Lake Ridge in Prince William County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Lillie Gallman Jessie

1943

— Walk of Fame at Tackett's Mill • Prince William County —

Lillie Gallman Jessie Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 25, 2024

1. Lillie Gallman Jessie Marker

Inscription. Lillie Jessie is a nationally recognized author, award winning educator, and Occoquan Representative on the Prince William County School Board. In 1996, she received The Washington Post Distinguished Educational Leadership Award, NAACP Community Service Award, the Kathleen Seefeldt Community Service Award, and a PWC Baord of County Supervisors Commendation. In 2009, a new wing to Vaughan Elementary School was named in her honor for her twenty year tenure as Principal. She participated in the Martin Luther King civil rights marches and is founder of the MLK Youth Oratorical Contest, one of the largest in the nation. Her contributions are noted in the Northern Virginia Civil Rights Archives and the Library of Congress. She has received many more community service awards and has published numerous articles and anthologies.

Erected by Woodbridge Rotary Club, The Clearbrook Foundation, Tackett's Mill Foundation, and New Dominion Choraliers. (Marker Number 18.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Education • Women. In addition,

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it is included in the Rotary International series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1996.

Location. 38° 40.531′ N, 77° 16.886′ W. Marker is in Lake Ridge, Virginia, in Prince William County. It is on Tacketts Mill Drive. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2237C Tacketts Mill Dr, Woodbridge VA 22192, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area,

in Northern Virginia,

and in the Piedmont.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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: Deloris Hampton (here, next to this marker); Trevor Blake (within shouting distance of this marker); Washington’s First Journey to the Frontier

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 25, 2024

2. Lillie Gallman Jessie Marker

(within shouting distance of this marker); Mary Williams (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Donna Randall "Randi" Reid (about 300 feet away); K. Jack Kooyoomian, Ph.D. (about 400 feet away); G. Richard (Rick) Pfizner (about 400 feet away); Rebecca Grier Randolph (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lake Ridge.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 30, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 27, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 322 times since then and 49 times this year. Last updated on September 30, 2025, by N. Jozsa of Woodbridge, Virginia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 27, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.