Shenandoah National ParkMadison County
S. R. and H. L. Aleshire farm, Tract 140, Madison County
Did you know?Steep, rocky woodland with poor timber
The 1920s survey
Timber (white pine). 88 acres, valued at $1,082. The state paid $1,077.
Map of the tract
House sites and family graves are never marked. Pins show only public places, from USGS place names and other public sources.
Case files
The National Park Service has no case file online for this tract.
County court land files
Papers from the Madison County circuit court’s proceedings to take the land for the park, scanned by JMU Libraries.
Aleshire, SR and HL
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In the file: Claimant Worksheet, Tract Assessment, Owner Claim
Courtesy of the Madison County Circuit Court Clerk and JMU Libraries, Histories along the Blue Ridge. Licensed CC BY-NC 4.0, opens in a new tab.
Deposition
Tract 140. Deposition by S.R. Aleshire
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From the case file
I consider a man that makes a success of any business has to stay in it year in-and year out.
I have seen cattle every year that came off of it and they came off in good shape.
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.