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The flag included the number "16", Tennessee having been admitted as the 16th state of the Union, and the words "The Volunteer State", the state's official nickname. The current flag was designed by Colonel Le Roy Reeves, [ 4 ] a Johnson City attorney who was then serving in the Tennessee National Guard . [ 5 ]
Tennessee's current state seal, adopted in 1987, is a modernized version of the seal originally designed in 1801. The seal features the words "Agriculture" and "Commerce" and the date of the state's founding. The number 16 appears as a Roman numeral, signifying that Tennessee was the 16th U.S. state.
The city flag of Nashville, Tennessee consists of the city's seal on a white disc surrounded by a field of blue, with a strip of gold on the fly.According to the resolution adopting the flag, the blue stands for the courage and conviction of the city's leaders throughout history, while the gold denotes the richness of city's land and resources.
The Pentagon released the names of the five U.S. Army service members on Monday. Those who died were: Chief Warrant Officer 3 Stephen R. Dwyer, 38, of Clarksville, Tennessee
Flags are set to be at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Monday, April 22. Why do flags fly at half-staff? According to USA.gov , the U.S. flag flies at half-staff or at half-mast when the ...
Flags are at half-staff around the United States today in honor of former first lady Rosalynn Carter. Here's how long flags will be at half-staff.
The current flag, adopted on August 29, 2012, is a green-blue-green horizontal triband with a modified version of the city's seal in center. The green stripes represent mountains while the blue stripe represents the Tennessee River. The seal was adopted in February 1975, and was designed by George Little. [6]
As written, the bill would prohibit display of any flag other than the U.S. and Tennessee state flag. Even with exceptions for educational uses, the proposed ban could still have far-reaching impact.