First Pottery/Old Iron Works
Posted by: wvhunter
N 39° 37.860 W 079° 57.524
17S E 589359 N 4387321
Double sided sign located at the end of Walnut St. on the banks of the Monongahela River
Waymark Code: WMQQX
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 09/17/2006
Views: 39
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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