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	Illinois State Flag
		Illinois entered the Union in 1818 as the 21st State.
		Illinois adopted its flag in 1915, modified in 1970.
		Illinois state flags, flag decals, and Illinois state deal decals are available from FlagLine.com.
	www.50states.us /state-flags/Illinois-flag.html (96 words)

	Flag of Illinois
		The flag of the state of Illinois was designed in 1912 by Lucy Derwent in response to a contest held by the Daughters of the American Revolution.
		The current flag depicts the Great Seal of Illinois, which was originally designed in 1819 and emulated the Great Seal of the United States.
		The dates on the seal, 1818 and 1868 represent the year Illinois became a state and the year in which the Great Seal was redesigned by Sharon Tyndale.
	www.xasa.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/f/fl/flag_of_illinois.html (227 words)

	Illinois State Flag
		These flags look great both outdoors and indoors, and are 100% US made.
		Illinois state stick flag 4 inch x 6 inch, mounted on a 10 inch plastic stick.
		Illinois state stick flag 12 x 18 inch, mounted on a 24 inch wooden stick.
	www.united-states-flag.com /state-illinois.html (425 words)

	Illinois.gov - Illinois Facts - Official State Flag
		The state flag of Illinois shows the emblem portion of the official state seal on a field of white.
		The Illinois flag was one of many state flags which were hung on the walls of his mess hall; its identity was always questioned, so McDaniel requested that the flag carry the state's name.
		A bill to amend the original flag act of 1915 was sponsored by Representative Jack Walker of Lansing and was passed by the General Assembly and approved by Governor Richard B. Ogilvie September 17, 1969.
	www.illinois.gov /facts/stateflag.cfm (320 words)

	Flag of Illinois - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		He noted that many of the people he served with during the Vietnam War did not recognize the banner.
		The dates on the seal, 1818 and 1868 represent the year Illinois became a state and the year in which the Great Seal was redesigned by Sharon Tyndale, who had it redesigned as he thought that the "State Sovereignty" bit was emblematic of the Civil War.
		Flag of Illinois, United States state flags and Illinois.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Flag_of_Illinois (304 words)

	Illinois: Facts, Map and State Symbols - EnchantedLearning.com
		The flag's design is based upon the state's seal, which was designed by Sharon Tyndale, Illinois' secretary of state, in 1868.
		The flag has a white background, and much of the Illinois state seal is pictured in the center.
		There is a bald eagle perched on a rock holding a red, white, and blue shield in its talons (the stars are white on a blue background and the stripes are red and white).
	www.enchantedlearning.com /usa/states/illinois (475 words)

	Encyclopedia Smithsonian: Facts About the United States Flag
		Consequently, flags dating before this period sometimes show unusual arrangements of the stars and odd proportions, these features being left to the discretion of the flag maker.
		Flag Resolution of June 14, 1777 - stated: "Resolved: that the flag of the United States be made of thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new Constellation."
		Executive Order of President Taft dated June 24, 1912 - established proportions of the flag and provided for arrangement of the stars in six horizontal rows of eight each, a single point of each star to be upward.
	www.si.edu /resource/faq/nmah/flag.htm (576 words)

	Georgia State Flag
		In 1879 the General Assembly of Georgia passed an act changing the flag to a vertical band of blue next to the staff occupying one third of the flag; the remainder was divided into three horizontal bands with the upper and lower in red and the middle in white.
		The new flag may have resulted from a 1914 law changing the date on Georgia's state seal from 1799 (the date the seal was adopted) to 1776 (the year of independence).
		These flags were to depict the "arms of the State" and the name of the regiment, but the code gave no indication as to the color to be used on the arms or the flag's background.
	www.e-referencedesk.com /resources/state-flag/georgia.html (1614 words)

	State-Flags - - Illinois
		Illinois Presentation Sets are for indoor display, as well as outdoor parades and ceremonies.
		Illinois Flag Pole Sets feature Five Star Flags exclusive Stainless Steel single piece pole kits.
		The Illinois state flag from Five Star Flags is America's choice, and available in different sizes to suit your flag pole length or height.
	www.fivestarflags.com /illinois-state-flags.phtml (349 words)

	Civil War Medal of Honor Recipients (M-Z)
		Citation: Although prostrated by a cannon shot, refused to give up the flag which he was carrying as color bearer of his regiment and continued to carry it at the head of the regiment throughout the engagement.
		Citation: Seized the regimental flag upon the death of the standard bearer in a hand_to_hand fight and prevented it from falling into the hands of the enemy.
		During this action the flag was planted on one of the strongest fortifications possessed by the rebels.
	www.army.mil /cmh-pg/mohciv2.htm (14942 words)

	Nevada State Flag
		Unlike seals and mottoes that were devised early in Nevada's history, a state flag was not provided for until after the turn of the century.
		In 1937, a new flag was presented to the battleship, and by 1939, new flags had been produced for the University of Nevada and the Governor's Office.
		The body of the flag shall be in three equal vertical stripes, consisting of one ultramarine blue stripe next to the staff or halyard hem, a central stripe of pure white, and an outer stripe of silver grey.
	www.e-referencedesk.com /resources/state-flag/nevada.html (1945 words)

	Illinois State Flag - About the Illinois State Flag, its adoption and history from NETSTATE.COM
		Hutchison had previously done extensive research on the design for the State Seal and she submitted a design for this new flag that was accepted by the committee, the Secretary of State and the Governor on July 1, 1970.
		The name of the state represented by the flag, Illinois, is printed below the emblem in blue upper case letters.
		The date Illinois was admitted to the Union and the date of the State Seal are printed on the boulder.
	www.netstate.com /states/symb/flags/il_flag.htm (541 words)

	Illinois Flags
		All flags are finished with heavy-duty, no-shrink white header material for strength.
		These nylon flags, suitable for indoor or parade use, are the same as our nylon flags above, but with a polesleeve.
		These nylon flags, suitable for indoor or parade use, are the same as our nylon flags above, but with a polesleeve and 2" decorative fringe.
	www.usflagmfg.com /index.php?page_id=flags_states_illinois (180 words)

	The US50 - Official State Flag of Illinois
		Depicted above is the state flag of Illinois.
		The flag of the state of Illinois is a symbol of the authority and sovereignty of the state and is a valuable asset of its people.
		The Illinois flag is flown over all state buildings just below the country flag of the United States of America.
	www.theus50.com /illinois/flag.php (78 words)

	Illinois State Flag - Illinois Flag - State of Illinois Flag
		The state flag, first adopted in 1915, bears the state seal.
		Illinois «IHL uh NOY», has more people than any other state in the Midwestern region of the United States.
		These plains cover most of Illinois, and have given the state one of its nicknames, the Prairie State.
	www.grpflags.com /state_flags/illinois.htm (206 words)

	Illinois (U.S.)
		The flag was originally adopted in 1915 but allowed the emblem to be in color or fl.
		Therefore in 1970 NAVA member Florence Hutchison of Illinois convinced a state legislator to introduce a bill re-defining the state flag correcting all the "errors" (and making a new one, that of adding the state name to the flag.
		The original Illinois flag was created in a contest sponsored by the Daughters of the American Revolution.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/us-il.html (219 words)

	Flag of Illinois - Definition up Erdmond.Com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The flag became the official state banner on July_6, 1915 following its passage in the Illinois State House and Senate.
		Governor Richard B. Ogilvie signed the addition to the flag into law on September_17, 1969 and the new flag was designed by Mrs.
		The current flag depicts the Great_Seal_of_Illinois, which was originally designed in 1819 and emulated the Great_Seal_of_the_United_States.
	www.erdmond.com /Flag_of_Illinois.html (221 words)

	Virginia State Flag
		The Governor shall regulate the size and dimensions of the flag proper for forts, arsenals and public buildings, for ships-of-war and merchant marine, for troops in the field, respectively, and for any other purpose, according to his discretion; which regulations shall be proclaimed and published by him as occasion may require.
		Such flags shall be of good quality, shall conform to the specifications therefor prescribed in § 7.1-32, and shall be offered in the various sizes prescribed by the Governor pursuant to § 7.1-33.
		During the sessions of either house of the General Assembly the flag of the Commonwealth shall be kept raised over the Capitol, or other place of session, and the Director of the Division of Engineering and Buildings shall see that the same be done.
	www.e-referencedesk.com /resources/state-flag/virginia.html (497 words)

	Kosco Flags and Flagpoles - Your source for USA Flags, State Flags, Sports Flags, and many Country Flags. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Our flag cases are proudly made in the USA out of solid hard woods to display a 5' x 9-1/2' flag.
		At Kosco Flags we also carry NFL flags, and other sports flags, as well as religious flags, military flags, message flags, flag display cases, flag brackets, flag poles and never furl kits.
		So if you are looking for United States flags, state flags, nations of the world flags, religious flags, sports flags, military flags, or many other types of flags, flagpoles, flag cases you have come to the right place.
	www.koscoflags.com /illinois_state_flag.htm (255 words)

	United States Flags - Illinois State Flag (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The Illinois State flag includes the emblem of the Illinois State Shield on a white field.
		The state motto on the Illinois state flag, "State sovereignty, national union," means that Illinois governs itself under the government of the US.
		The date Illinois was admitted to the Union and the date of the State Seal are printed on the boulder of the Illinois State Flag.
	www.cvsflags.com /viewImage.cfm/stateCode/IL (141 words)

	USFlag.org: A website dedicated to the Flag of the United States of America - The History Of Flag Day
		BJ Cigrand, a schoolteacher, arranged for the pupils in the Fredonia, Wisconsin Public School, District 6, to observe June 14 (the 108th anniversary of the official adoption of The Stars and Stripes) as 'Flag Birthday'.
		With BJ Cigrand and Leroy Van Horn as the moving spirits, the Illinois organization, known as the American Flag Day Association, was organized for the purpose of promoting the holding of Flag Day exercises.
		While Flag Day was celebrated in various communities for years after Wilson's proclamation, it was not until August 3rd, 1949, that President Truman signed an Act of Congress designating June 14th of each year as National Flag Day.
	www.usflag.org /history/flagday.html (525 words)

	Kentucky State Flag
		Kentucky's State Flag was authorized by an Act of the General Assembly in 1918, but the design of the flag was not approved until 1928.
		The imprint in the center of the flag is a reproduction of the state seal.
		Three flags were then made in Philadelphia; only two of these found their way to Frankfort, one being lost during a Chicago ceremony needing a flag representing Kentucky.
	www.e-referencedesk.com /resources/state-flag/kentucky.html (1280 words)

	Illinois State flag, Illinois state flags, IL, state flags, state flag
		In 1913, a contest was held for the best state flag design offered by one of the Illinois chapters of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
		When an American officer in Vietnam complained that the Illinois flag lacked distinction, the wheels were in motion for some changes.
		The Illinois state flag was replaced in 1970 by a flag that was revised by Mrs.
	www.flag-works.com /Illinois_State_Flag.htm (239 words)

	Illinois Flag
		Lightweight and strong, these Illinois Flags will fly in the slightest breeze, but still have superb wearing strength due to the material's superior strength-to-weight ratio.
		Choose the plain flag for outdoor use or hanging on a wall.
		Flags with pole sleeve and fringe should be used on our indoor mounting sets, or carried on our parade poles.
	www.flags.com /Illinois/c2_8758_171/index.html (233 words)

	Buy US Flags & Flagpoles at United States Flag Store
		US flag store carries over $4 million in inventory and ships 500 to 1000 flag orders a day.
		We offer more durable flags, lower prices, and faster shipping times than our competitors, We are the only flag supplier to offer a warranty on flags, we offer a 6 months warranty on our sewn polyester flags sizes 3ft x 5ft to 5ft x 8ft.
		We are number 378 on the list of the 500 largest online retailers, and we are the only flag retailer on this list.
	www.united-states-flag.com (279 words)

	Illinois Flag - Ask.com Web Search
		Illinois State Flag The Illinois flag is a simple representation of the...
		Flag: The Illinois flag is a simple representation of the Great Seal of Illinois against a white background.
		Illinois flag 12 x 18 inch Illinois state stick flag 12 x 18 inch, mounted on a 24 inch wooden stick.
	www.ask.com /web?o=333&qsrc=6&l=dir&q=Illinois+Flag (331 words)

	Rhode Island State Flag
		The flag of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations as it presently exists was formally adopted by the General Assembly at the January Session of 1897.
		The colors, white and blue, are the same as those used in the flags carried by the regiments of the State of Rhode Island during the American Revolution, the War of 1812 and the Mexican War.
		The pike shall be surmounted by a spear-head and the length of the pike shall be nine feet, not including the spear-head.
	www.e-referencedesk.com /resources/state-flag/rhode-island.html (397 words)

	Sycamore Illinois
		Illinois is a state in the United States named after the Illiniwek Indian tribe, whichused to live there.
		The capital of Illinois is Springfield and the U.S. postal abbreviation for the state isIL.
		The USS Illinois was named in honor of this state.
	www.altvetmed.com /face/29476-sycamore-illinois.html (420 words)

	Flags and Seals (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		When Illinois became a state in 1818, it adopted the seal of the Northwest Territory, of which Illinois was a part.
		The Illinois flag was created in a contest sponsored by the Daughters of the American Revolution.
		The Illinois flag flies atop the State Capitol in Springfield.
	www.state.il.us /kids/learn/flags/default.htm (262 words)

	Alabama State Flag
		One side of the flag displayed the Goddess of Liberty holding in her right hand an unsheathed sword; in the left a small flag with one star.
		The flag of the State of Alabama shall 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.
	www.e-referencedesk.com /resources/state-flag/alabama.html (592 words)

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