Shenandoah National ParkAlbemarle County
T.J. and S.R. Roller farm, Tract 29, Albemarle County
Did you know?Fruit trees estimated at $1,384
The 1920s survey
A 3-room log and frame house, 16 by 18 feet, with a shingle roof; a barn, 16 by 37 feet; an orchard (9 cherry trees, 164 apple trees, 6 other); timber (mixed hardwoods, hemlock, white pine). 1,724 acres, valued at $701. The state paid $4,877.
Map of the tract
Landmarks on this map (1)
Streams
- Big Branch · USGS place names
House sites and family graves are never marked. Pins show only public places, from USGS place names and other public sources.
Landmarks in this tract: Big Branch · USGS place names
Case files
Scanned deeds, surveys and claims, kept by the National Park Service (PDF).
- RollerT.J.andC.S._Albemarle29.pdf (4.4 MB, PDF, opens in a new tab)
From the case file
The owners claim 1740 acres, while their deed calls for only 1724 acres
That he is a resident and property owner of Augusta County, Virginia, that he is familiar with the tract of 1700 odd acres of land lying in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Augusta County, belonging jointly to T. J. and C. S. Roller, Jr., which said land is purposed to be condemned for park purposes
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.