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Bunker Hill Flag

$65.50
SKU:
50034
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Origin:
United States

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The Bunker Hill flag is dark blue with a white canton containing a red perpendicular cross and a pine tree in the upper left.
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Description

Our Bunker Hills flags are produced in the United States from 100% nylon, a lightweight fabric that flies regally, even in gentle breezes. The flag’s design is digitally printed for intricate details and bold, rich colors. The inks used in the printing process are UV-resistant, helping prevent sun damage when displayed outdoors.

Each flag comes equipped with a robust canvas header and brass grommets for simple attachment to one of our outdoor flagpoles. This Bunker Hill flag measures 3 feet by 5 feet, which is an excellent fit for our best-selling 6’ tangle-free flagpole.

Bunker Hill Flag Product Details

  • Proudly made in America
  • Authentic 1775 design
  • 100% nylon
  • 3’ x 5’ size
  • Strong canvas header
  • Rust-resistant brass grommets
  • Single/reverse design

Bunker Hill Flag Meaning & History

Pine trees became an important resource in the New England colonies during the early history of American settlement. A variety of different flags featuring pine trees, such as the Washington Cruisers flag, were used in various towns. The Bunker Hill flag’s design is based on the Continental flag, which also has a pine tree in the canton.

During the Battle of Bunker Hill in 1775, soldiers hoisted a blue variant of the pine flag to represent unity and opposition to the British.

Other Details

The "Bunker Hill Flag" with the blue field was an error made by a person coloring flag charts a couple of hundred years ago. The flag, representing New England, was correctly printed with heraldic hatching to indicate a red field, but it was colored blue by mistake. That one error has lived to this day as fact. The report by the North American Vexillological Association in the 1970's concluded that the Americans probably didn't carry any flag at Bunker Hill, they were such a rag-tag outfit. The most famous painting of the battle shows a flag with the red field with green pine tree in a white canton, no cross.