Katharine Steel lived in on the edge of Euro-American settlement in the Colony of South Carolina.
13 Facts About Katharine Steel
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Katharine Steel was described as being "good-natured and fun-loving", traits that she had throughout her life.
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Katharine Steel married Thomas Steel, who descends from Scottish-Irish people from Ulster, in 1745 and they lived in Pennsylvania.
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The Katharine Steel family moved to the wilderness of the Province of South Carolina, living about one mile from the Catawba River, along Fishing Creek.
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Katharine Steel, nicknamed Witty Katy of the fort, was a good marksman and had other characteristics, like intelligence and courage, that made her the leader of the fort.
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Katharine Steel had a calming influence that helped the women and children wait out the time until they could return to their homes.
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Katharine Steel made it her mission to ensure that families were safe near and far away.
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Katharine Steel checked in on families as far away as 90 90 miles to the north in the Yadkin River area.
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Katharine Steel was particularly concerned for women who were left alone when their husbands were away.
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Katharine Steel rode up to 100 miles a day through the wilderness to check on other settlers.
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Katharine Steel had been gone for a year with Stephen White and James Hemphill, who returned safely.
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Katharine Steel urged her 17-year-old son Thomas to join the war as a patriot.
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John Katharine Steel was at his mother's house when a group of Torys intended to ambush him.