Finding a Slave Quarter and an 18th Century Roadbed

Finding a Slave Quarter and an 18th Century Roadbed. Sully Historic Site. , Finding a 250-year old roadbed and the outlines of three structures was very exciting. Archaeologists found many artifacts, including animal bones and kitchen tools. The location along the roadbed and the artifacts found confirmed that a 16' by 20' log cabin was part of a slave quarter., Enslaved Community in 1809 , John and his wife Alice, children- Patty, Betty, Henry, Charles, Johnny Margery, Milly and Frank Henny and her child Eleanor, Rachel, and her child Rachel lived at Sully. Two sisters Kitty and Letty, their brothers Alexander and Alfred Ludwell and his wife Nancy, their children- Caroline, Harriet, Frederick, Ludwell, and Barbara also lived here., From tax records, primary documents, [Captions:] , 1984 Archaeological Excavation. Looking at the fireplace, the large hearthstone in the center is a portion of the slave cabin's orginal hearth. The stone was incorporated in the current flat surface for the fireplace tools and cooking., Notice the roadbed next to this cabin. This sunken 18th century roadbed was excavated in the 1980's. It revealed the road itself and the ruins of the slave quarter. Opening of the slave quarter cabin, May 2000., The first of its kind in the region, Fairfax County Park Authority carpenters built a representative structure on the original archeological footprint. This cabin represents one of three structures that housed enslaved people over 200 years ago., The project was cosponsored by Fairfax County Park Authority and the Sully Foundation, Ltd.