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March 19th, 2015 History Lessons

How Florida fiddled with state flag

One hundred and seventy years ago – in 1845 – Florida entered the United States as its 27th member and designed a state flag that failed almost immediately. Ever since, Florida has been fiddling with its banner. The first flag carried a motto – “Let Us Alone” – that many people found offensive. A Vermont… continue

December 9th, 2014 Flag Information

Discovering the New York State Flag – Part 1

by Maria Coffey

Gettysburg Flag Works is just a skip and a hop (over the Hudson River) from Albany, the capital city of the State of New York. For that reason, just a month ago, we were called in to assist on a news story relating to one design element in the state flag. The story goes, that… continue