The field where Mary Hays carried her pitcher is still there — Monmouth Battlefield State Park in New Jersey, thousands of acres of the same farmland and rolling ground the armies crossed in 1778.

This lesson takes readers to the battlefield today: the visitor center, the marked lines of the fighting, and the ground where tradition places Molly’s spring. It is a visit any family can make — to walk where she walked, in, one hopes, cooler weather.

Lesson 1X of the Molly Pitcher Life Story series from Capite Universe — history brought to life for kids ages 6–14, and for families and classrooms who love learning through story.