What: Burning, July 1781, Loyalists burned settlement.

Other names:

Where: 36.5437635 -76.9116274 Wyanoke Ferry

Maps: [map notes]

• 36.5437635 -76.9116274 Wyanoke
• ACME Mapper.
• National Map
• Google
• GNIS record for Wyanoke NC. See mapping options.

• NBBAS:Three. p. 276

  Wyanoke Ferry, Great Dismal Swamp, North Carolina
  July 1781

  As Cornwallis moved towards Yorktown, Virginia, a Tory raiding party burned the settlement at Wyanoke Ferry.

  Basis of site location.

• Sherman, "Calendar...". p.395. Ref. to above. To avoid long downloads, use option to "Save and view this PDF in Reader".

• RevWar75   listing. 5-16-1781. Shown as British "victory"

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Submitted by: Patrick O'Kelley. Location by PJO.

Confidence level: 3