The inhabitants of the Tinner Hill area risked their livelihoods and their lives to defend the principles of the U.S. Bill of Rights. The Tinner Hill Monument was constructed by the Tinner Hill Heritage Foundation and dedicated on June 5, 1999. Its creation involved President Edwin Bancroft Henderson, II, Project Director David Eckert, Designer John Ballou, Engineer Guy Razzi, Architect Mark Coupard, and State Sponsor Delegate Robert Hull, and it was funded by a Commonwealth of Virginia grant, the Wollenbert Foundation, individual donations, and the donation of land from International Motors and the City of Falls Church.