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The flag to be known as the official flag of the State shall be of blue, of the same color as the blue field in the flag of the United States, and of the following dimensions and designs; to wit, the length or height of the staff to be 9 feet, including brass spearhead and ferrule; the fly of said flag to be 5 feet 6 inches [1.68 m], and to be ...
The flag of the U.S. state of Maine from 1901 to 1909 was the first official flag to be used to represent the state other than its militia; it was later replaced by a more standard military-style flag in 1909.
The symbols were recognized and signed into law by the Maine Legislature and governor of Maine and are officially listed in the Maine Laws in article 1, chapter 9. [ 2 ] The oldest symbols, the state flag and the state seal , were adopted in 1820, [ 3 ] and the most recent additions to the list were, the state song of the 21st century, My Sweet ...
A modern version of that flag used from 1901 to 1909 took the state by storm during the Maine's bicentennial in 2020, and has appeared on hats, sweatshirts and soon license plates. This popularity ...
Flag of Maine (1901–1909) M. Republic of Madawaska This page was last edited on 11 November 2024, at 17:49 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
The 2024 Maine flag referendum (formally known as Question 5) was a legislatively referred state statute held on November 5, 2024, that sought to change the official state flag from the current version, first enacted in 1909, to a variation of the 1901 flag.
Flags will be flying at half-staff across Florida and the U.S. through the weekend in honor of the victims in Lewiston, Maine.. President Biden ordered the U.S. flag to be flown at half-staff ...
The Maine State House in Augusta, Maine, is the state capitol of the State of Maine. The building was completed in 1832, one year after Augusta became the capital of Maine . Built using Maine granite , the State House was based on the design of the Massachusetts State House (Maine was formerly part of Massachusetts, and became a separate state ...