FIRST - Pottery - Morgantown WV
Posted by: Don.Morfe
N 39° 37.862 W 079° 57.517
17S E 589369 N 4387324
The first pottery in West Virginia was founded here about 1785 and the making of pottery was important before 1800.
Waymark Code: WM17DRD
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 02/02/2023
Views: 1
TEXT ON THE WEST VIRGINIA HISTORIC MARKER
First Pottery. The first pottery in West Virginia was founded here about 1785 and the making of pottery was important before 1800. John Scott, Jacob Foulk, John Thompson, and Francis Billingsley were among the first potters.
FIRST - Classification Variable: Item or Event
Date of FIRST: 01/01/1785
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