"Kate Barry"
One and a half miles SE is Walnut Grove, home of Margaret Catherine Moore Barry (1752-1823). Local tradition says she was known as "Kate Barry" and acted as scout for the Patriots before the Battle of Cowpens, Jan. 17, 1781. With her parents, Charles and Mary Moore, and her husband, Captain Andrew Barry, she lies buried in the plantation cemetery.
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Marker data: South Carolina Historical Marker Program, SC Department of Archives and History
Sponsored by Descendants of Charles and Mary Moore and the Battle of Cowpens Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution
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