Shenandoah National ParkPage County
Zada Kemp Shenk farm, Tract 89, Page County
The 1920s survey
A 10-room frame house, 7 by 24 feet, with a metal roof; a barn, 16 by 22 feet; an orchard (apple, peach); timber (pine, oak). 135 acres, valued at $4,520.
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).
- ShenkZadaKemp_Page89.pdf (3.5 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.
- Annie E. Shenk farm, Tract 172, Page County
- B.F. Shenk farm (part a), Tract 88, Page County
- B.F. Shenk farm, Tract 258, Page County
- Barney K. Shenk farm (part a), Tract 139a, Page County
- Barney K. Shenk farm, Tract 139, Page County
- Byron B. Shenk farm, Tract 90, Page County
- Cary T. Shenk farm, Tract 134, Page County
- Gabriella V. Shenk farm, Tract 180, Page County
Memories
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Source: National Park Service, Shenandoah National Park, Historic Land Tracts.