A Taunton TraditionEach fall, the City of Taunton, Massachusetts' annual Liberty and Union Weekend commemorates the historic events of October 21, 1774. On that date, Taunton became the first community in the American colonies to raise a flag in stated opposition to British rule. That flag - the "Liberty and Union" flag - flies proudly over the Taunton Green to this day.
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This year's Liberty and Union Weekend celebration will be held Thursday, October 18 through Sunday, October 21. For details, please visit our "Schedule" page or click here for a printable schedule of the Weekend's activities.
"Born to be free, we spurn the Knaves who dare For us the Chains of Slavery to prepare.
Steadfast, in Freedom's Cause, we'll live and die, Unawed by Statesmen, Foes to Tyranny,
But if oppression brings us to our Graves, and marks us dead, she ne'er shall mark us Slaves."
- Taunton Sons of Liberty, October 1774
Steadfast, in Freedom's Cause, we'll live and die, Unawed by Statesmen, Foes to Tyranny,
But if oppression brings us to our Graves, and marks us dead, she ne'er shall mark us Slaves."
- Taunton Sons of Liberty, October 1774
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