An African American history tour of Clarke and Warren Counties in the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia. This self-driving tour features historic African American sites such as schools, churches, neighborhoods, cemeteries, and businesses and more. The tour starts at the area of Lewisville in Clarke County and ends at the Henrico Baltimore Family Cemetery in Middletown, covering a total of 27 sites.
This tour can be done in sections depending on what part of the county you wish to explore. Some sites are no longer standing but their documentation is important. Other sites are still active and we have included information if you desire to support them with a donation.
We wish to acknowledge and thank Maral Kalbian and Melanie Garvey, for their work researching and creating the Clarke/ Warren and Frederick County Roots Run Deep tours. Special thanks to local historian, Dorothy Davis for her consultation. Many thanks to Taya Whitley, John Hisghman, Monica Robinson and Robin Lyttle for their assistance. Photos courtesy of Maral Kalbian, Melanie Garvey and Robin Lyttle unless otherwise noted in the description or photo caption. Aerial map images from Apple Maps.
This tour can be done in sections depending on what part of the county you wish to explore. Some sites are no longer standing but their documentation is important. Other sites are still active and we have included information if you desire to support them with a donation.
We wish to acknowledge and thank Maral Kalbian and Melanie Garvey, for their work researching and creating the Clarke/ Warren and Frederick County Roots Run Deep tours. Special thanks to local historian, Dorothy Davis for her consultation. Many thanks to Taya Whitley, John Hisghman, Monica Robinson and Robin Lyttle for their assistance. Photos courtesy of Maral Kalbian, Melanie Garvey and Robin Lyttle unless otherwise noted in the description or photo caption. Aerial map images from Apple Maps.
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Download a PDF file of the Roots Run Deep Clarke/Warren Counties Tour booklet below.
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