3 Results for tag "custis square"

• Custis Update: An Unexpected Find Across the Street

  Take a look at the archeological findings discovered from the excavations of Curtis Square. Learn how these artifacts offer a clue to what happened on Lot M.

• Why Custis Square Matters

  The four-acre lot in Williamsburg known as Custis Square has a deep and fascinating history. With the support of donors, Colonial Williamsburg has been studying this site since 2019. Archaeologists are uncovering the endlessly fascinating stories of the people who lived on this land, including enslaved people, hospital patients, and …

• Thomas Crease and the Custis Square Garden Layout

  This winter, while battling the ice and snow at the Custis Square archaeological site, we made some incredible discoveries that have helped us reconstruct the layout of John Custis IV’s early 18th-century garden. When Custis first began laying out his garden in the 1710s or early 1720s, large geometric pleasure …