The Town of Wake Forest and the Wake Forest Historical Museum are partnering to offer free Black History Month Walking Tours of the Northeast Community every Friday in February at 1 p.m.
Led by staff from Historic Preservation Planning and the Wake Forest Historical Museum, the tours will include Olive Branch Baptist Church, Alston-Massenburg Center, the newly restored Ailey Young House, the African American Cemetery, and more.
Along the way, each group will discuss the developmental and architectural history of the area, along with the significant men and women who shaped the Northeast Community and the Town of Wake Forest.
Tours are outside only and will not include the inside of individual homes or buildings.
Each tour is approximately 90 minutes and will begin at Taylor Street Park proceed west along East Juniper Avenue, south on North White Street, east on East Spring Street, and north on North Taylor Street back to Taylor Street Park.
Pre-registration is required and each tour is limited to the first 15 people to sign up.