The Preservers of the Daughters of Zion Cemetery

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11/03/2026

Excerpted from Alexandria Gazette (Alexandria, VA) November 3, 1874

11/02/2026

Happy Bank-iversary! Maggie L. Walker opened the St. Luke Penny Savings Bank in 1903, making her the first Black woman in America to charter and become president of a bank. Walker's bank eventually merged with Richmond's two remaining Black-owned banks to form Consolidated Bank and Trust Company. Under its new name, the bank not only survived the Great Depression but lasted into the 21st century as the nation's oldest continuously operated Black-owned bank.

Photo: Maggie L. Walker (right) with staff members inside the St. Luke Penny Savings Bank, ca. 1918 (NPS)

11/01/2026

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11/01/2026

Attending the Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society Community Open House today and look at the amazing artifact they have on display!!!

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225 Oak Street
Charlottesville, VA
22902

Website

https://daughtersofzioncemetery.org/

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