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Historical Archeology at Emory Church
Emory Church, Fort Stevens, and the Brightwood Community
Archeologists at Work!
This property contains remains of the Emory Church buildings, from before and after the Civil War. It also contains the earliest portion of Fort Stevens, known prior to its expansion as Fort Massachusetts.
Archeologists are now at work, piecing together historical documents and layers of soil to dicipher how the church, the fort, and this land, formerly owned by a free black woman, shaped the history of the Brightwood community.
Additional information is available on the west side of the property, facing Fort Stevens Park. |