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([personal profile] joebanks Jul. 4th, 2010 10:08 pm)
the oldest existing stars and stripes. Yahoo, Google and Bing seem to have let me down. They don't seem to understand my search; i get images and lots about Betsy Ross; but someone must know what is the oldest U. S. Flag still in existance. A great site showing the earliest images of the flag shows these two.


Chester County PA Militia Color (Battle of Brandywine) American; 1777 Sept. 11. This could be it, i don't know.


This one dates to 1781, though i read one article that disputes it and claims it dates from the 1820's.

Check this site out; very cool images, paintings etc. http://www.vexman.net/13stars/

But what is the oldest surviving United States flag? Anyone know anything?

From: [identity profile] davidoflondon.livejournal.com


I suppose an older British flag wouldn't count even though we ruled the America before it became the USA :)

From: [identity profile] k2rider78.livejournal.com


Some colonists still viewed themselves as British and the earlier flags of the Continental army were very similar to the British union jack but that led to to much confusion on the battle field obviously. I replied with some links below.

From: [identity profile] joebanks.livejournal.com


No not at this time! Though any historical flag from that period would be interesting.

From: [identity profile] k2rider78.livejournal.com


I always new there were many flag designs for the different militia and regiments in the beginning of the war but I thought Congress & Washington decided to have one design. And that is where the whole Betsy Ross story comes in

http://www.ushistory.org/betsy/flagtale.html

and they have a flag timeline:
http://www.ushistory.org/betsy/flagfact.html

"On June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress, seeking to promote national pride and unity, adopted the national flag."
Edited Date: 2010-07-05 12:34 pm (UTC)

From: [identity profile] joebanks.livejournal.com


Betsy lost two husbands in the revolution - that's a lot of marrying.
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