HANOVER COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — A 92-year-old Ashland woman is working to preserve the Hickory Hill Slave and African American Cemetery, which is rooted in the community’s history.
Hanover County shared that 92-year-old Jean Folly, of Ashland, is on a mission to preserve the Hickory Hill Slave and African American Cemetery — a place connected to her family’s story and the community’s.
The burial ground is located on private property east of Ashland, which used to be owned by W.F. Wickham and his wife, Anne Wickham. The cemetery was used from 1820 to 1950 and is the resting place for at least 149 people, but researchers believe there might be more…