Our country and its resources; . FLAG OF THE DUTCH WEST INDIACOMPANY FLAG OF THE PHILADELPHIA TROOP OFLIGHT HORSE, 1775 350 OUB COUNTRY AND ITS RESOURCES It has also boon suggested thatthe arms of Washington may havesuggested the original form of ourflag, but there seems nothing to sub-stantiate it. Tbe tirst known in-stance of tbe use of stripes was inthe flag of the Philadelphia Troop ofLight Horse. 177.~>. Tbis may have been suggested bythe Cambridge Flag, which Wash-ington raised ;it Cambridge on Janu-ary 2. 1 TT*>. This was truly the firstAmerican flag to show in concreteform the un
Our country and its resources; . FLAG OF THE DUTCH WEST INDIACOMPANY FLAG OF THE PHILADELPHIA TROOP OFLIGHT HORSE, 1775 350 OUB COUNTRY AND ITS RESOURCES It has also boon suggested thatthe arms of Washington may havesuggested the original form of ourflag, but there seems nothing to sub-stantiate it. Tbe tirst known in-stance of tbe use of stripes was inthe flag of the Philadelphia Troop ofLight Horse. 177.~>. Tbis may have been suggested bythe Cambridge Flag, which Wash-ington raised ;it Cambridge on Janu-ary 2. 1 TT*>. This was truly the firstAmerican flag to show in concreteform the union of the colonies. There were thirteen alternatestripes of red and white, and in tbecanton was the combined crosses ofSt. George and St. Andrew. It isvariously called the Grand UnionFlag, the Greal Union Flair. andthe Union Flag. The name Cam- upholsterer who was the reputedmaker of our first
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