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Hensley Kitty !Ieilsley � 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 - Mar. 28, 1930 - Nov. 20, 1931 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context list-of-claimants-received-by-s-h-marsh.pdf Title A name given to the resource List of Claimants Received by S. H. Marsh 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/e3e2d78c01fcb4868f1d2abeec9b8a26.pdf 5744ce496030397dfdea28ca8461b39e PDF Text Text ~.; ' ' VIRGINIA:IN THE ~ RCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM C1'.)UNTY • ,The State Commission on Conservation and Development the State of Virginia - - - - - - - • Petitioner. -~of v. AT LAW NO. 1829 Cassandra Lawson and Five Hundred more or less, in Virginia - - - - Atkins and others and Fifty-Two ThousSixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, Rockingham County, - - - - - - - - - - - - Defendants. This day came the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, the above nmned Petitioner, by counsel, and exhibited the record of the abover styled proceeding, and announ~i its purpose nnd intention to move and pray the Court on the~....,,...,__ day of November, 1933, to enter Judgment in rem, in substan ia y tho form, words ond figures shown in a pro~oscd draft thereof hereinafter set forth at length, condemning to the use of the Petitioner each of the several tracts of land within the area described in the petition which arc severally designated in the toblc included in said proposed draft of said judgment by the respective numbers thereof os shown, designated and delineated on the County Ownership Mop filed with the report of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners appointed horoin; and each of tho several tracts of land within the aroo described in the petition, designated and delineated on the said Mop, as to which findings of the facts of value and amount of incidental damages which will arise from tho proposed condemnation thoreot hove been ascertained and determined by the said Boord of Appraisal Commissioners and set forth in their said report, to which findings exceptions or motions to disapprove or to decline to accept such findings hove heretofore been entered of record, if it shall affirmatively appear of record that such exceptions or motions to disapprove or to decline to accept such findings shall have been withdrawn prior to the time of entry of said judgment: also to movo for such other and further re~ lief as Petitioner may bo advised, including orders for tho dismissal of this proceeding in respect of any or all the various tracts of land shown and delineated on said Mop which Petitioner ~ moy decide nqt to acquire as authorized under Section 22 of tho Public Park Condemnation Act; and thereupon Petitioner moved tho entry of an order setting this proceeding for hearing on sai~ date, and directing any nnd all t_he psrties of record in this proceeding·, if they desire to oppose the entry of soi1 juagment in rem, to show cause, if ony such cnuse there be, in writing ilen with the record of this proceeding not later than five days prtor to tho said date, why the said judgment in rem should not be entered on the motion end prayer of tho Petitioner. It appooring from tho said record that the respective values of tho foe simple estate in each and all of the said tracts of land as to which Petitioner purposes to pray for judgment in rem, and the respective amounts of incidental damages which will result from the proposed condemnation thereof hove been determined, ascertained and set forth in the report filed by the Boord of Appraisal Commissioners heretofore appointed in thts proceeding; and it appearing from tho report of the said Board of Appraisal Co:mmiss1.oners and o.f the Specia]. Investigators heretofore appointed in this proceeding that guardians ad litem have �-2- been appointed and have appeared in this proceeding on behalf of all infants, insane persons, and persons u.nde ::. other legal disabilities who, after diligent search, were found end reported by said Special Investigators or otherwise shown, to have any real claim of right, title, estate or interest in or Yto any of the lands described in the petition filed herein; and upon the motion of the Petitioner, by counsel, it is ordered that this proceediJg be set fo r hearing on the said day and dato, at 10:00 A. M. and that any or all of the parties of record in this prooeeding , who purpose or desire to oppose the entry of the said judgment in rem, show cause, if any such cause there be, i.n writing filed with the :record of this proceeding not later than five days prior to the said datu~ why the said judgment in rem should not be entered on the motion and prayer of the Petitioner . 1 It is. further ordered that the Petitioner shall forthwith mail or cause tu be mnile~ a conv of thi~ 0rder to all parties of re cord in the v2<:ice 3r'ling ·whose oost off i.c c cddres ses hEJve been f iled with tho re c ord, as provided in Sect ion 7 of the Public Park Condemnation Ac: t., t o t h oij"' sever e l post office addresses thus filed. with the rcoo.1:. c.; om~. to the guardians ed l:.t em,:, appointed herein for all infan!:: s; in ::; ~m o porsons, or per sons under other legal disability who appe o!' t u 1.:love any claim of ri gb.t , title, estate, or interest in or t o ony of the lands describe d in tho petition or to the procee ds ar i 8:lng out of the condemnation tho1 eof or to incidental damages ari ~.-i n 0 from s uch condenurn ti on} os s et fo rth in the report filed by ·!,l1.e Spe0 ial Investigators an(. tho Bo ard of Appraisal Commissioners 01-:,po lnt cd heroin, to the post off i 0e addresses of said gunrdians ncl ll.it 0•m os shown by t he r ec.ord or otherwise known to the Petiti oner ] and f u rther to the attorneys of record representing any of t ho :Hd. d pa rties of record in t hese pro c eedings or any of the sai d gu:..t1'dian s od lit em, or ony of sa;id infants, insane persons• or pe~2 c ns under other legal disability, to their respective addresses as shown i n the r e cord or otherwi ee known to the Petitioner; and t ho Petit ioner is further order ec: to file with the record of thi s pro c eeding_, a verified st ate1;,0nt i n writing showing the mailing of s-t:. ch ccipio s of this or der;, t 0 whom moiled and the date of said mo i lingG 0 1 The f ollowing is the proposed drn:::', c' the judgment in rem which the Petit.i one r purposes and intends to move and pray the Court t o enter os afor e said : - - - - - -This - - day - - .crime - -the - -St-nt-e -Commi - - -ss -i on- -on - - - - - - - - - Conservation and 11 Devel opment of the Stn te of Virgini a , the above named Petitioner, ½y counsel, and exhl ::,ite d to the Court the record of the above styled proceeding , ond sn owed t o the Court: 11 ( l) '11h at t h is pro ceedtng has be en c onducted under the provisions of t he P·,}"olic Park Condemnation Act ( Acts of the General Assembly . of Virgini a of 1 928 , page 1036: Code of 1930 1 Section 4388, et .. seq.) u(2) That thel"e was incorporat ed i n the notic e for publication herein, pro vided in Se ction 9 of the sa id Public Park Condemnat.J,.on Act , the notice and warning t ouching incidental �-3- damages set out in Section No . 20 of said Act; 11 ( 3) That this nroceeding was htv'l upon newspaner publication of notice , Wfl rning ' al l r,ersons whomsoever ' r-is nrovided in Section No. 12 of said A ct; 11(4) That the rep ort of tho Sp e ciDl Investigators and the Board of Appreis::ll Commi ,sioners heretof ore appointed in this pr oceeding , filed he?ein dis closes a final and c onclusive ascertainment and determination of tho value of the fee simple estate in each of the rn..:mberod tr0cts of land shown in the table herein.a ofter set out and for which judgment of award conde::nning the same to the use of tho Petitioner is moved and prayed by Petitioner; and of the amount of i ncidental damages which will result from the condemnati cn of e ach of the said tracts for the uso of Petitioner, on a.:::co1..:n t of wh ich any person w:10 has appeared and is entitled to b 0 l1eord, has submitted cl ai ms ,, or on account of whi ch it appe c~s f~ o~ th 9 said re po rt of Spe cial Inves tigators and the Board ~_)f 1lpproi s al Commis sioners , filed as aforesaid, any infant 5 :'!.n:-r nno pGrson~ or :[X) rson unde1, lega l disability, or any person · not 011t i 1;l0d t o be heard 0t the hs oring provided in Section No. 12 of s ~i d Act # has a real and well founded claim, or on account of wh.:...:h it has boon made t o appear that any infant, insane per son or person unde r other legal d is abi lity has any real and well f oc...ndcd claim; 11 ( 5) '11t•.cit the record discloses .-.:::1 csc r r t i=:iimaent and determination of ~:oid Board of App1•aisal C(-'r:nniss:'Loners , as shown by the saicl re por t fi1ed as aforesaid .1 of c:'-".!.e fact or facts of vol~e of all, 8 r substottia lly all, cloims of'right J title, estate_.. or inte:r· .J:.s-L b~r such c:iwners o r cl ai mants , in or to esch of the s oid respe \: ~~ive·tJ:.'ncts, nnii nmount of nny real claim whj_ ch ::my of such persons, or ony other person, or persons , who have appeared and are entit l ed to be heard, moy havs in the proceeds of each of sai d resp00 tive tracts; 11 (6 ) that a longer since the 'd0y Cbr taln! f ::..xed herein on or before which all appear and answer or plead as Act; period than si~ months has elapsed by the orde r of the Go"i.l.rt entered interested perso~s were warned to provided in Se c tion No . 9 of said 11 (7) That a longe r period than sixty days has elapsed since said rep ort of Special Investi ga tors and Board of Appraisal Commissioner s W'~ s filed in the Clerk's Office of this Court; (8) Tha t ne it he r Petitioner, nor any other person has filed, or presen ted '.).ny mot ion praying t his Court or the Judge thereof to decline t o accept or to disapprove any of the findings of f a cts of val,. :.e and incidental damages so ascertained and determined by sold P: :) ord of Appraisal Commiss ioners as shown by their said rep or t w:.i. , h re fe rence to or..y of said tracts; or if any such motion or exception has been fil 0d or presented with respect to said tract s or any of them, su ~h ~o~ ~on or exception has been withdrawn in writing filed with -i;he :--)J ord of this proceeding; 11 11 (9) Thot ench of sold tr a cts is loc a ted wholly within �r the boundory linos of the lands sought t o be c ondemned and s e t forth and described in the petition filed herein$ and is separately shown, delineated ~md designated by number on t he County ow ... nership Map, and described i n tho above ment i onod report of the Special Investiga tors and Board of Appraisal C~T1ission er s , with which said County Owne1>ship Map was filed and of whi ch it forms a port; n (lO) That di l igent inquiry and search was made by the Special Investiga tors appo inted herein as to tho existence of any land , or parcels or tracts of land, or r i ght or title or interest or estate therein , within the boundary l ine set forth in the petition,, or of any rea l claim in or to tho proceeds of any such l and, or r :tght~ or title, or estnte , or i f1t or es t in the event of its c o::1J.cmn otion, owned by any inf ont, ins :-.m e person, or person under o t :1.01° l ogo l disobili ty , or an] proper ty or proper ties owned by sc1..:::l1 p0r s cm or persons whicY1 ·wi:Ll be damaged by the· taking of l e.n ee NI-ch~_n th,--, houndnry line s ,2 t fort l'c i n the petition , beyond tho peculinr b enefits thnt will ac c~u e to such pronerty· or propertie s of s uch :;_:ie r sons from the a c q_nis it i on of the lond , or estDte;, or tnto r ':st t herein , sought t o hn c ondemned and the use of tho same f o : :. o p l.:..1lic p ork or for publi c: p8 rk purposes; ond the names of a J_J. s uG .~1 per s ons found by the sa i d Special Investi - . gators or othc r w~_ ,3 3 ~:m own to tho Bogrd of !, ppr o i 3 ol Cormnissio ners ., were reported i ~~ tho said report of tho S? ~c,i aJ_ Investiga tors nnd the Boord of Ap·::~~8:ts:::i l Cor:i;.nission ers oppo i n;ce d h e rs '.'i.n; and guardians nd :1.L -i_:;en wo)~C orpointcd in this :Jro ce oding for each and all of such p or so21 s; 1 1 "(l:·.. ) ':1:!:1ot -Pe t it ioner, in c ompli once w:i.th the order setting this V' )C 8Gcitn g f o r• hearing on it s motion and pr3yor for a judgment in .. ·s:m c ondomni.ng the herejna f tor mont::i_oned tracts of land to its riso , ,.::id f o rthwith upon the c :.t:--:·:r of said order , mailed a copy the re of to a ll pGr t ies of rec 0 1, ::i ·'. :. this proceeding whose post of fic ~: odd·cesses have been f :.. led \I i th the re c ord, as provided in Sc ct ::.on 7 of the Public Pm:•l: Condemn ation Act.? to their seve::.~a1 po s t 0ff ~ce addresses thu::i f iled with tho record ; and to the gu ardians a d l i tom appoint e d he rein for all infants, insane persons, t~nd pers ons under other le ga l disability , who appear to have ony c ]zdm of right ., title,11 e state, or interest in 1r to any of t h e 2.onds de s cribed in tho p etition , or to the proceeds orisi :::i.,s out of the condenmnt ion tb.c r e of or to incidental c: amages nri s:i.n g f r o":1. such condemn Dti on, e:s set f orth in the said 1•eport file d b;{ the SJ_Je c io l Investi gn t or s und t he Bo ard of Appraisal Co~nis sione r s appointed h erein aft er d ilig ent search made for such p ers ons as ~et out in snid renort, to the pos t office addresses of Jn id guardi~ns ad litem os s h own by the record or otherwis e k nown 'c ,; tho ·P etit ion er; an d f1.:rt :1.er to the attorneys of rec o r d re pr esenting any of tho s a i d partie s of record in these pr oc eedin gs 0 1' any of said gu3rdians &.d li tem or any of said infants , i n s ane p c r s1ns or person under ot he r l egnl disnbility p to their res p ective c1ddresses as shown in t l:,e record or otherwise known to the ? otitio:1or; nnd thereafte r r ,-;·c::.tioner filed with the record a verifi ed st otemont in writing s h0ning the mai l ing of such copies of said order.9 to whom moiled and ·che c_o. te of mailing. n(l2) That all the provision s and requireme nts of said Public Park Condemnat i on Act , and specifica lly the provisions of �r -5Section 11 and Se ction 38 thereo f, h ovo boon complie d with and the focts sho wn ond disclos ed by the reco~,d ent~_tl e the Potitio n0r to tho judgmen t iu rem c ondemn ing o o ch of the s:::dd tracts to the use of Po t l t:ton e r o s moved 011d. pr Dyed by Petitio.ner., . . "It is!, ac cordin g ly, 8(1.juc'lg t)d rmn. ord ere d , upon the motion and pray er of the n e titibne r, by co,m sel , t ha t the fee s imple estate in oo ch of t ho s2v ornl t r n ct :::i c.es c:r i b ei in the re p ort of tho Speci a l I n v e sti g at ors end Bo DrJ. of ./i.tipr oisol Commis sioners fil ed wit h t ho re Go rd of this pr o co c d i 2:"1g :::md numb e red., shown and dolin o~1tod on t h o Cou..vity uwno rsh i p Ma p filed with and modes port of s oid. r eport, the County Owno rsh:tp Ma p numb er of which is sot f o1 th i n the follow ing t obleJ j_s h ereb :r c ondemn ed to tho use of t h e Foti ti onor upon the Pot i ·c~.oa0r pe :7i n g i n t o t h e custod y of tr..i s Cou rt :1 f o:;:• the use and benof i t of t h o person or person s ent lt l :; ...1 tl1.e 1:•o t o ., the s1m1 as c ert ain ed an d d0 termino d as the value of t 'l.·') fo e c i mple ost ::i te i n s a i d t r o ct t ogethe r with the amount o f ,,:1c i::1.c i d e n to l d m.rnge s rcsult :tn g fr om t h e c ondemn a tion thereo f o~? ::. o r-b oL10C:. c11d detorm inecl b y s aid Board of Apprai sal Cormn::. ssionc r :-: 51 w::i ch S ti.m ::in cl amount of inc iclont ol d a:noges ore as show1: nnd so ps--:- Ci s8:l ~.' so t out in the follow.:.1"g t ob l e, which table cons t i tut0s on i r t e .:;.:.-·nl. purt of this judgrn.C;YJ:t t ond ore hero expres s ly state d D.:::: c c:. r.s titutin g the mrnr::i f oJ: 2 ,:, ch of the soi d tracts her oin co ~·1tzi:ln cd ., ond upon tho p rr;y rnou, '!..1,; 0 -tho cust ody o f this Court b y P e·(,·l.t l onor of the omoun t t h7...'..8 ;:n Lu ,ct as c onstitu t..-, ing the award r' ~) :c ~.:'J.y su ch tract t h e fee si.r.1pl o es ta te therein shall vest in the P0t iti c~ er as provide d in Secti ons 13 and 3 8 of said Public Par:: Cond•::r.m ot ion Act e 1 11 Bu-c noth:11c; h e ro in c ont a i nod s h :,11 be c on strued as r e - quirin g or ob1 .:.~··; c.1. :; :lnc; ?e t i ti oner to poy t he s a i d owa r c:;.s or ony of t hem int o the c .:..s t oty of t h e Court or to oc: qu :1.:::-o ell or any of said trocts , o:..--_G r et '. :. t i 0:v-1or moy at its elo C;ti on oc quire any one or more of sai d ~ l' 8 C; GS by na yment int o t he c us tody · of tho Court o f the amount st ot e ,1 be.e ei n as the mva r 11 t h e re f o:r a . Thc .fo J. l ow ::.n g ta ble so ts f or t ~-i i n 0 0.lumns under a ppro1 I pri ato expl ana t OJ:y :1et1c:.ing s :- Pi rst s unde ;:' ~ ~1c ho od -'L n g Tr a ct No . , t he number s of t Lo s ov e r o~. tracts dos i c;n ot c d bJ numb er and shown J nd deline ate d on the ob_.ov o menti oned 0 01.: n.ty Ownersh i p Map and describ ed in t h e sG i d r iport of the Speci a l I n v e sti gators and the Boarcl of App:r o ~ ~c.1 Cc,:mmis s i oners fil ed w5.th t h e rec o::. d of t h is pro ceedin g ., ec cl:. cf wh\eh i s c ondemne d h c r e:_n t o t :he u se of tho Pe titione r; Se c 0n c1 J m,'Lc r t h e he adi ng 1 Vo l.u 0 1 J t h o va lue of t h e foe simple est a t e i n e c'?ll of t h e s ui cl tr a cts ns a sc e r ta ined an d determined by the s o i d Bo[':' cl of App1• oisal Co:rr.o:ni ssion er,s; Third, undor the headin g 'Inc ide n,a l Don ogos 1 , tho amount of t h e incide ntal dama g e s ascort o:tned c.nd cloterm in ed b y s a id Boo rd o f Apprai sal Commiss j_oners wh i ch wi 1 l r e sult fr om c ondemn a t ion ho r ermdor of the numb e red tl' 8 Ct in t h0 c o r re spond i ng c olu1:m of the t able; Fourth J under the h e ::i d:t21c; ~ l-:-:".sr e 13a te 1 , the or;gre g c t o of the v a lue and of the amount of :Ln cid :,nto l cln ma g e s ascert ain2c:. ·,:-1cl de termin ed by the said Boord of Ap1>r8 is a l Commis si oners y; :J. c. _. ,, fo renco to the numbered tract in t h e c orres pondin g column o-:: theli-; ob l o , which og c;re r; ate amount as shown in t he t able is s to to c1 anc. sef out h erein as c onstituting the oword for the s aid tract u pon i ts condemn ation t o t he use of tho Pet it i on e re 11 1 �I -6- \ U~) Tho foregoing notwithstn nding, it is further adjudged and ordered that the fee simple estate which may or shall be acquired by tho Petitione r, hereunder , 1n nny or oll of the said tracts of l ond is ond shall be subject neverthele ss to such easements of passage and rights of woy therein or thoroovcr as hove heretofore been acquired or are now claimed by the United States of America, whicp. easements and rights of wny nre r1.escribci1 in said report of the Boord of ,'\pprnisal Commissl on ers, in r.-:., ccention 7 of the body of said report os on casement of passage nnd right of way on or over n strip of land one hundr•ed feet wide running through tho tract13 mentioned in said Exception 7 of said report, tho value of which casement of passage and right of way was not ascertaine d or determine d by tho said Boord of l1pproisal Cormnissio nors: ond it further appea1'ing from tho said report that tho said United States of 1\moricn owns or claims the fee simple est ate in said strip of land and tha t tho voluo of the said fee simple estate in the said strip of land owned or claimed by tho United States subject to said easement of passage and r ight of way there on or thcreover , has been ascertaine d and det ermined b y the said Board to be one dollnr, u. s. currency, the fee simple estate in said strip of land is hereby condemned to tho use of the Petitione r subject to said casement of passage and right of way, upon the payment of the said amount of one dollar into the custody of tho Court for tho use and benofit of the person or pers ons entitled thereto, which said amount is hereby stated and sot out as constituti ng tho award for tho fe e simple estate in said strip of land subject to the said casement of passa ge and right of way. (B) Tho fore going n otwithst anding , it is further adjudged and ordered that the fee simple ost ote which may or shall be acquir- ' ed hereunder by the Pe titioner in any or all of the said tr acts of l an d is sub ject to such ri ghts of way m d c asements in, on or over such tr acts or any of them f or tho erecti on, maintenan ce, repair, replaceme nt ond operation of po los and wires or other appliance s or means for the tr ansmissi on of e l e ctricl t y - ns h ove heretofore boon lawfully acquiren t her ein b~ the Hn rri sonburg Mutu r'll Telephone Comp any t o which r efer ence is mode in Sxc e ptions 2, 3 and 4 in the body of s a i d r eport of t he Boarll of ,\ppr ois al Commissio ners; and by E.T. Wyant to which r ofcrenco is made in Exception 5 in the body of said report; and by the Virg inia Service Cor poration, to which reference is mode in Exception 6 in tho body of said Report • . r1 ,. ~'._,.,· ·it , \.,1,. �.____,., 3 TRACT NO. l 2 4 5 9-a 10-b 10-c 10-d 12 13 18-b 19 20 21 22 22-a 23 24 25 26 27 2,~ 30 31 32 33 37 38 39 47-a 49 51 51-a 52 54 57 64. -64-a 66 ·66-a -67 - 6 8 69 72 73 74 75 77 79 79-a 80 80-a 82 VALUE $86.00 188.00 37-85.00 568.00 645.00 915.00 1925.00 350.00 2521.00 1020.00 24.00 1757.00 70.00 150.00 190.00 161.00 1135.00 3012.00 25.00 1413.00 4787.00 3160.00 3274.00 2997.50 2161.00 3458.00 4634.00 4884.00 1248.00 3-190.00 6-23.60 1162.50 51'75.00 1044.00 2795.00 2580.00 5316-.00 899.00 810,00 4770.00 3260,00 3969.50 7859.00 10410,00 1548.00 63.00 1785.00 11616.00 3801.00 6570.00 7885.00 1765.00 1000.00 INCIDENTAL DAMAGES None None None None None None None None None None None None None None None None None None None None None None None None None None None None None None None None None None None None None None None None None None None None None None None None None None l:ono Nono None AGGREGATE $86.00 188.00 3785,00 ·5 68.00 645.00 915,00 1925,00 350.00 2521,00 1020.00 24.00 1757.00 70.00 150.00 190.00 161,00 1135.00 3012.00 25,00 1413.00 - 4787.00 3160.00 3274.00 2997.50 2161.00 3458.00 4634.00 4884.00 1248.00 3190.00 623,60 1162.50 5175.00 1044.00 2'195.00 2580.00 5316.00 899.00 810.00 4770.00 3260,00 3969.50 7859.00 ~10410.0 0· 15-48~00 63.00 1785.00 11616,00 3801.00 6570.00 7885.00 1765.00 1000.00 �___,, - 2TRACT NO . VALUE 83 85 86 87 87- a 88 89 90 91 92 95- a 98 106- a 10@ 111 112 113 114 115 116. 117 118 119 1 20 121 122 124 127 128 129 130 132- a 140 142 143 144 146 150 151 151- a 153 154 157-a 158 160- a 164. 165 165- a 165- a-I 167 168 170- a 171 173 174 $1935 . 00 6314 . 00 1945 . 00 305.00 2905 . 00 100 . 00 700 . 00 4300 . 00 900 . 00 2262 . 50 685 . 00 1300 . 00 4595 . 00 1990.00 705 . 00 872 . 00 945 . 00 4695 . 00 7 180 . 00 3580 . 00 1895 . 00 440 . 00 2005 . 00 412 .. 50 340.00 3420 . 00 660 .. 00 1530.00 1050 . 00 3·144 .oo 1920 . 00 1634.00 1265 . 00 3141.50 730.00 2791 . 00 2381.00 4791.00 9923.00 775 . 00 209 . 00 1530.00 119 . 00 1120 . 00 2830 . 00 388.00 2218 . 00 5905 . 00 24.00 4300 . 00 1200 . 00 10 . 00 1226 . 00 2770 . 00 3261.25 INCIDENTAL DAMAGES Nono None None None None None None None None None None None None Nono None None None None Nono None None None None None Nono None None None None None Nono None None None None Nono None None None None None None None None None None Nono None Nono None Nono Nono Nono Nono None AGGREGATE $1935 . 00 6314 . 00 1945 . QO 305.00 . 2905 . 00 100 . 00 700 . 00 4300.00 900.00 2262. 50 685 . 00 1300 . 00 4595 . 00 1990 . 00 705 . 00 872,00 945 . 00 4695 . 00 7180.00 3580.00 1895 . 00 440 . 00 2005 . 00 412 . 50 340 . 00 3420 . 00 660.00 1530 . 00 1050 . 00 3444 . 00 1920 . 00 1634 . 00 1265 . 00 3141 . 50 730 . 00 2791.00 2381 . 00 4791 . 00 ~ 7 75 . 00 209 . 00 1530.00 119 . 00 1120 . 00 2830 . 00 388 . 00 2218 . 00 5905 . 00 24 . 00 4300 . 00 1200 . 00 10 . 00 1226 . 00 2770 . 00 3261 . 25 �-3'-.._.,-< '-._.:::, L;b TRACT NO. 1'75 1'76 17'7 178 179 180 181 182 _ L83 _ ~Tss- 186 18'7 188 189 190 190-a 191 193 194 196 1963-a 197 198 199 200 201 206 20'7 213-a 214-a 215-a 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 225-a 226 227 228 228-a 229 230 231 232 235 2317 238 239 240 243.. 241-a 243 254' VALUE $5103.00 1430.00 1635.00 7166.00 5573.00 4600.00 4222.00 1504.00 -- 1435.00 2220.00 8237.00 2375.00 2371.00 4!j85.00 113.00 3 41.00 337.50 1515.00 725.00 485.00 1367.00 1520.00 65.00 65.00 67.50 12.50 367.00 2702.00 2180.00 5280.00 15.00 303.00 405.00 97 4 .00 3053.00 1340.00 1 429.00 248.00 300.00 4459.00 4700.00 710.00 195.00 1277.00 3685.00 405.00 1433.00 4 426.00 1815.00 1268.00 825.00 2285.00 1288.00 231.00 1590.00 315.00 INCIDENTAL DAMAGES None Nono None None None Nono Nono Nono None Nono None None Nono Nono Nono None None Nono None None None Nono None None None None Nono None Nono Nono None None Nono NonG None Nono Nono Nono Nono None None Nono Nono Nono None None None None None Nono No:::10 Nono Nono None Nono Nono AGGREGATE $5103.00 1430.00 1635.00 7166.00 5573.00 4600.00 4222.00 1504.00 1435.00 2220.00 8237.00 2375.00 2371.00 4f 85.00 113.00 341.00 337.50 1515.00 725.00 485.00 1367.00 1520.00 65.00 65.00 67.50 12.so 367.00 2702.00 2180.00 5280.00 15.00 303.00 405.00 974.00 3053.00 1340.00 1429.00 248.00 300.00 4459.00 4730.00 710.00 195.00 1277.00 3685.00 405.00 1 433.00 4 :r2 • 0 1815.00 1268.00 825.00 2285.00 1288.00 231.00 1590.00 315.00 . �.o..),..__,, ..... - 4TRACT NO , 255 257 258 260 261 262 263 264 270 281 282 283 284· 285 297- a 304 308 318 319 319- a 320 321 322 323 324 326 326- I 326- II 327 328 331 332 338 352 354 355 356· 358 359 361 362 363 364 3-65 367 369 37 0 VALUE $767. 00 665 . 00 547 . 50 610 . 00 615 . 00 540 . 00 645 . 00 1 1165 . 00 2428 . 00 105 . 00 -35 . 00 1065 . 00 2·2 0 .oo 1563 . 00 3563 . 00 1087 . 00 1795 ~00 220 . 00 372 000 12 . 00 100 . 00 60 . 00 30 ~00 zo .. oo 65«00 4 5700 . 00 674 . 00 75.00 680~00 353 .. 50 158J . OO 1716 . 00 690 . 00 10 . 00 100 . 00 480.00 250e00 320 . 00 490000 26~00 20 . 00 210 . 00 265 . 00 54 . 00 35 . 00 35 . 00 3378 . 00 INCIDZNTAL DAMAGES None None None None None None None None None None None None None None None None None None None None None None None NoEe Nono None None None None None None None None None None None None None None Nono Nor..e None None None None None None AGGREGATE $7 67. 00 6 6 5. 00 547. 50 6 10 . 00 615 . 00 540 . 00 6-45 . 00 1465 . 00 2428 . 00 105 . 00 ·35 . 00 1065 . 00 2·20 .oo 1563 ~00 3 56 3 . 00 1087. 00 1795 . 00 220 . 00 372 . 00 1 2 . 00 100 . 00 60 . 00 30 . 00 30 . 00 65 . 00 457 00 . 00 674 . 00 · 75 .oo 6 80.00 353 . 50 1520 . 00 17 16 . 00 690 . 00 10 . 00 100 . 00 4 8 0 ~00 250 , 00 320 . 00 490 . 00 26 . 00 20 . 00 2-10 . 00 265 . 00 54 . 00 35 . 00 35 . 00 3378 . 00 See Ex c eption m ::.mborod Seven in the body of the rep ort f i led by the Board of Appraisal Commi ssioners with refer enc e t-0 the above so t out values of t ract s numbe r0 d 30 , 49 , 51 , 52 , 68, and 69 . �0 VIRGL,L1 L, T J:; CL CUIT CC u.BT OF :SOCKINGP..AYT COUNTY The Stc,te Commission on Conservation und Develo prp.e nt petitioner of the State of Vi rgir i cl , v. Cassandra Lawson Atlcins and others , i.nd fifty - two thousand , five hundred and sixty one {52 , 561) acres Defendants . of land , .wre or less, ST_,.,._TE OJ:" VIRGIHIA ) ( s. COUNTY O:E' ROCrCI NGli..4:.I ) I do solemnly s 1.rear the. t on the sixtl1 dt. y of October , 1 9..J3 , I mailed to each of the hereinafter no.med persons , to t:1e - ost office address set opi)osi te the name of' each , e. true copy of t1LG order of the Circu.i t CouTt of Rockingham. county , Virg1~ L., , entered on the fifth day of October , 19..J3 , in the above styled proc eedi ng . 1. �POST OFFIC~ }.DDRESS Dean , trs . Sarah • Ll:a , .i:31 uf o rd TI • Breeden , ·~rs . 1! ry E . H rnsoerger , Ieorge L. Breeden , Elbert Myers ; John C. - Clerk School uo rd of ~ockinc;h m Co . Breeden , 3 . H. ~ Dean , ~ . .. . ~lle h~ny Ore & Iron co . %J . 1. C. Johnson Conrad , ;.eorge r . . _ i tf ield, ,.·.. rl R . Smith , _. C. O rs) Snii th , J . I . Smith , C. L. Dearirg , • T . _Jehsluy , .c. . E 1111ett rireadm:s , Cle· dus lfred Breeden , • :.n nda C. Breeden , .Joctor .Ien sley , ~ rs . S r h ' . Elkton , Virginia Elkton , Virgini· D. 3 Elkton , Yirgiriia - rt . D. 3 Harrisonburg , Vircini Elkton , Virginia Hc::.rrisonJurg , Virgini ~- Ellcton , Virgini Elkton , Viriinia - R. n. 3 0 em , . __, . I. • L 1l , lk rvey De n , Fannie -- · L n, Jennie Lt...."l'J. , CL..ren ce .eadows , :rs . ddie Breeden , Hrs . Nettie re dm7 s , L . .I . Harnsberger , Churles G. Dean , d tr Dec.:..n , Dyche Det-n , ;; . B . Epp.rd , _ . L . eado-:.. s , ~ohn • Cook , l~ellie F . Cook , f . R . Gaynor , ::rs . Lillie Pal1!1er , C• I.:ensley , ::iol . J . Lough , G r l and s . Lough , .obert C. Loush , Ii ss L_ ry • Hensley , ~~oms B. ·nightir ; , _rrs . Liz,:;ie De0n , Dorsey :, • Det...n , Lr s . __ r~ri :ii . I : c D' ni el , '.:.: • 1.. . ucD . . niel , C. S . T • De1 n , 0 . .... . Bur~;:e , s . 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El':ton , 71r ;ini . - R . n. 3 S 1ft lun , Virgini Swift Run , 7irgini· Elkton , Vir ·inic ~G heysville , Virgini a n. 3 � 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. 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Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived MISC - Aug. 16, 1933 - Mar. 8, 1939 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context list-of-values.pdf Title A name given to the resource List of Values 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/96ce9a3ac12ec8d22019a9ee7250b814.pdf c40b9c412274ee1615d1fb4176ebc6d1 PDF Text Text ROCKINGHAM COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #304 - Littell, Frank Number of Acres: 106 Location: Madison Run. Roads: Two and one-half miles via dirt road to Grottoes, the nearest shipping point . Entirely within Park area . Sand and clay loam of fair depth and fertility except in ridge type . Rock outcrops in ridge type and shallow soil. Slope type and tillable fairly smooth 1;1i th moderate slopes . Northwest exposure . History of Tract and condition of timber: This tract has all saw timber removed and has been burned over repeatedly in past . Soil: Improvements: . (See reverse side for improveme nt informatio n) Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Ridge: 12 @ Slope: 75 @ ( Value per acre Total Value $1 . 00 $12 . 00 3 . 00 225 . 00 25 . 00 475 . 00 $712.00 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: 19 106 Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land:$ 712 . 00 Value of Improvemen ts: $225 . 00 Value of Orchard: $ 225 . 00 Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ ].OO . 00 Value of Timber: $ 100.00 Value of Wood: $ 50 . 00 Value per acre for tract: $ 10 . 25 50 . 00 $ 1087.00 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE. CL ,BK. �IMPROV:E!MENTS: Dwelling is weatherb o arding over log 22xl6' with 4 rooms, shingle roof, brick chimney s, 2 story, walls are log, poor conditio n, abandon ed, water supply - well, solid foundati on, cella r 6xl0xl2 ' . Frame barn: 18x20', paper roof, poor conditio n. Frame meat house: 12xl2' with paper ro of , poor conditio n. Frame hen house: 7xl6' wi th board roof, poor condit ion. �Claim of_ _______ J .I'r c 1,l{. L i t r. ::!U ________________________________________________ __ _ In the Circuit Court of__b.tU.h.l..J..1.gll.£...E____________ County, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. ____________________________ ] _e_~~.rJ2g._r_e_ _J....aW.fUln_..Atk.J...n1:L...a.WL _c...w:. - .r...h ____ _ __________ b ~ . t. 6 1 c. -Jr es ___ cfl~_n d _________________________________________________ _ more or less, ofl an d m ___ !:_e, _ _p________ _______ Coun t y, v·1rgmia, . _____ Rc"'kinrrh-m e en dan ts . · · Df 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_ lic_ik.i 1gb.{:..:.:l----------- County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to said notice. ~ My name is _______ .iI..al..r:..2nk. _lltt..ell-------------------------------------- --My post office address is __________ g-.f_Q_~_:t.9_~§__y~~------------------------------I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about_ ___,l.J,.9___________ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements :_____Q~~--b..9_1J.§~--~ug_ _~_t.abJ....:. .,_ _______ _____________________ _ This land is located about_ ____4. ______ miles from ___ g..r._Q.t_t.Q ~..a ________ ..: ______ Virginia, in v____________ S•o ewall Mag1s · t eria · · l n·IS t rIC · t Of Sal'd COUn t y. th e ____ 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.) ________________________ ... ole _Owner ------------------------------------------------ -The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follo,ws: North ____~~1.J2eru~19.Jicn.._c.ru:i.. _J J • ..f..l.eX£.~_a_..,__r ___________________________________ _ South ____ B.rov, r,s _ GQP_ ro 3 J i- ------------------------------------------------ ----East ______ J • J. J 1 exe nd..,r_____________________________________________ __________ _ West_ ____ Jc _n _ Ref.a Jap J :r.ct. _ Pc r '... R~..Q.U ,J ..i.J .Er ni ___________________________ _ I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year _l.J...e2 _____ in the following manner: - __ - - - - - - - - -- - - -- _J""'Q.llf;tl..t. _f .I:.D. L .A.uni. ;...A."1,.2-5--;J. ... 1-- -~ J.~ W- -G f --';f1-C--ffiF & __ f.!!.q, _!4-~:,ry__~µ-~tJ.JL .:P..BJJ ;h_ -~.I__ c .,.;._ _JJ:Wn..~uat.1. _J.JJ.b. t-l.--1:r - - - - - - - _ L..il - L_D.aug~-;L...C. ""'J:... ...&.....J. __ _ I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $___ i _tQ.!J..Q _-----· I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $l-_'!..~9.9__________ . I am the owner of_ ____·::: .:-_-:_ ______ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $____-:.-:.:-_--:_ _________ . (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). Remarks· ______ I _hav::: _ Llc:.u.__, _the _ V?.l ue i- - tu -r, _I _ i ve _ th~ _Sh:,:1a;_r. . cu" an ___ _ --~f:K~ __t_:g.~_J2IJ...Y:e.l.! ,~_g_e_ __o.f. _maki.ng _:...b~..p.r~ -.--Wh.i-~n--1 - .w-~l-l ,.-~-J-'J.~p-t ------- ___ if _ in _r el;.son ____________________________________________________________________ _ Witness my signature (or my name and ~~' ...1..7>'. \' of...F.eb..I:U£..IY-- - 1----~-, 1 ~"\....... STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF __ :a J.k1ng111:JJ. ____________ , To-wit: The undersigned hereby certifies ha __. __ , _:'_Gfill..¥- -- --------------------------------the above named claimant personall a eared before him and made oath that the matters and things appearing in his above answer are true to the )Jest of his knowledge and belief, , c~:Uk~}h,,t--_J_Q________ day of__J.'eloJC!UJ.)'___ __, ~~!l ~ y c·'~ 7' i!.r"'" Cl~k-~T-h--Co~i"r~-;r--~fpici;1-r;;~stig;tor-~ 18 lg 31 r Notary Public, or-Justice 0£--the Peac-e:' f~~ik:~g~:~ll FED. L -"-"'"nv MY C ' r - - - - -Clerk 1 . R f(_; I 1 2~ �Co nty: Dist rict: ! Ac r e p,e Claim ed: 116 1 • Valu e C ai ed: .Loc ation : Lapa : 304 , dieo n Run. ft 4DO , OO ,ntir ely with in Deed 116.1 23 " 1500 . 00 Ark e,.,,IJ!EA : lOG A!... 1 f>nnd an<l clay loam of ta1:r de})t h 1:m f rt .. li ty exce pt in ridg tYP.8 • I oc o tcrop s in ridg e typ end shal low aoil . r3lop e t ypo nd tilla ble fAir ly smoo th 1th r oder ate slop · orth ont X!)Oa ure. Ro ds: 2 1/2 miles via dirt ro d to arotto s the near est shipn in,• poin t 1 Bist orj': ' his trac t h in net. all ii ber reiov ad and h Improvernent "75. 00 t ellir . • 1 w, A therb oard iug over log 22 x 16 t w-- th 4 roo1 • :,hin le roof . }3ri ck c r, eys . '1 wo . to:r_\.'. ,alls re log. Cond ition i. ,oor . .'ba; cloned. ,;er supp ly well . '~oli d fou1 .at· oa. Cell ar 6 x 10 x l2tt . Frw ,e barn 18 x 20!' • '•1per roo! . oor cond i .. ion. re e me t hous e l.2 lo: :3:ft 1th 'f!per roof . oor cond . ~r l'le hen 1ou e 7 x 16 i't tith bo r, root . ~oor co.1d. oa f'r 1it trees 20 to 40 year old. Poer cond :Uion tf tt 1• " tt " timb er " t r ac t 1o.provements Average valu e per acre ..,.oo Ob.0 0 200 .00 ~-00 2 Tota l valu e of land 150. 00 2b.OO 10.0 0 Va ue per acre /1cre ;3e 75 " been burn ed over repe ated ly stan d conn iats of aboJ t 2 oor s of tuel wood per b0¢ " 104 . 68 Ther e ere 3 de ed8 f or l and lyi ng in the Pnrk etc . tor 16A or lll. ~hi compute ,.:1oil: tonow al 1 FranK Litt ell ~seo sed 150 ,. fockinghmn 1 . 00 25 . 00 'h) . 00 ?12.0 0 ?12 . 00 200.0 0 75 . 00 107!5 .00 10. 64 -- - 113 �..___J r· r.:.: .Lit e .Ll. rnty : Disv:-ic t : ...,r . _,. .\J c,;.,.i l '1,0~1-3,, 1d n ·Ob' tO S . , -'-'- u.l T c.; D > '-' . • .LJX s To l J • __,C -- .J - u .. der h::.u:i ~l � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.  The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases. For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above. In the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a> <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a> <a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. 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Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Lam, Elmer - Meadows, ES Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context littell-frank.pdf Title A name given to the resource Littell, Frank Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Madison 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): 304 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 Littell https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/Madison_County_SNP_Records_Court_Proceedings/mcsnp_long-aw-tract-36.pdf 69e12645203bb4ae1ee1c0677aa1414f 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 Long, AW Description An account of the resource Tract(s): 36 Items in Land File: <ul> <li>Claimant Worksheet</li> <li>Tract Assessment</li> <li>Owner Claim</li> <li>LOB9 (pages 140, 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 36 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context MCSNP_Long-AW-tract-36 Long https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/a0b10539f3037ff6726984eea8958611.pdf 3315254fb573f09068c53ab648b4932b PDF Text Text . ROCKINGHl [ COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #201 - Long , Charl es Number of Acres: 1 Location: Two miles east of Island Ford . the Park bound ary. Roads: Two miles over county road to Island Ford . Soil: Slope . This tract is entire ly within History of Tract and condition of timber: This tract of woodl and has no merch antable timbe r on it and a very limite d amoun t of fuelwo od . It also has been burned over . Improvements: None . Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 1 ? . oo "5 . 00 Cove: Grazing Land : Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land:$ 5 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ 7 . ;;0 ,;12 . b0 Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ 7 . 50 Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ 12 . 50 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE. I.ERK. �co int,l! -str-ic oe • os:::od l od.: ..., •co : ~ 0 for . u rod l l t l • ., 11• O,..d,. ot h r Q a e ro .. n a. . 1: d to ood it d. oun l lOod~ . f X" C • _.,..,.__ ... d 7 • r:f) v lue of l . . . ., . . . l trot l luo 'Io . v lue o r 5. 1 n 1 ~ove en 1ot .1 luo of 1 be- 'l'o lu. l vlla.o r t er. et C } 0 .,.so l ••,o l.il....m 'Zll �_ _ _ x::n ./ 7 Coun ty: Dist rict: #201- Long, Chas . N C. H. Sel~lers . Scot Crawf or acob Yost '\___Dr . T . IT .-Sell ers Lh'GEND: Slope Soule - l" = 20 cha.in s - - Rocki ngham Stone wall l � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.  The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases. For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above. In the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a> <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a> <a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. 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Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Lam, Elmer - Meadows, ES Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context long-charles.pdf Title A name given to the resource Long, Charles Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Two miles east of Island Ford Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 201 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 Long https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/Madison_County_SNP_Records_Court_Proceedings/mcsnp_long-isaac-n-sr-tract-141.pdf 7590cc41a7b6ddb24a6799ad412b0555 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 Long, Isaac N Sr Description An account of the resource Tract(s): 141 Items in Land File: <ul> <li>Claimant Worksheet</li> <li>Tract Assessment</li> <li>Owner Claim</li> <li>LOB9</li> <li>Misc.</li> </ul> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Madison County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/"></a> This work is licensed under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License</a>. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract 141 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context MCSNP_Long-Isaac-N-Sr-tract-141 Long https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/Madison_County_SNP_Records_Court_Proceedings/mcsnp_long-lee-tract-145.pdf 7302eb2db89252b59eddb448d8429d20 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 Long, Lee Description An account of the resource Tract(s): 145 Items in Land File: <ul> <li>Claimant Worksheet</li> <li>Tract Assessment</li> <li>Owner Claim</li> <li>LOB9</li> </ul> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Madison County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/"></a> 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 145 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context MCSNP_Long-Lee-tract-145 Long https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/f0b8d7b9167d5a8e6d01dec4f4765cba.pdf 1461e2d961127c88f6a08e4f419c0734 PDF Text Text ROCKINGIIA:M COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #152 - Long , M. H. Number of Acres: 523 Location: Positions #95 - #107 a nd partly outside the Park area . Roads: Three miles of good dirt road to Elkton , the nearest shipping point . Soil: Sandy loam of fair depth and fertility , but poor am rncky on ridge type . There is much broken rock in places and along the Hawksbill Creek . (See reverse side) History of Tract and condition of timber: The tract has been cut over many times and the saw timber removed about 1924 . 'i portion was severely burned in 1929 . There is a considerable amount of very good white oak and a sma11 ·amount- of chestnut oak from 4" to 14" with a few white pine, red oak and hickory . On the western end there is considerable white oak . On the Hawksbill Creek ......_______. ;there are a few trees up to 16 11 DBH of white pine, yellow pine ~.11..wa'willls and .P,oplar, but most of stand is under 10" and a few larger oaks . Improvements: Good shed ; (abandoned) Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Ridge: 54 Slope: Cove: Grazing Land: Value per acre Total Value $1 . 00 ~54 . 00 391 2 . 50 977 . 50 58 5.00 290.00 10.00 200 . 00 $1521 . 50 20 523 @ (d. Fields Restocking : Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals : 35 . 00 80 . 00 1500 . 00 $3136 . 50 Value of Land: $15 21 . 50 Value of Improvements: $ 35 . 00 Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ 80 . 00 Value of Wood:$ 1500 . 00 Value per acre for tract: $ 6 . 00 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE. CLER![. �SOIL: {Cont'd) The The slopes are steep and moderate with considerable level land. grazing land along the stream is sandy with considerable creek rock. It is badly grown up, but some cleaning is now being done. �Claim of__ M. _H •_Long_ __________________________________________________ .___________ _ In the Circuit Court oL.Ro.cking_haro. ____________ County, Virginia, No. _______,_, At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs,_.M.~-.Il~_.L.Qng__an.d_o.t...h.er....s ________________________________________________ _ more or less, of land in_.Iio.c.king_ba__m_ _____________ County, Virginia, Defe'l)dants. The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commi~iori on~onservation 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 oL.R.o.cki~am.----------- County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to said notice. My name is______ M.L IlL LQ.ng_ ______________________________________________ _ My post office address is---------~~~-tQ!J._______________________________________ _ I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about_ __ p_q.9___________ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvementl~--~--~Q_j!_°tQ.9_~_jl_~~A.L_g_~g~l:gg__ti-111ll~R1. __~tg_._________ _ This land is located abouL __ i ________ miles from ______Elkt.on. _______________ Virginia, in the_J~t.9Jl~W..a.ll___ Magisterial District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above.) Sole ovmer The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follo,w s: North __ Laura BaU£her ------------------------------------------------ ---------South ___ G.e_Qrg_e._W_~_I3..au.gher__aoo.__th.~_JJlQ.9]J__ J _o_at__t~~-Qt ___________________ _ East ___ Georg~ Vl . Baughe r ------------------------------------ - --------------West_ __ M._ H._ Long's _ia.nd____________________________________________________ _ I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year __ _1.9.13. __ in the following manner: Deed_ fr_om _iff '--- 0... _Long____________________________________________________________ _ I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $_ll......~5.Q.~O.O____ , 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 $-11~-~~Q_.__Q.O____ , I am the owner of_ ___:LQ.9_________ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park area, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $_A,_0.9_Q • .O_Q ______ , (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). Remarks· The_ dam~e_ done_ the_ ad_J__aoant_ traot _ on_account of loss ___ _ _o.f.._pa.s.t:u.r.e~ __ e:t.a.. _________________________________________________ , _______________ _ -------------------------------------------- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). Witness my signature (or my name and mark att ed her to) is ___ J~j;_n,_ _______ day of ___cI~A~~1l1J._~Q).__ , 1 ~ STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF __ A_Q~~-:i:_~!!_~ _7 ___-79---, To-wit: The undersigned hereby certifies that_ __ _m, _':.. _N,_::__ the above named claimant personally appeared before him and m oath that the matters and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of is knowledge and belief, ~ lf--------------------- this ____ §:t_~ __________ day of _J"""~~!~_9_;3\~~~-&_____ J~-.--~ ~ the Court, 0i'--tffi.eei.:ftt:>,ffi~ Notary Public, Oi.-~~·,ee--ef'-;trre--t"e':~~- - - �Claim of_____ .M~H..._Long ______________________________________________________________ _ In the Circuit Court of_ _____l{.9_G.~.i..n_gb,_~m________ County, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs._...M..RLLong_...and._o-1:h.e..ra. __________________________________________________ _ more or less, of land in ____ -Ro~ing.ha.m--- _______ 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_ ___ jig_ck_ip_g_b,t3m. ________ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to said notice. My name is_1!.H. Lon_g_ _______________________________________________________ _ My post office address is _____~~~~_!:! __________________________________________ _ I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about_ _____ -5QQ_ _______ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements: __ ..l._Q_X_.?.0__~~-Q.Q~--~l'.1.-~~---_g_!"_Q.\!j,.!}_g __~!I!lRE!!'_,__~~-<!! __ __ _ This land is located about_ ____ ?______ miles from _____~~~_!:! ___ _____________ Virginia, in the ___s_ton..ewa..lL-Magistetia l District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above. ) Sole owner The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows: North ____ La u.ra_ Ba u,ghe r ------------------------ ------------------------ -------South _____ _G.aor.g_e_:W_~~.a-~gh_er__and__:tb..e__JA093l_¥_o_a_t__t~_Qt __________________ r _____ _____ ___ __ ____________ ____ ___________________ _ East ____ ___G~ org_e _W. Baqghe_ ' West_ ______M~H. Long__s_ l and ------------------- ------------------------ ---- ----I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year __ l.9_l.3__ _in the following manner: .Dae.d__from__w~c_,_10ng ____________ _________________________________ _______ ___ ________ _ . I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $_.ll.,i_oo_,_QQ___ . I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $_.J.J~$~_f?.Q~_QQ ___ . I am the owner of_ ______ !Q_Q_____ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $_g_,.9_QQ_._QQ_______ . (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· __ Tb.ed.amage_ done__ the_adj!lcent _ tra.ot_on_a ceou.nt of l oss __ .o..:f_;pa.a.t..u.re~_et.o . ___ ___ _____________________________________________________________ ----------- - ------------ ------- - ----:-------- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). Witness my signature (or my name and mark attached hereto) this ____ _~tt1____ ___ day ( S i gn~.9:_)__ _____ _M _ij:__~.911_g __ ____ ______________ __ _ oLJ.:~-q~J"]l.l.5!.31____ , lQff.X STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF____ ~ Q.Ql{_i,_~g__q_~ ----------, To-wit: The undersigned hereby certifies that_ ____M...__H..-.__Long.. _____ ____ ________ __________ __ the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, this _____f!~!l__________ day of_}_~~~ ~~7-. _!~-~t-, ~ . ( S igned) -C i~~~l;:r~~w:f ;~tii~t~;-~; Notary Public, "O'f'-.Mfit!~'t'.lri;:n«!'Ptl~~~---- �' l • �County: rockingham District: tono all -~152 - Long, M. U. Aore ge Claimed: 500 A. V lue Claimed: 11,350. Loe tion: 1 ssessed 57'7 v2840.00 " Deed Very indef nite ,, ositions }95 - ,/,10'1 and partly outside the Park area. Incumbran ces 1 00·1nter claims or l ps: rone known. - .;,Oil: Sandy loa. o_ fir depth n, fertility, but poor and rocky he~e is much broke rooA in place~~, on ridge type. ksbill er~ I The lopes are steep and the he grazing lu.nd te · i t h c ns1d rabl level land . he stre mis sandy 1th c 1nsiderab le creek rock . badly ro n up •. but some cleaning is now ' eing done • Roads: • hree miles of god ship ing poin. 1rt road to ~lkton, the nearest :1story of trot and condition of t imber: ~he tract has been c· t over timber re oved bout 1924 • . portion m ny ti es an t es 1929. ~here is a considera ble in burned as severely hite oak an · . a o k and scm hite good very o amount 1 ·" DBH ith a to 4" from k o chestnut or small amount the western end <)n hickory. and oak red , pine te hi fe ksbill creek Ila the ')n oak. te hi ble considera th ~re 1s pine , yello , te hi of I DB 16" to up trees w f a are there and a 10" under is stand of ost but r, popl and pine tt~ber sa1 • 20,000 1s estimate he ks. o larger fe. 00 . 80 -00 80. ---4 . 00 . 1500.-00 l. 00 - -1500 cords of fuelwood 15Bo.oo Improveme nts: Goat shelter: Log l6x20xl 0 1 , metai roof , f air 25. 00 -------condition Value or land bl Value per a c re ·4. J O 2. 50 ...crease ~ 58 Cove Slope Slope (burned) Ridge Fg Total Total Total Total \ ti1)8S: val·1e value value value of of of ot 146 2. 00 1 . 00 10 . 00 24 4 20 623 \ \l (, . (\ \ .__ 1341. 00 improveme nts- 25 . 00 1 80 . 00 timber $2946 . 00 tract land Average value pr acre 5 . 63 55 �ounty : Rockinf-hJm District : :Jtonem:,11 'IS- '1'4 ~ • Upp . . . . . ... . \ R ./ L• .... .. . ....·. /4'' i:'.tUP:her /ji / . 11' ~ toi eob .~"?,· \J. S,lL. u. .1. ..Hi:; -~"lP , ~ --?<,, Geo . <? 'v' \c 1urd _...,aur-hcr orr i s Cove ... ~id.i,;e ... cale ::G~~JJ .1-ope razlne:; ltr - 30 ch&i ns I - - ~j -~ �IN T.rlE CL CUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHA ,1 COUNTY , VIRGINIA State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia Filed in the C\erk1s Office Rockingham County V SErcJ.f 1932 vs. ~~lerk Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others , and 52 ,501 acres of land in RocAingham County, vtfrginia Motion to set aside and disapprove the report of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners. Comes now the claimant, M. H. Long, and asks and requests the Court to set aside, decline to accept and disap~rove the report of the Board of ppraisal Commissioners filed in this cause with reference to this defendant in Tract No . 152, which said tract contains 520 acres, and is situate near Elkton, in Stonewall District Rockingham County , Virginia; for the following reasons : (1) Board of (2) Because the value placed upon said land and timber by the ppraisal Commissioners is grossly inadequate. Because the said Board of Appraisal Commis sioners made no allowance for dama0 e to the remaining land of movant . (3) . Because the finding or findings in ~uestion are so manifestly inade uate ,.1hen consid.ered together with the evidence before the Court, as to j us tify a finding that in making such findins or findingv ·the Board. of appraisal Commissioners or some of ther:i were affecteor influenced by some mistake of law as to the nature and effect of the evidence, 1ith reference to which such finding or findings were made ,lherefore, the said M. H. Long prays the Court that an order may be entered setting aside, declining to accept, and disapproving the report of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners in so far as it relate i to or affects the said lands owned and. claimed by the said Said ivl. H. Long further moves the Court to exclude his said lands from the Park area and to release his said lands from the _ _ _ _lj~ �2. said condemnation proceedings . Your movant here~ith Iiles affi 'avits as to the value of the said land. l • H . LONG By counsel �I N THE CI RC:UI T COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY , VIRGINIA State Commi ssion on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia. vs . Cassa ndra Lawson ~tkins and others , and 52,501 acres of land in tlocki:n,eham County, Virginia . Affidavit to be read in connection with motion filed by r. H. Long to have the finding of the Board of Appraisal 0ommissioners dis~pproved in connection with finding No . 162 . 71/ ~ of Vir O'inia, ~ 4 g/,Q /J?q'z,,u,/ y o f ~ ta- wit : This da y personal}/,);.JPear~~l'.rs U. Lew i s , a Notary Puolic i n and for t h e ~ of R.c0 1cingham, in the State of Virginia , c.· G. Harnsberg er , who being duly sworn deposes and says as fol l ows : That he i s well acquainted with the tract of land belonging to t . H. Long, containing about 523 acres, s i tuate near Elkton, in Stonewall District, Rockingham County, Virginia, known as l'ract No . 1 52, in the report of the Board of App raisal Oommi ss ion ers; that the condeumation of the tract of land will largel y deprive the remainder of the tract of wood and pasture ,1hich will seriously depreciate the value of tne same, and that the amount allowed by said Commis s i onJrs for said land is grossly ina de~uate ; that he has determined the value of said tract of land as follows : 16.87 400 acres at per acre 23 acres at 7. 00 per acre 100 acres at 12 . 50 per acr~ Residual damage -2,750 . 00 161 . 00 1, 250 . 00 1 , 000 . 00 That he further says tha t he has pl a c ed no value on the fire wood , stave wood, or growine timber on s a id tra ct of land for the reason that he does not know the value of these i tems , not being an expert along this line . Subscribed and sworn to before me My Commission Expires Feb, 18, 32 . \.~ S ~ ~~~~~fi:~f;~;=;~:::::____ �I IN THE CI RCUIT COURT OF ROCK I NGHAM COUNTY , VI RGINIA State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia vs . Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and 52,501 acres of land in Rockingham County, Virginia . Affidavit to be read in connection with motion filed by M. H. Long to have the finding of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners disapproved in connection with its finding No . 152 . State of Vi rgini a, County of Rockingham, to- wit : This day personally appeared before ·/ me ~ of Rocz ingharn, in the State who being duly sworn deposes and says as follows : That he is well ac~uainted with the tract of land belong ing to lVL . · H. Long , containing about 523 acres , situate near Elkton, in Stonewall District , Rockingham County , Virginia , known as Tract No . 152 , in the report of the Board of Appraisal Cornmissipners ; that the condemnation of the tract of land will largely deprive the remainder of the tract of wood and pasture which will seriously depreciate the value of the same, and that the amount allowed by said Commiss i oners for said land is grossly i nadequate ; the s ame bein6 well worth the p;'/ &'/,0, sum of ~9;331~0 ; tha t he has determined the value of said tract of land as follows : 400 acres at $6 . 87 per acre 23 acres at $7 . 00 per a cre 100 acres at ~12 . 50 per acre 3 00 walnut trees at ~5 . 00 oa.0h $2 , 750 . 00 161 . 00 1 , 250 . 00 7,,_..{'o~ 7-"' ~ ~ Fire or corQ wood Stave wood Young 5 rowing timber other than f ire wood Residual damage 750 . 00 1 , 500 . 00 100.0~ 1 , 000 . 00 - Subscribed and sworn to before . ,~, �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA The State Commission on Conservation and Development of .the State of Virginia vs. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and 52,561 acres, more or less, of land in Rockingham County, Virginia filed in the Clerk's Office Rockingham County, Va. f~C V _t-1932 In compliance with the order entered in the above entitlad case on the 2-5th day of October, 1932, and in resp onse thereto, your defendant respectfully stat es that the tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, ownership of which is claimed by him, and with reference to which he has filed his objections, is the same tract or parcel which was found by the Appraisal Commissioners to be land owned by him, being Tract No. 152, as shown and delineated on the map filed with the report, and exhibit sheets thereto attached, made by said Commissioners. M. H. LONG By Counsel �I ::z: n 'l) :; • 11 !! "' 0 :z 2 IJ = 0 n m 0 C ffl m :Z. 20 ... C ll7 C 2. -t :z i II II "' .. OR~ < STATEMENT OF ~- . :i ... -. N ::, < Ill 20 - El • "' M. H. LONG 2' II !talph H. Bader, p . q . 11 n n oo_ "' :z :,C ., II 0 l> ,c ... 0 VI ii"" STATEMENT OF COSTS, POSTAGE, ETC. r.s �< a. \ > m It < 0 a:: Lil Q. IL :i 0 u Lil IL 0 J Lil > z Lil Lil Lil J D. :i U) \ \ \ \ \ \ �The Hon . Philip Williams , Chairman of the Board of Arbitration of the Land for the Shenandoah National Park: filed in the Clerk's Office Rockingham County, Va. AUG o?.:q 1933 ·- ~ ~ e r k I , M. H. Long, herein submit to your hoflor~ard a statement of Tract No. 152 of the Park Survey, containing about 523 acres , which I will endeaver to describe to the best of my ability, as to its quality and value : This tract No . 152 of the Park Survey , lies on the east side of the Shenandoah River and about two miles south of~lkton , Virginia, lying on both sides of the Hawksbill Valley and extending about two miles back , all being in Rockingham County. I will sub - divide it as follows : The Bryant Tract ; Nall Tract ; Yancey and Laws on Tract , and the r ernainder a part of the Magret Tract of which my residence is a par t. Tract No . One : Taking up the Bryant tract , containing about 23 acres , is mostly flat , running back to slope . There is no part of this tract that is not accessible to wagon and team . A good portion of this tract would be good agricultural land , if any more land was needed, but as there seems to be too much land in agriculture now, we will put i t in to reforestation . to the oaks and a ~art to pine . part of it is adapted From experience in cutting wood to delive r to ~lkton for fire wood , I would say it will grow about three - fourths of a load per year , exclusive of the pine , earning 37 1/2 ~ pe r acre per year or the i nterest on ~6 . 25 . The pine cut about 200 , 000 staves on about 7 a cres of thirty year gr owth , making 476 to the acre per year , earning 476 ¢ or the interest on ~8 . 00 . From these figures , I would say ~7 . 00 per acre . Tract No . Two : The Nall tract , contains 150 acres , running back into the Park A.!'ea about two miles , it be i ng a narrow strip through the Hawksbill Valley . About half of it is low ground and was under cultivation , until it was converted to pasture purposes , and is well adapted to blue grass . Along the banks of the stream, all �2. the t irnbers of this latitude are in growth , especially black walnut, of which there is somewhere between three hundred and four hundred. The remainder o f this tract , of about seventy-five acres , consists of cove , slope , ridge and cliff and is adapted to forest and cattle range ; range value will be included in pasture value, and the forestry values (as estimated in the Bryant tract , it not being in the range and is estimated separately) included in growing timber . Tract No . Three : The Yancey and Laws on Tract , c· on taining about 68 acres , more or less , and is mostly slope land, accessible to wagon and team , and has a good a.mount of stave timber on it; that will be listed separately, it having a present market value; and also it is adapted to forestry , especially chestnut-oak and chestnut and cattle range , and will be in cluded in pasture value and growing timber . Tract No . Four : The Magret Tract, it being divided by the Park Survey , I have no way of knowing just how much is in the Park Survey except (well , by :messing at it) . land , except the "Giant ' s Grave" . It is all flat About half of this flat land is adapted to reforesting as it was burnt over a few years ago , but has a good amount of stave timber that was not injured by the fire. ;. eforesting and cattle range will be included in Pasture and growing timber . The remainder of this flat land is of much more value and I wish to call your attention to an area of about 50 acres, lying along what is known as Hanse 1 s Run , and heavily timbereQ with white and chestnut oak, of a wonderful growth , but just a little to small to be of a market size . I will place it in with gr ov.ri. ng timber and pasture , which adds cons id er able to growing timber, but very little to pasture . �3. The "Giant ' s G:rave" is a foot - hill :ridge , s i tting out from the main mountain and having the shape and appea:rance of a large g:rave , f:rom which it has de:rived its name at a time further back than I know and is marked on all the Park maps by that name . It is fenced in f:rom the rest of the range and timber land , having a good woven wire fence around it and containing about 100 acres . It has been cut over and stocked with goats for the purpose of an orchard , being highly recommended by M:r . V. S . Campfield, then County Agent, it being of a good soil and in an atmospheric pos i tion for orchard pUl'poses . When Mr . Stuart was laying out the Park Boundary, I asked him to come to my place ahead of the Survey and I insisted that he leave it out , which he seemed inclined to do , until he recalled that it was the "Giant ' s Grave" and he said , "I can ' t let you have it" . I offered him to take "~2 , 000 . 00 less for the whole , but to no avail , he took it in , and with that assurance , I sold the goats , taking a loss of Rl28 . 00 . If it was worth ,}2 , 000 . 00 to him, it should be V1AJrth that much to me , but owing to the uncertain condition of the o~chard business , we will consider it for other purposes . It grew 25 loads of wood in 26 years just before it was cut over and it being well fenced and in close proximity to the remainder of my place , being nor more than fifty yards from my barn , I feel that it is well worth Jl , 000 . 00 to the place . Now in reference to Residual damage , I hope your honor will consider the condition it will leave the remainder of my place having no pasture range for stock - cattle and not being able to keep stock cattle and nothing to consume the roughfeed from the place , which will reduce the fertility of the home place, and will disrupt my entire system of farming . this will be , is hard to estimate . Just how much damage Furthermore , when this land �4. is taken, it will not leave firewood for more than a year or two and then it will be to buy coal for all gen er at ions to come. You might also consider the expense and trouble I have been put to in protecting my interest . I am the fee simple owner of said Tract No . 152. I have been unable to classify my said land as to acreage , but have arrived at its value in the following manner: Bryant Tract , 23 acres , $?.00 Pasture value for 30 head 300 to 400 black walnut, .;;>2 . 50 .~ 161 . 00 2250. 00 850 . 00 1500. 00 Stave timber Growing timber ?50. 00 Cord wood ?50.00 Giant ' s Grave 1000.00 Residual damage 2000 . 00 ~xpenses of pro ceedings 100. 00 $9361 . 00 As to how this is to be arbitrated, I will suggest that if you can not arrive at a conclusion from this and the affidavits of Messrs . C. G. Harnsberger and G. W. Baugher , that are in your hands , they being adjoining farmers, then I would suggest an oral hearing. Respectfully , August 21 , 1933. �5. State of Virginia , County of Rockingham , t o- wit : M. H. Long , having been first duly sworn , deposes and says that the foregoing statement is true and correct , to the best of ~ his knowledge and belief . Given under my hand this cf!_ / --day of ugust, 1933 . �Filed in the Clerk'~ Office Reckingham County, Va. SEP LONG, M. H. 152 ROCKINGHAM COUNTY 1 1933 j l l ? ? d ~ clerk IN RE. ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS submitted to the Governor arising in or out of Condemnation Proceedings pending in the Circuit Court of Virginia under authority of the Shenandoah National Park Act . SUMMARY STATEMENT OF Pfil'ITIONER: EXCEPTANT: Long, ORIGINAL CLAIM: M. H. Acreage 500: Value $11 , 350 . : Inc . Damages,$2000 . VALUE .!:'LACED ON TRACT BY PETITIONER'S APPR AISERS: TRACT NO . VALUE 152 $2946 . 00 INCIDENTAL DAMAGES BOARD OF .APPRAISAL COMMIS~IONERS FINDINGS: MAP NUMBER OF TRACT: VALUE 152 OF TRACT: TRACT NO . VALUE 152 $3136 . 50 INCIDENTAL DAMAGES 91 �The basic difference s between Petitione r and this exceptant are as to classifica tion and value of the land, timber values, and amount of incidenta l damages . Although we believe the values reported by the Petitione r ' s appraiser s were very liberal and that the findings of the Board of Appraisal Commissio ners as to values are substanti ally too high, we have accepted and will not seek a lower valuation than their findings as shown on the above tables in this case . As to the classifica tion of the land and the other elements of value we submit that these matters are correctly set forth in the Work Sheet of the Board with reference to this case, and not as set forth in exceptant 's ·statement s . This Work Sheet is filed with the record and a copy of this Work Sheet is submitted with copy of the record tendered herewith, and additiona l copies of the Work Sheet in this case will be furnished if desired . Subscribe d to and verified before me this the i:_' day of September , 1933. lie �? filed in the Clerk's Offic flQCKingham County, Va, AUG ,,,4,Jr (1 ~ 1933 Clerk ********************** M. H. Long Trac t No . 152 , ired Copy of orig inal clai m and othe r pape rs requ by the arb itra tors in the Pub lic -· Park cond emn atio n pro- ceed ings pend ing in the Circ uit CoUJtt of Rockingham Cou nty, Virg ini~ • ., ********************** ************ ******************************************************** �IN THE CI~CUIT COURT OF ROCKINGH.Alf COUNTY, VIRGINIA lb.a state Commission on Conservation and Development of the state of Virginia . vs. CassandTa Lawson dtkins and others, and 52,561 acres, more or less, of land in Rockingham County, Virginia. In compliance with the order entered in the above entitled case on the 25th day of 0c to ber, 19 32, and in response thereto, your defendant respectfully states that the tract or parcel of land within t he area sought to be condemned, ownership of which is claimed by h b,4. am with reference to which ~ ~ --&-: has filed -A&!\ objections, is the same tract or parcel which was found by the AJ)praisal Commissioners to be land owned by ;s-2--re-, ~ ; being Tract No. as shown and delineated on the ma:p filed with the report, and exhibit sheets thereto attached, made by said Commissioners . M. H.LONG BY Counsel �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VIRGIN! State Commission on Consexvat ion and Development of the State of Virginia vs . Cassandra Lawson tkins and others , and 52,501 acres of land in Rockingham County, Virginia. Affidavit to be read in connection with motion filed by M. IT.Long to have the finding of the Board of ppraisal Commissio ners disapprov ed in connectio n with its finding No.152. State of Virginia, ~/~ to-wit: This day personally appeared before me ~ a Notary Public in and for the o:r Virgini ;}j- ~ ~~j'~~~, , who ~ /v,,j0 A.~ .(u-~ ( ~- inha State being duly sworn deposes and says as follows: That he is well acquainted with the tra ct of lam belonging to M.H.Long, containing about 523 acres, situate near Elkton, in Stonewall District, Roclcingham County, Virginia, known as Tract No. 152 , in the report of the Board of ~ppraisal Commiss i pners; that the ation of the t ract of land will largely depr1 ve the remainder of the tr ~ct of wood and pasture which will seriously depreciate the condt: val.ue of the same, and that the amount al.lowed by said Commissio ners for said land is grossly inadequat e; tho eame being wel:l worth the that he has determined t he value of said tract of -1;um ,:,f $-9-,Bll. 00; land as follows: J 2,750.00 161.00 1. 250.00 400 acres at .) 6 . 87 per acre 23 acres at 17. 00 per acre 100 acres at >12. 50 per ~ere ,goo walnut tre es a~ 1s. oo ea ch ..Fire or cord waoe. S1'a;Te wood Young gPowing timber other than fire wooaResidual damage 1.aoo.00 "150. 00 t,600.00 400 . 00 1,000.00 -x:- 7 f day of September ,1932. Subsori bed and sworn to before me thi ~ . . - ,,_ A • ~ :r~~ k:ur ~ --~ ~ U-<. r ~- 1 / / ) l,( ~ / , ,~ ~ . ~; (-~ ~. ~~ ~~~ Q. ~ · ~ ~ I ~ -, ~ -~ ~ . 0-W~~ (a,x-,_) - h~11-~ if let �IN THE CIRCUIT COU ' T F noc I G COUNTY, VIRGINIA State Commission on Conser ation and Development of the state of Virginia vs. Casandra Lawson tkins and others, d 52 ,501 acres ot land in Roe ngham County, Vir inia. Affidavit to be read in oonn •otion with motion fil d by u. H.Long to have the finding of the Board of disapproved in connection with it pprai al o ission rs finding No.152. State of Virginia, County of Rookingha.m, to-wit: Pli~~md Thia day per onally appeared be.tore a !fot,u,y : ~ , who being duly s orn deposes and ell acq ainted 1th the tra ct of lam belonging M.H.Long , containing a bout 523 acres, Stone~all District, Roe of the tr ~et of ood and p for said land i :(,'l. I61. fFD am nd 111 largely deprive the re inder ture whioh will seriously deprooiate the that the amount allo ed gros ly inadequate ; the s sum of ,g,311.00-; lkton, in ard ot AP raisal Commiss i ners; that the ation of tho t ract of value of the same, ituate near o ngham County, Virginia, known as Tract No. 152, in the report of the 1 nd as follo aye () That he is conde )t Z( ~ (' r;;;, d .!'or the Oon.nty of Rocki~, in the Sy;_; of Virgi~ L l } _Cl.a as follo e y e being aid Co issioners ell worth the that he has determined t he vale of said tract of .• 400 acres at 6.87 per a cre 23 acres at 7.00 per ore 100 acre at '12.50 per ere O 300 al nt tree at - ~00 e ch 1/j~-:f~ Fire or core wood Stave wood Young growing timber other than fire ood Residual damage Su~r;;g P+· 76-o 2,750.00 161.00 1, 50.00 ~ 1,500.00 750.00 1,500.00 400 . 00 l, 000 •.2.2,_ 1"_:_,_.. 0 -~---- 1::1!:;.~~L:.,_/.~~::'..ff:~~:::::::::.__*_ -_:? ~:....· SW �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COIB.ITY, VIRGINIA State Commission on Conserv ation and Development of the State of Virginia vs. Cassand ra Lawson Atkins and others, and 52,501 acres of land in Roc~dngham County, Virginia of Motion to set astde and disappro ve the report of the Board ppraisa l Commiss ioners. Comes now the claiman t, M.H.Long , and asks and requests the Court to set aside, decline to accept and disappro ve the report of the Board of Apprais al Commiss ioners filed in this cause with referenc e to this defendan t in Tract No . 152, which said tract contains 523 acres, and is situate near Elkton, in Stonewa ll District Rockingham County, Virginia ; for the followin g reasons : (l) Because the value placed upon said land and timber by the Board of Apprais al Commiss ioners is grossly inadequ ate. (2) Beoauxe the said Board of Apprais al Commiss ioners made no allowanc e for damage to the remainin g land of movant . Because the finding or findings in question are ao manifestly inadequ ate when consider ed together with the evidence before the Court, as to justify a finding that in making such finding or (3) findings the Board of ~pprais al Commiss ioners or some of them were affected or influenc ed by some mistake of law as to the nature and effect of the evidence , with referenc e to which such finding or findings were made Wherefo re , the said 1~.H.Lon g prays the Court that an order may be entered setting aside, declinin g to acce pt, and disappr oving the report of the Board of ppraisa l Commiss ioners in so far as it relates to or affects the said lands owned and claimed by the said M.H.Long. Said M.H.Long further moves the Court to exclude his said lands from the Park area and to release his said lands from the �--2-said condemnat ion proceedings. Your movant herewith files affidavit s as to the value of the said land. M. H. LONG By counsel �~ i 0 1 of • H. 12.E,g___ag,ainst Gordon S. Lough IN THE CIRClIT C U.f;1 OF ROCKIFGHA,i/i COUNTY , VIRGI IA filed in the Clerk's Office Rockingham County, Va. The State Commission on Co nse rva tion and Devel Qpment of the State of 1£:i r ginia DEC/ 1933 ~l~te r vs . 1fo . 1829, at L a . ~ ~ Cassand r a Lawson Atki~s and othsrs and Fifty - Tu.io Thousan c Fi v e hundred Six ty - 6ne (52 , 56 1 ) acres , more or l ess , of land ir: Ro ckingham County, Virginia To The Honorablf H. Count) , Vi rginia: w. Ber tram , Judge of the Circu i t Cou r t cf Kockingham Your petitiorier, ."1 . P. . Long , begs letl. ve to file this , his petitic-n in ttis cause , for the pu r pcse of setting up a lien in his fa vor upon cert~ir. l ands sought to be condemned h e rein , and respectfu ll y represents: That Gordon s. Lough is the o.rner of a liie eetats in a certain tract o " land kno.·:n and deoign!:ltec tt:::. ·1r""ct l, o . 49 on the map of P rk lards , wh ich ea.id +,ract cf land contains 24 acres, mere or less , and hbs been ~ppraised at A23 . 60 , ~nd ~hich tract o; land is situated in Stone\all District , Rockingham Ccunty , Virgida ; That en t he 12th da) o: January, 1928 , the said 8crcor Lcug,h ccrveyeC: his frterest in said lan d tori . W. Wyant , Trustee , tc secure ycur ~etiticrer as surety o~ the bond of the said Gorcon S. Lcugh, dated January ~2 , 1~21 , executed by s~id verccn S . Lough as i:,rinciiial ctr.d ;:our eti tier.er as surety ir, the surr of ;4,C00 . 00 payable to the Corr.mor.,,sal th cf Virgirili as G-uardiar. for F.cbert C. Lou~h , irfa.rt , s~id dsed of trust ceint, o~ reccrd in the Clerk's Cffice of this Court ir Deed Feck l~o . 141 , at a e 522. A co,1-,y of the saio oeec of trust is terato attached and prayed to bG reu. · us u. ~ctrt t.sraof . Ycur peti tior,er fra~rs tno. t such oraer or dscree rria_r Ye entered ir this cause for the dspcsal c r investnent c·f said funo as may be nece,ssar) to protect his interest , as 'ell as the interest of all ot'1er persor:s , jn saicl fun~ . '.!.. . H. Long " Ccur:sel . �D. B. 141 . page 542 . Copy This Deed . made this 12th day of Janu ary , 1928 , betw een Gar l and S . Loug h of the one part , and H. w. Wyan t , Trus tee as here ir.af ter ment ioned , of tl-:e othe r p3.rt , Wi tnes seth : That the said Garla nd S. Loug,h for and in cron sider atior t of the pro visio ns of this deed and One Doll ar to him in hand paid , by the said H. W. Wyan t , Trus tee , at and 'ce fore the seal irig and deli very of this deed , the rece ipt wher eof is hereb y acl-'.n owled ged , doth gran t and conve y unto the said H. W. W:,'ant , Trus tee , with gene ral warr anty , all his righ t , title and inte rest in anc to the real esta te devis ed to him by C. H. Shul er by will dated Augu st 30 , 1<?14 , and duly prob ated in tl,e Cler k's Offic e of Rock ingha m Coun ty , and by will of l<'lor a O. Shul er, whic h ,'lill is dated Janu a r y 20 , 1c20 , and duly prob ated in the Cler k's Of fies of Rock ingha m Coun ty , said inte rest bein g a life esta te i n the real esta te upon whic h the said Carla r:d S. Loug h no .v resid es and also a li fe esta te in and to the graz ing farm owne d by the late C. E. Shul er and Flora O. Shul er , situa te ir the Blue Eidg e :' /foun tains in Rock ingha m Coun ty , Virg inia . In Trus t , to secu re 'M . H. Long as suret ~, on the bond cf Garla nd S . Loug h , ,,hich bond is dated Janu ary 22 , 1921 , exec uted by s0.id Garla nd S . Loug h as prirJcipa l and iii . H. Long as sure ty in the sum of Four 'l 'hous and Doll ars (t4 , 000 . 0C) paya ble to the Comm onwe alth of Virg inia , as Guar dian for Robe rt C. Loug h , irJfc!-nt . In the e v ent that the said Garla nd S . Loug h shal l not make settl eme nt as Guar dian for said f.obe rt C. Loug h anu the sai6 tvi . H. Long shal l have to pay any sum 10;r sums of mone y by virtu e of his becom ing sure ty for the said Garla nd S . Loug h unde r tl-Je bond here inbe fo r e ment i cned , the said Trus tee , on bein g r equi r ed so to do by tl?.e said M. H. Long , his heir s or assig r1s shal l sell the prop erty hereb y conv eyed and this deed of trus t is to secu re and imme ciate ly indem nify M. H. Long in acco rdan ce 'Ni th Sect ion 5167 of t t e Code of Vir ginia , 1919 , as amen ded by the Act of the Gene ral Assem bly appro v ed Ma r ch 24 , 1926 . Witr iess the fcllo ':d rig si gnatu re a nd seal: Garl and S. Loug h (Sea l) Stat e of Virg inia , Coun ty of Rock ir1gham to - wit : 1 I , A. U. Lewi s , a Nota ry Publ i c in and for the State and Coun ty afor esaid do cert ify that Ca r land S. Loug h , ',,hos e name is sigpe d to the foreg oing ,vrit ing , bear ing date on t he 12th day of .Janu ary , 1928 , has t his de.y perso na,ll y appe a r ed befo re me in my said Coun tr and ackn owle dged t):le same . My �D. E. 141, page 522 . Commission expires on the 2nd day of Ju l y , 1929 . Gi v en under my hand this 18 t h day of Jul y 1 1928 . A. u. Lewis , Notary Publ ic . Virginia : In the Clerk ' s Gffice of the Circuit Court of Rockingham County . The foregoing deed of trust was this day presented ir: the office af oresaid , and is , together vli th the oerti f i ca te of ackr!ow l edgment . annexe cc, admi tteo to r ecord this 25th day of July 1 925 , 12 A. vi . 'I'este: (Signed) J . Robert S-.,;itzer , Clerk . '' q,1 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.  The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases. For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above. In the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a> <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a> <a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. 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Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Positions 95 and 107 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): 152 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 Long https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/Madison_County_SNP_Records_Court_Proceedings/mcsnp_long-pp-wm-gc-rb-tract-144.pdf c8cb5826f55e1377c2749e3ecb7d8cba 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 Long, PP WM GC RB Description An account of the resource Tract(s): 144 Items in Land File: <ul> <li>Claimant Worksheet</li> <li>Tract Assessment</li> <li>LOB9</li> </ul> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Madison County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/"></a> 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 144 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context MCSNP_Long-PP-WM-GC-RB-tract-144 Long https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/af75f71a7c1259c4dba4e43916293bd5.pdf f6d1e534ff48a4e6ee6fb5bbfcf1724c PDF Text Text ROCKINGH.ll~ COUNTY v -------------- NAME OF CLAIMANT #224 - Longley , M. D. Number of Acres: Location: Roads: Soil: 150 On southwest slope of High Top Mountain. One mile of rough steep road to county road in Roach Gap ; thence three miles over fair dirt road to Spotswood Trai 1 near Swift Run ; thence four miles to Elkton. Sandy clay of fair depth and fertility . It is very rocky and has large boulders and cliffs in the wooded portion. There are moderate to steep slopes with northwest and southwest exposure . History of Tract and condition of timber: a portion of t his tract was cleared many years ago and has been cultivated since . T 1e rnoded area has been cut over repeatedly in the past . Present stand consists of mixed oaks with some hickory , ash and poplar along the streams also a large amount of dead chestnut present . Dwelling: Log 16x20', sh~ngle roof , kitchen 12zl2x8' , 3 rooms, log finish , very poor condition, abandoned , Barn: Log l6:x:16xl0' , shingle roof , very poor condition. lmprovemen~ : Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value 3. 00 #309 . 00 25 . 00 1000 . 00 10. 00 70 . 00 ._;1379 . 00 Ridge: Slope: 103 Cove: Grazing Land: 40 Fields Restocking: 7 @ 150 Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: V~ueofLand: $1379 . 00 Value of lmprovemen~: $ 50 . 00 Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ 9 • 52 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE. 50 . 00 $1429 . 00 �i'.'.hunty: ~l.Ook ingham ~~1strtot i .;t,,1~!ewall Deed: l!>O •• • .Asseeoed 1 150 ..!,. . " .• rohosed in 191'l for '*'500. 00 n southwest slope of Ifigll Top ltounto1n. undy olny o #' fn1r de;,,tb a.t1 1"'e:rttl1ty. ....t ts vory rooky und rba:ra has hsrgo b:> .tl:dera nnd olitfs 1n the wooded portion . are mod~ratti to stol'3p . lo.pas w1tb nnrtllwest and ao 1tbwest ex;ios n:-e. 1 Ino1.1mlJrqnor,:u~, ,-0 -.~lI\tilr ,C.h~1m r~r lat:~: ~tone known . one mile _t ro,1ch steep road to oounty road 1n Roa.oh Cup; th noe three mtl t;, • vo r- fu tr 1.H.rt rohd tc) , potawood Trr,11 near ~. itt un; thence f )t r mllas to 1 lkton . ~-r.. t.:r,t:,_~.p, an$J; co,m~ t.t,ion_~f.-~.im!tl'!!! l,. ~ortto11 or thts truot .,1as !'he h~s tHen oult.ivut'fl<l ainoe . .·resent W<>Oddd : rQc1 has bt1en cut over repeetedl• in .. ne past. stanJ consists o f' mixed oats fli th a:m1e h t<:,ko:r.•, nsh an..: poplo.r t-i.l ng th st:reama. also a largo umo 1 nt or de~1d ch"latnur,; present . aleucdd UlbllY y eartl fif;O t,ni og l6x20', l +- story, eht'1gle roof , k 1 tohen l2Xl2X8 ' .., rooms , ..o i·t ::itsll. . f:J"rY' pool· 00;1t..1 t:ton, a.band mad, no val 1e ..... Barnt l og lt>Xluxlo' , sHn, '.le :roof\ vory ~1,::>or crtdltton, no 1m2rov.~m•(l1;.s.a,,...t .,,.y;:_,l ••t:r!f.S: VU. llJtJ •- Ve.lua ' otril ;eor,ldif' vu• 321.0J 10. 00 · >J . 00 "'· 755 •.00 'l'ottil Vt.tlUtJ or land io tal v 11e o'f 1raprovomotlts ......... 7bO . 0 ':'otal v 11 e of' t raet 5 . 04 ,.verage v· .1 ,1e pi,r a.ore V1lue 400.00 3~.oo "'loh'.oo �have been paid into the custody of NOTE-T his need not be filed until the record discloses that the awards Courts. the Virginia: In the Circuit Court of Rockingham County of Virginia .. PETIT IONER . The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State V. At Law No. 1829 · Hundre d and Cassand ra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-T wo Thousan d, Five DEFEN DANTS . . . . . . . . . less or more land, of Acres ) Sixty-O ne (52,561 Comes now the undersig ned and shows to the Court: ning to the use of the That a judgme nt in rem .has heretofo re been entered in this proceeding condem Tract No. _2.24. ______ : Petition er the fee simple estate in the tract(s) of land numbere d as follows: Tract No. ____________ : Tract No. ____________ ; ed herein and shown, numand described in the report of the Board of Apprais al Commissioners appoint t into the custody of paymen upon h, therewit filed Map hip bered, and delineated on the County Owners ) award(s therefor , as follows: the Court of the sum(s) set out in the said judgme nt as constitu ting the $ __________ ; on Tract No. Award on Tract No. __ G_2i____ $) :~.2.~-~Q~ on Tract No. ____________ ------- ----- $------ ----; claim, or appear to That the report of the said Board sets forth that the following named persons the condemnation from arising s proceed the in or land of tract(s) said have a claim to an interest in the thereof; M. D. Long ley set out in said judgme nt That the Petition er has paid into the custody of the Court the said sum(s) land; of tract(s) said the in estate simple fee the for ) as constitu ting the award(s ning the said tract(s) of That your undersigned, on the date of the said judgme nt in rem condem (s) or in the proceeds tract said the in land, owned or was (were) entitled to the following interest :arising from the condem nation thereof , By reaso n of Cont ribut ion pledg e, oblig ating the 00owner in . lVI . D. Long ley, to give land to the value of $15 . ct Proje Park the to the Park Area in the distribu tion of the That no other person or persons than the undersig ned are entitled to share or in the proceeds tract(s) said said award(s ) except the following named persons whose interest in follows: as was nt judgme said of entry of date arising from the condem nation thereof on the (parties ) herein under the Wherefo re, your undersigned pray(s) that [he (they) be made a party order be entered for the an that] and Act, nation provisions of Section 21 of the Public Park Condem award(s ) for the fee the ting constitu as rem in nt judgme said in forth set distribu tion of said sum(s) undersigned of the the to t paymen the for and simple estate in the said tract(s) condemned as aforesai d, (are) entitled to is ned undersig the that find may Court the as said award(s ) or of as much thereof 22.4_ ____ $-1.5.. Q.Q __ : Tract receive, and which the undersig ned aver(s) is as follows: Tract No. ___ ; No. ____________ $ __________ : Tract No. ------- ----- $ __________ there is some other pertiunless blank space this (Leave The undersig ned further aver(s) that: court) the of n attentio the to y speciall brought be nent matter to NAME P. 0. ADDRE SS S 1l1ATb COMMIS~ ION ON CONSERVATION & office for the convenie nce of intereste d NOTE-A supply of this blank form has been placed in the Clerk's prescrib ed by law, and claimant s can not is form the as form, this use parties. No one is required to motions in any form they may detheir present or y, necessar deem they as either change or modify it not and probably will not cover may form blank This Court. the of l sire which meets with the approva which may be used, subject motion a of form a of on suggesti a as all cases. It has been printed merely to the approva l of the court in each case. 11 �' STATE OF VIRGINIA ) SS . COUNTY OF WARREN ) Personall y appeared before' me the undersign ed Notary Public in my said State and County, E. K. Stokes , who being duly sworn, deposed and said that she is an employee of the State Commissio n on Conservat ion and Developme nt in immediate charge of the records of the Shenandoa h National Park Division thereof having to do with claims of the Comrnissio n for distributive shares of condemnat ion awards in the Shenandoa h National Park condemnat ion proceeding s pending in the Circuit Courts of Virginia, by reason of contrac_ts and agreement s entered into with the owners of lands sought to be condemned in these proceedin gs, and that the within cfu.aim is just and correct . Witness my signature this 8th d ~ ~ r ~ ~ - - - - - --NOTARY PUBLI C Notary Publi-::e My Commission Expires Sep. 8, 1934 �ij'OTE-This need not be filed until the r ecord discloses that the awards have been paid into the custody of the Courts. Virginia: In the Circuit Court of Rockingham County The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia .. PETITIONER . V. At Law No. 1829 Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand, Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of land, more or less . . . . . . . . DEFENDANT S. Comes now the undersigned and shows to the Court: That a judgment in rem has heretofore been entered in this proceeding condemning to the use of the Petitioner the fee simple estate in the tract(s) of land numbered as follows: Tract No. ____ 2.24.. ___ : Tract No. ____________ : Tract No. ____________ ; and described in the report of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners appointed herein and shown, numbered, and delineated on the County Ownership Map filed therewith, upon payment into the custody of the Court of the sum(s) set out in the said judgment as constituting the award(s) therefor, as follows: Award on Tract No. ___ _g_?_1 __ $ __J:._1~~!.9;Cbn Tract No. ____________ $----------; on Tract No. ------------ $----------; That the report of the said Board sets forth that the following named persons claim, or appear to have a claim to an interest in the said tract(s) of l and or in the proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof; M. D. Longley That the Petitioner has paid into the custody of the Court the said sum(s) set out in said judgment as constituting the award(s) for the fee simple estate in the said tract(s) of land; That your undersigned, on the date of the said judgment in rem condemning the said tract(s) of land, owned or was (were) entitled to the following interest in the said tract(s) or in the proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof:- By reason of Contribut ion Pledge , obligating the OJ"mer, M. D. Longley, to give 10 acre s of his land within the Park Area to th e Park Project . That no other person or persons than the undersigned are entitled to share in the distribution of the said award(s) except the following named persons whose interest in said tract(s) or •in the proceeds arisinffrom the condemnation thereof on the date of entry of said judgment was as follows: Wherefore, your undersigned pray(s) that [he (they) be made a party (parties) herein under the provisions of Section 21 of the Public Park Condemnation Act, and that] an order be entered for the distribution of said sum(s) set forth in said judgment in rem as constituting the award(s) for the fee simple estate in the said tract(s) condemned as aforesaid, and for the payment to the undersigned of the said award(s) or of as much thereof as the Court may find that the undersigned is (are) entitled to receive, and which the undersigned aver(s) is as follows: Tract No. __ _.22._4 _____ $ __ 3.Q,..00_: Tract No. __ __________ $ __ ________ : Tract No. ------- ----- $ __________ ; The undersigned further aver ( s) that: (Leave this space blank unless there is some other pertinent matter to be brought specially to the attention of the court) NAME P. 0. ADDRESS CO NSERVAT I ON NOTE-A supply of this blank form has been placed in the Clerk's office for the convenience of interested parties. No one is required to use this form, as the form is not prescribed by law, and claimants can either change or modify it as they deem necessary, or present their motions in any form they may desire which meets with the approval of the Court. This blank form may not and probably will not cover · all cases. It has been printed merely as a suggestion of a form of a motion which may be used, subject to the approval of the court in each case. 7u �STATE OF VIRGINI A) COUNTY OF WARREN ) ss Persona lly appeared before me the undersig ned Notary Public in my said State and County, E . K. Stokes , who being duly sworn, deposed and said that she is an employee of the State Commiss ion on Conserv ation and Developm ent in imn:edia te charge of the records of the Shenand oah Nationa l Par~ Division thereof having to do with claims of the Corru.dss ion for dis tributiv e shares of condemn ation awards in the Shenand oah Nationa l Park condemn ation proceed ings pending in the Circuit Courts of Virginia , by reason of contr2c ts and agreer.1e nts en- . tered into with the owners of lands sought to be condemn ed in . these proceed ings , and that the vri thin claim is just and cor rect . Witness my signatur e My Commission Expires Sep. 8, 1934 �Grltrk's ®ffitt QLirruit QLnurt of Jnrkingqam C!Lnunt11 HON, H. W, BERTRAM 'l!farrisonhurg, llirginia JUDGE J. ROBERT SWITZER DEPUTIES W . EDGAR S I PE MAR GI E BOWERS MARGAlll!:T BRANUM C L ER K STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF ROCKINGHAM, to-wit: I, J . Robert SWitzer, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Rockingh am County do hereby certify that the records in my office do not show any delinque nt taxes against the tract of 150 acres in Stonewa ll Distric t, assessed in the name of M. D. Longley . Given under my hand this 31st day of May, 1934 . ----J.~ ...J:.~ ~ a.:::11.c::~~o::11<i:11<~·<i-1..,,- - ' 0 • K • Attorney . �(J C ~~1 ·/ -mI ( ~ ~ ~ ~ ;;~ 4 JOHN S. CHAPMAN ATTORNEY AT LAW STANOARCSVILLE, VA. �IN THE CIRCUIT C0U 'I O.r!' ROCICTNGHAlvI COUNTY , VIRGINIA . STATE cm.CMISSION ON CONSERVATlON A1'1D DEVELOPMENT O.!T VIRGINIA Petitioner At Law No . 1829 v. CASSANDRA LAWSON TKIM3 Al\JD OTH:.t!":RS On this ft'i) Defendants day of June , 1934 , came Gilbert E . Pence , D. Wenpler Earman and Ethel Irwin Lineweaver , Special Commissioners of the Circuit Court of Rockingham County , Virginia , in the chan cery cause of Chris tine Longley Sherman v . Herman V . Longley et als· , and on their motion leave is given them to file their application for disbursement of the sum of :B,ourteen Hundred Twen ty- nire Dolle.rs (~1429 . 00) , the amount of the award set out in the judgment of the condemnation of tract Nn . 224 and heretofore p:,.id into Court . And it appearing to the Court that said petitioners are invested with a superior or better right of claim or title in md to said tract of land No . 224 than any other person or persons , and that said Ethel Irvdn Lineweaver is the bonded receiver entitled to receive said fund; and That the taxes on said tract No . 224 have been paid; U~on consideration whereof , it is considere"'d and ordered by the Court that said Fourteen Hundred Twenty-nine Dollars ( <1?1429 . 00) paid into Court by petitioner as just compensation for tract No . 224 be paid to Ethel Irwin Lineweaver , bonded receiver as afores::. id , and that the Clerk of tl:is Court is directed to transmit a cert if'ied copy of this order to the Treasurer of Virginia, who shall disburse this sum of Fourteen Hundred Tvrnn ty - nine Dollars ( $1429 .oo) _as above set out , taking from said Ethel Irwin Linwweaver , bonded receiver as afore said, receipt for the amount paid her and certify such payment to the Clerk of this Court for appropriate entry thereof as required by law. Emter : 1ao �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCICTNGH.AM COUNTY , VIRGINIA . STATE COMMISSION ON CONSERVATION _.ND DEVELOPMENT OF VIRGTIJIA v. Petitioner At Law No . 1829 CASSANDR LAWSON ATKINS AND OTHERS Defend ants TO THE HONORABLE H . W. BERTRAM, JUDGE OF S~<lD COURT: Your petitioners, Gilbert E. Pence , D. Wampler Earman and Ethel Irwin Lineweaver , Special Commissioners of the Circuit Court of Rockingham County , Virginia , in the chancery cause of Christine Longley Sherman , etc. v . Herman V. Lonrley , etc ., re - spectfully represent : That a judgment in rem has heretofore been entered in this proceeding condemnin g to the use of petitioners the fee simple estate in a tract of land formerly the property of the late M.D. Longley , situate in the Blue Ridge Mountain in the eastern por tion of Stonewall District, Rockingham County , Virginia, wbich tract is described in the report of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners appointed herein , and shown , numbered, and delineated on the County Ownership Map filed herewith as tract No . 224 at the price of Fourteen Hundred Twenty-nine Dollars ( 1429 . 00) . That on January 26 , 1932, M. D. Longley was seised and possessed of said real estate; that on said date the said M. D. Longley departed this life intestate, leaving surviving the following named heirs at law, to whom said real estate descended in the following proportions, to-wit: 1/6; W. C. Longley , son , 1/6; U. c. Herman V . Longley, son, Longley , son, 1/6 ; Tracey Anderson, daugh$er, 1/6; Christine Lo~gley Sherman , granddaughter, 1/6; Charles Watkins, grandson, 1/18 ; John Watkins, grandson , 1/18 ; Geneva Watkins , granddaughter, 1/18 ; ISi �-- 2 - - That the aforesaid partition .suit was instituted by Christine Longley Sherman against the remaining heirs at law and their respective consorts , involving the aforesaid real estate , said suit having matured at the 1st Apri+ Rules , 1932; that a decree of sale was entered therein on September 2 , 1932 , appointing the undersigned as Special Commissioner s of sale , and direct ing them to sell , inter al;i.a , the aforesaid real estate ; that the said Ethel Irwin Lineweaver, one of said Special Commissioner s , eJK:ecuted bond in the penalty required by said decree , conditioned according to law; that on October 8 , 1932 , the undersigned publicly offered said real estate for sale , at which time no satisfactory bid was obtained; that thereafter , on May 17 , 1933 , a decree was entered in said cause authorizing and directing the sale of said real estate either at public· auction or private sale , by the undersigned; that said real estate was , as before rentioned , condemned in this proceeding . Your petitioners further show to the Court that all taxes on said property have been paid to and including the year 193 3 , and they herewith file certificates to that effect from M. H. Harrison , Treasurer of Rockingham County , Virginia , and J . Robert Switzer , Clerk of the Circuit Court of fiaid County , which certificates· are marked " Ex . Certificate No . l" and " Ex . Certificate No . 2", respectively , and the same are prayed to be read as a par t hereof . That there are no liens on said pro:p9rty . That no other person or persons tha n the said Ethel Irwin Lineweaver , bonded receiver as aforesaid , is ent i tled to share in said award . • WHEREFORE , your petitioners pray that they may be made parties herein and be allowed to file their petition in these proceedings ; that an order may be entered in thls proceeding for tbe payment of said award to Ethel Irwin Lineweaver , bonded Commissioner and Receiver in the aforesaid chancery cause of 182- �-- 3 -- Christine Longley Sherman etc . v •• Herman V. Longley etc . pending in this Court ', and that your petitione rs may have SJ. ch other, further and general relief as the Bature of the case may require . ~ ~ - < - - - - - <~ 4 Special Coamissio ners of the Circuit Court of Rockirr· ham County , Virginia, in the chancery cause of Christine Lon@ey Sherman etc . v . Herr'lan V. Long l ey, etc . State of/4)~~ff~~a~ ~ g , to-wit: f~ ~ Th~_s day Gilbert E . Pence, D. \/ampler Earman and ....:;t~el Irwin Lineweave r, Sp ec ial Commissio ners of the Circuit Court of Rockingham County , Virginia , in the chancery cause of Christine Longley Sherman etc . v . Herman V. Longley etc ., the petitione rs in the above entitled matter, personall y appeared befor, me, -+~~!,,,-4-"-"";.,.wa.~~~~:::::_, a notary public in an•! for the ¥ my 7 d State eaaid, and being duly swomr, depose and say: That we are the petitione rs in the above entifu~ed matter, ~,e:·a:re acg_ua;i..nted with the contente of the bove petition , ani. do hereb t state that the natters of fact therein set forth are true, to the best of our knowledge and beilmf. Subscribed and sworn to before me this L/L day of June, 1934. ~/44 L,_.;_ iz:f.. e~ /!# ~£ ~ - - - - ~ - - - - - - - ~ 183 �M. H. HARRISON TREASURER OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY HARRISONBURG, VIRGINIA To Whom It May Concern: I hereby certify that the records of this office show that the 1933 taxes have been paid on a certain tract containing 150-0-0 acres of land assessed in the name of M. D. Longley, situate in the Part(Area in Stonewall District, this County. · All taxes prior to that time, if am.y be due, are a matter of record in the Clerk's Office of said County. of May 1934. Given under my hand this 31st day Very truly yours / I ~~ / I Treasurer. lP'l �VIRGHTI.n . IK TE IN VACATION. CIH8 T COD T OF .-DOYINGH .,:,. sorr~TY. The Jte.te Corrmissio n on Conservat ion & :Jevelopme nt , of the 3tat0 of Virginia , - - - - - - - - Ietitione r , v. Cassandra Lawson . tkins , et als , defendant s . In Re: Distribut ion of proceeds of condemmt ion for Tract. o . 22 d, •• D. Longl ey, ~)45 . 00 . This day C 9...'t;18 t.11.e "3t9. te vor.niss ion on COns .TVr tio n & Developme nt by counsel , and. noved the JoJrt to enter an orcler dire ctin~ tll e Treasurer of the ....Jt9.te of Vir,si r i a , to ";ay to it out of the )roceeds of conder n2.tion of Tract of .ir. i o . 224 , the sum '45 . 00 , representin -'? the aruo1.nt of a certain plea.~e rade by ::i . Longley , uho clo.imed to e tLe m ner of s.3.id tract , to said ,.,omnissio n on Gorservet i on & Developme nt , as a contributi on far t he establi s wne n t of S henandoah Nation3l I ark and in sup port of its said mo t ion , the said Corrnissio n exhibited to t,e Co rt , its rn tion i YJ. wri tin.:; sett inrr forth all the fo.c ts in re la.ti on thereto , ..:iic1: Las een eretofore file,i l.e rein . Up on consider~ tion whereof , it appeari s to the Court , t.at the cla"' of s,Jid Co::..:missio n is not !:>sed upon any lien either on the land conder-.Jlle d , or on t..11e rro ceeds of c ondemnatio n 811d th:.t said Con.1issio n has failed to o bta.in the consent of the parties entitled to the proceeds of conde!'.lna tion , to the rayr.ent of its clai:. , it is accorJin::,; ly o."ljudc;ed and ordered that tbc motion of the CornrLissio n for the pa~7ITI.ent of said cle.L_ out of tlD proceeds of condemnat ion for &.Lid tract re and the same is here by denied . The Cl~ rk of the Circuit Cour-t of Rockingham County, will enter the foregoing order upon the Conmen Law Order Book of his Court, as a vacation order. Given under my hand in vacation this ..J..3__ day of August,19 35. ~i,,iu A Judge , Circuit Court of Rockingham County , Virgln ia . __,,,...__,~..,_Vvr.rt1 �COMMONWEA LTH OF VIRGINIA DEPUTIES TREASURER ' S OFFICE 0 . C . ZOLL1CKOFF"ER P. W . .JONES J . 0 . FAI S ON , JR RICHMOND W . L . YOUNG A. B . GATHRIGHT October 11 , 1935 TREASURER o . v1RGINIA r,;r . ,T . Hoo ert Switz er, Clerk Circuit Court of fockinrham Countv Harrisonburg , Vir6 inia " Dear ;Jr . Switzer: At the reql,est of :·r • .{. A. Gillim. , Sect- . , State Commission on \.,onservation :C: nevelopment, v1e are inclosing ~rou l1 erev1i th the following certifj_ ca 1-es and recei:>ts for smns paid on account of {~he Shenm,doah Parlr , v1J•ich v;e uill thank you to ac "nowled6 e . Tract ,/224 ••••••••••••• •• • ,1;1 , 429 . 00 Tract #364 ••••••••••• • •••• 265 . 00 Very truly yours, A. 1. 0athri~ht, Treasurer . mkp encl . Copy to: i:r . n . J • '1-illiam �QJ:nmmnuwealtq nf l!Iirgiuia TREASUER ' S OFFICE RI C H M O N D . VA , JOHN M , PURCELL TREASURER O F V I RGINIA June 23 , 1934 This is to certify that I , J . M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia have this 23 day of June in accorda n c e with an order of the circuit court of Rocki nn:ham Coun ty ~- dat en~- -6-/~2~0-/~3~4__ i n the cause of the State Commission on Conservation and Develo:pment of the State of Virg i nia Cassandra -~-~~-------~ - ~ ~Atkins ~ ~ ~ ~ Lawson vs . - - - -- -- ~ :paid to Ethel Irvlin T,ineueaver , Bonded Receiver , HarPisonbuPg, Va . $ 1 , 429 . 00 being in full se t tlement of tract # 224 in the above mentioned cause . 18'l �--------------- --------- - Q!nmmnuwtaltb nf llirgiuta TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA . JOHN M. PURCELL June 23, 1934 TREASURER OF VIRGINIA Ethel Irwin Lineweaver, Bonded Receiver Harrisonburg , Virginia Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia, the sum of$ 1 ,429 . 00 , in accordance with an order of the Circuit Court of the county of Rockingham entered on the 20th day of _ _ Ju _n_e__ l93L , in the matter of the State Commission on Conservation and Development v _ __ __C_a_s_s_a_n_d_r_a_L_a_w_s_o_n_A_t_k_i_n_s___ and others, being full and complete settlement for the tract of land known in said proceeding as #__2_2_4_ __ Sign original and duplicate and return to the Treasurer of Virginia. Mo � 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 Lam, Elmer - Meadows, ES Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context longley-m-d.pdf Title A name given to the resource Longley, M. D. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: On southwest slope of High Top Mountain 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): 224 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 Longley https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/b0f9b4bc9e47f322e66d2c59644e77fd.pdf a543825e21566bd0ffa7248d6553ec68 PDF Text Text - - ~::::::::======-=--=-- -----,--------- -----------------------ROCKI NG Hi I.I OOU1ITY NAME OF CLAIMANT #49 - - Lough, G. S. Number of Acres: 24 Location: Top of 11r...in Ri uge ea st of Dean rountain School. Roads: T.,o Lliles of f .ir -.., irt roaC:: to !J_pots'.1ood r::rui l ne,... r Swi ft Run ; ~h-Jncc seven ::n.iles to : l kton . Soil: s~ndy cluv o: gooC dept h und fertility ith gantle s l ope ~nd s01thwest exposure . Tharear e patchas of fine blue c rass turf , b1t mu.ch of the a r ea , e ' pe cially on History of Tract !tR& ctimr:H~netfl tittth-er ' bthin sod ,Ji th weeds and sor1e su..rr1ac s.nd · l acl~berry . _:n: southeast r.!ost of tr' ct cleared maµy yea.rs ago, grazed since . A_pproximc1 tely fi ve acres of wooded c1rea st nd cons ists of dead chestnut . On the Gree~e side there are estima ted to be 600 locust posts . Improvements: None . Acreage and value of types: Types Value per acre Total Value 6 •J5 . 00 'j30 . 00 18 40 . 00 720 . 00 ~~750 . 00 Acreage Ridge: Slope: Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 750 . O Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ 31. 2 5 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ "T l., ... 1.-....J T'. .... (p 7 �~~ :-:~~-~ :::~~~r r~~~:~~ ~~~i~1i ~~~~~~i ~;~£i~~ f~ii.1~ ~~~ii:~ awarded ion condemnat of notice the to response in and velopment of the State of Virginia, upon the filing of sa~titio n and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court of_~f -';;l--- ~---- County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as h:ya~:: : _:g ~~ ~:~:~~k __________________________ _ ~~a:;•:::~: :~::~:::~-~i:~::--::-;,~~-~~ ~-~~-~; ~-s-;,-ught to be condemned, containing about_//U ~,.?"~____ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvem ents: ___________________________________________________________ _ This land is2_ocated about_ ____C _____ miles f~---~- ~--f¼/ _~~--- --- Virginia, in the __~~~--M agister ial District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or i;nterest he has in or to the tract or , '< parcel of land .described above.) - - - - - ~ - - - ~ - ~ ' ! : - - ~ - - ~ - - ~ - ~ - - : :________________________________ _ ·~ ~ -._ ~., # orth z~ N 4,,~--- ~~ ') The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follo,w s: ~~ South__ East ____________ Lt?~ ~ ~---- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------r ------------------------------------------- ~ / L ~ ---------------------------------------------- West __ I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year __ L £,(.,1--_in the - . £ . £ £ ~ ~ ~----------- fo]A&g~ ----~ --------- ~-----/ ------------------------------------------------------------- I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereI claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, on is $...!:LY-.Jf:2£2._~ in and to this ti:act or parcel of land with the improvem ents thereon is $_>-JlS_~ -~-~ I am the owner of_ _______________ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $--------- ---------· (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or informatio n as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). ::::.r~ ----r , -~";:"- --: ~e'z;;ks3 ~ '-'-±7--~,__,_;: __ J~~ 4 :J- w - ;J;- ~~ --------- Mui----- --------- --------- --- ·--------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- --- ___ / ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---- (Continue remarks if necessary on tbmack). oL:;~~~-'.~~:'.~r1:;r my name and ~~~~}~y ~STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY O F - - - ~ - ~ - - - xTo-wi~_y -~------ -----_______ . _____ The undersigne d hereby certifies that::-! t~.P-~4 that the matters h o made and him the above named claimant personally appeared before and belief, knowledge his of best the to true are answer and things appearing in his above this _____ .J--¥=:-~ ---day of_ ___ ~_ _ -~ - - - - - - - - - - - - ___ ~ 9~-~------, 193'- · ?---1 1 u /? y / / / v / ~ -- of the Court, or Special Investigat or or otary Public, or Justice of the Peace. · 222. �' ' Revised report ~49 .. Lough, G. #70 - Lough, G. s. s. county: District: Rookingham ll Ston County: Di strict: Greene Stanardsville (Rock1 nghum Co •.) (Greene County} Deed: (Acquired 111 A-10 P. 111 • 19 P - 1916) Field - sheet indicates a pa rtit890. 00 " 000 . 00 V lue Claimed: ion of an esta te . Partial oopy of deed 1nd1oatee a in Ridge east of Dean Top of Locat ion: sa le under deed ot trust ounta1n Sohool. to sour a bond in oonneo 1th o. gu -rdi n for tion known. None aps: l or claims counter Incumbranoes 1 Roberts . Lough an inf nt . • • 10 P. oreage Claimed: 111 Assessed: Soil: Sandy olay of good deptp a nd fertility with gentle slope and southeast and southwest exposure . There a re patche s of fine blue gras s turf, but muoh of the a rea , e•peoially some sumo on the south end has a thin sod with eeds a and blackberry. Roa ds: Two miles ot fair dirt road to Spotswood Tr ail net r Swift Run; th nee seven 1les to Elkton. oat of tract clea red History of tra ct and condit ion ot t imber; many yea rs go , grazed sinoe . Approx1:tnfltely fi ve a cres ot ooded ar a stand consists of dead chestnut . On the Greene 5¢- $30. 00. side t here re estimated to be 600 locust posts Improvements: None . Rooking Value of l a nd by tves: Type Slope ~r:age m County Value !er a ore . oo 38. 00 18 Fg Si Tota l value of 1 nd Total va lue of tra ct Average va lue per acre 720. 00 Va lue of l and by types: Greene County Tlpe S ope .t.. Fg oodland gr a z1nC Total va l ue of l and Tot l va l ue ot timber Total value of tra ct verage value per a cre Total Value 36 . 00 684 . 00 J 726. oo 720. 00 30 . 00 oreage 3 62 !~ Value Wer a ore 3. 00 18. 00 6 . 00 . Total Value .o 1116 . 00 102. 00 f122'1 . 00 �County: ook1ngham District: Stonewall #49 ... Lough, #70 ~ County: D1str1ot: . o. s. - Ro ck ingham Greene Stat a rctsvi lle co. Lo9Sh 1 G. s . - Qre ne County. SUMMA.RY Rockingham &. Greene Counties. Tota l number ot a ores --106 Total value of traot 1g77. oo Average l ue per a ore f or en t i r e t r act x -• By plotting t he description in the tound, 18. 65 ners deed only 106., uorea 11 �'' . NOTE- This need not be filed until the record discloses that the awards h·ave been paid into the custody of the ,courts. Virgin ia: In the Circuit Court of Rockin gham County T·h e State Commi ssion on Conser vation and Develo pment of the State of Virgini:a Petition er. V. At Law No. 1829 Cassan dra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-T:wo Thousa nd, Five Hundre d ·a nd Sixty-O ne (52,561 ) Acre·s of land, more or less Defend ants. Comes now the unders igned and shows to the Court: T'hat a judgm ent in rem :has heretof ore been entered in this procee ding c·o ndemn ing to the use ·o f the Petitio ner the fee simple estate in the tract (s) of land numbe red as foHows : Tract No ...4.9.............. : Tract No..... . , .... ; Tract No ........... .......... ; and describ ed in the report of the Board of Apprai sal Commi ssioner s •a ppointe d the-r ein and shown, numbe r·e d, and delinea ted on the County Owne;rs·h ip Map therew ith, upon payme nt into the custod y of the Oourt orf the sum (s) set out in the said filed judgm ent as constit uting the award (s) therefo r, as follows : Award on Tract No .... 4.9 ...... $.623 .. 6.0 .; on Tract No .............. . $ ........... ..... ; on Tract No ........... .... $ ................ ; That the report of the said Board sets forth that the followi appear to have a ·c laim to an inte:rest in the s·a id tract(s ) of landng•o named person s claim, or •r in the procee ds arising from the condem nation thereo f; Garl ands . Lough Georg e L. Harn sberg er,Gu ardia n ad Litem for Robe rt C. Loug h,(In fant) and Mary E. Lough (Infa nt) That :tihe Petitio ner has paid into the custody of the Court the sa:id sum (s) set out in s·a id judgm ent as constit uting the award (s) of the fee simple estate in the said tract(s ) of land; That your undeTsigned, on the date of the said judgm ent rem condem ning the said . tract (s) of l•and, :owned or was (were) entitled ;tJo the followiin ng interes t in the said tract(s ) or in the procee ds arising from the condem nation there-o f:- - Under the terms of a duly recor ded cont ract and deed, conve ying the Skyli ne road bed runni ng throu gh this tract the owner s grant ed and conve yed to the under signe d , the right to recei ve from said proce eds, tbe sum of $210 .61. That no other person or person s than the unders igned are entitle d to share in the distribu tion of-the said award (s) exce'P't the foll:owing named person s whose interes t in said tr:act(s ) or · in the procee ds arising fr-o m the condem nation thereo f on the date of entry of said judgm ent was as follows : The above menti oned claim ants to the exten t that they may be able to estab lish their claiffi:S. Where fore, your unders igned pray(s ) that l'We- ·fihe:r)--be-m,atle-11-,,ertrfl'artre~heT"emttnder-the- 'T)T'oviM,lffl'S""'O'f-8-ection ~i -uf-t:h:e "P1.rtrli~ ~k-eom temn~t i('J'Jl" "'*rt,mnr tJmtt an order be entered for the distribu tion of said sum (s) set forth in said judgm ent in rem a's constit uting the award (s) for the fee simple estate in the said tract(s ) c•o ndemn ed as aforesa id, and for the payme nt to the undersi 'gned of the said award (s) or .o f as thereof as the Court may find that the unders igned i's (a:re) entitled to receive , and whichmuch the unders igned aver(s) is as follows : Tract No ..... 4.9 ....... $ ..21.Q...6.l : Tract No ................. $ ........... ..... : Tract No ................ . $ ................ ; The unders igned further aver(s) that: (Le,a ve this spac·e Mank unless there is some other pertine nt matter to be brough t e·s peciaH y to the attenti on of ·t he court) NAM'E P. 0. ADDiR:E,SS ..STA'I'E...COMiv1I SSI ON.. ON ...~9.~~?.~~:!.~~ .0N .. AND...DJ-c::.V.EL .P.MENT..................................... . ········· ··w-···· ········· ········· ·········· ········· ······~ .. BY...............~.:+ ::-~ ...'!. ...~.1 /...... COUNSEL .................................................................................................................. iJlif , , NO'DE- -A supply of this ·b lank has been placed in the Clerk's office for the eonvenien-ce of intereste d parties. No one is required to use this form, as the form is not pNSCribed law, and claiman ts can either change or modify it as they doom necessar y, or present their motions in any form,b ythey may desire which meets with the approva l of the Court. This •b lank form may not and probably will not cover all eases. It has been printed merely. as a suggesti on of a form of a motion whieh may be used, subject to the approva l of the eourt in each ease. '.? �\\ ... " ,. ' - -·-·.,,,. - • -~ .• i, ....... ., r ,; • •.• I. ' STATE OF VIRGINIA) SS COUNTY OF WARREN ) .. Personally appeared before me ".! ·.:. ' . the undersigned No"ta.ry- Public in my said State and County, . E . K . Stokes , who being duly sworn, deposed and said that she is an employee of' 'the Sta t'e , Commi:ssi,;n . on Conservation ·and ' Development in • -f • ~ ' ~ ... '. ~ -- ' • .. • - .~,;- ,· ~ - • im.media te charg'e o'f' t:t:ie records of the Shenandoah Na t .i on~l ·•"\. , Park Division thereof having to do ·with claims·· of . the Commission for distrlbutive shares of condemnation awards in the Shenandoah National Park condemnation·proce edings pend,.,. ·_, ~ ,;,,. ... .·•J .. .... ·:;l '- iri~· in_ the Ci~cuit Cpurts of _,Virgi,ni a , by ,r .e ~son of' con. .. . - tracts and agreements entered into with the owners '·· of lands· sought to be condemned in these proceedings , and that ·the within claim is just and correct . =~Ei.tbess 1cy- signa:t~e ~~d ' lot~ial Seal this/~T of De.c.omb~ ~rci~ 1955.._ Notary Pu'""bi-=-1-.-i_c_____ NOTARY PUBL C My.~qmmi::;c,n J:.. ., r .,. c-~;i. £, l ;..;:~ 1 1 �l \ Virginia : In the Circuit Court of Rockingham County "T'ne 1tate ~ommission on Conservat ion and Developme nt of the State of Virginia, PET IT IO NER. v. Cassandra LA.wson Atkins and others , RESPONDF.NTS. This day ca.me Garland S . Lough and by leave of Court filed his petition dated the second day of July 1935 ; upon considera tion whereof it appearing to the Court th, t ~ jude;ment hi=is been here- tofore entered in this proceedin e condem.iling to the use of the etitioner in fee two tracts or percels of land one lying in Greene County , Virginia , conteintne eighty-two acres and knoTin as !Tract No . ?0 in the condemn~t ion proceedin gs pending in the Circuit Court of Greene County , the other lying in Rockingham County,Vi reinia and known in t~ese roceeding s as Tract No . 49 containing l t~e~ty-fou r acres ; the awards for said tracts of lBnd beine 1~479 . 00 and $623 . 60 respectiv ely . A~d it further Pppears to the Court fromthe said petition that all parties who have any claim of rie;ht , title , interest {restate in ano to said a.wards have been made perties to the proceeding s pending in the Circuit Court of Greene County , Virginia , under the style of the State Com.~issio n on Conservat ion and Developme nt of the State of Virginia v . Armentrou t , c.r ., and others , and now are before the s~id Court. And. it further appearing to the nourt that the ownership of the award for Tract No . ?0 lying in Greene County and for Tract No . 49 in Rockingham County can be determined with more convenienc e and with less expense by having the question of ownership and distributi on of SAid award of ?623 . 60 qlloc~ted for Tract No . 49 lying in Rockin~ham County,Vi re · nia , transf~rre ~ to he Circuit nourt of Greene County; upon considera tion whereof the Court doth ~djudge order and decree the.t the questions involved in the distributi on of said fund to-wit:~62 3 . 60 for tract No . 49 including lthe claiI!l of the State_ Commissio n on Conservat ion and Developme nt for the sum of ~210 . 61 , be transferre d to the Circuit Court of 2.7 �Greene County,Virginia,for its determination and judgU1ent,therefore this Court does not pass upon any of the said questions ; and it is further ordered and decreed that the award of ~p623 . 60 for ~ Tract No.49 be forthwith paid by the Treasurer of Virginia,as follows: To Chepman and Morris , Attorneys , of Stanardsville ,Virginia , to be held by them subject to the order of the Circuit Court of Greene County,Virginia , in the proceedings now pending therein concerning said Tract No . ?O . / It further appe::irs to the Court th~.t all texes due and assessible against the said Tract No . 49 have been paid . And it is further ordered that a certified copy of this order be transmitted by the clerk of this Court to the Treasurer of Virginia,who shall pay the said award of !t;\623 . 60 for Tract No . 49 as above directed and that the clerk of this Court shall transmit a certified copy of this order to B. I.Bickers,clerk of the Circuit Court of Greene Connty,Virginia . ENTER _l___Y-_-c)_ )_~_JUDGE . / . �Virginia: In the Circuit Court of Rockingham County The State Commission on Conservation Pnd Development of the State of Virginia , PETITIONER . v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others ,R,SPONDENTS . To the Honorabl e H. W. Bertram , Judge of the said Court : Your petitioner , Garland , S . Lough , respectfully represents that a judgment in rem has heretofore been entered condemning to I the use of the petitioner the fee simple estete in a tract of land formerly the property of your petitioner for life , with II remeinder in fee to his children , situate in the Blue Ridge Mountains in the Stonewall Magisterial District in the County of Rockingham , containing twenty-four acres,which tract is described in the report of the Board of Appraisal ComPJ.issioners and shown , numbered , and deline ted on the County ownership map filed in the clerk ' s office of this Court as Tract No . 49 II t the price of ~?50 . 00• Your petitioner further represents that Tract No . 49 containing 24 acres is a part of a much larger tract of land , some 82 acres of which lie i n t h e County of Greene and is described Ias aforesaid as Tract No.70 in the Park condennation proceedings pending in Greene County , and was valued by the said Board of Appraisal Commissioners at the s um of ~2479 . 00 ; That your petitioner has filed a petition in the Circuit Court of the County of Greene ,Virgini . , making his children and all contingent remaindermen p a rties defend a nt ; II That the said matter pending in the said Court has not as yet been determined ; that the said tract of land No.49 lying in Rockingham ~ounty is held under the same terms a nd limitations as Tract No . 70 lying in Greene County , Virg inia; That there are many contingent remaindermen who are already made , parties defendant to the proceedings pending in the Circuit Court of Greene County , Virg inia ; that as the questi ons involved as 2-9 �to the distribution of said awards of :i? 50. 00 for Tract lfo . 49 lyin 11 in the County of Lockingham and for Tract No.7 0, to-wit:$2479 .00, lying in Greene County , are identical ; and as the proceedings in Greene County are matured and all parties having a vested or con- ~tingent interest in and to the funds of this cause are before the Court,and for reasons of convenience and economy ~hi53 · petitioner desires that the award for tract No . 49 , conta,ining 24 c1cres and Ilying in Rockingham County,be transferred to the Circuit Court of the County of Greene for final disposition . II Your petitioner further shows unto the Court that he has already received from the petitioner in this cause the sum of $33? . 0l l as a consideration for the conveyance and transfer to the said petitioner o:f a right of way strip for the Skyline Drive,which sum was to be credited on the amount of the awerd for Tract No .49;that the said petitioner deducted the sum of $ 126 . 40 from the award of ~?50 . 00 and paid into the Tre.asury of Virginia the sum of J623 .60; that the said petitioner has filed a claim in the sum of 210 . 61 against said award in Rockingham County in order that it may receive the sum of ,n>337 . 0l as aforesaid to which it is entitled ; That after the deductions aforesaid there is a balance due the petitioner and his children the sum of $412 . 99 . V/herefore your petitioner prays that the award of ~623 . 60 for Tract No.49 containing 24 acres and lying in Rockineham County,Virgi nia,be transferre1 to the Circuit Court of the County of Greene.and all questions concerning the distribution of the said award to be determined by the seid Court , and for all general I and special relief as the n1ture of the case may require , and your petitioner ,"lill ever pray. Garland 8 . Lough By Chapman end Morris . Attorneys P . P . 30 �--~-------===;:======;:=:::;:======:: : : :==::::===- - ~~--- ~==-~---------------- - ------ ------t<) The State Commission on ConRervation and Develor)lnent of the State of Virginia. v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins et els. Petition of Garland S.Lough 1':ract No . 49 CHAPMAN AND MORRIS A TT'>RNEYS AT LAW STANARDSVILLE. VA. �Ctrnmmnnwraltq nf ]lirginia TREASUER'S OFFICE RICH MONO. VA . ~ July 15, 1935 TREASURER OF VIRGINIA A. B . Gathright Thi s is to certify that I, ~ J X L , Treasurer of Virginia have this 15 day of July in accordance with an order of the circuit court of Rocki nr;hm,,, County dated 7 /10/35 in the cause of the State Commission on Conservation and Develo:pment of the State of Virginia vs. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others :paid to ChsprP'rn nnd P OI'I'is, AttoI'neys , St:anaI'ds1dJJ e, Virginia $ 623.60 being in full settlement of tract # 49 in the above mentioned cause. zz �C O!nmwnuwtalt11 nf lllirgiuta TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA. July 15 , 1935 XDUC~IHX TREASURER OF VIRGINIA Chanman and Morris , Attorneys gtanardsvill e , Virginia A • .u . Ga thri;;ht Received of JooMi~eQ(L , Treasurer of Virginia, the sum of$ 623 . 60 , in accordance with an order of the Circuit Court of the county of of Rockin,~ham July 193L entered on the 10th day , in the matter of the State Commission on Conservation and Development v _ __ Casaandra Lawson Atkins and others, being full and complete settlement for the tract of land known in said proceeding as #_4_9_ __ _ Sign original and duplicate and return to the Treasur er of Virginia. ' � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.  The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases. For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above. In the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a> <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a> <a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Lam, Elmer - Meadows, ES Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context lough-g-s.pdf Title A name given to the resource Lough, G. S. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Main Ridge Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 49 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 Lough https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/f96db7e97caf3829c2d3555ba7141c52.pdf 69d5d05f3dd94ae7b5c7bc1ac331a67c PDF Text Text ROCKINGHAM COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #313 - Mace , George IT. Number of Acres: 9 Location: Uadiso n Run . 227 and 2 28 . Roads: Two miles via dirt road to Port Republ ic , the neares t shippin g point . Soil: Sandy loam , cove type and is of a fair depth and fertili ty scatter ing loose rocks over the en-tire area . Part outside the Park area . u. s . Positio ns History of Tract and condition of timber. he mercha ntable saw timber was removed from this tract in 1930 . smE..11 oalc s and pine . The remain ing stands consis t of Improvements: None . Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 5 Cove: '!Pl0 . 00 $50 . 00 30 . 00 120 . 00 ~170 . 00 Grazing Land: Fields Restocking : Cultivate d Land: 4 @ 9 Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $170 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard: $ 25 . 00 $195 . 00 Value of Minerals : $ Valueof Fruit: $25 . 00 Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ 21 . 6 6 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ I mprove ments : Stable and shed to be moved off , a.lso timber . NONE . 4:z 0,~ ' /, -~!::::..:'-:!{!;;~·~-- ·-- CLERK ' . 17 �ROCKINGHAM: C01JNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #313- a - Ma ce, George w. Number of Acres: 12~ Location: Madis on Run. Roads: Two and one- fourth miles via dirt road to Port Repub lic , the neare st shippi ng point . Soil: Sandy loam of a fair dept h and fertil ity , scatte ring loose rocks over the entire area . En~ir ely within the Park area . History of Tract and condition of timber: Improvements: Dwell ing : Fr~e , 14z22 ' , 4 rooms , 2 ceiled , shing le and paper roof, 12xl0 ', 1 room, brick flues , vacan t , fair condi tion , 2 story, cellur 8xl0', stone. Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: Cove: 3 @ $10 . 00 $30 . 00 © 30 . 00 285 . 00 $315.0 0 Grazing Land: Fields Restocking : Cultivated Land: Orchard : 12-} Mineral s: Value of Land: $ 315 . 00 Value of Improv ements: $ 2? 0 . 00 Value of Orchard : $ 2?0 . 00 Value of Mineral s: $ Value of Fruit: $25 . 00 Value of Timber : $ 20 . 00 25 . 00 Value of Wood: $ lb . 00 20 . 00 Value per acre for tract: $ 25 . 80 15 . 00 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE. $645 . 00 ~ /;{ /in' CLERK. ii ~ --- --- -- �county! ,ockingha~ District: £.:: tone,,all f/313 i Cre a.ge Cl a i med: Value 6ln1med: Location: X Geor5e 21 ,:>l?OO . OO . • !,ac e Assessed 24 ·t need 11·} IT }tadis:on Run. :Pa.rt outside the 1 ark area, r ositions 22v and 22a . u. s . ·None known . ,·l..~ Soil : . . a ndy l oo.m , cove t y · e and is of a fair dop th and for·til1 ty scattering loose rocks over the entire aroa . " Rondo: 2 m1los vio. dirt !'oad to Fort nerubl ie , the noareot shi. p ing .. oint . \ Eistory: The merch~table sn.w timber wus removed from t hin tra ct in 1930 . Tho rema ining stando ocnoist of sm.:.tl l o·~s and l ine about 5cds of Fuel wood p er .~ . arid ;j a cro c l •. 00 p er ad_. ., ;,2tJ . 00 . The p rk to.!:::oa <,.11 the timber and uoo d . Ir:iprovo:raents: • Ijo.cc has Bo.rn frame l2xl0 , shod 6x8 , paper roof , good condition , concrete foundo. tion . "·165 . 00 Wood shed frame l8x28, paper roof , f air condition 60 . 00 , 22£ . 00 Va l ".e of la.nd by t4120,n: ~ Cove Tilluble Total ·5 . 00 ~,30 . 00 .L l ue of land Total vlue of improvements 'i'otal value of timber Tot al val ue of t rac t Averqge vuluo p er a e ro x -- Value per aero ,. crease 5 ''o t a l ·ralue ~-oo -.;> i:..,O • ·120 .oo ;145 . 00 , 1 45 . 00 225 . 00 t5 . GO 395 . 00 43 . 89 This includes tract #!13- a . �county: 1ookingham District: StoneTinll 313 a - Acreage Claimed: Geo . , , I.'n c o , 21 ~ sseosed . 1:...,·,1- Value Claimod: Looa.tion: 1790,.00 N.adison Run . n rt Entirely within tho park o.rcu . Sandy lo m of a fair depth fertility, scattering loos e r :.,oks ovor the en ti r e area . Soil: P.oaos : 2 :~ miles via dirt road to Hi storu: 1 ort Hopublio, the nearest , shi 1 p ing point. Thi s tract has about 5000 ft . of sa~ timber consisting of ~,h.1 t e , in<, and C'uko and a bout 8 eds. of fuel uood per .,,so. oo 3 • • saw timber ~)ouo 1 ~4 . oo r e r I 1 • l ~.oo 50~ per ed. 24 eds. of fuol woo -.. 3 2 . 0 0 Improvemen ta: Dwellinc· frame .l4x2:; , 4 room., ,, 2 coi J ed, shincle and r aper roof lOx 12 1 roon, brick fl uos , vacant , fair c ondli tion, 2 story, collar 8::dO stone. Va l ue of 1~nd by _:typos: Vi,.lue per acr e_ Acrea.50 3 Ty::e cove Tillable .-·5. 60 ··20 .. 00 9. 5 , -nr.-5 Total value of land Tot al value of improv ments $ 205 •.00 200 . 00 Total value o·r 2S ·fru1t · troos Z5,00 Tot , 1 value of timber 32 . 00 Tot'.3. l valuo of tract 4'7 2 . 00 ,, '* /l'i ~ver .; e,e value per a cre X -- I 3? . ?6 Th is :i. n0 l:.:i des trc.,, Ct i/313 Tota l V luo '1 5 . 0 0 190.00 . q£205 ,. 00 • �Claim oL __G_~o I. ~ _v; • .4'le_______ __________________________________________________ _ . ·tcour t of _____ Rc---k1n'"·t.,, n, Coun t y, v·1rgm1a, .. N o. ________ , AtLaw. I n th e C1rcm ~-'-"-..r'"".l.'-----------The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. _____ J a&SOli...i=:& Ltw sc 1 _J t1u ns __ • t- a. -----------------------------------!_. __ more or less, of land in __tl9_l4..J-.Il..,;um11- ____________ 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 oL_u:;_1k.i.nghfu.n ___________ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to said notice. My name is _______ ...G .c...x..g.e-- .. _..:.:J: ~ -----------------------------------------My post office address is _____(]-_!'_c_t_y.9_~~....,--~~R!.!'l_.__ ir.9_!._ __J.,_!_ _Y.~ ~---------------I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about_ ____ ~_J.,___________ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements :___ .Ql'.!.lb..l.:LhQW:Le. _________________________________________ _ ~ fr _'"_,_ _Q1-___ -"' p Q__ rt_, _____ 1 C Q. l .lv--1rgm1a, ,:,.; . . m . . 1an d 1s . 1oca t ed a b ou t ____________ m1"} es f rom ___ .J.?LQ.~ Tlus the ___~_t__Q_1Ji>JY.gJ._l. __ Magisterial District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above.) ' Sol~ ow~er ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The land owI1ers adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are a.s follo,ws: North ___ --..E~ r..p.er.. ..1.::c-r..ci.f:l--- - - -- -- -- -- - - - -- - ~--:--- - - ---- -- -- - - -- -- ------ -- -- - - -- -- South _________As..ub;; -~,~- ____________ __ .. ___ ... _______ ________·______________________ _ East ______ ·_Jc nn_ ...'i '"!I! ----------------------------------------------------------West ______ __--- Po r :Re, ~Ct _______________________________________ ~ - ------ --- ------I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property · about the year _.J.,Ji~l.____ in the following manner: ±~~Z ______________________DJ.vii:, & J. on _ o.f _Es ta t_e ________________________________________ _ I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $-~_._'[QQ__________ I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $)::_~ J_Q_Q _________ • I am the owner of_ __ _~ _t_0.:..4 _______ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $_.?_QQ_.____________ . (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). R€marks· ---------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- -------------------------------------------- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). Witness my signature (or my name and mark attached hereto) this ____lt,...b _______ day oL----~~S,_, ___l_~"-1_, ---~ lW.XX -J,j,,_--~ 1..;:}... _ F'I d , n:Gk/; w gham Coun1* \/apm . FEB /fJ r r _ 1 .., ----- STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF __ B_q_J!,._1__ gJH2!11____________ , To-wit: The undersigned hereby certifies thaL_G.a..~ g...:;.. _ ~ i ? the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters and things appearing in his above answer are trup to the best of his knowledge and belie,f, the Cletkt&i~ .9-~l]._________ day 0L __ F_~"Q ____ J.__~9_l__ , 1 '" ,. , ~----------Clerk li:.....p i1 i=-~ Ju.1~ lb- 3:::: & _____________________________- ,. . -----------------,---------------------------- - Clerk of the Court, or Special Investigator or Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace. �In the Circuit (;ourt of n oc1<.ingham vounty, Virginia . ~ _ _ ,/ The State Commissio n on Conservat ion and Developme nt of the State of Virginia ~J0\~P f;il]!J. v. Cassand ra Lawson Atk ins and others a nd 52,~0l acres of land in RocKingham uounty ,Ya. St a tement made by John J . Mace , James G. Mace, Elizabeth illace via, R. H. 11ace,Juli a ;\lace Spit.ler, Charle s 11. Mace, and on behalf of the heirs of Ben . F . Mace, d ecea sed , the same b e ing all of the biers at law of John H. Mace, ct eceased , pursuant to a decree entered in the above entitled cause on Oct . 2f>,1.932,i n responc e to Item No . 2 of the inquiry macte in s a i d d ecree . 0 Your respond ents say t hat t he Board of Appraisal Commissioner s erred i n r eporting under its f inctings Nos . 312, 312-a, and 312- b that your res pond ents only own 389 acres of land,when as a matter of, fact your res ponctents own !'>12 acres of land . It thus appears that there is a shortage of 123 acres in its allowanc e . Your res pona.ents believe and aver t h at t his 123 acres of land is list ed by the Appraisal Board in the Fincti ng No . 326 in favor of John A. Alexand er . Special reference is hereby made to the objection s and except ions filed by your res pondents Board . Geo . S .Harnsbe rger , Counsel . LAW OFFICES GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG . VA. �/313 _- 1,.ace ,--.. . . . . ,- Gorge ,• 'T '-J ounty : 1.ockingham istrict : 0tone~all N L~G7TD cove illable ...,cale _ l" _ 20. cha.ins �,1.313- a v - IJ-eo . I1ace aunty : _ockingh am District : Stone\'a l l L .,G:::IID Cove - i.:illable ....,cule - l" - 20 cha i ns � 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 Lam, Elmer - Meadows, ES Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mace-george-w.pdf Title A name given to the resource Mace, George W. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Madison 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): 313, 313-a Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Mace https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/77284458c73ce645cd3e0dd79c7629e0.pdf 24c0264ff326dbafab5107ed7d3b2260 PDF Text Text 7 ROCKINGHAM COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #312 - Mac~ , John H. Number of Acres: 8 s . Positions Location: Madison Run . 226 and 227 . Roads: Two miles via dirt road to Port Republic , the nearest shipping point . Soil: Sandy loam, cove type along the creek . The field restocking i s' fairly well stocked with white . and yeJ,.low pine ~ . Part outside the Park area . U. History of Tract and condition of timber: Improvements: None . Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: ,10 . 00 4 Cove: ~:40 . 00 Grazing Land: 4 Fields Restocking: @ lfi . OO 60 . 00 ~100 . 00 8 Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $100 . 00 20 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals: $ 25 . 00 Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ 20 . 00 Value of Wood: $ 25 . 00 Value per acre for tract: $ 18. 12 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE . _ ~ . _ / ~, _..1~.::;._-- c-:.-,,.--!r,;,~-'--'a::;_- - CLERK • . I~ �ROCKIHGHAH COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT /312-a - 1v1ace , J"ohn II. Number of Acres: ,, 297 .,- Location: Brown's Gap, Hhite Ouk Run and other headV1aters of W1dison Bun. Roads: Six miles fair mountain road to Grottoes . Soil: Lorun. - shallow on upper slopes, medium over r.1ost of area , deep , well watered and fertile in cove . Full of f ine shale and larger rock except in cove where rock content is moderate . ~xposures southwest and I1Qrthwest . History of Tract and condition of timber: Vii th exception of a few remnants , last saw timber was cut tvm years ago . Pine oak stand mostly under 9!1 with scattered defective trees up to 18u . ~bundant reproduction of oaks and other hardwoods with yellow pine thick in places . Older trees sho,1 excessive fire damage, younger ones very little . I'ost of saw tiraber co.n be seen from Madison R.m road . In cove, is an excellent stand of young oak and a little ine in which white oa~ is predominant . lmprovemen s: 1'j"ONE . Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Ridge: 44 Slope: Cove: Value per acre Total Value $ 1 . 00 t44 . 00 215 3 . 00 645 . 00 38 29? 5 . 00 @ 190 . 00 $879 , g9 · Grazing Land : Fields Restocking : Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $379 , 00 100 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ 10.0 . 60 Value of Orchard: $ 193 . 00 Value of Minerals: $ $117~ . oo Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $193 . QO Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ 3 . 6 O Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NOlC . ~-./{/kt. C I.:RK. �ROCKINGHiJ.~ COlJ""NTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #312- b -\ Mace , .John H. Number of Acres: 84 Location: Brown ' s Gap . Roads: ~ight miles - fair mountain road to Grottoes . Gravelly , shaley on ridge . Rocky of area (perha ps steep . Exposure loam of medium depth. Fertile . Rock outcrop everyHhere , but n ot excessively so over most 25% of surface covered) Slopes moderate to mainly northwest . History of Tract and condition of timber: Partly clear ed for grazing . 1~bout 1 acre good garden. Fire damage not greut in recent years . Ori ginal timber removed long ago . Second growth hard 'lOOd - pine st::.1nd mostly oak s and dead chestnut . Cut into freely from time to time for fuel . Not cut for sawlogs for more than 20 years . Part of chestnut cut 13 years ago . Soil: Improvements: (See reverse side for improvement information) Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Ridge: 8 Slope: Value per acre Total Value $1. 00 $8 . 00 63 2 . 50 157 . 50 13 25 . 00 84 325. 00 ;;ii490 . 50 Value of Land: $ 490 . 50 125 . 00 @ Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals : Value of Improvements : $125 . 00 Value of Orchard: $15 . 00 15 . 00 Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit: $ 52 . 50 Value of Timber : $ S2 . 50 50.00 Value of Wood: $ 50 . 00 .:)733 . 00 Value per acre for tract: $ 8 . 72 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ NONE. ~ _/~ /2 1 _ _..,:;_..;...11::;__..;;;c7;.....:...;;;p..$M""""" ......_ _ CL~RK. I (D �Dwell ing : Log, about· -16x18', 2 rooms, shing le roof, 1 story , log walls , poor condition , occupied by tenant , spring water , pillar foundation • . Smoke house : I.Dg , 8xl2' , shing le roof, fa1r condition. Old house: Unoccupied, 10xl2' , one room , log, board roof , poor condition . ' Hen house : Log , 8xl0 ', board roof , poor condition . IMPROV~M~lo/i'S : . �county: Rockingham District: S tonev,a ll f/312 John H. ~.'o.oe Acreage Claimed: As neesed 11 ucres Value Claimed: Looat1~n: Deed 111 30.00 1 . 00 etc . 1892 t:nd1s1on . . un . fa.rt outsi c1 ethe park areEJ • U. g . positions 226 and 227 . None J~nown . Lap s: Soil: Sandy loum, cove type along the--ereek. The Fr is fairly well stocked to the ~hite and Yellow Pine. Roads: 2 miles via dirt road to ::- ort p oint. History: i ;e , ubl ic the nearest shipp ina- Thi e tract has about 5000 ft of snw timber oonsisti.g of Oaks, ,. hi te inc an d others and about 5 eds of fuel ood por acre on aores, 20 c (s of vood . 50 r cr ca. ~10 . 00 500 f~ saw timbe r ! ,; 4 . 00 ·,or }'.. " 20.00 ~ ;1, . ~-\ Improverren ts: None. Value of lnnd by tYJ!eS: rrne cove · Fr Area. 4 4 Value per !~ere 5 15 Value ' 20 . 0 0 GO. 0(; 8 0 . 00 8 Total val ue of l and r otnl 1 c§ao .oo Total value of im ,rovements _ot,al va lue of timber 30 . 00 Total value of tract ·110 . 0 0 Average value per acre 13 . ?5 12. \ �County: f oektnghem District : Stonew l J. H. Mace f312- a saesaed Acreage Cl.aimed: Vellle Claimed: Deed: ~ 290.00 '' Brown ' s Gap , White ua1c Bun and other . headwaters or fudison Run . Location: Le."1 s: " 56'1 ~Tone ~ : Lo ..-shallow on upper slopes. med1ur:. over most ot area , deep , well watered enJ fertile in cove. Full or tine shale end larger rook except in oove where rook content is 1 odere. te. '°i;.Lpoeure s. w. and il. W. Road 6 mileff fair histos,: ountein road to grottoes. 1th exception of a few re nnants, laat sawt1nber cut 2 years ago. 1ne- oak stand mostly under 9" 1f1 th scattered deteot1Ve trees up to 18" Abundor1t reproduction or oeks nd other hardwoods , 1th yellow pine thick in places. Older trees show excessive fire damage , younger o es very little. :Aost ot snwtimber can be r-een frorn ,Iadison nun road. In cove, is an exoellent st d ot younp oak and a 11 ttl pine in which white oak is red .minnnt. lmprovemonts: V8l.ue of l,md None b,y tzye ~ Total Value 190. 00 645. 00 44. 00 Value !u.!. Acreage Cove T Slope '1' Ridge Total value ot lam Tot l val11e ot iprov ents b5 I .> 3 . 50 Total value ot timber otal val e of tract Average alue per eore 38 215 44 297 )2&r acre §5.00 3. 00 1. 00 879 . 00 U'79.00 00 192 . 50 1071. 5-0 ~.60 �count Bockingham nistriot : ,>tonewall # .\crea,;e: Cldmed: Lape: Soil: J. a. Mace Aesossed 687a. Value Claimed: Location: 312-b " ~290. 00 Deed; ff Brown's Gap None Gravelly, shaley lorun of medium depth. ~rertile. Eook outcrop on ridge. Rocky everywhere, but not excessively so over most ot area (perhaps 2b~ of aurf$C8 covered). .Slopes JO.o derate to steep. 'Exposure rna.inly N. W. Rosds: 8 miles fair mount in road to Grottoes. Hi story: Partly cleared for grazing. About l acre good garden. Fire damage not gre tin recent years. Original tiober removed long ago. 9econd growth hardwood--pine stand mostly oaks and dead chestnut. Cut into freely from time to time tor fuel. N'ot cut tor aawlogs for more than 20 years. !'art of cha tnut cut l2 yrs. go. Improvements: Dwelling--log, about 10 ~ 18, 2 rooms, shingle root, l story, log walls, poor condition, o~cupied by tenant, spring water . pillar foundation Smoke house--log, 8 x 12, shin,µe root, !air oond. Old house, unocou-.,ied , l O x 12, one room, log, board roof poor condition Hen house--log , 8 x 10 , boA.rcl. root, , poo • condition Total bldgs . 111100.00 35.00 40.00 15.00 Value of land by types: t.oreage 'fzye Tillable Slope T Bidge 13 Value l,)OT acre .l.10.00 6~ 3 .00 8 84 1.00 Total value ot land Total value ot improvements lfil ,.., • 50 or ;~27 .oo 190.00 Average value 52.50 tract er sore 8130.00 189.00 8.00 327.00 Tot l value of timber Total Vftlue Total value 569.!:>0 6.77 �--------,.==-=======================-=--~-=-=---=---=-=-=-=~~-=-=-=-=-=-~~====-=-~-=-=-=-=~-=-=-=~ ---}312 - Ioihf H. ,,.0e County: riockingham District : StoneHall N L,:::G ~]TI ove - Rest ocking Ccale - l' - 20 cha ins �- ~ .... ,;' "' Claim of_____ J,,,l, 77 1-1 _ # ,<>Jee ---------------------------------------------------------In the Circuit Court of_.!rq_~1'!.:rr~i:?.~..?2! ___ _______ County, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. _____________________________________________________________________________ _ more or less, of land in_R'!.~6'..!Y-1'-1t~:12z.7______________ 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 s~id petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court 0L __ ]f:'!.s!0_7 :1_9.-b_0.:n_1__ ______ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to said notice. My name is _____ E /777 __ /-J __ !Vlo? e € -------------------------------------------- My post office address is __ 1$:~'P-.0_~.,r--- ~ ---------------- --------------------I clafm a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about_ ___ LYZ.t-_.!~~=-~~'.2""-acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements:_ --~~-,_7.{y._4::.;n_eJ_c,_~-=. :?! _~~..:;L _--t_=-?:"!. ~_--e__ ____ _____________________ _ Th.Is 1an d Is . 1ocat e d a b out _____-;i//_ _____ mI·1es f rom _________________ G-r 0 7/4 e. s ¼q____________ v·Irgmia, ·· m · the~~~~!!~l ( _______ Magisterial District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above.) --------------------------------' tf:t-l-Zl.f..2" ~ #c-,, __ 'N. ,7/2__ /ee_S I 177e f-e-f1f(_. ______ _ _______ _ The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows: N orth __ ;4-J Va w--,,, s S't.. rve::/ _______________________________________________ _ _:s:.9 South _____ .1r,J --;- D 0 W 725 - --------- ------------------------------- - ------ ------- -- --If • East ____7317 s LI 7 · V!::j. ,, ---------------------------------------------- .------------WesL __8, surve-y_v A. J-:_Do w -ns ---------- - - -- -- --- ---- ---- - ---- ---- --------- -I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year_!._~~q____ in the following manner: 9 I 117 ' ,r .... o , f'/er e ,11- /r c1c- l .s :Z.. t:. # , II (. er A !V/tl T "Krl/ T rcl el · ~J · IT 'I .2.:Z..Z.A h'-rr r1s -:'°';-c<:el · MLlrTClV T r a d· - h7t.1 r-1· -a y" l rcrel' I "' ------------d------------------------7----------------------------------------- _------I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $!!-:.9~!!_~-:._-:_~----· 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 $-~f_<'.2,_~i_:{~~q___ . I am the owner of_ __ ~ ________ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by· the pro.. / /~...,,. posed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $---~ - ~ '.!.::.~'!!!.L~:!;J (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds) . . Remarks· -- -------------- ------------ ---------- - - ------ ----------------- ------ ----11 _ _ -'!:_2.. o_ A . _ f-/G'r;- 1sTrC!l~ /-" ff I/ -- ?.. :z_ z. A - - Wl/rry T rct~I- ____t J- ,f- ___ hos_ , /11,e ,__ - C'O 77 r v cJlua6 /4 , I le, l77-$" / . e _ 1n111e1· 0 __·£l n-1n !J , 4 71_, f· __ __ _ _____ _ __ _ / V c'I I uah 1-e I • -,-on Ore " _ - l77a9_C? n e s-e - r.Jer-1osds - - -- - - - C'o 77/e1111.r / 1~1-e ::fJS'-477 !1-f./171ht?_,_ "ht~'l."<'-u.L-i.< -p,--1;-o-n ,n,,, der,,J , /~.,... n A ___ ___ _ ' _L!!1__?:1_cf________ _____ ____________ __ (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). -'1-?..::."'!:.~?._7__q_ =~~~~:tJJt~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~:y oL::;~s_:;q~-~:~~r1: 3~r my name and STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF__ Jf~_Cc:!Y.!:12-7-6~.zn ________ , To-wit: The undersigned her eby certifies thaL _v_~.?z __ .tLf~<:!.?_~------ ------------ ---- ------ - the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matter s and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, ~r( (3 this__ _;:~?,4___________ day oL f"c/,;jJl-". ! ___ - -, 1930.~ ~ f ~_ ______ Glerk of th0 Court, or Special Investigator-or Notar y Public, or J ustiee of the Peace. 27b �-- Claim of_ ___ ? ___ , · _D• _Ott ----------------------- ---------------------------- ______ _ In the Circuit Court of_~_F100..ki D.o--'!bfilll ___________ County, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law. The State Commission on ~wation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. ____Q§.J:i§g.n<!r~J _il~;i,.p_s_ _S,lJlQ-__o_tb_e.:r.s__arul _5..2_,_5..6l _ad.r .e.s. _______________ _ · Rockinuham · · Def en dan t s. more or less, of l an d m----------"-<.- --------------- Coun t y, v·1rgmia, _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_ ___~g~~!P~b-.?_f!! _________ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to said notice. . E . D. Ott My name 1s______________________________________________ ______________________ d r:/~ ceir~f:Jfi-8___ow___ My post office address is._ ___ B..e_:rri_s.onl;ltff d.__by--John-H:Y e • I claim a right, title, estate or interest in/a tract or parcel of lcm~\ ~ ithin the area souli{i ~ to be condemned, containing about ___ 3B.9 ___________ acres, on which there are the following / 1 buildings and improvements: ____ _$_e_f;2 __Q:L.s:t_i_l})_.&:iJ'"si-<L.P~ _.9_W.11~-~-- - --------------------- ~ :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ~ rt This land is located about_ ___________ miles from _____________________________ Virginia, in ~ Stone wall Mag1s . t etia . l n·1st net . of sa1. d County. th e________________ Dro c e eds O f 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.) . ·2 00 . 00 V'.itr inter e st froM Hay '7 1922 , evidenced b;, 1 bond of John H. Vace _J"'._ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ·- - - - - - - - - - - - ., -- _t_ _ _ _ _ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follo,ws: North _____________________________________________________________________________ _ South ________ ·------------------------------- --------- _________ . __________________ _ East ______________________________________________________________________________ _ West--------------------------------- -the-D'Pe-e-e-ea--s-- e-f: --------------------------I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to/this property about the year __li)_~:1_ ___ in the following manner: Deed of trust dated Yay '7th , 1921 , to H. ·u . ·vyant , Trustee from ,Tohn F . Ya ce xxlldibo.x,ffl duly recorde d in 1) . B. 119 n . 498 ------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------------=---- 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 $-A~--~~:t--~~j;__ ~--re I am the owner of_ _______________ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $------------------· (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). Ren1arks· ------------------------------------------------ ----------- --------------- ::o ·..,., -----------------------------------------~------ ---------------------------------------- ri cs> 00 J~ t ~ oL:'.!~~-~~!:~~~~:~~r1~g: m~;ame ~d ::~_:t~~~~-h~~t&t--~~~~~:~ 0 Q STATE OF VIRGINIA, QOJ:tNU OF ______ ---------------------, To-wit: g ~ ~ co = "'' --------------------------------~-----------(Con tinue remarks if necessary on~ back). ~ en ::: ~ Th e un ders1gne . d h ere by cert·fi E • D• Ott 1 es th a t ------------------------------------------------the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters and thin~ appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, 11' £ this _______ ~t~ _______ day of----~~_b-~c'_r:f__ ~~'.~a_----~--"tller k of the OtHH ti; 0 :: Special Juvestig:at:or 0¥ • Notary Public, m: Justice of the Pe~ 212. �IN THE CIRCllDIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA . The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia . Filed !n the Clerk's Office Cassandra Lawson Atkins , and others, and 52 , 501 acres Rock1ngho.m County, Va, vs . S[f ~ of land in Rockingham County , Virginia . 1g0r• ,Jt.. )7~t«,*-~k The exception of A. Lovice Keezel , executrix of the last will and testament of Charles M. Keezel , deceased, to the Report of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners filed in the above styed case on Au.gust 2 , 1932 . Charles M. Keezel on the 18th day of February, 1931 , through his ~attorney, E. D. Ott , having filed a claim i L the above styled case, asserting an interest in the proceeds to arise from t h e condemnation of the lands of John H. Mace involved in the above case , more particularly reported under the findings of said Board , as Nos . 312, 312a and 312b , by reason of the execution by John H. Mace on the 7th day of May, 1921, to h im of a certain bond for the principal sum of i 200 . oo due six months after date, on which t h e interest is unpaid from the 7th day of 1~ay, 1922 , the said bond being secured. by deed of trust from said John H. Hace and wife to H. w. Wyant , Trustee on said land , dated the 7th day of May , 1921 , and recorded in the Clerk ' s Office of Rockingham County , Virginia , in Deed Book 119 at page 498 , and t he said Board of Appraisal Commissioners having failed to report the said claim under the proner heading in their said report , the undersigned excepts to the failure of said Board so to do, and prays that the said report may be corrected in such way as t he Court may deem proper to set up the aforesai d claim . As executrixoeiast will a n ~ e n of Charles K. Keezel , deceased . By ~~ Her a orney . Exceptant . ' �I C. R. WINFI ELD ~itll:rit~g at ~ttn> BROADWA Y , VIRGINIA Novem ber 15, 1~33. Mr. J . Rober t Switz er, Clerk of Rockin gham County , Harris onour g, Va. Dear Sir: ., Enclo sed find petiti on of John B. Peale . adares s.ed to Judge Bertra m, assert jng the lien of juctgm ent hela by petiti oner again st John J. Mace, one of tbe heirs- at-law of Jobn H• .Mace, deed., · whose lands are aoout to be taken for purpo ses of the Shena ndoah Na~io nal Park • Will you please bring the p etitio n to tbe w, attent ion of Judge Bertra m? e ,,· /2/~dL/ Yours very truly, Enc. C.R. Winfi el CR'.f:EK 7 �TO THE HONOR.ABLE H. W. BEJlTRAM, JUDGE OF THE CLqCUIT COURT FOR ROCKLTGII.AJl COUNTY Your petition er, John B. Pea1e 1 respect fully represen ts tbat on the 7th, day 01' February lY~l, he ootained oet"ore K, C. Moore~ a. Jus~ice or the Peace a 01· Rocki.ngharn County, judgmen t a gainst one, John J. Mace in t ne princip al sum o:r one Hunctred Seventy Four & 1.1u/1uu Dollars ($174.':iU ) , with interest thereon tram June l b th, l<J::rn, and $3. 7!:> costs; that said Judgmen t WE.S on the 25th, ct.ay or February lY~l, duly docketed in the Office of the Clerk of Rockingh am County, in Juu~men t Docket No. lb, at page 5fi; that executio n issued on the said judgmen t and was duly returned unsatis fied. Your petiti oner further represen ts tha t the said John J. Mac e is one of the heirs-at -law of one John H. Mace late, of the County of Rockingh am, who on the __ day or 1 ~ _ , died intestat e; ttat said John H. Mace had title to a number of tracts 01· land in and about the Blue Ridge section in said County of Rockingh am, which lands,yo ur petition er is advised,ar e now about to be ta.ken for purpose s of the Shenando ah Your petition er therefor e~i prays his said . judgmen t may oe satisfie d wut of any interest in the said tracts of land inherite d oy the saiu ~ohn J. Mace from the said John H. Mace, and that all other proper relief may ba given. �/t) - THE COMMONWEilTH OF VIRGmIA.: TO THE SHERIFF' OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, GBEETlNG: You are hereby e@l'ffl1JA :nae~-SWI11Ion Dr. A._ s. ~emper, ~Smi t:h, Shover, J. Holmes :Moore. Herbert Snapp,Aa nd . the Board of Arbitrat ors., at the Court House of bet'ore awee.r w. s. . . to .We.d nesday rwwa««I , the 10th day or Jen.ua.ry , on a, Virgini County, · Roekine?ttam 1934, 10 a . m. , to testr.1'y en:.d the truth to say on behalf' at.' the Detendan .'¥, in the condemn ation proceed ings of' State Commiss ion on Conserv ation and Devel.op ment of the State of Virginia v . J. J. Me.ce~ And have that!. am there this Wri.t. m . WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto se't my hand, as the . . Clark at: the Circbait Court o:t Rockingh am County", V:ir--g·inia .- at the Court House thereof, this, the 6th day of Jamary, 1934, and in the 158th year o:t the Comm..onwealth . Executed on the$ Day of Jan,1934 by deliveri n~ a true COiY of the withiYJ. surn:11on to Dr A.S.Kem per,·J . S.Shove r , J.Holmes hoore, Herbert Snapp, and :i..i's :...o..ud Hig 6 s each in person, J.l.: . 3mith not found in -r1y bail dck . ~~- __Deputy for C.R. Fe1,wley, S. R. C. ~~ II �/ l { t 2":) �---2---- consideration the value of the mineral spring located upon said lands , which spring has a recognized worth because of the commercial value of said waters . (3) That the price per acre allowed for the land by said ppraisal Board is totally inadequate nd confiscatory, said land being worth much more than the amount allowed by the Board. (4) That the finding of said Board was based upon a mistake of law as to the nature and effect of the evidence produced before said Board by the said John H. Mace. (5) That the said Board of Appraisal Commissioners also erred in not making any allowance for the manganese and iron ores located upon said lands , which are of considerable value. The claim filed by John H. Mace is herewith referred to and asked to be read in connection herewith. The affidavits attached hereto are asked to be read in support of these exceptions. By Counsel. LAW OFFICES GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG , VA • . �I TE:3 CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGH ~ -~ COUNTY , VIRGINI • The state Commission on Conservation and Development of the State o.f Virginia vs. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others and 52 , 501 acres of land in Rockingham County. The 'affidavit of John J Mace , to be read in connection with the motion filed by him and the other heirs at law of John H. Mace , deceased , to have the findings of the Board of APprais 1 Commissioners disapproved in connection with its findings Nos. 312, 312- a , and 312-b. State of Virginia, City of Harrisonburg, to-wit: John J. Mace this day personally appeared before me, F. Flavia Converse, a Notary Public in and for the City aforesaid in the State of Virginia, in my City aforesaid , and , being duly sworn, deposes and says: The said John H. Mace departed this life , intestate, after having filed his claim in this matter , and left him surviving as his heirs at law the parties named in the motion filed to have tj1e findings of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners in this matter disapproved . I am thoroughly acquainted with the lana s in controversy in this matter and with the mineral spring located thereon. The lands in question have been surveyed, and said lands contain 512 acres , instead of the 689 acres allowed by said Board. ppraisal About this , there can be no dispute . There is located upon these lands a mineral spring of commercial value. linY valuation given to said lands which ignores the recognized value LAW OFFICES of said spring is erroneous , because it leaves out of consid- GEO.S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG . VA. eration one of the chief elements of Vc,..lue of said lands. �---2--I have bee.n in the timber business for a numbe1• o. years, have owned .1nd operated saw- mills and stave milJ.s, , and am convince d that the find ings of s id ppr is~l Board as ~o the value of the timber upon said lands are totally inadequ te and confisca tory. ·V'.aile the lands in q_uestion have not been cleared and develope d as grazi ng lands, yet these lands afford conside rable grazing , especia lly in dry seasons, and cattle owners have resorted thereto when cleared graz±ng lands have f~iled. The ~PPrais al Board apparen tly did not take this matter into considerati on in fixing its value upon said lands . These lands contain both mangane se and iron ores; the iron ore shows upon the land itself , and can be easily developed. The mangane se ore merely shows by its out - croDpin gs, and has not as yet been develope d , but it lies in the ore belt along the western slope of the Blue Ridge ]r.ountai ns and in a formatio n that would indicate i ts existenc e. The state Geologi st was with me upon the land , and admitted that it containe d considerab le iron and mangane se ore. ubscrite d and sworn to me this - ~,;;...;.._~ \ ~;..__-day of Septemb er , 1932 . Public . LAW OFFICES GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG . VA. �ll IN TRE CI CUIT COURT OF ROC!CIHGH ' .! COTJlTTY , VIRGL I • The State Commiss ion on Conserv ation and Developm ent of the Sta te of Virginia vs . Cassand ra Laws on .. tkins and others and 52 , 501 acres of land in Rockingh am County. The affidav it of P. B. -. Good , to be read in connect ion with t he motion filed by John J . Mace and the other heirs at law of John H. ace , decease , to have the findings of the Board of Apprais al Cor.imiss ioners disappro ved in connect ion with its finding s Nos. 312 , J l2 - a, and 312 - b. state of Virginia , City of Harrison burg , to- wit : This day P. B. F. Goodper sonally ap eared before me, F. Flavia Converse , a Notary Public in nd for t he City aforesai d in the State of Virginia , in my City aforesai d , and , being duly sworn, deposes ands ys : In or about 1924, I wa s employed by John A• .Alexand er, the owner of the Mount Vernon tra c t of l a nd in the Blue Ridge 1.:ountain s, tto make a survey of la nd belongin g to various parties within the inclusiv e survey of s aid Mount Vernon tra ct. ong these several surveys which were made at that time was the land belongin g to John II.Mace. I find among the tracts at that time surveyed out for Ur. ra ce the Joshua Reese tra.ct of 222 acres and the Harris tract of 220 acres and the vans Reese tra ct of 65 acres, and a Joshua Roese t r& ct of 80 acres lying on top ot the Blue Ridge Eountai n. I find that there is an interloc k of 80 acres between the Harris tract of 220 acres and the Joshua Reese tract of 222 acres, thus leaving in the aforeme ntioned tracts of LAW OFFICES land 507 acres , accordin g to my survey and the calculat ion thereo GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG, VA. at the time the same was made, which was done in company with Joh �Irvine , Deputy County Surveyor of ugusta County, Virginia. This does not include a tract of 8 acres lying on the Browns Gap Road, about two miles distant from the tracts heretofore mentioned . I have been informed that the Park ppraisal Board has only al- lowed 389 acres in this area of 507 acres , which is clearly erroneous . I find in observing the appraisal value by the Park appraisal Board that they allowed about ~8 . 00 per acre for the 80 acre trc.ct situate on top of the Blue Ridge rountains, and the land having considerably greater value , especially the Joshua Reese tract that contains some ve.lua ble timber and a valuable mineral spring , they only appraised at about $4. 00 :per a ere . c~~ Subscribed and sworn to before me this September , 1932. LAW OFFICES GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRI SONBURG. VA. Jq z{ day of • �\ .. -- -.. - ~ ;.;..--..,..__ _ =;,,--_,,-__ . - - - \ �. .: -. .. • • . 0:: II.I 0 ~ See over for prices. >z (/) .J I<( • >0 w . ~ 3: I• ~ g 0 z- 0~ ~z I- > :.J I- ~ • l&J- ,< <( l: - Sample of Bosco Blue Cover, fine quality, linen finish. Quantity Printed from type Embossed from your Steel Die. 100 200 250 500 1000 $2.75 4.00 4.75 8.50 14.50 $4.25 5.50 6.00 10.90 18.00 We have this same quality in Grey and Canary colors. Please check off the quantity you desire and return this to us, together with the wording for your card. BALTIMORE OFFICE SUPPLY CO. 9 �i' ,I. ,:,- . , \ l , fhi , , - . IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COO'NTY, VIRGINIA. ; . !'.t •·. n'f r_..·,,,,. !he State Commission on Conservation and Devel«,,:P,!J'8:Qt i. , r. 1 of the State of Virginia •. ' , •" f\! \:. 1 •• 1 1 ••• .. 1,j-~ •\/ ~\d1i:., Va. • } .,.," \ '-1.i• ·- , · • "' I 1829 . - Cassandra Lawson Atkins and Others, and fift two thousand, five hundred and sixty-one (52~561) aores, more or less of land in Rockingham County, Virginia. Written Statement made by E. D. Ott and A. Lovice Keezell, Executrix of the last will and testament of Chas. M. Keezell, deceased, pursuant to a decree entered in the above entitled cause on Ootober 25, 1932. In complianee with the order entered in the above / entitled oause on October 25, 1932, and in response thereto the said E. D. Ott and A. Lovioe Keezell, exeoutrix of the last will and testament of Chas. M. Keezell, deceased, state that the tracts of land within the area sought to be condemned, the ownership of which is claimed by John H. Mace, to-wit: #312, John H. Maoe, 8 acres, situate near Port Republic, Virginia, #312a, John H• . Mace, · 297 acres,· situate in Brown's Gap, not far from Grottoes, -- Virginia, #312b, John H. Maoe, 84 acres, situate in Brown's Gap, not far from Grottoes, with reference to whioh they have heretofore filed their claim of lien thereon, are believed by them to be the same tracts of land which were found by the Board of Appraisal Commissioner s to be the tracts owned by the said John H. Mace and described in the report of the said Board of .Appraisal Commissioner s; that E. D. Ott has heretofore filed his claim of lien against , �-2the lands of John H. Maoe mentioned in the above styled cause for $200 .00 with interest from January 1, 1924, the same arising by reaso,n of the execution of a certain bond by John H. Mace for $200.00 dated the 7th day of May , 1921, payable to E. n. Ott six months after date, bearing interest from date, on whioh interest has been paid until January l, 1924 as aforesaid; that Chas. M. Keezell through his attorney E. D. Ott (the said Chas. M. Keezell having since departed this lite. and A. Lovice Keezell having qualified as executrix of his last will and testament) has heretofore filed his claim of lien against the lands of John H. Maoe mentioned in the above styled cause for $200 .00 with · interest from May 7, 1922, the same arising by reason of the execution of a certain bond by John H. Mace for $200 .00 dated the 7th day of May, 1921, payable to Chas. M. Keezell six months after date, bearing ~nterest from date, on which interest has been paid until May 7, 1922 as aforesaid; that both of said bonds are secured by a deed of tru.st from John H. Maoe and wife to H. w. Wyant , Trustee of date the 7th day of May, 1921, duly of record in the County Clerk's Office of Rockingham County, Virginia in Deed Book 119, page 48. ~ / ) / /. a~,c_e~d---r -rr- ~ £,_'t;.: V - . --·~,,1'~¥&-Y'l~4-L--\. (l/~£#H~~ ~ ~ c-/...'-"7. u, . ~,...L ~ ~~;~~ �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY : VIRGilHA. THE STATE COMMISSIO N ON CONSERVATION Al"\ffi DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA , Vs. ~.1-. · . \ ~ o ( ~ ~~ CAS SANDRA ATKINS LA. 1. 80N ET ALS, Petitione r II , ~ Defendant s. This 2nd day of January , 1934, again came petitione r by counsel, and exhibited to the Court the record of the above styled proceedin g, including the order entered herein heretofore on this day appointing Geo . s. Harnsberg er, guardian ad litem for the infants therein named ; and thereupon came the said infants by their said g Wdian ad litem and by leave of court the answer of said infants, answering by and through said guardian ad litem, as well as the answer of said guardian ad litem in proper person under oath was allowed to be, and was according ly filed; and likewise came Charles M. Mace, an adult, by s . L. Devier, his counsel; whereupon it was made to appear to the court that the other interested claimants to 1.!tra~t1s Nos . 312-a, 312-b, have agreed in writing with petitione r to submit their several claims as to facts of value and damages with respect to said tracts to Honl Phillip Williams, H. W. Bertram, and Jo R. H. Alexander , as arbitrato rs . Thereupon petitione r , by counsel, moved t he court to overrule and dismiss the several motions ~objection s 1and exceptions of said infan ts, and of said guardian ad litem of said infants, and of said Charles Mo Mace to t he report of the Board of Appraisal Commissio ners filed herewith in respect to said tracts 312-a, and 312-b . At . the same time it was stipulated i n open court that should the findings of said arbitrato rs with respect to facts of value and damages as to said tracts be for a greater sum than that ascertaine d and fixed by said report of said �- - 2-- Board of Appraisal Commissioner s, then and in that event petitioner will consent and unite with the said infants and Charles M. Mace in a motion to the Court to modiff the findings of the Board of Appraisal Commissioner s in conformity with the findings of the said Board of Arbitrators, but that as to the said infants and the said Charles M. Mace the findings of the said Board of Appraisal Commissioner s shall in no event as to facts of value and damages with reference to said tracts be r"educed . And said motion was thereupon argued by counsel . Whereupon the court doth sustain the motion of petitioner and doth overrule and dismiss said respective motions , objections and exceptions of said infants and of said guardian ad litem and of said Charles M. Mace , it abundantly appearing that the promoted thereby . interests of said infants will be �infan ts of tende r r-4111:ii11:~~~;....a1'....~:..£.--::t. ..,' .tt.J;~: =-i~~~~ ~:::::.. .- .....,,t. _ ~- ~ ~ i...-. ~ C:.<:..~•'-4,,~~~~~ Guard i n ad L tem -t,e-a:-er-E+-cr ;N~!l"P ".:ta-fn ~~~-W ..t.t:lri; a-MN,~:n ~ --,,..- ~ ~;: other s, \ Respo nden~ \ \ answe ring b I the Compl ainant d mater ial for \ \ Litem to so much of Bilm. as __4 ~:'==::::::!::::::::;;z.~~=:::::? advi sed it :.s -4,..,,i:::: ;i..~a-a:::1k: :1..- to answe r unto, answe r and say that fact allege d in the admit nor deny the infanb d?:. cf tende r years , and as k intere sts. pray bound will ever pray, etc . ~orn to before me this thG aid. of the Court in the prote ction of Havin g fully answe red, �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY: VIRGIN IA. THE STATE COMMISSION ON CONSERVATION AND DEVELOR1ENT PETITIO NER OF THE STATE OF VIRGIN IA, vs CASSANDRA.~•~, DEFENDANTS. This 2nd day of Januar y, 1934, came Petitio ner by Counse l and exhibi ted to the court the record in the above styled proceeding , and it was made to appear that since the filing of the report of the Board of Apprai sal Commi ssioner s and since the filing of his except ions thereto on the 21st day of Septem ber, ~ · 1932, John H. Mace, claima nt of an intere st in certain lands sought to be condemned herein which are design ated as Tracts Nos. 312, 312-a and 312-b on the County Owners hip Map filed in this procee ding, has departe d this life leaving certain infants who would seem to have a claim or intere st in the said lands m~ sought to be comdemned, the a:rme~ of which infants are as follow s: Leona Mace, Fay Mace, Clinton Mace, Phylli s Mace and Elwood Mace, all of Harris ton, Virgin ia. Whereup on it is ordered that Georg es. Harnes berger, a discreet and compet ent attorne y at law, practic ing at the bar of this court, be and hereby 1s a ppointe d and design ated as guardia n ad litem for each of the above named infant s, who shall repres ent and defend the rights of each of them in the above styled pro- / ceedin g. The Clerk is directe d to delmve r a copy of this order to the said guardia n ad litem. /; 2.11 �Claim of_ _____ Ch<-, s. J~. _rr e e z el __ __________________________________________________ _ q At L aw. 2. ,, . . N o. 1__qQ ___ Roe kingham . ·t Cour t of -----------------------I n th e C1rcm --- Coun t y, v·1rgm1a, The State Commission on Conservation and Development of _the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs,_ c ~- ~ - ~ - - ~ - - - - - ~ - - ~ _.! "--.,_ J 'Z;, I_ ~ ~ ______________________________ _ . . Def en dant s. Ro Ck in,gham :;;,_______________ Coun t y, v·1rgmia, . ____________ more or 1ess, of 1an d m , The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemhation awarded ~ upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit '1' Court of_ ______~~9-~!E.~1:~~------ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file thi~.; ~· c) as his answer to said petition and to said notice. r My name is ____________ Chas • _!' . _Yee z e 1 ___________________________ ;,£-,~ ~ ef. My post office address is ___ J?_~@__:f:.g._lr%1,reYJ.¼1i~ds--of'- ~--------I clai~ a right, title, estate or interest in/a tract or parcel of lancRwithin the area sought l;:acre~, on which ther; are the following to _be_ condemn~d, containing about_ ____ bmldmgs and 1 m p r o v e m e n t s = - - - - - - - ~ - - - - ~ - - - ~ - - - - - - - { J >-_~ ______ ::~_ ~ :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::...t- This land is located about_ ___________ miles from _____________________________ Virginia, in\.. / · t of sa1'd Coun t y. the proceeds of · 1 o·1st r1c · t etia all Mag1s StoneV!~_______ th e __________ 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.) _:-ii_200 . 00 _with _inter es t _ fro m_!,'~- 7 J._ 1922 ,~~~:)~ ____ _ ~ ~-- __ , ~_:ft._ k-,.._lA....~--------------------------------------- The Ian owners adjacent to t above described tract or parcel of land are as follo,w s: North ___________________________ ------------------------ ------------------------ South _________________________ ------------------------ ------------------------ --East _________________________ ------------------------ ------------------------ ---- West ________________________ --------- th-e- - 'f)T0-e-e-e- -s-- f -----------------------I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to /this property about the year _J_'i_'Z:Jin the follo"i~~ra~perrus t _ d.2 ted. _~,Tay_ 7, _ 1921, _ to - - ~ h . _ 2 4 f ~ Trustee_ from _ ,Tohn v ._ !,~p ee 'h, itlo wer r_ dul..,v _of _record _ in _ T) . ?- ·/Jj.J)EeB ~ 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 i s $ - ~ - ~ ~ ~ I am the owner of_ _______________ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park area, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $------------------· (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). Ren1arks· ------------------------ ------------------------ ------------------------ -- :::o ""'":! ------------------------ -------------------- (Continue remarks if necessary on t~ back). Witness my signature (or my name and mark attached hereto) this ___ /2..E...(____ day ---n::t~-~~____ ______ 7 ~ - - ~ ' ' 5· of_ ___ ~~~!:.~~!:_;y _____ , 19~)1. ~ · ~ , , ti.T) .LLc:-0 ::::r g:_ OF---ll-~-~~ ~~ !Jtw1t: STATE OF VIRGINIA, CD 00 -----The undersigned hereby certifies that_ ___ ~ - - - ~ - - - - ~ a C? g ~ the above named claimant personally appeared· before him and made oath ~t-th~-~atters ~ ;:;. ~ and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, b F \L~u..a.r.y ~ '::=: _____ , 193 - ~ _ _f+ ____ day of_ ___ < o 33 this______ JJ_l~ g g_ i 3 • f ~ C") C0 I . ----------- ---- ---- ~--- ----------- the Gooiet, er 8peeial Inve~tigtttor Notary Public, w; J1,u;;ti@@ of th@ Peaac. ~,£ ffl"- 211 �30 IN TH3 CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VIRGL I • The state Commiss ion on Conserv ation and Developm ent of the State of Virginia Z:861 /,,,(,, dJS 'EA 'A°wno~ w t1llu1 vs . Cassand ra Lawson ~tkins and others and 52 , 501 acres of land in Rockingh am County. TO TH:3} RO:!". H. W. BERT oo aowo s,)f-181~ 0lll Ut P8} {, JUDGE OF S..,.ID COURT . The motion of John J . Mace, James G. Mace, Elizabe th Mace Via , R. H. Mace , Julia I.race Spitzer, Charles l,1. Mace , and on beha, of the heirs of Ben F.Mace, deceased , the same being all of the heirs at law of John H. Mace, deceased , praying said Court to dis approve and to deoline to accept the findings of the Board of Apprais al Commiss ioners ,heretof ore appointe d by said Court in said matter, wherein said Board reported , under its findings Nos . 312, bl2-a , and 312-b , as filed in the Clerk's Office of said Court , that the .said John H. Mace only owned 389 acres of land in Rockingh am County in the ?ark area, which lands are situate on and near the crest of the Blue Ridge Mountai ns , on {hite Oak Run in Browns Gap , about six miles east of Grottoe s, to which lands the said Board of ppraisa l Comr.iiss ioners gave an average value of approxim ately ')5 . 00 per acre . The grounds of said motion are as follows: ( 1} That the acreage allowed to the said John H. ]._ace is erroneou s , in that the said John H. Mace was seised in fee of at least 512 acres of land situate as aforesa id, instead of the 389 a cres allowed by said oard of ppraisa l Commiss ioners. rt thus appears that there is a 'shortag e of 123 acres in its allowan ce. (2) That the said Board of Apprais al Commiss ioners further erred in making up its estimate of the value of the said lands LAW OFFICES GEO.S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG. VA . of the said John H. Mace , in that it did not allow or take into � 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 Lam, Elmer - Meadows, ES Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mace-john-h.pdf Title A name given to the resource Mace, John H. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Madison Run; Brown's Gap Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 312, 312-a, 312-b 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 Mace https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/1ff5ddbf639e7f3d8fffdb8f9b3ad6ef.pdf 7fafb772a5c4c1c88faa05fc5297e05e PDF Text Text ROCKINGHAM COUNrY NAME OF CLAIMANT #300 - Mace , John J". Number of Acres: 13 Location: Madis on Run. Entire ly within the PaDk area . Roads: Three miles via dirt road to Port Repub lic , the neare st shippi ng point . Soil: The tillab le land on this tract is in a good Sandy clay loam. state of cultiv ation and is of a fair depth and fertil ity . brush land . History of Tract and condition of timber: This tract is all cleare d and No timbe r or wood . 12xl8 ' with 1 room, pa per r oof , 1 story, abando ned, poor condi tion . Frame cabin: 10xl6 ' with paper roof , poor condi tion . Improvements: Old log dwell ing: Acreage and value of types : Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 2 $10 . 00 ~5 . 00 Cove: Grazing Land: ' Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: 11 30 . 00 13 330 . 00 $340 . 00 Orchard: Minerals: Valueo fLand: $ 340 . 00 30 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ 30 . 00 Value of Orchard: $ 25 . 00 25 . 00 ,395 . 00 Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ · Value per acre for tract: $ 30 . 38 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE . - - ..!:~:..=::~·=-.:...:..-..~~..!:__CLERK . �~ri:I:f~-_------· -- ~= ~Virginia, No, ________, At Law. ~a~:e The State Commission -~~t~servatio~ment of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs, _____________________________________________________________________________ _ --- --- ---------------------------------------A -------------------------@:~ more or less, of land in__ _a,£~___________ ounty, Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned, in answer to the petit' of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, a in response to the notice of condemnation awarded e i~ of ~id petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit upon t hfi' -~ounty, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this Court of_ · 'tion and to said notice. as his answ r to said _LZff_~i:; :::eo:;:-:~~;.~ it~£-~::}:_~::::::::::: I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a .,t~£o;~~;~~l-~;-l~nd within the area sought to _be_ condemn~d, containing about_ ___ L-3~-f---acres, on which there are the following ~:''.~:~-~~~-~~~:_o_~~~~~:~~:~:~:::: This jaJd is l~9J11,bout__L~3/--miles from __ J l L i c ~ ~ - V i r g i n i a , in t h ~ ~ a g i s t e r i a l District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above.) -------------------~-~ -----------------------------~--------- ~~f---------~-:~~- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The land owners~cent to the above d e ~ o r parcel of land are as follows: I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year _L.9-c"'J_in the ~~~~o-~~~~-=~:~er:~~- -AU ___ i/f:fJ.___ f_l_-__f:_6-_________________ 0 ----------------~-~-~--~-- ----------------------- ~f parcel of land with the improvements thereI claim that the total value of this tract on is $-7~..1.'/l_~-~I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $----------------· I am the owner of_ _______________ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $------------------· (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). Remarks·------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). day Witness my signature (or my name and mar att hed hereto) this ______ 7-~~-------, 193f of __ STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY ;z _______ --- i.__ OF_lj)_ ~...-,,,,., ' -~-~------------- ~-, To-wit: D::_· -~--~------------------- The undersigned hereby certifies that__ the above named claimant personally appedte~ efore him and made oath that the matters and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, this_ _______ ;z. _______ day oL--7-~--~~~~- 1/3 / ;;f Notary Public, or Justice of �____ County, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law. ::e:,ta::._~~~ ~~i~---and Develo . ment of the State of Virginia, Peti-- -.--- --------- ---------. --..------------------------------------------. - ~ ____ _____ ____ _County, V1rgmia, Defendants. more or less, of land m __ ___ The undersigned, in answer · the p t·on of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, a din response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the ~A~ o/P.etiti and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit ______ County, Virginia, asks leave of he Court to file this Court of_~ r ;'/'\~ ~A'?l ·ti n and to said notice. as his answer to s i My name is __ -~ .&-:~~~~~r..,..:::-.1. . ~ My post office address is---------------------- -------- J ~------ - ------------! claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about_ ___ L-~- _______ acres, on wbieb tbe, e are thB :fioHa-..viHg ::1-:::::::::::::: -; ;:~_'"':-:~ : ~--~ ~ -r-------------------------. --------------------19~ -----------------------_________ ___ Virginia, in This land is located about_ ___________ miles from____________ the ________________ Magistetial District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or ___ el o_ land describe _ a b ~ --------- --- y J'~_/) r-G_,__r.__7 ~ __ "3,,r_'<:'_~ J ~ il:R2fir _- ---------------------------------------- The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows: North _______________________________ · ------------------------ ---------------------South __________________ ________________________________________________ ___________ _ East------------------- ------------------------ ----- ·------------------------ -----West ______________________________________________________________________________ _ H -- - - I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this ~ b o u t the year_L')-rJ-_in the >fZZ-='f, ~ (1 ~ -/-------------~ ---- I - c l a i ~ ~ e - t o ~ ~ - : - c ~ :with th?improvements thereon is $---------- -----· I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this trac or parcel of land ith the improveme ts thereon is $----------------· I am the owner f_ _______________ a: es of land adjoin g the above described tract or outside the Park area, which I clai will be damaged by the proparcel of land but lyi r k area, to the e tent of $--~------------- --· posed condemnation of ands within the (In the space below should be set out a y additional stat ments or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; a d if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds ). · Remarks·------------- ------------------------ ------------------------ ------ - ------ �Hoc.11:.ingnBlll o 1~1.ty: Distric t: .. # 300 ?5 . 80 per A. Location: Madison 4 ::-ohn J. i.. co un. " " 30. 00 !I:ntir ly w.i thin t h l' Deed ssessed: 13A Acreo.. ·c Cl :J..1ned: 13 2 Jtone all ark 250. 00 raa . L ps: None known Soil: sandy clay loam. 'i he tillable land on this trac t ia in a ,~ood stnte d fertilit .,. of c ltivation :md is of n t'air depth ----:r 1911 Eo •• ds: · 1 ile~ via dirt road to Port ~te~>ublic , the nearest shipping point. ~-istory: Thi. tract is all cleared und brush lund . Im ·,rovements: V~luo or land Old log duoll 1 n3 12 x 18 rt . wi th one room • Ps.pe1• roof l story. 'bandoned . ~oo:::- condition. : rru10 C?abin 10 x 16 ft. with :1aper roof'. """)oor cond. bX types: Value oer ecre .\crease ~.!L ...ilope 'I-1 lli:- ole ~-00 25.00 -11 V lue of land Tot l value of 1mprovementa ~otel value of troct , verege value pe acre · 10.00 20.0, 35.00 ":otnl VAl te c.oo 2 '7 b.OO 2Ul . OO l' r,.ot al No timber or wood. 201.00 0 24 . Zil /DB_, �J300 -·'> John :r. Hace County: ... tockin[ham Jistrict: Stone 1all N L"':G-: TD Slope - Lillable Jcale - l" - ~O cha 1 Ljl7. � 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 Lam, Elmer - Meadows, ES Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mace-john-j.pdf Title A name given to the resource Mace, John J. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Madison 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): 300 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 Mace https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/b7c768a424fdf924f08b57b191871413.pdf da13308293512d71de52948151cb823e PDF Text Text ROCKINGHAM COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #316 - Mace , T . Ashby Number of Acres: 14 Location: Madison Run . 232 . Part outside Park area . u. s. Positio ns 231 and Roads: Two and one- half miles vi a dirt road to Port Republ ic , the neares t shippin g point . Soil: Sandy loam. Cove type of fair depth and fertili ty . The tillabl e land looks to be of a good depth and fertili ty . Some scatter ing lo ose rock cove r t he entire area . History of Tract and condition of timber· 1 · b er was rer:iove d from 1e mere h an t a bl e saw t im this tract in ~930 . ~he remain ing st a nd consis ts of small hardwo ods and a small amount of white pine . Improvements: (See reverse side for improve ment inform ation) Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: Cove: 7 :)10 . 90 $70 . 00 30 . 00 210 . 00 ~;, 280 . 00 Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 280 • 00 Value of Improvements: $ £150 . 00 Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit: $ 25 . 00 Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ 950 . 00 25 . 00 $1255 . 00 Value per acre for tract: $ 90 . 00 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE . ~ -~- --- --- --- --- --~ -~- CLERK . 2\ �I 16x32' , with 4 rooms, and 8x32' porch Frame dwelling: ROVEMENrS: 12xl6' L with 2 rooms and 6xl6' p·orch, metal roof , brick flues , 2 story, 2 rooms plastered , good condition , occupied by owner , cistern, solid foundation , 12xl6', stone cellar . Frame barn: 16x20' with side shed 16x20 ', shingle and board roof, fair condition . 6xl6' , metal roof , fair condition . Frame granary: 8xl6' , paper roof , fair condition. Frame hen house : metal roof , fair condition . 16x26', : house Frame tool �~~a::e ~ircu17::,,~::/1~~--7!_____County, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs, ____ ~ ~ 4 . . _ ~ ,,,.._ ~ ~~--..;----<!,,.__ ________________________________ _ if:_ ~/~& I - ~-----. ----- s_z------------------------------------------------more or less, of land i n _ ~ - ~ -- ~-'~-- _______ County, Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court 0Lfi_1:_!:f~-~~"'.:::-::::-_ ____ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to s~etition d to said notice. My name is _____ _________ · - _fh1fl--lt_ - ----------------------------~ My post office address js___ _ __ _ ::-::-:__lf/4:__fl__,1/:£2-::-=_l-=:_({!}A_-:::_?!_!}_~ cvf,zJ /j"a, V\J ~ ~(f~ _ - I claim a right, title, estate or intereft in a_ t r a ~ ~ l ~ landwithin the~ sought to be condemned, containing abouL'i?:-f:~l ~~--Jacres, on which there are the following - - - buildings and improvements :_~';[:!~~-=-~g~-=-~~-"' ~:-~if:a;;;t:;;:~J!tl;~~~!~ .ff 1 d 1s · 1~..-a t d boutd..'/~ - cf"~;i,..l'; nAAo{_ 1 p -vv"1.,liJ • C.-:- . ' rJ Th'~ ____________ m1 es -ff;,,, rom-~==---~--------V-L____ ___ 1rgmia, m the ________ ~~------Magistetial District of said County. ' I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land d:,scribed a b ~ ~ ~ -y;. ; . ~ .~~--A = - ~ - - I} =- -----------~ -Jb_4~~~-n;;. -.d.dd_____________ ___ _ tl( v4..cu"c4. YJ ------ ~-M_'ll& ___ Jil_ 1.t·:!t1::i::'-:f!!L~-~ 1 ~ - 4 IJ::}::1f:J[" The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows: 'Ja),U-t,-Jl,o 1C': North_~«--~~-;r~----aJ~~-=---~"!;.lfr_2---~-m1ft:_~--~--- Cr¾ u,-l,..·f LJ3_... ~ Jsouth_~fl,:_(;:J:-~-IMJ-c __@,_~-~---!P-~_,_-4.4=-------f ~1 r41v.)_J East J_~ ~-----.::-~-~~-:f±:c:.~-~------------------~-==.-----_ ~ ac;i::~~-;i;~;,-~:2:::-;:~:~!\;o;;;;-~~~~;-;~~-;~;)A~ ~~~~ fq'/4c-r-:tz ~-ii~ t,~ ~ ' ± k l ~#:_-~ -- -~-(J ___ ~- --~:.~jl[Ji; :_J~t4~-~-~-~=-::~~-f~_cj_¥ I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements there- /1. ~ ~ on is $----------------· I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parce!)l.f land with the improvements thereon is $----------------· I am the owner oL~~-L!l..=-=-_acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by the procz,a. ( L ~ , ~ posed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of$------------------· nJ ()--l,f,[cf_ ,J, ~ (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to -r -,,- ~ ~ ? this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a J/h,,i,,J,~a-ud description of the tract or parcel of land ~metes and bounds). , ~ ;- :.1 ;J)~cw.1-t:if)~~~--~Jd-::f--lb,--~-~ -f1~4~1(-v!-~ ----------------------~-F-------~1:t'fC!17!;,-z:l;,:;.~A-ld/----~-f:!r:;·-f'h::J--:1:Jdfa-w -~--,;!:"::;- 6 ) ~ 1?;a J_ °"L,>:H~ - . .,4 - A - ~ #~:t!fi#rC:'?d. ~ ~ lf---~Ja-~-~-PB-;,:lm-~ ~ - ~-1.r/_~--------~ ---------- (Contmue remarks 1f necessa:y on the back). 1)1,,µ ~~ ~ JWitness my signature (or my name and ~rk attached hereto) this __6~ ________ day 3,~----~~~-------- of ·- ~~ , 193b. STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF__fl_____~ - - - - , To-wit. M ~ CvtAQ..~ The undersigned hereby certifies that_} _q h 4 .___~ ---- ------ --------- /}d-1 J .. ct"the above named claimant personally appeared-b~f~~;-'h·im and made oath that the matters T vi. 21~.1:_d things appea_ nin his above : zer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, - lc 4 MJ_(jla...vf{__ ~ ' Lci _____ day _d ~~-~ a ~ ~ d-vr~J~J.l-~~-R..,a _____ ------~ - 1--~ . - -!li_~q, .L.L fa. " , , ; ~ /· 1 , ~ Clerk of the C rt, w Special Investigator <ft lr ~ 1-v ~ - cf • Notary Public, or Jt1stice of the Peace. ~ th~1-'.:-:__ 7--/ tij~ I of_~ : .-;--"----~-, 193~ , ~ --:t-t~~ J.5'j ��' ~J I@ �' I ' I ' I I I .I ' I I i L �,t316 Co11nty: .hockingl13.m District: Stone.all I~G :;tr) Cove Til lable Scale - l" - -~o chains �\ C)L, ��- - - - 2.b �- ��€:ongrtss of tbt ltnittb ~tatts 1!,ouse of l\eprcsentatibes OFFICIAL BUSINESS-FREE Mr. J. Robert Switzer, County Clerk, Harrisonburg , Virginia. �County: .ook n hmn Distric t: Ston ·?Well /1316 .Acreage Claimed : 25 Assessed Value l1laimed: Location : T. Ashby " Madison Tiun. Laps: None known Soil: Sandy learn. loo s to be ace 25.148 Deed 430.00 " Part outsi de Perk area . u. 26 · '.Pnrt1 t1on deed & b. urchase Conside ration not given S. Position s 2 l & 232 Cove type of fair depth and tertili ty. he tillo.ble land a good depth and fertilit y. Some scatteri ng loose rock or cover the entire area. Roede: History : 2 l/2 miles via dirt road to Port Republic , the noarest shippinp point. The merchan t ble saw tiillber w s removed from thia tract in 1930. The remainin g stand Cl• ns1sts of s ~ l h rdwooda and a small amount of whit pine. bout 4 cords fuel wood per acre on 7 acres. 26 eds. wood 50¢ per od. ~14.00 Improvernents: Frs e d ell1ng 16 x 32 rt with 4 rooms and ax 32 ft porch nd 6 x 16ft porch, Met l roof'. Brick tl i1e~. 2 :3tory. ~ rooms plostcre d. Good conditio n. Occupied by owner. Cistern. Solid found tion. 12 x 16 ft. stone cellar ·rrune barn 16 x 20..'t td. th side shed 16 ·" 20 tt. Uhingle and bo rd roof. "' ir cond. Frame granary 6415ft. letal roof. ~ ir cond. Frame hen house Ox l5tt. Peper roof. ir.cond . .frame tool shed 16 • 26 ft. Met l root. ail· 0011d. 27 fruit trees. 12 x 16ft L w1 th 2 :rOOlTIB 4 750.00 150.00 10.00 15.00 !.>0.00 !30.00 11)10.00 V lue ot land by types: Tll?!. Cove Acreage Tillable 7 7 Total val.ue of land 'lotal vwe Jl , 6.00 30.00 14 Total value of 1n:provementa Total value of timb~r Total vwe of tract Average value per acre Value per acre :.:5.00 210.00 240.00 245.00 1010.00 1.:1..00 1269.00 90.64 . 116 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.  The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases. For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above. In the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a> <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a> <a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. 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Ashby Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Madison 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): 316 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 Mace https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/Madison_County_SNP_Records_Court_Proceedings/mcsnp_madison-timber-corporation-15-tracts.pdf 72b81a0956b89fdedfd35f1cc8e25d9a 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 Madison Timber Corporation Description An account of the resource Tract(s): 191, 191ci, 191a, 191b, 191c, 191cii, 191d, 191e, 191f, 191g, 191h, 191i, 191-I, 191j, 191k Items in Land File: <ul> <li>Claimant Worksheet</li> <li>Tract Assessment</li> <li>Owner Claim</li> <li>LOB9 (pages 177, 335)</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 191 Tract 191ci Tract 191a Tract 191b Tract 191c Tract 191cii Tract 191d Tract 191e Tract 191f Tract 191g Tract 191h Tract 191i Tract 191-I Tract 191j Tract 191k Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context MCSNP_Madison-Timber-Corporation-15-tracts Madison Timber Corporation https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/fa0292c8efcd5af13d42585352b871ba.pdf 3ddd09474e87f27620100863fd15b763 PDF Text Text R0CKINGHAl.1 cotmTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #115 - Uaiden , J . Luther Number of Acres: 80 Location: Swift Run . Roads: Four miles hard surface to ~lkton , nearest shippine point . Soil: Clay loam of c ood depth and fertility . The Fe . on this tract is in a good state of cultivation. ~he g razing land is fairly well sodded . ~nt irely within the Park area . History of Tract and condition of timber: b . h out ei g t acres of slope type ,t i th a few scattering trees of merchantable size , not enough to be considered except as fuelwood . Improvements: i. (See reverse side for Improvement information) Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 8 @ v5 . 00 20 @ 35 . 00 700.00 50 ~ 50 . 00 2500 . 00 ¢3240 . 00 2 ~ 75 . 00 150 . 00 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking : Cultivated Land: Orchard: 8() Minerals: V~ueofLand: $ 3240 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ 3 7 40 . 00 3740 . 00 Value of Orchard: $ 150. 00 Value of Minerals: $ 50 . 00 d:>7180 . 00 Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ 50 . 00 Value per acre for tract: $/'fJ J - Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE . ~-~, CLC:RK, I cg �JIJJPROVEI{ENTS : D\DLLING : Frame 16x32', 2 story, 8 roooms, 4 ceiled, 4 plastered , electrica lly li ghted , concealed wiring , water piped to house, porch 7x24 ', L 18x23xl6 ', porch 7xl8' , rµetal roof, wnter supply , 2 springs . BARN : Frame , 30x46xl8 ', shed 30x32 ', metal roof , fair condition . SPRING HOUS~ : Frame , 10x l 2x8 ', paper roof ; good condition . !,1E.ciT HOUS..;.i : :Frame , 10x21x8' , ce llur 8xl0 ' , shing le roof , fair condition . mN Haus~ : Frame, 12x30x8' , paper roof , .air condition . H~N JIOUS.J.: Fr em e , 10x22x8' , paper roof , fair condition . G~i..~ G2.: Frame , 12xl4x8', paper roof, fair condition . GR...N. .~RY : 2 rame, '3lx22xl4 ', shingle roof, fair condition . HEN HOUS~: 10xl2x8' , po. per ro of , fair condition . ILN HOUSJ::: Fr 3.me, 6x8x6 ', paper roof , poor oondition . VOOD SITTD: Frame, 8x9x7 ', shing le roof , f a ir condition . TRA.NSI'. ISSIOJ'T LI TS from house to main line - 7 poles . �~~a:e ~ITCuit Co~ 1_~1 !!_= ni~ No.________,At Law. :~:e!ta=--~t!;7;~~~~:l~e~~-~~~~ti~ -r --~44-~ -~~ -/2rn!t_~-~----Cou -~k~1 _\?Z ~--~ Defendants. Virginia, nty, less, of land in ___ L ~ -c.d~ mo e or The undersigned, in answer to the petiti n of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the fili_!!g of /,aid pe,tjtion and published in accordance with the order. of the Circuit Court o L / _ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ - - - County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this M --------------~--h:[::::£::~~~:~ind{~ tract or parcel of land within the area sought J claim a right, title, estate or L,acres, on w~there are the follo';ing to be condemned, containing about__~- ---~~ ,~~~I land improvement s: LS ! ~ ~ - ~ -~&f/r+r------~ ~ ~~~/Jr~f f " ;;;zjj ,,f-'-/ c=:L~.iL __ r&~., ~~../k f.df~_-f.~<:; --~ ~~--~~ ~~~ ~-~ -~~ ~~ Virgini~ -. JJ-J-{/;'t":" 'f!!, ___ from ..miles !~ about_~? - This \a)nd is located ///lJ, C ( ~ ~ t h e 2 ~ _ ... Magisterial District of said County. I claim the 'following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of lal)d 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 " O parcel of land described above.) ---- ------J~ _(}vYJ.d__ zs11 ::·tt------7.rc-;;1--------~~~ ~-__ __ ----:Aa._/pi; gi:lJ;t_df.U _ D-fi---3_if.ll_L1-"".v.v~,"'t£.r.< __df}_~L f ~ o:~:: ~ ~-~~'. ~--~-~~~~;1;:~:-:;t _}i:~JJ;:: ~he :t_"J4fi ::t~nM: --------~-~---_ ~---~-~ ~-.t.~,_,e~-__ ~°17::;__ 1ac;::~ ::!t,L~~ or interes--o~:;oper~y =~ar=-----in-the South __ East ___ J) _L ___ . ___ l-!-!:f@~ _ ----------------------------- J' m~ :::# l~d! ZJ:f Jf?J ----- z!! -----------------------------------------------------------------------------_<kvf ~ - - I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $J_IJJ2_[lil,_ ______ . I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvement s thereon is $JO,.t1JlJr------· I am the owner oL _______________ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $----------- -------· (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a , , . description of ~ a c t or par~el of land by metes and bounds). 1:-i:3.;;~-;:::::r;t:1?- ;~~ ____ ,_/'_ _____________~~ - - - ~ -~ l'f/Z.v~ ~ - ~ -----------· ~~~,_ ~4~~ Jm-~~ b-_~- ~-if~- ~-J~, d_rlr .7 ~~ J 2 1 , , ~ ~ -~ ~ 41~f-!:Jf_o ntinue remarks if necessary on the back). W~ess my signature (or my name and mark attached ereto) this __ L6___ 1 ______ day I/{. -- 7 , -- - -,--<2 :n.~, ocd4'----------, 193'. ~o-fj. ---, STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF _____ The undersigned hereby certifies th~~ _____ - ·- ___-z2/~ ")~-----~ --the above named claimant personally appe;;; d before him and~;~ that the matters an_d things apyearing in his abo~ns)Y~ r are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, ?f17 /;J:_____ _/_/1.________ /'" day of~ ~------ ~~;;~ ~"~~ ;to;-; ;; Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace. 212 �Q!nmmnuwrultlJ nf Birgiuiu TREASURER 'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA. December 27, 1933 JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA J . Luther Maiden Swift Run, Virginia Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia, the sum of$ 7,Jso.oo , in accordanc e with an order of the Circuit Court of the county o f _ __.R"'"'o>Lc,,,_,k==---in"--=Gg....,h.,.,run...__ __ entered on the 20th day o~ December 193~ , in the matter of the State Commissio n on Conservat ion and Developme nt v _ __ _C_a_s_s_a_n_d_r_a_L_a_w_s_o_n_ _A~t~k~i=n=s~____ and others, being full and complete settlemen t for the tract of land known in said proceedin g as #_1_1_5____ I Sign original and duplicate and return to the Treasurer of Virginia. �- . -~~.6 t. . o, ' 1ft cntiop.: Luther j Asoonood . 77 120 Doed .oo • 1,un. idem 1:nt1r ly 1th1n tho p· k area . ono .bore in o on ot ioil : _ o do: n fer'tlltty. oult1 l,1on. Th good d _ tl. otc\t o ec! . or :Cr01 • -r h1oh c. on this t zinc lan 4 mil.ea h-rd su ·faoo to Elk on. no 1cre t shi1>r 1 , .a r ct i'.t'ly oint . ?5. 00 ?5 . 00 r Go .. oo eo.o -10 . 0 .150. 00 •\ 15. 00 5. 0 3 90. 00 1i �Value of lnrui. b Tot l 1 V y~_l,µ_q ~o 400.00 ~200 , , ,- . 00 ' 20 Total l or Totnl l.u ot it rov• onto l an 2 V luo pf Orooo.r To tal V Tot al ~ ver l or o.oo mm.oo EGO , 0 ti.mb r lu of tract lu per o.ox-e ...4:-.00 l)Ol.t? . 00 Ov , la .oo �NOTE-This need not be filed until the record discloses that the awards have been paid into the custody of the Courts. Virginia: In the Circuit Court of Rockingham County The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia .. PETITIONER. V. At Law No. 1829 Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand, Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of land, more or less . . . . . . . . . . . DEFENDANTS. Comes now the undersigned and shows to the Court: That a judgment in rem has heretofore been entered in this proceeding condemning to the use of the Petitioner. the fee simple estate in the tract(s) of land numbered as follows: Tract No. _ll5 _______ : Tract No. ____________ : Tract No. ------------; and described in the report of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners appointed herein and shown, numbered, and delineated on the County Ownership Map filed therewith, upon payment into the custody of the Court of the sum(s) set out in the said judgment as constituting the award(s) therefor, as follows: Award on Tract No. _.].l.fi ____ $7.1.8.Q • .O.O; on Tract No. ____________ $ __________ ; on Tract No. ------------ $----------i That the report of the said Board sets forth th at the following named persons claim, or appear to have a claim to an interest in the said tract(s) of land or in the proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof; J . Luther Maiden That the Petitioner has paid into the custody of the Court the said sum(s) set out in said judgment as constituting the award(s) for the fee simple estate in the said tract(s) of land; That your undersigned, on the date of the said judgment in rem condemning the said tract(s) of land, owned or was (were) entitled to the following interest in the said tract(s) or in the proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof:- By reason of Contribution pledge , obligating the owner, J . Luther Maiden to give land to the value of $25 . 00 within the Park Area to the Park Project • .. , . , That no other person or persons than the undersigned are entitled to share in the distribution of the said award(s) except the following named persons whose interest in said tract(s) or in the proceeds arising _from the condemnation thereof on the date of entry of said judgment was as follows: . _ w·herefore, your undersigned pray(s) that [he (they) be made a party (parties) herein under the provisions of Section 21 of the Public Park Condemnation Act, and that] an order be entered for the distribution of said sum(s) set forth in said judgment in rem as constituting the award(s) for the fee simple ·estate in the said tract(s) condemned as aforesaid, and for the payment to the undersigned of the said award(s) or of as much thereof as the Court may find that the undersigned is (are) entitled to receive, and which the undersigned aver(s) is as follows: Tract No. __ .].l.5. _____ $ ___ .2_5.. . _00: Tract No. ____________ $ __________ : Tract No. ------------ $ __________ ; The undersigned further aver(s) that: (Leave this space blank unless there is some other pertinent matter to be brought specially to the attention of the court) NAME P. 0. ADDRESS STATE_COMMISSI ON_ON CONSERVAT ION & _~D ~ ~-::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Bfi_l2 _____ ---- - - - - - - ---- - ----------------------------------------- NOTE-A supply of this blank form has been placed in the Clerk's office for the convenience of interested parties. No one is required to use this form, as the form is not prescribed by law, and claimants can either change or modify it as they deem necessary, or present their motions in any form they may desire which meets with the approval of the Court. This blank form may not and probably will not cover all cases. It has been printed merely as a suggestion of a form of a motion which may be used, subject to the approval of the court in each case. �STATE OF VIRGINIA ) COUN'rY OF WARREN ) ss Personally appeared before.me the undersigned Notary Public in my said State and County, E. K. Stokes , who being duly sworn, deposed and said that she is an employee of the State Com.mission on Conservation and Development in immediate charge of the records of the Shenandoah National Park Division thereof having to do with claims of the Commiss i on for dis tributive shar e s of condemnation awards in the Shenando ah Nati onal Park condemnation proceedings pending in the Circuit Courts of Virginia , by reason of contracts and agreements en- . tered into with the owners of lands sought to be condemned in these proceedings , and that the within claim is just and corre c t . Witness my My Cor.1mission Expires Sep, 8, 1934· �G OOK OF 'f.BE CI CUIT OOU cool't:i: , vmonu • C (!$ ION O CONS..e.E V. TIOI ...rm Plm:::!~:T OF THE . T O:C' V GIN1A v. t Law #1829 IS , ETC . ll o d 7 ot December, 1933, came On this • the J • Lu t her :Ma iden to . filEt his motion leave is , and on hi applica. tion tor the po.,ment to him 1ven ~ of the swn ot , the am:>unt or the a ard set out ~ the a 7, 180. 00 --- c ondemna tion tor 'l'ract No . 115 d ot heretoro re paid into Court . And 1 t appearin g tra:l. the report <1' the Bo'i rd of Apprais- al Commiss ioners heretotc r tiled in this cause , and in the pet1- t1on for Judgmen t and condemn ation entered herein on the _ day of rovember , 19&5 , that in the pinion ot peti t1oner , tht said 1 . Luther :Maiden is invested 1th a superio r or better right or cl of title 1n and to the said Tracrt of lnnd --- No . 115 , and that the record of this cnuse does not disclose any denial or dispute by any party or person 1n interes t as to or to th proceeds aria the title to th said Tract lio . 115 1ng from the o ondem.na.t 1on ther ot, and that t ha said _ _ __ _ ;r . Lut her Ma iden is eatitled to receiw tho :proceed s aris d :tt turther , id Tro.ot No . 115 ing tran the condemn ation ot appearin g to th Court ti.it all taxes due or taxable upon said Tract No . u5 have been paid : Upon con side ti on here of, 1 t .1 o ans idered and o rde.red by th Court that tho said sum of J 7 , i ao. oo paid into Court by petition er as just ccmpens ation for Tract No . / / c9 be pe1 d unto the mid __J_._L_u_t_h_e_r_i_ra_i_d_e_n_ _; arid the Clerk of this Cotl' t is d1?'8oted to tranllllli t a certifie d copy or this order to the Treasur er _ d_ e_n_ __ of Virginie . , ,rlx, s.ball 1)8.:V unto the said _J_._ Lu_t_h_e_r_Mei the / / I / id sun ot 7, iao.oo , the a.mount of' the awe.rd set out in the , taking from the s 14 judt,tlen t ot condemn ation tor Tract No . 115 :r . Lu ·t her Maiden a receipt therefo r and certifyi ng such . -------- --- payment to the Ol rk o'f this Court G-cb.. v/ aa required by la:tr. fc:,r appropr iate Gtf/111 ntrr , thereof �M. H. HARRISON TREASURER OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY HARRISONBURG, VIRGINIA TO WHm.~ IT MAY CONCERN : I hereby certify that the re cords of my off ice show that J . Luther Iv'aiden has paid the taxes for the years 1932 and 1933 on his tract of land conteining ?? - 3-0 acres situate in the Blue Ridge ~,~ountains, Stonewall District, Rockingham County . All taxes prior to that time, if any be unpaid, are a matter of record in the Clerk's Office of said County . Given under my hand this 16th day of December 1933 . �NOTE-This need not be filed until the record discloses that the awards have been paid into the custody of the Courts. Virginia: In the Circuit Court of Rockingham County The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia .. , PETITIONER. V. At Law No. 1829 Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand, Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of land, more or less . . . . . . . DEFENDANTS. Comes now the undersigned and shows to the Court: That a judgment in rem has heretofore been entered in this proceeding condemning to the use of the Petitioner the fee simple estate in the tract(s) of land numbered as follows: Tract No. /_).Q~ __ ; Tract No. ____________ : Tract No. ____________ ; and described in the report of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners appointed herein and shown, numbered, and delineated on the County Ownership Map filed therewith, upon payment into the custody of the Court of the sum(s) set out in the said judgment as constituting the award(s) therefor, as follows: Award on Tract No./-/.£- $-7-/-i~~ract No.------------$----------; on Tract No. ------------ $----------; That the report of the said Board sets forth that the following named persons claim, or appear to have a claim to an interest in the said tract(s) of land or in the proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof; - (.) 11' 3 , 6,,__ , r, / () as JJ.A That the Petitioner has paid into the custody of the Court the said sum(s) set out in said judgment constituting the award(s) for the fee simple estate in the said tract(s) of land; That your undersigned, on the date of the said judgment in rem condemning the said tract(s) of land, owned or was (were) entitled to the following interest in the said tract(s) or in the proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof:- 1--ev ~ That no other person or persons than the undersigned are entitled to share in the distribution of the said award(s) except the following named persons whose interest in said tract(s) or in the proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof on the date of entry of said judgment was as follows: Wherefore, your undersigned pray(s) that [he (they) be made a party (parties) herein under the provisions of Section 21 of the Public Park Condemnation Act, and that] an order be entered for the distribution of said sum(s) set forth in said judgment in rem as constituting the award(s) for the fee simple estate in the said tract(s) condemned as aforesaid, and for the payment to the undersigned of the said award(s) or of as much thereof as the Court may find that the undersigned is (are) entitled to receive, and which the undersigned aver(s) is as follows: Tract No. j_/__,j__-=____ $2LRtP.:_'1otract No. ____________ $ __________ : Tract No. ____________ $ __________ ; The undersigned further aver(s) that: (Leave this space blank unless there is some other pertinent matter to be brought specially to the attention of the court) ( 0NAME ~---tk?~ fV-1 P.O.ADDRESS __£_,,,(__J±~---t?/o= STA~~RGllJIA,--CoWlt¥--or-Roc.kingharn.,--~';;!~~-------------------------This day personally appeared before me J. Luther Maiden and made oath--that--t11e--statem.Effit-s--containea in -the-a.coverpetrt1on-,--1ro-~ar-1:rs-1na de on ;, hi sx.-o.wn..-i.nf o...rma.ti.on-.ar e.-true.- _..and so. _f.ar.. _as._ ma.d.e_ ..upon.._info..rmation. of others he believes them to be true. Given under.~'i/-......and this 16th day of necem.0Efr;--1ws;-------------------------~/A'-::..+--~---- - , a.--ry-;PUb-11-u-. NOTE-A supply of this blank form has been~~~~~/ CI:Z.k's offi or the convenience of interested parties. No one is required to use this form, as the form is not r scribed by law, and claimants can either change or modify it as they deem necessary, or present t r motions in any form they may desire which meets with the approval of the Court. This blank form may not and probably will not cover all cases. It has been printed merely as a suggestion of a form of a motion which may be used, subject to the approval of the court in each case. �STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF ROCKINGHAM, to-wit : I, J. Robert Switzer, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Rockingham County do hereby certify that the records in my office do not show any delin quent taxes against the tract of 77 acres 3 roods and no poles in Stonewall District, assessed in the name of J . Luther Maiden , except for the tax year 1932 , but which truces by accompanying statement of M. H. Harrison , County Treasurer, have been paid in the County Treasurer's Office,since said tax lis,t was returned delinquent to my office . Given under my hand this 16th day of December , 1933 . Circ - ( �VI GIHIA . IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAJ.: COUNTY . II The 0tate Comm ission on Cons er vatio n & ~ e~el opme nt , of the State of Vir ginia , Pe tit i oner , v. Cassa ndr a Laws on Atki ns , e t al s , defen dant s o I n Re : Di s t ribu tion of proc eeds 6f ·c onde mnat ion for Trac t No . 115 . This day came the State Comm ission on Cons ervat ion Deve lopm ent , by coun sel , and moved the Cour t to ente r an orde r irect ing the Trea surer of the ~tqte of Vir inia , to pay to it , out 0 f the proce eds of c onde:mna tion of Tr R.c t No . 115 , the sum of ,~25 .oo epre senti ng the amou nt of a certa in pledg e made by J . L . l\iaid en , ho claim ed to be the owne r of said trac t , to aaid 3tate Comm ission n Cons erva tion & Deve lopm ent , as a cont ri butio n for the esta blish ~ ent of 3 henan doah i.atio nal Park and in supp ort of its said moti on, he said Comm issio n exhi btted to the Cour t , its moti on in v,riti ng et ting forth all the facts in re l at ion ther eto , vm.ich has been ereto fore filed here in . Upon cons idera tion where of , it apne arine ; to the that the claim of s '-"id ,Jornn.issio n is not base d upon any lien eith er on the land conde mned , or on the pro cee ds of condemnat ion ~ d that s a id Comm ission has faile d to obta in the cons ent of the part ies enti tled to the proce eds of condemnat ion , to the paym ent of i s claim, it is acco rding ly adj udge d and orde red that the moti on of the vommis s ion for the r ayme nt of s a i d clai:n out of the proc eeds 1 o cond emna tion for said t r ac t be and the same is hereb y denie d . !CO � 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 Lam, Elmer - Meadows, ES Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context maiden-j-luther.pdf Title A name given to the resource Maiden, J. Luther Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Swift 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): 115 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 Maiden https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/b194abf982e32cb953307daee6291bc2.pdf 89106390f680e7201ece3e92bac55b9c PDF Text Text County: Rappahannock District: Piedmont NAME OF CLAIMANT #180 Number of Acres : Location : - . ( C 'or* c/ J Major, John T 0 48 Southeastern slope of Oven Top Mountain . About one mile of unimproved dirt road to Lee Highv’/ay miles to Luray, nearest shipping point Roads : Soil - . Sandy clay loam. Thence 14 depth and Northern part of tract has soil of ood vated fields Hit oose surface Wooded area cut over for tan bark about 30 removed at various times since, Trails products timber Other ago years of the merchantable timber vms removed last the that and stumps indicate E History of Tract and condition of timber : . 2i S??hf£ &8sp! a min §ea?faago ed clear few years. That portion of the ^ orchard within the Park Boundary consists to 30 years old in good condition 25 trees sixty of approximately ' Improvements : . . None Acreage and value of types : Types Value per acre Acreage Total Value 40 © $3.00 | 120.00 Grazing Land : 3 @ 10.00 30.00 Cultivated Land : 3 © 15.00 45.00 195.00 $ Orchard : 2 @ 75.00 Slope : Cove : Minerals : Value of Land : $ '-95.00 Value of Improvements : $ Value of Orchard : $ 150 # 00 Value of Minerals : $ Value of Timber : $ Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract : $ # 20 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ 100 « 00 “ 150.00 $345.00 �^ tlO. Claim of County, Virginia, No.-145. , At Law. In the Circi JyCourt of Ji§P .ahanAo The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Peti em A er s_,_ and _ Thir_tYr_s_even tioner, vs. Thousand * J our HundrjwLMms 4 more or less, of land in County, Virginia, Defendants. ? PP kanno_ck The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this Court of Rapjia 3mnnp_ak as his answer to said petition and to said notice. My name is £kn> My Post Office A I claim a right, title, estate act or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned , containing about- V--, ere are the following buildings andi improvements _ ^ ^ ^ _ ^ ^ __ _ - _ ___ ” _V _: _£/>_ _ „ vA Thij tajmjl i located about ' Virginia, m miles from the _ _ l$i £ - Magisterial District of said County. claim I 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, ti le, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above ) , r-^v ( i ^J ^ ^ The land .owners adjacent to e above scribed tract or parcel of land are as follows : rhjj North South East \ West I acquired my right, title, estate or intere to this property about the y e a r _/ in the following manner : / 1 JJ \ A _ __ I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements there) jQ jLP on is . I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, -'in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is I am the owner of acres of land adjoining the above described tract or 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 as to information this claim which claimant desires to make ; and if practicable h QshouJd als(/ in ert here a description of th tra p or parcel of lancbby metes bounds ). __ ^ ^ SltP-Q-JQL ( Continue my signature ( or my name and mark at \AA , 1930. VIRGINIA, ^ l_ & w remarks if necessary on the back ) . Q day hed hereto ) this - __ COUNTY OF— The undersigned hereby certifies thatthe above named claimant personally appeared before him and and things appearing in his above\ .aF i true to the best day of c 4930A this STATE OF ^ ^ — ck . _, To-wit : • JltfL del oath that the matters dfjii wledge and belief , __ : AAZ of the Court, or Special Investigat otary Public, or Justice of the Peace. (erk ��County; Rappahannock District: Piedmont #180» MaJort John Acreage Claimed: Value Claimed: . Southeastern Slope of Oven Top Mountain Location: . Incumbrances, counter claims or laps: Hone known Sandy clay loam, Northern part of tract has soil of good depth and fertility as indicated by Soil in cultivated fields is herbaceous growth, also of good depth and fertility, with an abun dance of loose surface rock, SIopes are steep South and eastern exposure Soil: .- . - About one mile of unimproved dirt road to Lee High way, Thence 14 miles to Luray, nearest shipping point, Roads: History of tract and condition of timber: Wooded area cut over for tain bark about thirty years ago Other timber . . . products removed at various times since Trails and stumps Indicate that the last of the merchantable timber was removed within the past year That portion of the tract now used for grazing was cleared many years ago Cultivated portions were cleared That portion of the within the past few years . . orchard within the Park Boundary consists of approximately sixty trees 25 to 30 years old in good condition . Improvements: Orchard,( part of large orchard ) 25 to 30 years old ,3100.00 Value of land by types: Typ es: Slope F c P g Orchard Value Per A . Acreage: 40 15.00 3 4 1 ( Listed above ) W ---- Total value of land Total value of improvements Total value of tract Average value per acre 10.00 Total Value $120.00 45.00 40.00 Q205.00 5205.00 100.00 ' 5305.00 $6.35 � 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 Major, John Description An account of the resource Tract: 180; Location: South east slope of Oven Top Mountain; Cost/Acre: $7.20; Estimate Value: $345.00; Number of Acres: 48.0; Monies Awarded: $445.00 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 180 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context major-john-tract-180 Major https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/Madison_County_SNP_Records_Court_Proceedings/mcsnp_marks-fannie-tract-253.pdf a7076e6ad9b6e2ff367ed44ea584b27c 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 Marks, Fannie Description An account of the resource Tract(s): 253 Items in Land File: <ul> <li>Claimant Worksheet</li> <li>Tract Assessment</li> </ul> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Madison County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/"></a> 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 253 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context MCSNP_Marks-Fannie-tract-253 Marks https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/Madison_County_SNP_Records_Court_Proceedings/mcsnp_marks-lw-tract-284.pdf dc6cd59bc0a144bc09e4705e0870fa2b 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 Marks, LW Description An account of the resource Tract(s): 284 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 284 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context MCSNP_Marks-LW-tract-284 Marks