John Dickinson Plantation
The John Dickinson plantation was the childhood home of founding father John Dickinson known as the "Penman of the Revolution". The plantation housed...
Loudoun County Emancipation Association Grounds
The association was organized by African Americans in nearby Hamilton in 1890 to commemorate the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation issued by...
House in the Horseshoe
In spring and summer, bright flowers surround this plantation house named for its location on a horseshoe bend in the Deep River. The house (ca. 1770)...
Sister Caroline
Caroline Terry, known locally as “Sis-tah Cahline” (1833-1941) was born a slave, perhaps in Southampton County, but spent most of her life in...
Wilmington National Cemetery
The terrible cost of the Civil War, brought closer to an end by the decisive battles cutting the Confederate supply line through Wilmington, is...
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...