1901
Year Chartered
249
Welcoming Residents
942
Elevation
15
Total Businesses
With fewer than 250 people, Gillsville takes up a mere one square mile. This town has made a major impact on
American fine arts with the heavy concentration of folk potters who make their homes and ply their trade in
the foothills surrounding the area. Folk Pottery is the last original American hand craft practiced the same
way today as it was in Colonial times. In Gillsville, you will find Craven Pottery and Hewell's Pottery, a large
retail pottery seller open year round. More adventurous travelers will want to visit private potters' workshops along the
winding roads leading to and from Gillsville. Signs mark the spots where artists sell their wares formed in
clay dug from the nearby Georgia creeks and riverbeds. Be sure to stop in the Gillsville café for a home
cooked treat or pack a picnic and visit the city park. Those on official business will want to visit on Wednesdays –
the only day City Hall is open where the Mayor and his wife/town librarian will greet you with Northeast Georgia charm.
Credit: Explore Georgia
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