Potters Jessie Meaders and Welchel Meaders unveil the statue. (Dean Dyer/WRWH News)
(Cleveland)- The Potter statue located on the north end of the Courthouse square in downtown Cleveland was officially dedicated Saturday and it represents a legacy in white county.
Attorney Bill House who served on the committee that worked to get the statue placed on the square said pottery got started in White County sometime in the 1820s. “ It was here if you think about it, it was here before the Old Sautee Store was open, it was here before the gazebo was built on the Indian mound,” said House.
House said that potters “would make dishes, all sorts of utilitarian items that was used in every household, it was important.”
Artist Gregory Johnson who sculpted the statue told the crowd that “ we won’t talk about the retail value of the statue but it has gone up significantly since it was put in.” He said Cleveland can count it as an asset.
By: Dean Dyer/wrwh.com
