Old Glory

"THE FLAG over Fort McHenry in Baltimore, which inspired Francis Scott Key to write 'The Star-Spangled Banner' was immense, 30-by-74 feet."

This was during the War of 1812 against the British. A Baltimore widow sewed the flag for $405.90. It was commissioned by Major George Armistead "in the same defiant spirit that John Hancock once signed his name in bold letters to the Declaration of Independence."