Gum Springs is a community in Fairfax County in Hybla Valley along Route 1 (Richmond Highway). The African American community, the oldest in the county,[1] was established in 1833 by West Ford, a freedman who had been manumitted by Hannah Bushrod Washington (widow of John Augustine Washington), in 1805.[2][3] A historical marker (Number E-04) was erected by the Virginia Department of Historic Resources in 1991.[4]
- ^ "Gum Springs Historical Society and Museum". www.virginia.org.
- ^ "Preserving African American Heritage -Gum Springs". The Zebra. February 7, 2020. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
- ^ Blechman, Barbara H. (March 21, 1985). "Black History Museum Considered for Gum Springs". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
- ^ Historical Marker Database. "E-94 Gum Springs Historical Marker". The Historical Marker Database. Retrieved September 29, 2020.