FIRST LIBERTY POLE IN THE WEST MEMORIAL
A LIBERTY POLE IS A TALL WOODEN POLE, OFTEN USED AS A TYPE OF FLAGSTAFF. THEY HAVE BEEN USED AS A SYMBOL BY MOVEMENTS IN SUPPORT OF REPUBLICANISM. IN 1767 WHEN OUR YET TO BE UNITED NATION FELT THE STIRRINGS OF REVOLUTION, FREEDOM-LOVING COLONIST CARVED AND ERECTED THE FIRST "LIBERTY POLE." IT SERVED AS A RALLYING POINT FOR THOSE WHO OPPOSED THE BRITISH IMPOSED STAMP ACT.
SEE ALSO-FIRST LIBERTY POLE IN THE WEST MEMORIAL PLAQUE
SEE ALSO-FIRST LIBERTY POLE IN THE WEST MEMORIAL PLAQUE
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Listing Details
- AccessPublic
- Wars CommemoratedREVOLUTIONARY WAR
- Type of MemorialLiberty Pole Memorials
- Year Dedicated1997
- Location1900 MONTGOMERY
- City
- State
- Zip Code95965
- Photograph ByBARRY SWACKHAMER
- Submitted ByCOURTESY OF HMdb.org
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