People’s Memorial Cemetery
On land deeded by Edith and Henry Williams in 1840, 1865, and 1880, People’s Memorial Cemetery in Petersburg became the largest African American cemetery in the city during an era […]
Whittaker Memorial Hospital
The Whittaker Memorial Hospital in Newport News was conceived and operated during the era of segregation, when African American patients and physicians were largely isolated from the mainstream medical care […]
American Cigar Company
Constructed in 1903, the American Cigar Company building in Norfolk functioned as a tobacco stemmery complex, consisting of a primary processing building and a boiler building, both of which embody […]
Eastville Historic District
The Eastville Historic District recognizes Northampton County’s seat of government (see Northampton County Courthouse Historic District), where the first permanent courthouse was constructed in 1690, and is home to the […]
Valley Railroad Bridge
Constructed in 1873, the Valley Railroad Bridge in the city of Salem, is an imposing limestone structure consisting of a barrel-vaulted tunnel through which Gish Branch flows surmounted by a […]
Dry Bridge School
The completion of the brick four-room Dry Bridge School, circa 1930, marked the end of years of effort by African Americans residing east of Martinsville in Henry County to secure […]
Arcola Slave Quarters
Because so little remains of African American material culture from the late-18th and early-19th centuries, the Arcola Slave Quarters represents an important part of the history of African Americans in […]
Shady Grove School
The Shady Grove School was completed in 1925 using money from the Julius Rosenwald Fund, which sought to provide better educational facilities for African Americans, and relying heavily on the […]
Twin Lakes State Park
Twin Lakes State Park in Prince Edward County consists of 495 acres within Prince Edward-Gallion State Forest. The park began as two racially segregated “Recreation Development Areas,” consisting of Prince […]
Town of Halifax Court House Historic District
The Town of Halifax has served as the county seat for Halifax County since 1776 and as the commercial, social and institutional center for the surrounding rural region. The Town […]