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Historic Home Older than the USA Is Getting a Makeover as Volunteers Screen the Area for Artifacts
Volunteers screening soil have uncovered artifacts like animal bones and ceramics that reveal environmental and family life history from the 1700s, experts said.
- On the 270-acre White House Farm in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley, volunteers are restoring the house and screening for artifacts, Nash explained, 'It is what we call a German Flurk�chenhaus design, which means it is a design that dates back to the medieval period in Germany.'
- Carole Nash explained the home's German Flurküchenhaus design, dating to medieval Germany and long mistaken as French and Indian War fortifications.
- Through handling artifacts that have remained untouched for about two centuries, Nash explained that volunteers compare soil findings with those from 10 years ago, uncovering items like animal bones, ceramics, and paneed glass.
- Project leaders anticipate completion in 2026, as Nash said the restoration is slated to be complete in 2026.
- Predating the nation's founding, White House Farm joins similar structures in Page County, locally called "the forts," emphasizing the region's colonial heritage.
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Hidden History: 1700s Virginia farmhouse reveals frontier life during restoration
LURAY, RICHMOND, Va. A historic home built in the 1700s is getting new life through rehabilitation in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley. The White House Farm, sitting on 270 acres of land next to the Shenandoah River, is undergoing restoration while archaeologists search for artifacts around the property."As the stabilization is taking place, we are here where they have moved soil that was in place and we are screening it to look for artifacts to see…
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