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Loudoun County Emancipation Association Grounds

Virginia

S 20th St (Rte 611)
Purcellville, VA 20132
United States

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Loudoun County Emancipation Association Grounds Historic Marker
Loudoun County Emancipation Association Grounds Historic Marker Blue Ridge Bible Church

The association was organized by African Americans in nearby Hamilton in 1890 to commemorate the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation issued by President Abraham Lincoln on 22 Sept. 1862 and "to cultivate good fellowship, to work for the betterment of the race, educationally, morally and materially." Emancipation Day, or the "Day of Freedom," was celebrated throughout the nation on different days. In 1910, the association incorporated and purchased ten acres of land in Purcellville. More than 1,000 people attended the annual Emancipation Day activities held here until 1967. The site served as a black religious, social, civic, and recreational center. The property was sold in 1971.

Marker: T-47, Department of Historic Resources, 2000

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