Freedmen’s town

In the United States, a freedmen's town was an African American municipality or community built by freedmen, formerly enslaved people who were emancipated during and after the American Civil War.
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  • Type: Historic site
  • Description: African-American municipality or community founded by former slaves in the United States
  • Also known as: “Black settlement”, “freedmen’s settlement”, “freedmen’s town”, “Freedmen’s Town Historic District”, “freedmens town”, and “freedom colony”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include African American History Research Center and Beth Israel Cemetery.

Library
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The is a branch of the in the . It was known as the African American Library at the Gregory School until 2022. is situated 650 feet south of Freedmen’s town.

Cemetery
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is situated 630 feet north of Freedmen’s town.

Cemetery
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, also known as Founders Memorial Park, is the oldest cemetery in , , United States. Founded in 1836, it was originally known as "City Cemetery", and opened in conjunction with the founding of the City of Houston in what is now near the edge of . is situated 850 feet northeast of Freedmen’s town.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fourth Ward and Neartown.

Suburb
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is one of the historic six wards of , , United States. The is located inside the 610 Loop directly west of and adjacent to .

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is a general name for the lively area that encompasses the neighborhoods just west of Downtown. It is bounded by I-69/US-59 to the south, I-45 to the east, and Allen Parkway to the north. The western boundary is approximately Shepherd Drive.

Photo: Ed Schipul, CC BY 2.0.
is a sprawling port city in Southeastern . An oil boom and continuing international immigration has brought explosive growth to the city, and it is now the fifth largest metropolitan area in the and the most diverse large city since 2021.

Freedmen’s town

Latitude
29.75584° or 29° 45′ 21″ north
Longitude
-95.38107° or 95° 22′ 52″ west
Open location code
76X6QJ49+8H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9721968499
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­district
Wiki­data ID
Q5500414
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In Other Languages

“Freedmen’s town” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Rutherford B. H. Yates Museum and Saint James United Methodist Church.

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