The Nathaniel Clark Pottery: an Entrée to Early Commerce in the Ohio Country.

Business ventures like the Clark pottery, established at Marietta in 1808, provide a window into early commercial development in the upper Ohio River valley and the economic conditions that both limited and promoted commerce. Early craft practitioners like the Clarks were the beginning of a major Ohio ceramic industry, and also exemplify the entrepreneurial spirit of an era transitioning from the frontier to a settled state.

Wesley Clarke is a Registered Professional Archaeologist with over fifty years experience in the field and archives. Clarke’s research has included projects throughout Ohio, in the states of Michigan and Tennessee, and in Thailand and Cambodia. He is currently on the staff of The Castle Museum in Marietta, and serves as a trustee of the Ohio Archaeological Council and director with Preservation Ohio.

This event is sponsored by the Washington County Public Library and is FREE and open to the public. This is also available as a livestream and recording on our YouTube channel: @CampusMartiusMuseum