It appears that CW has made a decision to leave shuttered Carter's Grove plantation and its related
historical and archaeological resources (reconstructed slave quarters, Wolstoneholme Town site,
archaeology musuem, etc.).  One can assume that CW has solid financial reasons for doing so and, as
a practical matter, it was probably always difficult for the Foundation to incorporate the site into CW's
town endeavours.  However, as we approach 2007 (and don't forget the 400th anniversary of the
creation of the Virginia Company in 2006), perhaps it is important to ask whether the time has come
for a comprehensive census of historical resources in the commonwealth and the development of a
plan for their protection, if not presentation.  Can we really rely on tourism to pay the bills for
preservation and education at such places?  Martin's Hundred is an especially valuable location, given
the insight it provides into the 1622 uprising and its implications for Anglo-Native relations, but how
instructive can it be if no one visits it (except for the business developers who probably envision, and
salivate over the prospect of, vast housing tracts on the site)?

It might be a good topic for discussion at Brent Tarter's and Warren Hofstra's spring conference.

Here are links to the articles through Archaeology magazine.

http://www.archaeology.org/online/features/martins/index.html
http://www.vagazette.com/news/va-news1_121705dec17,0,3972057.story?coll=va-news

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