Shenandoah National ParkPage County
M.V. Gander estate farm, Tract 372, Page County
Did you know?Poor condition of the frame house
The 1920s survey
A 4-room frame house, with a metal roof; a log barn; 1 acre of orchard (apple, cherry, peach); no merchantable timber. 292 acres, valued at $1,721. The state paid $3,978.
Map of the tract
Today
Landmarks on this map (1)
Summits
- Blackrock · 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: Blackrock · USGS place names
Case files
Scanned deeds, surveys and claims, kept by the National Park Service (PDF).
- GanderM.V.Estate_Page372.pdf (3.7 MB, PDF, opens in a new tab)
From the case file
It was found upon a resurvey of this tract that the Page County portion contained 356 acres instead of 292, indicating a shortage of 64 acres.
R. W. Keyser, Attorney for the Gander Estate, Mr. Armstrong, Judge Carson and myself, agreed that upon payment at the rate of $5.00 per acre for the additional 64 acres to the Gander Estate, or $320.00 additional, the exception in this case would be withdrawn, and this agreement was therefore entered into.
Source: National Park Service, Shenandoah National Park, Historic Land Tracts.