Hidden Revolutionary War bake house is uncovered after spending centuries underground

Archaeologists who were excavating an historic Connecticut town green have uncovered the well-preserved remains of an 18th-century bake house — an unusual remnant of the Revolutionary War. The structure, used to bake bread for French troops supporting the American Revolution , was found on the Lebanon Town Green in Lebanon, Connecticut. Archaeologists digging in the New London County town uncovered the bake house earlier in June. SECRETS OF REVOLUTIONARY WAR BATTLEFIELDS EMERGE 250 YEARS AFTER A