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  2. Grand Union Flag - Wikipedia

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    The Continental Union Flag (often referred to as the first American flag, Cambridge Flag, and Grand Union Flag) was the flag of the United Colonies from 1775 to 1776, and the de facto flag of the United States until 1777, when the 13 star flag was adopted by the Continental Congress.

  3. Flag on Prospect Hill debate - Wikipedia

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    "1 Union Flag 13 Stripes Broad Buntg and 33 feet fly" (Bill for purchase of Continental Colours as itemised in James Wharton's day book, 8 February 1776) [48] "union flag with thirteen stripes in the field emblematical of the thirteen United Colonies" (Account of sailing of the first American fleet, Newborn [sic], 9 February 1776) [49]

  4. Thirteen Colonies - Wikipedia

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    The Thirteen Colonies were a group of British colonies on the Atlantic coast of North America during the 17th and 18th centuries. In the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), they established their independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain as the United States of America.

  5. DAR Flag Day event to include flag retirement ceremony - AOL

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    These questions will be answered when John Benning Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution conducts a flag folding demonstration and flag retirement ceremony honoring the Flag of the United ...

  6. Shelby Girl Scouts to hold American flag retirement ceremony ...

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    Flags that should be retired can be dropped off this week at the Shelby Girl Scout House, 52 E. Maxwell Dr.

  7. Check Out These Cool and Patriotic Facts About the American Flag

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    The flag we fly today is not how it appeared two centuries ago. The original flag, created in 1776, was designed with 13 stars and 13 stripes to represent the 13 American colonies.

  8. Betsy Ross flag - Wikipedia

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    The circle of 13 stars, which defines the Betsy Ross design, is found on four state flags: the flag of Rhode Island, the flag of Georgia, the flag of Indiana, and the flag of Ohio. The flags of New Hampshire and Missouri feature a similar circle of 9 and 24 stars, respectively, signifying their order of admittance to the country.

  9. 13 versions of the US flag you've probably never seen - AOL

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    The flag is also a symbol of exploration. It was planted on the moon during the first landing by Apollo 11 astronauts in 1969. The flag even has its own day -- each year Americans celebrate flag ...