Loudoun County Emancipation Association Grounds
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BruceS
N 39° 07.689 W 077° 42.755
18S E 265518 N 4334501
Marker placed by the Virginia Department of Historic Resources commemorating an early African American organization in the area.
Waymark Code: WMKQG9
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 05/16/2014
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Text of marker:
Loudoun County Emancipation
Association Grounds
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 then 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