Jug Johnson Exhibit

From 1878 to 1933, Joe “Jug” Johnson and his brother Harvey ran a utilitarian pottery shop in Lanford, South Carolina. Located on the Enoree River in Laurens County, the area had a unique clay ideal for making pottery. Attractive storage jars, whiskey and cider jugs, butter churns, and milk pitchers were sold off the back of a wagon to households throughout the County. Many of these heirloom pieces can be seen in the museum’s display.