Hoosier Pride & Tradition — UHL Pottery

Business was booming for the Uhl family, of Lisberg Germany, in the 1840s. But August Uhl dreamed of taking his talents to America, the land of opportunity. So, in 1848 he left his home and his father’s business and sailed to the United States.After months of travel by river boat, testing clay samples along the Ohio River, he settled in Evansville. Within the year, he was joined by his younger brother Louis, and A & L UHL of Evansville was formed.It seemed like a winning combination wi