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| | Geography - Merriam-Webster's Atlas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10) |
 | | The first flag of Florida was hoisted on June 25, 1845, at the inauguration of its first governor, William D. Moseley. |
 | | The design, prescribed by the commander of the state's armed forces, was similar in many respects to the Stars and Stripes; it consisted of 13 red and white horizontal stripes and a white star on a blue canton. |
 | | The next flag, dating to September 13, 1861, was based on the Stars and Bars of the Confederacy; it had red-white-red horizontal stripes and a vertical blue stripe bearing an elaborate seal. |
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