154 20 4487 https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/32b13267f3f77d948ec54810e879aa82.pdf b7fb013d09f9bb2dc5ac9a13899d366a PDF Text Text CO VI1.10H 1 ...... AL'rH ElF VL. GI HIA , COUN1Y OF ROCKINGH .i , to-wit: In t he Circuit Court ot s aidC ounty: an '.L'he j urors of the Commonweal th an d for the body of said County of Rock i ngham , and now atte ndi ng sa id up on thei r re ths Court a t its April t erm , 19 23 , tlo pr esent t hat S . E . Sipe on ' or ahout t he 21st day of Ha rc h , 1 923 , i n t he SE. id Coun ty , di "E . J . Dill ard , w. unlawful ly hind er '.l.1. Re~ro cie , s. nd. obstru ct of i icers F . Hewman , and C . 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'l'r ue Hi l l £L.dz-:9il4, .H' o r ernR.n 0 ~ il i D • W• E a r rnan , Commonwe alth's Attor ne y . l-1 �St!tte of Virgin a ; Rock i Hgham County , to• it ; 1' -i 3 rlay c , •ne be for ~ the unclersigned B3.i l C1:H~_rrJ issiofler 1 J .'f;. ~ for Rockil ham Count.,r h jo ntly and sc rerall M.0--4 ~ 1,t,.. ~ Y- ach.-no rledg d t em"3P- lv~s ind bted to t e vv Cormnonvrealth. of ri rg nia in the sum of $ /tf7!7J - '-ev · ab lt'? f th ir ve t he i :::- home tead exemptio ariei 1g to co pons eta che doll? a , oods anr1 chattel. , 1~,nas an<" t~nd1111?nte for the us , o f the Commonwealt h rendere , "'n'i it --- - - - 9.-" an to t. . e pa rment o f ,vhich t ey each any :right to discharge hie eo:r'l."l'\Onvve a lth of Vi r.g inii:i fi~st just ified as to s u f i cienc r , un .•.:./1' liab11 .. n er t h is reco gniz nee b b onde of this State , t e aai . surety 18~ing t~~ f ro n r oath • S C 1::D '11 ION , that i f the s aid shall i:ippe ar b fore th':! Circuit Court of ocking am '"'ount o • c 1 oc . on answe of 1• h.1.ch ~ o c1 t he f irst d, y of the next term thereof, at t n h P. r1ornine of e a i e C . o w ~alt} 1e st ands charg f ri day , :;i.t .. Ia r r i son )Urg • Virgini '.1 , to i c t ce , .<tnd shall not a c rta n i epar tnerefro;,1 i th.out leave of said Court , the n thi~ o l L,;., atio:n to 'be ..;oid , other ise of fu l force and virtue . Given m <i.~ " · m h an<l a. c- i l Commi ~E!io~ r h is £/ a B . C. r ��- ��J i ,; ' f . ~ #1~ / 9 :2---3 I It ~ rl S.E.SIPE .. ' Ii ii •j ~ ~ ~I 1 I e_d s #2 . COMMONWEALTH ~. • 'I tI . l ! ; • I -~ Ir Indiotment for a W.edemeanor '-• �./J.1:l , I ,: 'l r I I L e I t I ! I t 1 l L ' ' r 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 Prohibition Records: Criminal Cases Description An account of the resource The first series of the Prohibition Records collection consists of all criminal case records associated with cases brought to the Rockingham County Circuit Court from 1916-1964. Not every individual was indicted for a criminal offense and many were simply judged as misdemeanors. The cases have been separated and arranged by the last name of the defendant.  For more information on the Prohibition collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Subject The topic of the resource Prohibition--History Prohibition--Government policy--United States Prohibition--Virginia--History Rockingham County (Va.)--History Rockingham County (Va.)--Genealogy 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 1916-1933 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Pro001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/7">Prohibition Records: Liquor Inventory</a> <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/6">Prohibition Records: Affidavits for Ardent Spirits </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/4524"> Prohibition 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/. Title A name given to the resource Comonwealth v. S.E. Sipe Description An account of the resource Misdemeanor; Not Guilty Subject The topic of the resource Misdemeanor not guilty search warrant destruction of evidence Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Craig Schaefer, Kayla Heslin, Selena St. Andre Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1923 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RcPr-box3-045 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rockingham County Circuit Court Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Sipe https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/051cf1cb25d5c9e86ff6bf5d508a1cb0.pdf fa0065ed8c59edc183af588064889ad9 PDF Text Text COI,IMO WEAi,TH F VIRG I JIA. , COU H'l'Y Oll' ROCKI11GHA M, to-w i t: I n t he Circ ui t Cour t of s id Coun t y : 'l: h •e gr and •-.-I. juro rs in and for t he b ody of said Cour t a t its Coun ty of Roc kingh am and now a t 1 e nd i ng s aid t t hat s . E . ~¥r i l t er m,1 923 , u ~on thei r oath s , do p r esen i ng of t hi s Sipe with in one yea r n e x t prio r to t}rn find , di d incli ct111en t , in t he said Coun ty of Ro e .ingh am stor e and unla wful ly manu ia ctu.r e , sel l , offe r , ke ep , ense , so l icit , e*p ose for sale , give awa y , trm1 spor t , disp i ts, aga i ns t a dver tise and re c eive orde rs fo r arde 1t spir Vi r gini a . t he p eace arid d. i gni ty of the Cornmomveal th of r.i.1 his indi c~ e11t is foun d on t11e t e sti 1ony of C • • "" u l k , B . J . illa rd , S • wi t nes se s swor n i n cour t a g ive ev i d ence . • l ewr.i&n , a nd J;;; 'i'. RAJ • 1 is, sent b e1'o re t he gran d j nr y to �r Viol • .Pro . Act Commonwe a l th J v. C: ..., • V .LJ . u0 1• pe .,-1. d i sd ~ !!1e an or A 'I'r ue B ill l . 1 ~ l i +:, ~ 0 ,... --i ~ ~ D . W• l~ rroa,n , Commonwea lth · s Att orne y . I �N ews-R ecord, Harri1<>nbu1v, Va. th of Virginia: In the Na me of the Co mm onw eal To the Sher iff of Roc king ham Cou nty , Gree ting : ,1no n. You cire here by con ima n de d to sum nty, n t the Cou rt Uircu,it Coii rt of Roc lcin ghm n Cou t o a,pp ear befo re t h e Jud J!e of the 19 1:<. ~ . .. . /.~ . ~ ....... drt y of . ~ H ozis e, at 10 o'clo clc, ci.m ., on the re the Gra nd Jur y behn lf of t h e Uon uno nwealth befo to test ify and the trut h to say in ~ . .L ..e. . ~ ......... .. ····· · ···· · ·lto.\· alty of £ 1 00 . .lf.nd have then -·· ...... .sh a ll not omi t und er the pen Cou rt Hou se, t he l'lerlc of our snid Coiu ·t , at the Wit ness , J. F. BL.l:l CKB URN , y ear of the Com mon wea lth. ., 19-J l,3, and in the 14 .. a n:; ~,~ :~:i s ~ 7. ··· ··· ·. ··711:~ ~ ... . ., Ckr k . �'+ ~ ·, �the said ____ _______ ____ ___ and infor mati on on oalh ---------- ----------------- -- ----- has this day made comp laint -········-----:-- ----, a Justi ce of the P eace of said.~ d that arden t spiri ts arc being manu factu red or store that he has cause to believe and does belie ve gs, lavv, in a certa in dwel ling hous e or outbu ildin for sale, barter, gift, or use, in viola tion of . .and in the County of Rockingham, Virginia, ~.. .. of......, situate in the .. ~ ~ __ __ -------- -------- --- · and occu pied by __ ______ ______________ __ ___ ___ :__ ______ __ _____ __ _ monw ealth of Virgi nia to comm and you forth the Thes e are, ther efore , in the name of 1e Com and same the and their conta iners , and bring with to searc h said build ings for arden t "rits ___ _____ ___ befor e m e or some other Justi ce of the said ____ _ perso n in whos e posse ssion they are foun d er dealt with a ccord ing to law. to answ er the said comp laint and to be furth Given unde r my hand this ~/ ;,iy oL ,/)2 ~ : ' 17h : 192.~, (SEA L) Justi ce of the Peace. . �-~--- _..._______ ____ ~ - - . �In the Name of the Commonwealt h of Virginia: To the Sheriff o f Rockingham County, Greeting: to apper~r~ef'ore the ~u,d_g~ of' the Circu,it Cou,rt ~lcin_gh.w n Coiinty, at the Cou,r t Hoiise the1eof, cit 10 o clock, a . m ., on the . . ...... c:2- ...... ... .clay of .... .19 .. k .;-3 a?J7- I to testify and the trnth to say in behalf' of' the Conunonwealth agninst............... ........ . . ... .... ... ............ . «e2 ~ ....... who stands charjfed with and indicted f'or a f'elony 111,iscle,nennor . .11.ncl this . ...~ .....shall not omit iincler the penalty of' £100 . .11.ncl have then ancl there this Wri t . ~ -ah, 0 :l"ttz::;:::::;:~w;;:::: ,·.··J··········F··~···· .B.. L.·1•··~ 1. ·C·Ii ...(B.. R .N', Clerk of' 1 ( j , 191?.'2, and "5 . .. ~ ~ ·t lyes s News- Record, Harri~onburg, Va . U . . our saicl Coiirt, at the Conrt House, the u ��I I ,_,,..."""-IU j . E~ f . !t~ ~l i u,1- jr:(; f i t. t/ r. ��S.E.SIPE eds # Indictment for Misdemeanor 1 COMMON\VEALTH j I • '. i i 1 ,,A . . r.I I I i. ! 8 �\ ~ i t ... . ... - · 4 ....._ ,· . 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 Prohibition Records: Criminal Cases Description An account of the resource The first series of the Prohibition Records collection consists of all criminal case records associated with cases brought to the Rockingham County Circuit Court from 1916-1964. Not every individual was indicted for a criminal offense and many were simply judged as misdemeanors. The cases have been separated and arranged by the last name of the defendant.  For more information on the Prohibition collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Subject The topic of the resource Prohibition--History Prohibition--Government policy--United States Prohibition--Virginia--History Rockingham County (Va.)--History Rockingham County (Va.)--Genealogy 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 1916-1933 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Pro001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/7">Prohibition Records: Liquor Inventory</a> <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/6">Prohibition Records: Affidavits for Ardent Spirits </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/4524"> Prohibition 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/. Title A name given to the resource Comonwealth v. S.E. Sipe Description An account of the resource Misdemeanor; Guilty Subject The topic of the resource Misdemeanor guilty Search Warrant Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Craig Schaefer, Kayla Heslin, Selena St. Andre Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1923 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RcPr-box3-046 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rockingham County Circuit Court Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Sipe https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/16030341cc13f7dd5692537892d09e77.pdf 57d2546df23845aa38ee462a7fb76426 PDF Text Text . VIRGINIA IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OP RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner v, - Clifton Aylor and others, and thirty seven thousand, four hundred ( 37,400 ) acres of land, more or less, Defendants . Your Undersigned, who were by an order of your Honor's - Court, entered in the above styled proceeding on June 25, 1930, ap pointed Special Investigators and members of a Board of Appraisal Commissioners, beg leave to report that on June 25, 1930, they and each of them, duly qualified by taking and subscribing the oath - prescribed by law; and that subsequently thereto, to wit, on June 25, 1930, they organised themselves into a Board of Appraisal Commissioners by electing one of their number, Miller A. Price, as Chairman, and another member, George H. Levi, as Secretary: That in obedience to the orders and directions of your - Honor's Court they entered upon the performance of the duties im posed upon them as such Special Investigators and as such Board of Appraisal Commissioners, under the Provisions of the Public Park Condemnation Law, and having strictly complied with the pro - visions of that Act in the performance of the duties thus imposed upon them, they respectfully submit this their report of their proceedings and findings to the date hereof, specifically inviting #* attention at the same time and at the outset to the exceptions to the general statements and findings in the body of this report which are set forth in the concluding paragraphs hereof captioned as follows , "EXCEPTIONS ." TO THE FOREGOING Your Undersigned caused a copy of the order of your Hon- or's Court entered on July 15, 1930, fixing the time and place of the hearings of claims and evidence in support thereof, to be post - ed at the front door of the Court House of Rappahannock County, and �- likewise caused a copy of said order to be mailed to each claim - ant of any right, title, estate or interest in the lands des cribed in the petition, or of incidental damages arising from the proposed condemnation thereof, whose claim was at that time filed with the record in the Clerk * s Office, to the address of such claimant as set forth in his answer or claim; such posting and - such mailing was all done for a period of more than ten days be fore the time set in the aforesaid order for the hearings: and, pursuant to the order of your Honor’s Court entered herein, and after notice to petitioner, your Undersigned heard the evidence presented by the petitioner and the owners and claimants whose answers or claims had been filed with the record, as to the nature, - character, location, extent, ownership, and value of the lands de scribed in the petition, and of the various separate parcels or tracts included therein of diverse ownership, and of any and all right, title, estate or interest therein, and of any incidental damages, owned or claimed by such owners or claimants * - During the progress of the hearings, many persons ap peared and presented claims in or to rights, title, estates, or interests in various parcels or tracts of land within the area sought to be condemned, who had not filed answers or claims with respect thereto within the time prescribed by the statute, and asked to be heard and to be permitted to offer evidence in support of such claims: In every case the petitioner waived its right to object to the presentation of such evidence on the ground that such claims had not been filed within the time prescribed by the statute, and asked that all such claims be permitted to be filed and evidence taken in support thereof, and that the evidence as to such claims be considered by your Undersigned as if said claims had been filed within the time fixed by law for the filing of the claim, and your Undersigned thereupon heard and considered the -2 �evidence as to such claims presented by these claimants and the petitioner, and as to the fact or facts of value thereof and of the fee simple estate of the various tracts of parcels of land . with reference to which such claims were set up Many of the claims could not be heard on the days fix - ed for the hearing of the same because of inability of parties to properly prepare for the presentation of the evidence; in all such cases, the hearings, and the taking of evidence were regular - ly adjourned from time to time, and from place to place to suit . the convenience of the claimants and petitioner After the petitioner and all the owners and claimants - who had filed answers or claims or had submitted claims as afore said had been thus given an opportunity to be heard and to submit evidence in support of their claims, and had been heard and had submitted their evidence, your Undersigned met and considered the evidence thus submitted at length, and went on all the various tracts or parcels of land of diverse ownership, within the area sought to be condemned, as to which any such claims had been filed, and also went upon all the various tracts or parcels of land of diverse ownership within the area as to which no answers ' or claims had been filed or submitted with the record, but which, by diligent search and inquiry, and upon evidence furnished by the petitioner and others your Undersigned found to be included within the said area; and viewed the same extensively for the purpose of aiding them in ascertaining and determining the fact or facts of value of such tracts or parcels of land and their identity with the lands described in the various answers or claims filed with the record; or their identity with parcels or tracts of land shown by the petitioner or appearing to the Undersigned, as a result of diligent search and inquiry, to belong to owners who had failed to file answers or claims; or their identity with -3- �parcels or tracts of land in or with reference to which infants, insane persons, or persons under legal disability were found or appeared to have any claim of right, title, estate, or interest or of incidental damages * In addition to the hearings aforesaid held after due - notice as above set out, further hearings were had and further op portunity to be heard and to present evidence was given to the petitioner and to all owners and claimants within the area in strict compliance with the order of this court entered on February 16, 1931, providing for notice by publication of the tine and place of such hearings; and at the time and place set out in said no - tice your Undersigned gave all owners and claimants an opportunity to be heard and to submit evidence in support of their claims and to submit such further and additional evidence as they desired to present as to claims on which they had already been heard, and as to the fact or facts of value thereof and of the fee simple estate of the various tracts or parcels of land with reference to which . such claims were set up At the hearings above set out the petitioner submitted * a map, prepared by its engineers, surveyors, and land examiners, - purporting to be a correct and accurate map of the entire area de scribed in the petition, and to show each and every parcel or tract of land within the area of diverse ownership, and the boundary lines thereout:, including all parcels and tracts of land within the area of known and unknown ownership, or as to which - claims of ownership or incidental damages arising out of the pro posed condemnation thereof had been filed in the record, each of said tracts or parcels of land being given a separate number as shown on said map by reference to which it is and may be identified in this report and the attached exhibit sheets * In the course of your Undersigned * s personal view and -4 �inspection of the lands within the area as above set out, they personally visited each and every tract or parcel of land shown on this map, ( except only as hereinafter indicated) and carefully checked from personal observation and view the subdivisions into - which it is divided and basing their findings upon such inspec - tion and upon the evidence submitted at the hearings, your Under signed find and report that the said map is a correct and accurate map of the entire area described in the petition; that said area contains approximately thirty-seven thousand three hundred and ninety nine ( 57,399 ) acres of land and that ( with the corrections - and amendments made thereon under the direction of your Under signed, as required by the facts disclosed by the evidence adduced at the hearings and their own inspection and view of the lands within the area )' said map correctly discloses all the separate tracts and parcels of diverse ownership within the area sought - to be condemned: and, examined together with the exhibit sheets hereinafter mentioned, it shows the location and boundary lines of each tract or parcel of land in and to or with reference to which claims or answers have been filed with the record in the - Clerk's Office, and in and to or with reference to which your Un - dersigned have been able to discover by diligent search and in - quiry that any infant, insane person, or person under legal dis - ability has o r is entitled to a real claim, of right, title, es tate or interest, and in and to which any other person who has not actually filed a claim, has or may be entitled to a real claim; and correctly discloses also all tracts or parcels of land within the area described by the petition to which your Undersigned have found conflicting or overlapping claims, or in and to which claims - of less than the fee simple estate have been filed with the re . cord in the Clerk's Office The said map is submitted herewith - and prayed to be taken, examined and filed as a part of this re -5- �port, and, for purposes of identification, bears the signature of . the Secretary of your Board on its lower left hand corner Upon a full and thorough consideration of the matters set forth in the petition, and the respective claims or answers filed with the record, and of the evidence adduced and submitted with respect thereto, both by claimants and petitioner, and of the arguments of such counsel as appeared on behalf of the petitioner and the claimants, and of the information and avidence afforded by the aforesaid view of said lands, and of the said tracts and parcels of diverse ownership, contained therein, your Undersigned - submit their findings as follows: ( a) That the fact or facts of value of the fee simple - estate in each and every separate parcel or tract of land of di verse ownership within the boundary lines set out in the petition, regardless of all and any conflicting claims of right, or title, or estate, or interest in or to the premises, are as shown by - aforesaid map read together with the exhibit sheets filed here with setting forth the value of each and every parcel or tract of land shown as aforesaid on the said map, the value thus found in . each case being the fair market value The said separate tracts or parcels of land shown on - said map include each and every tract or parcel of land of di - verse ownership within the boundary lines set forth in the peti tion, and specifically, each and every separate tract or parcel of land to or in which any claim of right, title or estate, or interest has been filed with the record in Clerk * s Office or set - up in the course of the proceedings; or to or in which the Un dersigned in the performance of their duties as Special Investi - gators, and as a Board of Appraisal Commissioners have heretofore found or reported or do herein find or report in said exhibit - sheets, read together with said map, that any infant, insane per -6- �\ son, or person under other legal disability, or any other person who has not filed his claim with the record, has a real and well founded title or claim of right, title or interest; or to or in which it appears from the record or otherwise that any infant, insane person, or person under other legal disability has any . title, or claim of right, title, estate or interest Said exhibit sheets are prayed to be taken and read as a part of this report, all of said exhibit sheets being paged con secutively from one to / ai - , page one thereof setting forth a - summary table of the contents, and bearing the signature of the Sec retary of your Board of Appraisal Commissioners, in the lower left . hand corner for the purpose of proper identification ( b ) That the amount of incidental damages which will result from the proposed condemnation or use of the lands described in the petition for a public park or park purposes to which any person whose claim is filed with the record in the Clerks Office is entitled under such claim or to which your Undersigned have found any infants, insane person, or person under legal disability not represented by a guardian ad litem at the date of the filing of this report to be entitled, is the amount of such incidental damages found by the Undersigned and shown in the above described exhibit sheets filed herewith, read together with the aforesaid . map ( c ) We further find the fact or facts of value as to all claims of right, title, or estate, or interest in or to the land described in the petition filed in the course of these pro - ceedings by owners or claimants in their own behalf, or filed in * behalf of infants, insane persons, or persons under legal dis - ability to be shown by the accompanying map read together with the attached exhibits setting forth our findings as to the value of the fee simple estate in each of the parcels of land shown on -7- �said map, the value of such claims being equal in amount to the value placed on the fee simple estate in the respective parcel or parcels to which as shown by said map and exhibits we find that - these claims were respectively directed, it being understood, how ever, that wherever it appears from said map and exhibits that conflicting or overlapping claims, or separate claims to a less estate than the fee simple estate refer to the same tract of land our finding as to such conflicting or separate claims is limited, unless otherwise expressly shown in said exhibit and work sheets filed herewith, to a finding that the total value of all such claims in each separate parcel equals the value of the fee simple estate in such parcel or tract, as shown in the above mentioned . exhibit sheets (d ) We further find the amount of the respective real claims in the proceeds of the lands described in the petition, to which the respective owners and claimants are entitled, to be the value of the fee simple estate in each parcel or tract of land as disclosed by the said map and the accompanying exhibit sheets to which they have laid claim or to which where no claim has been made, they may hereafter show that they are entitled, it being understood, however, that wherever it appears from said map and exhibits or otherwise that conflicting or overlapping claims, - or separate claims to a less estate than the fee simple title re fer to the same parcel or parcels or tract or tracts of land, our finding as to such conflicting or separate claims is limited to a finding that the total of all the real claims in the proceeds of the lands described in the petition to which such conflicting or separate claimants are entitled equals the value of the fee simple estate in the respective parcel or parcels or tract or tracts, shown by said map, and accompanying exhibit sheets, with respect to which as shown by said map read together with the at - - tached exhibit sheets, we find that such conflicting or overlap 8 -- �- ping claims or separate claims to a less estate than the fee sim ple estate have heretofore been asserted * Your Undersigned further report that in the course of the proceedings and in the performance of their duties both as - Special Investigators and members of a Board of Appraisal Com missioners they made diligent inquiry as to the existence of any land within the area described in the petition, or parcels or - tracts of land, or right, or title, or interest, or estate there in, within the boundary line set forth in the petition, and as to the existence of any claim or claims in or to the proceeds of any of the lands sought to be condemned, which are owned or as to which any real claims could be asserted in behalf of any Infant, insane person, or person under other legal disability, or to which - any person who has failed to appear and answer or file the ne - cessary pleadings to entitle him to be heard at the above men tioned hearings upon the value of the land or estate, or interest sought to be condemned is entitled; and of any property or properties owned by such persons which will be damaged by the taking of the land sought to be condemned and the use of the same for a public park or for public park purposes; and that in the attached exhibit sheets read together with the said map there is set forth such information as your Undersigned have been able to secure as to the location and value of the parcels or tracts of land within the area sought to be condemned, in which such persons own or are entitled to any right, title, estate, or interest or by reference to which any claim of right, title, or estate, or interest has been set up, or as to which any real claim might be set up in behalf of such persons in the proceeds of the lands sought to be condemned; and that in all cases wherein your Undersigned have been informed or found that any infant, insane person, or person under other legal disability has or appears to have any such claim of right, -9- �- title, estate or interest in or to the land sought to be con , demned. or in or to any parcel or tract contained thereon, or to , - incidental damages, a guardian ad litem has heretofore been ap pointed by this Court and such guardian ad litem, after accepting notice, has been given an opportunity to be heard and has been - heard as to such claim, and as to the value of the parcel or par cels or tract or tracts of land with relation to which such claim has been or may be asserted * Your Undersigned further report that they spent a great deal of time in the hearing of the evidence, and the arguments of counsel, and in viewing the various tracts included in the area described in the petition; and likewise spent much time in considering and exchanging view with each other as to the value of said lands and of said damages; the time so consumed aggregating at least In ( . 0 days ^ ) separate envelopes or wrappers your Under ./ / tAro - signed submit herewith the v/ritten or printed evidence submitted by the petitioner and the respective claimants in the course of the - hearings and taken into the possession of the Undersigned, togeth er with transcripts of the stenographic notes of so much of the - oral testimony as was reduced to writing for the record, and sep arate maps of each of the tracts or parcels of diverse ownership as shown on the above mentioned map of the entire area sought to be condemned, which separate maps were submitted by the petitioner as a part of its evidence as to the nature, character, and ele - ments of value to be taken into consideration in ascertaining the value of said tracts or parcels of diverse ownership within the - area described in the petition, each of such envelope s and pack ages being suitably identified by the signature of the Secretary . of the Board Your Undersigned further submit herewith in ( ) sep arate envelopes or wrappers suitably identified by the signature -10- - �of the Secretary of your Board of Appraisal Commissioners, their ’’Work - Sheets” setting forth in detail their findings as to the na ture, character, location and extent of each of the said tracts or parcels of land of diverse ownership shown on the above mentioned map, and of the improvements thereon, and of claims of right, title, estate, or interest therein filed with the record in the Clerk * s Office, or found by the Undersigned where no such claims - have been filed with the record in the Clerk * s Office: the data set forth in said work sheets including the principal elements of value upon which your Undersigned have based their findings as to the fact or facts of value set out in this report read together with the said map and ’’exhibit sheets” filed herewith # EXCEPTIONS TO THE FOREGOING .1 No # Since the date of the filing of the petition in these - proceedings, the United States of America appears to have ac - quired title to the fee simple estate in a strip of land one hun dred feet wide, running through a portion of the area described in the petition, upon which a road is now in course of construc . S. Department tion by the Bureau of Public Roads of the U - - of Ag riculture, which said strip of land is not shown on said map, but runs through the tracts shown on the above mentioned map filed -- . with this report numbered as follows : No # 162, No # 168, No 199, . 199-III, No. 167, No. 164, No. 166, No. 151-a. No Your Undersigned find the acreage and the value of the fee simple estate in the respective portions of said strip of land included in each of the above set out tracts of land ( disregarding the improvements and road construction thereon) to be the acreage and amounts set out after the number on the said map designating - the respective tracts as follows: Portion of said strip of land: . 162, Value $15.00, Acreage six:- In Tract No. 168, Value $15.00, Acreage six:- In Tract No. 199, Value $34.50, Acre- In Tract No -11- �- - - age eighteen: In Tract No, 199 III, Value $60,00, Acreage three: - In Tract No, 167, Value $4,50, Acreage one and one-half: In Tract No, 164, Value $60,00, Acreage two: In Tract No, 166, - - - Value $225 *00, Acreage three: In Tract No, 151 a, Value $11,25, - . Acreage four and one half In ascertaining and determining the value of each of the above mentioned tracts, through which said strip of land runs, - which value is set forth in Table II of the above mentioned Ex hibit Sheets, your Undersigned fixed this value upon each of said tracts in its entirety, without taking into consideration the said road construction and improvements, and without deducting therefrom the value of the strip which appears to have been acquired by the United States of America during the course of these proceedings Your Undersigned, therefore, here find and as above set forth . report the value of the residue of each of the above enumerated and numbered tracts of land after excluding therefrom the portion of the said strip of land included therein, and to which the Uni - ted States of America appears to have a claim of ownership, to be the value of the tract in its entirety as shown in Table II, of the Exhibit Sheets filed herewith, less the value of the fee simple estate in the portion of the said strip of land included therein . as above set out Subject to the further order of the Court, and at the request of the petitioner, your Undersigned have not sought to ascertain or determine the value of the entire fee simple estate in the above mentioned strip of land which appears to have been acquired by the United States, and on which large expenditures . have been made and are being made in the construction of a road Nevertheless, the petitioner having advised your Undersigned that it is its present purpose and intention, under authority of Section 22 of the Public Park Law, to acquire the Pee Simple Estate in the said strip of land, but subject to any -12- �- easement of passage and right of way which has been or may here after be claimed or set up in behalf of the United States of America, your Undersigned find and report the value of the fee simple estate in the said strip of land, subject to such easement . S. Currency. of passage and right of way, to be one dollar U Your Undersigned further report in this connection that under the terms of the various recorded deeds by virtue of which the above mentioned strip of land was conveyed to the Grantor from whom the United States of America appears to have acquired title thereto, it appears that depending on the amount of the */ award, the petitioner will have a claim to an interest in the pro - ceeds of the condemnation of each of the above enumerated tracts or that the owners of the fee simple estate in such tracts will have a claim against the Petitioner, as and when such award is - made: but your Undersigned do not undertake to ascertain or de termine the amount of the value of- such claims which appear to be dependent in each case upon the amount finally awarded by this - court in the event that the said tracts or any of them are con . demned in these proceedings .2 The South East Public Service Corporation of Virginia No a corporation organized and operating under the laws of the State of Virginia, filed a claim with the record in the Clerk * s Offide "in demned" — - a telephone line within the area sought to be con - "extending from the Page County line at Panorama to ." Sperryville, along the Lee Highway - Subject to the further or - der of the court, and at the request of the Petitioner, your Un dersigned have no„t undertaken to ascertain or determine the - value of the said claim or of the property rights included there in, because the petitioner has advised your Undersigned that it is not its present purpose to seek the condemnation of any of the property rights included therein to which the said Corporation -13- �may be entitled, and that under authority of the provisions of Section 22 of the Public Park Act it is the present purpose of the Petitioner to seek only the condemnation of the Pee Simple Es - Corporation or its success- tate of the lands described in the petition, subject to the ease ment and all rights to which the said ors in interest now are entitled or at the time of condemnation - may be entitled to conserve, maintain, and conduct its said tele phone line and telephone poles on and over the lands sought to be . condemned The part of telephone line claimed by the South East - Public Service Corporation within the area described in the peti - tion runs for a distance of approximately two and three quarter miles on or over the lands described in the petition and begins at a point on the Lee Highway at the boundary line of tract 262 as shown on the aforementioned map filed with this report, and runs along the said highway where said highway abuts on tracts 262, 164, - 165, 162 a, 161, 208, 171, 126 a, 174, and crosses over or on - . tracts 153, 181, 155 and 200, as shown on said map The telephone - lines claimed by the said Corporation are not shown on the afore mentioned map filed with this report, nor is their claim shown . on Table I of the above mentioned exhibit sheets . The Page Power Company which appears to be a corpora- No, 3 - tion ^organized and operating under the lav/ s of the State of Vir ginia, filed a claim with the record in the Clerk's Office in "a going and operating electric, transmission and distributing system, ” a part of the lines and equipment of which are located in or on the lands described in the petition, and damages to the ’’system " that will be taken, occasioned and accrued should "the lines and equipment in the Shenandoah National Park area be taken ." and condemned Subject to the further order of the Court and at the -14 �request of the petitioner, your Undersigned have not undertaken , to ascertain and determine the value of the said claim or of the property rights included therein, or the amount of incidental - damages arising out of the proposed condemnation: because the petitioner has advised your Undersigned that it is not its present purpose to seek the condemnation of any of the property rights - included therein to which the said Page Power Company may be en titled, and that under authority of the provisions of Section 22 of the Public Park Act, - it is the present purpose of the petition er to seek only the condemnation of the fee simple estate in the lands described in the petition, subject to the easement and all - rights to which the said Corporation, or its successors in inter est now are entitled, or at the time of condemnation may be entitl- - ed, to conserve, maintain and conduct its said electric, trans mission and distributing system including lines and poles on and . over the lands sought to be condemned The part of the Electric transmission system claimed by the said Page Power Company within the lands described in the petition, begins at the boundary line of Tract 173 and crosses over or on tracts 173, 171, 161, 162, 164, and 166, as shown on the said map filed v/ith this report, a distance of approximately two . The lines claimed by the said Page Power - and three quarter miles Company are not shown on the aforementioned map filed v/ith this report, nor is the claim shown on Table I of the above mentioned . exhibit sheets No, 4 Your Undersigned find that the lands described in the following answers and claims of ownership filed with the record in the Clerk’s Office, are located outside the area described - in the petition: the claimants having filed their answers or claims under the mistaken belief that the lands claimed by them lie within the boundary lines set forth in the petition: -15- �. . Keyser Claim of H F to eighty acres of land located about nine miles from Washington, Virginia, in Hampton Magisterial District of Rappahannock County, adjoining the lands of Richard Partlow on the North; Lula W. Keyser on the South; Richard Partlow . Keyser and Lula W on the East, and Lula W, Keyser on the West, and acquired by purchase in 1918 by deed from Philip Rudacille . and wife . Lyle Claim of D Miller to three acres of land located about five miles from Washington, Virginia, in Hampton Magisterial District of Rappahannock County, adjoining the lands of D. Lyle . B. Miller, Prank Miller on the North; B Beckwith, and C. W, Coates on the South; B. B. Miller and D. Lyle Miller on the East, . Butler and B and Hillary Mundy on the West, and acquired in 1895 . by inheritance and purchase - Subject to the further order of the Court, and at the re quest of the petitioner, your Undersigned after giving these claimants an opportunity to be heard as to the location and value - of the lands described in their respective claims, have not under taken to make definite findings as to the value thereof, and these - claims, not being to lands within the area described in the peti tion, are not shown on Tables one or two of the said exhibit sheets filed herewith, , Respectfully submitted this / '/ . day of May, 1932 / �VIRGINIA IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY. THE STATE COMMISSION ON CONSERVATION ANE DEVELOIMENT OT THE STATE OP VIRGINIA, PETITIONER vs. CLITTON AYLOR AND OTHERS, AND THIRTY SEVEN THOUSAND, POUR HUNDRED (37,400) ACRES MORE OR LESS OE AAND IN RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY, VIRGINIA, . DEIENDANTS - ’’Exhibit Sheets'* filed with the report of the Special Investiga tors and Eoard of Aopraisal Commissioners, dated May 17, 1932 TABLE I / P o3 to I dip : Table setting forth, with relation to the map of the area described in the petition filed with the report , and with relation to each tract or parcel of land shown thereon: the name of the claimant filed with the record in the Clerk* s Office ; and the names of persons, including infants, insane persons, or persons under other legal disability, and persons who have filed no claim in the Clerk * s Office , who appear to have any right, title, estate or interest in the tracts opposite their names from such information as was furnished to or discovered by the Commissioners and Special Investigators in the course of the proceedings (where such persons are infants, insane persons, or persons under legal disability the fact is indicated in bracket after the name); and the right , title , estate or interest claimed where claims have been filed with the record in the Clerk* s Of ice , or to which persons who have not filed such claims, or infants, insane persons, and other persons under legal disability appear to have a claim TABLE II . . - . . P JO / to HU. : Table setting forth, with relation to the map of the area described in the petition, filed with the report , the value of the fee simple estate in each tract or parcel of land of diverse ownership within the area described in the petition . TABLE HI . UL P //6 to : Table setting forth, with relation to the map of the area described in the petition, filed with the report, the names of claimants of incidental damages, the amount allowed , and the specific tracts with reference to which such damages are allowed . TABLE IV . : Table setting forth particulars with reference to infants, IJJ persons , and persons under other legal disability , not repre insane P sented by guardians ad litem, having claims for incidental damages arising out of the proposed condemnation - . TABLE V P•lift \oJoLSf'* Table setting forth under the appropriate letter of the alphabet , The names of all owners and claimants set opposite the number of the tract or parcel as shown on the map filed with the report , with reference to which their claims of ownership appear to _ . be safe. up Secretary, e<5arR of Commissioners. Acnraisal -1- �� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rappahannock County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Documents Description An account of the resource The second series in the Rappahannock County SNP Records collection consists of 28 files related to the court proceedings from The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Clifton Aylor and others, and Thirty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred (37,400) Acres of Land, more or less, in Rappahannock County, Virginia. This was a court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire privately held land located within the boundary of Rappahannock County in the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. Within the boundaries of eight counties, the state of Virginia, in collaboration with the Federal government, used eminent domain condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents in this collection are miscellaneous records including correspondence, petitions, orders, proceedings from the law and order book and affidavits. An additional file of interest to researchers includes the Panorama File, which includes detailed information on the history of the Panorama Resort. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1930 to 1934 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Completing Listing of Owners and Potential Heirs Description An account of the resource Tracts: All tracts Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant All tracts Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context completing-listing-of-owners-and-potential-heirs-all-tracts https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/5a2bd7be4484623f022e10ce3080bd0d.pdf aa8b4e9e0c805b841e5bacac72a4bb6f PDF Text Text Rappahannock County NAME OF CLAIMANT #112 - Oompton, Frank Number of Acres : 46 On Forth Fork of Thornton River Location : . Roads : Seven miles of rough mountain road ; thence seventeen miles to Luray over Lee Highway Soil : Clay loam and sand clay loam, southeast and east exposure. Good depth and fertility , moderate slopes with few boulders. . Chestnut oak was cut for tanbark many years ago , and very little merchantable timber remains. Grazing land is badly growing up£ but consists of fertile The present stand of merchantable saw timber is soil estimated at 4,000 ft EM History of Tract and condition of timber : . . Improvements : None. Acreage and value of types : Types Value per acre Total Value 6 *3.00 *18.00 40 10.00 400.00 £416.00 Acreage Ridge : Slope : Cove : Grazing Land : Fields Restocking : Cultivated Land : la Orchard : £428.00 Minerals : Value of Land : $ 418.00 Value of Improvements : $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit : $ Value of Timber : $ 10.00 Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract : $ 0.30 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ CLERK �// b _r Claim of In the Circuit Courjt, of The State Con n on tioner, vs J - County, Virginia N o eyblopment vot the ,&tate^ of onserv A t Law. more or less, of land in County, Virginia , Defendants. The undersignedjn-4 to the fcitioii of the State Commission on Conservation and Development ofTIie State of Virgini ma in response to the notice of condemnation awarded ^ on upon the filing of sai ublished in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court of County, Virginia , asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to sai itio'n and / to said notice. My name is Z / L - (T>aMy Post Office Address is I claim a right , title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought _ acyes/ on which/Lhere are the following to be condemned , containing abo buildings and/ mprpvements {J r£ _ ' “ _ _ ^ 5 r - This! land isjomted about miles from ^4-% Virginia, in the - Magisterial District of said County. I claifrn the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described afcove : ( 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 ht has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above ). " ( ) 7 r ^ / ^ ' ^ The landowners adjacer to the above escribed tract or parcel of land are as follows : North ___ South East West * I acquireomylright, followi ner : ^ ^ titlanestate or interest to this ^property about the ye _ 1A t in the l I claim that the total val tract or parcel of land with the improvements theretlthitt N . o M i 4 on is $ claJim thaTtheTotal value of my right, title, estate ) r interest, in and to this tract or parcel o land with the improvements thereon is I am the owner of acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park area, which I claim will be damaged 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 her ] a description of the ti/kct or par&el of 1 by metes and bounds ). emarks : _ / ^ ^ A ^ * - VYT. Continue remarks if necessary on the back ) . Witness my signature ( or my name and mark attached day C. — > 1930. STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF . '- i' he undersigned hereby certifies that . the above named claimant personally appeared before him and majdA oath that the matters and things appearing in his alcove answer are true to tjae best of l is )knowledge and belief , ( __ ^ Clerfc/bf l ' NpfcSry the Courf; 6 r Special Investigator or Public, or Justice of the Peace. ��Revised report . County: District : - #113 Rappahannock Piodnont Compton, Frank Acreage Claimed : Assessed: Do claim Value Claimed: • To record Assessed: Deed: 68 ( 1910 ) Deed : $550 . 46 .ores Area: . Location: On North Fork of Thornton River Twenty four acres of this tract Incumbrances, counter claims or laps: is lapped by tho Ann ? Jo 11iff.3 Heirs, portion of the overall Survey for which a separate report has been prepared . . . Soil: Clay loam and sand clay loam, southeast and east exposure Good depth and fertility, moderate slopes with few boulders, Roads: Seven miles of rough mountain road ; thence seventeen miles to Luray over Lee Highway History . of tract and condition of timber: Chestnut oak was cut for tanbark many years ago, and very little merchantable timber Grazing land Is badly growing up, but consists remains of fertile soil The present stand of merchantable saw timber is estimated at 4,000 ft am , worth $3.50 per M , on the stump . . Improvements: . . . None, *< oi2!* * Value of land by types: Value Upe ope Total value of land Total value of timber ( 4,000 ft ; : 50 ) Total value of tract . . Average value per acre . acre i~Toc 10,00 6 40 46 - Fg A per Acreage Total Value . SO 00 . 400,00 7460.00 .460.00 10.00 $470.00 . 10 32 -. Includes area in lap #113 1 �Crtfunty : District: A #112 - Rappahannoc k Pie dnont Courton , Frank - #112 1 Frank Conpton Lap on Ann P Jo 1 1i i f e ' s Heirs . Ju cli t h IP G a r t er rout LEGEND Slope . Scale iL ii - Grazing 20 c h a i n 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 Rappahannock County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Description An account of the resource The first series in the Rappahannock County SNP Records collection consists of 350 files related to the court proceedings from The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Clifton Aylor and others, and Thirty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred (37,400) Acres of Land, more or less, in Rappahannock County, Virginia. This was a court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire privately held land located within the boundary of Rappahannock County in the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. Within the boundaries of eight counties, the state of Virginia, in collaboration with the Federal government, used eminent domain condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents in this collection are the legal proceedings for each individual tract of land that made up the one court case. In most cases, the individual case files consist of property surveys, assessments for the value of the land and improvements, and claims by the owner of the property. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Bulk of the collection dates 1930 to 1934 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Compton, Frank Description An account of the resource Tract: 112; Location: Near head of the Thornton River; Cost/Acre: $11.67; Estimate Value: $642.00; Number of Acres: 55.0; Monies Awarded: $642.00 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract 112 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context compton-frank-tract-112 Compton https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/ede8c1e8e13b4e7e3e8085da0115f7db.pdf e09b754b5cbd50c2f176f8710f9784ad PDF Text Text County: Rappahannock -District * Hampton CLAIMANT NAME OF OtmM - #112a Compton, Frank Number of Acre*: 55 Near the head of Thornton River, Park Area, Location : entirely v/ithin the Five miles of rough dirt road to the Lee Highway, thence 18 miles to Luray, the nearest railroad point Roads : . Dry clay loam, rather thin from excessive cultivation. Soil : Slopes are moderately steep with some large tight rockys The tract has a south exposure \ . . History of Tract and condition of timber : All . merchantable timber was removed many Practically all of the tract has been cleared up for grazing years ago or cultivation and is now grov/ing up to brush, A family has resided on the tract regularly for a number of years, but the land and buildings . have depreciated rather than increased in value Improvements : - One 6 room frame house, shingle roof, log barn, smoke house , two chicken houses, cow stable and smoke house, all in poor condition . Acreage and value of types : Types Value per acre Acreage Total Value Slope : Cove : Grazing Land : 43 @ $4,00 $172.00 Cultivated Land : 12 55 @ 10.00 20.00 J $292.00 . Orchard : Minerals : Value of Land : $ 292 *00 Value of Improvements : $ «550 # 00 350 *00 #642.00 Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Timber : $ Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract : $ 11•67 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ NONE CLERK �f/'Z -OL Claim of In the Circuit Court of The State Co: n Cbnse tioner, vs ' J unty, Virginia, No.£ _' lent/ of the State of Devel r£ £CU - i* j r , 7 > At Law.' Irginia, Peti- / f _ more or less, of land in 5>A vCounty, Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned, in answer to the petifib of the State Commissreij on Conservation and De velopment of the State of Virginia , mcrin response to the notice of condemnation award ed * upon the fitengfdf said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court of 7tLv6 County, Virginia , asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to sai 'mo^ n / ang to) said notice. My name is / Mv Post Office Address is « r- z U ^ / 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, gn which) there are lheLfollowing buildings and i ents ^ ^ ^_ _ ^ «/ ^ h - fcuszjl - - ThisJajid is located about t —^ is r miles from Virginia, in the - Magisterial District of said County. i following right , title , estate or interest in the tract or parcel of lan scribed above : < In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint d deow ner , and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint ow ner , he should set out exactly what right , title, estate or intqrqst he has in or to the tra ct or parcel of land described above _ . SJ&2 A- The lanckowners a (tjacen\ to the above describe /! tra < North. _ J SOUTH _ _ r . parcel of ^^ East __ West rC I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this roperty about the ( following manner • 10 ' ^ n k pd are as follows : L y , ivo mmblithe — 1 I claim that the totaPvalue of this tract or parcel of land with theMmprovements there on is I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is I am the owner of . acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park area, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area , to the extent of $ ( In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claip t desires to make ; and if practicable he should so insert her e a description of the tifac r parcel of land by metes and bounds ) . QJU * atirz. remarks if necessary on the back ) . itness my signature ( or my name and mark attached hereto ) this, day of 1930. - ST TU OF VIR IA, COUNTY OF * The undersigned hereby certifies that the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made atte rs and things appearing in his aboye answer are true to the best of his belief , this day of ( Continue ^ u y rib Clerk oz the Cour br Special Investi Notarv Public, or Justice of the Peace. ^ ��- DISTRICT: HAMPTON COUNTY: RAPPAHANNOCK. . Frank '-112a Compton l Area Claimed: 123 Value Claimed: $3000.00 Examined by: Marsh Gilliam and 5toneburner Location: Near the head of Thornton River, entirely within the Park Area Laps: None Known Roads: 5 miles of rough dirt road to the Lee Highway , thence 10 miles to Luray the nearest railroad point Soil: Dry Clay loam, rather thin from excessive cultivation. Slopes are moderately steep with some large tight rockys The tract has a South exposure Assessed Acreage Deed Assessed Value .creage Deed Value . . . . istory: . All merchantable timber was removed many years ago Practically all of the tract has been cleared for grazing or cultivation and is n6w growing up to brush A family has resided on the tract regularly for a number of years but the land and buildings have de preciated rather than increased in value House(tenant house) Frame 14,X22» , Shingle, 6 rooms, Boarded up and down, Pith kitchen 12 * x22* 200.00 Smoke House 10 » xl2,t Shingle 10.00 Spring House 5.00 Chicken House 10,xl2* Shingle 10.00 Chicken House Q’xlO * Shingle 10.00 40 Apple Trees Old Log Bara 16,x32* With Sheds 50.00 Log Cow Barn 10.00 . - . Improvemen ts: — -- Value of Land *2W 35U by Types: Value . 4700 Area 48 12 per A 7.50 50 Total VaL ue of Land: $202.00 Total Value of Improvements 295.00 Total Value of Timber 577.00 TOTAL VAgJE OF TPACT Average Value per Acre 9.61 ^ Total Value per A 1927 90 282 .. . �County: Rappahannock District: Hampton A - Compton, Frank #112a ft © rH -P C •H rH •H Q« CO cd tQ *S 4) ft ft 00 o JO ft ft cd s - /V « • • * •* • , Jacob Dwyer «• f* . Dwyer ina B . Judith M Carter : /* « o- * w w w v \\ Cove LEGEND: Orchard Slope Ridge Scale Grazing Land Tillable Land Fields restocking 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 Rappahannock County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Description An account of the resource The first series in the Rappahannock County SNP Records collection consists of 350 files related to the court proceedings from The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Clifton Aylor and others, and Thirty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred (37,400) Acres of Land, more or less, in Rappahannock County, Virginia. This was a court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire privately held land located within the boundary of Rappahannock County in the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. Within the boundaries of eight counties, the state of Virginia, in collaboration with the Federal government, used eminent domain condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents in this collection are the legal proceedings for each individual tract of land that made up the one court case. In most cases, the individual case files consist of property surveys, assessments for the value of the land and improvements, and claims by the owner of the property. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Bulk of the collection dates 1930 to 1934 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Compton, Frank Description An account of the resource Tract: 112 - A; Location: North Fork of the Thornton ; Cost/Acre: $9.30; Estimate Value: $438.00; Number of Acres: 46.0; Monies Awarded: $428.00 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract 112 - A Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context compton-frank-tract-112-a Compton https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/38c940191a950bb881a865363e85618a.pdf 7b5dc52ebdba4b92fc6b3460fe464c7d PDF Text Text Rappahannock County NAME OF CLAIMANT -± 41 a ± Ix o Tf Number of Acres: Compton, Frank Lap on Ann or -- Jolliffe ’s Heirs. T r' 09 . . Location : On North Fork of Thornton River Roads : Seven miles of rough mountain road ; thence seventeen miles to Luray over Lee Highway Soil : . Clay loam and sand clay loam, southeast and east exposure. Good depth and fertility, moderate slopes with few boulders. Chestnut oak was cut for tanbark many years ago, and very little merchantable timber remains Grazing land is badly growing up, but consists of fertile Present stand of merchantable saw timber is estimated soil at 12,000 ft., 3m History of Tract and condition of timber : . Improvements : . . . None / Acreage and value of types : Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge : Slope : 18 $3.00 4 10.00 $ 34.00 Cove : Grazing Land : ~ 40.00 , 94.00 Fields Restocking : Cultivated Land : Orchard : Minerals : 30.00 $124 - 00 . Value of Land : $ 94.00 Value of Improvements : $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit : $ Value of Timber : $ 30.00 Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract : $5.64 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ uone > �s v - #1X2 1 — County ; District ; Compton, Frank on .nn ., ' . Rappahannock Piedmont i - Lap ? Jolliffe’s Heirs, X Acreage Claimed: No record Assessed ; Deed ; 68 (1910) Deod: No record Assessed: Value Claimed: 24 Acres. Area ; . Location: On North Fork of Thornton River Incumbrances, counter claims or laps: This is that portion of the Frank Compton tract which lies within th t part of the Overall Survey assigned to the heirs of Ann P Jolliffe . . . .. Soil: Clay loam and sand clay loam, southeast and east exposure Good depth and fertility, moderate slopes with few boulders Roads: Seven miles of rou t mountain road ; thence seventeen miles to Luray over Lee Highway . History of tract and condition of timber: Chestnut oak was out for ^ tanbar k many years ago, and very little merchantable ti ber reiaains Grazin. land is badly growing up, but consists of fertile soil Present stand of merchantable sat timber is estimated at 12,000 ft J bm • • » valued at #3.50 per M * * on the stump . . . . Improvements: None Value of land by types: Type Slope// Value // per / . VS C0 10.00 / Fg 4 24 / Total value of laud . • . h\ / a #5.42 •* Includes area of tract #112 \: l #150.00 . X i 100.00 50.00 (12,000 ft #2.50) Total value of tract Average value per acre Total Value #30.00 40.00 flOOT 1 Tot l value of timber acre 0 , �C o u n t y: Rappaiiannoc k Piednont District: N A #112-1 - - Conpton , Frank Ann P . on - La P Jolliffe* a Heirs . H. Hudson H > \ I §r A I I < « Grove & B p i t l e z. 1 i v if J u d i t h. L . V GF roannpkt o n LEG2IFD Slope Scale . F Grazing 1” s 2 0 c h a i n s Carter � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rappahannock County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Description An account of the resource The first series in the Rappahannock County SNP Records collection consists of 350 files related to the court proceedings from The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Clifton Aylor and others, and Thirty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred (37,400) Acres of Land, more or less, in Rappahannock County, Virginia. This was a court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire privately held land located within the boundary of Rappahannock County in the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. Within the boundaries of eight counties, the state of Virginia, in collaboration with the Federal government, used eminent domain condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents in this collection are the legal proceedings for each individual tract of land that made up the one court case. In most cases, the individual case files consist of property surveys, assessments for the value of the land and improvements, and claims by the owner of the property. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Bulk of the collection dates 1930 to 1934 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Compton, Frank Description An account of the resource Tract: 112 - I; Location: North Fork of the Thornton River; Cost/Acre: $5.64; Estimate Value: $124.00; Number of Acres: 22.0; Monies Awarded: $124.00 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract 112 - I Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context compton-frank-tract-112-i Compton https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/87aefbf8b3948640997e8803dfd4a29c.pdf 0690f721d18b22747ed124f18e2a759d PDF Text Text CLAIMANT NAME OF $$$$$ County.* District: Rappahannock Hampton - #87 Compton, Prank Number of Acres : Location : 51 Northeast side of Pignut Mountain at Position 619, . The State Highway is four miles distant over rough roads Thenc- e it is 19 miles to Luray, the nearest shipping point Roads : Soil : . Is a fertile sandy loam, rocky along top of the ridge and along the stream, Slopes are steep and the general exposure is to the north and east . History of Tract and condition of timber : The hark was removed many years ago, and repeated cuttings up to this year ave takeh the merchantable timber There has been little fire and the reproduction is good . . Improvements : None , Acreage and value of types : Value Types Acreage Slope : 36 @ $3,00 Cove : 15 51 @ 5.00 per acre Total Value $108.00 75.00 $183.00 Grazing Land : Cultivated Land : Orchard : Minerals : Value of Land : $ 183 00 # Value of Improvements : $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Timber : $ Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract : $ 3 59 # Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ NONE CLERK �n ___ of Claim County, Virginia, N 0 X49 In the Circuit Court of • At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State oi V :irginia, Petitioner, vs. _ li£- ten:-Ayl0ii-- ©4> -al-s- e3i4- - ?- -40O-aeiaes- _ - ^ ^ ' > County, Virginia, Defendants. more or less, of land in 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 County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this Court of _ ap>1>Qi1ari:i.i0 j as his answer to said petition and to said notice. My name is Fr- k Cor to-n ^ My Post Office Address is I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about 132acres, on which there are the following buildings and impro vements: Tfe©- -Pa3?k--tak-e-s- -ahemt --75--fte1*00 --oar - this-- — _ ^ ___ ^ — ^ — but 1_ think* - - Do- - -just- -woo d- -land - oa - t- -tak-en-* _ _ This land is located about Virginia, in from miles - -Waskiiigto-n7 the-HacrptonMagisterial 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 ) . -Itee-SAmple The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows : North -Jte:-G-r-tns-ley--- South Hillary- Jiunday. East 2.i m Gx±naley West I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year _ _ J.S24 in the following manner: - Tro rr -Ttronau ITrragfcrtoir hulTTT ' " I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is 5 _ qri3@£ £). £os‘ JactetmtSlSfethe total value of my right,* title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $-2300 * I am the owner of acres of land adjoining the above described tract or 0 parcel of land but lying outside the Park area, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $ ( In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make ; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds ). Remarks: - She-only--daiaaf-e - ±-& - that t--it- -tak-es- -rcy- -wo-od - tend _ __ ^^ — 1 ( Continue remarks if necessary on the back ). day and mark attached hereto ) this 4 Witness my signature ( or my name , 1930. 2mieffeassk Gongrtorr STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF , : To wit nwk arm The undersigned hereby certifies that -^o mrtrm the above named claimant personally appeared oeiore mr anamade oath that the matters and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief , this . day of 1930. th 4 Jtme — __ ^ " ^ _ ^ 7 iourt ^ fnvestigator or “ “ oTlhe ublic Peace. or Justice NotaryJ^ ^ ” �-County: Rep pahartnock District: Hampton #87« Compton, Frank Acreage Claimed: Value Claimed: Location: Northeast side of Pignut Mountain at Position 619 . Incumbrances, counter claims or laps: . None known Is a fertile sandy load rocky along the top of Soil: the ridge and along the stream, Slopes ere stepp and the general exposure is to the north and . east The State Highway is four miles distant over Roads: Thence it is 19 miles to Luray, rough roads, . j the nearest shipping point History of tract and condition of timber: The bark was removed many years ago, and repeated cuttings up to this year have taken the merchantable . - 0%ere has been little fire and the repro tinber . duction is good . None Improvementst Value of land by types: r ‘ iv v , .V - - fV ‘•s' f *.W Value 36 15 Slope Cove 5T . of land Total value H n tt #183.00 Improvements M Timber Total value of tract Average value per acre: Total Value . Per A Acreage Type: ' #183.00 3.59 . #3.00 #108 5.00 75 TIBS. " �Countyr Rappahannock District: Hampton iv/ A - #87 Compton,Frank © © ; mH \ m •H p kO - CQ O \ / / .* • ‘ • .c * » L ff ' * ;c./ Komeo Pull In %% . * u% r '" i 'd £ I Maurice Clark , I JH o —— w i i i i •H Cove LEGEND: Orchard Slope Ridge Scale ' Grazing Land Tillable " 20 chains - 1" c. �- * *1 I - Virginia: . In the Circuit Court of Rappahannock County The State Commission , Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia . . Plaintiff . v/ Exceptions and Answer of Frank Compton . . Clifton Aylor, et als• » etc Defendant . . To the Honorable J.R.H Alexander , Judge of said Court Your respondent and exceptant , Frank Compton , exceptS to the report of Appraisers filed in the Clerks Office of this Court on the 18" day of May , 1932, in the above entitled cause , for the following resons , to -wit ; 1st ; That said appraisers only allowed him the sum of $183.00 for the 51 acres of land as set forth in said report , when as a matter of fact this land contains 75 acres; that said appraisers only allowed him the Siam of $428.00 for the 46 acres of land as set forth in said report, when as a matter of fact this land contains 68 acres; that said app - . raisers only allowed him the sum of $642 00 for the 55 acres of land as set forth in said report; and that said appra - isers only allowed him the sum of $124.00 for the 22 acres of land as set forth in said report; 2nd; That there is evidently a mistake in the number of acres of land proposed to be taken in this proceeding, in that said appraisers report a smaller number of acres of land than will be actually taken; 3rd ; That the sums so allowed as aforesaid for said land -4 are totally inadequate , infair and unjust, and that said lands are of far greater value than said sums allowed by said appraisers , and that respondent and exceptant can and will show that said sum so allowed by said appraisers are inad -i equate , unfair and unjust , by proper evidence ; - �% >v 4 </ t % <• 4 l 4 .9 ' * �* ! Virginia! In the Circuit Court of itappahannocic County* The State Conmiesior on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, . vs * Clifton ^lor et ala ** . etc Your respondent, . 7 in obedience to an order entered in theee proceedings on the 30 * day of August , 1932, says that the tract of land L ; ' ' v ' v . 'v T'n - owned by him is the same tract of land found by the Ap praisal Commissioners to be owned by him, as shorn and de lineated on the map returned with the report of the Board of Appraisal aenw'tesioners, and the same tract of land described in the : xoeptions filed to said Report by your . respondent f . By Counsel .d. p e i 9 9• /.v* 9 • vd»«n - ��The State Commission, Conservation and . . Development of the State of Virginia . v Withdrawal of Exceptions Clifton Aylor , et als © AJ ^ ' A *1 i ’ Plaintiff etc © f . Defendants » To The Honorable Board Of Arbitrators; ' uq if . >7 • Your undersigned land owner respectfully requests that f % \ he be allowed to withdraw the esceptioris he filed to the re I ' port of the appraisers filed in this proceedings; and that J * S*" Y ^ VJ » J *| '.J he be allowed to accept the award rendered him by said * t appraisers , and that the same he paid to him as early as . possible The tracts of land owned by the undersigned are des - . 149 , Tracts NO. 87, ignated on the County Map as Record 110 - I. 112, 112a, and 112 . Given under my hand this 13. day of September, 1933 /z . & ( "1 By Counsel P •d •, Washington, Va # - �r .1 .- •* •* . v V * ^^ -S 7 CL <~ d^ fsysvf w. ft) 1 i ! * k ! .»1 / I • > <T\ » 3 * a wf i - ,v K o ,u — l +3 X ,o i 7 CD \ . » 1 > . Q f O m CLERK S OFFTCE o i FTT KD *> j JL Teste:7 i v i f r ) . * RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY o / i9 ^ ' . Clerlt *U \ L f » ’f 0 t Jr f V I l / ! s 5 <> o n 6 <1 ‘ *1 X - . , * * ! l * c ! 0 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rappahannock County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Description An account of the resource The first series in the Rappahannock County SNP Records collection consists of 350 files related to the court proceedings from The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Clifton Aylor and others, and Thirty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred (37,400) Acres of Land, more or less, in Rappahannock County, Virginia. This was a court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire privately held land located within the boundary of Rappahannock County in the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. Within the boundaries of eight counties, the state of Virginia, in collaboration with the Federal government, used eminent domain condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents in this collection are the legal proceedings for each individual tract of land that made up the one court case. In most cases, the individual case files consist of property surveys, assessments for the value of the land and improvements, and claims by the owner of the property. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Bulk of the collection dates 1930 to 1934 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Compton, Frank Description An account of the resource Tract: 87; Location: North east side of Pignut Mountain; Cost/Acre: $3.59; Estimate Value: $183.00; Number of Acres: 51.0; Monies Awarded: $ (n/a) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract 87 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context compton-frank-tract-87 Compton https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/a0ec82db08503a2f982b84078c4c39ca.pdf ce5ad017ee3136882e596b04fd7ff58e PDF Text Text RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY \ * i NAME OF CLAIMANT #10 - . Compton, Henry T Number of Acres : 119 Location : East slope of Blue Ridge south of Compton Gap and xndian . Creek An old haul road runs along the north side of this tract and Gap. It is 5 miles from the Gap to crosses the Blue Ridge in Compton road, and 6 miles further over a fair ma Browntown over a steep rocky cadam road, to Bentonville, the nearest shipping point The soil is a dry s&ndy loam except along Indian Run where it is Soil deep, moist and fertile. -*- he slopes are steep and exceedingly rocky with Roads : - - ' - . * " . the principal exposure towards the north " _ is timbered and was cut over History of Tract and condition of timber : Entire tract were cut later, but 30 , years ago., thpr products for hark aboutscattered merchantable ted oak and yellow poplar on there Is some an area of approximately 60 acres along Indian Run and at the east end of the tract. -‘ he total merchantable stand is estimated at 102 M. " > * vj Improvements : . None a \* - * >- 5 X * 3 ' Acreage and value of types : Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value $287.50 Ridge : Slope : 107 @ 82.50 Cove : 12 @ 5.00 Grazing Land : _ 60.00 $347.50 Fields Restocking : Cultivated Land : Orchard : Minerals : Value of Land : $ 347.50 Value of Improvements : $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit : $ Value of Timber : $ 375.00 Value of Wood : $ 375.00 $722.50 Value per acre for tract : $ 6.07 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ None C LERK r / �Claim of i In the Circuit Court *bi LS \ The State Commission on C tioner, vs i. _ a 4 -2! /4 vafion and dff' -- County, Virginia, No. At Law. Development of the State of Virginia, Peti- _r 2 more or less, of land in County, Virginia, Defendants, The undersigned , in answer to th lion of the State Commission on Conservation and Developrnent 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 / 2 Court of County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to s&ld petition and to said notice My name is Mv Post Office 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 : ^ — 1 %/ — _ / ^^ This Land is located about Virginia, in - J^i miles from < C4 ‘ Magisterial District of said County. th -^ 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 ) . /} _ oJkd JlL-— owners ^ adja ept to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows: The land North South East - __— P Westj£» I acquired my right , title, estate or interest to this property about the y e a r following manner : _ i n the '11 I claim that the 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 HT I am the owner of rzrr acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcqj 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 trapt or parcel of land by metes and bounds ). * Remarks : i Jotal _ „ necessary on the back ). Witness my signature ( or my name and mark attached hereto ) this day ( Continue remarks if - Of-' — , 1930. STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF To-wit : The undersigned hereby certifies that _ v ± ‘ 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 , day of . this , 1930. _ _ ^^ 7 Clerk/oj/the Court, or-SpeciaLInvestigator er Natary PublierOF Justice -o -th^-Peaee. - ^ �• • ' , te' l 7 : »J . .. . ' dftt 01 0 f !0i Jfiw tofrenmebnoD lo 9or 7on sift o7 oaaoqan rri bns <si as lo - tP r fH / fv A\ SDK . 39 K 1JJ 00 9ff -7 ‘ - M - : bijS . V ' ' r. ’ ' ' . ,r . ' brt rbirlw no ' ' • VM!]0 o [b > / • ! ; ( f -* •" t- o< • ) T3E ‘ ' ' • rgjnern C. V \ - erfJ nr teo - iotm u> : )K ' r bl dRj' o / » 1 * J . * f '*9 f! HO . . '• > . - ’ u - 9i9 tni 'IO 9 • ‘ r , * ot 9lit »,. . . 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Incumbrances, counter claims, or la as lone so far ao known An old haul road runs alone the north side of this tract and crosses the Blue Bide© In Cotton dap * It is five miles from the Cap to B . awntown over a steep rooky road and six miles further over a fair macadam road * to Bontonville the nearest ehipplog point Roads: , . The soil is a dry sandy loam except along Indian Bun there it is deep , moist and fertile * The elopes are steep and exceedingly roc Icy with the principal exposure towards the north * Soil: History Entire tract Is timbered of Tract and condition of tint car: ' over lor tek about thirty years ago * products were cut later , but there is some aim was Other mix ’ . scattered merchant".! reel oak and yellow poplar on an area of approximately sixty acres along Indian : UEI and at the east end of the tract The total merchantable stand is estimated at 102 K and valued at #3*00 per Mt or # 306.00 • . I - t rova ~ onts: Aereoroand Value Type 15ov© * Hone by Tyo ee: . Total Value Acreag © .10 per A 12 Slope Value per Aero for land Value of land Value of timber Total * 4 2* 00 6 # 2.20 .. $260 * 0 30 G 00 TSSiff Sff Value per acre for tract " 4.00 g ° ^ g ; » 200.0C �' REPORT ON ACREAGE OP THE H. T. COMPTON TRACT #10 RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY In this case Mr. Compton has a deed for 139 acres, and . my computation of the acreage checks this, giving 139 acres However, 20 acres of this lies in Warren County, and has been reported by the Commissioners in their Warren County . Compton Tract #21, report as H. T . containing 20 acres Deducting this 20 acres from the 139 acres in the tract . leaves 119 acres in Rappahannock County . The State ’s report describes it as 118 acres Chief Engineer, Park Service » * � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rappahannock County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Description An account of the resource The first series in the Rappahannock County SNP Records collection consists of 350 files related to the court proceedings from The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Clifton Aylor and others, and Thirty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred (37,400) Acres of Land, more or less, in Rappahannock County, Virginia. This was a court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire privately held land located within the boundary of Rappahannock County in the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. Within the boundaries of eight counties, the state of Virginia, in collaboration with the Federal government, used eminent domain condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents in this collection are the legal proceedings for each individual tract of land that made up the one court case. In most cases, the individual case files consist of property surveys, assessments for the value of the land and improvements, and claims by the owner of the property. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Bulk of the collection dates 1930 to 1934 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Compton, Henry T Description An account of the resource Tract: 10; Location: East slope of Blue Ridge south of Compton Gap; Cost/Acre: $6.07; Estimate Value: $722.50; Number of Acres: 119.0; Monies Awarded: $722.50 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract 10 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context compton-henry-t-tract-10 Compton https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/c66d8edf6d43b71de31ba732942b5807.pdf 94afca163c784d0e8fc005f192c27a69 PDF Text Text Cor yi Rappahannock District: Piedmont • NAME OF OWNER #96 Number of Acres: Location : 85 - . Olive Compton, Mrs . East of Piney River West . slope of Pignut Mountain 3 miles of fair dirt road to Lee Highway near 17 - miles to Luray, nearest shipping point. Roads : . . Sperryville Thence . Sandy clay Moderate amount of loose surface rocks; steep slope exposure soil fairly deep and fertile Eastern ; Soil : . . .- .. estern portion of tract was cleared sev Small portion cultivated eral decades ago Grazed for many years Grazing portion now growing up to sassafras and locust 8’ to 10' High Small patches of grass scattered over the grazing area Forest description: Eastern portion very rocky (Menefee( s Rocks) Badly Tanbark removed about 30 years ago Other burnt over by fire in 1926 products removed at various times sincp Some scattered .re oak timber ari.d. poplar on eastern, portion of tract , Soil m eastern portion.h below. , deep ana fertile. Average ssand per acre is 250 bd.ft It consists . rocks Improvements : Qf poplar and Red Dag , 12 to 18” DBH. with an occasional larg 03? P6e History of Tract and condition of timber : . . . — . . . 1 . . ' - . None Acreage and value of types : Total Value Value per acre Acreage Types 63 @ $3.00 $189.00 Grazing Land : 19 @ 10.00 190.00 Cultivated Land : 3 85 @ 12.00 Slope : Cove : 36.00 $415.00 Orchard : Minerals : Value of Land : $ 415.00 Value of Improvements : $ Value of Orchard : $ _ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Timber : $ 22.50 22.50 $437.50 Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract : $ 5.14 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ ! �Com*. .: Rappahannock District: Piedmont - #96 Compton, Olive Acreage Claimed: # Value Claimed: Location: IT ' East of Finey River. . Incumbrances, counter claims and laps: Soils Roads: . West Slope of Pignut Mtn None knov/n -. Sandy clay, Moderate amount of loose sur Steep Slope, Eastern exposure face rocks Soil fairly deep and fertile . . 3 miles of fair dirt road to Lee Highway near Sperryvllle Thence 17 miles to Luray, nearest shipping point .. of timber: Western portion of tract History of tract end condition was" cleared several decades ago Grazed for Small portion cultivated many years Grazing portion now growing up to sassafras and locust Small patches of grass scat 8* to 10 » high tered over the grazing area Forest description: Eastern portion very rocky {Menefee Rocks) Badly burnt over by fire in 1926 Tanbark Other timber removed about thirty years ago products removed at various times since Some scattered Red Oak and poplar on Eastern portion Soil in Eastern portion (below rocks) of tract deep and fertile Average stand per acre is It consists of Poplar and Red 250 Bd ft Oak 12” to 18 B B H with an occasional larger tree 7500 Bd, ft at $3.00 per M $22.50 . . . - . . . .. . Improvements: . . .. ” .. ^ . . — . . None in Park area Value of land by Types: Acreage: F c F6 Fr 3 10 9 . 12.00 12.00 8.00 55 $417,00 Total Value of Land Value or timber Value per acre Value Per A 22.50 $459.50 $5.17 Total Value $189.00 36.00 120.00 72.00“ PI7700 �C nty: Rappahannock Diswict: Piedmont N A - #96 Compton, Olive Romeo Pullen LEGEND: Cove 0rchard ~ Slope Ridge Scale Grazing Land Tillable Land Fields Restocking 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 Rappahannock County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Description An account of the resource The first series in the Rappahannock County SNP Records collection consists of 350 files related to the court proceedings from The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Clifton Aylor and others, and Thirty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred (37,400) Acres of Land, more or less, in Rappahannock County, Virginia. This was a court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire privately held land located within the boundary of Rappahannock County in the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. Within the boundaries of eight counties, the state of Virginia, in collaboration with the Federal government, used eminent domain condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents in this collection are the legal proceedings for each individual tract of land that made up the one court case. In most cases, the individual case files consist of property surveys, assessments for the value of the land and improvements, and claims by the owner of the property. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Bulk of the collection dates 1930 to 1934 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Compton, Olive Description An account of the resource Tract: 96; Location: East of Piney River; Cost/Acre: $5.14; Estimate Value: $437.50; Number of Acres: 85.0; Monies Awarded: $ (n/a) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract 96 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context compton-olive-tract-96 Compton https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/5308c4812dbec86f1fab4a83b0866927.pdf f73cbe184ba3d00c6d07e33699162ba4 PDF Text Text STATE COMMISSION ON CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT . . WILLIAM E CARSON, CHAIRMAN RIVERTON COLEMAN WORTHAM, VICE CHAIRMAN, RICHMOND JUNIUS P FISHBURN ROANOKE E. GRIFFITH DODSON NORFOLK MARSHALL B BOOKER HALIFAX THOMAS L FARRAR, CHARLOTTESVILLE LEE LONG DANTE . . . . .. RICHMOND, VA. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER RESOURCES AND POWER FOREST SERVICE PARKS AND LANDSCAPE ENGINEERING ARCHAEOLOGY AND HISTORY STATE PUBLICITY . . . GILLIAM. Shenandoah National Park Division R A EXECUTIVE SECRETARY AND TREASURER BUREAUS OF THE COMMISSION PHONE 04, FRONT ROYAL ADDRESS REPLY TO UNDERSIGNED ADDRESS YOUR REPLY TO FRONT ROYAL. VA . November 28, 1954 . . Mr James H Settle Clerk of the Circuit Court of Rappahannock County Washington, Virginia . Dear Mr Settler Won’t you be good enough to furn ih us with a list of the tracts condemned in Rappahannock County for park purposes for which the award paid into the custody of the Court has not been distributed . - We will appreciate this information at your earliest con venience . Yours very truly, . Emma K Stokes Secretary A I I �. NOVEMBER 30 th, 1934 . OCK. FOLLOWING IE A LIoT OF TIL TRACTS CONDEMNED IN RABBAHANN . 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T - - J> M il ^/ 0 3 - / //o n 0> - * -- i ^ #H - \ trf -V 77*7 T3/ j' ^ “ > -l ~ ^ 6 >£ “ Vw- & r 7 iP~ 5k _* j: • ^ ^\ * * " / tlf 'Lie V ^. s , 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 Rappahannock County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Documents Description An account of the resource The second series in the Rappahannock County SNP Records collection consists of 28 files related to the court proceedings from The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Clifton Aylor and others, and Thirty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred (37,400) Acres of Land, more or less, in Rappahannock County, Virginia. This was a court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire privately held land located within the boundary of Rappahannock County in the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. Within the boundaries of eight counties, the state of Virginia, in collaboration with the Federal government, used eminent domain condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents in this collection are miscellaneous records including correspondence, petitions, orders, proceedings from the law and order book and affidavits. An additional file of interest to researchers includes the Panorama File, which includes detailed information on the history of the Panorama Resort. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1930 to 1934 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Condemnation List Description An account of the resource Tracts: All tracts Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant All tracts Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context condemnation-list-all-tracts https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/8fffbf19dba2f3b42a6578e9290790e5.pdf 481bfc463a95c2e67ece504e1d399811 PDF Text Text IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF PAGE COUNTY, VIRGINIA THE STATE COMMISSION ON CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT VS )( . ABA ABBOTT ETC . On this, the 16 day of December, 1933, came George N his application Conrad, and on his motion, leave is given him to file t of the a for the payment of him of the sum of $554.00, the amoun No 589 and ward set out in the judgment of condemnation for Tract . - report of heretofore paid into Court, and it appearing from the in cause and. the Board of Appraisal Commfesioners heretofore filed/this on in the petition for judgment and condemnation entered herein the - , 1933, that in the opinion of petition . Conrad is invested with a superior or Better day of er the said George N and right or claim of title in and to the said tract of land No 589 or dis that the record of this cause does not disclose any denial - pute by any party or person in interest as to the title to said tradt No 589 or to the proceeds arising from the condemnation arising thereof, and is therefore entitled to receive the proceeds appear from the condemnation of said tract No 589, and if further - g ing to the court that all taxes due or iQDCxhl exible upon said - tract No 589 have been paid, upon consideration whereof it is con paid into Co sidered and ordered by the Co rt that said sum o f $554.00 paid Court by petitioner as just compensation for tract NO 589 be ed unte said George N Conrad and the Clerk of this Court is direct to transmit a certified copy of this order to the Treasurer of sjim Virginia, who shall pay unto said George N, Conrad the said nt of of $ 554.00, the amount of the award set out in the judgme Conrad condemnation for tract No 589, taking from the said Geo N .. * of hhis receipt therefor, and certifying such payment to the Clerk Court for appropriate entry thereof as required by law . � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rappahannock County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Documents Description An account of the resource The second series in the Rappahannock County SNP Records collection consists of 28 files related to the court proceedings from The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Clifton Aylor and others, and Thirty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred (37,400) Acres of Land, more or less, in Rappahannock County, Virginia. This was a court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire privately held land located within the boundary of Rappahannock County in the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. Within the boundaries of eight counties, the state of Virginia, in collaboration with the Federal government, used eminent domain condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents in this collection are miscellaneous records including correspondence, petitions, orders, proceedings from the law and order book and affidavits. An additional file of interest to researchers includes the Panorama File, which includes detailed information on the history of the Panorama Resort. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1930 to 1934 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Conrad, George Description An account of the resource Tracts: 589 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Page County Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract 589 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context conrad-george-tract-589 https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/1c2b8373fea319818595b4f9a82dd955.pdf 1b5c121f7727348eff8022e94e449ec6 PDF Text Text ROCKINGHAM COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #19 - Conrad, George N. Number of Acres: 1030 Location: Roads: Abram Mountain , lying in both Rocki ngham and Page Counties , and entirely within the Park a rea . Six miles of good dirt ~oad except for two and one- half miles of pavement t o Elkton , the nearest shipping poi nt . Soil: Shallow sandy loam of poor fertility and covered with small loose rocks and t here are also rocky outcrops and cl iffs . The slopes are steep except for a strip of level land along the . stream. .. 1 years ago anu History of Tract and condition of timber :Th·e t rac t was cu t over seve~a was severely burned in 1926 and much of the area again in the There i s an open stand of short scrubby yellow summer of 1930 . pine l'' to 5tt DBH with occasional trees to 10" DBH. Two small areas have open s tand of yellow pine up to 14" DBH with occasional whi·te pi ne on 2? acres . Improvements: None . Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Ridge: (burned} Slope: It " ,; Value per acre Total Value 260 @ . 50 $130 . 00 426 @ 344 @ 1 . 50 2. 00 639 . 00 688. 00 $1457 . 00 Cove: Grazing Land: 300 . 00 '$1 75? . oo I Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 1457. 00 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ ValueofTimber: -$ 300 . 00 Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ 1 . 71 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE . ~ ~ ~ 4 /...:_;_ ~~:;,.::;:;....:·;.._:;.. Z?" '- CLERK. �RZPO '::1 ON '::HE b.C RZi,.GE of the George~. Conrad ~ract #19 . The deed conveying this land to George N. ohrad gives a good descriJtion by bearings and distances . This deed calls for "about 2000 acres , " b"§tt a computation of the acreage by the calls in the deed gives 1279 acres . Ties made on the ground by the u. s. G. s., and by men work ing under my direction, decrease sliGl1tly the lengths of several lines of the tract . a computation of the acreage by the calls contained in the deed, subject only to these corrections :nade in the field, l~i ves 1236 acres in· the tract . Of this acreuge, 206 acres lie in Page County , leaving 1030 ucres in Rockingham. ':'his is covered by the 3tate's report . Chief Sngineer , ?nr:~ Service . 3c �Claim of_ ___ George N. Conr . ~~J (erroneously _described _in _ the_ plat _~cc ._ in these ___ _ prodeedines as Geor~e rton~r~h In the Circuit Court oL_<2.~~! __ ·__~ _______________ 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 __ J}Q~l--i-P£4.E!ffi ______________ 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 his answer to said petition and to said notice. My name is ____ ~ e- ~- .C...QJu:ad _____________________________________________ _ My post office address is ________~~::!~~-~_:1!_ ,,wo ~~-!i!~!-~~~-----------------------I claim a right, title, estate or interest inJq€ tract or parcel of land within the area sought no to be condemned, containing about_ __~QQQ ___________ acres, on which there are =tKeJliffiltowmg::x buildings and improvements: ___________________________________________________________ _ A . 1an d 1s . 1ocat ed a b ou t ____________ 6 m1·1 es f rom _____________________________ Elkton v·1rgmia, . . m. Tl11s 8t0 newall M . t . 1 D. t . t f th e________________ ag1s eria 1s ric o sai·ct 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.) ______________________________ fee siNDle_ ti_tle _______________________________________ _ 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 __________ in the following manner: A tract of"' bout 2000 ecres was conveyed to r.e by ceed from E-t-D1. Ott . St>ecif CoLJillissioner which is r;:cord~d in I) . B • . 132.,_ p . 544 f,,.nd a trf',~t Q), __ 1,wen.:cy_-...sl.X. _a - re.a.. .hJ[ _Grant_fiom _t be _ .C_ ma1-an e ..J..:t.h. _VJ.b.1 ch _.J.B_ ..r..t...c. QI'. d.e.d.. .JJL ..D. J3 .. 1..;).3__ p . 432. lr.e1 "~ ~ a-s.:l~ a 4i~e-t-o? - B e - ~ 111'lS:-el.~ ~l"Tloa to ;,,s • Y eF-¥"e . ·,c1c:rr '*a ;i;:eo ~9if '*:a- :bl ,- ¥. TI3 , - page 4t;-8-;----------------- I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $1{""°@: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 $A..J'i.Q..Q~~~----· ~~~~~~:;,c~ d'-;g.:'f~r~J:of.J ~ltd~agmi!l-tnm::t!lJt9hQ~g..,d.,~~.riiz~dAr~G.t!>rJ. ~®-OfX~fiigCWWtlijetne:PJil'Jc a~ liicli.J..:cmrm=w.111: Be~g~ by -th~ro- LWOO~J~ ll! ! O O ~ ~ ~ JOO($:Xx. _______________ . (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: _Jg_.J_5}~_5__l _fli _L1_e_d__lfil. _~Qf.f.e.r__Q.t _Dow.:ti_o..n.''... _Qf _tr,J3KtJ _fiye_1J~c..:r::.~1i _Qff_ __ of the tract _conveyed _to_me by E . _D. _ Ott , Commissioner _ if_ the Park_ is_ established. �' J county: Hockinr)l.an Diatrict: Stonewall County: ruge District: Shenandoah Iron ~;orks J l 9 -{ .\ockinghrun Co.) Conrad, George Conrad, Coorc~o 1/589 - (I'arrc Countz) : ,creagc Clair._ed: Locc.tion: r. Dood *2000 'i.ssosscd: 2000 2000 n 1500.00 Val~e Clair-ed: ·M . $500 .00 0 ('2?O . OO(l92U) brnm ·ountain, lying in both Rockingham an~ 1-age counties, and entiroly ,,1 thin the Iarl-: area . :r.one known . Inoumbrances, counter clail.1s or lapz: - Sha.llo. sandy 1 oa1 of poc;>r fcrt1li ty and coverod with s1. all loose rocks and t!1cro o.r9 al:;o rocl:y outcrops and cliffs . ~he ~1orcs urc steep except for a strip of level lane along the s treai:i. Roads: Six rnileo of good dirt road except for two and one-half miles 01 n vemen't "':> Elkton, the nearest sl1i1>r: ng point . ,oil : istor;'i' of tract and cond1 tion of ti1 ber: The tract vms cut over oeverul years apo and as 9everely burned 1n 1920 and rnuch of ti1e 01,on s t..•uLd r:hore i o area agair. in the SU!nrccr o i' 1 <. 30. of short :-:;crabby yellow pi. e 1"' to trees to ion DBH . 1l'wo err.all erous pine up to 14" DBH with occasional ln Lockinghnm Co . , tho cstir...ate is On 344 A . - 600 cords o~ fuelwood a... 5r tBH with oooasional hav open s r -:d of yellm v1hi to pine on 2? 0.01·0•: . ?5 J . pine . ~2 . 00- ,'150 . 00 150 . 00 25/ -- 'ir300 . 00 In ra c Co . ; there arc 200 A. --- 50 cords Valued . ~ Inproverents: None. Value of lnnt b::£ , :£,)es: ~ t:Jlope Slope (burned) Ridge (burno( ) -------- 50¢ ( Rooking,ham Acreag_e 344 426 260 l030 Total valuo of land Total valuo of Luprov01ncn ts Total value of timber Total value of tract Average value per acre C~WJ.ti) per acre '2 . 00 l_. 50 . 50 , 1457 .oo 300 . 00 1?5'7.00 l . ?l Total Value ',J 688 . 00 G39 . 00 130 .. 00 t l457_.00 $25 . 00 �county: P.oekingho.n Dis t.ric t: :Jtonevmll County: Page District: Shenandoah Iron Hks Cl9 ... (Rockingham co.} Conrud, Goorgo N. , 580 -( Pa~c Countxl Conrud 1 George · • Cont'd Vnlue of land by tyt,os: Type· Slopo Cove Slope (B urned) (Page County) Value Acreace I?er a.ere 2 . 00 62 5.oo 10 134. 2tJe 1 . 50 Total Value 6 124 , 00 50 . 00 201,00 '3?!:> , 00 Total va l ue of land {Page County) Total value of tinber - ---Total value of tract ----l verage value per ncro - - --- ,3 75 , 00 25 . 00 J400.oo ,1 , 94 sum.:.RY Rockingham and Pnge Counties. ~umber of acres in tract - 1236 Tot 1 value of truct - ~2157 . 00 Average value ~er aero 1 , 75 Note*--- Al thou.eh t he doo ca .. s :tor e.bm1 t 2000 acres t he calls given therein ma.ken n muoh smaller acreage . The field sheet calls for l -2 701 A. Difference betweon t h is and t he reported aoreago is probably due to surface measurer:ont . �I hereby certify that the records in my office do not show any delinquent taxes against the tract of' mountain land assessed in Stonewall District, Rockingham County, as two thousand acres, in the name of George N. Conrad. Given under my hand this // "2.-- day of' December, 1933. �- M. H. HARRISON - TREASURER OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY HARRISONBURG, VIRGINIA December 12, 1933. TO vrnoM IT Y.AY CONCERN: This is to certify that the Taxes for the years 1932 and 1933 on 2000-0-0 acres of land situated in Stonewall District, and assessed in the name of Geo. N. Conrad has been paid. M. H. Harrison, Treas By cf. Qf}_,;_1/(& Deputy Vi tness: ~AAU&,F- sco �"I tor • ----• al r 1. pu 1 �.. the custody of NOTE-Thi s need not be filed until the record discloses that the awards have been paid into the Courts. Virginia: In the Circuit Court of Rockingham County NER. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia .. PETITIO V. At Law No. 1829 Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand, Five Hundred and DEFEND ANTS. Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of land, more or less Comes now the undersigned and shows to the Court: the That a judgment in rem has heretofore been entered in this proceeding condemning to the use of Petitioner the fee simple estate in the tract (/) of land numbered as follows: Tract No, 'f-------: Trnct No. ____________ ":' 'f'raet No. ____________ ; numand described in the report of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners appointed herein and shown, of bered, and delineated on the County Ownership Map filed therewith, upon payment into the custody follows: as therefor, award(~) the g constitutin as the Court of the sum(\) set out in the said judgment __ $____ _ -- l 8R TP11:efi Ne. Tract No Award on Tract No. _ , ,_____ $lJ-~1!!f;, e--::--- - - - - - - - - - $-------- --; to That the report of the said Board sets forth that the following named persons claim, or appear ion condemnat the from arising proceeds have a claim to an interest in the said tract(\ ) of land or in the ~ thereof; That the Petitioner has paid into the custody of the Court the said sum(s) set out in said judgment as constitutin g the award('\) for the fee simple estate in the said tract(\) of land; of That your undersigned, on the date of the said judgment in rem condemning the said tract(~) proceeds the in or tract(\I.) said the in interest following the to land, owned or was (were) entitled ~ ·ming from the onndemnation r- the That no other person or persons than the undersigne d are entitled to share in the distributio n of proceeds the in or tract(~ said in interest whose persons named said award('s.) except the following arising from the condemnation thereof on the date of entry of said judgment was as follows : /}mV tf 7tit~~'m ade a party ~artiesj' herein under the Wherefore , your undersigned pray(s) that, Act, and that] an order be entered for the emnation Con Park Public the of 21 provisions of Section the fee distributio n of said sumE-8 set forth in said judgment in rem as constitutin g the award(!o.) for of the d undersigne the to payment the for and aforesaid, as condemned tract~ simple estate in the said to entitled (.fM'e7 is d undersigne said award()\} or of as much thereof as the Court may find that the $-1.J~J-~:° ~ receive, and which the undersigned aver(s) is as follows: Tract No. _1__;7-____ -_ __ _____ $ ___ ______ . 'i?ract No. _______ ___ $_________ ; Ne-. , The undersigned further aver ( s) that: (I.eaxre fihio apace bLtrlt;s,uksa fihePe io 00&1o11 11taer p1111ti ~ n-o ~ ~ eo1:1:rh) the ef tten~ -mattei ho be litett~ttt epeei:1dl:r ts t~e aUeHtie11 ~ ~-~ ~ I~~- ~ -Dt--11-~-c <,I~ a-., ~600~ .c.4'. ~ ~ ~ o ; ( : ~~~ •• ~~-~ ~~ ..:, .~~-~~ ::::J ~J_ 'fJ: :;2 ~/¥ ~~~ rJliiZi ~, t . . . , ; ~ ~ _'!-_~ ~ ~ -,i_:__~--z~(I,-~- /~- ~ i:..-~@.:~---~-::_------~ ~~ ~ .>'5-,&~:~·;:f f~ ~~ ~. ::. a ~RESS ~s~ ~~~~ o n~re~ ~ A s ply of~hi~ la:::~: ::e~::: in the and c mants can parties. No one is required to use this form, as the form is not prescribed byin law, any form ey may deeither c . ange or modify it as they deem necessary, or present their motions probably will not cover sire which meets with the approval of the Court. This blank form may not and used, subject all cases. It has been printed merely as a suggestion of a form of a motion which may be to the approval of the court in each .case. 5(;J �Qlommnuwtalt!i nf ]ttrgiuia TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA. December 15 , 1933 JOHN M . PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA This is to certify that I, J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virgi nia have this 15 day of December in accordance = -=---·n=g--=h=am with an order of the circuit court of - =R~o~c~k=i= dated 12/13/33 in the cause of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia vs. Cassandra Lawson Atkins - - - - - - -- ------- paid to __Geor ge N. Conrad , Harrisonburg , Virginia $ 1, 757 . 00 be ing i n full settlement of tract# 1 9 in the abov e menti on ed cause. �... ~ .. TREASURER 'S OFFICE RICH MONO , VA . J OH N M . PUR C E LL TREAS U R ER OF VIRGINIA ~ r . George N. Conrad, Harrisonburg, Virginia . Received of J . M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia, the sum of $ 1 , 757 . 00, in acaordance with an order of the Circuit Court of the County of Rockingham , entered on the 13th day of December 1933 , in the matter of the St8te Commission of Conservation and Development v . Cassandra Lawson Atkins , and others , being full and complete s ettlement for the tract of land known in s a id proceeding as #19 • .~-- ~ �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. .1.9_ ________ : Tract No. ____________ : Tract No. --- --------- ; and described in the report of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners appointed herein and shown, numbered, and delineated on the County Ownership Map :filed therewith, upon payment into the custody of the Court of the sum(s) set out in the said judgment as constituting the award(s) therefor, as follows: Award on Tract No. L4 _______ $_l'Z.fi.'Z_.__QC;)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; Geor ge N. Conrad 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 thl:l proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof:- By reason of contribu tion pledge , obligating the owner, George N. Conrad, to gi ve 75 acres of his land within the Park Area to the Park Project . That no other person or persons than the undersigned are entitled to share in the distribution of the said award(s) except the following named persons whose interest in said tract(s) or in the proceeds 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 dis~ibution 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. __ l9_______ $.3.'Z_.__50___ : Tract No. _____ _______ $ ______ ____ : Tract No. ------~- ---- $ ______ ____ ; The undersigned further aver(s) that: (Leave this space blank unless there is some other pertinent matter to be brought specially to the attention of the court) NAME P. 0 . ADDRESS STATE_ COMMISSION_ ON CONSbRVATI ON supply of this blank form has been placed in the Clerk's office for the convenience of interested parties. No one is required to use this form, as the form is not prescribed by law, and claimants can either change or modify it as they deem necessary, or present their motions in any form they may desire :which meets with the approval of the Court. This blank form may not and probably will not cover all cases. It has been printed merely as a suggestion of a form of a motion which may be used, subject to the approval of the court in each case. NOTE--A �STATE OF VIRGINIA >ss COUNTY OF WARREN ) Per sonally appeared before me the undersigned Notary Public i n my said St4te and County, E. K. Stokes , who being duly sworn, deposed and said that she is a.n employ~e of the State Commission on Conservation and Development in immediate charge of the records of the Shenandoah National Park Divis i on thereof having to do with claims of the Commission for dis tributive shar e s of condemnation awards in the Shenando/3.h Nat..Lonal Park condemnation pro ceedings pending in the Circuit Courts of Virginia , by r eason of contracts and agreements entered into with the owners of lands sought to be condemned in these proceedings , and that the within c laim is just and correct . ~ Witness my sighature this 8th d~ ~Y,r-. Notary NOTARY PUBLI M) Commission Expires Sep, 8, 1934 _ =lu-bf"f - - - �STATE COMMISSION ON CONSERVATION AND IDEVELOPMENT At Law No. 1829 V CASSANDRA LAWSON ATKINS, &c. To the Honorable H. w. Bertram, Judge of the Circuit Court of Rockingham County,Virginia The undersigned who is a party in the above entitled action at law presents this, his answer, which if necessary, is prayed to be treated as a petition, in said action. He respectfully represents that he was the owner of a certain tract designated as Number 19 in the condemnation proceedings which were had in this action and has, by check to the Treasurer of Virginia, been paid the amount of the appraised value of said tract; that since the payment to him of said amount, to-wit: on the 9th. day of January, 1934 a petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development was filed in the said action wherein it is alleged that "by reason of contribution pledge obligating the owner, George N. Conrad, to give 75 acres of his land within the Park area to the park project", therefore the petition prays that an order be entered by this court, directing that out of t he said sum of ~1757.00 for said tract No. 19, there be paid to said State Commission on Conservation ?d Development, ~37.50 by reason of said "donations". Since the filing of said petit i on, the undersigned has been furnished with a copy of what purports to be a copy of the alleged donations, (which, as the court will observe, were made as far back as the year 1925) one of the said donations being for 25 acres in which the undersigned reserved the right to cancel I! the same after two years from the date thereof ( but the undersigned does not seek to avail himself of the said right of cancellation), the other donation being ~acres. Inasnmch as these donations were made nearly nine years ago, II the undersigned had forgotten the quantity donated, and when the sum of Ii $1757.00 was paid to him, he assumed that those in charge and authority had in the exercise of proper care, deducted such amount as was properlydeductable, on • �the unde rsign ed . The unde r accou nt of said dona tions , from the sum which was due r canp lianc e with the signe d has no desir e or dispo sitio n to avoid a prope desig nate what porti on offer to donat e and asse rts that he had the right to the said dona tion agree of his tract of land shoul d be taken in discm rge of that porti on of his said ments and he elect s that the dona tion shall be from g the amount of $37 . 50 tract which was appra ised at 50, per acre, thus makin by the Commission on which is the amount the petit ion filed as afore said be accep ted as in full disCons ervat ion and Development claim s is due and will charg e of the said agree ment s to donat e . with the Clerk of this The unde rsign ed attac hes heret o to be lodge d and filed ~ ,.J> ?- J'-0 . Cons ervat ion and Development Cour t, his check paya ble to the State Commission on ~ Commission assum ing that the said amount is to the said State d be paid to the Trea surer on Cons ervat ion and Development , but if said sum shoul stead , issue anoth er of Virg inia, will withd raw the said check and in it's for the said sum, payab le to the said Treas urer . paper in the said The unde rsign ed respe ctful ly begs leave to file this in conn ectio n with it as actio n at law and that the Cour t may enter such order may be appr opria te . Resp ectfu lly subm itted, 257 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.  The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases. For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above. In the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Virginia Court Clerks Association (VCCA) Records – Oversized Miscellaneous Materials Subject The topic of the resource Virginia Court Clerks’ Association—History Court clerks—Virginia—Societies and clubs Professional associations—Virginia Minutes (Records) Scrapbooks Photograph albums Newspapers—Virginia—20th century Newspapers—Virginia—21st century Description An account of the resource The Oversized Miscellaneous Materials (Series VCCA006) form part of the Virginia Court Clerks Association Records, a collection spanning 1894–2023 that documents the professional and institutional history of Virginia’s clerks of court. This series contains bound volumes of annual convention minutes (1910–1953; 1954–1961), executive committee minutes (1993–2003), photograph albums, and scrapbooks recording association gatherings such as conventions, banquets, and training events. Full-size newspapers and clippings from 1960, 2005, and 2015 provide contemporary coverage of clerks’ legislative initiatives, organizational milestones, and the public profile of the VCCA. The materials highlight the association’s role in fostering professional development, building collegial networks, and shaping policy within Virginia’s judicial system. Originally collected and maintained by the VCCA Historian, these oversized records were digitized as part of James Madison University’s Histories along the Blue Ridge (HBR) project to ensure long-term preservation and researcher access. 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Title A name given to the resource Convention Minutes Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1954-1961 Subject The topic of the resource Clerks of Court Circuit Courts--Virginia Materials Meeting Minutes Description An account of the resource Minutes from the 1954-1961 annual conventions Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Virginia Court Clerks Association Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Gideon Schwendeman Alex Click 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. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context VCCA006_001_002 Abbitt Acey Adams Alexander Allen Almond Anderson Atkinson August Ayres Bailey Bain Balderson Baldwin Barham Bartenstein Bass Batte Bennett Bennington Bentley Berkeley Biesen Blackburn Blanton Boatwright Booth Boyd Bray Breeden Brittingham Brown Bryant Bundy Burchette Burke Bywaters Campbell Cardwell Carr Carrico Carter Chapman Christie Cleek Clevenger Clift Cocke Combs Compton Copeland Correll Cresmond Crismond Crockett Cross Crowe Curren Currin Dasch Davidson Davis Day DeJarnette DeShazor Dietrick Dill Dillon Downing Drinkard Edwards Ellifrits Elmore Embrey Emmerson Emrick Ethridge Eutsler Farrar Faulconer Fentress Field Figg Flood Flythe Folk Frinks Gamble Garrett Gibson Godwin Gooding Goodykoontz Gordon Graham Green Greer Gwathmey Hamner Hanby Harding Hargrave Harp Harrison Hawkins Hazel Hening Henley Hicks Hill Hillard Holland Holt Hopkins Howard Hubble Hudgins I’Anson James Johnson Jordan Kackley Kellam Keller King Kiser Knight Knisely Lacy LaRue Leslie Libby Lipscombe Logan Looney Martin Martz Mason Matthews Maupin Maxey McConnell McKenney McLemore McMurran Melson Miller Montgomery Moore Moran Morrison Morrissett Moss Motley Mullins Newberry Ogle Oldham Pancoast Parson Paxton Pearson Peery Pendleton Pettis Pettus Philpott Porter Powell Prentis Purdy Randolph Raper Repass Rephan Revere Roane Robens Robertson Ross Sandidge Sands Savedge Scott Shaver Shepherd Sherry Shumate Sigler Sinclair Sizemore Slaughter Smith Snidow Sowers Spratley Stanley Steadman Stephens Sterling Stoner Storke Sullivan Swanson Switzer Taylor Thomas Tillman Tilman Tucker Turnbull Turner Tyson Vaden VanShreven Waddill Walters Warriner Warthen Watson Wheeler Whitacre White Wilkins Willis Wilson Womack Wrenn Wright https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/440e209b920072376fc4ea22b03ee537.pdf 3b1da3759af8958aa45d3709023c3d3e PDF Text Text ROCKINGHA1,'I COUNTY NAME OF fiil,jitil:/J #39 - Cook, J . R . Estate Number of Acres: 100 Location: Dry Run . Park area cuts the property . further Location) Roads: 1. 4 2 miles country road to Elkton . (See reverse side for Soil: Gravelly loam. The lower sJ_opes are o f medium fertility , proThe upper slopes are shallow and extremely bably deep , but stony . stony . History of Tract and condition of timber: Badly burned on the lower slopes . There is a -large stand of pi tch- pine saplings up to 7 11 DBH . and very There is an a mixture of small hardwoods , mostly scrubby oak. short . On the upper slopes there is a fairly well Plenty of reproducti'.)n . stocked stand of larger oitch- pine up to 9 11 but very short, and a small On the north slope of the hill south of the adr1ixture of hardwoods . public road there is a heavier stand of larger hardwoods ru-'rning 1m»m~:x: up to 10 or 12 11 • Grazing land is very brushy . Loging ground runs from easy to hard . The lower slopes have been hard cut in recent years which accounts for the very light stand . Lower slopes are naturally especially good timber land, and are at present wel l stocked in spite of being burned Tract is estimated to cut 354 cords of repeatedly in the past . wood . Acreage and value of types: Types Total Value Value per acre Acreage Ridge: Slope:-- - - 29 @ J3 . 00 ~87 . 00 Cove: - - 53 @ 7 . 00 371 . 00 Grazing Land: 18 @ 30 . 00 540 . 00 - $998 .0 0 Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 998 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit: $ 200 . 00 Value of Timber: $ 200 . oo 50 .00 Value of Wood: $ 50 . 00 Total Value per acre for tract: $ 12 • 4 8 - - -- - -·- ~n248 .00 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ None . ~ - ~ _ :_ _ CLERK SJ �CONTINUED FROM OTHER SIDE- - -- While this area is sup Josed to be 100 A. and the cours es Lo_cation.:.-- as given plot out an area of about 100 A., des c ripti on of proper ty gives the ne i ghboring ovmcrs and the area so bounded, as shown on our maps , as comprising about 1 89 A. . Our information shows 189 A. as the area of this proper ty inside the Park . Count ys Pi tr ett ··s e so 182 100 Stone D • 3000.00 d .. lOO A. 1906 or 1.00 nnd oth r conid · .ti ns. ona ~nd th th d G 'V lly • pro ..bly e::tt e ely ur Bt lo~tor to • • le d 0 0 of pro ~:ty o boun~ d • ao sho our in or on ro o or pt o \ ., tion o s ark . ) • o:f r olo ea oount Y r ·d t {1 .tton . :~ '"'Ont paa t. cord . ... 1 l l -:v- r-i - of , 9. 00 l? . oo ...\ 1, or a ere 66. oo ·5. 64. .15 �Claim of_ ____ Ne lli e _ F. _Cook-- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- --~, At Law. In the Circuit Court of_ __ ,.:....,_ . ..._____________.__ County, Virginia, No.__ The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. __ more or less, of land in __ :~--# _ a _____ _______ County, Virginia, Defendant s. 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_ ___ ~...._.;,...,,.,1,,,,....,,....c:,_11 _________ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to said notice. My name is ______Nel l ie _F . _Cook--- ---------- ------- ---------- ---------- --My post office address is ___ ____ ~-~~~~~--~~-~~-_g_~#~--------------------------I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area-sough t to be condemned, containing about___ ~ ---- _______ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvem ents=----- --~--~ - ~--~- ~ ---------- --------- - ---------- ---------- - This land is located about_ __ ____ miles from _______ -~ · "'"-------- ------Virg inia, in the ____17 .,..,..,;.,c..J..l ___ 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.) The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follo,w s: North ____ _ .--~--~~·---.....!--.,- __ __________ __ __________ __ ____ ____ ____ __ ___ ___ _ ______ ____ _ South ______ ~---~---- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- -West____ __ • __ .. . _____ ._J ___ __ _-'~- - -------- oo __ .._ t _tc _________________________ __in the I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year__ following manner: _ _i ur ___ __ - . to _d __ o __ o _follo •_: __ d _ed ____ .__ J . ___• __________ cl__ . if e ; - ~~J- ~:lf __ >(L __ .. _______ ...:0 ;__ .:, o . __ • ___ ltlc ·_., __' _._._ ____ ·,___ • ___ • ____ rnabor , rt._ tc . I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereI claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, on is $-- A"'.O_... in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvem ents thereon is $__:l,~_Q__•__!-:-__ __ • I am the owner of__ lt _o___ m_ ___ 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 roposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $- - -~~; ~..,...-- ..1~.....u (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 ·--------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- - - - -- oo____ . ---------- ---------- -- ------ - - --------- - ---- ( Continue remarks if necessary on the back). oL:'.~ ;;_~y sig~:~~r1~ 3: .my name and ~2?~Z~~~~~~~d~y - ------ -, To-wit: STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF____ __ ,..... ,. The undersigne d hereby certifies that_ _________l!~~_);J~--~-'°-' -Q9_Q.}f________ ____ ____ ___ _ 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: ·_.. _______day of_____ _ ~ ~ 1//0 / ~ - 1-, ___ OL. __ _· ___ £ . -- ~ ..,L _ _ __ Clerk of t Cootl, or Special Investiga~ N ot--aey--Pu lie, or Justice of the Peace. Ii �Claim of ___ W._ R.C'ook _____________________________________________________________ _ In the Circuit Court oL_Ro..ok.in~am_ ___________ County, Virginia, No. __ l.8..29_, At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. __C.assa.ndr_a_La.WSQn_.A.tkinsT_.e.t__aJ.s • .,_..ana._~__g_1.~§.i_!l,_<g·!!JJ_1. _________ _ more or less, of land in __ll.9_~J_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_ __ R_Q.Q;!.c_A~l:!_~m_ _________ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to said notice. My name is ___ Jl~_R.._.CO.ok_ __________________________________________________ _ My post office address is _____tllcj;_Q!)....J-_¥!.3-_~.--~~#-~----------------------------I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about_ __l~.?____________ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements: ____-: __-:_ __:-__-:__-:__:-_________________________________________ _ This land is located abouLtMfLfL ___ miles from ______ .Rl_'tj;_Q!l_______________ Virginia, in the_S.t-.an..eWall ___ 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.) __one-third_ interest.------------------------------------------------------------The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows: North ___ Adam_ Hens1QT ____ _________ ___________________________ ________________ __ South ____w. _H. Marshall estate---------------------------------------------East ____ Adam_}le nsley _est_ate ------------------------------------------------West_ _____ ._ H._ Marshall_ estate and_ Cook estate ________________________ _ I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year__19.Q6___ in the following manner: bx_:rour _se~arate deeds_ as_ follows: __ deed_ from_J. _A. _Bear and wtle;_ H. _A. _Bear and_ wife; _Jno • __· ._ Palmer~_&c. _,_ alll.d_J. _S. Harnsber_ger., _&c l claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $_~._QQQ~QQ ____ . I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $_.A._OQQ_.Q_Q ____ . I am the owner oL_lQ_Q~_J~Q____ 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). $J~~oa8-!&!RbovE Remarks·-------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- - ------- -------------------- ------------- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). of__:~~;:~=:;~:~~rl:3~: my name and :::wr1/R~_1;;l~~~~~~~~-~~~~:~ STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF____ .Rockingham.. _________ , To-wit: ~~ The undersigned hereby certifies that_ ____ ..W.L..RL_QQ,0,k. ________________________ ____ _ 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, t~is _____l§~..b, ________ day of_ ____ Febr.ua,rs:~ 1931.o _ ./9. ~ ~ ( l ~ ~ /4/:1/ ~ ; , ~ ·\ p~iaff;vestiga~~; / ~ir:~f ~ o ~ r Justice of the l¼ace. �- County: District: Rockingham S t oneuall #39- Cook, J.R. Estate N J & D. Plum LEGEND: Slope- (Upper · Grazi~ Scale - 1 = 20 & Lower chains 4 '}4· � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.  The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases. For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above. In the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a> <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a> <a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Breeden, RA - Dean, RO Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context cook-j-r-estate.pdf Title A name given to the resource Cook, J. R. Estate 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): 39 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Cook https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/0102414b90508c40167d724abe787583.pdf 03b64631cf78d9cb5983b0550293002a PDF Text Text Rappahannock County Hampton District NAME OF CLAIMANT #62 - Coppage, J.H • 9& C. E. 22 Number of Acres: Location : At the head of Gid Brown Hollow, on the drains of Meadow Brook, Roads: 5 miles to State Highway over an unimproved county road, thence 20 miles to Luray, or 25 miles to Culpeper, the nearest shipping . points Soil: The soil is a moist sandy loam of medium fertility. The slopes are gentle with an east exposure, and the surface is comparative ly free from loose rocks - . This is a part of a larger adjoining tract on v/hich the owners reside It has been used chiefly as and is the only supply for the family, ^ All of the mature chestnut oak" source of fuel about 30 years ago for bark, and later the remaining saw cut was timber The lower end of the tract was once under cultiva timber was removed tion but is now used for grazing only, and is rapidly reverting to young timber growth „ The immature timber on the upper end of the tract has not been severely burned m recent years History of Tract and condition of timber: . - . . Improvements: . None. Acreage and value of types : Value per acre Total Value Types Acreage Slope : 11 @ $3.00 $33.00 9 @ 7.00 65.00 96.00 $ 2 22 @ 30 00 60.00 Cove : Grazing Land : Cultivated Land : Orchard : # Minerals: Value of Land : $ 96.00 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard : $ 60•GO Value of Minerals: $ Value of Timber: $ 40•00 40,00 | 196.00 Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ 8.91 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $' NONE CLERK �_ _ • Claim of In the Circuit Co jrt &f . issioiy on Consei The State Co _> tioner, vs ^ , At Law. unty, Arirginia, No. a(ion a(nd Develofeiinent (of the ^State of 'Virginia, Peti- ^ gi ) i i ./ ? ' 9, 7 . 1/ O S County, Virginia, Defendants. more or less, of land in The undersigned , in answer to e pelinon of the State Commission on Conservation and Development < th Sfate/ of Virginia , and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the fil £ ofj | |/ and published in cordance with the order of the Circuit aidpetitioj County, VirgjrfT&u asks leave of the Court to file this Court of . as his answer t6 sai notice My name is V _ My Post I claim a right , title, estate or interest tifyt or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned , containing atfiijljt -Hz.Xte which (there are thj following s, buildings and improvements / ^ __ ^ __ — 1 Office ^ / ' M Y_ * d^ This Ihnd is located about k Virginia, in miles from £ _ / / Magisterial District of said County. the I claims 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 oiLthe Joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what rnrfrfcr-iitle^ estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of and escribed ab ve ) . _VplAVL ^ ^ ^ __ _^ » ^ The lancLe rneys a/d/ jacent to / North South.- JL East West Fce of land are as follows : d s^tibea tract ^ ^ __ i ^ _in the I acquired my right, titl following manner: r I claim thalTthe tot ame of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements therec on is $ JJclaimmat the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, ^ in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is acres of land adjoining the above described tract or I am the owner of 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 /Re should also insert her©\ a description of the fcpct /pr parcel of land by metes a ^ _ emarks : necessary back ) . day tness my signature ( or my name and mark attached hereto ) this 1930. , To-wit : . STi OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF The undersigned hereby certifies that^ -im an made oath/that tffe matters the above named claimant personally appeared bef a be true to the be orchis knowledge and belief , and things appearing in his ab ve !0. day of , this ( Continue remarks it ^ ___ J _ __ answer ‘ ^ / / -/ if Courts or Special Investigator or ota/y Public, or Justice of the eace. ��County * District #62«C0ppCG0» E Acreage VciUO * •m *+*» >» * Eappahai nook Hampton a; H,, Clalmod: Claimed} Im n» nuwmninnit At the head of Old Brown Hollow, on the drains of Meadow Brook, Locations Incunbranccg, Roads: . counter clalns or lapat Hone so far as - mown Five miles to State Highway over an unimproved county road# thence 20 rd es to Luray# or 25 nil* * to Culppper # the nearest shipping points . Soil: -- The soli is a moist sandy loan of modi urn fertil ity* The slopes are gentle with n oast expo sure, and the surface is comparatively free from loose rooks • . tract end condition of tlaborf This is a part of a larger adjoining tractf onlsrEich the owners reside It has been used chiefly as and ts the only source 01 fuel *rupply for the family All of the nature chestnut oak timber was out about thirty years for bark# and later the remaining saw timber was removed, Hie lower end of the tract was once under cultivation but Is now used only for eras ing and is rapidly reverting to young tlrber growth The immature timber on the upper end of the tract has not been severely burned in recent years, improvements• the ginning land is inclosed with a fairly good rail fence, There arc no other improvements other than a small orchard of approximately two acres# History of ~ " ' . . -. , containing 72 apple trees about five years old and valued at #50,00 per acre . Timber I The morchuntabl© timber consists of 4 II feet wciJth #5,00 per M, Acreage and value by TyposI T Value Acreage 15 &L 4 5 8,00 5.00 r n ope Gracing Fields Restocking Orchard 2 - Value of land 8 timber 8 orchard 122 Value of Tract * » * * « • • Total Value 52,00 25,00 nwrorao " #101,00 . 20 00 ,00 60 ~ §IUT70t3 — Value per acre for tract #8,22 �County: Rappahannock District: Hampton - #62 Coppage, E & H• 9 A J.M.Partlo R.Partlow / '« 7 ^ r /3 < * /S 4 LEGEND: Cove Orchard Slope Ridge Scale - Grazing Land Tillable Land 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 Rappahannock County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Description An account of the resource The first series in the Rappahannock County SNP Records collection consists of 350 files related to the court proceedings from The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Clifton Aylor and others, and Thirty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred (37,400) Acres of Land, more or less, in Rappahannock County, Virginia. This was a court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire privately held land located within the boundary of Rappahannock County in the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. Within the boundaries of eight counties, the state of Virginia, in collaboration with the Federal government, used eminent domain condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents in this collection are the legal proceedings for each individual tract of land that made up the one court case. In most cases, the individual case files consist of property surveys, assessments for the value of the land and improvements, and claims by the owner of the property. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Bulk of the collection dates 1930 to 1934 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Coppage, JH & CE Description An account of the resource Tract: 62; Location: Head of Gid Brown Hollow, on the drains of Meadow Brook; Cost/Acre: $8.91; Estimate Value: $196.00; Number of Acres: 22.0; Monies Awarded: $ (n/a) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract 62 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context coppage-jh-and-ce-tract-62 Coppage https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/d22b29f1a7a83420aedafdc81e7c9bcf.pdf 943139041ce2a939ef7517f5cda0f1fa PDF Text Text \ I I i \ To the Clerk of the Court: There is enclose~ herewith a copy of the rules of procedure adopted by the Arbitrators, ·which explain th~t you are to receive and file the statements req_uired by these rules. You will also note that you are required to forthwith mail coplbes of these statements as provided tor in the rules of procedure. This should be attended to promptly. In addition to the copies of the reply statement required to be mailed to the Arbitrators, you shall mail a copy hereof to the attorney of record for the land owner, or if no attorney of record appears, then to the land- owner himself. By direction of Philip Williams , BY/?l ~ Marvin A. ' Trout, Clerk, Circuit Court Of Warren County, Virginia. ,z.s �.J IN RE. ARBITR;i.TION AGREEMIDJTS subr.ii tted to tho Govern or arising in or out of Condem nation Procee dings pendin g in the Circui t Courts of Virgin ia under author ity of tho Shenan doah Notion al Park Act. Virgin ia Front Royal, 1-i.ugust 16, 1933 There is enclo sed herewi th o copy of the rules of the proced ure adopted by tho ~·~rbi trat ors and snnoun ced at the hearin g ot Front Royal, VirGin io , held on August 16th, 1933. You ore horcbv notifie d to file on 0r before .~gust 28th, the statem ent r e qu ired of t he l and owner by thes e rules of procedu re. This notice applios t o all person s who hove filed excepti on~ in the condemn a ti on pr•ocoe dings in the Counti es of Rocking ham, . Page, Warren and Rappah annock . iNhcre a tract of land lies partly in ono of those countie s ond partly in any o f tho four countie s to tho s outh, namely ,. Albena rlo :1 Madiso n, Greene anu li.ugusto , yet the g:roote r portion of the tract lies in the ~ountio s last named, you will not be require d t o file this st otomen t. But you ore directe d to file vvi th the Clerk, o statem ent and four copies indica ting how many acres of the 4ract in which you arc i n terest ed lie within t he f our northe rn cot1-nti es named above ond how many a cres in any of t he southe rn counti es. It is expect ed t ha t the ~u-bitra tion Board appoin ted for the four southe rn countie s will take jurisd iction of tho cases wherei n the greate r portion of a tract of land lies within that area. Philip William s, BY Chairm an ' ~ 77,?-gi,,,,' d:,·, % lcr Mnrvin "'frout Circui t Court of Warren County . �IN RE • .ARBITR AT ION 3-REEMENTS submitted to th1 ·-overnor arising in or out of Condomnat·ion Proceedings ponding in the Circuit Courts of Virgini s under suthority of the Shenandoah Notional Park Act. RULES OF PROCEDURE I - CLERKS 1st. The sever al clerks of tho circuit courts ore designated the clerks of tho orbitrntors. 2nd. Th o cl erk nf tJ:10 county in which the l nr ge r portion of tho lond lies is design at ed 8 3 the clerk to receive oll records pertaining to thot particular tr ac t of lando 3rd. The compensation of the clerks shall be filli:od by the orbitrotors ond sholl be paid by the State Commission on Conservation and Developmento 4th. The duties of t he clerks shall be to keep o separate record in their offic os of the file of each cas e os hereinafter provided, and to perform such other duties os the orbitrators may direct. 5th. Each clerk sholl. keep on occur ote ond detoi led record of all of his expenses and time de voted to tho porformonce of these dutioso 6th. Tho arbi tr a tors may also oppoin~ o secretory or secretaries to attend all of their mee tin gs ond hearings, to pres erve o record of the same and to perf or m such other duties os tho orbitrotors may direct. · ~LII~ Statement of the Landownero 1st. Each J ondowne r shall file with the proper clerk o statement in writing, vorifiod by oath before some offi cial having the requisite authority, wherein shall be stated plainly ond concisely in n ot more than one thous and words: ( cr) The number or m.:unbers of tho trnct or tracts shown on the various county owncrshi p mop s file r'1. in t he conde:rmation proce ed ings , ownershin in which is cl nirned by t he lnndowner. (b) Tho ac r eago c1 DiL1Cd in soid tracts, ond t he interest assorted by each landowner. (c) In c olunns the number of ocres nnd the volue of the various clas ses of lond 9 segregated as to grazing, or chard, slope, cove, ridge ~ and the like; and the aggre ga t e value of the entire tract. ( d) Tho vo luo cloir:i.od of any property in addition to the land, such os buildings~ improvements, timber, ninorals., orchards and tho lilce o 2nd. The purpose of this statement is to present o brief, clear and simple stotomont of tho true value of the tract and of tho elements of its voluoo 3rd. This statement should also set f orth any claim to incident al domogos, if any, to odjocont land of the owner, which i~ not to be conder.1nedo 4th. The st otomont shall be filed within the time directed by �the arbitr a t ors. 5th. Five copies of this statement shall be filed with the clerk, one copy of which shall be tr ansmi tted to each of the arbitrators, one c opy t o the St oto Commission on Conservation and Development, and on e copy shall be retained in a separate fiJ.e. 6th. Where tracts of land are owned by several persons, they shall file a joint statement, unless. they be in disagreement omong themselves, in which case they may file separate statement~. 7th. The statement 1~oy be verified by the owner or by his duly aut ho rized agent or attorney of recordo III. Tho Reply Stotenento 1st. The State Comnission on Conscrvation,and Development, within such time as shall be fixed by tho arbitrators, shall file a c oncis e and simpl e statement, of not mo re than one· thousand wo rds, the purpose of which shall be to present in detail wherein it differs fron tho st at ement of the landowner. 2nd. This s t at ement shall be verifie d by oa th before s ome official with tho roquis1.te :,uthority ; and the vcritification 1;1.oy be by its agent nr att orney of recor~. IV. Parties M~ y Sug3est Method of De t or ming Contr oversy0 1st. In their statements tho parties may sugges t to the arbi tr otors how they desi re t o be he ord , and 1~oc or1i11ond any me thod for expediting the do ter~ in ati on of t ho controve rsy. Ve Procedure by i\rbi tr a tors~ 1st. Tho arbitr ators may adopt such furth er rules of pr ocedure as may be pr oper and necessary~ 2nd. Tho decisions of tho arbitr a t ors may be announced ot such time and in such manner os they sha ll determine. Brd. Upon final decision the orbitrotors sha ll designate such person or per sons os they moy cloterminc, t o draw the necessary order t o be entered in t ho condemn ation pr oce of'l ings , s o os to show tho detor1:i.inotion of the c ontroversy. � 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: Miscellaneous Documents Description An account of the resource Series II consists of 1,198 "miscellaneous records" related to the condemnation of land in the Blue Ridge Mountains and the court case. The types of records one will find hear vast, but you can expect to encounter correspondences, newspaper clippings, and legal documents that do not necessarily belong to any individual condemnation case but provides additional context. 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Subject The topic of the resource Shenandoah National Park (Va.)--History Rockingham County (Va.)--History Rockingham County (Va.)--Genealogy Skyline Drive (Va.)--History Condemnation of land Mountain people --Blue Ridge Mountains-- Social life and customs 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 1930-1939 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp002 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a> <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/1">Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings</a> <a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. 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Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived MISC - Aug. 16, 1933 - Mar. 8, 1939 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context copy-of-rules-and-procedure.pdf Title A name given to the resource Copy of Rules and Procedure Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/Madison_County_SNP_Records_Court_Proceedings/mcsnp_corbin-ambrose-p-tract-11.pdf ac5e608f46f7735fb03dea69caaa4e09 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 Madison County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Description An account of the resource The first series in the Madison County SNP Records collection consists of 363 files related to the court proceedings from The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. D.F. Anderson and Others, and Fifty-Five Thousand Acres of Land, More or Less, in Madison County, Virginia. This was a court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire privately held land located within the boundary of Madison County in the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. Within the boundaries of eight counties, the state of Virginia, in collaboration with the Federal government, used eminent domain condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents in this collection are the legal proceedings for each individual tract of land that made up the one court case. In most cases, the individual case files consist of property surveys, assessments for the value of the land and improvements, and claims by the owner of the property. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Madison County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1930-1934 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. 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P Description An account of the resource Tract(s): 11 Items in Land File: <ul> <li>Claimant Worksheet</li> <li>Tract Assessment</li> <li>Owner Claim</li> <li>Notary</li> <li>LOB9 (pages 364, 112)</li> <li>Tax Records</li> <li>Misc.</li> </ul> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Madison County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/"></a> This work is licensed under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License</a>. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract 11 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context MCSNP_Corbin-Ambrose-P-tract-11 Corbin https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/Madison_County_SNP_Records_Court_Proceedings/mcsnp_corbin-chas-w-tract-35.pdf a4c6d77f217b1f642a641c50354822a6 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 Madison County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Description An account of the resource The first series in the Madison County SNP Records collection consists of 363 files related to the court proceedings from The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. D.F. Anderson and Others, and Fifty-Five Thousand Acres of Land, More or Less, in Madison County, Virginia. This was a court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire privately held land located within the boundary of Madison County in the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. Within the boundaries of eight counties, the state of Virginia, in collaboration with the Federal government, used eminent domain condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents in this collection are the legal proceedings for each individual tract of land that made up the one court case. In most cases, the individual case files consist of property surveys, assessments for the value of the land and improvements, and claims by the owner of the property. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Madison County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1930-1934 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Corbin, Chas W Description An account of the resource Tract(s): 35 Items in Land File: <ul> <li>Claimant Worksheet</li> <li>Tract Assessment</li> <li>Owner Claim</li> <li>Notary</li> <li>LOB9 (pages 232, 233)</li> <li>Misc.</li> </ul> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Madison County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/"></a> This work is licensed under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License</a>. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract 35 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context MCSNP_Corbin-Chas-W-tract-35 Corbin https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/Madison_County_SNP_Records_Court_Proceedings/mcsnp_corbin-finnell-tract-55.pdf bbb796552af4a32cba21d1aa05943182 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 Madison County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Description An account of the resource The first series in the Madison County SNP Records collection consists of 363 files related to the court proceedings from The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. D.F. Anderson and Others, and Fifty-Five Thousand Acres of Land, More or Less, in Madison County, Virginia. This was a court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire privately held land located within the boundary of Madison County in the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. Within the boundaries of eight counties, the state of Virginia, in collaboration with the Federal government, used eminent domain condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents in this collection are the legal proceedings for each individual tract of land that made up the one court case. In most cases, the individual case files consist of property surveys, assessments for the value of the land and improvements, and claims by the owner of the property. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Madison County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1930-1934 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Corbin, Finnell Description An account of the resource Tract(s): 55 Items in Land File: <ul> <li>Claimant Worksheet</li> <li>Tract Assessment</li> <li>Owner Claim</li> <li>LOB9 (pages 211, 212)</li> <li>Tax Record</li> <li>Misc.</li> </ul> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Madison County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/"></a> This work is licensed under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License</a>. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract 55 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context MCSNP_Corbin-Finnell-tract-55 Corbin https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/Madison_County_SNP_Records_Court_Proceedings/mcsnp_corbin-geo-t-tract-60.pdf cf5e1ea99c4b3295922a00dc144a27ce PDF Text Text - rf* V * ' County: Madison District: Roberson Claimant #60 Acreage Found ; Location: - Corbin, . T. Geo Assessed 4. 4 . Deed 4 ( 1913 ) Entirely within the Park Area. Hughes River Incumbrances, counter claims or laps: . None known . . Soil: Sandy loam of a fair depth and fertility Roads ; 14 miles via dirt road and 10 miles via hard surface to Culpeper, the nearest shipping point. Lays well History of tract and condition of timber ; All the merchantable saw timber has been removed from this tract. Improvements: _ Log dwelling, 16x22, 3 rooms, porch 7x16, stone flue, by owner, | r story, ceiled walls, good condition, occupied water supply spring, solid foundation. Log Barn, 10x20, shingle, fair condition. Log Corn house, 7x10x5, shingle, fair condition. Log cellar, 10x13x4, shingle, fair condition. Log Hen house, 7x10, shingle, fair condition. . Log Fog pen, 8x10, poor condition Spring house, 7x16, frame. Total value of improvements - - $440.00. Value of land by types: Type Value acre Acreage harden T Fc 3 4 per -100.00 1v 12.00 Total Value $100.00 $ 36.00 $136.00. Summary; ; Total valug of land. Total value of improvements. O of tract. Total valu' $136.00 $440.00 if **• / * / J �w ' iW' County: U - dieon District: Roberson 60 Acreage Claimed: . /t. Corbin , Goo 4 Assessed 4 Value Claimed: 1000 Deed 4 (1913) * $70 . Location: Hughes River Not given . Entirely within the Park area Incumbrances , counter claims, or laps: none known .(Loose rock over Soil: Sandy loam of a fair depth and fertility tire area tUu .J - the en ** Roads: 14 miles via dirt road and 10 miles via hard s rface to Culpeper , the nearest Shipping point. history of tract and cond tion of timber: ' timber 'has Improve ents: , Ibeen removed ,11 from 'th'is tract. the merchantable saw og dwelling , 16x22, 3 rooms , porch 7x16 , stone flue , IjV story , ceiled walls , good cond , ocoapied by owner water supply spring , solid foundation ( 300 Log Barn, 10x20, shingle, fair cord. 30 Log Corn horse, 7 xlOxo , shingle, fair cond. 10 log collar , 10x13x4, shingle , fair c nd 30 Log lien house, 7x10, shingle, fair cond. 10 Log Hog pen, 8x10, poor cond 5 Spring house, 7x16 5 " > H 3513 tO 4 *•*«7*1 * 4 . . . Value of land by types: Type able Cove Acreage 3 1 , 4 ( f 3\/ Total valie of land Total value of improvements Total value of tract Average value per acre Z 7 Z % . * * Value Total per acre . /12 (55” Value " . } | 39.00 390.00 429.00 107.25 3.00 35T5o 3.00 . y G OO �_ . Claim of _ ^ In the Circuit Court County, Virginia, N o A t Law. The State Commission on .Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs ' jU _ zzf Iti more or less, of land in County, Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned , in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and De 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 of County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to said notice. My name is i5ZL My Post Office Address is _ _ _ I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements 2_ _ - - _ -A — ^ _ _ This land is located about _ _v -l miles from Virginia, in the- .Lj& u^c^rJVtagisterial District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above : fin this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above ) . ^ ^ ^^ The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows : North _ _ South' ^ *: r 'r u n West I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year. following manner: East f z -in the z - I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements there on is . I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $ I am the owner of acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park area, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $ ( In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make ; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds ) . Remarks : necessary oru£he back ) . day ttness my signature ( or my name and mark attached hereto ) this of _ tL _ 1930. I t 'w i t : STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF ’ 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 of 1930. ZK A ( Continue remarks if _ ___ _ c _# ^° Clerk of the Court, or Special Invent _ Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace. �( ' . #» * \ * ” ,j 9 N t -— \ If ' * m <xt : ' n eh ' T — « Efe ^^ « ? MK5S 3 ^ *• . ^EnSSfc - - .v. r T-- i ): r il -V «t I t # . *• . . *.. • a 7 �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 Madison County at Madison, Virginia The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia . . PETITIONER. V. At Law No. 82 D. F. Anderson and others, and Fifty Five Thousand ( 55,000 ) Acres, more or less, of - DEFENDANTS land in Madison County, Virginia 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. 6 C : Tract No. Tract No. : - and described in the report of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners appointed herein and shown , num bered, and delineated on the County Ownership Map filed therewith, upon payment into the custody of the Court of the sum ( s ) set out in the said judgment as constituting the award ( s ) therefor, as follows : _ _ $ 5 Vo * OQ ; on Tract No. 60 Award 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 ; George T . Corbin That the Petitioner has paid into the custody of the Court the said sum ( s ) set out in said judgment as constituting the award ( s ) for the fee simple estate in the said tract ( s ) of land ; That your undersigned, on the date of the said judgment in rem condemning the said tract ( s ) of land, owned or was ( were ) entitled to the following interest in the said tract ( s ) or in the proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof : — By reason of Contribution pledge obligating the owner , George T Corbin, to give 1 acres of his land within the Park Area to the Park Project . . That no other person or persons than the undersigned are entitled to share in the distribution of the said award ( s ) except the following named persons whose interest in said tract ( s ) or in the proceeds 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. __ _ _ — QD. —. — $ H UQ : Tract : Tract No. $ $ The undersigned further aver ( s ) that : ( Leave this space blank unless there is some other pertinent matter to be brought specially to the attention of the court ) No __ STATE C pjffiC BX P. 0. ADDRESS _ NAME ^ ION O N*CONSERVATJON 3 _ . __ NOTE A supply of this blank form has been placed in the Clerk’s office for the convenience of interested parties No one is required to use this form, as the form is not prescribed by law, and claimants can either change or modify it as they deem necessary, or present their motions in any form they may de sire 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. . - �^ - / 93 uC 2 /V ( . STATE OF VIRGINIA ) sg County of Warren ) Personally appeared before me the undersigned Notary . Stokes, who Public in my said State and County, E. K being duly sworn, deposed and said that she is an employee of the State Commission on Conservation and Development in immediate charge of the records of the Shenandoah National Park Division - thereof having to do with claims of the Commission for dis tributive shares of condemnation awards in the Shenandoah National Park condemnation proceedings pending in the Circuit - Courts of Virginia, by reason of contracts and agreements en tered into with the owners of lands sought to be condemned in these proceedings, and that the within claim is just and cor . rect . Witness my signature this 8th day of January, 1934 NOTARY PUBLIC Notary My Commission Expires Sep. 8, 1934 ' Public - �o o IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF MADISON COUNTY, VIRGINIA. STATE COMMISSION ON CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA )( VS. ORDER OF DISTRIBUTION IN RE GEORGE T. CORBIN’S LAND . D F. ANDERSON, &C. of May, This cause came on to he heard again this 24th day t 1934, upon the proceedings heretofore had, and the repor of Commissioner N. G. Payne, bearing date and filed in the to Clerk’ s Office of this Court on the 10th day of May, 1934, argued by which report no exceptions have been filed, and was counsel. order that On consideration whereof, the court doth adjudge and said report be, and the same is hereby approved and . confirmed On consideration whereof, and it appearing to the and Board of Court from said report that the Special Investigators for Tract No. Appraisal Commissioners awarded the sum of $576.00 against said 60; that there are delinquent taxes for the year 1933 costs of this real estate amounting to the sum of $1.28; that the . to N. G reference amount to the sum of $18.00 payable $16.00 ... L. Payne, Commissioner, and $2.00 to A. H. Cave, Clerk; that t against said Judd is the holder of the first lien deed of trus 2 that J. M. property amounting at this time to the sum of $559.2 ; hold a second deed of trust amounting and ordered at this time to the sum of $384.25, it is considered t that said sum of $576.00 paid into Court by said . Jenkins Jenkins and W. D by the Cour State of State Commission on Conservation and Development of the paid out and Virginia as compensation for said Tract No. 60, be FORD & KEYSER ATTORNEYS & COUNSELLOR S AT LAW LURAY, VIRGINIA i - disbursed as follows, to wit: r V. �(l) To B. S. Utz, Treasurer, Madison, Virginia, 1933 taxes, $1.28; (2) To N. G. Payne, Commissioner, Madison, Virginia, $16.00, costs of reference; (3) To A. H. Cave, Clerk, Madison, Virginia, $2.00 costs; (4) To W. V. Ford, Luray, Page County, Virginia, attorney of record for 1/Y. L. Judd, the balance of $556.72; and that the Clerk of this Court be, and he is hereby, directed to transmit a certified copy of this order to the Treasurer of Virginia who shall make disbursement and pay out the aforesaid sum of $576.00, the amount of the award set out in the judgment of . 60, as hereinbefore condemns.tion for said Tract No set out in t detail, and certify such payments to the Clerk of this Court for . appropriate entry thereof, as required by lav; t I FORD & KEYSER fTORNEYS & COUNSELLORS AT LAW LURAY, VIRGINIA * �- } % n ¥ STATE CONSERVATION . ANDERSON, &C . COMISSION . -V/ ) ( ORDER OF DISTRIBUTION IN RE GEORGE T CORBIN LANDS . F. VS D ? * • % * \ r •* f % � 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 Madison County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Description An account of the resource The first series in the Madison County SNP Records collection consists of 363 files related to the court proceedings from The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. D.F. Anderson and Others, and Fifty-Five Thousand Acres of Land, More or Less, in Madison County, Virginia. This was a court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire privately held land located within the boundary of Madison County in the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. Within the boundaries of eight counties, the state of Virginia, in collaboration with the Federal government, used eminent domain condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents in this collection are the legal proceedings for each individual tract of land that made up the one court case. In most cases, the individual case files consist of property surveys, assessments for the value of the land and improvements, and claims by the owner of the property. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Madison County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1930-1934 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Corbin, Geo T Description An account of the resource Tract(s): 60 Items in Land File: <ul> <li>Claimant Worksheet</li> <li>Tract Assessment</li> <li>Owner Claim</li> <li>Notary</li> <li>LOB9 (page 248)</li> </ul> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Madison County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/"></a> This work is licensed under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License</a>. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract 60 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context MCSNP_Corbin-Geo-T-tract-60 Corbin