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'''High View Park''' is a [[neighborhood]] in [[Arlington County, Virginia|Arlington]], [[Virginia]]. Its approximate borders are Lee Highway to the north, North George Mason Drive to the west, Slater Park to the east. The southern boundary is a wall, built in the 1930's to separate it from the white neighborhood of Woodlawn Park (now [[Waycroft-Woodlawn]]).
'''High View Park''' (also known as "Halls Hill") is a [[neighborhood]] in [[Arlington County, Virginia|Arlington]], [[Virginia]]. Its approximate borders are Lee Highway to the north, North George Mason Drive to the west, Slater Park to the east. The southern boundary is a wall, built in the 1930's to separate it from the white neighborhood of Woodlawn Park (now [[Waycroft-Woodlawn]]).<ref>https://www.insidenova.com/headlines/historical-marker-makes-note-of-arlington-segregation-wall-and-its/article_1ce691fe-fcfa-11e6-a962-4ba50d686ad3.html</ref>

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Prior to the [[Civil War]], the area was owned by a slaveholder named Bazil Hall. After the war, Hall sold much of the property to freed slaves. The area was later merged with High View Park. In 1964
{{reflist}}??? the area was renamed, "High View Park" in reaction to the population being largely African-American, and Hall having been a slaveowner<ref>
https://www.insidenova.com/headlines/historical-marker-makes-note-of-arlington-segregation-wall-and-its/article_1ce691fe-fcfa-11e6-a962-4ba50d686ad3.html</ref>. Still, the area is commonly known as "Halls Hill."



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Prior to the [[Civil War]], the area was owned by a slaveholder named Bazil Hall. After the war, Hall sold much of the property to freed slaves.
The area was later merged with an adjacent area known as High View Park<ref>ibid.</ref>


The first four black students to integrate public schools in Virginia were residents of High View Park, attending the formerly all-white [[H-B Woodlawn]] in February of 1959.<ref>Jones, Wilma (2018). Halls Hill - My Halls Hill Family, More than a Neighborhood. ISBN-13:978-1-728302-0-2. Middletown, DE.</ref> [[Douglas E. Moore]] served as pastor of the Calloway Church in High View Park for three years<ref>ibid.</ref>


[[File:Halls Hill Virginia Historical Marker.jpg|thumb|Halls Hill Arlington Virginia Historical Marker]]


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https://www.insidenova.com/headlines/historical-marker-makes-note-of-arlington-segregation-wall-and-its/article_1ce691fe-fcfa-11e6-a962-4ba50d686ad3.html

Jones, Wilma (2018). Halls Hill - My Halls Hill Family, More than a Neighborhood. ISBN-13:978-1-728302-0-2. Middletown, DE, pxxxxx



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[[Category:Neighborhoods in Arlington County, Virginia]]
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[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Arlington County, Virginia]]
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High View Park (Halls Hill), Arlington, Virginia
Neighborhood
High View Park (Halls Hill), Arlington, Virginia is located in Virginia
High View Park (Halls Hill), Arlington, Virginia
High View Park (Halls Hill), Arlington, Virginia
Location within the Commonwealth of Virginia
Coordinates: 38°53′13″N 77°8′22″W / 38.88694°N 77.13944°W / 38.88694; -77.13944
Country United States of America
State Virginia
County Arlington
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
22207
Area code703/571

High View Park (also known as "Halls Hill") is a neighborhood in Arlington, Virginia. Its approximate borders are Lee Highway to the north, North George Mason Drive to the west, Slater Park to the east. The southern boundary is a wall, built in the 1930's to separate it from the white neighborhood of Woodlawn Park (now Waycroft-Woodlawn).[1]

Prior to the Civil War, the area was owned by a slaveholder named Bazil Hall. After the war, Hall sold much of the property to freed slaves. The area was later merged with an adjacent area known as High View Park[2]

The first four black students to integrate public schools in Virginia were residents of High View Park, attending the formerly all-white H-B Woodlawn in February of 1959.[3] Douglas E. Moore served as pastor of the Calloway Church in High View Park for three years[4]

Halls Hill Arlington Virginia Historical Marker
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References

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  1. ^ https://www.insidenova.com/headlines/historical-marker-makes-note-of-arlington-segregation-wall-and-its/article_1ce691fe-fcfa-11e6-a962-4ba50d686ad3.html
  2. ^ ibid.
  3. ^ Jones, Wilma (2018). Halls Hill - My Halls Hill Family, More than a Neighborhood. ISBN-13:978-1-728302-0-2. Middletown, DE.
  4. ^ ibid.

Category:Neighborhoods in Arlington County, Virginia Category:National Register of Historic Places in Arlington County, Virginia

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