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The Mystery of the Forgotten U.S. Flag Revealed
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Posted on 03/10/2009 7:36:13 AM PDT by FreeManWhoCan

A little known odd fact about the history of Old Glory, is her sister, the forgotten Civil Flag of the United States.

The existence of the first U.S. civil flag came about in 1767 when members of the "Sons of Liberty" rebelled against the Stamp Act by turning the flag of the British East India Company on its side and then flew it on the "Liberty Tree...


TOPICS: History; Military/Veterans; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: civilflag; flag; fugly; godsgravesglyphs; history
I thought you freepers would find this interesting..
1 posted on 03/10/2009 7:36:13 AM PDT by FreeManWhoCan
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2 posted on 03/10/2009 7:40:22 AM PDT by ironwill (I want my daddy's records.)
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To: ironwill; All

Looks like the flag from Jericho...


3 posted on 03/10/2009 7:41:32 AM PDT by KevinDavis (No one should question our "Dear Leader"!)
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To: FreeManWhoCan

It might be time to dust it off and breathe new life into it. If not now, then probably pretty close.


4 posted on 03/10/2009 7:44:20 AM PDT by sadamico (Can a state AG file a suit against the federal government for violating the US Constitution?)
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U.S. Coast Guard Ensign.
5 posted on 03/10/2009 7:44:45 AM PDT by dblshot
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To: FreeManWhoCan

It is also the Treasury flag, IIRC.


6 posted on 03/10/2009 7:50:25 AM PDT by Terabitten (To all RINOs: You're expendable. Sarah isn't.)
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To: FreeManWhoCan

It is also the Treasury flag, IIRC.

Of course, the article is from one of those “courts have no jurisdiction because they’re flying the admiralty flag with the gold fringe” websites, so....


7 posted on 03/10/2009 7:53:01 AM PDT by Terabitten (To all RINOs: You're expendable. Sarah isn't.)
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To: FreeManWhoCan
The Coast Guard describes the origin of their ensign.

Courtesy of the Wayback Machine, here's a lengthy article from the Treasury.

This page, by a private individual, does a pretty good job of debunking the "Civil Flag" myth.

8 posted on 03/10/2009 8:05:00 AM PDT by Caesar Soze
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9 posted on 03/10/2009 6:28:31 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/____________________ Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)
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Thanks for the ping, but this is nonsense. The Great Seal did not exist until 1789. And the flag of the Sons of Liberty had 13 horizontal red stripes on a white background. This thread is all bogus and should be pulled.


10 posted on 03/10/2009 8:22:47 PM PDT by Pharmboy (Democrats lie because they must...)
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thanks Pharmboy.


11 posted on 03/11/2009 7:09:07 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/____________________ Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)
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The Mystery of the Forgotten U.S. Flag Revealed

12 posted on 03/11/2009 7:09:17 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/____________________ Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)
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To: Pharmboy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Seal_of_the_United_States

The Great Seal was first used publicly in 1782.


13 posted on 03/11/2009 7:10:33 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/____________________ Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)
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This first die was cut in September 1782.

Official Dies of the Great Seal of the United States

14 posted on 03/11/2009 7:13:09 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/____________________ Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)
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The Flag of the Sons of Liberty

And I stand corrected on the Great Seal...as you say, the first depiction was in September, 1782, although it was described earlier that year.

I was mistaken since I thought the first depiction was over the Washington family pew in St. Paul's Chapel (Episcopal) in NYC (April, 1789). This is where The General worshiped for the first 15 months as POTUS.

Thanks for the follow-up, SC.

15 posted on 03/12/2009 5:56:54 AM PDT by Pharmboy (Democrats lie because they must...)
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I wonder if that photo I linked above had the Great Seal added later (but still in the 18th century)?


16 posted on 03/12/2009 5:18:02 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/____________________ Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)
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Well, after 1782, it might have existed...hard to know.


17 posted on 03/13/2009 5:49:34 AM PDT by Pharmboy (Democrats lie because they must...)
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