Oak Grove Freeman’s Cemetery Memorial
Sometimes called Oak Grove Cemetery, this site reflects on the winding road of freedom African Americans experienced both before and after the Civil...
Fort Frederick State Park
Fort Frederick was originally built in 1756 to serve as a defensive point the French-and-Indian War. It would also serve as a vital fort in the...
Tryon Palace
Tyron Palace was originally built several years prior to the American Revolution as a governor's palace for British official William Tyron. The rebels...
Lovely Mount Baptist Church
On 13 Nov. 1869, the Rev. Capt. Charles S. Schaeffer of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands met with the people of Lovely Mount...
St. John's Church
St. John's Church is where Virginia delegates met to discuss their actions with the growing state of war that was occurring with Britain. It was here...
Freedom Fighters: Richmond National Battlefield Park
By November 1864, several thousand African American soldiers, designated as United States Colored Troops or USCT, held Fort Harrison and the nearby...