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DESCRIPTION:Hillsborough is extremely proud to be the site of the grave of 
 North Carolina’s greatest patriot\, William Hooper\, a signer of the Declar
 ation of Independence. In fact\, the town has been so proud of this site th
 at when Guilford Courthouse arranged to have Mr. Hooper’s body exhumed and 
 re-interred in their battlefield park\, town leaders supposedly negotiated 
 a compromise where some of his body and the original marker would be return
 ed to Hillsborough.\n\nHowever\, another famous Hooper lived on Tryon Stree
 t and is buried in the Old Town Cemetery: Anne Hooper\, William’s wife. Ann
 e was as involved in Revolutionary politics as a woman of her time could be
 . Not only did she support her husband by maintaining their farm and caring
  for their children so he could go to Philadelphia for the Continental Cong
 resses\, she also wrote letters to the governor and other political figures
  in attempts to influence policies. \n\nAt the time of her death\, Anne was
  living in the house (two doors down from the Museum) known today as the Na
 sh-Hooper House. Accordingly\, she was most certainly buried either with he
 r husband or beside him. This placement was – and still is – the standard. 
 This site in the Old Town Cemetery is also the resting spot of their grands
 on. Orange County historian Mary Claire Engstrom maintained that the proper
 ty belonged to the Hoopers and not the town in the late 1700s and early 180
 0s. Yet\, no marker or monument exists in the OTC to commemorate her life.\
 n\nWe will remedy this oversight on March 14.\n\nRepresentatives from the n
 ational Descendants of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence\, She
 ryll Albert\, a local descendant of the Hoopers\, and local historians will
  make presentations. Refreshments will be provided by local chapters of the
  Daughters of the American Revolution. And a wreath will be laid at the bur
 ial site.
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LOCATION:Hillsborough Presbyterian Church
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SUMMARY:Anne Hooper Plaque Dedication
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URL:https://events.dncr.nc.gov/event/anne-hooper-placque-dedication
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