Voters chose to replace the 126-year-old design with the state flower. It may be just a magnolia, but for many Mississippians, it is a symbol of a long-awaited reckoning with their state's history. On ...

Since 1895, the Alabama state flag has been a crimson St. Andrew’s cross on a rectangular field of white. The design was likely intended to “preserve in permanent form some of the more distinctive ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Kansas’ state flag is younger than many might expect, with an official design adopted less than a century ago after years of debate and opposition from patriotic groups. The ...

What do Pennsylvania, Illinois, Nebraska, Mississippi, Michigan, Utah, Minnesota, Maine, South Carolina and Massachusetts — states that span U.S. regions and the political divide — have in common? All ...

When The Observer moved to Arkansas from another Southern city only a state away, one of the first things I noticed was the giant state flag flying from several posts around Little Rock. Why does that ...

I read with interest Matt Stout’s article in the Globe about our state flag and seal (“GOP hopefuls see an opening with state flag,” Page A1, Sept. 19). Symbols are indeed important — that much is ...

Massachusetts unveils finalists for state flag, motto, and seal — which gets your vote? After a four-plus year process, more than 1,150 submissions were sent to the Massachusetts Seal, Flag and Motto ...

On Sept. 9, 1850, California was admitted as the 31st state in the union. Here are a few things to celebrate about our 175-year-old home. State flag history Related Articles Today in History: December ...