Place

Sarah Whitby Home Site

A grassy field with a picnic bench surrounded by trees changing colors in Fall
Sarah Whitby home site

NPS / Claire Hassler

Quick Facts

Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits

The Sarah Whitby home site is an archeological site in Rock Creek Park.  

Sarah Whitby and her family lived along Broad Branch Road NW. Sarah was a former enslaved person who came to Washington, DC with her husband when they were emancipated during or shortly after the American Civil War.  

For more information on Sarah Whitby, read Chapter Two of the three-part series on the Sarah Whitby Site and African American History.

Rock Creek Park

Last updated: June 12, 2023