SC-42-4 Kate Barry


Marker text: 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.
Erected by the Battle of Cowpens Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1968

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