Tory Pond-GHM 090-5-Lincoln Co
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Sprinterman
N 33° 50.637 W 082° 24.768
17S E 369287 N 3745751
US 378 about 5 miles northeast of Lincolnton
Waymark Code: WM6QNW
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 07/09/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Lat34North
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Tory Pond, 100 yards south from this marker, is the spot where a band of Tories were hanged for the murder of Colonel John Dooly, in 1780, while he slept in his home, located some 1/4 mile to the east.

Previously, a number from this band had escaped across Broad River, were captured and executed at the cabin of Nancy Hart in Elbert County.
Type of Marker: Highway

Marker #: 090-5

Date: 1957

Sponsor: GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION
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