48 www.CharlestonWomenPodcast.com | www.ReadCW.com | www.Instagram.com/CharlestonWomen South Carolina. In less than 50 years, the market had grown substantially. However, the tension with the British and the establishment of the East India Trading Company led to the diminishing of the Carolina indigo trade. After 1776 as the United States established itself as an independent nation, trade with England essentially ceased. Indigo remained a popular commodity within the region, and was traded with other states’ resources.” Huntsinger, who formerly worked as a ranger at Hampton Plantation, said she had the opportunity to study research papers kept in the office’s library. The documents were helpful for piecing together the later years of Eliza’s life since her personal journals ended in the mid-1760s. In the early 1770s, Eliza developed breast cancer and her family sent her to Philadelphia, where she would have access to the most modern medical treatment. In 1773, at age 71, Eliza lost the battle and was buried there in St. Peter’s Churchyard. George Washington requested the honor to be a pallbearer at her funeral. SC BUSINESS HALL OF FAME In 1989, according to the NPS, Eliza was “the first woman inducted into the South Carolina Business Hall of Fame for her contributions to agriculture and economic growth. In 2008, she was inducted into the South Carolina Hall of Fame.” Charleston Women in the Arts Hampton Plantation, Charleston, S.C. 843-509-8387 TeresaJonesFineArt.com teresa-jones@comcast.net “Moon dance” Teresa Jones Fine Art 30 x 30 Original Oil Represented by Lowcountry Artists Gallery 148 East Bay Street Charleston, SC
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