February 18, 2015
(Front row from left) Carrie Cartrell Gray and Hamilton Gray, (back row from left) Estelle, Ira, Isaiah, Ada, John, Florence and Cassie Gray. Hamilton is Gloria Wiseman’s grandfather, who purchased nearly 10 acres of land in Gum Springs in 1894.
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Faces of Gum Springs, Alexandria
Residents reflect on their historic community.
Of the current residents of Gum Springs, several hundred are descendants of the original families who bought land and settled in one of northern Virginia’s oldest and historically black communities.
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