A RE-CREATION of James Monroe's birthplace in Westmoreland County will begin with shovel holes in the ground next month.
That's when archaeologists from the College of William & Mary say they will begin digging test holes in search of artifacts at the 70-acre site near Colonial Beach.
The test holes may help locate structures that were on the property when President James Monroe was born there in 1758, said G. William Thomas Jr., president of the James Monroe Memorial Foundation.
Monday, July 10, 2006
Digging for buried history