Historic Sites
African Americans
1800 ~ 1870

The federal government, through the National Parks Service, and individual states have designated historic sites where people can go and learn about a person or event in history. Some of the sites are homes that have been preserved and include items from the period so visitors can learn how life was at a particular time in history. Other types of sites include schools, businesses, and sometimes a community.
        Many of these sites now have their own web pages, so even someone who lives in another state can visit the site on the web, and learn about it. However, the best way is to visit a site and have a tour to learn the significance of the people or the events that took place there. Below are examples of a school – The Burwell School, a business – the Union Tavern owned by African American craftsman Thomas Day, and a state site – Stagville Plantation.

Burwell School, Hillsborough NC ~ Elizabeth Keckly

Union Tavern, Milton NC ~ Thomas Day

Stagville Plantation, NC

To find out about national sites visit the and look for historic sites.

A new one is the National Park's Network to Freedom.

Although she is after the time period of this project the Maggie Walker House in Richmond , Virginia is an excellent example.

                                                                                

Another state site is the Somerset Plantation in North Carolina .

                

The African American Experience At Stratford Hall Plantation, Virginia
Completed in 1738, was the home of many famous Lees including Richard Henry Lee, Francis Lightfoot Lee, and Robert E. Lee.