Molly Pitcher

Molly Pitcher is an American heroine about which there is much historic debate. Researchers have argued whether she was of German, Dutch or Irish ancestry. Also debated is the who the real Molly Pitcher is. A Margaret Corbin relieved her wounded husband, as did Molly, in a battle during the American Revolution. Sometimes Mary Ludwig (Molly Pitcher) and Margaret Corbin are mistaken for one another. It is also a subject of debate as to whether Molly Pitcher was originally from Carlisle or Allentown Pennsylvania. In 1913 the Pennsylvania Legislature awarded Molly with a monument near where she is buried in Carlisle.