U.S. 17 Catamount Hill |
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U.S. 17 Catamount Hill Outdoor Flags |
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In May of 1812 on the top of Catamount Hill, the Loyalists of Colrain, Massachusetts raised the first United States flag to fly over a public schoolhouse. The flag they flew recognized the admission of Tennessee and Ohio, even though the stars had not been officially added to the flag. From the commemorative stone marker on Catamount Hill in Colrain, Massachusetts: RAISED OVER A PUBLIC SCHOOL WAS FLOATED IN MAY 1812 FROM A LOG SCHOOL HOUSE WHICH STOOD ON THIS SPOT ------------- IT WAS MADE BY MRS. RHODA SHIPPEE MRS. LOIS SHIPPEE MRS. SOPHIA WILLIS AND MRS. STEPHEN HALE AND WAS RAISED BY AMASA SHIPPEE PAUL DAVENPORT AND THE LOYAL FAMILIES OF CATAMOUNT HILL |
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U.S. 17 Catamount Hill Indoor Flag Set Dyed $284 |
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Flag Spreader - $26.00 each |