Rock Creek Valley in 1861
This file appears in: African American Rural Home Sites in Washington DC, 1865-1900
National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form
This file appears in: African American Rural Home Sites in Washington DC, 1865-1900
African American Rural Home Sites in Washington DC, 1865-1900
Three sites located in Rock Creek Park mark a historic settlement of African Americans following the Civil War. Washington, DC, was established as a slave-holding district in 1790. Prior to its establishment and the urban design of Pierre L’Enfant,…