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Tinner Hill

 
 
Tinner Hill Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 28, 2021
1. Tinner Hill Marker
Inscription. This is one of three places where African American families settled in the Village of Falls Church after the Civil War.
 
Erected 2016 by Tinner Hill Heritage Trail.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African AmericansSettlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Virginia, Falls Church, Tinner Hill Heritage Trail series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1865.
 
Location. 38° 52.766′ N, 77° 10.67′ W. Marker is in Falls Church, Virginia. It is on South Washington Street (U.S. 29) 0.1 miles south of Tinner Hill Road, on the left when traveling north. 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 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 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Tinner Hill Heritage Trail (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Tinner Hill (here, next to this marker); Stonemasons (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Tinner Hill (here, next to this marker); 1781 (here, next to this marker); Early Settlers (a few steps from this marker); 1733 - 1769 (a few steps from this marker); Pre-History - 1700 (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Falls Church.
 
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Tinner Hill Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 28, 2021
2. Tinner Hill Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 29, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 28, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 245 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on November 28, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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