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MONTPELIER ARCHAEOLOGY
Excavation Site
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In August 2019, the Montpelier Archaeology team began excavations
at the Overseer’s Site. This site will be the primary location for all of
our public programs until 2021.
This site was the overseer's home from the 1790s-1844 and is located
adjacent to the Madison Family Cemetery and overlooks the Field
Quarter. The overseers that lived at this site were in charge of
managing the Home Farm, or the complex of buildings in the fields
below Montpelier's Visitor Center. Through metal detector survey
from 2016-2018, we have located dense concentrations of artifacts—and
a potential well. Overall, our aim with these excavations is to locate the
house, yard areas, and trash deposits in this area.