BETSY’S RIDE
- Program
- Subject
- Location
- Lat/Long
- Grant Recipient
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Legends & Lore®
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Folklore, Legend, People
- 128 N Church St, Hertford, NC 27944, USA
- 36.189246, -76.465631
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Perquimans County
BETSY’S RIDE
Inscription
BETSY'S RIDETEENAGER BETSY DOWDY RODE HER
HORSE BESS OVER 40 MILES FROM
CURRITUCK BANKS TO HERTFORD
TO WARN GEN. SKINNER’S MILITIA
OF BRITISH ATTACK IN 1775.
NORTH CAROLINA FOLKLIFE INSTITUTE
WILLIAM G. POMEROY FOUNDATION 2023