Shenandoah National ParkRappahannock County
A. B., P.G., and B.C. Fox farm, Tract 143, Rappahannock County
Did you know?Owner claimed new buildings added
The 1920s survey
A 6-room frame and weatherboard house, 16 by 32 feet, with a metal roof; a barn, 18 by 48 feet; 1 acre of orchard; timber (locust, oak, poplar). 387 acres, valued at $5,598. The state paid $5,333.
Map of the tract
Landmarks on this map (1)
Summits
- Pass Mountain · 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: Pass Mountain · USGS place names
Case files
Scanned deeds, surveys and claims, kept by the National Park Service (PDF).
- FoxE.B._Rapp143.pdf (4.6 MB, PDF, opens in a new tab)
- FoxE.B._Rapp143_I.pdf (1.6 MB, PDF, opens in a new tab)
County court land file
Papers from the Rappahannock County circuit court’s proceedings to take the land for the park, scanned by JMU Libraries.
Fox, EB, PB, and BC
The file at JMU Libraries, opens in a new tab PDF, opens in a new tab
Courtesy of the Rappahannock County Circuit Court Clerk and JMU Libraries, Histories along the Blue Ridge. Licensed CC BY-NC 4.0, opens in a new tab.
From the case file
The bark and other products were removed many years ago and there is no merchantable timber left.
Source: National Park Service, Shenandoah National Park, Historic Land Tracts.