Thanks Tom! ========Original Message======== Subj: Re: [VASHENAN] Lake Atlas question Date: 12/28/2003 7:45:21 PM Eastern Standard Time From: tvpierce@infionline.net Reply-to: VASHENAN-L@rootsweb.com To: VASHENAN-L@rootsweb.com Sent from the Internet (Details) I've seen them in catalogues - Rand McNally, I think. Trouble is I can't think of the name and can't find it. There's a good map store in Pittsburgh and I'll call them tomorrow and ask. If I find it, I'll let you know. Tom Ms2001@aol.com wrote: >In a message dated 12/28/2003 5:44:14 PM Eastern Standard Time, >tvpierce@infionline.net writes: > > > > >>(I really need one of those little wheely >>things that measure distances on maps). >> >> > >Me too - where can you get one?? > >Bev > > >========Original Message======== >Subj: Re: [VASHENAN] Lake Atlas question >Date: 12/28/2003 5:44:14 PM Eastern Standard Time >From: tvpierce@infionline.net >Reply-to: VASHENAN-L@rootsweb.com >To: VASHENAN-L@rootsweb.com >Sent from the Internet (Details) > > > >Joe, >I took your information and sat down a bit with the Atlas and the >Landowners book and here is what I came up with at first blush. > >The map at the beginning of the book, which shows both counties, is said >to be scaled at 2 miles to the inch. If it was reduced by 32%, then the >scale now is very close to 3 miles to the inch. That seems to give >about the right distances for things. > >I went back and looked at some of the descriptions of land in the >Landowners book and I believe the distances are by shortest road. At >least that seems to work in Page County. Here's why I think so. Michael >Bixler is said to have land on the Shenandoah at 16 miles S of the >courthouse. That location should be very close to where Rte 675 crosses >the river (Bixler's Ferry). As the "crow flies", that would be only 12 >to 13 miles. But, if you travel S on Rte 11 to Vehrencamp, turn out >through Edinburg Gap to King's Crossing, then up to Camp Roosevelt, then >across the mountain and down to the river, that is very close to 16 >miles as I guestimate it (I really need one of those little wheely >things that measure distances on maps). As a further check, if it was >straight line, the Hawksbill Pences at 28S would be in Rockingham Co. >and the Offenbackers at 30S would be about on Naked Creek. So, at first >guess, it must be by road. > >And, it must be closest road since Martin Coffman's estate ( at the >White House) is said to be 20S. The only way I can think of whereby you >can get to the White House in 20 miles is the Rte 675 route previously >described except you turn up the river to Salem, then to the White >House. If you tried coming across the New Market Gap, that would be >closer to 27 or 28 miles. > >I've spent only a short time on it, but it looks like the only two roads >used into Page were the Rte 675 crossing (what is the name of that do >you suppose?) and the Milford Road. > >I know some of the listers have commented on this in the past. Can >anyone shed any light on my guesses? > >Thanks, >Tom > > > > >Joe Baker wrote: > > > >>>The Nov. 1985 reproduction of Lake's 1885 Atlas of Shenandoah and >>>Page Counties by Samuel B. Koontz, et al., carries the following >>>note, "This book has been reduced 32% from the original." I have no >>>information regarding the map scale of the similar reduction of the >>>atlas by G. P. Hammond. >>> >>>I do not know how the distance a piece of property from the >>>Shenandoah County Courthouse was measured or determined. May have >>>been an estimate as the crow flies. If anyone know, please post. >>> >>>Joe >>> >>> >>>==== VASHENAN Mailing List ==== >>>To unsubscribe, send a msg. to VASHENAN-L-request@rootsweb.com or >>>VASHENAN-D-request@rootsweb.com with the word unsubscribe. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>==== VASHENAN Mailing List ==== >>To unsubscribe, send a msg. to VASHENAN-L-request@rootsweb.com or >>VASHENAN-D-request@rootsweb.com with the word unsubscribe. >> >> >> >> > > > >==== VASHENAN Mailing List ==== >Shenandoah Co VAGenWeb >http://www.rootsweb.com/~vashenan/vashenan.html > > > >==== VASHENAN Mailing List ==== >To unsubscribe, send a msg. to VASHENAN-L-request@rootsweb.com or VASHENAN-D-request@rootsweb.com with the word unsubscribe. > > > > ==== VASHENAN Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe, send a msg. to VASHENAN-L-request@rootsweb.com or VASHENAN-D-request@rootsweb.com with the word unsubscribe.