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Newtown History Center

Explore the 2nd Oldest Town in the Shenandoah Valley

Life of a Potter, Andrew Pitman

 Life of a Potter, Andrew PitmanArchaeological Evaluation of the
Andrew Pitman Site (44FK528),
Stephens City, Virginia

Research Report Series No. 11

2001
Virginia Department of Historic Resources

This volume is the formal academic report on the materials discovered at the site of Stephensburg potter Andrew Pitman. As stated in its Abstract,

The William and Mary Center for Archaeological Research conducted a thorough analysis of the artifact assemblage recovered by the James River Institute for Archaeology and the Northern Shenandoah Chapter of the Archeological Society of Virginia in 1996. The purpose of this study was to provide a better understanding of the pre-industrial manufacturing activities of a potter, Andrew Pitman, during the last quarter of the eighteenth and first half of the nineteenth centuries.

This illustrated volume is a must for collectors and scholars who study early Shenandoah Valley pottery. It contains sixty two pages of text and images as well as artifact inventory and faunal analysis appendices. Copies are available at the Newtown History Center.

Stone House Restoration Project Progress Updates

  • The Preservation Trades Challenge
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  • The People in Mr. Gainer’s Painting
  • Publications
  • Images of America: Stephens City
  • Two Peoples, One Community: The African American Experience in Newtown (Stephens City), Virginia, 1850-1870
  • History of Orrick Chapel Methodist Church
  • Early Days and Methodism in Stephens City, Virginia
  • Life of a Potter, Andrew Pitman

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With the town of Stephens City as its focus, the Foundation seeks to interest and engage residents, visitors, scholars and students in the events, lifeways and material culture of the region. We also strive to promote the preservation of the buildings, artifacts and landscapes that are associated with the history of the town of Stephens City.

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Stephens City, VA 22655-0143

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