Shenandoah National ParkAugusta County

W.S. Ross farm, Tract 66, Augusta County

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The 1920s survey

Timber (mixed oaks, Virginia scrub pine, predominantly chestnut oak). 15 acres, valued at $45. The state paid $165.

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).

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.