# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Dedication Ceremony - Honoring 5 People Who Were Enslaved in the Alcova Heights Neighborhood
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 22 Mar, 2026 at 12:30 pm
- **Event Description**: The Arlington Historical Society and the Black Heritage Museum of Arlington invite you to the unveiling of "Stumbling Stones." These bronze markers commemorate the lives of the enslaved people who helped build our county (and our country) and are placed in the sidewalk at the last known site of their enslavement. Memorializing the Enslaved in Arlington’s research has revealed over 2750 enslaved people and identified 1050 by name.

Please join us for a Dedication Ceremony honoring five individuals once enslaved in the Alcova Heights neighborhood: John, Margaret Brown, and three people whose names are unknown. 

When: 12:30 pm, Sunday, March 22, 2026

We will be honoring them at Arlington Presbyterian Church; 918 S. Lincoln Street; Arlington, VA 22204

Unveilings at South Lincoln and 9th Streets after the dedication ceremony and South Randolph and 8th Streets.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/arlington/dedication-ceremony-honoring-5-people-who-were-enslaved-in-the-alcova-heights-neighborhood/200029837933044
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Arlington
- **state**: VA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Arlington Presbyterian Church
- **lat**: 38.86154
- **long**: -77.09331
- **full address**: Arlington Presbyterian Church, 918 S Lincoln Street, Suite 1,Arlington, Virginia, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Dedication Ceremony - Honoring 5 People Who Were Enslaved in the Alcova Heights Neighborhood being held?
  - **A:** Dedication Ceremony - Honoring 5 People Who Were Enslaved in the Alcova Heights Neighborhood takes place on Sun, 22 Mar, 2026 at 12:30 pm to Sun, 22 Mar, 2026 at 12:30 pm at Arlington Presbyterian Church, 918 S Lincoln Street, Suite 1,Arlington, Virginia, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Dedication Ceremony - Honoring 5 People Who Were Enslaved in the Alcova Heights Neighborhood?
  - **A:** Dedication Ceremony - Honoring 5 People Who Were Enslaved in the Alcova Heights Neighborhood is organized by Memorializing the Enslaved.

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