HISTORY - COLONIAL & ANTEBELLUM
In 1706, Carolinians defeated French invaders at Abcaw, between Shem Creek and the Wando River. The area became Hobcaw Plantation and, later, Shipyard Plantation as a shipbuilding business that sprang from abundant timber and deepwater access. The local economy was also based on indigo, cotton, rice, brickmaking, and raising cattle. Early on, farmers emulated the Native American model of maize and bean agriculture. They allowed cattle and hogs to roam around their plantations. Old Village was born in 1766, when Jonathan Scott platted 50 acres of English- style town lots on the waterfront, with 50 acres of common area. Scott named the waterfront roadway Bay Street, and the other roads were named after English royalty and the prime minister: King, Queen, and Pitt Streets. In the early 1780s, Jonathan Lucas of Haddrell's Point invented a mechanical rice mill process that revolutionized the industry and made Charleston the trade center.
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