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Nacogdoches is the oldest town in Texas and has been occupied by American Indians American Indians: see Americas, antiquity and prehistory of the; Natives, Middle American; Natives, North American; Natives, South American. , French explorers, and Spanish and Mexican settlers. The patch of its police department features an Indian chief and the state seal State seal may refer to one of the following:
  • One of Seals of the U.S. states
  • One of State seals of Russian Empire
 surrounded by all nine flags, including those of the state of Texas, the United States, Spain, France, and Mexico, that have flown over the city during its history.

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The patch of the Hopewell Township, New Jersey Hopewell Township is the name of some places in the U.S. state of New Jersey:
  • Hopewell Township, Cumberland County, New Jersey
  • Hopewell Township, Mercer County, New Jersey
, Police Department features a depiction of the 1776 crossing of the Delaware Crossing of the Delaware

Washington’s beleaguered army attacks Trenton; famous event in American history (1776). [Am. Hist.: Jameson, 138]

See : America
 River by General George Washington and his troops. Reflecting the opinion of many people, the patch refers to this event, along with the subsequent surprise attack on Hessian troops in Trenton, as the turning point of the American Revolution.

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Publication:The FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin
Date:Sep 1, 2006
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