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The Alaska Legislature adopted Benson's design as the official flag for the Territory of Alaska on May 2, 1927. The first flag made based on Benny's design was made of blue silk and appliquéd gold stars. It was retained as the state flag at statehood in 1959. The flag's symbolism is described in the state song, "Alaska's Flag." [citation needed]
Map showing the flags of the 50 states of the United States, its five territories, and the capital district, Washington, D.C.. The flags of the U.S. states, territories, and the District of Columbia (Washington, D.C.) exhibit a variety of regional influences and local histories, as well as different styles and design principles.
English: Flag-map containing the flags of the United States. There are also 2 lines, one which shows a flag-map of Washington D.C. and another with the reverse of Oregon's flag. There are also 2 lines, one which shows a flag-map of Washington D.C. and another with the reverse of Oregon's flag.
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See also: Flags of the U.S. states and territories A 2.00 m × 1.70 m oil painting showing historical US flags. This is a list of flags in the United States describing the evolution of the flag of the United States of America, as well as other flags used within the United States, such as the flags of governmental agencies. There are also separate flags for embassies and ships. National flags ...
State Pre-1800s 1800s 1830s 1840s 1850s 1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Current State Alabama / 1861 1865 1895 Alabama: Alaska: 1927 Alaska: Arizona: 1917 Arizona: Arkansas: 1913 1923 1924 2011 Arkansas: California: 1911 California: Colorado: 1907 1911 1964 Colorado ...
In the United States before 1865, a slave state was a state in which slavery and the internal or domestic slave trade were legal, while a free state was one in which they were prohibited. Between 1812 and 1850, it was considered by the slave states to be politically imperative that the number of free states not exceed the number of slave states ...
Flag map of the State of Alaska: Date: 10 January 2011, 02:41 (UTC) Source: 2002 Winter Olympics torch relay route.svg; Flag of Alaska.svg; Author: 2002 Winter Olympics torch relay route.svg: Mangoman88, using Blank US Map.svg by Theshibboleth; Other versions: Mangoman88; Flag of Alaska.svg: derivative work: Fry1989; SVG development