Join the Southampton Historical Society for an exciting program titled, “Joe Mulliner Dancing Tory Bandit of the Pines” during their general meeting on March 7 at 7:30pm.
A living history outreach program: Joe Mulliner: Dancing Tory Bandit of the Pines
Meet the legendary American Revolution Loyalist “Pine Robber” Joe Mulliner (portrayed by Jeff Macechak) and learn his true story and perhaps learn an 18th century dance as well. A short powerpoint presentation on his life will be presented after the character portrayal.
Often referred to as “The Robin Hood of the Pine Barrens,” Joe Mulliner was a Tory outlaw who was forced to flee his home in 1779 to avoid arrest, then went on a crime spree throughout the Pine Barrens of Southern New Jersey, burning farmhouses, kidnappin, and holding up stagecoaches. But he often left poorer folks alone and preyed on the rich. He was captured in the Indian Cabin Mill Inn in Nesco after a night of drinking, dancing and debauchery. Convicted of high treason on August 8, 1781, he was sentenced to be hanged the same day at Gallow’s Hill. Afterward, his body was delivered by wagon, along the very route that he had terrorized, to his wife at Sweetwater, where he was buried along a high bank overlooking Mullica River and Cold Spring Swamp. Is final resting place is a lonely grave in the pines marked by the stone seen here at the right, the most recent monument in a long line of stones, the previous markers having all been stolen over the years.
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Location:
Old Town Hall
25 Plum Street
Vincentown, NJ
