Shenandoah National Park Rockingham County

Thomas B. Hensley farm (part a), Tract 51a, Rockingham County

Did you know?A deed of trust lien held by J. R. Liskey

The 1920s survey

A 7-room frame house, 14 by 20 feet, with a metal roof; a barn, 28 by 46 feet; timber (mixed oaks,). 101 acres, valued at $3,608. The state paid $5,175.

Today

House sites and family graves are never marked. Pins show only public places, from USGS place names and other public sources.

Case files

The National Park Service has no case file online for this tract.

County court land file

Papers from the Rockingham County circuit court’s proceedings to take the land for the park, scanned by JMU Libraries.

Hensley, Thomas B.
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Courtesy of the Rockingham County Circuit Court Clerk and JMU Libraries, Histories along the Blue Ridge. Public domain, 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.

Did you know?

A deed of trust lien held by J. R. Liskey
Thos. B. Hensley's interest in the land was subject to a deed of trust lien held by J. R. Liskey for a bond of $2,950.
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Award for Tract 51
The court record lists an award of $1162.50 for Tract No. 51.
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Land contribution to Park
Thomas B. Hensley was obligated to give 10 acres of his land within the Park Area to the Park Project.
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Payment of condemnation proceeds
The court noted that the whole of the proceeds of condemnation had been paid out to entitled parties except for the sum of $69.30.
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A two-story frame dwelling valued at $550
The tract record listed a two-story frame dwelling, 14x20 feet, with a 14x14 kitchen, an L part, 7 rooms, an 8x20 porch, metal roof, and brick and stone flues, valued at $550.00.
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A large log barn in poor condition
The tract record listed a log barn, 28x46x16 feet, with a 16x28 annex, a shingle and metal roof, in poor condition, valued at $250.00.
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Source: National Park Service, Shenandoah National Park, Historic Land Tracts.

The 1920s survey

Map of the tract

Case files

County court land file

Families of the park