Shenandoah National ParkAlbemarle County
W.E. James estate farm, Tract 74a, Albemarle County
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The 1920s survey
An 11-room frame house, 18 by 32 feet; a barn, 22 by 56 feet; 7 acres of orchard (damson, peach, cherry). 204 acres, valued at $1,107.
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).
- JamesW.E.Estate_Albemarle74A.pdf (1.5 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.