Shenandoah National ParkAlbemarle County

Jacob Kyger estate farm, Tract 125, Albemarle County

Did you know?3,087 tracts surveyed for the park

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

Today
Landmarks on this map (1)

Places

  • Doyles River Overlook · USGS place names

House sites and family graves are never marked. Pins show only public places, from USGS place names and other public sources.

Landmarks in this tract: Doyles River Overlook · USGS place names

Case files

Scanned deeds, surveys and claims, kept by the National Park Service (PDF).

Source: National Park Service, Shenandoah National Park, Historic Land Tracts.