Princeville
Princeville emerged here on swampy land along the Tar River in 1865, as an encampment of self-emancipated African Americans who sought freedom within...
Hotel De ’Afrique & USS Minnesota Monument
During the Civil War, African Americans used water routes to escape slavery and set up freedmen communities along the shores of the Outer Banks and...
Sojurner Truth Monument
Born with the name Isabella Baumfree, Sojourner Truth escaped slavery with her daughter and later sued for the freedom of her son. As a free woman...
Promise Land
After the Civil War, free people established Promise Land, the first African American community of Dickson County.
Johnsonville State Historic Park
In late 1864, the depot where the Nashville and Northwestern Railroad met the Tennessee River was key to Union battle plans and a target for...