Morgan Jones 1677 Pottery Kiln
Morgan Jones 1677 Pottery Kiln is a historic archaeological site located near Glebe Harbor and Hague, Westmoreland County, Virginia. The site was excavated in 1973, by staff from the Virginia Department of Historic Resources. It includes the remains of a pottery kiln operated by Morgan Jones and Dennis White in 1677. The site has kiln remains and many fragmentary samples of the pottery manufactured there.[3]
Morgan Jones 1677 Pottery Kiln | |
 Site of the kiln | |
| Nearest city | Hague, Virginia |
|---|---|
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1677 |
| NRHP reference No. | 74002150[1] |
| VLR No. | 096-0081 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 16, 1974 |
| Designated VLR | June 18, 1974[2] |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- Calder Loth, ed. (1999). The Virginia Landmarks Register: Morgan Jones 1677 Pottery Kiln (p. 573). University of Virginia Press. ISBN 9780813918624.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
External links
- "Excavation of a Seventeenth Century Pottery Kiln at Glebe Harbor, Westmoreland County, Virginia," William M. Kelso and Edward A. Chappell, Historical Archaeology 1974.
- MarkerHistory.com
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