Flag Poles

Flags have been used for various reasons for over 4,000 years. Wooden poles were hand carved to display the flag on. The poles were later made of metal. A decoration is sometimes added to the tip of a flag pole, called a finial.

Flag poles today continue to be made of wood or metal. In addition, some are made of fiberglass. The flag pole is generally erected very high so that the flag can be seen waving freely in the sky for all to see. Flag poles vary is height from 10 feet to 80 feet on average. At a height of 525 feet, the flag pole in Gijeon-dong, North Korea, is the highest in the world. On a similar note, the largest flag in the world is in Basilia, Brazil. It weighs 1,300 pounds! A flag is raised onto the flagpole by the use of a pulley. Proper flag displaying is to raise the flag at sunrise and lower it at sunset. Flag poles should be securely cemented into the ground.

The most famous flag pole is that which was placed on the moon in 1969. There was nothing unique about the flag pole it’s self, only the symbolic representation of it being placed on the moon while the whole world watched it unfold.

The flagpole is also a website, dedicated to the victims and heroes of 09/11. The site is full of poems, letters, articles, and pictures from people all over the world. The site offers people a place to express their grief and offer support to each other. The site is also a link to many other American Flag sites and 09/11 sites. It also has American Flag history available for your reading pleasure.