Pamplin Pipe Factory

Archaeological site in Virginia, United States

United States historic place
Pamplin Pipe Factory
Virginia Landmarks Register
Pamplin Clay Pipe Factory, March 2013
37°15′47″N 78°40′48″W / 37.26293°N 78.67994°W / 37.26293; -78.67994
Area2.9 acres (1.2 ha)
Built1879 (1879)
NRHP reference No.80004169[1]
VLR No.277-0002
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 25, 1980
Designated VLRJune 1, 2005[2]

Pamplin Pipe Factory, also known as Merrill and Ford, The Akron Smoking Pipe Factory, and The Pamplin Smoking Pipe and Manufacturing Company, is a historic factory and archaeological site located at Pamplin, Appomattox County, Virginia. Located on the property are a wood-framed factory building, a deteriorating brick kiln, and a collapsed brick chimney. It began operation about 1879 and was at one time the largest clay pipe manufacturer in the United States.[3]

History

Under several owners, the factory manufactured pipes through the peak of clay pipe manufacturing, around 1919, and until the business was sold at public auction in 1938. The post-1938 owners changed the focus of the company to novelty and souvenir pipes and retail sale of local home industry handmade pipes, but were unable to make a profit. The company was dissolved in 1952.[3]

Clay pipes made at the Pamplin factory have been found in archaeological sites throughout the United States.[3] Clay making tools from the site, and pipes, have been preserved at several locations.[4][5]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved May 12, 2013.
  3. ^ a b c Keith Bott (May 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Pamplin Pipe Factory" (PDF). and Accompanying four photos
  4. ^ "Pamplin Pipe Factory, Appomattox County". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
  5. ^ "Pamplin Clay Tobacco Pipes". Museum of Anthropology, University of Missouri. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
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