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Jugtown Pottery was founded in 1921 [2] by Jacques and Juliana Busbee, artists from Raleigh, North Carolina, who in 1917 discovered an orange pie dish and traced it back to Moore County. There, they found a local tradition of utilitarian pottery in orange, earthenware , and salt glazes .
Seagrove is a town in Randolph County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 285 at the 2019 census. The population was 285 at the 2019 census. It was named after a railroad official when the area was connected by rail.
This list includes properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Orange County, North Carolina. Click the "Map of all coordinates" link to the right to view an online map of all properties and districts with latitude and longitude coordinates in the table below. [1]
Seagroves Farm Park is a public, urban park in Apex, North Carolina. It is located at 201 Parkfield Drive, approximately one and a half miles east of the Apex Historic District. The park has a pond with a fishing pier, shelter, playground, and walking trail. It also contains a large open play field. [1]
The 15-square mile (30 km 2) region surrounding the town of Seagrove, twelve miles to the southeast, is known as the "Pottery Capital of North Carolina." [7] Erect is located in the vicinity of the "North Carolina Pottery Highway", a collection of approximately 100 potteries and galleries along NC 705 in Randolph and Moore counties. [8] [9]
Tourist attractions in Chapel Hill-Carrboro, North Carolina (2 C, 5 P) Pages in category "Tourist attractions in Orange County, North Carolina" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
Her ancestors came to the Seagrove area in the 1760s because of the plentiful potting clay and kiln fuel. [1] As an adult, she married another person from a potter family, Walter Auman, and they created a business, "The Seagrove Pottery," in which they sold their work. Auman was also interested in the origins and traditions of pottery and spent ...
Cedar Grove Rural Crossroads Historic District is a national historic district located at Cedar Grove, Orange County, North Carolina.The district encompasses 44 contributing buildings, 9 contributing sites, and 7 contributing structures in the rural crossroads community of Cedar Grove.