Posts Tagged With: African American History

Pictured here is the old Fredericksburg National Bank--now the restaurant Foode
Posted in 19th Century, All Markers, African American History, Buildings, Civil War
March 31, 2018
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“Hostages”

Inscription: In the summer of 1862, Confederate authorities imprisoned four Union men from Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County. The arrested Unionists…

pictured here is the Liberty Town mural
Posted in 18th Century, All Markers, African American History
April 18, 2018
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Liberty Town

Inscription:  This small community laid out on the edge of town in 1812, greeted overland travelers with a wagon yard,…

Pictured here is Shiloh Church (new Site)
Posted in 19th Century, All Markers, African American History, Buildings, Churches
April 16, 2018
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Shiloh Baptist Church (New Site)

Inscription:  In 1886, the African Baptist Church, on Sophia Street, sustained serious flood damage. The congregation purchased a new site…

Pictured is the Shiloh Church (Old Site) building
Posted in 19th Century, All Markers, African American History, Buildings, Churches
April 16, 2018
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Shiloh Baptist Church (Old Site)

  Inscription: Former slaves, as well as free blacks, realized that education was critical to African-American aspirations. Immediately after the…