the National Register of Historic Places. February 22, 2022 – city of Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney submitted his letter of support to the Julie Langan, Director of the Virginia Department of Historic Resources, for the nomination of the Shockoe Hill Burying Ground Historic District to the Virginia State Landmarks Register and the National Register of Historic Places. March 17, 2022 – The Shockoe Hill Burying Ground Historic District was added to the Virginia Landmarks Register. The nomination received the unanimous support of the Virginia Board of Historic Resources and the State Review Board. May 7, 2022 – the National Park Service received the nomination for the Shockoe Hill Burying Ground Historic District to the National Register of Historic Places. June 12, 2022 – the Historic Highway Marker for the Shockoe Hill African Burying Ground was unveiled at 1305 N 5th St. The marker was sponsored by the Virginia Department of Historic Resources. June 16, 2022 – the Shockoe Hill Burying Ground Historic District (127-7231) was added to the National Register of Historic Places. January 2023 – the city of Richmond was gifted two parcels of land by Sauer Properties Inc. located at 1241 and 1220 N 7th St. One parcel contains a portion of the Shockoe Hill African Burying Ground, and the other parcel is adjoining. January 20, 2023 - the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) determined that the DC2RVA high-speed rail project would have an adverse effect on the Shockoe Hill African Burying Ground and the Shockoe Hill Burying Ground Historic District. February 1, 2023, the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) agreed with the FRA's adverse effect determination. References External links Sacred Ground Historical Reclamation Project: Shockoe Hill African Burial Ground Wikimapia, Shockoe Hill African Burying Ground PRELIMINARY INFORMATION FORM (PIF) for HISTORIC DISTRICTS, "Shockoe Hill Burying Ground" (127-7231) The Black Cemetery Network Preservation Virginia – Virginia’s Most Endangered Historic Places List 2021 African American Heritage Sites: African American Endangered Historic Sites Places – Shockoe Hill African Burying Ground Sacred Spaces: Preserving African American Cemeteries Dead Reckoning: The Historical Recovery and Unsettled Place of Richmond's Shockoe Hill African Burying Ground – The 2021 Elske v.P. Smith Lecture featuring Ryan K. Smith, Professor in the Department of History Landslide 2021: Race and Space: Hidden Histories Revealed,THE CULTURAL LANDSCAPE FOUNDATION, Shockoe Hill African Burying Ground Feature Stories, THE CULTURAL LANDSCAPE FOUNDATION: National Attention for Shockoe Hill African Burying Ground THE CULTURAL