Flag Facts

American Flag History – Don’t Tread on Me!

We headed up our previous NEWS post entitled “A Brief History of Flags” with an image of a red-and-white-striped flag featuring a rattlesnake and the familiar slogan, “Don’t Tread on Me!” While that slogan, and the symbolic use of the rattle snake, may be familiar to some of our regular readers, especially those interested in […]

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A Brief History of Flags

Flags, in one form or another, have been in use for more than 4000 years. The earliest flags, or standards, typically consisted of metal or wooden poles topped with carvings such as an eagle or twin lions. The use of fabric as part of a flag did not become popular until about 2000 years ago

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