Tradition tells of four pirates who escaped on the coast and made their way inland, settling in Rowan County where they became farmers. They were later recognized, convicted and executed and their burial in the cemetery was permitted only if the skull and
crossbones, or just the crossbones were used on their gravestones.
This is the first marker in that row of the pirate headstones.
crossbones, or just the crossbones were used on their gravestones.
This is the first marker in that row of the pirate headstones.
Tradition tells of four pirates who escaped on the coast and made their way inland, settling in Rowan County where they became farmers. They were later recognized, convicted and executed and their burial in the cemetery was permitted only if the skull and
crossbones, or just the crossbones were used on their gravestones.
This is the first marker in that row of the pirate headstones.
crossbones, or just the crossbones were used on their gravestones.
This is the first marker in that row of the pirate headstones.
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