Shenandoah National ParkPage County

George Pollock farm (part a), Tract 296a, Page County

Did you know?Highest-valued tract in Page County

The 1920s survey

435 acres, valued at $27,900. The state paid $795.

Map of the tract

Today
Landmarks on this map (2)

Places

  • Sexton Shelter (historical) · USGS place names
  • Shaver Hollow Shelter (historical) · USGS place names

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

Landmarks in this tract: Sexton Shelter (historical) · USGS place names, Shaver Hollow Shelter (historical) · USGS place names

Case files

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

From the case file

The open front of a log shelter with wooden bunks and a ladder inside, and a register box marked "Please Register" on the post.
The open front of a log shelter with wooden bunks and a ladder inside, and a register box marked "Please Register" on the post. Photo: National Park Service, Shenandoah National Park, case file 4 - Shaver Hollow (Final).pdf, opens in a new tab, page 1.
A small open-fronted log shelter with a wood-shingled roof on a stone foundation, with a picnic table inside and a "Please Register" box on the front post.
A small open-fronted log shelter with a wood-shingled roof on a stone foundation, with a picnic table inside and a "Please Register" box on the front post. Photo: National Park Service, Shenandoah National Park, case file 4001-009-05-10731-Print-002-enhanced.jpg, opens in a new tab, page 1.

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.