From what I know of the construction of I-81, anything in the way of
construction in the New Market area may have been destroyed by 1963 or 1966
as the first sections were built in the vicinity of Buchanan and
Harrisonburg. As such, none of the resources in this area would have been
subject to Section 106 Review since the National Historic Preservation Act
of 1966 was not passed until late October, 1966. Moreover, I-81 may have
been exempt from review after that because plans had already been approved
and it was already under construction. I would suggest contacting the
Department of Historic Resources to see if they have any record of related
resources...they will know if either house has ever been located and
identified, and they will likely know the aliases by which they are known.
The National Archives may also have relevant records since the federal
government negotiated with individual land owners in many cases as they
bisected their properties. I have worked on several properties where the
family members still have memories and documentation of these negotiations
(e.g. agreements for access culverts to newly isolated portions of their
property). The Historic American Buildings Survey is another good resource
to see if these properties were documented prior to 1957. Finally, you
should also check the Virginia Historical Inventory at the Library of
Virginia. This was a statewide initiative dating to the 1930s that is very
similar to HABS, but it sometimes has different resources that were not
seen as being worthy of the national effort.
On Thu, May 2, 2019 at 12:25 PM Susan Hines <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Over the course of my family history research, I learned that two family
> homes were located on the New Market Battlefield. They are identified on B.
> A. Colonna 1914 map of the New Market Battlefield as the Harshbarger house
> and the Lightfoot house. At the time of the Battle, the Lightfoot house was
> owned by Anna Hupp who left it to her niece Sarah Harshbarger Lightfoot in
> her will of 1877. I suspect the structures are no longer extant, possibly
> due to the construction of Interstate 81 during the late1960s and early
> 1970s.
>
> Surely, some type of historical survey was conducted prior to the
> construction of the interstate? I have read many historical resource
> reports related to Shenandoah County, but I have never been able to locate
> a source specific to the construction of 81 in New Market, which also
> slightly adjusted the path of Rt. 11 or "Old Valley Pike," making it
> difficult to use Rt. 11 as a reference point for the location of these
> homes.
>
> I recognize that VMI holds and manages the New Market Battlefield Park and
> I have searched the Institute's online catalog to no avail. I have made
> inquiries at the Park, too. I have not been able to locate a VDOT resource
> report via online search.
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated. I very much enjoy reading this
> listserve.
>
> Susan Hines
> Hyattsville, MD
>
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