Muskingum County in eastern Ohio was a center for stoneware manufacturing beginning in 1814. The stoneware was used locally and millions of gallons were also shipped by boat to communities all along the Ohio and Mississippi rivers throughout much of the 19th century. This book first discusses the history of the early stoneware potteries in Muskingum County with emphasis on the small rural family-owned "bluebird" kilns. This history is followed by...