Clarksburg Cultural Center

Join us for a presentation by John Fabiano

Are YOU ready for the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution? Join the Friends of Millstone Township Historic Registered Properties as they kick off celebrations to re-open the Clarksburg Cultural Center with public historian John Fabiano’s “Molly Pitcher’s Local Origins: Revisited”

What roles did women play in the Revolution? Countless local women participated in the war effort but only one became the stuff of legend. Fabiano’s illustrated presentation will focus on a local tradition that two women from Allentown assisted Washington's army in a heroic manner. Although their battlefield exploits differed greatly – Molly Pitcher (Mary Hanna) fired a cannon during the heat of the Battle of Monmouth and Jinnie Jackson (Waglum) led General Mercer's vanguard army to Princeton – recent research suggests that they were actually one and the same person. Learn about a prominent local historian’s many years researching Molly Pitcher's true identity.

Stick around after the presentation for some Q&A, light refreshments and a chance to explore Millstone’s Clarksburg Cultural Center at 510-512 Stagecoach Road. The new reconstructed one-room schoolhouse features an opening exhibit of historic photographs of Millstone. The schoolhouse exhibit will also be open prior to the event at 1:30.

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NOTE: The Cultural Center (Church) is NOT ADA accessible.