Dorothy Hall Smith and Barbara Ashby Gordon
Dorothy Hall Smith and Barbara Ashby Gordon grew up in Alexandria. Mrs. Gordon grew up in the vicinity of what is now the Fort Ward Museum and Historic Site, which they called “the Fort.” Mrs. Smith, her cousin, visited there in summer. The women describe the homes and families “up Fort,” and they talk about growing up at a time when Braddock Road required new tar be put down each year; when Barbara walked to her aunt’s house to get milk from the cow; and when no one felt it necessary to keep their doors locked. They also describe in detail the house belonging to the Jacksons at the Fort. During Reconstruction, the Fort Ward area was a neighborhood of African Americans. The women talk about the importance of remembering the neighborhood as it was before it became a Park.
Dorothy Hall Smith and Barbara Ashby Gordon grew up in Alexandria. Mrs. Gordon grew up in the vicinity of what is now the Fort Ward Museum and Historic Site, which they called “the Fort.” Mrs. Smith, her cousin, visited there in summer. The women describe the homes and families “up Fort,” and they talk about growing up at a time when Braddock Road required new tar be put down each year; when Barbara walked to her aunt’s house to get milk from the cow; and when no one felt it necessary to keep their doors locked. They also describe in detail the house belonging to the Jacksons at the Fort. During Reconstruction, the Fort Ward area was a neighborhood of African Americans. The women talk about the importance of remembering the neighborhood as it was before it became a Park.
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