“There is nothing that distinguishes the settlement of Edgefield from that of other districts in the upper and middle country.”
– Robert Mills, Statistics of South Carolina, 1826.
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Historic Research, Genealogy & Decorative Arts
The site I attribute to Amos, 38AK487, is probably very early – 1810-1815. It produced kiln furniture like the pieces we saw at John Landrum. This is not seen at any of the other sites, including Pottersville. There was an impressed cross, and other impressed linear marks. The glaze and jug rims are very similar to those seen at the John Landrum site. My theory is that Abner learned about making pottery and convinced his brothers to join him in hopes of establishing an industry. I only had time to take a quick look at the site in 1993, so the door is open for further work!
Thanks for the comment Carl. I obviously should check in on here more often.