Carlton residents celebrate Independence Day

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Each year for Independence Day, residents of Carlton Drive in Bay Village line their curb lawns with American flags. This year several residents flew other U.S. flags, such as the “Don’t Give Up The Ship” flag flown by Commodore Perry in the War of 1812.

Pictured are two Revolutionary War flags flown by Doris Gorgas, a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution – the Betsy Ross flag with 13 stars and 13 stripes, and the First Navy Jack from 1775 bearing the motto "Don't Tread on Me" and an uncoiled rattlesnake.