An Incredible Discovery
The Monticello Plantation will be renovated in 2017. Archaeologists excavated around the estate during the project and discovered the missing piece of the plantation puzzle. No one knew the truth for years. Historians have finally discovered Sally Hemings’ living quarters. Archaeologists examined every nook and cranny of the South Pavilion of the main house to determine the original layout. This is how they came across the historically significant find. It turned out that there had been a hidden room for centuries that no one had ever seen. No one knew it was even there for a long time.
An Incredible Discovery
Her Hidden Room
The house’s south wing had undergone numerous renovations in the past. They happened both during and after Thomas Jefferson’s time there. During the twentieth century, the property underwent a few changes, including being turned into a museum. Because the hidden room was beneath a modern bathroom installed in 1941, no one noticed it. After that, in the 1960s, the bathroom in question was renovated to accommodate more visitors. Although Monticello was undergoing extensive renovations, the room went unnoticed for the longest time. But when the cat was finally let out of the bag, what did they discover?
Her Hidden Room