100 Years Ago -- 1915: A flagstaff, built by the New York Yacht Club, was erected in at the Corinthian Yacht Club in Essington. It was deemed the tallest in the county. The flagstaff stands at 15 feet. It's a hollow steel tube, weighing 8,500 pounds and placed in the same position as the former flagstaff under the supervision of superintendent of construction Howard T.