Shenandoah National ParkPage County
Abram Smeltzer farm, Tract 256, Page County
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The 1920s survey
A log and frame house, 12 by 14 feet; a barn, 14 by 24 feet; 2 acres of orchard (90 apple trees); no merchantable timber. 41 acres, valued at $975. The state paid $1,364.
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).
- SmeltzerAbram_Page256.pdf (3.7 MB, PDF, opens in a new tab)
From the case file
Abram Smeltzer claimed 200 apple trees, but a careful count found only 90.
Families of the park
Other tracts whose owners shared the name. A shared name doesn’t always mean a shared family.
Source: National Park Service, Shenandoah National Park, Historic Land Tracts.