Falls Church, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Jim Crow and Segregation
Erected 2016 by Tinner Hill Heritage Trail.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Law Enforcement. In addition, it is included in the Virginia, Falls Church, Tinner Hill Heritage Trail series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1896.
Location. 38° 52.776′ N, 77° 10.626′ 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, 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: 1880s (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named 1880s (here, next to this marker); 1890 (here, next to this marker); 1904 (here, next to this marker); Black Churches (here, next to this marker); A Community Divided (here, next to this marker); 1912 (here, next to this marker); 1820 - 1910 (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Falls Church.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 16, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 28, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 177 times since then and 21 times this year. Last updated on November 15, 2022, by Linda Walcroft of Woodstock, Virginia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 28, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.

