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The '''Easton Flag''' is a banner used to represent [[Easton, Pennsylvania]]. It is designed opposite from more common [[Flags of the United States]] in that it has 13 (8-pointed) stars in a blue field, with 13 stripes in the [[Flag terminology|canton]]<ref>Mastai, pg 39</ref>. According to local legend, the flag was hoisted when the [[Declaration of Independence]] was publicly read in Easton, [[8 July]] [[1776]].<ref>[http://www.eastonpl.org/MarxRoom.htm Easton Public Library]</ref> |
The '''Easton Flag''' is a banner used to represent [[Easton, Pennsylvania]]. It is designed opposite from more common [[Flags of the United States]] in that it has 13 (8-pointed) stars in a blue field, with 13 stripes in the [[Flag terminology|canton]]<ref>Mastai, pg 39</ref>. According to local legend, the flag was hoisted when the [[Declaration of Independence]] was publicly read in Easton, [[8 July]] [[1776]].<ref>[http://www.eastonpl.org/MarxRoom.htm Easton Public Library]</ref> |
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The flag was used as a company flag under Captain Abraham Horn in the [[War of 1812]], and some suspect that the design may only date from this era.<ref>This [http://americanhistory.si.edu/ssb/6_thestory/6c_stars/main6c1_l.html Smithsonian webpage] says the flag is from 1812, and has a picture of the original.</ref><ref>It's worth noting that US flags of this era had [[: |
The flag was used as a company flag under Captain Abraham Horn in the [[War of 1812]], and some suspect that the design may only date from this era.<ref>This [http://americanhistory.si.edu/ssb/6_thestory/6c_stars/main6c1_l.html Smithsonian webpage] says the flag is from 1812, and has a picture of the original.</ref><ref>It's worth noting that US flags of this era had [[:File:US flag 15 stars.svg|15 stars and 15 stripes]].</ref> The flag was returned to the Easton library for safe-keeping when the company returned. The Easton Area Public Library still holds the flag. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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[http://www.eastonpl.org/EastonFlag.htm Flag history] from Easton Area Public Library |
* [http://www.eastonpl.org/EastonFlag.htm Flag history] from Easton Area Public Library |
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[[Category:Flags of the American Revolution]] |
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Revision as of 11:31, 2 January 2009
The Easton Flag is a banner used to represent Easton, Pennsylvania. It is designed opposite from more common Flags of the United States in that it has 13 (8-pointed) stars in a blue field, with 13 stripes in the canton[1]. According to local legend, the flag was hoisted when the Declaration of Independence was publicly read in Easton, 8 July 1776.[2]
The flag was used as a company flag under Captain Abraham Horn in the War of 1812, and some suspect that the design may only date from this era.[3][4] The flag was returned to the Easton library for safe-keeping when the company returned. The Easton Area Public Library still holds the flag.
References
- ^ Mastai, pg 39
- ^ Easton Public Library
- ^ This Smithsonian webpage says the flag is from 1812, and has a picture of the original.
- ^ It's worth noting that US flags of this era had 15 stars and 15 stripes.
- Mastai, Boleslaw and Marie-Louise D'Otrange The Stars and the Stripes. The American Flag as Art and as History from the Birth of the Republic to the Present ©1973. Alfred A. Knopf, New York. ISBN 0-394-47217-9
External links
- Flag history from Easton Area Public Library