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Old Mother Bethel grave site could hold thousands

Intact grave sites from the old Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church burial ground lie beneath a large swath of Weccacoe Playground at Queen and Lawrence Streets, archaeologists excavating the ground said Wednesday.

Doug Mooney, Senior Archeologist from URS (right) is explaining a dig to the visiting people including Avenging the Ancestors Coalition at the Weccaco Playground. July 24, 2013( AKIRA SUWA / Staff Photographer ) Archaeologists performing test excavations at site of Mother Bethel burial ground (Weccaco Playground, 4th and Queen) and members of the Avenging the Ancestors Coaltion, active in the President's House controversy, will be on hand to draw attention to the historical importance of the site.
Doug Mooney, Senior Archeologist from URS (right) is explaining a dig to the visiting people including Avenging the Ancestors Coalition at the Weccaco Playground. July 24, 2013( AKIRA SUWA / Staff Photographer ) Archaeologists performing test excavations at site of Mother Bethel burial ground (Weccaco Playground, 4th and Queen) and members of the Avenging the Ancestors Coaltion, active in the President's House controversy, will be on hand to draw attention to the historical importance of the site.Read more
    by Stephan Salisbury, Inquirer Culture Writer
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