Archaeological Sites

Montpelier has a very active archaeological program, which has focused on five sites. Click below to read more about archaeology at Montpelier:

• Montpelier mansion and yard, home to James and Dolley during their retirement years.
• The Mount Pleasant site, the original patent home of the Madison family.
• The plantation Work Complex .
• The Gilmore Cabin: A Freedman's Farm, the home of the family of George Gilmore, one of James Madison's emancipated slaves.
• A series of Confederate winter encampments occupied during the winters of 1863 and 1864.
• Archaeology at Montpelier.