| The Bennington Flag is a well-known flag which may have or may have not actually flown over the battlefield of Bennington with the Green Mountain Boys in 1775. Some historians believe this flag was born in 1826 to commemorate the nation's 50th birthday. Others believe a similar flag was flown over the battlefield, only to be taken by Nathaniel Fillmore, who passed it on to his family and eventually to his grandson - the future president Millard Fillmore (which is why it is sometimes called the Fillmore Flag). Unlike similar flags, the first stripe on the Bennington flag is white, and the stars within the upper left box have seven points. |
