R.T. McDaniels farm, Tract 296, Madison County

The 1920s survey

A 6-room frame house, 30 by 33 feet, with a shingle roof; a barn, 31 by 39 feet; an orchard (134 apple trees); timber (chestnut oak, red oak, poplar). 317 acres, valued at $1,972.

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 file

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

• McDaniel, RT

  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

  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.