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Anna Maria Fitzhugh remained at Ravensworth with a few slaves throughout the Civil War.

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Relates the story of Ona Judge, one of George Washington’s slaves, who escaped to freedom. Gov. Northam’s Historical Marker Contest.

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By 1840, congregation had 33 whites and 29 Blacks

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Early branch of NAACP founded here

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Established by African Americans

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Some founders were slave holders; antislavery Quakers established free-labor community for blacks and whites nearby.

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Slave quarters located on site

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Includes info about location of slave cabins

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Former enslaved community church

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African American Church and cemetery

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First “colored” Baptist church in county.

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Named for Alfred Odrick, a former slave

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African American community

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Free African American donated land for school

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First Fairfax County High School for African Americans.

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Church and cemetery of free African Americans.

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African American community; resident donated land for school and church.

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Racially segregated CCC camp of African Americans from Fort Belvoir built fire trails.

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African American community forced to move by eminent domain.

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African American Church and cemetery

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African American cemetery remains from Ilda cemetery were removed and reinterred.

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African American community, church, and cemetery

Freedman and enslaved community and cemetery

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The Legacy Museum provides a comprehensive history of the United States with a focus on the legacy of slavery. From the Transatlantic Slave Trade and its impact on the North and coastal communities across America through the Domestic Slave Trade and…

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The museum documents the journey that began in Africa centuries ago and continues today.

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