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Pick: Walking Tour of Monticello’s Vanished Plantation

Tracing steps: In honor of Black History Month, archeologists are leading a Walking Tour of Monticello’s Vanished Plantation. The excursion focuses on the experiences of the enslaved people who lived and worked at Monticello, and examines how archeology informs our understanding of their lives. The walk makes stops at various hidden sites along the Fourth Roundabout before ending at a recently excavated 19th-century domestic site where enslaved agricultural laborers once lived.

Friday 2/18 & Saturday 2/19. Various times, included in the price of admission. Monticello, 1050 Monticello Loop. monticello.org