The All America Flag at Fort Mifflin

 

The All America flag a US flag that gives representation to parts of the United States not recognized as an official state.  Instead of having a star in the canton, they are represented by stars on a badge.  However there is a difference with the stars for non-official states.  They are four pointed instead of five pointed.  Only when they become official states do they earn that extra point.

Parts of the United States that don't have a star in the canton include: Washington DC, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, Navassa, Midway, Wake Island, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and the other isolated islands in the Deep Pacific.

The first flying of the All America flag occurred at Fort Mifflin in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  Fort Mifflin was where the most intense bombardment of the US revolution occurred.  Although the British won this battle, this standoff gave General Washington precious time to regroup at Valley Forge.

During the US Civil War this base was prison camp for the North and South.  Since 1954, it became a historical museum.  It really is an overlooked moment in US history that has hardly received any attention in history books, PBS, or the History Channel.  Without this temporary 'blockade' at the Delaware River with Fort Mifflin, Pennsylvania and Fort Mercer, New Jersey in the fall of 1777, the Loyalist Army would have been able resupply and assault Continental Army before they were established, which could have led to the capture and defeat of General Washington.


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