Before the Stars and Stripes

https://video.wixstatic.com/video/2d0e14_3eae2100855a4bc898ec3f634f6b5630/720p/mp4/file.mp4

Video I took at Prospect Hill in the summer of 2025

Before the Stars & Stripes, there was the Grand Union Flag. Many consider it our first flag.

The story goes that on January 1, 1776, General Washington raised the Grand Union Flag right on Prospect Hill, overlooking Boston, marking a decisive step toward American independence, especially during the Siege of Boston.

Remember, at this time, Knox and his men are trekking from Fort Ticonderoga to bring cannon to Dorchester/Boston.