18 20 4768 https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/Madison_County_SNP_Records_Court_Proceedings/mcsnp_chadwell-berry-estate-tract-103-103a.pdf f5acdf4a9e1be8287420a79b6f7f4011 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 Chadwell, Berry estate Description An account of the resource Tract(s): 103, 103a Items in Land File: <ul> <li>Claimant Worksheet</li> <li>Tract Assessment</li> <li>Owner Claim</li> <li>Survey</li> </ul> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Madison County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/"></a> This work is licensed under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License</a>. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract 103 Tract 103a Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context MCSNP_Chadwell-Berry-estate-tract-103-103a Chadwell https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/fb6bd9a9086bc2bb95aaa57a61e40962.pdf 19bb34ca3bd49157b15dd4218a6a2661 PDF Text Text Rockingham (VA) Chancery Records Records Group Summary Title Reference Code Inclusive Dates Document Creator Extent Language Location Rockingham (VA) Chancery Records Cha 1766-1950 Rockingham County Circuit Court; Rockingham County Chancery Court 183 boxes; 22 bound books; 92 linear feet English Rockingham County Circuit Court Clerk's Office Bio/Historical Note Chancery Records are records pertaining to chancery causes. Chancery causes are cases of equity. According to Black's Law Dictionary they are "administered according to fairness as contrasted with the strictly formulated rules of common law." A judge, not a jury, determines the outcome of the case. They typically deal with cases relating to divisions of estates or land, disputes over wills, divorces, debt, and business disputes. Chancery causes were heard and judged in Chancery Court, which was established in 1831 replacing the Superior Court of Law. In 1851 the Circuit Court replaced Chancery Court, however chancery causes continued to be heard on the local level. The chancery court's functions are distinct from those of common law courts, which can order money damages to be paid, and where jury trials are available. The division between chancery and equity courts is partly based on the old English legal system. However, the original reason for the division between courts, which was so that law courts could follow statutory rules and equity courts could rule on issues of fairness, has been mostly lost. Chancery courts still exist in a few U.S. states today (check with the individual court for an exact list of what types of cases it hears). In other states, chancery court functions have been merged into the regular law courts' activities. �Scope and Content The Chancery Records unit house various documents relating to the Chancery Court in Rockingham County from the 19th century to the mid 20th century. However, a majority of the records date between 1910 and 1930. A large portion of this collection consists of the individual causes brought before the judge, along with their supporting documentation. Causes are arranged chronologically, and alphabetically by plaintiff last name. In most cases, the individual documents can be found: a "true bill" (plaintiff's complaint), answers (defendant's response), decrees (court's decision), depositions, affidavits, correspondence, lists of heirs, deeds, wills, slave records, business records or vital statistics, among other items. In addition to Chancery causes, the Chancery records contains Chancery Rule Books, Chancery Court Dockets, and Chancery Order books. Rule Books contain the records of the session of Court where complainant(s) began the process to have a suit heard. The Court Docket offers a brief record of court proceeding, and the Order books served as a synopisis of all matters brought before the court when it was in session. Because of the wealth of information these documents provide, geneologist and researchers will find them to be of great use. Arrangement This unit is arranged into two series: Chancery Causes and Chancery Books. The Chancery Causes are arranged chronoligically based on the year the case was filed, and alphabetically based on the last name of the plaintiff. If the plaintiff is a business or corporation, the first letter in the name of the business if used. Because the original order had been lost, the archivist felt this was the most logical and user friendly way to arrange the records. Additionally, it should be made clear that a large portion of Chancery Causes for Rockingham county prior to 1900 are housed by the Library of Virginia and are accessible through their online index here: https://www.virginiamemory.com/collections/chancery/ All bound volumes are grouped according to same original purpose and arranged chronoligically. Processing Information From 2015-2019 the archive was largely run by student volunteers untrained in archival arrangement and description. As a result, the records had been stored without clear organization. Any underying sytem already in place was unclear. �Contents Series I: Chancery Causes Series Identifier Year 18th Century 1805-1817 1818-1869 1870-1889 1890-1894 1895-1896 1897 1898 1899 (A-S) 1899 (T-Z) 1900 (A-P) 1900 (R-Z) 1901 1902 1903 1904 (A-S) 1904 (T-Z) 1905 (A-P) 1905 (Q-Z) 1906 (A-R) 1906 (S-Z) 1907 (A-H) 1907 (I-Z) 1908 (A-H) 1766-1950 Cha001 Box 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010 011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018 019 020 021 022 023 024 Location: Shelving Unit A & B 002_002_002* 002_002_002 002_002_002 002_002_002 002_003_002 002_003_002 002_003_002 002_003_002 002_003_002 002_003_002 002_001_003 002_001_003 002_001_003 002_001_003 002_001_003 002_001_003 002_002_003 002_002_003 002_002_003 002_002_003 002_002_003 002_002_003 002_003_003 002_003_003 �1908 (I-M) 1908 (N-O) 1908 (R-Z) 1909 (A-B) 1909 (B continued) 1909 (C-D) 1909 (E-K) 1909 (L-R) 1909 (S-Z) 1910 (A-R) 1910 (S-Z) 1911 (A-Ham) 1911 (Har-Hoo) 1911 (I-Z) 1912 (A-H) 1912 (I-L) 1912 (M-Z) 1913 (A-H) 1913 (M-Z) 1914 (A-Bi) 1914 (Bl-Br) 1914 (C) 1914 (D-E) 1914 (F-G) 1914 (Han-Hoo) 1914 (Hoy-K) 1914 (L-Mi) 1914 (Mo-O) 1914 (P-Roc) 1914 (Roll) 1914 (Rols-Sel) 025 026 027 028 029 030 031 032 033 034 035 036 037 038 039 040 041 042 043 044 045 046 047 048 049 050 051 052 053 054 055 002_003_003 002_003_003 002_003_003 002_003_003 002_001_004 002_001_004 002_001_004 002_001_004 002_001_004 002_001_004 002_002_004 002_002_004 002_002_004 002_002_004 002_002_004 002_002_004 002_003_004 002_003_004 002_003_004 002_003_004 002_003_004 002_003_004 002_001_005 002_001_005 002_001_005 002_001_005 002_001_005 002_003_005 002_003_005 002_003_005 002_003_005 �1914 (Sna-Vaw) 1914 (Ve-Z) 1915 (A-Be) 1915 (Bi-Br) 1915 (Bu-By) 1915 (C) 1915 (D-Ham) 1915 (Harp-Mas) 1915 (Mar-Mcg) 1915 (Mo-N) 1915 (O-Rit) 1915 (Rol-Sne) 1915 (Sou-Tut) 1915 (V-Z) 1916 (A-Baz) 1916 (Be-Bl) 1916 (Bl-Bow) 1916 (Bro-C) 1916 (D-G) 1916 (H-K) 1916 (L-M) 1916 (N-P) 1916 (Q-R) 1916 (Ry-Sho) 1916 (Shu-Sw) 1916 (T-Win) 1916 (Wis-Z) 1917 (A-Bro) 1917 (Bu-D) 1917 (E-Hes) 1917 (Hig-Hut) 056 057 058 059 060 061 062 063 064 065 066 067 068 069 070 071 072 073 074 075 076 077 078 079 080 081 082 083 084 085 086 002_001_006 002_001_006 002_001_006 002_001_006 002_001_006 002_001_006 002_002_006 002_002_006 002_002_006 002_003_006 002_003_006 002_003_006 002_003_006 002_003_006 003_001_001 003_001_001 003_001_001 003_001_001 003_001_001 003_002_001 003_002_001 003_002_001 003_002_001 003_002_001 003_002_001 003_003_001 003_003_001 003_001_002 003_001_002 003_001_002 003_001_002 �1917 (I-Lam) 1917 (Lea-Mcc) 1917 (Mi-Peo) 1917 (R-Sha) 1917 (Shi-Sut) 1917 (T-V) 1917 (W-Z) 1918 (A-C) 1918 (D-E) 1918 (F-Ga) 1918 (Gar-Hud) 1918 (Huf-Hul) 1918 (Kis-Lee) 1918 (Li-Lon) 1918 (M-Sch) 1918 (Se-Tan) 1918 (Te-W) 1918 (X-Z) 1919 (A-C) 1919 (D-E) 1919 (F-Har) 1919 (Har-K) 1919 (La) 1919 (Lee-Lo) 1919 (M-N) 1919 (P) 1919 (Q-R) 1919 (Si-Sp) 1919 (Str-To) 1919 (Tra-Z) 1920 (A-Bo) 087 088 089 090 091 092 093 094 095 096 097 098 099 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 003_002_002 003_002_002 003_002_002 003_002_002 003_003_002 003_003_002 003_003_002 003_003_002 003_001_003 003_001_003 003_001_003 003_001_003 003_001_003 003_002_003 003_002_003 003_002_003 003_003_003 003_003_003 003_003_003 003_003_003 003_003_003 003_001_004 003_001_004 003_001_004 003_001_004 003_001_004 003_003_004 003_003_004 003_003_004 003_003_004 003_003_004 �1920 (Bo-Br) 1920 (Bu-E) 1920 (F-K) 1920 (L-M) 1920 (N-Sh) 1920 (Si-Z) 1921 (A-D) 1921 (E-L) 1921 (I-P) 1921 (Q-S) 1921 (T-We) 1921 (Wi-Z) 1922 (A-Ba) 1922 (Be-F) 1922 (G-K) 1922 (L-P) 1922 (R-S) 1922 (T-Z) 1923 (A-Be) 1923 (Br-C) 1923 (D-G) 1923 (H-L) 1923 (M-P) 1923 (R-S) 1923 (T-Z) 1924 (A-B) 1924 (C-G) 1924 (H) 1924 (I-K) 1924 (L-M) 1924 (N-R) 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 003_001_005 003_001_005 003_001_005 003_001_005 003_001_005 003_002_005 003_002_005 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undergoing conservation treatment � 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 Chancery Records PDF Finding Aid Subject The topic of the resource Chancery Records Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Printable PDF https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/Madison_County_SNP_Records_Court_Proceedings/mcsnp_chapman-mary-b-tract-217.pdf a9e01d9a26e0715a9436aea36098d1f2 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 Chapman, Mary B Description An account of the resource Tract(s): 217 Items in Land File: <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> 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 217 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context MCSNP_Chapman-Mary-B-tract-217 Chapman https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/Virginia_Court_Clerks_Association_-_Photographs_Scrapbooks_and_Ephemera_[VCCA004]/VCCA004_001_016.pdf f443c3b3392d3662f998d4329642d341 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 Virginia Court Clerks Association - Photographs, Scrapbooks, and Ephemera (VCCA004) Subject The topic of the resource Virginia Court Clerks Association--Virginia Court clerks—Virginia—Societies and clubs Professional associations—Virginia Virginia Court Clerks Association--History Scrapbooks Photograph albums Newspapers—Virginia—20th century Newspapers—Virginia—21st century Ephemera Description An account of the resource The Oversized Miscellaneous Materials (Series VCCA006) form part of the Virginia Court Clerks Association Records, a collection spanning 1894–2023 that documents the professional and institutional history of Virginia’s clerks of court. This series contains bound volumes of annual convention minutes (1910–1953; 1954–1961), executive committee minutes (1993–2003), photograph albums, and scrapbooks recording association gatherings such as conventions, banquets, and training events. Full-size newspapers and clippings from 1960, 2005, and 2015 provide contemporary coverage of clerks’ legislative initiatives, organizational milestones, and the public profile of the VCCA. The materials highlight the association’s role in fostering professional development, building collegial networks, and shaping policy within Virginia’s judicial system. Originally collected and maintained by the VCCA Historian, these oversized records were digitized as part of James Madison University’s Histories along the Blue Ridge (HBR) project to ensure long-term preservation and researcher access. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Virginia Court Clerks Association, VCCA Historian Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Virginia Court Clerks Association Collection 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 1910–2015 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Virginia Court Clerks Association Historians 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. For additional information, see Creative Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ Relation A related resource Part of the Virginia Court Clerks Association Records (1894–2023), Series VCCA006; included in Histories along the Blue Ridge (HBR) project, James Madison University Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Collection Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context VCCA, Series VCCA006 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Virginia, United States Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. 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 Charlton Gnadt Retirement Photographs Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1991-01-12 Subject The topic of the resource Virginia Court Clerks Association--Virginia Virginia Court Clerks Association--History Circuit courts--Virginia Clerks of court--Virginia--History Court administration Manassas, Virginia Description An account of the resource Multiple photographs from Clerk of Court Charlton Gnadt's retirement party in Manassas, Virginia. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Virginia Court Clerks Association Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Gnadt, Charlton Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context VCCA004_001_016 Circuit courts--Virginia Clerks of court--Virginia--History Court administration Gnadt, Charlton Manassas, Virginia Virginia Court Clerks Association--History Virginia Court Clerks Association--Virginia https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/Virginia_Court_Clerks_Association_-_Organizational_Materials_[VCCA001]/VCCA001_002_010.pdf d7f28cb81f7eabb2fa3fcf5eea7e4be7 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 Virginia Court Clerks Association - Organizational Materials (VCCA001) Subject The topic of the resource Virginia Court Clerks Association--Virginia@Virginia Court Clerks Association--History@Circuit courts--Virginia@Clerks of court--Virginia--History@Court administration Description An account of the resource Administrative, financial, historical, and instructional materials documenting the operations, professional development, and legislative tracking of the Virginia Court Clerks' Association (VCCA) from 1910 through the early 2020s. The collection comprises administrative papers including the association's constitution, by-laws, committee lists, directories, and presidential speeches; extensive financial records such as membership dues ledgers, checkbooks, receipts, invoices, and treasurer’s reports; and educational and procedural guides detailing uniform clerk fees, local court practices, and equity procedures. It highlights continuous professional training via the proceedings of the Local Government Officials’ Conferences held at the University of Virginia. Additionally, the collection documents legislative tracking through various General Assembly bill summaries, summaries of the Acts of Assembly of interest to clerks, and government relations contracts. Commemorative files comprise resolutions of respect and memorials for deceased clerks, retirement proclamations, and materials from the association's 50th and 100th anniversary milestones. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Virginia Court Clerks Association 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 1910 - Present Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource VCCA Historians Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context VCCA001 Provenance A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource. Collected and maintained by the historians of the Virginia Court Clerks' Association (VCCA) since the organization's inception. The records were held by Fauquier County Circuit Court Clerk Gail Barb during her tenure as association historian, and were subsequently transferred to her successor, Rockingham County Circuit Court Clerk Chaz W. Haywood, who serves as the current historian. 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 Checkbook and Enclosed Materials Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1957-1959 Description An account of the resource Checkbook, checks, and receipts related to VCCA expenses Subject The topic of the resource Virginia Court Clerks Association--Virginia Virginia Court Clerks Association--History Circuit courts--Virginia Clerks of court--Virginia--History Acts of General Assembly--Virginia Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Virginia Court Clerks Association Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Sandidge, William E. Kiser, H. Elmer Purdy, Charles R. Fontana, B.C. Chapman Jr., Thomas P. Wilmarth, Fred Hopkins, Lloyd Clift, Jesse D. Holland, William S. Greer, Edwin Martz, J.T. Crockett, J.E. Drinkard, Bertha Drinkard, Dan Oldham Jr., Robert M. Anderson, Charles Holland, Ruth E. McConnell, C.B. Smith, C.W. Jordan, Betsy N. Figg Jr., Kenneth L. Farrar Jr., S.L. Motley, Arnold Scott, H.O. August, A.T. Currin, Lloyd E. Prieur Jr., W.L. Correll, A.B. Carr, W.H. Knight, Lillian Clevenger, Helen D. Henning, J. Hamilton Hening, J. Hamilton Miller, Thomas R. Atkinson, N.W. Keller Jr., L.A. Mullins, Charles P. Lacy, Ben D. Shaver, Rudolph L. Gregory, J.R. Stoner, R.D. Batte, H.B. Bailey, Ruth M. Smith, J.S. Crute, Ruth S. DeShazor Jr., George S. Brown, Roy K. Updike, Julian Huffman, Robert Blanchard, Virginia T. Ellifrits, W.H. Vaden, Lewis D. Martin, Hubert H. McLemore Jr., H.B. Taylor, M.A. Taylor, F.A. Sizemore, H.M. Moran, C.E Tucker, T.F. Settle, James M. Blanton, L.H. Looney, J.W. Caldwell, O.G. Chapman, Irvin Taylor Gooding, W. Franklin Sullivan, Earl R. Crismond, W. Cary Wallis, M.H. Mason, L.B. Marshall, P.J. James, Thomas H. Gallagher, Carter B. Turner, J.C. Folks, Martin M. Lay, W.B. Roane, Basil B. Booth, C.N. Burchette, Arthur T. Hillard, Major M. McMurran, Robert F. Embrey, Austin Barham, F.B. Oarson, Joe W. Gibson, C.M. Switzer, J. Robert McKenney, H.H. Raper, Julian R. Alexander, S.L. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context VCCA001_002_010 Acts of General Assembly--Virginia Alexander, S.L. Anderson, Charles Atkinson, N.W. August, A.T. Bailey, Ruth M. Barham, F.B. Batte, H.B. Blanchard, Virginia T. Blanton, L.H. Booth, C.N. Brown, Roy K. Burchette, Arthur T. Caldwell, O.G. Carr, W.H. Chapman Jr., Thomas P. 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Title A name given to the resource Virginia Court Clerks Association - Organizational Materials (VCCA001) Subject The topic of the resource Virginia Court Clerks Association--Virginia@Virginia Court Clerks Association--History@Circuit courts--Virginia@Clerks of court--Virginia--History@Court administration Description An account of the resource Administrative, financial, historical, and instructional materials documenting the operations, professional development, and legislative tracking of the Virginia Court Clerks' Association (VCCA) from 1910 through the early 2020s. The collection comprises administrative papers including the association's constitution, by-laws, committee lists, directories, and presidential speeches; extensive financial records such as membership dues ledgers, checkbooks, receipts, invoices, and treasurer’s reports; and educational and procedural guides detailing uniform clerk fees, local court practices, and equity procedures. It highlights continuous professional training via the proceedings of the Local Government Officials’ Conferences held at the University of Virginia. Additionally, the collection documents legislative tracking through various General Assembly bill summaries, summaries of the Acts of Assembly of interest to clerks, and government relations contracts. Commemorative files comprise resolutions of respect and memorials for deceased clerks, retirement proclamations, and materials from the association's 50th and 100th anniversary milestones. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Virginia Court Clerks Association 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 1910 - Present Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource VCCA Historians Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context VCCA001 Provenance A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. 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Title A name given to the resource Checks and Receipts Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1960 Description An account of the resource Miscellaneous receipts from 1960. 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Title A name given to the resource Virginia Court Clerks Association - Organizational Materials (VCCA001) Subject The topic of the resource Virginia Court Clerks Association--Virginia@Virginia Court Clerks Association--History@Circuit courts--Virginia@Clerks of court--Virginia--History@Court administration Description An account of the resource Administrative, financial, historical, and instructional materials documenting the operations, professional development, and legislative tracking of the Virginia Court Clerks' Association (VCCA) from 1910 through the early 2020s. The collection comprises administrative papers including the association's constitution, by-laws, committee lists, directories, and presidential speeches; extensive financial records such as membership dues ledgers, checkbooks, receipts, invoices, and treasurer’s reports; and educational and procedural guides detailing uniform clerk fees, local court practices, and equity procedures. It highlights continuous professional training via the proceedings of the Local Government Officials’ Conferences held at the University of Virginia. Additionally, the collection documents legislative tracking through various General Assembly bill summaries, summaries of the Acts of Assembly of interest to clerks, and government relations contracts. Commemorative files comprise resolutions of respect and memorials for deceased clerks, retirement proclamations, and materials from the association's 50th and 100th anniversary milestones. 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The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource. Collected and maintained by the historians of the Virginia Court Clerks' Association (VCCA) since the organization's inception. The records were held by Fauquier County Circuit Court Clerk Gail Barb during her tenure as association historian, and were subsequently transferred to her successor, Rockingham County Circuit Court Clerk Chaz W. Haywood, who serves as the current historian. 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 Checks Paid and Balance Sheet Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1959-1960 Description An account of the resource Bank Account Statement and Checks Subject The topic of the resource Virginia Court Clerks Association--Virginia Virginia Court Clerks Association--History Circuit courts--Virginia Clerks of court--Virginia--History Court administration Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Virginia Court Clerks Association Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource East, E. M. Fontana, B. C. Jordan, Betsy N. Oldham, Robert M. Sandidge, William E. 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Virginia Court Clerks Association--History Virginia Court Clerks Association--Virginia Wilmarth, Fred https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/d2ca49eb563368f64d4c003d1e163345.pdf 2a993ef3dd16f2df5ed1cf7f0d3433e5 PDF Text Text • County: -Districts > / / / • Rappahannock v | Wakefield - Gap Orchard Co, #6 Chesfc r i n Acreage Claimed t Value Claimed: Examined bys ISarah, . toneburner and Gillian Locations Hoad of right fork of Indian River . IncmabranceS,) counter Plains and jtaps; Roads s Hone known # Woods roads lead to the apple orchard : Just aide the park boundary, and thence by a rough i k - out road about three miles to the State highway at . Prom there it is six miles to Cheater Gap . Front Royal, the nearest chipping point ! Soilt i The soil is a sandy loam of fairly good depth ll and fertility, strewn with comparatively small t . rocks History . The slopes are gentle of tract and condition of timber: y The bark was removed about SO years ago, and practically all the merchantable tisfcer has been cut except some scattered large V / « . red and white oaks and a few small chestnut oaks Repeated fires in the past have done much damage to the reproduction, The timber consists of a few large and widely scattered red oaks of fair . . quality and an occasional smaller white oak . i: anprovengnt s There are none and value by frjpefls —- .-... . Value per acre for land $2.00 Value of land Value of timber 133 M ft B H $S Value of tract m « $6.76 Value per acre for tract * - Valuta Per A * " l&OT $168.00 399.00 $567.00 Total Value 3IM.W �- County Rappahannock District: Wakefield - Orchard Co. Gap ff6 Chester NJ / Welton Beaty " / A. £ (t) 1 \4 / w J.B.Pomeroy Est / f « / ) (y) \ io .a *w / H.E.Boyer \% V, .W.Wood jno LEGEND:• Cove Slope ' Ridge Scale Orchard Land Land Grazing Tillable Land Chains - 1" = 20 � 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 Chester Gap Orchard Description An account of the resource Tract: 6; Location: Head of right Fork of Indian River; Cost/Acre: $6.75; Estimate Value: $567.00; Number of Acres: 84.0; Monies Awarded: $552.00 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract 6 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context chester-gap-orchard-tract-6 https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/Madison_County_SNP_Records_Court_Proceedings/mcsnp_christadora-heirs-tract-63-63a-63b-63c-63d-63e-63f-63g-63h-63i.pdf 530606d7ec5e1b024eac96a42862888b 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 Christadora Heirs Description An account of the resource Tract(s): 63, 63a, 63b, 63c, 63d, 63e, 63f, 63g, 63h, 63i Items in Land File: <ul> <li>Claimant Worksheet</li> <li>Tract Assessment</li> <li>Owner Claim</li> <li>LOB9 (pages 279, 280, 275, 253, 141)</li> </ul> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Madison County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/"></a> This work is licensed under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License</a>. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract 63 Tract 63a Tract 63b Tract 63c Tract 63d Tract 63e Tract 63f Tract 63g Tract 63h Tract 63i Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context MCSNP_Christadora-Heirs-tract-63-63a-63b-63c-63d-63e-63f-63g-63h-63i Christadora https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/d4b841746cb237b80168560015b3bcfe.pdf 81f1e761b9b7737309c5a975832e13b2 PDF Text Text County : District : ' - a * ppahannock edmont NAME OF OWNER rlJo - Church of Brethren Number of Acres: Church and l o t Location : Along Lee Highway Roads: ,ee o , . 4 miles west of perryville . ighway 0.1 r Soil : Small r o c k y l o h" • J History of Tract and condition of timber: Church purposes Improvements: rrame . church b l i l d i n g , s a i n g l e r o o f , c e i l e d and i n f a i r conditior Acreage and value of types: Value per acre Acreage Types Total Value Slope : Cove : Grazing Land : Cultivated Land : Orchard : Minerals: _ Value of Land ::$ . & improvements vQOG OO Value of Improvements: $ 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 r �'105 ~ • Jhurcli cf 3retL _ .ni COUNTY: RAPPAHANN0CK DISTRICT: PIEDMONT Acreage Calimed: Value Calimed: . Along Lee Iligjwo.y, 4 miles west of perryville Location: Incumbrances, counter claims or ip pa: None known # Soil: Small rocky lot, Roads: Lee Highway History of . . Tract and condition of timber: Church purposes Improvements: Yalue of land TypeQ• Building lot Frame building 26 * z 36 » z 14* , shingled, ceiled and in good condition; yalue $700,00 by Types: Acreage Value Per Acre 1 $25.00 Total yalue If land: Total value of irqbrovements: Total value of tract: Average value per acre: $25,00 700.00 725.00 725.00 Total Value ' 85,00 � 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. 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Title A name given to the resource Church of Bretheren Description An account of the resource Tract: 105; Location: 4 miles west of Sperryville; Cost/Acre: $ (n/a); Estimate Value: $800.00; Number of Acres: (n/a); Monies Awarded: $800.00 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract 105 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context church-of-bretheren-tract-105 https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/Virginia_Court_Clerks_Association_-_Organizational_Materials_[VCCA001]/VCCA001_004_027.pdf 81c9b9e5d9bdbd77b0f8e05a3888ace5 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 Virginia Court Clerks Association - Organizational Materials (VCCA001) Subject The topic of the resource Virginia Court Clerks Association--Virginia@Virginia Court Clerks Association--History@Circuit courts--Virginia@Clerks of court--Virginia--History@Court administration Description An account of the resource Administrative, financial, historical, and instructional materials documenting the operations, professional development, and legislative tracking of the Virginia Court Clerks' Association (VCCA) from 1910 through the early 2020s. The collection comprises administrative papers including the association's constitution, by-laws, committee lists, directories, and presidential speeches; extensive financial records such as membership dues ledgers, checkbooks, receipts, invoices, and treasurer’s reports; and educational and procedural guides detailing uniform clerk fees, local court practices, and equity procedures. It highlights continuous professional training via the proceedings of the Local Government Officials’ Conferences held at the University of Virginia. Additionally, the collection documents legislative tracking through various General Assembly bill summaries, summaries of the Acts of Assembly of interest to clerks, and government relations contracts. Commemorative files comprise resolutions of respect and memorials for deceased clerks, retirement proclamations, and materials from the association's 50th and 100th anniversary milestones. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Virginia Court Clerks Association 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 1910 - Present Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource VCCA Historians Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context VCCA001 Provenance A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource. Collected and maintained by the historians of the Virginia Court Clerks' Association (VCCA) since the organization's inception. The records were held by Fauquier County Circuit Court Clerk Gail Barb during her tenure as association historian, and were subsequently transferred to her successor, Rockingham County Circuit Court Clerk Chaz W. Haywood, who serves as the current historian. 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 Circuit Court Clerks' Budget Conference Issues Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Undated Description An account of the resource Documents containing issues emerging in the budget from the passing of new House Amendments. Subject The topic of the resource Virginia Court Clerks Association--Virginia Virginia Court Clerks Association--History Circuit courts--Virginia Clerks of court--Virginia--History Court administration Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Alan D. Albert Virginia Court Clerks Association Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context VCCA001_004_027 Circuit courts--Virginia Clerks of court--Virginia--History Court administration Virginia Court Clerks Association--History Virginia Court Clerks Association--Virginia https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/Rockingham_County_Prohibition_Records_Criminal_Cases/RcPr-box10-036.pdf 2098b202ba9c63b8a4d3368ee6bc7aed PDF Text Text WARR ANT OF ARRES T STA'rE OF VIRGINIA , CITY OF HARRISON BURG, TO-WIT: To Frank L. Dovel, Chief of Police, or any Policeman of said City : Whereas ~~. .. %~--1n-~ ......... has this day made complain~ and infor- mation on oath before me, W . W . WHARTON , City Justi ce of Peace of said City, that ......... ... . .~ •~ ·· .. on the ~87'6 .day of / ~ . ·· ·· ··· ·· · ...... , ~9:,5 . ·~ · /,UV.r ~, in said city did .~aa. J/u4. ... 1/._~ ····/ P ~ ... lh~~ .(#1~ / h.4a,l. .. . . /Wt .... J~rM). ..................... ............... .. ............ .. ..... .... ... .. .... ..... ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . in violation of an ordinance of the said city: These are th erefore in the name of the Commonwealth of Virginia to command you forthwith to app,-e,,en.d and bdn.g b~ o:M#Z~/°"y of the ~aid .••• .· ••••••••••• ••••.• ·. to answer the said complaint and to be further dealt with according to law. Gi.en under my hand and seal this .<-!J/4'-, day of ~ ~· . .. .,if:7 .. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County Prohibition Records: Criminal Cases Description An account of the resource The first series of the Prohibition Records collection consists of all criminal case records associated with cases brought to the Rockingham County Circuit Court from 1916-1964. Not every individual was indicted for a criminal offense and many were simply judged as misdemeanors. The cases have been separated and arranged by the last name of the defendant.  For more information on the Prohibition collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Subject The topic of the resource Prohibition--History Prohibition--Government policy--United States Prohibition--Virginia--History Rockingham County (Va.)--History Rockingham County (Va.)--Genealogy Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1916-1933 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Pro001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/7">Prohibition Records: Liquor Inventory</a> <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/6">Prohibition Records: Affidavits for Ardent Spirits </a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4524"> Prohibition Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource City of Harrisonburg v. Henry Shifflett Description An account of the resource Misdemeanor Subject The topic of the resource Misdemeanor Appeal Posession of Ardent Spirits Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Craig Schaefer, Kayla Heslin, Selena St. Andre, 2019; Updated by Megan Pullen, September 2025. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1933 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RcPr-box10-036 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rockingham County Circuit Court Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Shifflett https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/Rockingham_County_Prohibition_Records_Criminal_Cases/RcPr-box1-004.pdf 17ff4cc66e0aeaee48532944bd44ae82 PDF Text Text WA 'R.' R.A ]VT of A'R .'R. EST State o f Virgi nia, City of Harri sonbu rg, To-w it: To Frnnk L. D ovel, Chief of Pol-ice , or any Police ma,n of saicl City: Where as ................................. ...................... .has this day made compl aint and inform ation on oath before me, .J. H . DOv\TNING, :Mayor of said City, t hat ..... ~ ./~.... ~ .&.~ i ...................... ........... .................. ............................. in v iolatio n of b a 11 ordiuanco of the sa iu Cit~\· : Those are therefo re in th e name of tho Comm onwea lth of Virgin ia to comm a nd you forth- yc't th e sai <l ... ... .... ····················~ k ......~ ......~ . . . ............ ........... ..... ............. . . . . .... ....... . . . . .... . .. with to apprehend. and br;ug bcft me, or some other ,J ustice, the hod to answe r the said compl aint and to be furthe r dealt with accord ing to law. G;ven undc~ . my hand and seal this .. ,"°:.da)' oL .. ~ '. . /' .............. ~.191 6'.. . 7 . [h l r~k~ ~ ;,;:cal) �.) : .lt w J'r i~~ ~ · ~t... ! r-1 : >,(J "' ._,~ t"- ~ ARRANT OF ARREST 4 /4 .10 -~ }t -~~ j~~l j ..J t~ ~ ! 0 I -- ·-;n,Jh~/ .-1- ~ 1!::0£~T -tJl.t--J.,(_,, ~ l ½1 JJ:: ,: ]' .'~-1 r --7?7• 4! ~ 1/~ •. Surnmons for Defense I ~ I ell ~ ' 2rn 0 0 . . 1 fl ~ . ~ Summoning vVi tnesses ......... . '"O !~ -~~''l J ~I .l ·J ~ cil {h .~ ~ $............ Fin e ~ Issuing- and Trying \Varrant ~ i COSTS 1: l \ (l) , ~ CITY OF HAR,RISONBUR G vs. /Jll b.O ~ it- . "~ i ~ ~ ~ 'it ,ll !J j .Tail Fee ,Vi.tncsscs' Attendance ......... . Arrest ~ -- --- ------- i· rrotal Executed ....................................191.. ..... . <2k1/l hl(,1. i-~ • i o } �� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County Prohibition Records: Criminal Cases Description An account of the resource The first series of the Prohibition Records collection consists of all criminal case records associated with cases brought to the Rockingham County Circuit Court from 1916-1964. Not every individual was indicted for a criminal offense and many were simply judged as misdemeanors. The cases have been separated and arranged by the last name of the defendant.  For more information on the Prohibition collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Subject The topic of the resource Prohibition--History Prohibition--Government policy--United States Prohibition--Virginia--History Rockingham County (Va.)--History Rockingham County (Va.)--Genealogy Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1916-1933 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Pro001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/7">Prohibition Records: Liquor Inventory</a> <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/6">Prohibition Records: Affidavits for Ardent Spirits </a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4524"> Prohibition Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource City of Harrisonburg v. Clyde Armstrong Description An account of the resource Defendant charged with unlawful drunk and disorderly conduct. This item was originally identified as RcPr-box1-004. Subject The topic of the resource Intoxication Prohibition--Virginia Alcohol--Law and legislation Criminal courts--Virginia Harrisonburg (Va.) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Craig Schaefer, Kayla Heslin, Selena St. Andre, 2019; Updated by Megan Pullen, 2025. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1916 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Pro001_001_004 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date Modified Date on which the resource was changed. September 2025 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Armstrong https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/4a198f7c8fef3dc00318513bfbbd716b.pdf 6acbd8f5ec3ce94eb4870fa2b990f0d0 PDF Text Text STATE COMMISSIO N WILLIAM E . CARSON. CHAIIIMAN, RIVERTON COLEMAN WORTHAM·, V ICE CHAIRMAN, RICHMON°D JUNIUS P. F I SHBURN, ROANOKE E. GRIFFITH DODSON, NoR~OLK RUFus ' G. ROBERTS, CULPEPER THOMAS L. FARRAR, CHAIILOTTHVILLI: LEE LONG, DANTE R . A, GILLIAM .EXECUTIVE SECRETARY AND TRIIASURER ON" CONSERVA TION AND RICHMOND, VA. DEVELOPM ENT BUREAUS OF THE COMMISSION GEOLOG ICAL SURVEY ® WATER RESOURCES AND POWER FOREST SERVICE PARKS AND LANDSCAPE ENGINEERING ARCHAEOLOGY AND HISTORY STATE PUBLICITY Shenandoah National Park Division S . H . MARSH, SUPERVI SOR PHONE 14, F RONT ROYAJ.. A DDR E S S Y OUR REPLY TO FRONT ROYAL, VA. December 18,1933 Mr . J . Robert Switzer Clerk of the Circuit Court of Rockingham County Harrisonburg , Virginia Dear Sir: We hand you herewith for file with the record of the Shenandoah National Park Condemnation proceedings in Rockingham County, a nwnber of claims to a distributive share in the proceeds arising out of, the condemnation of the tracts listed in attached Table under the number under which they are set forth and condemned in the judgment entered December 4, 1933, in the proceedings now pending in your Court under the title "VIRGINIA IN THE CIRCUIT CURT OF ROCKINGHAM CCXJNTY, THE STATE COMMISSION ON CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA, PETITIONER, V. CASSANDRA LAWSON ATKINS AND OTHERS AND FIFTY- TWO THOUSAND, FIVE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-ONE {52,561) ACRES OF LAND, MORE OR LESS , DEFENDANTS . " We request that these claims be filed with the record of the above mentioned proceeding in order that we may be entitled to be heard, and to submit evidence in support of our claims if they should be contested, as and when the Court may have under consideration the distribution of the awards . Yours very truly A. C. Carson Of Counsel for Petitioner . Enclosure . �Tll1.3MCIO..J.3V:3C OLl1 1-"1012<:!IMMO:> 3HT ,O 2UA3RUS 1110ITAVfl:3 all100 1,10 1110122IMMO::> 3T AT8 .AV ,0"10MH::>IR Y3VIIU8 .JA:>l.>0.JOllli> 11:IWO" O>IA 83:>RUORllR fll'5TAW 31:>IVR:!18 Tltll!IO"i ., .. , ... 33>11.11143 il'IA:>30 .. AJ 011A ,.,.,.,. .. Y.ROT81H CIMA Y.10.JOllAl1:>flA YTl:>I.ISU" JITATP- >I, q lsnoi:tsM dsobnan rl2 noiaiviO OT Y.J-.JP ~UOY 32:!IIPfQO~ ,AV ,.JAYOA T~OR"I ROlllVR3'1U8 ,HaRAM .H .a .JAYOJII T.-OA"I , ... JIHOH.. , "10 · RA:) .3 f.!AIJ.ll ,MAI TROW !'IAM:l.JO:l ll~OMAOR ,\.1RUB.Hcll"I ... eutV.UL ,uo,11011 ,i.10..aoa HTl"nUH> .11 R313~.JU:l .3T513. OR .li) 8U"IUR ll.JJIVHTTOJA•H:> , RARRA"I •.J 3AMOH1' :ITMAO ,.:>HO.I 33.J MOT~""'" ,MAMftJAM:> OMOM"'"'" ..... ,.,,.,..., ll::IIY MAI.J.JI.:> .A , RllRUU, RT 014A YIIAT:lll~Blt 'IVITU:>3X �'I: ' ii .. TABLE OF CLAIMS Filed with attached letter, dated December 18, 1933 : TRACT NO . CLAIM OF COMMISSION 49 CLAIMANTS TO TRACT $929 . 77 L . H. Bruce, Com. for Lloyd Gruver Meadows, Chas . G. Harnsberger Geo . L. Harrisberge~ Geo . L . Harnsberger, Guardian ad Litem for Lloyd Gruver Meadows, (Insane) $210 . 61 Garlands. Lough Geo . L. Harnsberger, Gu~rdian ad Litem f or Robert C. Lough, (Infant) and Mary E. Lough (Infa nt) . t,..-51 $69 . 30 52 $116 . 00 Lizzie Knighting Geo . L . H~rnsberger, Guardian ad Litem for Wilson Knighting,Jessie Knighting , Pearl Knighting, and Hazel Knigh t ing (Infants) , John Knighting Estate . 68 $257 . 00 S. V. & B. B. Burke 69 $189 . 00 Thomas L. Dean /Y-f} ·7 ~ Th9ma.s B. Hensley � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Documents Description An account of the resource Series II consists of 1,198 "miscellaneous records" related to the condemnation of land in the Blue Ridge Mountains and the court case. The types of records one will find hear vast, but you can expect to encounter correspondences, newspaper clippings, and legal documents that do not necessarily belong to any individual condemnation case but provides additional context. 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. Subject The topic of the resource Shenandoah National Park (Va.)--History Rockingham County (Va.)--History Rockingham County (Va.)--Genealogy Skyline Drive (Va.)--History Condemnation of land Mountain people --Blue Ridge Mountains-- Social life and customs Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1930-1939 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp002 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a> <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/1">Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings</a> <a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. 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 MISC - Aug. 16, 1933 - Mar. 8, 1939 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context claims-of-distributive-share.pdf Title A name given to the resource Claims of Distributive Share Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/aa1f6dcb3765070bb4ef96518dc35706.pdf fa728f469576a184d6b2294df811d7a5 PDF Text Text 1 ' V W *3 \ Cour-Ly: Rappahannock District: Piedmont CLAIMANT » NAME OF e@¥ ©£ #152 Number of Acre*: 10 and Home . On Lee Highway in Thornton Gap Location : Roads : - Clarke, Addie Frank It is 8 miles over the Lee Highway to -Lmiray, the nearest . shipping point The soil is a sandy loam of good depth and fertility with little The slopes are moderate and the exposure south rock Soil : . . The land has all been cleared and used for grazing and cultivating, except a small wood lot History of Tract and condition of timber : . fiSilionfL ? - . Ipring Souse,?raml,comp Stable frame,composition roo , gooci c roof,concrete floor and trough. Hen house,frame,comp roof; Meat house,comp roof ^ . . . Acreage and value of types : Types Acreage Slope : 2 4 Value per acre Total Value @ #5.00 #6.00 @ 30.00 120.00 @ 60.00 240.00 Cove : Grazing Land : Cultivated Land : 4 Orchard : 366.00 Minerals : . Value of Land : $ 366 00 Value of Improvements : $ 940.00 940.00 Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Timber : $ Value of Wood : $ 4.00 Value per acre for tract : $ 4.00 #1310.00 131.00 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ NONE CLERK �2 S / ' Claim of r Virginia, No In the Circuit Court of At w. X -Count 1: in Consi on The State Commissi ' d Dev lppmen yof the State o GLAAJJA t L tioner, vs kt h4J l24 u J County, Virginia, Defendants more or less, of land in J v2 The undersigned , in answer to the pe ion of the State Commission on ConservatibnAand Development of the ate of yijrgiiiia, i ri in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the fi of s& id petition and published in accordance with the .order of the Circuit Court of e Court to file this - County, Virginia, asks leave* o as his answer to s d. to saiq notice. iti / J / My name is My Post Office Address is I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought _ _ acres, o: hii there are the following to be condemned , containing about buildings and improvements : ^ ' £ ± _ ^ ^ „ _ ^ __ ^ ^ ^ r / / uP __ _ 7 32 £ is\ locate AJafcqut miles from ' Virginia, in the UL> VP fiu Magisterial District of said County: I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land de scribed 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 ) .0\ j Tlrf> ' / ^ ^ ^ ^ The land North South - owners adjacent to/the ye described tract or parcel of land are as follows: & East West I acquired my right, title; estate or following manner : ^ ' * __ interest to this property about the year Z? suUi ^^ /O in the . I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is . I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $ _ _ I am the owner of acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcej of land but lying outside the Park area, which I claim will be damaged by the pro6 posed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $ ( In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires ake ; and if practicable he should^ lso i/fisert here a act or pd cel df lsfrid by .metes and founds ) . arks: - XOA j _ ^ ^ VS^ -S. * ( Continue remarks if necessary on the back ) . day — my signature ( or my name and m *k 1930. of STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF ~ l The undersigned hereby certifies that the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters and things appearing in his above ja syer are true to thje best of hi knpwledge pd belief , day of this 10. Wi _ _ iss ___ „ __ _ ^ ^ MSL ^ / ^ dA llerk of the Court, dr Special Investigator or / - [otary Public, or Justice of the Peace. �* 1\ \\ * \ 0 T2 * f rs ; * r ' 2- 0 0 * “ FILED IN GLERK’S O FFICB I’ APPAIIANNOCK COUNTY 2_c 19 3c Clerk Teste: '>1 N A \ J- -- L ' ! 1 ' • ‘ K/ i U , . •• o ! .. • �- County: Rappahannock District: Piedmont #152 Clark, Addle P. Acreage Claimed: 10 A Assessed: 9.8 A Value Claimed: #4900.00 Assessed: #69.00 . . Deed: $ not given(1923) . Location: On Lee Highway in Thornton Gap . Incumbrances, counter claims or laps: __ Roads: Deed: 10 A None known It is 8 miles over the Lee Kighv/ay to Luray, the nearest . shipping point Soil: The soil is a sandy loam of good depth and fertility with little rock The slopes are moderate and the exposure south . . History of , - Tract and condition of Timber: The land has all been clear etTanfi used for 'grazing and cultivating, except a small __ Impr vements: . wood lot The improvements,consist of the following: House, frame, 14 x32 t, 2 story, 4 room, ceiled painted metal roof $750.00 Stable,frame,12x16x16, composition roof, good condition 75.00 Spring house, frame, 6x6,composition roof, con crete floor and trough 75.00 Hen Bouse, frame,6x12,composition roof 20.00 §'26.60 Total v 3 C> Orchard: There are 125 apple trees of improved varieties It is neglected and needs pruning and spraying There are four acres valued at $75 per acre, or 300.00 . - - . . . Value of land by types: Types: Area: Grazing 4 4 Slope Orchard . 20.00 it it - Tract Total Value !$T0 80 . . — m. - TO Total value of land If If « improvements n a Orchard n ! I Value Per A mm #90.00 920.00 300.00 il3lU;00 - Average value of land per acre $131.00 �i I I < Virginia; . In the Circuit Court of Rappahannock County The State Commission, Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia ' . Plaintiff . v/ Exception and Answer . WVii Aylor als O ax JL > JU et Clifton V JU J U U • 1 I £ ' .~ --Defendants J a ^ exceptant, Addie Frank Clark, excepts 6t C• L ^ /A O Your respondent and *9 r*. v ’ e J * Commissioners Reportjfiled *to the in the Clerics Office of the » Hi 1 * ^ County, Virginia, on the 18!? day Circuit Court of Rappahannock A/ • A \ ?t ' 4 \fk of Kay , 1932, in the aToove entitled cause , for the following i A ^ reasons , to -wit ; . 6 Isto That said Commissioners or Appraisers only allowed the sum of $1310.00 for the 10 acres of land and the buildings and . Wood Land , and other improvements,, proposed to be taken in this cause ; 2nd; That said sum is absoloitely inadequate , unfair and unjust and that said land, Buildings, Improvements and said Wood Land - are worth far more than the amount allowed by said Commission ers or Appraisers, and that said Respondent and exceptant , can and will show by proper evidence that said sum so allowed is inadequate , unfair and unjust; Respondent and exceptant shows that the tract of land proposed to be taken in this proceeding will be found in . 152, Reco-rd 149, Tract BO filed in said Clerks Office ; Therefore , respondent and exceptant prays that he be not deprived of his property without just c ompensation, and that said Commissioners or Appraisers be allowed to Correct their findings and allow respondent and exceptant the true value of his said land , or that other Appraisers be appointed to re appraise his said property, and he will ever f . Subscribed and sworn to before m - . 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K i t I I M Hr i t U) CL r>* i i I 1 * 1 �\ f \ : } i Virginia} In the Circuit Court of Rapp&hannocJc County* The State CoiMaiasion on .fiTelon»ent Conservation and : of the state of Virginia, Clifton Ajrlor, « t axe* , e ,> o* Tour respendent in o* odier.ce to an order entered in these proceedings on the SC!! any of uguet, 1932, says that the tract of land . , r owned by hiu is the a&ue tract of land found by the Ap « - praaiwl woiaaiesioncrc to be owned by hin, as shewn c.nd de lineated on the map returned with their report * and the sane tract of land described in the exceptions filed to said report by your respondent* £ W$ Omiimel* 7 t % f ’r ^r / 0t * .. P d V I + 0 • �% “' 7 t y « k * � 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 Clark, Addie Description An account of the resource Tract: 152; Location: On Lee Highway in Thornton Gap; Cost/Acre: $131.00; Estimate Value: $1,310.00; Number of Acres: 10.0; Monies Awarded: $1,650.00 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract 152 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context clark-addie-tract-152 Clark https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/6a5187dd5ccf7cb6f7bf6b3bcbf7faab.pdf ebacc88affff28463c83435a58b0411e PDF Text Text County: Rappahannock District: Piedmont NAME OF CLAIMANT - Clark, Andrew J. #138 286 Number of Acres: Butterwood Branch, northwest slope of Oven Top ridge, entirely within the Park Area , Location: -- . SOIL Central portion has sandy clay soil of fair depth and fertility Southern portion steep slope of Oven Top Mountain, sandy clay, rocky with Northern portion ( south of Broad Branch and eas north and west exposure of Butterwood Branch) was badly burned in 1926. This impoverished North. and west exposure The soil in that portion the sandy loam soil north of Butterwood Branch is of sandy clay composition, ranging from only ty on the slope to good depth and fertility in , fair depth. and.fertili narrow strip along road This portion has south and east^ exposure Mod . ’ . . . ‘ . . . - erately rocky tan bark TORY OF TRACT AND CONDITION OF TIMBER: Forest description ~ — at emo ved various T ot Her timber times rodTRrtrs ago years ; about 30 removed since. At present there are a few scattered red and chestnut oaks scat tered over that part of the tract which was not burned over in 1926. The History Tract atid conditioh^f titnberx burned over area is now growing uo to . FIELDS North of Butterwood Branch, ap briers, laurel and sassafras Consequently most proximately one half time, neglected TK recent ayears narrow strip alongthe of the cleared portion, with the exception of EAST OF EIJFFMAN sassafras,locust and briers road, is now growing up to cleared many years ago, grazed and cultivated ORCHARD: Thesd fields were Somewhat neglected in recent years,part of them growing for many years up to sassafras , locust, yellow pine,and young oaks. Remainder in grass ,1- story, weatherboarded , ceiled,4 rooms,shingled * | Improvements: Dwelling frame One log, 2 room dwelling’,lA Outbuildings vac r vacant - story,3weatherboarded fair shingled, poor podr repair repa. 0Vacant porch smngiea rooms. One log aw'SHingl wit porcn Corn house,frame,sninglea,good hen house,,shineled shing^ ^,fair run down frame + trees b . 7 fruit ^ Log Darn, shingled, fair "' ' ' — ^ ' ' ' , -- ' . . - . “ ’ . - - -- - - . -- Acreage and value of types: Acreage Types Value per acre 204 Slope : Total Value §2.50 $535.00 8.00 568.00 1103.00 Cove : 71 Grazing Land : @ , Cultivated Land : 1 Orchard : @ _ 50.00 286 50.00 #1153.00 Minerals: Value of Land : $ 1103.00 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard: $ 350.00 ' .00 ' 350.00 x1503.00 — Value of Minerals: $ Value of Timber : $ Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract: $ - . 5.25 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ CLERK �?lv ^ V Claim of . County, Virginia, No/ /.., At Law. In the Circuit Court of . The State Commission on Constipation and Development of the State of Virginia, Peti l**9 J tioner, vs ^ xji - - County, Virginia, Defendants. more or less, of land in - . ion of the State Commission on Conservation and De The undersigned , in answer to the velopment of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded aid petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit upon the filing AAaljPA County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this Court of . snd/ pptition and to said noticaf as his answer My name is Mv Post Office Address is I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract o arcel of land within the area sought acres, on which there/are the following to be condemned , containing about. / uAAooC buildings and improvements:. /liuCO _ - t/ 7 > *^ c* l & 5 L i / C Virginia, in . from miles is located about Thi Magisterial District of said County. the I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above : ( In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above ) . island ^ The land owners adjacent to {he above described tract or parcel of land are as follows : North South East West. I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year /Z if. j in the following manner : / A. , / / 1 * / P Y ^ < , } _ _ ??- . ' \ AA AACYY ^ c _ T W AtfuAi^ Jx &f _j_ LASU I claim that the ;otal value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereI claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, on is rr in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is acres of land adjoining the above described tract or I am the owner of . parcel of land but lying outside the Park area, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $ ( In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make ; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds ) . _ ?. . AAA AALAA / Remarks : _ JALAA £ ^ ^ ^ Zxm ZYZAJ JZZLZ ALIZA _ TJZ AAAZ ^ Z ZTTAAL / UcuLu J _ ZA ZAA 0 ^ - _. ZAA Z AZ ( Continue remarks if necessary of. ^ ^ }* my n me aml mark a ^ ^ Witijess my signature ^ ched hereto ) ^_ (s ^ n the back ) . JJ, To-wit : OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF Cc t The undersigned hereby certifies t h a . 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 , 1930.' day of... this LJJA * CAo . -J Clerk oy the Court, or Special -Investigator or Notary/Public, or Justice of the Peace. STA: _ , 5L i __ JiAAldAi —- - ^ �- #138 Acreage - PIEDMONT RAPPAHAN OCK C ( UNTY : Clark, Andrew J First six tracts listed below are covered in tracts #138 and 138 B Seventh tract is in folder Claimed: 138 A . Assessed Area Claimed #1(104 #2 ( 68 #3 ( 68 . 104 A A A A D m # 6 ( 88 A ) #7 35 _JITRICT: . O 66 A Deed record is incomplete and discretions in correct 68.67 A 8:12 i Tract - 138 b - . 89.24 23.00 A A Value Claimed: Assess Value claimed #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 Value Consideration 4400.00 (1918 ) ^2000.00 For all seven . tracts 4*948.00 $7000.00 #6 #7 Location : Incumbrances, Soil: _ - ( see tract #138 a ) , . . Butterwrod Branch northwest slope of even Top ridge, entirely within the Park Ajrea None known counter claims, lapst etc : Central portion has sandy clay soil of fair depth Southern portion steep slope of and fertility clay, rocky with n < rth and I sandy Top tn Oven ern portion ( south cf exposure Nort west Broad Branch and cast cf Butt err cod Branch ) was This impoverished the candy badly burned in 1926 The soil in North and west exposure 1cam soil that portion north cf Butterwood Branch is cf sandy ... . . . , . ranging from only f ir depth and fertility on the slope tc good depth end fertility This portion has in narrow strip along road Moderately rocky south and east exposure Forest descriptionm mm tan bark History of tract and condition of timber : ' removed about 30 years ago Other timber products At present there removed at various times since and chestnut oaks scattered are a few scattered red ? was not burned hich tract of the mart ever that is no® growing area over burned 1926 The in „ ever sassafras and up to briers laurel North of Butterwood Branch, approximately Fields Conse one half time neglected in recent years quently : ost cf the cleared portion with the ex is now ception of a narrow strip along the road i graving up tc sassafras locust end briers There fields were clear East of Huffman s orchard ed any years ago grazed and cultivated for rayry clay cr position .. . . . — . . , , , ’, , — . , . -- �Jl ’ 3 - . Clark, Andrew J Continued . years Somwwhat neglected in recenrayears , part of them growing up to sassafras, locust , yellow plhe , s nd young oaks Remainder in gras 3 Improvement s : Dwelling boarded, vacant .. . - — - ——— — ——— —— . . — —- .. -— — . frame , 14 * x 18 * , $.-§ story , weather ceiled, 4 roans, shingled, fair, . $100 no value Out buildings Celling log 14 * x 14 ' , It story weather bo rded, porch, 6 x 14 , shingled, poor 50 repair 2 roans, vacant Dwelling log 14 x 14 * with 10 x 14 * leanto, 50* 3 rooms , rundon . a Hen house # frame , 10 x 12 x 8, shingled, fair 10 Corn house frame , 10 x 14 x 10, shingled , 25 good , 25 fair , shingled * Barn log 12 x 16 * x 12 50 50 fruit trees all ages 25 25 fruit trees ' , — Acreage “ ^ Slope FR FG Orchard , ' ’ Value per acre $“ 2.50 216 44 27 6.00 12.00 50.00 1 ’ ' ’ and value of land by types : Acreage Type , , , ’ — - - .. . - Si - . Total Value $540.00 264.00 524.00 . 50 OC so8 $1178* 00 Total value of land m°l SKSt gf iB2S:88 Average value per acre ( A v g e per acre based on , . 36.26 total acreage found ) . Note : Evidently a mistake made in claims defi ite end unaccurate The records are very in - 535 � 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 Clark, AJ Description An account of the resource Tract: 138; Location: Butterwood Branch, NW slope of Oven Top ridge; Cost/Acre: $5.25; Estimate Value: $1,503.00; Number of Acres: 286.0; Monies Awarded: $1,503.00 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract 138 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context clark-aj-tract-138 Clark https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/55185c8796f688cbc3cc17f931507e0b.pdf 90cfdc1db302637e2f0a9301138079af PDF Text Text County Rappahannock ' District: Piedmont NAME OF CLAIMANT #138a - Clarke, Andrew J, 35 Number of Acres : Lee Highway 3 miles above Sperryville and entirely within the Park Area Location : . It is 14 miles over the Lee Highway to ^uray, the nearest shipping Roads: point * * . This, sandy soil, steep, rough and rocky Soil : History of Tract and condition of timber : Grazing land is thin and partly grown uo in locust hushes. Merchantable timber has been removed from -wooded . area One 5 room log house, 2 stone chimneys, shingle roof, corn house,and hen house, all in fair condition Improvements: . Acreage and value of types : Value per acre Types Acreage Slope : 20 @ $3.00 15 @ 20.00 Total Value $60.00 Cove: Grazing Land : 500.00 $360.00 Cultivated Land : Orchard : Minerals: Value of Land : $ '50.00 Value of Improvements: $ 595.00 595.00 £755.00 Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract : $ 01.57 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ NONE CLERK �Claim of In the Circuit Court of . mmigsion on The State tioner, vs. / 4A . ? 4' . Law At County, Virginia, No . and Development of the State of Virginia, Peti (S Conservation _ - 7 <Z O d ^ ' County, Virginia , Defendants. more or less, of land in.VZ The undersigned , in answer to tW 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 ofs id petitipn and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit L jCl County, Vjzginia asks leave of the Court to file this Court of not as his answer to s t My name is My Post Office Address is I claim a right, title, estate or intere l in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought acres, on which there are the following to be condemned , containing about buildings and improvements ^ ^ ^ , jr Virginia, in miles f r o r e p Z t t This La)id is located about the 'jkdde&i*: .. Magisterial District of said Cojmty. 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 ) . J i ' The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows: North flr y /j .o South rr East r^ v ~ . £ .. west. in the I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year following manner : I f / 1 _ ^ _& — — ' rt --p r - 2 - - ZZ I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements there, 5A.r±. I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest on is $ 0* _ 0 is thereon nts improveme $ the of with land parcel tract or in and to this * acres of land adjoining the above described tract or I am the owner of parcel of land but lying outside the Park area, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area , to the extent of $ ( In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make ; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds ) . Remarks: _Z ^ _. JK rsr--^ ^ W/tness my signature ( or my Jiame * /TE ^ S if necessary on the back ). and mark attached hereto ) this. Z ( Continue remarks - OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF - To wit : The undersigned hereby certifies that.CZ the above named claimant personally appeared before hfm and made oath that the matters and things appearing in his abpve answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief , , 1930. day of this -i ' Jt ^ Clerk of the Court, or Special Investigator or Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace. �DISTRICT: PIEDMONT COUNTY: RAPPAHANNOCK #138a -A . A. J. Clark Acreage Claimed: 35 Value Cluimed: $1,800.00 Location: Assessed 430 A Assessed $948.00 ^ Deed Record not available . ft Lee Highway 3 miles above Sperryville and entirely within the Park Area . . Incumbrances, counter claims, laps, etc : Roads: . None known It is 14 miles over the Lee Highway to Luray, the . nearest shipping point . Thin s ndy loam, steep, rough and rocky Soil: History of traot and condition of timber: Grazing land is thin and partly grown up in locust bushes Merchantable timber has been removed from Wooded area . . Improvements: Consist of the fallowing: (Tenant house) 16' x 24' with 9 » x 16 * kitchen, log house 2 stone chimneys, shingly roof, 5 rooms, 2 story, 7' x 12' porch $350 Chicken house 6' x 10', frame 5 Corn house, and barn 14* x 23', frame, drive way between 40 — — - - Acreage and value of land by types ; Value Type per ACREATE Slope 15 FG aore Total Value $3.00 $45.00 10.00 150.00 $195.00 Total value of land $195.00 Total value of improvements 395.00 $590.00 Total value of tract . average value per acre Note: The urea and as es ed value is for all the land assessed in JU„ Clark, This land is desoribed in three separate . the none of A reports . $19.66 . . . �Claim of In the Circuit Court of . mmigsion on The State tioner, vs. / 4A . ? 4' . Law At County, Virginia, No . and Development of the State of Virginia, Peti (S Conservation _ - 7 <Z O d ^ ' County, Virginia , Defendants. more or less, of land in.VZ The undersigned , in answer to tW 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 ofs id petitipn and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit L jCl County, Vjzginia asks leave of the Court to file this Court of not as his answer to s t My name is My Post Office Address is I claim a right, title, estate or intere l in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought acres, on which there are the following to be condemned , containing about buildings and improvements ^ ^ ^ , jr Virginia, in miles f r o r e p Z t t This La)id is located about the 'jkdde&i*: .. Magisterial District of said Cojmty. 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 ) . J i ' The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows: North flr y /j .o South rr East r^ v ~ . £ .. west. in the I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year following manner : I f / 1 _ ^ _& — — ' rt --p r - 2 - - ZZ I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements there, 5A.r±. I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest on is $ 0* _ 0 is thereon nts improveme $ the of with land parcel tract or in and to this * acres of land adjoining the above described tract or I am the owner of parcel of land but lying outside the Park area, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area , to the extent of $ ( In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make ; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds ) . Remarks: _Z ^ _. JK rsr--^ ^ W/tness my signature ( or my Jiame * /TE ^ S if necessary on the back ). and mark attached hereto ) this. Z ( Continue remarks - OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF - To wit : The undersigned hereby certifies that.CZ the above named claimant personally appeared before hfm and made oath that the matters and things appearing in his abpve answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief , , 1930. day of this -i ' Jt ^ Clerk of the Court, or Special Investigator or Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rappahannock County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Description An account of the resource The first series in the Rappahannock County SNP Records collection consists of 350 files related to the court proceedings from The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Clifton Aylor and others, and Thirty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred (37,400) Acres of Land, more or less, in Rappahannock County, Virginia. This was a court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire privately held land located within the boundary of Rappahannock County in the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. Within the boundaries of eight counties, the state of Virginia, in collaboration with the Federal government, used eminent domain condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents in this collection are the legal proceedings for each individual tract of land that made up the one court case. In most cases, the individual case files consist of property surveys, assessments for the value of the land and improvements, and claims by the owner of the property. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Bulk of the collection dates 1930 to 1934 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Clark, AJ Description An account of the resource Tract: 138 - A; Location: Lee Highway 3 miles above Sperryville; Cost/Acre: $19.66; Estimate Value: $590.00; Number of Acres: 35.0; Monies Awarded: $755.00 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract 138 - A Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context clark-aj-tract-138-a Clark https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/f2654d663e145cabc5568f17f28b02a7.pdf fb0d5684576dfc4f54a1c502366d3595 PDF Text Text I Chanty: Rappahannock District 1 Piedmont NAME OF CLAIMANT #196 59 Number of Acres : Between Jenkins Hollow and Hazel Location : Roads : . Mill - Clark, Alpheus It is two miles over rough roads to the Lee Highway at Estes Thence it is 13 miles to Luray, the nearest shipping point . The soil is a sandy loam of fair depth but rocky, Slopes are The exposure is mostly to the east and south moderate and steep Soil : . . - The bark and merchantable timber were re moved many years ago and the Bleared land has been cultivated and grazed The tillable land is pretty well worn and the western portion for years There is good grass though and grass of the grazing is very brushy has been sown on the east end History of Tract and condition of timber : . .. - One 3 room log house,1-h story, log stable, covered with sheet iron,shake roof hen house, frame,old shingle roof, corn house, shake roof shed, rough, poles and boards, log house, tight, paper lo one abandoned house robf , corn house, log henhouse, log, shake roof Approximately 200 apple trees, 19 years old, in fair condition. also some Acreage and value of types : old tress around abandoned house in fair condition Improvements : -- — - - — -- Value per acre - - - . Total Value Types Acreage Slope : 30 @ $3/00 $90.00 18 @ 11.10 200.00 . 6 @ 10.00 5 @ Cove : Grazing Land : Cultivated Land : Orchard : 60.00 60.00 $350.00 300.00 $650.00 Minerals : Value of Land : $ 550.00 315.00 15.00 Value of Improvements : $ $965.00 Value of Orchard : $300.00 Value of Minerals : $ Value of Timber : $ Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract : $ * 54 i Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ NONE . " �CLUJ iy- 3-t Claim of In the Circuit Court of County, Virginia, No./ y At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of viirginia : , Peti tioner, vs. <c / . <? CJldZ&i 4 /{ - 2 _ __ _ __ _ _ ^ ^ _ __ _ ^ __ - ^ - _ more or less, of land County, Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned , in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia , and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the, filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court of County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition ami to said notice & My name is My Post Office Address is A L/J /.LU3LX _-A I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about tfS .acres, on which ther£ are the following _ r A -dxjjsxit I AJL buildings and improvements / 1±( 4 ±&A - £jCkt- kt £t ± A bu h+U- & / ayvA ^ ___ _ _ ^ __ Al _/ Jl ^ _ Jidd ^ ^^ 3 22 _ AAiiddoeJf _ _ AJLZ _ This land is located about . miles from.J .Virginia, in the -L.Magisterial District of said Coun claim following I the right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land de. scribed. 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 parce ibed above ) . • , / / <~ 3 3J£ A. 1i f- SdA td 2L -AY- U I AAiAItiddX — _uyx _ A ^ The land owners 2A Al y L - ~ l -- SI adjace NorthSouth East West — ijl- ' __ 3 AJA- A- A . to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows: JLSI. J UA ± _ } N /IX /J _ *- VVUA _ AI f > _ - JJsJ- 'l .flrJ LL ,i OtA Ajtlil&vllL _X f_ /_ _ ld ll * dllAiAA X . ^ I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year AJAX. following maimer : / 6 a A ' w Aj ti 2 ** 3 / 33 / - in the ft CM'! . -t w Air. I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements there on is I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $ I am the owrner of acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcej 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: A 1A A A- - - AAJ^*** t ( 4 - _ ( Continue remarks if necessary / on the back ) . (V M3 day J _ —_ _ Witness my signature ( or, my name anc| mark hereto .) this ^ "*'* ^ *" ___ of . 1930. STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY To-wit : ALQJJJLI JA kjXdL The undersigned hereby certifies that L /_ the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief , day of A / Ak -.dljJL2.this , 1930. / I- JL attached _ CL & _ _ A CLAt . Clerk of ........ . __ the Court, or Special Investigator or Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace.- ��#186 - DW¥? i ffiMN CCK Clark, Alpheus Acreage Claimed: Assesed 58.85 Deed*57.94 A Va'lue C al ii:\ed : Deed ft Not given Assessed 02 r; p ; L oca tier Bstween Jenkins Hollow and Hazel , Incumbrances, counter Claims , laps ets :' None known Reads : it i a tw o n!lies “ over rough roads to the Lee ~ KJKJ 0 ' '* ' Y; . . ; ' . . . Highway at Estes Mill Thence it is 13 * lies to Luray , the nearest shipping point Soil ; Tii® soil is a sandy loam of fair depth but rofcky Slopes are moderate and steep , ffhe exposure is mostly to the east and south History of tract and condition of timber ; The bark and merchantable r ifiaEcr were removed many years ago and the cleared land has been cultiva efi and grazed for years The tillable land is rretty well worn ! and the western portion of the grazing is very brushy There is good grass though and grass has been sown on the east end Improvements ; The Improvements consist of the following ! House log 14 x 16, with 8 x 16 leantc, 1 sWrf 3 room, stone chimney v’150 log x 12 12 with covered sheet iron stable ~ . . i . —— , -- , , Hen house roof , —-— - — — — — —--— —-—-—-—-——— - — — shake reef / . , 6 * 12 , Frame - . n and value of tract by types : Value per Acreage Type Re st cc king Grazing Tillable Orchard 5.00 8.00 10.00 60.00 3 I acre 02.50 21 Slope 15 6 5 value of land value of Imprcvements value of orchards value of tract Average - ' Note: • <M» . . Total Value ^ lao. oo 53.00 15.00 60.00 0248.00 50 Total Total Total Total ———————— —— old shingle 45 26 Corn ho use log, 8 x 34 , shake roof 15 OKed rough, poles and boards 10 Reuse' " log, 12 x 14, tight , paper roof 50 born house log, 8 x 12 , low 10 10 Ren house log, 6 x 10, shake roof Rouse T3 x 16 , abandoned no value Total v3iS # Orchard : There are approximately 200 apple trees, 19 years old in fair condition Also sane old trees in fair condition around the abandoned house per acre The area is 5 acres valued at cr 030C n Acreage ^- . - . . . - . .. value per acre 0248.00 315.00 500.00 , 863 00 017.26 • This acreage is made up of two tracts only one of which was . surveyed . �w #196 it o ounty: Rappahannock District: Piedmont - Clark, Alpheus A . Moses W Clark James Jenkins ayland & Ashby Nat ha Dodson LEGEND: Cove Orchard Slope Grazing Land Ridge Tillable Land Fields restocking Scale 20 chains 1VM - = � 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 Clark, Alpheus Description An account of the resource Tract: 196; Location: Between Jenkins Hollow and Hazel; Cost/Acre: $16.34; Estimate Value: $965.00; Number of Acres: 59.0; Monies Awarded: $ (n/a) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract 196 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context clark-alpheus-tract-196 Clark https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/047b70d5551dbb872f9c9b42eecb1115.pdf e11199d44bff263a20d526de86f7cadd PDF Text Text i I f F77 1 F P #lF P J Y* A 1 11 ��I - - n Jr .. . 1 I n n _- WUzM - _ , d « ** * u W j .i& i r j t f ” 11 , u “ " r tU1LHU1L 'Jli'! Uflfl Jtrrn . i 81 " f - ^ - i in “ i u iL 7 ; i I: V i n I U HH - +. :: i - - J iT LJ I I XI V I I I Mi / L i -n — - - �County District * ' Rappahannock Piedmont NAME OF CLAIMANT $138a - Clarke, Andrew J. 35 Number of Acres : Lee Highway 3 miles above Sperryville and entirely within the Park Area, Location : Roads : . point Soil : It is 14 miles over the Lee Highway to ^ - uray, the nearest shipping . This, sandy soil, steep, rough and rocky Grazing land is thin and partly grown Merchantable timber has been removed from wooded History of Tract and condition of timber : . UP in locust hushes Improvements : One 5 room log house, 2 stone chimneys, shingle roof, area. . corn house,and hen house, all in fair condition Acreage and value of types : Value per acre Types Acreage Slope : 20 @ 83.00 15 @ 20 * 00 Total Value #60.00 Cove : Grazing Land : 300.00 $360•00 Cultivated Land : Orchard : Minerals : Value of Land : $ 360.00 Value of Improvements : $ 395.00 395.00 §755.00 Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Timber : $ Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract : $ 21.57 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ NONE CLERK �%! - / /. > -j \taag • ' Claim of At Law. County, Virginia, No In the Circuit Court of . mmigsion on Con§erv&t$n and Development of the State of Virginia, PetiThe State &L J?- -1 tioner, vs. _ _ / land in . V AijOls County, Virginia, Defendants. \^ more or less, of fetition of the State Commission on Conservation and DeThe undersigned , in answer to t velopment of the State of Virginia , and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of sdfid petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Countv, Vmginia, asks leave of the Court to file this Court of as his answer to s My name is _ _ . . My Post Office Address is 's I claim a right, title, estate or intere in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought acres, on which there are the following to be condemned , containing about. buildings and improvements a A /? ~ jr . Virginia, in miles fronnrf # This Lajid is located about / & . Magisterial District of said Cojmty. the I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above : ( In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above ) . Jfjkdd xa L The land ownep? acjj cei# to t}ie above described tract or parcel of land are as follows: North /y South East West d in the right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year /-? I acquired following manner : ^ ^ ^ ' 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 $_l eAJ 0 cS J( A in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or I am the owner of parcel of land but lying outside the Park area, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $ ( In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make ; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds ) . Remarks : £ ¥= £$ W/tness my signature ( or my Jiame ( Continue remarks if necessary and mark attached hereto ) this _ Z _ _ 4 OF _ __ on the back ) . ./day , To-wit : S$ATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY The undersigned hereby certifies the above named claimant personally appeared before l>mi and made oath that the matters and things appearing in his atpve answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief , , 1930, day of this — ots- JlL . Clerk' of the Court, or Special Investigator or Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace. �%! - / /. > -j \taag • ' Claim of At Law. County, Virginia, No In the Circuit Court of . mmigsion on Con§erv&t$n and Development of the State of Virginia, PetiThe State &L J?- -1 tioner, vs. _ _ / land in . V AijOls County, Virginia, Defendants. \^ more or less, of fetition of the State Commission on Conservation and DeThe undersigned , in answer to t velopment of the State of Virginia , and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of sdfid petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Countv, Vmginia, asks leave of the Court to file this Court of as his answer to s My name is _ _ . . My Post Office Address is 's I claim a right, title, estate or intere in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought acres, on which there are the following to be condemned , containing about. buildings and improvements a A /? ~ jr . Virginia, in miles fronnrf # This Lajid is located about / & . Magisterial District of said Cojmty. the I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above : ( In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above ) . Jfjkdd xa L The land ownep? acjj cei# to t}ie above described tract or parcel of land are as follows: North /y South East West d in the right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year /-? I acquired following manner : ^ ^ ^ ' 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 $_l eAJ 0 cS J( A in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or I am the owner of parcel of land but lying outside the Park area, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $ ( In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make ; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds ) . Remarks : £ ¥= £$ W/tness my signature ( or my Jiame ( Continue remarks if necessary and mark attached hereto ) this _ Z _ _ 4 OF _ __ on the back ) . ./day , To-wit : S$ATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY The undersigned hereby certifies the above named claimant personally appeared before l>mi and made oath that the matters and things appearing in his atpve answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief , , 1930, day of this — ots- JlL . Clerk' of the Court, or Special Investigator or Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace. ��I" ILHQ :> i n n i: - UTJL II � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rappahannock County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Description An account of the resource The first series in the Rappahannock County SNP Records collection consists of 350 files related to the court proceedings from The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Clifton Aylor and others, and Thirty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred (37,400) Acres of Land, more or less, in Rappahannock County, Virginia. This was a court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire privately held land located within the boundary of Rappahannock County in the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. Within the boundaries of eight counties, the state of Virginia, in collaboration with the Federal government, used eminent domain condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents in this collection are the legal proceedings for each individual tract of land that made up the one court case. In most cases, the individual case files consist of property surveys, assessments for the value of the land and improvements, and claims by the owner of the property. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Bulk of the collection dates 1930 to 1934 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Clark, Andrew Description An account of the resource Tract: 138 - B; Location: Top of ridge between Scott Hollow & Butterwood Branch; Cost/Acre: $14.05; Estimate Value: $2,417.00; Number of Acres: 172.0; Monies Awarded: $2,417.00 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract 138 - B Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context clark-andrew-tract-138-b Clark https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/d0e2095603b7161cd06a75fe60394293.pdf effadecd7f0eccd0b63a3ab86bd6dce1 PDF Text Text NAME OF CLAIMANT rr 3 7 ? - Number of Acres: Location: C lurk , !) • : !. 18 -"nt irel:· 1.:i thin t 1e Run . ee c.rk u.ree. . Roads: .hree 'nC: one- llJ.lf miles via "irt rcx:.ds to }1 ort Republic , th- nearest shipping Joiat . Soil: 31,:)pe ~;1pe, s:...nd:1 lo:..~ of u fair depth •. . nd ..:'e1t::.lity . .. ~11 the nerchLnt::...ble SL tinb 1r he.cs History of Tract and condition of timber: b3e:-i r) Jve:.. :.,..0 t',.is tract j t'w rev•u.iniri~· st!:..D.cl consist .... or sm::.11 0:.1:i:~::, :...nd s 1or·c les.:f pine . . ~'Jout 30 cord:J of fue 1 :per n.cre .- 5,~ cords .. ood . Improvements: :rune . Acreage and value of types : Types Acreage Total Value Value per acre Ridge: Slope: 18 90 . 00 'it':5. 00 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: 25 . 00 Minerals: .113 . 00 Value of Land: $ "O . 00 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ :, :J • n0 Value per acre for tract: $ G• 3 8 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ •T'" 1e . O') �Coun ty: Rockin,Gha.m Distr ict: Ctone wall lt'l2"7 I - D. d . Clark Acrea ce Claim ed: Asses sed Value Claim ed: Loca tion: ~ " Deep Run. 18 Deed 18 240 . 00 ft · 675 . 00 (1923 ) Entir ely withi n the park area . Incum branc es , coun ter claim s or lans: None known • .§.2.ll : 81.ope type, sandy loam or a fain der, th and ferti lity . Roads: 3 2 miles via dirt roads to Port Repu blic , the neare st shipp ing point . Histo ry of tract and cond ition of timbe r: , 11 the merc hanta saw .t imber has been remov ed form t his tract ; the remaible ning stand co;.1si st s of small o ....ks a nd shor t leaf 1 ine . Abou t 30cds . of fuel uood per acre - - ----- ----54 eds . wood o 50¢ --- ----- ---- - ----- ----- --- - - -- ~27. 00 Impro vcmcn tu: None . Value of land by types : ~ Value :eer a.•rc ~· creag_o Slope 18 Total value of land 3 .0 "°'54 . 00 Total value of impro vemen ts .Tota l , lue of timbe r Total value of traot . crl!ag e EJDX value per acre 2? . 00 81 . 00 4 . 50 Total Value , ~54 . 00 �J ')istrict : ':to'1L,. ;~, S • ~~r ~ , -'• . T• e:r.con s. per , ; I~ /J ,lT~ 2 .... 0 e ~c ...e - . L .... l �EDWARD A. KELLY COMM ITTEES: 3D 01ST. ILLINOIS WORLD WAR VETERANS" LEGISLATION PATENTS EDUCATION <ttongress of tbe llntteb ~tates H OME ADDRESS: C HICAGO, ILL. INDIAN AFFAIR S PENSIONS 1!,ouse of l\epresentatibes Rla~bington, 39. €:. 12 September 19 32. Mr. J. Hobert Switzer, County Clerk, Harrisonburg, Virginia. My dear Mr. Switzer: At the direction of Mr. s. H. Marsh, Supervisor, Shenandoah National Park Division, Front Hoyal, Virginia, I am writing you in the interest of Mr. D. M. Clarke, 2142 West lO?th Place, Chicago, Illinois, who owns a tract of land on the west slmpe of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Rockingham County, Virginia. I understand from Mr. Marsh that the report of the Commissioners relative to the exact boundary line for the proposed Shenandoah National Park has been filed with you. Therefore, I should appreciate being advised if the properfi owned by Mr. Clarke is within the bound8Jf' of this Park and if so, if the Government intends to purchase the land from him. A prompt reply from you in t his connection will be deeply appreciated. Kindly forward same to my office, Room 124, House Office Building, Washington, D. c. z/n 2'l �/,' f .... J M ~ , , I ,; , / /' ,' COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGE 'l ,,.:;.. 1/ ./ T':J _____ __ ') r '2. ,. __ '-------------------------------------------- . VIRGINIA, Dr. To-GE a..B H~ rea sur er of Rocki ngham Count y State Taxes and Local Levies---1931 Peraonal Property ••• Palle . ..... Line ....•• Income ••••.•••.• ••. Palle . ..... Line •••••• - Land ••••• _••••..... Pa11,e ...•.. Line ..... . SUBJECT S OF TAXATIO N VALUE State Rate on $100 State Taxes FOR STATE TAXATIO N ONLY State Capitatio n Tax ••....... .......... ..... Bonds, Notes and other Evidences of Debt ••.. $ _________________ _ Money .......... .......... .......... ........ ___________________ _ MonN~~t o~fk~!.i:! '. -~~~~-~~,~~~~- ~'.~~ ...•. . ___________________ _ Capital Not Otherwise Taxed ... . .......... .. ___________________ _ Income: l.V.% on first $3,000; 2½% on next U,000; 3% on excess over $5,000 .••••• • .. . -------· ___________ _ ...... $ 1 50 $ .50 Machiner y and Tools .••..•..•. ... ___________________ _ Merchant s' Capital .......•.. .... ____ _______________ _ Real Estate ... ~ .......... .. Acres .20 · ,i;-:,c:~n:r l~ ~M.~i,~.... Tan11,lble Personal Property .•.... $ ____________ _____ _ FOR LOCAL TAXATIO N ONLY 1.75 $1.75 $1.l Local Levies 1. -.. ::::::::::::::::::::I:-· 1.13 1.65 Real Estate .......... •..... Acres 1.65 .75 Real Estate ......... •...•.. Acres 1.65 ----- --- -- -- -- .... ---------.... --- -· .. --- -.. ---- --.... ------- --...... -- ---- . -- ----- -. ---..... -......... -.... - --- =--·-=---::..::.:.:---=----=-·--::::----=---:::_:----=-·--=----=---:::_:---=----::::.i---:::_:----=----=----=----=---.:.:...:..-.:....:....:..._:_1 - - t - 1::: ---=·---=----::.:..:·--::::---=---=----:::_:--= ----::::-- -=--!.:.::--.·:.:.:.:: - - -=---=---:.:.:.::--~----=---:::_:----.:.:.:TOTAL STATE TAXES .•..•..... .. ..... ....... . ..... ... . ..... , Merchan q' Capita! $ ____________ _____ $1.65 1.00 . Mach . &Tools $ .37 .83 .20 .35 ' --1- - -~ $__________ ________ TOTAL LOCAL LEVIES .. . .......... .......... . CREDITS $ _________________ _ 5% Penalty December 6, 1931 .......... .......... ......... Total Taxes, Levies and Penalty.. . • . • • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-----$ __________ __ _ 1-----$ ___________ Received Payment 5% Penalty June 16, 1932 ....•....• .......... .......... .. . Total Taxes, Levies and Penalties to June 16, 1932 ........ . . $ _______________ Date ---------·- ----------- -------- 6% Interest from June 16, 1932, to date of payment ..••. ... Total Taxes, Levies, Penalties and Interest .......... ..... . $ _______ _______ _ Date Account Amount ······· ...... ...... ......... ..... ..... ...... ...... ......... ... ...... .... .... .................. ··1· ...... . --- ------ ------- --- - ------- -- ---------. --- -- . -- ---- ----.. ------ ------------- __::::::::-. --·- ---- ------.__________________________________________________ Treas. State Taxes broul1,ht forward ....•• ... ........ ........ .... .. . State Taxes and Local Levies. . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ______ �~irgi nia, City of Harri sonbu rg, to-w it; This day P. B. F. Good perso nally appea red befor 8 me,c f)-tf) , a notar y publi c in and for the City of Harri son- of Virgi nia, and after being first duly sworn on his oath says: that he is the Count y Surve yor for Rockingham Count y, Vir_ow,ud 6l LJ. N/. C/.,,.~ , ginia ; that he is fami liar with the 18 acre tract of landA situa te in said count y and lying withi n the area now sough t to be conde mned for a publi c park; that in his opini on the wood on said pram ises will avera ge from 6 to 7 cords to the acre, and shoul d yield an avera ge of $5.00 per acre, or an aggre gate of $90 .00; and that the land itsel f shoul d be worth at least $16.0 0 per acre, makin g a total value of t!to. oo, which affia nt belie ves is a conse rvativ e estim ate of the gross value of said prope rty. Affia nt furth er says that the soil on said land is parti cular ly adapt able to fruit growi ng and truck ing; and that said land is situa te les~ than two miles from Lynwo od, va., a shipp ing point on the N. Given this My .di_ & • Ry. day of Octob er, 1932. comm ission expir es ~~; 24- -J 7-- /9J b . 1f.J �~·· ......... In the Circuit court of Rockingham county, ,._ . va. The State commission on conservation and Vevelopment of the State of Virginia v.) Condemnation Cassandra Lawson Atkins, &c. Now comes the undersigned defendant, D. M. Clarke, and moves the Court to decline to accept the report of the board of appraisal commissioners heretofore filed in this proceeding, with respect to claim #277, and to disapprove the findings of fact therein contained, on the folloWing grounds: fhat the allowance or award made for the land of the undersigned, to-Wit, the sum 0A15.00, is grossly inadequate - so inadequate as to indicate that said board was affected or influenced by some error, mistake or misapprehension of facts as to the identity of said land, or some mistake of law as to the nature and effect of the evidence considered. As evidenced by the tax ticket hereto attached, the undersigned has been paying taxes on said property on the basis of an assessment of $240.00. , Atty. �Clarke personally appeared berore me,,_____ in the State ot Illino1, and attar bei ng tirat duly sworn on his oath says that ha ls the owner ot the 18 acre tract ot lend situated in Roold.ngbem county, Virginie., and lying ithin the e.rea now soucht to bo condamnod tor the Shenandoah National Perlt; that said land was purchased by him in the year 1923 tor the price ot $675. 00; that ha he.a tor a number ot yoars beon paying t axes on the said land assessed at $240 . 00; that ettiant teals that the sum ot ~115. 00 allowod him in the roport ot the board ot appraisal corzmissionors, tiled in the condemnation proooeding aroresa1d, is grossly ine.dequato and oonrisoatory. Even in this period ot depression, attiant believes that said land is oonsenatively worth on tho mrkot tho sum ot $350. 00 . Given under my hand and notaria l s // l this / Y dny ot Oot . 1932. JJ~ (Cf_ y_ ~ NOT A RY L- - commiesi~n e:x::pirea.__ _ _ _ _J_ - _1__ r __ P UBLIC �STATEMENT OF ) Hamilton Haas, p.q. D. M. CLARKE STATEMENT OF COSTS, POSTAGE, ETC.: �filed in the Clerk's Office Rockingham County, Va G j,ft'933 Arbitration of Shenandoah National Park Co~~C l!:rk IN RE: The undersigned D. M. Clarke, an exceptant to the report filed by the Board of Appraisal Commissioner s in the Shenandoah National Park condemnation case, pending in the Circuit Court of Rockingham County, respectfully shows as follows: (a) That the tract claimed by said exceptant is shown on the map filed in said proceeding as tract #277. (b) That the acreage claimed by said exceptant in said tract is 18 acres and that exceptant is the owner of the fee simple title thereto. (c) 18 acres (d) That exceptant values said land as follows: Slope @ $15 .00 $ 270.00 That the timber on said land is val- ued on the basis of 6.5 cords of wood to the acre, yielding $5.00 per acre 90.00 $ 360.00 Total .And in addition to the above, exceptant is informed and believes that there are valuable deposits of iron and manganese in said land, on which no value can be definitely placed at this time. Given this 28th dey of August, 1928. DBy• State of Virginia, City of Harrisonburg , to-wit; ~ .,/ ~----------<-t/t--~flk ___ , his atty. This day Hamilton Haas personally appeared before me, the undersigned notary public in and for the City of Harrisonburg , in the State of Virginia, and after being duly sworn, on his oath says that he is the attorney for the above named D. M. Clarke, and that the matters and things set forth in the foregoing statement were received by him from reliable sources of information and that he believes the same to be true and correct. Given under my hand this 28th day of August, 1933. My term of o f fice eKpires ,M ___,. -fl.,;,,.---~~ ~........ ~ · ---~- ' l'? ;f'.fft( • N• p • 10 �\ '0,1 ·, ~ .-~ l,:tjr '15 , tc 11ockingham Cuui ty, V • CL.~K , D. M. 277 ROCKL,GI 'I_~ SEP COlJ1'TTY 'J 1933 . i ~~~k ~ HJ RE . ITR.."..TION GRE 00 TS submitted to the Governor r1s1ng in or out of Condemnation Proceedir:.gs pending in the Cir·cui t Court of ~Tirginia under uuthori ty of the Shenandoah .1.Tational po.rk _ct . UrH.ARY ST _'l.1EI.ITI~T OF PETI'EI ow.i.:;R : EXCEPTAl\ T : Clark , D. ORIGII\AL CL. I :: : :r. _:_cre:::c,e - : Value $ - : rnc . Dr::mages - V.ALUE PLACED OH 'l'R.1.CT .., Y PETI'11 IOLER ' S .. I.PP. USERS : TR .. CT JO . 277 V LUE IlTCIDE.:.-JTAL D. 1r GES }81 . 00 FIIJ)L.G..3 : MiP HU!.fu.till 0]' TRJ C'l.1 : 277 V••LU.B OF ~tACT : TR ,.CT NO . 277 VALUE .~115 . 00 U CIDEN'l1AL D.~:. GES �The basic differences betvreen petitioner c,nd this exceptant .re as to the cL.,ssi fico.tion end value of the lc.nd , timber v lues and mineral rights . -~l though ue believe the values reported by the petitioner , s appraisers \ere very liber .1 end that t~e findings of the Bo~rd of .. ppraisal Co:mr.1issioners as to vc..lues ure subst ,ntially too high , we have accepted nd •:rill not seek a louer valuation than their findings as shown on the bove tables in ti1is cuse . _s to the classification of the land and the other elements of v lue \7e sub1;1i t that these matters are correctly set fo:!:.·th in the ·.1ork Sheet of the :Joa::cd 11i th reference to this ce.se , . . nd not as set :'orth in exceptant ' s stc.temen ts . •:i th t'1e record nd .... copy of this ':1nis ',fork Sheet is filed fork Sheet is submitted -:-ri th copy of the record tendered herffirith , and additional copies of the fork Sheet in this c~.se uill be furnished if desired . Subscribed to and verified before me this the 8th day of September , 193~ 0 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.  The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases. For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above. In the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a> <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a> <a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Breeden, RA - Dean, RO Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context clark-d-m.pdf Title A name given to the resource Clark, D. M. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Deep Run Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 277 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Clark