Shenandoah National ParkMadison County

Isaac N. Long farm (part a), Tract 141, Madison County

Did you know?Hollow Folk, a 1933 study of three hollows

The 1920s survey

No merchantable timber. 166 acres, valued at $2,802. The state paid $5,102.

Map of the tract

Today
Landmarks on this map (2)

Places

  • Big Meadows · Wikidata

Gaps

  • Fishers Gap · Wikidata

House sites and family graves are never marked. Pins show only public places, from USGS place names and other public sources.

Landmarks in this tract: Big Meadows · Wikidata, Fishers Gap · Wikidata

On Wikipedia

  • Big Meadows: recreational area of the Shenandoah National Park in Madison County and Page County, in the US state of Virginia

    President Franklin Roosevelt dedicated Shenandoah National Park and Skyline Drive at Big Meadows in 1935. The area has long been a recreation center for the park, with a visitor center, lodge and campground, and trails lead from it to places such as Rapidan Camp, President Herbert Hoover's fishing retreat.

    Published Summarized from the Wikipedia article Big Meadows, opens in a new tab (revised 1 September 2026), CC BY-SA, opens in a new tab

  • Fishers Gap: mountain pass in Virginia, United States

    Fishers Gap is named for Stephen Fisher, who received a land grant here in 1778. The pass was earlier called Milam's Pass, probably after Thomas Milam, an early settler who likely first found the route. The gap appears on maps only after the Gordonsville New Market Turnpike was finished in 1853; both armies used the road in the Civil War, and the turnpike company fell apart afterward. The land later became part of Shenandoah National Park, and Skyline Drive and the Appalachian Trail now cross the gap.

    Published Summarized from the Wikipedia article Fishers Gap, opens in a new tab (revised 3 July 2026), CC BY-SA, opens in a new tab

Fishers Gap Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0, opens in a new tab, via Wikimedia Commons, opens in a new tab.
Big Meadows Photo: Wallygva at English Wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, opens in a new tab.

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.

From the case file

I paid 50¢ per head per month to Mr. Cave for looking after them.
— S. R. Aleshire, Deposition, Madison County court land file, opens in a new tab, page 17. 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.
I wouldn't sell it at all if I didn't have to. I was raised on the blue grass and I have been going on the Blue Ridge since I was big enough to ride behind my father on a horse.
— Phil Long, Deposition, Madison County court land file, opens in a new tab, page 19. 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.

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.