However, there was a brief period in which the American flag bore 15 stripes. The Smithsonian reports that the Act of January 13, 1794, allowed for 15 stripes and 15 stars after May 1795.

The American flag that flew over Fort McHenry in Baltimore in September 1814 had 15 stars and 15 stripes, each representing a state in the still-fledgling United States. During a battle with the ...

A curtain would fall to reveal it, filling an entire wall of the National Museum of American ... a standard-sized garrison flag — 42 by 30 feet, with 15 stars stretching 26 inches across and ...

Southampton Arts Center (SAC) is proud to announce Independency: The American Flag at 250 Years, a powerful and visually ...