Digging for History at Lovett Park
A group is looking to see if Mt. Airy's history might be hidden under the soil at Lovett Park.
The area around Lovett Library in Mt. Airy has a rich history, reaching back to the nearly colonial days when Germantown Avenue was still a Native American trail. David Moore and the friends of Lovett Park are hoping to find some of that history this Saturday. Moore and the friends are hosting an archeological dig at Lovett Park on Nov.17 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., with their aim being to explore the what the park might hold before development plans kick in for the park. The Free Library and Mt. Airy USA are developing the park, so Moore said the timing was right for a look at what was under the soil. "This spot of land has never been developed," he said. "So we figured the time is right to start looking at what might be underground, …
