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] |
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 kiln ceased operation when White died in 1677.[3] The site has kiln remains and many fragmentary samples of the pottery manufactured there.[4]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]
- ^ a b "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 September 21, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
- ^ Straube, Beverly A. (1995). "The Colonial Potters of Tidewater Virginia". Journal of Early Southern Decorative Arts. 21 (2): 24–25. ISSN 0098-9266.
- ^ Calder Loth, ed. (1999). The Virginia Landmarks Register: Morgan Jones 1677 Pottery Kiln (p. 573). University of Virginia Press. ISBN 9780813918624.