Rock Creek Valley in 1864

ID: 5918 ~ Source: War Department 1864 ~ Date: 1864

This file appears in: 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.

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This file appears in: 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.

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.

By The DC Historic Sites team

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…