Heritage Park
Metro Stop: Eisenhower Ave
- Yellow Line
Present day view of Heritage Park in Alexandria, Virginia.
Since President Eisenhower didn’t have a very strong connection to the area which is now Eisenhower Avenue, we think it’s probably safe to rename this station. Within the Eisenhower Valley lies the once forgotten Black Baptist Cemetery. It was established in 1885 but later abandoned. Fortunately, the area is now the site of African American Heritage Park, which has honored the cemetery by identifying 28 burial sites and re-erecting six headstones.