The large blue triangle represents Ohio's hills and valleys, and the stripes represent roads and waterways. The 13 stars grouped about the circle represent the original states of the union; the 4 star..
The Oklahoma state flag honors more than 60 groups of Native Americans and their ancestors. The blue field comes from a flag carried by Choctaw soldiers during the Civil War. The center shield is the ..
The Oregon state flag has a navy blue field with design in gold. The picture includes a heart shaped shield with an eagle on top, surronded by thirty-three stars. (The number of states in 18..
Pennsylvania's State Flag is more of a square than a rectangle. It is composed of a blue field on which the State Coat of Arms is embroidered. Draft horses are on either side of the coat of arms and t..
Placed on a white field is a circle of thirteen gold stars representing the first thirteen states. The stars surround a gold ship's anchor. The states motto " Hope" is on a blue ribbon below the ancho..
Col. William Moultrie designed the flag choosing a blue which matched the color of their uniforms and a crescent which reproduced the silver emblem worn on the front of their caps. The palmetto t..
The South Dakota flag features the state seal surrounded by a gold blazing sun in a field of blue. Letters reading "South Dakota, The Mount Rushmore State", are arranged in a circle around t..
The three stars on the flag represent the three different land forms in Tennessee. Mountains in the east, highlands in the middle and lowlands in the west. On the flag these regions are bound together..
The flag was adopted as the state flag when Texas became the 28th state in 1845. As with the flag of the United States, the blue stands for loyalty, the white represents strength, and the red is for b..
The blue field shows the state seal and in the center of the seal is a beehive, the state emblem, with a sego lily wing on either side which stands for peace. The state motto "Industry"..
The picture on a blue field is a scene painting with a tall pine tree, a cow and sheaves of wheat. The Green Mountains are in the distance. Pine boughs extend around a shield,and the name "Vermon..
A deep blue field contains the Virginia seal with the Latin motto "Sic Semper Tyrannis" - "Thus Always to Tyrants". The two figures are acting out the meaning of the motto. Both are dressed as wa..
Washington state law describes the flag as having dark green bunting with a state seal in the center. It is the only state flag that is green. It is also the only state flag with a picture of a presid..
A white field is bordered in dark blue. West Virginia's flag displays a rock containing the date June 20, 1863, the day West Virginia became a state. The two men represent farming and mining, and belo..
Starting at the top of a shield on a dark blue field is the state motto "Forward". Below it is a badger the state animal. A sailor and miner show that the people work on water and land. The shield in ..