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The dedication of the 135-foot Liberty Pole at Twin Lights, April 25, 1893, with a crowd and the new pledge of allegiance being read for the first time, colorized
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The Liberty Pole dedication, 1893

1893-04-25

The Liberty Pole, Twin Lights bluff

April 25, 1893 — Francis Bellamy's new Pledge of Allegiance is read for the first time as an official national ceremony at the dedication of the 135-foot Liberty Pole, deliberately sited on the Highlands bluff where millions of arriving immigrants got their first look at America.

Then and now

The dedication of the 135-foot Liberty Pole at Twin Lights, April 25, 1893, with a crowd and the new pledge of allegiance being read for the first time, colorized
Twin Lights State Historic Site today — the same bluff, the museum, the walking path where the Liberty Pole stood

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Title
The Liberty Pole dedication, 1893
Date
1893-04-25
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Placeholder — stand-in for Twin Lights Historical Society Collection.
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Placeholder — stand-in for Twin Lights Historical Society Collection
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The Liberty Pole dedication, 1893 (1893-04-25). Placeholder — stand-in for Twin Lights Historical Society Collection. The Highlands History Project, https://history.abovethehook.com/archive/twin-lights-liberty-pole-1893/.