Falls Church, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Welcome to Tinner Hill
This mural is the first major installation of the Tinner Hill Heritage Foundation's (THHF) "Making History Visible" initiative. "Welcome to Tinner Hill" is adjacent to the historic site where, in 1915, during the Jim Crow era, nine Black local leaders met and successfully fought a segregation order that threatened to disrupt and displace African American lives and households in Falls Church. That success and the Black community's continuing struggle to gain equal rights and justice defined the THHF mission and struggle. The THHF invites people to visit the Tinner Hill Historic Site and District, and learn about the lives, contributions, and events featured in the mural, which showcases themes that provide hope and healing for the present and the future.
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Erected 2024 by Tinner Hill Heritage Foundation; Bryan King, muralist.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Arts, Letters, Music • Civil Rights. A significant historical year for this entry is 1915.
Location. 38° 52.765′ N, 77° 10.623′ W. Marker is in Falls Church, Virginia. It is on South Washington Street (Virginia Route 237) west of Tinner Hill Road, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7131 South Washington Street, 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,
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 1880s (a few steps from this marker); Black Churches (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named 1880s (a few steps from this marker); 1820 - 1910 (a few steps from this marker); 1904 (a few steps from this marker); Jim Crow and Segregation (a few steps from this marker); A Community Divided (a few steps from this marker); 1875 (a few steps from 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 38 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 4, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
