Near Yadkin Valley in Caldwell County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Laura Foster

Died May 28, 1866

— May She Rest In Peace —

Laura Foster Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, July 6, 2012

1. Laura Foster Marker

Inscription.
On the 28th of May 1866, Laura Foster, a beautiful but frail girl, was decoyed from her fathers house at German Hill in Caldwell County to a place in Wilkes County and was murdered. Tom Dula (Tom Dooley) was later hanged for her murder. She was buried on the banks of the Yadkin River on the farm of John Walter Winkler.

Laura's Grave is across the road, surrounded by the whitewashed locust fence. The land for this park is provided by John Christian Bernhardt.

This historical marker is provided by
Woodmen of the World Lodge 95
Lenoir, North Carolina
1991

Erected 1991 by Woodmen of the World Lodge 95 (Lenoir, NC).

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Women. A significant historical date for this entry is May 28, 1866.

Location. 36° 2.97′ N, 81° 26.85′ W. Marker is near Yadkin Valley, North Carolina, in Caldwell County. It is on State Highway 268, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lenoir NC 28645, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Mountains. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

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 America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Charles Gordon Jr. (approx. 3.4 miles away); William Lenoir (approx. 3.4 miles away); A Storied Trail

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(approx. 3.4 miles away); Revolutionary War Patriots (approx. 3½ miles away); Patterson School Foundation (approx. 4.8 miles away); Chapel of Rest (approx. 5.2 miles away); Thomas C. Dula (approx. 5.2 miles away); Collett Leventhorpe (approx. 5.2 miles away).

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker.

Also see . . .
1. photo of gravesite. (Submitted on July 7, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina.)
2. Find-a-Grave site. Includes close-up photos of grave (Submitted on October 21, 2019, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina.)

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, July 6, 2012

2. Laura Foster Marker

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, July 6, 2012

3. Laura Foster Marker

entrance to Laura Foster Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, July 6, 2012

4. entrance to Laura Foster Marker

Facing east from entrance. Gravesite visible in the distance.

Laura Foster gravesite image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, July 6, 2012

5. Laura Foster gravesite

Credits. This page was last revised on October 21, 2019. It was originally submitted on July 7, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,809 times since then and 95 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 7, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.