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  United States, USA State Flags
At a distance from the staff end of the flag of one fifth of the total length of the flag there is a circular red C, of the same color as the red in the national flag of the United States.
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 said star, the circle containing the same to be one-third the width of the union.
The fly of the flag shall consist of two equally proportioned bars; the upper bar to be red, the lower bar to be white; that the length of the bars horizontally shall be equal to the perpendicular length of the union, and the total length of the flag shall be one-third more than its width.
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  Flag of Arizona - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The flag of Arizona consists of 13 rays of red and gold (the conquistador colors) on the top half, representing the original 13 colonies, as well as portraying Arizona's legendary sunsets.
The lower half is the same color blue as in the flag of the United States.
The state flag of Arizona was adopted on February 17, 1917.
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Flag_of_Arizona   (150 words)

  
 Arizona Symbols - Arizona state song, Arizona state flag, Arizona state bird and more...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Arizona state flag, Arizona state song, Arizona state bird, Arizona state tree, we want it to be easy for you to find the Arizona symbols...
Arizona's state bird is seven to eight inches long and likes to build nests in the protection of thorny desert plants like the arms of the giant saguaro cactus.
Arizona's state flower is the pure white waxy blossom of the giant saguaro cactus.
www.beautifulunitedstates.com /arizona_symbols.htm   (440 words)

  
 Arizona (U.S.)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The lower half of the flag a blue field and the upper half divided into thirteen equal segments or rays which shall start at the center on the lower line and continue to the edges of the flag, colored alternately light yellow and red, consisting of six yellow and seven red rays.
In the center of the flag, superimposed, there shall be a copper-colored five pointed star, so placed that the upper points shall be one foot from the top of the flag and the lower points one foot from the bottom of the flag.
Apparently, the USS Arizona's battle flag did not serve as a model for the state flag as such, but the flag that became the state flag was previously used as the battle flag of the ship.
www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/us-az.html   (621 words)

  
 Arizona State Flag - About the Arizona Flag, its adoption and history.
The lower half of the flag a blue field and the upper half divided into thirteen equal segments or rays which shall start at the center on the lower line and continue to the edges of the flag, colored alternately light yellow and red, consisting of six yellow and seven red rays.
In the center of the flag, superimposed, there shall be a copper-colored five pointed star, so placed that the upper points shall be one foot from the top of the flag and the lower points one foot from the bottom of the flag.
The flag shall have a four-foot hoist and a six-foot fly, with a two-foot star and the same proportions shall be observed for flags of other sizes.
www.netstate.com /states/symb/flags/az_flag.htm   (798 words)

  
 Flag of Arizona
The Flag of Arizona is divided into a top and bottom half with a large five point copper star in the center.
The copper star in the center of the Flag of Arizona identified Arizona as the largest copper producing state in the union.
The Blue of the lower half of the Flag of Arizona and the yellow of the western setting sun are the Arizona State Colors.
unitedstatesamericanflags.com /flag_of_arizona.htm   (215 words)

  
 Flag of Arizona
The lower half of the flag is a blue field, the upper half divided into thirteen equal segments, six light yellow and seven red.
The red and the blue are the same shades as the flag of the United States of America, and it measures four feet high and six feet wide.
Blue and yellow are the Arizona colors, and red and yellow the colors of the Spanish Conquistadores headed by Coronado who first came to Arizona in 1540.
www.usflagmfg.com /state/arizona.html   (368 words)

  
 A to Z Kids Stuff Arizona
Arizona is home to many Indian cultures such as the Apache and the Navajo.
Arizona was organized as a territory in 1863 and became the 48th state in 1912.
A checklist of the reptiles and amphibians in the Arizona upland subdivision of the Sonoran Desert.
www.atozkidsstuff.com /arizona.html   (426 words)

  
 ASLAPR -- Helpful Links
Charles Wilfred Harris, Colonel in the Arizona National Guard, served as the captain of the unit's rifle team in 1910.
On February 27, 1917, the legislature passed the bill to adopt this flag as the official Arizona State Flag despite dissenting votes and Governor Campbell's refusal to affix his signature to the bill.
Arizona Legislature: Five flags have flown over what is now Arizona.
www.azlibrary.gov /links/flagstory.cfm   (262 words)

  
 Arizona State Flag   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The rays’ colors are the same colors found in the rays of a western sunset and the same red and yellow color of the flags carried by the Spanish Conquistadors when they came to Arizona in 1540.
The bottom half of the flag is solid blue, the same color as the blue in the United States flag.
There is a large copper star in the center of the flag to show that Arizona is the largest producer of copper in the United States.
www.markix.net /gilaben/gilaben-arizona-flag.html   (132 words)

  
 Arizona State Flag
The lower half of the flag is a blue field, the upper half divided into thirteen equal segments, six light yellow and seven red.
The red and the blue are the same shades as the flag of the United States of America, and it measures four feet high and six feet wide.
Blue and yellow are the Arizona colors, and red and yellow the colors of the Spanish Conquistadores headed by Coronado who first came to Arizona in 1540.
az.gov /webapp/portal/displaycontent.jsp?id=1964   (128 words)

  
 buy state flag of arizona flags, history, information, pictures
Arizona became part of the United Mexican States in 1824, and was passed (after the Mexican War) to the USA in 1848.
Arizona got it's flag in 1911, when it was designed for a rifle team competing in Ohio.
Arizona was admitted to the union in 1912, and the flag was official in 1917.
www.gettysburgflag.com /Arizona_State_Flag.php   (247 words)

  
 Arizona State Flag
The Arizona state flag "represents the copper star of Arizona rising from a blue field in the face of a setting sun" (quote from legislation).
They needed a flag to represent their team, so Charles Harris (the Adjutant General of the territory) quickly designed what was to become the state flag (Arizona was admitted to the Union in 1912 - in 1917 the flag became the official flag of Arizona).
The 13 yellow and red "beams" or "rays" on the flag represent the sun setting over the desert and the original 13 colonies (red and yellow colors were also carried by the Spanish explorer Coronado).
www.statesymbolsusa.org /Arizona/flag.html   (195 words)

  
 arizona flag and description and arizona seal
Arizona's state flag was designed and adopted in 1927.
The bottom half of the flag is a solid blue field, the same color as the blue in the United States of America flag.
All maps, graphics, flags and original descriptions created by Graphic Maps, a d/b/a of the Woolwine-Moen Group, unless otherwise noted and/or directly linked to the source, and use of same for any application whatsoever (with the exception of outline maps) requires written permission.
www.worldatlas.com /webimage/flags/usa/azflag.htm   (267 words)

  
 Flag of Arizona -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Flag of Arizona -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
The (A ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor) copper colored star in the center signifies Arizona's copper-mining industry.
The blue in the lower half is the same blue adopted for the national flag.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/F/Fl/Flag_of_Arizona.htm   (102 words)

  
 flagsonline.net Flag of Arizona   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Arizona is the 48th state of the union of the United States of America, gaining statehood on the 14th of February 1912.
The Arizona state flag was designed by Charles Harris and adopted on the 27th of February 1917.
Blue and yellow are the colours of Arizona and red and yellow the colours of the Spanish conquistadors who explored Arizona in 1540.
www.flagsonline.net /usa/arizona.htm   (129 words)

  
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It's easy to think of Arizona as one big desert but, in fact, more than half of the state consists of mountain and plateau areas and the largest Ponderosa Pine forest in the United States is found in the Grand Canyon State.
Arizona can be divided into three major land areas; the Colorado plateau, the Transition Zone and the Basin and Ridge Region.
California, the Basin and Ridge Region of Arizona is characterized by mountain ranges running from the northwest in a southeasterly direction.
www.northlake.ocps.net /5thgrade_SeanA_Arizona.htm   (680 words)

  
 Department of Public Safety Badge and Patch-State of Arizona
This flag with its unique design is dedicated to all Arizona Department of Public Safety employees of yesterday, today and tomorrow, especially to those officers who made the supreme sacrifice in a valiant effort to preserve public safety.
The design of the Arizona state flag was created in 1910, two years before statehood, by Col. Charles Wilfred Harris, then a captain in the Arizona National Guard, later adjutant general of Arizona.
He selected the colors of red and gold for the upper portion of the state flag because those were the colors used in the first flag brought into what is now Arizona by the Spanish Conquistadors under Coronado.
www.dps.state.az.us /about/badge   (714 words)

  
 United States Flags - Arizona State Flag
The origin of the Arizona state flag dates back to an Ohio state event, the National Rifle matches.
The first is that it is the same red that is used for the American flag and the second is that when combined with the yellow it shows the colors flown by the Spanish Conquistadors while searching for the Seven Cities of Cibola in 1540.
In February of 1917 this flag was officially adopted as the state flag of Arizona.
www.cvsflags.com /viewImage.cfm/stateCode/AZ   (301 words)

  
 Arizona
Lightweight and strong, these Arizona Flags will fly in the slightest breeze, but still have superb wearing strength due to the material's superior strength-to-weight ratio.
Flags with pole sleeve and fringe should be used on our indoor mounting sets, or carried on our parade poles.
Any flag with pole sleeve & fringe is finished with lined pole sleeves, leather tabs, and a beautiful golden yellow fringe on 3 sides.
www.flags.com /Arizona-Flags/c2_8758_159/index.html   (243 words)

  
 Arizona State Flag 4' x 6'
This 4' x 6' Arizona State Flag is constructed of high quality outdoor nylon with brass grommets and is proudly made in USA.
Flag History: Entered the Union in 1912 as the 48th State; flag adopted in 1917.
Flag Sets for Parades, Armed Services Flags, UN Member Flags, Religious Flags, Flag Poles and more.
www.epicflags.com /arstfl4x6.html   (136 words)

  
 NCBuy: Arizona Travel Reference
Arizona was the 48th state to join the U.S. in 1912 - the last of 48 contiguous (connected) states to join the Union.
Arizona, once thought to be an almost worthless desert, is now prosperous - the fastest growing state in the country.
Entered the Union in 1912 as the 48th State; flag adopted in 1917.
www.ncbuy.com /travel/discover/us_az.html   (304 words)

  
 Pacific Command to send flag from Arizona Memorial to Pentagon
The battleship USS Arizona, which now rests at the bottom of Pearl Harbor in 38 feet of water, was sunk when Japan attacked Hawaii on Dec. 7, 1941.
That morning, the USS Arizona exploded after it was hit by a 1,760-pound armor-piercing bomb that slammed through its deck and ignited its forward ammunition magazine.
The flag that Blair intends to present was flown over the memorial Sept. 18, one week after the attacks in New York and Washington, D.C. For Pacific Command's senior enlisted adviser, Army Sgt. Maj.
www.pacom.mil /news/news2001/rel024-01.htm   (937 words)

  
 Flag Of Arizona Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
United-States-Flag.com - Arizona-Flag.com - Retailer carries Arizona State flags in nylon or polyester.
State flags are available in 3ft x 5ft polyester styles and 2ft x 3ft, 3ft x 5ft, or 4ft x 6ft nylon versions.
Looking For flag of arizona - Find flag of arizona and more at Lycos Search.
www.karr.net /search/encyclopedia/Flag_of_Arizona   (376 words)

  
 Arizona State Flag - Arizona Flag - State of Arizona Flag
Arizona State Flag - Arizona Flag - State of Arizona Flag
On the state flag, adopted in 1917, red and yellow rays represent the setting sun.
Arizona, once thought to be an almost worthless desert, has become a prosperous state of the United States.
www.grpflags.com /state_flags/arizona.htm   (204 words)

  
 Arizona's Flag - EnchantedLearning.com
The official state flag of Arizona was officially adopted on February 17, 1917.
The colors red and yellow are used because they were the colors of the flag of the Spanish conquistadors led by Francisco Vasquez de Coronado, who entered Arizona in 1540 (looking for the legendary Seven Cities of Cibola).
Arizona was the 48th state in the USA; it was admitted in 1912 (it had been part of Mexico before the Mexican War).
www.zoomschool.com /usa/flags/arizona   (231 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Alexander, Jackson lead Seahawks back into playoffs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks are back in the playoffs, led by a couple of record-setting performances by Shaun Alexander and Darrell Jackson.
Neil Rackers was wide left on a 52-yard field goal attempt midway through the period for Arizona, or things could have turned out differently.
Arizona T Leonard Davis and WR Nathan Poole both left in the second half with left knee injuries.
www.usatoday.com /sports/football/games/2004-12-26-seahawks-cardinals_x.htm   (884 words)

  
 Arizona State flag, Arizona state flags, AZ, state flags, state flag
Arizona AZ became part of the New Mexico Territory after the Mexican War, then became its own territory and finally a separate state.
The idea for a state flag arose because the Arizona rifle team realized it was the only team at national matches without a flag.
The 13 red and yellow rays of sun stand for the first 13 states, and the copper-colored star represents Arizona's place as the largest produce of copper in the country.
www.flag-works.com /Arizona_state_Flag.htm   (263 words)

  
 Arizona: History, Geography, Population, and State Facts — Infoplease.com
Arizona history is rich in legends of America's Old West.
Arizona - Arizona Arizona, state in the southwestern United States.
Arizona - Map of Arizona & articles on flags, geography, history, statistics, disasters, and current events.
www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0108181.html   (404 words)

  
 Arizona flag links US
Arizona flag links US Arizona flag links US or references to arizona...
This brightly decorated sculptured team flag is 31-in x 53-in and has eyes sewn inside the pole hem so it can be flown on a rope from a vertical flagpole.
Arizona flag links US or references to the subject of arizona...
flagus.passersbuy.com /flag/arizona.html   (303 words)

  
 American Flag - Arizona Ghost Town   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
American Flag's post office was established December 28, 1880 and discontinued July 16, 1890.
The American Flag mine was the first in its district to be developed extensively.
Though the post office continued until 1890, little is known of the camp since 1884.
www.ghosttowns.com /states/az/americanflag2.html   (56 words)

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