A fire at a Milwaukee school built in 1894 recently revealed an unusual artifact—a 45-starred American flag from 1897. Lightning struck the steeple of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. K-8 School on April 25. During the cleanup, the flag was discovered in an unused attic area.
The flag shows signs of wear and tear, and it may have sat in the attic for 112 years. Officials plan to restore and display the flag.
COOL
that is so cool!
Interesting
iwonder how the flag got in the attic, you would first think it would be in a museum!
8) cool…………………….. 8)
thats awesome! the flag, not the fire…
it only has 45 stars, SWEET
holly cow thats cool B)
what was it doing down there
I can’t believe they a 45 stared flagin a school.Also, why in a school?
That will be a good addition to all the other types of flags America has.
i wonder who put that flag there…
the flag didn’tburn in the fire how
I always wanted to see the flag that existed back when the united states had 48 states.
To giggi; it did i know cuz i go to that school
To kirbybrawler: when they added more states they put that one in the closet