Peter Jacob Carter
Born enslaved on 29 May 1845 near Eastville, Northampton County, Peter Jacob Carter served in the 10th United States Colored Troops during the Civil...
Thomas Stone National Historic Site
Home of Thomas Stone, a signatory for the Declaration of Independence. The site includes exhibits that focus on patriot activities in the state of...
John McCline & Clover Bottom Farm
John McCline was one of sixty people enslaved on the 1500-acre Clover Bottom Farm when he escaped during the Civil War and went on to gain an...
Freedman's Cemetery
Federal authorities established a cemetery here for newly freed African Americans during the Civil War. In January 1864, the military governor of...
Gadsby Tavern Museum
Named for Englishman John Gadsby who operated them from 1796 to 1808, the tavern business were central to Alexandria's port-based economy, offering...
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...