Parting Ways was a freed African Slve community on the Kingston/ Plymouth town line. It was founded on 94
acres just after the Revolutionary War by 4 former slaves and their families. These people were granted the land
and their freedom by the Massachusetts courts due to their service in the war. The site consists of a cemetary
and the foundations of the families' houses. This site was excavated in the middle 1970s by the late
Dr. James Deetz.
Click here to learn more about Parting Ways Inc., a nonprofit organization working to commemorate the spririt and memory of the families.
Click here to learn more about the archaeology of Parting Ways
