In a message dated 12/28/2003 7:28:36 AM Central Standard Time, tvpierce@infionline.net writes: > 1. I have a reprint of the Lake Atlas of Shenandoah and Page Counties. > The map scale is not correct, leading me to think they must have copied > at a different magnification. Does anyone know the correction for this? > > 2. Santa brought me a copy of the 1815 Directory of Virginia Landowners > for Shenandoah County. Does anyone know how the distances from the > courthouse were calculated? The ones coming down the Valley Pike make > perfect sense, but crossing the Massanutten confuses me, not that it > takes much. > 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

Joe, I wish I had a nickel for every time you've provided a critical piece of info. I overlooked that note a half-dozen times. Thank you. Tom Jwbake@aol.com wrote: >In a message dated 12/28/2003 7:28:36 AM Central Standard Time, >tvpierce@infionline.net writes: > > > >>1. I have a reprint of the Lake Atlas of Shenandoah and Page Counties. >>The map scale is not correct, leading me to think they must have copied >>at a different magnification. Does anyone know the correction for this? >> >>2. Santa brought me a copy of the 1815 Directory of Virginia Landowners >>for Shenandoah County. Does anyone know how the distances from the >>courthouse were calculated? The ones coming down the Valley Pike make >>perfect sense, but crossing the Massanutten confuses me, not that it >>takes much. >> >> >> > >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. > > > >