Wakefield Park – Annandale, Virginia
The Cross Country Trail has a number of Native American archaeological sites. In Wakefield Park many of the hill and ridgetops contain sites. Native Americans utilized the available quartz outcrops, shaping the stone into knives, spear and arrow points, and other tools. They camped on high and well drained land, as it would provide lines of site for hunting and defensive purposes. Often times, the remains of such sites can be seen on the surface.
Free African American families began a settlement in what is now Wakefield Park in the third quarter of the 19th century. Two of these documented homes were constructed and occupied by African American families during the several decades following the Civil War. To date, African American landowners of this period are poorly represented both in the written histories and among the documented archaeological sites in the county.
