Record #:

40646

Author(s):

Boyd, Doug

Abstract:

East Carolina University Anthropology department students found the ruins of a tavern with an artifact proving seeds of independence were planted decades before the Revolutionary War. One of many artifacts, the cufflink contained inscribed words indicating early support for independence from the British monarchy.

Source:

East: the Magazine of East Carolina University (NoCar LD 1741 E44 A172), Vol. 17 Issue 3, Fall 2019 , p15 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Brunswick Town; Brunswick Town--Archaeology; Colonial ports--North Carolina--Brunswick Town; American Revolution; Colonial Williamsburg Foundation; Wilkes, John, 1725-1797; Archaeology and history--Brunswick County; Archaeology--North Carolina; East Carolina University--department of Anthropology ; Brunswick Town--Stamp Act; Artifacts