Presidential historical artifact found at site of our project, The Moxy Hotel

04.05.2016

In an election year, it seems that everything is focused on politics. So, it is fitting that an archaeological survey of one of our project sites turned up an item from a presidential race from just over 150 years ago! With a city as rich in history as Washington, DC there are bound to be intriguing finds in archaeological surveys and we are very excited about the most recent find at the site of The Moxy hotel.

“In December, archaeologists digging in what was once a yard near the northeast corner of 11th and K streets NW pulled from the soil that classic example of political memorabilia: a campaign button.. ..the lettering around the edge shows that the button was for John Bell and Edward Everett, Constitutional Union Party candidates in the 1860 presidential race.

The Bell-Everett ticket won just three states: Virginia, Tennessee and Kentucky”

Abraham Lincoln was the winner of the 1860 Election.

Read the full article at the link below:
http://tinyurl.com/moxyfind