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City votes to raze site where first Alaska flag was sewn

by Associated Press
| July 14, 2020 3:03 PM

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A neglected site where the Alaska territorial flag was designed, sewn and first flown will be demolished despite last-minute efforts by Alaskans and a preservation group to save it.

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