Proposed flags of U.S. states
Appearance
This is a list of U.S. state flags that have been submitted to state legislatures or have received media coverage.
State flags
[edit]Listed alphabetically with their respective date of proposal:
Alaska
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(1927)[1]
Arkansas
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(1912)[2]
Colorado
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(1910)[3]
Illinois
[edit]Indiana
[edit]Kansas
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(1916)[8]
Maine
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(2024)[9]
Minnesota
[edit]Mississippi
[edit]Missouri
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"Holcomb Flag" (1909)[15]
Montana
[edit]Nevada
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(1953)
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(2001)[18]
New Hampshire
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(2023)[19]
New Jersey
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(2016)[20]
North Dakota
[edit]Oregon
[edit]Pennsylvania
[edit]South Carolina
[edit]South Dakota
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(2012)[26]
Utah
[edit]Federal District flag
[edit]Washington, D.C.
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "The Kids' Gazette for Eight Stars of Gold - flag_gazette.pdf" (PDF). museums.alaska.gov. Alaska State Museum. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 9, 2022.
- ^ Ware, David (14 January 2019). "Official State Flag". Encyclopedia of Arkansas.
- ^ Trembath, Brian K. "The Untold Story Behind Colorado's Iconic State Flag". Denver Public Library. Archived from the original on April 22, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Illinois Flag Commission (Illinois Office of the Secretary of State) (December 10, 2024). "TOP 10 FINALISTS - New State Flag Design Contest" (PDF).
- ^ Browne, Tiffany Benedict (9 January 2019). "The Who and How's of Indiana's Flag". Historic Indianapolis. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ a b Reddick, David (21 August 2023). The Indiana Flag: Who Really Designed It?. Fideli Publishing. p. 34. ISBN 978-1-955622-03-5.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Indiana is Hunting for... Official State Flag". The Indianapolis News.
- ^ "Kansas State Flag". Kansas Historical Society. April 2010.
- ^ Cook, Emily. "Flag contest winning design unveiled". Wiscasset Newspaper.
- ^ "Proposal for a new Minnesota state flag (1957)". Archived from the original on June 17, 2024.
- ^ Derosier, Alex (March 25, 2022). "Minnesota's state flag doesn't get much love. Why it vexes experts who want it changed". Duluth News Tribune. Archived from the original on December 21, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f Hoff, Jennifer (November 21, 2023). "Here are the six finalists for a new Minnesota flag". KARE 11.
- ^ Stennis, Laurin. "Radiolab: The Flag and the Fury".
- ^ "What is the Stennis flag? Why a famous MS senator's granddaughter made her own". Sun Herald. January 22, 2018.
- ^ "Kids Page". mo.gov.
- ^ "STATE OF MONTANA". The Flag Bulletin. 13 (3): 20.
- ^ Reilly, Patrick (2019-08-18). "University of Montana art historian calls for new state flag". The Missoulian.
- ^ Karp Jr., John C. (July–September 2001). "Proposed Redesign Of The Nevada State Flag". NAVA News (171).
- ^ Todd Bookman (26 December 2023). "Wave Free or Die: Should this be the new state flag?". New Hampshire Public Radio.
- ^ Donohue, Brian (2016-06-14). "Here's the flag you chose to replace our drab N.J. state flag". NJ.com.
- ^ "North Dakota State Symbols".
- ^ Report of The North Dakota State Flag Commission
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Redesign the Oregon flag". The Oregonian. December 11, 2008.
- ^ "www.neworegonflag.org". Archived from the original on October 31, 2021.
- ^ a b Aitken, Peter (2020-12-31). "South Carolina debuts new state flag and the public hates it". Fox News.
- ^ Hunhoff, Bernie (Jan 24, 2012). "A New Flag for South Dakota". South Dakota Magazine.
- ^ Fox, Ron; De Groote, Michael (April 20, 2023). "Raising a flag: The mistakes and struggles that made Utah's state flags". Deseret News.
- ^ Wood, Benjamin (February 13, 2019). "Facing dueling state flag proposals, a Utah House committee says deliberation is better than a quick redesign". The Salt Lake Tribune.
- ^ a b c d Williams, Carter (8 September 2022). "Does one of these flags say 'Utah' to you? Lawmaker teases flag finalist 'sneak peek'". Deseret News. Archived from the original on 25 September 2022.
- ^ Jayswal, Palak (10 November 2022). "New design for Utah's flag: A beehive, mountains and a symbolic star". The Salt Lake Tribune. Archived from the original on 14 November 2022.
- ^ Washington Coat-of-Arms Favored for District Flag - Evening Star - March 16, 1924 - Page 7
- ^ D.C. flag Design Has Three Stars Representing Cities in Original Area - Evening Star - May 02, 1924 - Page 23
- ^ "Flags of the World: D.C. Taxation Without Representation flag (U.S.)".