Shenandoah National ParkMadison County
W. A. Dodson farm (part a), Tract 44a, Madison County
Did you know?Abandoned log house in poor condition
The 1920s survey
Timber (second growth hemlocks, oaks, and poplar). 11 acres, valued at $44. The state paid $85.
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.
Dodson, WA
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, Notary, LOB9 (pages 145, 146), 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.
- Ernest Dodson farm, Tract 20, Madison County
- Lester Dodson farm, Tract 154, Madison County
- Mrs. J. A. Dodson farm, Tract 79, Madison County
- Neda C. Dodson farm, Tract 21, Madison County
- W. A. Dodson farm, Tract 44, Madison County
- Alice Dodson farm, Tract 163, Rappahannock County
- Booten Dodson farm (part a), Tract 203a, Rappahannock County
- Booten Dodson farm, Tract 203, Rappahannock County
Source: National Park Service, Shenandoah National Park, Historic Land Tracts.