Shenandoah National ParkAlbemarle County
W. L . and I. N. Groves farm, Tract 23, Albemarle County
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The 1920s survey
A 4-room log house, 18 by 29 feet, with a shingle roof; a barn, 18 by 30 feet; an orchard (7 cherry trees, 20 apple trees - poor condition); no merchantable timber. 550 acres, valued at $6,876.
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).
- GrovesW.L.andI.N._Albemarle23.pdf (9.4 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.