Flags, Flags, Flags

What’s more American than lots and lots of flags? Cabot Cove proudly displays quite a collection.

The Bennington Flag

The Bennington Flag originated during the American Revolutionary War, and has thirteen stars and stripes for the thirteen original colonies. The 76 refers to 1776, the year of the Declaration of Independence was signed. It’s colloquially known as the bicentennial flag, because it was a popular symbol during the United States’ Bicentennial in 1976.

The Maine State Flag

Also in the Founders Day picture above, to the right of the Bennington, is (probably) the Maine State Flag. Like a lot of other state flags, it’s the state’s coat of arms on a blue background, so it’s difficult to identify from a distance. Fortunately, we can see it more closely at the Sheriff’s station.

The Flag of New England

This is a variant of the unofficial Flag of New England, which, as a long time resident of New England, I don’t think I’ve ever seen in the field. It’s also the official flag of Lincoln County, Maine, which incidentally supports MSWSW’s hypothetical location of Cabot Cove.

The Gadsden Flag

This is the Gadsden Flag, another flag from the American Revolution. This flag has long been associated with American libertarianism. More recently, it has been used as a symbol of the American alt-right. 

In response to its adoption by the alt-right, numerous satirical variants of the Gadsden Flag have emerged, because, left, right, and center, Americans really love their flags.