Hope Farm/Richmond Hall Site

Site Page Hope Farm Explore Hope Farm: Site conditions prior to the start of archaeological investigations were characterized by asphalt pavement over Belgian Block across the eastern two-thirds of the project site, and extending 450 feet north from Cumberland Street. The only above ground structures within this space consisted of an approximately 4.0-foot high concrete

Shackamaxon #2 Site

The Shackamaxon #2 Site was initially investigated in 2009–2011, with additional excavations in an associated portion of the site completed in 2014. The site was originally identified at the northeast corner of Columbia and Delaware Avenues, within the Kensington-Fishtown neighborhood; however, subsequent testing demonstrated that parts of the site extended under the highway into ground