Zanesville in Muskingum County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Roseville Pottery Company

1890 - 1954

— Linden Avenue Plant —

Roseville Pottery Company Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 26, 2008

1. Roseville Pottery Company Marker

Inscription. Founded in 1890 in Roseville, Ohio, Roseville Pottery Company was incorporated in 1892 with George Young as general manager. At the time, Roseville produced commercial pottery such as stoneware, flowerpots, and cuspidors. The company moved to this Linden Avenue location in 1898, and began creating art pottery. By 1917, all production of pottery was moved to the Linden Avenue Plant. The Roseville Pottery Company was among the most commercially successful producers of art pottery in America until closing in 1954. During its span of sixty-four years, Roseville opened four plants and produced an enormous quantity and variety of pottery made primarily from native Ohio clay. The hallmark of Roseville Pottery is its unmistakable dynamic and artistic quality, designed for the average consumer in a modern age. Roseville's great success can be attributed to its ability to blend commercial enterprise with the highest standards of ceramic artware production.

Erected 2007 by Iowa Art Pottery Association, The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 16-60.)

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list: Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1890.

Location. 39° 58.175′ N, 81° 59.7′ W. Marker is in Zanesville, Ohio, in Muskingum County. It is on Linden Avenue 0.2 miles north of Taylor Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Zanesville OH 43701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Zane Grey (approx. 1.6 miles away); Zanesville and Muskingum County Artwall (approx. 1.9 miles away); Karl Kappes (approx. 1.9 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.9 miles away); Union Veteran Legion No. 118

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 26, 2008

2. Roseville Pottery Company Marker

Looking north along Linden Avenue.

(approx. 2 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 2 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 2 miles away); 100th Anniversary of the Flood of 1913 (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Zanesville.

Also see . . . "Dedication Video" ::. (Submitted on June 9, 2011.)

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 29, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,241 times since then and 67 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 29, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.