Friday, June 14, 2019

FLAG DAY (POST 1 OF 5)

Today, June 14, 2019 is Flag Day. It commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States on June 14, 1777 by resolution of the Second Continental Congress.

The largest free-flying* American Flag is located on the grounds of The Acuity Insurance Company in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. It measures 70 feet by 140 feet. (See March 6, 2019 post for more information and picture of the Acuity Flag)

*free-flying – able to fly freely in the wind as opposed to be painted on the side of a building

Other notable flags will be covered in following 4 posts.

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