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This 11-acre riverfront park is located in the Falmouth Historic District at the fall line of the Rappahannock River acres. The park is accessible via River Road, adjacent to the Falmouth Bridge. This site is ideal for fishing. Fishing is permitted with a VA Fishing License. Limited picnic facilities are available, as are portable restrooms. This is also the site of the crossing of John Washington, a Fredericksburg slave who escaped to freedom behind Union lines in April 1862. A new marker is underway to interpret this story. HOURS: Memorial Day - Labor Day, 8am-7pm.
Price $ - $
(540) 373-7909
401 River Road
Falmouth, VA 22405
401 River Road
Falmouth, VA 22405
In the spring and summer of 1862, as many as 10,000 slaves crossed the Rappahannock River to freedom. The TRAIL TO FREEDOM retraces their route. HISTORY: Many slaves saw the arrival of the Union army in Stafford, opposite Fredericksburg, in April 1862 as a chance for freedom. During the Union occupation that spring and summer, slaves from through the region streamed into Union lines. It was likely the largest single exodus of slaves in America up to that time. This mass act of self-emancipation launched former slaves on an uncertain journey. Some took paid jobs as camp workers in the Union army. Thousands more moved northward by foot, wagon, and rail, most of them boarding steamboats at Aquia Landing, bound for Alexandria and Washington, D.C. Follow them, read their words, and hear their stories along their TRAIL TO FREEDOM. For details, visit www.TrailtoFreedom.com, call Chatham (NPS) at (540 654-5121, or the Fredericksburg Visitor Center (540) 373-1776.
Price $FREE - $
(540) 373-1776
Begin your tour at 900 Princess Anne St.
Fredericksburg, VA 22401
Begin your tour at 900 Princess Anne St.
Fredericksburg, VA 22401
