Chinese Laundries in Savannah and et cetera

In early 2020 the LAMAR Institute was contracted by the Historic Savannah Foundation to conduct limited archaeological research in advance of construction at the Kennedy Pharmacy lot located at the corner of Broughton and Habersham Streets in Savannah, Georgia. Our team began its study of the Kennedy Pharmacy property, just as the COVID Pandemic was raging. We conducted GPR survey on the available areas of the lot. Then we excavated two 2 meter by 1 meter test units on tempting targets indicated by the GPR survey and by our historical research effort. While this was only a tiny sample of the lot, these two tests revealed many important facts about the property. Our historical research, which got a little out of hand during the pandemic, expanded our knowledge of the early pharmacies of Savannah and the Chinese laundries. All of these great stories are contained in our research report, available at:

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