- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Catharine Greene (1755-1814)
- Creator:
- Williams, Arden
- Date of Original:
- 2004-07-27
- Subject:
- Greene, Catharine Littlefield
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about Catharine Greene. Catharine "Caty" Greene was the noted wife of Revolutionary War general Nathanael Greene, the mother of five, and an active participant in events that occurred during the fight for American independence. After the Revolution, Catharine and Nathanael Greene became owners of Mulberry Grove, a plantation estate near Savannah. It was there in 1793 that Eli Whitney developed the cotton gin with the support and partnership of Catharine Greene.
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/catharine-greene-1755-1814/
- Language:
- eng
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- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "Catharine Greene (1755-1814)," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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