Purportedly a member of George Washington's Culper Spy Ring, Anna Strong helped pass on intelligence about British troop movements during the American Revolutionary War.
All That's Interesting | 21.12.2025 23:00
During the American Revolution, those who rowed across New York’s Long Island Sound might have seen the flutter of laundry on a distant hill in Strongs Neck. On some days, they may have spotted a black petticoat; on others, they may have noticed some neatly arranged white handkerchiefs. Most probably dismissed what they saw as nothing but a housewife’s work. But as the traditional story goes, the clothing had been carefully arranged by a woman named Anna Strong, a Revolutionary War spy.
