160 20 4487 https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/95759df0903f6980c283e6d4cbb020d7.pdf 460777aace9de2b92ff2dd7825c0ddbe PDF Text Text . RAP PAH; MOCK COUNTY NAME OF OWNER - - Dodson, W.B. — #201 a ( Arnold ) 30 Number of Acres: - Head of Hazel River on the Beech Spring road, entirely with in the Park area Roads: It is 2 miles over a very steep and rough road to the Lee Highway at Beech Spring, thence it is 13 miles to ^uray, the nearest shipping Location: . . point Soil: The soil is a sandy loam of good depth and fertility but somewhat ihe slopes are gentle and moderate and the general exposure is rocky, to the east History of Tract and condition of timber: The slope type has been cleared but has grow* , There is considerable yellow pine to 8 f DBH The mer back to timber chantable timber is confined to the 8 acres of cove type, The best tim ber has been removed in the past and the remaining stand consists of scattered trees from 10 to 30” DBH. off air quality, Over half the volume is Hemlock and the remainder Bed Oak and White Pine, There is es timated to be 29 M, . . . - --- Improvements: None - - # Incumbrances, counter claims or laps: It is reported that Strother bought the timber and that a bank of Culpeper has a lien on it # Acreage and value of types: Value per acre Acreage Types Total Value Ridge: Slope ? 22 @ $3.00 $66.00 Cove : 8 @ 4.00 32.00 98.00 ^ Grazing Land : Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land : Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land : $ 98.00 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ 3.27 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ y CL �RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY CLAIMANT N A M E O F OWNER Culpeper National Bank, Timber Rights On Dodson, W.B, ( Nee Arnold )( 201 a ) - Number of Acres: 30 Hazel River on the Beech Spring Road, entirely with in the Park area It is 2 miles over a very steep and rough road to the Lee High way at Beech Spring, thence it is 13 miles to Luray, the near est shipping point The soil is a sandy loam of good depth and fertility but somewhat rocky The slopes are gentle to moderate and the general exposure is to the east Location: Head of Roads: - . - - . Soil: . History of Tract and condition of timber: . . Timber rights only are claimed Improvements: Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Total Value Value per acre Ridge: Slope: Cove: Grazing Land : Fields Restocking: Timber Rights on above tract — $72.50 J Cultivated Land : Orchard : Minerals: Value of Land : $ Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit : $ Value of Timber: $ 72 •50 Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract: $ Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ 0NE , CLERK �- V DISTRICT: HAWTHCRHE COUNTY: R . PPAHAKIHCK V #20la Acreore Claimed: - . B. Dodson, W Value Claired: ... Examined by: C H B Head of Hazel River on the Beech Spring road, Location: entirely within the Park Area, It is reported that Strother Incumbrances, counter claims, laps, etc,: bought the timber and that a bank of Culpeper has a lien on it . It is 2 miles over a very steep and rough road to the Lee Highway at Beech Spring, thenc it Is 13 miles to Luray, the nearest shipping Ronds: . point soil: The soil is a sandy loam of good depth a nd The sic es are fertility but somewhat reeky gentle and moderate and the general exposure ts to the east . . History The slope type has been of tract and condition of timber:: grown has back to timber There but cleared yell pine to 8" DBH Tho on is considerable to the 8 acre: timber confined is merchantable of cove type The best timber has been re moved in the past and the ret aining at end con"« to 30" DBH 1st * of scattered trees from quality of fair Over half the volume is Hemlock and the remainder red oak and white pine There Is estimated to be 23 V valued al> 2.50 per M, cr a total cf *72.50. .. . • . . . ImprcveEients: Aoreage and value of land by types: Acreage Type Slope Cove Hone ‘ 4 8* 12 - Value per acre C3.00 4.00 Total vclue of land 44.00 Total value of tract Average value per acre of tract $3.67 Total Value 012.00 32.00 J44 - - �UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE SHENANDOAH NATIONAL PARK LURAY , VIRGINIA August 15, 1958 Mr. Janes M. Settle, Clerk Circuit Court of Rappahannock County Washington, Virginia . Settle: Dear Jur . Mr Rufus Roberts .ms in my office today relative to the tract of land he bought from W B Dodson along the .. Hazel River in Rappahannock County. . .00 As near as I can figure it out from what Mr Roberts tells me and from the records in this office, the piece of land that he purchased was condemned under the Park Condemnation Act as tract No 201-a, which the map shows belonging to W B Dodson The award for this tract amounting to i;170 o0 was paid into court along with the other awards .. o+isyv- l o.iiWr* - . . . . QjjOOs i sir . According to Mr Roberts, the tract of land he bought from Dodson also includes a portion of the C W Yates tract No 202 which lies between the eech Spring Road and the north fork of the Hazel River as shown on the County Ownership Map which was filed with the condemnation papers . .. ^ . Anything you can do to help straighten out this matter will be greatly appreciated by both Mr Roberts and myself . Yours very truly .. JRL/lmf J R Lassiter Superintendent . � 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. 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Title A name given to the resource Dodson, WB and Culpeper National Bank Description An account of the resource Tract: 201 - A; Location: East of Rolling Road near Broad Hollow; Cost/Acre: $12.93; Estimate Value: $355.50; Number of Acres: 27.5; 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 201 - A Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context dodson-wb-and-culpeper-national-bank-tract-201-a Dodson https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/3f8928c6e69bfe221ed98f5c86d0cf91.pdf 63fec772ee60fe3bdb2a1b0cb1e9fd2c PDF Text Text ROC KilifGH.AJ\' COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #297 -- Downs, Number of Acres: U . S . Positions #214 - 215- 216 - 217 • . Partly outside Park Area . Location: Roads: w. J . 43 2 miles via dirt road to Port Republic , the nearest shipping point . Soil: Clay loam . slopes . Cove and slope type . Fairly smooth, moderate There is about 25M bd . ft . of saw History of Tract and condition of timber: timber on 22 acres and about 3 cords of fuel wood per acre on 39 acres , Some timber has been removed s i ne e estimati ') n was made . ( 117 cords) . Improvements: None . Acreage and value of types : Types Total Value Value per acre Acreage Ridge: Slope: -- - 17 @ $5 . 00 $85 . 00 Cove: --- 22 @ 7 . 00 154 .oo $239 . 00 4 @ Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: -- - -- - - 100 . 00 25 . 00 Minerals: Value of Land: $ 239 . oo Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard: $ 100 . oo Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ 1 00 100 . 00 .oo 50 . 00 ... - - -·- --- --· Value of Wood: $ 50 . 00 $ 489 . 00 Value per acre for tract: $ 11 . 37 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ ~e , , ~:_CLERK 112 �oun .,..: District: 164 De d 2540.00 " A~ seAsed alue Claimed: Loe tion: J.. s. 21 brancea , counter cla1 Inc Soil: Clay loaro. oads: " '500 . 00 215-216-217 . nrt outside ar o tield sheet area. Nono known or lans: I Fairly Cove and slope type. 2 miles via dirt road to iiocJs:ingham s c--n wul ooth, moderate elopes. ort Republic, the ne est shipping point. .. '.£here is bo 1t 25 bd. ft. of saw bout 3 cords of f l ood per ere on ~9 er 100.00 .oo per l 25 bd rt. s 50.25 cord 11'7 cords ood 168.25 nde. 8 Sone t b :- hae been remoyed since esti ation of tiu1be isto:::z ot tract and timb,r 01 22 Tolprovements: V lue of' land :£.Y.I?.! Cove Slo1>0 Orchard "· 11lere is 4 acre of orch !'d in th:i s tr t. Trees ar e bout 6 nd in vory )Oor condttiun 77 ~pple trees, 100 peach years ol trees. Val a of rees are llCi ded in pr co or ere or orch rd. bl t;ypes: Acr Value .e :>e-:r- acre 22 17 5.00 4 43 25.00 Total value or lnnd ~otnl val ue o~ ti1ber Total val. ue ot tr ct v rage v ue :,er aero 3.00 261 . 00 158.2;j ,_1 ). 2b .., • '15 x -- This includeo t~ct #297- a . r~ota VftlUO 110.00 ·1. 0 �ROCKINGHAM C OUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #297 - a -- Downs , ·,1 . J . Number of Acres: Brown I s Gap , headwaters of Madison Run . Location: Roads: 353 One mile very rough mountain road, and tnen 5½ miles fairly good mountain road to Brottoes . Soil: Gravelly, shaley loam of moder ate to shallow depth-fertile . Rock present everyvvhere in varying amounts . Very little rock out - crop . Slopes gentle to steep . Exp osures N. E . and S . ' J. History of Tract and condition of timber: Tract cut over at least once , and a Last cut in 1930 removed large part cleared for farming and grazing . Only firewood remains and all :::nerchantable saw timber from most of area . a ·np le reproduction . Mainly an oak stand with dead chestrtut , scattered Farmland now in use . other hardwoods and pine . frame , 18x22' with L 16x20 1 , 5 rooms , Improvements: --ffvELLI_NG;_ shing l e and paper roof , 2 flues of brick, porch 6.x20 1 , height l½ and 2 stories , ceiled , spring water supply , solid foundation, with pillars Poor condition , occupied by tenant . under L . , 16x20 1 shingle roof , poor condition- -- Log BARN -SPRING HOUSE:---- frame , 7xl2 1 , board roof , poor condition-- - Frame , 14xl4' with 8xl6 ' lean - to, shinsle roof, fair conGRANARY dition . HEN HOUSE: HOG PEN Orchard:-- frame, 8xl0', board roof , fair condition . Log , 8xl6', no roof, po or condi ~io n . 92 peach trees-- 52 pear trees -- 86 apple trees. Acreage and value of types : Total Value Value per acre Acreage Types Ridge: Slope: 256 @ $3 . 00 97 @ 20 . 00 $768 . 00 Cove: Grazing Land: - ----- 1940 . 00 ---- ··- - ·$2708 .00 Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 2708 . oo Value of Improvements: $ 505 . 00 50 5 . 00 300 . 00 Value of Orchard: $ 300 . 00 Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ 50 . 00 $3563 . 00 Value of Wood: $ 50 . oo Value per acre for tract: $ 10 . 09 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ None ~- ff_fl- -? ~ CLR RK 11-; �REPORr ON S:HE ACREAGE of the w. r . novn1s TRACT #297- a . Mr . P. B. F. Good made a survey of this tract, showing 369 acres . ' Te used his survey in making our map , changing it sli ghtly to agree with the result of a field survey which we made of certain lines of the tract . Our computation of the acreage by !,Ir . Good ' s survey , changed only as noted above, gives 353 acres as the area of the tract . W. N. Sloan , .Chie f Engineer , Park Service . �-;If_ /h iv-.-~------------------------------------- Claim oL_ In the Circuit Court o ~ d i ~ k _!:'LS=-___ County, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, v s · - - - ~ - ~ - - e f - ~.,- ~ ~ ~ f ' . ~ - ~ ~~4-1-~-~~~~~~---~~of land in ____________________________ County, Virginia, Defendants. more or less, 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 oL.@ ash~;~::: said~ j-~~ -p-p:--.: :,--~---------------- My post office address 1s ____;:;1--~.u.1 .-?..._C/-~ ------------ ~----------- ---I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought acres, on which there are the following to be condemned, containing about__J . . . buildings and improvement s: ___·~z_~~ ---.ft:.~ ,_f_~ ~-1~. £~ ~J.J;_ _______ -~L~=L - L ~ - ~ ~ -~ -~ - - ' ~ ~ - L - 1~ ----- J ~ -£¼-~1-- -~&-~ -~----f-----~-----Virginia, in This land is located abouL ____o/-_____ miles from_tfl h...~¥. t h ~ M a g i s t e r i a l District of said C o u n 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 ~c/k. p a r c e ~d ~ ) _ft__ ;L. i[~,,{l k _____________________________ _ ------------- 1~/J- ·-~ ~ ------------------------------------------------ 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 j_[9_lf- ___ in the following manner: ----~ ~ ~ Y ' - ~ - J~Jk~ ,~~~ _if L,--}) - ~ ~ ;fb ------ .u.'E_l-:.~ ~ - ' . : ~f ~ J_<j_[~---- I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvement s theret, 6 hJ-, (on Sl $-!f ~,t~9.:..=~-'1 I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, d to this tract or parcel of land with the improvement s thereon is $----------- -----· am the owner of_ _______________ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or el of land but lying outside the Park area, which I claim will be damaged by the prod 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 s claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a _ scription of tke tract or parcel of la~9 by metes and bounds). Remarks: ..J_rfJ.! J,~-~-~~~b__ A~~l~J~ -~-~-~~ -Jl,_7_1 A,~ Mk iJ,,,_.,_&fr-~ t h - ~ ~ -LJ ~-~ -07 - ~ ~ f o 2 '________ ,fx,,.-e1:-: ~ f l + ~ C,{,JJg___ - - & . ~k-~~-J:::ia1;2~Q:-,:::::i~~s~JR_~ck) ________ day Witness my signature (or my name and mark attached hereto) this ___ . ___ __ of_ __~ ---------- , 193, . STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF__ tJr&rf 4f-rJd -~-~ -,·To-wit: The undersigned hereby certifies that_ ___ :::-:,·,._)l_.________ _, _________ ~ !--~ -------"'::~-the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters and things appearing in his ~cqe. answer are true to the best of his kno~edge and belief, ~1 ------day oL_IL__J'_ ~c_~ -, 193 . this _____'? ~ - --:J~J--~ ~---------- ~ ~ A• v.v 7' \U ISS• Ct • ./. / ----- - --- ------------ . . _ t:7__ .----------- · 1 ~ViES ~r Clerk of'. the--Gom t, or Special Investiga-oor-or Notary Public, or- Justice oi the ~-aee.-- �'-./ county: 1,ookinghom District: ,.>tonewall J . Jowns H 297-a Deed: Assessed 180 A. 360 Acreage Claimed: X Value Cl imed: Location: Laps: , 4500 . 00 " ~200.00 Brown's Gap, headwaters of l1adisan Run. 1fone .§2!.l: Gravelly, aimlly Ioem or 10oderate to shallow depth--tertile . Root.: present everywhere in varying amounts . Very li 1,tlo rock outcrop. Hlopee 1 cmtle to steep. :.i2I)OS res U. Jl . and s. w. Roads: One mile very rough m.ountnin road, and then 5 1/2 miles fairly good mountn1n road to Grottoes. 11 tory: Tract citover et least once and a lrrge uart cleared for rannirW, and grnzing . Last ct in 1930 rEmoved all merchantable saw tinber i'rom nost of area. unly firewood remains e.nd emplo reporduct1on. Mainly an oak stand vi.th dead ohestnut. scattered other hardwoods and pine . Farmland now in use. Improvements: Dwelling--frorn.e, 18 x 22 with L 16 x 20, 5 rooms, shingle nd paper root. 2 flues of bric, porch 6 x 20, height l l/2 end 2 stories, ceiled, poor condition, occupied by tenant. s,r1ne, e<:>lid !'o,mctntion ~ ith pillars 'mder L tBe.rn--log , 16 :x 20, sh1ni~le roo1, poor condition Sprinc house,-- frar,e. 7 x 12, board roof , poor cond . <'r'lnary--f'rrune, 14 x 14 with O x 15 leim-to. ahini·lo roof, tair condition Hen ho.is - trnme, 6 x 10, board roof, 1'a1r concli t~.on Ho8 pen--log. 8 x 16, no roof, poor condition ~otnl bldgs. l.75 trees each 92 Orchard: 2.50 52 pear trees · • 25 86 apple treeo TO'rAL 450.00 25.00 10.00 50.00 lb.00 5.00 55b .80 161.00 150.00 279 . f>O 1125. 50 Value ot land by tzyes: ~ Till blc ST Acreage 97 256 Val11e uer acre A 13.00 :;.oo Total value of land " " L.]lrovements " " " "timber "2 .00 About·3 eds. per ( 27:. A. incl. 1, nd valuo) Total val.ue or tract 1\verege vel e per acre x -- Thia includoe tract #297 . l "11 . 7ou 2029 3b~ I Total Value "'2029 .00 1125.50 5,, .oo mme.oo 9.08 �- - m THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHA.M COUNTY, VIRGINIA . THE STATE COMMISSION ON CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA v. Petition er #1829: CASS.ANDRA LAWSON .ATKms, ET AL, ETC. Defenda nt~ It appearin g that on January 9, 1934, an order was enterdisburse ment ed herein for the ~IJ[JJZiw:xrt: of $3,563.0 0,being the amount ~ the award set out in the award of condemn ation for Tract No. 297-a, heretofore paid into Court-, f'or reasons now appearin g to the Court, it is ordered that the said order above referred to be vacated and set aside. And thereupo n, this /J ...-day of .January , 1934, came W. J. Downs, and it appearin g that on the 9th day of January, 1934., the said wI . J. Downs filed his applica tion for the payment to him or the said sum of' $3,563.0 0, the amount of the award set out in the award of condemn ation for Tract No. 297-a, heretofo re paid into Court: And it appearin g from the report of the Boo rd of.' A.pprai sal Commiss ioners heretofo re filed in this cause, and in the petition for judgmen t and condemn ation entered herein on the __ day of Novembe r, 1933, that in the opinion of petition er, the said w. J. Downs is invested with a superio:n .pr better right or claim of title in and to the said tract of land No. 297-a, and that the record of this cause does not. disclose any denial or dispute by any party or person in interest as to the title to the said Tr§ct No. 297-a, or to the proceeds arising from the condemn ation thereof', and that the said w. J. Downs is entitled to receive the proceeds arising from the condemn ation of said Tract No. 297-a, and it further appearin g to the Court that all taxes due or taxable upon said Tract No. 29~-a are paid, except taxes for the year 1931 amount /4 $3 .69, for the year 1952 amounti ng to ~2 .43, and for the year 1933 amountin g to $1 .99, the said amounts being a supplemental levy, and also for the year 1933, $2 .21; and it also f'ur- �- - . --2--ther appearing to the Court that the State Commission on Conservation and Development has filed a claim against the said Tract No. 297-a by reason of a contribution pledge by the owner, W. J. Downs, obligating the said owner to giwe 69 acres of his land within the Park Area to the Park Pro$210 .oo ject, said pledge amounting to the sum or~tt, and tlB.t the said w. J. Downs has agreed to the said deduction of $210.00 in writing, which is filed k:tu:.IIDl.t:tk with the said application: Upon consideration whereof,it is considered and ordered by the Court that the said sum of' $3.563.00 paid into Court by petitioner as just compensation for Tract No. 297-a be paid as follows: To M. H. Harrison, County Treasurer of Rockingham County, the supplemental taxes for the years 1931, 1932, and 1953, aggregating the sum of $8.11, and al so the sum of 2 .21, the annun t or taxes for the year 1933; to W. J. Downs, the sum of $3~342.68, being the balance of said award remaining after deducting the a:n...ount or $210.00, heretofore set out, said sums together aggregati:r\S' the sum er $3,563.00, the amount of the award set out in the judgment of condemnation for Tract No. 297-a; and the Gaar.kt oft this. Court is directed to transmit ::tmxxioori'toct1s111:ren01fx"fi1ginbrXJ[ E~lD}llJD!fin:±rnmnr:J:XDE aa~nw t exx:tarki:Jqy r z· wrxi~: :tmnc_ a certified copy of this order to the Treasurer of' Virginia, who shal 1 ~a.-.se the said aw~5,fS63.00 as above set out, taking from the said M. H. Harrison, County Treasurer, and W. J. Downs receipt therefor and certifying such payment to the Clerk of this Court for appropriate entry thereof as required by law. 1(...1 �TO THE HON. H. W. BERTRAM, JUDGE OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA and TO J. ROBERT SWI T'ZER, CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COU Rr OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA. You are hereby directed,in any orders that may be ing necessary to be entered, allotfme to receive the award for No. 297-a,to deduct $21O.OO therefrom--I having heretofore agreed to give to the State Conservation Commission 69 acr~s of No. 297-a, which the commission values at $21O.oo. Given under my hand this {ffday of 1934. ~ ... (} 5 • 'Ivy, ~ STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF ROCKINGH.AM:,,:,wit: I, @:d ' I L / ~ ~ a notary public in and for the county and atatVaroresaid,who se commission expires .Ltii'-cla-r ,f ~ , 19.q., do hereby certify that W. J. Downs whos::aie is signed to the foregoing writing bearing date of L. ti!'- , 1934, personally ap- peared before mea::; county and state aforesaid and acknowledged the same. Given under my hand this 1934. JJ!l day of ...,.,,.______.._ �. t IN THE CIRCUITCOURT OF ROCKINGHA.M COUNTY, VIRGINIA. THE STATE COMMISSION ON CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA v. Petitioner #1829 Defendants CASSANDRA LAWSON ATKINS, ET AL, ETC. This 7}:lvday- of Janua.ry,. 19~4, came W. J. Downs, and on his motion leave is given him to file his application fer the payment to him of the sum of $3,.553.00, the amount of the award set out in the award of condemnation for Tract No. 297-a, heretofore pa id into Court. And it appearing from tm report of the Board of Appraisal Commissioner s heretofore filed in this cause, and in the petition for judgment and condemnation entered herein on t h e _ day of November, 1933, that in the opinion of petitioner,, the said W. J. Downs is invested with a superior or better right or claim of title in and to the said tract of land No. 297-a, and that the record of this ca use does not disclose any denial or dispute by anype:rty or person in interest as to the title to the said T'ract No. 297-a, or to the proceeds arising frcm the condemnation thereof, and that the said W. J. Downs is entitled to receive the proceeds arising from the condemnation of said Tract No. 297-a; and it further appe.a ring to the Court that all taxes due or taxable upon said Tract No. 297-a are paid, except taxes for the year 1931 amounting to $3 .69, for the year 1932 aIIDunt1ng to $2.43, am for the year 1933 amounting to $1.99,. the said am.oun ts being a supplemental. levy, and al.so for the year 1933, $2 .21: Upon consideration whereof', it is considered and ordered by the Court that the said sum of $3,505.00 paid into Court by petitioner as just compensation ror Tract No. 297-a be paid as follows: To M. H. Harrison, County Treasurer or Rockingham County, the supplemental taxes for the years 1931, 1932, and '"'I �--2-1933, aggregating the sum of $8.11, and also the sumo~ $2.21, the amount of' taxes for the year 1933; and that the balance of said award, to-writ, the sum or- i3 ,552.68, be paid unto the said w. J. Downs; and the Clerk of' this Court is directed to trans- mit a certified copy of' this order to the Treasurer of Virginia, who shall pay unto the said~- H. Harrison, County Treasurer, the sum of 8.11, supplemental taxes for the years 1931, 1932, and 1933, and also the sum of $2.21, taxes for the year 1933, and to the said W. J. Downs the sum of' $3 ,552.68, said amounts totaling the sum of $3 ,563.00, the amount of the award set out in the judgment of' condemnation for Tract No. 297-a, taking from the said M. H. Harrison, County Treasurer, and W. J. Downs receipts therefor and certifying such payment to the Clerk of' this Cour-t for appropriate entry thereof as required by law. Enter: 1(/5 �• NOTE-This need not be filed unt il t he record discloses t hat 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 DEFENDANT S. Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of land, more or less 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 Tract No. ____________ : Tract No. ____________ ; No.~_7--7-./4- 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. 2::.f.Z.,f--$3-..f(6~~-1 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; That the Petitioner has paid into the custody of the Court the said sum(s) set out in said judgment as constituting the award(s) for the fee simple estate in the said tract(s) of land; That your undersigned, on the date of the said judgment in rem condemning the said tract(s) of land, owned or was (were) entitled to the following interest in the said tract(s) or in the proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof:- That no other person or persons than the undersigned are entitled to share in the distribution of the said award(s) except the following named persons whose interest in said tract(s) or in the proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof on the date of entry of said judgment was as follows: I 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 . .1::.9-2.__z/_..__ $~ £{.J_~,{")Tra ct 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) w P. 0 . ADDRESS NAME --------- ' ~ l -~ -- -- (2 _______ _ STATE OF VIRGI~: COUNTY OF ROCKINGHAM t o-wi t~ This -cray personall y -a·'Jpear ed -before ' me- W. -J" . - Downs - and made - oa t h- t hat the s t a tem.en..t s..-c-00.t.a.tned--i-n--the -abov-e- pe ti.:tr:i:on--se--f-a-r --e:s--mad-e- un-n t -s --uwn informatio n are t rue and so far as made un on informatio n of others hA b e lieves tnem- tooe - true .--- Given -under my h~n ----- i s -2 t h -- ay _______ecemb~r,19 33 . ; :T-.:::-,~::;;-:;;~;,-:;:::~:;~-~~~-~~:-:;:~d in t~; ;t, :ni,:ce of in':!~!"'b li C• aw, and claimants can parties. No one is required to use this form, as the form is not prescribed either change or modify it as they deem necessary, or present their motion n 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 mer ely as a suggestion of a form of a motion which may be used, subject to the approval of the court in each case. '"''- �• ., M. ... • H. HARRISON TREASU RER OF ROC KINGHAM COUNTY HARRISONBURG, VIRGINIA Jan-9th, 1934 To V/hom It May Concern'!<This is to certify that the records of myoffice show that the taxes on 180 acres, belonging to W.J. Downs, situated in Stonewall Sistrict, County of Rockingham are due and not paid for the following years . 1931 tax and penalty ; 3,69 '-- 1932 " " 1033 The tax on 172 acres unpaid ' for 1933 " " ff " 2 . 43 1.99 J8 . ll 2 roods and 16 poles 1s due and Tax and penalty The taxes for 1932 on 172 ac r es, 2 ,;;,~2 . 2-l roods and 16 poles is paid . All taxes primrno this date, if uny unpaid, is a mamter of record in the Clerks Office mf the said County . Given under my hand this 9th day of January 1934 . T r e ~ n g h a m Count STATE OF VIRGINIA COUNTY OF ROCKINGHAM, to-wit: I J Robert Switzer Clerk of the Circuit court of Rockin ham'co~nty , Virginia , do hereby certify that the records in my ~ffice do not show any delinquent taxes against any land in stonewall District assessed in the name of W. J Downs . 0 Given under my hand this 27th day of December , 1933 . �- • - . '1 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 DEFENDANTS. Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of land, more or less . . . . . . . . . Comes now the undersigned and shows to the Court : That a judgment in rem has heretofore been entered in this proceeding condemning to the use of the Petitioner the fee simple estate in the tract(s) of land numbered as follows: Tract No. .2.9.7_~a ____ : 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. _?jt7_~~-- $_9_Q9.Q.!Q_q 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; W. J . Downs 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 r ea s on of contribut i on pledge , obligating the owner , W. J . Downs , to gi ve 69 a cres of his land within the Par k Ar ea to the Park Pro j ect. That np other person or persons than the undersigned are entitled to share in the distribution of the - .,.sai_d .award(s) except the following named persons whose interest in said tract(s) or in the proceeds :ar1s-ing 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. _?J'.t7~~---- $-J~J__Q.!lQQ: Tract No. ____ __ ______ $ ____ __ ____ : Tract No. ______ _____ _ $ _____ ___ __ ; The undersigned further aver(s) that: (Leave this space blank unless there is some other pertinent matter to be brought specially to the attention of the court) NAME P.O.ADDRESS ON CONSERVATION --- -- --------- ----------- --- --------------STATE COMMISSION - ------------------ ---- ----- ---------- - --- - ·.---- -- --------- -- - - --- - --- -: _JJ.I07:2.01l~ & ~:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ~-:; NOTE-A supply of this blank form has been placed in the Clerk's office for the convenience of interested parties. No one is required to use this form, as the form is not prescribed by law, and claimants can either change or modify it as they deem necessary, or present their motions in any form they may desire which meets with the approval of the Court. This blank form may not and probably w,ill 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. (b �. - - • ST~TE OF VIRGINI A ~ SS COUNTY OF WARREN ) Personally appeared before me the undersigned Notr-i.ry Public in my said State and County, E . ·K . Stokes , who 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 entered 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 M:1 Commi,sion Expires Sep. 81 1934 �County: Roc':ingh.P Di· trict: r tone ·mll .J . ./J29?- I o •ms H. M. Wagner Ll·:GE:ID: Slopo Orchard Seale - Cft¥0: 20 chains �VIRGINIA. IN 'IHE CirtCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGEJ.J.: COUNTY, IN V!1.CATION. The 3tate Commission on Conservation & DevelopnBnt, of the .:it ate af Virgi_nia, - - - - - - - - - - Petitioner, !I V. Cassandra Lawson Atkins, et els, defendants. In Re: Distribution of proceeds of condemnation of tract No . 297-a W. J. Downs, ~p 210. 00 • On this the / 3 ~ay af August, 19 35, came the State Commission on Conservation & Developrent, by counsel,and moved the vourt to enter an order requiring the Treasurer of Virgini , to pay to said Comniss ion, out of the funds in the bands of . said Treasurer, to the credit of this Court in this pr-oceeding, the su m of ~210 . 00 to be deducted from the award for tract No . 297-a, Vl. J. Downs; and it further appearing that the 53.id '.". J. Downs consents to the payment out of the proceeds of cmdemna tion for said tract and no objection to such :i;:ayment being offered by any other person, it is accordingly adjudged am ordered that the I Treasurer of Virginia, do out of the monies in his hands to tre credit of this Court in this proceeding, pay to the State Commission on Conservation & Development, the said sum of ) 210.00 and mall charge the same against the judgment in rem fixing the value and damages for s aid tract No . 297-2, W. J. Downs . The Cl.erk of the Circuit vourt of Rockingham County, will ente r the foregoing order 01 the Conmen Law Order Book his af f ice as a vaca tion order. Given under my hand this /(3 d a ~ u s t , 1935, -~~ ••••• •• ~Judge of the Circuit Court of Roc·kingham Co. Va. I �<trnmtnnutntaltlJ nf ]Itrgiuta TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA. January 18, 1934 JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA This is to certify that I, J.M. PurcelJ, Treasurer of Virginia have this 18 day of January in accordance with an order of the circuit court of Rockinghrun County dated 1/15/34 in the cause of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia vs. - ----~O~a=s=s~a=n=d-r~a~L=a=w=s~o-n~~A~t~k~i~n~s___________ paid to w. J. Downs, Port Republic Virginia $_ 3C-#-,3~4~2~.6~8~ _ _ being in full settlement of tract #----2S:J...7-a in the above mentioned cause. �C!tnmtunuwtalt4 of l!lirgiuta TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA , January 18 1 1934 JOHN M. PUR<;:ELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA w. J. Dovms Port Republic, Virginia Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia, the sum of$ 3 , 342 . 68 , in accordance with an order of the Circuit Court of the county of_-=R~o~c=k=i=n=g~h=a=m=---- entered on the 15th day of ,January 1 93..4_ , in the matter of the State Commission on Conservation and Development v _ __ Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, · being full and complete settlement for the tract of land known in said proceeding as# 297- a Sign ori g inal and duplicate and return to the Treasurer of Virginia. �QinmmnuwtaltlJ of 1!1ir9iuin TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA. January 18, 1934 JOHN M . PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA This is to certify that I, J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia have this 1 8 day of January in accordance with an order of the circuit court of Rockingham County dated 1/15/34 in the cause of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia vs. Cassandra Lawso=n~A~t=k=i~ · n~s_______ ___ paid to __N . H. Harris on , County Treasurer of Rockingham County Harrisonburg , Virginia $ 2.21 being in full settlement of tract #.2Sn..-a in the above mentioned cause. �- -- -- ------- QJ:nmmnuttttaltf1 nf 1!Iirgiuta TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA. JOHN M . PURCELL January 18, 1934 TREASURER OF VIRGINIA M. H. Harrison, County Treasurer of Rockingham County Harrisonburg, Virginia Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of ;2 2=1=--- , in ac co r dan c e Virg inia, the sum of $_=---.:,.~ with an order of the Circui t Court of t h e county of Rockino-ham of January 1 93!_, in the mat t er of t h e State entered on the 15th day Commi s sion on Conservat io n a nd Deve lopment v _·_ _ ........j~n=s.____ and others , being ~k ... --~G~a. . . s~s~a~u~d~r~e...__I~1-a~w~s~a~n.___,A~t full and c omplete settlement f or the tract of land known in said proc e e di ng as# 297- a Sign origi na l an d dup li cat e and retur n t o the Treasure r of Virginia . �Qtnmmnuwtaltq nf lltrgtuia TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA , 1· January 18, 1 934 JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA This is to certify that I, J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia have this 1 8 day of January in accordance with an order of the circuit court of Rocki ngham Cotmty dated 1/15/34 in the cause of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia vs. Cassandra Lawson Atki ns~ - -- - -- - - - ~~~= paid to __ M. II . Harrison~ County Treasurer of Rockingham County Har risonburg , irginia $ 8 .11 being in full settlement of tract #2in..- a in the above mentioned cause. �Q!nmtnnuwraltlJ nf llirgiuta TREASURE R'S OFFICE RICHMOND , VA, January 18 1 1934 JOHN M . PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA M. H. Harrison , County Treasur er of Rockingh am County Harrison burg, -Vi-r-g.i-n.i--...a- -- Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasur er of Virginia , the sum of$ 8 . 11 , in ac co rdance with an order of the Circuit Court of the county of_ _ ~R~o~c=k=i=n=g=h=a=m=----- entered on the 15th day of January _193_1_ , in the matter of the State Commiss ion on Conserv ation and Developm ent v _ __ Cassand ra Lawson Atkins and others, being full and complete settleme nt for the tract of land known in said proceed ing as# Sign origina l and dup licate and return to the Treasur er of Virginia . 297- a �.... Qlnmmnuwtaltq nf ]ltrgiuia TREASURER'S OFFICE 1· RICHMOND, VA . - . January 18 , 1934 JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA This is to certify that I, J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virg inia have this 18 day of January in accordance with an order of the circuit court of Rockingham County dated 1/15/34 in the cause of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia vs. _ _ _ _ _ _C_a_s_s_a_n_d_r_a_L_a_v:_rn_o__ n_A_t_k_.i_n_s~- --------:p aid t o __ M. H. Harrison~ County Treasurer of Rockingham County $ 8 . 11 Harrisonburg , irginia being in full settlement of tract # 2fil- a in the above mentioned cause. �Ql.nmmnuwraltq nf llirgiuia TREASUER'S OFFICE RI C H M O N D , VA , Aug ust 16, 1935 TREASURER OF VIRGINIA A. B . Gath ri ght This is to certify that I , ~ ~ . Treas u rer of Virgin i a have this 16 day of August i n acco r dan c e wit h an order of the c irc ui t dat ed 8/16/35 court of Rockingham County i n t he cause of the St a t e Commi ss i on on Conservat i on and Deve l opm e nt of t he Stat e of Vi rg i nia vs . _ _ _ _ _ _...,c...,a.....su.s....a.uu......d.....r.. __a. .....__.... L....a'-'"wU.s......o.._.n...__A ~ t ... k ....i .....n....sL......la....,nu.,d ....._..., oc.Lt....h.....e....,r.....s..L-_ _ :pa i d to Sta te Commission on Conserva tion & Development $ 210 . 00 being i n full se t tlement of t ract # 2 9 7 - a i n the above mentioned cause . )O'-/ �• Qlnmmnuwtaltf1 of lfirgiuta TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA . August 16, 1935 TREASURER OF VIRGINIA State Commission on Conservation & Development A. B . Gathright Received o f ~ , Treasurer of Virginia, the sum of$ 210 . 00 , in accordance with an order of the Circuit Court of the county of Rockingham of August entered on the 13th day 1 93___6_ , in the matter of the State Co mmission on Conservation and Development v _ __ s~a~n'-------LA~t=k~j~n~s..,___ __ and others, being . . r~a..__,,L=a~v~~~ . . . . .d~ -~C=a~s~s~an full and complete settlement for the tract of land known in said proceeding as# 297- a ~~ ----;1IJ ~ 1( Attorney for State Co~ission on S onservati on and Development Sign original and duplicate and return to the Treasurer of Virginia. /V5 � 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 Dean, S.A.- Fogle, Earl C. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context downs-w-j.pdf Title A name given to the resource Downs, W. J. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: U.S. Positions 214-215-216-217 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): 297, 297-a Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. (<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 Downs https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/1a3c5d474c63c8915044c2538709f458.pdf 0820fc1fd63a6c3f3ff43c672b107230 PDF Text Text ROCKINGHAM COU NTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #251 - Dugan, George Number of Acres: 10 Location: Mile Run, 3 miles east of Island Ford . within the Park area . Roads: 3 miles over cou nty road to Island Ford . Soil: This tract is enti1 ely 1 Slope . History of Tract and condition of timber: badly damaged . The cleared land of this tract has been Improvements: None . Acreage and value of types : Value per acre Acreage Types Total Value Ridge: Slope: Cove:- - 1 @ $ 10.00 $10 . 00 9 @ 20 . 00 1 80 . 00 jl90.00 Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 190 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ 25 . 00 $ 215 . 00 Value of Orchard: $ 2 5 • 00 Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ 21 •.50 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ - None . ~..:;..::;..J.c..·-/4:::...~~~~~~~!.-.;_ _CLERK (1') �/ County: 'l'.)oc..:inghu•. District:,' stonewall e CJ.t=timod: Valuo Claimed : Locat i on: l! .1. snessed ,800 . 00 l't 10 noreo acquired 10 acr es 1no5 Decc , 250 . 0 0 f'or !1 , 50.00 r.11e nun, 3 miles enst of !·~land ,• ord . This tract 1s entirely within the park a.rcn. la:ps: .1£ll: Slope . Ro d: .... 3 miles ovor count¥ :rond to Isl and : ord. history:_he cleared l nd of this tract has been badly damaged • ~m rovemcnts: None . Orchard : Timber : ~15.0o 8 c [ e. o f fuel wood . oo • '7,4 :p er ed . Val· c of land by ty es: ~ olope _orea.ge 1 li ..! C • 1::, To t ~ val ue of fruit trees Total value of land Valuo acre ': 5 . vo ;12 . 00 Total 11 er ....Vuluo ..::> . vv ~ V 144 . 0v '14J . 00 1 5 . 00 'l.~149.00 To tal vnluc o f I mprovcmonts Total value of timber Total value of tra ct Av rago value er uo~e 6 . 00 l ? 0.00 13.0? 'l?o �Claim oL __ Geor_ge_ Du,gans ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------In the Circuit Court of_ __IJQ_Q.lg!!_~~~- ----------County, Virginia, No._J._f!~9--, At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. ____ Cs&SM.Ql'.a._L~,JYS.o....n_A.t..~1-ns_,_JUl_d_o_t..b.~~s. .. __~tJ.A_5.2_,.5.f>J.__ a.G..:rsJJi,_ __ _ more or less, of land in __ J~Q_Q.~ !,!'.J.___gQ.~----- _______ 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____ _________ Geor_ge_ Dug_ans -------- ---------------- -------------My post office address is ____ ~}i_Ql)_,__v~---L-R.'!..#~---- ----------------- --------I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about_ ____t_en__________ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements: ______f ~n.G..ip._g_ a~o@c'L j;_b,i_s_ -D~02:p_e_~ty_,__ {!.Jld __________ _ orchard. ____________________________________________________________________________ _ This land is located abouL~eyjU),__ ___ miles from ____ Elkt.on _________________ Virginia, in the __$_tQ!!.~~~_g___ Magistetial District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above.) Sol e owner. The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows: North _________ John Kin__g ________________________ ________________________________ _ South _________ Si_ M.il].er ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- --------East-----~---- V/ill Sh i f'f let t ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- -West_ _________ J ohn Bu.rner ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- -----I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year _l.9_Q~ ____ in the following manner: __by _deed_ from_ Herbert_ Royer. ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- -I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $__8Q..P_!!.Q.Q________ I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $---~.9_Q!9_Q _____ , I am the owner oL_.:-__::_.:-__ :-_____ 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). Ren1arks· ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------- c. ---------------- --------------- ------------- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). ~ Witness my signature (or my name and~ attached her~is -----~8:1;.h __ day n~ ~ ~ s of__~e~r~ X ~~ - _£ _ ~ -- ---- -----rm-, ~Sr ST.ATE0FVI!{ GINI$, COUNTY OF ___ R._QQ;Jg,_l)g_l!~ -----~----, To-wit: iii" : ~ The undersigned hereby certifies that_ ______G.e....Q:rg__EL~..:uga.ns. _______________________ _ &'- 0 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, cg- ~ this ___ day of ____ f_E!Q~~!X- --, ±~~E: _________ -~ 3 ~ (lo, �r.::ounty: lr.i:strict: L #251 - Jjugan, Geo . , N \! . i :IJ. JI/~-\ ,:.-c. . Shifflett . \ ~/' / Mrs . B. ~! . Harrison LEGEND: Slope Tillable Scale - l" : chains Rockingham Stonewall � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of 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 Dean, S.A.- Fogle, Earl C. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context dugan-george.pdf Title A name given to the resource Dugan, George Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Mile Run Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 251 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 Dugan https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/608c7eae73a20aecabc04fff19602cfe.pdf 82d33b1615b88a3ab2421fd7a32c026a PDF Text Text Rappahannock County -J akefield District NAME OF CLAIMANT #16 Number of Acre * : - Dulin, .. tY A Estate 100 On Indian River a short distance above Park Boundary Location : . Three miles to Wakefield fcanor over rocky county road , thence ten irdlea by improved macadam road to Front Royal , the nearest shipping noint * Rond*: . .. The cleared land la moderately steep v ' ith the Sandy clay loam S<*ih exception of several acres of . ounE timber which is nearly flat Principal exposure is tovrard the east . Hiitory of Tract and condition of timber ; The cleared land has been cultivated for and many years , The chestnut oak was cut for bark about 30 years ago " other species including locust were cut later , Saw timber has been cut reeentlv along the eastern side of the tract , , . Improvements : . 2 log houses, log stable , hen house, all old and in bad condition AcrcajJC "d value of 5 typej : Type* Acreage Value per acre Total Value Slope: 64 @ #3.00 #192.00 Cove : 8 6 5.00 40.00 26 6 7.00 182.00 Grazing Land : #414.00 Cultivated Land : Orchard : #70.00 2 © 35.00 70.00 Minerals: Value of Land : $ 414 . 0 150 , 00 Value of improvements : $ 150.00 Value of Orchard : $ _ Value of Mineral*: $ Value of Timber : $ 150.00 150.00 $784.00 Value of Wood : f Value per acre for tract ; $ 7 , 84 incidental damn get arising From the taking of this- tract : $ HOPE z: CLERK dfc �r RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY NAME OF OWNER > 201 / - ^odson, W*B . — ( Arnold ) , 8y Number of Acre*: ^ follow entirely within the Park srsa * Location ; Beech aprin Road at 2 miles rough mountain road * thence 14 miles shippins point . Soil ; Sandy loam and sand clay loam of good depth and fertility . East and southeast exposure comparatively free of rocks * to Luray, nearest has been Hiatorr of Tract and condition of timber: rractically all merchantable timber ( . area the The of third timbered acid one approximately from removed omev«r # wood , locust and chestnut oak has recently bean removed. * ) there remains a nice stand of merchantable hemlock and poplar on an area of approximately 10 acres ne. r the county road * Improvements: None * Acre Age and value of types : Types Total Value Acreage Value per acre 58 $4 . oo $152.00 6.00 306 * 00 $458 * 00 Ridge : Slope : Cove: Grazing Land : Fields Restocking i 51 @ Cultivated Land : Orchard: Mineral *! Value of Landi $ 458.00 Value of Improvement*:: $ Value ot Orchard : $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit : $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract : $ 5.13 Incidental damage* arising from the taking of this tract : $ �/ v CCOWTTJ #201 dtcreflge e - i \ RApPAflANKfCK pcdscn , ff , Glaired : Value Claimed : Location : . ^ - prlng Beech Incu brancei Hcllcw entirely vithin the . ..rea park 15 one knc counter jclaljaa _l_flJ> V etc * ; ^ ROede : 2 t ,. ilea rough mountain road , thence 14 miles 1 . u *~ oy * to G EflWTHiHME DISTRICT ! oil : Sperry vl lie , usare at shipping point * Sandy lom/. and s nd clay Inert of good depth . end fertility free of fid . pftratively cf tract and condition Of timber ? Eiefc end southeast exposure rockg . Practical It all merchantable timber hat been removed fro:i e -' prr calretely rne third Of the timbered area , { The acid wood locust and chestnut enk hse recently been O rei : eved ) * However there remains a nice stand cf merchantable hemlock and popular on an area of approximately 10 near the county rood * improvementa : o Apr ears ; ; nd value cf tnefct ty types 3 Type per Acreage Slope Cove £2* 00 4 , 00 43 49 SI m 3.00 Total v ^ iTie of land £435.00 TCtal value of tir. ber £1 000 ; id Ft * {-' £4 * 00 per M iA* 00 Total Value of tract £519.00 , Average value ’ er acre ) tie acre _ fl3.6B Total Vulifl £66 * 00 1.6 00 lt3.00 . ^ 4- .: 5.00 eeres �OOUN'ITl R.J- . AHAlKOCK hiIT: I CIO ! lAIZEFISLD ' 1 . and A. frle Dulin, J. M - Acreage claimed: VrilnL Cli.ij^Gd; haxEih , Gilliam Location: and i- tone burner * On Indian Rivor n short distance above Park boundary. Incumbrances * counter claims or loss: None so far as known Ponds; Throe mlleo to ff&keflelfl honor over rocky county road , thence ten milea by improved EELCudan road to Front Royal * the nearest chipping point. Boil: Sandy clay loam The cleared land in TModemtoly steep with the exception of several acres of young timber which is nearly flat Principal exposure is toward the east . . History of . Tract and condition of timber: The cleared land has been cultivated for emy yeara, The chestnut oil: was cut for bark about thirty years ego, and Other spec loo Including locust were cut later, &ew timber has been cut recently along the eastern side of the tract " ' . Improvements: The tract is partly fenced,* Buildings consist of two snail frame and log dwellings, a stable, hen house ahd smoko house in bad repair, Approximately 75 fruit trees are scattered over the tract . Timber: It Is estimated that there is now a total of FJO ,COO feet of merchantable saw timber on the tract worth £3 * 00 per 1? feet on the stump, A-orea e and Value by ^ : ^ Acreage Type: Ty Eo Cove 60 lope Value Per A 4,00 a - 2 0 7,50 Crazing OroharA sa.do 120,00 19b,UJ *351,00 Value per acre for 1 nd $3,65 (347,00 of improvement a 175,00 of timber 240,00 50,00 of Orchard 812,00 * Value per acre for tract $0,45 Value Value Value Value Total Value '' of land - �o unty: ’ ’ ' Districtt .. - . #16 Dulln, J M & A N Nish Ngrth Jno. . ood " 4 r .. P B Ea 3 them : .. othcron 1 1 .i .Held LEGENDS Cove Orchard Slope Grazing Land Ridge Tillable 11 20 Chains l" Scale - Rappahannock Wakefield �u>_ — /4 I Claim of In. the Circuit Court o f C o u n t y, Virginia, No,, At Law The State Commission on longervatlon and Development of tne State of Virginia, Petif u yd. J3 2J£V? tioner, vs. . _ _ ^ —_—_ _ ^ J?l . more or less, of land County, Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned , in answer to tne 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 thjHfijijJg of aaitj petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court AL£ A4/L Countv, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his ans My name is . Mv 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: s S j d g&t t s+t s, 2 ^ __ ^^ ^ _ S — __ .. -- - — miles Virginia, in T H E A G L A T E R I A L District of said County I claim the following right title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above : (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, ^ and if joint owner give names of the joint owners If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above ) , ^ jkeidbd J &* y & y±±L J/zt j& i t £ 4 * The land owners adjacent tothe above described tract or parcel of land are as follows : North ! This land is located about . . -- - t ^ _ £ H p - ft <5L*A*A East. West r acquired my rights title, estate ^ _ <2_ if gy... - jR _ 2 2_ &- J Z _ interest to this property about the year. _*TLin the __ I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements there’ on is S _o2 £ _*L4 JiiI 4? , I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest &£L± PQ 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 hut lying outside the Park area, which I claim will he damaged by the pro posed 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: _ _ -- .. . — — - . remarks if necessary on the back ). Witness my signature ( or my name and mark attached hereto ) this A day JCL ( Continue — .. , 1930, &L& of ’ ? STATE! OP VIRGINIA, COUNTY , To'Wit: The undersigned hereby certifies that .ULii . ¥ -8 ^ the above named claimant personally ap d 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 , 1930. / this — - OFi ^— &L M SLLA P r Clerk j/l the Court,-or-Specral investigator -er Wmy Fnhflfcji mp fliialk« of Uie Peace. - � 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 Dulin, JM and WA Description An account of the resource Tract: 16; Location: Indian River ; Cost/Acre: $7.84; Estimate Value: $784.00; Number of Acres: 100.0; 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 16 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context dulin-jm-and-wa-tract-16 Dulin https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/4684c149dac371b57ccb34b934f4c0a8.pdf 640a2c38f03493335902ff7e4bd235df PDF Text Text ROCKINGHAM COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT ,/257 - Dutrow , w. B. - Estate Number of Acres: 98 Location: Big Run, und entirely within the Park area . Roads: Three miles over county road to Island Ford . Soil: Slope . History of Tract and condition of timber: This tract was cut over about eight years ago, but since that tira.e the immature mixed oak into a very nice stand of from 10" - 12' stool-: ·• Improvements: mas grown None . Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value 5 . 00 $490 . 00 Ridge: Slope: 98 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 490 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard: $ 75 . 00 Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ 75 . 00 100.00 665 . 00 Value of Wood: $ 100 . 00 Value per acre for tract: $ 6 • 7 8 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ JW1IB . .. ( CL"":RI~. 7 �-- • D. Dutrow, s ssed 98 Loe tion: B g Btm nd enti stete eed 98 '1 c t uir ed 98 acr es 500 for 1920 for l/2 int . 100 " County: Rockingh Stone, ll ~j trict: ly within the P&rk 8J"ea. ~: Soil : Slope , a s : 3 miles over county road t o I lend Ford s ory: cut var about ight ye rs ago b1t ai ce th t tiwe 1xed o k has grown into a very nice st nd of fro d is e tiuuted to c t approxi ntely ~,.•OO bd . tt. toe · ~his tract t1u i c aturo 10 of - l~" w ti ber. ID'prov~ent .. : 25.ooo d :rt. 3 . 50 er r 8 7. 50 !one Value ot l nd by types; Value ~ Slope ed) urned) " '.i.o l value oi' land r ot 1 vatt e of Mprove ants Tot'l v lue o:r timber Total v~lue o. tract Aver e val e p r ere Aor ;per acre £,: 8 b' I z 45 no ~ 2io.oo 87 . 29'7 . 50 3 . 03 -OtHl vnluc 1.00 5a.oo .... -.,0 157.00 210.00 �~--::J-_--_41-.!_- __ : __ _ =--- ~ / 4 Claim of_ __ In the Circuit Court oL__///--~~~~ounty, Virgini , No.J.2..2-_7, At Law. The State Commission on Conservati# and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. __ __{!.,_~---------------------------- ------- ~ --------------------- . - - - - ; f ) ~ --------------------. --..---------------------more or less, of land m __ l/f-.: _________ _...--~n-_County, Virgmia, Defendants. The undersigned, in answer to the petitiof~it-h~-St~mmission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the ~1g of Jfid petition~ and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court of__ -~.....£8-~unty, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his ans er to said #tition and to said notice. My name is ____________________________ ~------------------ - ----------------- -- ~:ia:;s: ::~~ ~t~:,•::t~~-~r i~~rest in;;ract or ~/~~-;~;t~i~-;~~-:~~-:o~ght to be condemned, containing about_ ____ _i__'{________ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements: ___________________________________________________________ _ This ~~d is locaj_rJ, abo~L-~----:--~-miles ~rom _____________________________ Virginia, in t h ~ M a g i s t e r i a l District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, ~e should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or ~ arcel of Ian~ describe above. .1 ~ ~c/ o~:rs adja::~~~~d are 1 follows: ~d M North _____________________________________________________________________________ _ South _____________________________________________________________________________ _ East ______________________________________________________________________________ _ West ______________________________________________________________________________ _ ~ acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year __________ in the "iollowing man111r: L ~rf:t../ 9 a --~--------------------------~--~r---L2--~----f--_k!.,P-e- _____/:L.:1_$--~--1e~lli-S:R_/ga.1_.7-2.. - - - ~ ~ i A .~ ;; I claim that the total value of this trac{ or parcel of land with the improveU:en'is 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 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 ~esE::~~~~~ :~~:::::::::: ---------------------------------~---------- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). Witness my signature (or my name and may\ attached hereto} this ____ day of __ ~_=:-= _____ -8="-~-~--, 1930. __0:'~--~~~--------- STATE OF VI~INIA, COUN~Y OF--------------~----;,;-r--.-1. T ~ : _ . / . __ The undersigned hereby certifies t h a t _ i ! . _ ~ _ L t ' _ , _ ~ ~ the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters and things ap~ing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, !f-~--=----, 193 . - ~c:z;:;;h____ · this _____ ~ : _________ day of ___ l'f! �___ County, Virginia, Defen dants. _ more or less, of land in_ __ ---~-- -Commission on Conservation and DeState the of The undersigned, in answe r to the petit notice of condemnation award ed velopment of the State of Virgin ia, and in respon se to the the order of the Circu it upon the ing f said p tition and published in accordance with ' _____ __ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this Court of _ _ ________ as -~----(Ti(--5----_____ -----~-----_____ h;;::: :_:t___2J'._~:_p~-~±_ L ______ ___ _ y post office addres s 1s ___ ~_____ l ____ ithin the area sough t I claim a right, title, estate or intere st in a tract or parcel of land re~, on which there are the following to be condemned, contai ning aboukr_J_o._o____ ; : ~J~~~~~:~:~=~--:~- ----~ ____ miles f r o m _ : : & ~ T ~ - - - - Virginia, in This -and ·s 1 cated about_ __ ___ ______ Magis terial Distri ct of said County. the_ tract or parcel of land deI claim the fo lowing right, title, estate or intere st in the sole owner or joint owner, is he er wheth scribed above: (In this space claim ant should say not sole or joint owner, is ant claim If s. owner and if joint owner give names of the joint has in or to the tract or he should set out exactl y what right, title, estate or intere st he ~ J parcel o land escribed above .)/) -- ~The land o-, -~:-~~-- s adjace nt to the a _-- ::~~~ ve described tract or parcel of land are as f ~ _ ~:~~-~~~~~~P~4 J~::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: __________________ _ West ____________________________________________________________ the year __________ in the ~cqu ired ~igh t, title, estate or intere st to this prope rty about _ w:lo__ ~~~&a:-:~--W::a~ A:u _A_ !ili~ ~ the improvements there~lai m that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with t, title, estate or intere st, on is $_&0 ._Qj) _~--· ~lai m that the total value of ~gh ereo~ in and 'to this tract or Pf'Jel of land with the impro vemen ts bovedes~~ ~ I am the owner of_/'J l __b_ _________ acres of land a~ini ng th a be damag ed by the proparcel of land but lying outsid e the Park are a, which I claim will t of $---- ------ ------ --· posed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the exten or inform ation as to ents statem (In the space below should be set out any additional also insert here a should he cable practi if this claim which claim ant desires to make; and i~J4~-g-t2--~~---· i- i -">~~:~::-~ ~w~t~:::~~~-- --~ _ _ _ _ ~~~y:~ ;:~~-Lt ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ -- (Continue r arks if necess ary on the back). ~~-si~:~~r tr my name ~d :::~~tlt~~~!~~~~~~~~y of_tWi~~~'-'_ 1: 3 -:.:.:.:.t.:,-, .!o-w1 t~ OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF--- - ~ ------------e under signed hereb y certifies thaL_ A_.! __ ~..!- -- ~ - = oath that the matte rs made and him before the above named claima nt personally appea red his knowledge and belief, and things appea ring in hi above answe r are true to the best of ST this _____ J__1 _________ day o ~ ~ ~ - - - - - --J 93I. . tb-, ~ th~ ~~l~t~ Notar y Public, OF l-f;,;;;tig;t~~-;;... Justi@@ d 1ho Pence. �- • I t. 8..>7 _____ _')u ~ _:_ , _ _ 2 ~ . m Co mc·y: is.;ric t: 11 N ~ r. - > i • .7'o:!J..L •• • ~e::~ ~n :·J Clo,:; Sc le - , ~ I c . . ins der � 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 Dean, S.A.- Fogle, Earl C. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context dutrow-w-b-estate.pdf Title A name given to the resource Dutrow, W. B. Estate Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Big Run Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 257 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 Dutrow https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/9df2d618509d88bb0a15c9e8494309ce.pdf ccfc41cf55bc118eeb5a0267d24e38f5 PDF Text Text Rappahannock County NAME OF CLAIMANT #115 - Dwyer, Alfred Rstate Number of Acres : 63 Location : On headwaters of North Dork of Thornton River. Roads : Twenty four miles to Luray, nearest shipping point over seven miles of rough country road and seventeen miles over Lee Highway . Soil : . Sandy clay loam of medium depth and fertility History of Tract and condition of timber,;, _ i . J aiere is an open stand of small trees on twenty one acres estimated to contain red oak 11 P., hickory 3 M , and white pine 2 hi , a total of 16 L There is also seven cords of locust. -. Improvements : . . One dweeline: Frame, 6 rooms, 16x22x14’, 2 story, with 14x32x8', addition, 1 story partly ceiled . One dwell . ng ; Frame , One barn ; Log, 16x18x12’, shed on two sides , shingle roof Corn crib: Log , 10x13x8’, board roof. Corn crib: Log, 8x10x6 * , board roof Corn crib ; Log , 8x13x6 ’, board roof Spring house: Frame, 8x10x6 ’, board roof Barn: Frame, 14x16x12’, shingled roof ' . . . . . Acreage and value of types : Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge : Slope : 8 (it! „.3.00 £24.00 < Cove : Grazing Land : 30 Fields Restocking : 25 © 12.50 375.00 7.00 175.00 £574.00 Cultivated Land : < Orchard : Minerals : Value of Land : $574.00 Value of Improvements : $270.00 270.00 . 844.00 * Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit : $ Value of Timber : $ Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract : $ 11.81 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ CL3RK. �Revised report County: District: #115 - Dwyer, Alfred - Rappahannock Piedmont Estate X Acreage Value Claimed: Location: Deed: II&5V Assessed: 115 Claimed : Assessed: #530.00 Area: 70 Acres Deed: . . On headwaters of North Fork of Thornton River Incumbrances, counter claims or laps: Twelve acres of this tract lies within that part of the Overall Survey which was assigned to Julia c Overall for which a separate report has been prepared .. . Soil: Sandy clay loam of medium depth and fertility Roads: Twenty four miles to Luray, nearest shipping point, over sev n miles of rough country road and seventeen miles over Lee Highway . iistory of There is an open stand of tract and condition of timber: small trees on twenty one acros estimated to contain red oak 11 M• » hickory 3 M • * and white pine 2 M• » a total of 16 M• 1 valued at #3*00 per M * There is also seven cords of looust valued at #1.00 per cord, a total value of #55.00 - . 1 dwelling: Frame, 6 rooms, 16x 23x14', 2 story, with #75.00 14x23x8', addition, 1 story partly ceiled 75.00 1 dwelling: Frame 1 barn: Log, 16x18x12', shed on two sides, shingle 50.00 roof 15.00 Corn crib: Log, 10x12x8* , board roof 5.00 Corn crib: Log, 8x10x6 * , board roof — 5.00 Corn crib: Log, 8x12x6 * , board roof Spring house: 10.00 Frame, 8x10x6 ’, board roof 35.00 Barn: Frame, 14x16x 12', shingled roof ' #g76 60 Improvements: — — - — - — Value of land by types: Type Fg Pr Slope Value per acre Acreage 30 25 5 ( continued ) — . Total Value #16.00 #300.00 3.00 2.50 75.00 57.50 $412.5o ’ �-2#115 - . Alfred - Dwyer Total valve of land #412.50 Total value of improvem nts 270.00 Total value oftimber 55.00 Total value of tract *737.50 Average value per acre X — Note: Estate 10.53 -. Includes the area of #115 1 . The combined area by examination is 82 acres This is the residue of the larger tract , the remainder of which was sold to Ambrose Bailey, but the acreage sold was not transferred on the land book for Rappahannock County . �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY, VIRGINIA. STATE COMMISSION ON CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA VS. PETITION OF HEIRS OF ALFRED H. DWYER, DECEASED, FOR AN ORDER OF DISTRIBUTION. )( . CLIFTON AYLOR, &C TO THE HONORABLE J. R. H. ALEXANDER, JUDGE OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY, VIRGINIA. Your petitioners, the heirs of Alfred H. Dwyer, deceased, respectfully represent unto Your Honor as follows: That the heirs of Alfred H. Dwyer, deceased, as aforesaid, are the joint owners in fee simple of those certain two tracts or parcels of land, lying and Being situate in Rappahannock County, Virginia, and within the hounds of the proposed Shenandoah National Park, which are respectively known and designated upon the Rappahannock County Ownership map filed in the above entitled . 115, containing proceedings as Tract No 63 acres, and Tract No. 115-1, containing 12 acres; and That the Special Investigators and Board of Appraisal Commissioners heretofore appointed in these proceedings awarded your petitioners the sum of Eight Hundred and Forty -Four ($844.00) Dollars for Tract No. 115, and the sum of One Hundred and Fifty ($150.00) Dollars for Tract No. 115-1, aggregating the sum of Nine Hundred and Ninety -Four ($994.00) Dollars as compensation and damages for the taking of the aforesaid two tracts of land, as will more fully appear from their report filed in these proceedings which said report has been duly confirmed as to the tracts of land aforesaid, and the award for the condemnation thereof ordered to FORD & KEYSER ATTORNEYS & COUNSELLORS AT LAW LURAY, VIRGINIA be paid into the custody of the Court, pursuant to an order here- �tofore entered in this cause on the 13th day of November, 1933; and That the petition for condemnation in this cause states that your petitioners are the apparent fee simple owners of said tract No. 115, and that the record in this suit does not disclose ary denial or dispute of such statement or charge contained in the petition; but that said petition states that the other said tract . 115-1 No . Overall is a lap on the Julia C . lands Your petitioners allege and aver that notwithstanding the lap reported as aforesaid that they are the fee simple owners of said Tract No. 115-1, and that not only have they been in actual possession of said land for many times the statutory period but that their chain of title is derived from an older ana sailor . patent Your petitioners further allege and aver that there are no liens nor encumbrances of any kind whatsoever binding the aforesaid two tracts or parcels of land, nor there any taxes due or exigible thereon. Your petitioners further allege and aver that the said . Dwyer Alfred H died leaving as his next of kin and heirs at law the following named children and grandchildren, (1) Samuel Jacob . P. Jefferson Dwyer (3) Herbert E. Dwyer, (4) David M. Dwyer (2) T Dwyer (5) Lucy Dwyer Cornell (6) Augusta E. Dwyer Jenkins (7) Mary Ellen Dwyer, all children, (8) Clarence Baker, John Kobert Baker, Blanch Baker Richard, David E. Baker, children of Birthena Dwyer Baker, a deceased daughter, (9) Oscar L. Payne, Alice Payne Cave, Harry W. Payne and Lester F. Payne, children of Texanna . Seal, Verlie Edgar L. Seal, Dwyer Payne, a deceased daughter, (10) Ytfalter M Walters, Iva Seal Derflinger, Mattie Seal and FORD & KE.YSER ATTOR ? ILYS & COUNSELLORS AT LAW LURAY, VIRGINIA Seal children of Flora Dwyer Seal, a deceased daughter, (ll) Ora I. �Dwyer, Lurye L. Dwyer, Gertrude Dwyer Claxton, Pearl Dwyer Estes, . Dwyer, children Hattie Dwyer Roberts, Sadie C. Dwyer and Leone E . Dwyer, a of John W . deceased son Wherefore, your petitioners pray that the Court may order and decree that they have the best claim to the tracts or parcels of land aforesaid, and that an order be entered in this cause directing that the aforesaid sum or sums of money shall be forth- with paid over to them as the true and lawful owners of the said . tracts or parcels of land FORD & KEYSER ATTORMLYS & COUNSELLORS AT LAW LURAY, VIRGINIA �. 115-1 have disclaimed ary claim to said Tract No and / or to the proceeds derived from the condemnation thereof, and that the record in this cause does not disclose any denial or dispute by any other . party or persons in interest as to the title to said Tract No 115-1; and it further appearing to the Court that all taxes due or exigible upon said Tracts Nos. 115 and 115-1 have been paid, upon consideration whereof, it is considered and ordered by the Court that the said sum of #994.00, the aggregate amount paid into Court by petitioner as just compensation for said Tracts No. 115 and 115-1 be paid to the said heirs of Alfred H. Dwyer, deceased, 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 pay unto Ford & Keyser, Luray, Virginia, attorneys of record for the said heirs of Alfred H. Dwyer, deceased, the aggregate sum of $994.00, and certify such payment 5 i to the Clerk of this Court for appropriate entry thereof, as . required by law The Clerk of the Circuit Court of Rappahannock County is directed to spread this order on the records of his office as a Recess Order. Given under my hand this October, 30, 1934. * OJlc^4.OUUL CLS A ^ — „ Judge ^ VIRGINIA; Clerk’s Office of Rappahannock Circuit Court , Oct . 31, 1934. The foregoing order was this day received in the said office and . entered as therein directed Testes FORD & KEYSER ATTORNEYS & COUNSLLLOKS AT LAW LURAY, VIRGINIA & . ,Clerk �5 i i ) STATE CONSERVATION COMMISSION VS. )( ORDER OF DISTRIBUTION TO HEIRS OF ALFRED H. DWYER, DECEASED. . CLIFTON AYLOR, &C < * t EMTER THIS: / i /o /50/?y �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OB’ RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY, VIRGINIA. STATE COMMISSION ON CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF' THE STATE OF VIRGINIA VS. )( ORDER OF DISTRIBUTION TO HEIRS OF ALFRED H. DWYER, DEC’D. . CLIFTON AYLOR, &C On this, the 30thday of October, 1954, came the heirs of Alfred H. Dwyer, deceased, joint owners, and on their motion leave is hereby given them to file their application, in recess of - Court, for the payment of the sum of Eight Hundred and Forty Four (#844.00) Dollars, the amount of the award set out in the judgment of condemnation for Tract No. 115, and the sum of One Hundred and Fifty (#150.00) Dollars, the amount of the award set out in the judgment of condemnation for Tract No. 115 1, making the aggregate - award for said two tracts the sum of #994.00, which said awards have heretofore been paid into Court. And it appearing from the report of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners heretofore filed in this cause, and in the petition for judgment and condemnation entered herein on the 15th day of November, 1935, that in the opinion of petitioner the said heirs of Alfred H. Dwyer, deceased, are invested with a superior or better right or claim of title in and to the said tract of land . No 115, and that the record in this cause does not disclose any denial or dispute by ary party or persons in interest as to the . 115; and it further appearing from title to said tract No the report of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners aforesaid that in the said petition for judgment and condemnation entered herein on . 115-1 is a the 13th day of November, 1933, that said Tract No FORD & KEYSER ATTORNEYS & COUNSELLORS AT LAW LURAY, VIRGINIA lap on the lands of Julia C. Overall’s heirs, but that said heirs �the record in this cause does not disclose any denial or dispute by any other party or persons in interest as to the titles to . - - said Tracts Nos 72 1 and 72 11} and it further appearing to the . - Court that all taxes due or exigible upon said Tracts No 72 1 - and 72 11 have been paid, upon consideration, whereof, it is considered and ordered by the court that the said sum of Three Hundred Forty ($340.00) Dollars, the aggregate amount paid into . Court by petitioner as just compensation for said Tracts Nos . M. Dwyer, and that the 72 1 and 72 11, be paid to the said R - - Clerk of this Court be, and is hereby, directed to transmit a certified copy of this order to the Treasurer of Virginia, , Luray, Virginia, attorneys of said R. M. Dwyer, the aggregate sum of $340.OG, who shall pay unto Ford & Keyser record for the and certify such payment to the Clerk of this Court for . appropriate entry thereof as required by law The Clerk of the Circuit Court of Rappahannock County is directed to spread this disKKEEx order on the records of his office as a Recess Order. Given under my hand this October 30 th, 1934. (S ' FORD & KEYSER ATTORNEYS & COUNStLLLORS AT LAW LURAY, VIRGINIA , Judge. �Wil kit m - fte: if >V ' E {;r STATE CONSERVATION COMMISSION t i q i i ( i * ir I ! V < h i ;; ti\ i g; VS.) ( PETITION OF HEIRS OF ALFRED H. DWYER, DBCTD i FOR AN ORDER OF : ] I 1 DISTRIBUTION. A* I • : Y! r CLIFTON AYLOR, &C. -Z j: lai: I i < A y 5*: UI » 1*1 ' 1 i (i U: 1 - ,‘i 4 s I •1 f ( . • Mm* ? f r!'> :- f • \ ! i i i r? 4 ' i lit#? . .U -- 5,1 . s?* w -i % I lifj K ujto mm »i \ ill |V ‘ . i i i M3 /# t *X ; f J il FORD & KEYSER ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELLORS AT LAW LURAY, VIRGINIA [l Miff - wr 1 > >4 If K: E . rtfio/bY' ' JL 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 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 Dwyer, Alfred Description An account of the resource Tract: 115; Location: Headwaters of North Fork of Thornton River; Cost/Acre: $11.81; Estimate Value: $844.00; Number of Acres: 63.0; Monies Awarded: $844.00 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 115 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context dwyer-alfred-tract-115 Dwyer https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/2df660ad9f8f9762595b8b3e359cb4f4.pdf 75c4d694ca19baa29e80cb584fa83a81 PDF Text Text Rappahannock County NAME OF CLAIMANT #116-1 - Dwyer, Alfred Estate Lap on Julia n^ • Overall Heirs. Number of Acres : IS Location : On headwaters of North Fork of Thornton Elver Roads : Twenty four niles to Luray, nearest shipping point over seven miles of rough country road and seventeen miles . over Lee Highway. Soil : . Sandy clay loam of medium depth and fertility History of Tract and condition of timber All this area is . has been so used for many years . grazing land and Improvements : None. Acreage and value of types : Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value #12.50 #150.00 Ridge : Slope : Cove : Grazing Land : 12 Fields Restocking : Cultivated Land : Orchard : Minerals : Value of Land : $ 150.00 Value of Improvements : $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit : $ Value of Timber : $ Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract : $ 12.50 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ None. . CLERK �County; Rappahannock District ; Piedmont - — #1145 1 - Dwyert Ifred Estate Lop on Julia C - yerall Heirs . ' . X Acreage Claimed ; Value Claimed: Assessed ; 115 Deed ; Assessed: $5.50,00 Deed; . ^roa; 12 ores Hot - . Location: On headwater;:- of North Cork of Thornton River Xneuiabruncos, counter Qjr.aMs or la s ; This is that part of the Alfred Dwyer tract which lies within the Julia c overall portion of the Overall Surgey, . Soil ; Sandy clay loam of medium de th Roads: Twenty four miles to Luray, nearest ahippin point, over seven miles of rough country road and seventeen miles over Leo Highway* an$ fertility* ill story of tr < ct and condition of titabor: All this area is grazing 1 tad’ ’ rnd ""ha’s been "eo usad 'Tor many years ' Improvementa ; V I ’ . ' None• of land by types; Acreage . 12 Total value of land Total value of tract $120.00 £120 00 Acreage value per acre $10.00 X — Not e: This includes area of tract Value or ~ aero 6 Total m:s . #115* . The combined area by examination is 02 acres This is the residue of the larger tract, the remainder of w ion was sold to Ambrose Bailey, but the acreage sold was not transferre d on the land book for Rappahannock County . � 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 Dwyer, Alfred Description An account of the resource Tract: 115 - 1; Location: Headwaters of North Fork of Thornton River; Cost/Acre: $12.50; Estimate Value: $150.00; Number of Acres: 12.0; Monies Awarded: $150.00 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 115 - 1 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context dwyer-alfred-tract-115-1 Dwyer Overall https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/99fb3fb6e583122575b4e3f73c86a1e5.pdf fae97df029b607cf8a3ca240de1c27ea PDF Text Text RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY & NAME OF CLAIMANT #151 Number of Acres : Location : - Dwyer, D. M. 41 . Frazier Hollow just above forks 5 miles over rough roads to the state highway thence 17 miles -hiray, the nearest shipping point. Roads : . to Slopes are steep except souThh Soil : Sandy loam of good depth and fertility Comparatively little rock of the house and in cove type . . . History of Tract and condition of timber : The hark was removed many There has other cuttings have taken all the large timber years ago and been no fire . been cultivated and grazed for many for years. The cleared land hasup to bushes. TIMBER: There is an years and part of it is growing ' ooen stand of trees up to 1BU DBH. with good young stuff coming on. On 30 acres it is estimated at 23 M. Hemlock, 14 M. White Tine, 8 M. Poplar, 7 M. Yellop pine, and 3 M Red oak, a total of 57 M. . Improvements : Chicken House, One 4 room log house and kitchen, shingle roof, all buildings vacant, and in fair condition . Meat House, and log barn, Acreage and value of types : Types Value per acre Acreage Total Value Ridge : Slope : - - 25 @ 33.00 $75.00 5 @ 4.00 20.00 11 @ 6.00 66.00 Cove : Grazing Land : - $161.00 Fields Restocking : Cultivated Land : Orchard : Minerals : Value of Land : $ 161.00 Value of Improvements : $ 225.00 225.00 $386.00 Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit : $ 142.50 $528.50 Value of Timber : $ 142.50 Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract : $ 12.89 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ . None CLERK �/ 3/ Claim of —S In the Circuit Court of The State Co lsio*non Conser tioner, vs County, Virginia, N o A t Law. Develppmer of the State of Virginia, Peti- ^ c- iAAJA? . more or less, of land in County, Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned , in answer, tp the peftfion of the State Commission on Conservation and Developments the State of (Virginiafand in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing f s 4d pet ran and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court of County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this A- --as his answer to petrtion ^and to said noticfeT My name is My Post Office Address is tyfeULC I claim a right, title, estate or interest 1 tract or p'arcel of land within the area sought _ acres, on which there re (/ he following to be condemned , containing ^^ ^ _ buildffife ^ and improvem - CLAM cp V- miles from ;ima, m gisterial District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above : ( In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has kft or to the tract or parcel of land described above ) . , ) I / YtO The land owners adjacent to the abov described tract or Aj North U4J - South.- . reel of land, are as follows: ^ J East West C — I acquired my right, title, estate or following manner: interest — to jjhis ^property ut the year _ _/ _2 _ _ in the I claim that the total value of this tract or pare and 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 L . ( -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 ; jvnd if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tr$ct or parcel oj/land by metes and b /undsj. ^ Remarks : _ &AASJJ-L - _ ^ 2— 8 ^ A remarks if necessary on th / ?ack ) . Q ' • ( ess my signature or my name and mark attached hereto ) this day r , 1930. Of I L STA'fE / OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF , To-wit : undersigned hereby certifies that ' the above nampd claimant personally appeared before him and irfaderoath that the matters and things appearing in his alcove answer are true to Jfie best of hi knowledge and belief , > - day of , this _ __ 30 ' J ( Continue * —— — _ __ i A t " ^ x£ fk of the Court; or Special Investigator or ary Public, or Justice of the Peace. �.. .f . • ’’ JlUDllO . ' • : . • * .• "V : .. 4* j 9rfj * �v. •* Acreage Claimed : - #151 : - z-AmmiocK DISTRICT* : I iD iGNT c Dwyer , David Value Claimed : Location: . CS - or lan None known* . Slopes Sandy loam of good depth and fertility and in cove are steep except south of the house Gompuraii . aly little rock type --» i . . Five miles over rough roads to the state highway thence 17 miles to Luray , the nearest shijiping poin l Row.ds: History of ' Frasier Follow just above forks Incumbranc.Ova center clai: . O - . . removed rany of timber : The bark tract and condition ' years ago and other cuttiirc have taken all the large timber There has been ao fire for year '' . cleared « laud mas been cultivated and grazed The years and part of it is growing up to for many ? TIMBUT : There is an open stand of trees bushes up to 13" '31 ”•i t: rood younr stuff coming on On 30 acres it is estimated at 23 M Hemlock , 14M white l ine , oil Poplar , 711 Yellow Fine , and p.: A total of 57M valued at . 2.00 per k Red Oak . . . . Improvements : Consist of tho following: Log house 14 x 13 i -h story , shingle 150 « 00 roof , 4 room , kitchen lean to 12 x 12 shingle , C a x 1 house frame Chicken 15.00 roof Apple house; neat house; corn house: 20.00 frame shingle roof Bam 10 x lo 2> log , shingle roof ; shed 10 x 10 •' 0 •00 236.00 — , Value of land by types : Types homage Slope Cove FC 25 5 — — Total Value 00 5.00 6.00 | 75.00 25.00 06.00 i ICG 00 11 166.0G Total value of land Total value of improvements 235.00 142.50 Total value of timber 543.50 Total value of t r a c t 13.25 Average value per a c r e .. . ... — .. Value Per ^cre . . .. ... . , . �’cmnty: Rappahannock Drstrict: Piedmont A #151-Dwyer,David Ruby . Dwyer Bolen Nina B ST B.M . il lsAt* c? - r a Fc .c r /4 II ‘r Josh . un Frazier Ben Menifee Est Lee Frazier LEGEND: Orchard Slope Grazing Land Ridge Tillable Land Scale 1" = 20 Chains Cove*» - �-> * R e p o r t on t h e Acreage of t h e David Dwyer Tract #131. This tract i s made up of two p a r c e l s which a d j o i n . The f i r s t , d e s c r i b e d i n t h e deed a s 21* 62 acres , we f i n d , from the c a l l s i n t h e deed , to c o n t a i n p r a c t i c a l l y o p acres The second t r a c t c a l l s f o r 27 acres , but h a s an i n p e r f e c t d e s c r i p t i o n , r e v e r s i n g the t e a r i n g of . - one l i n e , s h o r t e n i n g t h e l e n g t h of a n o t h e r , and o n i t t i n g e n t i r e l y t n s b e a r i n g a n d d i s t a n c e of another * he c o r r e c t e d t h e s e e r r o r s by work i n t h e f i e l d , and comparison with a d j o i n i n g tracts , and t h e n 19 acres . computed t h e area of t h i s parcel to be The sun of t h e two , 22*19 , g i v e s 41 acres which i s t h e area covered by the State 's r e p o r4t- . 17 . 4 loan Chief E n g i n e e r , Park Service V 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 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. 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Title A name given to the resource Dwyer, David Description An account of the resource Tract: 131; Location: Frazier Hollow just above Forks; Cost/Acre: $12.89; Estimate Value: $528.50; Number of Acres: 41.0; 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 131 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context dwyer-david-tract-131 Dwyer https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/1417bf99059e1839ef1a42cc27ada0cb.pdf 041c0b4b74e4314723e9480385dd1e99 PDF Text Text Rappahannock County NAME OF CLAIMANT Dwyer, Jacob $108-a — Number of Acres : 24 . Location : On the Thornton River, and entirely within the Park area Roads : Seven miles of rough mountain road ; thence seventeen miles to nearest shipping point to Luray over Lee Highway Soil : Thin sandy loan; moderate slopes ; south and east exposure. . History of Tract and condition of timber : All merchantable saw timber has been removed from this tract. The remaining stand consists of a vigorous yo$ng growth of mixed species too small to be of merchantable value , but it has been considered as a part of the soil value . Improvements : Tone. Acreage and value of types : Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge : Slope : . 24 03.CO ;72.0(\ Cove : Grazing Land : Fields Restocking : Cultivated Land : Orchard : Minerals : Value of Land : $ 72.00 Value of Improvements : $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit : $ Value of Timber : $ Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract : $ 3.00 . Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ None CLERK �County : District : - ylQ8 a X Acreage Claimed : — Rappahannock Piedmont Dwyer , Jacob 28 assessed : Deed : H M Value Claimed : Area : 24 Acres On the Thornton River , and entirely within the park Location : area . Approximately four acres of Incumbrances , counter claims or 1 ps : the twenty eight acre tract claimed by Jacob Dwyer lies within share # 2 of the Overall Survey which was assigned to the heirs of Ann P Jolliffe in the division of the Overall lands . . . Soil : Thin sandy loam ; moderate slopes ; south Roads : Seven miles of rough mountain road ; thence seventeen miles to nearest shipping point to Luray over Lee Highway History of . tract and condition of timber : All merchantable saw timber has been removed ffom this tract The remaining stand consists of a vigorous young growth of ixed species too small to be of merchantable value , but it has been considered as a part of the soil value Improvements : value of land . None . . by types : Value Type | 84.00 Total value of tract Average value $84.00 per acre Includes are * in 1 ; p $3.50 -a- I. #10S acre v 3.50 24 Total value of land — per Acreage Slope X na east exposure Total Value $84.00 �Revised map — County: district: - — J 108 ^a Dwyer, Jacob - Jacob Dwyer Lap on Ann P. Jolliffe ’s/ Heirs. Varner & Spitler j s Frank Compton . Judith II Carter L3G3ITD Cove Orchard Slope Grazing Land Ridge Tillable Land Scale lff 20 chains - = Rappahannock Piedmont � 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. 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Title A name given to the resource Dwyer, Jacob Description An account of the resource Tract: 108 - A ; Location: On the headwaters of North Fork of the Thornton; Cost/Acre: $8.75; Estimate Value: $35.00; Number of Acres: 4.0; Monies Awarded: $35.00 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 108 - A Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context dwyer-jacob-tract-108-a- Burrell Dwyer https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/35b30abe4150f325135c70eca937c27c.pdf c25162f6456af0927dc21fa906cc090c PDF Text Text Rappahanno.ok Oourfty NAME OF CLAIMANT Dwyer, Jacob #108 a I -- Number of Acres : 4 . Jolllffe's Lap on Ann P . Heirs On Thornton River , and entirely within the Park area. Location : Roads : — Six miles over rough mountain road to Lee Highway ; thence seventeen miles over Lee Highway to Luray, nearest shipping point . Soil : Sand clay loan of average depth and fertility ; moderate slope. . .11 merchantable saw timber has been removed from this tract The remaining stand consists of a vigorous young growth of mixed species to small to be of merchantable value , but it has been considered as a part of the soil value History of Tract and condition of timber : . . Improvements : - - one. T Acreage and value of types : Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge : Slope : 4 'hi * 3.00 ; » 12.00 Cove : Grazing Land : Fields Restocking : Cultivated Land : Orchard : Minerals : Value of Land : $ 11.00 Value of Improvements : $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit : $ Value of Timber : $ Value of Wood : S Value per acre for tract : $ 3 . 0 0 . Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ None OLLRil �County: Rappahannock District: Piedmont - - -- #10& a I Acreage Dwyer, Jacob Lap on Ann P Claimed: Value Claimed: . Jolliffe's Heirs. Assessed: Deed: Assessed: Deed: . Location: On Thornton River, and entirely within the Park area Incumbrances, counter claims or laps: This is that part of the Jacob Dwyer 28 acre tract which lies within the mn P Jolliffe ’s Heirs portion of the Overall Survey, . Soil: Sand clay loam of average depth and fertility ; moderate slope Roads: Six miles over rough mountain road to Lee Highway ; thence seventeen miles over Lee Highway to Luruy, nearest shipping . . point Aistory of tract and condition of timber: All merchantable saw timber has been removed from this tract The remaining stand consists of a vigorous young growth of mixed species to small to be of merchantable value, but it has been con sidered as a part of the soil value . . Improvement s: - . None Value of land by types: Type Slope Va lue acre Acreage per 4 $3.50 Total value of land $14.00 Total vuLue of tract $14.00 Average value pe r acre *3.50 Total Value $14.00 �Co unity: Rappahannock District: Piedmont M #108-a-1 — Jacob Dwyer lap on ,mn P Jolliffe's Heirs . . .Lap. on H H Hudson . Ann P ^^ Jollif Heir* \ Judith M Carter Lap on Ann P Jolliffe’s Heirs . . . Varner & Spitler Lap on / / / Cy nn P. Jolliffe ’s Heirs ** Jaco > r 2 L2G3HD Slope Scale - 1” = 30 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. 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Title A name given to the resource Dwyer, Jacob Description An account of the resource Tract: 108 - A I; Location: Headwaters of the North Fork of the Thornton; Cost/Acre: $7.59; Estimate Value: $913.75; Number of Acres: 120.5; Monies Awarded: $913.75 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 108 - A I Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context dwyer-jacob-tract-108-a-i Dwyer https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/350d571ec9b464e978b07ee0cf6c9104.pdf e2971d74efb48f5f121c546af148466f PDF Text Text RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #108-1 Number of Acres : 4 - — Dwyer, Jacob (Lap on Ellen Burrill) . Location : On the headwaters of the North Fork of Thornton River Roads : 7 miles of rough mountain road; thence 17 miles to nearest ship ping point , Luray, over Lee Highway - . Soil : . Thin sandy loam; moderate slopes; south and east exposure History of Tract and condition of timber : The timbered portion of this tract has been so completely cut over in past years that at the present time there is no timber in a sufficient quantity to justify consideration Approx imately one half of the area covered by this report is grazing land of poor quality There is no merchantable timber on any part of the tract . -. Improvements:NONE Acreage and value of types : Types Value per acre Acreage Total Value Ridge : Slope : 2 @ #2.50 #5.00 15.00 30.00 # 35.00 Cove : Grazing Land : 2 Fields Restocking : Cultivated Land : Orchard : Minerals : Value of Land : $ 35.00 Value of Improvements : $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit : $ Value of Timber : $ Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract : $ 8.75 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ NONE CLERK -. �County: Rappahannock District: Piedmont — - #108 1 X Acreage . Jacob - Dwyer Claimed: Value Claimed: . Burrlll. Lap on Alien A Assessed: Deed: 124#> Assessed: Deed: #1420 (1910) . . Area: 4 ^cres . On the headwaters of the North Fork of Thornton River Location: 124 - acre tract claimed by Incumbrances, counter claims or laps: The| entirely within the area embraced by Jacob Dwyer lies Survey Four acres of the tract is within the Overall a share #1, and 112 acres within share #2 has designated o , J lands hare the Overall plat shoving the division of #1 or the major portion of it is now owned by Allen A Burrill and share #2 is still assessed in the name of .ann P There is no record of any suit having Jolliffe's heirs been instituted in the Circuit Court of Rappahannock County to contest the title to this land,but in view of separate reports have been the overlapping purveys prepared for each portion of the land claimed by Jacob Dwyer . . . . . . Thin sandy loam; moderate slopes ; south and east exposure Soil: Seven miles of rough mountain road ; thence seventeen miles to na irest shipping point to Luray over Lee Highway Roads: History of . The tii bered portion of tract and condition of timber: this tract has been so completely cut over in past years th t at th present time there is not timber in a sufficient Approximately one half quantity to^ justify consideration of the area covered by this report is grazing land of poor There is no merchantable ti ber on any/of the quality part tract . .. Improvements: - . None Value of land by types ; $2.50 Total Value A 5.00 10.00 20.00 Value per acre Type Slope Fg 4 Total value of land Total value of tract Average value per acre X — 125.00 #25.00 #6.25 This includes the area i" lap - #10 * ii. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rappahannock County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Description An account of the resource The first series in the Rappahannock County SNP Records collection consists of 350 files related to the court proceedings from The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Clifton Aylor and others, and Thirty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred (37,400) Acres of Land, more or less, in Rappahannock County, Virginia. This was a court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire privately held land located within the boundary of Rappahannock County in the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. Within the boundaries of eight counties, the state of Virginia, in collaboration with the Federal government, used eminent domain condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents in this collection are the legal proceedings for each individual tract of land that made up the one court case. In most cases, the individual case files consist of property surveys, assessments for the value of the land and improvements, and claims by the owner of the property. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Bulk of the collection dates 1930 to 1934 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource Dwyer, Jacob Description An account of the resource Tract: 108 - I; Location: On the Thornton River; Cost/Acre: $3.00; Estimate Value: $72.00; Number of Acres: 24.0; Monies Awarded: $72.00 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 108 - I Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context dwyer-jacob-tract-108-i Dwyer https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/cdc92df92e1ca3a9b05f5d99c6832ee3.pdf 6a2ab6ef2538cad09e83a15aefbae485 PDF Text Text County: Rappaha nno ck District: Piedmont - — #108 1I . Jacob - Dwyer . Jolllffe ’s on Ann P Lap Heirs X Acreage Claimed: Assessed ; Deed: Value Claimed: Assessed: Deed: | 1420.00 ( 1910 ) Area; Location: 1241- 112 Acres . On headwaters of the North Pork of Thornton River Incumbrances, counter claims or laps: The 124f acre tract claimed by Jacob Dwyer lies entirely within the area embraced by the Overall Survey, four acres of the tract is within share #1, and 112 acres within sh re #2 has designated a plat shoving the division of the overall lands Share #1 or the major portion of it is now owned by 311en A Burrill and share #2 is still assessed in the name of Ann P Jolliffe’s Heirs There is no record of any suit having been instituted in the Circuit Court of Rappahannock County to contest the title to this land, but in view of the overlapping surveys separate reports have been prepared for each portion of the land claimed by Jacob Dwyer . . . . . . Soil: Thin sandy loam; moderate slopes; so ith and east exposure Roads: Seven miles of rough mountain road ; thence seventeen miles to nearest shipping point to Luray over Lee Highway . History of tract and condition of timber: '' The timbered portion of this tract has b een so completely cut over in past years that at the present time there is not ti ber in a sufficient quantity to justify consideration Approximately eighteen acres of the area covered by this report is grazing land of poor . . quality Improvements: House: 16x30’, with 16x16 ’, metal ro f, incorapleted, no floor $200.00 House: Abandoned, 14x 20', If story, log and weatherboarded , shingle roof, 2 rooms .... . 50.00 Smoke house: 12x14', shingle roof 20.00 Twenty old frait trees .. £ 270.00 • Value of land by types: Value Type Fg S Acreage Total per acre 18 94 112 Value "180.00 $10.00 2.50 Total value of lend $415.00 Total value of tract • Average value per acre $415.00 X $6.11 — 335.00 $415.00 This includes area #103 1 in lap -. $ �RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT -11 - #108 Number of Acres : 120 — - ^ Dwyer , Jacob ( Lap on Ann P . Jolliffe Heirs , ) . Location : gn headwaters of the North Pork of Thornton Hiver 7 miles of rough mountain road ; thence 17 miles to nearest Roads : shipping point , Luray , over Lee Highway, Soil : Thin sandy loam; moderate slopes ; south and east exposure . The timbered portion of this tract History of Tract and condition of timber : has been so completely cut over in past years that at the present time there i s no timber in a sufficient quantity to justify consideration Approximately 18 acres of the area covered by this report i s grazing land of poor quality . . ——— — Improvements : 16x30 » , with 16x16 ! metal roof , incompleted no HOUSE abandoned, 14x20 , 1§ story , log and weatherboarded , HOUSE floor SMOKE HOUSE 12x14 , shingle roof shingle roof 2 rooms - ’ — ’ Acreage and value of types : Types Total Value Value per acre Acreage Ridge : Slope : Cove : Grazing Land : — 97 -g- @ $2.50 $243.75 18 @ 15.00 270.00 5 @ 15.00 Fields Restocking : Cultivated Land : 75.00 $588.75 Orchard : Minerals : Value of Land : $ 588.75 Value of Improvements : $ 325 c 00 325.00 1513775 ' ' Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit : $ Value of Timber : $ Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract : $ 7 . 5 9 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ None CLERK � 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 Dwyer, Jacob Description An account of the resource Tract: 108 - II; Location: On the Thornton River; Cost/Acre: $3.00; Estimate Value: $12.00; Number of Acres: 4.0; Monies Awarded: $12.00 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 108 - II Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context dwyer-jacob-tract-108-ii Dwyer https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/1aa8f6a84fc8e877e1b367be1b6b1478.pdf 67a5eb24bd148bd55cb6f2b156b43c05 PDF Text Text County: Rappahannock District: Piedmont NAME OF CLAIMANT Dwyer , J. T. , 118 / - 123-V Number of Acres : Location : Roads : South side of Prazier Run, at the School House. It is five miles over a rough county road to the State Highway, and thence lo miles to Laray , the nearest shipping point. Soil : The soil is a sandy loam of good depth and fertility and is especially good on the south portion. It is comparatively 1 ree of rocx and the slopes are moderate and steep The fields have been depleted of fertility, The exposure is to the north and east History of Tract and condition of timber : The bark was removed many years ago and the . . . best of the timber has been taken in the past The fields have been depleted of fertility TIMBER: The remaining timber is in a scattered stand of very good trees, mostlv under 20' DBH with an occasional larger red oak or white oak )n 64 acres the stand is estimated at 127 Ivl. mostly red oak , white nine , and poplar There is also 28 cords . . . or locust. - 1 4 room frame metal roof house , graaary ,ith sheds , hen house and spring house , all with saingle roof and in fair condition. Improvements : > Acreage and value of types : Value per acre Total Value £3.00 0220.50 Types Acreage Slope : 73-1- v-i Cove : 26 (Tti - 5.00 130.00 4 @ 6.00 24.00 lo (rf. 10.00 loO.QO 90.00 4o0.00 974.00 Grazing Land : Cultivated Land : Orchard : o 12of Minerals : Value of Land : $ ' o24•50 Value of Improvements : $ 013•00 513.00 Value of Orchard : Value of Minerals : $ Value of Timber: $ 400.00 400.00 1887.00 Value of Wood : $ . Value per acre for tract : $ lo 38 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ rlONE CLERK �County: District : - ^ 103 a X Acreage Claimed: — Rappahannock Piedmont Dwyer, Jacob 28 assessed: Deed: tf ft Value Claimed: Area: 24 Acres On the Thornton River, and entirely within the Location: park . area Approximately four acres of Incumbrances, counter claims or laps: tne twenty ei ht acre tract claimed by Jacob Dwyer lies within share $2 of the Overall Survey which was assigned to the heirs of Ann P Jolliffe in the division of the Overall lands ^ . . . Soil: Thin sandy loam; moderate slopes; south Roads: Seven miles of rough mountain road ; thencc3 seventeen miles to nearest shipping point to Luray over Lee highway na east exposure . iiistory of tract and conditlon of timber: All merchantable saw timber has been removed ffom this tract The remaining stand consists of a vigorous young growth of ixed species too small to be of merchantable value, but it has been considered as a part of the soil value . . Improvements: value of land . None by types: Value Type per acre Acreage Slope $3.50 24 Total value of land $84.00 Total value of tract $84.00 Average value per X — acre $3.50 - -. Includes area in lap #108 a I Total Value $84.00 �Revised map — County: district: - — J 108 ^a Dwyer, Jacob - Jacob Dwyer Lap on Ann P. Jolliffe ’s/ Heirs. Varner & Spitler j s Frank Compton . Judith II Carter L3G3ITD Cove Orchard Slope Grazing Land Ridge Tillable Land Scale lff 20 chains - = Rappahannock Piedmont �Rappahannock County NAME OF CLAIMANT Dwyer, Jacob #108 a - Number of Acres : 24 — . Location : On the Thornton River, and entirely within the Park area Roads : Seven miles of rough mountain road ; thence seventeen miles to nearest shipping point to Luray over Lee Highway Soil : Thin sandy loan; moderate slopes ; south and east exposure. . History of Tract and condition of timber : All merchantable saw timber has been removed from thi 3 tract. The remaining stand consists of a vigorous yoiing growth of mixed species too small to be of merchantable value , but it has been considered as a part of the soil value . Improvements : Hone. Acreage and value of types : Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge : Slope : . 24 ;72.G0V . *3 CO Cove : Grazing Land : Fields Restocking : Cultivated Land : Orchard : Minerals : Value of Land : $ 72,00 Value of Improvements : $ Value of Orchard : S Value of Minerals : S Value of Fruit : $ Value of Timber : $ Value of Wood : $ . Value per acre for tract : $ 3 CO . Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ Hone CLERK �County: District : ^ - 108 » a X creage Claimed: — Rappahannock Piedmont Dwyer, Jacob 28 Assessed: Deed: ft ft Value Claimed: Area ; 24 Acres On the Thornton River, and entirely within the Location: park . area Approximately four acres of Incumbrances, counter claims or laps: tne twenty ei ht acre tract claimed by Jacob Dwyer lies within share #2 of the Overall Survey which was assigned to the heirs of Ann P Jolliffe in the division of the Overall lands ^ . . . Soil: Thin sandy loam; moderate slopes; south Roads: Seven miles of rough mountain road ; thence seventeen miles to nearest shipping point to Luray over Lee highway nd east exposure . iistory of tract and condition of timber; All merchantable saw timber has been removed ffom this tract The remaining stand consists of a vigorous young growth of ixed species too small to be of merchantable vulie, but it has been considered as a part of the soil value . . Improvements: value of land . None by types: Value Type per Acreage Slope #3.50 24 Total value of land #84.00 Total value of ttact #84.00 Average X — value per acre Includes are i #3.50 - -. in lap #103 a I acre Total Value 384.00 �Revised map - County: district: A - J 108 »a — jy/yer, - Jacob Dwyer Lap on Ann P Jolliffe's ^ . Heirs. Jacob Varner & Spitler j s Frank Compton . Judith J l . Carter LSG3IID Orchard Cove Slope Grazing Land Ridge Tillable Land Scale 1” 20 chains - = Rappahannock Piedmont �. _. - J T JDwy ex claim of . 149 Rappahannock In the Circuit Court of County, Virginia, No. At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Peti, acres 37 and 400 Aylor als et Clifton tioner, vs. County, Virginia, Defendants. more or less, of land in _ _ i PJ£ahann_oc k 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 _ AaJ J PJ59Pj5i as his answer to said petition and to said notice. My name is^ V • T_ _Dwy_er _ _ Ape rry v_i 11e * Va 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 123.50 acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements : Dwe_l1i_ng _ house _ _oId _ bar n ana o ther ^ * ^^ __out . __ . __ _ _ __ buildings __ 3p e r ry v ille This land is located about miles from Virginia, in ki. Piedmont the Magisterial District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above : ( In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title , estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above ) . SOLE OWNER 3y d eed f ro_m R E Armen t r out _abqut y ear _ 1921 or 19 :2 2 __ __ _ _._ . __ _ _ _ The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows : Mrs D B Armentrout North J 3 Bo1en and _ o_thers _ South . J ohn A[ John s on East _ d • B Bolen and Mrs D B Armentrout West . .. .. _ _._ _ . _ .. _ I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year _ _192 l following manner : By dee d_ f r om R * • Armentrout _ _ in the _ — J I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $ 3000.00 . I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $ 3000.00 I am the owner of . acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park area, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area , to the extent of $ ( In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make ; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds ) . containing it on ts an orchard property h This Remarks : about 200 apple trees about 15 years old The timber is good on this p r o p e r t y - . ' ( Continue remarks if necessary on the back ). day Witness my signature ( or my name and mark atta hedjiereto ) J&is 31st 1930. -t-STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF f ppahSrAio ck ToMt : J T _Lwy_er 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 , May 31st day of this , 1930. __ ^ ^ _ . _. _ ____ RE Ckrk di the Court, or Special Inve tigatormr ^ , NwtiJiv Public or-Justice of the Pease. / �County: Rappahannock district: Piedmont - $lI8 I)wyor, J « r • Acreage Claimed • Value Claimed: . Location: bouth aide of Frasier Run* at the aehool House Incumbrances, counter claims or laps: Hone no n - ' . LO: do: It is five lies over a rough county rood to the otato Highway,and thence 16 miles o Luray,the ne r eat shipping point* boil: The coil is a study o&n of good depth and fertility and is ©specially good on the south portion It is comparatively free of rock and the slopes are mod erate and stoop The fields have been depleted of fertility The exposure is to the north and east - . .- . . The bark was removed many" "years ago' aiid the' belt of the timber as boon taken in the past* The fields have been depleted of fertility History of Traci and condition of Timbers . Ti. her: The remaining timber 1c in a scattered stand of very good trees,mostly under 201 D B II with an occasion al larger rod oak or white oak On 64 acres the stand is estimated at 127 mostly rod oak, bite * ine, and Poplar It is valued at §3,00 per total of There is aloo 2G cords of locust valued at y371 §1,00 per cord The total value of the timber is §390* - . .. . . . . . . Improver::cat a: The improvements consist of the following: - House, franc, 16 x 30’ 4 rooms,porch,nefcal roof Grunary,fname 10 x 1G with 10x10 shed,shingle n Spring house,f nno,10x14,shingle roof M 11 Hen house,franc,14x16, - — —— - Total Orchurd Tli© orehazd consists of 250 apple trees, about 15 years old,In excellent condition, sprayed and well cared for They ere mostly Yorks Thor © are 5 acres valued at £ 100 por acre total of 500* Acreage and value of land by typos: Value Total ?ypes: Acre :o Per A * Value Hope gS25V5c> a 26 Cove 5,00 150.00 Fr 4 6,00 24,00 Fc 15 10.00 150.00 5 Orchard 100,00 WE - - Total Value of lroid ** » n ti: ber n improve::ont a « n Or hard ft ft " Avoltage * —— Tract value por aero . . V * *&# * « 529.00 399.00 495.00 500.00 .CTJ §15.38 �bounty: Rappahannock District: Piedmont N #118 - Dwyer, J.T. A .Compton \\ .. AW Mrs B Armentrout ;\ vNewton S sk si : * s A ooj 4 ^ J m.l t * * 4 / /* ^ SIis \ \ ft * ^. , *5 oyc B Vl p tK Frank Ruby Bolen LEGEND: Cove Orchard Slope Ridge Scale - Grazing Land Tillable Land Fields Restocking l" » 20 chains . Aenkins � 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 Dwyer, JT Description An account of the resource Tract: 118; Location: South side of Frazier Run; Cost/Acre: $15.28; Estimate Value: $1,887.50; Number of Acres: 123.5; 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 118 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context dwyer-jt-tract-118 Dwyer https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/78b2496a12532d5a35864effd78dc2f7.pdf ff65eb8b90c4a3ec2a152aa983ad5e63 PDF Text 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 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 Dwyer, MJ Heirs Description An account of the resource Tract: 68; Location: Head of Gid Brown Hollow near Little Devil Stairs; Cost/Acre: $8.72; Estimate Value: $872.00; Number of Acres: 100.0; Monies Awarded: $872.50 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 68 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context dwyer-mj-heirs-tract-68 Burns Dwyer Hooff Hopper Jackson Keys Kirksey Loving Orme Overall Smith https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/3623324b0cbe5546ec041aa9e5f1d3cb.pdf 8119010be4432c17081267fbeee84635 PDF Text Text ' " RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT - #68 1 Number of Acres :100 — .- (Lap on Wm. C. Overall Heirs) Dwyer, M.J Location : Head of Gid . Brown Hollow near Little Devil Stairs Roads : It is 6 miles over a rough county road to the Lee Highway; thence 19 miles to Miray, the nearest railroad station , . Soil : A moist sandy clay loam of good depth and fertility except for small areas where there are rock outcrops . History of Tract and condition of timber : All the merchantable thestnut oak timber was cut for tan bark about 30 years ago, and except for locust very little merchantable timber has ever been cut on this tract, TIMBER: The total estimate stand of merchantable timber on this part of the tract is 150 M feet* ® . Improvements : . None Acreage and value of types : Types Value per acre Acreage Total Value Ridge : Slope : 100 @ $2.50 $250.00 Cove : Grazing Land : Fields Restoring : Cultivated Land : Orchard : Minerals : Value of Land : $ 250.00 Value of Improvements : $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit : $ Value of Timber : $ 622.50 622.50 $872.50 Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract : $ 8.72 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : NONE CLERK �Continued from other side -- -. The soil is a moist, sandy clay loam of good depth and fer On the upper tility on the lower timbered slopes, and the cleared area and gravel of sand e a mixtur of slopes the soil is less fertile with more from vary slopes red timbe the The cleared land is nearly level while pal princi the along ered scatt gentle to very steep with large boulders drainage lines The area suitable for culti HISTORY OF ,TRACT AND CONDITION OF TIMBER ; All the merchantable chestnut vation has been so used for many years and except for locust oak timber was cut for tan bark about 30 years ago, tract very little merchantable timber has ever been cut on this tion of the merchantable stand R: For the entire tract the propor TIMBE_Rj basswood 20$, hickory 7$, ash , 25 $ poplar w by species is oak 38$, yello The total estimated stand of merchantable 5$ and other species 5$ timber on this part of the tract is 5J 5 feet B.M. . SOIL: . - . . . There are approximately 100 thrifty fruit trees mostly irregular forma apples of mixed varieties from 10 to 40 years old in tion around the house ORCHARD: . - �Rappahmmoo k Haqpt on County { — - 68 1 J . District * Dwyer Heirs Lap on willleo C . Overall . Heirs acreage a Olainedi 410 Asoeased; Deed * 410 value Glalogdi 511, 000 Aaeeeeeds Deeds Consideration not . Areas Location; Head of ( id Broun I to Hots? ne ; 100 . ares given . . r Id t tic Devils stairs This is that port of the land clainod ky 1 J 7. lawyer Hairs which lice within that part of the Overall survey assigned to the heirs of Will lata Incuohmceo , counter clnina or la, a * . 0 . overall . . Coil; A noisty sandy clay lean of t .oQ& depth and fertility except for arnii area® where %here are rook outcrops Hoads : It is six niles over a rough county road to the Lee Highway ; thence nineteen tiileu to Lur y , the nearest railroad station . of tinker : All the re rohantahle Hist or,7 of tract and condition " chestnut oak tinker was cut for ton hark about thirty years ago , cad except for locust very little nerchont ctble tinker has ever been cut on this tract Tltiber ; The total eatimte stand of neroh ntahLe tinker on this part of the tract is 150 :. feet with an aver . go atuiapage valuer of 34.15 per U feet . - . .. lour aveoeatc t Bone • Value of land by types ; Value . cre . Slope 100 . Average value ** *». . 62:: 50 ;072.50 10,77 per aarc Inc it : dee the ejNls . . 5250.00 Total value of land Total value of tinker Total value of tract X per ^ae Typo in . tract #68 . aero . SO Total Value 3250.00 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 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 Dwyer, MJ Heirs Description An account of the resource Tract: 68 - I; Location: Head of Gid Brown Hollow; Cost/Acre: $13.66; Estimate Value: $4,235.00; Number of Acres: 310.0; Monies Awarded: $4,235.00 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 68 - I Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context dwyer-mj-heirs-tract-68-i Dwyer https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/aea1a95e21861163bc97ec7cd67ec84f.pdf 178cd822cf49d2ac212f497793c55afd PDF Text Text RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY CLAIMANT NAME OF OWNER #114 121 Number of Acres: Location: . Bowen Est. - Dwyer, Nina B. Part of Ann V . On Piney River, entirely inside the Park area Roads: 5 miles over mountain road to Sperryville, thence 17 miles to Luray, nearest shipping point over Lee Highway Soil: Sandy loan of shallow depth and fertility # . There is an open stand of small timber on 83 acres estimated at 27 M red oak, 5 M poplar, 5 M white oak, 4 M chestnut oak, 42 M hickory A total of 43 M History of Tract and condition of timber: . . Improvements: None . . . # . # Acreage and value of types: Value per acre Acreage Types Total Value Ridge: Slope : - 83 @ $2.50 $207,50 10.00 270.00 55.00 $532.50 Cove: Grazing Land: - 27 11 Fields Restocking: @ 5.00 Cultivated Land : Orchard : Minerals: Value of Land : $ Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ 107 50 $640.00 107•50 # Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract: $ 5 29 # Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ None # CLERK �V vvyn ]£/i. VUJ . Claim of In the Circuit Cpyrt of The State Co on Consj HI tioner, vs. v ^ ^ ^ n a r // i MM* - ! <**»** County, Virginia, No._/_ Develop __ _yL, At Law. t of the State of Virginia, Peti- r _yLJ more or less, of land in County, Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned , in answer to the petition of th State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filingjof saicr petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court of Coun1(v, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this /X as his answer to sai titiom and to saidNjotice. My name is ®L My Post Office Address is 4, I claim a right, title, estate or i terestTi tract or' parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned , containing about acres, on whkm there /are me following buildings and impr emeiyts : ^ 4 ^ __ , ^ <h 'Z L _ -t -.' L if - lies fr Virginia; in U the. JJL'j gisterial District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above : ( In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give namgs of the joint owners. If claimant is^nqt sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly What rf ht, title, estate interest he nas )in or tfftfye jaf $ct or parcel of land described above ) . TJ ia locai A about ^ f ^ s2w ^ 'JVLUL , The lanc own adjacen ijo the abovf described tract or parcel of land are as follows: North i South _ _ s. East JJLtL West I acquired my right, title, estate in the interest to this property about the year. following manner : ^ ^ ^ __ . J ^ ^ in , __ 1 I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $ I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $ I am the owner of acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park area, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area , to the extent of $ ( In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make ; ajid if practicable should also insert here a description of the trajCt or parcel of land by tes and bounds ) . ^ V emarks : _ 0 0 _ — necessary on the back ). ,rk attached hereto ) this day £ ( Continue remarks if my signature ( or my name and jAAAJ L , 1930. ^ Witness \ ol . STAT OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF , To-wft: e undersigned hereby certifies that HA the above nam laimant personally appeared before him a ade oath that the matters and things aptfe ing in his above answer are trpe to the befet of his knowledge and belief , 2 this 1930. , \ day of \ ' _ _ _ ___ ^ 3 ^ _^ _ k of the Court, or Special Iiyvestigator or ary Public, or Justice of the Peace. * �V vvyn ]£/i. VUJ . Claim of In the Circuit Cpyrt of The State Co on Consj HI tioner, vs. v ^ ^ ^ n a r // i MM* - ! <**»** County, Virginia, No._/_ Develop __ _yL, At Law. t of the State of Virginia, Peti- r _yLJ more or less, of land in County, Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned , in answer to the petition of th State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filingjof saicr petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court of Coun1(v, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this /X as his answer to sai titiom and to saidNjotice. My name is ®L My Post Office Address is 4, I claim a right, title, estate or i terestTi tract or' parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned , containing about acres, on whkm there /are me following buildings and impr emeiyts : ^ 4 ^ __ , ^ <h 'Z L _ -t -.' L if - lies fr Virginia; in U the. JJL'j gisterial District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above : ( In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give namgs of the joint owners. If claimant is^nqt sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly What rf ht, title, estate interest he nas )in or tfftfye jaf $ct or parcel of land described above ) . TJ ia locai A about ^ f ^ s2w ^ 'JVLUL , The lanc own adjacen ijo the abovf described tract or parcel of land are as follows: North i South _ _ s. East JJLtL West I acquired my right, title, estate in the interest to this property about the year. following manner : ^ ^ ^ __ . J ^ ^ in , __ 1 I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $ I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $ I am the owner of acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park area, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area , to the extent of $ ( In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make ; ajid if practicable should also insert here a description of the trajCt or parcel of land by tes and bounds ) . ^ V emarks : _ 0 0 _ — necessary on the back ). ,rk attached hereto ) this day £ ( Continue remarks if my signature ( or my name and jAAAJ L , 1930. ^ Witness \ ol . STAT OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF , To-wft: e undersigned hereby certifies that HA the above nam laimant personally appeared before him a ade oath that the matters and things aptfe ing in his above answer are trpe to the befet of his knowledge and belief , 2 this 1930. , \ day of \ ' _ _ _ ___ ^ 3 ^ _^ _ k of the Court, or Special Iiyvestigator or ary Public, or Justice of the Peace. * �nisTRI^T: IIEDM : T . - Sw #114 - Dwyer, Nina Acreage Claimed: Value Clap CODlwf: RA . D *Asse sed: 162 A n ed: Location: On Piney . Inherited. Deed: not given 01299.00 tt River, entirely . Incumbrances, counter claiis, laps, etc : Roads: AHANNOCK . inside t e Park Area . None known 5 miles over mountain road to Sperryville; thence 17 miles to Lur iy, nearest shipping point over Lee High ' way , - . . Soil: Sandy loan of shallorr depth and fertility History of tract and condition of timber: There is an open stand of small Timber on 85 acres estimated at 271! red oak, 5 M poplar, 5 M white oak, 4 M chestnut oak, 42 M hickory, A total of 45 M valued at $2.50 per IT or $107.50 . . Improvement ict • None Acreage and value of land by type - vv Type Slope FCr FR Acreage 05 27 11 gi *9 Value per acre To tal 02.50 $207.50 270.00 55.00 10.00 3.00 Value .50 05iO Tot 1 value of land Total value of timber Total val e of tract $510.50 Average value per acre $5.10 * Note: 1C 7.50 OGlC.OO The assessed area and assessed value cover three tracts all of which are within the Park Area . i �County; Rappahannock District; Piedmont £114 - Dwyer, __ Nina & o <D a «sd u 1» H •H a> u <3 . P Compton I f-r .. C H Bowen nna V. Bowen Heirs * m 'H • co o p I? c is LEGEND; Orchard Slope Grazing Land Ridge Tillable Land Fields restocking 1" s 20 chains Scale Cove ' ( � 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 Dwyer, Nina Description An account of the resource Tract: 114; Location: Right Fork of Frazier Hollow; Cost/Acre: $17.20; Estimate Value: $774.00; Number of Acres: 45.0; Monies Awarded: $774.00 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 114 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context dwyer-nina-tract-114 Dwyer https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/73a17210be934a91741ca54cc3b9384f.pdf 2c9db4932eb11fc1d2173b8195d83374 PDF Text Text r< ounty: Rappahannock District: Piedmont #114- a - NAME OF CLAIMANT Dwyer, Nina B .- Number of Acres: 45 . Location : Right fork of Frazier Hollow Roads: It is five miles over rough roads to the State Highway, thence it is seventeen miles to Luray , the nearest shipping . Soil: point sandy loam of good depth ana fertility with little rock Slopes are moderate , becoming steeper on the west and north, mie exposure is in all directions but west. . ^ Lost of the tract has been cleared up and farmed and the merchantable timer has been removed History of Tract and condition of timber : Improvements: . None. Acreage and value of types: Value per acre Acreage Types Total Value Slooe : 7 <3 /3 . 0 0 Cove : 13 a 5.00 60.00 Cultivated Land : 16 © 8. Q 0 1 2 8 00 Orchard : 1C Q 5° 00 520.00 729.00 Sk • /31.00 Grazing Land : ^ 45 Minerals : / 209.00 Value of Land : $ Value of Improvements : $ Value of Orchard : $ O 20 .G 0 _ . Value of Minerals : $ Value of Timber : $ * 4 o 00 774.00 00 Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract : $ 1 7 . 2 0 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ NONE CLERK �V vvyn ]£/i. VUJ . Claim of In the Circuit Cpyrt of The State Co on Consj HI tioner, vs. v ^ ^ ^ n a r // i MM* - ! <**»** County, Virginia, No._/_ Develop __ _yL, At Law. t of the State of Virginia, Peti- r _yLJ more or less, of land in County, Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned , in answer to the petition of th State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filingjof saicr petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court of Coun1(v, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this /X as his answer to sai titiom and to saidNjotice. My name is ®L My Post Office Address is 4, I claim a right, title, estate or i terestTi tract or' parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned , containing about acres, on whkm there /are me following buildings and impr emeiyts : ^ 4 ^ __ , ^ <h 'Z L _ -t -.' L if - lies fr Virginia; in U the. JJL'j gisterial District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above : ( In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give namgs of the joint owners. If claimant is^nqt sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly What rf ht, title, estate interest he nas )in or tfftfye jaf $ct or parcel of land described above ) . TJ ia locai A about ^ f ^ s2w ^ 'JVLUL , The lanc own adjacen ijo the abovf described tract or parcel of land are as follows: North i South _ _ s. East JJLtL West I acquired my right, title, estate in the interest to this property about the year. following manner : ^ ^ ^ __ . J ^ ^ in , __ 1 I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $ I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $ I am the owner of acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park area, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area , to the extent of $ ( In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make ; ajid if practicable should also insert here a description of the trajCt or parcel of land by tes and bounds ) . ^ V emarks : _ 0 0 _ — necessary on the back ). ,rk attached hereto ) this day £ ( Continue remarks if my signature ( or my name and jAAAJ L , 1930. ^ Witness \ ol . STAT OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF , To-wft: e undersigned hereby certifies that HA the above nam laimant personally appeared before him a ade oath that the matters and things aptfe ing in his above answer are trpe to the befet of his knowledge and belief , 2 this 1930. , \ day of \ ' _ _ _ ___ ^ 3 ^ _^ _ k of the Court, or Special Iiyvestigator or ary Public, or Justice of the Peace. * �V vvyn ]£/i. VUJ . Claim of In the Circuit Cpyrt of The State Co on Consj HI tioner, vs. v ^ ^ ^ n a r // i MM* - ! <**»** County, Virginia, No._/_ Develop __ _yL, At Law. t of the State of Virginia, Peti- r _yLJ more or less, of land in County, Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned , in answer to the petition of th State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filingjof saicr petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court of Coun1(v, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this /X as his answer to sai titiom and to saidNjotice. My name is ®L My Post Office Address is 4, I claim a right, title, estate or i terestTi tract or' parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned , containing about acres, on whkm there /are me following buildings and impr emeiyts : ^ 4 ^ __ , ^ <h 'Z L _ -t -.' L if - lies fr Virginia; in U the. JJL'j gisterial District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above : ( In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give namgs of the joint owners. If claimant is^nqt sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly What rf ht, title, estate interest he nas )in or tfftfye jaf $ct or parcel of land described above ) . TJ ia locai A about ^ f ^ s2w ^ 'JVLUL , The lanc own adjacen ijo the abovf described tract or parcel of land are as follows: North i South _ _ s. East JJLtL West I acquired my right, title, estate in the interest to this property about the year. following manner : ^ ^ ^ __ . J ^ ^ in , __ 1 I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $ I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $ I am the owner of acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park area, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area , to the extent of $ ( In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make ; ajid if practicable should also insert here a description of the trajCt or parcel of land by tes and bounds ) . ^ V emarks : _ 0 0 _ — necessary on the back ). ,rk attached hereto ) this day £ ( Continue remarks if my signature ( or my name and jAAAJ L , 1930. ^ Witness \ ol . STAT OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF , To-wft: e undersigned hereby certifies that HA the above nam laimant personally appeared before him a ade oath that the matters and things aptfe ing in his above answer are trpe to the befet of his knowledge and belief , 2 this 1930. , \ day of \ ' _ _ _ ___ ^ 3 ^ _^ _ k of the Court, or Special Iiyvestigator or ary Public, or Justice of the Peace. * �Counw: Ha > pahannock trios: Piedmont £ll4-a . Ilim: 13 Dwyer * . Acreage Claimed: Value Claimed: .vocation t Incurabrarceni ^ w eiwve*' . *. . . - Right fori; of Frazier Hollow * counter Hone icnown, & : -* eld::c or Inns wWt *«, Soil: A sand.;- loam of good depth and fertility with little rock * iloyce axo moderate, becoming steeper on the west and north, The exposure is in all directions hut west* -Bonds:- It is five mi es obei rough roads to the State Highway, thence it is 17 iile3 to Luray, the nearest ski 1m •olnt • «1 * • V « * »* , # . ' History of tract and coaSit lor of tir.be&fm host of the tract has DO on cie red up and formed und the mer chantable ti her her* been removed, . Improve: or.ts: « » - The orchard of 422 trees is 20 to 20 years old and is on rocky soil, The trees are in fair condition but only a feu have been sprayed this ''hero are 9 year acres, valued at 6$*00 per aero * r totv l f ‘495,00 the small orchard is 20 to 25 years old, and c antrinn 65 rreea which are scrubby and poor * Tho site is also poor The brush vas cut this ; ear « here is & bout one acre valued at #25 The tote 1 value of both : > xchords is 1520,00 . ^ . . ' .. Value of land by Types: Value A* Per ' ; Acreage ~ Cove t? Total Value -vs.,cxr ~ ir 12 16 S F c Orchard 5 00 7.00 55.00 25.00 1 jf ........ land « Improvemen ts ” " Totul value of tract - AVtuuge vulu per acre Total if * - * * #205.00 520.00 5725700 114.79 V ulue . 733 60 " ' .. 112 .y-, -CTCr-. S. • 'al’ V �County: Rappahannock District: Piedmont N A - #114a Nina B. Dwyer Bank of Warren . B M. Villis F avid Dwyer LEGEND: Cove Slope Ridge Scale Orchard Grazing Land - Tillable Land 1” s 20 chains a � 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 Dwyer, Nina Description An account of the resource Tract: 114 - A; Location: Frazier Hollow; Cost/Acre: $9.82; Estimate Value: $393.00; Number of Acres: 40.0; Monies Awarded: $393.00 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 114 - A Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context dwyer-nina-tract-114-a Dwyer https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/4b3218bb3611b5cc12000ce4c6cabf7f.pdf 3b1d17925fc678be02a2dc943791e704 PDF Text Text County: Rappahannock District: Piedmont NAME OF CLAIMANT #114b - Dwyer, Nina B.-Mrs. Number of Acres : 40 . Frazier Hollow Location : It is one mile by a rough road to the County road on the North Fork of Thornton River, thence five miles over a rough road to the State Highway, and thence 16 miles to Luray, the nearest shipping Roads : . point Soil : The soil is a sandy loam of good depth and fertility with consid There is little rbck except for some outcrops on the erable humus western edge The slopes are gentle and moderate, and the exposure -- . . . - eastern History of Tract and condition of timber : Nearly all the tract has been cleared up and cultivated, but is has been abandoned for several years and is growing up to brush . . Old abandoned house of not much value Improvements : Acreage and value of types : Value per acre Acreage Types Total Value Slope : Cove : Grazing Land : 8 @ $5.00 $40.00 28 @ 6.00 168.00 8208.00 4 © 40.00 160.00 Cultivated Land : Orchard : Minerals : Value of Land : $ 208.00 25.00 Value of Improvements: $ 25.00 $593.00 Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Timber : $ Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract : $ 9.82 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ NONE CLERK �V vvyn ]£/i. VUJ . Claim of In the Circuit Cpyrt of The State Co on Consj HI tioner, vs. v ^ ^ ^ n a r // i MM* - ! <**»** County, Virginia, No._/_ Develop __ _yL, At Law. t of the State of Virginia, Peti- r _yLJ more or less, of land in County, Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned , in answer to the petition of th State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filingjof saicr petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court of Coun1(v, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this /X as his answer to sai titiom and to saidNjotice. My name is ®L My Post Office Address is 4, I claim a right, title, estate or i terestTi tract or' parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned , containing about acres, on whkm there /are me following buildings and impr emeiyts : ^ 4 ^ __ , ^ <h 'Z L _ -t -.' L if - lies fr Virginia; in U the. JJL'j gisterial District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above : ( In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give namgs of the joint owners. If claimant is^nqt sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly What rf ht, title, estate interest he nas )in or tfftfye jaf $ct or parcel of land described above ) . TJ ia locai A about ^ f ^ s2w ^ 'JVLUL , The lanc own adjacen ijo the abovf described tract or parcel of land are as follows: North i South _ _ s. East JJLtL West I acquired my right, title, estate in the interest to this property about the year. following manner : ^ ^ ^ __ . J ^ ^ in , __ 1 I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $ I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $ I am the owner of acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park area, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area , to the extent of $ ( In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make ; ajid if practicable should also insert here a description of the trajCt or parcel of land by tes and bounds ) . ^ V emarks : _ 0 0 _ — necessary on the back ). ,rk attached hereto ) this day £ ( Continue remarks if my signature ( or my name and jAAAJ L , 1930. ^ Witness \ ol . STAT OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF , To-wft: e undersigned hereby certifies that HA the above nam laimant personally appeared before him a ade oath that the matters and things aptfe ing in his above answer are trpe to the befet of his knowledge and belief , 2 this 1930. , \ day of \ ' _ _ _ ___ ^ 3 ^ _^ _ k of the Court, or Special Iiyvestigator or ary Public, or Justice of the Peace. * �V vvyn ]£/i. VUJ . Claim of In the Circuit Cpyrt of The State Co on Consj HI tioner, vs. v ^ ^ ^ n a r // i MM* - ! <**»** County, Virginia, No._/_ Develop __ _yL, At Law. t of the State of Virginia, Peti- r _yLJ more or less, of land in County, Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned , in answer to the petition of th State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filingjof saicr petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court of Coun1(v, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this /X as his answer to sai titiom and to saidNjotice. My name is ®L My Post Office Address is 4, I claim a right, title, estate or i terestTi tract or' parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned , containing about acres, on whkm there /are me following buildings and impr emeiyts : ^ 4 ^ __ , ^ <h 'Z L _ -t -.' L if - lies fr Virginia; in U the. JJL'j gisterial District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above : ( In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give namgs of the joint owners. If claimant is^nqt sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly What rf ht, title, estate interest he nas )in or tfftfye jaf $ct or parcel of land described above ) . TJ ia locai A about ^ f ^ s2w ^ 'JVLUL , The lanc own adjacen ijo the abovf described tract or parcel of land are as follows: North i South _ _ s. East JJLtL West I acquired my right, title, estate in the interest to this property about the year. following manner : ^ ^ ^ __ . J ^ ^ in , __ 1 I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $ I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $ I am the owner of acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park area, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area , to the extent of $ ( In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make ; ajid if practicable should also insert here a description of the trajCt or parcel of land by tes and bounds ) . ^ V emarks : _ 0 0 _ — necessary on the back ). ,rk attached hereto ) this day £ ( Continue remarks if my signature ( or my name and jAAAJ L , 1930. ^ Witness \ ol . STAT OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF , To-wft: e undersigned hereby certifies that HA the above nam laimant personally appeared before him a ade oath that the matters and things aptfe ing in his above answer are trpe to the befet of his knowledge and belief , 2 this 1930. , \ day of \ ' _ _ _ ___ ^ 3 ^ _^ _ k of the Court, or Special Iiyvestigator or ary Public, or Justice of the Peace. * �- #114b Dwyer,..ina D, County: Rappaha nock District: Piedmont Acroar;o Claimed: Value Claimeds . Location: Praclcr Hollow . Incumbrances, counter claims or laps: Roads: Hone known It Is one mile by a rough road to the County road on tiie IJorth Pork of Thornton River, thence five :dies over a rough road to the State Highway, and thence 1G miles to Luray, the nearest ship - . ping point bo 11: -. The soil is a sandy loan of goo depth and fer tility with considerable humus There is little rock except for some outcrops on the western edge The slopes are gentle and moderate, and the ex posure eastern . - . History of Tr ct and condition of timber; nearly all the tract has been cleared up arid cultivated, but it has been abandoned for several years and is growing up to brush* Improve onto: - The improvements consist of the following! House, frame, 4 room 1C x 24', shingle roof, aban doned five years ago and dila idatod Ho value Orchard, 186 apple trees 20 to 25 years old Badly grown tip with brush to 10 ft. high The trees are in good condition, but need pruning and spraying, 4 acres valued at ,14 per acre $160* Acreage add value of land by typos: Value Total Type: Acreage per A Value “ ” . . . Cove F r Orchard 00 loo 28 4 - Total value of land » It ft . % • «*• « * 40.00 MB - improvements 0 tract Average value per acre: #200.00 160.00 ' SCOTT #9.20 . . - 13307 0160 . - �Cownty: Rappahannock District: Piedmont N #114b - Dwyer, Nina B, , Ellis Miller LEGEND: Cove Orchard Slope Grazing Land Ridge Scale - Tillable Land Fields Restocking 1” a 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 Dwyer, Nina Description An account of the resource Tract: 114 - B; Location: On Piney River; Cost/Acre: $5.29; Estimate Value: $640.00; Number of Acres: 121.0; 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 114 - B Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context dwyer-nina-tract-114-b Dwyer https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/c09b5497b9082f4db6be04e74ed2f00b.pdf 882de2b6b1a65b6894eb0af7666c1460 PDF Text Text \ County: Rappahannock District: Hampton CLAIMANT NAME OF #78- Dwyer, R.M. 58 Number of Acres: Location : On east side of Bignut Mountain near the head of Gid Brown Hollow, Roads: Approximately five miles to the Lee Highway over an unimproved dirt road thence 20 miles to ^uray, the nearest shipping point . . The soil is a sandy loam with a slight mixture of clav in soots Soil : The slopes are moderate with comparatively smooth surfaces and a north . and notheast exposure History of Tract and condition , of timber : All the chestnut oak timber was cut about , , 30 years ago and the better grades of saw timber have since been re moved. The remaining merchantable stand is chiefly young red oak and yellov/ poplar and is estimated at 570 ft B.M on an area of 50 acres or a total of 28 h M. ft . . Improvements: - . . None Acreage and value of types : Types Acreage Slope : 50 Value per acre @ Total Value $3.00 $150.00 8.00 64.00 $214.00 Cove : 8 Grazing Land : @ Cultivated Land : Orchard : Minerals: Value of Land : $ 214 * 00 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Timber : $ 100 * 00 100.00 $314.00 Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract : $ 5.41 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ NONE CLERK �Claim of In the Circuit Court >of The State C tioner, vs. , N Co ty, Virginia Law. o A t Development " the State of Virginia, Peti- __ ^ 4WUL -. more or less, of land in County, Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned , in answer to t ? p tlt/ion of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State bf Virgi la7, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of / sa d petitionj rd published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court of County, \\irginia, asks leave of the Court to file this , ’ as his answer to sai < .id no tike. bn /an / My name is <& l My Post Office Address is / I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the are sgught crO to be condemned , containing aboAt acres, ich ther < are [ j llp lving buildings ancUimp ¥ov (( ments : ^ ~ ^ j t __ _ This the __ _ _ miles from - 4 LCl ^ lanld is located about _ > ^ ^ ^ fhe ^^ Virginia, in S 7 _ J- Magisterial District of said County. I claim/ihe 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 has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above ) . ^ ^^ 4< The land North South ^ owqprs zfiifqlcent to t{ie abqve -y ^ scribed tract or parcel of land are as follows : East West _ _in the I acquired my rig/it, title, estate or in etf/st to this pijope ty aboijf tjje year, following ma ^ r ^ C I I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereALJQL on is $. P 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 $ 40 cJt> . ir ) 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 cjescriptipn of the tApct or pai l land by metes and bou ). Re: JP d ^ ^^ ^ f r i ( Continue remarks if necessary on the back ) . Itness my signature ( or my name and mark attached hereto ) this mo. _ _ STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF J gfc£ __ _ xhe undersigned hereby certifies that of . ^^ ^ To- t : day _ J_ , . the above named claimant personally appeared before him and ma (Je oatjfl that the matters 3 j ng in his al vi& answer are true to the7best of his/knfwledjge md belief , and things appp| ^ Lday of " this 0. / » ^ ^ ^ — ^ & jSleTk/of the Co or Special Investigator or r Notary Public, <5r Justice of the Peace. ,/ �% 4 1 « hi r 'W t i **> lkH : W rl h h ' ^ O ^1 ; # 1 *j : >: * ! ( h4 33 * *N . o! " * - — . s * t . . - -^4^ * * �- .R Dwyer > . . 1: COUNTY: RAPPAHANNOCK DISTRICT: HAMPTON Acreage Claimed: . Value Claimed: Location: On east side of Pignut Mountain near the head of . Gid Brown Hollow . . Incumbrances counter claims or laps: None so far as known Roads: Approximately five miles to the Lee Highway over an unimproved dirt road thence 20 miles to Luray . the nearest shipping point Soil: The soil is a sancy loam with a slight, mixture of clay in spots•• The slopes are moderate with com -- paratively smooth surfaces and a north and north east exposure. Tract and condition of timber: All the chestnut oak timber was cut about SO years ago and the better grades of saw timber have since been removed. The remaining mer chantable stand is chiefly young red oak and yellow poplar and is estimated at 570 feet B. M on an area of 50 acres or a total of 28§- M feet worth $3.50 per M on the fctump. Improvements: None* Acreage and value by types: History of " - Valuer Acreage Per Acre ~ W.CQ 50 Grazing 3 " 10.00 53 Value Value Value Value Value per acre for land: of land: of timber: of tract: per acre for tract: $396.00 ' 230.00 a 99.75 *329.75 5.68 Total Value $150.00 80.00 �V N A County: Rappahannock District: Hampton -Dwyer, R.M. y78 '7/ / * J A * Jones # // ft * /'S // 7 is r \ .. J R Finchum * /40 LEGEND: Orchard Land Slope Grazing Land Ridge Tillable Land 1” = 20 chains Scale Cove - �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY, VIRGINIA. STATE COMMISSION ON CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA. VS. ORDER OF DISTRIBUTION TO R. M. DWYER . )( . CLIFTON AYLOR, &C On this the 30th day of October, 1934, came R. M. Dwyer, owner, and on his motion leave is granted him to file his application for the payment to him of the sum of Seventy-Five (175.00) Dollars, the amount of the award set out in the judgment . 78-b, which of condemnation for Tract No said sum has heretofore . been paid into Court And it appearing from the report of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners heretofore filed in this cause, and in the petition for judgment and condemnation entered herein on the 13th day of November, 1933, that in the opinion of the petitioner . Dwyer the said R. M is invested with a superior or better right ft . 78-b, and/or or claim of title in and to said tract of land No to the proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof, but that . H. Baker one H had alleged some interest or claim in and to said tract of land or the proceeds arising therefrom, and that the record in this cause does not disclose any denial or dispute by any other party or persons in interest as to the title to . 78-b, and said Tract No that the said H. H. Baker having this day filed in Court a written waiver and / or disclaimer as to . 78-b, or any title to or * interest in said Tract No the proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof; and it further appearing m . to the Court that all taxes due or exigible upon said Tract No FORD & KEYSER . ATTORNEYS & COUNSELLORS AT LAW LURAY, VIRGINIA * 78-b have been paid, upon consideration whereof, it is considered �. IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY, VIRGINIA - STATE COMMISSION ON CONSER VATION & DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA. . )C VS . M. DWYER . FOR AN ORDER PETITION OF R OF DISBURSEMENT . CLIFTON AYLQR, &C . R. H. ALEXANDER, JUDGE OF TO THE HONORABLE J THE CIRCUIT COURT OF RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY, VIRGINIA * Your petitioner, R M Dwyer, respectfully .. represents unto Your Honor as follows * . M. Dwyer is the owner in fee That the said R simple of those certain two tracts or parcels of land, lying and being situate in Rappahannock County, Virginia, and within the , which bounds of the proposed Shenandoah National Park are respectively known and designated upon the Rappahannock County - ownership map filed in the above entitled condemnation proceed . . - ings as Tract No 72 1, containing 80 acres, and Tract No 72 11, containing 56 acresj and - That at the time these condemnation proceedings were instituted said two tracts or parcels of land stood in the name of Joseph Clatterbuck's Estate, but that during the , peftdancy hereof said land has been purchased by your petitioner . M. Dwyer, and that the R same have been conveyed to him by Special Commissioner of the Circuit Court of Rappahannock County, , Virginia in that chancery cause Brought for the purpose of - partitioning the real estate of which the said Joseph Clatter , all buck died seized and possessed of which will more fully appear from the said deed which is duly of record in the Clerk' s FORD & KEYSER ATTORNEYS & COUNSELLORS AT LAW LURAY, VIRGINIA Office of Rappahannock County, Virginia; and �That the Special Investigators and Board of - Appraisal Commissioners heretofore appointed in these proceed ings awarded your petitioner the sum of Two Hundred ($200.00) . - Dollars for Tract No 72 1, and the sum of One Hundred Forty ($140.00) Dollars for Tract No 72 11, aggregating the sum of . - Three Hundred Forty ($340.00) Dollars, as compensation and damages for the taking of the aforesaid two tracts of land, as will more fully appear from their report filed in these proceedings, which said report has been duly confirmed as to the » tracts of land aforesaid, and the award for the condemnation thereof ordered to be paid into the custody of the court pursuant to an order heretofore entered in this cause on the 13th day , 1933; and of November That the petition of condemnation in this cause and the report of the Special Investigators and Board of Appraisal Commissioners discloses that Tract No 72 1 is a lap . - . Overall Heirs’ land and that Tract No. 72-11 on the William C . is a lap on the Mary Ann Roy Heirs’ land Your petitioner further alleges and avers that not - withstanding the laps aforesaid that he is the fee simple owner of said Tracts Nos 72 1 and 72 11 and that not only has he . - -, been in actual possession for many times the statutory period but that his chain of title is derived from an older and senior . patent} and further, that the heirs of the said William C Overall and the heirs of the said Mary Ann Roy have disclaimed any and all claim or interest in or to said tracts of land/or to the proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof . Your petitioner further alleges and avers that there are no liens or encumbrances of any kind whatsoever bind ing the aforesaid two tracts or parcels of land nor any taxes - , FORD & KEYSER ATTORNEYS & COUNSELLORS AT LAW LURAY, VIRGINIA . due or exigible thereon �Wherefore, your petitioner prays that the Court may order and decree that he has the best claim to the tracts or parcels of land aforesaid, and that an order be entered in this - cause directing that the aforesaid sum or sums shall be forth with paid over to him as the true and lawful owner of said . tracts or parcels of land I FORD & KEYSER ATTOKNLYS & COUNSELLORS AT LAW LURAY, VIRGINIA �. IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY, VIRGINIA - STATE COMMISSION ON CON SERVATION & DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA. . .. ., FOR )( PETITION OF R M DWYER, &C AND ORDER OF DISTRIBUTION VS . . CLIFTON AYLOR, &C . .. TO THE HONORABLE J R H ALEXANDER, JUDGE OF THE CIRCUIT COURT . OF RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY, VIRGINIA . M. Dwyer, Thomas B. Dwyer, Your petitioners, R Lucy Ann Dwyer and Dora Alice Dwyer, respectfully represent unto Your Honor as follows: . M. Dwyer, Thomas B. Dwyer, Lucy That the said R Anne Dwyer and Dora Alice Dwyer are the joint owners in fee simple of that certain tract or parcel of land, lying and being situate in Rappahannock County, Virginia, and within the bounds of the proposed Shenandoah National Park, which is known and designated on the Rappahannock County ownership map filed in . - the above entitled condemnation proceedings as Tract No 68 1, . containing one hundred acres That the Special Investigators and Board of Appraisal Commissioners heretofore appointed in these proceedings - awarded the sum of Eight Hundred seventy Two Dollars and Fifty Cents ($872.50) as compensation and damages for the taking of the aforesaid tract of land, as will more fully appear from their report heretofore filed in these proceedings, which said report has been fully confirmed as to the tract of land aforesaid, and the award for the condemnation thereof ordered to be paid into the custody of the Court, pursuant to an order FORD & KE.YSER ATTORMLYS & COUNSELLORS AT LAW LURAY, VIRGINIA heretofore entered in this cause; and �That the petition far condemnation in this cause states that the said tract of land is owned by the Estate of . . Dwyer in fee M J simple, but the report of said Special In - vestigators and Board of Appraisal Commissioners states that . Overall said tract of land is a lap on the lands of the William C Heirsj and That it is true that this tract of land does belong . . Dwyer, which has never been said M. J. Dwyer died leaving surviving to the Estate of the said M J partitioned, but that the . M. Dwyer has him fourteen children, and that the said R purchased the interests of ten of his brothers and sisters and is therefore now the owner of eleven fourteenths thereof, and - . Dwyer, Lucy Ann Dwyer and Dora Alice that the said Thomas B Dwyer, each own an undivided one fourteenth interest thereof, - all of which will more fully appear from that certain deed from Sallie Bailey, Et Als., to R. M. Dwyer, bearing date on the 20th , 1920, hereto day of September attached and prayed to be read as a part of this petition} and your petitioners further allege , that and aver that notwithstanding the lap reported aforesaid . - they are the fee simple owners of said Tract Kb 68 1, and that not only have they been in actual possession of said land for many times the statutory period, but that their chain of title . is derived from an older and senior patent Your petitioners further allege and aver that there are no liens or encumbrances of any kind whatever binding the aforesaid tract or parcel of land, nor are there any taxes due . or exigible thereon FORD & KEYSER ATTORNEYS & COUNSELLORS AT LAW LURAY, VIRGINIA Wherefore, your petitioners pray that the Court may order and decree that they have the best claim to the tract or parcel of land aforesaid, and that an order be entered in this �cause directing that the aforesaid sum shall be forthwith paid over to them as the true and lawful owners of the said tract or . parcel of land i FORD & KEYSER ATTORNEYS & COUNSELLORS AT LAW LURAY, VIRGINIA �f ' 1 f i : r - STATE COMMISSION ON CONSER VATION & DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA V . in « w. 1 R j { . . M. ( PETITION OF R VS ) DWYER / \\ ji *§ f V CLIFTON AYLOR, &C. i, li i • .I <* ! mI i > i p . . J fffe 1 4 ! 1{ if M ( fit I 1 I . l:W i % ;; i ’ £*1{*1 i 5’ J Hi il M !;. f Ki yli;I FORD & KEYSER : ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELLORS AT LAW LURAY, VIRGINIA >} Cl Y .I w . �. IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF RAPPAHAN NO OR COUNTY , VIRGINIA STATE COMMISSION ON CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA . . )( VS CLIFTON AYLOR, & C . M. ORDER OF DISTRIBUTION TO R . DWYER . , On this the 30th day of October, 1934 came R . M. Dnyer , owner , and on his motion leave i s granted him to file his - application for the payment to him of the sum of Seventy Five (175.00 ) Dollars, the amount of the award set out in the judgment of condemnation for Tract No been paid into Court . . 78-b, which said sum has heretofore And i t appearing from the report of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners heretofore filed in this cause , and in the petition for judgment and condemnation entered herein on the 13th day of November , 1933, that in the opinion of the petitioner the said R . M. Dwyer is invested with a superior or better right or claim of title in and to said tract of land No . 78-b, and / or to the proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof , but that one H . H. Baker had alleged some interest or claim in and to said tract of land or the proceeds arising therefrom, and that the record in this cause does not disclose any denial or dispute by any other party said Tract No or persons in interest as to the title to . 78-b, and that the said H day filed in Court a written waiver and . H. Baker having / any title to or interest in said Tract No this or disclaimer as to . 78-b, or the proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof ; and i t further appearing to the Court that all taxes due or exigible upon said Tract, Nw • FORD & KEYSER . ATTORNEYS & COUNSELLORS AT LAW LURAY, VIRGINIA 78 b have been paid , upon consideration whereof , i t is considered - �. IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY, VIRGINIA - STATE COMMISSION ON CON SERVATION & DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA . . .. ., FOR )( PETITION OF R M DWYER, &C AND ORDER OF DISTRIBUTION VS . . CLIFTON AYLOR, &e ... TO THE HONORABLE J R H ALEXANDER, JUDGE OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY, VIRGINIA. . Your petitioners, R M. Dwyer, Thomas B. Dwyer, Lucy Ann Dwyer and Dora Alice Dwyer, respectfully represent unto Your Honor as follows: . M. Dwyer, Thomas B. Dwyer, Lucy That the said R Anne Dwyer and Dora Alice Dwyer are the joint owners in fee simple of that certain tract or parcel of land, lying and being situate in Rappahannock County, Virginia, and within the bounds of the proposed Shenandoah National Park, which is known and designated on the Rappahannock County ownership map filed in * . 68-1, the above entitled condemnation proceedings as Tract No . containing one hundred acres That the Special Investigators and Board of Apppaisal Commissioners heretofore appointed in these proceedings - awarded the sum of Eight Hundred seventy Two Dollars and Fifty Cents ($872.50) as compensation and damages for the taking of the aforesaid tract of land, as will more fully appear from their report heretofore filed in these proceedings, which said report has been fully confirmed as to the tract of land aforesaid, and the award for the condemnation thereof ordered to be paid into the custody of the Court, pursuant to an order FORD & KEYSER ATTORNEYS & COUNSELLORS AT LAW LURAY, VIRGINIA ' * • heretofore entered in this cause; and �That the petition for condemnation in this cause states that the said tract of land is owned by the Estate of . . Dwyer in fee M J , but simple - the report of said Special In vestigators and Board of Appraisal Commissioners states that . Overall said tract of land is a lap on the lands of the William C Heirs; and That it is true that this tract of land does belong . . Dwyer, which has never been to the Estate of the said M J . J. Dwyer died leaving surviving partitioned, but that the said M . M. Dwyer has him fourteen children, and that the said E purchased the interests of ten of his brothers and sisters and is therefore now the owner of eleven fourteenths thereof, and - . Dwyer, Lucy Ann Dwyer and Dora Alice that the said Thomas B Dwyer, each own an undivided one fourteenth interest thereof, - all of which will more fully appear from that certain deed from . Sallie Bailey, Et Als , to R. M. Dwyer, bearing date on the 20th , 1920, hereto day of September attached and prayed to be read as a part of this petition; and your petitioners further allege » and aver that notwithstanding the lap reported aforesaid, that . - , and that they are the fee simple owners of said Tract No 68 1 not only have they been in actual possession of said land for many times the statutory period, but that their chain of title is derived . from an older and senior patent Your petitioners further allege and aver that there are no liens or encumbrances of any kind whatever binding the aforesaid tract or parcel of land, nor are there any taxes due . or exigible thereon Wherefore, your petitioners pray that the Court may order and decree that they have the best claim to the tract or FORD & KEYSER ATTORNEYS & COUNSELLORS AT LAW LURAY, VIRGINIA ' parcel of land aforesaid, and that an order be entered in this �eause directing that the aforesaid sum shall be forthwith paid over to them as the true and lawful owners of the said tract or . parcel of land i 0 FORD & KEYSER ATTQRNEYS & COUNSELLORS AT LAW LURAY, VIRGINIA ' * • �STATE COMMISSION ON CONSER VATION & DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA * t \ .. PETITION OF R M DWYER, &C FOR . AN ORDER OF DIS . TRIBUTIQN * * ' * . CLIFTON AYLOR, &C . , -.* I . FORD & KEYSER ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELLORS AT LAW LIT RAY, VIRGINIA * �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY , VIRGINIA . STATE COMMISSION ON CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA VS . . . PETITION OF R M DWYER , FOR AN ORDER OF DISTRIBUTION )( CLIFTON AYLOR, & C . . . R. H. ALEXANDER, JUDGE OF COUNTY , VIRGINIA. TO THE HONORABLE J COURT OF RAPPAHANNOCK Your petitioner , R . M. THE CIRCUIT Dwyer , respectfully represents unto Your Honor as follows: That the said R . . Dwyer Tif nu. is the owner in fee simple of thatcertain tract or parcel of land lying and being situate in Rappahannock County , Virginia , and within the bounds of the proposed Shenandoah National Park , which is known and designated on the Rappahannock County Ownership map filed in the above entitled condemnation proceedings as Tract No . 78-b, containing 30 acres ; and That the Special Investigators and Board of Appraisal Commissioners heretofore appointed in these proceedings awarded your petitioner the sum of Seventy-Five ( $75.00) Dollars , as compensation and damages for the taking of the aforesaid tract of land , as will more fully appear from their report heretofore filed in these proceedings , which said report has been duly confirmed as to the tract of land aforesaid , and the av/ard for the condemnation thereof ordered to be paid into the custody of the Court pursuant to an order entered herein on the 13th day of November , 1933; and That the petition for condemnation in this cause states that your petitioner i s apparently the fee simple owner of said FORD & KEYSER ATTORNEYS & COUNSELLORS AT LAW LURAY, VIRGINIA �. - tract No 78 b, but that the record In this suit discloses that one H. H. Baker has claimed some Interest in this tract of land; and That your petitioner respectfully alleges and avers, . however, that the said H H. Baker has withdrawn ary and all claims that he may have asserted before said Special Investigators and Board of Appraisal Commissioners, and has waived ary and all claim to the proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof, all of which will more fully appear from a writing signed by said H. H. Baker, which is hereto attached to this petition and prayed to be read as a part thereof; and Your petitioner further alleges and avers that there are no liens or encumbrances of any kind whatsoever binding the tract of land aforesaid, nor are there any taxes due or exigible thereon. Wherefore, your petitioner prays that the Court may make an order, which shall be entered in this cause, directing that the aforesaid sum of $75.00, shall be forthwith paid over to . your petitioner, the landov/ner as aforesaid FORD & KEYSER ATTORNEYS & COUNSELLORS AT LAW LURAY, VIRGINIA �< f! STATE CONSERVATION COMMISSB i .. I „ 1 t i \ VS * . )( . PETITION OF R DWYER FOR AN ORDER OF . DISTRIBUTION U • « i 9 . I H . ' •i . . CLIFTON AYLOR, &C £ 4i *1 V - f - t, titla i r I y - ; • r ) . f ;; i 3 I ?- : • * Hr > - •A f 1* 2 ) I tv i % i V ( \ ! FORD & KEYSER (• -fi ; J ... i : rw . ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELLORS AT LAW LURAY, VIRGINIA V {$ S. t V % �and ordered by the Court that the said sum of $75.00, the amount paid into Court by petitioner as just compensation for said Tract No. 78-b be paid to the said B. M. Dwyer, 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 pay unto Ford and Keyser, Luray, Virginia, attorneys of record for . M. Dwyer said R the said sum of $75.00, and certify such payment to the Clerk of this Court for appropriate entry thereof as . required by law The Clerk of the Circuit Court of Rappahannock County is directed to spread this order on the records of his office as a . Recess Order Given under my hand this October 30 th, 1934. pYtfDV CJUUXL a. X 3 , /?3 V, ?.' ($ * r FORD & KEYSER ATTORNEYS & COUNSELLORS AT LAW LURAY, VIRGINIA - . LUA ajLA I �T * STATE CONSERVATION COMMISSION . ;( ORDER VS OF DISTRIBUTION TO R. M. DRYER. CLIFTON AYLOR, &C. I 1 ENTER: I I H t) / t * ' 3 oA \ �? - STATE COMMISSION ON CONSER VATION & DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA . ORDER, R. M. Dwyer. VS. K CLIFTON AYLGR, «ScC. \ * % ENTER THIS: £ * * " " 3 C, ij H i /j b /^ yo �. IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY, VIRGINIA - STATE COMMISSION ON CONSER VATION & DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA . . . ) ( VS ORDER OF DISBURSEMENT . CLIFTON AYLOR, &C . M. On this the 30thday of October, 1934, came R Dwyer, owner, and on his motion leave is hereby given him to file his application, in recess of the court, for the payment to him of the sum of Two Hundred C $200.00) Dollars, the amount of the award set out in the judgment for condemnation for tract . - No 72 1,and the sum of One Hundred Forty ($140.00) Dollars, the amount of the award set out in the judgment of condemnation for . - Tract No 72 11, making the aggregate award for said two tracts the sum of Three Hundred Forty ($340.00) Dollars, which said . awards have heretofore been paid into court And it appearing from the report of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners heretofore filed in this cause and in the petition for judgment and condemnation entered herein on . - the 13th day of November, 1933, that said Tract No 72 1 is a . Overall’s heirs, but that said lap on the lands of William C . heirs of said William C Overall have disclaimed in open court . - any claim to or title in said Tract No 72 1 and/or to the proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof, and that said . - Tract No 72 11 is a lap on the lands of Mary Ann Roy * s heirs, but that said heirs of said Mary Ann Roy have disclaimed in . - open court any claim to or title in said Tract No 72 11 and/or to the proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof, and that FORD & KEYSER ATTORNEYS & COUNSELLORS AT LAW LURAY, VIRGINIA �- STATE COMMISSION ON CONSER VATION & DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA < J; e V .. i PETITION OF R M D YER, &C * FOR.AN ORDER OF DIS . IHIBUTIQN « .. ' - i;t \ , ! I / l ; : I . CLIFTON AYLOR, &C (, i * * * t { f li : r / . > - ; !t li ir; i r "I .i BI I' i f FORD & KEYSER { ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELLORS AT LAW LITRAY, VIRGINIA / H i ; • �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY, VIRGINIA. STATE COMMISSION ON CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA VS. PETITION OF R. M. DWYER, FOR AN ORDER OF DISTRIBUTION. )( CLIFTON AYLOR, &C. . R. H. ALEXANDER, JUDGE TO THE HONORABLE J OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY, VIRGINIA. Your petitioner, R. M. Dwyer, respectfully represents unto Your Honor as follows: . M. Dwyer That the said R is the owner in fee simple of thatcertain tract or parcel of land lying and being situate in Rappahannock County, Virginia, and within the bounds of the proposed Shenandoah National Park, which is known and designated on the Rappahannock County Ownership map filed in the above entitled condemnation proceedings as Tract No. 78-b, containing 30 acres; and That the - Special Investigators and Board of Appraisal * Commissioners heretofore appointed in these proceedings awarded your petitioner the sum of Seventy-Five ($75.00) Dollars, as compensation and damages for the taking of the aforesaid tract of land, as will more fully appear from their report heretofore filed in these proceedings, which said report has been duly confirmed as to the tract of land aforesaid, and the award for the condemnation thereof ordered to be paid into the custody of the Court pursuant to an order entered herein on the 13th day of * November, 1933; and That .the petition for condemnation in this cause states that your petitioner is apparently the fee simple owner of said ' FORD & KEYSER ATTORNEYS & COUNSELLORS AT LAW LURAY, VIRGINIA ' �. 78-b, but that tract No the record in this suit discloses that one H. H. Baker has claimed some interest in this tract of land; and That your petitioner respectfully alleges and avers, . H. Baker however, that the said H has withdrawn ary and all claims that he may have asserted before said Special Investigators and Board of Appraisal Commissioners, and has waived ary and all claim to the proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof, all of which will more fully appear from a writing signed by said H. H. Baker, which is hereto attached to this petition and prayed to be read as a part thereof; and Your petitioner further alleges and avers that there are no liens or encumbrances of any kind whatsoever binding the tract of land aforesaid, nor are there ary taxes due or exigible thereon. Wherefore, your petitioner prays that the Court may make an order, which shall be entered in this cause, directing that the aforesaid sum of $75.00, shall be forthwith paid over to . your petitioner, the landowner as aforesaid FORD & KEYSER ATTORNEYS & COUNSELLORS AT LAW LURAY, VIRGINIA �] /! STATE CONSERVATION COMMISSIQ $ \ V6 . )( . •0 . . PETITION OF R M DWYER FOR AM ORDER OF DISTRIBUTION 9 CLIFTON AYLOR, &C i . f 'S' A | F O R D 8c K E Y S E R ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELLORS AT LAW LURAY, VIRGINIA V 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 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 Dwyer, RM Description An account of the resource Tract: 78; Location: Head of Gid Brown Hollow; Cost/Acre: $26.67; Estimate Value: $160.00; Number of Acres: 6.0; 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 78 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context dwyer-rm-tract-78 Baker Dwyer https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/6a04f3190511877d50266b37015c8ece.pdf b350e66711e5774ca9a42abc95ece7d3 PDF Text Text Cou y: Rappahannock District: Hampton CLAIMANT esssue #78-a- Dwyer, R.M. Claimed by H.H.Baker NAME OF Number of Acre*: 6 By Contract Head of Gid Brown Hollow Incumbrances, counter claims, or laps: This tract and the house is in possession of H.H.Baker, who claims to have urchased it from R. M. Dv/yer and says that he has not yet received a deed for the same Location : . Roads : it is approximately five miles to the State Highway over a rough county road thence 20 miles to Luray, the nearest shipping point . . The tract is almost level land The soil id a dry sandy loam with Soil : loose rocks over practically the entire tract . History of Tract and condition of timber: At one time the entire tract was cleared At present about one acre is being cultivated and. grazed or cultivated and the remainder is brushy grazing land . . Improvements: Acreage and value of types : Types Value per acre Acreage Total Value Slope: Cove : 6 Grazing Land : @ $10.00 $60.00 Cultivated Land : Orchard : Minerals : Value of Land : $ Value of Improvements : $ 75.00 75.00 Value of Orchard : $ 25.00 ~ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Timber : $ Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract : $ 26.67 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ NONE 25.00 #160.00 �r Claim of In the Circuit The State Co tioner, vs &X/\jLsQ _ Court of — —-& , Virginia, no.Z . ?., At Law. of /the State of Virginia, Peti- /J j m±t*^ 1 n Conser, County, Virginia, Defendants. more or less, of land in The undersigned, in answer to the, petityfm of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the Stetexif Virginia ro in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing fsaid petition and blished in accordance with the order of the Circuit County, Vir & a> as s leaye of the Court to file this Court of as his answer to 'saitVpetitio nd to said notice. / My name is _ 3 My Post Office Address is / I claim a right, title, estate or interest in orparcel of land within the area sought to be condemned , containing about there are/ acj s,. on whi (ildings and improveme: ^ A ^ attract ^ ffyefollowing ^ x. s: -jrr H ^ ^ i Thi land is located about miles from I Virginia, in Q /fc Magisterial District of said County. the J 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 landowners adjac njfjt North South Ji East West above U described tract or parcel of land are as follows : __ ML I acquired my right, title, estate or intere§£ to this prop ty abou/Jhe yea following manner: ^ __ 1% in the ? I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $ I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is LA 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 pro) posed 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 tractor pai el of land by metes qftd bounds ) . ^ A j. ^ 0 ^ hjuUi . - - Continue remarks if necessary on the back ). day itness my signature ( or my name and mark attached hereto ) this. , i93o. of . * SPAT OF GINIA, COUNTY OF _ — > To-wit : undersigned hereby certifies that the* ove named claimant personally appeared before him and made oatlji that the matters , his kno belief . to best of the earing in his above answer are true and things f\ IJ l\ f\ day of -X J1930. this ( __ _ 1 - X tfl ___ M ^ G \ m nf the Court, or Special Investigator or ^ Public, or Justice of the Peace. �\ :3!S3| - AJ.xnoo y ' abisj V ^ I * ill 1J KI G HLl ' ^ rmr t �: Rappahannock i - ff78 »a, Dwyer, Hampton .. R M Acreage Claimed * Value Cluiraed * Location * Head of Ged Brown Hollow, Incumbrances, counter claims or laps * This tract and the house is " in possession or l!' ''’?!, Baker, who claims to have purchased it from R I , Dwyer, and says that he has not yet received a deed for the sane Soils The tract is almost level land, The soil is a dry sandy loam with loose rocks over practically the entire tract * .. Roads * . It is approximately five miles to tho State High* way over a rough county road thence 20 miles to Luray, the nearest shipping point * History of tract and condition of timber: At one time tho entire tracF was cleared and grazed or cultivated At present about one acre is being cultivated and the reminder is brushy gracing land . . Improvements: The improver ants consist of the following: One log dwelling 16x20 » with shingle roo poqr condition One log stable,15x20* end corn house, 10x14 * poor condition - -—— Acreage and valuo by types * Type; 20.00 T> — — fruit trees — tract — - Value of land** * " Per A * o7,00 5 1 Value per acre for land "» Value Acreage: Grazing Cultivated — improve tents Value per acre for tract #9.17 #55.00 75.00 25.00 —- $25.83 060,00 16,00 fTSlSZT Total Value #36.00 20.00 fB6.00 ' �C < vty: Rappahannock District: Hampton N A - #78 a - .M Dwyer, R * © CQ CO < .. M J Dwyer ^// / 7 // / o !4S / :c // // / / // Cove LEGEND : “ Orchard Grazing Land Tillable Land Slope Ridge Scale - 1” • 20 chains* � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 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 Dwyer, RM Description An account of the resource Tract: 78 - A; Location: Near head of Old Brown Hollow- E side of Little Stair Run; Cost/Acre: $2.50; Estimate Value: $75.00; Number of Acres: 30.0; Monies Awarded: $75.00 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 78 - A Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context dwyer-rm-tract-78-a Baker Dwyer