Jonesborough in Washington County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Keystone Pottery

Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, September 26, 2009

1. Keystone Pottery Marker

Inscription. Eighty yards south. German immigrant Charles F. Decker opened the Keystone Pottery in 1872. Kitchen and household ware were produced in large quantities. The Decker family also crafted a variety of unique and beautifully decorated grave markers, chamber pots, chicken fountains, inkwells, and face jugs. Pottery laden wagons rolled to many points in Tennessee and surrounding states. This was a significant industry in Chucky valley for more than 30 years.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 1A 121.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1872.

Location. 36° 11.766′ N, 82° 28.928′ W. Marker is in Jonesborough, Tennessee, in Washington County. It is on John Sevier Highway (Tennessee Route 107), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Jonesborough TN 37659, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Tennessee

and in the Tri-Cities Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern 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 original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

the State of Franklin,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Jacob Brown (approx. one mile away); Cherokee Church (approx. 3 miles away); Old Dutch Meeting House (approx. 3 miles away); Plum Grove (approx.

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3 miles away); The Tester Brothers (approx. 3 miles away); a different marker also named Plum Grove (approx. 3½ miles away); a different marker also named Plum Grove (approx. 3½ miles away); Blue Ridge Pottery (approx. 5.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jonesborough.

Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, September 26, 2009

2. Keystone Pottery Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 5, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 28, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,929 times since then and 85 times this year. Last updated on May 11, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 28, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.