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Clues From Colonial Petersburg Dig Reveal Self-Sufficient 1760s Life
Archaeologists excavating the Golden Ball Tavern site in Old Towne Petersburg uncover foundations and artifacts dated to the 1760s. Finds include English pottery and bones suggesting local farming and reliance on English shipments, with plans for an exhibition and uncertain site fate.
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Petersburg
Golden Ball
Market Streets
Old Towne
Christopher Stevenson
Virginia Department of Historic Resources
Stevenson
Prussia
England
Williamsburg
Prince George
Golden Ball Tavern
Prince George County Historical Society
Historic Petersburg Foundation Inc
Richard Bland College
City of Petersburg
Cameron Foundation