12 20 4487 https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/b1cb79727a0c9adae5be03b06a9d0f03.pdf 464e7df10d22ce220ff6ea528096df4b PDF Text Text ROCKINGHAM COU NTY NAME OF CLAIMANT # 138 Number of Acres: On Elk Run and entirely within the Park a ·rea . Location: Roads: 7 2 - He nsley, N. w.-Esta te One- half mile over good dirt road to Spotswood Trail; thence four m-iles to Elkton, the nearest shipping point . Soil: See revers e side . History of Tract and condition of timber: The wooded area has been cut over many times , but some d ead chestnut up to 20 11 DBH . and a few sca ttered oaks up to 12" DBH . r emain . Improvements: See reverse side . Acreage and value of types : Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 3 @ $ 5 . 00 $ 15 . 00 35 @ 35 . 00 1225 . 00 - - 30 @ 15 . 00 450 . 00 62 @ 5 0 . 00 3100 . 00 $4790 . 00 8 @ 75 . 00 60 0 . 00 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking : Cultivated Land: -- Orchard: 138 Minerals: ValueofLand: $ 4790 . 00 5020 . 00 $ 10., 410 . 00 Value of Improvements : $ 5020 . 00 Value of Orchard: $ --600 . 00 Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ 7 5 • 43 Ir:.cidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE ~- ~ · -CLERK �CONTINUED FROM REVERSE SIDE--Sandy and clay loam of good d epth and very fertile in the SOIL-tillable area . Ther e is· a small amount of loose rocks in some places with outcrops on the slope type and along the branch . The tillable lan~ is level and rolling , but most of the other land has moderate to steep slopes . The tillable land is mostly red clay loam with a small pDrtion of gray lpam . It is in very good condition . The grazing land has a go od blue grass turf along the branch, but only patches of :burf on the There is some moss , weeds , blackberries , brush and broom sedge . hill . DWEL.LING--Frame , 16x32 1 , - L 14xl8xl6 1 , a nd another L IMPROVEI.;ENTS: 14x21xl0 1 , 2 story, porch 6x23 1 --6x35 1 - 6x35 '---brick chimney, soli d foundation , slate roof , g ood conditi on-----BARN----Frame , 34x48x24 1 , with L 30x36xl4 1 , shingle roof, fair condition-- --CORN HCUSE- - --Log and frame , 16x~3xl0 1 , fair c ondition- - --GARAGE--Frame , 10xl6x8 1 , metal roof, fair c ondition-- - --APPLE HOUSE- - - -Log 12xl2x8 1 , metal roof , fair condition-- --SPRING HOUSE- --- Frame , 8xl2x8 1 , fair condit i on-- --TEN NT HOUSE- --- Occupied by son, frame 26x2~ 1 , 6 rooms , 2 story, por•ch 8x26 ', brick chimney, pillar foundation , 4 rooms ceiled, poor condition-BARN---- -Log , 26x40xl6 1 , with shed 20x32 1 , shingle and metal roof , poor condition----HEN HOUSE--Frame 8xl0x5 1 , metal roof , poor co,idition-- CORN HOUSE----Frame , 10xl6xl2 1 , shed 8xl6 1 , metal roof , fair condition-HEN HOUSE--8xl5x8 1 , metal roof ,---- MEAT HOUSE-- - - Log 12xl5x8 1 , metal roof ,-----WASH HOUSE- - --Frame , 10xl2x8 1 , metal roof , - --HEN HOUSE AND HOG PEN-- - ---Frame , 8x36x6 1 , metal roof , �'-"'",,,..-------,;,,R:--::O:--::C:-,:,K;,,;,.I~N~G~'H"""A~M-r-.c""'o...,u"""f..,l'1-,y-.....,r-------------- NAME OF CLAIMANT #72 - a 30 Number of Acres: Location: ---Hensley, N. ~ .-Estate Elk Run . Entirely within the Park area . 3¾ Roads: County road , clay surface , shipping point . Soil: Sandy loam, slope type , smooth gentle slopes , with a fair depth of fertility , northeast exposure . miles to Elkton, neB.rest This tract has been culled, but History of Tract and condition of timber: still has some second growth timber and a few good mature trees consisting of white and shortleaf pines and oaks . Improvements: None Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 30 @ $3 . 00 $90 . 00 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking : Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: 90 . 00 40 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ 116 . 00 Value of Land: $ $246 . 00 Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ 40 • 00 Value of Wood: $ 116 .oo Value per acre for tract: $ 8 . 20. Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE #e. e&a~-CLERK 100 �o~---~-~J ~'l1'_t>_j_?_~_-f-!J_-~------ Claim In the Cu-cmt Court o L - ~ - - - - ~ ~ u n t y , V1r~~::.:t __j_,f~ At Law. ::e:ta::._~::~n~;;~~~~~-~-~-;:iL ~o~:!~ /!~ ~!JJ7::co~in:, -D~endants.-------- The undersigned, in answer to the p e t i t ~ t a t e Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the fi~ of j~id petipton and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court o f _ l ~f. ~ .___ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said(J?!;}ition a:Q.d to said no~. 1,J . ~ My name is_ -----~-:r---1~~ -~--~----_ 11 ~:ia;:s: ~::~ ::::,e::t~~-~~-i;;te~ es~:~ ~;;;~;;i~-~~-;;~; -:o~ght to be condemned, containing about_ __ _j_t;_~ ~ e s , on which there are the following r1::Jfvements,h9_~m-~ - - ~ ~~:~-k _ ~lb~ ~::~ ~ ~~~ This }r~ocate~ _about__J:f-__~ m1lef-:t.rom ______________ ~ ---Virginia, in . t h e ~ g i s t e r i a 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. ) , ------~6:-l!L-t"L w~_J__ f _lt..-~l-Vk,& ~ ---- ~ ~:~:~~~rtJirt~-ii::~:~-~~1:- ~~:::: r~E:: fo~nzj a,{_ d,µhtd ~ -: ~ h}L~ /!::1:!::z~~i=~ there- 1 i= a t ~ ~ ~ : : : : ; on is $-_j~-1-~-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 $_L/p_<..f2_<f)__Q_:::=_. 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 bound~ , _hemark•j - ~f a.,,n,u... IA -/Li,Jµ,::!:2----, ____~~----- ~~~: ?~t:~~ ~c;;;;_--:·-:- 1 '. ,/1[£~ ' - ~~rc:)«1iiliJ~5Ei~_/;:; ~e!s=_t)}e ~e~m/ eict 'Yjtness my of ~ L.. .!E l i I ! I _-:;:;_~~1--· 193, name ~ark attached hereto) this_J+~ b~k). --=-:..day - ~ ;d~m:-'-/£~.,Lc,T ----- STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF_ ~ ~ -c ---, To-wit. The undersigned hereby certifies tha~~_2('..!.~ ~--------------the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oatli that the matters an_d things appearing in his abov~wer are true to the best of his kn.owley and belief, th1s__ day oL_T~"-----, 193'. J 7 _________ ~ ~ /!__7I_ p Clerk of the Court, or S~cial Investigator or Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace. 19 �____,, #72 - Hensley , N. Acreage Claimed: 163 A. Value Clai med: Location: w. County: Rockingham District: Stonewall Estate Assessed 16 ,000. 138 A-32 P. $2150.00 ft Deed Not available " " On Elk Run and entirely within the Pa rk area. incumbrances, counter claims or laps: None known. .§2.ll: Sandy and clay loam of good depth and very fertile 1n the tillable a rea. There is a small amount of loose rocks in s ome places with outcrops on the slope type and along the branch . The tillable l anp. i s level and rol l ing, but most of t he othe.r land has moderate to steep slopes. The tillable l and is mostly red clay loam ~1th a small portion of gray loam. It is in very good condition. The grazing l and has a good blue grass t urf along t he branch, but only patches of turf on t he hill . There is some mossi weeds, blaekberrie~, brush, and broom sedge. Roads: One-J)alf mile ovet· good dtrt road to Spotswood Trail; .thence four miles to Elkton, the nearest s h ipping point. The wooded a rea has been cut ch estnut u p to 20" DBH dead over many times, but ha s some and a few scattered oaks up to 12" DBH. ·rhe estimate is •20 .00 ----40 cords of extract wood valued @ 50¢ 4.00 ----5 cords of fuelwood a 80¢ _ustory of tract and condition of timber: $24.00 Improvements: Dwelling: Fr ame l~x32 •, L 14xl8xl6', and another L 14x2lxl0' , 2 story, porch 6x23 -- 6x35' , -- 6::c3f; • brick chimney, solid ,foundation, slate r oof , good 'il 2250. 00 ----condition Ba rn: Fr ame 34x48x24 ,,v1 th L 30x36xl4' , shingle 1250.00 ---roof , f a ir condition Corn house: Log and frame l6x33xl0', f a ir con?5.00 . dition ---Ga rage: ]'.rame 10xlox8', metal roof, fair condition- 40.00 30.00 " A:pple house: Log 12xl2x8', metal roof, fair 30.00 s,ering house: Frame 8xl2x8' , f a ir condition Tenant house: Occupied by son, frame 26x28', 6 rooms, 2 story , porch 8x26', brick chimney, pilla r 450.00 f oundation, 4 rooms ceiled, poor condition Barn: Log 26x40xl6', with shed 20x32', s hingle and 250.00 ----iiiet'al roof, poor condition Hen house: Frame 8xl0xb' , metal roof, poor c 0ndit ion-lO.OO Corn house: Frame 10xl5xl2', she'd 8xl6', metal r oo f, ?5.00 --- -- f alr condition 30.00 Hen house: 8xl5x8', metal roof 20 . 00 Meat house: Log 1 2xl5x8', metal roof, 20.00 :Ta sh house: Frame l0xl2x8', metal roof Hen house and ho! pen: Frame 8x36x5', metal roof - 25.00 O.r.ohard: 190 a pp e tre e s, 30 years old, f a ir condition - 25 apple trees , 15 years old, f a ir condition, 90 pear t ree s, 18 years old~ f a ir oond ition, 25 peach trees, good condition -----8 A. . @ $75.00 ---- 600.00 $5155.00 128 �County: Rook:1ngham District : Stoneva ll #'12 - Hensley, "'• Vt . Ss t a te Cont,•d Value of land by types: Tzpe Sl o)e l!"'g Fe Fr Orcha rd Acreage 5 35 ' Value per a cre f 3.00 20 .00 62 42 . 00 30 8 15. 00 75 . 00 138 Total val ue or l and 376:3. 00 Tot al val e of improvements 5155.00 Tot al value ot timber 24 . 00 Tota l value of tract 8942.00 Average va l ue per acre 64. 8 0 Total Value 9 . 00 700. 00 2604 . 00 450 . 00 $3163 . oo �Count: : Rockingho.m District: St onewall C72 - o. - N. ·r. Hensley: 2 Acreage Claimed: * 163 A. Value Claimed :~ ,.:'16,000 • Loea.tioti; Roads: Elk Run. ,24~-0.00 Deed 30 n {1898) ~500 ::ntirely within the r ark area. County road , clay surf ace) 3{.; niles _to Elkton, nearest shipping point. lnoumbran ces, counter clains or laps: .:>Oil: tracts "i. ssessed 163.32 ( iYJ ludes /'72) one Knom. :. >andy loam> slope t e 1 smooth gentle slopes with a fair depth of fertility , north east e "'osure, Ilistori of tract and condition of tiMber: This tract has been -----cu_l,,...l,,..e-d--, but still has some second growth timber and a few good mature trees consisting of white and _short leaf pinen and oaks. about 10 , 000 ft. 4 eds. fuel wood per acre Im:provements: , 4 , 00 · 1 . 00 -------- ----- ~40.00 -- - --------- -- .116. GO lb6 .()0 ·one. Value of land by ty;pes: ~ slope ~ oreuge 29 Total value of land Value pef acr.~ xJ5. oo Total Value 145. 00 $145.00 Total value of improveme nts Total value of timver 156.00 Total value of tract 301.00 Aver age value per acre * 10,34 Includes Tract #72. / 30 �..!:72t1 ,, 1.i.ens..,_ey , ~, . ,' . Count y : ockin ~hum Di striu t : Stone .ml.1. N ury ry .:rn. :ood ---- G. Scot wG:D Slope Su le - l 1 = ':> 0 C llu i '1 S 5 1'2, �-- .~ IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA: The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Petitioner At Law No. 1829 Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-two Thousand, Five fundred and Sixty-one (52,561) acres of land, more or less, On this // Defendants day of January, 1934, came Columbia F. Hensley, Grace Hensley, Ewell S. Hensley, and Claude S. Hensley, and on their motion leave is given them to file their application for disbursement of the sum of Ten Thousand Four Hundred Ten Dollars {$10,410.00}, the amount of the award set out in the judgment of condemnation of Tract No. 72, and heretofore paid into Court. And it appearing to the Court that Columbia F. Hensley, Grace Hensley, Ewell S. Hensley, and Claude s. Hensley are vested with a superior or better right or claim of title in and to said tract of land No. ?2 than any other person or persons; that the taxes due on said tract of land have been paid; that at the time the said condemnation order was entered, the said Columbia F. Hensley owned a one-fourth fee simple interest in the said real estate and a life estate in the remaining three-fourths thereof; that the said Grace Hensley, Ewell Hensley, and Claude S. Hensley owned an un- ~'i divided three-fourths interest in theAsaid real estate; that by contract entered into by Columbia F. Hensley, Grace Hensley, Ewell Hensley, and Claude S. Hensley on the 9th day of January, 1934, it was agreed between the said parties how the a f oresaid fund should be distributed/among them, to-wit: to Columbia F. Hensley Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), to Grace Hensley One Thousand Eight Hundred Three Dollars and Thirty-four Cents ($1,803.34), to Ewell s. Hensley One Thousand Eight Hundred Three Dollars and Thirty- three Cents ($1,803.33), and to Claude S. Hensley One Thousand Eight �2. Hundred Three Dollars and Thirty-three Cents ($1,803.33}: Upon consideration whereof it is considered and ordered by the Court that the said sum of Ten Thousand Four Hundred Ten Dollars ($10,410.00) paid into Court by petitioner as just compensation for tract No. 72 be disbursed as follows: to Columbia F. Hensley Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), to Grace Hensley One Thousand Eight Hundred Three Dollars and Thirty-four Cents ($1,803.34) , to Ewell S. Hensley One Thousand Eight Hundred Three Dollars and Thirty-three Cents ($1,803.33}, and to Claude s. Hensley One Thousand Efght Hundred Three Dollars and Thirty-three Cents ($1,803.33). And the Clerk of this Court is directed to transmit a certified copy of this order to the Treasurer of Virginia who shall disburse said sum of Ten Thousand Four Hundred Ten Dollars ($10,410.00 ) as above set out, taking from the said Columbia F. Hensley a receipt for the amount paid them, and certifying such payment to the Clerk of this Court for appropriate entry thereof as required by law. Enter: nutrl4.Tudge - �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA: The State Commissio n on Conservat ion and Developme nt of the State of Virginia v. PETITIONER At law No. 1829 Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-two Thousand, Five Hundred and Sixty-one (t52,561) acres of land, more or less, DEFENDANrS TO THE HON. H. W. BERTRAM, JUDGE OF SAID COURT: Your petitione r~, Columbia F. Hensley, Grace Hensley, Ewell s. Hensley, and Claude s. Hensley, respectfu lly represent : That a judgment in rem has heretofor e been entered in this proceedin g condemnin g to the use of the petitione rs the fee simple estate in a tr~ct of land formerly the property of your petitioners , 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 Commissio ners appointed herein, and shown, numbered, and delineated on the County Ownership Map filed herewith as Tract No. 72 at the price of Ten Thousand Four Hundred Ten Dollars ($10,410.0 0); That your petitione rs above named are entitled to the entire fund of Ten Thousand Four Hundred Ten Dollars ($10,410.0 0} to be distribute d among them according to the provision s of a contract entered into between your petitione rs on the 9th day of January i 1934; that the ~ l of this contract is attached to this peti"'" ,-p..t £,. tionAand made a part j hereof, which contract is referred to for further and more detailed descriptio n of the respectiv e interests of your petitione rs in the said fund. Your petitione rs further show to the Court that all taxes against said property have been paid to and including the year 1933, and they herewith file certifica tes to that effect from M. H. Harrison, Treasurer of Rockingham County, Virginia, and J. Robert Switzer, J '\ �2. Clerk of the Cirouit Court of Rookinghsm County, Virginia, whioh certificates are marked "Ex:. Certificate No. l" and "Ex:. Certificate No. 2", respeo ti vely, and the same are prayed to be read as a part hereof . Your petitioners further show to the Court that there are no liens on the said property; That no other person or persons than your petitioners are entitled to share in the distribution of said award. WHEREFORE, your petitioners pray that they may be made parties herein and be allowed to file this petition in this proceeding; that an order may be entered in said prooeeding for the distribution of said award in aooordanoe with the provisions of the said contract attached hereto; and that your petitioners may have suoh other, and further relief as the nature of the case may require. ~.L,# ht1 ~A~ . d, l'\O �3. STATE OF VIRGINIA, CITY OF HARRISONBURG, to-wit: This day Columbia F. Hensley, Grace Hensley, Ewell S. Hensley, and Claude S. Hensley, the petitioners in the above entitled matter, personally appeared before me, Pauline M. Andrus, a Notary Public in and for the City and State aforesaid, in my City aforesaid, and being duly affirmed, depose and say: They are the petitioners in the above entitled matter; that they are acquainted with the contents of the above petition, and do hereby state that the matters of fa t }therein set forth are true, to the best of their knowledge Subscribed and sworn to before me this 9th day of January, 1934. O~nu ,~ 1 Notary Public a belief. �WHEREAS, Nicholas W. Hensley died intestate January 17, 1917, leaving surviving him his widow, Columbia F. Hensley, and the following four children, Grace Hensley (nee Hensley), Ewell Hensley, Claude s. s. Hensley, and Maude M. Shipp {nee Hensley) as his sole heirs at law, all of wha'f"were then over the age of twentyone (21) years; WHEREAS, by contract entered into between the aforesaid Columbia F. Hensley and all of the aforesaid heirs and their consorts, the said ~olumbia F. Hensley waived her dower rights in the real estate of the said Nicholas W. Hensley, and in lieu thereof ~ {, " ~ ~ I'- < acquired, among other interests, a life estate in all of the said real estate of her said husband, which contract is of record in the Clerk's Office of Rockingham County, Virginia, in Deed Book 106, at page 485, the remainder of the said real estate to be equally divided upon her death among the four children above mentioned; ~ \I l,..... aforesaid Clerk's Office in Deed Book 123, at page 205, Maude M. Shipp and Roy D. w. S~ipp, her husband, conveyed all of their r:ight, c:? title, and interest to all of their undivided interest in any and ' all of the said real estate of the said Nicholas W. Hensley to ~ ~ WHEREAS, by deed dated July 5, 1922, of record in the tJ Columbia F. Hensley, the mother; WHEREAS, all of the said real estate of the said Nicholas W. Hensley, with the exception of the thirty acres known as the Piny Mountain tract referred to in the above mentioned deed and contract, is included in the area of the Shenandoah National Park, and has been condemned by the State of Virginia f or park purposes at the appraised value of Ten Thousand Four Hundred Ten Dollars ($10,410.00), the same being designated in the condemnation order entered in the Circuit Court of Rockingham County, Virginia as tract Number 72; WHEREAS, the said Ten Thousand Four Hundred Ten Dollars ($10,410.00) has been set apart to be paid for the said real estate, �2. but which money the Treasurer of Virginia will not distribute to either the aforesaid widow or heirs at this time because of the provisions of the aforesaid contract of January 20, 1917, granting to the said widow a life estate in the said real estate; but WHEREAS, all of the parties to this agreement are desirous of obtaining distributive s hares of the said fund at this time, which could now be paid were it not for the life interest of the said widow, and upon the execution of this contract will petition the Circuit Court of Rockingham County, Virginia, for an order settling the respective rights of the respective heirs and widow of the said Nicholas w. Hensley to their distributive shares in the said fund so that the same can be paid or disbursed to those who are now by reason of this agreement entitled to the same, rather than await the death of the said Columbia F. Hensley; NOW, THEREFORE, THIS AGREEMENT made this 9th day of January, 1934, between Columbia F. Hensley, party of the first part, and Grace Hensley (widow), Ewell his wife, Claude s. s. Hensley and Emily Hensley, Hensley and Ethel L. Hensley, his wife, and Maude M. Shipp and Roy D. W. Shipp, her husband, parties of the second part, WITNESSETH: That for and in consideration of the provi- sions of this contract and One Dollar ($1 . 00) cash in hand paid, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, at and before the signing, sealing, and delivery of this contract, the said parties hereto agree to the acceptance from the Treasurer of the State of Virginia the amounts set opposite their names following, and request that the same be paid to them in full satisfaction of all their right, title, and interest in and to any and all of the real estate owned at his death by the said Nicholas W. Hensley and to the fund of Ten Thousand Four Hundred Ten Dollars ($10,410 . 00) to be paid by the State of Virginia for the same: �3. . . .. . . . . $ 5,000.00 Grace Hensley •.••.•..•...•• 1,803.34 s. Hensley........... Claude s. Hensley.......... 1,803.33 Columbia F. Hensley Ewell 1,803.33 Total Fund ••.••...•.•••.••• $10,410.00 And the aforesaid Maude M. Shipp and Roy D. w. Shipp unite in this contract for the purpose of releasing any present, future, or contingent right, title, or interest to any part of the aforesaid real estate or the funds paid therefor, and in consideration of One Dollar ($1.00) cash in band paid to them, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, doth hereby release, remise, and quit claim unto the said Columbia F. Hensley, Grace Hensley, Ewell s. Hensley, :Emily Hensley, Claude L. Hensley, and Ethel L. Hensley the real estate or funds above mentioned fully acquit and discharged of any and all claim or right, title, interest, or equity therein or thereto. Witness the following signatures and seals. d4~d zr ~ 1 ~ (SFAL) (SEU) «f~ ~ F A L ) ~c~~~~---xf~.~~~~( SEAL) tkL~----.....if.,........__1-i~~~k~'<---· -"'i!~ ....... ?lttUlccb Vt. _{SEAL) ff.Jr/Ii/ (SF.AL) ~IZ'-""'1:,17~,(....._..(}___,,;;$_V_kf--=---W~ · -=----/_ _ _ _ (SFAL) �.., ' 4. STATE OF VIRGINIA, CITY OF HARRISONBURG, to-wit: I, Pauline M. Andrus, a Notary Public in and f or the city and State aforesaid, whose commission expires March 7, 1936, do certify that Columbia F. Hensley, Grace Hensley (widows), Ewell s. Hensley, .Einily Hensley, his wife, Claude Hensley and Ethel L. Hensley, his wife, and Maude M. Shipp and Roy J. b). Shipp, her husband, whose names are signed to the foregoing writing bearing date January 9, 1934, have acknowledged the same before me in my said city. Given under my hand this 9th day of January, 1934. CJ~liu~ Notary Public �M. H. HARRISON TREASURER OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY HARRISONBURG, VIRGINIA 1--....i To Whom It t_ay Concern. - <::i <: 4i Jan-9th, 1934 I hereby certify that the records of my office show that Nicholas •• Hensley has paid the taxes t:- on his ~ ror the years 1932 and 1933, in the county of Rmckingham, ~ ~ Ll_ '-1 l- ·~ Q::- ~ ¼ 280 acres, 1 rood and 8 poles, in Stonewall District , State of Virginia . All taxes prior to that time if any be unpaid, are a matter of record in the Clerk's Office of said county. Given under rrry hand and seal this 9th day of January 1934. T r e a s ~ County Ci ~ < ~ -.:t 0 t STATE OF VIRGINIA , COUNTY OR ID CKINGHAM, to- wit : I , J . Robert Swit zer , Clerk of the Circuit Court of Rockingham County do hereby certify that the records in my office do not ~how any delinquent taxes against the tract of land in Stonewall District assessed in the name of Nicholas W. Hensley . Given under my hand this 10th day of January , 1934. ~ (-....... ~ ~ '-.) )< -~ Cl �<ttommnutttrttltlJ nf ]Iirgiuttt TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND , VA . Janua r y 13 , 1 934 JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA This is to certify that I, J.M. Purcel1, Treasurer of Virg inia have this 13 day of January in accordance wi th an order of the circuit court of Rockingh am County dated 1/13/34 in the cause of the State Commission on Conservation and Develo:pment of the State of Virginia vs. Cassandra Lawson ~= ~ - - - - - - -- -- -Atkins :paid to _ Gr~ce Hensley $ 1,803 . 34 being in full settlement of tract# 72 in the above mentioned cause. �Qtommnuwralt11 of ]lirgiuta TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA . January 13 , 1934 JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA Grace Hensley Received of J. M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virg inia, the sum of $ 1 , 803 . 34 , in accordance with an order of the Circuit Court of the county of Rockingham of January entered on the 11th day 1 934_ , 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 complet e settleme n t for the tract of land k nown in said proceeding as #-7~2_ ___ Sign ori g inal and duplicate and return to the Treasurer of Virginia. �Qrommnuwtaltq nf llirgiuta TREASURE R' S OFFICE RICHMOND , V A . January 13 , 1934 J OHN M. PU RCELL T R EASUR E R OF V I RGI N IA This is to certify that I, of Virginia have t his 13 J . M. PurcelJ, Treasurer day of January wit h an order of the circuit court of dated 1/11/34 in accordance Rockingham County in the cause of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia vs. p aid to $ 1 , 803 . 33 Cassandra Lawso=n~A~t~k=i-·n~s_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Claude s. Hens ley being in full settl e ment of tract # 72 in t he above mentioned cause. �Qtommnuwraltb of ]Iirgiuta TREASURER 'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA . January 13 , 1934 JOHN M, PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA Claude s. Hensley Received of J.M. Purcell, Trea s urer of Virg inia, the sum of $1 1 803 . 33 , in accor dance with an order of the Circuit Court of the c ounty of Rockingham entered on the 11th day of Jannary _1 93L , in the matter of the State Co mmission on Conservat ion and Developme nt v _ __ -~C~a=s~s=a=n=d=r~ae-.-=L=a=w~s=-=on=-=A~t=k=i=n=s~ ___ and others, being full and complete settlemen t for the tract of land k nown in said proceedin g as #--'-7=2' - - - Sign original and duplicate and return to the Treasurer of Virginia . • �Qtnmmnumtalt4 nf ]Jtrgiuta TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA, .January 13, 1934 JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA This is to certify that I, J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia have this 13 day of .January in accordance with an order of the circuit court ofRackjngbam c~mty da t e d 1/11/34 in the cause of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia vs. paid to Cassandra Lawson Atkjns Ewell S. Hensley $_1~,~8_0_3_.~3_3____ being in full settlement of tract #-a.2- in the above mentioned cause. �arnmmnuwtalt11 nf 111irgiuta TREASURE R'S OFFICE RICHMON D , VA , January 13 , 1934 JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA Ewell s. Hensley Received of J.M. Purcell, Trea s urer of Virg inia, the s um of $ 1 1 803 . 33 , i n accordan ce with an order of the Ci rcuit Court of the c ounty of Rockingh am of January entered on the 11th day _1 93_!_ , in the matter of the State Co mmission on Conserv ati on and Developm ent v _ __ __C_a_s_s_an_d_r_a__L_a_w_s_o_n_A_t_k_i_n_s____ and other s , being full and complete settleme n t f or the tract of land k nown in said proceed ing a s #_ 7_2____ Sign origina l and dup li cate and return to the Treasur er of Virginia . �Cttomwnnwtaltq nf llirginta TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA , January 13 , 1934 JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA This is to certify that I, J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia have this 12 day of January in accordance with an order of the circuit court of Rockingham County dated 1/11/34 in the cause of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia vs. paid to $ 5 1 000 . 00 Cassandra Lawson,_______,,_A=t=k=i=·n=s____ ______ _ Columbia F . Hensley being in full settlement of tract #_:12 in the above mentioned cause. �C!tnmmnuwralt11 nf ]ltrgiuta TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA. January 13, 1934 JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA Columbia F . Hensley Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia, the sum of$ 5,000.00, in accordance with an order of the Circuit Court of the county of Rockingham County of January entered on the 11th day 1 93L, in the matter of the State Commission on Conservation and Development v _ __ __._C....a....s....s_._.a.._n...._d ......... r .... a.____.I.._.,a....,wLLisuca...,_n,._.___..oAu.tl.Lk._jL.ln_.._.s.;,.__ _ __ an d others , being full and complete settlement for the tract of land known in said proceeding as # _7_2____ _ Sign or iginal and duplicate and return to the Treasurer of Virginia . �Claim of_ __ . _ e.be..c.. a...-3.. en.al ___ r___ • t.t¥_.J~ ....s1.ey _.,_l.o. · .ri_t _.D'J. .e.r.~ ... --------In the Circuit Court oL--=weJ~iRc.. . ___________ County, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs.___ .e.c.ca.~~ ...Rensle,¥.--an.d- Y-it.t..y- :!:'....-H of Sixty acres ,... ,a..y---JG-i--Rt--0- ne-:es---------- more or less, of land in __R-0-0-1 --4.--r-1:,c.ru_..: ______________ 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-2 ~.ingK;_; ____________ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to said notice. My name is ___ 3.e..be..c.c. _.E .. Re.nsley__ n.a.._utty__F...11 ns.le.;,r._ ______________ _ My post office address is_.;i~J_._:};)__!1_~ - ~---tt:J;.9_11_.YJ,.r :i_,_:g__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__ ~Y--- _______ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements=---F-one------------------------- --------------------------- This land is located abouL_tb.r....e.e ____ miles from _____ .::U t.Qn... _______________ Virginia, in .th j;_o_11.e..w.a.ll______ 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. ) ~e- ..JJ.r~- J-0-_iR..t. - 9 ·- 9:t'-6-- et3.eh--e L t:- -a- -u ~ - a r--ufiufvTuea.--In-fe-r--e-;:;-t ------- -~~--~~~-1 -~_1:_~~X.-~.9-~~_;__~.f--~~!.!.~~-------------------------------------- ----~-------The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follo,w s: North_ 1 ilmer _Hensle ---------------------------------------- ------------------South_-4-,I .-Heneley--- ------------------------------------------------ ----------East __ \ . : . Hensley ------------------------------------------------ ------------West __ O. :J. r, randle ------------------------------------------------ -------------I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year-~-~!~____in the following manner: · _ y__de.eJ _.fr. t Jl ~.3.. 3.a lier --- ------------------------------------------------ --- I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $---~---~Q.9_!..Q.9___ , 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:.!.§_(2_Q~_q_g ____ , I am the owner of_ _____ __________ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $------------------· (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). Remarks: __ rn-h@__ :Pi-o-e-- -0-:-£ __ '!.l-_ nr._j._~_j;_l:1Q __$.1Jh1-_°tQ_tJ.l__cl.e_iL.'laJ _________ _ ..... ea-eh--el · r1-± 4 ,t ' .~ - -.ji--9-Ge-.-oe----as---a- une--ha1--:t"-UTid.1vi<re -rntefe1ft ____ __ __ ___ ___ _ in_ said _!:) ixt __a~rer;JQf_--1,,.nd·.. __________________________________________________ _ ------------------------------- - ------------ (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). Witness my signature (or ~ame ~d ark a tached hereto) this __ ~-~~~~~!_J.____ day of__ tl!Y--------------, 1930.-Jl e~ _________ ~_j(~_,._Jt_~_:_ ______ _ STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF __ ~_?-~~~~€;,_!_).__ ~------------, To-wit: The undersigned hereby certifies thaL 3.a .an.ca.-J...H _ .... ;i:.._L..K.i..t.ty_~ .- ~¥the above named claimants'personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters · and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best o ~ knowledge and belief, this___ '.7_t_]i___7 _______ day of ---'~~,'_ ____1_~,3.1):l!l31>. ~ ~ o~u,.,~ ~/~ 4..:t tl / : I tf_:/; I -~------...__ 1 __ _;_LJ_k__ ,U~-21L_________________ _ =.tu;u~~~~b~:!~~~~ or � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Fultz, Vernon - Hinckle, J.W. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context hensley-n-w-estate.pdf Title A name given to the resource Hensley, N. W. Estate Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Elk Run Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 72, 72-a Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Hensley https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/2d52a32a6529cdeda5c7c44371e1aff9.pdf c7401e1987135b1bf4d0d2025a8537c3 PDF Text Text NAME OF OWNER Number of Acres: 2~ Location: n~l to ~1:cton . Roads: -1 Soil: Verv stony , · ut fert i le lo~~ - ~ History of Tract and condition of timber: ~ lt u. burned repe- t edl: • 1 ty of r prod ct ion . Re prod 1ct 101. or ·.1i xed 1 1-rd 10oas , ·.•ost l y ou:Cs, s. 11 r,i ne s sc +te r ed L rd rnods U:i:J .i:;o 9 • DBH - l ess thAn 1 cor er ~ere. A Improvements: e l line : :'r e , 12x?3', 11th ..... n --tt~c:1ed d tclien lOxl x8' ·xs ' ... or·l , 4, ro ...., , pil)e " l ie , 1 t::,ry , c ei l ,d , co d i t · on 1r , OCvl_i edb o·r.er , .:_r~1· ;:...tel'Sl:!)J;ll. , p i l l r !J , f oundu t Lo 1. 3L<rn : 1 7x20x l 2 ', .1i t ~ ed , ... oor ,Jo 1 i"·ion . Hc:J l ·-0\Ase : 8xl ·-- ', _, .,,, .. r roo'\ f .• ir c0·1 ' i "':;i0n . , o, ... ·:01se : Lo· , )0 rd r.JJ ", __ o-:>r 1 , thrifty Orv:i r d: 01 i-'-io1 . 1 )8 C tr Jes j ..1 t be · · Acreage and value of types : Value per acre Acreage Types Total Value Ridge: 1 Slope: . 6 . 00 '1. . 00 6 .50 . 00 180 . 00 2 8~ . 00 -..J . 00 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: 400 . 00 Value of Land: $ 37'~ 00 J • 0 Value of Improvements: $ •.10 . J . ':) v Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ ..,0 . 00 Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ JC . '"'O Value per acre for tract: $ .J 3 • 8 ..., Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ • T, 1"' . ~ -~: �Claim oL / 2 / ~ -------------------------------- ,;l;{_ ~ In the Circuit Court ofn ~-~ -k - ~______ County, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. _____________________________________________________________________________ _ -~---- x~ ------------------------------------------- ------------ ------------ ------ -1,"/ more or less, of land i ___ _,_} ~-- ~ --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 fil~ng of_;,aid petiti® and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court o~~~~~-- County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to s~~ :p,etition and to sai -o tice. My name is_/~ - ~ ~ ______________ ------------ ------------ ----My post office address is __M~ ------------ -_------------- ------------ -------I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or patcel of land within the area sought - __, .1 "._,,___,;;ti::P q '.2- ~ to be condemned, containing abou~ _::=-;1~ ___ acres, on which there are the following bu~ mprove,~ :~ ~ ~- ~ ---. ------.----- ------------ -----------. ------ 7-_______ p jFJ{; 7 ~--------- ----- .--. -.--.- This ~ is located about_ __ m1les fro~ .V ~ ------------ -V1rg1ma, m t~ ~Ma gisterial 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.) / . ~ l'J-7 _, ,,__.,,, / ------------ ------------ ------------ ----- ·___________ .Y_k"_V-_ ~ ~ A -'----------- ------------ The land ow,ners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows: ~:~: £ ~,:~~~~~~:: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : ~ ~------------ ------------ ------------ --- , ________ _ West __ _p~/ _________ -----------I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the yea"Y/,[-L!f_____ in the following manner: I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $10tJ_Q_ ~ -------· I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, 0 ,, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvement s thereon is $LD1lf1~--- -----· I am the owner of_ _______________ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $- - ------------ ----· (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds ). Remarks·- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ - ------------ ------------ ------------ -------- (Continue remarks if necessary o~ e back). Witness my signature (or my name and mark attached hereto)J is:;?~--: -----day of_a ~ L __________ , 193f _Qn__Q __,_ ± _ t d ___ ~ ---~ - ~ . /- 1= --;ySTATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF ______ ------------ ---------, To-wit. The undersigned hereby certifies that_ _______________________________________________ _ the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, this ________~~- ------day oL k ~--=- ---- --, 19~ - ~ ,A -~ ·· ________ _ -el-et>k- oHhe ~,4;; or Special Investigator or -~fota:ry Public or Justice of-the.]:~. 1P �n Aere tiont Lo ' . 3$ 22 s oo. So •. 7 p . , 21 tn ,o.oo th ed. or 1 A for k. oou:rtt r claimn 0 l y ix r t rtY, l l Inmrov monta1 2 • ri y p o tr e u,t e inn n to cot .. . -ents .... er . - 3 �-. #16- Hensley,M. G. County: District: Rockingham Stonewall N I Dea.h LEGEND: Slope Grazing Tillable Scale - l • 2o chains 'fl? � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Fultz, Vernon - Hinckle, J.W. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context hensley-m-g.pdf Title A name given to the resource Hensley, M. G. (Marvin G.) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: S. Naked Creek Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 16 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Hensley https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/e1fd9323ee906702198f6785454ee84c.pdf ad494a7002e4fd383a901ba112d04e44 PDF Text Text ROCKINGHAM COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #88 - Hen s l ey , L & T. Number of Acres 2 Location: Elk Run . Enti rely within the park area . Roads: One - half mile dirt r oad to Spotswood Trail, 4 miles hard surfa c e t o El kton, n eare st shipping point . Soil: Sandy loam, slope type . History of Tract and condition of timber: Improvements: All c leared . None. Acreage and value of types : Types Value per acre Acreage Total Value Ridge: Slope: Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: -- 2 @ $ 10 0.00 $50.0 0 Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 100 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ 100 • 00 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ ~ None ~ !_ CLERK 123 �188 3cnsley , 1, . & C,.' . county: rlockingham District: Stone;mll "l'T T . lfensley "';. ..r . .;.ensley G. Scott Btugher 1/ 1/ 1/ I I 1/ 7 / L ~G ,:ID 1'illable c;cale - 1' = ~O clto. ins �C Ul t y : Rocl.,1 Di trot: on. O • t 1:,:oly • i : , 11 · lkton, 1:Ji. tory: rt r 1c d to _root ll cl~r r O · 111.. ots m~ d ' ~. 11 . . . r.:1Ues in point. • "ono. le VllU ot J.O'ti V lu o.oo nd ot 1 v le t 1 11 e. 1: 10 ton D r ti b lu of t:r ot lu ,. :r aor .10 . 00 d o r~,:- oo t � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Fultz, Vernon - Hinckle, J.W. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context hensley-l-and-t.pdf Title A name given to the resource Hensley, L. & T. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Elk Run Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 88 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Hensley https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/85596dfc1a9a53bf921a2e68c11b45f0.pdf 9e5d0afff3c2928d0914ccd9dab8538b PDF Text Text NAME OF CLAIMANT Number of Acres: 6 Location: Roads: Soil: ...::lk .. un . ? ?, • :1hree nil8s sout 1:n~t of _.lkton, r. S . :?ositi or Three miles ov,r count: roud to ,lkton. 3-nd lo._, sloe t:pe, sh~llo r ~nd slopes , northe st exposu r . erti e, moder~ te History of Tract and condition of timber: Tir1 :r , Je.vy c1ll 1 ed, re!'1c...ll11Tif' co....,--i t ~"' ~~Jl ') '·s -..•1' pini=>s t, out 2 cor"s .o d . . . er o:'1 wood(.,d · :::ec. . 10 cor s 100d. Improvements: tand..:: 'l' ·r0118 • Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: -~ >. 00 5 2.3 . )0 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: 1 9 - ....,;J • ) .,~O . 00 Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ _ o. OC Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ 8.34 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ "'onP. . ~</~~~ -·--- - C7 ... ,... .,.,.TT .J J...l-J.a..~.A.4.-• ~, �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. ____ l'....i..t.:t~Ll!'..Jiensley ______________________________________________________ _ J!'ive acres ------------------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- -------more or less, of land in __ 1e)"C3zinr-ht tr:r------ _______ County, Virginia, Defendant s. The undersigned, in answer to .rthe pet1t10n 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_ __.;;{.Q-0.k-W.£~:;l------ ---- County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to saicl petition and to said notice. My name is ______ !5-_i_~~Z _£·_._l:!~Y!_~leJL_ ________________________________________ _ My post office address is __ J _,..1_ ,. _.. 3 .:-_{)J::j;_Qn__i[e,_, ___________________________ __: __ _ I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing abouL_:Ti. ,e_ __________ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvem ents:-(} -o,' --s-.. r-in - f - at-e-r ---------- ---------- ---------- --- This land is l'ocated abouL_:Ui,xe.e..---mi les from __ 'll:ton ___________________ Virginia, in the __§j;_O_I}.§3~~:;!.).___ Magisteria l District of said County. I claim the following right, title, ,estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above.) I a' the sole owner The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows: N orth..H.e .... ~ -=-r-Pnd- - /"-i.-tt-;1- -P-.-H ·rol-e3J ---------- ------ ---------- ---------- --South __ A.;-.J.. Hens-le~- ---------- ---------- ---------- - ____________________________ _ East -~i .. ~en.slay ______________________________________________________________ _ West_ __ i il1.1e r _F ensl~-- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- -----I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the yearl _~:i,.~_____ in the following manner: ___-qy_..d. .e..d. _ .r.o. _: ill er__ - ~.1 ..11 .. H.e.nsleF- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvem ents there~ on is $-200 . 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 improvem ents thereon is $ __ .?_QQ.!QQ ______ , I am the owner ofl _Q;f__~t.xty___ 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 $--- ~.9_Q! .9_Q_______ . (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or informatio n as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). Remarks: __fha. _ .a.ti _t.e.... - f - -4. -t f-0-- - t - -t re- - -6G-- e-c-::ee-e-- i-s-.:.- _______________ _ ---~~~~~~d 0 ~ 0~ ~~~f ~:~~~r!~~r ~~~: --~Q~_~§ __:t:r-9_':l _ll_q_e __o_f _Me _______________ _ ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). Witness my signature (or my name and mark attached hereto) this ____ 'l-th------ -day of __ !~~~--~-~~~------, 193Ct ~-J!:/{ ~------ -------- -------- -- STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF - '{-O-e1-:-:i ('tra-t:1----- --------, To-wit: The undersigne d hereby certifies that_ __ -!5-_iJ~:t --~_.;:~n~l.ey ________________________ _ 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 ____ 7:!ih_ _________ :-day of_ __ L~---1~;3]._ J\ bu, Ff"/ ~~ I) A ~ r J (.t-Y/ rr' f:;_Jr;/~ ,//2tt". 19-/1',1/ k1S3tr. §;~ ___._/lt___ /_f~---------------Clerk of the Court, or Special Investigat or or ~k,~ __ Notary Public, or ustice of the Peace. �Cou nty: :ock ingh o.m Dis tric t: Bto nc mll 210 2 - >'i t t:i.e !Icn ale; [ eod (no fie r~1u e Cla i~e d: -Loe- tion: :tan s: 200 . 1',lk Run ~ " . 20 .. 00 a ohe et) " ;3 mil es $ou the .st of ...lkto n , U• .; . pos itio ni!i '72 ~ Non e known . c3o il: San dy loam , nlop.., typ e , llor , 'nd f1; rtil e, - - slo~ os , nor th '"•c. · e7 osu reshn . 1ot"e- .to Roa-·--· df': 3 mile<; ver cou nty rou< to lkto n ......• His t or v : 'I imb cr h0a vy Cl:U led • r0"" 1ain ing nds con sl:.1 ts of smr1.ll \.,u.co o.na. inc~ bou t 2 co=<sto. ls woo d J or cr0 OT! ~oo dod o.reo. ..... J.O cor ds woo d ' ,l . 00 :. er cor d, Inp rov cmo n t.,£: -Val ue of lrn d Jmr1 .ll dwe llin g 6x8 , l room wi t}1 er roo f, ~ic k flu , ~ ir con 1~i on, no· vac~-:~nt . 10 . 00 25 . 00 y -~yp on: ·rt?e . '1ll abl e ·· 101 e V....lue .or~ r er acr e I !5. 00 5 4 . 00 r otc1 l V· luo lb . 00 20. ) . ·3t, .0 D Tot al V lue of l nd Tot al val ue of 11~> 1111 35 .oo · rov ePen t s "'25 ,0U Tot al val ue of tim ber 10 . 00 ':Cot 1 vul ue of tr• ct ?0 . 00 vor c;e v,._ uo p ~r ncr e . l.67 u �__, #102 - Hensley, ~~t~_i~- . N Edward Hensl LEGEND: Slope Tillable Scale - 1 11 20 chains = County: District: R0 ckingham Stonevrnll � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Fultz, Vernon - Hinckle, J.W. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context hensley-kitty.pdf Title A name given to the resource Hensley, Kitty Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Elk Run Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 102 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Hensley https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/9e2f04b3ab2076f8a3caeef25ea1a99a.pdf c5c8a9125608bf3aa2cb241e04b3db83 PDF Text Text NAME OF CLAIMANT Number of Acres: Location: 0g •.m ley _.!ollo. • ....,ou ~ 'rest slo:'.:)e of Roads: Soil: eu.n .~o '1.t . . . · •• re ~ · to county ro..... ne .. :r . :t . '0:1..,.. .iles o ...,l..tton. :..y 0.,.. onl i ~,.., c-te _J to ri, -'-'-ir er.1-ili tw ; od r-...t 1., entle tlopes. ...., 1:1th. - st z o r .. . C. History of Tract and condition of timber: · :.. . . re . i n <':) Ju..<: t •dl} ~' to , OC<.;u.Si '1. .... 1 Improvements: Acreage and value of types : Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 0 ,1 • 0 Grazing Land: 20.00 u. oo Fields Restocking: 10 . '-' . ·,r • Cove: Cultivated Land: 11" l_ • Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ :.1 J. ,_,, Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ ... .. ~ Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ • '-'-'- : • ~-/@n 7 �~~~:. ~~ & ± ~rginia, 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 as h~y·~:: :: said ~~d ,n_::icy ~ ____ /T ______ _ My post offic~ : 1s_~ ~--------- L __ _!._ LL!. 3..2___ _ I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about_ ___ L Q'_~_______ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements: _____ ______ __________________________ _____________________ _ \ �_______ _ ~ ~ ___ :.. Claim o f _ ~ In the Circuit Court o f _ _ ~ ~ - - - - - ounty, Virginia, N o.4"r'A_7, At La,;,, 0 : : e : , t a : : _ ~ ? ~ : : z : ~ -- ~ ~ : ~ --------------------- .-- ~ ~ ,- -----4P --------------.--. _ .---------------------- / more or less, of land m __ p p ~7 ~_County, V1rgmia, Defendants. The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the fili~ of ~d ~etitio and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit _ __ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this Court o f ~ ~ __ as h:Ya:::: : : _ ~ i ~ ~ "---------- ----------,-:B=--4 , My post office address is-------~-------:--- - _______________ --- ~ - : _ _ • ".:JI I claim a right, title, estate or interest in~ tr~ct ~;;fa~~j of lane(within the area sought to be condemned, containing about_ __ _L_A?__<Q_·____ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements:_______________ _____ ___ _ ------------------------ -------- =~~: 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 de ibed abo .) ii;-: :-::-:: :-:::~~~~:---~ ~: nd are as folloiws: ~ j : C e n t tot e above escribed tract or ~ North _____________________________________________________________________________ _ South _________ ______________________________ _____ _______________________________ ___ East ________________ __ __________ ____ ________ __________ _________ ______ ____ ____ __ ___ _ West ____ ______ ___ ___ _________ ____ _____ _____ ___ _____ ____________ ___ _______ ____ __ ___ _ I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year __LecL~in the ~~~L~K~~ - _/ ~----- ;-~l~~:-t~-:t-~~~-;~~ e~ a-& ~ · ..-1 {a;fef~w1fi; ~~-i:~~~~~:~~~~-t~e~~~ on is $Lef!..f'!t:~-~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 ~_(_r~~~-~-~ _acres of land adjoining the above described ,tract or I am the owner of_ __~ 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 o~ the tract or parcel of land by metes and bou_nds1 .. ../ ~ _ ~ -~ ~ - ------ - -----,ma~ ~~ ~- - ~ J -- ~ - ~---4~ ~-~~z-3c¥.-~--- -- - - ~-"'" 7 ~ ~-;_. ---- ----------~ -- ~ ~ - ----- - ----~ -~ ~ - ~-- ~ of_~ --~d.-f_. ----- _ _ _ =~-s~~:~~rl~; my name : ----- -~ - - ~ ~ ~ - ~-~~.:-- ~n mue remarks if necessary on the back). z~ · -~ --~~~-he~ ~·~ - --: f~~ STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF__iJ'f-- __._._..._4.-<C.~= ---------------------· - ~- Q....c-~ The undersigned hereby certifies that__ the above named claimant personally appeared before him ;.-Wci""made oath that the matters and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, this ________ / - -~ ---day of____ :,2-~ -:::_~93 _· ~ d::fJ U"-* _ ~ ~d~(-;; pecial vestigator or Cle of the Notary Public, or Justice of t e Peace. �- - ~ ~- Filed in the Clerk's Offl Roc k'tngham County V ce , a. FEB rn 31 -----Clerk �~~a::. ~rcui£ ~~~~unty, Virginia, NoLM~-, At Law. =~.:.ta::._~~~~-~~;eti~ 1Fu~]~~~~~~Ci~~~i~fi~~~~~~:!:;~~fi!°-::~-~~~ ~:~~i:~~i~, velopment of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court o f _ ~ ~ ~ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as h:ya::: :_:~~~~~- t:_:~~~-n:~ice._____ ------------------~-------- My post office address 1s __ .L.~~~~. d ~ ~ -~ -,--PZ~-/_____ _ I claim a rig~t, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about__L~ _______ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements=---------~ -------- ------- -------------- ------------------------------------------------- ;.o-~ -~ ~-p_:----------------------This !aJ,tl is located about_ ___ ,¥--____ miles f r o m _ ~ - - - - - - Virginia, in the~_Magisterial District of said County. �Filed in the Clerk's Office Rockingham County, Va. FE ;-1,.., I , , ''l ' ---ClerK �-7 County : Rockingham Distr ict: s tonew all :/J.56 - Hensle y , Jolln A. Acrea ge Claim ed: Deed: 89 i~ . Value Clair~ cd: rt $4'70 . 00 11 $1i? . 84 (1004) Looat ion: Hensl ey Rollow. Bouth wcst slope of Dean t.:ount ain. J.noumbra.ng~s a . count er cta,lrns or laps: None loiown. Soil: Sandy clay of good clep th and fair fertil ity; mod.era toly rooky with steep. to gentle elopes . Southw est expos ure . . Roads : One mile of rough dirt road to county road near Mt . Pleas ant Church; thence fou:r ;miles to Elkton . tre.ot and cond tion of tir:ber e L~.rge portio n of tract oleal"e d many years a.go, grazed sihee . One ama.11 field negle otec1 grown up to aorub :pine . ',7ooded area cut over repoat e<.Uy in the Mi:x:ea oaks, yellow pine and hicko ry - 2" to 8" DBH vt1 th anpast . ocoae ional large r trees . J.m.provemente: Wano . Value o:t' land by m~e F r F g tx:r es: Acreage " 3? 3 43 ~ Total value of land Total vall).e of traet Averag e vnluo per aore $986 . 00 985 . 00 11 . 88 No t e* ...... Discre pancy betwee n deed acreag e and ac1•0ago found duo to the faet t ha t the origin al survey laoked eight chains of closin g due to an error e:1. ther in bearin gs or distan oes or both . �N }oo - :Iensley , John ounty: •ockinp:hum District : Jtonewall S . J . .Icnsley r!ensley- Dean • n . O. Dean L --::G~HD Sloje - ~estocking Jcalir=zi~g= ~u chai~s �Claim of___ ~ . ; /~~~------------ ----------------- ---------- _County, Virginia, No, ________ , At Law. In the Circui/c:~~;t~f_"f_'O_____ _ ___________ The State Commission on Cons ation and Development of the State of Virginia, Peti- ~-~------------- ----------------- --------~ioner, vs- ~ more or less, of land in_L-A.«~~-.. .. ___ County, Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned, in answer to ti;fpetitio~-ofth;-§tate Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the !iljng of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court oi:f 9_____ _______________ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this 'd p e t i t i o ~ a i d ~. o t i as his answer t My name i ______ --------0--:--:------ -- _----------------------- --------------------------------- ------address is ____ ~~______ My post o 1 claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about__/.~f:~ - ~ s , on hich there are the following bu~~--dtvJZ:ts:)~-~-------------- _________ _ ------------------------ ------- _ _ ____________ :~--/4------------ -- ----------This_~d is located abo~L-~_6_:_-~_miles ~rom _________~---~----------Virginia, in the~_Mag1ste rial District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or pare~~~:~~:.~ 3 North _____ ~ - - - of: ar1:7:i, --, ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ------ -------- __ _ : ~~--~:: : : : : : : : : : : :-:_::::_:_ !~r~ I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year -~_Q___ in the ~anner: ~~ -- ~- a ~ ---------- . ----- -~- - --- ~ ----- ~~ !Jn~ -- -------------- ~ ~ '--~ ------------------------ ------------------------ ------ �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHi\M COUNTY , VIRGINIA. The Sta te Commission on Conservation and DeveloJ;ment of the state of Virginia vs. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others and 52,561 aores, more or lees, in Rockingham County, Vi~ Statement made by,._<lliiii H•aa ~ filed in the Clerk's Office Rocking m County, Va. f.L I 1932 I/ , ~ e pursuant to a decree entered in the above entitled cause on Ootober 25, 19.32 , in response to Item No. 2 of the inquiry made in said deoree. report made by the Board of Appraisal Commissioners, as has been fully set forth in his objeotion to the oonfirmation ot said report,heretofore filed in this cause. Au-- plai sbe:M1ne; Eba, lamle in wn±oh 5ea1 1e1; onaant a&e QQ»tais e1noral istereeta 1& Your respondent does not deem it neoasaary ~ accurate survey* be made of t h e exaot amount of mineral lands within the Park area~ for he is not excepting to the acreage but to the fact that no mineral interest whatever was allowed him. LAW OFFICES GEO.S. HARNSBERGER 'HARRISONBURG , VA. �IN THE CI RCUI T COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY , VIRGI NIA. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia filed ln the Clcrk1s Office Ror.klrirrf 2m County, Va. vs . Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others and 52 , 501 acres of land in Rockingham County, h ;-tf 1932 TO THE HON.H. W. BERTR.AM , JUDGE OF SAID COURT. The motion of Luther J . strickler, praying said Court to disapprove and to decline to accept the report of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners , heretofore appointed by said Court in the above matter , because said Board failed and refused to make any finding in favor of the movant,in connection with his claim filed before said Board,for the value of gold claimed by movant to exist on the land of John • Hensley, the finding concerning which lands are made under No. 56 of the report of said Appraisal Board. samples of the earth were taken from the said land, sent to the assaying office of the Treasury Department of the United States, and a report ade by said office that said earth contained gold, which report was filed with the Board of Appraisal Commissioners, but was given no practical consideration by them. The claim filed by movant before the Appraisal Board is asked to be read in connection with this motion. The affidavits attached hereto are asked to be read in support of this motion. LAW OFFICES GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG , VA. �! Il'f THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA. The State Commission on conservation and Develo:pment of the state of Virginia vs. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others and 52,501 acres of land in Rockingham cgunty. ; . l Theaffidavit of mther J.striokler, to be read in con- . nection with the motion filed by him to have the report of the Board of ppraisal Commissioners disapproved because said Board ' failed and refused to make any finding in favor of the said. 1 Luther J. Strickler in connection with his olaim filed before said i Board for the value of the gold claimed by him to exist on what II is generally known as the John A. Hensley farm. Ii I The report of the ; ' said Board in regard to said .farm is ms.de under its No.56 in the ! above cause. ' I State of Virginia, I City of Harrisonburg, to-wit: This day Dither J. Strickler personally appeared before l me, F.Flavia Converse, a Notary Pu.blic in and for the City afore- ' said, in the State of Virginia, in my City aforesaid, and, being duly sworn, deposes and says: I am the owner of an undivided one-fourth interest in the mineral rights of a tract of land situate about five miles east ! of Elkton, on the western slope of the Blue Ridge Mountains, I ! generally known ae the John A. Hensley farm, and said to contain about 100 acres. Several years ago, there was found upon said ' land a mineral substance which had the appearance of gold, and a ' sample ot the same was sent to the assaying office of the Treasury ! ; Depar1Jnent of the United States, and , after making a test of said LAW OFFICES GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG. VA. sample, the assaying office reported that said sample contained ... - ~--··· .. .. _.. ··-- 501.f �l --2-.. gold. The ~ample sent to the assaying office was taken very largely from the surface of the earth, as affiant was not in a position to do prospecting. Wh ]n affiant•s claim was presented to the Board of AJ)praisal Commissioners, all of the information l which he had in connection with this matter was made before them, especially the report from the assaying office. i Affiant also went with the AI>Praisal Board upon the property, and pointed ont to them where the sample of the ore sent to the Government was taken from; in the face of the report from the assaying offioe ' ' as to the fact that gold did exist in said land, the Board still refnsed to make any report in connection therewith. j I Your affiant ' asks that his cl~im may be re-considered, and that he may be allowed proper compensation for his interest in said mineral rights. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 29th day of : ' i September, 1932. l ' ,. ' ! ' I • ' 1 r I ' I ' LAW O FFICES ; GEO.S. HARNSBERGER ' HARRISONBURG, VA. ! - .........._-._...-,,,..........- -----------'--· . -··- -~ Sos � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Fultz, Vernon - Hinckle, J.W. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context hensley-john-a-and-etc.pdf Title A name given to the resource Hensley, John A. & others Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Hensley Hollow Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 56 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Hensley https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/a9ea8c85926823db8df3ddd14bc5c2de.pdf c95a8567dc2a7cacfeec61373c255df1 PDF Text Text ROCKINGHAI.I COUNTY NAME OF OWNER #43 - Hensley, Janes E . Number of Acres: 7- Location: On Wolf Run . Whole tract c_nsists of about 10 acres with buildings and cultivated land; cut by the park line which Roads: brings into the park about all the timber . 2½ miles country road to Elkton . Soil: Loam of medium depth( 6 inches to 2 feet), very stony . 'l1his is better g round than the average slope in this secti on . Ve ry moderate slope . History-of Tract and condition of timber: Cut very close in recent y e ar s . Burned during the past , but not in the past two years . Mixed ~ ardwoods and ~itch- pine in which oak s predominate . Very few trees ov er 71t in diameter , reproduc ti on abundan~ . Wood runs to small sizes and will yield less than 1 cord per acre of co ,·Eercial wood . Estimated to cut 7 cord s---Improvements: None . Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: -- 7 @ J 35.00 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 35 .oo 15 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ '!~50 . 00 Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ 15 .oo Value per acre for tract: $ 7 . oo Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ None . _~-~ -~-=---__ CLE.HK 5/ �Cony t tot: . 3 -oreo.se Cl imodt Valu • 10 1i . A e so on ,o r run. buU.din d l) tf 30. 00 t Locn.tionc ock n ham ~t n ll in 1923 for b d c · t th ieh br n e into t. on nch a. er o dnt lo try ·o d 0 2 f t t), e , tony. n t: o · ct on. 1 to Ct to r I fo • l ncr 4. e 0 l V 1 10 o t11.l Vt.lu 1ota 1 V of l nd ... o_ ti:mbe luo o· tr.. ct rn. ovd 7. O - ... -. 2 • 1 00 .... ~3,. 0 ore .. J,.o• eo �I '"---' #~- Hensley,James E . N LEGEND: c. cale - 8 111 :pe 20 chains u = County: - District: Rockingham Stonewall � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Fultz, Vernon - Hinckle, J.W. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context hensley-james-e.pdf Title A name given to the resource Hensley, James E. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Wolf Run Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 43 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Hensley https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/bc2cbe671e6e43ffc0b13bab21198adb.pdf 2d52d8a0721d187472054e23ecb24d7d PDF Text Text -, I ROCKINGHAM COUNTY I' .I CLAHiANT NAME OF pi1f{f¥f;; #42 - Hensley, H. A. Number of Acres: 200A. Locatio11: Wolf Run . Roads: Soil: Property is cut by the Park Boundary Line . About 3 miles· 'to Elkton over good country road except the last mile wfuich is a woods road . Loam, extremely rocky and shallow on t h e slopes; rath er shallow and somewhat rocky in the cove , but fertile and well watered . Cut repeatedly and burned . Fire damage has not been severe in recent years . Oak, pitch-pine stand . Un slopes pine is prominent and the oaks belong to the black- oak group . Stand on slopes is light and all of the small timber up to 8 11 DBH . In cove pine is less prominent and the white oak group is most abundant . Timber runs from heavy to light cordwood . ~stimated stand on slopes isl½ On tne cove there is cordwood running 50% oak, largely cords per acre . Saw logs have been cut from the larger scattered JUttJH'.lWalfe~ white oak . of these trees over much of the area, avscattering a is pine and there Estimated to cut 3 cords pe r acre-- 195 cords. eraging 9 11 or less . History of Tract and condition of timber: None . IMPROVEMENTS :-- Acreage and value of types: Types Value per acre Acreage Total Value Ridge: Slope: 117 @ <!Ji3 . 00 $351 . 00 Cove: 65 @ 5.00 325 .oo Grazing Land: 18 @ 12 . 0 0 216.00 ,i,892 . 00 Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 892 • 00 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: -$ Value per acre for tract: $ 4 . 46 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ None . - -~ -~_:__ CLERK �Claim oL_ __ _ - _____ if_/~------------------------------------ In the Circuit Court f_ _________________________ 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 oL __________________________ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to s i , petition and to s Jd notice. ify na1ne is____ My post office address 1~ . --"~ -_.. ., __a_ ____________ ----------------------------------- I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to _be_ condemn~d, containing about2.i)_4 _____ __ ____ acres, on_whi~re})e followi~ bmldmgs and 1m.;,ro_v~~~:~£~-f-1.-~~ - - - - - - - - - ~ ~ U.---r--~-z-_~ ~ -~ ~-~--~--~ ~- ~--- ---. -----I'- __ f' __________ ______________ . --- _-;;;:,;;o :zf!.----------------- .-- .-. -- .- This 19-ft;f is located about__~________ m1les frorrCU-~ ----------------V1rgm1a, m t ~ ~ M a g i s t e r i a l District of said County. I claim the following rlght, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above.) ,••v, v•vo -~v ---------------- --- ---------------~ - - ~----------- ------ --- ------- I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $__i'_t20_~----· 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 oLJf,S-__ _____ __ 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 ~<1.iL ____________ . (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claim__ant desires to make; and if practkable he should also insert here a description of ~t;-act or parcel of)and br 'metes and bounds). _/ ~em"?,rn: 7_'MA.Y-_:_7':¥--------_ff,~--------------------------- j ~_t:.,L_-(- _l ) ~ # -~ ~- f ---~-~..1)-----~ -~ --~ . --- ---------------- ------ ----- --- ----------- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). w ~ · tm~ n es·snature (or my name and mark attached hereto) this ____ !'.'________ day oL___ _ -~----, 193L_. -~J4-/Z..£At'-C#-2 ~~ -..,C~-"'------- -, STATE O VIRGINIA, COUNTY QF __ _ _ ___ o-wit: The undersigned hereby certifies that_ ____ _-;?_~ ~ ~ ~ the above named claimant personally appeared befo him and made oath at the matters __U ~_ _ :~~-~~nL~~:~:'.~~-~::i:f~::_~;; ~-;i:t_:::;zg~and 3 belief, Sink of the Coafl+, or Special Investigator or ~t 3 Palslic, u Justice of ta0 ~ag~ �County : Distri t; ~~2 • Henoley, H. A. 200 Acreage 1Cln.in d: 1 Aaaesoed : 235 A , .68 l? . 98 800 . 00 Value Cla.il'!lcd: Rookinghnn ston ,all Assessed : 540 , 00 Deed : 245 A . • Aoqu ired in 1904 for 900 . 00; 29 A, of 1hich are outa1.de I>a.rk area Location:. Wolf Run , line . oils Property ia out by the Park boundary Loa.t:i. extrenely rocky and shallo on the elopes; .... t ei· sballo, and oon hat rooky in the cove. out fertile and 1ell ratered. Gt Roads: counter alai!:13 r la.1:0: About three nilelil to I~lkton over good country road except the last oile ·1hic is a woods road . History of tract and condition of tiobcr : Cut .. at dly and burn d .- Fire da.oa1..,o has not been s-evcre in recent yeo.ra . Oak• pitch-pin stand . On olopea pine is proninent and tho oaks belong to the black- oak group. stand on slopes io light and all of ot::1u.ll tiober up to 8" DBll . In cove pine is less prooinent a.nd the it oak grou ·s nos a.bun nt . Ti lb r runa frot:1 1ea. to light cord wood . Eatioa ed stand on elor.,es ie l.! cords per•a.ore . On the cove there is cord 100d running 50,% oak, largely htte oak . aw logs have bee cut f _·ot th larger scatter d pi e and there ts· a. sea t ring of these trees ov r r.1uch o the area . av ra~i g 9« o~ l ~o • .Jlotitiated o cut ;;; cords r a.ere . 195 cords ve.J.ued at 50% - - - - ~ 9? . 50 . 1 Ir1poovenenta The owner lives on e. fern 1hich io outside th P5:rk eree . le devenda very lnrgoly and en irely so in dry weather upou t\,o springs on the area ,1hio are included in the Park and he iahes to continue the uoe of this a.ter . • Ac rea~e and value of lan~ - ~l tyges : Value Acreage I lo· e ' Grazing Total value of land Total valve of tiober Total value of tract \verage value por acre ~:'o~cre e?5 l. 50 117 18 200 a.oo · 175 : 50 144 . 00 514 .60 614 . 60 97 . 50 ~)612 .00 3 .04 l �County: Rockingham District: Stonewall #42 - Hensley, H.A. I I I S.L.Hensley --- J.E. Hensley L.N.Eppard • ~ • i:Q ~ • • ~ t) ~ ~Nancy Eppard assie W. F .Dea.n Jr. , LEGEND: Slope Grazing Cove Scale - l" = 20 chains � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Fultz, Vernon - Hinckle, J.W. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context hensley-h-a.pdf Title A name given to the resource Hensley, H. A. (Henry) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Wolf Run Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 42 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Hensley https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/61b38bdb840fed869e1bf90b0209b3c3.pdf b6a1609b767b5a514ed6648723dd0dd5 PDF Text Text ROCKINGHAM COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #78 - Hensley, Edward 60 Number of Acres: Location: Elk Run, t 1.1ree miles southeast of Elkton, and entirely within Park area . Roads: Three miles country road , clay surface , to Elkton, nearest shipping point . Soil: Sandy loam . rock . past . Slope type . '11hin steep soil covered with loose This tra ct shows signs of having been burned badly in the No signs of rec ent burn. History of Tract and condition of timber: Improvements: No Merchantable saw timber . None . Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 60 @ $5 . 00 $ 300 , 00 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 300 • 00 100 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ $400 , 00 Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood : $ 100 . 00 Value per acre for tract: $ 6 • 07 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ None ~ -/ ~.CLERK \Of �I D~ed va.1ue .otaimed1 • 1.J 1.t1t · . 1. t! ! .,-q tits . id@ Elk ·t t 66 A. '1 P.• l>a te unk:n0ci;m, coni,idrn:-a,_. t ton tmk"llow., l!'tm; thre,e mi l(ts 1Jaut\:1811iui'!'tt ~f lUktor. l1 ~nd entir$ ly vr tthln pa~k al"~.1.. Oa11dy l o~m. Slope t~. :Ltnln att~e):,, ~o:tl ooveit"ed uitb loote l'o~k. ?hi$ tJ.t1&Ci\ 3howo a i (t-"'13 ():f' he.v i ne" beel'! but 'H)d l"1ntll7 in pa~t. - No e.!gns ot any ~~ce11 t buni. too Road.s t V.I 11 I · - . ~ee r- l.l~s a<u.ui.tr y .t",o ad, clay &orf'o.c~, t .o 1ilkto n, &hipplite; point . nan tf.HJ't H· t oto.1 vnlue ot la.ltd • ... ,. $2()8.oo . f oiml value uf ti~:1l>or • • i l04tfl0 ? o t 1:tl "11Z!,lue of t:ra et ,.. :. Av tu:n.ge va.lue '(;)61"' ·,,.ore ~tote t • 312,..00 ; 6,.00 au.-~ c:<:;Uld not 0101.n~ o,nd had to be nd,jua ted • 6 A, oold to iC1tti t lfenalo y. . .-. ,,. . . -~---=1"'' �p78 - .1ien sley , :d .. ard Coun ty: :i.\ock ingha m Dist rict: Ston ewal l . . rs . J'ran cis R. Grat ten \ 'ra ices Grat ten L ':G"" TD ~lope ._;Cale - 1 1' - 20 chain s s � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Fultz, Vernon - Hinckle, J.W. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context hensley-edward.pdf Title A name given to the resource Hensley, Edward Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Elk Run Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 78 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Hensley https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/1274e5cc8128dabb1b8b08e0fd7a46d5.pdf fa68c80ae1e2c43d072affaf37872f0e PDF Text Text ROCKINGHAM COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #22 - Number of Acres: Location: Roads: Soil: Dry Hensley, E . E . 28 Run, cut by the Park boundary . 4½ miles country road to Elkton. Very fertile as indicated by the height and growth of :brees. Sandy loam, stony to very rocky . Gentle slopes. History of Tract and condition of timber: Cut repeatedly for fire - wood and in 1930 . About one - quarter of the area on the Eastend vrns burned in in 1930 and has no timber. Fire damage over the rest is not severe. Good reporduction of mixed hardwoods . Light stand of mixed pine a n d hardwo ods up to 12 11 , chestnut oak is the most cornr1on; whit e , red and black oaks also present . Estimated to cut 84 cords of wood . Improvements: None . Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value J5 . 00 $ 1 40 . 00 Ridge: Slope: 28 @ Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking : Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 140 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ 50 . 0 50 . 00 Value per acre for tract: $ 6 . 75 Total- Incidental damages arising from the taking of ~ract: $ ~1 9 0 • 00 None . - -~~-·_:/Y,-"--~~~~':£2_!_ __ CLERK ~ 33 �- ~-----~~~~~~==========-------.-------- ROCKI::-JGHAJI'. COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #22 - a Number of Acres: - - Hensley, E . E . 37 Location: On Dry Run . Roads: 4½ miles over count ry roads to Elkton. Soil: Tract is cut by the Park bounda ry . Shallow , sandy loam running from stony to extremely stony . Naturally fertile but injure~ by fi r es . History of Tract and condition of timber: Light stand of pitch-pine and some admixture of other hardwoods . Trees are very short , mostly under 5 11 and scatt ered and u p to 9" DBH. Plent y of sprout re productio r of hardv10ods , mainly oaks . Has been hard cut and burned rep E: atedly . Estimated to cut 111 cords . Improvements: None . Acreage and value of types : Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 37 @ $3 . 00 $111 . 00 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 111 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ 50 . 00 50 . 00 $ 161 . 0 0 Value per acre for tract: $ 4 • 3 5 Incidental damages arising fro~ taking of this tract: ~-~'CLERK $ None • �Claim oL~6:/2&_-. \L....--"'-"-....--:7 _ __ __ ~--Cou nty, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law. In the Circuit Court of ____ The State Commission on Conserv on and Developme nt of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. _____________________________________________________________________________ _ ----------------.----. ----. ;n~ .. -------------------. -.- .--------------------- -~-----C ounty, V1rgm1a, Defendant s. more or less, of land m/&1_ _~ of the State Commission on Conservati on and De1tion the to answer in d, undersigne The velopment of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnat ion awarded upon the ~ng 9J s~id pef on and published i~ ~c~ordance with the order of the Circu~t Court off .hP.t~ ---~---C ounty, V1rgm1a, asks leave of the Court to file this --------_ ---------__________ ---------__________ :o :~:&:;;:~~o~~~·~-------------as h:Y•::: __J:_ __________ My post office address i~m ~:~ I claim a right, title, estate or int9"est in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to _be_ condemn~d, containing abo~t_b_q --:_-~-_--11---#cresw111 wlJjch there are the f ~~inb bmldmgs and 1mprovem ents: ___dd_~ ~ ~ - ------ ---~ ---------- ------- ---------- ---------- --------- :,,~ £1-r.,f_ ---------- ---------- ------- ---------- ------ Virginia, in This land is located about__~ ________ miles fromt:eL~' the ________________ Magisteria l District of said County. I claim the following r~ght, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or . / , parcel of ·1and described above.) ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------- ~- ~ ---------- ---------- .~ ......._t.he above. described tract or parcel of land are as follows: I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvem ents thereon is $.fft:Jj)..1-!=:________ I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improveme nts thereon is $--------- -------· I am the owner oL/f-C>___________ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park area, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnat ion of lands within the Park area, to the extent of ~J. .'!..f!__________ __. (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 practi,cable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). Remarks ·---------- - ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- --- �rr,=c-------=-==---=-=:=======-======-:====-========------==-=-=------,_=---=::::~---:==-=~-=-:-==-::-:----~7 County, : ~orea.s 0 ! d '5 ·D at1· • OlP. ta 1 l P. D l 27 or ~d! ' out by t ~r r • one. t tree (.)Oil! • ntr·~ of l n l To l ti"/b ot l I clu ..., r · ct v. lu 0 ~ - ... ,r,. a ·,or r -- 2. 9 • •::>0• n. 0 .. �~> l:iitn€3dJ 68 .51 ~- 3. C unty: Clt on r Dt 11 .d * .. B0O. OO Locu.tio, H e:ingtrun st net o , ft • 1 .• ct o ct\ b tho nrk boun n.·y,, one. · allo,1 • flt:m ly lo 111 r rtil· but -·Ro ur and one- t lf' runn n o st ny t(> njur d by f ren. · xtr m ly o tony. .\e.a ovor country ro do to 'l :ton,, nd of th~ ln n T... N1a ,n~ v r--; hort, o.:1tly l'lon ·y of' 8 rrout ' • IIas boon .ra cut an 11 er sat;¢ - Inmrovemonto J 01· n • a ·e n.nd v l.uo nf l To al ot 1 Av rn. " es1 Aci·e 3 I) V 0 d - ,1.;o l • of ti her 1,. !10 l of tro.o · luo of T tn.1 l e Inoludcu ,,.;o ·l" • 111.0 re 3. 00. 22 So �County: Distric t: #22 - Hensley, E . E . N I 1 LEGEND: Scale - 8 fff P~ 20 chains Rockingham Stonewall �County: District: #22a- Hensley, E . E . LEGEND: SlOPft Scale - 1 = 20 chains Rockingham Stonewall � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Fultz, Vernon - Hinckle, J.W. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context hensley-e-e.pdf Title A name given to the resource Hensley, E. E. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Dry Run Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 22, 22-a Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Hensley https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/4b21d1b9ad36f227693ebf3b2988c48c.pdf 411ad5a1116ef8a9278deb3057cdab7d PDF Text Text $ ~_.tf' __________________ --------------------------------- Claim of__ In the Circuit Court oL __________'______________ County, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. _____________________________________________________________________________ _ ---------- ---------- ---------- --- -,-------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---__ _____ ____________ County, Virginia, Defendant s. more or less, of land in The undersigned, in answe:r. to the peti 10n 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 • ______ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this Court oL as his answer to said etition and to said notice. t l / ~ . C p ~ ---------- . . m ---------- -· My name is ____ f'd_ ________ _ My post office address is ______ _ G - ~-----~ (£_cfi_:-s.e_ I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought acre, on which ~ e following to be condemned, containing about_ __ --- - - - - - - - - - ~ buildings and improve ments=- ----~--- _ ---- ~- _ -~ :}_r:____ ____ _../f),,'\.__ ~~ ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- --- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- -.At 4 ______ .n z : = -------------------- ~ - - - - - - - - - - Virginia, in miles This land is located about_ __ t h e - a g i s t e r i a 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.) from __ .L(_~ - ~ - - - ~ ~ / '!'fr- ~ ~ -- -----------------~----~ -f:k---C.. --~follows: as are land of parcel or tract described above the to adjacent The land owners _A-:-~--~-&~-~-North_ ~ ~~----- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- South_~ ~ East ___ C-- .. __ _____ --~ ~ ~-~ ---- --West_$ ~I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year./...f_.U._ in the ~ ~~.>..,._L ~ t? following manner: ~M -- ----- --------------------------------------------------- -----fL-~ -~~~~~ -------- -------- -------- -------- - ---------- ~ I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvem ents thereon is $-!/._1!:()__ ______ . I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parc·e1 of land with the improvem ents thereon is $_.Z_Q:Q ______ . I am the owner of_ _______________ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by· the proposed condemnation· of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $--------- ---------· (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or informatio n as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). Remarks ·--------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). w· ness my signature (or my name and ~ ark attached he1;sto) this __ .2__;2 _______ day { l j ~ _G_!_ __ ) _ ~ - r - - - of _ _ _ ---------- , 193t. ATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF__ _____ __7,;1-..::.=.::..=;.--- -----¼o-wit: .,, -~------~ -' ~ The undersigne d hereby certifies th~ the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made-~~th -th;,t-th7m atters an_d things app~aring in his abo answer are true ~o the b st of his knowledge and belief, ... ~ ~ day o ___ ____________ - -, 193/ th1s ___,::7-_ if 7_________ ------------- _ _ , , ~ _ _ _ / / , _ _ _ /S ------- Clerk of the Court, of Special Investigat or or Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace. I~\ � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Fultz, Vernon - Hinckle, J.W. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context hensley-bertha-e.pdf Title A name given to the resource Hensley, Bertha E. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Not Specified Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): Not Specified Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Hensley https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/9f91e681a55d63694269a8b79c38efb7.pdf 4e59a5dff1b3ca1fba84d1268202b311 PDF Text Text NAME OF OWNER Number of Acres: 1:3 ~11 .... m. '::.1h1·r;e ""li le s uoutl e :st o_ -~lkton . ?v ::1,1d 71, part outside _ s..rk . ,.,,hr-P- l'liles cnunt~ rol-ds to ::lktc'1 . Location: Roads: Soil: r. ..., • 1 osi t ::..0·1s S N1y loc1m, s. allo·. s lor>0 -'-;·r_ e, f1·ee r- ·1Yu rocks, 'iode1·""' te 8lo)es, nor·t11e~st exposure . History of Tract and condition of timber: _._1 _ , s , ....,, .,. . . ·•b ur rel .ove d , r·em~_ 1· 1· 1-1 st:._ 11,•.... con,-;;isto of 0, u.... 11 01...~s nc.. _ i "'es, .... )OUt t·.. o cord.:, ~occ .,_ er -CI-'3 . ~.., oorlls . ood . Improvements: T .1. u Acreage and value of types : Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 13 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: 3J . OC Minerals: 8~i . 00 Value of Land: $ GO . 00 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ ~.'i . CO Value per acre for tract: $ 7 • OC, Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ • ~ .ff &2. c::----- 7. �ROCKINGHA1:! C OUN11 Y NAME OF ffll>DMXN<P OWNER #101-a --- Hensley , = · Lewin Number of Acres: 2 Pc rt outside the Park area . Location: """lk Run . Roads: Three miles via county road to Elkton, the nearest shipping point . Soil: Sandy loam , slope type , moderate slopes, northeast exposure . History of Tract and condition of timber: .....11 the merchantable ·saw timber has been removed from this tract, the remaining stand consists of small oaks about 2 cords of fuelwood per acre - 4 cord.$. Improvements: NONE . Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: )10 . 00 vo . 00 2 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 10. 00 Total---- Value of Improvements: $ 10.00 Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ ;J • 00 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ None • .. ~ . ~ , / JL :RK. �county: Ro ckingham . Distr.:!.ct: c tonewall Lewin Hensley #lOl - ,, .\ ssesned 120 • 53 Deed (no field Sheet) n Vulue --~ . . -Cla:tmed: . -- Location: :Elk Run, 3 1-:1il00 oouthoast of FJJ-:-ton~ ·:-. }1 . :p oi:d.tions ' 70 anc1 '71, part outside park. :.Jone kno,:m . JAir)s : _____. (Jandy l~onm , shallow slope ty11e,, f1e)ee fror11 roe!~s, Jo iJ. : modc:re. tc -- Poa.ds : 3 elo:ges, northeast expo!'S·:re . nules oo·mty road.G to "':lkton . History: ·\ll sav1 timber removed, ror.1ai ni11g stand consists - of s all Oa'.t.s n.nd ·1nes , about two co:rdf; wood per ac:r e . , 24 . 00 24 cordo wood ,~ ~l . 00 pnr cord Improvet1ent.s: None . Value ~rxr)e Acreafie P.~1' '16.0;'!, ,_- 4 . 00 l2 Slope 'i1otal value of land ~48 ,. 00 Total value of irar,roveL'.en t :1 11'.otcl value of timber 21.00 Total value of tract 72 .. 00 AYerage value p er aero 6 , 00 1lotal vuluc 487:10 �County: Hockingha.m •,1. trict: ~tonewo.).l -------------~ · 101 a. - .Acreo.50 Clnimoc..: Y.: lue \.. ~,cwin Hensley • Dco~ 10 field sLeet) II Glnimed: Loe• tion: J ·..,u _ 1:',...,C,.l:'Wn "'lk Run . . art outside the J ark c.rea . lli?,il: a.1 a11dy loam, slope type , moderate elopes, notheast e_~ponu·e . noc.ns: 3 mile . Dint . Hist',1·x: vi co nty road to "lkton, tl c noarest c-hi::- r, ing t,11 the meroho.n-tnble snv1 t1:mher h ...... been removed fror. this tract, the rom ining stand -- con:::iist of sr.ml1 oaks ab.ut 2 eds. of f1e: 4.00 10 d per~ . 4 Cd"'. 1 . 00 p er cd; Im rovement..,: Valt.e of l :.nd by tFes : Value po:r : er2 :rvne ulope 4 Total 11 - lue of l <:> n '11otal valuo lan ' ) . 01] 8 . 00 of im rove,...,ents '.l'otnl value of tal Total Vnluo 4. ,0 . c. 0 . a' r .oo 3 �---- -------~====-==--:-----:=-:------:--::--::-------:========~==========~=:-:-=========~~=-=-=-:::::. .__.,___,, County: Rock ingham Distric t: .~ tonewal l #101 - Lewin, Hensley LEGEND: Sca le - 8 !RP~ 20 chains 5 �County : Di.stri ct: Rocking ham Stone, all #lOla • Hensle z, A. Leiin N L:CGEND: SlOPff Scale - 1 : 20 chains � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Fultz, Vernon - Hinckle, J.W. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context hensley-a-lewin.pdf Title A name given to the resource Hensley, A. Lewin Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Elk Run Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 101, 101-a Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Hensley https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/c237d79b289ea6225201d2d85cb9693f.pdf 5cebe3f3a4ee8252a6b41165a0cf229a PDF Text Text NAME OF CLAIMANT 1t Number of Acres: 8 - .. ~en ley __ollo.v .. Roads: :." ' ve miles _, ....., ..., ~1. • .....J • n. JJ '±0 Location: Soil: !-: . . n 1~y , .u.. • L. - T I ... r irt ro .· to ~lk~on. cle_ "'"' 10_) J 0, ~-n • fJrt· it/. +; 'X 03 r . History of Tract and condition of timber: tr. . . cL cl -rR1 ny ye~r..., s•nce . exception o""' " u .... v r 1 e n 0de "'To,: l1. ""'u•l ood ' 1-aorrl"lu to Cl co . , .) 4 lu::3i0.' ' 2 u t ':) r,r' s L l ' L ... 1 00 8 ' condition . ir 8 ... 1 "'G - ~o ~ e cl 00 ·i ior. . - 1/,, '-'"er . Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 4 .,v . 00 '-'....I • V Cove: ? . 0 ,5o.'~0 Grazing Land: 7 2..1 . 00 17J . )8 Fields Restocking: 9 g . oo 90 . 0U Cultivated Land: 1.5 ...,0 . 00 Orchard: . Ov Minerals: Value of Land: $v "'1. ., Value of Improvements: $ '}90 . 00 lJS • Value of Orchard: ·$ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ · J. 00 Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ - •1 C Value per acre for tract: $ ''3. /"\ Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ :.c ·~. ~~~·ll'-F--~~~--~ ·r.:::J.u.-· .__) �--_/' /l ~ ._/) '{; I . - Claim oL_ ~ )l:_J. __ / ______ ________ ------------------------------------In the Circuit Court of~~~ _ -~--County, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law. The State Commission on Conserv ion and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. _____________________________________________________________________________ _ more-or less, of land i~ 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 ft}¥Ig ~ said p?on and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court ol!__ /iq,-_ ______ --~.<::. __ County, · ~rginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as h~~Y·~:: : -~:~~:,~---------------------------- My post office address is_ - L L 4 V - ~- -'-~ -----------------------------------I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to _be_ condemn~d, containing .~ut_--4'-:-Q ____________ acres~ on which there ,~r7 thy fp'llowin~ bmldmgs and 1my~vemepts -~~~'.!J--.J-f--- ~ ---- ~ ___cl3~-L~ 1 ~ ~---~ ~-2-fl_k:t:.~-- ----~ Th:o~ -iL.kz..,,L__ ---- a ~ _____ miles fro~ ~ ~--------------Virginia,- in the ~ -~agisterial District of said County. I claim the following rlght, 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 a,bove described tract or parcel of land are as follows: North etc South Eruit ~j{() ___ -0-1-v. _ r! -_.~ __ ?-::'.'L__ ___________________________________ _ 7 '0,- c___ ~ -J"- ---------------------------------------L I ac;~::Vn:;-;;~~~~-tir ~ : r ~e~ his property about the year Jj:b:Lin the following manner: I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $Ll.fJ.fi_~-~------· 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..l _j_Q_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 $------------------· (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practkable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). Remarks·-------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). Witness my signature (or my name and ma at ed hereto) this ______________ day of_ ___________________ , 193 ___ . __ .. ' _ __ __;;(..._if~ -- STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF __ '1~ _ ; r y30-wit / . The undersigned hereby certifies thaL ~ ~ ; { _ ~ __?l,cl_.,~::"f:~f:.~----------the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath -that the matters and things appearing in his aby ~r are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, / /' ~2 _ this _______(~.=-_____ day oL~-.L~-~ ------, 193L_.~ , --------- ~ _'< __ ,° #J~ -·---------- Glerk--ef the Cc,H:tl"t;--ei'- Special Investigator or .Nlft~-1stice=::a:Pt~e. �I ) County ;. fl(>Oki nshnm Di st:riot: Stonewa ll *' )1000 . 00 ,iensley Hollow. 8011: :landy clay; good tiepth nni1 tatr f'ort111t y , ,~oderat ely rooky; steep to g$ntle slopes; southwe st exposure . Five miles fair dirt r rv.d to B:l kton. tl'O.ct rnd ot')ndl t.lon of t 1 oar t ~oat ot tract cleared ma nv ]fear a U(,;o . · Graze u:i cu tva. e"i s1nco ., :1th the oxcep\. 1vn ot t1 eeverul fi olde whloh 11. vl!t been neslocte 4 . nm, g:ro ing •ip to brush o ,d br!era: wo ided area estimate d to cut an uve:rase ')f O ,c ords )S' tuol wood per nora ,al .ie 50~ pe1· corct ... l l ;..., . X O 001'48 a 66 OOl'dS X !>Oi : · 33. 00 . l~llelJ.tn ai ,?< re1me 16::t:34• • :3 atocy , shingled , 4 ooou :)ied b:, owner .. '11a :rn: leg, 12Xl4x8 •, poo:r oond1tlo n ... ~, teh2n: Frnme l ~!.d2s1·i •, . sbJ.ngled ... ro1r ;,ie.!} ho~SQ: li'I'QI!ltl, 1Qxl2X8 t) bOUl"d rQ ':if I fti1J> oond1t1o n , ~tllR.,lS: FNm.e • papor roof , in,qod oou 11 i on a apples .. ao peuoh ... !· ..• ·l ¢50 . 0) per A. Value p:~.aar• 4 . 00 18.00 20 . 0 0 ea.oo 'l'otn l vul 1e of lfan,l 7ota.l value of 1my r ( vements '11otul val\lt:1 of timber Tot l vs lue or t r!:lot ....verage v .1,..u., per aora r ooms , 3 cel l ed $400. 00 10. 00 6.) . 00 20 . 0 35. 00 2u . OO Total Value Obi. oO aa.oo 120. 00 180 . 00 00 ao12.. , .oo �___, County: Dis t rict: #58- Dean, A. E. -& Hensley, A. L. Geo . ill . Dean LEG :iD: I Cove Grazing Slope Ti llable Fields restocking Scale - 1" : 20 chains Rockir~gham Stone iall �In the Circuit Court oL ________________________ County, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. _____________________________________________________________________________ _ ---------- ---------- ---------- --- -, ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- -__ _____ ___________ _County, Virginia, Defendant s. more or less, of land in The undersigned, in answe:r. to the peti 10n 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 • ______ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this Court of_ :m-------------------· as h~ya:::: :: sai~~toJ_a~ G - ~-----~ ( £_c/i_:-_L_f'd_ ________ _ My post office address is ______ I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought e following to be condemned, containing about_ __:}_J':.____ ____ acre, on which ~ --- ---------~ buildings and improve ments=- ----~--- _ ---- ~- _ -~ _../f),,'\.__ ~~ ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- --- ---------------------------------------------------~ 4 ______ ~ z : = -------------------- miles from __ -'(_~~ ------ ----Virg inia, in This land is located about_ __ t h e - a g i s t e r i a 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.) - ~ - - - ~ ~/'!' fr- ~ ~ -- -----------------~----~ -f:k---e____ --~follows: as are land of parcel or tract described above the to adjacent The land owners _A-:-~--~-&~-~-North_ ~ ~~----- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- South_~ ~ East ___ C-- .. ~-~------__ _____ --~ ~ West_$ ~I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year _/_f_.U._in the ~ ~~A.,._L ~t::? following manner: ~M -- ----- --------------------------------------------------- ---------- ~ -----r=-~ -~~~~~ -------- -------- -------- -------- - I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvem ents thereon is $_tf _.t!:f)_ ______ . I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parc·e1 of land with the improvem ents thereon is $_.Z_Q:Q ______ . I am the owner of_ _______________ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by· the proposed condemnation· of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $--------- ---------· (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or informatio n as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). Remarks ·--------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). w· ness my signature (or my name and ~ ark attached he1;sto) this __ ..,;?__;2 _______ day { l j ~ _G_!_ __ ) _ ~ - r - - - of _ _ _ ---------- , 193t. ATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF_________7,,;r--=-==;_--- ------xo-wit: .,, -. { ~_2:7-'J_ ~ -----The undersigne d hereby certifies th~ the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made-~~th -th;,t-th7m atters an_d things app~aring in his abo answer are true ~o the b st of his knowledge and belief, ~ " day o _ ---------- ---- - -, 193/ th1s ___,:::;?-_ if b, 7_________ --------- -- -- __, , ~ ___ / / , _ _ _ /S ------- Clerk of the Court, of Special Investigat or or Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace. 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 Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Fultz, Vernon - Hinckle, J.W. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context hensley-a-l-and-dean-a-e.pdf Title A name given to the resource Hensley, A. L. & Dean, A. E Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Hensley Hollow Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 58 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Hensley https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/041c1b3781548471fd83f8f1d4cdf7a8.pdf 1e224af639a86954240c4a8ba45de9d7 PDF Text Text \ \ I \ ROCKI NGRi~H C OUNI'Y NAME OF CLAIMANT 36 - Hensley , ..i. . L. & Clinton Number of Acres: 96 Location: North, south, east and part of -<;;he west slopes of a mountain south of Dry Run . Roads: Five miles of good country road to Elkton . Soil: Shallow , gravelly loam. I mprovements : Stony to nearly all loose rock . None . History of Tract and condition of timber: Hard cut and hard burned repeatedly . Lt least 1/2 was skinned recently , the last cutting being in 1930 . Originall y oak , chestnut stand with springltng of pine and mixed hardwoods . Reproduct ion is plentiful , consisting mostly of oak sprouts , There is a light cord wood stand upon less than half the urea , being not over 2 cords per acre for whole area of tract of which 3/4 is pitch-pine and dead chestnuts . here is a small a.mount of chestnut oak on the top of ridge , next to the Imtwrrem~P...tr. last cutting . ~stimated to cut 2 cords per acre over an area of 96 acres totaling 192 cords . Slopes are moderate to very steep . I~st of the wood now standing is on hard ground to log because of steepness and abundance of loo e rock. Acreage ana value ot ypes: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 96 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 288 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ Value per acre fot· tract: $.:f. tit:J Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ no:r--r:::. CIERI<:. :;C �REPOR'll OH rnra J,.CRE.AGE of the . -;. . L. & Clinton Hensley Tract #36 . The deed conveying this land to A. L . and Clinton Hensley gives a very indefinite and general descriptio n without bearings and distances , and ',Ji thout giving any o.creage; referring to it as the remaining portion of a tract composed of Stephen 0.nd Edward Hensley•s interest in the estate of their father , William Hensley . The records do contain descriptio ns of all of the tracts adjoining tract l/:36 . A computatio n of the acreage of this tract by the bearings and distances given in the boundaries of adjoining tracts gives 96 acrm JL ~ ·.:. n. Sloan , Chief Zngineer, I~rk: Service. SI �I '7 ty, 0 Dintr1ot• 6 • Icnalc Clinton r a. ind u t. Dec Lo ation, d o 39 • , e and rt ot t e eo ountnin uth oc Dry run. ! . orth, &lo ee , ,r ·relly 1 n rlt o:r 1.00 nn ider tion . 11 loo e roe• f ,ood country rond to oo.dnt t n u ;on r aero or 1no o.nd o o tho cut 2 cord . dO!'' te h ard loose roc.n~ Ir:mrovcmontat on . nnd vn.lte ofr le I . [ t ~ fi e op o l r.:,ta.l Averr otea V£ u o · l nd • - e of t~a t o v:- lu - 2 . oo a . oo er er or dioor n y f.n -t-..oro e, refer to ab tr ot £ title. 70~ �I Jount y: aistr ict: #36- Hensl ey,A.L . & Clinto n N s .L.. Hensl e7 LEGEND: Slone Seale - l n • 20 cha.in s Rockin gham Stone wall � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Fultz, Vernon - Hinckle, J.W. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context hensley-a-l-and-clinton.pdf Title A name given to the resource Hensley, A. L. & Clinton Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: S. Dry Run Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 36 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Hensley https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/761bcf2a91f5224d2f6290150fe3a1e5.pdf 79538a0594f6bf08a8cda3dd4f5470c5 PDF Text Text ROCKINGHAM COUNTY NAME OF OWNER #11 - Hensley Grave Yard Number of Acres: Lot Location: Roads: Southeast of Hensley Methodist Church near ThorougMare Gap About 6 miles of good mountain road ~ to Elkton . Soil: History of Tract and condition of timber: Improvements: __ Fencing, etc . 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: $ Value of Improvements: $ 50 .oo $50 . 00 Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ l'i �Rom:INGHAM COUNTY ~ NAME OF OWNER #11- a -Number of Acres: Location: Roads: Hensley Methodist Church Lot Thoroughfare Gap on the Mt . Pleasant Road . About 6 miles good mountain road to Elkton . Soil: -- History of Tract and condition of timber: Improvements: Church Bu,ilding 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: $ 50 . 00 Value ·of Improvements: $ $50 . 00 33p . 00 335 . 00 -$3-85--: 00 Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ Incidental damages arising from the taking of?:act: $ None ~ ,__z._~--=----- CLERK �,- 1 County: District: fll l - Hensley Acreage Claimed: Location: ethodiat Church Assessed Value Claimed: Rockingham Stonewall tt Deed Q .T horoughfare gap on the lit . Pleasant road . Incumbrances 1 counter claims or la~sa None. Soil: Roads: About six miles good mountain road to Elkton. History of tract and condition of tj_mbert Improvements; Frame building: 20x29", l story, celled, fair condi ti on';;,25'0.00 Acrnn.ge and value of land by types: ~ Lot Ve.lue per A. , Acreage 1 Total va lue of l nnd - 20 . 00 Total Value 20.00 - - $ 20.00 Total value of i l'l1provements ...,2,0 . 00 Total value of tract Average value per acre - - ... ~ 270 . 00 $270.00 32 �County: Diatrio.t: Rockingham stonewall t~ll a. • Hen~lez Metho4ist Church Cemetery Aaseeaed Acreage Glaime.d : Value tt tf Clai:i_ned: Deed Location; southeast of Hensley Methodist Church near Thoroughfare gap. Roa.d,s : · About si~ miles of good mountain road to Elkton. -Soil't ImJ2r9vement:3: A ~} 25. 00 wooden pt,)et a.nd virire fenc~ . - ...... Aore,a.ge and v a lYie . of l .a .nd . by; type$; , Acreage Lesa than 1 acre Value · :eei;- A,1,, 'l'otal Ve.lue ; 25.00 Total val ue of land .. - - $25'. 00 Total value of improvementa25. oo Total value of tract Average value per acre ....... 95'0.,00 ... t,o .oo. 33 �---------------County: _istrict: Rockingham Stonewall //11 - Hensley Lethodis t Church ? ppard Joseph B. Maple Spring School LLGEND: Lot Scale - 1 11 = 20 cha ins L!1\ �County: Rockingham District: Stonewall #lla- Hensley methodist Church Cemetery ---- N LEGE JD: Scale - fgt = 20 chains 472 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Fultz, Vernon - Hinckle, J.W. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context hensley-grave-yard.pdf Title A name given to the resource Hensley Grave Yard Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Southeast of Hensley Methodist Church near Thoroughfare Gap Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 11, 11-a Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Hensley Grace Yard and Methodist Church https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/815f3958eca4be3f151344b72aa45ab6.pdf 74b4ca4469b5d6c1db079d902e343b63 PDF Text Text ROCKINGWJI COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #223 - ~elbert , J . T . and 7. B. Number of Acres: Location: 46 Southwest slope of High Top I•1ountain. Roads: Four miles of fair dirt road via 5andy Bottom to 811ft Bun; thence four miles to =lkton . Soil: moderate umount of rocks Soil of good depth and fertiL. ty and with gentle slopes; northHest U'1d southwest exposure . 1<.....s cleared many years ~he rooded portion has been cut over reago , grazed since . peatedly. There is no merchantable timber . History of Tract and condition of timber: I:ost of the tract Improvements: NOC • .t.lcreage and value of types: _Types Acreage Value JJ'1- a.ere Total Value Ridge: Slope: 9 ::S . 00 37 3!J . OO Cove: Grazing Land: 1295 . 00 ""1340 . 00 46 Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: ValueofLand: $ 1340.00 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ 38. 79 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ 'JO.Pi'. -Y-~,.._0LlR (. 21 .:.-_f:;~~ - ~~-·.ft. �County: "ook1 1 t r iot: ~ton h 11 • B. I ·.s e s uth• .oo tion: t lo of 1gb Top , ·aun o e la> : ol l rook t or 1 n. no • unt of xposura . good depth and f rttllty end a ode to lope ; north et nd e uth et 1th entl .0-.r ,111"·~ ae t ··1r t oud : 1 Greene co. 1n (19 } for 30vo. oo 810. 00 tt 1med: d; · o • 1 n (OCk: 1ngh m Co . & 0 • O • ed tr dirt r e f 11 d to ,llt on. v s ndy Bot t om to wt tt _ n ; Ole.red • t 37 Tot l v alue ot lc.nd it'l 19 , 00 t l v·1 l e > 1 pr ovenLnts or To t l v 1~ ver V lu trot p ore ....... 1116. 00 ...8 . 2 ber. b n �fi_ Claim of ____ -~-·--~----~-l!~Q.__ ~ /!_ _____ ---------------- ---------------- ------------In the Circuit Court oL ___ fu2.cld.nEh,am... _________ County, Virginia, No.__.l..82.9__ , At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. __ Cassandra _La.wson_Atkin s._ and _others Land 52....,_561 _acres ____ _ more or less, of land in_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 _____ ..B,o..cJd.n.gb.am-- ---- County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to said notice. · My name is _____ J .,_ T ._Helbert---- ---------------- ---------------- --------My post office address is ___ B.r..OO..d.WJ:Y_~_Y ..a.~------------- ------------------ ----I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about_ __ .fi.;f'.:tJ: ________ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements= ----------------- ----------------- ---- - ---------------- ----- This land is located about__el_e_yen_ __ miles from __ ...Elkton __________________ Virginia, in Stonewall. ______________ Mag1s th e___ · t ena · I n·1st r1c · t of sai·d Coun t y. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above.) -_s O1 e _ 0 ~mer ·--- - - -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---- -- ---- --- - - - -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---- ---- --- - ---- -- The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows: North _____________________________________________________________________________ _ South ______ ..Qonley - ---------------- ------------ ·---------------- ---------------- East _______ Greene_ County _(J .T .Helbert _land) ___________________________ _ West_ ______ Mi 11 ers _____________________________________________________________ _ I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year __ l _~:Ut __ in the following manner: __by dead_from_Cr awford,._to_J. _T. _Helbert_ and _W. _B. Helbert .,_ and ___ _ 1f2 _interest later conveyed_to _me_ l:}y_ vr._ B._ Helbert ____________________ _ I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $__l • ..5-QO_._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 $--~1!5_QQ.!_QQ ____ . I am the owner of_ ___~-~---=--_!'"____ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $ ____-:: __:-__ (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). Remarks: __.T.t;La_:tJ:'_a.cj;__ C9J!taiu~--fJ.b.9J~t__l,Q_p__~.9-~§~_,__lxiP._g_pA:rt_:tt_..i_lL __ ~---=-----· _Jh•eene _Count_x_and _"Qartly _in Ro cldn_gham_Co_un~_, __abQut fifty acres __ __ thereof_ be in_g_ in_RQckin_gham _County.------ ---------------- ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- ------------ (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). Witness my signature (or my name and mark a t t a c h ~ ____ lB.th. ___ day of _____ f~-~~!:1--~~y_____ , 1930.. _.6,f[_?:t--:f:._______________________________ _ STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF _____~Q9ki!llfilgm_ _________ , To-wit: The undersigned hereby certifies that_ ______cI_! __ I_!~_J.- ~~±-~---------- -------------the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, this ____i~:!i.h _________ day oL-----~~J>-~~ ~ --~ 930.. . ~ , ; .!__ -- - - - );J:rj '.'.' J _______________ £ _____ . - Clerk o -Go rt,orSpe-cial Invest1gato of tJ' _N_o_tacy_public, or Justice of the :Peace. �. I have had an M:v holdi ngs on top of Blue Ridge is about 650 acres for consi derab le amoun t oppo rtuni ty to sell a part of it sever al years ago ver, if the park in advan ce ref the amou nt of the purch ase price ; howe only askin g the price am I , Ridge Blue the on acqu ires my - entir e posse ssion s for same that my deeds indic ate. .. �. • ;r. T. Helbert "'- -----' 1 340 . 00 • 0 t r ·t.-.,m~m,,r ~nn,,,~ l y �STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF R OCKINGHA.:M, to-wit: I, J . Robert Switzer , Clerk of the Circuit Court of Rockingham County do hereby certify that the records in my office do not show any delinquent taxes against the tract of 50 acres in Stonewall District, Rockingham County, Virginia, assessed in the name of J . T. Helbert . Given under my hand this 22d day of December, 1933 . Cle ngham '!Pl �M. H. HARRISON TREASURER OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY HARRISONBURG, VIRGINIA To Whom It I'ay Concern : I hereby certify that the records of my office show that J . T. Helbert has paid the t xes for the years 1932 and 1933 on his tract of 50 - 0- 0 acres of land situate in the Bl ue Ridge Mountains in Stonewall District , Rockingham County. All taJCes prior to that time, if Qny be unpaid , are a matter of record in the Clerk ' s Offi ce of said County . December 1933 . Given under my hand this 22nd day of �NoTE--This need not be filed until the record discloses that the awards have been paid into the custody of the Courts. Virginia: In the Circuit Court of Rockingham County The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia .. PETITIONER. V. At Law No. 1829 Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand, Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of land, more or less . . . . . . . . . . . DEFENDANTS. Comes now the undersigned and shows to the Court: That a judgment in rem has heretofore been entered in this proceeding condemning to the use of the Petitioner the fee simple estate in the tract(s) of land numbered as follows: Tract No. ~-.2:.3-___ : 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 J\fap filed therewith, upon payment into the custody of the Court of the sum(s) set out in the said judgment as constituting the award(s) therefor, as follows: Award on Tract No.J:_;:,.3___ $./3-«d~f"on Tract No. ____________ $----------ion Tract No. ------------ $----------; ~,zh;~,: ;;~gr ~'~:~g;; ;;;;p-;_~ otd.2i?;;i/cu ~r~ That the report of the said Board sets forth that the following named persons claim, or appear to ::;:,:r~1"g,'"cy h-~ ~ ())~/'<cu«-~,; ~ f f ~ 0rf2-7Y~ -~-/7 ~-11 IJ/fl<AP.,J./1 7~ ~ £J:,, ~ ~ 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:, i-/ t ft"- ~ & ~~ C,,-1,2- ,§-0 .,4 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) £ L'J--1 ~ ------------------------ P. 0. ADDRESS ____ _L~_ STA TE OF--~~.I.4-_C_QUNTY_.Q .F__BQGKINillIAM, to~wit.: ________ -~-------------- _________ _ This day personally appeared before me J. T. Helbert and made oath that the sta tement-s-u-orrtai:n--ed--1rr-t-he--atrove- peti-t1-orr-s-o-·far--a.-s-ma11e--orr-trts--own information are __t;r_qe__~n.d__~o__ f_ar__fJJLm.&d.e_Jl:QQO_ infQrm.a.tion_.o.f__o.:th.er.s__hft_b_elle_Ye..s. them to be true. Given under my hand this 26th day of Decembe 19 3. -------------------------- ----------------- - - ---;-Notary Public NOTE--A supply of this blank form has been placed in t erk's o ce or the onvenience of interested parties. No one is required to use this form, as the orm is not prescribe y law, and claimants can either change or · modify it as they deem necessary, or present their motio 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. �Qtomwnuwtttltl1 nf ]lirgiuttt TREASURER'S OFFICE R IC HMOND, VA , December 29 , 1933 JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA This is to certify that I, J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virg inia have this ~2~g__ d.ay of December with an order of the circuit court of dated 12/27 /33 in accordance Rockingham C01mty in the cause of the State Commission on Conservation and. Development of the State of Virginia vs. Gass andra Law=s~o=n~A~t~-k=i= · n=s_ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ paid. to __ J. T . Helbert . Broadway , Virginia $ 1 , 340 . 00 being in full settlement of tract in the above mentioned cause. // / _/ (_ /) Treasur·er #-223 �O!nmmnuwralt11 of lilirgiuta TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA. Deceniller 29, 1933 JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA J. T. Helbert Broadway, Virginia Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia, the sum of $1.,340.00 , in accordance with an order of the Circuit Court of the county of Rockingham entered on the - ~2~7- - day of December 193M , in the matter of the State Commission on Conservation and Development v _ __ _ a_ L_a_w_s_o_n__A~t_k~i=n=s~ _and others, being ____C_a_s_s_a_n_dr full and complete settlement for the tract of land known in said proceeding as# 223 •. J-D-~ -Sign original and duplicate and return to the Treasurer of Virginia. �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. ______ :-_-: ___ ; 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 ju<hrment a.s consti.tuting t4e award(s). ther.tifo;, asJollow.ll.: Award on Tract No . .2.2.3. _____ :ror minera.1. rignts cJ.aimea oy R.D. lirawford. $ __3..__9fLJ;on Tract No. -~~-------- $ ___ :-_~----; on Tract No. ---- - ------ $ __ - ------; That the report of the said Board sets forth that the following named persons claim, or appear to have a claim to an interest in the said tract(s) of land or in the proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof; R. D. arawf'ord mineral right in said Traot No . 223. as per agreement with Crawf'ord by Petitioner arter payimnt into custody of Court of award for said Tract (see order of' Court entered February 28 , 1934, Common Law Order Book No . 20, page 121). 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:- 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: right 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:imnineral smw½e cfi,C«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.-~-~~------- $~~~Q____ : Tract No. _____-::-_____ $ _____-::-___ : Tract No. -":~--------- $-==-"="------; The undersigned further aver(s) that: (Leave this space blank unless there is some other pertinent matter to be brought specially to the attention of the court) P. 0. ADDRESS LJ ~ // ~ I__:#/ v;z_-, _____ V.L~~------ ------ _v~~f ~J._ sTATE_OF Ta-~&...,.,un -and for the Geun-ty--ei!--- -----,--te or -Vi~-do--hereby--e er-ti-f!y--that R. D. (1~!f-~<?~dd,--i::.!f_hf?_~~--~-~-;--I~--~i~§l_dt to,f1~~--f~d~g~_!~g--~aJ,1;_1:~.___p~st_~nthally a P1>eare · ue ore me ... n my croun Y. a oresai anu ma e oe.~1i -tua e facts NoTE-A supply of this blank form has been placea in the Clerk's office for the convenience of interested ( 0 ver) parties. No one is required to use this form, as the form is not prescribed by law, and claimants can either change or modify it as they deem necessary, or present their motions in any form they may desire which meets with the approval of the Court. This blank form may not and probably will not cover all cases. It has been printed merely as a suggestion of a form of a motion which may be used, subject to the approval of the court in each case. '2..3\ �VIRGINIA: IN THE CIBCUIT COURT OF ROCKlliGHAM COUNTY 9 THE STATE CCMMISstON ON CONSERVATION AND DEVELOIMENT OF TEIE STATE OF VIRGilUA v. , -'--...- PETITIONER: #1829 Defendants CASSANDRA LAWSON ATKINS, ET ALS, ETC. ford, and on his mot ion leave to file his a ppli cat ion for disbursement of the sum of $3.90, being the amount awarded him for mineral rights claimed by him in Tract No. 223, as ascertained and determined by the Board o~ Arbitration herein. And it appearing from an order entered herein on February 28, 1954, that after the payment into the custody of this Court of the award on said r.rract No. 223, the Petitioner thereafter entered into or confirmed an agreement with the said R. D. tlrawford u.n der the terms o-r which it agreed to submit questions as to the value or said minera1 rigjl.ts claimed in said tract by the said Crawford to arbitration, and that as a resul.t of said arbitration the value of the mineral rights claimed by said Crawford in said tract No. 223 was asfertained and determined to be the said sum or #3.90; and it further appearing that the said sumo~ $3 .90 has hereto~ore been paid into Court, evidenced by a check of The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Vir:ginia. IR yable to the Clerk of this Court and lef't with the said Clerk for payment. of' said amount to said applicant: It 1s therefore ordered that the said su.m o:f j3.90 be paid unto the said R. D. Crawford by the Clerk o:r this Court, taking from the said Crawford a receipt therefor, which receipt the said Clerk sba.11 properly enter in his records, as required by law. Enter; ;f0Jf0 . ·~61 'R'-en ,:, -:X:-e-p 1ti6t sqtn pmnr Am .tepm us.A i:n ·J8Jteq pu-e 8~P81A0to{ Slq JO 1saq_ atn 01, en.I!). e.t-e ~ i 'J'..IA gu,: o~ar OJ: elf.I. tIJ petrJ: '8~uoo s~uema~l31-S pu-e �May 19, 1934 Mr ., n. D. cmvfonl Rucko rsv111e, Va -v Door oir: I havo a letter rroo. rir . D. I . B1ckors ,. Clerlc rolat1vo to certain chocks. doposi~d with County, Greene o on Conoervation and Development. Commission State the •by me among them being a check.for )3 . 90 uh1cl1 is for r:iincre.l ri!:hts claimed by you in 'l1ract 1Io . 2:.~; Rocl,inglw.ro County. I have p1'0p3.rod a petition for you to e ign and o.clcnovrled.ge, or swear to. before a r:Iotary or oorno other o rr i eer .. If you ui 11 s ig!t same and .oa ke os th t hero to and return 1 t to m.0 1 I will pro pa.re the oroor and present the putition to Judr;e ,ertram for pnymcnt of this aL101:tn. t to you . Very truly yours, J' . Robert s,11 tze r • Cl ork JRS:mb �LEMUEL 'I SMITH RAND(?LPH W . BICKERS JUDGE CIRC<.-, f COURT DEPUTY CLERK B. I. BICKERS CLERK OF GREENE COUNTY COURTS STANARDSVILLE, VIRGINIA J.JJ..ay 7th 1934 R. D.Crawfo rd of nuckersville Virginia, had a letter from the ~'ront Royal Office of the ..t>ark Condemnation proceedings, in which it is stated that you have in your possession, certain checks, as follows; Nos,3817 ,3818, l819,3820,, and what Mr.~rawford wishes to know, is either of these checks for him, as he had some mineral rights etc. ·1 , ill you please write i.'l.r .R.D. Crawford ,.d.uckersville, Va, and let him knov1 if either of the checks is his, and the amount , and if so what he must do to get them. m~ 'l'hanking you in advance. Yours t r u ~ � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Fultz, Vernon - Hinckle, J.W. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context helbert-j-t-and-w-b.pdf Title A name given to the resource Helbert, J. T. & W. B. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Southwest slope of High Top Mountain Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 223 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Helbert https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/18c474452ecb121c5770788392553c4b.pdf 8d99caa675fc86fb460492a6bdba7f87 PDF Text Text NAME OF CLAIMANT ,r 2::..,0 - Heisle~·, Tnos . 3. Number of Acres: 80 Location: Roads: Soil: Lynwood ':'er:vace on Jeep .1. un . :ntirely , i thin the ... -rlc a.re~ . Three ·n- one- lml" oiles viu. dirt 1·0·1d to lort Republic , ti~ n3 rest shi_1pinf point . '2:'1in sunu~1 slope t 1 rpe , r1oderute slopes . History of Tract and condition of timber: m· ... ~e march nt 1 ble sc.1 tir~er bus been removed .:'ro 1 t:~is tract t.oout t~1re cords of fuel o cl Jer c....Cr, consistinP ot' sm~ll o:....lcs u.nd sone yellow pine . 160 cords o~ i'uel.rnod o Improvements: I' one. Acreage and value of types : Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 30 .. 100 . 00 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: r:'ote.l Minerals: Value of Land: $ 100 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ ~ • 0 0 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ ! n8 • 100 . 00 �000 .. Va - .. C 20 'ID 100. co on 00 l . ,C • tn • • V r r· . , ,o e o lop c .. ublie, .... o l To ot 1 To 1 .on • .oo luo of' l' n lu l ot ta 30. 0 0 t per . 50 n hi pi �~")wo " ... o - r• O ..., . Co mty: oc'.in h ~istrict: ~tone lbll 4 • N J . E. xi.er son /t i _unon ,,... ....... u . --~O_,_ \., ~cA-c - l' - 3 c~~ins � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Fultz, Vernon - Hinckle, J.W. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context heisley-thos-e.pdf Title A name given to the resource Heisley, Thos. E. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Lynwood Terrace on Deep Run Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 280 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Heisley https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/2ca6d836245e30ebf502a1e201f25bf6.pdf c9cd6e7b52f0e3480dee13bcc412af7d PDF Text Text ROCKINGHAM COUNTY CLAIMANT NAME OF ,OWNE}{ #41 - Heard, ~ . T . Number of Acres: Location: Roads: Soil: 36 On Dry Run, cut by the boundary . 5 miles country roads to Elkton . Grave l ly loam of good depth and average fertility • Practically all of the tra c t is on a gentle slope with a northwestern exposure . History of Tract and cond_ition of timber: Badly burned repeatedly and closely cut over about 20 years ago for stavewood and other produc ts .' On th~ lowerslopes there is a light stand of pitch- pine saplings up to 7 11 DBH . and very s crubby . Admixture of smaller hardwoods , mostly scr ubby oaks . .Plenty of reproduction . On the u_Jper slop~s there is a well s to cked s tand of larger pitch- pine up to 9 11 DBH . Very small admixture of hardwoods o Stand does not exceed 2 cords per acre . ilmm:R~: Estimated to cut 72 cordso IMPROVELIENTS :---None . Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: @ 36 Slope: $144 . 00 :;p4 . 00 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 144 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard: $ Total Value of Minerals: $ ~pl80 .oo Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ 36 . 00 Value per acre for tract: $ 5 • 00 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ None . ---=~-'-~~~---CLERK �ROCKINGHAM COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #41-a - Heard , j. T. Number of Acres: 228 Lpcation: Near Powe ll's Gap. Roads: Two miles to Beldo r, then two miles to Swift Run; thence four miles to Elkton . Soil: Sandy clay which is auite rocky with steep to moder a te slopes and north east and northw est slopes . History of Tract and condition of timber: A small portio n of the tract was cleare d many years ago, but has been neglec ted for the past 10 years and is now grown up to pine. The wooded area has been cut over repea tedly. The presen t stand consi sts of mixed oaks and white pine. Improvements: None . Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 212 @ $5.00 $1060 .00 16 228 @ 30.00 480.00 $1540 .00 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restock ing: Cultiva ted Land: 25 . 00 Orchard : Mineral s: Value of Land: $1540 • 00 100 . 00 $1665 . 00 Value of Improv ements: $ Value of Orchard : $25 . 00 Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber : $ 100 . 00 Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ 7 • 30 Inciden tal damage s arising from the taking of this tract: $NONE. 5 �REPORr OH ':'I:: .L~c RE. G::J: of the J . T . ~.1.RD '.r J..CT #41-a . I was o.ble to find no survey of this tract on the deed record s . I therefo re made a fie l d survey vhich , togethe r with ,,ork done by the U. s. G. 3 ., in locatin g roads and strea':: s, located a 11 of the bounda ries of the tract except the l ine co11tvnon to the ::mma V. Gibbon s Tra c t 7'f230 . s the deed for the Gi bbons tract contain s a sur vey , we used its calls for the common line . Comput ing the acreag e of the tra c t by using lines ihich we l oca.ted , togeth er with culls of the Gib''on s tract, I get 228 ores for the J . T . Heurd tract #41- a . This is the ac r eage covered by the State ' s report . q~~ Chief Engi ne er , ?urk servi ce . 57 �~~a::e ~ircuit c~l - 'f ~ ~J/_~ ~ L_____ of County, Virginia, NO---------, At Law. The State Commission on Co:qservation ;:~d Development of the State of Virginia, Peti• ~-~ , 1 . A ~ U , J vYv4 f,-lt1oner, vs·----- ~ ~----------------------------- --- Cc.~------------------- ------ 0~ ---more---------------------n~----------------------------------------------------or less, of land in _____l ___ County, Virginia, Defendants. !J_~ _ h ~__ The undersigned, in answer to the petitiofi of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the fit g of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court of ___ (JtJ.d(~h-~~~ County, Virginia, ask~ leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to aid notice. My name is ______________________ :' _ 1-r...(.A/'C. C1,,.- ________________________ _ My post office address is ______ {_ _____~ _0 ! ~ ~---------~ --------------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._f_"":_,af} !_acres, on which there are the following build;;,: and improvements :_----~ . L_Afw_~ . A ,:_o, • _Crw km,, W,.7 __ : M',v -_Vfi __ -~ ~".",, •V .....\ __ L _~ -~~-'::'""k:c ________ ____ _ ,,, - - ~ 7:r~----------Pu ---- .-- .-.-- .- ___ · ------ · ------------------ 2 - &WJ ,-. ---------- ~ -~ 1-Cr,/"lr.A.,, Tlus land 1s located about_ ______ _____ m1les from _____1'.{ _______________ _---~-- V1rgmia, m the£ ~__ Magisterial District of said Count/. 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.) _____ ;vo--iv __ 0-,.,,V-Y'"~ ________________________ ________________________ ___________ _ The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follo,ws: North _____________________________________________________________________________ _ South _____________________________________________________________________________ _ East -------------1~----.---------------------------------------------------------- ! ac;::~ my ri! h~ tle,: - :t~ r interest to this property -about-the -year __ following-manner·.rrv{ }'/zr' ~ _ ·_ w ___ .>-t-~;;.(_/' (){~ _:l--r4"'.0'~ /.j'.l.~ in-the -- £ ~-/ ~ -- I claim that t9-edtotal value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $_ f:_Q _Qj)__ ::-:.-:_ ___ .- I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or inter st, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $_<j?-CJ.Q.5d__ 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 trac or parcel of land by metes and bounds). ,... 0 ~--=· ~ ~ ·r~· _____f't,L, _~ r~./Ir!::,:::-;:"=K~~ ~iki~"- %-Y:!/--r551~;;;"-~"-;:~: ?w~;, ~:!:.~:l!.-1:-- :;i :.1:.~~-~~:t~::c:e;~e~:=) nt~i::~ar:_/Z_~~~-~~~~; ;~~;!~~~~~~;~, 1~~~NTY OF~ ~;t?-?::::::r~-----f/1, ~ §d ./fl the The undersigned hereby certifies tha _ ---~ . / ~------------------ -----the above named claimant personally a are d before him and made oath that the matters [lnd things appearing in his abov~ns er are true to the best of his kn~wle~ and belief, 11ti;1neha111 c;f~~LJ f & /(i 1OJT ~ ~ 1 Oerf· -----day of_J--d= ____: '._1~ L~ ~ --?t/!____ _ Clerk of the Court, ~ ~ a l Investigator or Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace. \10 �--- ,- - - - - - - - &,oav~ I o-o"' I y v' ---c. c- 6 ov c./1_../ ~ ,- �(I ~~ I r-cJ.__'-- I ~:;t~:C~:~~i:~~-~~-c~~~ii: ~::n~' O~~r.ni~;,.~·~-vi~&in~~ ~::_ tioner, vs. _______ ~ l, __ vvVI__ V--_ceY-$ _____________ ,., ~ , Wv1.-- _ ~ ------------------------ l_;d;; ------------------------ ------------------------ ------more or less, of land in ___ j._____~ 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 and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit etiti upon the filing of ~ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this Court of_ __v'L~.:.-----~ '---~ s; i nQiice~ ~ to and petition said to answer his as r ____________________ _ ~ My name is _______________ { __ ~ _____ 1,~; -------------------~ My post office address is ___________ ~ I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land ~ the area sought to be condemned, containing about_ __ L.t_-_Q. __________ acr~ ~ ~i~ there are the following buildings and improvements: ______________________________________ ___________________ ___ ------------------------ ------------------------ -----------~ ------------------------ -Virginia, in miles from ____ This lay.ct is located about_ __ the_i _~ ' f 4 t . 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 z_______ :__u __ ~~--------- ~ -- p:;/; iaz:;c~k:~:k ~ b (' __ '1.-v~4N ___ _/ f 'r 1J __ -,~ t ,_<L- _ - _:J1t,c-v~f?~ ~ ~~ n ) ________ _____ ___ _ The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows: North _____________________________________________________________________________ _ South _____________________________________________________________________________ _ East------------------- ------------------------ ------------------------ -----------West ______________________________________________________________________________ _ I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year_/ f_?:./2___ in the following manner: ~:::-1-- "Z/e.A->~'1 ;:;"'! :;:~~--;,_,~: ·__-::i«>J __(12 ________________ 1(1 -~--------~t: _________________ ¥ ---------------~----------I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereinterest, on is $_b_t.?.Q _~ - =----· I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or ....... in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $__ f>_'!!_!__ ________ . 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 -- desc::::~~ th~ t;:::::t~t~!y~~n~ _:u~ ~I,: -~ k ~~rlf~ ,;-;::;;~--~ --]j,~~. ?l~~E'-/' -------~ -----V-~--1--~ 7 . -~ ---~/------------~ +~----v--------. JJ,.vh,/ V 3~ ~ 1(:~7-¼qrJ-;;+~~ c~= . ~~y signat~r r;, my name and ~a:~-:~~h -~~j;~~~:~ .-U ----~ oL fi/4 'fl , 1~ 3 II - - - ,; To-wit: -, -----~ STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF___ The undersigned hereby certifies tha - , r - - ~ - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - the above named claimant personally peare d before him and made oath that the matters and things appearing in his abo~nsw.9' are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, ,ki~// lhe C!er,:Jtom----LJ ______day o L ~ ~ - " - - --, 193/ f{B'fi/lfim Caun~ · , 18 J9,3 I ~ ...;.~..::···-~-- - . ._ _.v..ij'~ - ----1:-::-/..L ___________________________ (Contmue remarks 1f necessary on the back). V&ce ~ , / p C1-;,~k;,T t e Cou~t;{;('il·.;;;i'f~tiii;~~;-~; Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace. 213 ��7 y/ / # ~~a::. ~ircuit CouU: of__ 1 1 ; # - , ; ; ; ; : ~ ~ounty, Virginia, NO---------, At Law. The State Commission on Ck ,vati~ t { , D;velopment of the State of Virginia, Peti4-0 J vn,f, ____ U- ____ / _ f { ~ __ )'-- Y ' . ~ __________________ _ tioner, vs. __ /4 ------------ ----------------------w ----~-----------------------------------------Virginia, Defendants. more or less, of land in ____·t ~.::.~A_J/(~ ____ County, 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 ling of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court 0L_~}~~_r_4~-- County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to \.Said...no tice. --- -r: ------------------My name is _____________ (,: __ (/ __ My post office address is ___________ te.__0 _ ~______'4:.--::_ ________________ _ fi-v~{!f, I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about_ ______~!..- _:-______ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements: ___________________________________________________________ _ ;his lap d is loc:pt about__.:!, ·-~ k. miles from _____ - :__-14~--------Virginia, in the_S _~ i-~ ____ Magistetial District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above.) -----~ ------------------~ ---~ --------------------------------------- -'~ The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follorws: North _____________________________________________________________________________ _ South _______________________________________________________ ______________________ _ East ______________________________________________________________________________ _ West ____________ . ----------------------------------------------- ------------------I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year __ /_;_t: __ in the following , nner: __________ (_ ~ 4//?- - - - ·____ ..L- ---- vrd-4----- -~ --- ~-- ~~ -/v «rvvi. __ Yr' e, _/"--'vv _--------------------------------------------------------1 I claim that BH~}otal value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $__.,f_-:_i2_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 $ ___ P-~---------· 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). 6-- ___ Remarks· _______ L ------- 1----- r;------------------------- ---_ ___ \: ~ 1/V ;_,..J __ ryd/V ____ ~ __iZoJ>f, _)--VL? ___ ~ rv wvv .-/~ ..._ ___ ______ _ ~ l#'y~ / .. _£hp/(/ __ _ f' -~-- ~~~~~~ l1/~#(~~-v~£ ~-~~k~ ~ ~wuSf.~f -jv:,-~J "J-_ _~i(J._k __ !:____ ::__________________ (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). Witness my signature (or my name and mar of_ ___ f ~ --------, 193 . filed in the _t_~_e __ e J_ 2,°l;!}-};~---------day --------1-, To-wit: STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF~----_ -----'---------------------------~ The undersigned hereby certifies that -"'-~ are d before him and made oath that the matters the above named claimant personally a Clere,<) 8}ings1 1pearing in his abov~s er are true to the best of his knowled_~;md belief, Rockingham Cot~JJy,-~lfi(T _________ day FEB /8 1S3) -----Clerk oLc£.Ad(_, ___ -, ~--;:;J;,.f.7 _ rnal. - ~ ~ ~~ Investigator or Clerk of the Court, or Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace. �Rookingbc.n Stone ial County: District: }41 - Heard, J . T. .. ,.n A • Acquired in Deed : 192'7 :for Deed: A ~esa •d : Valu 160 . 00 1. 00 a.no other conaidera.tio w . On Dry Iun, cut by the boundary . Inounb vnces, counter clnic~ or laps: None . - Soil: Gravelly loar.1 of · od dspth and e.ve.rwge fertility . Practically tlll of tbe t ct io on a gentle slope northwestern expooure . with Roads: Five t:1iles country ro!'>do to Elkton . Hiat ol)! of ·tract and c,ondi tion of ti 1ber i Badly burned repeatedly , ' and c!oaely out over abouTTwenty years ago for otc.vev:ood and other products . On the lo, r olopes there ia a lie;~1t stc.rtl of pitch- pine oa.plings up to 7 1 DBH, and very scrubby . Adoixture of ~Jaller hard- lenty of re roduction . woods, rJootly acrubb oaks . ell otooked tand of n. io there ea alor er 0 the UI) Very sr.1all a nixture . DBH 9" to up i1e la.r ·er _ itch2 oords I,er acre . e;~ceed not does of hardwoods . Stand 36 . 00 . Eotic3ted to cut ?2 cords t 50¢ per cord·- Ioprovecents : None . Value of land b,X t~z,e s: . creap,e a6 Value per acre ~4 .oo Total Value ~., 144,.00 Total value of la.id ••••••••••••• • · ~ 144 . 00 Totrd value of tinber....... ....... 36 . 00 Total value of tract ••••.•••••••• • ,180 . 00 Average value per acre •••••••••••• ,5 . 00 71 �Coun ty i Rocki ngham Distri ct: Ston e,all -l41- a - Heard , J. T . l..crestlie Claim ed: Asses sed Value Claim ed: Loca tion: " 275 Deed $550 .00 " Near Powe11 •s Gap. Inoum brano es, ooun ter claim s or laps: None known. - Soil: Sandy clay hioh 1s quite rocky with steep to mode rate slope s and north east and north west slope s. Roads : Two miles to Beldo r, then two mi les to S 1ft Run; thenc e f)ur miles to slkto n. Histo ry of tract and cond ition of timbe r: A small porti on of the tract ·ras cle red many years ago, but has been negle for the past 10 years and 1s now grown up to pine . oted ..he ¥coded areu has be~ out over repea tedly . The prese nt stand cons ists o ~ rn.ixed on.ks a. d w'1ite pine. is e s timat ed to out an avera ge of 30t, bd. ft. er Itacre . vtuve wood 1s no being cut -- 63,60 0 bd. ft. @ 3.00- 190.8 0. 1 Impro veme nts: one. Orcha rd: 20 fruit trees value d trees on ... y ---Va l ue of land ~ Slope Fg 1.00 per tree for v20 .00 b:y tyJes : Value .a.ore!ie;e per acre 212 18 ~3.00 20.00 - 2 28 Tota l value of land Total Value ·636 .00 320 .00 $956. 00 ~956. 00 Total value of i prove ments 20.00 Tot al value of timbe r Tota l value or tract Avera ge v Alue per ac re 190.8 0 1166. 80 5.11 78 , �County: '----"District: ~ - Heard, J . T . I ---- -- LEGEND : . Slope Scale - l" = 20 chains Rockinghari Stonewall �~~~~~~~-~~~ Claim of__ In the Circuit Court of_ __ ~ ~ C o u n t y , Virginia, No. ________ , At Law. The State Commission on Conse;;;ti~~'\nd Development of the State of Virginia, Peti'tioner, vs. ___ ~~ - ~ - ~ - - - - - - - - - - - --------- --------- -------~~ ~ ----------------------------------more or less, of land in___ _ _____ __________ County, Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned, in answer to the petition f 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 etition 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. ~ ~~r~ ~l{~--------~ I:i.~;s: ~:~:, :~t~:,•:::~-~;-i~~~ola~;~~;i~ -~~-~;~~-:o~ght :y ~ name is ______ to be condemned, containing about_ ____ ~_8:'_____ acr~s, on whichi-h~r:e p,Pe the following buildings and improvem ents:_(lj_ ~~-~~~'.. :'-~~~~-1 -1/-V ~~;,_ ~~?"""~~~~ ~'.rf'.~:}l l•,s<f ½ff-~ :°l ~ ""W<:"-lc' ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ I . - . . _ ~ - ~ his land is located about_ ___________ miles from ___________________________ ~inia, m SC- 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.) _ 'S" . ~ ~~·-s·-,):-¾3-~ ~"'--' ~cl~~~:\~ ,\,~ ~ 'b..v _~ ~~ ~ ~_ ~1na:~~~~~~;~~~ E:~~ ~~~~~~Y5~ '-~~ ______________ West_ __ ~ \ D_,5 _! 4:-f~_/O'J- _tb. __ _ I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year __________ in the following manner: J: C: --0 a;, ~ '-:ti) = -:_-;2 C,.') 0 =cc w- ,,l t...J \. - 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 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 is claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a scription of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). R e m a r k s · ~ ~ ~~ ~ - ~ _ : : _ ~ ~'b::il, ___ _ - ~ ~ ~~ .. ..~>~-----~.l> L~~~ ~~ ~ - ---- - - - ~ ~ ~ - b _ ~ ~- -~~-~ ~ - -----~~--~~ - ---------------- - ---------------~ ----------------- ---------------- ---------------- ------------ (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). Witness my signature (or my nam~ at~ached hereto) this ____ of_ __ ~ - - , 193~. - - - -~ ~ ~ ~ - ~ STATg OF VIRGI14'fA, COUNTY OF- --------- ------~-=------- -, To-w~ vJ~_,..;ee:, .. ~ The undersigned hereby certifies that__~-=--~ -:...~ -~ - - ~ A ~ - ~-~ " ' the above named claimant personally appeared before him and m;de-~-;;t\tii;rt h;-~-att~;; ef'fand things appearing in his ab ve answer are tyie to the best of his knowledge and belief, ""'.)..-----'~ this ___________ _______ day of__ ___ ________ -, 93 . .;;;;;;;.,....,,,_--1, ~'>J.M"" .... ;~:t ~~-o/ . ~~~~~~-~-~-~- ---------- "'--'..., Clerk of the Court, or ecial Investigator or Notary Public, or Justice ~~~ �~1~ Claim of__ In the Circuit Court o f ~ _ -L~--~-------------------- -~ _______ County, Virginia, No ....L'J:-~~ At Law. ::e:,ta::_~-::~--~~--t~~~~-~i~ 1:~~,;1:~~~t:C~~;;;i~;~r~~··c~::::v~ti.;::· and Den:':~~d.~'fgn~~. of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded velopment upon the filing of j ai? petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court o f . L # ~ ~ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as h~y·~:: ~- s g i ~ ~ no~· . ~ _ g .__,_~_'. _____ _ ~:ia~:s: ::~:, :~t~:,e::t~:~-~~ in~~ mfta ;ract ~~rc~l-of lan~~;t~-i~-;~~-~~~~-:o~ght to be condemned, containing abouL---A.~-~- _______ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvem~nts: ___________________________________________________________ _ ----------------------------------------------- -- ;; :;-; 7 / ------------------ This land is located about_ __ ~______ miles f r o m _ ~ - - - - - - - Virginia, in t h ~ M a g i s t e r i a 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 / _. / / / A p~rcJb of land descr · ed ab,pve) /~a__ ·_ --~L~-,d_~--~--.d~~-~ ~. ando> ers aJacen;~~~~~~r=t:~~t:=~-e:~~:~=-~~~"" North _____________________________________________________________________________ _ South _____________________________________________________________________________ _ East ______________________________________________________________________________ _ West ______________________________ I acquired my right, title, estate or inte~ following manner: _,,__.fa.mh-tl ------------------------------to.-1this property about the year __/-'?Af-_in the - k ~ L _ d ' ~ - - - -~ f ~ _ £ ~ ~ - - - - ~ ~ _ . / , # ~ - ~ ~ - --/-~~L'1&c?-~?'-/---,4' Yc!ai.~,. .tfut tliei6ta1 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 are a, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $------------------· (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a desc~:: ~~ ~ac:o: :~~~-:;;:;~s~/2,.-,~------ ~-d~~~~~~~~ -~~~~~----------------------------- -------------------------------- �Filed in the Clerk's Office Rockingham County, Va. Frc.B·. 1 C ~-' . Iv \..i, --------Clerk �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY,VIRGINIA. The state Commission on Conservation and Development of the state of Virginia Filed In the Clerk's Office Rockingham County, Va. vs. 0 T/ 1932 Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others and 52,501 acres of land in Rockingham County. To the Hon. H. w.Bertram,Jud ge of said Court. The motion of J.T.Heard, praying said Court to disap- j-$h+ ~ prove and to decline to accept the finding of the Board of Appraisal commissioner s, heretofore appointed by said Court in the above matter, wherein said Board reported, under No.41-a of its findings, as filed in the Clerk's Office of said Court, that the mova twas only entitled to an average price of $7.30 on the 228 acres which was there the subJect of consideratio n. The grounds of said motion are as follows: (l) That the price per acre allowed for said land is mani- festly inadequate and confiscatory , because said lands are worth at least $12.50 to $15.00 per acre, as is shown by the affidavits attached hereto. (2) 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 the above named party. (3) That the finding of said Board is, apparently, from the statements contained in its report, based upon the physical charac ter of the land alone, without taking into consideratio n, or at least without giving any effeot in its final decision to, the inoome-produ aing oapaoity of the land or to the fact that all such grazing lands in the Blue RidgeMountai ns are being taken under these condemnation proceedings, and that like grazing lands cannot be purcha sed for any such amount as allowed to the movant. LAW OFFICES The affidavits attached hereto are asked to be read in GEO.S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG , VA. support of these exceptions. The claim filed by movant before ~h3 �--2---. Al)praisal Board is also asked to be read in oonneotion herewith. _____ , ..,.__~'-~-·-;i--;::--se--~-. --:\ ~-~~~ -=--.. . . ._: -,--- .... - -~----------~~o""u.n·~-s-e..., LAW OFFICES GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG . VA. 33r, �--2--AI>Praisal Board is also asked to be read in connection herewith. LAW OFFICES GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG . VA . �--2--Subscribed and sworn to before me this __day -----9_fk-~ of September , 1932. LAW OFFICES GEO.S. HARNSBERGER HARRI SONBURG . VA. �IU THE CI .CUIT COU~T OF HOC G1iGH - COUNTY, VIRGU IA. The State Cocmie ion on Conserv ation and Devolo~ of the state of V1~ginia vs. Cassand ra La 20n tkina and and 52 ,501 &croq of ldnd in Rockingh m C unty. _______~_,._~__.-___ , CJfPJ _......... The affidav it of __fb. h v read in connec tion ·1th the motion '"iled by J. T.Heard t he Qr isal Commiss ioners disappro ved in oard of finding of the to be o.41-a. oonneot1 on with its finding State of Virginia , County of Rockingham, to-wit: ff rJY:G. This day pen.rod befor m , pear .. onally ~ ~ / 1 // ~ f.e ~P1< n!f- ap , u Not ry Public in and for the County c.to1 esaid, in tile s·i;atB of Vu·ginia , in my 1 County ,'.foresa id, and, bei1 ,. duly s iorn, deposes and s: t I am well c.c g_uainted wi t:h the 228 acres of l and J . T. Hourd situate n-ar Beldor, in the e~storn portion of in,_,h County, Vir inia. prai al Comrni sioner contemp lated R.r I am in.formed that the Board of eum o ... aid land, and this is not the fair market nor could the same be ro :Q__le.cod ores of aid lad 1 11eved thats id land ookp- vy'A,~ . . er for c.r id la d, J (J " [ni l . only a OU. ole rand 1n good sod, yet there ia con- _11 aze fro b - It i 35 to 40 he~d of cattl at t e income from same would be seventy -five par year , ould bl"i ;r/l . 30 he other _portior1 of said land. iderable gr zi cents to one ' H.!'efor. y proceedi ngs tor th in the condemn atio ave only all01 ed the ed ollar por month. fr Thi~ lu nd under o~dinary 12.00 to ~lJ.OO per acre. L nd of the S' be replac-d for lea LAW OFFICES GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRI SONBURG. VA. �--2._.. th::. n t he amo~mt ju.st above stated. • subscribed b fore m d sworn to his _ ,M!,,. o_ _day of S :pte b l", 1932. LAW OFFICES GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRI SO NBU RG . VA. �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY , VIRGI NIA.. The State Commission on Conservat ion and Development of the State of Virginia vs . Cassandra Lawson AtJdns and others and 52 , 501 acres of land in Rockingham C9u.nty. The affidavit of , to be read in connectio n with the otion filed by J . T.Heard to have the finding ot the Board of Appraisal Commissio ners disapprove d in connectio n with its finding No.41-a. State of Virginia, ___ ___ ____________ County of Rockingham , This day .....,. -.,,. ---' pearsonal ly ap peared before me, ---llL..~ ~UZ/,.;. ~~:.,::;..__ _ , a Notary Public in and for the County aforesaid , in the State of Virginia, in my County aforesaid , and, being duly sworn, deposes and says: I am well acquainted with the 228 acres of land owned by J . T. Heard situate near Baldor, in the eastern portion of Rockingham County, Virginia.. I am informed that the Board of AP- praisal Commissio ners in the condemnat ion proceeding s for the contempla ted Park have only allowed the sum of $7 . 30 per acre for said land, and this is not the fair market valu~ ~f ~aid land , J ~ .jr) nor could the same be replaced therefor. \'m ile. only about -a:& acres of said land is clear and in good sod , yet there is considerable grazing on the other portion of said land. I t is believed that said land vdll graze from 35 to 40 head of cattle per year, and that the income from same would be seventy-f ive cents to one dollar per month. This land under ordinary conditio should bring from $12.00 to $13 . 00 per acre. LAW OFFICES GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG , VA . Land of the same character of timber , wood fl/ and grazing oe.nnot be replaced for less Jkt,;,,..,~.<...o ~ / 1 <J~ v t/q__,; ~rt(_ i,4 UJ-fY jftpo o v �--2- - a bove st at ed . th an th e amount J·u...Qt n to su bs cr ib ed an d sw or '{ _ _da y of be fo re me th is ....<3~1 v,1_ Se pt em be r, 19 32 . LAW OFF ICES GEO . S. HARNSBERGER HAR RIS ONB URG. VA. �IN ~HE CI3CUIT COURT OF ~ OCKIN'}ID ;1 COUNTY, VIRGINIA . The tate Commiss ion on Conserv ation and Developm ent of the State of Virginia Cl rk . 0. rllt!d I Rockl11 h n County, V , vs. DtC cl/ 1932 Cassand ra Lawson tkins and others, and, b2,o61 acres, more or less, of land in Rockingh am County, Virgini a. Qift/2 !~Cle rk tJ In response to the order entered in the above entitlod . case on the 25th day of October , 1932, J . T. H6ard, respond ent, says that the tract of land designat ed as Tract 41 a within the area sought to be condemn ed, is properly located upon the map file in this matter, and is the identica l land owned by respon- dent, and as to which respond ent on October 1st, 1932, made motion praying that the Court disappro ve and decline to accept the findings of the ."Board of • pprai sal Commiss ioners ap_)oint ed by the Court in the above matter . ~aid motion related to the value of said land, and the bases of value, and not to the identity or location thereof , which was implied ly, if not express ly, then admitted to be as shown and delineat ed on the map filed in this matter, along with the report of the oard of ppraisa l Commiss ioners . By Counsel . �~I /-fl (,~- STATEMENT OF ) L. L. Conrad, p.d. J. T. HEARD STATEMENT OF COSTS, POSTAGE,. ETC. .. ,. �\ \ ,., Office · f \\ed ,n the Cer"' ' ft9ekingharo County, \J SEP HEARD , J . T. 41 ROCKINGHAM COUNTY f a ' \933 ; - ~. -· a~ -.~~ ! 1 t (; ' IN RE . ARBITRATIIDN AGREEMENTS submitted to the Governor arising in or out of Condemnation Proceedings pending in the Circuit Court of Virginia under authority of the Shenandoah National Park Act . ' ' ' SUMMARY STATEMENT OF PETITIONER : EXCEPTANTS : Harnsberger, ORIGINAL CLAIM: c. G. & Jarman He:hrs - -- : Acreage Value $1000.00 : Inc . Damages VALUE PLACED ON TRACT BY PETITIONER 1 S APPRAISERS: 41 INCIDENTAL DANiAGES VALUE TRACT NO. $180 . 00 (.fee) 000 41 (Mineral rights) BOARD OF APPRAISAL COMMIS~IONERS FINDINGS : MAP NUMBER OF TRACT: 41 VALUE OF TRACT: TRACT NO . 41 41 INCIDENTAL DAMAGES VALUE $180 . 00 (fee) 000 (Mineral rights) 135 �We do not concede that the exceptant ha s any minera l rights of any market value whatsoeve r in or under this tract, or that the mineral rights in or under this tract add anything to the value of the fee simple estate therein. Subscribe d to and verified before me this the 1933. f -'day of September , Emma K. Stokes, Notary Public �flied in th Cier~ ,, • HEARD , J . T . 41- c ROC:iCI -JG-i.W.1 COUNTY ic Rackingham GQumy, Va.. SEP f 1933 ~~ IN RE ••ffiBITR,1.·i..ri'IOr AGREEtIEl:-TS submitted to the Governor cr1.s1.ng in or out of Condemnation Proceedings pending in tne Circuit court of Virgini e. under au t :10ri ty of the Shen· nd_o ah Nationi::.l p ::__rli;: =ct . SU:.'!:. :RY ST."..TKIGI.T OF P:.TI ICK"& : ( ------ E..1:CEPT•.\JT : Heard , J . T. RIGI N U. CL.u..r.:: ...creas e 250 : Value $6 , 000 . 00 : rnc . Dcmages ,!,one V \LUE PLi.. CED ON 1rRACT BY PEr:rITIONER ' S _J>PRAISERS : I NCIDEITT_ L DA1!AG'd!:S TR...CT NO . 41- a BO•..RD OF •..PPR IS.. Jl ,166 . 80 lone C01.t :ISSION....::Rs FIEDL-!GS: Ml P NlJ1.Il3....::R OF IB. CT : 41- o. V. Lu.8 OF TEL.CT : V LUE 41- a IllCIDELTAL D IY GE.:S ~-:i1 , 665 . 00 131 �No statemen t filed by this land owner . Subscrib ed to and verified before me this the 'if'" day of Septemb er, 1933 . otary Pub c. 1'3S �HE... .RD , J" . T . fi:64-c GRE.!£:..'E C tn\fTY IN RE . .JIBI'I'RATI ON ... GREK.IEl,TB sub!"li t ted to the Governor ~r 1 s1 ng ir1 or out of Condemnation Proceedings pending in the Circuit court of Virginir under authority of the Shenandoah r:ational park _t,.ct . SU.11.:ARY ST. TE ~l:T OF P TITIGNER : EXCEPT.~.:NT : Heard , ;r . T . ORIGII.. CU.T:f : VALUE P c::.n O • creage value TR:.. cT BY PETITIOIJER ' S XPPR.l.IS:8RS : TR. Cr:::1 JO . V.\.LUE 64- c r~one F APPR rrsn co::.IISSIOh"ERS FII-.TII:..GS: BO.ffiD !: V - : rnc .n· '"1ages , none rM. .wR UE F 1rfL.,CT: 64- c F TR. CT : o. V.. i.LUE 64- c Copies of this statement 1;one re att_..ched to the statement of Petitioner filed in the County in v:luch the n· jor portion of the 1 nd lies and in Ylhich this except:::nt has filed his statement . 13°1 �Virgi nia: rn the Cirou i t Court of Roe _ingham Count y . The st~te Comm ission on Cons ervat ion and Devel opimn t of the state of Vir8i nia , v. P TITI ON~R , t Law No . 1829. Cassa nctra Lawson i.t}::ins and other s and ifty- two Thous and , ive Hund red and Si xty- one (52 , 561) eras of land , more or less , On this , the _ _,f/___day of Janua ry, 1934 , came The Bank of Elkto n , Incor porat ed , and The Roe ingha m Natio nal Bank of Harri sonbu rg , by coun sel, and , on their motio n , leave is given sum them to file their appli catio n for the :payment to them o.f the of of ~l , 665 . 00 , the amount of the award set out in the judgm ent o. 41- a , which tract forme rly stood in the paid name of J . T. rreard , the amoun t there of havin g been heret ofore .1.nd it appea ring to the Court , from the repor t of the into Court . Board of -i.PPr aisal Comm ission ers heret of ore filed in this cause conde mnati on for tract n on and in the :petit ion for judgm ent of conde mnati on enter ed herei tione , the 2d day of November , 1933 , that , in the opini on of ti.e peti the said J • • Heard i,as inves ted with a super ior or bette r right and or c laim of title i n and to the s id tract of land no . 41- a, disthat the recor d of this caus e does not discl ose any denia l or said pute by any :party or perso n in i ntere st as to the title to on tract No . 41- a or to the :proce eds arisi ng from the conde mnati ~9r ated , an The t hereo f, and that the said The Bank of Elkto n, i~r • . :i. near Roc:;r...ingham ratio nal lan:lc of Earri s onbur g , to whom theA said J herei n, conve yed said prope rty , as set forth in their :pet i tion fi l ed the re there fore entit led to recei ve the proce eds arisi ng from to ondem nation of said tract o. 41- a , and it furth er appea ring that all taxes due or taxab le upon caid tract ~o . 41-a and 1ave been paid, upon consi derat ion where of , it is cons i dered rdere d by the Court that said sum of ..>1,665. 00 pa.id into Court LAW OFFI C ES GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISON BURG . VA . unto y petit i oner as just comp ensat ion for Tract I'Jo . 41- a be paid �---2--- Geo. s. Harnsber er, ttorney for said Banks, and the Clerk of this Court is directed to transmit a certified copy of this order to the Treasurer of Virginia, who shall pay unto s id Geo . S.Harnsberge r, ttorney for said lanks , the said sum of vl,665. 00, tne a.mount of the award set out in the judgment of condemnation for tract ro . 41-a , taking from said Geo.S . Hurnsberger, Attorney for said B nks, receipt therefor , and certifying such payment to the Clerk of this Court for appropriate entry thereof , as required by law. ,,nter. Juilge . LAW OFFICES GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRI SONBURG . VA . �Virginia: rn the Circuit Court of Rockingham County . The state Commissio n on Conservat ion and Developme nt of the State of Virginia , 7. PETITIONER , t Law 3 o. 182 9. Cassandra Lawson .h.tkins and others and Fifty- two ~1ousand, Five Hundred and Sixty- one (52 , 561) acres of land, more or lass , TO THE HON. H. ~ . BZ TR !, JUDG:2 or S.t I:::> COURT. Your petitione rs , The Bank of Elkton, Incorpora ted, and The Roclcingham National Bank of Harrisonb urg, Virginia, a corporatio n, respectfu lly represent : That they acquired from Laird L. Jonrad and Geo.s . uarnsberger as Trustees , by deed dated ugust 17 , 193J , which deed is duly of record in the Clerk ' s Office of Rockingham County, Virginia , in D. B. 155 , at Page 441 , among other tracts of land formerly belonging to J. T. Heard, a tract oontaining 225 acres, more or less, situate in Powell's Gap , Roc kingham County, Virginia , on the western side of the Blue Ridge Mountains. lJJ. attested copy of sai d deed is herewith filed, marked 1'E...x .. Deed, 11 and pr yed to be read as a part hereof. That a judgment in rem has heretofor e been entered in this proceedin g, condemnin g to the use of the petitione r the fee simple estate in said tract of Jand formerly belonging to J . T. Heard , whia tract is described in the report of the Board of .ti.PPraisal Commissioner s appointed herein , and shown , numbered , and delineated o the county Ownership Map filed therewith as Tract No . 41- a , at the price of pl,665 . 00 . That the said State Commissio n on Conservat ion and Development has pa id into the custody of the Court the said sum s e t out in said judgment as constituti ng the award for the fee simple LAW OFFICE S GEO. s . HARNssERGER HARRISONBURG. VA. estate in the said tract of land . �--2-That your petitioners,an the date of said judgment in rem condemning said tract of land , were the owners of said land n- der and by virtue of the aforesaid deed from Laird L. Conrad and Geo . s. Harnsberger, Trustees ; that no other person or persons than the undersigned are entitled to share in the distribution of said award . Your petitioners further show to the Court that all taxes against said property have been paid to and including the year 1933 , and they herewith file certificates to that effect from M. H. Harrison , Treasurer of Rockingham County , and J . Robert SWit- zer , Clerk of the Circuit Court of Rockingham County , which certificates are prayed to be read as a part hereof. i~herefore , your petitioners pray that they may be made parties herein and be allowed to file their petition in this proceeding ; that an order may be entered in this proceeding for the distribution of said fund, and that your petitioners may have suth other and further relief as the nature of the case may require . State of Virginia , City of Harrisonburgt to - wit: This day C. G. Harnsberger personally appeared before me , F. Flavia Converse, a Iotary PQblio in and for the City afore said , in the state of Virginia , in my City aforesaid , and, being duly sworn , deposes and says : LAW OFFI C ES GEO. S. HARNSB ERGER HARRISONBURG, VA. I am the President of The Bank of Elkton , Incorporated , and also of The RocKingham National �--3-Bank of Harris onbu:rg. I have rea d th ea b ove pe tition , and state that the matters of fact therein contained are true . Subscribed and sworn to before me this 'f:?'L day of January , 19.34. STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF ROCKINGHAM , to-wit : I , ;r . Robert Switzer , Clerk of' the Circuit County of Rockingham County do hereby certify that the records in my office do not show any deliqquent taxes against the tract o~ 275 acres of land in Powells Gap , Stonewall District , assessed in the name of ;r . T. Heard . Given under my hand this 3d day of January, 1934 . Cler LAW OFF IC ES GEO, S. HARNSBERGER HARR I SONBURG . VA . �M. H. HARR ISON TREASU RER OF ROCKIN GHAM COUNT Y HARRISO NBURG, VIRGINIA TO W:Hm: IT 1!.AY CONC~RN: I hereby certify that th3 record s of my office show that J . T. Heard has paid the taxes for the yei3-rs 1932 and 1933 0:1 bis tract of 2?5- 0- 0 acres of land situate in the Blue Ridge Mounta ins in Stonew all Distri ct, Rocking ham County . All taxes prior to that time, if any be unpaid ,are a matter of record in the Cler~'~ Office of said County . January 1934 . Given under my hand this 3rd day of M. H. Harriso n, Treasu rer By&a.!},{/& Deputy . �OlnmmnuwtaltfJ nf lliirgiuta TREASURER 'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA. January 6, 1934 JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA This is to certify that I, J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virgi nia have this _ 6__ day ofJanuary with an order of the circuit court of dated 1/4/34 in accordanc e Rockingham County in the cause of the State Commissio n on Conservat ion and Developme nt of the State of Virginia Atkins - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ----- - - - - -Lawson vs. - - -Cassandra Geo. s. Harnsberg er Attorney for the said Bank of Elkton :paid to Inc . and the Rockingham Nati onal Bank , JTarr isonhurg , Va $1, 665 . 00 being in full settlemen t of tract# 41- a in the above menti one d cause. A �QJ:nmmnuwealt4 nf ]lirginta TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND , VA . January 6 , 1934 JOHN M . PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA Geo. s . Harnsberger , Attorney for said Bank of Elkton , Inc . and the Rockingham National Bank Harrisonburg , Virginia Re c eived of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virg inia, the sum of$ 1 1 665 . 00 , in accordance with an order of the Circuit Court of the county of_ _-'a_R=o~c~k~i-·n~g=ham""""'"--------- entered on the of January 4th day _1 934_ , in the matter of the State Commission on Conservation and Development v _ __ -~C~a~s~s~e~u~tl~r_a~L~a~w~s~o~n....__~A~t~k~i-n~s..._____ and others, being full and complete settlement for the tract of land k nown in said proceeding as #--=4=1~-~a,__ _ Sign or i ginal and duulicate - , ~ and return to the Treasure~e;;;;;...c::_ of Virginia. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Fultz, Vernon - Hinckle, J.W. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context heard-j-t.pdf Title A name given to the resource Heard, J. T. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Dry Run Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 41, 41-a Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Heard https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/e8bcf7eb9a30dab546becf68b984ac89.pdf 3864bfd9df58a919205338be101b7fbb PDF Text Text ROCKINGHAM COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT # 2 48 - Hedrick , Annie E. Number of Acres: 143 Location: Mile Run . Entirel y within the Park area . 2 miles to Island Ford , over count y road . Roads: • Soil: Slope . Th ere is ap proximately 40 acres of fair ly g ood y oung timber on the west· end of this tract , but t h e remainder has no merchant able ti mber and has been repeatedly burned over . Timber :- - 50 , 000 bd . ft . - - - - It is re ported that a mill is to be moved on this tract to work the ti mber in t h e n ear future . History of Tract and condition of timber: Improvements: None . Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: - - - 143 @ $ 5 . 00 $715 . 00 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 715 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ 300 .oo 300 . 00 Value of Wood: $ 200 . 00 Value per acre for tract: $ 8 50 Q 200 . 00 -----·~pl215 .oo Incidental damages arising from the taking of this t r a c t : £ ~ , CLERK �ROCKINGH.. ,1 COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #248-a -Number of Acres: Location: Hedrick , .:.\nnie 3 Two Mile Run . Roads: One mile over county road to Island Ford . Soil: Slope . History of Tract and condition of timber: restocking . This tract appears to be an old field Improvements: NOFE . Acreage and value of types : Types Acreage Value per acre 3 ' 15 . 00 Total Value Ridge: Slope: Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: .A5 . 00 Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: V~ueofLand: $ 45 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard: $ Tot a l amount----- - ~45 . 00 Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ 15 . 00 Irrcidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE . ~~- ~-~-~ CL7RK . ?7 �Claim of_ ______________ ~ n::1i e _ F . _tie Jrick ------------------------ -----------------In the Circuit Court oL 2-::c.liL£· - · _____________ 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 _____ 1-0.c.tir:.2t~L-- _______ County, Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court of__.::. CAi!J_~ _31 ___________ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to said notice. My name is ___ ~.nni ..eLF~-~.e-dri.c.k ___________________________________________ _ My post office address is _____ _i__:J_'"!.:Qj_ ___ _I_g_i _}~i!E..i!.'_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_ ______ J...1.4 _______ acres, on which there are the following · t s: _______'"2 ___ bu1·1a·1ngs an d 1mprovemen n•~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - This land is located about_ -1. _________ miles from __T_.,_,l~J1.d_ _"':Q_r_d _____________ Virginia, in the_ ..?_t •.n.--. ~·.alL __ Magiste:rial District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above.) 'Pv i-rh•ritance fro1, L•v father r,ant ,J...,11n I "ood. ----------------------------------------------- -------L------------------------ -------- The land o,vners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follo,w s: North ____ -·- ' ·- '""elJ er ------------------------ ------------------------ ---------South ____ .,_ r i __ :"'11; xv• ,r "----------------------- ------------------------ ---------East ______ ~ :_ _P~= _Se J er. ___ · r_r i - - ------------------------ ---------------------West ______· _. _F . _Parri _on ------------------------ ------------------------ -----I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year __ ..L.9.2l.. __ in the following manner: _____________________ The _sai,1 land_waG_ inherited _frorr _ 1. y _ father, _________ _ __ 0.a:rt _ -Ton _I._ ,ro0 d ------------------------ ------------------------ ---------------1 claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $-3.~0.r-.. o.r_ ______ . 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 $--'-'!3.G..'1 . 0Q _____ . riear I am the owner of__ .::;_2_Q __________ acres of land 'a djoining 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 $- 500 4.(..0 _________ . (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· ______ 'T'ri e hor• ___ f arr. __ ,, .. arcq _wi l 1. o ~--~-nri ve d of_ fuel _______ _ ____ · rhich _ ~nnu al 1 y_ an,ount __ to _A.t.:·ou t _t _ i rty __ ollar __ vl.ich _ i ___________ _ ____.:c_equ_ir~- _ aJlLi Jl~Ge~ ary f _ r _.,,,aid_ f1=1.n1_. ------------------------ ------------ ------------------------ -------------------- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). f: Witness my signature (or my name and ~aJ.lf a~tach~d _hJ _eto) ~ y,i __ 1 ~~\ ~ -- ~ ~--~~~~ of_ _____ ::_~p_:r_:,J~--!'~---, :::i98{); l ~ ~J. ~ ~ STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF ___ _l:QC'X_t'.:11111~ -- ~== U -~-, . o-w1t. · c.. -; t· v:::;Ji{;t~ The undersigned hereby certifies that_ ______ ~.!'-l1i ~- ·-~~- J:.!"_1!:i!"'_~ -------------------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 o is knowledge and belief, this _____ ~J_!~________ day of___ :-_,_'?L ~:_".L __ ,-193~ ----,---- __ __ ___ ~ ___ _ Clerk of the Court, or Special Investigator or Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace. �cou nty : P.ock1ngh m Dis t ric t: -.>t ono .mll 1·248 crea e;e Clp.imed:_ 144 A. Val ue Cla ime ~: '360 0. .t Loo tion : ·11e Ihm . - Ann ie '1 . Hed rick sae sse d 141 ._85 acr es n . , . 140 . 00 J<,nt ire ly wit hin the acq uire d Deed 143 • • 1! .8 (1921) _or ~1.oc etc . ARF.A: 141 A. ark are a . --- Lap s: Soi l: ]lop e. Roads : 2 mil es to : slan d For d , ove r cou nty road ., I.1s tory : The re is app rox ima tely ~o aer es f~i rly good you ng tim ber on the 1les t end of thi s tra ct , but of the ain der has no mer chnmta ble ti er and has bee n reprem eat edl y bur ned ove r . Tim ber: 50, 000 .. . ft. · !'4 . 00 per 1· . ------ 200 . 00 It is rep orte d tha t a mil l is to be mov ed on thi s tra ct to work ~he t1mber in the nea r ~ut ure . yal ue of lan d by t;rn cs: Vo.lue Tot al 1'.Il?.!L .. ere ge per aer o V•l uc (un bur ned ) .Jlo pe 43 ··s .oo . 215 . 00 {bu rned ) " 98 1 . 50 14? . 00 14 1 Tot al val ue of' lan d Tot al val ue of imp rov eme nts ~36 2 . 00 ~36 2 . 00 Tot al val ue of tim ber 200 . 00 Tot al val ue of tra ct 562 . 00 Ave rage Val ue per acr e 3 . 98 �County : Roek:ingham D1trtri et: s tonewa ll :g. fa,48-a - u~d:i;-iok, Annie Ac;:aag c Cla.ime,d: 144 A-. Asseese d1 l61-l20 A . 11 i,ooa. tion~ - 1921 'l'wo mile r un . Incumb rflnces, . count€lr clai_ms or laps; - Deed Inheri ted lul-120 acres None known. Soil: ~Jlope . Roads; 011e mile over coun ty road to Isl.end llord . ITistorx of tract and, oond~ t1on o.-r timber: This tract appear s to be an old field restock :1ng. Im;nrovements: None. Value of land .by typee~ T;x;pe F :r Value per a.er~ Acreag e tl5 . ()Q ,, 3 Total val ue of land $45 . 00 Total value of t;ract 45 . 00 A. Vera.go value per acre 15 . 00 No te Total Value ,•, 45. 00 Onl y a very alr'.nll portion of this tract lies inside of the park area . �r;o1nty: . . oc'cinPhum listrict: ...,tone,mll ;348 - ...... n'1ie ~- Hedrick 13. Sellers l ....I. Harrison N !rs.-::. 7. ... . '1nie Lap . ~ orris John . .1.. --lexander L~G J~rD Slope Scale - 1 11 - 20 cri:1ins. 355 �County: District: # ©k8-a -Hedrick, Lnnie E. N _#1:1-1 ~ ~ *" ::: ==- ;::. - ,#J?- ~(/ // E . B . Se 11 er s 1(ti I/ I/ // /. J irs . E • 1 • Harrison LEGl!.'ND : Fields r Lstocking Scale - 1 11 : 20 chains Rockipgham Stonewall �:z I'\ ' z, :; • STATEMENT OF ) Ralph H. Bader , p . q. z, 2 JJ !! = 0 D "' "C0 m 0 ...I'll :z ffl C m J. ii :0 C ! -I :z .. z, z, "' i ANNIE E. HEDRICK o R~ < I'll ~- . ;' -I '°':,' N ffl < at JJ - 9 • z, n n Oo_ - :::, C ., " :z ;i~ STATEMENT OF COSTS , P03TAGE , ETC .: 0 J> IC Ill ...0 �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM 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, of land in Rockingham County, Virginia filed in the Clerk's Office Rockingham Cvunty, Va. f~; V F 1o r: I~ . vl.,JL. ·--~ In compliance with the order entered in the above entitled case on the 25th day of October, 1932, and in response thereto, you:r defendant respectfully states that the tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, ownership of which is claimed by her, and with reference to which she has filed her objections, is the same tract or parcel which was found by the Appraisal Commissioners to be land owned by her, being Tract No. 248, as shown and delineated on the map filed with the report, and exhibit sheets thereto attached, made by said Commis i: ioners. ANNIE E. HEDRICK By Counsel �STAT.El,LlNT BY ANNL~ ~ . H.bDRICK To the Honorable Philip Williams , Chairman of the Board of Arbitration for Shenandoah national Bank Lands . Filed in the Clerk'5 Office Rockingham Coumy, Va, AUG J-,t 1933 µJ~n I am submitting the following statement i n pursuance to the rules of procedure adopted at the meeting of Your Honorable Board at Front Royal , Virginia, on August 16 , 1933. (a) My tract of land is No. 248 and is shown as such on the owner ship map for Rockingham County . (b) The acreage claimed by me is 143 , and I am the fee simple owner of this tract . (c) This land is situated about one mile from Island Ford, in Rockingham County . cleared. The land is all in timber and has never been It is black loam and is comparatively smooth . it would take readily to grass and v1ould produce well . If cleared I value this land at .~10. 00 per a cre , or a tot c.l of )1 , 430 . 00 for the 143 acres . (d) There is 50, 000 feet of saw timber on t his land , which is valued at )5 . 00 per thousand on the stump , making a total of 250 . 00 . of wood . In addition to the sa,v timber , ther e is a l ar ge qu2.n ti ty I estimate th e wood a t 25 cords per acre or a total of 3 , 575 cords f or the entire tract . This wood is valued at 50¢ per cord , or ~1 , 787 . 50 . 143 acres of land at ,~10 . 00 per acre 50,000 feet of saw timber a t ~5 . 00 per thousand 3 , 575 cords of wood at 50¢ per cord Total 11 , 430 . 00 250. 00 1 , 787 . 50 ''-3 , 46'7 . 50 Although I believe the above to be the true value of t hi s land and timber , I priced it t o the Park representatives at ~16 . 50 per acre , or ~2 , 359 . 50 for the tract , and I am still willing to accept that -price . 1.'.le thod of Determining Controversy If the Board of rbit:ra tors i .S unable to determine the value �2. of this land from the information now in its possession , I would suggest an oral hearing . Respect fully , dtate of Virginia , County of Rockingham, to-wit : Anni e~ . Hedrick, having been first duly sworn , deposes and says that the foregoing statement is true and correct to the best of her knowledge and belief . Given under my hand this 25th day of August , 1933. Notary Public Hy corrm1ission expires on the -2.!f_a.ay of w,-y2... 1 93~ .... 131 �filed in the Cieri<'~ Office Rockingham County, Va, HEDRICK, ANNIE E. 248, 248- a ROCKINGH AM COUNTY SEP f 1933 IN RE . ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS submitte d to the Governo r arising in or out of Condemn ation Proceed ings pending in the Circuit Court of Virginia under authorit y of the Shenand oah Nationa l Park Act . SUMMARY STATEMENT OF PETITIONER: EXCEPTANTS: Hedrick , Annie E. ORIGINAL CLAIM: Acreage 144: Value $3600 .: Inc . Damages, $500 . VALUE PLACED ON TRACT BY PErITIONER 1 S APPRAISERS: TRACT NO . 248 248-a VALUE INCIDENT AL DAMAGES $562 .00 45.00 r one ft BOARD OF APPRAISAL COMMISSIONERS FINDINGS: MAP NUMBER OF TRACT : 248, 248- a VALUE OF TRACT : TRACT NO. 248 248-a VALUE $1215.00 · 45 . 00 INCIDENT AL DAMAGES Hone " 132 �exce ptan t The be,si c diffe renc es betw een petit ione r and this , tiube r valu es, are as to the cl&s sific ation <,;.nd value of the land and amou nt of incid enta l dama ges . ione r , s _.l thoug h we belie ve the valu es repo rted by the petit of the Boe.r d of apprt. :"tise rs v1ere very libe ral '- nd th::1 t the findi ngs :-clly too high , • ppra isal Com..r:i.issioners as to valu es are subst anti1 than thei r we hl,Ve c, cce pted and will not seek c- lowe r valu ation • findi ngs s.s shovm on the abov e table s in this c c.se r elem ents . s to the clas sific atio n of the l and and the othe of valu e vre subm it thct these matt ers ~ re corr ectly set forth in s c ase , and not the ~fork Shee ts of the Doar d 'Ji th refer ence to thi shee ts are filed a s set forth in exce ptan t 's state ment s . Thes e ~Jorlr subm itted vri th with the reco rd and c copy of these work Shee ts are l copi es of the copy of the reco rd tend ered here with , and Fddit iona dork Shee ts in this 1 Cc se ,rill be furni shed if desir ed . Subs cribe d to and veri fied befo re me this the ?JI 11 day of Septe mber , 1933 . ~ a J ( } I , ~. Emma K. stok es , rota ry puol ic 133 �_., FHed h~ the t1erk' Offict Rockingham CountJ~ '4& , AUG **************************** lq rn33 !£b,l:W a nnie E. Hedrick Tract No. 248, Copy of original claim and other papers required by the arbitrators in the public park condemnation proceedings pending in the Circuit Court of Rockingham County, Virginia. ****************************** ********************************************************** l~'l �RALPH H.BADER ATTORNEY AT LAW HARRISONBURG , VI RGI NIA Au g,u st 14, 193 3 Hon. Philip Williams, Chairmari, Board of Arbitration, Winchester, Vir~inia. Dear Sir: I have ai;f;oin ted U1r . Ralph rl.. Bader, attorney- at- law, of 1-idrri sol'!burg, Vir~inia, to rE:~rassr1t a,e ir, all wu.tters cor.u,cteo ,vith the acquisition of lands Y curs very truly, " �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHM/. COUNTY , VIRGINIA The state Commission on Conse.r· vation and Development of the State of Virginia. vs. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and 52 , 561 acre8, more or l _ess, of land in Rockingham county, Virginia. In compliance with the order entered in the above entitled 1st case on the~~ day of October, 1932, and in response thereto, your defendant respectfully states that the tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, ownership of which is claimed by her, and with reference to which she has filed her objections, is the same tract or parcel which was found by the Appraisal Commissioners to be land owned by her; being Tract No . 2"8, as shown and delineated on the map filed with the report , and exhibit sheets thereto attached, made by said Commissioner • ..a.NNIE E. HEDRICK F.f Counsel 2-0\ �IN TH~ CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA. State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia vs . Cassandra Lawson tkine and others , and 52 , 501 acres of land in Rockingham County , Virginia. Motion to set aside and disapprove the report of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners . Gomes now the claimant, Annie E. Hedrick , and asks and requests the Court to set aside, decline to accept and disapprove the report of the Board of ~ppraisal Commissioners filed in this cause with r eference to this defendant in Tract No. 248 , which said tract contains 143 acres and is situate near Island Ford, in Stonewall District , Rockingham County, Virginia ; for the following reasons: (l} Because the value placed upon the said ]and and timber by the Board of ~ppraisal Commissioners is grossly inadequate . (2) Because the finding or findings in question are so mani- festly inad equate when considered together with the evidence before the court , as to justify a finding that in making such finding or findings the Board of Appraisal Commissioners or some of them were affected or influenced by some mistake of law as to the nature and effect of the evidence , with reference to which such finding or findings were made . Wherefore , the. said Annie E. Hedrick prays the Court that an order may be entered setting aside, declining to accept , and disapproving the report of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners in so far as it relates to or affect s the said lands owned and claimed by the said Annie E. HedrieJr. Said Annie E. Hedri ck further moves the Court to exclude her sai d l ands from the Park area and to release her said lands from the said cond nation proceedings. Your movant herewith files affidavits as to the value of the said land . ~~c~ .Al'TNIE E. HEDRICK By counsel 2c2, �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY• VIRGIMIA. State Commission on Conservation and Development of the state of Virginia vs. Cassandra Lawson atkins and others, and 52,501 acres of land in Rockingham County,Virgi nia. Affidavit to be read in connection with motion of A!lilie E. Redrick to have the finding of the Board of appraisal Commissioner s disapproved in connection with its finding No .248. state of Virginia, County of Rockingham, to-wit: ~~ Thie day personallY appeared before m~ a Notary Public in a nd for the County of RocJcingham, in the State of Virginia, (l,Ji,S' ~M.____ , who being duly sworn deposes and says as follows: That he is well acquainted with the tract of land belonging to Annie E. Hedrick , containing about 143 acres, situate Nearisland Ford in Stonewall District, Rockingham County, Virginia, known as Tra ct No . 248, in the report of the Board of ~pprais a l Commissioner e; and that the amount allowed by said Commissioner s for said land is grossly inadequate; the same being well worth the sum of ~2 ,359.50. ~~__ {gJ) _ S~=---=---. subscribed and sworn to before me this :27/i: d y of September ,1932 . (ScrJ Cf~ ~N~ �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY,VIRGINIA. State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia vs. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and 52,501 acres of land in Rockingham County, Virginia. Affidavit to be read in connection with motion of Annie E. Hedrick to have the finding of the Board of Appraisal Commissioner s disapproved in connection with its findi ng No.248. s tate of Virginia, County of Roc kingham, to-wit: -- This d a y personally appeared before m~r!fi./4, ~ a Notary Public in and for the County of Roc kingh, in the state of Virginia,~ , S;~ , who being duly sworn deposes and ~ o l l o w s : That h e is well acquainted with the tra ct of land belongin6 to Annie E.Hedrick, containing about 143 acres, situate ne arisland Ford in Stonewall District, Rockingham County, Virginia, known as Tract No. 248, in the report of the Board of ppr aisal Commissioner s; and that the amount allowed by s aid Commissioner s for ~aid la.nd is grossly inadequate; the same being well worth the sum of $2,359.50. (s,~te g. s~ Subscribed and sworn to before me this 2Zl{;: day (.fct'~) {j\"~ ~ of September, 19o2. c. �Claim of_ _______________ Ji@.i.e._A-'-- lie dr iok -------------------------------- -- - -----In the Circuit Court of_ ___ij9_q_~gi_gl}.!3!!! __________ 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 _____ Ro-ok.t..ngham __________ 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_..., ___ Ra.ck..ingh..am ________ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to said notice. My name is _____ Annie_ E .Hedrick -----------------------------------------My post office address is _______ !~-t~!l-~-~.9_:r;_~_,_-~J.-~!~!~-·-------------------- I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about_ _____l~- _______ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements: _________ ..N.on.a. ____________________________________________ _ This land is located about_ ____ -1 _____ miles from ____ Ial.an..d_~~or..d __________ 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.) l,i ______________gy--i-nher-i-tan.Ge-.£.ro.rn.-~-fatbe..ry---8.p-t.J.ohn._L.W.ood._~----------- The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows: North ____ _____ 11.B. Sal le rs ------------------------------------------------ -----South ________________________________________________ " Big Survey" _____________________________ _ East __________ .E • B •Sellers __ .du.i.. _ _;_ 00 H - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - West_ _________ .,u H. Harr i son ____________________________________________________ _ I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year __ ..l9.fil. __ in the following manner: Th e said land was inherited from my father, ------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------- t ---------- ~Ap.t.. __ J.an_-4_Wo.Q.d,_ ______________________________________________________ _ I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $_36.0_Q_..O_Q ______ . I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parc·e1 of land with the improvements thereon is $__ 3..60.Q_...QQ _____ . I am the owner of_ __ -32.o_ ________ 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 $_Ji00...JLQO_________ . (In the space oelow 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· _______ Th El J1-0 me_ fa rm_nea rb_x_ will_ be _de~ri ve d _of _fue 1 ___ ___ _ ____-Whi. ch- __ann. u.aJ..l ¥- ....e. mon n t s .to._ a.ho .u.t. _th...i r..cy: _.d.o.L.la r .a _which... ...is_____ - ____ _ _____ re qui r ed and_ne cessa~y_f or s ai~d_farm. ----------- - ----------------------------------------------------------------- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). Witness my signature (or my name and mark attached hereto) this ____ :!-_7_~~------day of_ ___ ,~_Q!'_~~- · -- --, !~:- 1931 p:3 r ( STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF ____R.9_ck.ingrui_m __________ , To-wit: , wiin~g.J__J.i~tlrf-Okl;_~Q:i¼t---------------- The undersigned hereby certifies that_ ___ !_~-~~-~-! ~~~!'_1:.~~-----------------------the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, this _____ .l.'Z.:t.h. _______ day of_ ____t~])_x ___l~.3_l.\1.~80:' . ,. ( Signed, · P•B.F. Gooi Clerk of the Court, or Special Investigator or Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace. ,. �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAN COUNTY , VIRGINIA State Commis sion on Conser vation and Develop ment of the State of Virgin ia vs . Cassan dra Lawson Atkins and others , and 52,501 acres of land in Rockine;ham County , Virgin ia. Affida vit to be read in connec ti0n vii th motion of Annie E . Hedric k to have the finding of the Board of Apprai sal Commi ssioners disappr oved. in connec tion uith its finding No . 248 . State of Virgin ia , County of ockingh am, to-wit : 'llf la_,;!w This day person ally appear ed before me ~ a Notary .t'ublic in and for the Gounty of of Virgin ia, CfJ."?j ,~~ ockingt iam, in the State , vho being duly sworn depose s and says as follow s : That he is well acquai nted with the tract of land belong ing to nnie ~ . Hedric k , contain ing about 143 acres, situate nearisl and.Fo rd in Stonev rall .Distri ct , ockineh am County , Virgin ia, kncvv n as Tract No . 248, in the report of the Board of apprai sal Commi ssioner s ; and that the amount allowe d by said Commi ssioner s for said land is grossl y inadeq_ uate; the same being well worth the sum of Subscr ibed and sworn to before me thi ~ day of 2 , 359 . 50 . eptemb er, 1932 . ~~~ Notary .t'ublic �IN THJ CIRCUIT COURT ' ROCKIHG £AM 'OUN'I'Y, VIRGINIA State Commission on vonservation and Developraont of the tate of Virginia vs . vaasandra Lawson Atkins and othors, and 52,501 acres of land in 1rnokin lam Gou.nty, Virginia. ffidavit to be read in connecti on with motion of ie ~. Hedriok to have the finding of the Board of i ppraisal Commissio rs disapproved 1n connection with its finding No. 248. State of Virginia , County of to-wit: 1 ockingham, This d y personally a pp eared before 0-3,S a Notary ~ublio in of Vir ·inia, deposes and says a nd l or the Jounty of :otf:±!:?!!f::!:= td.4 PM ) , who bv1116 duly s orn allows : That he is well ac u.ainted with the traot of land belongint; to Annie ·• Hed.riok, oontainins about 143 acres, situate nearislan in Stone all Diotriot, '-OC '" i 1 ord haci County, V:lr . i nia, knov n ao Tract No. 248, in the report of the Doard of ~pp raiaal Commissioners; and that the amount alloled by said Comr.1icsioners for said land is grossly inadequate; the same bing well 1orth the sum of °= (74-0 Subscribed nd sworn to before 2 , 359 . 50. a~ e t h i ~ a y of September, 1932. �IN THE CIRCUI 1l1 COURT OF ROCKINGHA1.1 COUNTY, VIRGINIA State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia Filed in the Clerk's Office Rockingham County, Va. VS. OCT 1 1932 Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and 52,501 acres of land in nockingham County, irgin~~erk (I Motion to set aside and disapprove the report of the Board of Appraisal 0ommissioner s. Comes now the claimant , Annie E. Hedrick, and asks and re~uests the Gourt to set aside, decline to accept and disapprove the report of the Board of Appraisal Gommissioners filed in this cause with reference to this defendant in Tract No. 248, which said tract contains 143 acres and is situate near Island Ford, in Stonewall District, Rockingha m Oounty, Virginia; for the follov1ing reasons : (1) Because the value placed upon the said land and timber by t he Board of (2) ppraisal Commissioner s is grossly inadequate. Because the finding or findings in uestion are so manifestly inadequate when considered tog ether with the evidence before the Court, as to justify a finding that in mak ing such finding or findings the Board of Appraisal Commissioner s or some of them were affected or influenced by sorne mistake of law as to the nature and effect of the evidence, with reference to which such finding or findint;s were made. ,/herefore, the said Annie E . Hedrick prays the l..iourt that an order may be entered se t ting aside, d eclining to accept, and disap proving the report of the Board of .Appraisal Commi s sioners in so far as it relates to or affects the said lands owned and claimed by the said Annie E. Hedrick . Said Annie E. Hedrick further moves the Court to exclude her said lands from the Park area and to release her said lands from the said condemnation proceedings . Your movant herewith files affidavits as to the value of the said land. ANNIE E. HEDRICK By cou.nsel � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Fultz, Vernon - Hinckle, J.W. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context hedrick-annie-e.pdf Title A name given to the resource Headrick, Annie E, Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Mile Run Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 248, 248-a Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Headrick https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/b801662cff30095a2ba7d2588ea0ae34.pdf a75ccbe2d3b663ee638f746301824b95 PDF Text Text > County: District: #. - H rrisonburs •utual Te lephone Company 1med: Looation: Rookingh m utone all ssessed: Deed: , sesaed: Deed: long the publio rod le ding from the Spots ood s ndy Bottom. r 11 to _D_e_s_o_r_i_p_t-1o_n_o_f__.p~~-o_p-e~r~t_y"""'": This pieoe of property is a metallic o1rou1t p rty telephone line approxim tely t wo miles long extending from a point ne r H h s Stor on the Spotswood Trail to th home of June Gomer just bove t e sandy Botto School &ouse. The li n is a p· rt of the m.1.rrisonburg . utu l Telephone ', System nd connects 1th th s itohboerd t Elkton. It w s ' rebuilt bout two ye rs ugo, 1e poles re set here needed 1 I ' nd th ire s restreohed over the entire route. /1, I J f ~st1m ted oonstruotion oost per m11 . Sandy Bottom Line. ire - 12 g u - 16 pounds 6¢ Poles - 38 2 . 50 1.00 Holes - 3Q Setti n , fitting and treat1 - 30 Guys - 5 1.00 Hanging ire Insul tors, br okets nd a 11s Brushing out route 2!1'.tra ire, 1 cludi hungi g Sup rvision 101' •stim ted cost per mi le stimat ed v l e ot line - 264 miles Tot 1 v lue ot lin per le • •••• • • •• • Tot l 1 ngth of line • •• •• ••• •• Tot l v l e of line •••••••••• -------.., ____ -----1.00---- -----..----_......... ------------------------ 218. 00 J . 4 miles 575.00 10.00 75.00 30.00 30 .00 5.00 10.00 3.00 10.00 25.00 !98.00 19.80 217.80 218.00 ij57ti .OO �County: District: # l oreage Vfllu - -arrisonbu rg 1 i med: utua l T lephone ComFuny. Assessed: Claimed: Locat ion: Rockingham ston~1 11 Deed: Assessed: Deed: From Sv1ft .Run G r age on Spots ood rail to s 1ft Run Gp over lands of · . H. Baughe r. Q. E. Smith and others . _D_e_o_r_1_e_t_1o_n_o_r_2~r~o_p_e~r~t_y_: Tis is n telephone li ne uppr oxi mutely to miles lo1g co ns isting of one metall1o nd one grounded o1rouit ext nding trom t e Spot ood Tra il to the S 1ft Run p over pri vat ly o ned l and. The me t allic oirouit is up rty line d tho gr ounded circuit is used as trunk lin to oonnecj th lkton a nd Stanardsv ille Switchboards. The line 1res re 12 g uge B. B. telephone ire . st1 t d constructi on cost pe r mile . ----- ire - 16 pounds 6¢ Poles - 30 .oo Holes - 30 1.00 Setting , fitti ng and tr ting po les - 30 1 . 00 --Guys - 5 per mile 1.00 -----H nging ire (si ~gl star nd) ----Insulator s, br okets and 11ai ls----.Right of y Cle ri ng route · tra wires - ~ ·25.00 Les~ 20 ile 30 . 00 5.00 10. 00 3.00 20 . 00 12.00 o.oo 26 . 00 286 .00 for depreciati on ~st i mated oost per 90.00 30 .00 $260.00 ----- .. Supervisio n 10 10.00 5? . 20 228. 80 ----- 230.00 ~st1mated cost of li ne l.84 miles Tota l v l ~e of line per mil • • • • • •• • • •• • • • Total l engt h of line • • • • • • • • • • •• • • Totul v l ae o f line •• ••••••••• ••• 423 . 00 230 . 00 1.84 miles 423 . 00 �county : Di stric t: ,! rrison burs .creag e Cl· 1med: ~ Locuti on: Rooki h m Ston ·11 utuul 'l'el epnon Comp1:.1.ny ssesse d: De d: ssesse d: Deed: ... long th public ro d leadl via ~lk Run. fro1 lkton to laple s pring -~=s_o_ri_p~t_1_o_n___o~f-·4p_r_o~p_e_rt~z .....: his pieoo of prope rty is . m t llic circu it psrty tel pone line pproxi m tely tour miles long xt nding from to propo sed Park boun ary ne r 1k no pole 47 to the nd ot t e lin t ~. ~.De n ' s 'tore on pole #173. The l i 1 a p rt of t he Harris onbur g Mutua l Teleph one System and ne conne cts i th the swi t ohboa rd t ~"'lkton . It as rebui lt a.bout three ye rs ago. 1ew poles ere set where needed and the wire s restre ched over the entire route . Estim ated cons tructi on cost p ~ mile . apl e Spring Line . Holes - 30 1 . 00 ire (12 gauge , 165 lbs., @ 6« Poles - 30 ~- 50 Setti g, tittin g nd tre ti ng 30 Guys - o per le ·l.00 Banging ire Insul tors, brack ets and nails Br ushing out route tra ire, inol u i angi ig ----- 30.00 10. 00 75 . 00 30. 00 5 . 00 - -------- o 1 . 00 --------- 10 . 00 ----- 10. 00 2::> . 00 --------- 3 . 00 "198. 00 1 9.80 J' 217 . 80 super 1 ion 107' Less 20 1 for depr oiatio n stir t 00 t p r riile ~stin ted v lue of line - 4 ----- 43 . 56 '174. 24 ....... _... 1 7 . oo 700 . 00 les ---- Tot l v lue of line per mile • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 'ii'l75 . 00 Tot l iength of lin • • •• • • • •• • • • • • • Tot l v l e of 11n • •••••••••••••• 4 · 700 . 00 les � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Fultz, Vernon - Hinckle, J.W. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context harrisonburg-telephone-company.pdf Title A name given to the resource Harrisonburg Telephone Company Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Along the public road leading from the Spotswood Trail to Sandy Bottom Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): Not Specified Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Harrisonburg Telephone Company https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/b566968388e1a7424d4ec462da2bcbd2.pdf c172fc42d8a1ecf1cec79ac34b0b5231 PDF Text Text NAME OF CLAIMANT #212 - Harrison , M. H. Number of Acres: 40 Location: Mile Bun. Roads: Two miles to Island Ford over count road . Soil: Slope . This tract is entirely within the Park area . History of Tract and condition of timber: moved from this tract . 11 merchantable timber has been re- Improvements: None . Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value 40 $5 . 00 200 . 00 Ridge: Slope: '- Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking : Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 200 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard: $ Total amount --- ~200 . 00 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: $ UON'E . --L-~..: :;_·-=-A~van ~ _! v- _ CLERK . \ �Claim of_ ___ #/ H H Cl r 7-1 ·s 0_71 ________________ ________________ ________________ _ In the Circuit Court oL°!5£~_lcl11!j.!1-':!.!.!-7______ 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 ___~£.~!!!_7_1_9ftg_!7_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 said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court oL?s.!?_'=:h.!~?..1..~6-'?!.?!!____ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to said notice. My name is __ M H _H cl r r, ·son ---------------- ---------------- -------My post office address is __ §_ffrJ_~J_1_yqB._._E'_D___'tf._~ -~-------------- ------I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about__Z,._~ ~ -- _______ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements: ___ .#._q_ _1_7_"J_'!../~T:.~Y_"t._n•_-,__~_t_i__ ~~-~-~/~-{--_~_{_?_"!!:!..!:.. ____ _ _2. GI C2 L~ n . cl~ z- __ 511:.10 cl_ ~e.. 77 c-e ---------------- ---------------- --------------. 1an d IS · 1ocat ed ab out __.,.1:, ThIS '/. _______ mI·1es f rom ________ Isla 1.!________________ cl Ferd ' ____ v·1rgima, ·· m · the_S~?!~.w~ll ___ 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 C/711 ,"' () /eowne r ~~oh_ LIi- 40 A_ hy J1U1'ChCJSe 1'1--0 711 _1'eT.Lc,77, - ?- • /~7 c-1/., e.,1.4/· 11'il'7'1, 2..00 A _;,,/,~.,.;7ecllo y7ny w;~EWHcn·r ~son.. fr~n..:CL W I/IOCI C/ h •JJ ' 19 LI The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follo,w s: North_£ a~ e.. I I e, .,. s -- -------, ---. - ,r - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - South __ L _NI.sf-,~ ~I'l e /-/~_,. ___13' ct _-SlJ rvey _______________________________ _ • East __ p-,- r /\I _~e l/e.7- s _/7 ~/7-s______________ .---------------- --------------- West_ _T.B. Bu 7-11e 1·f-/e..,11- !i __ t?~c:J_ D# 917~ .s _g_D. Se//e,1-.s ________ _ I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the yeaNfl_!_'t_ __ in the following manner: _l+ll A_h!J./." U .,- e h~.Y~ _/7· o 777]TL T:L C:lT1" _ _I ?-9 i" _______________________ _ _,. vo .A_ ,-,.,h e --r:1~ d /~]-""•' fe _E W /-/cn-r, ~c, 7-r /1·01?1 l1~7-.fci1/.,e r:,.J:.LWo a d I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $-~1. }.:-=--~'-~-~---· 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_'Z_J__~------ --· /17'/ .,., ,.fe. . I andthe owner oL.Z_lf_!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 $_fJ_~=~..:~_,!'_______ . (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). Remarks·_ I/r-c1ve _ ;n e l1.1c/Qc/ _, 11 771\J_ e s7,'-,.,-,c,/ti _11f val1.1 a :1J_ _ ___ _______ _ __177e,, e /10171--/01/-i fe _ ;;·-,-,.,he .,. C'1 nof W occlw_ /7; t! /1._r C on ,s-,.cl-e 7- o _V~ .,..¥------ y__ajL(e1h/e <:US"e /- fo _7ny. hP ,,,e f',cn--rn n ed 1- hy.~ d nd f?e s,c/e~_ I cle $'/ ; . e __ _ J_o _..,·~se -,~ve _a ti _-nu -,-, e -,-01/ dep,,~~/.i w;//-, Jhe_~:r~v i_/e _1;, _J7-, -0~1~ e ,d· / ,,.,- __ ~· ~.,~-~-~~., ' . ( Continue remarks if necessary on the back). £~:n•-~ _,_ _.,_~~-e_ !.J'l~__wt 'll!. _[1.J'..!'.:!':!:!!!9 Witness my signature (or my name and mark attached hereto) this_..L b./.2-,________ day of_£'c!?:, ____ f_'l~_/_, 1930. ...:;.~~.. :(1f~ir,- -----~---- .,.,.,_, STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OFL£.f:!YYJ;__~ l..C2:j.-;,~ - ~ . . The undersigned hereby certifies thaL ___ M. . !:!....tt.~r.:.r..1_§.~.IL".:_~.!f_l:!..C?.T.r..1_~e.:,1-_A-!jJ:. __ ' ~ the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters t : i~-~~~~:,1i;~~~~-~::i;f~b£:; s:~;_:_~ ~:3~ :}t~e:~ !. . . ~/ 3/J / • , e1e1k of the Com t, or Special In~tor or ; Notary Public,- M Justi<:e7.Jf the Peace:-- �v /" e, --r - / J~y ~ -,., r .' Il1e :r-,, eve. -, 7 r .T<!l7;7 n o l·;-::1 e 7--,.,;,7f-ecl r;; hote l th .-·s V cd I 'o.,,,, I /1'1 eT'( w ,,, e.-,.. l·:utC /- e/71 c 777.t 0 4 /-« 94 cl/ lo • • ,., • ' • w /71 e f., [ Q c:;"11 \f"t de -,- 7he V cf/1.1• DI ~ell d "1-19hli- , ~-'-~7- r,wl 7.,, e.C!I ' n e ro /of'"!"~ /'ur,.,.,._-,-ty e ~7,'-,n a /ec/ 7/-,e. " ~1"'1?1e /1;Jy Cl-;;}L( d/ 7111 7- 41 ff 01/ I o «!!. S'*:! 7· oc.Q . o / " ' ,'n-, v 77 ~cl, cl /01-nc/. • filed in the Clerk's Offi Roc k'Ingham County, Va.ce FEB i 931 - - - - ---Clerk �county: Rockingham District: Stonewall · 212 Acreage Claimed: Value Claimed: Location: s01.1: I . n. ll rrioon 240 A. ssessed 112.90 acres " 8750.00 2400.00 Deed 72 .10' 111.90 " I. ile Run , This tra.ct is entirely within the ,'\3000 .oo 40 a rk a rea. Slope. Roads: I istory: 2 miles to Island !ford, over county roa d. . 11 merchantable timber has been removed from this tra ct. Improve ~nts: None. Value of land b:t: ty-r es: ~ - acquired 39.80) (1899) for Value :.:"-crease 40 · 60.00 • Total value of ·1a.nd 60.00 Tolial value of improvements Toto.l value of timber Total vuluc of traot \ verage val ue per acre Total Value 80.00 1.50 �-- // ~ - -----,,.~- - Y . ...1. Harri son '-"' County: .ockingh m Ji strict: ..)tone m ll N , 1,.rs . , ... . B. ,.)c llers l . .Iarri son ~ . :Ie dri ck 810)8 Sc ale - l" - 20 cha ins �/b IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHM, COUNTY, VIRGINIA State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia filed in the C\er\'':; Office Rockingham CountY1 Va, vs. 0 1 I \932 {1 ·J- and others, and Atkins Lawson Cassandra 52,501 acres of land in Rockingham County, Virgin~-J'-~~--~er ]otion to set aside and disapprove the r e p o f t : : Board of Appraisal Commissioners. Comes now the claimant, M. H. Harrison, and asks and requests the Court to set aside, decline to accept and disapprove the report of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners filed in this cause with reference to this defendant in ract No. 212, 1•1hich said tract contains about 40 acres and is situate near Island Ford, inStonewall District, Rockingham County, Virginia; for the following reasons: (1) Because the value placed upon the said land and timber by the Board of Appraisal Commissioners is grossly inadequate. (2) Because the finding or findings in ~ue s tion are so manifestly inadeq_ua te when considered together with the evidence before the Court, as to justify a finding t ha t in making such finding or findings the Board of Appraisal Commissioners or some of them were affected or influenced by some mistake of law as to the nature and effect of the evidence, with reference to which such.finding or findings were made. wherefore, the said l. H. Harrison prays the Court that an order may be entered setting aside, declining to accept, and disapproving the report of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners in so far as it relates to or a f fects the said lands 01,med and claimed by the said M. H. Harris on. Said M. H. Harrison further moves the Court to exclude his said lands from the Park area and to release his said lands from ih e said condemnation proceedings. Your movant herewith files affidavits as to the value of the said land. M. H. HARRISON By counsel �IN THE CIRCUIT GOU T OF _ OCKINGHAI.1 COUNTY , vIRGINIA State- Commission on Conservation and .i.Jevelopment of the .:::itate of Vir• 6 inia vs . Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others , and 52 , 501 acres of land in Rockingham County, Virginia ffidavit to be read in connection with motion of • H. Harr i son to have the finding of the Board of ,tppraisal 0ornmissioners disapproved in connection with its finding No . 212 . State of Vir0 inia, County of Rockingham, to- wit : This day persm1ally appeared before me a Notary Virg inia, ___J W_____________ ublic in and for the ~ounty of tlockingham, in the State of .........., Shi f f/elf , who being duly sworn, deposes and says as follows : Thut he is well acquainted with the tract of l and belonging to M. H. Harrison, containing about 40 acres , siturte.near I sland in .::>tonev1all District , ord, ockingham County , Vir,sinia , l~nown as Tract No . 214, in the report of the Board of AJ praisal Commissioners; and that the amount allowed by sa i d Commi ssioners for said land is grossly inadequate; the same being well worth t he sum of $660 . 00 . Subscribed ands om to before me this Z"j" day of September, 19~2 . No t ary Public �"{' 'HClJIT GOU I '.l: 0 1 0\1 I GHAL COUl'lTY , VIHGI I State 0ommission on 'onservation and uevelopment of the ~tate of Vir ·inia vs . :wson , t.itino and others, and Cassa dra of lc1nd in oc.;dngha ·1 Llounty, acres 5G ,uOl irginia f !davit to be read in ·onneotion vith motion of ! . ll. Harri:::ion to have the fi" ding of the Board of in connootion l p:praisal Johunissioner a disapproved ith its finding No . 212. state of Virginia, ockingham , to-wit: County of his day personally appeared before me -~~i-::;;1E~C:-~G--:.....~;;...::o~c,I::::-_ _ __ a .a:otary Public in and for the Jounty of Hockingham, in the State of Virginia , _ 0.-D. Se//,e 1-.s uly sworn, , 1ho being deposes and says as follows: Th t he ia wo 1 aoquaintod d th t e traot of L nd belo M. H•• urrison, containing about 40 aoros, situ, tcnear in Jtonai.vall 1Htr1ot, i\oc..cingham Uounty, o . 21~. in uhe report of th th t tl irginia, Board of .ppraisul amount allowed by 8aid uo iosioners o vO sai s orn to efore me this ~~ i;ne to sland 'ord, nown as Traot isoionors; and 1 nd is groosly 1nade uate; the same being well worth the sum of Subsoribed a 0 660 . 00 . day of September, 19~2 . 0 �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA The State Comm ission on Cons ervat ion and Deve lopm ent of the State of Virg inia filed in the Clerk's Office Rockingham County, Va, vs. .• V 0_,/1032 .\,,.\) ..,J Cass andra Lawson Atki ns and othe rs, and 52,56 1 acre s, more or less, of land in Rock ingha m Coun ty, Virg inia ~~k tled In ~omp lianc e with the orde r ente red in the abov e enti ther eto, case on the 25th day of Octo ber, 1932 , and in respo nse parc el of your defen dant resp ectfu lly state s that the trac t or of whic h Land with in the area soug ht to be conde mned , owne rship filed his is claim ed by him, and with refer ence to whic h he has d by the obje ction s, is the same trac t or parc el whic h was foun Trac t No. App raisa l Comm ission ers to be land owned by him; b eing repo rt; 212, as shown andd eline ated on the map filed with the issi oner s. and exhi bit shee ts there to attac hed, made by said Cornm M. H. HARRISON. By Coun sel � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Fultz, Vernon - Hinckle, J.W. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context harrison-m-h.pdf Title A name given to the resource Harrison, Mrs. E. W. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Two Mile Run Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 208, 208-a Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Harrison