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Paul Mickey Science Series: Unraveling a Mystery: Recent Excavations at the Hickory Hill Site in Southern Illinois
- Location: ISM Research & Collections Center, Springfield
- Date: Wednesday, December 14, 2011, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Presented by Dr. Mark J. Wagner, Center for Archaeological Investigations, Southern Illinois University From about 1834 until 1864, the state-owned Hickory Hill site in Gallatin County represented the home of John Hart Crenshaw, a prominent southern Illinois salt maker who employed both African-American slaves and indentured servants before the Civil War. Over the past century a series of lurid stories developed concerning Crenshaw’s treatment of his African-American workers. In 2010 and 2011, SIUC’s Center for Archaeological Investigations initiated studies at the site (formerly known as the “Old Slave House”) in order to obtain more accurate information regarding the history and archaeology of this important slavery-related property. This presentation will summarize the results, which succeeded in locating subsurface features, artifacts, and landscape information associated with the Crenshaw family and later occupations. Dr. Wagner's newly released publication, The Rhoad's Site, a Historic Village on the Illinois Prairie, will be available for purchase and the author will be available to sign copies 30 minutes before and after the lecture.
One of our Paul Mickey Science Series
Discover Illinois' rich prehistoric and historic past by attending an ISM Paul Mickey Science Series Program. A different speaker and topic are featured each month. For more information on upcoming topics and speakers, please contact Nina Walthall at (217) 782-0061 or 217-785-0037. - Usually held the second Wednesday of Each Month
- 7:00 to 8:30 PM
- Held at the ISM Research & Collections Center, 1011 East Ash Street (enter the building from 10 ½ Street between Ash & Laurel Streets), Springfield, Illinois
- Free Admission
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