The large garrison flag inside the front gate of Fort Snelling is flying again for the first time in two years.

Fort Snelling staff members rededicated the reconstructed 1820s fort flag pole on Saturday morning, just in time for Memorial Day, according to the Minnesota Historical Society.

Doug Raney of the Minnesota Historical Society said the previous flag pole was decaying. “We haven’t had a flag on that [pole] since 2021. And so today we are rededicating the reconstructed flag pole,” said Raney, adding that “All Minnesotans can find themselves in the many layers of history on display in Fort Snelling Park.”

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