High View Park in Arlington in Arlington County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Hall's Hill Wall
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 27, 2019
1. Hall's Hill Wall Marker
Inscription.
Hall's Hill Wall. . This wall is a reminder of racial segregation in the historically African American community of Hall's Hill. During construction of the Woodlawn Village subdivision in the 1930s, a wall of various materials and heights was built here to separate blacks from the adjacent white neighborhood. The only through-street in Hall's Hill at that time was N. Edison St. During the late 1950s, children from Hall's Hill removed a small section of the wall to create a passage to a nearby creek. In 1966, Arlington County removed a larger section of the wall, allowing full access to and from Hall's Hill. Sections of the wall still stand today.
This wall is a reminder of racial segregation in the historically African American community of Hall's Hill. During construction of the Woodlawn Village subdivision in the 1930s, a wall of various materials and heights was built here to separate blacks from the adjacent white neighborhood. The only through-street in Hall's Hill at that time was N. Edison St. During the late 1950s, children from Hall's Hill removed a small section of the wall to create a passage to a nearby creek. In 1966, Arlington County removed a larger section of the wall, allowing full access to and from Hall's Hill. Sections of the wall still stand today.
Erected 2016 by Arlington County, Virginia in honor of the 150th anniversary of Hall's Hill.
Location. 38° 53.454′ N, 77° 7.315′ W. Marker is in Arlington, Virginia, in Arlington County. It is in High View Park. It is on 17th Road North west of North Culpeper Street, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4715 17th Road North, Arlington VA 22207, 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 the North Atlantic Region, 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, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 27, 2019
2. Hall's Hill Wall Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 27, 2019. This page has been viewed 1,715 times since then and 56 times this year. Last updated on October 10, 2020. Photos:1, 2. submitted on May 27, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
