Lower Merion Historical Society

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Number: A0009
Location: Archive Room
Object: American Flag
Year: 1863
Item: 48 in. x 87 in.; Hand-sewn Union Flag showing 35 stars
Description: First flown July 4, 1863 during Civil War. Flag became obsolete when Nevada joined the Union in 1864. Found in 1979 in attic of Morris family home ?Dundale,? County Line, Villanova