Shenandoah National ParkRappahannock County
Blue Ridge Land Co. tract, Tract 166, Rappahannock County
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The 1920s survey
14 acres, valued at $700. The state paid $1,050.
Map of the tract
House sites and family graves are never marked. Pins show only public places, from USGS place names and other public sources.
Case files
Scanned deeds, surveys and claims, kept by the National Park Service (PDF).
- Blue Ridge Land Corp_Rapp166.pdf (1.3 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.
Blue Ridge Land Corp
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.
Nearby markers
Source: National Park Service, Shenandoah National Park, Historic Land Tracts.