High above the Juniata River, visible from the Clark’s Ferry Bridge and even from sections of Route 11/15, a 30-by-20-foot American flag flies proudly atop an 80-foot pole — its roots tied to a nearly ...

“It was all worth it when that flag got raised. It was amazing.” The old pole, Shirey said, was 231 feet tall, while the new one painted red is 213 feet high. The pole is a little more rigid ...