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July 28, 2019

This Afternoon, Middletown and Oranda.


This afternoon I went to a talk at Belle Grove Plantation on the findings of an archaeological study of the slave quarters site. Excavations have been going on for a few summers and are now winding down. I visited the site two years ago.

Matt Greer explained what they have found, including a cabin site, a fire pit, and a trash pit. Enslaved people at Belle Grove were able to have gardens and sell the extra vegetables.
Link: Enslaved at Belle Grove.




After I left Middletown, I still had a trunk load of recycling to take to one of the "convenience sites." I decided to avoid the highway and drove down a couple of back roads. I stopped in Oranda to take pictures of this little chapel at "Millersville."

This little village is not a real town, but rather a reconstructed assemblage of old buildings. The chapel has been added since I photographed the little store in 2015.  I don't know where it is from.
Sharing with InSpired Sunday and The Barn Collective.
I also passed some nice farms, but could only stop safely to photograph this one because there was a lane where I could pull over. 


10 comments:

  1. Billy Blue Eyes1:18 AM, July 29, 2019

    I we had a dig ona Roman Villa in our village but I missed out on the tour of the site. Always find digs interesting. I love how the church had meen moved there so it can be kept restored for the future and not lost

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  2. Nancy Chan3:31 AM, July 29, 2019

    I like the idea of a reconstructed assemblage of old buildings. We don't have one here.

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  3. Francisco Manuel Carrajola Oliveira4:22 AM, July 29, 2019

    Fotografias muito interessantes, aproveito para desejar uma boa semana.

    Andarilhar
    Dedais de Francisco e Idalisa
    O prazer dos livros

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  4. Tom6:57 AM, July 29, 2019

    ...archaeology is a slow, exacting process, something that I wouldn't be good at. How neat that someone has collected and saved old building, that would be right up my alley. Wonderful farm, I pass many nice ones that are just too hard to photograph. Thanks Linda for stopping by.

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  5. Lea7:07 AM, July 29, 2019

    Archaeology is so interesting! Pretty farm scene!
    Have a wonderful week!

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  6. Black Knight11:40 AM, July 29, 2019

    Beautiful farm landscape. I love archaelogy in fact I live in a place full of etruscan and roman historical finds.

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  7. DeniseinVA1:28 PM, July 29, 2019

    Thank you Linda, I always enjoy the interesting places you share. I once thought when I was young that I might like to become an archaeologist. Always found these sites fascinating and the talk must have been equally so.

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  8. Barbara Rogers1:49 PM, July 29, 2019

    Great to see more archeology being pursued in your area. The re-built town may eventually have more buildings. Lovely barn, good thing you could pull off the road. I would love to see more of that little church!

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  9. William Kendall5:23 PM, July 29, 2019

    I like the look of that chapel.

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  10. Michelle10:51 AM, July 30, 2019

    I would love to visit that plantation. I love history and archeology.

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