Israel Hill was an unincorporated community in Prince Edward County, Virginia, United States along the Appomattox River. Founded in 1810 as a community for free black people in the area, Israel Hill has since become part of Farmville, Virginia.
History[edit]
Israel Hill developed as a community of free black people in Prince Edward County, Virginia along the Appomattox River around 1810.[1] It was established by Judith Randolph after the death of her husband Richard Randolph who inherited land and slaves from his father. He was a nephew of Thomas Jefferson.[2]
In 2009 a historical marker commemorating the community was erected.[3][4] The community is now part of Farmville, Virginia.
Melvin Patrick Ely, a history professor at the College of William and Mary, wrote Israel on the Appomattox about the community.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Israel Hill on the Appomattox". Prince Edward County. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- ^ "Randolph Plantation, Scandal at Bizarre, and Israel Hill - High Bridge Walking Tour - PocketSights". pocketsights.com.
- ^ "Marker recognizes free black community of Israel Hill". Richmond Times-Dispatch.
- ^ "IsraelMarker". www.fpehs.org.
- ^ Israel on the Appomattox: A Southern Experiment in Black Freedom from the 1790s Through the Civil War. Random House, Inc. 2005. ISBN 978-0-679-76872-2.