Shenandoah National ParkPage County
Lewis Willis farm, Tract 193, Page County
The 1920s survey
A frame house, with a metal roof; a frame barn; 1 acre of orchard; timber (sawmill cutting merchantable timber). 229 acres, valued at $4,650. The state paid $6,890.
Map of the tract
The tract’s boundary as the National Park Service has mapped it. No house sites or graves are marked on this site.
Case files
Scanned deeds, surveys and claims, kept by the National Park Service (PDF).
- SHEN21206-IIIB098-F57_0-10-1948 003 enhanced.jpg (4.1 MB, PDF, opens in a new tab)
- SHEN21206-IIIB098-F57_01-26-1945 003 enhanced.jpg (5.9 MB, PDF, opens in a new tab)
- SHEN21206-IIIB098-F57_05-15-1944 003 enhanced.jpg (6.4 MB, PDF, opens in a new tab)
- SHEN21206-IIIB098-F57_08-21-1935 & 4001_009_01_02490-Print enhanced.jpg (1.8 MB, PDF, opens in a new tab)
- WillisLewis_Page193.pdf (2.5 MB, PDF, opens in a new tab)
- WillisLewis_Page193.pdf (5.2 MB, PDF, 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.
Memories
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Source: National Park Service, Shenandoah National Park, Historic Land Tracts.