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The municipal flag of Seattle is teal and white, featuring the Seattle city logo (a portrait of Chief Seattle surrounded by two lines), with the words "City of Goodwill" above and "Seattle" below. The flag was designed by architect David Wright and endorsed by Seattle City Councilmember Paul Kraabel. [3] It was adopted on July 16, 1990, for use ...
The flag of Washington, the state's flag. The U.S. state of Washington has 21 official emblems, as designated by the Washington State Legislature.These symbols, which reflect the history and culture of the state, are often opportunities for politicians to "tie themselves to popular symbols", for teachers to highlight the legislative process to their students, and for lobbyists to "have their ...
Washington adopted its seal during the state constitutional convention on August 21, 1889, [1] months prior to official admission as a U.S. state on November 11, 1889. [2] While the new state did not have an official flag, a military flag displaying a gold profile of George Washington, the state's namesake, on blue bunting was used across the state at the turn of the 20th century and was first ...
The flags of the U.S. states, territories, and the District of Columbia (Washington, D.C.) exhibit a variety of regional influences and local histories, as well as different styles and design principles. Modern U.S. state flags date from the turn of the 20th century, when states considered distinctive symbols for the 1893 World's Columbian ...
U.S. and state flags in Washington flew at half-staff Tuesday for former state Rep. Georgette Valle, who died July 10 at age 99. Gov. Jay Inslee issued the directive for the longtime King County ...
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Washington Governo Jay Inslee issued a directive on Friday to lower state and United States flags to half-staff in honor of the 10-year anniversary of the Oso landslide.
This is a list of flags, arranged by design, serving as a navigational aid for identifying a given flag.Uncharged flags are flags that either are solid or contain only rectangles, squares and crosses but no crescents, circles, stars, triangles, maps, flags, coats of arms or other objects or symbols.