Shenandoah National ParkAlbemarle County
J.H. Via farm, Tract 52, Albemarle County
Did you know?Frame house in poor condition, occupied by a tenant
The 1920s survey
A 7-room frame house, 21 by 34 feet, with a shingle and paper roof; a barn, 16 by 30 feet; an orchard (4 quince, 311 apple, and 46 peach trees); timber (mixed oaks and white pine). 80 acres, valued at $948.
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).
- ViaJ.H._Albemarle52.pdf (1.7 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.
- A. Rice Via farm, Tract 193, Albemarle County
- D.C. Via farm, Tract 42, Albemarle County
- J.R. Via farm, Tract 95, Albemarle County
- J.W. Via estate farm, Tract 160, Albemarle County
- M.T. Via farm, Tract 5, Albemarle County
- Moses Via farm (part a), Tract 109a, Albemarle County
- Moses Via farm, Tract 109, Albemarle County
- Nicholas Via estate farm, Tract 154, Albemarle County
Source: National Park Service, Shenandoah National Park, Historic Land Tracts.