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4 unusual facts about Betsy Ross flag


Betsy Ross flag

The Betsy Ross design of 13-star U.S. flags has been featured in many popular artworks (sometimes inaccurately, as in Washington Crossing the Delaware) and films, such as the 1960 version of Pollyanna.

In a 1780 letter to the Continental Board of Admiralty dealing with the Great Seal, Hopkinson mentioned patriotic designs he created in the past few years including "the Flag of the United States of America."

Although early American flags featured stars with various numbers of points, the five-pointed star is the defining feature of the Betsy Ross design, and became the norm on Navy Ensigns.

Other flag makers of that period include Rebecca Young, Anne King, Cornelia Bridges, and flag painter William Barrett.



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