Shenandoah National ParkAlbemarle County
Walter S. Via farm, Tract 57, Albemarle County
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The 1920s survey
An orchard (375 peach trees); no merchantable timber. 115 acres, valued at $984.
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).
- ViaWalterS._Albemarle57.pdf (1.1 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.H. Via farm, Tract 52, 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
Source: National Park Service, Shenandoah National Park, Historic Land Tracts.