The Star-Spangled Banner (Flag)
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This banner, the largest battle flag in existence (1914), measures 36 by 29 feet. It was made by Mrs. Mary Young Pickersgill and her two nieces. The material was cut at Mrs. Pickersgill’s home, “No. 60 Albemarle Street, Old Town” (Pratt and Albemarle Streets, Baltimore), and carried to a nearby brewery, where it was sewed together. During the bombardment it was pierced by a number of shots. The flag was restored at the National Museum, Washington, D. C., where it is considered one of the most precious possessions of that institution.
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By 1873, when the banner was hung from a third-story window at the Boston Navy Yard, the great rectangle had been squared off. Some of the trimmings patched holes in the flag; others served as souvenirs.
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[...] during the War of 1812’s Battle of Baltimore. Armistead is most well-known for ordering a massive American flag to be installed at the fortress, measuring forty-two feet by thirty feet, “a flag so large [...]
Col. George Armistead Monument at Fort McHenry (Baltimore, MD) at Monument City
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