The flags of the U.S. states exhibit a wide variety of regional influences and local histories, as well as widely different styles and design principles. Modern state flags date from the 1890s when states wanted to have distinctive symbols at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Most state flags were designed and adopted between 1893 and World War I.[1]
According to a 2001 survey by the North American Vexillological Association, New Mexico has the best-designed flag of any U.S. state, U.S. territory, or Canadian province, while Georgia's 2001-2003 state flag was rated the worst design.[2]
Years in parenthesis denote the year the flag was adopted by the state's legislature.
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Flag of Oklahoma (1925, standardized 2006) |
Maine and Massachusetts have ensigns differing from the state flag for use at sea.
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Merchant and Marine Flag of Maine (1939) |
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Flag of the California Republic (1846) |
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Flag of West Florida (1810) |
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Flag of Georgia (unofficial, pre-1879) |
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Flag of the Republic of Texas (1836–1839) |
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Flag of the Vermont Republic and State (1770s–1804) |
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Artimovich, Nick. „Questions & Answers”. North American Vexillological Association. стр. p.8. Приступљено 20. 3. 2007.
„State Flag of Alabama”. Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors. Alabama Department of Archives & History. 27. 4. 2006. Приступљено 18. 3. 2007.