The history of Betsy Ross and the American flag: Legend outweighs fact as there's just no trace of it before the Civil War

In the bedroom of the Betsy Ross House, a reconstruction of where the upholsterer worked on her most famous commission, a long flag with a circle of 13 stars hangs over a Chippendale side chair and extends across the floor. Over the weeks in 1776 needed to complete the project, Ross would have…

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