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Historic congregation Each year, the historic association organizes a Liberty Day event, including programming at the nearby New Utrecht Dutch Reformed Church, which was rebuilt near the flagpole in 1828.
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Hannah Kliger, CBS News, 28 May 2026
Thomas Webster, who was convicted by a jury of assaulting law enforcement with a metal flagpole, tackling a police officer to the ground and trying to remove the officer's gas mask.
—Tom Dreisbach, NPR, 26 May 2026
Jonathan Nieuwsma, 4th, held onto an American Legion flagpole for much of the ceremony.
—Shun Graves, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2026
In a May 18 Facebook post, the Fort Worth Fire Department (FWFD) shared the story of Jake, a pitbull who was found chained to the flagpole outside Station 8 in the early morning hours of May 16.
—Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 24 May 2026
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Hannah Kliger, CBS News, 28 May 2026
Thomas Webster, who was convicted by a jury of assaulting law enforcement with a metal flagpole, tackling a police officer to the ground and trying to remove the officer's gas mask.
—Tom Dreisbach, NPR, 26 May 2026
Jonathan Nieuwsma, 4th, held onto an American Legion flagpole for much of the ceremony.
—Shun Graves, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2026
In a May 18 Facebook post, the Fort Worth Fire Department (FWFD) shared the story of Jake, a pitbull who was found chained to the flagpole outside Station 8 in the early morning hours of May 16.
—Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 24 May 2026
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flagpole
noun
flag·pole
ˈflag-ˌpōl 
: a pole from which a flag flies
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