National War Memorial Registry, War Memorial Catalog Of United States

A LIBERTY POLE IS A TALL WOODEN POLE, OFTEN USED AS A TYPE OF FLAGSTAFF. THEY HAVE BEEN USED AS A SYMBOL BY MOVEMENTS IN SUPPORT OF REPUBLICANISM. IN 1767 WHEN OUR YET TO BE UNITED NATION FELT THE STIRRINGS OF REVOLUTION, FREEDOM-LOVING COLONIST CARVED AND ERECTED THE FIRST "LIBERTY POLE." IT SERVED AS A RALLYING POINT FOR THOSE WHO OPPOSED THE BRITISH IMPOSED STAMP ACT. SEE ALSO-FIRST LIBERTY POLE IN THE WEST MEMORIAL PLAQUE