Shenandoah National ParkRappahannock County
C. W. Yates farm, Tract 202, Rappahannock County
Trustee for Broy.
Did you know?An old orchard of 40 trees
The 1920s survey
A 2-room log house, 16 by 18 feet, with a shingle roof; 1 acre of orchard. 139 acres, valued at $678. The state paid $722.
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).
- YatesTrustee for Broy_Rapp202.pdf (1.4 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.
Yates, CW Trustee
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.