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  2. United States heraldry - Wikipedia

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    Five states assume official arms during or shortly after the War of Independence: New Jersey and Pennsylvania in 1776, Delaware and New York in 1777, and Massachusetts in 1780. The United States Congress assumes official arms in 1782. [6] President George Washington states in 1788 that heraldry is not "unfriendly to the purest spirit of ...

  3. Coat of arms of the Washington family - Wikipedia

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    The Washington coat of arms is placed prominently above the entrance door at Sulgrave Manor in Northamptonshire, the home built in 1560 by Lawrence Washington (d. 1584) George Washington's direct ancestor. The family coat of arms can also be seen in stained glass panels in the Great Hall which show marriage arms of several families that married ...

  4. Armorial of the United States - Wikipedia

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    Several United States vice presidents have borne a coat of arms; largely through inheritance, assumption, or grants from foreign heraldic authorities. The vice president of the United States, as a position, uses the seal of the vice president of the United States as a coat of arms, but this is a coat of arms of office, not a personal coat of arms.

  5. Category:American heraldry - Wikipedia

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    Municipal heraldry of the United States (3 C, 18 P, 1 F) U. United States state seals (51 P) Pages in category "American heraldry"

  6. List of convention centers in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The Grand Concourse of McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois The Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida The New Orleans Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana The Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. This is a list of convention centers in the United States by state or insular area.

  7. United States Military Entrance Processing Command

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    The United States Military Entrance Processing Command (USMEPCOM) is a Major Command of the U.S. Department of Defense. The organization screens and processes enlisted recruits into the United States Armed Forces in the 65 Military Entrance Processing Stations (MEPS) it operates throughout the United States.

  8. Heraldry societies - Wikipedia

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    United States of America. Committee on Heraldry of the New England Historic Genealogical Society (1864) American College of Heraldry (1972– ) College of Arms Foundation (1984– ) American Heraldry Society (2003– ) – it publishes a newsletter (The Courant) and a journal (The American Herald), and hosts an internet forum. Society of ...

  9. Heraldic authority - Wikipedia

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    Carolina Herald was an English herald responsible for heraldry in Carolina in early and mid 18th Century colonial times. The Institute of Heraldry, U.S. Army, is the organization responsible for furnishing heraldic services to the President of the United States and all federal government agencies.