Shenandoah National ParkAlbemarle County
Jacob Kyger estate farm, Tract 125, Albemarle County
The 1920s survey
A 4-room log house, 14 by 18 feet, with a shingle roof; a barn, 16 by 30 feet; an orchard (125 apple trees, 5 cherry trees, 2 peach trees); timber (hemlock, white oak, red oak, poplar, basswood, locust). 356 acres, valued at $2,173. The state paid $2,982.
Map of the tract
The tract’s boundary as the National Park Service has mapped it. No house sites or graves are marked on this site.
Case files
Scanned deeds, surveys and claims, kept by the National Park Service (PDF).
- KygerJacobEstate_Albemarle125.pdf (4.5 MB, PDF, opens in a new tab)
Memories
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Source: National Park Service, Shenandoah National Park, Historic Land Tracts.