National War Memorial Registry, War Memorial Catalog Of United States

THIS MONUMENT, ERECTED IN THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY, STANDS AS A REMINDER OF THE LEGENDARY MARY MUSGROVE. SHE IS REMEMBERED AS A CHARACTER IN THE 19TH CENTURY NOVEL "HORSESHOE ROBINSON" WHO TOOK GREAT PERSONAL RISKS SPYING FOR THE PATRIOTS. WHILE WE DO KNOW THAT AN ACTUAL MARY MUSGROVE (1755-1795)LIVED ON THIS SITE, WE DO NOT KNOW WHAT SPECIFIC ROLE SHE PLAYED IN THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, HER LEGEND DOES, HOWEVER, STAND AS A TRIBUTE TO THE COUNTLESS WOMEN WHO SERVED AS SPIES, MESSENGERS AND EVEN COMBATANTS DURING AMERICA'S FIGHT FOR INDEPENDENCE.