Potter
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A potter is someone who makes pottery
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It can also mean "to move about aimlessly", especially in the phrases "potter around" and "potter about".
Potter may also refer to:
Pottery
Pottery is the material from which the potteryware is made, of which major types include earthenware, stoneware and porcelain. The place where such wares are made is also called a pottery . Pottery also refers to the art or craft of the potter or the manufacture of pottery...
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It can also mean "to move about aimlessly", especially in the phrases "potter around" and "potter about".
Potter may also refer to:
- Potter (surname)Potter (surname)-Real people:*Alexandra Potter , British author*Alfie Potter , English football player*Allen Potter , American politician*Alonzo Potter, Bishop of Pennsylvania*A. J...
, includes a list of people with the surname
Places
- Potter, Alaska, a section of the Alaska RailroadAlaska RailroadThe Alaska Railroad is a Class II railroad which extends from Seward and Whittier, in the south of the state of Alaska, in the United States, to Fairbanks , and beyond to Eielson Air Force Base and Fort Wainwright in the interior of that state...
, currently a part of Anchorage city limits and best known for a bird sancutary and high-income hillside neighborhood - Potter, CaliforniaPotter, CaliforniaPotter is a former settlement in Modoc County, California. It was located northwest of Lookout.A post office operated at Potter from 1889 to 1896. The name honors Richard R. Potter, its first postmaster....
- Potter, NebraskaPotter, NebraskaPotter is a village in Cheyenne County, Nebraska, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 390.-Geography:Potter is located at ....
- Potter, New YorkPotter, New YorkPotter is a town in Yates County, New York, in the United States. The Town of Potter is located in the northwest part of the county and is south of Canandaigua, NY. The population was 1,830 at the 2000 census.- History :...
- Potter, WisconsinPotter, WisconsinPotter is a village in Calumet County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 223 at the 2000 census.-History:Potter was established near a Native American village along the Manitowoc River. It was originally named Muskratville because of the large number of muskrats that lived in the...
- Potter County, South DakotaPotter County, South DakotaAs of the census of 2000, there were 2,693 people, 1,145 households, and 767 families residing in the county. The population density was 3 people per square mile . There were 1,760 housing units at an average density of 2 per square mile...
- Potter County, PennsylvaniaPotter County, PennsylvaniaPotter County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It is in the Allegheny Plateau region. As of 2010, the population was 17,457. Its county seat is Coudersport. Potter County was named after James Potter, who was a general from Pennsylvania in the Continental Army during the...
- Potter County, Texas
- Potter HeighamPotter HeighamPotter Heigham is a village and civil parish on the River Thurne in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated some north-east of the city of Norwich on the A149 road, and on The Broads....
, The Broads, Norfolk - Potter IslandPotter IslandPotter Island is an uninhabited island located in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago within the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut. It is a Baffin Island offshore island situated in Frobisher Bay. It is north of Lower Savage Islands, and northwest of Resolution Island and Edgell Island....
, Nunavut, Canada - Potter Lake, WisconsinPotter Lake, WisconsinPotter Lake is a census-designated place in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,107 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Potter Lake is located at ....
- Potter Township (disambiguation), multiple places
- Potter Valley, CaliforniaPotter Valley, CaliforniaPotter Valley is a census-designated place in Mendocino County, California, United States. It is located north-northeast of Ukiah, at an elevation of 948 feet . It is located at the headwaters of the East Fork of the Russian River...
- Potter Valley AVAPotter Valley AVAThe Potter Valley AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in northern Mendocino County, California centered around town of Potter Valley. The appellation is found east of the Redwood Valley AVA and has an elevation of around higher than surrounding areas...
, California wine region in Mendocino County
- Potter Valley AVA
- Potters BarPotters BarPotters Bar is a town in the Hertsmere borough of Hertfordshire, England, located north of Central London. In 2001 it had a population of 21,618....
, Hertfordshire
Other uses
- 7320 Potter7320 Potter7320 Potter is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 2, 1978 by L. V. Zhuravleva at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory.- External links :*...
, asteroid - Potter (TV series)Potter (TV series)Potter was a 1979 BBC sitcom written by Roy Clarke. Running for three series, it originally starred Arthur Lowe as Redvers Potter, a busybody former sweet manufacturer with time on his hands following retirement...
, TV sitcom starring Arthur Lowe - Potter BoxPotter BoxThe Potter Box is a model for making ethical decisions, developed by Ralph B. Potter, Jr., professor of social ethics emeritus of Harvard Divinity School. It is commonly used by communication ethics scholars. Moral thinking should be a systematic process. A judgment is made and action is taken...
, a model for making ethical decisions - Potter sequence, a congenital birth defect
- Potter's fieldPotter's fieldA potter's field was an American term for a place for the burial of unknown or indigent people. The expression derives from the Bible, referring to a field used for the extraction of potter's clay, which was useless for agriculture but could be used as a burial site.-Origin:The term comes from...
, a place for the burial of unknown people - T. J. PotterT. J. PotterThe T.J. Potter was a steamboat that operated in the Northwestern United States. The boat was launched in 1888. Her upper cabins came from the steamboat Wide West. This required some modification, because the T.J. Potter was a side-wheeler, whereas the Wide West had been a stern-wheeler...
, steamboat - USS Stephen Potter (DD-538)USS Stephen Potter (DD-538)USS Stephen Potter , a , was a ship of the United States Navy named for Ensign Stephen Potter , a naval aviator during World War I....
, a naval destroyer - The Potters, the nickname of English football club Stoke City F.C
- The Potters, the nickname of East Liverpool (Ohio) City School DistrictEast Liverpool High SchoolEast Liverpool High School is a public high school in East Liverpool, Ohio. It is the only high school in the East Liverpool City School District. It was just renovated. Their sports teams are called the Potters, and are members of the Ohio Valley Athletic Conference, or OVAC...
sports teams