Hermitage, Pennsylvania -
Avenue of Flags - 444 Banners of Freedom

One flag for each day that Americans were held hostage in Iran in 1979-81.

Address:: 2619 E. State St., Hermitage, PA
Directions:: I-80 exit 4-B onto Hwy 60, then quickly exit north onto Hwy 18/Hermitage Rd. Two miles, then turn left onto State St., then drive a half-mile and turn right into Park.

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Avenue of Flags - 444 Banners of Freedom

This park has been featured on the cover of Time and is symbolic of the Iran Hostage Crisis. At Hillcrest Memorial Park, 444 flags flutter in the breeze -- one banner for each day America was held hostage. An eternal flame burns before the monument to eight servicemen who lost their lives in the mission to free their countrymen. [C. Clayton, 06/14/2001]

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February 10, 2012