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The Indiana flag<\/a> was presented to the U.S. Postmaster in 1924. (Library of Congress)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Merry Christmas, joyous New Year \u2013 and happy anniversary to two states celebrating their entries into the Union. In this case, the \u201cI\u2019s\u201d have it: Indiana and Iowa. Eventually, but not immediately, both created state flags<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

INDIANA<\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n

Two hundred years ago, the United States welcomed Indiana into the fold as it became the 19th state. President James Madison signed its admission on December 11, 1816.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Paul<\/a>
Paul Hadley looks on as an artist applies gold leaf to the state flag. (Mooresville Public Library)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

According to the state\u2019s official history, \u201cThe vast majority of people in Indiana\u2026approved the move to a democratic government which forbad slavery. The preamble to the [state] Constitution of 1816 reached far beyond the federal Bill of Rights. Some provisions of the Constitution \u2013 education, for example \u2013 were visionary.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

That was advanced, but it took 101 more years for the Hoosier state to get its own flag. Formally adopted in 1917, the state banner was the creation of Paul Hadley, a water-color artist who took part in a contest to design the flag.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Indiana's<\/a>The blue flag is bright with yellow images: a torch to represent \u201cliberty and enlightenment,\u201d the state\u2019s history says, along with rays to show off \u201ctheir far-reaching influence.\u201d Because Indiana was the 19<\/span>th<\/span><\/sup> state, 19 stars decorate the banner, with an outer circle of 13 stars representing the original colonies.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Indianapolis<\/a>
Indianapolis city flag<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Indiana\u2019s capital, Indianapolis<\/a>, has its own city flag<\/a>, made up of red, white and blue elements. Its central white star stands for the capital as well as the Soldiers and Sailors Monument in the city. The 1962 design is the work of Roger Gohl, a student at an Indiana art institute.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

IOWA<\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n
\"Dixie
Dixie Gebhardt with Iowa’s flag, which she created.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On December 28, 1846 (30 years after Indiana\u2019s birth), Iowa was accepted into the Union. Just like Indiana, it would not have a state flag until the 20<\/span>th<\/span><\/sup> century. In 1917, a commission established by the state to look into the possibility of a banner reported that \u201cthere is a positive, tangible requirement of an official Iowa State flag<\/a>.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

A newspaper article pointed out that \u201cIowa seems to have been the only state in the union without a distinctive state flag.\u201d That\u2019s because many Iowans insisted that one flag \u2013 Old Glory \u2013 was enough for them. Nevertheless, Iowa got its own banner as well as an annual celebration: Every March 29, the citizens mark \u201cIowa State Flag Day.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Iowa's<\/a>
Iowa’s state flag (Library of Congress)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The state\u2019s website explains that \u201cthe banner [was] designed by the Iowa society of the Daughters of the American Revolution.\u201d More specifically, Dixie Cornell Gebhardt, DAR regent, is credited with the design, which \u201cconsists of three vertical stripes of blue, white, and red\u2026.On the central white stripe is\u2026a spreading eagle bearing in its beak blue streamers on which is inscribed the state motto, \u2018Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain.\u2019\u201d The word \u201cIowa\u201d appears in red letters below the streamers.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Des<\/a>
Des Moines city flag<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As for its capital, Des Moines, it has one of the more unusual city flags<\/a> in America. Designed in 1974 by Walter Proctor and colored red, white and blue, the banner is abstract, with images meant to honor three bridges in the city.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Merry Christmas, joyous New Year \u2013 and happy anniversary to two states celebrating their entries into the Union. In this case, the \u201cI\u2019s\u201d have it: Indiana and Iowa. Eventually, but not immediately, both created state flags. 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