Shenandoah National ParkRappahannock County
James W. Ramey farm, Tract 153, Rappahannock County
The 1920s survey
A 7-room frame house, 16 by 24 feet, with a metal roof; a barn, 36 by 48 feet; 14 acres of orchard (peach, apple); no merchantable timber. 189 acres, valued at $8,785. The state paid $10,489.
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).
- RameyJames_Rapp153.pdf (5.2 MB, PDF, opens in a new tab)
- SHEN21206-IIIB098-F13-05-xx-1936 003 enhanced.jpg (2.1 MB, PDF, opens in a new tab)
- SHEN21206-IIIB098-F13-05-xx-1936_2 003 enhanced.jpg (2.1 MB, PDF, opens in a new tab)
- SHEN21206-IIIB098-F13_10-22-1934 003 enhanced.jpg (4.4 MB, PDF, opens in a new tab)
- SHEN21206-IIIB098-F13_11-30-1935 003 enhanced.jpg (6.1 MB, PDF, opens in a new tab)
- SHEN21206-IIIB098-F13_12-02-1935 003 enhanced.jpg (3.8 MB, PDF, opens in a new tab)
- SHEN21206-IIIB098-F13_12-03-1935 003 enhanced.jpg (3.4 MB, PDF, opens in a new tab)
Memories
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Source: National Park Service, Shenandoah National Park, Historic Land Tracts.