The Flag House

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Built in 1793, the Star-Spangled Banner Flag House was the home and place of business of Mary Pickersgill, maker of the Star-Spangled Banner.

Baltimore

Joined April 2014

The Flag House
@SSBFlagHouse
Oct 10, 2024
You're Invited to a Sailabration! On October 26 from 11 am - 4 pm Pride of Baltimore is hosting a free family-friendly festival in Fell’s Point that will celebrate the lives and traditions of Baltimore's sailors and the Fell’s Point maritime community.
The Flag House
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May 11, 2020
Wiley H. Bates was born a slave in 1859 in North Carolina, and by age thirteen was working as an oysterman in Annapolis, Maryland. By the age of twenty, Bates owned a grocery store serving the African American… instagram.com/p/CADcXRcJTtP/…
The Flag House
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May 11, 2020
Best known for his account of his life as a fugitive slave, "The Life and Adventures of Charles Ball" (1837), Charles Ball served in the Chesapeake Bay Flotilla of the United States Navy under the command of… instagram.com/p/CADQrEwpyWl/…
The Flag House
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May 11, 2020
The 2020 Scholar Award and Essay Contest prompt asked students to share stories about unsung heroes. From moms to nonprofit founders, teachers, community leaders, medical professionals, and mental health advocates,… instagram.com/p/CADQgRdpWMz/…
The Flag House
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Apr 28, 2020
Next week! #GivingTuesdayNow @ The Star-Spangled Banner Flag House instagram.com/p/B_iCc0Spm7_/…