The Origins and History of the Washington Monument Flag Display
Hoover MD. 1992. The Origins and History of the Washington Monument Flag Display. National Park Service. Washington, D.C.
The display of an American flag for each State of the Union around the base of the Washington Monument is a practice of long standing. The flags were first flown on 23 February 1920 as part of the George Washington Birthday celebrations. The flags were flown from wooden flag poles which were erected on a temporary basis. The flags were flown for each subsequent Washington's Birthday celebration, and also for other holidays -- such as Memorial Day and the 4th of July. After each celebration, the poles were removed and put back into storage.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Hoover, Michael
- Date of Issue
- 1992-02
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- HIST , NCR , WAMO
- Keywords
- display, ehistory, flag, History, monument, origins, special history study, Washington Monument