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16 Ochre Point Ave, Newport , RI 02840
Have you ever wanted to be an archaeologist? Come learn how and dig alongside a Salve Regina student by signing up to volunteer online. Pre-registration is required.
The Noreen Stonor Drexel Cultural and Historic Preservation Program is conducting an archaeological excavation to celebrate the long history of our beautiful campus. While our many historic buildings feel as though they have stood forever, this landscape has always been dynamic. 77 years before the founding of Salve Regina University, The Edgewater Mansion was built by George Champlin Mason for the Kernochan family as their summer retreat. Constructed in 1870 the Edgewater mansion stood for only eighteen years before being demolished to make way for Ochre Court. Throughout the Spring semester students under the direction of Dr. Heather Rockwell, Assistant Professor of Cultural and Historic Preservation, will be excavating the remains of the stables of this short-lived mansion. Our excavations will provide hands-on experience for our students and may help us better understand what life was like at this spot one hundred and fifty years ago.
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