Public Archaeology Dig at Gatewood Plantation

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

Saturday, April 17th 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

Sunday, May 16th 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 […]

Archaeology Field School at the Bibb Escapes/Gatewood Plantation

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

This year's week-long Archaeology Field School at the Bibb Escapes/Gatewood Plantation will be June 21-24, 2021. Since 2007 the Oldham County 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 […]

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 […]