African American Images of Suffolk: Maroon Colonies, Great Dismal Swamp

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African American Images of Suffolk: Maroon Colonies, Great Dismal Swamp

03 Nov African American Images of Suffolk: Maroon Colonies, Great Dismal Swamp

Posted at 10:21h in Civil War, Genealogy, Nansemond County, North Carolina, Suffolk, Uncategorized, Underground Railroad, Virginia by Nadia K. Orton 0 Comments

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Dismal Swamp State Park. Photo: Nadia K. Orton. All rights reserved.

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freedom seekers, Gates County (NC), Great Dismal Swamp, Maroon Communities, Nansemond County (VA), North Carolina, Runaway slave ads, slavery, Suffolk (VA), Underground Railroad, Virginia

Nadia Orton

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Professional genealogist and public historian. Graduate of Duke University. President of the Sacred Grounds Project, Inc. Studying historic African American cemeteries and communities.