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Falls Church, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Joseph Tinner

1875 - 1928

 
 
Joseph Tinner Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 7, 2020
1. Joseph Tinner Marker
Inscription. First president of the Falls Church branch of the N.A.A.C.P. and stonemason who quarried from the base of Tinner Hill, the billion year-old granite used in this monument.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African AmericansCemeteries & Burial SitesIndustry & CommerceNatural Resources.
 
Location. 38° 52.785′ N, 77° 10.603′ W. Marker is in Falls Church, Virginia. It is at the intersection of Tinner Hill Road and South Washington Steet (U.S. 29), on the left when traveling north on Tinner Hill Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 510 S Washington St, Falls Church VA 22046, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area and in Northern Virginia. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,
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one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Dr. Edwin Bancroft Henderson (here, next to this marker); N.A.A.C.P.'s First Rural Branch (here, next to this marker); Tinner Hill Monument (here, next to this marker); The First Modern Schools (a few steps from this marker); 1961 (a few steps from this marker); 1997 (a few steps from this marker); Today (2016) (a few steps from this marker); Falls Church Honors (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Falls Church.
 
Joseph Tinner and Dr. Edwin Bancroft Henderson markers image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 7, 2020
2. Joseph Tinner and Dr. Edwin Bancroft Henderson markers
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 7, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 7, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 300 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 7, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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Jul. 16, 2026