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\"In<\/a>
In Angelica, a bike, studded with flags, rests outside a shop. (James Breig photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Travelers who take side roads sometimes find themselves driving back in time to a small town bedecked with American flags<\/a>, like a movie set for \u201cThe Music Man.\u201d<\/p>\n

Such a town in western New York State bears the celestial name of Angelica. It comes complete with a town square, spired churches, antique stores and plenty of star-spangled banners. That image will be reinforced when the village hosts its 12th annual Civil War reenactment, September 25-27.<\/p>\n

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Members of the Boy Scouts and others recreate the 136th Volunteer New York Infantry<\/a>, which was nicknamed \u201cthe Ironclad\u201d when it was formed in 1862. The reenactors\u2019 goal is to \u201cteach American history through portraying the lives of Volunteer infantry soldiers and civilians during the Civil War.\u201dThe unit\u2019s history, written after the war, records that it \u201cfought its first battle at Chancellorsville, losing a few men killed, wounded and missing; and was heavily engaged at Gettysburg on the first two days of the battle, losing 109 in killed, wounded and missing.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Flags<\/a>
Flags decorate the town square in Angelica. (James Breig photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

According to information from the New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs, \u201cthe unit\u2019s [swallowtail] guidons\u2026include 34 gold painted stars in\u2026the typical concentric circle pattern.\u201d<\/p>\n

Those flags, with a star for each state in the Union, won\u2019t be the only banners waving in Angelica, which was named after the mother of an early settler. Stopping in the town on any day fills visitors\u2019 eyes with multiple copies of Old Glory, waving from poles, decorating doorways and even draping a bike.<\/p>\n

\"Alfred<\/a>
Alfred U’s flag<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Not too far away, a college flag<\/a> flies over Alfred University, founded 31 years after Angelica. It describes itself as \u201can institution of national and international renown\u2026.[It] is the second oldest coeducational college in the United States and one of the earliest nineteenth-century colleges to have enrolled African American and Native American students.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sometimes, AU is confused with nearby Alfred State College, both of which were named for Alfred, New York, which itself was named for Alfred the Great. AU salutes him through its sports teams\u2019 nickname: the Saxons, a tribe in England during the king\u2019s ninth-century reign.<\/p>\n

\"Alfred<\/a>Alfred University is very concerned about what it calls its Visual Identity Standards, including its seal. It \u201crepresents the authority of the administration,\u201d the institution notes. \u201cIt is used for scholarly, ceremonial, presidential, and Board-related functions of the University\u2026.[It] is never to be used for decoration.\u201d<\/p>\n

But the seal does appear on AU\u2019s purple-and-gold college flag, as does the seal\u2019s Latin slogan: \u201cFiat Lux\u201d \u2013 \u201cLet There Be Light.\u201d<\/p>\n

A king who lived in the 800s, the Civil War, modern small-town life \u2013 you can time-travel by going to Angelica. It might be America\u2019s Brigadoon.<\/p>\n

(For more information about Angelica, go to http:\/\/www.angelica-ny.net\/<\/a>. For more about the reenactment, visit http:\/\/www.136thny.com\/<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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