R. S. and Brothers Graves farm (part a), Tract 148a, Madison County

The 1920s survey

A log house, 27 by 31 feet, with a shingle roof; a barn, 14 by 20 feet; timber (poplar, red oak, hemlock). 632 acres, valued at $5,218. The state paid $10,222.

Today

Landmarks on this map (5)

Places

Rapidan Camp · Wikidata

Streams

Laurel Prong · USGS place names
Mill Prong · USGS place names

Falls

Big Rock Falls · USGS place names

Schools

Community School (historical) · USGS place names

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 Rock Falls · USGS place names, Community School (historical) · USGS place names, Laurel Prong · USGS place names, Mill Prong · USGS place names, Rapidan Camp · Wikidata

On Wikipedia

Rapidan Camp: historic house in Virginia, United States
Built in 1929 with Marine Corps labor and private funds, Rapidan Camp served as a secluded rustic retreat for President Herbert Hoover and his wife during his administration. The site, located in the Blue Ridge Mountains, functioned as a strategic meeting place for foreign leaders and a precursor to the modern presidential retreat at Camp David. After Hoover left office, the area was eventually incorporated into Shenandoah National Park.
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Case files

The National Park Service has no case file online for this tract.

County court land file

Papers from the Madison County circuit court’s proceedings to take the land for the park, scanned by JMU Libraries.

Graves, RS and Bros
The file at JMU Libraries, opens in a new tab PDF, opens in a new tab
In the file: Claimant Worksheet, Tract Assessment, Owner Claim, LOB9, Misc.
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.