Shenandoah National ParkMadison County
Arthur Weakley farm (part a), Tract 44a, Madison County
Did you know?Abandoned log house in poor condition
The 1920s survey
A 4-room log and frame house, 31 by 16 feet, with a shingle roof; a barn, 14 by 35 feet; an orchard (36 apple and 38 peach trees). 12 acres, valued at $106. The state paid $553.
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.
- Arthur Weakley farm, Tract 40, Madison County
- E.H. Weakley farm (part a), Tract 22a, Madison County
- E.H. Weakley farm, Tract 22, Madison County
- J.C. Weakley farm, Tract 113, Madison County
- J.E. and G.W. Weakley farm, Tract 125, Madison County
- J.K. Weakley farm (part a), Tract 27a, Madison County
- J.K. Weakley farm (part b), Tract 27b, Madison County
- J.K. Weakley farm, Tract 27, Madison County
Source: National Park Service, Shenandoah National Park, Historic Land Tracts.