Greetings folks! I am looking for other references to a 1782 army camp near Hanging Rock in Watauga County. The only reference that I have found is this: "William [Triplett] and his two eldest sons, Micajah and Nimrod, died in the Army camp at Hanging Rock in Watauga County, North Carolina, in 1782, during an epidemic of measles." Does anyone else know of any reference to this "army camp" at Hanging Rock? Was the above referred to a army camp really at Hanging Rock in Watauga County? I've been over a lot of the ground up there and there is not really a place I could pick out as a site for a camp. Also, Hanging Rock is at a height of 5,237. That's a couple of thousand feet above the valley in Foscoe, and other places. While it might of made a good lookout, it would of made a poor camp site due to the wind and cold. Are there any other references to a measles epidemic in this area in 1782? There are references to other Hanging Rocks during the revolution - there is one in South Carolina, and another near Valley Forge in Pennsylvania. Plus, there is a Hanging Rock State Park in present day Stokes County. Can anyone give me an original citation for this reference? I thought it was in Arthur's History of Watauga County, but a quick online search did not yield the reference. I'm not doubting that these Tripletts died in 1782: I am just not sure it was at our Hanging Rock in Watauga County. Regards, Michael C. Hardy Boone, NC _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com