Coverage dated October 27, 2022

Dig finds evidence of Revolutionary War prison camp in Pennsylvania

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Researchers say they've solved a decades-old riddle by finding remnants of a stockade and thus the site of a prison camp that housed British soldiers.

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Tulsa World
Dig finds evidence of Revolutionary War prison camp location (opens Tulsa World)
Published Oct 27, 2022
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Researchers say they have solved a decades-old riddle by finding remnants of the stockade and therefore the site of a prison camp in York, Pennsylvania, that housed British soldiers for
Madison
Dig finds evidence of Revolutionary War prison camp in Pennsylvania (opens Madison)
Published Oct 27, 2022
Madison's feed description
Researchers say they've solved a decades-old riddle by finding remnants of a stockade and thus the site of a prison camp that housed British soldiers.
NBC News
Dig uncovers evidence of Revolutionary War prison camp location (opens NBC News)
Published Oct 27, 2022
NBC News's feed description
The location of Camp Security was thought to have been on land acquired by the local government nearly a decade ago. On Monday, an archaeological team working there located what they believe to be the prison camp’s exterior security fence.
Fox News
Researchers dig up evidence of Revolutionary War prison camp in PA after decades-long search (opens Fox News)
Published Oct 27, 2022
Fox News's feed description
A team of researchers believes they have found the site of a Revolutionary War prison camp that housed captured soldiers from 1781-1783.

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