Stations of the Flag; The Flag Decloration
Stations of the Flag Today is Flag Day, to be followed by Flag Week. It is the 249th anniversary of the Continental Congress adopting the flag. From 1775 till 1776 the Continental Union\n flag was the unofficial flag at sea for the American colonies. The "Union" refers to both the canton Union Jack of England and Scotland, with the added stripes for the associated 13 colonies. Whole at first it represented the American colonies as part of the United Kingdom, It became the banner of American rebellion.