- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Nancy Hart and the Tories
- Contributor to Resource:
- Photograph from Wikimedia
- Date of Original:
- 1896
- Subject:
- Spies--Georgia
Women spies--Georgia
Rifles--Georgia
Log cabins--Georgia
American loyalists--Georgia
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
Hart, Nancy, ca. 1735-1830 - Location:
- United States, 39.76, -98.5
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Nancy Hart's legendary confrontation with Tory intruders in her cabin earned her a reputation as a Revolutionary heroine and the distinction of being the only woman for whom a Georgia county is named.
Image of a sketch depicting Nancy Hart's legendary confrontation with Tory intruders in her Georgia cabin, which earned her a reputation as a Revolutionary heroine and the distinction of being the only woman for whom a Georgia county is named. Four men stand near a table inside a log cabin, and Hart stands near the open door and aims a rifle at the men.
Georgia's most acclaimed female participant during the Revolutionary War (1775-83) was Nancy Hart. A devout patriot, Hart gained notoriety during the revolution for her determined efforts to rid the area of Tories, English soldiers, and British sympathizers. Her single-handed efforts against Tories and Indians in the Broad River frontier, as well as her covert activities as a patriot spy, have become the stuff of myth, legend, and local folklore. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/hart-county/nancy-hart-pointing-rifle-at-soldiers_001-2/
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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