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It's NATIONAL FLAG DAY on June 14 because this is the day in 1777 that our Continental Congress APPROVED America's first official American flag. And it was created by a Jersey Guy and NOT Betsy Ross. And did you know it flew first OFFICIALLY in Bridgewater, New Jersey? TRUE STORY!
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Why EVERYONE Should Fly THIS American Flag & Don't Ask Betsy Ross - Mr. Local History Project Meet Francis Hopkinson - New Jersey signer signer of the Declaration of Independence, who also designed, presented, and received the Continental

Sunday Morning and a little coffee. It's time to reintroduce those 5 New Jersey signers of the Declaration of Independence. Richard Rickard Stockton (Princeton)
John Witherspoon (Princeton)
Francis Hopkinson (Bordentown)
John Hart (Hopewell Township)
Abraham Clark (Elizabethtown/Rahway)

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They’re digging deeper and wider to uncover more about the most famous resident and Confident to General George Washington. Meet the home of G metal William Alexander aka Lord Stirling. Read on … https://mrlocalhistory.org/lordstirling/

Bridgewater's History - THIS FLAG, called the Hopkinson Flag, the first official flag of America, first flew in Bridgewater back on June 17,1776 just after June 14 (now known as Flag Day). Special thanks to the Washington Camp Ground Association as well for their support and the iconic July 4 event, which we call, New Jersey's Gift to America - Read more.....
https://mrlocalhistory.org/new-jerseys-gift-to-america-july-4-celebration/

Morristown has tremendous national significance, but it lacks a signature monument comparable to the 60-plus-foot National Memorial Arch at Valley Forge. Most of Morristown's commemorative elements are relatively modest—a Washington statue, historic markers, reconstructed huts, and preserved sites rather than a major national monument. Does the park deserve a monumental monument? (See what we'd love to see).

Why Morristown Deserves an Arch to Honor America - Mr. Local History Project Perhaps you've heard that the US President wants an arch for Washington, DC to honor America's 250th anniversary. The Mr. Local History Project has another