After being studied and mapped for 18 months, the archaeological site was buried and preserved in a ceremony in Crownsville, Md., on Saturday, Sept. 2015. Descendants of the slaves who lived in the quarters attended the ceremony.
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This is the front entrance of the slave quarters, which was 34 feet by 34 feet. It included brick construction and brick flooring.
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The choir from First Christian Community Church, Annapolis sang hymns at the ceremony closing the slave quarters archaeological site.
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This is a corner hearth and interior brick wall of a slave quarters site unearthed in Crownsville, Md.
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Nancy Matthews Daniels of Laurel, Md., is a descendant of slaves who lived in the slave quarters — a site also called Scotts Plantation– unearthed in Crownsville, Md.
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Archaeologists came to Belvoir to search for the history of French General Rochambeau but instead discovered the American story.
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Whether anchoring the news inside the Glass-Enclosed Nerve Center or reporting from the scene in Maryland, Virginia or the District, Dick Uliano is always looking for the stories that really impact people's lives.