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Archaeology at City Point - September 27 at Appomattox Regional Library, Hopewell

National Park Service archaeologist Julia Steele will be at the Appomattox Regional Library in Hopewell on Saturday, Sept. 27 to discuss past and future archaeological digs at City Point. Beginning at 2:00 p.m. Ms. Steele will present a Powerpoint program detailing archaeology projects and displaying some of the artifacts which have been unearthed in the historic area of Hopewell. The program is free of charge.

 

 

line of battle  

Did You Know?
A Line of Battle was the standard 18th century troop formation. It generally consisted of a double row of men which allowed one row to fire as the other row reloaded.

Last Updated: September 25, 2008 at 13:01 EST