The Centenary of the Star Spangled Banner
The Centenary of the Star Spangled Banner
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It was made by Mrs. Mary Pickersgill, for- merly Mary Young, a Philadelphia girl, born in the year of Independence, Feb- ruary 12th, 1776. It was in the days when a stripe as well as a star was added to the flag for each new state. When it was found to be growing larger, with a prospect of soon being unshapely, the addition of new stripes was abandoned, the flag was returned to its original pro- portions and the thirteen stripes repre- senting the original states were made permanent.
]Mary Pick...ersgill's flag liad fifteen stripes, each two feet wide, and fifteen stars, each two feet in diameter. The blue field rested on the ninth stripe, a red one, instead of the eighth and white stripe as in the present flag.
A piece cut out from one of its cor- ners is said to be buried with one of the old defenders of the fort, who made a dying request that a bit of the flag be placed over his dead heart.
During the battle the flag was struck eleven times, one shell cutting out one of the stars.
The Star-Spangled Banner The flag floated over the tent that slieltered General Lafayette when he was entertained at Fort McHenry, Sep- tember 14th, 1824; and was carried in tile funeral procession of Colonel Armi- stead, who died April 25th, 1818, and was buried in the old St.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
It was made by Mrs. Mary Pickersgill, for- merly Mary Young, a Philadelphia girl, born in the year of Independence, Feb- ruary 12th, 1776. It was in the days when a stripe as well as a star was added to the flag for each new state. When it was found to be growing larger, with a prospect of soon being unshapely, the addition of new stripes was abandoned, the flag was returned to its original pro- portions and the thirteen stripes repre- senting the original states were made permanent.
]Mary Pick...ersgill's flag liad fifteen stripes, each two feet wide, and fifteen stars, each two feet in diameter. The blue field rested on the ninth stripe, a red one, instead of the eighth and white stripe as in the present flag.
A piece cut out from one of its cor- ners is said to be buried with one of the old defenders of the fort, who made a dying request that a bit of the flag be placed over his dead heart.
During the battle the flag was struck eleven times, one shell cutting out one of the stars.
The Star-Spangled Banner The flag floated over the tent that slieltered General Lafayette when he was entertained at Fort McHenry, Sep- tember 14th, 1824; and was carried in tile funeral procession of Colonel Armi- stead, who died April 25th, 1818, and was buried in the old St.
What to read after The Centenary of the Star Spangled Banner?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Allan Sutherland to read onlineMoreLess
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