Names of the Flags
Top Left to Right: Sons of Liberty, New England, Forester, Continental Colors
Fourth Row Left to Right: Francis Hopkinson, Brandywine, John Paul Jones, Pierre L'Enfant
Third Row Left to Right: Indian Peace, Easton, Star Spangled Banner, Bennington
Second Row Left to Right: Great Star, 29-Star, Fort Sumter, Centennial
All of the flag information and links are originally located at the CRW Flags Website.
I find the United States Flag a beautiful piece of artwork. For this great day, Independence Day, I wanted to reflect back on the great flags that have flown over our great nation. The best collection I could find of all the flags was the release of this stamp set in 1999. The history of each flag was posted on the back of each stamp (this stamp you had to lick to adhere to an envelope).
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| Framed Antique American Flag, via |
There are many antique flags available to buy over the Internet. After finding one that I liked online... I was quick to count the stars and look a little more into the history of the flag. This is the 43-Star Flag. "This Flag became the Official United States Flag on July 4th, 1890. Five stars were added for the admission of North Dakota (the 39th State on November 2nd,1889), South Dakota (the 40th State on November 2nd,1889), Montana (the 41st State on November 8th,1889), Washington (the 42nd State on November 11th,1889), and Idaho (the 43rd State on July 3rd, 1890) and was to last for just 1 year. The only President to serve under this flag was Benjamin Harrison (1889-1893)." via
Happy Independence Day!
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