Shenandoah National ParkAlbemarle County

J. A. Alexander farm, Tract 219, Albemarle County

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The 1920s survey

A log house, 17 by 50 feet, with a paper and board roof; a barn, 18 by 20 feet. 68 acres, valued at $102. The state paid $102.

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).

From the case file

A photograph from the case file.
A photograph from the case file. Photo: National Park Service, Shenandoah National Park, case file AlexanderJohnA._Albemarle219.pdf, opens in a new tab, page 3.

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.