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April 1, 1907
The Guthrie Daily Leader
Guthrie, Logan County, Oklahoma
What is this article about?
Early history of cotton in American colonies: experimental planting in Carolinas 1621, manufacture 1643 from Barbados, garden cultivation Chesapeake 1736, New Jersey/New York by Revolution, value known ~1780.
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Genesis of Cotton In America.
The first planting of cotton seed in
the colonies was in the Carolinas in the
year 1621, when seeds were planted as
an experiment in a garden. Winthrop
says that in 1643 "men fell to the
manufacture of cotton, whereof we
have great stores from Barbados." In
1736 it was cultivated in the gardens
along Chesapeake bay, especially in the
vicinity of Baltimore, and at the open-
ing of the Revolution it was a garden
plant in New Jersey and New York,
but its real value seems to have been
almost unknown to the planters until
about 1780.
The first planting of cotton seed in
the colonies was in the Carolinas in the
year 1621, when seeds were planted as
an experiment in a garden. Winthrop
says that in 1643 "men fell to the
manufacture of cotton, whereof we
have great stores from Barbados." In
1736 it was cultivated in the gardens
along Chesapeake bay, especially in the
vicinity of Baltimore, and at the open-
ing of the Revolution it was a garden
plant in New Jersey and New York,
but its real value seems to have been
almost unknown to the planters until
about 1780.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Exploration
What keywords are associated?
Cotton Planting
American Colonies
Carolinas
Chesapeake Bay
Revolution
What entities or persons were involved?
Winthrop
Where did it happen?
Carolinas, Barbados, Chesapeake Bay, Baltimore, New Jersey, New York
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Key Persons
Winthrop
Location
Carolinas, Barbados, Chesapeake Bay, Baltimore, New Jersey, New York
Event Date
1621 To About 1780
Story Details
First cotton seeds planted experimentally in Carolinas in 1621; manufacture noted in 1643 from Barbados stores; cultivated in Chesapeake gardens by 1736; garden plant in New Jersey and New York by Revolution; value recognized around 1780.