May 31, 2010

Laurel Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Fairfax County, VA

A closer look at some of the concrete-vernacular headstones.














Photos taken by Maddy McCoy in March 2010.

Maddy McCoy
Fairfax County, Virginia
Slavery Inventory Database

Laurel Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Fairfax County, VA

Address: 6834 Beulah Street, Franconia, VA
Year Founded: 1882
VA Room Cemetery No: FXlib033, Laurel Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Virginia State Archaeological Number: 44FX1169
Associated School: Laurel Grove Colored School

The church is gone...

The cemetery remains...





































Note: spring flowers rising OUTSIDE of the fenced area.

Photos taken by Maddy McCoy in March 2010.
Maddy McCoy
Fairfax County, Virginia
Slavery Inventory Database