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Green Springs National Historic Landmark District
Hawkwood
Hawkwood, Manager's House
Courtesy of Library of Congress
Hawkwood, Manager's House, South Elevation, Photographed by Jack E. Boucher, Historic American Buildings Survey, 1983
 
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Hawkwood Neighborhood Map
Hawkwood and immediate neighborhood, 1863. North at top. Detail from Department of Northern Virginia, Chief Engineer’s Office, “Map of Louisa County Virginia from Surveys by B. L. Blackford Assist:Engr C. S. A. … 1863,” Library of Congress, Washington, D. C.
 
The Sankofa has strong associations with the African Burial Ground  

Did You Know?
The ancestral remains of 419 individuals, which were removed in 1991 and taken to Howard University for scientific study, were reinterred at the African Burial Ground Memorial Site on October 4, 2003. Each year, October 4 is a day of remembrance and celebration at the African Burial Ground.
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Last Updated: July 02, 2009 at 15:05 EST