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On November 25, 1783, at 1PM, near this site at Fort George, John Van Arsdale climbed a flagpole that had been greased by the British, removed the last British flag still flying in the newly independent American colonies, and replaced it with the Stars & Stripes, formally ending British occupation of these United States. General George Washington led ceremonies that day at Bowling Green to mark the occasion. In the 200 years since, the British have become the United States' strongest allies.
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