Kingstowne near Alexandria in Fairfax County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Carrolltown

Photographed by J. J. Prats, March 12, 2006

1. Carrolltown Marker

Inscription. In this vicinity a small African-American settlement grew from ten acres of land given to Jane Carroll by her owner, Dennis Johnston, before 1856. Jane's son, George, acquired an additional 121 acres from Johnston's heirs in 1899 and 1903. In 1904 George Carroll sold approximately 50 acres to family members. In 1881 and 1884 William Jasper, a former slave of William Hayward Foote of Hayfield Farm, donated land for a school and the Laurel Grove Baptist Church on Beulah Street. A community grew around the school, church and a general store operated by George Carroll at the present-day Kingstowne Village Parkway.

Erected 2002 by Fairfax County History Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Virginia, Fairfax County History Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1856.

Location. 38° 45.624′ N, 77° 8.598′ W. Marker is near Alexandria, Virginia, in Fairfax County. It is in Kingstowne. It is at the intersection of Kingstowne Village Boulevard and Summer Ridge Road, on the right when traveling east on Kingstowne Village Boulevard. The intersection is two blocks east of Hayfield Road (County Route

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635) on Kingstowne Village Parkway. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6021 Liverpool Ln, Alexandria VA 22315, 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 5 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Olander Banks, Sr. and Margaret Lomax Banks (approx. ¼ mile away); Laurel Grove Colored School and Church (approx. 0.8 miles away); Franconia (approx. 1½ miles away); Potter’s Hill (approx. 1.6 miles away); The Spy with the Glass Eye (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Alexandria.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, March 12, 2006

2. Carrolltown Marker

Photographed by J. J. Prats, March 12, 2006

3. Carrolltown Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 27, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 12, 2006, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 3,639 times since then and 94 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 12, 2006, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.