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ROCKINGHAM COUNTY
NAME OF CLAIMANT
#332 - Roach , John W.
·
80
Number of Acres:
Location:
Near Sandy Bottom.
Roads :
Two miles of fair dirt road to Spotswood Trail near Swift Run ;
thence four miles to Elkton.
Soil:
Sandy clay is deep and fertile in the cleared portions and somewhat rocky in the wooded area with moderate 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 cut over repeatedly in the past . The present
stand consists of mixed oaks, some poplar and hickory .
Improvements:
(See reverse side)
Acreage and value of type~:
Types
Value per acre
Acreage
Total Value
Ridge:
Slope:
17
@
$3 . 00
~51 . 00
Cove:
?
@
5 . 00
3o.OO
24
(?/,
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20 . 00
480 . 00
g
@
10 . 00
90 . 00
23
@
20 . 00
80
460 . 00
$1116 . 00
Value of Land: $ 1116 . 00
400 . 00
Grazing Land:
Fields Restocking:
Cultivated Land:
Orchard:
Minerals :
Value of Improvements: $400 . 00
150 . 00
Value of Orchard: $ 150 . 00
50 . 00
~1716 . 00
Value of Minerals: $
Value of Fruit: $
Value of Timber: $
Value of Wood: $ 50. 00
Value per acre for tract: $ 21 . 45
Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $
NONE
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�IMPROVEMENTS:
Dwelling:
Log , 16x21', kitchen 16xl6xl0' (attached) 2 story
porch 8xl0' , brick and stone flues, poor condition, occupied by owner
Barn: Log 20x30xl2', metal roof, shed attached, fair condition .
Hen house : Frame, 8xl0x6', shing le roof, fair condition.
Granary: Frame, 12xl4xl0', shingle roof , fair condition.
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Grazing - Tillable
Resto c king
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�Claim of_ _______ A. _E. _Wyant L_ Lien _oredi tor _of John_ vV . _Roach _____________ _
In the Circuit Court of_ __ .R.Q9.ki.u.g.lla~___________ County, Virginia, No.L'L~1, At Law.
The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. __Cas.sandr.a_ttkins._.a.m__o.th.era________________________________________ _
more or less, of land in __fl.9_Q.!_g_I!gAA_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_J_t..9_~~J~~J!).___________ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this
as his answer to said p~tition and to said notice.
E ._ ~
A t ___
· ________
M y name 1s
~--------------------------------------------------·v"trant
My post office address is ______ ~~!.9-_cg_•_,__'l{JJ"..B~±!I~·---------- -----------------I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought
to be condemned, containing about_ _____ ):_?J________ acres, on which there are the following
buildings and improvements: ___ ..Dw.ftll.ing_.arul._ou..t._ln1il..d..ir:ig_s _____________________ _
.
·· m
__ _,________ __ ________ v·1rg1ma,
Elkton
6 __ __ m1·1es f rom ________
· 1ocat ed a b ou t ________
. 1and 1s
Th1s
the_?.~_q_:g~_y'{_~J_J____ 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 right1 title, estat~ or interest he 4as in or to the tqtct or
parcel of land described above.) A ien oredi tor of John vV • .ttoa oh by virtue
of two deeds of trust executed by John ,v . Roach to H. ·' l. Wyant, Trustee, April
30, 1927, an-d-S-ept-.--1-s-;--1-<}2:Y;--tro--se-aur-e-not~-o-:f--$200-.--ee--anct-bund--uf--$25fr;OO--re sp e o t 1 ve 1¥-,---p.a.yab-le--t-0--A.. -.E .. _..W.yant_, __to.get.her__wi.th_int..e.re.at_.fi!om.._dat.e ..____ ----The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follo,w s:
North __________________ _________________ ___________ ___ __ ___ ____ __ ______ __________ __
South ___________ __ _______ ______ ______ _________ ________ _____ ____ __ ______ ___ ________ _
East ______________________________________________________________________________ _
West ______________________________________________________________________________ _
I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year__1.9.2.5___ in the
following manner:
.S..e.e_lie~Hls __o_f__:trW:tt_.d.-u.ly__:r.e_<tor_4.ed__in.t.ll.e__Ql_~k'_e_.P_!:fJ_qe__Qf_JlQ_o.kiMb.~Jn
Gou.nt_y_, __in Deed_Book No._138_,_ at ~a_g_e_47;_ ang._Deed Book_No.133_,_..:g.195
I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $----------------· I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest,
in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $----------------·
I am the owner of_ ___ ________ __ __ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or
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).
Witness my signature (or my name and mark attached hn:;,~o) _this_.:-=.l.Ei ______ ___ day
. ! ' : : ~--------------- ~
oLJ£~Jrr:uaryJ9~J.--, ~
STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF__ _R.o.c.ti..:ogha.m___________ , To-wit:
The undersigned hereby certifies that_ __,4_. __.I::;_._J.lyant_____ __ ___ ____ __ __ ______ _____ __
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,
#_"?::t~~ '. ,___.. ., __________ _
this ___ J.6 ____________day ofli'.librJJar..V:•- ll l5
.i1er1E d Mre C11~peeiul Invostigata~
~ y Pahlis, er Jysti@e of=tlre J2ea@e.
Commissioner in Chancery for the
Circuit Court of Roekingham County, Virginia
�Claim of_ __________ , u.
L. _
fAJ •_C?W __ "-. ____________ " ____________________________ _
In the Circuit Co~rt of_ __@g-_-,:/~~..'.·~--_1~______ County, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law.
The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. _____________________________________________________________________________ _
--------------------- .--· ei2,..c ---- .-
&_~_
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--------------. --..----------------------
=--------- ----Count y, V1rgmia, Defendant s.
more or less, of land m ________
The undersigned, in answer to the peti ion 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 saJd petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit
---- County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this
Court oL_~4 ¥l ~
as
h~ya~:::
sai_ peti, ~d toz .d~
ice. {. ________________________________ _
---------- ---------- ---------- -_ -~
My post office address is ________ ~
I claim a right, title, estate ·or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought
to be condemned, containing about_ ____ __()_ __ _______ acres, on which there are the following
_;:,/4_~_____ t:L ___ _.._____ _
------~f3 ____ ... _~
buildings and improvem ents ;____
----- 41-f! -rffe . ,_ l!j _( _ ~( __ le I ___ , )&{_ _____________________________________________ _
ff
1 .
This land is located about_ ___, _______ miles from __ _&__ _ ___________________ Virginia, in
the .~ . J_•_..!tt _____ Magistetia l District of said County.
I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner,
and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner,
he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or
parcel of land described above.) ,
---------- ---------- ---------- ------------------- ---------- ---------- --- ' ----~
The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows:
North _____ ___________S. Pa _,_ 1-1 •__ hk ___ --------------------------------------South _______________ lJa __ 1 ___ , <___ ·:44 ------------------------------------East ________________ Si_<..<.t _ , ___ )') ~,.., • ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- /'1_ d- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----West_ ________________ S, _~- ~ -1 _____
I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to his property about the year__L.9-~-~---in the
following manner:
___________________ @ t ~ 1, .,.- __ >k~•..1 ' - -1- - __ r ___ JJ _ ,.1 , __________ __________ _____ _
I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $_ #.S:P_'l_~0 --· I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest,
in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvem ents thereon is $ ___,_~ _t_ _'__~-----·
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 informatio n as to
this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a
description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds ).
Remarks--; ______________________ ____ __ _______________ ___ _____ ____-- -- _-··· - - - --- --- -- _
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back).
Witness my signature (or my name and mark attached hereto) thi ___ j£__'1_ ______ day
oL_ 11 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - , 193~.
I
STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF___ __ ---------- -------- , To-wit:
---------- ---------- ----__ _ ~
The undersigne d hereby certifies t
oath that the matters
made
and
him
before
peared
personally
claimant
named
above
the
an_d things / p p ~ i n his above ~ r a r e true to the best of his knowledge and belief,
~P1. ____________________ _
,:_
Id .:--~-ttJ.tLi.1 . .
th1s ___ ]
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day oL ________,___ ~~'.-~~~~- ;/__-;z_.B_ ____ _
Peace.
Ji~r ofcialtheInvestigat
Clerk of the Court, ~
Notary Public, or
or or
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�eounty: Rockin,_;ham
District : Stone~ll
}3,S2 -
noach, J hn , •
Acreare Glaimed: 80
Assessed: 70 AL
Deed: 50 (1917 by
deed. C nsideratton ~ot given
Val~e Clatmed: ~4500 . 00
n $800 . 00
his 10 .'.. 1s assess "d 1n
the name of fJe n1el ~.hifflett
Looat1 m:
Near Sandy Bottom.
as a part of his 1 '9 ~\.- 120 P
a tract all of which is anIncumbrances , oa 1nter clai lti >r laos: None known . side of the parlc area.
·s011:
Sandy clay is deep na ertile in the cleared portions and
some what rocky in the ooded area,with moderLte slopes and
northwest and so•1thwest exposure .
Roads:
Two mites off ir dirt road to Spots.cod ~rail near S, 1ft lun ;
thence f J ~r miles to ~lkton.
~iistor;y
o.r
tract blU condLtio~ of tl~~er: Mcst of the tr~ct vas cleared
many ye<irs ago a'lct bas been grazed ,. nd cultiv'="tod sl. cc. '•he
wooded area has been c·1t ov-~ r repeatedly in the Jast . '"he
present stand consists of mixed oaks, eone poplar and hickory.
It is estimated to cut an avera,:?"e of 10 cords of fuel mod :per
acre or a total of 2o0 cords valued
o0¢ per cord - - 120 . 00
Improvements :
welling: Log 15x2l', kitchen 1·x1oxlO'(att aohed} 2 story,
porch 8xl0 ' , brick and stone flues, poor condition , occupied
by owner
.500 . 00
B rn: Log 20x30xl2', metal roof, shed ~ttached,
fii'T"r condition -12!5 . 00
Hen h:.)use:
r .'ne 8xl0x6', shlil/ le roo , fair
c~nuition - lj . 00
Gran ry: .i1rame 12xl4x10', s1inele roof, filir cJnditi ,) n- 40.00
llo · 99le tre s ·nd 34 peacn trnes v·l~ed l ·1 . tiO _er
tree
~08 . 00
888.bO
Ty,;:ie
Cove
Slope
J.t"'
g
F c
Value
per acre
. .1.crea.ge
7
,~.oo
17
3. 00
24
25 . 00
20 . 00
o . 00
23
-80
9
'l1 ot· 1 val 1e of land
Total va ' J.e of i".J.)rovements
Total v 11e of tiinbe r
Total v lue of tract
Average vol e per acre
1310. 00
888 . 50
125 . 00
2328. 50
29.ll
r:,otal
V<J.. •. ue
..:;3o . 60
51 . 00
600 . 00
~7..:> . 00
04 .00
l315 . 00
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The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. </span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span>
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ROCKINGHAJ.1 COUNTY
NAME OF CLAIMANT
J 220 - Roach, Charles
Number of Acres: 10
Location:
Near Sandy Bottom, and.entirely within the Park area.
Roads:
Two miles of fair dirt road to Spotswood Trail near Swift
Run; thence four miles to Elkton.
Soil:
Sany c:).ay of good depth and fair fertility with moderate
slopes and southwest e~posure .
History of Tract and condition of timber:
.tl. portion of this tract was
cleared many
years ago and was cultivated for sometime . It has been neglected for the past 10 or 12 years and has g~own up into locust
briers , and etc .
The wooded area has been cut over repeatedly . Present stand consists of yellow pine and mixed oaks.
Improvements:
Dwelling :
l4xl8' , l½ story , paper roof , 2 rooms, one of
which is ceiled and in fair condition, occupied by owner.
Hen house: ,Fra.,_"TI.e, 8xl0x8' , paper roof, fair condition .
Acreage and value of types:
Types
Acreage
Value per ·acre
Total Value
5
$3 . {)0
tl5 . 00
Grazing Land:
1
20 . 00
20 . 00
Fields Restocking :
4
Ridge:
Slope:
Cove:
Cultivated Land:
10 . 00
10
40 . QO
$75100
Orchard:
305 . 00
Minerals:
Value of Land: $ 75 . 00
Value of Improvements: $
305 . 00
25 . 00
:,40 5 . QO
Value of Orchard: $
Value of Minerals : $
Value of Fruit: $
Value of Timber: $
ValueofWood: $ 25 . 00
Value per acre for tract: $
40 . 50
Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE .
�Claim of__Mrs . _Charles _RQaoh ___ _______________ _____________ ·- -------------------In the Circuit Court of__..Ro.akingbam ________ County, Virginia, No._1..a2.9__ , At Law.
The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs._ Cassandra_ Laws on Atkins ,._ et _als . ,__and_ 52 ,156l~cres __________ _
more or less, of land in ________ Ro_ckingham _______ 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.kingh.an:L ____ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this
as his answer to said petition and to said notice.
My name is ______ ~ ..- -Char.le.s _Ro.ach. ------------------------,- -----------My post office address is ___ _Jlkt on . ~'Virggi.J~,--~~Jf!.P_!.i~-----------------I claim a right, title-, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought ·
to be condemned, containing about_ ____tQ~_----~--acres, on which there are the following
buildings and improvements=---- ~ -Q.~-~lJ.J_:gg_J_19~ ~~..,__ll~1LAQ.\l_~~., __4tl-9.__Vl§.1-l .._ ____ _
This land is located about_ __ six _____ miles from _____ ]Uk_t_on. ______ _________ Virginia, in
the_ S.t-on.e.wall___ 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 _ovm er .
- -- - -------------------- - -- - -----------------------------------------
The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follo,ws:
North __ ___ :Serna.rd ·_Royar . - v__________________________________________________ __
South ____ _JJllll:l Bu.me~ .. -..· ----------------------------------------------- -------East ______J.o..hnGo-0den ___________________________________________________ ·_____ _
West ______ J ohn Burn er ----------------------------------------------- ----------I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year __ .1..9.0B_ __ in the
following manner: .
_ by deed _ from _Herbert _ Roy er--------------------------------------------- ------.
I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $_),§.9_Q.!.9_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 $ __J.,{>9_Q.! Q_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 by metes and bounds ).
_all o·:r- the _ land _I own ,. _a.rd IIJY. _____ ___ __ ·
Remarks· ___ This _props1rty:t-
is
fam i:l,.y is_ dependent u:pgn_me _for su:p.12.ar t •-----------------------------------
_, ---------- --------------- - --------- - - ------- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back).
ll _____ ~day1
Witness my signature (or my name and mark atta<;h~ hereio~--~
ft
___ ~~~f~ ~ ~~~
3 ~- :;;.- of_
STATE dF '-VlRGINIA, OOUNTY OF ____ .Ro.o.kingham.. _________ , To-wit:
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The undersigned hereby certifies that_ ______ ..Mr..s. .. _..G.h.ar J.ruLRo.a.ch _______________ _
the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters
o
~ ~ ~ - and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief,
: : ~ ; this ___ !~~~---------day of_ ~~!>?-:.~!l.1-__ --,
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6>, _1._ -------------------------------Claim of_ ________________ __ __
In the Circuit Court of_ __________________________ County, Virginia, No, ___ ----, At Law.
The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Vir ~:;nia, Pet1
tioner, vs. ___________________________ . -----------------------------------·.: 'JJG 1Gt (,_,
----------------------, ----------------- -------·- ---------- ---------·
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more or less, of land in ___~ -~ --.r ___________ County, Virginia, ·~:.:-~1d~~t;.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 filin of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit
Court of__ - ~__ _/4 ___ 7 _"_1._~---- County, Virginia, asks leave of the · Court to file this
as his answer to said petition ani to said notice. · .
_ L a _ / __ Qq,-1,,_ ___________________________ _____ _
My name is _____________
C
!t __
Cfa_ ___ -----------------------------My post office address is __ ___ ___ j:'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_ ___L__o___________ acres, on w~ h there are the following
buildings and improvements :_____ )±,_ ___ ~ --~
--~A.~-------- ---------------------
-------------Virginia, in
This land is located abouL ____(;,______ miles from ______ ~
the.J!r"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.)
_____________________________S tr -u... _ M
i,-, i _ -
__ _________ _______________ _ ___________ _
The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows:
North _____________ <1, ____________ l, 1,. _ -i.-'I,_ _______________________________________ _
h
South _______________ ______--fA)_(i2~ ---------------------------------------------East _____________ {/ ___ ___ _ -t1J _ '). .1 ____ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - West_ ___________ __U ,/), __/i __fh ,---- I -- ·----------------------------------------I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year_ Ak_L _in the
following manner:
_________________________13..t.; J ----- - ----------------------------------------------I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $___ S_s: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 $___,r:_r~_~_II_ ___ ,
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 :,
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,.\'t1~~~s-~~-:~~:~~'~: ~r my name
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and ~
d
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF___f:-}f- - -.(,A i_J:tm=--:--;-_- yo-wit:
The undersigned hereby certifies that~ ~ - ~----- --------- -----the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters
. I
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Clerk of the Court, o~ial .Investi_gator or
Notary Public, or Justice of t:.
�Claim of_ ___ A. _E. Wyant, _Lien creditor_ of_ Charles_Roaoh ________________ _
At Law.
In the Circuit Court of_ __liO_Qtill€b.aJ!L __________ County, Virginia,
The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. __ Oas sandra Atkins _and_ others___ _______________ _____________ ________ _
No.LtY.!1,
· · Def endant s.
_______ count y, v·1rgmia,
-n.o-ham
Roe ki_,..=________
· __________
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_ __ijQ_Q)g.ngb,am __________ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this
as his answer to said ·petition and to said notice.
.
.
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My name 1s ________ _A._.E._]~ant _______ ~----------------------- -------------My post office address is ___________ Baldo..r~_Yir.ginia~- ---------------------I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought
to be condemned, containing about_ _______ _lQ ___ ____ acres, on which there are the following
buildings and improvements :_.J)w._e_lllng__h9JlSe__am__on_t__]:)JJ.il_cliri,g_i3- ______________ _
·
______ ___ _____ ___________ v·1rg1ma,
·· m
_m1·1es f rom ____Elkton
6
· Iocat ed a b ou t ___________
· 1an d 1s
Tl11s
· t of sai'd Count y.
· · 1 o·1st ric
· t eria
__ ______ ___ __ Mag1s
Stonewall
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 right1 title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or
parcel of land described above.) A lien creditor of Charles Roach by virtue
of a deed of trust executed by Charles Ro_aoh0 to H. wi Wyant, Trustee, December
s, 1927, to -sEf<fur-e -rfote--rn--the--sum-o r-t .~ -o --~ -p-a-ya-rrle--to--Rei-ne-~v'f;--wya.nt-1md--a s s igned to -m-e-,- --t-oge-t-he.r.-w-i-th---in-t.e.r-est-..lrom.''.~ .t.e-.-------------------- -------------- -----
The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follo,w s:
North ___________________________________________________________ ___ ______ __ ____ __ __
South _____ __ ___ __ ________ __ ________ _____ ___ ______ ___ ______ _____ ____ ____ ___ __ __ ____ _
East ___ _____ __ _____ ___ __ ____ _______ ______ _____ _______________ ______ __________ ______
West ______________________________________________________________________________ _
I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year_l~?J____in the
following manner:
_See _d eed _of _trust_ ciul][_reoorded _in_ the_ Clerk's_ Office_ of _Rockingham
_Count~..__ in_ Deed _Book No. _139 ,._ at_11ag_e _437 •------------------- - -----------I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $------- -- -------· I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest,
in and to this. tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $----------------·
I am the owner 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).
Remarks· ----- ----- - ---- - ------------- -------- - - - ----------------------- -----------
------------------------ --·--------------------- --------------------------- t ---------- ------------------ - - - ----- - - ------------- -- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back).
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off_;~:;;;~~~i~~~ ~~ my name and
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STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF___lio..o.king,ha.m. ___________ , To-wit:
The undersigned hereby certifies that_ _____A.....__~_._ _\jy_an:ta_ ___ ____ __ _____ __________ __ _
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 ____ ~_G_ ___ ________ day of__ F_~!>~",!'h~~~~
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Commis s ioner in Chancery for the
Circuit Court of Rockingham County , Virg inia.
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�county: Rockingham
District: Stonewall
#220 - Roach, Chas. R.
Acrea1;;e Claimed:
lO
$550.00
Va l1e Cl a i med:
Loca t ion:
Assessed:
ft
10
50 . 00
Deed: 10
" $10. 00(1923)
Nea r Sand-1 Bottom and e ntirely withi n t he park area .
I ncumbrance s, counter cla ims or l a ps: None .
,'.
I
..§2ll:
..
S• ndy clay o f good depth und f air f ertili ty with mode ru te
slo,pes and s ,')uth test exposure .
I
I
t oads:
'rwo miles of f ai r d1rt road to Spotswood Trail near Swift
Hun; thence f our miles t ) Elkton.
Ht s t ory of t ract ,.and co nd1 ti on of timber:
.A portion of
t his tract was
al.eared many years ago and was cultivated for some time.
I t has been neg lect ed 'or t he past 10 or 1 8 yea rs a -1'1 has
gr o·m up i nt o locust, bri e rs nd etc. The wooded area has
bee, cut over repea tedly . Present s tand consists of yel l ow
pi 11e and mixed oaks. I t is est i ma ted t ) cut 4 cords of
fuel , ood 9er a cre ~ 50¢
; 20 . 00
Improvements: Dwel tt ns: Frame 14xl8', 1 \- story , paper r ,)of , 3 rooms, one
of whi ch is coiled and i n fair c:>nditi on, oooupied by
owner -~22b . OO
He n h t>-1s e: Fr ame 8xl0x8 ' • paper roo t , fa ir c ondi t 1o n- 20 . 00
245.oo
Va lue o f l an1 by ty pes:
Va l ue
Tyee
;per aore
'iY3 • J6
Slope
F g
F r
10. 00
o. oo
Total
Value
1,30 . 00
10 . 00
20. 00
60 . 00
Tota l value of l a.nd
rot al va lue o f' i mpr ovements
Tota l va lue o f t i nbe r
Tota l vu l u e o f . , ract
Avera 8 V '1 l Ue per aore
¢60 . 00
24~.oo
20 . 00
1325.06
21.67
�#220 - Roar
Charles R.
County : Rockinghar.1
District: Stonewall
Eoses
Sh iff lett ·
G. k orris
D. Scot
Roach
W. Roa ch
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Slope - Grazing
Restocking
Scale - l" - 20 chains
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Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings
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The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. </span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span>
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1925-1935
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Snp001
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Roach, Charles
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# 274 - Reed , Kelly
Number of Acres: 20
Location:
ee
R1 m , "'nd enti ,,.ely .,i thin tlie :?c.1·k area .
Roads:
Jour miles via dirt ro~ds to Port R9public , the nearest
sbippin~ poi .t.
Soil:
S:..i.ndy loLi.Il , slope t·,_e of u. f:.::ir clept:. :1ne
ertilit:· .
':'he mero ,,.__,rt· hl i sa I ti,..,,ber h(..G b'-'en
History of Tract and condition of timber:
rer.oved fro:1 t: is tr,.ct. 'L1c, re c.i .ir:L, stLnd. consists of
sr:Lll O:iks e,,ila ...,:.ort leu.l pine . ~ ~ b ,ut t:ire ~ cords of fuel
wood ~er ucre - 00 cords of rood .
Improvements:
None .
Acreage and value of types :
Types
Acreage
Total Value
Value per acre
Ridge:
Slope:
,rlGO . 00
20
Cove:
Grazing Land:
F'ields Restocking:
Cultivated Land:
Orchard:
Tot"' l
,.100 . 00
Minerals:
Value of Land: $ 100 . 00
Value of Improvements: $
Value of Orchard: $
Value of Minerals : $
Value of Fruit: $
Value of Timber: $
Value of Wood: $
Value per acre for tract: $
:s . 00
Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ :Tone .
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-
-,
'V J...i.J .,_l
�Couh""Cy: Rockinghan
District: atonewnll
~274
~
Reed, Kel ly
Acreage .C lair.1ed:
Aoseosed 20
Value Clairied:
Location:
340 . 00
tt
Deed 20
fl
1921
0850 . 00
Deep Run and entirely within the Park area.
Incur,.ibrances, ,. counter olait:1s or lt1;6 st
None knO\\n •
.Soil:
Sandy loan; ..slope type of a
Roads:
Four niles via dirt roads to .tort Republic, the n"'arest
shi.,t>ping po int .
fair 'epth 0,nd fertility •
'1'-stor~ of tract and condition of t iober : The nerchantable sav
tl.n er o.s been reooved ron thiu tract . The reoaining
stand consisto of sr.1a.l.1. oaks and short l eaf pine . Abou t
three cordo of fuel~ood per acre .
60 cordo of wood
50¢
)30 . 00 .
In.vro ver.1011to :
Mone .
Value of ~and b~ t~~es:
Value
~
per acre
.j3 .oo
Slope
Total value of land
'l'otal va.lue of t i nber
Total vclue of tract
Average value par acre
~60 . 00
30 . 00
l'>96'100
e4. 5o
'l'otal
Value
;;,,60 .00
�#274 _ Reed , helly
County : Roclcinghar:1
District : Stonewall
c.
Cordelia
Raine /. H.
Will iar.1son
LEGEND
Slope
Scale _ l" - 20 chains
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Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
Description
An account of the resource
The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. </span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span>
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1925-1935
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Reed, Kelly
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ROCKINGHl.M COUNTY
NAME OF CLAIMANT
#311 - Raines , John A.
Number of Acres: 9
u. s .
Positions
Location:
Madison Run. Entirely within the Park area .
224-225- and 226 .
Roads:
1- 3/4 miles via dirt road to Port Republic , the nearest
shipping point.
Soil:
Sandy loam of a fair depth of fertility, scattering loose rock
over the entire area .
History of Tract and condition of timber: All cleared no timber .
Improvements:
(See reverse side for in:.p,rovement information)
Acreage and value of types:
Types
Value per acre
Acreage
Total Value
Ridge:
Slope:
Cove:
Grazing Land:
Fields Restocking :
5
Cultivated Land:
4
@
$15 . 00
$75 . 00
30 . 00
120.00
1;195 . 00
9
Orchard:
Minerals:
Value of Land:$ 195 . 00
537 . 00
Value of Improvements: $ 537 . 00
Value of Orcha:r,-d: $
50 . 00
~782 .00
Value of Minerals: $
Value of Fruit: $ 50 . 00
Value of Timber: $
Value of Wood: $
Value per acre for tract: $ 8? . 00
Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE .
~-~ ,
CL,lRK.
�IMPROVEMENTS:
Dwelling : Log , 16xl8' , 2 rooms, paper roof , l½ story ,
occupied by tenant., frRme kitchen 12xl4 ' , pa.per roof ,
1 room, fair condition .
Old d·.rnlling : Frame , 16:x:28' , 4 rooms , 3 plastered , no
roof , vacant .
·
1 brick chimney, very poor condition~
Stable: Log , 8xl0', poor roof , fair condition.
�County: nucitinr;~hmn
r ta t,rie t: a ton.or;..::.ll
u..
..:~~o.1~:
Z~ll.d:taon f:un .,
:1 , roo1 t1c,nt;1
n:t:t;rolf 'i,i tl1.1n the perl-:n
::u1,1 ...:1:~ti ..:m.d ~~::m
:andy lomYl o:r n fair de1~tl1 o~: f~rtilit1, acu t't;o:i:·1~~ ihoooo
over tlle entil:'e a~ .
11001!
l i"' rniles Vin d1x-t ro::u'l to Tort }·e publ1e, tho Ueareot ahtpl illtit point.
r'l.olling loe 10,-..10. :1 1·<.m:raz• po.per roof, 1 ,t, sto1··.:r
oocu ie< by ten.,,..nt. Fr~:'.:o lt1 t 'hen l3x :u1, ; n: a:::·
roof 1 roo> con.di ti.on !':~1r,
: 1 r;:c;. o
· ld ~'~rolli11g ~'rt\r-:e lG:t.18 • 4 rooxru. , 5
tliaate:i:·ed, no :roof', vtr.cnnt ..
l 'br'.'t.olt ch1mnoy co" ,(1 1. tion very r,oo:r
. t tblu :r. og SxlO poor· i~oof • 001idi t.:ton
eo.oo
Value
. ore·v·o
~-r4,
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@f (?UiJi
:
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- -~o.m·· ·
I
15.00
:5
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'1'otul vc.lu o i>f lc1nd
·otcJ. va.ltie or !1nprnv~"·a1tt1
·195.-00
::t~s.m.
~Otft1 valutr oi' 3U Pl'Ui t ' ro.cz; ~10 -. 00
'i"c,t,:tl valuG t>f ti"'o.ot
:,1c, .o
121.
�County:
District:
Rockingham
Stonewall
I
#311- Jno . A. Raines et al
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I/
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LEGEND:
Fields restFto~c~k~fr-n~g~- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~ > ~
Tillable
Scale - 1" = 20 chains
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Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
Description
An account of the resource
The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. </span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span>
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
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1925-1935
Identifier
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Snp001
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<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a>
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Raines, John A.
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
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Location: Madison Run
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ROCKINGHAM COUNTY
..____.,-------------
owner
NAME O F ~
#253 - Raines , Howard
Number of Acres:
50
Location: Mile Run .
Roads:
This tract is entirely within the Park area .
2 miles to Island Ford over county road .
Soil: Slope .
History of Tract and condition of timber:
All merchantable t i mber has been re moved from this tract .
Timber : 300 cords of fuelwood .
Improvements:
None .
Acreage and value of types :
Types
Acreage
Value per acre
Total Value
Ridge:
Slope:---
25.
@
$5 . 00
$125 . 00
Cove:- - __
25
@
10 . 00
250 . 00
$ 375 . 00
Grazing Land:
Fields Restocking:
Cultivated Land:
Orchard:
Minerals:
Value of Land: $ 375 . 00
Value of Improvements: $
Value of Orchard: $
Value of :Minerals: $
Value of Fruit: $
Value of Timber: $
Value of Wood: $ 225 . 00
Value per acre for tract: $
225 . 00
- -12 . 00
Incidental damages arising from the taking of this t ~ - $
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$600 . 00
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Title
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Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings
Publisher
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
Description
An account of the resource
The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. </span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span>
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
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1925-1935
Identifier
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Snp001
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<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a>
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<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a>
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raines-howard.pdf
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Raines, Howard
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
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An account of the resource
Location: Mile Run
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Tract(s): 253
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Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne
Raines
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ROCKINGHl.lvl COUNTY
NAME OF CLAIMANT
#347 - Raines , Cordelia
c.
Number of Acres: 9
Entirely within the Park area .
Location:
neep Run .
Roads:
Three miles via dirt road to Port Republic , the nearest
shipping point .
Soil:
Sand and c,J.ay l oam . Slope type . Soil is thin on the wooded
area . Tillable is of fair depth and fertility .
History of Tract and condition of timber:
The merchantable saw timber has been reThe remaining stand consists of
moved from t his tract .
small oaks and some short leaf pin .
Improvements : Frame dwellin~ : 13x22' , L 14xl2' , with 5 rooms, sh ingle
and paper roof , 1 2 story , 1 room ceiled, poor condition ,
occupied by owner, water supply - well ,
IHQD::1XE£1D£Ilis:B arn: Log and frame, 8xl4 ', paper roof, f a ir condition .
Acreage and value of types:
Types
Value per acre
Acreage
Total Value
Ridge:
Slope:
8
@
00
$40 , 00
30 . 00
30 . 00
$70 . 00
,1,c:J .
,J>
Cove:
Grazing Land:
Fields Restocking :
1
Cultivated Land:
9
Orchard:
Minerals:
Value of Land:$ 70 . 00
Value of Improvements: $ 310 . 0 0
310 . 00
50 . 00
Value of Orchard: $ 50 . O0
Value of Minerals: $
Value of Fruit: $
Value of Timber: $
Value of Wood: $ 50 . 00
Value per acre for tract: $ 53 . 33
Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE .
50 . 00
~;480 . 00
�Claim of____( ~
Q. __ ~~--------------------------------
In the Circuit Court of_ __ ~ - ~ - - - C o u n t y , Virginia, No. ________ , At Law.
on Conservati~and Development of the State of Virginia, PetiThe State Co~·ssion
(! , _______ ~ -------------------------------------' _____
.
__
tioner, vs.__________
more-or-less, of land i n _ = a ? ~ = ~ C o u n t y , Virginia, -Defendants.-------The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded
upon the fi~ of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit
Court oL_CLf.~,-~~County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this
as h:yan::: ::_s~ll~~:'.~J:~'.J2~~------- ---------------My post office add_ress is __ ;tI,~---~-~-------------- ---1
I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought
to be condemned, containing abWlt-)~;_:1..,...~__--f:__acres, on which there ~re the following
buildings ~rovements
-----
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--------------
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________________________________ /.________________
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Virginia, in
Thi~laJ!d_j§ located abo~t_-~_/_~~-miles ~rom __oC
t h e ~ a g i s t e r i a l District of said County.
I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner,
and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner,
he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or
parcel of land described above.) ~
----------------------------------
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South_~--~--C--~-'.---------~------ _t!-__! ___________________ _
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following manner:
-----
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I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $_Lq_~-~-·- \°_~--- I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest,
0 1!
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in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $__ L.Q_~_e_._~--I am the owner of_ ___ fl_o ________ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or
parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $------------------·
(In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to
this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a
description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds).
Remarks·------------------------------------- -------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back).
W1'1.;;' my signature
(or my name and ~ark atta~ereto) t h i ~
;~kfu~;:,1~!JNTY OF__{?~~~~~:it: --- --- ---The undersigned hereby certifies that_ _____________ __________________________________ _
the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters
:!_~~~g~-~~'.~~-~::i:f~~::_::~;;1:~:::;=:=~~~~
. v Cnrr'TI ~s\or Expires
Apr 16
!934
Clerk of the Court, or Special Investigator or
Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace.
2~{)
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#347 - Cordelia
c.
Raines
County : Ro c kinghar.1
District : Stonewal l
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LEGEND
Slope - Tillable
Scale - l" - 20 chains
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County: Hock1ngbam
District: Stonewall
ff 347 Cordelia C. Raines
9 A , Aasesaed 9-0- 24
•crea5~ Claime~;
$1000 .
Value Claimed:
Loeat1on:
L'3ps:
Soil:
f!eo:p Run.
None
"
··ntirely
J)eed;
t.oo.oo
Ho field sheet
AREA: 9 A,
1 thin the "'ark area.
k·1own
Sand and clay loP..P. Slope type. Soil is thin on tna wooded area .
Tillable is of f'e.ir dep th nd fe:r·tility.
Eor,ds:
3 miloe via dirt road \o Port ile1ubl1c, the nearest shipping point.
History:
The merchant ble saw t'inber has been .rerooved fr011 his tre.o t. ':'he
:remaining stand conststs of samll oo.ks tmd some short leaf pine.
About 3 cords or !'uel woou per acre on wooded area. 2,1 c ,J a. wood
r "l. 00 J)er cord
'24 .. 00
Improvements:
"rame d elling 13 x 22
:rt.
~lliingle and paper root.
L 14 x 12tt. with 5 rooms
l l/2 story.
l room ceiled
oor ~ondi ticn. 0cc11pied b y owner.. \,ate:r sup' ly well
Log and trmne barn, Oxl4ft. r aper root. Fair oond.
Fruit trees
Value
ot land
bz
t.nzes:
T:ypes
Slope
Tillable
Value
;eer acre
Acrease
8
_j._
.
•1,3 .00
24.00
30.00
64.00
30.00
g
Total value ot lnnd _
,,,,54. 00
Total value of 1mprevements·
Total value 01' t:unber
230.00
24. 00
~08.00
Total value or traot
Average vslue per acre
Total
·r alu.,
~200 . 00
20 .00
10.00
230. 00
�
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Title
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Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
Description
An account of the resource
The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. </span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span>
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Rockingham County Circuit Court
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1925-1935
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
Snp001
Relation
A related resource
<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a>
Is Referenced By
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<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a>
Text
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Naylor, Cassie - Shifflett, Ahaz
Identifier
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raines-cordelia-c.pdf
Title
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Raines, Cordelia C.
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
Description
An account of the resource
Location: Deep Run
Coverage
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Tract(s): 347
Format
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PDF
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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
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Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne
Raines
-
https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/d6d52ab74c227031ec1a073c4b427702.pdf
4642667ca512c0dea1bb7a966478618f
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Text
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY
NAME OF CLAIMANT
#317 - Raines , Arthur C.
Number of Acres: 2-1/2
U.
s.
Positions
Location:
Part outside the Park area .
Madison Run.
234 - 235 and 236 .
Roads:
Three miles via dirt road to Port Republic , tpe nearest
shipping point .
Soil:
Sandy loam of a fair depth of fertility , some scatte ring
loose rock over the entire area .
History of Tract and condition of timber: No timber cleared .
Improvements : Dwelling: Frame, 14xl8' , 4 roons, metal roof , porch
8x24', kitchen 12xl8' with side room 6x8', paper roof , poor
,
condition, occupied by owner, no water ,
.
condition
poor
Barn: 10xl4', frame, paper roof,
n.
poorponditio
,
roof
le
shing
,
Frame, 8xl0'
Meat house:
::itm.»x~!!W-~
Acreage and value of types :
Types
Acreage
Value per acre
Total Value
Ridge:
Slope:
Cove:
Grazing Land:
Fields Restocking :
Cultivated Land:
2-1/2
$40 . 00
$100 . 00
Orchard:
Minerals :
3?0 . 00
Value of Land: $100 • 00
Value of Improvements : $ 3 7 O. 00
Vnlue of Orchard: $
5 0 . 00
Value of Minerals: $
$520 . 00
Value of Fruit: $ 50 . 00
Value of Timber: $
Value of Wood: $
Value per acre for tract: $ 208 . 00
Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE .
21
�Claim of_ ______ Ir :.tll,;.r _"J • .B.~;;u1 .:;'..i,z ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ __ _
In the Circuit Court 0L .lic~ ... .i.,e-°Q..r-..r.1 ____________ County, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law.
The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. ________ '2.s:i~~s.0J1'1l'..E.i.. _Law~& ·_..lttin. a. _faili. _o_t.n _~:r:.JL .5::. .. 5...b. _ .1::..J ~,;_ _______ _
more or less, of land in ____ B_Q_Jk.J.J::. !'.)1.:';; L _______ ___ County, Virginia, Defendan ts.
The undersig ned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conserva tion and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded
upon the filing of said petition and µublished in accordance with the order of the Circuit
Court oL_ l!CJ ..::tldn.gh.? n __________ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this
as his answer to said petition and t o said notice.
My name is________ .)...rLr~u- __G_..._..E.a;y:ne.s... -------- -------- -------- -------- -----My post office addr~ss is ____ g._i:_~1,c-t~9-~~_, _J_~K·~I 1L _Y.?-_•_________________________ _
I claim a right, title, estate or intu est in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought
to be condemned, containin g about_ ____~¼___________ acres, on which there are the following
buildings and improvem ents :____ .:~f!.1 ~:;:y__~£1_ __ !_!2_:i:L _'!'?!'~)Jj._gg_J~1J ;h3__i:_gyJ'c:L _____ _
___ ______ __ ~t't.t?. b.l.e ______ AL c .u.t_& __~n..c.d _fiLl~t - _t,.:i;
"Co·
"' ____________ - - - - ________ - -- _
This land is located about_ ___ 2...:.r.------miles from_ .Ef7..a _.Q:LP....o.r..t....Re.p.ubJi.....JVi rginia, in
the_ .S_t.cne.we ll ___ Magister ial District of said County.
I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner,
and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner,
he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or
parcel of land described above.)
________________________________________ SQl.=_ili'me.r -------- -------- -------- -------- -The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follo,w s:
North __ .As.h Y'--Ua~.;.... -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- ------South ___ J~gJ'_i _f-..!:li?.1lJ2.J.,4._~_f:J11 JJrs:.v.1.n.a. _G.e_p_ _f.n.Ei.d... _____________________________ _
East _______ W.L • S'.)c, t .t ________ -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- ---West ____ AstJ.Js _lJa J..e.. _________ ___________________________________________________ _
I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year _l~.J.o ____ in the
following manner:
__ Bol,!,gb t. _o:f _______ V' ,, J. td_ Pel .c1cr -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
I claim that the total value of th:s tract or parcel of land with the improvem ents thereon is $ __ ..1. .. iliiQ _______ . I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest,
in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvem ents thereon is $_ .1..... .0.0------ --·
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 mt out any additiona l statemen ts or informat ion as to
this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicab le he should also insert here
a
description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds).
Remark s·------- --------- --------- --------- ------- -- -------- -------- -------- -------
-------- -------- -------- -------- -------- ---- (Continue remarks if necessar y on the back).
Witness my signature (or my name and iy~rk_;,ttacJ J ey to) is ____ J_ t._ ______ day
oL ___ J _e;bllll.D ~-----, 19110 l.J61
~ ~ ' 1 . P-~ ---~ -~
----------STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF ___3.9_~t1.ngh.am ______~ ----, To-wit:
The undersig ned hereby certifies that_ __ ~r_t..b.u.r. _I._.iizi-Jl-il.;;5. ______________________ _
the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oa>11 that the matters
F'/ ,
and things appearin g in his above answer are tr~e to the best of his knowledge and belief,
/4 edk'm the C/eflhls.1lfllce_7.t , ________ day of__ JLb.Lua.;::.y. _____ , 1
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__ __ _: _ - ' ~-
-
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k:.. ________ ~------- --
/ eferk of the Court, or pecial Investiga tor or
; fi otary Public, or Justice of the Peace.
,.,./
291
�County: Rockingham
District: itonewall
317- ~rthur
n
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Loco. tlon:
c.
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Deed 5
50 A .?t. sses2od 5
$1, 000 .
",:ad1scn Run.,
v l:30,.00
ft
l'f:!rt outs;tde the Pe.rk arfia ,
234- 235 and 236 .,
H
1912
.~ ?5.00
& other.-
u. s •. positions
Laps: None lcnown.
Soil: sandy loam o:r a fair depth of fertility, some scatterL:g
loos e pock over· the entire urea.,
Roads:
3 miles via dirt roac to J ort Republic, the neaest shipp1hg
point.
History:
No timbe~ cleared.
Improvements: Dwelling frame l4xl8 4 :rooms,metal roof porch 8x 24,
Kitchen l2x 18 with side room oxB , roof paper poor
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The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. </span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span>
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1925-1935
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�Claim of . ( ~ - ~
In the Circuit Court of_ __~ ~ ~ C o u n t y , Virginia, No._Z:.f_Ji_'t, At Law.
The State Commission on Conservatio?and Development of the State of Virginia, PetiL - ~ -------------------------------------------
tioner, v s . _ - 4 - ~ - ~ - * " - - ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - _____________ Ji_".Z_ _ _n_; ________ ~ ----------------------------------------------more or less, of land in ____ k-~~~---County, Virginia, Defendants.
The undersigned, in answer to th;-~titi6;;:~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
Cow.tA of_ __
County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this
as rI:tt§'-answ;;-f;-s-~~f i,Kiti~"n. and to said notice.
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My name is_(}1:kY)._ ___tJ~_Z,_, __ f>~----------------------------My post office address is _______ L~--,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_ ____ j_b{_________ acres, on which there are the following
buildings and improvements:_}_ _ ------~ - ~ - - ~ ~ - ~
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This land is located about_ ____
miles from __ ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Virginia, in
t h e _ ~ a g i s t e r i a l District of said County.
I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner,
and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner,
he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or
parcel of land described above.)
d - ~ ~ ~~ -----------------------------------------------------The land owners adjacent to the above des~ribed tract ~r parcel of land are as follows:
North_~-A.. -~ - - __
7 _j.J;_p_~Lea_ ___________ ___________ _
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South~---~4-
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I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the yearb...1-~U.Lin the
following manner:
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I claim that the{o'tal value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $~....a__p_q,--L~------· I claim ,that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest,
in and to t h i s ~~ d with the improvements thereon is $-~_a_p-9_~-9_______ •
I am the owner of_ ____ ~ ______ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or
parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by the pro-
posed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $---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 and bounds).
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Witness my signature (or my name and mark attached hereto) t h ~____ day
: ! ! ;~~;~~;:,1~t~NTY OF_k__8~~~~~~-:;,;~-------------""
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The undersigned hereby certifies that_.'hu.d._~__'l_jJ~----------the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters
and things appearing in ha above answer are true to the best of ~knowledge and belief,
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this _______,2 __________ day of ____ x,k __~ - , 193pd
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Clerk of the Cour~ Special Investigator or
Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace.
�Claim of_ ____ A. _E. Wy;int. Juqgmen t _ere di tor _of Bettie _E. _l.'.Pwell ________ _
In the Circuit Court of_ __ lt.9_Q.lg._r]g_h_::;_J'J.}___________ County, Virginia, No.L'i._~1_, At Law.
The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. __Qa.sJ3_an..dl.'a._~:t.kin.s__a..n.d._.P_t..h~.J:s ________________________________________ _
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Rockin 00 ham
count y, v·1rg1ma,
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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_ __ij.9_Q.4j._ngh._~rg__________ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this
as his answer to said petition and to said notice.
My name 1s
. ________
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t ----------------------------------- ________ _
My post office address is _____~~l_cl,Q;t'-l-_yj._r_:_gj._nili______________________________ _
I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought
to be condemned, containing about_ ____li.a._20-Il ____ acres, on which there are the following
buildings and improvements :__Dw..elllng___hmis4_s..t_or..a.._builrl. ing s and __o-1.1..t_ _____ _
__ b.ui.ldings -----------------------------------------------------------------------· 1ocat ed a bout ____________ m1·1es f rom ___________
at Bel do___
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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.) A judgment creditor of Bettie E. Powell,
by virtue of Judgment, dated February 9, 1931, duly docketed in the Clerk's
-------- - - - -------------------------- - ------·-- -------------------- ---------------------Office of RibaJcingham County, February_ CJ, 1931, in the sum of $232 .00 with
interest from--January-w;--~S-:t;--a"lld--:teY7'0--attorrrey+s--r-ee-.-------------------------------
The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follo,w s:
North __ ______ _________ __ _________________ ____________________ __ _______ ___________ __
South __ _________ __ ___ __ __ ______ ____ ___ ________ _________ ___ _____ ______ __ ___ _______ __
East ______________________________________________________________________________ _
West ______________________________________________________________________________ _
I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year _1_~~1. ___ in the
following manner:
-~J-~-~-~~~-~~~~-~-i_~?-~9~-~~~--~_?_"._ _~~!_--~~-J!.~~-e__J.:./__,__ ~!~-~-~~--~~~!-~~~------Off ice of Rockingham County, Virginia.
------------------------------------------------~--------------------------------------I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $----------------· I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest,
in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $----------- --- --·
I am the owner of_ __ _____ ________ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or
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).
oL!'~~::r;~,:~~at1~
my name and
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STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF___l&oc.king.ham. ___________ , To-wit:
The undersigned hereby certifies that_ __ ~-!.-~!.- ~7X~!_l.-~----------------- --- --------- the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters
and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief,
this____!§____________ day
~-/"./'.' & ~,________
ofJ'.~!>_:i:= Y, __!'?_~}
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-ete:rk of th:e=Oeur~~cmnXivsst:i.~
- M'tita:r~ic, @=iftt~tice of the Pcaee.
Comniiss ioner in Cha ncery for the
Circuit Court of Rock ingham County, Virg inia
�county: Rockingh am
Distric t: Stone~a ll
#149 - Powell, Bettie E.
Iioreage Claimed :
Value Claimed :
.1..-0oat1on:
1.Ssessed 60 P.
14
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" • 150.00
Deed 13-. 1/8 ~ • ( 1896 )
~1.00 ---
Beldor •
Incumbr ances, counter claims or laps:
Nr1ne k nown.
Soil:
Deep and fertile sandy clay with some surface rock 1~ the
:field along Powell ' Gap road; gentle slopes with northwe t
exposurt ;.
Roads:
T•,vo miles of f.1ir dirt road to .~potswoo d : r a il near ::w1tt
Run; thence four miles t o J lkton.
History of traot ond oonditlo n of timber: . ost of the tract was cleared
many years ago, grazed and cultivat ed since. There is one acre
in ood land. The present stand consists of white pine and
oak. ~sti!ltlte to cut 2500 bd . ft. of timber valued . ~4.00- ~10.0(
lo cords of fuel ood valued ,_ 50¢ per oord ----- ... ---5.,oc
Total --- , 1~.oc
Improvem ents: DNelling : :'r ame l4x25', e.ddi i on 8x25x8• , porch 8xl2', metal
roof, brick flues, 1 , story, oe1led, fair conditio n, occupied
by o,ner , doll cellar l 3xl2', ----~360.00
~ood: house: 8xlox8', pa per roof, fair conditio n 30.00
llen house: F'r- me 27x45x9 ' , fair conditio n ?b.00
Brooder house: 8x58x7' , paper r Jof, f : 1r conditio n125.00
ilon house:lr ame 6xl0x6' , paper foof, poor
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Store House: l6x30', 2 rooms, porch 6x26', metal roof,
brick flues, l' story, ce1led, f a ir conditio n, occupied
by owner, ----&00.00
Unfinish ed barn: Fr ame 30x40xl 4', part metal roof·,
200.00
,fill house: l6X30xl 2', frame, metal roof, fair c ondi ti on-----
325.00
Garage: Frame llxl6x8 ', paper roof, fair oond1t1o n •
Grr-rnary;: Frame 8xl3x8', shingle roof, fair
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Wood houee: (At store) .:i'rame 12:x:ltixl O', shi ngle roof,
fair conditio n -Orchard : 42 apple trees valued
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1
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Value
Q
~er acre
~5. 00
50.00
$2 .00 per tree ---
25.00
~1744.00
Total
Value
$0 .00
600.00
~60~.oo
84.00
�Cou nty: ·- oak ingh am
Dis tric t: Sto ne, all
£14 9 - Pow ell 1 Bet tie E.
Con t'd
Tot al val ue of lan d
't-605 .00
Tot al valu e of i mprovemen ts l74 4. 00
Tot al val ue of tim ber
Tot al vo. lu.e of tra ct
Ave rag e va lue per acr e
16 . 00
$23 64 . 00
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�VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY
THE STATE COMMISSION ON CONSERVATION .AND DEVELOPMENT OF
THE STATE OF VIRGINIA, PETITIONER
v.
CASSANDRA LAWSON ATKINS .AND OTHERS AND FIFIT-TWO THOUSAND, FIVE
HUNDRED AND SIXTY-ONE (52,561) ACRES OF LAND, MORE OR LESS, DEFENDANTS
ORDER
This day came the Petitioner by counsel, and exhibited to the
Court, the record of the above styled proceeding, and advised the Court
that Petitioner, under authority of Section 22 of the Public Park Condemnation Act, had decided not to acquire that tract of land lying within the
area described in the petition herein, and shown and delineated on the
County Ownership Map filed with the report of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners appointed herein an:1 bearing the number 149 on said map, in which
tract the said report of the said Board of Appraisal Commissioners discloses
th.at the said Bettie E. Powell owns or claims the fee simple estate, an:1 that
A. E. Wyant claimed an interest in the proceeds from the proposed condemnation
thereof on account of a judgment lien, and that Edward Herring claimed an
interest in the proceeds from the proposed condemnation thereof urder the
terms of a certain deed of trust, and moved for an order of dismissal of
this proceeding as to said tract of land.
Upon considerati on whereof, and upon the application of said
Petitioner, and it appearing that the said Bettie E. Powell, and the said
A. E. Wyant and Edward Herring have consented tore entry of this order as
evidenceAby their endorsement on the back hereof, it is accordingly
adjudged and ordered that said motion to dismiss be granted, and that this
�proceeding be, and the same is hereby dismissed as to said tract of
land numbered 149 as shown and delineated on the said County Ownership
Map.
It is further ordered that the costs as authorized by law
shall be taxed against the Petitipner.
(JIJ»:(J ~
JUDGE OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY
�STATE COMMISSIO N
ON
WILLIAM E. CARSON, CHAIRMAN, RIVERTON
COLEMAN W\:)RTHAM, VICE CHAIRMAN, RICHMOND
JUNIUS P. FISHBURN, ROANOKE
E . GRIFFITH DODSON , NORFOLK
RUFUS G . ROBERTS, CULPEPER
THOMAS L. FARRAR, CHARLOTTESVILLE
LEE LONG, DANTE
R . A. GILLIAM
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY AND TREASURER
CONSERVA TION
AND
b'EVELOPM ENT
BUREAUS OF THE COMMISSION
RICHMOND, VA.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
WATER RESOURCES AND POWER
FOREST SERVICE
PARKS AND LANDSCAPE ENGINEERING
ARCHAEOLOGY AND HISTORY
STATE PUBLICITY
Shenandoah National Park
Division
S . H . MARSH, SUPERVISOR
ADDRESS YOUR REPLY TO
FRONT ROYAL, VA.
PHONE BA, FRONT ROYAL
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY
#149 - POWELL, BETTIE ·E.
October 17, 1953
Haas and Haas
Attorneys-at-La w
Harrisonburg, Virginia
Gentlemen:
Reference is made to your letter of October 12.
Enclosed find order endorsed by counsel for the State Commission
on Conservation and Development requested in your letter.
Very truly yours,
/)~-7}}~
S. H. Marsh
/J.
Enclosure
P.S. I am e r:closing a carbon copy of the order, and will appreciate
it if you will also have the copy endorsed and return to us for our
files
�
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Title
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Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
Description
An account of the resource
The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. </span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span>
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
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1925-1935
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Snp001
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<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a>
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powell-bettie-e-mrs.pdf
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Powell, Bettie E.
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
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Tract(s): 149
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NAME OF CLAIMANT
#1 64 -
helps , Idt.
Number of Acres: 2 ~0
Location:
On Gu. , Run .
Roads:
'I:vo miles o
point .
Soil:
Entirely wit1'in the Purk
ren .
comt~· dirt ro:::d to :.~mcer , the net.rest shippi!1t,;
T 1e soil is s:1G.llow sandy loam of f1 ir de:--th nd fertilitJ ,
1 linre
exce. t t 1e ·ridge ty e w'-:ich iG Mostly rock:r .
is I'l.Uch
loose rock <nd numerous outcro:::_)S ; slo es . . . r-P stee •
History of Tract and condition of timber:
The trt.ct has beer en"':; over c.t V<..l rious
ti•:1es ..... nd L11r: is no I'l.erch:.....,..,tuble ti·1be1 lf ft .
In a !'ew
rh.ces t:1 ::re is sone scrub y Jellou ... ine u1, to 10" DB::,
und a fe· ll'lrd rnods the.. t sizes on the SO'ltL end .
_1 he est tinted
anount is 8G cords o fueluood .
Improvements:
none .
Acreage and value of types :
Types
Acreage
Value per acre
Total Value
Ridge:
107
yl . 00
.,pl07
"' . 00
Slope:
108
2 . 00
216 . 00
Cove:
5
5 . 00
25.00
Grazing Land:
,?.'.148 . 00
Fields Restocking:
Cultivated Land:
Orchard:
Minerals:
Value of Land: $ 348. 00
Value of Improvements: $
40 . 00
'&388 .. 00
Value of Orchard: $
Value of Minerals: $
Value of Fruit: $
Value of Timber: $
Value of Wood: $ 40 . 00
Value per acre for tract: $ 1 . 7 6
Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $
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�Claim of _____ ___ __ ______________________________________________________________ ______ _
In the Circuit Court oL,H-Ge±c-:i:ng-han:r--.:. __________ County, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law.
The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, VS·----- f-a:-.:,- - it; PJr6 l,rs------------------------------------------- -------------_____T_vg9__.Hun_d r.ad _.f'illcL -tw.m1t¥- .A~9B-------·------ - ----------------------------------
more or less, of land in _____ 3._0_Qt _i_:m;.h.GJl1__________ 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__fm - ;:r-~-- -,----------- --- County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this
as his answ~1-% 1 lli!cl1~tition and to said notice.
My name is __ __±-ds::-- H-. P-he-lp-s- ----------------------------------------------- My post office address is _______ __Elkton _ifixgi.ri.i~----------------------------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.z.o __________ acres, on which there are the following
buildings and improvements =-----~9__ !~J2.~.Sl_"'{.~gi-~:gj;_~ L1;J_g_t _j;_i m,_b_ar____________________ _
____ a nd - mi.:ue..r--&1 ------------------ - ----------------------------------------------- ---
This land is located abouL- F.n.u.r_____ miles from _______ -E-J:ktuu- -------------Virginia, in
0 n ewa l l Mag1s
. t of sai"d Coun t y.
. 1 n·1st r1c
. t eria
th e_ __ 8t
______________
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.)
____ I _ ara_ so l ..e.. _0W11e.r . ---- - ----------------------- - ---------------------------------
The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows:
North-- -Bu~- -Gr-ai.~fe-r-a ----------------------------------- - - - ----------------- ----South __ -=0- not- k~mv-------- ------------ -- -- - ----- -- -- ------- --------- _____ _____
East ____ _no __no.t_J<-no_w __________ _____ ______________________ ______________________ _
______ __ ____ _____ _
know
Do no t ________________________________________________
W est _____________
I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year _~ _in the
0
following manner:
----~ - ..d.ee..d._f.:ro.m.. :..·1 .. -C-.-1G-ng- ---- --- - -- __ -- -- - ----- ---- ---- --- ---- ---- - - -- ---- -- -- I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $--~QQ_Q!. QQ _____ . I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest,
in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $ __ J~OD_Q.. D_Q_ ____ •
I am the owner of_ __ Q.Q. __________ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or
parcel of land but lying outside the Park area, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $------------------·
(In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to
this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a
description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds).
Ren1arks·---- ----- ----------------------------------------------- ------------------
--- ----------------------------------------- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back).
Witness my signature (or my name and mark attached hereto) this ___ iz.th ______ day
Of ______ ~~~~_!-~~_!-~ - ~-~~~30.
--J,da.~tf-~£~~-L------------------
STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF_R-E>-C-k i ng-1':B-::t --------- ----, To-wit:
The undersigned hereby certifies that_ __1~_?__ J.:l_._ig_!l_$_1P-_~ -=-=--- ------------------------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,
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Notary Public, or J usti e of the Peace.
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TREASURER'S OFFICE
RICHMOND, VA.
December 28 , 1933
JOHN M. PURCELL
TREASURER OF VIRGINIA
This is to certify that I, J.M. Purcell, Treasurer
of Virg inia have thi s 28 day of December in accordance
with an order of the circuit court of
dated 12/26/33
Rockingham Uounty
in the cause of the State Commission
on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia
Cassandra Lawson Atkins
vs.
:paid t
0 __ Ida
H. Phelps
$_3_8_8_._0_0_____ beiog in full settlement of tract# 1 64
in the above mentioned cause.
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TREASURER'S OFFICE
RICHMOND, VA.
December 28 , 1933
JOHN M. PURCELL
TREASURER OF VIRGINIA
-·
Ida H. Phelps
Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of
Virginia, the sum of$ 3 88 . 00
, in accordance
with an order of the Circuit Court of the county
of__R_o_c_k_i_ng
~h_am
_ _ _ __ entered on the _ 2_6_t_h_ day
of December 193~ , in the matter of the State
Commission on Conservation and Development v ___
~C~a~s~s~a~n~tl
~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 #~1~6~4~- - -
Jf~0~
,f{.1. ~-~
Sign original and duplicate
and return to the Treasurer
of Virginia.
331
�coun ty: Hock1ngham
lJist riot : Ston ewa ll
/,11 64 - Phel ;es, Idn
Acro aBe Claim ed:
Valu e Claim ed:
Loca tion :
220 A.
Asse ssed : 229 A ,.
2000 • 00
11
:;jlll0 . 00
On Gap Run ,. Enti rely with in the park area. .
~br_ Q,n ocsa coun ter olnim s
·
of J(loob' Yos t,
Docd : 220 .\ • ~\150 .
(192 1) (Pro babl y
surf ace mea sure -
men t)
or laps : The mine ral righ ts are in the name
rust oe .
1
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The soil is shal low sand y loam of fair dept h and
exce pt th e ridg e type wllich is mos tly rook y . Therf erti lity ,
o is :nuch
:Roads:
Two mile s o:f c01m ty dirt road to Yanc ey, th e near
est ship ping
poin t .
Soil t
.Hist ory of
loos e rook and numeroun outo rpps ; slop es arc stee p .
trae t and cond ition of timb er: The trac t has been
vari ous time o o.nd ther e is no me:r chan tablo ti:mb cut over at
a fow plac es ther e is some scru bby yello w 1;1no or left . In
up to 10" DBH,
and a few ho.rdwoode that size s on the sout h end
. rrhe ostlm atod
amount is 80 cord s of fuelw ood valu ed
50¢, :ma.kine a tota l of
..~40 . 00 .
Improvem cn t~: None .
Valu e of land by t:!Q?os:
~
Aerc a.ge
Cove
5
J lope
Ridg e
108
2 . 00
92
205
Tota l valu e of land
Tota l valu e
Valu e
ner a.ore
, :"4 . 00
or
. 75
Tota l
Valu e
,f'-'
. •
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00
216 . 00
69 . 00
~~ 305 . 00
t305 . 00
i:mprovoments
Tota l valu e of timb er
Tota l valu e of t r a ct
Aver age val ue per acre
40 . 00
545 . 00
1 . 68
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�State of Virginia,
County of Rockingham, to-wit:
I, J. Robert Switzer, Clerk of the Circuit Court of
Rockingham County do hereby certify that the records in my office
do not show any delinquent taxes against the tract of 220 acres
in Stonewall District, assessed in the name of Ida H. Phelps.
Given under my hand this 22d
day of December, 1933.
egLe
32?..
�M.
H. HARRISON
TREASURER OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY
HARRISONBURG, VIRGINIA
To Whom It
Moy
Concern :
I hereby certify that the records
of my office show that Ida H. Phelps has paid the taxes
for the years 1932 and 1933 on her tract of 220 - 0- 0
acres of land situate in Stonewall District in Rock:~gham
County .
All taxes prior to that time, if any
be unpaid , are a matter of record in the Clerk ' s Office
of said County.
of December 1933 .
Given under my hand this 22nd day
Tre~~Count
"
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In the Circuit court of Roakingham County, Virginia.
The State Commission on
Conservation and Development
of the state of Virginia,
vs
PETITIONER.
At Law No. 1829.
Cassandra Lawson Atkins
and others.
DEFEJ\IDAMTS.
Comes now the undersigned and shows to the court:
That a judgment in rem has heretofore been entered in
this proceeding condemning to the use
of the petitioner the fee
simple estate in the tract of land No. 164
and described in
the report of the Board of Appraisal Cog:nnissioners appointed
herein, and shown, numbered, and delineated on the county Ownership Map filed therewith, upon payment into the custody of the
Court of the sum set out in the said judgment as constituting
the awe.rd therefor, as follows:
Award on Tract No.
164
$ 388.00
That the report of the said Board sets forth that the
undersigned is the only person who claims or appears to have a
claim to an interest in the said tract 0£ lana or in the proceeds
arising from the condemnation thereof;
That the petitioner has paid into the custody of the Court
the said sum set out in said judgment as constituting the award
for the fee simple estate in s aid tract or land;
That your undersigned, on the date of the said judgment
in rem condemning the said tract of land, owned or was entitled
to a fee simple interest in said tract, or in the proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof:That no other person or persons than the undersigned are
entitled to share in the distribution of the said award.
That the undersigned acquired title to the said tract of
land by deed from W. C. Long. widower,
�'-- --2--.
dated
April 11th
1921, and recorded in the Clerk's Office of this Court in
D. B. 119 at Page
472 •
---
Wherefore, your undersigned prays that
she
be made
a party herein, under the provisions of Section 21 of the Public Park Condemnation Act, and that an order be entered for the
distribution of .said sum set forth in said judgment in rem as
constituting the award for the fee simple estate in the said
tract condemned as aforesaid, and for the payment to the undersigned of the said award, or of as much thereof as the Colirt
may find that the undersigned is entitled to receive, which the
undersigned avers is as follows:
Tract No .
164
$ 388.00
A
State of Virginia
_________ ___________
county of Rockingham , to-wit:
I
.......;
Ida H, Phelps
, the person whose
name is signed to the foregoing petition, having been first
duly sworn, on
her
oath deposes and as,ys that the facts
given in said petition are true and correct, to the best of
.h:erknowledge and belief.
Given under
my
hand this 21st
day of
December
19~.
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Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings
Publisher
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
Description
An account of the resource
The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. </span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span>
Creator
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
Date
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1925-1935
Identifier
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Snp001
Relation
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<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a>
Is Referenced By
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<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a>
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phelps-ida.pdf
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Phelps, Ida
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
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Location: Gap Run
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Tract(s): 164
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Phelps
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ROCKINGHA]i1 COUNTY
N A M E O F ~ 0WNER
#309 - Pearl , joseph - Estate
Number of Acres: 39
Location:
Madison Run .
Roads:
Two a nd one- ho.lf miles via dirt road to Port Republic , the
nearest shi~ping point .
Soil:
1
Entirely .within the Park area .
Sandy loam of a fair depth and fertilit y .
cover the entire area .
Small loose rock
History of Tract and condition of timber:
.All the merchan table saw ti::.nber has been
removed from this tract .
Improvements:
(See reverse side for improvem ent informat ion}
Acreage and value of types:
Types
Acreage
Value per acre
Total Value
Ridge:
Slope:
Cove:
9
@
$10 . 00
$90 . 00
Fields Restocking:
19
@
15 . 00
285 . 00
Cultivated Land:
11
25 . 00
275 . 00
Grazing Land:
39
Orchard:
Minerals:
Value of Land: $ 650 . 00
820 . 00
Value of Improvements: $820 • 00
Value of Orchard: $
Value of Minerals: $
50 . 00
Value of Fruit: $ 50 . 00
Value of Timber: $
25 . 00
yl!:545 . 00
ValueofW ood: $ 25 . 00
Value per acre for tract: $ 39 • 6 O
Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $
NONE .
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�IMPROVEME);""TS:
Frame dvYe lling: 16x24 t , with 4 rooms and 5xl6' porch,
shingle roof , frame kitchen 12xl6t, with side rooms,-8xl6'
and porch jxl4' , p&per roof, 1 room l½ story in height .
4 rooms plastered, fair condition, occupied by tenant ,
water supply is 2 wells .
Frame barn:
12x60' , shingle roof , fair condition, solid
foundation.
Frame granary: 14xl8' , shingle roof , fair condition.
Frame meat house: 10xl2' , pa per roof, poor condition.
Frame hog pen:
5x6' , p~per roof, good condition.
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Deed
1088
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Gtonuwnll
60
11.100
lj0.00
If
!000.00
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11ubUo, tho neeroot t1hippi!lf r oint.
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:Je.ndy lown of n teir depth f<:nd tort1lity.
en t1 re nrea.
S<>il:
Cnull loo8e rock oovor tho
•'•ll the merohantable "·'1'1 ttubar hes been ,·e«!lovod he> thie tmot
'.1,'hONl
1 1bo.,1t 2 oords or fuel •oo<'l per A on tlle wooded n:rea oo £t, ia in· of
tW·tJll hl,r«hmoc. , 11d notr d ho. t l r ninct.
Hiatorv:
18 oo:rd
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roct,. ? r,,
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The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. </span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span>
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ROCKINGHAM COUNTY
NAME OF CLAIMANT
#336 - Patterson , H. G. & A. B.
Number of Acres: 5
Location:
Br own ' s Cove . Partly in Rockingham County , and entirely within
the Park area .
Roa,:Is:
It is twelve miles over dirt roads to Port Republic, the nearest
shipping point .
Soil:
(See reverse side for Soil information)
The tract was cut over in 1929- 30 and there
The west porti on was severely burned
is no merchantable timber .
in 1930 .
History of Tract and condition of timber:
None .
Improvements:
·
Acreage and value of types:
Types
Acreage
Value per acre
Total Value
Ridge:
Slope:
Cove:
Grazing Land:
y 25 . 00
5
t 125 . 00
Fields Restocking:
Cultivated Land:
Orchard:
Minerals:
ValueofLand: $ .125 . 00
- Total
Value of Improvements: $
Value of Orchard: $
Value of Minerals : $
Value of Fruit: $
Value of Timber : $
Value of Wood: $
Value per acre for tract: $ 2 5 . 00
Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE .
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�SOIL :
The soil is a sandy loam of good dept h and fert ility
with much
loose rock and high cliff s in the wood s . Tne open
has
cons idera ble
smal l rock . Slop es are gent le to steep . The secon
d
class
graz ing
is smoo th with patch es of good blue gras s sod and a
good
many
weed s .
The third class has cons idera ble blue gras s, but more
rock
and
many
weed s and brie rs and some bare spot s . Ther e is a very
smal
l
amou
nt
of barb erry. The wood land graz ing has cons idera ble
gras
s
aroun
d
the
edge s of the open and many weed s . The tilla ble land
is steep and
rock y, but has good soil .
Resto cking is steep and the soil has been
worn out .
Ther e are weed s and brie rs, but littl e gras s, locu st,
sass afras , and persi mmo n is comi ng in .
�IN THE: CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINCH.AM GOUNTY ,VmGINIA•
The State Commission on
Conservat ion and Development
of the state of Virginia,
Petitione r ,
vs.
Cass andra Lawson
and others,
tkins
On this, the
/'f
:oefendant s .
day of May, 1934 , came H. G. Patterson
and Allen B. Patterson , by counsel, and, on their motion, leave
is given them to file their applicatio n for the payment to them
of the sum of $125. 00, the amount awarded them by the Boar cl of
Appraisal Commissio ners for Tract No. 336. In the judgment of
condemnat ion of said tract , the sum of $90.00 was inadverte ntly
inserted in the plaoe and stead of the real award of $125. 00 ,
the said sum of $90.00 having been heretofor e paid into court ,
and the sum ot $35. 00 being eVidenoed by a oheok of The state
Commission on Cons ervat1on and Development of the State of Virginia, payable to the Clerk of the Circuit. Court of Rooki~m
County and left with rfhe said Clerk for deli very to your p&ti ti oner a upon the order of the Court.
Said tract formerly stood in
the names o:t your peti tionera .
And it appearing to the Court .from the report of the Board
of A,ppraisal Commissioners heretofor e filed in this oa.use and in
the petition for judgment of aondemnat ion, her etofore entered
herein, that in the opinion of the petitione r the said H. G. Patter -
son and Allen B. Patterson were invested with a s~perior or better
right or daim of title in and to t he said tract of land No. 336,
and that the record in this cause does not disclose any denial
or dispute by any party or personi in interest as to the title to
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said Tract No . 336 or to the proceeds arising from the condemnaLAW OFFICES
GEO. S. HARNSBERGER
tion thereof, and that the said H. G. P-a.tterson and Allen B.Patter son are entitled to receive t he proceeds arising f rom the condemna
HARRISONBURG. VA.
...
�--2-tion of said Tract No . 336.
And it further appearing to the Court that ther
are no
taxes assessable in Rockingham a : .i u.nty against this particular
tract of lam, but that this particular tract of land is assessed
along with certain other adJacent lands lying in .Albemarle Cou.nty
belonging to your petitioners, upon all of which lands the taxes
to date have been pa.id .
tn,on consideration whereof, it is considered and ordered
by the Court that t he said sum of $90. 00, the same being the
amount heretofore paid into oourt o'1 the said award of $125. 00,
and that the said s um of $35 . 00, evidenced by the oheok of The
state Commission on Conservation and Development of the state of
Virginia, payable to the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Rockingham
County , 7irg1nia, be paid to H. G. Patterson am .Allen B. Patterson,
and the Clerk of this Court is directed to transmit a certified
aopy of this order to the Treasurer of Virginia, who shall pay
unto the said H. G. Patterson and Allen B. Patterson the said sum of
$90. 00, the same being a portion of the award for said Tract No .
336, taking from the said H.G. Pattereon and Allen B. Patteraon
their receipt therefor and certif~ing auch payment to the Clerk
of this Court for appropriate entry thereof as required by law ,
and the Clerk of this Court is ordered to pay to said H. G. Patterson and Allen B. Patteraon the said sum of $35. 00 , the balance
of the compensation for said tract No. 336, taking from the said
H. G.Patterson and Allen B. Patterson receipt therefor, which receipt the said Cler·k shall properly enter in his records, as re quired by law.
LAW OFFICES
GEO. S. HARNSBERGER
HARRISONBURG. VA .
�IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKIN<E.AM C:OUNTY, VIRGINIA•
The state Commission on
Conservation and Development
of the state of Virginia~
Petitioner ,
vs .
Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others ,
Defendants .
TO THE HON. H. W. BERTR.A:M , JUDGE OF SAID COURT.
Your petitioners, H. G. Patterson and Allen B.Patterson,
respectfully represent:
That a judgment in rem has heretofore been entered in
this proceeding condemning to the use of the state Commission on
Conser vation and Development ot the state of Virginia the fee
simple estate in a tract of land formerly the property of your
petitioners, which tract is described in the report of the Board o
.Appraisal Commissioners appointed herein and shown, numbered 1 and
delineated on the County Ownership Map , filed therewith , as Tract
No. 336.
That the award for Traot No , 336 was $125. 00.
That The
state Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of
Virginia has paid into the custody of the Court the sum of $90. 00,
and has lodged with the Clerk of the Court its check for the balance of $35. 00, the two amounts aggregating the award for the fee
simple estate in said tract of land .
That your :Petitioners, on the date of said jud~ent in
re
condemning said tract of land, were
the owners of said land
in fee simple, ancl that no other person or persons than the undersigned are entitled to sha. e in the distribution of said award .
1
Your :petitioners further show to the Court that there a.re
.no taxes assessed in Rockingham County agai.ns t said land, hut
that said tract of land is assessed along with another traot,which
LAW OFFICES
GEO. S. HARNSBERGER
HARRISONBURG, VA.
lies in Albemarle crounty, and that the taxes on all of..., aid land
have been paid to the Treasurer of Albemarle County.
riil.x:ttxBli.xti:i~~~·J11:thx ldx:tnxu:ulln~~~x~ulfi
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certifi oae of the Treasurer of Rookingham County is herewi t h
filed, showing that that portion of your petitioners • lands lying in Rockingham County was not assessed in said County.
Said
certificate is herewith filed , marked ".Ex. Certificate No . l,ff and
prayed to be read as a part hereof.
Wherefore , your petitioners pray that they may be made
parties herein , and be allowed to file their petition in this
suit ; and that an order may be entered in this cause for the dis tribution of said fund , and that your petitioners may have such
other and further relief as the nature of the case may require .
By
Counsel.
State of Virginia , Cit
City of Harrisonburg , to -wit :
This day H. G. Pa.tterson personally appeared before me ,
F. Flavia Converse, a Notary Publi c i n and for the City afor esaid ,
in the State of Virginia , in my City aforesaid, and , being duly
sworn , deposes and says :
I have rea d the above petition , and state that
the matters of fact contai ned therein are true ,
to the beat of my
VA
and belief.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
LAW OFFICES
GEO.S. HARNSBERGER
HARRISONBURG. VA.
day of May , 1934 .
�- - - ~ - - - - - - - -- - - - -
M. H. HARR ISON
TREASU RER OF ROCKIN GHAM COUNT Y
HARRISO NBURG, VIRGINIA
TO WHOM IT MAY CONC:EBN:
I hereby certify that the record s
in this office show that Herber t G. Patters on and
Allen B. Patters on are not assesse d with any taxes on
land situate in the Park Area in Stonew all Distri ct
in this County .
or
Given under my hand this 12th day
May 1934.
Treasu rer .
C.1
�L'aw Office o/
.9eo. S Jfarnsher yer
Xarr,son6w y,l/a.
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VIRGI~IA:
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGIIA.M COUNTY.
The State Commissio n on Conservati on a nd Developme nt
petitione r .
of' the State of Virgini a - - - - - -
V.
AT LAW NO . 1829
Cassandra Lawson tkins and others and Fifty- Tvro Thous and Five tlundred Sixty- One (52 , 561) ores of Land ,
more or less in Rockingham county ,
- - Defendant s .
Virginia - - - - - - - - -
On this the
_!J__
day of irarch , 1934 , came the
petitione r in the above styled proceedin g by counsel , and
H. G. and A. B. Patterson , cla imants, also by counsel , and
exhibited to the court the record of said proceedin g , including the report of the Board of
ppra isa l Commissio ners
therein , and the judgment in rem entered therein on the
28th day of February , 1934 , condemnin g Tract No . 336 as de scribed and numbered in s a id report to the use of the peti tioner upon the payment into the custody of the court of the
sum of $90 . 00 , the amount set forth in said judgment as the
av1ard for the taking of the said Tract No . 336 .
Thereupon , the parties showed to the court that the
said award of $90 . 00 set forth in the said judgment i n rem
was the value pla ced upon the said Tract No . 336 in a report
of Arbitrato rs , filed with the record in this pro c eeding .
The above mentioned parties fur ther showed to the
Court a letter dated l~rch 1 , 1934 , addressed to Georges .
Harnsberg er , Esq ., counsel for the said H. G. and A. B. patterson , adv i sing the said Georges . Harnsberg er as follows :
nMar ch 1 , 1934
Ge o. s . Harnsberg er , Esq •
•ttorney at law,
Harrisonbu rg , Va .
Dear .T . Harnsberg er :
I have your letter of February 21 , c onc erning cor re c t i ons in awards made in arbitratio n of the fol lowing tracts :
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�awar ded ~90 . 00
Trac t 336 , H. G. and A. B. P tters on , appr
aisa l
by urbi trati on boar d; valu ed $125 . by
that you
com miss ione rs . You are corr ect in stat ingstat
ed to
had file d no exce ptio ns, and that you so efor
e,
boar d of arbi trat ion at the hear ing . Therto make any
the boar d of arbi trat ion had no auth ority .
awar d, and the valu e shou ld stan d a t $ 125
5 . for
Trac t No . 153 , Anni e R. Bego on , awar ded ~204
ing that
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Cha irma n , Ar bitr at ion Boar d .
Copy to Judg e Car son . "
sel
Peti tion er furt her show ed to the cour t that coun
of fact s set
for peti tion er were not advi sed as to the stat e
of the said judg fort h in the s a id lett er a t the time of entr y
as set fort h in
ment in rem , but tha t , upon lear ning t he fact s
es that the
the said lett er , coun sel for peti tion er reco gniz
set out in the
pers on or pers ons enti tled to rece ive the awar d
Trac t .L\!O • 336 ,
sa id judg ment in rem for the t akin g of the said
patt erso n , a re
own ersh ip of whic h is cla i med by H. G. and A. B.
of ~35 . 00 whic h ,
enti tled to rece ive in addi tion ther eto , the sun1
as the awar d
toge ther with the amou nt stat ed in said judg ment
d be equa l to
for taki ng the said trac t , to - wit : $90 . 00 , woul
of the Boar d of
the amou nt orig inal ly set fort h in the repo rt
Trac t NO. 336
App raisa l Com miss ione rs a s the v a lue of the said
d of ppra isal
desc ribe d a nd numb ered in the repo rt of the Boar
on the coun ty
Com miss ione rs here in and shown a nd deli neat ed
.
Own ershi p ;:ap file d vJ i th a nd made a part ther eof
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�And thereupon the petitioner prayed lea ve of Court to
pa y into the custody of the Court t h e said surn of ~35 . 00 for the
use a nd benefit of the person or persons entitled to receive the
award set forth in the s a id judgment in rem for the t aking of
said Tract Io . 336, a nd furt h er pr ayed t h e court tha t the Clerk
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of the Court b e directed to make a n appropri a te reference to this
order in the ma rgin of s a id Table I I of the report of the Board
of
ppra isa l Commissioners herein , a t or ne ar t he place in s a id
Table wherein is shown the finding of the Boa rd of Appra isal
Commissioners a s to the va lue of the said Tract No . 336 a s amended by the order of t h is Court entered Februa ry 28 , 1934 , in sub sta nti a lly the following l a ngua ge :- "See order entered
_:l__ day
of March , 1934 . "
Upon consideration wher eof , and upon motion of the
s a id petitio ner by counsel , a nd the sa i d H. G• a nd A. B. pa tter son by counsel, it is a djudged a nd ordered tha t leave should be
~nd is gr a nted to sa id petitioner to pa y into the custody of
this Court the surn of {;35 . 00 for the use a nd benefit of the
person or persons who were or are entitled to receive the amount
set fort h in the judgment in rem enter e d herein on the 28th day
of
ebrua ry , 1934, a s the awa rd for the tak ing of t he said Tr a ct
No . 336 , a nd to make sa id payment into the cust:ody of the Court
by paying t h e s a id surn of ~35 . 00 to the Clerk of t h is court
under t h e terms of this order , a nd th a t the Clerk of t h is cour t
s h ould be a nd is di rected t o mak e a n appropri a te reference to
t h is order in t he margi n of Ta b le I I of t he report of the Board
of Appr a is a l Commissi oners herein , a t or ne ar the point wherein
the said TaJ le sets forth the v alue found by the sa id Boa rd of
Appra isal Commissioners for the sa id Tract No . 336 , as ame nded
by t h e order entered herein t h e 28 t h da y of
1
ebrua ry , 1934 .
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TREASUER ' S OFFICE
RI C H M O N D , VA ,
J OHN M. PURCELL
TREASURER OF VIRGINIA
May 18, 1934
This is to certify that I , J . M. Purcell, Treasurer
of Virginia have this l i l~ay of May
with an order of the circuit court of
datea 5/14/34
in accordance
Rockingham County
in the cause of the State Commission
on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia
vs • _______,C...,a........_s.._.s.....e.....nu.d.....r.....a...__I.....,a..w.. . . .,s.....au.n.i.........<A..._t.....kc.J..:i.un-"'s'---"a.....u.....a...__o~t.ub.i;;ei.r:..:si----:P aid to H. G. Patterson and Allen B. Patterson
$ 90.00
being in f ull settlement of tract # 336
in the above mentioned cause.
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TREASU RER'S OFFICE
RICHMO ND, VA .
May 18, 1934
JOHN M. PURCELL
TREASURER OF VIRGINIA
H. G. Patter son and Allen B. Patter son
Receiv ed of J.M. Purce ll, Treas urer of
Virgi nia, the sum of $ 90 . 00
, in accord ance
with an order of the Circu it Court of the county
of_ _ R
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of
May
193_1__ , in the matte r of the State
Comm ission on Conse rvati on and Deve lopmen t v _ _ _
_ _ _____.cc~a=s~s~a=n~d=r~a'----L_a_w_s~o~n_A_t_k_i~n_sc..___ and others , being
full and compl ete settle ment for the tract of land
k nown in said proce eding a s
#
336 _ __
Sign or iginal and dupl i cat e
and ret urn t o t h e Treasu r er
of Vi r ginia .
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TREASUER ' S OFFICE
RICHMOND, VA ,
May 18 1 1934
JOHN M. PURCELL
TREASURER OF V IRGINI A
This i s t o certify that I , J . M. Purcell, Treasurer
of Virginia have this 1 8
day of
May
in accordance
wi th an order of the c i rcuit court of Rockingham County
da ted
5/14/34
in the ca use of the State Commission
on Conservation and Deve lo:pment of the State of Virginia
aandra
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:pai d to Geo . s . Harnsberger , Attorney for The said H. G. Patterson,
H. H. Patters and D. H. Patterson
$10 , 209 . 45 being in full settlement of trill,ct # 337
in the ab ove mentioned cause .
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TREASURER'S OFFICE
RICHMOND, VA .
May 18, 1934
.JOHN M . PURCELL
TREASURER OF VIRGINIA
Geo . s . Harnsberger, Attorney for the said
H. G. Patterson, H. H. Patterson, and
D. H. Patterson
Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of
Virginia, the sum of $10 , 209 . 45 , in accordance
with an order of the Circuit Court of the county
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entered on the
14th day
of __]_.ia~y"------__ 1 93_!_ , in th e 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 #__3_3_7_ __
Sign original and dup li cate
and r e turn to the Treasurer
of Virginia.
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�IN '!HE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAIL COUNTY, Virginia.
Received
Ci re u1 t Court
or
or
J. Robert Switzer, Clerk of the
Rockingham County, Virginia, in the
cause of the State Canmissio n on Conservat ion and Development of' the State or Virginia vs. c:assandra Lawson Atkins,
et als, etc., a
d:lreated by order of said Court on May 14,
195', the sum of' Thirty-t'11 e Dollars. ($35.00}, being in
t'ull settlEman t of the amount d~osited wi tb the said
Clerk
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Tract /j33f>, in the above mentioned cause.
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, Virgini •
Received of J . Robert Switzer , C erk of the
Ci re ui t Court of' Rockingham County, Vi gini , in the
ca
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lop-
men t of' the State of Virginia vs . Cassandra Lawson At i ns ,
et a.ls, etc ., as directed by order of said Court on N.ay 14,
1934, the sum of Thirt -fi-ve Dollars. (.;?35 . 00}, being 1n
full settla:nent of the amount deposit d
1th the said
Clerk for Tract #336 , in the above me tioned caus e .
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NAME OF CLAIMANT
#337 - Patterson , H. G. & A. B.
Number of Acres: 4 1 5
Location:
Top of the Blue Ridge in Albemarle , Rockingham and Greene
Counties , running down to positions #246 and #248 in Albemarle ,
and e ntirely wi t hi n the Par k a r ea .
Roads:
It is fourteen miles over dirt roads to Port Republic and seventeen miles over better r oads t o Proffit , the nearest shipping
point .
Soil:
(See reverse side for Soil information)
(Rockingham)
History of Tract and condition of timber: 'l'he tinber was cut about 1910 . The
remaining stand has poplar , basswood , white pine , ash, hemlock ,
~nd red oa k up to 24" DBH. The northern portion was severely
burned in 1930 .
Improvements:
(See reverse side for Improvement information )
Acreage and value of types:
Types
Acreage
Value per acre
Total Value
Ridge:
Slope:
164.
$5 . 00
$820 . 00
Cove:
15
10 . 00
150 . 00
224
35 . 00
7840 . 00
12
415
20 . 00
.240 . 00
~9050 . 00
Grazing Land:
Fields Restocking :
Cultivated Land:
Orchard:
Minerals:
Value of Land: $ 9050 . 00
Value of Improvements : $ 370 .00
Value of Orchard: $25 . 00
Value of Minerals : $
Value of Fruit: $
Value of Timber: $ 3 0.00
" " Post
$150 . 00
Value of Wood : $50 . 00
Value per acre for tract: $ 23 . 31
Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ NONE.
370.00
25 . 00
30 . 00
150 . 00
50 . 00
$ 9675 . 00
�SOIL:
The soil is a sandy loam of fair depth and fertility . There is only
a small amount of loose rock on the open except on small area , but
several outcrops occur .
The woodland is very rocky . Slopes are
gentle to very steep and mostly moderate except in the woods where
it is steep .
The first class grazing has a fine blue grass sod
practical ly free from rock and brush , but with considera ble dog
fennel .
There is quite a bit of timothy . It is smooth Hith gentle
slopes . The second class has patches of good blue grass sod with
some white clover, but there is nore rock , much crabgrass , pennyroya l
fern and other meas and a small amount of brush. uueh of the eastern
portion is rough. The third class has much poorer soil with a small
amount of blue grass and some bare ground .
There is much pennyroyal, fern , and other weeds with sumac, persimmon , and bl ackberry .
portion is rough and rocky .
The woodland grazing is very good
west of the lap , but elsewhere has only a small amount of grass
with considera ble weeds and is rough and rocky .
Il PROVE:[111..!.NTS :
(Rockingha m)
Ten nt house : Log , weatherbo ard, 16xl8', 2 rooms, l ½ story, porch
6xl8', solid foundation , no chimney, fair condition .
Barn : Log, 116x22', shingle roof, poor condition .
Smoke house: Frame , lOxlO', shingle roof , good condition .
Hen house :
Log, 6xl0' , shingle roof , poor condition .
Spring house : Log, 5x8', shLngle roof , fair condition .
Kitcha:r. : Log , 14xl6', metal ,roof , fair condition .
Corn house :
Log, 10xl4', shingle roof , fair condition .
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�Filed in the Clerk's Office
Rockingham County, Va.
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�IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKI NGHAM COUNTY,VIRGINIA.
The state Commieaion on
Conservat ion and Developme nt
o! the State of Virginia
riled in the Clerk's Office
fiockingh;:;m County, Va.
fJ[,'. ,r 1932
vs .
Cassandra Lawson t kina and others
and 52,561 acres , more or less,
in Rockingham County , Virginia.
Statement made by
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pursuant to a deoree en-
tered in the above entitl ed oause on October 25,1932, in resppnse
to Item No . 1 of the inquiry made in said decree.
Your responden ts say th at the acreage listed in the repor t o:r the Apprta1 al Board , under its ro •
.d...1-2 ,
is believed
to be approxima te ly correct . and that they do not desire to make
any o jeotion to the a oreaee as there given.
Your responden ts further say that it was not the number of
aores allowed them to which exception was taken, but tllt the
exception s heretofor e filed by them were to the amount allowed
your responden ts per acre .
By Counsel .
LAW OFFICES
GEO. S. HARNSBERGER
HARRISONBURG . VA .
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ROCKINGHAU COUNTY
to the Gov erno r ar1s 1ng
IN RE . ARBITRA.tIOl, ;.GREE" ETS subm.i tted
pend ing i n the Cir cui t cou rt
in or out of Con dem nati on Pro cee di ngs nan doa h ~at ion cl p~rk Act .
of Vir gin ia und er eut hor ity of the She
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SUMhbRY ST_..,TE IBl\iT OF PET ITI ONhR
EXCEPTAlfTS:
Pc~ tters on , D. H. u.nd H . G.
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ORIGINAL CL.aL.! :
VALu'E PL\.CED O
Acr eag e 215 : V£..lue ~)12 , 90 0 • 00
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TR ....CT BY PETI'l1IOlJER ' S .APPR,.'..ISERS
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VALUE
n crnm;T.AL
D.A:rJJ GES
'lr6 , 675 . 00
INGS :
BOARD OF U'PRAIS •.'J.. COW!ISSION:ERS FIND
~.:.~ NUMBER OF TR .. · CT :
337
V••LUE OF TR_ CT:
11R. .'-i.CT LO .
337
V LUE
~.9 , 675 . 00
INCIDE1~TAL DJJ I.AGES
�The exceptants have filed no s tatement in Rockingham County, where the major portion of the land lies, praying that this case be removed to Augusta County, where the
land owners reside .
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Subscribed to and verified before me this thee___da y of
Sept ember, 1933 o
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Stokes, Notary Public
�PATTERSON,D . H. &H . G.
69
GREENE COUNTY
IN RE . ARBITRATION AGREENIENTS submitted to the Governor arising
in or out of Condemnation Proceedings pending in the Circuit Court
of Virginia under authority of the Shenandoah National Park Act .
SUMM RY STATEMENT OF .l:'ETITI ONER :
EXCEPrANTS : Patterson, D. H. & H. G.
ORIGINAL CLAIM:
Acreage_
: Value$___ : Inc . Damages , None .
VALUE PLACED ON TRACT BY PETITI ONER ' S APPRAISERS:
TRACT NO .
VALUE
INCIDENTAL DAMAGES
69
$75 . 00
None
BOARD OF APPRAISAL COMMIS~IONERS FINDINGS :
MAP NUMBER OF TRACT :
69
VALUE OF TRACT :
TRACT NO .
VALUE
INCIDENTAL DAMAGES
69
$75 . 00
None
Copies of this statement are attached to the statement of
Petitioner filed in the County in which the major portion of the
land lies, and i n which exceptants have filed their statement .
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In re .Arbitration .Agreement submitted to the
Governor, arising in or out of the condemnation
proceedings pending in the Circuit Courts of
Virginia under authority of the Shenandoah
National Park Act.
Sta.te Commission on Conservation
and Development of the State of
Virginia
filed in the Clerk's Office
Rockingham County, Va.
vs.
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Cassandra Lawson .Atkins and others
and 52,501 acres of land in Rockingham County.
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1933
~Clerk
In re exceptions of H. R.Patterson, D.R.Patterson,
and H.G.Patterson.
To
the Hon·. Philip Williams, Chairman of the
Park Land .Arbitration Board.
In reply to your letter of Au.gust 16, 1933, accompanying
the rules that day issued, beg to say:
These exoeptants own 1,469 acres of land lying in the
Counties of Rockingham, Greene, and Albemarle , respectively, as
follOVJS:
In Rockingham County, Tract No. 337, 415 acres .
In Greene County, Tract No. 69,
3¾ acres.
In Albemarle County, Tracts No. 201 , 201-I, and 201-a,
1,051 acres .
s all of exceptants and their witnesses live west of the
Blue Ridge Mountains, it is asked that this matter be heard in
Augusta County.
The same ar bitrator s will sit in Augusta and Al-
bemarle, and it would seem that the hearing on this matter might,
therefore, be just as well held in Augusta.
One of your exoepta.nts, H. G. Patterson , further requests
that the exceptions in regard to his 198 ao~e tr act, located ad jaLAW OFF I CES
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cent to the above properties, and the exceptions in regard to the
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�--2-399 acre tr act of H.G. and Allen B. Patterson be also heard and
determined at the same that the a bove matt ers are passed upon.
All of these lands are contiguous , and the witnesses in regard to
one tract will be called in rega~d to the others .
Re spectfully submitted ,
LAW OFF IC ES
GEO. S. HARNSBERGER
HARRISONBUR G. VA .
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At Law, No . _1829.
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. .DEFENDANTS•
Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others , .
TO THE HON. H. W. ~ERTRAM , JUDGE OF S~ID COURT. ·
Your responden ts respectful;Ly represent .that a notioe has ·
been given them by The state Comoission on Conservation a~d Dev_elopment of the state of Virginia that it will move the Circuit
for the entry of a jidgmen·t i n rem, condemning , among others , the
property of your respondents , and directing any and all parties of
record in this proceeding , if they desire to oppose the entry of
said judgment in rem , to show eause~ if any they have , in writing ,
filed with the reoord of this proceeding not later than five days
in rem should not be entered .
That your respondents have no objection to the condemnatio
object to the value found t h erefor by the Board of
ppraisal Com-
missioners.
That they have heretofore submitted to arbitration, pursuant to the arbitration agreement proposed by the Governor of
Virginia on July 18 , 1933 , all questions as to dqJD.ages and ~alue
of the land and the improvements sought to be_ condemned by The
state Commission on Conservation and Development of the. state of.
Virginia, and they now pray that the value of said land and improvements, as ascertained by said arbitration . be allowed and en~
tered in said judgment in rem in the place of the amount found bJ
the A'p praisal Board .
LAW OFFICES
GEO.S. HARNSBERGER
HARRI SONBURG, VA.
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IN THE CIRCUIT COID1T OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA.
Tne state Commission on Conse rvatio n and
Development of the
State of Virgin ia
vs .
Cassa ndra Lawson tkins
and others and
52,501 acres of land in
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lbema rle County .
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The motio n of Herbe rt G. Patter son, Howard H. Patter son , and
David H. Patter son , prayin g said Court to disapp rove and to declin e
to accep t the findin g of the Board of Appra isal Comm issione rs
hereto fore appoin ted by said Court in the above matte r, where in
said Board report ed , under No. 337 of their findin gs, as filed in
the Clerk 's Office of said Court , that the 415 acres of land found
by said Board to be the prope rty of the movea nts was valued at
only $23 . 31 per acre .
The ground s of said motion are as follow s:
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tached hereto , which are asked to be read in suppo rt of these ex'
ceptio ns .
.
That the findin g of said Board was based upon a mistak e of
law as to the nature and effec t of tj1e eviden ce produc ed before
said Board by the above named partie s .
(2)
Th.at the findin g of said Board is, appar ently, from the
statem ents contai ned in i ts report , based upon the physi cal char(3}
acter of the land alone ~ witho ut taking into consi derati on, or at
least witho ut giving any effec t in its final decisi on to, the
income - produ cing capac ity of the land or to the fact that all such
grazin g lands on the Blue Ridge Mount ains are being taken under
LAW OFFICES
GEO. S. HARNSBERGER
HARRISONBU R G, VA.
these condem nation procee dings , and that like grazin g lands canno t
now be purcha sed for any such amount as allowe d to the said move -
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ants, all of which will more readily appear from the affida vits
attache d hereto , which are asked to be read in suppor t of these
except ions.
LAW OFFICES
GEO . S. HARNSBERGER
HARRISONBUR G . VA.
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�IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA.
The State Commission on
Conservat ion and Developme nt
of the state of Virginia
vs .
Cassandra Lawson Atkins
and others and
52 , 501 acres of land in
Rooldngham County.
Affidavit of Herbert G. Patterson to be read in connectio n
with the moti on fi l ed by him and others to have the finding of
the Board of Appraisal Commissio ners disapprove d in connectio n
with its finding No . 337 .
State of Virginia,
City of Harrisonb urg, to-wit:
Herbert G. Pa tterson this day personall y appeared before
me, F.Flavia Converse, a Notar y Pllblic in and for the City aforesaid, in the state of Virginia, in my City aforesaid , and, being
duly sworn , deposes and says:
I am a joint owner with Howard H. Patterson and David H.
patterson of a tract of 415 acres of grazing land situate upon
the Blue Ridge Mountains in Rockingham County, Virginia, and
reported by the Board of Appraisal Commissio ners in the above entitled matter under their finding No. 337 .
The 415 acres of land above referred to will graze 120
cattle for seven months during each and every year , and these 120
cattle will put on an average of at least 225 pounds, each, duri
that period . The aggregate number of pounds thus put on would be
27 , 0000 per season.
conservat ive average price would be seven
cents per pound , which would make the income from the grazing eac
year worth $1,890. 00 .
This amount is equivalen t to t he income at
six per cent . on $31,333. 00 .
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GEO. S. HARNSBERGER
HARRISONBURG . VA.
be approxima tely $73. 00.
The average worth per acr e would th s
The land above referred to has ao -
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tually grazed the number of oattle ab·ove speoified, and I know
that the oattle will put on, year in and year out, at least the
weight specified.
The difference between the above valuation and
that set forth in the proof of olaim heretofore filed in this
matter is due to the difference in acreage speoified in the claim
and that found by the Board of
ppraisal Commissioners .
I am the owner of several farms in Rockingham County, and
in 1930 purchased a grazing farm in Highland County, which I bough
under very favorable conditions, but for which
proximately $80 ~00 an acre .
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had to pay ap-
The Highland County farm will not
graze any more cattle or put on any more pounds per acre than the
property in question.
Due to the fact that these proceedings contemplate the
taking of all grazing lands on the Blue Ridge !Jountains , it will
not be possible for me to acquire further grazing lands in the
vicinity of the above described property. The land in question
cannot be replaced anywhere in this seotion of Virginia for less
than
so.oo
per acre.
The aforesaid l and , being condemned in this cause, is
indispensable to the profitable oper tion of my other farms. The
same is not for sale , and I hereby ask that these lands be omitted
from the contemplated Park
area •
.All of the foregoing informati n was given to the Board
of Appraisal Commissioners, but, if I am to judge by their find-
ing , it was not considered.
Subscribed and 1vworn to
LAW OFFICES
GEO.S. HARNSBERGER
HARRISONBURG. VA.
this
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day
of ~me:;.,,, "1932.
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�IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY ,VIRGINI .
The State Commission on Conservation and
Development of the State of Virginia
vs.
Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others
and 52501 acres of land in Rockingham County.
ffidavit of Howard H. Patterson to be read in connection
with the motion filed by him and others to have the finding of' th
Board of Appraisal Commissioners disapproved in connection with its
finding No. 337.
State of Virginia ,
City of Harrisonburg, to-wit:
Howard H. P atterson this day personally appeared before
me, F. Flavia Converse, a Notary Public in and for the City am:it
state aforesaid , in the state of Virginia , and , being duly sworn ,
deposes and says :
I am a joint owner with Herbert G. Patterson and David H.
Patterson of a tract of 415 acres of grazing land situate upon
the Blue Ridge Hountains in Rockingham County , Virginia, and
reported by the Board of Appraisal Commissioners in the above entitled matter under their finding No. 337.
The 415 aores of l and above referred to will graze 120
cattle for seven months during each and every year , and these 120
cattle will put on an average of at least 225 pounds , each , durin
that period .
The aggregate number of pounds thus put on would
be 27,000 per season.
A conservative average price would be
seven cents per pound, which would make the income from the grazing each year worth $1 , 890. 00 . This amount is equivalent to the
income at six per cent. on
31 , 333. 00.
The average worth per
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GEO. s . HARNsBERGER
HARRISONBURG, VA,
acre would thus be approximately
73. oo.
The land above referred
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to has aotu.ally grazed the number of oattle above specified, and
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know that the cattle ~ill put on , year in and year out, at
least the weight specified.
The difference between the above
valua tion and that set forth in the proof of claim heretofore
filed in this matter is due to the difference in acreage specified in the claim and that found by the Board of Apprais a l Commissioners.
I am the owner of a farm in Augusta County , and am aoquainted with the grazing farm in Highland County purchased by
Herbert G. Patterson in 1960 , at approximately $80.00 an a cre.
The Highland County farm will not graze any more oattle or put on
any more pounds per acre than the property in question.
Due to the fact that these proceedings contemplate the
taking of all gr zing lands on the Blue Ridge Mountains, it w~ll
not be possible for me to aoquire further grazing lands in the
vicinity of the above described property. The land in question
cannot be replaced anywhere in this section of Virginia for less
than $80.00 per acre .
The afores id land being condemned in this cause is
indispensable to the profitable operation of my o~her farm~. The
same is not for sale , and I here~ ask that these lands be
omitted from the aontemplated Park area.
11 of the foregoing information was given to the Board
of Appraisal Commissioners, but, if I am to judge by their finding , it was not considered .
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Subscribed and sworn to
before me,thia
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GEO.S. HARNSBERGER
HARRISONBURG . VA.
,1932 .
day ot
�IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY,VIRGINIA.
The State Commission
on Conservation and
Development of the
State of Virginia
vs.
Cassandra Lawson tkins
and others
and S2,501 acres of land in
Rockingham County. ·
Affidavit of David
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.Patterson, to be read in connection
with the motion filed by him and others to have the finding of
the Board of Appraisal Commissioners disapproved in connection
with its finding No. 337.
state of Virginia,
City of Harrisonburg, to-wit:
David H. Patterson this day personally appeared before
me, F. Flavia Converse, a Notary Public in and for tlie City
aforesaid , in the State of Virginia, in my City aforesaid, and,
being duly sworn, deposes and says:
I am a joint owner with Herbert G. Patterson and Howard
H. Patterson of a tract of 415 aores of grazing land situate upon
the Blue Ridge Mountains in Rockingham County, Virginia, and
reported by the Board of Appraisal Commissioners in the above entitled matter under their finding No . 337.
The 415 acres of land above referred to will graze 120
cattle for seven months during each and every year, and these 120
cattle will put on an average of at least 225 pounds, eaoh ,
during that period.
The aggregate number of pounds thus put on
would be 27,000 per season.
A conservative average price would
be seven cents per pound , which would make the income from the
grazing each year worth $1,890.00.
LAW OFFICES
GEO.S. HARNSBERGER
HARRISONBURG, VA.
This amount is equivalent to
the income at six per cent . on $31,333.00.
per acre would thus be approximately $73.00.
The average worth
The land above re-
�--2--ferred to has actually grazed the number of cattle above specifie,
and I know that the cattle will put on, year in and year out, at
letst the weight specified.
The difference between the above
valuation and that set forth in the proof of claim heretofore filed
in this matter is due to the difference in acreage specified in
the claim and that found by the Board of Appraisal Commissioners.
Due to the fact that these proceedings contemplate the
taking of all grazing lands on the Blue Ridge Mountains, it will
not be possible for me to acquire further grazing lands in the
vicinity of the above described property. The land in question
cannot be replaced anywhere in thi a section of Virginia for less
than $80.00 per acre.
The aforesaid land being condemned in this cause is indispensable to the profitable operation of my other farms.
The
same is not for sale, and I hereby ask that these lands be
omitted from the contemplated Park area.
11 of the foregoing information was given to the Board
of
ppraiaal Commissioners, but, if I am to judge by their find-
ing, it was not considered.
Subscribed and sworn to
,qt(
day
LAW OFFICES
GEO . S. HARNSBERGER
HARRISONBURG. VA.
~78
�IN TH.., CI .CUIT COURT OF ROC~INGH- .f COUNTY, VIRGH I •
The St ate Commis ion on
Conservation and Development of the
•
s ti te of Vi r g inia
V •
Cass andr Lawso1 • t
acres of land in
Roc;lcihgham 8ou.nty .
and o thers and 52 , 501
din
ff i a vit of
onnection with the
tterson , and
oti on fi l ed by Her bert
of
ppraisal
Davi d H. Patterson
the Boar
Commi s sioners dis ppr ve
i th its fin ing No . 337 .
state pf Virginia,
City of Harrisonburg, to-wit :
This day
·.r. c. Long
personally appeared before me , F. Flavia
Converse , a Notary Public in and for the City and state aforesaid
in my City aforesaid , and , bein6 duly sworn , deposes and says :
I am a stock dealer , and have bought cattle from Herbert
G. Patterson which were grazed on the 41 5 acres of land belonging
to Herbert G. Patterson, Howard H. Patterson , and David H.Patterson
ituate on the Blue Ridge] ountains , and have been upon this land
while inspec t ing the cat tle .
I have also been on the ~r zi
f arm of Herbert G. Patter -
son situate in Highland Count y.
land above referred to will graze with :the
that t e Blue Ridge
ic-hl · nd County land ,
proviaed the s me have an equal number of s toe!{ . The Blue Ridge
lands are watered better than tli e Highland J ounty
ands .
From my experience in buying stock and from my experience
with the grazing of stoc"c , I am satisfied that steers placed upon
the Blue Ridge rountain land now under cons ider&tion will take on
LAW OFFICES
GEO. S. HARNSBERGER
HARRISONBURG , VA .
at least 210 pounds api ece per season , if not much more .
�--2-In the event all of the grazing lands on the Blue Ridge
Mountains are taken in the above condemnation proceeding, I do
now kn~n where the lands of the Pattersons which we are now considering could be replaced .
I do not believe that this land
could be replaced for less than ; 75 . 00 or ·1so. oo per acre , even
at the present time .
The lands in the Blue Ridge i~ountains are nearer to marke
than the lands in Highland; they are closer to the said Pattersons , and therefore are more valuable to them than the Highland
County proi:e rty .
Subscribed and sworn to
before me _, this
Septemoer ,
of ~ff~+ 1932 .
LAW OFFICES
GEO. S. HARNSBERGER
HARRISONBURG . VA.
/
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d y
�IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKIMGHAM COUNTY , VIRGIN! •
The State Commission on
Conservation and Development
of the State of Virginia ,
Petitioner ,
vs .
Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others ,
On this , the
/¥
Defend ants.
day of May , 1~)4. came H. G. Patterson ,
H. H. Patterson , and D. H. Patterson, by counsel, and, on their motion, leave is given them to file their application for the peymen
to them of the sum of $10~09. 45, the amount awarded them by the
Board of Arbitrators as set out in the judgment of condemnation
of Tract No . 337, which tract formerly stood in the names of H. G.
Patterson, H. H. Pattereon, and D. R. Rattereon, the amount thereof
having been heretofore paid into court •
.And it appearing to the Court from the report of the
Board of Appraisal Commissioners heretofore filed in this oause
and in the petition i r judgment of condemnation heretofore entered herein that in the opinion of the petitioner the said H. G.
Patterson, H. H.Patterson, and D.H. Patterson were invested with a
superior or better right or claim of title in and to said tract of
land No . 337, and that the record in this canse does not disclose
any denial or dispute by any party or person in interest as to the
title to said tract No . 337 or to the proceeds arising from the
condemnation thereof, and that the said H. G.Patterson , H. H. Pa.tterson , and D. H. Patterson are entitled to receive t he proceeds arising
from the condemnation of said tract No . 337 :
.And it further appearing to the Court that all taxes
against said land in Rockingham County have been paid:
Upon consideration whereof , it is considered and ordered
by the Cuurt that the said sum of $10 , 209. 45, the same being the
LAW OFFICES
GEO. S. HARNSBERGER
HARRISONBURG, VA.
amount awarded them by the Board of Arbitrators for Tract No . 337,
�--2-·
paid into Court by the petitioner as just compensation for said
tract, be paid to Geo. S. Harnsberger, Attorney for H. G.Pattereon,
H. H.Patterson, and D.R.Patterson, and the Clerk of this Court is
directed to transmit a certified copy of this order to the
Treasurer of Virginia, who shtll pay unto the said Geo . s . Harns~
berger, Attorney for the said R.G. Patteraon, II. H.Patterson , and
D. H. Patteraon , the said sum of ,10 , 209. 45 , t he amount of s~id awar
set out in said judgment of condemnation for said tract of land
above designat ed , taking from said Geo.s. Harns berg er, Attorney for
H. G.Patterson, H. H.Patterson , and D. H. Patterson, receipt therefor,
and certifying such payment to the Clerk of this Court for appropriate entry thereof, as required by law.
LAW OFFICES
GEO. S. HARNSBERGER
HAR RISONBURG, VA.
'fl
�IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY t vmGINIA.
'.lb.a State Commission on
Conservation and Development
of the state of Virginia ,
Petitioner,
vs .
Cassandra Lawson Atkins and
others,
Defendants.
To the Hon. H. W. Bertram, Judge of said Court .
Your petitioners, H. G.Patterson, H. H. Pa ttereon , and D. H.
Patterson, respectfully represent:
That a judgment in rem has heretofore been entered in
this proceeding condemning to the use of the state Commission on
Conservation and Development of tha State of Virginia t he fee
simple estate in a tract of land formerly the property of your
petitioners, which tract is described in the report of the Board
of Appraisal Commissioners appointed herein and sho.vn , numbered ,
and delineated on the County Ovnership Map,filed herewith, as
Tract No . 337.
That the award made by the Board of Appraisal
Commissioners for Tract No . 337 was $9 , 675. 00 , which amount was
increased by the Board of Arbitrators to $10 ,209.45.
That The
state Commission on Conservation and Development has !)aid into the
custody of the Court the said amount hereinabove set out as constituting the award for the fee simple estate in said tract ot
land.
That your petitioners on the date of said jud~ent in
rem condemning said traot of land were t he owners of said land in
fee simple, and that no other person or persona than the under sig,ned are entitled to share in the dis t ribution of said award • .
Your petitioners further show~ to the Court that there are
unpaid
no taxes m«s:tti in Rockingham County against said land. A cer LAW OFFICES
GEO. S. HARNSBERGER
HARRISONBURG. VA.
tificate of the Treasurer of Rockingham County and a certificate
from the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Rockingham County are here-
�- - 2--with filed, marked "Ex.Certificate No. 1" and "Ex. Certificate
No. 2," res:peotively 9 and the same are prayed to be read as part
hereof .
Wherefore, your petitioners pray tha t they may be made
parties herein, and
be
allowed to file their petition in thia
ma tter, and that an order may be entered in this matter for the
distribution of said fund, and that your petitioners may have such
other and further relief as the nature of the c ase may require.
Counsel .
By
state of Virginia ,
City of Harrisonbw.·g , to-wit :
Thie day H. G. Patterson personally appeared before me ,
F. Flavia Converse , a Notary Public in and for the City aforesaid,
in the state of Virginia , in my City aforesaid , aad, being duly
sworn , deposes and says :
I have read the above petition , and state that
t he matters of fact contained therein are true
to the best
Subsori bed and sworn to before me th1.· a
LAW OFFICES
GEO. S. HARNSBERGER
HARRISONBURG. VA.
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�M. H. HARRISON
TREASURER OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY
HARRISONBURG, VIRGINIA
TO WHOM IT 1\MY CONCERN:
I hereby certify that the records
in this office show that the 1933 taxes on a certain
tract of 215-0-0 acres of land in the names of H. G.,
D. H. & H. H. Patterson situate in the Park Area in
Stonewall District, Rockingham County has been paid .
All taxes prior to that time, if
any be due, are a matter of record in the Clerk's
Office of said County.
Given under my hand this ?th day
of May 1934 .
Treasurer
�STATE OF VIRGINIA,
COUNTY OF ROCKINGHAM, to-wit:
I, J. Robert Switze r, Clerk of the Circui t court
the r ·e cords
or Rocking ham Count y do hereby certify that
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taxes
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delinqU
any
show
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The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. </span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span>
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ROCKINGHAM COUNTY
NAME OF CLAIMANT
#335 - Patterson , B• G.
Number of Acres:
73
Location:
Top of the Blue Ri dge north of Brown Gap , lying in both
Rockingham and Albemarle Counties , a nd entirely within the
Park area .
Roads:
Twelve miles over good dirt road to Port Republic , the nearest
shipping point . ·
Soil:
(See rev e rse side for Soil information)
many years
, ago and on t he south end a few ~rees were out in 1929 . A few
trees up to 18" DBH are scattered t h rough t he stand, but there
is no merchant able saw timber . There is considerable firewood .
History of Tract and condition of timber: The woode d area was out over
Improvements:
None.
Acreage and value of types:
Types
Acreage
Value per acre
Total Value
Ridge:
Slope:
24
$5 . 00
ijpl20 . 00
49
40 . 00
1960 . 00
~2080 . 00
Cove:
Grazing Land:
Fields Restocking :
73
Cultivated Land:
Orchard:
Minerals:
Value of Land: $ 2080 . 00
Value of Improvements: $
Value of Orchard: $
Value of Minerals : $
Value of Fruit: $
Value of Timber: $15 . 00
Value of Wood: $
Value per acre for tract: $ 30 . 00
Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE.
15 . 00
$2095 . 00
�SOIL :
Mostly fertile sandy l oam of fair depth with some shaley spots , and
there are some cliffs and a fair amount of loose rocks . The slopes
are moderate to steep . The first class grazing land has fine blue gras~
turf with little rock , few weeds, and no bursh. The second class has
thinner turf with sheep sorrel, milk- weed and more ro6k . The third
class has slatey soil with much rock and considerable brush. The
tract is only fairly well atered .
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Claim of_ ___ #_!__f(;._&
In the Circuit Court of_~
~::e~,ta~:&::o~
______ County, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law.
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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 oL~~A""lML,4.__ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this
as
h!/~:: :_::i~~~ji~~~---p'-:------------------------
My post office address is _____ ~ ~ ~ / - - ~ - ~ - - - - - - - ~
I claim a right, title, estate or interest in /4.act or parcel of land within the area sought
to be condemned, containing about_ ___ ~ _______ acres, on which there are the following
-
= - - - - - ~- -----------------------------------buildings and imorovements
~
--------------------------------------------------- z ; ; ; : 1 / . ~ -----------------
This ~ajd is Jocated about_ __( ' ~ ____ miles from ____~ - - - - - -Virginia, in
t h e ~ ___ 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.)
------ ~ _ , . e ___ ,
4
I~
------------------------------------------------
· The land o~ers ad·acent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows:
North ~ 4
_____
_ -------------------------------------------------------
S.o u t h } £ ~ : / - 6 1 7_ _ ; ; , ~ -------------------------------------------East} J! --- _ --~:=.------~/----------------------------------------------West Cf~ ___ -------------------------------------------------;e-/?...:z/ ___ _
I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year _/..j'J/__in the
~:~1~:,~~~-~--~--P~J&----~ ~ L ~---~-£/4£~/-r:_: a : ~-~
I claim that the total alue of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $£1Z't?_r__'::::-, I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest,
in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $:£;'_/~_t;?_e__-:.-=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 pro------·
posed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $----~
(In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to
this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practi1cable he should also insert here a
description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds).
Remarks:
A ..
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-~--~-~--;.$'~d-}_-:=~ - - - - - -
--~ ~- - ~ - ~ - - ~ - -4 ? ~-~-(:6_____'_ _______ _
-------------------------------------------- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back).
W~ne~s _~ signature (or my name and mark atta~ed hereto) this ___ _,Z_~ __ day
--{-~-4 / J ~ ~--------
oL_~'--------, 1931_.
STATE OF VI~GINIA, COUN~Y OF ____ 2 _r~0--~----, To-wit:
)
The undersigned hereby certifies thaL2Y~ ___ J_~--~------------------the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters
and things appearing in his a b ~ " are true to the best of his knowledge and belief,
this ____ 2_z_________ day oL~-F------, 193L_~~ ~
/V, _
".
EllePk of the Cosrt, o pecial Investigator or
~tary P1:i10Uc, gr Justicg of tfte Peace.
3
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Countyt
District:
Rockingham
Stonewall
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Aibemarle
Coutl.€y:
District:
II
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Whitehall
#355 - Patterson, H,G . ,D.H .• ;& H.H , ( Rockingham co . )
:- Patterson, H.o ., n,H. 1& R. H. (Albemarle, c,o,.)
#
Acreage Cle.1medt
""" eased: 198 A.
(1921)
Asoessod: $1700 . 00
Value Cl aimed:
Location:
Deed: 198 A,
Deed: ¢5 . 00 etc .
Top of' the Blue I.:1.dge north of Brown Gap, lying in both
Rockingham and Albem rle Cou..'11.ties, and entirely w1 thin
the Parl:G" Area.
It is reported that the mineral
Ale~andor .
Incurn.bra.nces
r
I,
oatly ~ert1le sandy loam of fu1r depth '11th oome ahaley
spot, ~d there.are some eliffs and a fair ar.iount of
loose roeko, , Tho slopes are moderate to steep. The
fir•st cl,as grc.z1ng la.n d has tine blue g1"ass turf with
11 t t le jock., few ocds, and no brush.
The second olass
hae thiihn r turf vr1 th oheep sorrel, m1lk•v1eed and more
Soils
rock . / The tl rd clo.se has sla.tey soil i11t mnoh rock
T":ie tract is only fairly
well ~tox•ed
.
. ''
and oonside1--ablo bi'ush .
T elve ~les over good dirt ~oad to Port Republic, the
nearest sh pp1
point .
Roads:
I
of' tract end {eo . ~i t1on of tiI:1 er.
Tho 1oodod ares 1as cut over
ma.."ly ' ye rs
o an on
o south end a fe 'I troos were cut
in 19291.
A fo,, troce up to
8' DBH are scattered through
tho otand but tlleJ>O is no merchantable ea timber.
There ts cons1 r .blc
:-·evzood.
There a e 300 locust
posts f&lued
Improvements_:,
5¢ e eh•
*
-
•
-
15 . 00
Tenant~Hou.se: Log 12.xl6t,. l room, fair co.n dition, stone
chlmne, abannonod d dil pidated - no valuo Abando~ed House: - Log,, l2.x32, shinglt) roof• dilapidated,
·l
Uo value .
t'3'.Re i3,
ock1N~hnm county
-
ya1ue or land
T~e:
s ope
Fg I
Fg II
bz
f
'
Viiiu.e
Rer acre
Acref~'
2
~
$2tt50
II I
23 /
26 ·
00 . 00
24. 00
''13
Total value of land
Total value of timber
Total value of tract
Average value per acr
.
Tottl
Value
$a~.cm
1150 .00
624 .00
~1834 .bo •.
1834,00
15 . 00
'"18~9 .rlO
-- ' 26.33
l~
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#335 • Patterson, H. G. t D.H . , & H.H. ,(Rockingham)
#. • Patterson,, H.
D. R. , & H.H. , (Albemarle)
o.,
Value of lan
by tm:a1
AlboIJUU>le CountY ..
.
Value
Acreaso:
T~:
!W
ID.ope
Fg I
Fg II
Fg III
11er A-c
"$12 .6b.
1
2'1
66
·7
SU .
Fg I
Fg II
Fg III
50
82
"!d7
2 . 60
2 . 00
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@
Totnl value or trnot
Total number of acrea
Average value per acre
i,o.oo
2855. 00
2855 . 00
22,84
Rockingham
24
36
Value
1350 . 00
1344 . 00
91 . 00
50 . 00
24 . 00
13. 00
Total Value of lMd
Total value of tract
Average value per acre
Slope
Slope
Total
50 . 00
24 . 00
13. 00
--
4689 . 00
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d Albemarle
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70 , 00
500 , 00
1968. 00
91 . 00
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LAW OFFI CES
GEO.S. HARNS BERGER
HARRISONBURG . VA.
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H. G. PJ.T'lERSON
STATmENT
or COSTS, PCB TA.GE, ETC.:
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Harnsberg er, p.q.
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tn re ..:\.rbi tration Agreement submitted to the
Gover nor, arising in or out of the Condemnation
Proceedings pending in the Circuit Courts of
¥1rginia under authority of the Shenandoah
National Park A.ct .
State Commission on Conservation
and Development of the State of
Virginia
filed in the Clerkts Office
Rockingham County, Va.
AUG ;;,,f 1933
vs .
Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others
and 52 , 501 acres of land in Rockingham County.
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In re exceptions of H. G. Patterson.
To the Hon. Philip ,rilliams, Chairman of the Park
Land iU'bitration Board.
In reply to your letter of August 16, 1933 , accompanying
the rules that day issued, beg to say:
That exceptant owns 198 acres lying in the Counties o~
Rockingham and ilbemarle, as follows:
In Rockingham County , Tract No . 335 , 73 acres .
In .Albemarle County , Tract No. 197 , 125 acres .
In this connection , exceptant further says that exceptant, along with Allen B. Patterson, owns 399 acres of land, of
which 394 acres is situate in Albemarle County, and 5 a cres in
Rockingham County.
See Tract No. 198 on the map for Albemarle.
For the reasons gi ven in connection with a like statement
in regard to the H. R., D.H., and H. G.Patterson lands, it is believed that it would be advantageous to have the exceptions in regard to all of these tr acts of land heard in Augusta County , as t
same witnesses will be oalled in each case, and as the same Arbitration Board will sit in all oases , and further as all of the
land owners and witnesses reside west of the Blue Ridge Mountains .
LAW OFFICE S
GEO. S. HARNSBERGER
HARRISONBURG , VA .
�P.ti.'l'fil:RSON , H. G., E . JI .,
3 35
RO CKil GIL. ... I Com TY
filed in the Clerk's Office
flgckingham County, v~
nd D. H.
SEP
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1933
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ill.BITRJ:..TION GRE:J.:c;1JTS submitted to the Governor a rising
in or out of Condei;m;__ tion Proceedings pending in the Circuit Court
of Virgini~ under tut~ority of the Shenandoah 1~tional park Let .
E CEPT_ ~·Ts :
Pc. tterson , I:. G. , H. H., and D. H•
ORIGHUL CL II.I :
.n.creage 73 : Value )18 , 250 . 00 : rnc . Dc-..m.ages , None
VALUE PL.t..Cl:!jD O - TR. C
TR. CT N •
335
BY PErl'ITI Ol\JBR 'S APPRLISERS :
VALUE
1 1 , 849 . 00
Ii~CIDENTAL DL~ GES
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BO 'J1D OF 11.PPRaIS.AL CO : :ISSIOlT.ERS FD'.DI:,GS :
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335
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TR..'.CT ITO .
335
VI.LUE
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�Copies of this statemen t will be attached to the statemen t
of the Petition er filed in the County in which the major porti_o n
of the land lies and in which the exceptan ts have filed their
statemen t .
Subscrib ed to and verified before me this theLda y of Septemb er,
1933 .
�OF ROCK! GH.: 1 COtmTY, VIRGINIA•
IN THE CIRCUIT OOUR
The State Comm1seion on
Conservation and Development ot the
? ET IT.I ONER,
State of Virginia.,
t La , No.1829.
vs .•
Cassandra Lawson . tkina an~ other, ,
,JUDG'3 OF Sod.I D COURT.
TO THE HON.n. w. ERT?t
You.r r e s pono.ont res e ottully r e::;,r ee e t
hae been given l i
thu t u uotioe
by Tho St e.te cor Miua1on ou. Conser vat:l on and
DevoJ.01-mant of t e S ·· t o o!
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h g in::e. t hat t-t ·fi ll m vo ·:he Ciroui t
Court of Rookincham C0unty en th
· fo:r tl:;. e
ntry of a Juu 51nent i n :e em , oondomning , am ong others, the
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t rao·:- of land the.r in 11 ~ted a a ~........-:..__.s......,r:;_...-,,
the property of
you.r res i)ondBnt 1 and directing any and all parties of r ecord in
thia ..,,r oceodine; , i f they dosi 1.·o to oppos
ment iA rem. to
the entry of s id Judg -
hov cause. if uny they havo, in ~rit1ng . filea
of ·hi s Pl.. oco 11clin5 not later than f 1 ·:e days prior
with
to the ~ 2 ~ ~ :=.,...;day of Ft, 1:rtt:..tl'Y, 1934, why ih8 s ai d Jucgment in
rem should not he entered.
:i:hat yoll.l' r e spondent h· s no obj cti oIJ. t o tl e conuomnat1on
valu.e found therefor by the Board of
That he h<ia heretofore
u bmi ted t o arbi t r a ion , pursuant
to the ar bi tret i on aereem nt proposed by t h EJ Gover nor
or
lJ'irgini
on tTuly 18 , 19bJ, all qu.ot:itions a
and th
improve ent e
ought to b
eonae · ed by the t tat ~ Commiss1o
on Cons 1•vation and De relo]?r ant of t ha St :.. t e of Vi rginia., and he
no
prays that the wilu.e of s a id land a nd im:p;ro vemonts, as a.aoer-
tained by said arbitration, be allowed and entered in said judgment in rem in the pl ce of th
Board.
LAW OFFICES
1 GEO. S. HARNSBERGER
HARRISONBURG. VA .
amount fo u.nd by the .,_~J?!Jl.' isal
���IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM CQUNTY,VIRGINIA,
The state Commission on
Conservation and Development
of the state of Virginia
filed in the Clerk's Offic
Rockingham County, Va.
vs .
SEr If 1932
Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others
and 52,501 acres of land in
Rockingham County.
The motion of Herbert G. Patterson, praying said Court to
disapprove and t o decline to accept the finding of the Board of
Appraisal Commissioners heretofore appointed by said Court in the
above matter . wherein said Board reported, under No . 335 of their
findings , as filed in the Clerk's Office of said Court, that the
73 acres of land found by said Board to be the property of the
moveant was valued at only 30.0Q ner acre .
The grounds of said motion are as follows :
That the price per acre a lowed for said lands is mania , ~ & <: ~ °J~rLA"all-..c..-a,-r
fully ap ears from the affidavits
festly inadequate~ as m~
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attached hereto , which are asked to be read in support of these
exceptions .
(2)
That the finding of said Board was based upon a mistake
of law as to the nature and effect of the evidence produced before said Board by the above named party.
(3}
That the finding of s aid Board is, apparently, from the
statements contained in its report, based upon the physical
character of the land alone , without taking into consideration,
or at least without giving any effect in its final decision to,
the income- producing capacity of the land or to the fact that all
such grazing lands on the Blue Ridge Mountains are being taken
under these condemnation pr oceedings , and that like grazing lands
cannot now be pur chased for any such amount as allowed to the
LAW OFFICES
GEO.S. HARNSBERGER
HARRISONBUR G. VA.
said moveant, all of which will more readily appear from the affi
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davits attached hereto , which are asked to be read in support of
these exceptions.
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LAW OFFICES
GEO.S. HARNSBERGER
HARRISONBURG, VA.
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�IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OR ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA.
The State Commission on
Conservation and DeveloJ;Dent
of the State of Virginia
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vs .
Cas sa ndra Lawson Atkins and
others and 52,501 acres of land in
Rockingham County.
Affidavit of Herbert G. Patterson, .t o be read in connection with the motion filed ·by him to have the finding of the
Board of Appraisal Commissioners disapproved in connection with
its finding No. 335.
State of Virginia,
City of Harrisonburg, to-wit:
Herbert G. Patterson this day personally appeared before me, F. Flavia Converse , a Notary Public in and for the · City
aforesaid , in the State of Virginia, in my City aforesaid , and ,
being duly sworn, deposes and says:
I am the owner of a tract of 73 acres of grazing land
situate upon the Blue Ridge Mountains, in Roclcingham County,
Virginia , and reported by the _Board of Appraisal Commissioner s
in the above entitled matter under their finding No. 335.
The 73 acres of land above referred to will graze 20 cattle for seven months during each and every year ; and these 20
cattle will put on an average of at least 200 pounds , each , during that period . The aggrega te number of pounds thus put on would
be 4 , 000 per season.
A. conservative average price would be
seven cents per pound , which would make the income from the g razing each year worth $280. 00.
This amount is e4utvalent to the
income at six per cent. on $4 , 666. 00. The aver_a.ge worth per aere
would thus be a pproximately ~62. 00. The land above referred to
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has actually grazed the number of cattle above specified , and I
GEO. S. HARNSBERGER
HARRISONBURG. VA.
know that the cattle will put on , year i n and year out , at least
�--2-the weight specified . The difference between the above valuation
and that set forth in the proof of claim heretofor e filed in this
matter is due to the difference in acreage specifi ed in the
claim and that found by the Board of
ram
ppraisal Commissio ners .
the owner of several f arms in Rockingham County, and
in 1930 purcha sed a grazing farm in Highland County , which I
bou.ght under very favorable condition s , but for which I had to
pay
pproximat ely
~so. oo
an aore.
The Highland County farm will
not graze any more cattle or. put on any more pounds per acre than
the property in question.
Due to the fact that these proceeding s contempla te the
taking of all grazing lands on the Blue Ridge Mountains , it will
not be possible for me to acquire further grazing lands in the
vicinity of the above described property. The land in question
oannot be re:plaoed anywhere in this section of Virginia for less
than $80. 00 per acre .
The aforesaid land , being condemned i n this cause , is
indispens able to the profitable operation of my other farms . The
same is not for sale , and I hereby ask that these lands be
omitted from the contempla ted Park area .
I f these lands were
not being condemned, I would not sell for ~62 . 00 per acre,nor
could such lands be purchased for that amount.
All of the foregoing informatio n was given to the Board
of Appraisal Commissio ners , but , if I am to judge by their find ing , it was not considered .
Subscribe d and sworn to
before me , this
of
LAW OFFICES
GEO. S. HARNSBERGER
HARRISONBURG , VA.
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�IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COIDTTY, VIRGHUA.
The state Commission on
Conservat ion and Development
of the State of Virginia
vs .
Cassandra Lawson tkins
and others and 52 , 501 acres
of land in Rockingham County.
Affidavit of David H. J?atterson , to be read in connectio n
with the motion filed by Herbert G.Patterso n to have the finding
or the Board of Appraisal Commissio ners disapprove d in connectio n
with its finding No. 335.
State of Virginia,
City of Harrisonb urg, to-wit:
1)3.vid H.Patterso n this day personall y appeared before me,
F. Flavia Converse, a Notary Public in and for the City aforesaid ,
in the State of Virgini~, in my City aforesaid , and, being duly
sworn, deposes and says:
I am acquainted with the tract of 73 acres of grazing
land owned by Herbert G.Patterso n, situate upon the Blue Ridge
ountains, in Rockingham County, Virginia , and reported by the
Board of Appraisal Commissio ners in the above entitled matter
under their finding No. 335.
The 73 acres of land above referred to will graze 20
cattle for seven months during each and every year, and these 20
cattle will put on an average of at least 200 pounds, each, during
that period.
The aggregate number of pounds thus put on would be
4,000 per season.
A conservat ive average price would be seven
cents per pound, which would make the income from the grazing each
year worth $280. 00.
This amount is equivalen t to the income at si
per cent. on $4,666.00 .
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GEO.S. HARNSBERGER
HARRISONBURG. VA.
pproximat ely $62 . 00.
The average worth per acre would thus be
The land above referred to has actually
razed the number of cattle above specified , and I know that the
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cattle will put on, year in and year out, at least the weight
The difference between the above valuation and that
specified.
set forth in the proof of claim heretofore filed in this• matter
is due to the difference in acreage specified in the claim and
that found by the Board of Appraisal Commissioner s.
In the event all of the grazing lands on the Blue Ridge
Mountains are taken in the above condemnation proceeding, I do
not know where the lands which we are now considering could be
replaced.
I do not believe that this land oould be replaced for
less than ;~75. 00 to w80. 00 :per acre , even at the present time.
subscribed and sworn to before me;
t.h1.s
1932.
LAW OFFICES
GEO. S. HARNSBERGER
HARRISONBURG. VA.
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�IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGH.Ali COUifTY,VIRGINIA.
The State Commission on
Conservation and Development
of the state of Virginia
•
vs.
Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others
and 52;501 acres of land in
Rockingham county.
Affidavit of Howard H. Patterson, to be read in connection
with the motion filed by Herbert G.Patterson to have the finding
of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners disapproved in connection
with its finding No. 335.
state of Virginia,
City of Harrisonburg, to-wit:
Howard H.Patterson this day personally appeared before
me, F.Flavia Converse, a Notary Public in and for the City
aforesaid, in the State of Virginia, in my City aforesaid, and,
being duly sworn, deposes and says:
I am acquainted with the tra ct of 73 acres of grazing
land owned by Herbert G. Patterson, situate upon the Blue Ridge
Mountains, in Rockingham County ,
Virginia, and reported by the
Boar d of Apprais al Commissioners in the above entitled matter
under their finding No.335.
The 73 acres of land above referred to will graze 20
cattle for seven months during ea ch and every year, and these 20
cattle will put on an aver age of at least 200 pounds, each, duri
that period. The aggregate number of pounds thus put on would be
4,000 per season.
A conservative average price would be seven
cents per pound, which would make the income from the grazing
eac . year worth $280.00.
This amount is equivalent to the income
at six per cent. on $4,666. 00.
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GEO.S. HARNSBERGER
HARRISONBURG , VA .
thus be approximately $62.00.
The average worth per acre would
The land a bove referred to has
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actually grazed the number of cattle above specified, and I know
that the cattle will put on , year in and year out , at least the
w~ight specified. The difference between the above valuation and
that set forth in the proof of claim heretofore filed in this
matter is due to the difference in acreage specified in the claim
and that found by the Board of Appraisal Commissionerso
I am the owner of a farm in Augusta County, and am ac quainted with the grazing farm in Highland County purchased by
Herbert G. Patterson in 1930, at approximately $80.00 an acre .
The Highland County farm will not graze any more cattle or put on
any more pounds per acre than the property in question.
In the event all of the grazing lands on the Blue Ridge
Mountains are taken in the above condemnation proceeding, I do
not know where the lands which we are now considering could be
replaced .
I do not believe tha· this land could be replaced for
less than $75 . 00 to $80. 00 per acre, even at the present time.
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subscribed and sworn to
before me , this
of
S#ml.rV½
19 1(
day
,1932 .
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LAW OFFICES
GEO.S. HARNSBERGER
HARRISONBURG, VA.
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�IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKING
.! COUNTY , VIRGLTI •
The state Commission
on Conservation and Deve lo pment
of the State of Virginia
vs .
Cassandra Lawson tkins and others
and 52 ,501 acres of land
in Roc :dngham County, Virginia.
ffid a. vi t of ·11. C.Long in connection with motion filed by
Herbert G. Patterson to have the finding of the Board of ip praisal Commissioners disapproved in conne ction with its finding
~ro .
335.
State of Virginia,
City of Harrisonburg, ct:6 - wi t :
This d y w. C.L
personally appeared before me, F.Flavia
Converse, a ! otary Public in and f or the City and state aforesaid,
in my City afores id , and , being duly sworn , deposes and says :
I am aCQUainted with the 73 acres of land owned by Herbert G. Patterson on the Blue Ridge 1' 0·1ntains , wh ich I understand
is a pa.rt of what is known as tne Fre :well tract of 198 a cres , a
porti n of which lies in .Albemarle County.
I h a ve been upon this
land , and h a ve purcha sed cattle from Ir.Patterson grazed u pon the
sa.me .
Th is land is well watered and well fenced, and is in
splendid gra z i ng condition.
I believe this land will put on 250
pounds per st e er, on 70 steers to t h e 198 a cres.
I consider this
land of equal va lue with the Highland County fare purchased by
Mr. Patterson, with which I &m a cquainted, a nd , if all the grazing
lands on the Blue Ridge ~.-ountains are t aken under this condemnatio
proceeding, I do not know where this land could be replaced a t l e s
than ) 75.00 to ~80. 00 per ac ~e . This land is loc a ted within about
a g_uarter of a mile of the Brown 's Gap Public Ro ado
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LAW OFFICES
GEO. S. HARNSBERGER
HARRISONBURG , VA .
Subscribed and sworn to before me this .
1g z( day
f .-£&wta G::wi&&
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of September, 193 ...
, r otary :-UbliCo
�IN TJra CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM: COUNTY, VIRGINIA•
The State Commission on
Conservation and Development
of the state of Virginia,.
:Petitioner ,
vs.
Cassandra Lawson Atkins
and others ,
On this, the / £
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Defendants .
day of May, 1934, came H. G. Patterson,
by counsel, and, on his motion, leave is given him to file his
application for payment to him of the sum of $2 ,1&4. 35, the
amount awarded him;tfie Board of .A.I'bitrators as set out in the judg
ment of o'ondemnation of Traot No. 335 , which tract formerly stood
in the name of H. G. Patterson, the amount thereof having been heretofore paid into Court .
And
it appearing to the Court from the report of the Board
of Appraisal Commissioners , heretofore filed in this cause, and
in the petition for judgment of condemnation heretofore entered
heiein, that in the opinion of the petitioner the said H.G.Patter -
son was invested with a superior or better right or claim of title
in and to the said tract of land numbered b35 , and that the record
in this cause does not disclose any denial or dispute by any party
or person in interest as to the title to said Tract No . 335 or to
the prooeeds arising from the condemnation thereof, and that the
said H.G.Patterson is entitled to receive the proceeds arising
from the condemnation of said Tract No . 335;
.And
it further appearing to the Court that there are no
taxes assessable in Rockingham County against this partioular
tract of land, but that this particular tract of land is assessed
along with certain other adjacent lands, lying in Albemarle County ,
belonging to your petitioner, upon all of which lands the taxes to
date have been paid .
LAW OFFICES
GEO.S. HARNSBERGER
HARRISONBURG, VA.
Upon consideration whereof, it is considered and ordered
�---2--by the Court that the said sum of ~2,164. 35 , the same being the
amount awarded him by the Board of .Arbi t rators for Tract No . 335 ,
paid into aourt by the petitione r as just compensat ion for said
tract, be paid to H. G.Patterso n, and the Clerk of this Court is
directed to transmit a certified copy of this order to the Treas urer of Virginia, who shall pay unto the said H. G. :Patterson the
said swn of
2 , 164. 35 , the amount of said award set out in said
judgment of condemnat ion for s a id tract of land above designated ,
taking from sa id H. G.Pa.tterso n receipt therefor, and certifying
such payment to the Clerk of this Court for appropria te entry
thereof , as required by law .
LAW OFFICES
GEO. S. HARNSBERGER
HARRISONBURG , VA.
�IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGH.ilM COUNTY, VIRGINIA•
The State Commission on
Conservation and Development
of the state of Virginia ,
Petitioner,
vs.
Cassandra Lawson Atkins
and o th.er s ,
Defendants .
To the Hon. H. W. Bertram, Judge of said Court.
Your petitioner, H. G. Patterson, respectfully represents :
That a judgment in rem has heretofore been entered in this
proceeding, condemning to the use of The State Commission on
Conservation and Development of the state of Virginia the fee
simple estate in a tract of land formerly the property of your
petitioner , whiah tract is described in the report of the Board
of a.]?praisal Commissioner s appointed herein,and shown , numbered ,
and delineated on the County Ownership Map filed therewith as
Tract No . 335.
That the a ard of the Board of Appraisal Commis-
sioners for Tract No . 335 was
2 , 095 . 00 , whiah amount was in-
creased by the Board of Arbitrators to $2,164. 35.
That the said
state Commission on Conservation and Development has paid into
the custody of the Court the said amount hereinabove set out as
constituting the award for the fee simple estate in said tract
of land .
That your :petitioner, on the date of said judgment in rem
aondemning said tract of land , was the owner of said land in fee
simple , and that no other person or persons than the undersigned
±a are entitled to share in the distribution of said award .
Your petitioner further shows to the Court that there are
no taxes assessed in Rockingham County against said land , but tha
LAW OFFICES
GEO. S. HARNSBERGER
HARRISONBURG , VA .
said tract of land is assessed along with another tract , whiah
lies in Albemarle County , and that all taxes on said lands have
�---2-been p~id to the Treasurer of Albemarle County.
A.
certificate
of the Treasurer of Rookingham County is herewith filed , showing
that that portion of your petitioner ' s . lands lying in Rockingham
Said certificate is here-
County was not assessed in said County .
with filed, marked rrEx. Certifioate No . l," and prayed to be read as
a part hereof.
Wherefore , your petitioner prays that he may be made a
party herein , and be allowed to file his pet_i tion in this suit ; and
that an order may be entered in this cause for the distribution of
uoh other and further
said fund , and tha t your petitioner may have
relief as the natare of the case may require .
State of Virginia,
City of Harrisonburg, to - wit :
This day H. G. Patterson personally appe ared before me ,
F.Flavia Converse, a Notary Pu.blio in
and
for the City aforesaid ,
in the state of Virginia, in my City aforesaid, and, being duly
sworn, deposes and says:
I have read the above petition , and state
that the matters of fact oontained therein
are true, to the best of my knowledge and
belief.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
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LAW OFFICES
GEO. S. HARNSBERGER
HARRISONBURG , VA.
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day of May , 19.34.
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�M. H. HARRISON
TREASURER OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY
HARRISONBURG, VIRGINIA
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
I heri
that
there has
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been no assessment on --1ilr4fuc
,/Yn :firs count'y
in
the name of H. G. Patterson for tax purposes .
I am advised that the land
located in the Park Area in Rockingham County
together with the adjacent land located in Green
County is assessed in the last named County .
day of May 1934 .
Given under my hand this 7th
Treasurer .
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TREASUER 'S OFFICE
R-1 C H M O N D , VA .
May 18, 1934
JOHN M. PURCELL
TR EASURER OF VIRGIN I A
This is to certify that I , J . M. Purcell, Treasurer
of Virginia have this 18
day of
May
i n accorda nce
with an order of the circuit court of Rock i ngham Count y
dated
5/14/34
in the cause of the State Commi ssion
on Conservat ion and Develo:pme nt of the St ate of Virginia
Laws on At k ins and oth ers
Cassand ra
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -vs · - - - - - - - - - - -
:paid to H . G. Patterson
$2 , 164 . 35
being in full settlemen t of tract #
335
in the above mentioned cause .
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TREASURER 'S OFFICE
RICHMOND, VA.
May 18 1 1934
JOHN M. PURCELL
TREASURER OF VIRGINIA
H. G. Patterson
Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of
Virginia, the sum of $ 2,164.35
, in accordanc e
with an order of the Circuit Court of the county
0
f - - -Rockingham
- - ~ - - - - - - - entered on the
14th
day
of _ _ _M_a~Y,_193_!_ , in the matter of the State
Commissio n on Conservat ion and Dev~lopme 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
#
335
~~
Sign original and duplicate
and return to the Treasurer
of Virginia.
125
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Snp001
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Patterson, H. G.
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ROCKING
COUNTY
NAME OF CLAIMANT
#361 - Palmer , J . M. - Estate
Number of Acres:
4
Location:
Near Park positions #267 and #268 , near Stulls Run.
Roads:
Three miles of fair dirt road to Grottoes .
Soil:
Sandy, rather rocky , fair depth and fertility, moderate
slopes, northwest exposure .
Cut over rep eat edlu in past . The present
stand consists of mixed oaks and yellow pine!" to 8" DBH with
occasional larger trees .
History of Tract and condition of timber:
Improvements:
NONE .
Acreage and value of types :
Types
Acreage
Value per acre
Total Value
Ridge:
Slope:
4
$5 . 00
$20 . 00
Cove:
Grazing Land:
Fields Restocking:
Cultivated Land:
Orchard:
Minerals:
Value of Land: $ 20 . 00
Value of Improvements: $
Value of Orchard: $
Value of Minerals : $
Value of Fruit: $
Value of Timber: $
ValueofWood: $ 6 . 00
Value per acre for tract: $ 6 • 50
Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE .
6 . 00
$26 . 00
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County: Rockingha:o
Diatrict; Stonewal l
County; Augusta
• Palner - Estat e . District: Middle River
J•
r- c reage Cla ined:
Assess ed 138
Deed
Value Clair-1ed :
Assessed .,,,-110 . 00
Deed
Location :
Near Park Positions #26? ar1d f/268 , near Stull.~ Run .
Incuobrnnc eo, counter clains or lap a :
None known .
da dy , rat1 er rocky, fc.ir de ., th s.nd fcrtili ty, r.1oderate
slopes , northwest exposure .
Roads :
Three oile:J of fo.ir dirt road to Grottoes .
History of tract aid condition _of tinber: Cut ov r repeatedly in
past .
yello
The present otand consists of nixed ocko and
1
pine 2" to 8 11
trees .
n.
<
B . H. , uith occasional larger
'l'he tract is eotir.1ated to cut an average of
6 cords of fuelwood per acre .
24 cords fuel\ood
Inpro veoento :
Value of land
'50¢
$ 1 2 . 00 .
None .
by
type~:
Value
~
Acreage
12er acre
4
,.)3 . 00
dlope
Total value of land
., 12 . 00
'l'otn.l value of tL-ber
12. 00
Total value of tract
Avera ge value per acre
·. 24 .oo
Totn,1
Value
-
6 . 00
Total nunber of acres
62
Total va lu (. of tract (Augusto. Co . ) - - 348 . 00
Total valuo of tract ( Rockinghan) -24 . 00
$372. 00
Total value of both tracts --Average value per ac r e
6 . 00
I'll
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County: Roekillgham
/fi3G•• Palmer,
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J . ~, . ~Est . (Rockingham.)
(Augusta}
Distriot:
Countv,
District:
Stonewall
Auguste.
iddle River
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Coleman
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LEGEND:
Slope
Seale - 1" : 20 chains
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The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. </span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span>
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ROCKINGHAM COUNTY
NAME OF CLAIMANT
#40 - Nizer, R.
Number of Acres:
o.
102
Park line cuts property .
Location:
Dry Run .
Roads:
Five miles of country road to Elkton.
Soil:
Gravelly loam. On the lower slopes medium fertility, deep,
but stony . On the upper shallow and extremely stony.
Badly burned and repeatedly . On the
lower slopes there is a light stand of pitchpine saplings up to
Admixture of smaller hardwoods,
7u DBH and very scrubby.
mostly scrubby oaks . Plenty of reproduction. On the upper
slopes there is a well s tocked stand of larger pitch-pine up
to 9" DBH. Very small admixture of hardwoods. Stand is less
than 2 cords per acre of poor cordwood . -
History of Tract and condition of timber:
Improvements:
None .
Acreage and value of types:
Types
Acreage
Value per acre
Total Value
Ridge:
Slope:
102
$306 . 00
$3 . 00
Cove:
Grazing Land:
Fields Restocking :
Cultivated Land:
Orchard:
Minerals:
Value of Land: $ 306. 00
Value of Improvements: $
Value of Orchard: $
Value of Minerals: $
Value of Fruit: $
Value of .Timber: $
Value of Wood: $
Value per acre for tract: $3. 00
Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $NONE .
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CLERK.
�_L~____
County, Virginia, -Defendants.---- - - -more-or less, of land in_&-~,-The undersigned, in answer to the petiron 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 f ~ ~ ~ - - - - County, Virginia, asks leave of the' Court to fil~ this
as
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My post office address 1s___ ~
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I claim a right, title, estate or iI\terest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought
L~'-2-acres, on which there are the following
to be condemned, containing about_
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buildings and improvements=-------~--:::-~-=--Z:.....d=-:it..c'~-~-~--="1------------------------------
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----------Virginia, in
Tl~~.. is located abouL ____2 _____ miles from_ ~
th . ---~ ~--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
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The land owner~ d jE~t to the a
North_
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ve described tract or parcel of land are as follo,w s:
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West ____
1 acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year __Lf~}?-in the
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on is $LP...J/2_, '::::-J __ . I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest,
in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $L~OL<2. _______ .
I am the owner oL _d _~ ___ _:__ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or
parcel of land but lying outside the Park area, which I claim will be da:~a~ ~y~
____ ___ _ .
__
p.o.sed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $
(.....,._.,..~ 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
_d_:ik~~;~~~~~~~~~:
~,{_ '----:__ :___ ----2-:------__ --~~ ~ - - ~ -----------
------ ---------------- ---- ----- --------- ---- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back).
_____ day
Witn.ess my signature (or my name and mark attached hereto) this __ _L~
~~~~,1~NTY OF______; ~-----------------~---: T~~~i;: -------- ----0
-::_ ________ _
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The undersigned_ hereby certifies thaL_./Z_~..a_~ -~
the above named claimant personally appeared before him anrroa-de oath that the matters
an_d things appearing in his above :::::/_,r. are true to the best of his knowledge and belief,
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�County:
District:
Rockinghan
Stonerroll
#40 - Fize:;.: , R·· O_.,
Acreage Claioed :
Value Clo.ioed :
Location:
Assessed :
103
$1030 . 00
Assessed :
136 A.
140 . 00
Deed:
136 A.
1927 tor
Deed:$200. 00 ,
Dry Run, Jark line cuts property .
Incur:ibra.ncea, counter clains or lapa :
I
Uone .
-
Soil:
Grovelly loan. On the lower slopes nediun fertility,
deep but stony . On the upper shallow and extreoely
stont .
Roads:
Five niles of country road to E lkton .
Histor
of tract and condition of tiober: Badly burned and repeatedly.
Ont e ower s open t ere 1s a light stand of pitch-
pine saplings up to 7" DBH and very scrubby . Adoixture
of ooaller hardwoods, costly acrubby oaks . Plenty of
reproduo tion .
On the upper elopes there is a well
stocked stand of la.rger pitch- pine up to 9" Dim . Very
soall adnixture of hardwoods . Stand is leso than 2
cords per acre of poor cord wood . The value of the wood
io included in the per a.ore value .
Ioizro vet1ent s :
None.
~
Slope
Value
Acreage
per acre
$2 . 00
182
Total value of tract
$204 . 00
Total value per acre
,2 . 00
Total
Value
v204 . 00
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LEGEND:
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�IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUN1'Y, VIRGINIA•
The State Commission on
Conservation and De velopment
o! the State of Virginia
filed in the Clerk's Office
Rockingham County, Va.
vs.
N V ;./ 1932
Cassandra Lawson Atkins
and others and 52,561 aores,
more or le as, in Rockingham County,
Virginia.
statement made by
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pu.rsnant to a decree
entered in th e above entitled cause on October 25, 1932 , in re-
s ponse to Item No . 1 of the inquiry made in said decre e.
Your respondents say that the a creage listed in the repo1•t of the .Appraisal Board, under 1 ts No.
,41:.t/J
, is believed
to be approximately oorre ot, and that they do not desire to make
an:y objection to the a ore age as there given.
Your respondents fur th r say that it was not the number
of a ores allowe d them t o vhich exception was taken, but tha t the
exceptions heretofore filed by them were to the amount allowed
your res pondents per ao_~
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�In re Arbi tratio n .Agreement subm itted to the
Gover nor , arisi ng in or out of the condemnat ion
proce eding s pendi ng in the Circu it Court s of
Virgi nia under autho rity of the Shena ndoah
Natio nal Park Act .
State Commi~sion on Cons ervat ion
and Development of the State of
Virgi nia
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Cassa ndra Lawson AAtkins and other s
and 52 , 501 acres of land in Rockingham County.
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To the Hon. Phili p Willia.ms , Chairman of the
Park Land Arbi tratio n Board .
In reply to the rules issue d by said Arbi tratio n Board on
Augu st 16 , 1933 , and in reply to your call there in made , the
under signe d begs to say :
The number of the tract owned by excep tan.t , as shown on t he
map filed in this proce eding , is 40 .
(a)
{b)
The acrea ge claim ed is
As the claim now under consi derat ion is based prim arily
upon the mine ral right s there in asser ted , the requi reme nts under
this secti on do not in their entir ety apply .
{c)
Suffi ce it to say here:
That the Appr aisal Board did not make prope r alt he
lowan ce for the land of your excep tant , as distin gti.is hed from
mine ral right s there in, in that it only allow ed to your excep tant
the sum of Three dolla rs per acre for his land when he had paid
(1)
Six Dolla rs per acre there for, and when the wood alone upon said
land is worth more than the total amount allow ed by the JU>pr aisal
~ .... i / ~ .US-•6,,-,,;d ~/a - ~ ~ . _
Board . ~
LAW OFFI C E S
GEO. S. HARNSBERGER
HARRISON BURG . VA .
(2)
That the repor t of the Appr aisal Board is furth er erro
�--2.----neous in that it does not take into consideration at all , or
place any value on. the manganese ore found to be in and upon said
land.
for
The geological reports~ both the State of Virginia and
the united States show tha t said mineral right s are located within
the manganese ore-bearing belt along t he western slope of the Blue
Ridge Mountains .
vey.
See Bulletin 17 of the Virginia Geological sur-
This survey was prepared in co- operation with the United
States Geological Survey.
The lands in which said mineral rights
exist have been partially prospected , and ore of approved analysis
has been found , and, from such prospecting as has been done , it is
believed that said ores exist in commercial quantities •
.AS
this
tract of land is located about midway between the Palmer lands on
Naked Creek and the Harnsberger lands at Elkton and in these.me
ore- bearing belt , it is believed that the statement made by
~
. c. J.
Bartells and referred to in the reply made by the Palmere is
euqally applicable to the mineral rights of exceptant,and the
statement attributed to Mr . Bartells and contained therein is aske
to be read in connection herewith.
t"'"J r- a oo. _.
The $ 4 ,> .,,.
claimed in this matter is not the full
value of the royalty on the ore sought to be taken in these proceedings , but, as the property has to be developed, and as it
takes money for such development , no larger sum is asked.
The Appraisal Board did not make any allowance for inci dental damages to that portion of your exoeptant 1 s land which are
left out of the Park area.
In this the Appraisal Board erred , be-
cause it is a well known and recognized f a ct in mining that the
greater the acreage the more valuable t he mining int erest , for the
simple reason that it gives more area for prospecting and development .
LAW OFFI CES
GEO. s. HARNsBERGER
HARRISONBURG . VA.
Your exceptant , therefore , asks tha t a :proportionate allow-
a.nee be made for that part of his land lying outside of the Park
�--3--area.
Your exceptant requests that this matter be heard at the
same time that the other exception s in regard to the manganese
mineral rights are being considered , as the primary evidence in
all of these cases will be t he s ame, only varying as it pertains
to the particula r tr act under considera tion.
State of Virginie. ,
County of Rockingham , to -wit :
personally appeared before me ,
.!Z....a~ a.':..J..~~. a~--- ---•
a Notary Public in and for the
State of Virginia , in my County aforesaid ,
County
and, being duly sworn, deposes and says:
I have read the above statement , and believe the state-
ments of facts contained therein to be true.
~
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
August , 1933.
LAW OFFICES
GEO. S. HARNSBERGER
HARRISONBURG. VA .
z1
day of
�filed in the Clerk'1 Offie
Rockingham Count}"
NIZER. R.
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SEP
40
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY
(/
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1933
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IN RE. ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS submitted to the Governor arising
in or out of Condemnation Proceedings pending in the Circuit Court
of Virginia under authority of the Shenandoah National Park Act.
SUMMARY ~TATEMENT OF PETITIONER:
EXCEPTANT:
ORIGINAL CLAIM:
Nizer, R. O.
Acreage
103 : Value $1030: Inc. Damages
VALUE PLACED ON TRACT BY lli TI TI ONER I S AP PRAISERS :
VALUE
TRACT NO .
40
INCIDENTAL DAMAGES
$204.00
Nona
BOARD OF APIRAISAL COMMISSIONERS FINDINGS:
MAP
NUMBER OF TRACT :
40
VALUE OF TRACT :
TRACT NO·.
40
VALUE
$306 . 00
INCIDENTAL DAMAGES
Nena
None
�The basic differences between Petitioner and this exceptant are as to the classificatio n and value of the land,
mineral rights , and amount of incidental damages .
Although we believe the values reported by the Petit i oner ' s
appraisers were very liberal and that the findings of the Board of
Appraisal Commissioner s as to values are substantially too high,
we have accepted and will not seek a lower valuation than their
findings as shown on the above tables in this case .
As to the classificatio n of the land and the other elements
of value we submit that these matters are correctly set forth in
the vvork Sheet of the Board with reference to this case, and not
as set forth in exceptant 1 s statements .
This Work Sheet is filed
with the record and a copy of this Work Sheet is submitted with
copy of the record tendered here~ith, and additiona l copies of the
Work Sheets in this case will be furnished if desired.
(/- //
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Subscribed to and verified before me this the O
1933 .
~
day of September,
j(.~
Emma K. Stokes, Notary Public
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To the Hon. Philip Williams , Chairman of
the ParA Lanct Arbitration Board;
This is to certify that I,the undersigned,have employed
Geo.S . Harnsberger,Attorney, of Harrisonburg,Virginia,to repres ent
me in all conclenmation proceeuing s in connection ,vith my lands
in the nhenand oah National Par~ area .
231
�IN THE CIRCUI T COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY,VIRGINIA.
The State Commission on
Conserva tion and Development
of the State of Virginia
vs.
Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others
and 52,501 acres of land
in Rockingham County.
TO HON.H.W.BERTR.AM,JUDGE OF SAID COURT.
The motion of R.O.Nizer, praying said Court to disapprove and to deoline to accept the findings of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners, heretofore appointed
by
said Court in said
matter, wherein said Board reported, under No. 40 of its findings, as filed in the Clerk's Office of said Court, that moveant
is only entitled to th:t-ee dollars per acre for his lands siauate
in the park area, on the western slope of the Blue Ridge Mountains, in the eastern portion of Rockingham County, Virginia.
The grounds of said motion are as follows:
(1)
That the report of sa id Appraisal Board is erroneous,
in that it does not take into consideration at all, or plac e any
value upon, the manganese ore found to be in and upon said land,
although the existence of said ore was clearly pointed out to
the Appraisal Board.
Reference is here made to the claim filed
by moveant before said .A,ppraisal Board for the value placed on
said ores by the moveant.
(2)
That the said Appraisal Board erred in allowing to
moveant the totally inadequate and confiscatory sum of $3.00
per acre for his land when moveant paid ~6.00 an acre for the same
and when the wood upon said land is worth more than 11:i:: is allowed
for the land by said Appraisal Board.
LAW OFFICES
GEO. S. HARNSBERGER
HARRISONBURG , VA .
(3 }
That the finding of said Board was based upon a mist ake
of law as to the nature and effect of the evidenc e produced
�-,-.2--
produced before said Board by the said moveant.
The affidavits attached hereto are asked to be read in
support of these exceptions.
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LAW OFFICES
GEO. S. HARNSBERGER
HARRISONBURG . VA.
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�IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY,VIRGINIA.
The State Commission on
Conservation and Development
of the State of Virginia
vs.
Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others
and 52,501 acres of land in
Rockingham County.
The affidavit of Robert O.Nizer, to be read in connection with the motion filed by him to have the findings of
the Board of Appraisal Commissioner s disapproved in connection
with its finding No. 40.
State of Virginia,
county of Rockingham, to-wit:
R.O.Nizer this day personally appeared before me,
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a Notary Public in and for the
County aforesaid, in the state of Virginia, in my County aforesaid
and, being duly sworn, deposes and says:
I paid for the land involved in this matter the swn of
$6.00 per acre, as shown by my deed for the same.
The Board of
Appraisal Commissioner s only allowed me ~3.00 per acre, which is
not sufficient to pay for the firewood thereon.
I have sold some
firewood off of the land lying adJa.cent to the land in question,
w~ich land was acquired under the same deed, and is the same
character of land as that now being condemned by the Commission,
and have received considerably more than $3.00 per acre therefor.
This character of land independent of any minerals thereon, is
to-day worth at least $10.00 per acre.
what adjacent lands are selling for.
This opinion is based on
The land in question lies
upon the west slope of RuckleberryM ount&in, which is a spur of
the Blue Ridge Mountain, and in what is n~enera lly known as the
manganese ore belt, and is situate about three miles from the
LAW OFFICES
GEO.
s.
HARNSBERGER
HARRISONBURG, VA.
Elkton manganese mines.
The land clearly shows ou t-croppings
�--2--of ore, and ore-pits have been dug upon the adjacent land showing
that considerable ore exists even near the surface of these lands.
When the Appraisal Board had this matter under consideratio n, I
went with them upon these lands , showed them the ore-pits on adjacent land , showed them the out-croppil'.lg s on this land , and,
after inspection of the same, the Board gave me to understand my
lands contained valuable and rich deposits of ore for which~
it would allow me at least some reasonable compensation .
On the
contrary, however, its report shows that it made no allowance
for minerals at all.
In my claim filed in this matter, I set
forth the amount that I considered reasonable for the ores and
also for the land in question , and I ask that that claim be read
in connection with this affidavit.
I am informed that Bulletin
17 of the "Manganese Deposits of the West Foot of the Blue
Ridge , Virginia", which was "PREPARED IN CO-OPERATION WITH THE
UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY", shows that my land lies in the
ore-bearing manganese belt , and as this land is situate between
the known ore- bearing lands at Elkton and on Naked Creek and as
the ore is shown upon the land itself , there is every reason to
believe that ore exists on this property in commero:lal quantities.
The Appraisal Board not only informed me , but told others, that
there wae a better indication of manganese ore upon my lands
than any other land it had examined.
Subscribed and sworn to
before me this
1-0
day of
September , 1932. _/
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LAW OFFICES
GEO. S. HARNSBERGER
HARRISONBURG . VA.
Notary Piiblio .
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HARRISONBURG . VA.
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-County, Virginia, Defendants.
The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded
upon the fi~ ~ ~ : ; . ti~i~ __a~d published in accordance with the order of the Circuit
Court oL~ ------ ---~
County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this
as h~ya:s:: :: said-petition _L ~oti...ce.
- - ------ --------- --- -----------
My post office address is_______
__ __ ------"J- ~
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.__ _
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 improvements=- -----~
------------ - - --------------------
===~~~
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.)
.
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/..e...-=-,-----------------------------------------------------------------------I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year __________ in the
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on is $/ - £ _LL_.- 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'-~--~ --·
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 $--~ -~ -~ ~
~
ac'e 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
desc~~::~~ ~ ~·~=~-b~.-11 ,~
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------------------------ ---------- ---------- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back).
Witness my signature (or my name and mark attached hereto) this __ _L_~ _____ day
of. i ~--, 19~
/4/4~_d'__~ -~ z ; / ~-------------STATE OF VIRt'.hNIA, COUNTY OF_____ ~ --- --- ----- -------, To-wit.
The undersigned hereby certifies that_d ! ; L . _ ~ ~ ~--------------------- the above named claimant personally appeared before hi~ and-~ade oath that the matters
and things ap~ ring in his abov~ answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief,
this ___ ...-4 ~
--- -day of_ ~ _ :______ ,
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IN THE CI RCUIT COURT OF ROCYI NG!L -,_~ COUNTY, VI RGnn •
The State Commiss ion on
Conservat i on and Development
of the state of Virgi nia
Filed in the Clerk's Office
Rockingham County, Va,
vEP j '1932
vs .
Cas s andra Lawson ~..tki n s and o thers
and 52 , 5 01 acr es of l and
in Rockingham C0 unty .
p ~~k
, JUDGE OF S ID COURT .
TO HON. H. W. ERT
The mot ion of R. O. Ni ~er , pr aying said Court to disapprove and to de cline t o accept the findings of the Board of Ap praisal Commiss ion ers , heretofor e a:p::)oi nted by said Court in said
matter , wherein said Board reported , under Io . 40 of its find ings , as filed i n the Cler1c ' s Offi ce of SB.id Court , that moveant
is only entitled to three doll ars per acre for his lands situate
in the Park area, on the western slope of the 3lue Ridge I ountains , in the eastern porti on of Rockingham County,V irginia.
The grounds of said motion are as follows :
That the report of said Appraisal Board is erroneous ,
(1)
in that it does not take into considera tion at all,or place any
value upon , the manganese or e found to be in and upon sai d land ,
although the existence -of s&id ore was clearly pointed out to
the Appraisal Board .
by
moveant before said
Reference is here made to the claim filed
ppraisal Board for the value placed on
said ores by the moveant .
(2 )
That the said
ppraisal Board erred in allowing to
moveant the totally in&dequat e and confiscato ry sum of p3 . 00
per acre for his land when moveant paid $6 . 00 an acre for the
s ome and when the wood upon sai d land is worth more than )'1:i:: is
allowed for the l and by said
LAW OFFICES
GEO. S. HARNSBERGER
HARRI SO N BURG. VA.
( 6)
ppraisal Board .
That the finding of said Board was based upon a mistake
of law as to the nature and effect of the evidence produced
�--2-produced before said Board by the said moveant .
The affidavi ts attached h ereto are asked to be read in
•
support of these exceptions .
LAW OFFICES
GEO. S. HARNSBERGER
HARRISONBURG . VA .
�In TH.,. CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCYING
,r COUlfTY , VI RGI NI •
The State Commission on
Conservation and Development
of the State of Virginia
vs .
a.ssandra Lawson .Atkins and others
and 52 , 501 acres of land in
Rockingham County.
The affidavit of Robert O. lrizer , to be read in connection with the motion filed by him to have the findings of
the Board of ~· ppra.isal Commissioners disapproved in connection
with 1 ts finding no . 4.0 .
state of Virginia ,
County of Rockingham, to-v.Ji t:
is day personally appeared before me ,
_
_.c..,p.,a;_~..:;._--:...;;,.:;_-+--'-------
, a notary
Public in and for the
Co u n t y aforesaid , in the State of Virginia , in my County aforesai
and , being duly sworn , deposes and says :
I paid for the land involved in this mat ter the sum of
i6 . 00 per acre , as shown by my deed for the same. The Board of
ppraisal Commissioners only allowed me )3. 00 per acre , which is
not sufficient to pay for the firew ood thereon.
I have sold some
firewood off. of the land lying adjacent to the land in question ,
which land ·...... s acqUired under the same deed , and is the same
character of land as that nov1 being condemned by the Commission ,
and have received considerably more than $3. 00 per acre therefor.
This charactei- of land , independent of any minerals thereon , is
to-day worth at least Jl0. 00 per acre .
what adjacent lands are 'selling for .
This opinion is based on
The land in question lies
upon the west slope of Huckle berry t 'ountain , which is a spur of
the Slue Ridge Mountain , and in what is generally known as the
LAW OFFICES
GEO.S. HARNSBERGER
HARRISONBURG. VA.
manganese ore belt , and is situate about three miles from the
�--2-Elkton mangane se mines . The land clearly shows out- cropping s
of ore , and ore - pits have ·been dug upon the adjacen t l and showing
that conside rable ore exists even near the surface of these lands
·;!hen the Apprais al Board bad this matter under conside ration, I
went with them upon these lands , showed them the ore - pits on adjacent land , showed them the out - cro:pping s on this land , and ,
after inspecti on of the same , the
oard gave me to understa nd my
lands containe d valuable and rich depos i ts of ore for which
it would allow me at least some reasonab le compens ation.
me~
On the
contrary , however , its report shows that it made no allowanc e
for mineral s at all. In my claim f iled in this matter, I set
forth the amount tha t I consider ed reasonab le for the ores and
also for the land in qu es ti on , and I ask that that claim be read
in connecti on wi th th is affi davit . I am informed that Bulletin
17 of the "Mangan ese Jepos i ts of the ·::est Foot of the Blue
Ridge, Virginia n, which was
11
PREP~D HT CO-OP::JR .TION ·nTH THE
U1'~IT..,D ST.....TES G"SOLOGIC--.L SURVEY", shows that my land lies in the
ore-bea ring mangane se belt , and as this land is situate between
the known ore - bearing l an ds at ~lkton and on
aked Creek and as
the ore is shown upon t he land i tself , there is every reason to
believe that ore exis ts on this property in commerc ial Quantiti es
The
ppraisa l 5oard not only informed me , but told others , that
there was a better indicati on of mangane se ore upon my lands
thQn any oth er l and it had examined .
Subs Jribed and sworn t o
before me this
Q:-,1
day of
Septemb~ ~ ~
... 0
ary R.l.
l.C e
LAW OFFICES
GEO. S. HARNSBERGER
HARRISONBURG. VA.
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The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. </span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span>
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1925-1935
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Nizer, R. O.
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Claim of_ _______ _: ________ _
,UVU_AIVlr
In the Circuit Court of_ ___, ~ ; .:. ;- -~ _____________ County, Virginia, No. !.f:J:1__ , At Law.
The State Co:t;ission on onserva on and. Development of the State of Virginia, Peti-
;~~~d:~~~~:~4gt;C~~~~;~~:a,:~:=~and De-
velopmentmf e State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded
upon the fir
of ~~d ..Petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit
Court of_ __ _':!!__~~---- County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this
as h:Ya:::: :: s~~ti~~~- ~ -~----
My post office address 1s ___________ !J_
'!t-_________ ~----~---------------- J_____ _
I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought
to be condemned, containing about__L.!0.::._ -~----acres, on which there are the following
buildings and improvements=---------- --.,.----.-------- ---- gfi----- = ------------------
-- ~ ~ 1WAL-_ad {kt_ ~ : , _Qf'r--~fe: tuu -------------------. ------.----------------------------.--------- s::~------------ -- .--.-. --.Thr , / ~ed about_ __ .2_ ______ m1les from __~ _______ L
the ________________ _Magisterial District of said County.
_ ,:: ____________
V1rgmia, m
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. )
-- ~ - - O?o-u,,(/1/_/ ----- - ------------------------ ------------------ -- ----------------
I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $-{~~--~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 $_.!.i_t!!~_<!..!_____ .
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·-------------- --------- - ---------------- ---- - --- ----- - -------- ---------------------~ - ~d --~
--- ~
~
___
ru
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~ - - ~/ ~ _________ _
' ------------------------ ------------------- - -- - ---------- - ------ --
----------------------- --------------------- (Continue remarks if necessary otthe back).
·tness my signature (or my name and ma;k att~13Jd hereto) this____(_.?_=-----~day
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The undersigned hereby certifies that_ _____._________ !"!l.:_! /~---------------------- --the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters
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Rockingham County, Va.
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
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The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. </span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span>
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1925-1935
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Snp001
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Nieswarner, Mrs. Thomas (Bertha M.)
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NAME OF CLAIMANT
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Number of Acres:
Location:
Roads:
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12
I:adison Run t..nd entirel7 \.'i thin t:iie ; arc aree .
.1.ho _;_'Jd. one- 11'-'.l:' ~1iles via. -irt ro d. to :-1ort ~-~)ublid ,
t~3 ~e~raat a~i?Jing point .
Soil:
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und and c;L,'r lo . . .:::n, s l o1Je type ,
good depth und fertility .
smoot~~ e; ntle slo_Je, o:..
" ~i~ tr,,ct as n..,011t 34 ". ft. oi'
History of Tract and condition of timber:
1
.1erc : .1ja le s:::..w ti-1ber -:onsistinr:: of .:·1it·), red ·,nd
chestnut o~ks end~ ~1~1 c...~ou ~ o: 'Jllow Dine c:...nd ~~out
4
cor
34
:1'.' 1 1
3
lirood .::1er ncre .
i't . s1:.,. .; ti: b~r c...n'l 1.l:8 corc1s fuelwood.
p.
Improvements:
Acreage and value of types :
Types
Acreage
Total Value
Value per acre
Ridge:
Slope:
1~
,...i . OO
:, 00 J.,()
11
Cove:
Grazing Land:
Fields Restocking:
Cultivated Land:
2( . 00
Orchard:
Minerals:
Value of Land : $ 0 O • 0 O
Value of Improvements: $
Value of Orchard : $
Value of Minerals: $
Value of Fruit: $
Value of Timber: $ 1. ". 00
Value of Wood: $ 3 _; 0 ·
Value per acre for tract: $
18 . '3 !2
Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $
Hone .
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~ourt~ ~ ~ ~- -------County, Virginia, N"·--------, At Law.
The State Commission on Conserva~and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. _____________________________________________________________________________ _
--------------------- .-- /1
d~~------------------------. --. .----------------------
more or less, of land m _ ~ ~---------County, V1rgmia, Defendants.
The undersigned, in answer to th 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 oL~~J,-~-------- County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this
as his answer to ~d petition and to said notice.
My name is.Gv!:;:_L .1.tl:~~----------------------------------- --------My post office address is __(j'rii..__~ ____
Jl!!fr__________________________ _
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,.t __
acres, on which there are the following
.a,. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
buildings and improvements=---------------------------------- ---- - -~-------------------
---. ------.----------------------------.---------------;,;,;~JJ
~
--------- .--.-. --.-
Th1stf~d 1s located ·abo~L~ ---:--~-mlles :rom_fit.:i_JL~~--------V1rg1ma, m
theA/ou.~__ _Mag1sterial D1str1ct of said County.
I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner ft'" joiut 11@oex:,
~ t s111 ncr gi: e BaHi99 ef the joint ownei si 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.)
A/4. _ ~ --------------------------------------------------------------------
~~::'tt£:"J£ll:£t.M~~-~>J:~!c<~~-~~~~-~~~-~-~o~~~~::
South.6l.._C~
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East_~'/f~
Jl ;---------------------------------------------
West---~---J:/2~-l~~------------- ---------------------------I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year /_'£,.']_[_ __ in the
il:l~~:!J.J--manner:
-W • I d
~-d.--f:lil"~~(~ ------ ---~-------------,--,------.--Cu4 /H-----W-----~-~-~ ----·-~.,{t{_'uik
-t-
I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with. tJ.e imprnven:n;mbs Lh:~;ceon is
I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest,
in and to this tract or parc·e1 of land w:ifb fbe im13re,cmo:ets the: emds $_j_n__~--I am the owner of_:ftt __________ 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 par~el of land by met~s and bounds).
j:l
0
Remarks :J.__1Af.!"L_"i_~~-~~.._~ ~ ~ - - ~ ~ ~ L __
$_:Jf'.l_ffe---·
if~~4:=~~:6~ :~~:~::::::
-------------------------------------------- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back).
1~3,"
of_~s-:y_:~~:t~r
my name
:d~~JG~~~is~~~~~!~~~:~
OF_~~:1~-------,
STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY
To-wit.
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,
this _______ ~-~-----day of_ _____
193(1.'
.£~~-~~-~--------------------
<±~--'-----,
Cl"'~~~~~~~P~;to~
N tary Public, or Justice of the Peace.
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District: St onewall
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Acreage Claimed: 13 A.
Value Claimed:
Asse ssed
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ft
12
Deed
$60 . 00
AREAt 12 I¼ .
Location:
''
12
"°300 ~00
f.ra.di son Run, en ti rely Ii thin Pnrk a rea .
Laps: l one known .
Soil:
Sand and clay loam, slopo t ype, smooth gentle slopos
a good dept h of forti l ity .
Roads:
Tiistory:
of
2½ miles via dirt roa.d to r ort Republic, tho neare s t
shipping "'Oi nt .
This truot has abou-~ 34 1' ft . of merchantable saw timberconsisting of !::hi te, red and Chestnut Oaks and a sma.11
amount of yellow p ine and about 4 c-ords f uel wood r er
c.cr c .
34 M. rt . saw t i mber
,,.- $ 4 . 00 per H.
;> 136 . 0 0
48 cords fuel wood
. 50 per ca.
24 . 00
~1160 . 00
Imnrover ent s :
Value of l and by types:
~
Slope
Value
per acre
\ cruo.ge
12
Total va lue of land
'3 . 000
To t a l
Value
t 36 . 00
., 36 . 00
Tot al value of i mprovements
To tal value of t imber
To t al va lue of tra ct
1
vcrnge Value p er acre
-.!'160 . 00
196 . 00
16.3~
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Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings
Publisher
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
Description
An account of the resource
The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. </span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span>
Creator
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
Date
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1925-1935
Identifier
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Snp001
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<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a>
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nicholas-f-l.pdf
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Nicholas, F. L.
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
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An account of the resource
Location: Madison Run
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Tract(s): 292
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NAME OF CLAIMANT
#2 98 - Nic holas , Carri e ~ .
Number of Acres:
,10
Location:
r e.d i son Run .
Roads:
T.10
Soil:
...::ntire ly wi ti1in t:1e Park c.rea .
mi l es vie d.irt ro c to . ort Repub l ic , the neL.res t ·
sl1 i J.::>in,s point .
. . . nc: o.ncl cL:.y l oc1:1 , c ov e :c...nd s l optc: tr ,es, f~.irl" smooth ,
gentle s l opes and i2 of ~~ir depth .n~ L~rtil ity .
History of Tract and condition of timber:The mer:chc. .ntuble san t i mber ht1s been
r eraoved f r o'11 the s l ope type . ...,11 :l cove t~rpe on t:ds tract
has about 4-Z :- . d . ft . consist inp- or oaks . T: ere io ~ bout
3 cords fue l \tood per acre on cove type .
12' . bcl . -Pt . of so:d ti:::1ber .
,;,,o cords f',1e luood .
1
Improvements:
Acreage and value of types :
Types
Value per acre
Acreage
Total Value
Ridge:
Slope:
30
v.3 . 00
.r l OO . 00
Cove:
20
7 . GO
l <~O . 00
Grazing Land:
Fields Restocking:
Cultivated Land:
168 . 00
Orchard:
20 . 00
Minerals:
Value of Land: $ 3t.t0 . 00
Value of Improvements: $
Value of Orchard: $
Value of Minerals: $
Value of Fruit: $
Value of Timber: $ 1 6 · • 00
Value of Wood: $ .:30 . 00
Value per 'acre for tract: $
1 0 • 70
Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ :;o, e .
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Claim of____
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In the Circuit Court of_ __&0.~--~
-----County, Virginia, No,/_ 'l'_ _2-:.,, At Law.
~e State Co~ = ~:r~~~ D~~ o~ ~
te of: irginia, Petitioner, vs. _____________________________________________________________________________ _
mo:e;~~'
~ f ;:;:; : :__ ~
-~
--County, Virginia, -~efendants. -------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
tion and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit
upon the filing of sai~
Court of__ ~ ~ ~---~
-- County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this
as his answer to said pj tion and to said notice.
My name is _________ tl-i-1...U _
_ / J r ~ ----~ ____________________ _
My post office address is _______ f_~,,-~
_____':_ _____________________ _
T
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::&_ __Lf__c2)___ acres, on which there are the following
buildings and improvements=------------------------------------------------------------
C1-~___
This land is located about_ __
miles from_( ~ ~-- ~ -~ --- Virginia, in
the ____ ~ . ± f .Magisterial District of said County.
I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner,
and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner,
he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or
parcel of land described above.)
The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows:
North ___ ~
:f'Lvp-,;s~4&.---,. ____________________________________________ _
South ___
a d _ \ J " ~ ~ ---------------------------------East ______(/!i£~ ~ ~ ~ ~-------------------------------------
½
West _______ ~
d . O ~ - -----------------------------------------I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year _/_ f_?::f.: _in the
,
following manner:
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__ J;t __
~~---ft,!==~~v¥~--
/Lfl - -
------------------------
I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $_.1.tl_fJ..r).r_arJ_ __ , I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest,
in and to this tract or parcel 9f land with the improvements thereon is $_.Laa_a .. _(,2.LJ__ ,
I am the owner of_ __ J__a___ !...!..:?__::.~_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~
he back).
eto) _this ______________ _day
Witness my signature (or my name and ~ rk att~che~
j~--~---------, 193~.
sTJl'E OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY
of __
{tJ__ _~
--L~_2)....£c~~--------
OF_ ~~.!¢=;;{;-- -----, To-wit:
The undersigned hereby certifies that=-::6_~ ~-- L ·---~
------------------the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters
and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief,
this ________ B::'_~ _____ day of_ ___ ; - ~-------, 193(
~
t--,,'t ~
~~
------------------------ ~
-of the Court, or Special Investigator or
y Public, or Justice of the Peace.
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county : nock incha~
Distri ct:
: 298 ~rea.g e Claime d:
Volue Claim ed:
So il:
Roads :
Carrie T, Nicho ls
f
1000.
ssesse d
tt
40
_, 680 . 00
Deed
40
I nheri ted
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AREA & 37 A.
t_ad1so n Hun, eut irc.ly within } a r k aroa.
Loca t i on:
Laps:
40 A.
,tonowall
None known .
Sinoe examinntion has been made opera tions has been begun
to out timber on th i s truct .
Sand and cla y low. , cove a nd slo e t yr,. e s , f a irly snooth ,
s entl e 4l ·)p es e.nd is of f a ir a.op t b und forti li t y .
2 n iles via dirt roa d to Fort Repub lic, the nea rest
s h ipp i ng : o i nt.
Histor y: ':'he meroha t a ble sa , timber has be en remove d fD om tl1e slope
t e . Th o cove type en thi s tract has about 42 1~. Dd, r
c onsis ting of o k s . 'l'here i s ,. bout 3 eds . f uel wo od pe r t.
acre on cove type .
42 M. Bd . F t. of s aw ti ber
,4 .oo p er L. .
168 . 00
40 c o rd
fµel wood
5 v ¢ ed.
20.,00
188 .00
Inmrov cment s:
Value of land by tyne~:
m:-
Acreae e
20
20
,n ope
Value
r cr a cre
)S. oo 3 . 00
Total
Value
:Ioo .oo
60 .. 00
'160 . 00
Tot a l value of' l a nd
To t al
VUlU C'
' 160 . 00
of i mp r ovemen ts
'I4o tal value of timber
108 . 00
To t al val ue of' tro.ot
348 . 00
acre
verage va lue per UDEe
B . 70
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1925-1935
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Nicholas, Carrie T.
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-
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ROCKINGHAM COUNTY
--.,-,- - - - - - - -- - - ----
N_AME OF CLAIMANT
#65 - Naylor , J . T . & Elizabe t h J .
Number Qf Acres:
97
Location: Elk Run and entirely within the Park area .
Roads:
Three and J ne - half miles v ia dirt road and one mile of
hard surface to Elkton, the nearest shipping point .
reSoil· Clay loam, slope type of a good depth and fertilit y . The of
is
land
farm
the
and
out
worn
is
tract
this
. stoclcing on
thin soil with a good stand of scrub pine . Some gullies . Some
scatteri ng loose rock over t h e entire area a nd there are some out CI>..ons on. .the wooded area ,
History ot Tract and condition ot timber:
Most of the merchan table saw timber has been removed from tfuis
The remainin g stand consists of oaks, hickory , and a
tract .
small amount of yellow pine•
DWELLING - -- --Log , 14x22 1 , shingle roof , brick flues ,
Improvements:
poor conditio n, occupied by tenant .-- -- - BARN-- --Log , 14xl6xl0 '
shingle roof , poor conditio n .
Acreage and value of types:
Types
Value per acre
Acreage
Total Value
Ridge:
43
@
$ 4 . 00
$ 172 . 00
Grazing Land:
12
@
20 . 00
240 . 00
Fields Restocking:
42
97
@
10 . 00
420 . 0 0
$ 832 . 00
Slope:
Cove:
Cultivated Land:
Orchard:
Minerals:
Value of Land: $ 832 • 00
160 . 00
Value of Improvements: $ 160 • 00
Value of Orchard: $
63 . 00
Value of Minerals: $
114 . 00
$ 1169 . 00
Value of Fruit: $
Value of Timber: $
63 . 00
Value of Wood: $ 114 .oo
Value per acre for tract: $ 12 • 03
Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $
None .
�more-or less, of land in_- - J t ? ~ - ---- - ~ o u n t y , Virginia, -Defendants .-------The undersigned, in answer to the p e t ~ the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded
upon the filin~f said petit· n and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit
____ _ ~ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this
Court of__ j
as his answer to said p ition and "to said notice.
~~--~ 6 d---
0 ~ ------------ ----; ; .-----------My name is ___ :,Z ________ _
My post office address 1s __ ~ ~-1--__b.!__0_::. __
I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought
cres,)jn which there ar the following
to _be_ condemn~d, containing _about_ ______
---~
bmldmgs and improvemen ts. ___ ~
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9-_7-______
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This nd is located about_ ____ ¥..,&:. _miles from _____ ~ -~
_ _ _Magisterial District of said County.
the - ~
I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner,
and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If 'claimant is not sole or joint owner,
he should set out exactly what rigl).t,_ title, estate or interest he has in or to the.J,ract ..or_
Pparcel of land described above.) ~ ~~ f_C~ ~ ~ lS
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o~acen-¥ t~ri~ ;~t-o r ___reel of land are as follows:
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I Jiaim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvement s thereon is $_Ll,__t?:!:}______ I claim that the total value of my right, title, JState or interest,
------·
in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvement s 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 o~ the tract or parcel otland by metes __and bounds).
. / ~marks.
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of _·tness_:~-:~~:~~r1~<; my name and :~~~T~~~=~~~~~~~~~:~
ATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF_~---- -r::r----- - - - - ~it:
~oev~~~~~i5~~~i!~ne~~e~~~~~~;
~-~fe-~~-th-th;_t-th~-~-~t~~s
t : ~ ~ ~ ~_lh~
the
an_d things appearing in his~ bov nswer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief,
~"") /._
this ____~ -7 ---------day of_ _________ ___ --, 193~
..
----------------- ~_u:_Je ___________ _
.Clerk of the Court, ol Special Investigator or
Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace.
2.17'
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'I' . & .-!..lizabeth
.r.
County: r.ock ingllam
District : Stonewall
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�county: Rockingham
District: Stonewall
#65 - J. T. & w11zabeth J. Naylor.
Acreage Claimed:
Value Claimed:
Location:
97 A.
Assessed 106-28
1200.00
~lk Run and entirely
16IT
"
$280 .00
ith1n the
Incumbran oes, counter claims or laps:
Deed 97 A.
(1904)
"
$800 .00
rk area.
None kno~n .
Clay loaqi, slope type of a good depth and ferti l ity. The
restocking on thls tract is wo r n out and the farm land is
of thin soil ,1th a good stand of scrub pine . Some gullies.
Some scattering loose rook over the entire area and there
are some outcrops on the wooded area.
Roads:
Three and one-ha l f miles via dirt road and one mile of hard
surface to 1lkton , the nearest shipping point .
1Iisto7y of tract and c)nd1tion of timber: Most of the merchanta ble saw timber
has been removed from this tract. The r emaining stands consist ,
of oaks, hickory and a sma ~l amount of yello~1 pine, about 4 cords
of fuelwood per acre -21 L . bd . ft . of sa timber 1 $3.00 per M.
<jj/ 63.00
152 cords of fue l wood
75a
114.00
$177.00
Improveme nts: Dwel:.ing: Log , 14x2'3' , shingle roof, brick flues, poor
condition , occupied by tenant
100.00
~ : ~og, 14xl6xl0' , shingle roof, poor condition 35.00
$I3o .ou
Value of land by ty~es:
!ll!
Slope
Fr
Fg
n.creage
i3
42
12
---w-
value
per a cre
$3.00
5.00
15.00
'f otal
Value
129.00
210.00
180.00
$519.00
Total vale of lund
, 519.00
Total value of improvcme nt ~l35.00
Total value of timber
17?.00
Total value Jf orchard
15 .00
Total value of tract
$846 .00
Average value per acre
8.72
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Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
Description
An account of the resource
The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. </span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span>
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
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1925-1935
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Naylor, J. T. & Elizabeth J. Heirs
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Naylor
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NAME OF CLAIMANT
;jG2 -- :;u.ylor, Cu.Lsie .:.
Number of Acres: 173
Location:
Roads:
n ~l~ ~~ c~ ~u~itio s 25 ~
,:it:~i1 the R .. r-:: u.reu .
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~
2;
~
Gl ~nd is enttrelr
Four 1ilet- ovsr good dirt ro-d \!i t 11 th --: e::ce~Jtio 11 o one
T'.l.ile o.r p:l.vement to ~lkton, the ne::rest. shipuin6 point .
Soil:
~he Loil i1 the ,ooded portion is Q s-ndy lo m of f~ir
dept~ -nd fertility ,ith consider~blc loose ro k ~~~ so~e
cliffs. ::_e slope..:i re moder'-te to stee J .
(0var}
History of Tract and condition of timber:
GJe r vers ~ sidv for h1:::tor:r )
Improvements:
.J ,Ie l:J_j_
n..: : Lo 0 a.nd fr8.-::ie 18x30' , q r oans, po:::-che s 1 b:17'
n
o.. JG' , L 17vS0'; 3 roo:n.,, met~l :'Oaf, brick .. nd st'J~1e :lues,
2 storicb, 7 roo s ceiled~ .3 rooms pL... st'3red , ood condi ~ion
oecur>ie 1 by mmer , ,TL.. t -:r supply we 12. -n' c Lstern, Lo lid
fo-rn 3.· tion. .
lC barn:
Log und fr no , 3~x68_clL1',
8.~Jer roof, poor
cc 1dition .
'em'3nt creen :_o 1se : 2-:.,-:9::z:.J' , 1~3tal ro f , f::...i:t eo-·fi tion •
...:en house : J'rc...v1e, 10::J8~ e, ) =)"'r ron-"' , f<.,o.ir conc1ition .
Li i1t ,Pl-T'c ~ c1 ':0· se: 12::::lGxl0', a·t<-.1 ro(f , fair condition
1
t , 0 'Jl 3dS •
Z brooder houses 1 ~'r:...' ie , 12::14x8' , · 1~; 08.l r·oo: , " ir con· r1 i tion.
2'-.ed : Jr_. e, l6Al8:cl0', met...11 roo ".
Ice )ouse :
l3xl3x7', 9~~ 0 r roo-<' , f-ir co,·tt ic~ .
1
,, ..... sL ~·1
ml'lp '101se :
~r:_._ P., l~~::5:-::1~', r1etu.l rr ,-<', i'"'ir
,Vi th
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Acreage and value of types:
Types
Value per acre
Total Value
G
'ti'3 . 00
_808 . 00
13
G . 00
780 . 00
6
23 . 00
lb0 . 00
Acreage
Ridge:
Slope:
Cove:
Grazing Land:
F'ields Restocking:
Cultivated Land: .
Orchard:
60 . 00
100.00
Minerals:
Value of Land: $
Value of Improvements: $ 3:280 . 00
Value of Orchard: $ 300 . 00
Value of Minerals: $
Value of Fruit: $
Value of Timber: $
ValueofWood: $ ::i0 . 00
Value per acre for tract: $ Gl. 9 ., ..... .._ ·~
Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ .. -1 VJ. .~ .
3900 . 00
,.;.)088 . UG
300 . 00
5280 . G0
30 . 00
rl0718 . 00
�oil :
I!ost of t!1e til ble Ln ia ,. red cL.y 2..o .... , o"' "OOd de ... t'1 ,1v1 li-'-;tle
rock . ..~ _port ion is
s n '~- lo~y1 i ~c 1 sr,.... :.. lo Jse rock . ·:::ihe round
is roll t 1 _:; · ii th tAie r n~i nder, 1 vcl .
~1 l1:; gr....,.zi nc; 1-nJ is lev ~l u.n
O< rl/ dr.:.,.inecl.
It hes __.. ,.,.ood so,: , ;ut ther·_, ia so 1e roe , riers
.... n~
rush . r::1he r .sto0:.. in
\.4s b';;!·1
Jr1 out under c: ltiv..... ~ion .
I
h-s e s~ndy lo-~ 1i~h consider~ le loose rock ·nf h~s iro .n ~pinto
yelloiV pine i ic1 is 10 to 15 f eet h i . .:..' .
J
History : r..:he tr:J.ct hes b93ll cut over ~t v .... rious ti~ie,_, · or s ...... .r tin er . :,_10
1 st b':3ing cut :.. . bo' t 1928 when c 1 t c losel:·. '=1h::Jr :J hL<s ee 1 no fil'e
1-t vly .
':1 1 ,e~-=
is t.. f u.i :r st ... n 1 o: o .... l;: und ye lloH pine up to 8'' DB:I.
1 00 cords o:.' fuel 10od .
prova11~nt s :
Co'1t'd}
hicken ;.ou.s : T ._:: , 1G.cl8::1O' , P-t .. 1 roo •
1,) rl~ cl~ ', net ..... l roof , fa. ir con:J i tion .
Gorn house : Loc.; · nd i'r .... ne ri t~ shed ; 2Ox2 xlO' , p:.:. er roo ,
o r
CO 'lC i ~ i O l .
r·-....011:ne BMd :
:'r~L3 , 0 Ox31.zlG', 1etL-l roof , fc..ir' Gondition .
3-rn: ..:"re..· ,e , 28x47:1.l6' , net~l roo " , s'1ed 8.;AG',
oor conrlii t ion .
I:an house : :'rc..ne, lO::1.~3x8', shinr;le t.nC. r:iet..,.l roof , vlitl celL,r .
:Ie'1 housv : Fr'-'m.e, 1Ox23:~1O' , .{ktper roof , poor cond.i t · on •
.:; t1·uw s 1ed :
Frv~.e , llx38xl6' , s.1 i11, le roof, fair condition .
_
D.1all n, 2 :
LoG u..:1.C :."'r ..... 1e , 1 0-.09 ', 4 roans, net .... l · nd s.per roo:f,
brick ·r1ue , 2 roons ceile,:, :~ir conc: i iO'1, occupiad 1):r "uen ..... nt ,
Jil 1r foun 1 ~tion .
11c...pon shed : 13-cl7xl ', ~')--)er roof , f.ir condition .
-~en hous .. : Lot:· , 8--{lOxG' , s 1 .in ·13 roof , ::;:ioor con ' iti on .
-!en ouse: ::?r ~ :b , 8z:1 3x7', _;_)3..)er roo~ , fc.ir condition .
Orch ... rd :
110 fruit trees .
G .... r,. e :
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~rcuit Court oL~ ~ ~----County, Virginia, No. ________, At Law.
Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, PetiState
The
·tioner, vs, _____________________________________________________________________________ _
------------------------7z;: -------~-- -_p --· ------------------------------------------
----:: __ County, Virginia, Defendants.
more or less, of land in.?:'.'_~ --- ______ ~
The undersigned, in answer to the pet' ion of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded
upon the filing of said
, petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit
_______________ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this
Court of
as h~Ya:•:: :_:~--P~~gt;_;;,~~a --------------------___________________ _
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 abou~ : ~-i ~ ~=-~ -~-acres, on which there are the following
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buildings and imp~
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land is loca~
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t h e ~___ Magisterial District of said County.
I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land de~~
~ ~ scribed above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner,
and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner,
~
hould set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or
· .A b .1a A A ~;-:,
el of land de~crib_iJl above.)
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West __ t { ~- ~ ------------------------------------------------I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year _t_f_~J_ __ in the
following man-'r~ .11 , , .J ..,1 ,..,
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------------~ ~------------------------------------------------------I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements there{2_____ , I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest,
on is $/_f_,_a()_ _
in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $Ll:LI!'!.'!_ _____ ,
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 t!a~t or parcel of land by metes and bounds ).
Remarks·
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·tness my signature (or my name and mark attached hereto~) this_ - ~
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of _ ----------------, 193i
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ATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF _______ ___ _ --- .. -- -, o-wit:
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The undersigned hereby certifies that_____ _
the above named claimant personally appeared tiefore him and made oath that the matters
~~swer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief,
and things appearing in hi~-r ~
this ___
7 ~-"---:::_~~~~ ; / __________ _
~_________ day
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l Investigator or
Clerk of the Court, or ~
Notary Public, or J usti~~t the Peace.
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fired In the Clerk's Offiee
Rockingham Gounty, Va;
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· Claim of_ ~
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In the Circuit Court of__~ ~--County, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law.
The State Co~mission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia,. Petitioner, vs. ___________ · _________________________________________________________________ _
L .Jrc.,A(~,
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velopment of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation
awarded
upon the filin of s id petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit
.
'
Court oL _____ ______ _ _______ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this
as h:Ya~;;: :_sL-~°¥~~: ~-c-e~-- --------,r,-ar;,-------________ _
My post office address is_. t f _ ~ - ~
-L(/(_ /R_r:/?:____ $______________ _
I claim a right, title, esta~e 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=----~
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-------------------This ~ nd is located abo~L-~- kf-:--~-miles :rom ___ c.p~
---------- Virginia, in
thet ; ( ~Mag1sterrnl D1str1ct of said County.
I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or 'joint owner,
and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner,
he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or
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parce~rz.:::ibed above.) _________________-/4..'i/ ,z.. .w _~
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I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year _/.f_f_f':_in the
following manner:
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I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $___ (f__tr:!!_ _____ . I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest,
in and to this tract or parc·e1 of land with the improvements thereon is $__g_1.f / _~~---·
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 on the back).
ofk:_:~-:~~:~~r1~3'-rmy name and ~~~Zilltdt~~~~fg=~a~
Gtr;;---;;; VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF______ ------------------£ ~~
The undersigned hereby certifies tha~ ~ ~-~
--------------------------the above named claimant personally appeared before hi~;~ct'"i'nade oath that the matters
and things a. ppearing in hi~
s bov. answer are true t_o the best of his knowledge and belief,
this _____
day of _____________ --, 193l p~
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of the Court, or Special Investigator or
Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace.
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D1str1ot : 5tono ull
62 .. 1 u~: or,
Aorot ge Ota\ 1
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•
l8,000.
Loo· ton•
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.100.00
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ono lmo n.
o ndy lo • or fair
he soil in t:.e i ooded portion 1s
looa, rook und. some
1ae1"ble
oon
1th
d ptll n fertility
p, / oat of the
st
to
moderate
nre
he slope
clL.t ,
red elay loa or ood d 1,1th 1th 11 ttle
t1ll· ble la11d 1
1th am 11 loose rock. T.je
rook , : portion 1 a s ndy loo
tnder lev l. Tb
,ere
t
,1.th
olling
r
ently
is
l:,ro·nd
g zing lund 11.1 level an"* poorly dratn d. It 1 a a goo sod •
has
but thor 1 some rock, briers n<' b:r-,1Sh, ~1 o restook1
1
1th
0
andy
ha
t
t1on.
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1
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under
t
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be
eon lderable looser ok n<l
high.
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gr nun into
ollo
pin
les ov r good dirt rod 1th t e oxo pt1on or one mile
our
or p ve ant to i!lkton, th no rest s hi pin point .
boan cut v rut
d cond1t1on ot timber: The troot h
rot
o t 1928
various timea or aaw ti er. ~he laat bein; out
;h n cut closely. Thero bae been no fir lately. ' her 1
r oa < n yello pine up to 8 1' DBH.
a f ir t n
7 .oo
7 ¢ ---10 oo d of r l·ood val od
', 9 room• poroi s llxl? ' and
ot, b toK and ston flues ,
pln · ter d, oand1t1on good,
ell nd 01 torn , solid
3 ..xoa l • , p p r roo r,
• ,..2000.00
roof, tat r <:>ondi t1ono I t ir oond1t1on
ro f', fa.Ir "
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100.00
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50 ,00
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30. 0
'15.00
(Continued)
�county: Rockingham.
District: Stonewall
#,62 ... Naylor , Cassie ~.
Cont'd
Improvements :
$4205.00
Corn house: Log and frame 1th shed, 2ox2oxlO ', paper
roof, poor condition ----$75.00
Machine sheg: ¥rame, 20x3l xl6', metal roof , tair
00_1d tion -----200.00
Barn: Frame, 28x47xl6', metal roof , shed 8x46', poor
condition
-----~
300 .00
Hen house: Frame 10x23x8', sh ingle dnd metal roof,
with cellar ----125. 00
Hen house: i rame , 10x23xl0', paper r oof , poor
condition
----25.00
Straw shed: Frame, l l x38xl6', s 1lngle door, fair
condition
----40 .00
Dwellirys: Log a nd frame, 16x39{ , 4 rooms, metal
and paper roof, brick flue, 2 r ooms celled, fair
condition, oooupied by tenant , pi l ar foundation 200 .00
Wagon shed: 12:x17xl2' , paper roof, fair condition 25 .00
Hen house: Log, 8Xl0x6' , shingle roof• poor "
no value---Hen house: Frame, 8xl 2x? ', paper roof, fair oondition-15.00
orcllard: 110 fruit trees at ·l. 0 -155.00
es31s.oo
Value of land bl t~pes:
~
lope
Fg
Fe
Fr
Orchard
li.oreaie
00
13
Value
;12er acre
"4.oo
25.oo
o5
35.00
6
3
10.00
80 .00
173
rrotal
Value
$344.oo
----
325.00
2275.00
60.00
--
3004.00
Total value of land
· 3004.00
Total va l ue of timber
?5 .00
Tot -1 va l ue of improvement5375.00
Tot l va l ue of tract
$8454.00
verage va ~ue per acre
48. 86
,,,
�Count_y: Rockingham
District': Stonewall
#62 - Naylor, Cassie M.
,., .__.I ~)
s
.F.Dean,Jr.
W.M .Hensley
/, Z.N.
McDaniel,Jr.
Naylor
LEGEND:
Slope
Grazing
Tillable
RestocRing
Orchard
Scale - l" : 20 chains
51
�IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCK.INGRAM COUNTY • VIRGINIA.
The state Commi ssionon
Conservation and Development
of the State of Virginia
.
C\ k's off\ce
f\\ed in tne er
\Ja.
I , ' O'harn county,
Roc"mb
vs.
SEP
Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others
and 52 , 501 acres of land in
Rockingham County.
'}If
\932
~~Clerk
TO THE HON. H. W. BERTR.AU , JUDGE OF SAID COURT.
The motion of
Cassie M. Naylor, praying said Court to
disapprove a:nd to decline to accept the finding of the Board of
Appraisal Commissioners, heretofore appointed by said Court in
the above matter , wherein said Board reported, under No. 62 of
its findings , as filed in the Clerk' s Office of said Court, that
the 173 acres of land, found by said Board to be the property of
movant, was valued at only $61 . 95 per acre.
The grounds of said motion are as follows:
(1)
Th.at the price per acre allowed for said lands and the
improvements thereon is manifestly inadequate and confiscatory,
only the nominal price of $3. 00 per acre being allowed for 86
acres, or practically half of said land , and the improvements
being appraised at only about half of their value, as more fully
appears from the affidavits attached hereto .
(2)
That the finding of said Board was based Ul)on a mistake
of law as to the nature and effect of the evidence produced before said Board by the above named party, as is shown by the fact
that said Board did not allow in its finding the fair market
value of said property by at least $5,000.00.
The affidavi ts attached hereto are asked to be read in
support of these exceptions .
The claim heretofore filed in this
matter by movant before the appraisal Board is asked to be read
LAW OFFICES
in connection herewith .
GEO. S. HARNSBERGER
HARRISONBU~ G. VA .
This pr operty is not for sale, and the State Commission o
�---2--
conservation and Development is asked to exclude it from the Park
bounda ry.
This property can be very easily excluded, as it lies
upon the western edge of the area enclosed by the present boundary line of said Park.
LAW OFFICES
GEO.S. HARNSBERGER
HARRISONBURG . VA.
�IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGH ! COUNTY , VIRGINIA.
The State Commia sion on
Conse rvatio n and Development
of the state of Virgin ia
vs.
Cassa ndra Lawson tkins and others
and 52,501 acres of land in
Rockingham Count y.
The affida vit of H. S.Nay lor, to be read in conne ction
with the motio n filed by Cassie M.Naylo r to have the findin g of
the Board of Appra isal Comm issione rs disapp roved in conne ction
with its findin g No . 62.
state of Virgi nia,
County of Rockingham, to-wit :
,
This day H.S.N aylor perso nally appea red before me,
-- -¥ -
a Notary Pu.blic in and for the
County afore said, in the State of Virgin ia, and, being duly sworn
depose s and says:
I am the husban d of Cassie M. Naylo r, the owner of the
prope rty now being consid ered, and we have made our home on the
prope rty in questi on for the past thirty years or more, and I am,
theref ore, thorou ghly acqua inted with the qualit y and income - producing capac ity of the land in questi on as well as with the imThe sum of $3 . 00 an acre,a llowe d by said
provem ents thereo n.
Appra isal Board for the 86 acres of land which they call slope
land, is totall y inadeq uate and not the true or marke t nlue of
This is the woodland portio n of the 173 acre farm ,
and is worth at least 010.00 per acre. The said ~ppra isal Board
has only allowe d the sum of $50.00 for the wood upon this 86
said land.
acres of land, which would be only about fifty cents an acre,
which , upon its face, is manif estly inadeq uate, and, if taken at
such a price , would be confis catory . The amount of $5 ,28 0.00
LAW OFFICES
GEO. S. HARNSBERGER
HARRISONBU RG . VA.
allowe d by said Ap~ra isal Board for the improv ements on said prop
�- ..2--
erty, is totally inadequate and not at all the true value of said
improvements.
The improvements appraised by the said Appraisal
Board were also apprai s ed, with the exception of about seven
ohioken-houses, by Caldwell and Burner, for The Rockingham Home
Mutual Fire Insur ance Company on November 15, 1929, at the sum of
$7,600.00.
The seven chicken-houses, not included in the appraise
ment f or the Fire Insurance Company, are worth a t least $100.00
apiec e , which would make the value of the improvements for insurance purposes equal the sum of $8,300.00, making a difference of
a ppr oximately $3,000.00 between these two appraisemente.
The
grazing land and the tillable land are both fertile, and are of
more va lue than listed by the Appraisal Board.
This farm is
exceptionally well watered, with a water system at the house,
barn, and chicken-houses.
The buildings are all in first-class
condition, except one barn.
The lands in use are fertile, and
this property is recognized as one of the best i mproved and equipp d
farms in that section of the County.
Subscribed and sworn to
before me this
7
September, 1932.
~
day of
~
LAW OFFICES
GEO. S. HARNSBERGER
HARRISONBURG, VA.
�C
Y, V JIMI •
ate C tnrni
ona-rv tin
he stato of
s.
Cas- andru Lc.wson
ant 52,50 tcr s
Rockingh m oun y.
a
r
ffi
~ - - " " "~'_,___,..______ ,
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l
n d
findin~ of the
connection ~ i hit
y C·_'6{~.N
o ion filed
connoot1on with the
f
•
r ~1 al Co
fin
o be re&.d in
lor to have t e
isaion rs ~isa pro c
in
2.
State of Virginia,
County
0
0
~is
::~u~
per.:Sonall y apot·ry Iublio in
~-~~~_,;...~·=.c:;....--~ ----for the County . , fore said, in the ;)tu
peared
an
efor
rae,~
C unty afores~id, ·nd, boing duly
I
[JD.
welI uoqu. i nte
worn, depo~es ann sys:
,1th the hom
of C""s -ie M.naylor
e <:.:dge
I have been
land, ref~rred to by the
slop" 1 nd, ~a
f er
~~to
situuto on Elk Run , about four mi es
of the Par' area.
Virginia, in my
hes~ ea
on rs ~·...,
oard
aid
t e
r o ert , and
rrhis is
is valued at only _u.00
i
to-
tally 1n aequate valuation of s aid p~operty, the same being worth
et le· et
10. 0
an ac·"e.
~is is one of the
e~t icp::o\"ed p· op-
e1 ies in the community, and the irrp1•ovemen ts, with the exception
of one barn, are ins_plendid condition.
I am infor med that the sai
Apprais~l Commissioner s have only valued then at J 5,280.00.
I
do not consider this a fair vuluation for s~id im pr ve, ents . The
'1ree t o fi ·e J"lH. 1 c..!Hl ·.ollars more.
same are worth t la ~t fro
I
LAW OFFICES
GEO. S. HARNSBERGER
HARRISONBURG , VA .
O
further informod thnt the said ~ppraisa l Board valued the
wood upon said farm at only ~50.00.
Th i s is only about fifty cent
�---2-per acre !or the 86
T11e
for tho ,ood.
h is pr a1J -1 u.l y no v lue at all
ares,
ood
the value which said Board has allo· ed.
:rarm , at
llow ed by s _id
land ,
ai
for
thi
3bu cri e
me this
LAW OFFICES
GEO.S. HARNSBERGER
HARRISONBURG, VA.
f r
of
likes· 1- amount.
and storn to bof r
z?'
d y of September.
·1
0·1:rd, i
rage valu
only
or a d quate consideration
a fai
I do
hi•h state of
hat th·
infor e
I
per acre for sai
f r
The l ands upon this
and gr zed ere in
0 1:11
oultiv tion ad a re f rtile.
6 .9LJ.
w rth many times
aores i
8
p n
i
1
racter be replaoed
�m
i !,
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ty of Rool..........
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resa1
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on Ell. Run,
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nd
ea ·1
ho
tou.r mile
aet ot · 1kt n, i
v
ere
0
10.00
1
f on
th
:tu.r
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ard.
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o improve
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property, th
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1
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· rn.
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LAW OFFICES
i
co
isal Co
GEO. S. HARNSBERGER
of
io
lor
i
cr.s of
6
t
tho
u.at
st
t
pr 1
of
t
of Cas
f
info
e r
l nd, i
y '
1
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r •
rd
only
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on
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per
V
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tor '"he
e ulu.
f rm that
cul
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e of
n
are
1on
per a r
t
ti
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id
a.rd, is only
consldera ion
replaced
r
v
p
s orn t
s urczi e
i
LAW OFFICES
GEO.S. HARNSBERGER
HARRISONBURG . VA.
76
F
�IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY,VIRGINIA.
The State Commission
on Conservation and DeveloIJ11ent
of the state of Virginia
vs.
Cassanqra Lawson tkins and others
and 52,501 acres of land in
Rockingham County.
The affidavit
,
o:fa .~
to be read in
connection with ~he motion f i l : ; ~ a y l o r to have the
finding of the Board of
ppraisal Commissioners disapproved in
connection with its finding No. 62.
State of Virginia,
County
This day -t-~~~LJ.'..:::!:::: !::::~~~~----perso nally appeared before me, -.~.:J_~;;....J~;._,,4&- ---------' a Notary l?U.blic in
State of Virginia, in my
and for the County aforesaid,
County aforesaid, and, being duly sworn, deposes and says:
I am well acquainted with the home farm of Cassie M.Naylor:
situate on Elk Run, about four miles east of Elkton, in the edge
of the Park area.
I have been informed that 86 acres of said
land, ref erred to by the Board of Al)praisal Commissioners as
slope land, is the same as the timber land upon said property, and
is valued at only $3.00 per acre by said Board.
This is a to-
tally inadequate valuation of said property, the same being worth
at least $10.00 an acre.
This is one of the best improved prop-
erties in the community, and the improvements, with the exception
of one barn, are insplendid condition.
I am informed that the sai
Appraisal Commissioners have only valued thent at $5,280.00.
I
do not consider this a fair valuation tor said improvements. The
same are worth at least from three to five thousand dollars more .
I am further informed that the said Appraisal Board valued the
LAW OFFICES
GEO. S. HARNSBERGER
HARRISONBURG , VA .
wood upon said farm at only $50.00.
Thi s is only about fifty cen s
�--2-per acre for the 86 acres ~ which is practically no value at all
for the wood .
The wood upon said 86 acres is worth many times
the value which said Board has allowed .
The lands upon this
farm that can be cultivated and grazed are in a high state of
cultivation and are fertile .
I am informed that the a verage valu
per acre for said lands, a s allowed by s aid Board, is only
$61. 95 .
I do not consider this a fair or adequate consideration
for said lands, nor could a f arm of this character be replace d
for anything like said amount .
Sbuscribed and sworn to before
me this
?-r--
day of September,
1932.
~
LAW OFFICES
GEO. S. HARNSBERGER
HARRISONBURG . VA.
6li c,
�IB THE CIRCUIT ooqRT OF ROCKING
[ COUNTY. VIRGINI .
The state Commi•aion on
Conservation and Developnent
o! th
:;ta te of Virginia
vs.
Ca eandr La. son tkina
nd others and 52 ,!>ol acres,
mor or le 1,, in Rock1J3Bham Cou.nty,
fi\ed in the C\erk's Offic0
Rock'ingharn CounW, \Ja.
Ir \932
l\"-'I
u 1-1'
,~
Virginia.
______ ______ ______ _ • pu.rsu.ant to a deoree
entered in the above entitled oau.se on October 25, 1932, in re~onse to Ite
No. l of the inquiry made in aai d
ecrc.
You.r respondents sq that the acre " ge listed in the re-
port of the Appraisal Bo rd,
u.nd
, i
r its No. ~
believed
to be approximatel y corr ect , and that they do not desire to make
obJeation to the
allo ed them to
exceptions heretofor
your res pondent
there given.
tu.rthar oa.y that 1 t
onaent
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Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings
Publisher
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
Description
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The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. </span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span>
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
Date
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1925-1935
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Snp001
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<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a>
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<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a>
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Naylor, Cassie - Shifflett, Ahaz
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naylor-cassie-m.pdf
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Naylor, Cassie M.
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
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Location: Elk Run
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Tract(s): 62
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PDF
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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>)
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Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne
Naylor