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Flag Poles and Flags of the Past - Betsy Ross
America is known for flying big flags from flag poles. Also, its history has produced all kinds of flags and banners over the years, including historic and military flags. Most Americans are familiar with the Betsy Ross flag as some historians claim it to be the very first flag of the United States of America.
The flag of the U.S. is also commonly referred to as "Old Glory" and the "Stars and Stripes." The Betsy Ross flag, interestingly, was an early design of this flag. It was first displayed towards the end of the eighteenth century. This banner has horizontal bands, just like the current U.S. flag, alternating white and red. The canton of the Betsy Ross flag is colored dark blue and shows thirteen stars in a circle form arrangement. The number thirteen stands for the thirteen original colonies of the past. Every so often one can observe this flag flown from flag poles throughout the United States of America.
Many of these flags of the past, including flags of different countries, state and battle flags, and some modern big flags have some controversy to their history. The same also can be said about the Betsy Ross flag. Some historic professionals are convinced that the Betsy Ross banner was not the first United States flag. Most historians and Americans do however.
The legend or the story as it is told in our day explains that this beautiful historic banner was first used in the late 18th century. A special committee, which included George Washington, learned about the need for a new U.S. flag. The Betsy Ross became this flag. The thirteen horizontal stripes represent the 13 states that were in existence at that time. The arrangement of stars in a circle symbolizes the equality among the thirteen states. Regardless of what its story may really be, it has been flown from flag poles and such for decades.
Reproduction of these old flags in modern materials for use with flag poles is done using the latest in technology. Big flags are produced from high quality fabrics. Regular 3 by 5 feet flags are made from nylon (for outdoor circumstances) and polyester. These materials were not used before the 20th century.
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