H-S Students Continue Archaeological Research at Slate Hill Plantation
This summer a group of eight Hampden-Sydney students continued the archaeological research begun two years ago at Slate Hill Plantation, the former home of Nathaniel Venable. The students were enrolled in a May Term class in Historical Archaeology taught by Dr. Charles Pearson. The association of Nathaniel Venable and Slate Hill Plantation to Hampden-Sydney is well known. He was a Founding Trustee and it was at his home, Slate Hill, during a meeting of the Hanover Presbytery in February 1775 that Hampden-Sydney College was founded. Full Story...