Salem archaeologists dig up 1840s ceramics as search for Methodist parsonage continues

Salem archaeologists dig up 1840s ceramics as search for Methodist parsonage continues

With her head deep in a hole at Willamette Heritage Center, Chloe Abrahamson brushed mud off a few ceramic fragments.

Abrahamson, a freshman archaeology major at Willamette University, was part of a group digging at the heritage center Thursday for what they believe could be the foundation of a parsonage building built by Methodist missionaries in 1841. 

Her discovery prompted a flurry of activity as Kimberli Fitzgerald, city of Salem archaeologist, rushed over to…
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Source: https://www.salemreporter.com/2024/05/03/salem-archaeologists-dig-up-1840s-ceramics-as-search-for-methodist-parsonage-continues/