Public Archaeology Dig at Gatewood Plantation

Oldham Co History Center Campus 106 N. Second Avenue, La Grange, KY, United States

Sunday, September 12th 11am - 2pm. Must call for reservations. The History Center has conducted archaeology research on this site which is now recognized by the National Park Service as a site on the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom. The site honors Henry Bibb who escaped enslavement by William Gatewood and described by Bibb […]

Public Archaeology Dig at Gatewood Plantation

Oldham Co History Center Campus 106 N. Second Avenue, La Grange, KY, United States

Saturday, October 10th 11am - 2pm. Must call for reservations. The History Center has conducted archaeology research on this site which is now recognized by the National Park Service as a site on the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom. The site honors Henry Bibb who escaped enslavement by William Gatewood and described by Bibb […]

Public Archaeology Dig

Celebrate International Underground Railroad Month at the Public Archaeology Dig at the Bibb Escapes/Gatewood Plantation site. Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022, 11 am.to 2 p.m. Register by calling the History Center: 502.222.0826.

Public Archaeology Dig

Join the Oldham County History Center for the last public archaeology dig of the season at the Henry Bibb Escapes/Gatewood Plantation, on Sunday, October 15, 2022 from 11am to 2pm. This program is free and open to the public, but reservations are required by calling 502.222.0826.

Public Archaeology Dig

Public Archaeology Dig. Join Oldham County History Center staff and professional archaeologists for a public dig at the Henry Bibb Escapes/Gatewood Plantation. This dig site is a part of the National Park Service's National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom. 11AM to 2PM. This program is free to the public, but reservations are required by calling […]

Public Archaeology Dig

UPDATE - The Date for this event has been moved from May 14 to Saturday, May 13. Public Archaeology Dig. Join Oldham County History Center staff and professional archaeologists for a public dig at the Henry Bibb Escapes/Gatewood Plantation. This dig site is a part of the National Park Service's National Underground Railroad Network to […]