Old Joppa Town on the Eve of the American Revolution

Dr. James Gibb, Director of the Smithsonian Environmental Archaelogy Laboatory and Dr. Adam Fracchia, research associate and practicing archaelogist at the University of Maryland and the Smithsonian Institution will provide a virtual presentation on the general history of the rise and fall of Old Joppa Town (1727 – 1768) as it is currently understood based on past and current archaeological work in the town and describe how those discoveries contribute to our understanding of the American Revolution.