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Wednesday, December 28, 2011

New Windsor students dig deep to explore archaeology and local history


November 25, 2011
Digging into the past can be an intriguing and enlightening experience.
But when it involves slogging for hours through shin-deep mud and frigid water on a chilly November morning, it might tend to dampen the intrigue and stifle the enlightenment a little bit.
Not so for a dozen or so students from New Windsor Middle School who, on a recent Saturday morning, participated in an ongoing archaeological dig at one of New Windsor's landmarks, its 1797 springhouse.
Long ago, tourists from as far away as Philadelphia flocked to this Carroll County hamlet to partake of the spring's sulphur-laden "wonder waters." ... http://www.baltimoresun.com/explore/carroll/news/education/ph-ce-kid-dig-1127-20111121,0,5638152.story


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