Dr. Charles H. Shivers farm, Tract 34, Madison County

The 1920s survey

A 4-room log house, 17 by 25 feet, with a shingle roof; a barn, 11 by 20 feet; no merchantable timber. 31 acres, valued at $145. The state paid $552.

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.

• Shrivers, Dr. Chas H

  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 (page 228), Tax Records, 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.