John W. Bennett estate farm, Tract 233, Rappahannock County

The 1920s survey

A 2-room log and weatherboard house, 20 by 22 feet, with a shingle roof; 4 acres of orchard; timber (poplar, red oak, white pine, chestnut oak). 208 acres, valued at $1,480. The state paid $1,600.

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).

• BennettJohn_Rapp233.pdf (3.6 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.

• Bennett, John W Estate

  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.