5 20 4487 https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/fab466fad59b7f3156275de246c04c35.pdf 93c489436c74589b5f241db331d74049 PDF Text Text ROCKINGIDil:i COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT J260 - Shaver , - · L. & ~- A. Number of Acres: 102 Location: Big Run . Roads: Four miles over county road to Island Ford . Soil: Slope . Entirely ·within the Parle area . .l".1.ll merchanta ble timber has been removed from this tract and the fire has burned over it repeatedly . History of Tract and condition of timber: Improvements: NONE . Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: ,)5 . 00 102 ~510 . 00 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking : Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 510 . 00 Value of Improvemen ts: $ 50 . 00 Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals: $ 50 . 00 $610 . 00 Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ 50 . 00 Value of Wood: $ 50 . 00 Value per acre for tract: $ 6 00 • Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ N01'T , • , ~---~--t --~- --___/4__,-~ _ CL•,RK . 70 �..__., SA Claim of_ _______________ ttv er-------------------------------------- -------------In the Circuit Court of_ __________________________ County, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. ________________________________________________________________________ _____ _ more or less, of land inRQC¥_lDKil~IT1-------- _______ 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..RQg.ki:DKr.!~~------------ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to said notice. · _____ Mar~in a. Shever,Agent,for the heirs of W,A.Shaver,Dec1. My name 1s . ____ ________________________________________________ _________ _ My post office address is_ BJ.!.QD13-J1~_0J!2__'{~-------------------------------------I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about_ __lJ)R_ ___________ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements :___ JJ!l_~IEPY-~Y-~~-------------------------------------------- This land is located aboutS_i~J_(i)__ ___ miles fromP..o.rL.Ee_p.ubJ._lg~gr_tJ}_ ___ Virginia, in stonewall . t etia . 1 D.1st r1ct . of sa1"d County. th e______ ___ _____ ___ Mag1s 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.) ______________ Am_j_Qi-ri_t_.P_~J;J.§_~_~1_itb_JJeir.s__o.f'__J _. __J ..,_.Shaver-,-de-G-gas-e4-------The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows: North __ By the _Big_ Survey -------------------------------------------- - -------South __ B..y._.the __c_ocfilon__E3_tQ~_e._ _____ ______ ____________________________________ _ East ___By Blue_ R id_g_e _ Moun t a in __ __ ______ _____________ ____ _______ _____ ______ __ West_ __ By the _200_ acres _ of _ land _sold to_ Charlie _Marshal 1 __________ _ I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year __192-0___ in the following manner: ______ pt death of father 1.._W. _P . _Shaver_ who died_ in _May_ 1920 ___ __ __ ___ _ ~ '~ I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $__i9.QQ-'_Q_Q ___ __ . I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $--1000.00.-----· 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· Upon _ the_ above _ lc:..nd _ u --.c;-e, _is _a miner>al_mine ____ ___________ _ - ------ --------- -------------- -------------- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). Witness my signature (or my name and mark attached hereto) this __ __ __ ___ ______ day ~~~;~-~;-~;~~;~~~, l~i~NTY Agent for heirs of w. A. Shaver Deed. - ~ ~ ~ ! n t__________ _ OF The undersigned hereby certifies that~ ~- - - K - - ~ ~ - - - - - - - - --the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, this _______ L_£ _____ day ~l~rtice of_ ~~ ~ - - - - - - - - . - - - - - - - - el:erk of .Notary e ~ ~ , 1 Special Investigator of the ,P,,oee. ~ / / - /'f.:r v"' OY �County: Rockingham District: s tonewai1 11 260 - A. L• . & VI • A. Shaver Acreage Claimed: 10 2 A. Asses ~ed: 102.40 Value Claimed: ·iooo . Deed 102 .. 80 acreo n 1\)0 9 for ~;!330 - AREA: 93 li. . Location: ~ Big Run. ' ~ntirely within tbe l ark area . .§.21b: Slope . Roads! 4 miles over county road to Island :i·ord . History: All merchantable timber has be c,n removed from this tr~ct and the fire has burned ovor it repeatedly. Improvements: None. Yal]!e of land by tves: ~ slop e Value ,ner acre Area •1.. ""153 Total value of land 1 / 'vi $116 . 25 Total va lue of improvements Total value of timb i::r Total value of tract Average value per acre ,) 116 . 25 9r-. ... v Total Value ')'~l16. 2'5 �'/2GO - A . . (~ • .:. • • CL11ver ---------- County: .oe;,;:in0 lmm Di st 1·i e;t: Stone ,mll N John l . I ~Cr ~ ...:I) Slo,;e . . . co.le - l·' - '2U chuins - - -'Jf.,, � 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 Naylor, Cassie - Shifflett, Ahaz Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context shaver-a-l-and-w-a.pdf Title A name given to the resource Shaver, A. L. & W. A. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Big 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): 260 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 Shaver https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/0a1d102bdd6cd0474964e5bae1598b46.pdf 9bd117e2831a0f83a85f844201e613f6 PDF Text Text :ROGKilIG.. 111 COUlHY NAME OF CLAIMANT .Sellers , .!. ;·: . & E . B. ,1179 Number of Acres: Location: 188 Top of the Blue Ridge north of Simmons Gu.p , lying in both Rockin6'1·...rn r.__nd "'reene Counties , ancl ~ntirely ,, i. thin tl'1e ark aree.. 3ight miles over f.;ood clirt ro:..1.d to Yt...ncey , the nearest shipping point . Roads: Soil: See raver e sid& History of Tract and condition of timber: The tract hus been e;ut over at: various tines. :ost of the stund is de8.d 0l-1estnut up -l;;o 30" DBII ,1 ith sc1J.ttered red ouk up to 24" DBH and 1,:itl. ocec..sion::.l smetller trees of poplar, ash t...,1d chestnut o·.1k and tlierP has been no fires in the past severul years . It is estinrted to cut '25 :~. su; tir1.ber . 500 cords o:' extract ,; )Od - 500 locust posts .. Improvements: Tenant ~ouse : Frune , 16x29', 4 rooms, ~ story , porch 6xl6' gootl JonG. · . , to'Yl . Barn:__ i::r-,••V ,l _J'r·, ,.3 , lGx.30', :1:3tc 1 roof, poor con~-ition . 1 h"' Lo•t.) ' v use· ~ S _,ring l10use : l r.,,,x8 ', 8x8 ', -' _ s}1 'L1!r l e roof . Acreage and value of types : Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 68 ~5 . 00 ~340 . 00 118 36 . 00 4248 . 00 ~4588. 00 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: 735 . 00 Cultivated Land: 50 . 00 Orchard: 1:50.00 Minerals: 50 . 00 Value of Land: $ 4588 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ ? 3§ . 00 v5573 . 00 Value of Orchard: $ 50 . 00 Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of 'fimber: $ 150. 'JO Value of Wood: $ JO . 00 Value per acre for tract: $ 29 . 6L.i: Incidental damages arising from the taking~is ~~n~ �OI L: S8..ndy lot.m o:' fCJ.ir cle:9tll ~nd fertility. m:ie wooded pc.rt 1 s very rock" t....n :,he slope :-: re noueJ·c... te or1 the [Tu.Zing l, 111' ~n<l st,·e' on the tinbered portions. The first class gruzi~~ 1 nd ht.s ~ f~ir sod ith uo~sider~ble blud gruss, so 1 10 shee) sorral nc1 ,l ,.,ds. There is so:.is loose It spews up bt....dly in tlm rouk nd patches of poor soil . ;L,.Jcer . 'Tl:1ere is very little ~ ter on t'1e tract . ?he second clt.. ss 11'.:ls thin socl , m:ny b ackberries , uore rock --..nd some brush . 1 �Qh1mmnumtaltl1 nf llirgiuia TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA. JOHN M. PURCELL December 27, 1933 TREASURER OF VIRGINIA This is to certify that I, J.M. PurcelJ, Treasurer of Virginia have t his 27 day of December in accordance with an order of the circuit court of Rockinghrun County . dated 12/30/33 ' in the cause of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia vs. paid to _~ . Cassandra Laws~o=n~A~t~lr=~ i=n=s~--------- w. Sellers , R. F . D. 4 , Elkton , Virginia $~2~ J,~7~8=6~·~5~0~___ b e ing in full settlement of tract #--1...79 in the above mentioned cause. ) �C!rnmmnuwtaltb nf 1!1irgiuia TREASURE R'S OFFICE RICHMOND , VA , Decembe r 27 , 1933 JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA w. w•.Sellers R. F . D. 4 Elkton , Virginia Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasur er of Virginia , the sum of$ 2 , 786 . 50 , in accordan ce with an order of the Circuit Court of the county of Rockingh am entered on the 20th day of Decembe r 1 93~ , in the matter of the State Commiss ion on Conserv ation and Developm ent v ___ __,_C~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 settleme nt for the tract of land known in said proceed ing as# Sign origina l and duplica te and return to the Treasur er of Virginia . 1_ _7_9_ _ _ �QJ:ommnuwtalt11 of llirgiuta TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA. December 27 , 1933 JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA This is to certify that I, J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia have this 27 day of December in accordance with an order of the circuit court of Rockingham County dated 12/20/33 in the cause of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia vs. - - - - - - Cassandra Lawson - -Atkins -- - -- -- - - - - - paid t 0 _~ockingharn National Bank, Executor of E. B. Sellers , De ed. · Harrison Lurg , Virginia $ 2 , 786 . 50 being in full settlement of tract #__JZ/9 in the above mentioned cause. �C!!nmmnunttaltlJ of lllirgiuta TREASURER 'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA. December 27 , 1933 JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA Roc4ingha.m National Bank ~._ Executor of E. B. Sellers, deceased Ha~risonb urg, Virginia Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia, the sum of$ 2 , 786 . 50 , in accordanc e with an order of the Circuit Court of the county of Roc kingham entered on the 20th day of December 1 93L , in the matter of the State Commissio n on Conservat ion and Developme nt v _ __ _ C_a_s~s~an~d----"-'-r-"-a~L_a.c..cw.c..cs.cc..o=n=-=A'--"t=k=i=n=s~____ and others, being full and complete settlemen t for the tract of land k nown in said proceedin g as #__,1=7~9~- - Sign original and duplicate and return to the Treasurer of Virginia. �Claim of __::,;; .. --.J.. --&-e-1-le~--s- - , __,1_!!__1l Jt_.J.ellars4______________________________________ _ In the Circuit Court oL-~c.tingh-4m ------------Coun ty, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Peti-tioner, vs.--~~--:g.! __JeJ.l~_:r§__.&_'1.l...__ J.. __ 3.all.ars..,__ Tw.£l _lruud..racL.e.l'.l.d- -t,h.J.'.!.e-e--&-e-:Fes _______(2..0..3_.a.n.raai _________________________________. ---------------- ---------------- more or less, of land in_BQ~-~ingh.?JJlL _____________ 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_ ___ -.Ro.c..kingham. ________ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as ~tlnswer •<aMid ·petition and to said notice. ~enam'3xs _____:D . - 3 • ~fl~~r~ . &8 ~· :;.ss~~l~rtin -- -. 9rd - . Virginia - ~nd rn ..J.Ji:fQ-U+-~.i.rg.i bi.D_... ________ _ 1he ~ post office address so___j _.__ ,., ... __ Xi c1{1m 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; __ J)VLellin.g._h.ous .a,.._.a.t.a.hle_.n n.a__an. _or..c...ha..xd_.o..f ____ _ .;)s}lil.x.s.__ ____f.o...rty__or__fif_ty__tr..e..as..________________________________________________________ _ This land is located about__.l_Q ____ ___ miles from ___ _l§]__a_nd_ 1 0J.'J L,.. ______ ___ Virginia, in the--,- -;.itonawtlLMa gisterial District of said County. X 1c1aim 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..o..in.t._ era ___ ______ ______________________________________ _ The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows: North ____ .;t.:.n orose _ .::>hifle tt ___________________________________________________ _ South _____ __________ }luf.f.Jnn.. ____ ______ ___________________ __ _____ ______ ______ ____ _ East ___ _.J).r.--G~..t-G..r-t-on ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------' West ____ E..ilar3rot.he. x.s------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------Xlc~~quirecbm.~1i-fght, title, estate or interest to this property about the year_i~1_9_____ in the following manner: ________________ ey_P~cha~e- ___ .. . __ ·---------------- - ---------------- ------------ ------ ----- ;;e-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1:claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $1-9_._QQ_Q________ , Iccraim 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 $10....,QO_Q ________ • d' · · t he a bove descr1'bed tract or none le are _______ ____ __ acres of 1an d a~_J91mng the owner of .___ :l:mn parcel of land but lying outside the Park area, which J:vt!ih.im will be damaged bj~the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $2:.~-4_~--- ---· (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 a4d bounds). --)t,_J »«•1' _dt~~~~--~ ---~ -i!.-o~--~ - ~ C1J "-.,fJ....,L 0ey__A__Q- ...._.. ..., __ ~ _J _A.M.J..._f:4 _ t. <AMAf' _~ - ~ Remarks: _'2__~ t. -J.__"!"f-<:,.: .... ~ ~ ~-~uv,,.__.,,c::.¥.,..__ ~~~~~ - •• •!_ _§"_~ ~-~ -~ ~ ~ ~ ~--=---t ~-e -- -- - --- __ :..~ --~ -~ . -~ -~L-)----- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). Witness,m§''J;lgn atureS(or '."y name and md;'k a t ~ hereto) this____ J8_tti__;J;:day H-___ !__,(J_,., t ~ -~ 2/c~M-::!. ~ ;:::: 5· 3· oL __~.e.b.ruaiy------ -, 193tl. ~ 01 s:, STATE OF VIRGINIA, GOUN'f'¥ 'oF~ ~ ,%":;:;~~it : The undersigned hereby certifies that..J_.__.3.._...s.elle..r.s_.&. _-:.. _..,_____ ...3ell.e.rs------- -ex., 3 ~ g:, a, the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters z,..; § ~ and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, () ;:&,.. ~ 18th · (,) c:;t (/) ~ this________ _______ day oUahruar.,r_____~~~ ~ ~ f ! e e i t t l Imestigarm--.m--Notary Public, _or Jw,stiee ef e=lit Peace.[ [ g- ;=' -~~~=----<1~-"____ ��li X1 __ d~-- -- J ---------------- ------------Claim of______ In the Circuit Court o L _ ~ - ~ - C o u n t y , Virginia, No, ________ , At Law. The State Commission on Conser~on and Development of the State of Virginia, Peti- tioner, vs. _________2t w~-- ~ ------------------------------------------- _______ County, Virginia, Defendants. _ more or less, of land in The undersigned, in answer to the pe ·on 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 o L ~ ~ ~ - - County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to saBV~~tition and to said notice. My name is ______ ~_,;r.' My post offi.ce address is ____ .ti~----'2£v .~---------- ------------- -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_½_Q _______ acres, on which there are the following , d ~ ------------------------------------ ::: = This land is located about_ ____ -'.z _____ miles f r o m _ f ~ ~ - - - - - - - Virginia, in theJ~_Ma gisterial 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.) -------- - ------------- ~-~-l uu-~ The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follo,w s: North ___ _rni.lli ~-~ft-~- -~-~-It2 ~-------------- --------~ - - - -----------South ___ ~ . - f f l _ , . ~__t __ _~ East ____ /'J1AA;_J__ f : ~ 71'-t1-::a..d___. __ ____________________________________ _ .d~ r;J.A,, -- _ __ __ ---------------- ---------------- ---------West______ ~~~------I acquired my right, title, estate or i terest to this property about the year _.12~6-:fu the ~ ~~:=-~~I~ ='-.~& u-~ ---------~ I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $__'i{_f._~_"c}!._p_!?___ I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parM~ o! land with the improvements thereon is $- -~~-~ ~--?j-~-I am the owner of_ __ ../!l!f}_______ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by the pro---· posed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $-~ (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 1~ti1~ ~ ~-~ - description of th- tr:ct o~~a~c __: __ ----=---- ~-< {Hy;f-~ ~~-- ----/ I_, ___ , :- ___a_-r-~-~-~ ---~------~ -- ~ - ----------------------- --- - ----- - ------ ----- - ----- -- ---- -------- - -- ( Continue remarks if necessa~ o~ he back). ~y signature ~1~my name and mark attached hereto) this __~ _____ _day fl)!;~~ ;~~~~~;~~. l~~~TY OF_;e,~;z-----2t~~~---------- 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, th / / J/ 3 I i•--= : ; ;_--= da: ~oL? ~--- 1/ -__;;;~ / · / 7 ~ I ~~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ al -- vesti;tor-or Notary Public, or Justice of ne Peace. 3&.:, �Claim of_ ______ ~ In the Circuit Court o L _ ~ ~ ~ - C o u n t y , Virginia, No. ________, At Law. ::e:,ta:: _Commiss)t:,o ~ : n ~ v e l o p m e n t of the State_of_Virginia, Peti- J'r, ~- ----------------------------- ________ _ --------------------- .-~ ---------.... ------------ ------------ -. --..------------ ---------more or less, of land mfl(.~~,AA .~-~,,.J __________ County, V1rgmia, Defendants. The undersigned, in answer to the etition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court o L ~~ ~ - County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to sajff' petition and to said notice. ~~-k-~ -------------------------------------- My name is ____ ~iy post office address i s - - - ~ - r - -U--~--- ------------ ------------ --I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about_ ___g~~ -- _______ acres, on which there are the following ~~~~~~~~:-~~~-~~~:_o-~em~~-~~:::~~:~::=::~ :::::::: ;:z______ This land is located about_ ___ miles from_ ~ qf _ ~ - --Virginia, in theJ ~__ 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.) -~----~ -~-~- - & .£L ~ - ~ i f d ------.. . --12- ~ -------------------------------------------------------------The land o,vners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follo,w s: North ___ ~ ~-.la.~ -~ ~ ~ ------------ --- - ------------ ------ - South ___ East ___ ~ -f;_~--------------------------------------- ,&~ ~ -- f t ~ ----------------------------------£_ ' _ West--- ~ --L- h ~------------------- --------------------------------I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year_/2LB :__in the follo'lf:Lmtl:'.v ~f _h-<t.t.er:¾,:-~ _::::::::::::::::::::::::::: I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvement s thereon is $-/-0-~_<.)_.Q.,_(l_-r)__ _ I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or pa~el of land with the improvement s thereon is $--~]J'_Q_cl!..~__D __ . I am the owner oL __/1!1}__ ____ ____ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by the pro- ------- - ------------ ------- - --------- - ------ (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). of itne~s- mY_:~~:~~1~my namend~a:~-: ~~ ~~::=:~:~ ATE OF IRGINIA, COUNTY OF_~ ~ - , To-wit: The undersigned hereby certifies thaL ______,_11('_~ - ~------------ ---------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, is-~ ~;---:- : oL_;z:4:- -:~:,;tP~blic :~~ ~CZ fiE nvestigator-or , or Justice othe Peace. th / // ~ ~~ �- '--- '-..__,,- Claim of______ ~Lh~-A ~------------------------------------------In the Circuit Court of_'}1.b_~ -~-- ~ - - - C o unty, Virginia, No, ________ , At Law. The State Commission on Conse tion and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs, ____ ft1 fr~--------------------------------------------------------------- ~~;~-~;1~~~~-;i1~~a-i~ -=--=--=====-=~~~~=~~c;~~~;:vi;~;;i~~-D~f~~-d~~~-------The undersigned, in answer to the etition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court of_ ~ -~~ -~ --- County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to s~ petition and to said notice. · My name is ____ ftL.7,f-, ~ --------------------------------------My post office address is ___ .tr;~~r--~ -----------------------------I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about_ ___i_'1-:-_ .6. _______ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements: ___________________________________________________________ _ This land is located about__L ~ ------miles from_.12.~_:t_~--- Virginia, in the_c l ' ~Magisterial District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above.) ------- - - -- ~u----f:!J_J -~ - ---- ------ - -------- ---------------------------- w~ rh The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follo,w s: I f / ~ ~ ------------------ North_. J+.~ .4 _ South ______ a,_,_(3, ,/(;)_Jj!_gf,,~-----~----------------------------------------East ___ __ t'p~ ~)+~~ ---------------------------------------------West_ ____ Jy.,Luc£e__. _4- -~ --~-- ~ ---I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year_J_!}_ j_~_in the following manner: c,,. ©.~ °F ____________ ak ~ --Pf _P6-l)-.,L_JL_'J14 ~~ _______________ _ I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $_;z...d..a..d-1_<)_u____ , 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 $__ /_0_4_ <-2·-~__c(__ . I am the owner o L ~-~cres 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 }and b~ met~ and b~1£Y1~) . ,/ / . . Remarks: _J,&1.._ .l__'ld-14.~_f e_~ tu__ _f e ~ -~ -~ - -~ ~---~ ( _ ~---~ --- $..;i£dAlldet~ A.k-_,txr_f!_~~-kf._.k1d,~--~- 1 t R - ~ - ~-H4--&-:7-ill_~_e-~_J:4 _______________ _ ------------------------------- ------------- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). of_ W;~~;::~~~:~~r1~~my nam~~:~~-:~e~o~~~~~d:~ X?t~-1-n--------, STt;-~;1IRGINIA, COUNTY OF To-wit. The undersigned hereby certifies th~~:[jf_~JJJ_'..,R_~-------------------the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters and things apP.earing in his ~ e answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, day oL~ ~- --- --~ 19 . ~~ this __ _____ Lp ______ ?-//3-/:J-/ M ·/4 ~ ~ _ /1/ ··- ,._ / . ---------------~ - - ------_ o the Court, or Special estigator or ---- -- C Notary Public, or Justice of ~~ e Peace. 3':>l �_,_--~ ~--------------------- of}U;_f£l.J~ Claim In the Circuit Court o f ~ ~ C o u n t y , Virginia, No. ________ , At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs.__ , , < ) ~_ ~ -------------------------------------------- --- -----------------. ·/.J .: .:;z~ - - - - - - - - - - - . -. .---------------------- more or less, of land m/ -~ ~ _ __ _____ _County, V1rgmia, Defendants. The undersigned, in answer to the petiti of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the ing 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 h:ya~:: :_m:_rn_:~ o sai~ ~o~~~e~ ___ '\ --------------- 7/47 _ -----~.t/_~ - ----~---My post office address is__ _ I claim a right, title, estate or interi:,t jn 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: _____ _________________________________ _____________________ _ ~~~:;~:~~:~;:;;;:~:~~~~~iie:{~~~~~~~;~-;~ 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 of1 ~~~!bed above. )n ~,1 ~ r _ ~ h_G u / _ a d _ f 6 ~ ~-.'~~~-~~~-~- - --- ----- - _,_ s_~~------- ~ _JL~ f:~~ ~:~ -: ~: ~ :d_IT~-c:_: _pa: :~:~-~ ~:-~ :_: :~l~ ~ V, ---- ---- ~ --------------------------------------, 4 - _ West_ I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this· property about the year_(~ - ~ ---in the f:;;~e~41/jp~ - - ~ ~ ~-~ $-~w. ~--· Jt ~ f-2~-clai-- t at~~~. , , . - ~ ~ ~ with the improvements there- I claim 0iat the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, on is in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is ~ ~tli.;(-6'/ I am the owner of_ __ 11 ,:. _______ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying o~~ 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 . . , t s and bounds). description of t~ / ~ract or par.eel of land by meE &farks: -!f<X7f-, ___ __ ~ ' : d _ ~ 1U,(,--~ Lr1rflU4,_~-!~_--lM--ct---~ ~-_ p _ ~ ~ ~---~ ~ i t f : ! : : t J ~-~ ,,_-ZfilA£~' :tt;,~ ~ti/!:ff;_pue~:1};i;;_/:Jt::::-,~~ :~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~:~ of_~ ~-:~~:~~l~ my name and :::~ ------ - ----, To-wit: STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF_ ~ ,,,.,.._,,..., _ ---------------------- The undersigned hereby certifies thaL l l " h -~--~ 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 :e_est of his knowledge and belief, th ~/;3 / I 31 i•- ~ j7 -- ~ ay,,: - hn / · ~ ~ ~~M--~;- 7 d:= ____ ~ al Investigator or Notary Public, or Justi~ of the Peace. �-- County: Rockingham District: Stone a ll County: Greene District: .onroe ,'/179 - Se l lers, ~ .. creage Cl a imed: Value Claimed: Locat ion: • & E. B. 203 .Assessed 203 a . " $2430.00 10 , 000 . 00 None kno n . ~andy l oam off i r de ~t h n~d f e r ti l ity. The ~c oded part is very rocky and the all.opes a re moderate on the gr a zi ng l a nd and s teep on the t i mber ed portions. The first ol ass gr a zing 1 ..nd as a fa ir s od wi th consi derable blue g r a s s , some sheep sorrel a~d weeds. There is some loose r ock and patches of poor so il. I t s pe sup badly i n t he i nter, There is very little uter on the tra ct. The s econd olass has thi n s od, many , bl a ckberries, more r ock and s ome br ush l hoads: 1..i ght mi l e s over good di rt road t o Yancey, t he nearest s 'l ip.:.. ping poi nt .. Bistoty: or / f , / ./ ,/ tf ' ,i • (1919) 4000 .00 Top of t h e Bl ue Ridge nortll o:f Si mmons Gap, l yi ng i n both Ro ck ingham a. <l Greene count ies, and ent i rely wi t hi n t he Park ar ea. I ncumbrances, counter cla i ms or laps: .§2!1: Deed: 20 3 ,· t r act and condition o f timber: The tru c t has been cut over at v·1r1.ous times. Most of the stand is dead che stnut up to 30" DBH 1th sca ttered red oa k u p t o 24 f' DBH and :vi t h occa siona l sma l l er trees of pop l a r, ash and chestnut oak nd t here ha s been no fire s in t he pa st several ye a rs. It i s esti"lated t o c t 25 M. sa w timbe r valued 'it 2 . 00 ----v 50 . 00 500 cords of ext r a ct ood valued oO•) l ocus t posts val ued 5¢ ;/ 15¢ ------- - 75. 00 25 . 00 $150 . 00 :tmpr$vements: Tenant house: Fr ame l 6x29', 4 rooms, 2 story, porch 6xl6' , good condition 400. J O ----- I\ ~ : Fr ame lox30', meta l roof, poor condition 300 . 00 ;\ Hen house: Log l 6x8', 35. 00 Spri ng house : 8x8', s hingle roof - 10. 00 r: /. ,' 145. oo f ( \ 1 \\ l. Value\ of l a nd by types: Rockingham Type 4 Slope i'1 Acreage County. Va Jue per acre 68 $2.50 Fg I ·~ Fg II / 53 65 35 . 00 f .· Fe \ \ ( 18~ Tot a l t ulue of orcha rd 34 . 00 Tot ~1 ;value or l and 3210. 00 Total value of i .::uprovemen t s 745.00 Tota l va lue of timber 150. 00 Tota l v lu~ of tra ct 4l39.00 Ave r age va lue per a cr e 22 . 02 17.00 40.00 Tota l Value 170 . 00 1855 . 00 1105. 00 80. 00 3210.0(} �County: Rockingham District: stonewall County: Greene District: Monroe #179 - Sellers. ; . ~. & • B. - Sellers, w. W. & E. B. (Rockingham. Co.) (Greene County) # Cont'd ~lue ot land by types: (Greene County) Total Value Value per acre Acreage $35.oe 15 $S25.0o Total value of land $525.00 Total value ot tract 525.00 Average value per aore 35.00 SUh,!L\RY Rocki ngham & Greene Counties. Slope Fg I Fg II Fe A. @ C 3.50 35.00 - 68 A . $170.00 2380.00 65 A. @ @ 17.00 40.00 - 1105.00 80.00 68 2 A. 2.03 A . tro ta l number or a eres 203 Total value or land $3735.00 ) 3'1s5.l5o 1.1 ,.,() () Total value ot impro- 745. 00 Total value of timber-150.00 Total value of tract 4530.00 Average value per a cre$22.98 ..t-¢.~v •; '',,' '- ' \' ' \ ' '\ ,, .\ �- - ~ ~ - - - - - - - ------~·- - County: Rooldngham District: stonewall County: Greene District : Monroe h'l79 - Sellers, - Sellers w. v. iv. w. &: !!i. B. &. E. B. (Rockingham Co.} Greene Count Cont'd {Greene County) ~alue ot land by types: 15 Total value of land Total value o:r tract ~ verage value per acr-e Total Value per acre .Aoreage Value $35.06 $5~5.oo $525. 00 525.00 35.00 ·,· SUMMARY Rocki ngham & Greene Counties. Slope Fg I Fg II Fe 68 A. 68 A . 65 A . 2 A. 203 I. 2.50 35.00 l?.00 40.00 Total number of a ores 205 Total value of land 3735.00 Total value of 1mpro- 745.00 ) v.,,IIJ o Total value of tract· 4630.ob Average value per a ere$22.98 ..t ~ ~<1 •; - $170.00 2380.00 1105.00 80.00 5'135.60 Total value of timber-150 . 00 \ ' ." \' '\ \ '\ \ ,. .z '\" ' \· \ ' 'I \ \ ~('. I � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.  The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases. For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above. In the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a> <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a> <a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Naylor, Cassie - Shifflett, Ahaz Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context sellers-w-w-and-e-b.pdf Title A name given to the resource Selllers, W. W. & E. B. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Top of Blue Ridge Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 179 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 Sellers https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/498f67de052d5232ca48cee7ec15288a.pdf 844c5e205dbc4556d3cab39ccaf3fc31 PDF Text Text I / I NAME OF CLAIMANT #175 -- Number of Acres: Location: v. Sellers , ,vm. 159 Roads: On east side of Simnons G-....l) Roc..d , about one mile north of Si,..11.nons G~p. :rt is approxiautely five miles to Swift Run Post Office over ~n ordtn.::.ry dirt roe:..d; t:1a:1ce three n"_le.:; to Elkton o~er t~e Spottswood ~rai l. Soil: ... 11e soil is a clL-y l our.11 with G: very slicllt mixtur J of s a nd . History of Tract and condition of timber: ':'lii s tract has b ,en used c1liefl y for genera.l fur 1ning :'or r1:.-lny years os indicat d by the buil<lings -found on it . Sane of -~he better grade o:' oc.k and yellow poplar logs ,, re cut from t::is tract about fi v., :rears n o . '.:'he remaining st~nd is estin-ted to c1t us follows ; 92 :_. ft. Oa.k (rnostly red oak ) 15 II . ft. hickory -10 • Improvements: pop l ctr - 13 A. pin~ ,. mc1 ot 11er& - to :ul 130 .l • Dvmlli 'lg : Fr~,me , 26x44 ', 1 0 r ooms, porch 10x20' , net a l roof , brick and sto:1 fl· 1 es , 2 story , ceiled , water supplyspring , solid :i.oun<lution, celltir , 10xl2 ' , f1..1.ir conclition , occuJied by ten~nt (l~s . Wood ) . Woodsi1ed: Fr:1: _e, 8xl0x6 ' , s:.-11 '1(lle- bo~rd roof, ..;>oor condition. T.1e.1t house : Log , llxllx l O',.sl1intle , f\.ir conc:j_-cion . SJring house : Log , 8xl7x8 ', slii.nGl roof, f . ,ir condition • .lo.sh house : Fre.1a.e, 1 2x26x8 ', shingle roof , poor oondi ti on . 3arn : Fr~,~e a 1"' log , 42x87xl6 ', shingle roof , poor cond ition Bugqy shed : Frm,1e , 1Gx22xl 0 ', shingle roof . Gr~(n ry : Log ~mcl fro.ne, 2b~3lx l 3', shingle roof , poor condition . . f[;.gon s:1ed : 20x23xl2', fr' ·1e , G:1i:n.c;le roof , poor eon 1 itio11. Orchard : 5 - ores . Acreage and value of types : Types Acreage Value per·acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 77 ~.A: . 00 ..,308 . 00 5 15 . 00 75 . 00 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: 72 -~, 5 3: . 00 2520 . 00 ,r'2903 . 00 50 . 00 230 . 00 1 300 . 00 600 . 00 30 . 00 :;,;5100 . 00 Minerals: Value of Land: $ 2903 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ 1300 . 00 Value of Orchard: $ 2:50 . 00 Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ 600 . 00 Value of Wood: $ 30 . 00 Value per acre for tract: $ 33 . 10 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ ..Tone . ~ - / ~ -~ 71 �REPORT ON THE ACREAGE of tlie WM. V. SELLERS TRACT #175. This tract is covered by an apparently good description, by bearings and distances, calling for 140 Acres. However, measurements made on the ground prove that the closing line is eight chains longer than called for in the deed, and that, on the opposite side of the tract, an incorrect bearing is given for one line. These errors tended to balance each other in closing the tract, so that a good closure was obtained in spite of them. Computing the acreage af ter making these corrections, I get 159 acres as the area of the tract. #/1/J V w.-~ 07&a.-iA--- 's1oan ~ Chief Engineer Park Service 72 �~ County : Distri ct: H,l7p • Seller s, Wm. y. _ Acreas e Claime d: 140 *Asses sed: 140 A. 1 ~.8400 • 00 Assesse d1 $1'150, 00 Value Ola!iiied Deed: 140 A~ Deeds $6000. (1925) 159 A •~ On East side of 51.m:mona Gap Road, about one mile of Simmons Gap . AREA. Loca.ti otu Rockingham Stonew all Incumb rances 2 counte r el aim& ,or- lnJi?s 1 north None so far ns known. Soil: The soil is a clay lAe.m, with a very slight mixtur e of ae.nd. Roe.de: It is approx1 .ma.tel7 f1.ve n4les to Swift .Run P. o. over an ordina ry dirt road, thence three miles to Elkto~ over the Spottsw ood Trail . Histor y of tract and condit ion of timber : Thia tract hns been used ehle1'1 y ?or genera l farmin g .for many years as 1nd1 ... cated by the buildin gs found on 1t . Somo of the bet t er grade of oak add yellow poplar loge were cut from this tract about five years ago. The remain ing stand is estimated to cut as follow s: 92 M. ft. Oak (mostl y Red Oak) 15 M. ft. Hickor y 10 M. Poplar 13 M. P1ne and o t hors ... 15g I. Improvements: , s"'>- Dwellip g t Frame, 26x44' 10 roomo., Porch 10x20' , metiil roof, brick and stone flues, 2 story, ceiled Water SU.Jply- Spr1ng ., solid foundn tion--C ellar, 1 ·1::d2' Fair condit ion, occupie d by tenant•- -fY.!'s~ Wood) 850. Woodshed: Frame, 8x10.x6 • . Sh1ngl e•board roof - poor• 5. Meat ffou.'"se& Log, llxllltl O, shingl e, fair cond'n 20. Spri!!B Rouse: tog., 8xl7x8 1 , shingle roof, fair 35. Waah1iouse: Prame, 12x26x 8 1 , shingle roof, poor 10. Srn:_ Frame', _sx "l • s h ingle roof, poor 200. 7& log l Buggy Sheds Frame, l6x22Xl.O t, ehingle roof• 25. Granar y: ' tog and Frame, 2lx31x l2', shingl e roof, poor condit ion ------ --150. wyon Shefi: 20lt23x l~ 1 Frame, shingle roof,p oor- _._..3..,.5.. .,. Orchar d: 5 A. AereN>e and Value of lanp Acreag ,: . 77 'Slope Fe· "/2 Fr 6 ~= Orchar d 5 :[59 * bz @ tao.. ---- tzyes C $400 . 00 value per A. $S.ol5 30 . 00 10 . 00 so.oo (Contin ued) 81836. Total Value ~s1.oo 2160 . 00 50 . 00 ~iR1.b6 �#1"15• Sellers, wm. v . (oontinued) Total value ot lam: Total value of orchard Total value of improv~~ente $2441 . 00 400. 00 1330. 00 · Total value of timber * 130 M. ft . @ 5.•--~ Total value of tl'act~•-~ • ~45~1. 00 Average value per acre: 030.32 Note: 650 . 00 Tho difference in the area found a.nd the aereag assessed is attribut d to what appears to have been an erroneo urvey. ·A check of eeFtain boundary lines t the time th1 tract was examined indicates that at least one line had been measured too short. �~ Rockingham Sto new all Cou nty; Distx-1ct; #17 5 • Sel lers , Wm. v. N M. Burke et al . !I ,,. f: w.w. ,,· ·. ~ ,, ll ·.. II t Ale x 11 ''J' ·;. • " \S'T Shi ffle tt i ....... Mra .n.c.coleman .' Fe II II II ·.. & ~ .' Fr .:· T. L.Yaneoy . .... Joao ph Wood Ambrose Shi f~l ett ~EG,ElID: ,.,.., Slo pe Til lab le Orchurcl Fie lda •res too kin g Sca le - l" = 20 cha ina � 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 Naylor, Cassie - Shifflett, Ahaz Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context sellers-wm-v.pdf Title A name given to the resource Sellers, Wm. V. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Simmons Gap Rd 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): 175 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 Sellers https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/77d0f793d207f3fef8ba0c8268dfba61.pdf 4fe202e4ec84be6f9ccf8a6141188bb6 PDF Text Text ROCKINGHAlVI COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #197 - Sellers , W. ll. Number of Acres: 124 small portion of this tract is outside of the Location: Two Mile Run . Park area . Roads: Two miles to Island Ford over county road . Soil: Slope . History of Tract and condition of timber : A very nice stand of mixed oak, white tract . In spots the chestnut oak this on is pine and yellow bark and cross tires were being for peeled and cut has been made of the down chestnut oaks at the time of examination. Improvements: None . Acreage and value of type_s: Types Value per acre Acreage Total Value Ridge: Slope: 124 @ $620.00 $5 . 00 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: 900 . 00 $1520 . 00 Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 620 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: ~ 00 . 00 Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ 12 . 25 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE . -~-~:_c~~- ~ - ~---~~ �~~a::. ~~~t::e:it::~:~~;~~;;;~~;,-~~~::::::::,-~;~~~ The State Commission ~;C;;;;~n and Development of th~. State of Virginia, Petitioner, v s . ~ - ~ - 4 a : : & t - ~ 1- ---------------- ---------------- ---- - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 ~ ~ - - ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ----------------- --- more or less, of land in ____________________________ County, Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of said p ~ d published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court of_A_,n,,,A~ ---------- County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answe;t;~hrp~ tition and to said notice. :~ ;::·o::~:~~~A--:A7=¥P~=: 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___________ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements: ___________________________________________________________ _ -;~;s-~~~~-~~-1~~~~~~-~~~~t-_-L-~---_-_-_:~1~~-~~~:~J~Ji--~~~~~~~~~,-~~ the __________ :-______ Magiste:rial 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.) If _________________________ /-:.J_MP___ ~-,------------------------------------- The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follo,ws: North __ _?~~~----- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------S o u t h ~ -~----------- -------------- -------------- -------------- - -r::::t:~ ~,====:::::=====::::::::::::::::==::::::==::::::::::== I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year __/Jg!J-:-:_in the following manner: ______________ / __ . ------------------------ ----------------- ---------------- ---------- I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $____ .!j._O.. _______. I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $__ j!._l)_ _________ , 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·------ ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- --- - ---------------- -- . . ---------------- ---------------- ------------ (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). Witnes~mtsignatur: (or my name and 1:1Kk attached her:to •this ____ day ~~~~-;~~ OF____Jl~-;---, /..z...-____ T o - w ~-- The undersigned hereby certifies t h ~ ~--~ ~-~ ~ the above named claim?nt personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters : j:_~~~~:;_~:~~~~~-~::i:f~ff3~~-:~~:;~~~~:~:~f: r--1, t.-/f/...,L...P/ ~ Clerk of the Court, or Special Investigator or 1/0 / Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace. p4 - ~ �County: District: #197 - Sellers, Aorea3e 0 la.ir.ie d : ' Value Ola.toed: Location: 146 _,7000 . 00 Two Mile Run. i.s outoid w. Rookinghan Stonewall M. Aaaesaed: 146 . 16 Aaaeaaed: $ 580 . 00 Deed: 146 . 16 A. (1919) Deed: Partition deed. Area, 124 A. A sr.1all portion of this tract of the l?o.rk area. Inounbra.nces 1 counter olaios or laps: Soil : Slope . Roads: Two niles to Island Ford over county road. Histor;y of tract and condition ,of tiober : A very nice atand of oixed oak, white ruid yellol pin~ is on this tract . In spots the chestnut oak has been out and peeled for bark and croao tires were being re.de of the down chestnut oaks at the tine of exanination . Io;provet1ent~ i None . Tiober , 124,000 bd. ft. Q $8 . 00 per M. ----$992. 00 . Value ,qf land by types: Value ;eer a.ore ~5 . 00 Total value of land 620 . 00 Total value of tinber 992 . 00 Total value of tract 1612 . 00 /4verage value per acre Total Value ,5620 .oo j l3. 00 lo$ �,'/19'~ Sellers , ,' .___& N #t?-1 / / ~-i:.J h " •>r f orris· ," 1/P · ' ; / f illie ::: . _., . L a 1 • ca_,,_ '20 c11 ins _ ickle ~st . � 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 Naylor, Cassie - Shifflett, Ahaz Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context sellers-w-m.pdf Title A name given to the resource Sellers, W. M. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Two 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): 197 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 Sellers https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/cdd1722f7118bfe7d2e00736e9a76ab8.pdf 9c25483c961726b3829862d266020ed8 PDF Text Text ROCKINGHAM COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #206 - Sellers , T. N. Dr. - ~state Number of Acres: 6 6 Location: Two Mile Run. This tract is entirely within the Park area . Roads: Two miles to Island Ford over country road . Soil: Slope . History of Tract and condition of timber: 11 merchanta ble timber has been removed and the tract has been repeatedly burned over . Dwelling: Frame , 15x39' , 4 rooms , bi'i ck flues, 1 st cry ,plastered , poor condition , abandoned , spring . Improvements: Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 64 ~3 . 00 $192 . 00 2 25 . 00 50 . 00 '1,)242 . 00 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking : Cultivated Land: 66 Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 242 . 00 Value of Improvemen ts: $ 10 0 . 0 0 100 . 00 Value of Orchard: $ 25 . 00 Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ 25 . 00 ~· 357 . oo Value per acre for tract: $ 5 . 55 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ . NONE . -----~------------/4~~--~ --------'_ CLERK. ~ �>: County: Rockingham Distri ct; Stonew all # 2oe u. Seller s, ~nt . M1sess ed 66 A Deed: 660 . 00 " 120 " 1wo mile Run. Thi Acrear ;e Claime d: 66 Val e Claime d: Locati on: Dr. i:. Acquired 66 acres 1871 for ""al.00 Area: 66 A . the Park firea . within ly tract is entire Lape: ~ : Slope 2 miles to Island Ford ov r countr y :road. Road : Hi tory: All merch antabl e timber has been removed a.nd the tre.ct has been repeat edly burned over. Improvements: Value or lam Dwell ing--:t'rame, l~ x ~9, room 4, flues brick, l story, plas tered $50.00 poor cond . aban<lo ned, spring , values b,;; types: 1m (B 11rned) Slope Total value ot lend Total value or improvements Total 1'31.ue of tract Average value per acre Value pe~ acre X1.oo Total Value ;g66.00 $ 66.00 b0.00 110.00 1.76 211., �____________ ____ '----> }?.Oo - Dr . .L . ~ • Sellers__,_, ounty : Loc:dneh"'.m Di strict : St neu ..... 11 N Slope Sc~le - l ' = ~l 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 Naylor, Cassie - Shifflett, Ahaz Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context sellers-t-n-dr-estate.pdf Title A name given to the resource Sellers, T. N. Dr. Estate Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Two 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): 206 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 Sellers https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/75ceee9cab337458f1d85b705e21167f.pdf 4b0452cb2549893e1797a724d7146bab PDF Text Text ROCKINGF...AM co· NAME OF CLAIMANT #199 - Sellers , T • . ,._l fred Number of Acres: 9 Location: Two miles eo.~t of Island Ford . the Park area . Roads: Two miles over county road to Isla nd Ford . Soil: This tract is entirely within Slope • • History of Tract and .condition of timber: There isl no merchantable timber on t his tract and it has been repeatedl~burned ovec. Improvements: None . Acreage and value of types : Types Acreage • Ridge: Slope: Total Value Value per acre $ 45 . 00 t5. 00 9 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking : Cultivated Land: Orchard: 20 . 00 $6ti . OO Minerals: Value of Land:$ 65 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals: S Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ ValueofWood: $ 20 . 00 Value per acre for tract : $ ? • 2 2 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE . I' - -~~ - / ~~ ~- - - -' -_ CLEH<: . �_____ 199 creo.ge Cle.imodt Velue Cleined: rn Locatio n: county: Rook:nghrun Di strict: s tonana.11 ,._T. ---- ---- Alfrod Sellers lSSessed . 50 1 " 8 .140 Deed ( Inherite d 8 .140 ·.ores ) 50 . 00 2 milos east of Island Fora. . the ark a r ea . 11 {1925) This :bract is entirely within Laps: oil: Roads: Slope. 2 niles over county road to !sland Ford. History : There is no mex·chan ts.ble timber on this tro.ct ana ..:. t l:e.s been repeated ly burned over . Imnrovar nen·ts: Timber: :..one. 40 ods . of fuel wood 50¢ p er ed.---- -- 20 . 00 Value of lnnq_'by typcc:_ vnc Slone Value Eer o.orc ~ase 4.00 9 Totul value of land tal Value 36 . 06 .... 36 .oo Todial value of i n:1 rovemen ts Total value of timber 20 . 00 Total value ot tract 56 . 00 AveraGe value per acre 6.22 lo1 �Claim oL-~-~~-r------------------------------------In the Circuit Court o L d f ~ ~ o u n t y , Virginia, No. ________, At Law. ::.:.t~--~~~~~~~-~~~--~~-~-~~~~~-~~~i: 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 t h e ~ of sJi~ petitioJ and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court o L - - - - ~ ~ C o u n t y , Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to sai notice. :; :::•o:;;-~~ -is _____ - -_- ~~¾2D1!]lfi~ I·claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought acres, on which there are the following to be condemned, containing about_ __ buildings and improvements: _____________ _________________________ ___________ __________ _ cf:-£ _____ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- from_:/!~/..&i.£_ This land is located about_/~ ____ miles Virginia, in the~~agisterial 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.) --------------- -------~ ~ r ------- ---------------------- ------------ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The land owners adjacent to the above descri ed tract or parcel of land are as follows: ~:::~~~~~ - --~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ East __ ~ ~ - ------------------------------------------------West---~-..LJ:~---------------------------------------------------I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year Lf1J2_in the following manner: --------~--~~-~!"'-~- ~ - 1 . . J ' . L ~ - ~ - ~ - ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $__L/.2,_~--· I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or in~est, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $-_g__/_~~-· I am the owner oLLL'_~_~ ______ 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~1Be 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). of aa:s_L:~-:~~:~~r1:3tr my name an: :it:~~~h ---h~~~~}~~~~~~~:y ~ - OF VI~GINIA, COUN~ QF____ ___if.7 - -------- - :----, ~~ The undersigned hereby certifies that_ ____ :f_: ___ ~ ~ 1 - - ~-----------------the above named claimant personally appeared befor;-tfii~ and made oath that the matters and belief, and things appearing in his~aboveanswer are true to the best of his k~wledge this _______..1.f.'.'. _______ day of__ ___tj__ ._ __ ___ __ , 193'/. c;:PauJ, -{- 'J--/ 4-/. -----------------------------------------~f=tlre Court, or Specia-l Invesbigato1 OP 1/ 6 l Notary ~ c , ~ >i~. /9.$1 ~ 3~ �Claim of___ ~ ~~ ~---~ ----------------------- In the Circuit Court of _ __ ~County, Virginia, No. ___ _____, At Law. The State Commission on Conser ion and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. ____ _____________________________ ___ _______ ___________ ___________________ ____ _ 1fi:'~d~w~~~teC~~~;;;i~/~~i~~a,C~~::~v~~\'! and DeTu;~~de~~fgn~~. velopment of the State of Virginia,~1°fn °response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the ~ng of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court oL/{l~~ _ - ~ o u n t y , Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to sa· petition and to said,,n tic My name is__ _ -::; ~Jt,:;,-U-- ------J5)---------------------------My post offi.ce address is ____~ __ y:c;c__..,_f/J!.:__~---------------------1 claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about_ __ _.L,..(____ ______ _acres, on which there are the following buildings and-impro~ - - - ; ; . ~~- ~ - ---------------------- d --------------This l~IJ,d is locate9J,;lbout_ __~__ ____ miles from ____~ - - - -Virginia, in th e ~ agisterial 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. ) - -------- ----------------- --------- ------- --- -- - - - - ~ /7~ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows : North ___________________ ____ __ ________ ____________________ __________ ___ ____________ South __ _________________________ ___ ____ ___ __________ ________ __________ ___ _________ _ East ____________ ______________ _______ _______________________ ___ ___________________ _ West __________ _______________ _________ _______ _____________ _______ _____ fl/d- ---- I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year___ following manner: -~in the _/4.£.__·_ ~ k4-__'7-2/-~-f£---hl-2'-2::-:::-:_~_ -------------I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $_ 1)._.,2'.f2~-~-d_ __ . 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_ ___ -4:'.'_________ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by· the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $_}_/?_t?___~-~-----· (In the space below should be set out an y additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a desc:::::k:f ~~~~4~:cel of land b y - = ~-~ · ~-----------~ ~ -- - ~ - - ~ - - - ~--~ k - -- --- -:_A1f_~__ /d._~ ~ , . . . . . ~ ~ - , q E - ~ ~;,--------;,z__ - -~-~~-~ ~ ~-9.,,,r - - -~- --- -~- - ---------- -- ( Continue remarks if necessary on the back). Witness my signature (or my name and mark attached hereto) this ___~_l _______ day of_ _?,--9:-s.-.--=-==------, 193l ___ _;? ~ -~ -'-:"1/4..11f:~.~ e - STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF___ ___ - - -----------~ -------, To-w1 : _ _ _ ___ ________ _ _ The undersigned hereby certifies that_~ .P ~ .,1; ::--__ the above named claimant personally appe~befur~~ and ma oath that the matters and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, this ______-?=;3 _______ day o L ~ --, 193<£ ______ _____ #ju �Go ..mty : ~.oc 1:ing ...1 m District : N lctt 1 'J . '7. Sel eob Yost Li-.;G'"';'TD S ope .;cule - l" ~o cha ins tone ,all � 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 Naylor, Cassie - Shifflett, Ahaz Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context sellers-t-alfred.pdf Title A name given to the resource Sellers, T. Alfred Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Two miles east of Island Ford Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 199 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 Sellers https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/d3a0ce6514e18b623d24b084ec75bfbc.pdf ed390ed1abc0ac03b90828669db8c665 PDF Text Text ROCYJHGIW.• JOUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #211 - Sellers, o. ~Number of Acres: 14 .'1is tract is pe..rtl~r rrwo miles east of Isl, .nd J'ord . Location: insi<le und .' rtly outside the :'),-1rk ur·eo. . Roads: 'I' iO nile s OJ er IJO unty roc::.d to Isl:..nd Ford . Soil: Slope . History of Tract and condition of timber: ":,e Y'lerc11c-ntable ti:1 er· h.:..s been renoved fro:·:. t;::is trnct let.Vint onl:• fuel .. ood. Improvements: :one. Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 14 ' ,,j . 00 _;70 . 00 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 70 . 00 6J . OO ,,,135. 00 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ 6j . 00 Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ 9 . 6Ll~ Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ \3 �'-- ,-...-, C:).CJ),__ x:.f~ -------------------------------------------------- Claim of______ In the Circuit Court of__~ ~ ~--County, Virginia, No. ________, At Law. The State Commission on Conservat10n and Development ~the State of ,lli~ginia, Peti_ __________&~t<-AA-10'4. ____ ~ .l'W _ {iJI / ~ __ ~ tioner, vs. _____ , _ _· __ 4 ,.J~ ,6~ _I - ~ ------------------------------------------------------------more or less, of land in __ County, Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned, in answer to-th~-p~titi~~-~{ th~-State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court of_ __~ ~ / : ~- County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer ~o said 1W~ion anu ~t~ce. ___ "i:--: ? f ~____ :~ ;::eo;ce address i~:~M~--~~ __7J_q,,_"---_____________ _ I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or$arcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about_ _____ acres, on which there are the following __:____________________________________ _ buildings and improvements=---------~ J-~-_______ :~~~;:;~~~;}~;~~~;; ~:~~~~~~~~~-id--====~~~;~;~.-;~ 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 01· 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.) ~ ---------------------------- xf' ----- ~ -· ------------------------------------- The land o,,rners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follo,ws: North ___ · (!2/t) f'._~ ~ · - - - - - -Sou ·h---- -~ East ____ _J11fl:~Cf West ____ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -· ____ _ __ ___ _ /<.,..,~I ·------------------------------------------------------ :__yU}~?if~ ,____ CA/I _______ _______________ _________ ~ ' { . ] ~ ~ ~ 4 __ .______________________________ _ r . - I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year__ [!i_/_P._ ___ in the following_ man'::Iwl ~ ~ &ifci:t,z, _-'------------------- ! claim that t~ total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $----/.1)_())_~ ---· I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $------- ---------· I am the owner oL ___ ~@':()______ acres of land adjoining the above ·described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park area, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $---~-------: ____ __. (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). Ren1arks· ----- -------------------------------------- --------- --- - --------- - - - --- - -- ----;~;~ ;~~;~~;~~~-(~~-~;-~~.:~-~~;-~c;:t~;;::::;tt~i::~~;~-~~~i;:; of_ __~ ------, 19'4/. . sTATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY ' OF_ _-J:__ __' { J _ , a ~---------------- _ - - - ---~'7}"77)- To-wit: _ _ The undersigned hereby certifies thaL _~------~ - ~ - _ - -----------------------the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters an_d things ~Pp~ ring in his abov~ ~e; are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, thJS __ ____ qm ______ day of___ ~ -- --, 193;. ~ 'IA , .,-/ 1/ / __ ,______ 3 / Clerk of Notary Public, ~ --· · a o or . �county: nockinc;llam District: Jtonewull :-;......,.___o__ D• .-_,e __.....,.·'...~11 '' 11ors . Acreage Claimod:14 Deed ,, Value Claim.a d: '100. 00 Location: Laps: -Roads: H Area: 14 A. 2 miles east of Island Ford. This tra.ot io pertly inside a.nd partly utside the .1.ark o.rea. . !Hop e. Soil: 2 miles over oounty road to I sland Ford ~ - H:tstorv: 'Tho merohaht,...ble timber ha.s been re moved fron t hiG tract leaving only fuel wood. Inmrovemento: '!'imber: l one. . ucl v1ood 85 eds. · 75¢ p er od. ~ulue of land by,tyr es1 Value ner -:i. cre •. '5 .oo Acre.age . 14 . Total v:1lue of land -------------.... ,'65 .'7.o !,'otal 1..lue ·V. ?"o.oo 70.00 Total value cf im.1, rovezncn ts Total value of timber Total V lue of tract Average value d pet' o.ore 53 .75 '!1133.'75 9.55 22-7 . �[-1 211 - ~ .:,,.a 1 ·1 ~ers ' o.__D. County: hoo~ingh~TI District: Stone1all N ..... • J. c; r i ckhoff' ; . Kin · Slope Scc..le - l" - ·~v cht 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 Naylor, Cassie - Shifflett, Ahaz Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context sellers-o-d.pdf Title A name given to the resource Sellers, O. D. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Two miles east of Island Ford Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 211 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 Sellers https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/8e181dc1511e6bb3e0f2ee048d1ecb9c.pdf 1aae71a32b6bdfd3e08be068fe5a3cda PDF Text Text ROCKINGHAM COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #207 - Sellers , E. B. Number of Acres: 258 Location: Roads: Soil: One mile east of Is l and Ford on Two Mile Run . One mile over county road to Island Ford . Slope . History of Tract and condition of timber: This tract of timber land has · culled and most of the chestnut oak has been peeled However , there is a stood of merchanta ble timber in on Two Mile Run, )onsisting of white oak, mixed oak Improvements: been for bark. the hollow and pine . NONE . Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value 3. 00 5 . 00 $513 . 00 Ridge: Slope: (burned) " (Unburned) 171 8? @ 435 . 00 Cove: $948.00 Grazing Land: Fields Restocking : Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals : ValueofLan d: $ 948. 00 Value of Improvements: $ 10?0.00 Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals : $ 684 . 00 Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ $270 2. 00 1070 . 00 Value of Wood: $ 684 . 00 Value per acre for tract: $ 10 . 4 7 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE. ----~---AV~~-~~-~ CLERK. 7 �Claim In the Circuit Court of____ -=~~vL1.a,.,.,,~ __ County, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law. ·· :-~:.:,taV~-------------------~ ~~1~:~: ~ 0 ~~ -~~ . ' . ~ --- ~ ________ 'l> __-f~----------------more or less, of land in~ l J... ... ,L,J~-~ -----County, Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned, in answer to the £;iit7~ = ;fth~ 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 etition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court oL ______ _ __________ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as h:yan::: ::_:~~J:i~~~:~~ ~- ~ -------------------------------- J/.~----------------- --- My post office address is _____ I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract OJ,J1~~cel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about_ __~ _~ _,,._'9--:::~f.G_acres, on which there are the following buildings and-improvements: __ J&~~-f -~ -~ --~t.J ------------------------------------------------- ~ - : ' --------------------------- This land.is. located about_ __ L _______ miles from __~ -~ - --- - _Virginia, in the~ ~Magisterial District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above.) ----------11-~ ----~ / ·--------------------------------------The land o,vners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows: North __ W -.uJ.L.&J.....~/ --------------------------------------------South ___ 'T ·A _~ __~ ~ ------------------------------------East _.A.J._½.J....),,:.&.8J·,-->-JJ-.. - ~ ---------------------------------------West __ ~ _) ~ ·--------------------------------------- --I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year_.LJ>L_8_in the following ma~ --~ -f ----------------------------------------------------__·------------------I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereoo on is $_ Lt1.QQO_~ - - -· 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 $2.._.uZ>__'::::_ ______ . 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: -~ --.L.0_6_-~ --tn--~ --~ -~ --~ -:::(-~ ~ ~--~ -~ --'---~ au - ~ 3 2 ' ~ -~ ~ ~ ., co - ClO c:-:: C - ~ ~ __ {_G,.b___~ __o--»-- z- ~ - - --~ ---~ --~ ~ -- ~~~ - ~~~:/4,- ~ - - q - £ _ ~ ----- -- (Continue remarks if necessary on ~ back). Witness my signature (or my name and mar!5-,attacheS7h;J~to) ~his __ __~ __ ______ day It :T~T~ ~;-~I - -~~~. ~-OF_~C----~ ~~-~~-~~~-;;-------------:t, ~ -· ""T1 rt, ~ -~ ~ 25, 0 § 0 , ~-~ q-. Ct/} . 0 < EB' ?' ~ - · The undersigned hereby certifies that_ __ _.E_.._____-:. --~~~ the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters an_d thing~ a2 pe,ring in his abo~ e r are true to ~ the best of his knowledge and belief, th1s __ ___ day of___2 ____.______ --, J 9oe. CS{_'v-_____ --~~ -~- ~ ---- ----------------------------C--½erk of Ure _Oourt;-or-:Special-Investigator-or Notary Public, or-J.ygti-ee--of the J2eac&-- 3¼ �County: Rock1ne;han Dietriot: Stonewall #2p7 ... ,Sellers; E. B ., Aorec.e;e Cle.ined: 266 A-2 R. 9.6 P. Value Clained: 01000.00 . aseoaedt . 266 . 90 A. Assessed: Deed: 266 . 90 A (1919) Deed: Deed of Area, partition 258 A. ' Location: One r.1ile ea.at of Island Ford on Two Mile Run .. Soll: Slope . Roa.do: One tlile over county road to Island Ford . tract and condition of tinber: Thia tract of tiober lana has been ouilea and noet of the chestnut oak baa been peeled for bark. However, .there ia e etand of neronantable tinber in the hollow on Tro ile Run. consisting of wite oak, nixed oak and pino esticated to out 1250 bd. ft. per ncre on an area. of 171 acres , tho unburned portion of the tract . The stur:1page value ia eotit:1.ated@ $8 . 00 per M. · Tinber: 214 , 000 bd. ft. ; 8 . 00 per M. •• J l7l2 . 00 l,368 cord~ of fuclwood } 50,t per cord ....... 684 . 00 J2396 . 00 Ipprovenento : Mone . Value of land by tx~es: ~ Slope (unburned) Slope (burned) Acrea5e Total value of land Total value O·f ti'tlber Total value of trnct Average value per acre l?l 87 ,Value l!er acre Total . 05 - 00 $855. 00 l . 50 2S'8 990 . 00 2396 . 00 ~3386 . 00 .,13. 12 Value 135 . 00 ~990. 06 �'--- //=307 - .Sellers , ,., J • ..I.. • county: Rockinch~~ District : s--one n,..Ll N .... mu· e ::edrick Jelleru . Se Llers rr . Earrison ... _.., 1ie ·~. Hcci rich. Dr . f. . :r. Sellers $_ 01J8 c L: - 1' - ~o c .• i '1s �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKI:.:JGI-B.M COUN'l'Y, VI:lGI:HA. ST \TE CO.HIS :iION ON CONSSRV \.TION o: D~VJLOP.Mi£NT FOR TH~ ST '.'l'..'!J OF VIRGIHIA, PE'r rr IONER v. RE3P0N.uEJTS CASSANDR \ LA ISON 'i.TKi l S and others, On this, th.e p.tJ~y of Vecember, 1933, came ;I . W. Sellers and Kockingham nati )nal Bank, executor of the last will of E . B. Selle s, and on their motion , le~ve is given themto file their ap lication for the p~yment to them c£ the sum of ;p5573.00, the dffiount of the award set out in thu judgment of condera..YJ.at ion for tract No. 179, heretofo1·e p.:iid into court . And it appearing from the nport of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners heretofore filed in this cause, and in the petition for judgment and conde:nn-.t ion enterad her0 in on the_ _ _d..iy of Novo.!'lber, 1933, that in the opinion of petitioner, the sa.id I . ,l. Sellers and .!£ . B. Sellers are invested with superioL· or better right or cl im of title in and to the said tr~ct of land No . 179, and that the record of this cause does not disclose any denial or dispute by any pi:1.rty or person in interest as to the title to the oaid tract No. 179, or to the proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof . And it further appe-1rin6 from the application of the act.id .1. • • Se 1lers and Rockingh-.i.n N<.l.tional Bank , Executor of E • .d. oellers, that the s u.id ,{. ,f. Sellars aad Rockinghd-rn Nationc1.l Bank, executor of E. B. Sellers, u.re entitled to· receive the proceeds a1·ising from the condemnatiJn of s-..1.id tract No . 179, of $5573 . 00 in equal moities, and it further appearing to the court from the evi- dence adduced that all t.ues due or exigible u on the land at the time the title thereto vested in the petitioner under the jud 0 ment of conde .nnation as .do res ..1.id, h . . . ve been paid, it is considered .md ordered by the court that the s ... id sum of $5573 . 00 paid into court by petitioner , the 5t..1.te Co1:uni:::lsion on Conservation & Devtilopment of the State of Virginia, i s just comi?ensation for tr ct No . 179, be paid in equalmoities unto the s-..1. id i• •l . Sellers dnd the Rockil1t;ham l.Jat ional Bank , 1hecutor of E . B. Sellers , deceasea, viz., to.:" . { . Sellers the sum of $2786 . 50, and to Rockinghamlfational Bank , .ii:xecutor of E. B. Sellers, deceased, $2786 .50; and that the Clerk of this Court do tr:msmit forthwith a certified copy of tr is order to tho 'l're ... surer o fV irg bid, .rho shall make payment of o<.l.id ~55,73 .oo ~ ~ ~ ~ ~c::::~/1:r~ �M__~_.SELLERS__ £_.B__ & __'IJ.._iJ.i __ _ COMMO NWEALTH OF VIRGINI A No. -----------------· __________ ELKTON__________________________________________ , Virgini a To M. H. HARRIS ON, Treasur er Rocking ham County , Harriso nburg, Virginia STATE TAXE S AND LOCAL LEVIE S-1933 FOR STATE TAXATION ONLY I Value I State Rate on $100 I State Taxes State C apitation Tax. . . .. . .. . . . . . . . .. .. . . ... . ..... . ..... . $ 1.50 $,_ _ _ _ Bonds, N otes and Other Evidences of Debt . .. . . .......... . .. . ....... $- · · - - - - - --1 .50 1-- - --·-· ·-··-Money ..... . . ..... .... .. .. ,.·,·,· - · - - - - - - .20 M oneyed Capital in Competition with National Banks ..... .. . . . . .. . .. . - · · · · · · - - - - - - 1.00 Capital Not Otherwise Taxed ....... - - - - - -- -Income: 1 i% on first $3,000; 2½% on next$2,000; 3% on excess over $5,000 - · · · - - - - - - - .75 ,_______ - --- - PERSONAL PROPERTY Pai1e._ ._ _.l,lne.. lNCOME Real Estate and Tangible Per- Machinery Merchant'• sonal Property and Tools Capital County Levy .....•. $ .35 $ .35 $ County School Levy. .70 .70 .50 ..- Pai1e.. .•. .__Llne.••• _ .._ LAND Pa~e......4 5.Llne.. ... .8..._ Total. I Tangible Personal Property . . . .. .. . S·--- ------1$ 1.05 Machinery and Tools ... . ......... - - - - - ----1 I Local Rate on $100 Value 203..;.;o~o-.....-·--·--zuo-- Merchants' Real Estate . ... -"--C--'--A cres,1_ _ _ _=-_;:c....::c. __ 1 Real Estat e . . . . _ _ _ __,,,crea Real Estate .. . . .. I FOR LOCAL TAXATION ONLY Real Estate ... . l$ DISTR ICT LOCAL RATES: Acres -····-cres ___ _ Local Levies $ 1.05 .50 1.05 25_ ---,_____ , 1.05 Real Estate ... . _ _ _ __,.crea, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 ·--- --- - - - - - -1 TOTAL STATE TAXES . . .... . ... . .. . .. ... . . . . . ..... . ..... ... STONE:WALL 1 1.05 - ----1 1.05 1.05 TOTAL LOCAL LEVIES .. . . . ........ .. . .. . CREDITS Date ma ,y,?- Account -- c;,. /4 (/1,{./4_ / J,-- Amount L~ 2S- $ $ $ -- -RECEIVED PAYMENT : M. H. HARRISO N, Treasure r $ • •• ••• $ _ _ _ _ _ , . _____ _____ ___.9··-By_ _ __ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ T otal Taxea, Levies, Penaltiea and Interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ �~- 7_f ' IN TIB crwurr COURT OF ROCKINGH_;,M COUNTY' VIRGINIA. ST \.1'~ COMHISSION ON COHSERVATION ;.ND Dii:V.:,i;LOViKiJ:NT OF TH,;,,; ST yrs OF VIRGINIA, PEI'l'l'ION..m v. RESPOHD~HT5. CA5S.. NDRA LA' ifSON A'fKI:NS and others, 'fhe petitioner, the Sta.ta Commissioner on Conservu.tion & Development of the State of Virginia, having heretofore paid into court the sum of iji5573.00, the aL10unt of the award set out in the judgment of c onde1.rnat ion for '1' ract No. l 79, the undersigned, v:. W. Sellers,and Rockingham National Bank, of Harrisonburg, Virginia Executor of E. B. Sellers, hereby apply to the court for an order of judgment for distribution of said fund of $5573,.00 in equal moit ias to the undersigned on the ground that it appears from thereport of tie Board of Appraisal Commissioners here- / tofore filed and the said petition for judgmeni and condemnation, that I •• : . Sellers :.1.nd i. B. Sellers are bvasted with sui)erior or batter right or claim of title in and to the said tract of l nd No. 179,a.nd therefore to the proceeds arising from the condemnat ion thereof, and are entitled to receive the proceeds arising from the exappropriation of Tract 179. 'l'he undersigned furt er a.var thut since the filing of the report of the Board of Appraisal Gommiss ioner3 a s ~roresaid in thio c~use,that E. B. Sellers has departed tnis life having first mcide and published hiti last will and t e..,tament bearing date the 16th day ofJanuary, 1932, wheraby he appointed Rockingham National Bank of Harrisonburg, Virginia, executor and trustee thereof, and said will was duly 1dmitted to probate in the Clerk ' s Office of the Circuit Gourtof Rockin6 ham County, Virginia, on the 30th day of January, 1932, and the said executor named there in, tht:l Roe kin;ham National Bank, duly 1ualified as such executor, takin6 the oath p r e scribed by law and entering into and acknowledging a bond in the penalty of 4ll5,000 . 00, a n atte sted coy of which will is hereby filed marked 1'Exhibit 11 E. 13. Sellarn will" and praJed to betaken and read a s a part hereof. The undersibned further aver that the said E. B. Sellers, by his said last will and t e stament, provided as follo,,s: "Should tht,;re become payable or to be paid subsequent to my death, a fund or funds from condemnation of any of my real es- tate in proceedings instituted in my lifetime, such sum or s ums shall be received by my executor, and held in trust and disposed �-2- under the provisions of Paragraph Third of this wi ll11 • The undersigned further aver that the s<-1.id sum of $5573 . 00 is now payable from the condemnation of real est:ite in proceedings instituted i11 the lifetima of E . B. Sellers; that the s.J.id E. B. Sellers ha.s departed this life as aforesaid, and th t the said sum of ,5573.00 shall b ,$2786.50 to the undersigned , ..,, . paid in equal moiti3s, viz., ! . Sellers, and $2786 . 50 to the undersigned, the Rockingh.1.m National Banl:, executor of E. B. Sellers, deceased . The undersigned further aver that the record in this suit does not disclode any denial ordispute by any party or person in it1te1·est as to the title to said tract No . 179, or to the proceeds arisin,; from the condemnation thereof; that the sc:1.id statements in the petition of condemnation s.s to the title of the undersigned are true , and that the undersi6 ned has title in fe J simple and unencumberad to said tract No . 179, and are entitled to be paid the said sum of :P5573 . 00 in equal moities, and pray that tho court will 01·der ::1.nd direct the p.J.ymant of said sum of $2786 . 50 to the undersigned , W• .J. Sellers, and $2786 .50 to the Rockingham Natio.al Bank, executor of E. B. Sellers . The undersigned further aver that all taxes ayable or exigible upon said tract No. 179 have been paid . /fl», 7-/fLM;U,f .' _ )t .:. .L-]±4 ~affe~ cd~ - - <fJ_,_ ROCKDlGH 1M 1'L Tl~ 9f_L . f?.\.-!K OF H•• ll;.,,)NBURG , ~ I'~~ State of Virginia , City of Hti.rrisonburg , to-wit: r,O!_~ L /~ ,a notary public in and for the City of Harris onburg , State of Virginia, do certify that 011 this the / rle:aay of Dece,aoer, 193 3 , person'.:1.lly appeared befo e me in mysaid city, If. ; . Sellers, and nude oa.th that the st ...tements set out in the foragoing p;jtition a ra true, and I furthe .:certify that onsaid dcLte the said Rockb_: ham Hational Bruk of Ha.-risonburg , Hai·.·isonburg , Va . , · 9Y C. A. Ma:son, it!} trust officer, pe rsonally appeared before me in my said city and made oath that he verily believes thest..1tements set out in the foregoing petition are true. lviy commission expires the ,,?./) &fay of ~ Givon under rn,y hand this / f Lc;a.y , 1933 -:- of December , 1933 . ~ ;/.~~ -Nof.1.rypubl.ic . �C OP Y ~- ~/1 ~~q I, Edgar Brown Sellers, of Rockingham county, Virginia, do he~eby make and deelare this to be my last will and testament , hereby revoking all other wills by me at any time made. FIRST: any I desire all my just debts to be paid, if I shall owe at my death. SEXJOND: I give all my household property, farm equipment , live stock, and any and all other chattel property, absolutely , to my wife, Mary Julia Sellers. THIRD: All the rest and residue of my personal estate shall be held invested by my Executor, hereinaft er named as Trustee here~ under, for and during the life of my said wife, and the net income therefrom paid to her annually, and, upon her death the same shall be reduced to cash and eq~ally divid~d (subject, however, to a charge of Nine ~undred Dollars ($900.00) against the share of Edgar Brown Sellers, Junior, amount heretofore advanced by me to him), between my two children, Edgar Brown Sellers, Junior, and Mauzy Napoleon Sellers, share and share alike, the issue of either child if then deceased to take what the parent, if living, would have received; and, if either of said two children predeceas e my my wife, dying without issue, then his share shall pass to the survivor of my said two children. Said Trustee shall receive, hold, manage, sell, invest and reinvest this trust estate, and every part thereof, under the provision s hereof, and si~ilarly oollect, recover and receive the issues, interest, inco•e and profit thereof; is authorized and empowered to retain all of the property and securitie s so received in the form in which they shall be delivered to it, without liability for decrease in the value of such property or securities , or, convert the same, and reinvest in other property or securitie s, in its absolute discretion . XQURTH; I give and devise all of my real estate to my said wife, for and during her natural life, with remainder in fee to my said two children, Edgar Brown Sellers, Junior, and Mauzy Napoleon Sellers, subject, however, to the following provision relating to the tract of two �--2-hundred and eight acres, more or less, known as the •Home Place," situate in Rockingham County, Virginia, and upon which I now reside, namely, that upon the death of my said wife, my son, Mauzy Napoleon sellers, shall have the right to become, and by complianc e herewith shall by operation of this will become, the sole fee simple owner of said "Rome Pl ce" at a valuation of Seven Thousand Dollars ($7000.00 ), if he so .. elects, by makJng payment to my eaid Ex~cutor on or before six months after the date of the death of my said wife, of one-half of said sum, or Three Thousand, Five Hundred Dollars ($3,600.0 0), together with interest thereon at 6% from the date of the death of my said wife to the date of payment, such paym nt to be for the account of Edgar Erown Sellers, Junior, and b disbursed by said Executor to him, his per- sonal represent ative or aas!gns. FIFTH: Should there become payable, or be paid, s~bsequen t to my death, a fund or funds from condemnat ion of any of my real estat b in proceedin gs instituted in my lifetime, such sum or sums shall r oeived by my Executor, and held invested and diepo ed of under the provision s of paragraph "THIRD• of this will. SIXTH: I appoint The Rockingham National Bank of Harrisonburg, at Harrisonb urg, Virginia, Executor of this my will. Signed and sealed as and for my last will and testam nt, without interlinea tion or erasure, at Harrisonb urg, Virginia, this 16th day of January, 1932. E. B. Seller a Sig~ed, published and declared, as and for his last will and testament, by the testator, Edgar Brown Seller, in our preeenc~ together, and we in hi a presence, and in th preseno of aoh other, and at his request, have hereunto set our hands ( SEAL) �--3--- as attesting mtnesses, this 16th day of January, 1932. s. D. Myers C. H. Mauzy In the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of Rockingham County, January 30, 1932. A writing purporting to be the last will and testament of Edgar Erown Sellers, deceased, was this day presented in the offioe aforesaid and was fully proven by the oaths of s. n. Myers and c. H. Mauzy, the subscribing witnesses thereto, and the tax on same having been paid on an estate reported at $22,000.00, said writing is admitted to record as the true last will and testatement of Edgar Brown Sellers, deceased. The Rockingham National Ba.nlt of Harrisonburg , ne.m din said will as Executor and Trustee, thereupon appeared by A. Mason, its duly authorized trust officer, and the said c. c. A. Mason for and on behalf of said bank qualified as such Executor and Trustee by taking and subscribing the oath prescribed by la , and entered into and acknowledged bond in the penalty of Fifteen Thousand DOllars {$15,000.00) conditioned and payable as provided by .law and certifi- cate is granted said Executor for obtaining a probate of said will in due form. The following appraisers are appointed for said estate, any three Qf whom may act after int be&ng first duly sworn and who shall make report according to law, viz. M. H. Ha.r riaon, T. L. Yancey, Jr. E. s. Ashby, M. H. Harrison, Jr. and A. R. Ru.ff. Atteste: J. Robert SWitzer Clerk. '155 �STATE OF VI RGI NIA , COUNTY OF ID CKINGHAM , to- wit : I , J . Rob e~t Switzer, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Rockingham County , Virginia , tbe same being a Court of Record do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the will of Edgar Brown Sellers, dated January 16 , 1932 , and admitted to probate in the Clerk ' s Office , January 30 , 1932 , as the same appears of record in Will Book 12, at page 32 , in my office as clerk aforesaid . In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of mys aid Court at Harrisonb urg, this 15th day of December 1933 . / Clerk of the Circuit ourt of Rockingham County , Virginia . � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.  The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases. For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above. In the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a> <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a> <a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Naylor, Cassie - Shifflett, Ahaz Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context sellers-e-b.pdf Title A name given to the resource Sellers, E. B. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: One mile east of Island Ford Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 207 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 Sellers https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/025a58ac22b8472807f39dc9acc7ad2a.pdf 9d1f90e9fe7be95ab0ea5bd2a540eac6 PDF Text Text ROCKINGHAM CO · ll ers, c. Number of Acres: 9½ is entirely Island Ford. Location:- area . Roads: 2 mile Soil: Slope • ty road to Island Porcl There is no merchantable timber :on of timber: History of Tract w condi thi s trac~. ad it has been repeatedly burned over . None . Improvements: Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value $5 . 00 $47 . 50 Ridge: @ -- Slope: Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land : $ 45 . 00 Value of Improvements : $ Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ ft Timber : $ 20000 --.50 -$67 ,d: $ 20 . 00 c,.r tract: $7 . 10 • · "ffl " the taking of this tract : $ None ~. //&__, D' _CLERK �r==--=========:======::::::i·;-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=---=---=--=~ ----- ----- --, Claim o f _ _ ~ - - - - ~ ~ ~ ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - In the Circuit Court ofLW- --b~~o unty, Virginia, No, ________ , At Law. The State Commission on C~;;;;;tiTn ;nd Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs.~r-~~----~--------------------------- --------~--~---4t"kt.L--~---~.------------------------- more or less, of land in ____________________________ County, Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Developme t of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon th' li g of s id petiti and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit ~__,._v.l!"li.:-:7.:~ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to· file this Court o __ _ as h~ya::: ~: ~ i t i o ~ ~ : TY ~ L - - - - - - ---------__.;?n--~,__!!f.._.P'_.Qu=4t • __ ~My post office addr~ss 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__;l_: !£. ________ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvement s: ___________________________________________________________ _ from _J~- f ~irgini a, in This land is located about_/_d ____ miles 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 describe<}- abo,,ve.) ____________________ J~--~,-- --------- --------- --------- --------- ------ .~o-~:= r~-~-~~' -~~~~-a :~~1-o~ ~-~~-~~ ~~-t~~~ :::~t~h~ ~ __ U / ~ - - ---------- ------------ ------------ ----------East_(/ ~- ~ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ West_..k t/_~ ~~----- -------- ---------- ------------ ------------ ---I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year _.,1-..,!%..tD.n the following manner: South __ -------- -------- ---~-~~ -------- -------- -------- ------I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvement s thereon is $-J..: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 improvement s thereon is $_1,_'J_~ ----· I am the owner ofL/.::!£_ _______ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park area, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $_/.___£_'()_.~----· (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). Remarks·- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ - ' ------------ ------------ ------------ -------- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). day Witness my signature (or my name and mark at~a<j}ied hereto) !his ____ oL__ ~_2 _____ ~lrJ;t-- ;,»931, oF'lrh ~~--~~~---- - - -- ------ To- It H~, COUNTY OF____ STA~ _ __ 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, this______ ~..7~ -------- ;i-]______ day o L - - ~ - , ~ - £ · - ~ - - - Clerk of the Court, or Special Investigator or No~~~~ �--. J County: oolc1nt!hel".:l :::t:rio ": tone~ .ta .l · J ... neod Vu. uo_ ClaimetH 23? . so ' !'6c. : 10 ".. . ( inl r! ted. acr ) l~f~5 :? Liles eaot of I ·land -·01·<1. This troot 1 - ont11~01y r,1 thin t..'10 ·ark nr a . 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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 Naylor, Cassie - Shifflett, Ahaz Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context sellers-c-h.pdf Title A name given to the resource Sellers, C. H. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Two miles east of Island Ford Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 200 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 Sellers https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/e2cc3a7a3cc828f115608fbf464324f3.pdf c9ecda90b97985a31d7fd8c9da34daa3 PDF Text Text ROCKINGHAM COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #318 - Scott , W. L. Number of Acres: 26 Part outside the Park area . s. Location: Madison Run . 237 and 238 . Roads: Two and one- half miles via dirt road to Grottoes , the nearest shipping point . U. Positions 236- Soil: Sandy loam. Cove and slope type of a good depth and fertility . The field restocking is well stocked with s hort leaf pine and other species . History of Tract and condition of timber: All the mercha ntable saw timber has been removed from this tract . The remaining stand consists of small oaks and some pine . Improvements: None . Acreage and value of types: Types Total Value Value per acre Acreage Ridge: Slope: 8 @ $b . OO J 40 . 00 Cove: 14 @ 10 . 00 140 ; 00 ,1 © 10 . 00 40 . 00 w220 . 00 Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: c!;, .... o ') ' Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 220 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ Total - - - --- $ 220 . 00 Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit : $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ 8 . 46 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE. ~- /~~ CLERK. 2) �Claim of________ \,_..L_...f.,., CT"'----------------------------------------------------------In the Circuit Court of_ __ . .G.:'.I J.f lEJlt __________ County, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. ___ --~ ______ JL .. L.......SJ..O.'.r.T.. __________________________ ___ ____ ___________ ________ _ __________ 'l'H 1:.R'T',,.. _J"! R:Pf _____________________ ------------------ ---------------------- more or less, of land in ___ RQ'.IK.lNI"J_J !..'____________ County, Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with · the order of the Circuit Court of_ _____B._Q_~JD.llCH'...f...:..:.. ______ County, Virginia, a;sks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to said notice. My name is________ ~_ 1J'_.L .._S-:-!QT.1. ___________________________________________ _ My post office address is ____________G:TIQ_t~QJJ:_~_YtDlliUJ_!::_ ______________________ 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.Q ______ ____ _acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements: _____________na..ne_________________________________________ _ . Ian d 1s . Iocat ed a b out ___ ________ 3 E _m1·1es f rom ____ Por.,. tin .eJ)_lJQ ' __ 1 .l...,,__ . .... ________ v·1rg1ma, .. m . __ JL.._ Tlus S tonewell · t eria -· I n·1st r1c · t of sa1"d Coun t y. ___ ____ _____ Mag1s th e_____ I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above.) ______ _______ _______ ____ ________ __ ____ So 1 e _owner -----------------------------------The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows: North _______ ___ __ Pe.?~rl,:J;£sr~at2 -------------------------------------- ----------South _____ ___ _____ P1.t"6lfJ _RQJi~ ____-·: _1,, ------ ------ - ---- ----------- - ---------- -East ___ ________ ___ _ VJ.._ Fr.~1 l'~ e"1~.r;wf..c..rd_ _____________ __ ____ _____ ______________ _ West_ _______ __ _______ Ar thv.1 Heyn~ ____________________________________________ _ I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to -this property about the year--~~~y____ in the following manner: ______________ ______ ____ __ :b_Q.1l£1: __ :f0 i- _Qzlib__ __ __ ________________ _______ ______ ____ __ _ -------- ------------------------------- Maj/__ .E . Roller ________ _________ ____ _____ ____ _ I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land w:im..tlmdm~ts thereon is $-~_9-~~----------· I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $--~-~~--------- -· I am the owner of_ __~-==----==----=~- -acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $ ___-::-_:-_-:::_ ________ . (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). Remarks : ---------~~~--t~J.-~~--q~.9-~,;~__tQ_o_ygl__liY?~__ j1.u~1:,__tb~__arnQJJn..t. ____ __ __ __ _____ _ I _P~lu _i .n _.!vsh_ f c r _tlu s _p~c p e_r ty ___ ____ __ __ _____ ___ _____ _____ _________ _ - - - - -------------- ------------- -- -------- - - - (Continue remarks }f necessary on the back). oL:::::~_:i~~t~;: 7[3;ame and ::::ll._h ~:/Pf:;o/~~~~~~~~~y . ~C/ STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF ____:(\p_~~i _ngb_wu ___: ______ , To-wit: v; . L .. S.Jc tt --- - - -------- - --- ----- ----- -. d h ereby cert·fi The un ders1gne 1 es th a t --------------·----the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oathgat the matter s and things appearing in his above answer are true t, the best of his k ,wledge and belief, this ____ ___7_!,_h._ ______ _day of_ _J_p.x.v..a..r:y__ ___ --, • 931 , _ / My 'Jor1Iniss1on exp:ne Jt,ne 15/34 ---ilffr~~~i~~~-;{t~~-~; otary Public, ---- ~J~~~~ce, �County: Rooki rn:h8Ill Diatrict: / 318 Acreage Claimeg: Value Clail.,ed: Location: hr:i . L. Scott Assessed 31 30 :nm. Roads: tt nert ou-+:eide the Park area. lncwnore.n cea, oou 1ter claims or l~ps: -Soil: need 120.00 500. 00 ;,mdison 31 191.oo 1°1s ' J. S, Position 236- 23?-238 Nona known Sandy loam. Cove ~nd slope type ot a good depth end fertility . is wel~tock ed with .,hort loaf pine and other species. 7h• F. 2 1/2 miles vie di rt road to Grottoes, the nearest shipping point. history of tract and condition of timber: All the merchanta ble st1w timber has '-.he remaining stnnd consists of smell ".bout 3 cords of fuel wood ')"T • on 26/\ ~9.00 been removed fron this tract. oaks nnct some pine. 18 corda wood 50¢ Improvements: A Stonewall None Yolue or lt:>nd by types: T~ Cove J i.ope .'ie d restockin g Value per acre i,cree.ee 14 ~ b.00 0 4 3.00 8.00 26 Total value of land 'otal val te of tirr.ber Total vo be or tract ,,vorage value per o.cre ""l2G. OO :;g.oo 155.00 6.21 ':'otal V!U'.18 ?0.00 24.00 32.00 126.00 n. �County: Dis tric t: #31 8• Sco tt• m. L. N T . Ashb y Mace T·. W. Craw ford LIDENDr CoV'e Slop e F1 lds rest ock ing Sca le - lu: 20 ch 1118 Rockingham Ston ewa ll � 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 Naylor, Cassie - Shifflett, Ahaz Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context scott-w-l.pdf Title A name given to the resource Scott, W. L. 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): 318 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 Scott https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/e5d6f1eb3031d515a7e1766e1cdd5a4f.pdf fc6ade4acc8a0070b0bfd0d783ef825e PDF Text Text I R0CKINGifi1.!v1 C0tnffY I J NAME OF CLAIMANT ff299 - Scott , R. A. Number of Acres: 110 Location: Laps : Roads: ""ntirely within the Pc.rk area . U . s . Positions ~218 - 219 - 220 - 221 . None .rnmm . Made up of 2 tracts one of 16 lo. • and one of 275 A. .i.:•n0re is no description of the larger tract . 2 ... . has been sold off . Pu.di son nun. THO miles via dirt road to Port Hepublic , the nearest shipping point . Soil: Sand and clay loum, cove and slope type and is of fair depth and fertility, gentle slo]es, sone scattering rocks over the entire area . History of Tract and condition of timber: 'rl1e ra.erc\c.ntc.ble saw timber has been removed from the slope type on this tract, but there remains about 116,000 ft . on the cove type consisting of oaks , white pine and ,_bout 96 cords of firevmod . a small amount of yello,1 pine . Improvements: none . Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 49 Cove: 32 ~5 . 00 r245.00 10.00 320 . 00 9 15 . 00 135.00 20 25 . 00 500 . 00 <';1200. 00 @ Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: 110 Orchard: ~~ Minerals: Value of Land: $ 1200.00 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals: $ A{ la,.,~. «- I 9 B ;, JlJJ/4~-t:vtZb4 ~ 411 r I ' I T0T.t:.L - --- Value of Fruit: $ 450 . 00 50 . 00 ,1700 . 00 ValueofTimber: $ 450 . 00 Value of Wood: $ :50 . 00 Value per acre for tract: $1J: o/.l --, Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ ,~ON ~. ~ - / ~ ~CLERIC. ii �REPORr ON THE ACREAGE of th e R. A. SCOTT ESTATE TRACT - #2 99 . < Th is tr ac t is made up of tw o pa rc el s; on e de sc rib ed in th e de ed a s 16 ac re s, an d on e de sc rib ed in th e de ed as 75 ac re s fro m wh ich 2 ac re s ha d be en so ld of f. Th is wo uld le av e a to ta l of 89 ac re s, ac co rd in g to th e de ed . We ca n fin d mn t he re co rd s no su rv ey of th e 75 ac re tra ct . Ho we ve r, I ha ve co mp ute d th e ac re ag e of th e Sc ot t tr ac t as a wh ol e, fr om t he ca ll s of su rro un di ng tr ac ts a nd a pa rt ia l su rv ey wh ic h we ma de , an d fin d it to be 11 0 ac re s. Iw. n f ~ ~ N. Sl oa n, Ch ie f En gi ne er , Pa rk Se rv ic e. \17 �Claim of_ ,J; ;° i/,!Uv ~ __ f-~~2./,WU__ p:Ac S~ ~ -____________ _ ~:;e:,t~:-~:z:::n In the Circuit Court oL~~~---~---C ounty, Virginia, No.LX_~.:f-_, At Law. ; : ! ~ e r _ ; ? ~ ~D e ~ t ~ ~ a t e : f6~~~~' ;eti- ~ ~~;~-~;-1~~~~-;f-1~~a-i~=& ~ = c ~ ~~~~c;~~~;:vi;~i~i~~ -n~r~~-a;~~s~-------The undersigned, in answer to the petit10n of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the fil~~g of said pe ition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court ofA ~ ~ _____________ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer ~o sai ~~ an? J o said ng,,.tt ce. My name 1s _____ ___ L - ~ ~- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - My post office address I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about_ _______1:_/_______ acres, on which there are the following -~ ~- ~.??..~~~·& _ £ ~ ~ ~--~ buildings and improvements=- ~ is_A~-d'Y~--~~----e -~fh.:.f...-~7=------------ - ~ : ' (u___ -.. .,_ ~ ----------------------------------- if~ - - ~ -;~~-~~~~-~~-l~~~~~~-~~~~t-:_-z;;~~~~-~-:~;e~-.;~~~- ~~&µ4-t~~~~~~~~~~~~~~,-~~ 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 ~;~~~$~~d~ The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as foll0rws: --------------------------------------~ · ----· North_.J./-r~~R /4c> :Jr~-~ : t ' /_fk:~ JAo« --~ _[,>~~· __ ~44' South East Jf!~::,ti-{:::::;1;;:a:;-p f ~:tA ~ r - Westc/.tx ----------------- ------------------- ~--~--~·,,1::e, _______ ~--~-~-----------I acquired my right, ,tjtle, estate or interest to this property ::ihout tl~~ J~?r-~,t~__; __ in the T/,VY~ :; c'p,.,i:T.,.d-aA..~ fo~ win~ anner: ~ f 4 < - , , ~ ---~ It -- ~ '&tt~~ t;JJ:., --- (~vd~A<~ -~ __ el ~~r~ - ~~ - / 9' ~ t) ------------------------ ---------------------- ~ I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $_:2_J_c2_0_~----· I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or ~erest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $_2."_~_'2__:::-_____ . 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 L~----, wz~~~ ~: desc~:: ~~ ~~ -~~~~ 1.-. ____ N ~ oo-c ~ ~ __ 19' / -~.,... -:-vf'"' __ ~ - I,, -~ ~ ; ( _ rt1d ~--~ -1- -~ I £: trY' I~/ t;. __ ,& ou..» _______________________ _ ------------------------ -------------------- (Continue remarks if necessary on t~~ack). oL:~~~[~:~~:~~r t.r 1: 3 my name and ::§~=~~~~~~~~~~ ~l]l;:;-;] _____ , To-wit. STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF __ The undersigned hereby certifies thaL-~---------~- ------------------- --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, 19?/, this _____ j__:f________ day of_ ____ 7~:_ ___ --, ~/1 r 1 I / ' 7/ · I · ~ -(i!i-:urt1~stig~ ~ fPublic, or Justice of the Peace. }I �filed in the Clerk's Office Rockingham County, Va. FEB 193; ---- --C ler k �;. cunt:;: .i~oo :i~)lnn 1'ic . ,_ 1 ·t~ , ton • all oo.eo • l't":Cd (1 l •- ,,.. • ~ I, , /:14 '"";at: ,.~.,_ lin,_. -.... •> • -- ovnr " l 1. ! ~n t ..ntl olny lom:'l, onvo nnd nlcJ e type: and io >f r .1r do tll · 1d f "rtili ty, contlo al"!'l en~ 001 e n<r1 t . .01"int> roc·~o 1 ~~ea. ent1r t. a he- er,.,lmn to 01· ·t le so.u t!rnbor e, ub ... _o • the riOu· oct .1tv: b .n ~·e...,.ivca i'ro. the this t..:•1.·ct , but tbor.o re, nino ·bo t.., alo o ty~o 1 o . 00"' .itt on th ~ovo t:rs - o 'naiotL. ~ of: <)':Ute • ill· t<, f ln ': and Ji. .,.mull UOOUll Of ';/0--.UW ....n .. ..,,·t'~( ,. , , .ev ·. ·J" t . 110 .o o .:.!,. "" o~~ 1 .bout Oe oo:rd:.. 1'1no '\1ootl ..i0¢! •z ed. Vnluo 20 ~' oldn 1·cstoek -.ng Tot l 10. 00 ..J..:L. 110 10.1-u., o,.. tl'" .et 13. 13 �cott - ~st..11.,8 co,m ty: ~\oc_;:in :Jist rict: Carr ie ,-ic lols ,. \~\ ~ ~')-')-v " -<. C, ' ~ ,.,.+ ' •, • . \R ·. • ·. . . ... t~ ... m. u.r ..t'or ~st ... ·e · .. _ ,___ _ 32. Cov lo ,.J _il_._c.,.:.>~e - - ~StOL :-~i 1 C le - .:.. 1 ..,> c tins y11 � 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 Naylor, Cassie - Shifflett, Ahaz Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context scott-r-a.pdf Title A name given to the resource Scott, R. A. 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): 299 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 Scott https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/69e6b4f86f1c6731084313977a0c528a.pdf e20c325eee24027ea26d789169cc329b PDF Text Text ROCKINGHAM COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #10-b - Dean Mountain School (Vacant} Number of Acres: Lot . Location: Roads: Soil: Building lot. History of Tract and condition of timber: None. Improvements: Dwelling: Frame, 24x28', l porch, 8x23, metal roof, crick flues, 1 story, wall ceiled, water supply7 -spring, solid foundation. Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: Cove: · Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land:$ 50.00 Value of Improvements: $ 865. 00 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: $ NONE. $50.00 865.00 $9I5.oo �County : R ,C}".1ngham Distri ct: J tonewa ll JilO-'G-- .:. Dean 'Mountain .Johool ......;;;.,,;.. Aorea£ e Claime d: Assess ed Value Claime d: Deed n n Locatio n: Incumb rances, counte r claims or laps: -Soil: Buildin g lot ,, IUstoz y of t;ract and eond.i tion of timber: None. Im:provemen t s : Dwellin 5: Frame 24:x:28, 1 porch , 8x23, roof me:tnl, Btiok flue:s . 1 story . wall Ceiled , water supply spring , founda ti on solid, ------ -- ------- ------ :.."'500.00 Value ot land. by types: .:.,C ~ Ol lot AereO.£e 1 Total vnlue o f i mprove rr:.en ts Total value of land Total value of tract Value pe~ aore ..;50 . 60 t 5oo .oo 50.00 ,r 550 .00 Total Value ,J50.66 �ROCKINGHAM COUNTY CLAIMANT NAME O F # ~ #10 - a Number of Acres: Location: Roads: Soil: Mt . Pleasant Schoo l Lot . On Mt . Pleasant Road about four miles from Elkton and on Wolf Run . · 4 miles of good mountain road to Elkton . Gra velly loam . History of Tract and condition of timber: Southwest one-half lot is cleared, mostly oak sprouts . brush, hardwood in is rest the Improvements: 1 story, frame , 20x30 1 , me tal roof , brick flue , plastered, c ond ition good , foundation solid , cement. - - - - Acreage and value of types: Acreage Types Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 50 .oo $50 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ 127 5 • 00 $ 127 5_!_(2_0__ Value of Orchard : $ $ 1325.00 Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ ct...;.:~ $~··-N~o-n-=e~·"""-'"""''-"""--- - Incidental damages arising from the taking 0-f- th_i_s_t_r...1~1!:.. ..... ~ :/Vanc;:::--- CLERK 13 �Claim of_ _______The _School _ Board _ of _"'1ockinp ham County _____________________ _ . ·t Cour t of _____ :Zockil . ham Coun t y, v·1rgm1a, · · N o. ________ I n th e C1rcm 182 9 , At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. ____ C..ass.and.r_e _L_e1:t.a..QD_AtJ:41J§__~Il_cl _9_iJ1£JJ.:..~ __5_~~-5_G.1 __~Q.!_Q.§ ___________ _ _J._ _ _ _ _ _ _ ,._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ more or 1ess, of 1an d m_ _______ ,.._,..ham _________________ Coun t y, v·1rgm1a, · ~·~oc k in° · · D ef en dan t s. The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court of_.R.Q.9.kJ,Il.£{.b.?-.m ___________ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to said notice. My name is ________t~~--~Slh.C2s>}:.._~.9-~~~9-__<tf--~9~-~!!1.f ~~~-.9_<?.~~~;y___________ _ My post office address is __________ IT~:i:r}§_?D.P_~_!g_~- J:.~~-----------------------I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought · · a bou t _____ one___________ & three :-_acres, foui" th · t o be con demne d, con t ammg ons wh"1ch th ere are th e f o11 owmg · an d 1mprovemen · t s.·_____ ...1..iYO_::l:O..u..rn m, /'\' _.l,Lc. c, b/'\0 ""'__ 1.i,._____ buildina .., ____ =<"' ..!_ ____________________ _ b m'Id'mgs . 1an d 1s · 1oca t ed a bou t ____________ m1·1 es f:xonL .1i'e"'t ::-"__ ::i_____ five of-__________ Elkton l.________ v·1rgm1a, ·· m · Th1s the _s_t.one!Y.a.ll____ Magisterial District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above.) ___________________________ $0 le _ 01.vner ----------------------------------------------The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows: North ___ Hrs 1._N..__ K .__ E.pnerd ______________ . -----------------------------------South ___ 'I ll_.11een _____________________________________________________________ _ East ____ Lr._ A._ Eppard ------------------------------------------------ ---------West ____ 1lill _.::le.an_ ______________________________________________________ ; ____ _ I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year_J.._B_~~_)___ in the following manner: 1898) _________ ..:e11-J::Qb.a,,.$e_cl. _f.r_Qrj_Ji ~--c.L_ N.ey.la.:r:.. _end. _A...... _F....... _1.EJnb______________________ _ __________.a~__Jf _!_ Ji?.m.Q ~_LQ.t_JJ.9_.__ 1_.__ Hi<.t.8_ __ ::-__L.o_t__N..u..__.2._s_.__c .. _..Neylo.r.~- l88.2.. I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $__2..,..D_QQ_._QQ ____ , I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $__2. • .D_QQ_._QQ ____ _ I am the owner of_ _______________ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $-------------- y --· (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~ back). Witness my signature (or my name and mark ~ e ~ t o ) is_-c- ___ /!._= ___ day ~~A~;~~~,1~t~NTY OF_£fp_-,;;c;;;~~~~-1;-;~~- : ---'--Jd.;L The undersigned hereby certifies that_ ____ ~ __J_._ ~~{:?:J.:::-~ _______ the above named claimant personally appear~bef~~~ him ;n:trmade oath that the matters and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, this _______ JL________ day of__ ___ ~ _e__________ _ <±d _____ -- ,A -; II / / J/ · -<- _._LVP,. ~ / ~ --- ~ « - - - of the Court, or Special Investigator or otary Public, or Justice of the Peace. �County: Di s tri.ct: flO .a• Mt. Pleasant . Value Claimed, Location, ehool Deed Assessed Acreaf.le ,Cla.imedt Rockingham Stone n.11 On Yt . Pleasant road about four mi le s from !i'l kton and on \ olf r.;.n. I None. Incwnbrances t counter claims or J.aps,: ~oil: Gravelly loam. fu?.E:9-0: Four milea of eood mountain road to Elkton. Hiotor of tract and c undi tion of ttribert Douthweot one- h(df lot is cleared , s in nr 1100d brush, i'ostly oak 09.couta . Improvements : 2 1 oom School buildings l story , frame, 20.x-30 t, me t a l roof, brick flue, p:astered, condition good , foundatior $1 ,200.00 solid, ~ement. • - - Acreap:c end valve of land b;[ t;·pcs: Type S choo l lot Value ;per A. )25.00 Total value of land . - ~25. 00 Total value of inprovemento ~1,200.00 Total value of tract - - • J1,225.oo Total Value :;p2~. 00 �County: District: ;' I #lOa- Mt . Pleasant School N t/ LEGEND: School Lot Rockingham Stonewall �ROCKINGHAM COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #10 - Maple Spring School Number of Acres: Lot. Location: Thoroughfare Gap. Roads: About six miles over good mountain road to Elkton . Soil: History of Tract and condition of timber: - Improvements: School building with porch - metal roof. ----- Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking : Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 50. 00 $ 50.00 Value of Improvements: $ ?85. 00 ?85.00 835~-o o - 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: $ NON E ~ ~ CLEEK, 12. �G0untyc District: Acreage OJ.aired i Assenaed Vo.lue Claimeda Location: Stone·wall Deed ff . Hoc '!ringhc!,lll II ~ho rou~hf : re gap. Incumbrances , c ou.E.t~ laima or l ans : -Soilt - P.oads: About six r-_ilen over good mountain road to .Elkton . Histol'y of t n.ct and ccndi t ion...2.f_ ti11ber = Impr,vements : School buildir.o;: "' i~fi.rte, 24x30', :porch meta! roof, bric.r~ flue, built 10 years s pri ng ·ta tor s :pnly . - - - Acreage e,nd v:1.lue of lc.nd by tz:t?es. ~ School l ot Acreage ~25' Total value of land 5 . 00 --- ···,. oo 11otu.l vtilue of inprovements ,.,600 . 00 Total value of tract Value I?er A! - ,.,., - ij6o,. oo x24 •, l room r;ood cont.. it'~ on , :'600.00 aeo, Total Value ·-~.oo �County: Rockingham District: Stonewall #10- Maple_Spring 9_?.e9ol:_ N }..e1 ~e"0-s I J . B. Eppard LEGEND: School Lot �ROCKINGHAM COUNTY ~ '--"' CLAIMANT NAME OF nwm w #10- g Number of Acres: Location: -- Road - Side School House Lot Hawks bill Creek . Roads: - - Soil: -- History of Tract and condition of timber: - - Frame , 20x30 '- 1 room, porch 6xlO ', metal roof , brick Improvements: flues , ceiled , fLir conditi on . Spring w1 ter supply - solid founda tion . Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 50 .oo Value of Improvements: $ 400 • 0 0 Value of Orchard: $ - ---- -$4 50 • 00 TOT AL 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: $ - ~ NONE ~ , CLEHK 17 �Claim 0 f_ ________The _School _ loard _ of _Rocki1 ~ham _County ____________________ _ In the Circuit Court of_ ______E9.9Js.treb_g_rn _______ County, Virginia, No._ ]-_~?J__ , At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. ___ Cassandra _La 1Vson_Atkins e.nd _others _ 52 , 561 _acres ___________ _ more or 1ess, of 1and m c;_____________ Count y, v·1rgmia, · _____________ Rockin°ham · · Def en dant s. 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__..Ro.a.king.h1m1 ______ _: ___ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to said notice. My name is ________ The _School _Board _of Rockingham_County__________ _ My post office address is ________ .Rar.J:i.s.011b1tr__g_. __7~...!'-------------------- -----I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about_ __QI.l~_-:b_g_l:f _____ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements ;__ ..Qna":.rD_o..r11-..s.cho...aL_b1JJ._ldJJ1g.. !'________________________ _ . 1and 1s · 1ocat ed a bout ____ sJ.X · ____ m1·1es .CS,-,. .lc'.n,l'N Th1s x = __________________ Sou thee.st of .:::'!_ _____ ~ J__ v· 1<'lkt 1rgmia, on ·· m · the __s t.o.ne:w...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.) · __________________________ Sole _O\vne r _________ ------------------------ --------------The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follo,w s: North _____________________________________________________________________________ _ South _____ 3Ju·r_o.uruled__by_.la.nds __o_f_JJr.s..... _L.Y-dJ..e.. _E.e..tou ____________________ _ East------------------- ------------------------ ------------------------ -----------West _________________________ _____________________________________________________ _ I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year __ l8.8.5___ in the following manner: ___________:P.ur.Qb_1;,.se_cLfJ:.Qm..JJ~J:JL ,l~_G.il.m.er______________________________________ _ I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $_B.0_Q~.0_Q_______ . I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $__ .f>_QQ~_QQ______ . I am the owner of_ _______________ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, _which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $------------------· (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). Remarks· __________ · ------------------------ ------------------------ --------------- ------------------------ -------------------- ( Continue remarks if necessary on ~ back). ::~-:~~To--&8,A,,qnr i~--~~ o L ~ ~ : ~ ~ r1: 3,-' my name and STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF __ _.&0_~ ~ ~ - - , The undersigned hereby certifies thaL-- - - ~ - --~ Z:---~-~ - - - - -- - ---------the above named claimant personally appear~ ?efo~e him and-made oath that the matters and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, this _______ ...Lf-________ day of_ ____ 2d:... ____ --, 193t r ~~ t?fa:;t~;~e~stig~ =; Public, or Justice of the 1 Peace. ':.i27 �County: Rookinghwn District: Stonewall ;~10-g -- Roadside School. Acreage Claimed: Assessed Deed " " Value Claimed: Looatton: Hawksb1ll creek. rncumbraqoes, counter, claims or la11s: Soil: Roads: History of tract and condition or timber: -- Improvements: Dwellins 1'1th lot: Frame 20x3o• . 1 room, porch 6xl0', metal roof, brick :flues, 1 story, ceiled, fair condit i on, spring, solid foundation ---- $200 .00. Value of land by tyRes: Value :per acre Acreage Total value of improvements Total Value ; 200 .00 Total va l ue of tract 200.00 Average Value per acre 400.00 31 �,/lu- c ~ ouds ide :3cnoo l. county : 1~ckineham :Ji strict : Sto.1eHu.ll N LJdia :c1 ton 'a ton L'.:G ::rD Lot ,i t.1 d·rnlling ScJle - l" ~O ch&ins - ---------~----------------------~~~~~------'-no �ROCKINGHAM COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #10-d - Sunny Side School House Number of Acres: Lot Location: On old Spotswood TrA.il near Swift Bun Gap . Roads: Seven miles over Spotswood Trail to Elkton. Soil: Building lot. History of Tract and condition of timber: None . Frame, 2lx30' , 1 story, metal roof, porch 8xl2' , 1 room, ceiled, fair condition. Improvements: Dwelling: Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 50 . 00 ------ -- Value of Improvements: $ 300. 00 $ 350 . 00 -- Total. 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: $ NONE. I' �~0unt y: Rocki ngham Distr ict: Stone wall £10-d - Sunny Side Schoo l :1.creage Cl imed: Asses sed: Va ue Claim ed: Loca tion: " On old Spots ,ood Trail ne Incum branc es, c )'.lnte r claims or laps: §Q,ll,: Deed: B\lild i n r " S 1ft Run Gap. None no n . lot. Boads : Seven miles over Spots 1ood Trail to lkton . 1 story of tract and c Jndit 1on of timbe r: N0ne . Imi)ro vemen ts: D ellin g: Frame 2lx30 ', l story , meta l roof, porch 8xl2 ', l room, ceile d, fair cond ition . Building and land ..,500 . 00 Value of land bi types : Type Value crea~ e Total val~e of impro veme nts Total value of tract verag e value .er a cre Rer acre ,.,otal Va ue .,., 00 . 00 00. 00 500 . 00 IJ, /( 30 , �ROCKINGHAM COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #10-c - Swift Run School Number of Acres: Lot Entirely within the Park area . Location: Swift Run . Roads: Spotswood Trail ; hard surface . Soil: Deep fertile clay loam. Four miles to Elkton. Cove type . History of Tract and condition of timber: All of t his land is cleared . on which this school house is located is very rich. for either farmi ng or buildi !l§ sites . The lA.nd Suitable Improvements: · Dwelling : Frame , 3lx52 ', 2 rooms , porch 10x l0', meta l roof , brick flues , 1 story , plastered , fair condi t ion, solid foundation . Acreage and value of types : Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking : Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 200 . 00 -.,;--~$1925 . 00 ------ Tot al. ---- Value of Improvemen ts: $17 25 . 00 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: $ NONE• ~ -4fo n· CLERI. 15 �Claim of_ ______ 'i1he _ School_ 3oard _ of _ Roclcilwhem _County ______________________ _ . ·t Cour t of ____________ _____________ Coun t y, v·1rgmia, l.ockiI . ,_ ham I n th e C1rcm . . N o. ________ 1829 , At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. _______ .C~ss3e,ndr2._ Lewson .A tkins _end _ others_ 52_, 561 ec res________ _ . Roc 1,..inhem ·· Df more or 1ess, ofl an d m------""---~--~ - ___ .! __ _______ C ounty, v·1rgmia, e en dan ts . 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_ __ .RQQ.ktog_l}~m. _________ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to said notice. My name is _____ .T_l}e__S.cb_QQ.l_ _B.9J~::rg.__Qf_ _}1Q.9_ttnrJ1~ _9_0_1Jp_t_.y _____________ _ My post office address is _____ H_~ r!J:.!LQ!!.~'9,_r_g l.__.{f:,.,! ____________________________ _ I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about_ __ JY[Q ___________ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements :_____ J~.W.9_·:X.9_QIIL_~Qh_QQJ___Q'9,j...J=.~-:i:!.!g.. ! _____________________ _ . 1an d 1s · 1oca t ed a bou t ____________ m1·1 es "<l!=M-v, four J.L.J.·1,1u1- .t..i. _________ Th1s ._:.1_______ '""est of '<'lkt on _.________ v·1rg1nia, · · 1n · the_ S...tan_e.v1e..1 1 ___ 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.) __________________________ .SD le. owner ________________________________________________ _ The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows: N orth ____ Da i sv J3h ipn ------------------------ ---------------- __________________ _ South ___ Ro-:l- ~~hipp ____________________________________________________________ _ East ____ __Bey _..Sllip.p. ____________________________________________________________ _ West_ ____Eth e 1 _Sh :lgp __ ------------------------ ------------------------ ---------I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year _l9.0.9____ in the following manner: _____________ Purchesed _from 1Irs . _ Julia_ F . _ Shi_p_E . ___________________________ _ I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $)1..,_q_QQ_._QQ_____ • I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $)~ _. . .fi.QQ_._QQ_____ • I am the owner of_ _______________ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $------------------· (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). Ren1arks· ------------------------ ------------------------ ------------------------ -- ------------------------ -------------------- ( Continue remarks if necessary o~he back). Witness my signature (or my name and m a r k ~ ) thi __ J_L_ ----:&'!ay --:---·---,r;::::_,-----'f- -- --- ~,~-~ o f - ~ - - - - - - - , 193f STATE OF fi'RGINIA, COUNTY OF_~--- --------------, ~e~~~~~~~ s:t~-~----~-, wit: {/ the ~:v~~~~cf~!~i!~:f t~;;e;~ed-- ef~i;.-hi~- ~-;;J~~a1re-~~th th;t-the-~;tt~~; and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, this _______ /_f________ day of ____ 193. ---- _. ./2-,L~ ~ - - ~ ~ ,.., I , / 11; 3J of the Court, or Special Investigator or N tary Public, or Justice of the Peace. �County: Rooktngham Distriet: Stonewall 7¥1 0- o - Swift Run School . oreage Cl 1med; Assessed; Value Claimed: Location: Not assessed . Deed: " Swift Run. " Entirely within the l ark area . Incum.branoes 1 00·1nter <Haims or laps: None known . - Cove type. Soil: Deep fertile clay loam. Roads: Spots~ood Trail; hard surface. Rist-0ty of tract and c ndl tion of t tmber: ·our miles to Jlkton. il.11 of this land 1s cleared. The land on which this school house is loc"ted is very rich. Suitable for either f'arming or building sites. Improvements: Dwell1n~: Frame 3lx52, 2 rooms, porob lOxlO, metal roof• briok fues, l story, plastered, fair condition, solid foundation tOlU~ .Of land bz ----------- t~Q8S! V lue , .. creage (2 ~1800 . 00 12er acre acres) Total value of land 200.00 Total val.ue of imnrov ..m.-.:ints-1800 . 00 Total val~a ot tr~ot 2000 . 00 .: vei'age value per acre -- Total Value �County: District: I Rockingham Stonewall #lOc - Swift Run School N LIDEND: Lot Seo.le - l n = 20 chains �VIRGINIA: In the Circuit Court of Rockingham County. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Petitioner 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 TO THE HON. H. W. BERTRAM, Judge of said Court: Your petitioner, the School Board of Rockingham County, Virginia, respectfully represents: That judgments in rem have heretofore been entered in this proceeding condemning to the use of the petitioner the fee simple estate in two certain tracts of land, formerly the property of your petitioner, situate in the Blue Ridge Mountain in the eastern part of Stonewall District, Rockingham County, Virginia, said tracts of land being described in the report of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners appointed herein and shown, numbered, and delineated on the county ownership map filed herewith as Tract No. lOb at the price of Nine Hundred Fifteen Dollars ($915.00), and Tract No. lOd at the price of Three Hundred Fifty Dollars ($350.00). Your petitioner further shows to the Court that there are no taxes on this property as the same is not assessable for tax purposes, Tract No, lOb having been acquired by your petitioner from Solomon Dean and wife by deed of date November 19, 1888, and Tract No. lOd having been acquired by your petitioner from Thos. Hensley and wife by deed of date February 20, 1890. Your petitioner further shows to the Court that there are no liens on this property of any character; That no other person or persons than your petitioner is entitled to share in the distribution of said award; Wherefore your petitioner prays that he may be made a party herein and be allowed to file his petition in these proceedings; 3Y7 �<.. 2. that an order may be entered in this proceeding for the distribution of said award, and that your petitioner may have such other and further relief as the ·nature of its case may require, and it will ever pray, etc • STATE OF VIRGINIA, .City of Harrisonburg, to-wit: Clerk This day John c. Myers, ~EZZEtH~~ of the School Board of Rockingham County, Virginia, the petitioner in the above entitled matter, personally appeared before me, Pauline M. Andrus, a notary public in and for the city and state aforesaid, in my city aforesaid, and being duly affirmed, deposes and says:tbat I am the Secretary of petitioner in the above entitled matter. I am ac- quainted with the contents ' 6:6 .the above petition, and do hereby 1 state that the matters of fact therein set forth are true to the best of my knowledge and belief. SubscJ~t;/ and sworn to before me this day of December, 1933. 0~1w .~1 Notary Pub lie �VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Petitioner At Law No. 1829 Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-two Thousand, Five Ifundred and Sixty-one (52,561} acres of land, more or less On this ~ V Defendants day of December, 1933, came the School Board of Rockingham County, and on its motion leave is given it to file its petition for disbursement of the sum of Twelve Hundred Sixty-five Dollars ($1265 . 00}, the amount of the award set out in the judgments of condemnation of Tracts Nos. 10b and lOd, and heretofore paid into Court. And 1 t ~ppearing to the Court that the Rockingham County School Board is invested with a superior or better right or claim of title in and to said tracts of l and than any other person or persons; that said real estate has not been assessable with taxes since 1890: Upon consideration whereof it is considered and ordered by the Court thst said sum of Twelve Hundred Sixty-five Dollars ($1265 . 00) ~ paid into Court by petitioner as just compensation for said tracts of land Mos. 10b and lOd, respectively, be paid to the School Board of Rockingham County, Virginia. And the Clerk of this Court is directed to transmit acertified copy of this order to the Treasurer of Virginia, who shall disburse said sum of Twelve Hundred Sixty-five Dollars ($1265.00}, as above set out, taking from said School Board of Rockingham County a receipt for the amount paid it, and certify such payment to the Clerk of this Court for appropriate entry thereof as required by law. Enter: /(UJ-(J , .Judge -------------- �Q!nmmnuwrult11 nf llirgiutu TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA , December 27, 1933 JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA This is to certify that I, J.M. Purcell, Treasur er of Virginia have this 27 day of December in accordance with an order of the circuit court of dated 12/22/33 Rockingham County in the cause of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of ·the State of Virginia Cassandra Lawson Atkins vs. - -- -- - -- - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - :paid to _l,chool Board of Rockingham C9 . Virginia $_1,265.00 being in full settlement of tract # 10- b,10-u in the above mentioned cause. �Q!nmmnuwrultlJ nf llirgiutu TREASURER ' S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA . JOHN M. PURCELL December 26 , 1933 TREASURER OF VIRG IN IA Rockingham County S-.-eh.ool Board c/o D. w. Ea.mm.an, Attorney Har:risonburg ., V1rginia Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virg inia, the sum of$ 1 1 2 65 .00, in accordance with an order of the Circuit Court of the county of_ _ R_o_c_k_i_n_g_h_am _ _ __ ofDecember entered on the 22nd day 193~ , in the matter of the State Commission on Conservati on and Development v _ __ _C_a_s_s_a_n_d_r_a_L_a_w_s~o=n'--=-A~t=k=i=n=s:.-_ ___ and others, being full and complete settlement for the tract of land known in said proceeding as# 10- b and_].Q- d Si gn ori g inal and dup licate and r e turn to the Treasur er of Virginia. 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 Naylor, Cassie - Shifflett, Ahaz Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context school-board-of-rockingham-county.pdf Title A name given to the resource School Board of Rockingham County Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Mt. Pleasant Road; Thoroughfare Gap; Old Spotswood Trail near Swift Run Gap; Swift Run; 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): 10, 10-a, 10b, 10-c, 10-d, 10-g 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 School Board of Rockingham County https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/a162efc61d0142a439c033ddb2c9d7d6.pdf f87c60503df9edf057600e5f05e95466 PDF Text Text ROCKING HAM COUNT Y NAME OF CLAIMANT #98 - Sampson, Mary E . Number of Acres: 67 s. Location: Elk Run , on U . Park area . Positions 65- 66 - 67 . Entirely within the Roads: County road , clay surface, 3 mi.1es , one - half mi-le hard surface to Elkton, the nearest shipping point . Soil: Slope type , sandy loam, with a fair depth and fertility . The tillable area of this tract ·is fairly level . History of Tract and condition of timber: 1rhi s tract has be en hea vi 1 y culled , the remaining stand consists of second growth white pine and oaks . Improvements: LOG DVELLING , 14xl7 1 , 3 rooms , shingle and metal roof l i story.,,_,stone flue 1 conchtio:p. poor,- occupied. bv owner . Spring wat er sunp1y . ~ STABL~--Log 22x3 xl2 1 , shingle roof, condition poor .---HEN HOUSE- - Frame 8xl0x7 t, b9ard roof , condition poor . STABLE --Log, 10xl2xl0 1 , shingle roo; poor condition, Acreage and vame of types: Value per acre Acreage Types Total Value Ridge: Slope: 51 @ ~s5 . oo $255 . 00 16 @ 30.00 480 . 00 Cove: Grazing Land : ~Vl35 . oo Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 735 .oo Value of Improvements: $ 36 5 . 00 365 . 00 Value of Orchard: $ 50 . 00 100 . 00 50 . 00 Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ 50 • 00 $1300 . 00 ValueofTimber: $ 100 . 00 ValueofWood: $ 50 . 00 Value per acre for tract: $ 19 • 90 Incidental damages arising ~ m the taking of this tract: $ None -~:;...._....;c.-• .@/2.,. CLERK �Claim of_________ _____________________ ___ ________________ ____________ . ·t I n the C1rcm Ro c kinp-h,J.m ~_________________ count y, of --------- court _- .- __- - · · N o. ________ , Ai\L v·1rgm1a, . 'paw. ::e:ta::.~:,~::::>e~~~::r~:~~~--~~~-~:~:~~~-e~-~-~~-~~:-~~:~:-~~-~~~~n~~-- :~i~ , 0 eventy- four acres t · · Def endans. count y, v·1rgmia, ,. ham Ro ckinf.: __________________ . _________ more or 1ess, of 1and m The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit · · ask s 1eave of th e Court t o fil e th·1s crh· m Court of Rockin -- County, y·1rgmia, -------""'"---~-----------as his answer to said pttion and to said notice. My name is_ l.IAr_x/' Samµson _' --------------------- ------------------------ --My post office address is~~~!!_~ - ~ 1~~--~~! _____________ ___ ______________________ _ I claim a right, title, e'State or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about__7j:______________ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements:_ ~-~~~__1- _.9:_~~!-_J.:.!~E~!.~-~<!~.!--~--~~9---~~!1-~~~-~~-------- -----0 · __ v·1rgmia, ·· m lkt on three m1·1es f rom ___;'l________________________ 11s Ian d 1s · Iocat ed ab ou t ____________ Tl· 3 t 0hevnll . t of sa1'd Count y. . 1 n·1st ric . t e:ria M ag1s th e________________ ~ I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space ch imant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above.) ________ I_ ar:.1 sole _owner ... feesimp).e _of_ title----------------- -----------------The land o,vners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows: Llir vtn ~GJ Hensley North ___ _ -- ------- --- - ----------------- ----------- - - --- - - ---------------- - - -------South ___ ~Be-d--R-e-n.s-l-0-y--------- ------- ·----------------------- -------------------East _-~ ::i-f--O-;,i.--r--J:-rn'if _lie.lJ.sl.::.y____________________________________________ ---- ---- __ _ West _____ ill _.. o o d ------------------------ ----------- ------ ----- --------------- 1 acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year _l9l2 ____ in the following manner: ----3¥- .d..e e.d.. _f .r__Q.::;..1 _l._1). 0 tt _ ~-oe c i al_ Commiss i one r _of _Court. _______________ _ I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $___! J_~Q_._<2_Q____ . I claim that the total value of my right, title, -estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $l'Z5.D_._Q_Q_____ __ , I am the owner of_ _______________ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park area, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $--- -------------- -· (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). Remarks·------------- ------------------------ ------------------------ ------------- _____________ _______ ___ ·;·- - - ------------------------ ----------- ------------ - ----------------------------------- ----------- --------- ( Continue remarks if necessary on the back). 1 _t_i, _____ ~_da~ of__1~~;c;' r~~:~~r1~31 my na~e and ~ark :t ac_he~ her:~olisJ To-wit~ UQ r y · · STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF- !lnc~ - - - , SamDson The undersigned hereby certifies thaL_.::·---A--- - ~---------------- ------ --------------the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters and things app'!!aring in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, . 11th .,. "li' ebrus.ry 1931 th1s __________________ day of____ ______ ______: ~ - - ~ ~ ____ __ ___ ".J-t:_{!:___ _ ClerK of the Court, or Speci Investigator or the Peace. Notary Public, or Justice �county: !tookinghan District: Stonewall ,;' ~m 74 ... : ai·y --- • ..ara.p son .t..s sessed Deed ?0.?? ( sold 4 A. to T • Hensley tn 19:~ ? ) ?0.'7? Value Claimed: $i 75 o.oo location: ;• lk nun, on : ark area. 1• u. s ~ ·3~0.00 r ositi ons 05-66-6?, ·-·ntircly with i n the None known~ La r s: Soil: ·:::lop e type. sandy Jl<.am with a fair depth of fcrtili ty . tillable o.roa of thi r: trnct is fairly level . Roads: County rootl • clay nurfnce, 3 mile.J , J-?.:lkton,, tho neo.res t shipp in,. . point. s The mi 1o ho.rd ·.3ur _ nco t o gisto;r:;y:: · This tract has been. heav ly oullc d, the renia.ining conoist of aecon(~ growth, \7hi ta 1iine ancl oaks ab-,ut 15 ,ooo Bd. ft saw timber on 49 A.. . .;4 . 00 per ri . 196 cda. of fuel 'l;l!Ood on 49 : • Imµrove:ments: o S60,.00 $1.0D p er Gd . .1:i.96.00 ¼.OS, Dwellin,g l4xl? 1 3 rooms 11 shl.ngle and r,::256.00 .t,,etnl roof, l·l;, story, stone t'luo, eondi tion poor, occu1)iad by o :. ncr, J1-•rinG mter s u_ .vl :r , Value~~~---~--~--.~~-------~-~---~~-~-~~--~-Stuble, loc; 22x3lxl.2, ..::.h.inglc roof, c ond. Value of land Type poor,------------------------------------Hen house, -··rm.no 8x10x7, Doa:r:d ro()f, vond. ~~100.00 poor. -- - ----------------------------------Stable, lOG lOxl3xlO, Shingle roof. Cond. 5 . 00 poor.-~---------------------------~-------- --:"T9'l1 ~~, ...oo 50 b:~ ,tY,P,es: 'o:rottse Slope 49 'J.l1llable Total Total Total Value ''15.00 l6 -m,- Value n~r o.o:re '5 . 00 ' 25,'00 To·ca l Value 245.00 400.0C ;?645.00 value of land. ('645.00 value of improvements ~~195.00 value of timber 256.00 or 14 fruit trees Total value of tract Average ,ra.l ue per o.oro 80.o ..$1116. oo 17.17 17 �)98 '-- :::amJso 1. , co·1nty: ~,oc,cine.1o.11 Ji strict: C:.1tune,1c.1.ll N / ..'.m . :ood ' .. rt • --- \. . . -r Slope uC-.J..J - -'ilh.1.b.1.e 1 r - ~0 C ( • " lv.illS S3'1 �Claim of_ ______ The _School _302rd _of )Zockingham County _____________________ _ _____________________ count y, v·1rgmia, ________ , At Law. · · N o,1829 . ·t court of ____ ,.Rockingham I n the C1rcm The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. _____ Ce.ssendre_ Lawson __ tkins _and_ others_ 52,561 _ecres _________ _ · rt oc k- i--=------------na hem Count y, v·1rgmia, · · D ef endans. t more or 1ess, of 1and m---- -=---The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court of_ ___ Ro_Q.l{_l:gg]1_~I_!1_________ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to said notice. My name is ____ The _School _'Boe.rd _of _:Zockinghe.m_ County ____________ _ My post office add;ess is ________ Ji~.rJ:.iS..9_:UQAr_g~__ J?,_~------------------------1 claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about_ ____Qne_ _________ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements: _______ .One ::-_r_ Q.9.fil_ ~.9JJ9_0J=- _J:)_11 tJ._<l tµ__g_ !_ __________ _ ________ _ · Iocat ed a b out ____________ six thees t of "71kt · · 1n · . Ian d 1s m1·1es 1..'1'"--=-' .l'l.1'111-Sou _________________ ~ - - - - -on - - ' - - - - v· 1rg1ma, Th1s · t eria · · 1 n·1st ric · t of sa1"d Count y. _______________ Mag1s th e.!Stonewe..11 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.) ______________________ So 1 e _o wr1er ---------------------------------------------------The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follo,ws: North ________ Surrounded by lands_ of A._ E. _1iye.nt •_______________________ _ South _____________________________________________________________________________ _ East ________________ - - _---- - --- - - --- - - ------- - ---- ------------------------------ --West___ _______ ______ __________________ __________________________ __________ ___ ____ __ I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year__i_e~_Q ___ in the following manner: __________________ Purch2.sed_ from _J . _1.7 . _Beug_her. ___________________________ ___ _ I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $_.B_QQ_,_QQ_______ • I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $_.6_QQ_._QQ _______ • I am the owner of_ _______________ acres of land adjoining 'the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park area, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $--- ---------------· (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). Remarks·------------------------------------------------------- - ------------------ ------- ------------------------------------- (Continue remarks if necessary on,x_.e back). Witness my signature (or my name and m a ~ h ~ o ) this __ ..-/_[ ----~ ay ;~~;~~~;, lt~NTY OF__&_;;x&_-~~-,-~~~;--· -----------~ L - The undersigned hereby c;ertifies that_ __ ~__ ___ __ A_~~.;1-.~-- --------------the above named claimant personally appear before him and made oath that the matters and things appearing in his above answer a e true to the best of his knowledge and belief, this _________iL_ ______ day of_____ __ 1930. ~ ;;>/ /I /3 / td::-_ --, ·c~ t~~s-r;;i~1-r~~~siii~to~-o~ Jft'.!',.tPublic, or Justice of the Peace. �Claim of_ ______ The _School _ Board _ of _Roc1:inphe.m County _____________________ _ In the Circuit Court of_ _____ _R.0_Qki.ngb_~m- ______ County, Virginia, N o,_)_8,2_~-, At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Peti,H'_Eti;L __________ _ tioner, vs. ____ Q~~S~J1d.1:·_~ _LJ1'.''.f..S_QtL_ tl:J._us__e,I1_d._o.t_b~.r_Q_.5_2_.__p_6_l__~< · · Def endant s. cec_, ________________ Coun t y, v·1rgmia, Rockin°ham more or 1ess, of 1and m · __________ on Conservation and DeCommission State the of petition The undersigned, in answer to the 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 Court of_.R_Q.Q.ki:r.ieJ1g.m_ ___________ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to said notice. My name is ________ The _School _Board _of Rockineham_ County _________ _ My post office address is ________ Jlar.ri ..ru1 n.rg _, __ ]"a..._ _________ : ______________ _ I claim a right, title; estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about_ __ QJl.~---- _______ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements: _____ ..Qne_-..:r:o..am_.s.cll.a...a.L.hui ld.ing .. _____________________ _ · · · 1n _______ _,_______ v·1rgmia, -;;,lkton o+- :9 --a __________ , m ___'<'ast JN;.-;,r,~· m1·1es .L•.n, 10 · Iocat ed a bou t ____________ · Iand 1s Tlus the __s t .onerml l __ Magisterial District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above.) ________________________________Sole_.D_vyn~r __________________________________________ _ The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows: North ____________ Hr . _Tom_ Hensley _and _others . _____________________________ _ South _____________________________________________________________________________ _ East ______________________________________________________________________________ _ West ______________________________________________________________________________ _ I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year _______ __ _in the following manner: I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $_1_,200.i.OD_____ , I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $--1._,.2.00_._QO_____ , 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 o~he back). Witness my signature (or my name and m a r ~ ~ t o ) this ____=1L-==--~-day -----,,-~:-_-:--[;:::__4---- __ -,t'.~-U/c. o L ~ ------, 193/STATE OF (YIRGINIA, COUNTY O F - - ~ ~ - ; - - ----- -, : (/ the ~oev~~da~~5~1~i!~netb~e~~~~~~; t;;;~i~e~f~ ;;-hit~~~e- ~~th th~t-the-~-it~~; and things app~ing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, this _____ _.L_L_ ________ day of _____./.~_._____ --, 193V. ~-~:;;;:s~ves~ Public, or Justice of the Peace. ~;f �Claim of_ _________ The_ School _Boa.rd of ::1.ockit!gham_C ountx ___________________ _ . ·t Cour t of ----"-::1oc1r I n th e C1rcm inghe.m --- .:___ ______________ Coun t y, v·1rgmia, . . N o. ________ , At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. ____Q.a._s.s.a.ndr_~ _L.e...v1.s.o-11-A.tkb1s_....amt _Q.:tJ1ent _.5..2.._ .5Jil_.e...G.r.e....s. ___________ _ more or less, of land in _____ RQ.Q,lcJ,.ng_lrn.ID__________ County, Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court of_ ____ R_Q.QKll}g_h_~!!l_ _______ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to said notice. My name is ___________ The _ School_ Bo a.rd_ o f _Rocking_ham _County ______ _ My post office address is ___________ H_g_:i;:;rj__s_Q:ri]J_m;g__,__ ~[_~ -'---------------- -------I claim a right, ·title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about _____ QA~-- _______ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements :_____ SJJ1BJ.§__ r _QQffi_ _~QAQQ].__ 1?.J1.JJ,.9-_t:r;i.g_ __________________ _ This land is located about_ ___t.~n. ____ miles n:om-E.as.±--0.f _.E.lk.t.on...... ________ Virginia, in the __S.tonew..a.ll___ Magisterial District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above.) _______________________ So 1 e _o w:ner ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- --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 ___ 1.8_8.L _in the following manner: Purchased from Solomon Deen I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $-1..,.2.00.......QO_____ . I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $-1., .2..QQ.,_QO_____ , I am the owner of_ _______________ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $--------------- ---· (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). Ren1arks·----- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- - ---------------- ---------------- ------------ (Continue remarks if necessary 01¼1-he back). Witness my signature (or my name and m a ~ t o ) this _____ { /.._-=:_~_day :~=~~~;~,1~t~NTY OF-~~"if~~~~~------..:_fu_l::f_.~___ .:.__ ~if:-- ---:~ ____________ _ The undersigned hereby certifies that__~___ the above named claimant personally appe~cfbefore him ind made oath that the matters and things app~ing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, this ______ /_L ________ day of _____,?_~_:_ _____ --, 193i ~~ :;(~~vest~ ~~1 Public, or Justice of the Peace. �Claim of_ _______ The _School_ 3oard _of_Rockingham _County _____________________ _ ___ .,, __ ec:,. ____________ Coun t y, v· . ·t Cour t of _____ ...,..!, 1rgm1a, ...,ockinaham I n th e C1rcm · · N o. ________ 1829 , At L aw. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. ____ Cassandra_Lawson Atkins _and _ others ___52_, 561 _acres _________ _ . _____ ~--:>L 0 ____ Ck in° . . D ef en dan t s. more or less, of Ian d m .,.'1.;-ham ------------- Coun t y, v·1rgm1a, 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_ ___ RQ.G.k.i1Jel1~--------- County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to said notice. My name is __________ The _ School_ Boe.rd_ of _:.'1ockingh2.m Count_y ________ _ My post office address is ___________ ___:ff?.f_~!.?_~!_1~-~!g_L _~iz.~~------------------- 1 claim a right, titJe, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about_ ______Q!,l~________ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements: _____ Dn~ .:-J:Q.9.IILf3_cJ1Q_o_l, _J:)J1tJ._q_jp_g !, _____________________ _ . Ian d 1s · Ioca t ed a bou t ____________ six -N.r r __________________ Southeast . of =." Th1s '<'lkt on v·1rgmia, ·· m m1·1 es .1:'n.1rn · - ------'-'-Stonewall Mag1s · t eria · · ID"1st r1c · t of sa1.d County. th e________________ I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above.) ____ _________________________ So 1 e _o •mer. ------------------------ -------------------The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows: :Nx:irMI~----J ~_ Jl~__c_om.er_-2.lld..-1i.anry__Sh.ifl.att~------------- -------------------- South _____________________________________________________________________________ _ East ______________________________________________________________________________ _ West ______________________________________________________________________________ _ I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year _l~i_fl ____ in the following manner: __________________ Purchased from_ J .._J1._ Com.e.r__________________________________ _ I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $_.7_QQ..!_QQ_______ . I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $_7_QQ..!_QQ _______ • I am the owner of_ _______________ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $------------------· (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). Ren1arks· ------------------------ ------------------------ ------------------------ ------------------------- ------------------------ ----------------- - -------------------- ' - ------------------------ -------------------- (Continue remarks if necessary o~e back). Witness my signature (or my name and mark attached hereto) this ____ /J_-::::: __~ day ---~ ~-J/-~ -- ______ --~-~ oL~ --------, 19iSTATE OVVIRGINIA, COUNTY OF ___ ~ . A ~ - ~ T o - · . the ~:v~~~%!\r~1~i!~;tbie~ ~~~~~; t;;;;;¢cib~f~;;,-h:{~ ~~~th-th;t-th~-~-;tt ;~; and things appea~g in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, this _______ _j_j_______ day of_ ______ 193if. ?-~-~----, ~ -~ : r t ~ ~:~ia~ i:Vestigator or Public, or Justice of the Peace. W~t~~-:f z_ �Claim of_ _____ The_ Schoo l _Board _of ::tockin__gham_ Count;y _____________________ __ . ·t court of ___Roc'{i I n th e C1rcm -____:... _______ n ham___________ count y, v·1rg1ma, · · N o. _______ 1829 _, At L aw. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virgini a, Petitioner, vs. __ Cassan dre. La!Vson _Atkin s _ and others __ 52 .1. 561_ acres _______ ____ _ · Rockin more or less, of lan d m-----°ham -----= ------- ------- -- Count y, v·1rgmia, · · Def end ant s. 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 condem awarde d upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order nation of the Circuit Court of_ __~.9.9J~j.p__gl).,?.JTI __________ County, Virgini a, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to said notice. My name is ________ The _Schoo l _Boa.rd _of· :'.iocki ngham_ county _________ _ My post office address is ____ .R~r_1:_~§_q_l}}?p._~ _,__Y?-_•_____________________________ _ I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, contain ing aboutJH:!___n.9.1.~5'J _______ acres, on which there are the followin g buildings and improv ements: _____QJJ?_-::r.9. .Q.lTI__s_Ql)._o_Ql__QllJJ._gJJ1__g __lJJ?YLL _______ _______ _ . 1an d 1s · 1ocat ed a b out _______ Th1s three _____ m1·1es ""u ~&<Y a,t l'"l'lth ~.1i01.l'L_it ).'...l _____Qf_ ...J:_ uort _ _ _ _ _ ne bl J."'J.fgm .(1.,l _p:u__ ·w· · ·ia, m · the __S:t.o.nerrall___ Magiste rial District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract parcel of land described above: (In this space claiman t should say whethe r he is sole or 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 interes t he has in or or to the tract or parcel of land described above.) ____________________________ So 1 e _owner . ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- --------The land owners adjacen t to the above described tract or parcel of land are as folfows: North _______ Ashby Hae e ________________________________________________________ _ South ________ Arthu r _Raine s _________________________________________________ ___ _ East _______ Ash'qx_ Hae e - ------- ------- ------- ------- ------ ------- ------- ------West ___________ ______________ ___ __ __________________________ _____________________ -__ I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this propert y about the year J_a6.9_____ in the following manner : _______________ _:eurc has e d _frQJ:1_...,'ier...a_.S ipe ______________________ ------- --------I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improve ments thereon is $ __ l_,_65_Qt.D.Q ___ . I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest , in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improve ments thereon is $.l.,..6..50...... 0Q_____ . I am the owner of_ _______________ acres- of land adjoinin g the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park area, which I claim will be damage d by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $- ------- - --------· (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 o~e back). Witness my signatu re (or my name and marf atta~~ed he~eto) this ;_f~-_p_----- -z ~;~;~-~~~~.1~i~NTY OF --- ~~ ;:: ~- ~~ 71 the ~oev~:~ %~cf~! ~i!~;tb~ e~~~~: ~; t~;;e ;~e~ ht!~- ;;~th ~t-th e-~-~ tt;;s and things appeari ng in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, this ________ .JL_______ day of_ ___ 193i £~_::_ ____ --, ?/11 /sI = ~;tf~oor~; ~e~stig~ Public, or Justice of the Peace. �Claim of _______ The _School _ 3oard _of _~ockingham County _____________ ______ _ ______ 1829 , At L aw. · · N o. ________ Coun t y, v·1rgmia, . ·t Cour t of _____ .,.Rockinahe,m I n th e C1rcm The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. ________ Cassandra _Lawson Atkins and _others _ 52 .!. 561_ acres _______ _ :!:.-':/,;:).: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ · · Def en dan t s. _______ :1:.,.._ _____________ Coun t y, v·1rgmia, · _____ ..;cRockin°hem more or 1ess, of 1an d m The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court of_ __ Jtq_q_tJ_l}g_h_~Ill_________ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to said notice. My name is ___ ________ The _ School "Joa.rd_ of_ Rocking_ham _Count_y _______ _ My post office address is ____________ Jl~r.r_l§.9111?11_:rg_, __y?,_._____________________ _ I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about_.l__7:..9_QQ._,_ JJ;L _~~Jc't~s, on which there are the following buildings and improvements :_________ On..e.::-.r_Q..Qm... _s.9_]}Q.9.l_ _})A:il9J.D_g_._ _________________ _ ..;. ____ · ..;! _ kt ·· m L! _________ on,_,_ ____ v·1rg1ma, 1~'flv£ __ . ___ m1·1 es .1r t fror:i.,_ __....-1 "'as .ax, · .ht · 1oca t ed a bou t ___fu.g · 1an d 1s Tlus the_ )3:t.one~v-~l.l___ Magisterial District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above. ) _________________ Sole _o,vner. ---------------------- ------------------------ ---------- The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows: North ____ ____ .Land _around_ O\'med _ b_x _Q.. _E. _Smith. ____________________ _____ _ South ________________________________________________________ _____________________ _ East ______________________________________________________________________________ _ West _____________ · ________________________________________________________________ _ I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year __ l..8_~0___ in the following manner: __________________ purchased from _ Thomas Hensle_x · ------------------------ -----I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $_7.D_Q.. .D_Q________ I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $_700 .. .0...Q _______ _ 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 condemnatiol\ 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·----- ------------------------ ------------------------ --------------------- � 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 Naylor, Cassie - Shifflett, Ahaz Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context sampson-mary-e.pdf Title A name given to the resource Sampson, Mary E. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Elk Run (U.S. Positions 65-66-67) 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): 98 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 Sampson https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/e0beee12e8a02564f823224960e4fd87.pdf bc9857562cebe5ba9484b23ffad99361 PDF Text Text NAME OF CLAIMANT Number of Acres: 30 :J.n. Location: Roads: ..'.:ntirel w uithin th..... ..,.rk re._.. . .i.11,u T'liles over co~.r·1t:r ro . . . d to Isl nC:. ./ord_. Soil: History of Tract and condition of timber: 1.11 1erc'1:1 nt ,ble +;i 'b ,~· · ~-~ b n r-·-ur3 ' ... ,..,o, -+;'1," ........ (~ d _,or-';io 1 oi' t1is tru.c·· • ..:''113 c 1lti v te<l 1 :-id ··- )e ,rs to b""" .:~irl:· _1roduc tivt;. 6 cords 3r acre . - l~O cords . Improvements: ~ elling : Lo , 1'3x:2 .. ', ::itc1 1en 10xl4~ fr~, e, ) . ( (' 1... ' J,.., r) \ · r~ck fluev, l,~- t..)r, f.J.ir co·1·i ir 1 , ode 1pied 'oy o ~ =;r, iell ,~.ter S.l_;_dy . ~o · bo.r'1 : L .. xl'S', ,.'1i 1 ·. ~ , -ir co i! i :io~ • ... r· .. 3 ...,_;r"1 L. ... 1s;; : 8x 0', s::L·rlo ro1f , f i r co 1 ' ; -~ i n . _ ,_1 Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 20 v.3 . 00 ,,, lOJ . CC Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: 10 2~(: . -..,l, Orchard: Minerals: 3~'.3 .. 00 Value of Land: $ 3..:iu . er. Value of Improvements: $ '34 2 . 00 -r, Value of Orchard: $ :.) . 00 ~ Jv . GV 737 . v ... Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ JO . OG Value per acre for tract: $ 25 . L(,, '!(?17 . JO ~ 3 • ..iG Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: �~~·~:. ~=~::t 1-~~~~.-:::.mty, Virginia, No.LV~j,-At Law. The State Commission on Conserv.ffe.~-n and~velopment of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. ___ ~ !J-.1...,,,._ ~ a . . ____ ·---at/( ~ __ ~ _,-L, ___ r __ .!,'-;... ~-.Jt, I ________ _ ~ 1r;~-1~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~i~~~i~iiii~~~~~~~::;:a~iii--:~~-~~~ ~:~~i:~r~i~, velopment of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of s~tition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court of__~-~1--~----- County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said/petition and to said notice. My name is____ ~ I . . . ~ - ~ - - - i - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ---My post office addr~ss is ____&/!-_(~__ &f::__'f._ _________________________ _ 7-~ ___ I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about_ ____ ~__/2__ - ~ e s , on which there are the following buildings and improvements: ___ ./!~--------------11__~_...,·_A,~~- -~-----~ - - - - - ----------------------------- -------------- ----------------------------------- b d ~~~-------- This land is located about_ __..d _______ miles from ___ Virginia, in the_. S / ~ ~---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.) :;g;;;~~~~~ ~T-~ ~ ::: ::::nd d~crib~ ~~/-p:~re as o;;:~~ follows: South ____ - ~ ~ - ~ - - ---------------------------------------------- East _______ _____ ''----------------------------------------------- ------------------ ½ ~e~•.~;gt;;::~s;: :~·in~~~~;·t~.~~~~·;~~;~~;;·~~:~~·;~~·;~~~:7.f:~::;~·;~~ 9../ . . _,t 1~.fl:::-..::%. /41._~~~~,.,..... - ,. ~ ' · ~ · · · 'f following manner: I claim that thePo total. value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $-Lr..j_-:._q__o__~--- I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or in~st, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $-L~=--~-q--=---· I am the owner of_ _______________ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $---------------- --· (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract, or parcel of land b~etes and bounds). , Remarks· ____ ~ ~ AM-d _ _____ _ fr:~-- ~·------~ _,._A_ __ ----~ -~~_ p.,v.._d1 _c:-1"-<-<..___ ~_~ __ ~ - ~ ----------~--~ - ~ --~ -- ~ ~ --0 f : ~---frv - ~ __n------- -----~ ½-J - ~ --------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- (Continue remarks if necessary on~ back). Witness my signature (or my name and mark attached hereto) t9is ___ _l'.'_4'________ day of__ 193{ LD'JkJd._- ~ - ~ ±M·____________, ~ J . ~ ......., To.wit: STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF.. 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, this ______ _l_~________ day of___ __ 19 ,__ d / t~--------, ~,d. ,/ ?-J'/p. 1/3 / 13 ···· ·'~'t£';~~r~,:-~~g~ otary Public, or Justice of the Peace. �1ngh County: ·1 trie : ~·tone all tni .. it. om 1: o.oo • t ot ued1u um... d po:rtion 1 .. "1rly prod cti r, r n ond1t1o :i.. ec-:nc .. '!"otal ~ lue ~ l'!0.00 - 1:50.00 290.00 Tot l • .. V ,, l ... n •ver r;,"" l :iu 3 .oo r �\,_, J2j0_-_~G_e_o_.__7_o__s_G_:e_1_1_ - _J~,s_-t___t_e County : o cki neh1-.r1 ...,istrict : '"'tone,mll N • & I . T . Shifflett L :G ::~J Slope - .'illable Scale - l" = 20 chuins 3h'2 � 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 Naylor, Cassie - Shifflett, Ahaz Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context rosson-george-estate.pdf Title A name given to the resource Rosson, George Estate Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Big 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): 255 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 Rosson https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/d8f8fbdb426633a910d5ad89abcd9a63.pdf aa91737b74c1fcd2b2f64b3a72d0255c PDF Text Text ROCKINGHAM COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #351 - Robinson , Chanie Number of Acres: 1 Location: Madison Run . 3:ntirely within Park area • . u. S . Position 222 . Roads: Two miles via dirt road to l'ort Republic , the nearest shipping point . Soil: Sandy loam of a fair depth and fertility . History of Tract and condition of timber: All cleared and in cultivation. Improvements: None . Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value 30. 00 $30 . 00 Ridge: Slope: Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking : Cultivated Land: 1 @ •1 Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 30. 00 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber : $ Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ 30 . 00 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE . ~- /V./2 -: CLERK , 1~~ "'-'------ , 1 1 1 :->---""-..t:e-!"'-''--c= �COUlT'f: H<xlkin;hom U1str1 ot: ntonow all • Ped l 0$ va • •5Bt'ah ",; Ch nnte :~obinso n. colorod '":70 ff ....oca ion: - ,01.l: Ro~ds: H diaon . n. i thin P rk or • J . H. Poai ion 222 .. o:r a tn:tr depth ,m.d :tent li ty dy l o s 2 Dile vte dirt •1 torz:. ~ l olearoc . .I!!')2ro.v ,1ne9tf!_: ?OB< to ·•ort :'ienubU o, the no roe · nh1pp1.n6 point • d in eultiv tt,on• lone Va.t.u ot ,1:_e.nd ~y ,tzp Tot value ot 1 nd ...o.. oo To l v ue or rftot Av r ,L'nt:r.,17 e Vnlue p r o ::-o ~o.oo ~o.oo r1"1 �}3jl - _,oi:r..:-nso , ...,h-..nie - ~st<-- te county : .,oc:kinoham tone.1 11 District : -~ · :Jcotv - ,st . 1-:::a·:·:n .'illu.ble Sc '.L~ - l ' - ~v c . i "li:i � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.  The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases. For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above. In the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a> <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a> <a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Naylor, Cassie - Shifflett, Ahaz Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context robinson-chanie.pdf Title A name given to the resource Robinson, Chanie Estate 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): 351 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 Robinson https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/ac391899022430b45270effd3ba1a7dc.pdf a58f127dbbbacc52d99625210eb70a11 PDF Text Text ROCKINGH.t'.J.1 comrrY NAME OF CLAIMANT #362 - Roadcap , Virgini a B. - Morris , J . F. Number of Acres: 2- 1/2 Location: Near positions #266 and #26? . Roads: Three and one- half miles fa i r dirt road to Grottoes . Soil: Sandy clay , good depth , fair fertility , moderately rocky , gentle slopes , northwest exposure . History of Tract and condition of timber: Small portion cleared many years a go , grazed since . \looded area cut over repeatedly in past . Mixed oaks , some yellow pine 2" to 8'' DBH. Improvements: None . Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 2 i5 . 00 $10 . 00 20 . 00 10 . 00 $20 . 00 Cove: Grazing Land: -1/2 2-1/2 Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: V~ueofLand: $ 20 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ 8 . 00 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE . �·y : ..iocl 1 C t Di Qtr1ot i atone~ Gou 1t : Aue;uota. iottict, iddl · liver d. 1 t:1,<l.., e CllA 't CI Ic,o.p• • -· ,r . I µ · 1 VnJ. u 2 ,la. nod : oilt 3c r o 1t1on · .Utnd c l y, ""o , c.nd o.o 267. ood roolc • ·. ~n ... le nlo~ n,1 e,.1 a.tedly i n en ed o .c ,. o.ro a.go , Y I:~ .. . cia • ,...aui lt :ter or vo.lued n ' ix ·;oode u o ks , 01: 50.¢ ie:r cord. Ton-o . 2 110 of lad . 12. 00 Tot l v le of tinbe ~.oo •luo oft .ct il.b . Q Total o.oo .v - ncro .rar cut o 'I r c yellow 1 2 to to cu,. u.n a oror:e of 3 o.ordo tu l ,ood o oords of uolwaoe ~:; 00¢ -· 3 . 00 . To o.l v r �(Rocking ham) #362 (Augusta ) Jounty: Distric t: County: Distric t: Rockingh am Stonewa ll Augusta Middle River Roadcap ,Virgini a B., and J.F.Mor ris #3-- LEGEND: Slope Grazing Scale - 1" : 20 chains 'l � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.  The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases. For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above. In the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a> <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a> <a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Naylor, Cassie - Shifflett, Ahaz Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context roadcap-virginia-b-morris-j-f.pdf Title A name given to the resource Roadcap, Virginia B. / Morris, J. F. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Near positions 266 and 267 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): 362 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 Roadcap https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/005d4a7fd48335c95b4fcdb9856c28c0.pdf bd97b087ee62cd7ccdde85bc6d1bc601 PDF Text Text ROCKINGHAM COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #306 - Roadcap , Robert - Estate Number of Acres: 21 Location: Madison Run . Roads: Three miles via dirt road to Grottoes, the nearest shipping point . Soil: Sandy loam of a fair depth and fertility . Entirely within the Park area . History of Tract and condition of timber: ~11 saw timber and fuelwood removed from this tract . Improvements: Frame dwelling: 16x28' , with 4 rooms, paper roof , brick flues, 2 story , 1 room ceiled, poor condition, occupied s pring hear house . by owner, Acreage and value of types : Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: 8 Slope: @ $5 . 00 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: 13 25 . 00 21 326 . 00 .~365 . 00 Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land:$ 365 . 00 350 . 00 Value of Improvements: $350 . 00 Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ 25 . 00 25 . 00 25 . 00 $765 . 00 Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ 25 . 00 Value per acre for tract: $36 • 43 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $NON:!! . i �JII b ------------------------------ Claim of£ & : , o - ~---~ In the Circuit Court oft / ~ ~ --County, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law. The State Commission on Conservatfon and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs·------------------------------------~------- ---------------------------------- ~~~ii:~~~~ii~r:~~s~~~~~~~~i:%1:~~~~~~:~:!~~~~~~~~~:-~~~ velopment of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the~~g oi s~id pe · ·on and published i~ ~c~ordance with the order of the Cfrcu~t Court ofu ~ ___ _ ___ __County, V1rgmia, asks leave of the Court to file this as h~ya:s::: ~: s _P: :_~o~ : : ~ ~ - 7 ~------------------------- My post office address is_# ~------------------------------------- -I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing abouLH _____________ acres, on which there are the following --f-~ buildings and improvements~ ~ 0 . -~ -~ ___ / 1 _WA_.L...O - ~ -------------------------------------------------------------------------,_ /}~~~ ---------- .--;: 1#<1 -;# --------------------- is loc~ted a b o ~ ~ m i l e s ~rom_o / ~----------Virginia, in . This t ~ a g 1 s t e r i a l D1str1ct of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly wha right, title, estate or inter~estA ha§--.· or to the tract or U_ / / parcel of land described abo e ~ - ~~ -- - _(_LZ.£&...£J.r--;;_~~x'-! --- --~~---- -/ t : ~ . . e _ ~ ------------------------~ ~- ~---=--=<U'/-The land owners adjace;J-t'W the above described tract & /pareel of land are as follows: North South _ East ___ _ _ L_/___r--,..1,---:5-,___,_, -vv·est _- ___ ------------------------------------------------- '.t-='.!ina~---------------------------------------- ---- ~ I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year __________ in the following manner: I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $/~/Jfj_~-------· I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate ~!?FJ interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is iV-~11.0___________ . 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 practkable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). Remarks:------------------------------------- ------------------------------------ --- ----------------------------------------- (Continue remarks if necessary ~ the back). Witness my signature (or my name and mark attached hereto) this_~ _________ day -£;~/-;-,-£71~--Q~-------------- -----------, 193/ --· of~ S'TATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF __________________________ , To-wit: 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, this __________________ day of_ _________ ~~------, 193L _, Clerk of the Court,. or Special Investigator or Notary Publie, o:r- Justice of the Peace. �Claim of ______ r;: • _D • _Ott ------------------------------------------------ ------------In the Circuit Court of_ ___ Rrul.1 .in.gham __________ County, Virginia, No._Lf.:?-_f, At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. ___ e__~ ~ - dZ-4 - ~ - - ~ ~ e___c.)-- ...r2---------------------~ s-----------------------------------------------..<ol ----------------- · _______________ Pocki naha m more or 1ess, of 1an d m Count y, v·1rgmia, · · Def en dan t s. .c_ __•__________ 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 0L _______~9_c_~~-~~~!3--~ ----- County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to said notice. My name is _____________ E ._ D ._ Ott -----------------------------------------. Farrisonbur~ , "trf{i ia , A l 111 My post office addr~ e1s-----,,--------w- --;;__,-...;-~-:. ~ ~~~~:.._.~ .- -- ~ a't!'~, r 1 · pr oceeds o -~ , I claim a right, title, estate-ur interest i a tract or pa eel of land \within he area soug t to be condemned, containing about_ ___ )~J:____________ acres, on which there are the foll9wing . t s· , - \A- '°-,..,_- - ~~ ,.. ~ ' A..Jj~ , ,_4£1 bm·1a·mgs an d 1mprovemen ---~~-- - - - - - ~' ~ - f --------------------------------------------ec-s t-------------- ------------------------This land is located about_ ___thr..e_e_ __ miles/ from __ G.r_Qt.:t..Q.e.s.. ________________ Virginia, in Stonew2.ll M ag1s · t eria . · l D'1st ric · t of sa1'd counvrr.e hr th e ________________ Droceeos of I claim the following right, title, estate or interest inJthe 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.) __;_3oo _with interes t _ fror1 __ -·:gril _30_,_ 1925; 1 - ~ ?~~ ~ ~ ---- ~d o~he f~e :s:ri~ct :np~~e~::·Jand are as follows: North __________________ ------------------------------------------------ ----------South ________________ ------------------------------------------------ ------------East _______________ -------- ------------------------------------------------ ------West _____________ ----------------f:--,-- >£-....A..P-3:z-z:/r- _____________________________ _ I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to,..-this property about the year __l92.5 ___ in the following manner: {l) Deed of trust deted fn ril 30, 19~5 to L . n. Ott , Trlstee -- fror1- 1ro ert- oa c8 p - and-"Frances -rr-oaclca ry ,--hl. s - wife, - cfoTy -----------__ ..re.c..or.d.ed.--i:o-- e.e..d- iO.o k.. ...l :3-2-,- -- !'.>_ i:i;.e...- l.D.§ .. - - - ---- ---- ------- - ---- -- - - ---- ---- -- I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $---------«:.:---· I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or inter~,i:-r, in f ~ a c t or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is$-~-~-~-~" ~ the owner of_ ______________ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside e Park area, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands ithin the Park area, to the extent of $------------------· (In the space below sho d be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant sires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract o parcel of land by metes and bounds). Remarks·-------------------------------------- ------------------------------------ .~ ·i} -------------------------------------------- (Continue remarks if necessary on t~ back). ii!] t f oL~~~;_~~~L:~~:~~r f.r m; ~ame and :a:k_:~~~~~~-~~~~=~~~~:~ -~~ _ c-::, D ~ ~~ - ~ ,0~ e, C) jt 1~ 3 ~ .LL,_ . STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNT:t--OF____~~-~>-!j_-, To-wit: The undersigned hereby certifies that_ ___________ :.;T:.~-------------------the above named claimant personally appeared before hln1, and made oath that the matters and things appe,Ning in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, this____ J_2J_~__day oL~~_b_':\l.."~':)1___ ~ "'-._ ~ _____ _ Clerk of me euul't, or Special Investigatt)r Notary Public, OF J~tige of the Peace ~ ~ �cow1 ty: nock1ngh8.rrt Btonewall District: :J. 306 Hobert Hoa.deep, Estate Deed Aase aed 20.126 ~creag Claimed: ti Vt1lue Claimed: ff 300.00 Hesidue 21.120 1~5.95 for 24.29 1906 .i...t'lps Minernl rights owned..by the i\i.Jbott Iron Company. Thia t re.ct was boup;ht in 1006 as 24.29 acres, b,lt ha.a had 3 1/2 acres sold oft 1 t. Q2!1: Snndy loom of a. fair depth and fertility. ~a: 3 miles Vif'J. dtrt road to Grottoes, the nee.re t ahipp1nR point. iaatory: IUl. sa ti!llber n<l r 10]: wodd removed tro1:1 l.rh1 tract. I Improvement s: Freme dwelling 16 x 28ft with 4 :rooms. .l?o :per roor. nr1ok flue • 2 story. l room oeiled. t>oor condition. Uocupied by o ,ner. Gprin" ne r house. l. 00 each 9 fruit trees Value of land by J:;m!!,!= TY])e slo 1e Tillable ti.crease 8 12 20 Total value of land " " " 11:tprovaments " tract " Averase value per ore ,I\ Value ·>f'r acre •. !1.00 26 .. 00 Total '"'200.00 9.00 209 .00 value 24.00 300.00 324.00 ~24.00 209 .oo 5:33. 00 20.65 \15 �#306 - Robert Roadcap - Estate County: Rockinghar:1 Di-strict: Stonewall N Frank Littell ld~on LEGElm Sl ope - Tillable Scale - l " : 20 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 Naylor, Cassie - Shifflett, Ahaz Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context roadcap-robert-estate.pdf Title A name given to the resource Roadcap, Robert Estate 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): 306 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 Roadcap https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/06f568171f612a171b5cca960b8aa9d1.pdf 4ec448a33ec16fb5c3cab38a869d44d8 PDF Text Text ROCKINGHAM COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #307 - Roadcap , John Number of Acres: 48 Location: rnadison Run. Roads: . Three miles via dirt road to Grottoes, the nearest shipping point . Soil: Sandy loam of fair depth and fertility . loose rock over entire area . Entirely wi t11in the Park area . Some scattering History of Tract and condition of timber: The mefichantable saw timber has been removed from this tract . The remaining stand consists of small oaks and some short leaf pine . Improvements: (See reverse side for improvement information) Acreage and value of types : Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: $3 . 00 20 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking : Cultivated Land: 28 @ 30 . 00 48 840 . 00 $900 . 00 Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 900 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ 840 . 00 840 . 00 Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit: $LOO . 00 Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ 50 . 00 Value per acre for tract: $ 39 . 37 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ 100 . 00 50 . 00 $1890 . 00 �IMPROVEMENTS : Frame dwelling : 16x30', with 4 rooms , 2 story , L 12:x:14 ', 1 story , 1 room , shingle r oof , brick flues, 2 rooms ceiled , fair condition , occupied by owner , 2 , springs , solid foundation . 10xl4 ', paper roof , poor condi t ion . Frame barn : 14xl4 ', boa rd roof , poor condition . Log stab l e : Frame meat house : 8x9x8 ', paper roof , poor cond i t ion . 6xl2x5 ', paper Doof , poor cohdition . Frame chicken house : 8xl6x5 ', boa rd roof, poor condition . Frame hen house: �---------- ---------- ----~ 7--------------- ---------------- ---- ---------- more or less, of land in_ __________·__ -~County , Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned, in answer to the peti n of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded of said pet" ion and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit upon the fili ___ ,______________ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this Court of _ _ as h:t::::o:::d~:~---~~-~:_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ I claim a right, title, estate or interest in ~ act or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about_ ___ ~d'::: ______ acres, on which there are t h ~ g buildings and improvements: __ d__~~--~ -L~f;-~-~ ---,!_-rr-- ---r,,, ~ ~~~~ -· - _3c~k : ~ -------W-:-~ /- - - - ~ ~-~-~-~ -- ~!f;! ;v ( ~_~ This l ~ d abouL_~_k____ miJes from ____________ ./:____________ c_Virginia, in the_./~ ____________ Magisterial District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or ~ parcel of land described above.) _______ :Ju___ ~ ·------------ ~ - ------------------------- The land owners a ~ to the above described tract or parcel of land are as folfows: North_&-4-1;- - - - - - - - - ~ /'..A y ---------------- ---------------- --------South __ W ~ ~ ~ ~ <-------------------------------------- ::::::::::::::: !~:t.~ ~ ::::::::::::::::::::::::::_j_'!-Jl __ foll~2; m~-fo CA ,p-1--,_fi~.., --- J'-€~ --------- I acquired my right, title, estat~rest to this property about the year in the ____________________________________ k ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- - 1 claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $~'2e?~-- - I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or ~~est, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $ - ~ - ~ - - I am the owner of_ _____ :?:S,_._=___ 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 malrn; and if practicable he should also insert here a ~£ ~~ ~d:;;;s).~i51:4?!/ I �County: Rockingham Di atr1ot: Stonewall ;:107 r\oreaP.:e Cl imed: 48 A John Roadct·p Assessed • Value claimed: " t8 .5l need ,, 480.00 ~: Uneral rights owned by the \bbot t Iron Co. Soil : Sandy loau, of fair depth And fertility. over entire areo. t.8.51 26b.76 ~ome scatte:' ing loose ro k ·~o:<ids: 3 miles via dfrt ro.:'1d to 'rottoea, the nea:reat ohipping point. HistOI"'J! The merchantable aa.w timber has bo~:ln removt3d from this tract. 'lhe reltl81 nine; st.lind con is ~s of si.al.l onAs and soma short leaf pine . bout 2 cords fuel wood per acre on tho wooded area . 40 cords 100d 7o ¢ ner cord ":,o.oo Improverne nts: Ji'r~me d,elling 16 x 30ft ft. story- 1 room. 1th 4 rooms. ~wo story. L 12 x 14 Shinglo roof. nr:c1:: flues. 2 rooms co1led. Fai condition. Solid foundation. 11rsme barn 10 x l-1:t't. uccmied "'aper Log stable 14 x 14ft. Boord Premo meat hou~e 8 x g x8ft. owner. 2 snrings. '?00 .00 roof. "'oor cond. "5.00 roof. ~oor cond. 15.00 naper roof. ~oor oond. 20.00 :x: 5 t't. ·,aper root r~ e chicken house. J x 12 noar condition. ~i'rame · hen ho 1se 8 -,;. 10 x 5ft. ?oor oond. by 10.00 Boar d root'. 15.00 60.00 55 fruit tree"' 845.00 Value of land by tzyea: Value ~ .,lope Tillaole '"1creage 20 :18. Totai Value per aore ~ 3.00 30.00 eo.oo 840.00 48 Total value of land 'l'otal value of i1rprovements 'l'otal value ot timber ~otal value ot tract Average value per acre 900.00 ~oo .oo 84.b.OO :...o.oo 1775.00 36.97 lib �_:,./ #30? _ John Roadcap. County: RockinghaTI District: Stonewall N Frank Littell T . W. Crawford --- LEGEND Slo p e - 1illable . Scale_ 111 : 20 chains �In the Circuit court of Rockingh am county, The State Commiss ion on aonserv ation and Developm ent of the State of Virginia v.) Condemn ation Cassand ra Lawson Atkins., &c va. flied in the Cltwk's Offlc Rock 1 gr ...111 ruunty, Va. SC'~, :J,f 1932 ~ rler Now comes the undersig ned defendan t John Roadcap and moves the court to decline to accept the report of the board of appraisa l commission ers heretofo re filed in this proceed ing, with respect to claim #307, and to disappro ve the findings of fact therein containe d, on the followin g grounds : That the allowanc e or award made for the land of the said John Roadcap , to-wit, the sum of $1890.00 , is grossly inadequ ate - so in adequate as to indicate that said board was affected or influenc ed by some error, mistake or misappr ehension of facts as to the identity of said land, or some mistake of law as to the nature and effect of the evidence conside red. The defendan t John Roadcap feels that he should be allowed the sum of $4,000.0 0 for his property aforesa id; 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 proceed ing. The affidav it of the undersig ned and of one John F. Wagner are filed herewith in support of this motion. Septemb er 29, 1932. �Virginia, City of Harrisonburg, to-wit; Aia d:~h~~ -~ Wagner personally appeared before ma, ~ ' 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 a resident of Port Republic, va., and is familiar with the trucking farm of John Roadcap, lying within the bounds of the area sought to be condemned for the Shenandoah National Park; that said land is in an excellent state of cultivation, being peculiarly adaptable for the gwowing of toma.toes; that in affiant's opinion, said land is the best trucking farm on the west side of the Blue Ridge Mountain; that from 20 to 25 acres of said farm is excellent trucking land and is worth from $90.00 to $100.00 per acre; that besides the good trucking qualities of said land, it contains a good supply of cement sand and moulder's sand, that affiant believes the whole of said land with improvements to be conservatively worth j3400.00. Gi~en under my hand this 24th day of Sept., 1932. 'ffl �~ru:?+ Virginia, City of Harrisonburg , to - wit; Roadcap personally appeared before me, $ ~ ~ a notary public in and for the City of Harrisonburg , in the State of Virginia, and after being first duly sworn, on his oath says that he is the owner of a tract of land containing approximately 48 acres, situate in Rockingham county, Va., sought to be condemned by the State commission on Conservation and Development; that from 30 to 35 acres of the same can be cultivated; that the greater part of said land is used as a trucking farm on which affiant has for a number of years raised tomatoes, water melons, and cucumbers; that by tireless effort and long years of hard work affiant has brought said land into a good state of cultivation; that the soil, a sandy loam, is peculiarly adaptable to the growing of tomatoes, acres :lo ~7J.S'" of said land being capable of producing from 200 to 250 bushels of p er a<:,,r e tomatoes~ each season; affiant can and has made from $50.00 to $100.00 per acre in one season from the land under cultivation. not under cultivation is used for grazing and wood land. is well watered with one spring and two wells. The land Said farm Affiant says~ aaia farm has ~er a number ef yeare yielaeG him the aum of$ ---- a year, over an~ above ais opopating 0xpenaoa; :.B::Ba" that said farm is worth at least the sum of $4,000.00 Given under my hand this 24th day of Sept., 1932. � 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 Naylor, Cassie - Shifflett, Ahaz Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context roadcap-john.pdf Title A name given to the resource Roadcap, John 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): 307 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 Roadcap https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/ef191d974a447b0478378e7e307e0b69.pdf 7d4bd2e181d9ff0cf97b9b7ec5b0fcaa PDF Text Text ROCKINGHAM COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #193 - Roach , Scott D. Number of Acres: 55 . Location: Sandy Bottom. Roads: . Two miles of fair dirt road to Spotswood Trail near Swift Run; thence four mites to Elkton . Soil: Sandy clay of fair depth and fertility over most of the tract . It is somewhat rocky along the streams with gentle slopes and northwest and southwest exposure . History of Tract and condition of timber: Most of the tract was cleared many years ago , and has been grazed and cultivated since . The grazing fields have been somewhat neglected in the past 10 years , which portion has grown un into yellow pine . The wooded area has been cut over repeatedly in the past . Present starld consists of mixed oaks 2'' to 6'' DBH. Improvements: (See reverse side for improvement information) Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 3 @ $5 . 00 $15. 00 29 @ 20,. 00 580 . 00 6 @ 10 . 00 60 . 00 25 . 00 425 . 00 1080. 00 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking : Cultivated Land: Orchard: 17 55 Minerals: Value of Land: $ 1080. 00 410 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ 410 . 00 Value of Orchard: $ 25 . 00 25 . 00 $1515. 00 Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ 2? . 54 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE. - ~---~------~--~ -~_CLERK: 73 �IMPROVEMENI'S: Dwelling : Logl 12xl4', kitchen 10xl4x8 ', 2 rooms, stone flues, log finish, poor conditio n, occupied by tenant . Dwelling : l6xl8', l½ story, porch 6xl2', stone flues, shingle roof, 3 rooms, log finish , occupied by owner , poor conditio n . Barn: Log , 12xl6xl 2', shing le roof , shed 10xl6'. Summer kitchen: Log, 12xl4xl 0', shingle roof , poor conditio n . Hen house: Frame, 8xl2x8', board roof, poor conditio n . �l C .1n~y: ,Ou.1 g m o"; ... tc.>.1 w ll Din sess d: ,. Claimed : n y . 49 A. V 290. 00 '' ... robr:urnd 42 1903 ottor:1. ror ,iu -,oo.oo 1n ~on known. Sol; fair de an~ f rt111ty ov r most or th traot. t r olty alont th t1·e· -· • i b gen lo slopeo n o· th x.r,o re • . To miles ot t-1r dirt r d to t1 nc~ 4 r mile to l ton. ot Fi ,.,orz of ood Tr 11 nor Sl1tt nun; tr ct a ol arod ·ltt tad · L1oe. gle d tn the;; st e. 1' e the pat • . resent t 1 s os t 1mt4 ted 50<1 flus , 100. hi 1~0 . 00 wh d lOxlG ' , 60.00 le r~or, poor poor oond!ti n• 40. 0 l .oo 1s.oo . uv .• Valuo .0 43 . oo . 06 . 00 30. 00 aro.oJ T t l V l e of land .e10. oo rot . l 'f'ul le ot-' 1 r vem.nts3 83. 00 'I'otal value of timber 'ro 1 V ,.. v rago tr ct er t re l .oo l.z~e.02 s. ::,a 101 �,/193 - ·~o . . . ch , .J . Jcott vounty : Ho ckirn~h:..i.m Distr ict : '3t.Jl1G \,<lll \ "'r tce :~1iff let G J-1rha. ru Siiff lett Shif. let b :state Geo . · ·• G. 1 Co:ner orris -C:stute ----1-.. , J o~m T\c1&ch L . . G-~ ~=> Slope - }rel.zin c .ill..1b le - .dstock ine: C l _ _; - 1 11 = '3 C 'Ui '1G ,. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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 Naylor, Cassie - Shifflett, Ahaz Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context roach-scott-d.pdf Title A name given to the resource Roach, Scott D. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Sandy Bottom Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 193 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 Roach https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/8a75cbbe373bf53c162346f23803b08c.pdf dbe3ec052be3ce870551dafde4ef6860 PDF Text Text ROCKINGHAM COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #225 - Roach , Robert - Estate Number of Acres: 36 Location: Near Sandy Bottom.. Roads: Two miles of fair dirt road to Spotswood ~rail near Swift Run; thence four miles to ~lkton. Soil: Sandy clay of fair depth and f e~tility with steep southwest slopes, and somewhat rocky in wooded portions . History of Tract and condition of timber: portion of this tract was cleared many years ago , grazed and cultivated since . The fields have been neglected in recent years and have grown up into brush. The wooded area has been cut over repeatedly in the past . The present stand consists of mixed oaks . Improvements: None . Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value 16 $3 . 00 $48. 00 10 . 00 200 . 00 $248 . 00 Ridge: Slope: Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: 20 Cultivated Land: 36 -~ Orchard: Minerals: ValueofLand: $ 248. 00 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ 6 • 88 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ NONE . CL'".,RK . l. f �ROCKI NGE\.:L COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #225- a - Roach , Robe rt - Estate Number of Acres: 1 Location: On Roach Mountain Road near Sandy Bottom . Roads: Two miles of fair dirt road to Spotswood Tr£:til near Swift Run ; thence four mi.les to 4'lkton . Soil: Sandy c l ay of good depth and poor fertility . n . ld . History of Tract and condition of timber: .0u1 1 ng lot . Frame 16x22 ', 2 story , shingle roof , 4 rooms , Dwelling: log finish , poor condition , occupied by owner . Improvements: Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking : Cultivated Land: 1 J25 . 00 Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land:$ 25 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ 2? 5 . 00 Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals : . $ Value of Fruit: $ 2?5 . 00 ~300 . 00 Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ 300 . 00 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE CL~lil. �Qtnuunnnwraltq nf 1tlirgiuia TREASUER'S OFFICE RI C H M O N D , VA . JOHN M, PURCELL Au 6rus t 25, 1934 TREASURER OF VIRGINIA This is to certify that I, J. M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia have this 25 day of Augua t in accordance with an order of the circuit court of Rockingham. County datAd 8/23/34 in the cause of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others vs . ------...C......C.Cc.=..c.c'-'-=-"-=~----'-'----"'-'---"-"----"-'-------'-'=~---"-'-'--"--"-----"----"-'--"--"---==-=---:paid to J. Robert Switzer $ 19.68 being in full settlement of tract #-~2-2~,5..._ in the above mentioned cause. / �QTnmmnuwralt11 nf llfirgiuta TREASURE R'S OFFICE RICHMOND , VA, JOHN M. PURCELL August 25, 1934 TREASURER OF VIRGINIA J Robert Switzer , _.Ql=a---r....k~ - - Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasur er of Virginia , the sum of$ 19 . 68 , in accordan ce with an order of the Circuit 1ccmrt of the county of Rockingh am of August entered. on the 23rd day _193~ , in the matter of the State Commiss ion on Conserv ation and. Developm ent v _ __ Cassand ra Lawson Atkins and. others, being full and. complete settleme nt for the tract of land. known in said. proceed ing as # 225 Sign origina l and duplica te and. return to the Treasur er of Virginia . ~s �Q!nmmnnwtaltq nf llirginia TREASUER'S OFFICE RI C H M O N D , VA . August 25, 1934 JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA This is to certify that I, J. M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia have this 25 day of August in accordance with an order of the circuit court of Rockingham County dated a/23/34 "' ~ in the cause of the State Commission on Conservation and Develo:pment of the State of Virginia vs • -------C-c:1a...:S1-,,;SJ...:8a.ill..-c.1r"'"a.,.__....L""a"-"'w'-"s::u.a.....u...... . . .o.A.....tk..,,....1..l..u....s"--'a...nu.du...........aw.t....h...,,e...,r.....s...___ :paid to M. H. Harrison, Treasurer of Rockingham County $__,1~.5~7~__being in full settlement of tract# 225. in the above mentioned cause. �Q!nmmnumtaltb nf lllirgiuta TREASURE R'S OFFICE RICHMOND , VA. JOHN M. PURCELL August 25 , 1934 TREASURER OF VIRGINIA M. H. Harr j s on , Treasur er ..o.f_ Rockingh am County Received of J.M. Purcell , Treasur er of Virginia , the sum of $~1---5~7___ , in accordan ce with an order of the Circuit Court of the county of_--'--R~a=c~k~i~n~g~m. ..........m"'-- -of. August entered on the 23rd day 1934._ , in the matter of t h e State Commiss ion on Conserv ation and Development v _ __ --~C~a=s~ s~a=n=d=r~a=--------=L=a=~=1=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 a s #~ 2_2_5~ - - County Sign origina l and dupli cat e and return to the Treasur er of Virginia . .. �arnmmnnwraltq nf 1tlirginia TREASUER 'S OFFICE Rt C H M O N D , JOHN M. PURCELL VA , August 25, 1934 TREASURER OF VIRGINIA This is to certify that I, J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia have this_2_5__ day ofAuguS t in accordanc e with an order of the circuit court of Rockingham County datea 8/23/34 in the cause of the State Commissio n on Conservat ion and Develo:pme nt of the State of Virginia Lawson Atkins and v s · - - - - -Cassandra ------------ -others -----:paid to Sigourney Shjflett or to her Attorneys , Hamme~ & Hammer $·~3=3~-~0~3~__b e ing in f ull s ettl ement of tract #-2-2-5~in the above mentioned cause. 80 �QJ:nuunnuwralt11 nf 1lftr9in1u TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA. August 25 , 1934 JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA Sigourney Shiflett or_t_o her Attorneys, Harmner & Hammer Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia, the sum of$ 33 . 03 , in accordance with an order of the Circuit Court of the county of Rockingham of August entered on the 23rd day 193L , in the matter of t h e State Commission on Conservation and Development v _ _ _ _ __C _a_s_s_a_n_d_r_a_L_a_w_s_o_n_A_t_k_i_n_s_ _ and others, being full and complete settlement for the tract of land known in said proceeding as #_2_2_5_ __ Sign original and duplicate and return to the Treasurer of Virginia. 81 �Olnmmnuwraltq nf lllirgiuia TREASUER'S OFFICE RICHMOND.VA. JOHN M. PURCELL August 25, 1934 TREASURER OF VIRGINIA This is to certify that I, J. M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia have this 25 day of August in accordance with an order of the circuit court of Rockingha.111 Co. daten~~8_/~2~3_/~3-4 ' _ _ in the cause of the State Commission ; on Conservation and Develo:pment of the State of Virginia Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others Sylvanious Roach, Sigourney Shiflett, Ruby Roach Collier, :paid toNeJJ1e R. Baacb, and Mark Roach., or to their Attorneys, vs. $ 193.72 Hammer & Hann:ner being in full settlement of tract # 225 , in the above mentioned cause. 78 �Q!nmtttnuwtaltq nf 11Iirgtuta TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND. VA. August 25, 1934 JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA .• Sylvanious Roach, Sigourney Shiflett , Ruby Roach Collier, Nellie R. Roach , and Mark Roach, or to their attorneys, Hammer & Hammer Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia, the sum of$ 193 . 72 , in accordance with an order of the Circuit Court of the county o f _ _ R--=o--=c'---k--=i=n=gh-=am=---- of August entered on the 23rd day 193--1_ , in the matter of the State Commission on Conservation and Development v _ __ __C_a_s_s_a_n_d_r_a_L_a_w_s_o_n_A_t_k_i_n_s____ and others, being full and complete settlement for the tract of land known in said proceeding as # _2_2_5_ _ __ Sign original and duplicate and return to the Treasurer of Virginia. �Qinmmnnwtaltq nf lliirgiuia TREASUER ' S OFFICE . RI C H M O N D , VA , August 25 ., 1934 JOHN M . PURCELL T R EASURER OF VIRGINIA This is to certify that I , J . M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia have this 25 day of August in accordanc e wi th an order of the circuit court of Rockingham Co . datea 8 / 23/ 34 i n the cause of the State Commiss i on on Conservat ion and Deve lopment of th e Stat e of Virginia vs • _____ _____.._ c .... a....sw..s. .a. .....n. . .d.....r"--'a....._=L,.,,.a=w....s...,o=n............. l\..... t ...k.....i ....n....s..___..a....n...d_..,..o'--"'t....:qfo>oe.....r.....s..____ :paid to M. H. Harrison , Treasurer of Rockingham Co . $_1_. 5_8_ _ _b e ing in f ull settl ement of tract # 225- A in the abov e mentioned cause. �C!tommnuwralt11 of Birgiuta TREASU RER'S OFFICE RICHMO ND, VA. JOHN M. PURCELL August 25., 1934 TREASURER OF VIRGINIA M. H. Harris on, Treasu rer of Rocking ham Co . Receiv ed of J.M. Purcel l, Treasu rer of Virgin ia, the sum of $_1~•-5~8~- - , in accord ance with an order of the Circui t Court of the county of Rock1ugbam of August entered on the 23rd day _1934_ , in the matter of the State Commis sion on Conser vation and Develop ment v _ __ -'-C=a~s=s~a~n~d~r~a..______,,L=a~w~s~a~n.....__~A~t~k~i~n~s..._____ and others , being full and comple te settlem ent for the tract of land known in said procee ding as# 225-A J,J/\_ / ~ T~ ~ Sign origin al and duplic ate and return to the Treasu rer of Virgin ia. ham County . �QJnmmnuwtaltq nf llirgiuia TREASUER'S OFFICE RI C H M O N D , VA , August 25, 1934 JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA Thi s i s t o c e rti f y that I, J . M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia have this 25 day of August in accordance with an order of the circuit c ourt of Rockingham County date~d_.84/~2~34/~3~4- ._in the cause of th e Stat e Commission on Con s ervati on a n d Dev el o:pment of th e St a t e of Virg inia Cassandra Lawson Atk1ns and others Sylvanious Roach, Sigourney Shiflett, Ruby Collier, Nellie R. paid t o Baacb , Mark Roach and Ar nie Roach or to their Attorneys, vs. Harmner & Hammer $ 242 . 75 be ing i n full settl ement of t ract in the ab ove menti one d cause. # 225- A �Q!ommnnwralt4 of ]lirgiuia TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA. August 25 , 1934 JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA Sylvanious Roach, Sig ourney Shiflett , Ruby Collier, Nellie R. Roach, Mark' Roach and Arnie Roach or to their Attorneys , Hammer & Hammer Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia, the sum of$ 242 . 75 , in accordance with an order of the Circuit Court of the county of Rockingham of August entered on the 23rd day 193L , in the matter of the State Commission on Conservation and Development v _ __ __C _a_s_a_ a_n_d_r_a_L_a_~_r_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# 225- A Sign original and duplicate and return to the Treasurer of Virginia. 91 �Qlnmmnuttttaltq nf llirginia TREASUE R'S OFFICE R-1 C H M O N O . VA , August 25, 1934 JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA This is to certify that I, J.M. Purcell, Treasur er of Virginia have this 25 day of August in accordan ce with an order of the circuit court of Rockingh am Co. dated 8,/23,/34 in the cause of the State Commiss ion on Conserv ation and Develo:pm ent of the State of Virginia VS • _ _ _ _ _ ____,_,C.a8..:iSuc:Su:.8u.D.1..!d..1...rua....__.... 1!.<aa.UJw....s:ua.uD ..1..........AG....l.!t..,.k..1.:i....r.Uu:SL.....S8..a...Uu.:d!wl.-.l.lOc..1ot'---'"h.i.i,,euruS , l___ _ :paid to Sigourne y Shiflet t or to her Attorney s , Hammer & Hammer $·~3~4~.4~0~__being in ful l settleme nt of tract# 225-A in the abov e mentione d cause. �Q1nmwnuwtaltb nf Birgiuta TREASURER 'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA. August 25, 1934 JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA Sigourney Shiflett or to her Attorneys , Ha.mrner & Hamme r Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia, the sum of$ 34 . 40 , in accordanc e with an order of the Circuit Court of the county of Rockingham of entered on the 23rd day · August 193L , in the matter of the State Commissio n on Conservat ion and Developme nt v _ __ _ _ C_a_s~s_a_n_d_r_a_L_a_w_s_o_n_A_t_k_i_n _ s _ _ _ and others, being full and complete settlemen t for the tract of land known in said proceedin g as# 225- A U'o.> --.A, LA~d ~ ~~~~ ~ Sign original and duplicate and return to the Treasurer of Virginia. �Ctrnmmnuwraltq nf ]lirgiuia TREASUER'S OFFICE Rt CH MON D • VA . JOHN M, PURCELL August 25, 1934 TREASURER OF VIRGINIA This is to certify that I, J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia have this 25 day of August in accordance with an order of the circuit court of Rockingham Co . datea_,._____.S....,./.....2.. .,3""-l/'--'3"-4____ 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=r~a~L_a~'-v=s~o~n~A~t~k=i=n~s~a~n=d~~o~t~h~e~r~s~-----:pai d to $ 21.27 J. Robert - ~ Switzer being in full settlement of tract# 225-A in the above mentioned cause. Tr a V IJ ef4o1 ~ f V. . . irginia. J,L{J,~, A �O!nmmnuwraltb of ]tirgiuta TREASU RER'S OFFICE RICHMO ND, VA. JOHN M, PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA August 25 , 1934 J . Robert Swf tzer Receiv ed of J.M. Purcel l, Treasu rer of Virgin ia, the sum of$ 21 . 27 , in accord ance with an order of the Circui t Court of the county of Rocking ham of August _193L , in the matter of the State entere d on the 23rd day Commis sion on Conser vation and Develop ment v _ __ __C_a~s~s~an~d_r_a_L_a_w_s_o_n_ A_t_k_i_n_s___ and others , being full and comple te settlem ent for the tract of land known in said procee ding as# 225 - A Sign origin al and duplic ate and return to the Treasu rer of Virgin ia . 87 �c~u ntyi roo~ ingh am n wal l oh, Rob ert ... D1 trio t: J tote ' Gd .140 . 00 Jpo tlog : Soi l: " ~.and:: ol yo ft.1r do 1th anc1 fe:rt ""lit :, with stee p so.1 th oat lope s . n<l some wna t oo ~y tn ooded por tion • •• ... i10 ~ i 11 .., .,. un; 'thence !' air t11r 11.r ro d to :3po &"'oo d Tr 11 near r·w1 rt· mile s -o -..1tto n. 1 \ato rz .C?.t:..,tz:aot .an~. go,ng t,t1o g _pr ttmb ar i 1: or th1 ruot s ol ared tll'¼ny y ee:rs fl""O , gro.zad pond. t1on oult ivat ed o1no e. The fiel ds hov been nesl cote d ir'i :i:eqe:1t y •ars nd bnve 6l"own p i1t br h. h ooded are h1$ en 01c , ver rep tedl y i n t ''le po. t. he pra ~nt s and n 1st of mixe d o ks . 1. ~L toa to c au aver aao or 6 oord s of u~lwood per It o.cr..J or tot .., l f- ~o cord s . 1 ted 5 rJ _.,. ~48. 00 I. tl",.lV eme. t : "'lone . Valu Er a.ere J. 'dd ' .,,.::i. e.oo l -l e o l Vll~ e J.) -1 v 1•11! o l v l 1, .ver·1g.: v i l 1 nd ~ 3, a. t,O o 1 -~ ve ., ttt -o . .t roo ~r ruo t e ;>er aor H 46. 00 · ·2;)0 .oo 1.11 �Coun ty: .,oo' 1- 1 stric t~ .1 one C •a ob rt e ca t ed: 0 s sad: 3C , d: t i on: n osoh mo• to.t.1 ro d n ar Inc Tl J Soil ; ,,,. _ nd Ol-'t' O ood dep .. r no a to r m11 .:> P. .oo -• C s id r t on nkn · ., ( . i.,; botto m. pot 11 nenr 00 u1ld 1 , poor c• ·dit1 - n, oc~p iad V lue Iler acre 10 . 00 vul e ot l nd r ot V a L,o pe p ov 1rt ot . -~ ro~ lox2 2' , " .s oey, shin gl e incl . th1a .. her tr ct) to 11 ton . imbe r: ot l v l D ed 3 know • and poo · fe t lity ir .. 14 i: ... . 10. 00 2,) ,. oo ot 210. 00 a .r 10. 00 roof , 4 room • on r - - r>Q0 . 00 n· ' �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA THE STATE COMMISSION ON CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA vs. In re- Tract 225 A•. CASSANDRA LAWSON ATKINS Et Als, and 52,561 Acres of Land More or Less in Rockingham County, Virginia. On this, the !li.J (j day of August, 1934, came Sylvan- ious Roach, Sigourney Shiflett, Ruby Roach Collier, Nellie R. Roach, I Mark Roach and Arnie Roach, the only children and Heirs at Law of Rhoda Roach, deceased, and on their motion leave is granted them to file their application for the payment to them of $300 .00, the amount of the award of condemnation for tract No. 225A as set forth upon the plat of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners of Rockingham County, heretofore paid into the Court, and it appearing from the report of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners heretofore filed in this cause, and in the Petition -for Judgment and condemantion entered herein, that the Petitioners, as the Heirs of Rhoda Roach, decea~- ed, . are invested with a superior or better right and claim or title in and to the said tract of land No. 225A, and that Petitioners are entitled to share in the funds arising from the condemnation of said property equally, after the payment of the taxes due thereon. ~ And it further appearing that there is due J)m::: 1k Switzer, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Rockingham County $21 .27, principal, interest and penalties upon taxes for the years 1923, 1929, 1930, 1931, and 1932, and that there is due to M. H. Harrison, Treasurer •of Rockingham County $1 .58 taxes for the year of 1933, on -r- said land; and it still further appearing to the Court that Sigo~ner Shiflett, one of the heirs and distributees of the Estate of Rhoda Roach, paid the taxes on the said lands for the years 1919, 1920, HAMMER & HAMMER ATTORNEYS AT LAW HARRISONBURG, VA. 1921, 1922, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, and 1928, and that she is entit~ed to have said sum paid from the proceeds arising from the c ondemna- tion of the lands thereof, and that the sum so due her is $34 .40, 10,, �2 and that the remainder of the fund should be equally divided between Petitioners, it is accordingly adjudged and ordered that thee be paid by the Treasurer of Virginia, unto J. Rgbert Switzer $21 .27 representing the taxes, penalties and interest for the years 1923, 1929, 1930, 1931, and 1932, to M. H. Harrison, Treasurer of Roekin - ham County, the sum of $1.58 taxes for the year 1933, and to Sigourney Shiflett or to Hammer & Hammer, her Attorneys, the sum of $34.40 being the amount of taxes, interest and penalties paid by her for the years 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, and 1928, and that the remaining $242.75 be paid to said Petitioner or to Hammer & Hammer, their Attorneys , and it is further ordered that the Clerk of this Court be, and is hereby directed to transmit a certified copy of this order to the Treasurer of Virginia, who shall pay to the said J. Robert Switzer, the sum of $21.27, to M. H. Harrison, Treasurer of Rockingham County $1 .58, to Sigourney Shiflett or to her Attorneys, Hammer & Hammer $34 .40, and to Sylvan ious Roach, Sigourney Shiflett, Ruby Collier, Nellie~ R. Roach, Mar Roach and Arnie Roach or to their Attorneys, Hammer & Hammer, the remaining $242.75 being payment in full of the judgment in rem entered against said Tract No. 225A. as aforesaid, taking from the . . said several parties receipts therefor, and certifying such payment to the Clerk of the Court for appropriate entry as required by law. HAMMER & HAMMER ATTORNEYS AT L AW HARRISONBURG, VA , fO~ �IN THE CIRCUIT ,COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA THE STATE COMMISSION ON CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE • . OF VIRGINIA Ju.. M,. H~ :II: 2- i. d, vs. ~ CASSANDRA LAWSON ETKINS Et Als, and 52, 561 Acres of Land. To the Honorable H. W. Bertram, Judge of the Circuit Court of Rockingham County, Virginia. The Petition of Sylvanious Roach, Sigourney Shiflett, Ruby Roach Collier, Nellie R. Roach, Mark Roach and Arnie Roach respectfully represents: That Joseph Roach and wife, by deed dated November 6, 1916, and of record in the Clerk 1 s Office of Rockingham County, in Deed Book 106, at page 233, conveyed to Rhoda Roach, a tract of lad containing 1 acre, lying in Warkin Hollow, in Stonewall District o Rockingham County, Virginia. A copy of said deed is here filed, marked nExhibit Att, and is prayed to be read as a part hereof. That Rhoda Roach died intestate in Rockingham County on or about 1918, leaving surviving her the following children, to wit: Sylvanious Roach, Sigourney Shiflett, Ruby Roach Collier, Ne - lie R. Roach, Mark Roach, and Arnie Roach, and that the children mentioned above constitute all of her heirs at law. That the said 1 acre of land, lies wholly within the outside boundaries of the land condemned in the aforesaid cause fo Park Purposes, and is known and described on the Plat of the Count Ownership Map as tract No. 225A, which said land has been condemn~ ~ ' -... ~,,.._,,(- 6-1-,. ~ u...J..,., j-<Mk the name of ~your Petitioners' mother,~~~Roach,~ as will ed~in ~ be more fully seen from the report of the said Board of Appraisal Commissioner s appointed in said cause. HAMMER & HAMMER Al'TORNEYS AT LAW HARRISONBURG, VA, Your Petitioners would further shqw that they are ~ now the owners by inheritance, of the fee simple~to the said land, and are entitled to the fund ar'!sing' from \ pe after the payment of proper charges thereon. condemnation thereof �2 Your Petitioners would further represent that Sigourne Shiflett has paid the taxes resting upon the said property for the years . 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, and 1928, is entitled to have the amount she has paid for taxes repaid to he with interest upon the several sums so paid from the date of such payments, out of the fund arising from the condemnation of said lands; that there be paid to J. R. Switzer, Clerk of the Court, th sum of $21 .27, Taxes for the years 1923, 1929, 1930, 1931 and 1932 with the costs accrued thereon, and to M. H. Harrison, Treasurer of Rockingham County, the sum of $1.58 Taxes for the year 1933. A ~ ' ½ .,_;__, £Jo' f . . .., statement of the Taxes, along with the original tax ticketsf for the years mentioned, is attached hereto, upon which the interest has been. calculated to August 20, 193_4 , and Petitioners pray that after the payment of the Taxes due to Virginia, said sum shall be paid her out of the fund coming to Petitioners, and that the remainder of the said fund, after the payment of charges thereon, be paid to those entitled thereto. Your Petitioners would further show unto the Court that a judgment in rem has .been entered in the cause of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virgin! vs. Cassandra Lawson Atkins Et Als, and 52, 561 Acres of land in Rockingham County, condemning to the said Commission, the fee simple title to the aforesaid tract of land known as No. 225A, as des cribed, numbered and delineated on the report and map filed in the said cause, in accordance with the findings of the Board of Apprai al Commissioners for the sum of $.§fe.oo. Your Petitioners would further represent that the have the superior right and title to the said land; that no person other than Petitioners, have any interest therein; that the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virgini , has paid unto the Treasurer of Virginia, in satisfaction of the HAMMER & HAMMER ATTORNEYS AT LAW HARRISONBURG. VA. said judgment in rem, the sum of $240.oo, which said sum should be disbursed as hereinbefore set forth . 110 �3 Wherefore , your Petitione rs prays that the Treasurer of Virginia, be directed to pay, first, the Taxes due Virginia; second, the Taxes advanced by Sigourney Shiflett with interest on the several sums until paid, the costs of this proceedin g , and tha the remainder of said sum be paid Petitione rs, or to their counsel Hammer & Hammer, ·and that such other, further and general relief b given as the nature of the case may require or to the Coupt may seem proper, and they will ever pray &c. ½~ .. ,,,, ~ Ru., +A~...,£;:::;;:::.::::::::::::~~---1- BY COUNSEL I~ H COUNSEL HAMMER & ~ HAMMER ATT ORNEY S A T LAW HARRISONBURG, VA. Ill �VIRGINIA CITY OF HARRISONBURG, to-wit: I, Bessie M. Cooke, a Notary Public, in and for the City of Harrisonburg, State of Virginia, do certify that Sigourne Shiflett, whose name is signed on the margin hereof, for the purpose of identification, this day personally appeared before me in my said County and made oath that the matters stated in the foregoing petition are true. Given under my hand this 17th day of May, 1934. NOTARY PUBLIC 19 HAMMER Be JS- • HAMMER ATTORNEYS AT LAW HARRI S ONBURG, VA . 112. �TAXES RHODA ROACH LOT 1919 Pin. Taxes $0.95 pd. June 5/20 lntQ to .86 Aug. 20/34/ Total $1.81 1920 Pin. Taxes • g6 pd • Apr.29/2 2 Int. to 8/20/34 .81 Total 1.77 1921 Pin. Taxes 2.68 pd. May 6/22 Int. to . 8/20/34 2.08 Total 4.76 1922 Pin. Taxes 2.75 pd. June25/2 3 Int • to 8/20/34 1.97 Total 4.72 1924 Pin. Taxes 2.88 pd. May 1/25 Int. to 8/20/34 1.73 Total 4.61 1925 Pin. Taxes 2.92 pd. May 1/26 Int. to 8/20/34 1.58 Total 4.50 1926 in. Taxes 3.08 pd. Nov.19/2 7 Int. to 8/20/34 1.48 Total 4.56 1927 n Taxes 2.63 pd.~ Dec. 22/28 Int. to 8/20/34 1.10 Total 3.73 1928 n Taxes 2.90 pd. Aug. 22/29 Int. to 8/20/34 1.04 Total 3. 4 Tot al $34 .40 • HAMM E R & HAMMER A TTOR N EYS A T LAW HARRI S ONBURG , VA. !13 �----,-- ... ~ J..:s.~.t...... J .... To J. G. MYERS, Treasurer of Rockingham County, Dr. M 1919 v .. ? 1 I 1 V ALUA TION Subjects of Taxation CO. AND DI!>f. LEVIES RJ. Est. & Tani. Property ;; 1 I ;;oe. AMOUNT OF :;!a- STATE TAX ;,~ I_____ ;;l X ---~-- .30 :rn 8~: on> Intangibles r~h~~~:s Co. Roads .43 Bond and Int. 03 Dist. Schools .50 Dist. Roads .35 Total $1.56 TOTAL 1-.~.--.-•:~.- :0--.-:.-~-:-,-:()-..~.-,-}·····~~.~..... :··· ·••:•··::.. ~~: ···=::····· •:~···· ········:····· !~i· ~--~-~-~-~-~-;-:,-O-:N--~-·T-A- Tangible Personal Property, Sched. B. ----·- ··--·---·-----·Intangible Pers'! Prop., Classes I, 3 and 5 ·--Intangible Personal Prop., Class 4, Money ... _ .25 ·1-_ -···--- f ·o/' ->---/-77-·-'?• r./.20 Intangible Perrnnal Prop~rty, Class 6·-·-····- __ ------·----- .35 Intangible Personal Property. Class 2_________ ·----------- ·- - .85 u M.. \{ . i . 1920 ~ ~ ..... ......... ~ . {. /a "~Stonewall Distric~ .c.c6....•.• •............................................... To J. G. MYERS, Treasurer of Rockingham !:. VALUATION ~~ :.: !:. 0 2:: ~"o1:.".i: AMOUNT OF STATE TAX ... ~ IntanJliea Co. Purposes .25 1 s Bonds and Int. .03 Dist. Schools .40 Dist. Roads .35 oi, <> SubJ"ects of Taxation oun ~', Dr. co D&IST. LEVfES 1. E& R. st. ang.Pr'p. i= ~ l: :l~ Total .30 I TOTAL $1.58 CAPITATION TAX ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... . Real Estate ....................A ..............R .............. P Real -Estate .........../. ...... A ... :.........R .. .......... P Real Estate .................... A ..............R ..............P Tangible Personal Prop., Sched. B ......... ........................... . .25 ···················· ....................(. ...... .25 .................... ·I -~----- ...... ._ .................... ------- • ........................................... . ........................... . ........................... . .25 , ······· ............................. •1 ········· .......................... ····,··· •... • .25 I a • •• • ~--- •••••.•••••.•.•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• !··········· ............. ·........................... Intangible Pers') Prop., Class 4, Mo~y .20 Intangible Pers'! Prop., Class 6 ........ 4,; .. Intangible Pers') Prop., Class 2 ..................................... ,... . .35 •• .85 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• •••••• •••••n••••••••••••••••••••••••• ••••• •••••• •••••••••••• ••••• •··••••••••••• •••••••••••••••••••• - ·•·•••~·••·• •••·•·•····••·•·••••···••·•• ·•·•··••··•••• ••••••••~• Q~ M............. _.c........ !.... 1921 L.-·;-······~. 1.'_·'··········-'--··,····················································· i St~:ewall District To J. G. MYERS, Treasurer of Rockingham County, Dr. Intangibles TOTAL TAX Subjects of Taxation Jntanii-ible Pers'! Prop., Class 6-.·--·--·--··-- ·-··---··· ··--·· lntanii-ible Pers'! Prop., Class 2--··-···--·-···· ···--·-·-····--- .30 ,85 --···--······--·--··-··--·-····-····-··-····-·-· ·-·-··-·-···-··- ---- --·- --·····-···- ·····--· -·· . . t~!;:§~~~~i:1i~: ~:; ~:~ :~ : :~: : : ~::::::::: :=-:: : : r= :; : ::; =,,b -1 - ·-······--···-·- -······· �----T? _r_.,, -.--/-- .\----- ------. _,-,--:-- ~. .--i M........,................................................. .1... •••••••••••••••• ••••••••••••••• • •••••••••••••••••• Stonewall District 1922 To J. G. MYERS, Treasurer of Rockingham County, Va., Dr. ~~ TAXES AND LEVIES, 1922 I Co. and Dist. Levies, lfrl. Est. & Tang. Property County Purposes .18 Bonds and Interest County Roads .30 District Schools County Schools .40 District Roads Total AMOUNT OF AMOfiNT OF TOTAL TAX _ S _ T_A_T_E_T_A_X__ ,.__C_O_U_N_TY __ T_A_X __ H i;- Subjects of Taxation i~ VALUATION _c_o_u_n_tY __ R_a_te__o_f_In_t_a_n_g_i_b_le_s_ _ _ _ _.2_0 1_ _ _ _ __ 1 !:i gi;, CAPITATION TAX-.................................................. ..... ........................ . Real Estate ............... ....A ... _ ..........R...... _ . .... P ........ /. .. ~........ .25 Real Estate .....A .........R .25 Real Estate ..... A .........R ...............P ................. ..... . .... P. .25 Tangible Personal Property. Schedule 1 Intangible Pers'! Prop., Class .35 Intangible Pers'l Prop .• Class 5 .................. .80 Intangible Pers'l Prop .• Class &.••.•••...•.••.... .35 z.................. .85 Intangible Pers'! Prop .. Class ......t 20 Intangible Pers'l Prop .• Class 4, Money.. ........ ----== ··············-················································-············ ······· 1==.:.....=-"·-"··.;.a··.·1 ............ 1= = = = - 1 ~ · · • TOTAL .......................................................... ... .. ... ........................... . Five per-cent Penalty for non-payment Before December 1, 1922.................................. ......................... . .;:,:, TAXES AND LEVIES, 1924 Purposes .17½ District Roads .35 Roads .28 Schools .75 Total County and Bonds & l~.02 _ _ District Levies $1.57½ lnt'bles Class 1 (Rds) .20 lnt'bles Class 5 (Rds) ,30 Mchts. Cap., Class 2, (Rds. .30, Sch••75) $1.05 STATE TAX COUNTY TAX TOTAL TAX l< .. Subjects of Taxation VALUATION I County County County Coun_!y "'"" .,,0 ~ - ""'(/l o[ O!D , CAPITATION TAX ·················---· ·· .. ......... .. .......... . Real Estate .......\ .....A..............R.....•....... P ..... ..\ .. 0~.....9. .25 Real Estate ..............A..........•...R.............. P .............. ... ...... . .25 Rea\ Estate ·········-···A.····-···-··R...••....•....P ....................... . . 25 Tanl!"ible Personal Property, Schedule B • ......... ............... .25 Intangible Pers') Prop., Class 1.......••.•.•.... .. .... ... .. .. .......... .35 Intangible Pers') Prop., ClaH 5 ................ .80 Intangible Pers') Prop., Clau 4, Money......... ....... . .20 Intangible Pers') Prop., Class 6 ................ . .35 Intangible Pers') Prop., Class 2 ................ .85 • ~::>i~;~~~::; ;~:~~;: :~~;: :;~~;~;~~~;~ :.:: : ::·· · · · · .. . . . . ==='-"" Before December 1, 1924................. ... ............ ...... .. ....... ..... ........•...... Total Tax and Penalty .................... ... ..... ,. ... 1? J :· : i:::::::::::::::::::i §J:· :'.: : : : : : ::~~ : ·: : ~: ...... ...... / 'i:.· i:.ct. .. .......................... :: ..... .. ..... :::::::::::::·:::::::::: :::::::::::: ::::::::::::::::::::::: . . JI //) 1 (? ;·? M · ································-·-················-············································ ···································· ................... Stonewall District 1925 To J. A. GARBER, Treasurer of Rockingham Coun ty, Va., Dr. TAXES AND LEVIES, 1925 Subjects of Taxation County Purposes .15 District Roads .35 County Roads .28 County Schools .75 Tetal -County and ;;t'o County Bonds & Int. .07 VALUATION District Levies $1.GO ... *(" lnt'bles Clas,;' 1 (Rds ) .20 lnt'bles Class 2 and 5 (Rds) 30 l\schts. Cap., (Rds . .30, Sch. .75) $1.05 STATE TAX CO UNTY TAX TOTAL TAX ~~ - -------- -------- --'---- - ::~I::t::~~...:~-~.. I -,;,; >< .. "" " A.::::~:::~::R..·.·.·~·.·.·.~.·.:pl::.::::::.:.. Real Eotata ..... / ..... A .....::...... R....:.... _... P .... /../ Real Estate .............. A ....- ....... R. .........- ... P ... o[ .25 -r .25 .25 Tani:ible Personal Property, Schedule B • . Intan:-ihlt Pera'l Prop., Class !... ....... .... . . ·35 lnta11eible Pen'! P rop., Class 5 ............... . .80 lnta,ii:ible Pera'! Prop., Class 4, Mo1>ey.... .!:O I::itanr;ible Per•'! F'rop., Cla1G 6 ......... ....... lnt-1.ngible Peri ' ) Prop., Class 2 _______________ .85 ~icrchants Capita.J. ..........•........... _______________ ..,.;s·.......:.:...a.:.:.:.:.:.:."-'=- ....;.:.;.;.~.:.:.:.: TOTAL-················ ············-·················· F ive per-cent Penalty for rron-payme nt Ilefore December 1, 1925................ · Total Tax • ~ Penalty ................... . ........ ... ........... ..... __ .... . . .. . ....... ..... , · : : : . I ~ /.···-~ ..... .. . ... J.. t/:. .I ····· ··:, . .... .. ... .9.. !'.l)q �11 M ········~· ·-········ ·······-·· ·····----.--- ............................. Stonew all Distric t 1926 To J. A. GARB ER, Treasu rer of Rockin gham County , Va, Dr • TAXES AND LEVIES 1926 ..j~ "" Subjec ts of Taxati on Page ................. .. . l( '1'o ~ VALUATI ON ..,. u, Line ................. .. . ------------------, " ~~ ______ , 0" 0 County Purposes .12 District Roads .35 County Roads .32 County Schools .78 Total County and County Bonds and Int •. 13 District Levies $i.70 ~ b l e s Class 1 (Rds) .20 Int'bles Class 5 (Rds) .30 Mchts. Cap., Class 2, (Rds. .30, Sch. .75) $1.05, ST A TE TAX " COUNTY TAX TOT AL TAX CAPITAT ION TAX , A .............. Real Estate ............ R .............. P ·.·.·.·.·.·.·.'.·.s.·.·. ·.·.·. ·.·.·, ·.·.·.·.·.·. .25 Real Estate .............. A .............. R .............. P ................. ...... . . 25 Real Estate .............. A .............. R .............. P ................. ...... . . 25 Tangible . Personal Property, Schedule B ................ ........ .. Intangible Pers') Prop., Class !.. ................ .............. .'........ . .50 Intangible Pers') Prop., Class 5 ................ ................ ...... .. .50 lr.tan.gible Pers'l Prop., Class 4, Money ................ .......... .. .20 Intangible Pers') Prop., Class 6 ................ ................ ....... . .35 Intangible Pers') Prop., Class 2 ................ ................ ....... . 1.00 r,1ercbants Capital ---------------- 0 - - - - - - - -. - - - - - - · · ·--·------,-- TOTAL ................. ................. .............. . ...-==i · - --,---··-··-··-··-· - - , - - - , , - - - ~ ~ .......... Five per.cent Penalty for non.paym ent ................ ................ ................ ... .;. Before Dece:nber 15, 1926................ ................ ................ ................ ..... . ., ................. ................. ··············;.y•'."':", .. .. ,........ . .. ................................................ ..... ...... } Total Tax and Penalty................ ................ ................ ................ ................ ................ ................ I ...-, -0 . ............ ~ .......... . r M ........... ,........................................... ······-·············· ......... ··- ............................................... ~ Stonew all Di.stric t To J. A. GARBER, Treasurer of Rockin gham County , Va., Dr. 1927 I. County TAXES AND LEVIES 1927 Subjec ts of Taxati on Page ................. ... Purpasea County Roads iCounty Schools VALUATI ON Line................. .. . I .20 .30 .83 District Roads Total County and Di5trict Levies - .33 $1.t,8 Merchants . Capital, (Roads .30c, School .83) $1.13 STATE TAX COUNTY TAX TOTALT .4X__ _ CAPITAT ION TAX Real Estate .............. A. .............R. ............. P ... /. ... ..... .. ........ . .. . . . . . .. . . . ~ :::u::::: lteal Eatate .............. A. ............. R .............. P ................. ... ... . Real Estate ..............A. ............. R. ............. P ....................... . Tangible Personal Property, Schedule B. . ......... .. \ ...... . lntanclble Pers') Prop., Class 1............... . . 60 ln-tall&'ible Pers1 Prop., Class 5 ... , ................ .......... . .50 Inta'h_gibt. Pera'l Prop., Clue 4, Money.... ................. ..... . .20 Intangible Pen1 Prop., Clan 6 ................ ................ ...... · .35 hatancible Pen1 Prop., Clan Z.. ·................ ............... · · · · · · .85 .i....... Mercilanu Capital ....i •.•.. ·-······-·····-····-···,.:.··;a;...:.:· ;.;.· ·;.:;·.:.:·;.;.··;.;.···.a··.:.:··""·· · i="-"""-' :.:.....:.: ··.:.: ··.a··..:.···.:.: · ·a· 1~··.:.:··;.;.··.:.···:.··-r-.......---""""= .. =··.. · .......... · · TOTAL .·-··-·--- -·---·-·· -··· . ... .l L ..... . ,-----===c.: --- Fi,.., per-cent Penalty for non-paym ent Befwe D'ecomber 1, 1927 .....- ............ Total Tax aad Pell!kltY···-··················· ........................ ....... ..... ................. ............ ..... . .................. ........... ......... ................ ...........fl.I �~---.. ...---- - M........................................................................... . No .......................................... ...................... • ......- - - ---- -·····..................................................................................................... ......... VIRG INIA, Dr. . ~o J. A. GAR BER, Treas urer of Rock ingha m Coun ty, Viri:i; inia Personal Property . Page ..... ..... Linc State Taxes and Local Levies---1928 Income . . . . . . . . Page Land SUBJEC TS OF TAXATI ON Ston ewal l Distr ict . .. .Line .. Page. County County County District Linc . . FOR STATE T AXATIO N ONLY Stah' Capit~h, ....... .. $ Ilonrls, Not es a b.,.; iences of Debt . $ Money Shares of Stock Bonds of Counties, Cities, Towns and Districts Moneyed Capital in Competiti on with National Banky .... , Capital not Otherwis e Taxed .. . .... ........ .................... ...Ir.... . Income: l½o/,, on first $3,000 ; 2½o/,, on next 2,000; 3o/,, on excess over $5,000 ............. . FOR LOCAL TAJU '1' J O~LY Local Capitaliza tion Tax .... T angible Personal Propertv Real Estate ... Real Estate ........ Real Estate , , '- t ....I.. . NONE NO N E NONE NONE .35 NONE NO N E 1.10 NONE NONE N,O;E NONE NONE NONE N ON E NO N E NON E NO N E N ON E NO N E 1.75 NONE 1.13 NONE NONE 1.75 NONE 1.75 ..Acres NONE NONE 1.75 ..... Acr"s NONE NONE ............................. $ .................... .................. $ . - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - ' - - - - - - --2'--- •$ $ .. .r .t .. $ . . ............. ..... / .......... 5 o/n Penalty Decembe r 6. 1928 So/,, Penalty June 16, 1929 .... Total Taxes, Levies and Penalties to June 16. 1929 ...... 6 o/,, Interest fr,;,m June 16, 1929, to date of payment "----T_o....:t.:.. al___T....:a_x....:e-'s,c...=L:..:e:...v:c i es =, Penalties and Interest $1.13 tate T a xes and Loca l L evies 1.75 Tot al Local Levies Total Taxes, Levies and Penalty .............................. $ .83 .30 $ NONE $ .............I.... $1.75 otal Merchant s' Capital $1.75 NONE Amount ' NO N E .50 Total State Taxes Account NONE NONE .Acres CREDIT S Date NONE .. Acres ................. .... .......... I Real E state .. ... $1.75 Local Levies .20 .L. Machiner y and Tools Merchant s' Capital 0. .so .85 ....... 7 ...... Levy ............ . School Levy Road Levy Road Levy .. ........ Levy Total.. oca ate on $100 State R a t ~ t e Taxes on $1 00 Value Real Estate & Tang. Per. Maehiner y Prop. & Tools $ .32 $ .32 .83 .83 .25 .25 .35 .35 I ..... .. $ _g ...:i.L -r-z . . IR. ,__ _,i l .. . $ . . lf.P ...... ....... .. $ Received Payment: Date... .. ...... Treasurer �--~ LAW OFFIC!:S OF I-IAMMER & I-IAMMER ATTORNE;YS AND COUNS!:LORS AT LAW ao,4-., PIIUT NATIONAL IIANIC IILDC3 . MARRISONBUR0, VA. �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA THE STATE COMMISSION ON CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA vs. In Re- Tract No. 225 CASSANDRA LAWSON ATKINS Et Als, and 52, 561 Acres of Land More or Less, IN ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA On this day, the , ~ J. day of Augu st, 1934, came Sylva nious Roach , Sigou rney Shif lett, Ruby Roach Colli er, Nelli e ~ R. Roach.:.and Mark Roach,A the only child ren and Heirs at Law of Rob ert D. Roach , decea sed, and on their motio n, leave is grant ed them to file their appli catio n for the payme nt to them of $248. 00, the amoun t of the award of conde mnati on for tract No. 225, as set fort upon the Plat of the Board of Appr aisal Comm ission ers of Rocki ngha Coun ty, heret ofore paid into the Cour t, and it appea ring from the repor t of the Board of Appr aisal Comm ission ers heret ofore filed , in this cause , and in the Petit ion for Judgm ent and conde mnati on enter ed herei n, that the Petit ioner s, as the Heirs of Robe rt D. Roach , decea sed, ~inv este d with a super ior or bette r ri ght end claim or title in and to the said tract of land No. 225, and that Petit ioner s are enttt led to share in the funds arisi ng from the co demn ation of said prope rty equa lly, after the payme nt of the taxes due there on. And it furth er appea ring that there is due, J. Rob ert Switz er, Clerk of the Circu it Court of Rocki ngham Coun ty, $19. 8 princ ipal, inter est and pena lties upon taxes for the years 1923, 1929, 1930, 1931 and 1932, and that there is due to M. H. Harri son, Treas urer of Rocki ngham Count y $1.57 taxes for the year of 1933, o said land; and it still furth er appea ring to the Court that Sigou r ey HAMME R & HAMME R ATTORNEY S AT LAW HARRISO NBURG, VA. Shif lett, one of the Heirs and Distr ibute es of the Estat e of Robert D. Roach , paid the taxes on the said lands for the years l91S, ~~ 1920, 1921, 1922, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, and 1928, she is entit le I\ �2 ~. • t i •• - ~ to have said sum paid from the proceeds arising from the c ondemnation of the lands thereof, and that the sum so due her is $33.03; and that the remainder of the fund should be equally divided between Petitione rs; it is according ly adjudged and ordered that there be paid by the Treasurer of Virginia unto J. Robert Switzer, Clerk, $19.68 represent ing the taxes, penalties and interest for the years 1923, 1929, 1930, 1931, and 1932; to M. H. Harrison, Tre urer of Rockingham County, the sum of $1.57 taxes for the year 1933, and to Sigourney Shiflett or to Hammer & Hammer, her Attorne s, the sum of $33.03, being the amount of taxes, interest and penalti s paid by her for the years 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1924, 1925, 1926 1927, and 1928, and that the remaining $193. 1 2 ·be paid to said Petitione rs or to Hammer & Hammer, their Attorneys , and it is stil further ordered that the Clerk of this Court be, and is hereby dir ected to transmit a certified copy of this order to the Treasurer of Virginia, who shall pay to the said J. Robert Switzer the sumo $19.68, to M. H. Harrison, Treasurer of Rockingham County $1.~7, to Sigourney Shiflett or to her Attorneys , Hammer & Hammer, $33 .03 and to Sylvaniou s Roach, Sigourney Shiflett, Ruby Roach Collier, Nellie R. Roach, and Mark Roach, or to their Attorneys Hammer & Ha - mer, the remaining $193 .72 being payment in full of the Judgment in rem entered a gainst said tract No. 225 as aforesaid , taking fro the said several parties receipts therefor, and certifying such payments to the Clerk of this Court for appropria te entry as required by law. HAMMER & HAMMER ATTORN E Y S A T LAW HARRISONBURG, VA . �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OR ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA THE STATE COMMISSION ON CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA vs. CASSANDRA LAWSON ATKINS Et Als, and 52,561 Acres of Land. To the Honorable H. W. Bertram, Judge of the · Circuit Court of Rockingham County, Virginia. The Petition of Sylvanious Roach , Sigourney Shiflett, Ruby Roach Collier, Nellie R. Roach,, and Mark Roach respect~ully represents: That George w. Shiflett and wife, by deed dated Nov- ember 26, 1910, and of record in the Clerk's office of Rockingham County in Deed Book 92, at page 491, conveyed to Robert D. Roach, a tract of land containing 36 acres 1 rood and 16 poles, lying in Warkin Hollow, in Stonewall District of Rockingham County, Virgini • A copy of said deed is here filed marked ltExhibit An , and is praye to be read as a part hereof. That Robert D. Roach died intestate in Rockingham County, on or about 1912, leaving surviving him his wife, Rhoda D. Roach and the following children, to-wit: Sylvanious Roach, Sig- ourney Shiflett , Ruby Roach Collier, Nellie R. Roach and Mark Roac, and that the children mentioned above constitute all of his heirs at law. That after the death of the said Robert D. Roach, Rhoda D. Roach departed this life in 1918. That the said 36 acres, 1 rood and 16 poles of 1 nd, lies wholly within the outside.boundaries of the land condemned in the aforesaid cause for Park Purposes, and is known and described on the plat of the County Ownership Map as tract No. 225, which HAMMER & HAMMER ATTORNEYS AT LAW HARRISONBURG, VA, said land has been condemned in the name of your Petitioners' father, Robert D. Roach, as will be more fully seen from the report of the said Board of Appraisal Commissioners appointed in said cau e. 12lo �2 Your Petitioners would further show that they are now the owners by inheritance, of the fee simple to the said land, and are entitled to the fund arising from the condemnation thereof, after the payment of proper charges thereon. Your Petitioners would further represent that Sigourne Shiflett has paid the taxes resting upon the s aid property for the years 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, and 1928, an is entitled to have the amount she pas paid for taxes repaid to he with interest upon the several sums so paid from the payments out of the fund arising from the condemnation of said lan s; that there be paid to~. R. Switzer, Clerk of the Court, the sum of $19 .68, Taxes for the years 1923, 1929, 1930, 1931 and 1932, with the costs accrued thereon, and to M. H. Harrison, Treasurer o Rockingham County, the sum of $1 .57 Taxes for the year 1933 • .A statement of the Taxes, along with the original tax tickets, for the years mentioned, is attached hereto, upon which the interest has been calculated to August 20, 1934, and Petitioners pray that cyw<J>~ ~~ v~~,..,..,.,;9\. said sum~shall be first paid her out of the fund coming to Petitio - r ers, and that the remainder of the said fund, after the payment of charges thereon, be paid to those entitled thereto. Your Petitioners would further show unto the Court that a judgment in rem has been entered in the cause of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virgini vs. Cassandra Lawson Atkins Et Als, and 52 ,561 Acres of Land in Rockingham County, condemning to the said Commission, the fee simp e title to the aforesaid tract of land known as No. 225, as described, numbered and delineated on the report and map filed in the sai cause, in accordance with the findings of the Board of Appraisal :L.y.P!! Oomm1ss1oners for the sum o f $ ~ . Your Petitioners would further represent that they have the superior right and title to the said land; that no HAMMER & HAMMER ATTORNEY S AT LAW HARRISONBURG, VA, other than Petitioners, have any interes t therein; that the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virgini, hes paid unto the Treasurer of Virginia, in satisfaction of the sad 12-7 �3 oC> :i..v,r :...- Judgment in rem, the sum of $380-;GQ, which said sum should be disbursed as hereinbefore set forth. Wherefore, your Petitioners prayJ that the Treasurer of Virginia, be directed to pay, first, the Taxes due Virginia; second, the Taxes advanced by Sigourney Shiflett with interest on the several sums until paid, the costs of this proceeding, and tha the remainder of said sum be paid Petitioners, or to their counsel, Hammer & Hammer, and that such other, further and general relief be given as the nature of the case may require or to the Court may seem proper, and they will ever pray &c. • BY COUNSE L .r t ~ r1~ COUNSEL ~ L"' HAMMER & HAMMER ATTORNEYS AT LAW HARRISONBURG , VA. 12.8 �VIRGINIA CI'fY OF HARRI[ URG , to - \'11 t: I , Be~ ie • Cooke , a Not.ry Puolic, in end for the City of H, rr:i.sonburg , State of Virginia ,, do certify that Sigourney Shiflett , tose nene is signed on the ma.rgin hereof , f or the pur- pose of ldentiI'1cat1on , this d~y pJr, on l l y my said County and ppeered erore me in ade onth that the matters stated in the f ore - going petition oro true . Givan under my hnnd thlc 17th dny of 'y, 1934 • .L • U LIL: ~Y Commission expires on the l - - - - - - -'~ �TAXES ROBERT D. ROACH LAND 1919 Taxes $1.14 pd. .Tune 5/20 1920 Taxes 1.16 pd. April29/22 Int. to 8/20/34 1921 ·Taxes 2.50 pd. May 1922 Taxes 2.5'7 1924 Taxes 1925 Int. to 8/20/34 $1.05 Total $2.17 .97 Total 2.13 Int. to 8/20/34 1.95 Total 4.45 pd. June 25/23 Int. to 8/20/34 1.65 Tota}. 4.22 2.70 pd. May 1/25 Int. to 8/20/34 1.62 Total 4.32 Taxes 2.72 pd. May.1/26 Int. to 8/20/34 1.47 Total 4.19 1926 Taxes 2.87 pd • . Nov.~ 10/27 Int. to 8/20/34 1.38 Total 4.25 1927 Taxes 2.47 pd. Dec. 22/28 Int. to 8/20/34 1.04 Total 3.51 1928 Taxes 2.71 pd. Aug . 22/29 Int. to 8/20/34 • 98 Total 3.69 6/22 Total $33.03 HAMMER & HAMMER ATTORN E Y S A T LAW HARRISONBURG, VA . 130 �M 1919 .<Rc. .cu..L . ... . . . . .a. ,~' . (_(J>_t (J. . Stonewall District f...,1::J..i.. . To J~ G. MYERS, Treasurer of Rockingham County, Dr. Subjects of Taxation CO. AND DIST. LEVIES I I A MOUNT OF STATE TAX VALUATION. RJ. Est. l< Tang. Property . 10 Co. Purposes .15 Co. Schools .43 Co. Roads 03 Bond and Int. .50 Schools D ist. .35 Dist. R oads ~ Total Intangibles .30 TOTAL CAPITATION TAX, _______ _____ __ _______ ___ ----- - ---------- ____ · - ·· -- · ----- ---- ---· ---- --------- ---·--- -- ------ ---------------- -------R eal Estate ______________ A ___.___ __R ________ p a R eal Estate ___ __ ·---'(p--------- ~ - --A ___ J___ R /_,___ p _______ _O_____ _ .25 R eal Estate ________ __ ____ A ___ _____ R _____ ___ p - - -------- -- ---- :25 Tangible Personal Pro perty, Sched. B. ______ ------ -- ---- -- -- .25 Intangible Pers'J P rop., Classes I, 3,,and 5 --- Intang-'.ble Personal Pro p., Class 4, Money ____ Intangible P~rsonal Propt:rty, Class 6_____ ____ 0_7_::::·:::::: /,/ .... ___________::::: :fl._'t__---------·-----· _ .25 -------,-;1--·· -------#,-----7r------- Intangible Personal Property. Class 2 _____ ____ .,----- ------ -- ,, 1920 Stonewall District To J. G. MYERS, Treasurer of Rockingham County, Dr. 0 ~ ~ "d" Subjects of Taxation VALUATION a. ..... ..... ~ a, ..... >"l AMOUNT OF STATE TAX CO. & DIS. LEVJES RI. Est. & Tana-. Pr'p . .25 Co. Purposes .10 Co. Schools .45 Co. Roads Bonds and I nt.•03 .40 Dist. School s .35 Dist . Roads := Total Intangibles .30 TOTAL $1.58 -SA;:. ATI ON TAX.......................................... .......................................... /.................................. /.......................................... .......................... .............. :::: :::::::::::::....::::::! :::z::::: :::z:. . ::::; :::::::::::::::. c:r.::::: :~: I:::::::::::::::::::: :::,.::r:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::9.3::::::::::::::::::::::::::z: ?z:::: Real E st ate ....................A ..............R..............P ............................ Tana-ible P ersonal Prop., Sched . B ..................................... Intana-ible Per s 'l Prop., Cl ass 1.............. ............,,.....r ... .. .25 1,................................. .................................................................... .........- .2 1................................ .......................~........................................... .............. P ers'! Prop ., Class 3 .......................................... Pers'! Prop., Class 5..............................,........... Pers'! Prop ., Class 4, Money ............................ P er s'! Prop., Class 6........................................ I nta n a-ible Pers'! P r op., Class 2.......................................... .80 Intana-ible Intangible Intana-ible Intana-ible .so 1............, ................, ...................................................................... .. .............. .80 I····.........................,................................ ...................................................... I····................ ............ ,.......................... .............. ........................................ .20 1.................... ........................................................ .......................... .............. .35 • .85 ./.............................................. . .................... ........,. ......... ... 1..... ......... .......................................................................... ....... ............................ .............. ' ........................................... ...~..··· .............. .......................... 1............ .. ........................................................................... ...... .................... ...... ............... ................. .............. ............................ ....... ~............................... 1.............. TOTA L .................................................................................... .............. / .................................. ............................ .............. ...................../ I F ive p er -cent P en a lty fo r non-paym~::a~e; : ; :..:e;:::u::. .~~~~:: : :::: ::: : ::: : : ::: : : : : ::::::::::::::I:::::::::::::::::::: :::::::::::::: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :::::::::::::: ::::::::::::;::::7 ::l~: ::::i~~ ~.~. J~. ;1.. .t...........;...... <"?. ewall ~~strict Sto~A To· J . G: MYERS, Treasurer of Rockingham County, Dr. R..... .................................................................................... 1921 l/ .......... I �" . .,. M..................... ........................ ........................ ........... ........................ ...... .... Stonewall District To J. G~ MYERS, Treasurer of Rockingham County, Va., Dr. 1922 ~il' TAXES AND LEVIES, ' 1922 H Subjects of Taxation County Rate VALUATION of Intangibles .20 I Co. and Dist. Levies, RI. County Purposes .18 County Roads .30 County Schools .40 i: i~ -~ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 - - - - - - -:;:~ I~ Est. & Tang. Property Bonds and Interest District Schools District Roads ~~ AMOUNT OF AMOUNT OF _S_T_A_T_E~T_A_X __ ,._ _C_O_U_N _ TY_~T_A_X __ .81 .25 .32 $1.50 TOTAL TAX :::I:::::.~: .~.~'.:·.::::::·.::·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.::~:::·.·.·.·.·.·.:·.:·.·.::; :::::T::v.:z:::: · ··:;··· :............ ....JJ:: :: ::·: : : ::: : : :::::1:::.:: ····· · · · ······ Real Estate........ .... P .... .. ..... ............ .25 .....A ...............R ................P ..................... . .25 .....A ...... .... R Tangible Personal Property, Schedule B ........ ............... . . 25 Intangible Pers'! Prop., Class . 35 I ntangible Pers'! Prop ., Class $ ................... .... ... ......... ... .. . .80 Intangible Pers') Prop;, Class 4, Mo1:111Y......................... . 20 Intangible Pers') Prop., Class 6........ . · . ............................ . .35 Intangible Pers') Prop .• Class 2 .................. . 85 ................................................................................... :::J.. . .. ··························· ······1----~1 TOTAL................................................................... .................... ....... ...... .... .... ......... ........... . Five per-cent Penalty for non-payment Before Dec em her 1, 1922................................... .. :........ ............................... ......................... ......... . ., Total Tax and Penalty................................... ............................... ............ .................... .... ......... .. ······················ ··J·31.r·· "1:\:~ .,. .J::\~. .£2.,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . ..... . . . . . . . . ;.-· · · · M 1924 Stonewall District To J. A. GARBER, Treasurer of Rockingham County, Va., Dr. County County County County TAXES AND LEVIES, 1924 Subjects of Taxation Purposes .17½ Roads .28 Schools .75 Bonds & In!:._~ I .35 District Roads Total County and District Levies $1.57½ lnt'bles Class 1 (Rds) .20 lnt'bles Class 5 (Rds) .30 Mchts. Cap., Class 2, (Rda••30, Sch••75) $1.05 STATE TAX COUNTY TAX TOTAL TAX CAPITATION TAX ................................ ............ .......... ..... . .3...b.A......\.......R..l.k...P .... . \ . ~..I:;.).... A..............R..............P ............ Real Estate ..............A. .............R.............. P ... .... Real Eatate .25 Real Eatate .............. .2-5 '.c);......................d.... .25 Tangible Peraonal Property, Schedule B. ....... .25 lntanirible Pers'! Prop., Class 1................ .................... ... . .35 Intangible Pers'! Prop., Class 5 .. , ................................ . . .80 Intangible Pera'! Prop., Class 4, Money......... ...... ........ . .20 Intangible Pers'! Prop., CI,jss 6 ................. .35 Intangible Pers'I Prop., Class 2 ............... . .85 ................................. ................................. ...... 1,·====c.:.··;.c··;.c·· .......... . .................. ~ ................... . . . . . ..........~~.-;i TOTAL ................................. ................. Five ~~·1 ::::c::::::;:::::~~~~::~: :~: : : : : : : : :::: ::: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :·: : : : : : : : ·: : : ·: :·.: : : : : : : : :. ::::::::::::::::::i ::J.~~ .E.... . .:. . ... .... . . . . . ... .'. . . . . .~. . .~. .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 1925 t ................. Ston'ew;;District To J. A. GARBER, Treasurer of Rockingham County, Va., Dr. I County Purposes .15 District Roads .35 County Roads .28 County Schools .75 Tetal County ?.nd County Bonds & Int. .07 ' District Levies $1 .60 Int'blea Class 1 (Rds) .20 lnt' bles Class 2 and 5 (Rds) 30 Mcht s. Cap., (Rds. . 30, Sch . .75) $1.05 STATE TAX COUNTY TAX TOTAL TAX TAXES AN D LEVIES, 1925 Subj ects of Taxation VALUATION CAPITATION TAX .................................... Real Estate ..............A. ....•....•...R .... _ .......P ... ... . Real ... R/..t-.... P.... / .Ll./) .. Estate ..............A. ............. n .... . Real ~atate . . J . 1....A / ....... R.. ............. .25 .25 Tane-ible ·Personal Property, Schedule B. 9.~ l ntan,:-ible Pen'! Prop., Ciaos 1............... . ·35 lntaacible Pers'! P r op., Class 5 ................ ················.-,.~· · .80 lntaagiblc Per&'l Prop., Class 4, Money.... · .20 . ....... ... . ................ ~.t ..1 .25 lntan i:ible P•rs'l Prop., Class 6 ................ ··· .35 lntangible Pers'} Prop., Class 2 ............... . .85 :::1.::·.: :: (.ierchants Capital.. ................................. ..... -"·=====c:. a== ,- - - --,············ cc·===== ··a·1.············1,·"'-==== "-· TOTAL ................................. ................. .. ... ........ ..... . Five per.cent Peaalty for non-payment Before Decem.ber 1, 1925.............................. . Total Tax and Pen,.lty ..................... . ==1r . ... . 1.. ·· ·····/ . . . . .1..i.· ........ k.. 7. .."-.. �M ·····························-····-·-·---- - 1 926 - - - - ............................. St'lnewall D ist r ict To J. A . G A RBER, Treasurer of Rockin g h a m County, Va, Dr. - - -- - - - -- -- - .., :,;i T AXES AND LEVIES 1926 Co unty P urp oses .12 District Roads .35 Count y Ro a ds · .32 Cou n ty Schools .78 Total County a r. d Coun ty Bonds and Int •. 13 District Levie s $1 .70 lnt'bles Cla ss 1 (Rds ) .20 Int' bles Class 5 (Rd s) .30 Mchts. Cap., Class 2, (Rd s. .30, Sch. .75) $ 1.0 5 ""i; l< Subjects of Taxation P age _________________ ___ "Co ~ ~ VALUATION ~ Li ne ................... . U) 0 S' - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 · - - - - - - l~iL CAPITATION TAX Real Estate .............. A .............. R .............. P ...... ..... .... ..... ... . .25 R eal Esta te .. ............A. ............. R .............. P ... .. ... ..... ... .. .. ... . . 25 Re a l Estate .............. A. ............. R .............. P .. .... .. ... ...... .. ... . . .25 Tangible Pers ona l Property, Schedule B •. ... ... ... .. .. ... .. .... . .25 Intangible Pers'l Prop., Class 1. ...................... .................. . .50 Inta n g ible Pers'l Prop., Cla ss 5 ................. .... ... .. .... .... ..... . .50 I n t a n g ible Pers'l Pro p., Cla ss 4, Money.. .. ..... .... ... ... .... .... . .20 Intan gible Pers'l Prop., Class 6 ... u--------··· .... .. ..... .. ..... .... .. .35 I n t a ngible Per s') Prop., Class 2 ................ ..... ....... ..... .... ... 1.00 .. ~~~~:~~. ~~·~· · · . . .~.~~~.~~~}P..T:3~~-.. .!....... ~.~.~~.~...• AX ·················· ............ ························ .................................... : :::: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::r ::: : ::::::::::::::::· M erchants Ca pital .......................................... ...... . --- ····· ··· ··········· ·· i - - - - - -1 Tota l Tax and Penalty...................... ........... ....... :... .. ....... .... . ....... .. ... ... .. . ...... .. .... .. ... .. .. ..... ...... .. .. .... .. .. ... ......... ... .. .. . .... .-....... .1.31 M ............. :. .....................-'. ............... ~ ....... -.................................,..... ................................................ S tone,;,"'all Dist rict To J. A. GARBER, Treasurer of Rocking h a m C ounty, Va., Dr. 1927 .... :8 TAXES A ND LEVIES 1927 Subject~ of Taxation Page................... . . o ui VALUATION <II- ~ L ine.. ........ ........... I,County Purpesea County Roads County Schools 1 I Distri ct Ro a d s .20 .30 .83 .33 T ok i Couaty an d Di:strict Le vies $ 1.C8 Mercha nts. Ca pital, (Roa ds .3 0c, School .83) $ 1.1 3 STATE TAX COUNTY TAX T OTA:C TAx · - CAPITATION TAX ,, Real Esta le ··-····· ,...A. ............. R. ............. P ...... .............. .. . ••••••••••••••••••{• • • • oh , , , ,',. , , , 00 !teal £state .............. A. .........•... R. ........ _ ... P Real Estate ..............A. ..•..•.......R. .............P .. .. ...... .. ... . Tangible Personal Property, Schedule B. Intangible Pers'! Prop., Class 1. .• - .•....•..•. .&0 Intangible Pera1 Prop., Class 5 .......... ·-··· .50 Intangible Pera'! Prop~ Claes 4, Money.... .. ........ ...... .. .20 Intangible Pen1 Prop., Claas 6 .. ·-··-······· ..... .. ... ...... . .85 lntangible Pen1 Prop., Claas 2 ... - ........... ................ ··· .. · .. .85 . . ----- ~ -·· ···-······-············-·····-···1--------1 ---- ----==··-·1........... . . ...... ... ......... ··········· ·,TOTAL---------o·--···-··-•·------··· ........................ .......................................... .........,........ ... . Merchant• eapltal Fh,e pe~cent Penalty for non-payment . Befwe December l, 1927..... _ ...••....... Total Tax aad Peft!llty... -······- ··- ······· ...................... .. .. .. ... .. ... ................ . ~ ( .. ....... ............... ... 1- ......i38 �No ........................ . . ......... .... Stonewall District _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ........................................................................................................ VI:lGINIA, Dr. Real Estate & Tang. Per. Maehinery Prop. & Tools ~o J. A. GARBER, Treasurer of Rockingham County, Virginia State Taxes and Local Levies---1928 Personal Property . Page ....... ...Linc . Income . . . . . . . . Page ... ....... .Line . .. ..... . Land SUBJECTS OF TAXATION Page,!,/ 1. Linc 7_ State Rate on $100 Value County County County District r; Levy School Levy Road Levy ltoad Levy .... . . ..... Levy Total.. oca State Taxes $ .32 .83 .25 .35 .83 .25 .35 Total Local Levies on $100 Capital $ .32 .. .. $1.75 Rate Merchants' .83 .30 $1.75 $1.13 tate axes and Local Levies FOR STATE TAXATION ONLY State Capitation Tax ... ................. ............. . NONE NONE. .so NONE NONE .20 NONE NONE ... ················· ·· .. ... $ Bonds, Notes and Other Evidences of Debt $ Money Shares of Stock .so NONE NO N E . Bonds of Counties, Cities, Towns and Districts .35 NONE NONE Moneyed Capital in Competition with National Banks Capital not Otherwise Taxed ..... .......... .... ...... ............ ..... ..... Income : l ½ o/n on first $3,000; 2½o/n on next 2,000; 3o/n on excess over $5,000 .. ....................... . 1.10 NONE NONE .85 NONE NONE . NONE NONE . FOR LOCAL TAXATION ONLY Local Capitalization Tax ...... .............. .. .................. ......... NONE . NONE ...... ... .. .. ... ......... Tangible Personal Property NONE--. NONE $1.75 Machinery and Tools Merchants' Capital Real Estate Real Estate Real Estate Real Estate . /) ····.··.·.·.·.· .·.·.·.·.,.·.·.·:...i·.·•.·.·ii·"' · ·. ·· .,.~. t. . · · ·····1r· ··· .. I .. ........... ...............1.. .1 . .....I.. ..... ... Acres NONE NONE 1.75 NONE NONE 1.13 NONE NONE. 1.75 .... Acres NONE NONE 1.75 ...... Acres NONE NONE 1.75 $ .. ··;::···. ;/; .................... J .... ............. ......... ... . ... $ Total Taxes, Levies and Penalty $ .. Total Taxes, Levies and Penalties to June 16, 1929 ... .................. .. $. 6% Interest frqm June 16, 1929, to date of payment .... /..<..... /5 . ..'),... !...X I 3 5<1,, Penalty June 16, 1929 ........... . .................... $. ,. ....r.. ........... .... Acres NONE 1.75 NONE CRED I TS Total Local - - - = = - - - , - - -.----,-----,----;-- -.,----- I- - -T_o_t_al_ S_t_a t_e_ T_a_x_es_ _ _ _ _ _ _...,_ $ _ ___,_ _.....:L=ev~i= es= ---=---'= $ ·===== = ···$ D ate Account Amount So/n Penalty December 6. 1928 ....... .... ................... $ .ro - •$ .... $ .}J - - - - - - -- - -- - - - - · - - ' $ _. _.-----'-----'---'-T'-'o-'-ta"-'1--'T-"ax _ es = , -=L=-e:..v.:.ie::s:,,__ Penalties and Interest Received Payment: Date ... ... . .. .... .Treasurer �(J !. _____________ ... ~ LAW OFFICES OF ~AMMER & ~AMMER ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS AT LAW ao,4-.=5 rlRST NATIONAL 8ANK &LOO. MARRISONBURG, VA. � 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 Naylor, Cassie - Shifflett, Ahaz Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context roach-robert-estate.pdf Title A name given to the resource Roach, Robert Estate Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Near Sandy Bottom Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 225, 225-a Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Roach