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GIBSONTOWN. Address – Gibsontown Road. Gibsontown was a small African American community located a few miles south of Charles Town on Rt. 340 South. The main remnant of this community is the Fairview Cemetery, established in 1888. This cemetery, originally named “Ventosa”, was the primary ancestral burial ground for the African American community in Charles Town through the 1970s, and remains in use today. Black Civil War and Spanish American War veterans, as well as former slaves, are buried in the cemetery. The entrance to the cemetery is Gibsontown Road, just past the Page Jackson Elementary School.