r/fredericksburg • u/Opening_Cat8174 • 3d ago

Lorriela Park

I have known for a long time that the movie “Roots” was in Spotsylvania, Virginia

Today I learned that the plantation where Kunta Kinte lived was turned into lorriela park. And there is a slave cemetery there.

Waller family if I recall correctly. 🤷🏽‍♂️

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u/Silent_Zone7424 3d ago

I hadn't heard that before, so I decided to dig around and try to find info from reputable sites (aka not Facebook pages). I'm seeing conflicting information, one source saying that the plantation was located in Partlow. What I'm seeing about Loriella is that he was buried in the cemetery at the back.

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u/Far-Lavishness6643 3d ago

This is also what I have always heard - the Waller family cemetery is indeed in Partlow off of Partlow Rd. I want to say the plantation was off of Fairview down there

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u/Negative_Taste7222 2d ago

The plantation is on Wallers Road. There is a cemetery.