201 20 4487 https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/73964be399dfc5a6257d07931e88cc61.pdf 68ae8a2f8f5127a4924006c85c281e7f PDF Text Text V «r •* ' *'•* * * < v «**» f r v# •' t - . - -- j » RappahaniiooK County •* *+ A ** -HP +*+ : J »V* *r Piedmontf District NAME OF CLAIMANT #124 177i Number of Acres: Location : Roads : - Miller , Ellis L. West side of Frazier Hollow . It is 2 miles over a rough road to the State Highway at Thornton Gap , and thence 8 miles to Luray , the nearest shipping point . - The soil is a sandy loam of good depth and fertility n t h con siderable humus It is rocky , and there are occasional large outcrops Exposure is to the east Slopes are steep rock Soil : .. . . The bark was removed many years ago and mos t The locust is bein of the timber , except red oak was cut several years ago taken at present There has been no fire recently . . History of Tract and condition of timber : . Improvements : None Acreage and value of types : Types Acreage Slope : 169i 8 Cove : | 177 Value per acre Total Value Q $3.00 $ 508.00 <Q 4.00 32.00 540.00 $ Grazing Land : Cultivated Land : Orchard : Minerals : Value of Land : $ 540 * 00 Value of Improvements : $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals: $ 994.00 | 1535.00 Value of Timber : $ 994.50 Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract : $ 8.65 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ NONE CLERK �_ _ _ _ _ zj. Claim of tc ' In the Circuit Court The State Cojnnjission on Conservatip tioner, vs. 4r r __ - ^^ ^ County, Virginia, No. . . At Law. and Development of the State of Virginia, Peti- C more or less, of land in _ _ County, Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned , in answer to thevpetition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filkig said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court of _ _ . County, Virginia , asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to sdfd tition and to/said notice. . My name is t My Post Office Address is I claim a right , title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought ^ to be condemned , containing about. acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements : LZ - H This Jand is located about miles from . Virginia, in the Magisterial District of said County. I claim the following right , title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above : ( In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right , title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described aboveL The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows : North South East West I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year following manner : in the I claim that the otal value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is I am the owner of acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park area, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area , to the extent of $ ( In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make ; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes ainLboundsl . Remarks : ^ _ Continue remarks if necessary on the back ) . 6>" Witness my signature ( or my name and ma; attached he: this day _ , 1930. of : STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY ? -wit : The undersigned hereby certifies that the above named claimant personally appear lefore him ahd>maae oath that the matters and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief , this day of , A930. ( OFitl __ 4" / & 4± A-1^£. Clerk of the Court, o^ Special Investigator-or 3feta4 Pubhcrrrr Instice of--the-P^aeei- ^ ^ ^ �I * PILED I N CLERK’S OFFICE Tl j/ ^ AJIAMOCIC COUNT V 19 S* .Clerk * �Couni, : District: Rappahannock Piedmont - #124 Killer,Ellis Acreage Clcined ; Value Claimed; Location: 0 West side of Frazier Hollow, . Incumbrances, counter claims or laps: Roads: Hone known It is 2 miles over a rough road to the State Highway at Thornton Gap, and thence 8 miles to Luray, the nearest shipping point # The soil is a sandy loam of good depth and fertility It is rocky, and there are with considerable humus Slopes are steep occasional large rock outcrops Exposure Is to the east Soil; o . . . . History of tract and condition of timber: The bark was removed many years ago and most of the timber, except red oak was cut several years ago ’ . There .been The locust is being taken at present no fire recently . has ! There is some very good red oak up to 32' DEH in an open stand with considerable smaller poplar and white pine, On 171 acres the estimate is red oak, 236 M• i Poplar 37 M, White Pine, 25 M• 9 Mis celltneous, 10M, a total of 308 M 9 valued at $3.00 per M , or ;924,00 Timber: - . Improvements: o o . Hone Acreage and value of land by types: Types: #3.00 169 8 Slope Cove 5.00 ITT value of land Total It tt ! T Value Per A , Acreage: tf " " - $547.00 timber tract Average value per acre 924.00 9 $8.31 Total Value . #507.00 40.00 #547.00 �U . S. DEPARTMENT Form 1001 . ( Revised Sept , 1916) OF AGRICULTURE Per cent estimate FOREST SERVICE Acres estimated , forest Location * yt uJ Chains Forest / f ,4 Open Course _ c^ / f. l ^^ ryp\. K f / Type Tract Z- T Tallied by Chain tally , fdrest . D B.H. t 7TK z o f # 4 o 0 r LO6 20 ! CL U n fl. £ t t . . I i Sheet No . 2. . . »F 10 16J . Date *i 12: Width strip y ' [ 4 C( , om b o ZJ, k o 22 JTZJAUI 24 *9 *,>JZ » ft " 26 28 1 32 34 36 38 40 Chain tally , open V £U r Si per cent ocular Method of measuring diameters GOVERNMENT HUNTING OFFICE : 8 — 1875 £ Offsets �Forest types Age classes Condition of timber Thrifty per cent , Mature per cent, Decadent per cent. Fire killed per cent ; damaged , per cent , Insect killed per cent ; damaged, per cent Other killed per cent ; damaged , per cent. , Name of disease Species affected Quality of timber (give by log grade ; percentage of tall, medium, or short clear boles ; or number of clear logs of stated minimum length and diameter) : Logging factors: Undergrowth ; light-medium-dense, — Windfall ; light-medium-dense, Bowlders and broken rock ; numerous ; occasional ; absent, Other factors, Replacement : Species . Per cent . No replacement, Ground one-third stocked, _ Ground two-thirds stocked, Ground fully stocked, Additional Notes: 8 —1875 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rappahannock County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Description An account of the resource The first series in the Rappahannock County SNP Records collection consists of 350 files related to the court proceedings from The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Clifton Aylor and others, and Thirty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred (37,400) Acres of Land, more or less, in Rappahannock County, Virginia. This was a court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire privately held land located within the boundary of Rappahannock County in the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. Within the boundaries of eight counties, the state of Virginia, in collaboration with the Federal government, used eminent domain condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents in this collection are the legal proceedings for each individual tract of land that made up the one court case. In most cases, the individual case files consist of property surveys, assessments for the value of the land and improvements, and claims by the owner of the property. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Bulk of the collection dates 1930 to 1934 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource Miller, Ellis Description An account of the resource Tract: 124; Location: Broad Hollow and Hannah Run; Cost/Acre: $3.33; Estimate Value: $3,094.75; Number of Acres: 927.5; Monies Awarded: $3,060.25 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 124 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context miller-ellis-tract-124 Miller Price https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/cd4211903efb094cfb05c107702e8a7c.pdf 426b5d2a66efe2b53a3a75b8931fd532 PDF Text Text t RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY i j CLAIMANT WKER OF © NAME #24 1-n Number of Acres: - Miller, E.T.-& G.Tyler Miller 338.6 On headwaters of Spruce Branch near top of Blue nidge and south of Jenkins Gap Roads: 10 miles to Bentonville ( nearest K R.point ) over 4 miles of mountain road and 6 miles of macadam * Location: Soil: . Sandy clay loam * . Gently rolling slopes to the east * Approximately 120 acres of the timbered area has been completely cut and repeatedly burned over * History of Tract and condition of timber: — Approximately 96 A * of this tract has a light scattering This cannot be operated at a scand aggregating about 20 M * ft * profit * TIMBER: Improvements: Used as camp for apple pickers * Acreage and value of types: Value per acre Acreage Types Total Value Ridge: Slope: 170.6 @ $3.00 $511.80 150 @ 22 * 25 3337.50 18 @ 108.67 Cove : Grazing Land : Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land : Orchard : 1950 *00 $5799.30 Minerals: Value of Land : $ 5799.30 Value of Improvements: $ 175.00 175.00 .30 ' $5974 Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract: $ 14 * 69 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ None * • CLERK �/ * * > \ _ Claim of _ _ Xi • Tyler Mi Her and- Mrs - John - J -Mi ller * _ _ County, Virginia, No. 149-- At Law. In the Circuit Court of Raippahannock The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs.__ Clift on. Aylor- _and _ others, and _ Ihi r_ty-s eyen _ Thousand _ _ lour - Hundred 4 37 ^-400) -acres _ County, Virginia, Defendants. more or less, of land in Baj£pahaiin C]£_ - - -- - - - - » - . - - . . . - -- - . - .G. . 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 __ as his answer to said petition and to said notice. Miller . My name is .Tyler . My Post Office Address is _ J£rMt Hoyal, Virginia I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about. acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements : -One -four—room- dwell ing - ya lued- -at- 4200•OO __ _ _ ,— _ .trees- 425--yr-sppr 0 aly 70 a with oximat in acres orchard -- - * old ) valued.-at.Jjl£_,.6£.7«0.Q --about- , —This land is located about _ _ Flint Hill , — miles from Virginia, in 4J-' the.Jfakefield_ .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 ) . Jbint.owner. th.Mrs J ohn J_* Mi Her _ _ __ The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows : North ?. 9I s_ _SeJrtle South.._J # _ _J # _:Miller_ Estate East — Thomas .Settle West...Mr s_^ _ Julia. JJL .Settle I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year _ _19 6 in the following manner: 3y _ .deed _ freerXtr-#..EL T^. Mi Her —^ ^ . . . ^ ... . I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $22 772 .*0X1 . 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 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 valuations .are _ distributedt _ a s follows * liQ ac_r e s _ _ _of--grazing- -land - ( jfcppmxiioaiely-) -$5000*00- f -18-aexes- of - -orchard - - ( 70Q-trees -25- -yrs-* - o-ld-)- -in -good- -oondition- - - $16 , -6£ 7-»-00- 4- 7- -acres- _ _ - ( approximaiel-y -burned*orer orchard landdL $25 « Q0- -per -acre- -$125 00 ; * Phecessary on the back ) . . SSntfiWe 0 ne ‘ day \\ Smss n psignature or my name and mark attached hereto ) this 31st_ 1930. of...July , To-wit : STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF Rappahannocjr _ Miller The undersigned hereby certifies that _?_•Tyle r. 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 , July 31st , 1930 this day of . — --• _ _ , ___ __ _ . ^ ^ ? emarSs ^ ^ 9 _ „ , Crerjf of the Court, qsog gaml Investigator or Nffrary Public, orJuirticcoftho Feaeo, - ^ �. N G . Tyl^r Filler * and Mrs * John J . Filler Claim of Rappahannock. County, Virginia, No..149., In the Circuit Court of At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Peti Clif ton Aylo.r an d p.ther s .and Thir tyr.s even.Thousand tioner, vs. ^ Zour Hundr e A { 32 10Q ) a cxes. County, Virginia, Defendants. more or less, of land in Jl hann.o.ck The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and De velopment of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this Court of PfaM annock as his answer to said petition and to said notice. G .Tyler..Mill or My name is Front Royal L Va My Post Office Address is I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about 198 acres, on which there are the following One._ f our _ _rq oin.dv/ ell i ng_.valued at y 200 * 00. buildings and improvements : £&opt HQ a.c re.s.in.or char d_ w i t.h appi.o x iraa tely .1000 tr e es i 2 5_ yr s * nldJ yaluad a.tQ£5.* p.er trfLe ^H5 ^QQIL Flint Hill This land is located about miles from Virginia, in * | Rr § § the i- l i§ld 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 ) . Joint owner with Mrs John J Filler . _ _ _ _ — _ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ __ ^ __ _ - ^ ._ _ __ . _ _ _ — _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ * _ - _ _ # . . The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows: J .K .Marlpwe_,_ _ Jas . Settle North . M . South._ _Ias * LL .Settle. East . J M Settle West. J,.- J_* Fi ll e.r.Estate I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year.19§6 in the following manner: Hy .deed fro m L?r T , .Filler _._ ._ _ _ __ _ . . __ _ _ . ._ _ ._ _ _ _ __ - I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements there on is $! v .36 0 I my . , , , claim of right estate or the total value title that interest * JLj.§80 » in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $! I am the owner of . acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park area, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of ( In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make ; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds ) . Remarks : T il valuati ons are distributed as fo1.lows 50 acres of graz irig land a t 25 o | 1250.00 ; 50 acres grazing land ( / 75 $5 , 750 * )560 ; 8 acres burned over orchard land 70 acres tiriber F )8 $75 * f»600 * j..20.a ere s oreha r.d _ j10 Op. trees_)_ 25..ye.ars. o l.d ]. in.snlen. di d.co_n d.i • tiori , _225 # a tree _ _ f 25 t 000 • one ( Continue remarks if necessary on the back ). dwelling T200 OTJ Witness my signature ( or my name and mark attached hereto ) this. 7 th day June , 1930. . of —. Warren , To-wit : STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF. Q * Tyiler Fi.il ex The undersigned hereby certifies that the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief , Jujie 7 - th day of . this _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ . ~ -_ . - _ ._ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _^_ _ __ - J _ __ __ ." A e. - 3, / 9 SS . Clerk of the -Oourt, or Spocial Investigator or Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace. ^ ��^ ' countys #24 Acreage Claimed: Rappahannock District: Wakefield - .. B T & .T.Miller - 408 Acres Q 198 Acres Value Claimed: . Location: On headwaters of Spruce Branch near top of Blue Ridge and south of Jenkins Gap Incumbrances, counter claims or laps: None known, .. Roads: 10 miles to Bentomrllle (nearest R R point ) over 4 miles of mountain road and 6 miles of macadam * Soil: Sandy clay loam . History of . Gently rolling slopes to the east tract and condition of timber: Approximately 120 aores of cut and repeatedly the timbered area has been completely burned over . - Improvements: House: Used as camp for apple pickers •* • Timber: « * «1« £175,00 . Acreage and value of land by types: Acreage: *: Type 184 61 120 22 11 Slope F g F g Orchard Orchard Value Per A, Total £2.00 25.00 15.00 58,00* £1276 50.00* 550 0368.00 Value .. vTS2?r. £3693.00 value of land: Total f n improvements «1 f ! W " orchard 22 A © 58, £1276 11 A 6 50 550 175.00 1826.00 — . — . .— £ 826:Y0O l 05694.00 Value of Tract Average value per acre for tract - WW « Approximately 96 A, of this tract has a light sca'tering stand aggregating about 20 ft This ca not be operated at a profit . «• « . £10.00 80 0 « Noto: 15 A at| 7 A at per A, per A, — * * £14.33 C1200.00 70.00 01270.00 ' -£ 58.00 1525.00 . 1300.00 V1 �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY The State Commission on Conservation and Development, ) ) v. . . Condemnation proceedings . Miller, G. Tyler Mrs E. T Miller ) ) TO THE JUDGE OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY: Your petitioners Mrs. E. T. Miller and George Tyler Miller respectfully show: . That 1st they are seized in fee simple of a certain tract of land in Rappahannock County consisting of about twenty acres. This tract is set in orchard and contains one thousand trees of the best varieties of apples, twenty five years old in the very best of condition. From this tract petitioners each year for a series of years have received substantial returns and a profitable income. Petitioners value said tract at $160CQ.00. The average annual net income from the same has been and should . be $1000.00 . Under gnd chapter 410, Acts 1928, the State Commission on Conservation and Development has herein instituted proceedings to condemn said tract. In these proceedings the Court appointed . Price, M. Lohr M. L - Capper and ueorge H. Levi special investi gators and special appraisers and said special investigators and - special appraisers were to ascertain among other matters the com pensation to be paid petitioners for their fee simple interest in said tract. 3rd. Said special investigators and appraisers have reported to the court as compensation for said tract the sum of nineteen hundred end fifty dollars, not quite the net income from . said property for two years 4th. The sain compensation is so grossly and mani - festly inadequate - as to show that the said special investigators and appraisers were influenced by gross partiality and by gross % �error or misapprehension of the facts and ignorance and mistake ss to the nature and effect of the evidence with reference to which such finding or findings were made. . Under 5th authority of sections 8 and 28 of said Act - said special investigators and special appraisers considered in formation derived by them from sources wholly unjudicial in character and frequently denounced by the Supreme Court of Appeals - of Virginia as so unjudicial in character as to deprive the find ings of any board of probative value. By virtue of section 8 and section 28 said boards, either collectively or individually, are authorized to "hear any statement or expression of opinion made under oath or not under oath, by any person, whether such person is or is not interested in the fact or facts they are seeking to ascertain and determine,” and the widest range of investigation, wholly judicial in - character, is vested in these boards, and by section 33 the find ings of such a board, based on such an investigation is made, within narrow limits, conclusive on the court. Such a legislative enactment is an unauthorized invasion upon the province of the . courts . Petitioners 6th are not giv n their day in court. When before the special investigators and special appraisers, they act unjudicially in their investigation, and, when, before the - court, the court is denied the right to hear the claims of petition - be deprived of their prop ers fully, so that petitioners . erty without due process of law Petitioners claim the guarantees secured to them by the Bill of Bights of Virginia and by the 14th Amendment of the Constitution of the United States. . Petitioners move 7th the court that the report of the said special investigators and special appraisers be set aside as to their valuation on said property, and that the court * summon a jury and hear the claim of petitioners. n v (n ^ �' *\ SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO BEFORE MS THIS . OF JULY, 1932 5th DAY • jy' * Commissioner in1 Chancery . for the Circuit Court of Rappahannock County, Virginia, - • * ;y * . : . • ;, " . ocnwq to fpesr pi fpe - IJ BT iiT ; 04, * -J AltkiVT'* Pi fP® J*$ p * * , • U v c j; ... 1 cy r , f rc 1 . rc .. . t . ‘ . *TfP7 - - ppoi, j s©g juAeraj • : :. - T ; 7 yp .. . . c , : * .. c - . .i , ,, c . . c rr t ’ «*f j- gsr -p;o 8#qjJA . ,* spvS STQf ©! I* y: A6 & C - . 39 >C . ~ / a- 1 fcC - -c . c. ] ] , l . ' " ©T ^p © . C juqjATgncsrjjJi * * • . sffjq Bbecj& j TJJA © a? r ,i . , c L ,T* " * o w n wiig s&@ ©f » j vchi. r:; ; ccr ,_ 1 ; . ' - �T <) f . k / * I I \ - * * STATS COMMISSION ON CONSER VATION & I'EVEIOPIIENT OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA , i VS ) NO . 149 CLIFTON AYLOR , ST AL FILED IN * \ CLERK’S OFFICE RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY 'tfis 9 % ^.Clerk » �LI It is furtiier adjudged arid ordered that the abovementioned report of arbitrators be filed with the record of this proceeding: to /lit , a report bearing date February 21, - - • . R. H. Alexander , H. W. uertram and 1934, and signed by J Philip Jilliams ; and suppelemental report bearing date . R. H. Alexander , February 27 , 1934, and signed by J . W Bertram and Philip hilliams; and amended report bearing date March 1, 1934, and signed by j R. H. Alexander , H W. Bertram . . . and Philip Williams \ - tv 9 * f • • -7 J ��o ! VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia Petitioner , V. AT LAW NO. 149 - Clifton Aylor and others and Thirty Seven Thousand Four Hundred (37,400) Acres of land , More or Less , - Defendants . On the TS&h day of March , 1934, came the petitioner in the above stjrled proceeding , and exhibited the record in said proceeding, including the report of the Commissioners therein, Table n and m oard of Appraisal thereof, and the county Ownership Map filed therewith ; and including also the several - exceptions and objections to said report and motions to dis approve and decline to accept the same filed with the record , and the several motions of petitioner praying the dismissal of the said exceptions, objections and motions , under authority of - Section 35 of the Public Park Condemnation Act , on the said ex ceptions , objections and motions , the several answers thereto , - and the supporting affidavits filed with the record ; and in cluding also the order of this Court , setting this proceeding ft for hearing on the 23rd day of February , 1934, and the affidavits . 49 filed in the record , showing the form and manner in which, in compliance with the terms of the said order , copies thereof v/ere - furnished to the several exceptants , objectors and movants men tioned in the table hereinafter I set i out ,jand to their counsel of record ; and including also the orderjof this Court continuing the said hearing , and setting this proceeding for hearing on /u uc , . this the fcSth day of March, 1934 Petitioner further exhibited to the court report of the findings of arbitrators as to certain matters submitted to them under arbitration agreements hereinafter mentioned , which - report petitioner moved the Court to order filed with the . record -1- �c - A And thereupon petitioner showed to the Court that arbitration agreements had been entered into by and between the petitioner and a number of the exceptants to the report of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners herein; that under authority and in pursuance of the said arbitration agreements, r ’ • arbitrators were duly appointed , arbitration hearings were duly had , and that the above mentioned arbitrators ’ report set forth the findings of the said arbitrators acting under authority . of the said arbitration agreements Petitioner further showed to the Court that , inter alia , questions as to the value of the fee simple estate in the numbered tracts of land within the area described in the petition herein, shown in the following table , and described under their respective numbers in the said report of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners herein, and as to incidental damages mitted to the said arbitrators , in pursuance of the said agreewhich will arise upon the condemnation thereof , were duly sub - ments , by the petitioner and some or all of the respective ex ceptants , objectors and movants whose names are set out after each of the said numbered tracts in the said table , which table is as follows: �Thereupon petitioner , by counsel moved the court to amend the findings as to value and damages set forth in Tables - II and III of the said report of the Board of Appraisal Commis sioners to conform with the findings of the said arbitrators; and , thereafter , to overrule and dismiss the several motions • *, -• comthereto , to disapprove the findings of the said Board of Appraisal missioners and the several objections and exceptions submitted by the several exceptants , objectors and movants whose names are set out in the above table , on their several exceptions , objections and motions, the answers thereto , and the supporting affidavits filed with the record , whether or not they or any of them are not lav/fully bound by the findings of the said arbitrators, by reason of their omission or failure - - in fact to execute and enter into the above mentioned arbitra tion agreement , or by reason of any defect in form or of substance « in the execution of said arbitration agreement , or by reason . of any lade of power to execute the said arbitration agreement - Upon consideration of all which it is adjudged and or " dered that the findings as to value and incidental damages as shown in Table II. and Table m of the said report of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners as to the numbered tracts set forth in the above set out table should be and are amended in so far as that may be necessary to make the said findings conform with the findings set forth in the said report of findings by the said arbitrators; end the said amendments having been tions to disapprove the findings of the Board of Appraisal com- made , it is further adjudged and ordered that the several mo missioners , and the several exceptions and objections thereto , - filed by the several exceptants , objectors and movants mention ed in the above set out table should be and are overruled and dismissed , on their several exceptions, objections and motions, the answers thereto, and the supporting affidavits filed with -4 J �' X- * TABLE II - 24, 54, 70 x , For amendments in amounts of value of tractssee order entered 142 , 148, -151, 151 a , 152 , 164, 164 a , 173 , herein March <pf , 1934. - - TRACT NUMBER Jg; 24 54 70 1 142 148 151 151 a 152 164 164 a 173 - * lo 31 */.6 d X'l 3 * , a o ^ / Ao 0 , flc X o o Lf , 7! . 77 . 3 3 37 * A 6 6 A S . a 0' 3 / vT, SIS / L 'S' o c t o0 3 „ / *rco oo X tc o 7, o fi - - 1' ; . V - i> - TABLE III trators , except No findings as to incidental damages by Arbi damages to re .as to Tract #151, as follows: incidental movable furnishings 662.00. 1S 34 See order entered herein March - £ ^ < •. -6- . �V the record, whether they did or did not, in fact , severally exe- cute and enter into the above mentioned arbitration agreements with the petitioner in such form and with such effect that . they were and are lawfully bound by its terms and conditions It is further adjudged and ordered that the above mentioned amendments in the amounts of value and incidental damages set forth in Tables II and HI of the report of the Board of Appraisal commissioners herein, be made to appear by the Clerk of this Court, on the face of the said tables, accompanied with appropriate references to the date of entry of this order , by inserting the amended amounts of value in Table n of said report in red ink by the side of the numbered tract to which they relate, and by inserting with red ink in Table of said report a note setting forth whether dr not m any findings as to the amount of incidental damages was made by the said arbitrators, and if the amount of any such incidental damages was found by the said arbitrators, the amount thereof and the numbered tract out of the condemnation of which such incidental % damages were found to arise ; all in substantially the form and manner and in the exact amounts as shown below: � 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 Miller, ET and GT Description An account of the resource Tract: 24; Location: West side of Frazier Hollow; Cost/Acre: $8.65; Estimate Value: $1,535.00; Number of Acres: 177.5; Monies Awarded: $1,535.00 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 24 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context miller-et-and-gt-tract-24 Miller https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/0228fe0fd690a35e9fb9964e825dc5e2.pdf d5c48e0ce22b5c1284f926bfb8cc2b9a PDF Text Text ' C nty: Rappahannock District: Piedmont NAME OF OWNER - #77 Millar, H.R. Number of Acre*: 93 Ridge near Hog Back Mountain Topof Blue Location : Seven miles over poor road to Browntown, thence eight mi es to ^ Front Royal, nearest shipping point Roads: . . Poor, thin, sandy Soil : . Large rock outcrops History of Tract and condition of timber : Part of large tract located in Y/arren Larger portion of tract has been cut over repeatedly, Tanbark County removed thirty years ago The portion in Rappahannock County has never been touched, due to the fact that the trees growing thereon are very short and scrubby . . . Improvements: None• Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Ridge 93 Value per acre Total Value ^ $ 69.75 75 Slope : Cove: Grazing Land : Cultivated Land : Orchard : Minerals: Value of Land: $ •9•7o Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Timber : $ Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract: $ # 75 ^ Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ NONE CLERK �Revised report County : #77 Acreage - District : . . . Billar H Piedmont R Claimed: Value Claimed : Location : Rappahannock Top of Blue Ridge Assessed: Deed: Assessed: Deed: near . Hog Back Hountain Incumbrances , counter claims or laps: Hone known * . Soil: Boor, thin , sandy * Roads: Seven miles over poor road to Browntown ; thence eight mile 8 History of to Front Large rock outcrope Royal , nearest tract and condition of timber : located in warren County * . rt of large Larger portion of has been cut over repeatedly years ago & shipping point . . tract tract Tanbark removed thirty The portion in Rappahannock County has never been touched due to the fact that the trees growing ther on Improvements : Hone . . are very short and scrubby Value of land by types ; Type Ridge Acreage Total value of land Total value of tract Average value per acre Value Total 773 $35775 per acre 1 Value #69.75 . 6y 7 5 . 75 � 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 Miller, HR Description An account of the resource Tract: 77; Location: Top of Blue Ridge near Hog Back Mountain; Cost/Acre: $.75; Estimate Value: $69.75; Number of Acres: 93.0; Monies Awarded: $69.75 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract 77 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context miller-hr-tract-77 Miller https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/b5725f10035bac56b828b2f6fb8dc39a.pdf 8188dde87110196106a78531fe3cb01e PDF Text Text i Rappahannock County Hampton District NAME OF CLAIMANT $* ~ .. Manuel, R E Number of Acres: Location : Roads: Soil: History of Tract and condition of timber : Improvements: Acreage and value of types : Acreage Types Value per acre Total Value Slope : Cove : Grazing Land: Cultivated Land : Orchard : Minerals: Value of Land : $ Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract : $ Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ NONE This is covered in the J. J. Miller estate report and is satisfactory to Mr, Manuel . CLERK �1 ^ - •T / RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY NAME OF ^ ^ lies, Alfred B . Number of Acres: Location: ~ Mining lease on 1000 acre tract • Roads: Soil: History of Tract and condition of timber : Improvements: Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Total Value Value per acre Ridge: Slope: Cove: Grazing Land : Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard : Minerals: Value of Land : $ Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood : $ There is no evidence before us as We have given to any potential value, Mr, lies every opportunity to procure some evidence of mineral value, but has failed to do so Geo, H Levi, Clerk Appraisal Commfrs, . . - Value per acre for tract: $ Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NO HE CLERK �RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY # 54 Number of Acres: Location: - — . - NAME OF Miller , J . J . -E s t CLAIMANT ( ) 3534 ( 330 reverse side for information on location ) l Roads: Soil: ti tt !t tf It It 1 »1 tt tt tt 1» tt tt ' •t tt tt •? tt . tt History of Tract and condition of timber: limber: Improvements: t None Acreage and value of types: - Ridge: Slope: Value per acre Acreage Types Cove: 682 @ .75 2791 56 @ 2.50 @ 5.00 6977.50 280.00 5 @ 12.00 60.00 . ... « —— Total Value Grazing Land : Fields Restocking: $511.50 $7829 •00 Cultivated Land : Orchard : Minerals: Value of Land : $ 7829 00 • Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit : $ Value of Timber: $ 6447.00 6447.00 $14276.00 Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract: $ 4.03 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ Timber right claimed by Wm . H. NONE Grannis CLERK �c o f; T) • 0» �1 -/ Ac claim County, Virginia, No.-14.9 , At Law. In the Circuit Coun; of J?§G The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, PetiCli£to n AxlQX and DJthsJi s_,_ _an_d TMr _iiy .s_eY.eii _ TtioiiaarLd tioner, vs EQIHL Hundred. __1&37_ .4QH )__ £LQr£LS * more or less, of land in RapjoahannQQk 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 _ il8EP .&0?Lnp ck County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to saishpetition and to said notice. My name is -T My Post Office Address I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land witlffin the area sought to be condemned, containing about acres, on which there are the following 10.0.0 _J s C l L X _ buildings and improvements: A L —_ _ _ __ _ _ _ - _ ^ “ __ ' (Os This land is located aifout _- - JcjfirOud JL - _ _ miles from A ^ JUi Virginia, in rv/ theJ?lfc*vw -t5^ 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, es tate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above ) . ^ B jLt ;. The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows : North _ _£ A _* £ _ South. /3_ Jr* _ L _ East West _ - —- /2 JA. *A j _ _ £_3c£_ _in the I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year _ V following manner : cC r • f * - I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements there O o ' on is § -rhQTM£Q - I7L . I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, m 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 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 : — " of Witness my signature ( or my name , 1980. _ Iw^ . ( Continue remarks if necessary on the back ) and mark at ched hereto ) tlys day v /_ _ ^ To-wit : lie . The undersigned hereby certifies that £. * the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief , day of , 193 this ' -6Ieik of iliti CdUi' l, ur 3p6cial Notary Public, or Juoticc of thc-Peace. 1 Ac . / �Com 3 ' ” uw #54 Acreage Claimed:1 - Districts Wakefield Hampton .. J J Miller Estate 5690 A J By ownors survey 3690 A 3690 A Assessed f s Rappahannock ^ *- r $6297*00 Consideration! Not * VT ' Value Claimed: H $103,866.00 Available Location: This tract lies along the top and on the high east slopes of the Blue Ridge* It extends from a point near Jenkins Gap on the north to the Little Devil s Stairs Run on the south* a distunce of approximately five lies It varies in width from 2 miles at the mile at some points on the southern north end to part of the tract It is a part of a larger tract * the residue of which lies on the opposite side of the All of the tract situated mountain in Warren Camty in either county is entirely within the Park area* ' . & & . . Incumbrances* counter claims and laps: A claim has been filed with the lerk of the Court by Alfred B Ileer for $20*000 representing the value of a mineral lease on 1000 acres of this tract It is understood also* that R E* Manuel purchased 60 acres of this traot on the west side of Big Devil Stairs Run adjoining his other land outside the Park area and says that he has no deed but states that the J J Miller heirs have agreed to pay and he has agreed to accept whatever may be awarded as the price per acre for the J J Miller tract* So far as known there are no disputed boundary lines on any part of this tract* . ^ . . .. .. Soil: -- At the lower ele The character of the soil varies* vation it is a sandy loam of fair depth and fertility with many rock outcroppings There are some exten sive areas* notabl,. those along the Devils Stairs and Little Devil's Stairs Rune which are steep rocky gorges, covered with loose rocks and boulders, The soil along the top of the Blue Ridge is thin and rocky and between this and the lower edge of the tract are many gradations The small area of cove type is accounted for by the fact that this type does not extend up on the mountains a sufficient distance*to reach this tract at more than one point and then only to a limited ex tent* . . - Roads: Two old roods n a fairly niform grade* now only very little used, cross the tract in a general north and south direction* The western most is the Gravel Spring Road and the one on the east side of the tract Both roads were used ex is the Jenkins Gap Road * tensively for hauling the bark from this tract to Browntown about 30 years ago More recently the , i l 1B8ad < #? ? 05eii8 hgit ¥ '> i at the same point* Numerous old haul roads may be found throughout the tract, Lands of adjoining owners must be crossed in most cases to reach county road in order to haul timber products from this tract* s ^. ?. . no SfiiU tSreRi^ a * ^^ ^ - �V Page two — #54 ,Tistory of tract - J.J.Miller Estate and condition of timber; This tract originally had oh it a heavy stand of r hestnut oak tir .ber which was out 30 to 40 years ago* Repeated forest fires have interfered with the young timber growth which started on the cut over areas, The present stand Is composed of the tir.ber from which the chestnut oak was culled * At the higher elevations where the percentage of chest nut oak was large the stand is very light * At the low er elevations the percentage of chestnut oak was lower and the remaining stand is correspondingly heavier * -- .. In 1922 the owner, the late J J Miller, s. ld the remaining merchantable timber on this tract to H W * Grannis It is understood that the consideration was $10*00 per acre for all irorchuntable timber products and tixat the timber rights expire May 3, 1932* Logging operations were started at the east end of the tract in some of the rsost accessible timber and conducted lose than a year * . . Some prospecting for copper ore has been done west of Ihoroughfare Gap but no actual mining operations have ever been undertaken* A 25 year mineral lease on an area of 1000 acres was executed last year and it is for the rights under this leuse that the lessee has filed a claim of $20,000* - A careful estimate of the merchantable timber shows a total stand of 2,965 M feet B K of aaw timber of which 1,741 M feet are considered accessible and can be operated without financial loss to the operator * The proportion by species is Poplar and Basswood 40£, White,Red and Black Oak 40% and Hickory and other species 20%, The accessible timber is appraised at $2*90 per ii * feet on the stump * The Inaccessible has been assigned a nominal stunpage of $1* per M Timber s . . .. . Acreage and value of land by Types: Acreagei Value Per A, Slope 2716 Cove Fields grazing 56 5 3459 2.00 5.00 Types: - -gar— Kiage 7F * 12.00 — $1*82 . — X < 511.50 5432.00 2d0 00 60*00 * 56283.59 Average value per acre for land Value of land $6283.00 n 1741 M *0 timber© ($2.90 5048.00 (1224 U O0l * 1224.00 w mineral n tract 12659.00 Value per acre for tract -- — Total Value -. Includes are of lap *54 1 $3*58 �Location: This jract lies along the t p p a n a on the highw east slopes of the Blue Ridge, it extends from a point near Jenkins Gap on the north to the Little Devil Stairs Run on the south, a distance of approximately live dies. It varies in width from 2 miles at the north end to $ mile at some points on the southern part of the tract , It is a part of a larger tmict , the'residue of which lies on the opposite side of the mountain in ,/arren County, ,kll of the tract situated in either county is entirely within the Park area . ^ . Soil: The character of the soil varies. At the lower elevation it is a sandy loam of fair depth and fertility with many rock outcroppings There are some extensive areas, notably those along the .Devil Stairs and Little Devil Stairs Run which are steep rocky gorges, covered with loose rocks and boulders. The soil along the top of the 31ue Ridge is thin and rocky and between this and the lower edge of the tract are many gradations. The small area of cove type is accounted for by the fact that this type does not extend up on the aountains a sufficient distance to reach this traot at more than one point and then only to a limited extent. . Roads: Two old roads on a fairly uniform grade , now only very little used, cross the tract in a general north and south direction. The western most is the Gravel Spring Road and the one on the east side of the tract is the Jenkins Gap Road Both roads were used extensively for hauling the bark from this tract to Browntown about 30 years ago Kore recently the Jenkins Gup road has been used to transport apples from the Julia Settle orchard to the macadam road at the - le point Numerous old haul roads nay be found throughout the tract Lands of adjoining owners must be crossed in most cases to reach county road in order to haul tiifiber products from this tract. . . ' . . History of tract and; condition of timber: This tract originally had on it a heavy stand of chestnut oak timber which war cut 30 to Repeated forest fires have interfered with the 40 years ago young timber growth which started on the cut over areas The present stand is composed of the timber from which the chestnut oak was culled At the higher elevations where the percentage of chestnut oak was large the stand is very light .n.t the lower elevations the percentage of chestnut oak was lower and the remaining staid is correspondingly heavier. . . . . In 1922 the owner, the late J. J. Liller, sold the remaining merchantable ti ber on this tract to ii. 7. Grannis It is understood that the consideration was ’10,00 per acre ’ . for all merchantable timber products end that the timber rights expire May 3, 1932 Logging operations were started at the east, end of the tract in some of the most accessible timber and conducted less than a year . . Some prospecting for copper ore has been done west of thoroughfare Gap , but on actual raining operations have ever been undertaken 35 year mineral lease on an area of 1000 acres was executed last year and it is for th rights under this lease that the lessee has filed a claim of .£20,000 . Timber: - . . careful estimate of the merchantable timber daows a total stand of 2,965 feet B. Id. of saw timber of which 1,741 1 1. . arc feet considered accessible and can be operated with • out financial lo/ss to the operator ‘ The proportion by species is poplar and basswood 4Q,j, white , red and black oak 40 and hickory and other species ?©> . - . . j �n NAME OF OWNER Number of Acres: Location : Roads: Soil: History of Tract and condition of timber: Improvements: Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Ridge: Slope: Cove: Grazing Land : Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land : Orchard : Minerals: Value of Land : $ Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit : $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract: $ Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ Total Value �1 -/ Ac claim County, Virginia, No.-14.9 , At Law. In the Circuit Coun; of J?§G The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, PetiCli£to n AxlQX and DJthsJi s_,_ _an_d TMr _iiy .s_eY.eii _ TtioiiaarLd tioner, vs EQIHL Hundred. __1&37_ .4QH )__ £LQr£LS * more or less, of land in RapjoahannQQk 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 _ il8EP .&0?Lnp ck County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to saishpetition and to said notice. My name is -T My Post Office Address I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land witlffin the area sought to be condemned, containing about acres, on which there are the following 10.0.0 _J s C l L X _ buildings and improvements: A L —_ _ _ __ _ _ _ - _ ^ “ __ ' (Os This land is located aifout _- - JcjfirOud JL - _ _ miles from A ^ JUi Virginia, in rv/ theJ?lfc*vw -t5^ 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, es tate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above ) . ^ B jLt ;. The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows : North _ _£ A _* £ _ South. /3_ Jr* _ L _ East West _ - —- /2 JA. *A j _ _ £_3c£_ _in the I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year _ V following manner : cC r • f * - I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements there O o ' on is § -rhQTM£Q - I7L . I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, m 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 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 : — " of Witness my signature ( or my name , 1980. _ Iw^ . ( Continue remarks if necessary on the back ) and mark at ched hereto ) tlys day v /_ _ ^ To-wit : lie . The undersigned hereby certifies that £. * the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief , day of , 193 this ' -6Ieik of iliti CdUi' l, ur 3p6cial Notary Public, or Juoticc of thc-Peace. 1 Ac . / �r - IN THF CIRCUIT COURT 01 RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY State Commission on Conservation and Development, . v . . Evelyn Tyler iller, Julia M Settle, ff H * Booth, C B « Miller, oeorge Tylor "iller, Henry T Miller, William Arthur Miller, B F, Miller tire . . . . . TO THE CIRCUIT COURT 01 RArPAHANNOCE COUNIY: The abov naned petitioners represent: lot: Mrs, Evelyn Tyler Miller is the widow of John J, Miller, deceased, and your other petiti nors are his heirs at law and as ouch hold in common and undivided right a tract of land lying in Warren and Ra-npahannock Co nties, consisting of 1 six thousand one hundred and sixty three acres, of which two thousand five hundred and twenty three acres lie in Warren County . and throe thousand six hundred and forty acres lie in Rappahannock The land, however, is one traot and in proceedings in Rappahannock for the partition of the John J, Miller Estate was by the order of the court held in common and undivisable as necessary to - pro . tect the best interests of said successor in title 2nd: By proceedings had in this court alleged to • be under the authority of chapter 410, Acts 1928, the - ission ^tate Com- on Conservation and Development is seeking to take by condemnation that portion of said tract as is in the County of A a /*/» * h e, v AjecA By orders of this court M L< hr Capper, M L Price and A < fl* . ugbrge . .. H, Levi are appointed special investigators and a board of appraisal commissioners to ascertain all faots pertinent to said tract and the compensation to be paid to your petitioners, 3rd: Under Section 8 and Section 29 said special investigators gmd boards of appraisal, acting individually or as a board, nay resort to any source of information which they may deem proper and "hear any statement or expreneion of opinion - ade 9 under oath or not under oath, by any person, whether such person is r is not interested in the fact or facto they are seeking to aso rtain and determine," �notwithstanding th© courts of Virginia have condemned such ' © thods this statute sets such decisions at naught and dohien to your petitioners in the protection of their property rights the equal protection of the law and the guaranties of tho Hill of Rights of Virginia and of the 14th / mondnent of the Constitution . of the United States - 4tht The said special investigators and special an prai ero 1 ave nude th'ir report in which contrary to any otherwise legal evidence before then thoy have grossly wiede cribed said tract and have undertaken to ascertain the compensation to which petitioners are entitled so grossly im equate as to show that said board or son© of then were influenced by partiality or gross " iotolre ’ of low as to tho nature and effect of tho evidence with . Your reference to which ouch finding or filings were node - petitioners charge that such findings were b sod on hearsay rtate nont, rumors and exaggerations fron unJmcwn parties authorized by this statute and not upon legal ovi’once ouch ao . Judicial boards can only act upon 5thi Tho truot of land is valuable for its timber, for its rlnoral deposits and in addition thereto r*uc) of the tract . is fine > luo grass gruzing land ?th: mately $461 ( 00 . — GrY *.-» 7i Lj - William II +*« rr, w> o owes petitioners approxi , 1922 for the with interest fron the 3rd day of May timber rights alone is now prosecuting in the United States District Court for tho western District his claim to the timber righto, * 7tttt Petitioner* have filed their olein in th* record, which fairly states the amount the are entitled to recover . as compensation for their property 8thi Petitioners pray that this court will wholly disregard said rQrort of raid special Investigators end soeeial appraisers, (1) Insofur as the statute proscribes the weight to - be attached thereto it io on invasion by the legislature of t o province of the court; . 2 �s 7 (2) That petitioners are not afforded a day in court for the proper consideration of their righto, when before the special investigators or boards of appraisers the statute author - izes and directs the consideration of wholly Improper and pre - judicial evidence, and, when they come into this court, the statute binds the court by the weight it directs to be attached to the report of such a board ; (5) The compensation to petitioners is confiscatory as fixed by these sp cial investigutors and appraisers; (4) retitioners rely upon the guaranties of the Bill of Rights of Virginia °onotitutior, and of the 14th Amendment of . the Constitution of the United States; (6) Petitioners pray that the oourt. will summon a . jury to ascertain the compensation due petitioners 2 c ) oC /> / - A . + . /A ro * ' a ' " /) /> M/ , , / ' . % SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO BEFORE ME THIS • 5TH DAY OF JULY, 1932. <y L* Zh dsTTfsCircuit " Commissi one in Chancery for the of Rappahannock County, Virginia. CouA �f MU ^ \ S ICLZA^ ( CcfUrt w frl</ t un\ (/\ TyiMujfc U *r*t ^^ t JL. bh/] y, ~ ^ £ZCJ VZ % (Vo l 1+ tj ' 1/ 5 CX UZ. hytvr- ^ FILED IN CLERK’S OFFICE RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY QyC \ A$ ^L s f Te6te : / r n ML / c& 27it' / + // f / 1 &L rm Clerk CAW OFFICES HARRISON & HARRISON WINCHESTER, VIRGINIA * _ �S *£ . ^ y . Claim of it « A_ Mi lieT_y_ _ et_ _a Is In the Circuit Court of Sa.ppahaimoiHi County, Virginia, No. JL 4.9 , At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Peti, acres 37 400 als and Aylor et Clifton > • tioner, vs. ___ _ _ __ __ more or less, of land i n 9 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 Rappahannock Court of County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to said notice. Henry T . _ My Post Office Address is _ _.gashington , Virginia I claim a right , title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned , containing about .3 j 5? 0 _40. acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements : _. _ «°he it This land is l09at miles from Virginia, in ngfeone the Ha.mp t o_n & 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 ) . J -Qi,n t_ _Q wjie r_ _wi _th _ a_b Qy_e _ ms nijLQns d _ _par_t_i _ _ _ _ . _ . The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows : North . J-ahn XM _ J £ar Lo w_ _ ei_ _als_ „ Earnes t_ _3mo o t __e t__a l s South . F D Wood et a l s East _ _ _ _ _.__ .. . J_. J •Mi1l_e r _ _e t s_._ _ in _ War ren _ West __ t a ls_ _ « . I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year following manner : Miller, dec .Inheritance f r o m John J . in the . I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $103856.00 . I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate pr. 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 -00 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 $ .nothing. ( 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 ) . _ po_r t i_on_ _of _ _thi s land a _ val.ua p l_a .. Remarks ikore is _ lp_cat_ed _ u.po_n Qo P P.e r_ JD eJD_O s i_t 4 t h e s ame _ be i ng _ va lued _a t _ _t he_ s urn _ of _ $ 50_X) Q a 0 0 * whi_c h_ _i s_ _i n c_ldd_e d _ 1n _ _t he_ a bp v jn e n t i pjied _ SHIU _ &£. IP 3556. t Oft )_ 5.00 per a c r e There_f or_e_ _ the _ land a n d _ t_imber _ p ein .g _ valued__at _ _t h e__sum of §! • - _ ___ - _ _ of _ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ . __ _ _ _ _ _ _ ( Continue remarks if necessary on the back ) . _ _ _ day or my name and marl$ attached heret< this __ _3D_'!_ Witness my signature ( JJay_ 1930. ^ ^ , To-witl The undersigned hereby certifies that JH^AMl.ll - xn. - wm--£-iglit --a-nd-a §- g-en t ^ made oath that the malters ^ the above named claimant personally appeared before^him and and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief , STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF- ^ __ this X 30 " day of . _M&y_ _ ppafeannook- : ; « ( o. Clerk of the Court, or Special Investigator or ^Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace. �'0 - .. V Claim of County, At Law. In the Circuit Coui#7>f gmia ;ioh on / Conservaj The State Com, f and j5eyfelopment\ the ,te of ' Virginia, Peti72.0 . 2 .7L j kl2 tioner, vs *\AAJ2P. County, Virginia, Defendants. more or less, of land in The undersigned , in answer to th p ion of the State Commission on Conservation and De velopment of t of Virgiyfih,‘find in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the rfig of said J>etitionJmd published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court of ' County, Virginia, asks leafre of the Court to file this oip 2(hFD to sai ’ as his answer k/sam t ice. My name is My Post Office Address is I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or within the area sought to be condemned , containing abou e reAhefollowing . buwdings/and improvements : __ / '2 . ^ 1.32 ^ - ^ W 4 x 7 7 ^ This la/id is .miles from —, Virginia, in about the VM?l44 2 / <i Magisterial District of said County. clain/ 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 k not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or inter kt her has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above ) , ' // _ located _ _ ^ ^ ^ The land wqerpjmjacenfrtp the boyje, described tract or parcel of land are as follows : North South. jjL ^ ^ East -- / X West - 2 I acquire mV right, title, estate or Merest f/ following : / \J/ ^ ^ ^ manner this property about thevear _ _ /_ 2 _? in the ^ 7 I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is % - JA-&JA.-3A/UL 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-O-i.CCU. I am the owner of acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcqj of land but lying outside the Park area, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $ ( In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make ; and if practicable he should o insert here a description of the, tra$t or parcel of land by metes nd bounds ) . ^ _ Remarks : x^ ,A r- . _ — & i kst& L — __ -^ V y Tj . ( Continue remarks if necessary on the back ) day and mark attached hereto ) this Witness my signature ( or my name , 1930. of , To-wit : STATE OF VIRGINIAT)COUNTY OF_ LQAdstA The undersigned hereby certifies that , the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath S at the matters * edge and belief , and things appearing in his ab r are true to the/best of his _ — this he Co Special Investi lie, or Justice of the Peace. ��tm ��f I ! 5 Th4 State Commission on Conservation and Develope ment Commission , of the State of Virginia , Petitioner . - vs Clifton Ayler and others, and or less of adi Rappahannock in land JtatxxKitxSLaaixkiKst , County , Va . Defendants . TIGTIO 3L , Circuit Court for Rappahannock County , Virginia , lotice of Condemnation { 37.400 acres , mere TO In the In law h o . 149 . ' 1 i , JTJDGt 0 ^ TH d Tho I 1 ;io M J t T: Jr ' . * - n Ph,i 3 ' 1 • . Pennsylvania , v spectfully shows unto your Honor : That he ha s an i 1it e re ? ; fc • standing on the land oiRappahannock or the . John J yi 3 - nd to cte tr.vn ti l her * ^ j ^ . ; >1 Katate in that part County now bein ' - conde nod for the purposes of a public park * 2 . float it liar ,iust co ne to bis knowledge of the in tention of the State of Virginia to take over this timber for pa: tc purposes , and he desire ^ to intervene ns one of tho •< - to riIt . his ansvnr in i l l s Jir. ncrcbl nts ant Order of i b)lic 9 Jlon , -j h. . 0 - on r 4 defdud - ir the « d to do . oner therefore rospsotfully prays your vill pass an Order granting leave to hi . to file his answer 3 * foai * pet Ko .icr to the claim of the plaintiffs in this Cause proceed as he ir advised L • 4- i " Ae ^ should do . - nd as in duty bound ho will ion to / - - 51ome ye I or i - -- v r pray . \ rev, — - * • •*» * on S J W o i e t .. 11onor one ^ * S' iii: OF P mKrzixsinu* CITY OF PFILi D iLPl IA ’ • . I hereby certify that on thi , fore me the Subscriber , a Notarv Public of in and for tho City of ’ • ’f to of PhiladelT la , personally a ope 0 , be 1 Pcnnsvlvnnia r> ed illlam H* Hrannl 3 , the above petitioner and made oath in due form of that the matter and fa ts as set forth aoove are true . . #* In witness whereof I have signed ’ . otarial Seal NOTARY PUBLIC r March y ccfe il a 8 1 iy vs me and a fixed y irnTn I jyjuJLuxAjn f . - / ' aw �T } r ffidavit *, it is ORv. On the aforegoing Petition and toy the Circuit Court of Rappahamg&ctet$ 4*i law that leave la hereby granted Uliana . ° Ge ^ nnis , the Petitioner , to file his answer in this C . Use rr.d that • e be aado a party defendant and proceed as he feels Ms best interest 0. \1) . Rf5D this Jay of ' ' 11 . ^ ved • iept ember , 1930 i % » 9 9 9 C �I Claim of WILLIAM H. GRANNIS In the Circuit Court of Rappahannock County, Virginia, No. 149, . At Lav/ !Ehe State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, Vs. Clifton Aylor and others and Thirty seven Thousand, Four Hundred acres of Land in Rappahannock County, Virginia, more or less, of land in Rappahannock County, Virginia, Defendants The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commis sion 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 Rappahannock County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court tol file this as his answer to said petition to said notice• My name is William H. Grannis. . Lexington St., Baltimore, Maryland, My Post Office Address is 110 E Room 402 . I claim a right , title, estate or interest in a tract of ti growing on tne land within the area sought to be condemned, taining about 3590.50 acres, on which are the following: This timber is located abotft three miles from Flint Hill, Virginia, Magisterial District of said County in the . I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract of timber on the land described above: I am the sole owner, subject to certain Credits due to the Executors or heirs of John Miller's Estate . The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows: ^ North South o > East .<r. West -v , JUC LAJL/Js- ( aJ? y . r /9 ~a^eJ£ . * 9 4L > • I I acquired ' the right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year 1922 in the following manner: by purchase from John J. Miller, now deceased I claim that the total value of this tract of timber with the improvements thereon is $ /&3 oo I claim that the total * ° or interest value of its right, title, estate , in and to tract of timber with the improvements thereon is $ / 33. this oo . . I am the owner of 3206 acres of timber on land adjoining the To this Petition is attached a complete description of the tim ber by metes and bounds as described in the Deed of purchase by me and John J. Miller, recorded in the Land Records of Rappahan nock County, Virginia,, and the same is set out In the Order of Publication as published in the Blue Ridge Guide as Nos. 98, 99 100, 101, 102, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108 - . - �- 1 . . W i t n e s s my s i g n a t u r e t h i s STATE OF ^ , 1930 . day A , DUNTY OF The u n d e r s i g n e d h e r e b y certified t o wi t : . t h a t William H Grannis, p e r s o n a l l y a p p e a r e d b e f o r e him a n d made o a t h t h a t t h e matters and f a c t s a p p e a r i n g i n h i s a b o v e answer knowledge a n d b e l i e f , t h i s 1 r e t rue t o t h e b e s t o f h i s , 1930 . day of V YY) . r k o f tSre-Wnttrb , e r / Notary Public or Ju o t i o c Uj X - PUBLIC 5 V*ire *' 3* March » 03} �I > 1 ’ATTAKTIOCK A I D T I Bin A D LATID BEI'IO ST THAT ID IN IA RIDQE , BLTTK THB OP " COUNT? OH 7 IT ' TO / , S 0 PEoCW i B ”iD HS T O - . Beginning nt a stone comer between a hickory and ch < i 3 tnut oak to a spring Tinder a large fast rock ) . . ( 8u chain 100 corner to 'Thornton , thence with his lint s . S 32 , l /4 1 17.25 Chains to a black oak and a stone rile . N 82 , 3/4 7 7.00 Chains to a popular , ( crossing Turkey rim ) N 57 , 3/4 7 20.20 Chains to a oile of stones near 2 Elns . 11 2 , l/8 E 4.50 Chains to a stone pile on a clift . N 20, 1/8 E 5.50 Chains to a stone pile on another cliff N 18 , 7 11.00 Chains to a stone rile nt a white oak strrap, old comer N 1 , l/8 2 16.50 Chains a ch < stnut oak str ip 2 iaples 1 birch , ( at 9.25 chains cut oad on this line leading to saw dll N 69 , 7 /8 / 8.56 Chains to 2 Chestnut Oaks str ips at the head of the " Big Stairs " a corner to R . i , Harris thence down t> ie channel of the " Big Stairs " it being the line of said Harris N 84 , 1/4 .7 1.79 Chains . A < . . . 33 , l/2 .7 S S S S S S S S .7 4.15 5.35 Chains . . Chains 48 , 27 , .7 5.63 Chains 8 , E 1.50 Chains 7 , 3/ 4 i'll 3.53 Chains 25 , 1/2 V 2.83 Chains 12 . V7 4.36 Chains 33 , 7 2.71 Chains South 2.80 Chains S 15 .7 7.25 C>mins nt the head of the large falls , thence over the falls , S 20 77 4 o8 Chains , to a point in the channel thence stillwith the channel , S 6 E 2.72 Chains S 8 , 1/2 ,7 3.46 Chains . S 4 . 7 2.61 Chains S 6 , l/2 .7 3.90 Chains . -- S 13 .7 4.00 Chains S 10 E 2.23 Chains S 18 E 1.34 Chains S 3 , l /2 .7 4.81 Chains to a ooint below the "Devil ' s House " in the chan nel , still with the channel S 14 , 1/4 E 2.87 Chains S 10 E 9.07 Chains to a stone pile in a locust strnjp a corner to obert . . . . . . . . . . . — . . . . . - �anuel , thence with his lines of a mrked hickory N 63 IV 6 , 00 Chains to a pile of stones 6 links a comer to John A , 11,88 chains to a white oak and ash S 82 , l/2 Keyser , thence with his lines ,' oaks , one double and N It W 36 , 75 chains to a pile of stones 2 white 2 pines nrked as pointers , line a road ) to a hickory , N 81, l/2 7 39 , 50 chains , ( 9 chains on this on Graverly Spring branch , ( so le call this the Star Branch ) thence down the Channel to said branch , S 23 E 3 , 60 Chains , S 34 , l /4 E 5 , 19 Chains , S 30 , 1/2 E 6 , 90 Chains , S 19 , l/ 2 Iff 2 , 15 Chains , part of ravine , S 30 V 1, 64 chains in the deepest S 1 .7 3 , 28 Chains head of upper falls , d falls , S 14 , l/4 .V 3 , 37 chains to head of secon of the 3rd falls , S 26 , l/4 V 2 , 11 chains to the head foot of falls a beautiful piece S 9 , 1/2 . 7 1, 62 chains to a poplar at of scenery , ( South ) S , 2 , 80 Chains , S 26 , l/2 .7 1 , 75 Chains , S 29 - 7 1 , 42 Chains , S 17 7 1.36 Chains , S 15 / 5 , 4 6 Chains , S 3 W 1.33 Chains , S 16 , l /2 W 4 , 40 Chains , S 33 vV , 73 Chain , S 22 , 3/ 4 7 2 , 30 Chains , S 27 / 1.79 Chains , S 5 iV 1.82 Chain , chestnut oak stump, 47 links from J S 58 E ( 1 3 Chains a point at a ) Yeysers Poplar Corner of Partlow land , A , chains Distance of line 2.00 land , thence with the line of eysers Part low 35 feet of the ’ullen spring , stones of pile a to S 80 .7 4.56 chains oak on Graverlv turn called thence N 28 *7 40.50 chains , to a chestnut for now a stump , hickory on a la ge rock called the S 69 , l/4 .7 77 , 59 chains to a Norman Corner , edge of road , ( 1.72 chains road , 12.27 with road , 19 chains h Branc . 32 chains big branch 3 0 me c a l l it Cades le flat , spine on spring below 48 chains to a point leading to Gmverly Spring , 68 cha ins to a point in the road h leading from Round Knob. 74.31 chains to a branc as described above , 76.72 chains to sa e toroad y m ked ( old arks ) at a spring near hickor a S 54 . / 26.36 chains an old house , on another branch called S 54 W . 31.90 chnins to a pile of stones Devil Stair Branch , h, thence up the channel of said branc , N 23 , 1/ 2 .7 1.71 chain N 11 , 1/2 .7 1.22 chain , N 3 W 2.11 chain , N 6 E 2.25 chains , N 1 , 1/2 7 3.25 chains , N 31 7 1 12 chain N 15 , 1/2 vV 1.65 chain an iron wood near a soruice pine a corner 2.80 N 3 , 1/2 E 2 80 chains , to 100 Bailey , 3 old by Boyle &• bovs to to the Bailey land formerly enifee land h thence with his line , leaving branc top of the ridge a corner to Dr on oak sh N 5 E 170 polos to a Spani with the water shed as near as Kelley , thence along the top of the it could be gotten on an average , . . . ’ .- . . . . 1 �» 9.53 chains a chestnut oak, , l/ 2 E 21, 25 chains a Spanish oak, , l/2 E 21, 36 chains a stone pile , ( at 12 ,68 chains to a point in a road , ) , l/2 3 24 , 66 chains , a stone pile on a S 83 E N 70 S 34 N 61 . large rock ( at 15 , 00 chain out road ) N 27 , E 14 , 36 chains to a stone pile on a large round rock, N 65 , l /2 3 17 ,00 chains to a pile of stone at a snail chestnut oak, S 41, 1/ 2 3 6 ,17 chains , to a pile of stones on a flat between 2 white oaks N 62 , 1/2 E 4 , 69 chains to a birch near a bunch of chestnuts , S 81 , 1/ 2 E 10,98 chains to a chestnut ( on this line crossed road several times , ) N 25 E 9 , 32 chains to a pile of stones near a double Spanish oak ( crossed the same oad again . ) N 43 , l/4 E 29.56 chains to a pile of stones on the oad leading to browntown N 69 , l/2 E 14 , 44 chains to a white oak at a large flat rock, N 88 , l/2 E 8, 33 chains to a pile of stones on a flat , N 82 , l/4 E 25.33 chains to a Spanish oak, with rock piled around it on the South end of the little " Bluff " N 24 E 6 o9 chains to forked white oak above " iaven Hock", N 62 E 18.33 chains , to a bunch of Iron woods on the N side of water shed , S 34 , l/2 E 2.12 chains to a pile of stones , N 76 , l/2 E 26 , 09 chains , to a Spanish oak and chestnut , S 64 , l/2 E 16 , 63 chains to a pile of stones on "‘'/arm Knob" N 42 , l/2 E 4.84 chains to a white oak, N 66 , l/2 E 12.95 chains to a pile of stones on a cliff , N 75 E 2.73 chains to a point on the top of the "Signal Point " sai ’.e line continued to the distance of 18.12 chains to a birch on a cliff , ( this is a very high point ) N 21 E 12 , 36 a 3 panish oak, N 70 , 3/4 E 7.33 chains to a white oak, N 31 E 6.80 chains stone pile near "Hog wollow spring " this is a very fine spring to be so near top of :nt water enough to run an engine to saw with , N 71, l/4 3 6.07 a Spanish oak, N 6 , 3/4 E 16 ,72 chains a stone pile , N 27 E 21.43 chains a Spanish oak , N 74 , l/2 E 6.18 chains a hickory, S 86 , l/2 E 4.76 chains a forked white oak, N 57 , l/2 E 12.41 chains to a stone pile between a chestnut white oak and hickory near cleared land , thence leaving the top of the mountain , S 46 , 1/ 2 E 2.00 chains to a stone pile near a Spanish oak , S 56 E 11.04 chains a Spanish oak, S 28 , l/2 E 9.85 chains a small chestnut growing from an old stump S 63 E 12.29 chains to a point on the "Bprice Pine branch, same line continued to the distance of 13.57 chains to a walnut on the 8 . / side of branch , . . . . . . ' thence down the branch , N 78 E 10.15 chains to a point in branch , S 61 E 4.95 chains to a ooint in branch , S 61 E 2.66 chains to a bunch of Butterwoods on the lower side of the Browntown road S 29 , l/2 E 1.01 chains to a point in the said road , S 53 E 0.43 chains to a pile of stones , S 25 , l/2 E 3,37 chains to a pile of stones on oad a comer to the arshall lands of Geo U Fletcher , ( now Garter , orchard Go ) or ( t orcTiard Co land ) thence with the line of said road , S 17 l/2 E 3,86 Chains, . / . . . . i �S 4 E 4 ,26 S 22 , 1/4 E 4 ,71 chains , S 8 J 4 ,38 chains , SHE 4 ,95 chains , S 23 IV 3,82 chains, S 7 7 3, u7 chains, S 8 , l 2 E 3,35 chains , S 15 7 3,53 chains , S 38 7 4 ,85 chain , S 57 , 3/ 4 7 3, 90 chains , S 63 / 2 , 6 5 chains, S 37 7 4 ,14 chains , S 49 7 6 ,50 chains , S 44 7 4 ,17 chains , chains , 4 - / VEST 4 , 37 chains , S 34 , l/2 .7 4 , 34 chains on this line crossed a branch , S 37 E 2, 45 chains , S 10 , 3/ 4 E 6 ,53 chains , SI , l/2 7 3, 52 chains to the forks of road leading to the place where they were lining , S 16 IV 2.36 chains , , 1/2 S 29 W 7 , 35 chains crossed a branch, S 39 i¥ 2 , 42 chains , S 8, l/ 2 7 4 ,05 chains , S 41, 1/ 2 V 2 , 78 chains S 21, 1/2 7 6 ,24 chains to a large rock on the lower side of the road thence leaving the road and the line of bhe Orchard Co , Land , S 53 , l 4 V 2 ,30 chains ~ o a doable poplar on i /hnt is known as the Coate 3 road at the Thonrongh Fare Orchard thence with said road , S 53 7 3.64 chains , S 50 , 1/2 7 3,60 Chains , S 77 , 1/2 7 4.08 Chains , S 59 > 7 5, 36 chains to a stone pile a large rock S 49 V 4.90 chains , S 60 , 3/ 4 7 2 , 68 chains , S 52 , l/4 7 3.51 ctiains , S 50 , l/4 7 3.69 chains , to a hickory on the lower side of the road , S 84 «V 3.12 Chains to a spring in a fine p ace for a saw Hill and plenty of water S 58 , l/2 7 2.85 chains , S 40 , 3/4 IV 3.69 chains , , S 85 , 1/2 7 5 jj4 chains to a pile of stones above the road of the side on the lower S 25 , 3/ 4 IV 7.91 chains to a stone pile , to Coates by iller sold large rock a corner of the land road near thence with his line Still with the said road also, 7 4.16 Chains , S 60 4 ,65 ciiains to a point in said road , thence leaving road , W 44 S N 82 7 6.68' chains to a pile of stones in a rocky hollow , Acres S 81 , 1/ 4 V 29 , 95 Chains to the Beginning Containing , 3590 50 . I / , , , ^ . . .V �• » - -- . tJtct jur-L udk W CtH4 '.» • THENCE N. 80 43' W., 538 ft. to Pos. No. *o Angle in park line on prpperty of Miller Estate at cast side of old apple orchard . Locust stake. Ref . inks.: 8 ft. northwest to nail in blazed apple tree ; 14 ft. northeast to nail in blazed locust. THENCE S. 67 “ 00' W., 575 ft to Pos. No. 99. Angle in park line on property of Miller Estate at south side of old orchard and about 80 ft. north of rail fence. Locust stake. Ref mks. : 4.4 ft. east to nail in blazed locust stump ; 2 ft south by west to nail in blazed sapling. THENCE N. 53 r 45' VV., 916 ft. to Pos. No. 100. Angle in park line on property of Miller Estate 70 ft. north of rail fence and at east side of orchard. Locust stake Ref. mks.: 27 ft. southeast to nail in apple tree ; 10 ft northwest to nadl in apple tree. THENCE N. 88 08 ' W., 918 ft. to Pos. No. 101. Angle in park line on property of the Miller Estate, on south side of slope overlooking orchard , and about 70 ft. south of edge of timber Locust stake. Ref . mks : 10.9 ft. west to nail in blazed bush ; 8.4 ft. southeast to nail in blazed bush. THENCE N. 46 ° 37' W., 593 ft. to Pos. No. 102. Angle in park line on property of Miller Estate in clearing 15 ft. east of rail fence and orchard. Locust stake. Ref mks. : 19.9 ft southwest to nail in rail fence ; 15.7 ft. northwest to nail in walnut tree in fence line THENCE N. 2 ° 43' W., 825 ft to Pos. No. 104. Angle in park line on property of Miller Estate near the northeast corner of old apple orchard. Locust stake. Ref . mks.: 30.9 ft. northeast to nail in locust hub ; 10.9 ft. northwest to nail in apple tree. THENCE N. 24 ° 10 ' W., 988 ft. to Pos. No. 105. Angle in park line on property of Miller Estate in clearing about 200 ft. south of old road and at west side of rock pile. Locust stake. Ref . mks.: 15 ft. northwest to nail in blaze i hickory 4.5 ft. southeast to nail in blazed sycamore sapling. THENCE N. 9 ° 05' E., 170 ft. to Pos. No. 106. Angle in park line on property of Miller Estate in clearing about 60 ft . south of old road . Locust stake. Ref . mks.: 30.1 ft. south by east to nail in blazed sapling ; 20.5 ft. east by south to . . . . . % . . . •> . .. . . . nail in saplinge. TlffcNCE N. 21 18' E., 566 ft. to Pos. No. 107. Angle in park line on property of Miller Estate, 10 ft. west and 3 ft north of center of old road at draw-bar gate. Stake. Ref . mks. : 13.9 ft. northwest to nail in blazed hickory ; 20.5 ft. southwest to nail in blazed sapling. THENCE N. 58 ° 37 ' E., 1157 ft. to Pos. No. 108. Angle in park line on property of Miller Estate, center of wood road , 3 in. underground . Locust stake. Ref . mks.: 7.6 ft. south to nail in blazed locust tree. 12.6 ft. north to nail in blazed sassafras tree. » .. n <•*. XT ~ i — 1 l\ 1 Tl �F TSW i .. - c r ~ y' 'V tr tf i V N4 - -/Zhutscf . H t < t 3K 1 r UUX .J t - * ,X s/ - 4- i 4 * •f <y QJJ^ - S££7V (SA , . fiovfxas* (LU*L QM ¥ tjfi / tz ulyMvt ^^ . ' k « p tcl - ^ ¥ ' A / • Vh 1 J / ^ ^ . ^ 6UM* ^ r S »/r - V <> ru AAU \\ -C y ^^ -XO- /? 30 . p ^ *V. tcf-e Zmk? C 4 i <M ,n* A as , i A <>f \ > l ' i . \\ I I - / k WILLIAM THOMAS LARKIN ATTORNEY AT LAW 1310 CONTINENTAL TRUST BUILDING BALTIMORE, MD, i FILED /V s �. GRANNIS In Circuit Court ^ At Law. Claim of WILLIAM H , ppahanno ck County Virginia , Ho of the . 149, The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia , Petitioner , Ve Clifton Aylor and others and . , Pour Hundred acres -,seven Thousand , , more or Thirty County Virginia Virginia , Defendants . of Land in Rappahannock of land in Rappahannock County , less The undersigned , in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia , and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court of Rappahannock County , Virginia , asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition to said notice . My name Is William H Grannis . . . Lexington St • . My Post Office Address is 110 E Maryland Room 402 , » Baltimore , I claim a right , title , estate or interest in a tract of timber growing on the land within the area sought to be condemned , con taining about 3590.50 acres , on whioh are the following * 3563a - This timber is located about three miles from Flint Hill , Magisterial District of said County Virginia , in the . , I claim the following right , title estate or interest in the tract of timber on the land described above * I am the sole owner, subject to certain credits due to the Exeoutors or heirs of John Miller ' s Estate . The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or are as follows * parcel of land . North John K Marlowe et al South Ernest Smoot et al Bast F D Wood et al .. .. West J J Miller et al I acquired the right , title , estate or interest to this property about the year 1922 in the following manner * by purchase from John J Miller now deceased . . , I claim that the total value of this tract of timber with I claim that the the improvements thereon is $133 « 000.00 , or interest , in and to right estate title its of total value this tract of timber with the improvements thereon is $133 » 000 » 00 * , • . . I am the owner of 310 acres of timber on land adjoining the above timber tract in Warren County Virginia ° �RECORD - Petition Piled April 7 » 1930 * . R. H. ALEXANDER, JUDGE OP THE CIRCUIT COURT OF RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY, VIRGINIA. TO THE HONORABLE J Your petitioner, the State Commission on Conservation and development of the State of Virginia, alleges and shows * . 1 That it was created as an agency of the Commonwealth of Virginia by an Act of General Assembly of Virginia, approved 1«larch 17, 1926 (Acts of 1926, page 307) which said Act was amended and re enacted by the Act of Assembly of Virginia, - approved **arch 26, 1928 ( Acts of . 1928, page 1154-); 2 That by the provisions of said Acts and an Act of General Assembly of Virginia, approved March 22, short title of which is "National 1928, the Park Act", petitioner is vested with the power of eminent domain to condemn for a public - park or for public park purposes, land and other property, in cluding dwelling houses, outbuildings, orchards, yards and gardens within the Blue Ridge Mountains area of the State of Virginia; . 3 That, acting under the power and authority conferred upon petitioner by the aforesaid Acts, petitioner purposes and - desires to acquire for a public park and for public park pur poses, under the provisions of said Acts and under the provi - sions of an Act of the General Assembly of Virginia, approved 4 March 23, 1928, the short title of which is Condemnation Act" ( Acts of 1928, page "Public Park 1036), an area within the said Blue Ridge Mountain area of the State of Virginia,which said area and the approximate limits and boundaries thereof appear and are shown on a map thereof, which is herewith tehdered and marked for identification "Petitioner's Exhibit . No 1", and prayed to be filed and read as a part of this petition; �. 4 That a portion of said area, which petitioner purposes and desires to acquire for the aforesaid purposes, lies within County of Rappahannock, State of Virginia, and within the area Rational ?ark Act, and described in the 0, claim filed by William H Grannie in this cause on Sept * 22,19) designated in said . as followst . bounded on the north by John K Marlow, et ala • * .. on the south by Srnest Smoot, et als• 1 on the east by F D Wood, et als• » and on the west by J * J *Uiller, et als• > and containing 3590* 50 acres, more or less * The foregoing is a copy of so much of the Petition filed by The State Commission on Conservation and Development of - of the State of Virginia , in the Circuit Court of Rappa hannock County, Virginia, on April 7, 1932, or so much thereof . . as requested to be made by Villiam T Larkin, attorney for . the claimant, .Villiam H Grannis. 1 / thfo.frZ o&TJjJe . ,Clerk. / * » �Witness my signature this 9 day of Sept, 1930 » . William H Grannis - Stats of Pennsylvania, County of Philadelphia, to wit * The undersigned hereby certified that William H Grannis, . \ personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters and facts appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, this 9 . 1930 day of Sept . * . Belle K Tomlinson, Notary Public (Notarial Seal ) My commission expires March - TESTS* 5 » 1933• A / A COPY / x// Original Claim filed in the Clerk * s Office of Rappahannock County, Virginia, on Sept 22, 1930 . . v * » II �I . NAME OF CLAIMANT . . .I - #54. Miller, J J Bat i 4 3534 Number of Acres 1 Location V - ( See reverse aide for information on location ) H N II N • I II N » II N 11 M History of Tract and condition of timber * II II N n m II Roada Soil Timber t Improvements * None Acer&ge and value of types * Value per acre Types Acerage Ridge 682 Slope 2791 © 56 e Cove Grazing Land .75 . 5 Value of Land * 7829.00 Value of Timber 6447.00 511* 50 6977.50 2.50 5.00 . 280.00 . „ 60.00 $ 7829.00 12*00 > * Total Value 1 . 6447 00 I427 ^ t00 ^ * v * * Value per acre for tract * $4-^02 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract * .. j Timber right claimed by WM H Grannie . .. Geo *H Leri , Clerk "3 Continued on reverse side V • » . > * . « None �Locations This Tract lies along the top and on the high east elopes of the Blue Ridge It extends from a point near Jenkins Gap on the north to the Little Devil Stairs Run on the south, a distance of approximately five miles It varies in width from 2 jt miles at the north end to -£ mile at some points on the southern part of the tract It is a part of a larger tract, the residue of which lies on the opposite side of the mountain in Warren County All of the tract situated in either county is entirely within the Park Area . - . . . . . The character of the siol varies At the lower elevation it is a sandy loam of fair depth and fertility with many rock outcroppings There are some extensive areas, notably those along the Devil Stairs and Little Devil Stairs Run which are steep rocky gorges, covered with loose rocks and boulders The soil along the top of the Blue Ridge is thin and rocky and between this and the lower edge of the tract are many graduations The small area of cove type is accounted for by the fact that this type does not extend up on the mountains a sufficient distance to reach this tract at more than one point and then only to a limited extent Soils . . . . su , old roads on a fairly uniform grade, now only very little used cross the tract in a general north and south direction The western most is the Gravel Spring Road and the one on the east aide of the tract is the Jenkins Gap Road Both roads were used extensively for hauling the bark from this tract to Browntown about 30 years ago More recently the Jenkins Gap road has been used to transport apples from the Julia M • Settle orchard to the macadam road at the same point, tfumberous old haul roads may be found throughout the tract •Lands of adjoining owners must be crossed in most cases to reacy county roads in order to haul timber products from this Roads 1 . . . . . . tract History of tract and condition pf timbers This tract originally had on •it a heavy stand of chestnut oak timber which was cut 30 to 40 years ago/ Repeated forest fires have interfered with the young timber growth which started on the cut over areas The present stand is composed of * the timber from which the chestnut oak was cftlled At the higher elevations where the percentage of chestnut oak was large and stand is very light •At the lower elevations the percentage of chestnut oak was .. lower and the remaining stand is correspondingly heavier . . • . . In 1922 the owner, the late J.J.Miller, sold the remaining merchantable timber on this tract to V.H.Grannie. It is understood that the consideration was $10.00 per acre for all merchantable timber products and that the timber rights expire May 3, 1932. Logging operations were started at the east end of the tract in some of the most accessible . timber and conducted less that a year • # Some prospecting for copper ore has been done west of Thoroughfare Gap, but on actual mining operations have ever been undertaken A 25 year mineral lease on an area of 1000 acres was executed last year and it is for the rights under this lease that the lessee has filed a claim of $20,000 . Timbers - A careful estimate of the merchantable timber shows a total stand of 2, 9 5 M » feet B M of saw timber of which 1, 741 M feet are considered accessible and can be operated with out financial loss to the operator The proportion by species is poplar and basswood A0% t white, red and black oak 40j£ and hickory and other species 20%, . .. ^ - . - - A Copy Testes .. ,Clerk Rappahannock County, Va �In the The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner* Circuit Court : of Rappahannock Co * vs Clifton Aylor et al and 37000 Acres more or less of land in Rappahannock County, Defendants • Virginia * . At Virginia . 149 No t Law * To the Plaintiff and Messrs Weaver and Armstrong its . Attorneys Please take notice that on the 15" day of June 1932 at . 10 A M ••» we will file in the Clerics Office of the Circuit Court of Rappahannock County at Washington, Virginia a petition a copy of which is hereto attached, in which petition it is prayed . that this suit insofar as it relates to the claim of William H Orannis he removed to the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia; and that at the same time we will file also therewith a bond with sufficient surety, a copy of which is hereto attached; and that at said time or as soon thereafter as Counsel can be heard, we shall request the Court's approval of said bond and the granting of the removal as prayed in said petition, and also ask for such other and further relief as justice of the cause may require * . William T Larkin Attorney for William H Grannis,Claimant . Service of the 00py of the above notice and petition admitted this 14" day of June 1932 » but such admission of service to be of no effect other than if said copy was served on me by an officer authorized to serve notices . . . .Petitioner W C Armstrong, Atty for above named ' Filed June 15 » 1932» . �KNOW ALL MSN BY TE3SE PRESENTS; . Grannis That William H of the city of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania , as principal and the United ‘•’tates Fidelity & Guaranty Co. as surety, are held and firmly bound unto the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, in the penalty of five hundred dollars for the payment of which well and truly to be made to the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, its successors, we bind ourselves, our successors and assigns, jointly and severally and firmly by these . presents . Upon condition nevertheless that wheras the said William H Grannis Rappahannock has filed his petition in the Circuit Court for .X3CXXXI C ounty of Virginia for the removal of a certain cause therein pending in which the said The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the . Grannis State of Virginia iS the plaintiff, and William H as a claimant and one of the defendants , to the District Court of the United States . for the Western District of Virginia . Grannis Now if the said William H shall enter in the District Court for the United States for the Western District of Virginia within thirty days from the date of the filing the said petition for removal a copy of the record in said suit and shall well and truly pay all costs that may be awarded by said District Court of the United States, if said Court shall hold that 3aid suit was wrongfully or improperly removed thereto , then this obligation shall be void ; otherwise it shall remain in . full force and effect IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the said ..illiarn H. Grannis has signed his name and affixed his 3 eal also the signature and seal of the said The United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co, by The Rappahannock County , by its proper proper officer, this 26 Realty Cor At tv in fant y . . William H Grannis Witness * linson * in fact , un N P County Realty Co, Atty Co r Po /TAt e My commission sxpiras March •j,19 • day of May ft s/fci 1932 SOIKMHL ..^. ^ 3£«UJ ( SEAL ) ' �. Tho it -to ;omnission on ;onsorv, tion .and development of the t^to of /Virginia . - tition'r in tho Circuit Court of Rappahanno ck xixxx County Virginia VO . 14-9 Clifton Aylor et al and 37,000 acres,more or less of land in Rappahannock County, Virginia ..t Law Ho defendants, i'otition for the roraovul to the Inited > tates iutriot Court for tho District of Virginia . HOVORnUL ?!» JU XV 0? 7H "*0 ' fho potition of . VID J JR7 . illiarn JI Crannis,of tho city of . Thilndo]phi. , >tate of Pennsylvania, by f parkin his ^ttornoy respectively submits; . 1 That the action above entitlod hue boon brought in Circuit Rappahannock Court for xXJbim sounty of Virginia, and that s d action is atill , . ponding therein H• That said aotion is of u cival nature and that tho matter and amount in dispute exceeds the sura of throe thousand dollars! 3 00.00) ^ exclusive of all interest and coots , ac will appear from the claim . 9 filed in this cause . 3 That the controversy herein iu botwoen oitisons of different tates ; that the plaintiff vas at the tine of the oomraonoerrant of this ' suit and otill 1 ; , a oitisen fo tho % ‘ ^ tato fo Virgini roSiding in said . tato, and that your potitionor iLliam II GroJinis was at the time of the oommenoomont of this suit anti now Pennsylvania, snd ij a resident of tho Jtato of —- or* nr id & fce, ro ',idin ~ in tho City of . Philadelphia and oitizon of said City at this time . 4 ‘ o May day of xxrgc, That said not : on is returnable to the loth and your potitionor hn3 GO days from said Cate to file exceptions to . the report of the appraisal Commission, whioh time has not yot oxpired . 5 ' That your petitioner desires to remove this suit insofar ^s it relates to his olaim filed in this cause before trial thereof into the United States istriot Court for the o tom . iatrict of Virxinia �. 6 That your petitioner offers herewith surety for its enterin ' into the a tond with rood and ouffioient iutrict wourt of th > Jnited .tateo for the District of Virginia within thirty dayo from tho filing of this petition, a oortifiod oopy v hioh nay he all costa ' of the record in thi ; suit and for the paying - warded by the ’ • id Oiotriot Court if said Court . hull hold thut thia action was wrongfully or improperly removed thereto * nd your Petitioner thoroforo prays that thio Jourt accept and approve this petition n* 'aid hand end surety • nd that thio Jourt pass jn - iorder approving and directing tho removal of thiu suit into the Jnited District Joui't for the oat * m tatut,' of t; e Jnited ? tateu Patriot of Virginia, pors lant to tho - tatou, and th t no further pleading* or proaoodingu may be had in thio Court in oonnootion with the uL.im of tho sc. id illiam . Irannis filed in this cause - , nd . your petitioner will over pray etc attorney for i1linn . Crannif • ^ . Petitioner / tute of Ponnsylv nii , i3 Cl ty of hi1 del phi • - - I hereby a rtiry mo personally oarao illf m . Granni on thia25"Pay t>f , tie y 1932, Laforo ore petitioner, and r.i do oath due form of law thut the muttero and thin u petition are tree to the boat of hi* knowledge k i ^nd et out in the ; ovo . belief In witnouo hereof I have hereto subscribed my name . en affixef ray official seal thio day at ovo ment oned - . Bella M Tomlinson . hotary Public (Notarial Seal) My commission expires Marcs 5*1933• �// 0? J J IT ORO upon up lication of Nila Cau JO ooming on for u hcurin . illian H Orunnia, olaiiruoit in th.a this oauuo to tho :ourt of tho Jnited at .tes for tho istriot storn , and it apoearlng to tho ^ourt that the District of Virginia at <air . irinnio hao given written notice to tho Counsel of reoord ill lain II said for an order removing Oi.uuo for the plaintiff, together 'ith copi a of his petition and bond for - removal aa io re Hired by 1 w, and it farther appe aring that the claimant has filed HIJ petition for a ich removal, duly conditioned ^ith good and auffioient ourcty aa provided by law, and it up earing farther to tho Court that thia is a proper a u o for removal to thG Jnited t t s d .strict Court j HO ” ”1 T ' : v':r :? I ' Rappahannock W 'H CIRCUIT COJUT JD ' rrrfi? ^ Of ’ / xxxxxxi Virginia thia 0- ljffch Day of June 19 2, that thia oauao insofar ao it relateo to tho claim of illiom Jnited ^ . Irannia, 1 i heroby romovod to tho District Court of the tatos for tho Western District of Virginia and the Clerk of thia Court ia hereby dirodted to nuke up a certified copy of the accord of thia .nit aa to the claim of . illiara 1 Grannie some to the District Court of tho Jnited . Virginia at Harrisonburg and tronafor tho tatoa for tho eatom istriot on or before thirty daya from the date of this petition filed in thia Court, and it ia further orderod that tho aid petition and the bond tendered thorowith bo and they are hereby accepted and up roved and that all further proceedings in thia Court . be stayed J R H Alexander Judge Circuit Court Rappahannock County . VIRGINIA * Clerk's Office of Rappahannock Circuit Court, June 15th, 1932 The foregoing vacation order was this day received in the said office and entered upon the Common Law Order Book of said Court as by law provided . . Taste * Jas.M.Settle, Clerk . �« • * . The S tate Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of V irginia , P e t i t i o n e r . v - Clifton Aylor and ot h e r s and Th i r t y Seven Thousand , Four Hundred ( 37 » 4- 00 ) Acres , more or l e s s , of land in Rappahannock County , Virginia ........ Defendants . In the Clark ' s Office of the Circuit Court of Rappahannock County , Virginia 1» . .. - Jas M S e t t l e , Clerk of the Circuit Court of Rappa hannock County , V i r g i n i a , do hereby c e r t i f y t h a t t h e foregoing i s a true and correct copy of the record and evidence in the foregoing s u i t as r e l a t e s . to the claim of William H Grannis f i l e d i n said s u i t , and so much thereof as requested to be .. . c ertified by me by W T Larkin , attorney f o r William H Grannis Given under my hand t h i s $th da y of ly . . , 1932 ( Clerk C r c u i t Court Rappahannock County , Virginia ^^ . * �* I « 4 i �In the i STATE CCIXSSIOi; on CONSEAVATIOE and LEVELOPELESNT of the STATS . PE Of VII; IiriA .YS { Eistrict Court of the United State for the 5 Western Eistrict of CLISTON AYLOR and others and Virginia , at Harrison thirty seven thousand B&RrBbLL .EE acres } burg , Virginia more or less of land in Rappahannock At law County of Virginia - ' . . » - . To the honorable, John Paul, Judge of the said Court, ho- comes William . H Grannis , one of the claimants to .. an estate in certain timber growing on the land of the J J liiller estate lying and being within :- idge Mountains it bart o ^ of Virginia,and situated ip Rappahannock County now being condemned - by the petitioner acting under the act or acts of the G neral As sembly of Virginia, approved March 23rd 1928,short title of which . IT 1 Public Park Condemnation ” acts"( Acts o 1928 pa. ;e 1C 6 ) and . acepts to the findings of facts as to his claim,the said Villiam H Grannis as filed in this cause ,and to the value thereof,and for h ' . his reasons for said exceptions;says; - . ared tc That the findings are so manifestly inadequate when coll er with the competent evidence Produced by tl e excep - tant before the Board of Appraisal Commissioners as to give rise to to the inference that the said Boa: d of Appraisal Commissioners or - were effected or influenced by fraud,corruption, parti ality or some error, mistake or misapprehention of facts as to the identity of the timber and land with reference to which such find some of : i - - ere made or some mistake of lav .as to the nature and effect of the evidence , wit reference to hich such findings were made ; and ings . That the findings were not responsive to the questions of fact or fafcts of the value of the land or lands or timber grow ing on the lands or estate or the interest of the exceptant V illiam 3 - . . m H Grannis therein or incidental damages which . said Board of Apprailers .re submitted to �- V STATE COMMISSION ON CONSERVATION I In the * AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE OF| District Court of the . . VIRGINIA | Unites States for the PETITIONER | District of Virginia vs . 37.40Qf at Harrisonburg, Va Clifton Ayler acres more or less of land in Rap- { . pa; annock Count .- In lav. • of Virginia To the Honorable, John ]eul, . Judge of the said Court The claimant and one of the defendants in the above entitled cause prays a jury trial on quantum of damages . or compensation . Attorney for Claimant t �K *~G fip • h £--JLa A < ^ M -jud*** JLcSir In the Dis rict Court, of tlfle United States for the hestJr n ' Q / . . District of Virginia 71S2>. A 3 “ .* ;? / / O \ State. Commission on Conse] vation and developenent c f the State of Vir inia . VS - TX rffottVT Clifton Ayler and others 37.4C0 acres more or less land in Rappahannock Countfy ircinia. « ." II Receptions to the report c f tl e apprailal commission etc. $ , ; i > 1 > I . Clerk:- i hr Please file etc. ^ h Afty. for Claiojmt Grannis. 24* t o * / hf C>* ^ 1 - }v ‘ . 1 t/<. \ f - 3 l £ ' i .. INC.. BALTIMORE LUCAS BROS i �. IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OP RAFPAHANNOCK COURT?. VIRGINIA The State Camraission on Conservation &Development , of the State of Virginia , Petitioner , . v - Clifton Ayler and others , and thirty seven thousand , four hundred ( 37 , 400 ) acres , of land more or less , in Rappahannock County , Va defendants . . . . . Miller , Henry These claimants , Evelyn T Miller , B E . . - . T Miller , George Tyler ? Miller , William A Miller , C . Booth, in response to an Settle and Nannie M . Miller , Julia U. B . R. . order of His Honor , J H Alexander , Judge of the Circuit Court of Rappahamock County , entered in the above matter on , 19. day of , for answer say: . 1 That the undersigned are the claimants mentioned in said order: . 2 That the several tracts or parcels of land within the area sought to be condemned , ownership of which is claimed by them, or in which they claim an interest , and with reference to which they have severally filed their objections , are the same tracts or parcels which were found by the Appraisal Commissioners to be the lands severally owned by them or in which they claim or appear to have an interest , as shown and delineated on said map , read . together with said reports in exhibit sheets Miller , . B. F. Miller , T. Miller , Miller , William . Miller , C. B. Miller , Julia M. Settle , Evelyn T Henry George Tyler A . . Nannie M Booth r . Counsel LAW OFFICES WEAVER & ARMSTRONG FRONT ROYAL , VA . �The State Commission on Conservation & Development of the State of Virginia , Petitioner , % % 9 9 V# % . defendants. Clifton Ayler , et als, etc •©rder t . #• l 1 # / * k - r 7i ' v » 4 4 f " ' — -- ~E« I ' *- • i 4 k _ , FITTED IN • CLERK'S OFFICE % R APPAHANNOCK * COUNTY ^ 19 J * % % T - * * •• * * k �I* . IN THY CIRCUIT VIRGINIA . COURT FOR RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY State Commission on Conservation & ) v ) ) Lira Fvelyh Tyler Miller , Julia M C B Miller , George Tyler Miller , B F Miller , . . Development , Petitioner Condemnation Proceedings . SettleT,.H. M. Booth, Miller and .. ... Qrder Henry , Defendants . and Objectors This day came the parties by their attorneys, before . . . Alexander , the Honorable J R H Court Judge of the Circuit for Rappahannock County in chambers , at Leesburg , Virginia , pursuant to due and timely notice to petitioner: Defendants and objectors filed their additional grounds of objection to the proceedings herein and to the report of the special investigators and appraisers in so far as sane applies to the real estate , - in which they hold an interest in the words and figures following , to wit: . 1 The proceedings herein are without authority as the State Commission on Conservation and Development has never by corporate . act taken the real estate herein sought to be condemned . 2 There has never been a bona fide attempt to real estate by treaty as required by section 4363 of the . 3 as to a Defendants and objectors . secure said code are denied a Judicial hearing just compensation of 1heir property condemned herein : ( A) The special investigators and appraisers are not a judicial body , being authorized as individuals or as a body in the absence of defendants and objectors to hear the evidence of interested parties, unsworn , incompetent , giving opinion evidence , or irrelevant evidence , receive documentary evidence unknown to defendants, make inspections without . any restrictions and found their report therecu ( B ) The statute removes ajl restrictions on their conduct which the decisions of the Virginia . values in condemnation proceedings LAW OFFICES WEAVER 8e ARMSTRONG . . FRONT ROYAL VA Courts imposed on officers ascertaining �( C ) Their conduct throughout their investigations was wholly at . variance with that of officers charged with judicial duties - ( D ) The finding of the value of defendan ts * property - was wholly inad equate, plainly reflecting the influence of petitioners agents with whom they in were constant association during the period of liieir investigation . ( E ) When these defendants secure a hearing in Court they are net with affidavits taken without notice and without an opportunit y to see the conduct of the witnesses and test their intelligence cross or honesty by - examination, and have the burden not Qf showing a just value of their property but a value such - Fourth . as will convict the investigators of misconduct The real estate of these objectors is divided by County lines subjecting them to the oppression of duplicating their defense in different Judicial districts and denying them a fair opportunity of showing the reflected . value of the different portions on each other And these defendants and objectors now move the court under section 6175 of the Code to remove these proceedings into the Circuit Court of Warren County to be there consolidated with the proceedings now in progress t of hearing looking to the condemnation of the portion of the tract located in said County of Warren, and they file the affidavit of George Tyler . .. of the deed of John J Miller to W Milder , the certified copy H Grannis , a copy of the report of partition commissioners, and copies of affidavits filed in said proceedings; which said motion was resisted by counsel for petitioner and the same was thereupon argued .1 #• by counsel for both defendants and objectors, as well as by counsel for petitioner ; WHEREUPON , the Judge being of opinion that the Public Park Condemn a - tion Act dearly contemplates and provides for the maintenance of condemnation proceedings , for so much of the lands of the defendants and of objectors as lie in the Counties of Warren and Rappahannock respectively , in the respective Circuit ^ Courts of said Count and that good cause has not been shown for the removal ., of these proceedings from this Court to the Circuit Court of Warren County , Va doth deny the aforesaid motion to remove this proceed ing from this Court to . JXKJ. «1*. I tC1XGL n~. frVs / AJL ^ Q LSJ-OO.U.U-*^ J * { LAW OFFICES WEAVER Be ARMSTRON G FRONT ROYAL, VA . ' - 1 �r the seme might be signed sealed and enrolled as a part of the record , which . is accordingly done And defendants and objectors herein now moved the Court to set a day for the final trial and hearing of the several matters of defence , but the Court now now consider thereof . being ready to nan a convenient day takes time to * Virginia , will of Rappahannock County , Court The Clerk of the Circuit enter the foregoing upon the C cramon Law Order Book of his Court as a vacation order. % Given under my hand in vacation , at chambers , in Leesburg , Virginia , this the day of t , . . 1933 / L i i v . ri Judge of the Circuit County , Virginia » Court of Rappahannock * VIRGINIA: Clerk ’ s Office of Rappahannock C ircuit Court , July 3r d , 1933 « The f o r e g o i n g v a c a t i o n o r d e r was t h i s day r eceived i n t h e s a i d o f f i c e and entered a s t h e r e i n d i r e c t e d Teste * LAW OFFICES WEAVER & ARMSTRONG F R O N T R O Y A L, V A . A . T s , Clerk. �State Commission on Conservation & Development , . •• V t 1 • % \I . . . Mrs IVelyn T Miller, et als . Order * a f ( * w 7 % « »• /• % �LAW OFFICES . A R T H U R E COOK SUITE 327 SOUTHERN BUILDING WASHINGTON. D C . TELEPHONE NATIONAL 8 5 5® July 25, 1933 . . Mr James M Settle , Clerk of the Circuit Court . of Rappahannock County, Vh Washington, Virginia . . Dear Mr Settle; . Enclosed ie affidavit of .Alfred B lies which we desire to file with the other papers in The State Conmission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, versus Clifton jylor, - and Others, and Thirty Seven Thousand , Ibur Bund red ( 37, 400 ) Acres . of Land , More or Less, in Rappahannock County . Will you kindly file this affidavit accordingly Sincerely yours, �1 VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT 0? RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY THE STATE COMMISSION ON CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT CP THE STATE OP VIRGINIA, PETITIONER - . V . - CLIFTON AYLOR AND OTHERS, AND THIRTY SEVEN THOUSAND POUR HUNDRED (37,400) ACRES OP LAUD, MORE OR LESS , IN RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY, DEPENDANTS AFFIDAVIT IN RE: CLAIM ALFRED B. ILES. 0 # . �AFFIDAVIT. The claimant, Alfred B. lies, Being sworn, deposes and says that he is a mining engineer and is duly qualified to testify as to the commercial value of the mineral deposits situate on the J. J Miller tract of land , Mount Marshall , Virginia; that he prospected in the San Juan and Leadville districts of Colorado from 1877 to 1898; that he was superintendent of the Vuljmre mine at Leadville, operator of the Star o \ the West mine at Silverton; in 1899 as manager of the A$o mines in Arizona and discoverer of the disseminated copper ores of that district a large portion of v/hich presents just such an occurence as appear on the aforesaid tract of land on Mt. Marshall, viz; intrusions of quart zite and porphyry in the basaltic rocks of that region > that the said - # deposits constitute the entire copper resources of the New Cornelia AJ Copper company, the greatest copper mine in that state; that the surface showings of the Ajo deposits consists of small bunches stained rock with little on no live mineral ; that affiant sunk five shafts to a depfK of over one hundred feet each before he uncovered the wealth of copper that underlies their surface covering of malapai ; these Ajo deposits al so prove that it is not necessary for the adjacent country to covered with mineral in order to make a mine, for theie is not another mineral occurence within twenty miles of the J\jos ; that affiant was examining engineer for the late J B. Haggin, travelling engineer for a New York syndicate ,beaded by R £ Lounsbury, Isaac Untermyer , V/illard f • Ward , Anton Filers and Henry R Y/olcott, to examine the copper deposits of the White and Copper rivers in Alaska; he was also commissioned to ex amine the Bonanza mine of the Kennicott group , which has produced no no less than $20,000,000 in copper and silver from secondary ores only, and there are no primary ores so far discovered in the district ; that this also shows that there are' large mines of secondary ores and as wel\ as sulphides; in 1904-5 he was consulting engineer for the Alaska Treasure mines on Douglas Island ; consulting engineer for the Alaska i er severance , operator of the Humboldt under lease , v/hich is now theAlaska- Juneau ; manager of the Alaska Copper Co. on the Kuskulina river in AlaskaManager of the Virginia Gold Mining Co.,in Orange county, Va. Manager of the Ariadne Corporation at Silverton ; president and manager; of the Blue Ridge Copper comp any, and his application for a certificate from the Board of State Examiners of Virginia was passed upon Sett. 16 , 1926 ; that he for several years made a close study on the ground of the ores concentrated on the Miller tract of land before any active attempt u/tw to mine the ores in a commercial manner ; that his investigations re vealed that operations had been conducted previously to develop the- de posits but had failed , not because of a lack of confidence in the prop erty, but on account of -insufficient capital , the difficulty of trans porting - the ore to market and jihe low price then prevalent of the nonferros m e t a l s t h a t cavities or caves exist on that particular tract that ixdt he did not find elsewhere in the vicinity which allowed an£ examination of the formation to a depth of thirty to sixty feet , and in each cave which he explored he found the surrounding rocks were impregn nated with the copper minerals, native copper predominating, and nugget of copper weighing one to five ounces were frequent ; that should the min eral impregnation only exist to the depth and width that is there in dicated , there would be a vast tonnage available of commercial ore; up on the surface there are sizable bluffs or ledges plainly showing their mineral content, while gjeat boulders containing the oxides as v/ ell as native copper abound ;and bear mute testimony to the geat size of the mineral zone ; affiant further states that to make a statement that ther«. is not sufficiently large deposits to make a commercial possibility, is misleading, for the number of mines in this country that found their ore already mined on the top of the ground can be counted on the fingers of one hand and it has been his experience to learn that no one can see beyond the point of his pick ; Affiant states that the croppings on the 1,000 acres are indicative of the presxence of ores below , and from a miner's standpoint no better showing is needed to induce him to go th , limit of his resource s in their development ; he says that he obtained < a 2$“-year Lease of 1 ,000 acres of the J J Miller tract with a view to opening a mine, he had built eight miles of v/ agon road , had opened the ore body by a cut fifty feet- wide and a face fifteen feet high, in whicK he found ore for the entire width and face, some very rich, and from this working two hundred tons of ore were extracted , a trial shipmen t to the American Metals Company showed a content of 6.40 copper , show - . - . . . . - - . ^ ' .. ^ �( 2) ing an ideal grade of milling ore > and owing to present day methods of treatment, proximity of markets and improved processes of ore reduction this ore would pay a reasonable profit on its production; Affiant furth er states that his expenditures amounted to $10,900 in building s for blacksmith shop , machine shop and accommodations for the miners, the construction of the road and the costs of mining ; that he was compelled to abandon the project in the month of September, 1929 , on being notifi ed that condemnation proceedings had been instituted - - . . 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VIRGINIA: III THE CIRCUIT COURT OP RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY THE STATE COMMISSION ON CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT PETITIONER OP THE STATE OP VIRGINIA, . V .- CLIPTON AYLOR , AND OTHERS, AND THIRTY SEVEN THOUSAND, POUR HUNDRED (37,400) ACRES OP LAND MORE OR LESS, DEFENDANTS* IN RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY, AFFIDAVIT. COUNTY OP RAPPAHANNOCK ) SS: ) STATE OF VIRGINIA . R. E Manual, being duly sworn, deposes and says that he has had experience in metalic ore mining: that on August 25, 1930 he appeared before the Board of Appraisal Commissioners at ’Washington Virginia in the above styled cause, on behalf of Alfred B lies, . and at a hearing shceduled that date, testified in reference to the claim of Alfred 3 lies in substance as follows: . That he was employed in 1929 and early 1930 by Mr* Alfred B * lies as foreman of operations in opening a mine on Mount Marshall on the J J Miller estate, and the construction of roads on tfie . . property to make possible hauling of ore to Front Royal, Virginia ; that the mine was opened so as to expose a ledge of copper ore twenty feet wide , and to 0 depth of ten feet; that during the said employment he personally assisted in tracing the lode through Mount Marshall for a distance of one mile ; that the ore taken showed,in addition to oxides of copper, native copper in abundance, some of the rock being held together by threads of native copper that seemed to impregnate the whole of it; That he assisted in the reconstruction of about eight miles of Wagon road to the mine ; that employment in the mine and in connection therewith for Mr. Alfred B * lies continued until notice of condemnation proceedings to take the land for public purposes , when further work of development was discontinued for #• that reason; l t �-2 That he submitted to the Board of Appraisal Commissioners one bushel of ore taken by him at random from the mine on Mount Marshall under development by Mr lies on the J j. Miller estate . . . Subscribed and sworn to before me this / XJY x day of . , 1933 f Q V s ^ 7 4 - ^ rx \ * C L 9 / ^ * % 9 9 9 # �<\ 'N - n« VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OP RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY THE STATE COMMISSION ON CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT PETITIONER OP THE STATE OP VIRGINIA, . V -- CLIFTON AYLOR , AND OTHERS, AND THIRTY SEVEN THOUSAND, POUR HUNDRED (37,400) ACRES OP LAND, MORE OR LESS DEPENDANTS IN RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY, . . APPIDAVIT /pe ClAtwv A L F R F P 3 / L E S DISTRICT OP COLUMBIA: SS: . Arthur E Cook being duly sworn, deposes and says that he is attorney in fact for Alfred B. lies; that pursuant to instructions of said Alfred B » lies he did on August 25, 1930, appear before the Board of Appraisal commissions for Rappahannock County, Virginia, in his behalf , and did present to said Board the affidavit of Alfred 3« lies , sworn to on the 20th day of July, 1930, and reading as follows: "The claimant, Alfred B » lies , deposes and says: "That he is the owner of a lease extending five ( 25) years of one thousand (1000) twenty for the of Miller Tract, situated near Washington, acres Virginia: That the said one thousand acres is min eral land, bearing copper and other minerals.* That the country rock is basalt through whichbearing immense intrusions of quartzite, the copper rock occur in irregular zones ; That the ore occurs as cuprite, red oxide, copper glance and native copper in abundance: That he has opened one of the deposits by excavating an open cut fifty (5(J> ) feet in width, from which several carloads of copper ore have been extracted: That the average samplesto of this ore have been sent for testing purposes the American Metals Company, smelters and refiners and Ladoux & Co assayers of New York, with the resultant assay* of 6.00 copper per ton: That after deducting the freight charges and treatment ; there would be a considerable profit on the mining and shipping of this ore; but that if the ore was treated on the ground by the process which has recently been perfected the profits resulting therefrom would be much greater ; that the ore bodies with reasonable development will maintain a tonnage of at least a hundred (100) tons per day - - . - ^ �-2-- which can be mined and treated for not exceeding six dollars ($6.00) a ton, having a daily profit of one hundred six eight dollars (§168.00) at the present depressed price of the copper metal ; that should the price of copper never rise above eleven (11) cents per pound , the profit for the remaining twenty four (24) years of this lease would amount to $1,361,200 less the royalty of lOf ! paid to the lessors; that the affiant has repaired and built for hauling ore and supplies eight miles of wagon road to the mines ; has erected a mine building for general purposes and expended about eleven thousand dollars ($11,000) for labor , equipments and improvements upon said property - - . Vs / . ILES ALFRED B "Subscribed and sworn to before me this 30th day of July, A D 1930. .. "/s/ Rotary Public." Subscribed and sworn to before me this s \> D* 1933* 110TARY PUBLIC \ �t �TELEPHONE ^PPerville 66 J . K . S POE CONTRACTOR & BUILDER UPPERVILLE. VA . July 24 , 1983 . Valuations of buildings at Panorama Resort , Luray , Va , as follows: Tea House , #16,168.30 Pilling station, entrance , toilets and oonerete , 2, 603.98 Macadam in front of buildings •• a • • 2 , 500 oo Old Tea Room , 496.00 Oarage #1 and toilet , 310 oo Valley View Cottage , 1, 677.00 Pairview Cottage , 1, 007.68 "» Gable s Cottage , 1, 009.20 Heater House , 45.00 Bath House , 682.00 Pine Crest Cottage , 1, 300 oo Garage # 2 , 300 oo Caretaker ' s Cottage , 450 oo 1, 200 oo > Oak Grove Cottage , Dining room and kitchen , 2, 577.60 Servants ' quarters , 490 oo Waitresses ' Cottage 400 oo Hotel , 6.003 62 Total , • • • 338 , 204.16 . / // , , . . - ... . .. ^ . State of Virginia , County of Pauquier , to wit : - . . I , K S Poe , Contractor and Builder , do solemnly swear that the above valuation of buildings at panorama Resort is true to the best of my knowledge and belief . / S July , . Subscribed and sworn to before me this 24 th day of 1933 (LtULX-A. / •SL—I nrv */* / „ w 5) r PUBLIC . �s r % i * f * # * A r * �V THE STATE CONSERVATION AMD DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION OP VIRGINIA . VS . AND 37400 CLIPTON AYLOR ET ALS It appearing to the Court . CRES OP LAND, MORE OR LESS ^ tnat there are pending negotiations . on motion of John J. Miller's for the compromise of these cases heirs it is ordered tnat all exceptants oe granted an extension of ten days from the date fixed in the last ordered heretofore entered herein for the filing of affidavits in support of their . several exceptions �n / * The State Conservation <2: Development of the State of Va, VS; Order Clifton A$lor, et als &C 1 « * K t ft l % % Sntered July 17 » Order Book 1933 * "HM ,page 114 | �\ t OFFICE: OF COUNTY CLERK OF RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY WASHINGTON , VIRGINIA H O N J. R . H. A L E X A N D E R, J U D G E . JAS M SETTLE CLERK . ELIZABETH H DE BEROH DEP CLERK . April 13th, 1933 Judge J R H Alexander, Leesburg, Virginia . My dear Judges I am herewith enclosing letter this day received from William D Medley and Arthur E Cook, attorneys for Alfred B Isles, together with motion for extension of time and exceptions to report of Appraisal Com missioners for Shenandoah Rational Park . . . .- I am sending you these papers for such action as you may deem necessary . Sincerely yours, JII3/s �A S S O C I A T E S— GLENN WILLETT C H A S K E R S H E N B A U M. C P A A R T H U R E. C O O K G E O. W A L T E R S M I T H HUGH M FRAMPTON WILLIAM D MEDLEY LAW OFFICES S U I T E 3 2 7, S O U T H E R N B U I L D I N G W A S H I N G T O N . D C. METROPOLITAN 4042 Airil 12, 1933 . James M Settle, Clerk, Circuit Court of Rappahannock County, Washington, Virginia Dear Sir: We are enclosing a Motion for Extension of Time in which to file exceptions to the Report of the Appraisal Commission ers in the matter of the claim of Alfred B « lies in the cause of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the state of Virginia vs. Clifton Aylor and others, and thirty seven thousand four hundred (37,400) acres of land more or less. We are also enclosing the exceptions to be filed in the event that the Court grants the motion for extension of time - - . in which they may be filed Since our reasons for making this motion ere fully set out in the motion itsrlf we feel that it is possible for you, as Clerk of the Court , to present the matter to the Court for its consideration, If you will do this we will greatly appre ciate your kindness as it will thus relieve us of the necessity of coming quite some distance - . Thankihg you for your courtesy in this matter we ere, Yours very truly, 3 ATTORNEYS EOR ALFRED B. IISS WDM/b Encs. 3 . �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY, VIRGINIA THE STATE COMMISSION OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT, OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA, Petitioner, - ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) CLIFTON AYLOR AND OTHERS, end thirty seven thousand four hundred (37,400) ) acres of land more or 1*88, ) . Defendants ) ) EXCEPTIONS TO REPORT OF APPRAISAL COMMISSION BY ALFRED B ILES, DEFENDANT. . . 1 This cause came on to be heard before the Board of Appraisal Commissioners, and pursuant to hearing scheduled August 25, 1930, at Washington, Virginia, testimony was taken . R. Manuel, to the effect that from witness R he was foreman of . lies, in mining operations operations for defendant, Alfred B under a certain mining lease the subject of these proceedings; - that said operations were ceased upon the commencement of pro ceedings by the petitioner to condemn the land under authority of The Public Park Condemnation Aet; that & lode of mineral ore had at that time been opened to approximately twenty feet in width and more than ten feet in height ; that said lode had been definitely located to extend through Mount Marshall, on the - land lease of this defendant, for a distance of exceeding one mile; that mine buildings for general purposes, and roadways had been partially constructed to facilitate removal of said ore; that the project was abandoned solely because of commencement of said condemnation; that there was submitted approximately one hundred pounds of copper ore , which it was testified by the said . R * E Manuel had been taken from the property, and representative of the lode uncovered ; and affidavit stating expenditures upon . the property, the result of assays maae by assayers and smelters �-St and estimated content of said lode upon the leased land was submitted by defendant* £• Hotelthe tending that hearing was held , testimony taken, and evidence of mineral submitted, the said Board of Appraisal Commissioners rendered the following report, which not only negatives any value in oaid lease, but even infere that defendant never presented any evidence, or was heard, in any manner whatsoever; f - . 64 1 ITeme of Claimant, lies, Alfred B "Location; Mining lease on 1000 acre tract* "There is no evidence before ua as to any potential value, we have given Hr lies every opportunity to procure some evidence of mineral value, but has failed to do so . . .. "Geo H Levi, Clerk - . Appraisal Comm'rs "Incidental dmagee arising from taking of this traot $ none " - . 3 . . The defendant Alfred B lies excepts to the above report in its entirety for the reasons Btated in paragraph 1, hereof, that the report does not set forth the facts of evidence sub - mitted , and for the further reason that the Board of Appraisal Commissioners ie required not only to determine "potential value", but is required to make a finding in relation to the value of existing property right, at the time of commencement of the proceedings, including the value of improvements renasred useless to the defendant by the foot that the said condemnation deprived him of his right to use the property in accordance with his then vested right therein; that no Judicial, nor queai Judicial authority has the right arbitrarily to state that a leasehold is of no value whatsoever, and thus lightly take private property . without any compensation therefor . �- 3- . Wherefore the Defendant, Alfred » Ilea, exoepts to the entire report, and prays that It be set aside, and a determ 4 . - ination of the ralae of hie leasehold right In the said property be made as of the time of the commencement of the condemnation . proceedings . WILLIAM D MEDLEY ARTHUR E . COOK ATTORNEYS FOR DEFEJTDAHT , ALFRED B ILES * . . WILLIAM D MEDLEY and ARTHUR 8 COOK 3 £ 7 Southern Building , Washington , D « C » ATTORREY2 FOR DEFEHDART ALFRED B . II • . �m H mm JAS. M . SETTLE CLERK O F T H E CIRCUIT COURT . FOR RAPPAHANNOCK CO. . WASHINGTON . VIRGINIA * ft Judge J R H Alexander Leesburg, Virginia. \ �. % t : III THE CIRCUIT COURT C? RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY, VIRGINIA % - - . ISSION ON CONSER THE STATE COLS' VATION AND DEVELOP: STATE OP VIRGINIA . C, OR THE Petitioner, -VS- « 9 CLIFTON aYLOE AND OTHERS, and thirty seven thousand four hundred (37,400) acres of land more or less - k . Lefendanta. EXCEPTIONS TO RETORT OP APPRAISAL C0X1ISSI0N 4 WILL IA.? D. MEDLEY and ARTHUR R COOH . 327 Southern Building, Washington, D C , c . ATTORNEYS FOR DEPENDANT, ALFRED 3. ILES . 0 4 �• IH THE CIRCUIT COURT 0? RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY, VIRGINIA THE STATE COMMISSION ON CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT, OP THE STATE OP VIRGINIA, ) ) ) ) ) Petitioner, ) vs ) ) CLIPTON AYLOR AND OTHERS, and thirty ) 3 even thousand four hundred ( 37,400 ) ) acres of land more or less, ; ) ) Defendants -- - . EXCEPTIONS TO REPORT 0? APPRAISAL COMMISSION BY ALPRED B ILES, DEPENDANT . . . 1 This cause came on to be heard before the Board of Appraisal Commissioners, and pursuant to hearing scheduled August 25, 1930, et Washington, Virginia, testimony was taken . E. Manuel, to the effect that he was foreman of from witness R . lies , in mining operations for defendant, Alfred B operations under a certain mining lease the subject of these proceedings ; - that said operations were ceased upon the commencement of pro ceedings by the petitioner to condemn the land under authority of The public Park Condemnation Act ; that a lode of mineral ore had at that time been opened to approximately twenty feet in width and more than ten feet in heieht ; that said lode had been definifely located to extend through Mount Marshall, on the - land lease of this defendant, for a distance of exceeding one mile ; that mine buildings for general purposes, and roadways had been partially constructed to facilitate removal of said ore; that the project was abandoned solely because of commencement of said condemnation; that there was submitted approximately one hundred pounds of copper ore, which it was testified by the said R E Manuel had been taken from the property, and representative of the lode uncovered ; and affidavit stating expenditures upon . . the property, the result of assays made by assayers and smelters, ii iS �- 4.- and estimated content of said lode upon the leased land was . submitted by defendant * £• Notwithstending that hearing was held, testimony taken, and evidence of mineral submitted , the said Board of Appraisal Commissioners rendered the following report, which not only negatives any value in said lease, but even infers that defendant never presented any evidence, or was heard , in any manner whatsoever ; -Jr - 64 1 . Name of Claimant, lies , Alfred B "Location; Mining lease on 1000 acre tract. "There is no evidence before us as to any potential value We have given Hr lies every opportunity to procure some evidence of mineral value, but has failed to do so . "Geo. H« Levi, Clerk . - . Appraisal Comm'rs. "Incidental dmages arising from taking of this tract £ none " - . 3 . The defendant Alfred B » lies excepts to the above report in its entirety for the reasons stated in paragraph 1, hereof, that the report does not set forth the facts of evidence sub - - mitted , and for the further reason that the Board of Appraisal Commissioners is required not only to determine "potential value", but is required to make a finding in relation to the value of existing property right , at the time of commencement of the proceedings , including the value of improvements rendered useless to the defendant by the faot that the said condemnation deprived him of his right to use the property in accordance with his then vested right therein; that no judicial , nor quasi judicial authority has the right arbitrarily to state that » a leasehold is of no value whatsoever, and thus lightly take . private property, without any compensation therefor �-3- . Wherefore the Defendant, Alfred B » lies, excepts to the entire report, and prays that it be set aside , and a determ 4 - ination of the value of his leasehold right in the said property be made as of the time of the commencement of the condemnation proceedings* A. WILLIAM D» MEDLEY 'A/\ ^ . A ARTHUR E COOK ATTORN::LYS FOR DEFENDANT, ALFRED B ILES . . WILLIAM D MEDLEY and ARTHUR E. COOK 327 Southern Building, Washington, D C * . ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT ALFRED B ILES . . . �IK THE CIRCUIT COURT OF RAPPAHANNOCK COUK1Y . VIRGINIA STATE COMMISSION ON CONSER VATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA , TtJS . Pet itionert - vs « CLIFTON AYLOR AND OTHERS , and thirty seven thousand four hundred ( ? 7 , 4 QQ ) acres of land more or less - . Defendants . EXCEPTIONS TO REPORT OF APPRAISAL COMMISSION .. C $ - / ?33' WILLIAM E MEDLEY and ARTHUR E COOK , 3 £ 7 southern Building , Washington , D C « ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT , ALFRED B ILES . . . �Vb III THE CIRUCIT COURT OP RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY, VIRGINIA THE STATE COMMISSION ON CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT OP TEE STATE OF VIRGINIA , ) ) ) ) ) ) Petitioner, -vs — ) - CLIFTON AYLOR AND OTHERS, and thirty seven thousand four hundred (37,400) aores of land more or less . . Defendants J ) ) ) ) ) NOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME . lies, by Now comes Alfred B his attorneys, William D » Medley . and Arthur E Cook, and moves this honorable Court for extension of time to ten days from the hearing hereon in which to file exceptions to the Report of the Appraisal Commissioners , filed in this Court on the eighteenth day of May, 1932, and gives as reasons therefor; . That no notice of the filing of said report was received by this defendant or his attorneys , notwithstanding that diligent efforts to obtain Information concerning the same were made by this defendant and his attorney, Arthur E» Cook ; that the Board of Appraisal Commissioners was advised in July 24, . Ilea from 1930, of the removal of Mr . C., to Washington, D Colorado Springs, Colorado; that subsequently correspondence with the Clerk of said board was with defendant's attorney, Arthur E. Cook, who represented the defendant at a hearing con ^ ducted pursuant to order of this Court; that said attorney was - advised that he Would be advised of the filing of said report, but notwithstanding several inquiries in regard thereto neither #• * . defendant nor his attorney has received notice thereof �-2- Your petitioner has ready for filing in this cause exceptions to the said report, and therefore prays that the same may be . accepted and considered herein Attorneys for ALFRED B. ILES, defendant. WILLIAM D. MEDLEY, ARTHUR E. COOK, 327 Southern Building, Washington, D C . . * » # �Il * o IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY VIRGINIA # . % - THE STATE COMMISSION ON CONSER VATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA . Petitioner , •V S « t - CLIFTON AYLOR AND OTHERS , end thirty seven thousand four hu hundred (37,400) acres of land more or less , - Defendants. MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME « 6< - / ? 33. . MEDLEY 7IIL1 A.- TJ . and ARTHUR E COON. o Ti'tLl southern Building , Washington, D « C . ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT, X a-. VC. • ALFRED B. TT * �IN TH3 CIRCUIT COURT OF RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY, VIRGINIA, . MONDAY, MAY 8th, 1933 . Thi.3 day came Alfred B Isles, by counsel, and moved the Court for leave to file exceptions to report of Appraisal Commissioners filed on May 18, 1932 in the condemnation proceedings of State Commission on Conservation and development of the State of . Clifton Aylor, et al • Virginia vs 3 y which motion the Court doth grant, subject however to such exceptions as may be made and filed thereto ; . whereupon said exceptions were filed - A C0PY T3STS: . Clerk * » �£> tate Glammifiaimt mt (Emtamiatimt nnb Dmlnpmpttt RICHMOND. VA. WILLIAM E . CARSON , CHAIRMAN , RIVERTON COLEMAN WORTHAM , VICE CHAIRMAN, RICHMOND JUNIUS P FISHBURN , ROANOKE E GRIFFITH DODSON NORFOLK RUFUS G ROBERTS CULPEPER THOMAS L FARRAR CHARLOTTESVILLE LEE LONG DANTE . . . . . GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER RESOURCES AND POWER FOREST SERVICE PARKS ARCHAEOLOGY AND HISTORY STATE PUBLICITY . . . . ELMER O FIPPIN , EXECUTIVE SECRETARY BUREAUS O F THE COMMISSION AND TREASURER the meeting of the State Commission on Conservation and Development , held in Richmond, December 21, 1928, the following motion was made by Mr V/ortham, seconded by Mr Pishburn , and carried: . . "For the purposes contemplated in Section twenty four 124 ) of the Public Park Condemnation Act , William E Carson, chairman of the State Com mission on Conservation and Development , is hereby designated and appointed in writing the representa tive, agent , and attorney of the said Commission , through whom the Commission desires to act in the institution and maintenance of proceedings looking to the acquirement , by condemnation proceedings or otherwise , of title to lands and other property, for a public park or for public park purposes under authority of the Rational Park Act , and the Executive Secretary of the Commission is hereby authorized and directed to furnish to the said William E. Carson, Chairman of the State Commission on Conservation and Development , such properly certified copies of this resolution for file with the record of any such con demnation proceedings which may be instituted under authority of said Public Park Condemnation Act ” - . - - - . Subscribed and sworn to before me this 28th day of October , 1929 . yv . Notary Public 6 My commission expires October 16, 1932. ��wf -Tip ' . t % I - . * ' • PETITIuN w ? TME STATE CON SEDATION ANJ DEVELOPMENT oF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA , FOR THE CON DUCTION OF LANDS IN COUNTY * - « P E T I T I O N Sua- a/i 7 ho * i t m - • ' ?* Vv * « & LAW OFFICES WEAVER & ARMSTRONG FRONT ROYAL, VA. :) r * � 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 Miller, JJ Estate Description An account of the resource Tract: 54; Location: East side of Little Devil Stairs Run near top of Blue Ridge; Cost/Acre: $9.50; Estimate Value: $260.00; Number of Acres: 104.0; Monies Awarded: $260.00 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 54 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context miller-jj-estate-tract-54 Booth Grannis Iles Miller Roy Settle https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/19f4fc147eccde816090063e65694e7e.pdf ef573a56c44bf4ad8fd06d5febdf65ff PDF Text Text V County: . Rappahannock District: HAmpton .- — #54-1 Estate Miller, J • J Lap on Mary ^nn Roy Heirs, LCt/ er* /(J X Acreage Claimed: Value Claimed: 3590 Assessed: 3590 $103,856 Assessed: $6297.00 .rea: Deed: 3590 - Deed: Con sideration not available 104 . . ore8 On east side of Little Devil Stairs Run near top of the Blue Ridge Location: . counter claims or laps: .land olai ed by J. J. Inoumbranoes This is that part of the Miller Estate which lies within share #6 of the Overall Survey which was assigned to . Mary Ann Roy . Soil; A portion of this tract is a steep rocky gorge Roads: This is the most accessible portion of the entire Miller tract It is not touched by any usuable wagon road although old hauling roads reach several of the adjoining tracts at lower elevations It is seven miles over poor dirt roads to Lee High way near Sperryville, from which point it is seventeen miles to Luray, the nearest railroad station . . - . History of tract and condition 6t timber: All of the accessible chestnut oak timber on this area was removed about 30 40 years ago The soil is so thin and rooky that timber of other species do not reach merchantable - . Improvements: Value of land . . None byttypes: Value Type per Acreage Slope $2.00 104 Total value of land $208.00 Total value of tract $208.00 Average value per acre X — acre $2.00 . Includes area of tract #54 • P Total Value $208.00 �RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT - # 54 1 . . Est . Miller , J J Roy Heirs ) Number of Acres : 104 Location : ( Lap on Mary Ann On east side of Little Devil Stairs *hin and near top of Blue Ridge ( See roads information below ) . Roads : — Soil : A portion of this tract is a steep rocky gorge . . - History of Tract and condition of timber : All of the accessible chestnut oak tim ber on this area was removed about 30 40 years ago The soil i s so thin and rocky that timber of other species do not reach merchantable . - Improvements : None . . This is the most accessible portion of the entire Miller -is not touched by any useable wagon road although old ROADS It tract . hauling roads reach several of the adjoining tracts at lower elevations I t i s seven miles over poor dirt roads to Lee Highway near Sperryville , from which point i t i s seventeen miles to Luray, the nearest railroad . station Acreage and value of types : Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge : 104 Slope : @ #2.50 #260.00 Cove : Grazing Land : Fields Restocking : Cultivated Land : Orchard : Minerals : Value of Land : $ 260.00 Value of Improvements : $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit : $ Value of Timber : $ Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract : $ 2 . 5 0 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ NONE J CLERK . �1 -/ Ac claim County, Virginia, No.-14.9 , At Law. In the Circuit Coun; of J?§G The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, PetiCli£to n AxlQX and DJthsJi s_,_ _an_d TMr _iiy .s_eY.eii _ TtioiiaarLd tioner, vs EQIHL Hundred. __1&37_ .4QH )__ £LQr£LS * more or less, of land in RapjoahannQQk 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 _ il8EP .&0?Lnp ck County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to saishpetition and to said notice. My name is -T My Post Office Address I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land witlffin the area sought to be condemned, containing about acres, on which there are the following 10.0.0 _J s C l L X _ buildings and improvements: A L —_ _ _ __ _ _ _ - _ ^ “ __ ' (Os This land is located aifout _- - JcjfirOud JL - _ _ miles from A ^ JUi Virginia, in rv/ theJ?lfc*vw -t5^ 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, es tate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above ) . ^ B jLt ;. The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows : North _ _£ A _* £ _ South. /3_ Jr* _ L _ East West _ - —- /2 JA. *A j _ _ £_3c£_ _in the I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year _ V following manner : cC r • f * - I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements there O o ' on is § -rhQTM£Q - I7L . I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, m 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 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 : — " of Witness my signature ( or my name , 1980. _ Iw^ . ( Continue remarks if necessary on the back ) and mark at ched hereto ) tlys day v /_ _ ^ To-wit : lie . The undersigned hereby certifies that £. * the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief , day of , 193 this ' -6Ieik of iliti CdUi' l, ur 3p6cial Notary Public, or Juoticc of thc-Peace. 1 Ac . / � 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 Miller, JJ Estate Description An account of the resource Tract: 54 - I; Location: East side of Little Devil Stairs Run near top of Blue Ridge; Cost/Acre: $4.03; Estimate Value: $14,276.00; Number of Acres: 3,534.0; Monies Awarded: $22,349.00 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 54 - I Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context miller-jj-estate-tract-54-i Booth Grannis Iles Miller Settle https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/cf163194b1cfcdcbbe35d1e1a6ab1505.pdf 7556a50c96158a0bc5ecb420fad3c431 PDF Text Text RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT - #54 11 Number of Acres : g Location : J -Estate - MillerLap, Jnoon.Robt E. Manuel , , . On Devil Stairs Roads : A fair dirt road extends from this tract to Washington, the County Seat, a distance of approximately six miles # Soil : . Clay loam with rocky surface History of Tract and condition of timber : This area has been completely cut over for sawtimber and bark The young growth is valued with the soil No part of this area has ever been cultivated or planted to fruit or . . grass• Improvements : . None Acreage and value of types : Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge : Slope : 2 @ $4.00 $8 . 0 0 Cove : Grazing Land : Fields Restocking : Cultivated Land : Orchard : Minerals : Value of Land : $ 8.00 Value of Improvements : $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit : $ Value of Timber : $ Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract : $ 4.00 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ None L CLERK �w County: Rappahannock District: Hampton - - #54 11 John J , Miller Estate Lap on . Manuel Robert E Acreage Claimed: Assessed: Deed: Value Claimed: Assessed: Deed: Area: 2 Examined By: V Location: . On Devil Stairs Run Incumbrances, counter claims or laps: This is an apparent lap of the John J. Miller Estate tract on the Robert E Manuel Tract . . . Soil: Clay loam with rocky surface Roads: A fair dirt road extends from this tract to Wash ing on, the County Seat, a distance of approximately six mi es - . - This area has een com History of tract and condition of timber: pletely cut over for sawtimber and bark The young , part growth is valued with the soil of this No area has ever been cultivated or planted to fruit or grass . . Acreage and value of land by types: Type: Acreage: Slope 2 Value Per acre $4.00 Total value of land: $8.00 Total value of tract: #8.00 Average value per acre: #4.00 Total Value $8.00 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rappahannock County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Description An account of the resource The first series in the Rappahannock County SNP Records collection consists of 350 files related to the court proceedings from The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Clifton Aylor and others, and Thirty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred (37,400) Acres of Land, more or less, in Rappahannock County, Virginia. This was a court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire privately held land located within the boundary of Rappahannock County in the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. Within the boundaries of eight counties, the state of Virginia, in collaboration with the Federal government, used eminent domain condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents in this collection are the legal proceedings for each individual tract of land that made up the one court case. In most cases, the individual case files consist of property surveys, assessments for the value of the land and improvements, and claims by the owner of the property. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Bulk of the collection dates 1930 to 1934 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. 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Title A name given to the resource Miller, JJ Estate Description An account of the resource Tract: 54 - II; Location: On Devil Stairs; Cost/Acre: $4.00; Estimate Value: $8.00; Number of Acres: 2.0; Monies Awarded: $8.00 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 54 - II Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context miller-jj-estate-tract-54-ii Booth Miller Settle https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/e80494eff3d9a74e930aa90558dd503e.pdf c5ceb11c6b231a850d6440d2101f106f PDF Text Text R0CKil!G m' " C0illEY NAME OF CLAIMANT #325 - Miller , R. T. Number of Acres: 507 Location: Black Rock Spring s j ust under Hain Blue Ri ~ce . Eostly in Rocking ham and partly in ~~ugu s to. . Pu ines un near Black Rock Gap . Includ es hollow betwee n Frayfo ot Mountain and Albemu rle County line . Roads: Eight to nine miles rough mounta in road to Grotto es . Soil: History of Tract and condition of timber: Improvements: (See reverse side cBor history inform ation) (See reverse side for improve ment inform ation) Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Ridge: 130 Slope: 377 Value per acre ~ Total Value 1 . 00 ~130 . 00 2. 00 754 . 0 0 v884 . 00 507 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking : Cultivated Land: 3 810 . 00 Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 884 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ 3810 . 00 50 . 00 ~~4'744 . 00 Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals : $ Valueof Fruit: $ ;j0 . 00 Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ 9 . 3 5 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE . ~ - ~ ~ '. CLERK. 3\ �HISTORY OF T CT AND CONDITION F TIMBER : Because of mineral mter sprL1cs , used for many years as a health resort . Buildings burned three times, present set dating from 1910- 1912 . 11 · merchantable timber removed not many years ago . g_ich fire damage , but not during recent years . Oak - pine type . Crooked , defective trees up to 16" DBH. t:ostly oaks and yellow pine left from former stand scattered ,iidely as single trees and in groups . ...fost of these trees are defective chestnut oak on excessive l y hard ground to log . The onl y value of timber is for firewood at t}?.e resort and uill not average one- half cord per acre . n ROV.&vIBNTS : Hotel building : 25x62' , 2 story , with front porch 10x42', anu attached spring house in the rear , 10xl0 ', uncovered platform, beyond porch 8x20 ' , frame, unfinished inside except as to floors and room height partitions , outside covered with one- half rough boards la :iped, s'1in'sle roof, one pipe flue , spring water supply, posts and pillar foundation except where on rock, fair condi tio.1.1 , dining room, kitchen, pantry , office , 12 bedrooms . one stairway to second story outside and one in • .Amusement building ; 96 ' long, 20' wide in the rear of bowling alleys , 40 ' wide in front . One story over all . Second story over front part 40x25 ' Front porch 8A40' . Outside stairway to second story . On posts with underframe hidden by l attice . All rough and unfinished inside except as to floors , pa rtitions , shelves and counter . Outside rough½" boards lapped on studding . On first floor , two rooms , one anteroom and one store , each about 10x25' , and one large room for bovfling alleys and lounging . Two bowling alleys . Second floor comprises one dance hall 40x25', 1;i th rough benches around wall . 3uingle roof , fDame, fair condition. Cottage : Frame , 16x26 ', with porch 7x26' , 4 rooms, metal ro()f , I ~ story and basement , ·2 rooms, ceiled , poor r ~Jof, spring water , post foundation, fair condition . Helps cabin : One r'.)om , rou,~ h boards and battens , frame 14xl4' , snin le roof , post f oundation , fair condition . 0 Chicken coop : Outhouse : 6xl0' , frame, shingle roof , fair condition. Frame, ?x8 ' , 2 rooms, shins le roof , good condition . Springs . There are five springs on the property near the bu ildings . Of these four are in use . Two of these have been analyzed and foun · to contain minerals with medicinal properties and also an a l ga e vith radio active properties . T .is water and the precipitate from it are believed to possess valuable curative properties , especially in the healing of sores . �Count : iatI".to : Ooun oo·in;l»it1 a o \all : August£,. Dieti"ict 1 · r1d.dlc 4 A,. 400 . 00 ;OC .tions .11.-1ck nook s11ri, o j st un r t i Dluo id 10. 1 rtly in u,;uota . .1:n.ln !ock O p . I 1 rnludee bollo i t ,cen F Ovltit lite . Hon . il; oc .. to kn ,t n. 'Rook outc ... o riode to _tco t uu ·a) i ver ed 5 o-oa A. �Claim oL_ Robert_ T ~- Mil.ler . ------------------------ ------------------------ -----In the Circuit Court oL.Ro.c.kingham ____________ County, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. ___B.oher.:t.. _T ...... _Mille.r. _____ ~----------------------- ------------------------ more or less, of land in_Rockingham _____________ 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 oLRockingham ___·________ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to said notice. My name is ___"R.o.be:c..t_..T.a_.Mille:r___________ ~----------------------- --------My post office address is ___ G.r..ott..oe.ar-V.a~-~--~ -------------------------- ----1 claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about_ __§_Q() ___________ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements: ___ 2._ _V:alua.hle_.Min.e.ra.l_ S.prings__tha _wat.er_________ _ _con.taining _Radi_o_~li..~it~,,__.Als_o__Ho_te1--40__x _ _ao _~t .. __tw..o._st..orie.s~------ Al so Ball Roam and Store Room 25 x 40 ft .• two stories, with Bow Iln - -A'"Ile · - c onneei: t fng witn - same -20 x - 6 -· 1't .--[ See -back) -----------This Ian~ is located about_ __ 8________ miles from ___Gr..o.~t..o.e.s_ _______________ Virginia, in theS_iQRft~all ____ Magisterial District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above.) The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows: North __ .Abho.tt.. _lr..on_C.ompany__________________________________________________ _ South __ J3lac.k.. .Rock-Company- --- ____ .! __ -- - - -- -- -- -- -- ---- ___ - -- -- -- -- - - -- -- -- -- East ___ Jirawn_E.st.ate ___________________________________________________________ _ WesL __ .Abbot1- -lr.on-C.Ompapy ------------------------ ------------------------ -1 acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year __ .I.89Q __ in the following manner: --------~-deed _from John_Mille_r 'JLh.e.ir..s.a ___________________________________ _ I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $_7_5 .. .0.0.0_JlQ ____ , 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-f)-.-0-00-.-G0----· I am the owner oL _______________ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by· the proposed condemnation of lands. within the Park area, to the extent of $------------------· (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). Remarks· __ The _plot _ of _ the_ land _ is _ in _the _hands_ of _ the _ Park _______ _ -Eng.in.e-sF-s-,------ ------------------------- ------------------------- ------------------ �AlaoTenant House 16 X 2?, with porches and basement. Ti\tso cabin for cook IO x 14. There are two additional cottages on this land not described belonging to other parties. The land on which these cottages are located belongs to Robert T. Millero Also I lot 30 ft. x 200 ft. bought from I. B. Kagey at a cost of $45.00 • . �Qlnmmnnwealtq nf lltrginia TREASUER'S OFFICE RICHMOND . VA. JOHN M . PURCELL May 21, 1934 T REASURER OF VIRG I NIA This is to certify that I , J . M. Purcell , Treasurer of Virginia have this 21 day of May in accordan c e with an order of the circui t court of Rocking ham County dated 5/16/34 in the cause of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia vs . :paid to $ 2.00 Cassandra Laws on Atk ins and oth ers J. R. Switzer, Clerk being in full settlement of tract # 325 in the above mentioned cause . II~ �Q.tommnuwralt11 nf 11Iir9iuta TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA. JOHN M. PURCELL May 21, 1934. TREASURER OF VIRGINIA J.B. Switzer, Clerk, Harrisonburg, Virginia. Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia, the sum of$ 2.00 , in accordance with an order of the Circuit Court of the county of Rockingham of May entered on the 16th day 193£, in the matter of the State Commission on Conservation and Development v _ __ s_s~a-n=d=r~a~L_a=w~s~o=n~A_t=k=i=·n=s___ _ and others, being _ C~a_ full and complete settlement for the tract of land known in said proceeding as# 325 Sign original and duplicate and return to the Treasurer of Virginia. 115 �arnmmnuwraltq nf l!lirgiuia TREASUER'S OFFICE RI C H M O N D , VA , May 21 , 1934 JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA This i s t o c e rtify that I , J . M. Purcell, Treasur~r of Virg inia hav e th i s 21 day of May in accordance with a n order of the c i rcuit c ourt of Rockingham County dat e a~- -5~/_1_6~/_3_4__ in the caus e of the Stat e Comm ission on Conservati on a nd Developme nt of th e Stat e of Vi r g i nia vs • _______,,C _.u.a....s. . . s. . ..... an ....,.,d....r ....a.....-=L=a=v'ills -'-~o.....n'----"-'A..t,.,, ., k.,_i,"'"n'=s=--=an = d::.. . . .o!"-t=h=e-=-=r -=s- - - :P ai d t o Ward Swank , Atty. for Frank Whitesel adl!nr . of Hettie P . $ 736 , 60 Whitesel and for Edith Hayner be i ng in f ull settl eme nt of tract # in th e above menti on ed caus e . 325 �- .- C!tnmmnuwealtq nf ]Iirgiuta TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND , VA . JOHN M . PURCELL May 21 , 1934 TREASURER OF VIRGINIA Wa r d Swank, Atty . for Frank Whitesel, Admr . of Hettie P. Whitesel and for Edith Hayner, · Harrisonburg , Virginia Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia, the sum of $_'.?~6 ~60 __, in accordance with an order of the Circuit Court of the county of Rockingham entered on the 16th day of_~M=a_y_ _ l93 _1_ , in the matter of the State Commission on Conservation and Development v _ __ ~G~a~s~s~an __ d_r-a,_,,,,L=a~w~s=o=n""----"A~t=k=in=s'-____ and others, being full and complete settlement for the tract of land known in said proceeding as #--~3_2~5_ _ LP~&~ ar;/cW 17-?-4'.---k ~ x::/dd ~ ~(~ F.>? > - ~ ~ ~ Sign original and duplicate and return to the Treasurer of Virginia. r clu~ / ~ G ' ~ d~ - - �Q.tnmmnnwraltq nf lllirginia TREASUER'S OFFICE RI C H M O N D , VA , JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA May 21, 1934 • This i s t o certify that I, J. M. Purce ll, Treasurer of Virginia have this 21 day of May in accordance with an order of the circuit court of Rockingham County . . datea 5/16/34 in the cause of the Stat e Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia vs • - - - - - - ~ C....a....... s.... s.....a....n.....d....r.....a.,____I~,..... ai;~:v:....sw.. o,__n..........A ~t.....1.r~1..... n.....s~a~n~d~o~t..... b=e~r~sL..____ paid to George P. Grattan , III Attorney for J . s . Pirkry Hinton and Frances R. Grat tan $ 4462 . 40 being in full settlement of tract # 325 s . E. in the above mentioned cause . 120 �Q!nmmnuwtalt11 nf llirgiuta TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA. JOHN M. PURCELL May 21, 1934 TREASURER oF VIRGINIA George G. Grattan 111 Atty for J . s. Pirkey, S. E. Hinton , and Frances R. Grattan, Harrisonburg , Virginia . Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia, the sum of$ 4,462.40 , in accordance with an order of the Circuit Court of the county of Rockjngham of May entered on the 16th day 193L, in the matter of the State Commission on Conservation and Development v _ _ _ ~G~a~s~s~a_n-d_r~a~L_a_w........,.s.,,.o.... n,_,.,A....,t...k....i....n""'s. . ______ an d others, being full and complete settlement for the tract of land k nown in said proceeding as #__3_2_5_ __ Sign original and duplicate and return to the Treasurer of Virginia. 121 �C!lo1nmnu111taltq of ]Itrgiuia TREASUER'S OFFICE RI C HMOND.VA , JOHN M. PURCELL May 21, 1934 TR EASUR E R OF VIR GI N IA This is to certify ~hat I , J . M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia have th:s 21 day of May in accordance with an order of t~e circuit court of Rockingham County datea~- -5~/ _1_6~/_3_4__ in the cause of the State Commission on Conservation and Je7elo:pment of the State of Virginia vs . - -- - -- -~~a=s~s~a~n~d-r~a~I-1a- i:=Y~s~o~n~ ~A....t=k.....:i.....u.....s.,__________ :paid t o Hamilton Haas, Attorneys $ 125 . 00 fees bei~g in full settlement of tract # in the above menti J ned cause . 325 �Q!nmtunuwtaltq nf Birgiuta TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA. JOHN M. PURCELL May 21, 1934. TREASURER OF VIRGINIA Hamilton Haas ( Attorney's fee) Harrisonburg, Virginia. Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia, the sum of$ 125.00 , in accordance with an order of the Circuit Court of the county of Rockingham of May entered on the 16th day 193____4_, in the matter of the State Commission on Conservation and Development v ___ ~G~a.......,_s~s-a~n~d~r~a.._,L=a-1~N~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 #---=3~2=5,,.__ __ Sign original and duplicate and return to the Treasurer of Virginia . Ill �0 ty: 1otr1ot: l .oo • 0 o. tt no , f t , -r 11~ I .. o.o 10.0 7x8', t f l'O l t 6 10' • oh.in· roof', fir C Il 0 - r•.5 .00 () 0 0 ~ lu r or e.72 Co ty) (oo ' 13'-I �king ,tono 1 11 co.) us ( 'l'o To ,m n a •••••• Tot a 1 0 r 0. • Rook1 u r t o v !lu r-•7 -- - .._ -- b C ·······-~··· er o ••••••••••••• ••• l ·a. ll:. �IN r_rli:ill CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUU'.rY , vIRGI!HA OF THE STAT~ uF VIRGINIA v. CAS.:,ANDR.A LA\i,")OIJ ATKINS, &C On the joint and several petition of Hobert r. fuiller , Frank \fuitesel , Admr . of Hettie P. \iliitesel , deceased , ~dith hayner, J , S. Pirkey , s. ~- Hinton , and Frances R. Grattan , this day filed by leave of court in the above styled proceeding , seeking the dis bursement of the arbitration award of ~5326 . 00 heretofore paid into tne custody of this court for the condemnation of ~ract #325 owned by the said .rlobert ..r . Miller ; and it appearing that , at the time of the ente r ing of the order herein condemning said tract of lE:nd , the said Robert T, Miller wao the fee simple owner of said tract free from any adverse claim, save for the lien indebtedness thereon as set out in said petition; and jt appearing further that there are no delinquent taxes a gainst said land , it is ordered and adjudged that said sum of ~?5326 . 00 be paid out as follows : io J . H. Switzer , Clerk $ To Hamilton Haa£ , atty's fee 2 . 00 125 . 00 '.ro Ward Swank, a tty . for 1!1 rank ,'hi tesel , Admr . of Hettie 1'. 'ihi tesel , and for ~dith Hayner 736 . 60 ro George~ . Grattan III, atty. for J . s. R. 1.xrattan Pirkey, S • ..:!J . Hinton, and .!!'ranees 4462 . 40 '1?5326 . 00 /7 �.i:he Clerk of this Court is hereby directed to transmit a certified copy of this order to the Treasurer of virgi nia , who shall pay out said fund in accordance here~ith , taking from the sever al parties their receipt for the sums so paid and certifying such payments to the Clerk of this Court for avpropriate entry thereof as required by law • .cln t er : Jr/-1., u-{3 )3 �STATE OF VI HGINIA , COUNTY OF R OCEIN GHAf.~ , to - wit : I , J . Robert Switzer , Clerk of the Circuit Court of Rockingham County do hereby certify th Gt the records in my office do not show any delinque nt taxes a gainst the tracts of 15 acres and 384 acres of land si t uat e in Stonewa ll Distric t, assessed in the name of Robert T . Miller . Given under my hand this 8th day of March, 1934 . ockingha m _o_._K_·-C -¥--~-'......______,,___.f ---.-.------,'--' Attorney /9 �M. H. HARRISON TREASURER OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY HARRISONBURG, VIRGINIA TO WHOM IT MAY CON~RN : I hereby certify that the records of this office show that R. T. Miller has paid the taxes for the ye ar 1933 on his tra cts of 15 - 0- 0 and 384- 0- 0 acres of land si t uate in the Park Area in Stonewall Dis·trict, Rockingham County. All taxes prior to that time , if any be due , are a matter of record in the Clerk ' s Office of s a id County . March 1934. Given under my hand t his 8th day of M. H. Harrison, Treasurer By C: a,JAf 4-v Deputy. 2o �TH.& STA1l'E COMMIS ::HON on CONS.SRVATION AND DEV1.J:LOPiv8NT OF 1rIU STATE 0]1 vIRG-HHA v. CASSANDRA LA\/SON ATKINS, &C To the Honorable H. W. Bertram , Judge of the Circuit Court of Rockingham County, Virginia: The joint and several petition of Hobert T. Ydller, ~dith Jhitesel, deceased, J. Hayner, .l:!1rank :fuitesel, Admr . of Hettie r . Pirkey, s. ~. Hinton , and ~ranees H. Grattan , respectfully repre- s. sents as follows: That an order has been heretofore entered in the above styled proce edi ng , pending in your honor's court, whereby there was condemned to the use of The State Commission on conservation and Development , the petitioner in said proce edi ng , t he fee simple estate in the tract of land numbered and designated in the papers in said proceeding as T' ract //=325 , upon the payment into the custody of your honor's court of the sum of 4j]5326 .00, being the award made 1:·or said tract of land by the board of arbitration , pursuant to an arbitration agreement heretofore entered into. Your petitioner Hobert T. £.Ifi ll er avers and repr esent s that , at the time of the entering of said order of condemnation, he was the fee simple owner of said tract of l and , as is shown by the report of the Board of Appraisal Co mmissioners heretofore filed, save forcertain lien indebtedness against said land as hereinafter set out. By deed of trust executed under da t e of October 24 , 1916, recorded in the County Clerk's Office of Rockingham County, in Deed 2\ �Book 106 at page 157, your petitioner Robert 1' . Miller and Minnie A. , his wife, conveyed to George G. Grattan, Jr ., trustee, along with certain other real estate, fifteen (15) acres of said tract J325 , to secure the payment of seven certain bonds, as follows: $3000 .00 to .Annie Johnson, ~895 . 42 to Linnie A. Bateman, ~169 .57 to Maggie C. Roudabush, ,;;l400 . 00 to H. F . Burkholder, -}400 . 00 to Fannie c. Bear, ~?212 . 00 to John P. Bateman , and ,?157.84 to ]trances R. Grattan, aggregating J5234 . 83 . Four of the aforesaid bonds , the one for ~P3000 . 00 made payable to ~nnie E. Johnson, the one for J895 . 42 to Linnie A . Bateman , the one for :;p400.00 to ]1annie c. Bear , and the one for J212 . 00 to John l!' . Bateman, are all now owned and held by your petitioner J . s. Pirkey, assignee thereof; two of said bonds, the one for ;?169. 57 to Maggie C. Roudabush and the one for ~400 . 00 to H. 1!1 • Burkholder, are now owned and held by your petitioner S. E. Hinton, assignee thereof; and the remaining bond for ;157 . 84 is still held and owned by your petitioner Frances R. Grattan . petitioners J . s. Pirkey, s. Your E. Hinton , and Frances R. Grattan, further aver th t no payment has been made on the principal of any of said bonds and that considerable interest has accrued thereon , and that the amount due on said bonds with interest to the several bondholders aforesaid as of May 20 , 1934, is as follows : To J . Pir ey $6199 . 14, to s. s. E. Hinton ~691 . 39, and to Frances R. Grattan ~163 . 18, aggregating ~7053 . 71 in all , as of May 20 , 1934 . By deed of trust of November 24 , 1924 , recorded in said Clerk's Office in Deed Book 130 at page 481, your peititoner Robert T. Miller and hi8 wife conveyed to :ard Swank, trustee, three hundred eighty four acres of said tract j325 , other than that covered by the Grattan de ed of trust aforesaid , to se cure the payment of tTIO certain bonds, one in the amount of ~500 . 00 , made payable to Hettie P . -,'hitesel , �and the other in the amount of ~i1so . oo made payable to E . 1:I. S\1ank . Your peti tio .1er Frank /hi tesel avers th2.t the :::3aid Hettie r. llii tesel has departed this life and on the 3 rd of July , 1933 , he qualified as administrator of her estate before the clerk of your honor's court and that, as such administrator, he is the p resent holder of the said 9500 . 00 bond ; that there is now due on said bond the whole of the principal thereof with interest from Hovember 20, 1929 , amounting in all to ~p635 . 00 as of May 20, 1934. Your petitioner Edith Hayner avers that she is the a s signee and present holder of the JB0 . 00 bond afores&id , and that there is now due on said bond the entire principal the1·eof 1,~ith interest from November 20, 1929, amounting in all to '!Pl0l . 60 , making ~?736 . 60 the gross amount due under the Swank deed of tru.:lt as of May 20, 1934 . Your petitioner rlobert T. Miller, as the owner of the land aforesaid, verifies the correctne bs of the s ev eral amounts due to the remaining pei tioners U!1der -c;he two deeds of trust as hereinbefore set out. Therefore your undertiigned petitioners pray that they may be allowed to file this their petition in said condemnation proceeding; that an orde r may be entered in said proceeding for the proper disbursement among the aforesaid bondholders, after allowing a reasonabl e fee to Hamilton Haas, attorney for the said rlobert T. filler, for his services in this connection . And your petiti uners will ever pray , &c. 2 �l!1rank IJhi t eael, .admr . , of Hettie P. ,bit esel , deceased . Edith Hayner By p J/4.--V/(_ , their attorney. J . S. Pirkey s. ~- Hinton .!!'ranees .ti. . Grattan their attorney . Virgi nia, J{Ockingham County, towit; This day Robert '1. . I.'filler, personally appeared before me, a notary public in and for the County and State aforesaid , and after being first duly sworn on his oath says that he is one of the foregoing named petitioners and that the allegations of said petition are true and correct to the best of his knowledge and belief . d Given under my hand this i.£:, day of I.:ay , 1934 . ( My commission expires~ 7/:f-JJ.;> i �--------- --- j. ,. ..1.·he State commission on Conservet iJn and Develop~e nt of The State of Virgi ~ia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins , &c. Petition of Hobert .r. M:ille and others lIAA.s AND LA.w IlA..As OFFICES HARRISONBUR G ,V.A.. NA:rlONAL BANK BUILDING r 1. I 'J. ...Ii _L. �NOTE-This need not be filed until the record discloses that the awards have been paid into the custody of the Courts. Virginia: In the Circuit Court of Rockingham County The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia .. PETITIONER. V. At Law No. 1829 Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand, Five Hundred and DEFENDANTS. Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of land, more or less . . . . . . . . . Comes now the undersigned and shows to the Court: That a judgment in rem has heretofore been entered in this proceeding condemning to the use of the Petitioner the fee simple estate in the tract(s) of land numbered as follows: Tract No. __ ..32.5 _____ : 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. ---------- $ _______ ___ ; on Tract No. ____________ $ __________ ; on Tract No. ------------ $----------; That the report of the said Board sets forth that the following named persons claim, or appear to have a claim to an interest in the said tract(s) of land or in the proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof; Robert T . Miller 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 , Robert T. Miller , to give 50 acres of his land 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 s,aid award(s) except the following named persons whose interest in said tract(s) or in the proceeds ri ising from the condemnation thereof on the date of entry of said judgment was as follows: ., Whe.i-efore, 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 1listribution 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. __32_5 ______ No. __________ __ $ __________ : Tract No. ____ __ ______ $ ________ __ ; $_31.a..5.0__: Tract 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 OMTu1ISSION ON CONSERVATION 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 ) couwry 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:rnission on Conservati in . and Development in immediate charge of the records of the Shenandoah National Park Division thereof having to do with claims of the Commission for distributive shares of condemnation awards in the Shenandoah Jational Park condemnation proceedings pending in the Circuit Courts of Virginia, by reason of contracts and ?greements en- . tered into with the owners of lands sought to be condemned in these pro ceedings , and that the within claim is just and correct. Witness my signature this 8th d':;J!~ ~er~ NOTARY PUBLIC Notary Pub:ic Iii~ Commission Expires Sep. 8, f934 �J; In the Circuit court of Rockingham uounty, va. The state commission on conservation and Development of the State of Virginia Filed in. \h~ C\erk's Office ~.q~~~~ham County, Va. v.} uondemnation Cassandra Lawson Atkins, &v. ~-~r; 9 ,s32 ~~ Now comes the undersigned defendant Robert T. 1vliller and moves the court to decline to accept the report of the board of appraisal commissioners heretofore filed in this proceeding, with respect to claim #325, and to disapprove the findings of fact therein contained, on the following grounds: That the allowance or award made for the land of the said Robert T. Miller, to-wit the sum of $4744.00, ts grossly inadequate - so inadequate as to indicate that said board was affected or influenced by some e r ror, mistake or misapprehension of facts as to the identity of said land, or some mistake of law as to the nature and effect of the evidenc e considered. That the findings of said report are too indefinite and uncertain to serve any useful purpose in the adjudication of this proceeding, no specific allowance having been made for the valuable mineral healing springs on said property. The said Robert T. Miller places a value of $25,000.00 mn said property; and rather than accept a lesser sum, he would prefer for his land to be excluded from the park area sought to be condemned in this proceeding. The affidavit of the undersigned is filed herewith in support of this motion. September 29, 1932. , Atty. 'i·-17 �Virginia, City of Harrisonburg, to-wit; ~ h i s day Robert T. Miller personally appeared before m e ~ ~~ ,a notary public in and for the City of Harrison- burg, in the state of virginia, and after being first duly sworn on his oath says that he is the owner of the property situate mainly in Rockingham and partly in Augusta county, known as the Black Rook Springs property, containing approximately 600 acres; that in the ~ear 1910, at a cost of approximately $10,000.00, affiant erected a hotel building and other improvements on said property, where he conducted and operated until two years ago a summer resort with a capacity of 25 guests; that there are four mineral springs on said property, two of which have been analyzed and found to contain extremely valuable healing qualities, particularly beneficial to skin diseases; that one of said analyzed springs has a flow of 3500 gallons every 24 hours, and the other of 500 gallons; that affiant has for a number of years marketed and sold great quantities of the water from the said two springs, shipping same all over the United States, at the price of 20¢ per gallon; that, while in recent years the sale of said water has been considerably curtailed, your affiant has in times past sold as much as 17,500 gallons in one year, at the rate of 20¢ per gallon, yielding a return of ~3500.00. In the year 1920, affiant refused an offer of $30,000.00 for said property. Given under my hand this 23d day of September, 1932. �If. /1/ A. C. Dr. r r - G /"'o-l/o e Jl wr 1 ) ,!_.oJ -- . G O eo, vi. 0 I a ra -1-J- ~ I r~ k 'J'---4 f?. .1. ~I -~, ,_, , ,I_ _,,/ _)!lgv , + 1 I / S j , :zl- r I O : o O a .rl-1, �:c n • :a> :; 'z, STATEMENT !! "' 0 :z a 2' = 0 n m 0 C lD m -4 ffl C a,~ x, lD CO -t :z OF ) Hamil ton Haas , p .q .. z, ; i "' .,. o R~ . ;'~-N ~ rci. R. T . MILLER < ::, m m x, - 3 • z, n n Oo:! J> STATEMENT OF COSTS, POSTAGE. ETC.: C ::J i II\ ., ~ < II C, J> \( VI -4 0 �filed in the Clerk's Office Rockingham County, Va, IN RE: AUG ;rf 1933 Arbitratio n of Shenandoa h National Park Condemnat io~ C l e r k . I The undersign ed R. T. Miller, an exceptant to the report filed by the Board of Appraisal Commissio ners in the Shenandoa h National Park condemnation case, pending in the Circuit Court of Rockingham county, respectfully shows as follows: (a) That the tract claimed by said exceptant i .s shovm on the map filed in said proceedin g as tract #325. (b) That the acreage claimed by said exceptant in said tract is 507 acres and that exceptant is the owner of the fee simple title there- to, subject to existing liens. (c) That exceptant values said land as follows: 130 acres Ridge @ $ 1~ $ /:fo,cJO 377 acres Slope @ $ $ 7-f'ioo ( d) ' OCJ ')- ~?/., () 0 That the buildings , timber, mineral water, and other improveme nts on said land are valued as follows: Hotel buildings and other impr.oveme nts ~Sooo. oo Four mineral springs, one with a flow of 3500 gallons every 24 hours and one with a flow of 500 gallons every 24 hours, containing valuable healing qualities ~Sooo. oo Fruit trees Timber I 3D, /3"eJ. 'ci' i f ! 0 0 , 00 Aggregate value Given this ~ ,,r:; ~I Q ocJ 11- . C)CJ day of August, 1933. \... &- ?-~ Sworn to and subscribed before me, a notary public in and for the ~ of --~~'e'!'f:t ffi~, in the State of Virginia, this ~z ~ay of August, 1933. , N. P. M 0mmiss10 Ex ir Jul 7, 19 1 81 �\ MILLER . R. T. 325 ROCKINGHAM COUNTY IN RE . ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS submitted to the Governor arising in or out of Condemnation proceedings pending in the Circuit Court of Virgmnia under authority of the Shenandoah National Park Act . SUMMARY STATEMENT OF PETITIONER: EXCEPTANT: Miller , R. T. ORIGINAL CLAIM : Acreage Value $75,000 : Inc . Damages 600: VALUE ,tJLACED ON TRACT BY PETI'l IONER IS 1-1.PPRAISERS : 1 TRACT NO . VALUE 325 $4433 . 00 INCIDENTAL DAMAGES None BOARD OF APPRAISAL COMMISSIONERS 1''INDINGS: MAP NUMBER OF TRACT: 325 VALUE OF TRACT: TRACT NO . 325 INCIDENTAL DAMAGES VALUE None $4744 . 00 / �The basic differences between petitioner 1:.nd this exceptant re s to the cla ssificc.tion and value of the land c.nd i:::1provements , buildin~s , timber values ~nd nineral rights • .t.1.lthough ue believe the ve..lues reported by the petitioner t s appraisers were very l i beral and that the findings of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners as to values are substentially too high , we have accepted and \Jill not seek a louer valuation than their find ings as shmm on the above table e s in this case . Ls to the classification of the land and the other elements of value ue submit th&t these matters are correctly set forth in the Tork Sheet of the oard ui th refer·ence to this cc...se , c;,nd not as set forth in exceptant's stat~ ents . This ,~rk heet is filed i.7i th the record and u copy of this .Torl<: Sheet is submitted -rri th copy of the record tendered herevri th , L.nd ddition2l copies of the ,!ork Sheet in this c-se will be furnisned if desired . Subscribed to 1933 . o{ II c nd verified before me this the _O _ _d y of september , �MILLER, R. T. 2 AUGUSTA COUN'l'Y IN RE . ARBITRA'l'ION AGREEMEN·rs submitted to the Governor arising in or out of Condemnat ion Proceedin gs pending in the Circuit Court of Virginia under authority of the Shenandoa h National Park Act . SUMMARY STA'l'EivlEN'l' OF PETI TIONER: EXCEPTANT: Miller, R. T e ORIGINAL CLAJM : Acreage 600 : Value $75, ooo . oo: Inc. Damages VALUE PLACED ON TRACT BY PETITIONER ' S APPRAISERS: TRACT NO. VALUE 2 $161 . 50 INC • DAMAGES None BOARD OF APPRAISAL COMMISSIONERS FINDINGS: MAP NUMBER OF TRACT: 2 VALUE OF TRACT: TRACT NO . 2 VALUE $175 . 00 INC • DAMAGES None Copies of this statement are attached to the statement of Petitione r filed in the County in which the major portion of the land lies , and in which this exceptant has filed his statement . �VIRGINIA . IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY . The State Commiss ion on Cons er vat ion & Developm ent , of the State of Virg inia , Petiti orer , v. Cassand ra Lawson Atkins , et al s , defendan ts . In Re : Distribu trr:mof proceed s of condemn ation for :bract No . 325 . This day came the State Commiss ion on Conserva tinn & Developm ent, by crunsel , and moved the Court tD enter an order directin g the Treasur er of the St a te of Virginia , to pay to it , out of the proceeds of condemn ation of Tract No . 325 , the sum of ~37 . 50 , represen ting the amount of a certain p ledge :n:e.de by R . T. Miller , who claimed to be the owner of said tract, tD sr-dd State Commiss ion on Conserv ation & Developm ent, e.s a contribu tion for the establish ment of .Shenand oah Nationa l Pa rk , and in support of its said mot:i,on the said Cornmiss ion exhibite d to the Court, its motion in v,Titing setting forth all the facts in relation thereto, which has been heretofo re filed herein . Uporm. conside ration where of, it appearin g to the Court th'3.t the claim of said Commiss ion is not based upon any lien , l either on the land condemn ed or on the proceeds of conde mnation , an that said Commiss ion has failed to obtain the consent of the partie entitled to the proceeds of condemn ation to the payment of its clai , it is accordin gly adjudged , and ordered that the rr.otion of the Comission for hhe payment of said cl a im out of the proceeds of condemnatio n for said tract, be and the sarae is hereby denied. :,,. _, , J./'\ / • J / / J \ � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.  The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases. For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above. In the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a> <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a> <a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Meadows, JW - Mundy, Margaret Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context miller-r-t.pdf Title A name given to the resource Miller, R. T. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Black Rock Springs 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): 325 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 Miller https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/a92d44c7a4efaba7f7fe30fe0887ea28.pdf 262c91345deefbe0a4b43e2ccfc60131 PDF Text Text NAME OF CLAIMANT d-287 - Hiller , Victori& .! . Number of Acres: 106 Location: Roads: eep Run . • u. Positions 20:5-20G- 207-208-209 . • rt outside tha P(.,rk i....rea . ~ :o mi es vi'- lirt ro' ds to ort Re_publi c , the nec...rest shipping point . Soil: Sc. :1dy cl..... y loan oi' cood de:::,t~1 und fertility . tyJe , moderate slops . Cove c.nd ol o pe History of Tract and condition of timber: . . . 11 sa. { 4:;inb 1r has be ~n T'8 oved ro . this tr· ct . rnhe remuinin,; stl....nc. consists of bo• t 500 cords of fu_,l ,ood the gre" ter p' rt oJ' ,r'1ic:1 is mna 11 oaks of c. ood ua l i..,y . Improvements: Fone . Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: 00 Slope: 24 ~re lt e) Cove: 82 10 . 00 • 120 . 00 ~9{0 . 00 Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ £ 10 • 00 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard: $ 260 . 00 Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ 2j0 . 00 Value per acre for tract: $ 1 • 38 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ :·o'1e . ~ , / / ~ - -- ~--'---"c__--=--c:;::-----....~-=--- V~-~~103. �~~·::e ~ircuit ~~~i{,_~::;_,;;_ ___ County, Virginia, No. ________, At Law. The State Commission on Conserv;to:~:t D~velopment of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. _____________________________________________________________________________ _ more or less, of land in ____________________________ County, Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit d upon the fili~g of s ~ ietition ___________ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this Court of_ __ Q(~ · as his answer to s · petition and to sai,_sl/1!0 tice. ~ 2---7,-,,1. / #1/1/ . M y name IS _____________________ (7 My post office address is __________ ~ - -ff-~-~:-==_----------------------I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about_ ___/__t.i-=: _______ acr~s, on which there are the following ~---n-:!;~~~----------------------- ~~~!dings and_ improvements =--------o~------- - - -:-- -:- - -:- This land is located about-Li _______ miles f r o m _ ~ - ~: ________ Virginia, in t h ~ __ Magistetial District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above. fl} ,., - - -------------------------~ ~ ------------------------------------ ~and are as follo,w s: 0~ :::nd o~~'),,;;:~:tove described tract-or parc~el South_ ('5_a:L_~~ _ ___ 7T~~ru;;,-~-~-~~ £. -~-2-'~~ - , ~ ~ - i __ _ -R~- East - ~ ~7 u;_ ~ I ac;i::: ! ~ ! ~ s c : : : : ~ ! : l a b o u g h e year __ff_lL_in the -.._ following manner: --~:-.i'_-~-~~ -----1h::,,.,,.~--~ k-Z~. - ~ ~' a.te ' ----------------~ ~-~--# fllf_~ I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $~t2.~-------· 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 $--22-~--------· I am the owner of ___ _f.O_________ 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: ---~-~-IJ,...-:.i::!:=_,.:__~--rt--~-~----- ----------rr.c-11dt£.__wµ_ -~ ~--~~L;-~~#,-----:---~(,__~-~--= ~-Ac-----,,1. 1.-v.:::t=J.~,~-- ::::_-~~j=L~nti~~; r~f ;;;e~~~~;~~-~~~)~ of___ ~t~~s-s-my sign~~~r1~ 3~r my name ~;F~'.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ E OF VIRG IA, COUNTY OF_U[~~~----~, l'o-w1t. The undersigned hereby certifies that__Z/_,;_~____7.J:: __~-------------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, 0 ' D this ______ ~ _________ day oL~r--~]9~f. ST t/ My Cor,missiort Expffui A~ra f - ~ _LC.~_ m~ _IQ~tD=-L._ ___(] _!_l__ Clerk of the Court, or Special Investigator or Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace. �County: Rockingham Distr:!.ot: 8tonewa.ll l/ ff 287 Victor w. Miller Aoreoge Claimed: Value Claimed: Location: ~: Asaeeaed 115 "2~00. 00 l'f 203 Deed 203 » ~2500.00 "2100.00 Deep Run. u. s. ~oaitions 205--206•207•208-209. the Park area. 1926 art outside Hone known Sandy clay loam of good depth and tertili ty. ~: Covo and slope type. moderate slopes. Roads: History: 2 miles Via dirt roads to '.Port Republic, the nearest shipping point. Ul saw t1 1 ber has been :removed from this tract. 'l'he remaining stand cons ists ot about 500 cords of t -1el wood the greater p rt of which is smoll oaks of g ood quality. 500 cords wood ) 50, , 250.00 IJl!Provernents: None Value of land by t;ro s: !zrut creaPie Cove VPlue ~.oo _,M l0t3 Total ' Value of land 'lotal value or timber Total value of tract Averege,. per aore Total 4.00 82 s lope Value per acre . 328.00 72.00 400.00 400.00 250.00 650.00 6.13 I I I 3'13 �,f287 - li c_tor iller County : Ro ckingham Distric t: Stonewa ll Samuel, . . Le 1is l. I3.& J . Li l ler . . ~eirs L. 8ipe 1£1nca st er ' L Xl- ~"Tl) Cove wne Jcnle - 1 1 - ~J cha ins ,., � 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 Meadows, JW - Mundy, Margaret Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context miller-victoria-w.pdf Title A name given to the resource Miller, Victoria W Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Deep Run Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 287 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 Miller https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/fa22ac3a6e143a49e6fb43599563dacf.pdf 39d6bef7b1e5a21dcdfebe3923472df8 PDF Text Text NAME OF CLAIMANT 7/289 - I!il ler .r. 3. ( nou ) C. •• C},·1l er . Number of Acres: 4 8 Location: Roads: Soil: Dea Run . D. u. osi tions 209 a nd 210, -rt outside the P-r'c ~r :... • _'lo mi l es vis. dirt roud to _ ort R ..,11')11 c , th n,3arest s'1i ..Jping point . s~·11· slopes cl.y 10~m of a cood deJt~ · n n~ ~airly smoo~h . fertility , ~oderate History of Tract and condition of timber: ...,:En---·e is ~bout 5 11 • bu . i't . of rLrCLlunt - able s tim "'r on t' is tr:....ct . 'i'he re, :...1·~1ng stL..nd coYJ.siLts o .. ·.i.' out 3 coris o::' :::'uel woocl • '3r L..Cre . 5 • • d . i't. o.J.." su t L'1DJr . 144 cords ocd . Improvements: Ho:1e . Acreage and value of types : Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: ?,7 Cove: '-21 'trj . loti . oo GO 8 . ')0 1 08 . 00 - -,60~3 . 00 Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: 30 . 00 Value of Land: $ '.)03 . 00 7U . 00 Value of Improvements: $ -;393 . 00 Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ .2 'j . 00 Value of Wood: $ ,.,0 . 00 Value per acre for tract: $ 8 . 1 8 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ ·;c. .J.: . ~- ~ . CLS"h" lo~ �Claim of_ ___ W. _ B. _ Mille r and_ YI . _S. Mill er----- ------- ------- ------- --------In the Circuit Court of__.R_Qg.k1D.Zb~JJL __________ County, Virgini a, No. ________ , At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia , Petitioner, vs. ____ W. _B •__and _VI. _S. _Mille r------ ------- ------- ------- ------- --------· Rockin. more or 1ess, of 1an d m----(l"ham. ------= · · D ef en d an t s. ------- ------- - 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 respons e to the notice of condemnation upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of theawarde d Circuit Court of_ ____ F.9_q_tJ_I!gA.~11l-------- County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to said notice. ~~jdl~lis~-~~-----!~!.-~!.-~!!~}..-~!'--~~~-J!.! __~.! __¥!1_~~ ~------ -------- ------ ~ post office address is _______~~~~Y -~r.!.L _y~-·-- -------- -------- -------- ------- Weclaim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, contain ing about_ _____Q.Q__________ acres, on which there are the followin g buildings and improve ments: ________:tf.9_1 1~----- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------- This land is located about_ __l½_ ______ miles from ___:e.or_t_Re.pu..Qli_c.~--------Virginia , in the ____A~!_l~l _______ Magiste rial District of said County. Wf claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claiman t should say whethe r he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claiman t is not sole joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or or to the tract or parcel of land described above.) W. B.------Mille r and W. S. Mille r joint owner s ------- ------------- ------- ------- -----~- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ---The land owners adjacen t to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows: North ___________ County road _________________________________________________ __ _ South ___________ Park_ area-- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- --------East ____________ Victo r Mille r _______________ . ------- ------- ------- ------- ----West ____________ Shule rs ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------Weacquired0:dij right, title, estate or interest to this propert y about the year __ J_~~~---in the following manner : _ ____________ By _purch ase _and_ inheri tance- ------- ------- ------- ------------- ---- Wt claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improve ments thereon is $--~t9_q_g~_q_~----· Wp claim that the total value of ~rrigh t, title, estate or interest , in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improve ments thereon is $-~i.9Q:!..!9_Q ____ . W~ diTue owner of_ _____49________ acres of land adjoinin g the above describe d tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park area, which'V'leclaim will be damage d by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $ __ 9QQ.!_9_Q ________ . (In the space below should be set out any additional stateme nts or informa tion as to this claim which claiman t desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). Remar ks·---- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------~ ------- ------- ------- -- (Continue remark s if necessa ry on the back). Witness my signatu re (or my name and mark attache d hereto) this _____!P-fA'.____ day -i:;;/~ ~ ~ - ~ e,o-~ . ------ -----of __Z:::: ~r-= ---, 1931. _______ ffi~------ ----STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF __ -c:r} tr_= -£-~ To-w it: ,AlllrLJ.lil'f}u ' / # ~ The undersi gned hereby certifies that_ ____ .}t_il .!'.!"~ --'=-~ --- - --~----the above named claimantspersonally appeare d before him and made oath hat the matters and things appeari ng in his above answer are true to the best of his knowled ge and belief, this _____ _LQ_~_____ day o L ~ : ~ - ~ ~ ~ - - - rJ Ii/J· / . "/-E Clerk of the Court, or Spec· Investig ator or Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace. " rm s1on c.xp1re uec, L~, 1:16 I f\ �I c ount~-: Roc·;:inehs.m District: s tonewall? .. 1__~_~_;'_ ' • _B_._&....~_ :, ._f_>•_____ti.... _ t-_2_8_9____ Acreage Claimed: Value Claimed: Location: 60 .ssessed u. s. ·ositions 209 and 210, patt outside the None known • Incumbranees , oount -.r claims or laps: Roads: ..,3500,00 aren. . park .QQ.!.!: Deed 99 - 1 - 33 01290.00 ft 5000.00 Deep Run. 99-1-33 l:IL~ ~ Sandy oluy loam of a good depth and fertility, moderate elopes and fairly smooth. 2 miles via dirt road to Fort Republic , the nearest shipping point . History of traot and condition of ti.mber: There is about 5 M. Bd. ft. of merchantable sau timber on this tract. The remaining stand consists of about 3 eds, of fuel ood per acre. $4,. 00 per M. ----------- "' 20.00 5 • Bd . ft. of so.w timber ?2.00 144 Odo. wood O 50¢ per od. --------•--- ------------ -- ~92.00 Iwrovements : ----- Value of taAd by types: Type Cove Slope 21 27 ~ Total vol ue of land ; 213 .00 Total value of improvements Total value of ti•ber Total vaU.ue of tract Average value per acre Value Total Value ~5 .00 " 105.00 4.00 108.00 ~;213.00 ner a.ore Acreage 92.00 305 .00 J 6.35 1 �,r289 - iller . County : tOC ... in{ h&m District : St newull Vic4:;or ·r . i i ller .. rs . Toru -Udlo,1 .... ry .L.nn ........ nc ... ster I -=:G----:"m Covo - 5:'...o"'ie Cc le - l" - . . v ch ins � 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 Meadows, JW - Mundy, Margaret Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context miller-w-b.pdf Title A name given to the resource Miller, W. B. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Deep Run Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 289 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 Miller https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/009fb8125816bb73c96d01af63470079.pdf 5786f9b88b77365949313f9b4efb068f PDF Text Text ROCKD GHt .:T COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #352 - l.Iishalleny , Salem Number of Acres: 2 Location: Richland Heights , part outside the Park area . Roads: Three miles via dirt road to Grottoes , the ne rest shipping point . Soil: Sandy loam, slope type , thin soil covered with small loose rock . History of Tract and condition of timber: Improvements: Bush land , no timber . None . Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 10 . 00 2 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 10 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ 5. 00 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE . �II . 35:1 .... $ .. t 1ohl nd u· s: 1 , th .·n ol po , no ti . ... ... • O:t; 01~ t 'ot· l ot l lu ,t l v lue o t ,.v tz o!' 1 ot' il l 0 &. d -,!'< .. ;;, t ' ,$ • n 1~ 0 O 1m. r trro · d,: e .oo . <.O 11 o.rvm.~ , m: ll lo ,;e cl �a!nmwnunttttlt11 nf llirgiuta TREASURER ' S OFFICE RICHMOND , VA . Janu ary 18, 1934 JOHN M. PURCELL TR EAS U RER O F VIRG IN IA This is to certify that I, J . M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia have this 18 day of January in accordanc e with an order of the circuit court of Rockingham County dated 1/15/34 in the cause of t he State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia vs . - - - -- ~C~a=s~ s~a=n=dr=--"a-'---L_a_w ----'-s--o_ -'- n_ A_t_k_i_n _s _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ____ paid to Sale:mm Mishalany and Josephine Mishalany, Grottoes,Va. $ 10.00 being in full settlement of tract #352 in the above mentioned cause . 43S" �·- QtnmmnuwtaltI, nf llirgiuta TREASURE R'S OFFICE RICHMOND , VA. January 1 8 , 1 934 JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA Saleem Mishalany and Josephin e Mishalany -~Gr_o-t toes, Virgini a Received of J.M. Purcell , Treasur er of Virginia , the sum of$ Jo.oo , in accordan ce with an order of the Circuit Court of the county Of- - Ro ckingham entered on the 15h day -- ---""'----- ------ of JanuarYJ._93_! , in the matter of the State Commiss ion on Conserv ati on and Dev elopmen t 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 settleme nt for the tract of land known in said proceed ing as # _ 3_5 _2 _ __ Sign or ig inal and duplica t e and r e turn to the Treasur er of Vi r g ini a . Y3b �IN THE C mcurT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VIRGil{IA. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of' Virginia v. Petitioner #1829 Cassandra Lawson Atkins,et als, etc. On this, the / Defendants day of .Tanuary, 1934, came Saleem Mishalany and .Tosephine Mishalany, and on their motion leave is given them to file their application for the payment to them of' the sum of' $10.00, the amount of the award set out in the a.ward of conde.IllIR tion :for Tract No. 352, heretofore paid into Court. And it appearing fran. the report of the Board o-.r Appraisal Commissioners heretofore filed in this ca use, and in the petition for judgment and condemnation entered herein on t h e _ day of' Nowember, 1933, that in the opinion of petitioner, the said Saleem Mishalany and .Tosephine Mishalany a.re in vested with a superior-- or better right or claim or title in and to the said Tract of land No. 352, and that the record of' this cause doas not disclose any denial or dispute by any party or person in interest as to the title to the said Tract No. 352, or to the proceeds arising frcm the condemnation thereof, and that the said Saleem Mishalany and .Tosephine Mishalany are entitled to receive the proceeds arising from the condemnation of said Tract Ho. 352, and it further appearing to t.he Court that all taxes due or taxable upon said Tract No . 352 have been .raid: Up.o n c onsidera.tion whereof, it is considered and ordered by the Court that the said sumo~ $10.00 paid into Court by petitioner as just can.pensation for Tract No. 352 be paid unto the said Saleem Misha1-any and .Tosephine Mishalany; and the Clerk of this Court is directed to -transm.1 t a certified copy of' this order to the Treasurer of' Virginia, who shall pay unt,o the said Saleem Mi s halany ar:d .Tosephine Mishalany the said sum of $10. 00, the amount of the award set out in the judgment of condemnation for Tract No. 352, taking from the said Saleem Mishalany and .Josephine Mishalany receipt tl:e refor ard certifying such payment to the Clerk of this Court for appropr:ia.. te en try thereof as required by law. /5 Z... �STATE OF_VIR GIN IA, COUNTY OF ROCKINGHAM, to-w:i t: I, J. :Eb ber t Sw Roc kin gha m Cou nty do her eby ceritze r, Cle rk of the Cir cui t Cou rt of do not sho w any del inq uen t tax estify tha t the rec ord s in my off ice sto new all Di str ict , ass ess ed in aga ins t the tra c~ of 10 acr es in the nam e of Sal eem b~ iesepai:::r:i:e:_ ~ . Mi sha lan y. Giv en und er my han d thi s 13t h day of ~an ua:r y, · 193 4. - Ro cki ngh am �M. H. HARRISO N TREASURE R OF ROCKINGH AM COUNTY HARRISONBU RG, VIRGINIA To Whrn:1 It May Concern : I herebv certify that the records of my office show that the taxes for the years 1932 and 1933 on a tract of 10- 0 - 0 acres of land assessed in the name of S . I\:ishala:r_y , situate in the :9lue Ridge f~ountajns in btonewall District, Rockingham County, has been paid . ~11 taxes prior to that time , if any be unpaid, are a matter of record in the Clerk's Office of said County . January 1934 . Given llnder my hand this 13th day of �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. _,_::2_ __~ 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 N o.3_£~-- $ . / - ~ - ~ n Tract No. __ __________ $ __________ ; on Tract No. ------------ $----------i That the report of the said Board sets forth that the following named persons claim, or appear to have a claim to an interest in the said tract(s) of land or in the proceeds arising from the condemnation th&~~-7 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 a,ising from the eondemnat~ ~ - - ~~ cJ ·/J# ,#1~-/~f /c-o-o - ,,/ 1 ·;~, '. ~ That no other person or persons than the undersigned are entitled to share in the distribution of the said award(s) except the following named persons whose interest in said tract(s) or in the proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof on the date of entry of said judgment was as follows: I 1 ;ur-~-1 l- 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_..f?.--:;2__ $L-'2~: 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 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. 7 'r ,,... ~ ,._,t._. r- / �State of Virginia, County of Rockingiam, to-wit: This day personally.~peared before me Saleem Mishalany and Josephine H. Mishai.any, and made oath that the statements contained in the above petition so far as made on their own information are true and so far as made upon information of others they believe them to be true. Given under my hand this 13th day of January, 1934. ~ ,notary public. � 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 Meadows, JW - Mundy, Margaret Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mishalleny-salem.pdf Title A name given to the resource Mishalleny, Salem Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Richland Heights 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): 352 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 Mishalleny https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/d5110d9bb7f228ad638b7076d78d9c23.pdf 5285068d875fe7180de4bb8bd1d7bcfb PDF Text Text �� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rappahannock County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Description An account of the resource The first series in the Rappahannock County SNP Records collection consists of 350 files related to the court proceedings from The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Clifton Aylor and others, and Thirty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred (37,400) Acres of Land, more or less, in Rappahannock County, Virginia. This was a court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire privately held land located within the boundary of Rappahannock County in the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. Within the boundaries of eight counties, the state of Virginia, in collaboration with the Federal government, used eminent domain condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents in this collection are the legal proceedings for each individual tract of land that made up the one court case. In most cases, the individual case files consist of property surveys, assessments for the value of the land and improvements, and claims by the owner of the property. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Bulk of the collection dates 1930 to 1934 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Moore, JR Description An account of the resource Tract: 38; Location: North slope and E end of Nixon's Arm; Cost/Acre: $11.93; Estimate Value: $521.00; Number of Acres: 70.0; Monies Awarded: $ (n/a) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract 38 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context moore-jr-tract-38 Moore https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/4f81d8fc66d38671632bc9b24252369e.pdf 78b4e71027a11e100247f6e5414aec48 PDF Text Text ROCKINGHAM COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #243 - Moore , Minnie Number of Acres: 98 Location: Head of Hawk sbill Creek , and entir ely withi n the Roads: . Seven miles of good dirt road to Yance y , the neare st shipp ing point . Soil: (See rever se side for Soil infor matio n) ark area . History of Tract and cond ition of timber: The tract has been cut over at vario us times in the past, and there is no merch antab le timbe r . There is a fair stand of some oak and hicko ry ~1th a few yello w popla rs and white pine up to 16" DBI-I. Improvements: N one . Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 56 ~5 . 00 280 . 00 30 . 00 1260 . 00 i1540 . 00 Cove: Grazing Land: 42 , ' 98 Fields Restocking : Cultiva ted Land: Orchard: Minera ls : Value of Land: $ 1540 . 00 Value of Improv ements : $ 50 . 00 ~1590 . 00 Value of Orchar d : $ Value of Minera ls: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value ofTim ber: $ 50 . 00 Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $16 . 22 Inciden tal damag es arising from the taking of this tract: $ NON~ . ~ -~ : CLEP.K . S3 �~~- Claim of___ ___ Z__.~- -------- -------- -------- -------- --In the Circuit Court of___ -~.------ --------C ounty, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law. The State Commission on onservatio n and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. _____________________________________________________________________________ _ --------------------- .---~--- - ---------- ---------- -------. --..---------- ---------- -- more or less, of land m__ _ _ _ ___________ ounty, V1rgmia, Defendant s. The undersigned, in answer o the pet" on of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, a d in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon t h e fig ! of aid petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court of_ _ _ __ ___ _ _______ ty, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his ans er to said etition and to said notice. My name is ____ 1,--~---- ---------My post office address is_~~ -____ ________ (_ __,_ ______· ___________ _ I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tr ct or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about__£_ %_-l'f=-= ____ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvem ents: ___________________________________________________________ _ ~ ---Z~ _---, ___ ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- · _____; ;j ;I~ A----... ---------- --------This land is locate aboutJ~_!'.k,_,(Z.~-miles from ______ ~ - - - - - - - -Virginia , in th _ _ Magisteria 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 ~:~c:e;:~~:l~~~:~:~~~::f::~:=t:~:~ :ett_~~a,:~;J~~~-tr:~_o: ~:~~] ~~-~]~:~ s th_.lJ-- c-~_r-c ... ---------- ------· ~---- ------ ------ ---st __________________________________________________ ____________________________ _ est_____________________________ _________________________________________________ _ I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year_J-f- .//_in the following man~er: ~ ~ :::~a!~~::]:~~~~~=:~ t:rov~:e~ on is $.;l..j. '.io~~ I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvem ents thereon is $--------- -------· 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). Remar ks· _________________________________________________________________ -----·- __ _ ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). Witness my signature (or my name and mark attached hereto) this ___ /_:3________ day oL_~~- =------- -, 19'?/. ~~~~--------STfTE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF ___ To-wit: The undersigne d hereby certifies that__ _ _ ·------~- ' : . . ~ - - - - -'- the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, ClJ- ~ _ --~--, this ____ J-~---- ----day of__d -~~ ~~~~ Special -- ' estigator-or Notary Public, or Justice of e Peace. �t · 1:ockineh Di~i¥¥ci; Stonewall Q243 -= ·oorc ! f.i_crease Gla i m,ed : 9 2 • " 1 • in.1io ... . Assessed : 88 A --60 Vnluo CJ.o.hmd: "'2300 .oo Loco. tion: :ead of Deed : 98 A- 69 P • tt, .a.v, sb 111 Greek: an,1 entirely Ir4c'Qr.lbran c es, counter olai1 s or l ans: .. __ i i . ~ · • 11 1000 . oo tl 911) i thin the Pe.rk area . 1.one kno m . Dundy loar; of good ao-c uh a.nd fertility except for few shaley spots. 11.'here iG a small amount 01"' loose rocks an few outcrops "'ound on tl-ie slope. 'l'he wood9d portio is steep 1th ,;7 ! [ -., ,xpor-i ::..·<-. The first class grazing land h s gentle to moderate slopes 1 i th eood 'blue grass turf, f'ev weeds and no brush. The second class has poor soil with many rocks and woads., Tl' e third class 1s stoop o.nc L s r,ot been cleared vo~y long. Tho turf io i:::-l :patc,hos with considera ble loes, ·la.okberr- iee. roolrn~ brusn and bare soil. There is not mu~h ,a te1· ,1n t i e tract. Roads : ,1even 1 ilos of g od dirt :to1d to Yancey, t· e nearest sr 1.ppin point. ~1istory of tract and crnnd~-~ion of tlmbe : frhe tract las been c ut over at various times in tho psst; e..nd Jr or is no m.erchant ... ble tirrber, ~'hero io o. fair s vand of some oru: and hickory with a fe~, yellow po_plors a n d 1llite pine up to l6f' BBH . 4 Improvements! None . Val1:e of land by; t;l]2 c ~: Tyne Slope i-g 1 Fg II Fg III ri.c:r;eage 46 v·a.1 ·10 ~ ac..?:'~ .;:1:00 20 4:5.00 8 18.00 14 88 Total value of lanc1 Total value of tract Average value per acre 14. 0C 1·otal VaJ.,10 ' '131'3.00 900.00 144 •.00 196 . 00 ""1'3i"/e.cm .,..1378 . 00 13r1e.oo 15 . 66 zecz �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 DEFENDANT S. Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of land, more or less . . . . . . . . . . . Comes now the undersigned and shows to the Court : That a judgment in rem has heretofore beerr 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. __ 243- _____ : 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. __2i..3 ____ $_J.g_~ Q-'-0 9on Tract No. ____________ $ __________ ; on Tract No. ------------ $----------; That the report of the said .Board sets forth that the following named persons claim, or appear to have a claim to an interest in the said tract(s) of land or in the proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof; Minnie E. Moore 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 owner, Minnie E . Moore , to give 5 acres of her ls.nd 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 .q.ward(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. __g_1,A_ ______ $-~.9_! 9_Q __ : 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 ~~~= =--------------------- ------------------------------------------~ .________.----- ::_:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ~--~ ~ -----B~~: STATE COivfolISSION ON CONSERVAT ION &- 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. 75 �ST ATE OF VIRGI NIA ) COUI'r.I1Y OF WARREN ) SS Persona lly appeared befor-e 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 Co mmiss ion on Conserv ation and Developm ent in immedia te charge of the records of the Shenand oah Nati onal Park Division thereof having to do with claims of the Commiss i on for dis tribu t ive sha res of condemna tion awards in the Shenando ah Nationa l Park condemn ation proceedi ngs pending in the Circuit .Courts of Virginia , by·reaso n of contrac ts and agreeme nts ent ered into with the owners of lands'so ught to be condemned in these proceed ings , and that the v1i thin claim is just and cn:r-rect . Witness my signatur e this 8th ~~w3~~ " ________,___h- ~ - · Notary rubJ:tc NOTARY PUBLIC !il)l Commi!r.ion Expires Sep. 8~ 1934 �OLnmmnuwraltq nf lliirgiuia TREASUER'S OFFICE RI C H M O N D , VA , May 28 , 1934 JOHN M , PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA This is to certify that I , J . M. Purcell , Treasurer of Virginia have this ~2~8~_day of May i n accordance with an order of the circuit court of B.ockini:rharn County in the cause of the State Commission on Conservation and Develo:pment of the State of Virginia vs • _______..,C=a=s=s=-a=n=d=rc..a=~ L =a=wc-=s'-'o=-=n=------cA =-=t-=k=i=-=n=s= - - - - - - - - - - :p aid to Minnie E . JJoore $ 1, 590 . 00 being in ful l settlement of tract # 243 in the above mentioned cause . ,oo �Q!ommnuwtaltq of 1ilirgiuta TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA. May 28 , 1934 JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA Minnie E. Moore Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia, the sum of$ 1 1 590.00 , in accordance with an order of the Circuit Court of the county of___~R~a~c-~-1~n~g~h~run-..._ _ entered on the 25th day of __M~ay.,__ _ 193~ , 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 k nown in said proceeding as# 2~4=3,c___ _ Sign original and duplicate and return to the Treasurer of Virg inia. 101 �IN THE CIRCUIT COUR'I.1 OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY , VIRGINIA The State Commission on Conservation and Development vs . Cassandra Lawson Atkins, and others . On this, the :;? .,·--- day of May, 1934, came Minnie E . Moore and on her motion leave is given her to file her ap p li cation for the disbursement of the sum of $1 , 590 . 00, the amount of the award set out in the judgment of condemnation for Tract No . 243, and heretofore paid into Court . And likewise came Effie C. Hilbert , John R. Moore, Mabel C. Longley , Earl E. Moore and Claude T. Moore, 1ivho asked permission to file their answer to said application , which is accordingly filed . And it appearing to the Court that the said Effie C. Hilbert, John R. Moore, J\fi.able C. Longley, Earl E . Mo ore and Claude T. Moore have assigned and transferred any interest they may have in the said fund arising from the condemnation of Minnie E. Moore; '11ract No . 243, to the said that the said Minnie E. Moore is invested with a superior or better right or claim of title in and to the said tract of land No . 243 than any other person or persons and that the record in this cause does not disclose any denial or dispute by any party in interest as to the title to said Tract No . 243 , or to the proceeds arising from the condmenation of said Tract No . 243, and it further appearing to the Court that all taxes due on said Tract No . 243, have been paid, upon consideration whereof it is considered and ordered by the Court that the said sum of $1 , 590 . 00 paid into Court by petitioner as just compensation fu~ Tract No . 243 be paid unto said MinnieE . Moore and the Clerk of this court is directed to transmit a certified copy of this order to the Treasurer of Virginia , who shall pay unto said Minnie E . Moore the said sum of $1 , 590 . 00, the amount of theaward set out in the judgment of condemnation for Tract No . 243, taking from the said Minnie E. Moore a receipt therefor, and certifying such payment to the Clerk of this Court for appropriate entry 23~ �2. thereof as re ~uired by law . Enter : _f/~ 1.t ...;.. 1~,1.;;.y;!J;__ ~ ___ Judg e �H-i T.Li. Cli,Cul1 C01..iiiT CF r..OCKLG. COU,Tr , VL,Cir IA A11 The S ti te Commission en Conserv::i. ticn u.nd Lev;:;l _,pmen t vs. · h" :Aoo r ~ nswe r of Effio C. ailbert , John R . 1/ioo ra, .~ablo C. Lon 6 ley , --d.rl : . und Clc1.uc.e T . itoo re to J?&ti tion filed in t.1e Circuit Court cf Ro ckin,)1am County by :'lli,.nie .., • Jtcor., for t11::: distribu ticn of tne $U,Ti cf 1 , 590 . CO , beinl t 1e a·.'lard for fr ct No . ~43 . s,.1.id r,ctition , or tc so wuch t,.-,r-,of, s tr:eJ fl.re u.avisveo it is a,<-1.tcri..tl fer t. w to r.s.,er, ans,ter 'i."1at it is true ~Lc:..t t:lc} d.rv tr,o cr,l:, sor:s ci.l'i 0. u.r10 S<iY: oau 0 hh,r·s of th::; le1. te J . "\oor-o u.r,c ti-mt the:>, u.rE; all c.1.Love trio ci.!:,C of 21 :; ,;;u.r b; ti1u. t t[J6 th ..;i r intc.r.,s ~s iz, Suid hv . ~43 r ... ct C, 11,1.no u ... tior, td_,n,of, to tnt>ir 1uot1,er , ... ira·ic entire fund to her . And ther Jill sv er ~r~r , etc . b , I C, s. dSSibr, ar,d tro.r s fs r ir tt,e fur.c arisir, 6 frcn, the cor:0011- ,1oure , ... no re¼u st t.i;;; Court t o f-"-Y tne �I l\ THE CIBCUI T C0Uh1' OJ. F,OCKI:NGHA,,, CC1U 1'J')' , VHGIJH A 'i'ne Stcite Cummiesi or 0r Conservation ctnc Develu ment of the Stu te o: Vi r j.nia Peti tior er At Law ~o . 1629 vs . trier ~ Cc:tssancira Lawson Atkir..s ::..r.e, Tc the bcn . l-! . 1, . u;fu,dar.ts bcirtrarr. , Judge e,f Sdia Covr Your p6ti tic.r_er , 111.nr.ie .c., . tJtuur_, , rsspect:fully r_,vrcsents tw~.t u. jucigmer.t eret0fore r,een enterec, in this f,roce--aing, , cor,oen,rnng tc t,:~ us:; of in rFm h1s tr:tct 0f lar:o oitu ... teo on tt.;:; ...-lue I-.id 6 e tr.e peti tier.er tne foe sin,i:,le estdte ir: .1our.tair_ , L; ir t16 6tl.St.::m pcrticn c,f StonE;N;;i.11 Distri.;t , Rockir.gba1:. Cour_ty , Vi:--gi i:1 , which tract is dc;scri beo iri tr.:;; r,,_p<..rt c- f tnij Apprc:iiS.:l.l Cc.mini :.;sic.r, rs shewn , rumbered ar.c oelireb.ted en the County lio . 243 , at the price of 1 :rsir , and .m&rship J,ap , filed Uererit:h , as Tnct 1 , 590 . 00 , t,is l::ein 6 a 1,art of tr.<, tract of lar.d 1'1ich v1as ccr,vey,.,o t0 tt;e iate J . S. ,,:oore , nus 'c;,no e,f pstiti0rsr , b;' A. S . P,:ider , by dssd d""teo 10verber G2 , FlC , ,:H1 u reccrcu:;;o ir. t,1e Cl::,r}'s Offics <J t:1is Court ir, De-,d Eook lo . £11, ___ t page 271 , the S<iici J . S. -1:0::re bcivin!., ceparted this ljfs in tr:e :-e_r 1r11 , the sc:;,id tr1ct cf lHr.; p:.tssec tc your petitiorer ar;c ..,f''ie C. hilbert , Joern R. ,oore , '.,able C. Longl-.:v , .c,a.rl ar.o -t;IiS ::!; . toor_, r.o CL.1."'c~ '- · ,,\oor::; , childr6n of pstit.ior.er Stio J. S. ,;10ore , uroer tnc; lt:t::;t .. ill or o.do J • • .t.ocra .,nich is recoraeo }l::tr,e 394 . A cof,y cf saio :ill in tne Clerk ' s vffice cf tnis Court ir, ,ill Book i,o . ~ m:...rksd 11.i!,xnibi t 11ill" , is nr::,r3tc tc be r ead tt.... cneu .1nd r:1: 0' art h ..n-ec f . s Ycur p ti ticnsr f1-,rt_,er sLo.,s tc tm, Cuurt that dll taxes have bser. p ... io tt, "'no ir.ducing tr.3 y-,ar 193~ . dnC sne r,e re·:itb fil -s C-:,rtific~tes to th"' t e feet fron. _,1. lf . L"'rrisLr!, i'r.;a.s1.,srer cf :?.ockir:ghc::1.m Coul'!ty, cl.rid J . E . Svitzer, Certific-tt-s .. us . 1 ~no:-:. , r-,spec'tivelL uno _f,rayeo to ce r_,J.a '""s '4 part herecf. Your peti tie:r...,r furtuer snys t l::'..t the said r,rc,pert: is urincu,,1berec a.no tha t ro person ether tnan nerself ~no ner .~forus~ic chiloren is ertitled to share i~ ths dietributio~ of the SdiC aware . Your patitiorer , tnerefcr·e , pr-:s thc:tt st.(:; be !illc.,eo to f:ile her petitior it thJse procei:c'inp,s; t,1dt th"' sa.io t'..arl l:!. . ,/ioor-e ana Clauc.3 'l . ,1:0 re ff-it, C. rlilbEfft , John h . 'oo re , Mlblc C. Longls~, r" m---d:: defer.d,u, tu her.:,ir ~nct requireo tc. ans.ver , but r.ct under cath; t a t an order ua}' b0 �entered ·L this f r cceediL 6 for the distributi~n of s~ict petitioner m·y hkv3 such other and furt er relief rd , ~nd that } Our e the nat~re of the cause may require . --- --------------------------------- ---- 0, -~ ~a2/4 ~---i;;:::e1. State of Vir gir:ia. , Count~ cf Fockirgnam, tc - . it : This Od:, •.\ir.nil.3 E. core , the petitioner in tne ci.b ove :r::.1tt"'r , ai,,;::-ed befcre m• ,~ - ~ _ , •Not n erscn1lly Public _,- ar.d for ,, County of.._, fc,res id ar;a b..;ine, first ciul~· s. orn, oeposes and sa}S th.:it sh e is tie petitivner ir. the abovs named mc:.tter, th..1.t she is acqu~ir.ted .lith the f act s t ',ereir, set for-th , and tnat tne sa.io facts are tnue ... r.o c.orrect tc the best cf �fill Book 8 I, J . S. Moore , beir:t of sound mind a rd ais~osin~ memo r . do nake -.r,d publish this n. 1 1 st :,ill c..no tesfarr.ar.t , hereb:,, r evoking, (1) 11 fo r me r I direct uy executix tc ~a) a ll my just detts of ever y kind ard r, ture. (2) :ta.te l C . I tequeath to my children , Effie C. Hilbert , John R. Yoore , ,oo re , E 4rl E • .ioore ur.c Clu.ude T • .J1oore th e rrcceeds of a life jns~rArce ~olic:· cf five Thousand Doll~rs , ind t te· tc receive el:.ch tr.e r~fnom One Thousand Dollars . (3) I cevise rj llrequeath tom :, .1ife M"r.nie E . ,Foore all the resid ve of my pro1,erty , both persor: 1 and re:..:..l a.r.d the si.:..rr.e to be held nd used by her for her comfort &nd support as ·1 ell as fer the care , suJ:port nd educ:::.ticn of 'r,d 1,rOf,Br : ID} children in such .1u.ys as she ma:, deem rig,h t rr,d I rl so direct th"'-t at her Cie::ith that all m: prcpe r ty of every kina and natt..re , remainir:t:, ir, her nands shall ass tc my childn,n, c..rd they to r&ceive Shu.re .JJd si:iare o..like tr.erecf . ( 4) I r.er::/t:~ l-'!Jcint .1y .,ife ,Hu-de E . ,io ore, the execLtr-ix cf this my last ,,ill ctnci test..ur.sr, t ara cf .mom r.o bend sl. .... 11 bo re'-1;..iired ir. t..dn,ir.istn,tion . In .dtr.5f..S ,,ner-,cf 1 nave he reunto ,ritter.m) name opposite my se· 1 this the 1 :.-,tn d y of .A.u 6 ust, 1911 . J . S . :f.oore (SEAL) The s,iid test· tcr , J . S . Joore , signed this i n tn:ment , ard declared the s.:1me as 1:1.r.d fer his L:..st ,>'ill ar.a testament in our t're serce , ar.d Ne at his re'iuest ~rd in his l-reser,c , :u:d in the r,reser.ce of eac.a other , ha.vsnereL,r,to s uc scribed our ni:<llleo a.S ?:.1.ttestirg :1i tressss . P . E . F . :,; ood C.L.i rer,ce J .... ck s~ n �----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ---)1_,a, t I hereb~ certif) that there are ~o aeliquent taxes ir my office gair.st saici. tr.;1.c t c;f 8e- l-29 ere s of Lu.d assessed in the name cf !,.ir.nie E . dtt ore , Sa.id ld.r.d tdr·g, situ... ted in the fark area in Stonewall District, Rockingham Count:·, Virginia. Giver, vrd er rri: 1 h.u,cl this 11th du:, of .by 1934. Clerk of the Circd t Court of ,ock ir. 1.)1arr. Ccunt) , Vir 6 inia �M. H. HARRISON TREASURER OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: I hereby certify that the records in this office show that the 1933 taxes have been pa.id on a certain tract of 88-1- 29 acres of land assessed in the name of Minnie E. Moore situate in the Park Area in Stonewall District, Rockingham County . All taxes pr~or to that time, if any be due, are a matter of record in the Clerk's Office of said County . Given under my hand this 10th day of May 1934. Treasurer �r Ji .. ~~ 131.7 4 131.7 4 131.7 4 I I 3 9 5 .2 l '.3 1.7 131.7 131.7 1'.31.7 2 i} 2 2 2 2 5 2 6.8 8 * ~ 3.90 2.00 116.0 0 I I 2 4 3.8 0 -3} '.3 95.2 2 5 26 .8 8 2 4 3 .8 0 1,165.90 -3} J RALPH H . BADER A TT O RNE Y A T L AW HARRISONBURG , V IR GIN IA I ~ I, I LJ ~ l' d 1.1.\i � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.  The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases. 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Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Meadows, JW - Mundy, Margaret Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context moore-minnie.pdf Title A name given to the resource Moore, Minnie Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Head of Hawksbill Creek Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 243 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 Moore https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/293bab50fbf9b13cc06aea9fc0b3c8be.pdf ed94efd6701e05e80a0bd73aeb6c1d66 PDF Text Text NAME OF CLAIMANT 'l If ·.,.. vJ-.....,-~ :·o,~.::.a, . . . . . . . ie II. L 1 Yo.·t, .T~ L _rustee Number of Acres: 1 ~ Location: ] il Roads: ~hr a Soil: ..., 1 o e . ntirel. ;-: n . ,i,.hin tl e ileu ov ·r co 1nt rk 2..r -... • ro-.d to L ... l nd ~ord . History of Tract and condition of timber: ..... 1 1' Improvements: ;·., tr ct ~s be n rr, mere' .. ,nt .blc; ti ,'.)er hus ' · t Jl· ')urne ov ,r . ~n r ,. ov d !~on, . Acreage and value of types : Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: ~.oo lZ Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 2'1 . ')Q Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ J . OO Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ ~ , u~,-r . . ..J. ft, / /_/..a. :. ,.. ~ ..1/Y. ~ '--'--=-----"-'---,,c:_:;;----5-....... v ~ ........ . �,r . Claim of ___ .ur ci __ t•i•..L "' _-'lCJ ... , .._ c ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---In the Circuit Court of_ ___ i~rd ~-....,.__J_,.: ... : ..: ... _________ County, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law. The State Commission on Conservati on and Developme nt of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. ______ - ______ - ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---· ---------- -------more or less, of land in ___,.L _L.....,_.__, _,_r-t------ ------Cou nty, Virginia, Defendant s. The undersigne d, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservati on and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnat ion awarded upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court oL_ AQ;!i l¼,:_:neu ________ .:__ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to said notice. My name is . ________ ... e..Q_J ~ ..... e--....er-_ .i- 9-- ----------- ---------- ---------- ------My post office address is ________ ..Y{~ ~u P.1..Q !,)_ _Va~ ---------- ---------- --------I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about__ ~-~~----- _______ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvem ents :__!_,~~i~-~~ tL9.f. ___i_1; ~).-~ __g_QQ~_!. _9~~- ~J!.l~A ~ ---------- -or ::Jht.:t u. 40 or br, aJ:r~s oleared. remaind er 1 1·. brusn ni.:: ------------- ~--------- ---------- ---------- - - ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- -- --~our~;- ~~mber _____________________________________________________________________ _ · Ian d 1s · Ioca t e d a b ou t __________ Tl11s 2 __ m1·1 es f rom ___I ~AeL ~ .... :.d__________ Ford __________ v·1rgmia, ·· m · ___ ,.._y_______ th e __S_ _y+-01·1ew l.&. "" Mag1s · t errn · · 1 D"1st r1c · t of sai"d Coun t y. 0 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.) S ol e The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follo,w s: North _______ JJ .Al. xa d..er; ---------- ---------- -------- - ---------- ---------- ---South ________ Jledx.~~.,k. ___________________________________________________________ _ East ____________1... 1 • Eer r i s c,n '- ---- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- -----West _______________ S a l .lei e _____________________________________________________ _ I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year ___i _'~j._ l ___ in the following manner: _________________________1'cugh t _of _:.lir s . --- ~E~ ~--~ ~_!'~r~--------- ---------- ---------- I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvem ents thereon is $----'N9. !.Qk ____ , I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvem ents thereon is $--~.E.~!-~ -------· 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 condemnat ion of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $--------- ---------· (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or informatio n as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). Remarks· ____ I _mn_a. w.id cw n ..d unable _t c _lo ok after_ th.Ls _l. a nd ______ _ - --the.r e:f.o -=:!- -e X-4- -r:r-l. .:!.in _...,i .t..--1.U--.my- 4-~-Ur._--:g,~t..l. C.,; ~ - • _..~y.J~J- ..n t - ~:.h- - - - - - - - - - - - _____ p:a:,i se _ i i ven ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). Witness my signature (or my name and mark attached hereto) this ______~~-~ -----day of_ __ A_~g..'."____________ , 193~. ~ -.. . . __ __.:_ ___ ' _0 __ ~----- ---------.., STATE OF VIRGINIA , COUNTY OF ___ ~;;..ngh anL ---------- , To-wit: The undersigne d hereby certifies that_Mr_a ,. _..Auru.. ._..u1o '.1.'.. s-----~ __----------- ---the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made th at the matters and things appearing in his above answer ar~-- tr.ue to the best of his/ nowledge and belief, .~ . this ___ "'~1 -~~ --------da y _of__ L ~~ ._ _______ -~ Il _.... ./ J.i._ ~ omnu. ,,. ... .l.On. e.~~1.:re~ 1. !J .,ti ::.. . • OJ. v, " ('" f, Jun . .J..132 - __ £ __________ :_ ~__________ __________ ____ _ · ~ ~ e,~ r, 6r ~lc"f~l''ffilt tflator or N ofaryPubl ic,YafY.Tti's'free'f>fYt~YP'Ja"(e. ~~ �QtnmmnuwrultlJ nf lllirgiutu TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA. January 13, 1934 JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA This is to certify that I, J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia have this 13 d.ay of January in accordance with an ord.er of the circuit court of Rockingham County dated 1/11/34 in the cause of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia vs. Cassandra Lawson At k ins ¾ gus ta National Bank -o~f~i:~>' t_a_u_n~t_o_n-, ~v=i~.r-g-. ~i-n~i-a~-,~T =ru s tee paid to Staunton, Virg inia $_ 2_4_._0_0_ __ __ being in full settlement of tract# 165-a-l in the above mentioned cause. 33b �Q!nmmnuwraltlJ nf llirgiuta TREASURER 'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA. January 13, 1934 JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA Augusta National Bank of Staunton , Virginia , Trustee Staunton, Virginia Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virg i n ia, the sum of $ 24 . 00 , in acc ordance wi th an order of the Ci rcuit Court of the c oun t y of_~R=o~ck=i=n~g=h=am~--- entered on the 2nd day of January 193__!_ , in the matter of the State Commi s sion on Conservat ion a nd Deve lopment v _ __ __C~a=s=s=a=n=d=r~a~L=a=w~s~o=n~=A~t=k=i=n=s~___ and others , be i ng full and complete settlemen t fo r the tra ct of land k nown in s aid proc e eding as# 165- A- l JAN 1 5 1934 AUGUSTA NATI ONAL BANK OF ST UNTON , VIRGINIA, TRUSTEB ST UN~ O N BY-0 -+. GD:4. ~ I' ~;;s ~ l f u US'J. 1 Sign original an d dupl i cat e and re t u r n t o t he Treasure r of Virginia . OFFleER . �VIRG INIA . IN THE CIRC UIT COURT OF ROCKINGID Jl COUNTY. The 3tat e Com miss ion on Con serv ation & Deve loprr B nt of the Stat e of Virg inia , peti tion er , v. Cass an dra Law sin Atki ns , et e.ls, defe ndan ts . In Re : Dis~ ribu tion of proc eeds of cond emn ation for 'T ract #,243 . This day came the Stat e i~ omn issio n on Com eratio n & Deve lopm ent, by coun sel , and move d the Cou rt to e..ntB r an rder dire ctin g the 'Trea sure r of the 3tat e of Virg inia , to pay to t , out of the proc eeds of Cond emna tion of 1 'l ractH o . 243 , the sullml f wl5 . OO repr esen ting the amou nt of a cert ain pled ge made by anni e Moor e , who claim ed to be the ovme r of said trac t , to said tate Com miss ion on Cons s rvat ion & Deve lopm ent , as a cont ribu tion or the esta blish men t of .:3he nand oah Nati onal Park , and in supp ort o ts said moti on , the s a id Com miss ion exhi bite d to the Cou rt , its otio n in writ ing sett ing fort h all the fact s in rela tion ther eto, v hich has been here tofo re file d here in . Upon cons ider a tion vm.e reof, it appe arin g tJ e Cou rt , that the clai m of said Corr miss ion is not base d on the lan ndem ned or on the proc eeds of conde mn.a tion and that sa id Com:n.iss io s faile d to obta in the cons ent of the part ies enti tled to the proC'Ond emna tion , to the paym ent of its claim , itis acco rdin gly and orde red that ihe mo tion of the Com miss ion for the paym en o said cl aim out of the proc eeds of cond emns tion for said trac t , b and the same is here by deni ed . ~~ f . f ' #'J \ I r J �tioner, vs. _____________________________________________________________________________ _ more or less, of land in ____________________________ County, Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the fi~ of id petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court of_fr(;/-------- - - - - ~ n t y , Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as h!Ya::: :;_:~~~ e'. ____ --n- ------zZ-:-;------------~~_y_q__t'-f- -~~--~--.S:~-- 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_ ___ J-'_Q_________ acres, on which there are the following ~~~~-~~:-~~~-=~~~~:~::v:-;;~::::----i ~ ; ~ ; s ~ ; ; ; : ~ e : a ! ~ o ~ ~ ~ ~ ; ~ - - - - - - - -Virginia, in 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.) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~ ~ ------------------------ ---------------------:~~nd ownHc~'~-de scribed tract-or parcel of land are as follows: South ______ _l_ ____ ------- ------------------------ ---------------East__________ A.r,.....-A.,,, ),/,~~~~:141~-------- ------------------------ ---------West ___________ 1 acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year __________ in the following manner: ---lJJ::. ________ ------------------------------------------ :::::::::::::::::::~--o/-_~__:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: I claim that the t<;_~al value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $--J-.6-C-t2-f!J!_. I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $----------------· I am the owner of_ _______________ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park area, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $---------------- --· (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). Remarks·------------- ------------------------ ------------------------ ------------- ------------------------ -------------------- (Continue remarks if necessary on th~ck). Witness my signature (or my name and mark attached hereto) this ____~ ____ day --~-/4~ ------- of ___ ~ - ~ - - - - - , 193/1. STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF- ------- ~-_---~-----11-------, To-"7it: The undersigned hereby certifies that__~-_____ - - - ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - the above named claimant personally appeared bef e him and made oath that the matters and things appearing in his above answer are tru to the best of his knowledge and belief, th is-------~------day oL_?,-~--- ~~~~~ci___ nves~tor or Notary Public, or Justice the Peace. �-~~#-r=SG., -~~ -------------------------------- Claim oL __ In the Circuit Court of~t'~---~Q~--~--County, Virginia, No. ________, At Law. The State Co ission on Conserva ion and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs.__________ _ __ ------------------------ ------------------- ' ~;~~de~~iin~~. l~~~.ft~()~Cc~~ ;;;i~/~~i~~a,C~ :::;v~~?! and De- velopment of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the fip- of sai petitionzd published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court oL_L_______________ --~ounty, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer ~o sai etiti and to id notice. f --p;.~ My name 1s________ __ _L_, ,C.""'1-'!1,!-~-...,j-:,..-,-r.t--z My post office address is _____'.'.'.'LL ____._. 7 111 ~ ¼ ~--------------.__ __ _:-_...._ I claim a right, title, estate or inter~t in a 'tract or parcel of land within the area sought to _be_ condemn~d, containing _ab~---~--acr es, on which ther,e are the following bmldmgs and 1mpro~ents · - - - - ~ - - - ~ - - _ __ _ _ , ~~-~ ~::::=~-=---~-~~::~;~~/;:;;:;_::~.-;~ theJ~~1~~iste tial 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.) :~~~~~~he ~ d tract-or parcel of}~~d are as follows: ~:t Zr--K. ~ s- ~ v ~-~:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: West ~--~-~~-~------ ------------------ ------------------ --I acquired&6y right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year_f L~ ___ in the following manner: ~ ,. _ f e,L., ::::::::::::::::::::::::~~~~:Jk,.._~:::~-:T:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements there,,,t:Io on is $____ ,.;__.P-_Q_.,_ ___ . I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, ,,,t;'6 in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $__ i::J __~_t__!______ . 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). W~s my signature (or my name and m~~ attached hereto) t~is _____ ~~----day ;~~;;~-:t~~~;;~, l~~~NTY OF _@_--~---f~:;Ji!~ )-~ The undersigned hereby certifies that~~L-.. ________ __________ _ the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters and things appearing in his abo3 answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, this ____ J __ ~ ________ day of___ ~ - - - - - - - , 193,~. (\ ' (J 0 .., I I I 'i 3 I 7 _2f-d-L_7Y]_!__ l;:;l~_')-J~_ ~lr 6f the Ceurt, or Special IavestigatoF'or Notary Public, o ~ . J � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.  The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases. For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above. In the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a> <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a> <a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Meadows, JW - Mundy, Margaret Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context morris-annie.pdf Title A name given to the resource Morris, Annie H. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Mile Run Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 165-a-I 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 Morris https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/8c1e4b8f07501a1e0610f40e4457d8a5.pdf ac0c796cdf38a60361229a13d00e6d80 PDF Text Text tioner, vs. _____________________________________________________________________________ _ more or less, of land in ____________________________ County, Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the fi~ of id petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court of_fr(;/-------- - - - - ~ n t y , Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as h!Ya::: :;_:~~~ e'. ____ --n- ------zZ-:-;------------~~_y_q__t'-f- -~~--~--.S:~-- 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_ ___ J-'_Q_________ acres, on which there are the following ~~~~-~~:-~~~-=~~~~:~::v:-;;~::::----i ~ ; ~ ; s ~ ; ; ; : ~ e : a ! ~ o ~ ~ ~ ~ ; ~ - - - - - - - -Virginia, in 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.) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~ ~ ------------------------ ---------------------:~~nd ownHc~'~-de scribed tract-or parcel of land are as follows: South ______ _l_ ____ ------- ------------------------ ---------------East__________ A.r,.....-A.,,, ),/,~~~~:141~-------- ------------------------ ---------West ___________ 1 acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year __________ in the following manner: ---lJJ::. ________ ------------------------------------------ :::::::::::::::::::~--o/-_~__:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: I claim that the t<;_~al value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $--J-.6-C-t2-f!J!_. I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $----------------· I am the owner of_ _______________ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park area, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $---------------- --· (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). Remarks·------------- ------------------------ ------------------------ ------------- ------------------------ -------------------- (Continue remarks if necessary on th~ck). Witness my signature (or my name and mark attached hereto) this ____~ ____ day --~-/4~ ------- of ___ ~ - ~ - - - - - , 193/1. STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF- ------- ~-_---~-----11-------, To-"7it: The undersigned hereby certifies that__~-_____ - - - ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - the above named claimant personally appeared bef e him and made oath that the matters and things appearing in his above answer are tru to the best of his knowledge and belief, th is-------~------day oL_?,-~--- ~~~~~ci___ nves~tor or Notary Public, or Justice the Peace. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 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 Meadows, JW - Mundy, Margaret Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context morris-ashby.pdf Title A name given to the resource Morris, Ashby Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Not Specified 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): Not Specified 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 Morris https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/760ca47b16426127d65500a3747a3278.pdf ccc2f61a624e70ae5dc82bf48aa87efe PDF Text Text -~~#-r=SG., -~~ -------------------------------- Claim oL __ In the Circuit Court of~t'~---~Q~--~--County, Virginia, No. ________, At Law. The State Co ission on Conserva ion and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs.__________ _ __ ------------------------ ------------------- ' ~;~~de~~iin~~. l~~~.ft~()~Cc~~ ;;;i~/~~i~~a,C~ :::;v~~?! and De- velopment of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the fip- of sai petitionzd published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court oL_L_______________ --~ounty, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer ~o sai etiti and to id notice. f --p;.~ My name 1s________ __ _L_, ,C.""'1-'!1,!-~-...,j-:,..-,-r.t--z My post office address is _____'.'.'.'LL ____._. 7 111 ~ ¼ ~--------------.__ __ _:-_...._ I claim a right, title, estate or inter~t in a 'tract or parcel of land within the area sought to _be_ condemn~d, containing _ab~---~--acr es, on which ther,e are the following bmldmgs and 1mpro~ents · - - - - ~ - - - ~ - - _ __ _ _ , ~~-~ ~::::=~-=---~-~~::~;~~/;:;;:;_::~.-;~ theJ~~1~~iste tial 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.) :~~~~~~he ~ d tract-or parcel of}~~d are as follows: ~:t Zr--K. ~ s- ~ v ~-~:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: West ~--~-~~-~------ ------------------ ------------------ --I acquired&6y right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year_f L~ ___ in the following manner: ~ ,. _ f e,L., ::::::::::::::::::::::::~~~~:Jk,.._~:::~-:T:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements there,,,t:Io on is $____ ,.;__.P-_Q_.,_ ___ . I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, ,,,t;'6 in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $__ i::J __~_t__!______ . 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). W~s my signature (or my name and m~~ attached hereto) t~is _____ ~~----day ;~~;;~-:t~~~;;~, l~~~NTY OF _@_--~---f~:;Ji!~ )-~ The undersigned hereby certifies that~~L-.. ________ __________ _ the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters and things appearing in his abo3 answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, this ____ J __ ~ ________ day of___ ~ - - - - - - - , 193,~. (\ ' (J 0 .., I I I 'i 3 I 7 _2f-d-L_7Y]_!__ l;:;l~_')-J~_ ~lr 6f the Ceurt, or Special IavestigatoF'or Notary Public, o ~ . J � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.  The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases. For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above. In the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a> <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a> <a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Meadows, JW - Mundy, Margaret Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context morris-george-e.pdf Title A name given to the resource Morris, George E. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Not Specified 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): Not Specified 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 Morris https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/79728c663c20d44d864e1bc364f8e8c6.pdf 6c0633a8ebb21a817de295fe793e1729 PDF Text Text ROCKINGHhL-' COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #343 - Horris , J . H. Number of Acres: 7 Location: Deep Run. Roads: Three miles via dirt road to Port Republic , the nearest shipping point . Soil: Slope types . ~ntirely within the Park area . Sandy loam of u fair depth and fertility . History of Tract and condition of timber: ... 11 the merchantable saw timber has been · removed from this tract . The remaining stand consists of small oaks and S ) .e small scrubby short leaf pine . Improvements: N one . Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 7 5 . 00 ¢3:5 . 00 Cove: Grazing Land : Fields Restocking : Cultivated Land: Orchard: 50 . 00 .;85 . 00 Minerals: Value of Land:$ 30 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood : $ 50 . 00 Value per acre for tract : $ 1 2 . 14 Ir.cidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ NO NE . . ~~: CLERK. ~ �, --J Ootu1ty.: ::,1:ttrtot.: Hoc d tlt$b8ffi !1tc.:m@,lall toed l0. 24 110a n.oo lSll.4 1(12'1 7 .. 84 lt)0,. 00 '" no tlol.d ohot.tt loqa tion: - Soil : Slop e typ(t th : ll th : ond:y loePl ot a tnir do1r h ,uid tortU .1ty. ,,.ero h~ntc blt? 1•u,w tit bar hRa been :"t3niovod f'rorl'I thia tN.lt :t. 'dr reoo iniru t at.one! cone tat~ o;,· tu1s ll ouu 1.nd nmn.e f\M.U. 601" ~bby tJhu1•t lent i,')ine . Ab1'.lut fl oori. n t'u,il wood :~c.r nu,'ch ·12 eds., rtiel wood ·t 00¢ pa:: , rn.• oo '/£,,lue 2El' ucra •1 Velu e ot lrmd " " t1m er " •• t.rac' \ Avcr ug$ per aoru ~. 00 f.'lotal V· lue -m::o o ,e1,.oo 21 .. 00 4.?.00 a.oo 171 �,-t34 ,). . - rr. - . ·orris , 7ohn o 1 1't· ]ockingh · m Vis trict : 3tone-m ll N r..: .G :~T) .:_, 0~·0 i...lC .. 1 , - l ' = · ~O dL '._ s � 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 Meadows, JW - Mundy, Margaret Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context morris-j-h.pdf Title A name given to the resource Morris, J. H. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Deep Run Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 343 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 Morris https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/6421e5673883194676cab95f1db7185a.pdf f8b5bf7c456634007515c920bc90d07b PDF Text Text ROCKINGHA.L COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #346 - Morr is , Jake Number of Acres: 9 Entir ely withi n the Park area . Location: Deep Run. Roads: Two and one- half miles via dirt road to Port Repu blic , the neare st shipp ing point . Soil: Sandy , clay loam. Slope type; rocky and thin . saw timbe r has been History of Tract and condition of timber: Lll the merch &ntab le remov ed from this tract . The remai ning stand cons ists of small oaks and yello w pine . oms , frame kitch en , Impro veme nts; Dwel ling: Lof , l6x20 ', with 2, ro rooo ceile d , fair 1 story 1 , roof 10xl2 ' , 1 room, paper cond ition , vacan t . cond ition . lmj lGJ ~tab le: Frame , 10xl2 ', paper roof , fair cond ition . fair , roof paper , . _ ~en house : Log , 6x8', ition . cond fair , roodi' paper , Hen house : Log, 8xl0' Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 8 $.5 . 00 440 . 00 1 30 . 00 30 . 00 $70 . 00 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: 9 Orchard: Minerals: 235 . 00 Value of Land: $ 70 . 00 Value of Improvements: $235 . 00 15 . 00 Value of Orchard: $ lj . 00 50 . 00 Value of Minerals : $ ~370 . 00 Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Valueo fWood : $ 50 . 00 Value per acre for tract: $11 . 11 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NOHE . ~ - -- - ~ - ~ - - . . # -CLERK. --- SZ- �,· • County: "--/Rookinghan District: Stonewall #346 • Morris, Jacob Ac rea.g e Cle. it.ied: 9 A. •24 P. Aeseaaed: 9-0•24 Value Clained: 180 . 00 Aasessed: Area: Location: Deep Run~ Roads: 50 . 00 9 Acres . Entirely within the Park are..1.. Incunbranoes, counter olains or laR~: Soil: DE D;9•0 - 24 ( 1918) Deed: 45 . 00 oandy. clay loan. None known. Slope type . ocky and thin . Two and one-1.alf ciles via. dirt road to Poatt Republic, the neo.rest shipping point . All the r:1ercha.ntable saw tinbor has been renoved froo this tract . Hiotor1 of tract and condition of tinber: The rer.iaining stand conaista of sml l oaks a.nd About four cordo of f uelwood per yellow pirie . acre . 34 cord.a fuelwood ® 751 ·-- , 24 . 00 Inprovenenta: Dwellin~: Log, 16x20' 1 with 2 roona, frace kitchen, 0xl2 • , 1 root1, p..'1.yer roof, 1 story, l roon ceiled, fair condition, vacant --- 100 . 00 Frace. 10xl2', paper roof , fair stable: 15. 00 oondit!on - .. -Hen house: Log, 8x8', paper roof , fair condit Ion -·-· Hen house: Log, 8xl0', paper roof, fair oondi tion ---- Value of land by tnea: T"rpe Value ier acre Slope Tillable 15. 00 -- 3.60 5 . 00 ~128:88 Total Value 24.oo 15 . 00 $39 . 0d Total value of l ~nd Total value of ioprovec.ents Total value of t inbor Total val uc of tract Average value per acre ' �Claim of Qad-e, d'~ --------------------------------------------- In the Ci~ourt of_ _____________ ----~-County, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law. The State C<5:1~i~s~o~on Conservat· n, and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs._~f.r'--~----- ------------------ ------------------ ------ ___ -------------------- 0------ - ·----y-------- ------------------------ -----------more or less, of land in_V£1L _______ ~ C o u n t y , Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned, in answer to the petiti of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, an in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the ~ of s ·d petiti~ and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court of_L/tp____ ______ _Z...~County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as h:ya;:: :~~~~~------- --------------- ------------~;.~:·: ::~t, ::t~:,e::~:~-~~~s; in a tr:ct-o~-~~~c~l-~;-1~~-;~t~i~-;~~-~~-.~~ght t;e~ollowing to _be_ condemn~d, containing about ___ ia,_.2. ft'-d.~ bu~~1~provemen ts: __ . .,Q~-------_ -_-__ --------_-__ -------------- ------------------------ -----· I/,---------------~--- ---------------------- -------Th~ l~located abo~L-!-L~~-miles :rom____ ~ - - - V i r g i n i a , in the~Mag1ster 1al D1str1ct of said Coun . I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above.) ------------------------ ----------- ~ - - ~ ------------------------ -- The lan~°'vner adjacen~o t~ abov,.e described tract or parcel of land are as follo,w s: _ __ (!:. _L~-------------- ------------------- ----------North__ South _____ ~~ __ b:,__ / 2 J ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - East ___ 1 ___,___..,.._J£.,..L.....__.i_~- ----------·-------------- ---------------------- West ___ ll:,_...,.......,.;.-41,-~...__..,~---f-T-1 __ ~---------------- -----------------I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year _J__jl'il_in the ~ following manner: -~ ::::::::::::::::::::::~ -~-: ___:__ :::: __::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $____ j__f _~-----· 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 !e back). 1:3~r of_ (J~nes_s-~y-s~gna'.~r my name and rk__'.~~=~~:!:::::::d~~ S ~ ~ ' COUNTY OF____ -----r--------------, To;w1t. The undersigned hereby certifies that__ - ~-- - ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . the above named claimant personally app e before him and made oath that the matters and things appearing in his~ve answ are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, )JL/ · . 0) · this _____):_k ________ day of ~ . J9~?· <J.r ,-f-~-Lh_ __ _ u ~ Clerk of the Court, or Special Investigator or Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace. ~ ~- ~~ ~-/~//,~~ �-- ~340 - aco ---------- ---------:----------- --...,, orris VQ'll1t is le N -~H U1 H 0 Victor j C') .,.; ,...., (') ':>·-! _j H 1 . 0 0 D --': o e - i l la· l c le - 1 1 = ~o chains � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.  The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases. For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above. In the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a> <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a> <a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Meadows, JW - Mundy, Margaret Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context morris-jake.pdf Title A name given to the resource Morris, Jake Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Deep Run Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 346 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 Morris https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/c2a43a5d3d689ebf45becca87ac5110d.pdf 60a637fbec114691f7692badc314f61a PDF Text Text ROCKINGHL ,1 COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT f/.350 - Morris, Ealinda Number of Acres: 1 Location: Madison Run . Entirely within the Park area . 222 . u. s. Position Roads: Two miles vi& dirt road to Port Republic , the nearest shipping point . Soil: S ndy lo of fair depth and fertility . History of Tract and condition of timber: 11 cleared and in cultivation. Improvements: Frame dwelling: 13xl8', with 3 rooms, two side rooms , 10xl2 & lOxll' , 6xl2' porch, paper roof, 1 ~ story, occupied by 00ner, board roof, poor condition. Frhme hen house :9x6x7', poor condition . :xlmpr:n:~"'U! lrame meat house: 9x6x7', poor condition. Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value . oo ,p25 . 00 Ridge: Slope: Cove: Grazing Land : Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: 1 2 Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 25 . 00 225 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ 225 . 00 Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals : $ 15 . 00 ~265 . 00 Value of Fruit: $ 15 • 00 Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ 26.5 . 00 focidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ HOl ~ . �• -.<" County: Rocki ngham Distr ict: Stone wall #350 Malin da A. Morris Asses sed 1 A. Value Cl·e.imed Locat ion: $500 .oo Madis on Run. " 2 A Deed $100. 00 " l ~l. 00 AREAi 1 A Entir ely withi n the ?dr! armr. tA s. Posit ion 222 Laps: None known S.2!!.L Sandy loarn ot tair depth ond t'erti li ty Roads : 2 r'l1lea vii dirt roftd to "ort Repub lic, the neare st shipp ing point . Risto n: ~ll cleare d mid in oultiV ation . Improvements: Frllf.le dwell ing, 13 x 18ft. with ~ roorna. Two aide rooms , 10 a 12 & lO x 11 ft. 6 x 12ft. :>oreh. Pa.per roof. 1 l/2 atory . Occupied by owner. 'oor cond. ~ 150.0 0 Frame .meat bousa 9 x 10 x att. Board roof. ?oor cond. 20.00 Frame hen house g x G x 1ft. Poor oond1 t1on. 10.00 Total bldgo . 180.0 0 Value of land by tues : 11.22. Tilla ble VP>1, ::: Ac.rea5~ per acre l $30.0 0 Total value 01· la:nd 'fotal.. value of lrnpro vemen ts Toto.l Value tSoo.oo !"30.0 0 160.(ID Total value of tract 210.0 0 Average value per sore 210.0 0 17& �/300 - , orris , 1 L~ l1ndt County: ockineham District: Jtonewall ~- Cllanie rtobinson 2:st . -:::::::~ ,.,,.,;; ~st. T "";G~FD .:'il lable .Scale- 1" ·~o che '-fill � 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 Meadows, JW - Mundy, Margaret Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context morris-malinda.pdf Title A name given to the resource Morris, Malinda 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): 350 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 Morris https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/2fe472bd5535c6e042897e014081658f.pdf ac901bbeccd6300a02cad7e4385078c8 PDF Text Text ROCKI NG HAM COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #344 - Morris , Myrtle G. Number of Acres: o½ Location: Deep Run. Roads: Three miles via dirt road to Port Republic , the nearest shipping point . Soil: Sandy loam of fair depth and fertilit y . Entirely within the Park area . History of Tract and condition of timber: .,,.11 the merchan table saw timber has been removed from this tract . The remainin g stand conaists of small oaks and some scrubby short leaf pine . Improvem ents : Frame dwelling : 14x22' , with kitchen 12xl4', and porch 6xl4', 5 rooms, shingle and paper roof , 1- 1/2 story , all rooms e eiled . 1 m p ~ 1:2,g_sta ble: 18xl4', paper roof , good conditio n . Frame meat house: 7x9', shingle roof , fair conditio n . Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 5 tjl5 . 00 $25 . 00 1- 1/2 30 . 00 45 . 00 ~70 . 00 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking : Cultivated Land: 6-l/2 Orchard: Minerals: ValueofLa nd: $ 70 . 00 Value of Improvements : $ 415 . 00 415 . 00 Value of Orchard: $25 . 00 Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit: '$ Value of Timber: $ l}IJ ValueofW ood: $~-Sc. - 25 . 00 Value per acre for tract: $ 82 . 30 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NON:!: • 25 . 00 $53b . OO %: e~ : CLERIC ~ �~~a::. ~irc~~~~-~ .County, Virginia, No.........,At C;;;;~ Law. The State Commission on and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. ___ ~ ~ - - ~ · - - ~ ------------- ------------- ------------- - ¥,i:';~~de~si"gn~~,1f:~;~;f}?~~~t:C~~~i;;/~~~~a,C~;::~v<l,.~Jc:;;· and De- velopment of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the ~~f s id petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court oL_V_[~------~--- - ~ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to sai~e ition and to said ~ice. , . ~~ • ~ J ~:ia;;~·£~·:~~:,·:::~:~~~;~Ej:=~:~;~~:s:o~ght b~~'.~~~~.:~.~~~:.o.~e~~~.~~::~~::~:::~1:~::::::::::~ to be condemned, containing abg,ii-;--~-;_-~:1::-:_ _____ acres, on whic~ there a ~ fzwing ----------- ----------- -------/.--- ----------- -~--------- ----------- ----------- ---This . ~ s located about__L_Z:2.,,,.___ miles f r o m - 4 - J ~ - - - - Virginia, in the~~M agisteri al District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above.) The land oww adj3:rent t? the above described tract or parcel of land are as follo,w s: North_j', _____ , --~------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----South __ Y,: ,21-, -~------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---- ::t: :~· ~ ·:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year-..1~$-~2in the follo wing ~~~. ~ ..0 ~.. ~........ I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvement s thereon is $__d_~!'-'--~~-- --· I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parc·e1 of land with the improvement s thereon is $_}_~~-~L-~--· I am the owner of_ _______________ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park area, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $----------- -------· (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). Ren1arks·-- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ -------- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). ·tness my signature (or my name and mark a ~ ~et,b) this--.----~ ------day oL TE -;;F VIR ·~;, 1~:~NTY OF.(]3 :Jlj_f~z:.=.__~············· The undersigned hereby certifies t h a L ~------------ - - - ----------- - ------- the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters ~n_d things ~earing in his r = b answer o are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, t-his __________________ day of__ _ ------~ 1~3f{. O · ~ ')JL __ Clerk of the Court, or Special Investigator or 'My Conimlssion Expires Apr, 16, 1~ Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace. A /_ _7JJ _,_~__ P. J__ _ �Oc;u:mty: Hock1D.6hmn Utut~iot: tt Stonewall o.oo hoadet lliatoq: i'•ll the r:terchmitablc s w tUaber has been 1'dOVed from tllis tr11et . '...ho rel'l!a1n1n~ atand oooois.ta Qt ar.i«-J.l on :s end not o a( "'"Ubby <:iho:rt luet pino.. 1 bout 4 oaru o: 1'1ml -wood per a •re on 6 e.c,• tt.. ood · 'lfV ncr ed.. £0 oth .. 4 15.. 00 ft'llffle d~allin~ 14 x ij! ,t. •tth kitchen 12 x 14 rt nrut 14 !'t v-0rch. ~ .r001\lliJ. Db1r.gl~ ,ma ::;aper :root. l. l'J/ w-tory. ~·11 room; eeH.ed.. l>' i:r o,:;nd. t;coupiurt by owr:.er1t. a ~.. a :a 10-rt .. cu.:..iur :..or utribltt 10 x l4ft. ""11per root. r·ood con.d. •.ir:·J'ra 1 ef¼t houuo 'I A: 9tt. iihin ·lo ::..•oor. 11,ir, oond. 1.lE!L e,loµf> . . u.J. le '!'otal Vll )!$ . fl 11 e 7 ea,1e 5 l -0 ,. or ,ff land '*~, tupro;~rr.ente !" 'M VGJ.ue ,,e.r nore ii /r_i 1/'i lb . 00 20,.00 .200.00 f'otnl v~l.ue ·'""1~·:00 lb ~00 2:.>,. i}() ;)?.bO 0 on . ~ ;-·:'· A.52 .. bO 260,.00 ttHbor 15. 00 trnct ~U7 .. 00 Avc:rtge ' f' oo:re ~imo.oo :;o.z? I •u;1:t �- /044 - :orris , rtle G. Cci"'.lnty : ltO eki ng11ar,1 District : .Stone,,all Victor 1 il er . r orris 1 ~a..,:m Slo );-_:---;q-11~ Jle Sctle- l" - 3u c~ i s '1'11 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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 Meadows, JW - Mundy, Margaret Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context morris-myrtle.pdf Title A name given to the resource Morris, Myrtle G. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Deep Run Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 344 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 Morris https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/85c792ecdfbf43c78e818599d48069f6.pdf ef70b05ad0c27221ada222c6b7f6d909 PDF Text Text - -..,_____ ROCKINGHAM COUN!1Y NAME OF CLAIMANT II 348 - Merri s , Nora Number of Acres: 2-1/2 Entirely within the Park area . Location: Deep Run . Roads: Three miles via dirt road to Port Republic , the nearest shipping point . Soil: Sandy loam of a good depth and fertility . History of Tract and condition of timber: All the merchantable sav; timber has been ren oved from this tract . lox20' , frame kitchen 14xl6', 4 rooms in Improvements: ·Log dwelling: house, paper roof, l} story, log walls, poor condition, abandoned Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Total Value Value per acre Ridge: Slope: 1- 1/2 w5 . 00 $7 . 50 1 35 . 00 35 . 00 ;42 . 50 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: 2-1/2 Minerals: Value of Land: $ 42. 50 165 . 00 Value of Improvements: $165. 00 Value of Orchard: $ 50 . 00 50.00 Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ 10 . 00 .;26'7 . 50 Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $10. 00 Value per acre for tract: $ 10'7 . 00 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NO!{E . �~~a::. ~ r c u ! E : ~ ~ - C o r m t y , Virginia, No, ________ , At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. _____ - /'hrra_ __ £, __'l?z ~--------------------------------------- more-or less, of land i n _ r f > ~ - ~ C o u n t y , Virginia, -Defendants.-------The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the ~ . ~f o/d petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court oLLd"'~-~~C ounty, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this ::_:"7,z:;_:t;~~-----------~----------------- as h~ya~:: My post office address 1s ___ ~ - ~ - - - - - - - ---L--------------I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to _be_ condemn~d, containing abou\_:Z,_}'.'2,.. ________ acrlon which there are the following bmldmgs and improvements ;___ . f : J _ ~ - - - - - - ~ - - - ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - ------------------------ ------------------------ -1---------------------- ---------------- ~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 h~ is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above.) ---------~--~---- ------------------ ------------------ ------------The land~Nne s adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follo,w s: ~ N o r t h ~ - - - - " - - - - - - - - - - ~ ~ ,----------------------- ---- . e. ~~::::'&..-<a~:::::===:::::=:=::=:=:::::::::::::::::::::::::: I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year __ j_f_-!:_'1:_in the following manner: 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 $----~t_:._~----· I am the owner of_ ____ .2')_c _____ 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 $------------------· (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). Ren1arks·------------- ------------------------- ------------------------- ----------- a .. ------------------------ -------------------- ( Continue remarks if necessary on the back). " ,:ness my signature (or my name and mark attached hereto) this ________ ---,day 'Z ;~~;~~~.l~~~NTY OF_{J?!;e ~- -~-;~~~t~------ --- The undersigned hereby certifies that__~~-_._[ ... _~--'---------- ---the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters and things appearing in his a ve answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, this ________ day of_,c_,,_-~ _'1.1939. n ,. 7-________ ?1_.E___ _ _/_{'~_.22;_!. _lY~,---J-___ IV1y (,., l'YJiss ion Expires /.\pr. 16, 1 Clerk of the Court, or Special Investigator or Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace. 2'17 �~ ,J County: Dt1tri et: .tlooklnghcm ntonewall #348 "lore Mol"ria 2ft .\crea{ie, O,l.oit.ted: Aoeea,.usd 2 l/11 lt>0 .. 00 "70. 00 ~: ·iono ktwwn. -sou. :Jttnd:t lom ot n ttootl de'ith r-,nd 1."'cruu. ty. Hieto~: 1025 11 the rn1roh!mt-11;bla s " t1Nbor hoa he!2tn r$nov~d t:roro thi:s tJ:-eet. ''.1lero 18 aboirt lO cord, o:t' tuel. 1.tOOd on the woodod tU"tla ()O?uitattng ~5. 00 lC o its. wooa : 60¢' ot mn l l osks. Log duelling 15 1r ~Ort rmd f1'6rice k1 tchen l·i x lO rt~ 4 rOO!i}S 1n houoe. Voµe:r l"oot. l l/8 rH.o:ry . J,,o.c wnlls '\l00.,00 ...,oor eonil 1 tton. .10,an1loned 1~. 00 13 fr,11t trees 1.00 pe tree ll!}.O() v,,.iue aer .!D.!. Slope &ON ~~-00 i:·otnl vi1lue 4. .. 00 25 . 00 'l'illlt:ibla :l9.tl0 " 1ttprovrm.ents '' t11r,ber It "' t.raet 11i,.oo 5.QU 141. 00 09.00 lltc, �'/:348 - : orris , 7ora . --./ ~ounty: .~ckinrham ...1is:rict: ,tonewall r:' . ...... 1 ,..\ . \'0-" SloJe -. }ill ble :Jcu le - 1 ' - 3 elm ins --~--- -----~ -----~ ~----- --~~-- ----~~~s � 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 Meadows, JW - Mundy, Margaret Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context morris-nora.pdf Title A name given to the resource Morris, Nora Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Deep Run Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 348 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 Morris