Pottersville (Edgefield, South Carolina)

Pottersville is a historic archaeological site located near Edgefield, Edgefield County, South Carolina. It was the site of the Pottersville kiln, which was in existence until the American Civil War when it was abandoned. The kiln was involved in the production and distribution of the alkaline glazed wares. The Pottersville kiln site is now a large mound in a grassy field atop a hill. An adjoining depression may have been the kiln itself with the waste dumps now the mound.[2][3]

Pottersville
Nearest cityEdgefield, South Carolina
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)
NRHP reference No.75001698[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 17, 1975

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Maryjane G. Rhett (August 1974). "Pottersville" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
  3. "Pottersville, Edgefield County (Address Restricted)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 20 October 2012.


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