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9291
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After replenishing his troops as Ramsour's Mill, Lord Cornwallis marched them to the Catawba River on January 28, 1781. For three days and four nights, the army camped at Jacob Forney's plantation while waiting for the river's waters to subside so that they could cross it. The British soldiers searched for and found gold, silver, and jewelry buried in the distillery. Cornwallis' Table, a smooth-faced rock used by the British to dine on while at Forney's, stands in Lincolnton's town square.\r\n
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14975
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Jacob Forney Sr. was born in Alsace, a small region in eastern France, in 1721 and arrived in Philadelphia in 1739. He moved south and landed in what is now Lincoln County in 1754. During conflict with Native Americans, Forney gained a favorably reputation across the territory. His sons Jacob, Abram and Peter carried on the legacy both in military actions and politics. The Forney Family's local fame ended in 1834 when many of the siblings moved away to Alabama.
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12285
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A granite-topped table monument in St. Luke's Churchyard marks the grave of Lorendzo Ferrier in Lincolnton, North Carolina. He was born in the city of Lyons, France in 1780. Ferrier led a secluded life in Lincolnton, had few friends, and was rumored to be the notorious ex-pirate Jean Lafitte. Lafitte had been pardoned by President James Madison for his aid to Andrew Jackson against the British at the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812. Years after his death the mystery of who he really was remains.
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