Shenandoah National ParkPage County
Ernest K. Dovel farm, Tract 503, Page County
The 1920s survey
A 6-room frame and beaver board house, 16 by 28 feet; 1.25 acres of orchard; timber (red oak, black oak, chestnut oak, white pine, poplar). 134 acres, valued at $853.
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).
- DovelErnestK._Page503.pdf (2.5 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.
- A.B. Dovel farm, Tract 699, Page County
- Amos Dovel farm, Tract 630, Page County
- Bertha Dovel farm, Tract 608, Page County
- C.B. Dovel farm, Tract 629, Page County
- Jacob I. Dovel farm, Tract 458, Page County
- Pliny Dovel farm, Tract 462, Page County
- Ross D. Dovel farm, Tract 502, Page County
- William T. Dovel farm, Tract 628, Page County
Memories
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Source: National Park Service, Shenandoah National Park, Historic Land Tracts.