First Pottery/Old Iron Works - West Virginia Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

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."

Old Iron Works:
Iron furnaces were busy in Monongalia County at early date. At Rock Forge, Samuel Hanway started work, 1798, and on Cheat River, Samuel Jackson built a furnace. The latter plant, under the Ellicotts, worked 1200 men.

Marker Title: First Pottery/Old Iron Works Marker Location: End of Walnut St. on the banks of the Monongalia River County or Independent City: Monongalia Web Site: [Web Link] Marker Program Sponsor: WV Dept. of Culture and History Marker Number: Not listed

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