State’s display of Civil War flag replica comes to a stirring end

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State’s display of Civil War flag replica comes to a stirring end
Re-enactors lead a ceremony to retire the flag loaned to the state to mark a historic milestone.

By Craig Crosby Kennebec Journal
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AUGUSTA — A forerunner of the modern U.S. flag on display in the atrium of the Maine State Cultural Building was retired in a stirring ceremony Wednesday and returned to its owners.

The flag, designed in the same configuration as the 1860 Fort Sumter flag, has been displayed in the atrium since 2013, when it was put up as part of Maine’s ongoing commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. The flag, which is 18 feet by 33 feet, was commissioned by and remains the property of the Pejepscot Historical Society.

More: http://www.pressherald.com/2015/09/...vil-war-flag-replica-comes-to-a-stirring-end/
 
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