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One morning in the fall of 1765 the "Sons of Liberty" in Boston met at the Liberty Tree on the corner of Orange and Essex and unfurled a huge flag...13 feet long by 7 feet wide... having nine vertical red and white stripes...the "rebellious stripes" they called them...to honor the nine colonies which had joined in protest of the Stamp Act.

Influential patriots like Sam Adams and John Hancock were part of this group of early protesters of British rule. They met often beneath the sheltering branches of this great American Elm, known throughout the colonies as the "Liberty Tree". To see a photo of the flag visit http://libertytreesociety.org/Liberty_Tree_Flag.html

It was at one such meeting in 1773 that they planned the Tea Party, an act of rebellion which soon became a revolution. Overhead flew the "Liberty Tree Flag" . When the British troops evacuated Boston they cut down the "Liberty Tree" but the "rebellious stripes" survived to this day. They are on display by the Bostonian Society at the Old State House, 206 Washington St. in Boston, Mass.

1 posted on 12/15/2011 9:23:10 AM PST by John Parker

2 posted on 12/15/2011 9:29:48 AM PST by Kenton

3 posted on 12/15/2011 9:33:32 AM PST by BreezyDog (PLAN A: A Peaceful Restoration of the Republic.....PLAN B: A Restoration of the Republic)

bump to the top - thanks for posting.
Welcome to Free Republic.

4 posted on 12/15/2011 9:42:34 AM PST by Liberty Valance (Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)

Welcome to FR John Parker.

How go things in the 8th Dimension?

5 posted on 12/15/2011 9:57:41 AM PST by Bloody Sam Roberts (Attacking Wall Street because you're jobless is like burning down Whole Foods because you're hungry.)

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