Near Williamsburg in James City County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Community of Grove
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, July 20, 2013
1. Community of Grove Marker
Inscription.
Community of Grove. . After the Civil War, in the area that later became known as the Community of Grove, the Freedmens Bureau confiscated land for displaced newly freed slaves and free blacks. In 1867, the government restored the land to its previous owners. Some African American residents moved to and settled on lands that became known locally as the Reservation and the Banks. In 1918, their descendants returned to the area of Grove after the U.S. government forced their removal to make way for the Yorktown Naval Weapons Station and the Cheatham Annex. The expansion of these facilities during World War II led to the further growth of Grove.
After the Civil War, in the area that later became known as the Community of Grove, the Freedmens Bureau confiscated land for displaced newly freed slaves and free blacks. In 1867, the government restored the land to its previous owners. Some African American residents moved to and settled on lands that became known locally as the Reservation and the Banks. In 1918, their descendants returned to the area of Grove after the U.S. government forced their removal to make way for the Yorktown Naval Weapons Station and the Cheatham Annex. The expansion of these facilities during World War II led to the further growth of Grove.
Erected 2012 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number WT-4.)
Location. 37° 13.281′ N, 76° 37.556′ W. Marker is near Williamsburg, Virginia, in James City County. It is at the intersection of Pocahontas Trail (U.S. 60) and Magruder Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Pocahontas Trail. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Williamsburg VA 23185, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on Virginia’s Peninsula, in Coastal Virginia, and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Tidewater. 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.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 7, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 21, 2013, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,180 times since then and 55 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on July 21, 2013, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.
