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    What is nicknamed 'Old Glory'?

    Question #2238. Asked by astro. (May 03 00 5:48 PM)


    coty

    		The American flag.

    May 03 00, 6:32 PM
    zbeckabee

    		Old Glory is a common nickname for the Flag of the United States, bestowed by William Driver, an early nineteenth century American sea captain.

    However, it also refers specifically to the flag owned by Driver, which has become one of the U.S.'s most treasured historical artifacts.

    This original Old Glory was made and presented to the young Captain Driver by his mother and some young ladies of his native Salem, Massachusetts. The year is uncertain, but it was probably sometime in the 1820s. It is a large flag, measuring 10 feet by 17 feet, heavily constructed and designed to be flown from a ship's mast.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Glory

    http://www.usflag.org/history/oldglorystory.html

    Feb 04 08, 8:47 AM

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