<P> Available documentation shows that this flag was sewn by local flagmaker Mary Young Pickersgill under a government commission in 1813 at a cost of $405.90 ( equivalent to $5,147 in 2017 ) . George Armistead , the commander of Fort McHenry , specified `` a flag so large that the British would have no difficulty seeing it from a distance '' . </P>
<P> Available documentation shows that this flag was sewn by local flagmaker Mary Young Pickersgill under a government commission in 1813 at a cost of $405.90 ( equivalent to $5,147 in 2017 ) . George Armistead , the commander of Fort McHenry , specified `` a flag so large that the British would have no difficulty seeing it from a distance '' . </P>
who made the flag that flew over fort mchenry
who made the flag that flew over fort mchenry
Mary Young Pickersgill
Mary Young Pickersgill