Shenandoah National ParkAugusta County

Sallie Simmons farm, Tract 13, Augusta County

Sallie Simmons The original record reads "colored," identifying the owner as African American.

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The 1920s survey

A 2-room frame house, 12 by 24 feet, with a paper roof; an orchard (6 misc trees); timber (four cords of fuelwood per acre). 16 acres, valued at $142.

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).

Source: National Park Service, Shenandoah National Park, Historic Land Tracts.