Chapman/Beverly Mill Historic Site at Thoroughfare Gap
  Turn The Mill Around Campaign

Chapman/ Beverley Mill Historic Site (Turn The Mill Around Campaign) and the Afro American Historical Association of Fauquier County (AAHA) invite the public to an all day forum on May 11, 2012, in the AAHA auditorium at 4243 Loudoun Avenue, The Plains, Virginia and The Mill site in Broad Run. The program will begin at 9:00 a.m. and feature presentations on the history of The Mill, research on slave labor at mill sites and the ongoing archaeological research at Chapman/ Beverley Mill. Learn about how the enslaved community at Chapman’s Mill lived and worked for nearly 100 years before the Civil War. Find out the identities of these enslaved workers. Participate in archaeological research on site.

Following the morning session, attendees will visit the Chapman/ Beverley Mill Historic Site at Thoroughfare Gap and see archaeologists at work, uncovering what may be the original slave quarters. Attendees will tour The Mill and related 18th – 19th century Chapman family sites. Presenters will share stories of The Gap. A light lunch will be available. There is a $10.00 charge for the day’s program ($8.00 for seniors and $5.00 for students).

For more information, please call (540) 253-5888 or email at mill1@chapmansmill.org. Reservations are appreciated.