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Abington Man Part Of Archeological Dig At Historic Berks County Home

Abington resident Richard White is part of a team looking for artifacts at the pre-Revolutionary War home, the Mouns Jones House.

BERKS COUNTY, PA — A resident of Abington Township in eastern Montgomery County is part of a team of volunteers working to uncover artifacts at the historic Mouns Jones House in Douglassville, a section of Amity Township in Berks County.

The website Montco Today highlighted a story in the local news about Richard White — an employee with A.D. Marble, an environmental, cultural and engineering group based in King of Prussia — who is participating in an archeological dig at this pre-Revolutionary War Mouns Jones House.

Check out the entire story here on Montco Today.

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According to the Historic Preservation Trust of Berks County, the Mouns Jones House is considered to be the oldest documented dwelling in all of Berks County.

More information about the property and its history can be found here.

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