Before the Civil War, Hancock County's economy was based on growing cotton, and like most cotton-growing areas of the South, it had a large slave population, making up 61% of the total county population in the 1850 Census.
Hancock County's economy was based on growing cotton. This was before the Civil War. It had a large slave population. This was like most cotton-growing areas of the South. This was before the Civil War. It was making up 61% of the total county population in the 1850 Census. This was like most cotton-growing areas of the South. This was before the Civil War.