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Get First Look at Shuter’s Hill Excavation at Open House, Saturday, June 2

Archaeology Open House at Shuter’s Hill

Saturday, June 2
11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Shuter’s Hill site at the Masonic Memorial
101 Callahan Drive, Alexandria, VA

Get the first look at this year’s excavations at Shuter’s Hill, an 18th-century urban plantation located on the grounds of the George Washington Masonic National Memorial. Visit the site to discuss recent findings and interpretations with city archaeologists and students from George Washington University. Excavations have revealed structures dating before, during, and after the Civil War.

The family-friendly open house will be held at the top of the grassy hill behind the George Washington Masonic National Memorial parking lot. The event is free and open to the public. No registration required.

For more information or in case of inclement weather, please call 703.746.4399 or email [email protected].

Mary Wadland

Mary Wadland is the Publisher and Editor in Chief of The Zebra Press, founded by her in 2010. Originally from Delray Beach, Florida, Mary is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Hollins College in Roanoke, VA and has lived and worked in the Alexandria publishing community since 1987.

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