Since 1864, Arlington National Cemetery is justly an American shrine and hallowed grounds - it is a place of immense importance to the United States, especially to the military community, and to the families whose loved ones are laid to rest there. When I arrived in the early morning hours on Sunday, July 10, 2016, my first thought was seeing parents walking and enjoying the Frying Pan Farm Park with their children, which is adjacent and near the Frying Pan Spring Meeting House where it is situated in Herndon, Virginia, in the County of Fairfax. Erected in 1791, and by 1840, the Meeting House is the site where both whites and blacks (free slaves and slaves) made up its congregation. I noted that one of the plaques stated that "... both black and white members are buried in the church cemetery," including families whose loved ones are buried there too. The Frying Pan Meeting House and site are very significant to the history of the local black community. It is important to note, this represents the first yelp on this site, including the first attached, which includes the Frying Pan Meeting House Marker erected in 1991 by the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution; gravesite; original boundary stone. Although the Meeting House itself is not accessible visitors are permitted to this American shrine and hallowed grounds as it is open and accessible to the general public at no charge. Historical names and other names associated with this historic site, they are (1) Frying Pan Meetinghouse, (2) Frying Pan Old School Baptist Church (1832), and (3) Frying Pan Spring Meetinghouse (1988). Please note, the actual lex situs location of the Frying Pan Spring Meeting House is 2709 West Ox Rd, Herndon, VA 20171-3807. read more