This flag is remarkable for the five red and four white stripes--a total of nine--because there were nine colonies opposed to the Stamp Act when the SOL adopted this "rebellious stripes" flag in 1767.
. . . lower left corner. I respectfully disagree with brother Getler in calling the SOL a "branch" of the KGC. The SOL pre-dated the Revolution, whereas the KGC was founded in the 1850s.
It not only IS the flag of the Sons of Liberty, but this image appears to be the one displayed at http://www.remoteviewer.nu/?p=8636, which was PhotoShopped from a scan of a 1936 Nat Geo. If the shot were not altered, there would be a woman's head in the
It is SOL, a branch of the Knights of the Golden Circle. The cover of the Lost Symbol shows the alchemist symbol of gold in the letter O (of Code) superimposed on the zodiac circle. Golden circle?
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thalesin 951 days ago
Sons of Liberty used this flag 1 stripe for each of the Colonies
teacherdude22 951 days ago
The Grand Union Flag used by the George Washington during the Revolutionary War. Thank you "W"
Shugarius 951 days ago
This flag is remarkable for the five red and four white stripes--a total of nine--because there were nine colonies opposed to the Stamp Act when the SOL adopted this "rebellious stripes" flag in 1767.
Shugarius 951 days ago
. . . lower left corner. I respectfully disagree with brother Getler in calling the SOL a "branch" of the KGC. The SOL pre-dated the Revolution, whereas the KGC was founded in the 1850s.
Shugarius 951 days ago
It not only IS the flag of the Sons of Liberty, but this image appears to be the one displayed at http://www.remoteviewer.nu/?p=8636, which was PhotoShopped from a scan of a 1936 Nat Geo. If the shot were not altered, there would be a woman's head in the
getler99 951 days ago
It is SOL, a branch of the Knights of the Golden Circle. The cover of the Lost Symbol shows the alchemist symbol of gold in the letter O (of Code) superimposed on the zodiac circle. Golden circle?
Suzannehutton 951 days ago
Was it the "Sons of Liberty "?