{"id":232191,"date":"2026-06-30T21:32:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T21:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/232191\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T21:32:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T21:32:09","slug":"american-flag-journeys-closes-with-final-leg-in-pittsburgh-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/232191\/","title":{"rendered":"American flag journeys closes with final leg in Pittsburgh"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A yearlong cross-country journey of one American flag will conclude in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalflagfoundation.org\/pa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">\u201cthe<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalflagfoundation.org\/pa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"> city that made America\u201d \u2014 Pittsburgh.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Titled \u201cThe Flag Sojourn 250,\u201d the National Flag Foundation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalflagfoundation.org\/sojourn250\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">sponsored the \u201cpatriotic pilgrimage\u201d of one American flag<\/a> to every U.S. state, every U.S. territory and all 26 U.S. military cemetery overseas to celebrate the country\u2019s 250th anniversary. The flag has been to 10 countries.<\/p>\n<p>Before the flag arrives in Washington, D.C. on the Fourth of July, the final leg of its journey goes through the Steel City this week.<\/p>\n<p>There will be 13 total gatherings in the Pittsburgh region, according to the foundation. Most are free and open to the public, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalflagfoundation.org\/pa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">with details online.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The 11 open to the public are:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe People Who Make America\u201d from 3-4 p.m. Wednesday at United Steelworkers Headquarters<br \/>\n\u201cAmerica Begins Here\u201d from 9-10:30 a.m. Thursday at Fort Ligonier in Westmoreland County<br \/>\n\u201cConfluence, Conflict, Renewal\u201d from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday at Fort Pitt in Point State Park<br \/>\n\u201cMemory in Motion\u201d from 1:30-3 p.m. Thursday at North Shore Memorial Walk (A walk from the Fred Rogers statue and ending in a flag raising just beyond PNC Park)<br \/>\n\u201cIn Every Generation\u201d from 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday at Soldiers &amp; Sailors Hall (A Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Americana concert and flag raising on Fifth Avenue)<br \/>\n\u201cReflection &amp; Resolve\u201d from 8-9 p.m. Thursday at the Grandview Overlook on Mt. Washington (During sunset with the Honor Guard, overlooking the Steel City)<br \/>\n\u201cIn Sacred Trust\u201d from 8-9 a.m. Friday at the National Cemeteries of the Alleghenies in Washington County<br \/>\n\u201cFlags United\u201d from 10-11 a.m. Friday in Pittsburgh\u2019s Flag Plaza with Scouting America<br \/>\n\u201cStill We Strive\u201d from noon to 1:30 p.m. Friday at Freedom Corner in the Hill District<br \/>\n\u201cReinventing the Promise\u201d from 4-5 p.m. Friday in Bakery Square<br \/>\n\u201cForged in Fire\u201d from 6-8 p.m. Friday at the Carrie Blast Furnaces<\/p>\n<p>Specific addresses can be found on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalflagfoundation.org\/pa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Pittsburgh page within the National Flag Foundation website.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A full interactive map of the flag\u2019s year-long journey can be found on the <a href=\"https:\/\/storymaps.arcgis.com\/stories\/c0ef4d35d4cd4d01bacb3cd5753d9c81\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">National Flag Foundation\u2019s website.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A yearlong cross-country journey of one American flag will conclude in \u201cthe city that made America\u201d \u2014 Pittsburgh.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":232192,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[73,75,74],"class_list":["post-232191","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-pittsburgh","tag-pittsburgh","tag-pittsburgh-headlines","tag-pittsburgh-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232191","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=232191"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232191\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/232192"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=232191"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=232191"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=232191"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}