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Molly Stark House NH Historical Highway Marker
At a quiet rural crossroads in Dunbarton, New Hampshire, the Molly Stark House marker recalls the home of Elizabeth "Molly" Page Stark, the woman whose name became one of the most enduring rallying cries of the American Revolution. Erected in 1976 by the New Hampshire Division of Historical Resources, the roadside marker (Number 0111) stands at Page's Corner, where the Stark Highway (NH Route 13) meets Route 77, on land once owned by the Stark family. The story here belongs less to a battlefield than to a working farm and the remarkable woman who ran it while her husband, Revolutionary War general John Stark, was away at war. The house it commemorates was built around 1759 by Molly's father, Captain Caleb Page, the first postmaster of New Hampshire, and served as Molly's home in youth and as the wife of the general. For history lovers driving the General John Stark Scenic Byway, this small stop packs a generous share of New Hampshire's founding legend.