You Can Now See Betsy Ross’ Sewing Table in Philadelphia, Thanks to a Flag Day Donation From Her Great-Great-Great-Great Grandson

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Betsy Ross's sewing table has arrived at the Betsy Ross House in Philadelphia, a gift from her descendant timed for Flag Day. The piece of furniture carries outsized symbolic weight in American history, even though historians remain uncertain about Ross's actual role in stitching the first flag. The donation, made by her great-great-great-great grandson, adds a tangible artifact to a building already devoted to the seamstress whose legend has endured for generations, regardless of how much truth it contains.