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Kings Glen Elementary students submitted the nominations for three upcoming historical markers recognizing Black history in Virginia. (Google Maps )
SPRINGFIELD, VA When Gov. Ralph Northam s administration chose three new state historical highway markers suggested by Kings Glen Elementary students in Springfield, it was a testament to the students research.
Five new Virginia historical highway markers were announced by Northam in April as part of the 2021 Black History Month Historical Marker Contest. The three winning nominations from the Kings Glen students were for Mary Elizabeth Bowser, Dangerfield and Harriet Newby, and Dr. Edwin B. Henderson.
The nominations were the product of the school s History Hunters and History Makers Club, according to a news release from Fairfax County Public Schools. Maura Keaney, the school s technology specialist, founded the club for fourth, fifth and sixth graders and sought to shed light on historical figures that ha ....

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