1st NAVY JACK FLAG Military with a blue square the

with a blue square the same height as the white band in the canton

solid premier Hardwood and includes a Beveled

This is an EXTREME unit and has 3 light heads

9 1/4" high

the short lived Republic of West Florida

1st NAVY JACK FLAG Military with a blue square theIn late 1775, as the first ships of the Continental Navy readied in the Delaware River, Commodore Esek Hopkins issued an instruction directing his vessels to fly a "striped" jack and ensign. The exact design of these flags is unknown. But, since about 1880, this jack has traditionally been depicted as consisting of thirteen red and white stripes charged with an uncoiled rattlesnake and the motto "Dont Tread on Me" [sic]; this design appeared in a