In a neat change, this morning’s Commissioners’ Court meeting opened with the Pledge to the United States Flag of 1812. The 15-Star flag was in place for the meeting.
The pledge was in celebration of the 200th anniversary of the writing of the Star Spangled Banner. Frances Scott Key wrote the poem that later became our National Anthem on Sept. 15, 1814 at the attack on Fort McHenry during the War of 1812. It was the 15-Star flag that flew over the fort.
The stars represented: Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Virginia, New York, North Carolina, and Rhode Island.