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The original base of the flagpole that the original Star-Spangled Banners flew from.

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Now, that's a flag.

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The sort that inspires national anthems.

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Over the ramparts we watched, it so gallantly streaming.

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Nowadays, it guards Baltimore harbor from cargo ships and such.

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A period cannon.

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40'x32', 15 stars, 15 stripes

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And we were rewarded by seeing it flying in the breeze.

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It only took a few seconds to raise the star spangled banner to the top of that flagpole.

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... and up some more.

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... up...

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