Archaeologists at Montpelier spent a portion of the fall digging through the Madison family’s trash that had accumulated outside a landscaping wall. The Montpelier Foundation is in the process of restoring the estate to the conditions that James and Dolly Madison knew. Our cover story this week focuses on these archaeologists and their discoveries. Read it here, and don’t forget to leave comments.
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