Lumpkin's Slave Jail Compound Excavation Site.

Kitchen Foundation

Matt Laird, Principal Archaeologist with James River Institute explains the excavation site to onlookers.

Delores Mcquinn holds a circa 1850's ink bottle

Delores McQuinn, David Herring, Kathleen Kilpatrick - Partners in the Lumpkin's Slave Jail project - view artifacts from the excavation.

Excavation artifacts include ink bottles,

shoes, medicine bottles, pottery,

doll pieces, animal bones and the like. 

All artifacts represent items used at the

Slave Jail Compound in the 1850's

Councilwoman Delores McQuinn, David Herring, Kathleen Kilpatrick

and members of the Slave Trail Commission listen to opening remarks

at the December 17th Lumpkin's Slave Jail Excavation Media Event.

Dolores McQuinn speaks at the Groundbreaking ceremony.

Jeannie Welliver,

Project Development Manager, City of Richmond Department of Economic Development

Kathleen Kilpatrick, Director, Virginia Department of

Historic Resources

David Herring, Executive Director, A.C.O.R.N.

gives remarks.

The ceremonial first dig taking place, as Matt Laird of James River Archaeology signals the steam shovel

Matt Laird, Councilwoman McQuinn,

Kathleen Kilpatric, Jeannie Welliver,

and David Herring celebrate the

beginning of the excavation.

Members of the press and the public watch the excavation begin at the

"Devil'sHalf Acre" at East Broad & North 16th Streets