Shenandoah National ParkRappahannock County
Clarence B. Pullin farm, Tract 81, Rappahannock County
Did you know?Poor grazing land condition
The 1920s survey
A log, weatherboard and frame house, 14 by 20 feet, with a shingle roof; a log barn; an orchard (fruit trees); timber (chestnut oak). 75 acres, valued at $730. The state paid $1,258.
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).
- PullinClarence_Rapp81.pdf (3.3 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.
Pullin, Clarence
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.
From the case file
We are unable, at this time, to tell you just when you may expect payment for your tract of land in Rappahannock County, however, we hope that it will not be very long.
As I am thinking of purchasing a home now I would like to know how long it will be before I will get the money for my land located in the Park Boundary. Please let me know at once if you can.
Source: National Park Service, Shenandoah National Park, Historic Land Tracts.