Flags have been used for
various reasons for over 4,000 years. Wooden
poles were hand carved to display the flag on.
The poles were later made of metal. A decoration
is sometimes added to the tip of a flag pole,
called a finial.
Flag poles today continue to be made of wood or
metal. In addition, some are made of fibreglass.
The flag pole is generally erected very high so
that the flag can be seen waving freely in the
sky for all to see. Flag poles vary is height
from 10 feet to 80 feet on average. At a height
of 525 feet, the flag pole in Gijeon-dong, North
Korea, is the highest in the world. On a similar
note, the largest flag in the world is in
Basilia, Brazil. It weighs 1,300 pounds! A flag
is raised onto the flagpole by the use of a
pulley. Proper flag displaying is to raise the
flag at sunrise and lower it at sunset. Flag
poles should be securely cemented into the
ground
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The most famous flag pole is
that which was placed on the moon in 1969. There
was nothing unique about the flag pole it’s
self, only the symbolic representation of it
being placed on the moon while the whole world
watched it unfold.
The flagpole is also a website, dedicated to the
victims and heroes of 09/11. The site is full of
poems, letters, articles, and pictures from
people all over the world. The site offers
people a place to express their grief and offer
support to each other. The site is also a link
to many other American Flag sites and 09/11
sites. It also has American Flag history
available for your reading pleasure.
