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Historic African American community Springdale has been a refuge for African Americans, refugees, and immigrants. The community was originally settled in the 1940s when Blacks left the South and moved to Washington, DC to find jobs. Residents…

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An African American community was established after the Civil War. Its location was Zion Drive and Sideburn Road, Fairfax VA.

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Lincoln-Lewis-Vannoy, a  community of approximately 169 homes,  fought to have sewers and indoor plumbing brought to their community.  In 1982, many of the residents still  depended on wells and outdoor privies. Lincoln Area Lifting Living…

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A planned segregated neighborhood for African Americans was built in Vienna.

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Floris Community (Known as Frying Pan until c. 1892)  Location: On Centreville Road (657) from Frying Pan Road to intersection with West Ox Road (608), approximately one mile east of Dulles Airport. Within the Floris National Register Historic…

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Location: North of Dulles Toll Road, intersection Spring Hill Road (county 684) and Lewinsville Road (county 694). African American community history: Named after Alfred Odrick, a former slave and carpenter who purchased 30 acres in 1872. Odrick’s…

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Location: In Hunter Mill District; north off Crowell Road, just past Crowell intersection with Brown’s Mill Road; it was located on Summer Road (unpaved) that extended from Crowell in 19th century. African American Community History: Referred to as…

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Tysons, Virginia’s Untold Stories: The Freedom Hill Community https://ourstoriesandperspectives.com/2022/02/08/tysons-virginias-untold-stories-the-freedom-hill-community/ Interpretive signs at Freedom Hill The stories about the Civil War, the…

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Reston holds a unique place in Fairfax County African American History. Conceived and created by its founder, Robert E. Simon, as an integrated community, Reston was established and opened in 1964.

A series of interviews with a selection of…

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Woodentown was an enclave of several houses with residents that included a large family whose name identified the neighborhood. Woodens were associated with Cartersville Baptist Church, located on Hunter Mill Road, near Crowells Corner.

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In the early 1940s the Army acquired the historic African American Community of Woodlawn. This land was located close to the present day Ft. Belvoir Elementary School. Woodlawn was a thriving African American Community of single-family homes, a…

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From approximately 1888 to 1900, Collingwood Beach was an African American resort, a getaway for church groups and fraternal organizations from the District of Columbia. A white steamboat Captain L.J. Woolen purchased the property in 1888 and built…

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In 1760, French’s Farm was the second largest community of enslaved people in Fairfax County with 60 enslaved people living on this property. They were, at times, leased to work on neighboring farms.

In 1786, the property was combined with others…

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In the early 1920s an African American community was settled not far from the Historical Courthouse. After a fire had damaged most of Main Street, a developer John Rust, bought the land around School Street and subdivided it into lots. Many African…

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A group of more than 40 people emancipated from Robert Carter III’s Leo Farm between 1793 to 1826 established a community southwest of Centreville between Bull Run and Cub Run. The Harris and Robinson families were prominent, but there were many…

The Hughesville community developed near the intersection of Braddock Road and today’s Fairfax County Parkway. The history of the community began around 1866. Jackson Hughes a formerly enslaved followed the Union Army from Louisiana and chose to live…

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Black communities that once existed in Fairfax County are discussed. They include Merrifield, originally called Mills Crossing; The Pines; and Williamstown, now Merrifield and Dunn Loring.

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Tinner Hill is a community in Falls Church, Virginia at the intersection of Tinner Hill Road and Washington Street (Lee Highway) that shares land with Fairfax County—it is officially in both jurisdictions. The street itself has nine frame houses…

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The Merrifield area originally known as Mills Crossing. It also was known as Williamstown. An African American community existed on the east side of Gallows Road roughly from Lee Highway in the north to south of the current Route 50 and what is now…

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History of the Historic African American Community from 1833-1990

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Tours of African American History The African American Historic Sites Tour of Vienna, VA- Program. In October 2020, Sylvia Taylor and Gloria Runyon, long time Vienna residents, members of the Historic Vienna, Inc. Board of Directors, and members of…

African American community which was established after the Civil War

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During the first years of the Civil War, thousands of enslaved people escaped to the District of Columbia in search of freedom. During May and June of 1863, as the number of contrabands grew, the Union Army decided to relocate the growing number of…

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Camp Wadsworth was located on the property of Commander James W. Cooke that includes today’s Madison of McLean townhouse development, and the nearby property of Lewis Means, part of today’s McLean Central Park.

In 1968, Cooktown was still home to an estimated 15-20 families. Among the 15 dwellings there was one with a septic tank and indoor plumbing. There was no gas, water or sewer service. There were seven homes with electricity, four with telephones. …

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