Strawberry Vale
Dublin Core
Title
Strawberry Vale
Date
1780
Description
From the county cemetery survey: FX382:
"Strawberry Vale" was built c. 1780 and was demolished in 1958 for the construction of the Capital Beltway. Diane Rafuse wrote in her book "Maplewood" (1970): "Near the wooded area (about 300 yards from the house) were the foundations of Negro cabins and a burial ground." The exact location and disposition of this site are unknown. See also entry for SCOTT FAMILY CEMETERY (FX260).
"Strawberry Vale" was built c. 1780 and was demolished in 1958 for the construction of the Capital Beltway. Diane Rafuse wrote in her book "Maplewood" (1970): "Near the wooded area (about 300 yards from the house) were the foundations of Negro cabins and a burial ground." The exact location and disposition of this site are unknown. See also entry for SCOTT FAMILY CEMETERY (FX260).
Relation
Source
Fairfax County Cemetery Survey – slave cemetery, Slave Cemetery - Strawberry Vale - Cemeteries - Fairfax County, Virginia
Maplewood, Diane N. Rafuse, 1969; Fairfax County Public Library, Virginia Room 975.529 R1969; also 1970 edition. Book.
Also in the Virginia Room; Maplewood, the property of Ethel M. Ulfelder, Fairfax County, Virginia.
975.529 M, one undated map. Map.
Cemetery Item Type Metadata
Demolished Date
1958
Collection
Citation
“Strawberry Vale,” Fairfax County African American History Inventory, accessed September 19, 2024, https://fairfaxaahi.centerformasonslegacies.com/items/show/136.