I Pledge Allegiance...
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N 27° 54.184 W 082° 29.366
17R E 353415 N 3087356
FL Historical Marker
Waymark Code: WM21G8
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 08/20/2007
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Francis J. Bellamay, called "the most neglected patriot in American history", wrote the immortal words of the Pledge of Allegiance to the American flag, while an editor on the magazine, Youth Companion, in 1892. He lived in Tampa and worked as advertising manager for Tampa Electric Co. in his sunset years. He died here Aug. 28, 1931. The Tampa Tribune editorialized: "The Pledge of Allegiance of Francis Bellamy, will go on through centuries serving the nation he loved."
The original pledge he wrote was: "I pledge allegiance to my Flag and to the Republic for which it stands; one Nation, indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for all."
Marker Number: no number
Date: no date
County: Hillsborough
Marker Type: Roadside
Sponsored or placed by: Tampa Historical Society
Website: Not listed
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