Today, the flag of the State of Vermont flies to celebrate its admission to the Union on March 4, 1791 as the 14th state.
This version is Vermont’s third state flag design. Adopted on June 21, 1923, Vermont Statutes, Title 1, Chapter 11, § 495 declares, “The Flag of the State shall be blue with the Coat of Arms of the State thereon.” Four sections above at §491, “The State Seal shall be the Great Seal of the State, a faithful reproduction, cut larger and deeper, of the original seal, designed by Ira Allen, cut by Reuben Dean of Windsor, and accepted by resolution of the General Assembly, dated February 20, 1779. The Seal shall be kept by the Secretary of Civil and Military Affairs.” Vermont’s original flag was that of the Green Mountain Boys.
Also flying today is the Bennington flag.
The Bennington Flag is one of my favorite flags from the American Revolutionary War. It is said that this flag dates from the battle of Bennington in 1777, but the evidence that the flag flew on that day is in question. It has four features which distinguish it from other similar flags: 1) The top and bottom stripes are white, while nearly all other American flags have red stripes in these locations. 2) The 76 in the canton, evoking the year the United States declared independence from Great Britain. 3) The blue canton is taller than most other flags of this style, spanning nine stripes instead of the usual seven. 4) The stars are seven pointed, rather then the usual five.
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