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Photographer: Allen C. Browne
Taken: July 4, 2014
Caption: Maryland Flag Quarter
Baltimore Colors
Additional Description: "The ultimate sacrilege committed against the Silver Spring Armory was the severing of the concrete bas-relief Maryland State flag into four quadrants. Two of the quarter sections were placed back to back, on this pylon, and erected at one of the parking garage's entrances. The other two quarter sections were similarly placed at the opposite end of the garage. This disrespect would have never been shown if this had been the United States flag. The same etiquette applies to state flags but our Montgomery County Government was/is ignorant of this fact." -- Jerry McCoy, Silver Spring Then and Again, August 20, 2010
Submitted: July 12, 2014, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.
Database Locator Identification Number: p278759
File Size: 3.711 Megabytes

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