Last week, Flagstaff relocated a historic house built and owned by May Hicks, known as the “Betsy Ross of Arizona," who sewed the first Arizona flag in 1911 before statehood.
The home was slated for demolition to make way for apartments before the city purchased it.
Lauren Clementino with Flagstaff says its final location and use have yet to be determined but the house could end up in a city park or back in the city’s Southside neighborhood.
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