Why is there a British flag displayed in front of the Luke Miller house?
The flag on the pole in front of the house is the first (unofficial) flag of the United States, directly preceding the first official flag in 1776 (that being the Betsy Ross flag, which hangs from the garage). The flag on the pole in front of the house is not the current “Union Jack” flag of the United Kingdom, which represents the union of Northern Ireland and Great Britain, dating from January 1, 1801 (see images below). The flag displayed in front of the Miller house is the Original Union Flag, dating from April 12, 1606, representing the regal union of the kingdoms of England (including Wales) and Scotland (Ireland’s red Cross of Saint Patrick was added in the 1801 “Current Union Flag,” or “Union Jack”). The Original Union Flag, also known as the Kings Colors, flew over Jamestown, Virginia in the 17th and 18th centuries and throughout the 13 Colonies up until the end of the Revolutionary War. If a flag had been flown at the Miller house at the time it was built circa 1730, it would
