From coal to commemoration

Winterville celebrates past, nation’s 250th anniversary 

  • Jonathan Scott, Winterville’s cultural heritage director, holds a metal artifact earlier this month. The city plans a nearly year-long celebration of the country’s 250th anniversary. (Neva Drane/The Oglethorpe Echo)
    Jonathan Scott, Winterville’s cultural heritage director, holds a metal artifact earlier this month. The city plans a nearly year-long celebration of the country’s 250th anniversary. (Neva Drane/The Oglethorpe Echo)

    Several Winterville locals opted for coal in their stockings this Christmas. Only the pieces were around 200 years old, uncovered by Cultural Heritage director Jonathan Scott during his archaeological…