![]() When receiving news that hostilities had broken out between the Colonists and the British at Lexington and Concord, a group of local minutemen met at Nottingham Square and under the direction of Henry Dearborn marched to the Boston area. The colonials did fly a flag like this, the Pine Tree representing New England, so we have chosen to go with this design. They marched to Bennington and assisted in the battle.īunker Hill Flag – There is some dispute whether a flag actually was flown at the Battle of Bunker Hill and if so, what it looked like. Benjamin Langley from Nottingham was one of them. Answering an appeal from the Green Mountain Boys, John Stark raised a militia of 1,500 New Hampshire militiamen in six days. However, this flag has come to represent the battle, the American victory there being considered a turning point in the War of Independence. Current thought is that the Bennington Flag was created for an occasion commemorating the Battle of Bennington sometime in the 1800's but was not flown at the actual battle. Thomas Bartlett of Nottingham fought with the Colonial Whipple Regiment in the Battle of Rhode Island in 1778 along with the First Rhode Islanders.īennington Flag - This flag has the 13 stars and stripes, representing the 13 colonies and the year 76 referring to 1776, the year the Declaration of Independence was signed. The group had segregated companies but were slowly integrated. During that four-month period over 100 free and formerly enslaved African Americans enlisted. ![]() Originally slaves were offered their freedom if they enlisted but this offer was rescinded four months later. Here's a diagram of the flags the 300th Committee chose from the Summer Institute students' list as they appear on Route 156.įlag of the First Rhode Island Regiment- The 1st Rhode Island Regiment consisted of African Americans, both free and enslaved, American Indians and white colonists. An overview of the 7 flags at Nottingham Square ![]()
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