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March 15, 2013

This day in history

On this day in 1775: The selectmen of Newburyport voted to grant Ebenezer Morrison the right to set up a potter’s kiln at or near the northwest side of Old Hill Burying Ground behind the Mall. Nearby this site was a large deposit of red clay from which he made utilitarian ware including jugs, crocks, plates, cups, etc.

— Information provided by the Historical Society of Old Newbury

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