A pine tree with the words "AN APPEAL TO HEAVEN" written in all capital letters above the tree, and a white field behind it.
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The Tree Flag (or the Appeal to Heaven Flag) was one of the flags used during the American Revolution. The flag, which featured a pine tree with the motto "An Appeal to Heaven," or less frequently "An Appeal to God", was originally used by a squadron of six frigates that were commissioned under George Washington's authority as Commander-in-chief of the Continental Army in October 1775.
It is the official maritime ensign for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, though the script was removed in 1971. It was used by state navy vessels in addition to privateers sailing from Massachusetts.[1]
^Naval History Center FAQ. Retrieved from http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq122-1.htm Archived 2012-10-04 at the Library of Congress Web Archives.
The TreeFlag (or the Appeal to Heaven Flag) was one of the flags used during the American Revolution. The flag, which featured a pinetree with the motto...
and is featured on many of the region's flags. The flag of New England has two prominent symbols: a pinetree and red color. Other features, like the...
The PineTree Riot was an act of resistance to British royal authority undertaken by American colonists in Weare, New Hampshire, on April 14, 1772, placing...
The pinetree shilling was a type of coin minted and circulated in the Thirteen Colonies. In 1652, the Massachusetts Bay Colony authorized Boston silversmiths...
A pine is any conifer tree or shrub in the genus Pinus (/ˈpaɪnuːs/) of the family Pinaceae. Pinus is the sole genus in the subfamily Pinoideae. World Flora...
squares and an eastern white pinetree in the center. In the 1980s, the Iroquois men's national lacrosse team needed a flag ahead of a competition in Australia...
Great Seal of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Flag of New England PineTreeFlag "2001 State/Provincial Flag Survey - NAVA.org" (PDF). nava.org. "Commission...
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has been the flag of the Territory of Norfolk Island since 6 June of that year. The pine is native to the territory and is its official tree. Norfolk Island...
formation is a flagtree or banner tree. Branches on the windward side are killed or deformed by the almost constant strong winds, giving the tree a characteristic...
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commonly called the eastern white pine, northern white pine, white pine, Weymouth pine (British), and soft pine is a large pine native to eastern North America...
repealed in 1766, townspeople gathered at the Liberty Tree to celebrate. They decorated the tree with flags and streamers and hung dozens of lanterns from its...
for use on the Franco-Terreneuvien flag. The black spruce, a member of the pine family, is the most numerous tree in Labrador and in the Province of Newfoundland...
George the Third. London: Collins. p. 411. ISBN 0-00-211412-7. "The PineTreeFlag Falls to the Stars and Stripes". New England Historical Society. Retrieved...
versions of the Flag of New England were carried by New England militias, especially noted at the Battle of Bunker Hill. The PineTreeFlag found some limited...
striped flag and another the PineTreeFlag, both from the stern, the customary place for a national ensign. The 48 star version of the Union Jack flag became...
Beyond the falls on the seal are three pinetrees representing the state tree (the Norway pine) and the three pine regions of the state: the St. Croix,...
worn at the Battle of Plattsburgh near the end of the War of 1812, the pinetree in the middle of the coat of arms represents the Vermont forests. The...
diameter and depicting an upright fish and pinetree on either side of a bundle of five arrows. The fish and pine represented the main trade of the colony...
statehood. Inside, the shield bears images symbolic of the state. The pinetree in the foreground refers to Idaho's immense timber interests. The husbandman...
to British-occupied Boston. Both the "Appeal to Heaven" PineTreeFlag and Grand Union Flag (aka Continental Colors) are reported to have flown on Prospect...
independence. The fleet was believed to have flown the Revolutionary "PineTreeFlag" with the less common motto "An Appeal to God" signifying the crews'...
slash pine, is a conifer tree native to the Southeastern United States. Slash pine is named after the "slashes" – swampy ground overgrown with trees and...
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