In May of 1777, a small party of loyalist troops were tracked by the local American militia to their campsite at the base of a large rocky hill. They captured the loyalists ‘or Tories’ without any bloodshed, taking them as prisoners of war, to Neshobe, now Brandon, Vermont, and eventually Fort Ticonderoga. This action gave this site the name ‘Tory Rocks.’ Join Monkton Museum and Historical society Vice President and local living historian Ian Gramling as he describes this ambush, the legacy of the Tory Rocks, and plans to commemorate it, as we enter the 250th anniversary of the Revolutionary War.
This will be an in-person meeting. However, the option to join the meeting using Zoom will still be available. The agenda for the meeting and the Zoom invitation will be sent out on the day of the meeting. Non-members, please request the link from monktonmhs@gmail.com.