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Margaret Hambrick, Secretary 304-646-2439
814 West Washington Street
Lewisburg, WV 24910
304-645-3398
NEWS RELEASE
Founded
in
1963,
the
Greenbrier
Historical
Society
is
dedicated
to
community
enrichment
through
education
and
preservation
of
the
history
and
culture
of
the
Greenbrier
Valley.
The
Greenbrier
Historical
Society
is
a
regional
organization
that
serves
the
West
Virginia
counties
of
Greenbrier,
Monroe,
Summers,
and Pocahontas.
Archaeological Dig At The Barracks
The
City
of
Lewisburg
and
the
Greenbrier
Historical
Society
invite
the
public
to
participate
in
archaeology
at the Barracks for International Archaeology Day, October 19, 2024.
The
City
of
Lewisburg
and
the
Greenbrier
Historical
Society
are
sponsoring
an
archaeological
survey
of
the
Barracks
property
in
Lewisburg
(934
N.
Jefferson,
intersection
of
N.
Jefferson
and
East
Randoph
streets)
next
week,
October
15-20.
The
project
is
partially
funded
by
a
grant
from
the
West
Virginia
Department of Arts, Culture, and History.
The
Barracks
property
was
within
Camp
Union,
the
1774
gathering
of
over
1,300
militia
in
preparation
for
the
march
to
Point
Pleasant,
whose
250th
anniversary
was
commemorated
there
on
Saturday,
September
28, 2024, with period reenactments and a special exhibit.
The
Barracks
property
is
also
just
downhill
from
the
most
likely
location
of
Fort
Savannah,
built
in
1776.
The
investigation
will
be
looking
for
any
remains
from
these
18th century
occupations,
as
well
as
the
19th century industrial uses of the area.
The
public
is
invited
to
participate
on
Saturday, October
19th,
as
part
of
International
Archaeology
Day.
Opportunities
to
help
and
observe
are
from
10:00
a.m.
to
4:00
p.m.
Contact
archaeologist
Dr.
Kim
Arbogast
McBride
at
kim.mcbride@uky.edu
or
call
the
North
House
Museum
at
304
645-3398
for
more
information. School classes will be visiting on Tuesday, October 15.
Al
Emch,
President
of
the
Greenbrier
Historical
Society,
said,
“We
hope
a
lot
of
folks
can
join
us
on
Saturday.
We
promise
it
will
be
an
experience
to
remember.
One
of
the
most
heart-warming
things
I
have
experienced
as
President
of
GHS
is
to
watch
people
come
up
to
Kim
and
her
husband,
Dr.
Stephen
McBride,
and
tell
them
they
still
remember
coming
to
a
dig
when
they
were
students.
History
truly
comes
to life.”
PHOTO CAPTIONS:
1. Shovel testing at a previous archaeological dig.
2. Information about the history of the 1799 Barracks building.
(Click for larger view)