Contrabands and Freedmen Cemeteries - Alexandria, VA - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

The plaque says, "Federal authorities established a cemetery here for newly freed African Americans during the Civil War. In January 1864, the military governor of Alexandria confiscated for use as a burying ground an abandoned pasture from a family with Confederate sympathies. About 1,700 freed people, including infants and black Union soldiers, were interred here before the last recorded burial in January 1869. Most of the deceased had resided in what is known as Old Town and in nearby rural settlements. Despite mid-twentieth-century construction projects, many burials remain undisturbed. A list of those interred here has also survived."

County / Borough / Parish: Alexandria (independent city) Year listed: 2012 Historic (Areas of) Significance: HISTORIC - NON-ABORIGINAL BLACK SOCIAL HISTORY Periods of significance: 9000-10999 BC 7000-8999 BC 5000-6999 BC 3000-4999 BC 1000-2999 BC 1000 AD-999 BC 1850-1874 Historic function: HISTORIC - NON-ABORIGINAL BLACK SOCIAL HISTORY Current function: EVENT INFORMATION POTENTIAL Privately owned?: yes Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Street address: Not listed Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 1: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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