Book Overview
The Land Act of 1796 opened the gates for a flood of settlers into the lands of the Upper Ohio River Valley. The natural clay soils of the valley, coupled with an abundance of salt for glazing and the Ohio River as a nearby source for transportation, laid the foundation for what would become the pottery capital of the United States. Naming their new towns for those they left behind-Liverpool, Chester, Newell-English and Irish entrepreneurs established...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0738520322
ISBN13:9780738520322
Release Date:November 2002
Publisher:Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Length:128 Pages
Weight:0.65 lbs.
Dimensions:0.3" x 6.5" x 9.4"
Customer Reviews
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Excellent Photos!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago
I've been looking for information about the W. S. George Pottery Company and this is the first place I've been able to locate not only information, but photos of the company and copies of catalog pages.
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