Danbury Connecticut Vintage Retro Minuteman Holiday Cotton Tee - Black Logo
Danbury Connecticut Vintage Retro Minuteman Holiday Cotton Tee - Black Logo
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Danbury Minuteman on a classic unisex heavy cotton t-shirt, for the town that was raided and burned on April 26, 1777. On it, the kneeling minuteman sentinel, musket in hand and Santa cap on, original Merlin Classics art, in black.
This is the everyday shirt: medium-weight cotton that holds up to real washing, a crewneck that fits everyone, and a print that reads as a crest rather than a billboard. Buy it for yourself, buy a second for the person who keeps saying they want one.
Danbury was the Continental Army's supply depot for western Connecticut, and on April 26, 1777, some two thousand British troops under General William Tryon marched up from the Sound to destroy it. They burned the stores, the mills and much of the town. Major General David Wooster, sixty-six years old, rode out to harass the retreating column and was mortally wounded at Ridgefield the next day.
The legend of Sybil Ludington, the sixteen-year-old said to have ridden forty miles through the night to rouse her father's militia, belongs to that raid; the historical record is thin, and the ride is told here as legend. What is documented is the town's recovery: Danbury rebuilt, became the Hat City of America in the nineteenth century, and still holds Wooster's monument. The Minuteman tee carries the town logo on the front and the kneeling sentinel across the back.
Unisex heavy cotton t-shirt made from medium-weight jersey for everyday comfort. Classic fit with a crewneck, tubular construction, and taped shoulders for durability; DTG-printed design. Solid colors are 100% cotton, while select heather/antique shades may use cotton–poly blends.
| S | M | L | XL | 2XL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Width, in | 18.25 | 20.25 | 22.00 | 24.00 | 26.00 |
| Length, in | 26.62 | 28.00 | 29.37 | 30.75 | 31.62 |
| Sleeve length from center back, in | 16.25 | 17.75 | 19.00 | 20.50 | 21.75 |
| Size tolerance, in | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.50 |
QUICK FACTS — DANBURY MINUTEMAN HEAVY COTTON TEE — BLACK LOGO
Town: Danbury, Connecticut
Founded: Settled 1685; incorporated 1702
Known for: Burned by Tryon's raid, April 26, 1777; General David Wooster; the Hat City
Blank: Unisex heavy cotton tee, classic fit, crewneck, tubular construction, taped shoulders
Fabric: Solids 100% cotton; heather/antique shades cotton–poly
Print: DTG, black ink
Colors: 7 offered
Sizes: S, M, L, XL, 2XL
Made to order in the USA
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