Tavern Discovered Under Football Stadium

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Tags: raritan, scarlet knights, artifacts, rutgers football stadium, historical landmark, treasure

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Created: 07/03/2008
10:54 AM

While construction workers were excavating the future site of Rutgers University's new football stadium, they unearthed the remains of a tavern and artifacts that are dated back to the 18^th-century.

Thousands of ceramics, cutlery and bottles were found and said to have been from the Raritan Landing settlement. The tavern that excavators discovered is the legendary Rising Sun Tavern, which was the first building where academic classes were held.

Rutgers reportedly plans to continue their project of transforming the site into a new stadium, but the “section will be transformed into a plaza and will have a historical marker.” 

Here is a cool video of the discovery taking place.