was a town at the time about thirty years old, and a good place of business. Originally the trading center was located at Ft. Moore down near Beech Island on the Carolina side of the river, but that business had been largely taken away by the merchants up river at Augusta.
Hammond determined that he could best attract the Indian and upstate fur traders by moving his business up above the shoals in the Savannah River. This proved to be very profitable for him. He established a public ferry across the river and engaged primarily in tobacco. The farmers from upstate would bring their crops down the Savannah in boats and offload them at Hammonds place. At his warehouse at Cambelltown, a short distance below his residence, the first year he only received twenty hogsheads of tobacco, but the second year he received over one thousand. His business here was large and profitable. He also established a store further upstate on the Saluda River. A Revolutionary War battle occurred there later in which he and his nephew Samuel were involved.
The Hammonds had established their home on the Carolina side of the river. The home still stands
