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John Potts (c. 1710 – 6 June 1768) was the founder of Pottstown, Pennsylvania. He was also an ironmaster, merchant, and English Quaker.
John Potts (born about 1776 in Dillenburg † 1809 at the banks of the Jefferson River) was a member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Subsequent to the Expedition, Potts frequently teamed up with John Colter, another former Expedition member, to explore what is now Montana.
Feb 2, 2024 · John Potts was a colonial ironmaster and founder of Pottstown, PA. He served as a Justice of the Peace, and a Judge of the Common Pleas Court. He lived from 1710 until 1768 and had 13 children.
- Germantown, PA
- Ruth Potts
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- June 6, 1768
Jun 28, 2015 · John Potts was an ironmaster who bought 995 acres in Pottstown in 1751 and built Pottsgrove Manor. He had 13 children who became merchants, ironmasters, judges, doctors and more.
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Pottsgrove Manor. About the Site. Built in 1752 for the Potts family, the home showcases the elegance of early Georgian architecture and tells the history of John and Ruth Potts, their 13 children, and the paid, indentured, and enslaved people who lived and labored here.
May 7, 2017 · John Potts was a colonial ironmaster and businessman who hired a surveyor to lay out Pottstown, or Pottsgrove, on the Schuylkill River. The town grew rapidly with the arrival of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad in the 1830s, attracting many industries and factories.
Pottstown, PA. Region: Philadelphia & The Countryside. The 1752 home of founder John Potts marks the spot where Pottstown began, but the town's real history begins with the arrival of the Philadelphia and Reading Railway in the 1850s.
