he town of Seagrove was named for Edwin G. Seagroves, a local official responsible for routing the TTrailroad through the area. According to local sources, after a unanimous decision to name the railroad station after Seagroves, the town name resulted from a sign painter running out of space and simply dropping the “s” from the end of the name. The railroad served Seagrove until December 31, 1951. The old train depot later became a pottery museum. Seagrove is located just 15 minutes south of Asheboro and approximately 40 miles northwest of Pinehurst. Seagrove’s pottery tradition dates back to the 1700s before the American Revolution. Many of the first area potters were English and German immigrants who produced primarily functional, glazed pottery. Due to the high quality of the local clay, the Plank Road passing through the town, and the railroad, Seagrove grew into a destination for pottery shoppers. As a result of the Industrial Revolution and the advent of modern food preparation, the popularity of Seagrove pottery rapidly decreased during the mid 1800s. For a time, whiskey jugs were a succesful EAGROVE EAGROVE PERSPECTIVE HISTORICAL source of income, but the beverage was outlawed and potteries continued their decline into the 1900s. The potteries struggled until around 1920, when they became popular with Northern tourists visiting S nearby Pinehurst. The new tourist industry marked a general change from utilitarian pottery to the addition of more decorative ware. After another decline from the 1950s through 1970s, a renewed interest in traditional pottery was beginning to sweep the area. In 1982, local citizens, recognizing the strength of preserving the history and heritage of their craft, began to celebrate annually the weekend before Thanksgiving by organizing the Seagrove Pottery Festival. This festival weekend has now grown to include both the Seagrove Pottery Festival and the Celebration of Seagrove Potters. Today Seagrove is known as the self-proclaimed pottery capital of the world where artisans create handcrafted pottery made in the same tradition that began here more than 200 years ago. With nearly 100 shops and galleries scattered throughout the area, you’ll find everything from traditional tableware to collectible art pieces. Notes: Pottery Symbol Legend )FBSUPG/PSUI$BSPMJOBDPNt Red Dots indicate Pottery Shops 15 Blue Dots indicate Pottery Galleries Bulldog Pottery 6 Finely crafted studio art pottery with unique A. R. Britt Pottery 1 glazes and graceful forms Traditional pottery including the famous 3306 Old US Hwy 220, Seagrove Rebekah pitcher 910-428-9728 5650 US Hwy 220, Asheboro Tue – Thu 1 – 5 pm; Fri & Sat 10 am – 5 pm 336-873-7736 Mon – Sat 9 am – 5 pm; Cady Clay Works 7 Sun 12 – 5 pm (Apr – Dec) Hand-turned elegant forms and unique hand built pieces layered with colorful and ash glazes Anita’s Pottery & 3883 Busbee Rd, Seagrove 910-464-5661 Dogwood Gallery 2 Exquisite, true-to-life proportioned Tue – Sat 10 am – 4 pm; miniature pottery Sat & Sun 10 am – 4 pm (Jan & Jul only) 2513 NC Hwy 705, Seagrove 336-879-3040 Cagle Road Pottery 8 Functional dinnerware, commissioned Mon – Sat 11 am – 5 pm hand painted pieces; pastels, salt, and wood ash glazes 603 Cagle Rd, Seagrove Avery Pottery & 336-879-2802 POTTERY EAGROVE GALLERIES & SHOPS OF DIRECTORY Tileworks 3 Mon – Sat 9 am – 5 pm Handmade pottery tiles and mosaics; custom installations S 636 Potters Way Rd, Seagrove Caldwell-Hohl Artworks 9 336-873-7923 Wheel thrown and hand carved pottery and sculpture with ash and copper red glazes Tue – Sat 10 am – 5 pm 155 Cabin Trail, Seagrove 336-879-9090 Ben Owen Pottery 4 Mon – Sat 10 am – 5 pm Contemporary pottery in Chinese red, matte yellow and turquoise glazes; wood fired traditional 2199 NC Hwy 705, Seagrove Callicutt Pottery 10 336-879-2262 Functional pottery including dinner plates, pitchers, apple bakers, and bean pots Tue – Sat 10 am – 5 pm; Closed in January 5137 Seagrove Plank Rd, Asheboro 336-873-7898 Blue Moon Gallery 1 Mon – Sat 9 am – 5 pm Gallery featuring contemporary and traditional pottery by more than 90 artists Chris Luther Pottery 11 Contemporary pottery including exaggerated 1387 NC Hwy 705, Seagrove bottles, shaved vases, altered jars and angular 336-879-3270 vessels Tue – Sat 10 am – 5 pm (Jan – Mar); 4823 Busbee Rd, Seagrove Mon – Sat 10 am – 5 pm (Apr – Dec) 910-464-1287 Tue – Sat 10 am – 5 pm Blue Stone Pottery 5 Traditional pottery in functional shapes; woven baskets Chrisco Pottery 12 Functional pottery including tableware, 2215 Fork Creek Mill Rd, Seagrove vases, and large platters 336-879-2615 1360 NC Hwy 705, Seagrove )FBSUPG/PSUI$BSPMJOBDPNt Tue – Fri 10 am – 4 pm; 336-879-5272 Sat 9 am – 5 pm Tue – Sat 10 am – 5 pm (Jan – Aug); Mon – Sat 10 am – 5 pm ( Sept – Dec) 16 Cross Creek Pottery 13 Graham Chriscoe Functional and decorative pottery Pottery 20 including face jugs; salt and wood ash Hand painted pottery including glazes dogwood and holly motif dinnerware 481 King Rd, Seagrove 2719 Old US Hwy 220, Seagrove 336-873-8425 910-428-4536 Mon – Sat 8 am – 5 pm; Sun 1 – 5 pm Mon – Sat 9 am – 5 pm; Sun 1 – 5 pm Crystal King Pottery & Great White Oak Gallery 21 Folk Art 14 Glazes and techniques of the East specializing Functional and folk art pottery including in Ox Blood, combinations of blues and greens; face jugs, political, animal, and Biblical hand painted wildlife and floral motif tiles sculpture 437 N Broad St, Seagrove 2475 NC Hwy 705, Seagrove 336-873-8066 336-879-6990 Sun 10 am – 4 pm; Mon – Sat 9 am – 5 pm Tue – Sat 10 am – 5 pm 22 15 Hatfield Pottery Dean & Martin Pottery Art deco pottery from Celtic motif to Contemporary wheel thrown and slab functional mugs and bowls built pottery in vibrant glazes 187 Atkinson Farm Rd, Seagrove EAGROVE POTTERY POTTERY EAGROVE GALLERIES & SHOPS OF DIRECTORY 7739 Nathan Ln, Seagrove 336-879-8458 336-879-0683 Tue – Sat 10 am – 5 pm; closed in Jan Tue – Sat 10 am – 5 pm 23 S Hickory Hill Pottery DirtWorks Pottery 16 Traditional pottery including baking dishes and dinnerware Functional pots in several colors and glaze combinations, as well as copper luster Raku 4539 Busbee Rd, Seagrove 910-464-3166 1226 NC Hwy 705, Seagrove 336-873-8979 Mon – Sat 9 am – 5 pm Mon – Sat 9 am – 5 pm His Hands Pottery 24 Decorative and functional pottery 17 including angels, Noah’s arks, Rebekah Dixieland Pottery pitchers, chalices, and Nativity sets Functional pottery including dinnerware and serving pieces; face jugs 7029 New Center Church Rd, Seagrove 336-879-5866 1162 Cagle Loop Rd, Seagrove 336-873-8463 Tue – Sat 10 am – 5 pm Mon – Sat 9 am – 5 pm 25 18 Homethrown Pottery Dover Pottery Functional pottery from berry bowls to Hand painted Maiolica dinnerware, baking dishes; redware crystalline, and traditional wood fired salt glazes 408 Gray Rock Rd S, Trinity 336-476-8452 321 Dover Pottery Dr, Seagrove 910-464-3586 Wed – Sat 10 am – 6 pm Tue – Sat 10 am – 5 pm Gingerbread House Johnston & Gentithes Art 26 Pottery 19 Pottery Traditional and contemporary pottery and Functional and decorative pottery sculpture in wood fired salt glaze and including elephant tea pots and vases English porcelain with dogwood flowers )FBSUPG/PSUI$BSPMJOBDPNt 249 E Main St, Seagrove 246 Old Plank Rd, Seagrove 336-873-9176 336-873-7762 Mon – Sat 10 am – 5 pm 17 Mon – Sat 10 am – 5 pm (Mar – Dec) Jugtown Pottery 27 Luck’s Ware 32 Traditional jugs and candlesticks in wood Traditional and utilitarian pottery fired salt glaze and frogskin - tableware, vases, featuring churns, crocks, jugs, and bowls and jars; handcrafted JLK Jewelry pitchers 330 Jugtown Rd, Seagrove 1606 Adams Rd, Seagrove 910-464-3266 336-879-3261 Tue – Sat 8:30 am – 5 pm Mon – Sat 9 am – 5 pm King’s Pottery 28 Lufkin Pottery 33 Utilitarian and traditional folk art pottery Utilitarian and decorative pottery including their famous face jugs including dinnerware, serving pieces, porch items and the Witness Crock 4905 Reeder Rd, Asheboro 336-381-3090 7437 US Hwy 220, Asheboro 336-873-8764 Mon – Sat 9 am – 5 pm Mon – Sat 10 am – 5 pm Kovack Pottery 29 McCanless Pottery 347 Traditional and utilitarian pottery featuring 7 wood fired salt glazes and hand painted Elegant zinc silicate crystalline, designs exquisite hand painted functional ware, vivid Seagrove Red decorative ware 1298 Fork Creek Mill Rd, Seagrove 336-873-8727 634 NC Hwy 705, Seagrove POTTERY EAGROVE GALLERIES & SHOPS OF DIRECTORY 336-879-3610 Mon – Sat 9 am – 5 pm; Sun 12 – 5 pm Daily 10 am – 5 pm Lantern Hill Pottery 30 S Functional and folk art pottery including McKay Pottery 35 dinnerware, ovenware, and face jugs; redware Traditional shapes including face jugs and Aladdin teapots 216 Brewer Rd, Seagrove 910-428-2199 2596 Pottery Rd, Seagrove 336-879-4255 Mon – Sat 9 am – 5 pm Tue – Sat 10 am – 5 pm Lantern Hill Pottery in Town 2 McNeill’s Pottery 36 Gallery featuring functional and folk art Functional pottery including pottery; redware, face jugs and more dinnerware sets in more than 20 glazes 110 East Ave, Seagrove 336-873-8222 1208 Upper Rd, Seagrove 336-879-3002 Mon – Sat 9 am – 5 pm; Sun 11 am – 5 pm Tue – Sat 9 am – 5 pm 31 Latham’s Pottery Moore Pots Pottery 37 Decorative and utilitarian pottery including baskets featuring appliques of handmade Traditional and folk art pottery - flowers; pitchers and vases candlesticks, Rebekah pitchers, chickens in wood fired salt glazes 7297 US Hwy 220, Asheboro 336-873-7303 333 Jugtown Rd, Seagrove 910-464-1453 Mon – Sat 9 am – 5 pm Mon – Sat 10 am – 5 pm Li’l Phil’s Pottery Shop 3 New Salem Pottery 38 Gallery featuring