Oral History Interview - The Pines
Title
Oral History Interview - The Pines
Date
September 28, 2007
Description
Both Helen Haight and Aileen Wright were raised in the Pines, a segregated community near today’s location of Pine Ridge Park. They grew up with no telephone, no electricity, no indoor plumbing, a wood stove, and an ice box. They had to haul water from nearby springs.
Relation
Interviewer
Mary Lipsey
Interviewee
Helen Haight
District
Mason
Collection
Citation
“Oral History Interview - The Pines,” Fairfax County African American History Inventory, accessed October 24, 2026, https://fairfaxaahi.centerformasonslegacies.com/items/show/89.