G.W. Bowling farm, Tract 22, Rappahannock County

The 1920s survey

Timber (37% oak, 62% poplar, 1% other). 20 acres, valued at $40.

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).

• BowlingG.W._Rapp22.pdf (2.7 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.

• Bowling, GW

  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.