Stonington's Star Spangled Banner & Pop Up Exhibit by the Mystic Seaport

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  • Date & time 6p – 8p, 08/08/2014
  • Description The Stonington battle flag, older than the Star Spangled Banner, will be exhibited at the Woolworth Library & Research Center. The flag was hand-woven of hand-dyed, hand-spun wool by the women of the local Congregational Church around 1800. The flag flew throughout the 1814 bombardment and survived intact, though torn and shot-through. It was displayed and paraded in Stonington Borough as a precious relic for generations, but is rarely displayed because of its fragility. Also at the Woolworth Library, Mystic Seaport will display artifacts relating to the War of 1812. Seaport curator Fred Calabretta will be on hand to discuss these treasures
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