17 20 4487 https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/aa8cc4dab6b0454ac38dc601de608cec.pdf b67ff5531c4562d05f8555580d42fa27 PDF Text Text ROCKINGHAM COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #120 - Comer , J . June Number of Acres: 16½ Location: South slope of small ridge, south of Swift Run . Roads: One mile of fair dirt road to Spottswood Trai 1, near Swift Run; thence four miles to Elkton. Soil: Sandy clay of good depth and fertility, moderate slopes; southwest exposure . History of Tract and condition of timber: Cleared many years ago, grazed and cultivated since . Improvements: None . Acreage and value of types: Types Value per acre Acreage Total Value Ridge: Slope: Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: 16½ @ $25 . 00 $412 . 50 · Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 412 . 50 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ 2 5 . 00 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ None CLERK �County: Rockingham District: Stonewall /120 - Comer, June J . horeaRe Claimed: 24 •ssessed: 16 A. ~ 80 P. Deed: 16 A- 80 P • PUroha.sed in "i90.00 3 , 000 . «1926 for ·400 . 00 (This includes #120 • al . . . outn slope of small ridge, south of Sw 1 ft ~· n. Value vlaimed: Location: Inc mbranoes, counter olc11 · s or luus: - None kno n . Soil: &undy cluy of good depth and fertility, moderate slopes ; southwest exposure. Roads: One mile of fair dirt ro3d to Spotswood Trail , near Swift Run ; thence four miles to lkton . ,istory of tract and condition of timber: Cleared many years ago; g razed and cultiva t ed since. Inorovements: None . Value of lan , by ty~es: Value .,:.. creage Eer "' ere 16S $2b.OO Total *lalue of land 412 . oO Total va lue of tract 412 • ..>0 • Vel".ag " vc:..lut3 per ere 25.00 :oto.l Value ~421. 00 �~~~:e ~~ :::e;,ta::._1:E:::t_~{¾~~~~~~:e !::: .\~ ~ ~~----Coun ty, Virginia, No._l_'?k-.f,- At Law. ~rcuit ---~-~---Cou~ty, Virginia, Defendan:.-------- The undersigned, in answer to the petit~he State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the ~ ~ e t i t i o n and published i~ ~c~ordance with the order of the Circu~t Court of_ ____________ ~ ~ - - County, Virgmia, asks leave of the Court to file this as h:ya:·:: --------------~~--r---ti~~:·r~~ :_·~'.~_; ad&Z 7.~----~~-L .~-'""'------ -------------- ------:- My post office I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought bout__,;Z_~ , -------acres, on which there are,jhe following be condemne~ ~ ~..,f.-~~-~f~ ~ n d i provements~ to ~-d,.;h k ~ ~ --------'- ¥=-' 1 - -~ -~ ~~ -< ., z ~T~f -1f/~~~l' 8~ - - --- --- " u . . . . . c _ ~- J; - ~- - - - - - - - This l~i.2_s located abouL_~6. ____ miles from ______ -"-----Y - ~---------Virginia, in · -~ -Magisterial District of said County. the~ 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 o~ land described above.) ------ ~ - ~~ ---------- ---------------- ---------------- ------------ The land own~rs adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows: ~ ,-(_~-------- -------------- ------------- ---------------~ North~ _Ll~~-4 ·-- _____ -------------------------------------------------EasL ___A/..__fr-. _____ · -j-~ ,;,-7;;::_ -------------------------------South ____ I acq:::~ m!h7::,::te or ~nwre~";~ ;:~ty -about-the -year__________ in -the fmwin~:· r 1/11h14 :/1e;:,~--::: <-:__::: ,_,__ _/_r/ ~ /~~e!:d-t-=_:: : : I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $--~1_??.?!_q_ _-::::;- I claim that the total value. of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $-~-q-~~-==---· I am the owner oL _______________ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $- --- --------------· (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as. to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a ., i ~~he,_~~ :!!i£;!§}:~)-a:,;,4-~:::::: ::a- 8 "'"" ~ co ~=: -g; . "Tl." fT1 , ::, I» 00 ---------------- ---------------- ------------ (Continue remarks if necessary on_t)Je back). C":>(V ;_:t1:~~'.~:=~~:::~:~ <33 e:i To-wit. The undersigned hereby certifies that "" --, . . ~----- ------------- ---the above named claimant personally ap I'. a before him and made oath that the matters 3 C-:i 0 of~-h ~r;;;~;~:'.~r1~~r my name ; §~ C.<:~ '° en - '< ?;T F~ ~ STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY O///-_~ - 0 7 ~ - - -, C") :!_'.~i,~:~~'. ~~-~::i:f~~~~ ,::_:r~=~ ;d; ;:d? f, Clerk of the Court, oi:Special Investigator or Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace. �t f, County: _., District: 0120- Co~er, June J . L. C. Meadows · Jul ia Comer re A. J .Williams Geo.·, . • Shifflett LEGEND: Tillable Scale - 1": 20 chains Rockingham Stonewall � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.  The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases. For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above. In the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a> <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a> <a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Breeden, RA - Dean, RO Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context comer-j-june.pdf Title A name given to the resource Comer, J. June Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: S Small Ridge 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): 120 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 Comer https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/cc5d9d782755b33301bce46741f7829d.pdf 2c713113c504b4fccf6346c8b636ac5d PDF Text Text ROCKINGHAM COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT 143 - Collier , Florence E. Number of Acres: 22 Location: Near Sandy Bottom. Roads: Two miles of fair dirt road to Swift Run; thence four miles to Elkton. Soil: Sandy clay, deep and fertile; gentle slopes with southwest exposure; very little rock . History of Tract and condition of timber: The entire tract was cleared many years ago, grazed and cultivated since . Small portions were neglected, now grown up to briers, etc. Improvements· No dwelling: ·Barn: Log, 18xl8xl4', with shed, poor condition. Hen house: Frame, 8xl5x6', shingle roof, poor condition. Corn house: Log, s.1 ingle roof, poor oondi tion . Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: Cove: Grazing Land: 8 @ $25 . 00 $2C, 0 .00 Fields Restocking : 1 @ 15 . 00 15 . 00 Cultivated Land: 13 22 @ 30 . 00 390 . 00 $605 . 00 Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 605 . 00 50.00 Value of Improvements: $50 . 00 Value of Orchard: $ ? 5 . 00 ?5.00 $ 730.00 Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ 33 .18 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE . ~ --------C?--,.~~....._ __CLEIOC. /V~: �county: .:looldne;ham D1strtot: Jtonewall ,fl43 ~ Collier, f lorence •imed: J: •• ss seed rot Deed 2 ..... lO Not given. " tt ( 1911} .Je r .:Zand:, Bot tom. ocation: Inoum]2ro 0 , oouater claims or laps: one known. ndy ola. , deep and fertile . Gentle slopo exposure; very 11 ttlo rook. oll: 'l'wo mile of fair dirt rod to 1.ft with southwest ,un; thence ro r m1l<rn t > ,lkton. tstor:y; or tract and condition or timber: The entire tract as ole1-1red many years a o, rezec! and oult 1vatod since . ..,mall portions were negleoted . n~ grown up to briers , eto . ___......,....,m ........ en__, t .... s: ,lo d· ellin : Jorn: ,oc l8xl4' 111th s. ed, poor condition -50.00 1 n hou e: .. r ,rne 8xl xtl' • shin le root, poor 0 1 md.ition-10.oo l.,orn ~10 se : t og. 1tngle roof, poor condition -10.00 )ron rd: i <) nppl treee - .30 yeara old .... valued so,oo !. u6 por tree ---·- 1 V l e or land by '130.od \;tpes: V lu Iler aora -I··.oo 20.00 o.oo otal v lue or l·nd 586.00 Tota 1 vn lue of i m rov met 130.00 notal V lue of tr ot *616.00 vorag vu lue per aore ..3 , 5 otul Value ~!25.0o o.oo 6.00 3tffl.ol5 • �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA / The State Commiss ion on Conserv ation and Developm ent of the State of Virginia vs. Cassand ra Lawson Atkins, et als This cause came on to be heard this .::l__day of June, 1934, on the papers formerly read, proceed ings formerly had, the exhibits filed and argumen t of counsel; Upon conside ration whereof , it appearin g to the Co"llr't that the tract of 120 acres of land, designat ed in this proceed ing as Tract No. 229, was condemned herein, and the amount of award therefo r fixed by the Commiss ioners is to-wit, · $1277.0 0, which sum, set out in the judgment of condemn ation, has heretofo re been paid into .,/' Herbert w. Wyant that Court the to g appearin Court; and it further has been appointe d and qualifie d as Receive r of the Court in the cause now pending therein of Russell G. Collier, et al vs. Iris c. Baugher , et als, wherein said award of $1277.00 is to be adminis tered under orders of the Court; it is therefor e adjudged , ordered and decreed that the Treasur er of Virginia do pay unto Herbert w. Wyant, Receive r in said cause of Russell G. Collier et al vs. Iris Collier B~ugher , et als, the sum of ;.1277.0 0, being the amount in full ascertai ned to be due for said Tract No. 229, and which is to be by said Receiver disburse d in accordan ce with the orders of the Court, to be entered in said cause pending in said Court. It is further ordered that said Receiver shall receipt for said $1277.00 and payment thereof certifie d to the Clerk of this Court for appropr iate entry thereof as required by law. ~~ ;ftAJ1J �County : Distri ct: #1~3- Collie r, r1orcn ce J . Fox Baughe r Rockingham Stonev ,all E. avid Law s on ----Fie l ds r es tocking LEGEND: Grazin g S~al e - l " Ti l l able = 20 c h ai ns 572.. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.  The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases. For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above. In the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a> <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a> <a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Breeden, RA - Dean, RO Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context collier-florence-e.pdf Title A name given to the resource Collier, Florence E. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Sandy Bottom Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 143 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 Collier https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/4342886c50bcb025b1db67773c30ffc7.pdf 4122a2fb4701e8111b0d77b6b131351a PDF Text Text ROCKINGHAM COUl\"TY NAME OF CLAIMANT #229 - Collier , ~shby J . Number of Acres: 120 Location: Near Powell ' s Gap . Roads: One and one- half mile over fair dirt roa~ to Beldor ; thence two miles to Swift Run ; thence four mile~to .Clkton. Soil: Sandy clay of f a ir depth and fertility in the cleared perThe slopes are t i ons , and is very rocky in the wooded part . steep to moderate with southwest exposure . History of Tract and condition of timber: small part of the tract was cleared many years ago , grazed and cultivated since . -he ¥.rooded area has been cut over r epeatedly . The present stand consists of mixed oaks and some pine . Improvements: (See reverse side for Improvement information') Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Total Value Value per acre Ridge: 104 y3 . 00 312 . 00 Grazing Land: 2 20 . 00 40 . 00 Fields Restocking : 4 10 . 00 40 . 00 10 20 . 00 200 . 00 Slope: Cove: Cultivated Land: 1 20 5 92 . 00 Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 592 . 00 515 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ 515. 00 ?5 . 00 Value of Orchard: $ 75 0 00 Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit: $ 45 . 00 Value of Timber: $ 45 . 00 ValueofWood: $ 50 . 00 Value per acre for tract: $ 10 . 64 50 . 00 vl277 . 00 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ FON:Z . ~ -~ , CL:CRK. �Dwelling : Log 12x20 ', 4 rooms , porch 6x20 ', shingl e and me t al roof , brick and stone f l ues , ~} story , l og fini sh, fa ir condition, occupi ed by tenant . Stabl e : Log 14x25xl 2 ', shingle roof , poor condition. Corn hous e : Log 8xl2x5 ', board roof , poor c ondi t i on • ..=Ien house : Log , 10:x:1 4x6', board roof , fei r oondit ion . Ol d granary· Frame 8xl 2x8 ', shinc le roof , poor condit i on. Old house : Log l8x25xl 2 ', 3 rooms , shingle roof , vacant , poor condit i on. IMPROV A:EN'rS : REPORT ON ~HE .1.CREAGE of the ASHBY J . COLLI ER TRACT #229 . ct!> ti, ·,r ! Mr . 6sbby's- deed ca l l s for 150 a cres, from which he ha s sold 12 acres to Raleigh Morris , lea ving him 138 a cres, accordi ng to his deed . 1ro-~Aver, al l of t he lines of t hi s tract wer e located on the ground, eit her by our surveys or surveys u. s. made by t he A G. s. computation of the acreage made from these surveys gives 120 acres . /,//7/J _ P I ~t/ _'!/_·_~ tc> ~ i1 . N. 8l"" n, Chief Engineer, Pa r k service . �Claim of_ _____ Deniel Gollier ___ _______ , --------------------------------------------In the Circuit Court oL __~Q2J.{i-.!1.W_~l!":------~------County, Virginia, N o._ JJi~~--, At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. __~L_ht.kin.~~-~od_Qther. _____________________________________________________ _ more or less, of land in __ l.iacki.ng.h,full,. ______________ 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_ __~~~f!!.l.E...h_~ ------------ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to said notice. My name is _____ Daniel _Collier _______ ---------------------------------------My post office address is __QM.rl_o_t_t,_~~Yill.e_,_ .Y_u:g.ini.s_..R..._...E .. _JJ _._ .N.o_...-J.. _________ _ I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or' parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about__ l>i______________ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements :___ J~~l.lirig_~_OA~~ ~-:-~r.n_,__g:r~TI.:ry._,__c..Qrn_ho.u...&...e._.. _1rgg.on.. __ _ shed +- ~.hiQken _hou...se L_dairy~ ------------------------------- --------------------------- . Ian d 1s . l oca t ed a b ou t _______ 1 .!. ___ __m1·1 es f rom _____ Swi~1.....,,. N- _ ;_\\,ln_, o.. ____ Va .____________ v·1rg1ma, .. m . Th 1s theJ~:lQD-m'.1'.fl.1. _____ 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. ) Sole owner --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follo,w s: North_ B. _F. _ Atkins _and Geo. Lawson -------------------- - - -- -- - - - - --- ----------- South_ limos _ Hensl~ ------------------------- ·- - --------------- - ------------------East __ ..Fi:ed_~hif.1-e'lt _____________________________________________________________ _ West __ .J.:m.o.a _Hen.s..ley ____________________________ __________________________________ _ I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year __ l.9.2Jl ___ in the following manner: _____ Eought_..f.t:om _IDY_j'_a_tJler _~ - ~ --QQllie.r____________________________________________ _ I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $- ~c;_QQ_!.~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 $--~Q.QQ.!9.9_______ . I am the owner oL _______________ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $------------------· (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds ). Remarks; ___!bis_t.J'_e~c..t _h~§_j?J__~pple_.tr..ae.s..~_char.r_~ r-Peach,~..a.nd -~ear-- ..a~c-- ------- This _ place _is _wel 1 fenced with _.American ~H re_ fence _e.nd_.locu.~t _p.o.s.t_a_ ________ _ -------------------------------------------- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). Witnes~ my signature (~r my name and mark attac~ed here}9) this_ -.:- __ L_{_ ______day ~il{;(,a;_~L_fcQL~--------------- , of_ef-~~---------, 193/. sTATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF ____ .:;(~---- .- ----..----'3-- ----, Jo~wit: The undersigned hereby certifies that., . t J L ~---~ ------------the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his kno~ ledz nd belief, this ____( { ___________ day of~ -·---- -----, 193l ~~ / : 17 r ;;.~ 3/ t../;J I I /3 _ ct7 Cl~~k~T~ ~ ~-f~;;;tig;t~~-~~ Notary Public, or Justi~~}"ihe Peace. �· '...."'' ...... NOTE-This need not be filed until the r ecord discloses that the awards have been paid into the custody of the Courts. · t •. ' Virginia : In the Circuit Court of Rockingh am 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 . .22.9 _______ : Tract No. ____________ : Tract No. ------------; and described in the report of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners appointed herein and shown, numbered, and delineated on the County Ownership Map filed therewith, upon payment into. the custody of the Court of the sum(s) set out in the said judgment as constituting the award (s) therefor, as follows: Award on Tract No. _..2.2_9_ ____ $_.l2J.Z.7. . . .Q9on Tract No. ___ _________ $-..,. --- -----; on Tract No. ------------ $----------; That the report of the said Board sets forth th at the following named persons claim, or appear to have a claim to an interest in the said tract(s) of land or in the proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof; Ashby J. Collier That the Petitioner has paid into the custody of the Court the said sum(s) set out in said judgment as constituting the award(s) for the fee simple estate in the said tract(s) of land; That your undersigned, on the date of the said judgment in rem condemning the said tract(s) of land, owned or was (were) entitled to the following interest in the said tract(s) or in the proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof:- By reason of contribution :i;:il.edge, obligating the owner, Ashby J . Collier, to give 5 acres of his land within the Park Area fo the Park Project. That no other person or persons than the undersigned are entitled to share in the distribution of the said award(s) except the following named persons whose interest in said tract(s) or in the proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof on the date of entry of said judgment was as follows: Wherefore, your undersigned pray(s) that [he (they) be made a party (parties) herein under the provisions of Section 21 of the Public Park Condemnation Act, and that] an order be entered for the distribution of said sum(s) set forth in said judgment in rem as constituting the award(s) for the fee simple estate in the said tract(s) condemned as aforesaid, and for the payment to the undersigned of the said award(s) or of as much thereof as the Court may find that the undersigned is (are) entitled to receive, and which the undersigned aver(s) is as follows: Tract No. __.z2..9. _____ $--12-. 50-: Tract No. --- -------- - $ - - --- - ---- : Tract No. ----- - - - ---- $ _______ ___ ; The undersigned further aver(s) that: (Leave this space blank unless there is some other pertinent matter to be brought specially to the attention of the court) NAME P. 0. ADDRESS STA'rE COMiv1ISSI ON ON CONSERVAT ION .n -~~~~,-~ iitlJiii!;1-~ NOTE-A supply of this blank form has been placed in the Clerk's office for the convenience of interested par ties. No one is required to use this form, as the form is not prescribed by law, and claimants can either change or modify it as they deem necessary, or present their motions in any form they may desire which meets with the approval of the Court. This blank form may not and probably will not cover all cases. It has been printed merely as a suggestion of a form of a motion which may be used, subject to the approval of the court in each case. C, 7 �STATE OF VIRGIN. ) SS c ou1m OF \ ·,N ) Personally a peared before me the undorsigned Notary Public in mys id State duly sworn, depcs ed State Co ch rge nd County, n. K. Stoken, who being nd s id that she is an employee of th ss1. on on Conserv ti on and Development in im od:!a te t: the records of' the She1111ndo h Ua t io na.l P r k Di via i on thereof h ving to do with cl ims of the Comrfliss i on f'or clistributi ve shares of condemnation wards in the Shen 1tndo h N~ti onal Park c ondemnat~on proceedingn ponding in tho Circuit CoUl'.'ts of Virgini, by re son of contr cts nd greamehts en- tered into ui th tho owners of 1 nds sought to be cond e~nned in , those proceedings, and that tho ·ithin claim is just nd co~ - rect . ~~~~;)lfu. i : : . . NOTARY PUf.lL'C • otary . M~ Commi&sion Expires Sep, 8, 1934 1 ~ ,# �atnmmnuwraltq nf ]Iirgiuia TREASUER ' S OFFICE RI C H M O N D , VA . JOHN M. PURCELL June 11, 1934 TREASURER OF VIRGINIA This is t o c e rtify that I, J. M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia have this 11 day of June in accordance with an order of the circuit court of Rockingham County datea June 9th in the cause of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia vs. Cassandra Lawson At kins :paid t o Herbert Vl . Wyant , Receiver in sai"d cau se o f Ru ssell G. Collier et als vs . Iris Collier Baug her, et als $ 1 , 277 . 00 being in full settlement of tract # 229 in the abo ve mentioned cause. �r _z\~GllVt-1 I ·t _, 9 I \~;~~,, ~-'Ip~~,. Olnmmntuntaltt, nf ]lirgiuta TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA. JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA June 11., 1934 Herbert W. Wyant., Receiver in s aid cause of Russell G. Collier et al vs . Iris Collier Baugher., et als Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia, the sum of$ 1 1 277 . 00 , in accordance with an order of the Circuit Court of the county of___R~o~c~k~i~n~g=h~am.,,...,._ __ entered on the 9th day June of Pftt 1934_ , in the matter of the State Commission on Conservation and Development v ___ _ ----=:C~a=s~s~a=n=d=r~a=-L=aw==s~o=nc.__.::;A~t=k~i=n=s,c___ _ and others, being full and complete settlement for the tract of land known in said proceeding as #_2_2_9_ __ • Sign original and duplicate and return to the Treasurer of Virginia. 9S �1 County: nookingham Dist r ict: Jtonewal l ) 329 - Collier, Ashby J. for "790 . 00 Va lue Claimed: l ocation: Purohac.ed ...\ssessed 150 Acreage Claimed: 1925 Deed/ 150 A. 1920 1500 . 00; Sold 12 A. for ; 1ao. oo. foa r Powell's Gap. None known. Incumbra noes, counter claims or laps: - Soil: Sandy clay or fair depth and fert ility in the cleared portions, and is very rocky in t tle wooded part. The slopes are steep to moderate vi th southvrest exposur e . Roads: one and on~-half mile over fair. dirt road to Beldor; thence to miles to Swift Run; thence tour miles to J lkt on • . .listory o f trr ct and aondi tion of timber: A small part of t he tract was cleared many years ago, grazed ano cul tivated since. The ·•.rooded urea has · been cut over repeatedly . The present stund consists of mixed oaks and some pi ne. I t 1~ estimated to cut n a vernge of 8 cords of f .1elwood :per ,, ere and 1.), 000 bd . rt . of pine and some oak. d!ll56 . 00 - - --- -25¢ 624 oords valued 45 . 00 u.,,ooo bd. ft. aalued , 3. >0 ----- $201.00 Improvements: D\elli;r: Log l x20', 4 . r ooms, porch 6x20', shingl e a nd metal roo, briok ad stone flues, l l story, log finish , 400 . 00 fair condition, oooupi ed by tenant, - - - - _§la ble: Log 14x25xl2~ shingle roof, poor condition- 30 . 00 10. O " Corn house: LO~ 8xl2x5', board roof, poor Hen hous ~: Log 10xl4x6', boa rd· roof, fai:'· r,.,·,~1 tion-15 . 00 5. 00 Old granary: Fr ame 8xl8x8'• .hlngle roof , poor " Old house: Log 18x25xl2', 3 rooms, shing l e roof, 100. 00 va ca nt, poor c ondit i on ------ . 5 ~ . oo . 1 . 00 e 1,ch -orc hard: 52 f r uit trees val aed "" -;-g-1"""2-."'o"""o- Val ue of l and by types: ~ Slope Acreage Fg 2 Fe 10 Fr . 104 4 120 Tota l value of land Total value of impr ovements rot a l va lue of aordwood Total v a lue of tract Average v a l ue per acre 460 . 00 612 .00 201 . 00 127.5.00 10.61 Va lue ger a.ore Total Value 2 . 50 ,ij260.00 13. 00 15 . 00 5 . 00 30.00 150 . 00 20 . 00 ~ 60.00 �VLtG-l:i.I -1... II TEI.2 CIRC DI ..i:1 COu RT O.? ROCKH,GH.,.;:_ C 0lL.2Y . IN VACATION . rrhe 3tate Corr;mi ssion on Cons.:;r va ti on , Deve lo:p:ment , dlf the Jtate of Virri;ln ia , - - - - - - - Petitio ner , v. Cassan dra Lav/Son . tkins , et als , defend ants . In re: Distrib ution of proceed s of condem n°ti on for Tract Ho . 229 <lShby Goll i er , ; 1 2 . 50 . This d3.y came the 0tate Con.rrni ssion on Conserv f-ltion & Develo pment by counse l , and moved the Court to enter an order / directi ng the Tr easure r of the ..:ita te of Virl!J nia , t o pay ,to it out of the procee ds of condem n9tion of Tract No . 229 , the sum of ~1 2 . 50 , repres enting the mount of a certain pledge r'P de by ~hby Col lie r, who e].ad:.med to be the owner of said tract , to said Conmis sion on Conser vo.tion & Deve l op1mnt , '3S a contrib ution for the establi shmen t of Shenan doah 1,,at i onal _Park and in suppor t of its said motion , the said Con:mis sion exhibit ed to the Gourt , its rr.otion in writin settin~ forth all the facts in re l ation thereto , which has be en hereto fore filed he rein . Upon consid eretion v:he reof , mt appear ing to ilhe Court , th t the clai::i. of said Conmis sion is not based upon any ti.ien either on the land condem ned , or on the proceed s ofc ondemnation and that said Com.is sion has failed to obt rdn t.'1e consen t of the parties entitle d to the proceed s of C'Dllll.demnat im , to t he pg_yment of its claim , it is ace ording ly ad judged and ordered thn t the mot ion of the Comnis sion for the paymen tof said claim out of the.pro ceeds of condem nation for said tract re and the same is hereby denied • • The Clerk of the Circui t Court of Rockingham Gounty ,- will enter the fore g oing order upon ~the ComLon Law Order Book of his Court a s a va cation order. Given under my h a nd in vaca tion this L.l day of Au gust, 1935 . Jud-t' :1«!!. :-mur~ Vir gi nia. Hock ingham County , l l:) � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.  The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases. For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above. In the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a> <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a> <a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Breeden, RA - Dean, RO Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context collier-ashby-j.pdf Title A name given to the resource Collier, Ashby J Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Near Powell's Gap Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 229 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 Collier https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/f0458520a80185dc7466bcf4acb7caf3.pdf dce767c633cd7e1bbeae2a05537a5c8d PDF Text Text CLAIMANT NAME OF .~ #174 - Coleman, Number of Acres: w. \1 . & Mrs . D. C. Co l eman 69¼ Location: Hawks bill Creek , and is entirely withi n the Park area . Roads: 9 miles to Elkton o v er 5 miles of county road and 4 miles over Spotswood Trail . Soil: Sandy, clay loam of very good depth and fe r tility . There is no saw timber on this t r a c t , History of Tract and condition of timber: Some walnut trees . but an estimated amount of 70 cords of fuelwood . Improvements: DWELLING : Log and frame , 25x35 1 , 7 rooms , porch, 5x35 ' , metal roof , stone flues , 2 story , ceiled, fair condition, pillar Frame , 12x30x8 1 , Occupied by ovmer . NEd HEN HOUSE : foundation . Frame , 8x8x8 1 , paper roo.=' , SP.KING HOIBE : paper roof , fair conditi:::m . 1 metal roof . HEN HaJSE : , Frame;7.oxT6xl0 . HOOSE MEAT . fair condition --7xl0x8 1, fair condition--- SHOP : Frame , 9xl3x8 1 , shingle roof , fair condition---- BARN: Log , 16x46xl2 1 , shingle roof , MILL HOUSE : vVAGON SHED : Frame , 16x26xl2 1 , shingle roof , fair condition . Frame , 16x24xl2 1 , shingle and metal roof , fair condition: Frame , 7xl5x4 1 , fair condition . HOG PEN : Acreage and value of types: Value per acre Acreage Types Total Value Ridge: @ Slope: $5 . 00 ~$36 . 25 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: 54 @ 8 @ 1620 . 00 15 . 00 1 20 . 00 $1776 .2 5 Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 1776 • 2 5 1335 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ 1335 . 00 Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals: $ 100 . 00 Value of Fruit: $ 100 . 00 Value of Timber: $ 50 . 00 ----------- Value of Wood: $ 50 . 00 $ 32 61 . 25 Value per acre for tract: $ 55 . 04 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this ~t: $ None . ~ - ~ :__ CLERK 7C �-------- -----=-=-=-=::.-=--=--=--=--=--=--=-=-=-=-=-=-------:---::----===--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=-=~---=--=---=-=-==::=====~~======county: Rockingham District: Stonewall . 174 - ' • ·.l. & Mrs. D. Coleman. l ssessed e Claimed: 69 1. 40 P. $570.00 Value Claimed: Location: c. A. Deed 69 It ._.10?5 .QQ .:av ksb111 oreek and is . entirely .,1t111n the Park area . Incumbrancas , counter olai s or lups: None known. Sandy ,olay l oam of very good depth and fertili ty. Roads: Nine miles to Zlkton over five miles of co unty road and tour miles over Spotswood ~rail. There is no sm, timber on this History of truot and condition of timber: of 70 cords of f'uelwood valued' anount tract , but an estimated at ~35.00 -- ,alnut trees -- $35 .00 -- motal of tinber 65.00. Improvements : Dwelling: Log and frame , 25x35 ' , 7 rooms , porch x35', metal roof, st me flues , 2 story, oeiled, fair condition, ?00 .00 occupied by owner, pillar foundat ion-~JiE!.W hen house: •~rame 12x30x8', pcper roof, pair 75.00 ----c0ndition :..,ering house: J'ram , 8x8x8x', puper roof . fai r 25 .00 condition --40 .00 :·eat house: Fr me , 15X..L6:x:10' , met~ 1 roof, 15.00 Hen house: ?xlOx8', fair condition 20 .00 shop: ..i'rame, 9xl3x8', shingle .roof, fair oond · tion .00 1·.>5 --roof shingle 16x46xl2', Bar n: l.og , tli! house: Frame l6x2Gxl2', s 1.i ngle roof, fair ao.oa o ::.mdi tion ---- 7/ugon shed: Frame, l6x24xl2', shingle a nd metal roo f , --- ·f i r condition Hog pen: J r l:J.me 7x.ltix4' • fair oond1 tion ----- Value of land by types: ~ Slope Fe :&'r 11.oreage 7 54 8 7Tir Value per a cre i4.oo 15.00 e.oo '75.00 5.00 ~I1eo.oo Total Value $26. 00 810 .00 64. 00 e.902 .00 $15?.!10 Tota l value of orchard 902.00 Tot al value of land Tota l vul ue of imorovements 1150. 00 65.00 'l 'otal v alue of timber . rm $22a4 act r t Total value of 33.10 .verage value per acre Tl �• • County : Rr cl_in 1· .m Dit>trict : .stone .. 11 N Robert Burke et al Sellers L . Yuncey .~ .Ll'OSU S,.i ' :et t L . . G~FD Slo_;e - Grazing testocL:ing Scale - 1 11 '~u o:iuins � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.  The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases. For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above. In the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a> <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a> <a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Breeden, RA - Dean, RO Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context coleman-w-w-and-mrs-d-c.pdf Title A name given to the resource Coleman, W. W. & Mrs. D. C. Coleman Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Hawksbill Creek Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 174 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 Coleman https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/d0e2095603b7161cd06a75fe60394293.pdf effadecd7f0eccd0b63a3ab86bd6dce1 PDF Text Text NAME OF CLAIMANT rr 3 7 ? - Number of Acres: Location: C lurk , !) • : !. 18 -"nt irel:· 1.:i thin t 1e Run . ee c.rk u.ree. . Roads: .hree 'nC: one- llJ.lf miles via "irt rcx:.ds to }1 ort Republic , th- nearest shipping Joiat . Soil: 31,:)pe ~;1pe, s:...nd:1 lo:..~ of u fair depth •. . nd ..:'e1t::.lity . .. ~11 the nerchLnt::...ble SL tinb 1r he.cs History of Tract and condition of timber: b3e:-i r) Jve:.. :.,..0 t',.is tract j t'w rev•u.iniri~· st!:..D.cl consist .... or sm::.11 0:.1:i:~::, :...nd s 1or·c les.:f pine . . ~'Jout 30 cord:J of fue 1 :per n.cre .- 5,~ cords .. ood . Improvements: :rune . Acreage and value of types : Types Acreage Total Value Value per acre Ridge: Slope: 18 90 . 00 'it':5. 00 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: 25 . 00 Minerals: .113 . 00 Value of Land: $ "O . 00 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ :, :J • n0 Value per acre for tract: $ G• 3 8 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ •T'" 1e . O') �Coun ty: Rockin,Gha.m Distr ict: Ctone wall lt'l2"7 I - D. d . Clark Acrea ce Claim ed: Asses sed Value Claim ed: Loca tion: ~ " Deep Run. 18 Deed 18 240 . 00 ft · 675 . 00 (1923 ) Entir ely withi n the park area . Incum branc es , coun ter claim s or lans: None known • .§.2.ll : 81.ope type, sandy loam or a fain der, th and ferti lity . Roads: 3 2 miles via dirt roads to Port Repu blic , the neare st shipp ing point . Histo ry of tract and cond ition of timbe r: , 11 the merc hanta saw .t imber has been remov ed form t his tract ; the remaible ning stand co;.1si st s of small o ....ks a nd shor t leaf 1 ine . Abou t 30cds . of fuel uood per acre - - ----- ----54 eds . wood o 50¢ --- ----- ---- - ----- ----- --- - - -- ~27. 00 Impro vcmcn tu: None . Value of land by types : ~ Value :eer a.•rc ~· creag_o Slope 18 Total value of land 3 .0 "°'54 . 00 Total value of impro vemen ts .Tota l , lue of timbe r Total value of traot . crl!ag e EJDX value per acre 2? . 00 81 . 00 4 . 50 Total Value , ~54 . 00 �J ')istrict : ':to'1L,. ;~, S • ~~r ~ , -'• . T• e:r.con s. per , ; I~ /J ,lT~ 2 .... 0 e ~c ...e - . L .... l �EDWARD A. KELLY COMM ITTEES: 3D 01ST. ILLINOIS WORLD WAR VETERANS" LEGISLATION PATENTS EDUCATION <ttongress of tbe llntteb ~tates H OME ADDRESS: C HICAGO, ILL. INDIAN AFFAIR S PENSIONS 1!,ouse of l\epresentatibes Rla~bington, 39. €:. 12 September 19 32. Mr. J. Hobert Switzer, County Clerk, Harrisonburg, Virginia. My dear Mr. Switzer: At the direction of Mr. s. H. Marsh, Supervisor, Shenandoah National Park Division, Front Hoyal, Virginia, I am writing you in the interest of Mr. D. M. Clarke, 2142 West lO?th Place, Chicago, Illinois, who owns a tract of land on the west slmpe of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Rockingham County, Virginia. I understand from Mr. Marsh that the report of the Commissioners relative to the exact boundary line for the proposed Shenandoah National Park has been filed with you. Therefore, I should appreciate being advised if the properfi owned by Mr. Clarke is within the bound8Jf' of this Park and if so, if the Government intends to purchase the land from him. A prompt reply from you in t his connection will be deeply appreciated. Kindly forward same to my office, Room 124, House Office Building, Washington, D. c. z/n 2'l �/,' f .... J M ~ , , I ,; , / /' ,' COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGE 'l ,,.:;.. 1/ ./ T':J _____ __ ') r '2. ,. __ '-------------------------------------------- . VIRGINIA, Dr. To-GE a..B H~ rea sur er of Rocki ngham Count y State Taxes and Local Levies---1931 Peraonal Property ••• Palle . ..... Line ....•• Income ••••.•••.• ••. Palle . ..... Line •••••• - Land ••••• _••••..... Pa11,e ...•.. Line ..... . SUBJECT S OF TAXATIO N VALUE State Rate on $100 State Taxes FOR STATE TAXATIO N ONLY State Capitatio n Tax ••....... .......... ..... Bonds, Notes and other Evidences of Debt ••.. $ _________________ _ Money .......... .......... .......... ........ ___________________ _ MonN~~t o~fk~!.i:! '. -~~~~-~~,~~~~- ~'.~~ ...•. . ___________________ _ Capital Not Otherwise Taxed ... . .......... .. ___________________ _ Income: l.V.% on first $3,000; 2½% on next U,000; 3% on excess over $5,000 .••••• • .. . -------· ___________ _ ...... $ 1 50 $ .50 Machiner y and Tools .••..•..•. ... ___________________ _ Merchant s' Capital .......•.. .... ____ _______________ _ Real Estate ... ~ .......... .. Acres .20 · ,i;-:,c:~n:r l~ ~M.~i,~.... Tan11,lble Personal Property .•.... $ ____________ _____ _ FOR LOCAL TAXATIO N ONLY 1.75 $1.75 $1.l Local Levies 1. -.. ::::::::::::::::::::I:-· 1.13 1.65 Real Estate .......... •..... Acres 1.65 .75 Real Estate ......... •...•.. Acres 1.65 ----- --- -- -- -- .... ---------.... --- -· .. --- -.. ---- --.... ------- --...... -- ---- . -- ----- -. ---..... -......... -.... - --- =--·-=---::..::.:.:---=----=-·--::::----=---:::_:----=-·--=----=---:::_:---=----::::.i---:::_:----=----=----=----=---.:.:...:..-.:....:....:..._:_1 - - t - 1::: ---=·---=----::.:..:·--::::---=---=----:::_:--= ----::::-- -=--!.:.::--.·:.:.:.:: - - -=---=---:.:.:.::--~----=---:::_:----.:.:.:TOTAL STATE TAXES .•..•..... .. ..... ....... . ..... ... . ..... , Merchan q' Capita! $ ____________ _____ $1.65 1.00 . Mach . &Tools $ .37 .83 .20 .35 ' --1- - -~ $__________ ________ TOTAL LOCAL LEVIES .. . .......... .......... . CREDITS $ _________________ _ 5% Penalty December 6, 1931 .......... .......... ......... Total Taxes, Levies and Penalty.. . • . • • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-----$ __________ __ _ 1-----$ ___________ Received Payment 5% Penalty June 16, 1932 ....•....• .......... .......... .. . Total Taxes, Levies and Penalties to June 16, 1932 ........ . . $ _______________ Date ---------·- ----------- -------- 6% Interest from June 16, 1932, to date of payment ..••. ... Total Taxes, Levies, Penalties and Interest .......... ..... . $ _______ _______ _ Date Account Amount ······· ...... ...... ......... ..... ..... ...... ...... ......... ... ...... .... .... .................. ··1· ...... . --- ------ ------- --- - ------- -- ---------. --- -- . -- ---- ----.. ------ ------------- __::::::::-. --·- ---- ------.__________________________________________________ Treas. State Taxes broul1,ht forward ....•• ... ........ ........ .... .. . State Taxes and Local Levies. . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ______ �~irgi nia, City of Harri sonbu rg, to-w it; This day P. B. F. Good perso nally appea red befor 8 me,c f)-tf) , a notar y publi c in and for the City of Harri son- of Virgi nia, and after being first duly sworn on his oath says: that he is the Count y Surve yor for Rockingham Count y, Vir_ow,ud 6l LJ. N/. C/.,,.~ , ginia ; that he is fami liar with the 18 acre tract of landA situa te in said count y and lying withi n the area now sough t to be conde mned for a publi c park; that in his opini on the wood on said pram ises will avera ge from 6 to 7 cords to the acre, and shoul d yield an avera ge of $5.00 per acre, or an aggre gate of $90 .00; and that the land itsel f shoul d be worth at least $16.0 0 per acre, makin g a total value of t!to. oo, which affia nt belie ves is a conse rvativ e estim ate of the gross value of said prope rty. Affia nt furth er says that the soil on said land is parti cular ly adapt able to fruit growi ng and truck ing; and that said land is situa te les~ than two miles from Lynwo od, va., a shipp ing point on the N. Given this My .di_ & • Ry. day of Octob er, 1932. comm ission expir es ~~; 24- -J 7-- /9J b . 1f.J �~·· ......... In the Circuit court of Rockingham county, ,._ . va. The State commission on conservation and Vevelopment of the State of Virginia v.) Condemnation Cassandra Lawson Atkins, &c. Now comes the undersigned defendant, D. M. Clarke, and moves the Court to decline to accept the report of the board of appraisal commissioners heretofore filed in this proceeding, with respect to claim #277, and to disapprove the findings of fact therein contained, on the folloWing grounds: fhat the allowance or award made for the land of the undersigned, to-Wit, the sum 0A15.00, is grossly inadequate - so inadequate as to indicate that said board was affected or influenced by some error, mistake or misapprehension of facts as to the identity of said land, or some mistake of law as to the nature and effect of the evidence considered. As evidenced by the tax ticket hereto attached, the undersigned has been paying taxes on said property on the basis of an assessment of $240.00. , Atty. �Clarke personally appeared berore me,,_____ in the State ot Illino1, and attar bei ng tirat duly sworn on his oath says that ha ls the owner ot the 18 acre tract ot lend situated in Roold.ngbem county, Virginie., and lying ithin the e.rea now soucht to bo condamnod tor the Shenandoah National Perlt; that said land was purchased by him in the year 1923 tor the price ot $675. 00; that ha he.a tor a number ot yoars beon paying t axes on the said land assessed at $240 . 00; that ettiant teals that the sum ot ~115. 00 allowod him in the roport ot the board ot appraisal corzmissionors, tiled in the condemnation proooeding aroresa1d, is grossly ine.dequato and oonrisoatory. Even in this period ot depression, attiant believes that said land is oonsenatively worth on tho mrkot tho sum ot $350. 00 . Given under my hand and notaria l s // l this / Y dny ot Oot . 1932. JJ~ (Cf_ y_ ~ NOT A RY L- - commiesi~n e:x::pirea.__ _ _ _ _J_ - _1__ r __ P UBLIC �STATEMENT OF ) Hamilton Haas, p.q. D. M. CLARKE STATEMENT OF COSTS, POSTAGE, ETC.: �filed in the Clerk's Office Rockingham County, Va G j,ft'933 Arbitration of Shenandoah National Park Co~~C l!:rk IN RE: The undersigned D. M. Clarke, an exceptant to the report filed by the Board of Appraisal Commissioner s in the Shenandoah National Park condemnation case, pending in the Circuit Court of Rockingham County, respectfully shows as follows: (a) That the tract claimed by said exceptant is shown on the map filed in said proceeding as tract #277. (b) That the acreage claimed by said exceptant in said tract is 18 acres and that exceptant is the owner of the fee simple title thereto. (c) 18 acres (d) That exceptant values said land as follows: Slope @ $15 .00 $ 270.00 That the timber on said land is val- ued on the basis of 6.5 cords of wood to the acre, yielding $5.00 per acre 90.00 $ 360.00 Total .And in addition to the above, exceptant is informed and believes that there are valuable deposits of iron and manganese in said land, on which no value can be definitely placed at this time. Given this 28th dey of August, 1928. DBy• State of Virginia, City of Harrisonburg , to-wit; ~ .,/ ~----------<-t/t--~flk ___ , his atty. This day Hamilton Haas personally appeared before me, the undersigned notary public in and for the City of Harrisonburg , in the State of Virginia, and after being duly sworn, on his oath says that he is the attorney for the above named D. M. Clarke, and that the matters and things set forth in the foregoing statement were received by him from reliable sources of information and that he believes the same to be true and correct. Given under my hand this 28th day of August, 1933. My term of o f fice eKpires ,M ___,. -fl.,;,,.---~~ ~........ ~ · ---~- ' l'? ;f'.fft( • N• p • 10 �\ '0,1 ·, ~ .-~ l,:tjr '15 , tc 11ockingham Cuui ty, V • CL.~K , D. M. 277 ROCKL,GI 'I_~ SEP COlJ1'TTY 'J 1933 . i ~~~k ~ HJ RE . ITR.."..TION GRE 00 TS submitted to the Governor r1s1ng in or out of Condemnation Proceedir:.gs pending in the Cir·cui t Court of ~Tirginia under uuthori ty of the Shenandoah .1.Tational po.rk _ct . UrH.ARY ST _'l.1EI.ITI~T OF PETI'EI ow.i.:;R : EXCEPTAl\ T : Clark , D. ORIGII\AL CL. I :: : :r. _:_cre:::c,e - : Value $ - : rnc . Dr::mages - V.ALUE PLACED OH 'l'R.1.CT .., Y PETI'11 IOLER ' S .. I.PP. USERS : TR .. CT JO . 277 V LUE IlTCIDE.:.-JTAL D. 1r GES }81 . 00 FIIJ)L.G..3 : MiP HU!.fu.till 0]' TRJ C'l.1 : 277 V••LU.B OF ~tACT : TR ,.CT NO . 277 VALUE .~115 . 00 U CIDEN'l1AL D.~:. GES �The basic differences betvreen petitioner c,nd this exceptant .re as to the cL.,ssi fico.tion end value of the lc.nd , timber v lues and mineral rights . -~l though ue believe the values reported by the petitioner , s appraisers \ere very liber .1 end that t~e findings of the Bo~rd of .. ppraisal Co:mr.1issioners as to vc..lues ure subst ,ntially too high , we have accepted nd •:rill not seek a louer valuation than their findings as shown on the bove tables in ti1is cuse . _s to the classification of the land and the other elements of v lue \7e sub1;1i t that these matters are correctly set fo:!:.·th in the ·.1ork Sheet of the :Joa::cd 11i th reference to this ce.se , . . nd not as set :'orth in exceptant ' s stc.temen ts . •:i th t'1e record nd .... copy of this ':1nis ',fork Sheet is filed fork Sheet is submitted -:-ri th copy of the record tendered herffirith , and additional copies of the fork Sheet in this c~.se uill be furnished if desired . Subscribed to and verified before me this the 8th day of September , 193~ 0 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 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. 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Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Breeden, RA - Dean, RO Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context clark-d-m.pdf Title A name given to the resource Clark, D. M. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Deep Run Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 277 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 Clark https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/1dec1e8777a23269295ab09916426fcd.pdf e7d6b0d526b458d307638ef91e645c1e PDF Text Text ROCKINGHAM COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #35? - Catterton, Elijah Number of Acres: 60 · Location: Roads: Crest of Main Ridge - north of Simm.on's Gap, extends down slope into Rockingham and Greene Counties . Nine miles of good dirt road to Yancey , nearest shipping point . Soil: History of Tract and condition of timber: information) (See reverse side for History Improvements: None . Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value $45 . 00 $2700 . 00 Ridge: Slope: 60 @ Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land:$ 2700 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ 45 • 00 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ HONE . CLERK. �History of tract and condition of timber: Practically all of tract cleared many years ago , grazed since . The best grass area extends along the top and part way down either side of the ridge . The rod -· is very thick and with very few weeds . There are several small areas of rock outcroppings in this type . There is also a small area of the first class grazing on the flat in the eastern 9art of the tract . On the slope , the sod is somewhat thinner and a greater percentage of the area is covered with rocks and weeds and in some places the bare mineral soil is exposed . There are two good springs on this tract located near the eastern bohndary . �• I • l I z l l • ) • 1 • ,n �• • Revised report county: District: County: District: Rockingham Stonewall Green Monroe 357 - Cat t erton , lij a h - Rockingham Co . 168 - C tterton Eli ah ·- Greene Count Value ot l nd by tyee : Acreage TYJ?e l!g 53 I Fg II Greene County . Value ~er a cre 'So.oo 18. 00 27 80 Total a lue ot l a nd Tot 1 v lue ot tr ct verge a l ue per ere Tot 1 Va lue 2660. 00 486 . 00 $3136 . 00 3136 . 00 31:36. 00 9.20 SUMMARY For Greene and Rockingham Counties . Tot l Tot al Tota l Tot al value v lue v lue va lue of ot of of l nd 5092 . 00 i mprovements -timb r -tr ct ~,-5-0~9~ 2-. o-o-.- verage v l ue per aore 39 . 17 x -- So f· r ~s , e c n discov er t.iere is no surv ey o"!: record in "!:;his CJ.Se . �I STATEMENY OF Geo. s. ELI.JAR CATTERTON STATEMENT OF COSTS, PCB TAGE, ETC. : Harnsberger, p.q. �In re Arbitration .Agxeement submitted to the Governor , arising in or out of the condemnation proceedings pending in the Circuit Coul'ts of Virginia under author ,ii ty of the Shenandoah National Park Act . State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia Flied in the Clerk's Office Rockingham County, Va, AUGfh \933 vs. ~ ' + fA.,,jt, Cassandra Lawson ~tkins and others and 52 , 501 acres of land in Roolcingham County. Clerk In re exceptions of Elijah Catterton. To the Hon. Philip Williams, Chairman of the Park Land Arb1t~ation Board. In reply to your letter of au.gust 16 , 1933 , accompanying the rules that day issued , beg to say: That exoeptant owns a tract of 140 acres of land situate in the Counties of Rockingham and Greene, as follows: In Rockingham County, Tract No . 357 , 60 acres . In Greene County, Tract No. 168 , 80 aores . Respectfully submitted , ~- /. _ cA/~~ /~7. / ~ 4 • LAW OFFICE S GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG , VA . IS1 �1 I I filed in the Clerk'! Office Rockingham County, Va CATTERTON;ELIJ.AR 357 ROCKINGHAM COUNTY SEP f 1933 (/{l/?Jyfkk:_crerk IN RE . ARBITRNrION AGREEMENTS submitted to the Governor arising in or out of Condemnation Proceedings pending in the Circuit Court of Virginia under authority of the Shenandoah National Park Act. SUivlMARY STATEMENT OF PETITIONER: EXCEETANT: Catterton, Elijah ORIGINAL CLAIM: Acreage - : Value - : Inc. Damages - VALUE PLACED ON TRACT BY lliTITIONER 1 S APIRAISERS : TRACT NO. 357 VALUE $1 ,956.00 INCIDENTAL DAMAGES None BOARD OF A~,RAIS1\.L OOMMISbIONERS FINDINGS; MAP NUMBER OF TRACT: 357 VALUE OF TRACT : TRACT NO. VALUE 357 $2 ,700.00 INCIDENTAL DAMAGES None �Copies of this statement will be attached to the statement of the Petitioner filed in the County in which the major portion of the land lies and in which exceptant has filed his statement . I Subscribed to and verified before me this the 1933 . day of ~eptember , �C '11T.1IB T I ./1. rrl68 ELLTAH ' GREENE COUJYJTY IN RE . 1.RBITR.iTICJN AGREE:J8 n11s subm.i tted to the Governor arising in or out of condemnction Proceedings pending in the Circuit court of Virginia under authority of the shenando&h National park .Act. SWJLA.RY STATE:.IENT EXCEPT.ANT : OF PETI'l IONER : 1 Catterton, Elijah ORIGINAL CLAIM: Acreage 142 : Value $12 , 000 rnc . Dam.ages,None VALUE PLACED ON TRACT BY PETITIONER'S .APPRAISERS: TRACT NO . 168 VALUE $3136 . 00 INCIDENTAL D.AM:AGES None BOARD OF .APPRAISAL COM:MISSIOiiJERS FINDINGS: MAP NUMBER OF TRACT : 168 VALUE OF TRACT: TR.A.CT NO . 168 V.AilJE $3595 . 00 INCIDENTAL DAMAGES None �l. I \ . riled in the Clerk'~ Office Rockingham County, Va. C. TTERTON , ELLJ lli SEP f 357 CKIHGH...;" C UNTY IN RE . 1933 ~~\er I R_ '11IOiT AGREEJEhTS sub mitted to the Governor £.r1s1ng ~ 1 in or out of Condemnation roceedings pending in the Circuit Court of Virginia under author ity of t i e Shene.ndoah 1:a tionul Pllrk .A,ct . EXCEP 1 • ":JT: Catterton, .i.::lijah RIGn:. L CLAD:: Acre .. ge - : value - : rnc . Dam .ges - V LUE PLACED O:K 11R C'l1 BY p ·rrrr ONER ' S APPRLISERS : V. UE TRACT NO . 357 'i?l , 956 . 00 I NCIDEJ..T. r-rone CO.Il.':ISSI0.1.-!ERS FI ~DILGS : 1: lP fUHBER OF .•CT: 357 V•• I1JE OF TR: C1.i:: TR.,.CT 357 ro . V. LUE ,p2 , 700 . 00 Ii~CIDENTJL D..\.HAGES . .~one 1'11 �Copies of this statement will be attached to the statement of the Petit io ner filed in the County in which the major portion of the land lies and in which exceptant has filed his statement . O. Armstrong , for Petitioner . VI . Subscribed to and verified before me this thef~ay of September, 1933 . �• Ili 'r or·CUIT CCU <T 0 OCKINQ· OOUNTY, VIROINI • J..ho s t lio Co:run1 1on on Conae:rvation and Development. ot the St to of irgini filed in the Clerk's Office Rockingham Sounty, Va. {" 1 ;/- 1932 Jt4b+~"rk tl:ina and oth rA 52 ,n61 aorot?, ore or le , ocldnghsm County• Vi rginia. uc.seand.ra Lawson in J, ___________---"-"'~~7~d--~~...;:::;..~ ~ ~ ~-.....,;;4:; . ;. .~- ~· Stat1ment in do Y __, --------------- , yu.rauant to a dooree en- tel'od 1n the <bove entitled eau.ae on to Ite N . loft e inquiry ma Xou.r respondent otobor 25,1932, in ao.14 decree. say that the ucreago 11 ted 1.n th reali eved o o ;pJ;>roxi . tely , oi-:-v t • an y o "~eot1o Your r to the :pondent .na°" they do no e 1 o to ~ <: eage · a there gi von. ~tit f.urthe:? :Juy as not t hen bor of - res allowed them to which xception was ta~on, bui tbt the xoe ptions hol•etot ro file~ by th y ou:r res pondent per wero to the mnount all ed ora . fr 'L,;;> 4...:z» ha. I <t. G{..,,c:;;J ....:\ ~'zaL.d~~ J LAW OFFICES GEO.S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG . VA. Counsel. �.••. • , IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHJ.J.f COUNTY, VIRGIYL • The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia vs. Cassandra Lawson tkins and others, and 52,501 acres of land in Rockingham County. ffl@d Jli th Clork's Office ff@fikltt;ham ~ ,ty~ v~ SEP >i l932 ~ TO THE HON. H.W.Bl!l~TRAM,JUDGE OF S ID COURT . The motion of ~lijah C~tter, on, praying said Court to disapprove and to decline to accept the finding of the Board of ppraisal Commissioners heretofore appointed by said Court in the above matter, wherein said 3oard reported, under No . 357 of its findings, as filed in the Clerk's Office of said Court, that the 60 acres of land found by the said Board to be the property of the moveant, situate in Rockingham County, was valued at only ,- )45. 00 per acre . The grounds of said motion are as follows: (1) That the ~~}.er acre allowed for said lands is ex- tremely i ~ q ~ t ~ ~ p p e a r s from the affidavits attached hereto . (2) That the finding of said Board was based upon a mistake of law as to the nature and effect of the evidence produced before said Board by moveant. (3) That the finding of the Board is, apparently, from the statements contained in its report, b~ased upon the physical character of the land, alone, without taking into consideration, or at least without giving any effect in its final decision to, the income-producing capacity of the land, or to the fact that all such grazing lands on the Blue Ridge Mountains are being taken under LAW OFFICES GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG . VA. these condemnation proceedings, and that like grazing lands canno1 be purchased now for any such amount as allowed to the said move,z,1 �--2--ant, all of which will more readily appear from the affidavits attached hereto. 11 of said affidavits are asked to be read in support of these exceptions • • LAW OFFICES GEO.S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG . VA. • �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGH COUNTY,VIRGINIA. T1e State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia vs. Cassandra Lawson tkins and others and 52,501 acres of land in Rockingham county. ffidavit of Zlijah Catterton, to be read in connection with the motion filed by him to have the finding of the Board of ..i.ppraisal Commissioners disapproved in connection with its finding no. 357, S~V:}g~ -City~ Cl:J6rlotte ... uilre, to-wit: ~jah Catterton this day personally appeared before me, ~-2c :,~ , a Notary Public in and for the City and State aforesaid, in my City aforesaid, and, being duly sworn, deposes and says: I am the owner of 140 acres of grazing land situate upon the crest of the 3lue Ridge Mountains, north of Simmons Gap, 60 acres of which land lies in Rockingham County,and ~ acres in Greene County, which lands together constitute one grazing farm, and are used, together, as such. This grazing farm is generally recognized as the best grazing farm for its size in that section of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The 140 acres of land above referred to will graze 60 head of cattle for six months during each and e v e ' ( y ~ ~ 60 cattle will put on an average of at least 2D0 pounds, each, during that period. The aggregate number of pounds thus :put on would be 15,000 pounds per season. very conservative average price ,ould be five cents per pound, which would make the income from t e LAW OFFICES grazing each year ~750.00. This amount is equivalent to the in- GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG, VA. come at .six per cent. on ~12 , 500. 00. The average v1orth per acre �.... 2 -- would thus be approximately $89 . 00, as against the average price of $45.00 allowed by the Board . The land above referred to has actually grazed the number of cattle aboye specified , and I know that the cattle ~ill put on, year in and year out, at least the weight specified, and they have put on more . Those portions of th above tract of 140 acres situate in Rockingham and Greene are of approximately the same value, as the character and value of the land , so far as grazing is concerned, are about the same in bot~ Counties . I have been offered ~10 , 000 . 00 for said farm , and re- fused to take it , because I am satisfied that it is worth more than that . I am the owner of two farms; namely , one of 250 acres, situated in Greene County , and one of 187 acres , situated partly in Albemarle and partly in Greene. The grazing lands above re- ferred to, or some other grazing lands equally as good , are abso lutely indispensable to me in the operation of my farms , because it is absolutely necessary in the proper operation of said farms to supply extra grazing lands where the cattle can be kept during the summer, in order that I may have cattle to consume the roughness on the farms during the winter . How , due to the fact that these condemnation proceedings contemplate the taking of all grazing lands of any value on the Blue Ridge rountains, it will not be possible for me to acquire further grazing lands in the vicinity of the above described mountain property nor accessible to my home farms . The grazing lands in question cannot be re- placed anywhere in this section of Virginia for the sum hereinabove stated, that is , J 89 . 00 per acre • •s the aforesaid land , being condemned in this cause , is indispensable to the profitable operation of my other farms, the same is not for sale, and I hereby ask that this land be LAW OFFICES GEO.S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG , VA. ooitted from the contemplated Park area , and that in the establis ment of said ~rk proDer provision be made for the exclusion �--8-- of these lands , and that there be provided a right of way thereto over such adjacent lands as the said Commission may see fit to condemn. 11 of the foregoing information was given to the Board of Appraisal Commissioners, but, if I am to judge by their finding , it was not considered . Subscribed and sworn to before me this &'1 day of septembe.llr, 1932. rt-<~ o t a . r y LAW OFFICES GEO.S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG. VA. .2U n·...,.1-c--.- - - .--" �. ,,. -· ,, IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHJJ/[ COUNTY, VIRGI~TIA• The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the state of Virginia vs. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others and 52,501 eras of land in Roclcingham County. ~- ~ . ffidavit of __....;;.. v_. _1_1..:;;; .;;.. _, ~Z:H:.. - ~ ~ ~---v-~__ , to be read 0) .~ in connection with the motion fi led by Elijah Catterton, to have the finding of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners disapproved in connection with its finding No.357. state of Virginia, ~ County of..§.;Jgag7!;J for me. to-v,1 t: ;;ze /t::;F this day personally appeared bea Notary Public in and for the County aforesaid, in the State of Virginia, in my County aforesaia, and, being duly sworn, deposes and says: I am well acquainted with the grazing farm of Elijah Catterton, situate upon the Blue Ridge Mountains in Rockingham and I Greene Counties, and have often been upon the same. I have seen the cattle grazing upon the landE, and have seen them after they have been taken therefrom in the fall of the year. From the knowledge and experience that I have had in connection with graz- I ing and the handling of cattle, I am certain that said razi~ d~~~ farm will graze at least 60 head of cattle ea.8h and every year~/\ and that these cattle will each take on an average of 250 pounde, or more, per year. The land is well watered, well grassed, and well fenced, and is generally recognized as the best grazing farm I of its size in that section of the Blue Ridge Mountains . Due to I the fact that these proceedings contemplate the taking of all gra:,ing lands on the Blue Ridge Mountains , I do not know where these I lands could be replaced at the price of $89. 00 per acre now being asked by ]fr. Catterton for said lands , or even for a greater sum. I ~~~ LAW OFFICES GEO.S. HARNSBERGER HARRISO NBUR G, VA. ~,--_ - -- -- ·- subscribed and sworn to befor':-.J'1)Jf_" z_ o day of September, l.932. t:7/~t:.~~ , Notary Public. ' �IN . E o-RCTJIT COURT O ROCKING}L COUN'IT, VI or I • The state Commission on Con.. ervation and J)cvalo})l?lent of tho state of Virginia vs. he finding f tho a.rd of pp.:e .1 .:..n connection , ith 1 ts find i ng ; at o·"' Virgini County of ~ · , st:iiow rs dist(P roved o. 357 . ,,!~ , to- wit: -J ,,1., cS,. ,4 this day personally appe rod be- 4 ,;£, t;>, /?HJ&e& • a for me , . C rn notary Pu.blic in an for the 0ounty aforesaid, in the State ot Virginia , 1n my County aforesai , ~nd , b~ing duly S\1orn. deposes and says: I em wall aoquaintea with the grazing farm of ~lijah Caterton , ~1 tuato u.pon thn Blue Ridge rotintain in R_ocldngham and G eeno Counties , and have often been upon th ... same. I h vc soon ds , und h .. ve seen thorn o.:l er 1.hey "·ho cattle grazing upon the l have been taken ·hol·efrom in the fall o. the yeo.r. ~o .lodge and ex:puxionce tho.t I have he.. ing ·•rom the L ... connection \,1 tll graz- nd the handling of o ttle, I run osrtai.n th~t 1.1... .,:: ....1 ,; r f ~ , . , . . . _ , · ~- ill r zo at le st 60 head of a tl and that theao cattle V;ill ouch ta ·e on or •1 ore, por- ya r, h lan 1~:e in th ,t scation of tbe Blue the :f at th :fl., ,., \ J ., n ave1•age of 250 :r -c.: 1/\ pot.. c , is loll .atcre , .ell srassod , and 11 f noea, and 1~ generully reoo nized of its each a tho best gr zing idge ou.ntain • f rm Dt1e to a con temple. tc t e t ~'"int; ot all th ~1e prooee 1 ing lands on tho Bl e Ridge I ounta..ins, I do not kn \, .,here t.."le...i o 1 de oould bo replace at the ~rice of 89. O p. aero new bo11'J8 skea by ·r.C tterton for eai 1 lan:. , or oven for ,z. 1 &4 Lfr LAW OFFICES GEO.S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG . VA. /7 a "f-~J.YL-Of. subscribed and sworn to b · fore~~.9-:41~s /. /~~ Se_ptemb1n 1 , 1932 . ,Not ry Public. grE:lat r • �T • I CUIT CO T OF R01.1'I I ~e nt ,v f th vs. .,u nd other dr din nd 6 B 501 00 ngh ' 77-Jl·~ f n oo.nn c io t fi di.DC n oonne, 1 n 1th its finding f 1 1 · :ounty fore nd , ~~ erton, n the on t e l d , I h th r yo T • 1 .r, be o proa fao · n h C c tio 1 era of t h o pr.C t .. rton for t d, Hid_e oun h i n, I o rioa of o not kl.lo 1th gr z- 1 0 v' , of 2 50 pou.no. , r d in., 1l re tr id l c,f Capt horo 89 00 pr LAW OFFICES HARRISONBURG . VA. ell he tho bo fl, EO. S. HARNSBERGER om r,l te t o t r..tn_., of di lu Ridge 00 J.u. fter th 1~ oh tEU~ ·• zed in th t t r B 11 lana is n C cti cortE~ir.1 t .o 1 f ,n ,. d, un f 1 e e n tho. t c - li j h me. I h , oh t "' kO ,il fores 1 • 00 1.ogb.? h d in cc V heao of c ....t le t e a e ttl re. 1 f 11 of th ye r. . ,. r farm of ,.v _(i • of o ttl • I 11 .:111 g r ce zi oun ai Ri ge thor from in t C th the 1 of n b -n pon tho ' 1 nc n tor the and ea.ye: lu 0 c ttle b depos cqu intod 1 Co J : , a lfotary lubl.io in an id, in the state o Virginia, in my ou.nty 11 I .,. o.357. o-vi : duly a orn 1 n :p_ro a ~1 _ ,__.~~-/,.._:l_ _ . ~_~_____th1a d y pereonal.ly appo red bo- or me, .sr d • oiif ft'{Jf ~r.s.,M: _~ · ty J rton, t 0 1 C nm:ts ioner of .. p · 1.e 1J by 110 0 , to bo r bor • l9o2. blic. /3 ..1~, • �IN TH~ CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGH.Q{ COUJ:TTY,VIRGINIA• The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the state of Virginia, vs. PETITIONER, At Law, No.1.829. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, DEFENDANTS. TO THE HON.H.W. BERTRAM,JUDGE OF SAID COURT. Your respondent respectfully represents that a notice has been given him by The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia that it will move the Circuit Court of Rockingham County on the ~ day of February , 1934, for the entry of a judgment in rem, condemning , among others, the your respondent, and directing any and all parties of record in this proceeding, if they desire to oppose the entry of said judg- ment in rem, to show cause, if any they have, in writing , fil.ed with the record f this proceeding not later than five days prior to the ---'......,_..;...._day of February, 1934 , why the said judgment in rem should not be entered. That your respondent has no objeation to the condemnation value found therefor by the Board of Appraisal Commissioners. That he has heretofore submitted to arbitration, pursuant to the arbitration agreement proposed by the Governor of Virginia on July 18, 193b, all questions as to damages and value of the l.a and the improvements sought to be condemned by the s tate Commissi on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and he now prays that the value of said land and improvements, as ascertained by said arbitration, be allowed and ent ered in said judgment in rem in the place of the amount found by the appraisal Board. LAW OFFICES , GEO.S. HARNSBERGER HARRI SO NBURG, VA. �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGH.llJJI COUNTY, VIRGINIA. The state Commission on Conservation and Development or the state of Virginia, Petitioner, vs . Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, on this, the /,,1.r day of netendants. May, 1934, came El1Jah Catterton, by counsel, and, on his motion, leave is given him to file his application for the payment to him of the sum of $2 , 700. 00, the amount of the award set out in the judgment of condemnation of Tract No . 357 9 which tract formerly stood in the name of Elijah Catterton, the amount thereof having been heretofore paid into Court . A.nd / i t appearing to the Court from the report of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners heretofore filed in this cause and in ~,~ c.L. the petition for judgment of oondemnatio A entered herein the that in the opinion of the petitioner the said Elijah Catterton was invested with a superior or better right or claim of title in and to the said tract of land numbered 357, and that the record in this cause does not disclose any denial or dispute by any party or person in interest as to the title to said Tract No . 357 or to the proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof, and that the said Elijah Catterton is entitled to receive the proceeds arising from the condemnation of said tract No. 357; .And it further appearing to the Court that there are no taxes assessable against this particular tract of land in Rookingham County, but that the taxes upon said traot will be paid out of the fund arising from the assessment of this land in Greene county: LAW OFFICES GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG. VA. �--2 .... upon consideration whereof, it ie considered and ordered by the Court that said sum of $2 ,700.00, the same being the award for Tract No. 357, paid into Colll't by the petitioner as jnst compensation for said Tract, be paid to Geo.S.Harnsberger, Attorney for said Elijah Catterton, and the Clerk of this Court is directed to transmit a certified copy of this order to the Treasurer of Virginia, who shall pay unto the said Geo.S.Harnsberger, Attorney for said Elijah Catterton, the said sum of $2 ,700.00, the amount of sad award set out in said judgment of condemnation for said tract of land above designated, taking from said Geo.S.Harnsberger, Attorney for said Elijah Catterton, receipt there.for, and certifying such payment to the Clerk of this Court for appropriate entry thereof, as required by law. LAW OFFICES GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG. VA. �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGR.AM COUNTY, VIRGINIA. The state Commission on Conservation and Development ot the state of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others , Defendants . To the Hon. H. W. Bertram, Judge of said Court . Your petitioner , Elijah! catterton, respectfully represents: That a judgment in rem has heretofore been entered in this proceeding, condemning to the use of The state Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia the fee simple estate in a tract of land formerly the property o~ your petitioner, which tract is described in the report of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners appointed herein and shown, numbered , and delineated on the County Ownership Map filed therewith as Tract No . 357• That the award for Tract No . 357 was $2 , 700. 00. That the said state Commission on Conservation and Development has paid into the custody of the Court the said amount hereinabove set out as constituting the award for the fee simple estate in said tract of land . That your petitioner, on the date of said judgment in rem, condemning said traot of land, was the owner of said land in fee simple, and that no other person or persons than the undersigned is entitled to share in the distribution of said award . Your petitioner further shows to the Court that there are no taxes assessed against said land in Rockingham County, but that said tract of land is assessed along with another tract, LAW OFFICES GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG . VA. which lies in Greene County, and that the taxes on a11 of said �- ·-- -· lands will be paid out of the proceeds of the award in Greene County. A aertifiaate of the Treasurer of Rockingham County :is- herewith filed, showing that that portion of your petitioner's lands lying in Rockingham County was not assessed in said County. said certificate is herewith filed, marked "Certificate No.l," and prayed to be read as a l)6rt hereof. Wherefore,your petitioner prays that he mey be made a party herein, and be allowed to file his petition in this suit; and that an order may be entered in this petition for the distri- bution of said fund, and that your petitioner may have such other and further relief as the nature of the case may reqµ.ire. By Counsel. State of Virginia, City of Charlottesville, to-wit: ,0 ~- day EliJah~Catterton personally appeared before me, ,'-~,.'Z,...--'-_.;;;~-~;...:;;..--- , a Notary Public in and for the City i n the state of Virginia, in my City aforesaid, and, being duly sworn, deposes and says: I have read the above petition, and state that the matters of fact contained therein are true, t o the best of my knowledge and belief. Subs cribed and sworn to before me this ff day of May, 1934. / LAW OFFICES GEO.S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG . VA. 55 �M. H. HARRISON TREASURER OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY HARRISONBURG, VIRGINIA TO WHOM IT N.A Y CONCERN: I hereby certify that there has been no assessment on real estate in this County in the name of Elijiah Catterton for tax purposes. I am advised that the land located in the Park Area in Rockingham County , together with the adjacent land located in Green County is assessed in the last named County . Given under my hand this ?th day of Mey 1934 . Treasurer �t o/ Yeo. S Jlarnsberyer £aw Office J(arrtson6wy,l/4. �QTnmmnuiurnltq nf llirgiuia TREASUER ' S OFFICE RI C H M O N D , VA , JOHN M. PURCELL May 18 , 1 934 TREASURER OF VIRG INIA This is t o certify that I , J . M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia have this 1 8 day of May with an order of the circuit court of in accordance Roc~ingham County 5.;_ dateu..d__ / _l _4..;_/_3_4__ in the cause of the State Commission on Conservation and Devel o:pmen t of the State of Virg i n i a Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others vs · - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -:paid to Geo . S. Harnsbe r ger , Attorney for Elijah Catterton $ 2700 . 00 b e ing in full se t tlement of tract # 357 in the abo ve me ntioned cause . Virg i n i a . w. r/i l �- -- QtnmmnuwtaltlJ nf llirgiufit · - TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA. May 18, 1934 JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA Geo. s. Harnsberger, Attorney for Elijah Catterton Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia, the sum of $ 2 1 700 . 00 , in accordance with an order of the Circuit Court of the county o f _ _~ R=o~o~k...__i.... n'Eg...,h.,,,am .......____ entered on the 14th day of _ _ --'M=a=yJ-1934_, 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 k nown in said proceeding as #--'3~5"'----'--7___ Sign original and duplicate and return to the Treasurer of Virginia. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.  The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases. 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Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Breeden, RA - Dean, RO Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context catterton-elijah.pdf Title A name given to the resource Catterton, Elijah Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Main Ridge 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): 357 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 Catterton https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/3b0073a219505348e60682d322c1f7ee.pdf 3a011207a1043b1f689f19a13413f0d4 PDF Text Text NAME OF CLAIMANT #21 0 - vnrlckhoff , Jos . : . Number of Acres: 46 ::uo nile::. east of Island ..!Ord . Location: Roads: Soil: ....,ntirely \!i trin P'--'-rlc c.reu . _:i ... o mileo over cou:;:ity r-oau to IsL,'1d 7 ord . Slope . History of Tract and condition of timber: .h. 11 mere 1K-nt bl e t 1n · b sr 1as b een re111oved frori t:tis tract leaving nothine r or3 th:c..n f 1eh1ood . I..,. Improvements: Threllin~ : 2ox37xl0 ' , 7 rooms, porch 8' ~11 tround, r.i.e-::;'.-.1 roof, 1 2 sJ,ory , .ru.11s, ... lastered, c;ood conu.ltil ' , occupied by o·rre r, ,11..,.ter su:,:iply - well, solid :ound:J.+-io 1, cell' r 16..clG' • B..:.r1 : LetP,l, 24x30', c:ood con 1 i.~ion , .3"1o1o '1ouse : ~rk shop : 12xl2' , metal rocf, .eooa. c ono i ti on . 10x29 ' , p·~er roof , GQOd co:cition • l0xl 7' , .... '"'er roof, rood co,..,.cli tion . . . bn ho ,se : Timber : 100 cords of fuelwood. Orch:-rd : 2 u.cres . Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Total Value Value per acre Ridge: Slope: 16 )5 . 00 .:so . oo 28 35 . 00 g:o . uo 2 80 . 00 vl~~8:88 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $1 060 . 00 3235 . 0 0 Value of Improvements: $ 323.5 . 00 Value of Orchard: $ 160 . O~ 50 . 00 Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of 'fimber: $ Value of Wood: $ .JO . 00 Value per acre for tract: $ :; 8 . 00 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ lrone . \2. �___ - Claim of_ _____ _J_.__ .E ._ __Q_ar~ ickhof l __________ - - - - __________________ At Law. In the Circuit Court of_ __Ro.olti.n.{il..~----- ______ County, Virginia, N o..l.8.2~---, , PetiThe State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia _____ _ _acres tioner, vs. _____ Ca ssand ra Lawson _At k ins.._ et_ al s . L a nd _52_t._561 more or less, of land in _____ Jio.ckin gbaro _______ County, Virginia, Defend ants. and Deation The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conserv awarde d nation condem of notice the to e respons in and , velopment of the State of Virginia Circuit the of upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order file this Court of_ _____~Q~_~ !l_~~~ ------- County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to as ----;;_-~--------,---~+--~~------~---.//_ h:yan::: ::_:~'.'J-f,,Z::~ ---___ Jf_jr_ c~ ------- My post office2; la;ess is ____ I claim a right, title, estaoo or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought g to be condemned, contain ing about ___ )f-.f.l_-__/_{?_f_'?.f,;_res, on which there are the followin _ff~ ::._dimproveme~ ~~ ~------~ -=-~ ~ - ~ buildings ----- ------- ---- ---------------------------------------------- I . .. m . v·1rg1ma, . . ~ 1-nP( Q . . -_______ ~ ___________ ·1 f _______ • 1oca t ed a b ou t ___ 1/. .:i 1s . 1139~ Tlus 7 _']. __ ___ m1 es rom____ . the_ ~ ~ 4_Magisterial District of said County. deI claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land owner, joint or owner sole is he r whethe scribed above: (In this space claiman t should say or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claiman t is not sole to the tract or or in has he interest or estate title, right, what he should set out exactly parcel of land described above.) ------- - ~ ---~ ------- ------- ------- ------- -- ·------ ------- ------- ---- w s: The land owners adjacen t to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follo, ~ . ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ ~~~ -:~ ~?-/V-~~~~--~--~ .~:~::-~~~~ -----------------------------------------H~--~ ~ .~ # East ___ ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- --West ______ w_f?, lf;-- ~ _in the I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this propert y about the year_ L?_~A following manner : I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereor interest , on is $-K_~_tl_{J_ _~-~---- · I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate ct:> o, I ~ --· 'tJ.LJ..~-$_q is thereon ments improve the with 1 land of in and to this tract or parcel tract or I am the owner of ___ .::==:=___ ,. ___ acres of land adjoinin g the above described the proby parcel of land but lying outside the· Park area, which I claim will be damaged -----· posed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $------ ------as to tion informa or nts stateme al (In the space below should be set out any addition a here insert also should he ble practica if and this claim which claiman t desires to make; . bounds) and metes by land of description of the tract or parcel Remar ks·---- -------- ---- - ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------------- ----, ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ~ = -----------------------------------------------------------_______ g ~ ----------------------------_______ _________________ _ ____________________________ ::r, 5· -::,·____________________________ 7-" ~ 'i ~------------------------------------------- (Continue remark s if necessary on t?7 back). ..1.2 ~ __ day aii ~ .Q Witness.....my signatu re (or my name and mark attache d hereto'. )Jhi~-p ; l ti ;~;;* f ;;~,l~t~NTY OF-~ ~ ~ { -------------:V_-_[':__ __· ______ -;:;:r;,::--- ------- -The undersi gned hereby certifies that_ ___ mat the matters · oat made and him efore ~ appeare 'lme above named claiman t personally ;:i~-:~'.:~2~'.:~-~:;i;f:~~~ -:: _'.r~~ ;;~ Cl~k Notary Public, @~ Jystiee of the Peace. �- - Claim of_ _______ _J_._fil....Qani.ckh.o_ff ___________________________________________ jl__. _ In the Circuit Court of_ _________ Rook..in.gh.am... ___ County, Virginia, No._18..29 __ , At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. __ C.a.ssa.ndra _Lawson Atkins,_ et_ als., _and_ 52,561 a ores _________ _ more or less, of land in ______ R.o.ok...ingham. ________ County, Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court of_ _____ R.o.ok.ingham... ______ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to said notice. My name is _________ _J ~E_. Carri ckhoff --------------------------------------My post office address is _____ Elk.:t..on ___lfa_____ _R_F_....D~_...f_.4. __________________ _ I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about_ ___ 4..fi._~_...1.6_..E.~~a·cres, on which there are the following bu.ildings and improvements: ______ J{QJ¥l~-----~.£11Q~_e__:§:_o_g.~sl___ J3_~!'!1____________________ _ -------~aragar_w.ork-sh.op........ __ ..a.hi..akan.Ji.o.u..se_____________________________________ _ -------tw..O.-W-&-11-S-~----------------------- --------------------------------------------- · ·· m v·1rg1ma, Island Ford ·1 es f rom_____________________________ 1 ;,_ · 1oca t ed a bou t -------~----ml . 1an d 1s Th1s the_ .. .S..t one.wal.l--Magisterial District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above.) Sole owner The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows: North ____ .&I. H. _Harrison _______________________________________________________ _ South _____Q_sher ____ S~l.lers ___________________________________________________ _ East _____ -M.H-rHar.ri-aGn----------------------------- ----------------------------West_ ____ 1'1 • .l:.~R· i/leav er ·------------------------------------- __________________ _ I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year __ l.9.2.Q ___ in the following manner: I claim thauhe total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $_§_t.Q.9_Q_________ I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parc·e1 of land with the improvements thereon is ~ ... _QQO_~-------· I am the owner of_ _______________ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park area, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $--=-=-==-=-=-=---=~---· (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). Remarks·------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). Witness my signature (or my name and mark attached hereto) this ____ l'lth. _____ day ( SigJ;!.EJAL __,I.!~•-Q!ixrJ_q_~b._Q.ff_._______________ _ of_ ____ Feb----------, 19~. STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF ______ -~Q~-~!!l..@!l!)! _______ , To-wit: The undersigned hereby certifies that_ ______J_~~~-Q~_Ltt~k!J.9_~~---------------------the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, this _____l_~~~--------day of_ ____ !~-~---------, 1936. ___ W__ A __ Yancey _______________________ _ Gerk-c,.f- ~ 861.ti't,-t,r- 8pechrl Tn~estigatcrr- or Notary Public, -or-.:rustice of 1E.e "Peace. /% �.e - �County: loe in a District: Sten wall P 210 Joseph ~. ~rickhott Clainied.: Loe tion: a.cC'uir d 40 .16 acres 1921 for 922.00 Deed • 10.00 2 m1lea east of Islend Ford. Entirely within Park rea ps: Soil: Slope to I lond Fo:!'d ; tory: All roerchanto.ble tuber hn nothi ...mprov en-ts: 110:re th , fuel bee"l rer.::oved 1'ror1 this tr ct leaving ood. Dwellin· 26 x 37 x 10, 1 roo!:l . porch 8' 11 aronnd, oetal root, l l/2 story, Us. pl stored, , od condition, oce _ied b owuer, wt r s ppl•-well , solid fom ntion, cellur 16 10 Barr:i, otal, 24 x ~O, ood co_.di tion ,oke lo 1 e, 12 x 12, u. ta.1. roo1\ goorl c,mdi tion ~ 10 x 29 , ~ per roof, good co dition 75.00 , l _ x 17, )tll)Ol" :: oot, ood eundi tion 50.00 rr ber! 100c s. of 1't1 1 ,mod 302:5 . 00 75¢ per ed. 75.00 100.00 Orch•rd: 2 ac cs '?'al· e or land oi tl!J2CS! Val-1e tilope lo . C 28 Orch rd 2 46 Tot 1l value of '~otal lue of 't'otal value o:f otsl velue o~ Total val e 01' ve ge value ue crea~e .:ll! l d: inrprover. e nts orchurd timber tr ct er acre Tot l 20.00 60.00 !5 o.oo b40.00 640.00 302,:j,O0 llllO. '15.00 .3340.00 72.60 �V rt _,>l'"' - C ,'1ty: ~.ockin€.l n ~i~trict: 0tone1~11 ; • .? • .1 . (, . ;...; . : r~ . ..J • ; • :Iarr i son . L ~ 3lope - ;1rn i.11, le Ore 1~rd "cale - 1 1 - - ~~ - . - - - -- --- - ~- - 1u ch.ins �• ' IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA State Commission on Conserv&t ion and Developme nt of the State of Virginia vs. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and 52,501 acres of land in Rockingham County, Virginia Motion to set atde and disapprove the report of the Board of Appraisal Commissio ners . Comes now the claimant, Jos . E. Caricldlof f, and asks and requests the Court to set aside , decline to accept and disapprove the report of the Board of Appraisal Commissio ners filed in this cause with refer~nce to this defendant in Tract No . 210 , which said tract contains about 46 acres, and is situate near Island Ford, in stonewall District, Rockingham County, Virginia; for the following reasons: (l) Because the value placed upon said land, timber and improveme nts by the Board of Appraisal Commissio ners is grossly inadequat e. (2) Because the findings in question are so manifestl y inade- quate when considered together with the evidence before the Court, as to justify a finding that in making such finding or findings , the Board of ~ppraisal Commissio ners or some of them were affected or influenced by some mistake of law as to the nature and effect of the evidence, with reference to which such finding or findings were made. Wherefore , the sai d Jos . E. Carickhof f prays the Court that an order may be entered setting aside, declining to accept , and disapproving the report of the Board of appraisal Commissio ners in so far as it relates to or affects the said lands owned and claimed by the said Jos . E. Cariokhof f. Said Jos . E. Cari ckhoff further moves the Court to exc lude his said lands from the P~rk area and to release his said lands from �• ' ---2-the said condemnation proceedings. Your movant herewith files affidavits as to the value of the said land. JOS. E. CARICKHOFF BY counsel �IN THi CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAU 80UNTY, VIRGINIA State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virg inia VS Cassandra Lawson AtAins and others, and 52,501 acres of land in Rockingham County, Virg inia Affidavit to be read in connection with motion filed by Jos. E. Carrickhoff to have the finding of the Board of Appraisal Co1.ami s s io2J. ers disapproved in con 1.ection with its finding No. 210. State of Virginia, County of Rockingham, to-wit: This day personally a pp eared before me#&i(~;f u~ a Notary Public in and for the County of Rockingham, in the State of Virginia, , who being duly sworn deposes and U::follows: Tha t he is well acquainted with the tract of land belon6 ing to Jos. E. Carrickhoff, containing about 46 acres, situate near Island Ford, in Stonewall District, Rockingham Cou.~ty, Virginia, known as Tract No. 210, in the report of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners, and that the amount allowed by said Cornmi ssioners for said real estate is grossly inadequate; the same being well worth t h e sum of that he has determined the value of said tract of land $6,000.00; as follows: 28 acres of cultivated land at 50 . 00 per acre 2 acres of orchard at $100.00 per acre 16 acres of uncleared land at $20.00 per acre vVood Improvements Total $1,400.00 200 . 00 320 . 00 80.00 4,000 . 00 $6 , 000.00 ?;.J~ Subscribed and sworn to before me this ' ~ 7,--t) day of September, 1932. / Notary Public ~ �IN TH~ "'IR0UIT COURT 01" :-·OCKINGRAl[ ,OUNTY , V IHGINL State 0ommission on Connervation and Detelopment of the ~tate of Vir£inia vs Cassandra Lawson t kins and others, and · Gow:1ty, Virginia 52,501 acres of land in I oo i ffidavit to bo read in connection with motion filed by Jos. , . Carriokhoff to have the inding of the Board of Appraisal Co....lffiis s ion ers disapproved in con ection with its finding No . 210 . State of Virginia; County of Rockingham, to- wi t: This day personally appeared before LO ~,(£': v,?~ a Notary Public in and for the Uounty of Rockingham, in 4:ie State of Virginia, ~??, ~ , who being duly sworn deposes and says as follo:; :i.:hat he is ·1ell aoq_uainted ii th the tract of land belon ;ing to Jos . ' • Carriokhotf, containing about 46 acres, situate ne~r Island Ford, in tone all District, .tlocki ham County , Virt,inia, known as Tract No . 210, in the report of the Board of ppraisal Commissioners, and that the amount allowed by said .Jorn issioners for said real estate is i:;r ossly inadequate ; 6 , 000 . 00; the same bein..; well worth the sum of that he has determined the value of said tract of land as follo'ls: 28 acres of cultivated land at 50 . 0 per aora 2 a ores of orchard at 100 . D por acre 16 acres of uncleared land at lood Improvements 2O . OJ per acre l , 400 . 00 200 . 00 3~0 .• 00 eo .oo 4,000 . 00 6 , 000 . 00 Subsoribed and svrorn to before me September, 1932 . 0 2.10 �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY,VIRGINIA. State Commission on Conservation and Development of the sta te of Virginia vs Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and 52 ,501 acres of land in Rockingham county, Virginia .Affidavit to be read in connection with motion filed by Jos. E.Carrickhoff to have the finding of the Board of APPraisal commissioners disappr oved in connection with its finding No. 210. state of Virginia, County of Rockingham, to-wit: This day personally appeared before me ""-":..-l,.l,J.....1.--11-S-.µ...---'-,~~j,,Q,.,-- a Notary Public in a nd for the County of Roc kingham, in of Virginia, and S ciYS fJL ~ ~ 4 , as fo'Q;_ows: who being duly sworn deposes yr-- That he i s well acquainted with t he tr::..ot of land belonging to Jos. E. Carriokhoff, containing a bout 46 acre s , situate near Island Ford, in s tonewall District, Rockingham County, Virginia, known as Tract No. 210, in the report of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners, and that the amount allONed by said Commissioners for said rea l estate is grossly inadequate; the same being well worth the sum of $6, 000.00; that he has determined the value of s a id tract of land as follows: 28 acres of cultivated land at $50.00 per a cre 2 acres of orchard at $ 100.00 per acre 16 a cres of uncleared land at $20.00 per acre Wood Improvements subscribed and ,;pl,400.00 200.00 320.00 80.00 4,000.00 �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY,VIRGINIA. State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia vs. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and 52,501 acres of land in Rockingham county,Virginia Affidavit to be read in connection with motion filed by ~os. E. Carrickhoff to have the finding of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners disapproved in connection with its finding No. 210. state of Virginia, County of Rockingham, to-wit: This day personally appeared before me a Notary P~c in and for the County of Rockingham, Virginia, c/ £ ~ , who being duly sworn deposes and s Qys as~;ollows: That he is well acquainted with the tract of land belonging to Jos. E.Carrickhoff, containing about 46 acres, situate near Island Ford, in Stonewall District, Rockingham County, Virginia, known as Tract No. 210, in the report of the Board of dppraisal Commissioners, and that the amount allowed by said Commissioners for said real estate is grossly inad equate; the same being well worth the sum of $6,000.00; that he has determined the value of said tr a ct of land as follows: 28 acre s of cultiva ted l and at $50. 00 per a cre 2 acres of or chard at -~100. 00 per a ere 16 acres of uncleared land at $20.00 per acre Wood Improvements ~1,400.00 200.00 320.00 80.00 4,000.00 Subscribed and sworn to before me thisJ / ~ day of September,1932. �3 - I IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF rtOCKINGk-IA1.'.: COUNTY , VIRGINIA State Commission on Conservation and .Develop,1ent of the State of Vir6 inia '\ filed in the C\erk'0 Office Rockingham County, Va, OG1 / vs . \932 Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and ockingha n County, 52 , 501 acres of land in Motion to set aside and disapprove the report of the Board of A~praisal Commissioner s. Comes no~ the claimant, Jos.~ . Carickhoff, and asks and requests t he Court to set aside, decline to accept and disapprove the report of the Board of Appraisal Co,nmissioner s filed in this cause with reference to this defendant in Tract No . 210, which said tract contains about 46 acres, and is situate near Island Ford, in Stonewall District , Rockingham County, Virginia; for the follov:ing reasons : (1) Because the value placed upon said land, timber and improvements by the Board of Appraisal Com11issioner s is 5rossly inadequate. (i ) Because the findings in question are so manifestly inadequate when considered together with the evidence before the Court, as to justify a finding that in makinb such finding or findi!lf;s, the Board of ppraisal Corru~issioner s or some of them were ~ffected or influenced by some mistake of law as to the nature and effect of the evidence, with reference to which such finding or findin5s were made . Wherefore, the said Jos . E. Carickhoff prays the Court that an order may be entered setting aside, declining to accept, and disapproving the report of the Board of Appraisal Corrunissio11ers in so far as it relates to or affects the said lands owned and claimed by the said Jos. E. Carickhoff . Said Jos • . .:. . Carickhoff further moves the Court to exclude his said lands from the Park area and to release his said lands from �2. the said condemn&tion proceedings . Your movant herewith files affidavits as to the value of the said land. J OS . E. CARICKHOFF By counsel �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia filed in the Clerk's Office Rockingham County, Va. vs. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and 52,561 acres, more or less, of land in Rockingham County, Virginia l~L. 6 1932 ~~r« In compliance with the order entered in the above entitled case on the 25th day of October, 1932, and in response thereto, your defendant respectfully states that the tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, ownership of which is ola imed by him, and with reference to which he has filed his objections, is the same tract or parcel wliich was fom1d by the Appraisal Commissioners to be land ·owned by him; being Tract No. 210, as shown and delineated on the m~p filed with the report; and exhibit sheets thereto a t tached, made by said Commissioners. JOS. E. CARICKHOFF By Counsel - - - - ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -l/fc, �STATEMENT :a: n 'J> :; • OF !! z, ~os. ) Ralph H. Bader, p . q. E , CARRICKHOFF "' 0 2 2 J:, = 0 n m 0 cm ii, Ill -I C a,2AJ :a C 2, -I :z z, z, "' i OR~ < ,. :II'"II . ;' -I a. N "' g I> IC < Ill~ z, 0... - 3 • z, n n co_ -2 C "' :, ., ii~ STATEMENT QEi' COSTS , POSTAGE , ETC .: 1111 �STAT.~iL~T BY JOS. ;_i] , filed in the Clerk1s Office_ Rockingham County, Va, C RICE.HOFF AU G j£ \933 To the Honorable Phili p •Vi ll i ams , Chairman of the Board of Arbitrati on for Shenandoah National Park Lands . I am submitting t h e following statement in pursuance to the rules of procedure adopted at the meeti ng of Your Honorable Board at Front Royal , Virginia, on August 16, 1933. (a) :My tract of land is No . 210 , and is snown as such on the ownership map for Rockingham Count~ . (b) This tract of land contains 46 acres and 16 poles , and I am the fee Bi mple ovvner . (c) This land is situated about one mile from Island Ford , in Rockingham County . It crops well and takes readily to grass . The land is comparatively smooth , with a slight slope . running through the entire place . There is a creek Of this land , 30 acres are cleared and I value same at J35 . 00 per acre , making a total of A~l , 050. 00 . Sixteen acres have not been cleared and Ivalue the same at .''20. 00 per acre , o:r ~320 . 00 . The aggregate value of the en tire tract is .Pl , 370 . 00 . ( d) There is a considerable amount of wood on the uncleared land an d I value same at )80 . 00 . Hy residence , which is made of stone , is 26 ft . x 37 ..ft . It contains 8 rooms , has a metal roof , 7 foot porch on all side , and is fitted with a bath . T~ere is a cellar 12 ft . x 24 ft . and a well on the porch near the kitchen door . I value my residence at '?3, 300 . 00 . I have a smoke house , 10 ft . x 12 ft ., built of stone , with metal roof , which is near the house . Value .·120. 00 . Around the house and garden there are 34 fruit trees , -- ap ples plums , pears , cherries and also grape vines . I have appli and peach trees covering about 2 acres , altogether . Value , _pl30 . 00 . �2. I have a garage and shop , 10 ft . x 26 ft . with boards up and dovm and paper roof . The frame is, ood, Value , ~100 . 00 . It is The chicken house , with feed room , is built of wood . 10 ft . x 18 ft . and has a paper roof . Value ;100. 00 . Hy barn is 25 ft . x 34 ft . and has a wooden frame . and sides are covered with corrugated, galvaniied iron . bank barn , vith three sides built of rock . for six cows and two horses . The roo!f This is a There is stable room Near the barn there is a well for Value ~800 . 00 . watering stock . The following shows the different values '-:', iven above : 30 acres of cleared land at ~35 . 0l per acre 16 acres of timber land at ,?20 . 00 per acre .?l , 050 . 00 320 . 00 80 . 00 Wood 3 , 300 . 00 Residence Bmoke house 120 . 00 Orchard 130 . 00 Garage and shop 100. 00 Chiclrnn house, with feed room 100 . 00 Barn 800 . 00 Total ~6 , 000 . 00 Hethod of Determining Controversy If the 3oard of Arbitrators is unable to determine the value of my aforesaid real estate from the information now in its nossession , I would suggest an oral he2:ring . Res ectf11lly , State of Virginia, County of Ro eking ham , to - wit : Jos . ~. Carrickhoff , having been first duly sworn , deposes and says that the foregoing statement is true and correct to the best of his knowledge and belief . �3. Gi von under my hand this 25th day of -"-ugust , 1933 . ~, Sj _ Notary Public My commis sion expires on the l/l, day of ~- �t Filed in the Cierk'~ Office Rockingham County, Va. CARICKHOF1',, J . E. 210 ROCKINGHAM COUNTY SEP 9 1933 ~~ Clerk IN RE . ARBITRA'l1ION AGREEMENTS submitted to the Governor arising in or out of Condemnation Proceedings pending in the Circuit Court of Virginia under authority of the Shenandoah National Park Act . SUMMARY STATEMENT OF PETITIONER: EXCEPTANT: Carickhoff, J . E. ORIGINAL CLAIM: Acreage 14 A. 16 P: Value $8000 .: Inc. Damages,None VALUE PLACED ON TRACT BY PETITIONER'S APPRAISERS : TRACT NO . 210 VALUE INCIDENTAL DAMAGES $3840 . 00 None BOARD OF APPRAISAL COMMISSIONERS FINDINGS : MAP NUMBER CF TRACT: 210 VALUE OF TRACT : TRACT NO . VALUE INCIDENTAL DAMAGES 210 $4505 . 00 None �l'he basic difference s between Petitione r and this 1 exceptant are as to the classifica tion and value of the land, and improveme nts, buildings and timber values. Although we believe the values reported by the Petitione r's appraiser s were very liberal and that the findings of the Board of Appraisal Commissio ners as to values are substantially too high, we have accepted and will not seek a lower valuation than their findings as shown on the above tables 1n this case. As to the classifica tion of the land and the other elements of value we submit that these matters are correctly set forth in the Work Sheet of ~he Board with reference to this case, and not as set forth in exceptant ts statement s. 'l'his Work Sheet is filed with the record and a copy of this Work Sheet is submitted with copy of the record tendered herewith, and additiona l copies of the Work Sheet in this .c ase will be furnished if desired. Subscribe d to and verified before me this the September , 1933. f~ day of �·,. ? fi\ed in tne C\er\<.'s.0fn RocKingnam County \J AUG 11 \933 ~Clerk ********************************** Joseph E. Carriokhoff Tract No . 210, Copy of original claim and other papers required by the arbitrators in the public park condemnation proceedings pending in the Circuit Court of Rockingham County, Virginia. ********************************** ***************~**************************************** ************************************ �RALPH H. BADER A T TOR NE Y A T L AW HARRISONBURG , VI RGI NIA hon. Philip ilillians, Chai rinan, Bod.rd of Arbitration, i ir,chester, Virg,ir,ia. Dslir Sir: I h1:a.ve appoir.ted '!J.r . Ralph H. Bac1t,r , of narrisor,bur.b, Virginia, my a ttornt:y, to r::ipresent mt:> ir. all matters conn\ected .vi tn the acquisition of l:rnds o·,vned by ma for the use of the Snen3.ndoah ;u tiorial Park. Your s very truly, - , �- • IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGH.llM COUNTY, VIRGINIA The state Commission on Conservation Development of the state of Virginia. and vs. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others , and 52 , 561 acres, more or less, of land in Rockingham County , Virginia. In compliance with the order entered in the above entitled 1st case on t h e ~ day of October, 19~ , and in response thereto , your defendant respectfully states that the tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned , ownership of whioh is claimedo/him, and with reference to which he has filed his objections , is the same tract or parcel which was found by the Appraisal CommisEionera to be land owned by him ; beine Tract No. 210, as shown and delineated on the map filed with the report , and exhibit sheets thereto attached, made by said Commissioners . JOS. E. C.t-J.RICKIIOFF By Counsel 11 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.  The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases. For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above. In the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. 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Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Breeden, RA - Dean, RO Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context carickhoff-jos-e.pdf Title A name given to the resource Carickhoff, Jos. E. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Two miles east of Island Ford 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): 210 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 Carickhoff https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/fb5e9af6a4c4d490028120467964b1d7.pdf f8b62ae36a1a1729b8c8d18511a8999f PDF Text Text NAME OF CLAIMANT rr2....,1c; - Burrows , .n . :r. Number of Acres: 41 Location: ee, Run . Roads: t~3 Soil: ..:.ntirely ,i thin the R"rk area . Three und one- 1 . . l~ :nile s viu C.i rt ro--d to Port Republ.:. c , e~rest shipping oint . ....i~nd:- loam , slope moderute slopes . t: pe of . : . t'1i depth --lH. ferti. i ~,, , History of Tract and condition of timber: I' 'e saw tinber has b 'en rer.1 iVed frc.,,.. t 1"i..:; ~r ,c-:. ::::ev ~r:. 1 r-j r.::., -....'"'·o . _:1e rem2L1inf st- nd consists o~ s~ull oa~s ~nd yello1 ,1ne, h~s been bu- PC over repeutedly . ~; , ut three cords fuel 1ood per ~ere on 44 ucres . 132 cords wood. Improvements: 'T ... 0ne . Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 44 .,,.5 . 00 -~ . 00 ,?220 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 220 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ : • 00 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: _otc.l :220. 00 �RSPORT ON THE ACREAGE of the A. J . BURRO~S TR.aCT #284 Tr~ nt #284 is the residue of a so called 100 acre tract which Mr . Burrows purchased from R. V. Lancaster, Jr . ~ computation of the acreage of this tract from the calls in the deed gives 123 acres instead of the 100 acre s called for . From this tract Mr . Burrows sold the following parcels : To Henry Egger 23 acres To Kelley Reed 20 acres To D. ~ . Clark 18 acres To T. E. Heisley (about) 18 acres Total •••• 79 acres . This 79 acre s subtracted from the 123 acres, the actual area of the original tract, leaves belonging to ./,. . J . Burrows . report . 44 acres This is covered by the State ' s ~ SJ /~ Chief Engineer, Park Service . �•- Claim of___________ A. _.I.._ Burrows -------------------------------------------------In the Circuit Court oL_..liQ.o_kiti£b{lJ]l ___________ County, Virginia, No, ________ , At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs, ___ ____ .Atk1 n a _____________________________________ -______ ----------------- more or less, of land in __ ...l:iO.akingham _____ _______ 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 ________~9_G..:tW..Etl~----- County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to said notice. My name is ____ A._~•- Bu.rro.ws _____________________________________________ _ 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____ _fi:ft¥ _______ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements: ___________________________________________________________ _ This land is located about_ ___ !_ ______ miles from ______ __ __~~~! __________ Virginia, in the __S.t9A~:W-~ll__ _Magisterial District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above.) --:~fh~;;!e:,11~~v~~e!. f;~u:~e.:;interest_ ti tle_. __the _other_one- ______ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows: North __ __ _______ ___ _____________________________ _____________________________ ___ ___ South _____ __ ___ ___ ___ ___ __ _______ __ ______________ ______________ ____ ____ ___ _______ __ East ______________________________ ________________________ _____ _______ ___ ____ ____ __ West______________________________________________________________________________ _ _J. acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year __________ in the \afollowing manner: .) J ~ IJ Q I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $____ }:!Q~9_._qQ_. I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $__ !>.9_q_!.9_q_ ______ , I am the owner of ______ __ ___ ____ _acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $------------------· (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). Remarks· -------------- --------- --- ----- - - - - ----- --------------------------- ------- --------'=t.-------CI7l.5.:------------------------------------------------ hF----~ -- ' _____/ _""}· Ci_ _-g__• ~ - ~ MU.. - ;,..._ - - ~ - ()._,._.j -'f----------- -- __ !/.1. ~~ -~----------~ -~ ----------------- --------------------------------------------- ------- -- ----------- (Continue remarks if necessary on t};f back). ~r oL W i ~ : ~ ~ r1~ 3 my name and :•r ~l~~~?~~1: ~ 1 ____________________ To-wit. _.8_-__~~13-£----1- ~ -trr.v'The undersigned hereby certifies that_ __~ . .fJ STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF_____ -a-- - the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that: ihtiliatters an_d things appear-& in his above answ~e true to the best of his knowledge and belief, th1s___________ day oL--- ~ -----~ f , . l ____ -E, _ . (;-- ~p~ Ctetk 6f:1Ii0-~er.: Notary Public, ewe-.hts-tiee-e,f thefeae-e. �.- - - -- - --- - - L aLu..,~ ~ ~! ~- ~~ --- -- --- -/?f t_ ~ , - - - - - - - - - - -·-------- - - - - - - - - ~ ., ~ftt ~ - ~ - f-~-'-_, ____ County, Virginia, ND---------,- At Law. The State Com~issj?n on Conserv~tion and Development of the State of Virginia, Petivs, _____________________________________________________________________________ _ . ~ 11A. d ~$ t 1oner, ~~a:~e ~ireu~ ----------------------- ---V~7- ~------------------------------------------- more or less, of land in_Z~~0----------------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 f i ~ f ~aid peti_tion and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court o L _ ~ ~ - - ~ - - - County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said idetition and to said notice. ,,:Z_.C:::,,_~--------~ ----------------------- My name is _____ My post office address ~ ___ ""?/4 __M._ ____ ---~~~--<f.6.[:./)-4_.fB.:_ I claim a right, title, estate or interest i_n J tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about_ __ ~__'t: ________ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements: _________________ __________________________________________ _ --------------------------L . : . . , . . . . . ~------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------..0------------------------------ q_.!:!:.~-------Virginia, in This la~ is lo~~ted abo~t_-~ __J_:--~-miles ~rom _____ the __.[F-.~___ Mag1sterial D1str1ct of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above.) :::::::~~i~-:~:~~:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows: North _______ _____________ __ __ ________ _________ ________ _____ ____ __ ______ ___________ _ South ______ ____ __ ____ _______ _____ __ _____ ______ ___ _____ ____ ____ _____ ____ ____ _____ ___ East ______________________________________________________________________________ _ West______________________________________________________________________________ _ I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year __ ________ in the <$~n~ ~ ,_j)_f~ · _Jjs, £/JO --------------- --------------- --I claim, t_pat t~ 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 intfil'est, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $---~~ ----=--· I am the owner of ____ __ __________ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $--- ---------------· (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). i'--£ _ ___ ----------------------------------------------------------f'~-----~.,;~lJJ ___tJ_;_~-- 1ro. f-Z ------------------Remark~VA~-tt.J.;z.; _(1"' .tU. __ ~ - - - , - - - - --------------- -------------------------------------------------- -------------------- --------------- ----------------------------- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). Witness my signature (or ~ ame and mark atta~hed he~) this __ ____2f_ _____ day ---------~-=-fe:_!12~Fo~- oL_J l r - ~r- -----, 19~ STAit OF VI:tiGINIA, COUNTY OF ______ 1 ---,---,--.-#_---r-'_ T o - ·~ c:1--~ t : The undersigned hereby certifies that_ __ ..,.7-::.....L'J~ _______ _ the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that t e matters an_d things appearing in his ,. abovr ~~w_:r are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, "9 th1s___A'k.~-------day o ~ J a , ____ - -, l934'.. ~ , :::lf(,fi4_,,_,________ _ €Jerk of the Oomti; or~"f:i~~estigator or No~uFy Public, or J1.:1stiee of the Peace , )I �t I County: RockinghCJll District: 3tonewall 1284 - Acreage Claimed: A . ;r . Burrows Assessed ( not assessed) n Value Claimed: Location: Deep Bun. De ed 88-f3· Residue 'll, 3500 . 00 for 549½ o.ores Entirely within the Fark area . Incumbrances , counter claimo or laps: This is the residue of the larger tract of 54'J-fr ac1·es o ned by • J . Burrows which has been subdivided into several small tracts . Soil: Roads: .. ndy loam, slope typeof a thin depth and fertility , modera to slopes . 3½ miles via dirt road to Fort nepublic, the nearest ohipping point . History of vract and condition oj timber: The saw timber hns boen removvd from this tract several years ago . The rern.aining stand consists of small oaks and yellow pine , has been over repee. tedly. About 3 eds . fuel \mod per acre on i..;4acrco. 132 Cords.wood @ 50¢ per ed . ------- ----------- 66 . 00 Im:1rovemen ts: Value Type Slope or lfone . land bX typos: Aoreae,e 44 Total lue of traot Total luo of improvements Total v~.lue of timber Tot 1 value of tract Average value per acre Value per acre ·3 . 00 Total Value JI32. oo 'iil:32 . 00 66 .,00 198. 00 4 . 50 3'!t; �~ ,J 23'1 - ...,, • J • urro11s . o.inty : • o c :in h .. ,:m District : f:tone.rall N . s ..~ei sley L. R. D:.rncuster ul.ope ...,c· le - 11 = 2G c.1 in::, � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.  The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases. For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above. In the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a> <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a> <a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Breeden, RA - Dean, RO Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context burrows-a-j.pdf Title A name given to the resource Burrows, A. J. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Deep Run Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 284 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 Burrows https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/db25060e287e49b40eee45cb05c90d51.pdf e4e86ce5f9e6a4e89c8f0d9699a9ea87 PDF Text Text • NAME OF CLAIMANT t!-281 - Burrows , "'ink Number of Acres: 31 Location: :i_,Jh.: R1n . Roads: ]our and o'1e- ·nlf r1i.les vi .... _.._irt ro~. t:, ne:.1r3st sl1i)__Ji:1c poi 1t . Soil: Slo)e t,rne to _-ort faJ ... ,ub l ic , 1 ' - ' sand:r l oam , moderate slop s . History of Tract and condition of timber: .... 11 t::e .nero:ic.:.nt:::.olv saH °'ui;'b .,... !1 ... s ':'3::'1 rj ov,~c :'r). t:is tr:....ct . 1r1e ren~.ir:int'." f..t...1.nc o_ sm-..:.11 'ard "'lods hJ.v.J ')een prc..cticL..ll~y , 11 killed b· recen-:; ,l sever, "burn . Improvements: :~one . Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value ~idge: Slope: '31 ,,,.; . 0 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 10 !:5 • "" J· l. o tc l Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ ::i . 00 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ .fone . . 10 5 .. OO �• _~t,£~~ L ~LJt J:": ______ I I Claim oL_ (l _cu---d ,t~ _~-----~----------------------In the Circuit Court oL __ County, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law. The State Commission on Conservat10n and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. _____ jJ f ~ fA& ____ J ,A ---------------------------------------------- more or less, of land in _____ ~~~L,-k..:'::' ________ 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 o id petit' on and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court oL ______ L_______ _________ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said pe ion and to said notice. My name isU~_-o4_-llu,_~_J) ~ 1(tl)/;T~ __ ~<-R___~ My post office a~dress is ____f _ ~ __ '{_~_<i_: __ ~-~-------------------I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about_ ____ acres, on which there are the following J..:._f-. ______ buildings and improvements=------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------~------------------------------------------- -------------------------- · _-----------------------=t° -------------------------------- q_!t_~--~---- This l~d is J.q_s,ated abo~1t__~---~---~-mil~s ~rom ___ Virginia, in the~~---Mag1sterial D1str1ct of said County. ) , I claim the following rlght, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel o-f 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.) ~ _ , ~ ~ dJ,1.-~~r~-~-4-}~ ------- ~ ~ , 5 ~-~-1 J.11-T~.e -!¼_ /.kJ.1;:f. lfN ~T~ ~ _ 1ML~_ (Ji,f_j},.y .J~ce-r_ ~ ~ - l,i_u./~--------The land owners adJacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows: :::: :j)~-:::::::::::::::::~::::::::::::::::::::: ::::::::::::::::::::: :: ~ !~:t -l ~ ----------------------------------------------------------------_Lf.2._f-_in foll= m~r=_~ -- I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year -----------D--<----- ____ l) the _JB----~~---o-,.-d--~---- _[3, ___ ----r---------------------------------------------------- I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements there~ on is $___ j_l!J)__-:.-:_ _____ . I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $ _____ l..([L~----· 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 $------------------· (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practi cable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). 1 Remarks:-------------------------------------------------------------------------- :::::::::::~~ ~t-/-dl,.,:~ ~__:::::::::::::--:::::::: (t (C on t·mue remar · k s 1'f necessary on th e b a ck) . -------------------------------------------0 Witness my signature _(or my (1~-nd m ~ t t a c ~ ~ r e t h - ~ a y 11~a.-:-$--l}l-~:_--q~·--1J.~--- oLv:~--------, 193['__ . STirrE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF ___________ z--#:-~------, To- i - '-on-,~ The undersigned hereby certifies t h a t 1 . _ { J _ ~ . . 3 - - - _ -~-----------the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath hat the matters and things appearing in his abov? answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, this _____ d_~--------day of~--------, 193,l!L ~ ,_ /r.::'.: ______ '•-------- 8krlc of the Coart, or pecial Investigator or Not~r~ Pnblie, or Jlu;tfoe of the Pea~e. �THOS. R. NELSON ATTORNEY-AT- LAW ECHOLS BLDG. STAUNTON , VA . ,.. ,- ,_J' : --:87 . J"JT.c F. . C itescarvr:-, :Csq., Att:>r.1ey "''t 111, , Co crt ~ouse Bui . . d.iu, , Sa"'e1, Vir_;i.nir. JE,n:..• Si.:: : 1.:r . 0"rter ".i, I }11=:ive fin""" ::.y beel: ab:e to eBti"t -:·11:~ costs t-iat 1. i l . . be necessary ::''Jr your client , .:r . J . A. F ink, t.o pay before a deed C"n be 1ade to him f-:,r tl.e Burr0 s t:rflct . '.:'·h-:. ite1ized. E:-t; 0 te 1icnt is ris f'1llov.s :. c tioneer ,:...vt-rtis.1.ng Deed &n~ acknowled ·J nts Co . issions . 'J.r. sa::.e P:: :> rri ta sh" re :,f costs in t 11£ E' it, .i'lk ir.L Th ~rt Er ':'o t it . .... ~ r Sf i 1 7.50 c. to-+;·::. of ( c1sts itcJ ir ex 1~in~c rs f'Jllo, ~: :..c(;r:..:r:o "cco· .. tf·.:: 00 •.:.1., .1.r.to ;f 1,' T1"1r:.t .... Ill )t.1 :r 1 ;:i:dk, ':. ~S ":>f' C 0 ~ r( . . nc .1_. r JU:t c:Jl e,. .. 'J'.U: t L •• . . L J 8 . !30 100 . 00 .:.r. \, i1 .icL o·r. "..)e ..,n'~C.L ~ )St8 of "'li Jo:n: A. X • -::: so ,r io= uO '"'l l.;(;tf of e . . e"":al V" 1 leS of t .. e rE., t.'tS r ..,r.. or-:,.,. rties . TLE c > ct 11 e ::ul13c. t:1~t tl.e costs of s it r:l ro "Yl.-.teL, OV(.:.!' t . 1.r~riOUS :1£1 S c.riSi.&.J. frOu tl1 tlt c..if::c::::-er.t o srtiee . ...t:: . c·-:::ter '"l I •. ··.,e n ,..,. _e t, o d-:.t to esti .1 ,,c t.rn _ ount o·: v • t..Be co ts -1_; e"ch f--,1 ::.:.::. 8 :.::.· L e :o~, so ~ at "I w :..elit.Y it ,: ~1::. 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I - f 2-' f ~ /Cit.--J- // f rZ 3 I _f '-/ '{ ' z~ 6 7 J ~ - �J ' Location: 260 . 00 " Value Claimed: !,eek nun . D d 20 ase;..--ise crea.ae Claimed: County: Rockingham District: ~to~ewall " G Pid·o 21 1000.00 tor l00A 1 18 Entir ly Within the :,ar k area. ! nc ·. -rcnces, counter clai.11" or le .s: ~andy loam. None known Soil : Slope type . ' oderete slopes • .o ds : 4 1/2 miles via ·1rt road to Port Republic, the nearest shipni ng point. l the merohsnt be saw ti~ber h t t iI,, oer: Hi tory been removed fro t s trnct. have ~een practically Improvements: -..,he l killed by cro Tctal va 1.1.e !.. . 00 • 63.00 VF.uue Aero, e Slope 2l Tot~l vol e of lr.nu To l Vnl.\lC verage valu tana ot snml.l hardwood burn. recent sev1,r .,one clue of l"nd by tyPes: !w. imaining of tr ct uer ere :l)O,r 63.00 63 . 00 ~.oo �#ZBl _ Bu~ 1;-,s & Fink • County : Rockingha.r1 District : Stone~~ll -N Thos . VI LEGElill Slope Scale _ 1" : 20 chains � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.  The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases. For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above. In the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a> <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a> <a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Breeden, RA - Dean, RO Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context burrows-and-fink.pdf Title A name given to the resource Burrows & Fink Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Neck 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): 281 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 Burrows Fink https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/7c4939ea9eb104fe233adf2662f07586.pdf b8458d04f1fa78dfdedbdec13208331e PDF Text Text CLAIMANT NAMEOF/l~ #173 - Burke , Robt . M. etc . Number of Acres: 100 . Location: Hawksbill Creek and is entirely within the park area . , Roads: 9 miles to Elkton over 5 miles of county road and 4 mi Le s over Spotswood Trail . · Soil: Clay loam of good depth and fertility . History of Tract and condition of timber: being removed from this tract . Timber : The saw timber has been and is now Fuelwood, 200 cords . Improvements: D\!ELLING : Log , 2 2x25 ' , 4 rooms , porch 6x22 1 , metal roof , stone flues, very poor condition, abandoned . Pillar foundation . BARN : Log, 32x36xl2 1 , shingle roof , poor condition . MEAT HaJSE : Log , 10xllx8 1 , shingle roof , poor condition . 8xl0x7 1 , shingle roof , poor condition . HEN.HOUSE : Frame , Acreage and value of types: Types Value per acre Acreage Total Value Ridge: Slope:-- 31 @ $5 . 00 $155 . 00 32 @ 35 . 00 1120 . 00 37 @ 35 . 00 1295 . 00 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land:-- --·--- $2570 . 00 Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 2570 . 00 150 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ 150 . 90 Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals : $ 50 . -00 ---- Value of Fruit: $ 50 • QO $2770 . 00 Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ 27 • 7 0 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ - ~ --- ~ None • !__CLERK �aunty: 0 1 triot: _____. ................. }173 - 1 ed 10 " bil er 1 . • 011: o. oo 1 In h d l 0 A• o.oo rt n on • t rtil • r. (l t 50 -- • • n 100 • .10 roh xz2•. et 1 r or, do , i llar r 60.00 1 1 ro bz t - 15.00 5 .00 -> . 00 ty;p ..:.: e s nt ----- --- ----- 1b �'L rl7.3 - obert I . et - 1 County : Rockingham District : Stonewall N .uydia a:1--;on G. .Lo .. 7 ~ .i • ; • l,. co::.0 · n Slo_p3 - Grazing fillable Sc:.i.le - l'' 20 ch ins . 7&ncey � 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. 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Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Breeden, RA - Dean, RO Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context burke-robert-m-etc.pdf Title A name given to the resource Burke, Robert M. etc. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Hawksbill Creek Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 173 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 Burke https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/f49dec6a2d720e212766c68242a13704.pdf 66a52e5d6717e6a5c4766a2aec35a8e6 PDF Text Text ROCKINGHl'..M COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #227 - · Burke, . Robert M. Number of Acres: 132 Location: Blue Ridge Mountain at Powells Gap . Entirely within the Park area. Partly in Rockingham and partly in Greene County. Roads: Three and one-half miles to Swift Run; thence four miles over Spots 1ood Trail to lkton. Soil: Deep and fertile sandy clay with very lit t le surface rock on the .cleared portion. Grazing land in Rockingham is better than Greene County portion . History of Tract and condition of timber: Most of the tract was cleared many years ago a ,, a. has been grazed 'lnd c1 1lt.:.. vuted since. 1.11 the merchant- able saw timber has been removed . Improvements: Old barn : Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 34 $5 . 00 ~170 . 00 98 45 . 00 4410 . 00 Cove: Grazing Land: 132 $4580 . 00 Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land:$ 4580 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ 100 • 00 Value of Orchard: $ 50 • 00 100 . 00 Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract : $ 3 5 • 83 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ 50 . 00 ~4700 . 00 �Claim of__""R JI/ BLJ rl<e _7._ 13cn-!cJ c7rc) .B _Burke-------- ---------------- --------In the Circuit Court oL!rf'~!i.!.?.?7!7~~:!____ ______ County, Virginia, N o._..l~?J__, At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs._..C..a..s.sand..ra...--1a.w..so1L.At.kin.~-~-t._s_l§_s3,_)}g___Qf-~_51:>J._f3._<trsi_~------------more or less, of land in __i'fq~{,:_,J~?.ftq,>J.?~----- _______ 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_!!_9~_1s_!.;?.</6-'?..7-7L ________ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to said notice. My name is_ ""R Ill BLJ Tire ---- - --- ---- - ---- ------- ---------------- ------------My post office address is ____,M_(P_G.!:cJ'iz.~y~y_;_lj~__'\tG.. ___________________________ ~_ I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about_fi.(L ____________ acres, on which there are the following , ,. t ' -"::;_ ___'t'f.1.1/2 __q{_'!Y!3J!!.?:1_</._~?.z __½l/-..k.. A...!JL ______ _ buildings and improvements=-; ---~ l?oe/r, n ihc1r11 C. ~ __ t, ,J- A _ 171 Gr--r ___ 77 _ a - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . ____ _ ____ ___ ____ _ • •. m £ / /d o7 7__________________ v·1rgmia, m1·1es f rom ___________ /D . }ocat ed a bout ____________ . }an d 1s Th1s . t of sa1. d Coun t y. · . 1 D.1st r1c . t eria Mag1s I s l o7.!~~-c.1-I-----the ____ 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. ) 1 c> 717 ..J~ ,'n/ -o w ne7·_ w;7/, _ my .s-;.s/e-,.. v,>"f/, " we,-,·.J'h,'p ds -,Pa /lo w.s; 7?1'/1 Bl-I r lre 'i'.' L ff<- A ___ _ V- _fo I oo t,_f .Z<f_ l. Q, _ .,.. _ TBQr{.i d'r ct _ 75' B u rl(e -- /.S O W ne,· _ ~r /., c1/c777 ,. 0 . / ' S<3; c/ i ~'" ,4 - - - - - - - The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follo,w s: ~:~::-Ira:,~;:,Q~~~- 7"/ ~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~- ~~~~~~~~~ East _ .i[tv'/. FL.I nkho 4;r er ------------- - ---------------- --------------- --------West_ ::rr He. c1rc>/ - -- - -- - -- -- --- --- - ---- - --- - ------ -- ------- - --- --- - - --- --- ---- - I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year-~?.LQ___ in the following manner: ___ By r t.-o· o hc1se, ...._WJ1 I I i) I /y'/t!J 7 "7 Gr- 73Lf r l<e - I'-- L-- Q>7-:rfy.._ ~,s_111/7e nl c-;-n~ e d1 ll-on:z__ _ _ {l_ofll.17?]):J 1c:'J _ :r 734 ,-k. ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- - I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $!_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 $.KL2_Qf>...!.Q_(2 _____ . W 11/-,in t J ' >u.L- 7__ JJ. I am the owner of__~~-;_ _________ acres of land a-djoining the ..above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by the proe:_q_'._ ~_o_________ . posed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $..'.Zl:_ as to information or statements additional (In the space below should be set out any a here insert also should he practicable if and make; to desires this claim which claimant description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). Remarks ·------------- ------------ ----- ------------- -------- - - ---------------- -- --___ 7 /7e / Cl 77 d /<?ken - 1-v_y"th e- - -Pc, •,-fr A 7-eq, I$_ e7i"J,;·e l5 su -i--tc, lo /,,_ Ii, _z.,. c-l"Z-. I ~£ - --- ------/; ' ' !' /he / os:: _ , /;Sc-7 1(cf .<rrc?z..1 77 f _, __ yy_, I I v ery.._ ':jT eciT!;f__ 7cl77 cl<! Cl["' C!/77 d ___ _ CI TI cl _h!j 7-~cl s o11 " Cre d 1 e _CYns,derah -/~ l o s s eCJchyec,J r ;7, 7f.,e ~).ei·c:,)71017 --r>C',, ndu"I· ,,/ny h o n1 e /c,7--,71 Tl?..1&~-~'i!.!:----rzf-_!. f _,,!_t_{~C!.~C_f_z.!..::!!.. ______________ (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). Witness my signature (or my name and mark attached hereto) thi_s ----f~-lb_____ day . .,b:£./~lf:: 'ff.l/t£l~--- - A 2!.:.A 4? of_ __E_e_fyj___ l_'l_.J_ ___ _ _, 1930. / ~ 13. "16'-frlc~ , STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF__ _.R~_c_A!.:n'ji-r~1.:m ___ ______ , To-wit: The undersigned hereby certifies that_ __ "!f.!!.§.!:Lck e___rr-__~~ Jl.':!:r!!.~__q :1.L~r.·_1§.!;!_!§..,.£"!.·!i.._ the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, -J v th'.s~___C_b_!)\_________day of__'::"'.~_}_'l-,L__::~-~930~ ( ~ ~ --------~~ M / ij c3 / Gle-Pk m o m t, 01 Special Investigatur or Notary Public, el' Justice of the Peace: j .. , �County: District: County : District : #2 2? - Burke, \; . J . & .tlobert ti JI H #260 • " Acreose Cla ioed: Assessed: Value Clnir1ed: Loco.t i on : Rockinghan Stonew. 11 Greene Monroe Roe ki • har.1 Go • - Gr eene County Ii 146 Aaa esaod: 1200 . 00 Area: 188 Acre s . Deed : 211 Deed : 2?6? . 00 in 1909 . Blue Ridge :ountain at l'owe lls Gap • .t;ntir ly i.ithin the J:->ark a rea . .P rtly i n .dock inghao and partly in Greene County . Inounbrances 1 counter clo.iu a or l a;gs : None known . §.2.!l: Deep and fertile sandy clay 1th very little surface rock on the cleared portion . urazing und in Rockinghao is better thnn Greene County. porti on . Roads : Three and one- half o il es too\ 1ft Run: thence four oiles over Spots' ood trail to .t;lkton. -------------------------.~ Hiat or condition of tiober : since . Inr>rovenent s: - ·oat of the tra ct wo.s oany years ago and has be n grazed and cultivated Al l the oercha.nt o.ble aa1,1 ti nber lma been reooved . Old barn: Orchard : No value ... 76 apple trees valued 1&11 ··1 . 00 per tree - ·~76 . 00 . Va lue of lnnd by typea : (ttockinghan) ~ bl ope Value Acreage per a cre ·2 . 50 35 . 00 34 Grazing 98 132 Tot, 1 va l ue of land Tota l v lue of inproven'ta Total va lue of tract Average value pr a cre ~3515 . 00 76 . 00 ',3591 . 0 0 i27 . 20 (c ontinued ) 'l'oto.1 Value ~85 .oo 3430 . 00 ~3515 . 00 �Fage t ,o Va lue of l nd by tyz; eo : (<.¾reene Co . ) ·rot· 1 Vt lue £er a.ere Vnlue . 2 . 50 20 . 00 ·20 . 00 960 . 00 ·9ao .oo 56 Tot( l value- of land •••••••.••••• ••• -~9 8 0 . 00 980 . 00 Tota l v l ue of tract ••••••••••••• •• Avera e va l u e ;er a cre ............. ·17 . 50 SUMHARY Tota l vo.lue of nd Tota l value of ioproveoents . Tot 1 value of trr ct ere ge Aver g e vo.luc per acre RockinGho:c Co . Greene Co . s3515 . oo 76 . 00 ·s,ao. oo "4495 . 00 3591. 00 980 . 00 ·4571 . 00 . 56 A. 188 A. ' 27 . 20 17 . 50 A24 . 3l 132 'rot l 76 . 00 �BURlill , C. J . a.nd ROBERT -'1260 GREE:, · C01WTY :.r. ,t r:T ~ -~ . _\.RBITR TIO!T AGID:::E:.IBNTS. sub~i tted to the Governor rising in or out of Conde,-m tion Proceecl..ings pending in the Ci:rcui t court of Virginia under authority or the Shenandoal r; tion 1 pa~k Act . NLi.-t : EXCEPT..J ':CS : Bur:::e , R . ::. and B . B . ORIGIi ~ L CL Ir.,. : V creage - : Value 'i!i - n. .rnages , ::one DE PLl.CED OL TR .C'.l.1 BY PETI'l'IOr~ER 'S APPR ISERS : T \ . V U.,u.B 260 BO : rnc . •,;>980 INCIDEiITAL D Jr .oo G..:.:s None D OF APPR U: I:U' ITniBER F TI-1_CT : 260 V LUC Ol!, IBAC'f : 'l7R CT NO . 260 V_LUE )1344 . 00 Copies of this statenent re r:one tt ched to the st~.te:..1ent of Petitioner i'iled in the County in '.. :uch the major port ion of the lttnd lies and in \7hich this except nt has i'iled his statement . �\ \ \ I flied in the Clerk's Office Rockingham County, Va. BlJRK:8 , C. J . & ROBT . #227 ROCKII;G:Ei.1 ....1 com. 7. w 1 SEP f 1933 ~ ~ork I:T R.LJ • .LJIBI'11R .. 'I'I N .t;.GREE:'J.'.,IJTS submitted to the Governor arising ir1 or out of Condemnation proceedings pending in the Circuit Court of Virginia under authority of the ShencEdoeh 1.e.t ional park Act . EXCEPT.L.N'rS: Burke , R . ::. nd B . B . ORIGih ~ CLl.I -= .. crease 311 : Value plO , 000 . 00 : rnc . Damages , :$7500 VALUE PL .. CED CI TR.,.C':1 BY PETI'l'IO:iER ' S ...PPR ISERS : TR CE :.o. VALUE }3 , 591 . 00 227 BO.. i.RD OF APPR IS 1 Il\CIDErTJ.L Dl:.:'.f GES None CO.t::I0SIOIT.ERS FL.ffiilrGs : ?. .....P NUUBER OF '11R..... CT : 227 V ...LUE OF TR. CT : TRACT NO . 227 VALl'E ,,p4 , 730 . 00 201 �The greater portion of the tract belonging to these claimants lies in Rockingham County. No exception was filed in Rockingham and no statement filed in Rockingham. An exception was filed to the Greene County portion of this tract but since the bulk of the land lies in Rockingham, a statement of the acreage and values as reported by the State's appraisers and the Board of Appraisal Commissioners is submitted for the information of the Board of Arbitration. Subscribed to and verified b efore me this the t'day of 8ept ember, 1933. �J.,,. ,,; r) t:I: I\ ' l> =i • z, !! "' 0 :z STA TEI'ltENT 2 N = 0 n m n C C 0 ffl m 3. N II -4 II CO -t ::z z, ; OF ) Ralph H. Bader, p.d. OR~ < ~- . ;' -t se.N "' C. J. & ROBERT M. BURKE . "' :i ::, < Ill N - g .. X, I\ I\ oo_ - C ,_ :z ::, "I II 0 a, ,c: 1111 -4 0 ii,CO STATEMENT OF COSTS, POSTAGE, ETC.: ' �I I RALPH H . BA DER ATTORNEY AT LAW HARRISONBURG ,V! RG I NIA �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY,VIRGINIA• The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the state of Virginia, v. PETITIONER, At Law No. 1829. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, On this, the q/ -------day _.i-;. DEFEUDANTS. of ~anuary, 1934, oame Bertha B.Burke and R.M.Burke, and, on their motion, leave is given them to file their application for payment to them of the eum of $4 ,730.00, the amount of the award set out in the judgment of condemnation for Tract No. 227, and heretofore paid into court. And it appearing to the Court that Bertha B.Burke is eeised in fee simple and possessed of a¼ interesj{_in said tract of land, and that R.Y. Burke is seised and possessed of a¾ interest in fee simple therein; And it appearing to the Court that the said parties are invested with a superior or better right or claim of title in and to said tract of land No. 227 than any other person or persons, 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 said Tract No. 227 or to the proceeds arising from the condemnation of said Tract No. 227; And it further appearing to the Court that all taxes due on said traot No. 227 have been paid: Upon consideration whereof, it is considered and ordered by the Court that said sum of $4 ,730.00, paid into court by petitioner '. .' .~- as just compensation for Tract No. 227, be disbursed as follows: 1,182.50, 1/4 thereof, to Bertha B.Burke; and $3 ,547.50, 3/4 thereof, to R.M.Burke. And the Clerk of this Court is directed to transmit acertified copy of this order to the Treasurer of Virginia, who shall �--2--pay unto said Bertha B. Burke the said sum of $1 , 182. 50 , and to R. M. Burke the said sum of $3 , 547 . 50 , the amount of the award set out in the judgment of condemnation for Tract No . 227 , taking from the said Bertha B. Burke and R. M. Burke receipts therefor and certi fying such payments to the Clerk of this Court for appropriate entry t hereof, as required by law. Enter . ~(/l ---- -----' --------~--,,--Judge. / �The Stat0 Commission on Cons-rvation and D&velopinent of the State of Virginia , 'TS • Cdss3.r:ora. La.1 sen Atkir.s dnd Gthere iHLL OF .li_PJ':_'i. G. .bURkc.. A certified copy of ~iss Burko's Aiil is nbreto ~ttacned ~no refarence is 1rn,1.d8 to tne follc.,in,:; prevision tnoreof; "I ao oXjJr&ssl.t ti-,robJ 6 iv.$ , a-,vis:;;; .:mo bc 11 ue .... tn d.ll tne reiru.inaer of dll my personal .!-'roi-ert;.1 .:1.no r.;;al :::b"t::1.t;:; tu n• •.~. Bllrk::> c.1.no i'l:;;irs at l::1.1 tnat I mc1.y na.ve anci pos5ess a. t tne time of my O.;;c1.ti1 ." A oevise tc, "A cWCl nis hvi:-s 11 does rivt ia,port ar,.1 prasent ast3.te i n t,1e neirs , but ir,c.icati::s an absoluta ia..;w.to ir; A . 'lne us-:; of tn::: .,<.,ro "ncirs" :::..s c:.. ,,ore of li1nit..1.tion i::, ::,till a fr0,1ucnt occurren-;e , altno'-<t:,h ur,oer tne st..:ltute, it is no long.er a necessc.1.ry ;Yo ro. l ,-io.rriso.-, on v ills, Sec . 201. In the construction of ..:lll ,ritter. instrumer,ts tcchnic:.1.l voros are presun1ec. to be usad in th6ir tectinic::1.l sonse unless tns contru.ry plair.ly appears . King vs . Johnscr, 117 Va . 49 . There is nothin!s ir• ..!.iss Burke ' s .,ill to inoic.:1ta th,.. t she used ths .vo ros "and heirs at lci..i" ir. ct~sr ti1ar: t;1;;, technical sense . Sv.cil being the case trte c:sta ta devised by her to R. ,.f . Burks is a fee simple . �~ B. llo Page 1770 I , M:ary G. Burke , of Penn Laird , Rockingham County , Virginia , being of sound mind and disposing memory , do make this as and for my last wi.11 and testament , hereby revoking any and all wills by me at any time heretofore made . I hereby direct my executor to pay all my just debts of FIRST : every kind and nature , including expenses incident to my last sickness , death and burial , along with a suitable monument , rrtarking my last resting-place . I do expressly hereby give , devise , and bequeath all SZCOND : the remainder of all my personal property and real estate to R. M. Burke and heirs at law that I may have and possess at the time of my death . I hereby appoint R. M. Burke executor of this my last will and testament and of whom no bond shall be required in administration . IN WITNESS W1-IEREOF , I have hereunto writte n my name this the 27th day of August , 1927 0 Mary G. Burke The said testator , i~ary G. Burke, of' Penn Laird , Rockingham county , Virginia , signed this instrument as and for her last will in our presence . And we , at her request and in her presence and in the presence of each other have signed our names as s ubscribing witnesses . A. s. Kemper P . B. F . Good In the Clerk ' s Office of the Circuit Court of Rockingham. Crunty , June 9 , 1928 0 A writing purporting to be the last will and testament of Mary G. Burke , deceased , was this day presented in the office z21 �• • 2o aforesaid, and said writing being fully proved by the oaths of Ao S . Kemper and P. Bo F . Good , the subscribing witnesses thereto , and the tax on same having been paid on an estate estimated at $3600 000, said writing is admitted to record as the true le.st wlll and testament of t:ary G. Burke , deceased o And thereupon , R . I,~. Burke, the Executor named in said will, appeared in said office, and entered into and acknowledged a bond in the penalty of Five Thousand Dollars , ($5 , 000 . 00), conditioned and payable as the law directs , and 1 : thout surety as requested in said will , and the said Executor . having taken the oath nrescribed by law, certificate is granted him for obtaining a probat of said vJi..11 in due form o Atteste:_~J~o~R_o_b_e_r_t_s~w_1·_~_vz_e_r_ _ , Clerko A COPY o �.. ,J I ,. TIL, CI CUI T COURT OF ROC ,.INGlL .,: CC'UNTY , VIRGHTL~. The St te Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virgini , v. PETITI ONER , t Law No . 1829 . seandra Lawson tki ns nd others , Come no -rv the undersigned, R • •, . "&lr1ce , Bertha Gilbert 11 • .Burke, o. ._J • vis R.Burce , R. Benton Burke, Leon Bu!'ke , . 3urke , Mary BU.rke, and Virginia E. Bu.rke , and show · 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 of land Yo . 227 and described in the report of the Board of ppraisal Commissioners appointed herein, and shown , numbered , and delineated on the County Ownership lap filed therewith, upon payment into the custody of the Court of the sum set out in the said judgment a ~ constituting the award therefor, as fo l lo1s : ward on Tract ro . 227 , - - - -- ---- - - --- - - -- -- ·,4 , 7 .30. 00 . That , by deed dated September . 18 , 1909 , recorded in the Cler:c ' s Offic e of this Co11rt in D.B . No . 87 , Page 78 , : > . F. Powell conveyed a tract of land lying partly in .,ockingham County and part ly in Greene Co11nty to the undersigned •. ' . 3Url::e and his mother , ,, _;;. Burke , jointly, the part of the said land in Hoc:cingham County beine the said Tract o. 227 condemned herein. That the said G. J . 32.rke departed this life , intestate , in or about the year 1912 , and her one - hal f i nterest in said trot of land descended to her following sons und da ghters , her onl at l ai'i : and R• .• Bu.rJ.re , F . F. Office n• iT . SurJrn , M ry G. Burke , • .., rJ.:e . erth ,..,, r 1::e , v . R. Bur1'" , heirs ~~, :!) • by deed dated H 30 , 1912 , re corded ins id Clerk ' s ..,. ~¥ . 96 , at Page 176 , n . rr.. BUrl:::e and F. F. Burke , their �--2--wives uniting , conveyed a 1/6 interest ins id tract of land to c . H. Burke, S. 7. BU.rke, Eary G. nurJce, and Bertha B.Burke. That, by deed dated December 20 , 1916 , recorded ins .id Clerk's Office in D. 3 . 100 , Pa_::;e 22 , tt.e said . H. riJce , his wife uniting, conveyed his interest in said tract of land to the under signed R. l~. 3urke . That , by c1eed dated February 28 , 1929 , recorded ir. said Clerkts Office in D. '1 . No . 14.3, Paee 279 , s . V."lur . .ce, single , conveyed her interest in said tract of land to the undersigned Bertha B. Burke . That, by her last will and testament, probated June 9 , 1928 , and recorded in said Cler3..:'s Office in lill ooJ<: I.o. 11, Paee 177, the said l,7ary G. Burke devised her intereet in said tract of le.nd to the undersigned R.1..• ~urke with remainder to his heirs at law. That the heirs at l aw of the undersigned R.Y. Bu.:k~) Ji~ h tJ 5 5 sons and daughters, the undersigned Gilbert 1:. r.urke , AVis R.BurJ:e, R. Benton Burke , Leon _... 3urke , .1:. ary o. Burke , and VirginiL.. B. BU.rke . That the ownership of the said tract of land is now vested in the undersigned and in the following roportions : R. f. 1U!'ke 5/8, Bertha B. Burke. 2/8, R.1 . :surke a life estate in 1/8, and rem inder to Gi 1 bert Yary o. r . 3urke , • vis R. 3urke, R. 3enton Burke, Leon • Bur Jee, urke, and Virginia B.Burke. Gilbert That the undersienea _/ 1. • -surke, .t1.Vis R• ....,urke, R. 13enton Burke , Leon • Burke, fary o. )urJrn , und Virginia B. Burke do hereby assign and transfer their interest by remainder to the said R.F. Burke , and request that their said interest be paid to him. That the petitioner has paid into the custody of the Court the sum set out in s id judgment as constituting theavard for the fee simple estate in said tract of land. That no other person or persons than the undersigned are entitled to share in the distri - �---3-bution of the said award . That all taxes assessed against the said tract of land have been puid , as is shown by certificates of the Treasurer of Rockin~ham County and the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Rockingham County , Virginia, filed herewith. Jlerefore , the undersigned pray that they may be made part i es herein , and be llowed to file their petition in these pro- That the award of rorty- seven Hundred and Thirty oll ars { 4 , '7.30 . 00) for said Tract !To. 227 be disbursed as follows : Eleven ceedings . nared and Eighty- two Dollars and Fifty Cents (}l , 182 . 50), one fourth thereof , to the undersigned Bertha B. "9Urke , a.nd Thirty- five Hundred and Forty- seven Dollars and Fifty Cents ( ;3 , 547 . 50 , three fourths thereof , to the undersigned R.V . 1ilrke. That your petitioners may have such other and further relief c;; s tho nature of the case may req_uire . State of irginia , County of Rockingham , to - wit : This day R. l'. lurlce , Gilbert 1!. urke , .a.vis R. Burke , .1. 3enton Bur .. e , Leon .... -gurke , l;ary o. 13urke , and 7irginia B. Burke , personally ... �--4-- 0 a, ~ , appeared before me , a Notary ,blic in and for the Count_y_ a_f_o_r_e_s..:..a_i.....d--,i---n _t_ Te_ e+ -ss_t_a-te_ - o_f.,.__lirginia , and , being f ir st duly sworn, depose and say that they are petitioners in the said matter ; that they are acquainted with the f a cts herein set forth , and that the said facts are true and correct , to the best of their knowledge and velief . Given under my hand this - I~ - ---day of January , 1934. state of New Tersey , ~ ;:J,:.:::::!:.:::!;::::~~~ '#-,..:::.::~ ~ ~ -- ' the County a Notary Public in and for st~te of New Jersey , do certify that Bertha ~- Burke personall y appeared before me , and , being first duly sworn, deposes and say that she is one of the petitioners in the s~id matter ; that she is acquainted with the facts herein set forth, and that t he s a.id facts are true and c or rec t , to the best of her knowledge and belief. Given under my hand and Notarial seal this I l 7 ¼ y of January , 1934. 22~ �To whom it r.-:ay c':>:cerr. : 'fr.is is tc. certify that the ta:xes fo.r ·c!,~ year 1°33 en the t r act of mountair land containi rg 1 46 a c res , situated in Storevall District , Rcckir.gha:n Count:· , Virgi!"ia , 3-r.d aceeessec in t'rie rames of R. 'L ~l:,· 1·<: c.1-c' F . P . fo r ke httve bee.r paid . Giver. undsr my hanf "'0 ''lhc.rr it may cor,cern : Tl1is :.e to certify tna.-c s. cw ci.!1_' th& records :.r: rr.y of+-ice do r.ot 61:;linquent t.:..xes against the trlict of wOuY1tair1 lar,ct assessed ln J-"c,r,F-\'mll DJ..atrbt , -.0~kjrilian Covnty , Vi:(..,ir,ia , as 146 acres, in the ,amd::: of F. . and? . E. B~rke , Civen urcer ns:,- har.d this L/- day of ,farn1c1ry, 1?'~4 . fc. Bi..rke �ornmmnuwtalt~ nf ltfirgiuta TREASURE R'S OFFICE RICHMON D , VA , JOHN M. PURCELL January 29 1 1934 TREASURER OF V IRGI NIA This is to certify that I, J.M. Purcell, Treasur er of Virginia have this 29 day of January with an order of the circuit court of dated 1/26/34 in accordan ce Rockingh am County in the cause of the State Commiss ion on Conserv ation and Developm ent of the State of Virginia vs. Cassandr a L-a~w~s~a~n~- - - - - - - - - - - :paidto __R. M. Burk $ 3,547 .5_Q ____ being in full settleme nt of tract #---22-7 in the above me nti on ed cause. �Q!nmmnttwtalt11 nf lllirgiuta TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA. 9-19 JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA R. M. Burke Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia, the sum of ~ , 547 . 50 , in accordance with an order of the Circuit Court of the county of Rock ingham of Jan. entered on the ___2_6_thd.ay 1 93__!_ , in the matter of the State Commission on Conservation and Development v _ __ __C_a_s_s_a_n_d_r_a_L_a_w~s_o_n_A_4~k~i=n=s___ and others, being full and complete settlement for the tract of land k nown in said proceeding as #__2_2_7_ __ Sign original and duplicate and return to the Treasurer of Virginia. �- .. .., <trommnnmtalt4 nf 111irgiuta TREASURER'S OFFICE R I CHMOND, VA , January 29, 1934 JOHN M. P U RC ELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA This is to certify that I, J . M. Pu r cell, Treasurer of Virginia have this 29 day of January with an order of the circuit court of dated 1/26/34 in accordance Rockingham County 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~w ~s~o~n~~A~t=k=i=n=s~ - - -- - - - - - :p aid t o_~ertha B . Burke $_1__;_ ,1_8_2_ . _5 _0_ _ _ being in full settlement of tract #-22..7 in the above mentioned cause. �Qtnmmnuwralt11 nf lilirgiuta TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA . JOHN M, PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA Bertha B. Burke Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia, the sum of $ 1,182 . 50 , in accordance with an order of the Circuit Court of the county of Rockingham entered on the 26th day J_a_n_ _ l93_!_ , in the matter of the State of _ _ Commi s sion on Conservati on and Development v _ __ an d oth ers , being s ~ C~a=s~s~a=n_d_r~a~ L_a_w_s_o_n_A<t~k_i_n______ full and complete settlement for the tract of land known in said proceeding as #_2_2_7_ _ __ I I I I I I I I I I I I I Sign origi na l a nd dupl i cat e a n d r e t urn to t h e Tre as u r e r of Virginia . � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.  The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases. For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above. In the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a> <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a> <a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Breeden, RA - Dean, RO Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context burke-robert-m-and-c-j.pdf Title A name given to the resource Burke, Robert M. (C. J. & Robert) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Blue Ridge Mountain at Powells Gap Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 227 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 Burke https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/f94a3406b9ba418f3048fae6af605fc3.pdf 02337f6e26f3c390de68b11023da8563 PDF Text Text NAME OF CLAIMANT #68 - - Burke , B. s. & B. B. Number of Acres: 24 1 On toJ o::' L~in Ri dge unC extend l n£ do •n in the Location: J. i rection, north of the Spot s \rnod r11 rc.i l. Roads: restern One mile of fair dirt ro::1d to Spotswood r.:irail ne8.r Swift Run ; thenc six niles to 3 l kton . Soil: Sa ndy cla:r of € OOcl deptli '--'nd fertility ·_n the c lee.red portion . 3\1ir de p t h ~j_ ::'ert i lit .r in the 1rnoded :;;,ortion, very rock~' , steep to r:ioder~:te s l opes . Northwest c.nd southv..-est exposure . History of Tract and condition of timber: L&rge p o rt':hon of tract cle:;.!.red mo.ny ya~rs a - o , rrazed since • . fuoCed a re~ cut over rap~atedly in t ·1,3 .:_)~st . . _ ·resent sta n d c o nsists of mixed oo.ks , popl ar a nd hickory . .:stim:::ted to cu-: 'lll · ...v3r ~·e of o:1G cord o:.' st~vewood 9er a cre or a to~a l o f 17 - n o rds . Improvements: D.vel l inr· ~-lld shad : 1 6x l n ' , s lli :1 l ,~ r:io f , 2 roons , log flnis:1 , v1i t :1 shed 8·::17:::~8 ', in poor cond i "'~io :: , abe.ndonad . I Jc1t ·1ous., : 5ru· '3 , 1 '3 xl6::1 2 ', .sh L,1.g le ro o f , poor c:onui ti. ori . 01: ..10..Ase : Loi , 14xl4:xl3' , o i 1,;;le r oo f, poor C.: 1)n i ~ion . 0rch~rd : 50 tlpple trees . Acreage and value of types : Types Value per acre Total Value 1 62 5 . 00 ·" 8 1 0 . 00 79 35 . 00 2765 . 00 Acreage Ridge: Slope: Cove: Grazing Land: ~(3575 . 00 Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: 1 00 . 00 50 . 00 Orchard: 4.)7 . 50 Minerals: Value of Land: $ 357 5 . 00 %;DlB ';;4 l ti2 ..9O :f:xoox::irt:mpa:ux:~rn~.ttnz:xx~ Value of Improvements: $ 100 _. oO Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ JO . 00 Value of Timber: $ 4.3? • .)Q Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ 1 7 . 2 7 .Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ �Claim of_ ____ Ecn-/2 ch - a_ r-3 7f14- r/.r-e --------------------------------------------------In the Circuit Court 0LR~~6-J21.<26.::.'2:. ____________ County, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. ____Cas.sandr.a_La.WS.Q.I.LA.t.~_i_I}§__~u..9-__ Qj;.h.fl!'_~_§..!!<! __~~.i.P_~J___~Q!'_~~------more or less, of land in __ ~~-':f~,;z.'26!".!:!. ______________ 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 ~aid petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court oL_l:?~~![1_"1_:!!J_f:!.=1_1.1.1- __________ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to said notice. My name is ____ 8 cn ·h<Y7·d 8_ 847.?'lt:t:? -------------------------------------------' My post office address is ___l{[e_(/f-~z&~'_f--[Y1f{e:._ __ '!i? ______________________________ _ 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_ ____ uj_ _______ I buildings and improvements=------~F-<.:":: ______ ~q ~_tf.__<~_:.z~------------------- . 1oca t ed a bou t ____________ t,, El /r-lo ; 7 v·1rg1ma, ·· m · . 1an d 1s m1·1 es f rom_____________________________ Tl11s .sfo--.;u?'-"'·?11 . t eria · . 1 n·1st. l th e ________ ~L'c..______ Mag1s r1c t of sai"d Coun t y. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above.) r ____________________________ . ___ So l-,e ___ ~ Y\f?1 e7 · ___ w,!h_,l.<>'< S1n11.»le _ 7; lie ________ _ The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follo,w s: North ___ /f-hcys De cil -n ------------------------------------------ ------------------- South- - P e c1 11 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - East ___ ! ( 71,'~/2 le.---,-, --------------------------------------------------------------West ___ A h ers __ D ec'77 7----------------------------- · ----------------------------I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year_~?"!:.f. ___ in the following manner: ___________________ h y p4 re h c>.s <!! ---- 1:/~ J'S c__lo c., _ r-:_ J 7J --------------------------- 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 impr,ovem~nts thereon is $-~~!!i~-"'- -------· · 11110 1r11le.s- h"..,..,.,fl! /!-07-n1 I am the owner oL_!}_~ __________ acres of land adJ.o-i-1-ti:ng 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 $..l'.-~-q~'... __________ _ (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). Remarks. -----T / ,e IO s S' - e -fr h ( s __ 'f'rc,-z./ 779_ __ '(J; I { - ve·ry._ 9_re.cf}7(;,:__ ~ t.11?c1,' I ------\ r J) • , / q_,::1 n, n !:l- o/e.r ;;T,,n1r- ,. / nry_ /1c7ne _T.:'7771 _ vv /1, <!/, _ w, t I_ Q.du s~ _ d I" ss _"I-_ 4' Joo" .___ _ 7 -------------------------------------------- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). Witness my signature (or my name and mark attached hereto) this ___ J_~~/.'.:f__ ~ __ day of__ E.~[:j. _____lf~l ___ , 1930. /i!~<I..l..?!...~_&l~~---- STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF ___ R_Q~~r.!.:n~.h<::7-7.11 ________ , To-wit: The undersigned hereby certifies that__~q.::.:t?_':?!:=.':!_.__7§~~4.z::.l:f~----------------------the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters :~~-~~~~~£Zl::~~=-~:;i:f~~~E/;;z;~·-~r~; 3~~ t ~ _ : s t b e l i e f , '7 ; / ~ ~ c-, 7 / A; I./'< 1 1 v 1 Clerk of the Court,'or Special Investigator or Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace. �NOTE-This need not be filed until the record discloses that the awards have been paid into the custody of the Courts. Virginia: In the Circuit Court of Rockingham County The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia .. PETITIONER. V. At Law No. 1829 Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand, Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of land, more or less . . . . . . . . . . . . DEFENDANTS. Comes now the undersigned and shows to the Court: That a judgment in rem has heretofore been entered in this proceeding condemning to the use of the Petitioner the fee simple estate in the tract(s) of land numbered as follows: Tract No. .6..8.. _________ : 1,fcl;i1f/lll-l-JII./-I-JIJf/rp./t/ 1[/>/J.ll/-1-1-II/-I-/,/ and described in the r eport 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. _6 ------- $_.3../36_~ ~ o/i/JI-IJ'/;i/r/./JJ_/_/j/J././J /$/-///JJ././1;//rl t/r/./t/ ft/4. //j_/.)//j_j//4j///j_J/ll/ That the report of the said Board sets forth th at the following named persons claim, or appear to have a claim to an interest in the said tract(s) of land or in the proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof; S. V. Burke anc B. B. Burke 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:F ~ e simple 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: Sta.te Commission on Corservation and De velopment on account of rig_ht- of .vay ------ ----- - ---- 257 . 00 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. __ AB. _______ $_ +:'.fJL..50: 'V~t ~/JI /JI-JfJJJfl # JJJJ.JIJJI. /ilJitl<I.IJJLfJJ.il.lJi lJJJflJJ.J,I The undersigned further aver(s) that: (Leave this space blank unless there is some other pertinent matter to be brought specially to the attention of the court) Tne s.:1.id tract cf land .vas conve'.)ed tc her anc her sister, S . V. Burke by F. F . Burke and life by deed dated Dec . 2, 1 926, recorded in the Clerk ' s Office 0 r Rockirgham County ir D. E. 136 , page 573 ; that S. V. Burke cor veyed her ur,divided one- n~l f irterest ir sdic land to th_ unoersigne~ ty deed dated Veb . 28, 1~29, re ·.1.)rcec ir. saio Clerk's Offics ir. Deed book 14':\ , page 27'2 . ?I Pl ll/IlfJ!-WW _J2~ _a _ ~1_________ _ C at.., c r Gcu rity of 1:1 Rfor-,wio, in tr, _, .:>w.tt; of i a. J.,eareo ti.,,fL.r.;;; ti.e, :.1n0 tei1 petitj orer in tr,s _,.,_10 !.o taq P ubl i c i r_ ar o for tnE> Cou r: t :,, ,; Jersey, oo certify taut t'!:!.rba ra b. h.rk;5 ,u-:-rson::i.lly 0 first oul) s.,orr , oc:.1:-cse c tir.o s ys that she is tr5 m!'...tter , td.t sn-3 is '-4c¼1.;c1.ir.teo 1i ti: tne facts r.ere ir, s -t- f<i rth ar.d that said factc are true u r.o cc,rr·e c t , to tns b - ot oi- her k no ,,l ec,g e u o 'c e li e f. t i-i ,n --,,,,,i mi .- :_:tf'$ c-+-~- . . ._, ~ �' Uo •nty: Di triot: llool;i.ngh ~tone -nll G unty: Oreene Diatx-ict, ir1od: noeoo d; 231 ~ ½ ancrda ille .. ? 1,. + ... 2,t cd: 273-2 od: oeaoce : On to ir J l{..17 i, . lOGO . OOt 'lOl . OO D'ill:D\ 1 ot ii the 1.on, l. ggjf ,eotem one kilo· • f'ortilit in ,tie ole . .,. o4 111 in the ,ood d 1ortion, ol uo. ·orth.1out nnd sos 11 o ood T 11 ne r ift 16*17 • , oh 1r ·lo t, ~! ro o o, 8xl 7J;8', it ,;oor 001 di tion, roo .. , oof • oor 1 .oo t.m .oo 10 . 00 ~a1s, . o 00 . 00 121 �Count : iet~iot~ . • 'I . J •.. Hock1. sl oton ,all • v. }. ( roen 5 .. 0 3 Tot v lue of l nd To 1 v .ue ot tl t C e r2 uoun i 196 V5 ....' vc ue • 2 t.,.r tr t 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 Petitioner. The State Commission on Conservsation a'Il'd Devel'opment of the State of Virgini:a V. At Law No. 1829 Cassandra Lawson Atkins and or!Jhers, and Fifty-T:wo Th ousand, Five Hundred ·a nd Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of land, more or less Defendants. 1 Gomes now the undersigned and shows to the Court: T:hat a judgment in rem :h as heretofore been entered in this proceeding c·o ndemning to the use of the Petiti·o ner the :fee simple estate in the tra-c t (s) of land numbered as f.ollio,w s: Tract No ..6_ 8________________ : Tra,ct No. ____________________ : Tract No. ____________________ ; and desicribed in the report of the Boarrd of Appraisal Commissfoners •a ppointed therein and sho·wn, number·e d, and d-e lineated on the County Owne;rs·h ip Map filed therewith, upon payment into the custody of the Co•urt of the sum (s) siet •o ut i'Il the said judgment •a s c·o nstituting the award (s) therefor, as follows: Award O'Il Tract No... ________ $-3: _ ..5. _; on Trarc t No .. ____________ _ $----------------; on Tract No, ______________ $----------------; Th'at the report of the said Board sets forth that the foUowing named persions claim, orr appear to 'have a claim to an interrest in the s·a id tract(s) ·of land ,or in the pl'oceeds arising from the condemnation thereof; S. V. and a. B. Burke That rbhe Petitioner has paid into the custody of the Court the said sum (s) set out in s·a id judgment as comtituting the award (s) of the fee simple estate in the said tract(s) o.f land; That your unde~signed, on the date of the said judgment in rem c·o ndemning the sraid tract(s) of l•a nd, :ow,ned or was (were) entitled tio the following interest in the said trpct(s) or in the proceeds arising from the c•o nd·e mnation thereof:- Under the terms of a duly recorded contract and deed conveying the Slcylinc roadbed running through this tract, the o~mer granted and conveyed to the undersigned the right to receive from said proceeds, the sum of c2s1.oo That no otJherr person or persons than the undersigned are entitled to share in the distribution -of the said award (s) exce·p t the foll:owing named persons whose interest in said tr:act(s) or in the proceeds arising from the c-o ndemnation thereof on the date of entry of said judgment wa-s as follows: The above mentioned claimant to the extent that he may be able to establish his claim. Wherefore, your undersigned pray (s) that f li-e~l>-e-made-a-fnuiy- ~i-es-)---h-ei'ein ttnrtl-ef'-t-he-pre-~eHon- 21-of-the Public Paik Condemnation Act;-amt-tlra:tl an order be entered for the· distribution of said sum (s) set forth in said judgment in rem a:s constituting the award (s) :f or the f.ee simple estate in the said tract(s) condemned as aforesaid, and for the payment to the undersi•gneid o:f the said award ('S) or -o f as much thereof as the Oourt may find that the undersigned i's (M"e) entiUed to receive, and whi,ch the undersigned aver(s) is as follows: Tract No,_6 _____ __ ____ $ 7... ____ : Tract No. _____________ ___ $---·····--------: Tract No, _______________ _ $---------- ------; The undersigned further aver(s) that: (Le1a ve this spa,c,e 'blank unless there is some otheT pertinent matter to be brought e·s ped•aHy to the attenti'on ·o f ,t he court) NAME P. 0. ADDR0SS STATE COMMISSION ON CONSERV.ATION AND ·::w~[.&A<.·· · · ·· · · · · · · · · · · · · ·: : : ·: ·: ···: NO'DE-A supply of tihis ·b lank 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 ,b y 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 probaibly will not cover all cases. It has been printed merely as a suggestion of a form of a motion which may be used, subject to the approval of the court in each case. �STATE OF VIRGINIA) COUNTY OF WARREN ) ss Rersonally appeared before me the undersigned Notary Public in my said State and County, E. K. Stokes, who being dul y ,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 Nati onal Park Division thereof having to do with claims of the Commission for distributive shares of condemna t ion awards in the Shena.ndoah Na tional Park condemnati on proceedings pending in the Circuit Courts of Virginia, by reason of contracts and a g reements entered into with the owners of lands sought to be condemned in these proceedings, and that the within claim is just and correct . Witness my signature and Notarial Seal t h i s/~ y of December, 1933 . ~yZ'(lt~ Notary Public NOTJlf Y FUBI IC My ComrrLaion . c~" ;i, 8, 1<114 �TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: This is to certify that the taxes for the year 1933 on the tract of mountain land containing _ _ acres and designated in the Park condemnation suit as Tract No. 68, situate in Rockingham County, Virginia, and assessed in the name of Barbara B.Bu.rke, have been paid. Given under my hand this ~ /r.il day of February, 1934. ~-------~-------------------------------------------~--------~----TO W HOM IT MAY CONCERN: This is to certify that the records in my office do not show any delinquent taxes against the tract of mountain land containing aores and known and designated in the Park condemnation suit as No. 68, situate in Rockingham County, Virginia, said tra ct of land standing in the n~~e of Barbara B.Bu.rke. I further certify that the claim filed in my office by the state Commission on Conservation and Development of the state of Virginia on aooount of the Skyline Drive and to be paid out of the award for Tract No. 68 is the sum of Two Htlndred and Fifty-seven Dollars ($257.00). Given under my hand this ;2 / day of February, 1934. ----- �1 I I I - RALPH H. BADER ATTORNEY AT LAW HARRISONBURG ,V IRGIN IA �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY,VIRGINIA. The state Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, v. PETITIONER, At Law,No. 1829. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others. On this, the / day of March, 1934, came Barbara B. Bu.rke, and, on her motion, leave is given her to file her appli- cation for the disbursement of the sum of Thirty-nine Hundred and Sixty-nine Dollars and Fifty Cents ($3,969.50), the amount of the award set out in the judgment . of condemnation for Tract No. 68 and heretofore paid into court: Aad it appearing to the Court that the said Barbara B. Burke is invested with a superior or batter right or claim of title in and to said tract of land No. 68 than any other person or persons, 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 said tract No. 68 or to the proceeds arising from the condemnation of said tract No. 68, .exoept that The state Commission on Conservation and Development of the state of Virginia has filed a olaim herein for the sum of Two Hundred and Fifty-seven Dollars ($257.00), being a refund on account of the payment heretofore made to the said Barbara B.Burke for the Skyline Drive : And it further appearing to the Court that all taxes due on said tract No. 68 have been paid: Upon consideration whereof, it is considered and ordered by the Gou.rt that the said sum of Thirty-nine Hundred and Sixtynine Dollars and Fifty Cents {$3,969.50}, paid into court by petitioner as just compensation for tract No . 68, be disposed of as follows: �--2--That the said sum of Two Hundred and Fifty-seven Dollars ($257.00) be retained by the Treasurer of Virginia subject to the further I order of the Court, and that the sum of Thirty-seven Hundred and TWelve Dollars and Fifty Cents ($3,712.50) be paid unto the said Barbara B.Burke • .And the Clerk of this Court is directed to transmit a certified copy of this order to the Treasurer of Virginia, who shal1 pay unto the said Barbara B.Burke the said sum of Thirtyseven Hundred and Twelve Dollars and Fifty Cents ($3,712.50),taking from the said Barbara B.Burke a receipt therefor and certifying such payment to the Clerk of this Court for appropriate entry thereof, as required by law. Enter. ffts}f/J Ju.dge. --~--'------------------' �QJ:omwnumtalt~ nf 1Jirgiuta T RE A S UR E R' S O FFIC E RICHMOND, V A. March 3~ 1934 JOHN M. P URCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA This is to certify that I, J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virg inia have this _ 3__ day of March in accordance with an order of the circuit court of Rockingham County 3 dated ~/1/34 in the cause of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia vs. Cassandra Laws~o=n~A~t=k=i-n=s_ _ ___________ :paid t o Barb a:rn.B. Burke $_3~•~7_1_2_._5_0____ being in full settlement of tract# 68 in the above mentioned cause. �- ~ , Qtnmmnuwtaltq nf l!Iirgiuia TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA . March 3 , 1934 JOHN M, PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA Barbara B . Burke Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia, the sum of$ 3 , 712 . 50 , in accordance with an order of the Circuit Court of the county of Rockingham of March 193£ entered on the l~t day , in the matter of the State Commission on Conservation and Development v ___ _ _ ___,,Cc-=a=s"-'s=a=n=d=r--==a~L=a=w-'-'s=--o=n =-=A'-"t=k=i=n=s=--_and others, being full and complete settlement for the tract of land known in said proceeding as #__6_8_ __ Sign original and duplicate and return to the Treasurer of Virginia. �VIRG-rPI .. l . DT T".tIE CL=tCl'I T COURT OF ,;{oc l\.INGEd- COUNTY . IN VACATION . The 3 tate Connis sio n on C onservr:ti on & Development of the State of Virginia , Petitioner , v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins, et ls , defendants . In .Re: Proceeds of condemnation of Tract ?Jo . 68 , J . V. and B. B . Burke - l}257 . oo . This day came the 3tate Cor::r:.ission on Conservq tion & Development , by counsel , and moved the 0ourt to enter an order dircting the Treasurer of Virgini9. , to PEY to it, the sum. of ~~257 . 00 , out of the funds held by him , subject to the order of th1 Court , covering jud ment in rem for the ve lue and damae;es of the above :rientioned tract , on the grounds that the sqid S . V . and B . B . Burke, in a certain con veyam e made by them to said Co:mm.iss ion on the l@._ day of June 19 31 , and of record in Deed Book 150 pag, ~ of the v1erk ' s Office of this Court , had agreed to credi on the amount of said judgment in rem , the said rum of ~257 . 00; and it appearing that pursw=mt to the ordar of this Court entered in the e.bove styled :proceeding on L,arch 1st , 19 :}4 , the whole of the proceeds of condemnation have been µlid out tothe parties entitled thereto , except the said sum of :iJi257 . 00 and it further ap'"'earing thl'lt said Comnission is entitled to said sum by virtue of its claim therefor filed herein heretofore , and that no object1 n II has been made , or raised to the allovance and payment thereof , i t is accordingly adjudged and ordered that the Tre~surer of Virginia , do out of the funds in his r.ia.nds to the credit of this Court , pay to the said Jtate Commission on Conservation & Developrrent , the l aforesaid sum of $25 7 :oo . The Cle rx: of the Circuit Court of Roc ki ngh am C ounty, Va., will enter the f~rego i ng orde r up on the Co:rm:non Law Orde r Bo ok of his Coux.t -SS- -a -v:aca tion• order. Given under my hand v8fftion this ~ day of August, 1935. ~j~ 1 !~ Judg e 1 oftheCircui t C aunty, Virginia. \Jo 1rt of tl ock i ngh am �@nmmnuwtaltq nf ]lirgiuia TREASUER'S OFFICE RICHMOND.VA. Augus t 1 6, 1935 TREASURER OF VIRGINIA A. B. Gathright Thi s i s t o c e rtify that I, of Virg inia have thi s 1 6 ~ day o f AuguS t Treasurer in accordance with an order o f the circuit court of Rockingham County dated~_8_/_i_3_/_3_5__ in the cause of the State Commission on Conservation and Devel o:pment o f the State of Virginia Cassandra Lawson Atkins and othe r s V S . -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - :paid t o State Commission on Conservation & Development $ 257 . 00 be ing in f ull s e ttle ment of tract #--6~8= -- in th e a bove menti one d cause. �OJ:nmmnuwtaltl1 nf 1tlirgiuta TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA . August 16 , 1935 TREASURER OF VIRGINIA St '!.te Commission on Conservation & Development A. B. Gathright Received o f ~ , Treasurer of Virg inia, the sum of$ 257 . 00 , in accordance with an order of the Circuit Court of the county of Rockingham of August entered on the _ 1_3_ _ day 1935__ , in the matter of the State Co mmission on Conservation and Development v _ __ _ C_a_s_s_a_n_dr _ a_L_a_w_s_o_n__A_t_k_i_n_s_____ and others, being full and complete settlement for the tract of land known in said proceeding as #- 6=8~ - - - 'i!:/!1::::~~n Conserva tion a nd Developn:ent Sign original and duplicate and return to the Treasurer of Virginia. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.  The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases. For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above. In the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a> <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a> <a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Breeden, RA - Dean, RO Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context burke-b-s-and-b-b.pdf Title A name given to the resource Burke, B. S. & B. B. (S. V. & B. B.) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Main Ridge (north of Spotswood Trail) 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): 68 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 Burke https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/a98ae7982bde64900aca112746a0c9ee.pdf 90dc2494015b6746136580af73781931 PDF Text Text NAME OF CLAIMANT #302 - Buckner, Virginia Number of Acres: 24 u. s. Location: Madison Run. Entirely within the Park area near Position 222 and 223 . Roads: Two miles via dirt road to Port Republic , the nearest shipping point . Soil: Saddy loam, slope type, level and fairly smooth . The merchantable saw timber has been removed from this tract . The remaining stands consists of small oaks and short leaf pine . History of Tract and condition of timber: Improvements: None . Acreage and value of types : Types Value per acre Acreage Total Value Ridge: 15 @ $5 . 00 $75 . 00 Fields Restocking-: 6 @ 12 . 50 75.00 Cultivated :tanct: 3 25 . 00 ?5 . 00 ~225 . 00 Sl~p~: Cove-: Grazing l.;and·: 24 Orchard:·- Mineral~--: Value of Land: $" 225. 00 50 . 00 $275 . 00 Value-of Improvements: $ Valu.e of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals : $' Value of Fruit:- $' Value of Timber: $ Valu~-0f Wood: ~$·,._50 . 00 Valu~ ~er,acre for tract:. f ".,l .1 . 45 I~~iyent~l ~amages. ~ris,i ~g _(-roiy._J l1.t,.taking: of this tract:. $ NONE • .........._,_~- .. ... - -- ·- ·.:- -_.,, . �Claim of_ ______ V .u: ~ .... 1 ... ___ .t-u.J.L{I"L;;l.!'_ R~ ; _. _ {_ W :- 2t. _ I,t11 .n~r _1qr. ":re J. s) __________ _ In the Circuit Court of_ __ .ho_J.l:;.l..I.gc...:::.m __________ county, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. ______ ;~ ssEnarn _Ls1,, con_ \.[;_ t.KJ ns _et ) ·---------------------------------more or less, of land in ___ _B9_1_t8ng:br,11.1_ __________ County, Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of -condemnation awarded upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court of...B.o..."11< i ngbam _________ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to said notice. My name is _______Vt.a.s.h.1.ng±.on_Bu~k!1er------------------------ -------------My post office address is _______q_~.9_!:!,~~~~1.__'{§~--~ ~!_!.!)_.__ ______ _____ ____ ______ _ I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about_ ____ .2_4 __________ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements: ______________________________________ _____________________ _ ____ _________________ ___011.~ _.9..:( __th_~_Jiei..r. __au~_Jlo.l!i. _.p.o_w.ar.._o.f. _~_t.tc.r_~~--------- - ---------+.o_ 'Jon -er ol ;;lthe_ en::-.,_._I'.e!.:4.a.Jr.e.s .._____________ - ------- -------- --------. lan d 1s . 1ocat e d a b ou t ____________ 3 Po.r_w + __RJ:t!H).J.L m1·1es f rom _____ '''l.l..."-----'-..!'-" V Tlus v·1rg1ma, .. m · n th~;;JJJeYmlJ _____ 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.) The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows: North ____ ..S~.c.t+~..es-t---- - ------------------------------------ - - ------------------South ______ ht: rn er---- ------------------------------- ____________________________ _ East _____ __ __ " ___________________________________________________________________ _ West_ ___ __~- li~o_JJ.cr.r..1..a _anu.. _fu~p.t.I __________________________________ __ ______ _ I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year __,l8_?_b, ___ in the following manner: ___________________________ Unllncwn ______ ____________________________________________ _ I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $_ j _8.Qi_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 $__ j_f~Q_•_________ . I am the owner of_ __~!:'~_-:: _ _______ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or ~ parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $ ____ .:-__-::_:-_________ . (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to his 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). Re marks: ____r_n~ __Q.I£l_~:r _ _t_v1o_Jl;;:..I.X.S_J..;i.y..fi _ .Ul _p_a.__ .._.,,..;l.L.J.EY..fLgJ..Y 211._ ________ _ __ _______ r.1e _povrer _of _attorey _to_ h0r.dle _this _ for _tc._em ___ ____ ______ __ ___ ___ _ ----------- - ----------------- ----- ----- , -- --- -------------------------------------------- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). Witness my signature (or my name and mar,k att he~ hereto _ h~ __ ;;.1. ________ day of_ _____ _FJL_. ___ ]J:J...3~ 193.0.x... _ _/1:~--~ l , _ ~_<.!C]~~~STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF__.110.JlLl.ngn:.rrL ___ ________ , To-wit: y·,..,sh~__ - i1 1- 1~'Jl...>Y' The un ders1•.gned h ereby cert·fi 1 es . tha t ____ ______ _ .,d... en ... ..... - b" -~ -"' ~ - - - - - - - - -/ - - - - - - - - - - - the above named claimant personally appeared befp hipi and made oath that/ the matters and things appearing in his above answer are true t the-best of his knowle{lge and belief, 1 this _______1:tJ._~~------ day oL __.:F...~.L..... __ __l~...il, 1 r- 1/ ..:.L - LJ,. '"'("' · J/1.• 1 C..l~_f:-:!:eb J Lll.id , . lhv -~ - .; ..'Z)~ , ___ __ '_ _______________ {/ ____ ___ _ _ _ ____/_::'__ __ ____ rk of the Court, or'Special Investigator or -otary Public, or Justice of the Peace. " �' County: Rockingham District: Stonewall 1:302 Vircinia Bucknor ·st . - Assessed 24 ADreugc Claimed: 2 480 . 00 Value Claimed: ~-120 . 00 Deed about 24 acre ~; " 1899 ~30 . 00 Location: L'adison Run;· Entirely within the r ark Areu near U. s . position 28 2 and 223 . None known . L.'lES: Soil: Sandy loam, slo: e type, level and fairly smooth Roads: 2 · ileu via dirt road to I ort Rep ublic, the nearest shipp in6 · point . History: The merchantable so..~ timber has been removed from this trac t . The remaining stands consists of small oaks and ~~ott Le~f ~inBA abo~t 4cds of f uel woqd por acre on 18 ,:38 . 00 50¢ per od c s ) .1. ,100 r s. Imnrovements: rone Value of land by tY}es: ill§. slope Tillable F r Value por acre rea 18 3 20 3 6 10 27 'l'otal vo.lue of land rotal Value 54 60 GO 1?4.00 ,,174.00 Total value of improvements Total vo.luc of tin.bar Total value of tract Average U'alue per acre 36 . 00 210 . 00 7,7r I 10 �Colllfilty: " strict: < Rockingham Stonewall I #302- _B~c_kner, Virgil':lia-Estate N LEGEND: Slope Til.lable Fields restocking Scale - 1 11 = 20 chains � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of 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. 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Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Breeden, RA - Dean, RO Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context buckner-virginia-estate.pdf Title A name given to the resource Buckner, Virginia Estate Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Madison Run (near U.S. Position 222 and 223) 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): 302 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 Buckner https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/344e6405f6a7c9514adfde9e4e16f5e5.pdf 09c7c6b465023f4b5c4e725b87f58905 PDF Text Text t - \ IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGRAM COUNTY , VIRGINIA. State Commission on Conservation and Development of the state of Virginia , Petitioner , vs . Defendants . Cassandra Lawson Atkins, and others , On this , the 16th day of april, 1934, came R. A. Breeden,and , on his motion, leave is given him to file his application for the payment to him of the sum of $?55 . 00 , the amount of the award set out in the judgment of condemnation for Tract No . 364 and heretofore paid into court • ..uid it appears 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 - --day of ___, 1933, that, in the opinion of the petitioner , Elmer Lamb was invested with a superior . or better right or claim of title in and to the said tract of land No . 364 in which his mother , Ada M.Lamb, had a life estate and Elmer Lamb the remainder in fee simple. rt further appears to the Court that the said Ada M. Larnb and Elmer Lamb have conveyed by deed the said tract No . 364 to the petitioner, R. A.Breeden, which deed is filed with the papers in this cause, the same having been admitted to record in the Clerk ' s Office of this Col.lTt . It further ap- pears to the Court 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 said tract No. 364 or to the proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof. And it further appears to the Court that all taxes due or taxable upon the said tract of land No . 364 have been paid . tJpon consideration whereof, it is considered and ordere.d by the Court that the said sum of J265. 00,paid into Col.lTt by petitioner as just compensation for tract No . 364,be paid to R. ~.Breeden, and the Clerk of this Court is directed to transmit a certified copy of this order to the Treasurer of Virginia, who shall pay unto the said R•• Breeden of Stanardsville, Virginia,the s aid sum of $265 . 00,takrng from the said R. A.Breeden receipt therefor and certifying such payment to the Clerk of this Gou.rt for appropriate entry thereof as required by law. ~ / "/r;tv,T . If' 1// �Cassm1iira Ja ,::.on .l t.r.:111..., Ii 'l1o the Honorable ud 0Lr1ers ------------------ ------- .,eL.1:J,mdentL . :tJr.' Ber t r am , Judge 01 bald 0oJ..rt . Yo,1r veti tioner .-, o1,. . Breeden res1:,ec;tfa.J. ly rep :e ecentE : That a .~J.rlfment in re111 h c hereto__._ore been enter corn1e,:mi11g to tne use 01 tne pP.titioner tne fee cLnple el::.tate in a tract or parcel of ltmd for.,1erly tr. e p r operty of 31..:rnr ~,ainb ::.i tua.te on the su.nrni t 01 the Blue _,lde!e 11uJ..11 tain lying _purtly 11: Ore ,1 e County m.d .r, rt y i11 !".oc,:lnP-"r1u.11 Co.1.11ty i1" tne o: i::itate Virgi11i . 1'he _r,ortion 0.1. tni..., tr ct o~ 1 nd ying i11: uc;.r.:i1"gna1.1 Com.ty h. descrite,1 ln tne re_f?ort of tne Board v.f .1._ppruiau.1 00,J1.1ibl::iv11 e rb and sno 1•11 , nu,nbere·1 , ;irl'l delineated 011 t11e vOLlilty o LersnlJ., .!lu.f:J ... l.Led o.: tniti cour~ the Clerk's office :.1...., .111 4ract -,o • .:,64 co11tttiuirig l.) u.crei::i c:.4t the ~rice of ~265 . 00 . Your f-etltioner ::.no cm.to tne co.1rt tnut tnis ....,u.id Lr c;t 1 1.d a:::: 0011de'"'1 rn1 in tne 111:..,.rn oi ~1i1er 1 .u ,Jb ou."t l, .a. t Lue 8t. conveye,1 tne ::;aid laud toy ur .l:'etitioi.er .,.i;. , :3reeden haE Deei. <1 l.ly recorded ii. Lr,e .j1er,: 1 County , i11 1::, id tJ:f 01. ~.11.ier .... u,,1b aeea JI .lC[1 o~.ilce 01 t11e c;ircc-1.l t Juv..rt v.L L.reene 1 . b.l,o . 2.2 at pag-e 40.?, rt file-'! as ~xhibit ~ &1.d LLe1 to ue re 1 ub ~ l L o r e o or a e <l l 11 t G e cl er,: 1 c o ~ 1 i c e o i:' t n i s c o u.r t YoJ.r petitioLer ....i.rtr.er ,_,r1v s tU1to tne of a larg-er trac txx b icn o ' 1a 1-.i us o 11ed iiJ ..L.·ee c. ii. ple by ..: a tiler i11e noj tLe tit1e lL tr ced Beasley f nnm bS lollovs : Gatnerin9 .Beasle;y r.ie-'l ii.te ... tate le~vi11g eiFLt Gt.llnrei. u1 Le na.ne ... are ::i • ., I. L :::-0 ... 10 i : l e t t (n ee an1 Jlsn L~jO ,J J ::. ...,.i,rah ( ,t.0 bec ..L11e tne .n. l e y ) '-' ~1.;10 s ,i_·q o i 11 i ai:1 •• o:.. di) • ~ e u L .1. e y , '-' 1 r. e .:. i a _ v rl f e r b i, nee ..) ea L .l e J ) (Lee ~e~~ley) . Your pet i tio1.er 1:-' .... deed rcn-sed ~Ld bee 're1 ...,aid 0atneri110 .ue.tSl9y tIJact or lm.d c0Lt.!li11ing 01-e tu nJ.11dre'l 011e n lj_ .l1.1.d ul 1i1ty tHe e;re ... �ner Going b~c_: to tr..e 3 .,rnr . . . 1nb tit e , tue nel'l by~ of land ,!le L r'ble w.1der deeaL ~ro.J t11e ... O.LH) ~i11 ',, • cnildre1. of Ja tner ine ..... eaLley : b!.1.d i.1. oi baia traut L~~~ ia.:1 •.ouc11 co1iveyed to v ra11 _-::oa.cn ( 1.ee .i..,e Lley J u.I1u Her HUb - <.J ..... 1:es arl>le al.L tHeir '1dlvide d interest ii. a trswt of .1.aLd forne:cly ovned by v utnerine neu....,.Ley H1iui,. dee" iL or recora in tr.e c1err..' s of...'ice o · Greene Jom1ty i11 n,icn iL here Ji tr• .tiled a8 tified coy o s a part hereof ; rean 3r1 .arr Rodp.:ers uouveyed ar.1 intere ... t i1 pnel ia • odf er ( i.ee ....ie sley) nd to tnat cerlain tract of la1.d lil.d yi1,g i,ossett.e1 c:Lll 1l 011 .t1er n:.1...., bu1 d tneir r ignt , tit l e, o: inion tne late J~tn - tol-' ol: tn e ..tH:.ie .\idge 1,icn is nere i tn ... iled tu10 as.reed to : : o nn ta i 11 1) y ·1 e ea , a c er t i f i e 1 c o p y o be re;d as a pirt h9reof ,:u., ...:xr.ibit p . 1:..7 , a (:er - 'xhibi t B and is aL,:ed to ue to Ja.nes · • ,arb.1e all x:n11:ax erine T~easley eied oeized .o . o "C> • .0 • o. J ,nes ·. '.,arble pJ..r011 sed 1ro:1 r:l.'ieo i..a·.1b (1.ee .6e ::.ley) ner intere:....t iu tr.e ..;atneri11e .bea~ley t:caut or <J.id r.er ,..'or t10 l:-a,ne , b.11'1 your ~etitioner aLc 'ile::, nere it11 t,o navi ts of · i t11esses to tr.e fJJ.rc1 :,.be of o~ia iL Lere:;; t atrnen t of tne Jurnes 1 • l-' rchace r,rice , u1.1 the said arble nab re._1 ined in ca.id lm.a for over .i:orty year a.:!.'ter t11e JJUl'cnaLe sr:e never 1..' ... till'1 are t1. ...• rl - e~.1 u.s L1ie 1-' y - adavit..., 1.urtuer 1:-'rove trwt ¥~:xxx»xRX~E: .t'eu:.;euble f,USt;;ec ... ion 01 tne but o ing to tne deutn ,'.11.i'l e a deed to ua111e:;; i • • eEt in sai-i tract 01 _·::.inrL }ne a.f~o.d&vits ~re t'iled D and~ .L ... s~ed to be reua ab 1 0.1.· .!.'lsh ,., 1-10 t:-OOL r0 1 e ~or Der inter ere .itr. u....., _::x11iuitl;;; !Jart nereof . Your p a titio1. . er .t'urt.r,.er 81,O.s unto t11e court tuc1t ..... _,, r y .. aru .L e (nee ~earley ) tne 1ife or Janes ,;. arble did not coLvey ner i11Ler e st in the ...,aid Catheri1.e neai:-;ley lu1.1 to her ntH:,band but a.1ter his de'""'tn s11.e ~:t :oine11 1i tn tne neirs of Ja.neb ..' • .,arole i11 a deed John ...iamb one na1_· of tne :hicn conveyed to 1nole J tr1er i1 e ...,ea~..Ley tL~ac t 01 .i.u11d ; ti::'ie,1 cooy of· nLcn is nere itn Lile'.1 ar:.rl a ,.:e"i to be re-d as a cer - part 1c1 �Your 1.;eti tio11er further shu aevif:3ed tnis pro erty i11 nis la t probate, to llnto !S tr1e co..1rt tnut Joni • .ua.nb ·ill r.111a tes Lau10L t rnicn 1w.::. oee1. in tne ClerK' .... o ·fice o,: tl e circuit court of Greene JoLmty aa ....1• .:.. 1nb nis vi.t'e 1or li e and at ner deu.tn to ni,__ so11 1U.11er :!,ain'u in tee si.nple, anti aske,j certified copy of inion to be read a2 u part nereof , is nerevitn filed s ...:xnibi t G. Your petitio1 er f rtner sno'~'s unto tne C'.Jurt tnat i,.r3a ,a1fb tbe life tern..nt nentioi.e1 in ha E ::iurt:i:Ex aid ·ill i::: ..,till living I.mt that cne uni te"i u.11d .joined in tne d e ed .Lro,n tl ner =..a.no to your _petitioner conveyino- to your peti tio11er tna s id tract of .u:md. Your ~etitioi.er fuxtner Commies ioners in it llege::. tn t tre Board ot re1Jort ..., ta 1,eS tn,.l, t pprti al tne deed cal.LS .L·or '75 acret. ~ore or less out fro~ tie::. obtai1ed it :as foill1d tn t tne tract contained 91 cres in botn cow1tie ..... iollr petitioner iurtner allegeb tna t tne boar,, o · 11.p_praisal Co.Ju~1issio11erE 1ou11d tn t tne portion 01 the s id tract 1yi11g in Gree1ie ...:oui...ty co11t&ined 75 acrei:i the .... ,ne at ClG 70 . 00 and tn t tn e saiu ....,o r,1 'otmri of said tract .Ly inf in :-ocLi11g-nai.1 J ou11 ty c 011 t i11ed the sa~e at Ld vuL1ed tbu.t tne .i.) orti on a.creo mid v 1 ued ~65 . 00 . Your petitioner further snovs unto the court tnut tne ~hol e tract o.:· 75 acreb more or lesb o 11.ed by Zliner La1nb and lying in both Greene ani • oc,cingna,n i..:ow1ties .nas been ai:H:.essed 1or tuxes in Greene an1 t na t all taxes upon tne said _pro 1Jerty nave lie e1.1 paid to and incl '-+d tne ye1::J.r 19;.,3 nd ne t'iles certiricate Treacurer of Cre€'me Cou.1.t;y,Virginia , :.i.lld circuit court of Greene CoUJ.ty,Yir?ini'.i, ~xtibits J a1 a i and the Sli,me are to tni& e ~e~t from J . ' . ~drly ...:rojn J . I. Bicz:ers , c.Ler_: aiiy Lne .nicu certificates· re 1nar.1rnd ez:el to Le read s u part nereof . Yotll' petitioner -LLH'Lner :1lleges tnc1t tnere u.re rnent,deed of trJ.ot , or of O.i 110 .1.ie11::: by ,ju.dg - otner zort or de::..cri1.Jtio1.1 uii.1di11g l:.r..1-i1 land a ...'ore~ai,J co11de,nned in tnis .lJroceeding 1 ,1 tna t 110 .fH..1.rty utner t1lc1.i.1 your fetitio11er i~ entitled to ~n re in tne di:::trio..1tio11 uf ::.aiJ ti,ard . our petitio1.er 1.J.rt.ner sho'lb ~u to tne co..1rt LrLt ne nu.c file d r.iE a..r,pl icution L0r .l?ayment for tne portion of ..,ai•1 tract lyi1.1g- in vreene �:::otmty n1.1 order of tne cot1rt o ... Lu.id co ..mty .r.e na.l> a .L re ... dy 'J..nder o.: receive11 co,n ensation _or tr1 t 1-ortion r erefore your a party herein and a ecrees tw.. t ue 1.H.i.Y ue x:xxxxrl 1,d be ti.llo ed to ... ile nic .l!eti tio11 i1" t11e...,e I,,roceedings tna t tne value x]f be orderer! and eti tio11er pr y .nL., land . or' ...,aVl tr ct o 1 nd ~,O • .:>64 1,•1 <lire-.:ted to be Ji id over to 1.L.1 to - ~it: w2oo . 00 nJ tr.at ....11 orc.1erb nececb ry to t,r.a t ew1 ue e11 t,ered uy t11e ccurt in t£1ic !,!ro - ceerHnf m" j 1.,n 1., s.;-ei.eral relie ... be gr&n ted ll11 to nl1n and c in 'LHy oolma ne :i l ever p1 Y• 1 i r g in i a , Cr e en e ~ o un t y to - , i t : 1 .i.'niE. ,1ay • • ,-1. . Breerlen per or. lly a11i,e red oe .. ore ine Jenn S . Jn!.i.prna11 , a 'ommiesioner in ...,hancery for tr.e Circ-iit Go11rt 01 Greene Co-in:ty , irp-inia , ani bei1 P' to tne be.., in Laid 11et i tion 1re trae £.11 ,1 11a sayt- tt1at the 1lleg tions o.uly S"orn •1epose..., L 01. uiL ~:Low ledge, intor.n<J.ti 11 , 1J e 1 i e f • Suuscribed >:iL'.1 t; or1. to lJe.Lore ill my county ~nd st te 1oreL ... l ,.1e 1. on tc.i~ tne ~ J/: 'l/:jY 0 ...... arcn,.J..~u4 , �Thi.s eed made and entered into this the 21st day o:fl April 1933 by and between Ada M:.Lam lwidow) l!: lmer lamb and J.1amie Lamb his wife parties of the first part and 3.A.Breeden party of the second part; 1 rl# iii !lr'l=lfll1ltl#!f!M JI ;/hereas John J:£ . Lamb departed this life , seized and possessed of a certain tract or parcel of land,sit 11 ate on the Blue Ridge Hou "1tain,adjoining the lands of Jerry Bea~ley and others containing as he thought 75 acres more or less, but by recent survey of the J)ark: Commissioners , it contains 91 acres lying i ·, Greene and _1ockingham Counties, Greene County . 3. greater ?3-rt of the same lying in 'nd by his last will and testament he devised to his wife Ada M. Lamb , all his re,., l estate d1.1ring her natural life or so long as she remained his widow, with remainder to his son .tlmer Lamb said will was duly proba.ted and recorded :im 1Vill Book :Jo . 3 at page 33 of the Clerk's office of Greene county; and Jhereas the said parties of the first part are desirous to convey the said land to R. A. Breeden; Now therefore this deed; That for and in consideration of the sum of $1200 . 00 cash in hand paid by the party of the second part, and the assuming of a trust ·deed $700.00 on said land . They the said parties of the first part, do grant,bargain,sell and convey and have by these presents, witn general warranty of title,granted, bargained,eold and conveyed unto the eaid ~ . A. Breeden all that certain tract or parcel of land heretofore mentioned and described in this deed and being all the land of which the late John .d: . Iamb died seized and possessed on the Blue 1idge Mo•.mtain, containing by recent survey by Park Comrnissioners,91 acres more ')r less. T o have and to hold the said land unto him the s a id ·LA . Breeden unto him and his heirs forever • .Ti · ness the hands and seals of the foL. owing parties • .;da 1~.Lam lS~AL) _~lrner ~ _ l'.amie( I.arn (S.i: :L) _ _ (31£.\L) Virginia, Greene County,to-wit: I, B.I . Blckers, Clerk of the circuit court of the county of Greene in the st<'ite of Virginia,do certify thnt Ada M:. Lam, .r...lmer Lam and l arnie ?.Lam whose names are signed to the foregoing deed bearing date on the 21st day of . pril 1933,huve each acknowledged the same before me in my co11nty and state afores a id. Given under oy hand this the 22nd d :,· y of April 1933. 1 B • I. Bi C ke rs Clerk �Virginia . In the clerk's Office , ~reene County Circuit Court 12th day of July 1333 this deed was this day filed in the office afJ r esaid and with the certific~te annexed admitted to record . Teste R. N.Bickers , deputy for B. I . Bickers , 8 lerk. A copy Teste Deed Book .No . 22 at_£§:_ge 4Q.~ �Tnis deed .na.de t11is trJe [4 c1ay of 1~pri..1. elgnteen 11undre,i and seventy four between· m. ~ . Hoach and Sarah hls vife of the firbt part aLd J a,nes · • : rble of tr. e second part all o.f Creene County state of Vti . "'itnesseth that iL consideration of forty dollars to tnem in hand paid by the said ,,arble the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged the said "r:1 . :,: . Ro'..1ch ana Sarah his wife hereby [rant unto to the said Jas.'l . '.. arble 11 of tneir ,1th feru,ral v,rarranty the .'allowing: r9al estate to - ·vi t: undivided interest in a tract o.r land formerly o:med by •Jati10rine .Be s ley now i1. . the possession o-'-· •.:ilton ...,easley a11d ad.joi11l11g tne lands oi Polly Sh L'let t, .:: • C. Showacre , and :-,obert Gibb 01 s . ,"ltness tr,e follo,i11g signatu::res. his ,;m . 1. . x , noach Hlal,:,. uarah State of Virginia . Creene County, to - wit : ... ersona.Lly a_ppeare· before ine ;,m . L1. Roach and Saran .... oacn his wife and after having- tne above deed read and ex;plai11ed be.1-'arately ar:d apart from eacn otner and acKno.ledged sane to oe tneir acL ~nd deed aLd ~iah not to retract given under 1:1y hand this tne 24 day of .1.-1-,ri.L .L87<± . L. B .:i.1c .:ullan J. • Jn th~ Cl~rk'R ffice o ... Greene Jowity Court O ~~rcG,1875b 1 .a deed from .. rn.r.l.,Z\OO.cn anct aran Roach to Ja,,1e::, ... 1,arl.J.Le 1s Iiled und t:ing ac~nowledfed before L.B.LcEullan a justice of t11e J:lecice ii::, ad,nitted to recorr1 . (;l'l,: . 1'este A copy teste of the orifinal deed file~ in the clerk's of ice of the circuit Jou.rt of Greene County, Virgi11la, along 1ita t11e petition of=::. ,.Breeden conceri..ing Tract _,o . 184 in the conde1nnation J:JI·oceedings styled: fhe :tate Co~nisslon OL conservation aud Development of the ~£? ~ State o, Virpinia V. lrmentrout, c . ~ . ~ > 7 ~ Tnis dee is recorde1 in tne Cle1k ' s office of GreeLe Jou.Lty Circuit Jourt in Deed BooL ~o.6 at page 127 . �This deed made the 15th day of ~pril in the year 1893,between Ophelia 9.ogers and ~dward :lagers her h1sbc1.nd of the county of Rockingham and state of Virginia , parties of the first part and James Y. Warble of the county of Greene and state aforesaid party of the second part dITlf~S-:i-1!:TH that for and in consideration of the sum of ninety doll~rs l~90 . 00) cash in hand paid unto the said partie2 of the first part by the said Jame::: ·;-1. ,/arble the receipt whereof i8 he~eby ackn)wledged the said Ophelia J.ogers and ~a- ward l.ogers her husband do grant and convey unt:> the said James J.\i'arble with general warranty all their right , title , and interest in and to th~t certain tract or parce 1 of land of which the late Catherine 3eas ley died s iezed and possessed lying on or near the top of the Blue ~idge ~ountains near Swift R11n Gap in the counties of Crreene and .1ockingham adjoining the lands of 1:ary C . Shiflett , Robert Gibbons' heirs and others , ./itness the following signatures and seals . her Ophelia .rt: dvmrd X mark his X :1ogers . t S~: L) J.ogers l S~ \L) mark County of ~ ~ckingham , to - wit: I,J .~Hughes a notary public for the county aforesaid in the state of Virginia do certify that Ophelia ~ogers and ~dward Rogers her husband whose nPmes are signed to the writing hereto annexed , bearing date the 15th d~y of .~pril 1893 have acknowledged the same before me in my county aforesaid . Given 11 nder my hand this 15th day of April 18J3 . N . P. Virginia In the clerk's office of Greene County Court 13th day of June 1894. This deed from Ophelia "toge rs and .:.dward :1ogers to James farble was this day filed in the office aforesaid and being duly acknowledged is together ·Nith the certificate therewith admitted to record . A Copy Tes te ~ecorded in Deed Book No . 10 at page 79 . 70 �Virg .:.n.:.a : Greene Co.1.nty , to-Nit: grand du..ignter I , .·,ebecca .ueacley do declare ULder o tL that I a1n of' the 1 te Jb-.rtl.herine :,ea ley and a brotrier in la~ of Ja1nes ..' . .. rble ana 1 ived in tne old hone r10,~se r e· Ja·nes ... _·:arule lived and 1am came to Ja~e~ Vb.S 011 t11e sa,,1e tract o ....· 1.and on ''rnich *i .. eaJ re;neinber distinctly ho J..Se an'1 got ti.rule I mare and her colt vr1lcn l.io purcl1ase vr.ice .:or interest or snc:1-re o Tioch :,am in tr.e Jt:1.th - er lLe Beasley tract of 1.s.nd , I heard James ' • ·.. arb1.e say times trat he gave Tish :;_,a,_11 men ··,i1liarn c1 nu.nber u.~.' a mare and colt for ner .... nare in tue said tract of land , Tnis va6 more tnan forvy years ago and 8ince fibh i an ' ~ death I heard .,lllia,n :.am at Janes 'arble ' s noJ.se tel.l ua,nes ',,arb l e to have t11e deed p:eepared for ·r ls}J Laa1 ' sign lt at any ti.ne . ~ut ,i..1.lla.:1 died dee~ vas never ~ade . Ja~e _po::,seseion of tr1e s interest and ne 1'\lat:. ready to :& snort t !bme a ter tr1u t a11d tne • arble r.as re~ained in q..iiet and peaceab ~ e ai'l land for more tnan forty yea.rs CJ.l tlvatlng arid usiif: tne sa.:1e ,just as peo.1:,le gener lly do .:lt11 t110ir la1ld . Clven under iny hand this tlie 29th d y of Ju.ly 19 0 . '.'i tnesl:. : Job. S.Chapmfan . her :tebecca x Vlrfinia. : ('reene Com:ty , to - vi t : I, John S. Chapm&n , a co,runlssioner in Gnancery ... or t~e circalt court of Greene .; ou.n ty Virginia ao cert l ...'y tr.~ t _ ebecca je1::1..::,~ey :Vnose nane is slfned to the foreroing a ...· ad•_,vi t thi::: day ap.1:-'eured Lefore ,11e in my said co.-mty and rna11e outn in d,1.e J..0ru1 o Law that tt.e stb.te.nents i1: suiri affti.d,'J.Vit cor.tained are tru.e to tne oest vf ner LllO ~edge , information and oelle.L. Give11 under my r.and thi::, tne 2S'tn d y o:!: J;ily Jonn -:> . Uh pinan 7/ �I, Columbia Beasley now o · t11e county o ...· ulbe ..riarle but former.Ly of t1 e county of Greene and state of Virginia cto decl1..1.re under oatn thc.1t I Nas a sister of the late ..•ary ·.. arble and I livea or imny years .rit1 her a11d her husba11d the late Jarnes .. , • ~arble whose d Nelling- vas located in Lcree11e on the sum:ni t of the 3lue I\idge :,.ouut1::.in near tt e ~ 001:ingha ,n .;om. ty line , tnat about forty ye>J.rs ago at tLe house of J . " . arble , I was a vitness to tue sal e i.1 la,:1 :;_,a,,n of tne snare be1.ongin g mail e by my els ter Tish Lam and her husband to tne sai~ list ~am in tne tract of .land w1,lcn belonged to tne late Jath erine Beusley , she i11nerite d one eigntn of tr,at tract 1,icu \11 o ui.divide d and tnis t-:be sold to Ju..nes ·,. ' arble at the price o ... fiLty dol n:: and :me instead of tal~ing .L'ifty dollarc too;c a .n&re and co.it ..1.vr 1,er iLtere .... t in said 1.and , I sa·v i:,er huL bai1d ni.J. l le lain ta.r:::e t ,e ,nare aLd co.l t in to nib pos ees ion and .1eave tne ... ar.n ,i th tLe;, , I l:now tr.at J ,nes .. . in pea.c eable o .... t-: ecsio11 of tne ::.aid land fro ..: tna t date and pr l r t1 ere to up to the date of r,is deatr, , and t1;.at i,e re ide'l his death, and a1 y v""'ro1.e re.!1 i11ed I 01.:. said umd t tue tL:10 o.i.' know iurther th t tne childreL of Ti..,L Lill nave never cl. imed interebt iu said land since the their moti1er sold t1,e Bc:u1e to Jarnev • • ' arble . and James ··• ·arble ani.l tnose claiming urider him nuve been in quiet an~ peaceab le p06be eion o~ tne sai6 land for the 1ast forty yenrs and more ; . Soon a.L·ter ·~1ish T,arn so1r' her interest in the saLd land s11e died vit11out havinf mar.le a deed to the same. I kno 1 t}at sne and ner husba111 intended to 1na1:e James arble a a eec to her ir teres t i1 1 sa. id 1a11d . Given mid er ;ny Lc;l.nd r:er itness: John S . Ch pmac. Col~nbia x murk ~B~e~a~f....._l~A.Y~·- - - - - reene Jaunty , t;O - Jit : I , Joh11 S.Chapma n 1.... co1n,11is. .,ioner ir. vhancery .. or tne circuit uou:et oi :::,igned Greene cum1ty v·rgi1lia do certi1.y tnat Colll..1l.lia .ue~.d:,1.ey rnose na,ne io btate and co,rnt., ,;1y iL ,ne ue..1.ure appeared $ "' d trlo it affadav t0 tie ... uregoin,e true re d contai1.e .._a,ne the 11, a...'ore:::;aia and ma"le oath ti.at t!le ..:;tateme 1.ts to t e best oI: ner inL·or.na tion and belie .... Given under ,ny nand tLis tne 29t1 day o Ju1y l93J . . irfiviin• Jo.m • .:i. Cnu.p111 00,lli.1.J.S...,iOlleI iL ncery. 72 �This deed m~de and entered into this the 18th day of November 1922 , by and between lfary ·trarble , J . ·1 •.J! . 1arb le and Virginia .-Narble his Hife partie2 of the first part , and John .;:t.; . Lam party of the seco1d part all of the co,rnties of :1 ockins;ham and Greene in the state of Virginia .i'ii.1 ##7}##/1///1/f//i/ NI'l'NbSSETH /fJl!fil//:#####/1/1/lf/ That; Jhereas J . Ii . ' v'arble died intestate and possessed of certain real eetate sit~ate in the co rntiee of :ctockingham and Greene, and 1 ..The reas the said J ;v. darb le dece -:1s ed left as his heirs the widow ]tary Warble and three children Viz: J . il • .i1 . \'iarble , Josephi ne 3.ogers t»~ ) (nee .'larble) and Ada l;: . Lam (nee .Varble) and Whereas there has been no partition or division of the said rea.l estate among the said heirs of the said J . Y. Narble deceased , and .7hereas the said J ;l/ .E ;;Varble on the 11th day of September 1920 p 1.lrchased the entire interest of the said Josephine :1ogers in the whole of the real estate of which the said J . N. Narble died seized possesses as shown by deed duly of record in the clerk's office of Rockingham Col.lnty Virginia in Deed Book No . 118 at page 70 , and ·. 1hereas the said 1!.ary .larble and J . i'I . E . 'flarble and Virginia A. Varble his wife have sold unto the said John . . . Lam all their interest in x.k the real estate of which the said John ~. Lam died possessed lying on the Blue Ridge :rountain in the co~nties of Greene and Rockingham and herein after more specifically described and ·,7hereas the said J ary )larble widov1 of the said J;,V . '.Varble owns certain i1terest in said land hereinafter conveyed aside from her dower or as widow of the said J . V. larble , this additional interest being that which she inherited from the Catherine ~easley ~state , and she the said Mary J"rble unites in this deed for the purpose of conveying to the said John ~ . Lam her entire interest of every kind in said real estate; Now theref~re in consideration of One Hundred dollars cash in hand pa id by the party of the second part , and for Nine Hi.lndred dollars to be paid on or before five years after date to this deed as is evi denced by~ certain bond bearing even date with this deed executed by the said John E . Lam and payable to the said J . 'Y .E . :1arble on or before five years after date in the su~ of Nine Hundred dollars with inte:est 1 fro r1 date , and to sec ,. lre the p=1yment of the said nine hundred dollctrs a 7?,, �vendors lien is hereby expressly retained by the said J.N.~.7arble on the lc1.nd herein co iiveyed , the receipt of the c;:..sh payment being here- by acknowledged by the said parties of the firet part, before the sealing and delivery of these presents, the said parties of the first part doth gr':int and convey with special warranty of title 1Jnto the party of the second part all rights titles interest '.)r claim, which is the .mdiJ!Z' 1 vided interest of the said J .w.E • .Varble and Virginia \ • .'hrble in the real est·1te of which the said J • .l. ifarble died seized poesessed, and all interest 'Jf the said rfary 7arble both as heir of the said J.'l:Narble and to incl•1de all other interest of the said 1.;ary ·.1arb le in said land whether acquired by inheritance from Catherine Beasley or others, in ~x ~ arJ.dl t't~~~EJ~ and to deatn j near Swift -~u~~ state left ~ s ~ J . . . · k ~ r ~ t ~ ~ d oining the landct of J.1I.Beasley,Dr.R.B. Pennington , 3 . G. !Jorris ,J. T .Heard , To.vis & James and is supposed to ~ con:\-1_( a pp,,rtenances thereto be longing. .li tness the fo Howing s igna t 11 res and sea ls. .Vitness ll t ·~ tain Seventy -fi ve acres be it the same more or less, together with all H. B. C. Gentry ~r~ her 'Jarble X mark J • .'I •..;.; • N-:... r b 1 e Eary - l S.G 'L) l S..!.,\L) r. tf ~t her Virginia 1\. . x larble l3...:.i / L) mark State of VirJinia , County of Rockingh~m ,to-wit: I, H.B.C.Gentry a notary p11 blic in and for the Cou .t;yi aforesaid wh0se coCJ.,~ ission expires om' the 6th day of January U24, do certify that L:ary Jarble,J.d •.: . 7larble and /ircinia · • .1arble whose names are signed to the foregoing deed bearing date on the 18th day of November 1922, personally appeared before me and acknowledged the same in my county aforesaid. Given under my hand this the 18th day of November 19~2. Vire;inia, In the clerk's office Greene :ounty Circuit Court, the 23rd day of November x:iZi: 1922, this deed was this day filed in the office afore said and with certificates annexed,admitted to re8ord. Teste_ B. I . Bickers 2 _ Clerk A Copy ~est~~~~/+f~ .Jl..~::;;;~~~~,~~~~~ler~ lecorded in Deed Book io . 20 t p8ge 7. The vendor's lien reserved 1n . th'1s d eed has bten duly released . �To the Hon.L emuel F.Sm ith, Judge of the Circu it Court of Green e Coun ty,Vi rgini a, I,~.I. Bick ers,C lerk of the Circu it Court of Green e Coun ty,Vi rgini a, do certi fy that there are no delin quen t • truces on the lands ,desi gnate d in the .Natio nal .l:'ark .area and on the Owne rship Map as Tract No.L K/ 3 VL{ searc hed bach to 1902 on the said tract of land. Given under my hand this the /.s- day of ?yf::J...o(_ ~~ ~ , v ~ ,this was 4j JZ;J..7~ 1934. 11w/~1erk. �- - ----- Gir:e:eu:e <!!nuuty, l!lirgiuia OFFICE OF COUNTY TREASURER COURTHOUSE STANARDSVILLE, VIRGINIA J. F. E ARLY T REASURER To Judge Bertram, Judge of the Circuit Uourt of the county of rtockingham , Virginia. This is to certify that John .c. . Lamb' s Estate lying in Swift Run Gap is assessed for taxes in ~reene ~ounty upon '75 acres and that there are no unpaid taxes upon the said land in my office . Given under my hand t'hi s the 15th day of 1.iarch, 1934 . · eene Uounty,Virginia • • 7( �\;ill of John ; . Lam In the nrune of God,Amen; I ,John ,. Lam, of the county of Greene in the state of lirginia, being of sound mind and knowing the uncertainyy of lif e and the certainty of death make this to be my last will and testament. ( Item first) after my death it is my desire and I • so dir- ect that my executrix hereinafter name d pay all my just d e ots and funerBl expenses ( Item ~econd ) After my just debts and funeral ex,Penses are pa,i d I give to my beloved wife Ada M. Lam, all my estate both r c:al estate and personal property during her .:~life or as long as she remains my widow should she marry she is to have only one-third of my est,Jte . (Item After the death third) of my wife Ada M. Lam, or if she marries,I give to my son ,Js,mes Z. Lara all my esjiate both real estate and personal property but he is to pay to my daughter Hattie KcDanie l one dollar and pay to my daufhter Lizzie UcDeniel one dollar out of my estate • ( It em Fourth) I hereby appoint my wife Ada LL Lam, execu- trix of this my last will and ask the court to allow her to qualify as such without sure ty . Given under my hand and seal this fourth day of ~ay, 19 2f . John E.Lam We John K. Haaey { S,i;AL) and D. C. Deane, Y!i tness e s the above will of John }, .Lam,and signed the sacu e in our joint presence and we witnes s the same in the presence of sa i d John E. Lam and at his request the 4th day of May ,1928. Witness John K. Haney D. C. Deane Virginia: In the Clerk 's Office of Greene County circuit court 7th day of June 1928, in the presence of the clerk thereof; A paper writing purporting to be the last v1ill and testamt;nt of John"- . Lam, deceased, dated the 4th day of Me y,1928, purporting �to be the last will 2nd testam ent of John 3 .L am and proven by the oath of John K.H2ne y and D.C.De ane ~he subscr ibing witnes ses thereto tha.t they in the presenc e of each other and in the presenc e of :tk the testato r and at the reques t of the testato r su·oscr ibed our names as witnes ses thereto and they furthe r testifi ed that at the time of signing said paper writing the testato r was of soundrd mindr and capable of making a will . Whereu pon it is ordered that tbe said paper writing , probate d and recorde d as the last true will and testament of John . . ., . Lam, decease d . Teste. B. I . Bicker s,Clerk . A copy teste Clerk of the Circu it Court ~ Greene County ,Virgin aa. Reco~d ed in the clerk's office in Wi ll Book No .3 at page 33. of �I .:,1,a.te Jo.1.r.iccluL vlJ. Ju1H:.8T t j_ vl.J. i..,i..,__,j 00V ~1 l) i.,,j .. 181. t u.... Lil bt~te 0~ iir~iLib . V ....i. v. othere l'ruct No . 364 The ret~ tio11 01 JOHN :t .... Jreer1e1 S, CHAPMAN ATTORNEY AT LAW STANDARDSVILLE, VA. .J � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.  The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases. For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above. In the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a> <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a> <a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Breeden, RA - Dean, RO Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context breeden-r-a.pdf Title A name given to the resource Breeden, R. A. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Swift Run Gap Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 364 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 Breeden https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/87a82bdf30595c05af84c8efac2bc28f.pdf f81fd9794761ff3d07034942b1351786 PDF Text Text ROCKINGHAM CO UN'l1Y \-/ CLAIMANT NAME O F ~ ~ #6 - BREEDEN , NOAH & DANIEL BREEDEN ESTATE Number of Acres: Location: Roads: Soil: 26 Near Maple Spring School . . 7 miles fair dirt road to E1kton . Sandy clay , good depth and fertili ty , steep to gentle slopes, northw est exposu re . History of Tract and condition of timber: Most of tract cl eared many years ago, grazed and cultiva ted since . Wooded area cut over repeate dly in pastused as source of fuel wood supply . Presen t stand consis ts of mixed oaks, yellow pine and some hemloc k scatter ed . Stand is estima ted to cut 5 cords of fuel wood per acre (40 cords) . Improvements: None . Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Rid~e: Slope: Cove: Grazing Land: 18 @ $20 . 00 8 @ 20 . 00 $360 . 00 Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: 160 . 00 -·-··- -- - -$420 . 00 Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 420 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ 16 . 15 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ None • , -~° -/{f o2_ ,. CLERK �/YH ~ Claim oL ______ A- __ a ~ ----------------------------------------In the Circuit Court 0L __ 30.c.king.h.!.uu----------C ounty, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petition~fi l€y-/o~~i el M. Breeden_deceased ------------------------ ----------------more or less, of land in_3.9_c.k_iJ:1=J:u11:n______________ 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 :::._______________________ um Court of __ :=tockingh Count y, v·1rgm1a, · · asks 1eave of th e Court t o fil e t h.1s as his answer to said petition and to said notice. . _______ Nor c1________________________ Breeden My name 1s _____________________________ __ _____ _ 0 My post office address is ____R.....i.~. n ...3.:-3.lk..t.o.n....JZ:8_._ ___________________________ _ I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about_ __ 94-____________ acres, on which there are the following buildings and im.(>rovements :_RY±~J-~t~.!.P..::.~!:3:..·_ !'!:..~=1~?f-~~~~~~-.?-~ _:'"_~~------- ___ __ __ Spr ing-houae and ,<::boutsixty five fruit vrees · 1an d 1s · 1ocat ed ab out ____ ei.o·ht t; _______ m1·1es f rom ________________________ Tl11s 3lkt on Va . _____ v·1rgmia, ·· m · the_-S--toITB\' varl---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.) ___ Life Estate _under will_ of_ my_ f Rther _DA niel 11. Hre eden _dee . _________ _ The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows: Alfred Ep .: :. rd North ________________________ _____________________________________________________ _ South ____ fil-mgn- Er:.p.~-r-d---------------- ------------------------ -----------------East __L1a ry Eppard ____________ ------------------------ ------------------------ -West-- J<lfr-e-d--33-;p-a-r a ------------------------ ------------------------ ----------1 acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property abqut the year __________ in the following manner: Under will of my father :Ja niel 81,pard dee . ------~i1fafli~t}-t~a11rt""t"f~f1n-ct~~~g-"HTI.d--fl _1.,"ki~hmn------------------------- 1 claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $__ .3_QQQ_._QQ___ __ • I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $-~QQQ.!QQ ______ . I am the owner of_ _______________ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by· the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $------------------· (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). Remarks·-------------- ----------------- - ------------------------ ------------------~ · e s t is :3 life estate only i n the · e ntire tr -:,ct . __ JS.y .illter ------------------------ ------------------------ ------------------------ - ______________________________________ :_ _____ (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). Witness my signature (or my name and mark attached hereto) th~s--~~.,,--:--__::--day of __ hbrttar:<J--l~l.-, ~ STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF__ Ro-ck-i.i:t!!h':',"'B------------ -, To-wit: The undersigned hereby certifies that_ __:r,.9_:r::: __'1?.:r.§l_e_Q-~F::_ ____________________________ _ the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, th"1s--3:-3t-h------------ d ay of __ H'ob rua ry_----A.~u. l 931 1X~ P! .,__...,_ ______ ~ ~--B--~----- . /1 8"/2 '-7 I 0_ C1.;.{{;,!t Court~-~eefatim~est1gat~;-~~ Notary Public, or J w;tice of the Peace. }?.. �county , n1atr t ct: nook ... neru:u:a Stone 11 .Count:,: D1str iot1 Eoold.n gham 11.n.t-1.. Pnse L vUV . A ... ' ...... !ten Aooos o ch . • h 11 ,, .. ~pJ1l::::i ' ,(lJ # 1~ .....~,,p 54 (In Roold:n Qhati Count y ent1.:r ely) Pe'1d M A. • Puroha o~d tor $1.000.. 00, <lBte un- 5000. 00 1ttu,wn . Sandy clay, goo4 depth and te.r tility • ste&J) to gentle slope: , , thwoe t OltPOO u:re .. n as: noven mile$ fill~ d1r1i road to r.;U:ton.• 31112!'.l gr ttao,:t ,~n!l O,OJt,di«¼W nao . p;t1;1z " . ,i: .~! ,~a,.,. £out of tTect cl()&.:red ~iany y&:ro ou trvat d 1nce. ·ooaoo $roa cut over ropea tod• ly 1n past • used a$ uotll"oe of fuel 100d supply . :F-reeent stund bo11a1 ta O'f r.111ze oake , yellow p1ne and ooroo hemlock soa:. ttered . Strut ia estir:n te to out 5 cords of tuel wooli .vor o.er {tt.0 oordo ) vnlu d nt ro; pe?' co:rd.- • • (Fo.ge County} v20 . 00 IS!J'SfV!ItXU\ r:u. (.t·o.ge County) ,I . . ;1~J:.l~~t. Freme • l&xr1"\' with e ki tel on 13%14, • , 2 stor1e o • m.et~ rroor, o rooms plasto l"ett, 1'0.ir condi tion,ltlO oeo p i d b'1 'ffl183." • - .,,. • t\450 . 00 ~ 1ft mo. 26x35 xl4' , shing led roof, fair oontU tion. 00 ~eif~9,31.ve i !~mo • 7x9xt5' ., ahing led root• poor oondi t1on- 250. 10. 00 PnrI~ J~R.t\a~s. 1<·,:-nme1 Gx~XO ' • roard 1"0of . fcd.:r oondi t1on. l .oo ,Gqlr;!! ,hOJ!Q~H Ll:'o.tOS , l. 7xlbx 8' , board roof, poo:r oomu tion. 10. 00 ProhnJ""d: '3/4 acre va.luea at G0. 00 per acre. 'J , ,, t:..5 . 00 ,s. mr· t~; Slop ro Orchard v, lue of land • • • • $21 Vtll.u ot 11,,. :rovcm nte V: luQ of i m er - • • .oo ?75. 00 20 . 00 Value ot ct - - 1 1 011. 00 Avera.ge value por ccr 56. lfl ( Fnge, Coon ty) rt " n " ff lt n tt lb �lo county: District: Rockingham stonewall County: District: Page Shenandoah Iron Works Rockingham Page l650 - Breeden, Norah Cont'd. Acreage and value of land byt types: ~ F G Acreage F C 18 (Rockingham County) Value per A. 20.00 25.00 8 26 Value of land - $560.00 Average value per acre 21.54 To1al Value 360.00 200.00 560.00 (Rockingham County) SUMMA.RY Page and Rockingham Counties Total number of acres 44 Total value of tract $1,5?1.00 Average value per acre $35.oo. Note: Discrepancy in acreage due to very poor original survey. was actually surveyed by Mr. Amiss. This tract 17 �County: District: N County: District: ~~eking~~ Co . )#~- Breeden, Nora~_ (Page Co . #650) Alt'red P • . Eppard Elbert Breeden LEGEND: Slope , Grazing Cove Orchard Scale - 1" = 20 chains Rockingham Stonewall Page Shen. I .Works � 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 Alexander, John A - Breeden, Norah Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context breeden-noah-and-daniel-breeden-estate.pdf Title A name given to the resource Breeden, Noah & Daniel Breeden Estate Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Maple Spring School 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): 6 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 Breeden https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/4488d34dfad7bb38ecb0374ae88b3129.pdf 3f1fe29245668cb676b21154ed59ba31 PDF Text Text '--- ROCK INGHAM: COUNTY CLAIMANT NAME OF l1XWNEW #12 - Breeden, Henry H. F . Number of Acres: 59¼ Location: On south side of County road near Thoroughfare Gap . Roads: Soil: 7 miles over county road to Elkton . Slope History of Tract and condition of timber: There is no merchantable timber on this tract . The cleared land is rather steep and rocky but is fairly pro ductive . Improvements: D1 ELLING- - Frrune , l 7x22 1 , Ki t07hen 10xl8x8 1 , porch 7xl8 ' porch 6xl9 ', brick flues , 2 story, ceiled, fair condition, oc cupied by owner . Spring water sup ply, pillar foundat i on . BARN : Frame 28x34xl2 1 , shingle and metal roof , --GRANARY Frame, 10xl4x8' , shingle roof and also metal, good condition . foEAT HOUSE Log, 10xl4x6 1 , metal roof , fair condition . HEN HOUSE : Frame, 14xl2x8' metal roof , fair c ondition . HEN HOUSE : Frame-;--8x8x6 ', paper roof , poor condition . S./lALL DWELLING: Frame 12.x20 1 , 3 rooms, porch 6xl6~, uaner roof, brick flues , ceiled, fair condition . Occupied by tenan~. Spring water supply , pillar foundati on . HEN HOUSE: 6x8x6 1 , shingle roof , poor conditio n . Timber: Orchard . 90 cords fuelwood . Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: - - @ $4 . 00 $61.00 @ 25 . 00 1100.00 $1161.00 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: 44 Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 1161 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ 1210 . oo 1210 . 00 Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit : $ 50 • 00 50 . 00 Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood:$ 50 • .--'o 50. 0 0 ~2521 . 00 Value per acre for tract: $ 42 • 52 Incidental damages arising from the taking ·~:h~ ~: $ ~ None :_ __ CLERK 2 �. of)//LL ~ "-~--~- \ Claim In the Circuit Court o f ~ - _______ ___ County, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law. The State Commission on Conserva n and Development of the State of Virginia, . Petitioner, vs. _____________________________________________________________________________ _ ------- _------------- -~ -L ~---~ ----------------. -.- .--------------------1~..L~ - ______________ more or less, of land County, V1rgm1a, Defendan ts. The undersigned, in answer to the -etition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the ~ g ~said p ·on and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court ofc?' k ~ _ __ ____ _____ County, V1rgmia, asks leave of the Court to file this as h~yan: :: : - wr ~c •._____ ---- ----------------------------- 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, containin g about_ __ acres, on which there are the following ~~~-~~- _Q.7-__________ ements: ~-~ 0 ___Q ___ ~ -- _:: __ ~-:-:: ,_= ~~ ::: ::: , -- - - -------- ------·p A £ y --·-------------------------- ,L. ______ This l ~ s located about_ __ miles from.G U'~--- ------- ----- Virginia, in t - a g i s t e r i a l District of said County. I claim the following r~ght, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above.) _,,I _ ---- - --- - - --- -------- ----- ---- - --- ~ ---~ ------- ----- -------- -----adjacent to the ab ve described tract or parcel of land are as follows: North _ .r_Ai,c.-(=_,,... South --...JC-1.cL t . . i : ~ ~1L East _ __ _ _ _ ____ ___ ___ _ - -------- -- --- - - -------- ---- - -------- ---- - - - -vVest -0 ~---- ------ ------ ------ -------- -------- -------- ---I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year /_t~JL ___ in the following manner: &£, I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvem ents there(J'J.J,, dd on is ~--~~j).1 _ _______ _. I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $~1)./lL ~------- · 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 condemna:tion of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $------- -- --------- · (In the space below should be set out any additiona l statemen ts or informat ion as this claim which claimant desires to make; and if pract~cable he should also insert here toa description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). Remarks · ----- - ------- - - - ------- -------- -------- --- - - ------- - - -------- --- --- --- - --- -------- -------- - - - - ---- --- -------- - - ------ - (Continue remarks if necessa ry~ the back). of~_::_:~~~a:~:;t.my namean d£ ~~::::::::::~:~ STA~ OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF____________ ________ ___ ___ , To-wit: The undersig ned hereby certifies that _________ _____ ___ _____ _____ __ __ __ ____ ____ ___ ____ the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters ;~~-:~~!f ~ : ~~~-~: yhi;f ~~·:_::_:r;; ~ ~:t 3 of his knowledg~ and belief, �County: :aock1ngbam Oist:ri<st.: Stonewall 50 Va lu~ Qdt:a&m,g; Loo t1on~ Deed Acquired ~9¼ norea 1908 tor <!}4<100. 00 • 100. 00 /, on s o11t1l t\1de ot oounty ro.~d ne r Thor ou.ghf ro Gap. Slope. seven mi la Joadat over o,-:>unty road \lo .::lkton. H1stor ot t :raot ancl con ttlon of timber: There 1e no merob.untablo t imber on tn . s trao • ·.L· e o eared land is rather etoep o.nd rcol(y but 1e fairly prodlottve .. ell i~; lra e l7x 0 2' 1 kitohen 10~l8x8'• poron 7xl8', poroh X.19', briok tlueo, 2 story., oeiled, talr cond 1tlon, oooup1$d by o·.11er, spring, .r'1 llf";. ra 750 .00 ¥~ &rn: It":rmne 38x34xl~ 1 , shingle & metal ro ::1 f , Gron .rz: Frome l0Xl4x8•• ahingle rot a nd olao m tul'.,'" good oo dtt 1on. Me t house: ,os, 10xl4x0', metal roof, t 1.r C HH tl ,n • ..tQn hoase : ..:'rame l4xl2X8' • me ..ni rortf, to1r 400 . 00 40.00 ao.oo o,) 1d ti.. L.-1 n • 20.00 ..len house; Frame axexa' , po per ro lf, foor ()_)t'lq iv l )n .,. a1.1 Awe11,1q,, 1 : .u'l:am ~ax ...o•, a roome, porch 'xlG 1 , puper ro ·;rlc.t t1~1ss. oe1led, 1'a1r o u.Htt )"1 , ooupted by tenant. spr1ng , pt l a-rs. 300.00 r, Hen ho.1..uio: ./'rn.me exaxo', shl ngl 1 e nditt n - l"' )<)f, po ,r .. 10, 00 .... l54t> . OO Timber: 90 cord$ fu,e orfilintd: *"'· :n .~o Val Ul or ls.tid bf tlP'?'! ! f Value Jaer QOl" ·.~iti. Ui3 e 3 ope ot l vo.L1e or orclvn·d Total v lua of land 37.50 l1otal v· lue ot 1mprovemente Total value f timber Tot l val11 or traot .verage value per ore Note·- Th1a tract 1a t 25 . 00 C 127~.oo 1~4.;. 00 4 .oo nttr ly ~!thin tbe park area. .3'\ �County: Dis t riet .: Rockingham Stonewall #12- Breeden, H. H. F . -···- --- N Emmet t . • Dean Elbert Breeden H. Lam L • v~ • Meadows LEGEND.: Slope Sea.le - 1 u Tillable -= 20 chai ns !!::=~--...:..,= ,,,..--=--~~ ~ - - - - - ~ - - - - - ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - ~- - - - - - -- Y73 � 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 Alexander, John A - Breeden, Norah Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context breeden-henry-h-f.pdf Title A name given to the resource Breeden, H. F. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Thoroughfare Gap Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 12 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 Breeden https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/98c32093fe348cffad81270fbfe7c161.pdf 793db7b9852188599dd4954b6426daa3 PDF Text Text ROCKINGHAM COUNTY CLAIMANT #9 - Breeden, Elbert 30½ Number of Acres: Location: Entirely within t,he Park a re a . 7 miles to Elkton over 5 miles of county road and 2 miles macadam . Roads: Soil: Near Thorough Gap . Slope . History of Tract and condition of timber: This entire tract with the exception of about 2 acres is being or can be cultivated . The small wooded portion is valuable for fuelwood . Improvements: None . Acreage and value of types : Types Value per acre Acreage Total Value Ridge: 3½ Slope: @ $4 . 00 $14 . 00 @ 25 . 00 675 . 00 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: 27 $689 . 00 Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 689 . oo Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ 22 . 58 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ 1i;,. None . 4(ftn-_CLERK �- - -----,. __..--...,___ ROCKINGHAM COUNTY ____ ____ __ CLAIMANT NAME OFl ~MW #9-a - Breede n, Elbert Number of Acres: 17 Location: South Naked Creek lying in Rocking ham and Page C0 unties 1 and entire ly within the Park area . 8 miles over good countr y roads with t},e except ion of 2½ Roads:-miles wh:1ch are paved to Elkton , neares t shippin g point: Soil: Sandy loam, fair depth and fertili ty , with nru.ch loose rock . Slopes vary from level to modera te . The tillabl e land is of fair fertil ity and has consid erable loose rock . History of Tract and condition of timber: Tract was cut over for charco al many years ago and for saw timber in 1918 . Fuel wood has been cut since . The timber ed cove ~s an old field which has a dense stand of yellow and · white pine up to 8 DBR. On 4 acres the estima te is 40 cords of wood . Improvements: DWELLING: Frame, 12x24 1 , ell 10x20x 8 ', 5 rooms, l½ story, porch 7x24 1 , 2 rooms ceiled , pillars for founda tion, paper roof, fair condit ion . BARN Frame, 25x26x l0 1 , paper roof, poor condit ion . HEN HOUSE: 6x8x6 1 , paper roof, fair conditi on . CORN HOUSE: Frame, 10xl2x l2 1 , paper roof , fair condit ion. Cow shed: Frame, 8xl0x8 1 , board roof, poor condit ion . (Improv ements added after purcha se . ) Orchar d: 16 apple trees five years old . ------ - -- INCUMBRANCES COUNTER CLAIMS OR LAPS : _____ .... __, Good condit ion. Minera l Rights ·to Aflegh any Ore & Iron Compan y. Acreage and value of types : Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 10 @ $3 . 00 $30 .00 Cove: 2 @ 10.00 20 . 00 5 @ 10.00 50 . 00 $100 . 00 Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: - Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 100 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ 470 . oo 470.00 $570 .00 Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ 25 .oo 25.00 Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ 50 . 00 Value per acre for tract: $ 50 . 00 $645 .00 37, 94 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ None• ___..~~--~CLERK IJ �:::~·r~ above-described tract~or parcel of land are as follows: ------------------------ ------------ - ---- - ------------Eastc i i £ _ Y.lest ~ 4 ~ ------------------------ ------------------------ ------I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year _/$~-~----in the following manner: ~------------------· ---------------------------------------------------------------------- I claim that the total value of this tract .or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $~9 . t1J!t. :. __ ! ___ I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or· parcel of land with the improvements thereon is I am the owner oL _______________ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park area, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $------------------· (In the space below shou~d be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practkable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). . v5~b. ~~-------· Remarks·------------- ------------------------ ------------------------ ------------- • ------------------------ --------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------- -------------------- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). 0 ~~~::~-s~~:~~;t.my name and £:tL:t_{i~~==~~:~ STA~., VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF __________________________ , To-wit: The undersigned hereby certifies that _____________________________________________ ___ the above named claimant personall;y appeared before him and made oath that the matters and thi~s~ pearing in his above"'answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, this __ ,%/_:-:-________ day _J~-- : :_~9-3-~- -~ .__£ ~--2:Z-~-------of _ Sler l. of the Cart, ort ~ ..:N&m1y=pfiunc, or J'ustlce of ~ nvestigator or the Peatt:.___ 1 �f' County : l'!ock.1n hatit ~.i t.d.ct: ---v - ·1b ,rt ..........,~- tI1 O' ,:reooon -~ao . · ecd ic ~u...rcd J_ L5 c--~nntd ·'l'::......u.:m. 30 . 5 ,. 7 n: loo t o .lk o·i1 1vo 11 5 .1les r;-r c unty Tr.'iV.i} (' •ot givon. ·d . _ 01 • 'l 5.tkJ''h r~"': 'l'bi a entire, t:t'"\ , with t'1c o"l'"~ "\Cl"CO is boin· or c n o cultivo. .. cd . 1$ valuable for fuel .ood . poiit.. an ·or a. i,...~ ,.t:)!'G lit~#U-J ~, , ,., e PC!ll\lit~• -t'rtr:·ow ·· ' . 10 . 00 i'o uUl VO.lt~C of' lnnd i t'""l , ,t value or . ll ,., ., ir1. ova - tl ~b ... en lt . 00 of tract 23 �county: J)iatrtct: co.un. y: n1ntriot: #9--a (Itockingbnm) i.l.6 .~ ~ B,£9.egeJh Jll.b,~£~ * 49 ca Paso Sh.enandooh Iron tfork nookiugl'i.:u ~tone 11 50 A, ,2?5 ,.00 • l 00; l • "' aolcl ot:r in 1024 tor 30.,00 ,. Sou tb nu d or et lyllJ6 1 R okit1t.£ham and Pase Coun ti a• e.ml ontl ly t11th1n tho ptll'k area . ....911,, • fair depth end fertility "1th rouoh looso r ok~ e11U.to. 'lho tillable land 1a vol to va:;ry fro fortil1ts, and ha.o oono1dornbl loooo ~ook # ot fair Slopes lU.ght nil n o 1~ g(;od ricrrJ.ntry roc f'le \'Ii t .· the oxception or two o.n lea wh o are pave to '.;J.!:to , n a.root shipping oint. ono• ho.lf !,.iq~rx ,of .~ con9;1tion or t:tm\!gf.,t '£:ro.ot was out ovor to~ eh.ereool many yearo ego ant1 :for aa.w t1niber in 1918. Fuel .Qod MHJ been eut dot oe c rtd ·aino · ,. ;.fh ti '·h~ro oov 1a nn old r1e....d nh1ob haa 4 ,ores t '.10 nt1 n t ine up to on mn. 't'lh of y lJ.o 20. 00 is 40 cor s o:r woo t 00¢. (Faso county) - • t~~ (iookln .hno County} 1 .oll ·= r~e. lfu!;24 • ,. oll lOx:~xa' , 5 ..ooms 11· ~ tox·y . pol' . x • t 2 roo.. a <H:111 d, pi1larD :t"o:r i'oune.11:ltion, pc. er roof. ta1 condition. • - Frati · 25x26xlO• i paper root' , r;ioo~ o <11 t1on. xSXG' • pup~r x-no1· t 1u1r conui"ciott.. !H~es,t, rr , , lOxlB:d~~' • 11$.JL,r rl')of, .:air con• ,.~t·n -J?.'W.. B .~e..n ~* • • d tion., Co~ o ..c • Frame, 8XJ.Ox8'i bo d roof', poor e · !>l"O '"CU' 10¥'1 S Od.deii ft.er r.rurclW.8 ) dit on. Ofe l"dc 16 apple t:t-oeo 1·1v yearn old • (!ood con-. (1 t:t"on • l/2 aor val ·1od n · b0. 00 per oc:r • (nool:1ngh.o.m Oou.nti;) Velu n(lr A . u,. 0 4 . 00 0 Slope Tillable 15.• 00 'L'otal value or lan ...... • .... va.lu o!' re m.1..tl ... • Tot 125. 00 (!~ooltill€'Jlam County) n " 25. 00 To l e.l e or i:nprov 1 n .. o · GOO .oo lu of traot - · - .... ~noo.oo T()tol $44, 12 Avorage vo.lue por .ore - • it in u ' o ,. t• « » " " 600. CO fiO . CO 10.00 zo.oo 10. 00 f•g{jo.,titf 26 . 00 �Cotinty: nietr1oti Oounty: 1i'/i' D:\ trtl•iot: U<ooki.nulam) rt~, 0. ""::, rage Ghtmando!Ah Iron Works, nock-ingha!ll r~tonewo.ll n.i:_~esl0l1.. }~lJlee~, ,A.Ara~~-ss f.\t!:d .v;a,.»q of, ~it\ lli ,tzn~_q, (Page Count,') Value r ffl .o 2.60 v111u · of lan4 ........... ..,11.s.oo Value of ttn.t)t - • .... )135. 00 Value ot t1J!.\be ...., - ... vox-e.ge vnlue pu1· aero County) 20.00, "4 .,35 tt 1f 11 ... n, Total n'tirlbo:r of acres.• 48,. To l volu.o ot troct ... " es.oo ZS �# 7 'ounty: D....---dtrict : #9 - Breeden, Elbert ---- --- - - - · -· --- Emmet A. De~n H . Lam LEGEND: Slope Tiilable Scale _ 111 =20 chains Rockingham Stonewall �N County : Distri ct: Rocking ham Stonew all County : Distri ct : Page Shen . I .Works (Rockin gham Co) #9a - Breede n,Elbe rt ["Page Co .#690) Vada V . Hensle y Allegh any Ore & Iron Co . Geo . N. Conrad LEGEND : Tillab le Slope Cove Seale - 1 11 = 20 chains � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of 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 Alexander, John A - Breeden, Norah Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context breeden-elbert.pdf Title A name given to the resource Breeden, Elbert Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Thorough Gap; South Naked Creek Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 9, 9a 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 Breeden https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/49a44109f9f1dd18ea2656a2db3795bb.pdf 149db16491d84684a8c0bdadb29316fa PDF Text Text :l~W1l>i·~ ~Aqffif #25 - Breed en, Docto r Number of Acres: 1 Location: Mt . Pleasa nt Road ajoini ng Wesley and ..m?nda C. Breed en ' s prope rty on South Naked Creek . Roads: Six miles to Elkton over good mount ain road . Soil: Rocky, shaly loam of good ~erti lity . d and History of Tract and condition of timber: Old schoo l. lot compl etely cleare at least one- half now grown up to oak and other hardwo od brush too small for firewo od. Improvements: None . Acreage and value of types: Types Value per acre Acreage Total Value Ridge: Slope: Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: l @ $ 25 . 00 $ 20 . 00 Orchard: Mineral s: Value of Land : $25 . 0 0 Value of Improv ements: $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Mineral s: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber : $ Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ 25. 00 Inciden tal damage s arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE . . .~~~ -·_CLERK. .,~ . c:::>- -~-fe. -~ 31 �~ - - - - - - - - - -·----- ------- ------- ------- ---Claim of" '-J-4r :ll.:r _____ ~ At Law. In the Circuit Court of~ ~ _____ __ County, Virginia, No. ________ , , PetiThe State Commission on Conserv at n and Development of the State of Virginia ____ _ _______ _______ _ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ tioner, vs. ________________ _______ ------- ------- ------- ----- --,I- - ~------T- --------------------------------------------- ---Coun ty, Virginia, Defend ants. more or less, of land i~ M ~ 5 . -~ Commission on Conservation and DeState the of tion th;-pMf to answer in The undersigned, awarde d velopment of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation Cfrcu~t the of order the published i~ ~c~ordance with upon the ~ ng o~ aid pet~ -- _____ County, V1rgmia, asks leave of the Court to file this Court o:t:1- '~-~ ----as h:ya:s ;;h o : ~ ~::d ~o ::i~ -~:~~~e~----- - - ---- ------- ------- ---------My post office address ia _ ___ -=-=--~ ------- ------- ------- ------- ------I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought g to be condemned, contain ing abo~L8 .:_______________ acres, on/ J hich there are the followin ------- ------- --- ----- -----buildings and improvements :-_ j 3 ? ~--~ C, ;-~;s-~d~~~~~~~~~-~~o~t~~~~~~~~~~~~~-~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~;~~;~~~~,-~~ the--' __ "2LP_,:ZL~..e.,:O fagister ial District of said County. of land deI claim the following r~ght, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel owner, joint or owner sole is he r whethe say should t scribed above: (In this space claiman owner, joint or sole not is t claiman If owners. joint the of names and if joint owner give tract or he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the parcel of land described above.) ed tract or parcel of land are as follows: The land_owners adjacen \ to the ab~ve d~ North ~ ~ ---'- ~¢:;rn-£~ ------- ------- ------- -- - ------- ------- ----- - - --- - - ------- ------ - ------- ------- ------South - \r~k j;-- 1 ~ ~ ------- ------- - - - - ------- ------- East -~ ~ ( _ _ , '" --~ ~ / / La....-c__,=-r ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- - - --'\Vest --- ~ L . ' __;) out the year/j ~{ ___ in the ! acquired m~ right, title, estat~ or interest to this prop£ following -manne ~ .,/J!+,.£,.{ _j,;zs:---1Lo~ ---------------- --------~ I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereinterest , on is $b-lJL~ ------- -· I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is or I am the owner of_ _______________ acres of land adjoinin g the above described tract prothe parcel of land but lying outside the Park area, which I claim will be damage d by ---· posed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $- ------- ------to as tion informa or nts (In the space below should be set out any additional stateme a here insert also should he ble practLca this claim which claiman t desires to make; and if . bounds) and metes by description of the tract or parcel of land -Remar ks·---- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- - ---- ------- ------- $iJ_oL!.~'!_:______ . back). --- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------ ( Continue remark s if necess ary~ the day Witness my signatu re (or my name and m'};}5 attac ed heret~ this-:3/ ___________ --li/2:i, _ _ _ oL~ ~--- ------- , 193/_ _. _ -----, To-wit: __ _ STAT}lJ~6 F VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF_ ------- ------- --The undersi gned hereby certifies that_ _______ --- -------- --~'- ------that the matters oath made and the above named claiman t personally appeare d before him ge and belief, knowled his of best the to and things appeari ng in his abo~ ~s_:er are true ~~d ~ = ----- this ____ _.j'L_ _______ _day 0L~ 7-~ ----, 193_/_. ~ ./ 4 ~._______ v( ete1 k of the Coor\, or s ¢;"a~ vestiga tor or Not &1 y Public, 01 Justice eif Hte Pe&ce. �Coun ty: Dis tric ts Roe d.ngha.m Ston ewal l #22 • Bree den, Dr . 14? l?. Asse ssed , crea 5e Clai med : ,, "' tt Deed l A. Acq uired 1918 for i125 . oo . :;; 60.0 0 Valu e Clai med : :;;GO . 0 Bree den• s Mt . Plea sant road ad~i oinin g ,1eal ey and Amanda. C. Loca tion : prop erty on Sout h Naked cree k. brap ces, coun ter claim s or laps : None. Rock y, shal y loam of good fert ility ,. Soil s Inc Six wile s to Elkt on over g ood mou ntain road . scho ol lot com plete ly clea red Hist ory of trac t and cond ition of timb er, groOld :m up to oak and othe r hard wood and a t leas t one- half now brus h too s mall for fire - wood . Hoad s: Inmr ovem ents: none . Acre age and valu e of l~nd by type s: Valu e per A. age Acre ~ i ~ 5.00 Slop e Tota l valu e of trac t Tota l Valu e 5.00 s,.oo. 53 �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKING Af\f.. COJNTY, VIRGINIA State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia , vs . Caasandra Lawson Atkins, and others On this, the ----day of December, 1935, came Doctor Breeden and on his motion, leave is given him to file his :petition , and it appearing to the Court that ~25 . 00 is the amount of award set out in the judgment of condemnation for Tract No . 25, heretofore 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 heretofore filed herein, that in the opinion of petitioner, the said Doctor . Breeden is invested with a superior or better right or claim of title in and to said Tract No . 25 ; and that the record of this cause does not show any denial or dispute by any party or persons in interest as to the said tract or to the proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof; and it further appearing to the Court that all taxes due or assessable on said Tract No . 25, have been paid and there are no liens of record against said real estate; Upon Uonsideration ,ihereof , it is adjudged and ordered by the Court that said sum of $25 . 00 paid into Court as just compensation for said 'l'ract l'.O . 25 , be paid to the said Doctor .oreeden and the Clerk of this Court is directed to transmit a certified copy of this order to the Treasurer of Virginia, wno shall pay to the said Doctor Br _eden the sum of :;1i25 . 00, the amount of award set out in the judgment of condemnation of said tract of land, tal{ing from said Doctor Breeden a receipt therefor and certifying such payr:ient to the Clerk of this Court for a ·1 propriate entry thereof, as required by law . �I '-../ . -- IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGH.Al\Jl COUNTY, VIRGINIA State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia Petitioner vs. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others Respondents The petitioner, the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the 3tate of Virginia, on the ---day of ,)ecemb er, 1933, having paid into Court the sum of ~25 .00, the amount of award set out in the judgment of condemnation :for, Tract No . 25, the undersigned, Doctor Breeden, hereby applies to the Court, or to the Judge thereof in vacation, for an order of judgment for the distribution of said sum of J25 . 00 to the said Doctor Breeden, on the ground that it appears from- the report of the Board of Appraisal Conunissioner~, heretofore filed, and the said petition for judgment and condemnation, that the undersigned, in the opinion of petitioner, is invested with the superior or better right or claim of title in and to said tract of land No . 25, and, therefore, to the proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof, and is entitled to receive the proceeds arising from the exappropriation of said Tract ~o . 25 . That the said Doctor Breeden, your petitioner, is the sold owner of said tract or parcel of 1 and, si tuete on the western slope of the Blue Ridge Mountains in the eastern part of Stonewall District, Rockingham County, Virginia, vvhic h land he acquired from School Board of Stonewall District, Rockingham County, Virginia, by deed dated June 1, 1918, which deed is duly of record in the Clerk's Office of said County in Deed Book No . 111, at page 276, an office copy of said deed is filed herewith, marked Exhibit Deed, and is prayed to be read as a part hereof . The undersigned avers that the record in this suit does not disclose any denial or dispute by any party or person in interest as to the title to said Tract No . 25, or to the proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof, and the said statement in petition of �- .... ' • -lo 2. condemnation as to the title of the undersigned is true . That all taxes due the County of Rockingham and State of Virginia are paid, as shown by the certificates of the Clerk of the Court and Treasurer of said County . That there are no liens of record against said real estate • .And that the under signed has title in fee simple and prays the Court that it will order and direct the· payment of said sum of $25 . 00 to the undersigned . ' I t State of Virginia, County of Rockingham, to-wit: I, for the County of Rockingham, in the State of Virginia, do certify that on this the ---day of December, 1935, personally appeared before me in my said County, Doctor Breeden, and made oath that the statements claimed in the foregoing petition are true . Given under my hand tbis LI day of December, 1935. { · Notary Public �COPY 111 276 This Deed made this the 1st day of June, 1918 , by and between the School Board of Stone wall District,District No . 1 of the County of Rockingham, Virginia, party of the first part, and Doctor nreeden, of the second part, W ITNESSETH: That for and in consideration of the sum of One Hundred and Twenty-Five Dollars cash in hand paid to the said School Board by the said Doctor Breeden, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowled~ed, the said 3chool Board doth hereby grant a nd convey to the said Doctor Breeden the old k aple 3pr ing s School lot and house; with covenant of g enera l warranty of title, lying and being in the e astern part of the County of Roc k i ngh am, Vir ginia, .::i tone vmll District, a nd bounded a s follo·.vs, to-wit: Be ginning at a stone near the road,, thence N 63 W 16 poles to a Spanish oak, thence N 34 3/4 E 8 poles to a stone near a chestnut, red oak a nd pine, thence S 57 E 17 poles to a s tone, thence S 40 3/4 VI 7 3/4 poles to th e point of beginning, and containing about Zl Roods and 2 7 Poles, an d it bein g that said lot conve y e d to the ~chool Board of Stone wall District by Robert B . Hens ley and wife by d eed of Li ecemb er "' , 1882, and of reco.rd in the Clerk's Of fice of Rockingham County, Virginia, in Deed Book number 23, at page 2 60, reference to v:hich is hereby made for more particular description . Witness the followin g signatures and seals . A. s. Bader Chairman (Seal) Jno •.If . Miller Clerk (.:ieal) I. L . Flory (Seal) Virginia, County of Roc1dngham, to-wit: I, E. P. Line weaver, a Notary Public for the County and State aforesaid do certify that A . .::i . Bader, John F. Miller and I. L. Flory whose names are signed to the v.Ti ting h ereto annexed bearing date on June 1, 1 918; have sig ned and ac kno wledged the same before me in my County :a.fore said . I ·~ '/)___ A). ~'Jf ~~~, -J ' " 35 �• - - .. ., ' ~ - 2. Given under my hand this the 4th day of June, 1918. 1iy commission expires Aug . 13, 1919. E . P. Lineweaver, Notary Public VIRGINIA: In the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of Roc1<ingham County. November 22 , 1918 . THIS DEED from School Board of Stonewall District to Doctor Breeden was this day presented in the office aforesaid and is together with the certificate of acknowledgment annexed, admitted to record. Teste: J. F. Blackburn, Clerk �THIS IS TO CERTIFY that the taxes for the year 1933 on the tract of t.:ountain land, containing 3 ;1;. 1 /" ?'IP. in the Park Con.___emnation suit as Tract No . acres and designated 7§- , situate in Rockingham County, Virginia, and assessed in the name of ~ ~« -------- A--vt----::z have been paid . Given under my hnnd this ?~ of December, 1935 . eroRockinsham County, Virginia. -- - ---- -- --- -- --- -- - --- --- - - ---- - -- -TO VIHOM IT I\~AY CONCERN: This is to certify that the records in my office do not nhow any delin •uent taxes a gainst the t :ract of --ountain land, containinc; .3tf'f ;,7P ~ s and knovm and designated in the Park Condemnation Suit as :r.:}-, r o. situate in Rockingham C!ounty, Virginia, si11d tract of land standing in the name of Given under my hand this ~~ ---day J e >"::-::::2 • of !Jecernb er, 1935 . County, Virgi n ie. 1 ~ ?JI,: 4 ·" -. v'~ r J7 � 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 Alexander, John A - Breeden, Norah Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context breeden-doctor.pdf Title A name given to the resource Breeden, Doctor Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Mt. Pleasant Road 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): 25 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 Breeden https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/3fd704167606d02434b181132cd79971.pdf 55e08b158c2e6ef2c45856f605d99053 PDF Text Text ROCKilfGfu,.: CcuN·ry NAME OF CLAIMANT #2'1 - Breeden, }urrandc. & ·,-:esley Number of Acres: Location: 75 south laked Creek wuters . Roads: Six mil,s e:ood mountain ro&d to ::lkton . Soil: Fertile, bllt ver~' stony; ver~' deep in ~he bot tor.: lc,nd 1v:1ere cultivated . Sloes ~re e roded. History of Tract and condition of timber: Slope burned re )ecitedl r; cove seems to h :.. . v0 escL-ped. i ~1ber on tlle e· st :irn J~rt of -1.;r'"'ct consists of mixe 1 old r -.1 to pi:1.e, hemlodcs, nJ. :::r1. ller he.rd voods . Stc.cnd of merc'".,_"ltL.ble .s 11 ti r 'oer of . . . bout 7 z. to th_j ~ure t..nJ. c;.ddi tion-.1 rrood o:' &bout 4 cords to the · ere . _imber on cove i s mi xed h .... rd·.oods c.1nC:. herilock.s , but sycanores a.nd oG.ks are rominent. (Over) Improvements: Dwelling: Frar:ie, l6x~G•·11ith ell <;Ox3t-.:xl0' ~ und t.. porcl7 6x20' o rooms, shi--:-1.·L~c !'oo::' , 2 story , lo£; ·,;alls, ceiled , f,__._ir con i·~ion , o ,CU":J i ed lJy o mer, -:-::;rinc 1uter suppl~· , _pill:...r fou:::ic:. tior:. Bt..rn : Loe , 1 8x42xl2 ', metal roo::', poor con~i~ on . G~r~ge: ~r ra, 10xl~x8', ) Jar roof, :'air c o ~ "i~ i on . 8::>ri~1 :.ouse : 10xl2x3' , net 1 roo:', i·ood con-1 i'~ion . Gr ;1 rv: Lol, lu.r.33-~10', s:.-iy, led -,,•oo"" , poor con,"ition. ¥3'1 1.ou:.:i 3: 1'3xl.Zx8', .,_1 _,ar ro".'..c, , :: i ., . ·o~ i tic 1 • ..,.:..rn: -:'r_-,3, ~Gx~.53:xl4', 31'i···l~d rco:' , 1'7' s1;.3d, fr. i'r co:"' :li t1on. 2 '1e 1 house : 8xl 02..G ' , poor con,U J.:; ion • .3t-..:.ble : ~og, llxl4:xl0', s~:L: led roo",..,, poor condition . Acreage and value of types : Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 17 _;:5 . 00 .:57 . oo Cove: 17 5 . 00 80 . 00 Grazing Land: 16 20 . 00 330.00 23 35.00 Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: 80.3 . 00 til201.oo 2 G0.00 120 . 00 1226.00 350 . 00 Minerals: Value of Land : $ 12 6? • OO J0 . 00 ~301~ . GU Value of Improvements: $ l 32::;. 0 0 Value of Orchard: $ 130 . 00 Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ 350. 00 Value of Wood: $ 50. 00 Value per acre for tract: $ ,.Q . lo Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ ~~ . : ...: ____·~- -~..,,-..:p.~k~.,.' -.:L -.;::--..L~ • �Corn; ' d. I1iinb~r on th ,rn st erv;. -urt of t ;r~ct co'1.'.:J L ts of' I'lix ~d h'-.rdwoods ..,ml pine , 16 rgel'' 0'.11cs hnd c:1e st nut '.1) to 9" DB:I. J Rat11"r t'1in stand o f about 4 cords p~r 'ere . :~stirr1Jted to cut G3 :.. . fe~ t . .a. llow Z'.)C corus rood for :1G"8 Cv'1S'lr:.._Jtion . Coun t y, Rockingham Distric t : Stonewall #24 - Breeden, ' ies l eY.: & Amanda. Acreap.:e Claimed : Value Claimed: Locution: Assessed ~0000 . 00 tf 74 A. 147 :P . . . oads: Deed 74 A. 147 P. ff $330 . 00 3outh Naked creek ,;rriters . Incumbrnnces, counter claims or laps: Soi l : c. None , Fertile but very otony• very deep in the bottom land where culti ... vnted. 81x ri Slopes are eroded , i l es good mountain road to ""'ilkton • History of t±-act and condition of ti Y"ber1Slo:pe burned repeatedly; cove seems to Eave escaped . TI:mber on the eastern part of traot conslsts of mixed o ld •:1:-i ite ~; inf., hemlocks, a nd smaller hardwoods . S t and of merch~.ntable saw timber o:f ab ,... mt 7 M to the acre and additiona l ,:JO d f about 4 c nrils to the n.cre . Timber on c ove :f s r• ixed trn.rdwoods '1'1d hemlocks but sycamores f''1d oaks are r ominent . Timber on the .1 estern no.rt of t r act c on sists of 1n txed ha.rd-;,rnods a nd nine, largely oaks a nd ci, estnut up to 9" D.BH . Rather t11in stand of e.bout · 4 c ,i rds 1rnr n.cre . lf.. Estj_ffi?,ted t o cut 63 h ft. at . 3 . 00 pe r Allow 200 c ords ,.., .od f c r h ~me ~c nsuraption at Imnrovemonts: D·ellinrz.: 50¢ - - ~n89. oo Frame, 16x26 ' :.rith ell 20x24xl0' a.nd a :_i:)l'.l rch 6x.20', 6 r .~ oma, shinr led r o of, 2 story, log wa.llo, ceiled, f a.. ir condition, occupied by owner, s uring water 100 . 00 i2S9. oo supply, f oundation pillars . - - ... ~700 . 00 Log, 18x42xl 2 ' , metal roof, poor condition . - 50 . 00 GB.rage: Frame, 10xl2x8• , paper roof , f a ir condition , 30 . 00 0pr ina; h ouse: 10xl2x3•, metal roof, good condition . .. .. 50 . 00 Grana.rx: Log, l6x23x10•, shingled roof, :poor condition . 20 . 00 Ren houser 12xl2x8' , paper roof,. fair -0onditi . 1 n 15. 00 Da r nc Frame, 26x32xl 4 ' , shingled roof, 17' ff. zd, fcd r condition. - - ~ - 450 . 00 2 hen houses: 8xl Ox6 •, poor condition . .... ... 10 , 00 3table: Log, llxl 4xl0~ shinpled roof, poor condition . 10 . 00 Barns $1,335. 00 Acreae;c and vHlt' e of land by types: ~ Cove Slope Grazing Tille.ble Orchard Acreac;e 4 30 16 23 2 Value per A, , Total Value 4 . 00 16 . 00 1ir. 00 2. 50 160. 00 10 . 00 30. 00 40 . 00 , 690 . 00 80 , 00 _ ~1 , 0.21 . 00 To tcl.l va. lue of land - - - - 11 ;021. 00 Total value of i ~nrovements 1,335. 00 ·.~o ta.l value of timber - - 289 . 00 lctal value of tract - - -12, 645. 00 .d .verage value per acre .... - ti35', 26. �,J of~~~__(}ff__ v,....,..--c.-c..~,~, Claim In the Circuit Court o f ~~ - ____________ County, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law. The State Commission on Conser ation and Development of the State of Virginia, Peti- ::::r~rv:.~~:-;;~:~~-;~~~ --~--=-----~;~~;;:~i-;:-~i~;~-~:;:~~~~~:------- The undersigned, in answer to the p ~ -State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Vi~jnia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the fi ~ g o said petiti ri and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court oL -~ ____________ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this ,,, as h:ya::: ~ I i _ etiti~:~ My post office address . a~d -~:~~~e~----- ---------------------------~------ i6RfL_______/-~ - ~--./:______________________________ _ I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about_.7-~:f ~ ________ acres, on which there are t~e follp~ng bui!di_ygs and improvement~ ~ /--9 -d ~- ~ -~ ~ ~ --~ ~-t ; : _ _ / _ ~ ~-~ ~ ;2_ __ ~ _.,i_½._~_ !Y--t-.2 ~/'57J~~ -~ ---·--.-7 This l~ad is located about_ __-t?Y-2.... ____ miles fromm ~ ----------------Virginia, in the-~ ~ ~Magisterial District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tracj / ~-a:_c:~-:~-~a~;tct;:t½~~ ~ ~ ~ - · a , , y __ /'47 ~ -~u!-- ~ ~ - ------------------------------- The land owners adjacent to the a~ ribed tract or parcel of land are as follows: North ~ £ ' ~ L - 4 ____ /, ___________ · ------------- --------- ---------South 1 I ______________________ -----------------------------East __ _... _____ · ____ ___ ,'( , L~ ----------------- - - --------- --- ------ ------------- - -- ,Jr 1fL?a--, West- ·~ t2 IR Ir --~ ----------------------------------------------I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year in the ·following manner: _LCr_7___ I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $_b_O~.Q~--- -· I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, 6 UL in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $--~~A _____ __ ___ _ 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 practkable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). Remarks· ----- ----------------------------- ------ -------- - --- --------- --------- ---- �IN THE CIRCUIT COlJRT OF ROCKINGLtu.: COUNTY, VIRGilaA State Commission on Conservation and Development of the ~tate of Virginia vs. Cassandra Lawson Atkins, and others On this, the -..,- -day - ~9 of December, 1935, aame .Amanda C. Bre~den and Doctor Breeden, and on their motion, leave is given them to file their petition, and it appearing to the Court that $3012 . 00 is the amount of award set out in the judgment of condemnation for Tract No. 24, heretofore paid into Court; and it appearing from the report of the Board of Appraisal Comrriissioners heretofore filed in this cause, and in the petition for judgment and condemnation heretofore filed herein , that in the opinion of petitioner, the said ~;manda C. Breeden and Doctor Breeden are invested with a superior or better right or claim of title in and to said Tract No . 24; and that the record of this cause does not show any denial or dispute by any party or persons in interest as to the said tract or to the proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof; and it further appearing to the Court that all taxes due or assessable on said Tract Ho . 24 have been paid and there are no liens of record a@:linst said real estate; Upon Consideration i"lliereof, it is adjudged and ordered by the Court that said sum of $3012 . 00 paid into Court as just compensation for said ·r ract Ko . 24 , be paid to the said .Amanda c . Breeden and Doctor Breeden and the Clerk of this Court is directed to transmit a certified copy of this order to the Treasurer of Virginia, \JI/ho shall pay to the said Amanda C. Breeden and Doctor Breeden the sum of $3012 . 00, the amount of award set out in the judgment of condemnation of said tract of land, taking from said Amanda C. Breeden and Doctor Breeden a receipt therefor and certifying such payment to the Clerk of this Court for appropriate entry there of, as required by law. Enter: a . t.'fl f Judge ? ..., �2. and by deed from */esley Breeden and .Amanda C. Breeden to Amanda C. Breeden and Doctor Breeden, dated December 18, 1909, recorded in said Clerk's Office in Deed Book No . 92, at page 252, the original of which said deed is filed herewith, marked Exhtbit Doctor Breeden deed; all of v1hich deeds are prayed to be read as a part hereof . The undersigned aver that the record in this suit does not disclose any denial or dispute by any party or persons in interest as to the title to said Tract No . 24, or to the proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof, and the said statement in petition of condemnation as to the title of the undersigned is true. That all taxes due the County of Rockingham and State of Virginia are paid , as shown by the certificates of the Clerk of the Court and the Treasurer of said County , filed herewith, marked Exhlo:tts Nos . One and Two. That there are no liens of record against said real estate and that the undersigned have title as aforesaid and pray the Court that it will order and direct the payment of said sum of J3012 .oo to the JJ/:n~ers~gned ~n'· - State of Virginia, County of Rpckingham, to-vvi t: I, • E . Wyant, a Notary Public bf. and for +: the County of Rock- ingham, in the Jtate of Vir~inia, do certify that on this the 4 day of December, 1935, personally appeared before me in my said County .umanda C. Breeden and Doctor Breeden and made oath that the statements claimed in the foregoing petition are true. Given under my hand this ~ day of December , 1935 . ,G( ""' l .. NO'fAR ~ 'PbBLIC 4 �COPY 65 25~ Whereas by a decree of the Circuit Gourt of Greene County, Virginia , entered at its June term, 1899, in the Chancery suit therein pending of E . A. r,::cDaniel vs . , esley Breeden , Administrator c. t . a . of R . B. Hensley, dec'd, and others, said Wesley Breeden was appointed a Special Commissioner of said Llourt to make sale of the lands of which said R. B. Eensley died seized and possessed; and Whereas said~Special Commissioner after due advertisement, as required by said decree, did on the ~8th day of August, 1899, make sale at and on the premises to the highest bidder for one-third cash and balance on a credit of one and tvva years, of the s~id 74 acres 3 roods and 29 poles of land of which said tes'tor died seised and possessed , situate in the eastern part of Rockingham County, Virginia, and composed of two tracts bounded as follows: First: Beginning at a Lynnand small chestnut oak at the junction of two creeks, corner of said R. B. Hensley , thence S 30 'W 86 poles to a white oak and red oak, thence S 62 E 60 poles to a chestnut and two chestnut oaks, thence S 23 E 42 poles to Spanish oak on hill, thence N 80 E 33 poles and 16 links to a white walnut and ash , corner of John Hensley tract, then down the branch with John Hensley's line thence N 8 E 20 poles and 16 links to a chestnut oak and walnut , thence N 1/4 W 52 poles to a red oak and hickory, thence N 9 E 34 poles to an ash and red oak in the branch, thence N 24 1/4 Vl 30 poles to a white pine , and chestnut oak, thence N 36 1/2 E 12 poles to a chestnut oak, maple and pine on the bank of South Creed, corner to the John Hensley tract and then down the creek, thence N 62 W 40 poles to a white pine and chestnut oak on the bank of the creek, thence N 33 1/4 W 20 poles to two white oaks in or near the James Hensley line, thence S 30 W 24 1/4 poles to the beginning and the Second : Beginning at a chestnut oak and Lynn corner to the old :Embry and Hensley line on the bank of South Naked Creek, thence N 60 3/4 V/ ~5 poles to two pines on the side of a piny mountain, thence S 34 3/4 W 79 poles to a Spanish oak , thence S 63 E 28 1/2 poles to ' 5-(/ud- f l ) ~ ~ ~r �2. a white oak in a line of said R. B. Hensley and corner the Jonothan Breeding tract, thence with the same N 32 1/2 E 78 1/2 poles to the beginning • .And whereas Amanda Caroline Breeden became the purchaser thereof at the price of ~625 .00 that being the highest bid made for the same, and paid one-third of said purchase money in cash, and executed her two several bonds each for the sum of ~i08.33 1/3 payable at one and two years for the balance. And whereas said Special Commissioner made report to the said Court it its 1--.ovember term, 1899, of said sale, and s&id Court by its decree made and entered at its sa1 d last .1.~ovember term ratified and confirmed said report of sale and to said Amanda Caroline Breeden and provided the she might anticipate the payments of the bonds for the deferred purchase price aforesaid and appointed said ~esley Breeden a Special Cowruissioner of the Court to make to her a deed to said land as soon as she should have paid off the said bonds • .And whereas said Amanda Caroline Breeden bas well and truly paid all the aforesaid bonds and is therefore entitled to a deed to said land. Now, therefore, this deed made this 24th day of January, 1900, by Wesley Breeden Special Commissioner of the Circuit Court of Greene County, Virginia, as aforesaid , of the first part, and Amanda Caroline Breeden of the second part, WI T N E S S E T H : That in consideration of the premises and especially in consideration of the aforesaid sum of ~625 .00 to the party of the first part in hand paid by the party of the second part, the receipt V'hereof is hereby acknowledged and in virtue of the provisions of the decree last aforesaid, he the said ·.1esley Breeden as Special Commissioner doth grant and convey unto her the said .Amanda Caroline Breeden , v.ri th special warranty of title the aforesaid 74 acres 3 roods and 29 poles more or less of land situate in the eastern part of the County of �3. Rockin gham, State of Virgi nia, adjoin ing the lands of ·;:esle y Eppard , Sarah Lam and other s. Vii tness the follow ing signa ture and seal this 24th day of Janua ry, 1900 . his ·;:e sley:x: Bre eden ~1 . 00 stamp 1 mark Seal ii tness State of Virgi nia, County of Rockin gham, to -·tJi t: I, W. J . Runkle , a Notary Public for the County of Rockin gham in the State of Virgi nia, do certif y that ~Vesley Breed en whose name is signed to the v1ri ting hereto annex ed, bearin g date on the 24th day of Janua ry, 1900, has acknow ledged the same before me in my County aforesaid . Given under my hand this 22 day of J.:ay , 1900 . v. J . Runkle , N. P . VIRGIN IA: In the Clerk 's Offic e of the Count y Court of Rockin gham Count y. March 18th, 1901 . THIS DEED from Vesley Breede n , Speci al Comrc .ission er, to Amand a Carol ine Breede n was this day presen ted in the office afores aid and is, togeth er with the certif icate of acknow ledgme nt annexe d admit ted to record . Teste : J . S. Messe rly , Clerk l �COPY 79 309 This deed made this 15 day of }1.,.arch, 1901 , betw een .Amanda ""aro line Bree den part y of the firs t part and V/esl ey Bree den, part y of the seco nd part , both of rlock ineha m Coun ty, Virg inia , WI TN ES SE TH : That in cons ider atio n of $416 . 66 2/3 Doll ars cash in hand paid by the said ".les ley Bree den to the said Amanda Caro line Bree den, the rece ipt wher eof is here by ackn owle dged the said AID.anda Caro line Bree den doth gran t and conv ey with gene ral ,:,ar rant y of titl e unto the said ·wes ley Bree d.en two -thir ds inte rest in the two trac t of land conv eyed to the said Amanda Caro line Bree den by the said 'Hes ley Bree den by deed date d , Janu ary 24th 1900 , said trac ts lyin g in the east ern part of Rock ingh am Coun ty, cont aini ng as a whol e 74 as 3 r and 29 p. and boun ded as follo ws: Firs t: Begi nnin g at a Lynn and smal l ches tnut oak at the junc tion of the two cree ks,c orne r to R. B. Hens ley trac t, then ce S 30 W 86 pole s to a whit e and red oak, then ce S 62 E 60 pole s to a ches tnut and two ches tnut oaks , then ce S 23 E 42 pole s to a Span ish oak on a hill , then ce N 80 E 33 pole s and 16 link s to a whit e waln ut and ash corn er to John Hens ley trac t, then ce down the bran ch vrith John Hens ley l±ne , then ce N 8 E ~0 pole s and 16 link s to a ches tnut oak and 1Naln ut then ce N 1/4 W 52 pole s to a red oak and hick ory, then ce N 9 E 34 pole s to an ash and red oak in a bran ch, then ce N 24 1/4 W 30 pole s to a whit e pine and ches tnut oak, then ce K 36 1/2 E 12 pole s to a ches tnut oak, mapl e and pine on bank of Sout h Cree d corn er to the John Hen sley trac t, then ce dovm the cree k, then ce N 62 W 40 pole s to a 'Nhit e pine and ches tnut oak on the bank of cree k, then ce 1'. 34 1/4 W 20 pole s to two v,hi te oaks in or near Jame s liens ley ' s line then ce S 30 Vl 24 1/4 pole s to the begi nnin g, and Seco nd begi nnin g at a ches tnut oak and Lynn corn er to old Embr y & Hen sley line on the bank of Sout h Nake d Cree k,, then ce N 60 5/4 W 25 pole s to 2 pine s on the side of a piny mou ntain , then ce S 34 3/4 W 79 pole s to a Span ish oak, then ce S 63 E 28 1/G pole s to a whit e oak in a line of R. B. Hen sley trac t and corn er of Jona than Bree den trac t, then ce with the sam e~ 32 1/2 E 78 1/2 pole s to the begi nnin g, the tv.o trac ts cont aini ng as a whol e 74 acre s, ,,5-r~~CJ~ ~r 'd �3 roods and 29 poles , the said 2/3rds interest in said t wo tracts to the said -,lesley Breeden, his heirs and assigns forever . Witness the following signature and seal . her Amanda Caroline x Breed en mark (Seal) Rockingham County, to-wit : I, Wm. B . Hensley , a Notary in and for said County of Rockingham, in the State of Virginia, do certify that Amanda Caroline Breeden whose name is signed to the writing above bearing date on the 15th day of March , 1901, has acknowledged the same before me in my County aforesaid . Given under my hand this 16th day of April , 1901 . Wm. B. Hens ley, N. P . VIRGINIA : In the Clerk's Of fice of the Circuit Court of Rockingham County . March 15, 190? . 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Fonn 59-Berlin. -··\, ~- J _.i· ' ' J_ ~ J :j Q, ~\t 1 ~ J ~ i~· ' ~.l'l.i** M ~ ~ r~ ... f\ ~ 8 l "!I .... ~ i :a -, rx. '00"' .. ~ ~ ~ - ~ . ·" &! :z ::, ,~ ' -.:, : ""M • �THIS IS TO CERTIFY that the taxes for the year 1933 on the 7/- tract of Mountain land, containing in the Park Con0emnation suit as Tract No . acres and designated rf: , situate Rockingham County, Virginia, and assessed in the name of &nt~ {:,,-&L , ~ in -------- f-,_.., have been paid . Given under my hand this t#day of Dec mber, 1935. Treasur r of RockindJ.am County, Vireinia . TO WHOM IT l AY CONCERN: This is to certify that the records in my office do not show any delin~uent taxes aeainst the t~act or Mountain 1and, containing zJ- acres and known and desienated in the Park Condemnation Suit as Jo. -1::..i._, situate in Rockingham County, Virginia, said tract of . land ~ ~ {uJ~l§z~,zJl,,.._ standing in the name of Given under my hand this C ---day of Dec emb er, 19 3 5 . of the Circuit ourt of Rbck ngham County, Virginia . o/fll~~LJ.e. I') � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of 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 Alexander, John A - Breeden, Norah Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context breeden-amanda-and-wesley.pdf Title A name given to the resource Breeden, Amanda & Wesley Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: S. Naked Creek Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 24 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 Breeden https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/42d86ab0c3aa3e56f18899934e09899b.pdf 6fb2457dc8224152a0ae02d35ea50c9c PDF Text Text ROCKINGHtU.! COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #203 - ~erry , ll. K. Number of Acres: 13 Location: Two miles east of Isl and Ford. Roads: Two miles to Island Ford over county road . Soil: Slope . Histor of Tract and conditi n of timber: This tract is all woodl and and all mere antab~ e saw timer has been remove d from the timbe red portio n excep t a small cleari ng leavin g nothin g but fuelwo od . The area has been repea tedly burned over. Note - This tract is entire ly within the Park area . Improvements: (See. revers e side for Improv ement inform ation) Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 12 o'l, 60 . 00 @ Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking : Cultiva ted Land: 1 25. 00 T3 25 . 00 ~85 . 00 Orchard : Minera ls: Value of Land: $ 85 . 00 Value of Improv ements: $ 460 . 00 460 . 00 Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minera ls: $ Value of Fruit: $ 50 . 00 $595. 00 Value of Timber : $ Value of Wood: $ 50 . 00 Value per acre for tract: $ 45 . 76 Inciden tal damage s arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE.. ----~~ _;4--~r""!li~ ·- c RIC . ~ �IMPROVID!ENI'S: Frame dwelling 12x25', 2 rooms, pa per roof, brick flues, l story papered, new, _occupied by owner, spring water supply,, pilla r foundation . Frame dwelling: 12x24' , 2 rooms, paper roof, brick flues, ceiled and papered, new, occupied by t hantt spring water supply, pillar foundation . Hen house: 9x7', new . Hen house and store room 8xl5' , new . �~%1~ ,· ------------------------------------.------ Claim of__ In the Circuit Court of__~ ; ;;;lti; ;,.; ;d _______ County, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law. m~ :i?/41~ a~ Q :=e~ta:~Co~ of ; ; ~- more or less, of land in____ __ _ _ ___________ County, Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned, in answer to the pe · ion of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, nd in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the fili g of s,aid B;tition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit --- County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this Court of_ _ _____ ~ as his answer to s · petition and to said notice. ----s: _______________________ _ _..ff'..~ My name is _____ ~ -------- 7 --~ ------------------------ My post office address is ___ ~ I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought here are th~ followtng to be condemned, containing about_ _______ L~ ______ acre~, on ~ buildings and improvements: __ 'l-,,_i / ~-~ --------~ ~ ------------0--- ------------------------ ------------------------ ------------ ----------------------------------- ------------------------ ---A~-j -----,; ;, ~ IJ ------------------------Virginia, in -~ This !lJr;..d is lo~Jted abo~L-~--~ -~-miles ~rom_ ~ ___ Mag1sterial D1str1ct of said County. the~ 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.) ______Al.e_,,.~ .----------------------------------------- :_________________ _ The land oy ners adjacent o th above described tract or parcel of land are as follo,w s: _J~ ____ ----------------------------------------------------------- North __ ::::::::: ~7::___~ ----- -~:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: /j./L __ I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year__ fd ~~r_.21:. tl."-~ 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 $----------------· 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). Ren1arks·--------- ----- ------------------------ ------------------------ ------------ ------------------------ ------- _____________ (Continue remarks if necessary on th}' back). Witn[Zs-my signature (or my name and mark attached hereto) this ___,t-'7-'M,..____ day ~ -~ ~_[(/;?__ ____ ________________ _ ----, 193. of ____ ~ STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF_d?'~ ~ ---=-A.<To- it: The undersigned hereby certifies thaL __~ ------~--1-1.., _________'":_ _., _______________ the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oatl/ that the matters and things app~~ing in his above ~ e s are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, - --, 193{.~ ? . / / this _____J_7-~____ day of____~ . / ~ ~--7---?- .-.-/.A"'.4 ,6=:::-------- - - ---~-~-------------~~.... Clerk of the Cou-rt;#Special Investig-ator or Notary Publiefor JU"stice of the Peace. IZ �County: lock1.llgll8ID Di trict: errz Acreage Claimed: 13 l e C1eiP1ed: ,6 Loo tion: 2 .ile A sassed . OO ea t or not assessed Deed " Acqt.dred 12. a acres l9lb tor 124.25 eland 1'ord ~: S.Lope L\O 2 ds: History: r lea to I land Ford over county ro d 'l'hi tr ct is 11 ood land ana ll erchant ble s wt ber h s e all clearin been re ov d from th timbered ortion exc ,t re ee.tedly n be ha are lhe od. le vi ~ nothin but fuel burned over. rk e.r 1h1s tr ct is nti ely within the per root. brick tl a, ..Trame d ol ing 12 x 2~, 2 roo e, spered, new, oco~ptod b. owner, watter sup ly l story -- pring, ton ation, ~illars r . d elling 12 x 24, 2 roo , pa er root, brick tllas, ceiled and pnDer d, new, occ~pi d by tenant, w er oupply -- sprin , fo P.H. ti on µille.r Hen ouse 9 x 7 , new 8 x 15, ne nd store r oo lien hous uel wo d, 40 e Tirb r: Value TZE!_ Slope ot l nd by ty".> s: value i 52.00 1;3 value or land value ot improve en t value of ti bor value of trect Aver e v lue ot ere Tot l otal Tot l Total :Z -¢ per od. Total Acroeae 52.00 i!lb.00 'o.oo 497.00 38.2' 150.00 200.00 '10.00 25.00 415.00 30.00 �County: District: Rockingham Stonewall #203 - Berry, M. K. Dr . T. N. Sellers Craw.16.ord r . T . N. Sellers LEGEND: Slope 11 Seale - 1 = 20 chains ,3o � 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 Alexander, John A - Breeden, Norah Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context berry-m-k.pdf Title A name given to the resource Berry, M. K. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Two miles east of Island Ford 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): 203 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 Berry