86 20 4487 https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/d940a0b48cbf5a210527b2a6b2749cd7.pdf a74b65224dd840999bec29c823b8fc47 PDF Text Text ",V k RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY -NAME OF CLAIMANT #181 - James Pry Estate Number of Acres: 10 Location : On Lee Highway entirely within the Park boundary Roads : 12 miles over Lee highway to Luray, nearest shipping point Soil : Sandy loam of good depth and fertility Most of the tract is very steep with some level land along the stream The general exposure is to the south . . . . Tract has been cleared and most of it cultivated, but it has been abandoned for many years and is now covered with brush with a small amount of fire-wood History of Tract and condition of timber : . House; Log, 16x161 1 room, stone chimney, shingled roof, poor condition, abandoned. Orchard: 6 old apple trees. Improvements : Acreage and value of types : Acreage Types Value per acre Total Value Ridge : Slope : Cove : Grazing Land : Fields Restocking : 10 $10.00 $100.00 Cultivated Land : 25.00 Orchard : 6,00 Minerals: Value of Land : $ $151.00 100.00 Value of Improvements : $ 2 5 , 0 0 Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit : $ 6 , 0 0 Value of Timber : $ Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract : $ 1 3,1 0 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ None, CLERK �131 A. proa go CXc.ir.ed: Value - Cry , .lanes Rappahannock lioteont r- t * Assessed Xaii edt Deed f# Loeuti on: ft On Lee highway entirely Incumbrances * counter claims or oil: lags: within the bark boundary* Done known* trndy loan of good depth and fertility loot of the tract is very steep r;ith sor e level land along *the stream* The general ex' enure is to the south * : lies over Lee highway to Luray Twelve It undo Ti story of tract . ^ , " , - - ., stone chimney ,shingled roof -- 6 old apple trees 525.00 . 6 ,00 at 1*00 and v Ino or lord by types: Value Typ feetoc nearest ©hipping point * fi Orchard : croagQ , oorditlor. of * timbers tract has been cleared and most of it eta tivryted” bnt it lias boon abandoned for nany years and is now covered with brush with a s all amount of fire wood * S jo WJ & House: Log lGxlG * * 1 room poor condition abandoned * Irrrovcmeutss . County: Districts Total Value XouiO ing To tell value of land o* m m 100.00 "otnl vein© of ): ip rove? onto 80 *00 --- - . T tal value of orchard 'Total value of tract Average value per acre 0 *00 131*00 «* «*> 13.10 / � 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 Fry, James Estate Description An account of the resource Tract: 181; Location: On Lee Highway; Cost/Acre: $13.10; Estimate Value: $131.00; Number of Acres: 10.0; Monies Awarded: $131.00 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 181 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context fry-james-estate-tract-181 Fry https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/db436c32d9c4b4844aca6bef975da6a3.pdf b3c9a49580538debf09f13cb5420d1f8 PDF Text Text County: Rappahannock District: piedmont NAME OF OWNER #lo9 Pry, Irs. Smma J. - CCAt^d. CTAA* ctp> , *o,/7 3 Z <A 4LLJL-J AJ.-e ?- J^</ Location: Soutn slope of Oven Mountain, entirely within the park area Number of Acres: 30 / ^ Roads: . k mile of rough dirt road , thence 13 miles to Luray , nearest shipping . point . Sandy loam of fair depth and fertility Surface covered with loose boulders on northern portion of tract. South and east exposure Soil : . of tract cleared many years ago. Part of cleared fields have been neglected and is now grown up to locust. Sassafras and hickory 8r 10’ high. Tan bark removed from area about 30 years aog Other timber products removed since. At present there are a few white oaks and chestnut oaks scattered over the tract. Inaccessible because of small amount of timber. History of Tract and condition of timber: Major portion - . House, log and frame ,1 - story , shingled roof , shed room, porch | paper roof, 5 rooms; Corn house , board roof, fair condition ; Stable , frame Improvements : Acreage and value of types : Value per acre Acreage Types 2 Slope : Total Value « $3.00 §6.00 © 9.84 27'o.52 Gl.o2 > Cove : Grazing Land : & Restocking ) / 28 ^ Cultivated Land : Orchard : Minerals: Value of Land:$ 281.52 Value of Improvements: $ 520 * 00 320.00 601.52 Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Timber : $ Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract : $ 20.03 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ NONE CLERK �- 159 Acreage - Fry , • . DISTRICT: c . f Rh • A HA151!< C K rs Ensca J Area assessed 29 *92 A Claimed : Value cl aired : Value assessed $60.00 Location : C • ufch slope of even f ountain entirely within the Park Area . . Rone J mavn mile of rough dirt read, thence 15 tiles k RO; ds : . - nobrurces, counter claims, laps, etc : | tr , Lurry nearest shipping . point Sandy loam of fair depth ana fertility Soil : > PIEURt -UT UNTy : ir' I . Surface covered with loose boulders on northern portion of tract . . Couth and east exposure Major portion of tract : Hi story of tract and condition c-f timber oTeT'cd' many years age pert of cleared fir;.] els have been neglected aid is new grown urit © locust , Sassafras and hickery 8 ' ft rt bark removed from area Id * high Tan about SC years ago, other timber product ® removed since At press it there are a fd v whlte oaks and chestnut oaks scattered over Inaeeessable because of small the tract asm unt of timber . .. . . . — —— — —— — - —— — ^ end value of lend bp types : Types Acre - , re FCr 16.00 2.50 20 sl ope £3 Total value of lend Total value of improvement ® Tot11 value of tract per tc- re Value per acre 6.00 8 20 FR Average vai ue . l - story Fouae 1or and frame 14 * x 27 , | shingled , shed room 14 x 15 perch 10 * x 12 * , paper roof mm * m *• ^ ^ m ** $250.00 5 roc ® , foof * x 12 beard . 6 log C rn house 15.00 fair r.t obi e *f r sue 10.00 I. nrcvei ents : Acreage - $13,96 tors, oo 275 •00 # *» *» » < »» mm tin Total Value Q48.00 300.00 50.00 TzmsK ', , 275.60 � 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 Fry, Emma Mrs. Description An account of the resource Tract: 159; Location: South slope of Oven Top Mountain; Cost/Acre: $20.00; Estimate Value: $601.52; Number of Acres: 30.0; Monies Awarded: $601.52 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 159 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context fry-emma-mrs-tract-159 Fry https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/269bf6ee007f85c6278cc2cdf3e7cd03.pdf fccf32c2b7e459e798edf0280b57a4e5 PDF Text Text Rappahannock County Piedmont District 0 ; NER NAME OF #133 Frazier, Lee I34i Number of Acres : Location : - Waters of Thornton River on Frazier Run about a half mile above . the fork boundary Roads : 22 miles from Luray, (nearest shipping point) over 5 miles of rough country road and 17 miles of macadam road. . Soil : East of the run, south and west exposure Thin, sandy loam, soil of poor fertility Moderate slopes with small outcrops of rock West of the run., the exposure is north with very good soil, Slopes are moderate and steep but rocky History of Tract and condition of timber : This tract has been cut over and indica Portion west of the run tions are that no merchantable timber remains has not been burned for years and there is good reproduction up to 6" wifch Quite a bit of the tract has been cleared up an occasional larger tree but much of the grazing land has some bushes abd the land that is being cultivated is only fair . . . - . . . Improvements : Home improvements: 1 dwelling, 1 log barn, 1 spring house, Tenant House improvements: 1 dwelling, 1 wood house, 1 hen house 1 chick house, fruit trees . . Acreage and value of types : Value Total Value Types Acreage Slope : 86 @ $3.00 §259.50 Cove : 16 @ 4.00 64.00 Grazing Land : 29 @ 5.00 145.00 Cultivated Land : 2 @ 10 CO . Orchard : 1 @ 25.00 20.00 §488.50 25.00 513.50 § ^ per acre Minerals : Value of Land : $ 513 * 50 Value of Improvements: $ 600.00 Value of Orchard : $ 600.00 1113.50 | Value of Minerals : $ Value of Timber : $ Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract : $ 8.21 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ CLERK �#133 - Fraziert —— — COUNTY RA FPAHANNOCK DISTRICT PIEDMONT AREA. Lee Acreage Claiiaed: Value Claimed: Location: Waters of Thornton Rover on Frasier Run about a half mile above the fork boundary . . Incumbrances, counter claims or laps: Rone known East of the Run, south and west exposure. Thin, sandy loam, soil of poor fertility. Moderate slopes with small out crops of rock West of the Run, the exposure is north with very good soil. Slopes are Soil: . . moderate and steep but rooky Roads: 22 miles from Luray (nearest shipping point) over 5 miles of rough country road and 17 miles of Macadam road . of Tract and“condition of timber: This tract has been cut over and "the indications are that no merchantable timber remains The portion west of the Run has not been burned for years and and there is good reproduction up to 6" with an occasional larger tree Quite a bit of the tract has been cleared up but much of the grazing land has scane bushes and the land that is being cultivated is only fair 82 acres of tract was purchased from John Swindler in 1919 by Frazier| for 300.00 Improvements: Consists of the following: Nistory . . . —— Home improvements 1 Dwelling 14 x 20, frame, 5 rooms ..0350.0' 1 Log Barn. 30.0i 1 Spring house 15.0' 1 Hen house 20.0 Tenant House improvements . . — . 1 Dwelling ..., 1 Wood house 1 Chfeck house Fruit Tree® * . . OGOO.Oi Value of land by types: Types Acreage Slope 151 29 16 2 1 PG Cove FC Orch . Iso Value Per Acre Total Value $3.00 $453.00 4.00 5.00 10.00 25.00 150.01 5.01 5.0' 25.0« 116.00 80.00 20.00 25.00 $ 694*00 �........ Total value of land #694.00 Total value of iiiiprovements • « 600.00 1294.00 Total value of tract 650.00 Average value per acre 0 ..... �County: Rappahannock District: Piedmont . #155- Frazier Lee N A .I .Bowen 1 .Bowen •V Heirs A N V $ A\ % % * 0 w 4 9 % V 4 4 0 m Lrs • * Prank Jenkinsv o ... -^rv Ruby Bolen Savilla Herrell ,\ # . # , . * David x -3 : « c £c 4 » f v \ \ 1 / / f v * / # Dwjer i * $ ik udith M. Carter Ben Menefee Est . Oklahoma j Bower? Joe Darnell LEGEND: Cove Orchard Slope 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 Frazier, Lee Description An account of the resource Tract: 133; Location: Waters of Thornton River on Frazier Run; Cost/Acre: $8.21; Estimate Value: $1,113.50; Number of Acres: 134.5; Monies Awarded: $ (n/a) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract 133 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context frazier-lee-tract-133 Frazier https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/263ae500d4d2ba86a34986cca4283af1.pdf 31df842e509c692428c8586bd625d579 PDF Text Text RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #137 Number of Acres: Location: 200 - Frasier , Susan Enn — ( Jeff T Northeast slope Oven Top Mountain, Fraziers Hollow . Est ) . to Lee Highway, thence Roads : Five miles of unimproved county road 17 miles to Luray, nearest shipping point . . Frasier . . Soil : Sandy loam Lower portion of tract moderate slope Southern portion steep and rocky Lower portion of fair depth and fertility steep slopes rather thin On the . . some years ago History of Tract and condition of timber : Tan hark removed . . . Other timber products also removed The wooded portion has some , not red oaks and enough to justify removal scattered chestnut — — ^ - - story , shingled , 5 rooms , cei & Housei Frame , 15x40 * , 1| ed frme , and papered, front porch 8x40 * , two rock chimneys Barn: 12xl8 * xl2 , planked shed 10x18 * , paper roof , good condition, : log , frame shed , Ken house : frame , 7x10x10 * , paper roof , Corn house Spring house, frame, “2x x8 * ; shingled on one side , plank roof , House: frame, planked and stripped, 12x24 * xl2 * 30 ole. fruit trees one story , 2 rooms , paper roof , very good ( occupied by Mrs Jas Henhouse , frame , plank roof , ( new ) 6 clO | Frazier ) porch 5x8 * x8 * fence in good condition —— Improvements : ‘ . —— . . Acreage and value of types : Value per acre Acreage Types Total Value Ridge : Slope : Cove : Grazing Land : 117 — —- — @ 41 $2.50 $292 f 50 10.00 410.00 162.00 Fields Restocking :- 27 @ 6.00 Cultivated Land : 15 @ 15.00 — 225.00 $1089.50 Orchard : Minerals: Value of Land : $ 1089 # 50 535.00 Value of Improvements : $ 535.00 25.00 Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit : $ 25.00 Value of Timber : $ Value of Wood : $ Russel Bailey, It Melvin if Elmer yrs. -- 18 15 $1649.50 tl 13 n — Upon information a l l the land within Park and Maggie area belongs to Ashby Prazier . Clatterbuck Value per acre for tract: $ 8 « 25 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ None . �A . Chelf , Guardian ad litem for Russell Bailey , . ley nTantrs aTTey 1 BK ancPEImeY Melvin 13 E Claim of ’ In the Circuit Court of Rajip £u_ County, Virginia , No. A4 ? At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Peti tioner, vs. Clifton Aylor and 37 400 acres of land "" __ " "" _ ^ “ " _ , . - RapjD more or less, of land in County, Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and De velopment of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court of.JBap.pj County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to said notice. My name is S* t.jOheljf j Gmrdim _ ad litem for Russell Bailey , infants Melvin Bailey and Elmer Bailey _ _ My post office address is basiling ton Va I claim -a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought 200 to be condemned, containing about acres, on which there are the following dwelling two Jba ms_ and p ther buildings and improvements: * __ _ - _ ^ _ _ , „ . __ _ _ __ _ outbuildings 4 Sperr YiAl© This land is located about miles from Virginia , in the. .PA§dmont 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. ) i A?t er e st 0 f _ my d ec ea s ed mo t her. in_ _the_.landa. o f * Buck .JFra z ie r dec_ T d The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows : North Andrew Clark Amos _ Fr azi er _and _ others South . Bisk East 0 klahgm& _ Bowen West. I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year in the following manner : ^ _ - _ _ _ _ ___ _ __ __ _ _ _. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , - I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements there on is $ 2000.00 . 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 $ 500.00 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 on the back ) . Witness my signature ( or my name and mark of...Max , 1930.1932 „ STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF. BAKI_TBANCIGIS^L . GxJjZaA, The undersigned hereby certifies that E.«u JIL.- Gilel£ 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 , 6 this day of . kfe£ , 1930532 / r. Clerk of the Court, or Special Investigator or Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace. �< • . * . : �CO "K Y: a. ?PA; U.TJOCK DI : ic:: TID:?)N? ' , - rl«37 , . .faff . rosier Cl imed: ere ASS 38S d DZSD Value Claimedt aoo .. tl n: North east elope )ven . Pop I mntaln, i ;rs follow . Incumbra ;ce::, count - ? r ol inis or laps: None known ... Soil: Sandy loam* Lower parti > n of traot mod ce elope* South* em port ! beei . . rooky * Lower portl n of fair depth and fertility n the steep slopes rather thin . . 1 < Honda: Five , mire roved 00 ity ro 1 to Loo Highway, enoe 17 miles to "aray, ne shipping piint * at istory r i . other “ cm u timber h . n srt - removed 1 . roduot's also r moved The wo ded P rti 1 h .. . me sea :, tered chestnut no rod oaks, not enough to justify removal re yo o o . bout me t .ird of the tr ct v,a. cleared a verul decades ro of the fields b e grown ip to issafraea Part of the tract is no . mdor cultivation Rom 1 tdor of * fields . ago , re us ; d or . Improve: ! ! - nA- : ' eoTTed . . razing - ouso: frame, lb x do, 1:V story, shingled , o rooms and oaoere i , front p rch 0 x 4 , t o rook chi ..neys 3 b0.00 barn: frame, 13 * x 18’ x 13 * , plank d shad 10 ’ x 10’, paper ro f, go d condition Hen /muse: frame, 7 ’ x 10 * x 10 * , paper ro f : ; > rn house: log, frame shed on . ue side pi ik fo > f prtrig 'House: fr mo 2 * x 6’ xSJ s ingled 36 ola fr iTt" ‘trees . .. 7o 0Q lo OO la 00 20.00 | . . So OO 4oo 'D'C5' :puse — 1 r . up, planked and stripped , 1 * » x 24 » . x 1 \ Ul w lfJ £. UJ ui lJ« o0 . -- lili1 v/. ; ij J J. cu O plank ro f ( new ) 6’ xlOV’ x 8 *J \ 1 JX . JO OO sj en house, frame, l 1 go d condition fond • 0.0 TTo,W Value of Inna by • ypes: Slope ?c ..pries: Value ere e lo 7 ‘ ! •> — — . —— p r * mm % jre '1 IIM 1 3 * o0 lo OO l Total Value 39 .JO 220.00 • �X" ' _107 Vrazler. Jeff . -( oontinued Value of 1 id by types: Talul Types: Acre , 3 27 6 per - are 6.00 10.00 _41 _ J 410.00 lISQ oO . o40 . Total value >f 1189,JO 1 nd Total value of Improvements ot 1 v lue of tract verage v lue per ere otal Value lb - 5•00 470.00 16 o9.60 6.92 �>v Virginia: In The Circuit Court of Rappahannock County.* THE STATE COMMISSIOH OH CONSERVATION AMD DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA . Answer of Guardian Ad Litem Vs CLIFTON AYLOR et als, and thirty seven thousand four hundred (37,400) acres of land, more or . less, defendants . . Chelf, guardian ad litem The separate answer of E W appointed to defend Russell Bailey, Melvin Bailey , Elmer Bailey, J Monroe Dodson, Virgil Dodson, Hensel Dodson, Bessie Dodson, .James Dodson, Paul Dodson, Margaret Dodson, . Bernard Dodson, Mamie Atkins, Roscoe Burke, Theo Burke, Curtis Burke, Bertha Burke, Reid Burke, Mary Burke, Juanita Burke, and . James Burke, infants, and Elizabeth Yancey , and Amos J Weakley, and Lula W Keyser , insane persons, named as defendants in the above proceeding . against said defendants and others, pending in the Circuit Court . of Rappahannock County, Virginia This respondent, reserving the benefit of all just » exceptions to said Bill of complainant, for answer thereto answers and says: That he is the guardian ad litem appointed to defend the above named infants and insane persons named as defendants in this suit; that he knows nothing as to the truth or falsity of the statements in the said bill of complaint; and that he prays for full protection of the Court for said . infants and insane persons Anc | , now, having fully answered the complainant’s Bill, this respondent prays to be hence dismissed with his E. W. CHELF . reasonable costs by him in this behalf expended ATTORNEY AT LAW WASHINGTON. VA. f Guardian ad Lit �•* State of Virginia, County of Rappahannock: . E Wo Chelf , guardian ad litem for Russell Bailey, . Melvin Bailey , Elmer Bailey , J Monroe Dodson, Virgil tfdjfson, AWf- jjaf- ef Pods a n, fiodsoh , PCL^ I Pads 0 /7 , Hensel Dodson, Bessie Dodson, Bernard Dodson, Mamie Atkins, . Burke, Curtis Burke, Bertha Burke, Reid Roscoe Burke, Theo Burke, Mary Burke, Juanita Burke, James Burke, Elizabeth Yancey , Au /a.W. lYeyseir and Amos J Weakley, infants and insane persons named in the . foregoing answer, being sworn says that the facts and allegations . therein contained are true . ^^ Given under his hand this X day of January, 1932 Guardian ad Lite; .. Subscribed and sworn to before me Jas M Settle, a Commissioner in Chancery for the Circuit Court of Rappahannock County, Virginia , this ^ . day of January , 1932 Commissioner in Chancery E. w. CHELF ATTORNEY A T LAW WASHINGTON , VA. i �r n I • a » 4 • iUi .^ :2lo ©ariBrfBqqaH lo ial a» Jil i> B BBibiBus tlIerfO II 9UBS. , rtoafi »G eoiaoM 1“ ha - erf . . . i. A 0 : 11 en -W w it -rsa . ,- 9 lJcsa ^ alrleM t, . ' • * t| te > . > f )0 B S i O B l 3 ‘ W / ; * eraBn 8a0 l t B 9l l B jh jV , eaiirl feie ^ , cells'! 3 180 , .t 0 ^iru oO r I ® ¥ BJb w . > nau a in • . : ri > T I V faeiil bB iiBiiiBifS % , * . ; • • am ; © loiaOf uxi - wa ona Baro ... . -. an BU tfoannBrisqqafi 1© tfiuoO JiiroiiO erii- 10I c ::• O.r ^2 • 0l - ' U . 10 ^leons iO / BirfJ t *J . i aeno iaa xuaioO £ laJt$iiV .^ aifoD % : ^ reoxifirfO , 'Z l k * * ienoiaaiaffioO r? q |q AV * �VIRGINIA: III ThE CIRCUIT COURT OR RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY The S t a t e Commission on Conservation & Development of t h e S t a t e o f V i r g i n i a vs C l i f t o n Ay l o r e t a l s , and 37 , 400 land , more or l e s s acres of it " Petitioner Answer o f Guardian ad Litem Defend an t s answer o f R u s s e l l D a i l e y , Melvin The j o i n t and separate B a i l e y , and Elmer B a i l e y , i n f a n t s , by t h e i r g u a r d i a n ad l i t e m and the answer of the said g u a r d i a n a d l i t e m f o r t h e s a i d i n f a n t de - fendahts , to a p e t i t i o n a t law e x h i b i t 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 o f Rappahannock County , V i r g i n i a , by t h e State " Commission on Conservation and Development of t h e S t a t e of V i r g i n i a Eor answer to t h e s a i d p e t i t i o n or to so much t h e r e o f as they are advised t h a t i t i s m a t e r i a l t h a t t h e y should answer , an - swer / and say ; t h a t t h e y know n o t h i n g of t h e matters s e t f o r t h i n the s a i d p e t i t i o n and Toy reason of t h e i r i n f a n c y are i n c a p a b l e of u n d e r s t a n d i n g or t a k i n g care o f t h e i r r i g h t s and i n t e r e s t s ; t h e y t h e r e f o r e , by t h e i r s a i d g u a r d i a n aa l i t e m , commend themselves , and t h e i r r i g h t s and i n t e r e s t s , t o t h e p r o t e c t i o n o f t h e C o u r t and pray t h a t no o r d e r may b e e n t e r e d which w i l l t e n d to t h e i r p r e j u d i c e . - The s a i d g u a r d i a n ad l i t e m , r e s e r v i n g to h i m s e l f 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 to said p e t i t i o n , a n s w e r i n g f o r said i n f a n t defendants , answers and s a y s ; That he i s t h e g u a r d i a n ad l i t e m appointed to defend t h e above named i n f a n t defendants , who are the owners , or the owners of an i n t e r e s t , i n a t i a c t of land involved i n t h e s e p r o c e e d i n g s , and a l l e g e d to con tain about 200 acres , and b e i n g d e s i g n a t e d as E. W. CHELF A T T O R N E Y AT L A W . WASHINGTON VA . tract fr 137 i n .t h e r e c o r d of t h e s e p r o c e e d i n g s ; but t h a t n o t h i'ng as t o t h e t r u t h or 9 falsity of the statements he knows contained i n • t h e said p e t i t i o n , and' he prays f o r t h e f u l l p r o t e c t i o n of - the Court f o r s a i d i n f a n t d e f e n d a n t s . . �Nov/ , h a v i n g f u l l y answered , t h e s e r e s p o n d e n t s pr to ^ he (g/FVnce dismissed w i t h t h e i r reasonable costs i n t h i s behalf expended . M r d1an = ad L i t em .V i :• 0 ana i u era a ra i an ad l i t em . if : •• C ** Ru s s e l l B a i l e y , l l e l v i n Lai l e y , •Cand Elmer B a i l e y _ V **.S • * State of Virginia , County of Rappahannock’, xo w i t : E . W. Chelf , g u a r d i a n ad l i t e m f o r R u s s e l l B a i l e y , Melvin B a i l e y , and Elmer B a i l e y , t h e i n f a n t defendants named i n xhe f o r e going answer , a f t e r eing contained t h e r e i n are t r u e - sworn , says t h a t t h e statements of f a c t . $JL . ~ Giv en u n d e r my hand t h i s j i a y or J u l y , 1933 Subscribed and sworn to before me t h i s / ft d a y iof . J u l y , 1933 1 E. W. CHELF ATTORNEY AT LAW . WASHINGTON VA . * - V �£ £ * o 5 4 *• m n *> % * » Trie S t a t e ' Commission on Conservation & Development o f the S t a t e of V i r g i n i a * O <D i VS * • * _ C l i f t o n Ay l o r e t a l s , a n d S 7 , 4 D 0 acres of land , more t , or less. l » Answer of Guardian ad I, item > •» aQ . <Pf M FILED IN vy . ' J c ;1 k 03 > l . .a v - 4 ' . ' oi \ CLERK’S OFFICES RAPPAFR AISTNOCB: cotnv'rr « fluted O^ . /u ? < Taste f n ffaif r CD 1 » •< ! L. 2 i • - X! ~VY >1 �at law of Bmck Crazier , JS _ .eceased . , Jeff Crazier Su 3 i e Ann Frazier , Maggie Clatterbuck and. 3us s TI3a i l e yr "ST7 iTr Ba-TiBy -aTrd - ^-lrrHT - ^a:i l-u7In the Circuit Court of County, Virginia, No z At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia , Petitioner, vs. Glifton AylDr et a l s and 37 , 40 u acres riaim of " “ " ^ — " _ more or less, of land in County, Virginia , Defendants. The undersigned , in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and De velopment of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit nnoc k 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 Susie Ann Frazier S pe rry v i l1e , Va My Post Office Address is I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about §0 Q acres, on which there are the following ' ) , ( Dwelling other out and Barn 2 buildings and improvements: building s - _ . _ ___ _ __ _ - __ Sperryville This land is located about A miles from Virginia, in the Piedmont Magisterial District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above : ( In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above ) . Joint owner with others , I own i interest My sister Maggie -owns- ~ i“rrt eiresir -and - my - x r r ot-H E T- -a ei-f - -Fra-z-i ee> -ewn 9 tirertmclc CTa .i , the children interest , and RuSSell Melvin and Dimer Baily of my deceased sTste r LoZtie 3aiTey owh tire- TTfUeY 4 inVer st The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows: North. Andrew CJLa rk als et Frazier Amos South East Di c k Fra z i e r e t a ls — # "” " "" “ . ' _ - _ " . _ __ _ _ "" "" " '" “ ^ . West - Oakley _ Bowen I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year 1924 following manner : By i rdlQ r i t anc e : ___ _ _ __ in the _ I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $ 2 0 0 0 . 0 0 . I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $ _ .§_00 p * 9 p 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 : __ remarks if necessary on the back ). " Witness my signature ( or my name and mark attached hereto ) this •day J e of ------im STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF Ba p paha. n nbc k To-wit : The undersigned hereby certifies thatBFJ Li ? f 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 , June nd 2 this day of , 1930. ( Continue __ _ _ erk of the Court, or~Spccial Investigator or atafy Public, or -Justice �< • . * . : �A . Chelf , Guardian ad litem for Russell Bailey , . ley nTantrs aTTey 1 BK ancPEImeY Melvin 13 E Claim of ’ In the Circuit Court of Rajip £u_ County, Virginia , No. A4 ? At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Peti tioner, vs. Clifton Aylor and 37 400 acres of land "" __ " "" _ ^ “ " _ , . - RapjD more or less, of land in County, Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and De velopment of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court of.JBap.pj County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to said notice. My name is S* t.jOheljf j Gmrdim _ ad litem for Russell Bailey , infants Melvin Bailey and Elmer Bailey _ _ My post office address is basiling ton Va I claim -a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought 200 to be condemned, containing about acres, on which there are the following dwelling two Jba ms_ and p ther buildings and improvements: * __ _ - _ ^ _ _ , „ . __ _ _ __ _ outbuildings 4 Sperr YiAl© This land is located about miles from Virginia , in the. .PA§dmont 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. ) i A?t er e st 0 f _ my d ec ea s ed mo t her. in_ _the_.landa. o f * Buck .JFra z ie r dec_ T d The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows : North Andrew Clark Amos _ Fr azi er _and _ others South . Bisk East 0 klahgm& _ Bowen West. I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year in the following manner : ^ _ - _ _ _ _ ___ _ __ __ _ _ _. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , - I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements there on is $ 2000.00 . 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 $ 500.00 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 on the back ) . Witness my signature ( or my name and mark of...Max , 1930.1932 „ STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF. BAKI_TBANCIGIS^L . GxJjZaA, The undersigned hereby certifies that E.«u JIL.- Gilel£ 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 , 6 this day of . kfe£ , 1930532 / r. Clerk of the Court, or Special Investigator or Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace. �t t « * * t *9 * .. . •s i * i FILED IN CLERK’S OFFICE RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY / Teste : ^ 19 st? yf s\ Clerk . 1 ' I �CO "K Y: a. ?PA; U.TJOCK DI : ic:: TID:?)N? ' , - rl«37 , . .faff . rosier Cl imed: ere ASS 38S d DZSD Value Claimedt aoo .. tl n: North east elope )ven . Pop I mntaln, i ;rs follow . Incumbra ;ce::, count - ? r ol inis or laps: None known ... Soil: Sandy loam* Lower parti > n of traot mod ce elope* South* em port ! beei . . rooky * Lower portl n of fair depth and fertility n the steep slopes rather thin . . 1 < Honda: Five , mire roved 00 ity ro 1 to Loo Highway, enoe 17 miles to "aray, ne shipping piint * at istory r i . other “ cm u timber h . n srt - removed 1 . roduot's also r moved The wo ded P rti 1 h .. . me sea :, tered chestnut no rod oaks, not enough to justify removal re yo o o . bout me t .ird of the tr ct v,a. cleared a verul decades ro of the fields b e grown ip to issafraea Part of the tract is no . mdor cultivation Rom 1 tdor of * fields . ago , re us ; d or . Improve: ! ! - nA- : ' eoTTed . . razing - ouso: frame, lb x do, 1:V story, shingled , o rooms and oaoere i , front p rch 0 x 4 , t o rook chi ..neys 3 b0.00 barn: frame, 13 * x 18’ x 13 * , plank d shad 10 ’ x 10’, paper ro f, go d condition Hen /muse: frame, 7 ’ x 10 * x 10 * , paper ro f : ; > rn house: log, frame shed on . ue side pi ik fo > f prtrig 'House: fr mo 2 * x 6’ xSJ s ingled 36 ola fr iTt" ‘trees . .. 7o 0Q lo OO la 00 20.00 | . . So OO 4oo 'D'C5' :puse — 1 r . up, planked and stripped , 1 * » x 24 » . x 1 \ Ul w lfJ £. UJ ui lJ« o0 . -- lili1 v/. ; ij J J. cu O plank ro f ( new ) 6’ xlOV’ x 8 *J \ 1 JX . JO OO sj en house, frame, l 1 go d condition fond • 0.0 TTo,W Value of Inna by • ypes: Slope ?c ..pries: Value ere e lo 7 ‘ ! •> — — . —— p r * mm % jre '1 IIM 1 3 * o0 lo OO l Total Value 39 .JO 220.00 • �X" ' _107 Vrazler. Jeff . -( oontinued Value of 1 id by types: Talul Types: Acre , 3 27 6 per - are 6.00 10.00 _41 _ J 410.00 lISQ oO . o40 . Total value >f 1189,JO 1 nd Total value of Improvements ot 1 v lue of tract verage v lue per ere otal Value lb - 5•00 470.00 16 o9.60 6.92 �>v Virginia: In The Circuit Court of Rappahannock County.* THE STATE COMMISSIOH OH CONSERVATION AMD DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA . Answer of Guardian Ad Litem Vs CLIFTON AYLOR et als, and thirty seven thousand four hundred (37,400) acres of land, more or . less, defendants . . Chelf, guardian ad litem The separate answer of E W appointed to defend Russell Bailey, Melvin Bailey , Elmer Bailey, J Monroe Dodson, Virgil Dodson, Hensel Dodson, Bessie Dodson, .James Dodson, Paul Dodson, Margaret Dodson, . Bernard Dodson, Mamie Atkins, Roscoe Burke, Theo Burke, Curtis Burke, Bertha Burke, Reid Burke, Mary Burke, Juanita Burke, and . James Burke, infants, and Elizabeth Yancey , and Amos J Weakley, and Lula W Keyser , insane persons, named as defendants in the above proceeding . against said defendants and others, pending in the Circuit Court . of Rappahannock County, Virginia This respondent, reserving the benefit of all just » exceptions to said Bill of complainant, for answer thereto answers and says: That he is the guardian ad litem appointed to defend the above named infants and insane persons named as defendants in this suit; that he knows nothing as to the truth or falsity of the statements in the said bill of complaint; and that he prays for full protection of the Court for said . infants and insane persons Anc | , now, having fully answered the complainant’s Bill, this respondent prays to be hence dismissed with his E. W. CHELF . reasonable costs by him in this behalf expended ATTORNEY AT LAW WASHINGTON. VA. f Guardian ad Lit �•* State of Virginia, County of Rappahannock: . E Wo Chelf , guardian ad litem for Russell Bailey, . Melvin Bailey , Elmer Bailey , J Monroe Dodson, Virgil tfdjfson, AWf- jjaf- ef Pods a n, fiodsoh , PCL^ I Pads 0 /7 , Hensel Dodson, Bessie Dodson, Bernard Dodson, Mamie Atkins, . Burke, Curtis Burke, Bertha Burke, Reid Roscoe Burke, Theo Burke, Mary Burke, Juanita Burke, James Burke, Elizabeth Yancey , Au /a.W. lYeyseir and Amos J Weakley, infants and insane persons named in the . foregoing answer, being sworn says that the facts and allegations . therein contained are true . ^^ Given under his hand this X day of January, 1932 Guardian ad Lite; .. Subscribed and sworn to before me Jas M Settle, a Commissioner in Chancery for the Circuit Court of Rappahannock County, Virginia , this ^ . day of January , 1932 Commissioner in Chancery E. w. CHELF ATTORNEY A T LAW WASHINGTON , VA. i �r n I • a » 4 • iUi .^ :2lo ©ariBrfBqqaH lo ial a» Jil i> B BBibiBus tlIerfO II 9UBS. , rtoafi »G eoiaoM 1“ ha - erf . . . i. A 0 : 11 en -W w it -rsa . ,- 9 lJcsa ^ alrleM t, . ' • * t| te > . > f )0 B S i O B l 3 ‘ W / ; * eraBn 8a0 l t B 9l l B jh jV , eaiirl feie ^ , cells'! 3 180 , .t 0 ^iru oO r I ® ¥ BJb w . > nau a in • . : ri > T I V faeiil bB iiBiiiBifS % , * . ; • • am ; © loiaOf uxi - wa ona Baro ... . -. an BU tfoannBrisqqafi 1© tfiuoO JiiroiiO erii- 10I c ::• O.r ^2 • 0l - ' U . 10 ^leons iO / BirfJ t *J . i aeno iaa xuaioO £ laJt$iiV .^ aifoD % : ^ reoxifirfO , 'Z l k * * ienoiaaiaffioO r? q |q AV * �VIRGINIA: III ThE CIRCUIT COURT OR RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY The S t a t e Commission on Conservation & Development of t h e S t a t e o f V i r g i n i a vs C l i f t o n Ay l o r e t a l s , and 37 , 400 land , more or l e s s acres of it " Petitioner Answer o f Guardian ad Litem Defend an t s answer o f R u s s e l l D a i l e y , Melvin The j o i n t and separate B a i l e y , and Elmer B a i l e y , i n f a n t s , by t h e i r g u a r d i a n ad l i t e m and the answer of the said g u a r d i a n a d l i t e m f o r t h e s a i d i n f a n t de - fendahts , to a p e t i t i o n a t law e x h i b i t 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 o f Rappahannock County , V i r g i n i a , by t h e State " Commission on Conservation and Development of t h e S t a t e of V i r g i n i a Eor answer to t h e s a i d p e t i t i o n or to so much t h e r e o f as they are advised t h a t i t i s m a t e r i a l t h a t t h e y should answer , an - swer / and say ; t h a t t h e y know n o t h i n g of t h e matters s e t f o r t h i n the s a i d p e t i t i o n and Toy reason of t h e i r i n f a n c y are i n c a p a b l e of u n d e r s t a n d i n g or t a k i n g care o f t h e i r r i g h t s and i n t e r e s t s ; t h e y t h e r e f o r e , by t h e i r s a i d g u a r d i a n aa l i t e m , commend themselves , and t h e i r r i g h t s and i n t e r e s t s , t o t h e p r o t e c t i o n o f t h e C o u r t and pray t h a t no o r d e r may b e e n t e r e d which w i l l t e n d to t h e i r p r e j u d i c e . - The s a i d g u a r d i a n ad l i t e m , r e s e r v i n g to h i m s e l f 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 to said p e t i t i o n , a n s w e r i n g f o r said i n f a n t defendants , answers and s a y s ; That he i s t h e g u a r d i a n ad l i t e m appointed to defend t h e above named i n f a n t defendants , who are the owners , or the owners of an i n t e r e s t , i n a t i a c t of land involved i n t h e s e p r o c e e d i n g s , and a l l e g e d to con tain about 200 acres , and b e i n g d e s i g n a t e d as E. W. CHELF A T T O R N E Y AT L A W . WASHINGTON VA . tract fr 137 i n .t h e r e c o r d of t h e s e p r o c e e d i n g s ; but t h a t n o t h i'ng as t o t h e t r u t h or 9 falsity of the statements he knows contained i n • t h e said p e t i t i o n , and' he prays f o r t h e f u l l p r o t e c t i o n of - the Court f o r s a i d i n f a n t d e f e n d a n t s . . �Nov/ , h a v i n g f u l l y answered , t h e s e r e s p o n d e n t s pr to ^ he (g/FVnce dismissed w i t h t h e i r reasonable costs i n t h i s behalf expended . M r d1an = ad L i t em .V i :• 0 ana i u era a ra i an ad l i t em . if : •• C ** Ru s s e l l B a i l e y , l l e l v i n Lai l e y , •Cand Elmer B a i l e y _ V **.S • * State of Virginia , County of Rappahannock’, xo w i t : E . W. Chelf , g u a r d i a n ad l i t e m f o r R u s s e l l B a i l e y , Melvin B a i l e y , and Elmer B a i l e y , t h e i n f a n t defendants named i n xhe f o r e going answer , a f t e r eing contained t h e r e i n are t r u e - sworn , says t h a t t h e statements of f a c t . $JL . ~ Giv en u n d e r my hand t h i s j i a y or J u l y , 1933 Subscribed and sworn to before me t h i s / ft d a y iof . J u l y , 1933 1 E. W. CHELF ATTORNEY AT LAW . WASHINGTON VA . * - V �- < • S 5 m ! I f 0 m -j n * >< rr • % * » <D \ O <J> Trie S t a t e ’Commission on Conservation & development of the State of Virginia o VS *» * C l i f t o n .A y l o r e t a l s , a n d 37 , 4 D 0 acres of l a n d , more _ t or l e s s . * <n Answer o f G u a r d i a n ad iitexn » •H * • •U J / <n * - - FTLKD IN CLERK’S OFFICES r * 03 - • i' U i 3 K* RAPPAHANNOCK COtWTV 3? - > o 'W •> » I, rfH t. -I L 37 : �at law of Bmck Crazier , JS _ .eceased . , Jeff Crazier Su 3 i e Ann Frazier , Maggie Clatterbuck and. 3us s TI3a i l e yr "ST7 iTr Ba-TiBy -aTrd - ^-lrrHT - ^a:i l-u7In the Circuit Court of County, Virginia, No z At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia , Petitioner, vs. Glifton AylDr et a l s and 37 , 40 u acres riaim of " “ " ^ — " _ more or less, of land in County, Virginia , Defendants. The undersigned , in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and De velopment of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit nnoc k 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 Susie Ann Frazier S pe rry v i l1e , Va My Post Office Address is I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about §0 Q acres, on which there are the following ' ) , ( Dwelling other out and Barn 2 buildings and improvements: building s - _ . _ ___ _ __ _ - __ Sperryville This land is located about A miles from Virginia, in the Piedmont Magisterial District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above : ( In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above ) . Joint owner with others , I own i interest My sister Maggie -owns- ~ i“rrt eiresir -and - my - x r r ot-H E T- -a ei-f - -Fra-z-i ee> -ewn 9 tirertmclc CTa .i , the children interest , and RuSSell Melvin and Dimer Baily of my deceased sTste r LoZtie 3aiTey owh tire- TTfUeY 4 inVer st The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows: North. Andrew CJLa rk als et Frazier Amos South East Di c k Fra z i e r e t a ls — # "” " "" “ . ' _ - _ " . _ __ _ _ "" "" " '" “ ^ . West - Oakley _ Bowen I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year 1924 following manner : By i rdlQ r i t anc e : ___ _ _ __ in the _ I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $ 2 0 0 0 . 0 0 . I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $ _ .§_00 p * 9 p 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 : __ remarks if necessary on the back ). " Witness my signature ( or my name and mark attached hereto ) this •day J e of ------im STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF Ba p paha. n nbc k To-wit : The undersigned hereby certifies thatBFJ Li ? f 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 , June nd 2 this day of , 1930. ( Continue __ _ _ erk of the Court, or~Spccial Investigator or atafy Public, or -Justice �t t « * * t *9 * .. . •s i * i FILED IN CLERK’S OFFICE RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY / Teste : ^ 19 st? yf s\ Clerk . 1 ' I � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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 Frazier, Jeff Description An account of the resource Tract: 137; Location: NE slope of Oven Top Mountain; Cost/Acre: $8.25; Estimate Value: $1,649.50; Number of Acres: 200.0; Monies Awarded: $1,649.50 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 137 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context frazier-jeff-tract-137 Bailey Clatterbuck Frazier https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/dc325555da36df438fe4a2672e793914.pdf cae1657d0567e164695585321ad5ff9a PDF Text Text / / ounty: Rappahannock District: Piedmont i i NAME OF OWNER #132 Number of Acres: Location : - . H.-Mrs. Frasier, Jas 23.4 Left Fork of Frazier Hollow * ^ 5- miles over rough roads to the State Highway thence 17 miles It is approximately one mile to Luray, the nearest shipping point by an abandoned road to the County road Sandy loam of good depth and fertility Soil : East of the branch the slopes are moderately steep and rocky, but on the western side they Exposures are northeast and west are gentle with little rock Roads: . . . . . The timber has been cut at various times. condition of timber: been tended and grazed for many years, and are grow The fields nave ing up to brush There has been no fire for several years TIMBER: _ There is an open stand of small trees, mostly Red Oak, With POTJlar,Hemlock, and White Pine on a small part of the wooded area History of Tract and . . . - • ' Improvements: - One 5 room house, log and frame, shingle roof, in fair . condition vacant Acreage and value of types ; Value per acre Total Value Types Acreage Slope : 8.4 @ $3.00 $25.20 Cove: 1 @ 5.00 5.00 14 @ 7.90 110.60 #140.82 Grazing Land : 23.4 Cultivated Land : Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land : $ 140.72 Value of Improvements: $ 200.00 ~ Value of Orchard : $ 200.00 $3?0T82 ‘ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract: $14.56 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ N0NL CLERK v �— County: Rappahannock District: Piedmont #152 Frazicr, l.r- s. James II, - /.creage ' Claimed: Value Claimed: Left fork of Frazier Hollow. Location: Incumbrances, counter claims or laps: . Hone known . Sandy loam of good depth and fertilit, East of the branch the slopes arc moderately steep and rocky, but on the western side they are gentle Exposures are northeast and with little rock, rest Soil: . | 5 miles over Roads: rough roads to the otate Hlghv/ay thence 17 miles to Luray, the nearest shipping point It is approcimately one lie by an ab andoned road to the County Load . - . History of tract and condition of timber: at various timesi The timber has been cut The fields have been tend- ed and grazed for many years, and are growing to brush There lias been no fire for several years . Timber: I’ifere is . an open stand of small trees, mostly Rod Oak,with Poplar, Hemlock and ’white Pine on a . small part of the wooded urea Improvements: House, 14 x 18 with 14 x 14 kitchen, log with weatherboarding, shingle roof, 5 room with small garden and fruit trees Vacated about a year $150.00 . miscellaneous Value of land by types: Value Types: Slope . 9 1 6 8 Cove .. Fr Fg Total value n *?'Of ! U of Total value . Per A Acreage to 00 5.00 6.00 8.00 S3 of land improvements• 0 timber of tract Average value per acre $132.00 150.00 — «* $282.00 11.75 Total Value . . . 64. $132. 27 5 36 �CL—nty: Rappahannock District : Piedmont . James H. - //152 Frazier, Mrs N A . David Dwyer B M..Vlllis ' r, '7? V : V ) L jf *f ' * . Menefee Est. B ina B. Dwyer LEGEND: Cove Slope Ridge Scale Orchard Grazing Land Tillable Land 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 Frazier, James Mrs. Description An account of the resource Tract: 132; Location: Left Fork of Frazier Hollow; Cost/Acre: $14.56; Estimate Value: $340.82; Number of Acres: 23.4; Monies Awarded: $ (n/a) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract 132 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context frazier-james-mrs-tract-132 Frazier https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/1c38c7e0eb58acb8c344729fcad60070.pdf 447510fe8dc9f08d2851f138a846e629 PDF Text Text R pahannock County Hawthorne District NAME OF CLAIMANT #239 60 Number of Acres: Location : - Brazier, Chas. F. Piney Hill, west of Rolling Road, a portion being outside The Park Area . .. 3 miles of fair county road to P T Valley road, thence to Sperryville, thence 17 miles to Luray, nearest shipping point Roads: . 4 miles Sandy clay,rocky,steep to moderate slopes; rocky, of fair depth Soil along creek is of tetter quality and fertility Southwest exposure ridge along than that Soil: . . . History of Tract and condition of timber : Tan bark removed from this area about 30 At present years ago Other timber products removed at various times since small oaks diameters scat* of pine chestnut and yellow scattered some there are ago years many cleared was this tract of portion One tract the over tered One portion of the field has been neglected Cultivated since being cleared The remainder of the and locust , sumach briars and is now growing up to tillable field is Improvements: None . . . . . . . . Acreage and value of types : Value per acre Acreage Types Total Value 46 @ $3.00 $138.00 Cove : 2 @ 4.00 8.00 Grazing Land : 4 @ 6.00 24.00 Cultivated Land: 8 @ 15.00 120.00 $290.00 Slope: Orchard : Minerals: Value of Land : Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Timber: $ * - 100.00 $390 *00 Value of Wood : $ 100 00 Value per acre for tract : $ 6•50 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ NONE CLERK �-bounty: Rappahannock District: Hawthorne #259 A/ - Frazier, G.F. A \ Wayman Dodson s . Mrs Molli Woodard \ \ Lindsay Jenkins : fR.. ' J/Seth . : * Jenkins 7 ^• 4 .. R L Nicholson $ .O ^0 / LEGEND: Cove Orchard Slope Grazing Land Tillable Land restocking Fields 1 = 20 chains Scale Ridge - �HAWTHORN DISTRICT * C< #339 Acreage - Frazier , G. P UTITy : RAPp . H. . 1JUCCK . Claimed : Value Claired : piney Hill , west of Rolling road , e pert ion Location : being outside the par# meur branees , . counter claims , laps , etc # : area . Hone known . Sandy clay , rocky , steep to moderate slopes Soil : bet - Rocky m m of fair death and fertility , rbuth west exposure . Soil along creek is cf ter quality than that along ridge . Three miles cf fair county road to P Roads : t . T. road , thence 4 miles to Sperry?ilie Vftlley thence 17 miles to Luray , nearest shipping point . History of tract and condition of timber : Tan bark removed from this area . about 30 years ago Other timber products removed at various times since there are sfme . At present scattered yellow pine and chestnut oaks of small diameters scattered over the tract , fne oertion cf this tract was cleared many years ago . since being cleared . < ne Cultivated portion of the field has been neglected and is new growing up to briers , sumach and locust . tillable mainder cf the field it Acreage Acreage Typo slope F T FR . and value cf tract by types,; Valhe . Cove 70 8 4 per sere Total Value 2.50 ,,175.00 15.00 120.00 s 1:88 t :°° 2 00 £32Vl <56 ' The re - �DISTRICT : C ODlJTHf : # 23S Total value $327 * 00 of land $327 * 00 Total value of tract Average value per - Frazier . acre & ; $3* 89 G . P. ( C ant 'd ) HA' 'THORN RAP PAHANN ( C K � 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 Frazier, Charles F Description An account of the resource Tract: 239; Location: Piney Hill, west of Rolling Road; Cost/Acre: $6.50; Estimate Value: $390.00; Number of Acres: 60.0; Monies Awarded: $ (n/a) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract 239 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context frazier-charles-f-tract-239 Frazier https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/6923d5b23be82f239490f006174a58be.pdf 2ac162dfd15fb752585f90a7cf937691 PDF Text Text County: Rappahannock District: Piedmont NAME OF CLAIMANT - Frazier, Amos E. #172 ^^ Number of Acres: . East slopes of Oven Top Mountain, near Position #581 Location : Roads : ** Three miles of rough dirt road to . Luray, the nearest shipping point Lee Highway; thence 14 miles to . Surface rocky with moderate to steep slopes. Sandy clay Portion of tract has a north exposure while the remainder slopes to the south and east Soil : . All mature Chestnut oak timber was cut Other forest products have been re for tanbark about 30 years ago moved since. The present stand of timber consists cf scattered red and chestnut oaks estimated to contain 17,000 b.ft There is a heavy undergrowth of mountain laurel and other bushes History of Tract and condition of timber : . - .. Improvements : Acreage and value of types : Types Slope : Value Acreage per acre Total Value 85 @ $2.50 $212.50 1 @ 6.00 6.00 Cove : Grazing Land : 1218.50 Cultivated Land : Orchard : Minerals : Value of Land : $ 218•50 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Timber : $ 51.00 51.00 $269.50 Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract : $3.13 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ NONE CLERK �. Amo s _E_ Frazi ar _ Claim of . In the Circuit Court of- PP. njiock County, Virginia, No.A 49 , At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs._ _ _ Cli£to n AylQ r_ _Q t_ al_s •4 and. 37_x40_0 a_cr 0 s ^ ^ _ __ _ __ _ ^ more or less, of land in County, Virginia, Defendants. 2P P The undersigned , in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and De velopment of the State of Virginia , and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Rappah annock Court of County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to said notice. Amos S Frazisr My name is Sparryvi lie j_ _Vi rgi n ia 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.JL 00 acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements : Nona - . . __ _ This land is located about 3 miles from Sperryyi lle_ Virginia, in the-PLadmont. 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 ) . _ 3p_l0_ _awn&r The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows : As hby_ _?ra si qr North _ South My o the r_ 1and East West. I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year.1326. in the following manner : By_ d esd from _ Vfei F Mof f ett f _ commi s_s i on a r_ in the_ _ cnancery c au s Q_ _ of podson v • dson_ ( S_9 t_t_1ement estats of 0 L _ Dqd son_, dec * d_ ) _ _ _ _ . _.__ _ _ _ _ . _ _ _ _._ _ . _ _ __ . I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $ 3-QQJ QQ . I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $ 3P 0 00 I am the owner of acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park area, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $ ( In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make ; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds ) . Remarks: _ _ _ _ _._ . Witness my signature ( or my name Augus_£ , 1930. ___ ( Continue remarks if necessary on the back ) 4th and mark attached hereto ) this day of STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF appahanao.akL , To-wit : The undersigned hereby certifies that AKJ0 Sj Fra zi 5X 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 , 4th this day of-Augyst , 1930. _ ^__ _ _ ._ ^ _ <5f the Court, or- Special Investigator or ry- Public, or Justice of the Peace.- ^ �f ( CLAIM OF . FRAZIER , AMOS , E « \ * } ’ * • 4 S - • • • :? • O • t -t; . . to * O* ri v o •H iA c -4 O : /! *> * o •H . . »» 7 \ ••* i < • • » H. o «• 4 * iSc • ' X-- I �0 JUNTY: DIG ' " , - 172 iCCCEGOd Value 01 imed : Lx air 1 ned Loon 1. i IneuT ~ ?. R • J <:> es ? 1 ti r.d .T £ Htnees, counte . o' ' : A * D XI) 112 .- 112.00 ft East slopes rV Oven Top • , ' by: ' ' mos Frazier Aorea e Clalme 1 : RAPPA . iiiT MOCK ICT: I hr 'T -* ** r • « f i ^M v JA* MU * . C; • .t ‘ x - J w X i> X J U - * / GX * None so far as A no n. or la * ' r * In , > « . oil: Gandy clay, - ouf . ee rocky .itn moderate to steep slopes Portion of tract has a north o po..ure *hile the teemainder scopes to the south nd east . Roads: Three miles of rough dirt rout; to Tee Highway; thence 14 it las to huray, the nearest shipping p int - . , , _ History ;f tract and c - v dUi .1 of tIt dor: ..- 1.1 tv turn chestnut > * L timber as cut Tor C n - ark about 30 ye rs o. Other forest products ha e bee r^mo? T since The pr >TI< si tu nit nt t. nd of timber consists of soatte ed red and c ost :uL .s estimated to ' contain 17,000 be. 1o - • ith a stumpage v.- -. lue of 0 g: per ! vy . a There is he un er growth f in . . na and other bushes < ’ . - - i .. . I i . * . Improvements : hone Value o ; .. Type 1 nd ;/ types ; Acreave . Slope 8a 1 Tbr Value per _ a rei> 2 . - >0 Total Value * 4 < 6.00 Total value of !. nd 4218.00 Total value of improvements Tot 1 value of timber Total value of tr .ct Avera e v lua per acre . 212.0 . G 00 T2l*.3C ~ 80 . ol 0 209.00 3.13 \ . � 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 Frazier, Amos Description An account of the resource Tract: 172; Location: East slope of Oven Top Mountain; Cost/Acre: $3.13; Estimate Value: $269.50; Number of Acres: 86.0; Monies Awarded: $269.00 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract 172 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context frazier-amos-tract-172 Frazier https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/5d785d54ff11879dd7a1968bb6df320d.pdf 3672194ad613e71271c3dbcaf17d230c PDF Text Text ' RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY > CLAIMANT I NAME OF #143 - . B. Fox, E " . Agfc * P.G & B.C. 382 Number of Acres : . Top of Blue Ridge north of Kiornton Gap Location : oads: , It is 1 mile over A rough , road to the St$te.Highway, at Gap and thence 8 miles to Luray, the nearest shipping point . . Thornton . The soil is a sandy loam of fair depth and fertility It is very rocky except around the house where 50 60 acres is comparatively free The top of Mountain is gently rolling but the eastern slopes of rock are steep History of Tract and condition of timber: The bark and other products were removed many years ago and there is no merchantable timber left There has been little fire in recent years, and on the lower side there is some good locust, oak and poplar to 4n DBH The grazing land is good but parts are rocky There is some brush on the lover side A part of the Page Co side is brushy Soil : - .. . . Improvements: . . . . — - 6 room, 2 story frame house with metal roof, plastered One in good condition - one 6 room abandoned house, shingle and metal roof, frame and log, 1 log and frame barn, shingle roof, fair condition . Acreage and value of types : Value per acre Total Value Types Acreage Ridge : 5 @ $1.00 $5.00 221 @ 3.00 663.00 17 @ 5.00 85.00 136 @ 26.23 3567.28 Cultivated Land : 2 @ 26.23 Orchard : 1 @ 50.00 52.46 $43*72 74 50.00 Minerals: 391 Slope : " Cove : Grazing Land : Fields Restocking : •«•« $4422.74 Value of Land : $ 4572 * 74 Value of Improvements: $ 910 * 00 Value of Orchard : $ . 910,00 ~ $5?32 74 . 50 *00 Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit : $ Value of Timber : $ Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract : $ 13 # 99 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ Nona * Part of tract in Page Co * CLERK �< / /3 —A Claim of . ' In the Circuit Court The State Cmmnission on o tioner, vs. _ , At Law. f. County, Virginia, No. and Development of the State of Virginia, Petiou^ JL 3?<f O d GLcL^tA* Condensation t - ^ .County, Virginia, Defendants. more or less, of land in The undersigned , in answer t7the 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/gaid petition andmuhlished in accordance with the order of the Circuit County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this Court of - t h as his answe o said petition and tosaid 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 aboyt acpes, on which tfiere are the following ' buildings and improvements ^ _ __ This land is located about Virginia, in miles from ZMagisterial District of said County. the - r *^ 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 ) . / / ) Z7 / / ^ ^^ ^ The land oymers adjacent to the above described tect or parcel /)f land are as follows : North i< South - S- _ East _ _ ( West — I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year _ 7 // /) following manner: _ /_ _ _in the ^^ I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereI claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, on is Pe) in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is S — I am the owner of acres of land adjoining the above d eScrif ed tract or parcgl 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 impracticable he should also insertohere a description of tl trapt or parcel of lan by mete & nd bounds}? /\ / Remarks : sr ^ ^ ^ - , ___ pi Continue remarks if necessary on the back ) . day Witness my signature ( or my name and mark attached hereto ) this.-^v - Zf ( ! , 1930. of 7 To-wit : . STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF _ The undersigned hereby certifies that. the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made'oath that the matters and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief , day of . this — > 1J ' f (ScfyrL __ 7 - yj / ? < 3 ^ , Court . nr Sppeia TnvpgrigaTin r or Cluik uf Notary Public, or Juoticeof tho Peace* i ' �* % FILED IN ’S OFFICE CLERK •> RAPPAHANNOCK / !e: 1 ' 7 COtTNTY 19 ^ Clerk �Xlv.^ vised 1/ County: Rappahannock District: Piedmont 145 a creuge - Cl - ived: Value Claimed: D• ft .G P •» . C. Fox. & B ssossed: 390.90 396 17,820.00 XX Deed: 3906.40 Assessed: $1664.00 , Location: Dood: 590.89 rea; . Top of the Blue Ridge north of Thornton Gap .. Incumbrances, counter claims or laps: The area cl* iraed by J Barney overlaps this tract at the southeast comer to the extent of nine acros, for which a separate report has been prepared . ooil: . i'he soil is a sandy loam of fair depth and fertility It is very rocky except around the house where 30 60 acres is comparatively free of rock The top of the mountain is gently rolling, hut the eastern slopes - . . are steep Roads: It is one mile over a rough road to the State Highway at Thornton Gup uni thence eight miles to Buruy, the nearest shipping point . History of tract and c ’ - ndttion of timber; The bark and other pro years ago and there s no merchantable timber left, Ther has been little fire in recent years and on the lower side there is some good locust, oak, and poplar to 4” DBII The grazing iand is good, but p ; rts ire rocky, Them is some brush on the lower side, A part of the Page County side is brushy duct's rwere removed''many . . .. Improvements: . Dwelling: Occupied by J H Arraentrout a tenant rame, 16x32*, with 14x16', L, weatherboarded, metul roof, 2 story, 6 rooms, plastered walls and ceilings, with only board partitions, unpaiited, good condition vuLued at 400.00 Unoccupied house: 24x36 * , with 16x20* , addit ion, weatherboard over log, 2 big rock chimneys, dilapidated and run down, used by owner us camp, metal and shingle roof, 6 rooms, 2 unfurnished 100.00 Burn : 18x48*, log and frame, pole rafters, 1'2x30 * shed, shingle roof, in fair condition 200.00 Sprint? house: Log, shingle roof, 10x12 * 23.00 ’rame, 8x10 *, shingle r nf Qmoke house: la 00 ^ lien house: Frame, 8x 14 * 10.00 "Lorn crib log, 8x1**', : 10 QJ *03 ' Granary; rame, 18x18* , shingle roof 30 op „810 wJ - —— - - - — icontinued ) . - . . . . . �rage . t, o yl4*> Lmrovemcnts: coat'd urcaurd: Fences ; — *>• » . G• u* 1 iv lia U a F OA• — There are oO neglected apple trees of «*ixed varieties The fences are of woven wire and barbed wire and the place is cut up by a number of interior fences . . Buildings: Fences; Clearing: $2000.00 250.00 400.00 $2650.00 - Total Area and value of land by types; Rappahannock County Type Ridge Slope Cove Grazing land Tillable land Orchard Value Acreage per 5 326 17 136 2 acre $1.00 3.00 Total Value $5.00 678• w0 85.00 5.00 3*2.00 35.00 50.00 4760.00 70.00 Lund Improvements & orchard Total for Rappahannock j*08.00 ' 860.00 $'64oS 00 1 337 . Page County Type Value acre acreage Slope Grazing Land per ?3700 66 40 25.00 106 Total Value #198.00 1000.00 .b0 $1198 Summary Type Ridge Slope Cove Grazing land Tillable land Orchard Area 3 292 17 176 2 1 493 Average land value per acre Value acre $1.00 3.00 5.00 25&3S 35.00 50.00 per Total Value 03.00 876.00 85.00 5760.00 70.00 $6736.00 #13.59. ( cont * d ) �r N STATE COMMISSION ON CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT BUREAUS OF THE COMMISSON WILLIAM E. CARSON. CHAIRMAN. RICHMOND, VA. , RICHMOND RIVERTON . .. COLEMAN WORTHAM VICE CHAIRMAN JUNIUS P FISHBURN , ROANOKE E GRIFFITH DODSON NORFOLK RUFUS G ROBERTS CULPEPER THOMAS L FARRAR CHARLOTTESVILLE LEE LONG DANTE . . . . .. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER RESOURCES AND POWER FOREST SERVICE . PARKS AND LANDSCAPE ENGINEERING ARCHAEOLOGY AND HISTORY STATE PUBLICITY R . A GILLIAM EXECUTIVE SECRETARY AND TREASURER Shenandoah National Park Division . H. MARSH, SUPERVISOR S PHONE 84 , FRONT ROYAL ADDRESS YOUR REPLY TO . FRONT ROYAL, VA August 7 , 1931 . . . Mr M A Price , Chairman Board of Appraisal Commissioners Rappahannock CountyDear Sir : I have checked the map of the E . B . , . G. and B . C . Fox Tract #143 , submitted by B. C . P Strickler to substantiate his claim that the tract contains 583.62 acres , and find that the area of the map submitted is only 502 acres Apparently an error was made in the calculation Very/^trhly yours , shm: s iV'T-U Marsh Park Supervisor . .. �i ' . . E r B I have compute d the acreage of the attached map of . H. Box and M tract , and find that the tract contains , accordin g to this map , 497 . acres / / . . i / W N Sloan Chief Engineer , Park Service •S ' > • �* f J P T v i r r i - f l TT -f : rrn 1 - I ! i f n f I Or -- K f * ; 4- I - .. . _ *t f- 4 -+- «0 -4 «0 f l t i I * i- 4- 4-rf-' +er ! 4 I - h -f t P j r J 4 — i—r t —u J ~ * —f - t f 1 h : 4 r i f — ~j ; L r —\ t f f * 1 f1 i L j f- t " L 7 V | t % - j— v. : t t- r i H—1—4 — i <u I- f Xv ! • f *T + L i T“' + -f t* - 4. L -4 4- + Ti — j 4 - i rt i + i + r —-4— { t -4- r ,s r ft j _i L I : . 1 + 1 NO — f 1—1 . . ( . . . j- - - 4 i LT 4 4 4 f T U �»• r . \ - y i ; ( T : t ! : j - { \. i l 4 L | T ' i I ’ i 4 4 t r ; t i J 1 - - 4 1 t + il W£ 6 T -r f t 4- £ A S T~ 4» — j i i- -j 4 I J (A % - to r V *© I - I i r f H ! t ; 4 : J / - i i: 73" 4-- # & *3* yX/ * > V 4P o& J L J �A » i STANDARD CROSS SECTION KEUFFEL ^ ESSFR C°- 10 x 10 NEWYORK / 4 I i < •0 * « * / �A STANDARD CROSS SECTION 10 x 10 » i KEUEFEL & ESSTR C°- J NFWYORK .• » «- V .- 4 . - 4 % • t - J / — «P« y ��County Realty Company,Incorporated; In testimony whereof,the said Rappahannock County Realty Company, Incorporated ,has hereunto cause its Corporate/ / Seal to be hereto affixed ,and this deed to be signed and acknowledged by Clarence J.Miller ,its President,and attested by R.L>assie,its Secretary, this the 25th day of February ,1927* . . . Rappahannock County Realty Co Inc By Clarence J filler,President (Corporate Seal) . . Attest;R.L.Massie,Secretary - .. State of Virginia,County of Rappahannock,to wit}I,D D MiHer,a Hotary Public in and for the County of Rappahannock,in the State . of Virginia,do certify that Clarence J filler,whose name as bounty Realty Company,Incorporated is signed to the foregoing writing,bearing date on the 25th day of February,1927 and R.L.Hassie whose name as Secretary of the president of the Rappahannock Rappahannock County Realty Company,Incorporated ,is signed to the foregoing writing,bearing date as aforesaid ,personally appeared before me this day in my said county and in behalf of 1 \ - the said Rappahannock County Realty Company,Incorpora ted ,acknowledged the said writing as the act and deed of the said Rappahannock v the name and on bounty Realty Companyincorporated and made oath that they are respectively the President and Secretary of the said Corporation,and that the seal affixed to said writing is the true corporate seal of said Corporation,and that it has been affixed thereto by due authority given by the Stockholders of said Corporation at a duly convened meeting and by the Board . of Directors of the said Corporation at a duly convened meeting My commission expires on the Given under my hand this 15th 25th day of April day of 1929* Fenruary,1927* .. . D D MiHer,Notary Public VirginiaiClerk ’s Office of Rappahannock Circuit Court,Feb.25» 1927« This Deed of Bargain and Sale was this day received in the said office and together with the annexed certificate admitted to record at 3 o ’clock P M TestesRlizabeth H.DISBergh,Deputy Clerk A CcpyjTestet .. - it . � 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 Fox, EB, PB, and BC Description An account of the resource Tract: 143; Location: South east of Ramey tract; Cost/Acre: $3.00; Estimate Value: $27.00; Number of Acres: 9.0; Monies Awarded: $27.00 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 143 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context fox-eb-pb-and-bc-tract-143 Fox https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/73a3ef1c86b183a8991436d1e47c24e5.pdf f9368ddce3162f214eb980e42a5b7f2f PDF Text Text Revised report County: District: P. G• * & B. C. Fox - — 3. G.,Lap on #145 1 J. . Ramey acreage Clalraed: Assessed: Deed: Value Claimed: Assessed: Deed: Area: Location: . 9 acres Northwest portion of Ramey tract and the southeast portion of the Fox tract . Incumbrances, counter claims or laps; This is the area of nine acres which is claimed by both J W Ramey and by 3 B , P G , & B. C Fox .. .. Soil: .. . . The soil is a mixture of shale and clay of medium depth and fertility with some loose rocks on the . surface Roads: . Near the Lee Highway History of tract and condition of timber: This area is enclosed w7 Ramey’s fields, It Is . partly brush land and partly cleared with some patches of sod. Its chief value is for grazing. Improvements: None other than the fence. as a part of one of J Value of land by types: Value Type Fg Acreage 9 Total Value . $135.00 vlb 00 Total value of land $135.00 Total value of tract #135.00 Average value per acre per acre $15.00 �Page three **143 - H. B• P. G• > Total value of land Total value of To*ni - V . & B. C Fox. #6796.00 improvements lue of orchard 810.00 50.00 Total value of tract $7656.00 .verage value per acre NOT1!: ) $15.53 The acreage of this tract was computed from the description and field notes furnished by the surveyor recently employed by the ovmers . X XX . This includes Page County land ' The owner states that the following improvements have been added since purchase . �* RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY CLAIMANT NAME OF #143-1 - Fox, E.B • P.G • 9 9 Number of Acres: J & B.C.— . W. Ramey ( Lap on J . Southeast of Ramey tract Location: . Near the Lee Highway Roads: The land included in the lap is Soil: . brush land which is classified as slope type History of Tract and condition of timber: INCUMBRANCES? COUNTER CLAIMS OR LAPS: This is a lap by Fox on Ramey and lies within the fences of Ramey, who appears to have . the possession . None Improvements: Acreage and value of types: Total Value Value per acre Acreage Types Ridge: Slope: - 9 @ $27.00 §3.00 Cove: Grazing Land : Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land : Orchard : # Minerals: Value of Land : $ 27 « 00 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract: $ 3 # 00 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ none # CO* 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 Fox, EB, PB, and BC Description An account of the resource Tract: 143 - I ; Location: Top of Blue Ridge North of Whorton Gap; Cost/Acre: $13.99; Estimate Value: $5,332.74; Number of Acres: 382.0; Monies Awarded: $5,332.74 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 143 - I Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context fox-eb-pb-and-bc-tract-143-i- Fox https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/eb60eb41c4b46c07feb3bd38f32f6a92.pdf 156d7e5f10746a0721d0896c69bc5a52 PDF Text Text Rappahannock County Wakefield District NAME OF CLAIMANT #36 Number of Acres: In Horse Shoe Hollow on west slope of Nixon's Arm and southeast Location : . of the . Park Four miles of ordinary country road to Flint Hi 11 and 13 miles of macadam road to Front Royal, the nearest shipping point Roads: Soil : i 25 - Poster, Jack Estate . Sandy clay loam of medium fertility, Slopes are steep and rocky, with a southwestern exposure . Completely cut over and several acres clear There ed many years ago for orchard, cultivation and a small dwelling this year and are are 70 apple trees on the place, which were sprayedgradually reverting being given some attention. Other cleared land is forest fire to forest growth except a small garden patch. A severe There is no about three years ago seriously damaged the young timber merchantable' timber. The property is occupied by Silas Foster, a brother of the deceased Improvements : One 3 room log house in fair condition, Log corn house and hen house, fair condition. History of Tract and condition of timber: . . . ' Acreage and value of types : Slope : Value per acre Acreage Types 20 | Total Value @ $3.00 $61.50 36.00 Cove : Grazing Land : Cultivated Land: 3 @ 12.00 Orchard : 2 @ 60.00 120.00 §217.50 Minerals: Value of Land : $ 217•50 Value of Improvements : $ 165.00 #382.50 165.00 Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Timber : $ Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract : $ -i- 5.00 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ CLERK NONE - �. .G e o r g © H e n r y a n d P o s t e r ViLliam Franklin Poster Claim of . County, Virginia, No. M ?. , At Law. In the Circuit Court of Hap The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Peti, $4 , 7 0 0 a c r e s e t a I s a n d 0 A y l o r l i f t o n tioner, vs. _ . County, Virginia, Defendants. more or less, of land in H a pjja ha n noc 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 Court of Happahannock County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to said notice. My name is fieor&e Henry _ Fos te r a nd JYi11i am _ Henry _ Fos_t ©r My Post Office Address is-.-lOA -Ujaden -S-tr -Har-ri bux- y-Pa -, ^ ”/ e Lclaim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned , containing about-JZ. acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements : JlOUSe BSXD PCLUl ±Jiy_ HQU£.0, Farm land ^ orchards and woodland __ _ _ __ _ ^ ^ _ _ __ _ This land is located about 13 miles from _ Elin.t _ Hill Virginia, in the Magisterial District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described . above : ( In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above ) . _Thi_3 propertv _ was _ wi1led to Eli za Jane Foster 2 _ 0 eorge _Henry am Fran kli n_ Foster _ by Jobn Jack Foster, husband _ ?A? _ and _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ . & father The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows: North Exact 1ocati_on of t h i s_ _ f arra _can_ be_ given by_ Edward. South st _who has farm adioining 2 address _ FI i nt H il1 7at_ East _ __ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ __ __ _ __ _ West I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year _191Q. following manner : Byl wi11 _ of fa t h e r a s 3_t ate d ab ove _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ in the . I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $ 1QQQ_*_QQ I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $ 1QQQ.#.QQ I am the owner of . .'.acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park area, which I claim will be damaged by the 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 on the back ) . Witness my signature ( or my name and mark attached hereto ) this 85&.QZK1 day * , 1930. of ilunfi. STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF To-wit : The undersigned hereby certifies that the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief , day of , 1930. this See affidavit over . Clerk of the Court, or Special Investigator or Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace. �. County of Dauphi State of Penn . . n June 2, 1930 Personally appeared before me George Henry Foster who affirms that the statements here made are true and correct to the best of his knowledge and belief . / 44 My Commissionj Expires Cm Monday i„ JajgnU. 1936, a E fu V . M o wH w ' - 'f ' < «9 - / s. �i Rappahannock i Wakefield . Estate — #36 Foster, Jack Acreage . ? Claimed » Value Claimedl Examined 3y: la Home Shoe Hollow on west slope of Nixon *• Arm and southeast of The Park* Location: Hone so far as h»im, Incumbrances, counter claims or lu;;> 3 » — Four miles of ordinary country road to Flint Hill and 13 miles of ws dam road to Front Royal, the nearest shipping point, Sandy clay loam of medium fertility Slopes are steep and rocky with a southwestern exposure Roadsi Soil: . . Completely cut over and Histor;/ of treet and''condition of timber: years ago for orchard, many several acres sleNareS dwelling There are a cultivation and small sprayed place which were apple trees on the 70 n attentio given some being this year and aro g revertin to y Other cleared land is graduall forest growth except a small garden patch, A severe forest fire about three years ago se riously damaged the young timber Th re Is no men* The prop rty la oooupl d by al chantable timber ias Foster* a brother of the deceased The following Improvements are found on the tract| Improvements: Log dwelling 18 x SO, 4 rooms and ahi. gle roof, $100*00 _ 20.00 Log corn crib and smoko house . “ “ . . . Acreage : JpH Slop Value per A and Value: By Typesi o r Cultivated Orchard 3 10.00 3 •W w * -- Value of land m «*• » * Improvement * n Orchard #« ” . 163.00 120.00 120.00 $806.06 Value per acre for tract: #12.32 - . total Value 30.00 mm-** ' ^60 ufcT - / �- #36 Foster, Jack,Estate Cour. : Rappahannock District: Wakefield M A "/ / Putney Estate N ^ ^ ^- (? LEGEND: COVE ORCHARD SLOBS GRAZING LAND RIDGE TILLABLE LAND Scale - l” = 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 Foster, Jack Description An account of the resource Tract: 36; Location: In Horse Shoe Hollow on W slope of Nixon's Arms; Cost/Acre: $15.00; Estimate Value: $382.50; Number of Acres: 25.5; Monies Awarded: $ (n/a) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract 36 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context foster-jack-tract-36 Foster https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/ebf610973653e771b35dea4d85b1dc20.pdf 2dfceda9548f2e4831ddf9609f2b81ea PDF Text Text — Rappahannock County Wakefield District NAME OF CLAIMANT #43 55 Number of Acres: Location : - Poster, E.B Near the head of Horseshoe Hollow between Fodder Stack Mount . ain and Nixon's .Arm - Approximately five miles over an unimproved dirt road to the State Highway near Flint Hill, thence 15 miles to Front Royal, the nearest shipping point Roads: . The soil is a dry sandy clay loam rather thin on the steeper slopes which are rocky but fairly fertile along the drainage lines where the slope; are only moderately steep and not so rocky The tract has a general southeast exposure History of Tract and condition of timber : ApprOsiimately one half of this tract was formerly cleared for grazing and cultivation, all of which has grown up with brush and briars with the exception of about five acres in orchard and an acre of equal size around the house and stable. The timbered por tion of the tract has been completely cut over since the chestnut oak bark was peeled about thirty years ago. Fires have repeatedly swept over the tract, causing considerable damage to the timber of all sizes The last about 3 years ago,and was especially severe There is no mer .Improvements fire occurred : chantableJtimber on the tract One 2 room log house with shed, in fair condition Soil: . . - - . . . - . - Acreage and value of types : Value per acre Total Value Types Acreage Slope : 30 @ $2.50 $75.00 15 @ 5.00 75.00 Cove: Grazing Land : Cultivated Land : 5 Orchard: 5 75.00 © 15.00 Cq * © 60.00 500.00 $525.00 Minerals: 2 Value of Land : $$ ^^^175.00 Value of Improvements: $ 175.00 500.00 Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ 50.00 Value per acre for tract: $ 50.00 . 13 S3 $75u.00 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ CLERK �Claim of County, Virginia , NoZ- .i , At Law. In the Circuit Court of The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Peti/ Yl - A L _ _ QAAAtioner, vs. __ ^ ^ AAfcZ ?— kJA more or less, of land in - C o u n t y, Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned , in answer to the petiurodJ of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia , and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filingfof id 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 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 acres, on which there are the following to be condemned , containing about _6 J_T buildings and improvements : - ^ __ _ _ JL LC^ L ^ ^ oAy A: ' Virginia, in This, land is located about 3 / -V_ miles from. _ Mairis l* the. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above : ( In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above ) . U4 ^ The land North South tract or parcel of land are as follows : owners adjacent to the above described _ d: (jLi -XAAV <Sl!SLL . • East West I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year following ' ' .t . r . 6 . v .s _ /£ ^ 1 h UM kF. in the I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereI claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, on is $ _ _s 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 tr tct or parcel of land by metes mid bounds ). * o r * Remarks : ^ Witness my si — of ST. _ _ A ^ t . remarks if necessary on the back ) , day this my name and mark ^attached here y -ajfcv' ( Continue 1930. ' __ OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF - ^ Azr A , To-wit : at The undersigned hereby certifies that _ the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters and things appearing in his abo e answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief , this ^ _ _ day of 1930 __ ClerfT of the Court, or Special Investigator or 1Nojtary Public, or Justice of the Peace. ' ��o xmri M mmmooK m;is? TELD mmmcf * # 48» Foster * Ed * • ffireare CIaijae © 3 of Korsonho K O M S M J RMountain A* th» head m& Hixon o Ara © ' Apprcaasm 7 V ; * pa: ©a Hollow be tween Fodder Staefc lion® owe? er so far as knows lailnprorod dir5 road to the state Highway near Flint SHI # thence IS miles to Front I .ayal the nearest shipping point * , - imll The soil Is a dry sandy ole.: lorn rather this on the steeper slopes s& ich are rocky but fairly fertile alone the drainage lines where the alone© are only noderately ; und c ? t so rocky | stee * Tie treat has a general southeast OX] o s i a e # - s , was ct t eny - - - prowirately one half of * ©d1for grestng and oultiva I up with brush and briars with ' > *( • tion all of which has m cere© in orchard and an acre the erection of about of equal uim, around the house and stable * The timbered portion of the tract ha # been eopgieteXy cut over sine © me chestnut ante bark was ft#l«d about thirty year® ago* Fire# have npeutedly swept over t:. treat # e& ueing con siderable dsnsuge to the timber of all sir, ©a * The last fire oeeurrM about thro© your ® ago and wa eepesiaily severe There is now oo i: *o5?e’ watsbi* timber on the tract * - . Xisrrovo&e ; ta ; Xn addition to the fences which are of poor quality # there are on the treat tfce fallowing !r#rovwseatjj: On© log dwelling 16 * x SSf 2 roosi® said loft and a 10 * r is * kitchen lean to # both with shingle roof worth 10C * 00 One stable tmd two dilapidated sheds - Orchard ? ' - 1© In the old orchard above the Uouoo there ere 40 00*450 *00 trees 15 30 years old in fair condition* S acme In the young orator d below the house there are 100 WMM about IS years old * Those have beer ©prayed and otherwise well tended , 3 acre © at hsG OO H . jisUteUtesaai Aerear Tain© Per cere To tell Value So *oo **# Field restocking Crazing & Tillable 2*GO 15.00 Orchard «8:88 Value of land ofValue &fper cor © for tract 311*55 S50.00 75* 00 . 061B OO �inty: Rappahannock District: Wakefield - #45 Foster, Ed. A F.D.W0od <S' Johnson & Wimsatt A 5 ** * . F I D.Wood /a V? *-'o 77 7£ s " L LEGEND: Cove Orchard Slope Ridge Scale Grazing Land Tillable - 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 Foster, Edward Description An account of the resource Tract: 43; Location: Near head of Horseshow Hollow between Fodder Stack Mountain and Nixon's Arm; Cost/Acre: $13.63; Estimate Value: $750.00; Number of Acres: 55.0; Monies Awarded: $750.00 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 43 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context foster-edward-tract-43 Foster https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/89fcd7feb21fc9f72bd73cbde6439860.pdf 400bdc07b4bf9d9d1888d0d5f38219bd PDF Text Text Rappahannock County Hawthorne District NAME OF CLAIMANT #244 ^ Number of Acres: 25 Location : Roads : . Spr ing - . Meade Fletcher, Wm Hazel; South end of Catlett Mountain. Five miles of rough steep dirt road to Lee Highway near Beech Thence 14 miles to Luray, nearest shipping point . Soil : Sandy clay of good depth and fertility, Comparatively free of South and east exposure surface rock . . History of Tract and condition of timber : Most of this tract was cleared many years ago. It has been grazed since being cleared Southern portion of tract is steep wooded Evidently the tan bark was removed about thirty years ago At various times since other timber products have been removed " At present there are some red and chestnut oaks of small unmerchantable sizes on the tract - . . . . Improvements : . None Acreage and value of types : Types Acreage Slope : aL Value per acre Total Value @ #2.50 58.75 | @ 14.00 $252.00 Cove : 18 Grazing Land : $260.75 Cultivated Land : 4 Orchard : @ 30.00 120.00 $380.75 Minerals : Value of Land : $ 260.75 Value of Improvements : $ Value of Orchard : $ 120.00 Value of Minerals : $ Value of Timber : $ Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract : $ 14.93 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ NONE . �$244 County: Rappahannock District: Hawthorne - PI *:tcher, : Acro&ne claimed • *»!*.« Hn* «uu Value Clained: . Hone known. Incurabrances, counter claina or laps: Sandy cla. of good depth and fertility. Comparatively Soil: freo of surface rock. South and cast exposure. Locations Hazel; South end of Catlett Mountain Roads: Five miles of rough stoop dirt road to Lee Highway near Thence 14 niles to Luroy, nearest shipping Beech Spring . . point History of tract and condition of tinber: Most of this tract was cleared many years ago, T't 'as been grazed since being cleared Southern portion of tract is steep wooded, L’vidontly the tan bark was removed about thirty years ago At various tines since other tinber products have been ren ved At present there are none red end chestnut oaks of s all un merchantable sizes on the tract . " - . . . - Improve onto: This tract has on it ly an orchard which is very in accessible. It con bo reached only by the Beech Spring Road The trees have not been cared for or sprayed and tire in poor condition . . Value of land by types: Value . Acreage: Type s Per A 03.00 is.oo 4 18 Slope P6 Orchard 4 Total Value 012.00 . Qa2?. T CQ 21G 00 ' value of land: Total u « orchard ! « " tract Aven ge value per acre: 0210.00 “ 140.00' vH CTOO / #15.09 " - �C J i t y: Rappahannock District: Hawthorne #244 - Fletcher, W. M• f ht A . .. W M Burko Estate H A Browns « >*C h rs . T Nicholson oot Dodson S > LEGEND: Orchard Land Cove e Grazing Land Slop 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 Fletcher, WP Description An account of the resource Tract: 244; Location: Hazel south end of Catlett Mtn; Cost/Acre: $14.93; Estimate Value: $380.75; Number of Acres: 25.5; Monies Awarded: $ (n/a) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract 244 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context fletcher-wp-tract-244 Fletcher Meade https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/b129f44909011c1aa2f91291992c9af6.pdf 074689b686a1b0447611171f7525c2fd PDF Text Text I RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY i ! NAME OF CLAIMANT #168 Number of Acres : Location : 565 - Fletcher, Jas. H. . Buck Hollow Run, entirely within the Park area 2 miles rough mountain log road ; thence 13 miles over 1 Lee Highway to Luray - Roads : . East, north, south and west exposure, varying from steep rocky Soil : slopes of shallow depth and fertility to coves of sandy clay loam with Boulders are numerous good depth and fertility . . . This tract has been culled and cut over However, there still remains some merchantable timber. Logging roads are up the main streams Part of this timbered area is accessible, espe cially along the streams, and the remainder is inaccessible History of Tract and condition of timber : . - . NONE. Improvements : Acreage and value of types : Total Value Value per acre Acreage Types Ridge : Slope : 447 @ #2.50 #1117.50 Cove : 118 @ 4.00 472.00 #1589.50 Grazing Land : Fields Restocking : Cultivated Land : Orchard : We find from investigation that Mr Fletcher is willing to take • #1500.00 for above tract of land, but we find the actual value to be . Minerals : Value of Land : $ 1589.50 Value of Improvements : $ $1589.50 Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals : $ * Value of Fruit : $ * Value of Timber : $ * Wood : $ for tract : $ 2.80 arising from the taking of this tract : $ ^y NONE. "'im I Sf* �Claim In the rcplt Court of . yi The St; sZCommisgion on tioner, vs. _ _4 ^ 2S? County, Virginia, No. At Law. tion and Development of the State of Virginia, Peti- S' __ \ more or less, of land in L^o County, Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned , in answer to •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 ofj iid pe tion and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court of Countv, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to etition and to said (£ 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, on which there are the following buildings and improvements : ^ ^ ^ _£ _ ^^ TM ^^ ^ _^ s l ated about miles from Virginia, in th Magisterial District of said County. ^ I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above : ( In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above ) . n The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows: «<t w North //i J . * »* South.I. __ East West - z vz i I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year following manner : 9 . / y \ 22-0 , X Z _ in the ^ 4 . ^ 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, x oo 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 $ i . ( 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 act or parcej of lar l by metes and bounds ) . v ^ emar — _ ^ v ^ ^ remarks if necessary on Jhe back ) . Witness my signature ( or my name and mark attached hereto) this day of _ __. 1930. Y STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF-< , To-wit : The undersigned hereby certifies th£t the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief , this day of , 1980. ( Continue ^ Z _ £ Cl of the Court, y- PubHe,- or Justice uf - the Pes ��- COUNTY{ RA i TA HOCK DISTRICT! PIEDI OUT #168 * Acreage Claimed ; Value Claimed: - FLETCHER , JAMES V15 A : . DEEPS ASSESSED S n £1500 • . ft T$r s: Duck Hollow Run , entirely within the park area Hone known 1 2 miles rough mountain log road; thence IS miles over Lee Highway to Luray Soil: East , north , south and v/est exposure , varying from steep rocky slopes of shallow depth and fertility to coves of Locations o s: . - . . sandy clay loam with good depth and fertility arc numerous History of . Boulders : This tract has been culled traot and condition of timber and cut over , ifowever ,' 'ttiere still remains some merchant Logging roads are up the main streams able timber . . . Part of this timbered area is accessible , especially along the streams , and the remainder is inaeoessible Value of land by Types : Value Tyne : ~“ Sloope Cove 4.00 . . |1. per M Total value of lend , Total value of timber ,100 , 000 bd ft Total value of trac t Average value per *N0TE: Value 694.00 $ 472.00 vI566 , 00 12.00 8 ... Total Per Acre Acreage acre e 11366.00 1460.00 • e " 100.00 $ 2.59 The dif erence between the acreage claimed and the area found by examination is believed to be due largely to an error in computation of the area of one of the lots in , Clark tract , and to a the division of the large A lesser degree to the fact that the surface measurements were made rather than horizontal measurements . ' . �t REPORT OR THE ACREAGE OR THE H hr . . FLETCHER TRACT . #168 F l e t c h e r ’ s deed f o r t h i s l a n d d e s c r i b e s i t by b e a r i n g s and d i s t a n c e s , i n two p a r c e l s ; t h e t r a c t b e i n g composed of two l o t s i n t h e d i v i s i o n of t h e A . V» . Clark E s t a t e • The c a l l s of n e i t h e r l o t w i l l c l o s e , one l a c k i n g 15 c h a i n s and the o t h e r 8 chains . c o m p u t a t i o n of acreage of t h e s e two l o t s was in error , as Also , t h e o r i g i n a l no method of d i s t r i b u t i n g t h e error of c l o s u r e w i l l g i v e 715 acres , which t h e d e e d c a l l s f o r . A c o m p u t a t i o n o f the acreage e n t i r e l y from t h e calls in the deed , after distributing the error of c l o s u r e . i n t h e s e c a l l s , g i v e s 577 acres i n the two l o t 3 T i e s which we made on t h e ground , d e c r e a s i n g s l i g h t l y t h e l e n g t h of one l o t , cut t h i s down to 565 acres . This i s t h e acreage which I compute from t h e c a l l s i n t h e deed . a f t e r c o r r e c t i n g t h e s e c a l l s to agree w i t h as mentioned above our measurements . . . Sloan, Chief E n g i n e e r , Park S e r v i c e � 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 Fletcher, James Description An account of the resource Tract: 168; Location: Buck Hollow Road; Cost/Acre: $2.80; Estimate Value: $1,589.50; Number of Acres: 565.0; Monies Awarded: $1,574.50 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 168 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context fletcher-james-tract-168 Fletcher https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/ea495ead23031397c3c3fd082f76bb38.pdf 5d64c844f2482983b59e706e41648a92 PDF Text Text f RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT .R Fincham, Jno Number of Acres: i • 240 Brown Location : On east slopes of Pignut Mountain, near head of Gid Hollo.w, and partially outside the Park area Roads : The tract is approximately three and one half miles from the Lee Highway over a rough County road ; thence it is 20 miles to Luram , the nearest shipping point . - . Soil : . . The soil is a clay loam with some sand in places It has fair depth and fertility where the land is being cultivated The slopes are mod erate with a reasonably smooth surface and east exposure . History of Tract and condition of timber : - The entire timbered portion of this tract has been cut over and ap proximately seventy acres is now or has been under cultivation, All the chestnut oak timber was cut about thirty years ago and the best trees of other species cut later There are approximately 104 acres which are estimated to cut an average of 915 bd ft. per acre, or a total The saw timber is of low grade; it is more of 95,000 bd ft in all or less scattered and will be expensive to skid Improvements: One 7 room frame and log, all metal roof , 1 stable,metal roof,meat house,metal,hen house,board roof,corn house, all in good con dition. . . -- . - — . . ' . - Acreage and value of types : Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge : Slope : 170 510.00 CfH- •' ; ' Cove : Grazing Land : 64 6.00 6 15.00 384.00 Fields Restocking : Cultivated Lanjl : 90.00 | 984.00 Orchard : Minerals: Value of Land : $ 984.00 850.00 oo Value of Improvements : $ 850: Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Timber : $ 285,00 m• • Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract : $ 285.00 2119.00 - • Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ NONE CLERK , �County: Happahanno ck District: Hampton #79 - Finchum, John . R li * Vacant . Della B Jenkins - / C$ . C Pullen 7u Joshua an Burke * i/ LEGEND: Cove Slope Ridge Scale 75r chard Grazing Land Tillable Land Fields restocking 1" = 20 chains �unty: Rappahannock District: Hampton > . #79 • Flnchun, John R Acreage Claimed: Assessed: Value Claimeds Assessed: $1430.00 . . Deed: ) No 236 A * A ) complete . data ^ On east slopes of Pignut Mountain, near head of Gid, Brown Hollow, and artlally outside the Park area Location: . . Sncurnbrances, counter claims or laps Soil: . None so far as known The soil is a clay loam with some sand in places, It has fair depth and fertility where the land is being cul tiwated The slopes are moderate with a reasonably smooth surface and east exposure . 4' - . - Roads: The tract Is approximately three and one half miles frOm the Lee Highway over a rough County road; thence it is 20 miles to Luray the nearest shipping point History of “ ' Deed: . tract and condition of' timber ; - The entire timbered por and approximately seventy acres Is now or has been under cultivation All the chestnut oak timber was cut about 30 years ago and the best trees of other species were cut later There are approximately 104 acres which are estimated to cut an average of 915 Bd ft per acre, or a total of 95,000 Bd ft In all, valued at $3.00 $285.00 tion or this tract Has Leon cut over 1 . . . . . . — - The saw timber Is of low grade; it is more or less scat tered and will be expensive to skid . Improvements: The improvements on the tract are as follows: One dwelling, 7 rooms, 2 story 14x24 frame with log ell 14 x 18 *, ceiled with metal roof 1 stable, 14 * x 20 * with metal roof 1 corn house, 12 * x 14 * 1 hen house, 12x12 Board roof, , 1 meat house 10 x 12 , metal roof -- —” — #600.00 150.00 50.00 25.00 25.00 $9So •oo In addition to the above improvements, there are 80 old fruit tress, which are of no value as a commercial orchard - . Acreage and va luc of land by types 1 A creageT ^ ' es: 170 Slope Grazing Laid Fields restocking Tillable land 20 44 6 Value of land s: n timber If "n improvements tract — Value Per A, $3,00 7.00 4.00 12.00 $898.00 285.00 860.00 $2B33“ T50 - . Average value per acre for tract * - $8.47 Total Value SEKT.TXr 140.00 176.00 72,00 ^.00 “159 “ �Claim of In the Circuit ^Courf ) of The State Commi ionf on Conservati tioner, vs Jl ia, No. .) - At Law. State of rginia, Peti ^ Y- j T ^ ai .. more or less, of land in County, Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned, in answer tcxthe pe$fic/h of the State Commission on Conservation and De velopment of the -State of Virginia , 'ana in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the-fiKftg /ef -sald petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court of County / \ irginia, asks Mve of the Court to file this v as his answer to sawal neutron CmsHxL said nWtiffe. // My name is 0 A V My Post Office is I claim a right, ti , estate or interest jn a tra t or parcel /6f land the area sought to be condemned, containing about hich there e the following L -V - acres, ) i improvements : buildifits - _ ^^ \ ^ Address ^ - S within t _ l& r miles from Virginia, in This land is located about / the _ Magisterial District of said County. I claimVlJhe 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 invest he has in or to jthe track or parcej of land described abom ) . ^ _ L ^ L- The landau rnersvaj jacenUtb the iboy described traoit or parcel of land are as follows : North : South East Z-&L West „ I acquired est to this property abqcit the year 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 $ 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 ; / nd if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel A)f land by/metes and bounds ) . Renfarks: ^ _ <WJcudL4..J!q a 0 4 SL t. -OJU , . --4 AW ( Continue remarks if necessary on the back ) . ( or my ame and rma: Y .ttj ereto ) tl(iis _^ day Witness my Signature 5 1930. ^ QAALP ____ OF STAT: . , To-wit VIRGINIA, COUNTY Th <Mmdersi£ned hereby certifies that the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters and things appearing in his a bov re true to the best of his knowledge and Relief , this day of . 9B0. OT A _____ _ ( answer ^ ^t _L _ ^ er . pk the Court, or Special In vestigia tor or y Public, 'or Justice of the Peace ! ' �� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rappahannock County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Description An account of the resource The first series in the Rappahannock County SNP Records collection consists of 350 files related to the court proceedings from The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Clifton Aylor and others, and Thirty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred (37,400) Acres of Land, more or less, in Rappahannock County, Virginia. This was a court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire privately held land located within the boundary of Rappahannock County in the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. Within the boundaries of eight counties, the state of Virginia, in collaboration with the Federal government, used eminent domain condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents in this collection are the legal proceedings for each individual tract of land that made up the one court case. In most cases, the individual case files consist of property surveys, assessments for the value of the land and improvements, and claims by the owner of the property. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Bulk of the collection dates 1930 to 1934 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource Fincham, JR Description An account of the resource Tract: 79; Location: Foot of Pignut Mountain ; Cost/Acre: $3.43; Estimate Value: $48.00; Number of Acres: 14.0; Monies Awarded: $ (n/a) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract 79 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context fincham-jr-tract-79 Fincham https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/bf62a11ae4870a388e19a09b41fb1c04.pdf ca936a7c8b1cc17a881c5389589b1f06 PDF Text Text County ’ District: Rappahannock Hampton CLAIMANT NAME OF #79a- Fincham, J.R. Number of Acres : 14 Location : Foot of Pignut Mountain, - on northeast side at Positions 619 621, About one-half mile to the county road, thence three miles to the State Highway, and 17 more to Luray, the hearest shipping Point Roads : Soil : . . . Fertile, sandy loam, but very rocky Exposure is to the east steep . Slopes are moderate and History of Tract and condition of timber : The tract has been cut over many times, the last this year, so there is no merchantable timber left There has been no fire recently On the west side some clearing s have grown up to poplar, and there is at present a potato patch of 1/10 acre . . . Improvements : ' . None Acreage and value of types : Value per acre Total Value Types Acreage Slope: 10 © #3.00 #30.00 4 © 4.50 18.00 $48.00 Cove : Grazing Land : Cultivated Land : Orchard : Minerals : Value of Land : $ 48.00 Value of Improvements : $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Timber : $ Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract: $ 5.43 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ JJ0 NE CLERK �W C ountys Rappahannock District! Hampton . - #79a Fincham, J,R Acreage Claimed: Value Claimed: Foot of Pignut Mountain, on northeast side at Location; - . Position 619 621 Incumbrances, counter claims or laps: Soil * Fertile sandy loam, but very rocky, Slopes are Exposure Is to the east moderate and steep Roads * About one half mile to the county road, thence . . - three miles to the State Highway, and 17 more to . Luray, the nearest shipping point The tract has been cut History of tract and condition of timber: over many times, the last this year, so there Is no . merchantable timber left . recently T ere has been no fire ^ On the west side some clearings have grown up to poplar, and there is at present a . potato patch of 1/10 acre Improvements: . Hone Value of land by types * Value Types * Per A Acreage Slope 10 4 ~ Tf Cove $48.00 Total value of land•• * If ft H " Improvements• * * Timber •• * * Total value of tract — $48.00 Average value per acre 3.43 . Total Value $3.00 $30 4.50 18 . . �County: Rappahannock District : Hampton ' " #79 a- Pincham, J.R. /\ I \'U ^ 7 LX Otie Burke s .* * LX* C. J . P Compton \ X \ LEGEND: Orchard Cove Sloped Grazing Land Ridge Tillable Land 20 chains Scale - 1" � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 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 Fincham, JR Description An account of the resource Tract: 79 - A; Location: E side of Pignut Mtn near head of Gid Brown; Cost/Acre: $8.83; Estimate Value: $2,119.00; Number of Acres: 240.0; Monies Awarded: $ (n/a) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract 79 - A Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context fincham-jr-tract-79-a Fincham https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/be94c168ca1bf5dbc0a4a77771d93054.pdf 269e6700ea9b9a317e0b11fecf91a0c9 PDF Text Text Rappahannock County Hampton District ' NAME OF-&ZMMMM'/ OTNSR . P. Estate #209 - Fincham, Jas one-half acre lot. Number of Acres : Location : , . Stair River South slopes of Blue Ridge and east of Little y road at head of Gid mile from nearest count , only, over a private culty diffi with Can be reached Brown Hollow. and others road across the lands of Golden Jenkins Roads : Approximately one . . mixture of shale The soil is a sandy clay loam with a slight The tract has a rocks loose large from Slopes are gentle and free south exposure . Soil : . . lot A ,small is. cleared used The, entire tract a as been has and sed enclo is ds e ro 2/^0/25 aid of approximately four squar In a deed dated a number of yeears family grave -yard forPinch owner of the , nt prese the ns am to Gold en Jenki James P. follow g however 1/2 uted servin exec . by Re made is ing g reservation buried surrounding land the later was am Pinch . P James yard grave the acre at and around there History of Tract and condition of timber : . . Improvements : . . None Acreage and value of types : Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Slope : Cove : Grazing Land : Cultivated Land : Orchard : Minerals : Value of Land : $ 10 •00 Value of Improvements : $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Timber : $ Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract : $ Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ NONE 9 CLERK �- . . //209 Fincham,James P ,Est C lty: Rappahannock District: Hampton Acreage Claimed: Value Claimed: Location: . South slopes of Blue Ridge and east of Little Stair River Incumbrances, oouliter claims or laps: Roads: None so far as known: Approximately one mile from nearest county road at head of Gid Brown Hollow, Can be reached with difficulty, only, over a private road scros3 the lands of Golden Jenkins and others . Soil: She soil is a sand$- clay loam with a slight mixture of shale Slopes are gentle and free from large loose rocks The tract has a south exposure . . . . History of tract and condition of timber: The entire tract is cleare K small' lot of approximately four square rods is en closed and has been used as a family grave yard for a number of years In a deed dated 2/20/25 and executed by James P Fincham to Golden Jenkins the present owner of the surrounding land the following reservation is - . . made: "Reserving however l/2 acre at and around the grave yard.” James P Fincham was later buried there . . Acreage and value of land by Types: The tract evidently should . The heirs of James P, Finch am may have-no desire to use the lot , contain one baU acre further other than to protect the remains of those already interred there Because of its isolation it is extremely doubtful if any other person would be interested in purchasing it for any purpose Agcordingly, a nomin al value of $10.00 is considered just and reasonable in this case Value Total Acreage: Per a Value . . - . Type: tillable . - one half $20.00 $10.00 �- v N #209 : Rappahannock ^ onty: Hampton District - Fincham, James P Est • $ A / \ \ \ \ I a \ ^ /M ra II <D // Co ^ '/ a<D 35 iH O - »+ & si I * ** ) ° J 0^ w w w LEGEND: Cove Orchard Slope Grazing Land Ridge Tillable Land Scale l" = 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 Fincham, James Description An account of the resource Tract: 209; Location: South slope of Blue Ridge and east of Little Stair River; Cost/Acre: $ (n/a); Estimate Value: $10.00; Number of Acres: .5; Monies Awarded: $ (n/a) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract 209 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context fincham-james-tract-209 Fincham https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/5bf7be8fe2fc7b3e19704a17df447553.pdf df061cdeccd0489d88ded053d6dd5fb7 PDF Text Text *. Rappahannock C o u n t y NAME OF CLAIMANT jf 1 0 3 - E s t e s , James - . • x Number of Acres : 19 2 g- . Location : On h e a d w a t e r s o f P l n e y Run Roads : Twenty two m i l e s to L u r a y , nearest s h i p p i n g p o i n t over f i v e m i l e s of r o u g h c o u n t r y road and seventeen m i l e s over Lee Highway . Soil : loam and s a n d y c l a y loam o f good f e r t i l i t y ; r e l a t i v e l y f r e e o f r o c k s and b o u l d e r s on a p o r t i o n o f t h e area L a r g e rook o u t c r o p s a l o n g P i n e y Run on western p o r t i o n n1 U JL ay . . History of Tract and condition of timber:Tlii s t r c t i s composed o f an average s t a n d of mixed o a k s a n d white p i n e , b u t i s now b e i n g removed E s t e s ’ M i l l i s i n c o n t i n u o u s o p e r ant i o n and manufactured e v i d e n t l y h i s i n t e n t i o n t o remove a l l t h e +o x rrrer i s and i t from t h e t r a c t • . Improvements :’ . dwelling: Frame , 14x 32x14 ’ , p l a n k s i d e s , v e r t i c a l s h i n g l e r o o f , p a r t l y c e i l e d , f o u r rooms , p o r c h i n f r o n t , §125.00 SxlO * , no c o m p o s i t i o n , r o o f x sawshed 100 24 : One sides 16 x1 8x12 ’ , l o g , s l a b r o o f One s t a b l e : One corn o t i b ; 6 x10 x6 ’ , s l a b r o o f One stave s h e d : 12x16 * , s l a b r o o f , no s i d e s One cook s h a n t y : Plank s i d e s , s t r i p p e d , f o u r rooms , s h i n g l e r o o f , not c e i l e d , aLmost new one ’ -- -- Acreage and value of types : Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge : Slope : 157! Cove : Grazing Land : Qi Ao KJ 3 © §3 . 0 0 $472.50 5.00 160.00 10.00 30.00 §662.50 Fields Restocking : Cultivated Land : Orchard : Minerals : 300.00 Value of Land : $ 662.50 - y o jj • DU *Tj Value of Improvements : $ 300.00 Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit : $ Value of Timber : $ Value of Wood : $ . Value per acre for tract : $ u 00 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tractp $ . None ALALg . OLE EL �/45 r /O ZZ Claim of Rap pahannock County, Virginia, No In the Cirqmc Court of At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, PetiClijf ton _kjlor. an_d _ ot her s_,_ _an_d _ Th i rty seven tioner, vs. Thpusand , Four Hundred Aeres Rappahannpck 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 Jtepp_aha_nnpck County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this Court of as his answer to sai£ petition and to ice. • My name is Lu My Post Offick ddress is ' ~A j I claim a right, title, estate or interest in tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about _ Q are ... acres, following buildi] apd( improvements : _ _ _ _ - — ^ __ _ zh J /2L k t f miles from 7 Magisterial District of said County. located about _ _ the i _ - Virginia, in I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the d:ract 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 ) . CT ) \ / __ _ _ The land payers adjacent fro Nor th C k )jl/lA4r South East C West I acquired my right, title, estate following manner : theabbve _ J-- 1 ~r Inscribed tract or parcel of land are as follows : _ interest to this property about the y e a r /_/ in the o /• 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 mv right, title, estate or interest 0.9 0 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 : o o ( Continue remarks if necessary on the back ) . signature ( or my name and day attached hereto ) this of , 1930. £ A. . U • -V. ^ STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF J. The undersigned hereby certifies that z2 the above namOd claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters and things appearing in his aboyen answer ai;e true to/the best ofihis knowledge and belief , day of . this 930, K Lk QJefk of the Cofart, or Special Investigator or Nmary , . of Public the Justice Peace or 0 Witnes: :GL £L £: __ ^ — ��Revised report County : Rappahannock District : #103 - Piedmont . Jams . Rstga A X \c re ag e Q la i me d ; 263 Assessed: 252.5 Deed: Value C1aiued ; 04000.00 Assessed: 0252.00 Deed: Area : 170 Acres Location : On headwaters of P.i.ney Run - . Incumbrances A counter claims or laps : Approximately thirty acres of land claimed by Janes 4 Dates in this tract is lapped by that portion of the Overall survey assigned to Julia C Overall Heirs for which a separate report has been prepared . . hoili Olay loan and sandy clay loam of good fertility ; relatively f r e o f rooks and boulders on a portion of the area Large rock outcrops along liney Run on western portion . . Twenty two miles to Luray , nearest shipping point over five miles of rough country road nd seventeen miles over Lee Highway Roads : History of . . , tract and condition of timber This tx*act is composed : o f an average stand o f "mixed oaks and white pine , but is now being removed and manufactured Kates » Mill . is in continuous operation and it is evidently his intention to remove all the timber from the tract In pro venent 3 : . Frame , 14x32x14 * , plank sides , vertical shingle roof , partly ceiled , four rooms , porch in front , 0x10 •1) 125.00 1 sawshed: 24x100 , composition roof , no sides 75.00 1 stable : 16x18x12 , log , slab roof , *• 20.00 1 corn crib : 6x10x6 ’ , slab roof 10.00 1 stave shed : 12x16 , slab roof , no sides 1 cook shanty : 11 nl: sides , stripped , four , rooms shingle roof , not ceiled , almost new > 230.00 1 dwelling ; ’ —- ’ ’ -- ’ « am - . Value of land by types ; Type Slope Cove Fg Acre age 143 32 3 170 V lue per acre 63.00 4.00 10.00 T ot al Value 429.00 120.00 30.00 507.00 �v#103 - Total T lue of land Total value of improvements Total value of tract Average value X . «• turn . lstep , Janes 4 per acre Include 3 tile area in - 2:58 7 . 30 ( 220.00 A817.00 >a . 58 -. #103 1 �\ * Virginias In the Circuit Court of Rappahannoch County * The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, vs # . Clifton Aylor et als , etc * 2 ^ an order entered in these proceedings Your respondent , X/ in obedience to on the SO'* day of AuguBt, 1952, says that the tract of land V *"T l i UI owned by him is the same tract of lard found by the Ap " - praisal Commissioners to he owned by him , as shown and de " - lineated on the map returned with the report of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners , and the same tract of land described in the Exceptions filed tc said Report by your . respondent l gy Counsel, •• ^ . p*d \ » •. I *, ' i / �* �Virginia; . In the Circuit Court of Rappahannock County The State Commission Conservation and Development of the State of Virginla . - Plaintiff . als. etc. vs/ Exceptions and Answer Clifton Aylor, et . Defendants . Estes, Your respondent , James A cf excepts to the Commis - sioners report filed in the Clerk’s Office of the Circuit Court of Rappahannock County , Virginia, on the 18" day of Fay , 1932, in the above entitled cause , for the following - reasons , to wit ; . 1st By reason of the fact that said Commissioners or ap - praisers , only allowed the sum of $224.00 to you respondent for the land an timber to be taken; that said land contains forty three acres; - 2" - That said sum is absolutely inadeqaate , unfair and un just , and is far less than the true value of said land; 3rd ; - of Respondent shows that said land is assessed at the sum $12.00 per acre ; that it is well known that the land in the County of Rappahannock, Virginia is assessed at about one third of its actual value ; that it is true that this tract of laijd is assessed along with another tract of land which has an orchard upon the same , which orchard is not proposed to be taken , and that this forty three acres of land is not as val - uable as said orchard; however respondent says that this forty three acres of land is worth at least the sum of $ . 4th That if this land is taken, respondent will be left without any er very little wood land for his farm; Respondent , shows that the tsact of land proposed to be - * * • taken in this proceeding will be found in record 149, tract Y . 103 HO % A• * filed in said Clerks Office as aforesaid ; / ; �% Therefore , respondent and exceptant prays that he be not de " - prived of his property without just compensation , and that he ’ he allowed at least the sum of $ , which is the true value f said land ; and respondent and exceprant further prays that H i lit th 4 eommjfasic^ ers aii or viewers he allowed to correct said istake , or that ot-Ker disehterested appraisers he appointed I '/ t ft A a his said property, and he Y/ill ever pray etc , . jy c > l y% . day of July, 1932 * -i » ( # - t �� 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 Estes, James Description An account of the resource Tract: 103; Location: Above Estes Mill; Cost/Acre: $5.21; Estimate Value: $224.00; Number of Acres: 43.0; Monies Awarded: $224.00 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 103 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context estes-james-tract-103 Estes https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/16bdd0f5a191410d5402f8b9e45bfca9.pdf 03ca306e1a2396712ae41ec24be3710e PDF Text Text RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY CLAIMANT NAME OF OWNER - #103-a Estes, Jas. A. Number of Acres: 43 - Above Estes Mill at Positions 541 548 « Location : — Roads : 1/4 mile to State Highway and thence 15 miles to -Lruray, the nearest shipping point Soil : The soil is a sandy loam which is deep and fertile rocky # Slopes The exposure is are gentle and steep and the surface is smooth to the northwest . - # # The bark arid timber have been r emoved, but there has been no fire for W several years and there is considerably very good chestnut oak up to 3 DBH and smaller white and yellow pine Laurel is found over the tract but it is not very thick History of Tract and condition of timber : # . # % Improvements: None # Acreage and value of types: Value per acre Acreage Types Total Value Ridge : Slope : Cove : — 36 @ $3.00 $108.00 7 @ 5.00 35.00 $143.00 Grazing Land : Fields Restocking : Cultivated Land : Orchard : Minerals : Value of Land : $ 143 « 00 Value of Improvements : $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit : $ Value of Timber : $ 81.00 Value of Wood : $ 8i •00 Value per acre for tract : $ 5 # 2 1 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ None # �/ 7\ / ___ Claim of . , Law At 9 . iA , No a gini Vir , nty ioek Cou hajH paJ Ra . of rt In the Circuit Cou , a Peti gini Vir of te Sta the of t men elop Dev , and n atio serv Con on sion mis The State Com _ sey _ ty en _ _ r _ id TM ete f s _ _ T _ and Ay er n o oth t . C 4 1 ± tioner, vs Tho.us.sna # _ ZQ ur_ .HunAxfi d_ A Q res . ants end , Def a gini Vir , nty Cou in land , of more or less De and n atio serv Con on sion mis Com te Sta the of tion peti the to wer ans in , d gne ersi The und rded awa ion nat dem con of ce noti to the e ons resp , in and a gini Vir of e velopment of the Stat cuit Cir the of er ord the h wit e anc ord acc in ed lish pub and tion peti said upon the filing 4f this file to the rt Cou of e leav _ s k , a ask gini Vir pa noc p han nty , Cou R Court of ice. as his answer to sai etition and to aid My name is My Post Office Address is f ght sou the a are hin wit land el parc of or t trac a l en irft or te , esta , t title I claim a righ g win Mo / the are re th ch whi on , s acre ut abo ing tain to be condemned , con j2. j / l a ) : : ts e r vem imp and s ding buil 7 _ ^ - _ ibr . | ^ ^ ^ nM . a & _ iL ? fc _ _ _ ^ ^ ^ ^ _ 3c . 2 r M r 7 Virginia, in miles from about the4 \Jl£AYU / -Magisterial District of said County.-' de land of cel par or t trac the in rest inte or , te , esta title t righ ng owi the foll m clai I t , join er own or er own is sole he ther say whe ( uld sho t man clai ce spa this scribed above: In , t ner join ow or sole not is t man If . clai s t ner join ow the of es nam give er t own and if join he should set out exactly what right, title estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above ) . ^_ Thjs'l d tis loc , ^ ^ ^ The land owners adjacent to. the aboveidescribedfttract or TS North South East West parcel of land are as follows: \ — 4 JUAS $U — _ r yea the ut abo ty per pro this to rest inte or , te , esta t righ title my d uire I acq QS..\ \l following manner : ^ ^ e ther nts eme rov imp the with land of el parc or is t trac of e I claim that thei/total valu , rest inte or te , esta 0 , t title righ my of ( e valu l tota the Q at on is $ -LJ - P/ in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is or t trac ed crib des ve abo the g inin adjo land of s acre $ I am the owner of L parcel of land but lying outside the Park area, which I claim will be damaged by the pr < & 0 O O / * 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 jtnd if practicable he should also insert here a ) . nds bou etes an byn land cel of par or t trac the of tion descrip Remarks :.- K ffdatattL _ m , 5/ _ _ ^ . ^^ & ^ — O CLMTTZL \ Continue remarks if necessary on the ba c ) cS jthis ( to d here che atta / k mar and e nam my or e atur my sign Wi , 1930. * of STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF The undersigned hereby certifies that- J T tei mat the that oath e mad and e him efor n ear app lly ona pers t man clai the above named : e beli and dge wle kno his of t tjie bes to ue are \ tf and things appearing in his abo, # answer _ _ Cl — ( _ (J ^ this. day of - •30. L yiU W- M- ' >=. . Court; or Special Investigator or otary Public, or Justice of the Peace. [efk of the �* �#103- A Estes, J, A, COUNTY: RA AHATIHOCK . DISTRICT: PIEDIIONT Acres e Claimed: Value Claimed * Location: Above Estes Mill at positions 541 . Incumbrances, counter claims or laps: Roads: ir - 548. Nohe known mile to State Highway and thence 15 miles to . Luray, the nearest shipping point Soil: The soil is a sandy loam which is deep and fertile . rocky Slopes are gentle and steep and the . surface is smooth The exposure is to the . North-west History of Tract and condition of timber: The bark and timber have been removed but there has been no fire for several years and there is considerable very good chest - nut oak up to 3” DBH and smaller white and yellow . pine Laurel is found over the ttact but it is . not very thick . Improvements: None oerage and value by types: Types: Acerare Value Per Acre Total Value Slope 36 $3.50 $126.00 Cove 7 43 5.00 #161.65 Total Total value of land: Total value of tract: Average value per acre: 35.00 $161.00 T61.00 3.74 � 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 Estes, James Description An account of the resource Tract: 103 - A; Location: Headwaters of Piney River; Cost/Acre: $5.00; Estimate Value: $962.50; Number of Acres: 192.5; Monies Awarded: $962.50 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 103 - A Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context estes-james-tract-103-a Estes https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/b26b8e6cb1296e3d3fcf95befb13f1ee.pdf 6554103db098dd7a7013ed79e33e593f PDF Text Text RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #103-1 Number of Acres : - Estes , James A•9 (Lap on Julia C. Overall . Heirs 60 . Location: On Waters of Piney Run Roads: 22 miles to Luray, nearest shipping point over 5 miles of rough country road and 17 miles over Lee highway . Soil : Clay loam and sandy clay loam of good fertility? relatively free Large rock outcrops along of rocks and boulders on a portion of the area Piney Run on western portion . . History of Tract and condition of timber : This tract ls composea of an average stand of mixed oaks and white pine, but is now being removed and manu factured Estes Mill is in continuous operation and it is evidently - . ' his intention to remove all the timber from the tract. Improvements : None . Acreage and value of types : Total Value Value per acre Acreage Types Ridge : Slope : - 60 @ #3.00 #180.00 Cove : Grazing Land : Fields Restocking : Cultivated Land : Orchard : Minerals : Value of Land : $ 180.00 Value of Improvements : $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit : $ Value of Timber : $ Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract : $ 3 . 0 0 Incidental damages arising from the taking of is tract : $ NONE CLERK �/45 r /O ZZ Claim of Rap pahannock County, Virginia, No In the Cirqmc Court of At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, PetiClijf ton _kjlor. an_d _ ot her s_,_ _an_d _ Th i rty seven tioner, vs. Thpusand , Four Hundred Aeres Rappahannpck 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 Jtepp_aha_nnpck County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this Court of as his answer to sai£ petition and to ice. • My name is Lu My Post Offick ddress is ' ~A j I claim a right, title, estate or interest in tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about _ Q are ... acres, following buildi] apd( improvements : _ _ _ _ - — ^ __ _ zh J /2L k t f miles from 7 Magisterial District of said County. located about _ _ the i _ - Virginia, in I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the d:ract 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 ) . CT ) \ / __ _ _ The land payers adjacent fro Nor th C k )jl/lA4r South East C West I acquired my right, title, estate following manner : theabbve _ J-- 1 ~r Inscribed tract or parcel of land are as follows : _ interest to this property about the y e a r /_/ in the o /• 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 mv right, title, estate or interest 0.9 0 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 : o o ( Continue remarks if necessary on the back ) . signature ( or my name and day attached hereto ) this of , 1930. £ A. . U • -V. ^ STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF J. The undersigned hereby certifies that z2 the above namOd claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters and things appearing in his aboyen answer ai;e true to/the best ofihis knowledge and belief , day of . this 930, K Lk QJefk of the Cofart, or Special Investigator or Nmary , . of Public the Justice Peace or 0 Witnes: :GL £L £: __ ^ — ��County ; District ; . Janes . - -- #103 1 X Rappahannock Piedmont ,'C stea » Lap on A Julia 0 . Overall Heirs. Acre . re claimed ; 263 Assessed ; 2521 Deed : Value Claimed: ) 4000.00 Assessed: 0252.00 Deed: ‘ ' . Location ; On waters of Piney Run Incumbrances , counter” " cl ins or laps ; This is that part of the land oy Tames A T stia which lies within that portion of the Overall Survey assigned to Julia C Overall Heir 3 Soil ; oTalhed . Clay loan and sandy clay loan of good fertility ; relat ively free of rocks and boulders on a portion of the area , Large rock outcrops along Piney Run on western portion . Twenty two niles to Luray , nearest shipping point over five niles of rough country road and seventeen nilea over Lee Highway Roads ; History of .. " . tract and condition of timber ; This tract is composed of an average stand^ of nixed oaks and white pine , but is now being: removed and manufactured, dates * Hill " is in continuous operation and it is evidently his intention to remove all the timber from the tract . Improvements ; Hone . Value of land by types ; Acreage Slope Value Total per acre -. - Valu e •**** («1 : 3.00 | 60 Total value of land $180.00 Total value of tract )180.00 Average value per X —- acre • • • • • • • • • Includes the area in . #103 . ) 3 GO :)180.00 - . � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rappahannock County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Description An account of the resource The first series in the Rappahannock County SNP Records collection consists of 350 files related to the court proceedings from The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Clifton Aylor and others, and Thirty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred (37,400) Acres of Land, more or less, in Rappahannock County, Virginia. This was a court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire privately held land located within the boundary of Rappahannock County in the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. Within the boundaries of eight counties, the state of Virginia, in collaboration with the Federal government, used eminent domain condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents in this collection are the legal proceedings for each individual tract of land that made up the one court case. In most cases, the individual case files consist of property surveys, assessments for the value of the land and improvements, and claims by the owner of the property. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Bulk of the collection dates 1930 to 1934 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. 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 Estes, James Description An account of the resource Tract: 103 - I; Location: On waters of Piney Run; Cost/Acre: $3.00; Estimate Value: $180.00; Number of Acres: 60.0; Monies Awarded: $180.00 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 103 - I Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context estes-james-tract-103-i Estes Overall https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/73f90d4911390b1fd2d5078401ad06aa.pdf b1c10546a908656ffe909cc39a21a453 PDF Text Text Rappahannock County Wakefield District NAME OF CLAIMANT #14 Number of Acres : - Eastham, P.B. 44 . On Indian River near first Pork Location : . It is about 2 miles to the State Highway via a rough road Thence 12 miles to Front Royal, the nearest shipping point Roads : . . Outcrops of the underlying Sandy loam of good depth and fertility loose rock scattered over strata occur near sta.21, and there is some , On the whole it is fairly smooth but the slopes are steep the tract Soil : . . The Chestnut Oak was peeled about 30 has been culled for ties, locust for tract the then Since . ago years remains on the tract some good There hickory costs, and oin wood and boolar ranging from 8W to 18" and some large over mature white oak History of Tract and condition of timber : . • Improvements : . None Acreage and value of types : Acreage Types Value per acre Total Value Slope : 34 @ #3.00 #102.00 Cove : 10 @ 5.00 50.00 # #152.00 Grazing Land : Cultivated Land : Orchard : Minerals : Value of Land : $ 152 00 .# Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals : $ 150.00 Value of Timber : $ 150.00 $302.00 Value of Wood : $ Value per acre for tract : $ 6.82 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ NONE CLERK �.. P B Eastham Claim of . v County, Virginia, NO._ _1A? , At Law. Jl1??!. ?. In the Circuit Court of -.i PP The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. Cli ft o n_ Ay lo r_,_ e t a La and 37 , 400 acres __ ^ ^ ^ ^ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ ^ appahanno ck County, Virginia, Defendants. 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 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 .£P§Jl£ IIILQCk Court of as his answer to said petition and to said notice. P B Eas tham My name is Royal , Va Pront My Post Office Address is I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought 49 to be condemned, containing about acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements : __ ^ .. . __ This land is located about 10 miles from _ _ Aa_sh_i_ngt_qn_, _ ke f i e Id the Aa Magisterial District of said County. . Virginia, in . I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above : ( In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above ) . Sole owner The land North South . owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows : Joe North H_addax _ an d_ 3 laughter _ East Haddox West. Dulin __ I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year i§9_Q __ in the following manner: _ dee d from Henry Mar alia11 an d is qa r t of Cror don _l_and _ _ _ _ _. _ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $ 600.00 . I claim that the total value of mv right, title, estate or interest, 600.00 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 : Witness my signature ( or my name , 1930. ( Continue remarks if necessary on the back ). th day > and mark attached hereto ) this 19 _ __ - _ ^ of STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF iapjBahannpck „ y To-wit : f B Eastham 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 thejbest of his knowj dge and belief , May 19 th day of . , 1930. this , .. _ — ^ - Tfprhe Court, ^Special. l&flftroue/C mxdusuce m . . A.MM V ��County: Rappahannock District: Wakefield Diat . #14*Ea3thamf* P » B Acreage Claimed: Value Claimed: Examined by: Marsh, Gilliam & Stoneburner Locations On Indian River near first fork . . Incumbrances, counter claims, etc : . Rone known It is about 2 miles to the State Highway via a rough road Thence 12 miles to Front Royal, the nearest shipping point Roadsi . . . Soil: Sandy loam of good depth and fertility Outcrops of the underlying strata occur near Sta 21 and there Is some loose rock scattered over the tract On the whole it la fairly smooth, but the slopes are steep . History of . . tract and condition of timber: The Chestnut Oak was peelecT about SO years ago Since then the tract has been culled for tie3, locust for posts, and pin food and hickory There remains on the tract some good poplar ranging from 8" to 18" and some large over mature white oak . . . Acreage and value by types: Types: Value Per A . Acreage Cove $4.00 10 34 Slope Total Value 3.00 Total $40.00 ~ 102.00 $142.00 Value of land Value of Timber 46 K ft per M $4 ) . Value per acre . 142.00 180.00 $322.00 $7.32 �County: Rappahannock District: Wakefield #14 Eastham, P.B. - NA Nish N0rth . Jos North •C \ S ' ff s ' J.M.& A.Dull \ M.Sothoron H.& \ ->L4 LEGEND: Orchard Slope Grazing Land Ridge Tillable Land Cove 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 Eastham, PB Description An account of the resource Tract: 14; Location: Indian River near first fork; Cost/Acre: $6.82; Estimate Value: $302.00; Number of Acres: 44.0; Monies Awarded: $ (n/a) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rappahannock County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract 14 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context eastham-pb-tract-14 Eastham