Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 January 1902 — BIRTHPLACE OF THE STARS AND STRIPES. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

BIRTHPLACE OF THE STARS AND STRIPES.

The last, of the great army of American tourists who invaded England during the past summer and early autumn have now left its shores. All the “sights” of interest have been visited, including, of course, the ancient church Brinson, Northamptonshire, wherein repose some of the ancestors of George Washington. Strange to say, however, no pilgrimages were made to a place only a few miles from Great Brlngton, which should be of still greater historical importance to American citizens. The national Rag of the United States Is

believed to have originated at Sulgrave Manor, the gift ot Henry VIII. to Lawrence Washington. There Lawrence Washington lived prior to his residence in Brington. He caused to be erected over the porch of the manor hpuse the famlljr crest of three stars and two Stripes, which also Appears over his tomb. Though this crest of Lawrence Washington is believed to have been the genesis of the United States flag, American visitors to England appear to have lost sight of the fact The illustration shows Sulgrave Manor. - , v.>'