Shenandoah National ParkMadison County
Shifflett & McDaniel tract, Tract 195, Madison County
Did you know?Log dwelling with stone flues
The 1920s survey
A 3-room log house, 18 by 24 feet, with a shingle and paper roof; a barn, 20 by 24 feet; 5 acres of orchard (236 apple trees). 264 acres, valued at $905.
Map of the tract
Landmarks on this map (2)
Hollows and valleys
- McDaniel Hollow · USGS place names
Streams
- Garth Spring Run · 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: Garth Spring Run · USGS place names, McDaniel Hollow · USGS place names
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.
Shifflett and McDaniel
The file at JMU Libraries, opens in a new tab PDF, opens in a new tab
In the file: Claimant Worksheet, Tract Assessment
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.
Source: National Park Service, Shenandoah National Park, Historic Land Tracts.