American Flags : Nevada State Flag

Nevada Flag History : On the state seal Nevada has an allegorical landscape, but it doesn't appear on the state flag. The design is pleasingly simple, and it results from a competition won by Louis Shellback. His winning design didn't contain the name of the state. It was added around the white star before the flag was officially adopted on March 26, 1929. During the Civil War Nevada became a state, and this reflected in the motto. Two sprigs of sagebrush, the state flower, complete the design on the flag.

American Flags : Nebraska State Flag

Nebraska Flag History : Nebraska is rich in prairies with very high fertility, and the crops of maize, barley, wheat, and many more are reflected in the sheaves on the left. In the background, a boat sails on the Missouri River, and a train runs along the foothills. In 1867 Isaac Wiles, who was a member of the House of Representatives, designed the seal. The motto of the state is on a scroll at the top of the seal, and the date of entry to the Union appears on the rim at the bottom. Soldiers serving in Europe during the First World War were sent the flag. The Daughters of the American Revolution, (with the addition of the state flower), adopted the flag ,and it was approved by the state legislature but without the flower, and in 1925 the flag was first hoisted before a football match at the University of Nebraska. It was not officially adopted by the legislature until 1963.

American Flags : Montana State Flag

Montana Flag History : When troops from Montana fought in the Philippine War of 1898, they carried a flag based on the old tradition of the state seal on a blue background, and there were additions of various inscriptions. In February 1905 this flag was adopted, but without the inscriptions. In 1864, Montana became a Territory, and the seal was seen for the first time the following year. It consisted of landscape of the Great Falls of the Missouri River, and the Rocky Mountains. On the original version various animals were seen but have since been removed. Montana has become a rich agricultural state due the extensive irrigation, which is indicated by the plough in the foreground. The mining implements remind us that the state is also abundant in minerals. The motto refers not only to the district's period under Spanish rule, but also to the minerals located in the state. In October of 1981 the military dimensions of the flag were changed to the more usual ones, and the states name was placed above the seal.

American Flags : Missouri State Flag

Missouri Flag History : One of the Daughters of the American Revolution designed the flag based on the state seal on the background of the French Tricolor, to recall Missouri's history as part of the Louisiana Purchase. The flag was not adopted until March 22, 1913. A year after Missouri achieved statehood in 1822, the state seal was adopted. Missouri was the twenty-fourth to join the Union which is shown by the stars around the outer rim and in the blue sky above the arms. On one half of the arms contains those of the U.S.A. and the other half of the arms divided into two quarters showing a grizzly bear and a crescent.

American Flags : Mississippi State Flag

Mississippi Flag History : The Confederate Battle Flag can still be seen in Mississippi. In 1894 it was incorporated into the state flag, and the remainder of the flag being similar to the Stars and Bars, except the upper bar is blue not red. When the Mississippi flag was drawn up, The Battle Flag was never mentioned by name. The history of the state leaves no doubt that this was the intention. In 1861 Mississippi was the second state to join the Confederacy. During the Civil War it used the Bonnie Blue Flag. The second state flag consisted of a white background containing a magnolia tree, with the Bonnie Blue Flag in the canton. In 1817 when Mississippi became a state it also adopted a coat of arms, and a seal. Both were based on a seal of the USA. The arms, nor the seal were used during the time Mississippi was in secession from the Union.

American Flags : Minnesota State Flag

Minnesota Flag History : In 1858, Minnesota replaced Maine as being the most northerly state. Another idealized landscape, with the rising sun in the background, as an Indian rides past a farmer cultivating the prairie. The opposite side of the flag was plain blue. Minnesota adopted this as the state flag in April 1893. There were some slight alterations, such as the seal was reversed, and was surrounded by flowers, and ribbons. The ribbons had the dates of 1893 and 1819. In 1957 the flag changed, which consisted of both sides now blue, with the seal in the center, meaning the seal was turned around again. The moccasin runs around the seal and the 19 stars. The state name appears below the central disc. Today there are movements in favor of changing the flag yet again.

American Flags : Michigan State Flag

Michigan Flag History : In 1837, Michigan flew its first flag, and achieved statehood the same year. The seal was based on the arms of the Hudson Bay Company. The shield shows a figure on shore of Lake Michigan with the usual rising sun in the background. To support the shield is a moose, and an elk, and between them is the crest of an American eagle. This is similar to that on the arms of the United States, and the motto above the eagle is also taken from the arms of the USA. The motto under the shield is a curious one, which translates as "If you are seeking a pleasant peninsula, look around you". Only the seal was used on the first state flag, but later flags added the coat of arms on a blue background. The present flag is double sided and was officially adopted in 1911.