RAISE THE FLAG

PICKWICK DAM, TN

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Raise the Flag is an annual event held at Pickwick Dam in Tennessee. It is a patriotic celebration that honors the American flag and all those who have fought for freedom and democracy. The event is held on the first Saturday in June and includes a variety of activities and ceremonies.

The highlight of the event is the flag-raising ceremony, in which a large American flag is raised high above Pickwick Dam. The ceremony is accompanied by a military band and a color guard, and attendees are encouraged to sing patriotic songs and recite the Pledge of Allegiance.

In addition to the flag-raising ceremony, Raise the Flag also includes a parade, a car show, and a variety of food and craft vendors. There are also educational exhibits and historical reenactments that provide insight into the history of the American flag and the sacrifices made by those who have served in the military.

Raise the Flag is a popular event that draws thousands of visitors each year. It is a meaningful way to celebrate the values of freedom and democracy that are so important to the American way of life.

RAISE THE FLAG is a Historical Societies, Historic Preservation in PICKWICK DAM TN. US MID #8404700151

The museum is classed as HSC (Historical Societies, Historic Preservation). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Southeastern (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia).

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Late October, 1862 Corinth, Mississippi
Battery Powell, a Union Army battery during the Battle of Corinth. The day after Parks's death, Private Wilcox died here, a mile away. One hundred years after this photograph was taken, my family moved into a house that sits on this site. I was a teenager when we moved.
Behind this wall . . . . . . is a space in another time . . . . . . it was then an open field on the edge of the small village of Corinth, Mississippi. That other today was early morning, October 3, 1862. A Union scouting party was crossing that field, this field, in this space, in this time, when Private Lewis Wilcox of the 48th Indiana Volunteer Infantry grabbed the arm of Corporal James "Hop-Frog" Parks of the 16th Iowa Infantry . . . "Parks! There through the trees – General Grant with his entourage!" As Parks lifted his binoculars in the thrill of better seeing the already famed aggressor general, a sniper's round (as Confederate troops were still on the outskirts of the other side of the town, this sniper was thought to be a local rebel sympathizer) shattered Parks's skull, and he fell dead at Wilcox's feet. Wilcox died the next day, when his Company was called to retake the Union Battery Powell from the Confederate troops who had taken the Battery that same morning.

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RAISE THE FLAG
PO BOX 202
PICKWICK DAM
TN
38365-0202

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MID # 8404700151
Name RAISE THE FLAG
Alternate Name
Classification Historical Societies, Historic Preservation, , Southeastern
Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN) 202389999
NTEECC A80
Tax period of the latest return filed (YYYYMM) 201212
INCOME 0
REVENUE 0
LAT/LONG 35.05227, -88.243396
CODES FIPS State Code: 47
FIPS County Code: 071
US Census Tract: 920600
US Census Block: 3019