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ulous Facts About Fifty State Flags
Alabama State Flag Facts
Adopted: February 16, 1895
Designed by: unknown
Facts:
? The main feature is a cross of St. Andrew.
? It is nearly identical to the flag of St. Patrick, and too strongly resembles the state flag of Florida.
? Due to the rule of the across strokes having to be 6 inches broad, miniature versions of the Alabama state flag can no really be regulation.
Alaska State Flag Facts
Adopted: May 2, 1927
Designed by: Benny Benson
Facts:
? The flag design was commissioned by an official territorial government compete, which rewarded the champion $1000 and an carved watch.
? The chief features are the Big Dipper Constellation (Ursa Major) and the North Star (Polaris).
? The flag wasn't actually considered a state flag until 32 years behind its option, since Alaska did not combine into the Union until 1959.
Arizona State Flag Facts
Adopted: February 17, 1917
Designed by: Colonel Charles W. Harris
Facts:
? The Arizona State flag is considered one of the best-designed flags of the North American continent at the American Vexillological Society.
? The state officially accepted the flag without the signature of the leader.
? The 13 rays of red and yellow on the top half of the flag represent the original 13 counties of the state of Arizona.
Arkansas State Flag Facts
Adopted: February 26, 1913
Designed by: Miss Willie Hocker
Facts:
? The incipient Arkansas state flag functioned only 3 stars. The fourth star was joined later in 1923 to represent the Confederate States of America.
? The original 3 stars in the Arkansas flag design represented the allegiances the state has held to the United States, France and Spain.
? The 25 white stars framing the megalopolis diamond represent Arkansas' location as the 25th state confessed to the Union.
California State Flag Facts
Adopted: original - 1911, current - 1953
Designed by: William L. Todd
Facts:
? The California flag also goes by the name "The Bear Flag."
? The bear described in the flag was a California Grizzly Bear appointed Monarch, who was above display in San Francisco until 1911.
? The designer of the original Bear Flag was William Todd, brother of Mary Todd, wife of the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln.
? During the early days of the Civil War, the Bear Flag was used as a symbol of some Californian's desire to appal and secede from the Union.
Colorado State Flag Facts
Adopted: June 5, 1911
Designed by: Andrew Carlisle Johnson
Facts:
? The original official design of the Colorado state flag had a "C" that was much smaller and fit completely inside the white medium orchestra. It was updated and standardized in 1964.
? The premier chart of the Colorado flag accustom until 1911 was a very complicated design utilizing several symbols and two mottos. The top maxim namely in English and says, "Union and Constitution." The second motto is in Latin and says, "Nil sine numine," alternatively "Nothing Without God's Will."
? The colors used in the lawful state flag are blue, pearly, ruddy and gold. The blue represents the sky, the gold represents the sun, the white represents the snowcapped mountains and the red is interpreted as the land.
Connecticut State Flag Facts
Adopted: 1897
Designed by: Abby Day Slocomb
Facts:
? The design adopted by the state governor and authority was based on the seal of a colony named Saybrook that was finally incorporated into Connecticut.
? The motto that appears on the banner reads, "Qui Transtulit Sustinet," or "He who transplanted still sustains." The origin and meaning is beneath argue, but a reference can be traced behind to an of the original Psalms in the bible.
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