Betsy Ross ( January 1, 1752 – January 30, 1836 ) is widely credited with making the first American flag.

Research conducted by the National Museum of American History notes that the story of Betsy Ross making the first American flag for General George Washington entered into American consciousness about the time of the 1876 centennial celebrations.

Many designs were in use that complied with the flag resolution, with stars arranged in a square, a wreath, rows, patterns, or the familiar " Betsy Ross " circle.

It is similar to the familiar Betsy Ross flag, except that it uses 6-pointed stars.

* Betsy Ross, American flag maker

* January 1 – Betsy Ross, American entrepreneur ( d. 1836 )

* January 30 – Betsy Ross, Made the first American flag ( b. 1752 )

A survey at the end of the 20th century named her as one of the most famous civilians in American history before the Civil War, third only to Betsy Ross and Paul Revere.

Other historic sites include homes for Edgar Allan Poe, Betsy Ross, and Thaddeus Kosciuszko, early government buildings like the First and Second Banks of the United States, Fort Mifflin, and the Gloria Dei ( Old Swedes ') Church.

State routes that pass through are Route 38, Route 41, Route 42 ( the North-South Freeway ), Route 47 ( only in Brooklawn ), Route 70, Route 73, Route 90 ( the Betsy Ross Bridge ), Route 143 ( only in Winslow ), Route 154 ( only in Cherry Hill ) and Route 168.

* Betsy Ross Elementary ( K-2 )

Betsy Ross ( K-3 ; 293 ),

The two municipalities are connected across the Delaware River by the Betsy Ross Bridge which is owned and operated by the Delaware River Port Authority.

Route 90 is a short highway leading to the Betsy Ross Bridge which connects the township with Philadelphia.

Aunt Betty's famous retort (" I offer this bread not in love but in fear " -- whereupon the generals courteously abandoned their effort to buy ) puts her in company with Betsy Ross, Molly Pitcher and other women who distinguished themselves in the American Revolution.

While in Warwick Township the American flag that was designed by Betsy Ross was presented to General Washington and Warwick Township was the site where the American flag was first flown.

* Betsy Ross, who according to legend sewed the first flag of the United States.

Betsy Ross never actually lived in Yeadon, but rather spent some time buried there, in Mount Moriah Cemetery, before being exhumed to be re-buried in the city of Philadelphia.

* Betty Holekamp ( 1826 – 1902 ) German colonist and pioneer woman, called the Betsy Ross of Texas.

* Betty Holekamp ( 1826-1902 )-Texas pioneer, called the Betsy Ross of Texas.

Wolcott was married to Betsy Ross while he was in college.

* Betsy Ross ( 1917 )

The route crosses under New Jersey Transit ’ s Atlantic City Line before coming to a large interchange with Route 90 that provides access to the Betsy Ross Bridge.

The western terminus is at the Betsy Ross Bridge over the Delaware River in Pennsauken Township, Camden County, where the road continues into Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as an unnumbered road that provides access to Interstate 95.

Miss Betsy Parker was one of the speakers on the panel of the Eastern Women's Liberal Arts College panel on Wednesday evening in the Security Life Bldg..

His mother was Betsy Plumleigh Teape.

His author photo: Don Wollheim & daughter Betsy ( 1954 ) He was not paid for the story, and he learned that other authors hadn't been paid either and said so in the Bulletin of the Terrestrial Fantascience Guild.

" In true editorial fashion, he was honest about the quality of his own writing ," says his daughter Betsy.

Betsy Blair, was a member of the cast.

As his first wife, actress and dancer Betsy Blair explained: " A sailor suit or his white socks and loafers, or the T-shirts on his muscular torso, gave everyone the feeling that he was a regular guy, and perhaps they too could express love and joy by dancing in the street or stomping through puddles ... he democratized the dance in movies.

Kelly was married to Betsy Blair for 15 years ( 1941 – 1957 ) and they had one child, Kerry.

His first wife, Betsy Blair, was suspected of being a Communist sympathizer and when MGM, who had offered Blair a part in Marty ( 1955 ), were considering withdrawing her under pressure from the American Legion, Kelly successfully threatened MGM with a pullout from It's Always Fair Weather unless his wife was restored to the part.

This was the second marriage for each of his parents, giving Garth four older half-siblings ( Jim, Jerry, Mike, and Betsy ).

The word Wheal has a particular meaning in Devon and Cornwall being either a tin or a copper mine, however in the case of Wheal Betsy it was principally lead and silver which were mined.

Palmyra was sighted in 1798 by the American sea captain Edmund Fanning of Stonington, Connecticut while his ship, the Betsy, was sailing to Asia.

" Tracy was not someone to express his emotions, but friend Betsy Drake believed he " was utterly dependent upon.

Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte ( Baltimore, Maryland, 6 February 1785-Baltimore, Maryland, 4 April 1879 ), known as " Betsy ", was the daughter of a Baltimore, Maryland merchant, and was the first wife of Jérôme Bonaparte, and sister-in-law of Emperor Napoleon I of France.

Recently, film footage taken by Fred Stone of Astaire performing in Gay Divorce with Luce's successor, Dorothy Stone, in New York in 1933 was uncovered by dancer and historian Betsy Baytos and now represents the earliest known performance footage of Astaire.

One of the enemy's flaming arrows landed in the crib of the infant, Richard Mentor Johnson, but it was quickly doused by Johnson's sister Betsy.

The Town Seal was created by local artist and Bethany resident, Betsy Seaton, as part of Bethany's 150th anniversary celebration in 1982.

As a result of this tragedy, a water tower was erected on Main Street near the present day Sheriff's Annex, where it stood until Hurricane Betsy destroyed it in 1965.

It was built after Hurricanes Betsy and Camille on concrete stilts 14 feet above ground to protect classrooms from storm surge, and it was designed with tall, narrow windows to lessen the risk of broken windows from flying debris.

Although Katrina was one of the costliest natural disasters to strike the United States, according to the Hurricane Severity Index, both Betsy and Camille were higher intensity hurricanes than Katrina at landfall.