Shenandoah National ParkRappahannock County
W. Moses Clark farm, Tract 195, Rappahannock County
Did you know?Log house in bad condition
The 1920s survey
A log house, with a shingle roof; a barn, 12 by 14 feet; 1 acre of orchard. 53 acres, valued at $216. The state paid $400.
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).
- ClarkWilliamMoses_Rapp195.pdf (4.0 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.
Clarke, W Moses
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.
Families of the park
Other tracts whose owners shared the name. A shared name doesn’t always mean a shared family.
- Addie F. Clark farm, Tract 152, Rappahannock County
- Alpheus Clark farm, Tract 196, Rappahannock County
- Andrew J. Clark farm (part a), Tract 138a, Rappahannock County
- Andrew J. Clark farm (part d), Tract 138d, Rappahannock County
- Andrew J. Clark farm, Tract 138, Rappahannock County
- M Clark farm, Tract 93, Rappahannock County
- Mathias Clark farm, Tract 145, Rappahannock County
- Nina H. Clark farm, Tract 162, Rappahannock County
Source: National Park Service, Shenandoah National Park, Historic Land Tracts.