Huntington Liberty Minute Historical Presentation

This session, recorded as a Liberty Minute for Huntington's 250th anniversary of American independence, was scheduled for June 16, 2026 at 18:45 UTC. No agenda or minutes were available, and the raw transcript contains no city council business, public comment, or voting items. Instead, the presentation recounted local Revolutionary War history.

Historical Narrative

• The Liberty Minute reported that news of the Declaration of Independence reached Huntington on July 22, 1776.
• Local patriots removed the Union Jack and the words “George III” from the flag flying on the Liberty Pole on the village green, leaving a red flag with the word “liberty” on one side.
• The removed flag remnants were stuffed into an effigy of the king, which was hanged from a gallows and exploded with gunpowder.
• The Huntington Liberty Flag was carried by the Suffolk militia at the Battle of Long Island in Brooklyn the following month.
• During the bicentennial celebration, the Liberty Flag was designated as the official flag of Huntington.
• After the Battle of Long Island, the British Army occupied Long Island for the rest of the war, using the area to gather supplies for Manhattan; crops, livestock, and cordwood were stored on the village green, and a small fort was built on a hill east of the green to guard the eastern approach.
• The segment concluded by honoring the sacrifices of generations of Huntington Patriots, stating that “liberty endures.”

Note on Records

• Neither an agenda nor minutes were supplied for this meeting date; the summary is based solely on the raw transcript.