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Virtual Tours
of Clermont, Iowa
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Clermont Collector
Crocks - 1999 |
Sugar and Creamer together
1999 Collector Crock; Creamer:
Episcopal Church
(Measures 4 3/8" tall, 5" wide)
Bottom reads: Since (date given , illegible) Marshall
Pottery Marshall TX
and signature of the potter's name (illegible)
BACK READS: Episcopal Church. The Church of
the Savior was built in 1867 of native stone quarried from the
Williams Quarry east of Clermont, IA. It was a gift from Mrs.
Frances Vinton of Providence, Rhode Island, who also built churches of
the same name in San Gabriel, CA and Providence, RI. in memory
of her children. She believed Clermont to be the geographical center
of the United States and chose the site in keeping with the biblical
verse "Thy Praise Shall Ring From Shore to Shore."
Read more about the Episcopal Church
1999 Collector Crock; Sugar Bowl
Union Sunday School
(Measures 4" tall with cover, 5 1/2" wide")
Bottom reads: Since (date given , illegible) Marshall
Pottery Marshall TX
and signature of the potter's name (illegible)
BACK READS: Union Sunday School. Built in 1863 by the
Presbyterian Church which soon disbanded. An agreement by Gov.
Larrabee and the Presbyterian Synod allowed use of the building if
kept in good repair. It now houses the largest Kimball Organ in
the nation, which was donated by Gov. Larrabee in 1896. Sunday
School disbanded in 1963. Placed on the National Register of
Historical Places in 1974, accepted by the State in 1976.
View the Clermont, Iowa Virtual Tour
of the Union Sunday School
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