Shenandoah National ParkRappahannock County
Joseph A. Huffman farm, Tract 141, Rappahannock County
The 1920s survey
A 6-room house, 14 by 32 feet, with a metal roof; a barn, 10 by 12 feet; 42 acres of orchard; no merchantable timber. 244 acres, valued at $2,271. The state paid $7,000.
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).
- HuffmanJoseph_Rapp141.pdf (5.1 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.
- David Huffman estate farm, Tract 528, Page County
- George and Annie Huffman farm, Tract 239, Greene County
- J.W. and C.S. Sours Estate Huffman farm, Tract 371, Page County
- John Huffman farm, Tract 166, Greene County
- T.S. Huffman farm (part a), Tract 311a, Madison County
- T.S. Huffman farm, Tract 311, Madison County
Memories
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Source: National Park Service, Shenandoah National Park, Historic Land Tracts.