{"product_id":"taunton-flags","title":"Taunton Flags","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTaunton flags made in the USA. These flags are printed on durable all-weather nylon and are finished with a strong canvas header and grommets. The Taunton flag comes in sizes 12x18in - 5x8ft.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHistory of the Taunton Flag\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTaunton was founded by settlers from England and officially\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eincorporated\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eas a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etown\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon September 3, 1639. Most of the town's settlers were originally from\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eTaunton\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSomerset,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eEngland, which led early settlers to name the settlement after that town. At the time of Taunton's incorporation, they explained their choice of name as being \"in honor and love to our dear native country.\"\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.6667px;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePrior to 1640, the Taunton area was called Cohannet, Tetiquet or Titiquet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eEnglish\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efounders of Taunton purchased the land from the Nemasket Natives in 1637 as part of the Tetiquet Purchase\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand the remaining native families were relocated to the praying town of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePonkapoag\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein present-day\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eCanton, Massachusetts.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eElizabeth Poole\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003econtrary to local folklore,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003edid not take part in the town purchase but was among its greatest beneficiaries and played a significant role in the founding of its church.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eDescribed as \"the foundress of Taunton\" and its matriarch, Poole \"was accorded equality of rights, whether in the purchase of lands, [or] in the sharing of iron works holdings,\"\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehaving been a financier of the settlement's first dam and mill built for the manufacture of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebar iron.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePlymouth Colony was formally divided into counties on June 2, 1685, with Taunton becoming the shire town of Bristol County. The counties of Plymouth Colony were transferred to the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eProvince of Massachusetts Bay\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon the arrival of its charter and governor on May 14, 1692. The Taunton area has been the site of skirmishes and battles during various conflicts, including\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eKing Philip's War\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAmerican Revolution. Taunton was re-incorporated as a city on May 11, 1864.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Flagladyusa","offers":[{"title":"12x18 in","offer_id":43657229533431,"sku":"taunton-12x18i","price":29.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2x3 ft","offer_id":43657229566199,"sku":"taunton-2x3ft","price":44.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"3x5 ft","offer_id":43657229598967,"sku":"taunton-3x5ft","price":55.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"4x6 ft","offer_id":43657229631735,"sku":"taunton-4x6ft","price":94.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"5x8 ft","offer_id":43657229664503,"sku":"taunton-5x8ft","price":147.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/7990\/8599\/files\/taunton-flags-697409.png?v=1721947564","url":"https:\/\/flagladyusa.shop\/products\/taunton-flags","provider":"Flagladyusa","version":"1.0","type":"link"}