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This article claims that Ross is commonly thought to have made the flag that flew over Fort McHenry. I didn't find any recounting of that story on a quick Google search. I know the story that Ross made the first American flag at the request of George Washington in the 1770s, but I've never heard her connected to the Fort McHenry flag, let alone enough to claim that this is a "common" belief which deserves rebuttal in an encyclopedia. 71.129.81.136 15:20, 21 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed, and the link for the given reference is no longer valid. I'm going to remove that statement.GVP Webmaster (talk) 14:10, 5 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

According to the Ft McHenry article the flag cost $574.44, but here it says 405.90 ... which is correct? Jrssr5 16:38, 1 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

$574.44 was the total cost for the two flags commissioned. $405.90 is the actual cost for the article flag.Awotter (talk) 07:13, 10 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Star Spangled Banner Flag and Great Garrison Flag seem to refer to the same flag. I propose they are merged. bahamut0013♠♣ 23:18, 4 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I created the Great Garrison Flag page, as I noticed its absence. I didn't know that the Star Spangled Banner Flag page existed. A merger seems more than appropriate (though I'm sort of new to this, and wouldn't know how to do that). Which name is more appropriate though? It seems that the Great Garrison Flag is a more formal and/or traditional name, though Star Spangled Banner Flag might be more common in use, a sort of layman's term. EventHorizon47 —Preceding unsigned comment added by EventHorizon47 (talk • contribs) 20:11, 8 July 2008 (UTC) [reply]

Worry not, it is a simple matter of adding content to the base page and redirecting the other.

As to the name, I would imagine that the older page should remain as the name. We can add the secondary name to the article's intro.

In any case, I intend to give a few more days for some more editors to weigh in. bahamut0013♠♣ 22:24, 11 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I've performed the merge and redirect. bahamut0013♠♣ 04:56, 4 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

This documentary on the Smithsonian I'm watching on the Travel channel says that the 15th star was given to the widow of a soldier, not blown off. I don't know why, but I find this disparity fascinating and thirst for the truth. 66.65.41.238 (talk) 05:48, 19 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]