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ROCKI NGHAI•.! COUI\1TY
NAME OF CLAIMANT
#356 - \~bster & Shaver
Number of Acres: 8
Location:
Top of I\Tain Ri dge and ex tending do n slope to Flat Gut Run.
Entirely inside Park area . ·
Roads:
Two miles over wagon road to Si mmons Gap ; thence eight miles
over fair dir_ road to ~lkton.
Soil:
andy clay , good depth and fertility , numerous cliffs , especi ally in' wooded part . Moderate to steep slopes , quite rocky ,
north and east exposures .
History of Tract and condition of timber·
{See reverse side)
Improvements: Dwelling : Log , 16x24' , 2 rooms , porch 9x24', shingle
roof , stone flues , l½ story , uater supply - spring , fair condition , vacant .
Barn : Log , llx37 ', 2 s heds , one llx32' , one 6x32' , shingle
Imimmxreidi:'roof ,
Hen house :
6xl0 '
h ouse : --.
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Acreage and value of types:
Types
Acreage
Value per acre
Total Value
Ridge:
Slope:
2
-5 . 00
6
40 . 00
Cove:
Grazing Land:
Fields Restocking :
8
240 . 00
~250. 00
Cultivated Land:
Orchard:
Minerals:
Value of Land: $ 250 . 00
Value of Improvements: $
Value of Orchard: $
Value of Minerals : $
Value of Fruit: $
Value of Timber: $
Value of Wood: $
Value per acre for tract: $ 31. 25
Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE .
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�Histo ry of tract a nd cond ition of timbe r:
Upper porti on of tract clear ed
many years agp, graze d since .
This part has been somewhat negle cted
for the past ~ive or six years , conse quent ly this type has spots
of
locus t , .pine , etc ., comin g in.
The grass is fairl y thick and conti guous along the I~ain Ridge , but· on the slope s it is thin and
patch y, due
to the shale soil .
There is also a large amount of penny royal , sumac
and other weeds .
large perce ntage of the surfa ce is cover ed with
rook.,
The wooded area has been cut over at diffe rent
in the past .
The prese nt stand cons ists of mixed oaks, with occastimes
ional
group
hicko ry and pine scatt ered throu ghout . Some popla r and bassw s of
ood occur s
along Flat Gut Run. · The timbe r range s from 2" to 10° DBH with
an
occas ional large r tree scatt ered throu ghou t .
The merch antab le timbe r
is confi ned to a narrovv belt along Flat Gut Run.
�Revised Report
,.,,Jounty: Rockingham
District: Stonewall
Coun_.,.t_y_:_...,cf_r_eene
District: Monroe
(Rockingham) #356 (Greene) #169 -
Acreage Claimed:
260
Vilue Claimed:
--------·" 3000 .
Location:
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Aasessed: · 245
Assessed:
Deed: 245 A•
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Deed:
1225. 00
2200. (1919)
ARE :
Top of
in Ridge nd extending down
Run•- Ent~rely inside Park area.
Incumbrances, counter cla1mt:J or laps:
lope to Flat Gut
None !{nown.
Soil:
Sand clay- good depth and £orti11ty• numerous cliffs,
especi lly in ooded po.rt .
, oderato to steep sloJ;D s quite rocky• north and eat exposures .
Road :
T10
m1los over wagon road to Sitt1m0ns Gp, thence 8 miles
over f i r dirt rod to Elkto~.
Histo- y of tract and condition of timber:
Upper portion of tract
-cte red m ny years ago, gr zed since .
IJ:'his part ha.s
been somew t neglected for the p st 5 or 6 years, consequently this type has spot of locust, ine, etc . ,
coming 1n.
The r so is fairly thick and contiguous along
th Min Ridge, but on the slopos it i s thin and patchy.
due to the shale soil .
Ther is also a large
ount or
Pennyroyal, sumach and other woeds .
A large p · nti.age
of tho surf co i ' covered 1th rook.
The iooded aro ha been cut over t different timos
1ho present stand consists of mi~ee oaks,
in the past .
gith occasional groups of Hi ckory und Pine scattered
throughout .
Some Popl r o.nd
sswood occurs long Fio.tGut Run.
The timber ranges from 2" to 10" D.D.H. ,1th
an occasional larger tree scattered throughout . The
merchantable t· bor is coni'inod to
narrow belt lOM
Flat-Gut nun. ••This area 1s estimated to cut an avorage
ot 760 bd . ft . per ere for 30 cres , or a total of
23,000 bd . ft .
23,000 bd. ft . @ 2 . 00 per
46 . 00
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Improvements:
olling; Log, l6:.c24', 2 rooms, Poreh 9x24', shingle
roof, s t one flue , 1 2 · story, ater supply-spr1ngfa1r condition--V c t100.00
Barn: Log, llx37 1 , 2 sheds• o
llx32 1 - one
40 . 00
6x$21, shingle roof,~ - ----5 . 00
Hen house: 6xl0 1 ---5 . 00
Spring hous:
-------Orchard:• 5
pple trees- 6 peach trees11 treeo@ 1 . 00 - - • - - - -
150.00
11 . 00
(Continued)
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unty: Rockingh am
Distric t : Stonewa ll
Coun--.-ty-:--G,_r_e-ene
D1 tr1ct: Monroo
two
#356- \ 1obster & Shaver
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#169-
( ock ingham)
(Green)
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(Rockingham Cou.n~y: ) _
Value
I?Or ere
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creage
Type:
2.50
10. 00
2
Slope
6
Gr zir..g
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Value
s.oo
100. 00
11s.oo
Total value of land:
Average value per ere:
(Green Countz)
Acroace and value of 1 nd by type:
Area:
Tfoes:
S ope
Tillable
Grazing
Total
t.l'ot 1
Total
Total
.
17~
65
of
of
of
of
1 nd:
improvem ent
timber:
tr ct:
ere:
Average value per
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nd vo.lue of land by tnes :,
Tf;es:
s op·
Tillable
Grazing
Are : .
value
vnlue
value
v lue
(Both Countie s)
Value
per acx·e
i!·~. 50
10 . 00
18 . 00
!?74 A.
.,
71 •
263 A.
of
of
of
of
'itiao.oo
7 . 70
Acreage
Tot 1
Total
Tot l
Total
ao .oo
1170.00
1 - o.oo
161 . 0
46 . 00
RY OP ENTIRE TR CT
8
•)130 . 00
10 . 00
18. 00
8
value
vnlue
value
vnlue
Tot
Value
Value
1793. 00
1793 . 00
land:
improvem ents: 161 . 00
46 . 00
timber:
2000 .00
tract:
Average value per acre:
7 . 91
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�IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ID ;KINGHAM comrTY. VI RGINIA
STATE COMMISvION .QN CQN~E INATION AND DEVELOP}iGNT IN THE S TATE
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CAS SAlID RA LAWSOH
TKINS , Et a ls and 52,561 AC]SS OF LAND, MORE
OR J.JEoS, Ii ROJKEmH.AM 00 UNTY , Vl .RGIIHA
Upon the motion of
w. s .
Shover by vhas .
a.
Hammer , ijis
counsel . Maude E . Webster , by Johns . Chapman her counsel ,
E. D.
\ Ott by N. B. Early Jr .... his counsel, and John~o rrison by Chas . A .
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Hammer his counsel , leave is granted them to file their petition
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' in the above ent~'\fed caus e and the same is a c (JOrdiug ly filed . and
up on their motion it is ordered tha t the sum of ij250 . 00, t he
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amount of the award set out in the judgmen t of ~ondemn ation of
\ tract No . 356 and heretofo re paid into the oustody of the Court,
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paid to John ~ . Chapman and Cha s . A. . Hammer, Special Co,.arniss ion- 1
ers.of the Cli. r uui t court of Greene county in the __,hanoery cause of
w. s.
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Shover vs Maude E. Webster et als to be distribu ted in
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said cause to those entJ Jed thereto, and it appearin g tha t there
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1\are liens upon the said lands ,
It is a c.cordi ngly adjudged ordered
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and decre e d th a t the said liens be t ransfe 'r r ed fro m the l ands to
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,,jithe funds h e rein ordered paid to s a id Jomrniss ioners i n the s aid
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cause of
~w. s.
Shover vs Maude
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Webster et als .
And it i s f urthe r o rdered th a t the J l e rk of th i s c ourt
be and iB heteby direc t ed to trans mit a certifie d c op y of t his
order to the Treasu re<'of Virgin ia , who sha ll pay to J ohn S . ohap;nan and Chas . A. Ha~nrner 3pecial c ommissio ne.r:;.rof the CirJ u it co u rt
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of Greene County, in the Chancery cau J e of W. S . dhove r vs uaude
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E . Webster et als,
250 . 00, the a mount of the a ward s et out in the
judgme n t of conde,l'U lation for tra..Jt llo . 656, taking f r om s aid
Commiss ioners re0e ip t s therefo 1· a 1d c e rt i fyi ng s u.::; h payuent to
this ~curt for app ropriate entry as required by l aw.
1-lAMM ER & 1-lAMM ER
ATTOR N EYS AT LAW
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�STATE OOMMIS;:;IOlf UN CONSJRVATIUH AI·JD DEYE10PMENT IH TH.tl jTaT~ OF
VIIDBHA
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A LAWSON aTKINS, et als, and
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IN l-OCKLWHAM COUNTY , VIRGINIA
AC :~s OF LAUD , MOEB OR 1 -JSS ,
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The petit~on of
w. ~.
Shover respect fully represen ts:
That on the 7th day of Maroh , 1919, petition er and one,
E.
w.
Webster , purchase d of :Burton Morris a tract of land lying
on top of the Blue Ridge l.Ioontai n, partly in Roukingh am and partly Greene C'ountie s, and containi ng 245 acres, more or less, as
will more fully appear from a copy of the deed here filed, marked
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"Exhibi t A" , an d prayed to ba read as a part he reof.
w.
That on the ?4th da y of t)eptemb er, 1919 , E.
v'Vebs.ter
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land, leaving su rv i v ing h.im hls widow, Maude E. Webster, and the
followin g chi l dren;
~lph Webst a r, Leste r Webste r , a nd Dan iel.
Webster, as n is only heirs at law , all of whom are over the age of ,
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twen ty-one years .
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That to the first January rules , 1932, petit .i.one r
brought his suit i n Chanoe ry i u t he Circ uit Court of Greene Coun ty, I
again st the widow a n d heirs at l aw of th e sai d E.
wherein he set forth the above facts;
w.
Webst e r .
that upon the caae being
matured a gain st all parties , a de c ree of ref e r e nce was en tered
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therein at the Marc h t e rm, 1 933 , r e quiri ng that an ac a ount be
taken ascerta in ing:
(1)
Whethe r the land was suscept ible of partitio n i n
(2)
An account showirig whe ther dowcl r .Jould be as s igl1ed
kind;
therein in kin d to Maude E. Webste r;
( 3)
The liens upon the interes t of
w. s.
ahc ver, E .
w.
~AMMER & ~AMM ER
ATTO RNEYS AT LAW
Webster , Maude S . Webster, Lester Webster , ~lph Webster, and
iDaniel. Webster, in said lands or either of them a nd the order of
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priorit y;
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Any other accoun t any person in int e rest mi ght re-
quire or that the Commi ssioner might deem pertine nt .
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In respons e to this referen ce, K. M:. Mitche ll , Commis s io1L
er in Chance ry of· the Circui t Court of Gre ene County , made , axecutI;1 ed and fil.ed his report in said cause ;
That in Ma.y , 19 32 , a de- I
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c.re e of sale was entered and therea fter the proper ty was sold and
the sal.e reporte d to the Ciri,;.ui t Court of Greene County for con-
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finnati on ; that to the report of ~onfirm ation , I.foude :i. Webste r ,
!I t he widow , and E. D. Ott , a credit or of Lester F. Webste r, filed
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their exaept ions to the report of sal.e andobj eated to its confi l!Ilation , which object ions the Court auatain ed and refused t o
con~irm the sal.e , deemin g the price bid as inadeq uate .
That the re was ascerta ined in said suit that there were
no l.iens agains t W. S. Shover , or E.
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Webst e r bindi ng t he prop-
I erty, but that there were liens agains t some of the childre n of
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w.
Webste r, which will hav e to be paid from their share of the
funds arising from the ~ondem nation of the lands .
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Your pe titione r would represe nt unto the Cou r t that
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:: from the papers in said cause it appear s that E.
n.
Ott has a
judgeme nt dated April 1.8 , 1932, obtaine d in the Circui t Court of
Rockingham county agai t1s t Lester F. ie bste r for the sum of $12-5 . 00 ii
' and $8 . 26 costa, with intere st at&% from April 2-, 192-9 , until
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pai d, which ia unsati sfied .
From the said report of the said
Com;ni s s ione r it appear s that there is a judgme nt of J .
w.
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Morriso n
agains t RUph Webst e r , dated Februa ry 3 , 1932-, for "the aum o.f
$57 . 86 and $4 . 75 costs , with iut J rest from UovJmb er 30 , 1.931 .
That it alaa appear s that there is a judgme nt in favor of J. a.
Shover agains t Ralph Webste r , dated April 6 , 1932 , for $17 . 50 and
$3. 75 costs , with intere st from ]ovemb e r 19 , 19 31..
I-JAMMER & 1-lAMMER
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
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Your petitio n-
er al$o repres ents that he has paid all of the taxes upon the said
lands for the years- - - -a nd- amount ing to $
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one-half of whia,h should be refunded to him from the estate of'
E. W. Webster, deceased , b0fore there is any distribution of the
funds among his heirlS. I and that the re is due to the Clerk of the
Your patitioner further represents that the said lands
lie wholly within the park area and arc known as traJt no.
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described upon the report of the Board of Appraisers of Greene
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County and valued at Two Thousand Two Hund.rad '.i_lhirty-One Dollars
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($2,221 . 00) , and of tra0t Ho , 356 , lo~ated in Rockingham County
and described as of the Value of $e5o . oo , a totql valuation in
the two counti J s of Two Thousand Four Rundred .Jighty - One Dalla.cs
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Your peti tionsr shows that the allowances mact.e by the
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has heretofor bedn ordered
paid into the hands of the CirJuit Court of Greene County to thera
be distributed in a.~oordance with the liens upon the said funds
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as. established by the order of the court of Greene county., in the
I: said Chancery Cause of 3ho"\rer Vs . Webster and petitions pray t hat
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cl!the sum of ,w250
. 00 allowed by the Board of" Appraisal. Commis s ions
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for the land in Ro",k1·
_ "' ngham ~;o u n t y b a pai·d in
· t o th e Chancery Cause
o.f Shover vs Webster pending in the Ci rJui t Court of Gre dne County
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and with the other funds distributed under the order of the court \
j! in that cause wher9in a.11 parties are ass1'>-mbled .
Your petitioner further represents that a judgment in
rem has been entered in the said proceedings pending in tho Cir,rni t
of Ro3kingham County in the name and atyl.e of State Jommission on
Conservation and Deval.opment in the State of Virgit1ia va.
andra. Laws.on Atkins and others , for tral}t
Ifo .JdA
ca.ss-
, o.f which
said tra~t is desJribed on the report of the BoarQ of appraisal
I--IAMMER & I--IAMMER
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Coilltuissioners for RocicinghGl.ill Cou1.1ty appointaa. in the said <.Jaus.a and
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
I shown numberad a!ld d clienated on the County ownerl=lhip map filed
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therewith in Rock1ngha.m County ,
as lo ."1~6
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into the oustody of the Circuit Court, of said County, of the
·sum of $Z50 .00, set out in said judgment and constituting the
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award for the fee simple estate for the said tract :tro .
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of land lying in Rockingham County, title to whi~h saids lands wil~
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be divested from the present owners, thereof.
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That the legal title of the said land is in the name of
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!I petitioner and E. W. Webster, the said heirs at law of said
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Webster having suoceeded on his death to hia title therein.
That
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to share in the distribution of the fund arising from the _;ondemn: a.tion of the said traJt No J
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for which there was allowed the
said sum of $250 .00.
Wherefore, your petitioner prays that the fund ·of $250 .0Q
for tract No .,30(,, and belonging to the said petitioner and the
said Webster•a Estate may be directed paid into the Circuit Court
of Greene County, to be there distributed in accordwice with the
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l.iens upon the land aa set i'or "h in the Chancery Cause of
w. ·s.
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Shover vs. Maude Webster and others, pending in the Ciro.ult Court
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of Greene County, and that the liens upon the said land may be
Ii transferred to the fund arising therefrom a.nd be distributed under
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I! orders of the Court in the Chancery Cause herein referred to. and
your petitioner will. ever pray &c.
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.{t()NBtfflG . To-wit :
VI RGI NI A /IA/ ~ o (
c-fTY OF lli.
afrit:R:r
a Notary Public in and for t h e ~
do hereby certify that
!-!AMMER & !-!AMMER
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on the margin hereof for the pur-
ATTORNEYS AT LA\\/
I poaa of identification, this day personally appeared before me and
made oath that the faJta atated in the foregoing papers made upon
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' hi~ own knowledge are true and those made opon the information
derived from others, he believea to be correct .
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Given under my hand this ;itth day of January, ~934 .
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~AMMER & ~AMM ER
ATTOR N EYS AT LAW
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�C!tnmu1nuttttaltll nf 11irgiuta
TREASU RER'S OFFICE
RICHMO ND , VA,
JOHN M. PURCELL
Januar y 29., 1934
TREASURER OF VIRGINIA
This is to certify that I, J.M. Purcel l, Treasu rer
of Virg inia have this 29
day of
Januar y in accord ance
with an order of the circui t court of Rockingham County
dated 1/26/3 4
in the cause of the State Commi ssion
on Conser vation and Develo pment of the State of Virgin ia
Cassan dra Lawson Atkins
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A. Hammer Spec Commi ssioner s of the
paid toCirc uit Court of Greene County in the Chance ry cause of
w. s.
Shover vs. Maude E. Webste r et als
$ 250.00
being in full settlem ent of tract #356..
vs.
in the above mentio ned cause.
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�Qtnmmnuwralt!J nf 111irgiuta
TREASURE R'S OFFICE
RICHMOND , VA.
JOHN M. PURCELL
TREASURER OF VIRGINIA
John S . Chapman and Charles A. Hammer
Special Commiss ioners of the Circuit Court of Greene
County in the Chancery Cause of W. s . Shover RXKX
vs Maude E. Webster et als .
Received of J.M. Purcell , Treasur er of
Virginia , the sum of$ 250.00
, in accordan ce
with an order of the Circuit Court of the county
of Rockingh am
entered on the
26th day
of _ _J_a_n_ _ l93..1__ , in the matter of the State
Commiss ion on Conserv ation and Developm ent v _ __
__C_a_s_s_a_n_d_r_a_L_a_w_s_o_n_A_t_k_i_n_s____ and others, being
full and complete settleme nt for the tract of land
known in said proceed ing as#
356
Sign origina l and duplica t e
and return to the Treasur er
of Virginia .
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Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne
Shaver
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NAME OF CLAIMANT
Number of Acres: 73
Location:
Roads:
Soil:
vie r1ile , .:it of L,Lnc1 rord an
0•1tsiue t: e :E'ar:-: ,. r~ •
is r,:...rtly inside
One rile to Islund _ ord OVRj' cou1~t
So...1.r dy cl y
o·..rn of !T19dium de1_Jth
.nd ~--rtl:r
ro d .
nd i.'er·ti li ty .
,, . t r c~. . . is ent11~~ - 1,ooL·led
History of Tract and condition of timber: _n1s
u.na t:::i estL~:....t,ed to cut 73 , 000 b_,,. rt . :!fuel ood -
~
~a
511 cor-ds .
Improvements: fone •
Acreage and value of types:
Acreage
Types
.Value per acre
Total Value
Ridge:
Slope:
73
3 . 00
36:.5 . 00
Cove:
Grazing Land:
Fields Restocking:
Cultivated Land:
Orchard:
Minerals:
Value of Land: $36 b . 00
25j.50
Value of Improvements: $
205 . 50
1'876 .oo
Value of Orchard: $
Value of Minerals : $
Value of Fruit: $
Value of Timber: $
~
~5 . :::5
Value of Wood: $ 2d:5 • .:i0
Value per acre for tract: $ 11. 98
Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $
�~~a::. ~~:~?c~i:z~~:~;;;i~~~:-;~~~~~~~~~~.-~;~;~:
The State Commission on C-:;;; ;~~-; ~d--D e~elo pmen t of the
State 'of Virgin ia, Petitioner, vs·______________________________________________ ----------- ------ - ------ ---'"""'{:!,,,~.....,<41.4..1-'L-"-""-.-----County, Virginia, Defen dants.
tion of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, nd in respon se to the notice
upon the ~~j of said tition and published in accordance ·with of condemnation award ed
the o·rder of the Circu it
Court of~
__ '_ __ _____
___ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this
as his answe r to "cl. ·petiti on and to said notice.
:~ :::•o:;. -:;;;;;::,,-;;/f;J;;:;;::;:._~~;}l:f.,:Q/_::;j,:J.~~~
I/. e,
I claim a right, title, estate or intere st in a tract or parcel of land
within the area sough t
to be condemned, contai ning about ___ /CLO_________ acres, on which
there are the following
buildings and impro veme nts=- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ----------- ------ ------ ---------- ------ ------ ------ ------ -- 1;1~ ----- --------- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
----
------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ h
jf..,..._,__ 3---- ----- ----- ---This ~a~ is locat~d abo~L -~f--- :--~-m iles ~ro m_ ~-- ~----- --Vi
~
rginia, in
theJ ~ _Magistetrnl Distri ct of said County.
I claim the following right, title, estate or intere st in
tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claim ant should say wheth er the
he
is
and if joint owner give names of the joint owner s. If claima nt sole owner or joint owner,
he should set out exactl y what right, title, estate or intere st heis not sole or joint owner,
has in or to the tract or
~a:~~~~-~---~--~
-_121<L~r-~ -r
-~ > ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------
----The land owners adjace nt to the above described tract or parcel
of land are as follo,w s:
North _. ________________________ ------ ------ ------ ------ ----------- ------ ------ --
!:::h~O.0
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~:
:
:
::::::
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
__
West __ Q __
~ J i ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ----- ------ -------1 acquired my right, title, estate or intere st to this prope rty about
the
year
in the
following mann er :
.
~
•
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--~
--~ - C__
~
--~ - - i )-------
fMl_ ____
__ 0()._r e__.££ __ ~
-7--~ - ------ ------ ------ ------ - -j-~- ------
I claim tha~ e total value of this tract or parcel of land with the
impro vemen ts thereon is $-£~ -~-- ---· I claim that the total value of my right,
title, estate or ~ere st,
in and to this tract or parcel of_ land with the impro vemen ts thereo
n is$-~~I am the owner of~'J 1-~$ o._a cres of land adjoin ing the above
described tract or
parcel of land but lying outsid e the Park area, which I claim will
be damag ed b~e proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the exten
t of $__
(In the space below should be set out any additi onal
statem
ents
or inform ation as to
this claim which claim ant desires to make; and if practicable he
should
also insert here a
description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds).
Rem arks· ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ----------- ------ ------ --
£~- ~-- --·
------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ -- ( Continue remar ks
if necess ary o~he back).
,»7itpess my signat ure (or my name and mark attach ed hereto )
this _____
day
oL:h h'° '~~-,~~ 193,.
~ --if~
CJ_.=-______
_)u,,_J 1 / ~ -----
STATE OF
, COUNTY OF __ ;:J.7
- ~LY-~~
------ , To-wi t:
lt_o,z.-r:I( c,,,_~llJ.t/Y.JIII
.
•
YlThe under signed
hereb y certifies that__
------ -- ·---·.V..[ L!,. ________________________ _
the above named claima nt personally appea red before him and made
oath that the matte rs
and things aJ)pearing in m above answe r are true to the best of
his, knowledge and belief,
.
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th,s_~_: _'f..= ------ --day oL-- ---~
7/1 3/3 /
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r1~.e
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Cl~ Qf ±be €eu ~~- ~bi gltt or or
Notar y Public, o:r> .lasthm 0f the Peace.
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Claim of_ ·_
In the Cir it Court oLA::~- ___________ County, Virginia, No. ________, At Law.
The State Commission on Conser 10n and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. _____________________________________________________ _____ __ __________________
-----------------------M~/4
J ~ -- ----------------------. --..----------------------
more or less, of land m _ ~ _ ____________ County, V1rgmia, Defendants.
tition of the State Commission on Conservation and DeThe undersigned, in answe to th
velopment of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded
upon the ~Ii of _said tition and published i~ ~cc_ordance with the order of the Circu~t
Court of_ _ ~ ____________ County, Virgrnia, asks leave of the Court to file this
as his ans er to s=..------tition and to said notice.
:~ ;::•o:;:-;-
ress
is-;{;&i J~~df.jJ;;:;J,,~~/l<!.
I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought
to be condemned, containing about_ ____(~-- __ _____ acres, on which there are the following
buildings and improvements: ___________________________________________________________ _
- - ------------------------ ----
~~ ------------------------ ---------------------
---. ------.---- -- ----------------------.- ---------------------- ti:,; ____J! _____
4--~-----
.--.-. --.-
V1rgmia, rn
°'-,(.d'
Tlus "laJd 1s loca~d abo~t_-~--1:--~-mlles ~rom_~
thJ ~ _Mag1sterial 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
~ ~~- ~ ~-flLc_ ~,--- ~--/2
~d o=!to t;~b~~t: :r~ e as fol ows:
North ______ _________________ ____ ________ __ _____ __ ________ ___ __ ________ _____ __ __ __ __
~:~:1,~
West ___ (1. . . . ~.
::::::::::::::::
---:::::::::::::::::::::
--::
.
_____
:
:
~~~:
·
_k~.s,-___________________________________
~__j _________
_.t,;n._ __in the
Jwf
I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year
~
c,1.} /:
~ ~following I?anner: , _
-~-- - - -
- ---- - - ------- -- --- /<:JC ""'-. ________• __I
'£
·------ ---------r - ----- •
I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereI claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or inte est
on is
·_ ~
¥~~
in and to this tract or parcelp f land with the improvements thereon i $_
I am the owner of_ __ Ls:!: _~ __ __ __ __acres of land adjoining the above d e s c r i b e ~
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) .
$-E~~-----·
Remarks · - - - - ---------- - - ------------------ ---- - - ---- ----------- ------------ -------
- ---------------
- --
,,
·,.,-,__
________________________ ________ _______ _____ _______ __________ ,. _ ~ . -~--------------------
My Commission Expires ~ay 25 1931
,,
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Claim of__ ---~-=_,......,,_...,,_....,...~_._---=---=
__ fa'----------- ~-----------In the Circuit Court oL '-"'J~-=-::s.-""" _____________ County, Virginia, No, ________ , At Law.
ion and Development of the State of Virginia, Peti_________________ ____________ _
________________________
tioner, vs. ________________________
------~~~~~~c;~~~;:vi;~i ~i~~-n~f~~-d;~~s~------- more or 1ess, of 1and i n ~
of the State Commission on Conservation and Deetition
the
to
answer
The undersigned, in
velopment of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded
upon the ~ of ~aid p tition and published i~ ~cc_ordance with the order of the Circu~t
Court o f ~ ~ _. __________ County, V1rgm1a, asks leave of the Court to file this
as h:ya::: ::_:~~-~~ilZ c~e~_u L ~ - - - - - - - - - - - My post office address i s ~ _ I J L . ) , - _ , __&./_~~----~-// ,!_e,
I claim a right, title, estate ~/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=---- -~~------------------ ---- - ---------------------
.:~;:;~~;;~~~;~~e:a~~o~~~-~-------Virginia, in
I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner,
and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner,
he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or
~d~ve .)~~/? 1, ~ - , ~
T h = : e z d j : . : ; ; o · ~ ~ v ~ . : ~ e l of land are as follows:
i~i~~:=:=====:========::===============:=
I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year _L}_y_.tf__ in the
~~~~~=~~n~r~_: _____ -------r--- M.f:£_~- -~
\
.
--
r 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 ~~
in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon i s ~ 4 " ~
I am the owner of_ __ j_~C2 _______ acres of land adjoining the above described rract o ~·
proparcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by
posed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $---I_~!... _______ ,
(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 ).
tl13
Remarks ·----------- ---- - ----------------- ------ - - - --- - --- --- --------- - - - ----------
--------------- ---------------- ------------- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back).
Witness m~ signature (or my name and mark attac~ed, hereto) t~---1~~---day
~~-~~
---~~l-ltl~-------of_ __
/ ,.,-- ------- --7;; ;;,-, 1)r-'J1t:
STATE OF~,-COUNTY OF __! ·- - - ~ 4 , { b - ~ ~ - - The undersigned hereby certifies that__ _
and ~made oath that the matters
him
before
appeare
the above named claimant personally
·of his knowledge and belief,
best
the
to
true
are
a
~
swer
v
o
b
a
his
in
appearing
and things
· LI
~
-a;
this___ ----= --------day oLd<! -
?j11/3 /
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Nota,,;'\,~r Justice of the Peace.
My Commission Expires July 9, 1932
22.I
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District: Stone,1<;1,.1.J.
//209 - Weaver, ti. P . R.
J;
Asoeooed 253 A 144 ~l
c reae;e Clo.ir.1od: 100
::Jced 300 A •.
';?500
Vc.lue Cln.ioed :
Location:
5000 . 00
"
Area:
~>5360 . 00
73 A .
Sold 46 A 16 P .
1921 for :)922 .
Ono nile east of Island Ford nnd is partly inside and
partly outside the Park area.
Incuobro.ncea, counter claioa or laps;
.
li ne kno,m •
•
Soil:
Sandy clay loan of oediuo depth ad fertility .
Rori o:
One nile to Island :Ford over county road .
Hi story of tract o...
oondi tion cf til.1ber;
Thie tract is entirely a
wooded area. and io eotinated to cut 73,000 bd . ft . valued
o. t
____ ,. ___ _
C3 • bO per .. •
; 255 . 50
]'uelwood --- 511 cords
50¢
..... .......
,
._
255 . 50
~; 511 . 05
Nonel
Yalu e of land b,l t,Xl(CS:
~
Acrea(?ke
Slope
73
Total vn.luc of land
365 . 00
Total value of tiober
511 . 00
Toto.1 value of' tract
87 ; . 00
Averag e va lue :per e.c re
11 . 98
Vo.lue
ver acre
Total
Value
05 . 00
9365 . 00
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Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings
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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. </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, </span><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu:80/record=b2286919.</a>
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1925-1935
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Weaver, W. P. R.
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Location: One mile east of Island Ford
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NAME OF CLAIMANT
'l.-,gr....,
o
Number of Acres:
Location:
Roads: --
Soil:
T,
.,c..gner
,
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.1: .
-
et :.1
18
:i.Te ,r
T_T.
:J . ?osi.tio1S ~1.3- 213- 314.
Entirely 1ithL1 tl:e
Purlc -re_.
,,,wo u.nl one-hJ.l..:. . r,ile3 71.... , i:rt ro:.tc: to _-ort '1e_,ublic ,
t:1: ns res~ Eh ip_,i g point .
.3lO'J8 -t:r::-e, not TIUC:1 de_;ith
_he gr:.....zi-:i.f 1 '1d :111s 13. f&i rly ·ood sod. .
...,• nd~r clc.:r lo .... n .
~JD(i
f,31·tili ty .
History of Tract and condition of timber: n 0 -nerch'..1ntc. 1Jle sm, tinb .r on this
tract . ...bout ~j cords fuelwood per acre on tl1e '.rooded
areu . 24 cords wood.
Improvements:
Eone .
Acreage and value of types:
Types
Value per acre
Acreage
Total Value
Ridge:
Slope:
8
C
'1:0 . Ov
Cove:
Grazing Land:
10
20 . 00
200 . 00
Fields Restocking:
Cultivated Land:
Orchard:
Minerals:
Value of Land: $ 310 . 00
Value of Improvements: $
1:2.00
../2.?7 . Qi,_;
Value of Orchard: $ :3 ;j • 0 0
Value of Minerals: $
Value of Fruit: $
Value of Timber: $
Value of Wood: $ 1
>.
00
Value per acre for tract: $
l :.3 • J 8
Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $
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Claim
In the Circuit Court oL ___ .Ro.c.k ingb ________ County, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law.
The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. ________ ::~ ._ ___
a llJ'U'_,__B_.__·.1. ...___ ~_g_I}~J.:._@.P_d_J,._!__ i _!..__ :-_~gD_~!'____________ _
__ In t:te ·,ratter _of _a'bout _li'iahteen _L 18_ ) _of _land in_ tbe Pa.rk _Area __
more or less, of land in __F.c..G.· J_ GB..A:..L ____________ County, Virginia, Defendants.
The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded
upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit
Court oL __ F_q_g~_i_l}'2:h_~ ---------- County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this
as his answer to said petition and to said notice.
My name is __ N .__ L ._ ___agner A Q'ent_ for the _e.f ore1;ai d _na rti ea ______ _
L _ __
My post office address is __ ~'------~.9_:rt_E.~!?1l__ l.j._Q.1__Yi.r_g_!_p_i_; ~---------------I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought
to be condemned, containing about_ ____ .113..-_________ acres, on which there are the following
buildings and improvements: _______________________________________________________ ____ _
__________________ l.
nclo _ e d ~Y- i:r oo d _wire_ fence ·---------------------------------
us 1an d 1s
Tl·
· 1ocat ed a b out _____
P:.Y.o... ____ m1·1es f rom ____
P Qr.t___
R_e~_u
n b_____
lic4-________v·1rgmia,
·· m
·
the_S.t.on.e..w. l l ___ Magisterial District of said County.
I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner,
and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner,
he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or
parcel of land described above.)
-----------------------------n-~---
f.o..re
i..d-pa.rti.e_~ __ r.e..._go.i.nt__awner.il.. _o.f_ __ _
.ai..fl--r-rop.~r.t_y:_ in- .f..ee_ irr~--1 ~-,--anj_.f.o .r__wh..or _J__
rr'~ - ~2_e..n.:t____________________ _
The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows:
North __ J;. • _J •__ rown_____ __ ___ _______________________________________________ __ ___ _
South ____• _L . _Nicho 1 a__________________________________________________________ _
East ___J • __ .__and_C. -~_. _Shul ~ r ----------------------------------------------West_ ___ A L_ .J ._ J'own __ ~nd... J. _J . _ Nichola __ F.;t . _______ _____________________ _
I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year_J .9_9_g ___ in the
following manner:
____________________-y purcha.se from_J. _ .r . _Nichol a ii _ and wife __ 1._!!~~------
af..o.re a i....d_~.o...in t. _a wne.r -----------------------------------------------------------I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $_ P_QQ_!_QQ________ I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest,
in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $_ ~QQ~.9_Q___ __ __ .
I am the owner oL ____ Jlon.e.. _____ 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 $__'t!o.ne ___________ .
(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 lie should also insert here a
description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds).
Remarks· ____________________ :::L eat imat e _on _the_ vali.le _of _thi a _land,___ _
i
deten· ined v the amount I re lli:.e yearly from i.ame, .and there
fore, t h e intereQt on ~id an.ou nt would 1: e ~ufficient to compeniiate
rr_~ _.f_q_~__t1.!~--Y~~t1Y_1.9_~~~-f!_.9_!2 ___~!si_!~A9-~---o.r__ .c.cur.ate__cteAc..rip.ti.on____ _
!__l[Q..!J_e. _?_!__ ±~~..!-------------- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back).
Witness my signature (o
. r my name anJ;:ma.;,IJ,,¥ttached hereto) this __6.:t.h _________ day
~-~~--r!. ___
~-f!(~---w.-/f:-~Mv--ci:-~f/4~-
0L ____;Lm1:u:~------, Y:WSt. 19 31
(JI/
STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF___ £t_Q.Q~.J.J1Ufl_-¥l~-- - --------, To-wit:
/""
The undersigned hereby certifies that_ ____N_._ ___•_____ ~p_e_L __ __ __ _________ _____ ____ __
the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters
and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his owled~e and belief,
this __ §Jh. ____________ day oL.J_@1l_~ry__ i~-~i~, 1981).
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Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings
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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. </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, </span><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu:80/record=b2286919.</a>
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
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1925-1935
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Snp001
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wagner-w-f-et-al.pdf
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Wagner, W. F. et al
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
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Tract(s): 293
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NAME OF CLAIMANT
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,.,one .
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Total Value
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Slope:
Cove:
3
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Fields Restocking:
Cultivated Land:
Orchard:
Minerals:
Value of Land: $
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Value of Improvements: $
Value of Orchard : $
Value of Minerals: $
Value of Fruit: $
Value of Timber: $
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Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
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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. </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, </span><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu:80/record=b2286919.</a>
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
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1925-1935
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Snp001
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Wagner, M. H.
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
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ROCKINGHli.M COUNTY
NAME OF CLAIMANT
#301 - Via , Robert
Number of Acres: 20
Location: Madison Run .
Entirely within the Park area .
Roads:
Two miles via dirt road to Port Republic , the nearest shipping
point .
Soil:
Slope type level and fairly smooth and of a fair
Sandy loam.
depth and fertility .
History of Tract and condition of timber: The merchantable saw timber has been
removed . The remaining stand consists of small mixed oaks and
short leaf pine .
Improvements:
None .
Acreage and value of types:
Types
Acreage
Value per acre
Total Value
Ridge:
Slope:
14
@
$5 . 00
$70 . 00
Cove:
Grazing Land:
Fields Restocking:
6
10 . 00
20
60 . 00
$130 . 00
Cultivated Land:
Orchard:
Minerals:
Value of Land: $130 . 00
Value of Improvements : $
Value of Orchard: $
Value of Minerals : $
Value of Fruit: $
Value of Timber: $
Value of Wood: $ 50 • 00
Value per acre for tract: $ g • 00
Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE .
50 . 00
$180 . 00
�i1/. __ ~---------------- -, -------------------------------
Claim oL_ rJf,-j._,_.,..j- _
In the Circuit Court o L ~ ~ - - ~ - : _______ County, Virginia, No.!.8':.?::i., At Law.
The State Commission on Conservation a_m! Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. __ ~ 1-rl.
t2L-/c ~ _~ ~ J __ J~'-.J-& I _ ~ ___ _
~IA._>/,
------------------------------------".:;;i/. ----------------------------------------------
more or less, of land in_~_0:+f:. . __~_____ County, Virginia, Defendants.
The undersigned, in answer to the petklon of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded
upon the &~~l~~<;l)ltition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit
Court of_ _______
County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this
i_d.,~~t~-----
as
h:ym;,::: :: s a ~ n i
My post office address is ___
toiv:t:tice.
¢1":j ___ ------------------------
/2.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_ __
acres, on which there are the following
buildings and improvements: ___ _=: _________________________________ _____________________ _
L~ _______
~ ,,-{_ ~
------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
.;;,i1nd is located about_ __ :-1,._.co ____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
parcel of land described above.)
- - - - - - - - ~ - - ~ - - ~ ~ - ~ - ~ --~4 J _ ~~ --------The land °'~n1ers adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follo,w s:
North ___
~"'::7/"i:::: --------------------------------------------------------
South ____ _f-_~---- ~ti ,_..,I..-{___, - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - East ______________________________________________________________________________
_
<Jic ~-- 2/'- L
West _______ ~ ~ ----------------------------------------------1 acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year__~?-~_L __ in the
following manner:
-------°? ~
ff - ~d~ _ffe',0\__ -----------,------------------------------
I claim that t11e t,9tal value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $---*-~~_'.7:':": __ . I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or in~st,
in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $__ .z.A=:~_...'.-:= __ .
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~ 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).
oL:r;;_=~-:~~~:~~r1~3'.t my name and
/4T)t,;;;~~~}-~~~s~~~~?~~~~~~~~~:~
STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF __ ~d~~ To-wit:
The undersigned hereby certifies that_ ____~------ -~ - ~-------------------------the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters
and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief,
this ______ j_f--~---day of_ ___
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Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings
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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. </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, </span><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu:80/record=b2286919.</a>
Creator
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1925-1935
Identifier
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Snp001
Relation
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<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>
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<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a>
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Sipe, Ed - Williams, HE
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via-robert.pdf
Title
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Via, Robert
Publisher
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
Description
An account of the resource
Location: Madison Run
Coverage
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Tract(s): 301
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Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne
Warner
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a08cd1c4c56d05e31f6995f538631770
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ROCKING&' 1 COUNTY
NAME OF CLAIMANT
#315 - Via , Mary
c.
Number of Acres: 11½
Location: lv1adi son Run.
229 and 230 .
Entirely within the Park area .
u. s.
Positons
Roads:
Two and one- half niles via nirt road to Port Republic, the
nearest shipping point .
Soil:
Sandy loam, c ove type and a good depth of fertility , some loose
scattering rock over the emtire area .
History of Tract and condition of timber:
Improvements:
None .
Acreage and value of types:
Types
Acreage
Value per acre
Total Value
Ridge:
Slope:
$10 . 00
$85 . 00
15 . 00
45 . 00
~130 . 00
Cove:
Grazing Land:
Fields Restocking:
3
11½
Cultivated Land:
Orchard:
Minerals :
Value of Land: $ 130 . 00
50 . 00
$180 . 00
Value of Improvements: $
Value of Orchard: $
Value of Minerals: $
Value of Fruit : $
Value of Timber: $ 50 . 00
ValueofWood: $
Value per acre for tract: $ 15 . 64
Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $
NONE .
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�Claim
tioner, vs. _____________________________________________________________________________ _
--------------------- .---75) ----/4------- -----------------. - .· .---------------------County, V1rgmia, Defendants.
more or less, of land m_f f ~ ~ ----~
The undersigned, in answer to the peti ·An of the Statel:fo-mmission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, d in response to the notice of condemnation awarded
upon the fii·~g of tai~ petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit
Court oL -~~~-~ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this
· as his ans er to sai~Jtition ~ to 1~d notice.
:; :::eo;;;~!+:JjJ~~::e_~::::::::::::::::::
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.Z.LLa cres, on which there are the following
buildings and improvements: ___________________________________________________________ _
/
----------Virginia, in
· s about_ ___ £ ____ miles from __ ~
is locat
d~
T 1h
<---.
th __ _______ 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
~iEE ~~- ~~~:~~
The land ~ t the above describetJl'tract or parcel of land are as follows:
r:~:~----:::::.:::::::____ ,d-~------------ ---------------------------West ______________________________________________________________________________ _
I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year_______ ___ in the
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1#~~-~~c~~-~~~~~;~~-;;~~-~~;~-;~; i~~~~~~::~~~~~~~~
$_J.P..~ef!..~!?__q__ ,
I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest,
in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is-$-=~f-...2.rP_,?._0_,4:7
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).
on is
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and things appe ing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief,
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1892
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pos itions 229 a nd 230 .
Loc11 t1on:
Laps:_
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None known.
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some looso scatter ing Rook over the entire area .
2-: miles via dirt roud to
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ort Be _i., ublie, the nea rest shi1 p ing
point •
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The merchantuble s aw timber has been removed fcom po.rt
of this t :r act.
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Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings
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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. </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, </span><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu:80/record=b2286919.</a>
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1925-1935
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Snp001
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Via, Mary C.
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
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Location: Madison Run
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Tract(s): 315
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Via
-
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ROCKINGHAM COUNTY
NAME OF CLAIMANT
#314 - Via , Hulda
Number of Acres:
11
Location: Madison Run .
228 and 229 .
u. s .
Part outside the Park area .
Positions
Roads:
Two and one- half miles via dirt road to Port Republic , the
nearest shippin point .
Soil:
Sandy loam, cove type of a fair depth and fertility, some
scattering loose rock over the entire area .
History of Tract and condition of timber:
Improvements:
None .
Acreage and value of types:
Types
Acreage
Value per acre
Total Value
.10 . 00
~50 . 00
10 . 00
40 . 00
40 . 00
80 . 00
$170 . 00
Ridge:
Slope:
Cove:
5
Grazing Land :
Fields Restocking :
Cultivated Land:
4
2
@
Orchard:
Minerals:
Value of Land: $ 170. 00
Value of Improvements: $
27 . 00
:t;l97 . 00
Value of Orchard : $
Value of Minerals: $
Value of Fruit: $
Value of Timber: $ 2 7 • 00
Value of Wood: $
Value per acre for tract: $ 18. 00
Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $
HONE .
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�county: rookinche..
Di strict: s tonew~ll
;31 4 Hulda Via
,1
Acreage Claim.ad :
10
Val ue claimed:
Location:
~;es.:
Soil:
:\.sses ned 11. 80
250,100
n
'.. 110 . 00
1:.adison Hun . Fart outside the
positions 228 and 229 .
Deed 11 . 00
1892
ark \ rea,
partition
deed
u. s .
None known,
t3andy loam, oovo type of a fatr depth of forti l i ty, nomo
scatter i ng loose rock over the entire area.
2};- mile ~ v ia di rt roud to .Fort Republic the neo.rcct shipptng
, oads:
point.
History:
This tract has about 5000 f t of s aw timber on 5 acres
oonni stinn of Oaks } oplor and inc, also about ~ e ds of
20 . 00
fuel rood per • sa,1 timber 5000ft ,t. ,! 4 . 00
'l . 30
15 c ords of wood ~ 50 ¢ p er cord
27.50
I;n:provements :
None .
Value of land by types:
Areu
~
J~
Cove
Ti l l able
Value
per acre
5
30
15
2
4
Fr
Total value of land
rrio t a l
Vnlue
~25 . 00
60 .. 00
60 . 00
.'1~5 . 00
,• 145 . 00
Tot al val ue of imJ rovements
Total value of timber
Tota l value
or
tra ct
Avorugo value per ~1cre
27 . 50
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15 . G6
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Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings
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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. </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, </span><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu:80/record=b2286919.</a>
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
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1925-1935
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Snp001
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via-hulda.pdf
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Via, Hulda
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Tract(s): 314
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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
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---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
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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
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Total value of t imber
Tot a l value of tra ct
verage value per acre
60 . 00
3 . 00
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District:
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Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings
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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. </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, </span><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu:80/record=b2286919.</a>
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
Date
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1925-1935
Identifier
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Snp001
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<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>
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Vacant Land
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
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Location: Dry Run
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Vacant Land
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https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/0598f49e36f29b198c6dff1342ef9d8b.pdf
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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
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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
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I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year __ ..£..9.Ai~ the
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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 $--------------- --·
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this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a
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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:•
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~er acre
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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
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Value
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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
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upon the
Court oL# ' ~ ~ ~ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this
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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: __________ ;!'._,::"_ __ _ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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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.)
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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
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him and ma oa that the matters
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the above named claimant personally
the best of his knowledge and belief,
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answer
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and things app~
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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
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APPRAISAL COMMISSIONERS OFFICE
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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.
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�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
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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)
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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.
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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 .
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�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
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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.
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By Counse
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�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,
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, 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.
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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.
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Subs ori bed and sworn to
before me this
JC/;
day
of September, 1932.
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Notary .Puolio.
LAW O FFI C ES
GEO. S. HARNSBERGER
HARRISONBURG . VA .
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�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.
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Statement made by
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,
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, ~
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LAW OFFICE S
GEO. S. HARNSBERGER
HARRISONBURG , VA.
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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
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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:
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This day R.W. U~p personally appeared before me,
p _
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. , a otary Public in and for the
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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
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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 .
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Subscribed and sworn to
before me this
of
l'J.,.;J
day
September , 1932 .
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LAW OFFICES
GEO. S. HARNSBERGER
HARRISONBURG, VA.
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filed in the Clerk's Office
Rockingham County, Va.
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4 1932
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nter din tha above entitled cau.se on O tobor 25, 1932, in re;on
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to
of the
pr 1 al
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in
LAW OFFICES
HARRISONBURG . VA.
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s y that the uare ge listed in the ra• i
ard,
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believ d
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to fU.rther nay that 1 t
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�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.
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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.
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yn,1~,ay Sarah L.Upp personally appeared before me,
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, 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 .
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�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 .
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&~wl
Emma K. Stokes, Notary Public
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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: $
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$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: $
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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.
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I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought
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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.)
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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).
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�county: Rockingham
District: Stone1all
#82 oreage Claimed:
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Assessed: Not assessed.
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V lue Claimed:
Switt Run .
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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
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types:_
oreage
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Tot al value of land
Total value of improvements
Total val11e of tract
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�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.
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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
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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
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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:
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�IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VIRG I.NIA.
STATE COMMISSION ON CONSERVATION & DEVELOPMENT
OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA,
vs.
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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.
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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. ____________ ;
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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;
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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 - & .
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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~
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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
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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.
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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-
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orised
&
empowered to sell loan or rent the said church lot
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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
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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.
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�IN THE CI:2CUIT CCu"RT OF ROCKIHGH.AIJ. COUNTY
THE STATE CO'u:LUS3IOU ON C01;3E3V.ATION
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j_.'JD DEVELOl'l.!ElJ T OF THE STA '.:E CF VBG-IUJ.A )
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vs .
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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 ,
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�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
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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
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�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 ~
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r,i y commission expires :
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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 .
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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. </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, </span><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu:80/record=b2286919.</a>
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Swift Run United Brethern Church
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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:
$
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Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings
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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. </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, </span><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu:80/record=b2286919.</a>
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Stiver, Mabel P.
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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__!________ : ___ - ~ _____ ____________________ !_ _
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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 ________________________________________________
_____________________________ _
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South ________________________________________________
_____________________________
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East ___ , ---------------- ------------------------------------------------ -------- --West________ __ ____ __ ____ __ _ / ------------------------------------------------ -----I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the ~ear _________ in the
following manner:
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--------~-----~---------~----------------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/
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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- ----------~--
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Clerk of the Court, or S ~ Investigator or
Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace.
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Filed in the Clerk's Office
Rockingham County, Va.
FEB
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�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
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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
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and
rood
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Snapp
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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
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------ 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
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My commission e pires_~----------';;.p--'.- ---r.,_
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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.
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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. </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, </span><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu:80/record=b2286919.</a>
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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 .-~-
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�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
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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 ~,/ ~ ,. _
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 .
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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
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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.
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•
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.
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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
$~1~,PO~l~B~-~D~D~___ being in full settlement of tract #_!1!l
in the above mentioned cause.
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TREASURER'S OFFICE
RICHMOND. VA .
January 5, 1934
JOHN M. PURCELL
TREASURER OF VIRGINIA
Ralph H. Bader, Executor of A.
s.
Bader
Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of
Virginia, the sum of$ 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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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�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 .
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Smith, Q. E.
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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
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1925-1935
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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
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('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
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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. </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, </span><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu:80/record=b2286919.</a>
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1925-1935
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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.
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_________ 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
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a_.,
description o~ t]:e /tJact or parcel of land b_Y metes and bounds). _
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and things (J~ng in his a b o ~ ~ e true to e best of his knowledge and belief,
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�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.
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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. </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, </span><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu:80/record=b2286919.</a>
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
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1925-1935
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Snp001
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<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>
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<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a>
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Sipe, Ed - Williams, HE
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smart-wm-b-and-ida.pdf
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Smart, Wm. B. & Ida
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
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Location: Richland Heights
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Tract(s): 324
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Smart
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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.
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�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____ ________
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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
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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
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I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year _/_.f_!_Z_in the
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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·------------- ------------------------ ------------------------ -------------
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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,
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�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.
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Counsel
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Coun;i
By
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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 .
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�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
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~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
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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
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Title
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Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings
Publisher
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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. </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, </span><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu:80/record=b2286919.</a>
Creator
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1925-1935
Identifier
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Snp001
Relation
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<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>
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<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a>
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Sipe, Ed - Williams, HE
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smart-john-and-catherine.pdf
Title
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Smart, John & Catherine
Publisher
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
Description
An account of the resource
Location: Richland Heights
Coverage
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Tract(s): 323
Format
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PDF
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This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>)
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Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne
Smart
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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: $
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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.)
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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-__________________________________________ _________ _
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I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year __ L.?_~_c.,_ __ in the
following manner:
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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. "
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Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings
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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. </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, </span><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu:80/record=b2286919.</a>
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
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1925-1935
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Snp001
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<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>
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Sipe, L. L.
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
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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
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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.
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NAME OF CLAIMANT
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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
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of fuelw ood .
Improvements:
NON .
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Total Value
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15.00
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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: $
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Inciden tal damag es arising from the taking of this tract: $
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Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings
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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. </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, </span><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu:80/record=b2286919.</a>
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
Date
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1925-1935
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Snp001
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<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>
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<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a>
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Sipe, Ed - Williams, HE
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sipe-j-h.pdf
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Sipe, J. H.
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
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Sipe
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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 .
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Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
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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. </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, </span><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu:80/record=b2286919.</a>
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
Date
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1925-1935
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Snp001
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<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>
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<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a>
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Sipe, Ed - Williams, HE
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sipe-frank.pdf
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Sipe, Frank
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
Description
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Location: Big Run
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Tract(s): 328
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PDF
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This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>)
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Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne
Sipe