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Archaeologists find riches in the road

Rebuilding of Highway 238 through downtown Jacksonville allows ODOT dig team to unearth historic treasures.  Archaeologist Julie Schablitsky sift through dirt as an excavator spades through the earth.  She pulled out evidence of lives 150 years ago--segments of Chinese teacups, metal fragments off oil lamps and flattened pieces of opium tins.

City
Jacksonville
Location
Vertical File, Subjects, Roads, Misc.