Shenandoah National ParkAlbemarle County
Lessie B. Roston farm, Tract 148, Albemarle County
Did you know?Park Creation Displaced Families
The 1920s survey
A 4-room frame house, 15 by 24 feet, with a shingle roof; an orchard (76 trees including apple, peach, pear, and plum); timber (second growth poplar). 226 acres, valued at $818.
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).
- RostonLessieB._Albemarle148.pdf (0.9 MB, PDF, opens in a new tab)
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.