Gopher Branch Heritage Preserve
Contact Information
Non-game and Heritage Trust SectionSC Department of Natural Resources
PO Box 167
Columbia, SC 29202
(803) 734-3886
Hours of Operation
The preserve is only available for visitation by guided tour.
Contributions to the Endangered Wildlife Fund on the South Carolina Income Tax Form help to make the identification and management of these preserves possible.
Important Information for Visitors
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Description
Gopher Branch is the location of Reverend John Landrum’s home and his alkaline glaze stoneware pottery. Landrum is believed to be the founder of the alkaline glaze stoneware tradition in the Old Edgefield District. Scholars are confident that many of the innovations in this industry were begun at Landrum’s home on Gopher Branch. Utilitarian wares such as jugs, churns and other items were produced by Landrum. Also, “Dave,” a slave potter of some renown, worked for Landrum and his son-in-law Lewis Miles. Dave is well known for couplets, which were incised into his large jugs.