US Flag on Yeadon, Pennsylvania

Flag day is coincidentally Trump's birthday, now that is what some people call providence.  Nonetheless, the establishment of this holiday is based upon the effort of several people.  One of the most noteworthy is from the Philadelphia area in the community of Yeadon which is on the western border of Philly. 

Flag Day started as a recognized holiday in 1916, vie the effort of William T. Kerr of Yeadon founded the American Flag Day Association in 1888.  Later in 1949, an Act of Congress (House Bill 203) gave to final national official recognition on August 3, 1949, with William T. Kerr at his side.  Subsequently, flag day has become a serious holiday for this small community.

The street signs, vexilloids in their own right, feature the US flag upon the upper left hand side.  The stripes are in correct order but he stars of on their own order.  In this photo there are 17 stars.  Thus the Yeadon Flag Emblem has 17 stars

Yeadon is one of the few places that claims it was a founder in Flag Day in the USA.  Consequently the

township street signs have a US flag in their design.
Although there never was an official 17 starred flag, for Yeadon, Pennsylvania a 17 starred flag has been immortalized and made official at the township level.

So when did the US have 17 states?  From 1803 until 1812; that would have included the original 13 colonies plus Vermont, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Ohio.


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