170 20 4487 https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/Madison_County_SNP_Records_Court_Proceedings/mcsnp_hill-wilmer-tract-269.pdf 8b971363e91fe3b9106278e8ff4eebed Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Madison County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Description An account of the resource The first series in the Madison County SNP Records collection consists of 363 files related to the court proceedings from The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. D.F. Anderson and Others, and Fifty-Five Thousand Acres of Land, More or Less, in Madison County, Virginia. This was a court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire privately held land located within the boundary of Madison County in the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. Within the boundaries of eight counties, the state of Virginia, in collaboration with the Federal government, used eminent domain condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents in this collection are the legal proceedings for each individual tract of land that made up the one court case. In most cases, the individual case files consist of property surveys, assessments for the value of the land and improvements, and claims by the owner of the property. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Madison County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1930-1934 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. 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Title A name given to the resource Hill, Wilmer Description An account of the resource <p><strong>Tract(s):</strong> 269</p> <p><strong>Items in Land File:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Claimant Worksheet</li> <li>Tract Assessment</li> <li>Owner Claim</li> </ul> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Madison County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/"></a><br />This work is licensed under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License</a>. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract 269 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context MCSNP_Hill-Wilmer-tract-269 Hill https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/Madison_County_SNP_Records_Court_Proceedings/mcsnp_hill-wm-and-luther-and-wilma-hill-estate-tract-250.pdf d99312fc9037c0881dd579139fa7be37 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Madison County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Description An account of the resource The first series in the Madison County SNP Records collection consists of 363 files related to the court proceedings from The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. D.F. Anderson and Others, and Fifty-Five Thousand Acres of Land, More or Less, in Madison County, Virginia. This was a court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire privately held land located within the boundary of Madison County in the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. Within the boundaries of eight counties, the state of Virginia, in collaboration with the Federal government, used eminent domain condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents in this collection are the legal proceedings for each individual tract of land that made up the one court case. In most cases, the individual case files consist of property surveys, assessments for the value of the land and improvements, and claims by the owner of the property. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Madison County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1930-1934 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Hill, Wm and Luther and Wilma estate Description An account of the resource <p><strong>Tract(s):</strong> 250</p> <p><strong>Items in Land File:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Claimant Worksheet</li> <li>Tract Assessment</li> </ul> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Madison County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/"></a><br />This work is licensed under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License</a>. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract 250 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context MCSNP_Hill-Wm-and-Luther-and-Wilma-Hill-estate-tract-250 Hill https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/0818013d7f95666b76be6c41cef2bf4c.pdf 54526e4075c5d9f71a0b335ae8ddb9df PDF Text Text ROCKINGHAM COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #244 - Hinkle , J . Number of Acres: w. 5 Location !I'OP of the Blue Ridge, lying in both Rocking ham and Greene counti es, and entire ly within the Park area . Roads: Nine mi~es over fair dirt road to Yancey , the neares t shipping point . Soil: See other side for soil inform ation. History of Tract and condition of timber: The wooded area has been cut over at variou s times and there is no mercha ntable timber . Most of the stand is under 8" DBH . with occasi onal trees up to 12" DBH . The southe rn part was severe ly burned in the of 1930 and the balanc e has been burned in the pa.st year.spring Improvements: None . Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: -- @ 5 $3 . 00 $15 . 00 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking : Cultivate d Land: Orchard : Minerals : Value of Land: $ 15 .oo Value of Improve ments: $ Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals : $ Vahie of Fruit : $ Value of Timber : $ Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ff. ti /J Incidenta l damages arising from the taking of this tract :~~ n// ~ c> : ·cLERK �~irc1 ~t ~7:~~';-4-~------County, ~~a:~. Virginia, N oLt_N/--, At Law. The State Commission on Conse¼ tion and Devet lM't qf the State of Virgini a, Petitioner, vs, ___ /!..a,ua -n.d,,-' « ___ .,_ ~ ~ ________r~ __ /--< ---- t--- ----------- ,--1.. ----------------------------------------------- -- .f' :;l. .L r{,_/ _ ~u...,,,- ------- -- t ~more or less, of land in_ lf!_t;p_~ !.~i-- ~ -------C ounty, Virgini a, Defend ants. The undersi gned, in answer to the pefition of the State Commission on Conserv ation velopm ent of the State of Virginia , and in respons e to the notice of condemnation and Deupon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of theawarde d Circuit Court oL_..!!.oc..kin:;.ri ___________ County, Virgini a, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to said notice. My name is ________ ,T ..__ -· .._ __ ·i nkJ e ______________ ________ _____________________ _ My post office address is ______ ~cG__lJ.f',Y__ yj__],__1,~_1-_:Y_i_:-f.:_r_i_I}i_?_~-- ------- ------- --I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, contain ing about ______l.4_1. ________ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improv ements: _______".;ro__ru.i_ & n.!! ------- ------- ------- ------------- -Tr,e prore rty enclo" "'- ' y ~ ' r re fence - ------- ------- ------- -------ia ------- ------- ------- ------- --vi ------ ------- ------- ------- --. 1an d 1s · 1ocat e d a b out ____ JJl"'I Th1s 1.L ____ m1·1es f rom ___ · C_? ,... c..h-__""'v ·~-- __ i ,1~ ___ 1,. v·1rgmia, ·· m · "tone1V '-lll _ Mag1s the _______ _: _______ ·teria · ·1n· 1s t·t r1c of sa1·dcount y. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claiman t should say whethe r he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners . If claiman t is not sole joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or or to the tract or parcel of land described above.) c:,ole own,.r !, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ The land owners adjacen t to the above describe d tract or parcel of land are as follows: North _______ ' r . _____ • _______ "arv _______ ?ic.l(l _________________________________________________ _ e i~_______ ~urvey South _______ ____ __________________________ __ _____ _____________________ · _____ _ East ________:r .- r . - Am tron~ ------- ------- ------- ------- · ------- ------- ------West ____ ______ _ i ;:_ rve y ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -----I acquire d my right, title, estate or interest to this propert y about the year__ J_91_J __ in the following manner : nu.rch .... e fro~.1 ernard ihiff l"tt and. wife ------- ------- -------...,v -~--· ------------- ------- ,u ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------ I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improve ments thereon is $--~I~..20_._~0_____ . I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest , in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improve ments thereon is $_4.3~ ... D _Q______ • I am the owner of_ __ lQD~_________ acres of land adjoinin g the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damage d by the proposed condem nation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $ __ __:'~ n e. _______ ___ , (In the space below should be set out any addition al stateme nts or informa tion this claim which claiman t desires to make; and if practica ble he should also insert as to here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). Remark s· _____________ T _ar _~e _fror' _ 25_ to _ 48 __ t"er __ on the __ ai i })r~z _L,...~1.,__e :.c.b _.y..a ..:z:.~_L_eat.i ~t.e__ !L Y~J:..· J~ _ /!__ch..~e__:r_ _.9_L.3_2 _.:-_t.t_-x.:J __.yb.j;_Qh r_:!- ,.1 d rre_ 200 _l _ -. _for_ e ~ch __ t e.-r _...,.r. i"' e c~ on_ n. e__ ·aid_1-.n d, __ n d fur- _ then:.o r,. , I e"1 timat e that the ai -4 yi el-:i · i 11 ~floun t in doll Tie P ------- -~----- ------- ------- ------- --~---- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ---------g~_n_t~- -~~Qt? __p_~r__1 ________4~_Q_ t.O.P________ (Continue remark s if necessa ry on the back). Witness my signatu re (cfr''my name ·aha ~marJat ~-~_!ied here;o) this_.l_~tb_________ day oL ___ ,L Dll. ,._,,._ ~ t~ --{n,"?'£.lL ~ ----- ------------- STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF __ EQ.9_¥_ _D_~ll~rri__ __ ____ ____ , To-wit: The undersi gned hereby certifies that_ ______ ...-_... ___ .._ __ Li.n.,t.j_e _____________________ ___ _ the above named claiman t persona lly appeare d before him and made oath t : !the at atters and things appeari ng in his above answer are true to the best of hi.,,,-irnu-u, edge f a d elief, this ____ J_~ ___________ day oLJ~A'\J __:ry__l_tg)..__ , ~ NP, . ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------' Clerk of the Court, or Special Investig ator or Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace. 1} �County: Distri t: Rockingham Stone ll #,244 * --------V lue Claimed: Deed:: 141 Assessed: 141 141 4230.00 Assesse: 2?0. 00 AREA : 5 Locationt Deed: soo.oo 1913 • South of Simmons Gap on top of the Blue Ridge . Entire tract lies partly Incumbro.nces. edunter claims or laP!: in Gr3ene nd artly . in Rockingham Counties. The area covered by this report is that art or the tract lying n Rockingham County hich 1 not lapped by the larg John • lElzAndel" tract . of fa1 r depth and fertil ity. Soil: Sandy lo Road: Nine miles over fair dirt road to Yancey, tho neart hipping point • Tho wooded area been cut over at various times and there is no mer... ost of the stand is under 8 6 ehantable timber . 1th occasional trees up to 12" DBH. DBH. Improvements: Value of land None EI tne :_ Slope Value per acr 2.50 5 Total v lue of land: 12 . 50 Total value of tract: · 12 ..50 A * erage value per o.ere: .. 50 Includes entire tract. t Continued f Total Value 12.50 1n �~ # 244 ~326-III . - J. W. Hinkle - - - fRockingham County) J . \~. Hinkl e - Lap on J . A. 110 er - (Rockingham County) -------~-------- Hinkle - - - - - (Greene County) J. • Hinkl p o~ , J . A. Alexander (Greene County) #151 . :f/136-I J. - SUMMARY BY C0U JTIFB Total Total. Aroa Value 76 452. 00 65 141 403 . 00 Rockingham G · el 855 . 00 • - - ... 855 . 00 -- 855 . 00 SUMMARY BY PARCELS -- #326-III .• Rockingham: Rockingham: #151 #136-I Gren Green #244 Type •• Slope Slope(burned) Fg , I Fg II Fg II c. -- -- -... ----- •• •• - e: Acree. Total value of land: Area: Value 5 wl2 . 50 439 . 50 71 as.so 9 56 319 . 50 141 $855. 00 - BY TYPES• -SUMMARY - Value Total g_er a.ore 32 '18 11 10 valu .2 .so ·so.oo l . 50 ll.7 . 00 330 . 00 150 . 00 ro.oo 15 . 00 153 . 00 25 . 00 17 . 00 1 141 26. 00 \1855 . 00 - • - • - - - - Total number of ac Average value per acre for entire tract: 855 . 00 141 A. 6 .06 -- 855.00 �~ County1 Roekingham Dtstr1ett ~ //!326-Ill ' • J. w.. 1:Iinkl.e Stonewal1 · Lap on J'olln A . Alexander Assessed.1. * Value Claimed1 -------·$4230 . 00 Aase-sse:d 141 : $270. 00 Deed: 141 Deed: tsoo. in 1915 ARE.A: 71 A. South ot Simmona Gap on top of' the Blue Ridge . Location: InmlIItbrancefl" ' counter e.laims or laps:_ Entire tract lie.s partly 1n Greene and partly in Ro.ckingham County. The area eover«J. by t his report is that part or the entire tract ~mi.eh is a pparently lapped b,- the large. Jobn A. Alexander tract. So11: Roads: Sandy :loam of fair depth and :fertility on top of' the ridge, but the slopes are thin end poor. A smalJ. amount of' the broken rock is found on top, but it is abundant on the sides . The sloi;e s are gentle on top and on the easte rn portcion of the grazing land, . but the balance is steepJI o£ ,mieh is fine blue grass t'Ul'.f', ,rith littl.e rock, few w.eeds and no brush. The s.econd class has patch.ea or good sod, but the soil is poor and there is much bare soil . The third eJ.ass has little turf'~ much rock, some brush and eonaiderabl.e mullein. There i very little water on the tract. Nine miles: over tai:r dirt x-oad to Yaneey, the nearest shipping point • ._l,!lstocr _of tract f1!1d, condition of tin;ber: The wooded area has been eut over at var i ous times and the re is no merchantable timber . Most of t h e stand is under au DBH. with occasional trees up to 1..2" DBH . The southern part was severely burned in tho spring of 1930 and the balance has been burned i n the paot yoar • Imp1"ovements: Value of land Tzpes: Slope l " llf Slope(Bu:rned ) Fg. I Fg. II None . bz types: Va.lue AREA: .! ! ,r a.ere gr/ $2 . 50 1 . 50 28 so.oo s 10 15 . 00 71 1l'otal value of land! Tot.al value of tract:. $439 . 50 Average v&l.ue per acre $6.19 * Inc1udes entire tract. $439 .. 50 T-otal value -$67 . 50 42 . 00 100 . 00 150. 00 �r /1244 - J. ~ #326•III./1161 - #136•:t w. Hinkle - - - - (Rockingham) J . \ • Hinkle .. Lap on J. A. Alexander J. \' . Hinkl - - - - ( Greene) w. Hinkle - Lap on J. A. Alexander - - (Green) - J. ., SUMMARY BY COUNT Total. Tota.J. Area Value Rock1nghmn 76 452. 00 Gree 65 403.00 141 S #244 J - ... (Rockingham) - Rocking - Green •• #136-I - Green •• Are •• 5 -- -- ... -- 71 Slope Slope(burned) _!ereage: 32 319 . 50 66 141 855.oo - - - •• V u per acre 2.50 l.50 30.00 78 Fg.I Fg.II Fg.II Fe. 439.50 9 SUMMARY BY TYP TzPe~: 11 10 Tota1 valu ao.oo 117.00 330.00 15.00 100.00 9 17.00 1 141 25.00 153. 00 25 . 00 855. 00 Total value of land: -------- ... Total n J..mber of - ... .. - - .. - - - - ere : 855. 00 ARY BY .?ARCELS - ...... •• #326-III .- Rockingham; #151 $855.00 .. - - - -- Aver ge value per acre for entire tr ct: • - - - 855.oo 141 A. 6 .06 855 . 00 �HI!TI:LE , :r . l. rr-151 - I GREE::-3 COUNTY DJ ~• •:JIBITR :'ION .tJ.CREE.IJE~JTS ~ubni tted to t!10 _:.overr:or r1s1n5 in or o'.lt of Conderm ti on Proceedir:,:: s :pendir:.u in t: . . e Circuit court of Virgi .ia under u·~hori ty of the s!~enandow.h national P .:...rl: ~.ct . EJ C.... PT T: Hinkl~ , J" . .! o ORIGJN_.1,L CL uM: Ve:.lue ,14 , 250 . 00 : rnc . n.__m .~es , None V),.LUE PLI...CED ON TR.CT BY PETI IONER'S -~PR~ISERS: V i.Lt1E TR.LOT NO. "'403 . 00 151-I 0 RD OF Ji.PPR rs_i.L MAP NUMBER OF TR CT: V~ LTJE None 151- I o:f TR .CT: TB. CT ~!O . nJCIDE~IT-~ Dalt Ct:3S 151- I 480 . 00 None Copies of tl is st!::l.tem~nt .:.re . . . tt .c:_ed to the staten0nt of Peti tior. er land lies iled i1 t . . e County in 1.1hich the major :portion of the nd in ·1 l1ich this exceptant hc.,s filed · .1is statement • . . �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNI1Y,VIRGINIA. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia vs. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others and 52,501 acres in Rockingham. The affidavit of ___ !..fu_ jf . (ff&iikfg , to be read in connection with the motion filed by J. W.Hinkle to have the findings of the .Board of Appraisal Commissioners disapproved in connection with its finding No. 244. State of Vi Iginia, c~ &r? ~ t This day -wat: -·---~fj 41.;!/J W44Je __po-rsonally ap- peared before me, ~. ~ ~i;rla Converse, a Notary Pt1blic in and for the City aforesaid, in the State of Virginia, and, being dnly sworn, deposes and says: I am well acquainted with the grazing farm of J.W.Hinkle sitnate on the Bllle Ridge Monntaina in Rockingham and G1·eene Connties, and have often been upon the same. I have seen the cattle grazing upon the lands, and have seen them after they we r e taken the r efrom in the fall of the year. From the knowledge and experience th.at I have had in connection with grazing and handling of cattle, I am certain that said grazing lands will graze 35 head of cattle each and every year, and that these cattle will each put on an average of 200 pollllds or more per year. I con- sider the value of approximately $8.00 per a~ r e placed on these lands by the Board of Appraisal Commissioners to be insignificant, and not at all in line with. the real val u.e of said property. LAW OFFICES GEO. S. HARNSBERGER --· 2-1'--I �In the Circuit Court of Rockingham County, Virginia. The State 0ommission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia. v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others and 52,561 acres, more or less, in Rockingham County, iirginia. Statement made by J.W•Hinkle pursuant to a decree entered in the above entitled cause on October 25, 1932, in responsa to Item No. 2 of the inquiry made in said decree. Your respondent says that the 71 acres listed in the report of the Appraisal Board under its No.326-III as the J.A.Alexander Lap on J•W.Hinkle is erroneous in that said 71 acres is in fact the property of your respondent and said prope :c ty should have been listed under Respondent's No.244. A plat showing the entire tract of land is herewith filed, marked " Ex.Plat", and the same is pray d to be read as a part hereof J ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~~M)~~ cs~---___By!§_Counsel. __~ cJ --...:. ---- Geo .S.Harnsbe r ger, Counsel. LAW OFFICE S GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG . VA . 2..15 �... Claim of a ___________________________________________ _ ~ z/4--~ .., In the Circuit Court oL~ ~ ~ -County, Virginia, No..t'L~, At Law. ~::e:,t~:_commissi~ ~~~ ~ ~:=~o~~ :~:-~:~ ~-;d~~::~~'--~~:i~ __ _,d-.,,.L,,_~ L-~ . ----------------------------------------------- ------ more or less, of land in __________ _____________ County, Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the fili~ o! , id ?eti_;Jon 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 said petition and to said notice. L _~ ,_ -- My name is ______ My post office " -ss is ____ ~~ ____ ---------------------~ ___ __ ___ ~ -~ --- - .L---------·-- I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about_ ____ .L½/____ acres, on which there are the following ________________ _ --- ~ ~.., L ~ ~ buildings and improvements:______ -~ ~~~5__ ~/4µ -~--- ----------4 ---- ----- This ~ay d is located about_ __ _L~ ___ miles from_ ~ ~ _ , d ~ / . Y_lf'&_Virginia, in th~ ~--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.) -----------------~ ~ __ #:, _~ k ------------------------------ --~ ~--- I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $~.t:L., - ~!. __\-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 $~x~<E.!_ ____ . 2-] �/ �nock ingham I .. R I J.=tl#./t##v#f 01! {, v G:t,I • vf va. Cas sandra Lawson Atkins and oth ers and 52,;01 Acres in Rockingham County,Va. ?f_/\1 B4 r It e t ti ... ~ l V " to e . V h. d din o 1 norr p 0 __ , '1ndi .. ~...........,.;.:....:.:: --irt":""7.~ Thi ,4 "lr1LI/. TS LJ ?"'~ I ....._ _~ e::- ., S d, 1n th f!! po o : ~:n-~: , to- P8f:~#o ~ :c v:a Jo............. _:go , • < t Virg ni , o k 0 ·» f .. er fr ?l 1 C "" Q.va th 1ore nd of " h ndl1 Q. 1'1 le oaah I ·,h nd every y oh put on en l? 80 l l g:r. r'. '"5 tt o 111 m r. C n- c don nro •.1n t to b, in 1 ,n.tf. l in tine ..,1 .. n HARRISONBURG. VA. th cert in th t a tle, I C l. a LAW OFFICES .. Hinl:le • t.:. c_ GEO. S. HARNSBERGER of J ~een of J . orn, ul u 0 l ;. .1 • r.,r zi ; t J ~ou.nt1os , J for th ln o _p · r .. d onnl s ii : I u o ~ lr1111hctJ 171 .. orn o ;.l ... nt . . op r ,y ·------ �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGII.AM COUNTY,VIRGINIA. The state Commissio n on Conservat ion and Developme nt of the state of Virginia vs. Cass ndr La son tin and others and 52,501 acres in Rooki The a ffidavit of co ham. C/1 c/.r J-J. &t;1·.ke , to be re d in eotion with the motion filed by J.W.Hinkl e to have the find- ings of the Board of ppraisal Commissio ners disa roved in connectio n with its finding State of Virginia, co11nly I I- 'fi>tJo.lf111 vh0-,1, c~ 9f na:rriee1sw.;pg, to-wit: This day ChaJs --------- ----- personally ap- otary Pu.blio in and for the City afores· id, in the State of Virgini~, and, being duly sworn, deposes and says: I am well a cquainted iith the grazing farm of J. W. Hinkle ituat on the Blue Ridge Mountains in Roe' ngham and Greene Counties, and have often been upon the s me. I have seen t he o' tle grazing u on the l ands , and have seen the t aken therefrom in the fall of the year. " after they were From the kno ledge and experience that I have had in connectio n ~ith grazing of cattle, I am certain thats id gruzing l ds will nd handlin raze 35 head of cattle eaoh and every year, and that these cattle will eaoh put on an average of 200 pounds or more per year. proximate ly lands by the Board e.oo LAW OFFICES GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG . VA . Subscribed and sworn to before me this '%. z.,,.A aay of September , l9b2. _ per acre placed on these ppraisal Co. i sioners to and not at all in line ___,;._ · (J__,;. .:)·~~ -ro''~-----~ :--,; ~ ~-=------· Notary J?ublio. I con- e insignifi cant �,.. . - - •· Zl ' I1f THE CI}CUIT COURT OF ROCY.:INGHJ .! COUUTY, VIRGn:rA. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the state of Virginia fifed I h R n t e Clerk's Offl ockJngham County, V~e vs. Cassandra Lawson tkins and others and 52,501 acres in Rockingham County. S£p}1 ~ 1932 - . <J/E.fl : - ,-r2~'fn.r_, . V TO THE HOJ: . H. ~· . BERT . , -,/~ 1~ , JUDGE OF S1'...ID COURT . The motion of J. '7.Hinkle, praying said Court to disa:pprov9 and to decline to accept the findings of the Board of ppraisal Commissioner s, heretofore appointed by said Court in the above matter , wherein the said Board reported, under ~o . 244 of its findings as filed in the Clerk's Office of said Court, that movean~ i is only entitled to five acres of land in Rockingham County , and that this five acres is appraised at ~3 . 00 an acre, or \15.00 . The grounds of said motion are as follows: (1) That the Board of ' ' ppraisal Commissioner s erred in not reporting as the property of moveant the 71 acres of land listed under their No. 326-III entitled J . a . Alexander Lap on J . W. Hinkle. (2) That the price per acre allowed for said five acres of land and also the price for the 71 acres of land are extremely inadequate and confiscatory , as more fully appears from the affidavits attached hereto . (b) That the findings of said Board were based upon a mistake of law as to the nature and effect of the evidence produced before said Board by moveant. (4) That the finding of said Board is, apparently, from t h e statements contained in its report, based upon the physical character of the land alone , without taking into consideratio n, or at LAW OFFICES GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG , VA. least without giving any effect in its final decision to, the income - producing character of said land or to the fact that all ' �_ .. 2 .. - such grazing lands on the Blue Ridge Mountains are being taken under these condemnation proceedings , and that like grazing lands cannot be purchased now for any such amount as allov,ed to the said moveant , all of which will more readily appear from the affidavits attached hereto . ill of said affidavi ts are asked to be read in support of these exceptions . 6z./~ vounse . LAW OFFICES GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG. VA. �-IN TH~ CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGH.. -1,. ' ' COUNTY , VIRGINIA. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia vs . Cassandra Lawson tlrins and others and 52 , 501 acres of land in Rockinghar:1 County. The affidavit of J . V. Hinkle , to be read in connection with the motion filed by him to have the finding of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners disapproved in connection with i ts finding No . 244. State of Virginia , City of Harrisonburg , to-wit: J . ·i. Hinkle this day personally a ppeared before me , F. Flavia Converse , a .i:iotary Public in and for the City aforesaid , in the State of Virginia, in my City aforesaid, and , being duly sworn , deposes and says : I am the owner of 141 acres of grazing land situate upon the crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains in the Counties of Rockinghan and Greene , on the head-waters of One Mile Run and Two Mile Run, about l¼ miles south of Simmons Gap Road , 76 acres of which land lies in the County of Rockingham and 65 acres in the County of Greene , which lands , together, constitute one grazing farm , and are used as suoh. The 141 acres of land above referred to will graze 35 head of cattle for six months during each and every year , and thesi ~ 35 cattle will put on an average of at least 200 pounds , each , during that period . would be 7,000. A The aggregate number of pounds thus put on very conservative average price would be six cents per pound , which would make the income from the grazing each year ~420. 00. This amount is equivalent to the inoooe at six per LAW OFFICES GEO. s. HARNSBERGER cent. on ~7 , 000 . 00 . The average worth per acre would thus be ap- HARRISONBURG , VA. ljOO �--2--- .. proximately ~49 .00, as against an average of about ~8.00 per acre allowed by the Commission on all of the lands here involved. The land above referred to has actually grazed the number of cattle above specified, and I know that the cattle will put on , year in and year out, at least the weight above specified , and have put on more. That portion of the above tract of 141 acres situate in Rockingham is of approximately the same v~lue as that in Greene, as the character and value of the ls.nds, so far as grazing is concerned, are about the same in both Counties. I am the owner of three farms situate in stonewall District, Rockingham County, one containing 150 acres, another containing 97 acres , and another containing 90 acres. The grazing lands above referred to, or some other grazing lands equally as good, are absolutely 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 du.ring the summer, in order that I may have cattle to consume the rougness on the farms during the winter. These farms have to be cultivated, and are not , technically, grazing lands, and are of too fertile a nature to be used for that purpose. Now, due to the fact that these condemnation proceedings contemplate the taking of all grazing lands of any value on the Blue Ridge Yountains, it will not be possible for me to acquire further grazing lands in the vicinity of the above described mountain property or accessible to my farms. The grazing lands in question cannot be replaced anywhere in this section of Virginia for the sum above stated , that is, '49. 00 per acre. \/hen I filed my claim in this matter, I attempted to value these lands at what I would be willi~· to take for them, provided I could replace these properties with other grazing lands, and felt that ~30.00 an acre would be a fair price for the properties under such conditions, but, as I now find that all such grazing lands in this section are being taken in LAW OFFICES GEO. S. HARNSBERGER these proceedings, I think I should have a higher price in order HARRISONBURG. VA. _ 401 �I- ' ----3-- that I might be in a better position to replace these properties. The Board of ppraisal Commissioners erred in listing 71 acres of this land under their finding no. 326-III as belonging to J •• Alexander. This land has been in my possession and under f e nce for about twenty years, and there has been no dispute over any boundary line, nor have I ever heard of any dispute over any boundary line between ny predecessors and any one else. 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 omitted from the contemplated Park aren, and that in the establishment of said Park proper provision be made for the exclusion of these lands, and that there be provided a right of way thereto over such adjacent lands as the Commission may see fit to condemn. 11 of the foregoing information was given the Board of ~~ppraisal Comrnissione~s, but, if I am to judge by their findings, it was not considered. %l~hk nrJ Subscribed and~-~· before me this \qtl day of September, 1962. _ _J;_.f_~__,......,...01-:----------,,r~ ~ - - - - - - - ' ~iotary :..--u. 61ic. ' 1; LAW OFFICES GEO.S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG . VA. �IN TIIE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCYINGH..i " COU:N"TY, VIRGHTIA. The State Commission on Cons erva tion and Deve lopm ent of the State of Vi rgin ia vs . Cass andra Lawson Atki ns and othe rs and 52 , 501 acre s in Rockingham. The affid avit of ,2., J, ¥, u , to be read in conn ectio n with the moti on filed by J . ;.Hin kle to have the find ings of the Board of ppra isal Comm ission ers disap prov ed in aonn eatio n vi th its findi ng :ro. 244. Stete of Virg inia, ~~~~ City of :m l"l!i:a 0n'ba rg, to-w it: This day peare d befo re me , ~ ~ z = ,. pera onal ly ap- --s e, a ;otar y Publ ic in and for the :G4-ty afore said , in the State of Virg inia , and , being duly ~ swor n, depo ses and says : I am well acqu ainte d with the graz ing farm of J . "I. Hink le situa te on the 3lue Ridg e Moun tains in Rockingham and Green e Coun ties , and have often been upon the same. I have seen t he cattl e graz ing upon the land s , and have seen them afte r they were t aken there from in the fall of the year . From the know ledge and expe rienc e that I have had in conn ectio n with craz ing and hand li of catt le, I am certa in that said graz ing land s will graz e 35 head of catt le each and every year , and that these catt le will each put on an avera ge of 200 pounds or more per year . I conside r the value of appr oxim ately ,8 . 00 per acre place d on these land s by the Board of Appr aisal Comm ission ers to be insig nific ant and not at all in line with the rea l value of said prop erty. Sube oribe d and swor n to befo re LAW OFFI CES GE0. 5. HARNSBERGER HARRISON BURG , VA. (13 me this ~"""----,._a ay of Septe mber , 19J2 . ,.µ,;~ �In the Circuit vourt of nccKingham County,Virginia. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia. Filed in the Clerk's Office Rockingham County, Va. v. 1: ~assandra Lawson Atkins anct others ana 52,661 acres,more or less,in Rockingham County,Virginia. Jf !932 F ~lerk statement made by J. W.HinKle pursuant to a dec,,,,ee entered in the above entitled cause on October 2~,1932,in response to Item No.2 of the inquiry made in said decree. Your respondent says that the 71 acres listed in the report of the Appraisal Board unr:ler its No. :12'1-III as the ,T .A.Alexander Lap on J. w.Hirude is erroneous in that said 71 ac1"es is in f'act the property or your respondent anrl said property should have been listed under Respondent's No.2-1-1:. A plat showirg the entiee tract of land is herewith filed,marked " Ex.Plat" ,am'l the same is prafed t beza¼. ~~t ::/4,,o;y;;::£!ft~;22·i';3•: iA By Counse • Geo.s.Harnsberger, Counsel. LAW OFFICES GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG . VA. �I L- ,i o· v· 'L ... r. lr ~ .. ' ~., r. 1 !QTT~... T <ku y .r t: T , i ,, R a: V" rC i .i . /l ill <lo () ~ ,( ' ~ 'o ~ s 111 ,.. t .. , c:, ~~ ;),. 0 ' S 8 77:;,. W /G.O 'F' 1J1avey, , Cr IA t • �COU? Y,VIRGINIA. INT J CIRCUIT COURT O ROCKINGH 1he state Commission on evelopment Conservation an of the st te of Virgin! va . cassandr Lawson tkin and other , and 52,501 aore~ o! 1 nd in ockingham County. In re exoeption To the Hon. -hi lip 11111 a, Chairm Park Land 1.rbi tration Boa.rd. of the In rely to your letter -ncl o 11 o! . u.gu t 8 , 193, beg to ay that oopiee of the p pers heretofore filed in the· bove matter are he re iith h~nded you, and a like copy has been delivered nd Development, ~ith the iseion on Con ervation to the St te Co exception of a copy of the claim 111ch r . ..arsh of the Commission aid ~hey did not .tmd. nswering your oall urther (l) The ground oept1on is the extremely inadequa te a ted d et forth in the ex- of e ·oeption are fully S.llff1oe it to say here that t e ba is of the ex- aept1one filed. upon the 1 in their order: d oonfi ec atory value placed of oxooptant ; these lands a to qua11iy or v· lu, Tho re not property aegre- ount · llo ed per ~or e !or ex- ce:ptant's land is not only not the fir v lue of s id land under hich con itions normal conditions, und r aid 1 nd mus t be valued but 1 gr ossly in de u ta and oonfisa atory in viev oft e faot tha it 1 the purpose ot the Conservation Co~mis ion to take ull s uch grazing lands upon the (2) The number ot thi in thee prooeeding (3) The HARRISONBURG , VA . att ohed her eto. ountain. cl 1m on the county owner hip m·p filed ia uthority of oo lAW OFFICES GEO. S. HARNSBERGER lue Ridge el to ·c t in these proceedings 1 �o/ Yeo. S Aarnsberyer £aw Office J{arnson6,.u y,l/a. Aug.12,1933. To The Hon.Philip Williams, lihairman of the Park Land Arbitration Board; This is co certify that I,J.w.Hi1mle ,have emploJted Geo. s.uarnsberge r,Attorney,o r Harrisonburg ,virginia,to represent me in all condemnation proceedings in connection with my lands in the Shenandoah NaLional ParK area. �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHJM COUNTY, VIRGINIA. The state Commission on Conse r vation and Development of the State of Vi rginia vs . Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others and 52 , 501 acres in Rockingham County. TO THE HON. H. '.'f• BER TR.Alf , JUDGE OF SAID COURT. The motion of J . W. Hinkle, praying said Court to disapprove and to decline to accept the findings of the Board of Appraisal commissioners, heretofore appointed by said Court in the above matter, wherein the said Board reported, under No . 244 of its findings as filed in the Clerk's Office of said Cou.rt, that movean is only entitled to five acres of land in Rooldngham County, and that this five acres is appraised at $3. 00 an acre, or $15.00. Th e grounds of said motion are as follows: (1) That the Board of .AJ)praisal Commissioners erred in not reporting as the property of moveant the 71 acres of land listed under their No . 326-III entitled J •• Alexa nder Lap on J . W.Hinkle. (2) That the price per acre allowed for said five acres of land and also the price for the 71 acres of land are extremely inadequate and confiscatory, a s more fully appears f rom the affidavits attached hereto . (3) That the findings of said Board wer e based u pon a mistake of law as to the nature and effect of the evidenc e produced before said Board by moveant . (4) That the find i ng of sa id Board is, apparently, from t h e sta tements contained in its report, based upon the physical charLAW OFFICES GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRI SO NBURG, VA. acter of the land alone, with out t aking into c onsideration, or at Ccl �----2-least without giving any effect in its final decision to, the income-pr oducing eharaoter of said land or to the fact that all suah grazing lands on the Blue Ridge Mountains are being taken under these condemnat ion proceeding s , and that like grazing lands cannot be purchased now for any such amount as allowed to the said moveant, all of which will more readily appear from the affidavit s attached hereto . 11 of said affidavit s are asked to be read in support of these exception s. Q' 1w. j~ ( l ·o ./\,~ ) ....,cf ' ~ 1 3 y Counsel. (~·o ._., ~ . U/1., ._,orl LAW OFFICE S GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG . VA. S. ~ ounse �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY,VIRGINIA. The state Commission on Conserv ation and Development of the State of Virginia vs. Cassand ra L1wson Atkins and others and 52,501 acres in Rockingham. The affidav it of <F. S~JC ~ , to be read in connect ion with the motion filed by J.VI.Hin kle to have the findings of the Board of AppJSi.sal Commiss ioners disappro ved in connect ion with its finding No. 244. ~ iw~ ~fJ to-wit: nbarg, City of Ha??iee This day QJ, £, J ' ~ A . persona lly ap- r; , k:, peared before me, F,Fl.a.Yi a Ge.rr-,1erse, a Notary Public in and for the ~fore a~id, in the State of Virginia , and, being du.ly sworn, deposes and says: I am well acquaint ed with the grazing farm of J.W.Hinkle situate on the Blue Ridge Mountai ns in Rockingham a.nd Greene Countie s, and have often been upon the same. I have seen the cattle grazing upon the lands, and have seen them after they were taken therefro m in the fall of the year. From the knowledg e and experien ce that I have had in oonneot ion with grazing and handling of ca ttle, I am certain that said grazing land a will graze 35 h ead of ca ttle each and every year, and that these cattle will each put on an average of 200 pounds or mor e ~er year. I consider the value of approxim ately $8. 00 per acre placed on these lands by the Board of Al)prais al Commiss ioners to be insignif icant, and not at all in line with the real value of s a id property . LAW OFFICE S GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRI SO NBURG. VA. S11baorib ed and sworn to beforJS '..i.p.wf ) 'J O day of September, 1932. me this e. w~cvdcr6·~ J o. Notary Puolio. 1 , CfJ S'~ �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGH.A:M COUNTY,VIRGINIA. The 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. The affidavit of J.W.Hinkle, to be read in connection with the motion filed by him to have the finding of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners disapproved in connection with its finding No. 244. State of Virginia, City of Karrisonbu.rg, to-wit: J.W.Hinkle this day personally appeared before me, F. Flavia Converse, a Notary Public in and for the City aforesaid, in the State of Virginia, in my City aforesaid, and , being duly sworn, deposes and says: I am the owner of 141 acres of grazing land situate upon the crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains in the CoWltiee of Roakingh and Greene, on the head-waters of One Mile RWl and Two Mile Run, about l¼ miles south of Simmons Gap Road, 76 acres of which land lies in the County of Rockingham and 65 acres in the CoWlty of Greene, which lands, together, constitute one grazing farm, and are used as such. The 141 acres of land above referred to will graze 35 head of cattle for six months during eaoh and every year, and thes 35 cattle will put on an average of at least 200 pounds, each, du.ring that period. The aggregate number of pounds thus put on A very conservative average prioe would be six cents per pound, which would make the income from the grazing eaoh would be 7,0oo.oo. LA W OFFICES year $420.00. This amount is equivalent to the inoome at six per GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARR I SONBU RG . VA. cent. on $7 ,000.00. The average worth per acre would thus be ap2.10 �--2-proximately $49.00, as BBainst an average of about $8.00 per acre allowed by the Commission on all of the lands here involved. The land above referred to has actually grazed the number of cattle above specified, and I know that the cattle will put on, year in and year out, at least the weight above specified, and have put on more. That portion of the above tract of 141 acres situate in Rockingham is of approximately the same value as that in Greene, as the character and value of the lands, so far as grazing is concerned, are about the same in both Counties. I am the owner of three farms situate in stonewall District, Rockingham County, one containing 150 acres, another containing 97 aores, and another containing 90 acres. The grazing lands above referred to, or some other grazing lands equally as good, are absolutely 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 oan be kept during the summer, in order that I may have cattle to consume the roughness on the farms during the winter. These farms have to be cultivated, and are not, technically, grazing lands, and are of too fertile a nature to be used for that purpose. Now, due to the fact that these condemnation proceedings contemplate the taking of all grazing lands of any value on the Blue Ridge Mountains , it will not be possible for me to acquire further grazing lands in the vicinity of the above described mountain property or accessible to my farms. 'rhe grazing lands in question cannot be replaced anywhere in this section of Virginia for the sun above stated, that is, $49. 00 per acre . When I filed my claim in this matter, I attempted to value these lands at what I would be willin to take for them, provided I oould replace these properties with other grazing lands, and felt that $30.00 an aore would be a fair price for the properties under such conditions, but, as I now find LAW OFFICE S GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG . VA. that all such grazing lands in this section are being taken in 2.11 �---3-these procmdings, I think I should have a higher prioe in order that I might be in a better position to replace these properties. The Board of Appraisal Commissioners erred in listing 71 acres of this land under their finding No. 326-III as belonging to J.A..Alexander. This land has been in my possession and under fence for about twenty years, and there has been no dispute over any boundary line, nor have I ever heard of any dispute over any boundary line between my predecessors and any one else. As the afore~aid land being condemned in this cause is indispensable to the profitable operation of my other farms, the same is not f .o r sale, and I hereby ask that this land be omitted from the contemplated Park area, and that in the establishment of said Park proper provision be made for the exclusion of these lands, and that there be provided a right of way thereto over such adjacent lands as the Commission may see fit to condemn. All of the foregoing information was given the Board of Appraisal Commissioners, but, if I am to judge by their findings, it was not considered. Sub$Cri bed and ~ before me this -ft! if.. 1932 • day of September, ......4"'"'d.-..Jl.._ _, ta_r;___Pu~~,........o---..... ( . .,_£_~,..._..___._}_f.....,.~~-~ LAW OF FI CES GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG. VA. �Rocwham COUNTY, VI GIN IA. IN THE CIRCUI'11 COURT OFjffl · The State ~ommiasion on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia vs. Cassandra Lawson At~ina and others and 52 ,501 Acres in Ro ak:ingham County, Va. 1-r.SwAPment-J;!oat &fl:d: e th.era and: ·5 4r;i:£·9-- agre-e, mor e or-± eas, i--n-G-re-ene -Ce-QQty~ \4.3'!-g-i--&i-th-. The affidavit of __ __{g_J l l ~--· to be read in connection with the motion filed by J. W.Hinkle to have the findings of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners disapproved in connection with its finding No. ffi#ff# 244 State of Virginia Co1..1."h t ~ o-f' 'l'ocki--rqha.'h-> l~~v----<:tt'--...Jilu::J:1-1::18-!le-ae~, to-wit: This de! ~f -~r,,.,e ,t. e, ~ urf ~ ·~ lo, t k :;e • · personally app~red , a Notary Public in and for the mi.esaid, in the State of Virginia, and, being duly sworn, deposes and says: I am well acqa11in ted with the grazing farm of J .w.Hinkle situ.ate on the blue Ridg e Mountains in Rock inghan and Gr eene Co unties, and have often been u.pon the same. I have seen the cattle grazing upon t h e lands, an d have seen them after they were taken the r efrcm in the fall of the year. From the knowledge and experience that I have had in connection with grazing and handling of cattle, I am certain t h a t said g raxing lands wi 11 graze 35 head of cattle e a ch and eve r y year, and tbs. t these cattle wi 11 each put on an average of 200 pounds or more per yea r . I con- sider the value of approxi mately $8.00 per ac r e placed on these lands \)y the Board of Appraisal Commissioners to be insignificant, and not a t all in line wi 'th the real value of said property. Subsori bed and swo r n to LAW OFFICES GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG . VA , (f# ,.)1- .J.,W;..:.-~_,--:J~r:E.~wtJ..'li,W,__g, ----·- - -- before me this --2J.d..day of Septembe r , 1932. c~·ff° ool ) G°QU h (pt1_____ wTary Public. �~:: (~ ~1J./ 9 :t ~ - Lur :c STATEMENT Q ~ Z, C i. ;,t IJ !! "' 0 :z ffl = 0 n mm 0 C ...m C a,1XJ m CO -I :z a, ; "' i OF ) Geo . s. Harnsberger, p . q . - ... . i.N -:z J . W. HINKLE . OR~ < :,r rn < llt IJ - 3 • z, n t'\ II 0 Ji, '( Ill -I 0 Oo- ::, C ., "' :z ;q~ STATEMENT OF COSTS , POSTAGE , ETC . : , 2. 2.. �In re Arbitration ..Agreements submitted to the Governor, arising in or out of the condemnation proceedings pending in the Circuit Courts of Virginia under authority of the Shenandoah Nation:.il. Park Act. State Commission on Conservation and Development of. the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson atkins and others and 52,501 acres of land in Rockingham County. f i\ed in the C\erk's Office Rockin~harn County, \/a. . .. AUG ,1,f\933 ~\erk In re exceptions of J.W.Hinkle. To the Hon.Philip Williams, Chairman of the Park Land .Arbitration Board. In reply to the rules issued by said Arbitration Board on .August 16, 1933, and in reply to your call. therein made, the undersigned begs to say: (a) As Your Honors have decided that the aases will be heard in the County where the greater portion of. the land lies~ this case will be heard in Rockingham, rather than in Greene, and thus the numbers for the several tracts of land in both Counties will be given. The number of the five acre tract in Rockingham County, listed in the name of the undersigned, is 244. The number of a 71 acre tract in Rockingham County, listed as an overlap on the lands of the undersigned by the lands of J.A..Alexander, is 326-III. The number of the 65 acre tract in Greene County, listed in the name of the undersigned, is 511-I. The undersigned is informed by Mr.Marsh of the Conservation Commission that those interested in the ~.A.Alexander land are not claiming any overlap on the land of the undersigned, and that, therefore, no question from that angle in regard to the titlE I· of the undersigned will be raised. (b) The ao.reage claimed in the entire tra ct of land located in LAW OFFICE S GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG . VA . 12-3 �---2.--both Rockingham and Greene is 141. (o) This tract of land, for the purposes of valuation, accord- ing to the rules laid down by Your Ifonors, should be segregated as follows: 60 . acres of grazing land @ $40.00 per acre, $2 ,400.00 40-l acres of slope land @ $5. 00 per acre, rt tt It tt ft ft n @ $3.00 per acre, 202.50 121.50 2,724.00 The .Appraisal Board erred in reporting 110 acres of said land as slope land, and also erred in reporting the value of the slope land, namely, 60 acres@ $3.00, and 50 acres @ $2.00. That said AJ?praisal Board further erred in only listing 31 acres of said land as grazing land. above set forth • rt should have listed 60 acres,as .And Appraisal Board further erred in placing an average value of about $28 .00 per acre on the 31 acres, when it should have placed a value of at least $40.00 per acre thereon. rt is believed and averred by the undersigned that the evidenoe will show that the above statement, as made by the undersigned, is in accord with the facts both as to the character of the land aad as to its value. In addition to the value of the land, as above determined, exaeptant claims that an additional sum should be allowed him because he needs said grazing lands in the farming operations in whioh he is engaged; that said lands are not for sale; and because the Conservation Commission in these proceedings is endeavoring to take, and is asking that it be allowed to take, all o! th grazing lands on the Blue Ridge Mountains, and such lands could not be replaced for the value of the land as hereinabove determined. LAW OFFI CES GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG, VA . Exceptant believes and avers that this land could not be replaced for less than $25.00 per acre in addition to the above valuation, and he is very doubtful whether it oan be replaced at �--3-- that figure, because the grazing lands of the character now under consideration are very scarce and hard to acquire outside of the Blue Ridge area. Exoeptant believes and avers that he is entitled as a matter of just compensation, to the fair. full, and exact equivalent of the land that is being taken from him, and that he should be left in as good a financial condition after the land is taken as he is now. State of Virginia, City of Harrisonburg, to-wit: This day J.W.Hinkle personally appeared before me, F.Flavi Converse, a Notary Public in. and for the City aforesaid, in the State of Virginia, in my City aforesaid, and, being duly affirmed, deposes and says: F have read the above statement, and believe the statements of facts contained therein to be true. t affirmed Subsori bed and sw1u0a to before me this .J d- R(h, day of .August ,1933. ___j_N.,. _~~.. ,.ar~;-J?u .........~~o...........=--------• LAW OFFICE S GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG . VA. �f\\ d in the C\er~'i )ffice ock1ngham Couoty ak HINKLE, J . W. 244, 326- III ROCKINGHAM COUNTY SEP 1 \933 ·- ~ ~ \ e k (/ IN RE. ARBITRATION 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: Hinkle , J . V. ORIGINAL CLAIM: Acreage 141: Value $4230: Inc. Damages, None. VALUE PLACED ON TRACT BY PETITIONER ' S .aPPRAISERS: TRACT NO . VALUE INCIDENTAL DAMAGES 244 $12 . 50 None 326-III 439 . 50 None BOARD OF APPRAISAL COMM!:> ::HONERS FINDINGS : MAP NUMBER OF TRACT: 244, 326- III . VALUE OF TRACT: TRACT NO . VALUE INCIDENTAL DAMAGES 244 $15 . 00 None 326-III 645 . 00 None �he basic differences between petitioner are a s to the cl~ssific e tion nd this exceptant nd value of the 1 nd • . .lthougl He believe the vc lues reported by the petitioner , s apprr.isers were very libera l "':ppraisal Commissioner s nd tha t the findings of the Board of s to vo.lues ::.-re subste,ntially too high , we have &ccepted end ~~11 not seek loTier va lu tion thr n their finaings o.. s shoun on the a ove t ables in this ca se . As to the clE.,,ssific c.. tion of t he l end " nd the other elements of va lue ue submit that these matters re correctly set forth in the lork Sheets of the Boc_rd r:-i th reference to this cc.se, and not a s set forth in exceptant' s sta tements . vri th the record a nd o. These ,fork Sheets are filed copy of these :Jork · sheets t.re submitted with copy of the record tendered herewith , and additional copies of the Jork Sheets in t his c se will be furnished if desired . Subscribed to and verified before me this the ~ d ,y of september , 1933. �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA• The state Commission on Conservation and Development of the tate of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and 52,561. acres of land, more or le as, in Rockingham C~unty, Virginia, 7~a.y On this, the by counsel, and on hi Defendants. of August, 1934 , came .r.W.Hinkle, motion leave 1e given him to fil.e his ap- plication for the payment to him of the folio ing sums: The sum of (1) by the 15.00 , the same being the amount awarded him Board of Apprai al Commi sioners, as set out in the Judg- ment of condemnation of Tract No. 244, which tract fo erly stood in the name of .r.w.Hinkl.e, the amount th reo:t having been heretofore paid into court; (2) by The sum of $645.00, the same being th the Board of amount awarded hi ppraiaal Commissioner s, as set out in the judg- ment of condemnation of Tract No. 326-III, which tract formerly stood in the name of J.W.Hinkle, the amount thereof having been here~ofore paid into court • .And it appearing to the Court from the report of the Board of Appraisal Commissioner s, heretofore filed in this cause, and in the petition for Judgment of oondemnation heretofore entered herein, that, 1n th opinion o~ the petition r, the said Hinkle w s invested with a better right or claim of titl J.w. in and io the said Traot No. 244 than any other person, and that the record in this cause does not disclose any denial or dispute by any pal'ty or person in interest as to ihe title io said Tract No. 244 or to the proceeds ari ing from the condemnation thereof, and that the ea.id J.W.Hinkl.e is entitled to reoe1ve the proceeds LAW OFFICES GEO. s . HARNsBERGER HARRISONBURG. VA. arising from the condemnation of said Traot No. 244, and it furtb.e �_ .. z_..... appearing to the Court fro the report of the Board of A,ppra.is l Commie ionera, heretofore filed in this cause, and in the petition for judgment of condemnation heretofore entered herein, that, in the opinion of the petitioner the land of the aid J.W.Hinkle listed as Tract No. 326-III waa an overlap on the J.A.Al.exander or Mount Vernon tract of land, and that the title o~ the aid J.W.Hink1e toe id tract of land or to the proceeds ari ing there- from was thereby clouded; And it further appearing to the Court from the petition of J w.Ri.nkle and aocompanying exhibits filed in this cause that J.W.Hinkle has procured the waiver of any claim that th judgment creditors of J.A.Alexander might hav severa1 against the said Tract No. 326-III, and that the said J. 1'T.Hinkle i now entitled to the amount awarded by the Board of A,ppraisal Commi aioners for said Tract No. 326- II, and that no oth r p rson or persons are entitled thereto; And it further appearing to the Court that all taxes against said tracts have been paid: Upon consideration whereof, it i by the oonaidered and ordered court that the said sum of $15.00 for said Traot No. 244 and the said sum of 645.00 for s id Traot No.326-III, the ea.me being the amounts a arded J.W.Hinkle by the Board of 11.Ppraiaa.l Oommi sioners for said Traot No. 244 ands id Traot No. 326-III, paid into court b7 the petitioner as Just oollU,)ensation for said tracts, be paid to Geo.S.Harnsberger, attorney for said J.W.Hinkle and the Clerk of thi 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 J.W.Hinkle, the said sum of $15 .00 for Tract No. 244 and the said um of $645 .00 for Tract No. 326-III, the amount of the said awards set out in the LAW OFFICES GEO. s. HARNsBERGER Judgment of condemnation :for said tracts of land above de ignated, HARRISONBURG. VA. \58 �.... 3 .... takil!B from the said George s.Harnsberger, attorney for s id J.w. Hinkle , reoeipts therefor and oertifN-1,ng 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 ROCKINGHAM COUliTY,VIRGINIA• The State Commis ion on Conserv tion and Development of the state of Virgini, Petitioner, t Law No. l.829. vs. Gassa,ndra Lawson Atkins a,nd others, and 52,561. aores of l.and, more or less, in Rockingham County, .Virginia, Defendants. TO THE HON.R.W.BERTRAM, JUDGE OF SAID COURT. Your petitioner, J.W.Rinkle, re~pectfully represents that a judgment in rem has heretofore been entered in this proceeding oondemning toihe use or The State Commission on Conservation and Development ot the State of Virginia the fee simple e tate into tracts of land formerly the property of your petition- er. One tract is described in the report of the Board of AJ)praiaa Commissioners appointed herein, and shown, numbered, and delineate on the County Ownership Map, fil.ed therewith, as Tract No. 244, th award of the Board of A,ppraisal Commissioners for said ~act No. 244 being 15.00. tile Board of The other traot is described in the report of ppra1sal Commissioner ppointed herein, and shown, numbered, and delineated on the County Ownership Map, filed therewith, as Tract No. 326-III, the~ ard of the Boa.rd of Appraisal Commissioners for said Tract No. 326-III being 645. 00. ~at the said st te Commission on Con ervation and Development has paid into the oustody of the Court both of s id awards, namely, ·15.00 for Traot No. 244, and $645.00 for Tract No.326-III as constituting the awards for the fee simple estate in said traots of land. '.I.hat your petitioner, on the date of said judgment in re LAW OFFICES fee condemning s id tracts of land, was the owner of said land in imple, and that no o er person or persons than the under- GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG. VA. signed are entitled to share in the distribution of id award. �--2-That the Board of Appraisal Commie ioner , in their r port concerning Traot No. 326-III, listed said tract as an overlap on the Alexander Mount Vernon or Big Survey Traot. report o! the Board of .AI>praisal Commissioner Since said has been filed, yo petitioner, J.W.Hinkle, has procured the waiver o! any alai hat the sever 1 Judgment creditors of J •• .Alexander might have against the eaid Tract No. 326-III. creditors is shown This action upon the part of said "EX•No.l," "Ex.No.2," and mEx.No.3, with filed and prayed to be read as part here- h reof. Your peti tio er further shows to the Court that all taxes again t said p~operty hav o te been paid, as is shown by the oertifi- of the Treasurer of Rockingham County and of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Rookingiaam County, which certificate are here 1th filed, marked nEx.Certifioate No. 1,n and "Ex.Certificate No.2, tt and prayed to be read aa parts here f. Wherefore,your petitioner prays that he may be made a part7herein and be allowed to file his patit1on in this suit, and that an ord r may be entered in thie uit for the di tribution of said funds, and that your petitioner may have such other and i'urlher relief as the nature of the oase may require. state ot Virginia, City of Harrisonburg, to-wit: Thi day J.W.Hinkle per onally appeared before me, F. F1avia Conver e, a Notary PU.blio in and for the City afores id, in the state of Virginia, in my City aforesaid, and, being duly affirmed, deposes and says: I have read the above petition, LAW OFFICES GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG. VA. and stat that the matter of faot contained �---3-therein are true , to the beat of my knowledge and belief. subscribed and affirmed to before me this 4th day ot p.gust, l. 934. LAW OFFICES GEO.S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG. VA. \&1 �L . .\.W FRANK OFFICES S. TAVENNER, JR. WOODSTOOK, VIROINLA. June 25, 1934. Mr. Georges. Harnsberg er, Attorney, Harrisonb urg, Virginia. In Re: Tract No. 326•III Dear Mr. Harnsberg er: This 1s to inform you that so far as the undersign ed are concerned , they do not desire to set up any claim against the J. w. Hinkle tract, the same being designate d on the County Ownership map as Tract No. 326-III. Yours very truly, Attorney for Kanawa filo~rBa nk Ck. C ~JCI.LKh Attorney torte Estate of E. Feuchtenb erger. II (°_.,. ~ - ~-/ / ~ w. �OFFI CES 501 2 3 4 LAW B U ILDING GEORGE B . ,¥HITE ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW RICHMOND , VIRGINIA July 3 , 1934 Mr . Georges . Harnsberger , Harrisonburg , Virginia . Dear Mr . Harnsberger : I have referring to overlap of tne the lands of J . W. Hinkle . and lv~r . 1N a lker have advised overlap as follows : your letter of June 29, 1934 , John A. Alexander land upon You state that Mr . Tavenner yon in ref·erence to the said "Th is is to inform y ou that so far as the un dersigned are concerned, they do not desire to set up any claim against the J . W. Hinkle tract , the same being designated on the County Ownership map as tract No . 326- IIr . » As counsel for Wall ace C. Saunders, I unite in the position taken by Mr . Tavenner and Mr . Walker as above set out in reference to said overlap. I am sending this letter along with your letter to Mr . "; alter A . Williams , requesting that he unite in my letter to you if he sees fit so t o do and forward the s ame to you. /I <° ,)--y , ~-,2, GBW:R S // Yours truly, �1~.e.tlterl 3J . wu:·y-1.tr:r.!..l:hr:r:rreir--ru.-fil'tt.ttr $1mxttton:. llrir:,g:i::rt:itt ROOMS 3 & .C. ECHOLS BUILDING July 30,1934 Mr.Geo .S.Harn sberger , Atty.fo r J.W.Hi nk e , Harriso n urg , Ve.. Dear Si This is to inform you that ,, the claim 01· the Home Bui d- Md Loen AsRoci ation agains t the Alexan der-Mo unt V rnon tract has ee 1 pe.i d in full in so far a and we ma e no furthe r clai land. said tract of land is affecte d; agains t the overlap on the J.W • .Hi:ale An~ the award for that tract ay be pad to him. Tot.trs oan .hSSO , �M. H. HARRIS ON TREASURE R OF ROCKINGH AM COUNTY HARRISONBU RG, VIRGINIA To Whom It May Concern: I hereby certify that the records of th is off ice show that the 1933 taxes have been paid on a tract of 141-0-0 acres of land assessed in the name of J . w. Hinkle , situate in the Park Area in Stonewall District . All taxes prior to that date, if any be unpaid, are a matter of record in the Clerk's Office of this County . of August 1934 . Given under my hand this 4th day Treasa.rer . �STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF ROCKINGHAM, to-wit: I, J. Robert Switzer , C1erk of the Circuit Court of Rockingh am County do hereby certify that the records in my office do not show any delinque nt taxes against the tract of 141 acres in Stonewa ll distric t, assessed in the name of J. W. Hinkle. Given under my hand this 4th day of August, 1934. ~ ~ r k , Attorney '"1 �#244 Under Exception 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. _?_11:_______: 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 :M:ap 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. ______ ____ $ __________ ; on Tract No. ____________ $ __________ ; on Tract No. ------------ $----------; That the report of the said Board sets forth that the following named persons claim, or appear to have a claim to an interest in the said tract(s) of land or in the proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof; J . W. Hinkle That the Petitioner has paid into the custody of the Court the said sum(s) set out in said judgment as constituting the award(s) for the fee simple estate in the said tract(s) of land; That your undersigned, on the date of the said judgment in rem condemning the said tract(s) of land, owned or was (were) entitled to the following interest in the said tract(s) or in the proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof:- By reason of Contribution pledge obl igating the owner, J . w. Hinkle , to give 5 acres of his land within the Park Ar ea to the Park Project . (J.W . Hinkle donated 17 Acres , only 5 inside Park Boundary) 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: ··,,., ~ --Wl_ierefore, 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. __ __2.4.4 _____ $ __ 12.. _5.0_: 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 ST ATE P. 0. ADDRESS _Q.9Ji]~t~~~!Q!:l°__(2~__9_~~-~¥-~~~~ ON NOTE--A supply of this blank form has been placed in the Clerk's office for the convenience of interested parties. No one is required to use this form, as the form is not prescribed by law, and claimants can either change or modify it as they deem necessary, or present their motions in any form they may desire which meets with the approval of the Court. This blank form may not and probably 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 '1 TJ\.RREN ) SS Personally 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 CO IT'J:r: .ission on Conservat io n 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 dis tributive shares of condemnat i on awards in the Shenandoah Nati onal Park condemnation proceedings pending in the Circuit Courts of Virginia , by reason of contracts and qgreements entered into with the owners of lands sought to be condemned in these proceedings, and that the within claim is just 9.nd correct . Witness my signa t ure this 8th 2~~ ~;)--_ NOTARY M:Y Commis .in LIC u.pi es Sep Notary Public 'H = = �...____ ... 1 ty on the ..a.~,""j';,....... .w.t 1 _,..,,..;,....,.__.;;i,...,.. 0 • r • ,t1 ... i,}-~OCU'Jt?H\1 o. AO el.It- , y 0 e t1 0 t th t£l e ~r~1 1 • • r \1n ill · LAW OFFICES GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG. VA. • ··C of 1n e t pr 1 ul �Oinmmnuwraltq nf 1!Jir9iuia TREASUER ' S OFFICE RI C H M O N D . VA . J O H N M . PURCELL August 11., 1934 T REASU R ER OF V I RG I NIA This is to certify that I , J . M. Purcell , Treasurer of Virginia have this 11 day of August in accordance Rockingham with an order of the circuit court of ~ County daten~_ 8_/_7 _/_3_4___ in the cause of the State Commission on Conservation and Develo:pment of the State of Virginia vs . _ _ _ ____::Cc...::a=s::..=sa=n=dr=-=a=---:.L:c...,a=w::.:..-=so=n~A...,t=k=---i....n......._s......,.,a......n.,,.dk........>o.,_t.,.h ....e......_r.....s _ _ _ _ _ :paid to Geo . $ 15 . 00 s. Garnsberger , Attorney for J . w. Hinkle being in full settlement of tract# 244 in the above mentioned cause . 102 �Qtommnuwralt4 of ]Iirgiuta TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND , VA. JOHN M. PURCELL August 1, , 1934 TREASURER OF VIRGINIA Geo . s . Harnsberger, Attorney for J. w. Hinkl e Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia, the sum of$ 15 . 00 , in accordance with an order of the Circuit Court of the county of Rockingham of August entered on the 7th day 193.!_ , in the matter of the State Commission on Conservation and Development v _ _ _ - -- ~C~a~s_s_an ~ dr ~ a- ~L_a_w_s_o~n_ A _tk ~ i _n~s__ and others, being full and complete settlement for the tract of land k nown in said proceeding as #~2~4_4~--- Sign original and duplicate and return to the Treasurer of Virginia. 103 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. 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Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Top of Blue 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): 244 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Hinckle https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/962598a2618355c930495395f87a8a5b.pdf ce8cf92b02fa614204d4bcbecc5aa02b PDF Text Text . I RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY Piedmont District NAME OF CLAIMANT 1 /v/ Number of Acres: 44-yLocation : . H. D. Kite, Mrs Orchard Tract On the headwaters of Butterwood Branch, appro ximately one mile from the Lee Highway, * / A very narrow steep road , approximately one mile in lengt h, extends from this property to the Lee Highway y-. Prom the point of intersection with the Lee' Highway it is about 11 miles to L-upay, or a total of 12 miles Soil: The soil is a sandy loam of only fair quality, in many places it is thin. The slopes are steep and in many places rocky. Roads: . — History of Tract and condition of timber t all of this tract has been cleared and i\nqw used for grazi:ngAlmos purposes or is in orchard It has been used extensively by the owneivand the members of . his family as a summer home, whjfch accounts for tires large house .nd the improvements around it, amo gYwhich are a swiMmirk pool and at foun tain. The small wooded area remaining on the trabt bears no merchantab le timber . ^ Improvements: . None. orchards) (See attached sheet for description of Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope : Cove : Grazing Land : Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: -- Orchard: 44% @ $84.79 • 3773.33 Minerals: Value of Land : $ Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard : $ 5775.53 Value of Minerals: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract : $ 84.79 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ NONE * CLERK �Rappahannock County Piedmont District Hite, Mrs. H. D There are on the place the following orchards: The mountain orchard of 6 acres, on top of a high ridge west of the house, containing 550 trees which are in only fair condition, this orchard is exposed and the soil appears to he thin in places The trees about 15 years old . . 2 — Big orchard lying on both sides of the road contains 1813 trees There are many blanks in this orchard and about 300 young trees have been planted in some of the blanks An area of approximately 30 acres is covered although a larger area lies within the fence There are 1000 good thrifty trees, covering about 20 acres The remaining 813 trees including the small ones are on an area of 16 acres . . . . . fi �L s _._ _HU£ih _ P_ _ _ l 4 h* - _ Hi te Claim of . JL49 , At Law. County, Virginia, No In the Circuit Court of J2apj3&i3SBILQ.Qk The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Peti'_tqn Aylor e t als and _ 57_ 400 a Qr C l il . .e s. tioner, vs. ^ _ __ __ _ __ _ County, Virginia, Defendants. more or less, of land in The undersigned , in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Rappahannoc k County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this Court of as his answer to said petition and to said notice. Mrs Hugh D Hite My name is Fro nt Royal_ JL _ Va My Post Office Address is I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought 45 to be condemned , containing about acres, on which there are the following 0 re bar d _of _ 30Q 0 treeji sppl e buildings and improvements i. jLQ. _ bear J? . . _ _ _ _ . _ __ _ _ _ 10 V/as_hingto_n This land is located about, Virginia, in miles from the _ ± _i§feont 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 ) . By_ deed _ Pro m _ Jos eph A _ _ Hul“ firjan Sole owner _ _ _. _ _ The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows : Tee. Dariiell y _ Ok la Bowen j_ Aiidre v/ _ Claide North Andrew Clark South. _ _ _ _ _ East : West- Ben Lenefee ' s Estate I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year following manner : By _ deed f ro:.i Jos eph _A _ Jlujff man _ _ , 1916 in the _ _ _ _ _ _ ._ I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements there. I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, on is $ 5500 00 in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $ _5-5QQ *-QQ 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 : .Sinc e the_ abpve jLaM wa §.£.urQlia .e 4..a- .i:l£iidid ^ » tto qc ara at < oonBA.4saatJLe iiasii . LJ iAlJto J 3 - _ _ “* ._ _ “ _ __ _ _ _ _ __ * _ _ ^_ . necessary on the back ) . day Witness my signature ( or my name and mark attached hereto ) this July. , 1930. of , To-wit : STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF. Warren The undersigned hereby certifies that H r X L H i i a 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 , 3rd July. day of . 10. this ( Continue remarks if _ _ - -- - - Clerk of the Gottrt -or SpeeiaL fewest!gater -or otary Public, Justice-of -the -Pease.-* �� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rappahannock County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Description An account of the resource The first series in the Rappahannock County SNP Records collection consists of 350 files related to the court proceedings from The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Clifton Aylor and others, and Thirty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred (37,400) Acres of Land, more or less, in Rappahannock County, Virginia. This was a court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire privately held land located within the boundary of Rappahannock County in the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. Within the boundaries of eight counties, the state of Virginia, in collaboration with the Federal government, used eminent domain condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents in this collection are the legal proceedings for each individual tract of land that made up the one court case. In most cases, the individual case files consist of property surveys, assessments for the value of the land and improvements, and claims by the owner of the property. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Bulk of the collection dates 1930 to 1934 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Hite, Hugh Mrs. Description An account of the resource <p><strong>Tract: </strong>141 - B; </p><p><strong>Location: </strong>Headwaters of Butterwood Branch; </p><p><strong>Cost/Acre: </strong>$84.79; </p><p><strong>Estimate Value: </strong>$3,773.33; </p><p><strong>Number of Acres: </strong>44.5; </p><p><strong>Monies Awarded: </strong>$ (n/a)</p> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract 141 - B Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context hite-hugh-mrs-tract-141-b Hite https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/Shape-Note_Traditions_Joseph_Funk_and_Sons_and_Ruebush-Kieffer_Companies/SNT0005-Hollis-to-Funk-Letters-1832-1836.pdf c71c0deb38039da8a4c452e8af0da853 PDF Text Text ��������������������������������������� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Shape-Note Traditions: Joseph Funk and Sons and Ruebush-Kieffer Companies Description An account of the resource This series contains a mix of records from the Joseph Funk and Sons and Ruebush-Kieffer Companies which were located in Singers Glen, Rockingham County Virginia and Dayton, Rockingham County Virginia. The dates range from 1816 to 1904. These companies published character or shape-note music and these records contain the names of many people who were associated with the shape-note music industry as well as those who subscribed to their monthly publications. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Various Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1816 to 1904 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tyler Brinkerhoff 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. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Hollis to Funk Letters 1832, 1836 Description An account of the resource The J. W. Hollis to Joseph Funk Letters, 1832, 1836, are comprised of nine letters written to Funk by his publisher J. W. Hollis of Winchester, Virginia. The letters discuss in considerable detail various editorial changes to Funk's works A Compilation of Genuine Church Music and The Confession of Faith, which Hollis printed in 1832 and 1837 respectively. Retrieved from <a href="https://search.lib.jmu.edu/permalink/01JMU_INST/ivjecr/alma991004398819706271" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://search.lib.jmu.edu/permalink/01JMU_INST/ivjecr/alma991004398819706271</a>. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SNT0005 Subject The topic of the resource Funk, Joseph, 1777-1862 Hollis, John W. (Publisher) Musicians -- Virginia -- Rockingham County Publishers and publishing -- Virginia Mennonites -- Hymns Singers Glen (Va.) -- History Letters (correspondence) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Hollis, John W. (Publisher) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Hollis, J.W. <a href="https://search.lib.jmu.edu/permalink/01JMU_INST/ivjecr/alma991004398819706271 " target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">“J. W. Hollis to Joseph Funk Letters, 1832, 1836,”</a> 1832. JMU Library Special Collections, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Va. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tyler Brinkerhoff Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1832 1836 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Winchester, Virginia Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Virginia Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/</a> Funk Hollis https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/Madison_County_SNP_Records_Court_Proceedings/mcsnp_hoover-herbert-c-tract-180-180a.pdf fb36127bdb918e1e5ab884c587cb774b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Madison County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Description An account of the resource The first series in the Madison County SNP Records collection consists of 363 files related to the court proceedings from The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. D.F. Anderson and Others, and Fifty-Five Thousand Acres of Land, More or Less, in Madison County, Virginia. This was a court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire privately held land located within the boundary of Madison County in the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. Within the boundaries of eight counties, the state of Virginia, in collaboration with the Federal government, used eminent domain condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents in this collection are the legal proceedings for each individual tract of land that made up the one court case. In most cases, the individual case files consist of property surveys, assessments for the value of the land and improvements, and claims by the owner of the property. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Madison County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1930-1934 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Hoover, Herbert C Description An account of the resource <p><strong>Tract(s):</strong> 180, 180a</p> <p><strong>Items in Land File:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Claimant Worksheet</li> <li>Tract Assessment</li> <li>LOB9</li> </ul> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Madison County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/"></a><br />This work is licensed under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License</a>. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract 180 Tract 180a Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context MCSNP_Hoover-Herbert-C-tract-180-180a Hoover https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/caeb86ddc59655207af3b2a4858127df.pdf f9c35855b91aac485d35a58dcc342168 PDF Text Text NAME OF CLAIMANT .,f26j - EopkL1s, 2. B. - .... s ';_ te Number of Acres: .56 Location: Roads: - Soil: U. ..... osition 180-181-182 . P-rtlv o'J.ts.i.de -t:1e £u.rk ret.. . _nree miles Vid ~irt ro~d to Isl-na Ford , t~i 1~urest ....10 . .)e -t:;~r ...,e o' : . . f&ir de +;11 .... !1.J f ,rti:ity . .... re sc~tt~ri~· loose ro0k , ~ut no outcrops. ...... ndy cl· y loum. History of Tract and condition of timber: : 1 '1e r.1erc'..:....nta.bL., su, ti=.ber , -s renoved fro,: t·11s ~rL0t sever 1 ye rs J.ro .· }' 3 r3r'.ls.ininc; st~:1·1 co--1.;:;ists o _ .:;,. ·-, 1 scrub')y oa'-cs 'nd so'"'.'le .-::i1ort· le' f :9ine, ~ bQ.dly dn·~a 6 ed . y u recent severe burn . Improvements: Hone. Acreage and value of types : Types Acreage Value per acre 6G ,l'J . 00 Total Value Ridge: Slope: Cove: 280 . 00 J ~ Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 280 . 00 100 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ lCO . 00 Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ -; • 7 B Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ l? �County: District: Rockingham Stonewall .Jf:?:..._6_5- lfopki_nsL E. B.-Estate N Chas . Curry 5 . • H. Bailey ' . • H. Bai 1 ey LEGE:ND: Slope Scale - 1 11 = 20 chains �~ ~~ -/3 #rp~---------------------------------- Claim of_ __ 6 In the Circuit Court of__~ . . . , . ~----County, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law. -~=:~~ ::.:.~:-~:c~:n ~~~-~A£:~~,~~-;~ ..r -~/4------ " ~ .fl~ _....-krk 4u,_~ ---~u• more or le~~-;f-«nct in __ --,,(,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 t h e ~ of, ~aid p~on and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court of=,IJ ~ ~ ~ - - - County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this ~ , as his answer to said p e ~ and to said notice. ~ My name is_____ f L~-;,;,_~ - A JV-?:f:;,--~----~f)--- ·_ ,,1 My post office address 1s ______ _J(jtM..e.,_~ ~ -------~ . M ~_f o k ~ ~ I claim a right, title, estate ~terest in a tracf or parcel of land within the area sought to _be_ co.ndemn~d, containing _abou1__ Q(_q_-3~a::es, °l1 )V~ich1th[~ ~:~ ~h1,ollowing ~z:,::ttprove~en:i!:/J:::t~·:_~cd~-::::1£~~-- ~-~:::±.eft1t~-:~:~~~ -'l::-'k.4,i This ~ abo~t_-~_/L2:--~-miles :rom _____________________________ Virginia, in th#~------------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, t~e, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or ~ parcel of land described above.) ¼ ----------------------------------- / ·- - - - - - - - ~ - - - ~ - - - ~ - - - ��Oounl : hockinehnm Dia trict: ,,tonewall AcreeRe Claimed: Val:.rn Cla1me:d: l.ocation.:.. La Ea: Soil: 293 A. 26-000 . A ses ed " Deed 125 l~0.00 ti. S. :.>osi tion lU0-181·- 82. " 123.00 9500.00 AREAS 56 Partly outside tlto .,.Hdt .n eu. 1906 A. fone known :::Andy cl y loi..m. SloT)e type of a fair deryth and fertility. scattering loose rock but no outcrops. :::,ome ~ : 3 wiles vin dirt rood t o lslond :f ord, tho nearest ahipninr point. Histo:ry: '.-ho morchunt ble Ml timber aG re1i.1oved frolll. this tract several years ego. --he rarnninin,, stand consistin5 of 11!'.l' 11 scrubby oe.ks ·rnu some shor leai' pi nc, was badly 1nrringe b; 1 • recent sevore urn. Po tirnier value. None v~1ue of land by type: Value pe:r Slope ?.3.00 Total value of lnnd Tot .l vnlu of trect Avernge v lue per .1.otol V1'1ue ore c~ .1 "'-loS.00 l6U.OO 3.00 o.oo �... Iii THE CIRCUIT COUHT OF :1UCFDTl}.t-iAM COUNTY, VI GI.TIA 'l'he btate Commission on Conservation and Development of the Sto.te of Virginia , Petitioner At La\"1 l~ o . 1829 vs . Cassandra Lawson Atki~s and others , On th is , the Defendants ·- /6 ~ came· Amie B. · Hopkins , and , on her> motion , leave is given her to file her appli'\ c ation for the disbursement of the sum of -, 353 . 50 , the amount of the award set out in the judgment of co,1demna tio for Tract .no . 328 and heretofore pa.id into the Court . And it appearing to the Court that the said Annie B . nopl..:ins is invested wit'"l a su:9erior or better right or clo.im of ti ~le in and. to the said tract of land rio . 328 than any other person or persons , and that the record of t:i.is cause does not disclose any denial or dispute by any party o,:• person in i nterest as to the title to said r!_!::,-,ac t No . 328 or to the -om ceeds aris in0 f rot1 the condemnation of said Tr~ct ~o . 328 1 Ana it further appeari:1g to the Court that all taxes due on said Tract .110 . 328 have been raid: Upon consider" t ion whe~of, it is con side red and ordered by the Court ~1at the said sum of )353 . 50 , paid into Court by petitioner as just co1 ensati on for Tract no . 328, be paid to the said Annie B. Hopkins . And t h e Clerk of this Court is direct ed to transmit ace!'tified copy of t.t1is order to the 'l'reasurer of Virginia , who shall pay unto said Annie B. ttopki~s tnc said sum of ,353 . 50, being the �- 2 - amount of the awa ·d set out i;1 the judgnent of condemnation for ·rract 1'Jo . 328 , taking fro rr. seid _ nnie B . Hopkins a receipt therefor , and certifying such payment to the Clerk of this Court for appropPi ate entr•y thereof , as requi!'ed by law . Enter: Judge �r l11I"<; CIRCUI'C 1 couwr OF ROCKIP:i±i 'Jil COUNTY, VIRGI , . . .A 'l'he State Comm· ss ion on Conservu.·'.:;irn and Development of the 0ta te of Vi:rr,inia , Petitioner At J,aw Jfo . 1829 vs . Cassandra .Lawson Atki:1s am ot:;l: ers, Defe. dan ts Cor-:e s now the undersigned and shows to the Court that a judgment in :rem has her etof ore been entered in t:!::. is p:roceedinc, condemning to tbe use of the :~titioner the fee simple estate in the tract of ~and numbered as 328 and described in the report of the Board of ppraisal Commissioners appointed ner ein , and sho·m , numbered , and del·ineated on the Co rnty ownership Map filed therewith , upon pa~rment into the custody of tf1e court of t..l-J.e sum set out in said judgment as cor.stituting t..rie award therefor as fol101vs: .ward on Tract No . 328 y---- --------- 0353 . 5O That said 'l'ract of land No . 328 is the same tr<?.ct of 1 and which was conveyed to the J.ate Ed,,lin B. Hopkins by ttenry Frn.n 1~ 0ipe and wife by deed dated January 23 , :}.9 07 , and duly of record in the Cle :rk 1 s uffic e of Rockingham County , Virgin '..a , in Deed page 381 . 0 ook 7 9 at S·1id t1. . e.. c t of land havirig passed to t.1e unoersigned under the last will and testament of said ::..;dwln B. Hopki"1s , probated June 30 , 19t 9 , and duly of re c ord in said Clerk ' s Office in Will Book 9 at page 325 . T!rnt your unde:rsie;ned , on the date of the said judgment in rem condemninc the said tract of land , owned or was entitled to the fee simple interest in the said t:cac t or i;1 t'...1.e proceeds arising from -che condemnatiorl t.'1.ereof . 'l'hat no other person or persm s than the undersigned are entitled to share in -che distribution of the said a1·1ard , and t hat all truces on said trac t of land hav1 been dul:y paid . ffnerefore , your undersigned prays ti-1at she be made a party he:ee in under the provisions of Section 21 of the ./:\,1.bli c Park Condem - �• - 2 ... nat i on Act , and t hat an order be entered for the distribut i on of said sum set forth in said judgment in rem as constitutins the award for the fee simple estate in said tr ct condemned as afore said and for the payment to the undersigned of -che said award , artl which the undersigned avers is as fo l lows: Tract No . 328 ,------$ 353 . 50. ;::;ta te of Virginia , Cit;,T of Richmond , to - wit : . nn,i e B. Hopkins , t'he person whos e .~ame is signed to tl1.e foregoL1g instrument , this day personally apneared before r.1e , the under signed, a Notar:r Public in and fol" t he City aforesaid in the State of Virgin5-a , and , bcine fir s t duly sworn , deposes and sa~~s that tl1e facts given in tre foregoing petiticn are t1.,ue and correct to the beCJt of her knov1ledge and belief . lo?l~~~-My Commission Expir~s January 7th, 1938 �Tu "'HOI rr HAY - . •• core ERW: rhis is to c ertify that the re c ords i::1 my offi ce do not 1 show any delinquent truces agai ::it the tract of mountain land con taining 68 a c res , 2 roods and 23 poles , heretofo:ce assessed in Stone fl t wall District , Rockingham County , Virgin .~a, in i:h e name of A~ B. Hopki'.1s . Given under my hand this J ~~ day of January, 103'7 . �� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Hopkins, EB - Lam, EE & EC Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context hopkins-e-b-estate.pdf Title A name given to the resource Hopkins, E. B. Estate Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: U.S. Position 180-181-182 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): 265 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Hopkins https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/81067949ba9ac6d1101668bf2148f1b8.pdf 713c478529a99e837d1e5528ce9f36be PDF Text Text NAME OF CLAIMANT Number of Acres: .J3 Location: - ~ ~rt outside t' e ~rk area . to Port · k,;_JU l i c , ~.le ne&rest Roads: ~ . u. ~osi~ion s ~10- 211 . i r".:; i'O :'hr·0e 1iL., s vi~ s·11 _, _,inr,- p o int . Soil: u u nd _,. d s L.le s l o9e tyrie , ·1oc1 er, te slor>es . of fu i r depth ~nd fvrtilit y . ; . ,. e &o:;.l i s History of Tract and condition of timber: Tlnr,~ is :..''lout 1 -9 p . bd . i't . o!' merch,.ntu.Thl<c; ..,:J.,f t i ::.::>;:ir on t 1 is tract co 1sL,ti 1 ~ o~~ mi:~ed o:.i.ks • 1d 'J 1t 1 co rel o ~ ., rn 1 ·ood • -3r ~.ere . 1 8 ~ • bJ . ft . s ..... i tir'1 '3r - G3 corc.. s -r- tel rood . 1 Improvements: :To 18 • Acreage and value of types : Types Acreage Value per acre 63 5 . 00 Total Value Ridge: Slope: Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: lG0 . 00 Value of Land: $ :.:1.5 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals: $ Ju . oo ,,,525 . 00 Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ :::.." 0 . 00 Value of Wood: $ .30 . · 0 Value per acre for tract: $ 8 . 33 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ - T ..., • ~ - - ~ -/(# n_' vL...~_.. .. ,. �Claim of_ ____ Nora _V. Hudlow-- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- - __ - ___ _ In the Circuit Court of_ ___ .RQ_c_k1p,g_b.§!1!. _________ County, Virginia, No. __18..2.~L, At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. ___ .Qa.s.aa.ndxa_.La.WJiQR_A:tk.ittJJ_,.._.§_t_ __a_::l§....__~A<l._p_~,_p_Q.:J,_~_Q±'.9J~------~--- ·· · D ef end ant s. am --- _______ Coun t y, v·1rgm1a, Rockinuh · ----=---more or 1ess, of 1an d m-------The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court of_ __ .R.Q.9.ki !f@~----- ---- County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to said notice. My name is _____ Nora _V ._ Hudlow- ---------- ---------- -------- ---------- ----My post office address is __________ R.Q!'j;_ -~~.]_~p_:1=_!~...1__J_i_:;:~ _r.!!~---- ----------I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about_ ____ ~ _Q _________ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvem ents: _______ ____ ___ ________________________ _____________________ _ This land is located about_ __ ~-~-----m iles from ___ f!::!::t ._~---- ---- Virginia, in ~---Mag isterial District of said County. the __U ~ 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 __ ,,Lu. '13~ -9u ~ --------------------------------------------------------- !~::_~ ~ :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :::::: I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year _/ _ ~_in the , .,___,___ following manner : -~ b-- Af ~ ·- LA-L-:i£__ ~ -- ~ --r;;~im:-::::::::e ~ 1s - ~ -~ -- ~ a r ~ : : d with the improvements thereon is $_L_t__{}_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 improvem ents thereon is $_L f._t!__~_,_-f!:.::.~---· I am the owner of_ __ 2-::...3_________ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $--------- -- - ------· (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or informatio n as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). Remarks· __ . ..or ~ _tv-,.. / _ ~~ _ ,,LJ..L, _ d . . L . L d . . ~ ~ __ ___ - - __ _ ~ 11-v' ---- ----___;;, _/XE. j 3- t) ~ .31 f - -lt.u-1~ -~ .J- JdPL>-L-k /A---i- -- --------------------------~ -/HL>-£?J-~ -~~ ------------------------- - - ------ -------- ------ --____________________ __________ __________{/_~------ -------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---- (Continue remarks if necessary on ~ack). Witness my signature (or my name and mark attached hereto) this ___L_~ ___-=-::-::_ __ day of___(}_!±:__-:_________ , 193/. ,,,0. -~ !:-!!_~ ------------- . STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF_f~--. :!-f-'~~- --------- , To wit. The undersigne d hereby certifies that_ ___ A:_~~ -.2._- ~----- -----------the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, this _____ ~-~-~---- --day of_ ____ _tfd:.. _____ --, 1930. :2 / 1u/ 3 / ,,,{ · ~ c~~/ ~;;;; s~;" ~; Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace. 2 �Ooun ty: Hocki ngham District: Btonewall # 200 Assessed Acreage Claimed: 60 Value Claimed: Location: u. s. " ~: Sand nd sh fertilit y e Slope type. " 000.00 -~ .i. Positions 210-211. fone known Deed 82.l 2 82.102 i. 1000. .Laps I hoads: rs. Jlora Hudlow ,. .1246.u026 Part Outside the ?ark area ~!oderate slopes. The soil is of ~ir And 3 miles via di rt road to ?ort Hepublic. the nearest shippinc point. 'l'here is about 18M hd. ft. of merchnnta ble saw timber on this tract o nsisting or nixed o a nd about l cord of t,el ,ood per acre • .,.72.00 .4 .00 per 4 d.rt. saw tiraber 18 31.60 ed. per 50¢ od tuel 63 eds. 10' .50 Improvem ents: Ione History: Value of land b.r '..l~e slope tzy Value . cree.6e &3 Total Vfllue of l nd 'otel v lue of timbe::- Total v Ill ue ot tract Average valu er ecre pe r oc:re A 3.00 189.00 103.50 292.50 4.64 Total v lue 189.00 �udlo.1 Cou 1 .;_ : ... ,-:,c~ ir. 1 m Dis rict : ut ne,ull Q 'r( ' . , 1 ........ er . s. • IL.nee.is ter .:'':G~ -n Slope Sc- .LC - 1G � 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.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. 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Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Hopkins, EB - Lam, EE & EC Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context hudlow-nora.pdf Title A name given to the resource Hudlow, Nora Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: U.S. Positions 210-211 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): 290 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Hudlow https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/aedc5c74b3173f0d00876cbf8d5dfa86.pdf 2616f8756bff2a535ca68a0a7b6acc0f PDF Text Text v \ Claim of ounty, Virginia, No. At Law. In the Circuit Court of _ The State Commission on Co ey ation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs (3p jC. jCl _ ^^ . County, Virginia , Defendants. more or less, of land in The undersigned , in answer ttftWe 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 saj petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this Court as his answer tg/sjjid petition and to sakj notice. My name is '7 My Post Office Address I claim a right, title, estate or interest in tract or parc'el of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about acres, on which there are the following - £- & ’h'i/ K < fj? S'? «- < C hpildings and improvements -^ ^ ? ^ 3 * &_ _ /c3lP37JlcrL _ i / rr id is located about miles from _ _ Virginia, in / the 3&LJLjjC£C--.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 ) . . ThisJ ^ The land owpfrs adjacent to thp above described tract or parcel of land are as follows : North South * / _ _ East _ _ _ West " t t tPor- -' " i -YC- S _ ^ ^_ ^ I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year _ / following manner : Z / in the I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $ Jj - fy -£-C-C2. .... I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, & £3 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 . . p. 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 metewand bounds ) . Remarks: 2 3c £ /jSjC t- 3 *71. . - j. necessary on the back ) . day itness my signature ( or my name and mark attached hereto ) this ( Continue remarks if 1930. of _ STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF _ The undersigned hereby certifies that J „ _ _ _ _Wri^^ ^^ , ^ , To-wit : _ ^ 5?r 5rX . the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters and things appearing in his abpve answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief , _ _ day of this > 1930. u^- ) J ‘ — Court, or- Special-Investigator or Clerk of Notary Public, er- -Justice of the Peaee: �1 JV M ‘ \ » FILED JX CLERK’S OFFICE r KAI‘ AHAXXOC;' COUNTY 3* - Clerk �( 9 i ( i f �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ttAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY, VIRGINIA. THE STATE COMMISSION ON CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA .. MOTION OF H H HUDSON, CLAIMANT TO 300 ACRES OF LAND EM)( VS. BRACED WITHIN THE ABOVE ENTITLED PETITION, TO SET ASIDE THE FINDINGS OF FACT IN CLIFTON AYLOR, &C., & 37,400 ACRES RELATION TO THE VALUE THEREOF OF LAND IN RAPPAHANNOCK, COUNTY, . . MORE OR LESS WHEREAS, the Board of Appraisal Commissioners and Special Investigators heretofore appointed in the above entitled condemnation proceedings for Rappahannock County, Virginia, was filed with the records of this case in the Clerk 1 s Office of the Circuit Court of Rappahannock County on the 18th day of May, 1932; and WHEREAS, there was embraced in the said petition filed by the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and sought to be condemned by said Commission for I ' ' the purpose of establishing the Shenandoah National Park, a . . Hudson, tract or parcel of land owned in fee simple by H H which said tract or parcel of land contains 300 acres, more or #* less, and lies entirely within the County of Rappahannock, and on ’ ? | £ the North branch of Thornton1 s j| River and Greasy Run; and | ' WHEREAS, by an order heretofore entered by the Circuit Court of Rappahannock County at its now pending Term the said H. H. Hudson was granted an extension of time within which to file his motion to review and exceptions to the report of said Board of Appraisal Commissioners in so far as said report relates to his lands as aforesaid: . NOW, COMES THE SAID CLAIMANT, H H. Hudson, by counsel, and moves the said court to decline to accept and to disapprove any . WILLIAM V ATTORNEY AT FORD LAW LURAY, VIRGINIA and all finding or findings of fact or facts, in relation to the �V w said 300 acres of land claimed by him, or the value thereof, and without waiving any other grounds of exception which may be taken and adduced at the hearing to be had on this motion, sets out and states that the grounds upon which he relies in making the foregoing motion are as follows: (1). That the finding or findings of fact contained in the report of the said Board of Appraisal Commissioners in reference to your claimant’s land as aforesaid are so manifestly inadequate, when considered together with all the evidence before the Court, that it is apparent in making such finding or findings of fact the Board of Appraisal Commissioners were affected or influenced by some error, mistake, or misapprehension of facts as to the identity of the land with reference to which such finding or findings of fact was being made; (2). That the finding or findings of facts contained in the said report in reference to the 300 acres of land of your said claimant shows on its face that said Board did not take into . H. Hudson; consideration the entire acreage claimed by the said H (3). That one or more tracts of real estate claimed and owned by your claimant in fee simple was not considered at all by said Board of Park Appraisal Commissioners and was entirely left out of the report aforesaid; (4). That the said Board of Appraisal Commissioners did not view and did not take into consideration all of the land owned by your claimant; (5). That on account of the said omissions of certain lands owned by your claimant, the finding or findings of fact in reference to the said lands of your claimant is so confused and uncertain that such findings serve no needful or useful purpose in ascertaining and determining the true value of said lands; . WILLIAM V ATTORNEY AT FORD LAW LURAY, VIRGINIA �w (6). That the finding or findings of fact in reference to - the lands of your claimant as aforesaid, on account of the afore said omission and confusion of identity are not responsive to the question of value of said lands, or to the issues in this case, and can serve no needful or useful purpose in ascertaining its true value; (7). That on account of said omissions and confusion of the identity of the said land, the finding or findings in question! are so manifestly inadequate, undertain, and indefinite, when considered together with all the other evidence before your Honor’s Court, that the facts so found by the Board of Appraisal Commissioners cannot and will not serve any useful or needful purpose in the adjudication of any question which it is necessary to adjudicate and determine for the full, complete, and final . disposition of the condemnation of said land of your claimant . WHEREFORE, your said claimant, the said H H. Hudson, for the reasons hereinbefore specified and set out prays the Court to -decline to accept the report of said Board of Appraisal Commissioners and to disapprove any and all finding or findings of fact or facts therein in so far as said report and findings of fact relate to the real estate owned by your said claimant, and further that the Court resubmit any and all fact or facts in relation to the value of his real estate aforesaid to another Board of Appraisal Commissioners in order to accomplish a full and final determination of the fact or facts in reference to the value . of his said real estate . WILLIAM V ATTORNEY AT FORD LAW LURAY, VIRGINIA �V . STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF PAGE, TO-WIT: . Hudson, the This day, H. H claimant named in the fore- going motion, being first duly sworn, says that the facts and allegations therein contained are true, except so far as they are therein stated to be on information, and that so far as they are therein stated to be upon information, he believes them to be . true / — 1 -7 / / Claimant Taken, sworn to and subscribed before me this 16th day of . July, 1932 -" N. ' 0 t totary Public e-A: My commission expires i . February 8, 1933 ft ft | | I i I I * 0 . WILLIAM V ATTORNEY AT FORD LAW. LURAY, VIRGINIA ft �— ^ / < jr W* / THE STATE COMMISSION ON CONSERVATION & DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA . VS * * . . - V MOTION OF H H HUDSON, CLAIMANT TO 300 ACRES OF LANI EMBRACED WITHIN THE ABOVE ENTITLED PETITION, TO SET ASIDE THE FINDINGS OF FACT IN RELATION TO THE VALUE THEREOF . k , & CLIFTON AYLOR &C 37, 400 ACRES OF LAND IN RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY, MORE OR ESS. £ LAW OFFICES WILLIAM Vo FORD ^ITKA-Y, VA . r? �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF KAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY, VIRGINIA. THE STATE COMMISSION ON CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA i .. MOTION OF H H HUDSON, CLAIMANT TO 300 ACRES OF LAND EM)( VS BRACED WITHIN THE ABOVE ENTITLED PETITION, TO SET ASIDE THE FINDINGS OF FACT IN CLIFTON AYLOR, &C., & 37,400 ACRES RELATION TO THE VALUE THEREOF OF LAND IN RAPPAHANNOCK, COUNTY, MORE OR LESS . . . WHEREAS, the Board of Appraisal Commissioners and Special Investigators heretofore appointed in the above entitled condemnation proceedings for Rappahannock County, Virginia, was filed with the records of this case in the Clerk 1 s Office of the Circuit Court of Rappahannock County on the 18th day of May, 1932; and WHEREAS, there was embraced in the said petition filed by the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and sought to be condemned by said Commission for the purpose of establishing the Shenandoah National Park, a ! . tract or parcel of land owned in fee simple by H H. Hudson, which said tract or parcel of land contains 300 acres, more or less, and lies entirely within the County of Rappahannock, and on | the North branch of Thornton’s River and Greasy Run; and WHEREAS, by an order heretofore entered by the Circuit i Court of Rappahannock County at its now pending Term the said H. H. Hudson was granted an extension of time within which to file I his motion to review and exceptions to the report of said Board of Appraisal Commissioners in so far as said report relates to ! I his lands as aforesaid; . NOW, COMES THE SAID CLAIMANT, H H. Hudson, by counsel, and moves the said court to decline to accept and to disapprove any . WILLIAM V ATTORNEY AT FORD LAW LURAY, VIRGINIA and all finding or findings of fact or facts, in relation to the �REPORT ON THE ACREAGE OP THE H. H. HUDSON TRACT #113. . - One of them, out This tract is made up of two parcels . Hud- lined in red on the attached sketch, was conveyed to H. H son by a deed containing an excellent description, by bearings . These bearings, and distances, when platted, close very closely. The deed calls for this tract to contain 166 acres. and distances My computation of the acreage, however, gives 173 acres, For the remainder of the tract, lying between the 173 acres and . the Varner & Spitler Tract, we can find no description - How ever, this tract is entirely surrounded by lines of the 173 acre tract and the Varner & Spitler Tract, which also closes . well A compu\tation of the acreage by the calls of the 173 . acre tract and the Varner & Spitler Tract, gives acres This added to the 173 acres gives a total of 202 acres for the . . H. H. Hudson Tract #113 . The State's report calls for 188 acres - The differ ence between 202 and 188 is accounted for by the difference in horizontal and surface measurement. k7 . W N. Sloan, . Chief Engineer, Park Service �said 300 acres of land claimed by him, or the value thereof, and without waiving any other grounds of exception which may be taken and adduced at the hearing to be had on this motion, sets out and states that the grounds upon which he relies in making the foregoing motion are as follows: (1). That the finding or findings of fact contained in the report of the said Board of Appraisal Commissioners in reference to your claimants land as aforesaid are so manifestly inadequate, when considered together with all the evidence before the Court, that it is apparent in making such finding or findings of fact the Board of Appraisal Commissioners were affected or influenced by some error, mistake, or misapprehension of facts as to the identity of the land with reference to which such finding or findings of fact was being made; (2). That the finding or findings of facts contained in the said report in reference to the 300 acres of land of your said claimant shows on its face that said Board did not take into . H. Hudson; consideration the entire acreage claimed by the said H (3). That one or more tracts of real estate claimed and owned by your claimant in fee simple was not considered at all by said Board of Park Appraisal Commissioners and was entirely left I out of the report aforesaid; - (4). That the said Board of Appraisal Commissioners did not view and did not take into consideration all of the land owned by your claimant; (5). That on account of the said omissions of certain lands owned by your claimant, the finding or findings of fact in reference to the said lands of your claimant is so confused and uncertain that such findings serve no needful or useful purpose in ascertaining and determining the true value of said lands; WILLIAM . V ATTORNEY AT FORD LAW LURAY, VIRGINIA �/ (6). That the finding or findings of fact in reference to - the lands of your claimant as aforesaid, on account of the afore said omission and confusion of identity are not responsive to the question of value of said lands, or to the issues in this case, and can serve no needful or useful purpose in ascertaining its true value; (7). That on account of said omissions and confusion of the identity of the said land, the finding or findings in question are so manifestly inadequate, undertain, and indefinite, when considered together with all the other evidence before your Honor’s Court, that the facts so found by the Board of Appraisal Commissioners cannot and will not serve any useful or needful purpose in the adjudication of any question which it is necessary to adjudicate and determine for the full, complete, and final . disposition of the condemnation of said land of your claimant . WHEREFORE, your said claimant, the said H H. Hudson, for the reasons hereinbefore specified and set out prays the Court to decline to accept the report of said Board of Appraisal Commissioners and to disapprove any and all finding or findings of fact or facts therein in so far as said report and findings of fact relate to the real estate owned by your said claimant, and further that the Court resubmit any and all fact or facts in relation to the value of his real estate aforesaid to another Board of Appraisal Commissioners in order to accomplish a full and final determination of the fact or facts in reference to the value . of his said real estate I . WILLIAM V ATTORNEY AT FORD LAW LURAY, VIRGINIA I �I STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF PAGE, TO-WIT: 1 . H. Hudson, the This day, H I claimant named in the fore- going motion, being first duly sworn, says that the facts and allegations therein contained are true, except so far as they are therein stated to be on information, and that so far as they are ! therein stated to be upon information, he believes them to be . true / i / yj - t* 1 try Claimant Taken, sworn to and subscribed before me this 16th day of . July, 1932 I I My commission expires i . February 8, 1933 i I i i i ! i i i . WILLIAM V ATTORNEY AT FORD LAW LURAY, VIRGINIA �> * - 1 If ; mmm * I d? i: \ i’ if / THE STATE COMMISSION ON CONSERVATION & DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA . VS 4* * . MOTION OF H H. HUDSON, CLAIMANT TO 300 ACRES OF LANI EMBRACED WITHIN THE ABOVE ENTITLED PETITION, TO SET ASIDE THE FINDINGS OF FACT IN RELATION TO THE VALUE THEREOF i . fr'- * i:j L •• BJ, 1 I /'1}? IW *m.h< % 1 ' ’ . CLIFTON AYLOR, &C , & 37,400 ACRES OF LAND IN RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY, MORE OR T.TCRR - ml .i ff i W*J”- i ffii J : I. i ' . I i j i i V f 'r r it - £ b' 1\ XiAW OX'X'IGXIS / \ 'wr, WILLIAM V. FORD i J « ft LURAY, VA. ! �IK THE CIRCUIT COURT OF RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY State Commission on Conservation and Develonment , . v b Evelyn Tyler Miller, Julia M. M. Booth, C. B Miller, ueorge^Tyler Miller, Henry T. Miller, William Arthur Miller, B. F. Miller. Mrs. . S e t t l e, TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY: The above named petitioners represent: . Evelyn 1 st: Mrs . Miller, deceased, and J Tyler Miller is the widow of John your other petitioners are his heirs at law and as such hold in common and undivided right a tract of land lying in Warren and Rappahannock Counties, consisting of six thousand one hundred and sixty three acres, of which two thousand five hundred and t?renty three acres lie in Warren County . and three thousand six hundred and forty acres lie in Rappahannock The land, however, is one tract and in proceedings in Rappahannock . Miller for the partition of the John J Estate was by the order of the court held in common and undivisable as necessary to pro- tect the best interests of said successor in title. 2nd: By proceedings had in this court alleged to . be under the authority of chapter 410, Acts 1928, the btate Com- mission on Conservation and Development is seeking to take by condemnation that portion of said tract as is in the County of /fa/ JO/> aA Sjnck Warron. By orders of this court M. Lohr Capper, M. L. Price and 3/ / A ueerge H. Levi are appointed special investigators and a board of appraisal commissioners to ascertain all facts pertinent to said tract and the compensation to be paid to your petitioners. 3rd: Under Section 8 and Section 29 said special investigators and boards of appraisal, acting individually or as a board, may resort to any source of information which they may " hear any statement or expression of opinion mad$ deem proper and under oath, by any person, whether such person under oath or not . * is or is not interested in the fact or facts they are seeking to ascertain and determine." �Notwithstanding the courts of Virginia have condemned such methods this statute sets such decisions at naught and dehies to your petitioners in the protection of their property rights the equal protection of the lav/ and the guaranties of the Bill of Rights of Virginia and of the 14th Amendment of the Constitution of the United States. - 4th; The said special investigators and special ap praisers have made their report in which contrary to any otherwise • « legal evidence before them they have grossly misdescribed said tract and have undertaken to ascertain the compensation to which petitioners are entitled so grossly inadequate as to show that said board or some of them were influenced by partiality or gross mistake of law as to the nature and effect of the evidence with reference to which such finding or fir dings were made. Your - petitioners charge that such findings were based on hearsay state ment, rumors and exaggerations from unknown parties authorized by this atatute and not upon legal evidence such as judicial boards can only act upon. 5th; The tract of land is vaxuable for its timber, for its mineral deposits and in addition thereto much of the tract . is fine blue grass grazing land CP A /VVI s - .4rammer, who 6th: William H owes petitioners approxi* mately $46,000 with interest from the 3rd day of May, 1922 for the timber rights alone is now prosecuting in the United States District . Court for the Western District his claim to the timber rights 7tft: Petitioners have filed their claim in the record, which fairly states the amount they are entitled to recover . as compensation for their property 8th: Petitioners pray that this court will wholly disregard said report of said special investigators and special appraisers, (l) Insofar as the statute prescribes the weight to be attached thereto it is an invasion by the legislature of the province of the court ; 2. �(2) That petitioners are not afforded a day in court for the proper consideration of their rights, when before the - special investigators or boards of appraisers the statute author - izes and directs the consideration of wholly improper and pre judicial evidence, and, when they come into this court, the statute binds the court by the weight it directs to be attached to the report of such a board ; (3) The compensation to petitioners is confiscatory as fixed by these special investigators and appraisers; (4) Petitioners rely upon the guaranties of the Bill Constitution, and of the Constitution of the United States; of Rights of Virginia the 14th Amendment of (5) Petitioners pray that the court will summon a . jury to ascertain the compensation due petitioners X « yU>L V \ nsu �3 0 \ ^ -^u^/&*zfy ^ yYs^eye tZy " / C - a f v ^yj Q/rYwy TZ&+r y t 'Z& fetmfZ v? ~" r p^? Q ( & ' & ^ Y - £j$*-<I iY£ &^mzr¥ /a %d Y - -f / tj' t . /£&&***Y ‘ >** ' Y ' cYL& , , & Y• , . vY*? * YYZ ' / < 7 & t & ?s sgLescS msf ?«U £ "* c ^ *** / 9 * &?W?7Zt*X&& ,Ujfiikc* '&£*. 2« / , ^ jc ^ STATE OF IOWA ) COUNTY OF POLK ) )" ss . M, Booth, known Subscribed and sworn to before me this fifth day of July, 1932 by N . to be the person who signed the foregoing instrument 4 1fasUlsCst 1 . Notary Public in and forPolk County / Coumyi *4 and fcr K (/ / Not«o to c .feta ^ -. , ' : v ’ :.. ^ �•r «» i T • > I : V) - STATE coma SSI OK on CONSER VATION & DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA VS.} No . . 9 149 CLIFTON AYLOR , ET AL “ N r 4 FILED IN CLERK’S OFF! ' K y RAPPAJHANNOCK: COU:« . ^ * * y -~ este: ' ( - * < > u K * i « LAW O F F I C E S J i » HARRISON & HARRISON W I N C H E S T E R, V I R G I N I A ./ % ft ' / vi � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rappahannock County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Description An account of the resource The first series in the Rappahannock County SNP Records collection consists of 350 files related to the court proceedings from The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Clifton Aylor and others, and Thirty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred (37,400) Acres of Land, more or less, in Rappahannock County, Virginia. This was a court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire privately held land located within the boundary of Rappahannock County in the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. Within the boundaries of eight counties, the state of Virginia, in collaboration with the Federal government, used eminent domain condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents in this collection are the legal proceedings for each individual tract of land that made up the one court case. In most cases, the individual case files consist of property surveys, assessments for the value of the land and improvements, and claims by the owner of the property. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Bulk of the collection dates 1930 to 1934 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Hudson, H.H. Description An account of the resource <p><strong>Tract: </strong>113; </p><p><strong>Location: </strong>Near Headwaters of the Thornton River; </p><p><strong>Cost/Acre: </strong>$57.50; </p><p><strong>Estimate Value: </strong>$4,312.30; </p><p><strong>Number of Acres: </strong>75.0; </p><p><strong>Monies Awarded: </strong>$ (n/a)</p> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract 113 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context hudson-hh-tract-113 Hudson https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/5399745fd33c3b55a43288609f2b60bf.pdf a9fd9b0074bb41703ddb694a451d7827 PDF Text Text Rappahannock County NAME OF CLAIMANT #113- a- I — Number of Acres : 5 Hudson, H. H. Lap on Ellen A. Burri 11 . Location : Neap headwaters of the Roads : Approximately seven miles over rough mountain road to Sperryville, Va North Fork of Thornton River . . Soil : Sandy loam of average depth and fertility History of Tract and condition of timber : This land has been grazed many . years Improvements : None. Acreage and value of types : Types Acreage Value per acre o $ 27.50 Total Value Ridge : Slope : Cove : Grazing Land : $137.50 Fields Restocking : Cultivated Land : Orchard : Minerals : Value of Land : $ 137.50 Value of Improvements : $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit : $ Value of Timber : $ Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract : $ 2 7 . 5 0 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : p T TT PV Kj J <’ J X Ui. ± �\ County: Rappahannock Distriot: . il. Lap on -a-1 — #115 Acreage Claimed: Hudson, H 300 .# 20,000 Value Claimed: . Burrlll. 121 len A . assessed: 290.59 A Deed: ssessed: $1753.00 Deed : . . Area: Location: iadnont 5 acres Near headwaters of the North Fork of Incumbrances, counter claims or laps: T’hornton . River All of the land claimed by . H, Hudson lies within the overall Survey, H See . lap reports for other three parcels of land Soils Sandy loam of average depth and fertility, Roads: approximately saven miles over rough mountain road to Sperryvilie, Virginia . 1 story of tract nd cond tion of timber: , This land has been . grazed many years Improvements: . None Value of land by types: Value Type Acreage Fg 5 $12.00 vSO OO Total vadue of tract $60.00 Average — value per acre Total Value $60.00 . Total value of land X per acre $12.00 .. Inc ludes all land claimed by .1 I Hudson in Rappa hannocA County for wliich this and three other reports have been prepar ed . �\ . . Lap on A. urrill. Hudson, H H Rllen County r Ra ppa hannock District: Piedmont TT A leaver & Hudson Jacob Dwyer Grove -- r .j.o a 1 H. Hudson Lap on Ann 1 Jo 11 iff s ’s Heirs j z ' & Hershberger Spitler LLiGEHD . I Gra z ing Scale - 1" 1 20 chains � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rappahannock County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Description An account of the resource The first series in the Rappahannock County SNP Records collection consists of 350 files related to the court proceedings from The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Clifton Aylor and others, and Thirty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred (37,400) Acres of Land, more or less, in Rappahannock County, Virginia. This was a court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire privately held land located within the boundary of Rappahannock County in the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. Within the boundaries of eight counties, the state of Virginia, in collaboration with the Federal government, used eminent domain condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents in this collection are the legal proceedings for each individual tract of land that made up the one court case. In most cases, the individual case files consist of property surveys, assessments for the value of the land and improvements, and claims by the owner of the property. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Bulk of the collection dates 1930 to 1934 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Hudson, H.H. Description An account of the resource <p><strong>Tract: </strong>113 - A I; </p><p><strong>Location: </strong>Near Headwaters of the Thornton River; </p><p><strong>Cost/Acre: </strong>$9.65; </p><p><strong>Estimate Value: </strong>$1,227.20; </p><p><strong>Number of Acres: </strong>127.0; </p><p><strong>Monies Awarded: </strong>$ (n/a)</p> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract 113 - A I Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context hudson-hh-tract-113-a-i Hudson Overall https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/c6d61c32f646af9a822d04b221c5e704.pdf b1235c946a70417f6e81b337287b7d31 PDF Text Text Rappahannock County NAME OF CLAIMANT #113-a- I I Number of Acres : 24 Location : — . . . Hudson , H K Lop on Ann P J o l l i f f e ’ s Heirs Hear headwaters of t h e North Pork of Thornton River Roads : Approximately seven m i l e s over rough mountain road S p e r r y v i l l e , 7a Soil : Sandy loam of average d e p t h und f e r t i l i t y . . . to . History of Tract and condition of timber : p h i a ncl has been g r a z e d many years Improvements : None . Acreage and value of types : Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge : Slope : Cove : Grazing Land : 24 $27.50 $660.00 Fields Restocking : Cultivated Land : Orchard : Minerals : Value of Land : $ 660.00 Value of Improvements : $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit : $ Value of Timber : $ Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract : $ 27.50 . Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ None - jk ' 0 LSRK . �County : Rappahannock District: Piedmont N . . V Hudson, H H Lap on Ann P. Jolliffe ’s Heirs A . Weaver & Hudson Jacob Dwyer Grove & jpitler #113- a-I . H H. Hudson Lap on Hllen A. Burr.ill LGGBHD P. Grazing Scale 1" 20 chains � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rappahannock County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Description An account of the resource The first series in the Rappahannock County SNP Records collection consists of 350 files related to the court proceedings from The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Clifton Aylor and others, and Thirty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred (37,400) Acres of Land, more or less, in Rappahannock County, Virginia. This was a court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire privately held land located within the boundary of Rappahannock County in the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. Within the boundaries of eight counties, the state of Virginia, in collaboration with the Federal government, used eminent domain condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents in this collection are the legal proceedings for each individual tract of land that made up the one court case. In most cases, the individual case files consist of property surveys, assessments for the value of the land and improvements, and claims by the owner of the property. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Bulk of the collection dates 1930 to 1934 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Hudson, H.H. Description An account of the resource <p><strong>Tract: </strong>113 - A II; </p><p><strong>Location: </strong>Headwaters North Fork of the Thornton River; </p><p><strong>Cost/Acre: </strong>$27.50; </p><p><strong>Estimate Value: </strong>$137.50; </p><p><strong>Number of Acres: </strong>5.0; </p><p><strong>Monies Awarded: </strong>$ (n/a)</p> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract 113 - A II Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context hudson-hh-tract-113-a-ii Burrell Hudson https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/c18ab1464c6ca7cabf5a9ffad8421957.pdf 73a0e926d311cd8cc214a0b50140060e PDF Text Text Rappahannock County NAME OF CLAIMANT Hudson, IT. E. #113 1 - — Number of Acres : 75 Location : . Jolliffe’s Lap on unn P Heirs. Hear headwaters of the Thornton River. Roads : It is approximately seven miles down Thornton River to the Lee Highway , hut the upper end of this road is too rough to haul over even with teams and wagons. Through Gaahm's Gap it is eight miles to Luray , most of which Sail: is over an unimproved dirt road. Soil: The soil is a gravelly cla loam of - medium depth and fertility. The slopes are : moderately stee with a southeast • History of T r a c?naSda«,aai ftw §f .. . , „ this tract„ f. The non timbered portion of was cleared many years ago for agricultural purposes, About 30 years ago the owner started an apple orchard on an area of approximately 15 acres of the best land and after the trees reached bearing age he discontinued cultivation of the other land. (Continued on other side ) Improvements : The tract is partia ly enclosed with a substantial rail fence. In addition to the orchard there are on the tract the following buildings; Dwelling:16x34 * , log, weatherboarded ,! -§ story , 5 rooms, log with metdl roof and stone chimneys, occupied by tenant Bunk house: 14x30', metal roof, fair condition, Cook house: 13x24', frame , shingle ro f Barn: 30x40', board siding, composition roof, Corn crib: 6x13 » , shingle roof Stable: 13x30', board siding , composition roof. -Hen house: 13x16', metal roof Tool house: ~T & - -- -- d * -- -- Li Acreage and value of types : Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge : Slope : 8 32.50 (30.00 47 10.90 512.30 20 129.00 3580.00 33112.30 1200.00 Cove : Grazing Land : Fields Restocking : Cultivated Land : Orchard : Minerals : 34313.50 Value of Land : $ 532.30 Value of Improvements : $ 1300.00 Value of Orchard : $ 2580.00 Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit : $ Value of Timber : $ Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract : $ 57.50 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : one. '" C LBHi. �History: - C ob t i m.^d V All chestnut oak; timber was cut for bark about 3© years ago and the remaining stand of nature timber was cut later, There remains nothing of merchantable size except some scattered immature oaks and poplars which cannot be marketed at a profit because of the comparative inaccessibility of the tract. . e » 1 \ * a * 1 a a • J i) * a * » r a :Vj i ' * . p p * a • i % aril moil ; ,;H irifiie i n - o auk f �County : Rappahannock District ; piedmont ' *\ - -- .. Hudson. H H #113 1 Lap . on Ann P Jolllffe’s Iielrs Acreage ; Claimed: 300 Assessed: 299.59 Value Claimed: #20,000 Assessed: #1752.50 Area: 70 Acres Deed: No record Deed: . . Location: Near headwaters of the Thornton River Incumbrances, counter claims or laps: All of the land claimed by H H Hudson lies within ^ the Overall Survey See lap reports for other three parcels of land .. Soil: Th8 soil is a gravelly clay loam of medium depth and fertility The slopes are moderately steep with a south east and a southwest exposure . Roads ; Ir . . . ? - It is approximately seven miles do n Thornton River to the Lee Highway, but the upper end of this road is too rougn to haul ver even with teams and. wagons Through Beahm's Gap it is eight miles to Luray, most of which is over an unimproved dirt road . . - History of tract and condition of timber: The non timbered portion of this tract was cleared many years ago for agricultural purposes ..bout 20 years ago the owner started an apple orchard on an area of approximately 15 acres of the best land and after the trees reached bearing age he dis continued cultivation of the other land All chestnut oak ti her was cut for bar: about 30 years ago and the remaining stand of nature ti iber was cut later There remains nothing of merchantable size except so e scattered immature oaks and poplars which cannot b marketed at a profit because of the comparative inaccessibility of the tract . - . . . . Improvements: The tract is partially enclosed with a substant ial rail fence In addition to the orchard there are on the tract the following buildings ; Dwelling: 16x24 * , log, weatherboarded, one and one half story, 5 rooms, l<bg with metal roof and stone chimneys, occupied b.y tenant•••• #250.00 Bunk nouse: 14x30 * , metal roof, fair condition 150.00 . , Cook house: darn: roof Horn crib ; Stable: roof Hen house: Tool house: . - - - 12x24', frame, shingle roof 20x40’, board siding, composition . 50.00 — 6x12’, shingle roof 13x30’, board siding , composition 12x15 * , metal roof - 1'5.00 20.00 73.00 #810.00 �—Z <m , H. H. - - Hudson Lap on #115 1 nMi . ? Jolliffe's Heirs - Of the 20 acres in orchard approximately three fourths of it is within the area covered by this report valued at | 125.00 per acre Orciiard: . Value of land by types: Value per acre Acreage 8 ?r | 2.50 4.00 10.00 1 5 JO 24 23 15 Fg Orchard . 70 Total Total Total Total value value value value of of of of land 810.00 1873.00 v 3038.00 Average value per acre 1-43.30 X ,20.00 96.00 230.00 f346.00 .1346.00 orchard tract improvements Total Value . Includes all land clai ed by 1f* A Hudson in Rappahannock County for which this and three other reports have been prepared . �Nl A County: Rappahannock District: Piedmont #113-1 -- Hudson , H. H. Lap on Ann P. Jolliffe ’s Heirs. \ \ / V #113-1 ' \ Varner & Spitler H. Hudson Lap N on I Julia 0. Overall’s \ I Heirs N I \ / \ OYCVv^- \ > rrN -x\ * Hudson 8& Weaver \ / . V Jacob Dwyer Frank Compton LHCPHD - .- Restockin Orchard - 20 chains Slope F F Grazing . Scale 1 T1 cr U � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rappahannock County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Description An account of the resource The first series in the Rappahannock County SNP Records collection consists of 350 files related to the court proceedings from The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Clifton Aylor and others, and Thirty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred (37,400) Acres of Land, more or less, in Rappahannock County, Virginia. This was a court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire privately held land located within the boundary of Rappahannock County in the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. Within the boundaries of eight counties, the state of Virginia, in collaboration with the Federal government, used eminent domain condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents in this collection are the legal proceedings for each individual tract of land that made up the one court case. In most cases, the individual case files consist of property surveys, assessments for the value of the land and improvements, and claims by the owner of the property. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Bulk of the collection dates 1930 to 1934 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Hudson, H.H. Description An account of the resource <p><strong>Tract: </strong>113 - I; </p><p><strong>Location: </strong>Near Headwaters of the Thornton River; </p><p><strong>Cost/Acre: </strong>$27.50; </p><p><strong>Estimate Value: </strong>$660.00; </p><p><strong>Number of Acres: </strong>24.0; </p><p><strong>Monies Awarded: </strong>$ (n/a)</p> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract 113 - I Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context hudson-hh-tract-113-i Hudson https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/6ee24dc298fd74571dd15ec3d707abef.pdf e710f470bdedb041aa386eadffbf9d6a PDF Text Text Rappahannock County NAME OF CLAIMANT - #113 11 -- . . Overall Heirs. Hudson , x x « H Lap on Julia C I "T Number of Acres : 127 Near headwater:: of the Thornton River Location : . It is approximately seven miles down Thornton River to the Lee Highway, hut the upper end of this road is too hough to haul over even v;ith teams : nd wagons. Through Beahm ’s Gap it is eight miles to Luray , most of which is over an unimproved dirt road. Soil : The soil is a gravelly clay loam of medium depth and fertility. The slopes are moderately steep with a south east and a southwest exposure. History of Tract and condition of timber : The non timbered portion of this tract was cleared many years ago for agricultural purposes. . .bout 20 years ago the owner started an apple orchard on an area of approximately five acres of the best land and after the trees reached bearing age he discontinued cultivation of the other land. All chestnut oak timber was cut for bark about 30 years :years ago and the remaining stanc of nature timber was cut later. There remains nothing of merchantable size except some scattered immature oaks and poplars which cannot bo marketed at a profit because of the comparative inaccessibility of the tract. Roads : . - - . Impr ovements: None Orchard: Of the 20 acres in orchard approximately one fourth of it is ithin the area covered by this report, Acreage and value of types : Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge : Slope : 89 $2.50 $222.50 33 10.90 359.70 3582.20 129.00 645.00 1227.20 $ Cove : Grazing Land : Fields Restocking : Cultivated Land : Orchard : 3 0 Minerals : Value of Land : $ 582.20 Value of Improvements : $ Value of Orchard : $645.00 Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit : $ Value of Timber : $ Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract : $9.65 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ None. CLORK �. County * District ; -- /115 a U Acreage Haired : Value Claimed : — .. Hudson , : 3 L Lap ; on . .- rut , Jolliffe * s 300 Asseased : W O » 0 9 £ 30 , 000 assessed : 11733, 00 Lear headwaters of the 'forth Incumbrances , counter claims or l a p s : elra Deed : » Dead : » ork of Thornton River , 11 of the land olaim d by . II, U, Hudson lies within the overall lap reports for oth iednont 34 .- - ores re a ; Location ; Rappahannock r thre parcels urvey Leo o4' land , . Coil : Tandy loam of average depth and fort 11 ty Roads: seven miles over rough mountsin road to Sperryville , Va , . Istory of Appromimately tract and condition of timber : . This 1 -; d has been graa&d many years Improvements ; Lone * Value of laud by typos : Value acreage Ty pe 34 or acre 113.00 Total valre of land ;2JB, 00 Total value of tract 1283, 00 Average value per acre $12.00 Total Value . $238 UQ �County ; District ; V . H. - Hudson, h lap on /113 11 / . Overall Julia C Acreuse Claimed: 300 Value Claimed : Rappahannoc Piedmont assessed: #20,000 . Heirs 299.39 Deed: assessed: .51732.30 rea: Deed : 118 .iCras . Location: Hear headwaters of the Thornton River Incumbrances, counter claims or laps: Soil: The soil is a gravelly day loam of medium depth and fertility The slopes are moderately steep with a southeast md a southwest exposure . Roads: . It is approximately seven miles down Thornton River to the Lee Highway, but the upper end of this road is too rough to haul over even with teams and 'wagons Through Beahm’s Gap it is eight miles to Luray, most of wnich is over an unimproved dirt road . . itstory of tract and condition of timber: The non tinbered portion of this tract was cleared many years ago for agricult ural purposes About 20 years ago the owner started an apple orchard on an area of approxiraatelyfive acres of the best land and after th trees reached bearing age he discontinued cultivation of the other land All chestnut oak timber was cut for bark about 30 years ago and the remaining stand of nature timber was cut later There remains nothing of merchantable size except some scattered immature oaks and poplars which cannot be marketed at a profit because of the comparative inaccessibility of the traot - - . . . . Improve me nt s: . None Orchard: of the 20 acres in orchard approximately one foirth of it is within the area covered by this report, and is valued at $125.00 per acre . - Value of land by types: Type Slope Fr Fg Orchard Acreage 30 32 1 5 118 Value acre $2.50 4.00 10.00 123.00 per ' Total Value f 300.00 128.00 10.00 $.338.00 �- #113 11 Total value of land — — 2- .. Hudson, H H Lap on Julia 0 . overall Heirs . | 338 G0 625.00 Total value of orchard Total value of tract $963.00 $8.16 Average value per acre X — .. Includes all land claimed by II H Hudson in Rappahannock County for which this and three other reports have been prepared . �unt y: Rappahanno ck District: Piednont A/ /|\ #113-11 -- Hudson, II. H. Lap on Julia G. Overall ’s Heirs. / / FY~ \ #113- 3> H.E. 'V, Hudson ^ \LapAnnon \ * - ^ |Jolli fe ’s Hudson & FeavPT I » JacoD Dv;yer LEG23ED Slope P. Restocking P Grazing Orchard i ii r 20 chains Seal e . _ - - � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rappahannock County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Description An account of the resource The first series in the Rappahannock County SNP Records collection consists of 350 files related to the court proceedings from The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Clifton Aylor and others, and Thirty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred (37,400) Acres of Land, more or less, in Rappahannock County, Virginia. This was a court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire privately held land located within the boundary of Rappahannock County in the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. Within the boundaries of eight counties, the state of Virginia, in collaboration with the Federal government, used eminent domain condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents in this collection are the legal proceedings for each individual tract of land that made up the one court case. In most cases, the individual case files consist of property surveys, assessments for the value of the land and improvements, and claims by the owner of the property. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Bulk of the collection dates 1930 to 1934 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Hudson, H.H. Description An account of the resource <p><strong>Tract: </strong>113 - II; </p><p><strong>Location: </strong>Near Headwaters of the Thorton River; </p><p><strong>Cost/Acre: </strong>$ (n/a); </p><p><strong>Estimate Value: </strong>$ (n/a); </p><p><strong>Number of Acres: </strong>202.0; </p><p><strong>Monies Awarded: </strong>$ (n/a)</p> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract 113 - II Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context hudson-hh-tract-113-ii Hudson https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/Madison_County_SNP_Records_Court_Proceedings/mcsnp_hudson-f-mrs-tract-38.pdf 5f87cf7a95f5635a2b42b0f9e3e1aaca Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Madison County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Description An account of the resource The first series in the Madison County SNP Records collection consists of 363 files related to the court proceedings from The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. D.F. Anderson and Others, and Fifty-Five Thousand Acres of Land, More or Less, in Madison County, Virginia. This was a court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire privately held land located within the boundary of Madison County in the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. Within the boundaries of eight counties, the state of Virginia, in collaboration with the Federal government, used eminent domain condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents in this collection are the legal proceedings for each individual tract of land that made up the one court case. In most cases, the individual case files consist of property surveys, assessments for the value of the land and improvements, and claims by the owner of the property. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Madison County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1930-1934 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Hudson, HF Mrs. Description An account of the resource <p><strong>Tract(s):</strong> 38</p> <p><strong>Items in Land File:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Claimant Worksheet</li> <li>Tract Assessment</li> <li>Owner Claim</li> <li>LOB9 (page 162)</li> <li>Tax Records</li> <li>Misc.</li> </ul> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Madison County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/"></a><br />This work is licensed under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License</a>. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract 38 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context MCSNP_Hudson-F-Mrs-tract-38 Hudson https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/b2894fdecae2d08e7bd342d6cdf3924f.pdf 55faa55b2343bfcc61f6922592f22787 PDF Text Text 1 C _ nty: Rappahanno ck District : Piedmont CLAIMANT NAME OF QWffiQL #141 Number of Acres: - . A. Huffman, Jos 1781- On the headwaters of Butterwood Branch, approximately one mile from the Lee Highway, Location : narrow steeo road, approximatelv one mil? in lepgth, extends from this property to the Lee Highway Prom the point of intersection with the Lee Highway it is about 11 miles to Luray, or a total of 12 miles Soil : The soil is a sandy loam of only fair quality In many daces it is thin. The slopes are steep and I:n many places rocky Roads: A ver . . . . lmos t all of this tract has been cleared and is now used for grazing purposes or is in orchard It has been used extensively by the owner and the members of his family as a summer home, which accounts for the large house and the improvements around it, among which are a swimming pool, and a fountain The small wooded area remaining on the tract bears no merchantable timber IMPROVEMENTS — Dwelling summer home ) 6 room,and sleeoing porch,metal roof, celled running water 2 story,— Smoke house,frame,shingle — Spring House,frame „ and con 5p t < ((,|| , 6l iS 2 | 4 n and frame,7 room, 2 story, and basement,shingled and weatherboarded — Smoke housea 5 pie lg | pf 2acJjfll 2§ | ie' 2| 6 Pump shingled house , Barn , log 3 sned shingled . sides r Garage r . frame shingled --- )log Pig of Place now abandoned wettherboarded,3 - l r story rooms, shingled - | Barn, Log, shingled History of Tract and condition of timber: i . . * .^ ^ 9dr £gg54gg 5i & gJgSe |djg rrreja-;« .*ogfW| llhfori& % lIe ¥ .k g ? g ielntndoel,gJh8g | f - ^ ^ ^ ?S?3ft ? . . ^ ^ ^ . Value Acreage Types Slope : ^ ^ - Total Value per acre 24 @ #2.50 $60.00 117# @ 18.23 #2146.33 35 @ 18.00 630 Q0 Cove : Grazing Land : Cultivated Land : . #2836.33 l£ Orchard : @ 83.50 125.00 72061.33 178f Minerals: Value of Land : $ 2836 33 # Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard : $ 1973 • 33 1973 > 55 $4934.66 125 « 00 Value of Minerals: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract: $ 27.68 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ NONE CLERK ��\ 05 Claim of -y 1i County, Virginia, N o._ /_4 A t Law. In the Circuit Court of The State Commission on Conser•vation and Development of the State of Virginia , Petitioner, vs cM.a* fiAuoc4C„ ^ County, Virginia, Defendants. more or less, of land in The undersigned , in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and De*] velopment of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this Court of as his answer to saia petition and to said notice. // My name is O My Post Office Address is I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about acres, on which there are the following v buildings and improvements _ _ _ , juJ ) O 'p? TOOL NT / . L £ & VJTC 7 » & » L 4 & ® * -C -- -*** * * J ej 3 i - a. ftT SI -fLpjtirQMk - § Vg ' UYTP HXocr 3 0 2* L. OAWL < - 5 Ai.flC . * ? cCaXAy <*.cuy*x- j 4&O!CJKA Ji&This land is located about ^ „ UJ L o > JAIQ . - -JI ymo^4. A. Virginia, A /7 AJCA JL miles ^from .! * in * * * * * ^ >Hi!Z»_*ir_ _ _ Magisterial District of said County. u‘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, hand 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 ^ x arcel of land described above ) . * CK _PtA L &- ^ ^ — ^ Ui 5 V 4 ( M _ To ^ OUAJM QSHAAJL? - The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows : _ J***A*r y y _ ADWS s. North & JsL tedi t ^ ^ (S OAJC * South i _ _JLr & ^ _ East West __ <« »/ Yft**** *: I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year following manner : ^^ - _ StS&Ys.ou 6~ ^ in the t) I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereoo on is § - ±LQO I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, o o in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $ _ _y j.2 v? I am the owner of acres of land adjoining the above described tract or w 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 0* this claim which claimant desires to make ; and if practicable he should also insert here a 55 description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds ) . ^ ejhiMm aj uJL_ _ $ ! J U . XSLM AJOL h \ L L A < : * Remarks £ * * * ^ to ^ ^ ~ /o f&lAJM ynr&AJL <x0x\- 4 {QtuM O L A.O C ? JtOS"JU -tlu 5 O / ytu Jf £ ^ £ W - _ f ? Aiijt*-.- * ^ - ^ ^ ^ _ _ ) necessary if ! . on tinue remarks the back G £ LCon * * < * * / 2 ± * -^1 * i c * y* S 300 ° To Witness my signature ^ or my name and JU* «K* $ . •> .^ r ( fAJtttetjf'. " y or . * .e C mark attached hereto ) , i93o. . tips _ . / 1JA 9 / * day ; STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF_ _ /!y r=* vy’ The undersigned hereby certifies that the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made eafth that the matters and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief , / 1930. day of this 'Pr.b- ^ my Uoftimission txjxro tab , * / 19J?/ * Clerk of the Court, or Special Investigator or Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace. « �County: Rappahamoek District: Piedmont yi41 /,crcar;c Claimed: - . A/O7C Huffman, Jos - 77 // — s / ve/yarf 7 - /f fenr / ,g /ift / sttec-Y &y r$. / / &.tftTTcm <rf aCt t " >n m6cre’i • ^ C i < * > Value Claimed: Location: / ? - On the headwaters of Dutterv/ood Branch, approximate ly one nilc from the Lee Fishway• A very narrow steep road, approximately one mile in length, extends from thi3 property to the Lee Highway, From the point of intersection with the Lee Highway it is about 11 miles to Luray, or a total of 12 miles Roads: . Incumbrances, counter claims or la is ; Soil: . None novrn The soil is a sandy loan of only fair quality In many places it Is thin* The slopes are steep*and in -any places rocky . History of tract' end' condition of timber: Almost all of this tract has been cleared and Is now used for erasing purposes or is in orchard* It has been used extensively by the owner and the members of his family as a summer home, which accounts for the lar e houso and the im provements around it, anon • v/hich are a swimming pool, and a fountain The small wooded area remaining d>n the tract bears no merchantable ti her ' ' . Improvements: - . The Improvements consist of the following: 1) D elllng (used chiefly for summer home, 14x32* 2 story,6 room & sleeping ooreh,metal roof, coiled,v/ith 9x32 porch,runr ing water $600.00 2) Smoke house,6x10,frame,shingle 20.00 3) Spring house,10x10,fr me&coneretc,shingle 75.00 4) Chickon houso,6x0 Frame,shingle roof 15.00 5) Barn,log,10x12‘ shod,3 sides,shingled 40.00 6) Summer dining : i son,16x16 * screened,paper roof 75.00 7) Tenant house,log&frino,7 room,2story and base ment,sMngled and weatherboarded 400.00 0) Smoke houso,10x12 frame,shingled 20.00 9) Wash & Butcher house,frame & log,16x42, - - -- - - - — - - shingled and in dilapidated condition used also for apple storage 100.00 10) Apple cellar,10x22,rock and cement,3hin lod 100.00 11) Granary,5x10 shingled 20.00 12) Pump houso,10x10 R 20.00 13) Barn,log,16x40* ,shingled shod 3 sides 250.00 14) Garage,15x20 fra .e,shingled 40.00 15 Pig pen 10.00 16) House,tenant,(west side of placo now aban doned) Log veatiior boardod, shingled ,3 rooms lij story, 100.00 17) Barn,Log,16xl7 shingled 25.00 Total ;I91o oo' V -- - - - - - - - - ----------- - - _ . �. - - #141 1 luffrmn, Jos Page two , » - Continual There are also a o ,1' in/; pool awl fountain which have been given no value. — 1 — 2 There are on the place the following orchards: The mountain orchard of 6 acres, on top of a high ridge west of the house, containing 350 trees w1 ich are in only fair condition, this orchard is exposed and the soil ap pears to be tliln in places The trees ah. ut lb years old - . . Big orchard lying on both sides of the road contains There are many blanks in this orchard 1015 trees and about 300 young trees have been planted in sone of An area of approximately 50 acres is the blan a * covered although a larger area lies vithin the fence There are 1000 •Iflt good thrifty trees, covering about 20 acres, which have been given a value of $80.00 per acre The remaining 813 trees, including the small ones, on an area of 16 acres, have been valued at 040.00 per . . 210.00 per J 6 acres © $35 00 i? ft ~ If ru 100 V 00 20 § 880.00 ! 1 16 O 640.00 $40.00 " w Total value of orchards £2450.00 . . . Acreage t — f ! tf ” " —- - orchards - * Total Value oOYOo 1056.00 525.00 30.00 T327TOT " $2271*00 2400.00 1910.00 '" - improvements Tract " . 23 Fields (grazing) 130 Fields(cul i vatecl) 36 Fiolds(restocking} 6 42 Orchard 244 lend Value of ! ’ Value Per / • T 60 12.00 15.00 6.00 Acrcage: _uo _ope ! ! \ rul value of land oy types: by?es: .. . . ’ -- Value per acre for tract * G£oYJRf ~ 027.10 . �County: Rappahannock District: Piedmont N #141 A - . Huffman, Jos « A V . Bowen 0 Joe Darnell <$> \ Ben _ / 7 ft Menefee Est,/ - l / / / / * X * • // • * '/ * 7/ . /> .. . / / * ti ps ' Of ch » .. fjr A J Clark • = a z:~ U" a H O rc> A . A * J Clark U -' \0> 4> // - • s' Orch , ' O ' ’ 5“ . a B ((w Atkins t) * LEGEND: Cove Slope Ridge Scale - l” - Orchard Grazing Land Tillable Land Fields restocking 20 chains � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rappahannock County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Description An account of the resource The first series in the Rappahannock County SNP Records collection consists of 350 files related to the court proceedings from The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Clifton Aylor and others, and Thirty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred (37,400) Acres of Land, more or less, in Rappahannock County, Virginia. This was a court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire privately held land located within the boundary of Rappahannock County in the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. Within the boundaries of eight counties, the state of Virginia, in collaboration with the Federal government, used eminent domain condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents in this collection are the legal proceedings for each individual tract of land that made up the one court case. In most cases, the individual case files consist of property surveys, assessments for the value of the land and improvements, and claims by the owner of the property. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Bulk of the collection dates 1930 to 1934 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Huffman, Jos Description An account of the resource <p><strong>Tract: </strong>141; </p><p><strong>Location: </strong>Lee Highway at Turn Bridge; </p><p><strong>Cost/Acre: </strong>$ (n/a); </p><p><strong>Estimate Value: </strong>$50.00; </p><p><strong>Number of Acres: </strong>.0; </p><p><strong>Monies Awarded: </strong>$50.00</p> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract 141 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context huffman-jos-tract-141 Hoffman Huffman https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/f838c9891db7a47e02a2ebdcab3bb650.pdf ef8f1b3e79427b49ae6441551db4aa31 PDF Text Text V County: Rappahannock District • Piedmont CLAIMANT NAME OF #141a Number of Acres: v/lOOO - 0#0£a * Huffman, Jos, A, & small Garage . Location: On nee Highway, at Turnbridge, entirely within the Park area Roads: It is 12 miles over the Lee Highway to Lursy , the nearest . shipping point Soil : This was purchased for a garage site so that cars coule he left when going to the main Huffman tract a mile scross the mountain History of Tract and condition of timber: . Improvements: . Frame garage, in fair condition Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Slope : Cove: Grazing Land : Cultivated Land : Orchard : Minerals: Value of Land : $ Value of Improvements: $ 50.00 Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract: $ — Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ NONE CLERK �/ DISTRICT : PIED?' ( TIT C C'l FNTY : fl 41a Acreage claimed : - Huffman , JOB . RAPPAHANIiCCl . A Assessed area net separate Area in Deed 7/1000 a Assessed value not separate Value claimed : Consideration . H. B. Examined by : C Location : Cn Lee Highway Incumbrances , counter clAima, etc . $25.00 at Turnbridge , en . - tirely within the P ark ; . None known It is 12 miles over the Lee Highway Roads : to Luray , the nearest shipping point . Soil : • History of tract and condition of timber : This was purchased for a garage site so that cars could be left when going to the main Huffman . tract a mile across the mountain Garage Improvements : , . fra e , 16 x 20, fair ecnditl * wrecking value Acreage and value of land by types : es lU Acreage ing site 0 $10.00 Total value of land O improvementslOjO Total value of Total value of tract $20.00 Value per acre $10.00. Total Value $10.00 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rappahannock County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Description An account of the resource The first series in the Rappahannock County SNP Records collection consists of 350 files related to the court proceedings from The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Clifton Aylor and others, and Thirty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred (37,400) Acres of Land, more or less, in Rappahannock County, Virginia. This was a court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire privately held land located within the boundary of Rappahannock County in the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. Within the boundaries of eight counties, the state of Virginia, in collaboration with the Federal government, used eminent domain condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents in this collection are the legal proceedings for each individual tract of land that made up the one court case. In most cases, the individual case files consist of property surveys, assessments for the value of the land and improvements, and claims by the owner of the property. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Bulk of the collection dates 1930 to 1934 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Huffman, Jos Description An account of the resource <p><strong>Tract: </strong>141 - A; </p><p><strong>Location: </strong>Headwaters of Butterwood Branch; </p><p><strong>Cost/Acre: </strong>$27.68; </p><p><strong>Estimate Value: </strong>$4,934.66; </p><p><strong>Number of Acres: </strong>178.3; </p><p><strong>Monies Awarded: </strong>$ (n/a)</p> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract 141 - A Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context huffman-jos-tract-141-a Hoffman Huffman https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/Madison_County_SNP_Records_Court_Proceedings/mcsnp_huffman-j-w-tract-1.pdf e4fff9f558b176b6ab01855351b134cf PDF Text Text County: Madison District: Roberson * i Claimant //1 Acreage Found: - . and Huffman, J. W 320 . N. Spitler, C Deed: 452. Assessed 452 Head of Hughes River, partly in Rappahannock, and entirely within the Park Area. Location: Incumbrances, counter claims or laps ; The Potomac section of the Appalachian Trail Club has a lease on a lot of 100 x 100 ’ with water rights. The Sexton Shelberis on this lot. Soil: The soil is a sandy loam with good depth and fertility, with much rock on some areas. Slopes are gentle to steep with a southeast exposure. - History of tract and condition of timber. This tract was cut over a good many years ago for tarT bark Very little merchantable timber remains on the tract, except in the head of Stony Run, where there is a heavy stand of timber, estimated to contain the following: 300 1,1 Hemlock . $1.00 $300 100 M. White Pine j $2.00 8200 60 M Oak @ $2 00 $120 T6U g 62 o 00 " . . ' . . . Improvements: Log cabin used by Appalachian Trail Club 10x12', shingle roof, no chimney, repaired 1930 $40.00 Few old apple trees valued with land. Acreage and value by types: Value per acre 850.00 Acreage Typo FgTi PS #2 36 24 40 220 3PIT Wg Slope Total Value STSaCHTKJ v 360.00 $ 400.00 S 660.00 43280.00 Sf 815.00 810.00 8 3.00 . Summary; Total value of land. Total value of timber. Total value of improvements. t83220.00 620.00 Deducting credit Skyline Right -of-way at average price per acre. 14.46 acres L $12.12. Total value of/Jtract. $ 175.25 Rote: i Includes portion in Rappahannock, which is iller and Taylor, and contains 128 A . 40.00 83860.00 tro » t> e> treateif*‘; ^^ # ' lap �V V- County: Madison District ; Roberson Claimant #1 - Huffman, J. W. and Acreage Found: 520 Location: . N. Spitler, C Deed: 452. Assessed 452 Head of Hughes River, partly in Rappahannock, and entirely within the Park Area. Incumbrances, counter claims or laps: The Potomac section of the Appalachian Trail Club has a lease on a lot of 100 x 100' with water rights. The Sexton Shelberis on this lot . Soil: The soil is a sandy loam with good depth and fertility, with much rock on some areas. Slopes are gentle to steep with a southeast exposure. History of tract and condition of timber.* This tract was cut over a good many years ago for tan bark. Very little merchantable timber remains on the tract, except in the head of Ston Run, where there is a heavy stand of timber, estimated to contain the following: 300 M Hemlock @ $1.00 #300 100 M White Pine @ $2.00 8200 i120 60 M Oak @ #2.00 460 M. #62o 00 ^ . . --- :: . . Improvements: Log cabin used by Appalachian Trail Club 10x12’, shingle ' roof, no chimney, repaired 1930 .$40.00 Few old apple trees valued with land. “ Acreage and value by types: Type Pg^l Pg #2 Wg Slope Value per acre S50.00 $15.00 S10.00 $ 3.00 Acreage 30 24 40 220 Total Value fA 360.00 400.00 II5 660.00 520 (i * Summary: Total val ^ jot land. Total value of timber. Total value of improvements. 3220.00 fc 620.00 $ 40.00 ^ oSBcjrr - - Deducting credit Skyline Right of way at average price per acre. 14.46 acres @ $12.12. Total value ofytract VsucjjL l $ 175.25 i>~oe 0 6 Note: Includes portion in Rappahannock, which is treateer*t Miller and Taylor, and contains 128 ^^ - Ay -- - fe ; i 3 *lap ’' . 5220700 �' .. ( Corrected _ County: Maflison District: Roberson #1 Acreage Claji ed: - Huffman, J. • 9 Assessed: *452 Value Claimed: 013,560.00 Location: . a d Spifcler, C N, 452 Deed: Assessed: $902.00 ( Area ; 520 ) 452 Deed: lot Available Head of River, partly in Rappahannock, and entirely within the Park area Hushes . incumbrances, counter claims or laps: The Potomac section of the 'Appalachian rail' Club has a lease on a lot of 100 x 100’ with water rights The Sexton Shelter 13 on this lot ^ . . Soil: The soil is a sandy loam with good depth and fertility, Slopes are gentle to with much rock on some areas 3teep with a southeast exposure Roads: Culpeper, the nearest shipping point, is thirty lies distant over rough roads, except for the last fifteen .. . miles, which is paved History of tract and condition of timber: ~ This tract was cut over a goo3 many " years ago for tan bark Very little merchantable timber remains on the tract, except In the head of Stony Run,where there is a eavy stand of timber, estimated to contain the folio..ing: 300 M Hemlock hi 0 /600 100 M Wh Pine Q §2.00 200 60 M Oak 120 e 82.00 . . .. . . .. . . 456.M " IMP!vJVS>:ENTS: T yposs Acreage: 279 36 5 320 . o dland Grazing N . by type s: . I 550 . 50 Log cabin used by hfafowo, 10x12 *, shingle roof, no ch is iney,repaired 1930 ,,40.0 Few old apple trees valued with land Acreage and value Slope Grazing Value Per A . 82736 ' 35.00 10.00 Total value of improvements Total value timber Total value of tract Average value per acre: ' Total Value 851760 i260.00 50.00 i860.00 01868.00 Total value of land Idif 1 40.00 620.00 Y••• * . 5523.05 • v7.90 * Includes portion in Rappahannock, which is treated as a lap on . killer and Taylor, and contains 128 A f .S ; �i * Supplemental report to Huffman & Spitler Report #1 . COUNTY: MADISON DISTRICT: ROBERSON . THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL CLUB SHELTER. This Shelter is located near the top of the Blud Ridge on a lot 1001 x 100 *, on the lands of Huffman . and Spitler A ten year lease was granted the Appalachian Trail Cluh with the tinder standing when the area should he Included within the National Park, the lease should become null and void . . Dimensions of the Shelter are 14 * xl4 * x8 * It is constructed on rough stone, with a large stone chimney, . and a shingle roof Total value of property — $500.00. I’ 4 . �o © IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF MADISON COUNTY, VIRGINIA STATE COMMISSION ON CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA. )( VS. D. F. ANDERSON, &C. On this, the &/ ORDER OF DISTRIBUTION TO CHARLES N. SPITLER AND JAMES W. HUFFMAN AND THE- POTOMAC APPALACHIAN TRAIL CLUB. day of January, 1934, came Charles N. Spitler and James W. Huffman, and the Potomac Appalachian Trail Club, owners, and on their motion leave is hereby given them to file their joint application for the payment to them of the sum - - of Forty Two Hundred and Fifty Five Dollars and Seventy Cents ($4255.70), the amount of the award set out in the judgment of condemnation for Tract No. 1, which said sum has heretofore been paid into Court. Ana it appearing from the report of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners heretofore filed in this cause, and in the petition for judgment and condemns.tion entered thereon on the 6th day of November, 1933, that in the opinion of the petitioner . the said Charles N Spitler and James V . Huffman are invested with a superior or better right or claim of title in and to said tract of land No. 1, except as to the building known as Sexton’s Shelter, and that in the opinion of the petitioner the said Potomac Appalachian Trail Club is invested with a superior or better right or claim of title in and to said building thereon known as Sexton’ s Shelter, or to the proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof, and are therefore respectively entitled to \ receive the proceeds arising from the condemnation of said Tract No. 1, and i*t further appearing to the Court that all taxes due or FORD & KEVSER exigible thereon have been paid, upon consideration whereof, it ATTORNEYS & COUNSELLORS AT LAW LURAY, VIRGINIA / �is considered and ordered by the Court that the said sum of . Spitler . $3755.70 be paid unto the said Charles N and James W Huffman out of the award aforesaid, and that the said sum of $500.00 be paid unto the said Potomac Appalachian Trail Club, out of the award aforesaid, making in the aggregate the sum of $4255.70, the amount paid into Court by petitioner as just . 1, ana compensation for said Tract Ho that the Clerk of this Court be, and is hereby, directed to transmit a certified copy of this order to the Treasurer of Virginia, who shall pay unto Ford and Keyser, Luray, Page County, Virginia, attorneys of . Spitler record for the said Charles N . Huffman, the and James V. said sum of $3755.70, and unto Ford and Keyser, Luray, Page County, Virginia, attorneys of record for the said Potomac Appalachian Trail Club the sum of $500.00, making in the aggregate the sum of $4255.70, the amount of the award set out in the judgment of conaemnation for said Tract No. 1, and certify such payment to the Clerk of this Court for appropriate . entry thereof, as required by law -V FORD & KEYSER DRNEYS & COUNSELLORS AT LAW LURAY, VIRGINIA * % �STATE CONSERVATION COMMISSION VS. )( ORDER OF DISTRIBUTION TO CHAS N SPITLER & JAMES U HUFFMAN AND . . . POTOMAC APPALACHIAN TRAIL CLUB. D. F. ANDERSON, &C. t 0 * # % EAW OEDMR BQOK_J .-PACSV v ^ A? / « �__ __ _ _ _ ._ _ _ _.. Claim of THE POTCMA C APPALACHUN TBAIL CHJB, INC , WASHINGTOT D C Madison In the Circuit Court of County, Virginia, No. , At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs JQDS..EOTPMLO. AP?4lAfiHIAN TRAIL CLUB t IHC JL.WASH IMG T0 N, JD C _ . _ _. _ _ _ .. more or less, of land in County, Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Cou t f County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as io? answer to said petition and to said notice. Mx name is THE POTOMAC APPALACHIAN TRAIL CLUB, INC •» WASH IHGTOH_,_ D _C it£ 6* My post office address is Metrogolitan.Bank Building, W« sfeington, ^ ^^ _ .. _ f clairrPa 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 feet square situate in hundred one buildings and improvements : Tract of land t ?SJiA® _on th.e__squ.th.erly saddle of Pinnacle Mountain, Madison County, Yirgiitta , midway in the pasture lands known as the Price Lands containing enclosed stone SextonUheIter" 14 x 14*. 7 jn This land is located about- _ miles from Laa Highway In Thornton __ - Magisterial District of said County. It claimsthe following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel scribed above : ( In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to parcel of land described above. ) Claimant is owner of building the of land dejoint owner, joint owner, the tract or . " } The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows : {< harles & Spit.ler and James W Huffman , Luray , Virginia , .+tn xrror IN T Tf vi ft H it ^ South. v — East -tt West. its- .— „ ( tt tt tt tt tt tt tt tt tt — tt tt tt tt tt “ xkacquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year _ _12.2CL following manner: in the Deed It building 1 claims that the total value of this tract pareekof ( cost of cqnstruction ^ its ozrds $ 5930*57 lb claims 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 ) . possesses a closed log shelter erected » 2 miles Remarks : Claimants also below cr &st line of Blue Ridge in sag between Mary s Rock and Pinnacle Mountain ’ located _1 _8 mile s_ jfrom _ Lee H ighway in.Thqrnton Gap, §5VL 8h®11§? _ w a_3_ _e r e c t e d_ at a cost of $105o 0fi and is on property b alongjing to owners of Panorama Rescr t ._ it s __ _ _ *_? *A *._il ^ ^ ^ fe % _ _ . ? ®ontinue remarks if necessary on the back ) . ® . signature ( or my name and mark attached hereto ) this day D , INC CLUB THE TRAIL PAJUMHIAN POTOMAT of 1930. '"iTT Averyyfpresident By: STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF , To-wit : The undersigned herdby eertifids°that i-i A. T 4ax the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his^knowledge and belief , this day of 1930.» Witness _ _— . - ' -r Clerk of the Court, pecial Investigator or Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace. �' •3 X pring shelter Claimant asks compensation for both Tueadow Spring and Sexto n * # Shelters t -1 o 0 «* o 4* * O o I l » I - *• o t o V — i WL M * > o •• T > C j o �— _ Claim of fourty; Virginia, No. 4i rryAt Law. In t Circuit Court ofv^T' The /S ite C mmissKn 5Vt Conservation ani Development of the Stat# of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. V ' _ ^ ^ __ _ _ j County, Virginia, Defendants. more or less, of land i The undersigned, in answer to the petition *61 the State Commission on Conservation and De velopment of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filiafeyf said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this Court and to said notice. as his answer to said , My name is __ Address is _ _ My Post O I eiaim a/ right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing aboutacres, aaa Tich there are the follpwing buildings and improvements : r&t 7^ - — nation ^^ La — ^ _ , This laM/is located about miles from. _ -Virginia, in the Magisterial District of said County. ' . I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above : ( In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above ) . v - The lamLowners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows : East West- ^V^aL ^ NorthC£ South _ " llL . I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the yea folloyfing . I claim that tlm tota value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $ X - OL -0_ I claim that the total value of my right, title, or irfiprest in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $J 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 o insert here a description of the tr etny parcel of land by metes anji bounjKfp ^ Remarks : V ^ estate ^ ^ \^ 1 % ( Continue remarks if necessary on the back ) . of _ itness my signature ( or my name and mark attached hereto ) this Z £ day — > 1930. To-faf : TE OF 'VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF- The undersigned hereby certifies that the above named claimant personally ajptf afire d before him and made oat M the matters and things appearing in his ve a r are true to the best of his kni ledge and belief , this day of V, 1930 __ ^^^ Clerk of the reaper or or f �* * 4 V > �/ f Claim of In the Circuit Court of The State Commission on tioner, vs -^ _ C-^2 / * _ County, Virginia, No. ^ ^^ rr Gpfb- ervjifcw£* and t Law. irginia, Peti- Development of the State of _ more or less, of land i ounty, Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the St5it£ (}ommission on Conservation Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filiftg of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court o sks lea the Court to file this -County, Virgini as his answer to said itio d to said/ notice. / My name is ' My Post Office Address is . I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parc/61 of land within the area sought ^ to be condemned, containing about ich there are the following buildin nd improvements ^ 4 This Lana is lpeat about miles from V vVirginia, in _ _ / y the -Magisterial District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above : dn 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 ) . rD * - f ^ — The land owners adjacent txythe above described tract o fnrth South , land ar as follows : ^ ^ ? ~ East - j? West _ ^ I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the vear folio g manner : /1 dlcA -L I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thbr ^ on is I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or int 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 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 me and bounds ) . _ Remarks : ^ — , ^ Continue remarks if necessary on the back ) . ( my signature itpess or my name and mar at checj, hereto ) this-yXr day _ of 4 , 1930. / S'JA.TE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF- C o-witT ^ The undersigned hei’eby certifies that i the above named claimant personally appeared before him and majfb oath that the matters and things appearing in his aljfpve answer are true to the best or his knowledge and belief , this day of , 1930. - ^ ^ ^-^ , — - - Clerk of the Court, or- Special Investigator- or Notary P ttbRepcrr dustirre"Trfiidw Peace. - �� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Madison County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Description An account of the resource The first series in the Madison County SNP Records collection consists of 363 files related to the court proceedings from The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. D.F. Anderson and Others, and Fifty-Five Thousand Acres of Land, More or Less, in Madison County, Virginia. This was a court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire privately held land located within the boundary of Madison County in the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. Within the boundaries of eight counties, the state of Virginia, in collaboration with the Federal government, used eminent domain condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents in this collection are the legal proceedings for each individual tract of land that made up the one court case. In most cases, the individual case files consist of property surveys, assessments for the value of the land and improvements, and claims by the owner of the property. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Madison County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1930-1934 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Huffman, JW Description An account of the resource <p><strong>Tract(s):</strong> 1</p> <p><strong>Items in Land File:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Claimant Worksheet</li> <li>Tract Assessment</li> <li>Owner Claim</li> <li>LOB9 (pages 136, 137)</li> <li>Supplemental Report</li> <li>Reduced</li> </ul> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Madison County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/"></a><br />This work is licensed under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License</a>. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract 1 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context MCSNP_Huffman-J-W-tract-1 Huffman https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/Madison_County_SNP_Records_Court_Proceedings/mcsnp_huffman-ts-tract-311-311a.pdf e7492cfd43877624d030cee2d8e1c0f5 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Madison County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Description An account of the resource The first series in the Madison County SNP Records collection consists of 363 files related to the court proceedings from The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. D.F. Anderson and Others, and Fifty-Five Thousand Acres of Land, More or Less, in Madison County, Virginia. This was a court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire privately held land located within the boundary of Madison County in the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. Within the boundaries of eight counties, the state of Virginia, in collaboration with the Federal government, used eminent domain condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents in this collection are the legal proceedings for each individual tract of land that made up the one court case. In most cases, the individual case files consist of property surveys, assessments for the value of the land and improvements, and claims by the owner of the property. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Madison County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1930-1934 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Huffman, TS Description An account of the resource <p><strong>Tract(s):</strong> 311, 311a</p> <p><strong>Items in Land File:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Claimant Worksheet</li> <li>Tract Assessment</li> <li>Owner Claim</li> </ul> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Madison County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/"></a><br />This work is licensed under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License</a>. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract 311 Tract 311a Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context MCSNP_Huffman-TS-tract-311-311a Huffman https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/776387ff2d141a7d5326fa37abd96e36.pdf f6bd4c2defd3fbecb53db142ab62559e PDF Text Text ROCKINGHAM COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #93 - - Hughes , J . E . F . Number of Acres: 6 Location: On Spotswood Trail , four miles southeast of Elkton, Virginia . Entirely within the Park area . Roads: Spotswood Trail; hard surface . est shipping point . Soil: Clay loam with good depth, fair f ertili t-y History of Tract and condition of timber: Improvements: Four miles to Elkton , near - .All cleared . see other side . Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: --- 5 @ $125 . 00 ~625 . 00 '" Orchard: 1 6 @ 200 . 00 200 . 00 Minerals: Value of Land: $ 625 . oo 4295 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ 42 9 5 • 00 Value of Orchard: $ 200 .oo Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ 853 . 33 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ None �Claim oL_J /_, /?-c f."- ::.£ (~ __- ________________________ .------ In the Ctf,~i ~rt oL~~ ?;~;i =-~C ount y, Virginia, ::e:,ta:s ._ NO------ ---, At Law. ~e ~V~ z= ~~ io£ LU ~m # ly-~-<7~,.5t/~_ Peti- ,J-_ d~~ - ~ ~ - - f ~/4 -- ~ moie or less, of land in __ J_~e u,,.L __ :a.u_~_County, Virginia, Defendan ts. ion on Conservation and DeCommiss State the of petitio th€ to answer in The undersigned, velopment of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the !.if.pg ofpsajd _Pepion and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court o f J r ~ ~ t ~ - - County, Virgini , asks leave of the Court to file this as h:t::::£::d -p:tit:~- ~ ~ ::ic_e~~ ~ ---~ -------- -------- -- ' I claim a right, :%7.sta te or intersst i a tract or Parcel ~f land within the area sought to be condemned, containin g about__~ ~U'-- --acr ~~M there are the following b u i ~and impr ovem ents :_~f -l~~ff_L!!_'f_!_~-~~-t?_t!_'_'l!_~_-(?'~ jlf ______, _I ~ x2- 0 x1~f. 2 ~! ,:Z,{?tnr,______ 1<i' f f3wr,,c.._ ~;L'fr X Jl 'iJ h ~ /fof f -~ $- 1_JJ~ J . 11,y:. ri- P-~y~y.,;- /0 f: :ZO y1<z-#iz~i..cffic«~fre;t !~ ~ocat ed about_ _6--~~-miles from __ wAAq _~----- -------- - Virginia, in _ ____ _ _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 whether say should claimant space this scribed above: (In 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 ~scribed above.) This the_ - - - - - - ~ - - . £ } A ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -------- - - -------- ~ ~ r~ ~§de!f~~7r/4~as 7Vl West____ ____ _________ ____ ~-x _ ___ /4)_ ____ . ------ follows: -------- ---- - - - ------ - -------- --- - -- ! acquired my right, titl5 tere st to th· p operty about the year__________ in the f~o/Peb ~t =J '~ d~ ~~ 4, W I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvem ents there.r.-~-- - · I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, on is in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvem ents thereon is $_p£jj_~--~ ~---· 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 $------- -------- -- -· as to (In the space below should be set out any additiona l statemen ts or informat ion a here insert also should he le practicab if and make; to this claim which claimant desires $-1' _____ ~~J;~~a~:~;;i~~~~-~<.)7 X :Z I - / ¥" - ~ -::L lo)(t~ ~--lfu--r-- : I ~ L ~ _y g- - - ------ ~ A .l 2- j y-_x;/{, £ / 1-__- / ~.JL4. ~j~~~ desc~~~ ~:k:~ '/~_ - ~~~-g~ ~ ~-- L --~ .___,p~ _ _;.rt;- :i--J-r ~- ~- -~ r~ . --------- --- - -------- ----- (Contmue remarks 1f necessar y on, oLJ:k m~-:~~ :~~1~ 3~r my name and ~::~ 7 if t/J ~ __ 1}Je back). at~~~~~~~~~~:y t. STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF_ _ _ _ ___ ~ - -----~ '-------- -------- -------- The undersig ned hereby certifies that _ -.- __ --r - -- ~ e oath that the matters ancYmad him before red ap ly personal the above named claimant knowledge and belief, his of best the to true are wer abo~ns his in g appearin and things this______-'.~ ________day f.J./J _ oLd- d,~-----~~~~~~~6!St{g~ Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace. �County: Rook1ngham District: Stonewall ~93 ... Hu5hes 1 J. E. F. Consideration $136.25 {1901) rrotals - ;ip860,00 - sold o . 36 k. to state Highway. en Spotswood Trail, four miles southeast of Elkton, Virginia. Entirely within the park area . "Land- $ 200 . 00 Buildin,~s- f600.00 Value Claimed: Location: Deed: 6 A .-3 R .. Assessed; 6-.§Q, .c.Crease Cla imed: n Incumbranoes. counter claims or la12s; Clay loam with go od depth of fair fertility . :Roads: Spotswo od Trail; hard surface. F·) Ur miles to ~Ukton, nearest shipping point .• History of tra ct ::l nd oondi t ion of timber: Improveme nts: .All cleared. house; Frame, 22:x:37, 4 rooms, porch ?xl8', metal ro o!.', flue s , oeiled, good oondttion, occupied by owner, · $1200.00 foundati on--------ware h o use; (a.ttaohed) frame l l.x26xl0', metal good condition-------- 110 ..ises : Frame 4x8x8' , .Metal roof, fair chicken 2 10.00 oond l tion ----------Dwelling: Frame 16x28', ki tohen 13xl5xl6', L part l6:x:20Xl6', 8 rooms, porch 7:x.16', metal ro ) f' , 2 st o ry, good cond ition, occupied b y owner, soli d f ounda ti on - 2200.00 Barn with shed: 9xl6', f:rarne, 16x26xl6', metal roof, 1 25.00 fatr condition --------s2r1ng house: I?rame llx20xl0', s hingle roof, fai r Store brick solid Store roof, conditi on---------- Value of land by types: ~ Value per acre Acreage TITlable Orchard ;100 . 00 5 200.00 l 6 Total value of land Total va l ue of improvements Total va l ue of orchard Total value of tract Average per acre $ 760 . 00 3760.00 200 . 00 4710.00 ?85.00 80.00 75.00 20.00 t Hen house: Frame 12x30x8', metal roof, fair co 11d i t 1 onHog 12en: .F rame 8xl6x8', s l1ingle roof·, fair Ga.rage: .i"ra.me l2Xl4xl0'; metal ro of, :fair Total Value ou.0-0 3760.Do ~r750. 00 �County: _,./ District: Ro ckingham Stonewall #93- Hughes ,J. E. F . LEGEND: Tillable Orchard Scale - l" • 20 chains 5 33 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Hopkins, EB - Lam, EE & EC Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context hughes-j-e-f.pdf Title A name given to the resource Hughes, J. E. F. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: 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): 93 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Hughes https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/55c6f6344b035510ef1ee23390bef13c.pdf 5f85a3651433f8a8ba4a6cf99580a413 PDF Text Text ROCKINGHAM COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #320 - Hughes , Rev . F . H. Number of Acres: 10 Location : Millers Run. Entirely within the Park area . U. s. Positions 245 and 246. Richland Heights Roads: Three miles via dirt road to Grottoe s, t l1e nea rest s h ipping point . Soil: Sandy loam, slope t ype, fairly level and is of a f a ir depth of fertility, covered '.vi th loose rocks . The merchantable saw timber has been removed from this tract . The remaining stands consist of small oaks and some short leaf pine . History of Tract and condition of timber: Improvements: None . Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Total Value Value per acre Ridge: Slope: 10 '1(5 . 00 $50 . 00 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking : Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: .,;l Value of Land: $ 50 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ 50 . 00 Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ 10 . 00 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE. soo.,oo 00 �_______________ _ Claim of__ Rev ._ F.H • .fUGllES __ an::I._ Lenor a A-Hug_hes i._W1 fe _, ______ ________ , At Law. In the Circui t Court 0L ___.ful1~.i .ngbz.m ._ ___ ______ County, Virginia, No. of Virginia, PetiThe State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State ______________ _ tioner, vs. ________ j_{l ___ -4,J:L -~ : __~ ___ J//d:z.!. .L;z,________ ·_______ . . , D ef en d an t s. Ro .,"'.Kin ------ ----- Coun t y, v·1rgmia · ___________ ____ =00 ham more or Iess, of Ian d m Conservation and DeThe undersigned, in answer to the petitio n of the State Commission oncondem nation awarde d of velopment of the State of Virginia, and in respon se to the notice the order of the Circui t with ance upon the filing of said petitio n and published in accord Court to file this Court of_ ___~9_1_~J:p_gb-.?Jl1 _________ County, Virginia, asks leave of the as his answer to said petitio n and to said notice. ____ _ My name is __ E ..t.H!. Hugru ts _.an:l._Len_Qra.__A _. R.u~e.a--#_Vi1l'.5l.1. ___ ___ _______ ------ My post office addres s is _______Qr9,.ft.9JhWs3_~!,__yj_._r_gj_.n_l~~ ------- ------area sought I claim a right, title, estate or interes t in a tract or parcel of land within the are the following to be condemned, contain ing about ____ J_.2 _f._~~DJ____ acres, on which there ------ ------ --buildings and improv ements : __________ Q.Q!1_~~ ------ ------ ------ -- -- -----' · · ·, m ______ ______ v·1rg1ma s te_p ______ Gro t__ ':> ______ m1·1 es f rom _______ · I oca t ed a b ou t ____,.,2 · I an d 1s Tl11s the_S..t.o.n.eiv.all ___ Magiste:rial Distric t of said County. parcel of land deI claim the following right, title, estate or interes t in the tract or or joint owner, owner sole is he r whethe say should nt scribed above: (In this space claima joint owner, or not sole and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claima nt ishas the tract or to or in he t he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interes parcel of land described above.) u~e rs .________________ _ ______________ F. H. Hu_ghes _and. _ Lenor a A . Hughe s, sole _ as follows: The land owners adjace nt to the above described tract or parcel of land are ------ -----North ______ __ Mr Id . _ L_ya.i e _La _Baurne ------ ----- --- ------ ------ -----__ _____ _ South ________ _Kar.le .. ..Fr.Lt z+ Mahle .. _$ .:ti_y ~ _..and.__Jchn _S.m- r ..:~ _______ ------ ---- East _________ .....;;1.1...c..al.=.r. _:B.ra.t. .>ie -~ ------ ------ - - ------ ------ ------ ------ _______ _ ______ West ________ E.A.:Sy_;i;:_on._ _________________________ __________________ __ j~t~___ in the I acquired my right, title, estate or interes t to this proper ty about the year following manne r: Furch aaei of Ly:lia H. La Baum ,of Roano ke va. ------ ------ ------ ------ --------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------co --------------------.. _______________________ _ emt loi?em De-V~ e Hegpt ____ tb.r:au gh_.th~L.R1.c.hlan:i _ ements thereI claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improv estate or interes t, on is $5-8Q_._QO________ . I claim that the total value of my right, title, $.5_QQL (,U ________ . in and to this tract or parc·e1. of land with the improvements thereo n is ed tract or I am the owner oL ______ p_o_n_e____ acres of land adjoini ng the above describby the proed parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damag ------- ------· posed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $----ation as to inform or ents statem nal additio (In the space below should be set out any here a insert also should he able practic if and make; this claim which claima nt desires to description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bound~). _____ _____ _ Remar ks· __ _ Thie _ ten. acres of lani _is _:lesi_ g_nate :i as_ tract _Grot tllsJ _____ _ ____ No. 6'( of the _Rc1hla.n:i _ Hei_g_hta _Deve lope ment _Co • .1near 'i- 'r' _______ _ ____ Jla . ______ Thia _tract _of _land. _ has coat _ us _j_ust rj-11--f, (t£L, -~ 4-~ --~..f_ _ll_6 e~:t.:!_~-------------- ~-----------------back). if necessary on the __________________ _Q_ ________________________ (Continue remark s Witnes s my signatu re (or my name and mark attach ~ ~ / 13 ~~~. ~ t~NT Y OF__ e eto this __ #_g_:-_____ day c---~--~----~-~:~-, To-~t__ ___cL-e~ ff------______ ____ _ __ i --:: -_______ ....-.:?_ The unders igned hereby certifies tha& ___ --~ '"~~de oath that the matter s hir£1a before e appear the above named claima nt personally dge and belief, and things appear ing in his above answe r are true to the best of his knowle this _____ l,___K________ day of__J-= ----?l:!L& _LL /~(-:-- ------Glerk of the Cou:rt, or Special I~ig ator or Notary Public, & Justice of the Peaee. �Cm.mty: f"oo1:~.nch~""l 'f'l1nt.rin t: Oton(,,;,::111 10 taoo. 1,:1110:r:a :~un. li:nti1"' 1~l!t •:;l tliin t..~e p~lr!, ~e .... , :,:1,olll.• .. tld Ueightu , u. .~ . "' ooi t10;1t> 245 and :'34Ch - . n::- s: l: one is;;nown, J2!.!: ~ nr;,t'Y j.mun* n101 e tyt 0 ; tnirly l nvol and ia n<f> e de1 th a£ !'ortili t! • c :ve:tofl wi t:1 lo ao rocks . Hnnd/,: ,1:'l"'i...,.,, 1 3 r i l e;: via· dirt rood t o o:rotbtlu .., point• " tn ti"" l'.' air ~eo t r-,hirx1ing ' .... 'l'ho ~,ex-anant.nbl,e eat, t 1nbo:- hao boon rer .ov1Z:t!, :rrorL t hie tr 1e t.. ~'he :t."(~•.a.1111~ st:1n.(1~1 oo:.i.Piot i' urnl.t CMtl-:o u.nd a»'}m~ short l.o~ir 'f":i11e1 a ,out lO c<k ~ of f'ml wood r Ul" Pu ~ 50" ~}::."' <:Jd -. ,:t,,O . OO · 'th .l:u tmQi•1s to be n.n error 1.n tho em:test:;:.~rir.1 t a::, to lnJ.i~dineo 11 rm b\dldJ.nc;~1 en thlt: t:r'Hlt r.. 1 ·a1ue r e1".' c,.¢;t•e ~ '1'o t o.l vali::, of land ?otal value o.f timber 11.otiJl \r!',l'JG of rt;~C t so.on ·--~2>.i,o �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. }_~Q ________ : 'tlffrt/1:lr/.//J../-/.//JJ__/.Jltiir/t~/,/ LI/J_Jj/JJJI,/ 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. _J_Z.Q _____ $-1! Q..,y_Q__ ;/r/i./i-/a!Ji#J/_j_i/JJ_j_j/jj /pfj/JL/JJJ,/Jllr/r£/t/~. ------------------------~1 ---------------i That the report of the said Board sets forth that the following named persons claim, or appear to have a claim to an interest in the said tract(s) of land or in the proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof; F. H. Hughes 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:- 'ree simple interest by virtue 0 r deed frr,m L:•ciu JJ. La Faurre, cated August r-, 1<?18, recorded ir +.he Clerk's Of+-ice o~ F.ockingharr Cour:ty, Virginia, in Leed Poch o . 110, pare 533, tc ur1dersigred F. E. Hughes and Lenora A. Hughes. 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: ,Ji. H. darriscn, Tre:J.surer--------- - - ---- ·2 . 76 fer 193.1 taxes 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. __ --3.::: ------------ $_1 11... C__ : Tract No. ------------------------ $ --------------------: Tract No. ------------------------ $--------------------; The undersigned further aver(s) that: (Leave this space blank unless ther~ is some other pertinent matter to be brought specially to the attention of the court) :::::::::::: D, teri tai s lOt h day: of:February, ------------------------------------------- Statb of Jest Virgiri~ , $J;0( ?2 :: : : : : : ------~ ~ ~ 1Zo �our.t: o . . ayet e: , o- .n F . 1. ,1u 6 he::, cJ..na Ler.cra A. dug,hec , ·1Dcse r.arr,es are sigr.ec to the above pe:tibon do.tee tr:e lOtn oay e:f •ebruary, 1'·34, ha'lir.CJ" been first ouly sworn, on their oaths did de:pose ar,o sa:,· tn'it the facts ttatecl ir. said petitior, are true and corrsct to tns best of their kro , l ecge arc belief. Giver under my hunc and seul this _ _ aay of �TO NHOM IT MAY CONCERN: 1 This is to certify that the taxes for the year 1933 on the tract of mountain landcon taining ten acres and designat ed in the Park condemn ation suit as Tract No. 320, situate in Rocking ham County, Virginia , and assessed in the name of F.H.Hu.ghes, have not been paid, the same, with penalty , amountin g to the sum of TWo Dol- lars and Seventy -six Cents ($2.76). Given under my hand this~/41 --- day of February , 1934. ....=--c ,-o-un~t- y-,---' ...........am ----=T,.....r_e_a"'.:'"s~u-":':t-:'e....r"":-'.....o.._..'=R....o"""clft-'~ng Virginia . -------~------------~~--------~-----------------------------------TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: This is to certify that the records in my office do not show any delinque nt taxes against the tract of mountai n land containi ng ten acres and known and designat ed in the Park condemn ation suit as No. 320, situate in Rockingham County, Virginia , sa id tract of land standing in the name of F.H.Hug hes. Given under my hand this ;?- / day of February , 1934. ~,....~.._o"'""u....,.,,..,....,,._o.,,.ur.._,.,.._o-:ir--R:""."o~c'l"-ki.,..ng~h~~ ~......,..e~..... ~.....o"rir-' --0-1-effe.c_,_ ~:? --UotiJ:'-t Virgini County, l'Z. f �RALP H H . BADER ATTORNEY AT LAW HARRISONBURG, VI RGI NIA �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGiliM COUNTY, VIRGINIA• The State Commission on Conservation and Development o.t the stat e of Virginia ,. v. PETITIONER , At Law No . 1829. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others , On this, the ;t..<£" d_ay DEFENDANTS . of Febru.ary, 1934 , came F. H. Hu.ghes and ·:I:.enora .A.. Hu.ghes , and, on their mo_tion, leave is given them to file their application for the disbursement of the sum of One Hu.ndred Dollars " ($100. 00), the amou.nt of the award set out in the judgment of condemna tion for Tract No . 320 and heretofore paid into And it appe aring to the Court that the said F. H. HU.ghes and Lenora A..HUghes are invested with a superior or better right or claim of title in and to the said tract of land No . 320 than any II other personvor 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 . 320 or to the proceeds arising from the condemnation of said Tract No . 320: And it further appearing to the Cou.rt that all taxes du.a on said Tract No . 320 have been paid except the taxes for the year 1933, amounting to Two Dollars and Seventy- six Cents ($2. 76), , which are du.e and payable to M. H. Harrison, Treasu.rer of Rooldngham County : Upon consideration whereof , it is considered and ordered by the Court that the said sum of One Hundred Dollars ($100. 00}, paid into oourt by petitioner as just compensation for Tract No . 320, be disbursed as follows : That $97 . 24 be paid u.nto said F.H. Hu.ghes and Lenora A. Rughes, jointly, and $2 . 76 be paid unto M.H. Ha:rrison, Treasu.rer • .And the Clerk of this Court is directed to transmit a oertified copy of this order to the Treasurer of Virginia , who shall �--2- .. pay unto said F. H. HUghes and Lenora A. HUghes,Jointly , the said sum of Ninety- seven Dollars and Twenty- four Cents ($97 . 24), and unto M. H.Harrison, Treasurer , the said sum of Two Dollars and Seventysix Cents ($2. 76) , said sums amounting to One HU.ndred Dollars ($100. 00), being the amount of the award set out in the judgment of condemnation for Tract No. 320 • taking from said F. H. Hughes and Lenora A. Hughes and M. H. Harrison,Treasurer , receipts for the amounts paid them and certifying suoh payments to the Clark of this Cou.rt for appropriate entry thereof , as required by law. Enter . ~ Judge-. --------' - ---------..~- \\' �QtnmmnnnttaltlJ nf ]Jtrgtnia TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA, JOHN M. PURCELL March 3 , 1934 TREASURER OF VIRGINIA This is to certify that I, J.M. Purcel1, Treasurer of Virg i n ia have t h i s 3 day of March in accordan c e with an order of the circuit court of Rockingham County dated 2/28/34 in the cause of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virg in ia vs. Cassandra Lawso--n._____,,..A~t~k~i~n~ s...__ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ :p a id to __ F . H . Hughes and Lenora A. Hughes $ 97 . 24 b eing i n f ul l s ettlement of tract #3fill- in the ab ove men ti oned cause. �<!tnmmnuwtaltlJ nf lllirgiuia TREASURER'S· OFFICE RICHMOND, VA , March 3 , 1934 JOHN M . PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA F . H. Hughes and Lenora A. Hughes Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia, the sum of$ 97 . 24 , in accordance with an order of the Circuit Court of the county of Rockingham entered on the 28th day of February 193!__ , in the matter of the State Commission on Conservation and Development v _ __ ---~G-a~s~s=a-n~d~r~a-~L-a~w~s~o~n....__,A........,_tk .......i~n~s,___and others, being full and complete settlement for the tract of land known in said proceedin Sign original and duplicate and return to the Treasurer of Virginia. 41\ �Qlnmmnuwraltq nf ]ltrgtuta TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA, March 3., 1934 JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA This is to certify that I, J.M. Purcell, Treasurer March in accordance i'sba::wx day of of Virginia have this 3 with an order of the circuit court of Rockingham County dated 2/28/34 in the cause of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia Atkins Cassandra Lawson - - - - - - -- - -- - - - :paid to _M . H. Harrison, Treasurer vs. being in full settlement of tract#~ in the above mentioned cause. / �Q!nmmnuwtttlt4 nf llfirgiuttt TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA. March 3 , 1934 JOHN M . PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA M. H. Harrison , Treasurer Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of 7_6___ , in accordance Virginia, the sum of $_2~•with an order of the Circuit Court of the county of Rockingham County entered on the 28th day of February 1934_ , in the matter of the State Commission on Conservation and Development v ___ _ __C_a_s_s_a~n'-'---=dr-=-a---'CL~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# 320 . • 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 <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Hopkins, EB - Lam, EE & EC Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context hughe-rev-f-h.pdf Title A name given to the resource Hughes, Rev F.H. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Millers 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): 320 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Hughes