Shenandoah National ParkRappahannock County

James H. Fletcher farm, Tract 168, Rappahannock County

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The 1920s survey

565 acres, valued at $1,366. The state paid $1,589.

Map of the tract

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Landmarks on this map (1)

Places

  • Hazel Mountain Overlook · 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: Hazel Mountain Overlook · USGS place names

Case files

Scanned deeds, surveys and claims, kept by the National Park Service (PDF).

County court land file

Papers from the Rappahannock County circuit court’s proceedings to take the land for the park, scanned by JMU Libraries.

From the case file

A row of 1930s work trucks parked on a cleared, graded overlook with stacked timbers and equipment, as two people stand near the edge above a wooded valley.
A row of 1930s work trucks parked on a cleared, graded overlook with stacked timbers and equipment, as two people stand near the edge above a wooded valley. Photo: National Park Service, Shenandoah National Park, case file 4001-009-01-11467_11469_10276.pdf, opens in a new tab, page 1.

Families of the park

Other tracts whose owners shared the name. A shared name doesn’t always mean a shared family.

Source: National Park Service, Shenandoah National Park, Historic Land Tracts.