Tiny clues let Montpelier identify Madison’s chess setFriday, February 4, 2011By Joshua Barney The small broken bits were unrecognizable when found in the ground outside Montpelier. Might be a sewing bobbin, the archaeologists thought. Only later did they realize...
Historic find
James Madison Chess Pieces Uncoveredby Rebecca Dolan Feb 3rd 2011 02:22 PM Archaeologists excavating James Madison’s Montpelier estate have unearthed portions of two chess pawns belonging to the founding father. “The discovery of the pawns is a wonderful example...