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November 15, 2017 By Fairfield Foundation 2 Comments

A Long-Lost Site Reveals Many Stories at York County’s New Quarter Park

By guest blogger Sara E. Lewis If you’ve never joined the Fairfield Foundation for a public dig at New Quarter Park in York County, then you’re missing out on some exciting finds! In the most recent round of excavations, a young volunteer was excited to find this Very Cool Artifact: a locally-made tobacco pipe stem […]

Filed Under: Archaeology, Education, Events, Preservation Tagged With: 17th-century, 18th Century, archaeology, Armistead, Artifacts, Bookbinder, Burwell, education, Engagement, excavation, New Quarter Park, public archaeology, tobacco pipes, Volunteers, York County

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