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	Alabama State Flag
		According to the Acts of Alabama, 1895, the state flag was to be a crimson cross of St. Andrew on a field of white.
		Under an Act approved September 26, 1923, the flag of the State, as well as the flag of the United States, is required to be displayed every day on which school is in session, at all schools in the State which are supported even in part by public funds.
		This flag was flown until February 10, 1861, when it was removed to the Governor's Office after it was damaged by severe weather.
	www.archives.state.al.us /emblems/st_flag.html (459 words)

	Flag of Alabama - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The flag of Alabama was adopted by Act 383 of the Alabama state legislature on February 16, 1895.
		In 1987, the office of Alabama Attorney General Don Siegelman issued an opinion in which the Battle Flag derivation is repeated, but concluded that the proper shape is rectangular, as it had been depicted numerous times in official publications and reproductions.
		It is identical to the flag of Saint Patrick, incorporated into the Union Jack of the United Kingdom to represent the union of Great Britain with Ireland, this may be due to the large percentage of the Alabama population that is descended from Scotch-Irish settlers from Northern Ireland.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Flag_of_Alabama (388 words)

	Encyclopedia: Flag of Alabama
		It is identical to the flag of Saint Patrick, incorporated into the Union Jack of the United Kingdom to represent the union of Great Britain with Ireland, this may be due to the large percentage of the Alabama population that is descended from settlers from Northern Ireland, known today as Scotch-Irish.
		The flag of Kansas is the flag flown from a pole or mast, usually for purposes of Kansas identification.
		The flag of North Carolina is defined by law as follows That the flag of North Carolina shall consist of a blue union, containing in the center thereof a white star with the letter N in gilt on the left and the letter C in gilt on the right of...
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Flag-of-Alabama (1645 words)

	Encyclopedia: Alabama
		The flag of Alabama The flag of Alabama was adopted by Act 383 of the Alabama state legislature on February 16, 1895.
		As of 2004, Alabama's population was estimated to be 4,530,182.
		Central Alabama is the region in the state of Alabama that stretches approximately 170 miles from the western border with Mississippi to eastern border with Georgia and 136 miles from the northern border of Cullman County to the Alabama River in southern Autauga County.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Alabama (8580 words)

	Flag of Alabama (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The flag of Alabama was adopted on February 16, 1895.
		Flag Day in the United States is June 14th Facts about the U.S. flag and links to other flag pages.
		Flag NZ This flag design has been developed for the benefit of all New Zealanders.
	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Flag_of_Alabama.html (479 words)

	Alabama - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Alabama is a state located in the southern United States; the population of Alabama is 4,447,100 as of 2000.
		Alabama was once a region claimed by the Spaniards as part of Florida.
		Alabama generally ranges in elevation from sea level at Mobile Bay, to a little more than 1800 feet or 550 meters near the Georgia state line.
	open-encyclopedia.com /Alabama (408 words)

	Flags Of The Confederacy
		This flag was presented to the Alabama Secession Convention on January 11, 1861 in the House Chamber of the State Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama.
		The flag was returned in a special ceremony on March 9, 1939 before a joint session of the Alabama Senate and Legislature held in the Alabama House of Representatives.
		At the time this flag was first flown, many single star flags were being flown throughout the state and were frequently referred to as the "flag of the state." No official flag for the short lived "Republic" was adopted.
	www.confederateflags.org /states/FOTCalabama.htm (576 words)

	American Flag - World Flags 101 - Alabama Flags
		Alabama was a member of the Confederate States of America (south) during the country's Civil War and the former Confederate battle flag influenced this flag.
		The flag was adopted on Feb. 16, 1865.
		Alabama is the 22nd state of the union, gaining statehood on the 14th of December 1819.
	www.worldflags101.com /united-states/alabama.aspx (156 words)

	Birmingham, Alabama - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Birmingham is the largest city in the U.S. state of Alabama and the county seat of Jefferson County.
		The Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame, located in the lobby of the Carver Theatre for the Performing Arts downtown, exhibits material relating to the history of Jazz in Alabama and hosts frequent concerts.
		The Alabama Museum of the Health Sciences, located on the UAB campus, houses a collection of medical instruments, artifacts and specimens dating to the 16th century.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Birmingham,_Alabama (4234 words)

	flagsonline.net Flag of Alabama (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Alabama is the 22nd state of the union of the United States of America, gaining statehood on the 14th of December 1819.
		The state flag of Alabama, a red saltire on a white field, was adopted on the 16th of February 1895.
		Alabama was a member of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War and the battle flag of the former Confederacy influences the current Alabama state flag design.
	www.flagsonline.net /usa/alabama.htm (129 words)

	Alabama State Flag
		Alabama state stick flag 4 inch x 6 inch, mounted on a 10 inch plastic stick.
		Alabama state stick flag 12 x 18 inch, mounted on a 24 inch wooden stick.
		The Alabama flag lapel pin is a great way to show your support for your state.
	www.united-states-flag.com /state-alabama.html (479 words)

	Geography - Merriam-Webster's Atlas
		During the Civil War (1861-65) an unofficial flag of blue with a yellow or white star represented the separation of Alabama from the Union.
		Another blue flag flew over the state capitol; its obverse side showed the state seal flanked by a woman holding the unofficial flag, while its reverse side featured a cotton plant and a coiled snake.
		The square shape in which the flag was normally represented was a subtle reference to the Battle Flag of the Confederate States of America.
	www.merriam-webster.com /cgi-bin/nytmaps.pl?alabama (343 words)

	Flag of Alabama -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The flag of (A state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War) Alabama was adopted by the on February 16, 1895.
		Since the state legislature did not specify the length-width ratio, the Alabama state flag may be either rectangular or square.
		Whatever the size of the flag, the bars must be six inches wide.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/f/fl/flag_of_alabama.htm (157 words)

	The Alabama State Flag Act
		This flag, which flew for about a month, was removed to the Governor's office on February 10, 1861, apparently suffering damage caused by severe weather.
		Currently, Alabama law requires the display of the Alabama State Flag at all schools supported by public funds when school is in session.
		For purposes of this chapter and any other provision of general law, appropriate flag display protocol shall expressly include, but not be limited to, the requirement that when flown on the same pole, the order of placement from top to bottom shall be the United States flag, the state flag, and other flags.
	www.freealabama.com /tuscaloosals/asfa.htm (1251 words)

	Flag of the 5th Alabama Infantry (Site not responding. Last check: )
		This flag is an Army of Northern Virginia, 3rd wool bunting issue.
		Flags of this pattern were manufactured at the Richmond Depot between July 1862 and May 1864.
		This flag was issued to the 5th Alabama Infantry in April, 1863.
	archives.state.al.us /referenc/FLAGS/021.html (138 words)

	The Alabama Secession Flag ~ Flag of The Alabama Republic
		The Alabama Secession Flag ~ Flag of The Alabama Republic
		The flag is often referred to as the flag of The Alabama Republic.
		The flag was presented to the Alabama Secession Convention by the ladies of Montgomery on January 11, 1861 and the Secession Convention passed a resolution designating this flag as their official flag and raised it above the Capitol of the Republic of Alabama.
	www.indixie.com /indixie/alsecflg.htm (2108 words)

	Alabama State Flag - Alabama Flag - State of Alabama Flag
		The state flag, adopted in 1895, bears a crimson cross on a white field.
		Alabama, one of the Southern States of the United States, is known as the Heart of Dixie.
		Alabama occupies a central place in the history of the South.
	www.usaflags-flagpoles.com /state-flags/alabama.htm (165 words)

	State-Flags - - Alabama
		Alabama Presentation Sets are for indoor display, as well as outdoor parades and ceremonies.
		The Alabama state flag from Five Star Flags is America's choice, and available in different sizes to suit your flag pole length or height.
		If you are flying your flag outdoors on a ground-set flag pole, choose a size where the length of the flag is approximately 1/4 the height of the flagpole.
	www.fivestarflags.com /alabama-state-flags.phtml (349 words)

	Alabama State Flag - About the Alabama Flag, its adoption and history.
		Though Alabama entered the Union in 1819, it wasn't until the state seceded from the Union in 1861 that Alabamans adopted a flag of their own.
		Reminiscent of the Confederate battle flag, it was designated that the crimson bars were not to be less than six inches broad and were to extend diagonally across the flag.
		Flag Terminology: The parts of a flag and terms associated with its design.
	www.netstate.com /states/symb/flags/al_flag.htm (1642 words)

	Guardian Unlimited \| The Guardian \| Thirteen uses for a redundant flag of St George
		At last the flag of St George had come to symbolise the sort of nationalism everyone could support, apart from people in Scotland and Wales: a wholehearted, uncomplicated pride in the English national football team.
		Alternatively, trim the flag square, rotate it 45 degrees and chop off the corners so you end up with an X on a white background instead of a cross.
		1: Trim your England flag until it is square, and the width of the stripes constitute one third of the overall width.
	www.guardian.co.uk /g2/story/0,3604,1240468,00.html (984 words)

	10th Alabama Infantry Regiment Battle Flag History (Site not responding. Last check: )
		On December 30, 1863 the flag, along with that of the 44th Alabama Infantry (2001.118.1), was loaned to the 61st New York Volunteer Infantry by order of Secretary of War, Edwin M. Stanton.
		Apparently both this flag and that of the 44th Alabama Infantry were eventually acquired by Captain Joseph Brinton who had served with an Indiana regiment during the war.
		On March 24, 2001, both the flag of the 10th and the 44th Alabama Infantry regiments were presented to the Alabama Department of Archives and History by Mr.
	home.att.net /%7Echrislipca/Flaginfo.htm (365 words)

	The Republic of Alabama Flag (Site not responding. Last check: )
		This is the Republic of Alabama (ROA) flag.
		The flag is composed of elements of the current State of Alabama flag as well as the Bonnie Blue flag.
		The State of Alabama flag is composed of a red St. Andrew's cross (the red version also known as St. Patrick's cross) on a field of white, and was adopted in 1895.
	freealabama.com /flag.htm (229 words)

	Alabama's Governor Flag (U.S.) (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Governor's flag, adopted in 1936, which is the state flag with the addition of the state coat of arms in the upper angle of the saltire and the state military crest in the lower angle.
		This flag may have been in use before the law was passed--but yes, the design above the saltire would have been the "coat of arms" (i.e., the central design of the state seal) before 1939.
		Whitney Smith's Flag Book of the United States [smi75a], as I recall, shows the older version but mentions that the design had been superseded by that with the new COA.
	www.fotw.net /flags/us-algv.html (248 words)

	Alabama State Symbols Capital Constitution Flags Maps Song
		Alabama State Symbols Capital Constitution Flags Maps Song
		A crimson St. Andrew's cross on a white field, patterned after the Confederate Battle Flag, and adopted in 1895.
		The bars forming the cross must not be less than six inches broad and must extend diagonally across the flag from side to side.
	www.50states.com /alabama.htm (201 words)

	Flag 44th Alabama Infantry
		The flag was captured at the “Sunken Lane” during the Battle of Antietam (Sharpsburg) on September 17, 1862 by 2nd Lt. Theodore W. Grieg, Co. C, 61st New York Volunteer Infantry.
		On December 30, 1863 this flag, along with that of the 10th Alabama Infantry (2001.117.1), was loaned to Francis Barlow of the 61st New York Volunteer Infantry by order of Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton.
		Since the flag of the 44th Alabama was captured on September 17, 1862 the error was obvious.
	archives.state.al.us /referenc/FLAGS/120124.html (451 words)

	26th Alabama (O'Neals)
		Flags of this issue were manufactured at the Richmond Depot between July 1862 and May 1864.
		This flag depicted was issued to the regiment after the Gettysburg campaign and carried by them for the remainder of the war.
		The date of donation to the Alabama Department of History is unknown, however, director Marie Bankhead Owen stated in an August 1943 letter that she accepted the donation of the flag from Mrs.
	www.rootsweb.com /~alcw26/26thala.htm (11241 words)

	Alabama
		Alabama, University of - Alabama, University of, main campus at Tuscaloosa; state supported, coeducational; chartered 1820,...
		Alabama, river, United States - Alabama, river, 315 mi (507 km) long, formed in central Ala.
		Overcoming segregation in Alabama becomes responsibility of HBCUs.
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0108176.html (514 words)

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