Shenandoah National ParkAlbemarle County
H.L. and Leavel, J.T. Wise farm, Tract 162, Albemarle County
The 1920s survey
A 2-room log house, 18 by 20 feet, with a paper roof; a barn, 20 by 24 feet; an orchard (21 apple trees); timber (poplar, chestnut oak, red oak, white oak, hickory). 506 acres, valued at $2,579.
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).
- Wise and Leavel_Albemarle162.pdf (2.3 MB, PDF, opens in a new tab)
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Source: National Park Service, Shenandoah National Park, Historic Land Tracts.