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Joseph and Mary Tinner

 
 
Joseph and Mary Tinner Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 4, 2026
1. Joseph and Mary Tinner Marker
Inscription. In 1915 Joseph and Mary Tinner opened their home for the first meeting of the Colored Citizens Protective League to oppose segregated housing in the town of Falls Church. They risked lives and livelihoods in an area where the Ku Klux Klan was rampant.
 
Erected 2024.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African AmericansCivil Rights. A significant historical year for this entry is 1915.
 
Location. 38° 52.763′ N, 77° 10.589′ W. Marker is in Falls Church, Virginia. It is on Tinner Hill Road south of South Washington Street (Virginia Route 237), on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 503 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 (here, next to this marker); Charles & Mary Elizabeth Tinner (here, next to this marker); Frances Tinner Coates (here, next to this marker); Frances "Pud" Jackson (a few steps from this marker); Tinner Hill Historic Site (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Tinner Hill (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named The Tinner Hill Historic Site
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(within shouting distance of this marker); The Zig Zag Sculpture (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Falls Church.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 4, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 4, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 25 times since then. Photo   1. submitted on March 4, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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Jun. 30, 2026