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| '''Molly Stark''', née '''Elizabeth Page''', (February 16, 1737–1814) was the wife of ] general ]. | '''Molly Stark''', née '''Elizabeth Page''', (February 16, 1737–1814) was the wife of ] general ]. | ||
| She was born in ], moved with her family to ], around 1755, and was the daughter of the first ] of ], ], and his wife Ruth. She married General Stark on August 20, 1758. Together they had |
She was born in ], moved with her family to ], around 1755, and was the daughter of the first ] of ], ], and his wife Ruth. She married General Stark on August 20, 1758. Together they had 11 children, including their eldest son ]. The Molly Stark house still stands in Dunbarton at Page's Corner. | ||
| Stark gained historical notoriety due to her husband's battle call of "''There are your enemies, the Red Coats and the Tories. They are ours, or this night Molly Stark sleeps a widow!''" before engaging with the British and Hessian army in the ]. Stark is also known for her success as a nurse to her husband's troops during a ] epidemic and for opening their home as a hospital during the war. | Stark gained historical notoriety due to her husband's battle call of "''There are your enemies, the Red Coats and the Tories. They are ours, or this night Molly Stark sleeps a widow!''" before engaging with the British and Hessian army in the ]. Stark is also known for her success as a nurse to her husband's troops during a ] epidemic and for opening their home as a hospital during the war. | ||
| Stark is honored throughout ] and ] with many businesses, streets and schools that bear her name as well as the ] in ] and a statue of a gun-toting Molly which overlooks the ]. Also named for her is the ], a byway otherwise known as ], which crosses southern Vermont and is thought to be the route used by General Stark on his victory march home from the Battle of Bennington. Molly Stark Mountain is one of the Green Mountain peaks on the ], just south of ] and north of ], and the adjacent peak is Baby Stark. | Stark is honored throughout ] and ] with many businesses, streets and schools that bear her name, as well as the ] in ] and a statue of a gun-toting Molly which overlooks the ]. Also named for her is the ], a byway otherwise known as ], which crosses southern Vermont and is thought to be the route used by General Stark on his victory march home from the Battle of Bennington. Molly Stark Mountain is one of the Green Mountain peaks on the ], just south of ] and north of ], and the adjacent peak is Baby Stark. | ||
| There is a Molly Stark Hospital in northeastern ]. Closed in 1995, it served as a ] ] in the 1930s, later becoming a state hospital for the mentally ill and the aged. In 2009 the ] Commissioners |
There is a Molly Stark Hospital in northeastern ]. Closed in 1995, it served as a ] ] in the 1930s, later becoming a state hospital for the mentally ill and the aged. In 2009 the ] Commissioners were scheduled to turn the grounds and former hospital over to the Stark County Park District. The old hospital was to be demolished and the area turned into a park with hiking and bicycling trails, and picnic grounds. | ||
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| Although the Molly Stark Hospital is closed, and it is private property, many people still visit this site because of ]. Glowing lights can always be seen from inside, and it is said that there is no power supply to the hospital. Orbs also show up in pictures when they are taken of the hospital.--> | Although the Molly Stark Hospital is closed, and it is private property, many people still visit this site because of ]. Glowing lights can always be seen from inside, and it is said that there is no power supply to the hospital. Orbs also show up in pictures when they are taken of the hospital.--> | ||
| The Molly Stark cannon, or "Old Molly |
The Molly Stark cannon, or "Old Molly", bears her name, and is kept by the New Boston Artillery Company in ]. | ||
| ==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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Molly Stark, née Elizabeth Page, (February 16, 1737–1814) was the wife of American Revolutionary War general John Stark.
She was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts, moved with her family to Dunbarton, New Hampshire, around 1755, and was the daughter of the first postmaster of New Hampshire, Caleb Page, and his wife Ruth. She married General Stark on August 20, 1758. Together they had 11 children, including their eldest son Caleb Stark. The Molly Stark house still stands in Dunbarton at Page's Corner.
Stark gained historical notoriety due to her husband's battle call of "There are your enemies, the Red Coats and the Tories. They are ours, or this night Molly Stark sleeps a widow!" before engaging with the British and Hessian army in the Battle of Bennington. Stark is also known for her success as a nurse to her husband's troops during a smallpox epidemic and for opening their home as a hospital during the war.
Stark is honored throughout New Hampshire and Vermont with many businesses, streets and schools that bear her name, as well as the Molly Stark State Park in Wilmington, Vermont and a statue of a gun-toting Molly which overlooks the Deerfield River. Also named for her is the Molly Stark Trail, a byway otherwise known as Route 9, which crosses southern Vermont and is thought to be the route used by General Stark on his victory march home from the Battle of Bennington. Molly Stark Mountain is one of the Green Mountain peaks on the Long Trail, just south of Camel's Hump and north of Route 17, and the adjacent peak is Baby Stark.
There is a Molly Stark Hospital in northeastern Ohio. Closed in 1995, it served as a tuberculosis sanatorium in the 1930s, later becoming a state hospital for the mentally ill and the aged. In 2009 the Stark County, Ohio Commissioners were scheduled to turn the grounds and former hospital over to the Stark County Park District. The old hospital was to be demolished and the area turned into a park with hiking and bicycling trails, and picnic grounds.
The Molly Stark cannon, or "Old Molly", bears her name, and is kept by the New Boston Artillery Company in New Boston, New Hampshire.
External links
- Virtual Vermont Biography
- Molly Stark Trail: A Byway Through the Green Mountains
- Vermont State Parks: Molly Stark
- Town of New Boston, NH - History of the Molly Stark Cannon
- Towns on the Molly Stark Byway