Betsy Ross Flag

Facts about the Flag of Betsy Ross Flag

1. The thirteen stars in a circle are traditionally attributed to Betsy Ross, though the story appears only in an account given by her grandson nearly a century later and has never been documented.
2. Several different thirteen-star arrangements were in use at the same time; no single official pattern existed before 1912.
3. An early design of the United States flag, traditionally attributed to Betsy Ross in 1777.
4. The flag belongs to the United States in its first years. It is used in the Thirteen Colonies.
5. It was founded in 1777.
6. The flag was adopted in 1777.
7. The design is 249 years old as of 2026.
8. Construction: Thirteen stripes with a ring of thirteen stars.
9. It is normally drawn to a ratio of 10:19, which makes it rectangular.
10. The flag uses 3 colours: Old Glory Red, white and Old Glory Blue.
11. The Old Glory Red stands for valour and hardiness.
12. The white stands for purity and innocence.
13. The Old Glory Blue stands for vigilance and justice.
14. Thirteen stars in a circle: The thirteen original colonies, arranged in a ring so that no colony ranked above another.
15. The story that Betsy Ross sewed the first flag was told by her grandson in 1870 and has never been documented; the thirteen-star ring was one of several arrangements in use.
16. It is filed here under Historical Flags, one of the categories of flag that belong to no country.