Lumpkins Jail
Lumpkin's Jail Complex Unearthing
LUMPKINS JAIL COMPLEX: Groundbreaking Ceremony
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Councilwoman Dolores McQuinn speaks at the groundbreaking ceremony.
Jeannie Welliver, Project Development Manager,
City of Richmond Department of Economic Development
Kathleen Kilpatrick, Director of the Virginia Department of Historic Resources
The Director of A.C.O.R.N., David Herring, gave remarks at the ground-breaking
The ceremonial first dig taking place, as Matt Laird of James River Archaeology signals the steam shovel
Matt Laird, Councilwoman McQuinn, Kathleen Kilpatrick, Jeannie Welliver, and David Herring celebrate the beginning of excavation.
Members of the press and the public watch excavation begin at
the "Devil's Acre" at E. Broad and N. 16th Street