House of Flags to host Eisenhower flags

Published 6:19 pm Friday, August 10, 2012

Admission is free and donations are always appreciated. The museum is fully handicap accessible.
This exhibit was made possible by a grant from the Polk County Community Foundation and the support of the residents of Tryon Estates.
The House of Flags Museum is a non-profit 501(c)3 educational organization founded in 2001. Permanent displays include nearly 300 faithfully reproduced historic flags including military, religious, pre-Colonial, Colonial, Revolutionary War, Texas Republic, Civil War, World War Two, Gulf Wars, all 27 official U.S. “Stars and Stripes,” state and territory flags, plus the “Liberty Cap” flags and braille-tactile flags.
For additional information contact Robert M. Williamson, director, House of Flags Museum, by email at flagmuseum@gmail.com, by mail at P.O. Box 70, Columbus, N.C. 28722. Phone messages can be left at 828-894-5640. Visit  www.HouseOfFlags.org for directions.

50-star president’s flag from 1960. (photo submitted by Robert Williamson)

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