Join RHS in April and May to explore the histories and experiences of some of the nearly 1,500 free Black people who lived in Rockbridge between its founding in 1778, and the arrival of Emancipation in 1865.
Check back here for more details on specific events, and related resources, as our series progresses!
Click HERE to read more about the series of five events RHS and its regional partners in historic and environmental presentation have organized to celebrate the Appalachian Trail Centennial, in a variety of interactive ways: our “Revolutionary Reading Group” (Oct. 28, Nov. 17); an illustrated slideshow presentation at Natural Bridge State Park’s Visitor Center (Nov. 1); and a pair of guided, interpreted “History Hikes,” for curious hikers, each with different vistas, challenges, and interpretive content shared along the A.T. itself!