Westmoreland County flag, with its ties to the American Revolution, celebrates 250th anniversary

The "Proctor flag" or the "Rattlesnake flag" was first unfurled in the wake of the fighting at Lexington and Concord.
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This Day in History: September 3, 1777, US flag flies in battle for the first time

ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - On September 3, 1777, the United States flag waved in battle for the first time. Patriot General William Maxwell raised the Betsy Ross flag at Cooch’s Bridge in Maryland. The ...
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This Day in History: October 17, 1879, Gov. approves first Georgia state flag

ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - On October 17, 1879, Governor Alfred Colquitt approved Georgia’s first ever official state flag, ...
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The Real Story Behind the Confederate Flag’s Comeback

For decades after the Civil War, no one flew it. Then the Civil Rights Movement began, and the flag rose for all the wrong ...