82 20 4487 https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/d6a5d2f6cd2f6db6ae80fcfd7fa997a3.pdf 739e216e4052726fd61565f1f0e95e9c PDF Text Text Rappahannock County Wakefield District NAME OF CLAIMANT #49 Number of Acres : - Miller, B.F. 95 Harris Hollow on south side of the Peak, about four miles from Washington, Va • f and 23 miles to Front Royal, the nearest shipping point Location : There is a fair county road within one mile of this tract , rough unimproved road through fields, extends to the orchards. Roads : A Sandy loam of good depth and fertility. Upper slopes steep with The lower slopes are loose rock and boulders scattered over this area moderate and smooth Soil : . . History of Tract and condition of timber : . About fifty The bark was removed from this tract about 30 years ago acres has been cleared,but practically covered with a thick growth of young timber, including locust and hickory The tract has been repeatedly burned over and much of the timber has been severely damaged . Improvements : The improvements are . poor condition — . One small abandoned house, in Acreage and value of types : Value per acre Total Value @ $3.00 $234.00 7 @ 4.00 28.00 4 @ 15.00 Types Acreage Slope : 78 Cove : Grazing Land : 60.00 $322.00 Cultivated Land : 6 Orchard : @ 60.00 360.00 Minerals : Value of Land : $ 522.00 Value of Improvements : $ 50 * 00 Value of Orchard : $ 50.00 360.00 Value of Minerals : $ Value of Timber : $ 40.00 Value of Wood : $ _ 40.00 1772.00 Value per acre for tract : $8.12 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ NONE CLERK �Claim of . ., At Law. County, Virginia, No. In the Circuit Court of The State Commission on £onsen/tioj and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs ^ _.County, Virginia, Defendants. __ land in more or less, of The undersigned , in answer to the patitionf of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia /and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of said petition/and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this Court of as his answer to saftd pi My name is My Post Office Address is I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parce/of land within the area sought which there are the following acres, to be condemned, containing about buildings and improvements: Zl ^ Jl Sfirginia, in miles from. This land is located nit ^ the gisterial District of said County. parcel of land deI claim the fallowing right, title, estate or interest in the tract scribed above : rln this space claimant should say whether he is sole-6wner 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 above described tract or parcel of land are as follows : The land owners North, 5 Southcjj East West ^ ( — W £ _ <Z y right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year _ ^/ I acquire! following'-manner iris _ v A? ¥ ^ ! j2ij in the I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements there. I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, on is $ in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or I am the owner of . parcel of land but lying outside the Park area, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $ ( In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make ; and if practicable he should also insert here a . / description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds ) . ~ rrt /&& Remarks : , _ ' yTfISgr ( Continue remarks if ^ necessary; on the back ) . — day Witnes my signature ( or my name and nwk attached hereto ) this JJTL , 1930. of To-wit : VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF STATE , „ ^ The undersigned hereby certifies thaty /..CL. the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters and things appearing in his ove answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief , day of this ^ __ J& ^ — V i 1931 — Clerk /oithe Court, or Special Investigator or Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace. * «£ 5 V �\ i xf. / M <./. /< t r \ ru.Ki) IN / CIvi: ? -; K 'S o FFICT3 ^ ^ —Z_ / Tests /PULUZ/ KA AilANNOCK COU.VVV : .• « c • J: uck Clerk / • i ' �COUNTY: RAPFAHAHHOC K DISTRICT: mKEFIELD Ho Acreage - Hiller , B . F. Clalined : Value Claimed : Harris Hollow on south side of the Peak , about four miles from TJashington Va , and 23 miles to Front Royal the nearest shipping point Location: . , . . Incumbrances , counter claims or laps: None known . Soil: Upper slopes Sandy loan of good depth and fertility steep with loose rock and boulders scattered over The lower slopes are moderate and smooth this area Roads : There is a fair county road within one mile of A rough unimproved road through fields this tract extends to the orchards History of . . . . tract and condition of tj; bert tliis tract about thirtyy acres has been cleared , a thick growth of young , The bark was removed from years ago About fifty . but practically covered with timber , including locust The tract has been repeatedly burned and hickory and much of the timber has been severely damaged . . . The Improvements consist of a email abandoned On this tract there frame house with board roof are two small orchards of six acres containing about 130 trees ,from 20 to 40 years old in fair condition , but neglected and in need of pruning and cultivation Improvements : . -. The re This tract has been repeatedly cut over 10 under timber maining stand oonsists of young larger tree inches in diameter with an occasional Timber: , acreage and value by Types: Types: Value Per A P. 4.00 Acreage Slope 5Q 7B 7 4 6 Cove Grazing Orchard 20.00 60.00 9? Total value of land C-excT 1P Total value of improvements Orchard Value per ^ - OA u .urd acre $8.33 . ) $381.00 50.00 360.00 §791.00 Total Value $273.00 28.00 80.00 360,00 $741.00 . �County: Rappahannock District: Wakefield - #49 Mlller, B.P. C.B.Miller LEGEND: Cove Orchard Slopes Grazing Land Ridge Tillable Land Scale 1" 20 Chains - - � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rappahannock County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Description An account of the resource The first series in the Rappahannock County SNP Records collection consists of 350 files related to the court proceedings from The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Clifton Aylor and others, and Thirty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred (37,400) Acres of Land, more or less, in Rappahannock County, Virginia. This was a court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire privately held land located within the boundary of Rappahannock County in the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. Within the boundaries of eight counties, the state of Virginia, in collaboration with the Federal government, used eminent domain condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents in this collection are the legal proceedings for each individual tract of land that made up the one court case. In most cases, the individual case files consist of property surveys, assessments for the value of the land and improvements, and claims by the owner of the property. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Bulk of the collection dates 1930 to 1934 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Miller, BF Description An account of the resource Tract: 49; Location: South west slopes of the Peak ; Cost/Acre: $6.14; Estimate Value: $2,182.00; Number of Acres: 355.0; Monies Awarded: $2,182.00 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract 49 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context miller-bf-tract-49 Miller https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/1f35fcdb4e326faf24b3ac44df25d755.pdf 70ae3894c5535d11d613c9c9cb5224d8 PDF Text Text RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #56 Number of Acres : 355 - Miller Heirs Location : Southwest slopes of the Peak on both sides of the Thoroughfare road north of Position 108 : Roads A rough road for about l r miles leads to the county road in Harris | Hollow ; thence . it is 4 miles to Washington. From there it is 19 miles by the State Highway to Front uoyal, the nearest shipping point . ' . . Rock of all Soil : The soil is a sandy loam of fair depth and fertility Slopes are steep sizes is plentiful and there are some outcrops though there are some moderate ones on the southern oortion The streams of the exposures are south and west History of Tract and condition of timber : The bark was removed about 30 years ago, Repeated fires have and there has been cutting for other products both and timber soil amaged greatly timber is rather scattered and varies greatly merchantable TIMBER: Thequality • ‘•here is some nice poplar and red oak, butiauch of in size and hr There is 225 M of red oak, 183 M poplar, 73 m . white it is ordinary oak, 45 M. hickory,, 38 M chestnut oak, and one M white pine, giving a There are also 85 cords of locust of , 565 M Ttotal Improvements : NONE . — . . .. . . . . . . . .. . Acreage and value of types : Value per acre Acreage Types Total Value Ridge : Slope : - Cove : Grazing Land : 332 @ #2.50 | 830.00 23 @ 4.00 92.00 400 | 922.00 Fields Restocking : Cultivated Land : Orchard : Minerals : Value of Land : $ 922.00 Value of Improvements : $ 1260.00 #2182.00 Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit : $ Value of Timber : $ 1260.00 Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract : $ 6.14 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ PUERK �_ _ _ J3DJX10 * & 1 Mi lie IU _an& ___ __ of Mi ller 3mR .. . I && . .* Claim Rappahannock _ County , , Virginia . No Court Circuit of the In L40 9 At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. Clif_tcm _ Ay_lo r_ _ et ai_s_* _ and_ _37_,_ _ 400 acres —— _ _ County, Virginia, Defendants. more or less, of land in Pmio c_k 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 Rappahanno ck County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this Court of as his answer to said petition and to said notice. t l i My name is lLer_*_ _ C * 3. Miller _ ancL 21* __. . I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought acres, on which there are the following to be condemned , containing about -400 buildings and improvements : _ _ Virginia, in This land is located about miles from i/aahlngi an. 4 the IIaj£P tQn Magisterial District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described abovei ( In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above ) . Joint owners _ _ . The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows : gii _ Siii r_l_ey_ _G ar_ter_ _e t_ Is. . North _ _ South - J? •P.LOYP-OJL _e t _ als_ East - H # M •P_e Ja r n e t t et als J A Mi ller et als West _ __ .. ._ _ _ _ _ . . _. . — ^ I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the yearJ J L following manner : Ijib.erit a nee from Jphn J Mill erJ de c _ __ . _ _ _ __ _ . in the - I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements there . I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, on is $ 2000.00 in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $ &6£U.66 aer-__ _. 000 acres of land adjoining the above described tract or I am the owner of parcel of land but lying outside the Park area, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area , to the extent of $ _ natiilug ( 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: necessary on the back ) . da; 30" Witness my signature ( or my name and mark attached hereto ) ^ tjii , 1930. iiay: of , To-wit : STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF-Ra ppalmnm The undersigned hereby certifies t h a t -a g e n tthe above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that tne matters and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief , May _ , 1930. day of this 30 " ( Continue remarks if - . ^ — _. he Court, or Special Investigator or Nr + *^v /Public Justice of the Peace. Clerk ��V COUNTY: RAPPAHANNOCK DISTRICT: HAMPTON #56 ~ Miller Heirs Acreage Claimed: Value Claimed: Location: Southwest slopes of the Peak on both sides of the Thoroughfare road north of Position 108 . . Incumbrances, oounte: cl .ims or laps: None kno n .- Roa s: A rough road for about a mile and a half leads to the county road in Harris Hollow ; thence it is four milet to Washington From there it is 19 mile, by the State Highway to Front Royal, the nearest shipping po nt . Soil: .. The soil is a sandy loam of fair depth and fertility Rock of all sizes is plentiful and there are some outcrops Slopes are steep though there are some moderate ones on the Southern portion The streams of the exposures are south and west . . truct and conditi n of timber: The bark was removed about thirty years ago and there "has been cu ting for other products Repeated fires have greatly damaged both timber and soil History of . . Timber: The mercha table timber is rather scattered and varies greatly in siz and uality There is some nice poplar and red oak, but much of it is ordinary There is 235 M of red oak, 183 M poplar, 73 M white oak, 45 M hickory, 38 M ohestnut oak, and one M white pine , giving a total of 565 M valued at 14.00 per M There is also 85 cords of locust valued at $1.00 per cord This gives a total timber value of $2345 . . . . Acreage . and value by types: Type Slope Cove . . Acr - age Value per acre 332 12.00 23 4.00 5oo $664.00 92.00 $ 756.00 Total value of land #756.00 Total value of timber 2o4o 00 Total value of tract 3101.00 Average value per acre Total Value . 8.74 �- N miicm ci: ACREAGE of t h e K i l l e r H e i r s ; ’ r ct , / 56 . ( Happahannock County ) A survey of t h i s t r a c t has never b e e n made . I t i s d e s c r i b e d i n t h e d i v i s i o n of t h e H i l l e r Hatate as f o l l o w s : '’" file t r a c t of woodland oa t h e s o u t h and vest s i d e s of Peak Mountain irahioh i s very rough a n d steep and ( of no value except to a f f o r d f u e l , c o n t a i n i n g approximately 4 0 0 a c r e s , T o u t , h i e h was not s u r v e y e d . i * We do have , however , surveys f o r a l l of t h e adjoining tracts .. Also many t i e s were made on t h e g r o u n d to p r o p e r l y t i e t o g e t h e r t h e s e a d j o i n i n g t r a c t s . C oruput i n g t h e acteage of t h e K i l l e r H e i r s Tract from t h e c a l l s of t h e s e a d j o i n i n g t r a c t s , I get 359 acres , Of t h i s f o u r acres l i e s o u t s i d e the Park b o u n d a r y , l e a v i n g 35 o acres b e i n g a c q u i r e d by t h e s t a t e State * s report . . This i s t h e acreage covered by t h e » Chief Engineer , Park Service . - V; « * � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rappahannock County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Description An account of the resource The first series in the Rappahannock County SNP Records collection consists of 350 files related to the court proceedings from The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Clifton Aylor and others, and Thirty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred (37,400) Acres of Land, more or less, in Rappahannock County, Virginia. This was a court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire privately held land located within the boundary of Rappahannock County in the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. Within the boundaries of eight counties, the state of Virginia, in collaboration with the Federal government, used eminent domain condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents in this collection are the legal proceedings for each individual tract of land that made up the one court case. In most cases, the individual case files consist of property surveys, assessments for the value of the land and improvements, and claims by the owner of the property. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Bulk of the collection dates 1930 to 1934 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Miller Heirs Description An account of the resource Tract: 56; Location: Headwaters of Spruce Branch near top of Blue Ridge, S of Jenkins Gap; Cost/Acre: $14.60; Estimate Value: $5,974.30; Number of Acres: 338.6; Monies Awarded: $6,374.00 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract 56 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context miller-heirs-tract-56 Miller https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/3c770a18cb6dc5ebfaf48bf14466e3ce.pdf 78229852b7f7a494f44bc5bad92c80c3 PDF Text Text / RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY / / NAME OF CLAIMANT Number of Acres : Location : #123 195 - - Ben Estate — Menefee . Head of Frazier noil w, entirely within the Park area Roads : It is IT? miles by rough steep roads to the State Highway at Turnbridge and thence 11 miles to ‘• 'uray, the nearest shipping point . Soil : The soil is a rich sandy loam of pood deoth in most parts, Some Slopes vary portions are rocky, but others are very free from rock the exposure is mostly to the north from steep to gentle . . . _ History of Tract and condition of timber : The bark was removed many years ago add Th re has been little fire been repeated cuttings for timber there have and very good young timber is growing on all the wooded area The cleared land has been abandoned and is rapidly grov/ing up to brush The tim There is an open stand of trees from 10 to 24" DBH TIMBER Jne half is Red Oak and the balance ber is of fairly erood quality On 69 A the estimate is 131 M White Pine and Poplar . . ‘ . . - . . . - . . Improvements : vacant house, in fair condition one 5 room shingle,roof fruit cellar Granary, Spring house, all vacant, One barn and sheds and in fair condition . Acreage and value of types : Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge : Slope : • Cove : Grazing Land : — 123 @ §3.00 §369.00 V 37 @ 4.00 148.00 33 @ 8.70 287.00 | 804.00 2 195 @ 35.00 Fields Restocking : Cultivated Land : Orchard : 70.00 874.00 • Minerals : Value of Land : $804.00 Value of Improvements : $ 330,00 Value of Orchard : $ 330,00 70.00 Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit : $ 595.00 81597.00 Value of Timber : $ 393.00 Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract : $8.19 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ JJQNE CLERK �_ tv, Virginia, No. / tioner, At Law. irginia, Peti- velopmqnt of the State of _ vs. J 0 * _ County, Virginia, Defendants. more or less, of lafld in _ The undersignecL-irr nswer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Developmei\L- tfie State of Virginia , *4ira in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of ?4id pet fon and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit ,ve of the Court to file this County, Virginia, asks Court of as his answer to sa(idi and toQ id My name is Jbfcec n My Post Office Address is 7 I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the. area sought to beocondemned , containing a \..acres, on which there i 0e following builamgs land \ im| ] rovejnents / ^ ^ K ^ j titij ^^ ^ ^ __ the _ j ifi. . . 3L h ' U notice . L— / 0- & is located ] about Jmiles from Magisterial District of said County. Virginia, in I claim the ^ollbwing 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 owt exactly whajt right, itle , estate or ( interest he has in or to t]j$ tract jpr parcel o£ land described ab ^ 1 ’T • ^ adjacent t i he land North follows ^ South. / East _ _ A West.. I acquired my right, title, e£ta following manner : VUQU 1 3 or interest ^ ^ year.Afc.rS-. An. the his property about/ I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $ ?. 1 I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, (P- -#2) 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 damage y the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $ J ( In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make ; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds ) . Remarks : 2 d Witness _ it ( Continue remarks if necessary on the back ) . te day my signature ( or my name and mark attach ere to ) this & 1930. 21- &1 ^ To-wil : STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF_ 7 ’ . Un/ky. The undersigned hereby certifies that.. the above named clain ant personally appeared before him and made oath that th£ matters d belief and things appearing in his abpve answer are true to the best of his knowled J day of this Q /1930. — ^ ___ ‘ m Clerk of the Cour r Special Investigator or Notary Public, or Jifstice of the Peace. ��At Law. tioner, vs. l __ -y SLOXAU- ndants. County, Virginia, J J more or less, of land in 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 thqjiling cd s id petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit County, Virginia , asks leave of the Court to file this \A Court of ce. tion andlto sai as his answer to sad / My name is My Post Office Address is - 12 & / ' st intere in a tjaqt or parcel of land within the area sought I claim a right, title, estate or ich there are the following acres, o to be condemned , containing about. \ . 2 L / buildings and improvements :_L ^ - _ 1 ^^ s J 1 iCL a\ 2^| Virginia, in from the !l£iCA_ Vl u .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, xes tate or injerest he ha>s in or to the tract or parcel of land described above ) . ~ _ c Z C ' r 'LD/lA x^-A 2 /-= ve described tract or parcel of land are as follows : djac The land p yfe Tljirlan i locate L about.' __ North South .miles “7 ^ ^ ± — ^ JL _ East _ JAU West ^ n M is property about the year P acquired my ritfft following manner : lJL .A.i. — I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements there, st intere ) , or ) Qi estate , right title my of value total the that I 3 claim A on is $ - -0- ) . 2 is n thereo nts veme impro in and to this tract or parcel of land with the acres of land adjoining the above described tract or I am the owner of parcel of land but lying outside the Park area, which I claim will be damaged by the proD posed condemnation of lands within the Park area , to the extent of $ ( In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make ; and if practicable he should alsafinserf 1here a / description of the tra t or parcel of land by metes and bounds ). fa -6— vL. Remarks : _w iaA'-UL^ - AAJL-J . . U )- -Q . A/tAJLa. L _ __ / _^ _ — _ _ _ A AA & D CLsiAJLia - - — Continue remarks if necessary on the back ) . day signature ( or my name and mark ttached hereto ) this Witness ' 1930. of -wit : STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF. 1... The undersigned hereby certifies that. J+JL. oa th that the matters the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made " ’ and things appearing in his abovq answer are true to the best of day of this ( _ ^ Clerk of the Court, 'or Special Investigate 'hr T- jNotary Public, or Justice of the Peace. ' * ' ��County: Rappahannock District: Piedmont ^ - jl23 -- :s Acreage claii ledm Den Leneiec Estate, . 203 A Assessed: 203 A, Deed 203 A, Value Claimed: $6000,00 Location: Head of Frazier Hollow, entirely within Park area I ! ” $608.00 $ Rot given . . Incumbrances, counter claims or laps: None known - is 1 miles by rough steep roads to the State High It | way at Turnbridge and thence 11 ni2be3 to Luray, the Roads: . nearest shipping point Soil: The soil is a rich sandy loan of good depth in ost parts, Some portions are rocky, but others are very freo from rock, Slopes vary from steep to gentle The exposure is mostly to the north . . History of tract and condition of timber: The bark was removed many years ago and there have Been repeated cuttings for timber There has been little fire and very good yean timber is growing on all the wooded area The cleared land has been abandoned and is rapidly growing up to brush Timber: There is an open stand of trees from 10 to 24" DBK The timber is of fairly good uality One half is Red Oak and the balance White Pine and loplar. On 69 A the estimate is 131 K valued at $3 per M , a total of $393, ttNote: From the boundary description of this and adjoining tracts it seems clear that no overlap exists, but it was necessary to short en one or two of the lines of this tract in order to make a com plete map of the entire area . .. . . . . . - . - - . Improvements: The improvements consist of the following: » ,l story,with House, log, weatherboarded,17x24 | 10x14 f a m e kitchen, porch, shingle roof,fair con dition Vacant House, log, old, dilapidated No value Barn, log, 14x14x14, io * sheds all around,shingle roof ..eat house, frame 11 x 11, shingle roof Granary, frame, 15 x 16, shingle roof Applc cellar, 10x10, shingle roof, Spring house, frene SxlO,shingle roof - — -- - - Orchard: - - -- . . --- - . 10 00 50.00 10.00 15.00 10.00 10.00 “ Total 195.0U Grave yard The orchard consists of 70 apple trees, 20to30 years old, neglected and in poor condition There ore 2 acres valued at ,35 per acre 70.00 {Forward) �Page two #125 - Ben ilenefee Estate Acreage and value of land by typesj; Types Slope Cove F r F g 105 37 27 $5.00 6 15.00 35.00 Orchard 5.00 8.00 2 T7B ' - tl ” tract —— Average value per acre Total Value v309.00 185.00 216.00 90.00 . $00 00 Total value of land ft n timber ! ff » Improvements It ft orchard t ! Value Per- A . Acreage: continued $800.00 393.00 195.00 70.00 $1453.00 ,, 3 •3o v ’ �N County: Rappahannock District: Piedmont A #125 - Ben Menefee Estate _ David Dwyer .Pra2ier r Oklahoma Bowen Ellis Miller . Clark Andrew J Cove LEGEND: Orchard Slope Grazing Land Ridge Tillable Land Scale 1” Fields restocking 20 chains = �4 t y r ' A \ RBI ORT 01 TEE ACREAGE “ of tlie Sen Llenefee Estate ‘ Tract #123. The deed conveying this land to Benjamin P. , Henefee . describes it by bearings and distances These . bearings and distances , when plotted , close nicely The deed calls for 203 acres , but a c reful computation of the acreage by the calls in trie deed . gives only 195 acres m The State ’s report calls for 175 acres. The remaining discrepancy maybe accounted for by the difference in surface and horizontal measure - nen4u- • o 1 oan , . Chief Engineer , lark Service � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rappahannock County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Description An account of the resource The first series in the Rappahannock County SNP Records collection consists of 350 files related to the court proceedings from The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Clifton Aylor and others, and Thirty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred (37,400) Acres of Land, more or less, in Rappahannock County, Virginia. This was a court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire privately held land located within the boundary of Rappahannock County in the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. Within the boundaries of eight counties, the state of Virginia, in collaboration with the Federal government, used eminent domain condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents in this collection are the legal proceedings for each individual tract of land that made up the one court case. In most cases, the individual case files consist of property surveys, assessments for the value of the land and improvements, and claims by the owner of the property. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Bulk of the collection dates 1930 to 1934 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. 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Title A name given to the resource Menefee, Ben Estate Description An account of the resource Tract: 123; Location: Lee Highway at Turn Bridge; Cost/Acre: $24.00; Estimate Value: $1,502.50; Number of Acres: 69.5; Monies Awarded: $3,337.77 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract 123 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context menefee-ben-estate-tract-123 Menefee https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/64255acb8169cd7eadab25de30ffc24a.pdf 16700b644860d155752fb327c2c7aefa PDF Text Text ! / County: Rappahannock District: Piedmont I NAME OF CLAIMANT #148 Number of Acres : Location : - Menefee, Alberta V. 691- Lee Highway at Turn Bridge. - Lee Highway 12 miles to Luray, nearest shipping point. Roads : That in wooded portio north of Highway is thin, rocky and of only fair fertility Steep slope. South and west exposures. Soil : . . History of Tract and condition of timber : All merchantable timber removed Now removing some dead chestnut. few years. ithin past House , log and frame , part 2 story, and part 1 story, tin roof , six rooms, three ceiled , poor floors , 3 chimneys, Corn and meat house paper roof Hen house , frame , clapboard roof, hen house , frame po condition, hen house , frame, paper roof , barn , frame, very poor ,cond r trkQ Improvements : . 9" ! Acreagi ^V&lue of types: Value per acre Acreage Types - (See attached sheet ) Slope : Total Value Q $3.00 $127.50 lo Q 20.00 300.00 . 9 CS 20.00 Cove : Grazing Land : Cultivated Land : 180.00 607.oO Orchard : 3 69Jr <3 . 3o 00 105.00 Minerals : Value of Land:$ •50 690.00 Value of Improvements : $690.00 . Value of Orchard : $10o 00 Value of Minerals : $ Value of Timber : $ Value of Wood : $ L J J •00 100.00 1503.50 Value per acre for tract : $34.00 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ NONE CLERK �. _ _Io ft 3ifii8 yioiijr/ raanoD no ill . -bobifiv * \\ • \ .av . ; bn 9 9G ,Bimg*iiV (v, jnucO. 7*193noO no noia?JmmoO ai8 erfi Io noi ifasfr' erfi ’oii9wanB ni T!9bn09 Ic bon erfi oi aanoqan ni bnjr 6 inig'riV lo sls nsb'iooas ni berfaifduq bne to nebio 9ffj i j r f j 9q bi a ^ , j 3 : JfUTIJ . . fi9noij - S= *Q .PJ sd bn iiuoD i'xooj ^ 1*9 9rii | . noup > bengieisbmr 9ifl .orfi Io inornqote ^ &^ & A3 rroqu 1L- lo j mo J noiii * ) ff » 3 OJ 19 wane > i err ’ ; 829*lbbA 99fft 0 :) JBJ 39 t Tfigh . 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' V. i VfD ‘ jrnii /: rrt :>'« C £ •i l i r T f r rll bmj terf b9nlH 9 8 i y nilB9Cf (T£ f TAT' erfi �Claim of In the Circuit Court of The State Co tioner, vs > more or less, of land in The undersigned , in answer to the jie tion of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of thej tate of jVirginiaf and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filinffof said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court of County, Virginia, a ks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to saidirietition to( said noUce. /, D My name is Z- -/-ubq My Post Office Address is _ _ I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a , t?a < or parcel 0 land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about _ _ _y 2 acres, on which there are the following buildings and imp: ements : < , ^ ' ^ ^ n _ _ JL M- o p . r ~ — ! is located about miles from LD - / ^Virginia, in the . Magisterial District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land de. scribed above : ( In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, /title, ,estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above ) . Thi • / ^ Jxti / * Xx The land o\yi rs adjacent, for the afroy dqsjzHbed tract or parcel of land are as follows : North L South 1 ^ East West ^ , UA c (y~ I acquired my rights title, estate or interest property about the year ~ to this following mafmer ) ( 'X- — . 11 ^ ( _U kiAi ^ X iXXXQAzin the I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $ kfc V 1 . I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is ). I am the owner of . acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcqj of land but lying outside the Park area, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $ ( In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to . this claim which claimant desires to make ; and if practicable he shoujd also insert here a description of the tract or parcel ofdand by metes and bounds ) . _ _ __ — ^ . 2 o n Remafrks : _ h LOL J . JfizA — remarks if necessary on the back ). my signature ( or my name and mark attached hereto ) this day r hi of _ ILJ- XX , 1930. rfL * STATE FJ GINIA\. COUNTY. 0F-7& o-witr: 0 . The undersigned hereby certifies that... -UUZ et the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oatb. thit the matters and things appearing in his aboye nswer are true to the best of his kiiowledge and belief , fy y / / day of this 30 . i ' / ( Continue ^ _ a ^ < m -OIKe Clerk of the Coippt, or Special Investigator or Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace. �Comity; District ; - Rappahannock edmont . #148 Mcnefee, Alherta V Acreage Plained: Value Cle.Incd: . Lee Highway at Turn Bridge Location; Incumbrances, count r plains . or laps ; Hone novrn That in wooded portion north of Highway is thin, rocky and of only fair fertility. Steep slope South and west Soil; . . exposures - Lee Highway 12 miles to Lur&y, nearest shipping Roads; History of tract and condition of timber ; moved within past few years . . chestnut . point - All urchantuble timber re Now removing some dead - House log & frame,25x38 »,part 2 story,and pert tin roof, six rooms,three ceiled, ' ooor floors, 3 chimneys 400.00 Corn and Heat house, 12\ x 10-J- ’ x 8 * paper roof — 20.00 Hen house, Frame, 6-*- x 8-g x S c l a p b o a r d roof 10.00 Hen House Frame, 8 x 10 *. Poor condition 5.00 Hen house Frame, 8l x 10 |x 6 *, paper roof 15.00 3am,F~ame very poor condition 15.00 Barn,Log, very poor condition 10.00 Orchards 60 trees, 16 yrs old, poor condition, grown up, 1! 20 old trees, scattered 2 A @ $50 * 100.00 Log House, | 1 story, 3 rooms, shingled planked occupied by Ben Pullen 100.00 Meat mid corn house,10x14' Frame,Paper roof, Improvements; 1 story - - . . - - good shape J \ Stable, log and slab,14x27’Paper & Board roof,poor Hen house,Frame,8 x 10x8 * paper roof,( New ) Peach orchard, 50 trees, 2 years old - Value of land by types ; _ _ Typos: ’ Slope F g F c ( Value given above ) Total value of land ft "Improvements t ! n ! $io oo 15.00 15 9 1 65 Orchard tt Value Per A, Acreage: 40 Tract - $405.00 795.00 , virile / x eO Oo * -- Average value per acre: ' $18.38 - 25.00 25.00 20.00 50.00 Total Value $120.W 150.00 135.00 �\ /* * Virginia; In the Circuit Court of Rappahannock County; The State Commission, Conservation and . Plaintiff Development of the State of Virginia . . Atkins. Vs/ Petition H C -Defendants. Clifton Aylor, et als., etc . ... To the Honorable J R H Alexander , Judge of said Court . Your undersigned petitioner , H.C Atkins, respect - - fully shows unto your Honor the following facts , to wit; 1st; That the Appraisers filed ther report in the Clerk ’s Office of this Court , in the above entitled cause , on the 18” day of May , 1932; 2nd ; - That in said report they appraised 69 1/2 acres of land owned by Alberta Menefee at the sum of $1502.50; 3rd ; - That since said appraisment (but before said -. report was filed) your petitioner purchased from the said Alberta Menefee 85 acres of said land so appraised as aforesaid at the price of $150.00, and the said Alberta Menefee executed to him a deed for said land ; 4th; - That since his purchase of said land he has impro * <r ved the same by building thereon a Pilling Station and other buildings; 5th; That said land so purchased and now owned by him is of far greater value now than at the time said appraisers valued the same ; in fact, said .85 acres of land and the improvements‘thereon is of far greater value than the amount allowed to the said Alberta Menefee for the whole - of said 69 1/2 acre tract; Petitioner , therefore , prays that he may be made a party defendant to the above action or cause ; that said ( �* -r- -- • - ~ « appraisers be required and directed to re appraise his said - " land so purchased as aforesaid ; that said 69 1/2 acres of - land so appraised as aforesaid , will be found in Record 149, " . 148; HO that he he allowed to file this his petition in the above entitled cause , and that he may have all such other and further relief, both general and special as he may be in - titled to in the premises, and he will ever pray etc• 7 , sz / /L ~ , % 7 By Counsel. ^ > Washington , 1 * • • �s V ' County: Rappahannock District : Piedmont ,- 148 - . Menefee , Alberta y ( continued ) Improvements: Cont'd Hen house: Frame, paper roof; Barn, frame, very poor condition ; Barn, log , very poor condition ; Orchards, 60 trees , 16 years old, poor condition, grown up, 20 old trees, scattered 2 A; Log house , l §- story, 3 rooms , shingled , planked , occupied by Ben Pullen ; Meat and corn house frame , paper roof, good shape ; Stable, log and slab , paper & board roof, poor condition; Hen house, frame, paper roof, ( new ); Peach orchard, oO trees , 2 years old - . � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rappahannock County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Description An account of the resource The first series in the Rappahannock County SNP Records collection consists of 350 files related to the court proceedings from The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Clifton Aylor and others, and Thirty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred (37,400) Acres of Land, more or less, in Rappahannock County, Virginia. This was a court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire privately held land located within the boundary of Rappahannock County in the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. Within the boundaries of eight counties, the state of Virginia, in collaboration with the Federal government, used eminent domain condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents in this collection are the legal proceedings for each individual tract of land that made up the one court case. In most cases, the individual case files consist of property surveys, assessments for the value of the land and improvements, and claims by the owner of the property. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Bulk of the collection dates 1930 to 1934 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Menefee Estate Description An account of the resource Tract: 148; Location: Head of Frazier Hollow; Cost/Acre: $8.19; Estimate Value: $1,597.00; Number of Acres: 195.0; Monies Awarded: $1,597.00 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract 148 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context menefee-estate-tract-148 Menefee https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/23c16e45c16578736f4d23fd27eb4270.pdf a17209f3ab76748300cab7a607d7ec67 PDF Text Text \ Rappahannock County v. V Wakefield District NAME OF CLAIMANT #11 - Marlowe, J.K . 103 Number of Acres: . Top of Blue Ridge at head of Burgess Bun Incumbrances, counter claims or laps: An apparent overlap of approximately 51 acres exists between this tract and the A.G Bailey tracjb which is assessed for taxes in Warren County, but which the owner claims extends into Rappahannock County Roads : From the south end of the tract a rough road leads to Browntown, five miles distant; thence it is eight miles over a state highway to rront Royal, the nearest shipping point Location : . . . . Slopes are The soil is a sandy loam of good depth and fertility steep except along the top of the Blue Ridge where they are moderate The surface is fairly smooth except on the north end which is rocky Soil : .. History of Tract and condition of timber: The hark was removed about thirty years The north ago and there is no merchantable timber on the south portion fields have oak and white Three of a trees red part scattered has ern few good There are sod a fairly purposes have , grazing up and for been cleared improvements no . . . - . Improvements : JJQ -Q 0% Acreage and value of types : Value Acreage Types Slope : per acre Total Value 50 « $ 2.50 $125.00 52 Q 25.00 1300.00 1 Q 25.00 25.00 Cove : Grazing Land : Cultivated Land : Orchard : 11450.00 Minerals : Value of Land : $ 1425.00 Value of Improvements : $ Value of Orchard : $ 25.00 Value of Minerals : $ Value of Timber : $ 22.00 Value of Wood : $ 2 2 . 0 0 v1472700 Value per acre for tract : $ 1 4 . 2 9 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ N JNE ' CLERK \ < �Claim of County, Virgi In the Circ ft Court of > At Law. The State Commission on C! observation and Development of the State of Virginia, Peticx <. JL tioner, vs. _ ^__ ^ 3_7/ _4/_4 A _ — __ ^land^ CM= — . County, Virginia, Defendants. more or less, of in The undersigned, in answer to thfe petition of the State Commission on Conservation and De velopment of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the Mi)g of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit . County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this Court as his answer to said nfctition ai to said notice. My name is _ _ My Post Offic Address is I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about-./^- . acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements : - ^ _ __ ^ ? ^ 7 Virginia, in This land is located about . miles from the 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 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 : v3 North South East West I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year _ _ v following manner : ^ ^— , £> - in the - I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements there I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, on is % 4j-Cszr-. in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is § -. acres of land adjoining the above described tract or I am the owner of parcel of land but lying outside the Park area, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $ ( In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make ; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds ). Remarks : J OutAJU j CLu, & aAtJL QLOAA . _ cyL _ A _ yrp __ <x. t vu, SJk OJl ^ Q _^ __ £ 6= L STA’ ^ ^ _ 5 TT X - if necessary on the back ) , 5 day . hediiereto ) this __ ( Continue remarks Witless of ^ k my signature ( or my name and mark at , 1930. i -- _ OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF ^ _ _ hereby certifies that _ — _ _ ^^ j , To-wit : The undersigned the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters -" d things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief , 1930. yfi. the Court, (Mi-Spectal-Invosti-gator^or •y PublTcy or ~Justi8e 'Of -4he -Peace. < ' /\ �CGGHTYl HMIAIIA'1JCCE DISTRICT * mmsmw #ll~Mar low © # . J K, Top of Blue Rid 06 at head of Burgess Run V>ceti .. As apparent overlap of approxi A m tely SI acres exists between this tract and the A G Bailey tract whiok la assessed for taxes In Warren county, hut finch the owner claims extends into Rappahannock county* From the south ©ad of the tract a rough road leads to Roads * Browntown, five miles distant } thence it is eight miles over a state Highway to Front pol$t « £o -i* The soil is a sandy loan of Slopes are steep except shore they - ercei 1 are , the nearest chipping good depth and fertility * along the . moderate Royal top of the Blue Ridge The surface is fairly smooth on the north end which is rocky * History of tract end c i The hark ms re eved about thirty years ago and there is no merchantable turner on the south portion The northern part has a few scattered trees of red and whit© oak Three fields have been cleared v® for gracing purposes, and have a fairly good sod * There are no improvements . . . m.9sea. J&MJ%L3%ZM ± Value A P Types ; Slop© ' ""” Grazing land Total 26 Value of timber 22 U C5 Total value of tract Value per acre 20.00 Total Value ' - T Oft 520 *00 w 01*00 22.00 a. $8.04 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rappahannock County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Description An account of the resource The first series in the Rappahannock County SNP Records collection consists of 350 files related to the court proceedings from The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Clifton Aylor and others, and Thirty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred (37,400) Acres of Land, more or less, in Rappahannock County, Virginia. This was a court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire privately held land located within the boundary of Rappahannock County in the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. Within the boundaries of eight counties, the state of Virginia, in collaboration with the Federal government, used eminent domain condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents in this collection are the legal proceedings for each individual tract of land that made up the one court case. In most cases, the individual case files consist of property surveys, assessments for the value of the land and improvements, and claims by the owner of the property. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Bulk of the collection dates 1930 to 1934 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Marlow, JK Description An account of the resource Tract: 11; Location: Top of Blue Ridge north and south of Jenkins Gap; Cost/Acre: $9.41; Estimate Value: $480.00; Number of Acres: 51.0; Monies Awarded: $600.00 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract 11 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context marlow-jk-tract-11 Bailey Marlow https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/cd6364b3cf853f2b2471702e7b61b003.pdf c10efbd01515c43bb9f7760e0370817c PDF Text Text Rappahannock County Wakefield District NAME OF CLAIMANT #11-1 Number of Acres : 51 - . Marlowe , J. K Lap onA. . G . Bailey- Top of Blue Ridge north and south of Jenkins Gap/ This area of approximately 51 acres Incumbrances , counter claims or laps: anpears to be an overlap of the A . G .Bailey tract No 55 on the J . K . Marlow Tract No . 11 . No other l ncumbrances are known . Location : . Roads : Rour miles of rough mountain road to Browntown , thence eight miies of fair macadam road to Front Royal . There is a sandy loam of medium depth and fertility where the land is cleared , but the soil is dry , shallow and less fertile on the timbered portion of the tract . Completely cut over of bark and saw timber History of Tract and condition of timber : about 25 years ago . The tract has been grazed regularly for many years without much attention being given to timber values . There is no mer chantable timber on this part of the tract claimed by J.K Marlowe Soil : . . Improvements : Acreage and value of types : Types Acreage Slope : 30 Value per acre Total Value / X $ 2.50 $75.00 Cove : Grazing Land : i & 21 525.00 25.00 §600.00 Cultivated Land : Orchard : * JJ Minerals : Value of Land : $ 600.00 Value of Improvements : $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Timber : $ Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract : $ 11 « 76 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ NONE * CLERK �� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rappahannock County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Description An account of the resource The first series in the Rappahannock County SNP Records collection consists of 350 files related to the court proceedings from The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Clifton Aylor and others, and Thirty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred (37,400) Acres of Land, more or less, in Rappahannock County, Virginia. This was a court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire privately held land located within the boundary of Rappahannock County in the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. Within the boundaries of eight counties, the state of Virginia, in collaboration with the Federal government, used eminent domain condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents in this collection are the legal proceedings for each individual tract of land that made up the one court case. In most cases, the individual case files consist of property surveys, assessments for the value of the land and improvements, and claims by the owner of the property. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Bulk of the collection dates 1930 to 1934 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Marlow, JK Description An account of the resource Tract: 11-1; Location: Top of Blue Ridge at head of Burgess Run; Cost/Acre: $14.29; Estimate Value: $1,472.00; Number of Acres: 103.0; Monies Awarded: $1,472.00 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract 11-1 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context marlow-jk-tract-11-1 Marlow https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/b194abf982e32cb953307daee6291bc2.pdf 89106390f680e7201ece3e92bac55b9c PDF Text Text County: Rappahannock District: Piedmont NAME OF CLAIMANT #180 Number of Acres : Location : - . ( C 'or* c/ J Major, John T 0 48 Southeastern slope of Oven Top Mountain . About one mile of unimproved dirt road to Lee Highv’/ay miles to Luray, nearest shipping point Roads : Soil - . Sandy clay loam. Thence 14 depth and Northern part of tract has soil of ood vated fields Hit oose surface Wooded area cut over for tan bark about 30 removed at various times since, Trails products timber Other ago years of the merchantable timber vms removed last the that and stumps indicate E History of Tract and condition of timber : . 2i S??hf£ &8sp! a min §ea?faago ed clear few years. That portion of the ^ orchard within the Park Boundary consists to 30 years old in good condition 25 trees sixty of approximately ' Improvements : . . None Acreage and value of types : Types Value per acre Acreage Total Value 40 © $3.00 | 120.00 Grazing Land : 3 @ 10.00 30.00 Cultivated Land : 3 © 15.00 45.00 195.00 $ Orchard : 2 @ 75.00 Slope : Cove : Minerals : Value of Land : $ '-95.00 Value of Improvements : $ Value of Orchard : $ 150 # 00 Value of Minerals : $ Value of Timber : $ Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract : $ # 20 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ 100 « 00 “ 150.00 $345.00 �^ tlO. Claim of County, Virginia, No.-145. , At Law. In the Circi JyCourt of Ji§P .ahanAo The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Peti em A er s_,_ and _ Thir_tYr_s_even tioner, vs. Thousand * J our HundrjwLMms 4 more or less, of land in County, Virginia, Defendants. ? PP kanno_ck The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this Court of Rapjia 3mnnp_ak as his answer to said petition and to said notice. My name is £kn> My Post Office A I claim a right, title, estate act or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned , containing about- V--, ere are the following buildings andi improvements _ ^ ^ ^ _ ^ ^ __ _ - _ ___ ” _V _: _£/>_ _ „ vA Thij tajmjl i located about ' Virginia, m miles from the _ _ l$i £ - Magisterial District of said County. claim I the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land de. scribed above : ( In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, ti le, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above ) , r-^v ( i ^J ^ ^ The land .owners adjacent to e above scribed tract or parcel of land are as follows : rhjj North South East \ West I acquired my right, title, estate or intere to this property about the y e a r _/ in the following manner : / 1 JJ \ A _ __ I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements there) jQ jLP on is . I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, -'in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is I am the owner of acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcej of land but lying outside the Park area, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $ / ? ?_ ( In the space below should be set out any additional statements or as to information this claim which claimant desires to make ; and if practicable h QshouJd als(/ in ert here a description of th tra p or parcel of lancbby metes bounds ). __ ^ ^ SltP-Q-JQL ( Continue my signature ( or my name and mark at \AA , 1930. VIRGINIA, ^ l_ & w remarks if necessary on the back ) . Q day hed hereto ) this - __ COUNTY OF— The undersigned hereby certifies thatthe above named claimant personally appeared before him and and things appearing in his above\ .aF i true to the best day of c 4930A this STATE OF ^ ^ — ck . _, To-wit : • JltfL del oath that the matters dfjii wledge and belief , __ : AAZ of the Court, or Special Investigat otary Public, or Justice of the Peace. (erk ��County; Rappahannock District: Piedmont #180» MaJort John Acreage Claimed: Value Claimed: . Southeastern Slope of Oven Top Mountain Location: . Incumbrances, counter claims or laps: Hone known Sandy clay loam, Northern part of tract has soil of good depth and fertility as indicated by Soil in cultivated fields is herbaceous growth, also of good depth and fertility, with an abun dance of loose surface rock, SIopes are steep South and eastern exposure Soil: .- . - About one mile of unimproved dirt road to Lee High way, Thence 14 miles to Luray, nearest shipping point, Roads: History of tract and condition of timber: Wooded area cut over for tain bark about thirty years ago Other timber . . . products removed at various times since Trails and stumps Indicate that the last of the merchantable timber was removed within the past year That portion of the tract now used for grazing was cleared many years ago Cultivated portions were cleared That portion of the within the past few years . . orchard within the Park Boundary consists of approximately sixty trees 25 to 30 years old in good condition . Improvements: Orchard,( part of large orchard ) 25 to 30 years old ,3100.00 Value of land by types: Typ es: Slope F c P g Orchard Value Per A . Acreage: 40 15.00 3 4 1 ( Listed above ) W ---- Total value of land Total value of improvements Total value of tract Average value per acre 10.00 Total Value $120.00 45.00 40.00 Q205.00 5205.00 100.00 ' 5305.00 $6.35 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rappahannock County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Description An account of the resource The first series in the Rappahannock County SNP Records collection consists of 350 files related to the court proceedings from The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Clifton Aylor and others, and Thirty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred (37,400) Acres of Land, more or less, in Rappahannock County, Virginia. This was a court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire privately held land located within the boundary of Rappahannock County in the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. Within the boundaries of eight counties, the state of Virginia, in collaboration with the Federal government, used eminent domain condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents in this collection are the legal proceedings for each individual tract of land that made up the one court case. In most cases, the individual case files consist of property surveys, assessments for the value of the land and improvements, and claims by the owner of the property. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Bulk of the collection dates 1930 to 1934 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Major, John Description An account of the resource Tract: 180; Location: South east slope of Oven Top Mountain; Cost/Acre: $7.20; Estimate Value: $345.00; Number of Acres: 48.0; Monies Awarded: $445.00 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract 180 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context major-john-tract-180 Major https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/b0460ec6bd51e4ce81a7b57bcddecab7.pdf afc876876eb52487e167a99ca49c5564 PDF Text Text Rappahannock County r * NAME OF CLAIMANT #65 Number of Acres: 124 Location : Roads : - . Keyser, Lula W - Gid Brown Hollow at Positions 140 43 Only part of tract lies within park area There is no damage to land outside* . It is 6 miles over roads (rough) to the Lee Highway and thence 19 miles to Luray, the nearest shipping point Soil : The soil is a sandy loam rather thin and shallow and of low fertility. There are numerous rock outcrops The slopes are steep and medium with a flat on the northwest side of the tract The gen eral exposure is to the south and east . . . History of Tract and condition of timber : - . The tan bark was removed twenty or thirty years ago and the best timber has been cut The locust was cut' several years ago There has been little fire and there is good young growth Timber: The remaining stand is rather open and consists of thrifty trees from 10 to 20" DBH with occasional trees to 30" On 112 seres the esti Poplar 26 M mate is as follows: Oak 135 M Others 8 M . — Improvements: . . - .. — — . - -- - . Acreage and value of types : Value Acreage Types per acre Total Value Ridge : Slope : 105 @ $3.00 #315.00 Cove : 7 @ 5.00 35.00 12 @ 7.00 84.00 $434.00 Grazing Land : Fields Restocking : — Cultivated Land : Orchard : Minerals: Value of Land : $ 434 00 # Value of Improvements : $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit : $ Value of Timber: $ 579.00 Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract : $ 8 « 17 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ None # 579.00 1013.00 # �r . 5 ^*£^*^ * »_ _ _= - <£ A4 Claim of _ , , Virginia County No . . . In the Circuit Court r , At Law The State Commission on Cons rvaiiop, and Development of the State of Virginia, Peti .. tioner, vs. -. ? -1- J ^ O ^ Qfbfefi ± 7 ' County, Virginia, Defendants. more or less, of land in -- SThe undersigned , in answer to the $evition 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 pfjsaid^ petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this Court of as his answer to sitfd petition and to said notice. My name i . s My Post Office Address is I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought acres, on which there are the following to be condemned, containing about buildings and improvements : ^_ — Virginia, in miles from.. This land is located about 1 the t ZnJfc/ .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 : N O R South East Jiff - ± west — - ffl £ -- T H = Uk - ff 1 zed- - / . A r < .- A - 3-A-JL- L Y- ^ I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the y e a r. following manner : My iS-C-O. .i n the & I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is § - H j2&r _/icr.e I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, AXLSI. in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is acres of land adjoining the above described tract or I am the owner oi - - j4r Pparcel 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 $ lL7L ( In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make ; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds ). Remarks : ~ — ^ ~ _ ( Continue remarks if necessary on the back ) . day Witness my signature ( or my name and mark attached hereto ) tlys , 1930. of . / it; OF , COUNTY STATE OF VIRGINIA —y The undersigned hereby certifies that the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief , , 1930. day of this __ * Clerk of the Court, or Special Investigator or Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace. �4 t \ * « i» FILED IN CLERK’S OFFICE) ' T - F*; ( /; * iyAIIA^ NOCX i . QOtfNTY • Clerk �t E ._ W _ _ _ __ C h e l f j _Guard i an ad litem Claim of . In the Circuit Court of. ?apPAhannpck County, Virginia, No.JL 4SL , At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Peti Clifto n_ Aylor et _ _al s _an d 37 , 400 _ a.Q.r@_s tioner, vs. _ _— _ _ __ _ _ __ - __R _ 8Pp &h Jl&C>£ij£ § more or less, of land in County, Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit rCounty, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this Court of _ Rapp_ahannQ£k. as his answer to said petition and to said notice. My name is E • W • Chelf j_ Guardian a d _ 1it_em_ _ jf or_ _ Lula_ W • Keyser WAshJLng.t.QJO _ _Ya_ _ My post office address is ** ^ I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought l£_4 to be condemned, containing about acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements : Horn _ _ _ _ _ _ Wash i ng ton. This land is located about 9 miles from Virginia, in the Ji 51H 9H _ 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 _ pwner ___ ^ ^ __ The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows: J J Miller Estate North _ W Keys er . South . _ East __ _ _J * _ BJg _ _and E JEtore ,_ A.» JBail£Y * HicharA _Partl_cm Alfred Jenkins West _ . . ._ — _ _ _ _._ _ _ _ __ I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year 19U following manner : By p_ur ch a se in the _ I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $ 2480.00 I am the owner of acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcej of land but lying outside the Park area, which I claim will be damaged by the pro posed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $ ( In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make ; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds ) . Remarks : - ( Continue remarks if necessary Witness my signature ( or my name and mark attache/} hereto ) this , 1930. of _May _ JJ13.2. Rappahannoc STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF. __ §. on the back ). ! jfi The undersigned hereby certifies that 1 ‘ appeareo Deforel mnr and bath that the matters the above named claimant personally and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief , May day of . this. 6th , 19302 ^ ' ./ Clerk of the Court, or Special Investigator or Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace. �• #65 - . . COUNTY: RAi FAHAHNOCK DISTRICT: HAMPTON .. Keyser, L W Acreage in claim: 124 acres Value Callmed: #2400.00 Examined . L. E. W. H. S. by: J & ... C H B -.. location: Gid Brovin Hollow at positions 140 43 Only part of tract lies within #ark area There is no damage to land outside Roads: . . Incumbrances , counter claims, dtc «: i . *assess d 282 A tf | 2275.00 None known It is six miles over roads (r ugh) to the Lee Highway and thence 19 miles to Luray , th nearest shipping point . ' soil: . The soil is a sandy loam rather thin and shallow and of low fertility There are numberous rock outorops. The slopes are steep and medium with a glat on the northwest side of the tract The general exposure is to the south and east, . • , i condition of timb r: The tan bark was removed twenty or thirty years ago and the best timber has been cut The locust was cut several years ago There has been little fire and there is good young growth Timber: The remaining stand is rather open and consists of thrifty trees ffom 10" to 20" DBH with occasional trees to 3§"/ On 112 acres the estimate is as follows: Oak 135 M valued at 3.00 ; ^ per or #405,00 Poplar 26 M valued at 5,00 per M or 150.00 Ot ers 8 M vilued at 3.00 per M or 24.00 / .. /< . Total 169 U Improvements: None Acreage and v lue by types: Acreage es l ope Cove 105 7 FR 12 124 Total value of land &8S 8f &§8fr ht . Average value per acre Value #579.00 Total Per Acre 03.00 5.00 7.00 35.00 84.00 $4*34•00 Only part of tract 1013.00 included within the 8.17 Park Area tarn . �County: Rappahannock District: Hampton #65 - Keyser, L. W. A iiier ^ . .^Estate J J . & E Gore \ oT . A Bailey . R Partlow Alfred Jenkins U \ ' i0 tiu / 43 Cove LEGEND: Orchard Slope Ridge Scale - Grazing Land Tillable Land, Fields restocking 1" s 20 chains �VIRGINIA: . IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OE RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY The State Commission on Conservation & Development of the State of Virginia Petitioner vs Answer of Guardi an ad Litem Clifton Aylor et als, and 37,400 acres of land , more or less Defendants • . Keyser, an The joint and seperate answer of Lula W incompetent person, by her guardian ad litem and the answe r of the said guardian ad litem for the said incompetent defendant, to a petition at law exhibited against her and others in the Circuit " Court of Rappahannock County, Virginia, by The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia. i'or answer to the said petition or to so much thereof as she is advised that it is material that she should answer, answers and says; that she knows nothing of the matters set forth in the said petition and by reason of her incompetency is incapa ble of understanding or taking care of her rights and interests ; she therefore, by her said guardian ad litem, commends herself, and her rights and interests, to the protection of the Court and prays . that no order may be entered which will tend to her prejudice The said guardian ad litem, reserving to himself the benefit of all just exceptions to said petition, answering for said incompetent defendant, answers and says; That he is the guardian ad litem appointed to defend the above named incompetent defendant, who is the owner, or the owner of an interest, in a tract of land involved in these E. w. CHELF ATTORNEY A T LAW WASHINGTON. VA. proceedings, and alleged to contain about 124 acres, and being designated as tract 65 in the record of these proceedings; but that he knows nothing as to the truth or falsity of the statem ents contained in the said petition, and he prays for the full . protection of the Court for said incompetent defendant Now, having fully answered, these respondents pray to �> ' • ? s rr The State Commission on •H Conservation & Development of the State of Virginia ^ *T3 3 o> 95 C> H o VS o . +7 1J <J) I X •H * Clifton Aylor et als , and 37 , 400 acres of land , * more CP « •H or less . «M 03 . H a * * H » Answer of k •H H Guardian ad Litem ' -h> ‘rj <T> •H •H Sr* : t £ 03 £ * (T) * M KJ . - • 4 1 +0 TrnLKD IN ’ CLERK’S OFFICE 7k. ** v RAPPA HANNOCK COtTWYY . &2uA /ZctA, nJ 3 4* 03 •H r I <D O r; •t 1 >> vy Teste: •> V •s •H 03 73 t : c/ - 4> ’ -1 O ‘o IV* * 03 ^-> T *•» v •H 1 <D t ‘ i > • �Thw State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner vs • Clifton Aylor and others and Thirty Seven Throusand -B Hundred ( 37,400 ) acres of land County,Virginia, Four ore or less in Rappahannock Defendants• . day On this the 12th of March 1934, the above styled proceed - ing was called in open Court, in pursuance of the order entered . day of February 1934, aacttxx continuing the hearing mentioned in said order of February 23 . 934, to ^ herein on the 23rd ^ this date, and thereupon came the petitioner by counsel; but the Court announced its desire and purpose to hear and . determine the matters to be submitted on Wednesday, March 14th 1934 at eleven o ’clock A,M•, instead of on this date,and petitioner consenting thereto , and no other party objecting, it is ordered that the hearing fixed for this day by the . said order of February 23 rd 1934, be and the same is hereby a . continued and set for Wednesday March 14th 1934 at eleven .. o ’clock A M �f • exli noibaviBanoO no nofsa /mmoO Bead S wrfT ^neniqoIeveCI bOM iO J ’ - nenoiiite'I tainiaijV lo sialE « .a v i 1U 01?. rlT neve *7 doc : ; i aeel . .. ? o . » 1 ^ - V* • .. . • *• f aj a n i i o o " * . a n , et .no v/ ; . » Z< f »? ed si © Ie • r. -x x c . sai 30 o DOB : . ' 1 v; • J © nice . f :- . • j - exit *£^ I*i£#AX « .. ' :t i r I , aixit £S Sni - exit no nie ienf ^n i i -e erf sdt b v l fwS f tuonrtB iauoQ arfJ Jucf 3 Ji .. - . [ si l ‘ . t & -yr e A dC 0 1 0 * 0 © rit ’M saiiraeisb . 8V 8 tv . o i £ f fI aaoo *renoititeq sa ^ ^s8 rf * NX X. © rfi ©d dov .sU V \. .• nocne - ied; bna * © Jab aid! 4 bsxil oi tnem 1 ; ’ - . b ni '-bell /xo sa ' . , d 8 ‘ lo \>sb <: . " i : d no lo basJeni - te - I </1 i; C . ^C ) •dtSI edi ^£^ InirioiaM- : loo ^ nsqo / eaoqiuq 76 *^ V. • ^ ( OO-f t \d "isnoi -tijeq ent .. : 1 xo aeioa >. .. ti • xri . ’ * r XBERF oJ . J1 t o ) f a ec , liicK ; i exit 8 © voda aieriJ o boa noI A noililD JOS v,.sfcx n &©¥ l£ rft benebio ei ti v -x oted el lo tefrio bin - , 10I tea bos bewail * • : r - ? . . \£ �be hence dismissed with their reasonable costs in this behalf expended . / PC. M Guardian ad Litem By and Guardian ad Litem . Keyser Lula ¥ State of Virginia, County of Kappahannock, towit: . . Chelf, guardian ad L ¥ . Keyser, litem for Lula V the incompetent defendant named in the foregoing answer, after being U | f , ; . sworn, says that the statements of fact contained therein are true Given under my hand this /X . day of July, 1933 0. fry/ (? . Subscribed and sworn to before me this /f t ^ ay . of July , 1933 ^ AJL&IJL X ommissioner in Chancery E. w. CHELF ATTORNEY A T LAW WASHINGTON. VA. •. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rappahannock County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Description An account of the resource The first series in the Rappahannock County SNP Records collection consists of 350 files related to the court proceedings from The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Clifton Aylor and others, and Thirty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred (37,400) Acres of Land, more or less, in Rappahannock County, Virginia. This was a court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire privately held land located within the boundary of Rappahannock County in the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. Within the boundaries of eight counties, the state of Virginia, in collaboration with the Federal government, used eminent domain condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents in this collection are the legal proceedings for each individual tract of land that made up the one court case. In most cases, the individual case files consist of property surveys, assessments for the value of the land and improvements, and claims by the owner of the property. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Bulk of the collection dates 1930 to 1934 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Keyser, Lula Description An account of the resource Tract: 65; Location: Gid Brown Hollow ; Cost/Acre: $8.17; Estimate Value: $1,013.00; Number of Acres: 124.0; Monies Awarded: $1,013.00 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract 65 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context keyser-lula-tract-65 Keyser https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/114609e87d3ddf76856f8180875c9aff.pdf 1eb6c592ffd69dc1df23dcf40efe6412 PDF Text Text Rappahannock County Bampton District NAME OF CLAIMANT # 55 - Keyser , John A . Number of Acres : 184 Location : On the south slopes of the Blue Bidge between the Gravel Spring Branch and Devil Stairs Bun adjoining the remainder of the original tract , which lies outside of the Park area . This tract is located 24 miles from Front Boyai , the nearest rail Roads : road station , over five miles of unimproved county road , and 19 miles of improved macadam road . - a sandy clay loam of good depth and fertility for The slopes are gentle to moderately steep and smooth ex mountdin land cept near the southwest corner of the tract where the surface is exceeding ly steep and rocky The tract has a south and west exposure All of the mature chestnut oak timber was cut for bark about 30 years ago wa $ An area of approximately 10 acres near the eastern boundary of the tract cleared for cultivation many years ago but it has long been abandoned , and ii now completely restocked with a yonng stand of hardwoods from two to four All the chestnut timber both large and small has been inches in diameter Forest fires have only slightly in killed by the blight in recent years jured the present stand of merchantable but they have so severely burned an area of approximately 32 acres on the west side of the tract o merchantable timber remains and the reproduction is of inferior y ana species Improvements: None Soil: phe soil is chiefly . -- . . . . . - # # Acreage and value of types : Total Value Types Acreage Value per acre Slope : 174 $3.00 1522.00 Cove : 10 4.00 40.00 & §562.00 Grazing Land : Cultivated Land : Orchard : Minerals: Value of Land : $ 5 6 2 . 0 0 Value of Improvements : $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Timber : $ 1 6 6 5 . 0 0 Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract : $ 12 * 10 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ 31665.00 §2227.00 �* • a /t S 3' V-< . of Claim , At Law. ftf County, Virginia, No. fer In the (Ci uit Court of..6 2 ation and Development of the State of Virginia, PetiThe State Commission on Co 3 tioner, ' a/ tr a ^ ^ ^^^^^ £ ^ ^. ^ ounty, Virginia, Defendants. more or less, of land m.ssfa The undersigned, in answer to t’ t t '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 County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this Court of as his answer id petition and ) said notice. v My name is y My Post Office Address is I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or j> arcel of land within the area sought acres on which there are the followin to be condemned, containing about. t !! buildings aijd im ovements : _ —— ^ _ ^ _ Lr SS » ( _ ^ ^^ ^ 42 — — ^ This land is located about nsL ' 2r f j/( ^ ^^^_ ^ - JO / Virginia, in iles agisterial District of said County. J 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 ) . . - 17* ^ ^ ^ The land owners adjacent to the above described trapt or parcel of land are as follows : North i < ~ r 4 rr C South _ kr _ -_ V ^?^ _ ^^ s East - (Jj West - -ATV lacquired my right title, estate QT interest to this propert ) following manner: At.' 6*5 ^ _ ut the year /_?££ in the " 1 at the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereI claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, on is $ in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is I am the owner of - sbife -A 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 ). ^ aflm _ Remarks: £ _ Q^Cs j&<jr f Z/ jr s. _ zzt tsr&Z!zZZZ*Z?- J Z /s&K __ Wi of ^ iess ^^^ S Zl - L _ __ _ ZZ/L - 24 ^ ^^ rZ Z <rZS ( my signature ( or my name and i ^ ^ r Continue remarks if msrt att he necessary on the back ) . SS day s t ' ’ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ - im ^ , To-wit : ! VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF.. The undersigned hereby certifies that. & lired before him smd made oath that the matters the above named claimant personally and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief , 1930. d X!' day oi this STATE AM _____ 2 H 2 — VS the Court, or Speeiid Lwesfeigater-ar c: Notary Public, or Justice- of the Peace. - ' S-CC CTl*J <L - - ^4 ��^ County: Rappahannock Hampton District: - Keyser, John A. 377 A. Assessed: #55 Deed: Claimed: Deed: Assessed: $6500.00 Value Claimed: The area and value claimed cover two separate tracts *Note: Eact tract is a part of a within the Park area larger tract and the portion outside of the Park area consists for the most part of improved farm land Neither the assessed value, the purchase price, nor the area as purchased can be determined from any available records Eaton, Stoneburner, and Shifflett Examined by: On the south slopes of the Blue Ridge between the Gravel Location: Spring Branch and Devil Stairs Run, adjoining the re mainder of the original tract which lies outside of the Park area Incumbrances, counter claims, or laps: None so far as known ^Acreage • . . . . - . Roads: . This tract is located 24 miles from Front Royal, the nearest railroad point, over five miles of unimproved county road and 19 miles of improved macadam road The soil is chiefly a sandy clay loam of good depth The slopes are gentle and fertility for mountain land except near the south steep smooth and moderately to is exceed surface the where tract the of west corner a and west south has tract The rocky steep and ingly . Soil: . . -- . exposure All of the mature chestnut History of tract and condition of timber: oaktimber was cut for bark about 30 years ago An area of appc* oximately 10 acres near the eastern boundary of the tract was cleared for cultivation many years ago but it has long been abandoned and is now completely restocked with a young stand of hardwoods from two to four inches in diameter All the chestnut timber both large and small has been killed Forest fires have only by the blight in recent years, slightly injured the present stand of merchantable but they have so severely burned an area of approximately 32 acres on the west side of the tract that no merchantable timber re mains and the reproduction is of inferior quality and species The total estimated stand of merchantable timber on the tract is 370,000 feet B M with an average stumpage value of The proportion of the stand by species $4.37 per M ft is oak 32$, poplar 50$, basswood 8$, hickory 6$, white pine 2$ and ash 2$ . . - . . . .. . Acreage and value by types: Acreage: Types: 10 Cove 174 Slope Total Value Value Per acre $4.00 3.00 $40.00 522.00 $562.00 184 $562.00 Value of land: Value of timber 370 M @ $5.50$1620.60 . $2182.60 Average value per acre for tract — $11.86 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rappahannock County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Description An account of the resource The first series in the Rappahannock County SNP Records collection consists of 350 files related to the court proceedings from The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Clifton Aylor and others, and Thirty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred (37,400) Acres of Land, more or less, in Rappahannock County, Virginia. This was a court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire privately held land located within the boundary of Rappahannock County in the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. Within the boundaries of eight counties, the state of Virginia, in collaboration with the Federal government, used eminent domain condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents in this collection are the legal proceedings for each individual tract of land that made up the one court case. In most cases, the individual case files consist of property surveys, assessments for the value of the land and improvements, and claims by the owner of the property. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Bulk of the collection dates 1930 to 1934 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Keyser, John Description An account of the resource Tract: 53; Location: South slopes of Blue Ridge between Sugar Tin Branch and Gravel Spring Branch; Cost/Acre: $10.81; Estimate Value: $1,939.00; Number of Acres: 177.0; Monies Awarded: $1,939.00 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract 53 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context keyser-john-tract-53 Keyser https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/dd4b523d336d96824b8c88fde0970912.pdf 2aad6f7f38f7d8a6c50dd68745ae0ab4 PDF Text Text Rappahannock County Hampton District NAME OF CLAIMANT # 55a Number of Acres: 177 - - Keyser , . Jno A, . On the south si pes of the Blue Ridge between the Sugar Tin Branch Location ana the Gravel Spring Branch It is five miles from this tract over an unimproved dirt road to Washin gton thence 19 miles on an improved macadam road to Front Royal , the Roads: . neares x railroad point . The slopes are The clay varies from a clay to a sandy clay loam moderately steep with a south exposure and there are only a few relatively small outcrops of rocks History of Tract and condition of timber: All 1he mature chestnut oak timber was cut fo: bark about 30 years ago and considerable of the chestnut timber has been re moved since the spread of the blight within the past 16 years , The rer . ain ing stand of merehantable timber is practically all hardwoods of average quality for this loc lity Soil: . -- . Improvements: and a garden . Old abandoned house , no value , some right good apple trees Acreage and value of types : Value per acre Acreage Types Slope : 98 Cove : 21 Grazing Land : 58 Total Value $3.00 $294.00 (Q 5.00 105.00 Q 10.00 580.00 §979.00 177 Cultivated Land : Orchard : Minerals: Value of Land : $ 979.00 Value of Improvements: $ 50.00 50.00 Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Timber: $ 910.00 Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract: $ 10.81 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ 910.00 G 959.0 fl �* • a /t S 3' V-< . of Claim , At Law. ftf County, Virginia, No. fer In the (Ci uit Court of..6 2 ation and Development of the State of Virginia, PetiThe State Commission on Co 3 tioner, ' a/ tr a ^ ^ ^^^^^ £ ^ ^. ^ ounty, Virginia, Defendants. more or less, of land m.ssfa The undersigned, in answer to t’ t t '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 County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this Court of as his answer id petition and ) said notice. v My name is y My Post Office Address is I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or j> arcel of land within the area sought acres on which there are the followin to be condemned, containing about. t !! buildings aijd im ovements : _ —— ^ _ ^ _ Lr SS » ( _ ^ ^^ ^ 42 — — ^ This land is located about nsL ' 2r f j/( ^ ^^^_ ^ - JO / Virginia, in iles agisterial District of said County. J 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 ) . . - 17* ^ ^ ^ The land owners adjacent to the above described trapt or parcel of land are as follows : North i < ~ r 4 rr C South _ kr _ -_ V ^?^ _ ^^ s East - (Jj West - -ATV lacquired my right title, estate QT interest to this propert ) following manner: At.' 6*5 ^ _ ut the year /_?££ in the " 1 at the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereI claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, on is $ in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is I am the owner of - sbife -A 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 ). ^ aflm _ Remarks: £ _ Q^Cs j&<jr f Z/ jr s. _ zzt tsr&Z!zZZZ*Z?- J Z /s&K __ Wi of ^ iess ^^^ S Zl - L _ __ _ ZZ/L - 24 ^ ^^ rZ Z <rZS ( my signature ( or my name and i ^ ^ r Continue remarks if msrt att he necessary on the back ) . SS day s t ' ’ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ - im ^ , To-wit : ! VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF.. The undersigned hereby certifies that. & lired before him smd made oath that the matters the above named claimant personally and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief , 1930. d X!' day oi this STATE AM _____ 2 H 2 — VS the Court, or Speeiid Lwesfeigater-ar c: Notary Public, or Justice- of the Peace. - ' S-CC CTl*J <L - - ^4 ��CO Tl DioT: ICT: ' V i • - Sla . Kjevser J' i « A* sed 377 Across as© ft jMgFsMSI CG500.00 * The area and value claimed cover i Tlotet RAFlPJSANF OCK nusrroN Deed A* A '5 two separate tracts within the Park area * East tr: ot is a part of a larger tr et and the |ortion outaide of the lark area conslots for the moot part of improved farm land * ! either the assessed value the 3 §f MV the mm a imrebeeel i A be d#ten ieed fyH any available re ordo bvi Baton Shifflett end stonebumor On the south slopes of the Blue Fide© he mi tween tii® Supir Tin Braneh and Hie Grovel Spring Branch , . ^v . counter . - . Hone so far as nown eInina * etc,: Xt ia five wiles from this tract over an un improved dirt road to • aahington thence 19 mile© on an improve; meads* road to Front Royal , the nearest railroad point * The soil in varies from a olay to n candy el y loam The slope© are rmoderately steep w with a south exposure and there are only a , - . SSlU History * . Incumbrances Roads; , of tmnt nnnfll and considerable of the chestnut timber has boon removed since the spread of the blight within the past 15 years The remaining stand of merchantable timber is jraeticully all hardwoods of average Quality for this . . oeility Timbers T..e total estimated stand of merchantable ti bor on thbft tract is 182 * 000 foot B, H* with an average stuinage value of The proportion by a ecles 5,00 per r * foet is oak 24>i, poplar 58£, bosowood 12 ash £[ > hickory and other sj ecles 2; . , Value iigzm&umsi •Vi * hexoar® a Gove Slop© n , Value of timber 102 000 ft Q Total value of tr ct 5 Value per aer© for tract per acre 3.00 5.0 #608.00 910.00 1578 /00 9.27 .. Total Value m:88 w ^, �bounty: Rappahannock Hampton LjuStrict: . A• - #55 a, Keyser, Jno t li II N JK n *v • . ll: II * //; * fv n * .. J J Miller Est * si O' O O * \ o * \ * * VV > o V?^t * nt \ * « »« * 4 CP \ A Mr LEGEND: Cove Slope Ridge Scale - Orchard Grazing Land Tillable Land (& Fields re stocking ) 1" S 20 chains - � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rappahannock County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Description An account of the resource The first series in the Rappahannock County SNP Records collection consists of 350 files related to the court proceedings from The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Clifton Aylor and others, and Thirty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred (37,400) Acres of Land, more or less, in Rappahannock County, Virginia. This was a court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire privately held land located within the boundary of Rappahannock County in the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. Within the boundaries of eight counties, the state of Virginia, in collaboration with the Federal government, used eminent domain condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents in this collection are the legal proceedings for each individual tract of land that made up the one court case. In most cases, the individual case files consist of property surveys, assessments for the value of the land and improvements, and claims by the owner of the property. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Bulk of the collection dates 1930 to 1934 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Keyser, John Description An account of the resource Tract: 53 - A; Location: South slopes of Blue Ridge between Gravel Spring Branch and Devil Stairs Run; Cost/Acre: $12.10; Estimate Value: $2,227.00; Number of Acres: 184.0; Monies Awarded: $2,227.00 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract 53 - A Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context keyser-john-tract-53-a Keyser https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/8c8b0845ff4cfdca11ec0d8d14820abf.pdf 13aaa0b25f203acdb49c2d1ef5e4f8a6 PDF Text Text A Rappahannock County NAME OF CLAIMANT #106-1 - . Kendall, J. W Lap on Ann ?. Jolliffe ’s Heirs. Number of Acres : 19 Location : JJ rcm 31k Hallow Gap south along Nrazier’s Run and on the eastern slope of Naked Ridge , and entirely ;ithin the Roads : Park area Siz miles of rough dirt road to Lee Highway near Sperry ville ; thence seventeen miles to Luray , nearest shipping point Soil : That on slope of Naked Ridge is poor and very rocky That Lower portion in in Gap is of fair depth and fertility That portion east of hollow is of good depth and fertility :Thornton River is of fair depth and fertility History of tract and condition of timber: Tanbark removed about 30 years ago Several portable sawmills have been in there ' 'he trees since and all merchantable timber was removed ‘which are left are scattered - . - . . . . . . . - . Improvements : . None Acreage and value of types : Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge : Slope : 18 uj $2.50 A45.00 1 VasP 15.00 15.00 $60.00 ' tt Cove : Grazing Land : Fields Restocking : Cultivated Land : Orchard : Minerals : ^ Value of Land : $ 60.00 Value of Improvements : $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit : $ Value of Timber : $ Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract : $ 3.16 . Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ None . C L3RK �1, f er~ & Z I C / ^- ^ Claim of . In the Circdj/Court of -MDPahanno County, Virginia, No. i4? ., At Law. The State ^Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. E1if to11 A7Aor_ _et_ a i_s_ _ Z7 J 4p 9_ _a c XZs _ _ __ _ ^ _ more or less, of land in .JRapjiahaiinQGlc County, Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Rappahannock Court of County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said, petition and to said notice. „ My name is Front Royal , _ Va . R F . D _ _ My post office address is I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements: . . _ . . This land is located about miles from the.Piedmont Magisterial District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel scribed above : ( In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to parcel of land described above. ) Virginia, in of land dejoint owner, joint owner, the tract or The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows : Brumback North David Kendall South . Page, county 1ine East _ _ , West. Ysjcnan Ler I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year following manner : . in the , __ _ I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements there. / <" :Ilk* -Jl. " Tclaim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, on is $. in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $ 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 : by _ . ( Continue remarks if necessary on the back ) 28 Witness my signature ( or my name and m rk attached hereto ) this day __ of - Zebruary; , 1930. __ STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF ^ Warren , To-wit : - U - IL--Kendal1 The undersigned hereby certifies that the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief , day of this. ^ n ) Clerk of the Courfrr or Special Investigator or Notary PiibliCj-or-Ju&tiee of the-Psace. �V r- * �' County: Rappahannock District: Piedmont — —— 106 1 ,/ .. Kendall, J W Lap on Ann P Jolliffe ’s Heirs . X Acreage Claimed: Assessed: 239 Deed ; 144 Value Claimed: Assessed: $817.00 Deed: . Area: Location: 19 Aores From 31k Wallow Gap south along Frazier's Run and on the eastern slope of Naked Ridge, and entirely within the Park area . .. Incumbrances, counter" claims or laps’; On the land claimed by J W Kendall lies within the two subdivisions of the overall Survey which were assigned to Julia c overall and to the Heirs of Ann P Jolliffe Soil: . . # . That on slope of Naked Ridge is poor and very rocky That in Gap is of fair depth and fertility Lower portion in Hollow is of good depth and fertility That portion east of Thornton River is of fair depth and fertility .. Roads; . - Six miles of rough dirt road to Lee Highway near Sperry ville ; thence seventeen miles to l ray, nearest shipping ^ point . History of tract and condition of timber; Tanbark removed about 30 years ago Several portable sawmills have been in there since and all merchantable tl ber was removed, The trees which are left are scattered . . Improvements: . Hone Value of land by types: Value Type er acre Acreage Slope IS Fr 1 19 2.50 8.00 Total value of land $53.00 Total value of tract $53.00 Average value per acre X —— $2.80 - . Includes area in lap #106 11 Total Value 4’357 0 ^ 3.0o 8.00 .' o �That That t h e h e i r s of J u l i a C . . Overall and t h e h e i r s of Ann F J o l l i f f e have no r i g h t , t i t l e , claim nor i n t e r e s t i n t h i s land or any part thereof or t h e p r o c e e d s thereof upon i t s condemnat ion ; . That the s a i d h e i r s of J J . W. he vri m Kendall Kendall , a n d t h e s a i d J . W. , s i n c e t h e d e a t h of t h e s a i d Kendall , during h i s l i f e t i n e , while ' was t h e onwer of s a i d r e a l estate , and h i s p r e d e c e s s o r s i n t i t l e , have had and took a c t u a l , a d v e r s e , n o t o r i o u s , continuou s , and exclusive possession and c o n t r o l of t h e whole of t h e s a i d t r a c t or p a r c e l of land , and t h a t t h e y have continued t o e x e r c i s e such possession and c o n t r o l of | said t r a c t or p a r c e l , of land up to t h i s time and f o r a p e r i o d of over twenty years next p r i o r t o t h i s time ; That s a i d mountain land i s valuable g r a z i n g land , and t h a t t h e amount of compensat ion allowed t h e s a i d h e i r s of s a i d J . . Kendall , deceased , by t h e Appraisa l Commissio ners i s g r o s s l y inadequat e , i s not a j u s t compensat ion f o r s a i d land amount of compensat ion and that the allowed them i s not a fair value f o r s a i d land ; That i t would be inequitab le and unconscio nable not t o allow them considera bly more f o r s a i d t r a c t of land ; That icsxk t h e y have a s u b s t a n t i a l and material defense t o make i n t h i s proceedin g ; That s a i d t r a c t of land i s w i t h i n t h e - area . . sought t o be condemne d , ownership of which i s elaimed by s a i d J W Kendall ' s h e i r s , and with they their r e f e r e n c e t o which hat/c f i led o b j e c t i o n s i s t h e same tract or ^was p a r c e l of land which . ^ valued and found by t h e Appraisal Commissi oner / » t o be t h e land owned by them , as shown and delineated on s a i d map , r e a d t o g e t h e r with s a i d r e p o r t s and e x h i b i t s h e e t s . That t h e;/ pray t h a t they be allowed a j u r y t r i a l , and a l s o ask f o r V - t h e appointme nt of commissi' oners by t h e Court , .as provided by law , and * f or genera1 re l i ef . That t h e i r names and addresses are as f ollows : sa �. M. H. Abbott , R i l e y v i l l e , V i r g i n i a , Lx. D. H. Kendall , a s h i n g t o n , Va . R. F. D. , Mrs ' v. 4t . K. Mr * J 7 X . ' . , K. F. D. Kendall , Washington, Va . 0. ^e n d a l l , 7 Respectfully submitted , J By Counsel a . J j t . Counsel S t a t e of V i r g i n i a , County of . L. S rage , t o-wi t 7.* i/ , Walton J .. M Attorney f o r Mrs . H. . Abbott and D H of t h e above named- r e s p o n d e n t s , named i n t h e f o r e g o i n g Kendall , two answer , being duly sworn , says t h a t t h e f a c t s and a l l e g a t i o n s t h e r e i n c o n t a i n e d are t r u e , t o t h e b e s t of h i s knowledge a n d b e l i e f . f or Mr s . iii of r e s p o n d e n t s Taken , . - , Attorney , two . H. Kendall Grover C . Miller , Clerk of Abbott and D sworn t o and s u b s c r i b e d before me , t h e C i r c u i t Court of t h e Count}?- a f o r e s a i d , i n t h e S t a t e of V i r g i n i a , , t h i s 14 t h day of Septemb v . Clerk • • 1 �T * £ % » < The S t a t e Commission on Conservation & Development of t h e t t • j * S t a t.e of V i r g i n i a , . I vs . ( At Law No 149 , I C l i f t o n Ay l o r and o t h e r s and 37 , 100 acres of land , more or l e s s . 4 Filed i n t h e Clerk ’ s O f f i c e of appahannock t h e C i r c u i t Court of * County , V i r g i n i a , t h i s /i4 t h day of Sept • 19 i — TeEWh 4 . N 6c BROTHER TTORNEYS AT LAW L U R A Y, V I R G I N I A \ * V i/ Clerk . �I n t h e C i r c u i t Court of Rappahannock County , V i r g i n i a , The S t a t e Commission on Conservation and Development of t h e S t a t e Fetitioner , of V i r g i n i a , vs . . ( At Law . . 14 S ITo C l i f t o n Aylor and o t h e r s , and 37 , 400 acres of land , more or l e s s , . De: endant s . 106- , 1 IIo . . 106-1 1 and No . M. K. The answer of Mrs . H. Kendall t o t h e p e t i t i o n Abbott and D f i l e d a g a i n s t them and o t h e r s i n t h e C i r c u i t Court of Rapphannock County , V i r g i n i a , by The S t a t e Commission of t h e S t a t e of V i r g i n i a , on C o n s e r v a t i o n and Development as above e n t i t l e d , complainant . These r e s p o n d e n t s r e s e r v i n g t o themselves t h e b e n e f i t of a l l j u s t e x c e p t i o n s t o t h e s a i d p e t i t i o n and proceedings f o r condemnation > f or answer t h e r e t o , or so much thereof as t h e y are a d v i s e d t h a t i t i s necessary t h e y should answer , andwer and say : . W. Kendall d i e d s e i z e d and possessed of a tract of 459.14 That J acres of land , more or l e s s , 7.15 acres , more or l e s s , being s i t u a t e i n Page County , V i r g i n i a , and 451.99 acres , more or l e s s , being s i t u a t e i n Rappahannock County , V i r g i n i a , and w i t h i n t h e boundary l i n e s of and s e t out i n the petition i n s a i d Rappahannock Rappahannock County County , V i r g i n i a ; That s a i d J . 1. Kendall l e f t as h i s h e i r s a t law and next of k i n - t h e following named f o u r c h i l d r e n , t o w i t : V . Kendall , W ' Kendall a n d J . K. . . is . Abbott , D. K. H Kendall , who now own s a i d t r a c t of lan d ; That s a i d h a i r s of s a i d J p r o c e e d s thereof Kendall , deceased , claim t h e i t s condemnation ; upon That a survey . W was made of s a i d J . Tv. Kendall ’ s estate land and • i s of r e c o r d i n t h e c l e r k ' s o f f i c e of Rappahannock County , Va • the same a copy of which i s h e r e t o a t t a c h e d and made part of s a i d deed being recorded i n Deed Book 36 , page 339 , on Sent . answer , 5 , 1931 ; said , J �fS The C i r c u i t Court of Rappahannock County , V i r g i n i a * In The S t a t e Commission on Conservation & Development of t h e State of Virginia , . Petitioner, . 149. vs ( At Law Mo Glifton Aylor ( J and o t h e r s , , a n d 37 400 acres of land , more or l e s s , . W. Kendall’ s Estate No. 106-1,$ No. 106-1 1. ) Def endants . . H. Kendall , W. . Kendall, J. K. Kendall and Mrs. M. H. Abbott , , defendants i n t h e above h e i r s-a t- law of J . W. Kendall , 0 D deceased e n t i t l e d condemnation proceedings , f i l e t h e following exceptions and answer t o t h e report of t h e ApprajiSal Commissioners , which was f i l e d i n the Clerk s Office of t h e C i r c u i t Court of Rappahannock County , Va * , on ’ May 18 , 1932 : ( l ) That t h e amount of compensation allowed them by s a i d Appraisal Commissioners f o r t h e 19 acre t r a c t of land , 18 acres of which was as "Slope " a t $ 2.50 per acre , and one said land was c l a s s e d by them as " grazing land "a t $15.00 , c l a s s e d by s a i d commissioners \ acre of a n d t h a t the amount of compensation allowed them by s a i d Appraisal - Commissioners f o r the 484 acre t r a c t , 418 acres of which was classed by s a i d commissioners of s a i d land as " Slope ” a t $ 2.50 per acre , and 66 acres was classed by them as " grazing land " at $15.00 per . acre , with $100 worth -of minerals and . worth $100 of timber on said land t h a t s a i d allowances or compensation i s not a j u s t compensation ^ f o r t h e i r land proposed t o be t a k e n i n t h e s e proceedings ; t h a t s a i n compensation i s not a f a i r value f o r t h e i r land , and t h a t s a i d com -- p e n s a t i o n i s g r o s s l y inadequate ; ( 2 ) That t h e i r mountain land i s a good g r a z i n g farm and i s a valuables g r a z i n g farm and a number of c a t t l e are p r o v i d e d good grass on t h i s land d u r i n g t h e g r a z i n g season ; t h a t p r a c t i c a l l y a l l of t h i s land i s g r a z i n g land t h a t a l l of i t should have been classed as - g r a z i n g land and should have been valued by s a i d A p p r a i s a l' Commis s i o n e r s at at least $15.00 to $ 25.00 per acre , f o r the entire acreage ; �. 2. J. W. Kendall ' s Estate. No ( 3) That the Appraisal Commissioners viewed s a i d tracts of land , 19 acres and ” 484 acres , r e s p e c t i v e l y , at a very inopportune time , d u r i n g t h e summer or f a l l of 1930 , when t h i s county a n d s e c t i o n of t h e S t a t e of V i r g i n i a was e x p e r i e n c i n g a very s e v e r e d r o u g h t and t h e y could not view t h i s s a i d mountain g r a z i n g land t o any a d v a n t a g e and get an i d e a of i t s true value and worth ; By way of answer your s a i d defendants say t h a t s a i d two t r a c t s of land are xvorth a t l e a s t $15.00 to $ 25.00 per acre , as a whole ; t h a t they claim t i t l e t o a l l of s a i d t r a c t of 19 acres and t o a l l of s a i d t r a c t of 484 acres , t h a t t h e i r t i t l e i s older than and s u p e r i o r t o any t i t l e or . Jolliffe ' s Heirs; claim of t i t l e of Ann P and p r e d e c e s s o r s i n t i t l e have had a c t u a l , that they and their predecessor adverse , notorious , continuous and exclusive possession of s a i d t r a c t s of land , 19 acres end 484 acres , respectively , f o r over f i f t y years , and t h a t t h e r e i s no l a p . s a i d two on same as t o Ann P J o l l i f f e ' s Heirs or any one e l s e and t h a t t h e y own the e n t i r e /t r a c t s and a l l the proceeds derived from the conderanati on there- of . Your defendants pray f o r t h e appointment of commissioners t o view t h e i r s a i d two t r a c t s of land and make report t o the Court , , f o r i n t h e condemnation law , Acts of Assembly , 1928 as provided f o r such cases . . All of which i s r e s p e c t f u l l y s u b m i t t e d t h i s 14 thday of July , 1932 1 . Counsel . Defendants , By Counsel �In the Circuit Court of Rappahannock County , Virginia : The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia , Petitioner , vs . ( At Law. No . 149 , Clifton Aylor and othees , and 37 , 400 acres of land , Defendants . No. 1067l #uad No 106 11 , J W Kendall Estate . . - . . In compliance with an order entered by the Judge of the above 13 ourt , in Vacation , on the 1st day of November , 1932 , your respondents , Mrs . M . H . Abbptt and D . H. Kendall , by Counsel , come and say that on the 14 th day of September , 1932, they filed their amended answer in the Qlerg ' s Office of the Circuit Court of Rappahannock County , Virginia , in pursuance to the order entered by the said Court on the 30 th day of August , 1932 , but through the inadvertence of the representatives of your petitioner , the said The State Commission Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia , the said mended answer of your said respondents was overlooked , and youjf ^said respondents say that they are advised that they have fully Complied with the order entered on the said 30 th day of August , 1932. Respectfully , 1 Respondents , \A.(bdbb^ Counsel * WALTON & BROTHER ATTORNEYS AT LAW . , LURAY, VA By Counsel , , ^ on �. J W KENDALL LAND ON THE BLUE RIDGE JOINING PAGE COUNTY ONE AND ONE ONE HALE MILES NORTH OE BEAMS GAP RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY VA* - Area 459*14- ACRES Surveyed June 1931 Beginning at fig*# 1, a pine on upper side of old road, corner .. to the land pf Spitier,Varner,and ComeriH V Bhdsonjand Dave Kendall,thence with Dave Kendall’s line N 87° 25* W 28 * 62 chains to a pine stump 2*5 chains from Thornton River on slope of mountain,thence N 66 . S E, of road, thence N ^890 - W 12*50 chains to a fence post 5 yards . # 2, 20 * W 19 * 69 chains to fig an old dead white oak beside a chestnut oak on east side of .. mountain 12 yards S E of an old road; thence S 20o . w 20.25 chains to a stone pile $ 20 chains east of a white oak . and 0*19 chains S E* of of another white oak corner to Jake Dwyer and Dave Kendall,thence ( with an old survey of 85* bearings corrected to this N y0% W*l8% 00 chains to fig* # 3 » a in deed book S page with Jake Dwyer 1890,found present date) chestnut oak and gum on the top of the Blue Ridge in the line between the counties of Page and Rappahannock,corner to Stribkler Bros, thence . and also the Page Co line N oak,thence N 1890, with Strickler Bros.line E 10*75 chains to a large white by the old survey of 33S E 15*50 ' ' 130 chains to a blazed chestnut on the west side of a path, thence B oaks,thence N l6 51 E 25*00 E 8 * 50 vhains to chains to two chestnut two small pines, thence N 23° E 33*00 chains to fig*# 4,three cheetnut oaks and one black oak on the top of naked mountain, thence S 54 £ E 12.25 - chafns to a large white oak standing near a path leading up . in the Page Co.line,thence the eastern slope of Naked Mt N 30i-0 B 7*00 chains, N 13f E 10.25 chains to fig*# 5 point near fence corner and corner to the Brum back Land , thence with ‘ -° - Brumback S 12-§° - E 43*50 chains to fig*# 6 a stone pile,S 71§° E 3.62 chains to a pine, S 52f° E 3*75 chains to a large rock Q • of marked chestnut oaks, N 7&f B 8.18 vhains between a cluster ’' 1 to a stake between two marked hickories in hollow below path, thence N 7&i° E 32.89 chains to fig*# 7>a chestnut oak,corner to Brumback in Kelley’s line ,thence with Kelly S 15 i° W 2.68 �* - 2 ahains to a white oak ( now down ) in branch running from Elliber Spring, corner to Kelly and the land of Varner,Spitier, and Comer, thence with the last mentioned land ( by a former survey . 1922 found in deed book 31 pg 231,with bearings corrected to this present date )) S 41 0 W 3 * 38 chains to a stone pile, of 0 thence S 23£ W 36.75 top of bluff of rock ^ chains to a stone pile near the ( two chestnut oaks walled for in 1897)* . found in deed book U, pg 44 with o bearing corrected to this present date ) S 4-g- E 12.00 chains to thence ( by a survey of 1897 the point of beginning,containing 7.15 acres 459 *14 acres # of this tract is in Page County * .. C W Ewing RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY SURVEYOR .5thml931 VirginiaiClerk’s Office of Rappahannock Court,Sept # This Survey was this day received in said office and together with the annexed certificate admitted to record at 10.00 .. o ’clock A M . . . Testet Elizabeth H DEBergh,Dep Clk A Copy Teste * \ 1 • • 0 �J . In the Circuit Court of Rappahannock County, Virginia The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia , Petitioner , . . . ( At Law No vs 149 Clifton Aylor and others and 37 , 400 acres of land , more or less , . 106-1, . . Kendall No. 106-11, . . Kendall ' s W J No J . Defendants * sbEstate W , . and , Estate State of Virginia , County of Page , - to wit : . . Abbott , This day T W of Rileyville , Page County , Virginia, personally appeared before me , the undersigned Commissioner in Chancery for the Circuit Court for the said County of Page , in the State of Virginia , and made oath before me in my said county that . . . he is the husband of Mrs said J . . M Kendall , deceased W H , Abbott , one of the heirs at law of and a child of said Kendall ; that he is personally acquainted with the two tracts of land of which said J . . Kendall died seized W and possessed , one being designated and identified by the Board of Appraisal Commissioners in their report and on J the map . WI park . - or plan of the proposed National Park area, as " No 106 1, Kendall ' s Estate," containing 19 acres of land, in the proposed area in Rappahannock County, . . Kendall of which the said K W Virginia , and the other said tract died seized and possessed being identified and designated by said Commissioners and on said plat or map as J . . ", 13 W . -, .. " No 106 11 J W Kendall ' s Estate ? or as and containing 484 acres in Rappahannock acres in Page County , "106-11, Kendall, County , and about in the said proposed park area ; that the . . Kendall ' s land as a heirs had a survey made of said J W and according to said survey there are whole , 459.14 acres in this entire tract , 451.99 acres ofwhich said tract are within the proposed park �area in Rappahannock County , and 7 * 15 acres of which are within the proposed park area in Page County , Virginia; that he has luxown this land for about 40 years ; that this tract is a valuable mountain grazing farm and said Board of Appraisal Commissioners should have classed all of said tract as . " grazing land " , and have allowed for same at least §>15.00 to $ 25.00 per acre , instead of having only classed one acre of said 16 acre tract of land as grazing land at $15.00 per acre , and instead of having only classed 66 acres of said 484 acre tract of land as grazing land at $15.00 per acre ; that there is also some minerals on or under said tracts of land , which are valuable , and that there is some valuable timber on said land , worth more than $100.00, for said minerals and worth more than $100.00 for said timber , as allowed by said Commissioners ; that this is a very valuable mountain grazing farm and grazes a number of cattle or other live stock well on same ; that for some years J . . G Grove has fented this land for grazing purposes and has grazed a number of t cattle and or other live stock on same ; that the amount allowed for said land is grossly inadequate and not a fair and just compensation for said land , that said Commissioners only allowed the sum of $ 60.00 for said 19 ac e tract , and only allowed the sum of $ 2235.00 for said 484 ac e tract , timber and minerals ; that this land is worth - many times what said Commissioners have valued the same at ; that . . J W . w Kendall ' s heirs , J . . have had and took actual W Kendall and his predecessors in title adverse , notorious , continuous , and exclusive possession and control of the whole of said tracts of for over twenty five years , land above referred to/ and that said J W Kendall ' s heirs are -. . . entitle to the proceeds derived form said condemnation of said land . Given under my hand this 27 th day of July, 1933 v#*u . Commissioner in Chancery �In the Circuit Court of Rappahannock County , Virginia The State Commission State of Virginia vs . on Conservation , and Development of the Petitioner , . . ( At Law No . 149 Clifton Ay lor and others and 37 , 400 acres of land , more or less, . Defendants . 106- 1, J . 106 11, J No NO . . ilendall' s W - Estate , and, . w. Kendall’ s Estate. State of Virginia , or page , to-nit : cOUnuy This day J appeared b of uircui t anu ' . K. Konaan, ore ra« , uouru far the said county of Page , in the state of Virginia mo in my said county that he is a son . . Konaall, said J oi Page county , Virginia , personally , Luray the undersigned commissioner in chancery for the made oath before at law oi W deceased , an heir that hois personally acquainted with the two tracts of land of which said J * and , . . Kendall W » died Seized and p o s s e s s e d, one being dooignatod and i d e n t i f i e d by the Board of Appraisal commissioners in their report or pdan the proposed park of and on the map . - . W. Kendall ' s area , a © " NO 106 1, J Eaaatc " , containing 19 a « re » of land , filed in said proceedings in RappanannOck county , Virginia , in the proposed park area in RappanannOck county , Virginia , and . . Kendall died Seized ana , saiu J W tho other said tract of which the possessed being identified their report and on said plat designated by sard commissioners in map aa J . . " ,. 13 . "No — 10t> 11, J . . Kendall ' s Estate " , or a » W -i l, Kendall , ana containing 484 as, reB in Rappahannock county , ana about ajrca in Page county , Virginia . . Kendall ' s W said , in the said proposed park area ; . W. J land as a whole, or " 106 W that the heirs at Ian of J ana and Kendall had a survey made of said a „ c ording to said survey there are �- a ros in this entire tra ^ t , 451.99 a ^ros of wnieh sain tra ^ t within tho proposed park ar ^a in Rappahannock uounty , and 7.15 459 « ar ~ a ^ r «s whivh ar « within the proposed park ar 0a in Page county or , Virginia.; thar he has known this lana for about 30 years ; that this tra ^ t 0» a Very valuable mountain grazing farm and said Board of Appraisal uoramis si oners should havQelassed all of said traet of lana as aa rtgrazing lana 41 , ana hctva aliowaa from ax» least $15* 00 to » per ao o for axi elapsed Olio oi a« ro of said saia $> 25 * 00 traot , inowaa of having only allowed and 16 a «ro tract or land as grazing land at $15.00 per acre , and instead of having only classed 66 acres of said 484 acre tract of land as grazing land at $15.00 per acre ; that there is also some minerals on or under said tracts of land , which are valuable , and that there is some timber on said land which is valuable, andmore than . $100 oo for the minerals and worth more than $100.00 for the timber ; as allowed by said Commissioners ; that this is a very valuable mountain grazing farm now , and was in 1930, and also at the time of said appraisal by said Commissioners , and grazes a number of . . cattle and or other live stock well on same ; that J rented this land for grazing purposes for number cattle and or other live stock on G Grove has some years and grazes a same for all of the grazing seasCn each year ; that the amount allowed forsaid land by said Commissionees is grossly inadequate and not a fair and not a just compensation for said land and other property proposed to be taken , that said Commissioners only allowed the sum of $60.00 for said 19 acre tract , and only allowed the sum of $ 2235.00 for said 484 acre tract , which includes $100.00 for minerals and $100.00 for timber on said larger tract ; that this land is worth many times what said . . Kendall's Commissioners have valued it at ; that J W heirs , J . W. Kendall and his predecessors in title have had and took actual , adverse , notorious P-ge 2, , xxg continuous , andexclusive possession and �control of the whole of said tracts of land above referred to for . over thirty years, and that said J . W Kendall ' s heirs are entitled to the whole of the proceeds derived from the condemnation of said . land . Given under my hand this 27 th day of July, 1933 JL t . lA tjbbfz;. Commissioner in Chancery * • 1 �In the Circuit Court of , Rappahannock County Virginia % on The State Commission \ Cr • . Conservation and Development of \ p the State of Virginia vs . , . . ( At Law No Petitioner , 149 Clifton Ay lor and others and » 37 , 400 r of land , acres f . - . W. Kendall' s Estate, 106 1, J and - . . 106 11, J i W Kendall ’ s Estate . . AFFIDAVITS 4 FILED T N P CLERK’S OFFICE I RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY r** rk . i t i r < i 1 I WALTON & BROTHER ATTORNEYS AT LAW L U R A Y, V I R G I N I A 4 �* The State Commission on Conservation and Development * bf the State of Virginia, . Petitioner, / . VS Clifton Ay lor and others, and t * 37,400 acres, Defendants. * 1 . M. H. Abbott Answer of Mrs . H. Kendall, % V and D . No 106-1, and . Kendall No. 106-11., J. W 4 Estate. Filed in the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of Rappahannock County, Virginia, th> day of November, this 1932: ft c Teste: OAL b• . Clerk iy » 1 > t V � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rappahannock County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Description An account of the resource The first series in the Rappahannock County SNP Records collection consists of 350 files related to the court proceedings from The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Clifton Aylor and others, and Thirty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred (37,400) Acres of Land, more or less, in Rappahannock County, Virginia. This was a court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire privately held land located within the boundary of Rappahannock County in the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. Within the boundaries of eight counties, the state of Virginia, in collaboration with the Federal government, used eminent domain condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation to create the Shenandoah National Park. 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Title A name given to the resource Kendall, JW Description An account of the resource Tract: 106 - I; Location: East slope of Naked Ridge; Cost/Acre: $3.15; Estimate Value: $60.00; Number of Acres: 19.0; Monies Awarded: $60.00 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract 106 - I Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context kendall-jw-tract-106-i Burns Hooff Hopper Jolifee Jolliffee Kendall Keyser Kirksey Loving Orme Overall Smith https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/0dfcff0bfbf409f3968474ad4b6f3d3f.pdf 2e094b0c16cb87521f12c759b5384075 PDF Text Text ! Rappahannock County NAME OF CLAIMANT Kendall, J . #106 11 - — T'T it Lap on Julia • c. Overall . Heirs Number of Acres : 484 Location : Roads : From 31k Wallow Gap south along Frazier * s Run and on the eastern slope of Naked Ridge , and entirely within the Park area. Six miles of rough dirt road to Lee Highway near Sperryville thence seventeen miles to Lurav , nearest shipping point. Soil : . That on slope of Naked Ridge is poor and very rocky That in Gap is of fair depth and fertility Lower portion in hollow is of good depth and fertility. That portion east of Thornton River is of fair depth and fertility Portion of fields along stream are tillable. History of tract an condition of timber: Tanbark removed about 30 years ago. Several portable sawmills have been in there since and all merchantable timber was removed. The trees which are left are scattered. There is a fine stand of yomg oak growing on slope east of Thornton River. . . Improvements : There are two dilapidated log houses, unoccupied with . a few old neglected apple trees on this tract Acreage and value of types : Types Value per acre Acreage Total Value Ridge : Slope : 418 A o Rn 01045.00 15.00 990.00 $2035.00 Cove : Grazing Land : 66 'fed Fields Restocking : Cultivated Land : Orchard : Minerals : 0 100.00 2135.00 Value of Land : $ 2035.00 Value of Improvements : $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit : $ Value of Timber : $100.00 Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract : $ 4.41 . Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ None . CL3RK �1, f er~ & Z I C / ^- ^ Claim of . In the Circdj/Court of -MDPahanno County, Virginia, No. i4? ., At Law. The State ^Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. E1if to11 A7Aor_ _et_ a i_s_ _ Z7 J 4p 9_ _a c XZs _ _ __ _ ^ _ more or less, of land in .JRapjiahaiinQGlc County, Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Rappahannock Court of County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said, petition and to said notice. „ My name is Front Royal , _ Va . R F . D _ _ My post office address is I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements: . . _ . . This land is located about miles from the.Piedmont Magisterial District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel scribed above : ( In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to parcel of land described above. ) Virginia, in of land dejoint owner, joint owner, the tract or The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows : Brumback North David Kendall South . Page, county 1ine East _ _ , West. Ysjcnan Ler I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year following manner : . in the , __ _ I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements there. / <" :Ilk* -Jl. " Tclaim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, on is $. in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $ 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 : by _ . ( Continue remarks if necessary on the back ) 28 Witness my signature ( or my name and m rk attached hereto ) this day __ of - Zebruary; , 1930. __ STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF ^ Warren , To-wit : - U - IL--Kendal1 The undersigned hereby certifies that the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief , day of this. ^ n ) Clerk of the Courfrr or Special Investigator or Notary PiibliCj-or-Ju&tiee of the-Psace. �V r- * �' County: Rappahannock District: Piedmont — —— 106 1 ,/ .. Kendall, J W Lap on Ann P Jolliffe ’s Heirs . X Acreage Claimed: Assessed: 239 Deed ; 144 Value Claimed: Assessed: $817.00 Deed: . Area: Location: 19 Aores From 31k Wallow Gap south along Frazier's Run and on the eastern slope of Naked Ridge, and entirely within the Park area . .. Incumbrances, counter" claims or laps’; On the land claimed by J W Kendall lies within the two subdivisions of the overall Survey which were assigned to Julia c overall and to the Heirs of Ann P Jolliffe Soil: . . # . That on slope of Naked Ridge is poor and very rocky That in Gap is of fair depth and fertility Lower portion in Hollow is of good depth and fertility That portion east of Thornton River is of fair depth and fertility .. Roads; . - Six miles of rough dirt road to Lee Highway near Sperry ville ; thence seventeen miles to l ray, nearest shipping ^ point . History of tract and condition of timber; Tanbark removed about 30 years ago Several portable sawmills have been in there since and all merchantable tl ber was removed, The trees which are left are scattered . . Improvements: . Hone Value of land by types: Value Type er acre Acreage Slope IS Fr 1 19 2.50 8.00 Total value of land $53.00 Total value of tract $53.00 Average value per acre X —— $2.80 - . Includes area in lap #106 11 Total Value 4’357 0 ^ 3.0o 8.00 .' o �That That t h e h e i r s of J u l i a C . . Overall and t h e h e i r s of Ann F J o l l i f f e have no r i g h t , t i t l e , claim nor i n t e r e s t i n t h i s land or any part thereof or t h e p r o c e e d s thereof upon i t s condemnat ion ; . That the s a i d h e i r s of J J . W. he vri m Kendall Kendall , a n d t h e s a i d J . W. , s i n c e t h e d e a t h of t h e s a i d Kendall , during h i s l i f e t i n e , while ' was t h e onwer of s a i d r e a l estate , and h i s p r e d e c e s s o r s i n t i t l e , have had and took a c t u a l , a d v e r s e , n o t o r i o u s , continuou s , and exclusive possession and c o n t r o l of t h e whole of t h e s a i d t r a c t or p a r c e l of land , and t h a t t h e y have continued t o e x e r c i s e such possession and c o n t r o l of | said t r a c t or p a r c e l , of land up to t h i s time and f o r a p e r i o d of over twenty years next p r i o r t o t h i s time ; That s a i d mountain land i s valuable g r a z i n g land , and t h a t t h e amount of compensat ion allowed t h e s a i d h e i r s of s a i d J . . Kendall , deceased , by t h e Appraisa l Commissio ners i s g r o s s l y inadequat e , i s not a j u s t compensat ion f o r s a i d land amount of compensat ion and that the allowed them i s not a fair value f o r s a i d land ; That i t would be inequitab le and unconscio nable not t o allow them considera bly more f o r s a i d t r a c t of land ; That icsxk t h e y have a s u b s t a n t i a l and material defense t o make i n t h i s proceedin g ; That s a i d t r a c t of land i s w i t h i n t h e - area . . sought t o be condemne d , ownership of which i s elaimed by s a i d J W Kendall ' s h e i r s , and with they their r e f e r e n c e t o which hat/c f i led o b j e c t i o n s i s t h e same tract or ^was p a r c e l of land which . ^ valued and found by t h e Appraisal Commissi oner / » t o be t h e land owned by them , as shown and delineated on s a i d map , r e a d t o g e t h e r with s a i d r e p o r t s and e x h i b i t s h e e t s . That t h e;/ pray t h a t they be allowed a j u r y t r i a l , and a l s o ask f o r V - t h e appointme nt of commissi' oners by t h e Court , .as provided by law , and * f or genera1 re l i ef . That t h e i r names and addresses are as f ollows : sa �. M. H. Abbott , R i l e y v i l l e , V i r g i n i a , Lx. D. H. Kendall , a s h i n g t o n , Va . R. F. D. , Mrs ' v. 4t . K. Mr * J 7 X . ' . , K. F. D. Kendall , Washington, Va . 0. ^e n d a l l , 7 Respectfully submitted , J By Counsel a . J j t . Counsel S t a t e of V i r g i n i a , County of . L. S rage , t o-wi t 7.* i/ , Walton J .. M Attorney f o r Mrs . H. . Abbott and D H of t h e above named- r e s p o n d e n t s , named i n t h e f o r e g o i n g Kendall , two answer , being duly sworn , says t h a t t h e f a c t s and a l l e g a t i o n s t h e r e i n c o n t a i n e d are t r u e , t o t h e b e s t of h i s knowledge a n d b e l i e f . f or Mr s . iii of r e s p o n d e n t s Taken , . - , Attorney , two . H. Kendall Grover C . Miller , Clerk of Abbott and D sworn t o and s u b s c r i b e d before me , t h e C i r c u i t Court of t h e Count}?- a f o r e s a i d , i n t h e S t a t e of V i r g i n i a , , t h i s 14 t h day of Septemb v . Clerk • • 1 �T * £ % » < The S t a t e Commission on Conservation & Development of t h e t t • j * S t a t.e of V i r g i n i a , . I vs . ( At Law No 149 , I C l i f t o n Ay l o r and o t h e r s and 37 , 100 acres of land , more or l e s s . 4 Filed i n t h e Clerk ’ s O f f i c e of appahannock t h e C i r c u i t Court of * County , V i r g i n i a , t h i s /i4 t h day of Sept • 19 i — TeEWh 4 . N 6c BROTHER TTORNEYS AT LAW L U R A Y, V I R G I N I A \ * V i/ Clerk . �I n t h e C i r c u i t Court of Rappahannock County , V i r g i n i a , The S t a t e Commission on Conservation and Development of t h e S t a t e Fetitioner , of V i r g i n i a , vs . . ( At Law . . 14 S ITo C l i f t o n Aylor and o t h e r s , and 37 , 400 acres of land , more or l e s s , . De: endant s . 106- , 1 IIo . . 106-1 1 and No . M. K. The answer of Mrs . H. Kendall t o t h e p e t i t i o n Abbott and D f i l e d a g a i n s t them and o t h e r s i n t h e C i r c u i t Court of Rapphannock County , V i r g i n i a , by The S t a t e Commission of t h e S t a t e of V i r g i n i a , on C o n s e r v a t i o n and Development as above e n t i t l e d , complainant . These r e s p o n d e n t s r e s e r v i n g t o themselves t h e b e n e f i t of a l l j u s t e x c e p t i o n s t o t h e s a i d p e t i t i o n and proceedings f o r condemnation > f or answer t h e r e t o , or so much thereof as t h e y are a d v i s e d t h a t i t i s necessary t h e y should answer , andwer and say : . W. Kendall d i e d s e i z e d and possessed of a tract of 459.14 That J acres of land , more or l e s s , 7.15 acres , more or l e s s , being s i t u a t e i n Page County , V i r g i n i a , and 451.99 acres , more or l e s s , being s i t u a t e i n Rappahannock County , V i r g i n i a , and w i t h i n t h e boundary l i n e s of and s e t out i n the petition i n s a i d Rappahannock Rappahannock County County , V i r g i n i a ; That s a i d J . 1. Kendall l e f t as h i s h e i r s a t law and next of k i n - t h e following named f o u r c h i l d r e n , t o w i t : V . Kendall , W ' Kendall a n d J . K. . . is . Abbott , D. K. H Kendall , who now own s a i d t r a c t of lan d ; That s a i d h a i r s of s a i d J p r o c e e d s thereof Kendall , deceased , claim t h e i t s condemnation ; upon That a survey . W was made of s a i d J . Tv. Kendall ’ s estate land and • i s of r e c o r d i n t h e c l e r k ' s o f f i c e of Rappahannock County , Va • the same a copy of which i s h e r e t o a t t a c h e d and made part of s a i d deed being recorded i n Deed Book 36 , page 339 , on Sent . answer , 5 , 1931 ; said , J �fS The C i r c u i t Court of Rappahannock County , V i r g i n i a * In The S t a t e Commission on Conservation & Development of t h e State of Virginia , . Petitioner, . 149. vs ( At Law Mo Glifton Aylor ( J and o t h e r s , , a n d 37 400 acres of land , more or l e s s , . W. Kendall’ s Estate No. 106-1,$ No. 106-1 1. ) Def endants . . H. Kendall , W. . Kendall, J. K. Kendall and Mrs. M. H. Abbott , , defendants i n t h e above h e i r s-a t- law of J . W. Kendall , 0 D deceased e n t i t l e d condemnation proceedings , f i l e t h e following exceptions and answer t o t h e report of t h e ApprajiSal Commissioners , which was f i l e d i n the Clerk s Office of t h e C i r c u i t Court of Rappahannock County , Va * , on ’ May 18 , 1932 : ( l ) That t h e amount of compensation allowed them by s a i d Appraisal Commissioners f o r t h e 19 acre t r a c t of land , 18 acres of which was as "Slope " a t $ 2.50 per acre , and one said land was c l a s s e d by them as " grazing land "a t $15.00 , c l a s s e d by s a i d commissioners \ acre of a n d t h a t the amount of compensation allowed them by s a i d Appraisal - Commissioners f o r the 484 acre t r a c t , 418 acres of which was classed by s a i d commissioners of s a i d land as " Slope ” a t $ 2.50 per acre , and 66 acres was classed by them as " grazing land " at $15.00 per . acre , with $100 worth -of minerals and . worth $100 of timber on said land t h a t s a i d allowances or compensation i s not a j u s t compensation ^ f o r t h e i r land proposed t o be t a k e n i n t h e s e proceedings ; t h a t s a i n compensation i s not a f a i r value f o r t h e i r land , and t h a t s a i d com -- p e n s a t i o n i s g r o s s l y inadequate ; ( 2 ) That t h e i r mountain land i s a good g r a z i n g farm and i s a valuables g r a z i n g farm and a number of c a t t l e are p r o v i d e d good grass on t h i s land d u r i n g t h e g r a z i n g season ; t h a t p r a c t i c a l l y a l l of t h i s land i s g r a z i n g land t h a t a l l of i t should have been classed as - g r a z i n g land and should have been valued by s a i d A p p r a i s a l' Commis s i o n e r s at at least $15.00 to $ 25.00 per acre , f o r the entire acreage ; �. 2. J. W. Kendall ' s Estate. No ( 3) That the Appraisal Commissioners viewed s a i d tracts of land , 19 acres and ” 484 acres , r e s p e c t i v e l y , at a very inopportune time , d u r i n g t h e summer or f a l l of 1930 , when t h i s county a n d s e c t i o n of t h e S t a t e of V i r g i n i a was e x p e r i e n c i n g a very s e v e r e d r o u g h t and t h e y could not view t h i s s a i d mountain g r a z i n g land t o any a d v a n t a g e and get an i d e a of i t s true value and worth ; By way of answer your s a i d defendants say t h a t s a i d two t r a c t s of land are xvorth a t l e a s t $15.00 to $ 25.00 per acre , as a whole ; t h a t they claim t i t l e t o a l l of s a i d t r a c t of 19 acres and t o a l l of s a i d t r a c t of 484 acres , t h a t t h e i r t i t l e i s older than and s u p e r i o r t o any t i t l e or . Jolliffe ' s Heirs; claim of t i t l e of Ann P and p r e d e c e s s o r s i n t i t l e have had a c t u a l , that they and their predecessor adverse , notorious , continuous and exclusive possession of s a i d t r a c t s of land , 19 acres end 484 acres , respectively , f o r over f i f t y years , and t h a t t h e r e i s no l a p . s a i d two on same as t o Ann P J o l l i f f e ' s Heirs or any one e l s e and t h a t t h e y own the e n t i r e /t r a c t s and a l l the proceeds derived from the conderanati on there- of . Your defendants pray f o r t h e appointment of commissioners t o view t h e i r s a i d two t r a c t s of land and make report t o the Court , , f o r i n t h e condemnation law , Acts of Assembly , 1928 as provided f o r such cases . . All of which i s r e s p e c t f u l l y s u b m i t t e d t h i s 14 thday of July , 1932 1 . Counsel . Defendants , By Counsel �In the Circuit Court of Rappahannock County , Virginia : The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia , Petitioner , vs . ( At Law. No . 149 , Clifton Aylor and othees , and 37 , 400 acres of land , Defendants . No. 1067l #uad No 106 11 , J W Kendall Estate . . - . . In compliance with an order entered by the Judge of the above 13 ourt , in Vacation , on the 1st day of November , 1932 , your respondents , Mrs . M . H . Abbptt and D . H. Kendall , by Counsel , come and say that on the 14 th day of September , 1932, they filed their amended answer in the Qlerg ' s Office of the Circuit Court of Rappahannock County , Virginia , in pursuance to the order entered by the said Court on the 30 th day of August , 1932 , but through the inadvertence of the representatives of your petitioner , the said The State Commission Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia , the said mended answer of your said respondents was overlooked , and youjf ^said respondents say that they are advised that they have fully Complied with the order entered on the said 30 th day of August , 1932. Respectfully , 1 Respondents , \A.(bdbb^ Counsel * WALTON & BROTHER ATTORNEYS AT LAW . , LURAY, VA By Counsel , , ^ on �1, f er~ & Z I C / ^- ^ Claim of . In the Circdj/Court of -MDPahanno County, Virginia, No. i4? ., At Law. The State ^Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. E1if to11 A7Aor_ _et_ a i_s_ _ Z7 J 4p 9_ _a c XZs _ _ __ _ ^ _ more or less, of land in .JRapjiahaiinQGlc County, Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Rappahannock Court of County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said, petition and to said notice. „ My name is Front Royal , _ Va . R F . D _ _ My post office address is I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements: . . _ . . This land is located about miles from the.Piedmont Magisterial District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel scribed above : ( In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to parcel of land described above. ) Virginia, in of land dejoint owner, joint owner, the tract or The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows : Brumback North David Kendall South . Page, county 1ine East _ _ , West. Ysjcnan Ler I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year following manner : . in the , __ _ I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements there. / <" :Ilk* -Jl. " Tclaim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, on is $. in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $ 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 : by _ . ( Continue remarks if necessary on the back ) 28 Witness my signature ( or my name and m rk attached hereto ) this day __ of - Zebruary; , 1930. __ STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF ^ Warren , To-wit : - U - IL--Kendal1 The undersigned hereby certifies that the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief , day of this. ^ n ) Clerk of the Courfrr or Special Investigator or Notary PiibliCj-or-Ju&tiee of the-Psace. �V r- * �That That t h e h e i r s of J u l i a C . . Overall and t h e h e i r s of Ann F J o l l i f f e have no r i g h t , t i t l e , claim nor i n t e r e s t i n t h i s land or any part thereof or t h e p r o c e e d s thereof upon i t s condemnat ion ; . That the s a i d h e i r s of J J . W. he vri m Kendall Kendall , a n d t h e s a i d J . W. , s i n c e t h e d e a t h of t h e s a i d Kendall , during h i s l i f e t i n e , while ' was t h e onwer of s a i d r e a l estate , and h i s p r e d e c e s s o r s i n t i t l e , have had and took a c t u a l , a d v e r s e , n o t o r i o u s , continuou s , and exclusive possession and c o n t r o l of t h e whole of t h e s a i d t r a c t or p a r c e l of land , and t h a t t h e y have continued t o e x e r c i s e such possession and c o n t r o l of | said t r a c t or p a r c e l , of land up to t h i s time and f o r a p e r i o d of over twenty years next p r i o r t o t h i s time ; That s a i d mountain land i s valuable g r a z i n g land , and t h a t t h e amount of compensat ion allowed t h e s a i d h e i r s of s a i d J . . Kendall , deceased , by t h e Appraisa l Commissio ners i s g r o s s l y inadequat e , i s not a j u s t compensat ion f o r s a i d land amount of compensat ion and that the allowed them i s not a fair value f o r s a i d land ; That i t would be inequitab le and unconscio nable not t o allow them considera bly more f o r s a i d t r a c t of land ; That icsxk t h e y have a s u b s t a n t i a l and material defense t o make i n t h i s proceedin g ; That s a i d t r a c t of land i s w i t h i n t h e - area . . sought t o be condemne d , ownership of which i s elaimed by s a i d J W Kendall ' s h e i r s , and with they their r e f e r e n c e t o which hat/c f i led o b j e c t i o n s i s t h e same tract or ^was p a r c e l of land which . ^ valued and found by t h e Appraisal Commissi oner / » t o be t h e land owned by them , as shown and delineated on s a i d map , r e a d t o g e t h e r with s a i d r e p o r t s and e x h i b i t s h e e t s . That t h e;/ pray t h a t they be allowed a j u r y t r i a l , and a l s o ask f o r V - t h e appointme nt of commissi' oners by t h e Court , .as provided by law , and * f or genera1 re l i ef . That t h e i r names and addresses are as f ollows : sa �. M. H. Abbott , R i l e y v i l l e , V i r g i n i a , Lx. D. H. Kendall , a s h i n g t o n , Va . R. F. D. , Mrs ' v. 4t . K. Mr * J 7 X . ' . , K. F. D. Kendall , Washington, Va . 0. ^e n d a l l , 7 Respectfully submitted , J By Counsel a . J j t . Counsel S t a t e of V i r g i n i a , County of . L. S rage , t o-wi t 7.* i/ , Walton J .. M Attorney f o r Mrs . H. . Abbott and D H of t h e above named- r e s p o n d e n t s , named i n t h e f o r e g o i n g Kendall , two answer , being duly sworn , says t h a t t h e f a c t s and a l l e g a t i o n s t h e r e i n c o n t a i n e d are t r u e , t o t h e b e s t of h i s knowledge a n d b e l i e f . f or Mr s . iii of r e s p o n d e n t s Taken , . - , Attorney , two . H. Kendall Grover C . Miller , Clerk of Abbott and D sworn t o and s u b s c r i b e d before me , t h e C i r c u i t Court of t h e Count}?- a f o r e s a i d , i n t h e S t a t e of V i r g i n i a , , t h i s 14 t h day of Septemb v . Clerk • • 1 �T * £ % » < The S t a t e Commission on Conservation & Development of t h e t t • j * S t a t.e of V i r g i n i a , . I vs . ( At Law No 149 , I C l i f t o n Ay l o r and o t h e r s and 37 , 100 acres of land , more or l e s s . 4 Filed i n t h e Clerk ’ s O f f i c e of appahannock t h e C i r c u i t Court of * County , V i r g i n i a , t h i s /i4 t h day of Sept • 19 i — TeEWh 4 . N 6c BROTHER TTORNEYS AT LAW L U R A Y, V I R G I N I A \ * V i/ Clerk . �I n t h e C i r c u i t Court of Rappahannock County , V i r g i n i a , The S t a t e Commission on Conservation and Development of t h e S t a t e Fetitioner , of V i r g i n i a , vs . . ( At Law . . 14 S ITo C l i f t o n Aylor and o t h e r s , and 37 , 400 acres of land , more or l e s s , . De: endant s . 106- , 1 IIo . . 106-1 1 and No . M. K. The answer of Mrs . H. Kendall t o t h e p e t i t i o n Abbott and D f i l e d a g a i n s t them and o t h e r s i n t h e C i r c u i t Court of Rapphannock County , V i r g i n i a , by The S t a t e Commission of t h e S t a t e of V i r g i n i a , on C o n s e r v a t i o n and Development as above e n t i t l e d , complainant . These r e s p o n d e n t s r e s e r v i n g t o themselves t h e b e n e f i t of a l l j u s t e x c e p t i o n s t o t h e s a i d p e t i t i o n and proceedings f o r condemnation > f or answer t h e r e t o , or so much thereof as t h e y are a d v i s e d t h a t i t i s necessary t h e y should answer , andwer and say : . W. Kendall d i e d s e i z e d and possessed of a tract of 459.14 That J acres of land , more or l e s s , 7.15 acres , more or l e s s , being s i t u a t e i n Page County , V i r g i n i a , and 451.99 acres , more or l e s s , being s i t u a t e i n Rappahannock County , V i r g i n i a , and w i t h i n t h e boundary l i n e s of and s e t out i n the petition i n s a i d Rappahannock Rappahannock County County , V i r g i n i a ; That s a i d J . 1. Kendall l e f t as h i s h e i r s a t law and next of k i n - t h e following named f o u r c h i l d r e n , t o w i t : V . Kendall , W ' Kendall a n d J . K. . . is . Abbott , D. K. H Kendall , who now own s a i d t r a c t of lan d ; That s a i d h a i r s of s a i d J p r o c e e d s thereof Kendall , deceased , claim t h e i t s condemnation ; upon That a survey . W was made of s a i d J . Tv. Kendall ’ s estate land and • i s of r e c o r d i n t h e c l e r k ' s o f f i c e of Rappahannock County , Va • the same a copy of which i s h e r e t o a t t a c h e d and made part of s a i d deed being recorded i n Deed Book 36 , page 339 , on Sent . answer , 5 , 1931 ; said , J ��" 4Ci VI - “I T -‘ I1 �I �. J W KENDALL LAND ON THE BLUE RIDGE JOINING PAGE COUNTY ONE AND ONE ONE HALE MILES NORTH OE BEAMS GAP RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY VA* - Area 459*14- ACRES Surveyed June 1931 Beginning at fig*# 1, a pine on upper side of old road, corner .. to the land pf Spitier,Varner,and ComeriH V Bhdsonjand Dave Kendall,thence with Dave Kendall’s line N 87° 25* W 28 * 62 chains to a pine stump 2*5 chains from Thornton River on slope of mountain,thence N 66 . S E, of road, thence N ^890 - W 12*50 chains to a fence post 5 yards . # 2, 20 * W 19 * 69 chains to fig an old dead white oak beside a chestnut oak on east side of .. mountain 12 yards S E of an old road; thence S 20o . w 20.25 chains to a stone pile $ 20 chains east of a white oak . and 0*19 chains S E* of of another white oak corner to Jake Dwyer and Dave Kendall,thence ( with an old survey of 85* bearings corrected to this N y0% W*l8% 00 chains to fig* # 3 » a in deed book S page with Jake Dwyer 1890,found present date) chestnut oak and gum on the top of the Blue Ridge in the line between the counties of Page and Rappahannock,corner to Stribkler Bros, thence . and also the Page Co line N oak,thence N 1890, with Strickler Bros.line E 10*75 chains to a large white by the old survey of 33S E 15*50 ' ' 130 chains to a blazed chestnut on the west side of a path, thence B oaks,thence N l6 51 E 25*00 E 8 * 50 vhains to chains to two chestnut two small pines, thence N 23° E 33*00 chains to fig*# 4,three cheetnut oaks and one black oak on the top of naked mountain, thence S 54 £ E 12.25 - chafns to a large white oak standing near a path leading up . in the Page Co.line,thence the eastern slope of Naked Mt N 30i-0 B 7*00 chains, N 13f E 10.25 chains to fig*# 5 point near fence corner and corner to the Brum back Land , thence with ‘ -° - Brumback S 12-§° - E 43*50 chains to fig*# 6 a stone pile,S 71§° E 3.62 chains to a pine, S 52f° E 3*75 chains to a large rock Q • of marked chestnut oaks, N 7&f B 8.18 vhains between a cluster ’' 1 to a stake between two marked hickories in hollow below path, thence N 7&i° E 32.89 chains to fig*# 7>a chestnut oak,corner to Brumback in Kelley’s line ,thence with Kelly S 15 i° W 2.68 ��J . In the Circuit Court of Rappahannock County, Virginia The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia , Petitioner , . . . ( At Law No vs 149 Clifton Aylor and others and 37 , 400 acres of land , more or less , . 106-1, . . Kendall No. 106-11, . . Kendall ' s W J No J . Defendants * sbEstate W , . and , Estate State of Virginia , County of Page , - to wit : . . Abbott , This day T W of Rileyville , Page County , Virginia, personally appeared before me , the undersigned Commissioner in Chancery for the Circuit Court for the said County of Page , in the State of Virginia , and made oath before me in my said county that . . . he is the husband of Mrs said J . . M Kendall , deceased W H , Abbott , one of the heirs at law of and a child of said Kendall ; that he is personally acquainted with the two tracts of land of which said J . . Kendall died seized W and possessed , one being designated and identified by the Board of Appraisal Commissioners in their report and on J the map . WI park . - or plan of the proposed National Park area, as " No 106 1, Kendall ' s Estate," containing 19 acres of land, in the proposed area in Rappahannock County, . . Kendall of which the said K W Virginia , and the other said tract died seized and possessed being identified and designated by said Commissioners and on said plat or map as J . . ", 13 W . -, .. " No 106 11 J W Kendall ' s Estate ? or as and containing 484 acres in Rappahannock acres in Page County , "106-11, Kendall, County , and about in the said proposed park area ; that the . . Kendall ' s land as a heirs had a survey made of said J W and according to said survey there are whole , 459.14 acres in this entire tract , 451.99 acres ofwhich said tract are within the proposed park ��In the Circuit Court of Rappahannock County , Virginia The State Commission State of Virginia vs . on Conservation , and Development of the Petitioner , . . ( At Law No . 149 Clifton Ay lor and others and 37 , 400 acres of land , more or less, . Defendants . 106- 1, J . 106 11, J No NO . . ilendall' s W - Estate , and, . w. Kendall’ s Estate. State of Virginia , or page , to-nit : cOUnuy This day J appeared b of uircui t anu ' . K. Konaan, ore ra« , uouru far the said county of Page , in the state of Virginia mo in my said county that he is a son . . Konaall, said J oi Page county , Virginia , personally , Luray the undersigned commissioner in chancery for the made oath before at law oi W deceased , an heir that hois personally acquainted with the two tracts of land of which said J * and , . . Kendall W » died Seized and p o s s e s s e d, one being dooignatod and i d e n t i f i e d by the Board of Appraisal commissioners in their report or pdan the proposed park of and on the map . - . W. Kendall ' s area , a © " NO 106 1, J Eaaatc " , containing 19 a « re » of land , filed in said proceedings in RappanannOck county , Virginia , in the proposed park area in RappanannOck county , Virginia , and . . Kendall died Seized ana , saiu J W tho other said tract of which the possessed being identified their report and on said plat designated by sard commissioners in map aa J . . " ,. 13 . "No — 10t> 11, J . . Kendall ' s Estate " , or a » W -i l, Kendall , ana containing 484 as, reB in Rappahannock county , ana about ajrca in Page county , Virginia . . Kendall ' s W said , in the said proposed park area ; . W. J land as a whole, or " 106 W that the heirs at Ian of J ana and Kendall had a survey made of said a „ c ording to said survey there are ��control of the whole of said tracts of land above referred to for . over thirty years, and that said J . W Kendall ' s heirs are entitled to the whole of the proceeds derived from the condemnation of said . land . Given under my hand this 27 th day of July, 1933 JL t . lA tjbbfz;. Commissioner in Chancery * • 1 �In the Circuit Court of , Rappahannock County Virginia % on The State Commission \ Cr • . Conservation and Development of \ p the State of Virginia vs . , . . ( At Law No Petitioner , 149 Clifton Ay lor and others and » 37 , 400 r of land , acres f . - . W. Kendall' s Estate, 106 1, J and - . . 106 11, J i W Kendall ’ s Estate . . AFFIDAVITS 4 FILED T N P CLERK’S OFFICE I RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY r** rk . i t i r < i 1 I WALTON & BROTHER ATTORNEYS AT LAW L U R A Y, V I R G I N I A 4 �* The State Commission on Conservation and Development * bf the State of Virginia, . Petitioner, / . VS Clifton Ay lor and others, and t * 37,400 acres, Defendants. * 1 . M. H. Abbott Answer of Mrs . H. Kendall, % V and D . No 106-1, and . Kendall No. 106-11., J. W 4 Estate. Filed in the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of Rappahannock County, Virginia, th> day of November, this 1932: ft c Teste: OAL b• . Clerk iy » 1 > t V �. J W KENDALL LAND ON THE BLUE RIDGE JOINING PAGE COUNTY ONE AND ONE ONE HALE MILES NORTH OE BEAMS GAP RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY VA* - Area 459*14- ACRES Surveyed June 1931 Beginning at fig*# 1, a pine on upper side of old road, corner .. to the land pf Spitier,Varner,and ComeriH V Bhdsonjand Dave Kendall,thence with Dave Kendall’s line N 87° 25* W 28 * 62 chains to a pine stump 2*5 chains from Thornton River on slope of mountain,thence N 66 . S E, of road, thence N ^890 - W 12*50 chains to a fence post 5 yards . # 2, 20 * W 19 * 69 chains to fig an old dead white oak beside a chestnut oak on east side of .. mountain 12 yards S E of an old road; thence S 20o . w 20.25 chains to a stone pile $ 20 chains east of a white oak . and 0*19 chains S E* of of another white oak corner to Jake Dwyer and Dave Kendall,thence ( with an old survey of 85* bearings corrected to this N y0% W*l8% 00 chains to fig* # 3 » a in deed book S page with Jake Dwyer 1890,found present date) chestnut oak and gum on the top of the Blue Ridge in the line between the counties of Page and Rappahannock,corner to Stribkler Bros, thence . and also the Page Co line N oak,thence N 1890, with Strickler Bros.line E 10*75 chains to a large white by the old survey of 33S E 15*50 ' ' 130 chains to a blazed chestnut on the west side of a path, thence B oaks,thence N l6 51 E 25*00 E 8 * 50 vhains to chains to two chestnut two small pines, thence N 23° E 33*00 chains to fig*# 4,three cheetnut oaks and one black oak on the top of naked mountain, thence S 54 £ E 12.25 - chafns to a large white oak standing near a path leading up . in the Page Co.line,thence the eastern slope of Naked Mt N 30i-0 B 7*00 chains, N 13f E 10.25 chains to fig*# 5 point near fence corner and corner to the Brum back Land , thence with ‘ -° - Brumback S 12-§° - E 43*50 chains to fig*# 6 a stone pile,S 71§° E 3.62 chains to a pine, S 52f° E 3*75 chains to a large rock Q • of marked chestnut oaks, N 7&f B 8.18 vhains between a cluster ’' 1 to a stake between two marked hickories in hollow below path, thence N 7&i° E 32.89 chains to fig*# 7>a chestnut oak,corner to Brumback in Kelley’s line ,thence with Kelly S 15 i° W 2.68 �* - 2 ahains to a white oak ( now down ) in branch running from Elliber Spring, corner to Kelly and the land of Varner,Spitier, and Comer, thence with the last mentioned land ( by a former survey . 1922 found in deed book 31 pg 231,with bearings corrected to this present date )) S 41 0 W 3 * 38 chains to a stone pile, of 0 thence S 23£ W 36.75 top of bluff of rock ^ chains to a stone pile near the ( two chestnut oaks walled for in 1897)* . found in deed book U, pg 44 with o bearing corrected to this present date ) S 4-g- E 12.00 chains to thence ( by a survey of 1897 the point of beginning,containing 7.15 acres 459 *14 acres # of this tract is in Page County * .. C W Ewing RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY SURVEYOR .5thml931 VirginiaiClerk’s Office of Rappahannock Court,Sept # This Survey was this day received in said office and together with the annexed certificate admitted to record at 10.00 .. o ’clock A M . . . Testet Elizabeth H DEBergh,Dep Clk A Copy Teste * \ 1 • • 0 �J . In the Circuit Court of Rappahannock County, Virginia The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia , Petitioner , . . . ( At Law No vs 149 Clifton Aylor and others and 37 , 400 acres of land , more or less , . 106-1, . . Kendall No. 106-11, . . Kendall ' s W J No J . Defendants * sbEstate W , . and , Estate State of Virginia , County of Page , - to wit : . . Abbott , This day T W of Rileyville , Page County , Virginia, personally appeared before me , the undersigned Commissioner in Chancery for the Circuit Court for the said County of Page , in the State of Virginia , and made oath before me in my said county that . . . he is the husband of Mrs said J . . M Kendall , deceased W H , Abbott , one of the heirs at law of and a child of said Kendall ; that he is personally acquainted with the two tracts of land of which said J . . Kendall died seized W and possessed , one being designated and identified by the Board of Appraisal Commissioners in their report and on J the map . WI park . - or plan of the proposed National Park area, as " No 106 1, Kendall ' s Estate," containing 19 acres of land, in the proposed area in Rappahannock County, . . Kendall of which the said K W Virginia , and the other said tract died seized and possessed being identified and designated by said Commissioners and on said plat or map as J . . ", 13 W . -, .. " No 106 11 J W Kendall ' s Estate ? or as and containing 484 acres in Rappahannock acres in Page County , "106-11, Kendall, County , and about in the said proposed park area ; that the . . Kendall ' s land as a heirs had a survey made of said J W and according to said survey there are whole , 459.14 acres in this entire tract , 451.99 acres ofwhich said tract are within the proposed park �area in Rappahannock County , and 7 * 15 acres of which are within the proposed park area in Page County , Virginia; that he has luxown this land for about 40 years ; that this tract is a valuable mountain grazing farm and said Board of Appraisal Commissioners should have classed all of said tract as . " grazing land " , and have allowed for same at least §>15.00 to $ 25.00 per acre , instead of having only classed one acre of said 16 acre tract of land as grazing land at $15.00 per acre , and instead of having only classed 66 acres of said 484 acre tract of land as grazing land at $15.00 per acre ; that there is also some minerals on or under said tracts of land , which are valuable , and that there is some valuable timber on said land , worth more than $100.00, for said minerals and worth more than $100.00 for said timber , as allowed by said Commissioners ; that this is a very valuable mountain grazing farm and grazes a number of cattle or other live stock well on same ; that for some years J . . G Grove has fented this land for grazing purposes and has grazed a number of t cattle and or other live stock on same ; that the amount allowed for said land is grossly inadequate and not a fair and just compensation for said land , that said Commissioners only allowed the sum of $ 60.00 for said 19 ac e tract , and only allowed the sum of $ 2235.00 for said 484 ac e tract , timber and minerals ; that this land is worth - many times what said Commissioners have valued the same at ; that . . J W . w Kendall ' s heirs , J . . have had and took actual W Kendall and his predecessors in title adverse , notorious , continuous , and exclusive possession and control of the whole of said tracts of for over twenty five years , land above referred to/ and that said J W Kendall ' s heirs are -. . . entitle to the proceeds derived form said condemnation of said land . Given under my hand this 27 th day of July, 1933 v#*u . Commissioner in Chancery �In the Circuit Court of Rappahannock County , Virginia The State Commission State of Virginia vs . on Conservation , and Development of the Petitioner , . . ( At Law No . 149 Clifton Ay lor and others and 37 , 400 acres of land , more or less, . Defendants . 106- 1, J . 106 11, J No NO . . ilendall' s W - Estate , and, . w. Kendall’ s Estate. State of Virginia , or page , to-nit : cOUnuy This day J appeared b of uircui t anu ' . K. Konaan, ore ra« , uouru far the said county of Page , in the state of Virginia mo in my said county that he is a son . . Konaall, said J oi Page county , Virginia , personally , Luray the undersigned commissioner in chancery for the made oath before at law oi W deceased , an heir that hois personally acquainted with the two tracts of land of which said J * and , . . Kendall W » died Seized and p o s s e s s e d, one being dooignatod and i d e n t i f i e d by the Board of Appraisal commissioners in their report or pdan the proposed park of and on the map . - . W. Kendall ' s area , a © " NO 106 1, J Eaaatc " , containing 19 a « re » of land , filed in said proceedings in RappanannOck county , Virginia , in the proposed park area in RappanannOck county , Virginia , and . . Kendall died Seized ana , saiu J W tho other said tract of which the possessed being identified their report and on said plat designated by sard commissioners in map aa J . . " ,. 13 . "No — 10t> 11, J . . Kendall ' s Estate " , or a » W -i l, Kendall , ana containing 484 as, reB in Rappahannock county , ana about ajrca in Page county , Virginia . . Kendall ' s W said , in the said proposed park area ; . W. J land as a whole, or " 106 W that the heirs at Ian of J ana and Kendall had a survey made of said a „ c ording to said survey there are �- a ros in this entire tra ^ t , 451.99 a ^ros of wnieh sain tra ^ t within tho proposed park ar ^a in Rappahannock uounty , and 7.15 459 « ar ~ a ^ r «s whivh ar « within the proposed park ar 0a in Page county or , Virginia.; thar he has known this lana for about 30 years ; that this tra ^ t 0» a Very valuable mountain grazing farm and said Board of Appraisal uoramis si oners should havQelassed all of said traet of lana as aa rtgrazing lana 41 , ana hctva aliowaa from ax» least $15* 00 to » per ao o for axi elapsed Olio oi a« ro of said saia $> 25 * 00 traot , inowaa of having only allowed and 16 a «ro tract or land as grazing land at $15.00 per acre , and instead of having only classed 66 acres of said 484 acre tract of land as grazing land at $15.00 per acre ; that there is also some minerals on or under said tracts of land , which are valuable , and that there is some timber on said land which is valuable, andmore than . $100 oo for the minerals and worth more than $100.00 for the timber ; as allowed by said Commissioners ; that this is a very valuable mountain grazing farm now , and was in 1930, and also at the time of said appraisal by said Commissioners , and grazes a number of . . cattle and or other live stock well on same ; that J rented this land for grazing purposes for number cattle and or other live stock on G Grove has some years and grazes a same for all of the grazing seasCn each year ; that the amount allowed forsaid land by said Commissionees is grossly inadequate and not a fair and not a just compensation for said land and other property proposed to be taken , that said Commissioners only allowed the sum of $60.00 for said 19 acre tract , and only allowed the sum of $ 2235.00 for said 484 acre tract , which includes $100.00 for minerals and $100.00 for timber on said larger tract ; that this land is worth many times what said . . Kendall's Commissioners have valued it at ; that J W heirs , J . W. Kendall and his predecessors in title have had and took actual , adverse , notorious P-ge 2, , xxg continuous , andexclusive possession and �control of the whole of said tracts of land above referred to for . over thirty years, and that said J . W Kendall ' s heirs are entitled to the whole of the proceeds derived from the condemnation of said . land . Given under my hand this 27 th day of July, 1933 JL t . lA tjbbfz;. Commissioner in Chancery * • 1 �In the Circuit Court of , Rappahannock County Virginia % on The State Commission \ Cr • . Conservation and Development of \ p the State of Virginia vs . , . . ( At Law No Petitioner , 149 Clifton Ay lor and others and » 37 , 400 r of land , acres f . - . W. Kendall' s Estate, 106 1, J and - . . 106 11, J i W Kendall ’ s Estate . . AFFIDAVITS 4 FILED T N P CLERK’S OFFICE I RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY r** rk . i t i r < i 1 I WALTON & BROTHER ATTORNEYS AT LAW L U R A Y, V I R G I N I A 4 �* The State Commission on Conservation and Development * bf the State of Virginia, . Petitioner, / . VS Clifton Ay lor and others, and t * 37,400 acres, Defendants. * 1 . M. H. Abbott Answer of Mrs . H. Kendall, % V and D . No 106-1, and . Kendall No. 106-11., J. W 4 Estate. Filed in the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of Rappahannock County, Virginia, th> day of November, this 1932: ft c Teste: OAL b• . Clerk iy » 1 > t V � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rappahannock County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Description An account of the resource The first series in the Rappahannock County SNP Records collection consists of 350 files related to the court proceedings from The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Clifton Aylor and others, and Thirty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred (37,400) Acres of Land, more or less, in Rappahannock County, Virginia. This was a court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire privately held land located within the boundary of Rappahannock County in the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. Within the boundaries of eight counties, the state of Virginia, in collaboration with the Federal government, used eminent domain condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation to create the Shenandoah National Park. 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Title A name given to the resource Kendall, JW Description An account of the resource Tract: 106 - II; Location: East slope of Naked Ridge; Cost/Acre: $4.41; Estimate Value: $2,135.00; Number of Acres: 484.0; Monies Awarded: $2,135.00 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract 106 - II Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context kendall-jw-tract-106-ii Kendall Overall https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/89756c599f72862c713166bf4aa8933d.pdf b1d9488c53bdb6422c39c5777ef9788d PDF Text Text Rappahannock County NAME OF CLAIMANT -1 — #107 Number of Acres : Location : Kendall, David Lap on Ann P. Jolliffe’s Heirs . 112 Near head of Frazier Run a tributary of Thornton River, entirely within Park ^rea. Roads : It is six miles to the Lee Highway near Sperryville , over a very rocky county road ; thence nineteen miles to Luray, the nearest shipping point The soil is a fairly fertile sandy clay loam at the lower Soil : elevations On the steeper slopes it is less fertile and has a shale subsoil The slopes are moderately steep with a fairly smooth surface History of Tract and condition of timber : All merchantable timber including chestnut oak for tan bark, has been removed ffom this tract The cleared portion was cultivated for many years, but now grazing is the principle use . . . . . Improvements : . One dwelling: good condition . Frame, 6 rooms, 1-g story, metal roof, Acreage and value of types : Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value $145.00 Ridge : Slope : 58 A $2.50 54 © 15.00 Cove : Grazing Land : 810.00 . v95o 00 Fields Restocking : Cultivated Land : Orchard : 600.00 25.00 v1580.00 Minerals : Value of Land : $ 955.00 Value of Improvements : $600.00 Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit : $ 25.00 Value of Timber : $ Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract : $ 14.00 . Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ None CLERK. �County: Rappahannock District ; piedmont — - #107 1 Kendall, David Lap on Ann P Jolliffe’s Heirs . Acreage Claimed: No claim Value Claimed: . . Assessed: 65 Deed: 6b Assessed: #195.00 Deed: Area: Location: 112 /.ores Near head of Frazier Run a tributary of Thornton River, entirely within Park Area . Incumbrances, counter claims or laps:All of the land claim ed by David Kendall lies within two subdivisions of the overa Survey which were assigned to Julia c Overall and Ann PllJolli ffe ' Soil: i’he soil is a fairly fertile sandy clay loam at the lower elevations, on the steeper slopes it is less fertile has a shale sub soil The slopes are moderately steepand with a fairly smooth surfaoe . - Roads: . . . . It is six miles to the Lee Highway near Sperryville, over a very rocky county road ; thence nineteen miles to Luray , . the nearest shipping point History of tract and condition of timber: All merchantable r n'g ’chestnut oak for tanbark, has been removtimbe ed from this tract The cleared portion was cultivated for many years, but now grazing is the principle use . Improvements: . One dwelling: Frame, 6 rooms, 1 * story, metal roof, condition good * •••••• #500.00 The other buildings are sm 11 and have no value .. . . Value of land by types: Type Value Aor mge Fg Slope ' #450.00 8.00 ................. ..... Total value of land Total value of improvements Total vaj.ue of tract Average value per Value . 2.50 30 58 24 112 Fr Total acre flo OO per ...... acre £ 145.00 192.00 737.00 #787.00 500.00 —TWTo cT #11.49 -. X ~ Includes the area of #107 11 Note: The laud covered by the reports, for laps #107 1 & #107 11 was aoquired in 1908 (coat'd) . - - ?.9 �— - #107 1 — Kendall, David Lap on Ann Jolliffe’s Heirs . •Q X Note: Cant’d The description in the deed is as follows: Adjoining lands of John Waters, Sarah C Judd, and J W Kendall known as Edward Bolen tract of land lying on east side of Naked Mountain contain ing 65 acres The line between this tract and the J W Kendall gract was shown by the tenant residing on the tract . . .. .. . - � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rappahannock County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Description An account of the resource The first series in the Rappahannock County SNP Records collection consists of 350 files related to the court proceedings from The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Clifton Aylor and others, and Thirty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred (37,400) Acres of Land, more or less, in Rappahannock County, Virginia. This was a court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire privately held land located within the boundary of Rappahannock County in the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. Within the boundaries of eight counties, the state of Virginia, in collaboration with the Federal government, used eminent domain condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents in this collection are the legal proceedings for each individual tract of land that made up the one court case. In most cases, the individual case files consist of property surveys, assessments for the value of the land and improvements, and claims by the owner of the property. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Bulk of the collection dates 1930 to 1934 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. 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Title A name given to the resource Kendall, David Description An account of the resource Tract: 107 - I; Location: Near head of Frazier River; Cost/Acre: $14.00; Estimate Value: $1,580.00; Number of Acres: 112.0; Monies Awarded: $1,580.00 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract 107 - I Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context kendall-david-tract-107-i Kendall https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/e784cbada9b293471721465df4422db6.pdf df34c818ab083d7847ef1d0655fd9cb4 PDF Text Text Rappahannock County NAME OF CLAIMANT , David - - Kendall Lap on Julia c. Overall Heirs. $107 11 Number of Acres : Location : 36 Hear head cf Frazier Run a tributary of Thornton River, entirely within the Park area It is six niles to the Lee Highway near Sperryville , over a very rocky county road ; thence nineteen miles to Luray, th nearest shipping point. . Roads : . Soil : The soil is a fairly fertile sandy clay loam at the lower V elevations, On - ne steeper slopes it is less fertile add has a shale subsoil. The slopes are moderately steep 4 History of Trauma timber includln die t nut oak for tanbark , has been removed from this tract. cleared portion was cultivated for many years but now The grazing is the V1-vsinciple use. . V ' Improvements : Hone. Acreage and value of types : Types Acreage Value per acre 36 £2.50 | 65.00 15.00 150.00 215.00 Total Value Ridge : Slope : v Cove : Grazing Land : 10 ug • ^ Fields Restocking : Cultivated Land : Orchard : Minerals : Value of Land : $ 215.00 Value of Improvements : $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit : $ Value of Timber : $ Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract : $ 5.97 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ Hone. C L2RK. �Rappahannock County: .’iodnont District t - #107 11 ~ Xfcndall, 1)ivid Lap on X . cred ge Julia 0, overall noire c Xu imed: , Value alained: Assessed: 65 Deed: 6b Assessed: #195,00 Deed ; Ares: crcs 35 Hear head of Frasier 1 un a tributary of Thornton River, entirely wit io the Park Area location; . . or 'laps; All of the land claimed by Incaabranoes counter claims ' ' ' . f David endW i lies WTt'nin two subdivisions of the verall survey which/asaigned to Juliu C* overall and Ann P were Jolliffe* . mxi The soil is a fairly fertile sandy clay lorn at the lower elevations On the steeper slopes it Is less fertile The slopes are moderately steep and has a shale subsoil a fairly surface smooth with : dc ; Kut. h is six miles to the Acs Highway near Sperryville, over a very rooky county road; thence »1neteon miles to luray, the nearest shipping point . . . . History of ; All merchantable timber tract sad condition oftimber ' ' " ) ; on for tunbark, bus boon removed from incl idiiv choVtnuF The clearad portion was cultivated for many this tract yours, but now gra*ing is the principle use ' . Improvements: Value of land . . Son® by typos; Value par Acreage ^. Tu . 5 (JO 2.50 26 36 - Tot 1 v 1 io of land Total value of tract Average value per X — Hots acre Total Value acre oo :isu. , ' 63 00 i y • X-U ft 215.00 * « «• « » * « « 315.00 | 5.97 , ..• Includes lap #10741, - - - The land covered by the reports, for laps #107 1 and #107 11, {coat’d} acquired in 1900 . 0J �-2 - - $107 11 Kendall, David lap on Julia g overall Heirs . . Note: ( cont ’d) The description in the deed is as follows: Adjoining lands of John Waters, Sarah 0 Judd , and J W Kendall known as Sdward Bolen tract of land lying on east side of Naked mountain containing 65 acres The line between this tract and the J w Kendall tract was sho n by the tenant residing on the tract . . .. . . � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rappahannock County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Description An account of the resource The first series in the Rappahannock County SNP Records collection consists of 350 files related to the court proceedings from The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Clifton Aylor and others, and Thirty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred (37,400) Acres of Land, more or less, in Rappahannock County, Virginia. This was a court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire privately held land located within the boundary of Rappahannock County in the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. Within the boundaries of eight counties, the state of Virginia, in collaboration with the Federal government, used eminent domain condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents in this collection are the legal proceedings for each individual tract of land that made up the one court case. In most cases, the individual case files consist of property surveys, assessments for the value of the land and improvements, and claims by the owner of the property. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Bulk of the collection dates 1930 to 1934 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Kendall, David Description An account of the resource Tract: 107 - II; Location: Near head of Frazier River; Cost/Acre: $5.97; Estimate Value: $215.00; Number of Acres: 36.0; Monies Awarded: $215.00 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract 107 - II Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context kendall-david-tract-107-ii Kendall Overall https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/1443892dbde8225d2e90a1a538e91bde.pdf 5d2a0d63a6c9440a56b86591ac60f27b PDF Text Text RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT - Kelly, Dr. J .T . # 59 798 Number of Acres: . Location: On the headwaters of Piney River and south of Hogback mountain Roads: The old Jamison road crosses this tract , but practically the only outlet i s down Piney River , a distance of approximately 8 miles . the Lee Highway Soil: to . Sandy clay loam with numerous rock outcrops History of Tract and condition of timber: _ ( SEE REVERSE SIDE FOR THIS INFORMATION ) Improvements: | 1- Story frame house , and one small frame stable . Acreage and value of types: _— Ridge: 10 Slope : 434 Cove: Value per acre Acreage Types Grazing Land : — . 354 Total Value @ $1.00 $10.00 @ 2.25 976.50 @ 13.00 Fields Restocking: 4602.00 $5568.50 Cultivated Land : Orchard : Minerals: Value of Land : $ 5588.50 Value of Improvements: $ 100.00 Value of Orchard : $ 100.00 $5688.50 Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract: $ 7 # 12 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE CLERK �Continued from other side HISTORY OP TRACT AND CONDITION OP TIMBER: All of the tan hark and merchantable saw timber was removed about 30 years ago and much of the remaining timber was deadened about 20 years ago in an attempt to convert the tract into grazing land Only a compara tively small portion of the land so treated is now in sod Much of the tract is covered with briers and young locust sprouts Remaining stand of timber is of very poor quality and has no market value The owner has done very little in recent years to keep down the brush Practically the entire and briers which are crowding out the grass tract is enclosed with good wire fence . . . . . . - �Revised report County: Rappahannock District: Piedmont #59 - Dr. J. T. Kelly X Acreage Claimed: 1460 Assessed: Deed: Value Claimed: $23,000 Assessed: Deed: . Area: Location: 798 Acres On the headwaters of Piney River and south of Hogback Mountain . Incumbrances, counter claims or laps: All of the land claimed by Dr J T Kelly lies within the area embraced by the Overall Survey The area covered by this report is included in what was formerly known as share #4, and which was assigned in the division of that property to Mariah L Pitman It is generally understood that a former owner of this portion of the Kelly land was able to show a better title to the land in a suit in the Circuit Court of Rappahannock County The records pertaining to this suit are not complete, but there are a number of people living who remember when the suit was instituted There is no reoord of any other suit to clear up the title for the remaining portions of the overall Survey In nearly every Instant the other claimants to these lands have them under fence and much of the land is being grazed or cultivated Lap reports have been prepared for the remaining portions of the Kelly land which lies within shares #3, 5, 6 and 7, of the overall Survey ... . . . . . . . . . Soil: Sandy clay loam with numerous rook outcrops Roads: The old Jamison road crosses this tract, but practically the only outlet id down Piney River, a distance of approximately eight miles to the Lee Highway . History of tract and condition of timber: All of the tan bark and merchantable saw timber was removed about 30 years ago and much of the remaining timber was deadened about 20 years ago in an attempt to convert the tract into grazing land Only a comparatively small portion of the land so treated is now in sod Much of the tract is covered with briers and young locust sprouts Remaining stand of timber is of very poor quality and has no market value The owner has done very little in reoent years to keep down the brush and briers which are crowding out Practically the entire tract is enclosed the grass with good wire fences. . . . . . - Improvements consist of 1 - story frame house, and of 150,00B | one small frame stable with a total value Improvements: ^ �i \ t OFFICE OF COUNTY CLERK OF RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY WASHINGTON , VIRGINIA H O N . J. R . H. A L E X A N D E R, J U D G E J A S . M S E T T L E, C L E R K E L I Z A B E T H H. D E B E R G H , D E P. C L E R K . April 13th, 1933 Judge J R H Alexander, Leesburg, Virginia . My dear Judges I am herewith enclosing letter this day received from William D Medley and Arthur B Cook, attorneys for Alfred B Isles, together with motion for extension of time and exceptions to report of Appraisal Com missioners for Shenandoah National Park . . . .- I am sending you these papers for such action as you may deem necessary . Sincerely yours, JMS/s �A S S O C I A T E S— GLENN WILLETT C H A S. K E R S H E N B A U M , C . P . A A R T H U R E. C O O K G E O. W A L T E R S M I T H HUGH M. FRAMPTON LAW OFFICES SUITE 327 , SOUTHERN BUILDING W A S H I N G T O N , D . C. WILLIAM D. MEDLEY METROPOLITAN 4042 April 12, 1933 . James M Settle, Clerk, Circuit Court of Rappahannock County, Washington, Virginia Dear Sir ; We are enclosing a Motion for Extension of Time in which to file exceptions to the Report of the Appraisal Commission ers in the matter of the claim of Alfred B * lies in the cause of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia vs. Clifton Aylor and others , and thirty seven thousand four hundred (37,400) acres of land more or less. We are also enclosing the exceptions to be filed in the event that the Court grants the motion for extension of time - - . in which they may be filed Since our reasons for making this motion ere fully set out in the motion itself we feel that it is possible for you, &s Clerk of the Court , to present the matter to the Court for its consideration. If you will do this we will greatly appre ciate your kindness as it will thus relieve us of the necessity of coming quite some distance - . Thankihg you for your courtesy in this matter we are, . Yours very truly J ). ATTORNEYS TOR ALFRED B. IDES WDM/b Encs. 3. �Ilf THE CIRCUIT COURT OF RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY, VIRGINIA THE STATE COMMISSION ON CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT, 0? THE STATE 0? ) ) ) VIRGINIA, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) ) ) CLIETON AILOR AND OTHERS, fend thirty seven thousand four hundred (37,400) ) acres of land more or less, ) ) ) Defendants - . EXCEPTIONS TO REPOST 0? APPRAISAL COMMISSION BY ALFRED B ILXS, DEFENDANT. . . 1 This cause came on to be heard before the Board of Appraisal Commissioners, and pursuant to hearing scheduled August 25, 1930, at eshington, Virginia, testimony was taken . E. Manuel, from witness R to the effect that he was foreman of operations for defendant, Alfred B » lies, in mining operations under a certain mining lease the subject of these proceedings; that said operations were ceased upon the co - ncement of pro ceedings by the petitioner to condemn the land under authority of The Public park Condemnation Act; that a lode of mineral ore had at that time been opened to approximately twenty feet in width and more than ten feet in height ; that said lode had been definifely located to extend through Mount Marshall, on the - land lease of this defendant, for a distance of exceeding one mile; that mine buildings for general purposes, and roadways had been partially constructed to facilitate removal of said ore; that the project was abandoned solely because of eoceneement of said condemnation; that there was submitted approximately one hundred pounds of copper ore, which it was testified by the said R « E « Manuel had been taken from the property, and representative of the lode uncovered ; and affidavit stating expenditures upon the property, the result of assays maae by assayere and smelters, �-£- and estimated content of said lode upon the leased land was . submitted by defendant . £ Notwithstanding that hearing was held, testimony taken, and evidence of mineral submitted, the said Board of Appraisal Commissioners rendered the following report, which not only negatives any value in said leaee, but even infers that defendant never presented any evidence, or w&e heard , in any manner whatsoever ; - # 54 1 Name of Claimant, lies, Alfred B. "Location; Mining lease on 1000 acre traot. "There ie no evidence before as as to any potential value, we have given Mr. Ilea every opportunity to procure some evidence of mineral value, but has failed to do so . .. "Geo H Levi, Clerk - . Appraisal Conan'rs "Incidental imagee arising from taking of this tract £ none " - . 3 . . The defendant Alfred B Ilea excepts to the above report in its entirety for the reasons stated in paragraph 1, hereof, that the report does not set forth the facts of evidence sub - mitted , and for the further reason that the Board of Appraisal Commissioners ie required not only to determine "potential value", but is required to make a finding in relation to the value of existing property right, at the time of commencement of the proceedings, including the value of improvements renaered useless to the defendant by the fact that the said condemnation deprived him of his right to use the property in accordance with his then vested right therein; that no judicial, nor quasi judicial authority has the right arbitrarily to state that a leasehold is of no value whatsoever, and thus lightly take private property.without any compensation therefor . v �-3- 4 . Wherefore the Defendant, Alfred B * lies, exeepts to - the entire report, and prays that it be set aside, and a determ ination of the value of his leasehold right in the said property be made as of the time of the commencement of the condemnation . proceedings JjL 7 fJ WILLIAM D. UWLEY ( 7 . ARTHUR E COOK ATT0RS7YS FOR DEF Elf DAFT , . ILES. ALFRED B . WILLIAM D MEDLEY and ARTHUR S* COOK 3£7 Southern Building, Washington, D C « ATTORNEYS FOR D1PEHDAKT . . ILES. ALFRED B 1 �9 I | S . JAS CLERK M . SETTLE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE . F O R R A P P A H A N N O C K C O. W A S H I N G T O N, V I R G I N I A. \ 0 Judge J R H Alexander «£«0B»9^ Leesburg * * % �T « > »1 *'"< ! 1 'V t * * * III THE CIRCUIT COURT 0? RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY, VIRGINIA * t - \ TIU STATE COMMISSION 011 CONSER VATION AND DEVELOPMENT , OP THP STATE OP VIRGINIA * - « . petitioner - VS ; - A » k CLIFTON AYLOR AND OTHERS, and thirty seven thousand four hundred (37,400) acres of land more or less - . Defendants. EXCEPTIONS TO REPORT OF APPRAISAL COMMISSION * ?- /?3$. /Ll. Ji WILLIAM D. EDLEY and ARTHUR E. COOH 327 Southern Building, T,'T IVi Qj .C Washington, D ATTORNEYS FOR . 3 * DEFENDANT, ALFRED ILES* i �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OR RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY, VIRGINIA THE STATE COMMISSION ON CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT, OP THE STATE OE VIRGINIA, Petitioner, -vs- - ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) CLIFTON AYLOR AND OTHERS , &nd thirty seven thousand four hundred (37,400) ) acres of land more or less, ) ) ) Defendants . EXCEPTIONS TO REPORT OE APPRAISAL COMMISSION BY ALFRED B. ILSS, DEFENDANT . . 1 This cause came on to be heard before the Board of Appraisal Commissioners , and pursuant to hearing scheduled August 25, 1930, at Washington, Virginia, testimony was taken from witness R E Manuel, to the effect that he was foreman of .. operations for defendant, Alfred B. lies , in mining operations under a certain mining lease the subject of these proceedings ; - that said operations were ceased upon the commencement of pro ft ceedings by the petitioner to condemn the land under authority ** of The Public Park Condemnation Act; that a lode of mineral ore had at that time been opened to approximately twenty feet in width and more than ten feet in height ; that said lode had been definitely located to extend through Mount Marshall, on the - ft land lease of this defendant, for a distance of exceeding one mile ; that mine buildings for general purposes, and roadways had been partially constructed to facilitate removal of said ore ; that the project was abandoned solely because of commencement of said condemnation; that there was submitted approximately one hundred pounds of copper ore, which it was testified by the said . R E» Manuel had been taken from the property, and representative of the lode uncovered ; and affidavit stating expenditures upon the property, the result of assays made by assayers and smelters , * i �-£and estimated content of said lode upon the leased land was . submitted by defendant . £ notwithstanding that hearing was held, testimony taken, and evidence of mineral submitted, the said Board of Appraisal Commissioners rendered the following report , which not only negatives any value in said lease, but even infers that defendant never presented any evidence, or was heard, in any manner whatsoever ; - # 54 1 Name of Claimant, lies , Alfred B * "Location; Mining lease on 1000 acre tract. "There is no evidence before us as to any potential value We have given Mr lies every opportunity to procure some evidence of mineral value, but has failed to do so . . . "Geo. H. Levi , Clerk - Appraisal Comm'rs. "incidental dmages arising from taking of this tract $ none." - . 3 . lies The defendant Alfred B in its entirety for the excepts to the above report reasons stated in paragraph 1, hereof, that the report does not set forth the facts of evidence sub - - mitted , and for the further reason that the Board of Appraisal Commissioners is required not only to determine "potential value", but is required to make a finding in relation to the value of existing property right , at the time of commencement of the proceedings , including the velue of improvements rendered useless to the defendant by the fact that the said condemnation deprived him of his right to use the property in accordance with his then vested right therein; that no judicial , nor quasi judicial authority has the right arbitrarily to state that a leasehold is of no value whatsoever, and thus lightly take private property without any compensation therefor ^ . �-3- . . Wherefore the Defendant, Alfred B lies, excepts to the entire report, and prays that it be set aside , and a determ 4 - ination of the value of his leasehold right in the said property be made as of the time of the commencement of the condemnation proceedings* h, . WILLIAIi D MEDLEY (Ju ^ Ar' y .Mrfi- ' r , ARTHUR E* COOK ATTORN IYS FOR DEFENDANT, ALFRED B ILES ’ . - . WILLIAM D MEDLEY and ARTHUR E. COOK 3 £7 Southern Building, Washington, D C * . ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT ALFRED B. ILES . 1 *- �I c IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OP RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY , VIRGINIA T ’njS STATU C 01.111 ISSI ON ON CONSER VATION AND DEVELOPMENT OP THE STATE 0? VIRGINIA i ‘ . . « Petitioner, - VS - CLIPTON AYLOR AN D OTHERS , e n d t h i r t y seven t h o u s a n d f o u r h u n d r e d ( S 7 , 400 ) acres of l a n d more o r l e s s « - . . Defendants EXCEPTIONS TO REPORT OP APPRAISAL COMMISSION / I # / ? 32 ' . . southern ' WILLIAM D MEDLEY and ARTHUR E COOK , c; B u i l d i n g, 3S 7 /’ / a s h i n g t o n , D * C » ATTORNEYS FOR DEPENDANT , ALFRED B ILES . . ji . X f �t IF THE CIRUCIT COURT OP RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY, VIRGINIA THE STATE COMMISSION OH CONSERVATION AMD DEVELOPMENT OP THE STATE OF VIRGINIA, ) Petitioner, ) ) -vs- - ) ) ) CLINTON AYLOR AND OTHERS, and thirty seven thousand four hundred (37,400) aores of land more or less, . Defendants ) ) ) ) ) ) EOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME . Now comes Alfred B * lies, by his attorneys, William D Medley . and Arthur E Cook, and moves this honorable court for extension of time to ten days from the hearing hereon in which to file exceptions to the Report of the Appraisal commissioners , filed in this Court on the eighteenth day of May, 1932, and gives as reasons therefor: . That no notice of the filing of said report was received by this defendant or his attorneys , notwithstanding that diligent efforts to obtain information concerning the same were . made by this defendant and his attorney, Arthur E Cook ; that the Board of Appraisal Commissioners was advised in July 24, . lies from 1930, of the removal of Mr . C , to Washington, D « Colorado Springs, Colorado ; that subsequently correspondence with the Clerk of said board was with defendant's attorney, . - Arthur E Cook, who represented the defendant at a hearing con ducted pursuant to order of this Court ; that said attorney was advised that he Would be advised of the filing of said report, but notwithstanding several inquiries in regard thereto neither *- . defendant nor his attorney has received notice thereof �-2- - Your petitioner has ready for filing in this cause exceptions to the said report, and therefore prays that the same may be accepted and considered herein* JS . Jl/f rk MS / WA / f f . IDES, Attorneys for ALFRED B defendant. WILLIAM D. MEDLEY, ARTHUR E COOK, 327 Southern Building, Washington, D » C * . ¥ 9 - �r 1 V . r. III THE CIRCUIT COURT OF RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY, VIRGINIA . % - \ TEE STATS COMMISSION ON CONSER VATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA , « Petitioner , -VSCLIFTON AYLOR AND OTHERS , end thirty seven thousand four hu hundred (37,400) acres of land more or less , - * Defendants. MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME i % K z- / . WILLIAM D MEDLEY and ARTHUR E. COOK 3 H7 Southern Building, Washington, D C. ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT, X V Q. • ALFRED B. TT . o JLu -* h �IN THB CIRCUIT COURT OF RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY, VIRGINIA, MONDAY, MAY 8th, . 1933 . This day came Alfred B Isles, by counsel, and moved the Court for leave to file exceptions to report of Appraisal Commissioners filed on May 18, 1932 in the condemnation proceedings of State Commission on Conservation and tievelopment of the State of . Clifton Aylor, et als• Virginia vs which motion the Court doth > grant, subject however to such exceptions as may be made and filed thereto ; . whereupon said exceptions were filed - A COFY T3STS: Pf, / Clerk •. Y # �(Ernttmteatott on (Emtaeruatton nnb Smlopment RICHMOND. VA. . WILLIAM E CARSON , CHAIRMAN, RIVERTON COLEMAN WORTHAM , VICE CHAIRMAN, RICHMOND JUNIUS P FISHBURN , ROANOKE E GRIFFITH DODSON NORFOLK RUFUS G ROBERTS, CULPEPER THOMAS L FARRAR , CHARLOTTESVILLE LEE LONG , DANTE . . . B U R E A U S O F THE COMMISSION GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER RESOURCES AND POWER FOREST SERVICE . . PARKS ARCHAEOLOGY AND HISTORY STATE PUBLICITY . ELMER O FIPPIN , EXECUTIVE SECRETARY AND TREASURER PHONE RANDOLPH 3 7 5 5 kt the meeting of the State Commission on Conservation and Development , held in Richmond , December 21, 1928 , the following motion was made by Mr , Wortham , seconded by Mr Eishburn , and carried: . "For the purposes contemplated in Section twenty four ( 24 ) of the Public Park Condemnation Act , William E Carson , uhairman of the State Com mission on Conservation and Development , is hereby designated and appointed in writing the representa tive , agent , and attorney of the said Commission , through whom the Commission desires to act in the institution and maintenance of proceedings looking - . - - to the acquirement , by condemnation proceedings or otherwise , of title to lands and other property , for a public park or for public park purposes under authority of the National Park Act , and the Executive Secretary of the Commission is hereby authorized and directed to furnish to the said William E Carson , Chairman of the State Commission on Conservation and Development , such properly certified copies of this resolution for file with the record of any such con demnation proceedings which may be instituted under authority of said Public Park Condemnation Act ” . - . Subscribed and sworn to before me this 28th day of October , 1929 , . du- Uz ^ Notary Public My commission expires October 16 , 1932 . % �r 1 4 * f V :• » 1 » |E •0 V �- *r f \ . ' \ h /yf. f ^ \ ) i , - PETITION OF THE STATE CON SEHVATIOi : AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA , FOR THE CON OP fltATION OF LANDS I!, \ C OUNTY - . J V \ j P E T I T I O N & ' ^v V .•o < LAW OFFICES WEAVER & ARMSTRONG FRONT ROYAL , VA. ' �Page two if 59 - Dr. J. T. Kelly Value of land by types; Value Type per Acreage Ridge Slope Fg 4a.oo 10 434 868.00 2160.00 630.00 $3668.00 798 Total value of land Total value of improvements Total value of tract Average value per aore X -- » ,3668.00 ' 150.00 $3818.00 $4.78 -- - Total Value $10.00 2.00 15.00 3.00 144 210 FT acre . This includes area in laps #59 1 11 111 & IV �* 7 j f rSf & - ___ of . Claim In the Cir6* t Court of The State G immission on tioner, vs. c _ ' , At Law. County, Virginia, No and Development of the State of Virginia, Peti - Conservation — County, Virginia, Defendants. more or less, of land in \^/.V *pd/(2 SL The undersigned , in answer to th * tition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia , and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing fcfsaid petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this Court of as his answer to sMcFpetjjjon /apd to said notice. My name is My Post Office Address is I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract$or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about. acres, pn which there are the following \ buildings and improvements : .CUd>JL i . __ , A ) __ ^ This land is located about. miles from Virginia, in £ the Magisterial District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land de scribed above : ( In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above ) . - The land owpers adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows : North »A / . ?34 South ___ East _____ West ^ ^ / __ 22 _ 9 __ A*>L_ ^^ ^ _ _1fc 8x_ j _ S?/ 5 J?lfc. vin the ^^ I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year / /) following manner : ; 1_ _ _ S T < 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 w 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 $ ^ as to ( In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information this claim which claimant desires to make ; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the trapjt or parcel of land by metqs and bounds ) . 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X. ^ vt 192 J. t cJ (jxly&m{ jz*o ��t / c \ PILED IN CLEKK 8 OFFICE ‘ RAJPjPAUANNOCK COb'M V J/£,'{77?Jei fl i » i » • ; ( > K &L Clerfv 4 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rappahannock County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Description An account of the resource The first series in the Rappahannock County SNP Records collection consists of 350 files related to the court proceedings from The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Clifton Aylor and others, and Thirty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred (37,400) Acres of Land, more or less, in Rappahannock County, Virginia. This was a court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire privately held land located within the boundary of Rappahannock County in the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. Within the boundaries of eight counties, the state of Virginia, in collaboration with the Federal government, used eminent domain condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents in this collection are the legal proceedings for each individual tract of land that made up the one court case. In most cases, the individual case files consist of property surveys, assessments for the value of the land and improvements, and claims by the owner of the property. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Bulk of the collection dates 1930 to 1934 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Kelly, Dr. JT Description An account of the resource Tract: 59; Location: Drains of Piney River one mile east of Elk Wallow Gap; Cost/Acre: $4.46; Estimate Value: $607.00; Number of Acres: 136.0; Monies Awarded: $607.00 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract 59 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context kelly-dr-jt-tract-59 Kelly Overall https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/a67c39dd2edf80e47de4e8d2defcba94.pdf d9ddc353f14714227e6fdc37c77901e7 PDF Text Text County 1 District : Bappahannock Piedmont NAME OF CLAIMANT # 59 a Number of Acres: Location: 60 - Kelley, J.T., Dr r East side of finey ^un . at the forks A rough country road runs along the west boundary and leads to the State Highway 5 miles distant. Thence it is 17 miles to Luray, the near est shipping point Roads: . . . Sandy loam of good depth and fertility, but rocky Slopes are mod erate and steep with some rock outcrops Exposure is west Soil : . - The western side has been cleaned uo and grazed for many years, but is now growing up to bushes, and has consider able alder on some parts The tan bark has been removed and there has been considerable cutting The rental paid by the tenant is 312.00 per year/ Timber: There is an open stand of fair timber with re d oak up to 24 DBH. and poplar to 20 with some small. chestnut oak and whit e pine, On 55 acres there is 78 M of red oak, 23 M. Poplar , 13 M. white pine, 4 M chestnut oak and 3 M. hickory Also, 14 cords of locust Improvements: One 2, story 6 room. house, paper house, barn oaper roof, smoke house, hen house and spring house, all in fair condition History of Tract and condition of timber: - . . . . . . . . Acreage and value of types : Total Value Value per acre Acreage Types Slope : 24 @ $3.00 $72.00 Cove: 6 @ 5.00 30.00 30 @ 8.00 Grazing Land : 240.00 1342.00 IT Cultivated Land: Orchard : Minerals: Value of Land: Value of Improvements: $ 525 * 00 525.00 Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Timber: $ 215.00 f 215.00 1082.00 Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ 13 * 0o Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ HONE CLERK �I County: Rappahannock Dist ri ct: PIedraont /59 . -1 X Acroa/.e Claimed ; Value Claimed: J. T. Kelly — Dr.lap on J. 0. verull* s Heirs. 1460 Assessed: Deed: | 33,000 Assessed: Deed: Area: Location: . 136 Acres On the drains of Piney River about one mile east of 31k allow Gap . Incumbrances, counter claims or laps; This is th t part of the land ol i ad by Dr J T Kelly which lies within that portion of the overall Purvey known as share #3 and which was assigned to Julia c overall ... . . Soil: Sandy clay loam of slightly less than average fertility for mountain soil in this locality Roads: It is eight miles of unimproved dirt road to the Lee Highway; thence seventeen miles to Luray, the nearest shipping point . . History of tr ct and condition of timber: All of the merchantable saw timber uni tan bark was removed about 30 years ago Part of the remaining timber growth was later deadened and the land used for grazing, ooiae of the land so treated is now covered with fairly good sod Thore is no mercnantable timber of any kind on the tract at present . . improvements: Yalue of land . None b ty as: Value Type Acreage per lG8 V Slope Fg Fr Total value of land Total value of tract Average value per acre X — . 26 2 136 Total acre Value £316.00 3.00 15.00 390.00 6.00 . 3 00 613.00 618.00 | 4.50 - - - . This includes area of tract /59 and laps /59 11 111 IV �County Rappahannock District: Piedmont . - #59-a, Kelly, J T, Acreage Claimed: Value Claimed: . Location: East side of Piney Run at the forks • Incumbrances, counter claims or laps: Sandy loam of good depth and flertility, but Slopes are moderate and steep with rocky Exposure is west some rock outcrops Soil: . Roads: . . A rough county road runs along the west boundary and leads to the State Highway 5 miles distant Thence it is 17 miles to Luray, the nearest shipping point . . History of tract, and condition of timber: The western side has been " clean ecF up and grazed for many years, but is now growing up to bushes, and has considerable alder on some parts The tan bark has been re moved and there has been considerable cutting The rental paid by the tenant is #12 per year . . . Timber: Improvements: .- There is an open stand of fair timber with red oak up to 24 D B H and poplar to 20" with some small chestnut oak and white pine On 53 acres there is 78 M of red oak,23 M poplar, 13 M, white pine, 4 M chestnut oak and 3 M hickory Total,121 M, valued at #3.50 per M Also,14 cords of locust at #1,00 per cord . .. .. ” - .. . .. . - ...... .. .... The house is 2 story,6 room,14 x 26,with 14x141 "L",,paper roof, valued at , #300 Barn 16x20 with paper roof, 150 Chicken House,10x14 *,paper roof f • M 20 Smoke house,8x10,paper roof 20 Spring house, 25 Total #5lS . . .. .. ' Value of land by types: Types: Value Per A ' reage: Slope Cove P g 6 30 89 value of land Total n a improvements ft ft n ft timber Tract Average value per acre . #3.00 Total Value 5.00 5.00 30 150 .#339.00 . 515.00 . 438.00 #1292.00 #14.52 .. ¥5597 �Co- ty ; Rappahannock Disti-xct: Piedmont - #59a, Kelly, J.T. N A } " J.B.Bolen , // ' / A.Bailey L / rj M $ -r v v\ 4 H.L.Johnson « xNs tVc ^ " \ C.H.Bowen NVPVV \ \i W V Hi 1> \ . LEGEND: Cove Orchard " Slope Ridge Scale - Grazing Land Tillable Land 20 chains l" � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rappahannock County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Description An account of the resource The first series in the Rappahannock County SNP Records collection consists of 350 files related to the court proceedings from The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Clifton Aylor and others, and Thirty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred (37,400) Acres of Land, more or less, in Rappahannock County, Virginia. This was a court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire privately held land located within the boundary of Rappahannock County in the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. Within the boundaries of eight counties, the state of Virginia, in collaboration with the Federal government, used eminent domain condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents in this collection are the legal proceedings for each individual tract of land that made up the one court case. In most cases, the individual case files consist of property surveys, assessments for the value of the land and improvements, and claims by the owner of the property. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Bulk of the collection dates 1930 to 1934 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Kelly, Dr. JT Description An account of the resource Tract: 59 - A; Location: Headwaters of Piney River south of Hogback Mountain; Cost/Acre: $2.50; Estimate Value: $832.00; Number of Acres: 332.0; Monies Awarded: $832.00 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract 59 - A Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context kelly-dr-jt-tract-59-a Burns Hooff Hopper Jackson Kelly Keys Kirksey Loving Orme Overall Smith https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/5f5960e11fb89f062b8356d1cac65a5b.pdf a43f9e2e2bc0694c2a8992c4d5e1daa6 PDF Text Text Rappahannock County NAME OF CLAIMANT Kelly , Dr. J. m #59-1 — Number of Acres : 156 Location : Overall Heirs. On the drains of Piney River about one mile east of 31k V«/ac, 1 low Gap It is eight miles of unimproved dirt road to the Lee Highway ; thence seventeen miles to Luray , the nearest o Roads : . Lap on J. C . * shipping point. Soil : Sandy clay loam of slightly less than average fertility for mountain soil in this locality . History of Tract and condition of timber' : All of the merohantalle saw timber and tan bark was removed about 30 years ago. Part of the remaining timber growth was later deadened and the land used for grazing Some of the land so treated is now covered with fairly good sod. There is no merchantable ti -ber of any kind on the tract at present. . Improvements : Hone. Acreage and value of types : Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge : Slope : r 108 25 v-243.00 28 13.00 364.00 $607.00 < Cove : Grazing Land : Fields Restocking : Cultivated Land : Orchard : Minerals : Value of Land : $ 607.00 Value of Improvements : $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit : $ Value of Timber : $ Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract : $ 4 . 4 5 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : S ^Hone . &f As . CLERK �I County: Rappahannock Dist ri ct: PIedraont /59 . -1 X Acroa/.e Claimed ; Value Claimed: J. T. Kelly — Dr.lap on J. 0. verull* s Heirs. 1460 Assessed: Deed: | 33,000 Assessed: Deed: Area: Location: . 136 Acres On the drains of Piney River about one mile east of 31k allow Gap . Incumbrances, counter claims or laps; This is th t part of the land ol i ad by Dr J T Kelly which lies within that portion of the overall Purvey known as share #3 and which was assigned to Julia c overall ... . . Soil: Sandy clay loam of slightly less than average fertility for mountain soil in this locality Roads: It is eight miles of unimproved dirt road to the Lee Highway; thence seventeen miles to Luray, the nearest shipping point . . History of tr ct and condition of timber: All of the merchantable saw timber uni tan bark was removed about 30 years ago Part of the remaining timber growth was later deadened and the land used for grazing, ooiae of the land so treated is now covered with fairly good sod Thore is no mercnantable timber of any kind on the tract at present . . improvements: Yalue of land . None b ty as: Value Type Acreage per lG8 V Slope Fg Fr Total value of land Total value of tract Average value per acre X — . 26 2 136 Total acre Value £316.00 3.00 15.00 390.00 6.00 . 3 00 613.00 618.00 | 4.50 - - - . This includes area of tract /59 and laps /59 11 111 IV � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rappahannock County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Description An account of the resource The first series in the Rappahannock County SNP Records collection consists of 350 files related to the court proceedings from The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Clifton Aylor and others, and Thirty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred (37,400) Acres of Land, more or less, in Rappahannock County, Virginia. This was a court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire privately held land located within the boundary of Rappahannock County in the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. Within the boundaries of eight counties, the state of Virginia, in collaboration with the Federal government, used eminent domain condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents in this collection are the legal proceedings for each individual tract of land that made up the one court case. In most cases, the individual case files consist of property surveys, assessments for the value of the land and improvements, and claims by the owner of the property. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Bulk of the collection dates 1930 to 1934 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Kelly, Dr. JT Description An account of the resource Tract: 59 - I; Location: East side of Hogback Mountain near head of Little Devil Stairs Run; Cost/Acre: $1.00; Estimate Value: $8.00; Number of Acres: 8.0; Monies Awarded: $8.00 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract 59 - I Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context kelly-dr-jt-tract-59-i Booth Iles Kelly Miller Roy Settle https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/948d26f354218747a0f62bb0ef5283a8.pdf db5bd9486de413b4a7b41e67bb1db237 PDF Text Text 1 H3 -i 3 :: i jj] 3 i i [ idlri : £l ! i 1 ! iij] Hiill s ii il I * * !i i ® l * = ; ! £ £ ii m i •i i i k 3 in !I t I. a 1 I* - a \* ; -\± ] i 1 I :r * if i iliiiiii! 1 j u j i 11 mm J t �County: Rappahannock District: Piedmont 4srXI - .. Dr* J T Kelly- Lap on tllliaiB C* overall’s Heirs . X Acreage Claimed: 1460 Value Claimed: #23,000 Assessed: Deed: Assessed: Deed: Area: . 332 ^cres Looatioq: i Headwaters of Piney River Just south of Hogback Mountain* Incumbrances, counter claims or la a: This is that portion of the "" land claimed by Dr * J T* Kelly which lies within that part of the Overall Survey designated as share #5 which was assigned to William C* overall* . - . Soil: Thin sandy loam with some clay and sub soil Roads: It is eight miles of unimproved dirt road to the Lee Highway; thence seventeen miles to Luray, the nearest shipping point * History of tract and condition of timber: All of the mercliantable saw timber arid tan bar.c was removed about 30 years ago Part of the remaining timber growth was later deadened and the land used for grazing * Some of the land so treated is now covered with fairly good sod * There is no merchantable timber of any kind on the tract at . . present Improvements: & The improvements consist of 1 story house with a dilapidated stable and othe r out buildings all of which are valued at Value of land 3150*00* by tyres; T acreage e s2 280 332 Slope Value acre ,1 ~0 2.00 Total Value, per . J.52» 00 • 360* 00 612.00 ...... Total value of land Tot 1 value of improves nts Tot 1 value of tract •••••• Average value per acre X — 150.00 C962.00 > 29 £. - . This includes area of tract #59 and laps #59 1-111 & IV � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rappahannock County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Description An account of the resource The first series in the Rappahannock County SNP Records collection consists of 350 files related to the court proceedings from The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Clifton Aylor and others, and Thirty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred (37,400) Acres of Land, more or less, in Rappahannock County, Virginia. This was a court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire privately held land located within the boundary of Rappahannock County in the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. Within the boundaries of eight counties, the state of Virginia, in collaboration with the Federal government, used eminent domain condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents in this collection are the legal proceedings for each individual tract of land that made up the one court case. In most cases, the individual case files consist of property surveys, assessments for the value of the land and improvements, and claims by the owner of the property. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Bulk of the collection dates 1930 to 1934 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Kelly, Dr. JT Description An account of the resource Tract: 59 - II; Location: East of Elk Wallow Gap ; Cost/Acre: $6.70; Estimate Value: $67.00; Number of Acres: 10.0; Monies Awarded: $67.00 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract 59 - II Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context kelly-dr-jt-tract-59-ii Kelly Overall https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/92f81818069d4aad899afd475d456945.pdf 5d89140570f4e9c81441671ac15308ce PDF Text Text County: Rappahannock District: PIedmont - #59 111 — ... Dr J T Kelly Lap on Mary Ann Roy Heirs . X Acreage Claimed ; 1460 Assessed: Deed: Value Claimed ; $23,000 Assessed: Deed: . Area; 172 Acres Location: . Headwaters of Piney River just south of Hogback Mountain Incumbrances, counter claims or laps: This is that portion of the land claimed by Dr J T ::elly which lies within that part of the Overall Survey known as share #6 or which was assigned to Mary Ann Roy ... . . SoUi Thin sandy loam with some clay and subsoil Roads: The old Jamison road which has been in use for many years touch this tract It is eight miles to the nearest maoadam road and twenty five miles to Luray, the nearest shipping point . . History of tract and condition of timber ; All tan bark and merchantable saw timber was removed about 30 years ago Some of the remaining timber was killed by girdling about 20 yeurs ago, and the area grazed for several years afterwards without securing a satisfactory sod The present stand of tinber is of poor quality and has no market value . . Improvements: . . None Value of land by types; Value Type Ridge Slope . a 82 $1.00 262.00 262.00 Aver age value per acre ••• $1.51 — Total Value $82.00 2.00 Total value of land Total value of tract X H -%1 per acre Acreage 180.00 -- . This Includes the area of traot #59 and laps #59 1 11 & IV �Rappahannock County NAME OF CLAIMANT #59 111 Kelly, Dr. J. T. - - Lap on Mary Ann Roy Heirs. 172 Headwaters of Piney River just south of Hogback fountain Number of Acres : Location : Roads : . The old Jamison road which has been in use for many years touch this tract , It is eight miles to the nearest macadam road and twenty five miles to Luray, the nearest shipping . point Soil : Thin sandy loam with some clay and subsoil. - .il tan bark and merchantable saw timber ,/as removed about 30 years ago Some of the re maining timber was killed by girdling about 20 years ago, and the area grazed for several years afterwards without securing a satisfactory sod The present stand of timber is' of poor quality History of Tract and condition of timber : i . - . . Improvements:Hone Acreage and value of types : Types Acreage Ridge : 82 Slope : 90 Value per acre ' a> • m $1.00 OJ .OJ Rj • ' - Total Value $82.00 202.50 $284.50 Cove : Grazing Land : Fields Restocking : Cultivated Land : Orchard : Minerals : . Value of Land : $ 284 .50 Value of Improvements : $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit : $ Value of Timber : $ Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract : $1.65 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : CLERK. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rappahannock County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Description An account of the resource The first series in the Rappahannock County SNP Records collection consists of 350 files related to the court proceedings from The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Clifton Aylor and others, and Thirty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred (37,400) Acres of Land, more or less, in Rappahannock County, Virginia. This was a court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire privately held land located within the boundary of Rappahannock County in the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. Within the boundaries of eight counties, the state of Virginia, in collaboration with the Federal government, used eminent domain condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents in this collection are the legal proceedings for each individual tract of land that made up the one court case. In most cases, the individual case files consist of property surveys, assessments for the value of the land and improvements, and claims by the owner of the property. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Bulk of the collection dates 1930 to 1934 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Kelly, Dr. JT Description An account of the resource Tract: 59 - III; Location: East side of Piney Run at the Forks; Cost/Acre: $18.03; Estimate Value: $1,082.00; Number of Acres: 60.0; Monies Awarded: $1,082.00 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract 59 - III Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context kelly-dr-jt-tract-59-iii Kelly https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/6cd9e0a6bfa8157aec9970b8f92b3ae0.pdf 9eacc879c136f6ee26ae1f167a92fbe7 PDF Text Text Rappahannock County NAME OF CLAIMANT Kelly , Dr. J. rn_ #59 IV Lap on J. J. killer Estate. - -- u Number of Acres : 8 Roads : On east side of Hogback fountain near head of Little Devil Stairs Run The old Jamison road which has been in use for many years touches this tract. It is eight miles to the nearest macadam road and twenty five miles to Luray, the nearest Soil : The soil is a sandy loam of medium depth and fertility Location : . . shipping point . History of Tract and condition of timber : All of the merchantable saw timber and tan bark was removed from this tract about thirty years ago. Remaining stand is of very poor quality and unmerchantable for saw timber. Improvements : None. Acreage and value of types : Types Acreage Ridge : 8 Total Value Value per acre vrS $8.00 $1.00 Slope : Cove : Grazing Land : Fields Restocking : Cultivated Land : Orchard : Minerals : Value of Land : $ 3 . 0 0 Value of Improvements : $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit : $ Value of Timber : $ Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract : $ 8.00 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ None. �Rappahannock District: Piedmont Comity: - #59 IV . T.onKelly - Dr. JLap J. J. Miller Estate. X Acreage Claimed: 1460 Assessed: Deed ; Value Claimed: $23,000 Assessed: Deed: . Area; 8 Acres On East side of Hogback Mountain near head of Little Devil Stairs Run Location: . Incumbrances, counter claims or laps: This is that part of the land claimed by Dr J T Kelly which lies inside of share #7 of the Overall Survey, the residue of which is owned by J J Miller Estate ... . .. . Soil: The soil is a sandy loam of medium depth and fertility Roads: The old Jamison road which has been in use for many years It is eight miles to the nearest touches this tract macadam road and twenty five miles to Luray, the nearest . . shipping point History of tract Sind condition of timber: All of the merchantable saw timber and tan bark was removed from this tract about Remaining stand Is of very poor quality thirty years ago and unmerchantable for saw timber . Improvements: . . None Value of land by types: Type Value per acre Acreage $1.00 8 Ridge Total value of land $8.00 Total value of tract $8 GO Average value per aore $1.00 X — This Total Value #8.00 . -- - . Includes the area of tract #59 and laps #59 1 11 111 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rappahannock County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Description An account of the resource The first series in the Rappahannock County SNP Records collection consists of 350 files related to the court proceedings from The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Clifton Aylor and others, and Thirty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred (37,400) Acres of Land, more or less, in Rappahannock County, Virginia. This was a court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire privately held land located within the boundary of Rappahannock County in the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. Within the boundaries of eight counties, the state of Virginia, in collaboration with the Federal government, used eminent domain condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents in this collection are the legal proceedings for each individual tract of land that made up the one court case. In most cases, the individual case files consist of property surveys, assessments for the value of the land and improvements, and claims by the owner of the property. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Bulk of the collection dates 1930 to 1934 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Kelly, Dr. JT Description An account of the resource Tract: 59 - IV; Location: Headwaters of Piney River S of Hogback Mountain ; Cost/Acre: $1.65; Estimate Value: $204.50; Number of Acres: 172.0; Monies Awarded: $284.50 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract 59 - IV Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context kelly-dr-jt-tract-59-iv Kelly Roy