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A field is staked out in the search for a burial ground at the John Dickinson Plantatio. (Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs)

How historic burial ground at Dickinson plantation was found; what’s next

Ken Mammarella March 25, 2021Culture, Don't Miss, Headlines

‘Nothing will make me happier than reuniting [descendant families] with missing relatives,’ archaeologist Wade Catts said.

This log’d building is a reconstruction of the type of housing inhabited by the John Dickinson Plantation's enslaved people, tenants and indentured servants. (Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs)

Slave burial ground identified at John Dickinson Plantation

Ken Mammarella March 23, 2021Culture, Don't Miss, Featured, Government, Headlines

“’This is sacred ground for Delaware, and we will continue to treat it with the honor and respect it deserves,’ said Tim Slavin, a state official.

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