Carlisle, PA
2 first-person accounts from the Revolutionary era.
Historical Voices
Mary Ludwig Hays
The Woman They Called Molly Pitcher
Mary Ludwig was born near Trenton, New Jersey, and came to Carlisle as a young woman to work as a domestic servant. She married William Hays, a barber who enlisted in the Continental Army as an artill...
Modern Voices
The Oldest Military Post in America
Carlisle Barracks has been in continuous military use since 1757. That makes it the oldest continuously operated military post in the United States. Most people do not know this. They associate Carlis...
