The search for the gravesite at John Dickinson Plantation in Delaware started after documents were found describing an area where as many as 400 enslaved people were buried. Archaeologists discovered ...

Archaeologists have identified a burial ground at a plantation in Delaware where slaves were likely buried. The burial ground was discovered on March 9 during archaeological fieldwork at the John ...

The burial ground was found March 9 during archaeological fieldwork and likely holds the enslaved individuals and other African Americans who lived, worked and died on land owned by the Dickinson ...

DOVER, Del. (AP) - When a Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs team identified a burial ground on the John Dickinson Plantation property March 9, the members immediately knew that they ...

DOVER, Del. (AP) — When a Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs team identified a burial ground on the John Dickinson Plantation property March 9, the members immediately knew that they ...

A single sentence from an old family document suggested that a slave burial ground with as many as 400 graves existed somewhere on Delaware's historic John Dickinson Plantation. Until this March, ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! At the John Dickinson Plantation outside of Dover, DE, site supervisor Gloria Henry discussed the life and legacy of John Dickinson. John Dickinson ...

After two years of scouring the 450 acres of John Dickinson Plantation in Dover, archeologists say they believe they’ve found the burial ground for people who were enslaved there. “This is sacred ...

DOVER, De. - When the Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs announced earlier this week that a burial ground had been discovered on the John Dickinson plantation, it may have caught ...

DOVER, Del.- Archaeological research has led to the identification of a burial ground at the John Dickinson Plantation in Dover. The burial ground was found during archaeological fieldwork on March 9, ...