Published on Wed, 05/19/2021 - 12:00am
During the 2018 excavation of the area behind the Davidson-Tucker House, half of a blue willow stoneware tea cup was uncovered from the soil. It was speculated at the time that the cup belonged to a nurse working at Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital, which was next door. The Davidson-Tucker House served as the nurses’ quarters beginning in 1912. Perhaps a nurse was just beginning her day and watching the sunrise over North Randolph Street while enjoying a cup of tea hastily left behind when she realized she was late for work. Or maybe the nurse had worked the nightshift and was too exhausted from 12 hours on her feet to bring the cup inside.
