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TextFairfax County History Commission Historical Roadside Marker
Laurel Grove Colored School and Church
Marker Text:
In the early 1880's, former slaves organized a congregation and held church services near a grove of laurel on Beulah Road. The trustees including Middleton Braxton, George Carroll, Thornton Gray, and William Jasper focused on education. In 1881, Georgianna and William Jasper, a former slave of William Hayward Foote of Hayfield Plantation, deeded one-half acre from his thirteen acre farm to the segregated Virginia School System for $10.00. The school served the community until 1932. In 1884, the Jaspers deeded another half acre for construction of a sanctuary next to the school.
Date Installed: October 2008
Marker Credits: Funded by the Laurel Grove School Association and the History Commission.
Marker Location: Alexandria. On the west side of Beulah Street/Route 613, north of Franconia Springfield Parkway/Route 7900/Manchester Boulevard. In front of Laurel Grove School at 6840 Beulah Street.
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