YOU ARE INVITED to celebrate the 271st Birthday of Carlisle Legend, Molly Pitcher!
Where: East South Street in downtown by the Old Cemetery
When: Saturday, October 11, 2025 2-5pm
Cost: FREE to attend!
Complete Info: https://lovecarlisle.com/news/74-Molly-Pitchers-271st-Birthday-Bash
- Music from Cumberland Honey
- Food & Drink Vendors along with an entire Vendor Fair that includes Artisans, Retail Businesses and Non-Profits. Details on how to sign up to be a vendor on our website.
- Cemetery Tours with The Barefoot Historian & Co. and Historic Carlisle Inc.
- Design a Beer Label: Entries are open now to design the label for Molly Pitcher Brewing Company’s new fall beer: Burn Skirt.
Submissions are open. Go to our website for details.
- Enjoy Birthday Cake from Helena's Cafe & Creperie!
For all the details and information on this year's Molly Pitcher Birthday Bash, go to lovecarlisle.com.
Why we celebrate: Mary Ludwig Hays fought in the American War of Independence at the Battle of Monmouth. As her husband was carried off the battlefield, Mary took his place at the cannon and continued to "swab and load" the cannon using her husband's ramrod. At one point, a British musket ball or cannonball flew between her legs and tore off the bottom of her skirt. She supposedly said something to the effect of, "Well, that could have been worse," and went back to loading the cannon.
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