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By Evan Dwyer, April 11, 2026
William Rogers' Pottery
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1 ► Virginia, York County, Yorktown — The Poor Potter of Yorktown — Historic Yorktown — Colonial National Historical Park —
"There is one poor Potter's work of coarse earthen Ware, which is of so little Consequence, that I dare say there hath not been twenty Shillings work less of that Commodity imported since it was sett up than there was before." . . . — — Map (db m297740) HM
2 ► Virginia, York County, Yorktown — The Poor Potter of Yorktown — Historic Yorktown Colonial National Historical Park — National Park Service —
Although not a potter himself, Rogers oversaw an amazingly large, almost industrial-size operation, producing a tremendous volume of earthenware and the first stoneware in North America. Rivaling British produced pottery, his wide range of forms . . . — — Map (db m297747) HM
 
 
  
  
  
 
 
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Oct. 9, 2026