MERCHANTVILLE, New Jersey (WPVI) -- Students from Merchantville Middle School spent this past Friday morning unearthing pieces of history.
About 100 years ago, Wellwood Park had a home on its grounds. With the help of a Sanborn map, the students and their teacher Shawn Waldron were able to locate the spot where the garage once stood.
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The dig is an effort to get kids outside, have fun, and expose them to something new.
Artifacts ranged from bricks, glass, coal, nails, and some pottery.
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Excavating these relics can take a lot of time and patience, but the students had a blast while doing it.
The group plans to put their finds on display this coming Memorial Day at the park for the whole community to see.