Phase I, II and III Investigations of Wye Hall (18QU977), Queen Anne’s County, Maryland, for the Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Phase I, II and III Investigations of Wye Hall (18QU977), Queen Anne’s County, Maryland, for the Maryland Department of Natural Resources
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2008
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Babiarz, Jennifer J.
Chisholm, Amelia
Leone, Mark P.
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This report describes a three years of investigations to further define the archaeological resources of the privately owned Wye Hall plantation (18QU977), late 18th century home of William Paca, Maryland governor and signer of the Declaration of Independence. Wye Hall is located on Wye Island on the Eastern Shore of Maryland in Queen Anne‟s County. Past archaeological work at Wye Hall, from 2000 through 2002, revealed
extensive information about the design and usage of the original mansion and gardens
from William Paca‟s time. The fieldwork documented in this report was centered on
investigation of the area to the east of the main mansion, which is believed to be an area
of enslaved habitation during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. This represents the
first recognized Phase III investigation of a slave quarter in Queen Anne‟s County.
Therefore, the results are very important for augmenting Maryland‟s Eastern Shore
narratives of the past, particularly in relation to the voice and space given to African and
African American histories.