12X18 FT NYLON VERMONT SEWN FLAG

 For outdoor display, these State Flags are offered in 100% heavyweight nylon, a 200 denier bunting specially treated to minimize sun and chemical deterioration. They are extremely durable, fast-drying, and boast brilliant, fast colors. All outdoor flags are finished with strong canvas headings and large grommets.

VERMONT STATE FLAG FACTS

VERMONT ENTERED THE UNION ON MARCH 4 1791 AS THE 14TH STATE.  THE HISTORY OF THE FLAG IS CLOSELY CONNECTED TO THE US FLAG.  THE FIRST VERMONT FLAG WAS A MILITIA FLAG THAT DATES BACK TO OCTOBER 1803.  THE FLAG DESIGN WAS BASED ON THE US FLAG WITH 17 STRIPES AND 17 STARS WITH THE WORD "VERMONT" IN CAPITALS ABOVE THE STRIPES AND STARS.

THE SECOND FLAG WAS DESIGNED IN OCTOBER 1837 WITH 13 ALTERNATE RED AND WHITE STRIPES WITH ONE LARGE WHITE STAR IN A FIELD OF BLUE WITH THE VERMONT COAT OF ARMS.  THIS FLAG WAS NOT OFTEN USED OR DISPLAYED, AND MOST PEOPLE WERE NOT FAMILIAR WITH IT.  WHEN THE DECISION WAS MADE TO REDESIGN THE FLAG A VERY FEW OF THAT FLAG COULD BE FOUND.

THAT SECOND FLAG WAS NEVER CARRIED BY A VERMONT REGIMENT IN ANY WARS, THE CIVIL WAR, THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR, THE MEXICAN BORDER WAR AND THE BEGINNING OF WORLD WAR I, THAT THEY PARTICIPATED IN.  THE FLAG CARRIED WAS ONE WITH A BLUE FIELD BEARING THE VERMONT COAT OF ARMS.  IT WAS ALSO CARRIED AS THE GOVERNOR'S FLAG. 

THE THIRD OFFICIAL FLAG WAS ACCEPTED IN 1923 AND IS THE DESIGN AS WE KNOW IT TODAY.  THE PINE TREE AT THE CENTER OF THE SHIELD IS AGAINST A BACKDROP OF THE GREEN MOUNTAINS.  BESIDE THE TREE ARE A COW AND THREE WHEAT SHEAVES TO REPRESENT THE STATE'S AGRICULTURE.  THE STATE'S NAME IS IN THE CENTRAL PORTION OF THE RIBBON BENEATH THE SHIELD WITH THE MOTTO ON EACH SIDE,  FREEDOM AND LIBERTY.