PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS
Historic General Fremont outdoor flags are USA made of nylon flag material and are finished with a canvas heading and two brass grommets on the hoist side, 2 rows of stitching top and bottom sides and 4 rows of stitching on the fly side. They are attached to the flagpole by means of a halyard (rope) and flag snaps, or to smaller poles with flag fasteners. Standard stock size for General Fremont flags is 36" x 45" only. Other flag sizes can be custom made.
General Fremont desktop flags are made in the United States. Size is 4 x 6 inch, lightweight nylon material, hemmed all four sides, mounted on 10” black staffs with a golden spear point. Table top bases are available in black plastic to display from 1- 7 flags. Wood bases are available with either 10 holes or 12 holes to display additional flags.
FLAG DESCRIPTION / HISTORY
1841 - The Fremont Flag, designed and made by Jessie Benton Fremont, 1841. General John Charles Fremont , also referred to as the ”Pathfinder”, first unfurled the Fremont flag on the crest of the Rocky Mountains on his First Expedition westward into United States territory on August 15, 1842. [Note: John C. Fremont carried the rank of Captain, not general on the first two expeditions.] His wife, Jessie Benton Fremont designed and made a flag incorporating elements of the national flag, with a distinctive motif (the eagle’s talon holds a peace pipe instead of the traditional olive branch). In his memories, Fremont wrote he flew the flag on ”Snow Peak”, now known as Fremont Peak in present day Wyoming, and ”unfurled the national flag to wave in the breeze where never a flag had waved before.” On returning from his expedition, Fremont gave the flag to his wife, who backed it with a piece of silk and embroidered upon it, in gold, the words ”Rocky Mountains, 1841”--the year the expedition set forth. The flag was later said to be carried and used on Fremont’s Third Expedition in 1845-1846, an expedition that historians remark as a turning point in California history. The flag was donated to the Southwest Museum by Fremont’s daughter, Elizabeth, on May 3, 1905. The actual flag is sewn cotton and painted with red and black. (ref: the autry.org, Southwestern Museum of the American Indian Collection, Autry National Center, Los Angeles) |
