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1. First Pottery Marker Near the Walnut Street Bridge, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
031000
Title:
First Pottery Marker Near the Walnut Street Bridge, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1951

2. First Pottery Historic Marker, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
031091
Title:
First Pottery Historic Marker, Morgantown, W. Va.
'The first pottery in West Virginia was founded here about 1785 and the making of pottery was important before 1800. John Scott, Jacob Foulk, John Thompson, and Francis Billingsley were among first potters.'

3. First Pottery Marker

IDNO:
031306
Title:
First Pottery Marker
Description:
'The first pottery in West Virginia was founded here about 1785 and the making of pottery was important before 1800. John Scott, Jacob Foulk, John Thompson, and Francis Billingsley were among first potters.'
The Old Stone House was built by Jacob Nuze and sold to tavern keeper Henry Dering in 1795. Potters John Thompson and Jacob Foulk owned the structure from 1800 until 1813 when it was brought by Joseph Shackleford who operated a tanyard on the property for 50 years. Shackleford was also a minister and led the first Methodist reform movement in the area.

4. Old Stone House on Chestnut Street, Morgantown, Monongalia County, W. Va.

IDNO:
038654
Title:
Old Stone House on Chestnut Street, Morgantown, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
ca.1937
Description:
The Old Stone House was built by Jacob Nuze and sold to tavern keeper Henry Dering in 1795. Potters John Thompson and Jacob Foulk owned the structure from 1800 until 1813 when it was brought by Joseph Shackleford who operated a tanyard on the property for 50 years. Shackleford was also a minister and led the first Methodist reform movement in the area.
John was the brother of Albert Thompson, who established the Blackwater Boom and Lumber Company in the Davis and Canaan Valley area. John was among the first stockholders of the company.This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role int he timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.

5. Portrait of John F. Thompson

IDNO:
050789
Title:
Portrait of John F. Thompson
Date:
ca. 1880-1910
Description:
John was the brother of Albert Thompson, who established the Blackwater Boom and Lumber Company in the Davis and Canaan Valley area. John was among the first stockholders of the company.This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role int he timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.