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

1820 - 1910

 
 
1820 - 1910 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 28, 2021
1. 1820 - 1910 Marker
Inscription. Early black families in the area included Brice, Wade, Barnett, Jackson, Clay, Gilliam, Honesty, Hall, Scipio, Gaskins, Richardson, Rector, Deskins, Denny, Sims, and others.
 
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 1820.
 
Location. 38° 52.775′ N, 77° 10.63′ W. Marker is in Falls Church, Virginia. It is on South Washington Street (U.S. 29) just south of Tinner Hill Road, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 500 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,
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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: 1875 (here, next to this marker); Black Churches (here, next to this marker); 1864 (here, next to this marker); Jim Crow and Segregation (here, next to this marker); 1863 (here, next to this marker); 1880s (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named 1880s (here, next to this marker); Post Civil War Prorgress (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Falls Church.
 
1820 - 1910 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 28, 2021
2. 1820 - 1910 Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 28, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 28, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 320 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on November 28, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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