Betsy Ross House and the contested first flag story

The Betsy Ross House is the historic house museum traditionally identified as the residence where Betsy Ross lived and where she is said to have sewn the first American flag. The story linking Ross to the first flag originates from family testimony publicized in the late 19th century and is debated by historians because contemporary documentary evidence is limited. The museum presents period rooms and exhibits that interpret Ross's life and the evolving historical assessment of the flag story.