Service Description: This feature layer displays locations and information about sites of African-American historical and cultural significance in the Luray in Page County, Virginia. These sites are part of Shenandoah Valley Black Heritage Project's (SVBHP) Roots Run Deep Driving and Walking Tours.
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Description: This feature layer displays locations and information about sites
of African-American historical and cultural significance in the Luray in Page County, Virginia. These sites are part of
Shenandoah Valley
Black Heritage Project's (SVBHP) Roots Run Deep Driving and Walking
Tours.
Much of the African American
history in the Shenandoah Valley has perished. Historic churches,
schools, business, and homes were erased due to the 1960s Urban Renewal
efforts. Early communities lost their homes and financial stability due
to unjust laws and economic despair that impacted African American
communities. Many of the locations on this tour are not active, are now
on private property, are no longer standing and/or the original
structures that have undergone major renovations. Our tours reflect
these losses.
Purpose:
The
Roots Run Deep tours aim to educate the public, locals and tourists
alike, of the existence and cultural impact of African American
communities throughout the Shenandoah Valley. In addition, Shenandoah
Valley Black Heritage Project hopes to preserve and protect historical
sites, burial grounds, churches and communities from destruction
associated with careless or uncaring development.
Source:
Data
for the Roots Run Deep tours was collected by Shenandoah Valley Black
Heritage Project staff, as well as contracted community researchers and
volunteers. Contributors and researchers for the Luray Tour include: Audrey Tutt Smith, Sonja Bailey, Sibbie Jeffries, Del Price, and other longtime Luray residents. Photos courtesy of Robin Lyttle unless otherwise noted in description or photo caption. Aerial map images from Apple Maps.
Processing:
Data was compiled by SVBHP and published as hard-copy maps and tour
guides. Allegheny-Blue Ridge Alliance ingested the location data,
imagery and narrative from these documents to create geodatabase layers of the driving and
walking tour sites. These geodatabase layers were published to ArcGIS
Online as feature layers. Images were uploaded as attachments to the
feature layers.
Symbolization:
Cemetery: White circle with blue headstone
Church: Blue location marker with white church structure
Civic: White circle with blue gavel
Community Center: White circle with blue school building
Commercial: White circle with blue shopping cart
Home: White circle with blue house
Industrial: Black point marker
Landmark: White circle with blue camera
Location; Community: Blue X
Museum: White circle with blue Greek column
Park: White circle with green evergreen tree
Public Space: White circle with blue tent
Restaurant: White circle with blue fork and knife
School: Blue location marker with white school building
Farm: White circle with blue barn and silo
Copyright Text: SVBHP staff, contracted community researchers and volunteers.
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