Loudoun County History: The Edds, Ewing and Nokes Families

Description

Twentieth Century history highlighting Black families from the Nokes area (present-day Dulles Town Center) of the Eastern Loudoun County, Virginia.  Information and locations are derived from an interview with Ms. Carrie Nokes in 2002 as well as historic maps, imagery, and documents.

Carrie Nokes sat down for an interview with Pauline Singletary (Chair of the Black History Committee of Friends of the Thomas Balch Library, Inc) to discuss the community around Nokes. The interview was conducted on March 14, 2002. The following story map highlights portions of her recollections of early 20th century life in eastern Loudoun County.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
3 https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/88732e58be8e4968a4ca535ffe5e5741
21 https://geohub-loudoungis.opendata.arcgis.com/apps/LoudounGIS::loudoun-county-history-the-edds-ewing-and-nokes-families

Tags

  • african-american-history
  • history
  • black-history
  • community
  • historic
  • nokes-family
  • ewing-family
  • edds-family
  • loudoun-county

Topics

  • Local Government

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