23rd USCT At The Alrich Farm
The first combat in the Civil War between United States Colored Troops and Confederates north of the James River occurred near here.
Stagville Plantation and Horton Grove
From the late 18th to the mid-20th centuries, Durham’s Stagville plantation was owned by the Bennehan and Cameron families, who enslaved over 900...
Scotchtown
Scotchtown is the only original standing home of Patrick Henry, known as the “orator of the American Revolution,” open to the public. Henry lived here...
Slave Markets, Colored Troops, Freedman’s Bank and Exodusters
Today’s cityscape obscures the history that happened at this intersection between the 1830s and 1880s, but some clues remain in the historical markers...
Jason Russell House
A Home Scarred by Battle Based on analysis of the timbers that make up the structure of the building, the current Jason Russell House was likely built...
Oatlands
By the eve of the Civil War, 133 men, women, and children were enslaved at Oatlands. Their labor sustained the farm, enabled owner Elizabeth O. Carter...