Flag Protest ~ War of 1812 / Drapeau en berne - Guerre de 1812

Flag Protest ~ War of 1812 / Drapeau en berne - Guerre de 1812 (HM23J3)

Location: Augusta, ME 04330 Kennebec County
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N 44° 18.874', W 69° 46.476'

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The embargoes leading to war caused economic hardship in Augusta, and news of war generated disdain in this Federalist Town. Citizens mounted a protest by hanging an effigy of President Madison from the public wharf and flying an American flag at half-mast in Market Square. World of the actions reached the army recruiting office at the Court House, and Captain Vose sent troops in battle array to raze the flagpole while the protestors dined. The citizens reassembled soon after, restored the flagpole, and flew it at half-mast again. The soldiers returned but met a resolute citizenry, so gave up on razing the flagpole a second time. Violence was avoided when town authorities intervened. For two days, the flag flew at half-mast as a "proper expression of feeling" about the war.
Les embargos précédant la guerre nuisirent au commerce d'Augusta et les nouvelles de la guerre provoquèrent la colère de cette ville fédéraliste. Les citoyens organisèrent une protestation où ils pendirent en effigie le Président Madison sur le quai public et mirent le drapeau en berne sur la Place du Marché. La nouvelle de ces actions atteignit le bureau de recrutement de l'armée à la Cour de Justice et le Capitaine Vose envoya des troupes en formation militaire afin de raser le mât du drapeau pendant que les protestataires dînaient. Les citoyens
se regroupèrent peu après, remontèrent le mât, et remirent le drapeau en berne. Les soldats revinrent, mais trouvèrent une foule résolue et décidèrent de ne pas rebriser le mât. La violence fut évitée lorsque les autorités de la ville intervinerent. Pendant deux jours, le drapeau resta en berne pour exprimer les « sentiments adéquats » devant cette guerre.
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· US flag, 15 stars and 15 stripes, in use 1 May 1795 to 3 July 1818
· Josiah Vose
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HM NumberHM23J3
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Placed ByAugusta Historic Preservation Commission, Kennebec Savings Bank, and the Maine Community Foundation
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Date Added Wednesday, December 6th, 2017 at 7:01pm PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)19T E 438226 N 4907103
Decimal Degrees44.31456667, -69.77460000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 44° 18.874', W 69° 46.476'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds44° 18' 52.44" N, 69° 46' 28.56" W
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Area Code(s)207
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling South
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 2-98 Market Square, Augusta ME 04330, US
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