Segregation in Virginia 1916 - 1965

A photograph of two African American men working on the bridge over Popes Creek in the park.

NPS Photo

When the park opened in the 1930s, it was one of several national park units in Virginia to be segregated. The National Park Service has recently commissioned a research project into uncovering the details of segregation in the national park sites of Virginia. The details of that report can be found here, Segregation in Virginia (1916 - 1965) or you can click on the image to be taken to the report.