American Revolutionary War Two small battles occurred in what would become the county during the Revolutionary War between Patriot Militia and Tories; the area was then primarily frontier and loyalties were badly divided. Legend has it that a small band of Patriots sought refuge from marauding Tories at the county's most dramatic geological feature, Heggie's Rock. One of these fights occurred on September 11, 1781, between the forces of Elijah Clarke and a band of Tories and British Regular soldiers.
American Revolutionary War Two small battles occurred in what would become the county during the Revolutionary War between Patriot Militia and Tories; the area was then primarily frontier and loyalties were badly divided Legend has it that a small band of Patriots sought refuge from marauding Tories at the county's most dramatic geological feature Heggie's Rock. One of these fights occurred on September 11, 1781, betw,een the forces of Elijah Clarke and a band of Tories and B.ritish Regular soldiers.