Record #:

15467

Author(s):

Seay, Majel Ivey

Abstract:

When the colonists of the Albemarle section of North Carolina were in danger, Betsy Dowdy rode her pony in 1775 to spread the news and succeeded in halting the advance of the British troops into North Carolina.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 4 Issue 47, Apr 1937, p5

Subject(s):

Dowdy, Betsy; North Carolina--History--1775-1865--Women