Shenandoah National ParkAlbemarle County
E. A. Harris farm, Tract 121, Albemarle County
Did you know?An orchard of apple trees
The 1920s survey
A 6-room frame house, 16 by 32 feet, with a shingle and metal roof; an orchard (96 apple trees). 63 acres, valued at $864. The state paid $2,280.
Map of the tract
Today
House sites and family graves are never marked. Pins show only public places, from USGS place names and other public sources.
Case files
Scanned deeds, surveys and claims, kept by the National Park Service (PDF).
- HarrisEdwardA._Albemarle121.pdf (7.7 MB, PDF, opens in a new tab)
From the case file
I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $5000.00
I do not have the authority to grant Mr. Harris' request.
Families of the park
Other tracts whose owners shared the name. A shared name doesn’t always mean a shared family.
Source: National Park Service, Shenandoah National Park, Historic Land Tracts.