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Oldest U.S. Flag from Dakota Territory | Sioux Falls News
Step back in time at the Turner County Fair, where a 162-year-old U.S. flag from the Dakota Territory made its rare public debut—believed to be the oldest of its kind. Woven from wool by frontier women in Swan Lake after the Civil War, this nine-by-thirteen-foot relic may even have been stitched with blue fabric from soldiers’ uniforms. Passed down through the Hummel family for over a century and preserved with tobacco leaves (yes, really), it last graced the public eye in 1976—outshining even Captain 11! Now, after a 50-year hiatus, it’s back, sparking dreams of a climate-controlled museum…
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