Sarah Whitby was an African-American woman whose family lived in Rock Creek Park between 1870 and 1900. The remains of her house were discovered by archeologists in 2005. Excavations of the Whitby house cellar and documentary research done as part of the same project, have opened a window into Washington's African-American past.
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Rock Creek Park
Article 1: African-American History in Washington
Excavations of the Whitby house cellar, and documentary research done as part of the same project, have opened a window into Washington's African-American past. Read more
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Rock Creek Park
Article 2: The Sarah Whitby Site
Among the many African-American families that moved to Washington were the Whitbys. In 1895 the Whitbys rented a house on a small parcel of land that had belonged to Isaac Shoemaker. Read more
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Rock Creek Park
Article 3: The Charles and Jane Dickson Site
The Charles and Jane Dickson properties caught the eye of historians because they represent the type of provision some slave owners made for freed slaves, and it was thought that they might represent old slave quarter sites. Read more