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Betsy Ross Flag
Season 2 · Episode 69

Betsy Ross Flag

The story behind the Betsy Ross flag

History Dispatches

January 15, 202616m 54s

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Show Notes

According to legend, in 1776, a group of Continental officials, including George Washington, came to the home of Philadelphia upholster Betsy Ross, and asked her to create a flag to represent the young American republic. The result would be the famed Betsy Ross flag. But did this really happen? Let’s find out with the story of the Betsy Ross Flag.


Sources


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betsy_Ross_flag

https://research.colonialwilliamsburg.org/Foundation/journal/Summer08/betsy.cfm

Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:RossBetsy.jpg


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