The E-Sylum:  Volume 10, Number 8, February 25, 2007, Article 28

HALF CENT FOUND IN OLD SLAVE CABIN

Archeologists working on Georgia's Ossabaw Island discovered an
1825 Half Cent in an old slave cabin.

"Made from humble material, Ossabaw Island's three tabby slave
cabins now represent a historical and archaeological treasure of
immeasurable value.

"One discovery was especially telling - a half-cent coin dated 1825.

"'This unworn coin was quite possibly placed intentionally at this
location by the builder to mark the completion date of the dwelling,'
 Elliott wrote in a report. 'Or, it may have simply gotten lost.'

"Either way, its presence was an element in Elliott's "estimated"
date of the cabin's completion - December 1825.

"The other two tabbies are believed to have been built in the 1840s.

"The African Americans who lived in those rough-sided cabins during
slavery, Reconstruction and the early 1900s form the third layer of
Ossabaw's unique interpretative opportunity. Efforts are being made
to include their descendants in the project.

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  Wayne Homren, Editor

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