Dublin Core
Title
Delinquent Land Sale
Subject
Great Depression and Segregation
Standards of Learning VS.1a, VS.1g, VS.8b, USII.1a, USII.1d, USII.3a, USII.4c, USII.6d
Standards of Learning VS.1a, VS.1g, VS.8b, USII.1a, USII.1d, USII.3a, USII.4c, USII.6d
Description
This image is of a flyer posted for a delinquent land sale in Louisa County found in the County Auditor's Reports in the Louisa County Historical Society Archives.
During the Great Depression, landowners were often unable to pay the property taxes on land. Owners who failed to pay the taxes on their land had their property sent to public auction with bidding to start at the prices needed to simply pay the taxes due. The largest listing of properties up for public auction occurred in 1936 and dwindled steadily downward until the outbreak of Word War II.
As with all public records of the Jim Crow era, properties were seperated by white and colored, however prices were based on assessed valuation of the land. Waves of housing foreclosures brought down the price of land in Louisa County and the nation. By 1940 there were fewer foreclosures, and the price of land began to rise.
During the Great Depression, landowners were often unable to pay the property taxes on land. Owners who failed to pay the taxes on their land had their property sent to public auction with bidding to start at the prices needed to simply pay the taxes due. The largest listing of properties up for public auction occurred in 1936 and dwindled steadily downward until the outbreak of Word War II.
As with all public records of the Jim Crow era, properties were seperated by white and colored, however prices were based on assessed valuation of the land. Waves of housing foreclosures brought down the price of land in Louisa County and the nation. By 1940 there were fewer foreclosures, and the price of land began to rise.
Source
Louisa County Historical Society Collections
Publisher
Louisa County Historical Society
Date
1940
Rights
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All items in our archives have been donated to The Louisa County Historical Society with express permission to use them only for not-for-profit purposes of education and individual research. We make them available online to further those ends. Anyone wishing to use images online or in printed publications must obtain express written permission to do so from the Louisa County Historical Society and the legal copyright holder. Users assume full responsibility for disputes arising from copyright violations or invasions of privacy.
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Identifier
054_2012_08_162
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