Rhode Island State Flag

ContentsThe Adoption of the Rhode Island FlagLegislative Description of the Rhode Island State FlagPledge of Allegiance To The Rhode Island State FlagThe Adoption of the Rhode Island Flag March 30, 1877, the General Assembly of the State enacted the following law: — ” The flag of the State shall be a foul anchor, with the motto,’ HOPE,’ the whole to be surrounded by a scroll, around which, in a...

Vermont State Flag

Historian use Vermont Republic as the term for the area that we know as state of Vermont, during their pre-state years from 1777 to 1791. During this time the Vermont Republic used the flag of the Green Mountain Boys, a Vermont Militia, as the flag for the region. The history of the Vermont state flag must include a reference to the United States flag, adopted on June 14, 1777, and described as follows:...

Ohio State Flag

ContentsPledge Ohio Legislature – 5.01 Ohio state flag.According to the Ohio Secretary of State; Ohio’s official flag was adopted by an act of the Ohio Legislature on May 9, 1902. The Ohio burgee (bûr’je), as the swallow-tailed design is properly called, was drawn by John Eisenmann, architect and designer for the Ohio State Pan-American Exposition Commission. Pledge In 2002, in celebration of the 100th...

Alaska State Flag

ContentsAlaska State Flag Symbols: Biographical Information on Benny Benson (John Ben Benson Jr.), Designer of the Alaskan State Flag Learning Links for the Alaska State Flag Alaska State Flag Symbols: Eight Gold Stars: The North Star and Polaris, the Big Dipper The Big Dipper is also known as The Great Bear Its colors recall the Alaskan sky and its gold. The North Star represented future Statehood The flag...

New York State Flag

The New York State Flag depicts the New York Coat of Arms on a field of navy blue. According to the New York Department of State: The arms of New York State were officially adopted in 1778. The center shows a ship and sloop on a river bordered by a grassy shore and a mountain range with the sun rising behind it. Liberty and Justice stand on either side, under an American eagle. Liberty holds a staff topped with a...

California State Flag

ContentsThe 1st Bear Flag 1846The Current Bear Flag – Modified in 1953According to the California Secretary of State, a small band of settlers took over the garrison at Sonoma on June 14, 1846, and issued a proclamation declaring California to be an independent Republic, no longer under the rule of the Mexican government. This became known as the Bear Flag Revolt after the flag which flew until July 9, 1846,...

List of the US State Flags & Flags of US Territories

The following list shows each of the 50 US flags followed by the flag of our Capital, the District of Columbia, and the flags of each of our US Territories. FLAGS OF THE 50 US STATES ALABAMA STATE FLAG Entered the Union in 1819 as the 22nd State; flag adopted in 1895. The diagonal cross and the square shape of the flag recall the Battle Flag of the Confederacy, organized in February of 1861 in Montgomery,...

Arkansas State Flag

ContentsSymbolic Meaning on the Original Arkansas FlagAlthough the state of Arkansas achieved statehood in 1836, as of 1913 Arkansas still did not have a state flag. This came to light when three Daughters of the American Revolution, Mrs. C.W. Pettigrew, Mrs. W.A. Taggart and Mrs. Frank Tomlinson, thought it would be appropriate to send a copy of the Arkansas state flag to the U.S.S Arkansas on the occasion of its...