Taunton Green - Shays' Rebellion / Liberty & Union Flag
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hcolcord
N 41° 54.132 W 071° 05.612
19T E 326348 N 4641037
Historical marker on Taunton Green -- the site of (1) a significant confrontation during Shays' Rebellion in 1786 and (2) the raising of a "Liberty & Union" flag by American Patriots in 1774.
Waymark Code: WMJ9J2
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 10/14/2013
Views: 4
This tablet is erected by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to mark the spot where on the 25th of October 1786, General David Cobb, in command of four hundred militia-men and volunteers, defeated a body of insurgents in Shays' Rebellion in their attempt to prevent the session of the Supreme Judicial Court in Taunton and to seize its papers. This event put an end to the Rebellion within the limits of the Old Colony.
Here also, in October 1774, nearly two years before the Declaration of Independence, the citizens of Taunton raised a Union Flag bearing the inscription "Liberty and Union."
Agency Responsible for Placement: Other (Place below)
Agency Responsible for Placement (if not in list above): Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Year Placed: unknown
County: Bristol
City/Town Name: Taunton
Relevant Web Site: Not listed
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