Historic Sites and Points of Interest
Green Valley Timeline
1844Free Blacks, Levi and Sarah Ann Jones, initially settle in Green Valley
1861Fort Barnard was constructed
1866Mount Zion Baptist Church was built.
1876John D. Nauck subdivided 69acres to establish the "Town of Nauck, Alexandria County, Virginia"
1911Macedonia Baptist Church was built
1922Lomax African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Zion Church was built
1930Jennie Dean Park becomes a major hub for Black baseball clubs in the region
1934Dr. Roland Burner and his wife opened a private practice specializing obstetrics
1942Chinn Funeral Service was established
1945The Dunbar Mutual Apartments were built
The Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church was established1946The Veteran's Memorial Branch YMCA was formed
1947The Friendly Cab Company was founded
1952Kemper Annex was renamed to Dr. Charles R. Drew Elementary School
The Green Valley Pharmacy was established1963Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered a speech in the parking lot of the Lomax AME Zion Church prior to his famous “I Have a Dream” speech
1974The first opening of Nova Parks
2020John Robinson Jr Town Square was officially named by the Arlington County Board
2022FREED Sculpture was installed
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Arlington’s Black Neighborhoods in 1900
Arlington history tells the story of how the suburb’s Black neighborhoods developed under segregation and Jim Crow discrimination. I have been researching Arlington’s segregation walls for a project and the institutional racism the Black community faced beginning in the late 1800s was successful in its goal to rid the community of Black residents. At the turn of the 20th century, Black people comprised over 35 percent of Arlington County’s population. Today, we number less than 9 percent of the community.
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In Arlington’s Green Valley, legends are remembered
The historically Black neighborhood has deep ties to local civil rights history.
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Additional historical markers coming to Green Valley community
By the end of the year, a new series of historical markers will sprout in Arlington’s Green Valley community.
They will be part of a broader effort to chronicle the county’s African-American heritage, an initiative being funded by Arlington government grants.
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