R. A. Breeden farm, Tract 351, Madison County

The 1920s survey

A 5-room log and frame house, 18 by 29 feet, with a shingle and paper roof; a barn, 12 by 20 feet; an orchard (39 apple trees); timber (75% oak, 25% poplar and white pine). 172 acres, valued at $490.

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.

• Breeden, RA

  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.

Families of the park

Other tracts whose owners shared the name. A shared name doesn’t always mean a shared family.

• Angus Breeden farm, Tract 355, Madison County
• D. H. Breeden farm, Tract 202, Madison County
• A.T. Breeden farm, Tract 403, Page County
• Annie Breeden farm, Tract 694, Page County
• Ardenia Frances Breeden farm, Tract 565, Page County
• Arthur G. Breeden farm (part a), Tract 36a, Augusta County
• Arthur G. Breeden farm, Tract 36, Augusta County
• Charles Breeden farm, Tract 58, Greene County