The state of New Jersey, the city of Trenton and Rutgers University boast flags of great appeal and historical interest. RUTGERS The design of Rutgers University’s flag, with its large “R” and date of 1766, was approved in 1965, just a year before the bicentennial of the institution’s founding. This year marks the school’s 250th… continue
The British author Rudyard Kipling liked flags, but not Utah. The state doesn’t care because, for one thing, it’s more interested in marking the 120th anniversary of its entry into the United States on Jan. 4, 1896. It’s also interested in its state flag, which was wrong for years. Kipling wrote a poem titled “The… continue
In December 1845 – 170 years ago – Texas joined the United States, bringing with it a state flag and later adding a municipal flag for its capital. If that’s not sufficient, there’s also a college flag for one of Texas’s many institutions of higher education. STATE FLAG The Texas state banner, created six years… continue
No city in the U.S. seems more appropriate for an article about flags than Flagstaff, Arizona. Whether it’s a municipal flag, a state flag or the American flag, the town’s name literally lifts them upward. Karl Eberhard, historic preservation officer for the city, explained how the location came to be named after a flagpole. Or,… continue
More people are likely familiar with the American flag, but each state also has its own, individualistic flag. Each flag of every U.S. state demonstrates a huge array of regional influences and area histories. Each state flag also shows hugely different design principles and styles. Many of the flags of each state date back to about the 1890s, when every… continue