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In both 1991 and 1997, David B. Martucci of Washington, advocated for proposed legislation, brought forward by his representatives in the Maine Legislature, to revert to the 1901 flag, arguing that it was a simpler, more representative design of Maine as the "Pine Tree State" and was unlike any other current U.S. state flag.
Originally, the 1901 Maine flag consisted of a green pine tree, a Indigenous-derived symbol of New England and freedom, in the center, with a blue "North Star", all on a buff-colored background. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] According to the San Diego Union and Daily Bee there was a state flag was carried in Chicago on July 4, 1880 but its design was not described.
The Pine Tree Flag (or the An Appeal to Heaven Flag) was one of the flags used during the American Revolution.The flag, which featured a pine tree with the motto "An Appeal to Heaven", or less frequently "An Appeal to God", was used by a squadron of six schooners commissioned under George Washington's authority as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army beginning in October 1775.
Flag design involves vivid and uncomplicated imagery – think of the American flag itself – and by that standard the Pine Tree Flag is superior. Rooks: Why Maine, The Pine Tree State, should ...
Mainers are going to decide in November whether to adopt a new flag, one that tracks closely with the state's first flag. The design by contest winner Adam Lemire of Gardiner features a soaring ...
Secretary of State Shenna Bellows said Lemire's design stood out as a "beautiful, faithful representation of an Eastern White Pine tree." Maine names winner of state flag redesign contest: Here's ...
The 2024 Maine flag referendum (formally known as Question 5) was a legislatively referred state statute held on November 5, 2024, that sought to change the official state flag from the current version, first enacted in 1909, to a variation of the 1901 flag.
The symbols were recognized and signed into law by the Maine Legislature and governor of Maine and are officially listed in the Maine Laws in article 1, chapter 9. [ 2 ] The oldest symbols, the state flag and the state seal , were adopted in 1820, [ 3 ] and the most recent additions to the list were, the state song of the 21st century, My Sweet ...