<P> The flag that flew during that episode in history became a significant artifact . It remained in the possession of Major Armistead , who was promoted to brevet lieutenant colonel , and his family for many years . Eben Appleton , Colonel Armistead 's grandson , inherited the flag in 1878 . In 1907 , he lent it to the Smithsonian Institution , and in 1912 it was made a formal gift . Today it is permanently housed in the National Museum of American History , one of the Smithsonian Institution museums on the National Mall in Washington , D.C. The flag was given to the museum in 1912 , and has undergone multiple restoration efforts after being originally restored by Amelia Fowler in 1914 . </P>
<P> The flag that flew during that episode in history became a significant artifact . It remained in the possession of Major Armistead , who was promoted to brevet lieutenant colonel , and his family for many years . Eben Appleton , Colonel Armistead 's grandson , inherited the flag in 1878 . In 1907 , he lent it to the Smithsonian Institution , and in 1912 it was made a formal gift . Today it is permanently housed in the National Museum of American History , one of the Smithsonian Institution museums on the National Mall in Washington , D.C. The flag was given to the museum in 1912 , and has undergone multiple restoration efforts after being originally restored by Amelia Fowler in 1914 . </P>
where is the original star spangled banner located
where is the original star spangled banner located
National Museum of American History
National Museum of American History