Raising the Flag

In 1850, 216 Searsport men listed their occupations as sailor. This work was what they knew; it was traditional in this and other maritime communities. The men were often gone for years at a time. Young men also left Searsport ...

Commemorating the Raising of the First American Flag within the

Commemorating

the raising of the

First American Flag

within the Walled

City of Tucson

Dec 16, 1846

Marker can be reached from West Alameda Street.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Raising of the Bear Flag Monument

This Monument was erected by the Native Sons of the Golden West and the State of California to commemorate the raising of the Bear Flag on this spot June 14, 1846 by the Bear Flag Party and their declaration of ...

The Flag Raisings

On the morning of February 23, 1945, the fifth day of battle, a 40-man Marine combat patrol ascended the rocky slopes of Mount Suribachi, a 550-foot extinct volcano at the southern tip of Iwo Jima. The patrol, led by First ...