Shenandoah National ParkAlbemarle County
B.T. Spitzer farm, Tract 21, Albemarle County
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The 1920s survey
A 9-room frame house, 35 by 38 feet, with a shingle roof; a barn, 16 by 33 feet; an orchard (14 apple and 12 cherry trees); timber (saw timber, locust posts). 600 acres, valued at $895.
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).
- SpitzerB.T._Albemarle21.pdf (1.4 MB, PDF, opens in a new tab)
Memories
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Source: National Park Service, Shenandoah National Park, Historic Land Tracts.