1 20 1 https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/e7e98b10cb8e169b27f74222e7eae968.pdf eea605d723882ab8923250cff197380c PDF Text Text — Rappahannock County Wakefield District NAME OF CLAIMANT #5 - Stokes, B.H. .. Shryock, Geo H Number of Acres: 17 Location : On top of Blue Ridge about one half mile south of the State Highway, and lying in both Warren a nd Rappahannock Counties• Roads: About one half mile by poor dirt road to the State road, thence 6 miles to Front Royal, the nearest ship ping point, Soil: Sandy loam of fair depth and fertility, Fairly level and comparatively free from rock - - - . History of Tract and condition of timber: The portion of the tract in Rappahannock County has been cleared, farmed for many years, and abandoned. Repeated fires have destroyed the reproduc tion of the more valuable species - . Improvements: None. Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Slope : 17 @ Value per acre Total Value #5.00 #51.00 Cove: Grazing Land : Cultivated Land : Orchard : Minerals: Value of Land : $ 51 * 00 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract : $ 3 * 00 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ ]\fQNE Claim filed in Rappahannock County, CLERK * �* 3 f _ _ _ i _ _ _ .__ _ H & ck an Geo sjtokes _ § • • > . Ji 9 of Claim In the Circuit Court of .Bapp&k&;&31QQ.k. County, Virginia , No. i4? At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. C1if tonAylojr _ am d _ other s .and T2iir YJEII HHIQUS and r _ Enur--Hundred (J37 4 OH ). _ acr.es ^ more or less, of land in -Rappahannock. 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 _ __BPP.PPlLnnn.qck County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to said notice. E Ii Stokes My name is Fron t __Royal , Vir gi nia My Post Office Address is I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought 63 to be condemned, containing about acres, on which there are the following No _ jjyp rpYPnerrt s buildings and improvements : _ __ _ _ __ _ . . _ _ __ 5 This land is located about miles from Plint.mi. Virginia, in the.Wakef ield 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 ) . Joint owner _ _ The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows: North •_ Jl • ?n t y and. Tom Williams South . _Sppn t_y _ road_ _ ( 0 the r prope rt y o_ f _ claimants _)_ Luthe r _ North. East West- L i _ L.ucy JB &EfcM... I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year 1925 in the following manner: By_ _deed _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , _ I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $ 756 # 00 . 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 $ 378JQ 0 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 ). Thi s property was _ acquired by _ two __deed s 1 one Remarks: trac t con taini ng. 9_5 acr es .from.Jibi cJb A6 Herns ms HQld Jto _ Lu t lLer N o r_t h , 1eav i ng _4 9 a c r es j t he Q.tbeJi c OJQ twining JL4 HQr_e.s A jpaldng.-a-.to tal H3 HG rjas^ ( Continue remarks if necessary on the back ). Witness my signature ( or my name and msH ayrached hei to ) this 18th day June , 1930. of . STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF. , To-wit : The undersigned hereby certifies that -Stokes. 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 , 18 th June this. day of . , 1930. _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ _ ^ ) \ Warren _ _ _ __ _ _ , _ _ _ -^ - - - - -/ ' Notary Public, or drrstice of the Peracer 7 ��-wounfcy: Rappahannock District: Wakefield - #3 Stokes, E,H > Acreage Claimed * Value Claimed # Examined by; Harsh, 01111am and Stonebumer Locations on - top of Blue Ridge about one half mile south of the State Highway, and lying in both barren and Rappahannock Counties * Bone known Incuribrcnoei, counter claim end laps? . About one half mile by poor dirt road to the Roads{ State Road, thence 6 miles to Front Royal, the nearest shipping point # Sandy loam of fair depth sad fertility # Soil! Fairly level and comparatively free from rock # History of Traot and condition of timberi The portion of the tract in Rappahannock County has been cleared, farmed for many years, and abandoned # Repeated fires have destroyed the reproduction of the more valuable species # Hone Improvements * » Acreage and value by types! Types 17 Slope — #51*00 Value per acre 3.00 Total value Value Per A # Total Value #3.00 #51*00 n 5 * �w /V A • County: Rappahannock District: Wakefield . - #5 Stokes, E.H .*p/ E.H.Stokes S' ,\ # ‘ # Luther North LEGEND: Cove Slope Ridge Scale - Orchard Land Grazing Land .Tillable Land 20 Chains 1" � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rappahannock County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Description An account of the resource The first series in the Rappahannock County SNP Records collection consists of 350 files related to the court proceedings from The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Clifton Aylor and others, and Thirty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred (37,400) Acres of Land, more or less, in Rappahannock County, Virginia. This was a court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire privately held land located within the boundary of Rappahannock County in the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. Within the boundaries of eight counties, the state of Virginia, in collaboration with the Federal government, used eminent domain 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 to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents in this collection are the legal proceedings for each individual tract of land that made up the one court case. In most cases, the individual case files consist of property surveys, assessments for the value of the land and improvements, and claims by the owner of the property. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Bulk of the collection dates 1930 to 1934 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource Stokes, EH Description An account of the resource Tract: 3; Location: 1/2 mile south of Lee Highway; Cost/Acre: $3.00; Estimate Value: $51.00; Number of Acres: 17.0; Monies Awarded: $ (n/a) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract 3 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context stokes-eh-tract-3 Shryock Stokes