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13 Ιουν 2018 · While the standard of the second battalion does not survive, the flag of Proctor’s first battalion, on exhibit at the Fort Pitt Museum, remains a fascinating early artifact from this tumultuous period. Made in the fall of 1775, it is the only surviving rattlesnake flag from the American Revolution.
14 Ιουν 2023 · The original county flag, made from pieces of red silk sewn together, is on display three months of the year at Fort Pitt Museum in Point State Park in Pittsburgh. According to the Heinz History...
It’s one of two British flags (the other one being the more recognizable Union Flag, or Union Jack) that historically flew over the Point from 1758 through at least 1772, when the British abandoned Fort Pitt. This flag was likely the type that was flying when the Block House was constructed in 1764.
Fort Pitt was a fort built by British forces between 1759 and 1761 during the French and Indian War at the confluence of the Monongahela and Allegheny rivers, where the Ohio River is formed in western Pennsylvania (modern day Pittsburgh).
30 Αυγ 2023 · In 1775, a Pennsylvania regiment had a flag made that depicted an American rattlesnake with the words “Don’t Tread on Me” written on it. Today it is preserved and displayed at Fort Pitt in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is the only surviving rattlesnake flag from the Revolutionary War. But it clearly wasn’t the only one.
In honor of #FlagDay, take a closer look at the famous standard of Colonel John Proctor’s 1st Battalion of Westmoreland County, Pa., one of the first...
3 Ιουλ 2023 · The flag of Col. John Proctor’s 1st Battalion of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, made in the fall of 1775 and on display at the Fort Pitt Museum.
