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This feature layer displays locations and information about sites of African-American historical and cultural significance in Rockingham County, Virginia. These sites are part of Shenandoah Valley Black Heritage Project's (SVBHP) Roots Run Deep Driving and Walking Tours.

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.

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 include: Rocktown History/Harrisonburg-Rockingham Historical Society, Sarah Bixler of the Lincoln Homestead, Pat Turner Ritchie, and Charity Derrow. Special Thanks to Taya Whitley, John Hisghman, Monica Robinson and Robin Lyttle for their research and documentation. This work would not be possible without the contributions of local historians, DeLois Warr, Sharon Barber, William Good and Sharon Spangler. Photos courtesy of Robin Lyttle unless otherwise noted in description or photo caption. Aerial map images from Apple Maps.

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.

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

Cultural: White circle with blue "theater faces"

Farm: White circle with blue barn and silo

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