Show where W here old glory was first flown N bjune june 1777 a committee having been bce n appointed by congress to confer with general washington concerning a design for a national flag it reported in favor of one containing thirteen stripes alternately red and white and a blue field adorned with thirteen white stars this was adopted june 14 and the design was carried to the up bolsterling shop of mrs airs ross no arch street philadelphia where the first national flag was made mada the original design required six pointed stars but upon mrs ross suggestion that flie five I 1 1 pointed stars would be more symmetrical the pattern was changed this lady was afterward given the position of manufacturer of government nags flags which occupation upon her ber death was retained by her herc children the claim Is ii well established states a writer in the cleveland plain dealer that a flag of this design of stars and stripes was first hoisted at fort stanwix called fort schuyler cr at the time near the present city of rome home N Y on august 3 1777 etwas it was first under fire three days later in the battle of 0 Orli kany by act of congress january 13 1704 the design of the sag wase hanged so as to incorporate fifteen n stripes and fifteen stars after the of vermont and kentucky and one s star t ar wils was to be added for every subsequent state admitted this however was repealed in 1818 when the original number of stripes e s wa was s established the stars continuing to increase Inc as new states i were admitted |