The Tory Oak: Colonel Benjamin Cleveland and the American Revolution with Layne H. Dyer

The Tory Oak is author Layne H. Dyer's detailed account of the American Revolution in Northwestern, North Carolina. Colonel Benjamin Cleveland, patriot leader, militia commander, and friend of frontiersman Daniel Boone, played an outsized role in the Revolution in North Carolina.

From his arrival in the area in 1769 through the end of the Revolutionary War, he had a major part in the formation of Wilkes County (part of which would eventually become Ashe County), the Battle of Kings Mountain, and above all, in defending against the Loyalist forces who tried to stop the rebellion. He was truly "the terror of the Tories."

On Friday, Oct. 10th at 6 p.m., Dyer will go into detail about his book "The Tory Oak" and the American Revolution in Northwestern, NC, followed by a Q&A session.

This event will take place in the 1904 courtroom at the Museum of Ashe County History, located at 301 E. Main Street in Jefferson, and is FREE and open to all to attend.

This event is part of Ashe County's 250th lecture series and is sponsored by America 250 NC. For more information call (336) 846-1904.