Newtown Flagpole w/Summer Flag

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on June 13, 2011

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Newtown's famous Flagpole has been a fixture of the Newtown Connecticut landscape since 1876. The current Flagpole was preceded by a succession of three wooden poles. Newtown, CT and its flagpole go hand in hand. Located in the middle of the street at the Main Street, Church Hill Road and West Street intersection, Newtown's glorious flagpole stands proudly in the middle of the road. Late in January 1950, the old wooden pole was dismantled and a hole 12 feet deep and 7 feet in diameter was dug in the pavement of the intersection just north of the previous pole. Into this hole a galvanized steel cylinder 21 inches in diameter was lowered to a depth of 11 feet and concrete was poured around the steel to firmly secure it in place. Into this cylinder the new steel pole was lowered on Monday, January 23, 1950. It came in two parts that were welded together on the ground and swung into position by a gigantic crane. This flagpole, the present one, has been in place for the past 59 years with little deterioration, even after having been hit by a car in 1979 which was traveling at an estimated 55 mph late one night. The injury sustained by the Newtown flagpole was a minor dent. Such resilience is due to its weight of 2.5 tons and the fact that is buried to a depth of 11 feet below Main Street. Information provided by Dan Cruson, Newtown Town Historian. Article excerpts courtesy of Richelle Ward's Blog, "Flagpole in Newtown, CT" .

http://lifeinnewtown.com/post/1277475/flagpole-in-newtown-ct

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