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Slave quarters located on site

Includes info about location of slave cabins

Former enslaved community church

African American Church and cemetery

First “colored” Baptist church in county.

Named for Alfred Odrick, a former slave

African American community

Free African American donated land for school

First Fairfax County High School for African Americans.

Church and cemetery of free African Americans.

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

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

African American community forced to move by eminent domain.

African American Church and cemetery

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

Freedman and enslaved community and cemetery

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…

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

Prince William, VA's unique and extensive African American history is shared through many of the county’s historic sites and communities.

2611 Columbia Pike Arlington, VA 22204 The museum preserves the Black History of Arlington and the Blacks’’ Journey to Freedom.

Experience African American history firsthand at the Tinner Hill Historic Park in Falls Church, Virginia. This Park is the site of what was home to Joseph and Elizabeth Tinner, the couple who fought segregation laws after the borders of neighboring…

The Road to Freedom Tour Guide highlights Virginia's Civil War-era African American experience, en-couraging visitors and Virginians alike to uncover these little-known stories of strife, growth, community, and more. Fairfax County has two sites on…

20 to visit in the DC area by Visit Fairfax

10209 Main Street, Fairfax, VA 22030 703-385-8414 The Fairfax Museum and Visitor Center is located between Washington Dulles International Airport and Washington, D.C., in the heart of Northern Virginia. The museum and visitor center is housed in…
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