History of Slavery on Roosevelt Island - Evening Walking Tour

See the island with a new lens. Walk the places where enslaved people lived and worked on "Mason's Island" plantation 1792-1860s.

This guided walking tour is sponsored by The Memorializing the Enslaved (MEA) Project, a joint effort of the Arlington Historical Society and the Black Heritage Museum of Arlington.

The tour will educate visitors about the history of slavery on, what is now known as, Theodore Roosevelt Island. The tour will focus on the Island as a plantation and summer home of John Mason and his family. We will learn about the people enslaved by John Mason who built, planted, and tended to the land including the gardens and buildings.

We will cover approximately 1.5 miles over sometimes-uneven terrain. Wear appropriate clothing, bring water and dress for the weather. There are bathrooms on the island and we will walk by them at the conclusion of the tour. There is a parking lot on Roosevelt Island. This tour is limited to 25 people.

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Host or Publisher Nancy Pilchen, MEA Co-coordinator