Betsy Ross House - claimed site of the first American flag (disputed)

The Betsy Ross House at 239 Arch Street is presented as the location where Betsy Ross purportedly sewed the first American flag, a narrative popularized by family testimony and the Betsy Ross Association in the late 19th century. Most modern historians consider the specific claim that Ross made the first flag to be unproven and disputed. The site operates as a museum and historic attraction that interprets the legend and 18th‑century flagmaking.