Fort Hill, c. 1871

Fort Hill, c. 1871

Marie
Floride Isabella Lee
Fort Hill
Photograph

This photograph, possibly the earliest photograph of Fort Hill, is believed to be of Marie Calhoun and Floride Isabella Lee, the granddaughter of Anna Maria and Thomas Green Clemson. Marie Calhoun was born into slavery at Fort Hill ca. 1842. She was the same age as the Thomas Green Clemson and Anna Maria's daughter, Floride Elizabeth. Marie was a seamstress and learned French. After Floride Elizabeth's death in 1871, she helped care for Floride's daughter, Floride Isabella Lee. After Floride Elizabeth's husband remarried, Marie was discharged and got a job with the Rhett family in New Orleans, LA.

Clemson University Historic Properties

Fort Hill Slavery Archive

c. 1871

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