MOLLY PITCHER REVOLUTIONARY WAR MEMORIAL

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MOLLY PITCHER (AKA: MARY LUDWIG HAYS MCCAULY)DURING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, SHE ACCOMPANIED HER HUSBAND TO THE BATTLE OF MONMOUTH AND CARRIED PITCHERS OF WATER FOR COOLING CANNONS, THEREBY EARNING HER NICKNAME. SUPPOSEDLY, AFTER HER HUSBAND COLLAPSED, SHE TOOK HIS PLACE AT THE CANNON AND SERVED HEROICALLY THROUGH THE BATTLE. SHE DIED IN 1832.

Location

Address: MONMOUTH BATTLEFIELD STATE PARK
City: ENGLISHTOWN
State:
Zip Code: 07726

Details

Memorial Type: War Memorial Honor Plaques (Individuals)
Access: Public
Wars Commemorated: REVOLUTIONARY WAR
Year Dedicated: 1978
Photograph By: BILL COUGHLIN
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