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State Flag of Arkansas Turns 100 This Month

The diamond-themed banner made its debut in 1913.

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Zache - 2/26/2013 11:12 AM
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I was not able to view the video. For those out there whose work blocks video streaming I just pulled these 'fun facts' off of http://www.netstate.com/states/symb/flags/ar_flag.htm The colors of the flag, red, white and blue associate the state with the United States of America. The three blue stars below the state name represent the three countries that the territory belonged to (France, Spain and the United States), the year (1803) that Arkansas was acquired by the United States as part of the Louisiana Purchase and that Arkansas was the third state created from the purchase. The two stars below and parallel to the state name represent the twin states, Arkansas and Michigan, both admitted to the union at about the same time: Arkansas on June 15, 1836 and Michigan on January 26, 1837. The single star above the state name represents Arkansas' membership in the Confederate States of America. Twenty-five stars in the blue band represent Arkansas as the twenty-fifth state admitted to the union. The diamond signifies Arkansas as the only diamond-producing state in the nation.
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