The History of the Arkansas Flag

The History of the Arkansas Flag3rd Grade HistoryMelrose Elementary SchoolsArkansas Framework H.6.3.11

The History of the Arkansas State Flag

2Facts:For 75 years Arkansas had no flag.

Diamonds were discovered in Murfreesboro in 1907.

The Hodge Committee proposed putting the name Arkansas on the flag.

AFWC(American Federation of Women Clubs) proposed a flag first.

A fourth star was added but later removed which represented the confederacy.

The three colors red, white, and blue designate Arkansas as a member of the Union The History of the Arkansas Flag

Mrs. Willie Kavanagh Hocker won the flag design contest. The flag first appeared in 1914 at the Arkansas State Fair at Hot Springs.

The flag proposed by the AFWC

The Parts of a FlagThe History of the Arkansas FlagThe 25 stars around the flag designated Arkansas as the 25th state of the Union.The diamond shape was added to show that Arkansas is the only state in North America where diamonds can be found.

The flags background is red.

It has a white diamond in the middle. The border around the border is blue with 25 stars.

The name ARKANSAS appeals in the middle. There is one star above the name and two stars below the name.

The first star is for the confederacy. The bottom two are for Arkansas and Michigan who entered the Union at the same time.Why 3 Stars?Present the three countries Arkansas was a part of (Spain, France and the United States).The date of the Louisiana Purchase which made Arkansas part of the US (1803). Arkansas was the 3rd state created from the Louisiana Purchase

The History of the Arkansas FlagStars

The Battleship U. S. S. Arkansas

STATE FLAGShttp://www.netstate.com/states/symb/flags/ar_flag.htm

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