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Thunderstorm no match for biggest flag in region

A 40 foot by 80 foot flag was raised on Saturday during a ceremony in Slippery Rock Park. The flag will fly on various holidays on its new 150-foot pole made of American steel. The ceremony had to be cut short due to an incoming thunderstorm, but not before Old Glory was lifted aloft for all 250 in attendance to see.

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