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#3 in Cemeteries
Phone: (703) 746-4357
Type: Cemetery (Cemetery and Freedmen Memorial)
Website: https://www.alexandriava.gov/FreedmenMemorial
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Served as the burial place for about 1,800 African Americans who fled to Alexandria to escape from bondage during the Civil War
The Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial opened in 2014 on the site of the cemetery, to honor the memory of the Freedmen, the hardships they faced, and their contributions to the City
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