“kate Barry”
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The first word (“built”) appears in lowercase on the marker. Sponsor was the Reidville Centennial Committee. Erected in 1957. ‡ No longer extant. Replaced by Marker 42-18, erected by Wofford College, 1998. * † 1½ 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 Descendants of Charles and Mary Moore and the Battle of Cowpens Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution,
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