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A rectangular Ohio flag flies in front of the Benetka Road Covered Bridge in Ashtabula County. Ohio's flag is the only non-rectangular U.S. state flag. It is a rare example of a non-quadrilateral civil flag. According to vexillologist Whitney Smith, it may be loosely based upon cavalry flags of the Civil War and Spanish–American War.
To commemorate the centennial of the flag In 2002, the General Assembly adopted The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of Ohio: I salute the flag of the state of Ohio and pledge to the Buckeye State respect and loyalty. [13] The pledge was designed to be given by Ohio residents following the Pledge of Allegiance. [14] State seal
One symbol, ♇, is a monogram of the letters PL (which can be interpreted to stand for Pluto or for astronomer Percival Lowell), was announced with the name of the new planet by the discoverers on May 1, 1930. [11] Another symbol, popularized in Paul Clancy's American Astrology magazine, is based on Pluto's bident: . [12]
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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine ordered Tuesday that flags on all public buildings and grounds throughout the state will be flown at half-staff through Nov. 29.
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine ordered that U.S. and Ohio flags on public buildings and grounds be flown at half-staff until midnight for the holiday, which honors the 2,400 Americans who died in the Dec ...
Flags of Ohio (1 C, 1 P) S. Official seals of places in Ohio (175 F) W. White-tailed deer (11 P) Pages in category "Symbols of Ohio" The following 21 pages are in ...
When one resident raised the flags in what he describes as a protest, others got pulled into the drama over one of the nation's most divisive symbols.