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"Mary C. Beaudry" <[log in to unmask]>
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HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 1 Aug 2007 13:19:11 -0400
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I agree re INH, but Bill used to be a coach (football, wasn't it?) at
Lafayette High School in Williamsburg and is surely more likely to be a fan
of American sports.  Is there a cricket pitch or lawn bowls court to name
after INH?

mcb

On 8/1/07, Carl Carlson-Drexler <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> James City County, Virginia (adjacent to Williamsburg) has just completed
> a
> new municipal sports complex. It is currently named the James City County
> Sports Complex at Warhill (rolls off the tongue, eh?). The county
> solicited
> new name suggestions from residents, and the names of TWO historical
> archaeologists were suggested as possibilities by numerous respondents.
>
> Anyone up for some batting practice at Bill Kelso Stadium?
>
> How about watching a game at Ivor Noel Hume Field?
>
> The people who suggested them as possible namesakes readily acknowledged
> how
> much their work has done for the area. Hume, in particular, was referred
> to
> as contributing more than any other person save Nelson Rockefeller.
>
> Peace,
> Carl
>
> --
> Department of Anthropology
> College of William and Mary
> Williamsburg, VA 23187
>

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