8565 Water Street
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Last updated on April 9, 2024
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Directions from Mount Mount Moriah United Methodist Church and Cemetery to Site 19:
- From the Church, go left on Dogwood to Sixth St
- Make left onto Sixth St
- In 0.4 mile turn left onto Dogwood Ave
- In 2.2 miles turn left onto Port Republic Rd
- In 600 feet turn left onto Water St
- In 500 feet the destination is on your right
This was the first village house to be owned by an individual who had been previously enslaved. Marshall Jones was born enslaved about 1837 in Fauquier County, Virginia. How Jones arrived in Rockingham County is unknown, but it is possible that a member of the Lewis family or neighbor Gabriel Jones once enslaved him. Upon receiving his freedom in 1865, he became employed by Charles Lewis who owned the house. In 1890, Andrew Lewis sold the house to Jones for $400.00. Jones and his family lived in it until his death in about 1914, after which it was sold by his surviving children.
Reference
Harrisonburg Tourism and Visitor Services, African American Heritage: Stories of People and Places in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County Virginia, 2nd ed (Harrisonburg, VA: ADCOM Group LLC, 2009).
Harrisonburg Tourism and Visitor Services, African American Heritage: Stories of People and Places in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County Virginia, 2nd ed (Harrisonburg, VA: ADCOM Group LLC, 2009).