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Nancy Hart
HART, Nancy, patriot, born in North Carolina about 1735; died in Georgia about 1830.
She was a noted heroine of the American Revolution, famed for her fierce resistance to British forces and loyalists in Georgia. Tall, red-haired, and fearless, Hart was known for her sharpshooting and cunning. One of the most famous stories recounts how she captured and killed several Tory soldiers who had entered her cabin demanding food.
She often disguised herself to spy on British movements and was deeply involved in frontier defense. Her exploits became legendary in Georgia, and Hart County was named in her honor—the only county in the state named for a woman.
Though details of her life are partly legendary, Nancy Hart remains a symbol of frontier courage and patriotic defiance.
Source:
Wilson, James Grant, and John Fiske, eds. Appleton’s Cyclopædia of American Biography. New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1887. Patriot Echoes Archive
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