September 1867, there was a break in the factory dam. While repairing it, Gregg became ill. He died in Kalmia, South Carolina, on September 12. Following his death, the Graniteville Company was able to prosper and continue operations for more than a century. Gregg's legacy lives on in the South. In 1899 his works in the Essays on Domestic Industry, were reprinted by Daniel Augustus Tompkins. Gregg and his work lives on in the South and Gregg is heralded as one of the most successful, influential members of the early Southern States. References William Gregg (1845), Essays on Domestic Industry. Published as an appendix pp. 207–240 to External links William Gregg from A Southern Primer Gregg Archives at the University of South Carolina Aiken Library Graniteville Mill photo gallery People from Monongalia County, West Virginia American Civil War industrialists American manufacturing businesspeople 1800 births 1867 deaths People from Graniteville, South Carolina People from Brownsville, Pennsylvania People from Alexandria, Virginia South Carolina Whigs