Georgia Caraway

wonderful patriotic items for sale and is featuring bunting that is personalized with patriotic phrases, “God Bless America,” “Land That I Love,” and “Howe Texas 1872,” and other bunting with surrounding towns’ names

Dr Georgia Caraway, former director of the Denton County Museums for 14 years, and her friends opened the Howe Mercantile at 107 East Haning. Store hours are Thursday through Saturday noon until 8 p m She has written four Denton history books and has finished a 5th history about the North Texas State Fair and Rodeo that will be published in August She hopes her next book will be the history of Howe PLEASE SHOP LOCALLY We can show you Howe! in July 1813 and finished on August 19, when she wrote a receipt for payment of $405 90 for it It contained 400 yards of first quality single ply 18-inch woolen bunting; the 15 stars made out of cotton, each measuring 2 feet in diameter; the blue union measuring approximately 16 by 20 feet and 8 red and 7 white 2-foot wide stripes; the whole sewed by hand with linen thread Caroline Purdy later wrote that her mother devoted particular attention to reinforcing the topping or heading of the flag According to the Smithsonian Institution, who now has custody of the flag, Mary was asked to do the work by Commodore Joshua Barney (who was shortly to become the best known hero defending Washington, D C ) and General John Stricker of the Maryland Militia

Collecting flags of every design is very popular Condition is very important except in the very old (pre-1900) flags that were often used and became tattered Fly your flag proudly this Memorial Day And extend your gratitude to the men and women who are currently serving in our Armed Forces keeping all of us safe here at home And especially to all of our veterans from previous combat situations God Bless them and God Bless the USA

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