Happy Independence Day!
Image by arbyreed
Thirteen Star Flag flying over a 3/4 scale replica of Independence Hall built in 1966 by Walter Knott, noted supporter of the John Birch Society, on property adjacent to Knott’s Berry Farm in Buena Park, CA. It was originally built as an "educational resource for the people of Orange County," and was used to distribute literature and lectures denouncing the Communist Party and all forms of socialism as well as the John Birch Society’s view of the world.
The replica is such an accurate representation of the original in Philadelphia that it was used in the movie "National Treasure" as a stand-in for the original. In later years, after Knott’s death, the intensity of the politics faded but the amazing structure remains. Photo Circa 1972
