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The Alaska Legislature adopted Benson's design as the official flag for the Territory of Alaska on May 2, 1927. The first flag made based on Benny's design was made of blue silk and appliquéd gold stars. It was retained as the state flag at statehood in 1959. The flag's symbolism is described in the state song, "Alaska's Flag." [citation needed]
Benny Benson Memorial at mile 1.4 (km 2.3) of the Seward Highway in Seward, Alaska. John Ben Benson Jr. (September 12, 1912 – July 2, 1972) was an Alaska Native best known for designing the flag of Alaska. Benson was 14 years old when he won a contest in 1927 to design the flag for the Territory of Alaska, which became a U.S. state on January ...
Alaska's official flag is based on Benny Benson's design, which was submitted in a Territory-wide contest for schoolchildren sponsored by the American Legion in 1926. At that time Benny was a thirteen-year-old seventh-grader of Russian - Aleut and Swedish descent, studying at the Territorial School at Seward and a resident of the Jesse Lee ...
This article contains a list of the flags and/or modifications made to the flags of current U.S. states ... Alaska: Arizona: 1917 Arizona: Arkansas: 1913 1923 1924 ...
See also: Flags of the U.S. states and territories A 2.00 m × 1.70 m oil painting showing historical US flags. This is a list of flags in the United States describing the evolution of the flag of the United States of America, as well as other flags used within the United States, such as the flags of governmental agencies. There are also separate flags for embassies and ships. National flags ...
Gov. Andy Beshear ordered U.S. flags to be at half-staff on Monday at all state buildings in honor of a technical sergeant who died in Alaska, according to a release. Tech. Sgt. Andrew Hemsath ...
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The flag, unveiled on 28 August (Seward Founder's Day) is based on Katelyn Correa’s original design, which was selected from over 350 local children entries. The flag is horizontally divided blue-green by a broad white chevron and charged with a yellow star at upper fly. The flag represents steep mountains in summer and winter plumage.