Pottersville (Edgefield, South Carolina) Explained

Pottersville
Nearest City:Edgefield, South Carolina
Added:January 17, 1975
Refnum:75001698

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.[1] [2]

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Maryjane G. Rhett . Pottersville . National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . August 1974 . pdf . 20 October 2012.
  2. Web site: Pottersville, Edgefield County (Address Restricted). National Register Properties in South Carolina . South Carolina Department of Archives and History . 20 October 2012.