namely , Myrtie .A.. Long, The Bank of Elkton , Incorporated , .A.nnie E.Moore , Ralph H. Bader , Executor of .S. &der , and Rirsch 3rothers, are entitled to share in the distribution of said award . Wherefore, your petitioner prays that he may be made a party herein allowed to file his petition in these pro- and be ceedings; that the said Myrtie .A.. Long , The Bank of Elkton, Incorporated, Annie : Moore , Ralph H. Bader, Executor of . S. :&3.der, and Hirsch Brothers may be made parties defendant to this petition and be required to answer the same, answer under oath being waived; that an order may be entered in this proceeding for the distribution of said award, and that your petitioner may have suah other and further relief as the nature of the case may require . state of Virginia , City of Harrisonbu..rg , to-wit : This day Q. E. Smith, the petitioner in the above entitled matter, personally appeared before me, F. Flavia Converse , a Notary .Public in ginia , in my and for the City aforesaid, in the State of Vir- City aforesaid, and being duly affirmed , deposes and says : ram LAW OFFI CES the petitioner in the above entitled matter. I am acquainted with the contents of the above petition, and do hereby GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG , VA . l5? �-- 4--state that the matters of fact therein set forth are true , to the best o! my knowle dge and belief. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 15th day of Dec ember , 1933. LAW OFFICES GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG . VA. �M. H. HA RR ISO N TRE ASU RER OF ROC KIN GHA M COU NTY HAR RI SONB URG , VIRG INIA I here by cer tify tha t the reco rds of my tha t Qui nton E. Smi th has pai6 the taxe offi ce show 193 2 and 193 3 on his sev era l trac ts of s for the yea r~ app rox ima tely 303 acr es, whi ch la:r:ids ~re land agg reg atin g Blu e Ridg e Mou ntai ns, Sto new all Dis tric situ a~e in the t, Roc king ham cou nty, Vif gin ia. All taxe s prio r to tha t tim e, if any be unp aid, are a mat ter of reco rd in the Cle rk's Off ice of said Cou nty. Giv en und er my h&nd this 15t h day of Dec emb er 193 3. ?JM~~- Tre asu rer of Roc king ham Cou nty. I here by cer tify tha t the reco rds in my off ice do not show any del inq uen t taxe s aga ins t the trac t of abo ut 303 acr es in Sto new all Dis tric t asse ssed in the nam e of Q. E. Smi th , exc ept for the tax yea r 193 2 , but whi ch by the acco mpa nyin g cer tifi cat e of M. H. Har riso n , Cou nty Tre asu rer, is show n to hav e bee n pai d, sinc e the same was retu rne d to my off ice . Giv en und er my han d this 15th day of Dec emb er , 193 3 . Cl e£ of the Ci rcu i t Cou rt of Roc king ham Cou nty , va . By @r4=~ , D. C. �- ~ "' •' L'aw Office o/ Yeo. S. Jlarnsheryer J{arnson6wy,l/a. �Q!nmmnuttttaltq nf ]Hrgiuta TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA . JOHN M. PURCELL January 5 , 1934 TREASURER OF VIRGINIA This is to certify that I, J.M. PurcelJ, Treasurer of Virginia have this 5 day of January in accordance with an order of the circuit court of Rockingham County dated 1 / 3/ 34 - - - - in the cause of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia vs. - - - - -Cassandra - - -- -- Lawson - - --Lawson - - - - - - - - - - - -- - paid to K. C. Moore, Attorney for Annie $1,016. 00 c. Moore being in full settlement of tract #-----2..2 in the above mentioned cause. �Q.tnmmnuUtralt11 of lfirgiuta TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA . .January 5, 1934 JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA K. c. Moore , Attorney for Annie c. Moore Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia, the sum of $ 1,016.00 , in accordance with an order of the Circuit Court of the county of_~R~a~c~k~1~n~g~h~run.......,._____ of January entered on the 3rd day 193-1_, in the matter of the State Commission on Conservation and Development v _ __ -=C=a~s=s=a=n=dr~a~=L=a~w~s~o=n~A~t=k=i=n=s~___ and others, being full and complete settlement for the tract of land ____ known in said proceeding as #_ 7_7 Sign original and duplicate and return to the Treasurer of Virginia. �Q!nmmnutttraltlJ nf llirgiuta TRE ASU R ER ' S O F FICE R IC HMOND, VA. January 5, 1934 JO HN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VI R GI N IA This is to certify that I, J . M. Purcel1, Treasurer iii~~ary of Virg inia have this 5 day of ______ in accordance with an order of the circuit' court of Rockingham County dated ¼2/34 in t h e cause of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia Cassandra Lawson Atkins - - -- -- -- - -- - - - paid to D. -7 . Earman, Attorney for Myrtie A. Long vs . $ 517 . 00 b eing i n ful l settlement of tract in the above mentioned cause . #-22 �• Q!nmmnuwraltb of llirgiuta TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND . VA . J anuary 5 , 1934 JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA D. w. Ear man , Attorney for Myrtie A. Long Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia, the sum of $ 5 1 7 . oo , in accordance with an order of the Circuit Court of the county of Rockingham of January 19Zf.1:_ entered on the 3rd day , in the matter of the State Commission on Conservation and Development v _ __ __ C_a_s_s_a_n_d_r_a_L_a_w_s_o~nc.c. . . cA~t~k'----=-=i=n=s'----_ _ _ and others, being full and complete settlement for the tract of land known in said proceeding as # i: 77 Sign original and duplicate and return to the Treasurer of Virginia. Z.70 �<nnmwnnttttaltf1 nf ]Itrginta TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA. January 5 , 1934 JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA This is to certify that I, J. M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia have this 5 day of_Jam iary with an order of the circuit court of dated 1/2/34 in accordan ce Ro c kingham County in the cause of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia vs. Cassandra 1 awson~A~tk~i~n~s ~------- - - - paid to The Bank of Elkton , Inc . $_ 2~,_3_0_0_~_0_0_ _ _ being in full settlement of tract #__.!J..!] in the above mentioned cause. 2.11 �Qtnmwnuwtalt11 nf llirgiuta • TREASURER 'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA . January 5 ., 1934 JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA The Bank of Elkton_.,_ Inc . Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia, the sum of $ 2 , 500 . 00 , in accordanc e with an order of the Circuit Court of the county of of Rockingham January 193~ entered on the 3rd day , in the matter of the State Commissio n on Conservat ion and Developme nt v _ __ _t_k_ i _n_s_____ and others, being _ a_w_x_o_n_ A _C_a_s_s_a_n_d_r_a_ L full and complete settlemen t for the tract of land known in said proceedin g as #__7_7~--- Sign ori g inal and duplicate and return to the Treasurer of Virginia. �QlnmmnunttaltlJ nf ltltrgtuta TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA. January 5 , 1934 JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA This is to certify that I, J.M. PurcelJ, Treasurer of Virginia have this 5 day of Januar y in accordance with an order of the circuit court of Rockingham dated 1 /3/34 in the cause of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia vs. Cassandra Lawson-Atkins - - - - - -- - - -- -- - paid to Ralph H. Bader Executor of A. s . Bader $~1~,PO~l~B~-~D~D~___ being in full settlement of tract #_!1!l in the above mentioned cause. �<trommnuwra!t4 of ]lirgiuta TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND. VA . January 5, 1934 JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA Ralph H. Bader, Executor of A. s. Bader Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia, the sum of$ 1 1 016.00 , in accordance with an order of the Circuit Court of the county Of- - -Rockingham entered on the 3rd day - - - = - - - - -- of January 193L, in the matter of the State Commission on Conservati on and Development v ___ -~C=a=s=s=a=n=d=r~a=-'L=a=w=s~o=n=--=A~t=k=i=·n=s____ and others, being full and complete settlement for the tract of land known in said proceeding as #_7_7____ Sign original and duplicate and return to the Treasurer of Virginia. �Qinmmnuttttaltq nf 1llir9iuta TREASU RER ' S OF F ICE RICHMO ND, VA. Januar y 5 , 1 934 J OHN M . PURC ELL TREASURER O F VI RGI N IA This is to certify that I, J . M. Purcel l, Treasu rer of Virgin ia have th is _ 5__ day of Januar y in accord ance with an order of the circui t court of Rock ingham County dated 1/3/34 in the cause of the State Commi ssion on Conser vation and Develo pment of the State of Virgin i a Cassan dra Lawson Atki ns vs . :paid t O_ __f_o_r_H_i_·r_s_c_h_ B_r_o_t_h_e_r_s___ . _,_._Vi_'y_a_n_t_, _A_t_t_o_r_n_e_y _:1-I_ $ 711 . 20 be ing in full settlem ent of tract # ~ in the above me nti on ed cause . I 2.75 �Q.tnmwnuwtttlt11 nf llfirgiuttt TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA. .January 5, 1934 JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA H. w. Wyant, Attorney for Hirsch Brothers Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia, the sum of $ 711.20 , in accordance with an order of the Circuit Court of the county _ _ _ __ entered. on the of__R_o_c_k_i_ng~h_am of .January 19~_ 3rd day , in the matter of the State Commission on Conservati on and Development v _ __ ........s~s~a-n-d~r~a....__I~1-a~w~s=o~n~A~t~k.u.....1~n~s._____ and others, being _ C=a full and complete settlement for the tract of land known in said proceeding as #~ 7~7~ - - - Sign original and duplicat e and. return to the Treasur er of Virginia. �Qtnmmnuwrultl1 nf ]Itrgiutu TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA . January 5 , 1934 JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA This is to certify that I, J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia have this 5 d.ay of January with an order of the circuit court of d.a t ed 1/3/34 in accordance Rockingham County in the cause of the State Commission on Conservation and. Development of the State of Virginia vs. :paid. to Cassandra Lawson-Atkins -- -- -- - - - - - - - Q . E . Smith . S_O_ _ _ being in full settlement of tract $ 5 , 805 _ in the above mentioned. cause. # 77 �QJ:nmmnuwralt11 nf ]lirgiuta TREASURER 'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA. JOHN M. PURCELL January 5, 1934 TREASURER OF VIRGINIA Q. E. Smith Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia, the sum of$ 5,805.80, in accordanc e with an order of the Circuit Court of the county of Rockihgham of January entered on the 3rd day 193_.i_ , in the matter of the State Commissio n on Conservat i on and Developme nt 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 settlemen t for the tract of land known in said proceedin g as #~ 7~7~ -- - Sign original and duplicate and return to the Treasurer of Virginia. Z-18 �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 fallows:. Tract No. _77_________ · 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. __7_r:;_ _____ $llfil.6....OPon Tract No. ____________ $ __________ ; on Tract No. ------------ $----------; That the report of the said Board sets forth th at the following named persons claim, or appear to have a claim to an interest in the said tract(s) of land or in the proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof; Q. E. Smith 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, Q. E. Smith, to give 9 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 said award(s) except the following named persons .whose interest in said tract(s) or in the proceeds _ a:·ising- 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. ___7.!J_ ______ $27_. QQ __ : 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.O.ADDRESS STATE COMJVIISSIOB ON CONSERVATION NonJ--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 apJ)roval 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 tn th., s,nnrnv,i,l nf the court in each case. �STATE OF VIRGINIA ) COUNTY OF ~J ARREN ) ss Personally appeared before me the under signed Notary Public in my said State and County, E. K. Stokes , who being duly sworn, depoo ed and said that she is an employee of the State Commis sion on Conservation and Devel opment in immediate cha~ge of the records of the Shenandoah National Park Divi sion thereof having to do with claims of the Commission for dis tributive shar e s of condemnation awar ds in the Shenandoah National Park condemnation pro c eedings pending i n the Circuit Courts of Virginia , by reason of contracts and agreements ent ered into with the owners a f lands s ought to be c ondemned in these proceedings , and that the within claim is just and corre c t . Witness my signature t his 8th NOfAI lC Sep. 1 �VI 02:~.L-• • 11:· rt1IIE CI CUTT TTRT OF "ROCKD/}L.. 80UI"T • I N VACATION . The State Con1.-r ission on .::: ons0rv ati on & "Jeve lopren t , of the .3tate of Virgi.. n ia , - - - - - - - - r et l ti oner , v. Cassa ndra L':l TSon Atkins , et als , defend ants . 77 , In Re: Distri butio n of -proce e-1s of con dernna ti on for Tract ro . . .C: . 0mi th , )27 . 00 . "<, • . I . . sion ~nser vation on C?. d ay car2e th e .) t ,.,_t e C orrnis . h is " :::.,eve lopnen t by couns e, and moved the Gourt to enter an order direct ing the Tre2s urer of the ..3tate of Vir"'.! nia , to :::'8-Y to it of out of tho procee ds of condemn::1.tion of Tr<:ict !:o . 77 , the sum ~27 . 00 , repres entin 0 the 81Ilount of a certai n mith , hho claine d to be the ovmer of said tract , to so.id .:::omthe ni3sio n on Conse rv.-,tio n & Develo pment , as a contri bution for establ ishme nt of 3hene. ndoah ration al Park and in suppo rt of its said r,1oticY1 , the said Cormi ssion exhib ited to the Court , its o, motion in uri tin~ set tin~ forth all the fee ts in relati on theret '.\Lich has be en hereto fore filed herein . Upon consid er~ tion where of , it ar>re erinr; to the Co1Jrt , thet the claim of said Cor. ission is not based upon any lien ei ther on the land condem ned , or on the procee ds of condem rtt nat!bnn , and tho.t s8id Coun.i ssion has failed to obtain the conse of the partie s entitl ed to the :proce eds of conde mnetio n , to the payme nt of its clain , it is accord ingly "'djud .~d and ordere d th'-t the motio n of the Comr. ission for the payme nt of said claim out of the procee ds of condem nation for said tract re and the same is hereby denied . · The Clerk . of the Gircu i t Court of ~ ocking ham . , Gount y, will enter the foreg oi ng order up on the Comm on Law Order Book of his Court a s a vacati on order . Given under my hand in va c ationt his / 5 day of .Augus t , 1935 . of .Judge ~ Jfl tU .rJ co. ha.m tocking " . 1 . of Court t the ircui G Va. I \'o � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Sipe, Ed - Williams, HE Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context smith-q-e.pdf Title A name given to the resource Smith, Q. E. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Spotswood Trail Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 77 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Smith https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/b7de0be6600c71bfc18cc9b419c10262.pdf 596f5de0fbef7c0b0c7a53d3240c41f3 PDF Text Text ROCKINGHAM COUNTY ' - - . . . . ) ; - - - - - - - - - - - - - NAME OF CLAIMANT #91 - Snapp , R. J . Number of Acres: 7 Location: Roads: Soil: Swift Run Gap on both sides of the Spottswo od Trail . Seven miles over Spottswo od Trail to Elkton . Sandy clay of go :id depth and fcrtili1f y; somewha t rocky with modera te slopes and northwe st exposure . History of Tract and condition of timber: Purchase d for su.mmer home site . :>Improvements: SUMMER DWELLING Frame 14x28 1 , 1 story, 5x28' , fa ir c~ndi tion, occupied by owner . ,aper roof, Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking : Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ $650 . 00 650 . 00 250 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ 2 50 • 00 Total - Value of Orchard: $ '900 .oo Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ / ;l£ J.-£ Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ _ -~ None - ~-CLEi(K �Ji_~ At/~----- ----------------------------------- Claim oL In the Circuit Court of_ _________,,____~ __'_:_ ________ 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 ____________________________ County, Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court of_ _________________________ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this f as h~ya::: ~~~-------,---------------------- My post office address is _______________________________________________________ _ I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about_ _________________ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements: _____ ---~ . !- _l__!________ : ___ - ~ _____ ____________________ !_ _ - ' ' l'j . _____ L ______________ ____ ______________________________________ __ _ _____ __ • t I • ' J • - - - -,r. ----------- , 7-_____ This land is located about_ ___ miles from__ -------------------------Virginia, in the ________________ Magistetia( 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 follo,w s: ~ North ________________________________________________ _____________________________ _ ~ / South ________________________________________________ _____________________________ _ - A / East ___ , ---------------- ------------------------------------------------ -------- --West________ __ ____ __ ____ __ _ / ------------------------------------------------ -----I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the ~ear _________ in the following manner: 1 ' - ---- -------------------------------------{ /1 --------~-----~---------~----------------Ii ----~------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $LQQ~- -~~-- ----· 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%er 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 t, e tract or parcel of land b metes and bounds). Remarks: ----- --/2--...--1,,A_,_,,. ------------------------------- ------------- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). oL~4~-y~~r1~~r my name;d o/ ;:;,;~::~tt:;~~~~~~=~~~~ STATE VIRGINIA, COUNTY 0 1 € ~ ~-~ ------, To-w1~t. The undersigned hereby certifies the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oa at the matters that_~./4~~A_ff!g-;4- ----------~-- : i~-~~~~{~::~~~-~:;i:f~~~:_::_~~;3:r~ I /;d;;ief, C) , // ~( h 1 o (,3 / Clerk of the Court, or S ~ Investigator or Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace. 3... / �1/ ()0 oO /f;r Filed in the Clerk's Office Rockingham County, Va. FEB 1S3 'i -----Cl erk �co ty: Roc kinghan. istrict: Stonewall , 91 - , napp , H. J . \crea~e Cla1nea: 6 . 50 A. Val :e ClaL cd: Location: As s essed: 6 A - 148 Jl riced: u .• -148 (1924) ~500 . 00 i " ~100. 00 ··1000 . s ift :Run C'ap on both si d. os of the :=;pots mod I rail. 1 lnc umbrunces, oounte1· claims or lm s: None known • .;Oil: Sandy clay of @:OOd depth anc. fertility ; some what rocky with moderate slopes and north est exposure • Roads: .,even miles over Spots ood Trail to . . . lkton .. ~11s tory of tract and c ohdt tion of timber: Improvomonts: Summer clwellina: Purchased for surnner l ome zi te . Frone l4x28', 1 story , paper roof, porch 5x28', fair oondition, occupied by owner. Value of land by tynes: ~ .t Building site Value per acre oreuee ·?i . 43 7 Total v luo of land Total valu • ~500 . 01 of 1mprovor ontsl'75 . 00 Total val ·e of tract Avern e val ue per acre 6?5 . 00 96 . 43 , 1?5 . 00 ':.'otal Value $500.0l �... CIRCUI . OOKINO CotJ.RT O COUH'l'Y, laGIM'I • et1 ton r ,rl8 0 V, t al , ~to . tk1 .!L ~ day ot i • the on _,; ; ; ;K,. a.... te_w_•.., _s_n_ap....,p_ _ _., a 1 n tion f'O·r o.ppli ym o D ber, 1933, c ve i motion 1n tho t oro re e1 in J t l tha nth opinion ot C 1 olo o 8 to t 1 1n ro rr or th Court th t th tioner oomp jua t C X' •) ,, or t du or peraon r to th t the s id the _prooecds,) To. 91 e t on rh t ri 1ng nr• 1 t ftlrthcr a ct N'O . 91 b1e upon a nd tll efor an or ppropr id i i 0 r o nts- do e d t e tr • car 1fy1ng th ear ucll or the ut n th . said yment to to Virginia, :,; eas KateW . Snal'J2 91 :try Court 1 direot o tho u tot t t<:r Tract N . reo 1 t t 1 Q ' LJ copy ot it! • th 900,00 urt rty ot UPO , QQ, ur by p t11 i t t1on tor 1. ct trill . _2_1_ _ bo p id un the sa.1 y unto the ll d mn t1o c 1d 14 i§1i~!. Sruz\pp I ~ h eot, o roe 1n p 1 : 0 wtto y: ct No . 91 , l ta.. t of ti 1 of thi p te by ti n r, 1d i<;nte W. Snapp tat t n ho condo t1 - Joi, mb cl 1 1 tho eond be h title in to th Court V'G r, y ,Yl, sna.2p . 1;ate et1t1o · e p t1 ion to nd 1 c us• d Jo . l i roo.o thi l tho a up rior or b i 900 . 00 Court . t red ?ero1n on tho C e to the file oft>T 11 ~-------' at1on tor- m rd r£ conl r port b e _ _ _ __ gt en ll!lrJ. ·to o idl!l of the t tout ot No •2_;i._ _, ho f ndant j Ka.te C r quir e by la . • Snap p th ,, �V FORM O. SUB'JEC'l" NORFOLK AND WES'rERN RAILWAY COMPANY I STATE OF VI RGINIA; COUNTY OF ROCKINGHAM, to-wit: I, J . Robert Switzer, Clerk af the Circuit do hereby certify that the records in County Rockingham taxes against the tract of 6 delinquent any show do not District, assessed in the Stonewall in poles O and rood . Snapp . w Kate Court of my office acres 1 name of Given under my hand this 18th day of December, 19330 C of Rockingham !5 �M. H. HARRISON TREASURER OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY HARRISONBURG, VIRGINIA To ''lhom it 1nay Concern: I hereby certify that the records in my office show that Kate w. Snapp has paid the taxes for the years 1932 and 1933 on her tract of 6- 1- 0 acres of land situate in the Blue Ridge r ountains in Stonewall District , Rockingham County. All taxes prior to that time are a matter of record in the Clerk ' s office of said County . Given under my hend this 18th day of ~3 cember 1933. Treasurer of Ro ckingham <county �·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. Trrret""Ntt. ___________ .•'.&P-aeil Ne. _________ ,- ---r-1 _____ : 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 - of-L ______ $-r-f}_Q .!C?_~ oft'4'1"'dct Ne ______ $ __ --- l 61.'l ~ -------- QL _____ --- ' That~he r ort of the said Board sets forth that J]yrfollowing named per~~aim, or appear to have a clai interest in the said tract(s) of l a ~ the proceeds arising~he condemnation thereof; 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. __ _____ _____ $ ____ ______ : 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 ____A:dii.. al._~----- ------- p I P.O.ADDRESS ~/& I/. -------- ------------------ ---- - 1·---------------- ------------------ - - ~, I ------------------- - ~ h.c...__ -~ , . . ~ ---- ------------------ ------------------ --- ------ For_ Acknowle<igmen t--see_ other_ s1.Jiel ______________ .------------------ 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 printea 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 YIRGJNIA, COUNTY OF ROCICTNGHAM, to-wit: Kate This day personally appeared before me-r.w . Snapp and made oath that the statements contained in the above petition so far as made on her own information are true and so far as made upon information of omhers she believes them to be true. harrl this ~ day of December 1933 . Given under my ,;; :dt/)i_i~ /" , Notary Public / -~------,/-.. / ) .lt/'9-~ 2 My commission e pires_~----------';;.p--'.- ---r.,_ ' �Q!nmmnuwealt11 nf Birgiuta TREASURER ' S OFFICE R I CHMOND, VA . December 27 , 1933 JOHN M , P URCELL TREASUR ER OF VIRGlNIA This is to certify that I, J . M. Purcel1, Treasurer of Virg inia have t hi s 27 day of De c ember with an order of the circuit court of dated 12/22/33 in accordance Rockingharn County in the cause of the State Commi s sion on Conservation and Development of th e St ate of Virginia vs. Cassandra Lawson Atkins ='---=-=---"--===--------- :paid to __Kate ·:1. Snapp ., Elkton., Virg-inia $ 900 . 00 being in full settlement of tract #-9J.- in the abo ve mentioned cause. �<trnmmnuwtult11 of ]lirgiuiu TREASUR .ER'S OFFICE RICHMO ND, VA. De cember 27 , 1933 JOHN M . PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA Miss Kate w. Snap Elkton , Virgin ia Receiv ed of J.M. Purcel l, Treasu rer of Virgin ia, the sum of$ 900 . 00 , in accord ance with an order of the Circui t Court of the county of_~R~o~c=k~1~n-grh=am~---- entere d on the of December 1 933_ 22d day , in the matter of the State Commis sion on Conser vation and Develop ment v _ __ -----=cC~a=s~s~a=n=d=r=---c.ca'--CCL~~~w~s~o~n=-=A~t=k=i=n=s=----- -- -and others , being full a n d comple te settlem ent for the tract of land kn own in said procee ding as #__9_1_ __ Si gn origi n a l and dup li cat e a nd ret u rn to the Treasu r er of Virgin ia. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Sipe, Ed - Williams, HE Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context snapp-r-j.pdf Title A name given to the resource Snapp, R. J. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Swift Run Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 91 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Snapp https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/15fa8ea6ae4b4aa698e82a4ed8e07fc7.pdf 64c52733fc80810c338f381c8d1de179 PDF Text Text ROCKINGHAM COIDIT'Y NAME OF Cb: \JM ~ OWNER #322 - Stiv er, i.:ab el P. Number of Acres: 5 Location: Rich land Heig hts , Hill ers Run . area • . Roads: ~hre e mile s via dirt road to Gro ttoe s, the near est ship ping poin t . Soil: ~nti rely with in the Park Sand y loac , slop e type , leve l and fair ly smoo th, some scat tering loos e rock . History of Tract and condition of timber: 'l 'he 11er chan table saw timb ee has boen removed from this trac t abou t six year s ago The rema ining stan ds cons ists of seco nd gro1,1th pine and . sone oaks . Improvements: fone . Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 5 _p5 . 00 8b . OO Cove: Grazing Land : Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 5 . 00 25 . 00 2~30. 00 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchatd: $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit : $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ .:S . 00 Value per acre for tract: $ 6 • 00 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ rrorr::. - -~ ~:.~:- JC,-:~rl 6 Zk!Y"~-:_ CLERK 2.'6 �I ~ ..,,;;.i;;......,..................~.......,..;;;........,,...• ~") . oo . . : un , l 1 ,\t , r ~n< • one n til"cl • ·,n • l:ld. ,... !:rl ...!2..-ln mly loam, S-Ol.O Y O J lov. looso ock~ ~oatte ir r 1 d to Orot.o,, t\ Oi 00 n r .. t GOEl o 1 it., on ., . 0 ...... .... mo l lu o · l n<1 val 1 0 1 r ve nto l\ ot l V,lJC ~ 0 O.fi 0 ,oo l 7.60 im or trot ~l 1Jo per OT ., 1h, evO 4. 135 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Sipe, Ed - Williams, HE Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context stiver-mabel-p.pdf Title A name given to the resource Stiver, Mabel P. 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): 322 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Stiver https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/8f5112dfb767198ad8e4c7164fcff984.pdf f059adc63f9ff64da946dcfabe73c439 PDF Text Text ROCFINGHPJ/l COUNTY NAME OF OWNER #82 - Swift nun U . B . Church Number of Acres: ·Lot Location: Roads: Swift Run . Entirely \lit:iin the park area . Spot tswood Trail . Four and one-half miles to Elkton . Soil: History of Tract and condition of timber: This lot is suitable for building sites , but not so good for cultivation . Improvements: DW .LLING ----Frame , 30x40 1 , metal roof, brick flues, 1 s:abory, ceil ed and plastered , fair condi_ti on; solid f ounde ti on . Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: Cove! Grazing Land: Fields Restocking : Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 100. 00 Value of Improvements: $ 900 . 00 Value of Orchard: $ - - -- -- $1000 . 00 - - -Total Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood : $ Value per acre fo:r tr:.1ct : $ Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ CLEEK �t "- Tµu ~ _./ y.,./ ,' ' /) /:., --I} /J A JL{f~Z/_ ~L~-~ - _tg__J.q:f~, Claim oL In the Circuit Court o L ~ f ----~_:-_<:_~____ County, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law. l:!~~ -~:h.jk/, ~:~:~~-~ ::e;,:;-~~ ~11-~~~~~rt!t /l~?-0 -------~ -~ ~-&,.£?./_ __ more- or ess, of land in ________ ~ ---~"-':::-:.. ______ County, Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned, in answer to the p tition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filjP-p of 1ai9- pet' ·on and published in accordance-with the order of the Circuit Court oL_lW0w-::_c.. ---~---= County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said etition and to said notice. My- name :t.,-!/YJY.flil__Z_./.3._ff~-&r-1/,.J}"~l'--£1';.!f_'r4 My post o ce address is __________c J j , ~-~ -----J-:1_ ____________ _ I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought 1 .,,~ - :~!~=~~~ _f ~::c~-~:~:-~~:-~h_e : · :~~:~-;;;e_"---:~~:: ~i~=i=::d::n;!P~:::~:~! ~ - _ : 3 ~ - ~ - -!±!?~1-d::-.~ , -14{1 t~Ji _T ' _____ __________ 7}!Lue c( ~ -----79------~-:w;--~ __/ r ~ 0 - - ----- c.1~----------- Virginia, in This land is located about_.!J/-~------miles from ____ __ ___ __ Magisterial District of s~id County. the~ I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above.) ~~;v~~~~ ~~-~~~~~l-~~-~~~~-~~~-~-~~~~o~~:~ South_--,,}[;~ _C:,_ I'/' d_ Iacs::~~;- i-&~!-t~~:;~=~~o~~=~~:=;:~-~;i~=~~~~;~=~~: ~::t~~-~::~.e~:-~~ ~ ~ ,._,_;=,,_,,___ _________________ / __________ ____• following manner: _L. . -------~8¥ _.dd)_/)~ ~ 7£_______ - _____JU«._r___ _ ~im that the-total v~ t~71,o~ ~?!, ~ lan:::tthe improvements there- ~n is $-'&.~~ .L~. I claim that t~e total. value of my right, titl_e, estate or interest, m and to this tract or J:>arcel of land with the improvements thereon is $ __ _.:-::-::-:. ____ ___ __ . I am the owner oL _..:::-::-::-______ ____ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $----------- -------· (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). Remarks· ------------------------ ----------------------- ------------------------ --- �county: Rockingham District: Stone1all #82 oreage Claimed: u. B. Church 1 Swift Run. Assessed: Not assessed. 2 tt 2500 . 00 V lue Claimed: Switt Run . Locati on : " ntire ly within the park a rea. InoumbranoEts, counter olaims or l a,.;s: - Deed: None known. Soil: Spotswood Trail. Roads: Four nd one-half miles to Elkton. History of tra ot a nd oonditlon of timber: This lot is suita ble for bui lding sites, but not so good f or cultivation, Dwellipg: Frame 30x40', metal ro of , br1ok flues, 1 story, oeiled a nd plastered, f a ir condition, solid foundation,- 1200. Improvements: Value of l a nd bz types:_ oreage (1 acre) Tot al value of land Total value of improvements Total val11e of tract n ve ruge va lue per aore Value per e.cr e Tota l Value 75.00 1200.00 1215.oo /SC �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA. THE STATE COMMISSION ON CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA PErITIONER, v. CASSANDRA LAWSON ATKINS AND OTHERS, AND FIFTY-TWO THOUSAND, FIVE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-ONE ACRES OF LAND, more or less, DEFENDANTS. This cause came on this ....!...!f_ day of August, 1934, to be heard on the petition of J. L. Maiden, J.E. F. Hughes, ~nd 1T~omas B. ~ l\N1,~ Hensley, Trustees of the Swift Run United Brethren Church, and the exA hibits filed therewith; on the answer and petition of Joseph Sarah G. Hensley, w. D. Baugher, G. s. w. Baugher, Baugher, Mary Ellen Monger, B. F. Baugher, Herman Davis, and Gracie Dunlop, the sole heirs at law of George w. Baugher and Virinda I. Baugher, deceased; and was argued by counsel; and upon consideration the court being of opinion that the said United Brethren Church in Christ is invested with a superior or better right or claim of title in and to the tract of land, with the improvements thereon, Numbered 82, by the Petitioner, State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and appraised by it at $1000 and that it is therefore entitled to receive the proceeds arising from the condemnation of the said tract of land and improvements, to-wit, the $1000; and it being made to appear to the court that it is the wish and desire of the Trustees and Communicants of the said Swift Run Church that they use the present church property so long as they are permitted to do so by the Park Authorities, and that the said $1000 should be paid to the Virginia Conference Church Extension Society of the United Brethren in Christ, a corporation existing under and by virtue of the laws of the State of Virginia, with its principal office at Dayton, Rockingham County, Virginia, to be held in trust by it for the purchase of land and the erection of a new church house in the Swift Run neighborhood, if the present church house can no longer be used as such, and it is then deemed advisable by the Trustees and Communicants 14 L �2. of the Swift Run Church to use the said 1000 for such purposes; otherwise the said $1000 to be used by the aforesaid corporation in accordance with its charter provisions and the laws of the S~ate of Virginia. Upon consideration whereof it is ordered that the said sum of $1000 for tract No. 82, paid into court by Petitioner as compensation for the said tract of land and improvements, be paid to D. Wampler Farman, Attorney for the aforesaid Trustees of the said Swift Run United Brethren Church in Christ; that the same be held in trust by the Virginia Conference Church E:x:tension Society of the United Brethren in Christ for the purchase of land and the erection of a new church house in the vicinity of Swift Run, Virginia, if the church house used by it at present can no longer be used, and it is then deemed advisable by the Trustees and Communicants of the said Swift Run Church that the said 1000 be so used; and that if not so used, then the said $1000 to / be used by the said corporation as provided for by its charter and the laws of the State of Virginia. The Clerk of this court is directed to transmit a certified copy of this order to the Treasurer of Virginia, who will pay to the said D. Wampler Earman, Attorney, the sum of 1000, the amount of the said award set out in the said judgment of condemnation for the said land and improvements, above designated, taking from him a receipt therefor and certifying such payment to the Clerk for appropriate entry thereof as required by law. Enter: /~w-(!J I Y1- �EDUCATIONAL DIRECTORS · on A Wilt, D. D.,oard of Educv~. Rev. W. . Presidenr!'i:!rtinsburg, W. Q een St., 547 U. N. p .d uHovermai~·P Rev. Leaders 1 Training Director General an W Va. Martinsburg, • dult Director I Good, A Mfia~lso;,burg, Vay. P . Director J Miller, · Rev. M. ·va d n's Director Dayton, Wade S. •Miller, Chi! re Mrs~ ton, Va. on Va. D Y S Miller, College, Dayt • Rev. W. Shenandoah W M.A., Dean, bodes, Pres,, · Mrs J. R. R Director V~ n drews, Elf_icib~~~. w. Va. MD~yton, St Martins ~39Charles N. Queen ·• {'!3 �n1,1A_I~ r: bl/ ti.. <., ·,, 1-<- ,,{L,r u,,,Jr ?'i/rl4· C. cl. J,/.. 3J- r; ~ ~l( 'l ~~r!, ' ??/ <j/x-t:f<- ~~~ ~ ~ j-t/~ ~ ~~ 13 ~-?.-~ a~~ /3 ~h.A./ ~a..' ")Y. )). IJ~jkv f I Ii �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VIRG I.NIA. STATE COMMISSION ON CONSERVATION & DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA, vs. )( At law No. 1829. CASSAHDRA LAWSON AT.KINS, and others. J. L. Maiden, J.E. F. Hughes and ~homas B. Hensley, Trustees of the Swift Run United Brethren Church, having presented their petition by counsel in the above mentioned proceeding asking leave to file the same, leave is hereby granted them to do so, and the said petition is accordingly filed. And Joseph W. Baugher, Sarah a. Hensley, W. D. Baugher, G. s. Baugher, Mary Ella Monger, B. F. Baugher, Herman Davis and Gracie Dunlap, having presented their petition and their joint and several answers to the petition of the aforesaid trustees, asking leave to file the same, leave is accordingly hereby granted them to do so, and the said pet it ion and the said answers are accordingly filed. �.... - -- 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. Tract No. ____________ : Tract No. ____________ ; ft_-~---= 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. ~-k----- $/-~<?.a._£1;~ 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 the,eof; lJ- 0 ~ d~~ 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 ad,ing f r o m ; : ; : = ~ - 4 - & . ~pr ,#1-, I I ) ~ 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 condem;:,;ereo f on the date~ ~ efa\: ~-~s _ f f ~ ~~d:s? ...• ~ .g,7,k_, 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. fl:.~- -- $L4~a~.::::, Tract No. ____________ $ ___ _______ : Tract No. ____________ $----------; The undersigned further aver(s) that: (Leave this space blank unless there is some other pertinent matter to be brough_t specially to the attention of the court) This, property ha$ been continuously since its founding as a House 6f Re 1igeous Worship anct \l.Seg it is still being so used. Attached hereto and Marked " Exhibit A" is an attf,}sted copy of the deed . There is also attached hereto and marked " Exhibit B'.an abstract of the .trustee 's min~tes and a certificate. ~he congregation expects to continue to use this property as a House or--worsnrp . P. 0 . ADDRESS ~--:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ------------------ ------------------------} ~./-.#~, ' r ~ ~------------- ~ --------------' • ~:T=::-,~~~;;-:,-;~;,-~;:::~~;~-~t~:- ~ t~~ c;;,~~~; --,-.;;;~; :~ in 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. �~ L .b-~ ~ . ~ ~ ~ a _ ~ k /J~ a}: ~~J,'J /4 ~ L or a._. I g,:;_ _,. ._ , 'j I f 7 3 '-f, (1~ k- ~ 4 1..-. :r;L_ ~~ ~g fi;(c W1a t.de /, 1/1: ~ /l~~ f. ~;7 £<-. eh-f l~J �~ ~ ~ ~ d_ Jc_ k ~ cj AL .._ -d ~ ~~~~ ~/4 ~. ~ sJ?~ j-' g, _.___ 7, ~d __ lo/3 4-- ,~ ~ -- ~ $ ~~ 1 /4 £<r,._,._,_z 1 ,_, _,. 1 ~ -6~ ~ , ~ ~~~ /4- ~ /4 ~ ;: ~ /M~'1 ~ ~ ~~ ~ 1,;cl__ ~ ~ . ~ ~ ~ ;[J~ JJffl tl ~ /t.rck.c< /4d- ~ ~ ~ ~J_ ._ ~£ 4 -.: ~~,k ~ ~ ~-€_~~ --- - - - - - - - ~~/J4-l-~~~ /4 ~0 ( - - - - - - ~ 14<-\ ~ f!.~ ~ ~ , ~c{ __ k~ L ~ 6-\__~ I~ �Deed Book 9, Page 2?4 TEIS DEED made this 12th day of October in the year 18?2 by George w. Baugher & Virinda I. Baugher his wife of the one ~part & James G. Maiden, Silas Hensley, John w. Maiden,Thom- as Powell & Jesse Wyant of the other part all of the County of Rockingham. & State of Virginia: Witnesseth, That for and in consideration of the sum of five dollars the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged , they have th is day sold & do hereby grant & convey unto unto the said James G. Maiden Silas Hensley, John w. Maiden Thomas Powell & Jesse Wyant with general warranty as trustees & in trust for tile use & benefit of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ, a certain tract or lot of land lying & being in the County of Rockingham on the South side of the Rockingham Turnpike & Bounded as follows. Beginning at a Stone corner in said Turnpike & running thence to a Walnut near the creek in a Southern direction, Thence in an eastern direction with the s a id creek to a stone near the creek nearly north east. Thence nearly North West with the said Turnpi~e to the Beginning, adjoining the land on the West--Wm. Maiden on the South & James A. Ship on the North East, sup posed to contain one half a cre be the same nnre or less. The said Granters make the above conveyance to the said grantorJ, in trust for the express purpose of erecting thereon a church building for the use of the said C urch of the United Brethren in Christ with the express understandin g that when the said church building that is to ' be built on the said lot is not used or occupied by the said Church of the United Brethren in Christ, then the same shall be used and occupied by the ministers of any orthodox / church of good standing in their respective churches for the purpose of preaching the gospel therein The said Trustees & their successors are hereby auth- \ orised & empowered to sell loan or rent the said church lot �--2-D. B. 9, P. 274 above conveyed should the re ever be a necessity, provided the; same shall be used exclusively for the use of House of Worship-And when the same shall cease to exist as a House of religious wo~ship then the sai' d lot above conveyed shall revert to the said granters & their heirs The said granters covenant with the said grantees as trustees aforesaid that they have a right to convey said Land & that the said granters as trustees aforesaid shall have quiet possession of the sane free from all incumbrances. And that they will execute such other furtber assur- & ances & as may be requisite as Witness the following signatures & Seals. George w. Baugher (~. s.) Virinda I . Baugher {L. S.) Rockingham County State of Virginia to wit: I John c. Walker a Notary Public for said County do certify that George W. Baugher & Virinda I o Baugher his wi fe whose names are signed to the fore going deed bearing date October 12 1872 this day personally appeared before me in my said County and acknowledged the same. And I do further certify that Virinda I. Baugher wife of sa i d George w. Baugher being exam- ined by me privily & apart from her said husband & having the said deed fully explained to her She the said Virinda I. Baugher declared that she had willingly executed the same & did not wish to retract it. Given under my hand &· Seal this 12th day of October 1872 J. C. Walker N. P . ( t.. S. ) In the Clerk's Office of the County Court of Rockingham November 22, 1873 ISi �--3-D • B. 9 , P. 2 ?4 This Deed from George w. Baugher & wife to James G. Maiden & others was this day presented in the office aforesaid and being duly acknowled ged is together with the certifica te hereon endorsed admitted to record. Teste, J. T . Logan, c. c. A COPY }52- �IN THE CI:2CUIT CCu"RT OF ROCKIHGH.AIJ. COUNTY THE STATE CO'u:LUS3IOU ON C01;3E3V.ATION ) j_.'JD DEVELOl'l.!ElJ T OF THE STA '.:E CF VBG-IUJ.A ) ) ) vs . ) ) ) CASS.~~DRA LAWSON A'rKms ' and othe rs ' and ) FI1i1'::Y- T-;70 THOUSAHD , FI'J"E HUN"D::1ED 3!XTY) OUE (52 , 561) AC~Z::i OF LAUD , mere or less ) Petitio ner At L:::w no . 1829 Defend ants The petitio n and ans~er of Joseph H. Baughe r , Jarah C. hensley , ,i. D. Baughe r , G. cl. Baughe r , Lary.E lla.Lon ger , B. ~. Baughe r , :::ierrr.an Dav is and Gracie Dunlap , respec tfully repres ents : Tbat a judgme nt in rem ms heret ofore been entere d in thJ above styled procee ding condem ning to the use of the petitio ner , tne ..:itat e Commis si on on Conser vation and Dev elopme nt of the dtate of Virgin ia , the fee simpl e estate in the tract of land number ed 82 and desc1· ibed in the report of the Board of Apprai sal Commissioner s aPToin ted therein and shown , number ed ano.. deline ated on the County Owners hip Map filed therew ith , unon paymen t into the custody of the Court the sum set out in the said judgrr.e nt as conjsti tut ing the award thereo f as follow s : Award on Tract No. 82 , $1 , 000 . 00; The State Commi ssion on Conser vation and Develop ment of ile 3tat e of Virgin ia h':ls paid into the custody of the Court the said sum of $1 , 000 . 00 set out in said judgme nt as consti tuting the avmrd for the fee simple estate in said tract of land; I That J. L. La iden, J . E. 2. Hughes and Thomas B. Hensle y , ~ruste es of the .Jv;rift :lun United Brethre n Church have filed t~ir claim in this procee ding , in Vlhich they all ege tbat they are entitled as the fee simple owners of said tre.ct of land to the :procee ds rising :lt'om the condem nation thereo f; and allege that no other person or person s than said Trust ees are entitle d to share in the distrib ution of said award and that they are entitle d to receive I the proceed s arising from said condem nation of said Tract Uo . 82 , 11 153 �to - wit : ~1 , 000. 00; :;.na. further set forth in their said claim tbat the prope1·ty bas been used continuously since its founding as a house of religious worship and that it is still being so used and that the congregation expects to continue to use said property as 1 a house of worship . Tbs.t the parcel of land referred to , to-v1it : Trc:.ct Ho . 82 , was by deed of date October 12 , 1872, conveyed to Jeorge ·.1. IBaugher and. wife I 1,iaiden , to James 1.r. 1:.=aiden , dil:?s hensley, John ,/. Thomas Pmvell and Jesse ·1yant, as ~rustees , in trust for the use and benefit of the Church of the United brethren in 0~~ist , for the purnoses mentioned in said deed and u pon the condition thi.t s e.id 'f rustees and their successors ·were authorized to sell , 1 1oan or rent t he s aid lot therein conveyed, should there ever be I a necessit~ therefor , with the proviso that the same should be I used exclusively for the use as a house of worship , and that wben I the same s nould cease to exist as a house of worship, the said lot should revert to the granters and their heirs; all of which will Imore I II fully ap~ar b;y reference to ~xhibit 11 A.n filed with the claim of said Tru~tees . Your respondents aver that said lot No . 82 is a par t of CJ,/4t-t,-~·cr- the trect of 52,561 acres of land which has been condemned b;y the ,.4dtate Commission on Conservation and ~evelopment of the ~tate of I Virginia for a public park e.nd that the title thereto, by reason of the condemnation proceedings instituted by said Jommission on Conservation and Development , became vested in it, and the 1rustee of said Church of the United Brethren in Jhr ist have been divested ll of any and all right to said parcel of land ol' to the poss ession , use or occupancy thereof. Your respondents further avel' that George .r. Baugher and Vir inda I. Baugner, his wife, the grs.ntor s in said deed, departed this life intestate , leaving surviving as their sole heirs at law lyou.r res pona_ents , Joseph J. Baugher, da.rah c. Hensley, ,f. D. I 5LJ �Baugher, G. S. Baugher, Iii.s ry ZJ.la \:onger , B. F. Baugher, Herman I Davis and Gracie Dunlap , I am that by virtue of the reversionary clause contained in said deed they are , as the heirs of said grantor-s , entitled to receive the proceeds arising fro m the condemnation of SD-id tract of land. If it be true as alleged by said Trustees of said Church , 1 ~~·11ht\:,..~ that they are till using said property as a house of religious worship by sufferance of the present ovner of s a id prope rty , this d.oe s not entitle them to receive the proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof , which belongs to these respondents ; and if the Cotu't should be of the opinion that I said award should not at this time be paid respondents , then the same should be held by the Court until said ~rustees of said Uhurc are evicted therefrom , which , as respondents are informed and allege, will occur in the near future, at which time these.id awar should be 1-ia id to these respondents. ,m1'REFCB.E these petitioners and. respondents pray that sue Iorder may be entered in the above styled proceeding as may be necessary to fully protect their rights in and to the proceeds Prising from the condemnation of s a id '..lract l o. 82. Joseph 1/. Baugher , 3arah 1/ . :u. Mary 111 la Monger , c . Hensley , B. F. Baugher , Baugher , Herman Davis , G. d . baughe r Gracie Dunlap , BY COUNSEL ---- 7 �0tate of Virginia , County of rtockingham, to- wit: I , ~ , / ; ? , % , . ~ a Hota ry Public in and for t be County and dtate aforesc.id , do certify thct Joseph :1. Baugh.er, personally apreared before me in my County aforesaid. and made oath that the facts set forth in the foregoing petition and answer are true. Given under my hand this / f~ay of ~ · / r,i y commission expires : 2;~ .I o I I f JJ ~ - \ I SG,,, �C!Inmmnnwrultq nf llirginiu TREASUER ' S OFFICE RI C H M O N D , VA , JOHN M. PURCELL August TREASU RE R OF V IRGINIA l? , 1934 This is to certify that I , J.M . Purcell, Treasurer of Virg inia hav e this 16 day of Augus t with an order of the circuit c ourt of dated 8 / 14/ 34 in accorda nce Rocki ngham County in the cause of the State Commi ssion on Conservat i on and Develo:pment of the State of Virginia vs . _ _ _ _ _ _. .,CL,la"""'sw.:su;a....u.....a ....rL-'a....__....L=euiw....s:u.a....n....__=A..ut..c.k.....:1.....n....s.___.e.....n.. 1. .d....__.....ac..tu.. a. b"-"-e....r....s;,.__ _ :p aid t o D . Wample r Earman , Attorney $ 1 , 000 . 00 b e i ng in f ull settl eme nt o f tract #-- 8_2 _ _ in the ab ove menti oned cause . �Olnmmnuwralt11 of llirgiuta TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMO~D. VA. JOHN M. PURCELL August 16 ~ 1934 TREASURER OF VIRGINIA D. Wampler Earman , Attorney Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia, the sum of$ 1 , 000 . 00 , in accordance with an order of the Circuit Court of the county • o f _ _ R~o_c_k_i ~n_._g~h_am ~ - -entered on the 14th day of August 193L , in the matter of the State Commission on Conservation and Development v _ __ _ _ _ C~a=s_s~an=-dr=c_a_L _a_w_s_o_n_ A_tk _ i _n_s_ _ and others, being full and complete settlement for the tract of land known in said proceeding as # _8_2_____ Si gn orig inal a nd dupli cat e a n d r e turn to t h e Tre asur e r of Vi r gi n ia . 61 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. 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Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Sipe, Ed - Williams, HE Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context swift-run-u-b-church.pdf Title A name given to the resource Swift Run United Brethern Church Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Swift Run Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 82 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Swift Run United Brethren Church https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/0598f49e36f29b198c6dff1342ef9d8b.pdf 7088f6ad02677dfb2cb8e61a99a6a4ef PDF Text Text ROCKINGHAM COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT # Roads: Soil: Upp, Sarah L . 103 Number of Acres: Location: 71 - --Position s #89 to #94 and a small portion is outside of the Park area . Two and one Jhalf miles of good dirt roads to Elkton, the nearest shipping pojnt . Sandy loam of good depth and fertility . There are a few outcrops and much loose rocks . Moderate to steep slopes with westward exposure . The tract was cut over for mineral History of Tract and condition of timber: timber and firewood . There is an open stand of yellow pine and hardwoods 11 to 8 11 DBH . with an occasiona l yellow poplar and chestnut oak to 10 DBH . None . Improvements: Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: 103 Slope: @ $3 . 00 $309 . 00 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals : V~ueofLand : $ 309 . 00 100 . 00 $409 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit : $ Value of Timber: $ ValueofWoo d: $ 100 . 00 Value -per acre for tract: $ 3 • gr,I Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ N JNE ~@4 :7· CL ERK �~~a::e ~~~~~~~~;~;,-~;;;i~~~:-;~:7&j,:i:;~~: ~ : : e : , t a : : . _ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ - ~ - o - f -~h~ ~~ t~-o~ Virgi:~-~ more-or less, of land i n _ = . & ~ z ~__ 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 saj.d peti~~:~ published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court oL4ci~~-------- County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said p~t{on and to said ~ tice. J~;;:;;1_--~---~--?2Z":_------------_;r------ My name is ______ My post office address is_~~~~--if'_~~-.rJ~':) !~;'-t!(, I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about__/LL~ ___ acres, on which there are the following --------- .-- .-. --.7 / This land 1s located about_ __ / -______ m1les from __ ~ _ . , , . . . _____ V1rg1ma, m ---. ------.------ ---------------------.---------~ /7 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 sho.uld set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or ~-~c:~~~c=e~:~~--~~--~------~:stt_ ____ - / I' --- - ---- --- -- ------~~7 _________________________ _ I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year __ ..£..9.Ai~ the ~~~---d.£._#-~, _4'_,L.£~;,/4~ 47-_, ----------------------------------------------------------------------------! claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements theren is $_/.J.J-:RR~-~- I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, n and to this tract or parc·e1 of land with the improvements thereon is $L~-_l?...#'!~_':-:::-I am the owner o L _ ~ c r e s of land adjoining the above described tract or arcel 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 par_2.l of land b:y metes anj boun_js). ~ Remarks: - ~ - L ~ - L ~ d . J . . ~--~d...L~L~.A,... - ~~~-h, ..;,...,.&-1.__aL_ -~--.,,_~/~ - -- - ---- ---~~-ef5--~ - --~~~~ ::::_-£_~---~ -~ onti~~~~-ac -~~ Witness my signature (or my name and mark attached hereto) this _____ --~- _______ o L ~ - ~ - - - , 19~ ~_o/.._____ d a ~ £ __~---------------- · -t )T o - ~ · t : STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF_ _ ------'Z- ~ _ ------~---The undersigned hereby certifies that_ ______ - . f t ~---~ ~'-----the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath a the matters ;~!-~h~~--:::~~~-~::i:f•~ ::_:::_~r~;3t~ of his knowledge and elief, _ Clerk--6£ he-Gourt,o:rc :peci-.aLln..ves ·:gator o he eace. Notary Public, -or-J-u&tie 3 �County: Lockin h m iatrict: ,tone, 11 / 71 111 Assessed: 111-:,: 15 , 000 .....ocation: • ' \~230 . 00 osi ti one '189 to 94 and s small ortion is outside of t h o pa~: area . ~ncumbranccs 1 counter olai: o or le.no: J")eod: llH .;1.00 etc {1025) s all ortion is out5i do ~nd the Sl..rVc"' 'o. s measurement . I par on tly } ono ~novm. - ~oil: Sandy loam of good dop th o. ferti l · ty. r: here ~ ro a. f'c ; o utcrops and much loose rocl;:s; modcra to to stoe:r., slopes Yl' i t i westward e os·,xe . ,. oadn: Tio and one~halt miles of good dirt roads to Glkton, the nearest shipp1n,: point . J11sto;:x of tract and condition of tit ,ber: The tract was cut over for mincra'l timber un u firewood." Tllore is a open stand of yello pine and hardwoods to an DBH w:.. th un occasional yellmv poplar and chcs·.nut ouk to 10" DBH . '11ho es"':imated a unt of 200 cords of fuol-1ood valued at 50¢ -- $100 . 00 . Improvements: There is a old shaft for prospoctin l:• Value of l n <· by types: T Vulue ~er acre ,,;3 . 00 e Slope Total val··e of land 309.00 Total val ' e of ti~ber 100 . 00 Total value of tract 409 . 00 Averap:e value per acre 3 . 97 Totul Value '30/J . OO �'ounty: 1ockinglmm i strict ; Stone .r 11 , I <;SI I I • r.nnie .w • Bt ugher ulope ~c le - l ' - 30 chains 52-t �_ C~im of__~ In the Circuit Court of___ _ --~ q__________________________________________ _ ~~ , :1.County, Virginia, No, ________, At Law. _ ::e:,t~:~~ ~;~i~~ -~n;~~o!~,:n_t__o_L~~~~~-:~~i~ ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ~ ---------- ---------- ------- ~ -County, Virginia, Defendant s. ---~ more or less, of land in~ Commission on Conservation and DeState the The undersigne d, in answer to the petitio of the notice of condemnation awarded to response in and Virginia, velopment of the State of with the order of the Circuit accordance in published and petition sajp of filinj' upon the Court oL# ' ~ ~ ~ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this 2 1 ~~ -----------------------as h:Yan::: :_:~!-~~;A•jt~_: ~~~:~~/-_d~~~~ a~ My post office I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought ___ acres, on which there are the following to be condemned, containing about__/ / L_~ buildings and improvem ents: __________ ;!'._,::"_ __ _ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ---------- -------/'/;/ ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- --------- ~ --------V irginia, in This land is located about_ ___ _L_____ miles from __ ~ the ________________ Magistetia l District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above.) --- '- / £ ~ ~ ~ ~----------------------------- -- ~ ~ ::t~~d ~wn~ ~~ ;;tL ~~~ ;:z; ;:;,::t~:: South_____ -:!,,,-~-- ---------- ---------- ------ ~ ~-& --~ ~::t::::::~ ~/ :::::: A- ~ ~ _ :- -4A.J' : :~ : . :::::::~~~~~~~~~:~~~~ I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year _/~.q__ in the --~~ d:-'."~ ~o~~o~n; ~~ ~--L'L ._~,A__________ ____________ _ -- _/4:-_::::, _~__________________________________________________ I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvem ents thereon is $.,,LP;-~-~~-\ 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 $LAI-"-~~ ~---· I am the owner of___ ~ L ~_acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by· the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $--------- ---------· (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 el of land by metes and bounds). description of the tract or z Remarks: ___ ' ___ 'A..Ad/ __,,j__ u . , . _ ~-- < ' = ~ ~ ~ ~ ~:of0~~:~~~~ ~~ -~ -~-~ ~w . 5-" 2 ~ ~ ~ ~ . = -; % CK.. e necessary 1f s remar Continue ~ 0 -~ ~ -----~ ---------~ ~.7--_____ day itness my sig:rmture (or my name and mark attached he to) this ___ of__k_,.<,:,_'c__ _____ -, 19?J(,£:..;µu--'J §/4_~ --.-:-------------_ STATE OF IRGINIA, COUNTY OF~ _ $ -__ _____ ___ -, To-wit. _ ~ __ i?!_/4 ___ __ ------------The undersigne d hereby certifies that_ ~ him and ma oa that the matters before appeared the above named claimant personally the best of his knowledge and belief, to true are answer above his g in and things app~ this___ .;:i;..;fi?_ ________ d"';,,-~g::~-~~~4_,__~ _,____________ _ Clerk of the Court, or Special Investigat or orNotary Public, or Justice of the Peace. _ �GEO. H , LEVI , CLERK M, A. PRICE, CHAIRMAN M . L . CAPPER J APPRAISAL COMMISSIONERS OFFICE ~~ Bew llarket, va. , June 3, 1931. l4r. George Harnsberger, Harrisonburg, va. Dear Sir: Your letter of June 2nd received. I am returning lira. Sarah L. Upps' claim. I wish you would file this claim with the Clerk of the Court for Rookingham County. In due time you will receive notice when we will have the hearings, possibly at Elkton, Virginia. With reference to the change in the boundary of the park it will necessitate an act of Congress to make any change, therefore,XlK tliere will be nothing done with reference thereto until the next session of 1Congress. I rather t!J.ink· that the hearings will begin the latter part of June or f1rst of August in Rockingham County. I hope therefore it will not interfere with any of your Court work. Very sincerely yours, M.AP:H cJ71 .~ , ?~ormiss ioner of Appraisal. �- - ~ 2.lf_J, �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY,VIRGINI. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of: the State of Virginia vs. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and 52,501 aoree of land in Rockingham Cou.nty. In re exceptions o:f ~ ,/. ~ To the Hon.Philip Williams, Chairman of the Park Land Arbitration Board. In reply to your letter and oall of AU€USt 8, 1933, beg to say: That oopies of the papers heretofore filed in the above matter are herewith handed you, and a like oopy has already been delivered to the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the state of Virginia, with the exception of a copy of the claim which Mr.Marsh, of the Commission, said was not needed. Further answering your calls in their order: (l) The grounds of exception are fully set forth in the excep- tions filed. Suffice it here to say that the basis of the excep- tion is the failure of the 4ppraisal Board to allow any oompensatio for the proven manganese mineral ores on the lands of exceptant. ) (2) The number of this claim on the county ownership map filed in these proceedings is (3) 7/ • The authority of counsel to act in these proceedings is at- tached hereto. RGspeotfulJ.y submitted, / LAW OFFI C ES GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG . VA. ~- . .- / / ~~ ~/- �Caw Office ~eo. S o/ Aarnsheryer Xarnsonl:mry,l/a. Aug . 12, 1933 . To the Hon . Philip Williams , Chairman of the ParK Land ArbiGration Board; This is to certify that I,Sarah L.Up:p, have employed Geo . s . Harnsberger, Attorney, of Harrisonbnrg,virginia, to represent me in all condemnation proceedings in connection with my lancis in the Shenanu.oah NaGional Parl, Area . • �IN THE CIRCUIT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY,VIRGINI.A. The State Commiss:bn on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia vs. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others and 52,501 acres of land in Rockingham County. TO THE HON.H.W.BERTR.AM,JUDGE OF S ID COURT. The motion of Sarah L.Upp, praying said Court to disapprove and to decline to accept the findings of the Board of AP• praisal Commissioners, heretofore appointed by said Court in this matter, wherein said Board reported under No. 71 of its findings, as filed in the Clerk's Office of said Court, that moveant only owns in Rooldngham County 103 acres of land situate upon a spur of the Blue Ridge Mountains, about 2½ miles south of the Town of Elkton, and that said land was worth approximately $3.00 per acre. The grounds of said motion are as follows: (1) That the acreage allowed to Sarah L.Upp is erroneous, in that she is entitled to 111¾ acres instead of 103 acres. And, in the event only 103 acres is included in the Park area, then the Commission should have allowed incidental damages in oonnectio with the S¾acres which would lie outside of the Park area, as that land would be of no practical value to the said Sarah L. Upp, since the chief value in all of this land is its mineral value, and the B¾ acres would be too small for development pur- poses. (2) That the prioe allowed for said land is inadequate and confiscatory, because no consideration is given to its value as a mineral prodaoi.ng property, said land being valued merely as LAW OFFICES GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG . VA. rough, brushy, mou.ntain land. This land has been prospected, shafts have been actually sunk to a considerable depth, and the �.-.-2 --- mineral worth of this land is indisputable, and the olaim filed by the said Sarah L. Upp with the Appraisal Board s t ates its reasonable worth. (3 ) That the finding of said Board was based upon a mistake of law as to the nature and effeot of the evidence produced before said Board by and on behalf of the said Sarah L. Ul>P • The affidavits attached hereto are asked to be read in support of these exceptions . (S ~ ) LAW OFFICES GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRI SO NBURG, VA. [ , WI J'MA4 By Counse ' �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGH.Al-i COUNTY,VIRGINIA. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the state of Virginia vs. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others and 52,501 acres of land in Rookingham County. The affidavit of R.W.Upp, to be read in connection with the motion filed by Sarah L.Upp to have the findings of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners disapproved in connection with its finding No. 71. State of Virginia, County of New Kent, to-wit: This day R.W.Upp personally appeared before me, (X /2! fu , a Notary Ptl blio in and for the County aforesaid, in the State of Virginia, in my County aforesaid, and, being dulysworn, deposes and says: I am well aoqu inted with the 111¾ acres of land now owned by Sarah L.Upp, situate on a spur of the Blue Ridge Mountain, near Elkton, Virginia. I was at one time the owner of this traot of land, and am thoroughly acquainted with the mining developments that took plaoe thereon, and have been down in the mines. The chief value of these lands consists in their mineral worth. They are manganese ore-bearing land. They lie within the manganese belt, along the western slope of the Blue Ridge Mountains , adjacent to the Harnsberger manganese ore mines, and there is no question about the ore-bearing properties of these lands, nor is there any question about these lands oontaining manganese ore in commercial quantities. LAW OFFICE S GEO. S. HARNSBERGER The Board of Appraisal Commissioners had all of this information given them, and yet they HARRISONBURG . VA. ~, �----2-- have absolutely ignored all suoh evidence, and have not allowed any compensation for the ore at all. The claim filed by Sarah L.Ul)p in this matter clearly sets forth the amount due her whioh is believed to be reasonable. The Board of ppraisal Commis- sioners claim that only 103 acres ·o f the land in question lies If this be true~ then 8¾ acres lies just within the Park area. outside of the Park area. The Board of' .Appraisal Commissioners have not allowed anything for incidental damages in connection This should have been done, because with the 8¾ acres of l and. the 8¾ acres of l and is practically worthless apart from the larg:er tract, a s the 8¾ acres will be too small for mining purposes. CS~ ) Subs ori bed and sworn to before me this JC/; day of September, 1932. ,.....fu~~-' __;;_~.!..-...:/1)}...;.:...;·...,. Notary .Puolio. LAW O FFI C ES GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG . VA . ~.Ml. aw • �IN :i.HE CIRCUIT COUR.r OF ROCi:Ii~GliAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia vs. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others and 52,561 acres, more or less, in Rockingham Uounty, Virginia. 1_ --~A ________________________ u Statement made by -~__,_ , pursuant to a deer e entered in the above entitled cause on October 25, 1932, in response to Item No. 1 of the inquiry made in said decree. Yoar respondents say that the acreage lis t ed in the report of the Appraisal Board, under its No. _ _1,L________is believed to be approximatel y correct, and that they do not desire to make any objection to the acreage as there given. Yoar respondents further say that it was not the number of acres allowed them to which exception was taken, but that the exceptions he r etofore filed by them were to the amount allowed your respondents per acre, ~ ~ ~~~ ~ ~ f,v ~,...........___ ~ -- f _ __,_;a;.._._;:,__..::: ,..,_ _ _ _ _ _..;- ~_d,j_ J_~el.~ By ~ounsel . ) k~. j, ----- --crounser:-- u -- LAW OFFICE S GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG , VA. ~ --I �... IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VIRGII!I • The state Commission on Conservation and ~evelopment of the State of Virginia vs. Cassandra Lawson tkins and others and 52 , 501 acres of land in Rockingham County. TO THE ..HON. H. ~·1. BERTR.t l,JUDGE OF S .ID COURT. The motion of Sarah L. Upp , praying said Court to disapprove and to decline to accept the findings of the Board of~~praisal Commissioner s , heretofore appointed by said Court in this matter, wherein said Board reported under No . 71 of its find ings, as filed in the Clerk's Office of said Court, that moveant only owns in Rockingham County lOJ acres of land situate upon a spur of the Blue Ridge I~unt0ins, about 2½ miles south of the Tow of Elkton , and that said land was worth approximatel y 3.00 per acre. The grounds of said motion are as follows: (1) That the acreage allowed to Sarah L.Up:P is erroneous, in that she is entitled to 111~ acres instead of 103 acres. A.nd, in the event only 103 acres is included in the Park ares , then the Commission should have allowed incic1ental damac es in connecti n with the 8iacres which would lie outside of the Park area, as that land would be of no practical v~lue to the said Sarah L. U:pp, since the chief value in all of this land is its mineral vQlue, and the 8¾ acres would be too small for development pur - :poses. (2) That the price allowed for said land is intidequate and confiscatory , because no consideration is given to its v~lue as a mineral producing property , said land being valued merely as LAW OFFICES GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG . VA. rough, brushy, mountain land. This land has been prospected , shafts have been actually sunk to a considerable depth , and the �.....2 -- mineral worth of this land is in isputable , and the claim filed by the said Sarah L. Upp with the ppraisal Board states its reasonable worth: (~} That the finding of said Board was based upon a mistake of law as to the nature and effect of the evidence produced before said Board by and on behalf of the said Sarah L. Upp . The affidavits attached hereto are asked to be read in support of these exceptions . LAW OFFICES GEO.S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG. VA. So1 �_N THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGH~{ COUNTY , VIRGINI. • The state Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia vs . Cassandra Lawson ~tkins and others and 02 ,501 ac~es of land in Rockingham county. The affidavit of R. I. Upp , to be read in connection with the motion filed by Sarah L.Upp t o have the findings of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners disapproved in connection with its finding r o. 71 . state of Virginia, County of :rew Kent, to-wit: • This day R.W. U~p personally appeared before me, p _ 7. ~~ . , a otary Public in and for the ----- County aforesaid , in the State of Virginia, in my CoW1ty aforesaid , and , being dulyc1worn, deposes and says: I am well acquainted with the llll acres of land now owned by Sarah L. Upp, situate on a spur of the Blue Ridge ]'l'ountain, near ~lkton , Virginia. I was at one time the owner of this tract of land, and am thoroughly ac4uainted with the mining developments that took place thereon, and have been down in the ~ines. The chief value of these lands consists in their mineral worth. They are manganese ore-bearing lands. They lie within the manganese belt , along the western slope of the Blue Ridge It ountains , adjacent to the Harnsberger anganese ore mines, and there is no question about the ore - bearing properties of these lands, nor is there any ~uestion about these lands containing manganese ore in commercial quantities . The Board of appraisal Commissioners had all of this information given them, and yet the LAW OFFICES GEO.S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG . VA. have absolutely ignored all Quch evidence, and have not allowed �--2 -- any compensation for the ore at all . The claim filed by Sarah L.Upp in this matter clearly sets forth the amount due her which is' believed to be reasonable . The Bo rd of ppraisal ommis- sioners claim that only 103 acres of the land in question lies If this be true within the Park area. outside of th~ Park area. 9 then 8£, acres lies just The Board of ~ppraisal Commissioners have not allowed anything for incidental damages in connection with the 8¾ acres of land . This should have been done , because 8¾ acres of land is practically worthless apart from the larger tract, as the 8¾ acres will be too small for mining purthe cl#~--· poses . __,_/i_. tr __:._, Subscribed and sworn to before me this of l'J.,.;J day September , 1932 . /4.1irWc? LAW OFFICES GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG, VA. __, �I Il'l TlIB CIRCUIT OOUR1 OF Co Roe· I G ,. COUN:l!Y • VIRGI i • Ul 'tion and t ot filed in the Clerk's Office Rockingham County, Va. r~ .. V • on tkins 4 1932 52,561 aoie • • in Roel~ llgha.m. Cou.nty, ~t t m nt y de a,&,:~~ suan t~ ad aree nter din tha above entitled cau.se on O tobor 25, 1932, in re;on t l o. 1 0£ the i quiry I Your r spo d nt ~or to of the pr 1 al pp ox1 a oly ey o jeo ion ad in LAW OFFICES HARRISONBURG . VA. oc e • s y that the uare ge listed in the ra• i ard, orreot, a d th y o not ct believ d 1~e tom m o tho a.ore ge .:c,s lliero gi on. to fU.rther nay that 1 t GEO.S. HARNSBERGER a s not the number �In re Arbitration agreements submitted to the Governor arising in or out of the condemnation proceedings pending in the Circuit Courts of Virginia under authority of the Shenandoah National Park Act. state Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others and 52,501 acres of land in Rook- filed in the Cler~', (;}ffice Rockingham Couuty, ingham county. . ~~ . 1-i \933 In re Exoeptiona of Sara L.Upp. l To the Hon.Philip Williams, Chairman of the Park Land .Arbitration Board. In reply to the rules issued by said .Arbitration Board on Au.gust 16, 1933, and in reply to your call therein made, beg to say: (a) The number of the tract owned by exaepta.nt and shown on the map filed in this proceeding is 71. (b) Tne acreage claimed in said tract is 111¾• The Ap- praisal Board only allowed 103 acres. The interest asserted by exaeptant is the fee simple ownership. (c) As the land now under consideration is valuable chiefly for its manganese ores, the requirements of this section do not in their entirety apply. Suffice it here to say that the Appraisal Board did not allow any compensation for the mineral value of said property, but merely what they considered the property worth as rough, brushy, mountain land. Nothing was allowed a s consequential damages for cutting off the 8¾ acres. This land lies adjacent to the well known Harnsberger mines, about 2½ miles south of the Town of Elkton, Rockingham County, Virginia , and about a half mile from the Norfolk and LAW OFFICES GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG , VA . Western Railroad. This land has been prospected, shafts have ao- �---2-tually been sunk to a considerable depth, and the mineral worth of the land is indisputable, and is reasonably worth the $10,000.00 claimed in the exceptions. This land lies in the ore bearing manganese belt alollg the western slope of the Blue Ridge Mountains, and there is no question but that these lands contain manganese ore in commercial quantities. The $10 ,000.00 claimed in this matter is not the full valu of the ore on the property, as affiant is informed and avers that this land will produce at least 11,000 tons of ore to the acre,the Harnsberger mines having produced much more per acre , which ore is worth, on a royalty basis, one dollar per ton, but,aa this propert has to be further developed, nothing more is asked. The 8¾ acres not taken by the Conservation Commission is worthless to exceptant, and exceptant asks for a proportionate allowance, or $1 ,177.00. Exoeptant desires that this matter be heard ore tenu.s and along with the exceptions of Chas.H.Palmer and others, as the same general evidence will apply to each case. ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~-~ .. ,~ - ~- - ' ~ ~ ~ -~~-~~ : { ; f Z ! ; ~ - - ~ / / - state of Virginia, County of u / '7/1~£ , ----/ to-wit: yn,1~,ay Sarah L.Upp personally appeared before me, ~~ , a wotary J?u.b1l:c in and for the County aforesaid,inthe State of Virginia, and, being duly sworn, deposes and says: I have read the above statement, and believe the statement of facts contained therein to be true. LAW OFFI CES Subscribed and sworn to GEO . S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG , VA . 'i3 �< Q. > IO 0:: < C 0:: Ill IL IL :> 0 u bl IL 0 .J bl > zIll Id Ill .J D. :> Cl) \ \ \ \ �I STATEMENT OF Geo. s. w.rnsberger, p.q. SARA. L. UPP STATEMENT DF COSTS, POSTAGE, ETC. : ',IJ �\ fi\ed in the C\erk1s Office Rockingham County, Va, SEP UPP , S JUJi L . 71 ROCKD GE :III COU1"!"TY 1 \933 ~~\erk II~ R • 1JillI'l'R '11 IOI:'" ..:..GREE~~~NTS su_,mi tted to the 'overnor arising in or out of Condemnation Proceedings :pending in the Circuit Court of Virginia under uthority of tue Shenandoah ra~ional park ACt . s EXCEPT.A.1.'i' : Upp , s·- rah L . ORIGIH.t-J. CLAii.r: Acreage 111! : Value $15 , 000 . 00 : r nc. Darn.ages None V.AL1J:' PL CED OK TR.AC'l' BY PE'l'ITIONER ' S .PPRAISERS: TR ,CT 1:0 . V 1JE w409 oOO 71 I :crDEl~TAL D ;:_~ .GES None .PPR .ISJ.L C01.: IISSI o:r:-~_t;RS FINDINGS : NUHB · V OF TRACT : 71 UE OF TfLtC' ...'R .cT 71 ro . VALL"""E ,}409 .oo IHCIDLl'TlL D JIJ,.GES None ¥ �The basic differences between Petitioner and this exceotant are as to the classification and value of the land and mineral rights . As to the classification of the land and the other elements of value, we submit that these matters ~re correctly set forth in the Work Sheet of the Board with reference to this case, and not as set forth in exceptant 1 s statements . This Work Sheet is filed with the record, and a copy of this Work Sheet is submitted with copy of the record tendered herewith, and additional copies of the \ ork ~heet in this case will be furnished if desired . OTHERSUBSTANTIAL POINTS OF DIFFERENCE : The exceptants claims that this tract contains 111-3/4 acres, and that the Board reported only 104 acres . We do not concede this difference in acreage, and will submit evidence in due course in support of the findings of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners . V Subscribed to and verified before me this the 8th day of September, 1933 . r~ &~wl Emma K. Stokes, 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 <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Sipe, Ed - Williams, HE Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context upp-sarah-l.pdf Title A name given to the resource Upp, Sarah Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Outside Park Area 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): 71 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Upp https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/266028c5a34cd6e0eca0eb3f2405f525.pdf 34476bb314cd877ceab43adf19b7ffb4 PDF Text Text ftockingham County #74 - Vacant Land Number of Acres: Southern end runs up to Park boundary but does Dry Run . not cross it . Location : - - Roads: 21 Four and one-half miles of good country road to Elkton. Soil: Shallow loam of averag e fertility . Very rocky. History of Tract and condition of timber: Burned repeatedly and h a rd cut up to and including 1930 . Hardwood stand cnnsists larg ely of oaks with scattered pitch- pine trees of small sizes . P1enti of reproduc t ion but only a few trees large enough for firewood . o timber, all brush except southern end, and patches of pine and hardwoods totalling not over 20 cords for the entire area. Improvements: NJ NE . Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 21 @ $3 . 00 $ 63 . 00 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals : ValueofLand: $ 63. 0 0 Value of Improvements : $ Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ ValueofWood: $ 10 . 00 Value per acre for tract: $ 3 • 50 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE ~ - ~: CLERK \01. �,_,- - - - - - - - - - - = = - - - - - - - - -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_ROCKINGHAM COUNTY ---f NAME OF Wiml'tiv.t'- -- - OWNER #74- a - Vacant Land Number of Acres: 20 Location: Neck Run . Entirely within the Park area . Roads: 3 miles via dirt road to Port Republic, the nearest shipping point . Soil: Sand and clay loam, slope type of thin depth and fertility . Moderate slopes . History of Tract and condition of timber: 'l'here is no saw timber on this tract, and it has been burned over repeatedl y . Improvements: N8NE . Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 20 @ $5 . 00 $100 . 00 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking : Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land:$ 100 . 00 --- --Total Value of Improvemen ts: $ 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 ~-~'. CLERK \o3 �Di 1) e oros r • it. o tern n Co ty, t ·1 I runs a e t Yono. In s lo l e1• 0 of 11 ty. V o d o ,unt.. y i·o d to or O, "il Tot l Vi luc 4 lu ot l l .. rn. l ton. cut unto Valuo To not o · L,nd lu, of' V lu 0 ,t luo of timb - ... 42. 00 l" .. 10. 0 r ot 01' ... ;;2. a. .,:r 0 ·2. 47.- .o �County: Rockingham District: Stonewall Vacant !!;74 a - Deed Assescod Acreage Claimed: Value Claimed: Loc~tion: Neck Run • .l.!, t1rely ithin the Park area . Thero is no kno1m claim for this Incumbranees I counter claims or laps: tract a nd no call" or descrip tions or survey to cover it . Soil: Sand -nnd olay loam, slope t ype of thin dop t h a nd fertility , moderate slopes . Roads: 3 miles via. dirt ·roa d t o 1-ort Rep ublic, the nea res t shipping point . ere 1s no saw timber History of traot and oondi tion of ti.iber: on this tract and has been burned over repeatedly. Improvements : .T one . Value of land by types: ~ Slope .oreage 20 To tal value of land Value Per a cre J3. 00 - ~60.00 To tal value of i mprovement s: Total value of t imber Tot a l value of tra ct verage value per acre 60 . 00 3 . 00 �County: District: N LEGEND: S~ope Scale - 1 = 20 chains Rockingham Stonewall �'/ V...1cu.nt 74- c. County: ockin,hom ~istrict : Stone:all -, 9 . T J• • LO.,l.;, .T . Fink l '' - ~o chuins 52'-j � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Sipe, Ed - Williams, HE Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context vacant-land.pdf Title A name given to the resource Vacant Land Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Dry 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): 74, 74-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.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Vacant Land