Shenandoah National ParkRappahannock County
Gander Brothers tract (part a), Tract 144, Rappahannock County
Did you know?Claimed $35, but the 1918 deed showed $1,899.86
The 1920s survey
34 acres, valued at $845. The state paid $718.
Map of the tract
Landmarks on this map (1)
Places
- Pass Mountain Shelter · 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 Shelter · USGS place names
Case files
Scanned deeds, surveys and claims, kept by the National Park Service (PDF).
- GanderBrothers_Rapp144.pdf (1.2 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.
Gander, Brothers
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.
Source: National Park Service, Shenandoah National Park, Historic Land Tracts.