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With the Bridges land guarding the entrance to Gid Brown Hollow, the McNear land sprawling across its center, and Shenandoah National Park land at the end of the hollow, Gid Brown is well on its way to remaining an untrammeled enclave forever.
The biggest single easement in the county is northwest of Massies Comer, from U.S. 522 to the Fodderstack Road. Jack Dwyer placed all 900 acres he owns into easement several years ago, reserving no development rights at all.
When you’re driving west on U.S. 211 and come over the last crest before Masses Comer, the breathtaking view toward Shenandoah National Park is largely thanks to Mr. Dwyer’s easement.
“I want to maintain the property like it is in perpetuity,” said Mr. Dwyer recently, taking a short break from fixing his tractor beside a massive stone wall surrounding his house on U.S. 522 south of Flint Hill. “I don’t want power lines, water, gas, and sewer systems. I don’t want motels, factories and shops.”
Mr. Dwyer, who used to practice criminal law in the city, vows to fight if VDOT makes any moves to widen U.S. 522. Since he has easement-protected property on both sides of the highway, he believes he has a good chance of legally dragging any highway project into a sinkhole.
Rappahannock County has about 6,500 acres in easement, amounting to 3.8 percent of the privately-owned land in the county.
If you want to kno^v which of your neighbors have easements, you just have to phone the PEC in Warrenton or Rappahannock’s Commissioner of Revenue and ask.
Almost all of these people set up their easements with the Virginia Outdoors Foundation, a tiny branch of the state government. The closest VOF office is in Aldie Mills in Northern Virgnia.
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