Commemoration of 400th Anniversary of Enslaved Africans in America

About this event

Sunday, August 25, 2019, marks the 400th anniversary of the 1619 landing of enslaved Africans at Virginia’s Point Comfort, now part of Fort Monroe National Monument. That day, Gateway Arch National Park hosts a public program in the rotunda of the Old Courthouse to commemorate this significant event in American history. Events will begin at 1:30 p.m. at the Old Courthouse and continue through the afternoon.

August 25th is also the 103rd anniversary of the National Park Service. The NPS entrance fee is waived on this day. At Gateway Arch National Park, the $3 entrance fee is included in each adult Tram Ride to the Top ticket and adult Documentary Movie ticket. On the fee-free days, that $3 is waived.