Flags of the United States
By Alton Pryor
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Tells the history of how each of the State flags in the United States got their names and designs. This is an excellent book for youngsters studying American History.
Alton Pryor
Alton Pryor has been a writer for magazines, newspapers, and wire services. After retiring, he turned to writing books. He is the author of 18 books, which he has published himself.
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Flags of the United States - Alton Pryor
Flags of the United States
Alton Pryor
Copyright 2012 by Alton Pryor
Smashwords Edition
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Alabama
Alabama became a state in 1819, seceded from the Union in 1861, and then adopted a flag of its own in 1861 at the Secession Convention.
The flag was designed by a group of Montgomery women, and it became Alabama’s first official flag. Because Alabama had left the union, the flag was often referred to as the Republic of Alabama flag.
The flag did not fly long, for after it was adopted, it was damaged in a storm and moved to the Governor’s office, never to fly again.
Alabama finally decided on a new flag design in 1891. Four years later, on February 16, 1895, seventy six years after being admitted to the Union the Alabama Legislature authorized the crimson cross of St. Andrew on a field of white
as its official flag in the Acts of Alabama.
The flag authorized by the state’s legislature has a crimson cross of St. Andrew on a field of white.
Alaska
More than 30 years before Alaska became a state, the Alaska Department of the American Legion held a contest for Alaska children, grades 7-12 to design a state flag.
The contest started at the local level. Each town set up a panel of judges to pick the 10 best local designs which would be forwarded to Juneau for the final competition.
Some designs centered around polar bears, one displaying a polar bear on an ice berg. Another had a polar bear balancing at the top of a globe.
About a third of the entries utilized the territorial seal.
The winner was 13-year-old John Bell Benson, an Aleut student from Chignik. At the time, he was living in an orphanage in Seward.
He designed the flag with a blue background to represent the sky and the blue Forget-Me-Not flower. Eight gold stars were placed on the blue background to represent the Big Dipper and the North Star.
The Big Dipper forms part of the constellation Ursa Major or Great Bear, symbolizing strength. The North Star represents the future State of Alaska, the most northerly state in the Union.
Benny’s simple but elegant flag design was adopted by the Alaska Territorial Legislature in May, 1927.
The Alaska legislature awarded Benny $1,000, which he used for his education in diesel mechanics.
Anchorage, Alaska named a street Benson Boulevard in Benny’s honor, and Kodiak named a street Benny Benson Drive. There is also a Benny Benson school in Anchorage.
Arizona
When Arizona entered the National Rifle