The occasion of the flag raising is described in Anne's account "Making Woods a Garden" (SWHPL 353) and in Tom Coleman's handwritten book "The House that Anne Built" (SWHPL 9979). The ship model weathervane is shown atop the flagpole.
“First Flag Raising - Flag Going Up,” Southwest Harbor Public Library, accessed November 21, 2024, https://demo.digitalarchive.us/items/show/6818.Item 9986
