High View Park
High View Park (Halls Hill), Arlington, Virginia | ||
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ZIP codes 22207 | ||
Area code | 703/571 |
High View Park, also known as Halls Hill, is a
History
Prior to the Civil War, the area was owned by a slaveholder named Bazil Hall. During the war, the area was repeatedly ravaged by troops from both sides. Hall was eventually reimbursed approximately $10,000 for damages. [2] After the war, Hall sold much of the property to former slaves.
The area was later merged with an adjacent area known as High View Park.[3]
Hall's Hill
Hall's Hill was a walled enclave, in segregated Arlington County, Virginia.
In 2019, part of the wall was damaged.[4][5] Residents could shop at Lee Highway (now Langston Boulevard) and Glebe Road.[6] There was a volunteer fire station, Halls Hill Volunteer Fire Department , since there was not county fire service until 1951.[7] In 2016, an historic marker was erected.[8]
There were sit-ins at the People Drug store counter.[9] The first four African-American students to integrate public schools in Virginia were residents of High View Park, attending the formerly all-white Stratford Junior High School in February 1959.[10][9]
Douglas E. Moore served as pastor of the Calloway Church in High View Park for three years.[11]
References
- ^ McCaffrey, Scott. "Historical marker makes note of Arlington 'segregation wall' and its impact". InsideNova. Retrieved 2019-09-29.
- ^ "A Guide to the African-American Heritage of Arlington County, Virginia, Second Edition 2016" (PDF). Arlington Virginia Projects & Planning. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
- ^ McCaffrey, Scott. "Historical marker makes note of Arlington 'segregation wall' and its impact". InsideNova. Retrieved 2019-09-29.
- ^ "Storm Destroys Portion of Historic 'Segregation Wall' in Hall's Hill". ARLnow.com. 2019-07-08. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
- ^ "Storm Destroys Part of 'Segregation Wall' in Arlington". NBC4 Washington. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
- ^ "Hall's Hill". www.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
- ^ "Legacy: Hall's Hill VFD and Station No. 8". library.arlingtonva.us. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
- ^ "Once There Was a Segregation Wall in Arlington". Arlington Magazine. 2020-06-01. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
- ^ a b "Crossing The Divide". Arlington Magazine. 2013-10-15. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
- ISBN 978-1-7328302-0-2. Middletown, DE.
- ISBN 978-1-7328302-0-2. Middletown, DE.