Betsy Ross

The Birth of Old Glory, c. 1917

The Birth of Old Glory, c. 1917
by Edward Percy Moran

OTHER IMAGES

Betsy Ross Flag
Betsy Ross House

QUICK FACTS
BORN:
1 January 1752 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  DIED:
30 January 1836 in Philadelphia
Buried at the Betsy Ross House
  • On 14-Jun-1777 the United States adopted a national flag with 13 stars and stripes.
  • There is no evidence that Betsy Ross designed the flag. It was probably designed by New Jersey lawyer Francis Hopkinson, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.
PLACES TO VISIT

Portrait to come. See entry in Wikipedia.

Categories
Pennsylvania
Stars & Stripes

The British red coat (which gave the British soldiers the soubriquet of lobsterback) had been instituted in 1660 and was not to leave the battlefield until 1882. It was the national corporate logo, and arrayed beneath it were subordinate brands — the regiments with their facing colors (the contrast color of the lapel and cuff), connected to the mother brand but differentiated.

— Michael Stephenson
Patriot Battles: How the War of Independence Was Fought (2007)