Mount Vernon near Alexandria in Fairfax County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Mount Vernon's Slave Memorial
Faith. Hope. Love.
Photographed By Richard E. Miller, February 18, 2008
1. Mount Vernon's Slave Memorial Marker
Designed in 1983 by a team consisting of ten Howard University Architectural students, led by David Edge.
In Memory of the Afro Americans who served as slaves at Mount Vernon
This monument marking their burial ground
Erected 1983 by the Mount Vernon Ladies.
Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Colonial Era • Notable Places.
Location. 38° 42.364′ N, 77° 5.346′ W. Marker is near Alexandria, Virginia, in Fairfax County. It is in Mount Vernon. Marker can be reached from Mount Vernon Memorial Highway. The memorial marker is approximately 18 miles south of Washington, D.C., on the grounds of "George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens" whose main entrance is at the intersection of the George Washington Memorial Parkway and Mount Vernon Memorial Highway (VA 235). An entrance fee is required. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway, Alexandria VA 22309, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. In Memory of the Many Faithful Colored Servants of the Washington Family (here, next to this marker); Slave Cemetery (here, next to this marker); Slave Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Slavery at Mount Vernon
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More about this memorial. The marker is accessible via foot trails and is located in a wooded area about 0.3 miles from the estate's entrance, approximately 150 feet south of General Washington's tomb. It is adjacent to an earlier monument to the estate's "Faithful Colored Servants," dedicated in 1929.
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker.
Also see . . .
1. George Washington and Slavery. (Submitted on May 22, 2008, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)
2. Slave Memorial at Mount Vernon. An article about the memorial written by Dr. Judith Saunders-Burton. The article appeared in the Spring 1996 edition "History In Motion" the Gum Springs Historical Society's periodical. (Submitted on December 27, 2008, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.)
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, January 13, 2018
2. Mount Vernon's Slave Memorial Marker
Additional keywords. slavery, forced labor
Photographed By Richard E. Miller, February 18, 2008
3. Memorial over un-marked graves on slave burial ground.
Potomac River in background.
Library of Congress
4. Decendents of Mt. Vernon slaves pose with the Slave Monument at Mt. Vernon
Carol M. Highsmith photo taken between 1980 and 2006.
Photographed By Richard E. Miller, February 18, 2008
5. Entrance to Slave Burial Ground
Viewed from area of the Washingon family tomb.
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, January 13, 2018
6. Faith
Photographed By Richard E. Miller, February 18, 2008
7. "Colored Servants" Monument (1929)
Southwest of 1983 memorial.
Click for more information.
Click for more information.
Photographed By Richard E. Miller, February 18, 2008
8. "Slavery at Mount Vernon."
Interpretive signage near Memorial entrance.
Photographed By Richard E. Miller, February 18, 2008
9. Slave Cabin - replication, 2007, south of memorial.
Photographed By Richard E. Miller, February 18, 2008
10. "Sunrise to Sunset"
Interpretive signage near slave cabin.
Photographed By Richard E. Miller, February 18, 2008
11. The Mansion House
Lawn, Potomac side.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 27, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 21, 2008, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,680 times since then and 27 times this year. Last updated on December 6, 2008, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. Photos: 1. submitted on May 21, 2008, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. 2. submitted on January 14, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 3. submitted on May 21, 2008, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. 4. submitted on January 14, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 5. submitted on May 21, 2008, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. 6. submitted on January 14, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 7. submitted on May 21, 2008, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. 8, 9, 10, 11. submitted on May 22, 2008, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
