Pittsboro in Chatham County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Tory Raid

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, April 30, 2018

1. Tory Raid Marker

Inscription. David Fanning and his Tories captured many Whig leaders here at Old Chatham Courthouse, July, 1781.

Erected 1939 by Department of Conservation and Development. (Marker Number H-15.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1781.

Location. 35° 42.764′ N, 79° 10.708′ W. Marker is in Pittsboro, North Carolina, in Chatham County. It is on Sanford Road (U.S. 15/501) when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 540 Sanford Road, Pittsboro NC 27312, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of

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America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Lynching in America / Lynching in Chatham County (approx. half a mile away); Charles Manly (approx. 0.6 miles away); Law Office of Charles Manly (approx. 0.6 miles away); James I. Waddell (approx. 0.6 miles away); Hall-London House (approx. 0.7 miles away); Henry A. London (approx. 0.7 miles away); Abraham Rencher (approx. 0.7 miles away); John Owen (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pittsboro.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Our Confederate Heroes (was approx. half a mile away but has been permanently removed).

Also see . . .
1. Tory Raid. North Carolina Historical Markers. (Submitted on May 4, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.)

2. David Fanning. by Lindley S. Butler, 1986, NCpedia. (Submitted on May 4, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.)

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, April 30, 2018

2. Tory Raid Marker

The Great Seal of the State of North Carolina<br>Esse Quam Videri image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, April 30, 2018

3. The Great Seal of the State of North Carolina
Esse Quam Videri

"To Be, Rather Than To Seem"

Credits. This page was last revised on June 24, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 4, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,061 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 4, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.