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

1997

 
 
1997 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 28, 2021
1. 1997 Marker
Inscription. The Tinner Hill Heritage Foundation was established to preserve civil rights and African American history.
 
Erected 2016 by Tinner Hill Heritage Trail.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African AmericansCharity & Public WorkCivil RightsEducation. In addition, it is included in the Virginia, Falls Church, Tinner Hill Heritage Trail series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1997.
 
Location. 38° 52.781′ N, 77° 10.608′ W. Marker is in Falls Church, Virginia. It is at the intersection of South Washington Street (U.S. 29) and Tinner Hill Road, on the left when traveling north on South Washington Street. 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
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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: 1961 (here, next to this marker); Today (2016) (here, next to this marker); Falls Church Honors (here, next to this marker); The First Modern Schools (here, next to this marker); 1919 - 1938 (here, next to this marker); 1960s (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named 1960s (here, next to this marker); 1919 - 1949 (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Falls Church.
 
1997 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 28, 2021
2. 1997 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 170 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on November 28, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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