Hampton Black History Sites Pass

Expiration: 365 days after purchase

Hampton’s more than 400-year Black historic sites tell a powerful story of perseverance, heritage, and pride. The first Africans brought to English North America landed in 1619 at Point Comfort, modern-day Fort Monroe. Today, you can visit the landing site and the Fort Monroe Visitor & Education Center to pay homage and learn about the history of 1619. Also, visit our historic sites and experience the majesty of the Emancipation Oak, view the oldest African American museum in the country at Hampton University, and at the Hampton History Museum hear stories of African Americans who changed the course of American history.

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Aberdeen Gardens Museum and Historic Markers

The museum celebrates the history, heritage and future of historic Aberdeen Gardens. Built for and by African-Americans in 1935 as part of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal program, the neighborhood provided modern homes to African-American workers. The museum, dedicated in 2002, represents an original Aberdeen Gardens dwelling. Hours: Call to make an an appointment to tour of the museum -

757-722-2345

Emancipation Oak

The Emancipation Oak was the site of the first public Southern reading of President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. With limbs sprawling over a hundred feet in diameter, the Emancipation oak is designated as one of the 10 Great Trees of the World by the National Geographic Society.

First Africans in Virginia Marker

The first documented enslaved Africans in Virginia arrived at Point Comfort (modern day Fort Monroe) in Aug. 1619.

Fort Monroe Visitor & Education Center

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The Fort Monroe Visitor & Education Center features exhibits that tell the story of the first landing of Africans in English North America and the “Contraband Decision” at Fort Monroe. The history surrounding Old Point Comfort has many layers of complicated and multi-racial themes that helped to change the course of the history of this nation.

Hours: Open - 9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. daily Closed Monday and Tuesdays

Hampton History Museum

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Learn about the contributions of African Americans in Hampton. The galleries include the first African arrival in 1619, to the Hidden Figures exhibit showcasing the city’s involvement with the U.S. space program. Each gallery shares the important contributions of African Americans to Hampton's history.

Admission:
Adults - $5
Seniors & Children (4-12) - $4

Hours:
Monday-Saturday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sunday, 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.

Tucker Family Cemetery

The Tucker Family Cemetery is the resting place for generations of the William Tucker Family. William Tucker was the first recorded baby of African descent baptized in English North America. He was the son of Anthony and Isabella who were among the first “twenty and odd” enslaved Africans to arrive at Point Comfort aboard the White Lion in 1619.