Shenandoah National ParkPage County

H.M. Cliser farm, Tract 183, Page County

Did you know?Cliser's gas station and store

The 1920s survey

A 7-room frame house, with a metal roof; a barn, 24 by 32 feet; 2 acres of orchard (70 trees); timber (hickory, oaks, poplar). 46 acres, valued at $1,260. The state paid $4,865.

Map of the tract

Today

House sites and family graves are never marked. Pins show only public places, from USGS place names and other public sources.

Case files

Scanned deeds, surveys and claims, kept by the National Park Service (PDF).

From the case file

I hereby positively forbid you to trespass on my lands from this time henceforth.
— H. M. Cliser, CliserH.Melanchton_Page183.pdf, opens in a new tab, page 16
A portrait of two people seated side by side with a dog between them, reproduced from a newspaper or printed page.
A portrait of two people seated side by side with a dog between them, reproduced from a newspaper or printed page. Photo: National Park Service, Shenandoah National Park, case file CliserH.Melanchton_Page183.pdf, opens in a new tab, page 3.
A group of men gather beside two tall gasoline pumps in front of a frame house with a porch, with crates, tables and household goods spread across the yard.
A group of men gather beside two tall gasoline pumps in front of a frame house with a porch, with crates, tables and household goods spread across the yard. Photo: National Park Service, Shenandoah National Park, case file CliserH.Melanchton_Page183.pdf, opens in a new tab, page 4.

Source: National Park Service, Shenandoah National Park, Historic Land Tracts.