Peg Leg Bates

Death He collapsed on December 6, 1998 (at the age of 91) on his way to church. He had performed at an award ceremony in his honor at Hillcrest High School and received the Order of the Palmetto.

There are signs at the entrance of the city saying "Peg Leg Bates' home town."

U.S. Route 209 in Ulster County, New York has been named the "Clayton Peg Leg Bates Memorial Highway".

He was the subject of the children's book Knockin' On Wood: Starring Peg Leg Bates, written and illustrated by Lynne Barasch, and published in 2012.

Honors In 1991, Bates was awarded the Flo-Bert Award for being an outstanding figure in the field of tap dancing.

In December 1998, Bates performed at an award ceremony at Hillcrest High School in his honor for receiving the Order of the Palmetto, the highest civilian awarded by the state in his hometown of Fountain Inn, South Carolina.