New Washington in Crawford County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Flag Of The United States

Photographed by Craig Doda, September 20, 2025

1. Flag Of The United States Marker

Inscription. The current American flag is made up of thirteen horizontal red and white stripes representing the thirteen original colonies and a blue field with fifty white five-pointed stars representing the 50 U.S. states. The evolution of our flag includes:

• In 1777 the Continental Congress passed the first Flag Act and resolved that the union, symbolizing "a new Constellation," would be represented by thirteen white stars on a blue field.

• In 1795, two additional stripes and two stars were added when Kentucky and Vermont joined the Union.

• In 1818, the decision was made to go back to 13 stripes and adding one star for each state in the Union.

• In 1912, President Taft established the arrangement of the stars in six horizontal rows of eight stars each. Subsequent orders from President Eisenhower in 1959 added rows to accommodate stars for Alaska and Hawaii and staggered the arrangement of the stars.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 40° 57.752′ N, 82° 51.228′ W. Memorial is in New Washington, Ohio, in Crawford County. It is at the intersection of West Mansfield Street and Kibler Street, on the right when traveling west on West Mansfield Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 102 W Mansfield Street, New Washington OH 44854, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Ohio’s Till Plains.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: New Washington Area Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); United States Army (here, next to this marker); Cross Memorial (here, next to this marker); United States Marine Corps (here, next to this marker); United States Navy (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Cross Memorial (here, next to this marker); Ohio State Flag (here, next to this marker); United States Space Force (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Washington.

Photographed by Craig Doda, September 20, 2025

2. Flag Of The United States Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 2, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 22, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 52 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 22, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.